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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Christmas In Other Lands,

In Norway. where Christmas finds
the land buried deep under the snow.
the Eurds frozen and the whole cOun-
try tight in the grasp Of the ice. there
are many quaint and pretty Christmas
customs. Perhaps the most interesting
of all are the nesting and feeding of
the birds. A few days before Christmas
new straw and hay are put into every
nest that can be found in the hollows
Of trees and the caves Of houses and
barns, and straw is scattered about
over the frozen snow to be carried
away by the birds themselves. Then,
in every available spot on the thatched
roofs. on house tops, window sills and
doorsteps. are strewn large measures Of
grain. 1t is a pretty sight to see the
flocks OF birds swooping down to this
feast. So they feed royalty during the
holiday times, making up for many
days of scant living. for it is hard to
find anything to eat where everything
is frozen SO fast.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
ChristmaA Dinner Rccinea.

Chestnut stutiinx is the most deli
cious that can so with a christmas tur-
key. Shell quart of Italian or French
cheStnuts. Put in hot water and boil
until the skins are s0ftened; drain off
the water and remove the skins. Press
them. few at a time. through colan-
der and season with butter, salt and
pepper. Add chopped parsley, onion
and bread crumbs and season with
stock.
Gibiot Sauce-Boil the Eiblets until
tender: chop them. but not too fine. and
adj Il tablespoonful of -four to the pan
il which the turkey was roasted
e vn tic flour stirring constantly.
adding slowly. q cunfuI of water in
which tie gibi"5< We're boiled: season
Win 81; ans. rs:.,,rr and add the chop
ped ci'.Cts
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Wfntry Wrinkles,


Oh, the happy boy is Topping
Down the hill with his new sled,
While the humble tramp is chopping
kindling wood out in the shed,
And the ruffled,
Auffied. stuffed
Chicklet pecks the frozen corn,
And the golden,
Molden. olden
Brandy's looked for evry morn!
The fragile maid is skating
On the pond behind the mill;
The sparrows masticating
Frozen crumbs upon the sill,
And tho bawling,
Sprawling, crawling
Infants wrapped in fiannels hot.
While the zealinT.
Ever hea Ding
Goose grease stands beside the cot.
The suburbanite is skipping
To his snow becoyered lair
And old Boreas is Tipping
Merry snowfiakes through the air.
And the creeping,
Leaping, sleeping
Trolley car hops through the mush.
While the rosy,
Always dozy
Butchers boy slops through the slus;,
These wintry scenes I fancy
As I'm snuggled in my bed,
Concealed SO that you can't gee
Zen the badness of my head,
And the iashing.
Clashing, smashing
Hailstones rhyme upon my pane.
While l coolly,
Honest, truly,
Dr. cam that summers here again.
New York Journal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A Brilliant Retert.

After dinner speaking Is an art, and,
like many other arts, it's excellence has
much to do with the mood of the artist.
Some Of the best Of our after dinner
speakers sometimes fail, but it is not
often that failure results in the enrich
ment Of the worlds store 81 epigram,
as it did in the case Of Lord Erskine
many years ago.
When Lord Erskine was made q
member Of that highly honorable body,
the Fishmongers' Company Of London,
ce made an after dinner speech on the
occasion Of his first appearance among
them as member. Upon his return he
said to q friend
II spoke Ill today and stammered and
hesitated In the opening" ,-.. H.. =.
''You certainly foundered," was the
reply, but I thought you did SO In
compliment to the fishmongers."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Xmac
II ar the
III Orth Pole

THINK Christmas, 1888, was
81 my most memorable one" said
u General Greely. the arctic ex-
plorer. With my command
was proceeding southward in the hope
of obtaining help. and a,rl.f tAe 10th
of October we ensconced ourselves in
a little hut at Cape Sabine. Our sup
ply OF food was running very low. and
we were on very short rations, every
one being allowed just food enough in
each twe:lty-fOur hours to sustain life.
Under these depressing circumstances
and amid the awful Silence of the
polar night the cheerfulness that we
continued to maintain was renarka ble
1t would have been splendid oppor-
thnity for Dickens character Mark
l"H!"y. who WAS always seeking some
specially depressing situation in life to
SHOW how jolly te could be under ad-
YES" circumstances. AS the Christmas
sc"SDn approached we all looked for
ward to 1t with eager anticipation, not
only rs f"Stal day the associations
eA;rnt vary tie wearisome monotony
of or lives. but because we knew that
Ia" winter sOlstice would fall about
Dee. % and that then the sun would
r.ls2'l ard the long. dreary night be at
Gn end
"Clri*tIuns day came at last, Christ
nIds in the arctic regions. At 6 o'clock
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

cOnhurst could beast there was some
disappointment in certain quarters. but
it was felt that the honor Of the town
had been saved by Il small majority.
And by one of those sudden turns
which public opinion often takes the
absent Jackson was made much Of.
People who hardly desired to notice
him when he lived in their midst called
upon the committee with parcels and
kindly messages that they wished t.
send to their "old friend. Mr.. Jackson"
Possibly 10 box that was sent to the
Philippines ever contained greater
variety of presents. Everything. from
champagne to ginger snaps. was most
carefully packed into the Christmas
box. There were reading matter galore,
knickknacks of every description and
other good things too numerous to men
ton. =
When the box was finally filled and
| nailed up it took four men to load it
into the wagon which was to haul it to
the depot. .,. p.
Having packed the box and started
| the package on its way across the con-
| tinent, those concerned in their work
felt it obligatory upon themselves to
write Jackson that he might know to
whom to give the proper credit.
In camp one night the boys OF Com
pany X were discussing the approach
Of Christmas and speculating upon
what they might get from home. Poor
Jackson took no part in the conversa-
ton. He had no relatives living. and
to his knowledge there was not any
one in America who would bother
about sending him even Christmas
card. When asked il he hoped to get
q package he shook his head and said
that he would be the last man in Ma
nila that the folks in the United State.
| would remember.
On Christmas eve the first sergeant
| announced that thirty eight letters and
| q Christmas box that weighed "abou
tom were waiting to be receipted fol
by Private Jackson. Company * hal
q very merry Christmas, but through
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

Redney Burke was pipe-not an ex-
pensive one, but one Of just the make
and pattern that suited Mr.. Burke. He
had religiously watched this pipe from
day to day, afraid that some other GUS
toner would buy it. But there it still
remained
"Geew exclaimed Mr.. Redney Burke
to himself as he scratched his short red
hair. "Gee, l wisht had it"'
And the unfortunate part of it all
was that he didn't have Il cent He
searched every pocket and Granny of
his superannuated clothes, from his
feet which$rested on the ground, to his
hat, which occupied: an exalted posi-
tion some three feet odd above the
ground. for:that which he knew he did
not possess. The expected happened.
for he found nothing 80: r.; ::
Gee he exclaimed again. ''If l had
annuder suit I'd heck this. 4 gotter
have that pipe; that's what!":.
Strolling along the street. at peace
with all the world, came a philanthro-
ptst. Redney's critical eye. :. casting
about for ways and means. noted him
as he came. s=eo oa2a- Sd
Il fought he was stiff" he remark
ed contidentially to some friends a day
was -
The phlaDthropist. whose good ma
ture, to give the devil his due, was
| caused by remarkably good dinner
! which he had just enioyed-the phi
lanthrcpist bore down upon Mr.. Rcd
! ney Burke Thc after saw him COM
ing.
', Nov, what's his game, anyways|'
thought Mr. EHlkc as he turned back
once more to gaze upon the pipe.
"Helle, small sir!'' remarked the
friend of mankind genially Merry
Christmasr' II
"Aw," thought the small sir to him
self, what ye givin' us? Why can't
yc leave me alone"
But he didn't say it.. He simi,,.;
looked up ct the big man with a haii
coy. half frightened glance. more par
| ticlllarly to determine whether he
might not he the police department in
| disguise: =. :r--:
Merry Christmas,' he returned. Il
bit Eistfully as he thought he saw
n possible opening Of a pleasant ma
ture. ....s...s
Nell. my boy" continued the man,
what are you going to have for
| Christmas. anyway"
"Christmasr' returned Redney. with
| n slight variation from the truth. I'VE
don't never have nothin' for Christmas,
| we don't.
| The man smiled smile OF pity.
Dear me-" he remarked. half to him
| self. chow true it is that ore half of
| the world knows not how the other
| half lives" Then he raised his voice.
What would you say. small sir. il
| should buy you some Of those toys
He stopped rs he gazed into the win
dow. Why. why" he went on, Il
, thought this was toy store that you
were looking into
Nav" returned Rednev. ITS to
bacco store"
"But-but," continued the man, you
you don't smoke tobacco. You GER
talnly at your age carne;'-
"Naw." -eturned Burke. 81 don't.
Il wasn't thinkin' about meself &C
| much. l was tninkin' about me ole
father. He broke his pipe last mont
an he amt had none since, an he's tot
poor to git annuder one. Twas lookin
at these. Gee! If l could git enough
of the stuff together, | wouldn't do g
thing but buy that there one for him
me poor ole father"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Smoking the Chrfstn,.s Fool.

In some parts Of England the custom
is said still to continue. two days after
old Christmas day, OF smoking the
foor'-that is, Il pile Of straw being col
lected and set alight, the fool is hung
over it by rope around his waist and
swing backward and forward till he
Is nearly dead. Then he goes around
with his cap and collects what the
spectators think proper to give" as the
chroniclers express it. In these enter
prising days. when almost any game is
worked that can induce any one To
give anything. 1t seems strange that no
one has imported this custom. for 1t
must be successful one.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Tie Lone Star State.

Down in Texas at Yoakum, is big dry
goods firm of which Mr.. J. NJ. Haller is the
head. Mr.. Haller on one of his trips East to
buy goods said to friend who was with him
in the palace car: Here, take one of these
Little Early Risers upon retiring and you
will be up early in the morning feeling good.
For the dark brown" taste. headache and
that logy feeling DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the best pills to use. Sold at Parker'f
Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A "HOt Time Christ m q . I.

Australia has hard work to keep coo!
when it Is time for a visit from Santa
Claus. for 1t is then midsummer will.
its people. who are doing their wisest
to get away from the terrible heat of
the terrible sun Funny though it may
seem. they have in mind at this time
the picture of the jolly and generous
old Northman saint who is making the
"old country" felix happy for at least
one day in the year.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

= One of the most famous Christmas
trees in history was erected at Wind
sor castle in the early forties. 1t was
not SO; very, rGmarha bic for its height,
which was forty feet, but for the fact
that in the aggregate its crop of pres
ents amounted in value TO S45, 900. or
the value of the product Of 5000 acres
Of forest land.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
IS BEAUTY ONLY SKIN DEEP?

Beauty is only skin deep, but the force
that create beauty are as deep as the foun
tain from which they flow. when the Blood
Is charged with impurities Beauty disappears,
when the Blood is pure Beauty blossoms in
face and form. Rydales Liver Tablets
keeps the Liver healthy and the Bowels reg
ular, prevenrs the blood becoming ladened
with bile and waste matter, make the skin
clear, eyes bright and beauty more than skin
deem. EAGLE PHARMACY.
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|Redney's
1ChriCtmaS
Smoke

Copyright. 1902, by T. c. aicClure.1
7 was three days before Christmas.
Redney Burke separated his di-
minutive frame from the seething
crowd of humanity that pressed
along the street and paused before a
plate glass window which above all
others attra cted him. This was not
a department store or a candy store or
a bakeshop. Inside there were neither
toys nor sleds nor good things to eat.
but it held those things upon which
Redney Burke had feasted his small
eyes for many days. And now lie
looked. with his whole soul in his
glance-he looked ana looked and look
ed. He shifted the air and imagined
to himself that already he was enjoy
ing the good things within
For it was n cig&r store, a sto1e Of
the better class. full of pipes and tobac-
co and cigarettes and chewing tobacco
and everything that ends in smoke
In the front of the window immedi-
ately under the olfactory nerves of Mr..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Fight Will Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing their ears
against the continual recommendation of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption. will
have long and bitter fight with their trou-
bles. if not ended earlier by fatal termination.
Read what T. X. Beall, OF Beall Miss, has
to say: Last fall my wife had every symp-
tom Of consumption. She took DR.. King i
New Discovery after everything else had fail
ed Improvement came a t once and four bottles
entirely cured her" Guaranteed by M Dor
sey, druggist. Price soc. and $100. TriaI
bottle free.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

1t all Ike maintained his usual stolid
eheerfulness. The amount Of stuff that
Jackson received, together with the lib
eraiity with which he distributed II,
caused to be circulated through the
regiment story to the effect that he
was a millionaire in cisguise.-Manila
American.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
ZERO WEATHER

Is apt to freeze your ears, nose, hands and
toes. You don't notice it at the time but
later on it is painful and oftentimes danger
ous. Paracamph relieves frost bites imme-
diately. Ii draws out the frost because it
opens the pores of the skin, induces perspira-
ton and stimulates the circulation. Para,
camph prevents erysipelas and dreaded
blood poisoning. For sale at the Eagle
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Mother GOose.

Mother Goose who is probably
more familiar to children than any 9th.
er parsonage in story books, was a real
person. Mrs. Goose, for that was her
real name, lived with family named
Fleet, who kept little store III pul.
ding lane, Boston.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expensive.
Occasionally life itself is the price OF mis-
take. but you'll never be wrong if you take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Diz
illness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles
They are gentle yet thorough. 25c. at Dor.
sey's drug stors.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Good Natured.

What would you do if were to offer
you work?"
''It 'u'd be all right, mister" answer
ed Meandering Mike. II kin take a joke
as well as anybody = Washington
Star
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Christmas Oyster Soup.

One quart of oyster liquor, two doz-
en- oysters. one quart Of milk. two ta-
blsspoonfuls of butter, two tablespoon
fu1s Of -four. juice Of half a lemon, salt
and pepper to taste. tiny pinch of mace.
Heat milk and strained oyster liquor in
separate vessels. Rub butter and -four
together. cook in saucepan until they
till the mixture is thin and smooth.
Add the liquor, drop in the oysters aud
cook five minutes. Season and serve at
once. Add lemon juice the very last
thing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A "Dead Cfnch.o

''You college men seem to take life
pretty easy"
Eyes. Even when we graduate we do
It by degrees. es."-New York Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Hard .to,:.Head on.

Wantanno-I wonder if Gabsky will
recite for me. at my little party this
evening? 1s2 - - =, j. :
Dunno-He will unless you know
some as yet undiscovered way to pre-
vent him.-Baltimore American -
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
Tale Of a Christina. Survivor.

"But where is that beautiful tail you
had day before yesterday"
"The farmer said. Heads l win, tails
you lose Well, took to my heels and
lost my tail. but be did not win my
head"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A Trying Position.

Clubberly-What's the matter? Is
that widow I've seen you with trou
bling you? ...:.... u. ::::....
Castleton-Yes, on my nerves. I
can't make up my mind whether she il
going to marry me or not.-Detroit
Free Press. a.: - ~ = % - ?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
AyeYae.

"Oh, may I write verse to your"
The ardent lover cried
"No need. I am averse to you!
The maiden proud replied.
st. Paul Dispatch.
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FOR SALE.

Two Broom Cottage Dwellings, desir-
ably situated and convenient to business
part of town. Will be sold on reasonable
terms. For further particulars apply to
w. K. HORTON.
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How It's Done.

The actor cries, IT am undons."
He Is done up" my netghbor says.
It's mighty hard to keep the run
OF language in these rapid days.
-JlS1A
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
A Tbreadbnr. Comp-n..tio,

"She isn't al all handsome" -
But she's very good" 80. - -. d.
Dear me, that's what they always
say''-Cleveland Plain Dealer. g,
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

aenas Cleaned From the Teachings
Of All DenominatiOEs.
God has been lost from the minds
Of thousands Of our peoples, and with
the loss Of God has come an made
guate view Of sin and it's consequences.
Rev. A. J. Brucklacher, Presbyterian,
RrOoklyn
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The Sin of SeIdshness.

Selfishness has made men Indifferent
to the rights Of others and careless
that the innocent must suffer. Out of
this selfshness has grown half con-
VictiOn that might makes right.-Rev.
Polemus II. Swift, Methodist, Chicago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
The Surprised state.msn,

A mighty speech he pau.ed to framo
And zealously displayed 1t, ~
And yet the world went on the same
As il he'd never made it
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Affected,

He-Do you suppose the moon has
anything to do with my love?
She-Yes, they say the moon often
affects the mind-Philadelph In
Quirer.
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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 q tasteless form. Nc
Cure. No Pay soc
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
They wouldn't Believe It.

'Twould fill some people with surprise
II they were told no man could rise
To riches, honor or renown
BY merely dragging others down.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

Many a man is looking for work
who doesn't want it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
WhistIins In Buenos Ayre..

Any person caught whistling in the
streets Of Buenos Ayres is liable to be
arrested. The police alone have the
right to whistle
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

heard the bells On Christmas day
Their old, familiar carols play
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
OF peace on earth. good will to men:
-Longfellow.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
The RiSht Kind of PRAYER,

Do not pray for results. Pray for
power to achieve them; not for ease,
but for the healthy spirit that rejoices
in activity; for energy that makes
mountain climbing an exhilaration
rather than that the path be made
smooth.-Rev. Jesse X. Brennan. Epis-
copalian, st. Louis = FL. : =: r., :
The. Chart, Anchor: and Pilot. ::s..-
:. If we wish to keep straight course
in our voyage of life we must carry
with us a compass, chart, an anchor
and pilot. The compass is the Bible,
the chart is the church's teaching, the
anchor is faith in God and the pilot is
Christ himself-Rey. Olin Scott Roche,
Catholic, New York
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31

A very popular couple-two dol
ars.
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Old Fashioned Mothers.

Our old fashioned, hard working,
family raising mothers that toiled
with hands while rocking the cradle
with their feet lived more healthfully
aud happily than do our butterflies Of
fashion who for the Joy Of mother
hood, substitute the intoXication Of the
oft repeated dizzying and enervating
midnight dance.-Rev. NJ. E. Harlan,
Discinle BrooklYn
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Striking the Balance.

We seldom in our moments Of ques-
tioning try to strike a balance between
the good and evil of life. We remem-
ber the sorrows; we forget the joys.
We blame God when misfortune
comes; we forget to praise him for
the days Of peace and happiness.-Rev.
Charles F. Patterson. Episcopalian,
New York City.
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The Need of the Day.

America today in its political and
social life needs leaders with we'll
trained consciences, whose moral judg
ment is accurate and vigorous and
whose wills have been trained to
choose and to do the right because 1t
is right. 1t needs those who love
righteousness vastly more than they
love popularity Rev. II. NJ. Slocum.
Episcopalian, Colorado Springs. Colo.
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When Simeon went into the temple
and saw the infant Christ he said,
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace" What was his rea-
son? For mine eyes have seen thy
salvation" Aye. that is it. To see
Jesus is to see Gods salvation. and to
see Gods salvation is to be ready to
die. and to be ready to die is to be fit
to live.-Rev. w. Y. Fullerton. Pitts
burg. ....
Pride Fatal to True Religion.
If we want to get the good out of;re-
ligion we must come not to exalt our
selves like the Pharisee, but humble
ourselves like the publican. To come to
these Infinite things and exalt ourselves
before them is to miss the whole mean
ing. Pride of orthodoxy and pride OF
newer learning warning against each
other in theology have done no end OF
harm-Rev. Pearse Pinch, Congrega-
tionalist, Chicago.