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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-11-25
T4LKS ON ADVER TISING
XVI LANDING
the Customer
Dy Henry Herbert Huff


COPYRIGHT. ASSOCIATIONS
Mr Man, you have been successful thus far
your interested really wants your goods
vnced that he getting the best for his remains
but STEP price 1t perhaps the delicate part of
the deal With the weight of interest and desire before it, how
ever and the buyer looking the goods does not
sonable, it might if presented first
Price invariably appear the ad This is the advice
Of 1t of vital nnetenths of
of essentials that the reader needs to know
before he judge value. There for emitting it.
If HIGH lower it. The public takes it for granted this is the
trouble you People expect pay fair prices
for good goods Rich and alike interested securing
bargains. yourself they going call your
store and ask for prices
Ordinarily price last description
should bold type about three times large
the face which the description 1t mistake to have
Often hunt find what
the prices The reading ad should
have his attention first attracted by the headline and cuts Finding
heading indicating line of goods which he Interested he
ton and Anay the price lie prepared at once TO decide Wher
further Prices induce readers to
the It is for the salesman talk quality This
plan the natural order in craftsmanship.
Price often becomes selling point ITSELF the above order
reversed Goods Of inferior quality need some forcefu argument
them If induce
ment for the reader buy place at the instead of the
bottom of the description Let you again not to make
price figures big hide the values they stand for.
There another when stated Seasonable
and high quality goods Of the lines often sell readily
certain price figure stated prominently after which the dealer
Many people have particular mad, the most they
afford put the like They want to know who
give the most value at this price.
Term play important part the closingof SALE Cash and
opportunity to exploit them.
when you have stated price, stop word has
spoiled added thought regarding other lines
Of goods tackled the the ad often gets the reader out of
the notion of BUYING
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NOTICE..

HAVE QUALIFIED AS ADMINISTRA-
Il tor of the estate of the late Mrs. Parthenia
J. Barnes before the clerk OF the Superior
Court OF Vance County, and this is to notify
all persons holding claims against the said
estate to present them to me or my attorney
on or before the 9th day of October, 1910.
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of the
recovery OF the same. Persons indebted to
the said estate must make immediate paw
ment.
This the 9th day of October, 1909.
JOHN. l.. CURRIN
Administrator Estate Mrs Parthenia J
Barnes. deceased.
4. L. ZOLLICOFFER Attorney
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VI.-The Sunken Rocks Of
Matrimony

WwYHEN Colonel Sneed dropped
AEE In to say good morning TO
Nv his daughter, young Mrs.
Rollins. he was surprised
to find her in tears.
why, what's the matter, honeyE
he inquired with tender soIicitude.
Anything wrong with the baby:
NO, papa. tue baby's all right" she
answered, wiping her face and dab
bling a little powder Oh her nose.
Nothing happened 10 William,
hope" ventured the colonel. q little
puzzled.
Mrs. Rollins Strengthened up, and a
fash came into her eyes.
Yes. papa, if you must know it,
something has happened to Will. He
spent five minutes brushing his hair
this morning. be put on a red necktie,
and he's got a-gOt new typewriter"
At this revelation Of masculine du-
plicity the colonel puckered up his
lips and drew down his eyebrows to
hide the twinkle he couldn't suppress.
Soho" he exclaimed, land that's
the way the land lies, is it: And you
Just put two and two together and
made seven out of it. did you? Tut,
tut. tut, child; you mustn't let sus-
picions turn your pretty nose red.
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surface. and no
+ o d Y KIN o W :
they're there un-
til the boat goes
Crashin into en-.
That's the worst
part about EN-.
If they stood up
Il little ways so n
pilot could see
EN- he could steer
around 'em. but
the sea where
they are looks
just like it does
else,
and there amt
any lighthouse in
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* ElEuIES

First thing you know you'll have your
complexion all ruined. and that would
never do. Fact is, honey, you're bark
in up the wrong tree There's nOthin
the matter with Bill. | happen to
know that he's got particular en-
gagement this mOrnin. and there $
good reason why he wants to look Il
little spruce. There's no pctticoats in
the deal, my dear and as to the new
typewriter, why. she's I'D enough to
be your mother, and SHE'S got any
where from three to seven children
/ don't remember the exact number
she told me, but it was quite bunch"
But why" persisted Mrs. Rollins.
did he put on a red necktie:''
"Ah. honey, you've got me there. |
never could understand why any man
should want to wear red necktie at
any time. But lots of good fellows do.
and I've never been able to discover
that it had any bad effect on their
morals. Seriously, though. little girl.
you mustn't get in the habit Of putin
two and two together, as the sayin'
cues. NlDc cases out VI Ten lDpN iuu
up wrong. and it's mighty poor kind
of figurin' anyhow.
81 s'pose you've heard about the sea
Of matrimony. haven't you? OF course
you have. But | don't reckon anybody
ever told you. not even your old dad
dy, about the sunken rocks. It's con-
siderable Of sea, you know. and
there's lots of ships on it. all kinds Of
ships, from little CatbOats to battle
ships, and some of them go sailin'
over smooth water all the time. and
some don't more than get out of one
storm when another hits 'em. It's
such an uncertain sea that it's Won
derful how many vessels cross it in
safety, but there's lots Of wrecks. too,
and most OF the ships that's lost go to
pieces on these sunken rocks. They
hide their ugly heads just under the
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NOTICE.

WYE HAVE QUALIFIED AS ADMINS
w traitors OF the estate OF our mother.
the late Mrs Ann Eliza Young, IN the Supe-
rior Court OF Vance County, C.
This is to notify all persons having claims
against her estate to produce them to US or
either OF US at once. If not produced in one
year this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery
This 27th October 1909.
JAMES NJ. YOUNG,
i. J. YOUNG.
Administrators CT the estate of Ann E.
Young.
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SEne"

he neighborhoOd to warn him.
Now, little girl, your ships gettin'
mighty close to these sunken rocks.
and you'd better sheer off before some
thin goes TO pieces. I've been nav
igatin' around on this sea Of matri-
mony pretty long while. and I've seen
enough wrecks TO know just about
where the suspicion rocks are located.
That's the name of 'em-the suspicion
rocks-and the biggest and ugliest and
meanest one in the bunch is the one
they call Jealousy. Its the one that's
got the sharpest points and cuts the
biggest holes in the bottom of the ship,
and it's a thunderin' good boat that
can get away from it without bein' so
badly crippled that the pumps have to
be worked all the rest of the trip -
keep from goin' down.
'Of course that's all just allegory.
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money, but there's more truth than
poetry in it, as they say down on the
farm. The hardest kind of an enemy
to fight is the one you don't know any
thing about, and the worst thing that
can come between husband ~ wife
Is suspicion, for it always works IN
the dark and seldom raises its head
30 you can see It and get lick at it
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LIS PENDENS.

Managing Editor-We must not al
low the court reporter to help out the
society editor any more
City Editor-Whv not?
Managing Editor-He turned in a
story of the wedding of young Bin
wed and Miss Hyuppe headed Bin
wed VS.. HyupPe."
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A JE VEL is FOUND IN FUEL

that is b ought from Poythress'
coal yard. If you knew the ex-
cellent qualities Of the ka-
nawha coal you would never
think of ordering any other
kind. When you buy it here
you get black diamonds, shin
ing, clean and full of carbon
the all-coal coal is what you get
from Poythress'.
j. S. POYTHRESS.
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until it's done Its work III | na0 my
choice Id ten times rather have a
woman with frowsy hair and the roll
in pin habit than one who gets the
notion in her head that her husban nd
is n devil Of fellow when he's away
from home and weeps her eyes out
over imaginary wrongs. Id know
what TO do with the rollin' pin-at
least could dodge it-but how re you
goin' TO dodge a thing that you can't
see or can't hear? Now. William went
off downtown this morning without
thought in his heart that he'd done
anything to worry you and as a mat
ter of fact he hadn't. He didn't know
you were seem things that didn't ex-
ist and If | hadn't dropped in and set
you right you'd kept on seem them.
and they'd bave kept on CROWN bigger
and bigger in your mind until you
couldn't see anything else. Chances
are you wouldn't have said Il word TO
him until The poison had corroded all
the sweetness of life. and it would
then be too late for antidotes.
Il don't care what these sour faced
knockers say, little girl-this is a
mighty fine world. and most of the
people in it are all right. Nine men
out of every ten and nine women out
Of every ten are true-I believe the
proportion even bigger than that-and
there's more genuine fidelity right now
than there ever was since Adam and
Eve took hands and strOlled out Of the
orchard. But if you look at 'em
through smoked glaSSeS you can't see
the white that's In 'em, and il you get
the notion fixed in your All that
they're all black. why. so far as you're
concerned. they'll be black. A shovel
Of SCOT will soil an acre of snow.
honey. and Il little suspicion will make
your William grow Il couple OF horns
and Il spiked tail right before your
eyes. No. little girl. don't do it. Don't
let d0hbt get to swellin' in your pretty
head. Bills all
right. He don't
wear any gold { ~
ri ng S over his ~ ZA
b d. and he /<Lt
can't say the For NZ///>D VE
ty-seventh Psalm YHsT y
backward. but oE6 y
/: /: E. !: !: d: !: / !:
I'll bet all l got " MIN
against the hole \E/EELIE/
in dOughnut Mh11E/D
that he hasn't got <
q thought in his MT2\
mind that isn't
true to you. EfS
Trust him. 1t QOO
don't make any
difference what "A MIGHTY FINE
you hear or what "ohhD'
you see-trust him. If l was goin' to
build an arch to support married hap
piness l would make love the keystone,
and at the bottom of the arch on one
side I'd put trust. and at the bottom on
the other side I'd put confidence. anC
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you see-trust him. If was goin' to
build an arch to support married hap
piness l would make love the keystone,
and at the bottom of the arch on one
side I'd put trust. and at the bottom on
the other side I'd put confidence. anC
it would stand till the crack of DOOM
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lar bottle. Then after you have used tho
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Col. John Sneed's
Conversations On
Domestic Problems
By CASPER 6. YOST,

Author of The Making 5ucces,ful Husband" and
The Making Of a Successful Wife"
- Copyright 1909 ~ {. s,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
WORCESTER.

Samuel Black has sold his farm.
John Pilbin has moved to the
Dugar place which he lately bought
Mrs. Thomas Symonds is in Wolcott
caring for her sons wife, Mrs. Au-
stin Symonds, who is i'll.
Dean Hunt and Mrs. Della Put
nam, of Montpelier, were in town on
Friday.
The village schools and Minister
brook school began Tuesday, after
few days vacation. The teachers
spent the time at their homes.
Mrs. c. NJ. Ladd is in Montpelier
where she will spend few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hawley and
son, Richard, of Montpelier, visited
l.. d. Bruce Friday.
Amasa Brown has sold the maitland
stage route to R. c. Van Orman, who
Will take possession Jan. |.
Mrs. Howard Dodge returned home
Christmas day from the Mary Fletch-
er Hospital, Burlington, where she
went for an operation for appendi-
citis few weeks ago, and is getting
along remarkably we'll.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
EAST WARREN.

Marjorie Parker, of Montpelier
Seminary, is at home for the holi.
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Campbell
spent Christmas with Lester Smith
in Waitsfield.
Mrs. Robert Long, an old and re-
spected resident, was buried Friday
dying from a shock.
Pete Luce is working for Pearl
Daniels, and his family has moved
to the Harmon house.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brown and
daughter spent Christmas with their
son, Frank, in Roxbury.
Lynn Jones has finished work for
Gerald Campbell and his wife has
gone to Waitsfield to visit her sister
Mrs. Mary Estey and daugher
Mrs. Wallace Estey, went to Taunton
Mass, on Monday
School in district No. 1 had a
Christmas tree Friday afternoon
which was largely attended by pa
rents~and friends.
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Silver. of Montpelier, visited Ephraim
Pray one day last week.
Mr.. Cushman, of Lyndonville. was
in town Tuesday.
Leon Kelley is stopping with Eph-
rain Pray for short time.
Miss Nellie Conway spent Christmas
at her home in Barre.
Mr.. Thomas, of Burlington, was in
town Thursday.
Philip HOLSTER is visiting in New
York.
Mrs Perley Fulsom and Minnie
Lawless were in Marshfield Saturday
Miss Doris Comstock was in Barre
and Montpelier over Christmas.
Mr. Marsh from the Sunnyside farm
in Barre and Zolva Chase, of Wood
bury, were in town Wednesday.
Edgar Pray is suffering with an at
tack of rheumatism.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
BROOKFIELD.

Saturday afternoon the members
of the G.. A. R. and w. r. C. will
install their officers, their annual oy-
ster dinner will be served at noon to
the members and their families.
Several went from this vicinity on
Thursday evening to be present at
the exercises and witness the unload
ing of the Christmas trees at the
school house in East Roxbury
Mrs. Nellie Hudson and her son,
Earl Simmons, recently visited in
Chelsea.
James Fullam came from the Uni
versity of Vermont last week to spend
the holidays with his uncle, j. W.
marlborough.
The installation of the officers of
Brookfield Grange will occur the first
Friday evening in January. The an
nual oyster supper will be served to
the Changers and their families.
At the annual meeting of Brook
field Grange, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Master, Henry H. Fullam; overseer,
William +. Perham; lecturer, Eliot
Fl. Frink; steward, Perley Reyes
assistant steward, Ethan White;
chaplain, Laureston l.. Stone; treas
uler, George c. Smith; secretary,
Sophia f. Follansbee; gate keeper,
Fred Reyes; Ceres, Mrs. Nellie Full
lam; Pomona, Mrs. Myrtle Perham;
Flora, Mrs. Mabel Holden; lady as
sistant steward, Miss Avis Holden;
organist. Miss Hazel Sprague.
Miss Myrtle Smith has been con-
fined to her bed the past week with
the measles at the home of w. T.
Perham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
WATERBURY,.

Charles Warren, Jr., was in Burl-
ington Saturday evening,
C. j. Demeritt, of Montpelier was
a visitor in town Saturday.
Harold S. Atkins, who has been
spending few days with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. E. Atkins, re-
turned to Boston Sunday night.
Grace Bagley, of Waterbury Cen
ter, was guest of her mother over
Sunday.
Miss Beryl Breen is at home from
East Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Frontinl returned
Monday morning from Barre where
they visited few days last week.
Miss Grace Manning was in Mont
pelier last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Johnson were in
Montpelier Friday to attend the flu
neral of Mrs. Silloway.
F. E. Atkins and son, Harold,
were in Stowe last Sunday.
Mrs. John Farrar visited in Mont
pelier last Thursday.
Evelena Coffrin, Rose OBrien and
the Misses Ladoux, of st. Mary's Ac-
ademy, Burlington, have been spend
ing their vacation in town with their
parents. N
Mrs. Arthur Lyon and Miss
Blanche Stranahan visited their
brother, Harold Stranahan in Mont
pelier. last Thursday.
A large number were present at
the dance given Thursday evening by
the junior class of the Waterbury
High School. The dance was given
in Minard's new hall.
Robert Jones, of Montpelier, was
in town Saturday evening.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by
all those who attended the dance
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
WOODBURY..

A, H. Wheeler spent last week In
Shady Rill working for his brother
in-law William Parker.
Mrs. Elder Ross visited in Greens.
boro last week
Ernest Doty was in Hardwick last
Wednesday.
Dean Wells has moved to Passump
sic on a farm.
Katie Carr has returned from
Hardwick, where she has been car.
ing for her mother who is i'll with
eczema.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Peck attended
Christmas exercises at Marshfield on
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. O.. Leonard were
In town on business last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallup and
daughter from Hardwick are visit
ing Eber Bastard.
Elder Ross was in Morrisville and
Hardwick on business last week.
Charles Dana and Charles La
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. John X. White. of
East Topsham, were recent visitors
on this side Of the hill.
A. r. Smith. of Barre, was in town
on business last week.
r. NJ. Harvey, of Montpelier. was
in town last week looking after his
farming and lumber interests in this
vicinity.
Hattie White went to Boston last
week Wednesday. She expected to
start for Fort Myers, Florida. on
Christmas day where she has a POSI-
ton as waitress in Hotel Royal Palm
for the winter.
Hight Brothers have purchased a
fine pair of horses of Frank Cove. of
Bradford They intend to use them
in their lumber business.
Ella Chalmers was at home over
Sunday.
There was to have been a concert
at the church Sunday evening, but il
was postponed on account OF the
storm.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE
News Of the Day As Presented by the
Journals Corps Of Special Cor
respondents, Being Mostly
Items OF Interest
SOUTH WOODBURY..

Walter Goodell, who has beer
spending Christmas with his parents
went to Burlington on Monday tC
visit his sister.
Katie Carr is at home from heI
work in Hardwick on account of the
illness of her mother.
Ethel Wilbur is at Montpelier
stopping with her sister and aunt
Cora Benjamin.
Lucinda Farnsworth has returned
to the home of her daughter, Mrs
Wells. in Barre.
Lee Goodell has gone to Boston t.
visit his son, Harry Goodell.
Elizabeth Sabin is visiting her
brother in Barre.
Matte Holt spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in viii
Jamestown.
Mr., and Mrs. Daniel McLane were
in Walden on Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
MARSHFIELD.

Mr., and Mrs. Mrs. G. E. Shepard
and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. Bliss spent
Christmas with b. M. Shepard in
Montpelier.
Samuel Bemjs is i'll with pneumo-
mia.
H. E. Hadlock has had his house
wired for electric lights.
Ernest Folsom had a Molly Falls
telephone put in his house Monday.
H. F. Cutler, of Barre, was in
town Monday selling sleighs.
l.. d. Mute has bought a nice
driving horse of Charles Lilley t.
mate one he has.
Mrs. S. Swerdfeger is on the sick
list
Jed Beckley, of Barre, was in town
Tuesday.
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C0RINTH.

There were Christmas exercises
an dtrees at the Meadow church Sat
urday evening. The pastors wife,
Mrs. Perkins, was presented with a
fur coat by the congregation.
News was received Saturday even
ing of the sudden death of John NJ T..
knight at Somerville, Mass, who
was killed last Friday afternoon by
an express train. His remains are
to be brought to Corinth, his native
town, for burial beside his first wife
who was Miss Minerva Carpenter.
He was the son of Deacon and Mrs.
Joseph Knight. He is survived by
a daughter by second marriage,
who resides in California, and two
brothers, Joshua Knight, of Grnnell,
Iowa, and Joseph Knight, of New
buryport, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Durham and
child spent Christmas in STAFFORD
with Mrs Dunham's parents.
Mrs. Earle Wilson and daughter,
Dorothy, of South Royalton, are Wis
iting Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs.
Cleveland, and sister, Mrs. Karl
Carter.
Dow Mcfarland is sick and attend
ed by DR.. Blodgett.
School commenced at the academy
Dec. goth. Mr.. Kimball has return
ed as teacher in the High School and
Miss Fisher, of Vergennes, is the lady
teacher.
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THETFORD.

Christmas was observed at the hall
with tree and other exercises by
the children. Many thanks are due
Mrs. Herbert Chamberlain for her
, efforts to make it success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Vaughn spent
Christmas at the home of his father
Leslie Vaughn.
Mrs. o. F, Chamberlain had the
misfortune to fall on the floor re-
Gently, injuring herself quite badly
She is unable to walk.
Chauncey Moulton lost a horse last
week. 1t was found dead in the stall
in the morning.
Albert Porter died recently. He had
been in poor health for several
years.
Della Cummings Is teaching at
Windsor. She came home to spend
Christmas.
Mrs. Anna Whitcomb is teaching the
Village school.
Helen Emerson is home from
Barre to spend the holidays.