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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
ISN'T 1T WRONG
The Practice of "Beating" the State
Out of Money That Is Justly Due it
as Taxes.

kinston Free Press,
In every community there are citi-
zens who would scorn to be termed
regulators, and who would not
think of "beating" their creditors out
of one penny of q debt honestly due,
yet these same people will not hesi-
tate to ''beat'' the State, in so far as
it is possible, out of money that is
Justly due it as taxes. These citizens
do not really believe such action dis
honest, otherwise they would not
practice it.
The question arises then, are taxes
honest debts? Has the State, the
county or the town a right to call
upon you and your property to con-
tribute to its support? Does the
public, organized as State, county or
town, give you in exchange for your
tax money a consideration of such
value as to make the contract which
you entered into when you became IL
citizen, binding on both parties?
The contract entered into was
something like this: The public con-
tracted to protect you in the enjoy
ment of life, liberty and property,
while you agreed to bear your part
in the support and defense of the pub
lie organized as a government, SO
long as the organiza tion was in real
ity a government performing the
functions thereof
These questions must be settled,
and if the consideration passes, the
debt owed the public becomes as
binding in conscience as the debt
owed an individual.
No one who reflects will deny that
this is q consideration of immense
value passing between the parties to
the contract.
The public protects the citizen. Not
only life itself but every dollars
worth of property is protected by
the strong arm of the public in the
regular channels of government. For
this protection a debts just SO sure
ly contracted as by similar dealings
between individuals; by virtue ofthis
debt the citizen becomes debtor to
the public.
We should remember that it is only
through the faithful and conscien-
tious performance of our part OF the
contract that the State will be able
to faithfully and efficiently perform
it's part of the undertaking.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
A Busy Governor.
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
The Governor of North Carolina is
setting a worthy and patriotic ex-
ample in the busy life he is living and
the splendid service he is rendering
the State. We have heard less about
the functions" at the Governors
mansion of late than we used to
hear, and if we are not mistaken a
rumor has come to our ears from the
snobs around Raleigh that Mr.. and
Mrs. Aycock are disappointing the
expectations of society in refusing
tomake their house the rendezvous Of
the giggling dudes and dudines who
were wont to hold their spectacular
festivals at the Governors home and
draw the line squarely against the
people whose votes did the work in
putting His Excellency in his time
honored chair. We rejoice with ex-
ceeding great Joy that Charles b.
Aycock has too much heart and
brain to idle away his time with
trifiers, and that while other men in
his position are keeping up the dig
nifty OF the office, he is working like a
beaver to help those who are both
needy and weak. Thelvigorous war
fare he is waging against ignorance
is telling nightly in the great and
growing sentiment for better COM
mon schools and longer terms. The
people are pondering these things in
their hearts, and every criticism that
comes from the light weights on the
course he is pursuing only heightens
their admiration for the good sense
and high conservation of their Gov
ernor. North Carolina has had but
one chief executive who did more
noble service for his State, and that
one, like Governor Aycock was the
friend and the helper of the common
people.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
BOX FL,
THE BLESSING OF SONG.

what friend we have in Jesus"
Sang little child one day;
And a weary woman listened
To the darling's happy lay.
All her life seemed dark and gloomy,
And her heart was sad with care;
Sweetly rang the baby's treble
"All our sins and griefs to bear
She was pointing out the Saviour,
Who could carry every woe;
And the one that sadly listened
Needed that dear Helper so.
Sin and grief were heavy burdens
For fainting soul to bear:
But the baby, singing, bade her
Take it to the Lord in prayer
With IA simple, trusting spirit,
Weak and worn, she turned to God,
Asking Christ to take her burden,
As He was the sinners Lord.
Jesus was the only refuge,
He could take her sin and care,
And He blessed the weary woman
When she came to Him in prayer.
And the happy child, still singing
Little knew she had part
In Gods wondrous work of bringing
Peace unto troubled heart.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
Do You Enjoy What You Eat?

Ii you don't your food does not do you
much good. kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the
remedy that every one should take when
there is anything wrong with the stomach.
There is no way to maintain the health and
strength of mind and body except by nourish-
ment. There is no way to nourish except
through the stomach. The stomach must be
kept healthy, pure and sweet or the strength
will let down and disease viii set mp. No ap-
petite, loss of strength, nervousness. head
ache, constipation, bad breath, sour risings,
rifting indigestion. dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles are quickly cured by the use of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
Liar, or Victim of Circumstances

A number of the brethren seem to
be after the Wilson News man in dead
earnest. AS if what the Greenvi]le
Reflector did for him wasn't a plenty
the Raleigh Times iabs him in this
wise:
EITHER the editor of the Wilson
News is one of the biggest liars i'll the
State or else he has one of the most
careless printers in
North Carolina. and we are inclined
to exhonorate the poor printer
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
The Gospel Truth.

Exchange.
And it came to pass that after he
had advertised his goods there came
great multitudes from the-country
round about and did buy of him.
And when his competitors saw it
they marvelled among themselves,
saying, how be it that this man is
kept busy while we lounge idle about
our doors? And hespake unto them,
saying, Verify, verify, l say unto you
that in this fast age of push and hus-
tie, it is easier for a camel to go
through the eve of a needle than for
a man to flourish in business without
advertising.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
Kodol Gives Strength

By enabling the digestive organs to digest,
assimilate and transform all OF the whole
some food that may be eaten into the kind of
blood that nourishes the nerves, feeds the
tissues, hardens the muscles and recuperates
the organs of the entire body. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Ca
tarrh of the Stomach and all stomach disor-
ders. Sold at Parkers Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

A few years ago the Car of Russia
was considered a humane and peace
loving monarch, far ahead of the
time In his empire. Today the world
is wondering whether he is mis-
judged man or whether his humanity
was simply a cloak to cover his ulte-
rior motives.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

John Mitchell Is said to have a
plan for "a federation or consolida-
tion OF all. the National labor bodies.
With such an organization, and the
employers equally organized, We may
reasonably look for good sized
scrap in the near future. The thing
is sure to be fought to finish in the
near future
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
A Serious Mistake.

E. C. Dewitt & Co. is the name OF the firm
who makes the genuine Witch Hazel Salve.
DeWitt's is the Witch Hazel Salve that heals
without leaving a scar. 1t is a serious mis-
take to use any other. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cures blind, bleeding, itching and pro-
truding piles, burns, bruises, eczema and all
skin diseases. Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

= Il have been troubled for some time with
Indigestion and sour stomach" says Mrs.
Sarah ". Curtis. of Lee, Mass, land have
been taking chamberlain s Stomach and Liver
Tablets which have helped me very much, SO
could not" If you have any trouble with
your stomach why not take these Tablets
and get well?'' For sale at Parker's Two
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
Cuts, Bruises and Burns Quickly
Healed.

Chamberlain Pain Balm is an antiseptic
liniment, and when applied to cuts, bruises
and burns, causes them to heal without ma
turation and much more quickly than by the
usual treatment. For sale at Parker's Two
Drug StOres.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves TasteIess Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly printed
on every bottle showing that it is simply
Iron and Quinine in tasteless form. No
Cure. No PAY. soc.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

Some men are never happy unless
they are in a position to make Others
miserable.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

Charity may cover Il multitude OF
sins, but there are u number OF null
titudes still uncovered
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18
TAKES SANE VIEW.
A Tolerant Spirit, Mutual Con-
fidence and Respect,

Between the Peoples of the Different
Sections Of the Country, Says DR..
Lyman Abbott. the Only Solution of
Race Questlon-The South Should
Not be lnterfered With In Her
Franchise Regulations.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-06-18

"The praise l would like
to give your Golden Medical
Discovery I cannot utter in
words or describe with pen"
writes Jas Il. Ambrose. Esq,
of 1908 Il Mifflin St, Hunt
ingdon, Pa. Fl was taken
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

In his comment on the Corbett.Mc-
Govern fight George Siler says:
Several lefts, followed with right
to the jaw, did the business for Terry
McGovern. The final punch was
landed when the once Terrible Terry"
was all but done for. and the job Of
putting him away was easy for Cham
pion Corbett.
1t was cool, clever, hard hitting,
strong young fellow, with knockout
over Terry to his credit, against fast,
hot-headed fighter, and GOODNESS, sci
ence, and hitting powers carried off
the honors. Terry. IL was predicted,
must whale away right from the tap
OF the gong and continue doing so
until the champion wilted before him.
This, while his best chance to regain
his lost laurels, also put him in a
way of getting beat in hurry. but his
style of fighting, which has always
been on the whirlwind order was best
suited to hurry up victory.
1t seems, however, he fought along
more careful lines than usual, which
was just to Corbett's liking, as the
longer the fight the better became his
chances, and this proved to be the
case.
Early in the fray. when Terry started
mixing matters, he was sent flying
through the ropes and took the count
of nine. The jolts he received re.
minded him of the hard wallops Cor
q i'm OF q YsfF hn
concluded to stay away.
This was just to the champions lik-
ing and his superior cleyerness, cou-
pied with his GOODNESS, made McGov.
ern easier picking. Several times
during the mill Terry sailed in in his
devil way care, hit or miss style, and
while he landed some good hard wal
lops at that style Of going, he was
amply repaid by Corbett's hard right
hand jolting uppercuts.
Corbett also eXcelled, as was en-
pected, at long range fighting, and did
excellent work with his left. These
prods were sent in generally for an
opener for a straight shot at the head
or body, and as they carried consider.
able force behind them, Terry gradu.
ally became weaker and at the end Of
the tenth round was far from being
formidable opponent.
Weak from body and head jolts,
Terry McGovern came up for the
eleventh round to get his quietus, and
it came with jarring lefts, jolts, and
| solid right to the point of the jaw.
Terry kicked about being counted out
too quickly. but he got no redress, as
the edict had gone forth that Corbett
was still the champion.
Among those who expected and
| wanted to see Terry win was Benny
Yanger. He was especially anxious
to get on a fight with the Brooklyn
boy, and 1t Is not likely the local boy
will now meet him soon. Yanger will
go after Corbett, and will try to ar
range a fight for the championship
which will make the fourth time they
| have fought
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
CHAPTER lIl.-(continued.)


Il never saw my father so dis.
tracted. And 1t is always give, give,
give George took away our last
silver, and / am sure nearly all our
money. Father has sent away all the
men-servants, but such as are neces-
sary to work the land; four of them
went back with George to the army. |
have had to send Della away-only
Anice and Audrey are left to care for
US, and father says they are more
than he can afford"
Or. Verify has been here" said
Jane, trying to change the subject.
He thinks the war nearly over, Ma
tilda"
1T is not Even If King Charles
were killed, there would then be King
James to fight. The war may last for
century. And if this is the world, |
would | were out of it. Dear, shall |
ever be happy AGAIN."
Thus, in spite of all James efforts,
they ever found themselves on danger.
GUS or debatable ground. All topics
were roads leading thither, and they
finally abandoned every kind of tactic
and spoke as their hearts prompted
them. Then, though some hard things
were said, many very kind things were
also said, and Matilda rose to go home
comforted and helped-for, after all,
the tongue is servant to the heart AS
she was tying her hat, maid called
Mrs. Swaffham from the room, and
Matilda fingered, waiting for her re,
turn. .. .#. ..., ....
''Heigh-ho!" she said. why should
we worry? Everything comes round
in time to its proper place, and then
it will be, as old Anice expects-the
hooks will find the eyes that fit them"
AS she spoke Mrs. Swaffham hastily
entered the room, and with her was
Lord Ciuny Neville. Both girls turned
from the window and caught his eyes
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

Where did Charles Stuart &C after
Dunbar" asked Jane.
'He went northward to Perth. For
little while he held with Argyle and
the Kirk. but the Covenanters drove
him too hard They told him he must
purify his court from all ungodly fol-
lowers, and so made him dismiss TWEEN.
ty-two English Cavaliers not godly--
that is, not Calvinistic-- enough. Then
Charles, not willing to endure their
pious tyranny, ran away to the High
lands behind Perth, and though he
was caught and persuaded to return,
he did so only on condition that his
friends should be with him and fight
for him"
why should the Scots object to
hat?" asked Mrs. Swaffham.
Because" answered Neville. these
men wee mostly Englishmen and
EpiscCNalians; and the Wings and
Covena:lters hated them as being too
often reckless and wicked men, full of
cavalier sauciness. In return, Charles
Stuart hated the Wings and Covenant.
ers, made mockery of them, and, it
is said, did not disguise his amuse.
ment and satisfaction at the defeat Of
the godly army at Dunbar"
And how did these cody men re.
gard Cromwell?" asked Matilda with
undisguised scorn.>
They troubled us little In the
West" said Neville, and Cromwell
marched the army to Glasgow, and on
the next Sabbath day the preachers
rallied at him from every pulpit in that
city. One of them met the Lord Gen.
eral on the street and attacked him
with threats and evil prophesies.
would have shut his lips with blow,
but Cromwell said to me. Let him
alone; he is one fool, and you are
another and the very next day he
made friends with this preacher, and
met them coming down the High
street together in very sober and pleas
ant discourse After beating these
Wings we'll at Hamilton, we went into
winter quarters at Edinburgh; and
Cromwell is now staying at Lord Mo.
rays house in the Canongate."
He ought to have taken his rest in
Holyrood Palace" said Jane.
Il am glad he did not" replied Ne
vile. TITS enough to fight the living
Stuart; why should he run into mortal
danger by invading the home of that
unlucky family? A man sleeps in his
dwelling place-and when he sleeps he
is at the mercy OF the dead"
Not So" said Jane. The good
man is at the mercy of God, and if he
sleeps, his angel wakes and watches.
1 will lay me down in peace and take
my rest; for it is thou, Lord, only,
that makest me dwell in safety"
Neville looked steadily at her as she
spoke with such glad confidence, and
James face grew rosy under his gaze.
while Nevilles smile widened slowly,
until his whole countenance shone
with pleasure.
Ito be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

! out any apparent change in the ma
tional situation.
In de Wick the situation was pitt.
ably forlorn and desolate. Matilda
would gladly have escaped it's depress-
ing atmosphere for little while every
| day, but she could not, for the roads
leading from it were almost quagmires
only rarely on such occasions that the
horses could be spared to take her as
far as Swaffham. Even the atmos-
phere of Swaffham, though grateful
and cheering, was eXasperating to the
poor royalist lady. There was such
cheerfulness in it's comfortable rooms,
such plenty of all the necessaries of
life, such busy service of men and
maids, such active, kindly hospitality
to herself, and such pleasant COM
partnership between Jane and her
mother, that Matilda could not help a
little envious contrasting.
One day, near Christmas, the roads
above them, and in spite of the cold
were hard and clean and the sky blue
Matilda resolved to walk over to
Swaffham. AS she left her father she
kissed him affectionately, and then
courtseyed to the Chaplain, who did
not notice her attention, being hap
PLY and profitably lost in volume
by good DR.. Thomas Fuller.
Matilda walked rapidly. and the
clear cold air blew hope and cheerful
ness into her heart. AS she went
through the garden she saw monthly,
rose in bloom, and she plucked it: and
with the fair sweet flower in her hand
entered the Swaffham parlor. Jane
was sitting at the table serving Lord
Cluny Neville, no was eating and
drinking and leaning towards her with
a face full of light and pleasure. Mrs.
Swaffham sat on the hearth.
Matilda saw the whole picture in a
glance, and she set her mood to match
it. Dropping her gown, she let the
open door frame her beauty for mo-
ment. She was conscious that she
was lovely, and she saw the swift lift
ing of Neville's eyelids, and the look
of surprised delight which came into
his eyes. She was resolved to be
charming, and she succeeded. She let
Jane help her to remove her hat and
tippet. She let Mrs. Swaffham make
much of her.
Then she sat down by Neville, and
he cut her slice of the pasty. and
Jane filled her wine-glass, and Neville
touched his own against it and wished
her health and happiness. Then they
sang some madrigals, and as the
shades of evening gathered, Neville
began to tell them wild. weird stories
of the Border-Land, and they sat in
the twilight pleasantly afraid of the
phantoms they had themselves con-
jured up, drawing close together and
speaking with little awe, and finding
even the short silences that fell upon
them very eloquent and satisfying.
There was then no question of Ma
tilda returning that night to de Wick,
and very soon Mrs. Swaffham joined
them, and the servants began to build
up the fire and spread the table for
the evening meal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

i've got a story SAID the new re.
porter, "about thief who pretended
to be ledger In hotel and so gained
access to the other guests rooms.
where he gathered in all the loose
money he could, and" Head it
False Roomer Gains Currency" sug-
gested the snake editor.
who was that poor cuss that the
mob tarred and feathered, rode on a
rail. horsewhipped. and threatened to
lynch?" why" said the leader Of
the mob. that's the fellow who wrote
to the papers that the citizens of this
town had no respect for law and order.
We showed the cuss that we were
law-abiding citizens, you bet!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
BY AMELIA e. BAR

aWoke next morning, and he was
ashamed of his apparent Incidence and
would scarce delay long enough to eat
hasty breakfast. Then his horse
was waiting, and he stood at the
threshold.
AS he mounted, Mrs Swaffham
asked him if he went by York. and he
answered, yes. | know perfectly that
road, and ! must not miss my way.
for am laggard already"
THAT is right" she said The way
that is best to go is the way that best
you know"
He did not hear the advice, for the
moment his horse felt the foot in the
stirrup he was off, and hard to hold
with bit and bride.
|, When he was quite out of sight,
they turned into the house with a
sigh, and Mrs. Swaffham said Now,
| must have the house put in order.
If were you, Jane, would go to de
Wick this afternoon. Matilda is full
of trouble. cannot feel Indifferent
to her"
So Jane went to her room and began
to fold away the pretty things she had
worn the previous night. And as she
did so, her heart sat so lightly on it's
temporal perch that she was singing
and did not know it. And she did not
know that, at the very same moment,
Cluny Neville was solacing the loneli-
ness Of his ride by the Hymn for
Victory" given to it's Hebraic fervor
melodious vigor of Interpretation ad-
mirably emphasized by the Gregorian
simplicity of the tune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Accounted for Shortage.

When Miss Lucy wanted particular
ly fine chickens she always drove over
to see old Aunt Eta, who had scrap
of farm and made a speciality of
raising chickens for the quality folk,
says Lippencott's Magazine.
One day, as the lady stopped in
front OF the cabin, Aunt Eta came
out and hung over the gate.
"Chickens!" she exclaimed in an.
swer to her customers request
chickens! Why, law, Miss Lucy, don't
you all know that there's been a camp
meein and preachers conference
down here? Why, amt got one chick.
en- left. They're all done entered the
ministry"