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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
fAr. Field As An Inventor.

From Col. Odds Raleigh correspon-
dence of the Charlotte Observer we
take the following concerning a gen
tleman who is we'll known and has
many friends and relatives in Hen
deISOn:
Mr. A. J. Field is a man OF many ac-
complishments. Heis known as Il lawyer,
Il student of history, an apt writer and a
politician, being now secretary to the
State Democratic Executive Committee
Now ne has invented Il box and Il tag for
plug tobacco and had his scheme patent
ed. Hancock, the well known manufac-
turer, has already adopted the patent
and II. I. Hicks drug store here today
was selling tobacco from the Field box.
Mr.. Brandon, chief clerk in the establish
ment, says that the patent is really a
great convenience since plug tobacco can
be removed from the Field box without
breaking any part OF the box and the
plugs can be lifted out without boring
with a cOrkscrew or knife.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
Cures Blood Poison. Cancer, I'll
GERS, Eczema, Carbuncles, etc.
Medicine Free.

Robert Ward. Maxey's, Ga. says: Il SUI
fered from blood poison, my head, face and
shoulders were one mass Of corruption, aches
in bones and joints, burning. itching. scabby
skin, was all run down and DISCOURAGED but
Botanic Blood Balm cured ne perfectly, heal
ed all he sores and gave nay skin the rich
glow OF health. Blood Balm put new life int
my blood and new ambition into my brain =
Geo \. Williams. Roxbury face covered with
pimples, chronic sore on back OF head sup
puratlng swelling ON neck, eating ulcer on
leg, bone pains, itching skin cured perfectly
by Botanic Blood Balm-sores ali healed
Botanic Blood Balm cures all malignant
blood troubles, such as eczema scabs and
scales, rimples, running sores. carbunaIes.
scrofula, etc. Especially advised for all OBJ
stinate cases hat have reached the second or
third stage. Improves digestion; Strengthens
weak kidneys. Druggists, 81. To prove it
cures, sample OF Blood Balm sent free and
prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co. Atlanta.
Ga Describe trouble and free medical advice
sent i'll sealed letter. For sale at Parker's
Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
SAFEGUARD THE TOWNS IN
TERESTS.

The kind Of municipal government
we are to have for the next two years
depends largely upon the character
OF men elected next month. Supple
meiting our editorial last week in
which it was urged that only good
men be chosen, men who have the
best interests OF the town at heart
and who are willing to make reason
able sacrifice for the town good, the
Importance OF this matter is again
emphasized before the primaries are
held.
Are we to have strict construction
OF the law? Are we to have intelli-
gent, vigorous, impartial enforce
IErnt without fear or favor? Are we
to have liberal, farseeing, Judi
ciDus, business like administration?
Are the interests Of all the people to
b. safegu1rded and the municipality
advanced along intellectual. social,
moral, commercial and industrial
lines? These are some Of the ques-
tons tie citizens and tax payers of
Henderson are asking, and the an
s"cr must be given in the men nOmi-
mated and elected to office. 1t is for
tn" people to say whom they will
elect to serve them.
The GOLD LEAF does not believe
that every person who may be will
lng TO take public office or who may
= happen to be elected is fit to serve
his fellow citizens i'll that capacity
The qualities OF the statesman and
nam of executive ability are not re,
giirad III National and State affairs
alone, but they are Just as necessary
to the welfar" and development of a
municipality. Therefore, it behooves
til" good people OF Henderson to cast
their ballots with full knowledge OF
the responsibility resting upon them
and this the GOLD LEAF believes
they will do. The interest being man
Tested i'll local affairs indicates as
much. And when the voters of Hen
d"rSon realize their responsibility
and intercS themselves in the towns
welfare, the outcome will be for the
best interest of all concerned. Whel
tie people arr aroused to action
that action viii come pretty nearly
being right. Tie great danger lies il
popular letilargy.
Public office in FIendersl II as every
where else is IL public trust. Let us
put i'll office only good men who vii
so regard it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale Of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and granImothers never
thought Of using an thing else for Indiges
ton or BiliOusness. Doctors were scarce,
and they seldom heard Of Appendicitis,
Nervous prostration CT Heart Failure, etc
They used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation Of nndigested
food, regulate the action Of the liver, stimn.
late the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when feel
ing dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. Yon onlg need a few doses OF
Green's August i'io~er, in liquid form, tc
make YOU satisfies! there is nothing ser.on-
the matter with yoH. You c.'n get ;hss re.
liable remedy at norsey's drug store. Price
Csc and 75c
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
Married in West VIRGINIA.

From the Charleston, West Vir-
ginia, Daily Gazette, the 18th, We
take the following account OF the
marriage OF q former Henderson
young man:
1.-The marriage OF Miss Roberta Coleman
to DR.. Hugh 6. Nicholson took place last
evening at half-past seven o'clock at the
home OF the brides cousin, Nr Bradford
Noyes, on Morris street. This wedding
although expected, will be surprise to
the friends Of the popular young couple
who were not aware of the rapid i'm
provement Of Miss Coleman from severe
attack Of typhoid fever. The marriage
was solemnized by Rev. Ernest ThOmp-
son. u. D.. in the presence OF the bride S
sisters Misses Fannie, Almira and Nancy
Coleman, Mr. ard Mrs. Bradford NOyes,
Mr. Charles Coleman, of Pratt, brother OF
the bride. and Miss Cassie Wheatley,
cousin Of the bride.
Mrs. Nicholson is the daughter OF the
late r. \. Coleman and the late Mamie
Moves Coleman and is one of the most
popular and estimable daughters OF
whom Charleston can boast. Dr.. Nichol-
son. though a resident Of the city for but
q few months, is well and widely known,
both for his ability in his profession and
his many excellent personal character
istics.
'.Dr. and Mrs Nicholson will leave in q
few weeks for the Doctor home in North
Carolina"
DR.. Nicholson lived in Henderson
some years ago and is pleasantly re-
membered as one Of the bright and
accommodating drug clerks at Dor
sey's. ''Gid" has many friends among
our people who will be interested to
learn Of this last stroke Of his good
fortune as they have been at his ad-
vancement and success since going
out from among Us, and cordial COZ
gratulatiOns and best wishes are eX.
tended
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

EVEN out in Republican Kansas,
the State of old John Brown. upon
whose soil negroes are supposed to
receive Il hearty welcome and are
greatly loved, they have just had "A
little white Gaping at Fayette. Four
negroes, three of them women. were
tied to tree and beaten numerically
and ordered to leave on pain of for
feitin@ their lives. 1t is not stated
what the nature of their offending
was but We doubt ii it was as serious
as some things that occur nearer
home to which no attention is paid
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
EXECUJRIX NOTICE.

HAVING THIS DAY DULY QUALIFIED
IL as the E--acutrix of the estate of George
A. Harris, deceased. late OF Vance County,
n. c., this is to notify all persons having
claims against the tate of the said deceased
to present them to me duly verified on or be-
fore the I'd day of April, 1904 or this notice
will be pleaded in bar OF their recovery. Per
sons infeb ed to tie said estate will please
make INN diate payment.
This March 81. 1903
ROSA F. HARRELL,
Executrix of the will of George A. Harris, de-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
The Seaboard's New Equipment.

Raleigh Post.
The Seaboard Air Line has COM
pleted plans for extensive improve
ments within the next few months.
and several large orders for rolling
stock have been placed with different
foundries and locomotive works.
Orders for LOO freight cars have
been placed, i'll addition to one for
thirty-two freight engines and nine
passenger engines. The passenger
locomotives are OF the latest i'm
proved type with great strength and
speed and will be used next winter on
the through trains between Wash
ingtOn and the Southern cities. The
cost OF the new equipment aggregates
81. $3.50. 200.
The Seaboard Air Line recently re-
ceive two complete palace vestibuled
trains built by the Niles Car Manu-
featuring Company of Niles, Ohio.
and intended for use on the SeabOard
Florida Limited. As this service has
now been taken off the trains will be
used as specials for parties this sum-
mer
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

BEoADNAX, the negro murderer OF
Rockingham county, to try whose
case special term of court was or
d"rrd. was convicted last week and
sentenced to be hung the 22nd of
May. While Broadnax deserves his
fate what is to be said of the delay
and miscarriage of Justice i'll the case
OF Others OF whom more was to be
expected than of this simple minded
negro?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING DULY
4 qualified as Executor to the last will and
testament of Mrs. Missouri A. Parham, de-
ceased, all persons indebted to said estate
will make immediate settlement of the same
with undersigned, and all persons holding
claims against said estate will present the
same, duly authenticated, to undersigned on
or before the 9th day OF March, 1904, or
this rotice will be plead in bar OF their re-
covery.
This the 18th day of March, 1908.
p. l.. PARHAM
Executor.
w. B. SHAW. Attorney for the estate
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

NEWSPAPER men and newspaper
readers will hear with sorrow of the
death of H. l.. Merrick, OF the Wash
ington Post. He was the steady,
bright star OF that uncommOnly
bright paper. He was a genius, the
master Photographer Of all the craft.
We hope his mantle may fall upon
worthy shoulders, but we share in
the solicitude of the Charlotte Oh
server. that we shall not see his like
again.-Raleigh Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
LAND FOR SALE.

on SATURDAY, MAY 9th, 1908, WILL
Osell in front OF the Post Office in kittrelI
N. c.. at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, Beech Spring, the farm of the late
Mrs. Caroline G. Blacknall. Said farm is sit
uated two and a half miles West of kittrell
and contains one hundred OF good
farming land, with good house and outbuild-
ings. A large part of the land is well wooded.
Sale at II NJ.
kittrell, N. C., April 2nd, 1908.
o. W. BLACkNALL.
Executor OF Mrs. Caroline G. Blacknan
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

We cannot wonder at the frightful
conditions in New England. All the
goo d men and women of that section.
ever since they sold their slaves and
were driven from the slave trade, have
been so constantly occupied in look
ing after the morals of the South that
they have forgotten their own.-Ral-
eigh Iip9es.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
Stockholders Meeting.

HENDERSON LIGHTING & POWER CO.,
Office of Secretary and Treasurer,
HENDERSON, n c., April LIST, 1903
Notice is hereby given that a special meet
ing OF the Stockholders of this Company will
be held at the Office of the Company in Hen
derson, N. G., on May 18th, 1903, at four
o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF considering
the following questions:
/. An increase in the capital stock of the
Company.
=. An issue OF bonds by the Company.
}. Retiring the present issue of bonds.
!. A change in the location of the power
station.
. And such other business as may be
brought before the meeting.
BY order Of the President
J. H. BRIDGERS,
Secretary.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

THIS business OF appointing negroes to
Office and dining with them, may make
it easy for the Republican party in some
of the Northern States; but it is making
it tough for the negro in the South. 1t
doesn't take very much Of that kind Of
business to make a negro think that a
white man is nearly as good as he is, if
he behaves himself. When a negro gets
that kind OF feeling in him, then it takes
strenuous measure TO bring him to earth
again and make him know his place
Aberdeen TIeierram.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
j. l.. CURRIN,
Insurance and Real Estate.

Representing line of the test and
strongest Fire and Life Insurance Com
panies | am prepared to issue policies to
best advantage Of the insurer.
Desirable list Of property-town and
countTy-for sale, rent and lease.
Prompt attention to all business entrust.
ed to me. J. l.. CURRIN,
Henderson, n. e..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

REMEMBER, payment of your town
tax Is Il requisite toeligibility to vote
IN the municipal election. And even
II You have paid your tax you cannot
vote unless YOU register. Books will
close Friday, 9th. Go TODAY and
attend to this matter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

We all admit that Mr.. Cleveland is
Il man OF brains but some people
think he made n mistake in imaoin-
in" he had more gray matter than
the balance of the party.-Durham
Herald
And in the light of subsequent
events some people imagine it was
not Il vainglorious thing for him to
So have imagined.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

JUSTICE is pictured as Il blind-fold-
ed goddess holding the scales evenly
balanced. \ pretty figure but with
out significance i'll these days Of mon
ey power, influential friends. loop
hole laws and maudlin sentimental
ity. Justice is blind sure enough, or
asleep and the scales flung away too
often when it comes to furnishing red
handed murderers in North Carolina
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
Nsn.,daT. May 18Th. 1903.

Being Monday OF the May term of the Supe-
rior Court. two lots of land lately owned by
Alex Sneed, now deceased, one containing one
acre and one Is of an acre, both more or less,
adjoining the lands of the heirs of Peter Hen
derson, OVERLY and Others, described in deeds
from W. NJ. Sneed and -- Taylor, reference
to which is made for description. Terms, Y
cash and balance in six months.
r. G. SNEED
Administrator C t. a. of Alex Sneed, deceased.
Townsville, n. C., April II, 1903.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

Go AND register TODAY if You cx-
pect to vote in the town election. The
books close Friday, 9th. And then
II You have not done SO already you
must pay your town tax before May
1st
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

Il AM II Democrat" SO said they
all with one accord at the meeting
Tuesday night That is those who
said anything. But since it was
called as Democratic meeting was
1t necessary to have said this?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23


day morning may find them clean and
free from the trash OF the previous day s
traiiic-a condition SO appropriate TO
the quiet peace Of the Sabbath.
COMMITTEES.
Mrs. ". ". Parker,
Miss Jessie Wills Page,
Mrs. ]. 7. Alderman.
Mrs +. r. Harris,
Mrs. I. r. Manning,
Mrs. d. Y. Cooper,
Committee of the Tuesday Club.
Miss Amy L. Butler,
Miss Willie Parker,
Miss \. Maud Jones,
Mrs Joseph S. Bnrwell,
Committee of the Students Club.
SIGNERs TO PETITION.
Edwin Stephens,
Barnes Clothing Store,
Thomas & Newcomb,
Miss Rosa L. Thomas,
Geo. f. Perry,
VIM. II. Wester,
W. S. Parker,
d. N. Hawkins,
Il. 7. Payne,
J. L. McCraw,
T. Hatem,
J. II. Hapin,
D. G. Loughlin,
". II. Cooke,
". O. Dawes,
S. G. Fox,
J. b. Pearce,
Eugene Thorn,
Pryce T. Jones,
JAS SmOlansky,
". ". Reavis,
Melville Dorsey,
A. II. Cheek,
S. $. Written,
b. 5. ArOnsOn,
II. Beacon,
Parham Bros. Supply Co.,
Citizens Bank,
S. Watkins,
L. T. Howard,
Oscar Outlaw,
Mrs Lehman,
l.. A. kellar,
f. l. kittrell ( Co.,
Jno. d. Stallings.
Davis & Watkins Co.,
j. r. Carter 4 Co.,
A. T. Barnes,
j. r. Eaton,
H. e. Belts,
II. l.. Powell,
L. Z. Hight,
W r. Written < Co.,
W 7. Carter,
J. H. Lassiter ( Co.,
J. c. Thompson,
f. G. Edwards & Co.,
n. b. T. Coleman,
Bob Ivey,
The Teiser Co.,
Henderson Furniture Co.,
NJ J. O'Neil,
Burroughs-Powell Co.,
W. l.. Scoggins,
d. W. Hardee Furniture Co.,
J.,M. Burnett,
W. J. Powell,
Daniel & Co.,
Thomas Bros,
W. W. Parker,
r. B. Powell
g. N. Belts,
d. c. Clark,
H. J. Harris.
j. W. Beck,
Chas Hatem.
c. F. Tankersley,
Portner Brewing Co.
.g5 Fewer gallons; Wears longer. es5t
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
NOTICE.
Sale Of Two Town Lots at Townsville

DY AUTHOR y OFADECREE OF THE
- Superior Court Of Vance County made
this 18th April, 1908, in the special proceed
ing of r. &. Sneed, administrator, with the
will annexed of Alex Sneed against "Bally"
HendeI son-directing sale of land per
assets to pay debts-I shall sell by public
;luct ion on
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
High Art
Wall Paper.

| want to show YOU my
Wall Paper samples. want
to show you how cheaply you
can paper this Spring. Others
have seen and bought, and |
am sure you will too after
you have looked over my fine
line of paper.
| will be glad of a notice.
from you telling me that you
are expecting to paper this
Spring and asking me to call.
A postal will bring me. No
charge for the call.
Very truly,
V. Y. HEST
kITTRELL, N. -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

Those who drink Euvita drink health.
Try it and be convinced ; cents at all
soda fountains.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

Men laugh at feminine folly, but it
fools them just the same.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
NoTfCE.
Sale of Land for Taxes.

ICY AUTHORITY OF LAW ALLSELL
~ by public auction at the Court House
door In Henderson, Vance County. n. C., on
MO<HAY, NAY THE FOURTH, 1903,
the lands mentioned below or so much there
OF as may be necessary to satisfy the taxes
thereon for the year 1902, the same being
duly levied on by me- The names of the par
ties listing and the lands listed; and the
amount OF taxes are correctly set out below.
This April list, 1903.
+. A. POWELL,
Sheriff of Vance County.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

Big line of mems shirts and towels very
cheap, at II. THOMASON'S.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23
A PETITION
To The Merchants and Business Men
Of Henderson to Clean the Sidewalks
Off After Business Hours Saturday
Night.

The women Of the Tuesday Club and
OF the Students Club, having an earnest
desire to exert their influence for the good
of the town respectfully request the mer-
chants and other business men to sweep
off the sidewalks in front Of their respect
i've places OF business every Saturday
night, so that the church goers on Sun
day morning may find them clean and
free from the trash OF the previous day s
tratiic-a condition SO appropriate to
the quiet peace Of the Sabbath.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-04-23

sgS Fewer gallons; Wears longer. Vs5s
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-01
TRAPPING ERMINE.
Different Methods For the Full
Grown and Baby Animals.

Grown and Baby Animals,
The colder the climate the finer the
fur, says the author of "The Greatest
Fur Company of the World'' in Frank
Leslie's Magazine, and the difficulties
of obtaining the rare furs are many.
Ermine is at it's best when the cold is
most intense, the tawny weasel coat
turning from fawn to yellow, from vel
low to cream and then to snow white,
according to the latitude and the sea
son.
Fox. lynx. marten, otter and bear the
trapper can take with steel traps of
size varying with the game or even
with the clumsy but efficient deadfall,
but the ermine. the fur of which is as
easily damaged as the finest gauze.
must be handled differently.
The hunter going the rounds of his
traps has noted curious tiny tracks like
the dots and dashes of the telegraphic
alphabet. Here are little prints slur-
ring into one another in dash; there
a dead stop, where the quick cared
stoat has paused, with beady eyes alert.
for snowbird or rabbit; here, again, a
clear blank on the snow, where the crafty
little forager has dived below the light
surface and wriggled forward like a
fangs into the heart blood Of the I'M
wary snow bunting.
From the length of the leaps the trap
per judges the age of the ermine The
full grown ermine has hair too coarse
to be damaged by snare. If, there
fore. the tracks indicate a full s,.own
animal, the trapper suspends the moose
of Topped Irvine or wire across the
runway from a bent twig, which, when
released, springs upward with jerk
that lifts the ermne off the ground
and strangles it.
If the tracks are like the prints of a
baby's fingers, close and small. the
trapper hopes to capture pelt fit for n
throne cloak. Perfect fur would be
married by the Irvine snare, so the trap
per devises as cunning Il death for the
crmnc as the crmine deviseS when it
darts up through the snow and fixes it,
spearlike teeth in the throat Of Il rabbit.
First he Smears his hunting knife
with grease: then lie lays it across the
track. The little eimine comes tro1ting
in dots and dashes and gallops and
dives to the knife. The knife is frosted
like ice. Ice the ermine has licked, so
he ticks the knife. But, alas, for the
resemblance between ice and steel! Ice
turns to water under the warm tongue;
feel turns TO fire that bliSterS and holds
the foolish little stoat by his inqusitive
tongue, a hopeless prisoner, until the
trapper comes.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-01
DOUBLE HEADERS.

The point at issue between the
Great Northern railway and its en-
ployes is the question of pay for
trainmen who handle double-header
trains, the men demanding double
Fay for handling such trains. Prac-
tically every other railroad in the
United States now gives double pay
to employees on double-header trains;
but the officials of the Great North
ern seem to think that that road
should be an exception, General SUI
perintendent Ward contends that the
company will not accede to the de
mand because OF the principle in
VOWED, as to give double pay for
double header trains would in effect
be allowing the men to dictate the
manner in which trains are made up.
But it seems strange that none of
the officials Of other roads have dis
covered the principle involved. With
cut exception they have been hood
Winked into signing agreements with
their employees in which this So
called principle has been sacrificed.
Mr. Ward contends that the Great
Northern is not a doubleheader road,
and perhaps it isn't; but the major
Kalispell are propelled by two en-
gines, and such trains are called
Gouble-hcaders. In saying that the
Great Northern is not double
header road, Mr.. Ward no doubt
means that the road has but one
head. which is no doubt correct, for
il is a well known fact that Mr..
James j. Hill is the sole head of the
road, and the whole thing as well.
It is to be hoped that the matter
will be amicably settled without re-
sort to a strike: for even the victOrs
are losers in a strike, to say nothing
o. tn loss sustained by the general
public at such time.
The question of ordering a strike
is now being voted on by the en-
rlOyes along the lne but If strike
H. to ha ordered at least one more
effort should first be made to reach
an amicable settlement.
Owing to the radical difference be
TIVE en- Superintendent Ward and the
men. another conference would prob
ably be useless: but something might
he accomplished by arbitration, and
if the offer to arbitrate is made by
the men, the company could hardly
afford to ignore such an offer, for to
dc so would be to run counter to pub
lie opinion: for the public has a di.
rect interest in the matter, and will
condemn the side that refuses tC
adopt every honorable means to reach
q settlement