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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29
People Panic Stricken.
INHABITANTS OF FORT DE FHANCE IN
WILD RUSH

10 Leave Islands Dangers, Fearing to
be Overtaken by Same Fate as De-
struCtion of Martinique-City Liter
ally Bombarded by Mount PeIee-
Red hot Stones and Boiling Mud and
Lava Rained From the Clouds
Eruption Worse Than That Which
Overwhelmed ST. Pierre - Whole
Island Seems Doomed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29
AMERICANS BRAVE IN DANGER.

In the excitement time was found
to give praise to Lieutenant McCor-
mick and the American officers and
men under his command, who have
never lost their presence of mind
and are working bravely to save those
who were unable to save themselves.
The naval tug Potomac, which Lieu
tenant Mccormick commands, was
ordered to run up the coast to make
observations of Mount Pelee in erup
ton. just as on Monday, the ship
was taken down under the volcano,
where it remained until driven away
by the flow of lava, which reached far
ont into the sea.
Lieut.. Mccormick brought back a
report that new assures have formed
in the sides Of Mount Pelce and from
them lava flows in broad streams.
All along the shore near st. Pierre
water is boiling, and such curtains of
steam rise that a view Of the land is
possible only when the wind blows
with sufficient force to lift them for
few seconds.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29

A true woman gives up her pug
when she acquires husband.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29
Hampton Roads Meeting
BETWEEN PRESIDENT LINCOLN RND CON-
FEDERATE COMMISSIONERS.

An Event Concerning Which Many
Incorrect Statements Have Been
Made-The Popular Understanding
of the Incident Erroneousand Does
Gross Injustice to Jefferson Davis
The True Facts as Given in "A Con.
stitutional View of the Late War
Between the States" by Alexander
h. Stephens.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29
9th day of June. 1902,

sell al public auction to the highest bidder
fuI cash. al the Court House door in the
town Of Henderson, y. C.. the follow ing
property. to-wit: One certain lot or parcel
"t land situate in the town of Henderson,
\. C. bounded aS follows: Begin at an
IRON stake ON Ransom street. Currin'> cor
nrc. thence West g6l2 feet to an iron stake
thence North East 200 feet to an iron
stake; thence East 50 feet to an iron
stake on hanson street; thence along said
l,a.~om street POO feet to the beginning. 1t
hrl.G that lot of land bought by W. II
Neavi> from Robert Elam.
Also one tract Of land lying on the
North OF the town of Henderson, y. c.,
containing about 50 acres and which is
FULLY described IN deeds from ID. Y Cooper
au0 wife 10 W. II. ReaviS, recorded in
Book >, page :, and from Jno. NJ. Parrish
ana wife, recorded in Book j. page S.
Also one lot OF land in the town of Hen
der>on, y. c.. fully described in a deed
from :. G.. Hughes and wife to w II
heaYls OF date 2sth March, 1899; said lot
nIflhg 100 l2i - feet, being lot No. 70 of
Hughes property.
This Sth day of May. 1902.
JAMES L. YOUNG, Guardian,
- MOrtgagee.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29

\AIEAK STOMACH is strength
" ened and toned by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, It medicine that cures
dyspepsia and POOR APPETITE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-29
BLISTERED SHIPS PAINT.

St Pierre is described by Lieut.
Mccormick as driven into the earth.
The city has been buried deeply under
ashes, which constantly fall. The
heat from the volcano was so great
and the Potomac went so close in
shore that she returned with the paint
on her sides blistered.
On the way back from st. Pierre
Lieutenant Mccormick saw crowd
OF men and women on the shore sig
mailing wildly for help. AS many as
possible were taken on board and
brought to Fort de France. Those
Supplies were given to them and they
We're turned over TO the relief COM
mittee.
From all parts of the island not
cut off bv the flow Of lava refugees
are coming into Fort de France. The
mountain roads are filled with panic
stricken and starving natives. Ar
irving here. their terrors do not de-
| crease, and they are as anxious to
press on to some safer place as they
we're to get here. All the roads, are
dotted with the dead. and many are
reported 10 be dying, having fallen
| from weakness on the way. Liberal
wages are offered for rescuers to
| 90 out and assist those who have
| fallen. but the laborers are too full Of
fear to be tempted by any offer.
THE HEAVENS SEEMED AFIRE.
The panic was greatest yesterday,
when the sun rose, shining family
through haze of ashes. The skie s
were filled with rolling and whirling
clouds that were fiery red. Many be-
lieved that flames were about to fall
upon them from the heavens, and the
terror that ensued was pitiful.
The spectacle was so appalling that
the populace could not appreciate the
sublimity Of it. Quickly the streets
were filled, soldiers and sailors mixing
freely with the residents, all fright
ened. They struggled to get to .
place Of safety, they knew not where.
All believed that where they were was
the greatest danger. Some cursed in
their frenzy; others fell on their
knees in the streets and sought pro-
lection from heaven. Few were able
to refrain from tears. Then, when
the panic subsidized a little there was
a general scramble for the mountains
or the water fronts.
When the Potomac started for St
Pierre the French cruiser Suchet wen
outside and made a tour Of the islanC
! in the opposite direction. She passsc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
Jim O'Brien's Epitaph.

Il suppose our western country has
furnished more funny things in the ep-
itaph line than all the rest of the
world" remarked a Colorado eX-con-
gresham.
Il remember one that adorned the
cemetery at Leadville in the palmy
days of that great mining camp. 1t
seems that in the course of barroom
broil one Jim O'Brien, well known
character had his existence terminal
ed prcmaturely. He was good fell
low in the main and not without
friends. One of the dead mans asso-
ciates, in deep grief over his demise,
erected wooden slab over his grave
on which he had written in large let
tiers:
"Jim O'Brien departed for heaven at
$3.50 a. m.
"A local humorist happened along
soon afterward and appended the fol
lowing:
Heaven. 4:2O p. m.-O'Brien not yet ar
rived. Intense excitement The worst is
feared"
- Washington Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
IN MANDALAY.
Thousands of Pagoda Bells Ring at
the Setting of the Sun.

Thousands of Pagoda Bells Ring at
the Setting of the Sun.
Mandalay has its own sky, soft and
! gray and incurving like a tent, with
white cloud lines that seem meant for
scrolls if one could read. 1t is the
Very Sacred City, the city of contem-
plation, the city of all the monks. A
thousand pagoda bells give tongue to
| the wind there when the sun goes
down; a crumbling thousand more give
up to time the testimony of outworn
! things.
1t lies in a curved arm Of blue hills,
and something broods over it with So
licitude. This you suspect from the air
of the place and the way the shrill
talk of the parrots and the complaint
of the goats and the laughter of the
people come to you wherever you are
sitting. Afterward you go out, as
did that morning with the commission
er, and see under the very zenith, where
the low gray sky is caught up, the
square of the dark red crenellated
walls of the old royal city, three miles
each way, and outside the walls the
parallel clear moat thinking back at
the sky, and then you are sure that
over and above the government of In
! dia some spirit is in possession here,
some spirit that bends in affection over
| finished and forgotten things.
Seven rooted kiosks stand at inter-
J walls over the gates In the wall-they
are called pyathat, but they strike the
eye like peaceful conclusions-and low
white stone bridges raised in the mid
die span the moat. The buttresses of
/ the gates are painted deep gray and
white, and the bank that slants steeply
| from the wall to the water has here
and there a low, twisted, spreading
tree on 1t, purely for decoration. You
may stop at corner and look two
ways along the rejecting water, with
bridge after bridge receding across,
and pyathat after pyathat diminishing
above, and each red ard gray and
white vista so picked out and finished
under the quiet light slipping adorably
into the near blue of the hills.
Mandalay seemed aware with bunt-
ing that day, flags and arches of vel
| come everywhere and crowds flocking-
aware and almost awake-but you
looked again and saw that she only
turned in her sleep and smiled, as at a
dream.-EXchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
-------------------------
lMPACrED EAR WAX.
Where 1t Comes From and How 1t
Should BE Treated.


The normal secretion of the orifice
of the ear is the product of glands
situated in the outer half of the canal
only. This secretion-the cerumen or
ear wax-is slowly poured from the
gland ducts as a thin, yellowish liquid.
AS it quickly loses large amount of
its watery elements ~ evaporation
and becomes admixed with dust it
forms a thin layer, waXlike in color
and consistency, which normally COW
ers only the outer portion of the canal,
that in which the glands are located.
This layer of material probably has
its chief function, in common with the
few small hairs in the same location,
in protecting the vibratory membrane
the drum-from the contact of dust.
1t is interesting to observe that the
exit of this layer of wax is accom-
plished by nature chiefly with the aid
of the motion communicated to the
ear canal by the movement of the jaw
in chewing and talking, motion read
lily felt by touching the orifice with
the finger tip during these processes.
The constant increase of the secretion
is therefore provided with CORE
spending loss, which takes place almost
as imperceptibly as the constant loss
of the superficial layer of the skin from
the surface of the body.
This explanation serves to make
clear why the use of ear spoons, pins
or hairpins is unnecessary. The use
of such objects is not only superflu
Gus, but it is often the cause of the
very condition which those who use
them would prevent.
Even too vigorous washing with
twisted cloth or sponge, for example,
may result in pushing the wax back
into the canal until mass sufficient
to block the entire opening is accumu-
lated.
The first intimation of the presence
of impacted wax is often the sudden
occurrence of considerable degree of
deafness. This is most likely to hap
pen on damp day or just after or dur
ing a bath. A slight amount of mois-
ture causes the mass to swell so that
the narrow chink previously existing
between the mass and the canal is
closed. If it is not now removed, the
mass may shrink and the hearing pow
er be temporarily restored, only to be
lost again when conditions arise caus-
ing an increase in the size of the mass.
Firm, gentle Swinging with warm
water from piston ear syringe is usu-
ally regarded as the safest and best
method of removing the mass, the
handling of which had better be in
trusted to physician or trained nurse,
If possible. Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
A SKULL FOR "HAMLET."
she odd Manner In Which the Elder
Booth Acquired One.

the elder Booth acquired a skull for
use in Hamlet in an odd manner. ac-
cordlng to story in Seen and Heard.
Lie tragedlan, somewhat in his cups.
was travelling near Louisville when he
look horse from a field and rode off
with 1t. Horse stealing at that time
was capital offense in Kentucky. and
the greatest horse thief was a man
named Fontaine. Booth was soon over
taken and when asked where he got
the animal said:
Il captured him in a field back
here"
Indeed" said one of the farmers.
And what might your name be-"
My name is Fontaine," said Booth,
without smile.
"Fontaine" calculated both men ST.
simultaneously. Then you are the very
man we want Come back to town
with u.s."
certainly" said Booth in the most
good natured manner, and, wheeling
his horse, he rode back to Louisville
with his captors
The city Jail was then in charge of a
Colonel Thomas, who knew Booth
well. I'VE have brought you Fontaine,
the horse thief, and claim the reward"
said the farmers proudly, addressing
the jailer.
Where is he?" they were asked.
Booth was produced. "Why, what
does this mean, Mr.. Booth?' asked
Thomas.
Il haven't the slightest idea," said
the great tragedian. with the utmost
simplicity. 81 met these two men with
this horse, and they insisted upon CIV
ing it to me. | guess they stole 1t.
think one of them is Fontaine."
The ruStics were about to be locked
up when by the most singular coin
cidence a man rushed to the prison
door on horseback and shouted out
the information that the real Fontaine
had been taken into custody. Booth
made Fontaine's acquaintance in Jail,
and the horse thief, who was executed
later, left by will his skull to the actor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
THE FEMININE MIND.
bme Men Think They Fathom II.
but They Are Mistaken,

/
A man can very seldom tell what ia
passing in woman'S mind. He talks
with another man, and he can follow
his processes; he gets his point of
view; he can read between the lines:
he can make shrewd guess as to
how he came to say that or why he
refrained from saying the other saws
the Waterman.
But woman's mental processes are
not those of man. Her mental ma
chinery is geared differently. You hear
what she tells you. You can make In
ferences from it. They will be wrong
because you do not know how she
came to say what she did; you do not
have the clew. Try TO guess what she
will say next, and you will find that
you are all at sea.
The man who says that he under
stands woman is himself a woman.
No man can understand a woman. He
may love her. There may exist be-
tween his soul and hers that indie
Unable and celestial sympathy which
Is the sweetest thing on earth, but he
does not understand her.
Her mental operation, her ways of
thought, her point of view, will always
be as inscrutable to him as the mental
processes of an angel Whether wom-
en- understand each other is not quite
certain. a greater part of the delight
that men find in the companionship of
women arises from their inscrutability.
You cannot measure or exhaust them.
Their charming inconsequence, as
1t seems to you, will never cease to
puzzle you, and every fresh conversa-
ton reveals novelty of attitude or
opinion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
THE COUGARS FIGHTING.
How n Bull Elk Won u Battle by a
Solar PIexus Blow.

The cougar does not leap upon its big
game nor drop upon it out of treetops,
but sneaks close or lies in wait upon
the level and goes from cover in a
straight rush like the tiger or the hunt
ing leopard. 1t endeavors to seize upon
the lower throat or shoulder with its
teeth and to twist the quarry's head
against this purchase" in its power
full forearms until the neck is broken.
Failing in its attempt, yet making
good its catch hold, the cougar will-to
put it modernly-go in and finish in
any old style. 1t will usually finish
once tooth and claw are engaged, but
sometimes it fails and even gets the
worst of an encounter.
Felix Michaud, a most reliable free
trapper of the old regime, once told me
he had watched a lion stalking a bull
elk. 1t was a Teton mountain cougar
of the big variety. 1t went from cover
in headlong rush, but missed its neck
stroke as the bull lunged ahead, catch
ing him at the point of the shoulder
and going under his belly. Both ami
mails We're bowled over in miXup of
hair, hoofs, claws and horns. In a
brief struggle, as they rolled over to-
gether, the cougar was thrown into the
air, as if hoisted by spring trap, by
a convulsive kick from the bulls. hind
leg The maddened elk gained its legs
and chased its enemy off the field. An
unlocked for punch in the wind had
taken the sand out of pussy.-Outing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

The Tax Books are now ready, and the
County Treasurer would call the attention
of the taxpayers for 1902 to Section 46,
Article 81, Revised Code of Maryland.
All persons who shall pay thei. State taxes
on or before
THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
of the year for which they were levied,
shall be entitled to a discount of
S PER CENTUM
on the amount of said taxes; all Who shall
pay the same on or before the first day of
October, of the said year, shall be entitled
to deduction of
PER CENTUM,
and all who shall pay for the same on or
before the first day of November, of said
year, shall be entitled to deduction of
} PER CENTUM.
Taxes on the income of mortgages be-
come due September I, 1902, for said year.
CHAS. c. BISER,
aug. I-5t. County Treasurer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
A Cheerful Face.

Next to the sunlight of heaven is a
cheerful face. There is no installing
it. The bright eye, the unclouded brow,
the sunny smile-all tell of that which
dwells within. Who has not felt its
electrifying influence? One glance at
this face lifts us out of the mists and
shadows into the beautiful realms of
hope. One cheerful face in the house
hold will keep everything warm and
light within. 1t may be very plain
face, but there is something in it we
feel, yet cannot express, and its CHEEKY
smile sends the blood dancing through
our veins for very joy. All, there is Il
world of magic in the plain, cheerful
face, and we would not exchange it
for all the soulless beauty that ever
graced the fairest form on earth.-EX-
change.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
Scotch "Drip Stone.1

Years ago Scotch great-grandpa
brought to America a piece Of sand
rock that some persons thought was
intended for grindstone. What caused
them to think so was not because it
was round, but on the upper side it
was followed out like saucer, and
the other side had small projection
like chocolate drop in shape and
size. Soon this was discovered to be
what is termed a drip stone" and
when set In shady place and the
saucer side filled with water will de-
liver crystal pure and cold drops from
the underside. The water is absolutely
clean and pure as the result of this
homely process. The idea was original
ly taken from the orientals, no doubt.
New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
SHREWO VICTOR HUGO.
The Quiet Way In Which He BuIIied
the Theatrical Managers.

the Theatrical Managers.
Here are the methods which Dumas
the elder and Victor Hugo employed
when they had new play to offer to
the theater. Dumas would write to the
director of the Porte St Martin:
My Dear Friend-I shall bring you on
Monday a play in five acts. | snail need
Mile Georges. Nine. Dorval, Bocage,
Lockroy, Provost and five new scenes.
This extravaganza would alarm the
director, who would put off the produc-
ton of the play till better days.
Then Victor Hugo would appear and
shyly draw manuscript out of his
pocket. He would agree to everything.
The stock company would play his
piece admirably, since all he wanted
was a good ensemble; no new dccora-
tons would be needed nor any change
at all.
So the piece would be read. and as
the roles were distributed Hugo would
say musingly, "Dieu, how fine Freder-
lex would be in that part" THAT is
true" Iorel would murmur, and Il few
days after he would announce that
Frederick was engaged. Hugo would
then demonstrate that this destroyed
the equipose of the cast and Raucourt,
Laferriere and Mile. Georges would be
engaged. Then Hugo would attack the
stage setting. Old scenes, that the pub
lie had tired of, were almost an insult
to these great artists. If Horel showed
reluctance at this, Hugo would threat
en- to withdraw his piece. And so the
game would go on, till, little by little,
Hugo had obtained everything he
wanted, even to changing the paper
hangings in the stage boxes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15

said, For heavens sake. don't you
need $10T With excellent presence of
mind the man answered in the proper
way, and the reporter dashed back TO
his desk to write his little social study.
He imagined poor man who had a
pitiful need and told an imaginary tale
about him.
1T was charming, but very sad.
The city editor next afternoon praised
MIN; 1t was the finest story of the
day. He added: Already several men
have stopped in to leave checks, and
here is fifty dollar bill the chief him
self just dropped ON my desk for the
poor man. You cash these checks and
take all the money to him and write
something about the relief it will af-
ford to him. Wait a moment; here's
another $25. Why, it's from the chief
again; you see what an impression
you've made! Taking the money, the
young reporter hesitated, fumbled it.
We'll? inquired the city editor.
"Then the young reporter had to
give the account of the hunt for
needy man as here set forth. After
looking out the window a long time
the city editor said:
"'Of course you are indefinitely sus-
pended. | ought to devise some tor
ture for you also. You might he con-
cluded, rising, picture to yourself what
feelings the old man will have-that
kindly old chief to whom must return
this $75-when he hears that he was
cheated by fake in his own news
paper1 New York Commercial Adj
yeftiser
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
A GENEROUS EDITOR.
'heated by n Fake Story In His own
Newspaper,

Newspaper.
Iue following true story of a New
sork reporter is told by correspond
ent.
as reporter my friend had not won
'ne regard Of his city editor. He fire.
quehtly failed to return from an as
slshMent with "a good story So when
ne was told to draw SO from the Of
lce' so out and give it to man genu-
'nely IN need of 1t and then write, as a
social study, the needy mans valuation
VI current reports of Astounding pros
perily IN the country my friend thought
.'e lla a task that was easy, but or
t'hiZed charity would not, because of
p'luclple, encourage such indiscrimi-
N"'e giving and refused to tell of any
S"e VINO was in extremity. Going
uo"n to the Bowery, the reporter
Questioned a policeman and was di-
,VV'eo TO a certain tenement. When
nv Eot there, the man had been dispos-
seSsed and had taken his family out of
ue helghborhood. After no success
WIN TWO other devices for discovering
=, uiah really in want it looked as
tnoush the reporter would once more
navy a,e 10 20 back to the office and re-
"' Wilat so preposterous as to say
to1 ,ne city editor that a man who was
, ba1iy oil for the lack of $40 and who
, n"u views ON the subject of prosperity
was not to be found?
oo+ia ieSS Time was near. Some plan of
= Nt e', mad to be decided on. Meeting
doa Trend who, though earning good
''"i' always spent more, the reporter
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
A Story of oueensIand,s Mines.

Three men had arranged for blast
Of dynamite. Two of them walk away,
while the other lights the fuse. The
fuse being lighted. the navy throws
the lighted match aside. 1t drops into
key of gunpowder, and he is blown
up.
He falls, lacerated and burned, just
across the hole where the dynamite is.
His comrades see his danger. run for
ward and drag him away just in time.
And they go on with their work as if
nothing had happened.-"Queensland
In 1889"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
Lacked Heart.

"Once there was a lawyer out near
Galesburg," said an Illinois congress
man. "who made a brilliant defense in
O certain case. Men praised his effort
Will he make his mark for ability as
an advocate? some one asked. NO,
replied the veteran lawyer. His aoll-
ity begins here at the Adams apple
and extends upward. He must have
something under his left breast The
congressman cited this as an example
why some speeches fail in the house
of representatives.-Washington POST
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15
The Source of Complexion.

According to DR.. York, offspring al
ways takes the complexion from the
father; hence, if father of negro
baby has any white blood in his veins,
the child at birth will be nearly as
white as a Caucasian. On the other
hand, the child of a white mother and
a black father will, after Il months
time, be nearly as black as the full
blooded negro.-London Standard.