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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
EASILY WORKED.

A vaudeville actress has been fax
ing some Of the newspapers OF Win
ston and Raleigh out Of a lot of free
advertising by posing as the daughter
of John Wilkes Booth. According to
her story Lincoln's assassin was not
killed by the party that attempted
to capture him in Maryland, but
made his escape, went West, and
lived under an assumed name and
committed suicide at Enid, Okla
homa, some years ago. AS this
romancer tells it Booth married a
widow at Tulahama, Tenn, in 1872,
and fvemOnths later he left her. The
mother died when she (this reputed
child of Booth) was very young. She
never saw her father until after his
death, but she was identified by a
number of former friends, and there
was a remarkable resemblance be-
tween herself and her father" The
account says:
''She never saw her father alive,
however, which takes more or less
interest from the case, but adds ro-
nance to it. She carries with her a
picture taken just after his death and
further states that she viewed his re-
mains in Enid the day following his
death. She also has in her possess
sion thesignature of her father, which
was taken from the marriage certifi-
cate which he signed"
The reporter who will permit him
self to be taken in by any such story
as that must be u very credulous sort
of q fellow.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
A REBUKE THAT BLISTERS.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, a paper
which had not impressed US as par
taking so much the nature OF the
hyena, the brute ghoul that would
despoil the grave of the dead, il
noticing the death of Hon. John
Goode, "Virginia's grand old man,
used this languages:
"Old John Goode, of Virginia, has
gone to his rest, the last survivor OF
the convention which took Virginia
into the fighting Confederacy. He
was a fine old relic of the ancient
regime and there is left OF this class
OF men only Judge Roger Pryor as a
representative OF the intelligence, the
prejudice, and the splendor OF briei
and inglorious independence"
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot repro
duces the above and makes the fol-
lowing comment. If there has ap-
peared in any newspaper OF recent
date a more singing, cutting, with
ering rebuke that should make the
Philadelphia paper hang it's head in
shame-if it has any sense of shame
in it's composition-the dignified but
incisive retort of the Virginian-Pilot
ought to do it. Here it is:
"Not very long ago journalistic
ghouls and iackals were plenty in a
certain section of these United States.
Now the genus is almost extinct.
Public sentiment throughout the
land has revOlted against the spirit
which takes revenge on superior viz
tue by desecrating it's grave. The
Inquirer is one of the few survivors
Of the tribe and still prowls about
the burial places OF past battlefields
to whet it's diseased appetite on the
dead. When Amina, in the Arabian
Nights, was detected indulging the
same foul practices she was meta
morphosed into a black dog of the
female sex as punishment. II some
just magician could infict the same
penalty on the Inquirer it's last condi-
ton would be more respectable than
the first"
Could English language have been
more fittingly employed than that?
As the Salisbury Post aptly says:
Talk about your roasts to a fin
ish, dressings down and the like
The Virginian-Pilot takes place as
past master of the art. If it had
done nothing else than put the Phil
adelphia paper on the griddle in the
fashion it has it's reputation on this
score would be secure"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
HIS SINS WILL FIND HIM OUT.

Here is rebuke of some one who
is running for a high office over in
the Old Dominion. whose name is not
very hard to guess. The Lawrence
vile (Na.) Gazette says:
Ninety-nine times out of one hun
dred the religious politician is moth
ing more or less than the basest
political hypocrit, and Ibis sins will
find him out" before he ends his
career
The situation in Winston-Salem
somewhat reminds us of the one in
Bristol, Tenn.-Va. The Tennessee
town is in dry state, but Bristol,
Va, having voted wet all that the
citizens of Bristol, Tenn, will have
to do is probably to cross the street
and quench their thirst. Winston
has put a prohibitive tax of some
thing like $500 on circuses, but
the tax in Salem is only 500, SO the
Winston people will still have an op-
portunity of seeing the show.-New
Bern Sun.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
Live at Home.
cotland Neck Commonwealth.

Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
If our farmers ever become indie
pendent they must raise their corn,
-four, meat, lard, hay, etc., at home.
Just so long as we keep our smoke
house and coru crib in the West or
some other section of the country we
need not expect anything else but to
be poor and complain of hard times
and say that it is impossible to make
money at farming.
In this day with labor so indiffer-
ent and hard to control, it is i'm
possible to make money from the
raising of cotton, tobacco and pea
nuts to the exclusion of the acutual
necessities OF the home. We raise our
cotton, tobacco and peanuts and
then spend the money we get for
these so-called market crops for
Western hay, Western -four, Western
bacon, Western most everything else.
This is enriching another section and
making ours poorer every year. We
know all these things are true and
it is to be hoped that our farmers
will begin right now to make their
plans for next year to raise home
supplies. 1t can be done, so do it.
The successful flight of NJ. Bleriot
across the English Channel, together
with the remarkable feats of the
Wright brothers in aerial naviga-
ton, rivets public attention upon
the fact that the age of the success
full flying machine has at last arrived.
In very few years, from present in
dications, flying machines will be
navigating the air carrying passen-
gers and, perhaps, freight.-Wades-
boro Messenger and Intelligencer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

THE great peach farm of J. Van
LindIey near Southern Pines, in Moore
county, chit" this year. Mr.. Van
Lindley tells the High Point Enter
prise that he has shipped about J.
200 baskets of peaches already and
will have about 1000 more q little
Iofar
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
Growing Wheat.
News and Observer.

News and Observer.
Eastern North Carolina may not
be as good for raising wheat as
Dakota, but it would pay the farm
ers to raise enough to furnish all
their -four. The Wilson Times says
that "Mr Tom J. Virgins, of Elm
City, has threshed out $50 bushels
of wheat from five acres" That pays
better than buying -four. Other
farmers should follow the example of
Mr.. Virgins.
Better raise wheat. Writing from
Castalia to the Louisburg Times,
Plain Tom says: "The wheat crop
being threshed is the finest in many
years, and all who were fortunate to
plant are more than convinced that
diversification Of crops is the only
true road to plenty and independ
ence"
Read and advertise in Gold Leaf.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

THE Littleton News Reporter pro-
pounds this pertinent question:
If near-beer is an intoxicant why
hermit it's sale at all? If q nOn-intOx-
icant why discriminate against 1t III
favor of Pepsi-Cola, Coca-Cola, etc?
Does it depend upon who handles the
one and who handles the other?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

AND Georgia is fighting for more
prohibition laws without even pre-
tending to enforce those she already
has.-Durham Herald.
But the thing to do nowadays is
to pass q law. Makes no difference
about enforcing it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
New Equipment for Southern Rail-
way.
Greensboro Record.

NiCCAoOOIO hcCOFU.
The Southern Railway Company
has recently given orders for 81, AGO.
600 OF new equipment. In this is
included twenty-five consolidated
freight engines, ten passenger en-
gines, eighty five first-class passenger
coaches and other cars for baggage,
mail, etc. This is one of the most
pleasing bits of news we have read in
some time. Such shrewd business men
as those at the head of the Southern
Railway Company would not be ex-
pending so large sum of money un-
less they expected an increase in their
business. With it's work of double
tracking progressing so well and the
management buying new equipment,
it looks like a big business for the
Southern, and with increase in bust
ness will come better things for the
South.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

THE New Bern Sun observes that
because Judge Mann made one OF his
political speeches from his automo-
bile doesn't necessarily Indicate that
he is O machine politician. But to-
davis event will settle the question OF
how successful a politician he is in
his efforts to be the next governor OF
Virginia.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

The State Democrat, Editor }. t..
Caddell's new weekly published at
Raleigh, has made its appearance as
per previous announcement. and 1T
has been we'll received by press and
public. 1t is neat in appearance,
modest in size, but carries a wealth
of sound, practical matter altogether
characteristic of the editor The
policy of the paper is expressed in the
following keynote: Local self-gOv-
eminent, strictly and literally APP
piled, is to be the central idea of this
paper from its first to its last ISSUE"
Mr.. Caddell is a vigorous and enter
tanning writer, fearless and independ-
ent in expressing his opinions and his
paper will doubtless become factor
in the political, industrial, educa-
tional and moral life of the State.
MANY old things were good. Some
years ago in nearly every county
sign-boards were put up at cross
roads so the traveller could find his
way and know how far to given places.
Most of them have gone down. The
GuilfOrd county commissioners have
appropriated the money to replace
the sign-boards. Other counties will
promote public convenience by doing
iikewise.-News and Observer.
Not only should there be sign
boards put up at crossroads and
where the road forks, giving direction
and distance, but it would be a good
idea if all country homes were named
"a neat sign placed by the roadside
in front of the house bearing the
owners name at least. Rural letter
boxes have proveda great help in in
forming travellers but neatly printed
signs giving names in large letters
would be better.
Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
MI oSIy fnr
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

The flying machine will soon be
we'll recognized mode of travel. Her
bert Latham, the French aviator,
made daring but unsuccessful at
tempt at crossing the English chan
mel yesterday. He went more than
halt way across in his machine before
the motor failed and he had to de-
scend. Orville Wright. made two sue
cessful flights with his aeroplane in
Washington yesterday. So the task
OF making the flying machine practi-
cal progresses, and almost before we
are aware of it the skies will be deco
rated with them.-G Rec
ord, July Goth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

The best pills made are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. the famous little liver pills.
They are small, gentle, pleasant, easy to
take and act promptly. They are sold by
all druggists
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

The date on your address label in.
dictates the time to which your sub.
scription is paid.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
Notice of Foreclosure Sale,

DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER OF SALE
- vested in me by certain Deed Of Trus,
executed by w. J. Nash and wife. Mary
Nash, and duly recorded in Register ofic,
of Vance County. North Carolina. in Book
46, page 26l, | will sell the entire Nash s'ac.
of goods, wares and merchandise, IN e lump
by public auction to the highest bidder. iar
cash, at the Smaw store in the Northern
suburbs of Henderson at II o'clock NJ Mas
day, August 10th. 1909.
This the 15ih day of July, 1909.
X. :. MdOIN
Trustee
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

Every mile of good roads that a
county gets is worth all that it costs,
whether it is for an automobile
speedway or just for the use of it's
citizens.-Durham Herald.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

EMPTY whiskey TASKS are no good
at this office. The fellow, whether
one or more we do not know, who
left more than a dozen OF the half
pint size under our office window can
come and get them and no question
will be asked provided he will do so
no more.-LittIeton News Reporter.
What if they had been filled, Broth
er Walker?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

Rev. Baylus Cade, who recently
invented a typesetting machine which
he is having built in Philadelphia,
saws the machine will beready about
August 10Th and that he will take 1t
to Shelby for trial.-Statesville Land
mark.
We are looking forward to the
Cade machine withgreat expectation
OF its solving the typesetting prob
lem of the country newspaper pub
Usher. But some how we can't help
having a fear that the Merganthaler
people will get hold OF the thing be-
fore we do.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

Take Kodol At the times when YOU fee
what you have eaten is not digesting, Kodol
dlgests what you eat so you can eat suffi-
clently of any good, wholesome food, if you
will just let Kodol digest it. Sold by all
druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

Get DeWitt's Carbolzed Witch Hazel Salve
when you ask for it. There are a great many
limitations, but there is just one original.
This saive is good for anything where salve
is needed to be used, but it is especially good
Tor Piles. Sold by all druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

ARRIVE PORTSMOUTH $50 4 N
Returning leave Portsmouth on 70
ular train No. 33 at 900 p. m. on DAT.
of sale only.
A delightful outing at the Fashionall.
Seashore Resorts of Old Virginia
Children under twelve years of age bslr
fare. Under five years free
e. III. GATTIS.
District Passenger Agent
Raleigh. \ e.
c. b. RYAN,
General Passenger Agent,
Portsmouth, Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

CHARITY AND CHILDREN thinks there
is neutrality-suspicious. the TACT that
North Carolina wants Charles Is.
Aycock to represent herin public LIE,
and yet owing to the peculiar manlp-
ulations of the politicians she is de-
prived of his services. This, " 1t says,
sis not the first time that small men
have stood across the pathway OF Il
great one" Nor will it be the last
time, if present indications hold
good. The small politician amounts
to q veritable pest i'll North Carolina
"a pest that the State may make up
its mind one of these days to get rid
of.-Charlotte Chronicle,
Pray tell us who blocks this gentle
mans way and chow Gomez If
North Carolina wants Charles Il. Ay-
cock, or any other man to represent
her in public life, why does she not
have him to do so? Do not the peo-
pie rule?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

SEVERAL OF the papers in this State
are commenting on the fact that no
Legislature has enacted any bills
against baseball. Just give them
time. Some towns have started on
the circus and probably they will get
the legislature to stop baseball. Who
knows? The legislators have got to
do something to earn their pay
New Bern Sun.
Wait and see Objection is already
being made to baseball by some peo-
ole on the ground that too much
time and energy is unprofitably spent
in this way, both by those who play
and those who attend the game. We
may yet have a law prescribing the
kind and extent of our athletic sports
as we'll as prescribing certain kinds.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05

Somebody is going to get this Riff
those holding the lucky numbers during
freezer and water cooler, and the Pefectio
Theirs only one way to get it, trade here
chase, and you will be in line with as good
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-06
SAYS GREAT MORAL ISSUE
CoNFRONTS THE NATIONS

CHICAGO, May. 5.-Representativc
Barthodt Of Missouri was one of the
principal speakers yesterday at the sec
ono nauonal peace conference, The idea
which gave birth TO the congress. he said.
was the greatest moral Issue now con-
fronting AL the nations OF the earth. He
his deliberate Judgment which prompted
him 10 believe that when that idea once
had penetrated the minds ard hearts OF
,hc masses 1t would sweep the world.
Against all the Vaccinations which in-
press the minds Of the people, said Mr.
Barth9ldt. through, eyes and ears. with
friends OF the world wide peace were at
a great disadvantage, for the weapons
they employ In their war upon war are
invisible and the progress Of their cause
Their weapon consisted simply in an
appeal to reason and their progress ex-
isted only In the minds OF men.
'But despite this disadvantage" he
exclaimed, all the claptrap of militarism
and war viii avail nothing in the end as
against the resistless force of our idea"
That idea. ne explained, was that the
peace OF the United States with foreign
nations shall be secnred exactly the
versics TO the courts for settlement
Mr, Bartholdt took the position that
so shockingly inconsistent as to be un-
tenab!e before the forum of either reason
or morality"
~ tlldl governments Q1Q
not regard the obligation to keep the
peace imposed on the citizen by the ma
iion as binding upon the nation itself, and
that by praisng battleshps as imple-
ments OF peace they actually repudiated
their own civil institutions.
Peace between individuals is to be
maintained by law, peace between ma
tions by force"
The result OF those contradictions was,
he declared, that the nations peace
which our civilization safeguards as the
lS ff,r-
eign affairs made a mere toy, a play
thing in the hands of governments and
rulers. TO be either cherished or broken
at their arbitrary will"
Pointing out other Inconsistencies
Nh, Bartholdt argued that In information
al disputes each government presumed to
be the judge of its own case and upon its
decision: whether right or wrong. depend
ed the happiness and lives OF thousands
OF its citizens
How long" he asked. will the worlds
sense of justice suffer governments TO
apply one code Of ethics To their home
affairs and another one 10 their foreign
rela tons"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-06
ENGLAND, GERMANY
AND AMERICA CONTROL

CHICAGO. May 5.-'Tf Great Britain.
Germany and the United States began
today TO act with reference TO arma-
ments, in accordance with the spirit and
purpose OF The Hague conferences. the
peace and order OF tho world would be
assured tomorrow" said Edwin D. Mead
session of the second national peace con-
ference. 1T Is unnecessary TO go fur
ther." the speaker said, because these
three nations control the situation and
they. arc the chief sinners" Mr.. Mead
continued:
''1n 1888 Great Britain spent on her
navy S12i,000000; Germany spent $40, 000-
900. and the United States spent 10000,
900. Last year Great Britain spent $40
o,00o; Germany. $50. 100000. and the
United States. $10i. 900, 600 The increase
should have been decreases was enor-
nous, Our own army expenses last year
were as great as our navy expenses, Our
navy expenses this year will be 10000
600 greater than last year We are today
paying for expenses of past wars and pre-
parations for possible wars Go per cent.
tional revenue leaving barely one-third
available for all constructive PURPOSES.
This is what has come aoout I'm ten years
In these three nations because The Hague
conference in 1898 did nothing about the
reduction or arrest Of ornaments
The failure TO decrease the machinery
Of law, above all the actual enormous in
crease of armaments at such a time by
the very nations party To The Hague con-
vcntions. is rank infidelity to the spirit
and purpose OF these conventions. One
thing alone could Justify or excuse it
some obvious new danger, Is there any
such new danger? We need not now
mcddlc with other peoples affairs. How
is II with ourselves2 our Increase in
naval armament In these ten years has
been something portentous No nation
has worse record perhaps no other has
SO bad IL record. since we. unlike Eng
land and Germany, have no provocatIon
or excuse, We have no Jealous neigh
bors, no great merchant marine to guard
no concern about food supply. no exposure
10 invasion or attack--we are in no dan
ger whatever ii we behave ourselves"
The speaker referred to the visit 10
South America OF former Secretary OF
state Root saying that he elected vastly
more impressive expressions Of friend
ship IN every South American capital and
accomplished things of a vastly more con-
structve character than all the sixteen
noisy battleship5 that by and by followed
HIM.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-06
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
TRANPS INTO zion
Daniel Eisenhauser Walks
From Portland TO Attend
g.. A. K. Encampment.

Daniel Eisenhauser, q veteran of the
civil war, aged - years, appeared at
the police station Wednesday night,
having just completed journey on foot
from Portland Or, 10 this city. He
said that he had made this long jour
ney that he might attend tho G, A. r,
encampmcnt, which is to be held in
gust He was placed in the hospital
ward of the jail for the night and other
wise cared for by the attaches of the
establishment
The old veteran appeared not unlike
Rip Van Wlnkle as he emerged from
the Catskils, He is thin and his back
is bent with the weight of years. His
hair is quite white and flows over his
shoulders and minglcs with a long
white beard. His shoes had been of
through in places. On his back was
an old serge coat and Blue shirt In
his hand he carried walking stick
about SIX feet in length and made of
applcwood, He said that the people
along the roads over which he had jour
neyed had treated him with the utmost
consideration, furnishing him with food
ana SnelterlnP hlm from the weather
during the cold nights. AT times he
was given lifts by farmers, but NO
wagons travelled as far as he was travel
ing and he was oftcntimcs obliged to
walk many days before he fell in with
a good natured farmer who would take
him as n part Of his load.
Mr., EIsenhauser regards this journey
as the last event in his interesting ca
reer He enlisted in the Forty sixth
Pennsylvania infantry, August Il, 1861,
and was discharged July 8. 1865. He
has carried his discharge papers, care
fully wrapped in "A piece of brown pa
per. during his journey. He said that
he expected to meet old comrades at
the coming encampment whom he has
not seen for two-score years, but wh1
marched by his side during his entire
five years of service.
He left Portland February %, thus
having accomplished the tramp in a few
days over two months.