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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
In the Country.

In the Country.
Where the colt with frisky pace
Runs the sorrel calf a race
There are rest and soothing peace.
Life takes on q fresh. new lease.
Where the cackle OF the hen
Wakes the piggies in the pen
Pleasures unalloyed unfold,
Or. at least, SO we ara told.
Where the boy with stubbly head
Wrestles with the onion bed
There you have an appetite
Working morning. noon and night.
But you find these pipe dreams rare
A delusion and a snare;
Hoeing makes the joys seem tame
When you go against the game.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Her White Farewell.

Saintlike the year goes home. blessing
and truly best
Her last days rich and FULL her bright est
and her best:
For her a snowy robe and gem starred
palace wait.
And jeweled crown within December 8
crystal gate.
b q. Mason.
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mentioned to her she always purses
her rosy lips and tries to whistle.
He drives his family to his son-in-
laws church at Kingston every Sun
day and sings heartily, so that stran-
gers in the congregation are apt to
turn their heads. Nor does he forget to
have his domestic servants, who are
Roman Catholics, driven to their own
church regularly.
The judge is veStryman In the
Kingston church and, although man
of very moderate means, he is probably
the wealthiest man in the congrega-
ton. He is the practical pillar Of the
church and takes an active interest in
its charities, it's cooking and sewing
and dancing schools, it's physical cul-
ture class and its basketball games for
boys. He is also a contributor to the
funds of the local orphan asylum and
is one Of the managers Of the King
ston city hospital
His neighborly usefulness is to be
seen on all sides. He is even the
freight agent Of a steamboat company,
SO that the little private dock on his
farm may be used for the convenience
of the community, and there the fast
est steamboats, Of the Hudson touch on
their way to and from New York.
Likes Magazines and Novels.
He is confirmed magazine reader,
delighting in such periodicals as Har-
per's and the Outlook He seldom
reads poetry, but is fond of good nov
els. Mrs. Parker is always on the alert
for a good new story for her hard
working husband But his natural
taste is for Dickens, Thackeray and
Scott He delights in the vigorous out
of door atmosphere Of "The Scottish
Chiefs" Jefferson is his favorite polit-
ical writer. Any book or article ON ag-
riculture or cattle breeding is sure to
interest him.
His daughter, Mrs. Hale, is On ac-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Worked Night and Day.

Judge Parker began to look about
for an honorable and wise way to save
the institution and it's depositors. He
got number of the old trustees to
assist him.
His scheme was a new one in New
equity court to substitute in place Of
the temporary receiver twenty-five
prominent citizens to act as trustees.
The judge worked day and night urg
ing the strongest men in the county
to his aid in saving the bank. He
got presidents and cashiers Of banks
and other business men enlisted. Ev-
erything else was thrown aside until
the twenty-five trustees were secured.
Fortunately for the institution,
Charles NJ. Preston, the state superin-
tendent Of banking, who lived at
Kingston, gave Judge Parker's bold
plan his official support. The legal
battle was before Justice Fursman in
the special term of the supreme court
at Troy. 1t resulted in decree sub
stituting the twenty-five trustees for
the temporary receiver and scaling
down the amount due to each depositor
to his pro rata share Of the assets The
court also enjoined the depositors from
drawing out more than % per cent of
their deposits till further judicial or
derS were made.
Stopping g Panic.
And now u tremendous excitement
was stirred up in consequence of local
political disturbances. The leading
newspaper Of Ulster county, to en-
barrass the bank and thus injure some
of the original trustees, advised the
depositors to draw out their allowable
Is per cent as soon as the banks doors
opened, as it would probably be all
they would ever get.
A frantic crowd of depositors
stormed the bank. The run meant
ruin. But when the doors opened
there was Judge Parker, with q bag
Of money which he had obtained IN
New York. He was determined to
prevent panic. Leaping on the treas
urer's desk, with flashing eyes he faced
the white faced, excited crowd, and,
flinging roll Of money down, he cried:
Come on. We are ready to pay.
Come on! Do you think we would
waste our time on a broken bankT'
Instantly the panic ceased. Judge
Parker had saved the day. The depos-
itors departed, and only II per cent OF
them drew out their money. That
saved the Ulster County Savings insti-
tuition. which has since worked out Of
its difficulties.
The general term Of the supreme
court and the court Of appeals both
sustained Judge Parker's novel plan as
sound in law. The Judge never rested
till the thieving treasurer and assistant
treasurer were sent to the state prison,
where they both died.
After awhile Judge Parker was ask
ed to become president of the bank.
He declared that he would only accept
the position on condition that the sal
airy should be abolished. This was
agreed to, and he was elected presi-
dent He did not retire until the de-
posts Of the bank were several hun
dred thousand dollars greater than
! they were before its doors were closed.
The rescue Of this savings bank and
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
How Did He know7

"A fool and his money are soon
parted
Did you ever have any money!
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
A New Year,. Reform w,ve-

A New Years Reform Wave.
Quite reform wave has struck our
city with the coming Of the new year
Even Mr.. 81 Grow. the genial florist,
was observed turning over a new leaf
yesterday.--Berlin Md Herald.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28

What They Had For DInnef.
First Boy-We had q minister for
timer yesterday.
Second Boy-We had turkey.-Judge.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Knew the Kind.

jerks over there is n coming poet"
Glad you warned me. l will be on
my guard against Il touch"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
ALTON B.P AARIKER

Close Range Personal Study of the Man, by James
Creelman-fiis Early Lie as Farmer Boy, School
teacher and Law Clerk-On the Supreme Court
Bench at Thirty-three- Farm at Esopus-flis
Methods at Work and Play Strong Simple
Practical and Thoroughly American-Grave Dig
nifty Which Suggests Great Reserve Power.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
The postman is often a talebenrer.

As between a pair of work +, Tg,;cned
hands and pair OF dimples. hr I'm
Piles have the best OF 1t In q co..test for
q husband
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Is 1t an Improvement

The heathen in their blindness
Bow down to stone, were told,
But when their eyes are opened
Then they bow down to gold.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28

Cement warranted to mend broken
tempers is one Of the things the wise
housewife will have on hand at house
cleaning time.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Not Qualified.

He had been taught from early youth
That 1t was best to tell the truth.
Because of that he did not wish
To waste his efforts catching fish.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
An AbstemiOus Man.

His ordinary lunch consists of thin
soup, tea without milk or sugar, fruit
and custard or pumpkin pie.
Then he goes to court and sits on the
bench until 6 O'Clock, or, If he is on the
farm, he divides his time between his
cattle, crops and judicial writing
He always puts on evening dress for
dinner. That meal is generally made
up of soup and a roast, such as beef,
lamb or spareribs, principally of his
own killing, followed by a salad and
fruit or pie. His one abomination is
"buttermilk pap" beverage which his
wife delights in. but seldom serves
when he is present.
The judge usually drinks water with
his dinner, save when he has guests,
and then Mrs. Parker sets forth wine.
He occasionally takes a whisky high
ball with his meal. Altogether he is a
strongly abstemious man. He smokes
after dinner, but never before.
Sleeps Only Six to Seven Hours.
Notwithstanding the early hour at
which he rises and the steady vigor
with which he works, Judge Parker
does not retire before IL o'clock or
midnight. He sleeps soundly and is up
again, clear eyed and smiling, at $50
o'clock. He averages less than seven
hours in bed.
To understand the judges business
capacity and his common sense way
of dealing with difficult situations it Is
necessary to know how he saved the
Ulster County Savings institution. In
September, 1901, this important bank,
which had deposits of $4,000, 900, closed
Its doors in consequence of embeZzle-
ments by the treasurer and assistant
treasurer Of sums which, with the divi-
dends due, amounted to 100000. This
wiped out the supposed surplus and
left the institution with deficiency.
The usual action was taken by the at.
torney general to wind up the business
and distribute the assets, and tempo.
It was found that it was impossible
to wind up the affairs Of the bank in
the ordinary way without substantially
destroying the market value of the real
estate Of the bank. This was so be
cause the institution had invested about
$1,5OO,OOO in real estate mortgages, one
half of which were on farms. Tc
throw so many farms on the market
would have caused q crash in theil
values.
Among the trustees Of the bank were
Judge Parker, General Sharpe and
Judge Kenyon. Judge Parker was or
his farm at Accord when he got hint
that there was something wrong. He
left his fields, hurried to Kingston
made a quick investigation and haG
the assistant treasurer lodged in jai
that night.
To save the depositors from los:
Judge Parker took the leadership. HI
tried to get some strong institution
like an insurance company to take al
assignment Of the mortgages, will
some local bank as discount agent. NJ
institution willing to take the assign
ment could be found. It looked as il
the mortgages would have to be fore
closed to pay the debt, which meant
a destruction of values and little as
sets for the depositors, who were in {
state Of terror and confusion.
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election as chief Judge Of the court OF
appeals in 1897 by plurality Of about

election as chief Judge Of the court OF
appeals in 1897 by plurality Of about
10000 votes.
During his nineteen years on the
bench he has ignored politics. In 1896
and 1900 he voted for Mr.. Bryan, but it
was well understood that he was
sound money man and merely accepted
the will of the majority in his party.
Judge Parker's wife was Miss Schoon-
maker Of Accord, a woman Of rare re-
finement and good Dutch Revolution
airy blood. Their daughter married the
Rev. Charles NJ. Hale, rector of an
Episcopal church at Kingston, which Is
within easy driving distance Of ESQ
pus. The judges son died two years
ago.
It is on the farm at Esopus that
Judge Parker's personality has full
swing. Here he writes his most i'm
portant judicial opinions. Here, too,
he works in his fields, prunes his trees
and cares for his thirty registered Red
Poll cattle, his full blooded Poland
China pigs and fine flock Of Shropshire
sheep.
Rosemont, for so the farm is called,
is a beautiful place, all up and down
hill, fronting the Hudson and extending
on either side of the rocky road that
sprawls in from the village of Esopus.
Across the great river is seen one of
the new Vanderbilt houses. In the 9TH
er direction are the lovely wooded
mountains leading toward the Cats
III
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
sheer excess of animal spirits.

Sueer excess OF uHIHlII Splits.
After his daily ride, which he takes,
whether in Albany or at Esopus. re-
gardless of the season. he dresses for
business and eats Il hearty breakfast.
usually Of fruit. oatmeal porridge. beef
steak or sausages or bacon and eggs,
with buckwheat cakes. maple strip.
hot corn bread and two cups Of coffee
When breakfast is over he goes to
court for consultation, if he is in Al
bany, or works on his opinions. if he is
at Esopus.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
His Home Life.

The judges house is modest but
comfortable wooden structure, stand
ing on the stone foundations of a
Dutch house of colonial times. It is
set on the side of hill among shade
trees and fronts the river. 1t is the
abode of hospitality and refinement,
the typical home of an American gen.
tleman The pictures, the books, the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28

Love laughs at lock-
smiths. but the diamond
dealer has been known
to turn the tables on the
little fellow.
An old maid is evil
dence Of good judgment
on her part and an old
bachelor of good judg-
ment on the part of all
women.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
TWO TRAINS DAILY.

The capital of Oklahoma is now reached
via the Frisco System $50 p. m. train from
St Louis; the 10:40 a. m. tram from ksinsas
City, arrive at Guthrie S:05 a. m, 10 p. m.
train from st. Louis; the 11:30 p. m. train
from Kansas City arrives S:15 p. m. The
return service to the North and East 10
equally convenient.
On this new line of railway, thirty eight
miles distant from Chandler, the following
stations are located, viz: Lowe. Dudley,
Merrick, Iconium and Taylor. The extension
opens a new field in fertile Oklahoma, offer
ing golden opportunities to those seeking
homes or investment.
In purchasing tickets avail yourself of the
shortest and quickest route from st. Louis
or Kansas City-FRIsCo SYSTEM.
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- - -

Leading Them.
us she the
leading lady in
the show%"
II Judge 30
from the way
all the dudes
are following
her"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28

statue Of Livingston and Its paneled
portraits OF dead jurists, John Jay in
his crimson university robes high above
them all, he can see through the Win
dows the Hudson river, which sweeps
the shore Of his beloved farm at ESQ
pus, sixty miles away, where his fam
lily, his crops and his herds await him
at each weeks end. However deeply
his mind is immersed in the complex
problems Of his great Office, his heart
is always in his farm, for he was born
q farmer and will be one till he dies.
This familiar and practical knowledge
OF farming and farmers is Of great
value to the court in dealing with ag-
ricultural cases.
Judge Parker's Working Traits.
Considering the fact that within a
few months Judge Parker is likely to
be the Democratic candidate for prssi-
dent it is worth while noticing his
working traits as a public officer. He
goes at his task without nervousness.
It Is hard to imagine q less nervous
liberately. Unlike President Roosevelt,
he does not lurch at things in fury
OF energy, but makes progress in an
orderly and calm mood. After dictat-
ing an opiAion he goes over the sheets
and strikes out everything unnecessary
or rhetorical. But his corrections Or
dinarily relate merely to details: he
does not have to pull his work to
pieces. Nor is there any one who ever
heard him speak discourteously or in
anger to a subordinate His tact and
natural kindness make things move
smoothly. Yet there is an iron firm
ness about him.
His Farm at Esopus.
At the end Of every week and dur
ing the summer vacation Judge Parker
is to be found on his picturesque farm
at Esopus, which overlooks the Hud.
son river. He has three farms in New
York state-one Of $50 acres at Cort-
land another of 100 acres at Accord
and still another Of 80 acres at Esopus.
He manages these three farms and
makes them, on the whole, pay. He
Is no dilettante stranger to the coun-
try, playing with agriculture as with
a toy, but real farmer. who directs
the work, superintends the blowing
and, in harvest time, goes out in his
shirt sleeves to work with his men in
the hay and sorghum.
A careful estimate of Judge Parker's
wealth places the value of all his pos
sessions at about $4,000. This prop
erty he has acquired mostly by saving
and good business judgment. His farm
at Cortland came to him from his
farmer father. He was born on it
and worked along its burrows as a
boy.
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its depositors II the achievement Of
which Judge Parker is proudest. 1t II
the most stirring incident Of his pri-
vate life.
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complished musician and used to sing
in choir at Kingston. The judge took
her to Germany to study music, but
Mrs. Parker's health failed suddenly,
and her daughter insisted ON returning
to the United States. Mrs. Hale plays
the piano for her father, and he occa-
sionally sings. His musical tastes are
very simple, and classical compositions
are apt to bore him.
After he has spent a morning work
ing on his judicial opinions of
grave concentration, when no one is
permitted to interrupt his quiet-and
when he is waiting for lunch his Sec
rotary, Arthur MacCausland, will sit
ut the piano while the judge in a sweet
tenor voice sings old fashioned ballads
or hymns, Il Feel Just as Young as
Used to Be" "Only an Armor Bearer"
"Hold the Fort" and SO on.
1t is all very simple and natural in
that house, and hospitality is the first
law. Indeed, the judge carries hos
pitality to an extreme. All his neigh
bors are his friends. When he sits at
the head of the long mahogany dining
table with his wife, mother, brother,
daughter, son-in-iaw and grandchil-
dren, with one or two guests and per-
haps a neighbor visitor. he is the life
of the scene-geatle diynifed, helping
the conversation but never forcing It,
a rare gift in man Of strong men-
falifv
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
Not to Be Lonesome.

'Why did the general ever marry
her.
"Well. there was no war in sight to
20 to, so he did the next best thing"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28

What II There In Il For Usf
The time OF promise Is here!
Well. let me stop and see
Just what the heralded new year
Ii promising to me.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
HOn0rs Came Early.

When Judge Parker was thirty three
years old he was unanimously nomi-
mated for the supreme court bench by
the Democrats. The Republicans would
not nominate an opponent. Not vote
was cast against him. He served on
the supreme court bench until his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04

Board Wants Bonus of $4,000
and Business Interests Agree
to Buk 5000 Tickets.
TALK OF A COMPROMISE

1t is more than probable that the ques-
ton of holding State fair will be decided
at the meeting of the State Board of Ag-
riculture and representatives of the bust
interests of the city at the Statehouse
this morning. Two sessions were held
yesterday when the pros and cons of the
questions were discussed and a semi-agree-
ment reached
Agriculture met with the representatives
OF the Commercial Club, Merchants Asso-
citation. the Manufacturers Club and other
business organizations at the Commercial
Club rooms. The State fair board came
out fiat footed and asked for bonus of
$4,000 10 help conduct the fair for the
year OF 1S04. The business interests an
swered with a counter proposition TO buy
from the officials 5000 tickets of admission.
1t was agreed that these tickets should not
be sold, but should be kept for the personal
use of the different business associations
or given away by them. The business men
further promised TO give their hearty sun
port to the State Board OF Agriculture for
this year and all succeeding years in every
legitimate way possible. This proposition
will be presented at the meeting this morn
ing.
The discussion was informal. but pleasant
and indicated that each side Is willing to
meet the other on some halfway ground
in order that an agreement may be reached
whereby a fair can be held in Indiana as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
DIDN'T BELIEVE
That Coffee Was the Real Trouble.

Some people founder around and take
everything that's recommended to them,
but finally find out that coffee is the real
cause of their troubles. An Oregon man
says:
For % years I was troubled with my
stomach. l a steady coffee drinker,
but didn't suspect that as the cause. 1
dOctored with good doctors and got no
help; then L took almost anything which
some one else had been cured with, but
TO no good. | was very bad last summer,
and could not work at times.
ION December 2, 1902. l was taken so bad
the doctor SAID | could not live over TWEEN
ty-f0ur hours at the most, and l made all
preparations to die. I could hardly eat any
weak and sick all over. When in that con-
dition coffee was abandoned and l was put
on Postum. The change in my feelings
came quickly after the drink that was poi
sOning me was removed
The pain and sickness fell away from
me. and l began To get well day by day,
so L stuck 10 ii until now / am well and
strong again, can eat heartily, with no
ness of the old coffee days. l drink all l
wish OF Postum without any harm and en-
JOY IL immensely.
This seems like a wonderfully strong
story, but L would refer you 10 the First
National Bank. the Trust Banking Co, or
any merchant of Grants Pass, ore, In re-
gard 10 my standing, and / will send a
sworn statement Of this If you wish. You
can also use my name" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Still there are many who persistently fool
themselves by saying. Coffee don't hurt
me-" A ten days trial of Postum in its
place will tell the truth and many times
save life.
There's a reason"
Look for the little book, 1.-The Road to
MELVILLE in each pkg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
SCHOOL BOOK CONTRACTS
WILL Be AWARDED TO-DAY
In the Aggregate They Involve the
Expenditure of Two Million
Dollars.
GOVERNOR IS INTERESTED

Schoolbook contracts involving an ex-
penditure of 100000 were under consider
alton all day yesterday by the State Board
of Education. Seventeen firms have bids
in for readers. Biographies. copy-books,
arithmetics and primers. An army of rep
resentatives was present yesterday to urge
their respective wares upon the boards at
tention. Governor Durbin was also present
with the board and took great interest in
the proceedings.
After hearing their oral presentations of
the situation the board. late yesterday. re-
served its award until to-day, when the
contracts will be awarded to the lowest
bidder, contingent upon the merits of each
Offering.
The board, convinced that the readers
used in the States schools for the last If
teen years have grown obsolete is preparing
TO install new books of an entirely different
character and manufacturers submitted
eighteen bids upon this class alone
The books which will be purchased. with
the names of the manufacturers submitting
bids. follow: metics-Renjamin III. Sand
born * Co. Globe Schoolbook Company. Scott.
Foresman & CO.. The Macmillan Company.
ID. G.. Heath & Co, American Book Com
pany. Silver, Burdett & co. Copy Books
Eaton x Co, Maynard, Merrill x Co. The
Morse Company. Benjamin H Sandborn a.
Co, Globe Schoolbook Company. Scott.
Foresman & Co, CHM * Co. The MacNIil-
Ian Company. ID. c. Heath * Co. Newson
* Co. Central School Supply Company.
American Book Company, Silver, Burdett 4,
Co. Primers-Educatoned Publishing Com
pany. Indiana SchoOlbOok Company. Globe
Schoolbook Company, CHM q Co. The
Macmillan Company, ID. G. Heath & Co.
Rand. McNally 4 Co. Silver Burdett q Co
Readers-Eaton < Co, Maynard, Merrill a.
Co, Indiana Schoolbook Company Globe
SChOOlDUOk COmDanN. A
Macmillan Company. Rand. McNally 4 Co.
American Book Company. Geographies-
CHM & Co. The Macmillan Company. Rand.
McNally & Co., American Book Company.