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THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF THURSDAY; JVIAY 20. 1909. The Gold Leak.! . editors as jurors. ESTABLISHED 1881. -BY THAD R. MANNING. THl'I'iSDAY, MAY 20, H0I. ('HAKi.fiTTi: is t lio most comspiru- I ous iluf-e 011 the niiip this w-k. - -. Ji ih;i; Connor Io'srirlit iii sur-fjt-ing the oflii-e of cours', lint Mr. Taft must not think to m1ik him to the ways of Republicanism ly his o do Tvvkntv divorce cases are pending in Forsyth Superior ourt. Think of it ! Who will say that the marriage tie is not entirely 1 n loose in this country? flow Kircnix may wait awhile until after the nomination of Judge Connor is confirmed lforc naming hi f accessor, hut he will he a Demo crat all right. Somi: of the liepuhlicaas are not pleased with the appoint merit of a Democrat to he judge of the Eastern district. Hut then some of them would not have been satisfied any wav. All of them could not he iudire. - A I'KKss dispatch from Cambridge, Mass., dated May 18th, .says: Charles William Eliot, at the age of 7.", laid aside today the robe of office which he has worn with so much lonor for 10 years as president of Harvard Cniversity and with char- icterMtie simplicity stepped back into private life. Tomorrow Abbott Lawrence Lowell will assume the of fice. Mi:. IioosKvr;rr is killing entirely too many lions and other kinds of critters in the wilds of Africa or else he has a most prolific liar in his press agent. At the rate he is reported to le bagging biggamehewill not leave enough for seed if he is not called off pretty soon. Three lions a t one shot or three lions at three shots in one Jay is going it, some'either way you read it. Or maybe it was three shots at one lion and the poor beast was tied and couldn't get awn v. Wi: respectfully HU'rcst that Hiohp Itepublicans who wish to .rimm.- Taft hold their wruth Murine his visit to North Carolina this week. Let me marc -iv the 'resi.Ient n, ! welcome as befit his great 1 a office. AlHoJet every court csv lie shown to Mr. Taft, the man. wie . is the niest 01 uih nunc, i tiarlotte ,s the partic ular host but all North Carolina will be at Charlot te in person or in spirit. A'eir.s ;uid Observer. This is well said and comiti" from the "rankest" Democratic paper in the State, the sentiment is all the more praiseworthy. In the case of Mr. Taft every courtesy and honor may be well bestowed in a dual nature for Taft. the man i.t T-.o tiii, l President. And they will. North Carolina is a gracious host at all times. AGAINST "UNWRITTEN LAW." In passing sentence upon Capt. Feter C. Ilains. Jr.. who roes to Sin.r Sing on an indefinite term of from eight to sixteen years for killing Wil liam E.Annis, who it was alleged had ruined his home. Judge (Jarretson said: "That any person mnv assume'to be judge and executioner for a real or fancied wrong done him by another, society cannot approve and the law does not sanction. Such a doctrine is abhorrent to all right-thinking men, and the practice of it is subver sive of modern civilization. In this cape the law of the State has been vindicated, and the claim to a right to mete out personal vengeance haH been again condemned. Further comment is needless. The result of this trial is its own best comment- While not exempt by law from jury ; service, editors are not usually caiiea ! on juries, probably for the reason I that the nature of their work pub I lishing accounts of cases might cause them to have formed opinions, There was an exception, however, in Durham this week when Editor Joe King, of the Herald, was called as a juror in a murder case. The defense had asked for the removal of the trial on account of unfavorable newspaper publicity and editorial paragraphs m Mr. King's paper, but notwitnscana inf this both sides accented theeditor as a juror. Statesville Landmark Mr. King is an intelligent man and an honest man, and was, therefore, better qualified for jury service than one who had no opinion or never "formed or expressed an opinion," as the lawyers put it, notwithstand ing any unfavorable newspaper pub licity in his or any other paper. Tt was creditable alike to the good nense of the lawyers'and the regard in which Mr. King is held as a fair minded and unprejudiced citizen that he was acceptable to both sides as a juror in this case. But we do not want the practice of catching editors on the iuries become too common. Mr. Taft Puts a Word Into Deed. Richmond Timcs-DiHpatch. The President's selection of Henry (Iraves Connor to fill the vacant Federal judgeship in North Carolina is a happy and hopeful thing. A broad-spirited act in itself, it is also rightly accepted as a sign and a pledge for the future.. Both before and since his election, Mr. Taft has repeatedly indicated that he intended to revolutionize the old administra tional regime in the South, and gen erally disinfect and chasten the dis credited Republican machine. An op portunity to make good these prom ises confronted him in this judship, and he has embraced it gallantly. The Raleigh News and Observer, a paper on the ground, and otherwise well qualified to know what it is talk ing about, thinks this "in many re spects the most remarkable appoint ment by a Republican President since Mr. Harrison named Mr. Jackson, of Tennessee. Democrat, a justice of the Supreme Court." Judge Connor will preside over the court of the Eastern District of North Carolina upon his merits. He is a man of high character and standing, of excellent parts and of wide legal experience both at the bar and on the liench. It might, of course, have been expected that a President with Mr. Taf t's ideals abou t the bench would be likely to select a man of this sort for an important judgeship. But Mr. Taft's own party happened not to yield such a man. and Judge Connor happened to be a Democrat noc a wobbly Democrat with an opportunist's proclivities to ward the Republican program and obviously eager to be converted, but a good old-fashioned Democrat who has remembered his affiliations .on past election days and is pretty sure to continue to do so in the future. The t riumph of the President's choice is that it mounted entirely above the party aspectof the issue and awarded the honor to the man who was wor thy of it. It may be, as some will say, that this is shwred politics, in that it will, undoubtedly, give the administration a better name for wisdom, justice and dignity than it has hitherto en joyed in North Carolina. But an im proved reputation is the fair and proper reward for better conduct, and Mr. Taft is more than welcome to all the applause that he wins in this way. If he continues to prove the sincerity of his many pledges for a squarer deal in the South, no intelligent Southerner will grudge him the enhanced popularity of his administration. The Hains Verdict. The Scramble for the Judgeship. The seramliefor the Eastern Fed eral judgeship lieing over II. E. C. Bryant writing from Washington to the Charlotte Chronicle gives the fol lowing reiminisience of the memor able contest : The fight has leeu a most interest ing one at times. Harry Skinner was the first man to enter the field. Soon after Judge Purnell died he came on to present his claims. Skinner was backed by many Democrats but E. C. Duncan, Republican national com mitteeman from North Carolina, did not want Skinner to have the place, and would not indorse him. For the first heat Duncan backed Judge Spen cer B. Adams, State chairman, but he wnseliminated by President Roose velt because of the fact that he was not a citizen of the Eastern district. Then Duncan turned to II. F.Seawell, who was appointed by Mr. Roosevelt Dut laileu ot confirmation. Others in the race were h. . Timberlake. of ake 1 orest T. T. Hicks, of Header. son. When Taft went in a number of new candidates appeared, among them Democrats. An intimation from the White House that a Demo crat might be considered brought forth telegrams, letters and messen gersall from "friends" of the various persons who might Ik? induced to take the place if it were offered. W. W. Clark, of Newbern: W. S. O'B. Robinson, and Iredell Meares.of AVil mington, and three more Republi cans, were mentioned. Later the campaign for Clark and Robinson became active. The names of George II. Brown, George Rountree. J. C. Biggs, Frank L. Fuller, W. B. Guthrie and others were suggested. Later Judge Connor was mentioned as fit. The list of availables grew and grew. Thomas Settle, a Westerner, was in the fight but his residence was not at the right place. The'eecond heat was full of candi dates but long before the finish the number considered dwindled to three Connor, Skinner and Hicks. Dun can, as a last stand, I am told, made a fight for Hicks, but the President had already made up his mind. Richmond TiineH-Dispntth. Thornton Hains was luckier than his unhappy brother. His trial came first, and it seems that he beguiled from the "unwritten law" plea ail the immunity that a Flushing panel of talesmen was willing to give his case. Popular opinion wasinclined to hold him more responsible for the killing of Annis than his brotner. Yet the surprises of jury verdicts did not end with his trial. Acquittal ou the ground of insanity or a disagreement had been confidently expected in the Captain's case. But the jury elected to describe his act as manslaughter, a palpable compromise between sym pathy and a desire to execute justice. macKstone s definition differentiates manslaughter from murder in that the former does not proceed from "malice prepense or deliberate." We fear that an examination of the tes timony would disclose little calcu lated to show that this killing in volved no deliberation. But some lenience on the part of these jurymen was natural enough, if not pardonable. If they gave the slayer the benefit of the doubt as to premeditation, they none the less registered a long step forward from the shameful weakness of other jury men in similar cases. They have re jected the unwritten law with a clear ness and emphasis which is decidedly refreshing. Beeause of the conspicu ousness of this trial, their verdict may set a wholesome precedent. It may mark thebeginningof areaction The North Carolina Judgeship. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. North Carolina Republicans may be sore at President Taft's appoint ment of Judge Connor, now a Demo cratic member of the State Supreme Court to the Federal judgeship re cently vacated by the death of Judge Pornell, but they really have no right to complain or to express sur prise. Addressing a Republican gathering at Greensboro in 1900, Mr. Taft, then a member of the Roosevelt Cabinet, made this deli ver ancef "In my judgment, the Republican party of North Carolina would be much stronger as a voting party if all the Federal offices were filled by Democrats. As long, how ever, as the Republican party in the Southern States shall represent little save a factional chase for offices, in which business men of substance in the commnnitv have no desire to enter, and in the result of which they have no interest, we may expect the present political conditions of the South to continue." In the light of this utterance, what could the G. 0. P. in Carolina have expected other than that which has happened? Mr. Taft is a loyal Re publican. He believes that his party in the State should be built up, and that the way to do it is to appoint Democrats to office. He is simply doing his duty to his party as he sees it. But it'is not surprising that the present office-holding contingent should not see it in that ngnt. ic is the offices they are after, and they want the division to be as short as p ossible. Exuerienced travellers have found great benefit bv taking with them a bottle of Dr. Seth Ahxold's Balsam. It cures illnen8 caused by impure water and sudden changes of climate. Warranted by Thomas Brothers and Melville Dorsey. Persons who suffer with Bright' Disease, Back Ache, or any Kidnev or Bladder Trouble can ne cured it tnev win taKe nLuui'huj BLOOD AND KIDNEY TABLETS, 50c a box, mailed by The Iiloodine Co., Inc., Bos ton. Mass. Sold by W.W.Parker, Special Agent. . This is "reach-out" year for the Gold Leaf and it should be for every business man and enterprise in Hen derson. We want to extend the trade imits of this town by many miles and many dollars. Will you lend us a helping hand in this good work? Listen at These Nanghty Boys. And will the Jlecord please tell us why it is especially interested in women who do not wear stockings? Raleigh Evening Times. Not interested at all; just never saw one of the kind. They all wear them up tfiis way. Don't they wear them down about Raleigh? Greens boro Record. No. They wear them "up" here, too. Durham Sim. They wear them "out" here. Hen derson Gold Leaf. They wear them the usual length (of time) here. Rockingham Anglo Saxon. CERTAIN RESULTS. Many a Henderson Citizen Knows How Sure They Are. Nothing uncertain about the work of Doan's Kidney Pills in Henderson. There is plenty of positive proof of this in the testimony of citizens. Sach evi dence should convince the most skeptical doubter. Read the following statement: Eugene Thorne. Adams Avenue, Hen derson, N. C, says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills and " can say that they proved of more benefit to me, than any other remedy I had previously taken. For years I was a victim of kidney trouble, the priucipal symptom being a constant backache, coupled with dis tressing pains across my loins. On some occasions, I was unable to stand ou my feet for over twenty minutes at a time, for if I did so, my back would ache intensely. I could not rest and as a re sult for the loss of sleep, was tired and languid during the day. The kidney secretions were very unnatural and scanty and believing this to be an evi dence that my kidneys were at fault, I tried severai kidney remedies. I found only slight relief however until I took Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the Kerner-MacNair Co's drug store. They cured me entirely and since then I have been in excellent health and without a sign of my former trouble. I have often recommened Doan's Kidney Pills and I know of several cases in which they have been used with great benefit." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. Why should the Indian head be re moved from the copper cent? What excuse is there for it except that a certain fussy official cannot restrain his passion for meddling with things that had better be left as they are? The Medicinal Value of Whiskey is admitted by the highest medical authorities. Indeed for many slight disorders it is a safe and certain cure. But to be effective, it must be the genuine, pure, natural article like THE PURE FOOD Whiskey SUNNY BROOK is unsurpassed as a wholesome pleasant stimulant or an invigorating healthful tonic. Every drop is distilled, (tea and bottled under the direct supervision of U. S. Government Inspectors and its absolute purity and mellowness make its use perfectly safe and free from harmful effects. The "Green Government Stamp'! over the cork of each bottle states the correct age, proof and quantity 4 SUNNY BROOK DISTILLERY CO.. Jefferson Co., Ky. FULL QUARTS$ BY EXPRESS PREPAID From any of the following Distributors: H. CLARKE & SONS, Inc , Richmond, Va. PHIL. G. KELLY CO., Inc , Richmond, Va. 5 SHIPPED IN PLAIN BOXES. SEND REMITTANCE WITH YOUR ORDER. J NO GOODS SHIPPED C. 0. D. Phone No. 8o THE SECRET OF HOUSE PAINTING is solved by usinjr the lest paint and by buying a fine quality brush to lay it on with at this store. How can yu expect to put on a coat' of var nish, paint or any finish smoothly or evenly unless you have a good quality of finish and a good brush. You can pot everything: you need in this line of J. S. POYTHRESS whose end will be the final collapse of the "hijrher" law as a justification for murder. Meantime this iurv has voiced the law's repugnance to pri vate vengence. As to Captain Hains assmuinr that he is responsible, he nas little cause to complain, even though he comes oat of this miser able mess less well off than his sing ularly tortunate brother. A term in prison is mild enousrh nunishment for such a crime as his. On the other hand, if lie is not responsible, his act avenged nothiug; and vindicated nothing;. Catarrh Cannot be Cured With LOCAL APPICATI0XS. as they can not reach the eeat of the dieeaae. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional diaeaee. and in order to cure it yon most take internal re medies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, com posed with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredient is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for eontipatlon. RV. JONES fii' lliill mF fine Old Whiskeys 1 Ml , M I r I iSY e All Goods Sjl We are D Spry Uirect to row. jl all express charges Orders Promptly Filled Guaranteed Under the National Pure Food .Laws tilers. Our Whiskeys are art'tl properly. We ship sumer. etter sroods ana quicker f-h,pmeuts. We prepay and ship in p!z:n packages. Pes Gallos. OldR. W. Jones Corn Whiskey (8 Years Old. Old R. W. Jones Corn Whiskey (4 Years Old) Old R. W. Jones Corn Whiskey (2 Years Old) Corn Whiskey .... one-half gallon $1.50 Corn Whiskey, 2 Gallons . Corn Whiskey, 3 Gallons . Corn Whiskey, 4 GaHons, Old Velvet Rye Whiskey (4 Years Old) Mountain Rye (2 Years Old) Kentucky Bell (8 Years Old) . Apple Brandy (3 Years Old) Rose Valley Rye (4 quarts) $4.50 $6.50 $8.50 $3.50 2.75 .50 4.00 2.75 5.00 3.00 4.o0 Write for complete price list on all gTades of Whiskeys, Brandies, Gins, Eto. liemit money or express order. Send us a trial order. You ill get the quality. CLARKSV1LLE WHISKEY HOUSE C l-ARKSVILLK, VA. THE SNAPPIEST LINE OF OXFORDS EVER SHOWN IN HENDERSON! is the opinion expressed by expert judges. We are confident that the magnificent exhibit we now have ready for our customers will receive your strongest commenda tion. A very cordially invitation is given you to come in and exam ine our superb lines. Boyden, Tilt and Snow Shoes for Men. $3.50 to $6.00. Zeigler, Godman, Harrisburg Shoes Ladies $1.50 to $4.00. These assortments are rich in the many new styles in demand for Spring. Your earliest attention is called to the exceptional values we present in Suede, Wine, Tan, Vice Kid and Patents. il WATKINS, WORLD BEATERS That is really what our FOUN TAIN DRINKS ARE. Each flavor has its distinct pleasure. The purity of the beverage sold at our fountain recommend them to all hence the popularity of "the place on the corner" as a resort for seasonable and refreshing drinks of all kinds. Our glasses, syrup receptacles and counters are kept scrupulously clean. This is an aid to enjoyment. PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY. Pure drugs and chemicals used onlv, and all work carefullv and ac eurately compounded. KERNER-MCNAIR CO, DRUGGISTS. The Whittcn Grocery Co. New Store RIew (Goods We have opened a Fancy Grocery Store at W. T. Whit ten & Co.'s old stand, and have a nice line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES ail RIew and Fresh and our prices are just right. Send us your orders and we will give you the best goods on the market. tie mm B IT PHONE 45 BRYANT. She Plasterer All who need MASON WORK done will do well to call on or write to JAMES M. BRYANT, Henderson, N. C. Kodol for Dvspepoia Digests what you eat. Two Absolute Essentials for those who ha ve a lawn and flower beds, whet her at an extensivecountry place or a small suburban home, are the right kind of a lawn mower and serviceable garden hose. If you get the kinds sold by Watkins Hard ware Company you will not be wast ing your money, but will own an easy running mower and hose that is made to last, and to stand all the pressure you can put it to. Wattkins Hardware Co (Reta.il Department.) SAMUEL WATKINS, Jr., Manager. Your. Money Back if the Article Doesn't Suit. SEE GDIJIHL ART ID S A TIE Efl (D KT IE Y I A, it THE STORE OF QUALITY. 99 BISHOP GALLOWAY DEAD. lost Prominent of the Bishops of riethodlst Episcopal Churchr South, Passes Away After a Brief Illness of Pneumonia. Jackson, Miss., May 12. Itishoj, Charles B. Galloway, of the Metho dist Episcopal Church. South, ditlof pneumonia at his home here at r o'clock this morning. Bishop Galloway, Mississippi'., most distinguished divine and lxst known publicist, for the last twenty years held rank among the greatest pulpit orators of America. His ill ness, of several days' duration, w.u a mild form of pneumonia, compli cated with heart trouble. The Bishop was taken ill last Fri day en route from Nashville, when' he had attended the annual session of the college of bishops. No alarm over his condition was felt until Mon day night, when pneumo.da devel oped in one lung. Tht patient gnw worse rapidly. During the final U hours he was unconscious. Bishop Galloway was possibly th most prominent of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He was born at Kosciusko, Mis., September 1,1849, and graduated in 1368 from the University of Missis sippi. The degree of doctor of la ws was later conferred upon him by the Northwestern University and by Tu lane University. He entered the ministry in 18G9. Bishop Galloway's writing covered a wider range, perhaps, than those of any other person connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, and he traveled extensively. For a number of years he took an aV tive interest in the prohibition t am paign in Mississippi and other South ern States. He was president of t he board of education of the Metlunlist Episcopal Church, South; president of the board of trustees of Millsaps College and Vanderbilt University and was a member of the board of trustees of the John F. Slater Fund. DeVitt' Littl Early Kior. tb fiim.nn little liver pilln, email, gentle and eure. Sold by all drnggiste. Inter-State Fiddlers' Contest. Masters of the fiddle and the bow will gather from Virginia, Tennessee, South and North Carolina at the Great Auditorium Buildinjr in Greens boro, N. C, Saturday evening, June ", and hold an old time fiddlers' con test, which same will be a musical event long to le rememltered. The music on this occasion will not be the brand which obtains at the Metropolitan or the Manhattan Opera House in New York but the genuine folk lore melodies Huch as "Arkansas Traveller;" "Forked Deer;" "Natchez- under - the - Hill ;" "Home, Sweet Home," etc. About two hundred contestants are expected. Delegations from nearly every town in the four States have signified their intention of com ing to Greensboro with their faith pinned to some local fiddler of treat skill. A lone list of prizes lias Wen ar ranged. The committee in lmrge also announces that United States Senator "Bob" Tavlor of Ten I lessee is expected and before the contest he will deliver his famous lecture "The Fiddle and the Bow." ( ome mxf fetch your fiddle. Fiddlers should make applieat inn for free transportation to HeWr Mc Donald, Greensboro, N. C, at onee THE LADIES' STORE. ( NEW LINE OF- j NORMANDY VAL LACe AND ! GAUZE HOSE Everything In Women's ! ? Wearing Apparel. S DRESS GOODS AND UNDERWEAR. KIRS. MISSILLIER. S o !GE o o o o o New Meat Market. 1 have opened a MEAT MARKET in th Looghlin building, iutokh the ntr--t from the old Diepeniiary. and rmjie tfullv eoh it attbare of tbe pnbl'e patromitf. Will h.iv n expert cutter In charge rnl purpow nt nil timeato furniHh my ciintoni- iut " ut to be hd in the hoe of tre!i wnr i kinds. Prompt attention to all orlr. Phone 359 F. GEORGE R. IVEY. If It's Dorsey's It's Good! LEATHER WING BATS ixdicati: SPRING TIME. They have been Seen. Signs of Spring indicate time to garden. I have a fall line of GARDEN SEEDS of several growers. Come and git them. Field Seeds received every few days. Spring time mean general clean ing op. I have every kind of Soap from floor cottring to the fluent toilet and bath. If you need Paint or wall and floor finish, I hare it. Still ahead of all is my f took of Drugs and Dranflsts Sun dries. My specialty is the filling of pre scriptions; many years of active experience makes me know what to do. Very respectfully, MELVILLE DORSEY, WMesale aid Retail Draiist.
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