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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-06

Leaves Chicago daily 1000 a. m., for
Denver, through without change
Only one night enruute; Pullman
drawing room sleeping cars, free re.
clining chair cars and observation
parlof cars. All meals in dining cars
a la carte.
$50 90 for Round Trip, Chicago to
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
daily until September 30th, via Chica.
90, Union Pacific g. North Wester Q
Line correspondingly low rates from
all points. Two trains daily. Fol
full particulars, apply to any agent
The North Western Line. 23-3t.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-06
Candidate For District Attorney.

L hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Dis
trict Attorney for Wood County.
r. e. ANDREWS 16i-7W
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-06
For Clerk OF Court,

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office Of clerk of court before the
Republican primaries to be held in
in September. Bert Bever.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
akind Fate.
Wilmington Messenger

Wilmington Messenger
This tickle lady seems to have hand
ed our Governor a lemon of large
proportions on last Tuesday night.
We Judge this to be the case from
the following paragraph we find in
yesterdays Charlotte Observer cor
respondeice from Raleigh giving an
account, among other things, of the
Democratic caucuses of Tuesday
night. The correspondent saws:
There is a humorous side to the
whole matter, however, which APP
peals to that host of politicians
which is here to watch the proceed
ings OF the Assembly. They say
that the Governor has been badly
used, not by any individual or party.
but by fate. After having caught
up with the band wagon and having
by one headlong dash secured the
tnpmost seat-one long coveted-and
having seized the rains in his hands
with which to make the star play oil
his life, suddenly and without warn.
ing the procession stopped; the mu-
Sic ceased; the curtain dropped. The
goddess of fate had dashed out q
sorry deal. She should have beer
more mindful of the doings of men
1t Is very important and in fact it is abso
lutely necessary to health that we give relic
to the stomach promptly at the first sign
OF trouble-whicha are belching OF gas, n ausea
sour stomache, headache, irritability an.
nervousness. There are warnings that tn
stomach has been mistreated it is doing to-
much work and it is demanding help iron
you. Take something once in a while
especially after meals; something like KODOl
For Dyspepsia and Indigestion. 1t will er
able your stomach to do its work properly
Sold Mt Parker's Two Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
A New Engine for Warships.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec 24.-Franz
Burger, Il local inventor, has patent
ed IL small turbine gas engine, which
he says will revOlutionize motive
power for warsllips. Louis Nixon,
the ship builder, is i'll correspondence
with Burger relative to his patent.
Mr. Nixon has said that warships of
the near future will he propelled by
gas. 1t is said that with Burgers in
ventiom warships can attain a speed
of sixty knots an hour Another
thing in its favor is its small size,
doing away with the waste OF room
requlredin thepresent system of boil
erS and reservoirs.
The attention of shipbuilders has
been aroused by the invention, but
solar Mr. Burger has confined his cor.
respondence to Nixon, and it is said
that Mr.. Nixon will use the device in
ships he is preparing to build
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

1t will be unnecessary for YOU to 90
through Il painful. expensive operation for
Piles ii you use ManZan. Put up in collapse
bile tube with nozzle, ready to apply to the
soreness and inflammation. For any form OF
Piles. Price soc, guaranteed. Sold by Kerner
McNair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
The Handicap of Over
man.
1t is no Handicap, for the People
Know His Character too Well.

charlotte Chronicle.
Some think that Senator Overman
has been badly 'handicapped. He
has had no chance to write a Thanks
giving proclamation end ask the
preachers of the State to read it
from their pulpits; be has I'ai no OPP
portunity to promulga,e special
measures to the senators ana repre-
sentatives III Congress; he has had no
chance to exploit the fact that he
voted for prohibition before it be-
came fad, and that at the time he
east his vote for prohibition some OF
the fellows who are now ho!ier than
he Is, we're not voting for prohibition.
Rni ne is a plain straight man, I'M
tHimted BY demagogy, man the
people have confidence in and in
whom they will show their confidence
when the election comes along. The
voting public OF North Carolina is
not being led by a ring in the nose,
this year. The handicap OF Overman
is no handicap at all. The purity OF
his character, the spotless OF his
political record, are known in the
homes Of every county in the State.
Just now most OF the people OF North
Carolina are trying to stop the
chinks in their homes to keep the po-
litical wind from blOwingin. In their
minds they are casting up the claims
upon them of one of the finest since
Vance and Ransom, and they do not
desire to be disturbed by the outside
noises.
1t fills the arteries with rich, rcd blood
makes new flesh and healthy men, women
and children. Nothing can take it's place
no remedy has done so much good as Hol
listers Rocky Mountain Tea 35c, Tea oil
Tablets For Sale at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

Recent Grewsome Experience of Chicago
Man Is Sample of Series of
Such Cases

physician in st. Louis was recon-
mended to me, and / was under his
treatment some time, but as usual /
obtained no relief.
so many people asked me to try
Coopers preparation that l decided
to do SO, and after using it for few
days, this awful thing passed from my
system. I feel much better already,
and I want to say right here that l
thank Mr.. Cooper hundred times for
what his medicine has done for me. /
would not take $1,000 and have that
thing back in my system again.
Mr.. Winkler is fair sample of the
experience of many during Cooper's
stay in Chicago, and this no doubt
helped to account for the enormous
sale of the Cooper preparation in this
city and others, recently visited by
the young man.
We sell and will be pleased to
explain the Cooper preparations
Melville Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

During L. r. Cooper's recent visit to
Chicago, where his new preparation
and theory created the usual sensation,
many hundreds of people brought
enormous internal parasites to the
young man, which had LETT the system
after taking his medicine.
Among these people was Mr.. Emil
Winkler, who brought 20 Cooper a
tapeworm that proved to be over
ninety feet il length. lIr. Winkler,
who resides at Io2 East Ohio Street,
Chicago, had this to say of his expe-
rience: For FIVE years I have been
more or less complaining. I have had
severe headaches, and any food that
would eat would nauseatc me. l would
have bad dreams almost every night;
dizzy spells would compel me to quit
work. Black spots would appear be-
fore my eyes when stopping over and
rising quickly. would feel tired most
Of the time; in fact, had no life in
me to speak Of for the last five years.
I tried various treatments. and one
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
Governor Clenn's Wonderful Aero.
batic Performance.
Record.

Greensboro Record.
Having been trippelup by Govern
or Glenn when they thought they
hal him down, his political enemies
are now saying that the refusal Of
the legislature, through its caucus,
to pass n State prohibition measures
is n,lstinct slap at him. Occurs to
us the whole bunch got slapped. 1t
also occurs to rs that the legislature
was strictly on to the game OF poll
tics being played and would ha re
none of it, Bnt it is calculated to
rile il man when another far in the
rear, takes Il Jump and lands over
his head on II top seat on the band
wagon This is what the Governor
did and his vault was not only long
AMI perilous. but he landed the first
jump-a Jump that would make old
Kelly. John Robinson's great vault
~ ASHAMED Of himself.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
Things Joe King Says in the Dur
ham Herald.

Anu IIlt 'Ohti llpt 'tfi'N NV = = l '''''''
what he thinks about it.
4 body that could withstand that
onslaught is to be trusted.
The Morally Stunted do not want
to look upon this as a victory.
We will be allowed say so in the
mltter even fit amounts to nothing.
The leaders had spoken but it
seems that the other fellows had
not heard it.
The people will be permitted to
govern themselves vet q little while
longer.
The Legislature might have waited
until the prohibition delegation got
out of town.
Every now and then the old party
does something that increases ones
respect for it.
1t is but natural that those OF Us
who were expecting the worst should
feel good over it.
When it comes time to vote on it
you do not want to forget what
they tried to do.
No man who pretends TIC be fair
of the Legislature.
After they get through with prohi
bitlOn they may turn their attell-
ton to temperance.
As they had made it plain that it
would not hurt the party We are I'M
able to account for it
We want to congratulate the mem
bers OF the Legislature. We thought
sure that they had EN- blnffed.
The rate law perhaps benefited
Durham to the extent OF helping it
TO lose the division headquarters.
It wasm can in the Legislature after
certain gentlemen had made such
haste to get on the band wagon.
When the Legislature was meeting
to correct one mistake it was hardly
the time to ask it to make another.
Where had those members been in
great demand for Il State prohibition
law
Those gentlemen who are willing
to do nothing. to get it need not be
surprised that it will not he forced on
them.
1t cannot be that it has reached
the point where political capital can
no longer be made by abusing the
railroads.
Ii the rate namel by the Lpgisla-
ture was absolutely fair aud lust, as
the Governor claims, why did he not
let it alone?
The prohibitiOnists have no right tC
object to submitting it to n vote Ofthe
people when they stand to win all OI
lose nothing.
Notwithstanding. that it WAS the
right thing to do. there has be Ell nc
criticism of the Legislature for doing
the other thing.
Another funny thing about it il
that some Of those who were SO loud,
mouthed last winter are having
mighty little to say.
While not saying what it meant 10y
it. there is no denying The fact that
the action OF the Legislature took
part of the wind ont of the Govern
Or'S sails
1t is apparently that the man VIII,
Stampedes this Legislature one WAY
or The other will be of larger proper
tiOns than any of those who have
previouily tried to do it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
THE GOLD LEAF
THURSDAY, JANUARY, 80, 1908.
What is Life?

Augusta e. Wall, Atlanta. Ga.
What is life? A span Of years.
Bright and dark some days are hI"n''Td
Broken hopes and bitter tears.
But Joy ere the Journey ended
What il Iife-a scene all fair,
Rine with songs and bliss and beauty.
While Others find il stern with care.
4 round Of tirasome. thaHkiess- hnty
What is life? i maiden asks.
With eyes as blue as the skies above,
While in happy hopes she basks-
Life" she answers: life If love,
What is life? The philosopher signs:
With falt ring STEPS and silyered hair.
He will answer with dim eyes
&c Life il dark as well as fair.
What is life? An Incompetence.
Shorn OF trust or faithful duty
Kind to all and then the sweetness
OF life will blossom into beauty
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

ed. compared, returned. canyassed. certi-
fled and reported under the same rules
and regulations and in the same manner
as to vote for State officers as provided
in the general la WIS OF the State above re-
ferred to except that the board OF State
examiners So all. Immediately after they
have completed their canvass OF the re-
turns III said election from the abstracts
transmitted to the Secretary of State,
certify ia the Governor statement OF
the result OF such canvass. and the Gov
ernor shall forthwith issue his proclama-
ton announcing and declaring the re-
suit and such proclamation by the Gov
eruor shall have the effect to determine
the result OF said election.
The State Board Of Elections and the
-everal county boards of elections are
hereby authorized. empowered and d.
rected to take all such actions as may be
necessary to fully provide for the election
to be held in accordance with this act.
The several county boards of elections
shall meet in their respective counties
not later than than the first day OF May
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight aud arrange for
the holding of said election by selecting
and appointing a registrar and two
cinct iii Retrospective counties, the du-
ties and powers OF whom shall be i'm all
respects as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State as above referred
to. In making the appointments of
judges OF electious the county board Of
elections shall. if possible, each appoint
for each election pr, cnct one compe-
tent person generally knownto beinfa-
vor Of the manufacture and sale of in
| toxicating liquor in the State of North
| Carolina, and one competent person
| generally known to be opposed to the
| manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
| liuuor in the State of North Carolina.
| The several county board of elections
| shall make puDlicati ton of the names OF
| the registrars and judges of election and
serve notice upon them as required by
| the general election laws of the State.
1.-The compensation Of all officers en-
gagged in the said election shall be the
same as is provided by law for similar
service in case of general State elections.
In order to fully effectuate the pnr
poses of this act and to carry out the
| true intent and meaning OF the same it is
hereby provided that the State Board OF
| Elections in matters affecting the entire
| State and the several county boards OF
elections in matters affecting their re-
spectve counties shall respectively have
| full power and authority and they are
her. by directed to make all such rules
| and regulations and to do and perform
all such acts and things as shall be neces-
sary to complete the details for the
holding of said elections and to conform
the same as~nearly us possible to the
general laws OF the State elections as set
forth in chapter 90 OF tn Revisal OF 1908
| OF North Carolina and the amend nents
| thereto now or hereaft. adopted.
This act shall be inforced from and az
| ter it's ia tificatiOn."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30
Test Swim for Admirals.
CONSERVATION Among Naval Of
ficers Over Secretary's Ruling.

This bit of sarcasm is rich in view
of recent orders affecting certain
aLmy officials:
late Washington dispatch says great
CONSERVATION is felt in the navy over an
announcement made by Secretary New
berry that rear admirals must shortly
undergo test to show whether they
can swim or not. In the army q test OF
whether colonies can ride horseback has
already been ordered Mr.. Newberrys
declaration in favor of swimming test
for admirals, however, is considered far
worse, although the average colonel
weighs several times more than his
horse
The Assistant Secretary's plan is to
have rear admirals dive from shore and
swim to their ships. Many admirals
except from the Navy Department to
what the notwithstanding is really
proposing is a general hari-kari among
| the most eminent naval heroes of the
| age.
What does Newberry mean? de-
manded one indignant hero at the club
| tonight. Don't he know that by the
| time Il man gets to my rank his abdo-
men outweighs his head? He hight as
we'll demand a swimming test for the
Police Department.
Nevertheless, the rear admirals accept
| Mr.. Newberry's announcement as a fact
against which there is no use in kicking
and are preparingfOr it. One of the sad
dest sights ever seen in Washington was
the spectacle afforded today by Rear
| Admiral COWles, and the President 6
brotherin-law. Admiral Cowles is the
same size from his collar-bone to his
fourth rib, alter which he juts out in a
rectangular manner. Between his wish
bone and his waist-line Admiral COwles
weighs more than many persons do be
tween their shoes and their hats. The
sight OF Admiral Cowles down on the
Potomac river front trying to qualify
for Mr.. Newberry' test drew tears today
from many eyes long unused to grief par
| ticulaly as the only way the Admiral
could swim was by standing on his head
in the water and trying to swim with his
| stomach.
Reports from Rear Admiral Evans
headquarters received today by intimate
friends of his are that "Fighting Bob
is confident OF being able to come up tC
! New berry's test. Evans ever since the
battle of Fort Fisher, swims entirely
with one foot, the other being used
mainly as sort or screw propeller
The general effect is that of q fat-whee
locomotive trying climb HILL Evans
however, is satisfied with his locomo
ton and nobody in the navy has ever
dared to criticise it except one or two of
ficers who served with the army in
Flanders and can talk back the same
way.
Evans, fortunately, is the same size
all the way down. He has nothing tc
kick about. The walls that are now
deafening the Washington horizon arise
from globular admirals with convex pro
turbances abaft the midriff 1t is re
ported that Admiral Converse is about
to resign.
will no Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

No need to fear coughs and colds this year
as you can obtain Bees Laxative Cough
Syrup now from your dealer This is good
news to mothers who fear Group and whoop
ing cough. 1t is a gentle laxative that ex-
pes the poison from the system in the
natural way. Cuts the phlegm and clears
the head. Guaranteed. Sold by kcrner-Mc-
Nair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-30

70 stop that pain in the back, that stiff
ness OF the Joints and muscles take Pineules
They are guaranteed. Don't suffer from
rheumatism, backache, kidney trouble, when
you get 80 days treatment for S100. A
single dose at bedtime proves their merit
Get them today. Sold by Kerner McNair Co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
q Limit to His Power.

A curious historical anecdote Is hand
ed down from the time Of James l.
James, being in want Of 100000, ap-
piled to the corporation for a loan. The
corporation refused. The king insist
ed. But, sire, you cannot compel us,
said the lord mayor. mo-" exclaim-
ed James, "but I'll ruin you and the
city forever. I'll remove my courts OF
law, my court itself and my pariia-
ment to Winchester or to Oxford and
make a desert of Westminster, and
then think what will become OF you!
MAY 1t please your majesty" replied
the lord mayor, "you are at liberty &c
remove yourself and your courts to
wherever you please; but, sire, there
will always be one consolation to the
merchants OF London-your majesty
cannot take the Thames along VIII
youw
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
The Blackboard.

"There are few persons who know
how the name of 'buckboard' came TO
be applied TO vehicle" says writer.
at was away back In the twenties,
when the transportation of goods,
wares and merchandise was almost
entirely by wagon. A DR.. Buck was
then In charge of military stores en-
route to army posts In the southwest.
In east Tennessee much difficulty was
experienced by reason OF the rough
roads, and there were frequent mis-
haps, mostly from wagons oyerturning'
Or. Buck overhauled the outfit, and,
abandoning the wagon bodies, long
boards were set directly on the axles
Or hung below, and the stores were
loaded In such q manner that there
were no further delays from break
downs, and the stores safely reached
their destinations. In special emergen'
cy. too, the load could be shifted OF
taken of In hurry. DR.. Bucks ex'
ample was followed, especially when
roads were rough, and soon much haul
ing was done by the use of wheels
axles and boards only. Now we have
the blackboard. both in carriage and au'
tomobile forms, conforming closely tC
the original idea, though few suspect
the source Of it."-Chicago News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
Fixing a Photographer.

Senator Stone Of Missouri once made
himself unpopular with certain pho
tographer The latter individual ap-
poared at the senator's room at the
capitol and announced that he was
there to take a picture. Stone expostu-
lated. but in vain. A few days later
the photographer again appeared and
presented the pictures and also bill
for $40 Remembering how hopeless
was bis argument against having the
picture taken. Senator Stone decided II
would be still more useless for him TO
decline to pay for them. So he wrote a
check. After the mans name was on
the check he wrote the word photo
CRATER"
When the man presented the check
at the senate disbursing office for pay
ment. he was required TO indorse the
check and write after his name, just
as Il was written on the face OF the
check. the word "Photo-g CRATER. st
Louis Republic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
pb;Iosophv Of Desc1rtes.

Turning the mental vision inward, as
Bacon turned It outward, Descartes
watched the operations of the soul as
an object IN a microscope. Resolved
to believe nothing but upon evidence
so convincing that he could not. by
any effort refuse his ascent, he found
as he inspected his belieis that he
could plausibly doubt everything but
his own existence. Here at last was
the everlasting rock. and this was re-
vealed In his own consciousness; hence
his famous "CogitO ergo sum" Il think,
therefore | ann. Consciousness, said
he. Is the basis Of certitude. lnterro
gate It and its clear replies will be
science. for all clear ideas are true
Down IN the depths Of the mind Is the
idea Of the infinite perfection-thC
mark Of the workman impressed upor
his work. Therefore God eXi5ts.-NeW
York American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
a Quaint Compliment.

On Mark TwaIn's seventy-second
birthday a Hartford clergyman said of
him:
"No wonder he finds happiness In old
age. All the aged would be happy if
they were as sympathetic and as kind
as he. He Is continually going out OF
his way to please others. and the result
is that he is continually pleasing him
self. Listen. for instance to the quaint
compliment he paid me the last time
he came to hear re preach. lie waited
for me at the church door at the sery
ices end and. shaking me by the hand
said gravely:
"I mean no offensc. but | feel oblig,
ed to tell you that the preaching this
morning has been OF kind that can
spare. go to church, cir. to pursue
my own train of thought. but today
couldn't do It. You interfered with
me. You forced me to attend to you
and lost me a full half hour. | beg
that this may not occur again"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-03-13
TeehnieaI SWEARING,

The late Sir John Millais was very
keen fisherman. He used to tell
story Of an old man who was his at
tendant during a days sport In ths
north OF England. The old man was
full Of local gossip and small scandal
and where the natural supply failed
him he was clearly able to manufac
ture enough Of his own to go on with
81 were out with the bishop yester
day." said the old man. referring to
popular church dignitary, who Is als(
q good fisherman. "Ah," replied NIL
lais, hes a good man. WELL" con
tinued the old fellow, "'e may be. bu
e do swear a bit when 'e's fshin'.'
ooh, nonsenJew replied Mlllais. -
don't believe that" The old man In
sisted that he was right, however
'T1l give you an instance" he said
81 was standn' 'longside o the bishop
same as | might be aside o you. ant
ED got a big fellow at the end of /!
line that was pretty nigh pullln' In
of is feet. and | turns TO Is lordshlI
and | says, 'E pulls - ard. don
hep and the bishop says, Yes. e do.
Well. now, ANT that swearin T'-Lon
don NJ. A. L.