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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

ter, the cashier of the village bank,
who had loved her stree the very day
on which he might do SO legitimately
and who had told her so as quickly
thereafter az decency would permit.
At the time Rossiter's declaration
had not impressed Janet profoundly,
nor had she at any subsequent period
found her persistent admirer more en-
crossing than the business Of brick
making Until she should, she assured
herself and everybody else who
preached the subject, It would be folly
to make any change I'm her way of liv-
ing. She admitted, to herself only,
that John was a man among a thou
sand. and IT was not at all disagree
able to have him fond Of her. She had
demonstrated, however, that she was
abundantly able to look after her. ewn
interests. and that fact alone should
entitle her to immunity from such a
sentimental position as that which
John seemed anxious to have her &C
cupy. She liked him well enough, but
The time came when Janet believed
that She hated him. lit was the day
when she learned that he had given up
bis position at the bank and had or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16
John ROssiter'
Christmas
resent.
By GEORGE H. PICARD.
Copyright, 1906. By G. H. Picard

- r. WUEN Allen Armitage died,
AMH which he did suddenly
on his sixtieth birthday.
everybody wondered what
would become Of Janet-pretty, ire
sponsible Janet. his young wife. She
had been Armitage's wife since her
eighteenth birthday. He had not made
UP his mind to marry until be was
past fifty.
Although lie was sufficiently alert as
to the main chance in business deal
ings, Armitage had not been marked
IL successful ID his ventures. The
year before his death he discovered a
promising bed OF fire clay on a piece
Of land which he owned on the out
skirts Of the village, and he made up
his mind to exploit it to his own adj
vantage. He had little ready money,
and he mortgaged his real estate to
the limit to obtain the means to float
the enterprise. Before it began to
yield an appreciable return he was
beyond the need Of it. 1t was prom
Using undertaking Crosskill admit
ted it-bUt that did not restrain her
friends from wondering as TO the prob
able future Of Janet
They had not long to speculate. The
day after the funeral Janet told Tom
AaStersOn, her father, who was at
least ten years the junior Of her late
husband, that she intended to devote
all her energies to the development of
the brickyard Tom knew from past
experience thar il would be fruitless to
object. but he did and in the course of
the argument which followed became
50 earnest in his opposition that he
was led to apply 10 his daughter an
epithet against the use of which the
Scriptures are notably explicit.
'Tm not a fool" she dissented
proudly, 'and now that I have a chance
I'm going to demonstrate the fact"
Janet did demonstrate 1t, and the
way she did il was a revelation. In
less than two years after she assumed
control Of the brickmaking business it
became so profitable that she was able
to pay of all the indebtedness. Then
she proceeded to enlarge the plant and
TO improve the quality of her product
Almost DeIOEe she realized IL she naQ
q most gratifying credit at the village
bank Owing to the superior nature
Of her product the demand for Janet's
wares became greater than she could
supply. The man whom she employed
as superintendent turned out to be a
yeritable treasure, and under his hon
est and clever management there ex-
listed the most perfect harmony be-
tween the small army Of Italian brick
makers and their capable employer.
Before she was thirty-five janet had
become the village magnate. Prospect
Il and the outdoor life had done great
things for her She had developed into
a noble woman, freed from the trivial
tiles which had been a part Of her
glrlhOod and endowed with that com
pleted cOmeliness which is never with
III the grasp Of the very young. Sc
she seemed to everybody who knew
her and more especially to John Rossi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

Then she saw John Rossiter coming
along the river road on his way up
the mountain. If it had annoyed her
to see how strong and handsome Bep-
pc was growing it was even more Cis-
turbing to discover that her arch enc
my had lost something Of his old time
erectness of figure and lightness Of
step. She even fancied that he was
looking worn and that he was less
particular in his personal appearance
than usual. AS be passed the house
he saw Janet and raised his hat po-
litely. She bowed frigidly in return
and called out sharply to Beppo
"Close those windowsl It's fright
fully chilly In herew
Beppo closed them, himself on the
inside. lie advanced slowly, with the
most theatric and unnatural progress
sion. now and then half turning to
sha'e his clinched fist in the direction
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

High Top Shoes, High
Rubbers, Etc. g Every
body knows about the
great RaIston Shoes which for foot
comfort are about as perfect as shoes
can be made. They have the inner
sole perfectly fitted to conform
t. the curves of the feet and
always look neat because they fit. No
breaking in necessary. We invite your
patronage and know We can give you
good satisfaction.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1908.
The Old Sword on the Wall.

Joe Lincoln in Saturday Evening Post.
Where the warm spring sunlight, streaming
Through the window see it's cleaning
With a softened and silver sparkle in the
dim and dusky hall;
With it's tassel torn and tattered,
And it's blade deep-bruised and battered,
Like veteran, SCARED and weary. hangs
the old sword on the wall
None can tell ifs stirring story.
None can sing its deeds of glory,
None can say which cause it fought for. or
from what limp hand it fell.
On the battlefield they found it,
Where the dead lay thick around it,
Friend and foe-a CORY tangle, tossed and
torn by shot and shell
Who, | wonder, '. ~ its wearer,
Was its stricken soldier bearer?
Was he some proud Southern stripping, tall
and straight and brave and true?
Dusky locks and lashes had he?
Or was he some Northern laddie,
Fresh and fair, with cheeks OF roses. and
with eyes and coat OF blue?
From New England's field OF daisies,
Or from Dixie's Powered H.azes,
Rode he proudly forth to conflict? What,
wonder was his name?
Did some sister. wife or mother
Mourn a husband, son or brother?
Did some sweetheart look with longing for
Il love who never came?
Frutless question! Fate forever
Keeps IT'S secret, answering never.
But the grim old blade shall blossom on
this mild Memorial day:
| will wreath it's hilt with roses
For the soldier who repOses
Somewhere meath the SOut bern grasses IN
his garb of blue gray.
May the flowers be fair above him,
May the bright buds bend and love him,
May his sleep be deep and dreamiess till
the last great bugle call;
And NAV North and South be nearer
To each others heart and dearer,
For the memory OF their heroes and the
old swords on the WALL
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
Initiating a Northern
Habit.
Case Of the North Carolina Negroes
and the Greek Immigrants.

Charleston News and Courier.
When Greek meets negro it seems
that there is no tug or war worth
commenting upon, but the attack
upon Greek immigrants in Beaufort
county, n. G., by ii band Of 80 armed
negroes presents new phase OF the
race question" 1t is said that five
OF tile Greeks, who were not armed,
and who had accepted employment
in places of the negroes, who had
been discarged, were fatally wounded
by the negroes and that all OF them
we're forced to take refuge in a swamp
When bands of negroes cross the
Mason and Dixon line to labor in the
mines OF Pennsylvania, or when they
go into Illinois to take the places OF
striking teamsters, they are attacked
and sometimes killed The negroes
of the South are not allowed to work
in the North when work is needed by
white laborers and in none OF the
Northern States which they have in
vaded have their rights been enforced
by the courts.
In the North Carolina case the
negroes have merely initiated the
white workingmen of the North. The
chances are, though, that the courts
of North Carolina will protect the
Greeks and that the negroes guilty
of the barbarous assault upon them
will be prosecuted and punished.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
Wilmington as a Seaport.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger
The leading editorial in the Char
lotte News of the 18th instant is on
the subject: wilmington as Sea-
port" 1t starts out by saying that
few people realize the Importance of
Wilmington as seaport town. The
News then goes on to quote from d
recent article in the Messenger giving
the figures showing the remarkable
excess of cotton receipts and exports
for this port for the present crop
year over those of the same period
last year, showing, in fact, that our
citv's receipts and exports have ex-
ceeded those OF any previous year
and showing, which is still more i'm
pOrtant, that the receipts at nearly
all the other cotton exporting ports
from the beginning of the crop year
to date are smaller than those OF last
year. OF all the ports Wilmington
is the only one whose receipts for the
present year are much greater than
for the same time last year. This
shows most clearly that Wilmington
is making tremendous strides rs a
cotton exporting port. After quot
ing the Messenger article the News
comments as follows ON Wilming-
tons Importance to the STATE rs ii
seaport and the great advantage it
will be. to the whole State for our city
to secure a thirty-foOt channel to the
sea:
1T is we'll nigh impossible to over es-
innate the value of a large seaport to
neighboring territory. The growth Of
Wi'mingtOn's shipping business means
the growth of North Carolina.
In this connection it is good to OBJ
serve the general interest that has been
shown in the project for digging 30
foot channel from Wilmington to the
sea, thereby making the port at Whining
ton capable of accommodating the
largest vessels that ply the sea. The
contamination of this giant project will
mean new era in the commercial life of
the State. With water competition in
freight hauling, rates that have hereto
tofore been abnormally high because OF
our inferior port facilities can be forced
down.
The growth recorded at Wilmington
is a fine illustration Of the growth
throughout the State, and the future OF
that city is closely allied with the future
of the State"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
This is Alas, Too True.
Asheville Citizen

Ashevlle Citizen.
We have reached a stage where the
capitalist is looked upon with suspi-
ciOn; where the manufacturer, who
by the combination of interests pro-
dUces results which the individual
could never hope to attain, is regard
ed as a wealthy maIefactOr" who was
conceived in iniquity and born in sin.
Let us draw off the dogs fora period,
and the financial fogs will not be
long in lifting You can legislate
men and organized bodies to death,
just as you can kill a man with too
much kindness. Conservative regula-
ton Of legitimate enterprise, rather
than the clubbing of it at any cost
is the way out.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
The Use of the Harrow.


Southern CuItivator.
The farmer who has not learned
the value OF the cutaWay, disc and
smoothing harrOws, is simply sleep
ing over his rights Preparation is
half the battle in making a crop, and
you cannot put lanl in good filth
without the harrow Then you can
do so much good wOrl; in a day with
the best harrow 1t is time to 90
slow and to be conservative with
your expenses, but it is also a good
time to buy the best tools for doing
your work. Every farmer should
have one or more good harrows.
They are as essential as the common
pillow stocks. The pillow comes first
and the harrow second, as essential
upon he farm Remember, the finer
the soil, the more rapidly it yields
up its plant food to the growing
crops.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
Where the Red Ceased From Troub-
ling.
Fairbrother's Everything.

/ Farbrother's Everything.
| Figures are only interesting-they
are never instructive, any more, be-
cause circulation liars have made
| them common. But ii I, man will SIT
| down and calmly face these numerals
from the esteemed Charlotte ChronI-
Gle. if he will let 'em kinder satuate his
mind room he will stand astounded.
The Chronicle says:
'"There was issued last year a total
of 39,S45 prescriptions by Charlotte
physicians for liquor and alcoholic
compounds of various sorts. OF this
number of scrips4 OH were for quart
bottles of whiskey, and there was also
issued prescriptions for 40 bottles
of beer"
Just think of that-forty thousand
people so i'll in Charlotte, or, perhaps
so many i'll that it took forty thous-
and prescl iptions to heal 'em up
and likker prescribed every time.
Over four Thousand men so i'll that it
required a quart OF whiskey-enough
to kill any man in the world il taken
at a single dose or in three doses
and yet the physician who was glad
the saloon was gone, looked at his
fellow brother and told him he needed
Il quart of whiskey.
In other words Charlotte turned
the whiskey business over to the
drug stores and doctors, and those
who have the price secure it that
way. Those who are better fixed,
those who feel able to advance
money, send for the stuff by the key
and the case and thousands Of mail
orders have gone out. Others secure
all the stimulant they want at clubs,
one of said clubs being organized for
the express purpose OF dispensing
beer and whiskey although this is de-
MED, but remains a fact. The blind
tiger trek-the trail of that serpent
is everywhere apparent-and yet our
Governor, a prOhibitionist of recent
years, stands up and points with
pride to Mecklenburg county and
dear old Charlotte as IL place where
the brand of infamy has been washed
away.
The whiskey consumed in Charlotte
is not much-but when the doctors
walk up and prescribe it forty thous-
and times, it is a fair proposition
that that represents only about one
tenth OF the whiskey really con sum
ed.
We would like for some prohibit
zionist, who wouldn't exaggerate, to
tell US what he really thinks of the
condition of the jag burnt city called
the Queen.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
REMARKAB RECORD
MADE IN NORTHWEST
Young Man with New Theory Is Astonist=
ing1y Successful in Minneapolis.

burg during the thirty days Mr. Coo,.
er spent in that city.
During the past TWENTY-FIVE dsvs
Mr.. Cooper has been in MINNEAPOLIS
the sale of his preparation has aver.
aged about two thousand bottles a day
When the amount of medicine disposad
of throughout the state is added n
this, the amount will be doubled
Therefore, the young man has sold in
twenty-five days Lightweight thousand
bottles Of his medicine in the state of
Minnesota alone, which is a truly re-.
markable record.
During the past week SO many hun.
dreds OF Afinneapona 'eopie have been
calling to thank Cooper for the GOOD
he has accomplished with his medi.
cine, that 1t is safe to say that his
visit will long be remembered by tho
sick Of the CITY,"
We sell the famous Cooper pronara.
ton which has made a similar reco-,
to the above wherever inucd r~-i
dorsey,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
No Use to Die

Il have found out that there is no use to
die OF lung trouble as long as you can get
DR.. Kings New Discovery says Mrs. J. P
White, OF Rushboro, Pa, 1 would not be
alive today only for that wonderful medi.
cine. 1t loosens up a cough quicker than
anything else, and cures lung diseases
even after the case is pronounced hopeless ~
This most reliable remedy for coughs and
colds, la-grippe, asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness, is sold under guarantee at Mel
vile Dorsey's Drug Store.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

The remarkable success that has at
tended L. T. Cooper during the past
year has not been confined to any one
locality, but is so widespread that the
young man is now well-known figure
in most of the leading cities Of the
country.
MIR. Cooper believes that the stom-
ach is the foundation for most i'll
health, and claims that his prepare
ton, by regulating the stomach, is a
true specific fer most diseases. The
following extract frcn the Tribune of
Minneapolis gives an idea of the sur
prising nanber Of people who are &C
cepting Cooper's theory. The article
was one Of many that appeared during
Cooper's stay in Minneapolis, and is as
follows:
'sThe sale of Cooper's preparation
is now phenomenal in this city, and
an estimate made today seems to indi-
cate beyond all doubt that it will equal
the large figures reported from Plus
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
The Garden Season.

The attention OF housewives is just
now directed to the opening of the gar
den season, and the March Woman S
Home Companion contains an excellent
article by Samuel Armstrong Hamilton
on the subject. Among the many valuable
pointers given out by Mr.. Hamilton we
quote:
The seedlings which have been started
for early use in February will need at
tention this month. No matter where
they may be growing-in house, hotbed,
cold frame or greenhouse-they must
be cooled off little, as the outside
air moderates, or they will grow too
rapidly. 1t must be kept in mind that
the ideal seeding is one which is short
and stocky, excepting the young OF trail
ing plants. Give them plenty OF fresh
air on pleasant days, and toward the
latter part of the month, if the season is
a forward one, they can be allowed to
air all day, being covered up at night.
Avoid a check from any cause. but grow
them slowlyfrom this on
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a new rem
edy, an improvement on the laxatives OF
former years, as it does not gvipe or nauseate
and is pleasant to take. 1t is guaranteed
Sold at Parker's Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State War
den OF Georgia, says OF kodol For Dyspep-
STA: e. E. Dewitt 4 Co. Chicago ul-Dear
Sirs-l have suffered more than twenty
years from Indigestion. About eighteen
months ago | had grown so much worse
that | could not digest a crust OF corn bread
and could not retain anything on my stom-
ach, lost % lbs: in fact ! made up NV
mind that | could not live but short time
when trend OF mine recommended Kodol
consented to try it to please him and Twas
better in one day. | now weigh more than
ever did in my life and am in better health
than for many years Kodol did it. | keep
bottle constantly. and write this hoping
that humanity may be benefited. Yours
very truely. Jake c. Moore. Atlanta, Aug.
10, 1901" Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
No God, No Marriage.
Wilmington Star.

Wilmington Star.
Anarchy has no God and ridicules
the idea of the existence and practice
of one of the Makers most sacred
and binding Observation-Disclosures
At least that is what Emma Gold
man, the chief high-priestess of this
murdcrOuS gang, says and she of all
Others ought to know.
She was in Chicago last Saturday
when her attempt to make a speech
was frustrated by the police, and
when asked what a person had to do
to become an anarchist, the queen of
the cult unblushingly said:
He must rid himself of supersti-
ton first, both the superstition ORE
igion and the superstition ofproper-
ty. Anarchy has no God. The idea
OF fixing the responsibility of human
horrors on conscious Deity is re-
voting. The second step for the stu
dent i'll anarchy is to throw aside all
the COnventiOnalities of modern life.
Possibly the most hypocritical of
these is marriage. We believe that
the man and woman are the best
Judges of their right to live together.
Caste must be broken down and the
laws practically overthrow when
they repent
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
Why Certainly.
Greensboro Record.

Ureens bOrO Record.
The Seaboard Air Line asks the cor
poration commission to allow it's Shoe
fly train, running from Weldon to Raj
eigh, to be taken off on the ground that
it is losing money, whereupon both Raj
eigh daily papers come out and kick-a
case where they are agreed for once.
Such being the case, the Seaboard should
reconsider. But if the train is run at a
loss, is the Seaboard expected to keep it
going just to please Raleigh and Raleigh
merchants? It's bad, of course, but we
must al take our medicine.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

1t will very soon be time for your
neighbours hens to climb over the
garden wall for the purpose OF inve~
tigatine the quality of the garden
seeds which have been sent you by
that most beneficent Congressman
of your district .-Durham Sun.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
I :. Lucky Quarter

Is the one you pay out for a box of Dr..
Kings New Life Pills They bring you the
health that's more precious than jewels
Try them for headache, bilousness, constipa-
ton and malaru. If they disappoint you
the price will be cheerfully refunded at Mel
vile DOrsey's Drug Store
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

Greatest spring tonic. drives out all impu.
rites. Makes the blood rich. Fills you with
warm, tingling life. Most reliable spring
regulator. That's HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 35c., Tea or Tablets. Sold at
Parker's Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

Don't cough your head off when you can
get guaranteed Remedy in Bees Laxative
Cough Syrup. 1t is especially recommended
for children as it's pleasant to take, is a
gentle laxative thus expeIling the phlegm
from the system. For coughs, colds, Group,
whooping cough, hoarspnnsS, and all Bron-
chal trouble. Guaranteed. Sold by Kerner-
McNair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

Good for Charlotte. The decision
of the committee to hold the Demo-
cratic convention there is additional
proof that the winner must do things,
and not talk about it simply-New
Bern Sun.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26
Uncle Sam.

The practice of calling the United
States Government Uncle Sam is be-
lieved to have originated in the follow
ing manner: During the Revolution
airy war a man named Samuel Wilson
was beef inspector at Troy, n T..
and was very popular with the men
in his employ, who always called him
Uncle Sam. After the inspection of
the beef it was shipped by him to a
contractor named Ebert Anderson,
and was always marked 'E. A, e.
s. A Joking workman being asked
what those letters were the abbreva-
ton of replied that he did not know
unless they were for Ebert Anderson
and Uncle Sam. The Joke was kept
up and spread until it became com
mon to refer to all packages marked
''U. 81 as belonging to ''Uncie Sam. "
30 days Trial Sl.00 is the offer on Pine
ules. Relieve Backache, Weak Back, Lame
Back, Rheumatic pains. Best on Sale for
Kidneys, Bladder and Blood Good for
young and old. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded Sold by kerner- McNair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

When a man writes follows don't you
think he means it? Mr. S. g. Williams
Powderly, Texas, says, Il have suffered for
years with Kidney and Bladder trouble, u.s.
ing every preparation l came across and
taking many prescri ptions all without relief
until my attention was called to Pineues
After 30 days trial ($1.00). | am feeling
fine. Money refunded if not satisfied. Sold
bv kerner- MacNair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

March 18th Grover Cleveland COM
pleted his seventy-first year. The
Baltimore american .reets him AZ /,
Democrat of the old school-lone-
some and faithful" IT'S pity but
tits true To be faithful to the old
Democr these days is, indeed, to
be lonesome.-Norfolk Tirginian-
Pilot.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-26

Leave Henderson for Durham-6:O0 A. NJ 400 P. NJ.
Leave Henderson for Oxford-9:OO A. NJ 600 p NJ