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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13

complete and unreserved pride and
glory in the achievements OF both
sides German army in the Franco
Prussian War was 49-4, 10 per cent
whereas in the Civil War there were
sixty-four cases where regiments lost
more than 80 per cent. in single en-
gagements on the Federal side, the
loss amounting to 80 per cent. in the
highest case. In the Confederate
army there were tifty-three cases of
losses in single battles that exceeded
so per cent. while the highest loss
ran up to the similarly fearful figure
of 80, SO per cent. There are a
hundred cases surprising the far
famed cases of history. Surely it was
case of Greek meeting Greek. of
Diamond Cut Diamond. Where is the
or the Xenophon, to properly set
forth the magnitude and terrible
fierceness of this American War? The
imagination is staggered. Alexander,
Hannibal, Caesar, Napoleon, if alive,
would all stand in awe.
Think of the distances covered,
when whole armies in single cam
paigns moved more than a thousand
miles. Think of the fearful condition
of toll and exposure. over mountains
and plains, over rivers and swamps,
through SHOWS, in torrential rains
and under torrid suns
My fellow young Americans, we
are born of a race of giants. Can we
grow to the stature of our fathers,
can we become worthy of them? Shall
we not cherish the legacy they have
left us? Shall we not pledge our
selves on this solemn Memorial Day,
standing in the presence of the spirits
Of the glorious dead, shall We not
pledge ourselves to complete devo-
ton and loyalty to our common coun-
try, which stands now head and front
above the greatest nations Of the
earth and Of history, in the onward
march of civilization"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13

ed was absolute and uncompro missing,
and so far as the result was concern
ed, it was nothing more nor less than
the decree Of fate to which the South
was obliged to submit.
In this connection we reproduce, in
part, an editorial which recently ap-
peared in the Springfield Republican,
published in the heart of New Eng
land, commenting at some length
upon the favor in which Gen. Lee is
growing in the North, and, inciden-
tally, commenting upon the attitude
of the North toward Mr.. Davis. Says
this candid commentator:
General Robert f. Lee seems to be
faring much better in the esteem of
posterity than Jefferson Davis-at
| least in the North, where formerly
the one was as much rebel as the
other. The annual observance of
Memorial Day serves to emphasize
| the fact, and this year more than be-
fore has Northern appreciation of Lee
been manifested. The tablet to the
Confederate general in the New York
Hall of Fame apparently closes the
argument and fixes his name perma-
nently among American heroes.
.sIs Lee. in reality, more deserving
of this glorification than Davis? He
was a great, vet unsuccessful. soldier.
| Davis was an unsuccessful statesman
and nation builder. yet had he sue
ceeded he, too, would have been call
ed great. The difference, then, is
this: A soldier can be unsuccessful
and still be great. while statesman
can never be great and still be unsuc-
cessful
The distinction is odd, yet it is
one, apparently, that the world makes.
Is it logical in the cases of Davis and
Lee3 If you accept the theory that
the fall of the Confederacy was due
primarily to the superior resources OF
the North, which were sure to prevail
in the end, Davis can be held no more
responsible personally for the down
fall than Lee. Both were in the grip
of forces which were beyond the power
of themselves or the people they led
to overcome. If Lee was great gen
eral and admirably fitted for the posi-,
ton he occupied, then Davis must be
awarded the credit Of having recog'
nizsd the fact at the very outset o
the war and of having kept the gen
eneral in his place until the last shot
wa. fired. Mr. Lincoln. shrewd as ht
was. blundered steadily in his selec
tions of commanders for the army o
the Potomac until he hit upon Meade
in the summer of 1868, yet Davis
with unerring judgment, quickl,
fixed upon Lee as the military chief
tain of the Confederacv. 1t wa:
Davis who gave the Virginia soldier
his opportunity, and always the tw'
men worked in the completest har
mony and trustfulness in each other
LAS for the motives of the two mel
in making war in the effort to fount
!. a new nation. those Of the one were a
, pure as those of the other. Davi
was conscientious and consistent witt
his principles. He even surpassed
General Lee in his belief in the South
| ern cause, for the soldier hesitated t.
! the last before casting his lot witt
, the Confederacy.
Whatever analysis may disclose
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
Jefferson Davis HOnOrcd.
TWO CHIEF LEADERS OF SOUTHERN CON-
FEOERACY CONTRASTED.
Tribute Paid to Memory of jefferson
Davis-Just Estimate of Him as q
Man and Statesman by Prominent
New England Paper-Was no More
Responsible for Failure of the South
ern Cause Than Was Lee and Others
and History Will be SO Recorded.
(Atlanta ConStitutiOn.)

With the formal opening of the
Confederate Veterans Home and the
impressive exercises held at the State
capitol, Atlanta's observance Ct. the
birthday Of the illustrious chieftain
of the Southern Confederacy of yes
terday was characterized by features
which will long make it famous in her
annals.
Civic leaders seldom receive much
of the homage which the world be-
slows upon military heroes, and on
this account Mr.. Davis not only suf-
fers in comparison with the great
commanders who figured in the tragic
field operations of the Civil War. but
much of the obloquy growing out of
the South's unsuccessful struggle at
taches to him, as though he alone
was responsible for the consequences
which followed. Mr.. Davis cannot
be charged either with precipitating
the war or with causing the defeat
which the war brought about. He
was the South's chosen leader for the
simple reason that his abilities enabled
him to command the respect and the
confidence of the South, whose devo-
tion to the cause which he represent
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
GE gST TONY

r. ....... common than we may think, if
49,. r..uc gluttony as eating beyond the
t..... .r,..I Of su-lcnance and beyond
..-,ach's capacity for digestion and
......r.t..,. gE food That is a fair
I..-.,sou and il lastens the name glut-
,.... IN -r.-,l,. &. r,rrsou who would resent
~. ...-..- - a. I'D ut. The fact of this
..,.....,,.. &. marked hE its consequences.
Tl,. ...rlusdcd -,omach becomes dis
,.-..f Tn.. popular term for the Condi-
t.r j., -..a< stomach. The weak
.....a..4 fail, in furnishing adequate nu-
,-.....,. feb. the body, and soon the weak
,. ..tals from the stomach to other
u- rierce's Golden Medical Discovery
r..... ,.5,ascs Of the stomach and other
n......-- of digestion and nutrition. 1t
,. ..- he perfect assimilation OF food,
z. ...el aIonc the health and strength
n. ..... rolr IS maintained.
....- rl-t.r.ur helped me SO much that
..... arse IL too mighty writes Mrs. c l..
I.-. ..-. 70. ls,.ud, Androscoggin Co, Me. The
-... .-- took helped me. l cannot forget
d. t-.t svlcu took II was suffering every
r..... a..sa indigestion, and my stomach was so
B.. H.. .att Il seemed as though it must burst
81. .--f.,.E =aiL he going for the doctor
d., -...G /! he would get me bottle of the
.,..t-1 Medical Discovery l would try that
rf 3 -.at taken 1t long when / felt relieved, and
haze r' had touch Of indigestion or stomach
--... .-.. -5fc. | had been sick for four years,
q. -..- than four bottles cured me. Some
-. ... f-ltt knew me before began to take the
%, .-,i Medical Discovery tell me that they
r.a...- ~ suCh a change i'll any one, and they
q. -4. they don't see how l can do such large
49,. .H.-r- ae do now, when l had not done a
u.... 1891, io- - long"
Dr Iiercc'S Pellets cure blllousnesS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
Drive Ii Home.
tThe Travelling Partner }

Sone men think that by making a
great stir for little time they will
gain a permanent advantage. This
is far from the truth. How quickly
a thing i. forgotten il it is not con-
tinuou.ly advertised . 1t is said the
public have bad memories. but per-
haps they try and crowd too much in
them. One event usurps another in
importance. and the panorama OF
daily incidents diverts the mind from
ceaseless concentration on one par
ticular thing. Day by day the happen
ings increase in number and impor-
tancs. and the public mind is ever be-
ing conducted to a new channel Of
thought and consideration. The neces-
sity for continuous advertising was
never more pronounced than at the
present time. A passing flash causes
but a moments reflection. Psrma-
nent drive-it-home advertising makes
an impression that lasts.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
"SLEEP WELL
(Bell Runford, in Philadelphia Record }

(Bell Runford, in Philadelphia Record }
Long are the years tina. DER those graves
have drifted-
Graves of the North and Southland far
away;
Cloud after cloud of doubt and hate has
lifted;
Only the light of love may shine to-
day.
O weary feet that trod the desert places !!
o, strong, brave hands that held the
standard high
o, thrObbing hearts that knew no higher
graces-
Only to watch to struggle, and to die I!
Sleep we'll, beloved; in far-off grave or
near us;
Through winter storm, or gentle, spring
time rain,
Autumn's sad leaves a-fall, or summer
clearneSS;
Naught can disturb thy rest or give thee
pain.
Bring the fresh flowers by loving hands
selected;
Whether he wore the gallant blue or
He dared to support the cause his soul
elected.
lie rests, "Sleep we'll, beloved, sleep
we'll, - we say.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
NEXT REUNION IN DALLAS.
Smile of Woman Beguiles the Old
Veterans.

Memphis, Tenn, May 30.-Dallas
gets the next reunion.
A woman's smile, dazzling smile
it was, beguiled the honor from the
veterans yesterday afternoon.
When in the course of the meeting
the matter of selecting the place for
next years gathering was reached,
Mrs. Kate Cabell Curry, OF Dallas,
Texas, a beautiful dark-haired young
woman. with flashing black eyes,
mantling cheeks and teeth like pearls,
stepped to the front of the rostrum
and stretched out her arms for si-
lence.
There was burst of cheers from
the grizzled hundreds before her as
she came forward thus, and then a
hush fell upon the great assembly.
She waited, poised in the attitude
of supplcation, a radiant picture
against the gray background of beard
ed, uniformed old soldiers, till perfect
quiet ensued.
Then in clear, bell like tones that
carried to the farthest corners of the
Come, sweethearts, to Dallas,
won't you?'
I'VE will. we will!' shouted the
old soldiers quickly, cheering her
wildly.
..Gentlemen. gentlemen!' shouted
Gen Gordon, rapping vigorously for
order. II cannot allow you to vote
on city until all the candidates are
announced"
Colonel Bennett Young, of Louis
Vile, whose city has been making q
tremendous fight for the reunion OF
1902. seized the opportunity. arose
in his chair on the floor, and with a
courtlv bow and trumpet voice,
shouted This is very charming
surprise from Dallas, and surely such
loveliness i. not to be denied what il
would have.
but, comrades, if Dallas sends
beauty as its messenger, Louisville
sends duty and the spirit of love fol
our comrades of the battle days.
1--WE are trying TO build in Kentucky
Confederate Soldiers Home and
Asylum for the boys who were Grip
Piled bv those bullets which We faced
and escaped.
"Your presence there is needed tt
help this movement To help th'
poor old boys, | beg. therefore, thai
YOU steel your hearts against tha
bewitching smile and come to the aie
of your fortune pressed brothers nov
as you never failed TO come wher
bayonets were at their breasts ant
sabers above their heads"
This speech was wildly cheered
and orators sprang up on every hant
to champion the one side or th'
other.
The woman smiled again. however
and the smile proved more poten
than Kentucky's eloquence, and Dalla
won the day by the narrow margin o
two hundred and seventy votes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
SCHOOL BOOKS TO BE MUCH CHEAPER
The Text Book Commission Has at
Last Made its Report-Books One
Third Cheaper Than in the Past
University Publishing Company
Gets Most of the Books.
Raleigh News and Observer, 4th.)

The text books have been adopted.
The agony is over for the book pub
fishers and agents who, for many
days, weeks and months have been
anxious awaiting to know which of
their books would get on the State
list for the next five years. 1t is
over also for the public and for the
patrons of the schools of North Caro-
lima, who have been waiting to see
what books were to be purchased.
Yesterday the State Text Book Com
mission held two sessions. and after
the afternoon session announced that
a decision had been reached. The
list of books which were announced
as having been adopted is as follows:
UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Hansell's Smaller U. S. History, old
price, 60 cents: adoption price, 40
cents.
Hauselrs Large History, old price,
81; adoption price, 20 cents.
Maury's Elementary Geography,
old price, 55 cents; adoption price, 4O
cents.
Maury's Manual, old price, 1925;
adoption price, SO cents.
Maury's Physical Geography, old
price. $1.20; adoption price, 80 cents.
Holmes Readers, entire series OF
five books, old price, 1902; adoption
price, in boards, 1925, in cloth, 81. 40.
B. f. JOHNSON & COMPANY.
Johnson's Physical Culture, %
cents.
Colaw & Elmwood's Arithmetics,
Smaller Books, boards, % cents
cloth, "A cents. Advanced Books,
boards, Is cents; cloth, 46 cents.
Smithdea's Slant Copy Books, 4
cents and 6 cents.
HEATH & COMPANY.
Language Lessons -Hydes New
Book, "a cents.
Vertical Writing, 6 books, ) and
cents.
NEWSOM & COMPANY.
Beuhler's Grammar, 80 cents.
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
Harrington's Speller, old price, &c
cents; adoption price, 15 cents.
Steele's Physics, old price, 80 cents
adoption price, 45 cents.
Miners Mental Arithmetic. 2s
cents.
SILVER BURDETT & COMPANY.
Normal Course in Drawing, 9 books
Nos. l to 3, 8 cents each; Nos. to 8
Is cents each.
MAYNARD, MERRILL & COMPANY.
Weymouth's Pedagogy, 81.
An examination Of the list show:
that the University Publishing Com
panv, Of New York, carries the larges
number of the books adopted, having
received the award in Histories. Geog
raphies and Readers. The Gram
mars go to Newsom & Company, o
Philadelphia; the Arithmetics to b. +
johnson & Co., of Richmond: th'
Spoilers to American Book Company
of New York: while johnson & Co.
and Heath & Co., of New York. share
the copy books, johnson Il Go. get
| ting the best of the division, as tina
company gets the slant copy books
while Heath & Co. get the vertical
Language Lessons also go to HEATH
& Co.
Not single book on the list ha
been secured by CHM 4 Co., of New
York. and this is one of the surprises
as it has been thought on the outsid
that goodly share of the books woul'
60 to them, it having been understood
that the sub-commission recommend
ed a number of their books.
The estimate i. that under the ney
contracts the reduction in price is 3
to 374 per cent. Hereafter books wi
cost more than one-third less tha
heretofore.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured.

"At one time suffered from a severe
sprain of the ankle" saws Geo. f. Cary,
editor of the Guide, Washington, Va;
After using several well recommended
medicines without success, tried Cham
berlain. Pain Balm, and am pleased to say
that relief came as soon as began its use
and complete cure speedily followed"
Sold bv Melville Dorsey. druggist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
Pan-AmeriCan Exposition.
THINGS SEEN AND WRITTEN ABOUT BY THE
GOLD LEAFS CORRESPONDENT.

Virginia's Apples at the Big Show
Richmond Should Have a Tobacco
Exhibit-Alabama's State House in
Corn-The Agricultural Exhibit of
misunderstanding Exhibit From
the State Department-Negro Ex.
hibit in the Liberal Arts Department.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13

THE BEST should be your aim
when buying medicine. Get
Hoods Sarsaparilla and have the
best medicine MONEY CAN BUY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
NOTICE.

| lave QUALIFIED IN THE SUPER
= ior Court of Vance County as Admins.
traitor OF the estate of Rebecca Hawkins.
deceased, and hereby notify all persons
having claims against said deceased to
present them TO me before May 10th, 1902,
OF ms notice Will be pleaded in bar of
lheIr recovery Those indebted to said
estate Will please make immediate pay
Henderson. \. C., MAY Il. 1901.
,a.-. GRANT W. HAWKINS,
ceased ''' Wv
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
NO. 26.
Ccr0fukQ
Few arc entirely fire.. from IL.

FtW ATc tIltlTtl! ITtt rom it.
II may develop ~ slowly IS To cause
little II any disturbance during the whole
period VI childhood.
1t may then produce irregularity OF the
stomach ana bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked tendency TO consump,ion
before manifesting itself IN much cutancous
eruption or glandular swelling.
1t Is best to be sure that You are quite
free from IL, and for its complete ersdiv;,-
tion you can rely on
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13

The wise woman has her eye on the
future: the bride has hers on the
present.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13

however. it is not to be doubted that
Lee will always be viewed with
heartier admiration by the section
which be fought against so consum-
mately than his superior, who was
the political leader OF the Southern
people. One reason for this may be
that admiration for military genius
is irrepressible, while there is always
disposition to isolate the soldier
from the political cause he contended
for when his career is being studied.
The French admire and applaud
Moltke, while their detestation of Bis
mark endures; and the British will
long revile Kruger, while honoring
Joubert, Botha and DeWet."
While this editorial will be warmly
appreciated throughout the South, it
will make good reading for the coun-
try at large, and we cordially COM
mend it to our friends at the North.
Mr.. W. S. Wheden, Cashier of the First
National Bank of Winterset, Iowa, in a re-
cent letter gives some experience with a
carpenter in his employ, that will be of
value to other mechanics. He says: 81
had carpenter working for me who was
obliged to stop work for several days on ac-
count of being troubled with diarrhea.
mentioned 10 him that had been similar
lv troubled and that Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera ard DiarrhTa Remedy had cured
ms. He bought bottle of it from the
drhggst here and informed me that one
dose cured him, and he is again at work"
For sale by Melville Dorsey, druggist
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-13
Montgomery St., OPP. CoOper's Warehous'
DR.. Humphreys

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any other part of the system.
40. CURES rnIcrs
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12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods ......... 20
13-CrOup. Lnryngitis. Hoarscness .25
14-salt Rheun. Erysipeins, Eruptions .25
l5-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Pains. rs
16-Malnria. Chills, Fever and Alrue ... .2J
19-Catarrh. Influenza. Cold in the Head as
2O-WhOoping- Cough ..................... rs
27-kidney Diseases Observation-Disclosures. rs
2S-Ncrsous Debility .....................1.O 90
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57-Grip. Hay Fever. r.........-..-........... Is
DIR. Humphreys Manual Of all Diseases at your
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Sold by druggists. or sent on receipt OF price
Humphreys' Med. Co., Cor. William & John STA
New York.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-01-04

The largest crowd seen at Grant for
some time assembled at the Wells cottage
last Monday evening to watch the old
century go out and the new one come in .
The occasion was celebrated by dance
given by Mr.. Chas. Christensen.
At o'clock the young people of Grant
were joined by party from Malabar,
which was chaperoned by Mrs. Farley.
Mr.. Huntsman and Mr.. Killer, two of
TT. Pierce's most popular young men, ar
rived on the northbound train and COM
pleted the group of merry dancers.
At $50 O'Clock all began To trip the
light fantastic, which was kept up until
the wee sma' hours of night The mu-
sic for the evening was furnished by Mr..
X. 4. Smith and Mr.. l.. II. Wells. They
are both very fine musicians, and their
music can only be equaled by few and
excelled by none. One clock Witnessed
the announcement of supper and each
gentleman led his respective lady from
the ball room TO the dining room, where
all partOok of a recherche supper.
After many toasts and best wishes for
a happy New Year the dancers sought
the ball room again, where the dancing
was continued until the Day King began
to paint the east with mornings glow.
Everyone then bid the host "good
morning" and wendell their way home
ward. All expressed themselves as hav-
ing had a most delightful evening. Tie
party extends its thanks and best wish, s
for happy New Year to the host, Mr..
Chas. Christensen.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-01-04
STATUS Of Florida CONNECTS.
supervisor Rogers Sends In an interesting
Annual Report to the Governor.

Supervisor Rogers Sends In an interesting
Annual Report To the Governor.
Captain J. r. Rogers, supervisor of
Florida's state convicts, has sent his an
nual report to the governor. The Office
of supervisor was created only one year
ago, and in view of the fact that the con-
Wet question is to be the leading problem
before the incoming Legislature, tie re-
port is of especial interest. There are In
the state at the present time US con-
victs, of which number 102 are white
males, white females, 651 colored males
and % colored females.
There is no state prison in Florida, and
all of the eonvicts are leased to one les
see and by him sub leased to the phos-
phate miners and naval stores manufac-
turers. There are a total of thirteen
camps in the state, seven in the phos-
plate mines and SIX in the turpentine
forests. During the year ending Deem
Der lst there were Is deaths, % escapes,
IL of whom were recaptured, and pun
ishment inflicted 600 times, of which
record was kept according TO law.
Punishment is by means of a leather
strap, two inches wide and twenty inches
long, and the law prescribes that there
shall not be over fifteen lashes at one
time. Punishment is inflicted for card
playing, gambling, disobedienee of orders
or using obscene language. There have
been numerous rumors of heartless cruel
ty in the camps, one convict reporting, it
is alleged, that he had received 100
lashes, etc, but there is no doubt that
the entire system has been greatly i'm
proved since the Office of supervisor was
created.
The system as it exists is the predomi-
nant issue in Florida, and the legislature
will be asked to make change. The
convicts only net the state now $2l, 200,
when it is recognized by leasing them
direct they would net not less than $780,
COO; One of the propositions is to appor-
ton them out to the forty-fye counties to
work public roads.
The most popular proposition, how
ever, is to build state prison, centrally
located, where women and youths can be
suitably employed, and to lease the male
convicts in blocks of fifty, without re-
strictions as to the special branch of
labor; the money from the lease contracts
to be then appOrtioned TO the several
counties for county roads TO be made and
repaired by free labor. This proposition,
it is believed, will unite all the issues.