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a COSTLY SUBSTITUTE.
How n Parlsian Rnife-Grindor Proviisd
for His Family.
[To BE Continued

How n Parlsian Rnife-Grindor Proviisd
for His Family.
In tho year 1914, when Emperor Ma
poleon made his last levy Of troops to
resist the invasion OF France by the
powers Of Europe, ono Peter Julian
Laurent, poor kniie-grindeT. was ON
ployed by rich citizen named Ulysses
Gaudin, whose name was more war-ike
than was his disposition, to 60 to the
war in his place. Substitutes were
somewhat hard to find in those days,
and before Laurent would consent to
serve In Gaudin's place, no exGctsd
payment OF eight hundred francs down,
and an agreement that, In case ho,
Laurant should loso his life in battle,
three hundred and fifty francs year
should be paid 10 his widow as long as
she should live, and after her death,
three hundred francs n year during his
lifo TO his SOD, then four years old.
Peter Julian Laurent was killed under
tho walls OF Paris within four months
after his enlistment His widow re-
cciyod her three hundred and fifty
francs year regularly from Gaudin and
his family until 1882, whom she died.
The Gaudin family then sought to evade
the payment OF the annual amount OF
three hundred francs agreed upon for
Laurent's son, but the matter was car
ried into court and Laurent won his
case. The Gaudins we're ordered to pay
him the amount each year as long as he
lived. Laurent is still living, in tho
best Of health, and promises TO live ten
years longer. Tho Gaudin family re-
main solvent, and have paid him regu-
larly, since 1882, the amount which his
father stipulated TO give him. Those
who are curious in arithmetjcal matters
can easily compute how much money
Ulysses Gaudin's substitute has cost,
all told; also, II they like, what the
amount, capitalized In 1914 would have
been, and also what that capital, at
compound interest, since 1914, would
have amounted TO by this time.
Francisco Argonaut
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

gentleman whom they had watched
earlier In the evening came toward
them and stood beside their chairs al
most before they had noticed him.
Good evening, Miss MARROW. Where
have you been hiding yourself Of late?
Your presence has not graced the ball
room during the entire evening"
mo, have been too weary to dance.
The hard society work Of the past few
weeks has almost FRUSTRATED me- But
pardon me-Mr limerick, allow me to
introduce Mr. Lowell"
The two gentlemen exchanged gree T.
ings, and tho older one remarked: "Our
charming young friend Miss NARROW is
In great demand among the gentlemen
Of our circle here. VIII you not both
Join us In the ball-room?"
II fear you have mistaken tho lady's
name" said Percy, looking his listener
straight in the face; 'ber namo is not
Marlow, but Delaro."
The stranger seemed confused. appar-
emily on account of his blunder, but he
quickly recovered his polite composure
and profusely apologised to Armida
II hope you will allow that 1t was
quite natural mistake" he said 81
trust ] am pardoned; the fact is that q
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pistol shot was fred near TO my left ear
when was quite young which deafened
me, and as stood to tho right Of tho
lady who introduced mo to Miss Delaro,
the mistake is accounted for. Am 1
pardoncd?' he asked, turning to Ar.
mida.
Certainly" was the reply
The tall stranger did not remain long
in their company after that. A few or
dinary civilitieS were passed ard he
left them, ostensibly to return to tho
ballroom, but Armida afterwards re-
marked TO Percy that ho had not done
so.
II share your dislike for tho affablc
gentleman" said Percy, as no and Ar
mida returned TO their rooms.
Late that night when nearly every
body had gone to bod Percy wont to Mr.
Wilcox's room to have few words with
that worthy individual.
Wont you smoke q cigar, Percy?"
tho old man asked.
Percy accepted one, and when no had
lit IL he threw himself back in his chair
and opened up quietly by saying;
"Mr. Wilcox"
"Well, my boy" for ho still called
Percy a boy, 81 am all attention;
what's In the wind, another clew?"
mo, not this time We arc called
upon to protect and not to prosecute"
said Porcy.
[To ne CONTTN1IED1
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A Remarkable Letter.

The following letter from Mr.. w. A.
Thompson, of Columbus, Wis, is
peculiarly interesting: "My WIFE,"
says he. "has been treated for her
head, stomach and nervous prostratlon
by three doctors In New York, two In
Chicago, one in Philadelphia, one In
Cincinnati, and at the large institute
in Buffalo for 16 months. They all
failed. But one bottle Of DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine helped her won.
derfully." This should be used in all
headaches, backaches, change of life,
nervous disturbances, fits, rheumatism,
etc. Ask at +. W. Adams drug stere
for free trial bottle and DR.. Miles
new book on the Nerves and Heart 2
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

bodied strange conglomeration OF the
classic sciences and fine arts, dished up
in miserably bad English.
Recently this genius had developed
into poot and he was never seen out
without his scrap book under his arm,
in which no had pasted his own efforts,
written on foolscap in O large, round
hand, together with numerous choice
pieces which he had clipped at odd
times from tho columns Of the Sunday
papers As this worthy individual en-
tered the parlor he bowed low and said
with broad smile, precisely as Armida
had mimicked him q moment before:
"Good morning ladies'; Mr.. Stephen
Blodger at your service"
The two ladies returned the greeting
and the usual every day questions re-
garding health and the weather having
followed Mr.. Blodger drew from the
side pocket Of a loud-patterned tourist
jacket which he wore, o talbot and
said: Ladies', ! havo been sitting In
quiet seclusion upon the sands shadowed
by large sun umbrella and my
thoughts. AS my eyes wandered across
tho broad expanse OF ocean, tho muse
took possession OF my soul and was at
once inspired to write IN ode to the At
lantic. Here is the first stanza in its
unfinished state:
Z Atlantic, broad nnd vast expanse
OF seething, boiling foam"
Here Armida interrupted tho reader,
saying: "You will pardon me, ] know,
Mr.. Blodger, because you have como
here to court criticism, but do you not
think that 'Seething, boiling foam re-
minds one rather unp'easantly Of soap
boiling process?'
THAT may be, but we can modify
word painting, Miss Armida. This is
nuly in the rough" Then he continueA:
"J~ ~ wri-e.'-'"-c,l sa''s.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03
Half . po1en ohoIee Aphorl,m..

Call no man happy" says solon, "till
he is dead" Call no man unhappy" I"
Socrates added, It'll he Is married"
II ever religion we're destroyed by rea-
son, II would be restored by emotion.
We moro frequently think people
beautiful because we love them, than
love them because we think thom beau
tiful. Tho heart Is not critical
We can sometimes forget without for
giving, and owe grudgo though we
can not remember why
II Ia foolish TO give our affections to
children, for others may forsalSo us, but
they must
When woman, according to NJ Paul
Bourget has lost overy rag Of charac-
ter she still clings fondly 70 an antima-
oassar. --Longman's Magazine
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

"When we were introduced the lady
who performed tho ceremony did not
speak very clearly, and he persists in
addressing me as Miss NARROW. Up to
the present have no intention Of cor
recting the error, thinking his occasions
for speaking to me likely to be very fow,
and indeed they will, as we are going
away in day or two"
at may be Imagination" said Percy,
'but there is something familiar to mo
In that mans movements; at times no
moves In manner which ! recognize,
and then, again, he seems to act as
though in an unnatural manner. How
over, I suppose It is, II anybody at all,
some ono / met in Paris In tho days Of
long ago. Any way, there is no reason
why We should watch him; your interest
In him Is only slight and l have mono
whatever. SO lot US move on" With
these words they moyed away.
An hour later they were back in the
same spot and as they sat talking the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03
AVENGED AT LAST;
Or, a Worldwide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRlBUTION.
BY "wABASH."
lcoPYRIGur, 1901
CHAPTER V1.-con11NuEp.

CHAPTER VI-CoEI1SUED.
The visitor was man weighing some
thing in the neighborhood OF two hum
dred pounds, and had face as round
and as red as tho setting sun on
winters day. Step by step he had
risen from the lowest ranks, until he
had finally attained the mighty distinc-
tion OF being millionaire, said millions
having been acquired by the practical
application OF the science OF turning
tallow into soap.
In his early days he had known Mr..
Wilcox intimately, and the acquaintance
had recently been renewed 18th pleas
ure on both sides. Consequ ,ntly Mrs.
Delaro and her daughter felt 1t incum-
bent upon them to entertain the gentle
man when he called.
Since converting his soap-boiling busi-
ness into stock company and then SELL
ing out his interest at an enormous
profit, Mr.. Blodger had found a great
deal OF time on his hands. His wife had
long since passed to the "better land, !"
and as no had no relatives to hamper
him he devoted his time pretty muck to
his own company and that of his fifteen
year old boy, who was, at least physical
ly, following in his fathers footsteps
bidding fair to outrival the celebrity OF
the Fat Boy in Pickwick.
The elder Blodger had, like many OF
his ilk, in these his later days Of wealth
and leisure, turned his attention to
books and study in the fond hope that
he might pass for an educated man in
that society toward. which his inclina-
tions and ambition now led him. The
result was that smattcring Of superficial
knowledge which is so exceedingly dan
gerous; for In his unguided search in
the higher realms Of knowledge Stephen
Bodger had not deemed 1t necessary to
improve his grammar, and as o conse-
Quence his conversation oft-times en-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

Why embitter life by dragging around
with lame back, diseased kidneys, drop
sical swellings,. female weakness, nervous
debility, heart disease and rheumatic CON-
plants, when DR., Fenner's Kidney and
Backache Cure will so quickly cure
Rev. A. ]. Merchant, Presiding Elder
writes: ut gave me almost instant and
ntirely permanent relief" Superior 10
ell known medicines in these diseases.
aor sale by +. D. Felt, Wellington, A. j.
Furrell, Huntington, o. "a
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"Now i LAY ME-"


This graphic poem was composed by young
ociy Mountains, beside the fickering mid
lght campfire:
Near the camp.flre's fiickering light,
In my blanket bod I lie,
Gazing through the shades OF night
Up TO twinkling stars on high;
Ger me spirits in the air
Silent vigils seem to keep,
As l breathe my childhood's prayer:
Nov lay me down TO sleep."
Sadly sings the whip-poor-will
In the boughs OF yonder tree.
Laughingly the dancing rill
Swells the midnight melody.
Foemen may be lurking near
In the canyon dark and deep,
Low breathe that none may hear:
'Tpray tho Lord my soul to keep"
MID tho stnrs one face see.
One the angels bore away
Mother, who In infancy
Taught my baby lips 70 pray;
Her sweet spirit hovers near,
In this lonely mountain brake;
Take me 70 her, Father dear.
"If die before wake"
Fainter grows the hickering light,
AS each ember slowly dies;
Plaintively the birds Of night
Fill the air with saddeuing cries;
Over me they seem TO cry:
''You may never more awake"
Low lisp: ''If should die
Ipray the Lord my soul TO take"
-Woman's Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03
=. "A. SNOW g. co.
A BLESSING TO HUMANITY.
SEP PATENT cFner. wAsHlneroH

This is what N, II. Andrews, a promi-
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DIR. Acher's English Remedy IL is cel-
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blessing TO humanity"
The above preparation sell on pos
tive guarantee II has given better salts
faction than any remedy / have ever sold
L. w. Adams. Druggist.
v25-27 Wellington, Ohio
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03
The remedy for the Influenza.

A remedy recommended for patient
afflicted with influenza is Kemp's Balsam
the specific for coughs and colds, which
is especially ADAPTED to diseases of the
throat and lungs Do not wait for the
first symptoms of the disease before Sc.
curing the remedy, but get bottle and
keep it on hand for use the moment it rs
needed. II neglected the influenza has q
tendency to bring on pneumonia, All
Druggists sell the Balsam
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03
CHAPTER VII.

Another fruitless search. Days OF
anxiety passed only to prove in the end
that the new clew was false one. The
amateur detectives had been to New
Orleans, had watched for several days
man with an iron-gray mustache and
beard resembling velasquoz whom they
found In that city. From New Orleans
they had followed him TO Cuba only to
discover that he was an innocent Cuban
who had been out on protracted spree.
1t was one more added TO the many
disappointments they had already ex-
perienced; SO with sad hearts they left
the Crescent city and returned to join
Mrs. Delaro and her daughter at Long
Branch.
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CONSUMPTION suRELY CURED.

To THE EDITOR Please inform your read
hrs that have positive remedy for the aboyt
named disease. by Its timely use thousands
hopeless cases have been permanently cured
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my rene,
dy FREE to any Of your readers who have con-
sumption II they will send me their express
and post ONCE address. Respectfully,
T. A. SLOOUM. M. O.. 1911 y It., NV Yorb.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

Do not weaken the stomach with strong
chemicals. Simmons Liver Regulator is
mild but effective.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-10

yTHIS PAPER Is KEPT ON FILE
at T., G. DAKE's ADVERTISING
AGENCY, g. & IS Merchants Exchange,
San Francisco, Cal, where contracts for
advertising can be made for it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-10
PRICE 5 CENTS.
SMALL. SAVINGS.
These Triaes are the Real Foundation
OF Wealth.

OF Wealth.
The man who saves something
every year, quotes contemporary,
who had heard the remark from every
quarter, is on the road to prosperity.
It may not be possible to save much.
If not, save a little. Do not think
that dollar or dime is too small
sum TO lay by. Everybody knows
how little expenditures get away
with large sums. But few seem to
know that the rule is one that works
both ways. II dime spent here and
q dollar there soon makes large
hole in a mans income, so do dimes
and dollars laid away soon become
visible and respectable accumulation.
In this country any man can make
himself independent or keep himself
under the harrow for life, according
as he wastes or spends his small
change.
Most of our millionaires laid the
foundation of their fortunes by saw
ing. 1t is said that Senator Farwell
commenced life as surveyor.
Cornelius Vanderbilt began life as
a farmer.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's
salary was $1.25 week.
A. T. Stewart made his first start
as a school-teacher.
Cyrus Field began life as clerk
in New England store.
Andrew Carnegie did his first work
in telegraph Office at 50 week.
WhiteIaw Reid, our Minister to
France, did work as correspondent
of Cincinnati newspaper at So q
week.
Moses Taylor clerked in Water
street, New York. at 81 a week.
George w. Childs was an errand
boy for bookseller at 81 a month.
Jay Gould canvassed Delaware
county, N. Y, selling maps at 81 70
apiece.
And to the above names, which
are familiar to most persons, might
be added hundreds of others whose
} fortune and fame had the small
beginning. >.
The same or better opportunities
exist to-day for bright, energetic
young men to succeed that existed
when the above millionaires began
/. their business life, but to accomplish
it the same perseverance and econo
my which characterized their early
career must be Observation-Disclosures
American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-10

NIB Passengers not purchasing tickets be-
fore boarding the train at stations where tickets
are sold, will be charged 10 cents additional to
the regular fare for train rates.
The above time tables and rates OF fares TO take
effec, on Thurstay, January 2, 1890.
w G. ASHLEY,
1a3tf Superinte ndent.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
DEATH OF Ut DGE WILLIAM W.
SHIPP.

Hon. William NJ. Ship, Judge of
the Superior Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District of North Carolina,
died at his home in Charlotte Satur-
day afternoon, in the 7Ist year of his
age. The Ch0nifL of that CITY saws
of him:
Judge Shlpp WIS one OF tine most
eminent men IN the profession in
North Carolina, and was at one time
iavorably spoken of for the Supreme
Court bench. He was 4 man of strong
intellect, scholarly attainments. and
on questions of law as well as general
matters, but few men in the State were
better informed. He was easily one
OF the most eminent men on the SUI
perlOr Cour. bench.
Judge Ship was good -naturcd and
lively. always full of wit and humor
and ever interesting as companion
or IN conversation. His reputation as
a man and as Judge was spotless and
ne WAS popular with all classes of the
people. Yesterday evening, as the
news OF his death began to spread over
the city, all who heard the sad news,
expressed deep regret at the loss which
the State has sustained
In Ireland, when there is no criminal
case before the court at the opening
OF the term, the government proseCu-
tor presents the Judge with a pair of
spotleSs white gloves.
Think you not then that when Will
liam Marcus Shipp. who wore the er-
mine and kept it spotless on earth, as
4 Judge between his fellow-men.
reached yon higher court on vester zen.
as the sinking sun shot its glorious rays
heavenward, throwing a halo around
the noble Judge as he passed the por-
tails OF Time, the attendant at that
Eternal Court presented this worthy
man, this just Judge, spotless ermine
to be worn forever in the Court of
Heaven, where Justice reigns eternal,
with Mercy and Charity as perpetual
attendants.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Speaking of the Prhss Association
and the fact that more Of the editors
of the State do not belong to 1t and
attend regularly upon its annual meet
ings. the Charlotte Chronicle APPLY
says:
There are benefits to be gained by
the organization of editors and pub
fishers, similar to the benefits to be de-
rived from organization in other branch
Is of labor and business. Conference
over methods of work, the suggestion
and discussionion of new ideas, the
mutual good feeling encouraged by
the meetings of the Press Association,
will prove Of value.
1t Is sad fact that in this State
as well as we'll as III other States-the
great majority OF the newspapers barely
.'make a living" while a considerable
number fail to do that well. A com
pact organization of the editors and
publishers can do much towards pro-
noting Improvement in business meth
DDS, in facilities for news getting, and
the like. That means better papers
and better patronage.
But to accomplish the best results,
the Association should include as near.
" as possible all in the State who are
eligible to membership. There mum
Der of cnterprising newspaper men II
the State, not members Of the Associa
ton, who by joining would do a good
thing both for themselves and the or
gaizat:Sn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
A. DOLLAR ..'SA|ED
IS A DOLLAR MADE!

1t requires no fine mathematical
calculation to prove this, nor does it
require any oft told tale to impress
upon the minds of those who trade at
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
Two Houses and Lots
IN Cemetery street, with four rooms each.
Also a. Good Farm

in a high state of cultivation only two
miles from Henderson. Has an excellent
house of seven rooms, in large grove, on
public roads. Is very fine tobacco farm
has four good barns for tiue curing; con-
tanning about 200 acres good water and
out-hOuseS.
All the above property will I've sold for
division among the heirs of Mrs NJ. w
Rowland, decea sed. Terms to suit pur-
chasers. For further information apply to
Mr.. ISham Z. Rowland, of Henderson, n .
C., or the undersigned, Wilson, n. &.
A. w. ROWLAND,
Atty for Mrs. NJ. W. Rowland, deed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03

THE Winston Chamber of Com
merce has declined to invite the North
Carolina Press Association to meet in
the Iwln-Clty next year The first
meeting of the Association that the
writer attended was in Winston, and
twas one OF the largest and best in the
history of the State Press. Doubtless
Winston will entertain the editors
royalty if they decide to go there
Durham GIobr.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03

There are bigots of this sort in
every community narrow minded
creatures who will withdraw their pat
rOnage from newspaper if it dares to
express opinions running counter to
their own The newspapers generally
survive these pitlful manifestations of
petty spite, and continue to right
along as if nothing had happened-
Durham .Enn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
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local and general interest views and state
ments upon matters of public concern orig
inal poems essays. critiqueS, etc.
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revise or reject any article he may think
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