o Cents a Copy. She iTcivton (Ontcrinljic, rrr.i-isiiHi) i:vi:i;y Saturday, 11Y r.KOUCrTC A. WAULICK. TI'.UMS : $2.00 l.O'l h-. ------ ;j (V, V.Mr, S 111 n t ! i - J'.ir.v " n v r i ? '. v rx a n r i x( :. I'.i i.i'.m'us who make up clubs of teu, an es v wiil lo SOllt tlVO. tr.. A I V H !1T I S I X ( 11 A T ES 1 in. . 2 in. 3 in. I j iol. J rol. lcol. 4 iM 2 "i I $5 00 I .; 00 10 14 I ' 1 .VI ,' 00 j 4 00 j S 00 13 I IS 2 ro 3 ."0 I 00 9 no H 22 2 2 4.00 j i i.O 10 00 18 2(i 3 00 (i 00 I 111 00 14 Oil 2" 4."i 4 oo , s oo i 12 oo is oo ;;o 50 7 00 12 00 Hi 00 2ti 00 4." 80 Kl 00 j l. 00 I 20 00 33 00 t;o loo 12 ' Yoirlx" ;i.lviTtisompiit!i changed quarterly if ikvsir e 1. 'fr.ini'nt advertisements payable in a.lvam-e. Ycir'.v advertisement- semi-anually in advance. V Ivi'i twi'iii' nts diseontimied before tlio tune con tr'i i t'H- li.n expire. 1, eluir-cd transient rates tot t time aetti.t'ir published. iivrti-e:u.'n: inserted in local column, charged f ;: -me tents ju-r line, unless otberwi.se Coa-t:-.. ': ! a h erri-.'nient considered less than a square. A ; .;v" all letters, "TJIK ENTERPRISE," XKwrox, x. c. Ko-rs :iu! TIioius. 11. II. STODD.Vl'I). The vonng child Jesus had a garden Full of roses, rare and red ; And thin e a day lie watered them, To make a garland for His head. When they were full-Mown in the garden, lie call'-c1 the Jewish children there, An! eaih did pluck himself a rose, Until they stripped the gaiden hare. ,-An 1 now how will you make your garland l-r not a rose your pith adorns." Tut you forget," He answers tLcm, "That you have left me still the thorns." Tiny took the thorns and made a garland, And placed it on his shining head ! And where the roses should have shown Wtie little drops of blood instead. The Girl Graduate. She was a school-girl graduate, With school-giils used to play ; She ft her sheep-skin and a great J!ig ('0-ci nt bouquet. Wh'n she went homelier dear mamma y.i t her with a pleasant look, Ar.l said, "Now, Mary Ann, bile in And take my place as cook." I'.ut Mary Ann popped up it nose And said, "Mamma, I wont. What ! L'oine right out of school and cook ! You Let your socks I don't." That anxious, overbearing ma, hike any mother should, Hit Mary Ann beneath the ear With a great big stick of wood. So r.ow that school-girl graduate, With pleasure in her eye, Can cook a steak or wash a shirt ( i make a di.-h-rag ily. Her mother 'aught her what it was To 1- a 1 it useful life. '1 in re 're forty chaps a running there. Kadi wants her lor his cook. ODSEICVA'E'IO.XS. An Tiih drummer, who now and then in- 'lul-f.ii in a no"'in of poteen, was accosted hy tin; l t vicwiii'' general : "Wliat makes yo;.r ii-.su s-i i.ar -i.aze ycr noiior, "T" . ,f,t i 1.. .it 1 always 0iun wnen 1 si-ah.o 10 a. gui- f ral .jtliet.r." "I novr did see such a wind and such a .K!'irui," s;iid a man in a cofT-e-roorn. "And lniy. sir," inquired a would-bo wit, "since you saw the wind and tho storm, what might Hit ir co :r bo?" "Tho wind blew and the H'nm 10-e," was the read- rejoinder. A D.-nver eWvman. on receipt of thc ! 'U:u half-fare pass, wrote to the superinlend (!t : "Can you not embrace my wife also V To which tho roilroad man said ho did not know, hut be would liko to seethe clergy -Jiiiiu's wife first., as he was rather fastidious. '1 in re was a young girl of Cin-snatler, V Iiu f,f 'I'ViMTiinu'a miNi'n had a smut.ter. o j And she bawled so by night and bawled so by day, That the neighbors subscribed and sent her away 1o Kurone to finish h.er smatter. Teath Bed liitials. Wiif.klixo, W. Va.. June 5. Sever 'd weeks ago a uy was appointed for tle nuptials of Mr. Ed. Coer, of this place, to Miss Aggie Caldwell, but ere the day arrived, the 3oung lady was Mneken down with t3phoid fever, atid Mitreiing a relapse, she was informed yt'sterda3' morning that she could not !ivr Qt. .1 ii ,i 1 I...f...,il. 3iiu riijiu'sieu .null nei uiuiuir -'! should be called, together with a (yard and struck him in the neighbor- j from my mind the thoughts 01 sor liiinist.M. ,.f n. n, '..,.1 ,i it,, ,iei.,o- I nf funr-hundred lashes, the bov I row and bitter recollections?" And " "-- -Jl lJ V V'llj C-i Uiv J f irl was soon united to her lover, only to he disunited a few hours later by death. Tho mcalancholy occurrence has cast a profound gloom over the t'titirc com mu 11 it 3', as both are of our aristocratic and wealthy families, "d the death of tho young lady has ('aused a feeling of sorrow that will luko months to dispel. Mow the "Jevil" Fooled the Sloss. Rcisdville Times. Ahc Fulkins entered as an appren tice, or '-devil" if you will, in the Mil ton Chronicle office. Abe soon got flashy and was really sprightly and handsome as he grew into his teens and sported good clothes. Right across, just opposite the window he worked, was a house of beautiful girls. Abe was dead mashed with the 3011 ng est. Jle worked side by side with his boss. Jle got into a fearful habit of tucking his head to one side and gaz ing down into the w box. So much so that the editor asked him one day, ''Does the light hurt your 030, Abram ?" But he said it didn't, that he only did hfo head that way to give himself a fresh start and set t3pe fast er. But the editor set out of his case one day and he found a piece of look ing glass neatl3 fitted in the w box, into which Abe peeped wilh one 030 and saw the image of his girl at the opposite window. The case was mov ed far across the room. Strasbourg's Clock Outdone. A wonderful clock, said to be supe rior in mechanism and the variet3 its performances to the famed Stras bourg astronomical and apostolic clock, has been placed on exhibition in Tammany Hall, and for a considerable lime will remain therefor the inspec tion of the public. This clock was constructed at .Detroit by Prof. Felix Meiers, a gentleman who has devoted his entire life to the studv of astrono 1113 and mechanics. Jt is called the American national astronomical clock, and it is probably the most complex and ingenious horological work that the hand of man has ever produced. The clock is eighteen feet high, eight feet wide and five feet deep, and weighs 4,000 pounds. Jt is wound once in twelve dt's, and is run ly weights of 700 pounds. Jt shows the local time in hours, minutes and sec onds, and the time of thirteen other citievof the world, among which are Washington, San Francisco, Mel bourne, Pekin, Cairo, Constantinople, St. Petersburg, London, Berlin, Paris. It also denotes the movements of the planets, and measures their move ments ly seasons, 3-ears and cycles for 200 3-cars, including leap 3-ears. Con cealed in its interior is a music box, which plays when Death strikes each hour. At the sane moment the figure of Washington, sealed in a chair be neath a eanop, rises to his fee,t, hold ing the declaration of independence in his right hand. A liveried servant sit ting at the right hand also rises and ! ononsn door, throu-di which come all the Presidents of the United States. who march in review before the efligy . . - .. nf Wash n "ton. saluting inm as lliev tin ,vi,.1ww.n !i pa sappears I through a door 011 thc opposite side ot I the platform, which is opened and closed by a servant in gorgeous lively. ! The likenesses of these figures, in elud ! ing President Hayes, who is in the rear, are said to be excellent. As soon as the door is dosed, the figure of Washington resumes its chair of state, and all is quiet until the hammer of Death again sounds the hour on the gong, when the extraordinary scene is repeated. The quarter-hours are struck ly an infant, the half hours ly ; a youth, and the three quai lei 6 oy a j man. The S uth Church, Boston, has j 0fferCd $45,000 for the clock the price 1.1 .1 A I of which is 50,000. On Saturday last the woman in the case put in an appearance in Sumter, S. C, and the man disappeared in jail. Ellison Hampton, a colored man. living within twenty miles of Sumter Court. House, beat his son (a youth of ten years) to death wilh a j leather thong. He first beat him un- .:i 1.: , wi with n switeh and 111 1113 ill m " - v " " - then tied him up to a slake in his j v' - 7 i expiring under the lash. It seems that Ellison had been married twice, this biy being the child of his first wife, who is still living. On this occa sion lhe wrath of the father was evoked ty the 1103 having gone to see his mother. Ellison has been arrest ed and is now in jail charged with murder. To Gir!s. xsow that 3-011 are being courted, 3ou think, of course, it is all very well, ' ana uwninen.cer when you get mar-' ried. But it won't. He thinks he's j I. ! . coins to keen on this hbdi oitch i of lov love all the time. 'But he won't. I e doesn't know himself and you ; n't know him Tt cn,rt Lki T t mi i Know nun. it cant last, it: He doi must cool down. When he sees you ; Ames a day as he wants to, as many umes a a ay as lie wants to, and maybe more; when he sees 30111- J head done up regularly every morn-: -.uni-mu ni ui one ing in curl papers and the bloom is all de,ele u county in the dis offihe rve- when vnnv l.nmo ni?n trict' ou credentials, on organization a good deal of wash tub, cradle and cook stoves, he won't stand for one x n,mmiuas M,on rcI"rieu anu hour in front of thc house out in the Cul R B' Means ''Carru8 county cold watching your light in your win-1 was recommended as permanent, pres dow. He'll be'thinkim- rather of get-! i,ie,lla,ld tlie representatives of the ting out of the house. Young woman : l)mS I'ent, were requested to act .1 i....1 as secretaries. m'jiiu;i una iuui imiiji ;us long ;i.s 3 ou can. Let well enough alone. A court ship in hand is worth two marriages in the bush. Don't many till Christ mas after next. To Cure Tits of Sneezing. Exehange. A friend informs us that the most instantaneous and sure cure for fits of sneezing is to be found in plugging the nostrils with cotton-wool. lie has tried it repeated, and it has never et failed to alla3 the fit. In his own language, he sa3s : "Again and again I tested the efficacy of this simple rem cd3 alwaN s with the same result. How ever near J was to a sneeze, the intro duction of the pledgets slopped it at once. Xor was there aty inconvien iencc from their presence, making them sufficient firm not to tickle, and 3et leaving them sufficient! loose to easil3 breathe through." This is reall worth knowing, for incessant sneezing is among the greatest of smaller ills, and it seems onlv a ra tional conclusion to hope that in this simple plan we have the most efficient remed3 against one of the most dis tressing s3mptoms of hay fever. A Very Smart Girl. Toledo has a smart girl. Her fa ther and mother were living pleasant ly together, and she suspected noth ing wrong in their relations till one da3, on receiving a bundle wrapped in an obscure Indiana paper, she dis covered an advertisement of an appli cation for divorce signed with her fa- rther's name. She promptly started on a visit to a friend in Indianapolis, from which point she made an excur sion into the count3 in which the no tice was published. Here she found that her father had been divorced. Coming straight home, she informed i lim of her discovery, when the "oid man coniesseo, sai l ne was asnameo of himself, and anxious to make it all right with her mother. "You mul not go .to mamma yet," said the girl : , n t 1 1 11 "1 do not want her to know tin; paiu-'(!" lallot, 14 , , 'I 7t h liallot, 1 1 ful truth. ' Fortunately the twenty-1 s, j 1; t n was close at hand, and the girl arranged a silver wedding, to which the minister who first married Un couple was invited, and he pronoun ced the eeremoiy that made them again man and wife. The mother's rival was present ly the veiy urgent request of the daughter, and when it was all over the latter took the fair offender into a corner and whispered to her, ' papa and mamma are mar - ried again as fast as lhe law can make it. Whether the truth is ever known depends on 3ou. Papa will never tell it, and I am sure I never shall. But it docs seem to me, dear, that some other climate would suit 30111 consti tution belter than this."' If the man who marries that girl ever gets a di vorce, he won't want to come slobber ing around much afterwards. A sad-looking man went into a i druy store. "Can you give me,' he j J- j asked, "something that will drive ! lhe druggist nodded, and put him up j a little dose of quinine and worm- 1 a .ft wood and rhubarb and cpsom sails and a dash of castor oil and gave it to him; and for six months tho man couldn't think of nn3thing in the world except new schemes for getting the taste out of his mouth. jTSie Uockin;;!ium District C011- I vemioii. RrTorted for the Kaleigh News. I hA I lit rt-i n.n.il .. v. ...- t- 4 1. I r 1 i t t v . . 1 .u,,,,,,,,,,,,, m 1 Gl 1' congressional -tnct, met to-day :in" :Ul 1,10 r(q" the executive committee of the (list rict, Cd. II. T. ,tnnct- ( hairman, called M r. A. C. I ' reeman. of Stanly, to the chair tern- .. . ' i r" " 4"u u.u mcmue lho I'0S! Icsent to act as secreta- ( . j . and on resolutions, were ordered. rpi , . i . j Col. Means made a short, stirring and patriotic address. The committee on resolutions re ported tho following, which was adopted unanimous and with enthu siasm : R'solce.l, That it is the dut3 of ev ery Democrat in this eventful 3ear to support the nominees of 'the parly in eveiy contest. National, State, district and count ", for the reason that the safe 13 of free institutions ami civil lib- j erty are involved in the contest, and j that all Independents are enemies to the principles we uphold, and should be treated as disorganizes and ene mies of the principles and men we support. It was then announced that the convention was ready to receive nomi nations. Gen. A. J. Pargan placed in nomi nation Col. II. T. Bennett, of Anson. W. J. Montgomeiy, of Cabarrus, named Clement Dowd, of Mecklen burg., Will G. Bul khead, of Catawba, the name of M. L. McCorkle, of Catawba. B. C. Cobb, of Lincoln, the name of Col. John F. Hoke, of Lincoln. C. E. Gri-r. of Mecklenburg, the name of Col. Win. .Johnson, of Char- lotte. J. M. Brown, of Montgomery, the name of Col. W. L. Steele, of Bich- mond. F. A. Mt-Xeill, of Robeson, the name of A. F. Rowland, of Bobeson. Each of these names was niesented -------- i - in lively ami interesting speeches, sec- onded with spirited speeches b3 friends of the gentlemen. On motion the balloting proceeded with the following result : " t; i " y r c X ST c- "T" o - - c o - 2 ? 'a . a ? P If list Fallot, IG 3S 39 17 23 21 19 ; -Id T.allot, 17 37 39 17 23 21 19 : 31 Uallot, 11 38 39 22 23 21 19 I 4th J'.aHot, 11 37 39 23 23 21 19 : ;h liallot, 31 37 41 19 23 19 ' f!h liallot, 14 37 40 19 23 40 7th liallot, U 37 40 22 23 40 j Si h liallot, 1 1 3 7 4S 9 23 1 40 I 9rh liallot, 11 3(5 4S 10 23 2-3 19 ' 10th liallot, 11 60 49 10 3 19 i llth li.tilot, :,'J 62 32 19 I 12th liallot, 81 79 10 i 13th liallot, o3 74 2fi 23 j 14th liallot, 1 2d 77 48 19 j 10 ih Ballot, 1 42 99 9 21 c. After the llth ballot Mr. Cobb offered the name of Maj. B. W. A. Graham, of Lincoln 00111113-, as a com- promise candidate. On the 15th ballot Maj. C Dowd, of Mecklenburg, was nominated amid j wild shouts of applause, The chair announced lhat thc clce-, Blaine when Blaine refused to take a come back to me! Even if I hear that tion of I wo delegates lo the. Cincinnati ! dollar of tho salaiy-gi ab, which Gar- V"U ever tell anybod3 that 3-011 were convention, and two alternates, and j fje( both voted for and clutched ? married to me I'll bty a shot gun and also an elector for theCth district, was j When has Blaine been convicted of hunt for 3-ou !' in order. j selling his vote for 5.000 ? The husband sneaked out of doors Col. Jjennctt was chosen hy accla- j Certainly if the Jiepublicans were and down the street, and the wife, mation elector. Bobt. L. Steele, of honest in their search for a pure can- having the "docs" in her pocket, walk Richmond, and Col. Paul B. Means ,li,late, they did not find him in Gar- ed lhe other way, muttering to her, were elected delegates to Cincinnati j fiVId. ;self: unanimously. (ieo. Wilson, of Mecklenburg, and W. Foster r renc h, of liobeson, were , - , , , ,. , elected ly acclamation as alternates, r, 1 ... r..i n . ji aj. jouu anu Ksui. jk-iiihu vri c i invited lo address the convention The3 appeared, and it is useless to sa3 lhat their speeches were in every way worthy of these patriotic gentle men. The various delegations were dern- onstrative in their zeal for their favor ile candidate, but the very best of feel ing prevailed throughout, and the most allers take it, without clapper- kicked it across the room and wrath body adjourned confident of the sue-j ing all da3 about it, as some people fully exclaimed : "GoramitzlohalifUx cess which awaits their candidate. j do." . ( witz." A word in season, if it is the right ' word, regarding moths, will be equiv- 1 alonl jn uliIity to lh(J oI(J aJa ..A stUch fn time Paves riine All ob. scure student of economic housewife-j ,y wIlQ has altenliveIj rCgan!ed for a Rerie8 of Jcars the action of different . , , i . , vegetable- substances on tho life and h(j desslniclion of insecl.s 1)as diseov - ereJ thc proper fo0( for lhe cree,v Cred the proper food for the greedy moth, all mouth. It is cheaper than camphor or tobacco, has no smell, ami is alwa3s available. A pound or two or three of black pepper, read3 pul - vcrized for table use, scattered freey among 3our furs and woolens, can easity be shaken all out in the autumn ly some hand, willing and happ3 to be hired to sneeze, and the garments will be found uninjured. Glas Millstones. The idea of conslructin- millstones of glass is said to have originated from the observation that the finest flour was produced 03- those mill stones which have the most glassy texture : from this observation came !in PviiPi'impnt. wliir-b rlcmnnvt ivi t tt : ., . - r 1 1 1 that pieces of glass combined in the , , , , - same way as the r rench buhr, and sun- ., , . . uary grooveu on ineir suriaces, gave better results in i-rindinj than the buhr i mMstone. The oulcome of lhe gut. cessful experiment was the invention of the glass millstones now used in Germaiy with much satisfaction. .Respecting their special merits the3 grind easity- and do not heat the flour as much as is the case with the French buhr stone. In rrindinr rrist they run perfectly cold. In making these stones, the glass is cast in blocks of suitable size ami shape, joined with cement in the same way as the French b 11 hrs, dressed and farrow cut with picks and pointed hammer. Garfield the Candidate Washington Post. The nomination of James A. Gar field as the Republican parly will ipiickly discover, is a terrible mistake, : and one from which there is no recov, j eiy. There was not a candidate vo - j ted for ly the Chicago convention ! who would have been so weak save and accept Grant. There is nothing lhat could have been said against Blaine lhat cannot be said .igainsi ! Garfield, while, as a leader with now- j - ' or to inspire enthusiasm and herc ulean endeavor, Blaine is so greally his s;i- pcrior as not to be mentioned in the same connection. The Republican parly has been in C i angiy contention for nearly two weeks and the result is Garfield. j '-What will you want of me, then ?" Garfield the sahuy grabber. j "Want of 3-ou? W!y, 1 want to Garfield the proven beneficiaiy of ; clear 1113 character! All our neigh the Credit Mobilier swindle. i bors sa3 that 3011 ran awa3 from Garfield who sold himself to the ' me, and sonic pit3 me and some laugh. I)e-Golyer paying company for the ' You run away from me! Why, 3-011 pitiful sum of -S5. 000. low-down corner loafer, you couldn't Garfield the assassin of Filz John run away from aiylhing but a spado P,rter. Garfield the nnlp nroteclionist. It! Garfield a man with lhe voice of a lion, and lhe heart of a sheep irreso- lute in purpose and with a record1 stained in eveiy page. How can he be held lo be purer j than Jjlaine, when a Republican inve ; ligaling c-nnmittee exculpated Mi Blaine from all participation in the Credit Mobilier swindle, and yet fast- j cnC(j it squarey upon Garfield ? How can he be sustained above ! He had one son hung, another at 1 1 with a ehromo peddler and hisdaugh- ! ! i tcr was a waiter girl in a dive, "llavc you aiy family ?" he was asked by a fellow passenger. "Xne to speak of," was the prompt retort. 15 When I goes a shopping," said an old lady, I allers ask for what I wants, ! and if the3 have it, and it is suitable, and 1 feel inclined to biy it, and it is cheap, and can't be got for less, I A Picture of GarScid. Gen. Garfield, the Bcpublic:in can- j didatc for president of the United ; States, has five children living, and has j lost two who died in infarTcv. Tho two older boiJ 1 1 any and James, ! are now at school in New Hampshire! Marv, or Molly, as everybodv calls , , , ", . " , . , ; her, is a handsome, rosy cheeked nrl ! of about 12. The two younger boys i are Irwin and Abram. The general's I mother is still living and has Ion" j been a member of his famiy. She is ' an intelligent, energetic old lady, with 1 a clear head and a strong will, who i keeps well posted in the news of the ! da3 and is veiy proud of her son's career, though more liberal of criti cism than praise. In person General Garfield is six feet high, broad-shouldered and si ran gl 3- built. He has an unusually" large- head, that seems to be three fourths forehead ; light brown hair and beard. large, light blue eyes, a prom inent nose and full cheeks. lie dress es plainly is fond of broad-brimmed slouch hats and stout boots, eats heartiy, cares nothing for luxurious i living, is thoroughly temperate m all i . . ! respects save in that of brain-work, , . . . . , and is devoted to his wife and chil- dren, and veiy fond of his countiy. home. A Runaway Husband. One da3 last week a man residing in East Toledo, O., skipped from his family and brought up in Detroit. His wife got a clue to his wherea bouts and came on after him, and 3es- 1 terday she had an interview with him 1 .u the Central Station, where he had j beoa run - far tho pUrp0se. She j haJ no le.irs to shcd 0u lhe conlra. ry he;. h.iv had a fighting bang, and j SOun as sLe could get her breath ..he began. -So, you miserable little apolog3' for a human being, 3-ou skipped out, did 3-011 ? Xo replv. "After I had washed and scrubbed and sewed for nearly tweni3 3-ears to j support 3011 3ou got tired of your fam- iy, did 3011? Our st3Ie of living j wasn t ton3 enough to suit you, and 3011 wanted a diamond pin and a : cane 1" ! 'Sa3 I-ucy, I'm sorry," he mum- j bled. j j --Well, I ain't !" she snapped. "No, sir! On the contrary I'm glad of it! ! You've chewed tobacco and drank j whisky and whittled shingles ami ; loafed on the corners at in expense just as long as 3011 ever wiil!" f "l n axe- I followed 3 0U to get this , matter straight. I've got to live there and I'm not g'ing lo be either pitied or laughed at!" "What do 3011 want ?" he asked, '-Here's what I want!" she said, as she seized his collar and twisted him around. ".Now 3-011 take that and that and that and I'll have theso officers sign a paper that I found 3011 and kicked ou out to take carj of 3ourself ! Now 3011 git! Don't ever write me, don't ever dare to "Skipped out Run away from his family ! Well, his old shirts will inako a mop worth twice the value of his whole both! 2sow, I want to see some one grin in the lace 01 this testimonial lhat I raised him right oif us ae els ! The fifteen puzzle is now trying tho Russians. A man in St. Petersburg, after working five hours at it and ma- king the blocks come out 13-15-14 each time, threw down the puzzle,