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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-20

The Greensboro Record has a pri-
yate tip to the effect that visitors
have worn every speck Of grass off OF
Mr.. Bryan's yard, and it says if they
keep up going to see him they will
eat mp all the poor man has, blooded
heifer and all.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-20

The little attacks of stomach trouble and
stomach disorders will undoubtedly lead to
chronic dyspepsia unless you take something
for a sufficient time to strengthen the stom-
ach and give it a chance to get we'll Ii YOU
take kodol in the beginning the bad attacks
of Dyspepsia will be avoided. but if you
allow these little attacks to go unheeded it
will take kodol longer time to put your
stomach in good condition again. Get a
bottle OF Kodol today. Sold at Parker's
Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-20
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims OF appendicitis are those who
are habitualy constipated. Foley's Orino
Laxative cures chronic constipation by slim
ulating the liver and bowels and restores the
natural action of the bowels. FOley's Orino
Laxative does not nauseate or grippe and is
mild and pleasant to take Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold at Farkers Two Drug Stores.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, safe, easy
pleasant, sure, little liver pills. Sold at
Parker's Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-20

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case
of kidney or bladder trouble that is not be-
yond the reach of medicine. No medicine
can do more Sold at Parker's Two Drug
stores
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

lisG Columbus landed or the island o.
Gaanahani.
1885 Roger Williams hanished from
Boston FOR heress.
iiol-A charter was granted to Ysls
college.
islo-An expedition OF RritiSA and Pro
~vineials appeared before Port Royal
in Canada.
iT3}-Z cnges's Weekly Journal, the sec-
ond paper in New York. first ap
peared.
lsas-First legislative assembly ever
held in Canada met at Halifax.
isee-lIurrieane in Havana caused great
destruction of life and property.
l1Io~~Count Pulaski was MORALLY
wounded In the assault on Savannah.
1850 Major Andre. British army officer.
hanged as a Spy at Tappan.
lIsl-fhe French and Americans opened
their batteries upon the British at
Yorktown.
lta2 George Washington presided a,
the laying of the corner stone for the
White House.
ls@D-The first daily newspaper issued
in the State of Maine. First Sun,
day school in Texas established at
san Felipe.
lS3i-Grcat earthquake along the west.
eru coast of South America.
1S59-Business portion Of Aiken. 3. c..
destroyed by fire.
lSi1- Slavery was abolished In the
Swedish domirions.
1Sjl-Grcat damage was done by 4
storm which swept over Prince Ed
ward island.
lSd-Thirty-two lives lost by the burn
Ing of the steamer l.. NJ. Collins. en-
route from Sault Ste. Marie TO CleYe
land. Howard college. in Alaba ma.
destroyed by fire.
lSJ9-Monumcnt unveiled on Quessnstou
Heights in memory Of Gen. Sir Isaac
Brock.
lS66-Gen. Geary was elected Governor
of Pennsylvania.
]S7o-The Italian union was established.
fS14-presiaeat Grant delivered an adj.
dress 10 Tire Cherokee Indians at
Ninita, /. T.
isis-Marqnis of Lorne appointed gov
ernor general OF Canada .Faflurs
of the City Of Glasgow bank.
issa-Clark university, at Worcester,
Mass, formally opened.
1eo2-Dr. William Lawrence consecrated
bishop Of Massachusetts,.
fS9s-Gorman Emperor and Empress left
Berlin for Palestine.
i9o0-Strike in the anthracite coal dls.
triet of Pennsylvania ended by mu-
tual concessions.
lo03-The British-C Canadian case closed
before the Alaska boundary tribunal.
1oO6-Kentucky racing commission law
decla red unconstitutional.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
TIM MOST IMPORTANT THING.


We think the Intelligent union work
or knows that what tho labor program
OF the Democratic party Ia after il not
the hestenal upon the unions of all that
they want In the way Of legislation on
injnsesiaas. hft the votes. along with
tste cash contributions. Of organized la
hstr, And we also think the intelligent
union workman knows that the most
important thing to him and tn the cs,un-
Try Is That he should have full work at
good wages. Neither he nor any one
else etn see In "a Bryan political pres
iNct}ss tbs work and the wages that he
has actually experienced under the
practical lsolisy Of the party which
makes business. first of all, for Ameri-
can Industries and therefore work for
american wasc-earnrrs.
There was little enough FOR labor 10
DC. In the mill and factory or on farm
cor railroad. sitter the election Of iS0.,
bearing war upon American Industries
In answer io the protests OF Mr.. Bry-
ats "tFggars AMI SO satisfy thu de-
80 - %bFs tk#AN6tkA - E&hAhA VA
elimination against union labor. But
the want Of those days would become
plenty IN comparison with the ruin
which would he made of eur producing
agencies Ii farmers, manufacturssN
merchants and s~agsehrners were
threatened with an enforcement Of the
policies Of Mr.. Bryan and a Democratic
Congress Ia sympathy with and subject
to him.
We don't Imagine anybody can fool
the w~agc-earner. organized or morgan
lied, into believing that there will he
an abundance of work for him when
business indefinitely shuts down or that
there a he wages, or anything but
of the United States, skilled and un-
skilled, when there is no work. One
would need 10 have a minimum of faith
In the common sense OF organized labor
20 credit II with complete ignorance on
the cause and the underlying founda-
tion or lis welfarc-a natural program
that stimulates business and with Ii
work and wages rather than one which
ravages our industries and impoverIsh-
es our workers And il would be ncccs-
Sars for organized laber to be utterly
bereft OF all memory la believe that the
man who has always been proved wroflg
in pil his prophecies and promises since
he 'tirst began 10 make them would now
he right in the new prophecies and
promises which he puts out as he again
seeks the votes Of those who have re-
fused to follow bin into error and mis-
fortune New York Press.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
FARMER AND THE TARIFF.
Fo-ts-@ix QUESTION: Waieh VIII
Worry Nr. BRYAN IT, Answer.

Fort -&ix QUESTION: Waics, WIN
worry Mr.. Bryan to Answer.
In bis Des Mnines speech a~tlyocat.
Ing II tariff for revenue only Nj.
Bryan declared that the protective
system taxed the farmers If the coru-
try for the benefit Of the mauufs tar
ers. The first benefits Of revision
upon Democratic lines. he insists,
will colne Ia the farm. Al Tor protec-
ton. the whole system is vicious.
Business should not be- built upon leg
lslation.' For this startling theory
the american Economist says Mr..
Bryan ought 10 be defeated. If for
nothing else, and In its current nunl-
Der it %propountls q series Of AZ ques-
tions 10 the Democratic nominee for
President, all relating 10 specific
schedules covering agricultural prod
ucts. and asks whether MIR. Bryan IA
vors removal of the duties quoted. OF
course. Mr.. Bryan dare not favor any
thing of the kind. for the ne
d0es the farmer will take alarm, and
IN this particular year Mr.. Bryan Is
very solicitous for the agriculturists.
With the Dingley bill in effect our
imports Of agricultural products
amount to S414,0oO.0o0 a year. What
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

they would go to if Mr.. Bryan should
tell. but we should soon. find that the
American farmer was getting the
worst of it. Mr.. Bryan is very fond
of giving out the impression that
manufacturers and the great organ
tied business of the United States are
the only beneficiaries of protection.
Yet practically everything that grows
Or is produced on Ii farm Is pro
tccted. The list. which is formidable.
includes cattle, swine, horses, mules.
sheep. barley, barley malt, buckwheat,
corn. cornmeal, macareni, oats, oat-
meal. rice. rye, wheat, wheat -four, but
ter. cheese. milk. beans. cabbage, CT
der. eggs, hay. honey, hops, onions.
peas. potatoes. commercial seeds,
straw. vegetables. sugar, wool. hides.
leaf tobacco. fruits, nuts. bacon. ham.
fresh beef, veal. mutton. pork. extracts
Of meat, lard. poultry. and tallow. So
It Will be seen that. II Mr.. Bryan's
great scheme for scaling down the
tariff until there is no protection, but
merely eyenue. becomes "A reality. the
farmer will have to take his medicine
along with the manufacturer, for we
have the assurance of the Democratic
party that ii plays no favorites.
Let the farmer wIo confenlplateS
voting for Bryan ponder on these
things. Let him remember that IT was
Mr.. Bryan who drafted the free wool
clause i'll the Wilson bill and that it is
this same Mr.. Bryan who ~'denounces
all protection as vicious including
protection for the American farmer.
-Pittsburs Gazette-Times
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
LOW TARIFF AND LABOR.
what Bryan Plan Would DO 10
Mca Who Work for Wages.

Bryan's assertion that rIfe Republican,
PARTY Is upholding The trusts because Il
tbtes not agree with him on tariff reyis-
ION. is only another dream of the Peer
loss one. Any thinking man knows
ileai low revenue tariff would ininrp
the working man. because il would re-
duce N9ge TO the level Of the cheap
Dilny industries In the country that
have moi get secured Slich a foothold In
lite industrial world as 10 be able Ia
compete with free trade conditions and
starvation wages OF the countries where
no protection is provided by law.
i'ryan does not seriously believe in
revenue tarin himself. He considers
in. however. good bait To catch the la
boring mans vote. Ills only mistake is
in considering the working mar OF to
day to be an ignorant creature. made
mp of crcdulity, and ready to swallow
aEy sngaressted pill Of promise held
out 10 him.
Yesterday the labeFing man took time
ttiA 3Afi TIE totitltIf IN celebrate HIS
own attachments. and the representa-
tive crowds thai filled L~afayette's
streets showed no strain Of mental
weakness in their faces. ON the other
hand. intelligence. bra ms and Common
sens. were to the fore In every speak
ing c~ountenance. Such men IA march
ed 50 joyfully In yesterdays parade are
Ia TIE habit of thinking for themselves,
md are educated AZ much as Mr.. Bryan
along lines Of business prosperity. Such
men would laugh II the proposition was
seriously put 10 them 10 exchange the
protection now afforded them by the
present tariff with all It's imperrec-
tions-for the starvation wages and
low standard of prices for all Anieri-
can produce that would marx Bryan's
theory Of revenue tariff.
The Republican party has pledged Il
self 70 revise the tariff aud make ii as
alncnable AS possible 20 the country's
condition. But II has also promised 10
take care Of the lai,oring man, and this
thought Ii will ever have In mind while
adjusting this Important issue.-Ia
f'ayette Courier.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

As an evidence of his friendlinesy Il
ward Great Britain the ruler Of Afghanis
tan has prohibited the priests from
preaching a holy war upon penalty OF
having their tongues pulled out. lie has
also ordered that all Afghans who join
the rebeilieus border tribes shall have
their feet cut OF. The British general,
Wi!lcocks. in command Of the forces Ia
Northwest India. had reached close quar-
ters with the Mohmand tribesmen. The
brother OF the amser, who is trying 70
usurp the throne, is arrow ediy an anti
British. The Mohmand., who are the
chief cause of the trouble, are a great
tribe half in A~fghanis,an end half In
British jurisdiction. British authorities
can hardly ask the ameer TO control hA
half when the British are totally unabls
to control those on their side Of the bor-
der.
The subcommittee OF the Americas
monetary commission created by Congress
has finished its study of the financial
system OF England after q series OF confer.
ences az London with Lord Rothschiid,
the permanent secretary Of the treasury,
and other fnanciers. During the past
week the subcommittee has been sitting
at Paris 10 study the French la nking sys.
ten. Senator Aidrich. with Prof. An
drews Of Harvard. viii proceed to Berlin
10 arrange for several special articles on
the German syaen. and other members
will return 10 the United States.
A committee Of the Ib,nse Of Commons
has reported in favor Of changing the
hours of the ummer work day The bin
proposes that all clocks ~ the United
Kingdom shall on a certain date each
spring he advanced eighty minutes from
the solar time registered AT the meridian
of Greenwich. The effect will be to make
everybody begin work earlier in the day
aud get through earlier. thus having more
daylight leisure after the days work 10
done. In the fall when the days shortas
the clocks will be set back again at sofas
time. Both changes wosld be made n
the night when most people are asleep
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

total vote In 1896 was 6..sr11, er2,.,. and in
1870 6.:25s.f33. The largest previous
Democratic vote, III iSsa, was 1.1l6,-
siS. Bryan broke the Democratic rec
ord lay over 500, 600. III the Kepulii-
cam lad failed to offset the big in
crease they would have tsen defeated.
Republican apathy would have been
fatal in either tho first or second
Bryan campaign. In the Parker slump
~ fotir years ago the Democratic to-
tai sank ~ 1.0s2.T5 > But that is not
a mark 10 he considered Ivy Repuhli-
cans this year. In both his former
campaigns Bryan was stronger than
Parker by about a million and a quar-
ter votes, and stronger than the Demo
cratic party mad previously been by
100000.
In fghting Bryan in 1896 and 1900
the Republican party rose to the oeca.
sion. Its highest vote before was
3,44o,2i6. in 1883. In 1896 IL went up,
rs a result of the most vigorous effort,
10 I.lci,Tln. 1t increased Ia 40. ,a2s
ia 1900. and 10 7.6ai.4S9 i'm 1901. But
@s1at would happen ii the Republicans
should he apatlrtic this year? IL is
true that Bryan does not get votes In
travelling throughout the country. But.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
MONEY IN CAETELouPES.


In soGae Sessisgs W Colorado and IL
the Southwest, where oily a few
years arc tut Land was a worthless
desert, the tnnielesFse II k.lug. The sus-
cious frnit Is at It's ssess where other
fruits ard Vegetables are n,sf grown.
II IL a hertil,, sapastses. watermeiois
aud pumpkins sttssn in rs vicinity
cause II To si~eserloTAse, bat p0tatoes
grown in It's ~aeighbogh,~sl Seem to add
To It's virtue.
From four districts in tie West the
export value of cahtetnnpes this year
VIII le Sla.tgsttotss In rtHs vicinity os
G1cnwousi. Colo. new lard, redeemed By
Irrigation aud devoted TO cantelosIes,
Is selling for $4,000 "a acre. This
statement seems %rrepasgerous until one
Is confronted hy the recorded deeds. A
fruit farm of ~ acres which was
bought az $1,000 an acre three years
~ produced In eautaloulss per acre
la the three years $1,000. So, 100 and
xa.txsi. thus returning the purchase
price each year with - per cent prosi'
the FIRST year aud loo per cent profit this
following years.
The region about Glcnwood which l,
IL possible Ia irrigafe does not exceed
10000 atr~s and most Ut Ii has already
been suarfsd ny The soil IL Incredibly
rich, but has no rainfall
Another eatnteloupe district Is ths
Saltan Sea. In southern California. for
merry a desert strewn with bleaching
human bones. Part of IL II now lrrigat
ell and from one section there wat
shipped this year 100000 worth d
melons. while rs much more rottei on
the ground. This former sun-haked des
ert il now bringing apricot trees init
bearing In two years and giving crop.
OF barley. kaffir corn, onions and canta
loures tn succession on the same lane
In n year. The san shines 'ai5 day
In a year.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

Senator Culberson OF Texas has beea
appointed 10 succeed David n. Francis Of
Missouri as chairman OF the advisory
committee ef the Democratic national
campaign organization. Sir. Francis haa
gone abroad.
Candidate Taft came out of his vaca,
ton ssclsision AT Middle Bass Island and
started from sauiusky across Ohio By
train. making many short addresses from
the rear platform of the observation car
In which he rode,
The Ini ana campaign Of the Indepen-
denee rarty WAS opened in tndianapolis
William X Hears. Thomas L. Hisgen,
presidential ca candidate. and George w
Mct'askrin. candidate of the party To-
Governor Of Illinois. spoke.
Candidate f.rsan has isssied a reply Il
the pamt,h.et published by President Van
cieaye al tae Manufacturers Association
in the interest of Taft. Bryan says thai
the Itcnlos ratio labor plank Ia not n
assault ou the courts. and asks IL tn
labor question IL 80 important a. to jus
tify business men 10 ignoring all Other
issues. Instead OF creating the class
spirit. IA Van fieave had said the jury
trial clause did. Bryan holds that it aiml
TO prevent having the writ of injunction
used to create or 10 favor a class.
In n letter addressed to Rev. II. III
Gesner. rector ~ Chris, Episcopal church
Of 1s8e@o. James =. Sherman. Rcpublf
ca, yics, s.sleut.ai candidate. expressed
himself uaeatiiyoeally IN favor of the r.
nomination OF Gov. thariss Il. Hughes.
~ prosihitionist does not hare to b
a total ahstainer." xaid Eugene w. Chs
fin. prohibition candidate for president
in a speech at the old capitol building Il
81. Paul. 'sihe pyohibitionist Is lAe mi
who yoses the prohibition ticket on eleo
tion day bfsaase he believes the principl
Is right
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FARM
President Asks Many and tho Com.
mission Ii Busy.

President Roosevelt wants 10 know
whether tle farmer likes his farm and
why. To receive this information n
commission on country life. consisting
Of six members, IL now conducting an
investigation. After the farmer has
made known bis advanta g.as and draw.
backs. other citizens are TO be asked
whether they like their job, their home,
their neightors and why.
Some Of the questions now going wei
the Thousand Of rural routes arr M
follows:
Are the farm homes 10 yoar neigh.
horhood as GOOD as they should be andel
existing conditions =
ARE the schools in sonr neighhorhood
training boys and girls satisfactorily for
life ON the FARM"
"Io the farmers in OF ne,eliborhood
get the returns they reasonably should
from the sale Of their prodactsf'
"Do the farmers IN your neighborhood
receive from the railroads. highroads,
trolley lines. etc. the service they rea.
sonably should havaf"
do the farmers in your n~eighlorhood
receive from the United States postal
service. rural telephone. etc, the service
they reasonably should expect"
"Are the farmers and their wives Ia
your ne~ighborhood satisfactorily organ.
ICED TO promote their mutual INTEREST," 7"
Are the renters of farms In your
neighborhood making a satisfactory iiv.
ingf"
as the supply Of farm labor In your
neighborhood satisfactory I"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

NC man can vote for Bryan I'm the
coming election except ON one OF two
grounds. Either he must believe that
Bryan sill yearns for the destruction
Of the gold standard and the establish.
mett of free silver. as he did in 1896,
or else he mlsi believe that Bryan was
wrong then aai that he knows better
now. In the n case the conclusion
is inevitable that Bryan is unfit for
President. In the other he Is a faulty
rcasoner and an unsafe guide.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
re- he .-G6
Ths.Me5g

Looks like Bill !. going to b elsctsA.
Open season for political broadnidaA
The most popular college this yas =
the electoral college
The habit Of burning letters ought = -
taught In the schools.
That DR.. Kmstin OF Omaha must havo
been u cheerful citizen
China has decided NOT = II Trano
Aide down its cellar door.
No campaign il really hot until -
election Judges begin to light.
That IL an ominons shadow Which -
cholera Is casting over Manila.
Business il beginning 10 pieh NJ. I1sn
1t the ready letter writer industry.
Lots Of people can - political rainr
bows without going up h airships.
Nobody's being kept awake - -
eclse Of the campaign c~onfrihuious.
Airship trips b moonlight. ~ -
served seats apply to Wright bsstAees.
The American neet u experiencing =
sorts Of novelties, including ! typheon.
The poor iittle tuberculosis esrn Win
NOW have time TO taxi 4 Iittle needed re-
This conntry's record-breakins pas
kim crop ought TO make pie lovers lAnnAA
The new Chinese miniSter@elect. Oune
Men Yew. has q name like ! midnlghe 60
II the freak styles in hats kospe -
next thing We will have ! msn's mliiinas1
store.
Things seem to indicate that ~ ~
now living In the United States &c 0tan1b
ard Oil.
Is giving $1,000 automobilss = -
t~resses q pastime among nesdy Wan 1870
brokers?
Bulgaria thought ahe might = wel1 go
: slice of freedon whils Il 49,
around.
Who would hare belieps1 at e.
shinery q politics had - T.
] eilsd up?
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

The magnificent industrial develop
ment ia the United States owes It's en-
istenee and prosperity TO the protce-
tive tariff. But for the protective tar
III there would be no sugar factories IA
the United States today. The protec-
live tariff built up the iron. steel. tin.
AID. in fact. every industry Of note IN
the land. The stronger the tariff pro
lection the greater development Of In
dus,ries. Hence the more the American
people should cling to their industrial
development and foster and
il by wise legislation. Were ii NOT fo,.
the tariff there would he but few smoke.
stacks, mills or factories ia the United
States. Those countries that had their
manufacturing interests highly develop
ei and that were paying labor WRETCH
cd wages. conid hold the American mar
hot indefinitely with their products. and
their competition would make IL I'M
profitable and impossible 70 develop
American Industry.
Under the stimulating influence Of the
tariff this country has become the lead
ing industrial center of the world. The
high degree of development ii has at
tanned in this respect may warrant cer.
tain qualifications In tariff schedules.
but this should he carried out by the
friends of protection-not the veilesi
advocates Of free tradc-National
Farmer
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

One Of the fayorite and familiar ar
eunanis Of Bryan ii that his renomina-
evidence hat they still believe In and
endorse the principles that / have
been advocating" Well, what are the
principles that Bryan has been adyocat-
advocated SO strenuously as free coin,
age of silver at the ratio Of 16 to I.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23
A. short sermon.

In both his first and second battles
Mr. Bryan polled much the largest to-
party. The Republicans won by in
creasing their own vote Immensely
over their former greatest effort. III
they had not done this they would
have lost. An examination os the fig
ures ia instructive for they have dis
tinctly a present bearing. Mr.. Bryan's
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

at the same time. he has poilei 500
900 votes more than were ever rceeiv.
ed by any other Democratic nominee
for the presidency. These figures are
the plain mathematical proof that the
Republicans must work with all their
might to bring out their full vote.
There Is no sure margin IL less IL
done-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-23

BY wrapping them i'll a new vegeta-
BILE paper. fish caught off the Portu-
gucse coast are delivered i'm Belgium
sixteen days later in better condition,
as regards freshness and flavor than
when packed on ice.