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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Sounds Like a Fake.

young uidil calling llIuSeil JilIleS
A. Corbitt, who went to Durham a
stranger about three months ago
and has since been working for the
American Tobacco Company, has
created quite stir by the claim he
makes to having inherited great
wealth-$21 900, ,OOO-by the death
of an uncle in San Francisco. A Dur
ham dispatch dated July both, says:
Since yesterday there has been a
great deal of talk here over the re-
port that a man by the name of Cor
bitt who has lived here since May,
has fallen heir to fabulous wealth; in
herited from an uncle who died in
San Francisco last month. The re-
ports are that Corbitt has inherited
millions and the story is now being
investigated. Corbitt has employed
attorney and a thorough .investi-
cation in beingmade While all of the
facts are not obtainable at this time it
seems that Corbitt received a letter
nearly month ago, notifying him
that he was one OF four heirs to in
herit an estate estimated to be worth
$S5, 100000. The story runs this
way: That on June 1, of this year,
Daniel A. Corbitt died at his home in
San Francisco leaving his entire es-
tate to three nephews and neice,
naming them in his will and stating
that they are his lawful heirs and
should inherit all his vast wealth.
He was not a married man. The
matter reached James Corbitt in a
letter purporting to be from she pro-
bate Judge, in which he was told
something of the wealth and how the
money was invested.
James A. Corbitt says that he had
an uncle in San Francisco by the
name of Daniel A. Corbitt and that
he was immensely wealthy. He says
that he lived with him for a number
OF years, then enlisted in the Spanish
American war and since the war has
been rowing over the country. He
came here May Sth and went to
work for the American Tobacco Com
pany May 11th,. 1t is stated by
those for whom Corbitt worked that
he has made good hand and was
attentive at his work, sober and
studious. SO confident is he that he
is the man for whom the wealth is in
tended that he has resigned his place
at the factory and employed lawyers
to look into the matter for him.
There is also talk that he is preparing
to leave here accompanied by his
counsel, for San Francisco in order
to get on the scene and look into
every detail.
Mr. Delos W. Sorrell, of the legal
firm of INSTEAD & Sorrel, was seen
today and asked about the rumor
He admitted that the rumors on the
streets were correct in 80 far as Cor
bitt has notice OF inheriting great
wealth and that he is looking after
the matter. He was otprepared he
stated, to give any information at
this time.
The fact that Il poor working man
is reputed to have jumped from his
humble position in the working world
to a man worth $21, 100000 has
caused great deal of talk.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09

The following letter is only one
many thousands which are ON lille i
the PinEham Office. and GO 10 prov
beyond question that Lydia T. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Iu.st be
remedy of great merit, otherwise 4
could not produce such maFrcloG.
results among sick and aiiing women
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"About nine months ago was a ercnt SUI
ferer with female trouble, which caused r.s
severe pain, extreme nervousness aal fre-
quent headaches, from which the tloc,ri
failed to relieve me. l tried Lydit T. Pii,
hams Vegetable Compound, and within u
short time felt better, and after taking five
bottles of it WAS entirely cured. / therefore
heartily recommend your Compound as
periods regular and without pain: and what
blessing it is to find such a remedy after ~
many doctors fail to help you. | am pleased
to recommend it to all suffering women
Mrs. Sara Wilson, 81 East Sd Street, Cincin.
natl, Ohio.
If You have suppressed or painful
periods, weakness of the stomach,
indigestion, bloating, pelvic catarrh,
nervous proSh'a ton, dizziness, faint
ness, don 't-care" and "want-Uo-be-
left alone" feeling, excitability, back
ache or the blues, these are sure indi-
cations of female weakness, or some
arrangement of the organs. In such
cases there is one tried and true remedy
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Ought To Work Both Ways.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.

Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
To the man who does the work for
a newspaper--reports happenings,
records death, tells about marriages
in which are always handsome
grooms and beautiful brides, and
also writes editorials on things in
general-we say, to the man who
does all these things and many more,
there seems to begreat Inconsistency
on the part of his readers.
The public expect the newspaper
man to praise and say good words
for certain things and persons, and
also to criticize certain other things
and persons. When he says good
words for and praises certain persons
and things it goes as a matter O
course, and nothing is said about it
but if he criticizes certain other per
sons and things, he is charged with
being too consorious.
Now, why not the readers OF a news
paper commend orcondemn the news
paper man as freel ly as they expect
him to commend or condemn others,
They may do it among themselves
but they seldom 60 to the editor
personally and commend him fol
what he says which they appreciate
or tell him what he has said which
they do not appreciate.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Soldiers Encampment.
Louisburg Progress.

Lohisburg Progress.
The Third Infantry, North Coro-
lima National Guard, which includes
Louisburg Rifles, two companies from
Raleigh, accompanies from Warren
ton, Oxford, Henderson, Franklinton
and Sanford, commanded by Col. j.
N. Craig, will leave North Carolina
for camp and instruction and field
maneuvers at Chickamauga Park,
Sunday August 10, and arrive on
the camp grounds Monday Morning.
The Louisburg Rifles will leave at
$40 Sunday morning and it's car will
be attached to the regular military
train at Franklinton leaving there
1905. Lieut.. S. f. Winston and the
FranklintOn company will board the
train at Franklinton. The military
train will be under the command of
Lt.-Col. Minor, of oxford. The COM
panies will have two meals prepared
before leaving and the government
will serve coffee to the soldiers at
Hamlet and at some other point on
the way. Each company is entitled
to carry two cooks, and all Others ex-
cept enlisted men, will be carried at
military rates, the rate from Louis
burg being $17.46. Returning, the
regiment will be ready to leave at
6 o'clock p. M, August 25, which is
Saturday. The route for this part
of the regiment will be over the Sea-
board to Atlanta, Western and At
lantic to Chattanooga, and the cent
raj of Georgia to Lythe Station, near
the camping ground.
A letter from General Macon, Quar-
ter Master General, advises Captain
Thomas that the Louisburg Com
pany will be fully equipped before
leaving
This trip will be great experience
for the boys, giving them a taste ol
real army life as well as an interest
ing trip through North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, and an
opportunity of visiting the battle
fields around Chickamauga. North
Carolina soldiers have made honor
able records on actual fields, and LEI
every man in the regiment sustain al
these practice fields, the reputation
already won. We expect every man
in the Third Regiment to remember
always that he is gentleman, and
to SO bear himself.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
GaIyeston's Sea Wall

makes life now as safe in that city as on the
higher uplands. E. ". Goodloe, who resides
on Dutton ST., in Waco, Tex, needs no sea
wall for safety. He writes: Il have used
Dr. Kings New Discovery For Consumption
the past five years and it keeps me well and
safe. Before that time had a cough which
for years had been growing worse, Now it's
gone" Cures chronic Coughs, LaGrippe,
Group, Whooping Cough and prevents Pneu-
monia. Pleasant TO take. Every bottle
guaranteed at Melville Dorsey's drug store.
Price soc and S1.00. Trial bottle free.
'In the death of Russell Sage the
world loses nothing" says Charity
and Children. That is an awful thing
to say of man and especially of as
rich a one as Mr.. Sage. And it is still
more awful for the saying to be true.
|-Gastonia Gazette.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09

There is nothing so pleasant as that bright,
cheerful, at-peaee- -with-the-world feeling when
you sit down to your breakfast. There is
nothing so conductive to good work and
good results. The healthy man with
healthy mind and body is a better fellow, a
better workman, better citizen than the
man or woman who is handicapped by some
disability, however slight. slight disorder
OF the stomach will derange your body, your
thoughts and your disposition. Get away
from the morbidness and the blues. Keep
your stomach in tune and both your brain
aud body will respond. Little indiscretions
OF over-eating can be easily corrected and
you will be surprised to see how much better
man you are. Try little Kokol For Dys-
pepsia after your meals. Sold at Parker s
Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Influence Of the Cigarette.
Orison Swett Marden, in ''Success" Magazi

| Orison Swett Marden, in ''Success' Magaz zine
l leave it to Others to discuss
the moral side of cigarette smoking
| denounce it simply because of its
blighting, blasting effect OF ones sue.
cess in life; because it draws off the
energy, saps the vitality and force,
which ought to be made to tell in
ones career; because it blunts the
sensibilities and deadens the think
ing faculties; because it kills the
ambition and the finer instincts, and
the more delicate aspirations and
perceptions; because it destroys the
ability to cOnscentrate the mind,
which is the secret OF advertisement.
The whole tendencyof the cigarette
nicotine poison in the youth in to ar
rest development. 1t is fatal to all
normal functions. 1t blights and
blasts both health and morals. 1t
not only ruins the faculties, but it
Lnbalances the mind, as well. Many
OF the most pitiable cases of insanity
in ourasylums are cigarette fiends. 1t
creates abnormal appetites, strange,
underlined longings discomfort, uneas
mess, and nervousness, irritability,
and iii many, All almost irresistible in
to crime. Intact, the moral
which follows the cigarette
habit is something frightful. Lying,
cheating, impurity, loss Of moral
courage and manhood, n complete
dropping OF life's standards all along
the line are it's general results.
A chemist not long since took the
tobacco used in the average cigar
rette and soaked it i'm several tea
spoOnfuls ofwater and then injected a
portion of it under the skin of cat.
The cat almost Immediately went
into commissions and died i'm fifteen
minutes. Dogs have been killed with
a single drop of nicotine.
Cigarette smoking is no longer
simply moral question. The great
business world has taken it up. as a
deadly enemy OF advancement, of
achievement. Leading business firms
oil over the country have put the
cigarette on the prohibited list.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Made the Bear Work.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
Bill Winters uses his wit to save
his strength. During a camping trip
in the Maine woods Bill was easily
the LATEST man in the party Finally
his exasperated companions told him
that if he did not kill something be-
sides time next morning they would
pack him off home. The next morn
ing Bill borrowed a rife and went off
towards the mountains. Two hours
later the men in camp saw Bill run
ming down again as fast as he could
come, and close behind him was a
bear. The men watched the chase
with loaded rifles ready. On reaching
the camp Bill turned and shot the
bear. When the men could stop
laughing one of them said, Bill, what
made you run that distance with
a bear SO close when you might have
killed him OH the hill and saved your
breath? Bill smiled slowly. What's
the use of killing a bear in the noun
tains and Juggling him in when yor
can run him in? he asked.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
You Owe it to Your Mother.

To treat her with the .unvaryino
courtesy and Difference you accord tC
those above you in rank and posi-
tion.
To study her tastes and habits,
her likes and dislikes, and cater to
them as far us possible i'm an unob-
trusive way.
Never to intimate by word or deed
that your world and hers are diff
ferent or that you feel in any way
superior to her.
To manifest an interest in what
ever interests or amusues her
To seek her comfort and pleasure
in all things before your own.
Not to forget that, though che is
old and wrinkled, she still loves pret-
ty things.
TO make her frequent, simple pres
ents, and to be sure that they are
appropriate and tasteful.
To remember that che is still girl
at heart as far as delicate little at
tentiOns are concerned.
Togive her your full confidence and
never do anything which you think
she would disapprove.
To make her a partaker, so far as
your different ages will permit, in all
your pleasures and recreatiOns.
To lift all the burdens you can
from shoulders which have grown
stopped in waiting upon and work
ing for you.
To bear patiently with her pecu-
liar ideas or infirmities of temper or
disposition, which may be the result
of life of care and toll.
To consult her and ask her advice
in regard to whatever you are about
to do, even though you have no
doubt as to what your course should
be.
To be on the lookout for every oc-
casion to make whatever return you
can for her years of sacrifice and
planning for your happiness and
well-being.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
The Chathams to Build a Big Blan-
ket Factory at Winston.
Winston-Salem Dispatch.

WinstOn-Salem Dispatch.
The Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, which now operates a large
wooden mill at Elkin, has increased
it's capital to $3.50, 900 and will es-
tablish big blanket factory here at
once. The factory is to be located
on the Mocksville and Mooresville
railroad, near the trestle this side of
the old Davis school site. A modern
factory building will be erected and
houses will be built for the operatives.
The factory here will manufacture
wooden blankets on a large scale.
The Chatham Manufacturing Compa-
ny, which is the nucleus of the enter
prise, was established by A. Chatham
and from small beginnings has grown
into large proportions and to be one
of the best known manufacturing en-
terpises in North Carolina. The bus
mess has been conducted for several
years past by A. Chatham and his
son, Hugh G. Chatham, who is also
president of the North Carolina Rail-
road Company, and G. T. Roth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
The End of The World

of troubles that robbed E. III. Wolfe, of Bear
Grove, Ia, OF all usefulness, came when he
began taking Electric Bitters He writes:
1.-TWO years ago Kidney trouble caused me
great suffering, which l would never have
survived had / not taken Electric Bitters
They also cured me of General Debility
Sure cure for all Stomach, and Liver and
Kidney complaints, blood diseases, Head
ache, Dizziness and Weakness or bodily de-
cline. Price soc. Guaranteed by Melville
Dsrsey's drug store.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
A Sweet Breath.

A sweet breath adds to the joys OF u kiss.
You wouldn't want to kiss you wife, mother
or sweetheart with bad breath. You can't
have "a sweet breath without healthy
stomach. You can't have Il healthy stomach
without perfect digestion. There is oEly one
remedy that digests what you eat and makes
the breath as sweet as IA rose-and that rem
edy is KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA. 1t il q
relief for soar stomach. palpitation OF the
heart, and other ailments arising from dis
order OF the stomach anb digestion Take a
little kodol after your meals and see what il
will do for you Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Meanness Upon Meanness.
Charlotte Observer

tHaFlOttt oDSeFyeT.
More of the meanness of the late
Russell Sage is disclosed daily, but
none of the stories told upon him re-
veal more OF his niggardliness, lead
ing to criminality in the way ofpetty
theft, than these, condensed by the
Norfolk Virginian-Pi3t from the New
York Press:
TO save time the Western Union Tele-
graph Company serves a free lunch to it's
operators, and Mr.. Sage appeared every
day at a certain hour. (He was large
holder in Western Union stock.) Asseat
was kept for him at a certain table Up to
the last day he came down town. lie
never paid iare on the elevated railroad,
because he was a director, and the ticket
takers had instructions to let him go by
without paying. He invariably helped
himself to newspapers fir n the stand at
Fiftieth street in the morning when on
his way down town, and did the same at
Rector street when he was going home
in the afternoon. He took his newspa-
pers for a generation in the same way of
the same men, and they have never dared
say a word about it. He always CON-
PEELED the bootblacks on the elevated
SUdIlOu W SuIuc Ills SIlOcS lOT uOGuluS. AT
first, years ago they used to demonstrate.
He would climb into one of the chairs
and wait until they served him. If they
demanded pay, he would threaten to
have them put off the platform.
Upon this our Norfolk contempo-
rary submits this comment:
Why should the memory OF such a man
be treated with respect or even with for
bearance? He was a petty thief, using
his place and power to grind the faces OF
the dependent poor, cad the grave
should not be permitted to serve as a
palliator of such surrender to degraded
and degrading passion. There is no place
here for the bl6tting tear of the record
ing angel.
No. And thi.; animadversion is Just.
Such a creature deserved no respect
while he lived. His memory deserves
no consideration since he is dead.
His. life was of no value except as
since his death it furnishes in retro
spect Il horrible example Profitless
as it was while it continued, :, the world
is entitled to turn it to such good ac-
count as it can now that it has
closed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Given UD to Die.

B. Speigel, 1904 n. Virginia ST., Evansville
Ind. writes: For over five years l was
troubled with kidney affections which
caused me much pain and worry. l lost
flesh and was and all run down, and a year
ago had to,abandon work entirely. l had
three of the best physicians who did me no
good and was practically given up to die
Fole'ys Kidney Cure was recommended and
the first bottle gave me great relief, and
after taking the second l was entirely cured. y
Melville Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Governors of North Carolina.

For benefit of the younger person
our readers as we'll us olde
ones, we give the following bit of his
torical information-the list of Gov
ernors of North Carolina from III
to the present time, us taken fror
Charlotte Observer:
1719 Charles Eden.
1929 Sir Richard Evard, of Bart.
1884 Gabriel Johnson
1853 Mathews Ransom
1866 William Tryon.
1773 Josia Martin.
1777 Richard Caswell.
1870 Abner Nash.
1882 Thomas Burke.
1874 Alexander Martin.
1885 Richard Caswell
1888 Samuel Johnosn.
1890 Alexander Martin
1893 Richard Speight
1876 Samuel Ashe.
1898 William Davis.
1899 Benjamin Williams
1902 James Turner.
1905 Nathaniel Alexander.
1907 Benjamin Williams.
lCOo Ddtlu CUOuCs
1910 BENJAMIN Smith.
1911 William Hawkins.
1914 William Miller.
1917 John Branch.
1920 Jesse Franklin.
1921 Gabriel Holmes.
1924 Butchins G. Burton.
1927 James Iredell.
1928 James Owens.
1880 Monford Stokes.
1882 David s. Swain.
1887 E. B. Dudley.
1910 Charles Manley.
1914 J. Nj. Morehead.
1916 W. A. Graham.
1850 David S. Reid.
1855 Thomas Bragg.
1859 John W. Ellis.
1867 Warren Winslow.
1861 Henry T. Clark.
1862 Z. B. Vance.
1865 William W. Holden.
1865 Johnathan Worth.
1868 William H. Worth.
1871 Tod Robinson Caldwell.
1874 Curtis H. Brogden.
1876 q. B. Vance.
1880 7. J. Jarvis
1884 Alfred NJ. Scales.
1888 Daniel G. Fowle.
1890 T. NJ. Holt.
1893 Elias Carr.
1896 Daniel Russell.
1900 Charles B. Aycock.
1904 II. 3. Glenn.
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Another Good rlan Gone Wrong.

He neglected to take Foley's Kidney Cure
at the first signs OF Kidney trouble, hoping
it would wear away, and he was soon a
victim of Bright's Disease. There is danger
in delay, but if Foleys Kidney Cure is taken
at once the symptoms will disappear the
Kidneys are strengthened and you are soon
sound and well. A. r. Bass of Morgantown,
Ind, had to get up ten or twelve times in
the night, and had a severe backache and
pains in the kidneys, and was cured by
Foley's Kidney Cure. Melville Darsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
Judge Shaw
Reidsville Weekly.

Redsville Weekly.
In commenting on the case OF the
alleged lynchers, heard at Monroe last
week, the Monroe Enquirer says:
There is no rubbing out the fact that
Judge Shaw is everlastingly opposed to
lynching. He denounces it as the mean
est and most cowardly of crimes If q
jury in Judge Shaw's court should find
a man guilty of having participated in q
lynching that man would surely be sen.
fenced to q long term in State prison. A
weaker man than Judge Thos. J. Shaw
would have tried the case, but he is alb
sOlutely fair, and seeing that the law did
not warrant the trial under the circum-
stances he would not try the case, nc
matter what his feelings were. He is O
broad minded, fair Judge.
To which the Statesville Landmark
adds:
That's what Judge Shaw is. He be-
lieves in punihsing crime and he Furnishes
offenders when they are properly convict
ed before him and he is satisfied of their
guilt. But he is absolutely fair He does
not strain the law to convict anybody
It's an everlasting shame that man O
his scaliber should be taken off the Supe.
rior Court bench
Judge Shaw's retirement from the
Superior Court bench is a shame to
the scheming politicians who brought
about his defeat and distinct loss
to the State. He has done more to
create q wholesome respect for the
law than anyiudge that has Travelled
the State in many years. The next
Legislature ought to make him Judge
at-large to hold special terms of the
Superior Court and relieve other
judges in case of sickness and othe1
contingencies. We make this sugges
tion because there is need of a specia
Judge for this kind of work and be
cause we want to see Judge Shaw
continue in harness. The State needs
him far more than he needs the po
sition.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
A Mystery Solved.

How to keep oil periodic attacks Of bill
iousness and habitual constipation was a
mystery that DIR. Kings New Life Pills
solved for me, writes John n. Pleasant. OF
Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that are
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to
everybody or money refunded. Only 25c at
Melville Dorsey's drug store.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09

You can see the poison Pine-ules clears out
OF the kidneys and bladder. A single dose at
bedtime will show you more poison upon
rising the next morning than can be expelled
from the system in any other way. Pine-ules
dissolve the impurities, lubericate the kid
neys, cleanse the bladder, relieve pain and do
away with back-ache speedily, pleasantly,
permanently. Sold by the Kerner- McNai
Drug Company.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09
How To Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims of appendicitis are those who
are habitually constipated. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by
stimulating the liver and bowels and restores
the natural action of the bowels. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Re-
fuse substitutes. Melville Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-09

The old time method ofpurging the system
with Carthartics that tear, gripe, grind and
break down the walls OF the stomach and in
testines, is superseded by Dade's Little Liver
Pills. They cleanse the liver, and instead oi
weakening, build up and strengthen the
whole system. Relieve headache, biliousness,
constipation, etc. Sold by the Kerner-Mc
Nair Drug Company