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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Fell for u.

"Ya-as." drawled the Yankee, II once
knew man, sir. who fell off win
dow sill In fiat 20 stories high and
never hurt himself, beyond a few
bruises"
"Nonsense!" exclaimed the English
man.
"True!" asserted tho other. Up
there he was cleanin' the window. and
he fell right off,"
"Bosh." said the Englishman. How
could that be?"
WAL. SIR" drawled the Yankee.
you see. he just happened luckily to
fall inside It'd Bits.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Nalua Of a Garden.

From an economical standpoint a
good garden Is good Investment.
Some years ago | was curious to
know the costs to the mechanic with
family of FIVE persons for the sup
ply of vegetables during the summer
season, and was surprised to know
the amount was $4S. says writer In
an exchange. The head of the family
was, therefore. obliged to labor for
"a days at 50 per day to pay for the
vegetable bill and yet he did not con-
slider It was an extravaganza.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Alfalfa Indispensable.

To secure the cheapest pork. the
finest pork and produce hogs that will
be in the best possible state of health
and vigor, alfalfa must be included in
the calculation. At the Kansas sta
ton gain Of 500 pounds Of pork was
made from ton of alfalfa hay and
about the same amount from an acre
Of alfalfa pasture.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Rape for Pasture.

Rape will produce pasture feed in
from six weeks to two months from
sowing for all stock that will eat It..
and 1t is available earlier than most
green crops as feed, and 1t may be
eaten when young without injury. 1t
also furnishes pasture until late In
the summer II sown six to eight
weeks before wanted.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Wanted too Much.

The hanson ordered by a middle
aged spinster was late. and the cabby
came In for a good rating when he
finally drove up to the door.
II shall probably miss my train, =
the irate fare" informed him, "and
shall hold you responsible. l want
TO know your name. my man. Do
You understand I-want-your--
namel"
The driver clucked UP his horse,
easily. you'll make your train ali
right, madam" he assured the woman
inside. "And I'll let you have me
number II you like. But you cam
another young lady."-Philadeiphi'
Times.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
GRAY Matter.

Il used to think | could hire all the
brains wanted for $25 week." Mr..
Pushem said.
well, couldn't your"
Yes. But it wasn't long before
had to call in 100000 lawyer to
straighten out the kinks they put into
my affairs"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Pasture Better Than Grain.

Pasture OF any kind-clover, alfal-
IA. or any of the grasses, affords good
food for the piks, and 1t is SO much
cheaper than the grain feeds that It
h surprising that more farmers do
not fence in tracts and SOW the land
to grazing crops for their swine.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
A Wise Foremaa,

Friend-(to juror)--Why did you &C
quit the prisoner wnen he actually
owned up 20 the theft?
Juror-Well. you see, the foreman
argued that a man who would steal
would also lie about II, SO we didn't
want to convict an innocent man.
Boston Transcript.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
w.ter,no Har...

Painstaking and experienced horse
men have proven beyond doubt that
horsas seem to be better nourished
when systematically watered before
feeding and then two or three hours
sftsrward.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
A Few Stock Headings.

Joined in June" is the way south
ern newspaper heads wedding re-
port This suggests few other al
alterations as, Fastened in February"
MATED In May" Attached In Aug
ust" Sliced in September" and "Di-
vorced In December. BOSTON Tran
script.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Or. Holmes Repartcc.

One of the best repartees ever cred.
tied to a habitual maker OF happy
phrases was that made by the be-
loved "Autocrat Of the Breakfast
Table on certain social occasion.
Going. to dine with Boston neigh
Dor DIR. Holmes was met by her with
an apology:
Il could not get another man. We
are four women and you win have
TO take US all In"
"Forewarned is four armed" he
said with bow-Youth's Companion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

swift takes In all of the ball games.
prizefights, bowling matches and, In
fact, everything in the sporting line"
isn't the old reprobate married?"
Eyes. he is, but he doesn't let It in
terfere with his pleasures. It Is just
4 eide line"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Her Method.

sDid you get rid Of the fiies?"
ri don't know. After we had
burned carbolic acid On shovel and
made a smudge of some kind Of pow
der and scattered oil OF sassafras
around. don't believe any flies could
stay in the place. know us folks
couldn't"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Corrected.

The Colonel--Majah, I'll bet I've
sweat no less than II gallons.
The Maior--Begging your pardon.
gentlemen don't sweat; they perspire.
Horses sweat.
The Colonel---Well, then, by Cad.
sub, I'm boss!
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29

who is that man." asked the new
boarder, who is making such a fuss
because he has swallowed a fish.
bone?"
That's the sword swallower at the
dime museum around the corner"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
|ZzeKTFGHEN


HE legs OF the stork are long.
the legs of the duck are
short. you cannot make the legs OF the
stork short. neither can you make the
legs OF the duck long. Don't worry.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Overworked,

hear that you were the only man
at a luncheon the other day. where
there were about fifty women"
yes"
How did you enjoy yourselff"
We'll. got rather tired passing ths
p1ekles."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
Not Adieu, But Al RevoIr.

Long-faced Individual ten you.
young man, you are going straight ia
hell.
Young Man--An r.. old Isap! Sea
you later.--Boston Transcript
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
,rno,+an4 - Mo,hara
The Retort Courteous.

Manager--You prima donnas want
20 much for your services.
Prima Donna-And you managers
want our services for q song.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-29
OR life is mirror of king and

IT'S just what we are and do.
Then give to the world the best you have.
And the best will come back to you.''
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

GERS of the law have fallen short
of their sworn duty. Every cit
izen of the town who stands for
law and order ought to give the
officers all the backing he can to
the extent of his influence in
rounding up this worthless and
vicious gang. The Recorder 5
Court might sit in special session
for several days giving them the
attention they need. 1t is a
shame on Henderson that she IS
infested with such q gang. And
worst Of all, it IS strongly limited
by well Informed people that all
the blind tigers in the city do
not wear q black skin. These
latter need attention along with
the rest.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
Kuch Interest III Contest.

The Gold Leafs big popularity
subscription contest is now
warming up 70 fever heat. Con-
testants are doing some very
earnest work and their friends
are beginning to rally to their
support. 4 great deal Of gener-
al interest is being manifested
in the contest. Every fellow
has his favorite in the race and
from now on friends are going
to do some private work for their
favorites. Everybody should
get busy and do their best, as
the contest Will soon be drawing
to a close. Determination and
perseverance, coupled with hard
work, for the next two or three
weeks will tell the tale. A fine
$500 piano is not picked up every
day, and this may be the chance
Of q lifetime for some Of the
contestants to become the owner
of one.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
Mrs. Rose Critically III.

Mrs. Lucy A. Rose, who lives
near AXtel, was taken to St.
Luke's Hospital at Richmond,
where she underwent an opera
Monday. Mrs. Rose seemed to
stand the operation very we'll,
but afterwards became very i'll
and her people and friends in
this place and community are
very anxious about her condi-
tion. Her sons, Messrs. G. A.
and J. D. Rose, of this place,
and Mr.. Brown Rose, of Rocky
Mount, have been with her this
week.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
Vance Chapter Elects Officers.

The Vance county Chapter
United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy met with, Mrs. S. P. Coop
er yesterday afternoon and elect
ee officers for another year.
Mrs. S. P. Cooper was reelected
president; Mrs. C.. NJ. Cooper,
first vice-president; Mrs. A. c.
ZolIicOffer, second vice-president;
Mrs. j. H. Bridgers, third vice
president; Mrs. J. T. Alderman,
secretary; Mrs. Alex. Cooper,
assistant secretary; Mrs. c. A.
Lewis, reading secretary: Mrs.
|. ". Aughes, historian; Mrs.
NJ. J, O'Neill, treasurer.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
A START FOR GOOD ROADS.
County Commissioners Set Aside
a Fund of So, 900 for That Pur-

pose.
A committee from the Cham
Der Of Commerce, consisting of
President J. P. Taylor, Secretary
J. C. Kittrell, and Messrs. r. S.
McCoin and ]. H. Brodie, ap-
peared before the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners last Monday
and urged upon them the impor-
tance of having constructed at
least a few miles ofmodern sand
clay roads in this county as a
demonstration to the people Of
the real value Of roads built after
modern, scientific plans.
After hearing these gentlemen
at some length. the board agreed
to set aside, out Of this year, 5
road fund, the sum of Sc. coo for
the purpose named and to have
at least & few miles OF such road
constructed. The plan IS to en-
ploy q thoroughly competent en-
gineer 20 lay off public high
way from Tar river on the Frank
lin county line through Hender-
son TO the Warren county line
near Manson and build a few
miles Of modern roads IS soon as
possible.
It is believed that this road
when completed will have the
effect OF convincing the people
OF the county that the modern,
scientifically constructed road is
the thing and that It IS by far
the cheapest III the long run. Il
is also planned tC build another
road running across the county
from east to west through Hen
derson and then other public
roads leading cut from these in
all directions.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
DOME NLTE TIE VAGRANTS.

DCES NlFE fHE VAIHANI3.
One Of or exchanges very
W.sc.E observes th21 YOU f9&-ly
can't expect : negro to DO a
week 5 work and earn only siH
dollars, when ne can sell a lot OF
WaIs"cJ and make the same
amount il less tine than SIX
hoIrs. 1t first thought this
might be considered an over
drawn statement, bat rea,ty Il IS
not. It rcciJes 3 very Ianenta-
bic condition that preFalI5In only
too many cities and towns 10
North Carolina, and not only II
cities ana towns bat n many
country districts aa well.
1t Is very common complaint
among contractors and other en-
plOycr5 Of labor right mere IN
Henderson and also among the
farmers Of Vance county that
there are today scores Of idle
negroes who can not be hired 10
do a lick Of work al any price.
They 60 dihed UP in fine clothes
all the time, many Of them pre-
senting quite q dudish appear
ance indeed, and consider it an
ailront 70 be asked to engage in
any sort Of work. Still they
have no visible means of support
whatever.
Everybody seems to know that
most of these worthless negroes
are nothing more nor less than
professional blind tigers and are
selling liquor IN defiance Of law,
while others OF their number are
engaged in house breaking and
theiving. One of the first things
that the stranger notices on com
ing to Henderson is the unusual
ly large number of vagrant
negroes that are constantly hang
ing about the streets. Several
strangers have recently been
heard to speak Of it.
One Of the leading contractors
Of the city says that he has to
detail good carpenters whom he
is paying from two to three dol
lars a day to load and unload
lumber and other building ma
terialS because he can not hire
negroes to do the work, and he
is very free to say it is because
these negroes can make a living
much more easily selling iouor,
1t IS estimated by conservative
men that there must be at least
fifty blind tigers operating in
Henderson today.
Many of tho boot oo.1.
Henderson are wanting to know
what is being done to correct
this evil and: put if down and
they have a right 10 know Aro
the officers of the law do;n otbo;r
full duty in the matter and ora
they being properIv backed I'M
and supported bv the Iaw-abid-
ing people of the copor,rr;+,,9 =
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

It's awful hard for woman
to economic if she has the
money.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
New Pastor Arrives This Week.

Rev. J. d. Williams, the new
pastor of the Henderson Metho-
dist Protestant church, will ar
rive in Henderson from Burling-
ton this week and he and family
will occupy the parsonage on
Charles street. Rev. Mr.. Will
liams will fill his first appoint
ment at his church next Sunday
morning at II o'clock. Welcome
service will be held at the church
at 7:3O p. m. at which addresses
will be made by Messrs. T. 7.
Hicks, A. J. Harris, R. S. Nc
Coin and H. T. Powell.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

Many a home has been made
happy by the neighbors ninding
their own business.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

Mr.. Joseph S. Poythress, a
we'll known and prominent citi-
zen of Gillburg, died at his home
Sunday morning after an illness
of several days. He was about
fifty years Of age and was for
many years superintendent of
the Sunday school at Gillburg.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. \. G. Bethea
and the burial took place in the
Stainback burying ground Mon
day afternoon. Deceased is sur
vived by a wife and several chill
dren.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07
TIE TO 3ESTIR OURSELVES.

While there is as yet no OIL
cial announcement to that effect,
it nevertheless appears to be q
practical certainty that the main
lire Of the Seaboard viii undoubt-
edly be diverted from Raleigh in
the no5 very distant future and
will run from Henderson through
Durham to some point on the
road south Of Raleigh not far
from Moncure. There now seems
to be no good reason for further
doubt that this change VIII event
ualIy be made. Well informed
railroad men say that even now
the authorities of the SaabOard
are making neutrality-suspicious.
in a quiet way with a view to To-
eating an important terminal
either here CT al NOriina and that
their final decision in this matter
IS very likely to be reached early
in the coming year. The Gold
Leaf very much regrets to hear
that their decision is not likely
to be in favor Of Henderson IN
less some very telling work is
done in her behalf within the
next few weeks. t is under
stood that the Chamber Of Com
merca has the matter IN hand and
is looking after the interests Of
Henderson. But it IS going to
/ REQUIRE more than an ordinary ef-
fort to bring the terminal here
and there is no time to lose in
putting forth this effort. By all
/ means no stone should beleft IN
turned to locate the terminal in
this city. While it is true that
this is the logical point for it,
this alone does not guarantee it
to US. We simply can not afford
. to lose tiff any reasonable amount
Of work and means will bring it
here. 1t is stated on the best Of
authority that the locating Of the
terminal in Henderson would
have the immediate effect Of
bringing several hundred rail
road employees here to make
their homes with their families.
Everyone knows what this would
mean to the town, and it must
also be plainly apparent to all
what it would mean to lose them.
BY all means let us have the ter
minal.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

Col. W. E. Gary and Mr.. |. B.
Gary attended the funeral and
burial of their brother, Mr..
George E. Gary, at Richmond,
Friday. Mr.. Gary suffered a
stroke of apopleXy some time
ago and has since been in feeble
health. This and other compli-
cations were the cause of his
death. He has made several
visits to his brothers in Hender-
son and is we'll known to many
people here. Deceased is sur
vived by a wife and four daugh-
terS.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

1t is stated authoritatively that
the skin Of a certain negro out in
Missouri was recently turned
perfectly white by some disease
he had. The case is to be re-
ported to the National Medical
Society with the hope that some
thing may be learned of the pc
cullar disease that worked this
miracle. He was a coal black
negro to start with, but his skin
was turned as white as any
body's. No doubt many a Vance
county negro would gladly go all
the way TO Missouri to catch that
same disease.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-07

Let all the Suffragettes here
abouts take fresh courage and
press forward. The Teachers
Assembly over at Raleigh last
week evidently meant to put it
self on record as being in favor
of woman suffrage. Anyway it
made what is believed to have
been the first real movement for
the enfranchising of the women
of North Carolina, when it ap-
pointed a committee to investi-
gate the right of women teach
ers to hold administrative offices
in both city and county. By all
means the committee should be
able to make up report in favor
of allowing 'em to hold office and
vote. too, if they want to. Wom-
en- have been enslaved long
enough in North Carolina.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01
ROOSEVELT oK.'S LA TOILETTE.

New York, May Is. President Roose-
welt has an article on Wisconsin: An
Object Lesson for the Rest Of the
Union" in the Outlook, in which he
says:
II doubt whether American students
of social economics fully realize the ex-
traordinary work accomplished during
the last decade, and now being accom-
plished in the state of Wisconsin under
the lead Of Senator La Toilette and the
group of entirely practical and at the
same time zealously enthusiastic work
ers who have come into active control
of the state mainly or largely because
of the lead he has given them.
1--WE can now, at least in many cases,
look for leadership to Wisconsin when
we desire to try to solve the great
social and industrial problems of the
present and the future, instead Of be
ing forced always 90 look abroad 1t
is noteworthy that in Wisconsin when
one speaks Of such leadership it is pos
sible to include therein the student as
well as the political leader. In no
other state in the union has any uni
versity done the same work for the
community that has been done in Wis
consin by the University Of Wisconsin
81 have often listened to well mean
ing men who have spoken with a GER
tain horror of Wisconsin, as if it were
a community engaged in reckless ex-
pertinent and in the effort to introduce
impossible and revolutionary principles
Of law and governmental practice. AS
4 matter of fact, it has rarely been my
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01

so purchased were permitted to remain
idle, or were dismantled.
The result of these operations IS that
the public is forced to pay dividends on
watered stocks, on dead investments
and on vast fortunes unfairly obtained
by directors, at the expense of the
small stockholders.
Through their greed and their dis
honesty the men who organize and con-
troll the trusts defeat the only public
purpose which might be served, and
thus attract the antagonism Of the
public and pave the way for their Ill
innate downfall. For it is merely a
question of time when the people will
put out of existence, in one way or
another, the thieving combinations that
are operated on the plan Of the sugar
trust. KANSAS CITY STAR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01
TWO DUELS.
The Second One Was to Avenge the
Victim of the First.

Tho Second One Was to AVenge the
Victim of the First.
A certain English gentleman who
was a regular frequenier Of the green
room of Drury Lane theater in the
days Of Lord Byron's committee and
who always stood quietly on the
hearth rug there with his back to the
fire was in his usual place one night
when a narrative was related by an
other gentleman. newly returned from
the continent of a barrier duel that
had taken place in Paris.
! young Englishman. Il mere boy,
had been despoiled In a gaming house
in the Palnis Royal, had charged
certain gaming count with cheating
him. had gone out with the count. had
wasted his fire and had been slain by
the count under the frightful circum.
stances Of the counts walking up to
him. laying his hand on his heart. say
Ing. You are brave fellow-have
you n MOTHER" and on his replying
in the affirmative remarking coolly. II
am sorry for her" ana hlowing his
victims brains out
The gentleman on the hearth rug
paused in taking "a pinch of SNUFF to
hear this story and observed with
great placidity. Il am afraid | must
kill that rascal"
4 few nights elapsed, during which
the greenroom hearth rug was without
him. and then he reappeared precisely
as before and only incidentally men
toned in the course of the evening,
Gentlemen. killed that rascal"
He had gone over to Paris on pur
pose. had tracked the count 10 the
same gaming house, had thrown a
glass Of wine in his face in the pres
ence of all the company assembled
there had told him that he had come
TO avenge his young compatriot and
had done IL 10y putting the count ont
of this world and coming back 20 the
hearth rug as II nothing had happened.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01

go ID fortune to meet body of public
men who are more practical and at the
same time more obviously earnest in
their desire to achieve ideals for social
and civic betterment than the public
men whom | met at Madison.
1T is only in Wisconsin, so far as |
know, that really serious and thor
ough effort is making to find out how
to frame measures which shall give the
people effective control over the big
corporations without going into wild
extravagances.
After my visit felt like congratu-
lating Wisconsin upon what it had done
and was doing, and felt much more
like congratulating the country as a
whole because it has in the state of
Wisconsin a pioneer blazing the, way
along which we Americans must make
our civic and industrial advance during
the next few decades. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01
Notice to Hear Proof of WIN.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWN COUNTY
y COURT-IN PROBATE.
Notice is hereby given that az a special
term of the County Court 70 be held In and
for said county, at the Court House IN the city
of Dodgevlle. ia said county, on the 10th day
of June, A. D. 1911 being the third Tuesday of
said month at 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of
said day. the following matters will be heard
and considered,
The application Of John Martin to admit 20
probate the last will and testament of Charles
Dunn. late of the Town of Mineral Point in
said county deceased
And il is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given TO all persons interested by
publishing q copy of this order for three weeks
uccessively. prior To said day of hearing, in
the Mineral Point Tribune. a weekly news
paper published iu said county.
By the Court:
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
Dated Dodgeviue. Wis. May 9th, 1911.
J d, Reynolds Attorney. isw3