The gold leaf., 1901-12-26

who commanded Us 10 love We one
another" Lord, it does seem high time
we were setting ourselves about the bet
ter performance Of what ought to be a
pleasure, as well as a duty, we owe to
Thee and to each other Let those who
have not hitherto tried this remedy for
many evils take dose OF the prescription
of the Great Physician and see for them
selves how nicely it works upon the soul
(softened while it is made strung), and
the heart made charitable as it becomes
purer and less Notwithstanding to an
eminent authority in whose teachings
many of US believe.
MATTERS OF MOMENT.
Well, President Roosevelt having sent
a letter to Congress strongly recommend
ing the plan for national forest re-
serve in the Southern Appa' 'achian
region accompanying the report OF the
Secretary Of Agricultural, we will nQW~
take fresh and stronger grip on che
prospects for the success OF the scheme
which our folks have been endeavoring to
mature OF late.
1t is hoped that the bills introduced in
Congress last week by Senator Simmons
providingfor an appropriation of S25 900
for monument to Virginia Dare (the
first white child born in this country
and $4,000 towards fttingly pulling
off the proposed celebration on Roanoke
Island, \. G., next summer. will go
through The latter bill defines the eXpe-
ditOn which landed on this Island July
+ 1884. as the first English speaking
people that found footing in what is
now the greatest country in the world
The appointment Of John e. Dancy, Of
Whining ton. Zone Of the most respectable
and talented negroes in the country to
he itccorder of Deeds at Washington, at
the instance and ON the recommendation
of Senator Pritchard, knocked the props
from under the" Iankee negroes of Ohio
and Indiana, who. in preferring charges
against Plummer Cheatham, the former
Recorder, (alsO of North Carolina) in
tended and attempted to secure the plum
for one of their set. At the same time
the result was disappointing to the Re
publicans and other critics of Senator
pritchard. who promptly declared that
| Cheatham's fall was proof that Pritclard
| had lost some OF his ''infiuence" with the
| National administration.
1t is learned that Collector Duncan and
| Marshal Dockerv will he reappointed
| without opposition; but the prospects
| continue to be favorable to a change in
the name OF the United States District
| Attorney for the Eastern District
| Whether Skinner, Timberlake. Cook, Rus
| sell (and some are limiting bill Day. or
which of several other possibilities will
| fall heir to the title will be decided early
in January.
"North Carolina Week" at the Charles
ton Exposition having been finally set
definitely for the weel, beginning April I
our folks should begin to get to work for
| the event and make it a great week there
and for this State in the results to follow.
1t is already arranged that q regiment of
North Carolina troops four companies
from each regimenD shall accompany
Governor Aycock and other State Off
| GERS. etc.
The friends OF Mr. Henry W. Miller of
this city, who recently returned from New
York, are congratulating him upon his
well-earned and richly deserved promo
ton to the position OF assistant to the
| First Vice President OF the Southern Rail
way. Mr.. Miller (whO is the grandson OF
the eminent North Carolinian whose
name he bears is one of the brightest and
most capable and experienced young rail
road men in the South. He has worked
| his way up from the bottom rung Of the
ladder in the office of First Vice President
Andrews, whose good Judgment and faith
in the boy have been so amply justified in
the maturing of the man. and the future
seems indeed bright for this deserving
gentleman. As North Carolinians we al
ought to be proud Of our boys of this
stripe, who grapple with difficulties and
overcome them, no matter what they
are, and write their name finally upon the
tOpmOst rung of the ladder of success
and without having to leave their native
heath to do it.
HONESTY AND DISHONESTY IN BUSINESS
Speaking of first-class men and first
class business, as compared with cheaI
men and unsound companies which essay
to do ''business in our State by cheating
the State and selling fraudulent or un
sound goods an article in the New IOrl
Independent for January furnishes fooC
for thought that ought to interest every
head of a family. The following extrac1
Is taken therefrOm:
"An examination of the Mutual Benefit
Life insurance Company, of Newark, \
j.. has been made by Mr. David Parks
Fackler, one OF the oldest and best knowr
OF American actuaries, for the New Jersey
Insurance Department BY his finding.
the company has Oyerstated its premium
notes S12O.oO. but understated its inter
SS61.34. SO that net errors on asset:
We're against itself. The amount charged
by the company for losses possibly ac
crued by January l. but not heard from
was found to be $4,000 more thar
proved to be the actual amount. 1t:
real estate valuations We're also fOunC
too low, and its general condition $500,
600 better than as figured out in it,
annual statement: but Mr. Fackler re
framed from making out complete figures
because he aimed only to verify the com
pany : own statement and found tha
erring only on the side of safety. 1t il
not necessary to say anything in com
mendation of such a solid. old and old
, style sound company as the Mutua
Benefit; and yet how poorly people il
general know life insurance companies
one from another, by name and character
, was Illustrated to Us recently by an in
= QulrT from a subscriber who wanted t
be advised whether the Mutual Benefit
the Connecticut Mutual and the North
western Mutual are sound companies
and which is best The letter was an
: parently written in good faith. and hat
to be cOurteously treated as such: vet j
seemed to Us much as if the same in4uirr
S had come concerning the value and com
paratlve value, OF Alaskan. Australian
and African gold.
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.
,, The first Methodist almanac ever issue,
in North Carolina will be issued thi
week. The fact that it is edited and pub
; lished by Rev. Dr. T. n Ivey. editor q
the Raleigh Christian Advocate, will. G
itself. serve as d guarantee to the MethC
dists and general public OF North Caro-
, | lima that the work has been we'll don
and that the publication is first-clas
one.
/. Alamance county is to have anothe
i cotton mill, thereby again placing this
the oldest OF the large cotton manuiat
: turing counties OF the South again in tn
lead-unless Gaston county shall bull
another meanwhile. The "Voorhee
Mills Company" was chartered here las
Friday with an authorized capital c
e 100000.