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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
A Loss To The State.
ev R. p, Law in Lumberton Robesonian.

Rev. R. P Law in Lumberton Robesonian.
The death of /. E. Avery, city
editor of the Charlotte Observer, was
so sudden, shocking, saddening. He
had rare gifts as a writer and was
easily among the brightest and most
promising journalists in the State.
He had won his way to the attent' on,
the admiration, the love of the State
and thousands beyond its borders.
The great paper to which he was
allied was magnified and adorned by
his facile pen. Out of a heart that
was warm with sympathy for his
fellows and with an~imagination
rich with figures and in literary form
delightful to the cultivated taste, he
frightened, pleased and edited thous-
ands day by day. He must have
been a noble and charming fellow in
the social circle There must have
been exceptional magnetism about
him as seen coming and going among
men in daily life. The end was so
unexpected the shock was of the in
tensest sort No hir5 of his ailing
had come to the ears of any. He
was young and vigorous and naught
about him but splendid career ablaze
with glory and pre-eminence was in
the minds of great constituency.
The future from every one is yelled.
Death may be in any hour for any
man. Be ready, says this sad death.
We sorrow with the Observer and
all who mourn this loss.
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Raleigh Times.

Raleigh Times.
The last conference between Lee
and Jackson which, proved to he
Jackson's last conference on earth i,
is before US in a beautiful steel ell
craving. Each of these men looks q
king, and while one is the chief com
mander of the army and the ether
subject to him, yet they appear to re-
alize the situation so vividly and so
naturally that it would be hard to
tell which of these is the ranking
general. Jackson is listening with
great difference to what the chief
commander. lis saying, while Lee talks
to him with all the consideration of
a man who is speaking to one who,
in all respects, is upon equal footing
with him. Stonewall jackson, with
his cap in his hand, listens to his last
message, and his eyes flash fire, as
it were, in the picture, as he contem-
plates the stirring events he is soon
to set in motion. Old Traveller him
self seems to have pricked up his
ears as the plan of the great battle
is being talked over by the worlds
two greatest generals. 1t was only
little while after this historic inter-
view before Jackson, whom Lee said
was his right arm was being carried
off the battlefield shot to death by
the mistake of his own soldiers, who
would have died any day for the pro-
lection of him who had led them in
SO many battles. These two char
acters will live in historv. 1t may
be too late for the men " . followed
them to see it, but somebody is yet
to behold the statues of Lee and
Jackson in the nations capitol.
They are going to be there simply
because they deserve TO be, and what
ought to be will be at some time,
though it may be long deferred.
Cias. Francis Adams has written a
book upon what America owes Gen.
Robt. E. Lee, and after sunni ing up
his life, he writes him down as the
worlds greatest general of his day,
and he might have added, anybody
else's day. He says boldly that Gen
eral Lees statue ought to be in the
national capitol today. He says the
credit due General Lee came not more
from the battles he fought and won
than for the magnanimous methods
which governed him in treating with
those ''on the other side" 1t is said
General Lee was urged by some to
resort to a gorilla warfare when it
was plain the end of the Confederacy
had come. Instead of resorting to
this desperate method to prolong
the struggle, which would have
brought untold suffering upon the
women and children of the country,
he bade his ragged, foot-sore, but
valiant followers in a hundred bat
ties, to go home ard repair their
fortunes by building up the waste
places of their own home land, by
converting their swords into plow-
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks" This, MIR. Adams says, if
nothing else entities General Lee to q
place in the national capitol and a
place in the hearts of all good men.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
The Law Should Be CHANGED.
Statesville Landmark

Statesvllle Landmark.
The Marion News, whose editor is
a lawyer, if we mistake not, has an
editorial on the increase of crime in
North Carolina, especially homicides,
and takes the ground that the in
crease is due to the act of the Legis-
lature passed about ten years ago,
making degrees in murder. Prior to
that the taking Of human life was
iustifiable or it was murder or man
slaughter. Now it is murder in the
first or second degree or manslaugh-
ter, and only murder in the first de-
gree is punishable with death. As a
consequence there are few verIicts of
murder in the first d4,'" and the
News thinks the change nds given
greater opportunity for escaping
the death penalty, and this being so
men have less regard for human life
Possibly the change works to the
benefit of the murderer. Those who
advocate and defend the change in
the law say that under the old law
men were often acquitted because the
jury would not convict of murder:
but now men are convicted Of mur-
der in the second degree who would
escape under the old law because the
iuries felt in some cases that the
death penalty was too severe. In
other words, they contend there are
more convictions in homicide cases,
although there may be fewer convic-
tions of murder in the first degree
1t is our opinion that it isn't so
much the law that is at fault as the
administration of 1T; and that what.
ever changes are necessary should be
made so as to put the State more on
an equality with the defence-espe.
cially in the selection of juries-in the
rlial of a capital case.
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A Custom Which Sh0Id Not Exist.



Oxford has numerous colored loafers
of the male kind who are never known
to strike lick of work and who are
supported by cat hole grub" at the
direct expense OF the white hOusekeepers
of Oxford. We heard colored chuck"
say few days ago that he was Giving
10 days to the week as his woman had
stopped working in tobacco and was
now cooking out" And yet the north
ern writer's and orators prentend to
understand this burden of the south
Oxford Ledger.
Oxford is not the only town which
can make such complaint. The same
conditions exist all over the state
and we suppose, in every section Of
the south. 1t is remarka BILE that the
southern people put, up with this
state of affairs so long They know
they are being imposed upon by their
servants in the way OF pilfering from
pantry and kitchen in order to sup
port a lot of able-bodied men who
will not work. but depend on the
cooks and hOusemaids of the white
families for their daily food. The
truth is the householders have be-
come so used to the custom that
they do not attach 20 it the impor-
tance the situation demands.
There are many evil results from
allowing this feeding OF the idle
negro men from our kitchens. Chief
among them are scarcity of labor,
petty thieving and burglaries. Negros
Of this class will not work if they can
get food without it. Their famil-
iarity with the cooks and house
maids gives them a knowledge OF
affairs about the house which is often
utilized in making bigger hauls than
they can get through their accomo.
dating friends in the kitchen.
We do not suppose there is another
country on the face of the earth
where such conditions exist. At the
south they are one of the conse
quences of emancipation. They
should have been broken up long
| ago, and the sooner the white people
put stop to tie custom the better
| it will be for the householders and
for the country generally. Labor il
getting scarcer every year. Many
negroes have moved north, is is true
but if all the idle ones around
southern towns were forced to seeE
work in towns or country there would
no longer be the cry of scarcity o.
r labor. There are enough here to per
form the necessary labor if all would
/ pO to work
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
:SHaa!:h!.sgs$s' sg$
@%a!i!aN
A Remedy That No One Is
AfnQid To Take.

DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup
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The great success of this remedy is due
to the fact that its formula (which con-
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Yellow Dock, Dandelion, Sarsaparilla,
Gentian, SIENNA and Iodide of Potassium)
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Doctors and Druggists everywhere do
not hesitate to recommend a preparation
which they know contains the best
known remedies for correcting oil irreg-
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and the diseases caused by the failure of
these functions to perform their proper
work.
Thousands of sick ones to whom life
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experience.
Twas Suffering terribly with indiS:stion I I'll % and
kidney tronble and sent to my druggist for
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ally, and Tost naturally, the Lord
thus ''raiseth the poor out OF the
dust that He may set him
with princes, even with the princes of
His people," Who is greater in the
land, or nobler, or better, than the
man who performs his full duty?
With this acquisition OF manhood
we may look upon the happy days of
youth almost without regret. We
had then been in a dream, but now
we have the reality. Then we had
but the dim foreshadowings of ma
ture life; now the real meaning of it
lies here before our view. And that,
too. which compensates US for the
Expressing weight of responsibility is
found in it. We may see ,sur path OF
duty-that path which leads ever up
ward, even unto God. By that path
we may now travel safely on to old
age; not to an old age that is fretful
and rem morseful, with an uneasy con-
science gnawing at our vitals, but a,
period blissful with an inner calm,
one that is hallowed by spiritual re-
pose. Such old age is a fit sunset to
glorious noon. The hurry and
worry are over, the ambitions have
burned themselves out, leaving the
heart placid and serene. What is left
is but the consciousness of duty per-
formed. A blesse consciousness! 1t
is bound up with thoughts OF another
world and of another life-thOughts
SO vivid, so soul-possessing, so beau
tiful. We almost see angelic forms
beckoning to an all-glorious vision.
We almost hear the voice calling unto
us: ''Whoso findeth Me findeth life.
Blessed are they that keep
My ways"
CHARLES A. .RUBENSTEIN,
Rabbi Har Sinai Temple.
Baltimore. Md.
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Young Avery Sincerely Mourned.
Statesville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark
No one who has died in the State
in recent years have been so univer.
sally and so sincerely mourned as
the late l. Erwin Avery, OF the Char
lotte Observer. He was wonderfully
popular with his personal acquaint-
ances, with the newspaper fraternity
and with the readers of the Observer
The tributes paid his memory by
the editors Of the State and Others
have been remarkably, eloquent and
sincere. There has been nothing full
some-the dead man would have de-
spised that-but a simple statement
of his virtues, OF his big heart, his
engaging personality, his great gifts
as a writer and his bright future
Every word spoken has been deserved
We shall not soon, if ever, see his
Ike again Subscriptions are now
being taken in Charlotte for a memo
rial to Mr.. Avery and it is proposed
to place a bust of him in the Carnegie
library there. The tribute is most
appropriate one and the idea viii
meet with a ready response, as it de-
serves To
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
Be Careful What ,3.ou Saw.
Black Mountain Eagle.

Black Mountain Eagle.
The tongue of a tattler contains
ten times more venom than that OF
rattlesnake. One sighting remark
about a neighbor will leave stigma
on the character for lifetime. Be
careful what you say. 1t is just as
easy to speak a cheering word to a
weak brother as it is to give him a
kick. The kick may send him to the
dogs and disgrace his family and
friends, while the word of cheer may
lift him out. of the mire and cause
him to set his feet on the solid rock
that leads to good citizenship and
honor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
RHEUMATlSnIS DUE

To good many causes. 1t may have come
result of your work. 1t may have come
from exposure on tle battlefield, but no
matter what the cause, it can be instantly
relieved by the free use of Paracamph This
wonderful remedy opens the pores of the skin
induces sweating, stimulates the circulation,
thereby removing the congestion and draw.
ing out all fever, soreness and Inflammation
Try bottle to-day and be convinced For
sale by The Eagle Pharmacy.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES

On having blood-poisoning or ugly scars
from a Burn, Cut or Bruise, but use Para
camph freely. 1t relieves instantly and it
heals quickly, thereby saving you time, wor-
ry, and money. Paraeamph heals without
drying and scabbing. Every mother should
keep a bottle in her home every day in the
year. For sale by The Eagle Pharmacy.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
VOL. XIII.
It had scrofula and
erysipelas for eight
cen = 6 ars, until I
heard

OF DR.. Piercc's Golden Medical Discov-
erv." writes Mr. Hiery Rooms, of Queens,
w. Va When ! commenced to take
this medicine l weighed one hundred
and thirty pounds. | have taken six
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and three walls of his Pleas
ant P.i.ets, and AMI glad to say feel
like a new man. l now weigh one hum
GreI AID seventy-five pounds. When
had used one bottle of the medicine
ooul reel it was helping me. l realize
DR.. ..erce's Golden Medical Discovery
is the b-st medicine on earth"
DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Dis
covery purifes the blood and en-
tirclv cradicates the pOisons that
breed and feed disease. 1t cures
scro. dl1, eczema, erysipelas, bolls,
pimDc5 and other eruptlons that
MAJ and scar the skin. Pure blood
is essential to good health. The
weak, rundown, debilitated con-
dition which 50 many people ex-
pcrience is commonly the effect of
impure blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery not only cleanses
the blood of impurities, but it in
crea3es the activity of the blood
making glands, and it enriches the
bod" with an abundant supply of
pu"G rich blood.
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense
OF mailing only. Send 2I one-cent
stamps for the book in paper covers,
or II stamps for the cloth-bound
vOlrlnc. Address DR.. R. V. Pierce,
'1ffl.n ~ Y
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
4 ireat Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Leesville, Ind,
when W. Fl. Brown, of that place. who was
expected to die had his life saved by DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption. He
writes: Il endured insufferable agonies from
Asthma, but your New Discovery gave me
immediate relief and soon thereafter effected
a complete cure" Similar cures ofConsump
tion, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are
numerous. It's the peerless remedy for al
throat and lung troubles. Price, SOC and 81
Guaranteed by NJ. Dorsey, druggist. Tria
bottles free
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Makes q Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing thor
oughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best Itsweeps
away and cures Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts.
Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Pies Its
only 25c, and guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton by Melville Dorsey, druggist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
This McBee- Finch trail when it g all

This McBee- Finch trial when it g all
over will take its place with the i'm
parchment proceedings which were
pulled off in the State three or four
y .irs ago. 1t was then as now q
race with some excellent gentlemen
to save the honor and dignity of the
State before it was everlastingly too
late. The fact is, these occasional
jars do not affect the peace and dig.
nifty of the State to such an alarm
ing extent as SO ne seem to think
Raleigh Times.
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Robbed the Grave.

startling incident is narrated by John
Oliver, OF Philadelphia, as follows: Il was in
yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated pain con-
tinually in back and sides, no appetite, grow.
ing weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Then was advised to use
Electric Bitters; to my great Joy to first bot
tie made a decided Improvement. l continued
their use for three weeks, and am now a well
man. | know they robbed the grave of
another victim.' No one should fail to try
them. Only SOC. Guaranteed at NJ. Dorsey e
drug store
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21

All people may not understand The
situation thoroughly, but they know
that the state has been able to make
nothing out of the road and has been
offered something for it.-Durham
Herald
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An UntimeIy Death.

An untimely death SO often follows neglect
of slight cough or cold. If Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen is taken in
time it will prevent any evil results. 1t cures
coughs, colds and consumption.
At druggist, 25c., soc, and 81 90 bottle
For sale at Parker's Two Drug Stores
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A Thoughtful nan.

M. NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind, knew
what to do in the hour of need. His wife had
such an unusual case of stomach and liver
trouble, physicians could not help her. He
thought of and tried DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only 25c at Melville Dorsey's drug
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21
lee AND JACKSON.
Two Characters That Will Live
in History.

Last Conference of the Two Great
Confederate Leaders the Subject OF
Beautiful Steel Engraving Was
Only q Little While After this His
toric Interview Before Jackson Re-
ceived His Death Wound.
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ACTION OF robson BAR
Endorsed and Approved by Those
Who Repose Implicit Confidence in
Their Integrity and Wisdom.
Lumberton Robesonian.

Lumberton Robesonan.
The action of the Robson county
bar in declining to set a calendar of
cases to be heard by Judge PEBBLES
at the April term of Superior court
has been reviewed at length by the
state press with varying comment.
In many instances the action of this
bar has been approved, while some
Others condemn it in strong terms.
Whatever latitude is allowed lawyers
under the law, as a matter OF Justice
it is their right to decline to have
cases tried in any court, both sides
agreeing, where they have reason to
believe their clients will not have
justice. 1t does not matter where
this belief is due to personal knowl-
edge or to circulated reports. In
magistrates court, the law provides
that a defendant has the right to re-
move his case upon affidavit stating
that he does not believe he can get
n fair and impartial trial. In the
Superior courts it is frequently the
| case that causes are removed from
one county to another for a hearing.
Neither in the Justices court nor in
Superior court is it necessary for
those asking for Il removal to
establish the fact by evidence that
the Judge is guilty Of partiality or
| otherwise unfit to hear the causes.
| If both parties agree Oh a removal it
is usually granted without difficulty.
| The action of Robson Bar in con-
tinuing the docket by consent is
simply equivalent to a removal. The
only action which can be questioned
is that OF having given, perhaps, I'M
! due publicity to the fact that they
had failed to make out the calendar,
continuing the docket and giving the
reasons therefor. Nor is this suffi-
cient cause for censure. If such cir
culated reports are false they do vio-
lence to the official They do him an
injustice but never the less they i'm
pair his usefulness and disqualify
him for efficient service. If on the
| other hand, such reports are true,
then it is a duty both OF the press as
| we'll as of all who are cOnversant
with such. condition that these
things be made public for the general
protection. Personally, we know
nothing of Judge PEBBLES, of his fit.
ness Or unftness to act in a judicial
! capacity. but from the impression
which has been made on at least
some members of our community by
press comments on his attitude in at
least one other hearing, we see nc
[ roocop whv tbiS har uoS not amnl Y
| justified in it's action asking for q
continuance of the cases on the
docket of this county and we believe
that their action is thoroughly en-
dorsed and approved by the citizens
of the town and county who repost
implicit confidence III the integrity
and wisdom Of this bar.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21

If the Democratic administration
shall rectify it's own mistakes with
reference to the Atlantic and North
Carolina road, it will be an exception
in the history of political parties. As
a rule they must devoted out ofpow-
er before their shortcomings are
known much less reformed.
If there is anything wrong in the
administration of this road let the
friends of the administration aid in
righting it for after all the Democrat
ic party does not consist of just a
few men.-Raleigh Times.
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LIFE and DUTY.
Proper Reward for Those Who
Perform KingIy Work.

Youth Is the Golden Age In Which the
Years Glide Swiftly By-Duties and
Responsibilities that Must be 1et In
Maturer Life-FOr What We Receive
We Hust Give Something in Return
"A Rude Awakening,
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HOME TELEPHONE E TELEGRAPH CO.,
HENDF5& i. G..

The following points can now be reach
ed over the lines of this Company in con-
nection with those of the Long Distance
COmDaDy:
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The Best Family SalVe.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel gives instant relief
from Burns. cures Cuts Bruises, Sores,
Eczema, letter and all abrasons of the skin.
sary to see that you get the genuine De Witt s
and a cure is certain. There are many cheap
counterfeits on the market, all of which are
worthless, and quite a few are dangerous,
while DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is perfectly
harmless and cures. Sold at Parker's Two
Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-21

To my lady friends | wish to an
nounce that | have opened rooms
at the Clary place and am prepared
to do dress making in all its
branches. l have been studying in
Richmond and elsewhere beside hav-
ing had several years experience in
the business and feel that | can
please my customers in my work.
| have all the latest books and
fashion plates showing the prevail
ing styles. Guaranteeing satisfac-
ton as to work and prices, l
respectfully solicit a share of your
patronage.
MISSLIZZIE C.LEWIS.