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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21

(OOO NEWS comes from those
~ who take Hoods Sarsaparilla for
scrofula, dyspepsia and rheumatism.
Reports agree that HOODS CURES
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21
Judge Walter n. Neal.
Messen en,er-Intelligencer.

Wadesboro Messen acknowledgement.
Judge Walter II. Neal is making q
splendid reputation wherever he goes
He held court at Plymouth, Washing.
ton county, last week, and the bal
there under the leadership Of Mr.. w
ID. Pruden. one of the best lawyers o.
Eastern Carolins. passed resolution.
highly complimentary to him IS AT
able and IMPARTIAL Judge. The indi
cations now are that Judge Neal viii
be nominated next summer, to sue
ceed himself without opposition. An
son county, we take it, will certainl,
be for him.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21

Adolph Bluner Grand Mound la. writes:
II have used F"I~y's Honey and Tar
i'm my family and think it is the best cough
cure on the market 1 would not b- with
out it in my home, as there Is nothing so
good for coughs and colds" For sale by
Melville Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21

BODY INTO vigorous health.
II took t.go bottles of DIR. Pierce's Golden
Ne!lr1. Discovery for stomach trouble" writes
CIarsuge Carur-. Esq of Taylorstown. Loudoun
Co Va 1t did me 50 much good that didn't
tax auv more. 7 eat most anything now.
lam 80 well pleased with it hardly know how
to thaul, Won for YOUR kind information.
tr.-l o. r.l1.r lot of things before l wrote to
vga IH,r~ VAS a gentleman told me about
your r.r.!I.iu- how it had cured his wife.
;ha,,glt I world try bottle OF II. l glad
did t- ! dD:.t know what l would have done
fl. hal no, been fox DR.. Fierce's Golden Med
iCa. ul-g very"
Dr "ierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con,
stipatlen.
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VOL. Xxx.
The Ia ~

0r hea.,h has no uniformed guardians
n III peace. If it had there would be
sres,- ianumerable in every restaurant
ever ..av OF the year. Both in the
epanti,v and quality of the food they
"a, AMI IN the manner of its consun1p-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21

Lemiy's Speech the Last Expiring
Agony of Defeated Combination
Tame, Flat and FaIIacious as Com.
pared With the Sweeping, Over
whe!ming Argument of the Brilliant
Baltimore Lawyer for the Brave,
Gallant and Ve-y Meritorious Hero
of the Sea Fight off Santiago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-11-21

A -
pepsia or stomach
"trouble " is the inva-
riable penalty of care
less eating.
There is no other
medicine for diseases
of the stomach and
allied organs of di-
gestlon and nutrition
which can compare
with DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t cures
these diseases perfect
ly and permanently,
and enables the build
ing uD of the whole
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
ROPosED UNIQUE CONSERVATORY
xxFOR STRUGGLING MUSICIANS

opportunity Of becoming professional play
ers ana vocalists. with the assurance that
their instruction will be as broad and con.
In addition to the preparatory course.
are sunlcasntly advanced. With the expecta.
prepared to earn l~ivelihoods as teachera,
The applicants for tuition are apportioned
among the members Of the club. In accord
ance With the particular instrument or de-
partnene OF music It IL desired to learn,
and after undergoing instruction an meet
at regular intervals in the guildroom Of the
AL Museum. where they are REQUIRED to
ance the rapidity and extent Of their prog.
ress: Advancement from a lower to q high.
er class y possible only after a most care.
"three-year. Class ans is he result Of ato = c sae
~respondtnsiy rigid test Of the pupils ac-
complishments.
Beside. the instruction given to enable
strument itself, lectures are frequently de.
livered on musical subjects by Ernest r,
Kroeser and airs, Albert !. Hughey, chair
AFFORD familiarity with the history and
theory OF music. the claims and advantages
OF the several schools" and q general ac-
a1adintance With its artistic merits.
The national conservatory, while Of
greater scope. will model its methods Of in.
struction after those used in the study
class Of the Union Musical Club. Gem
erous support from those in sympathy with
the movement purely for its charitable OBJ
tect, aid from the general treasury Of the
Union Musical Club and donations from the
Federation OF Musical Clubs. TO- which an
appeal will be made. wifi. It is thought. be
to bring the conservatory into be-
ing and continue it as a distinctive feature
OF st. Louis women S philanthropy and
enterprise.
So hearty was the approval OF the idea
when made the subject Of several informal
conversations among the members Of the
Union Mugica1 C1rh thot tie roo1i1Stf0a 10
as hardly more than an appeal
to st. Louiss weI-known generosity.
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'RYTTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

o TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
4 national conservatory Of music, for
ths education Of men n women who have
the talent, but not the means. to acquire
proper training to At them for professional
careers a. musicians. viii be a unique n
extraordinary feature Of st. Louis, II plans
already discussed by the Union Musical
Club are carried to successful execution.
The conservatory, as contemplated, will
afford thorough tuition to worthy young
man and women not only resident In ct.
Louis, but also to those applying from any
part OF the United States: and the in
seructon win embrace preparatory, adj
vanced and postgraduate courses in every
department. Of the musical art.
Such a. institution as that which the
members Of the Union Musical Club hope
to establish would be the only one Of the
sort In the United States. and, besides its
phtlanthropic character, would mark st.
Louis and its citizens a. among the most
aesthetic Of the Union.
When the necessary assistance Is assured,
the conservatory win begin modestly along
the lines Of the study class" now con-
Quoted by the Union Musical Club in the
Sutldroom Of the Art Museum, which IL
taught gratuitously by some Of st. Lcuis's
prominent musicians and vocalIsts.
The instruction now given under the
auspices Of the Union Musical Club, and
study class. is freely offered to aspiring
young musicians who are without the
means to enter conservatories. Not only is
the tuition given without charge, but II II
q thorough as that received at any con-
servatory in st. Louis. Indeed. some of the
te tchers who donate their services to the
study class take the pupils to their re-
epective studios n there put them
through the same course of training as is
fUilowed by the pupils who pay for their
instruction.
Those applicants who have had no mu-
steal training and those who already have
achieved some skill as singers and musi-
clans are alike received and offered the
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which may be
equally true. The lie they flung at her was
that L who lived In the yesterdays and to-
morrows Of her presence. cared for tho gold
In the wall which shut her away from me-
forever.
Please. master. what 10 them rain drops
trickling down my neck?
Raindrops! Sancho. they're tearsl One
thing q pony can't understand The end had
70 come. We couldn't 60 on fooling her
folks for all time. Next morning I started
for these diggings. It's a comfort for a
weary heart this gouging in the earth for
what you want most I wasn't old. Youth
and hope jump out Of bed together in the
morning. The arrow Of light from the ris-
ing sun strikes you plunk with the idea
you'll uncover the yellow sure before night
turns her black basin over tho world. Bed
time 6nds you too tired to feel sorry you
didn't
A year after they sent me a paper-she'd
married Emerson. thew worst beast, the best
clothes dummy in the whole dissolute crowd.
0odi How ! dug then! A pay streak meant
Q devil Of . tear and q dam across memory's
river. I'm still digging; good for me. No
cash. no loss Of my self-respect Sancho. It's
. better man sits astride your solid little
back b The n bade her that agonizing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
THE ABSENT ONE. By JEAN COWGIRL

sood-oy five years ago. Why should 1t not
DE SO. living always with those little cold
hands clasped tight around my heart?
Please. master. you've dug them spiked
wheels in my sides until a pony can't jump
no longer.
by George, you've got the thumps. we
urged you along, clean forgetting that two
ieet OF snow. You're steaming from head to
loot. Selfish brute Of a master. amt I?
wait till I disE,ount. Well walk awhile.
On! did l hurt your ear when I fiung the
reins over? Whew, vapor is beginning to
rise from me- and We haven't gone ten
yards.
Bill summers is a decent enough codser,
out why IN the name Of all that's sane he
took 1t into his head to go after mine. too. Is
beyond me. He should have known to-day
or all days I wanted my packet. It's MOTH
ing much / care for. but the card-the
Christmas greeting She always sends. It
was there. I know 1t was. Five years u Q
long time when the girl is some other fell
low's wife. But SO long a. she sends It I
know she hasn't forgotten. What ON earth
are you pokins your nose in my face fort
Please. master. . pony amt pokine: h3s
kissing.
That's good. kissing . tired chap with .
dead heart. who has no one but 4 broncho
to love. No. there's Prince: We mustn't for
get him.. sneaky mongrel that he iL He's
waiting in the cabin now. Whoal whoaI
What in the dickensi Stop that prancinr;
III jerk your jaw out Of joint with that
curb bitl Stop It! That's nothing but q
Jack rabbit in his winter coat! Stand still.
l say! Can't you see Tn trying to get my
out Of the saddle pocket? Look
at the poor little beast sitting here on the
crest Of the hill. never dreaming what q
poison thing a streak Of lead ia
Please. master. them's too highfalutin' phrssea
for me-
OF course. but we're glad we didn't shoot
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healthy chap you're carry

A00 yet IL 5 u ueaiCI
ing along through the
white night-a healthy
and q handsome At
last, she thought SO
once. All! Sancho. II
you'd only seen her
as she came toward
me that last night,
her wee white facs
set with the seal OF
dumb pain. Like
some creature born Of
q day-old star she
seemed, as she stood
before mo and began
tho tale Of her heart
break. Her hands
wero cold "a I gath
cred them close In
mine.
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sure-footed mustang
plebeian cross between
q buckdng devil and q
racing thoroughbred.
That stumble nearly
sent me over your
head! Ten in the last
half houri What's
the matter?
Please. master. sixteen
miles through two feet
OF snow Is tough on a
broncho: there's a crust
that cuts like steel into
q pony's fetlocks.
Good little horse.
small wonder you're
a-weary. It's enough
to break the
Of a Norman. to say
nothing of a mustang
like you that doesn't
tip the scales at 500.
Strength isn't meas
ured by size, though. IS
1t, Sancho mine? II
'twere,no 100 pounds OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

borne along so bravely On your back this
minute. Six feet and 1so pounds, to say
nothing Of forty pounds Of Mexican saddle!
u the burden heavyf
Please. master. it's not carryinf thinga but
ssttinE used to It comes hard.
Sound Philosophy, Sancho. You're. ono
with my soul to-night-starlight. moonlight.
sun and silencel You bear your burden. I
bear mine By JoveI we're brothers,
Oancho. Your name is AZ tawny IS my
hair. Your chestnut hide Isn't far different
IN color from my 5-year-old beard. Wind
and sun. time and thoughts, they scrawl
eur exteriors over with truisms the Master
Of the Universe himself a rub out.
Ny hands are cold aa icicles. Slow up q
bit TIL I get the reins knotted around the
saddle horn. There. I can fling my arms
. turn or two to set the blood galloping
again. You'll carry me to the cabin all
right. won't your
Please, master. did . bronco ever go back
Q his word after the promise was sivenf
Generous little beasti Wouldn't remin
ma Of It, eh? Well. I remember it all. The
fuse didn't spit. I fancied she was dead. as
I have several other things. Instead OF
awaiting results from a safe distance I
hung around Enthusiastically. She was alive
very much alive. Bir bang! my arm
went broke. It was all I could do to stag
ger out Of the tunnel and over to you.
We had only your lariat for q bride. Non
other was needed. How proudly you picked
your way through that Ave miles Of timber.
straight to the cabin door. The rock struck
head. too. you remember? When I slid
down from your back I dropped to earth
like a stuck deer. The first thing I knew
you were nosing me over in a way that was
well nigh human. Here. let me put M
arms around your sinewy little neck and
whisper in that left ear you've laid back
% cunningly. Why didn't you let me die
up there among the pines, where a grizzly
bear could have presided at the obsequies
and It isn't such an eternally long jump
- heayeu2
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We. Sanchez The sight
Of the red o on
his little whita hide
would have made m
sick all night Be
careful. you'll break
my head coins
through the door Of
the shed. My joints
are al sti1 As .
wagon whose wheels
haven't been creased
for . e What are
you ntckering after?
Please, master, q pony
wants dry stun when
he's tEsd.
Oats! Here you are:
only one quart left.
Until this snow u
thaWed you'll have to
dine on plain. e
day hay. What . rest
less little brute you
arei II don't hang
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GA ACCSSSdI1
when you want to re-
member. Good, keen
edge on It, too. Slides
through bacon like q
razor through water
melon. Six slices
three for me. three
for you. Now I lost
the coffee grinder. No.
It's on the bunk,
too. Lord. how
1t sQueaks! I forget
every day to oil the
cogs.
Put your coffee into
the boiler first: pour
on cold water: Let It
come to q boil three
times: then let 1t set
tie. The only bother y
1t has to be watched
or It'll boil over and
you'll have q smudge.
no coffee and a
" fire. We're
not cooks Of that kind.
ArA wa DN{ro>9 mn
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4 course.

NGi ~ \ VVu = 00hB
up the saddle and bride Just 20 you tramp
them underfoot, so they're not recognizable.
How hungry we arsi Nicker. nicker. like
q baby crying for its dinner. Did you hear
my knee joint squeak. or is It only fancyf
The cold has settled in every portion Of my
anatomy. What's the use Of cinching . sad
die on with these double affairs7 Those
California single girthS are Just az good.
Oh! didn't I put blanket enough under that
saddle? Good pony! It's . bad old sore
Can't do anything tonight about II. Mas
ter's sorry and no mistake. Tomorrow
we'll put on some hot wagon grease. Most
forgot the six-shooter. The saddle pockets
ripped in a seam. Well AVE to fix It.
Hear? Coming. Prince. old boyi Hear him
bark? Good night. Sancho. Eat your oats
-dream your Christmas dreams.
= The hours have dragged . wes bit sas0
maistar.
See here. Prince. why should you speak IN
dialect You're only half collie-ths rest y
plain cur. Get DOWN. Let's mend the ira
Astounding. but the rooms warm. That
oak backlog. covered up with ashes. will
blaze soon as I put some pitchpine knots on.
What did I tell you: isn't that fnef By
Jovel I wish we could bring sancho init
seems a trifie selfish for you mi me to en-
Joy this comfort alone.
Dinna fash yourself. master. n the mornin'
ye mended the saddle VIZ It.
And left it on the bunk. A little effort b
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are We, Pfince7 Why don't you Como over
mere and watch proceedinss7
Snow ana silence; thoughts and hope
Hear the fre's death crackie-the coyotec
whoo. whooee In the cold outside. Warmer
now. aren't you? Let me tell you some.
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FOR THE SUNDAY REPuBL1c.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

Steady, there! my
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

A hot subject is not always the one
that's dropped.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

"a funny thing" says the Kennebec
Mel Journal, happened in the amuse-
ment hall at the insane hospital one even
ing during minstrel entertainment One
of the soIoists had just sung song. tc
which he received generous encore. In
responding he stepped to the front OF the
stage and said, 4 will now sing you that
beautiful song entitled THE Lost Sheer
on the Mountain
1.-THE prelude was played and the singer
had just Strengthened up and inflated his
lungs as If to begin when one of the fe
male patients in the audience jumped tc
her feet and shouted in shrill voice
'Ba-a-a-ah! There, / got ahead Of "
that time, didn't ~
"And she had. for 'Ba-a-a-ah? was Just
what the singer was going to say hac
she given him chance
''Where she had heard the joke is mo-
known, but in thus stealing it from the
singers own lips she so effeetually queer
ed that Individual that further efforts
on his part were useless, and all he couit
do was to say Thank you! and si
doC1n
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
Dangerous ECONOMY.

A paragraph about an economical
merchant in Broadway saving the
backs of old envelopes for scratch pa
per reminds an old friend Of this story
A New York dealer, who left about
$4,000 900, for long time kept up the
practice of tearing off the fly sheets
of the numerous foolscap letters he
received and sticking them on a spindle
for scribbling purposes. Envelopes
were not yet in use. A lawsuit arose
and the merchant thought he had Won
his case when defendants letter, duly
signed, was produced. Counsel fol
defendant examined the letter and
turning it over to look for the super
scription, found that 1t was missing
He Immediately saw his advantage
and said: 'This letter Is incomplete
your honor. sheet is missing.
claim that there might have been q
postscript on the other sheet which
would entirely change the character
of the order" The court so ruled, and
defendant won the suit. The practice
of utilizing fly sheets in that mer
chants office was at once discontinued
New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
A serreant,s surnrine.

''When Indians were being recruited
for the regular army, said western
representative, cit was the custom to
give them civilized names. Down at
Fort Apache army officers were re-
cruiting Yumas and Apaches. A re-
cruiting sergeant was naming them.
Finally a company had been formed,
and the first sergeant, who was an
American, went out to the front anc
center to report his company to the
commanding officer.
Company D, sir, four privates alb
sent
"'Who are theyY asked the CON-
manding officer.
".Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Joe jefferson and Russell Sage, sir
shouted the sergeant. New York
World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
Les. Hepeful For himself.

George. the colored janitor, needed
some money and went to the church
treasurer for it.
"There isn't cent in my hands just
now, George" said that officer, land
won't be till next Sundays collections
are handed over. Can't you wait till
thenT'
Don't see how kin. Mistah Cub
ney." persisted George. "K'yarn't run
de house widout money"
'The best can do for you," returned
the treasurer, will be to advance you
So out of my own pocket and run my
risk of getting it back from the
church"
"Well. subj" solemnly rejoined the
janitor. "ef you don't git 1t back IN
de church, Mistah Gubney, you'll git
yo' reward In de good world, but it's
diffn't wild me. Eff | cain't git dat
free dollahs I'm you. I'd like t know
whah kinr-Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

The seat of discord is never an easy
chair.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

The conscientious young man Of
fashion now brushes his hair differ
emily when wearing hat. Chancellor
Tisdall. the acknowledged Beau Brum-
mel of Dublin in his youth. had mex
pressibles yariously cut for walking
and for sitting and once sat down in
the former with disastrous results.
Not long ago milliner advertised with
a newly invented hat that it ''necessi-
tated the mouth worn slightly open."
What shall we come to next?-v Vanity
Fair.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
The Benef,t of the Doubt.

Not long ago young Lady was
spending some weeks at Scotch
country house, and just before dinner
one evening two cousins Of the host
one of them the great man of the fam
ily-arrived Unexpectedly. Shortly be-
fore dinner was announced the but
Ter sought the young lady and said to
her confidentially:
Were putin on yesterdays soup, an
for fear there shouldna be enough, ye
maun decline"
decline soup~ exclaimed the young
lady, much amused. But, you know,
John, that wouldn't be manners"
ma" said John coolly; 'but they'll
think ye ken nae better. London Tit
Bits.