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THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1905. The Gold Leaf. ESTABLISHED 1381. BY THAD R. MANNING. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 190.' IDLE MONEY AND BANKS. l"nder the above heading tlie Con cord Tribune has a very sensible and timely editorial which is worthy of thoughtful confederation. And what it says of the banks of Concord will apply equally ns well lo the banks of Henderson. Prosperous bank.s make money for the fctockholders to be sure, but they do far more for the t-noral upbuilding of the commun ity, and every such enterprise ought lo be encouraged and patronized by all the people of the community. The Tribune nays: There was a time when man hoarded his savings more than now, though there are yet instances where men with a little money saved have it stored away in Home old bureau drawer or hid iway about the house. Hanlcs are in operation to take cure of money, put it in circulation and direet it in channels which will build up the community. Every now and then we hear of a man losing a few dollars or perhaps a few hundred, stolen from the house by a thief in the night. With banks, organized by good j businesH men, safeguarded by law, carefully examined and officered by the best men in the community there is no reason why t here should be money idle in the neighborhood, while energy and brain are anxious to direct invest menfs which build up. When we hear of some fellow who has lost his money by handling it. in an unbusiness like manner we feel tempted to ask why didn't he invest it, or deposit it at some bank? Did you ever stop to think how much t he banks of Concord are doing for the community? liver look be hind the curtain and see that while they make money, and deserve to, they are also aidinggood honest men to get a foothold, establish splendid business mid beeonie valuable and useful menders of society? To the business worid the bank is a great convenience, necessity, and to the struggling young man frequently n god-send. Yet, there are those who stand aloof from these institutions, when there could be doing a business to a mutual advantage. In ignoring legitimate and organ ized agencies for the building up of the country many a man hinders tlu progress of his own town and county. REDUCE TH3 POLL TAX. The bill of Representative Alexan der, of Mecklenburg, to limit the pol tax and enforce its collection ought to become a law. As it now is thi poll tax is too high and many per sons escape paying it altogether. This is an injustice to those who do pay either voluntarily or because ii can be made out of them. Under tin law as it now stands the poll taxcai be fixed at whatever amount tin County Commissioners or a city 01 town see fit to make it, in conformity with the property tax, and it is up t the sheriff or tax collector to get it ii he can. Representative Alexander'. bill would change this by making a reasonable and uniform poll tax and enforcing the payment of same. Th full text of the bill is as follows: The General Assembly of North Car olina to enact: Sect ion 1 . That no city r t own shal levy a poll tax in excess of one dollai and all provisions to the contrary ii. the charter of any municipality are iiereov repealed. Section 2. Theequation of taxation prescribed in the Constitution applv ing to taxation levied for the ordi nary purposes of the State and county, no poll tax shall be levied in excess of two dollars for State and county purposes combined and all acts levying, or authorizing the levy of taxes for special purposes which contain authority to levy a poll tax in excess of two dollars are herein repealed and modified so as to restrict and provide that the poll tax. for State and County Special Taxes com bined, shall never exceed two dollars Section '1. The failure to list or to pay, the poll tax above provide( shall Ik? a misdemeanor punishable ny a tine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed tlnrtv days. O A ? t oecuon t. mis act shall be m force from and after its ratification. T.... nu hmu.mi esiueuc mayor gots n bowshot further than tearing down or covering bill board pictures of show girls with abbreviated skirts and censoring the performance. H now orders the artificial legs used by some of the Richmond merchant in the show windows to display the latest styles of hosiery and shoes, to be withdrawn. As the Xews-Leader says: ''The objection to the wooden legs concerns many of the larger stores, for wherever there are bar gains in silk hose, they appear sud ueniy in The windows to help out sales." Rut this method of adver tising is not considered good form by the mayor. And we believe Capt. McCarthy went in asa reform mavor, At any rate there are some coun ties that cannot poke fun at us any more, lhe bill to protect worship pers at a certain church somewhere from fleas and the bill to beep bees from stinging horses somewhere else, are on all fours with Vance countv's law to protect possums and "keep niggers and po white folks" from picking blackberries on other people's land. Tbe success of the Corbitt Ruggv Company as noted in these columns last week our cotton mills and other manufacturing enterprises ought to be an incentive to the building of other factories. The same degree of intelligent management, energy, ap plication and progressive business methods would seem to assure suc cewi along other lines. RALEIGHLETTER. What is Going On at the Capital Thorough Work of King's Business College Opposition lo Senator Sim mons Developing in the Sta'e Talk of Ex-Gov. Ay cock Succeeding Him in the United States Senate. Kalkigh, X. C.Feb. 20tb. The passage of the immigration bureau bill in the Senate, practically without opposition, gives much natisfaction and it i.-j believed the measure will as readily go through the House, probably this week. The bi-eunial attempt to tax the dogs of the State met with the usual defeat at the hands of the committee when the bill came up a few days ago. The House on Saturday passed the Sen ate bill providing the machinery for the liovernor of this State to grant pardons conditionally and it is now the law. It is becoming more apparent every day that the successful business men and companies and corporations are grow iug more and more careful not to employ 'juck-legs" or incompetent persons todo their work, be it what it may. One of the most Ptricking illustrations of this is that while the want columns of tbe news paper daily contain advertisements of Mtuations wanted the graduates of the lending business college of the State (King's) located here are all placed in de niable positions as fast as they graduate and become fitted to properly do the du ties that will be exacted of them. This college now has a very large number of students from all over North Carolina and other states. Much interest is felt in the forthcoming debate between Trinity College and llan-dolph-.Macon which is to corne off at Ashland. Va..on Washington's birthday, Feb. 22. Messrs. 15. S. Womble and J. C. larrell are the representatives. A great religious awakening is reported among the Htuuents at 1 rinity College and 1 nn- ity Park High School, the result of the powerful sermons of Dr. Kugo delivered during the remarkable series of social religious services that have been in pro gress for several weeks. Snnl a well-known politician to-day: "A big row is brewing in the Democrat ic enmp of North Carolina and if one may judge by present indications it is going to result in a split in the party in the State election next year. "lhe big fight, 1 am told by several of the leading politicians of the State, is go ing to be over the State Chairmanship of the party and the election of a United Mates Senator to succeed the present State Chairman and V. S. Senator F. M. Simmons. "Senator Simmons' term (his first) ex pires .March I. lH)t, and the(ieneral As sembly to be elected in November of next year will choose his successor. "i hear it from well posted politicians to-day, including prominent members of the Legislature, that the present Senator will have pitted against lnm in the fight the most eloquent man i North Carolina Hid one oi, ii not tne strongest and the most popular man in the State ex-fiov. Jharles J. Aycock, who retired from the gubernatorial chair onlv one inontharo after one of t he most popular and suceess- tul administrations in the history of the State. "The genesis of tbedivhdon in the party organization is largely due to the extreme position the majority of the Democratic party in the Legislature took last week the liquor prohibition question by the passage oi the u ard bill, the author of which is a close friend and former law- pa rlner of .senator Simmons, and which mil was approved and championed hv Senator Simmons. This Ward bill is more (truiuent than the so-called Watts bill tvhich was introduced two years asro bv .i legislator who is now the private sec- eta ry of Seuator Simmons wiio was the enl framer and author of the measure "lhe Ward bill prohibits the manufac ture of liquor in towns of less than 1.000 inhabitants and by the passage this act several oi tne oldest and larsrestdistillinir and rectifyiugestablishmentsin the State .vill have to pull down their expensive ,nanis. give up their locations (which they claim is one of their most valuable issets) and probably go out of business iltoether. One such case is that of the v)ld Nick Williams distillery, located in a little villagecalled "Williams." and which was established by the grandfather of ;he present owner. The latter is N.Glenn Ailliams. a man of means, who like hi father and grandfather has weilded much inlluence m the Democratic party. As in illustration of this fact, he two years igo immediately after the passace of the A'atts law, secured the incorporatiiMi of tne village or rat tier hamlet of " illiams (which is inhabited almost if not entirely ly those connected with the distilline- anil rectifying company of which Mr. Williams is the head) and thereby escaped the pro vision of the Watts law which requires that all distillers outside of incorporated towns snau ie close up. lhe advanced temperance men' who. have come so prominently to the front in tlie councils of the Democratic party within the last three or four years in this State, marshalled their forces soon after the present session of the Legislature be gan and one of their loudest war-whoons was. 'Down with the distillery town of imams, repeal its character and break up the business of this man who has kp. cured special privileges, no matter what nis aid to and influence in the Democratic- party has wen.' "So Mr. Williams came to Kaleic-h and pitched his tent, and ran up to the mast head of his pennant pole the motto: 'De fence, not defiance!' He seemed to be making it warm for the fellows who de. manded the repeal of the character- of his town, the chartering of which two years ago he claimed was cuarantee from thp party that he was not to be divested of his i roperty rights by this or any subse quent legislature. "lSut his opponents changed their tac tics and instead of directly repealing the character of his little settlement they in troduced the Ward bill which will 'con fiscate his property ri.hts. a little more politely, but equally as certain. It passed the Senate over the protest of a dozen and more of the lead ing Democrats in t hat body, the vote being 2o to 1G. It will pass the House, probably this week. "So Mr. Williams and "his friends, aud an important contingent of the Democrat ic party that does not believe in this ex treme character of 'temperance legisla tion.' and which has no personal interest in Mr. Williams are very mad. "They lay the blame on Senator Sim mons, who they claim is responsible for the Ward bill, etc., and they are begin ning to declare that they intend to have his scalp if possible. Whether it will le possible is as yet a debatable question." The first effective gun in this fight of the protestants was fired last Friday morn ing, following a meeting of more than half of the Democratic state executive committee the preceding night and which lasted well into the wee sma' hours of the following morning. The result of that meeting was the formulating of a letter to Chairman Simmons asking him to call a meeting of the committee, not later than to-morrow (Tuesday) night, "to consider legislation now pending which we think involves an official inter pretation of the last Democratic State platform." This letter is signed, in person or by proxy, by nineteen of the Democratic State Committee, more than half of the total membership of the committee and besides these there were a number of other prominent Democrats and party leaders present at the meeting who en dorsed the action taken. the committee take the action that they have besa called together for. 1 The keenest interest is felt here by both sides to the controversy and the official action of the committee, be it either way, will be of great importance and will pro bably not only decide the fate of thWard bill, but will have a controlling effect upon future legislation on the liquor subject. Aycock and Simmons. TttmiRtnotbe inferred from anything said in the quotation above that Govern or Aycock is opposed to temperance leg islation. That would be very incorrect or the record of the Governor is just the t . 1 - J A. 1 A. 1 reverse, tint it is ciaimeu uiai ue uow not approve the course of the "extrem ists" and thinks they are disposed to go further than the platform of the party allows. It has been stated tnat uovern or Aycock is opposed to the provisions, or some of them, of the Ward bill. But Governor Aycock has not made such a statement, as far as I can learn. On the contrary he declined to be interviewed on this subject while the Ward bill is pend- ng. The friends of the Governor have been some time trying to induce him to NO CONSISTENCY IN IT, "We make a. very pious display of virtue and show fighting opposition when a North Carolina distillery is mentioned, and say it must go; but we fight to retain a dispensary that buvs liquor from the distilleries of other States to furnish to her own people, from which many thousands of dolbirs are coined and cornered. The Post is against botn. ... How are you? Of course the issue will not be accepted on this basis, because it might arouse consistency from its stupid dozing. Raleigh Post. Men and brethren, what has con sistency to do with a question like this? The dispensary is a monpy get ter for the communities that operate them, and that settles it. As for legislating against our owa people and throwing business into thfrhands of outsiders, that is a mere incidental of our pious display of virtue. j&m t js. .rfKSi. T W W W r Ar 1 si tt i ii i" --n Vf, -"Varf - . otr 2m "n- j ' i irr. il a v IV I V-.V V V- v-' ' w w GREAT SLE IS Ol UUJl- Ill " ..... w ... - - - r fr thA nnited StftteaSena- The bill to Dormit jfeter fcpoopen 11 I Vl V m, ... ... . torship and there now remains hardly dvketo hold earthworm oaic in nis a doubt that he will contest the seat with niouth while fishing in Crabtreecreek Senator Simmons. He would doubtless jg held Up until the legislature nave entered ine uem ii me uuuiBJ lpnrn whether his name is SDelled - m had never arisen. Dut if one thinks that Senator Simmons s to be easily beaten for another term he is deluding himself. Senator Simmons has a very strong following, and is an astute politician and the man that wins over him will deserve his spurs. That Governor Aycock is the strongest oppo- i i 1 a. 1.. 1 .1 1 : 1. rt Uti 'r nCIll Hull lie UOU1U UUVC ill iuc otaic o probably true. But tlie victory iseitheris as yet and the, fight will be one of the warmest and most interesting that has ever occurred in North Carolina. LLEWXAM. The mayor of Richmond is strenu ously endeavoring to reform the cos tumes of the Richmond stage. They ure too short for His Honor. Horn t;oit qui nuil y penso, they say, Mr. Muyor, and if a good many people happen to mal y pense in the theatre it mav be after all because of just such stirs as you are making about abbreviated skirts. Charlotte AWs. "dvke" or "dike." Raleigh Times. Probably the Legislature was too busy prohibiting things or trying to discover something to tax, to pass upon matters granting permission of any kind. The Durham Herald expresses the opinion that "if this Legislature did not represent the majority party it would be amusing to see the things that would be thrown at it." Well, they will be thrown at it later when voting time comes around again. It makes no difference hovs many medicines have failed to cure you, if you are troubled with headache, constipation, kidney or liver troubles, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well. Parker's Two Drug StoreH. of Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings, Pry Goods, ft CU' a.t the HIVE STORE Is now coming to on end. Remember SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, is positively the last day. If You Miss This Chance You Miss the Chance of a. Life Time. STAND 8 U 0 0 n . - i w PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED Messrs. Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore, Md., have succeeded in securing the services of Mr. Charles Fam me', of Paris, to represeut their "Tailoring Department." Mr. Fainme' will have the largest "'Tailoring Opening' A'lAticSIGNEDBY lii 5y e 0 So i SCI LOSS BROV&CO ffife Clothes McJeM BALTIMORE NEW YORK ever presented in Henderson on MARCH 8TH, 9TH AND lOTH at my store. Be sure to save your orders as I am sure .von will be pleased. Don't forget the date. Voui very truly. CCfffl TTCSDRIS. 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Address Remainder of the $28,000 Stock is Now at the Mercy of the Public This Stock Comprises Nobby Wear in Spring and Summer Weight Patterns to Suit the Most Fastidious. A MIGHTY AVALANCHE OF FASHIONABLE GARMENTS AT RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES. 0 REMEMBER THE PLACE 'Hiv Henderson, N. C. tor o .0 p A Fine Lot of Ladies' Muslin Underwear at Remarkably Low Prices,, (am- I & El AS 40 ", f ss sa M 2 ff g 1 y King's Business College. Raleigh. N. C. or Charlotte. N. C. WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THE LAST 30 DAYS Large Shipments of Goods S And will give better values this season than can be found elsewhere for the same money. Call and exam- S ine our Plows, Plow Castings, Traces, Har- O uess, Singletrees, Back Bands, Collar Pads, o now ljines, Leather and Cotton Collars, Forks, Shovels, Spades, Mattocks, Grub Hoes and Picks. Corn Planters, Pea Plant ers and Cotton Planters. Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, Poultry Wire, American Field Fence, Barbed Wire and Plain Galvanized Wire. , Sole agents in Henderson for American Stock Food and Poultry Food. Sample pack- ages given free. W ATKINS HARDWARE CO oooooxoooooox l 9 1 .i-i. Alter UBlUg Uliuei iiiiuria.1 waters without satisfactory yr results in a case oi cnronn constipation, combined witb inflammation of the bladdei from excessive uric acid, antf after using Buckhorn Lithifl Water, Dr. Ed D. Phillips, o Suffolk, Va., the oldest an among the most prominen physicians in his section of th State, says: "It is what I coi sider the finest Lithia wat in the world. Its conjoint a tion on the hepotic as well a renol secretions make it a ideal alterative among rail, eral waters. "Yours most truly, "ED D. PHILLIPS, M. D.' Hexdeksos, N. C.,Oct. 6, '04 Gentlemen: I have used th Buckhorn Lithia Water very extensively in my practice and find that it bv far exceeds any water of its class that I have used. 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THEY ALL SAY THAT caraleigh SPECIAL TOBACCO GUANO IS THE "BEST EVER" FOR Growing Fine, Bright Tobacco. This popular brand of Fertilizer, as welhas the other famous CARALEIGH BRANDS, is for sale by us, and is offered to the farmers of Vance and adjacent counties upon its merit. The best results always follow the use of CAR ALEIGH SPECIAL TOBACCO GUAN . BurroughsColeman Co., Henderson, North Carolina. CHEAP Coal - Wood We have the nicest and largest stock of Anthracite and Splint Coal. PINE AND OAK WOOD. Any .length. -:- Satisfaction and prompt service guaranteed. Poy thress Coal & Wood Yard, Phone.-No. 88. THE SECURITY LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OLD LINE, LEGAL RESERVE. GUARANTY CAPITAL, $100,000.00 Deposited With Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina. Home Office, Greensboro, N. C. In addition to oor special line of policies providing ft pikraiiiMd life incMe m h' Bflrirj a4 -ke Inaarerf la -14 we write all the Ht&ndard policies. , We solicit your patronage on tbe merits of onr policies. Can save jrou money and give yon as safe protection as any company. w have tmm swct tw mmr I svilitir iaftM mi at the ldr caaiMUlea. We bave not only the absolute safety in a legal reserve rate, bnt in addition we bave $100,000.00 deposited with the Insnrnnee Commissioner of JJorth Carolina to miarantee-all policies. - J.VAN LINDLEY, PrMfdent; P. H. HAN'ES, Vice-President; R. E. FORSTER, Actuary; LEE H. BATTLE, Treasnrer; O. A- GRIMSLEY, Secretary and Manager Agents. A. U. POTTER, District Superintendent, Henderson, N. C. With Plenty of Capital And buying in quantities) for csft we are prepared to fur- nisli onr t-urtoraers either for cah or on time at bottom prices, Dry Goods). Shoes. Hay. Crooceriea. Buggies). Har. no. Wajont. Horeee and anything else you may need. We hare bought Mr. C. W. Bune.v'g cotton gin and jmano buoinem and have contracted for a full snppljr of guano at the ribt prices. CRODDP-KITTRELLCO KITTBELL.N.C. L- j Three good reliable men to work under the Henderson office "f tlie Singer Sewing Macliine Co. Will furnish tfocwl contract. Applv t L, V. HOLLO MAN, BOX 435, HEHDERSCN. N. C. "can i wait on your I have bought out tl S22!r BUSINESS of Mr. ChrW A- H hixI Holii it a Klmro of tl.- r"1,,licjl ronare. I shall do Ml in Wl to make hin cUMtorrwr- iy ' us"'' and to pain others. 'II'" ht',,at be udded to and Iftroj.o- to i e .ill fimaa . ilaun HU-O lill " rill tiuiuo c vitunj . Staple and Fancy Groceries, Canned i Fanci Groceries, Country PriiJ Vegetables, Fruits, &c, ' sell at Reasonable Prices. rromisin? careful ai u-u io" husinens, prompt wtvk-j aI1J " pood, I invite your tri-ie- 7. T. Cheatham. SHOES! at f SHOES! SHOES! V $1,200 worth of new -!"'s Just think of it! We have bought the entire tx id .1 ill"" wm sell them ATCOSTi"0 spring make room for our These poods are all new st ock, fiv niontlis- earlj and get the pick. Burrooglis-Coleman Co N. C. K::ersca,