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The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Another Pulpit MarpIot.
Chattanooga Times.

HdltduOOSa LINES.
Another New York preacher has
broken out on the race question and
is threatening the country with
another civil war The Rev. DR..
Gregg is pastor of the Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian church in
Brooklyn, and on Sunday, not find
ing enough in the gospels to satisfy
his hungry cravings for something
stirring to ''nOrate'' to his congre-
cation, he turns to give them a bit
of politics. Mr.. Gregg solemnly de-
clares that unless there is an AMIGA
BILE adjustment of this race problem
shortly, "there will be an uprising,
the result of which cannot be pre-
dicted; for he continued, ''there is
every indication that the South is
drifting back to slavery, and this
has been made doubly certain by the
fact that in two or three States the
negro has been disfranchised.
This is about the richest yet, and
is cumulative evidence that the New
York clergy needs overhauling in the
interest of religion. We are quite
sure that if another civil war were
possible in this country-which it is
not-the religious quacks would be
at the bottom Of If the Hillises, the
Cregggs and their kind would attend
to their business of leading men to
the Cross; of pointing the way to the
souls salvation; of spreading peace
and harmony on earth instead OF
stirring up evil preiudices and hate.
full passions-there would be less
strife and we would be a better and
happier people.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Property Valuation at Tax Listing
Time.
Sta tesville Landm ark.

Statesville Landmark.
THERE'S always a wide difference
between the value of property for
taxation and the value placed on it
when it is insured, when it is offered
as security for debt, or when the
owner of the property wants to re-
cover damages for some loss. In a
case from Mcdowell county the owner
Of a -four mill sought to recover dam
ages from the railroad company on
the ground that his mill had been
burned "by the negligent emission OF
sparks from the defendants engine" "
The defendant introduced the tax
lister to show that the plaintiff val
ued the property at much less for
taxation than the amount demanded
of the railroad for it's destruction.
The trial Judge seems to have ig-
nored this testimony, for he charged
the jury that the plaintiffs evidence
as to the value of his property was
uncontradicted. The Supreme Court
says this was error and orders a new
trial This decision may be OF inter
est at this time, when property is
being assessed for taxation. The
owner OF real property, however, has
nothing to do with valueing it fo1
taxation. This value is placed on
it by board of assessors and if the
property is undervalued the owner
should not be held responsible unless
it is shown that he held that the
value placed on the property by the
assessors was it's true value.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Anent the Ogden Movement" ;"
Progressive Farmer.

progressive ar1ner.
The Henderson GOLD LEAF which
has strenuously opposed the ''Ogden
movement" in Southern educational
work, comments as follows on the
address of DR.. Lyman Abbott at the
recent Richmond Conference:
"If contact with the South and OBJ
servation of the situation as it is. re-
suits in causing men like DR.. Abbott
to have a better understanding OF
the subject and change their views
on the negro problem and suffrage
question, we shall believe that some
good may come from this new move
ment after all
This is just what contact with the
South" through these Southern Edu-
cational Conferences has done fol-
manyIothers beside Dr. Abbott In
all the North the South has no ADLER
friends than such men as DR.. Abbott
DR.. Albert Shaw. of the Review O
Reviews, and other members of the
General and Southern Educational
Boards. Somebody has wisely said
that if more Southern men would &C
North and cool off their passions anG
more Northern men would come
South and thaw out their preiudices
both sections would be immeasura
bly, benefited.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
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The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

Gaffncy Is. G. Ledger.
Without fear of successful contra
dictiOn we do not hesitate to say
that the editor of Il newspaper i'll this
section OF the country receives less
compensation and more condemna-
ton for his labors than any other
profession. Why, if it were not for
the fact that we love it SO we would
close up shop tomorrow, because we
know we could make more money
pulling the bell cord over IL ''tassel-
tall and not have half the invest
ment of either capital or energy. But
with all the drawbacks OF journalism
we wouldn't choose to swap places
with the predecessor OF karageo.ge,
witch.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
A Surgical Operation

is always dangerous-do not submit to the
surgeons knife untilyou have tried Dewitt 5
Witch Hazel Saive 1t will cure when every
of cases. Here is one of them: Il suffered
from bleeding and protuding piles for twenty
years. Was treated by different specialists
and used many remedies, but obtained no
relief until | used DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Two boxes OF this salve cured me
eighteen months ago and l have not had a
touch of the piles since-H. A. Tisdale, sum
merton, s. c." For Blind, Bleeding. Itching
and Protuding Piles no remedy equals De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by W ",
Parker.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
North Cardinals Insurance Laws.
StateSville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark
The insurance laws in North Caro-
lima, said to be the very best in the
country, have undoubtedly been of
great benefit to the State in many
ways and in none more than sup
pressing insurance fires. The insur-
ance commissioner is required to in
vestigate all suspicious fires, and as
a result of his Investigations he says
Is men are now in the penitentiary
and indictments are pending against
Others. Formerly it was little trouble
for a scoundrel to greatly over-insure
property, burn it and get his money.
The whole community might believe
or might know what had been done,
but investigation and punishment
for such offences were infrequent.
Nowit is somebody's special business
to look after these people and the
fact that investigation will be made
has very greatly lessened the number
of insurance fires.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Dr.. VenabIe's Common-Sense Argu-
ment.
Charloste Observer.

Charloste Observer.
The address of President Venable,
of the University of North Carolina,
before the Teachers Assembly at
Wrightsville Beach is full of strong,
commOn-sense argument for the
training of the youth of the State.
There is Il hopeful ring about what
he says which affords a great relief
from class OF speeches on the same
subject that have grown popular
with educational campaigners.
Among other things DR.. Venable
said:
Now our part in this great work is
the education of the people. This has
been spoken of as the educational re-
demptiOn but | object most strenuously
an ebb as that. Our people have not to
be redeemed from the half-savage state
They are not uncivilized, nor bad, nor
dangerous. There are worse things than
illiteracy and EDUCATION is notevery thing
in life nor a universal remedy for power
ty and all the feshly ills. | claim that
things, especially in the twenty-five years
just passed, and to speak of redemption
now is to disparage those unselfish work
ers who have claimed so little and have
done so much In the past ten years the
percentage of illiteracy has been reduced
by nearly one fifth and we have gotten a
start which will speedily show still
greater reduction. Still very great
and arduOus work remains. tits slow
work and will often try the courage and
the determination. We must neither
grow weary nor discouraged"
The speaker also differs with those
who contend that education can
take the place of religion. AS COM
pared with some other educational
campaign speeches the address to
the Teachers Assembly by the pres
ident OF that organization is indeed
fOrceful and encouraging.
There have been developed in this
State two schools of thought as ex-
pressed in public utterance. The
oleer of these was fulsome in it's
praise of the accomplishments of
men bred and born on our soil-if
one were a Tar Heel nothing more
need be said. In recent years this
idea has veered around to the other
extreme and we are told that we are
awfully ignorant and in fact if some
thing is not done soon to lift us up
we are liable to sink way below
everybody else. DR.. Venable takes
the ''happy medium" view which is
of course the true situation, conse-
quently his argument and those of
like nature will accomplish some
thinU
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
"BUY GUNS" THE CRY.
A Negro Minister Offers a Chunk of
Solemn Advice.

CHICAGO, June 24.-At a meeting of
negroes held last nj ight to protest
against the lynching OF the negro
David Il. Wyatt at Belleville recently,
Rev. c. H. Thomas, one of the speak
ers. advised his hearers that they
should, if the hanging and burning
OF colored men is not stopped by the
regular authorities, sell their coats
and buy guns with which to defend
themselves. Other speakers express
ed similar sentiments, and the ne
grOes present were worked up to Il
high pitch of excitement
Ida Wells Barnett informed the
men that they must organize to
fight their own battles, saying that
they never could expect the white
men to fight for them until they had
shown themselves capable of fighting
for themselves.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Consign Them to the Waste Basket.


Littleton News Reporter.
The weekly newspaper editor who
desires to can readily fill his columns
with the free communications which
are brought through the mails from
schools, colleges and universities,
that are being sent out with the
polite request to publish. These in
stitutiOns are not charities. They
are not supported by voluntary
contributions, nor do they stand
with the open hand of charity invit-
ing those in need of their benefits to
come and partake freely. Many OF
them are supported in part by
money taxed from the people, many
OF whom can i'll afford to spare it,
and will never get any direct returns
from the objects supported by them
To get this class of communications
in this paper they should be accom-
panied with check or cash, then they
will receive the attention of other ad-
vertising matter.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
In Good Company.
Farmville (Va.) Herald

Farmyille (Na.) Herald.
Some time since the Herald under
took the defense of the South and
especially our own beloved mother
commonwealth against what it con-
ceiyed to be ungenerOus and unwar-
ranted attacks of their records as to
affairs educational, and was COM
fOrted then to name some OF the fore
most educators of the State as COM
rades valiant and true in this holy
war defensive in its every feature.
Another knight aschivalric as ever
lifted IL lance and as cultured as chiv-
alric has entered the field and his
white plume waves in the thickest of
the fight giving hope to the discour-
aged and inspiration to tie faint OF
heart.
In that mastery address which
was delivered by DR.. Kent, of the
University of Virginia, before the
Virginia Mechanics Institute, in the
city of Richmond, and in reference to
an educational conference which had
been held at Capon Springs, these
words occur:
at was a border State discussion
of a Southern problem by a group Of
gentlemen from the North, and in
many of the speeches, in some even
by people Southern born, there was
the patrcnizing tone OF the highly
favored North toward IL South be-
nighted and in need of aid. On the
part of other Southern. speakers
there was the apologetic tone of men
cOnfessing an inferiority which had
not been established. My acquailt-
ance with DR.. Curry dated from that
day, when in reply to all this he told
with picturesque clearness and the
warmth and vigOr of enthusiastic
Southern speech the story OF our
ante bellum civilization and it's
achievements in higher education
eclipsing those of any other part of
our country, and emphasized the
fact, now familiar to US all that since
the war the South had played a he
roic and self-sacrificing part in it's
contest against illiteracy.'
And listen to our own Governor
Montague who but q few days
ago at the Roanoke College Com
mencement said in his own charming
and eloquent way, "Our State has
begun to take the lead in free schools,
she always has in higher education. .
These are giants talking and what
care we who are proud of Dixie and
even more so of Virginia, what the
pigmies prate about? The nest is
not dirty and shame upon the bird
who would befOul it.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Too Much MaudIin Sentiment.


The Durham Herald observes that
it "has about reached the point in
this State where man who believes
that murderers should be hanged is
not considered competent to act as
Juror This is true, and it is also a
fact that a man who believes in
hanging murderers or in furnishing
with any severity people who are
guilty of other offences, is accounted
blood thirsty, cruel and heartless.
The sentimental people who don't
want anybody punished, but who
gush and slop over with a lot OF rot
about mercy and big hearts, get the
applause If the murderers would
cOnfine themselves to this sort prob
ably there would not be so much
complaint.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
HENDERSON. n. G, THURSDAY,
DAWN IN THE CITY.

Clinton Scollard in July New Metropolitan
Not with the hues of some great bloom wide
blown,
MutabIe, and yet irradiantly fair.
4 splendor raying toward the zenith air,
Comes dawn upon the sullen ways of stone;
But rather with an ashen, neutral tone,
AS hopeless as the wan face of Despair
A spectral dimness then a sudden glare,
And 10, bold Day upon his garisE throne,
No soft breeze whisper, no clear hilltop call
No dews a-shimmer on long sweeps oi
mead,
No cheer-song from young lips to greet
the morn,
Instead awakening Traffics strident bawi,
Eyes heavy with the ceaseless dream Oi
Greed.
And life OF all it's virginia. freshness shorn.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
THE EGG DAMAGE SUIT.
About the Limit in Suing the Compa=
sy-The Result of Such Cases.

Referring to the case of Seawell,
who was given 81, 800 damages
against the Seaboard Air Line be-
cause he was pelted with eggs at the
company's depot in Shelby, the
Asheyille Citizen says this decision
appears to be about the limit in sue
ing the company Whereupon the
Raleigh Post submits the following
remarks:
Not by any means. We may next
hear that two old women have sassed
each other across the right OF way of
a railroad and the company sued for
mental anguish or permitting disor-
derly conduct on the ''public high
way"
The assault on Mr. Seawall was IL
cOwardly one and each participant
therein should be made to serve q
year on the county chain gang. But
that the employers OF the rowdy or
rowdies, who were neither present
nor in any way parties thereto,
should be mulched of mOneyas dam
ages is u wrong, IL very gross wrong,
we care not whether statutes rs made
and provided permit such or not. II
a person goes into a store and gets
thrashed or insulted by n clerk-the
proprietor knowing nothing OF it
the victim will only have to sue the
merchant or owner for damages
| rather than prosecute the real party
for the assault. Ii the private secre-
tary of the Governor should feel
| called upon to knock party over i'll
the hall of the capitol the Governor
| would be liable for damages because
he is responsible for the private sec
retary and the scrimmage occurred
| upon property at least for the time
being under the control of the Gov
ernor And the State being respon-
sible for the Governor, there can
scarcely be any doubt but that the
complainant would gain his suit
the State being rich and able to
pay" Or a person who is knocked
down in a town would be entitled to
damages from the town because it is
the duty of the police to preserve
order and protect all persons from
injury and insult.
The truth-the living TRUTHS that
a large number OF these Judgments
against the company cannot be jus.
titled by any honest construction OF
observance of the great command
ment, which says, Thou shalt not
steal" Many OF the judgments are
nothing short of robbery, because
''the company is able tand can be
made) to pay" 1t were time the
public conscience were revolving
against this species OF injustice The
thing has been run to seed long ago
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Moral Effect of Good Roads.
Orange (Na.D Observer.

Good roads are not only of great
commercial advantage to rural COM
munities, but they contribute much
toward intellectual and moral de-
velopment by making better schools
and churches possible. Counties
that have good roads may have dis
tricts large enough and wealthy
enough to run long terms of school
and enjoy the very best OF teachers.
Distance to schools or churches is
not so much a matter of miles, as it
is matter of condition Of roads.
Good roads are civilizers and evi-
dences of civilization, in so much as
they are means and measures of COM
mercial, intellectual and moral devel-
Opment.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Just About Bedtime

take Little Early Riser-it will cure consti-
patton, billiousness and liver troubles. De-
Wits Little Early Risers are different from
other pills. They do not grippe and break
down the mucous membranes of the stomach,
liver and bowels, but cure by gently arous-
ing the secretions and giving strength to
these organs. Sold by W. W. Parker
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Cholera Infantum.

This has long been regarded as one of the
most dangerous and fatal diseases to which
infants are subject. 1t can be cured, how
ever when properly treated. All that is
necessary is to give Chamberlains Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor
oil. as directed with each bottle. and Il cure
is certain For sale ut Parkcr's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

Colonel Albert A. Pope, who made
millions of dollars in manufacturing
bicycles, attributes his phenomenal
success to extensive advertising in
the newspapers of the country. And
Col. Pope is in position to know
whereof he alleges.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Built Up by Advertising.

Cyrus Curtis, publisher of two Of
the most popular and successful peri
odicals in the country, says:
The success of both the Ladies' Home
Journal and the Sanurtia.y Evening Posi-
was built up by advertising. | have
spent from two to three hundred thous
and dollars year in pushing my period
icals, and of all the theories concerning
results from the expenditure of money in
publicity, there is only one thing that is
absolutely sure, and that is: Good ad
vertising, if persisted in. surely pays.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
Should be Abolished or Enforced
Statesviile Landmark

Statesyiile Landmark
\ ST Louis dispatch says:
The anti-eigarette law which becomes
effective in Missouri this week will make
it exceedingly difficult for the small boy
to get his coveted pipe stick" The law
prohibits the selling or giving away to
minors under Is years of age any ciga-
rettes, cigarette wrappers or papers
under penalty of a fine Of 800 for
each offense.
We have had such a law in North
Corolina for years and it isn't worth
a row OF pins. The law is ignored,
the small boy gets all the cigarettes
he wants and nobody is prosecuted.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
w. W. Parker Will Buy it Back.

You assume no risk when you buy Cham
berIain's Cole, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. W. W. Parker. druggist, will refund
your money if you are not satisfied after
using it. 1t is everywhere admitted to be
the most successful remedy in for bowel
complaints and the only one that never fails.
1t is pleasant. safe and reliable.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

For a lazy liver try Chamberain's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets. They invigorate the
liver, aid the digestion, regulate the bowels
and prevent bilious attacks. For sale al
Parker's Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
OSTRICH LOGIC.

when l can't see danger there is no
danger" That's the logic of the ostrich
which hides its head and exposes its
body to the hunter. There are not a
few people who seem to have gone to
the ostrich to learn logic. The most
dangerous enemies of humanity are the
enemies which can't be seen, the disease
breeding microbes which infect the
blood. 1t is harder to get the microbe
out OF the blood than to keep it out, but
DR.. Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

does both, By puri-
flying the blood
and then keeping
it pure.
If TIL ere are
eruptions on the
skin, boils, PIN
pies, sores or other
signs of impure
blood, use Doctor
Pierce's Gold en-
NJ edical Discov-
cry, w hich will
purify the blood
and cure tI,e
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

cruptlons which come from it
MY blood was all out of order and had to 70
to the doctor" writes Mrs. James X. Moss, New
London, Stanly Co, NC. "TIe gave me medi-
cine which helped me for short time In the
winter of 1895 got worse than had ever been
Ny tonsils were enlarged and my neck swollen
all ont of shape; my throat sore and could
not cure it. My husband went fOr tie doctor
but he gave me no encouragement He helped
little, but it did not last long He attended
me for twelve months, when | heard of a lady
whose condition was like mine, who was taking
your medicine and was getting well. So Sc
cured some Of the medicine and began taking it
In one week was able to do my cooking When
began taking the medicine | could sit up only
few minutes at a time, and could rest or sleep
only little while at time. My throat was so
at times could not even swallow sweet
milk, and my tonsils were full Of little eating
sores. My left side swollen out Of shape
and could hardly get my breath The doctor
said would not get well. but three bottles of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, three
bottles of his Pellets three bottles of Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and the Of salt water did
the work and cured me"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation and its consequences.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
You Know What You Are Taking

When YOU take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly printed
on every bottle showing that it is simply
Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No
Cure. No PAY. SOC.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
DELAWARE LYNCHING

Emphasizes the Necessity For Speedy
Trials by the Courts and Quick Exc
Cution of Sentences in Cases of
This kind-Negro Problem Coming
Home to the North.
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02

More than twenty double-page
pictures a year by CHARLES
DANA GIBSON are only part of
the good things that come week
by week to regular readers of
The gold leaf., 1903-07-02
In Love With His Work.

~" Fewer gallons; Wears longer