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LANCASTER ENTERPRISE, Published tvary Wednesday.and Saturday BY Tlw. Enterprise- Poblisbin^. Companj A. J. CLARK Editor, One Year, $1.00 Si* Months 50 ct? Three Months. 25 eti In Advance. Wednesday, November 7, 1900. Now that the election is over it can be seen what the cotton market will do. Four years ago to-day the market broke badly and went downt and down for several months. Eight years ago the market went up for some three weeks immediately after the election and then took a downward turn that ended in 4 cent cotton. We shall see what it will do now. It should be remembered that cotton is now higher than it was on either of the two previous presidential election years. Why is It? "It is a matter for wonderment why a murder mystery should be of so much greater importance when the murder occurs in New York than when it is committed somewhere elso in the country. Crimes as strange and as interesting are committed elsewhero but it is only when they are in New York that the telegraph wires are loaded with the details and tue pages of the whole newspaper press of the country are made to bulge with the recital. A week ago this morning the body of a murdered negro was found in a blacksmith shop in Charlotte. It was a strange case and there is no clue to the murderer, but a newspaper column or two served to exhaust the facts and the theories and the subject was dismissed. If this had happened in New York the papers there would have devoted pages, day after day, to it. with illustrations galore, and column after column would have been telegraphed out about it until all the country knew ot it and was tiered of it. Why is it?"?Charlotte Observer. The State would say it is because the New York papers?or some at least?are more sensational than the Charlotte Observer, Or, to put it differently, the Charlotte Observer is more sensible than the New York papers. But all the fault should not be attributed to the news papers. The people who lionoi themselves by reading tho Char lotte Observer everyday, would be disgusted should that papei publish revolting murder stories filling column upon column day after day, but the New York kao/lnwd ua/\?v* f a / ! a?v\ a ? /I 4-i i uaui;io iicuiu IU uonui'iiu tiiai sort of stuff?and hence they get it. And why the metropolitan life should foster a taste for the sensational is another question. The people of new York cortainly have more varied diversions in reach than the people of Charlotte, yet the former crave a fresh sensation which would he revolting to Charlotte's citizens. It is useless to dispute about tastes, so we have been told.?The State. Hl*mi?rrli*a Iron flierse Was the result of hie splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, use I)r. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 2Rc. at Crawford Bros, drug store. 6. Notice to Debtors of It. ?/. Gregory ^ Co. and Farmers' Hanking and Merrantlle Co. All notes Rnrl lio longing to the old firm of II. J. Gregory & Co. and to the old firm of the Farmers' Ranking and Mercantile Company have been placed in my hands for collection. Parties indebted to either or both firms,are requested to coine forward and settle at once. J. F. GREGORY. Oct. 2d., 1900. <? Till* ilptlnn U en w?ry bos of the gsnuina Laxative Bromo-Quipine t?m.u U>? mcrody tbat c^rst a ooM la mtm ams hk HOW THEY MARRY IN CHINA. < Customs Which Appear Yery Ridiculous in Our Eye*. J The marriage of the upper classes in China is surrounded h by a number of very elaborate I | ceremonies, though those of ' humbler station content themselves with more primitive rites. Among the classes supposed . to be better off a great feast is one of the most important items i of the day's proceedings. This, which answers to the wedding breakfast, is spread on tablos at the oast and west of tlio dining * hall. But, curiously enough, * neither bride nor bridegroom is permitted to taste of the deli- j cacies thereon displayed. In- ^ stead a meal for the "happy s man" is spread in the court- ' yard. Beforo the ceremony ho 1 makes obeisance to his father and tlio wedding guests, knool- r ing down and knocking his hoad * six times against the ground. a The father hands him a treble t e of wine and tolls him to sond 8 for his bride. r The formula in the bidding 8 nover alters. It is in the follow- * ing words : "Go my son, and 8 seek your wife and behave in all 8 things with prudence and wis- * dom." The sedan chair, or pal- * anquin, which is dispatched for c the recoption of the brido is invariably painted red and is ^ ofton richly adorned with paint- c ings and carvings. A profusion c gilding is always ono of its t most characteristic features. A 1 largo procession, including a ' baud of music, is always sent * as escort to the blushing bride. 8 i Gay lanterns and banners, torches, umbrellas and fans are ^ i always carried in the proces- * sion, not to mention various ( . emblems appropriate to the oc- i i casion. Thus a tiny orange tree, * i well leaded with golden fruit, 1 i is taKen along as a symbol of a * i large family. A goose and a 4 gandee are emblematical of con- ( , jugal fidelity, while a dolphin I means worldly prosperity and a 1 i high position. The color of all 1 ; the paraphernalia is red, tho 1 ! 1 -t !-!.! T?_.l t _ 1 I nuo 01 rejoicing, xveu inns, reel 1 i lanterns, red umbrellas, togetli- 1 i er with the red painted palan- 1 > quin and tho red costumes of i the attendants, make a bright I splash of color. And with tho . musicians blowing and thump- , ? ing their hardest, gongs beating, i > torches spluttering and flaring and lanterns gleaming a Chinese l I wedding procession appeals ' powerfully alike to eye and ear. j It is etiquette for everybody i to make way for the cortege, I and China's penal codo provides a severe punishment for any- ' i body neglecting to do so. Ilofore tho bride sets forth on i : her journey to her now abode, ] ; whither she is bidden by a few 1 linos written on rod paper and presented by the friend of the bridegroom, answering to the a m _i i . .rjiigii?ii uusi/ iiuui, sue noes kotow to hor father and mother, drinks a last cup of wine and 1 kneeling listens to harangues ' from her parents on the now state of life into which sho is now entering and her duties " therein. These orations, in the best style of Chinese eloquence, occupy somo time. Meanwhile the poor little bride, on her knees, listens with what patience she may command. Ere stepping into the palanquin she veils herself in silk of the orthodox shade of red. Then the return procession starts. Arrived at the house, a curious ceremony takes place, the bride being presented with a tray containing rice and betel nuts. Sho must prostrate herself at the feet of her future husbimd, to denote her complete submission to his will. Then the girl unveils, and for the first time the bridegroom sees his bride's face. To remove a troublesome oorn or bunion : First soak the oorn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pars it down as oloselj as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twioe daily; rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each applioation. A oorn plaster should be worn for a few days, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for apenins, bruises, lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is uneuuaied. For sale by J. F. Maokey A Oo. IEN. ROBERTS ASKS HIS MEN BE SPARED. ind Not Eucourgcd to Disgrace Themselves. Loudon, Nov. 3.?Lord Roberts lends from Pretoria striking appeals to his countrymen to rerain from turning the welcome >f the home coming troops into a lrunken demonstration. lie expresses sincer hope that the wel ;ome will not take the form of reating to stimulants and "thus end to excesses that will tend to legrade those whom the nation lelights to honor and lower the icldiers of the queen in the eyes >f the world, which has watched vith undisguised admiration the ? ;rand work they have performed "or their sovereign and country." "1 therefore beg earnestly," lavs Lord Roberts, "that the pubic will refrain from tempting my gallant comrades, but will rather lid them to uphold the splendid eputation they have won for the mperial army. "I am very proud to bo able to ecord with the most absalute ruth that the conduct cf this T< triny from first to last has been o\ ixemplary. Not a single case of th erioua crimo nas Deen Drought to gt ny notice; indeed, nothing de- hi erving the name of crimo. I gt lave trusted to the men's own fa oldierly feeling and good sense to ind they have torne themselves tli ike heroes on the battlefield and of ike geutlomen on all other oc- in iasions. h< The most malicious falsehoods fo vero spread by the authorities ac >f the Transvaal of^the brutality si >f Great Britain's soldiers, but w he people were soon reas2ured al hat tooy had nothing to fear li rom the man inkahki, no mat- m er how much battered and war di itsined his appearance. y, "This testimony," concludes y< jord Roberts, "I feel sure will di )e very gratifying to the people w )f Great Britain, of that Great- tl ir Britain whoso sons shared to rr ;he fullest extent the suffering II is well as the glory of the war, n ind who helped so materially ,o bring it to a very successful dose." Lord Roberts explains that he 11 thus appeals beause of the dis- * tressing and discreditable scenes (: resulting from some injudicious " Friends speeding the parting solliers by shoving bottles of spirits into their hands and noekets. M K - - a HOWN THIN? J We offer One Hundred Dollars He- O ward for any oase of Catarrh that can- b not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo. O. ] We, the undersigned, have known il F. J. Cheney for the last 1(5 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in p ill business transactions and tlnanci- ? illy able to carry out any obligations made by their flrm. it West A Truax, Wholesale Drug- J1 fists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan A Marvin, Whola?ale Druggists, Toledo, O. } Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood ind mucous surfaces of the system, h Price 7fic. per bottle. Hold by all drugfists. Testimonials free. Hull's Funnily Pills urn best SENATOR BUTLER'S SLCCES * 80R. The Only Point ol Intercut in the ^ North Carolina Flection. Raleigh, N. C., November 4 ?North Carolina's majority for Sryan will ho anywhere from hirtyto forty thousand, its size * lepending on whothor or not a \ ull vote is polled. Republicans ilaini only two out of the nine J Congressmen. Though tlie natonal campaign in this State iias 1 >een remarkably quiet, great i nterest has been manifested in ; he Democratic primary to be ] lold on election day to choose a uiccessor to United States Senitor Marion Butler, (Populist ) rhe candidates are F. M. Simnons, present Democratic State diairman, and Julian S. Carr, i wealthy tobacco manufacturer. Though both sides are claiming i victory, all indications point _ ri i i . * ,o nimraon s election Dy a goon najority. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR ^ BP I ^ t| 9r Tie S Ml?te Brtilrfast fool Purina Health Flour J < AT a tie * J* BRAIN BREAD." fVBOIA MU*. ST. I/HJI*. MO. IcBuirs I i COUGH SYRUP/Q i cures Flacking Coughs, Sore Lungs, Bronchitis M Grippe, Pneumonia ana M all severe lung affections. M Why then risk consumption, a slow, sure death ? H Take warning I Act at to! once! Buy a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, ^ a doctor's proscription, used over 60 years. Price, i only 25 cents. Insist on having it. Don't be im- ^ posed upon. Refhse the dealer's substitute; it is 7 not as good as Dr. Bull's. H Salvation OH curea Rheumatism j Aches and Pains. IS & 23 eta. Founded 184a. 5.TJUIF "Sing their own praise." IT IS VERY AMUSING i hear of the little 2x4 dealers rer the country running down iP Sf lpfT l^innn Wi> }ia\rn not opped to notice such prattle, it several cases of late huvej^. ood out so prominent and so{ lse that we deem it advisable | ] i speak a word of warning to iose contemplating the purchase ^ ' a piano and have had theStieflf mind. The Stiefl' Piano has jld an untarnished reputation r the past 58 years. In tone, jtion and workmanship, it is not irpassed by any maker in the orld. Our pianos are in homos 1 over North and South Caro- ~ na, and before you accept statelents made by these little 2x4 t ?alers. write, and we will send ou a little book that will put ' ou in correspondence with hun- 1 reds who live in your own state . ho will testify to the merits of I le StiefT Piano Why does the liddle dealer fight us ?o bard ? t is easy to explain. We do ot sell TO DEALERS i *his territory, but are manuicturors, selling our own product iroct to the consumer, and the ealer knowr as well as we do hi he cannot afford to buy al igh grade and compete in price rith a manufacturer who sells his ] oods direct to consumers. Il's s plain as the nose on your face. { lis only hope is to sell a cheap i r medium grade and claim it to ' e just as good as the StiefT, and j hev don't stop at this?they say t is better. 1 We don't claim to make the onlv high-grade ' lano, hut we do claim, and the fact Is recoglied, that the StlelT i* one among the very sat, and vou can't buy an Instrument of the i imp grade from a middle dealer at anything ke the price we will sell you a Stleff Stop nd reason for a moment, and when the little rt run? down the StlefT. you know his game ( CHAS. M. STIEFF, 'iano Manufacturer, BalHmore, Maryland, forth and South Carolina Factory Branch Warerooms, 213 N. Trvon St.. Charlotte, N.C. C. IT. WILMOTH, Mgr. 1ne Tuning and Repairing Bell Phone IM fOB PRINTING v | Done Neatly And Done Cheap. Ye Make a Specialy of ^Jote Heads, ( ^etter Heads. < Bill Heads, Bnvelopes, Law Briefs, Law Blanks, MICISTR4TB BLANKS, Deeds and Mortgages, Liens and Bills of Sales. Posters, Pro-* gramas, Hand Bills. Vcn-r order* * dirtied. TiJnterprise Pnb. Co. Uoca?t?r, S. C rheath"b J AJtt f Mercantile' 4/V4% m pic Ei rpjirp &Mk#K I til Hlrtl /] A TT nflr A VtVI 1 W% rriuciy iviuriuii We will throw on the vith a vengeance the b SJorfolk Jew ($21,000). md dollars worth at ->8 30 CE >n the dollar. Not con )est in the land?bough s the finest snap yet. ike a house afire. You aard earned dollar. Stop, Look, Stop at our stores, lc listen to the ridiculously the chance of a life\im< bargains, by no means c misses and children's weight and latest styles Lowenberg's price is $ ladies' Jackets, Lower ours is $4 ; i 10 misses a Lowenberg's price is $i. are no bargains like the 600 R. # l The $i corset for 75c, th 50c corset for 25c. Talk i: these abound. Lack of s this stock of bargains. In worth of ladies', misses anc only 30c on the dollar. ? suits, some as handsome g; ;ind at far less than the fc Gloves and hosiery by the thousands. A I < 3600 pairs of Men^s, L Shoes. Watch the cro It begins Friday m bargain sale ever known Heath Bkg. 0 mm f 2 Company. | I ; nm \ I T OF T *1 E WAY I i Next, r" ; market, and rush ankrupt stock of a Twenty-one thous NTS 8*imon goods; but the it for city trade. This The goods will go ^ will save many a Listen! >ok at our goods and low prices. This is e. We auote a few X ? >ur best; 350 ladies' Jackets, the proper ; 10 ladies' Jackets, * 50, ours is $1 5 ; 38^^ iberg's price is $ 12, nd children's Jackets, 50,our is 55c There se bargains. G. Corsets. J le 75c corset for 35c, the | s idle when bargains like pace forbids mention of the lot we have 51,600 _ 1 children's underwear at ] >ixty ladies' ready-made irments as can be found, tare price of the cloth. 1 million, and belts by the !>0 adies and Childrens wds. See the stir orning, the greatest ^ i in Lancaster. & Mer. Co. *