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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-18

A snakes gullet is so distensible
that one scarcely twenty inches long
can swallow a hens egg without diff
Guilty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-18
Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company

DIKHIIUHsi
]. HENRY JACKSON, GEORGE ROWLAND,
BURT II WELLS,
HOMER Fits. b. A. EASTMAN,
r W. B1SBEE,
W. g. REYNOLDS. GEORGE MILNE,
F. 9. ROWLAND,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-18
per Cent. Paid on Deposits.
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
BARRE, VERMONT.
OFFICE IN THE BOLSTER BLOCK.
Began Haslress Feb q, 1898.


j. HENRY JACKs0N.........Pr President.
+. u. LAND.....,........I Treasurer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
A GOOD LAW.
Raleigh Times.

Raleigh Times.
Norfolk has society for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to animals which
according to its annual report, as
printed in the papers of that city,
has accomplished great good. At
lanta has a society which has proven
of value there. In these places the
societies are maintained partly by
the effect of the law which gives to
the society part of the fine from the
cases it prosecutes. This cannot be
done in North Carolina because the
Constitution provides that all fines
for cruelty to animals shall go to
the school fund. However, if other
counties are like Wake no such fines
are ever imposed. We have seen in
the court house here repeated cases
tried for cruelty to animals, but
never Yet have we seen a conviction.
One man drove a horse to death; he
went free. Another left hog to
starve until the creature was in such
a condition that the description by
the witnesses turned the court room
spectators sick; he was released.
Another cut a horse with a scythe; he
was not sentenced. The last fed
glass to COWS and skipped his bond
We hope that the Legislature will
supply some remedy whereby those
who maltreat Gods dumb creatures
may be punished in this State. As
it is now something is certainly
wrong. Perhaps it would be bet
ter to give magistrates final iurisdic-
ton in such cases. but we can hardly
hope for that.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
Letter From KittreiI.

KTTRELL, N. c., January %, 'O3.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-We feel sure that
you have many friends here and in this
vicinity, who will sincerely regret your
intention to sell the GOLD LEAF and stop
quill-driving. However, they all wish
for you full measure Of success in what
ever you may elect to undertake 1.-The
best of happiness, honour and fortunes,
keep with you
All Kittrell endorses the compliment
airy notice of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. kittrell
in last weeks GOLD LEAF Mr. Kittrell
has in his makeup SO much of energy, in
dustry and ambition that the time is not
far distant when he will be recognized az
one of the leading legal lights in this
State, and his wife is such bright, win.
some little lady that she will soon num-
Der her friends in Henderson by the
score.
Several days ago, while Mr. Gus Ed.
wards, of Bobbitt, was in Henderson, his
house was entered, his trunk broken open
and twenty-five dollars taken therefrom
Not content with this robbery, the rogue
made fire in the trunk, but fortunately
replaced the tray, consequently the flames
were smothered, and the house thus
escaped. There was no positive proof
but circumstances pointed to a young
negro boy, Louis Smith, who worked
with Mr.. Edwards last year. He was
arrested and tried yesterday before
Esquire II. NJ. Hight, who bound him
over to court and in default of a $3.50
bond, sent him to jail to await trial
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
EDITOR GONZALES.

The Columbia State did not pub
lish an account Of its own of the
shooting of Editor Gonzales by
AFOREMENTIONED Tillman, but
through the courtesy of the Charles
ton News and Courier gave it's read
ers the statement OF the affair writ
ten by that papers Columbia cores
pondent Mr.. James A. HOyt, Jr., a
member of the staff OF that paper
published the following in the State
over his own signature:
1t is impossible for the State as a
newspaper to express itself upon the
foul deed perpetrated in Columbia
yesterday-for the State editorially
has always been n. G. Gonzales and
he has been the State. Now he lies
at Deaths door, speeches..
But it is possible for one of his as
sistants, speaking for the entire staff,
to say a word. Not to express our
Indignation nor our grief, for that
is beyond utterance, but to say that
there is not one OF those who work
under and with him, who stood by
him and supported him last summer
in his fight for South Carolina s
honor, but would have gladly inter
posed his body between the form of
our beloved chief and the assassin s
pistol. But the attack was as I'M
suspected to his associates as it was
| to Mr.. Gonzales. Five months had
passed since the State has said any
| thing about "Jim" Tillman, and
eight months or more since the State
| began its persistent efforts to keep
him out of the gubernatorial chair.
| During all that time the assassin OF
yesterday had abundant oppOrtuni-
| ty to resent the truths which the
State published concerning him, but
he did not do so. He waited for his
| chance to attack an unarmed, de-
fenseless man unawares. The deed
justifies and proves true every word
the State has said concerning the
baseness of Jim" TilIman's charac-
ter-that he is devoid of principle
and a thorough coward.
Mr.. Gonzales condition at this
writing is SO serious as to give little
hope OF his recovery, but theprompt-
ness of the operation and the man
ner in which the patient stood it are
in his favor; clean life and a deter.
mined will are factors which count
| for much.
The food OF messages and assu-
RANGES of sympathy from near and
far are deeply appreciated by Mr.
Gonzales family and his associates
on the State They know that if it is
decreed his life shall end it will be as
he would have wished-a sacrifice for
the good OF the State he loves sc
well-but they hope and pray he may
be spared. JAS. a. HOYT, JR.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

A new grain is being grown in the
State of Washington. 1t is called
corn-wheat. and the claim is made
that it combines the good qualities
of both corn and wheat. In appear
ances the grain resembles wheat,
though the kernels are about twice
as large as those of ordinary wheat.
The yield is from 60 to 100 bushels
to the acre. The cultivation of this
grain is believed to promise consid-
cradle economic changes in the Pacif-
ic Northwest, where Indian corn
does not grow very well. Corn-wheat
is to be used in fattening stock.-Sa-
vannah News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
WHEREFORE?
Greenville Reflector.

breenNlle heHeclOF.
Adjutant General Royster has been mott
fled that the Dick National Guard or
Militia Bill has passed the United States
Senate, it having already passed the
House. He said that within three or
four days n call would be issued for all
officers of the State Guard to meet in con-
ventiOn at Raleigh to make arrange
ments for carrying out the provisions of
the bill, which places all the companies of
the North Carolina State Guard under
the care of the United States government
According to the provisions of this bill
the government will have authority to
call out the State troops in case of any
National trouble the same as it now exer-
cises over the regular army. This is for
a period of any nine months service
Lexington Dispatch.
We would like to know how and
when and where the United States
government derived the power to
take the State Guard of North Caro-
lima under its care. If this means
anything it means that the State
Guard becomes part of the regular
army of the United States, subject to
call to duty in suppressing strikes.
riots. etc. Now what business would
North Carolina Guardsmen have in
Chicago shooting down Haymarket
rioters or in Homestead pouring hot
lead into Hungarian miners? None
at all, we say-and we further rise to
remark that the State Guard of
North Carolina ought not to be sub
ject to duty outside the State, unless
each member assents for himself alone
and joins the regular army. When
trouble is on hand North Carolinians
can be found without blowing bugles
and sounding War-drums. In time of
peace we'll attend to our own bust
ness
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

share of attention and this week some
thing definite will result The dissimi-
larity of the two bills in the hands OF the
joint committee ON Propositions and
Grievances Senator Vann, chairman)
complicated matters so that both sides
were unwilling to proceed, especially the
attorneys for the "liquor dealers assoeia-
ton" and other whiskey interests-and
there are number OF such attorneys
and agents and lobbyists here So Rep
resentative Watts, the author of one bill,
(embodying Senator Simmons PROPOSE
ton to prohibit the manufacture of
whiskey except in Incorporated towns
etc. and Senator London (who has
charge of the bill of the Anti-SalooI
League) are to confer and agree by today
(Monday) if possible, upon a measure
satisfactory to both. Then the fight be-
fore the committee for a favorable report
will be made to be transferred to the
Legislature proper later on.
LLEWXAM.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
OVERMAN ELECTED.

The agony is over and a United
States Senator has at last been
named. Hon. Lee S. Overman, OF
Rowan county, is the gentleman
upon whom the honor falls. The
nomination was given him upon the
61st ballot of the Democratic caucus
after a fight of three weeks. On the
59th ballot Overman received GO
votes, Watson Ga, Craig IA. The
next vote stood Oyerman 20, Wat
son 50, Craig IA. The 61st and
final ballot resulted in the election of
Overman by a majority OF one vote,
~ being necessary to a choice.
Overman, 70, Watson, SO, Craig, ] l.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
Notice of Sale.

NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
~ power of sale conferred upon the I'M
dersigned Trustee, and contained in a Deed
in Trust executed by Warren Burwell and
wife Mary Burwell on the 9th day OF No
vember, 1891, and recorded in Deed of Trust
Book No. 1, Page 4S3, etc., in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Vance county, for
the purpose of securing the payment of the
Indebtedness therein mentioned, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of the same at
the request of the holder of the same, will
sell at the Court House door in Henderson,
n. C., at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, on
Monday, February End, 1908,
the property conveyed by said Deed in Trust
to-wit: A tract of land in Vance county
bounded on the North by the lands of Robert
Wilson, on the West by Nut Bush Creek; on
the South and East by the public road. Con-
tanning 1927 acres, more or less; it being
the land bought by said Warren Burwell OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Brodie August 9th, 1891
See Deed on record in Vance County Regis
ter's office in Book 8, on Page 1854
WILLIAM II. s. BURGWYN,
Trustee.
ANDREW J. HARRIS, Atty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
One Hundred Dollars a Box

is the value II. A. Tisdale, Summerton,
s. c., places on DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. He says: Il had the piles for
20 years. l tried many doctors and
medicines, but all failed except Dewitt 5
Witch Hazel Salve 1t cured me-" 1t
is combination of the healing proper
ties of Witch Hazel with autiseptics and
emollients: relieves and permanently
cures blind, bleeding itching, and protu-
ding piles, sores, cuts. bruises, eczema,
saltrheum and all skin diseases. W. W.
Parker.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
A Scientific Discovery.

kodol does for the stomach that
which it is unable to do for itself, even
when but slightly disordered or over
loaded. kodol supplies the natural
juices OF digestion and does the work OF
the stomach, relaxing the nervous ten
sion while the inflamed muscles of that
organ are allowed to rest and heal.
kodol digests what you eat and enables
the stomach and digestive organs to
transform all food into rich, red blood
". W. Parker.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
PROTECT THE BIRDS.

The Audubon Society of North
Carolina has had IL bill introduced
i'll the Legislature which ought to
pass with some notifications per
haps. The following outline of the
measure is given by the News and
Observer:
The bill stipulates that only the
following shall be considered game
birds: Looms and grebcs, swans,
geese, brant, river fish and sea
ducks, rail, cOOts, mud hens and gal
linules, plovers, shore and serf birds,
snipe, wood-cock, sand-pipers, yellow
legs and curlews, wild turkeys,
grouse, partridge, pheasant, quail,
dove, robin, and meadow lark. 1t is
made unlawful to kill or catch any
other wild bird, or to destroy need
lessly the nest or eggs OF any wild
non-game birds. The house spar
row, owls, hawks, crows, blackbirds,
jackdaw and rice-birds are not pro-
tected by the act. 1t is made unlaw-
full to purchase, offer for sale, or
transport without the State wild
birds, game and otherwise, except
for propagation purposes by permits
sion of the society, Orby permit from
the clerk of the court. The appoint
ment of game wardens by the Gov
ernor is provided for, to see that the
law Is carried out There is a prOvis-
ion requiring all hunters coming
from other States to pay so for a
license in every county i'll which they
shoot, this money to go to the socie-
ty to pay the expenses of the war
dens.
AS the Progressive Farmer says:
Something must be done for the
protection of the birds-which means
also the protection of farm crops so
largely guarded against insect dam
age by our feathered friends-and
this legislation is not too drastic.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

ANOTHER law this Anti-Saloon
League is trying to enact provides
local option elections in incorporated
towns or counties at any time of the
year upon thirty days. notice upon
petition of one-third of the voters
no oftener than once in two years.
II it is right for the saloon man to
have a majority OF citizens to his pc
tition to secure license it is also fair
that a majority of the same citizens
should signify their desire for the
election if it is to be charlottesville
ReuieW.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

JUDGE John H. Reagan, of Austin,
Texas, retired to private life this
week after holding public office con-
tinuously for sixty four years. For
the last twelve years he has been
chairman of the Texas Railroad Com
mission, He is the only surviving
member of the Confederate Cabinet.
He served many times as member OF
congress and United States Senator.
He will spend his remaining years on
his farm. He had one political am
bition which was never fulfilled. He
wished to be Governor of Texas. He
is writing his enthusiastically
Citizen.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
MRS. JOE PERSONS
REMEDYSAND SMASH.
NOTICE.

T HAVE QUALIFIED AS ADMINiSfht=
l. tor OF the estate OF DIR. deo f. Marion,
deceased, before the Clerk OF the Superior
Court Of Vance County, and this il to notify
al. persons holding claims against said estate
to present the same TO me on or before the
18th day Of January, 1904. or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of recovery thereof.
Persons indebted to said estate must make
immediate settlement
This. January II, 1908.
n. D. MORTON,
Admir- Estate Of DR.. Geo. E. Norton. decd.
A. C. ZoLLEoFFER. ATTORNEY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
BIG SEAL KILLED IN THE CAPE
FEAR.
Wilmington Messenger.

A few days ago Mr. Oscar Sorren-
sen, government light tender at Cen
tire Point, on the West side of Cape
Fear river, opposite New Inlet, was
the fortunate captor OF a big seal.
The animal was drifted in shore and
was helpless in shallow water and
was killed by Mr.. Sorrensen.
The seal was eight feet in length
and was a fine female specimen. The
captor not only got a fine seal skin
but had seal steak for several days.
He will probably send the skin to
Mr.. G. ". Linder for exhibition.
The killing of a sealin these waters
is a rarity but now and then one
gets down this far.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

WHOM the President entertains at
his social functions is largely a matter
of personal taste and privilege and
therefore Southerners would not have
felt sighted if invitations to the re-
cent affair had not been received
Durham Herald
And having received invitations,
knowing the manner of man Roose-
welt is, their own sense of self-respect
should prompt them not to accept.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
FOR SALE.
Desiring to go into other business
The Gold Leaf is Offered for Sale.


The Gold Leaf is Offered for Sale.
The plant is a good one, the equipment
first-class, much of the material new.
But the good will of the paper, now in
it's twenty second year, is perhaps its
most valuable asset 1t has good pat
ronage, which is capable Of development,
and fine opportunity is open to a wide
awake newspaper man.
Good reasons for wishing to make a
change after more than twenty one years
continuous service in the newspaper
business.
No one who does not mean business
and who is not prepared to do business
need take up their time and ours by
writing to ask questions.
The editor will esteem it personal
favor il his brethren Of the press will give
publicity to this item.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

R. F. Bum, a farmer of this county,
tells us that last Christmas a year
ago he bought four pigs, from which
he has killed 1865 pounds of meat
and has left pair of pigs worth 50.
We call this pretty good meat rails
ing.-Louisburg Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

''The incest and pleasantest medicine
have used for Indigestion and constipa-
ton is Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets" says Melard F. Craig, OF
Middlegrove, N. Y. ''They work like a
charm and do not grippe or have any un
pleasant effect For sale at Parkers
Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

If the Legislature wants to break
up pistol-toting let it make the pun
ishment Imprisonment instead of Il
fine.-Durham Herald
Then you said it. But as long as
the punishment is n fine let Judges
impose it instead of suspending iudg-
ment on payment of costs-as is done
in nine cases out of ten
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
BEAR IN MIND

That | have moved into the Leh-
man store, next door to my old
stand, where | am better than ever
prepared to serve my customers.
JOHN %. STALLINGS,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

ONE never knows where Roosevelt
will break out next, or in what form
his freak notion will display itself.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

THE Durham Herald thinks ii this
thing keeps up a Jim Crow compart-
ment will have to be added to the
white house.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

No editor having strong convic-
tions of public duty and expressing
them without fearcan hope to escape
criticism; and the worse the men or
the policies he antagonizes the more
certain it is that this criticism will
be violent, INSCRIPTIONS and vitu-
perative. have been willing to incur
the hatred and the abuse of evil ele-
ments in our politics if thereby |
could accomplish something for the
welfare of South Carolina. 1t would
be more agreeable to me personally
to raise no issue which would provoke
retaliation, but l must perform my
public duties as | see them.-Ihe late
n q. Gonzales.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

LIGHTS in various directions at
night show that our farmers are be
ginning to prepare plant bedsfor the
coming season. The farmers of the
Clay section of Nash county will put
in tobacco this year, it being their
only money crop, while Others will
diversity their crops; more wheat
more oats, more grasses, more clover,
more peas, potatoes, etc.-Wilson
Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29

POLITICs, what crimes are COM
mitted in tiny name. A newly made
grave in Columbia, a young wife
broken hearted, the States second
officer in Jail, his wife and children
worse than husbandless and father
less-all these griefs the result of fac
tional and personal bitterness bred
by difference of opinion about ques-
tions that will soon pass away and
be of little moment in the sum total
OF the world achievements.-Ra
Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-29
NOTICE..

NJ Office is HEREBY GIVEN THAT APP
~ plication will be made to the General
Assembly now in session to pass an act per-
hitting the Town of Henderson to improve
its streets, construct sewerage and submit
to the qualified voters of said town the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for the purpose of pro-
viding sewerage and street improvements
for the said town.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-16

months on Clipper and Douglass Streets
II. White. attorney for protestants. sub
mitted drafts OF ordinances designed 20
suppress blasting and rock crushing cth-
IN certain limits He stated that Play
OF rock is Obtainable in these limifst - d
in adjacent counties. Martin SteverE rstr
resentfng the concrete firms and wSe4ers.
held that blasting and rock Crushing Scan
be properly conducted in any port50ni 9f
the city and submitted an Ordilancs
which he said would affect the Abate7
ment OF any nuisance in that IineS
T X Ryan. business agent of Tie (s-
ment Workers Union. said that the IN
creased price OF rock owing TO the agita-
tion has thrown 100 men out OF employ
ment A Ritter representing the Fed
Grafton OF Mission Improvement Clubs.
favored Whites ordinance and called the
attention OF the committee 10 an alleged
nuisance maintained BY Gray Brothers at
their brfckmaking plant in the Flint
Tract Flakes OF greasy SCOT are blown
about the premises from the SmOke-stack
20 the injury OF hanging clothes. Ritter
said. When requested 20 install smoke
consumer Gray Brothers said they would
run their place TO suit themselves The
committee then took the matter OF quar-
rying and rockcrushing under advisement.
The San Francisco Construction Com
pauy was granted a permit 10 explode
blasts on a lot situate on east lire OF San
scme street. between Vallejo and Green,
for a period OF ninety DAYS
The Park Commission was asked by let
ter II il favored changing the name OF
the Great Highway 10 that OF Balboa
Boulevard
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-16
VENTURAS URGE
EARLY DECISION
Want Child's Custody
Determined With
out Delay.
Des Moines Judge Requires
Time for Careful De-
liberation.

DES MONIES Ia. Jan I5-Judge z H
McNey is now laboring 10 transform him
self into q modern Solomon that he may
wisely award the custody OF Lillian Ven
tura 70 the more deserving OF the parents.
who have not stopped short OF alleging
the worst crimes in the category IN seek
ing 70 establish the unworthiness OF each
other.
When the case was submitted 20 him
this morning Judge McVey was mani
testify taken by surprise He evidently
anticipated more arguments, recrimina-
tions. sfhdsvits and citation OF more au-
rhouciss- He frankly stated 70 the at
torneys that he was unable 70 decide the
case az once and expressed a desire 10
consult the legal decisions az greater
length He was pressed for an early de-
Cision 70 relieve the suspense of the Hti-
gants. but declined TO fix a date. saying IL
would be better settled after more mature
elaboration as he considered the welfare
Oc the child Of great moment His express
siOns were generally regarded as slightly
( favorable 20 the mother throughout the
trial IN his closing address Ventura :
attorney referred 10 a swell social func-
ton in the four hundred several years ago
a. which Ventura gave a reading and his
wife was the center OF attraction
You were there and I was there. your
Honor" said the attorney. and you
doubtless noted that cold beautiful. fss-
cinating airt, the unnatural mother OF
this child -