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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Steel Profits Drop Sharply.

The annual report of the United
States Steel corporation, just made
public, showed that for the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1908, gross earnings were
1882, $40. a decrease of SPA, 706,927
from the preceding year. The ret
earnings of the corporations were $751;
SAITH, a decrease of SOS. 116963 from
the year of 1907.
The report further shows that S16,-
1851 was appropriated for deprecia,
ton, replacement and extinguishment
funds, together with sinking funds on
bonds of subsidiary companies. which
is a decrease of $10.754, 5G2 from 1907.
The interest on bonds outstanding and
sinking funds of the corporation was
$29,2447,S51. an increa of $3.50, 00l
over the previous year
The report shows tina nothing was
set aside during the y ar for addi-
tional construction, against 54,00O.O30
in 1907. The surplus for the year
after payment of interest charges. diyi
dends, appropriations and all other
charges was $1O342,9 $50. a decrease OF
$4.S36.S51 from 1907.
Reports in Wall street have it that
within a few days the Steel corpora
ton will order n reduction of Is or %
per cent in the wages of it's employees
to go into effect on April IS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
New Cure For Liquor Habit.

IF you have a strong appetite for
King Alcohol and tobacco and want to
be cured OF the habit just eat a vege-
table diet for six months This was
the advice given by DR.. D. H.
kress. of Washington, in an address
entitled Dyspepsia and Its Relation
to Inebriety." before the American So
ciety for the Study of Alcohol and
Other Drug Narcotics. He discussed
the evil effects of an excessive diet
and declared that overeating leads to
drunkenness. IF you would not become
. drunkard, said DR.. Kress, then quit
eating meat"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Catsup Dumped Into the Sea,

The waters of Narragansett bay.
at Providence. r. l., were well sea-
soned with timato catsup, when
$50 cases, containing 1860 bottles.
were dumped into the sea because
they did not meet the requirements of
the federal pure food law The catsup
was intercepted here while in transit
from Baltimore to Boston last Septem-
Der. Judge Arthur Brown. of the Unit
ed States district court, ruled that it
should be confiscated. inasmuch as the
manufacturers had not labelled the
bottles in accordance with the pure
food law
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Coopers Get Twenty Years.

After filing bond totalling nearly
$1.500.000. Colonel D. B. Cooper and
his son, Robin J. Cooper. convicted of
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary for the killing of former United
States Senator Edward w Carmack.
at Nashville. Tenn. some months ago,
retired to the home of Judge j. B.
Bradford and discussed the next move
in the case. They were released on
bail pendin: motion for a new trial
John D. Sharp, who was also on trial.
was acquitted.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Crushed to Death by Huge Python.

Miguel Espinosa, a plantation over
near Coatzacolcos. Mex. where he was
Inspecting some lands, met a horrible
death In the embrace of huge snake.
Coming suddenly upon an immense
python. which the rancher did not see.
his horse stopped suddS1ly and threw
Espinosa over his head. The unfor-
tunate man. who was galloping at the
head OF the party. fell into the coils
OF tht immense serpent and was crush
ed to death before Pancho Ortiz, the
next man in the party. could come up
and shoot the snake. The python was
Is feet inches in length.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
BRUTAL WIFE
BEATER KILLED
Shot in S:utfle For Pistol With
John Armstrong ChaIoner.
THE LATTER EXONERATED
Erenzied Man Seized Pistol and Tried
to Turn II on His Wife, When
Chaloner Grabbed IL, and In the
Scuffie 1t Was Dicharged, the Bullet
Entering GiIIard's Head.

John Armstrong Chaloner, former
husband of Amelia Rives, the author
ess, engaged in a scuff1e for possession
of his revolver with John Gillard, an
Englishman, at his country home,
Merry Mills at Gotham, Va, during
which the revolver was discharged and
GiIlard was killed. Chaloner was fully
exonerated of all blame by coroner's
Jury which investigated the case.
Gillard came to Virginia about two
years ago from Australia. and was liV-
ing within three miles of Merry
Mills" His wife sought Chaloner's
protection from her husband who. 1t
is alleged, had beaten her and had
threatened her life.
Mrs. Gillard had arrived at Merry
Mills" in advance of her husband. and
with her children was waiting in the
diningroom to tell her story, when her
husband entered and assaulted her, it
is alleged, with a pair Of heavy tongs.
At this point Chaloner and Erie g..
Money. who was with him, entered the
room and interfered. A scuffle between
Chaloner and the Englishman ensued.
and the former drew his pistol to re-
strain the frenZied man. Gillard seized
the pistol, it is said, and tried to turn
4. on his wife. Chaloner grabbed it
and in the scuffle the pistol was dis
charged, the bullet entering Gillard's
temple A magistrate was at once
summoned and made acquainted with
the facts. He held an inquest, at which
the widow told the story of her hus-
bands alleged brutal treatment.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

Rev. ]. William Jones
Dead.
The Historian Of the Confederacy''
Goes to His Reward.

Columbus. Ga, March 17.-Dr.
john William Jones, who. by his his
torical works and close ass ociations
with General Robert E. Lee and Cen
eral Stonewall Jackson, gained the
title Historian of the Confederacy, "
died this afternoon at ) O'Clock at
the home of his son, DIR. Ashby Jones
in Columbus. The body will be car
ried to Richmond. Va, his home, and
the funeral will take place Saturday
afternoon from the Calvary Baptist
church, in that city. The immediate
cause of his death was eraemic coma.
SHETCn OF HIS LIFE.
DR.. Jones was born at Louisa Court
mouse, Va September 25, 1886.
Educated at the University of Virgin
ia and Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, he was ordained to the
Baptist ministry in 1860 He enlist
ed in the confederate army as pri-
vate, was afterward chplain OF A. P.
Hills regiment, and later served I'M
der Stonewall Jackson. remaining in
the army until the surrender. He
was chaplain of Washington and Lee
University when General Lee was it's
president. After the latter's deathhe
prepared his book, "Reminiscences
of Robert f. Lee,' at the family's
request.
DR.. Jones is survived by his wife and
five sons as follows: Carter Helm
Jones, Oklahoma City; E. Pendleton
Jones, Hampton, w.; Frank Will
liam Jones, New York; NJ. Ashby
Jones, Columbus, and Howard Lee
Jones, Charleston, all Of whom are
Baptist ministers except Frank w.
Jones who is editor for the American
Law Book Company.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Three Eqqs in One.

An egg within an egg. and within
that another egg. Is curiosity turned
out by prize winning Rhode Island
red hen owned by e. ]. Stiles, of York
county, Pa. The three shells were all
hard, and a chick Matched clear inside
would have had herculean task peck
ing its way through.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

Weary Wraggles-If WIZ only bacl.
at me old home, what 4 spread I'd
have dis New Years day! Oh. fur de
wings Nv a dove.
Hungry Hank-Oh, fur de wings Nv
turkey, wild some plum puddin' to
come afterward, g
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Sig indueement For Eight Round FIGHT
Between johnson and Jeff-jes

Chatt~ --oosa, Tenn. March %. -
Chattanooga. Tenn, March 23.-Chat
tanooga CAPT alists offered a purse of
sloo'9oo for an eight round fight be
tween Jack Johnson. champion heavy
weight. and James ]. Jeffries. the fight
to be pulled OF in this city.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
FEELS STEEL IN HIS ARM
Has Worked Up and Down From FL.
how To Mris& ceuan Na...

boy to Wrist Seven Years.
Hazleton. Pa, March ga piece of
steel that entered the arm of Henry
Moss. of Berwick. in 1902, while he
was at work. has not been removed,
and he can feel it work up and down
the limb from the elbow to the wrist
1t does not cause him any pain. and as
long as no serious results are likely
to occur from the injury he will I'M.
dergo no operation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Church oruanist proo. Dead

Mrs. Georgia Wheeler, organist at
the Gibson Heights Presbyterian
church in st. Louis, dropped dead a.
she entered the organ loft to play the
first hymn. ~ ----------
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
2c,eeo Barrels cf wb;skv a..n.d

DanTi.le. KY. March 23,-Fire tina.
b'a'tel In the malt warehouse of the
Seareys cistillery. at McBrayer. de.
|sroyed ss-Hco barrels of whisky val
ned at $4,000
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

Mr.. Bryan says he takes greater
interest in religion than in politics.
Would that his interest had always
and altogether been conferred in re-
ligion.-Norfolk Trginian-Pilot.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Murderer Eiectrocuted.

benjamin Gilbert, a white youth.
nineteen years old, was electrocuted
at Richmond. Va, for the murder in
Norfolk last July Of his sweetheart,
Miss Amanda Morse.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

To Judge by the expression OF the
press even a jury verdict means moth
ing to the criminal who can COM
mand money and friends.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Plunged to Death to Escape Sent

Plunged to Death to Escape Sentry.
Chief MachinisSs' Mate John Cum-
insky. of The United States ship Pan
Their. met his death at the League
island navy yard. Philadelphia while
he was endeavOring to Keep from
being reported for getting n late. IN
his efforts to avoid sentry he plunged
headlong down an old dry dock
thirty-two feet deep. The dead man
was native of Titusvilie. Pa. AMI
was thirty-threc years old. He had
gone around the world with the feet
without mark against his recCr1 aad
in a few months would have b~cama a
chief machinist. He had overstayeI his
leave and when he returned to the
navy yard sentry challenged him.
and in his eagerness to escape detec-
ton he made the fatal leap in the
darkness
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

Night Riders Resume Destruction.
Night riders have resumed their
tawlessness in Christian and Caldwell
counties. Ky. Plant beds of four indie
pendent formers near Hopkinsville
were destroyed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25
Cambria Steel Company Cuts Wages.

The Cambria Steel company, at
Johnstowp. Pa. which when in full
activity employs $4,000 men. announc-
ed 10 per cent reduction in wages.
to take effect April J.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
CONTEST HAS QUIET DAY YESTERDAY;
 FEW VOTES
CONTESTANTS. HOWEVER, HAnD AT WORK AND HOLDING
 BACK STRENGTH
MISS GREEvES GETS SUPPORT
PREMIUM VOTE WILL BE GIVEN TO LEADER IN NEXT WEEKS
 BATTLE OF BALLOTS

There wasn't much doing in contest circles yesterday, but there is generally a calm before storm and the contest manager is looking for regular douge of ballots tomorrow. Most cf ti. --,ndi- dates put in splendid days ws,k yes. day, and in number of ir stances some big votes were secured. IT " will probably he cast today and to,,orrow, in all probability there will be grand change of positions.
 There still remains three distr .is in which there is no real contest on aud unless star candidates develop, th. dis tricts will be merged. and so fir ps Globe is concerned, the race wii nar row down to two districts. The lver Belt would prefer to send four your 2 Ia dies to the coast. Miss Greeves, omi- mated in the second district, has q Sery good opportunity, and should fayol her supporting friends by becoming cal working candidate. In the third dis riet little Miss Lille Kinsman, rum ing without a star, is receiving good sp- port, and should enter the contest. Ter friends have been watching for he star and are ready to give her strc ag support if she declares herself. In 'he fourth district, the Misses Mercer hs e been nominated. but are not workin 2. There is a chance in this distries f, r nominations and an easy victory. \ number of new entries should be mad today and tomorrow.
 In district fve--down the valley -a good lively contest is on. Miss Shivers and Miss Ryan are both doing gooc work. It is not at all unlikely that they will soon invade the Globe field and make thorough canvas of this territory They have added many new subscribers to the Silver Belt s big list in Graham county and they may decide to invade Gila county.
 Next week the Silver Belt will pay a special premium vote to the contestant securing the greatest number of new subscribers. This scheme will he re vealed to the contestants i'll, Sunday morning 's Silver Belt. All subscriptions received this week must be turned in before Saturday night at 10 o'clock.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
.COvRT DWkRFS ONCE \
 NECESSARY INSTITUTION

Until about little more than a cen tury ago dwarfs were frequently kept as court toys. Records of them might be multiplied almost indefinitely.
 Bcbe, the dwarf of Stanislaus. king of Poland, lived to be ninety years of age, dying in Paris tn lSsjS and is va riously described as having measured thirty-hve inches and twenty three inches. Julia. niece of Augustus, had two dwarfs. each twenty-eight inches in height. and Henrietta Maria had two whose joint height was seven feet two inches The Emperor Augustus had dwarf named l.ucius whose height was two feet and weight sev- enteen pounds The last court dwarf in England was coppernln. who be- longed to the Princess of Wales, moth CT of George III.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
CASE OF BROKER CHARGED
 WITH SPINDLE BEGINS TODAY

CHICAGO. August 26.-Thc case of William E. Niles, the Chicago broker who was arrested short time ago on
 a charge of having swindled Ex-Gov- ernor Andrew F. Lee of South Dakota, was called for trial today. The trouble arose over the ownership of Michigan
 electric railroad in which Ex-Governor Lee alleges he invested over $5O,o0O on the misrepresentations of the broker. Statements of counsel indicate that the matter may be settled out of court in a manner satisfactory to both parties.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
PDRTUGAL' $ FUTURE QUEEN CENTER 0F
 INTEREST
KING MANUEL, SOON WILL VISIT PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AT
 HOME IN ENGLAND
NAMED HER ROYAL sHYNESS"
GRANDDAUGHTER OF KING ED WARD TIMID or MANNER;
 CLEAR OF SKIN

LONDON, Augest 26.-Thc announce ment that King Manuel of Portugal is soon to pay visit to England and the ntimation that his visit is connected with his betrothal to Princess Alex andra, daughter of the Duke of Fife and granddaughter of King Edward, has had the effect this week of throw ing the great white light of publicity upon that young lady, who has only re- eently been presented to society. Her picture today adorns the front page of many of the weeklies, while the so- elely Journals devote much space to her.
 Belng thus suddenly thrust into the Imellght is probably exceedingly dis tasteful to the young princess, who is Sld to have inherited to the full her mother s innate timidity. Long ago 'ehrlstened by her family "Her Royal SnynesS, the Duchess of Fife becomes more retiring as years go on, and per HapS the most completely miserable day Sne ever spent was when she inaug- ufated' by the kings command, the great exhibition at Glasgow, few months after the death of the late Queen Victoria.
 irheess Alexandra is in her nine. "enth year. In appearance she is like 1 grandmother, Queen Alexandra, Sa''hg the same clear skin, delicate 'ea'0res and soft blue eyes. Like the Sueen' too, she is gentle in voice and manner.
 a'hos' the entire life of the young c ''cesS has been spent in the free
 O''lSn highlands, at Mar Lodge, in .,,efueenShre. She is most at home
 "'u uamplng over the open country
 wren casting for trout or salmon in s % rVer Deyeron. Until her recent S'Ou, she had little chance to acquaint ,aci' v'Sci' with the ways of the world at F' and was practically stranger Soclety m London or at court.
 w grI friends have been the daugh. p o' humble folk on the Fife estates
 years she has been the constant i, rpan,on of her invalid mother, who roo9 oue oi the most quiet, unaffected, and pG,,usive p,%, of all the ladies of tho
 ,''Sn regning family.
 t,aa connection with her rumored be h,au uai 10 the king of Portugal, it is aDd.s d'.'ug to note that Princess Alex Br,i. S'iil ninth in succession to the ,i,l .a crown besides being, by spe drto aaVu'a'nder, heiress to her father < evor a' .', These possible honors, how '' sit but lightly upon her
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
MIRAGE IS EASILY EXPLAINED BY
 SCIENCE

About that natural phenomenon. the mirage. much mystery clung in days of old. but science explains il as read lly as the rainbow.
 The fata murgana of the strait of Messina and the sl,ecter of the Brock en were nothing more in sober reality than mere mirage.
 where the denser stratum of air Is placed above the lighter stratum. thus refracting the rays of light. the com mon surface of ihe TWO Straiums act Ing as n mirror.
 In looming miripcs distant objects tica height without alteration in breadth Distant hummocks of fec are thus magnified into immense towers and pinnacles. and ship is sometimes abnormaly drawn out until it appears twelve or thirteen times as high as il is long Rocks are seen drawn up to ten or twelve times their proper height. Houses as we'll as humab be ings and animals appear in like ecag- gerated shape.
 Another form of mirage Is whcu a sbip or some other object DeaI the water seems greatly elongated anu \ second inverted image meets 1t from above
 Sometimes the proper image of the object Is elevated far above the rea. ctr pears inverted beneath It. the whole surrounded by sheet of sky which is mirrored and repeated within 1t. In 1882 in the arctic region Captain Scoresby recognized ny it's inverted image in the air his fathers ship. inc Fame. which afterward proved to be seventeen miles beyond the visible ho- rizon of his observation.
 One August evening in 1906 Ir. Vince snw from Ramsgate. at which place only the tops of Dover cesi'e towers are usually visible. the who.e of the castle If appeared as though lifted up and bodily placed on the near side of the intervening hill So pef- feet was this Illusion that the hill IT. self actually could not be seen through the figure.
 Some forms of mirage are lateral as well as vertical. arising from unequal density of two contiguous vertica, bod les of air. Thus on Lake Geneva boat has been seen double. the two images some distance apart. Persons have been duplicated in the l same way Any one on Il hot day by placing his eye near To heated wall may see lateral mirages of objects at distance and uearly OH line with the wall
 r Mirages are very frequent on des- 1 erts or the large sandy plains which abound in the southwestern states and territories. Many a paDting wagon train has pushed on in joyous haste at the sight of green grove or limpid lake. only to be cruelty disappointed at the fading awny of the vision. Is it any wonder that the natives and In dians regard the phenomenon as the work of evil and tantalizing spirits? Lake Ontario is famous for beauti- ful and wonderful mirages. during which the opposite shore of the lake is plainly visible from either side | PearSOp's.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
CONTINGENT ASSET DIDN'T APPEAL
 ID COURT

4 woninn's wny of getting around trouble. esperiaily her ability to an swer question without giving any in formation. Is well known. particularly to the members of the bar that have had occasion to cross words with her on the stand. 4 woman with a well developed sense of huInor once foiled the persistent attempt of w. c. Cha. pin. late editor of the American Law yer, to elicit information In supple mentary proceedings. He tells the story of the failure himself
 "I had been admitted to the bar but a short time aud was fair specimen of the average theory stuffed. practice wanting. law school graduate. How oyously were the commands of the managing clerk obeyed Here was the looked for opportunity to demonstrate my ability h the noble art of search ingly examining recalcitrant wit ness. a woman,
 ''Of the two. fancy. however. that It was the lady who was more sell possessed when the proceedings open ed. She was dressmaker and had been sued for debt by dry goods firm. The examination dragged It's slow length along revealing no assets, until finally came the omnium gathe- rum query asked as finisher.
 "'1ave you any property of any kind or nature. real or personal. or any right or interest fin property that you have failed to mention"
 Perhaps it was my tone she dis liked At any rate. her eyes snapped. Well. I've got what perhaps you wouldn't call an interest, but it's al most as good It's an expectation. Must auswer?"
 "lf you please I was encouraged.
 "Well. you see. it's this way. I've got two sisters. and both of 'em have married finely. Now. neither one of them begins to be as good looking as l am
 ".Yes.' She had me puzzled.
 "Well, really don't see why ] shouldn't have the same show
 Tt is needless to say that there was no receiver appointed to administer this asset '"-Cbicago Record Herald.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
FRENCH PEASANT WOMEN
 ARE STRENUOUS WORKERS

The French peasant woman. Ere tonne or otherwise. works hard as any man. 1t makes one sad to see the women working in the fields. digging and delving. carrying heavy burdens driving the cattle, sometimes attend ing to the machinery employed on the farms. One wonders whether hus bands and fatheN appreciate 1t all especially when you hear some of the ballads. for ballads are supposed to reveal the soul of a people. heard one the other day of which the refrain is as follows:
 Dear is my good wife Jeanne.
 Her death l should deplore.
 But dearer are my beaves.
 Their loss would grieye me more! From Plougastel (France) Letter to New Orleans Times-Democraf
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
nisareeahle at Home

Lots of men and women who are agreeable with others, get "crauky'' at home. Its not disposition, its the liver. If you find in yourself that you feel cross around the house, little things worry you, just buy bottle of Ballard s Herbine and put your liver in shane. You aud everybody around you will feel better for it.
 Price 30 cents per bottle. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
sELrISHNEss

Jones worked so hard and denied himself so much In order to pay his life insurance that he had neither the time nor the means to be sick. and he outiired all the beneficiaries. who were meanwhile engaged in the relatively unhealthy business of lying back and waiting for him to die Moreover. in thinking of the matter he became con- viuced that he had a good deal of fun. after all-more fun. indeed. than mos,.
 I'm terribly selfish fellow" ex- claimed Jones g,liltily. Puck
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27

See Cleo, the materializing medium l66 Sycamore street, Globe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
HIS ATTORNEY.

Lrurnan Robert F.. the of Annapolis of
 
  with him and other officers
  of n minute detail by Adams
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
POLITELY BOUNCED

A good example of the extremely courteous in public correspondence was the notice sent 10 Charles James Fox that he was no longer member of the government of George III It lead thus: His gracious majesty has been pleased to issue q ,iew commis. sion in witch your name does not appear"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batteries-Cicotte and Corrigan; Walsh and Sullivan.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE.

olwe2  kaiser
  asked Emperor William
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Batteries-Liefeld, Adams and Gib- SOB; Ames and Schlei.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27

Batteries Moore, McQuillin and Doc in; Reulbach and Archer.