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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Uncle Remus's Magazine for Sep
TENDER.

Chief among the artiStic features of
Uucla Remus' s-Ihe Home Magazine for
September is the cover design, which is a
reproduction from a remarkable photo
graph of Joel Chandler Harris-taken
about year before his death-and show
ing the famous author of the Uncle
Remus" stories standing in the middle OF
the Big Road on the Snap-Bean Farm,
the whimsical name he gave to his beau
tiful suburban home in Atlanta, Ga
About this photograph Don Marquis has
written a short story OF Mr. Harris q
love for flowers, vines and trees. with all
of whom the Farmer of Snap Bean Farm
seemed to have an intimate acquaint-
anceship not given to any mortals.
In the same number appears letter,
written by President Roosevelt to J ulian
Harris, the new editor of the magazine.
OF Joel Chandler Harris the President
| says he was a genius who, in his private
life, illustrated the very quality which
we must all OF us like to see typical OF
the homes OF the nation. He never
| wrote anything" writes Mr.. Roosevelt,
(Which did not make the man or woman
reading it feel little BETTER
The President is of the opinion that
! the best monument that could be reared
to the memory OF the great author would
| be to perpetuate the Magazine which he
founded and into which he put the best
| that was in him.
| A delightfully."- sympathetic tribute to
the memory of Mr.. Harris, from the pen
of Thomas E. Watson. author and states
man, also appears in the Magazine.
Among the literary features is a capital
story by Ludwig Lewisohn, called 'Stars
in Aria hv
Laura L. Hinkley, entitled "A Little
Gray Cat, and ''The Wreck" power
full short story of human emotions.
Frank l.. Stanton, the famous Southern
poet, has written a mighty amusing lit
| tie story called "The Presentation That
Didn't Present" while Professor Charles
Woodward Hutson contributes an ex-
| ceptionally interesting essay, "Woman's
| Influence Upon Language" which is as
! entertaining as fiction, although made
| up of facts.
The September installment of 'Gilbert
Neal" Will n. Harben's charming story
| OF Georgia life in a small town, is en-
grossingly interesting. Don Marquis, in
| his Department., "a Glance in Passing
comments humorously and otherwise
upon some topics Of special concern just
at this time Maude Oliver writes en-
tertainingly of the admirable work be-
ing done by a Western young woman
! artist, and the article is profusely illus
trated by Photographic reproductions
| of some of Martha S. Bakers paintings.
Charles r. Hopkins has written a fas-
| chatting article entitled "a Florida
Parodisa," which will appeal especially
| to fishermen; but it is cast upon such
popular lines as to challenge and hold
the attention of the casual reader. Walter
Mayfeld has something to say about
canoeing as fine art, and calls atten-
tion to the fact that the month OF Sep
TENDER is the ideal time for this sport.
Poems of unusual merit by Robert Love
man and Mary E. Bryan, together with
the usual Home and Children's Depart
| ments, complete a number of special ex-
cellence.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Democratic Prospects Bright, Says
Senator Simmons.

Senator Simmons was recent VS.
itor at Democratic headquarters in
Raleigh. As quoted by the Rilpigti
CORRESPONDENT of the Charlotte News
State Chairman A. H. Eller stated
that the Senator WAS full OF hop ana
confidence in II great victory TINS
wear He brought most encouraging
assurance of glOwin" prospects III
Democratic success i'll the nation. as
we'll as a great ma jOrity III the state.
Senator Simmons will enter actively
upon the campaign III II short While
and freed from the cares and respon-
sibiitieS of active campaign man
agemenr, will make I'LL even greater
personal campaign than at any tune
III the past.
Asked as to how the nominations
made at Charlotte impressed him.
Chairman Eller said: From the
standpoint of Democr ,cv, we could
not have hoped for any nomination
which would have pleased MS more.
The wel-known sympathles OF Mr..
Cox for privileged interests, CLASSES
him as II Republican,, III hearty nc
cord with Mr.. Taft. and with the
national Republican party, which Is
no longer IL party of the people. but
IL party wholly dominated by great
selfish interests.
"Democracy's fight this wear Is
against such policies and principles,
and Mr.. Cox can ne no stronger than
his party, and it is to be doubted II
he can inspire any sort OF enthusiasm
among his own people. Certainly
not ii his party organ in this state
has correctly portrayed his chhrhc-
ter to the public.
AS to Mr.. Toms, his nomination
for lieutenant governor would seem
to Indicate that there are few life luug
| Republicans worthy OF this honor. or
else they deem it important torecog-
nize his recent conversion to Repub-
can principles before the z'al OF the
| new convert shall tbate.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Common Sense and the Negro
Problem.
tlaEta Constitution


In an extremely sensible and we'll
rra-nnrd editorial the Washington
Cd e. Herald points out that the
recent tragic events at Springfield
in n.ute that the so-called race
IrnI,.rln L. only sectional when the
npgr., j., confined TO that portion of
the country wherein they occur. 1t
PAYS Il high tribute to the manhood
Of the average SOutherner, and de-
clarrs that the better element south
OF the ''liIe" deplores mob violence
no less vigorously than its counter
part il the west or the east.
the Herald then lays down the fol-
lowing broad premise, which is worthy
of cOnsiderati ion in view of the fact
that in this same editorial our friend
Iy contemporary somewhat leans to
the visionary COLONIZATION" theory
cit may bt- taken as an approx
nlately settled fact, however, that
wherever in this IHtiOn negroes and
whites are brOuuht in contact there
also is most likely to dwell trouble,
unless the better elements of both
races exercise the most vigilant care
aud practice common sense rules OF
conduct
The Herald is lnqualifiedly correct
when it describes as the price of con-
cord and hmity between the races
the most vigilnnt care and "com-
mon sense rules OF conduct" on part
of h- dominant element of each.
The Constitution has been slow,
unlike some Of our journalistic friends,
to become morbiJ at every fresh out
break of racial nntipathy in this
country and to fly to the doctrinarie's
theory OF ''separatiOn" as the one So
lutiOn to our troubles.
The negro is here. nearly IL, 900, 900
Of the race throughout the nation,
and it behOOvrS Us to face that fact
with ''care' and common sense"
The South. especially Georgia.. We
believe. is working toward the solu-
ton OF the problem by striving to
educate the negro for the tasks for
which he is fitted, and to educate the
Anglo Saxon to the knowledge that
fOrbenranre, tolerance. the helping
hand aud the prprepts of Christianity
are essential in dealing with race
but four generations from the Jungle.
Ii the "hetter element of both
races would. everywhere, take up and
advance this doctrine vi gorously,
there are reasons to believe that in
the space of a decade the impractical
BILE talk rpyar,lin" deportation"
would die OF inanitiOn,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Parents to Blame.

What to do with wiful boy will re-
main "a problem We have them in
Grecnsb0ro-bOyso OF fine parentage
who have turned out not only
drunkards. but thieves They have
had careful attention as lar rs one
can Judge. but there must be screw
loose somewhere that needed tight
rning. but has been lett until >the
machine has almost been wrecked.
Greensboro RrcOTM
They are i'll every community ana
in % cases out of every 100 the pa
rents are to blame. II was the late
Joel Chandler Harris who had Mr.
Billy Saunders to say that instead
OF expressing sorrow for the parents
when children went wrong he sympa-
thizcd with the children because they
had no parents TO rear them; instead
uf he parents singing,
Where is my wandering boy tonight
he wanted the boys to- sing,
Why didn't my dnddy and NANNY raise
me right
And Mr.. joel Chandler Harris was
about as accurate i'll this matter us
he was in interpreting negro dlalect-
StatrSVille Landmarks
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
The Woman Who Makes Good

The woman who makes good must
be blessed with the strength and
health and ambition to learn and
take advantage OF every opportunity
that comes her way. says the Sep
TENDER DelinratOr.
She must work with all her heart:
play with all her heart; above all
things avoiding indifference and the
enemy TO all prOgress-apnthy.
She must select the pleasure that
will bring her the greatest Joy. choose
the work she is best fitted Tor.
Ordinary hard luck never ruins
people. Ii puts them in Il mood to
learn IL thing or two. Everybody
makes mistakes. With some it is
IL regular occupation; but to make IL
mistake and wall about it. is to make
two.
Women often speak Oftheir talents
not being appreciated. A talent is
next to worthless unless one has the
ability to get down to hard, plain.
everyday grind.
Then. too. the woman who Wills
must learn to talk, but not to tell.
There. an art--the most cOnsummnte
art-in appearing absolutely frank
to the butcher, the baker and the
family cat and yet not reveal any OF
ones business affairs.
The woman who wins must be able
to hold all and hear all yet betray it
by neither word nor look: by I'M u-
dicious defense 10 more than by over
1reachpry; by anger at IL malicious
accusation no more than by a smile
ut an e9reginus mistake. TO behDle
to do this requires Il rare comblnh-
ton of tact and self respect. One
cannot just slide along in business
and win promotion and more salary.
\ knowledge OF the business is nee
essary to show results.
TO make good, Il woman needs
that fine balance, accurate self-meas-
urement. which goes by the name of
common sense 1t is the one thing
or which success depends the most.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
The Vermont Election.


Charlotte Observer.
The result of the Vermont State
election, always held two months
ahead of the presidential election, is
regarded rs an important forecast
not that it is not we'll UNDERSTOOD
that the State is going Republican
but the Republican loss or gain is
considered as signili ant OF popular
thought the country over. In the
result OF the election OF Tuesday
there is no comfort for the Republic
cans They sustained Il loss OF eight
per cent i'll the popular vote while
Democratic loss was but two per cent;
and there is no State in the Union in
which there is so little encourage
ment to Democrats to turn out and
vote as in Vermont, where the cause
OF this noble band OF martyrs is al
ways hopeless. There is nothing OF
encouragement in he Vermont cleo
ton for Democrats the country over.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Naming the Floods.
Charlotte Chronicle.

Charlotte Chronicle
In Fayetteville they have a name
for each of the notable floods. That
OF 1860. when the river reached Sc
feet above ordinary level, is known
as the Sherman food. In 1895.
there Was a food that reached 81
feet. That one is known as the pop
ullst flood. This freshet was exceed.
ed in 1901 when the prohibition
freshet scored 5S.S feet. All. how
ever, have been out,ione by the food
of last week. which made a mark Of
Il feet, which takes all the brag out
OF the oldest inhabitant This latest
treshet has not been named, but they
will probably call it the Roosevelt.
The Republicans are responsible for
the good srops and every prosperity
wave that comes along-why not for
the Hood? 1t looks to us like the
Fayetteville freshets would be very
neatly framed with Populist and Pro-
hihitiOn between Sherman and Roose-
welt, 1t would be II sort..of uniqae
way of concentrating historical
epochS i'll the history af that section.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Pity All Shyster Lawyers Are Not
Treated This Way.
Richmond News Leader

Richmond News Leader.
This new development in the Thaw
case is delicious. Lawyer Gleason
charged Thaw 100000 to secure a
hung jury and collec ted but $50, 900
of it, Now he is suing for the odd
100000. He says that Thaw mis-
represented his own pecuniary status,
prevented this mother from paying
the money when she was in humor to
dc so and practically is guilty OF
fraud and obtaining services under
false pretenses. But Gleason talked
and labored many hours to convince
the Jury that Thaw was insane when
he killed White and subject to re-
curing attacks of insanity at any
minute. When Thaw is sued he
will need no better evidence for his
defense than Gleason's argument.
An insane man cannot make bar
gain with a lawyer nor incur liabili-
ties. If he was too crazy to be pun
ished for killing a man, certainly he
was too crazy to be responsible for
what he said to Gleason about the
fee
The story of the lawyer who in
structed his client to answer all
questions by bleating like a sheep,
thereby secured his acquittal on the
ground of insanity and when he
went to collect was met by the same
bleating in a classic. We believer is
one of the seven riginal Jokes which
Mark Twain traced back to Egypt
before the exodus OF the Israelites
But the public rarely has an oppor-
tunity to enjoy it SO generally and
on such a large scale as in this in
instance. IT'S sport to see the engin-
eer hoist with his own petard and
sport of which the average man new.
er tires.
Like attracts like and this wretch
ed creature Thaw seems to draw
about him crooks and knaves and
dissolute of both sexes as naturally
as carrion brings buzzards.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
"Everybody's" For September.

The editors of EvervbOdrs magazine,
adopting and ingenious method of get
ting the Venezuelan row before the pub
lie, have selected an advocate for the
prosecution. and one for the defense. and
have appointed their readers the Jury.
George W. Crichfield opens with a start
ling array OF charges backed up by great
eloQuence and fervOr He leaves one
with Il feeling that under cover of the
Monroe doctrine Castro is committing
crimes that ought to cause war. And
then Colvin b. Brown steps in and pain Is
Castro as Il patriot who has had every
thing against him from the start.
The growing menace of the Black Hand
is dealt with COMPREHENSIVE by Lind
say DenisOn, who, besides laying bare
the workings of this vast black mailing
machine, constructs a practical plan to
effect its destruction.
Gouverneur Morris has breathed deep
of the air of the real Newport-nor the
f1ashy. superficial side though he admits
its existence. but the healthy. pictur-
esque. informal life of what was once a
5. v fishing village of New England.
[. delightful article. full of whimsi-
Ca notions, and refreshingly spon-
taneous.
What do we mean by "Workmen' 3
Compensation?" And does it exist in
fact? Thisis vital question to the mil
lions of laboring men and employers of
labor in this country, and William Hard
in The Law of the Killed and Wound
ed. has thrashed out the subject thor
oughly.
The amusement of the American pub
lie is big business-it has been the life
work of Frederick Thompson, who
shows its serious as we'll as its light side
in n particularly interesting article.
Amusing the Million.
Finally, there is the last instalment of
The Shadow World" Hamlin Gar
land concludes his study of psychic phe-
nomena by dealing with the most difficult
phase of the subiect-"spirit' identity.
1t forms a dramatic conclusion to a
series of startling and progressive arti-
cles
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Difference Between Pledges and
Performance.
Greensboro Record.

Greens bOrO Record.
Judge Bynum, a gentlemen who is
given to analytical problems, Is AL
most in the notion of placing bet
on the election of Mr. Cox He says
IN. had no idea that the Republican
party could make any more than the
usual showing this year, but he is
about 10 change his mind and he
gives rs his reason that Mr.. John
Smith. plain John, native OF
this county. now ii candidate for
Congress against Webb in the Char
IOtte district, appeared here before
the Republican State executive com
mittre and said that if the committee
would hold the convention III Char
lOtte he would guarantee an increased
vote OF 20, 900 for the party. On the
heels Of this Mr.. COwles, or some can
didate from the Western part OF the
State, told the convention i'll Char
lotte the other day il that body would
advocate an exemption OF 5000 worth
OF property from taxation he would
guarantee another increase Of3O, 900
votes. Now" says Judge Bynnm,
''tIris is plain; the Democratic in ma
iOritv has been about 1000; John
Smith is down for III increase OF DO
900 and the other man for 30, 900,
so that the usual methods OF addi-
ton. subtraction AID multiplication
show cOnclusively that Cox will have
l., 900 majority. think | shall
place Il bet of two to one If | can t
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
The Leper.
Charlotte Chronicle.


Two cases of leprosy have come to
light in this country within the past
ten days. One was that of a woman
in a New England cotton mill settle
'nent She was an importation late
ly arrived in this country. The other
is that Of a North Carolina mani.
R. Early-who was discovered in a
Washington boarding house suffer-
ing with the disease Early claims
his home at Lynn, in this State,
where his wife and child are living
He was a soldier in the Philippines
and says he contracted the disease
in that country The fate of the
tramp leper who was hauled here and
there about the country in a box car
and who at last died a miserable
death in that habitatiOn which had
been finally made stationary in a
lonely and deserted spot, is recalled
by these cases. The question as to
what is to be done with the leper is
also revived. Early was kept all
night in a tightly closed ambulance.
Then a tent was erected in Potter's
leu duu LIE WIS tdk0ll W IL. Ills
food is carried to him daily in vessels
which are destroyed after he has used
them. A guard of two men, station
ed at a safe distance, watches closely
to prevent his escape. Nothing can
be done to cure him, the doctors say.
If leprosy has marked him for it's
own he must lie there and die alone.
Medical attention avails nothing,
and although physicians visit him
they can do little to relieve his suf-
ferings.
Early pleads to be sent back to his
wife and child, but the people OF Lynn
would make war against that. Some
| Of the doctors hold that there is no
danger in this country from stroll
ing leper, but this will not quiet the
fears of the people. There is a leper
colony in Louisiana and it would be
an act of mercy to arrange some way
of transporting Early to it. OF
course he cannot live out his days in
a tent. He may live ten, twelve or
fifteen years dying all the time, yet a
living charge. 1t looks as if he
should be added to the leper colony
and that without delay.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
THE GOLD LEAF.
THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 1908.
Further Seaboard Plans.


Charlotte Chronicle.
There is talk Of the Soabpard Air
Line making connection i'll Baltimore
with the Western Maryland. and
mans to that end are said to be I'M
der consideration. What it would
mean ia u general way, Is stated III
the Baltimore sun. By buiIdln% 40
miles. from Washington to BAltl-
more. the SrabOard Air Line and the
Western Maryland railroads could
be connected. This would give Bal
timOre another direct line South and
would afford the SrHbOard all the eX-
tpnsivp terminal facilities Ofthe West
ern Maryland in that city. 1t would
also rive the SeabOard entrance to
the coal and lumber regions OF West
Virginia. Recent movements have
been such that Baltimore bankers
who are watching the situation would
not be surprised to zee combination
between the Seaboard and Western
MARYLAND systems, both OF which are
in the hands OF receivers.
This taken iii connection with the
.SeHboard 5 ClinchfipId connection. III
dicates the ultimlte Development OF
the !. \. l.. into one Of the greatest
railroad systems OF the country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10

Villas.
Charlotte Chronicle.


We have seen but little mention of
the death, at Madison. Wisconsin.
Thursday morning, of William f..
Villas, yet u few years ago he was one
OF the most prominent men in the
country. He was twice a member of
President CIeveland'S cabinet. a
United States Senator and the or
gapizer of the gold standard Demo
cratic party. The positions he held
in the Cleveland administration were
Postmaster General and Secretary
of the Interior During the decade
after 1876 he was the Wisconsin
member of the Democratic national
committee. In 1884 he was perma-
nent chairman of the national con-
vention. He had been in retirement
for the past fifteen years and had
been practically ii forgotten states
man.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
How to get Strong,

P. J. DAILY, of 1247 W. Congress ST..
Chicago, tells of a way to become strong.
He says: MY mother, who is old and was
very feeble, is deriving so much benefit from
Electric Btters, that l feel it's my duty
to tell those who need q tonic and
strengthening medicine about it In my
m othel's case a marked gain in flesh has re-
suited, insomnia has been overcome. and she
is steadily growing stronger" Electric Bit
ters quickly remedy stomach, liver and kid
ney complaints. Sold under guarantee at
Melville Dorsey's drug store. SOC.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Advertising is a Guarantee.
Mary l.. Bryan, in Uncle iemus 's-The Home
Magazine for September

Mary T.. Bryan, in Uncle Remus s-The Home
Magazine for September.
The Grocer told me it was pure
raspberry Jam" Edith said, flushing
as she spoke across the table to the
Professionalism had made Il very
wry face of tasting part OF the con
tents of II glass Jar that had on it IL
fancy label,
This stuff never made the ac-
quaintance of the raspberry" de-
clared the Professor. "They have
machine-made seed have it on
the authority OF the London Tele-
graph. The fraud was brought to
light when Il girl, who worked i'll Il
Jam factory, came 10 Il hospital to
have her hand treated for an in Jury.
1t was done she stated, by the pip
machine Asked what Il pip machine
was she explained that it was the
machine that crushed apricot and
plum seed to make the 'pips' that
were put into the jam-the Jam itself
being manufactured out OF apricots
-colored and favored with rasp-
berry syrup like this.
How is one going to escape being
defrauded?'
1T will help you in that line if you
will buy only the articles that are
Systematically advertised \ firm
that has gained n reputation for
pure products will not risk losing it
by selling an inferior article.
Everything is initiated nowadays
from diamonds to shoe leather. \
sensation was created at Il shoe and
leather fair exhibit by disclosing the
secrets of dishonest shoemakers-the
soles made of brown paper, straw
board. or fiber mixed with oil. The
mattress is often as mysterious as
the sausage. An upholsterer. who
makes mattresses, gave this list of
the things that he had found in wool
mattresses-so-called: Sweepings of
shops where old clothes are made
over-pieces OF greasy old trousers,
and dirty shirt bottoms fragments
of old flannel underskirts, and guam
titles of torn up, unwashed socks and
stockings. Think of sleeping upon
such germ-iufested rubbish.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-09-10
Will Interest r1any.

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kidney and bladder disease in every form.
and will build up and strengthen these
organs so they will perform their functions
properly. No danger of Bright's disease or
diabetes if Foey's Kidney Remedy is taken
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