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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Joel Chandler Harris.
Statesville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark
The death of Joel Chandler Harris
Tncle Remus) will bring genuine
grief to the hearts Of thousands of
children and grown people who have
read his ininitable stories OF Brer
Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf and
Brer Bar. as we'll as his touching
and living pictures OF Georgia life in
both the -bellum and post-bellum
periods and during the great con-
fict. Somehow one never associ-
ated death with Uncle Remus. For a
generation his stories had been read
with ever increasing interest and his
fame had gone abroad; and Uncle
Remus, the little boy, Miss Sally,
Brer Rabbit and the "yuther cree
turs" were living characters to the
readers, who were expected to live on
and or to keep alive the traditions
and the glories OF the old South.
Mr.. Harris not only created and
filled a unique place in literature, but
he was master in interpreting the
negro dialect and character and the
character and habits of the Southern
white prior to and Immediately fol-
lowing the great war. His story OF
Gree JO," was a perfect picture OF
the forlorn and pathetic state OF a
free negro in slavery days and the
heartlessness of the trader. No
other writer has approached Mr..
Harris in writing the negro dialect or
interpreting the negro character.
He was in a class to himself in this
respect and the pity is that he is the
| last of his kind. AS a child he knew
the negro in slavery and as a young
man he studied the passing of the
child-race from slavery to freedom.
The Southern white man has
changed and the negro has changed;
and the negro folklore as Mr. Harris
knew it will be written no more.
Fortunately it will live in his books.
Mr.. Harris, as his writings indi-
Gated was a child of nature. He
lived in a suburban home, as far
from urban activities as he could get
| and vet be connected with his work.
He loved the trees and flowers and
| birds and in the quietnnss OF his
rural retreat he did much of his best
work. In Uncle Remus's Magazine he
wrote much of the Snap Bean Farm
and bird and insect life as he saw it
there; and in his character of Mr..
Billy Sanders he portrayed the
strong native common sense and the
simple life of the rural peoples. Per
| sOnally Mr.. Harris was all extremely
modest man. He avoided people
who desired to meet him and pay
tribute to his genius; he did not
want to be lonized. When Presi
dent Roosevelt visited Atlanta, Mr.
Harris, by reason of his modesty
declined to participate in the cere
monies in honor of the President
But Mr.. Roosevelt was determined
to meet personally the charming
writer and to do SO he called at Mr.
Harris home. Later he persuaded
| Mr.. Harris to pay him a visit to Thu
White House, but to meet the view
of the man of simple tastes ant
habits, it was arranged that the din
ner at the White House should b
purely informal; there were no dres
suits or other things of moderl
| fashion usual on such occasions.
| And now this greatest of writer's o
his kind has gone, but he has left be
hind an imperishable monument il
the simple stories that will be rea.
and enjoyed by generations yet III
born.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
What Does 1t Mean?
Concord Tribune

Concord Tribune.
Sitting in the galleries at the Char
lotte convention were hundreds of
women, many of them sitting through
the long sessions which held through
the entire night. Only curiosity
brought many OF them but many
were deeply interested and were study
ing the situation with more than idle
interest or curiosity. Did it argue
anything? Did it indicate that the
American woman, and of the South,
has on her mind more than a passive
interest in politics and public ques-
tions? Was this A slight indication
that American womanhood is serious
ly considering active participation
in public government? Her English
cousins have been active. In some
American States women vote. The
platform adopted by the Republicans
at Chicago last month refers to the
question. What is coming? Are we
to face this issue soon in North Caro-
lima?
Charlotte is a big town. A conven-
ton like that OF last week is a great
event and the women of Charlotte are
students of affairs and close observ-
ers. 1t may not argue much if any
thing, but there are those who believe
this question is not far ahead, that
it cannot be long delayed, that in a
few more years woman suffrage will
be a live issue all over the Union. 70
the minds of many, or at least some,
the great interest shown by many
women attending this convention in
dlcates something more than surface
Indications would warrant. Does
the American woman want suffrage?
Would the women of the South, North
Carolina, appreciate a movement to
place the ballot in their hands? We
doubt it very much, but none of us
need be surprised at the question
being an early issue and the attend.
ance and interest shown at Charlotte
may indicate the frame of mind in
Carolina today in this respect.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Why 1t Supported Craig.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
The Observer supported Mr.. Locke
Craig primarily on his personal
worth-a man of ability and honor
and as fine a gentleman as lives;
secondarily he is of the west and we
thought that at some time in our
history the west should have Gov
ernor. There is more to it even than
this. We were for this particular
candidate because when the east was
in travail and Aycock, Simmons and
other of our eastern friends called for
help, Craig was first of all Of US to
spring to arms. So when he gave
voice to his ambition and Simmons,
Aycock and those other friends an
swered, it seemed that the time had
come to make common cause for
North Carolina, destroying sectional
lines and Joining in a purpose to do
something for our State, as we had
done before
The hope failed. The Observer was
with it's people of the west because
they are always with it. 1t was
right on every account for it TO have
taken the position it did; that the
friends of the east did not answer is
no fault OF ours. They will reckon
with their own consciences, with their
| sense Of justice, whether they have
measured up to the opportunity.
This is not in apology. We join
| our friends in their shouts of victory.
Without heart-burning or resent
ment we shall, saying this much,
promise to do what the Observer
may, to rally its friends and Craig's,
the people OF the west, "the mountain
| boys" the boys of the foothills, and
help give Mr.. kitchin a splendid
majority
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
The Greater Seaboard.
Wilmington Star.

wilmington star
The Star is among the not incon-
siderable number of Wilmingtonians
who still cherish the hope and belief
that for some time to come at least,
the Seaboard Air Line holds out to
the port it's only immediate prospect
of a greater railway development.
The signs OF the times are multiplying
that ere long the Misunderstanding
lotte section of this temporarily en-
barassed system is going to be the
one important link of its lines. Wit
ness the following from the news col
umns of the Baltimore Sun, which Is
usually and nearly always correct In
sizing up a railroad proposition:
"Receivers of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway have placed an order for ~
600 tons ofsteel rails with the Mary
land Steel Company. The rails will
be of 70 pounds standard and are IN
tended for use On the first division OF
the road. They will replace the
wornout rails from Portsmouth to
Norlina and from Wilmington to
Monroe. The rails will be delivered
as completed and the work OF renewal
will begin as soon as the first con-
signment is ready.
"This is the beginning OF the policy
of the receivers to keep the road-bed
on this line in condition for readily
moving traffic and for building UP
the property wherever repairs and
new work are needed. The order vii
keep the rail mills at Sparrows Point
busy for some time. The work is tc
begin at once.
"This order was placed some time
ago, but was held up on account o
the unsatisfactory trade and finan
cial conditions. That the makers
have been told to go ahead is an
other indication of the belief thai
the tide of depression is turned
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
I. W. Beckett.
Statesville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark -
While the name of Mr.. T. W. Bick-
EFT, the Democratic nominee for At
torney General, was not publicly
mentioned in connection. with that
office prior to the meeting of the
State convention, it is stated that
plans were quietly laid to have him
nominated. However that may be,
Mr.. Beckett undoubtedly caught the
convention by his speech putting
Horne in nomination. 1t was the
brightest and most appropriate
speech of the convention and many
lredell people who had never heard OF
Beckett before at once became enthu-
slastlc for the man. Mr.. Beckett is a
native OF Union county and is a
nephew OF the late Dave Covington,
lawyer OF ability, who was assist
ant district attorney under the last
Cleveland administration. He is Al
years old, graduate of Wake Fora
est College and has practiced law
since 1898. He lives at Louisburg,
Franklin county, and has held but
one office. He was member of the
last Legislature and a prominent
one.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Col. Watterson's Graveside Tribute
to Cleveland.
Rochester Times.

Rochester Times.
At the graveside, Col. Watterson
again brands as wholly and cruelty
false those stories of personal incon-
sideration" once current about Mr..
Cleveland, and claiming Watterson
as sponsor. The Kentuckian, who
knew Mr.. Cleveland we'll, adds to his
portrait as "a rough, weather-beaten,
all-arOund man of all world, self
willed, strong-minded and conscien-
tious" Another trait not, so generally
known: '1n point of fact he was
sympathetic. though not emotional
or elusive, and as sensitive as a
woman"
Revelations by the few whom Mr.
Cleveland admitted to his intimate
thoughts inform us that he was cut
to the quick by the alienation and re-
vikings of his party because of his
stand for honest money; and for a
time his faith in Democracy itself
| was shaken. But if this was his in
ner mood, little evidence of it was
| permitted to appear on the surface.
He kept still and took his medicine
herOically.
And finally the mood Of despair
lifted and he came to realize that the
mistakes OF Democracy are but
shadows cast by clouds passing be-
fore the sun. For it came to pass
that many who would have stoned
him returned to worship or to praise
and among all there was at least free
acknowledgment of his good motives
and magnificent courage, the mem
DRY of which will constitute per
manent endowment of high example
And so we take leave of that which
was mortal of Grover Cleveland.
Pinesalve Carbolized acts like poultiec
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
TILLETT AND BRYAN.

The nominating speeches at Char
lotte were all very fine and have
been highly complimented, but there
is a sentence in the speech OF Charles
". Tillett, who placed the name OF
W. ". kitchin before the convention,
which deserves o rank with William
Jennings Bryan's Grown OF Thorns
chefde'GuVre in his great Chicago
speech. In answering the charge
that Mr. kitchin was Il dangerous
man, Mr.. Tilfettsaid
afraid of him? tell you verify
he will not break q bruised reed OF q
struggling industry nor quench a
smoking fax OF honest toll"
Is that not fine? Unique in con-
ception, apt in expression, appro-
pirate in application, it is OF kind
with Mr.. Bryan's famous declara-
ton:
''YOu shall not press down upon
TIE DION vi l'tDOl t ClOhh vi 'lioih '
you shall not cruelty man upon n
cross OF gold.
And the next sentence is likewise
creditable to the gifted speaker, the
subject and the occasion:
clown from the humble farm where
labor in the sweat of their faces, the
men with the hoes and the women with
the broom, all the way up to the
giided palace where rest in luxurious
ease the men with the bonds and the
women with the diamonds, he believes
in absolute Justice and equal protec
ton for all.
Who says the day of the orator
has departed? Not in North Caro-
lima, certainly.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
But They Deserve a Good Part of 1t.
Wilmington Star.

Wilmington Star.
Charlotte people ought to be salts
fed for a while with her past tri-
umphs and what she has in prospect,
but it seems they are not SO. Not
content with the present splendid
railroad facilities their city now has
and the prospect OF soon being on
the line of the great coal fields rail-
road now rapidly building in her d.
rection, they are demanding still
more railroads. The cry is now for
a line through their city from Win
ston-Salem to Wadesboro. They
ought not to want the whole earth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
LIQUOR MEN LINED UP FOR
KITCHIN TOPUNISH SIMMONS.

Therefore all who opposed Sim
mons supported kitchin regardless
of the things kitchin stands for.
For instance, dozens of salOon-keep
ers and eX-saloon keepers, scores OF
Whiskey men and hundreds of men
who are opposed to prohibition were
after Simmons and supporting kitch-
i'll, not that they loved kitchin by
any means, but because Simmons
was the man who is accused of get
ting the Watts law on the books.
There was no chance to overcome
this feeling against Simmons. The
decree had gone forth that while the
whiskey men or anti-prohibitionists
knew they could expect nothing in
the world from kitchin, they did
know that Simmons had done the
mischief to them and they proposed
to punish him. The Watts law and
the impression that Simmons was the
father of it gave kitchin the lead in
the cOnvention-and this is no Joke
The above is taken from FairbrOth-
er'S Everything The charge that
the liquor men lined up for kitchin
to punish Simmons is no jOke-and
it is not true. There is no denying
the fact that there was strong feeling
against Senator Simmons in certain
quarters because of his attitude on
the liquor question, but this was not
stronger than the feeling against him
because of his attitude on other
questions; and it is an injustice to
Mr.. kjtchin to try to make it appear
that his success was due to the influ-
ence of the liquor element which loved
not kitchin but hated Simmons.
The people of North Carolina, ire
spective of prohibition or anti-prohi-
bitiOn leanings gave kitchm the lead
before the convention and in it
and this is no Joke.
The Atlantic feet has started on
its return trip from San Francisco,
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperrey
commanding. The route selected
will encircle the world making it the
longest voyage ever undertaken by
such Il powerful fleet.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Overman's Popularity

Statesyille Landmark.
Talk about popularity, really the
most popular man that appeared
before the Charlotte convention-the
man to whom most Difference was
shown-was Senator Overman. He
is popular with all factions.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

Conditions arising from a
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quickly relieved by drinking
Smiths Lithia Water. Sold in
Henderson by Thomas Broth
ers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

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backache, rheumatic pains, kidney and blad-
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

Alter next inauguration day North
Carolina will have the handsomest
Governor of the 46 States as we'll as
one unsurpassed in natural ability
and oratorical powers. Even those
who most bitterly opposed Mr..
kitchin,s nomination must admit
this fact.-Nilmington Star.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

Delay in commencing treatment for a
slight irregularity that could have been cured
quickly by Foley's Kidney Remedy may
result in a serious kidney disease, Foley s
Kidney Remedy builds up the worn out
tissues and strengthens these organs. Com.
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Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
SMITHS uTHIA WATER

Is sold in Henderson by
Thomas Bros. Druggists. Reg
ular shipments direct from the
spring and always fresh. Or
ders. whether for large or small
quantities. will receive prompt
attention.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Reform Necessary.
kinston Free Press.

kinston Free Press.
The campaign which has Just end
ed with the convention at Charlotte
emphasizes in unmistakable terms
the dire need Of a legalized primary
in this state.
We held so-called primaries, it is
true; but the results in this and
other counties were unsatisfactory.
The vote was light and the will of
the people was obtained very imper-
fectly, in many instances. Give us a
legalized primary with mdoifca-
ton of the Australian ballot system
and the condition of things will be
entirely reversed. The people will
speak out onprimary day and and it
will all be over with. Thousands of
dollars will be saved; considerable
bitterness will be avoided; and the
man behind the ballot will have his
voice heard and registered in a way
impossible under the present hybrid
method of nominating state and
county officials.
The legalized primary with the Aus
tralian ballot is a political reform
that We must have. Let the next
Legislature get ready to give it to us.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

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by mothers for young aud old is prompt re-
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whooping cough. Gently laxative and pleas
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09

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Quick relief for bites and stings of insects,
chapped skin, cuts, burns and sores, tan and
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Must Show Him.

Article Printed in the Gold
Leaf About the Fabulous
Production of Corn Per Acre
as Copied From the South
ern Cultivator Draws Fire
From Correspondent Who
Knows Something About
Farming Himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-30

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-30

architects Prepare Rules for Build
inc Code Commission.

II the report prepared by well known architects
Of the CITY for the Building Code Commission OF
the BOARD Of Aldermen is adopted all buildings
higher than one hundred feet will resemble flight
of stems leading up TO a lofty tower. This form
of building for a skyscraper was favored by the
architects because gave court and street space
much narrower at the bottom than at the top,
and would allow the entrance of sunlight and fresh
air better than any other type OF building
RECOGNIZING that the situation in Manhattan
makes II impossible TO put arbitrary limit on
the height OF buildings the architects believe that
this would solve the problem. The joint commit
tee which drew UP the suggested code was ap-
pointed by the Society of Beaux Arts and the
American Institute OF Architects. Ernest FTlags
was chairman OF the Beaux Arts committee and o.
= Brainard OF Carrere & Hastings. chairman OF
the other committee
The report favors the progressive increase Of the
area left vacant for air and light with the IN
crease IN height; this percentage up to 1sS feet
TO be ascertained by dividing twice the square OF
IN. dfstanc. above the curb by 1000. Except fo&
buildings other than hotels and dwelling houses
corner plots this percentage should not fall be-
low 10 A certain portion of any plot may be built
10 anv height A builder may erect strucrure
not conforming TO these rules by acquiring ada
cent property on which the heights OF the struet-
ures TO be erected would be restricted Except
on corner lots a building at the curb line should
not exceed 100 feet. Mr. Flags says that this plan
would give the builder all the leeway consistent
with Justice TO neighborins buildings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-30
Literary Nes0s and Criticism.

Medium" is a readable piece of summer fiction
ana IL Is an example of sound craftsmanship.
Inc author OF THE Silver Blade" q story in
which two mysterious murders occur gains his
uioeniably interesting effect by the familiar
process OF placing before theSTeader problem
lnso'uble without knowledge of antecedent facts
n'il These facts are run down, the reader, like
the star" detective in the book, may amuse
himself guessing at the significance of this or
mat clew 1t is game of hide and seek to
Whicn the author invites u.s. keeping his secret
Wen hid until the due number of pages have
been written. Mr.. Walk makes the game divert
ing enough. and when he turns up at the end
with the explanation in his hands it is accepted
as adequate One then readily why the
two murders were contemplated. how they We're
executed and how they were enveloped in mys-
terry. Mr.. Walk. in other words, is respectful
toward the truth. His error consists in sealing
the lips of this that parsonage when. by all the
laws of ordinary existence, those personages
would be persuaded or compelled to speak. In
short, he is skilful in the fabrication of puz-
zle, considered as a puzzle. but he does not
know how TO give his puzzle quite the air of a
thing of actual life. Incidentally ii may be
noted that he permits his characters to talk too
much thereby obstructing the movement of the
story. We enjoy reading his book, but are con-
strained to admit that it falls below the require
ments of the perfect story Of crime.
The Under Groove consists of eight chap
tiers devoted to the adventures of man who is
pursuing in all honesty the duties of train dis
patcher. when he is struck on the head with a
coupling pin The blow turns him into GRIM
inai- As the result of 1t he is lowered with a
new personality, and is not rescued from the
life of dishonesty into which he sinks until an
other physical disturbance, seven years later,
gives him back his original nature. In the
mean time he engages In the transactions which
Mr.. Stringer describes In his eight chapters
Some of these are fairly entertaining. THE
Adventure of the Unknown Door is a creditable
performance, anC is The Adventure of the
Emerald Pendant" In general. however, Mr..
Stringer leaves an impression Of artifciaty.
His motives are not in themselves very proms-
ing and in the ma ma cement of them he not only
overworks the expedients OF coincidence. but
bores the reader with a pedantic display of
thieves patter and the Technology Of medical
science and electrical mechanics There is moth
ing here to suggest the living world, the truth
that is essential to good fiction.