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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
THE Amos E-AR FEAST.

How Japan's AboriEines Celebrate
New Years Day.
For a thousand known years the
"hairy" Amos Of Japan have stood still
in their civilization, following all their
primitive customs and ceremonies gen.
GRAFTON after generation and century
after century, practically without
change. New Year with them is the
day of their grea test feasting and mer-
rymaking, consisting principally, I'M
happily. of an extravagant use Of an in
toxicating beverage known as sake or
zice beer, which puts the entire popula'
ton in a helpless condition long before
the day is done.
The principal ceremony is the great
bear feast. called Omsia. in which
huge bear is slain and sacrificed as
special offering to the god kamui, who
is the guardian and protector Of their
homes throughout the year. 1t is nee
essary to conciliate this god by the
special donation Of bears meat that
their lives may be free from the perse
cution Of the unseen. intangible de-
mons who seek to do them harm.
1t is said that the bear for this feast
is raised from q cub, sucked by an Al
no woman, who becomes its foster
mother and in her heart feels toward it
all the tenderness and love that she
would for her own offspring. AS the
end of the year draws nigh her cruel
and hairy grandfather. with unfeigned
joy, helps nurture and fatten the feast
bear for the coming celebration with
carefully prepared foods.
1t is u fearful day for the foster
mother when her entire family drag
her. bear son from her arms to the
scene of sacrifice. She tears her hair
and weeps and walls while the grand
parent, with joyous cries. dances in
front of the party who drag the beast
with heavy ropes to the altar.
The killing of the bear is done in
most horrible and brutal manner. Two
fair sized logs are dashed, one above
another, to a standing tree and extend
horizontally. resting upon the ground.
| The entire clan takes part at the
death, which is accomplished by open
ing the ends of the log farthest from
| the tree like huge jaw and dragging
| the head and neck of the helpless beast
| through the opening and then squeeZ-
| ing and strangling with mighty pres
| sure the life out of poor bruin.-New
| York Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
AN EQUINE BANQUET.
Novel New Years Feast In Merry
Old England.

Novel New icar's Feast In Merry
Old England.
An equine banquet proved not the
least interesting of the festivities of
the holiday season III England last
year. according to the Pail Mail Ga
Zette. The scene was Friar'S Place
farm at Acton. where the home of
rest for horses carries on its bencticent
work of providing hospital for con-
valescents as well as an asylum for the
aged, and the occasion was the annual
New Years day dinner to the in
mates
Like other festai menus. this differed
from ordinary fare Ridiculously SIM
pie from the human standpoint, it was
IL succession of daintieS for the equine
palate Each inmate of the sixty or so
loose boxes was presented with New
Years box filed with an assortment
of biscuits, apples, carrots and bits of
sugar ana bread. and they munchcd
these tasty mOrselS to the accompani-
mcnt of many careSses and kind words
from the guests who We're hidden to
the feast merely as onlOokers
There was no doubling that the
horses knew that their environment
was en- fete. Long before one of them
seized II rope in his teeth and set the
dinner hell a-ringiug two rows ot
heads and neckS We're nodding and
Swaying out of the open upper half of
the loose box doors in intelligent an
ticipation of the favorS to come, keep
ing their eyes on the tempting titbits
as yet beyond their reach and dilating
their nostrils in shifting, satisfaction.
Like patients i'll II hospital ward. each
was identified by n framed card giving
his name, his diet and his treatment,
and brief biographies We're furnished
by the manager OF the home as each
horse was visited in turn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PlNkhAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic OF 49, Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money, and
little credit. Their first laboratory
herbs were stepped on the stove,
gradually filing a gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired a job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by. the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were, TO a great extent,
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the FAM
lily had saved enough money to COM
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success of
the enterprise were assured, until to-
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu.
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia E. Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
&c ri, 4
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful to pre-
serve record of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
careful study, and the details, includ-
| ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since. are
available to sick women the world
over, and represent a vast collabora
ton of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills, which for
| authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia e. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
| To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia e. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother Of a large family, took
it up. With women assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great work, and
probably from the Office of no other
person have SO many women been ad-
vised how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice is "Yours for Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument to the noble
! woman whose name 1t bears.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
sc you opened it," asked Tom.

"We:l, l should if l were you. And,
my dear" added Tom, who for lit
erary man was singularly devoid of
illusions, for goodness sake, don't
expect anything from that old cur
mudgeon."
but I'm sure that She did not
finish her. sentence for indignation. In
side the envelope were all her letters
her fond letters of the past two years
unopened. Scrubbed across the top
Of the uppermost letter were the
words: Useless to waste stamps like
this. You never could write well
enough to be read in any case" Not
another word. She could have killed
him. And Ton, would only laugh
r. E. Vernede in Black and White.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
EIizabet.s's New Years Gifts.

1t was during the reign of queen
Elizabeth that the custom OF making
New Years gifts wa; at its Z2n:tll-in
fact. the virgin queen depended upon
her New Years presents for the re
plenishing Of her royal wardrobe and
jewelry." 1t Is on record that after
receiving a pair of silk stockings from
Il serving woman on New Years day.
1861, she never wore cloth hose any
more" Though Elizabeth made returns
to the New Years gifts III plate and
other articles says Brand, yet she
took sufficient care that the balance of
profit should b. i'll her own favC." lie
closes Il list of jewels. costly articles
of apparel. provi lions, etc. with the
information that even 'Smyth the royal
dustmun. tcs;.lci Is lIyIity by two
bolts of call;:.'.s' -. James Gazette
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
AnRou (ir New Year.

1T is estimated that Il series Of time
signals sent out LAST New Year eve by
the naval observatory in Washington
was transmitted. within II very few
seconds over $4,000 miles of wire. so
that the transmitting clock was prac-
tically heard from Sitka TO Buenos
AyreS and from England tn the Phil
ippineS, Australia and New Zealand
Indeed, had it not been for pressure Of
traffic on account of the disturbed con-
dition of affairs in the far east, it
might have been heard around the
world. and with the Improvement Of
extension of the use of wireless teleg-
raphy the time m"y come when such
a signal can be heard in every conti-
nent and over every ocean almost in
simultaneously
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
The Wassnil Bowl.

The picturesque old ''wassail bowl"
relic Of the Saxon days, from which
each man drank spiced ale with a
''Wuss hair or Here's your health"
to his neighbor, was always a feature
in the old time celebration of the clos
ing night of the year. Hence grew the
custom among the poor of going
a-wassailing." or carrying u ribbon
decked bowl from door to door and
asking aims that would enable its bear
ers to enjoy libation similar to that
of their richer neighbors.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04

P'r'aps the buildin' that we planned
'Gainst the cyclone couldn't stand;
But, thank God, we've got the land
Here's hopin'!
Maybe flowers we hoped 10 save
Have been scattered on graves
But the HEARTS still bcatin' brave
Here's hopin'
That we'll see the mornin' light,
That the very dari--st night
Can't hide heaven rom our sight
Here's hopia'!
Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
A POPULAR wedding Day.

In many countries New Years is the
most popular day in the twelvemonth
for weddings, and all the young people
arrange their marriages to take place
then, so that their new lives together
can begin on the LIST of January, thus
securing additional happiness and
chance Of prosperity.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
NJ pepv., wassafl Bowl.

That rare old gossip. Mr.. Pepys, tells
US in his diary how on New Years
day. 1861. be was offered the wassa.I
bowl by q damsel who sang fer him
very sweetly." it being often custom
airy for the waSsaii lassieS TO sing ap
propriate songs while the wassail was
being quaffed. The wassaii bowls
which the girls carried were often pref
lily adorned with ribbons snd gar
lands
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04

Many Of the New Years eve rites
and ceremonies are similar to those
praeticed on Halloween. In Finland,
for instance, the girls and boys 60 out
backward to the wood pile and from
the size and shape of the piece OF
wood they pick up determine the stat
ure OF their sweethearts.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04

He swore that he would smoke his last
Cigar on New Years day.
No circumstance should tempt him from
His stern resolve to stray.
His fellows, straightway they began
That earnest man to josh.
They knew from long experience
That swearing Off is bosh
He kept his word. Those knowing men
They simply lost their bets.
Since New Years day he has not smoked
A thing but cigarettes.
-washington Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family:
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
The Greek Chrf.tmas.

New Years day takes the place OF
Christmas in the Greek church so far
as the giving of presents is concerned.
The father of q family usually gives
money to his wife and children on this
holiday.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
a xeu Year Thought.

All. friends, IL were better for pleasure 70
fret hot.
III our lives are but noble. our souls
bat sincere.
What matters the rest, though we get OK
We get lot
"A Happy New Year,:
II Zan1wiff
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-04
Statement
Showing the Per Diem and
Mileage of the Board OF
County Commissioned
for Year Ending Novem-
Der 3Oth. 1905.

OFFICE RE0NrER CT DEEDS
OF VANCE COUNTY,
Henderson, N. C., December 4th. 1905. ]
of the Code, the following statement, show
ing items and nature Of all compensation
audited by the Board Of County Commis.
stones OF Vance County to members thereof.
severally, from Der. LIST, 1904, to Nov. SOth.
1905, is submitted to the public.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-01
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
AN INTERESTING FEATURE
viii be Demonstration of
Field Hospital.
(By Associated Press,

Boston, Mass, June 1--Coming from
the fonr corners of the medical world
thousands Of physicians OF information
al fame will invade Boston next week
to attend the annual convention Of the
American Medical association. The
visitors will be the guests OF the Mas.
sachusetts Medical society and while
here will inspect the s3,O0O.OOO medi-
cal school of Harvard University
which was opened today for the first
time.
One of the most interesting features
of the convention, and one which has
been sought to more fully carry out
the idea Of making the meeting one OF
practical demonstration and first hand
obstruction to the physicians attend
ing will be the Importation from Wash
ington of a fully equipped field hos
pital. This feature, supplied by the
national surgeon-general, will consist
of $50 tents, beds and relief and gal
Looping ambulances, which win be used
to demonstrate the methods employ
ed in providing against camp diseases
and Infection and also to show the
means adopted by the Japanese to
keep down the mortality rate during
the eastern war
Before the great congress of 10000
delegates three orations are TO be de
livered; one by DR.. A. c. shattuck Of
Boston on medicine, another by Dir.
Joseph d. Bryant, OF New York, on sur
gerry and third upon state medicine
dealing with hygiene and state legis.
lation as relating to sanitary laws) by
DR.. w. II. Sanders ~ Montgomery,
Ala
Nearly so halls OF the city have been
engaged for the meetings of the so
ciety, and at these different places the
separate sections of the national so.
ciety-those OF surgery. anatomy, med
icine, obstetrics, hygiene, diseases of
the eye. diseases of children, nervous
and mental diseases, pharmacology
and therapeutics, pathology and ply
siology viii hold their separate meet
lngs.
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term but he Is a conscientious worker
and deep thinker and his opinions on
great issues always carry weight with
his Republican colleagues.
Senator Proctor was born at Proc.
toryille, VT, and graduated at Dart
mouth College and at the Albany Law
School. He began his political career
in 1867. when he was elected to the
Vermont ho-se Of representatives. In
that capacity he did much to improve
and revise the laws of the state. In
1876 he was elected lieutenant COVER
nor on the ticket with Governor
Fairchild. Two years later he was
elected governor by majority Of 20,-
600 votes Like his grandfather, Leon
ard Proctor, an officer of the Revolu-
tionary army, Redfield Proctor fought
for his country. He was lieutenant In
the Third Vermont regiment at the
opening of the civil war, and was later
on General w. F. Smiths stan. Gettys-
burg found him a colonel in the Fff-
teenth Yermoit. After the war he
practiced law and left that profession
to become a merchant.
He made a creditable record when
he was secretary of war under Presi-
dent Harrison. There is not city
in the country" said Mr. Proctor, af-
ter loking around, "that an enemy
couldn't she'll" Then he set to work
to remove cause for alarm. Under his
influence sites for fortifcations were
purchased, money was appropriated
for the construction of batteries and
mines, the great gun factory at Water
vliet was taken for the manufacture
of heavy guns, and other measures for
similar grades of the nations safety
were adopted He turned his atten-
tion to the army and raised its stand.
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PROCTOR'S
ANNIVERSARY
VERMONT SENATOR is
SEvENTY-FIvE YEARS
OLD TO-DAY
LONG POLITICAL CAREER
Entered Public Life Thirty.
Nine Years Ago.

Washington, d. c., June 1.-When
word was passed around the capitol to
day that this was the seventy-ffth
birthday of Senator Redfield Proctor
the senior senator from Vermont
came in for many hearty congratula.
tions from his colleagues. Senator
Proctor has been spoken of as one
OF the least obtrusive members of the
upper house, and perhaps therein lies
one Of the secrets Of the genuine popu
larity he enjoys on all sides. The
Vermont senator is not an orator in
the generally accepted sense of that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-01
How 70 ereak up ! cold.

1t may be a surprise to many to
learn that a severe cold can be COM
pleteiy broken up in one or two days
time The first symptoms of cold are
dry, loud cough, profuse watery
discharge from the nose, and thin.
white coating on the tongue. When
Chamberlain's cough remedy is taken
every hour on the first appearance of
these symptoms, it counteracts the ef-
feet Of the cold and restores the sys-
tenn to a healthy condition within a
day or two. For sale by f. B. Lille
& Co.
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rHE BEST LEMONADE ~ Rem.
FRo's.
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connection with the royal wedding
We're continue8 today with increased
fssvor Business was largely suspend
ed and everyone gave themselves up
to the enjoyment Of the elaborate pub.
lie entertainments. The King and
Queen took a short drive through the
city and were enthusiasticall greet
ed AT the palace tonight grand
banquet is given in honor Of the Span
ish royal family and the foreign
princes Car loads Of flowers have
been brought from the Canary Islands
and from the southern provinces fol
the great battle Of flowers which Is
TO be given tomorrow.
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ard of discipline and reward for merit
Under his administration the number
of desertions reached its minimum.
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are as common IN India as are stomach
,tfd liver disorders with us For the
latter, however there IS a suro remedy,
Electric Bitters tho great restorative
pedcine, Of which s. A. Brown. of
netnwnie s. G., says They res-
torsJ ms wire 90 perfect health. anm
years Of sunering with dyspepsia ANA "a
chroniedy torpid liver Electric BIttefs
cure chills and fever malaria bilious
ness lame back Hiduey troubles and
bladder disorders Sold on guarantee by
aH druggists Price 50c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-01

There IS no need worrying along IN dis
comfort because Of a disordered diges-
tion. Get a bottle OF KODOL FOR DYS-
PEPSIA and see what it viii do FOR
you. Kodol not only digests what you
eat and gives that tired stomach a need
ed rest. but is corrective Of the great
est efficiency. Kodol relieves indiges-
tion. dyspepsia, palpitaton OF the heart,
flatulence, and sour stomach. Kodol will
make your stomach young and healthy
again. Yon viii worry just In the pro-
portion that your stomach worries you.
Worry means the loss OF ability TO do
your best Worry Is to be avoided at all
times. Kodol will take the worry out of
your stomach. Sold by c r. Renfro.
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LITTLE PRINCESS yoLANDE.
(By Associated Press.l }

Rome, June Little Princess Yoi-
ande. the eldest child of King Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Helena. cele-
brated her fifth birthday today. The
little princess, who is a great favor
ite with the court, already enters into
the pleasures of her father and moth
er Queen Helena has passion for
fishing, which her little girl shares.
so that morning after morning this
little group of two is to be seen in the
park at Racconigi side by side, line in
hand, in profound silence
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pANAMA HATs AZ pErsasEN.s.
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ICE CREAM AT REnFRo,s.
MACHINE MADE BREAD.

Ritzhaupts Wanna Bakery has added
70 its already up-to-date wholesale and
retail bakery. an electric mixing and
kneading machine. and Is now making
the most perfect loaf Of bread in the
city For sale at the following groceries
and meat markets: McNulty Bros. gro
Gerry; Bank grocery; J. H. RucSs gro-
Gerry the Welcome grocery, J. u. Smiths
grocery Holler Bros. grocery, j. w.
Avery's grocery Boston Meat Market,
J. II. Frazler's meat market and Paul
Brunner's meat market
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-01
The Kelley Cure

Cures whiskey, morphine. eoeaine an
oDscso Only Kselsy Institute In Te1as
oklahoma and Indian Territory. nstah
Ished in Dallas 1924.
THE KEELEY nNsTTTUTA
Bellevue Flase. Dallas. resaa.
=. H. KEITH. Proprietor.
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VIEW HONOR Foe CARNEGIE.


London, June Andrew Carnegie
received q magnificent reception on
the occasion Of his visit 10 Gravesend
today IN the town hall the freedom
of the borough WAS presented 70 him,
a distinction never before conferred in
Grovesend Mr. Carnegie made a
fellcitous speech IN response The
town was gayly decorated aud many
visitors were present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-01
NEeLIose sAIaTs AT pErERsEMs
SUBMARINE INsTRUc-
TloN SCHOOL
(By Associated Press }

Washington, d. c., June Ia school
for the instruction of officers and en-
listed men in the use OF the submarine
torpedo boats is to be established at
the navy torpedo station at Newport
An exhaustive series of drills with
the submarines has been planned, and
will include every kind of vancouver
by day, while the night will be devot-
ed in trying to pass undetected the
searchlights at Fort Adams and at the
torpedo stations When the North
Atlantic Squadron goes TO Newport
night attacks by the submarines
against the vessels Of the feet viii be
made.
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MADRID FETEs CONTINUE.

Madrid. June THE public fetes in
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You cannot induce "a lower animal 70
est heartily when not feeling wen a
sicE dog starvos thimsclf ana gets welL
Tho stomach, once over- worked must
have rest the same as your feet or eyes.
YOU don't have % starve % rest your
stomach KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA
takes np the work for your stomach.
digesis what yoa sat and gives q rect.
Puts Il back in condition again. you
can't feel good with q lIsordered stoni-
aea. Try Kodoi sold by G. Il. Repfro.
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The sworn statement of the manu-
facurers protects you from ophitcs ii
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
the cough syrup that drives the cold ont
Of your system. Sold by G. r. Renfro.