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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

The chief quarantine officer at
Manila reports that the number of
cases OF cholera in the Philippine
islands since March 10th have been
seventy-tive thousand. with n NOR
talIty OF - per cent With the aid
OF the cholera the American rifle will
soon have the archipelago in fit con-
dltlOn for settlement bv memhar, of
the caucasian race. This disease is
rnGlng also in China and Japan
Wilmington Messenger.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06
North Carolina Gaining EducatiOnalIy
Oxford Public Ledger.

We join the Charlotte Observer in
saying that North Carolina is climb
ing up the educational column. Time
was when it was at the foot of the
class Now there are five States and
two Territ cries below it, these being
Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, South
Carolina and Louisiana and Arizona
and Indian Territory. The ratio
OF literacy in this State, according to
recent statistics, is 1925 per cent,
based upon children between the ages
of 10 and IA. This is not bad
showing, and besides, we are coming
along.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1902.
FALL IN CAROLINA.

1t is fall in Carolina. and the leaves ar
In the soft ant mellow sunshine all til.
day,
While the keen winds bring them trem-
bling down in showers on your head
And the golden rod is noddiDg DER th.
way.
The "simmonses" are ripening and the
"'pOssum'' getting fine.
And there's nothing in the world like
pumpkin pie"
The grapes are hanging heavy in punches
from he vine,
And the hooking. bird.ri-' bidding US
goodbye.
1t is fall in Carolina, and the cotton fields
are white,
And the hickory nuts are dropping from
the tree,
And the fires in the cabin, by the way, are
burning bright,
Where the evening shadows gather DER
the lea.
The frost is on the hillside and the corn is
turning brown,
The 'taters, they are big, ,-and nice and
sweet;
The care juice is dripping, while the mill
is turning round,
And we feel like we could eat and cat
and eat.
Yes. its fall in Carolina, and we wish that
it could last
With the nice things and the bright
things that 1t brings;
We only with it never could be counted
with the past
Then we'd feel that we could1 live and
live and live.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

Speaking of the senatorial situa-
tIon-and this is only IL guess from
general appearnnces-it look like
Hon. Lee :. Ovcrman is in the lead
with {. Il. Watson second. Bv the
same process OF reasoning it would
seem that Craigs campaign with
Irltchard damaged Crai@'s chances.
Certainly it does not seem TO have
helped HIM. But-We will know more
about 1t next y.-Statesville
Landmark.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

He was cutting an item from Il
newspaper. 1T tells how a house
was robbed and | want to show it to
my wife, heeXplained. "What good
VIII that do?' Il friend inquired. "A
whole lot, was the reply. "You see
TINS house was robbed while the man
was at church with his wife. " 'Say.'
exclaimed the friend cxcitcdIy, "you
haven t got Il duplicate copy of that
paper, have you?'-CliragO Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06
Friends of The Negro.
correspondence Atlanta Constitution

orieSpondencp Atlanta Constitution
Editor Constitution: As n constan1
nd interested reader of your paper
It gives me pleasure to commend
your articles on the negro problem,
and more1especiallv FtheFone under
tie caption, False Friends Of the
Negro Here in republicanaIowasit
is patent to every observing man
that republican love for the negro is
based upon, the fact that he votes the
republican ticket. Yet, it is also true
that not a single negro holds melee
tive office in the entire State of1Owa.
in one strong republican county it is
personally known to the writer that a
negro was refused a place on the dele
cation to the State republican con-
vention; and another negro was
threatened with hanging it he voted
the Democratic ticket In the county
referred to above there are several
hundred negro coal miners, but not
4 single negro Office holder.
We have yet to hear or read a sin
gle protest from any republican
speaker or newspaper regarding the
attack upon the negroes at Eldorado,
Ills, or in other northern States
Such things are all right when com
mitted by republicans in the republi-
can States. but all wrong if done in q
southern State.
The undersigned was born and
raised in the North; has livedin Iowa
since 1914; voted the republican
ticket till 1876, when his first vote
was cast for that matchless leader
Samuel J. Tilden, who was honestly
elected president. but had the office
stolen from him.
We have noted, also, that the re-
publican love for the negro is only
aqualed by their love for the ole
sOldier-when he votes the republican
ticket.
In his place and sphere the negro
is all right, but the trouble with most
of them seems to be that they want
to be what they cannot ever be-the
equal of the whites. Let them learn
this lesson. and the sooner the better
for them. LON. H. BOYDSTON.
MOntezuma, Iowa.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

II is II creditable fact that most of
the great bridges OF the world have
been built by American engineers.
They have brought the art of bridge
building TO such perfection that they
are i'll demand by the managers ofalI
foreign railroads.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

\ London medical journal chron-
lcles the successful grating OF a new
set OF eyclids on IL man who had been
robbed OF the originals by fire. The
skin was taken from his thigh and
the new lids are said to work with all
the perfection OF the natural lids.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

"Ah, he'll never he able to fill his
fathers shoes
NO, but he thinks his hat would
come down over the old man ears,
all right chicago Record
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-06

The Pension Bureau makes a de-
cisiOn which amounts to declaring
that no matter how many times a
woman marries after the death of a
former husband she remains the
widow of the first man she married
after the death of her last husband.
A widow of a soldier was drawing a
pension, she married and was dropped
from the pension rolls Her second
husband died and she was reinstated
as widow of the first husband.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Noted Woman suffraaIsts.

Even If the women could only sit
dp in the gallery and watch the men
eat at .he great Chamber of Com
merce banquet in the Waldorf. they
could console themselves with the
thought that there were some pretty
good woman suffragists among the dis
tinguished guests. President Roose-
welt. as is well known. has expressed
himself favorably. and the same is
true OF Senator Depew. Sir Albert
Rollit, chairman of the delegation
from the London Chamber of Com
merce. had charge of the women's
franchise bill in the House of Com
mons in 1892, and made powerful
fight for 1t. the vote standing It's yeas
to 1872 nays. Mr.. Faithful Begg. anoth-
er delegate from London. has had the
management of the bill during various
parliamentary sessions for the past
eight or ten years. These prove mere
ly that belief in the right of women
to the suffrage is not confined wholly
to visionary and irresponsible radicals.
Ida H. Harper, in New York Sun
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Rapid Progress Being
Made by the South

The progress Of the south during
recent years is one OF the wonders of
the age. Between 1880 and 1900 the
population of the south Increased
FROM 16.ss9.96 to 2a.54s. .404 or A per
cent. but in the same period southern
agricultural. manufactured and min
eral products Increased In value from
s1,134. $780, ,229 to s2,s44, ,440, or 157
per cent. Farm values grew from
s2.as0. .364.32 to ss.95l, ,631 ,6s2. Farm
ing is Improving. as is shown by the
fact that. while the acreage in wheat
Increased In the two decades but IL
per cent. the crop increased So per
cent. The average per acre is nearly
two bushels higher than the average
for the whole country. The corn. hay
and oct crops about doubled. and
the cotton output increased over 80
per cent. The value of the crop of
cotton in 1900. seed included. was
$3.50 900 900. The rice and sugar crops
much more than doubled. and the
product of southern tobacco is 20 per
cent Of that OF the entire Union. The
rural population is accordingly fairly
prosperous. and its gain In numbers
between 1890 lnd 1900 was much
larger than that of all the rest of the
United States.
1880 there were 1G1 cotton factor
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Scientific Men Are
Rebuffed by Sultan

No surprise was manifested at the
noplc that the Sultan of Turkey had
again refused ''irmnn" or permis-
sion to an American named Banks to
excavate Tel Ibrahim," mountain
about nine hours ride northeast of
the ruins of Babylon. where tradi-
tion of the country has 1t that the
tomb Of Abraham is situated.
There are two of these so-called
"Tombs of Abraham" in this region,
the one Mr.. banks desired to exca-
vate and the other southwest of
Babylon. where tradition says the
Tower OF Babel was situated. Inter
est Is attached TO both places owing
to the ruins of buildings of an ancient
people and TO the traditions invested
in them by the Arabs and Turks. but
archeologists do not believe that
either is the site of the tomb of Abra-
ham. locating the last resting place
OF the patriarch of the Cnildren OF
Israel In the Cave OF Machpelnh. near
Hebron. in Palestine. where Abraham
buried his wife Sarah
Two yenrs ago MIR. Banks. who is
graduate from Harvard. made ef-
forts to secure permission from the
Sultan of Turkey to excavate the Ur
or City OF Chaldecs on the western
bank of the Mesopotamia.
II Is said that John d. Rockefeller
contributed $4,000 to the fund which
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Disposal of the Dead
Problem in Cities

Almost every rage OF the records OF
London and Paris contains examples
of the dcsecrafian OF abandoned
graveyards. and there is hardly city
in the Old World that has not disturb
ed at least one OF these resting
places OF their whiiom inhabitants.
1r our towns Of rapid growth. fhe
cemetery Of today becomes the heart
OF q metropolis tomorrow: the dempli-
tion of grayeyards In New York aud
Boston has been frequent occlr-
renee until II falls to attract Mt
tention.
When the Colon cemetery of fla
vana became overcrowded. the Gu
bans found II necessary to clear 1t Of
skulls. and promiseuously shoveled
them into common boneyard. 1t pre-
scented an aspect so ghastly that Gen.
Wood concluded to cover the pit and
reopen It only for the next overflow
OF skeletons, expected in about 1--WE
years. In certain cemeteries of Lon
don. corpses are buried in standing
pcstures because no room Is left to
lay them down. Bodies OF the poor
generally are packed over each other
in tiers, and the trench is kept open
until tilled. In tho poverty corner OF
Calvary cemetery this has been the
customary treatment Of tho remains
of paupers. Newtown. whore Calvary
is situated, harbors eighty oorpses to
every living inhnbitant. The convent
ent villages OF Corona. Eimhurst and
Woodside. once parts of Newtcwn,
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Cntarrh PoIsons.

Catarrh is capable of changing all the
life-giving secretions of the body into
scalding fluids. which destroy and infiame
every part they come in contact with. AP-
plications to the places affected by catarrh
can do little good save to soothe or quiet
disagreeable symptoms Hence it is that
gargles. sprays. atomizers and inhalants
only serve as temporary relief So long as
the irritating secretions OF catarrh continue
to be formed so long will the membranes
continue to be infamed. no matter what
treatment is used.
There is but one remedy that has the
desirable effect, and that remedy is
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Peruna. This remedy strikes at once to
the roots of catarrh by restoring to the
capillary vessels their healthy elasticity.
Peruna is not temporary palliative. but
radical cure.
Send for DIR. Hartman's latest book.
sent free for short time. Address The
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., Co
lumbus, Ohio.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna. write
at once TO DR.. Hartman. giving a full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Alleged AmerIcanisms.

We are reminded by a correspond.
ent. says the London Chronicle that
fall is not the only word of which
the Americans have preserved the Old
English meaning. According to the
late Richard A. Proctor. the phrase.
81 guess" to English ears SO ridicu.
lous. is really identical with the old
expression II wis.," meaning Il know
The word guess" when he is more
or less in state of certainty. There
arc many other examples of words
that have played fast and loose with
g and wv" such as guardian" and
warden" guard" and ward .
"guichet" ana wicket"
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

which now are annexed to Now YORK,
and constitute the geographical center
OF the enlarged city. might increase
In population II It were not for the
proximity OF vast and dreary charnei
fields.
A law relating to public health pro-
viled forty years ago that no grave
be dug or opened souta OF Eighty
sixth street. and tha. 70 ccmcsery be
opened in any part Of the city and
county of New York. This law should
be enforced and applied not to Great
er New York alone. but TO the terri
tory within radius Of 100 miles
around every populous town. People
who insist on their iranimate bodlez
remaining fnviolate SHOULD have them
carried TO a distance where they can
neither Inconvenience nor iniure the
living. who need the room. and are
natural heirs OF the departed. Famous
irtermuras cemeteries. like Mount
Auburn (Boston), Greenwood New
Yora). and Laurel Hill Phladalphia). =.
could be transformed into admirable
parks. Monuments OF architectural
beauty might ROMAN undisturbed.
Others might be replaced by trees
with suitable tablets to mark the
SPOT of those upon whose dust they
grow The Turks. 10th to disecsate
the grave of Mussulman. have
adopted similar custom. and thereby
have made the cemeteries OF constan-
tinople attractive to strangers.-Lonis
windmulIer in Municipal Affairs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
science Of watering Plants.

With a consignment OF Seeding ever
green's which received few days ago
was enclosed this order: Don't. under
any circumstances, water oftener than
every two weeks, but when watering
soak thoroughly" After studying and
testing this advice found II to embody
the correct principle. little water
placed each evening on d plant will soon
evaporate, the surface becomes baked,
the fine roots hunt the surface and the
plant is injured instead of benefited.
BY the soaking method the ground must
necessarily be well cultivated to catch
the water readily; the moisture pene-
trates the soil drowning the fibrous
roots downward. and the results re-
semble those caused by good rain. II
is in harmony with successful irriga-
ton in the West There will be more
gained by thoroughly soaking the
ground around single tree or plant
each evening than giving a hundred
the customary pint My Seeding ever
greens were soaked to plow depth and
as soon as the surface was dry enough
worked into dust mulch. Each morn
ing for a week the surface looked as II
IL had received good shower, al
though we scarcely had a dew The
growth of the trees attested the cor
rectness OF the plan. A few plants pos
slbly might be found that would not
thrive under this treatment, but they
would certainly be the exception and
not the average.-W. A. Ballenger In
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

MIR. Banks raised to defrey the cx-
rcnses of the expedition he was or
ganizing. He returned to Constanti-
nople and as the Representative Of
several American universities. includ-
Ing. 1t Is said. Harvard, he applied to
the Porte for permission to excayate.
Refusal was made by the Sultan
owing. It is said, to the religious asso-
Citations OF the so-called tomb OF
Abraham, many of the Mohammedans
believing that the mountain. which is
the place mentioned as Cuthal in
Second Kings in the Bible. is really
the site of the burying place OF Abra-
ham. In addition to the question OF
offending the religious beliefs of the
natives of the country. 1t is said that
while MIR. Banks was consul at the
City of Bagdad he incurred the dis
pleasure of the Porte.
It was declared at the university
that 1t is problenatical whether
Banks will ever secure permission to
cxcavate in any part of the Ottoman
Empire, although the Sultan has al
ways been cordial toward exploring
expeditions. especially those from
Americn. and at present party OF
German scientists are at work not
far from where Banks desired TO ex-
cavate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
TO MARK INGALLS, GRAVE.
His FrIendo Seek for a Stone Such ar
He Described.

His FrIendo Seek for Stone Such ac
He Described.
The grave of the late John J. ingalls,
at Mt. Vernon cemetery will be
marked by native bowlder deposited
in Kansas soil in the glacial period.
according to an Atchison, Kan. dis
patch in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
This will be done in obedience to n
letter written in the senate chamber
at washington. Dec. 10. 1890. TO Mrs.
ingalls, in Atchison. The letter fol
lows:
"The cold wave has passed off and
the morning is like April. The world
is so lovely at Its best; this life is so
delightful that dread the thought OF
leaving IL. have seen and expert
enced so little of what may be seen
and known that II seems like closing
a volume of which have only glanced
at The title page.
""Nhat an uncivil host life IL. to invite
us TO an entertainment which we are
compelled to attend whether we like
Ii OF not and then to rncererioniously
ta,:s us by the arm ard bo-y us cui
into the night. stcimy and dismal. to
GO stumbling about without so much
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

les; In 1900 there were 400. Between
1890 and 1900 the south gained 2.747,.
s39 cotton spindles. against a gain OF
but 2.172,410 in the north. In the
same period the capital in cotton
manufacturing increased from $685.
00000D to sl24.000. 900. But oil mills,
furnaces. rolling mills. furniture and
other Woodworking mills have also
sprung up as If by magic. An epitome
of the manufactures of tho south
SHOWS 92.522 manufacturing estab-
lishments In 1900. with capital Of
sl.111, ,6s8.s52 against 43.725 establish
ments in 1880, with capital Of
s251, ,692, ,03S. The value OF product
has grown from s445.512. 2.461 to ST.
419.001. .S73. The mining output in
1900 was s115. .352. 1853 against s17.S07,-
GAG in 1882. The lumber industry has
also increased phenomenally.
This industrial progress has re-
suited largely from the expansion OF
the railway systems and the improve
ment of harbor facilities. Southern
ports have increased their exports
since 1880 by 99.5 per cent, this being
o sequel OF the Increase of southern
railway mileage from 21 .G12 miles to
1854 miles, growth OF 14s per cent,
against the growth OF but 9S per cent
in the rest Of the Union.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, rs they cannot
reach the seat OF tho disease Catarrh is q
blood or constitutional disease. and in order To
cure It you must take internal remedies Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one OF the best physiclans
in this country for years and is regular pre-
scription. It is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces- The
perfect combination OF the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results In curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free
J.. ]. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo. O
Sold by druggists, price 7bc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Two Missourians. one going east and
the other. west. met near the Kansas
line one day In 1856. '-HoW far is II to
the Kansas line asked the west-bound
traveller. Only little way responded
the other. How VIII know when l get
know all right enough. You just keep
goin' till you feel an Irresistible desire 10
sas."
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
rhe Melted Coin.

Place the coin in half u walnut shell
and I'LL the shell with mixture of
three parts of dry. powdered inter.
one part of flour of sulphur and a
iittle snwdust. well sifted. Light II.
and when the mixture is melted It
will be seen tiat the coin is also
melted. the shell not having sustained
any injury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

as lantern to show us the way to an
other town.
Our ground in the cemetery should
have a monument hate these obcl.
isks. urns and stone cottages. and
should prefer great natural rock
one of the red powders known as the
lost rocks of the prairie. porphyry
from the North. brought down in
glacial times--with email surface
smcothod down. just large enough to
make a tablet in which should be in
rerted the bronze letters of cur name.
Ingalls, and nothing else"
A stone such as described is now
being sought.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
They Know a Good Thing.

The number OF new settlers going
Into the Sunny San Luis valley this
fall is remarkable. II you want to
get some of our choice lands. with
gilt-edged water rights. you will need
to be about il.
For particulars write to Zeph. Chas.
Felt, 614-6l6 Majestic Building. Den
yer, Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

LOUISE the the
President Johnson
regarded constitutional
Peruna is
caused relief of
commend its
disorder of the human
v---Io
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price .,

81 am sure said Mrs. C. Krett To her
t told You fiS viii never ' be- repeated. peat The The
coachman. you have observed IL deaf.
and | had the horses docked so that they
would not carry tails
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

A story current about the Bishop of
London represents him as a bored lis
seI1e sener to sf y wlndy speech Turning to a
that spenker?' No" was the answer
81 do" said the bishop. ''he speaks un-
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

The receiver is sometimes as cad as
the transmitter
Actions are crystarlized thoughts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

FITS rermanenslyCured no nts or nsrvou-ne.s sftc,
hrst day OF Dir. Klinc's Groat Nerve Rcstorer
bend for FREE s2.O0 trial bottle and treatise
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

GAY Youngman-Here is N scarf r,,,
oought six months ago. but never tno,s
out OF the box. I've got 10 raise some
half the wholesale price. Jeweer ,rr,, rvr
ically)-Thnts Just is cents. Younemna,n
But paid you IS for 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

How is that patent medicine of your
selling?" We haven't manufactured
any yet. Were busy now getting up ties
timonials from people who have beei
cured by it
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

May-Did you tell the reporter your en-
gagement was secret? Ethel-Yes. and
the horrid thing never put 1t in the pa
uer Mt all
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

.'Miid?" Well. l should say so-Bax-
ter's Builhead sc cigar. Smoke many
as you like: they won't hurt you.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

81 understand the scriblerum's las
book sold we'll" Yes. ] was one q
those who were sold by it,
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

man should always tell the truth in
court even II he does draw on his imag
nation in courting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Nervous Old Lady at the Zoo-You
never let the animals out. do you
Keeper-Oh. yes, We have some dandy
lions out on the lawn now.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

An Omaha man wants a divorce be-
cause when he Joined new club his
wife used an old club.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Piso's euro for Consumption is an infAliib
medicine for coughs and colds--N. w. SAMuE
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. II. 1000
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

BuIIhead scent cigar II YOU have
| smoked one you know how good they
are. II you have not. try one.