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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23

also seen the boy kiss the feet of the
woman.
Mrs. Harvey came almost daily to
the house after her first visit. On sew
eral nights last week a bright light
was seen in a back window of the
house, and the soundof women's voices
in earnest prayer could be heard. One
woman seemed to be exhOrtipg the
other two.
Mrs. Harvey, it is related, represented
herself as Jesus Christ, and made them
bow down and worship her. On Fri.
day night people in the neighbOrhood
were awakened after midnight by the.
sounds Of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
During the exhortatiOns Mrs. Harvey
is said to have taken wire, and, after
representing herself as the living God,
to have passed it to the two women,
saying, Take this in remem' rance of
me-" After partaking Of the wine both
Mrs Hooper and Miss Maxwell are
said to have prayed to and worshipped
Mrs. Harvey.
Mrs. Hooper's boy at first rebelled,
but he was forced into submission and
to worship. After partaking of the
wine the women are said to have lapsed
into delirium, during which time they
would sing and eXhCrt each other as
if in a religious frenzy, crying All for
Jesus, all for Jesus" AS soon as the
woman Harvey was removed, a doctor
and a member of the Order of Bon
Secours were called, and Mrs. Hooper
and Miss Maxwell were placed III der
their care.
A brother in-law of Mrs. Hoopersays
that both she and her sister are recov-
ering. Mrs Hooper has been sick for
some months with, some say, erysip-
elias, others nervous pro6tration. The
brother in law says that all the trouble
has been caused by ~overdoses of drugs.
The Harvey woman is described as
being about ffty-fve years Of age, with
scarcely a trace of intelligence in her
c~ountenance, yet with Astounding cum
ming. The marvel is how the school
teacher could have surrendered to her
Vaccinations
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

GVeuCS l the Vof!Q
for a Week.
Miss Lily King, a wealthy English
lady, was drowned in Allegheny
county, Va.
Rev. Sam Jones dedicated a new
Methodist Episcopal Church South in
Portsmouth
The President appointed Frederick
Z. Penfeld, of Connecticut, to be con
sui general at Cairo.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
moved to their country place, on
Woodley lane, Saturday.
The commissioner of pensions has re
voked the order of his predecessor re-
ferring to the completed files system"
Kendall and Smith, Lincoln, Neb.,
operating So elevators in Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska, have failed for
$3.50, 600.
Mayo Trout, of Roanoke, will dis
miss any policeman who is proven to
have taken a drink of liquor while in
uniform.
Three thousand hands are picking
strawberries in the vicinity of Norfolk.
The truck season in that section is now
at it's height
The Kissimee City Bank, Florida,
made an assignment Saturday. The
liabilities are about SIS, 900 and the
assets 800, GOO.
SEDAN, May 16 -Twenty persons
were kill outright by a boiler explosion
in this city to day. Some of the bodies
were badly mangled.
The old-fashioned rocking chairs,
once the property of Mary Washing
ton, have been presented to the Masonic
Lodge at Fredericksburg,
CHICAGO, H., May Is The local
directory of the Worlds Fair decided
this morning that hereafter all the de-
partments would be opened to the pub
lc on Sunday.
MELBOURNE, Nay 16.-The City of
Melbourne Bank failed this morning.
1t had q capital Of one-half million
pounds, and was the eleventh largest
Australian bank.
BATON ROUGE, La, May I6.-The
Mississippi levees in the vicinity Of this
city were broken this morning, by the
raging waters, farms were swept over
and crops destroyed.
BROwNsTowN, Ind May 16.-LOuis
Frenck, the murderer Of Henry Fr8d-
Ter, was lynched at this place la5tnight
by the same party that engaged in the
Terrell iynching yesterday.
CONCORD, II. H, May 16-Frank
Amy was banged here this morning
for the murder Of Christie. Warden.
He remained perfectly calm aud uncon
cerned to the end. A brother Of the
victim witnessed the execution.
T~ITUsvILLE, Pas May 17.-This place
and section is suffering from a destruc-
tive food, the result Of a forty hours
rain. All the low buildings are inun-
dated, railroads have suspended opera,
ton and there is great distress among
the poorer families. The property loss
is immense.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
COLLISION IS CHARGED.
w. E. Simords, Late Patent Commits
sioner, to be Investigated.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE rumors
which have been in circulation in the
interior department. during the last
several weeks, which bring in serious
question the official integrity of w. E.
SlmOnds, the late commissioner Of pat
ents, took a tangible form to day by the
filing of formal charges against Simonds
and Foster & freeman, attorneys, in
this city for the Bell Telephone Com
papy, alleging inspection OF the secret
files IN the celebrated Draw baUgh tele-
phone cases and The unlawful taking
Of copies thereof, for the private use of
Simondsand Of the Bell Telephone Con-
pany.
Tne COLLISION in this matter, which
also involves the official conduct of
chief clerk Bennett, of the patent office,
is charged. The land commissioner is
requested to issue a rule upon SImCnds
and Foster and Freeman to show cause
why they should not be deb4rred from
practicimg before the patent Office.
The petitioners are Church & Church,
who stand high among the patent law
yers Of this city. One month ago
Church & Church sent a communica-
ton to Commissioner Seymour en-
bOdying these allegations in a general
way without, however, specifying the
names, and asking that an investiga-
ton be had. Up to this time no report
as to the commissioners finding has
been received.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
T UDY IN POSITIVISM.
Two Women Found Worshipping a Third
as a Divine Being.

BALTIMORE, May 16.-Within the
shadow of St. Luke's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, in a neat ~three-story
brick house. live two sisters Of a highly
respectable family. One of the sisters
is Mrs. Maggie Hooper. The other is
Miss Mamie Maxwell. The latter is a
teacher in a public school. At the in
stance of Mary Moulton, the colored
domestic of the sisters, the police have
arrested Mary Harvey and her hus-
band.
The particular charge against them
is fraudulently obtaining cash, jewelry,
and wearing apparel. In a general
statement Of the Gaze Mary Moulton
said that she first noticed the woman
Harvey when she came to the house to
do, as she said, some scrubbing. in re-
turn for an apron that Mrs. Hooper
had given her. On her second visit
the woman staid all day in Mrs.
Hooper's room. She then noticed that
the Harvey woman could get anything
she wanted in the house.
Mary Moulton also described how
Mrs. Hooper's son, a boy about thirteen
years of age, used to get down on his
knees and repeat prayers to the Harvey
woman under the belief that he was
worshipping a divine person. She had
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
DEvoURED BY ALLIGAToRs.
Terrible Fate of an Old Woman Lost in
the Swamps,

NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-Mrs Angelo,
aged ninety years, a resident of Port
Eats, met a horrible death in the
swamps last week. Some time ago she
left her home to visit her son, who re-
sides three miles above the Old Jump.
The old lady got off the steamboat
Comet at the Old Jump. Days passed
and nothing was heard from her, and
at last searching party was organized.
After blowing their way through the
swamps for some distance they came
upon the evidence of her unfortunate
fate.
There, lying in a pool of stagnant
water, half covered by weeds, was her
head. 1t bore marks of having been
crushed by sharp teeth, and was all
bruised and bloody. After further
search one of her limbs was found.
The supposition is that the old lady
became lost in the swamps and, falling
from exhaustion, was dragged into the
water by alligators and slowly de-
voured. This is the theory of the
Coroner, who held the inquest last
evening.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
CONTRACTION DOES THE WORK
Banks Continue to Close Their Doors all
Over the Country.

QUEENSLAND, May 17.-The Royal
this morning and it's suspension was
announced. 1t had a capital stock of
44OO, 900.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 1.-THE
Citizens Bank of this city suspended
payment this morning and a receiver
has been asked for.
FLORENCE, S, c., May l7.-Much
surprise and some little excitement
were caused in Florence yesterday
morning when the following notice APP
peared on the closed doors of the Bank
of CarOlinas:
This bank has suspended payment
until ameeting of directors can be held
JOHN P. COFFIN, Pres't.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla May ia Kis-
simmee special to the Times Union
says: Much to the surprise Of every
body, the following notice appeared on
the door of the Kissimmee City bank
before the opening hour this morning:
This bank is closed until further
notice by virtue of a deed of assign
ment this day executed and recorded
in the clerks Office Of Osceola county,
SYDNEY, Australia, May 15.-The
Commercial Banking Company closed
their doors this morning. The liabili-
ties are not yet known. The capital
stock of the company was $500, 900.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 13.-Kendall &
Smith, the largest millers in this Sec
ton have made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors.
WARDENER, Wash, May 13.-Small
& Colby, extensive lumber dealers Of
this place, made an assignment to day.
Their liabilities are $50, 900.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, May 13-The
Bank of New Orleans, Bank of Ross
vile, Bank of Freeport, Ohio, and the
Bank of Rockford, Michigan, all pri-
vate concerns and with no extensive
patronage were closed to-day by order
Of Paris and Nave, bankers, of this
city, who controlled them.
The Commercial State Bank, of
Rushville, Ind, Bank of Brookville,
Ohio, and the First State Bank, of
Hillsdale, Michigan, have suspended.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 17.-The Citizens
Bank has suspended and a receiver has
been asked for the Northwestern Guar
anty Company.
WATERLOO, Iowa, May 1.-THE First
National Bank, of Sioux Falls, u
pended at the close Of business yester-
day, being involved by the assignment
Of William M. Fields & Brother, I'M
porters of horses. The liabilities are
estimated at from 500, 600 to $3.50. 00O,
while the personal liabilities of Field
will be nearly as much more. No state
mert of the assets can be given as yet
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
THIRTEEN PEOPLE DROWNED.

A Dredge and Tug Capsized in Ohio.
CoNNEAUT, Ohio, May 1.-THE
Northwestern Guarantee Loan Com
pany's dredge and tug were capsized
near here this morning and eight men
were drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IA boat was
run down here this morning by a ferry
boat and five men were drowned.
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Tendencies and Effects.

Each phase Of mans mind and
life, says L. G. Wunder in Leisure
Hours, is fraught with pleasure Or
pain, and worthy of praise or blame, ac-
cording to the motives or principle by
which he is actuated and guided, for
its result, and "the thread of our life
is of mingled yarn" Sir Walter
Scott writes, "There's aye guide and
i'll i the chief"
If a man follows the bent Of his
own inclinations, he must keep his
passions and desires under the con-
troll of reason, or he may do many
things amiss which will cause him
regret. Peace chooses for her home
the breast in which she finds har-
mony. To every earnest heart, life
will seem richer and brighter in COM
partnership with toll, disappointment
and reverses, if fortified with
strength, resolution and endurance,
than when passed away in elegant
ease and the pride of profusiOn, Men
who would take the world by storm
rather than silently, work for their
own welfare and the public good; men
who will allow the efforts of their
souls to be wasted in useless pursuit
after chimerical objects, without u
fixed purpose to gain what is best and
most reliable, will never attain any
beneficial results for themselves Oh
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

A clever chemist has invented an
automatic sensitive paint, which is a
bright yellow at the ordinary temper
allure, but, upon being brought into a
warmer atmosphere it changes color
gradually, until at 22O degrees, it be-
comes bright red 1t returns to its
original color upon cooling, and may
be heated with the same effect over
and over, 1t is suggested that this
paint may be used with advantage to
detect a rise in the temperature of
the fractional working parts of ma
phinprV
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23
Too Busy for Enmlty.

When | hear men or women at.
tributing lack Of success in any di-
rection to the Vaccinations Of their
enemies, l inyoluntarily smile at the
egOtistical assertion. People are in
general too much engrossed, each by
his own affairs, to make any very ac-
tive war against each other. Jealous,
envious, rancorous they often are, but
to wage positive hostilities, they are
for the most part too Indifferent.
This proneneSs to attribute our mis-
chances to enemies is merely one OF
the refugees of our self-lOye, Ad-
uniting possible exceptions, it may
be said emphatically that we are
none of us anybOdys enemy but our
own. We are all, however, our own
enemies. The tongue that truly de-
tracts from our credit and glory is
our own tongue; the hand that most
mercilessly despOils us of our proper
ty is our own hand. All the real
murders in this wOrld-that is, apart
from the mere commonplace killings
of men and women--are self-murderS.
Conceit tells us different tale, and
we are too ready to lay on the fatter-
ing junction. But all great successes,
all the grander triumphs will be in
proportion to our seeing the truth as
it really stands; namely, that the
hardest obstacles, the most real dan
gers, lie in the perverse impulses Of
own nature.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

Others. Beneath the mantle Of con.
yentlonallsm the human heart is still
seen throbbing, filled with hope and
desire for improvement, though self
lshness, prejudice and vanity may
have dominated our lives and caused
our own actions to degenerate, The
man who wanders from right and
duty Is sure to go adrift and be at the
mercy Of contendlng elements.
Honor and integrity are thereby sure
safeguards of home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23
Is the COLONEL NeracIonsg

II fought battle once with wooden
cannon, and won it, too, said Col. j.
c. Gallor at the Laclede. 1T was dur
ing the Mexican war. was sent out
from Santa Fe with a scouting party Of
twenty-four men, and we were headed
off near the Mexican line by 200 of the
most Misunderstanding greasers that
ever cut throat or shot brave man
in the back. We got into wooded
gorge and threw up a breastwork Of
loose rocks and earth across the mouth
of it. l felt sure the Mexicans would
make rush for us that night under
cover of the darkness, and decided to
fix up surprise for them. We carried
a small chest Of tool with us, and in the
outfit was a long-stemmed two-inch
augur. We felled six tough oak trees,
sawed off section of the stems and
transformed them into cannon. We
loaded them with pistol balls and flint
gravel, mounted them and waited. Just
before daylight the Mexicans came. We
waited until they were within fifty yards,
then opened on them with our battery.
You never saw such a hustling for tall
timber in your life. Artillery was the
last thing they expected to encounter,
and when those wooden cannon opened
on them they scattered like sheep. y.
Globe Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

Kansas society made an interesting
innovation in anniversary celebration
at Hutchinson by celebrating dia-
mond wedding, from which the bride
groom was absent because of an I'M
timely death. The bride was still
alive, however, and capable of enjoy
ing a good thing, so the anniversary
was duly and becomingly celebrated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

During 1892 Ill vessels, aggregat-
ing l POI, 107 tons, were launched in
the United Kingdom. OF this num-
Der thirty were war ships, aggregat-
ing ISL, 157 tons displacement. The
output of 1892 falls about 81, 900 tons
below that of 1891
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23
A CITY OF STATUES.


BHrthoidrs --latest Trlumphs to Bs Added
60 tho NJ. Louis Colloction-Tho
Lucas Ship.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March ll.-Barthol.
Ills great statue of Washington and
Jefferson, which has been made for st.
Louis, will be exhibited ut the Worlds
Fair this summer and brought here In
The fall, Since the war, st, Louis has
stolen all the fame OF Baltimore as u
city of monuWcnts, Forest Park has
the statues OF Frank p Blair and Ed.
ward Bates, Lafayette Park has the
statues of Washington and Thomas II.
Benton, in Tower Grove Park are the
statues Of Shakespeare, Columbus and
Alexander Won Humboldt, in Lyon
Park Is q statue of Gen. Lyon and in
Benton Park II statue of Frederick
Hecker, the hero of the Ger.
man revolution of lS4s. Down
town, at the corner OF Twelfth
and Olive Street, standsa statue ofGen,
Grant, the last one that has been put
up in the city Several of these
statues are Of heroic size, and all
are made by noted sculptors.
There seems no Longer any doubt as
ID the success of the Lucas Ship enter
prise, wL,oh involves the running of
specially constructed steamers from st.
Louis to Mexico and other Spanish
American points. The patent under
which the ships are to be constructed
involves the building of vessel which
can ply on the Mississippi even at low
water, but which can cross the ocean
safely, In many respects it resembles
the plan so successful y adopted in
ocean racers of the City of Paris type,
and experts arc of the opinion that the
necessary variations to enable the ship
to ply on the river at low water will
not impair the efiicience. The success
full establishment of this line of steam
ers will revolutionize trade to great
extent and will result in u large in
crease in business between st. Louis
and intermediate points with the Gulf
ports. A large quantity of stock has
been placed in ST. Louis, Chicago and
other cities and active work on the first
ship is about to commence.
For years it has been the custom in
st. Louis for the Sons of the Fatherland
to celebrate German Day some time in
April by street parade and the pub
lie feast afterwards in one of the large
beer-gardens of the city, Last year
there was pageant that rivalled that
of the Yelled Prophet in magnifcence,
succession of tableaus illustrating
the progress of German ideas in this
country. There were forty thousand
people in line, men and youths, This
year there will be no parade. German
society which has charge of the ar
rangemcnts has determined to spend
all its money and ideas assisting the
local committee which is preparing the
Columbian allegorical procession for
September. At that time the city will
be crowded with visitors from the four
corners of the earth, who have come to
see the Exposition and the Yelled
Prophet, and spectacle like the Ger
man costume parade will have hun
dred sight-seers then TO one now.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

FACETIoUs FRIEND-"Well, have
you and your wife yet settled as to
who is to be speaker Of the house?"
Young Husband-"No yet. We usu-
ally occupy the chair together. In
dianapolis Journal.
HE-"Oh, have a splendid story
to tell you. l don't think L ever told
1t to you before?" Shells it really
good story?" He-"Indeed it is.
She (wearily)-"Then you haven't
told it to me before. Life.
IL NOTICE that your husband has
never much to say in the morning
when he has been out late at night"
said the wife's mother. No." was
the reply of the wife; "he's mum
then-extra dry. New York Press.
GUIDE Ito city Nimrod, who has a
spell Of nervousness at sight Of live
deer)-What yer trembling about?
Got an attack Of "buck fever?" City
Nimrod - No-t-mu-ch-Im trem-
bling at the narrow escape that deer
had. srOA@A,.
IRAsC1BLE old gentleman Quitting
head out Of four-wheeler that Is
crawling at an unconscionable pace)
Il say, cabby, we're not going to a
funerali Cabby promptly)-No and
we amt going to no blooming fire
either.-Tid-Blts
THOUGHTFUL" Charley, said the
affectionate little wife, didn't you
tell me those blue chips cost dollar
apiece?" Eyes" "Well, here's
whole box full of all colors that
bought at the bargain counter for rs
cents. Buffalo Quips.
FIGa (reading the programme
ask months are supposed to elapse
between the second and third acts"
Fogg Whose ears have been outraged
by the excrucating strains Of the
orchestra)- that all9 1t seems a
good deal longer than that. Boston
Transcript.
To INITIATE BOTH PARENTS. Caller
SO you mean to be an M. P. when
you grow big, Tommy? Politicians
Youngest-Yes; like pa. Caller
Then you've made up your mind to
do great deal Of talking? Politi-
clans Youngest-Yes; like ma
Funny Folks.
IT seems to be fairly well estab.
lished by experience that the prac-
tice Of thawing out frozen dynamite
cartridges by laying them on red
hot stove is not altogether conducive
to the integrity, peace, and well-be-
ing Of those sojourning in the neigh
borhood. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Tea Table Talk.
Il DIDN'T see vow at the masquerade
ball, Jimpson," mo; l went as
ghost. Harper Bazaar.
AN off1ce-holder is the only kind OF
man who can have his head cut OF
and still live. Baltimore American.
THE trouble with Wanamaker's
stamps is that they don't know when
they are llcked.-Rochester Herald.
TT ID m he hnned that the hnon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

THE Benbow's llO-ton guns are to be
sent back to Elswick to be strcng: III
ened. Another monster, a 67-ton gun
Oh the Arson, developed a crack and
had to be taken out and, upon further
trials, it became entirely useless.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-23

out to the woman who has saved his
family from penury and disgrace, for, to
all seeming, through the agency of that
potent drug, you will be dying woman"
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