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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18

Copyright. 1906. by Mcclure, Phillips G
Col
nA'S rheumatism twinged at his
back as he stopped to take an
armful of wood from the pile
The winter wind blew about
tile thin fringe Of white hair beneath
his old fur cap and brought tears TO
his still fiery black eyes. He groaned
as he went with his burden toward
the neat little farmhouse He was
iaboriously filling the wood box after
doing the morning chores. and he was
very tired.
Ma opened the door and closed ii
after him, but she did not speak He
avoided her gentle blue eyes. Ii had
been almost six years since he could
talk to her without disa greement Ma
went back to her piemaking on the
table near the window and looked past
the scar cornstaiks. half buried in
snow, to a little brown house from
whose chimney the smoke seemed to
rise almost gayly into the dead gray
day. There was red barn near the
little house. and to and fro in the yard
ran small figure in a red coat and
cap. Mas heart yearned toward her
daughter Molly's four-year-old Jimmy.
Then she sighed and looked around at
her husbands obdurate face.
John Davis was what is called q
good man. but he was hard. He boast
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
The President is Right.
Greensboro Record.


Mr.. Roosevelt is everlastingly right
in vetOeing the census bill wherein
members of Congress sought to save
themselves the right to appoint
census thkers-a neat job for several
thousand men. The President con-
tends that these men should be selec-
I'd from the civil service ranks, but
do this will prevent a Congress-
nan from giving his friends and of
course his political workers a job
The Washington Herald discusses
lie matter intelligently and plainly
when it says:
''President Roosevelt, in his veto
IF the census bill, has put squarely
up to Congress responsibility for the
notorious division of spoils in the
way of patronage contemplated in
that measure The Census Office will
find it necessary to employ some
three or four thousand clerks
Cor n limited period Though the
census bill provided for the appoint
ment OF these clerks after per-
functOry examination, it was we'll
understood in both Houses that the
appointments were to De parreled
out among members and Senators
of both parties. For the bit of pat
ronage the Congressman who voted
for the bill were willing to add mill
ions to the cost of taking the census
bv forcing the director to accept in
efficient help, or to employ more per-
sons than were necessary. 1t was a
trick quite worthy of professional
politicians and if Mr.. Roosevelt's
phrase rankles, it is because it comes
periolously near calling n spade a
spade.
ITO pass the bill over the Presi-
dents veto simply means that Con-
grpss is more cOnsiderate of it's per-
quisites than of the good of the pub
lie service-an issue that is made
perfectly plain in the message. That
would not be pleasant attitude to
be placed in. and we do not believe
our national legislators have any
craving for it. They should amend
the bill, as was suggested by friends
of the merit system at the time it
was under discussion, SO as to pro-
vide for appointments only after a
competitive examination under the
rules of the Civil Service Commission.
The Census Bureau should have the
benefit of a picked force. and be res
cued from the grasp OF the spolls-
men"
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a Custom Worth Copying.

A New Years ceremony much more
eya.-ing than our custom of swearing
off, is INDUCED In in China. On the
last day of the old year the law COM
pels every one to settle accounts with
his creditors so as to begin the new
year with Il clean account. II any
one cannot pay the debt is Cancelled.
but there is great deal of feeling
shown. 1t il considered SO disgraceful
to leave a debt unpaid that the I'M
lucky debtor who cannot discharge his
pecuniary obligations at that time is
Liable to Ec treated with insult and in
jury. Among the cOarSer classes they
often break out ana smash the furni-
ture of debtor aud annoy his family
IL every possible way. and then he
cannot get any protection from the
magistrates. no matter how seriously
he is injured. as the fact of his not
paying up cuts him off from all sym
pathy .-Chicago Tribune.
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Fsrmsills Val Herald.

Fsrmsills Wa Herald.
There il altogether too much .enti-
ment-in Southern politics, and as IA
result Of the people opening their eyes
to this fact large number are already
breaking the spell by declaring their
Observation-Disclosures Progress
This strikes Us as an amazing posi-
ton for the editor Of n Southern
newspaper TO take. There is an ever
present condition and not n theory
W. OF the South are facing" Senti-
ment may move the knight who goes
out fighting windmills, but the soldier
defending home and iireside Is stirred
by a solemn sense OF sacred duty
which rises above mere sentiment az
the skies do above the earth. Citizens
of the North may, without great
risk. play at politics, bnt with the
South il Is one serious fight, an
eternal vigilance.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
Persia's New Years Is In March.

In Persia New Years Is celebrated
in March Among other ancient Gus
toms still observed. worShiping at the
tombs is universal. On New Years
eve everybody takes Il bath. dyes the
hair and finger nails and On the first
day OF the new year goes To the tombs
10 mourn and Pray Sometimes the
people become 50 crowded at the tombs
that thay have to make their prostra-
tons in turn. all the while filling the
air with Il pathetic wall. The GENE
terry OF YeZd-i-Khast. containing the
remains of Imam Ria Of holy men,
Dry. il particularly noted for this an
nual demonstration. The devout sup
plement their mourning by kissing the
walls of thp RiZa'S .omb.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
$500 Degrees of Heat Claimed for
New Flame.

4 recent press dispatch from Cleve-
land, Ohio, states that a torch oper-
ated by oxygen and acetylene, radi-
ating heat of 200 degrees, said to
be the most terrific known to science,
has lust been invented there.
By means of this torch it is posi-
bic. it il declared, to weld aluminium,
heretofore regarded as an impossi-
bility.
The torch makes flame that will
cut through two inches OF solid steel
in less than minute and pierce a
twelve-inch piece Of the hardest steel
in less than ten minutes. IL would
take "A saw almost twenty minutes
to do this work
This il wonderful If true, and the
industrial and commercial possibili-
ties of the new flame are beyond cal
ctIlation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18

"rHE BOTTLE WAS sEIZED AND HALF EMp-
TIED BEFORE COULD EECovkR 1t.
according TO the ancient custom Of the
tribe so that. according TO computation.
he had los; eighteen wives.
after having enjoyed the hospital
.ty OF the chief left for the vessel.
extending a pressing Invitation to my
host TO visit me Oh board ship The
following afternoon. OH New Years
day, the chief. his two sons aud eight
cen slaves boarded my vessel In state.
1 set them New Years dinner. the
best my ship could afford. aud when
all was ready ! directed the last de-
scendant OF royal blood 10 the seat Of
honor mt the head Of the tnble. To
the visible displeasure OF his cultured
offspring. he grunted dissent and.
squatting OH the door Of tho cabin, ate
the food placed before him with his
sole remaining finger aud thumb !
thought of the time when these also
would disappear In honor OF the de-
partures OF two more wives, leaving
his remaining wives to feed the rabid
old stickier for ancient customs with
spoon.
1.-THE repast finished. his royal high
ness called me aside and pleaded with
me to give him glass OF whisky. i
was foolish enough 10 grant his re-
quest and produced bottle Of Scotch.
This was seized and half emptied be-
fore ] could recover II
"a Jekyll TO Hyde transformation
took place. His huge form trembled
with excitement Into his eyes came
the wild glare with which a thousand
savage fathers had regarded their
trembling victims. No tiger tapping
blood IN the jungle ever spread bis
noStrils with more cruel curl. ]
woaId rather face burricane of Cape
Horn than n drunken Fill chIeftain.
lie issued orders 10 his bead slaves
which If carried out would have made
slaughter house Of my ship ] threw
all the whisky on board into the sea
and fed for protection To the authcd-
Ties. On hearing my stor. they said
] sho-'d receive the usIiai penalty. a
fine If 40. for supplying Iiuuor 10 ~
native. I,ui ibonghi ! bad L-en sun
eienfly I.unishei H. the antics Of my
royalty lutoxieried ~ cannibai guest
and further volunteered tie IDforfna'
ton that the ehief'ais whom { had en-
fertained was the itIaB wiz ..TaI.-si bt
man flesh from the ,f'1 III of fire.
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So Say We All.

II, during the coming year, some
one will hunt up word To take the
place of delicious refreshments. the
reading world will he happy as swell as
newspaper men.-tireensboro Daily
Record
There is one way out of it-use SELL
sibie language. No newspaper should
permit the phrase. delicious refresh
meuis were served" TO be used in its
columns And there arr other terms
Just as nauseatinga"mo-t gracious
hostess" IA most delightful occa-
sion" most charming and accom-
plished young lady" most refresh
ing punch" and other nonsense in
superlatives.-Gree Industrial
News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
..-@ >-T
New Years With
The Cannibals

~EA captains from many ports
were congregated In q marine
~ resort at the port OF Vancouver.
B. c. They were spinning New
Years yarns.
Il will tell you little experience OF
mine" said one OF them. ION New
Years day. 1856. I shared my plum
pudding with an ex-FfIi cannibai. This
Is how it came about: was OF Fiji
on Dec. 20. and. desiring TO spend
Christmas In port. I made for Lathala
bay. rs no pilot was in sight I steered
between the dangerous reefs with their
eternal waves splashing TO the yards.
We went through ike a rocket and
anchored in the placid waters beyond.
I disembarked and made for shore
with some trepidation. having heard
blood curdlins stories of the ferocity
OF the aborigines.
ION reaching the nearest village I
was destined to he agreeably disAp-
pointed. In a large bamboo edifice q
band Of Presbyterians were conducting
service. The mission house was filled
with natives. and as listened heard
the strains Of hymn I had learned n
e child:
From Greenlands iey mountains
From lndia's coral strands
"My senses were thrilled. Thousands
Of miles from hume In this strange
land. as I heard once more the grand
old hymn from the lips of converted
cannibals l said. God bless the mis-
sionaries who are corralling these
black sheep and rounding them up In
the Christian foldr
in contrast to this peaceful picture
I visited the caief of the tribe I'm that
locality. He was as barbaric and
nendish LOOKING a man as It was pos
sible TO imagine. A short wooden shirt
was his only garment His massive
rotund body was hideous with tattooel
scenes OF cannibal feasts and dances.
with the exception OF one finger
and thumb on his right hand. all the
digits had been chopped of. as well as
the toes OF both feet. subsequently
learned that this individual struck OF
q finger or toe at the loss Of each wife.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
Big Money for the Author of "The
Merry Widow"
Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Observer
1t * estimated that Franz Lehar.
composer of "The Merry Widow"
VIII receive total of n million
dollars in American and European
royalties. Mendelssohn, whose can-
t.nary falls this month. never re-
relved more than n small fraction of
-uch an amouUf for everything that
h" composed Mozart, Beethoven,
Schubert and other great composers
rereived mere trifle~ for some Of their
most memorable works What musi.
lover Is unacouaintrd with th.. long.
hard Years which Wagner under
went before he won any recognition?
!. Poor Haydn, though he placed Aus
tria under peculiar obligations bv
composing for the country n splendid
national hymn to order, lived a life
OF pensionesl poverty. Among com
po-ers Mendplssohn. born in "a veal
thy home and an atmosphere of cul-
turn, was perhaps most fortunate
Since, however, such surroundings are
often unfavora BILE to the development
of genius, he should perhaps he given
on this account peculiar credit.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18

One of thes. days, We NAV get to
the end of the Brownsville incident.
The Supreme Court has just handed
down "a decision upholding the con-
rention of the government that Presi-
dent Roosevelt acted within his con-
stitutional rights in his discharge Of
the negro soldiers OF the Twenty fifth
Infantry. This would appear to
indicate that the matter is really
moving towards finish.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
Notice of Summons

STATE OF NORM CARDINAL In the Superior
COUNTY OF VANCE. Court.
Southern Grocery Co. Va. William Bullock.
The above named defendant will take
notice that summons and warrant of at
tachment were issued against him in favor
nf said plaintiff from the above court on
January %, 1909, returnable to February
Term, 1909. of said court, and that alias
summons and the warrant of attachment
now retnrnahIe to the next term of said
court TO be held at the Court House in Hen
dersOn in snid county, on the eleventh Mon
day after the first Monday in March. 1909.
The action is for the recovery of five hun
dred and ten and sixty-Reven one hundredth
dollars, due the plaintiff by account for
goods and merchandise sold and delivered to
he defendant.
The defendant is hereby required to appear
at said time and place and answer or demur
to the complaint
This February 26. 1909.
HENRY PERRY,
Clerk Superior Court.
Thomas NJ. Pittman,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
As it Was in the Beginning.


Prom Puck.
The Professer-Doctor, we have
made a discovery of inestimable i'm
p"rtanca. We have here several hith-
erto unknown verses OF the Book OF
GenesiS. Listen, Gain rose up
against Abel. his brother. and slew
him And to- the Angel OF the Lord.
Tain spoke, saving: i was insane. |
was SANE before slew him and am
sane now. bur the instant l struck |
was crazed. This is my defence
Aud 10! concerning the shaving the
mind OF Cain was a perfect blank"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
AZ the Worid Co<s.

To show the world ho;r 3: sHould g.
Takes some men but dIE.
But the average man 3 E.e j. ~
To make II go his We
-IIoUs.u-i g.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
tic Eutocr-+.

Take what the ice-lan brings your vay
Without complaint cen tilour.i tia
small.
For II you make him cross today
Tomorrow he won't come nj a.
-EostoI =. -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
a Gerious Iocs.

81 hear young Mrs. Hasty's temper
broke up hcr home
"Yes. and most Of the crockery."-
Baltimore American.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
hdminist "atOr's Notice

III AEING QUALIFIED AS8DMINISTRA-
- tor 0f the estate Of Rufus Gri-snu. de-
ces -cd befOr. the Clerk 81 the Supcrinr Court
1t Enuc" "uuHfy, all persons having claims
aks inst the rstatr OF said d"c,.aEed ARE here
b. notified to present them to III" duly YER
fifsI on or leiDr- Inc tn Of Mnrrh. 1910 or
tI3= notirr will br pieid"d ~ bar III their
srry. All p"r-nu- indebted Ia said eetat-
wi pirnsr max. Ifnmrllstt" Payment.
Il his March Gtn. 1909
W w GRI%SOM
IA Administrator 81 the rstat- Df kufH- Gris-
81 ~. firc..t-'-d.
ID. e. kITTnELL. Attorney.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
TIME IS MONEY
lis il just "a true in regard to Sewing
Machines as anything else.

using Long shuttle Machines, no
batter how well made, YOU are actually
brewing AWAY , hours out ofevery seven
lHE STANDARD ROTARY SHUTTLE
SEWING MACHINE
i'll mike $40 stitches in the same time
Long Shuttle Machines make only 200
The Standard Rotary Principle is most
Scientifically correct, which fact has been
lroven by - years of successful use in
III parts of the world and by our com
EDITORS continuously trying to copy
without success THE STANDARD
iRAND ROTARY THE WORLDS
lest SEWING MACHINE is two ma
hines in one-Lock and Chain Stitch
BALL Bearing Staud-Straight Automatic
lift. DO not fail To investigate the
nerits OF the FASTEST Most Silent Easiest
Cunning and the most durable Sewing
iachine made. THE STANDARD RO-
FAIRY a demonstration is II revela-
lon" Write for prices and Easy Pay
lent I'lan. Guaranteed Sewing Ma
Dimes $1,000 up.
hANDARD SEWING MACHINE CO., |
~ ). Broad St. Atlanta, Ga.
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~EA captains from many ports
were congregated In q marine
~ resort at the port OF Vancouver.
B. c. They were spinning New
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
By JOANNA SINGLE.

Icopyrisht. 1906. by Mcclure. Phillips G
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
TOMMY KELLEY TO REPRESENT
5. A. A. c. AGAINST PORTLAND

Tommy Kelly, the Hillyard boil
ermaker, has been chosen to repre-.
sent the S. A. A. c. against Port
land on December 10, fighting
Dranga at 1876 pounds. Dranga is
confident of his ability to defeat
any local man except Jack Kaye,
but those who witnessed the first
workout of Kelly last night opine
that the Mutnomah crack is to be
treated to one great surprise when
he goes up against the new man.
When Kelly weighed in last night
prior to his workout he weighed
only 100 pounds and Creel imme-
diately decided to pit him against
Dranga. After two rounds with Red
Hughes and four rounds with Creel,
Kelly weighed only 1913, which
means that he will have no diff
Guilty in making 1875.
Kelly is a rugged lad with pep
per galore and habit of wading in,
mixing at close range, that is cal
culated to worry the average long
range amateur to the point of des-
peration. Then Tommy has a wal
lop that is not to be sneered at.
The writer witnessed the initial
workout and while he has never
seen Dranga in action, considers
Kelly decidedly a harder nut to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
BILL DONOVAN ASCRIBES HIS POOR
SEASON THIS YEAR TO WINTER BOWLING

DETROIT, Nov. 19.-"Wild Bill
Donovan, Detroit's star pitcher in
1907 and 1908, and the poorest in
1909, ascribes his reversal in form
to the bowling he did last winter.
81 am convinced that bowling
harmed my pitching arm and made
a lot of trouble for me this year, y
said Donovan yesterday. Bowling
is healthy sport; no doubt of it.
But | hardly believe it benefits a
pitcher. am going to have my
arm massaged about twice week,
and | hope to get it back into it's
former condition"
Donovan signed his 1910 con
tract this year. Notwithstanding
the limited and unreliable work he
did this year, President Navin gave
him an advance in salary as a re-
ward for winning a worlds series
game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
LAUGH If YOU LIKE

q Bugs" Raymond, the New .
= York Giants eccentric pitch. =
. err, is credited with pulling off .
. lot of funny stuff. Fred =
. Merkle tells a new and funny =
y one on the "spitball HEAVIER. =
. According to "Merk," the =
. Giants were sitting around the =
. Copley Square hotel in Boston =
. one day during the past sum- =
q mer reading the morning pa =
q pers. Raymond became in: =
= terested in the story of one of =
. the National league games Z
. and read every word of the Z
. introduction and right down Z
. through the box score and Z
q into the summary.
. Finally Bugs" came to the =
Q last line and read out loud, =
. "Umpires-Messrs. ODay and =
. Emslie."
% Then he impaired this In Z
. formation to his teammates: I
. We've got a new umpire In
Q this league, fellows. Messrs is :
q his name.
- They've got one in the =
q American league, too" he =
q added, as his eyes roamed Z
. over box score OF a battle Z
Q in the other circuit.
Q Q Q q Q q Q q q 10 . q q y .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
JOE TINKER ON
BASEBALL SPIKES

. Leave the spikes alone. .
. To do away with spikes will q
. kill fast baseball. =
. No one was ever spiked who =
. knew the game and followed =
= it. =
. The right of way belongs to .
. the baserunner. The baseman .
. can get the runner without .
. standing in front of the plate .
. or bag. q
. The reason Collins, Baker, q
. Mcconnell and the rest were .
. spiked this year was because .
= they lacked experience. They .
. will learn next year. .
= Ty Cobb has cut the bases .
q out from under many a vet =
= eran baseman and yet been =
= caught. =
. The spikes right now are Z
. not long and sharp enough for Z
. the fielders on wet grounds. Z
. Take away spikes and sub Z
. stitute sliding head first and 4
4 there will be no stealing of Z
= bases. The basemen will
. simply block the runner and
. wait for the ball
o Keep the spikes and you
. keep the game faster.
q D . . = . . . . . . q . q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
gfa
! with League N@a IS

Spokane has squad of boxers
and wrestlers this year who are
second to none in the northwest,
and this fact had much to do with
the decision to make the tour of
the western amateur athletic
clubs.
Bullivant has been corresponding
with the clubs on the contemplated
route and expects to have a COM
plete schedule arranged by Janu-
airy 15
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
CHAMPS AND EE1z CHAMPS

BOB 81 ssa hitting s
ficient land two championships? ~. non,ou
of the maxine the natives sit up and take
his 5 aa ha 0S cold
hf hs to allow hm any
that e he 70 w Hat a Gt qR w wN % these as "
Racing Emeryvil their Glory
MT the home o betting ring oEon T
smoleoneiher their own or their employers COIN But those
Enquirer contributes this advice to
Emery betOrs rather amusing you but decidedly not to Pres
Won mn the n 6 65 ns ns
dos 's se
Ra urn nS sp s 'GGs 1aS SD
the % y genems hut s n2 hn @ nc e 'Rn
e m I friend M o your se wR ne
keeping squared on another party to the left the
hand pocket observation bring
sonnnE no'Ps
of The never mind
ad saod time
no COME you inq @ S G @ crowd hm six ten
cell not the most abode the world and there is no
MUST bet, easy"
football There need for change and there
R on whp df the mehga m Tor the
The following changes comprise the ideas of the eastern football
Allow chances to yards
modifa
lions not S n2si pushing pulling of the with
the ball This does lot of damage in First because
combined
second because takes the combined strength of number OF
O it,
3Placing penalty crawling with ball, which
invites pilng
the sg On s who Whsle
the ball stopped massing.
good If sporting editor
line and suggest satisfactory changes
bantamweisht championship
by of the three newspaper who scheduled dope
matched a will
whether banamweight lightweight
thoder short husky with kick
his cleyeness would favorie mill
is McCaeys intention match the bantamweigh
the future but unless he makes the 0round affair
is little decision.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-24
SOUTH CENTRAL WENATCH|E,
THE TURKEY-DAY AFFAIR

that is expected to wipe out the
debts of the year.
1t is reported that the players
consider Wenatchee an easy mark
after bucking up against Broadway
and Lincoln Hi schools, and have
not been training as consistently
as the coaches desire.
The lineup of the team will be
similar to that which held Broad
way down to low score, with the
exception of Edris, who will be out
of the game. Durham will be in
the backfield, with Pynn at quar-
ter and De Witt Thompson at full.