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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
TARDY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Baltimore Sun.

The nomination OF Capt. Charles f.
Clark to be a Rear-Admiral in the
navy is a tardy acknowledgment of
the services rendered by that gallant
officer during the war with Spain.
The voyage OF the battleship Oregon
from the Pacific Coast was one of the
most brilliant Incidents of the war,
and gave Capt. Clark Il worldwide
reputation. In the battle with Ger
vera S feet the Oregon was in the
thick OF the fight, and did most effec-
tive work. Capt Clark should have
been rewarded long ago for his skill
and gallantry. Other officers whose
services were not as valuable or con-
spicuOus were promoted, but the
commander OF the Oregon was APP
parently overlooked. In his testi-
mony before the Schley Court of In
quiry Capt. Clark paid a high tribute
to the courage and efficiency of Ad-
miral Schley. He is brave and Just
man, quick torecognize and proclaim
the good qualities displayed by his
brother officers All honor 10 Admiral
Clark. May he live long to niov his
well-merited promotion.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.
The Dog That Served the Purpose of
Ventriloquist.
L Philadelphia Times.

Ihlladrlphla Times.
The following story is told of a
ventriloquist, now famous, but at
the time of this happening so hard up
he used to walk between the cities
where he was to appear. On one Of
these tours he came to Philadelphia
on foot, and on the road he picked up
a miserable little dog because it
looked so much like he felt" The
story will explain what became of the
dog.
The first house he came to was 4
saloon and of course he wanted a
drink, He had no money, but went
in anyhow to see what he could do
The proprietor, a German, said:
well, what will you have?'
He said, 'I'll take whisky" and
then. turning to the dog, he asked:
What will you have?''
The answer came very promptly.
IN take ham sandwich"
The German was so surprised he
| almost tainted. He looked at the
dog a moment and then asked:
What did you say?"
The dog replied:
II said a ham sandwich"
Hans thought it wonderful that a
| dog should be able to talk and asked
who had trained him. how long it had
taken, etc. and wound up with:
How much you take for him?"
oh" said Mr.. Nentriloquist II
wouldn't sell him at any price. but
am a little hard up, now. and if YOU
will lend me $50 III leave him with
You till | bring back the money"
'All right" said Hans, Il just want
him for little while so | can show
him to some smart people l know
| around here"
So everything was settled, tn.
money paid, etc, and as the ventril
oquist went out he turned and waved
his hand to the dog and said:
'.Nel, goodbye, Jack, I'll COM
back soon"
The dog looked AT him and said:
You mean son Of gun, TO sell m,
for $50 after all Eve done for YOU, s,
help me Moses, I'll never speak anoth
er word as long as l live"
And he didn't.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
UNDERGOINGR CONSTRUCTION.

NortIIerI Sentiments ard Political
Utteranccs Radically Changed on
Account OF a Better Understanding
of the Race Question a. il Exists To-
day in the South.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03

has Il deep yoke effect of horizontal
tuckS alternating with inset bands of
black lace and below this the lace
and tucks run lengthwise A soft
rosette of liberty satin ribbon is
placed at the left side. The elbow
sleeves are trimmed with ruffles The
same idea is followed III the skirt
which falls in very graceful and arts
tic lines Corticelii Silk is used in the
making of this costume.
For earlier spring voile and silk
and wool materials are very much
liked, embroidered, uni, spotted faint
ly or striped, i'll short in every form
and shape and color these delicate
fabrics still hold their own, the
favOrite color beinga delicate yellow
ish-buff tint shading to cream. Gray
is always welcomed by the sartorial
powers, Just now a faint shade of
dove color predOminating. There is
another color in vogue in Paris at
present which may also take here
among certain esprits i'll coming
modes. 1t is u very undecided shade
OF brown almost running to purple,
a tritie heavy perhaps for wear in
summer, but certainly acceptable for
the variable samples" of weather
we may vet be treated to.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
The Sweet Summer Girl.

Durham Sun,
The woman in white is very popu-
lar this summer. This has no refer
enee to Wiikie Collins famous fiction.
but to the summer girl of 1902 who
pervades every community this sea-
son and is noticeable by virtue of her
garb of snowy white. And there is
no prettier feature in the mids sum
mer landscape than pretty girl clad
in white. She looks the very acme
of GOODNESS and daintiness. aud her
pink and green clad sisters DO not
begin TO compare with her in point of
attraCtiveneSs
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
Grief, Hope, Comedy, Tragedy Every.
Where.

Durham sun.
Not blade Of grass but has story
to tell, not heart but has its ro-
nance, not'a life that does not hide
its secret, which is either its thorn
or its spur. Everywhere grief. hope,
comedy, tragedy; even under the pet
rlhcation OF old age, as in the twisted
forms of fossils we may discover the
agltationS and fortunes of youth.
This thought is the magic wand Of
poets and preachers; it strips the
scales from our tieShly eyes and gives
us a clear view into human life. it
opens to the ear world Of unknown
melodies, and makes us understand
the thousand languages of nature.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
WEEKEND RATES VIA SOUTHERN RAIL
WAY.
To GAINESVILLE and Chase CITY, Va.

Weekend tickets-one fare for the
round trip-are now on sale by the
Southern Railway TO GAINESVILLE and
Chase City, Va. Fare from Hender-
son to GAINESVILLE 1926. Chase CITY
$40. Tickets sold on Saturday good
returning Monday.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03

The Detroit Free Press remarks:
The Philadelphia Prees calls General
Dewet Boer Robert F. Lee. No
higher compliment can be paid to 8
Christian soldier"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03

scribber-"Is your play a comedy
or trasedy?"
Scrawler-''I thought it was com
edy before | saw it acted"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03

LOOPS Sarsaparilla is the medi-
u cine for impure blood, eruptions.
weakness and general debility it
positively and absolutely CURES.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
Woods " Trade Mark Brand "
German Millet

is the true large-headed sort, and pro-
duces from one-fourth to one-half more
forage per acre than the ordinary Millet.
TIE difference III yields from different
grades If AIillet Is more marked than
any crop We have ever grown and it is a
great deal the cheapest-crop results
considered purchase the best quality
OF seed that YOU can obtain; this YOU
can always he assured of doing when YOU
order Woods "Trade rlark Brand of
Southern-grown German MilIet.
Write for prices and Descriptive Circular
which also gives full information about all
Seasonable Seeds, Cow Peas, Sofa and Velvet
Beans, Tecsinte, Sorghums, Buckwheat, Late
Seed Potatoes, etc.
IT. w. WOOD s. SONS,
SeedSmen Richmond, Va.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
RETAIL MERCHANTS TO
HAVE BANQUET TONIGHT

The annual banquet of the Rock Is
land Retail Merchants association is
to be held this evening at Maccabee
hall. beginning at o'clock. Follow
ing the disposition of the good things
which will be served by the Lady
Maccabees, there will be program of
toasts with w. b. Mcintyre as toast
master, as follows:
Address of decentralization G..
II. Kingsbury.
Our City-Mayor b. F. Knox.
Advertising j. La Nelle.
What Can We DO to Increase the
Prosperity of Our City?-H. w. Craw-
ford.
+ The Business Lawyer-B. ID. Con-
nelly.
Cooperation-T. J. Medill.
Civic Improvement-Wil Jack
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
PERSONAL POINTS

c. J. searle left last night for
Springfield.
II. Riesenberg. of st. Louis, arrived
in the city this morning
Julius Rosenfield returned this
morning from Chicago.
Mrs. f. Shuekert, of Kansas City,
is guest at the home of her brother,
Otto II. Birkel. 735 Fifteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Reidy and son,
Ben, arrived home Saturday evening
after a trip to New Orleans and other
points in the south.
Mrs. f. X. Harrington has returned
from Valparaiso, Ind, where she was
called by the illness of her daughter,
Jessie, who is now eonvalescent.
Hon. William McEniry and family
have returned from New Orleans,
where Mrs. McEniry and the children
have been visiting since the holidays.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Stewart left yes
terday afternoon for Emmettsburg,
Md. on receipt of a telegram appris-
ing them of the death at that place
Saturday night of the formers moth
er, Mrs. Margaret b. Grier. Dcceas-
ed was SO years of age.
Circuit Clerk George w. Gamble
County Clerk II. h. Hubbard and X.
NJ! Johnson went TO Bloomington to-
day To be present at the banquet of
the Swedish republican, club at that
place this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
Talks About South America.

Miss Elsie Wood gave very inter
esting address at the First Methodist
church last evening in behalf of the
Woman's Missionary society on the
conditions prevailing in the South
American republics. Miss Wood has
spent all her life in the suthern con-
tinent and she talks with thorough
understanding of her subject. She de-
voted her remarks particularly to the
religious intolerance of the Spanish
and the difficulties Protestant mis-
sions encounter in all countries eX-
cept Peru. \ collection of $65 was
taken for the cause Miss Wood repre-
SentS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
For the Complexion.

The complexion always suffers
from biliousness or constipation.
Unless the bowels are kept open the
impurities from the body appear in
the form of unsightly eruptions. De
Wits Little Early Risers keep the
liver and bowels in healthy condition
and remove the cause of such trou-
bles. c. f. Hooper, Albany, Ga, says:
Il took DeWitt's Little Early Risers
for bilioVsness. They We're just what
[ needed. L am feeling better now
than in years. Never grippe or dis
tress. Safe, thorough and gentle
The very best pills. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
At tho Mission.

The Union Mission held the regular
monthly meeting at the home ON
Eighth street yesterday afternoon.
There was good attendance and n
number of plans for the betterment
and extension of the work were dis
cussed. Saturday afternoon a party
of rs ladies of the Moline w. c. T. L.
called at the home and left n
basket of eatables. besides $12 to pur-
chase a suit of Undertaking for each
of the children there. 1t was in the
nature of surprise on the matron,
Mrs. NJ. l.. Westerman. and followed a
talk Mrs. Westerman recently deliv-
cred before the w. c. T. L. at the
home of Mrs. w. \. Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
DIES IN THE RIVER
Body of j. n. Byrne, Missing
Since September, Found
in Mississippi.
BELIEVED TO HAVE sUICIDED
Had Been n Bridge Foreman for
Northwestern Rail-
road.

About . o'clock yesterday after
noon Henry Glotzbach, Amos Schroe-
der and Bernard Hitler, while passing
along the river bank at the foot of
Fifteenth street, saw strange look
ing object lying in the muddy water
near shore. When they made closer
examination they discovered it to he
the body of man. 1t was taken out
of the water and removed to Wheel
ans undertaking rooms, where an eX-
ANIMATION was made and an inquest
held.
The face was considerably decom-
posed, showing that the body had
been in the water a long time. The
remains seemed to be those of n
man about 80 years of age. The cloth
ing was that of working man. The
trunk was still frozen, showing that
il had been fast in the ice until very
recently.
| In the pockets there were addressed
envelopes indicating that the body
was that of j. If. Byrne. Coroner
Ecllhart impanelled n jury composed
of G. y. Johnson, foreman. James
| Darnell. Fred Smith, Henry Stelck.
Bernard Hitler and Az. F. Milan. Ev-
licences of foul play being wanting,
the verdict was that death was due
To drowning.
Body is Identified.
nj the evening two linemen identi-
fed the body and said that Byrne
was from Clinton. The authorities
accordingly telephoned to that city.
where the information was verified.
According to the account of the de-
ceased received he was the foreman
of bridge gang on the Northwestern
road and last fall was working i'm
Iowa. At the close of the season he
sent his grip home to his wife in Gin
ton and he was not heard from after
ward. He appears to have been a
very hard drinker and the theory adj
vanced is that he committed suicide.
Wife Comes to City
The family arrived at noon today
from Clinton. With the wife there
came a son and step-daughter with
her husband. The identification was
not positive. but the circumstances
under which the body was found and
the letters upon il left little doubt in
the minds of all that it was that of
John H. Byrne. Mrs. Byrne stated
that her husband disappeared last
September, saying he was going to
work on the road. and nothing fur
Their was heard from him till the
message was received from here. AS
the family is too poor to pay the cost
of shipping the body home il will be
buried here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
To the Stockholders I'm TwIn-Clty Render
ing CompanY of Rock Island.

You will take notice that pursuant
to resolution of the board of di-
rectors of INwin-City Rendering COM
pany of Rock Island, a special meet
ing of the stockholders of said com
pany will be held at the office of
jackson q Hurst in the city of Rock
Island on the seventh day of April, A.
ID. 1902, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m,
for the purpose of submitting to a
vote of such stockholders the ques-
ton of increasing the capital stock of
said company from the sum of $1O,-
Ooo to the sum of $4,000. at which
time and place you will please attend
Witness the hands of the following
directors of said company this Sd
day of March. A. ID. 1902
JULIUS. ROSENFIELD.
Is. T.. SCHMIDT>
ABE ROSENFIELD.
j. z. BURMEISTER.