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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

The Washington Post pays the fol-
lowing tribute to Mr.. Bryan: ale
is the one Democrat alive who can
develop the party's utmost strength
this year. Not only do Democrats
give him their unreserved respect
and confidence; they now recognize
his absolute honesty and his magnifi-
cent, answering courage. With him
as their leader all is harmony, but
without him the Democratic party
would be an incohorent and hetero-
geneous mob. He does not, like Mr..
Mckinley, appeal to the sentimental
side Of men. He does not again, like
his distinguished antagonist, win per-
sonal affection. He is strenuous,
dominant. compelling. He does not
consult or seek advice or lean upon
another. He is captain, COM
mander. a law unto himself"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

trouble and poverty they have brought
on themselves by voting they would de-
fend themselves with q shot gun from
| any one that said "vote' to them.
Ii any negro believes he has better
| friends than the white men in the South,
let him go and find them We will bid
him God speed, and keep the place for
him till hereturns from his sfruitless quest.
| Ii he wants to go to stay, we will wave
| him a glad farewell, and import some
| laborers that can work without being
watched.
The uneducated man may rest assured
that the trainers Of the amendment took
every precaution to save the vote OF
! every white man; and no educated white
Democrat would vote for a measure that
fsOuld iisfranchse an old soldier or the
descendant of one.
That those two agents of satan who
are misrepresenting us at Washington,
say that some white men will be disfran-
chised, is proof positive that all white
men will vote tho they be ignorant as q
HOttentot. Those two sinners don't
know the truth from a "yaller dog"
Now, to the people of North Carolina,
especially the ladies, l would say, the
amendment is going to be carried, but
that is not the end We have q fearful
conflict before us. The Prince of dark
ness and the money power backed by a
few jackals in our midst, are arrayed
against us-are seeking to make slaves
of free born Americans. Our Joshua"
by whom we expect to be led from worse
than Egyptian bondage, can never be
successful unless each one should stand
to his arms and his whole duty.
We have no time to notice the yelp-
ings OF few mongrel ours who seek to
take our attention from the coming
struggle SO long as we have the spot
less banner For God and the Right"
waving over us, we know that our great
Captain can as easily crush this whole
iniquitOus administration as one could
crush bubble on the wave.
If there is a single motive in the heart
of the peoples favOrite William J. Bryan
that is not right in the sight of God, let
ten thousand prayers besiege throne of
grace that it may be removed. If there
is single "Achan" in the camp that
would hinder our success, by his covetous-
ness let US show him no quarter, we
should determine that we will harbor
noting on which the blessings of God can
not rest.
Let us not forget tnat we nave not
a moment to lose in swapping billings
gate with our enemies such filthy
| weapons are only fit for them.
Let Us cultivate patience, and forbear-
ance, and frmness like unto the rock
of Gibralter.
ITO your tents oh! Israel" The COM
fiict may be fearful, but the Lord is our
refuge, the God of Jacob is our defense
A SOUTHERN WOMAN.
Manson n e.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
RHEUMATISM M-CATARRH
ARE BLOOD DISEASES
CURED BY 3. B. B.
Bottle Free to Sufferers

Catarrh and Rheumatism that Il. 3. B.
iBOtanic Blood Balm) cures. 1t matters
no. what other treatments. doctors. sprays.
liniment., medicated air. blood purifiers.
have failed to do, B. b. b. always prompt
ly reaches the real cause and rOOts out and
membrane. and entire system the specific
poison in the blood that causes Rheumatism
and Catarrh. B. B. B is the only remedy
strong enough to do this and cure 80 that
there can never be a return to the symp-
toms. Don't give up hope. but try Il. B. o
(BotaDic Blood Balm) or Bs.
For sale by druggists and Dorsey Drug
Co, In Henderson at 81 per large bottle. or
large bottles (full trsatment) IS. To prove
our faith in B. B. Il. we will send . Trial
Bottle FFeS and prepaid to sufferers. SO they
may test the remedy at our expense. Ad
dress BLOOD BALM CO. Atlanta, Ga
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
ne FIPSI
Baby.

When baby comes to the home it will
h.i lie wife closer to the husband, or
It sill gradually tend to cut her off from
Il ."mpansl!ip. A sickly mother loses
i'll physical charm, and often in temper
4u3 disposition. A fretful child is a
.st.., rven 70 loving parents. The use
81 Ir. iicrce's Fdvorite Prescription
prepares the wife fc: motherhood. Il
-'.u9thcns the body, and induces
hr.njIy condition OF mind, free from
s:.<irty or fear. 1t makes the baby's
advent practically painless. The mother
beng healthy her child is healthy, and
~t.:hy Child is happy child, Joy
:, rnr parents, linking them together
with d new bond Of affection.
There IS no opium, cocaine or other
narcotic III "Favorlte Prescription"
r'ld what your medicine has done for
rt',s r'nplc,p writes Mrs. Edwin II. Gardner
rf ..,, =wpod, Horfolk Co. Mass, Box TO- ~so
t. ID, ana family, I took your medicine a
y,ar shcn had ten pound girl. had the
r.-l,-t time ever had with any Of my thu ce
,Ir.t,cI. and have been very well ever since
! TOOL. three bottles of Favorite Prescription ,
tf--a-,i ',srIsI-u Medical Discovery and three
y't.~ # Icllets' Before took your medicine
I .ulE Weighed rs pounds and now weigh
II pounds"
i5. Fl-rcc's Pleasant Pellets cure sick
htg.cne.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Nuggets of Wisdom.

Nothing is SO infectious as example.
Kingsley.
Incidence is the mother OF misery.
Burton.
OF all vain things excuses are the
vainest.
Discretion in speech is more than
eloquence. Bacon.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

SO LONG as children of tender years
are allowed to work in the cotton
mills of the South. just so long will
they be compelled to work for the
support of worthless fathers. There
may be several solutions Of this mat
ter, but we believe that the best
would be to take the children from
the factories and compel the parents
to support them. To put child in a
factory at ten or twelve years of age
is to rob him of all the pleasures OF
childhood and half the joys OF life,
and make him an old man before his
time.-Durham Herald.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
HKEK. ~

White men! Democrats :! Take
Notice !! ! Only a few more days re
main in which to register for the
coming August election. Former
registration will not answer. Each
voter must 60, and in person be reg.
istered anew. Let no one who loves
his State fail to attend to this i'm.
portant duty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

SCORES of honest, conscientious
Populists and Republicans have come
out squarely for the amendment since
the recent meeting of the Legislature
made it plain that no white man will
be disfranchised under its provisions.
French Broad Hustler.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

Let it be borne in mind that every
voter must register before the books
are closed on July 2lst or he will not
be allowed to vote in the coming cleo
ton. This is a new registration en-
tirely and every voter, both old and
young, must register or he will not
be allowed to vote.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
F. C. Toepleman,
General Sapesinle nAsns.
j. l.. CURRIN,
Real Estate Broker and AuCtiODetr,
Henderson, N. G.

FOR SALE-IMPROVED LOTS.
room house, Burwell ave and Chestnut st
room house, Garnett street.
room house. SOuthall avenue.
room house, Southall avenue.
room house. Orange street
story Brick FactoTy-a splendid build
ing for Tobacco Factory or Knitting Mil.
Large lot ahd convenient tenant houses.
room dwelling on Church stfeet-laSge
lot and splendid shade and fruit trees.
Brick store house On Montgomery street.
5 room cottage On Montgomery street
about 10 acres and Is offered very low.
Factory building Oh Wyche ,treet. Well
located for carriage factory.
UNIMPROVED.
9OxlGO Garnet street, 2O0x250 cor Mont
gomery and Breckenridge street.
90x2l0, cor Ioung, Chestnut and Church.
4O0xJO0 Chavasse ave, 7 acres near college
3 lots near Fair Ground.
II you want good Farm see what
have before you purchase.
Teras Easy. Reats Collected.
J. l.. CURRIN.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Fl z. KzKz:
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers' never
thought Of using anything else for lndi-
gestion or Biliousness Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen-
dicitis, Nervous Prostration or Heart
failure, etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermenta-
ton OF undigested food, regulate the ac.
ton of the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic action of the system, and
that is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other aches
You only need few doses of Green's
August Flower, in liquid form, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. For sale by the Dorsey
Drug Co.
A diplomat is one who can lie and
look right into your face when he
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

1t is white rule or it is negro rule.
The issue comes squarely to every
man. The negro votes for negro
rule and all whites ought to vote for
white rule.-Lexington Dispatch.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Mothers
Friend

will do for every woman whit II did for the
Mianesota mother who writes the above kt-
ter. Not TO use ii during pregnancy b q
mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering.
Mothers Friend equips the patient with
strong body and clear intellect, which in
turn are impaired to the child. II relaxes
he muscles and allows them to expand. h
oeGeves morning sickness and nervosnness.
1t puts all the organs concerned in perfect
condition for the final hour, 50 that the actual
labor is short and practically painless. Dan
ger ct rising or hard breasts b altoeethes
avoided, and recovery Is merely matter oi
a few days.
Druggists sell Mothers Friend Tor 81 bsesss.
The Bradfielt Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Send for our free illustrated book.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
HENDERSON TELEPHONE COMPANY,
N. c., MARCH 18th, 1900

| beg to an
nOuncc that the
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

To look prosperous is one thing, to
feel so quite another.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
J. l.. CURRIN.

Always on hand fresh lot OF Straight
and Patent -four at LOWEST PRICES,
at II. THOMASON'S.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

Life's harvest is best when the
ground is rocky.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

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The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12

later than the Goth. They will make
crop planted a month later, but they
will get only half as large. The ground
cannot be In too fine a condition and
should be narrowed and dragged sever
al times. get the ground as free from
clods and trash as possible, frequently
raking it with a common garden hand
rake.
To plant the seed, which is generally
the Wethersheld variety, | use gar
den drill which marks the next row.
has an adjustable shovel and plants
uniformly. | drill the rows about ID
inches apart, planting six to ten seeds
per foot. | would advise every farmer
who plants very much garden to buy
one of these drills, which sows any
sized garden seed. | cultivate the
onions as soon as they are large
enough Tie ground soon packs, and
the weeds make ali early start. They
should be plowed at least after every
rain, as the gyound then runs together
and crowds the young plants They al
so have to be hand hoed as the weeds
cannot be plowed out of the row. For
getting rid of these weeds | sometimes
use common knife. 1t is very hard
work whatever Is used.
The plow we use runs astride the
row and is a double wheel hoe with
double hoes. 1t has several attach
ments, some cutting horizontally and
some cutting vertically. The former
are best for cultivating the plants when
small, because they throw the dirt
away from the row. When the bulbs
begin to enlarge, the latter may be
used The onions are pulled as soon as
the tops turn yellow. Then they are
topped and dried and laid away OF
shelves so they will not heat. The fore
going is the onion growing programme
of New England Homestead CORE
sDondent.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
A WARN BED,

at each end Of the bed and at an angle
of about 80 degrees. Next strong
wire is stretched from one gable to the
other at the top for ridgepole. This
wire extends oil over each gable and
down to the ground at each end Of the
bed. where ii is securely staked. If
put on properly, this wire makes the
gables very solid.
The bed is now ready for the canvas,
which consists Of extra heavy I'M
bleached muslin made just the right
size to extend from one side of the bed
over the ridge pole to the other side.
This canvas is tackled to the frame at
each side and to the rafters at each
end. Gables are covered with the same
material This muslin cover turns the
rain, keeps out the cold and is almost
as warm as glass. 1t Is comparatively
cheap. and when the bed needs atten-
ton 1t need not be loosened except at
one corner.
This bed we have found very salts
factory, and If made the size recon
mended it will produce besides the
sweet potato, tomato, cabbage and pep
per plants. enough radishes, lettuce
and beets for early family use.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
HOW TO GROW ONIONS.
New EnH1ander Who Begins Sew.
eraI Years beforehand"

A New EnH1ander Who Begins Sew
eraI Years beforehand"
Onions, like some other farm crops,
require a large amount of labor to give
the best results. But If given good
cultivation and the weeds are kept
down they make nice large onions. On
the average farm onions are grown
from sets, but the best are produced
from seed, as there are not enough sets
to go round. have grown them from
seed and have experimental on a small
scale with planting the little ones the
second year. This plan gave good re-
turns, but l could not get enough little
onions.
The soil for onions should be fertile,
sandy, well underdrained SO that 1t will
not pack after every rain. 1t is best to
apply a good coating of barnyard ma
nure, but great objection is that 1t al
ways contains large amount of weed
seed. A fair amount of sand is an ad-
vantage If the soil is sufficiently reten-
tive to resist droughts.
Begin to get the soil in shape two or
three years beforehand. First sow as
much clover as possible to increase the
fertility of the soil. Also plant hoed
crops to kill out as many weeds as pos
sible. for weeds are one Of the greatest
barriers to success. Barnyard manure
and hen manure are good fertilizers to
be applied before planting. For the
onions to make good growth the
ground must be plowed as-early as pos
sible, about the LIST of March and not
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
A WARM BED.
An Arrangement For Stnrting Sweet
Potatoes and Early Vegetables.

An Arrangement For StnrtinG sweet
Potatoes and Early Vegetables.
For years we have made the good old
fashioned deep bed covered with
boards anu glass. This method proved
expensive and laborious. Casting about
for better way, we met an extensive
sweet potato raiser of the Ohio river
section. From him we learned the fol
lowing method, which we now use ex-
clusiyely and with perfect success
says an Ohio Farmer correspondent:
For ordinary family use the bed
should be made about 10 by 10 feet A
pit this size and about six inches deep
Is dug Any rough boards may be used
for frame. which Is made about Is
inches high and Of course the same size
as pit This is built inside of the pit
and when completed extends one foot
above the original surface of the
ground 1t is best to raise the north
side of the bed about four inches high
er than the south side so as to get bet
ter effects from the sunshine. The
frame completed, then bank up on the
outside to within one inch Of the top,
using the dirt that was thrown out OF
the pit. The bed is now ready for the
manure, which should be of the kind
ordinarily used for this purpose. FIJI
In about IL inches deep, trampling
well. Then cover the manure with
about five inches of rich dirt.
The bed is complete. Now the cover.
Two gables are made, the only timhers
required being four good stiff pieces
about 2 by and seven or eight feet
long. These gable ends are erected one
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
Literary Notes.

All predict ions indicate a great rust
this spring and summer to the new
gold fields at Cape Nome. Here, for the
first time ia the history of mankind
gold is being washed from the beach
said. Mr.. G. Edgar Lewis writes OF
this suit CT in The April Mag azine mum
Der of The Outlook, with very full 10.
formation, aud with some new and ex-
tremely interesting photographs of Cape
Nome scents, streets and miners.
The four issues of The Youths Com.
panion to be PUBLISH in April will
contain contributions nv Charles Dudley
Warner, Reginald de Koven and Sarah
Orne Jewett. There will be twenty OF
more short stories, In addition to the
opening chapter of a serial. The issues
OF April 5h and April 18th (the latter
the Easter lumber will be double tht
usual size.
Winter fingers in the lap of spring ir
the April 81. Nicholas. in the form Of q
paper on "Snow PlOws," by George E
Walsh, who describes the process Of
"buckine" u snowdrift on railroad II
Dakota In the days before the rotary
steam snow pillow was Invented. The
description IL illustrated from photo
n DIV VI 10 tfH W ih'
ner of an old Oympiau race, aud tn,
event itself ia described with animation
by Samuel Scov,llr, Jr., who has wit
messed many a contest OF q similar kind
albeit on soil l,ss world renowned. FL.
bridge s. Brooks, 10 "The Fight for .
Language" treats In his familiar man
Der of the early struggle for English
supremacy along the coast OF Maine.
"Probably no country in Europe II
more attractive TO the average American
tourist than Holland, aud no town Of
Holland offers the student of history and
familiar life more interesting annals and
conditions than Delft" says Mr.. j
Perry Worden In most interesting
article on delft and Delft Ware" II
the New England Magazine for April.
His article deals with the historical as
sociations which endear this region tt
every descendent of the Pilgrims, with
the important men and events which
give To Delft a worldwide importance
and In his mention of the present day
attractions he describes at considerable
length the chief industry of Delft, the
manufacture Of the porcelain ware which
has made its name famous.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
The Children.

When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And the school for the day is dismissed,
The little ones gather around me,
To bid me good bye, and be kissed;
o the little white arms that enci-cle
My neck In the tender embrace,
o the smiles that are halos of heaven,
Shedding sunshine OF love on my face.
And when they are gone sit dreaming
Ofmy childhood, too lovely to last;
OF love that my heart will remember,
While it wakes to the pulse of the past.
Ere the world and its wickedness made me
A partner Of sorrow and sin;
When the glory of God was about me,
And the glory of Rladness within.
o my heart grows weak as womans,
And the fountain of feeling will flow,
When | think of the paths steep. and stony,
Where the feet of the dear ones must go.
or the mountains of sin hanging DER them
OF the tempests of Fate blowing wild
o there's nothing on earth half so holy,
AS the innocent soul Of child.
They are idols of hearts and of hou sehold
They are angels Of God in disguise;
His su light still sleeps in their tTesses;
His glory still beams from their eyes;
o those truants from home and from heaven
They have made me more manly and mild
And know now, how Jesus could liken
The Kingdom of God to a child.
/ ask not life for the dear ones,
All radiant, as others have done,
But that life may have just enough shadow,
To temper the glare Of the sun.
| would pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back to myself
All seraph may pray for sinner,
But sinner must pray for himself.
The twig is so easily Bonded,
have banished the rod and fhe rule;
have taught them the goodness of knowledge
They have taught me fhe goodness of God
My heart is a dung on of darkness,
Whtre | shut them for breaking a rule;
My frown is sufficient correction.
My love is the law of the school.
| shall leave the old house in the autumn,
To traverse its shadows no more.
All how | shall sigh for the dear ones,
That met me each mr. IN AZ the door
shall miss the good nights and the kisses
And the gush Of their innocent glee,
The groups on the green and the flowers
That are brought every morning for me.
shall miss them at morn and at even,
Their song in the school and the street,
/ shall miss the low rum of their voices,
And the tramp of their delicate feet.
When the ssons of life are all ended
And Death says 1.-The school is dismissed,
May the little ones gather around me,
To bid me good night and be kissed.
- Charles Dickens
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12

Melon and cucumber plants may be
started in hotbeds or greenhouses and
the season of maturity advanced sew
eral weeks The seeds are sown on in
verted sods six or eight weeks previous
to planting out time. half dozen seeds
In a place. eight to ten inches apart.
When settled warm weather has ar
rived. cut the sods In squares and
transplant in the field. BY this means
we not only advance the season of ma
turity. but we also head Off to a great
extent the numerous insect tribes that
feast on our melon and cucumber vines
in their early stages.-Rural New
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12
Rheumatism Cured.

Nv wife has used Chamberlain's Pair
Balm for rheumatism with great relief
and can re commend 1t Ms splendid
liniment for rheumatism and other house.
hold use for which we have found 4,
vsluable.-W. j. CUYLER, Red Creek
N. Y.
=, Mr.. Cuvler is one Of the leading mer.
chants Of this village and one Of the
most prominent men In this vicinity
w. G. PHrPPIN, Editor Red Greek Her.
aid. For sale hv II. W. Cushing, Show.
hogan, and Sullivan Newton, Jackman
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-12

One of the most remarkable lakes on
the earth's surface is situated at Tar Point
on the island of Trinidad, and bears the
suggestive name Of Pitch Lake. At frs,
view the surface of this lake which is moi
lake" gives one the impression that it is
a large body of placid water. but a closer
examination proves it to be vast pain
covered with hard and hardening pitch.
In the winter months the surface of this
lake is perfectly smooth, and of consis-
tency sufficient to bear any weight.