He does not pretend to compete in
general news and miscellauy with the
big city dailies. Shall he, then, be
obliged to subject his local adverti
sers to the competition of the big city
lirais a competition which they are
seldom able to endure? The local ad
vertisers alone are able to decide this
question. What is for the best inter
ests of the local merchants is for the
best interests of the publisher. If he
is given the patronage of the local
advertisers which should be accorded
him, he will have no occasion to look
to the city advertisers to till his adver
tising cohimus. The local advertisers
should sive him their support, that he
may extend to them the protection and
loyalty he asks for himself, as local
institutions, which are doing the best
within their limits. Kxi-Jmu,je.
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAP
DEATH OF nRS. JAS. H. LASSITER.
A Godly Woman and Active Church
Worker Suddenly Passes Away.
The announcement on Sunday of the
death of Mrs. James II. Lassiter was a
great shock to the community. Such
painful intelligence was totally unex
pected even by her most intimate
friends. She had not been well since
Thursday and the doctor had been
with her. But she was thought to be
getting on very well and had been out
visiting in the meau time. Sunday
morning there was nothing in her con
dition to indicate that the dread mes
senger was so near at hand and Mr.
Lassiter attended church as usual.
Soon after he returned Mrs. Lassiter
was suddenly taken worse and died at
a quarter past 1 o'clock.
