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The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Good Payers Who Don't Pay Bills

New Bern Journal.
A local merchant complaining of
poor collections, said. 1.-THE good
payers don't pay their bills" 1t
seems a contradiction to call a man
a good payer" who does not pay
an account when it is presented. A
good payer" in this connection is
the man or woman who has the cash
to meet every bill presented.
To the person who finds it hard to
meet bills, but who pays every store
obligation as fast as possible, it is
indeed n strange position, that of
the first, running an account with u
local merchant, when cash could be
paid for every article as needed, and
second, having run an account to
keep turning away the collector
! time after time, when there is Oh
hand or money in the bank, that
could and should at once satisfy the
obligation.
1t is the good payer" in the town
that works real hardships among
local merchants. The good payer"
i'll tie first place is known to have
money, though hard to collect from.
II takes real trade nerve to refuse
such patron. And yet many n
merchant inwardly curses when
such customer comes in, for the
merchant knows he will lack courage
to say mo credit.
In such times as these, the good
payers" are specially cruel to mer-
chants. The man who is out OF work
must now be given extra credit He
haz always met his bills. He is
likely to be ut work sgain very soon
The merchant cannot turn him away.
Just here is where the good payer
is peculiarly aggravating. He or
she is harder than usual to get
money from 4 local merchant tells,
/ that II he could get his Christmas
bills collected from those he credited
as good PAYERS he would be easy
Why will not every good payer"
prove the truthfulness of the appella-
tion at once, in this city? Never
would such a move prove more wei
come to the local trade. Never wonld
/ the situation appear brighter TO the
/ faIt !aisii Irer.-it.,nt@, !. ''1va given
credit IN he utmost go,o.i iaiti and
confidence, thar the credit given was
equivalent to money. when the bill
was presented. Now of all times,
can Mr.. and Mrs. Good Payer redeem
their past failings, and find with
their receipted bills all impulse given
| toward local trade betterment. And
who ought to hesitate To hasten local
trade betterment, when the power is
their's TO do so?
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Executors Notice.

nANlNG Qualified As EXECUTOR
l. of the estate of th.-late Mr. Luev =
Burwell, OF Henderson, n. G.. this is to notify
all persons having claims against said estate
to present them Ia me for pa ment on or be-
fore the 3lst day OF January, 1909, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry. All persons indebted To said estate
will please make payment To me.
This 31st day OF January. 1905
W. d. BURWELL
Execut or estate of Mrs. Lucy \ Burwell
deceased Henderson v {
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Value of B. and L. Associations.
Rocky Mount Record.

ROCKY Mount Kecord.
There is no better method that We
can think of for saving money than
by investing in few shares of build
ing and loan stock. Almost any
Young man who is working for a sal
ary can save enough from his wages
to make the monthly payments on Il
few shares of this stock. and the
money thus invested hardly be miss
ed, as it is more than likely it would
be otherwise spent for things not alb
snlutely necesSary Another featura
of building and loan associations i
that of enabling hose of small means
to build and own homes. and it is
this that makes such associations of
SO much value to Il community.
| Rocky Mount is under obligations to
the building and loan associations oil
the city for the nearly two hundred
homes they have been instrumental
i'll building and the great permanent
wealth they are adding TO the city in
that way. Many people, too, now
enjoy the inpstimahl- pleasure of liv.
ing in homes of their very own, free
from rent. by and through the build
ing and loan associations, who could
not do SO but for their existence.
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
The Time to Advertise is When You
Most Need Purchasers.
The Editor and Publisher

The Edit or and Publisher.
eve continue to do things-redicuIo
things-because our fathers did them"
remarked a man today. 'and we go on
doing them year after year without ask
ing ourselves why we do So A case in
point is the matter of advertising, which
today is a thing of necessity in the business
world. If you will notice it you will find
that the average business man in periods
OF dullness and financial depression be-
gins to retrench in the matter of his ex-
pense account by curtailing his advertis-
ing.
He does it because his father did it and
because he argues that he can lOp it off
and restore it again with less inconven-
fence than he can other expenses. But if
he will think for q moment and weigh
the matter as cold business proposition
involving dollars and cents he is bound
to admit his retrenchment had best begin
at another point.
If advertising is a good business
practice at any til, G surely it is most
valuable when the people are buying
least, for if its object is to attract the
purchaser and get him into the store,
naturally there must be greater effort
expended in that direction when the pub
lie is buying least. Nomatter how severe
periods Of depression are, and how strin-
gent the money market may be, people
will spend what they must, and natu-
rally they are at such times more quickly
attracted by the offerings OF advertisers,
as they are eager to have their expendi-
| lures bring the best results
The South raised more bread stuff
last year than ever before in its his
tory. Southern farmers are there
! fore in better shape to hold their cot
ton than ever before If the Joint
conspiracy of Wall street gamblers
and European and American spin
uers to beat down the price of cot
! ton continues, let the hog crop. the
forage crop, the cattle crop, the mule
crop and the garden crop be increased
greatly this year. Then with the
| cotton warehouse system in opera
| ton we will give the gamblers and
! spinners a few things to think about.
-Marshville Our Home.
At times when you don't feel just right.
~beh sod nave d Ddu stoudcu, 1aAe -onie'
| thing right away that will assist digestion;
not something that will stimulate for time
but something that win positively do the
very work that the stomach performs under
/ ordinary and normal conditions, something
| that will make the food digest. To do this
you must take natural digestant like
kodol for Dyspepsia kodol is a scientific
preparation of vegetable acids with natural
| digestants and contains the same juices
| found ia a healthy stomach. Each dose viii
digest more than 5000 grains OF good food
1t is sure to afford prompt relief; it digests
| what you eat and is pleasant to take. Sold
~ Parker's Two nrug Ssor.@
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Roosevelt Imitators.
Washington Post


Mr. W. J. Oliver, Knoxville, Tenn,
uttprs few blunt but useful trut hS.
"ImitatOrs of Roosevelt in the South
prn Stntes,' he said, "whO spend a
large part of their time denouncing
the railroads and crying for IL reduc-
tinn of rates, or railing against other
corporations. are not sincere; they
want office, federal or STATE, aud they
hiuk the OILY way to succeed is to
make n noise like r,forIn." Mr.. Oliver
reminds the Sout hern agitatOrs that
it is poor time to lay unnecessary
burdens upon the railroads and
ui her agencies that are building up
the South. Northern railroads, he
reasons, are able to pay higher rates
J beelnsp they carry Il higher class of
freight. and more OF it, and at less
expense.
No section of the country has been
free of counterfeit refOrmrrs, and the
South has its share Some of them
hnve been able to accomplish more
harm than Others. by reason of
superior adroitnrss i'll appealing to
| the preludlre~ ot the people, and
greater prOmptnPss III srizlng upon
Roosevelt reform ideas AZ an excellent
pretext for political humnuy aud Of
fee grating. 1t is hardly to the
credit of certain Southern cOmmunl-
ties that they have not vet iiscOv-
cred the true nature and purpose OF
+ these bogus rpfOrmers. In several oi
/ the States the "rpform" hySteria has
abatrd. leaving the people and the
/ Legislatures hrNildprnd, but sane.
/ In due time they will perceive that il
l. hardly he e>-ary for them TO Kill the
/ railroads in order to assert their
mastery. In one or two Southern
States. however. the fonming frenzy
of professional refOrmers is taken
seriously. unI the common herd l.
disposed to elect thes~ pseudo ROO>e.
veltS to Office. and permit them 10
wreak vengeance upon the hated cor
porations.
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Monday, March IS, 1908,

sell at public auction To the highest bidder
for cash. ut the Court House door in Hen
derson, Vance County. n. C., n certain tract
OF land lying and being in Vance County. and
more particularly dercribed as follows: Be
gin at mulberry sprouts, corner of the road
tract in W. W. Whites line. thence along
said Whites line 5. PA w. 30 ch8ins To
branch, then down said branch az il menn-
ders s. 2sh w. 3 % chains, =. 3Giz W 10 76
chains. s. 81 W. 8 90 chains W. 2 IL chains
s. 351s w. ! so chains. \. 14k W. / 90
chains. S. ASA W. s71 chains, y. 40 ". ] 10
chains to sprout in branch, Geo. Rowland
corner. s 2Sl3 +. % links from "A stone on
West side OF branch, thence along said Row
lands line, y 26ha w. 10 90 chains To stone
Rowland and William Bullock's line, thence
along Buliock's line n. 5ls l.. IL ~ chains
TO stone. corner Of road tract in Bullock's
line, then along said tract s. ssh r.. 32 go
chains to beginning. Containing 70iz aerc-;
being the land bought by Weldon Whit
from {. i. Burton and wife by deed dated
let January, 1906.
This 18th day Of February. 1908
4. &. ZOLLICOFFER,
Trustee
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
The Jumping Off Place.

Consumption had me in its grasp; and /
had almost reached the jumping of place
when | was advised to try Dr. Kings
New Discovery; and l want to say right
now. it saved my life Improvement began
with the first bottle, and after taking one
dozen bottles | was well and happy man
again, says Gee. Moore, of Grimesland, y.
G. As remedy for coughs and colds and
healer OF weak, sore lungs and for preventing
pnemonia New Discovery is supreme. soc
and 81 90 ar Melville Dor~av's Drug S.are
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Would Make a Better World.

If all who hate would love us,
And all our loves were true,
The stars that swing above us
Would brighten in the blue.
II cruel words We're kisses,
And every frown n smile,
A better world than this is
Would hardly be worth while.
If purses would untighten.
To meet q brothers need,
The load we bear would tighten
Above the grave of greed
If those who whine would whistle,
And those who languish laugh
The rose W ould rout the thistle.
The grain outrun the chaff
If hearts We're always jolly,
Ii grievings were forgot,
And tears and melancholy
Were things that now are not.
Then love would kneel to duty.
And all the world would seem
A bridal bower of beauty.
A dream within a dream
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Notice of Administration.

HAVING QUALIFIED As ADMISISTEA
IL tor Of the estate Of W. r Reece. de
ceased. of Vance county, this IL 10 notify all
persons having claims against said estate to
present them to me on or before February
q, 1909 or this notice will be pleaded in bar
OF their recovery: md all persons indebted
To said estate will make immediate poy.
8ent 20 M
This February q, 1908
W. ID. BUKWELL.
Administrator of ". r R.ece, decsn-.-,i
Henderson X &
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

E. S. Loper. OF Narills. y. Y, Says: Il am
a carpenter and have had many severe cuts
healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Ir has
saved me suffering and dollars. 1t is by far
the best healing salve have ever found.
Heals burns, sores, ulcers. fever sores, elema
and piles 25c at Melville Dorsey's Drug
Sforo
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Southern View Of Davis.
Nash vile American.

Davis is merely an exaggerated
type of the demagogue in office.
Disgustingly coarse, gross, mentally
unscrupulous and ignorant, there is
enough OF intelligence to take the
measure of the ma aiority, else Davis
would not have been in office for the
last ten years. Even if such price were
required no decent man would pay it.
No decent man does But how many
men who seek office proceed on the
idea that they must play the dema-
gogue, cater to ignorance and preiu-
dice, appeal to the baser instincts
and passions of men, and denounce
the rich They do this because they
know that the rich are few and the
poor are many. and because they
think the ma ajorty, the mass, is igno-
rant and gullible, too unintelligent
to distinguish between those who
seek to speak the truth in the inter
est OF all and all those who speak
falsely in order to win personal adj
vantage They, therefore, correctly
estimate what they call the com
mon people" or they insult their in
telligence. The seli-seeking dema-
gogue appeals to prejudice and i'm
pulse ather than to reason orjnstice
He does not try TO make men think, to
seek the truth. to strive for what is
best for all, but he sets class against
class, and rants and raves with living
tongue. Without any necessity for
it, unless the public is as base as
they estimate it, they will creep and
crawl and cringe and lie and stultify
themselves and smother their man
hood and despise themselves, all for
what? The sake of a little public Of
flee that may or may not yield an
honest living none more than that.
How cheap and how costly such pet
" ambition is
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

1t will be unnecessary for you TO go
through painful. expensive operation for
Piles If you use ManZan. Put up in COLLAPSE
BILE tube with nozzle, ready to apply TO the
soreness and inflammation. For any form oi
Piles. Price soc, guaranteed. Sold by Kerner-
McNair 90
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

To stop that pain in the back, that stiff
ness OF the joints and muscles. take Pinenles.
They are guaranteed. Don't suffer from
rheumatism, backaehe, kidney trouble. when
you get 80 days treatment Tor $1.O0. A
single dose. at bedtime proves their merit
G... them TODAY Sold nv K.rner- -MeSair Go.
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

Il feel" said the Boston girl, that
have been on earth before in some
remote period" The glacial, may
be-" ventured the reckless man.
Louisville COurier-JOurnai
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

Bert Barber, OF Elton, Wis. says: Il have
taken only four doses OF your Kidney and
Bladder Pills and they have done for me
more than any other medicine has ever done.
| am still taking the pill. as l want a perfect
cure" Mr. Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are sold at Parker's
Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

"Now that you have accepted me, .
said the happy young man, I'm
going to get my life insured in your
favor" Perhaps you'd better at
tend to that before we spring our en-
gagement on papa" responded the
girl. Then he knew he had won II
practical helpmeet. Philadelphia
I<.afper
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

fyou suffer with Indigestion, constipation
feel mean and cross, no strength or appe-
tite, your system is unhealthy. Holster' =
Rocky Mountain Tea makes the system
strong and healthy. 35c, Tea or Tablets.
Sold at Parker's Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Notice.

pY VIRTUE OF POWER CONFERRED
- by Trust Deed executed by Weldon
White on the first day Of january, 1906.
which is duly registered in Vance County, in
Book 81 at page 11G. and at request of the
holder Of the debt secured therein, default
nyinp been made [ nhnII ON
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

Builds up waste tissue, promotes appetite.
improves digestion, induces refreshing sleep,
giving renewed strength and health. That 5
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
do Tea or Tablets. Sold at Parker :
Two Drug stores
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
NOTICE.

HAVE VEBEENAPPOINTEDB BY TIIESIPE
L rior Court OF Vance County To sell hous"
and lot at kittrell, \. G., known as No &
East End of the Davis Row, size Six322
feet, with the dwelling on it, Same will bc
sold hy me On
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27
Monday, March z, 1908,

at Court House door in Henderson Tor divis.
ion between the heirs-at-law Of Dora Ley is
ter, ordered in ras" OF Lryistrr ~. I.visirr
this day.
Terms cash or " cash and bnlanre with
interest in aud y months
This. lst February 19Os
+. I. HICKS
The gold leaf., 1908-02-27

4 Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal overcomes indigestion, dyspepsia, and
other stomach ills. Two days trial free.
Ask your dealer. Sold by ner-McSair
a
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

The stone age. bronze aye aud iron
age so overlap one another IL Is M
possible to say jest when II begins
or ends. Men began to use both bronze
and iron long before stone had ceased
to be used. In fact, America was in
the stoGe age 50 late as its discovery
by Columbus 400 years ago. 1t Is safe
to say that history proper and the iron
age We're born together anywhere from
5000 to 10000 years ago. 1t is more
than likely that men gained their FIRST
Information concerning the properties
OF iron through experiments with the
pieces OF it that had fallen from the
sky In the shape Of meteors.-New
York American.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
Hot and sultry.
WASHINGTON'S HEIRS.
Discovery of Ohio Property Brings
5000 Of Them to Light.
Warmer Weather.

Over 5000 h~eirs-at-law Of George
Washington, father Of his country. yet
a cllildless man. have recently been
found in different parts of the United
States through the recent discovery
that there is a large tract of land in
Ohio which belongs to the first Presi-
dent of the United States. having been
decided 10 him many years ago.
These heirs. through Lawrence
Washington. who has Il position in the
Congressional Library mt Washington,
are preparing to make a fight for the
property. should they succeed through
the courts, they will very probably
deed the land back to the State Of
Ohio for a big national park to be
known as Washington Park.
OF all these 5000 heirs of the collat-
eral branch of the family. the descend
ants Of the four brothers and two sis
tiers. there is one who has the double
distinction Of being a descendant OF the
immortal George ON both his fathers
and his mothers side. This Is George
Steptoe Washington, a merchant Of
Philadelphia. On his mothers side he
is descended from Colonial Samuel
Washington. the oldest OF Georges
brothers. and on his fathers side. he
is a descendant of John Augustine, the
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

The court recommended that the death
senteace upon Lieutenant General
Stoeseel he commuted to ten years Inn
prisonment In q fortress aud that he be
excluded from the service.
For his services In the campaign
against the Boxers in 1860 Efoessei was
made = lieutenant general and sta.
tioned ut Port Arthur. where he began
strengthening the works. little dream.
Ing 1t the time that he would be called
upon to defend the place against the as
1ultn Of the Japanese. In February
1901. when the war broke out. por'
Arthur became the center Of the con
fiict. Cut on BY land aud sea. stoesse
and his men held out for nearly tw,
years before be Was compelled to sur
render. At 6nt be was given great
praise By the Russians. Emperor Mich
olas conferred upon him the title O
aid-de-camp to the Car and the Ger
man Emperor gave him m order. Thel
his critics became bury and q commits
sion appointed to investigate the sur
rcnder recommended that Stoessel b
dismissed from the army and shot. Hi
trial followed General SbDessei's cen
tonce. which y without the lcss o
riahta o. hoocr." = generally regarde,
- lntnAsd - satisfy public opinion
II = axuectsd - win ~ pardoned afte
heAo1 iu-npe1Donment.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
JACKIIs Al TARGETS.
Remarkable Test 70 - Mads BY
Navy Department.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Navy Department has under ron
sldeFatton the most startling tests o,
tn p~anetrating power Of shells. dan
- 70 life, and the resisting power 81
afm0f that Y has bern tried In am
navy. The prupositlon Ii to have tins
uaosit0r Arkansas 1re i 12-inch shell
weighing SO pounds from . cotton gun
= distance u two miles and have II
strike the turrrt d 1 sister ship, the
Florida. which h being placed In read
iness fDr the trial.
Tho astounding part Of the test ID the
pfOpositt0n b have In the turret OF
the FloFida. at the time Of the impact
IL full tllrrct complement Of twelve
men. All paper nEures, all stafistics
- far - weight u metal thrown, heat
oanef11e1 ~ iunvnek, resisting power a
afnsor. and Other details would indi-
that the me IN the turret would
cDme out unscafhed except for the
sbock- or course. there b no record
Ii exietence of 1 monitor, the turret
psotected ~ n 11-inch armor belt. b.
Ing struck plump by l3-inch shells Of
80 pounds weight. All figures are
purely theorstical.
Ths possibility u missing n indefi-
nIteiy small. All shots are nov fired
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

both falls will be contracted from near,
ly 1900 feet to say 1900 feet and the
diameter Of the great fall from 100 to
500 feet. This diversion OF the water
will produce a ~shrinkage Of the horse
shoe, 80 that what remains will be en-
tirely on the Caadian side of the boun-
1ary line.
ION account OF the lowering OF the
water in the basin above the upper
rapids it will increase the slope OF the
river SO that the surface OF Lake Erie
viii be lowered by three feet. Again,
the lowering OF Lake Erie will In the
same lower Lakes Huron and
Michigan. Already with a partial use
Lake Erie has been lowered ten inches,
but this Is not apparent TO the superb
cial observer owing to ths high water
which has prevailed during the last
four years and especially the last two
years.
Blu this condition cannot be expect
cd TO continue. This amount Of lower
ing Is partly due to the Chicago canal,
which at present ID taking 5000 cubic
feet a second. or about half what it ID
allowed. In connection with the calcu-
lations for repairing the harbors and
canals damaged the United States en-.
~gineers calculated that to increase the
depth v one foot would cost v
S12.o0o.00o."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
"WHIZ"
4 New Parl0r Game For the
Long Winter Evenings
FREE

Go TO Jour dealer and buy q pound
package OF 20 Mule Team" BORAX.
Cut OF the top panel from package
and mail to Pacific Coast Borax TO-.
Chicago, ILL.,. with &c In stamps and the
WHIz game will be promptly sent you
Prepaid.
WIFI. the New Parior Card game,
il composed Of fl handsomely printed
cards inelosed In a LAP ease with full
and complete rules for playing. En-
PERTAINING. Instructive or etlucationaL
and can be played By all tie family.
Similar games cost 50c In the snopA
You can get 1t FREE.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

frua ! osnmstrical deduction ard with
mnchlne precis3on- tn ahsll will
|doubttsm knd ut whare aimed for.
M then II ~ theory = H. naval
|expsrts hoids sood. II viii - 6s6ected
nnd ~ turrst left unInjured.
Naval attaches from III parts Of the
World are enxtcuaiy srrambllng Tor an
bpportnniy 70 witness Il. but the DE-
b6ftmsnt has declined al applications
II fact. II y said the test viii Be mad<
)fnr ont at 80. - that observations and
dsduction by foreign powers cannot b
made. The chiefs n charge of tn
wpsk - - performed ~ these tx
monitorm hare been Instructed BY tn
no6rd AZ O0scsFs In charge Of The -
|poriment to ny nothing 70 the prsss
"a the result = 10 - kspt solely fol
! inf6rnatioa & a. qalssd stass'
J ~.