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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Gut Out the Gun For the Boy.

Raleigh limos
When you select your Christmas
for the kids" fond father, pass over
the gun for the boy.
Just simply don't buy a gun for
your boy. and don't allow him to
carry or use one till he arrives at
maturer years.
If you lived in a newspaper office
and necessarily became advertent
to the large and ever increasing
number of accidents and casualties,
due to boys carrying guns, you'd
cut your boys gun out without hest
tation. That is why We are adver-
tent to these tragedies-so heart
rending usually. for in most cases it
is some one dear to the boy who is
killed or wounded-that is why We
are taking time to give you this adj
vice at this particular season.
A grave responsibility is assumed
by those parents who intrust fire.
arms to sons who have not reached
the age Of maturity and prudence
Were little more vigilant super
vision exercised in this respect there
would be less OF sadness and mourn
ing to be endured as the consequence
of foolishness and carelessness on
the part OF boys with guns.
An instance which should afford q
striking lesson occurred in a neigh
borhood city on Thanksgiving Day.
Four lads went hunting with two
shotguns.
Two of the boys were seventeen
and eighteen years of age, respect
lively, while the third was but fifteen
and the fourth a mere baby of thir-
teen. A stumble on the part of one
carrying a gun resulted in an ex-
plosion that caused the death of a
companion. The one killsd was
seventeen years Odd, while the gun
which exploded was carried by the
youngest in the party.
Guns even in the hands of experts
are dangerous things at best, and
the annals of the hunting season are
always filled with chronicles of men
brought to an untimely death
through accident or carelessness.
III DuSllItSS Will
and parents should exercise greater
care. The general public is always
in danger at the hands of q youth
with gun, and an observance ofthe
law of common safety should require
that boys seek their amusement
through a less dangerous medium
| than firearms.
The number of boys who habitually
carry pistols would be surprising
could an investigation be made.
BoyhOod, fired to a love of the
masculine and the heroic through a
perusal OF the accomplishments OF
Deadwood Dick, instinctlvely turns
to the. revolver. Everyone who has
ever been a boy knows that. and
there can scarcely be a man who does
not recall the time when he carried q
pistol about with him in his youthful
days and attributed to himself the
stern qualities out of which heroe.
are made-in dime novels.
Boys are to be discouraged in sucf
practices, however, not only for the
common safety but for the protection
of themselves and their unsuspect
ing families,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
4 Practice That Needs
Reforming.
A Condemned Murderer's Case Al
lowed to Hang On For Months
Without Action.

Greensboro Correspondence Raleigh News
and Observer.
Frazier Jones, convicted ofmurder-
ing his wife at her home in Gibson
vile on last Thanksgiving Day. in
the day time, in the presence OF sew
eral persons, was at the December
term of Guilford Superior Court sell
fenced by Judge Moore to be hanged
on July 18th There was no case on
appeal made up and docketed to be
heard by the Supreme Court when
the cases from the ninth judicial dis
trict were reached about four months
later. On January 23rd Frazier
attorney served his case on the sole
itor, who promptly filed his counter
ease. The record further shows that
not until Nav 18th did Judge Moore
make up the case. it being marked
filled May 13. 1907 OF course this
being after the Supreme Court had
completed its hearing of cases from
the ninth judicial district. it was Meth
err docketed nor heard. 1t was dock
eted probably some time in June.
The purpose of this statement OF
the case of Frazier Jones in not to
attach blame to any officer or indi-
vidual It is to let those who desire
to see Migrant. notorious, bloody
| crime punished understand from u
case III point, that there are some
mighty loose screws in the machin-
cry of the criminal law that need
tightening, and that future legisla.
tors may be considering how best te
furnish the wrench in the shape o.
a law. This wretch was promptly
tried and Justly convicted, and yet
for nearly II months he remains il
Jail at heexpense of@the taxpayers
against the peace and dignity of the
State and to the discredit of the ad
ministration Of the law. Am appea
! taken is IL matter OF form, the case Ii
allowed to lie dormant until after
| the Supreme Court has passed The
| time and not perfected until 81,
}months later, which necessaril,
| makes delay OF nearly II months
| without prospect of it's being seri
ously presented by the appellan
when the Supreme Court does hear it
| This practice, which makes TIN
State solicitor helpless and powerles
to have the law administered, need
| refOrmino somehow
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Why the Sudden Change.
Wilmington Messenger.

For some unexplained reason the State
seems to have lost all interest in what
the Southern had been paying out as
compaign contributions and to the sup
port OF the newspapers.-Durham Her
aid.
We are along with the Herald in
our amazement at the sudden change
OF the attitude of the States repre-
sentatives as to the heretofore great
interest displayed by the counsel and
some OF those hackers in the ques-
ton of what the Southern has
been paying out for campaign pur-
poses for the support of newspa-
pers and in the way of the free passes
to State officials and politicians.
For awhile there was great howl
from the anti-railroad camp. The
crowd there demanded that all the
light should be turned on. wanted
the name of every man who had ever
ridden on free pass issued by the
Southern, it wanted Colonel Andrews
forced on the stand to tell all he
knows. Colonel Andrews was, amid
a great blowing of trumpets, and
beating of drums, subp9naed as a
witness. The whole State was wait
ing to hear what astounding revela-
tions he would make. 1t was expect
ed that he would, by his admissions,
swamp the case for the railroads in
the rate suits. He was going to be
forced to give most damaging testi-
mOny against his own side-testi-
mony that would show the rotten
ness OF the railway systems in this
State and their meddling in politics.
When it was announced that the
| counsel whom the Governor had en-
| plOyed to represent the Stats's at
torney general in the rate case had
successfully served the process OF the
court of the Southern's first vice pres
ident there was general rejoicing, for
every one thought that we would
now hear all about it. But 10, and
behold, the State refuses to put the
| Colonel on the stand. Why? No
one knows, but the natural suppose
ton is that the counsel whom the
Governor employed to represent the
States legal counsel found that it
would not do to put the Colonel on
the stand-that were it to do so he
might say something which would
make some one now or heretofore
high up in power feel uncomfortable,
and that therefore it was best t.
drop the subject; therefore the law.
yers whom the Governor employed
to advise his constutional,y ap
pointed legal adviser, the attorney
general, deemed it best to keep Col
onel Andrews off the stand. What 6
disappointment this is to the people
They want to hear what Vice. resi
dent Andrews has to say, and they
do'not think that the attorney gen
erals law advisers should have 81
abruptly closed The case for thu
State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

HE BELLowED OUT THE ONE WORD ma
JEsTAFT"
gold twenty and ten mark pieces and
another of silver five mark pieces. His
majesty fills his pockets when he goes
walking in the parks ut Potsdam, and
the little children and old men and
women who are fortunate enough to
meet him or soldiers standing sentry,
stamping In the snow, are certain Of a
gift, accompanied not infreguently by
a joke.
The kaiser's best side Is seen at
Christmas. There is story current
that once near the palace Of Sans
Souci the kaiser came upon half
eyes. The sentinel, with stiff fingers,
brought his rifle to the salute.
"Cold day" said his majesty. The
sentinei did not reply. but his teeth
Chartered.
"How long have you been on dutyf"
asked the kaiser. Still no reply.
"Stupid!' said his majesty. "Why
DON'T you speak when l address your
The sentinel moved his jaws and lips,
but no word escaped. The kaiser burst
out laughing and. turning to his ad
jutant, said:
Take this chap into the palace, put
him before a fire, thaw him out, par
'ticularly his jaws, see he gets a big
hot drink and big feed, and. here"
turning to TIE sentry. take this and
drink my health and the empress"
The soldier found voice at last. He
beloved out the one word "Majes
taet"'
The empress is always practical with
her gifts. Every year her majesty
grows more popular among the best ell
ements of the people. Her unassuming
ways, entire freedom from hauteur,
consideration for servants and kindly
interest In the welfare OF the poor and
helpless endear her in ever widening
circles of Germans. She Is fond of pre-
senting ladies with costly lace.
The young princes, headed by the
crown prince, show little discrimina.
ton In their gifts-scarfpins. rings,
dogs. cigarette cases, matchboxes, and
SO on, being their staple gifts. varied
sometimes by book. a picture or a
| statuette. Victoria Louise's gifts OF
dolls to her friends are numerous. TIC
favored friends she does not mind pre-
| senting kitchen ranges and furnished
dolls houses. She is I'm close asso
| citation with the matrons' and soldiers
! Orphanages at Potsdam. and the mum
| Der of little girls who receive her gifts
| Is enormous. Stores Of oranges and
honey cakes are collected by her fol
distribution On Christmas eve.-NeS
| York World.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
An Old Christmas Custom,

a century or Two ago there was a
custom In Germany for all the parents
in town or village to send the pres.
ents they designed for their children to
one chosen individual who called al
each house clad In motley robe, II
mask and hinge fiaxen wig. Knock
Ing on the door. he called In a loud
voice for all the good children to ap-
pear and receive the gifts which the
Christ Child. the Christ X indlein. had
cent them. This was the primevai
Kriss Kringle. Coleridge describes this
custom and records that the bad little
children had rod left for their cor.
rection.-brookiyn Citizen.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
The New Doctrine.
r chino nj Times Dispatch.

Il chmCn1 Ilmes-Dlspatch
Judge Scoyel, of Chicago, recently
discharged a prisoner OF his court
who had committed an offense while
drunk. on the ground that when
sober he was a man OF good morals
and good character. According to
the report of TIE case in the public
print the court laid down the doc
trine that since persons are irrespOn-
sible when intoxicated and often do
things which they would never be
guilty of in q sober condition, the
fact of intoxication "may properly be
taken into consideration by acourt'
in determining not merely the sever
ity Of the punishment, but the need
of any punishment whatever.
Here is more of the doctrine OF
personal responsibility. Aman de-
liberately befuddles his brain and
blunts his moral sensibilities by fill
ing himself with mean whiskey, and
while in that condition does bodily
injury to a fellowman or commits a
more heinous crime; then pleads that
he is not legally responsible for his
act, because he was not intellectually
or morally responsible when the Of
tense was committed.
If that be a sufficient plea in court
the man who wishes to commit crime
need only to take a drink in advance
simulate drunkenness, accomplish
hispurpose, then throw himselfupor
the tender mercies of the court Or
the plea of temporary Irresponsible
ity, and all will be forgiven.
In the name of manhood and the
public safety, haven't we had enough
of this brain-storm foolishness? We
should either kick the cowardly ana
contemplate plea out of court, OF
put all rational men on notice anC
let them arm and prepare to defend
themselves from the irresponsible
class.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Brides Of the Year.

A January bride will be a prudent
housekeeper and very good tenn
pered.
A February bride will be a kind
and affectionate wife and tender
mother.
A March bride will be a frivolous
chatterbox, somewhat given to quar-
reling.
An April bride will be inconsistent,
not very intelligent, but fairly good
looking.
A May bride will be handsome,
amiable and likely to be happy.
A June bride will be impetuous
and generous.
A July bride will be handsome and
smart, but n trifie quick tempered.
An August bride will be amiable
and practical.
A September bride will be discreet,
affectiOnate and much liked.
An October bride will be pretty
coquettish, loving, but jealous.
A November bride will be liberal
kind, but a wild disposition.
A December bride will be fond o.
novelty and entertaining.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Monday, December 23rd, 1907.

the same being the day said land was or
dered sold. sell for one-third cash and bal
ance in six and twelve months at the Court
House door in Henderson, N. C., at -
O'Clock, the farm described i'll the petition in
said proceedings. as follows:
LIST The undivided half interest of Robert
Harris, deceased, in the tract of about SO
acres bought by said Robert and B. F. Har-
ris of J nsper Ii. Pnrham and wife, the entire
tract being bounded as follows. Beginning
at u stone and pointers at Daniel Stones
corner in J. II. YOung's line and running
thence N. 81 W. 1872 poles and 10 links to q
stone in Stones line; thence n 76 poles to a
stone and bunch OF willows and small branch;
thence S. So f. 1875 poles to hickory in
Young's line; thence ). 10 ". 80 poles to the
beginning. Subject to the oba-half interest
of 3 f. Harris and the widows dover as
laid off by W. l.. Burroughs, Jas. B. Glover
and &c. BObbitt Commissioners; on Novem-
Der 7th, 1907, amounting to about ID
acres.
Should this prove insufficient to pay off
the purchase money debts OF said deceased
Robert Harris shall then sell the remainder
in the dover Should this still prove insult
ficient | shall sell the then dover
BENNETT II. PERRY,
Commissioners
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

Thousands of men and women in all walk
OF life are suffering from kidney and bladder
troubles. Don't neglect your kidneys. De
lays are dangerous. DeWitts Kidney and
Bladder Pills afford quick relief for all forms
OF kidney and bladder trouble. week 3
treatment 25c. Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

There is something about Kennedy Is Laxa-
tive Cough Syrup that makes it different
from Others, as it causes free yet gentle
action OF the bowels through which the cold
is forced out OF the system. At Che same
time it heals irritation and sliays inffamma-
ton of the throat and lungs 1t is pleasant
10 take. Children likeit Contains no opiatss
nor narcotics. Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
The kaiSer'S
L Christmas.
/ ROBABLY no European court
gives Christmas presents on so
extended scale as the kaiser's.

gives Christmas presents on SO
extended scale as the kaisers.
Every one gives presents to ey-
cry one else, and for weeks before
Christmas secret inquiries are made
about the most suitable gifts to be-
stow. The empress and her seven chill
dren mysteriously dash about Berlin
and Potsdam. visiting jewelers., toy
shops aud other establishments where
something new or striking is to be had.
and they hold q levee every morning
Of tradesmen whom they have no time
to visit
The kaiser does no shopping him
self, but he Is the greatest Christmas
box giver OF all, and his presents ia
every case exactly at the desires Of the
happy recipient. Early In December
he makes list of the persons to whom
he intends making presents. His wife
heads the list, and at the foot Is usual
ly Some old pensioner or invaded
housekeeper who has served the Ho-
henzollerns for half a century.
Soon before Christmas the royal mint
sends the kaiser bag OF bright, new
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Too Much Governed by Law.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

That there is too much legislation
is lamentable fact not be gainsaid
with any regard for truth. It is
painfully apparent as the sessions
pass one into another that the statute
books become burdened with statu-
tory requirements and prohibitions
to which neither the public officials
nor people pay the slightest regard,
and much of this improvident enact
ment il SO absurd and miscellaneous
that disregard of it can scarcely be
imputed to an Intelligent public us
ileinous offence. But if the practice
OF lmprovident legislation is togo on
as OF late, government itself will soon
come into disrepute and the habit OF
nOn-observance will grow into con-
tempt OF all law. A member OF the
General Assembly who would AFRO
gate to himself the thankl-ss Job Of
censor and ObStructiOIist offOolish
and unnecessary measures would
make himself very unpopular with
the majority of his colleagues but he
would ever deserve the gratitude of
the public. Whether he would ever
reap that reward is another matter.
II, however, lie should essay the role
OF actual eXecutiOner to the Solons
who father improper bills, he would
soon find himself oppressed by lone
Illness. He would be in the fix of the
conqueror who made wilderness OF
Poland and called it peace.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

TO stop that pain in the back that stiff
ness Of the joints and muscles, take Pineules.
They are guaranteed. Don't suffer from
rheumatism, baekache, kidney trouble, when
you get 80 days treatment for $1.00. A
single dose at bedtime proves their merit.
Get them today. Sold by Kerner-McNair Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

In leasing Magdalena bay to the
United States for a coaling station,
Mexico has shown a friendly spirit
that will be appreciated. AS Mexico
has no navy, it will be comforting to
the people there to have a few big
American warships stop now and
then, and, of course, we would not
allow any territory grabbers to inter.
fere with our friendly neighbors, for
Mexico will one day be a part OF us
in one way or another. She lies near
Texas.-Raleigh Enterprise.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

0rino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new Laxa-
the best Laxative. Guaranteed or yous
money back. Sold at Parlers Two Dru g
Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
The Columbia State saws:

Can doughnut be doughnut with.
out hole?' is a question which we
should like to have answered by some
wise man, embracing woman, OF course
As if wise man embracing woman
cares whether the doughnut makes the
hole Or the hole makes the doughnnt
No time for trifles.-Charlotte News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
REHABILITATION
Notice of Sale.

! PURSUANT TO AN ORDERAN DECREE
OF the Superior Court of Vance county
in a special proceeding entitled B. H. Perry
Administrator of Robert Harris deceased. vs.
heirs OF Robert Harris October 31st, 1907. /
lhalI on
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Put up the Bars Against Undesira.
bic immigration.
Raleigh Times

Raleigh Times.
The Times has often expressed it's
opposition to the opening OF the doors
OF the country, especially in North
Carolina and the south, to a class of
foreign immigration whose coming
into our "midst' must have but one
result
Senator Lattimer, who went abroad
to study the immigration question,
has come back with views. He says
If this country is to preserve it's civil
zation it will have to put up the bars
and shut out a great part of this food
casEumanity that is pouring in upon
us. There are several things that he
will recommends: Let no one in who
cannot read and write; require immi-
grants to bring certificates of good
character from some officer cores
ponding to our clerks of court; not
allow over $4,000 immigrants from
any one country in a year.
These are reasonable suggestions.
They are only introducing the princi-
pie OF regulation, so famous these
days, and certainly it is needed more
| in the immigration business than any
where else. AS ii moral question, there
is no doubt of the policy. Asan eco
monte proposition, we might try for
a while to see If we cannot get along
better with intelligent than cheap
labor. The senator inquired of Sicily
and other regions. what had become
of the brigands that once infested
those lands, and he was told they had
all gone to the United States. That
! is very probable story, in view Of
the rumor of the Malta, the Black
Hand and the anarchists that fill the
newspapers. Our country has beer
exceedingly generous to all peoples
but it has discovered that it is bes,
to be discriminative, not so much a.
to race, as to individuals. We should
draw line at indiscriminate immi
grafton, and even at this there should
be some limitation upon the quantity
This is an asylum for the oppressed
and unfortunate of the earth, but W,
should take care and not spoil thu
asylum.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

Even suffering public can have
nothing but sympathy for the tele-
graph operators whose fruitiess
strike has just been declared off
Their last state is much worse than
their first, as many are forced to
give up lucrative occupation for one
less profitable, their places having
been already filed. The strike was
i'll advised and worse managed, and
Il predestined failure because of it,
Rocky Mount Record.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19
Sale of Land.

DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER OF SALE
- conferred in a Deed of Trust executed
by A. F. Johnson and Ned ilammie on the
2Sth day OF December, 1904. and recorded
in Book 20, page 52l in the Registers Office
Of Vance county, default having been made
in the payment OF the notes therein secured,
at the request OF the holder Of said notes, 1
shall sell for cash at the Court House door
in Henderson, Vance county,sN. G., on
Monday, December Esd, 1907,
the following described real estate: Begin at
q stone. Written 4 corner, run thence along
old road N .S71a f. II S5 chains to Harris
corner; thence. along said Harris line to
stone in Ross Mill road; thence along the
said road n 45la W. 2 80 chai ms to II stake
in the road; thence n. S1A W IL 60 chains
to Sam Clark's corner; thence ). III ". II
chains to the beginning Containing 2OM
acres more or less.
Henderson n G., Nov. 81. 1907.
J l.. CURRIN,
Trustee.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-12-19

. Public Road Fund of
Ece County From Dec. LIST,
i, TO Sept. 3oth, 1907, as
|wn by Itemized Accounts
lille in the Office of the
lster Of Deeds.