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THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF THURSDAY. DECFMBFR 21,1899. The Gold Leaf. ESTABLISHED 1831. BY THAD R. MANNING. T Ell MS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One copy one year. - ' l " a months. - -75 a .50 We desire a live agent and correspond ent at every postoflice in Vance and ad loininK counties. Correspondence on all subjects of local and general interest, and opinions upon mutters of public concern, are invited. The editor will not be responsible for the views or statements of correspondents and reserves the right at all times to wise or reject any article he may think proper. . . One side, only, of the paper rniM be written on and the real name of the writer accompany the contribution o attention will be paid to anonymous com munications. TIIURSUAY, DCC.21, LET US RETURN TO THE OLD WAYS. The Com Leaf is not amon; those who live only in the a3t but some times it is well to cling to the oll ways. And in no way can we profit more than to;.do as our fathers li'l in many things. For instance: Not many yearn ago our people not only raisel their owu supplies of bread and meat but they had such things to sell in large quantities. At one time Henderson was a large bhip ping point for wheat. Thousands of bushels were shipped from here every vear. How is it now? Instead of being shipjrf-rs we are buyer. flO'UKO is sent from Vance county cverv vear for things of this kind products our people ought to raise at home. Can there be a prosperous condition of affairs existing among the farming classes under such a regime as this? The (;i.i Lkak frankly and em phatically says-no. We repeat, it is the man who makes his own supplies at home, his meat and bread, his fertilizers. &., who is the success ful farmer. Strike a man of this sort and you will iind a prosperous one regardless of the price of cotton or tobacco, or who or by what circum stances it is fixed. Commercial fertilizers are going to be higher next year indeed, prices have already advanced and it be hooves our farmer friends, to rely more upon other methods of enrich ing the soil and growing their crops. It will not do to depend entirely upon bought fertilizers no matter whether the price be high or low. And now is the to time prepare to do with less. A word of warning and friendly admonition which we trust will be laid to heart and acted upon by those for whom it is meant. . Tiik paper trust prices will force publishers out of the paper trust prac ticethat is sending the paper an indefinite time and trusting for their pay. Conukkssman Bellamy has intro duced a bill to put paper, wool pulp ami materials for paper making on the free list. With the tariff re moved the taper trust would fall to pieces. Now let this bill be speedily enacted into law. (iKN. Lawton, one of the bravest and most capable men lighting in the Philippines, has been killed. While "occupying a position in front of his men a Filipino bullet pierced him through the breast and death was instantaneous. Oh. the pity of It! The (Jou Lkak gets into the hands of the jteople of the commuuity, hence the advertisers get into the (Ioi.it Lkak. See who they are, go and see what they have and the bargains they offer and you will lind it to your interest to trade with them. The Haleigh iWdid itself proud in the issue of a special Christmas num ber Sunday morning. It was 24 pages with illuminated cover in green and red, filled with choice reading matter and appropriately illustrated. It was a splendid achievnient creditable to the publishers and to the State. Ik yon will carefully read over the advertisements published in this paper you will find much valuable information. The (Ioli Leak has a number of live advertisers who know how to invite you to their stores, and they have the goods to supply your wants. Trade with them. ISkitish troops continue to meet with reverses and heavy loss at the hands of the Hoers. (Jen. Huller has shared the fate of (Jen. Methuen being repulsed and driven back with heavy loss of life and a part of his artillery. That England will linallv come out conqueror in the Transvaal fight is not to be questioned but vic tory will be purchased at a fearful cost in men and monev. The Greenville Daily Hejlector has reached its fifth year. And it has not only lived but prospered. There is no more hardworking, conscientious editor than 1). J. Whichard and he has served his people faithfully and well. That they appreciate his work is shown by the number anil amount of advertisements of its business men carried and the circulation it enjovs. May favoring winds continue to till lirother Whichard's journalistic sails and the coming years deal still more kindlv with him. "Experience Is the best teacher." Even testimonial in favor of llood'sSarsaparilla is the voice of experience to you, and you may take this medicine with perfect con fidence that it will do for you what it has done for others. Hood's pills cure biliousness, sick headache. Inkokmatio.n from the Philippines indicates that the war is on its last legs. The backbone of the insur rection is broken, Aguinaldo has been practically deserted and our troops are only engaged in a skirm ish now and then in a sort of guerrilla warfare with detached bands of In surgents. At least that is what the cable dispatches say. As to the true condition of things there is still doubt in the public mind, however. In the death of Mr. S. L. ("Manse") Hart, at his home near Rocky Mount on the loth inst., Edgecombe county and the State have lost a valuable and useful citizen. He was a large and successful farmer and a man of good judgment and discre tion in business and public affairs. Mr. Hart was a member of the Legislature, of which body he was an active and useful member. A sjtecial to the Raleigh Ne,ws and Ob server says: "It was mainly due to his efforts that the State 'Guard received the large appropriation from the Legisla ture for its support. He was also a member of the committee appointed bv the Legislature to select plans for the Vance monument and to choose a place for its location. He was at one time captain of the Rocky Mount company, and for a long time a mem ber of the Edgecombe Guards." DEATH OF LIEUT. BRUlBY. Lieut. Thomas M. Brumby, Ad miral Dewey's trusted Hag lieuten ant in the Manila campaign, is dead. Announcement had been made of his critical sickness of typhoid fever in Washington and the end came Sun day afternoon. Of him the Atlanta Constitution says: It is but a few weeks since that the gallant naval ofllcer stood in the capitol of our State to receive a sword of honor, which was presented to him as an evidence of the appre ciation of his fellow citizens. Now, almost before the applause of that occasion has passed away, the princi pal in the scene is removed from the midst of men and we have but his memory left. The career of Lieuntenant Brumby was a distinguished one. Coming of a high-spirited family, he inherited the warlike instinct, and yet he was singularly modest and shrinking. He was among the lirst of young Southern men in the era of restored fraternal relations to buckle on the armor of his reunited country and thus contributed in welding the links of union for the future. Later on it became his privilege, in prominent station, to extend the glory of his country. Admiral Dewey has freely stated that the plan of the battle of Manila belonged to the young (ieoagian. With subh a record a great future was before him, but now he has Mssed beyond, leaving the record of a gallant life to his country and his friends. INFAMY. A great many of us have believed that of the two senators which our old State has at the national capitol, the four square Republican was the better. While this one has been looked upon in no worse a light than an extreme partisan, the other has been universally regarded as a ren egade. This by way of preface to an act which Senator Pritchard has just perpetrated. He has introduced a resolution in the Senate, and will seek to have it passed, declaring that the proposed North Carolina constitu tional amendment is unconstitutional, in these words: ResnlueJ, That section 5 of the proposed amendment is in contravention of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution of the f'uited States, and that nny State that adopts said provision as a pnrt of its organic law does not possess a Republican form of government as contemplated by the con stitution of the United States. Senator Pritchard seeks to prosti tute the time and influence of the senate of the United States just now bearing as large a burden as it is capable in the weighty business of the nation, not only to miserable par tisan ends, but a a means of stabbing his own State ami people in a manner as mean as that of the assassin who wields the dagger in the dark, be cause in the senate he has great in fluence and the people of North Car olina have none. By this action Sen ator Pritchard places himself upon the level of his colleague. They are allies in infamy. Monroe Journal. A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty. five Years Constant Use without a Failure. The first indication of croup is hoarse liess, and in a child subject to that disease it may be taken as a sure sign of the ap proach of an attack. Following this hoarse ness is a peculiar rough cough. If Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It is used in many thousands of homes in this broad land and never dis appoints the anxious mothers. We have vet to learn of a single instance in which it has not proved effectual. No other prepara tion can shew such a record twenty-five years' constant use without a failure.' For sale by The Dorsey Drug Co. No town has a better set of mer chants than Henderson and iu no market of its size can you find better, larger or more varied lines of goods carried. They are as a general thing, wide-awake, progressive, up-to-date men w ith whom it is a pleasure to do business and for whom the Gold Leaf at all times bespeaks a bigger busi ness. B. B. B. FOR BAD BLOOD. Bottle Sent Free to Gold Leaf Readers. Eating Sores, Tumors, I'lcers, Cancers, are all cured by B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm,) which is made especially to cure all deep-seated, obstinate Blood Diseases. Persistent Sores, Blood and Skin Blem ishes, Scrofula, that resist other treat ments. Skin Eruptions, Pimples, Roils, Itching, Eczema, Scales, Blisters, Tetter, Blotches, Catarrh, Rheumatism, etc., are all due to bad blood, and hence easily cured by Botanic Blood Balm. Syph ilitic Blood Poison, (producing Ul cerated Sore throat. Aching Bones, Pain ful Swelling, Eruptions, Falling Hair, etc.,) literally drtvenfrom the syetemand permanent cure made by B. B. B. (Botanie Blood Balm.) 11. B. B. does not contain vegetable or mineral poison. For sale by Dorsey Drug Co., Henderson, and druggists everywhere. Large bottles $1, six for $3. Write for free sample bot tle, which will be sent to Gold Leaf read ers prepaid. Describe symptoms, and personal free medical advice will be given. Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, (Ja. LET US TAKE STOCK. Things for Which we Have Cause to be ThaakfuL T THIS BLESS ed Christmas time when every heart should echo the refrain of "peace on earth, good will to men," it is meet to reflect upon the past ana take stuck of the blessings which we have and enjoyed during the old year now nearly run its course. The sands of time are fast running out and this Christmas finds ns that much nearer our meeting with the pale rider on the dark horse. Are we better prepared for it than we were one year ago? Have we im proved our opportunities as we should? Have the good deeds and kindly acts outweighed the bad? Is the worftl better for our living in it? Let us take a reckoning with our selves and see. However far we may have fallen short, and however unprofitable our lives may have been, as a people and as individuals we have much to be thankful for. The world has dealt kindly with us and God has been good to us beyond our deserts. Let us then at this season take stock of the blessings which Heaven has bestowed upon us, and make an inventory of our own unworthiness and lack of appreciation. Appro priating a part of the Atlanta Con stitution's Thanksgiving editorial and adapting it to the present occasion we quote the following as both timely aud excellent in season and senti ment: Things may not have moved as smoothly with us during the past year as we could have wished and troubles of one kind and another may have frettEd us out of our stock of good nature; but if we will care fully adjust our spectacles and in vestigate our lots we will lind that we have no reason to be sour or disgruntled whatever our vexations and worries may be. If we have not succeeded in our business ventures we have health and strength left with which we can make another start in that direction. If we are not satis fied with the way in which the politi cal affairs of the country have been run we are still fortilied and sus tained by the faith that the God of battles who gave us -victory at Santiago and Manila will not desert us in our national affairs, and that everything will come out all right in the end if we are true to the princi ples from which the republic sprung. If bereavement has crossed our threshholds and made its presence felt in that inner sanctuary where life's most sacred ties are woven we are still blest with memories which make us braver because of the ordeal through which we have passed and we are furthermore comforted with newer and sweeter hopes. Heaven has become more real to us, and faith has fixed our thoughts less upon the sordid things of this earth ami more upon the hidden mysteries of that life to which our better natures lift us. Whatever may be our circum stances we can easily lind some hook upon which to hang our grateful recognition of God's mercies and favors if we will only brush aside the cobwebs of morbid selfihsness which interfere with our clearer visions. One reason why we are ofttimes so blind to our blessings is because we selfishly lavish our thoughts upon ourselves when Ave ought rather to lavish them upon others. We need to come out of our shells and to revel in God's sunlight. We need to feel in our lives the touch of brotherhood and the sense of that re lation which we sustain to others. When we take this journey into the world around us life will immediate ly begin to brighten and we will begin to realize that we are blessed with more beatitudes than we can number. Powder and shot, loaded shells, etc., at II. Tiiomason's. THE SEABOARD AIR LINE. Tracklaying on the Richmond, Peters burg & Carolina Completed Two Big Orders Given for Locomotives. From the Norfolk Virginian and Pilot we take the following: The laying of the track of the Rich mond, Petersburg and Carolina rail road the Northern division of the Seaboard Air Line System from Petersburg t Ridgeway, was com pleted yesterday. But little work remains to be done on the Meherrin bridge before that line, seventy-seven miles in length, can be opened the entire length for traffic. Work is being pushed forward with all possible energy and haste. The company is having the temporary trestle here built under its own direc tion, instead of letting it to contract. President Williams said last night that trains would almost certainly be running into Richmond by the end of Januarv. "We are making excellent progress on our South Carolina Division, too," said Mr. Williams, "and that will be open from Columbia to Cheraw by the first of the year. This division is ninety miles in length. The rails have been laid for twenty-rive miles, and the work is going forward nicely." Bill O KDEI! FOi! ENGINES. Orders were given yesterday for the construction'of twenty-iive'more locomotives for the Seaboard Air Line system. This makes the total number of engines now building, or to be built at once, for the Seaboard, lifty, orders for twenty-live having been given Monday. This is probably the largest order for locomotives ever contracted for by a Southern road at one time. The deliveries of the engines will begin in April, and that of the cars in February. The twenty-rive engines ordered from the Richmond Locomo tive and Machine Works are tea wheel freight mogul. Twenty of those ordered yesUsiday are to be mammoth eight-wheelers for the pas senger service, and five are to te switch engines of the latest type. n4Wktikiy Habit! cured at home with out pain Book of par ticulars sent FREE BR. B.H. WOOL LEY CO.' . lot Korta trjor tel. OPIUM SOHE SEASONABLE REFLECTIONS. Suggested by the Spirit of Gratitude, Which All Mankind Should Feel Toward the Giver of All Good. "The world owes me a living," says the shiftless man. Never wasa more insolent or a more ungrateful saying invented. The lirst man sinned and was driven from Paradise with the curse upon him that he should earn his living by the sweat of his brow. In his act of disobedience he forfeited every claim that he had upon the bounty of Providence aud neither the Lord "God nor the world which He created are under obligations to sin ful man. It is only by the grace of God's kindness and his liberality that the earth yields her increase in re sponse to man's endeavors. Yet God is gracious and has not only provided bountifully for the necessities of the Hesh, but for our mental and spiritual demand as well. Never an age when man had so many of the luxuries of life, and we of this country know nothing absolutely of famine. No man starves to death here except from his own neglect or pride. Every where throughout this land the earth is generous and the great question with the people of this country is, what shall we do with our surplus products? Our capacity to create is far beyond our capacity to consnme. But" this is also the age of mental feasting. Never a time when print ing was so cheap, hen literature was so abundant, when publications of all descriptions were so attractive in matter and illustration. From the penny newspaper with its pictures of daily life to the great works of Shake speare, throughout the whole realm of literature there is such an abundance of reading matter that the mind fairly tires in its contemplation. No ex cuse for ignorance in these days. The public schools are open to all and any boy who desires an education may have it. Never a time when the re ligious world was more attractive. Our beautiful churches are not only comfortable but most inviting in ap pearance, the songs of Zion are sung by artists in music, and the Gospel is preached by devout men who have been educated in the profound myste ries of theology and in the graces of oratory. From whatever standpoint viewed the earth to-day fairly blossoms with the blessings of God. Man was never so exalted, never were there so many agencies to lift him up, never was so much of the world in enjoyment of liberty and civilization. Let us there fore at this blessed season, not only give expression to our thanks, but to cultivate within us the true spirit of gratitude. If we shall all have a reckoning with ourselves, if we shall honestly makeup an account between ourselves and our God, oil-setting the good things that we really deserve, we shall be overcome with a sense of our unworthiness and there will be an expression of honest praise from our hearts. Gratidute finds its reflection in na ture, made manifest in her every ex pression, and shall man, the noblest of her creatures, be ungrateful? The germ which lies dormant in the cold earth is bye and bye warmed into life by the kiss of the sun, and blossom and fragrance and fruit are but the expressions of its gratitude. A prac tical thought. It is meet and right that we show forth our praise not only with our lips and in our hearts but that we honor the Lord with the first fruits of our labors. Baltimore Sun. Prevented a Tragedy. Timely information given Mrs. George Lonj, of New Straitsville, Ohio, prevented a dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her, and she writes this marvelous medicine also cured Mr. Long of a seyere attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of the match lessness of this grand remedy for curing all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only oOc and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles fres at the Dorsey Drug Co's. We would again call attention to the GREAT BARGAINS being offered at II. TIIOMASON'S, especially DRY GOODS, which he is selling at and below cost. WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES. (Eben E. Rexford, in Chicago Advance,) HEN Christmas comes, iAnd from the steeples far and near The bells are ringing, sweet and elear. To welcome in the birth day morn Of One in lowliest man- Who died for men, and reigns a King, All hearts take up the theme and sing As angels sang, o'er Bethlehem's hlil, Be peace on Earth; to Men good will, When Christmas conies. When Christmas comes, And holly hangs upon the wall Of lowly home and stately hall. Then men put by, for one brief day, The cares that frighten peace away. All thoughts that vex, and festal cheer Comes in this best day of the year, To gladden hearts and homes, and make Man better for his brother's sake, When Christmas comes. When Christmas comes, We someway feel the whole world kin, Then friendship's fires are kindled in Cold hearts, whose doors have long been shut. "Come in:" rings out from hall and hut, "Come in, come in, this Christmas day Put all old differences awav, Join hands and hearts as all men should, In universal brotherhood, When Christmas comes." When Christmas comes, Let us remember, generously, The poor of earth where'er they be, And share with them our Christmas cheer, As Christ would do, if He were here. And what we do for His dear sake Love will a fitting tribute make To Him who came t. earth in love. So may each heart its fealty prove When Christmas conies. Bismarck's Iron Nerve Was the result of his splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are hot found where Stomach, Liyer, Kid neys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities ahd the succef-s they bring, ue Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 2o cents at the Dorsey Drug Co's. He admits with a smile that is mocking, That Christmas no longer consoles: He hasn't a single stocking That isn't full of holes. Headmohe Is often a warning that the liver Is torpid or inactive. More serions troubles mav follow. For a prompt, efficient cure of Headache and all liver troubles, take Hood's PilSo Wbjle they rouse the liver, restore full, regular action ot the bowels, they do not gripe or pain, do not irritate or inflame tte interna) organs, but have a positive tonic effect. 25g. at all druggists or by mail of C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT. In The Midst of the Blessingswhich we Enjoy let us Consider How we flay Give Happiness to Others. IX s Vf I HU COAlirsG Or K a Christmas, the VCi season of "peace on earth and good will toward men," it is well to give thought to the blessings which we enjoy and to consider how we may give pleasure to others. Indeed, it is better at all times to allow our thoughts to dwell upon the blessings rather than the adversities of life. As some one has said that is one of the true secrets of happiness. The man who is reasonably well, and is thankful for his health and rejoices in it, is much more apt to continue in its enjoyment than he who is dis posed to complain at every change of the weather. And so at tnis glorious season it is a most wholesome exer cise to "take stock" of all the bless ings of this life which we have re ceived during the year now drawing to a close, with a due sense of the mercies of the beneficent Giver of them all and with hearts unfeignedly thankful. And while we are enjoying the good things incicent to the season, let us not forget those less fortunately cir cumstanced. To quote the language of the Goldsboro Headlight, as we eu joy our family re-unions, made more delightful by dinner tables, decorated with chrysanthemums and roasted turkeys, and all thoughts of material comforts which make glad the heart of man and his countenance cheerful, let us do so with some thought for those who are in "trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adver sity." Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chain of disease is the worst of slavery. George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tells how such a slave was made free. He says: "My wife has beeu so helpless fur five years that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully im proved and able to do her own work.'' This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness", sleeplessness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents Sold by Dorsey Drug Co. The question comes on each Christmas morn To interrupt men's gentler mirth; "How can the blowing of a horn Assist in bringing peace to earth?" Washington Star. ARE YOU BAN K RU PT j health. constitution undermined by ex travagance in eating, by disre garding the laws of nature, or physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt's Liver Pills will cure you. For sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, maiaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills an absolute cure. A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS ISSUE. The Sunny South, Changed From a Weekly to a Monthly, Gets Out a Splendid Initial Number. Heretofore the field for magazines has been usurped by Northern publishers. The need of a first-class Southern maga zine, reflecting the best literary talent of the .South, has long been felt. The Sunny South, which for 25 years has been the only literary weekly printed in the Southern States, has been changed to a monthly magazine. Its first monthly edition, dated December, is a Chriftmas number and is a 36 page book printed in colors and hand somely illustrated. It contains the begin ning of a new story, "The Professor's Sa cret," by Mrs. Mary E. Bryan. "Little Dave" is a pathetic short story by Joel Chandler Harris, and many other eood things. From beginning to end it is filled with splendid original matter. The cover page carries a poem from Frank L. Stan ton beautifully illustrated. The magazine is $1.00 a year. If you subscribe at once the publishers will send you as a Christ mas present free and post paid a copv of Shakespeare's complete works. The book is an immense and beautiful edition. It contains 437 pages and over 50 elegant engravings. It is 8x12 inches and weighs over two pounds. It is printed (j splendid white paper and is bound in leatherette, a flexible binding, If you desire to see sample pages of the book showing some of the reading matter, the class of engravings, the kind of paper, etc., drop a line to the publishers and thev will immediately send samples to you. If you order and are displeased your money will be refunded. One dollar gets the magazine a year and Shakespeare free. Address, THE SUNNY SOUTH, Atlanta, Ga. The Kind You Have Always ?3 3 mMwm ture of Clias. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-god' are but Experiments, and endanger the health of Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA C'astoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothinpf Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opi'um, Morphine nor other Xarcotic ; -instance. Its ae is its guarantee. It destroys Worms av.il allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething- Troubles, cures Constipation iiv.tl Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Me Always Bought Hears tne In Use For Over 30 Years. TMC CCWT.UW tOWOT. TT MHWIT TOCCT. MCWTO.H CrTV. GO ONCE AND YOU WILL GO AGAIN. That is to Say if Vou Travel via the Old Bay Line, "The People's Popu lar Route," Between Baltimore, Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth. Tic- routes of the Old Hay Line nrli-r a delijihtfu! variety lo the travelerf'.-r busi ness or plertfure. They are replnt' w i I ii historic interest throughout, and ! ever varying marine pietureprosented by that great inland sea ChcsHwnke Hay males the trips, via the Hulrimon Steam Pneket Co's steamers to Old Point, Nor folk or Portsmouth, ut tractive in every sense of t he word. At all musnim of t lie year, winter us well ns Humtner, they tempt the tourist In this Southern latitude t he freezing: blasts of the North are tempered to i;Hiitl- breezes, and in summer the air from the ocean which sweeps over thesv bodies of water makes the tempera tu re deliciotisly cool and gives healthful vigor to the mind and body. Add to these features the comfort and luxury of the elegantly appointed vessels of the Old Hay Line, with their commodious stateroom and tempting cnisine, and one has all the requirements of p rfeet enjoyment. History unfold. its pages eveffhs the steamer leaves the new piers at Light Street. While in the har bor Fort MeHenry, memorable as the p'ace where the "Star Spangled Hanner" was written by tlin immortal Key, is seen, also Fort Carroll, now a torpedo ptation. The endless line i.f docks crowd ed with shipping from all parts of the world iu another interesting sight. The city itself is associates! with the South by many tender memories, and its beautiful parks, including grand old Druid Hill, monuments, public btiildingsand ancient edifices, well reward a visit of several days iu the Monumental City. Visitors from the North find the route of the Old Bay LinedowntheChesapeake theshortest and most desirable by far. The Alabama, Gkokuia or Tknxksskk leave Baltimore every evening, except Sunday, and make direct communication with the train from Boston. New York, Philadel phia, and other cities, and passengers leaving Baltimore in the evening have an opportunity to enjoy a good night's rest on these magnificent and commodious steamers, which are as prompt in their arrival and departure as railroad trains, and for fifty years have maintained a service which has been the admiration of the traveling public Passengers by the Old Bay Line arrive at Old Point Com fort in the 'morning in time to get a superb view of the fortress and hotels from the steamer. DESCRIPTION OF THE FLEET. THE ALABAMA. This is one of the largest and finest vessels ever built to ply on American waters. She is 2,0(10 tons and constructed of steel throughout. The Alabama is a new boat, being recently finished at the works of the Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Md. She has a powerful triple expansion engine, which sends her through the waters at the speed of a railroad train. The Alabama has accommodations for five hundred passengers, with over one hundred elegantly furnished staterooms. The boat is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and is constructed with water tight compartments, making her prac tically nonsinkable. The interior is artistically finished iu hardwoods, and decorated in white and gold. Like all the fleet of the Old Bay Line she is cfyti manded by a veteran navigator, and manned by a crew of capable officers and men. THE GEORGIA. This steamer, which is a sister boat to the Alabama on the route between Baltimore, Old Point aud Norfolk, is built of iron with a special view to strength and seaworthiness. She has a capacity for four hundred pas sengers, with giinery-five staterooms. Like the other steameratheGKonoiA con tains many rooms supplied with regular bedsteads, and is complete in all her ap pointments. She is richly decorated, and has a commodious saloon on her main deck. A special dynamo plant furnishes the illumination, and the boat is heated by 6team. THE TENNESSEE. This, the latest addition to the fleet, is one of the staunchest vessels in the Atlanlic coast service, She is built throughout of steel, is of the twin-screw pattern with triple expansion engines. Accommodations are provided for about three hundred passengers, a special feature being that all the staterooms are outside rooms. These, as well as the saloons, are fitted and furnished in excellent taste, aud an air of comfort and luxury pervades the whole ship. Electric lights, electric call bells, steam heat and all latest conven iences are to be found on this up-to-date model of the ship builders' art. Built under same rules as Alabama and Gkokgia, and rated No A 1 for twenty years. All of the vessels remind one of first class hotels, tha table service being of the best. Meals are nerved on the European plan. The menu includes all the deli cacies of the season, including fish, game and meats. A specialty is made of the cuisine which will please the most fastidious. THE WHAUVES OF THE COMPANY are second to none in the United States, no expense was spared in order to give to the public, both for passengers and freight, the most convenient location and most complete facilities that could be desired or furnished. The new wharves may he reached passengers from all parts of the city any street car line. by by The wharves are connected with the office building, across Light street, by an ornamental overhead bridge, by means of which passengers ca n go direct ly aboard the steamers. Now (ioth the callow youth prepare To show he madly loves. By s-nding to bis lady fair A Cluistnias box of gloves. But ah, relentless, cruel fate, The maiden is not .smitten, Anl, as she must reciprocate. She gives that youth the mitten. L. A. W. Bulletin. Bouarht has borne the siana. signature or The Best Washing Powder. Cleans Everything from Cellar to Garret. -S5jsr '4u$? rfW Good Things to Eat Christmas ! For Have just received a nice fresh line of Seeded Raisins, Cleaned Currants, Citron, Nuts, etc.. for Fruit Cakes. Also Apples, Florida Or anges. Malaga Grapes, Layer Raisins, Figs. Dates, &e. In fact, we have most anything you vnt that is GOOD TO FAT. Give us a trial and we guarantee prices to be all right. 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Henderson Gold Leaf (Henderson, N.C.)
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Dec. 21, 1899, edition 1
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