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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
Rcad.Workinu Laws,

The first woodworking law embody-
ing changes Of general Interest, or
which promises to better the system
of public highways in the State, is
the bill by Senator Hightower, OF
Lafayette, which provides for the levy
ing Of a special tax not exceeding one
mill on the dollar for road purposes,
and making a general revision of the
present measures, without attempting
to change the Bradley contract road
working law, which has been adopted
In a number of counties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
ABOUT IMPORTANT BILLS.
New Annotated Code.

Owing to the fact that the edition
has been exhausted, very few of the
legislators have been provided with
copies of the annotated code at this
session, and the lack of this volume
on the Legislative desks is one of the
strong arguments why a new codi-
ication of the laws should be provided
for before adjournment. 1t is stated
that about one-half Of the justices of
the peace who went into Office a few
days since have been unable to secure
copies of the code, their predecessors
refusing to sell their volumes, and
many of them are therefore compelled
to either borrow copies or guess at
the law when points come before them
for decision.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

II house bin No. 80 should be en-
acted into law 1t will serve to some
extent in decreasing the p~enitentiary
population. The measure seeks to
make embezzIement Of sums not ex.
ceeding s25 a misdemeanor instead OF
a felony, and in this way save the
circuit courts of handling a large and
constantly increasing class OF petty
crimes. The bill passed the house by
a vote Of ,98 to II.
Another restrictive measure passed
is senate bill No. 6 by Mr., Dun1. rela-
tive 10 contracts made by boards OF
supervisors. and making necessary per.
sonal inspections Of WORK done, which
went through the senate practically
without opposition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

Wells Of Hinds and combined with the
Collier bill. There is hardly any doubt
that it will be favorably acted upon
in The senate and no doubt whatever
that il viii receive the signature Of
the governor. The measure Affects
street railway companies in Jackson,
V~icksburg, Biloxi, Natchez, Meridian
and Greenville.
Many bills OF a local nature were
introduced in both houses, but out.
side of the above nothing OF general
interest transpired in either branch
before adjournment was had.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
MISSISSIPPI
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1e.

&e % OhIHfp SNSONhr To-
Qnly the senate was in session, the
c4Be having adjourned until Monday.
morning session Of the upper
&dy was uneventful. Two or three
important measures were passed,
~ quite a number Of bills intro
Gced and referred.
The only measure Of general inter
q was the resolution by Mr.. Stone
kVoring the acceptance of the dona-
I0n of the soldiers home at Beauvoir,
fhich was referred to the committee
4 pensions.
IA few debates occurred during the
onsideration of minor measures, but
hey were rather listless, and the at
cndance of the members barely ex-
eoded a quorum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

Foreign money syndicates are al
ready becoming interested in the pro-
posed bond issue Of Mississippi. Lot
tiers have already been received from
many Of these companies making in
quiry as to the bond issue and tndi'
eating a desire to bid on the same,
The indications are that II the bond
issue is authorized there will be some
lively bidding for it, and that a pre-
MUM will be realized from the sale.
Some suggestion has been made to
give preference to citizens OF Mis-.
sissippi for part Of the issue if made,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
MONDAY, JANUARY 18.

Only one house OF the legislature
vas Ia session. the senate not con-
,ening until 3 o'clock in the after
ICON.
The session of the house was short
md rather ~uneventful. The only not
lhle matter before the body was the
EVOLUTION by Mr.. Alcorn OF Coahoma,
announcing in ulmeasured terms the
lctions of President Roosevelt in clos
ng the postoff1ce at l%ndianola, which
vas branded as a high-handed pro-
seeding, and in violation of the FEEDER
II constitution. The resolution pro-
toked some debate and gave several
Members a chance to express their
Dpinion of the man who occupies the
shair of chief executive of the nation.
IN amendment was offered changing
he p~hraseology of the resolution some
What, a1d it was then adopted as
lmended.
Secured the adoption of a resolution
p%rOyiding for a joint session OF the
house and senate at noon Wednesday
to elect two United States senators.
This will be a formal proceeding,
merely ratifying the choice of the PEG.
Die in the primary last summer.
Fifteen bills were introduced, COW
airing various subjects. Perhaps the
most interesting were two measures
offered by Mr.. Kimbrough, creating
the Office of surveyor general OF the
State, and requiring all county sur
veyors to be placed under bond.
The house judiciary committee made
adverse reports on eight bills, which
practically means their defeat when
called up from the calendar.
After considerable debate it vas de-
cided to employ a stenographer for
the various committees of the house,
to be paid a salary of $65 per month
out of the contingent fund. This is
the first time the committees have
ever been allowed stenographic assist.
ance.
Proceedings in Senate.
Lieut.. Gov. ]. P. Carter presided for
the first time over the senate, and
made a brief address, stating that he
hoped to work in harmony and good
will with the members.
Gov. Longino sent in a message,
Tho wing expenditures from the execu-
tive contingent fund. +,
Seven bills were introduced on var.
ious subjects.
Senator Farley's bill providing for
q branch agricultural experiment sta
ton in DeSoto, Marshall or some ad-
5acent county, passed.
Senator Ratliff then called up his
bill providing for a similar station in
the Sixth judicial district, and it was
passed after a lengthy debate, some
members %coltending that this class OF
legislation was being rushed without
proper consideration. Notwithstand.
ing this sentiment Senator Hicks Sc.
cured the passage of his bill provid.
Ing for the establishment Of al expert.
ment station in the Yazoo.MisBissippi
delta.
The election of United States sena.
tors was made the special order for
"Wednesday.
A bill was passed making the office
of county superintendent of education
elective in Kinds county.
After a brief executive session the
senate adjourned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
An lnterestina Bill.

An interesting bill introduced in the
house last week is one providing Tor
furnishing stenographers to the chan.
Gerry courts. The chancellors are gen.
orally in tavor of the measure, The
bill provides for paying the stenograpn.
crs 81 500 per annum, payable out u
the State treasury, It also provide
that the reports OF steaographers shall
be matters of court record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

HE WAS, ISNELT DOWN
have that wig and beard of, It's pos
sible some Of us may be able to identi-
fy this woman" He plucISed off the
disguise a8 he spoke, and then stag
gered back, his face grown gray as
putty. the pupils Of his eyes unnatural
~ diluted, and his breath coming In
short, quick inspirations.
MY Cod" he gasped; and I've
killed herr
Yes" said Number Six; "the job
goes down IN your account right
enough, my friend, You make your
self easy about that. There's no one
here would be 80 mean as TO want TO
do you ont Of it,"
The taunt passed UNDECIDED, " no
unheard for. TO the dismay, and prob
ably 10 the disgust, of the onlookers,
Number Two. %scoundrel though he
was. knelt down beside the corpse with
a look on his face that seemed strange
~ ont Of keeping in that company.
Councillor Number Six was appar-
entity not a sentimental person.
Inn! ne Snc're"' 'n'. w '.."
a knife into folk, and then We do the
handkerchief business over EN-.
Seems TO me this syndicate ought TO
turn itself into an a~mafgatnated MUIR
der and mourner company combined.
MURDERS '"ihiu''''" y" u ""''
hollce' iuhe'a'7 I" n'"'I"' ''"''
way III s'och' II you "on "'e ,"'
KIND OF corpse yo" me ~ 'ho wiz"
dow, step lhSlue anu aSh lpi ah'Sp'!'
NO extra 'narbe lot nahuNe''H''i7
lie spoke " uhlih'o'n"e '"''' 40 !"
as NUMBER "o wa" 'o''ei l7" "71
ing "hlch 'he reno" SIaPpe" '"' ne
ing MAJ on inc snou'oe' "oi'li''
'Cheer up my D"cN' ne 7aIu' ~"
mad a LOT 10 say against "ohen JUS
now, but yon seem miBh'iy 10" ao"h
all at once because one u EN- "eI
with an accident
yes, nswered NhhDer TWO lh
ing ana Iookihe aFouhu "eaFiep'y'
I've a good deal 10 say aealhs, 'heh''
as yon observe II MAJ particular one
has a Bood deal 10 say aBaihht nv IL
she could say IT,
You've TAKEN good care she can't
sneered the other. But, l0ok mere,
my friend, II strikes me That that
lady came here meaning mischief.
When a woman wants TO make IT
nasty for a man, she ami 100 parlic-
ular II she makes II nasty for MS
mates, TOO. That's the worst OF a
woman. When shes set on a tblng
she goes at IT blind. Now we don't
institute TOO rigorous an investigation
into the moral character OF those VINO
have seats on THIS conncll-not TOO
rigorous, Thai is-bht we nope, Tor me
sake OF all our peace Of NINA, not 10
say our nccks, mat there afen any
other ladies who want 10 get equal
with you. Otherwise we might nave
old Jonah on board al once.
u don't think y0u need Tear any
further troubl" OF the sort answered
Number Two, with a mlFlhless smile.
Then he turned TO address Inc com
pany more generally
~ had 4 proposal 10 S'ipnIt 10 you
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

Mr.. Arnold, of Pamela, has intro.
duced a bill regulating the running
of doubIe-header trains. 1t provides
that where an unreasonable degree
of hazard results to the employe Of a
railroad by reason of running double.
header trains the franchise Of such
road shall be forfeited.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
LEGISLATORS Want Good Roads.

Among the bills introduced in the
legislature are a number OF good
roads measures, which provide for
a better working Of the public high,
ways of the State. 1t seems probable
that there will be some legislation on
the subject OF public highways.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

he reared, as he stumped backward
and forward whisilirE with pain
Here am with an iRgrowing nail
that has given me he'll and Old Harry
for weeks. and YOU must needs 90 set
your hubnail hoOi upon it,
beg pardon I'm sure answered a
voice from the darkness,
Beg pardon be damned, came the
reply. "A mans no right 70 bring ieel
like those among gentlemen They re
only tit TO hire out. instead OF steam
rollers, To- crush stones on a country
road
In the meantime another match had
been struck. aud the man with the in
growing nail found another grievance.
BE damned if he amt standing on
the candle with EN- now he Grum-
bled. Here. move EN-. will you. II
you can do il without knocking any
body down YouN Kill some one be
fore you've done. II We don't have a
light. ! feel like a blJyh-bcetie on a
kitchen floor. / do. when you're walk
ing about with those boots on"
is he hurt. as. ca some one. when
the candle had l,.1 v'ira and re
~ CIV" ''''"'''' ,,a aanr
u" ,u' p'"'''" = ,.'' ,aa,
w. n' "'"' ""'' -" ,,,, ,.ir,
/ the improving nail whose number on
the council | subsequently discovered
was '>"i"u'' ''N t1
t"N'' " ""'''7 " ~, u., ,ha,
WINS WEARING " ~.
YOU WiHh. an "'i' '''' VI "'''''7 "
SA'"'''" ''''h'" r.
"'h''c'l'H' '''" ''"'''',
you are NY '.''' "'
!" s''i1"'''''' WOO ,.'
steer on h''. "' '' "'", ~
even j '"'' ""'" '"'''' g
% none o' VIZ "'''" "t''
ne h"" po'' "''".'" '" 49,, 'I La,t
awe '"-"iEH" no" w U,' n
Nuo" h''' '",'' u" ''', m ,nat
IL "3N ~ VIM '''"+'" >, ' 80
! haH P''pa''" w "'"'''' '''' -,
mn WIN my own eye S'''''N }"
building exactly opposite, And VIVA.
"o"lu nav U''' '"'l'' ,,a r,n NJ
M"'" ~, r''''' nan f., NAV
tricks with the other end Of the festoon
upon which the bail was hung? No
doubt, after had fixed tho bomb ana
49, - n,ann,oJ ia ,oeen If in
7'"' ,l na, bo,l If an and
change il. II You remember invited
him 20 assist me in carrying ont the
project. But he was too clever Tor
that. He knew that If anything Went
wrong should naturally suspect him
land, in fact, | was inclined at first to
suspect Number Seven, who assisted
mel and so. after this fellow had ar-
uuainted himself with my proposed
plan, he goes and instnlls himself ID
the building that faced my ~headqUar-
tiers, so that he can spoil the game
without mourning suspicion. 1t was
very prettily planned, and, no doubt,
If we knew the truth the poor man
who went to his account over that at
lt1lll UU LOU 'ihilNh'i ~ WV" " ~
tim of this same Judas trcaohcr&
As he spoke he spurned the body on
the floor with his foot.
It seemed to stir.
"Dammc, don't believe he's dead,
after all" said Councillor Number Sin
Kneeling down and placing one hand
on the PROSTATE mans shoulder, he
began to undo the buttons Of the waist
coat.
"Umph!" he granted. There's a
pound or two Of stiff horsehair pad
ding in the mans shoulders. You can
feel it iutlinG out where the coat Joins
the sleeve. Wanted to make himself
,- z .aJ ,uittta,, .,r,,g,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
A Big Telephone Deal.
KinstOn Free Press.

kinston Free Press.
The Southern Bell and the Inter
state have reached an agreement
whereby each shall keep out OF the
others territory. The Interstate is
to have the privilege OF operating III
Durham and the Southern Bell gets
everything else.
Five Independent companies Ill all
were involved in the deal, namely.
Interstate, OF Durham. OF which l..
A. Carr WAS general manager; the
Henderson Telephone Company, OF
Henderson; the Carolina and Virginia
Telephone Company, OF Henderson;
the Carolina Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. OF Taaboro, and
the Asheville Telephone Compay.
In the case OF the Carolina Tele-
phone ard Telegraph Company the
Southern Bell did not purchase the
local owners interest, but simply
made Il deal by which the two COM
panies will operate i'll harmony. The
Carolina and Virginia Company had
six exchanges in Virginia as we'll as a
number in Carolina.
1t is said that the Southern Bell
Company now covers seven States III
the South, has about 10000 sub
| scribers, 200 exchanges and SIX dl-
visions, with superintendent over
each. The company WAS organized
some twenty-five years ago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
A CRAZY MAN
FOUND EATING AN EGG. SHELL
AND ALL.

Rational people thought it was awful
as the shell had no food value and was,
of course, indigestibln and injurious.
1t is just as crazy for rational people
to swallow a lot OF cod liver OIL to get
the medicinal curatives from it. as it was
for the crazy man to eat the egg shell
and all.
Modern science has proved that the
oil, or greasy part of cod liver oil has no
value whatever. and only upsets the
stomach and retards recovery. 1t is the
medicinal elements which are enveloped
in the cod liver oil, of which there are
about fifty. that represent all the tonic.
and curative power of the famous oil
remedy.
4 preparation containing all the mel
dicinal curativ elements of cod liver oil,
actually taken from fresh Gods livers
but entirely free from oil or grease, must.
therefore, be the very best tonic recon-
structor possible. Such is NinOl. 1t
positively does contain every one of the
fifty odd medicinal curative elements of
cod liver oil. fresh and sweet. just as the
egg shell contains the nutritious food.
and we throw awy the useless indigesti-
bic OIL just as you throw away the egg
shell
knowing it's wonderful medicinal and
curative power. we guarantee to restore
health and strength to the following or
refund their money without question.
Run down. debilitated, tired. over
worked people, old people weak women
nursing mothers, puny, ailing children
convalescents, or to people suffering
with hard colds. hacking coughs in
cipient consumption and bronchitis
Vinol never fails to make rich, red blood
and give strength to the weak and
health to the sick. Try it on our guar
antee Ii it doesn't do you any good il
won't cost you cent. W. W. Parker
Druggist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
Appreciated by His Congregation.

From the Portsmouth Star we take
the following item, which we are sure
will be read with interest and pleasure
by the Henderson friends OF Rev. and
Mrs A. r. Shaw:
at the Christmas entertainment IN
the lecture room of the First Presbyte-
rian church last evening the members OF
the church presented Rev. and Mrs. A. r.
Shaw beautiful silver service, five pieces
and waiter. In thanking the givers for
this elegant present Mr.. Shaw remarked
that during the Christmastide his home
had been bountifullv remembered by the
good people of his church. In enumer-
ating the gifts he mentioned three tur.
keys, a barrel OF fine apples. dozens OF
oranges, punches Of celery, dainty dishes,
etc. At last evening S entertainment MI
Shaw was the recipient Of a fine umbrella
from his Bible class. a gift which he high
ly prizes. =,
1t is pleasing to know that Mr..
Shaw is greatly loved and appre-
ciated by his congregations, a fact to
which the GOLD LEAF was advertent
before these fresh evidences above
mentioned.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER.

Commenting on the recent state
mpnt made in the Charlotte Observer
OF its growing circulation and the
gratifying increase of it's business
during 1908, the Spartanburg, S. C.,
Journal takes occasion to say this of
our contemporary:
There is no newspaper which de-
serves a good circulation and good
business generally more than the
Charlotte Observer and it's many
friends will rejoice that it is getting
its rights. There is no cleaner or more
high-minded newspaper printed than
the Observer and it is, indeed, one of
the few newspapers really worth read
ing. 1t is every day in the year Il de-
light to the eye and a feast to the in
tellect. 1t has our best wishes for
continued and increasing success.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
The Christian Year---Epiphany.
Communicated.

Communicated.
The Christmas season is over and the
course of the Christmas Year brings to
us the Feast of the Epiphany on the sixth
day of January.
Epiphany means manifestation. and as
on Christmas Day our Lord was shown
to the Shepherds of Bethlehem, who were
Jews, so at Epiphany is celebrated His
manifestation to the Magi or Wise men
from the East who. as Gentiles, were led
by star to the same little city to wor-
ship the King of kings; for tradition rep
resents them as princes and ascrlbes a
mystic meaning to the gifts which they
presented. The gOM was their tribute
to the King for whom they sought at the
palace OF HerOd, saying, where is He
that is born King of the Jews?' The
fankincense typitied the worship that
was due to Him as God; while the bitter
mvrrh. as used for embalming the dead.
marked Him as mortal, and Man of
sorrows We are reminded of the Mes
siaric seventy second Psalm which begins
with the words. Give the Kings Thy
judgments, O God, and Thy righteous
ness unto the Kings Son" and goes on
to declare, 1.-The kings of Tharsis and of
The isles shall give presents, the kings of
Arabia atd Saba shall bring gifts. All
kings shall fall down before Him, all ma
tons shall do Him service He shall live
and unto Him shall be given of the gold
| OF Arabia; prayer shall be made even
| unto Him and daily shall He be praised.
| His Name shall endure for ever and all
| the heather shall praise Him.
SO Epiphany should teach Us our debt
as Genties to the grace of Christ and
our duty to gather into His Kingdom
| the millions of our fellOwmen to whom
tie has never yet been manifested only
because His Chnrch has not been faithful
| to her mission to go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature
Let us offer the pure gold of our love, the
incense of our prayers and the myrrh of
our penitence to Him Whom we recog-
nize as God masifest in the flesh"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
WILSON SUFFERS BY FIRE

A disastrous fire occurred in VII
son Saturday night by which a large
section OF the business part OF the
town was wiped out. The fire started
in Cooper & Watson's warehouse and
spread to Adjacent buildings Destroy
ing property to the value of $780,
600 before it was finally checked.
But for a fortunate change in tie
course OF the wind the town would
have suffered much more
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
Cured After Suffering 10 Years.

b. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle & Mfg Co..
Middletown. o., suffered for ten years with
dyspepsia. He spent hundreds Of dollars for
medicine and with doctors without receiving
any permanent benefit. He says, Gone night
while feeling exceptionally bad was about
to throw down Intervening paper when ! saw
an item in the paper regarding the merits OF
kOdol Dyspepsia Cure. concluded to try it
after the second dose. After using two bot
ties am stronger and better than | have
been in years, and recommend kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure to my friends and acquaintance
suffering from stomach trouble Sold at
Parkers Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07

Observation-Disclosures TOW
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07
Action for DivOcce.

NORTH III. CAROLINA, In Superior Court.
Mary f. Exum, Plaintiff
James Exum. Defendant
The defendant, James Exum will take no.
tice that the above entitled action was begun
in the Superior Court of Vance County on the
4th day Of January, 1904. for Il divorce from
the bonds of matrimony. and said defendant
ls hereby nOtitiedto appear before his Honor,
the Judge of said Court. in the town of Hen
dersOn. Vance County, \. C., on 2nd Monday
before the first Monday in March, 1904. and
answer or demur to the complaint filed in
this Court in said action.
HENRY PERRY,
Clerk Superior Court,
Vance County, \. {.
January ), 1904
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-01-07

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
Of the Town of Henderson for Six Months, End
ing December goth, 1908, as Shown by Re-
port of w. D. Burweu Treasurer, Made
to the Board of Commissioners
TOWN OF HENDERSON. NC.


1901.
10Th 19O3-and subn as follows:
DISBURSEMENTS TOWN FUND.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-01-11
SaoiaaapoIis Mannsrdor.
Die erlte grobe oss SubiIaums 5eit. gborS
nabm einen eriols-eid,en @erIauf.

Inter 2situls oes 9errn Jran3
gslineer fano geItern Nahmiftag in
Der 9ale oeS Wdnnerdor Die erfe
Yrobs oes Subildums =6etdofs ltatt.
9erislbe iebt iid aus f,iiberen aeiipen
Mitglieoern oes Mdnnerhor (Damsn
uno 9erren) uno ben jebiaen Mitslie=
bern oes gemiidten @bors auiammen.
Nihs menioer als 10 Damen uno
Germ lparen anwei,no unb alle pnren
BON einem grOEen GntbuIiasmus be-
ieelt.
SIe ueroen jeoenfals ibr MOalid-
ltes oasu beitra9en. UNI oas 9oloene
SubelIelt bes Mdnnerdor 81 einem
gldnSenosn grFOlse 81 psrbelfen.
Durheeuommen murbe oeitern oas
gieD .SdOn Glen" BON Mar yruG
unb es Tam conitatirt iueroen, oaB Der
Dirigent nit Den g~etfungen leiner
Sdn9eridaar iebr aufrieoen mar.
ns'Dic nddlte prObe iinoet am SOnn-
tag, ben "a. Sanuar, Hodmittass
|3 ubr fat. 3n oerfelben mi,o
.2orelsi" BON WenoelslObn eingeiibi
tueroeii.
DieIer gbor, uelder nit Dem 9es
mildten @bor oes oWtuliibsreins" ben
efqentliher 6slt-gbor biloen miro, III
nitt 81 berwedleln nit benz Wahen~
Wanner6or. Nieier miro aus Dem
vMdnner6or", benz p2ieoeriran3", benz
Wdnnerdor oes .Muitpereins". benz
ygruispille gieoertran3", Dem Sin.
cirnati Q!eoertrans" uno benz y@Olum'
bus Mdnnerdor" belteben.