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New-York tribune., 1905-08-13
II was tho Indian

retreat from Kimberley II was tho Indian
method OF striking quickly and dealing a terrible
blow; but the master Of the school recoiled from
it and ordered the Boer Iaager to be approached
gradually and closely invested
Lord Roberts had the heartiest admiration for
Lord Kitchener, and turned TO him in the sad
dest hours of his Hfe-nOt for sympathy in his
grief, but for cooperation in enabling him 20
forget himself in his new work An officer who
accompanied the two generals TO South Africa,
when, after the disastrous battles Of COIenso
and Maggersfontein, they had an empire to save
between them has given a pathetic account
of the veterans voyage to the Cape He had
lost his only son at COIensO. and was making
great effort to control his feelings and 70 throw
himself into the campaign A bad sleeper. he
would rise early, and after taking his coffee anS
roll would pace the deck in silence, pausins.
from time to time, to gaze vacantly out 20 sea
Then shaking himself together, with a strong
effort. he would call for Kitchener and the
two would make their way 70 the large
cabin. which was the consulting room for the
voyage and there the two generals would
remain closeted with their maps and memo
randa until dinner time. IL in that
cabin that the great turning movement which
was to relieve Kimberley, expose BlOemfontein
and Pretoria to capture and transform the
fortunes Of war was planned Dy the broken
hearted father and the best organizer in The
service. After dinner work would be thrown II
for the night But Lord Roberts seldom re-
manned long on deck He seemed to apprehen1
that his presence would have depressing ef-
feet on Others and that it was only kind 20 re-
ieve them as soon as possible One effect Lord
Roberts has always produced upon his COM
panions There is never any prOfane or OBJ
scene talk when he is about He is a profoundly
religious man, who says nothing about his faith
but acts it out wherever he is and helps others
to do the same
Lord Roberts has Irishman's love OF horses
and dogs; but he has led too busy a life TO de-
vote much time to household pets He was de-
vOtedIy attached TO the fine white Arabian
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charger which he rode in Afghanistan and
brought back with him to England Queen
Victoria saw this horse and admired it so much
that she said there must be a medal for it, and
with her own hands she clasped one about its
neck. Lord Roberts thought more of this at
tentiOn to his white horse than of any decoration
worn by himself When he headed the process
sion at Queen VietOrias last jubilee he rode this
famous horse, and the medal was where every
spectator could see il. The horse was most care
fully exercised and fed. but not long ago it died
Of old age. Lord RObertss London home is in
Portland Place. where he lives in a large house
of the conventional type. Lady ROberts's health
is so delicate and uncertain that she is not l6ey
to accompany him to America, but of his
daughters may so with him. Lord Roberts. while
he has held the highest posts in the British
Army. was not rich when the earIdOm
came 70 him after his return from South Africa
For the third time he received the thanks OF
Parliament for his military service and also q
grant of 100000 with the peerage- Z n F.
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THE ILLOGICAL S4ILOR.

Alton B. Parker. at dinner in New-Yorl1,
characterized Illogical the position of Two
prominent financiers
These men remind me-" he said. of two sail
ors who were found. one day, seated at a table
before a cafe.
Zone sailor had letter before him and was
reading it aloud. while at the same timc the
other sailor held his hands over the readers
ears.
at made an odd picture-the two sailors with
their mild drink, rading and the other
holding his ears while he did So
The friendly waiter, impelled by irrtSisti-
bic curiosity. paused before the table
Why he asked, do you hold your hands
over your friends ears while he reads that ltt-
ter out loud to yOu?'
Because was the dignided answer Tho lyt-
ter Is from my sweetheart Jack is reading
TO ME because l can't read myself That is AL
right, but don't want him TO hear WOrd "
what Is written"
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LORD ROBERTS COMING.
HIS admiration of Grdnt-SOme OF
HIS Characteristic Traits.
London, August 8.

London, August D.
lord Roberts, when he visits America in the
course of few weeks. is not likely to carry
his medals and decorations with him. When he
appears at st. Jamess Palace for one of the
Kings levees his history and honors are written
galore his breast There is the Victoria
Cross, with its crimson ribbon-One of the
earliest Of his distinctions, won for act of
bravery when he was an officer of engineers.
lie is proud of it Prince Bismarck used to
te of simple medal gained for saving life; and
he has reason to be, for only one other general
of the first rank, Sir George White, has the
Victoria Cross and claim companionship
with the select company Of modest life saving
heroes in the British army. There is also a
full row of medals, some of them dulled with
a6e, but all eloquent OF services and campaigns.
There is the Mutiny medal won while he was a
lieutenant in the artillery, with clasps for Delhi
and the relief and siege of Lucknow. The Indian
Frontier medal is a trophy of arduous and brill
liant service at UmbeyIa, Lushai and Burma.
The Abyssinian medal flashes the story of the
iCng, heroic march to the mountains and his
own labors as one of the most indefatigable staff
oIncers. The Afghan War medal is a symbol of
his rise in rank to major general in a most
bronze star is resplendent with the lustre of his
greatest feats of arms. Below and around the
neda!s are the decorations with which his SER
v.Ccs to his country have been rewarded by two
sovCreigns: The Order of ST. Patrick the Grand
Cross of the Bath, the Star of India knight
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire, the
precious Garter and the Order of Merit. The
baton OF Field Marshal, which he carries to a
ievee indicates his rank in the army after he
has held supreme command in India Ireland
South Africa and Pail Mall Yet the record is
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great soldiers and deserved the highest praise"
he said quietly; but General Grant had the
genius required for saving the Union and ought
not to be placed second to any modern COM
mander." My memory of the phrasing may be
tTeacherOus after the lapse of several years, but
L have reproduced the spirit Of Lord ROberts's
tribute TO the American soldier. General Grant
had been what Lord Roberts himself in
INDIA and Afghanistan-a hard fighter, with
dogged way of keeping at it and calling up the
reserves until the victory Won The Indian
school laid more stress upon continuous fighting
than upon military tactics and science, and pro-
fessed to be more Indifferent to life than the
Aldershot school of strategy. Yet Lord Roberts
himself shuddered in the high veldt of South
Africa when he heard of Lord Kitchener's i'm
pulsive and costly attack upon the Beers in their
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iEccmplete with all these trophies and decora-
tons, for he has received honorary degrees from
five universities and many as fourteen cities
and boroughs have conferred upon him their
tiehest civic honors.
~ these decorations and honors Lord Roberts
wears with the simplicity of a great man. When
ever have met him I have been impressed with
his resemblance, not in appearance but in char
attoristic traits. to General Grant. He is quiet
presentations, reserved in speech tolerant I'm
judgment and sweet natured. Short in stature
and without commanding presence, he stands so
erect and has so much natural dignity that he
Sc ms a foot taller than he really is and hardly
jCStiies Mr.. kiplings jingling description of
him. His eyes are keen and his bearing is self
Possessed and alert and his face is kindly and
rejects the goodness of his heart. Easily ap-
Preached, he sets every visitor at ease by talk
inG in the most unaffected wav Controversy
Eo dislikes and invariably shrugs his shoulders
whenever voices raised and there is a menace
Of heated argument. For long time he was
t1r leader Of what known as the Indian
school of fighting generals, and he was falsely
represented TO be jealous rival of Lord Wolse-
Icy and the Ashantee gang" and a scornful
'TiUc Of Butler and the Aldershot set Whilo
lie had his own ideas of military policy, he never
took pains to emphasize them, and was in
capable or either enV-' or resentment. Veterans
who had served under him knew his value and
were sometimes injudicious partisans; but he
himself was neither aggressive nor pushful
and never seemed to have any grievances. He
was annoyed when Mr. Kipling's poem seemed
to reflect upon Lord Wolseley. and insisted upon
its Suppression; and he has never encouraged
comparisons between himself and other gen.
erals in the army. The most versatile and ac-
Complished British soldier since the great Duka
Of Wellington, he is man of peace in camp
and in private life. without jealousy and Without
& passion for controversy and feads Like Cen
sral Grant he has nobility Of nature and Sc
New-York tribune., 1905-08-13

renity of mind. and underneath these IS the
guileleSs heart of a child
Since L have suggested the comparison with
General Grant, may add that at my first meet
ing with Lord Roberts the name of the American
soldier was mentioned He took fire at once and
expressed in uncertain tones his own admira-
ton for General Grant. He remarked that
owing to his profession as soldier he had taken
in his younger days the keenest interest in the
American Civil War and had followed the events
year by year and devoted much time to the
literature of the subject. General Grants per-
sonality had always impressed him most power
fully as of the great masters of war. Lord
Wolseley known to have a better opinion of
General Lee than of General Grant and vent
ured to say much; but Lord Roberts was not
to be drawn into controversy. They were both
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-16

At the New York State Assembly Of
Mothers. a prominent New York doctor
told the 500 women present that healthy
American women were 50 rare a. to be
almost extinct.
This seems to be a sweeping state.
ment of the condition of American
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some trouble arising from derange-
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Such testimony as the following
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-16
THE MARRIAGE QUESTION.

The professor who announced that sloys
and romance die out with the sound of the
wedding bells" was the FIRST to start the
ball rolling. 1t would seem brave woman
who marries with this echo in her ears. vet
we have not heard that there were fewer
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happy married lives, but large precentase
OF these unhappy homes are due to the i'll.
ness Of the wife, mother or daughter.
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OF alcohol, cured ninety eight per cent. of
such cases. After using this remedy for
many years in his private practice he put
il up in form that can be had at auy store
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fully warranted in Offering to pay S5oo in
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DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
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There has been ineroduced 10 the
legislature 6sii which should %
carpiuiiy iooke.! INTO. we nave not
vet seen the null text o. the oiII, out
rom what mas neen Puo.isned reKaro-
inE It's report, We tnn9 u Q measure
which should oe careioHy ooked INTO
neiore y Is mace . iaw. it % tne osii
reRarNng tue san o. patent neol.
cines IN this Seate. Asws understand
the measure it imposes q license tax
on every deAler in the sale OF patent
medicines. This may be all right: We
cannot say that such men shosd not
he required to pay . license tax, es-
pecialy 30 !onE as men ea9a6o 10
every other kind OF business nave 20
pay such privilege tax. bet ssseoost
Objectionable feature OF toe oaii " ehat
whh'h provides that all patent medi-
rines ofiered Tor sale IN tnss State
shall be submitted to the board OF
health and shall not be sold IN TINS
State until approved oy tnat BOARD.
This IL putting Two mncn aro'trary
power in the hands oi this BOARD.
THIS board IL COMPOSED otPhysasans
ot tine ainpatnc scnoof-os men .uo
are vel known 70 oe oppoeed 20 the
nse M aii K'nds OF Patent .'euecines.
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the WAR.

The Charlotte Observer every Mon
day morning gives brief resume Of
the Eastern war situation and pro-
gre>s as developed during the pre-
vious week. In it's issue of the 9th,
it says:
The effort of General Kuropatkin
to dislOdge the Japanese from winter
quarters and break through Oyama's
lines proved a disastrous failure, the
japanese maintaining their positions
and repulsing the Russians with con-
siderable slaughter. Adispatchf from
Mukden to a St. Petersburg paper
gives the Russian casualties AZ 49,
600, and this may be taken IA a con-
servative estimate. The most des-
perate fighting aeems to have oc-
Cured ON the 26th and 9th Of JAN
nary, and in some cases it is stated
that entire companies of Russinns
were practically wiped out. The
fighting along the Hun river was
most desperate, and for two days
and nights it seemed that the Japan
ese would not be able to hold their
own. Sunday a week ago, however,
u fierce attack by the Japanese caused
the Russian centre to give away and
the Japanese rushed in and occupied
the village OF Helkouta, the seeming
key to the situation, and the Russians
were driven across the Hun river.
Further fighting on the 1st, 2nd and
3ri of Februery il reported, in which
considerable artillery was used, but
this seems to have been of no impor-
tance. Toward the latter part of the
week the weather became too severe
| for operations and the latest reports
from the field of hOstilities is that all
is quiet.
Along with the news of the failure
of General Kuropatkin to make any
headway in his attempt to dislodge
the Japanese from their winter quar-
ters and the disastrous result of his
recent operations comes the report
| that the commander-in-chief OF the
Russian forces has handed over his
command to General Linevitch on ac-
count of dissensions among the ofti-
GERS, and the bad condition OF his
health. This runner has be-n current
in St. Petersburg since the removal
Of Gen. Gripenberg as commander OF
the Second Army. but it has not been
officially confirmed. The Russian
War Office declares that the report
is improbable, but that it cannot
deny It. This has rather an ominous
sound when it il remembered that the
Russians have regarded Kuropatkin
az their hope for a suuessful outcome
Of the present war. The news, coming
! as it does from St. Petersburg, is sig
nifcant. II true, it means that Rus
sian affairs are indeed goingfro bad
| to worse.
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NO USELESS EXPENDITURES.

The capital of North Carolina ia an
excellent building. all that it needs il
to be taken care Of. Tothink for one
moment Of spending two or three
hundred thousand dollars of the p#.o-
pies money on this building, when
there are not places to prOteet the
poor unfortunate creatures OF our
State who are insane, is about the
most ridiulously absurd thing we
have heard mentioned. Ifthe present
State oflicers have not room to per-
form their duties, let the present
Legislature spend two or three hum
dred thousand dollars; and then the
people win send them out four years
from now to u place where there will
be room aud to spare.-Cata8ba
County, News.
The GOLD LEAF agrees with it's
esteemed contemporary in opposing
the expenditure t,f two or three hum
dred thousand dollars-or any other
amount-for enlarging and beautify-
ing the capitol building as long as
there are not places to care for the
unfortunate insane Of our State But
surely the State officers are not to
blame for not having room to per-
form their duties, and the talk of
sending them out four years from
now to place where there will b'
room and to spare" strikes us as
not altogether fair. But there will
be no appropriation to enlarge the
capitol building at this time, however
desirable such Il thing may he. A
future Legislature may, and we hope
will, do the enlarging and modern
izing act, though.
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EDlTOR GOLD LEAF:-By way Of expla-
nation allow me to state that the county
Of CASTOR b only separates from Meek
Ienburg county by the grad old Cataw-
bA In her march to the sea. Charlotte 10
largely patronised BY the citizens OF Gas
ton county. Mecklenburg's lerge expen-
ditures for McAdam roads has not only
greatly improved the financial condition
Of the rural community but has contribu-
ted largely to making Charlotte manu-
featuring center Of no scant proportions
CASTOR county hesitated for some years
whether or not to emulate her neighbor
across the river for Gaston's proud boast
has been that Notwithstanding that coun-
II was pierced BY three Independent lines
OF roilr0ad located at convenient distan-
ees which gave her unusual advantages
possessed by few sections Of North Caro-
lima, yet all these roads have been con-
structed without adoliar Of subscription
from the county Of CASTOR. And while
slow to vote bonds for any purpose they
were fully alive to the benefits derived
from good roads. They decided among
give their personal energies to the work
ditching the county roads. For summer
the mud roads were even more difficult
to travel than formerly in winter.
A lew days ago mass meeting Of citi-
zens OF Castor county was held at the
county seat. Dallas. This meeting was
very largely attended and without dis
senting voice resolutions looking to hold
ing an election on 18th of May to pass
upon a bond issue OF $500. 900 for the
purpose OF McAdamising the public roads
Of that county received unanimous
vote. 1t was notable that in this meet
lag the mill owners put their shoulders
to the wheel to assist in the great work
.0ntemplated-
Many features of CASTOR county show
The great similarity Of conditions between
it and Vance county. Her su face area
is very little greater. Her soil is no bet
ter. Her people no more intelligent. The
conformation OF the land differs but little
II any. Her market crop is cotton. Under
the skillful direction OF the Benedictine
Monks she possesses at or near Belmont
In cultivation one OF the most profitable
and highly improved farms in the State.
She has 80 many and such immense cot
ton mills and 80 many railroad towns
which are markets for her staple crop
that it 10 bnt few miles to haul to any
one OF them. Four miles is the greatest
distance to haul cotton. How many
miles do the farmers haul cotton to Hen
derson over the very worst roads in the
State?
Guiliord county has voted for bond
issue Of $500 900.
CASTOR county proposes to vote for q
bond issue Of $500, 900.
Vance county proposes to vote for a
bond issue OF $40, 900.
My countrymen, what a contrast!
A TAX PAYER
OF GASTON co.