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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22

DR.. II. F. Freeman in Progressive Farmer.
B l wish to say a word about the
boys on the farm, for from my own
experience think it far-reaching and
of much Importance.
When l was a boy my father did
many things which Thought l could
have suggested some improvement.
This, l think, is general with boys on
the farm, and they feel like they have
been ignored when not consulted
about the work they are doing.
/ think it worth the fathers while
to talk to the boys about the work
in which they are engaged. Get the
boys ideas about the work, ask them
how they think such work should be
done to the best advantage and talk
it over with them, and when it is
possible, take the suggestions Of the
boys and show them that you have
regard for their opinions. This is
one good way to get them interested
in the work and make them feel and
realize their worth to the place
Always explain to the boys why
you do things, and why you think
your way is the best, and always con
slider their suggestions and give your
reasons for not adopting them if you
think best not to do SO. All this
goes a long way toward satisfying
and contenting the boys as they go
about their work.
Don't fail to introduce the boys to
all comers, high or low. DO this in a
very polite manner. Just as if all were
strangers and all were on visit tn
your house.
Nothing makes a boy feel better
than when, in II very polite manner,
you introduce them to your visitor
out in the field where he is at work
A word of commendationi in the boy s
hearing does much good.
| To fail on any occasion to intro.
duce the members Of the family, from
the smallest up, to all visitors, makes
it very unpleasant Often-times to the
family and also to the visitor. Wher
/ go into a home and the man O
the home fails to introduce me to
his wife and others of the family az
they stand about, feel badly anG
generally pressed to ask who he is
and thus try to make it as pleasan
for myself and the family as pos
sible.
| Give the boys an interest in tn
farm SO they will get some none,
out of it each year as their own.
young fellow feels badly without /
cent in his pocket when on Saturda,
evenings he goes sporting his bes
| girl.
Help the boys and girls in all thei
trials and little troubles and sugges
the best ways for them to succee,
and you will make light and ioll,
many heavy hearts.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
oiM'st,'s f'ss's Early Risers
The famous little pills.

Judge Parker stands for honorable
peace at home and abroad-President
Roosevelt for turmoil at home and
entangling alliances abroad.-Fort
Wayne JOurnaEGazet1e.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
One Minute Cough Cure
For Coughs, Colds and Croup.
l.. r. GOOCH,
Vice-President.

All the Presidents adm irers insist
that he dearly loves fight, but
there are Indications that the Demo-
Gratis are trying to please him too
we'll in that line.-Washington Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22

There is a general belief that not
only will the Democrats capture a
majority OF the electoral votes but
they will also haye-a majority in the
National House of Representatives.
Knoxville Sentinel
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
THE NOBILITY OF LEE.

Why He Did Not Deliver the One Last
Battle Which Was Left In the Army
of Northern Virginia-Would Have
Been a Useless Sacrifice of Life and
a Crime Against Humanity aud the
Science of War-Refused to ProIong
the Struggle by Guerrilla Methods
of Warfare.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
MONEY SAVEDiS MONEY MADE.

DR.. William Self, of Webster n. C., an old
practitioner of medicine, tells us that after
many years experience in medicine he finds it
money saved to his patients to use Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen
for coughs, colds and consumption. At drug
gists 25c, soc, and 81 90 q bottle. For sale
at Parkers Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
That Watch OF
Ex.xszSx> HAS needs Just as yOn
N.,, ,,,,,l ,.l,.,,,

in and fiXiu" up once i'll IL while,
and So does your watch. About once
"a year til" proposition of cleaning
and oiling that watch comes up. It's
then that you want to think OF us.
The treatment accorded Il watch is
ilSt the same whether it is the best
or the poorest make-that is. the
best attention is given it. We are
Experfs at DocfOring Sick Watches
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22

The fellow who stabs the good
name of another would use n knife
in the dark if it were not for peniten-
tiaries and streaked clothes
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-22
BOYS ON THE FARM.

They Should be Encouraged and Cou-
suited With and Made to Feel an In.
terest and Pride In the Work They
Do-lt Is Worth the Fathers While
to Talk With the Boys and Consult
Them About Matters Pertaining tc
the Farm-ftow Farm Life May be
rlade Attractive to Them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
TrolIeys and Railroads.

The railroads in the most prosper ous sections of the country already feel the rivalry of the trolley sys- tems, and some of them are a.Reeting it by buying interests siea.ne new ri- yals. The New l c-k Central is a case In point, Its' focal passenger business bet yeen Albany and Buffalo began 70 dwindle, and 1t decided that the best way In which its passenger business could be protected consists in going into the trolley business itself. It is purchasing controlling interests in a zen systems between Albany and Buffalo, and it proposes to electrify the West Shore railroad in order to unite It's trolley roads.
 A similar policy will no doubt be adopted by other roads in the eastern and middle western states, and in time the southern roads will feel the pressure. Already there is talk of trolley extensions to Tuscaloosa, and little by little the new convenience will be spread over the counsry
 Wherever water power can be util- ized to generate electricity the rail- roads themselves will be electrified, and this change is not far distant. The Pennsylvania and New York Cen tral are considering the identification of a portion of their lines, and the disuse of steam begins to loom up in the immediate future. This Is to be an electric century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
Indna Parker on ihe Stump.

It seems to be conceded that Judge Parker will go to the Worlds Fair in the first week of September, and that he will before returning to Esopus speak in Chicago, Indianapolis and perhaps at other leading points in the Middle West. The democratic nom- nee makes a good impression wher- ever he speaks or appears, and it is to be hoped that he can be induced to begin an extended stumping tour that will make his face familiar to the voters in many cities.
 The campaign Is unmistakably apathetic on both sides, and Judge Parker can do more than any other man towards bringing out and round- ing up the democratic and indepen- dent voters. All men like to see the man for whom they are asked to vote, and comparatively few know in any personal sense the democratic nomi- nee. In one way and another vast number have seen MT. Roosevelt. He has hunted mountain lions in several states, and voters in all. He has been a national figure ever since Santiago, but Judge Parker's work on the bench, covering well nigh a quarter of a century, has deprived the people of opportunities to see or hear him. Let him then go on the stump and remain on it up to the day of the election. Let him appeal to the voters on the calm dignifieu lines of his speech of acceptance.
 There gro plenty of precedents for a speaking campaign. Nominees who could talk well o1 their feet have not hesitated to take the stump. MT. Blaine did, so did MT Garfield, MT. Mckinley, MT. Bryan, MT. Harrison, MT. Tilden, Horace Greeley and Gov ernor Seymour The non-stumpers were those who did not know how.
 Ever since the days of civil strife the tendency has run towards personal appeals on the part of the nominee, and there really is no reason why a nominee should consider himself above the stump, for it Is the only place at which he can meet in large numbers the sovereign voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
Six-Year Presidential Term.

A movement has sprung up having for its object the lengthening Of the presidential term to six years, and the ineligibility of the incumbent for reelection. The planning for sec pnd term on the part of President necessarily affects public business, and and builds up a machine. The patronage of the presidential office has become enormous, extending to every hamlet in the country, and Judge Parker in nowise exaggerates the dangers or the plotting for sec ond term. He unqualifiedly condemns It.
 The business men of the country de- sire not only to do away with such dangers, but also the turmoil and un- certainty of quadrennial elections. They think they can stand elections six years apart, but elections four years apart are too expensive to busi- ness interests. A presidential election almost invariably cheeks business en- terprises, and sometimes it creates business distress. At the best it is in the business world a waiting period
 It is a question, however, whether 1t would not be better to confine ser vice in the presidential office to four years, rendering reelection impossi- ble. This would do away with the fears of boss or machine, and render the President independent to a great extent of the practical politicians. It is always well to go to the people ire quently, for they are, or should be- the true and only source of political power. The business men may exag- gerate the disturbances brought in by a quadrennial elections. At any rate frequent references to the people would be an offset to some business disturbance.
 All however will be apt to say that one term is enough for any one. The political boss and the political ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC.

By Walt Whitman. Sail, sail they best. ship of Democracy, Of value is thy freight, 'tis not the pres ent only, The past is also stored in thee. Thou holdest not the venture of thy self alone, not the Western Continent alone. Earth's resume entire floats on thy keel o ship. is steadied by thy spars. With thee Time voyages in trust the an- tecedent nations sink or swim with thee. With all their ancient struggles, martyrs, heroes, epics, wars, thou bearst the other continents, Theirs theirs as much as thine, the des- tination port triumphant; Steer then, with good strong hand and wary eye helmsman, thou earliest great companions. Venerable. priestly Asia sails this day with thee, And royal. feudal Europe sails this day with thee. Not to fair-sail unintermitted always.
  But thou shalt face thy fortunes. thy diseases and surmount them all Whatever they are today and whatever through time they may De. They each and all shall lift and pass away and cease from thee, While thou Times spirits rounding, out of myself, myself still extracting. fusing. Equable, natural. mystical union thou (the mortal with immortal blenD Shall soar toward the fulfillment of tho future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
Orders Coming In Very Slowly, But
 More Inquiries.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 Concerning the steel outlook repre- sentative of the Republic Iron and Steel company had the following to say:
 Very few orders for finished iron and steel have been placed within the last few weeks. As Is generally the case con- sumers hesitate for a while after a reduc- ton In prices Is made. When they are convinced that no further concessions will be granted they will come into the market The bar iron and nut and bolt associations will not get together for three or four weeks and in the meantime there will be no changes in quotations No underselling, so far as I know, Is be- ing indnlged in by the members of the nut and bolt or bar iron associations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
All Doubt Removed.

From the Chattanooga News.
 Judge Parker has removed all doubt as to what he meant by the term ''self-gov- ernment'' used in connection with the Filipinos. He says in a letter to T. J. Milburn of Buffalo, that he meant the term to convey the idea that he stands squarely on the democrats platform, and that he believes the United States should do by the Filipinos exactly as 1t has done by the Cubans. That Is, it should give them freedom and independence as soon as 1t can be prudently done. He would declare our intentions to the Filipinos at once assuring them that as soon as they are ready for absolute independence 1t will be granted to them. There Is fc doubt as to where Judge Parker stands on this question, or any other as for that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
RepuhIlcan Claims.

"Staunch southern democrats are not going to fear republican claims Of high price cotton this fall" remarked black belt democrat last night, who is a large planter. We will take the good price and all the political consequences, for we know the American people are not fools and will take with a grain of salt such boasting.
 why, not long ago the republicans were boasting of the promise of bump CT wheat crop under the present adminis- tration. Now that the seasons have cut shcrt that crop, and the price is towering high, they are actually claiming credit for dollar wheat.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
THE STATUS OF M'cARREN.

From the New York Sun.
 The Hon. Patrick Henry McCarren must have some trouble in knowing just where he Is at. The Hon. Victor Jugur- tha Bowling. the Tammany chief of staffs hurls this defiance at the Brooklyn boss
 T am going to run the campaign here and do not recognize McCarren. do not know he Is politically alive and will not know 1t all through the campaign"
 Is McCarren alive? Is McCarren dead? Stern Victor neither knows nor cares There is no modus vivendi between the hostile powers For the purpose of this campaign, as 1t is seen and waged from the latitude of East Fourteenth street McCarren is obliterated, vanished non- existent He is Mrs, Harris. MT. Dow ling doesn't believe there Is no sich a person.
 If MT McCarren had not been very live and lively last spring, the Hon. Victor Jugurtha Bowling would not have the happiness of putting his whole soul into the Parker canvass
 .'Who is that fellow? Put him out I don't know him" said the Prodigal Son to his rejoicing sire; and so the good brother was ignored"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
THE TRANsvAAL POPULATION.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 The census of the Transvaal just com pleted. shows total population of 1,26S,- 716, of whom 299, 327 are white and 945,- 49S are aborigines and 23,s91 "other col ored persons" Of the whites 179.72S are males and but 119,6O4 are females. Swazie- land has been incorporated in the Trans vaal adding to the numbers given above sos whites and s4,531 aborigines. Includ- ing Swazies," the Transvaal has a total population of 1,35420O. It will be ob- served that the natives greatly exceed the whites in numbers, in the proportion of about four to one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

business men of Memphis who have of fees near the water front stroll down to the river and refresh themselves after a hard day of toll by watching a sunset on the Mississippi It is simple but at times so grand that the painter in search of inspiration could well afford to pause here. Besides Memphis has her historic associations and Is withal vigorous commercial town, the metropolis of Ten nessee and the pride of her people. de- spite the fact that she has lately been disturbed by the hue and cry of reform.
 Atlanta also lays her claim to renown at the doors of the planter and the bus mess man. On account of her railroad interests Atlanta boasts herself the Gateway of the South" but Birmingham. with ever jealous eye. Is disposed to dispute her claims to greatness on every score. Atlanta may truthfully be styled one of the south's most attractive cities
 It is possible to spend lifetime very pleasantly in the Georgia capital and il you have plenty of money or just enough for your needs you may go far in search of a more pleasing home town than Aiidnld. Ine LOWn l3 dlSo or n1SIOr1C ln- terest. Soldiers of the Confederacy fought gallently about her during the civil wal and many descendants of the souths aristocratic families reside in some of Atlanta's numerous beautiful homes. Just now persons of ordinary virtue may fear to visit Atlanta since the claim has
 been made that there are no gambling houses in town, but after all the people there do not wear wings. although they
 are as upright as their fellows, and you
 may visit the city without experiencing | feelings of difidence.
 It is almost useless to dilate upon the l charms of New Orleans and St. Angus
 tine. Both are alike in their Spanish an- tiquity and the spirit of bygone days that
 breathes out from within their quaint buildings and narrow streets New Or l leans Is more cosmopolitan In It's anti 1 quity, perhaps. but its attractiveness is but little greater than that of St. Angus | tine. New Orleans Is of course recog- nized far and wide as the south's great | est tourist city and one of the most in- 1 teresting places to visit in the entire , country but St. Augustine also holds a
 warm place in the affections of travellers l of poetic temperament.
 1 Birmingham boasts no historic associa- tiers or hoary legends. The town is crass and new but withal imbued with that vigor and industrial activity which has given to her the name, Magic City, and has caused her to spring up with mar
 veious rapidity in the brief space of
 thirty years Birmingham stands for the
 new south and as such Is a source of pride to all Alabamials. She has no re-
 grets for the past, because her past is
 brief, but looks ever toward the future,
 to the day when she will be to the south
 what Pittsburg Is for the east. Our mansions are all new and our people are
 new, also, but the novelty of their po- sition has not prevented them from
 working energetically for the city's well fare, while this great bee hive of indus try points with pride to the recent
 achievements of the Coal Barons.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29

chine should be eliminated, and the only way in which that can be done at Washington is to confine the President to a single term. Judge Parker struck keynote when he pledged himself to refuse a second term. He not only would not seek a second term, but he would not accept one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
Care Is Needed.

From the Boston Herald.
 Both President Roosevelt and Judge Parker are quietly putting the finishing touches on their letters of acceptance. Every 1 will be dotted, every crossed, every period made as round as an apple and all the lines must be written so snugly together that no unfriendly eye can read anything between them. No doubt 1t is a big task to write such letter and write 1t right. With such duty confronting him the penholders pen should be brave and strong and hls ink well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Pronouns of ths Deity.

While all first class secular newspa- pers, periodicals, novels and books of profane history capitalize the pronoun in referring to the Deity, 1t strikes me as being remarkable that the modern hymn books of some of the Christian churches do not" remarked a church attendant.
 'It seems to me that the failure to do SO, or the omission, detracts from the sweetness, the reverence and the ear nestness of the grand old hymns. We praise thee. We trust him. does not. cannot. So impress the eye and the heart of the reader of the songs our mothers sung, as would We praise Thee. We trust Him. In me language of the prin- ter the Deity should be up and not down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
Parker Is Wise.

From the Mobile Register
 The republicans are extremely anxious for Judge Parker to mix in local poll teal wrangle in New York state. We'll, he has mixed in by telling the wranglers to get together, until after the election at least. Judge Parker Is too wise a man to take sides in such a quarrel. and he treats both sides alike. For this he Is criticised, but he can stand 1t. At least, he cannot be accused of making an alliance with such man as Gas Ad- dicks, after the style of MT. Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
ALABAMA PRESS.

Montgomery Journal: It is just as the Journal has said, the democracy will need every Bryan and every Cleveland vote in the present campaign to win.
 Marion Stndard Judging from the car toons appearing in the Montgomery Ad- vertiser that paper Is getti- .; ready to give Dr. Cunningham a fight for the nomination for governor. While good scrapper the Advertiser don't always name the governor.
 Mobile Item: The populists of the state ] have held a reunion and at some day In the not distant future will get together again to formulate some lines of action In the approaching campaign. There is nothing in populism, but then we would the honest old innocents and their whiskers.
 Livingston Sun: The value of real es- tate in Sumter last year was s2052, ,516; personal property, si,s27.526; making a total of ss,sSo,042. The taxes on both were s9,7O0.10.
 Florence Herald: For every man who is willing to lift, you will find dozen willing to stand by and grunt.
 Gadsden Journal: Tom Watson. though brilliant and good. cannot resuscitate the populist corps-it hath lain in the grave too Iono md tpu h,,t the God of hosts hath the power to re- surrect 1t at this late day. Gadsden Times--Iews: The Lusk meas ure is a big bugaboo in this state just now and is causing a great deal of worry. It does look like 1t Is impossible to send men to the legislature who will do their duty. Too much business is rushed through at the end of the sessions and this Lusk bill was one of them. Centreville Press: Real estate In Bibb Is rapidly growing In value. This has commission raising the valuation of farm lands. This fact is not always appre- ciated by the public until they begin to want to buy.
 Florence Times: The more we see of political campaigns the more we are im- pressed that the demagogues are not confined to any one party. But we wish the great democratic party were entirely free.
 Monroe Journal: The Journal is glad to learn that farms lying along the low CT Alabama river escaped material injury from overflow during the recent rise Great injury if not utter ruin threatened for several days. but the danger passed and now a heavy yield is confidently looked for.