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Knights of the Quill.

MORGANTON, N. c., June H.
The Press Association met in the
court house at 3.3Oyesterday 3. and
was called to order by President
W. G. Burbank, of the Winston
Sentinel.
Rev. J. H. Page offered an ear.
nest impressive prayer, anC
Mayor John H. Pearson vel
coined the association in an ex
ceedingly graceful and tastful
speech, and was responded to by
the president.
The secretary, Mr.. John B
Sheriff., was detained by the re
cent death of a brother, an6
Messrs. Thad r. Manning ant
John II. Whichard were elected
temporary secretaries. The rol
call disclosed the presence O
about forty members.
Capt. S. A. Ashe of the Raj
| eigh Nea0s Observer Chronicle, rea(
an interesting letter on Books,
and the Association adjournet
for the day.
These good people are kind
ness itself, and attended tn,
opening session of the Associa
ton in large numbers, both gen
tlemen and ladies, and Morgan
ton will vie with the bigges
town that has yet entertained tn
body in courtesy and attention t.
its members.
The personnel of the attend
ance is high and one of the mos
pleasant meetings in the associa
tion's history is already assured
| Five hundred people attende
the magnificent reception ten
dered the press and citizens las
night by Mayor John FL. Pearso
at his handsome residence O.
| West Union street.
| In the brilliantly lighted an
beautifully decorated city ha
last night the most beautiful VIC
men of North Carolina were bt
ing led through the mazes of tn
dance by the quill drivers, on
hundred couples participating
the opening editorial quadrille.
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Why He Was There.

He held two positions witness in
the criminal superior court and pris-
oner in Fulton county Jail.
Nothing was said about his last posi-
ton by the defendants attorney, and
the witness seemed puffed up with his
own Importance.
"You are a prisoner in the Jail, are
you not?'' asked Solicitor Hill in cross
questioning him.
'Yassar; dey got me down dar," re-
piled the witness in a surly tone.
'What have you been doing?"
"Nuffin. -
''Ain't done anything?''
"No, sab. I am dun nuffin.''
"You are one of those innocent men
who are being unjustly punished?"
I am dun muffin, muffin at ALL
"Well, amt there some charges
against you? Why did they lock you
up?''
''Dar was ole po' white man come
long an Identified some chickens had,
but am dun muffin Atlanta Jour
nal
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Writing in a Trance.

KANSAS CITY, KAN, June Is.
The medical profession is
most interested in the singular
case of Mrs. Edith Morford, the
wife Of George Morford, a grain
inspector who lives at 1908 North
Twelfth street. Mrs. Morfold
went into a trance Thursday
evening, and all efforts to arouse
her have failed. Mrs. Morfold
has been studying Christian
science for about year, and this
mental exercise, the doctors say,
probably produced a peculiar
nervous condition.
Thursday evening Mrs. Nor
ford, who had been at home all
day with her sister, Miss Bertha
Erwin, went to her room and re-
tired. Her husband returned home
about 10 o'clock. He attempted
awake Mrs. Morford, and failing,
called on DR.. Richards and DR..
Martin, who remained all night
working with the woman, who,
while apparently sleeping like a
child, could not be aroused. AL
day yesterday, last night and to-
day she has remained in the same
condition.
The most peculiar feature OF
Mrs. Morford's case is that she
occasionally rises from her bed
and walks about the house while
in her prolonged sleep. Once
she went to the table and ate 6
few morsels Of food, and ther
went to the pump and drew {
glass Of water. No heed was
paid by Ter to members of the
family, and not a word has passed
her lips. One night Mrs. Nor
ford arose, and after arranging
her hair attired herself in blacl
dress, and went to the parlor
| She seated herself at her writing
table, with Bible open befor
her, and began writing
and though ler eyes re
NAMED closed, the lines sh
penned were as straight and thu
words as correctly formed a.
thought written by a good pen
man with both eyes open. Dr.
> Richards and DR.. Martin ar
among the oldest practitioners i
the city, and they assert tina
this is the most singula
case Of its nature that ha
ever been brought to their atten
ton. They express the belle
, that the women will soon com
out of her trance or prolonge
sleep, and do not think any harr
viii come of it.
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GOLDSBORO. N. c.. THURSDAY JUNE 1894.

of men; he was gentle, kind and indul-
gent with his family. You need not
be afraid of saying too much in his
praise, for nothing too good can be
said of him.
What more can be said of any man?
For 81 years he was true to his fellows
himself, his family and his God
The current of Bro. Taylor's life, was
not like some mighty mountain tor
rent, which, with leap and roar, goes
rushing on, but was rather like some
stream gliding through meadows, be-
tween gentle hills, with many a quiet
stretch and graceful turn, beside the
shady bank of which men love to lin
ger. So, it is pleasant for us tonight
to linger over the many quiet virtues
our departed brother exemplified
in his life. He has left to his children
a priceless heritage: that of a good
name and a spotless reputation. [
heartily commend the younger gener-
alton an emulation of his example.
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A Startling Tragedy.

CAMDEN, N. j., June IA
quintuple tragedy tonight star
tied Cramer Hill, a suburb of this
city. John Kaufman, Bavarian,
so years of age cut the throats of
his wife. Rosina, and three chill
dren-twin boys, aged 5 years,
and a month old infant. and then
deliberately hanged himself. The
awful crime must have been
committed between o'clock a. m.
yesterday, and the same hour
this morning, but it was not dis
covered by the neighbors until
this evening.
Kaufman was comparative
stranger in Cramer Hill, having
moved from Trenton about five
weeks ago. He was in destitute
circumstances and had been out
of work some weeks. He is
thought to have committed the
deed out of sheer dependency.
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Winston Sentinel: The baccal-
laureate sermon before the stu
dents of the Asheville Normal
and Collegiate Institute will be
preached at II O'Clock tomorrow
by the president, Rev. DR.. Thos.
Lawrence, at Oakland Heights
chapel, near the institute. The
literary and musical recital will
occur Monday evening at
o'clock.
A dispatch from Englewood,
N. j., says that Mr.. VIM. Walker
Phelps is suffering from tuber
euler miningitis and in all proba-
bility will not live twentyfoul
hours longer He has been un
conscious at different period.
this afternoon and is weakening
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Mr.. Cleveland'S Position.

The Dispatch having stated the
other day that Mr. Cleveland
stands now where he did in 1892
on the tariff question the Will
mlngton Messenger replies that it
supposeS we will admit that the
German bill is protective meas
ure, OF course, we Will But it
is not fair to Mr.. Cleveland to
ignore his own utteranceS in
1892, and quote the Chicago
platform as if he had prepared
that platform himself. In ac-
cepting the nomination of that
convention, he explained his
own position on the tariff ques-
ton. But he did more. Before
the Committee on Resolutions
reported their platform he ex-
amined it carefully, and endorsed
! the resolution, which contains
the doctrine he is now censured
| for teaching in 1894 Mr. Cleve-
land telegraphed to Chicago the
following tariff utterance as hav-
ing met with his approval
namely
Nv hen custom-hOuse taxation
is levied upon articles of any
kind produced in this country
the difference between the cost
of the labor here and labor
abroad when such a difference
exists, fully measures any posi-
BILE benefits to labor.
But in making reduction in
taxes it is not proposed
to injure any domestic in
dustries, but rather to promote
their healthy growth
The Messenger will, Of course,
admit that as used by Mr. Cleve-
land the words promote their
healthy growth are equivalent
words, protect them i'll their
healthy growth. "
| So as to the silver question
Mr.. Cleveland cannot be justly
charged with having changed
ground on the question, seeing
that the silver declaration of the
IChicago convention is suScepti
ble of a construction which agrees
in every respect with his public
utterances touching free coinage.
He has never pretended to be a
silverite, nor in favor of the free
tonnage Of silver. AS he stood
eight years ago, he stands now.
He said then that he feared the
two metals would part com
pany" under such legislation as
was proposed. He says the
same thing now. Let US 'bc
just and fear not" The cause
of bimetallism is not losing
ground -RichmOnd Dispatch.
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WASHINGTON News.

WASHINGTON, June lex.
Congressman Thomas NJ. Bayne.
of Pennsylvania, shot himself
through the head this morning
and expired instantly. Col. Bayne
retired in his usual health last
night When he washed this
morning he called the servants
attention to what he thought was
blood on the pillow. It was
blood and Bayne said he thonght
he had a slight hemorrhage of
the lungs, He began talking in
rambling manner Of the ex-
pected return Of his wife this af-
ternoon and asked if any one
had gone to the train to meet
her. The servant reminded him
that Mrs. Bayne was not due to
arrive until 9 p. m. He then
quieted down, but the servant
becoming uneasy spoke of it to
other servants when she went
down stairs. About 1915 a shot
was heard and when the attend
ant reached Mr.. Bayne's room
he was found in bed with a
gaping hole through his head
and a large revolver grasped in
his right hand. The bullet had
plowed it's way through from the
right temple to the left. Death,
of course, was instaneouS. DR..
Sewers was Immediately sum,
moned and gave as his opinion
that Mr.. Bayne became so fright
ened over the hemorrhage that
he became demented.
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Didn't Quite Understand.

Yesterday an enfant terrible caused q
loud smile to go around the audience
assembled at the Walnut Hills Congre-
gational church. A reverend gentleman
had finished delivering an address and
was retiring to his seat in the front row
when he was called back and handed
his watch, which he had laid on the
pulpit to time himself by. The young
ster did not grasp the state of affairs,
and, with eyes wide open with wonder,
he said in a whisper, audible all over
the room. Mamma, did they give him
that watch just for preaching once?"-
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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A PIucky Editor.

Our Monroe correspondent IN
forms us that Editor Rowland
F. Beasley, of the Monroe jour
nal, after keeping up his studies
at home along with. his regular
work on his paper, went to Wake
Forest, stood his examinations
and took his degree. This is
certainly a feather in Mr.. Beas-
ley cap.
Horace Greeley, whose sole in
struction at the hands of teach
ers was forty-five months in the
log cabin, old field type of school
house, used to say: ''Of all
horned cattle, a college gradu-
ate in printing Office is worst. .
There is no doubt that a youth
with diploma, but without a
knowledge Of the types or the
ways of printers, is capable of
doing great damage in such an
e Establishment, especially to the
senSibilities of the average com
positor.
However, mixture Of ability
to set type and a college educa-
ton, diluted with horse sense
and well-shaken before taking, is
a valuable compound for the
health and happiness Of an edi-
tor. Mr.. Beasley's college edu-
cation will be valuable to him
and the hard work by which he
acquired it, will cause him to APP
preciate the value of it all the
more, as he advances in his pro
fession.
Mr.. Beasley has set a good ex-
ample to many young men who
are, perhaps, situated as he was,
Charlotte Observer.
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LISTO-.' LETTERS.
Rem sining in Post Ofhoe at Colds
boro, Wayne county, N. c.,
May 81, 1894.

A-C H Auge, Miss Mary Ar
rington.
B-Mrs Cecil A Barnes, Phyllis
Best, Rena Bowden.
C-Mrs Margaret Capps, Sallie
E Cobb\
D-Eddie Davis, Joseph Davis,
f D Darden.
E-J A Edwards.
G-Fannie Gassett
H-Rebecca Hargrove, Dock
Harper, Rev. Hildery, Matte
L Horne, J Everette Howers,
J B Honnel, Billie Hubbard.
dempsey Jones.
L-Nancy Lewis.
NV V Meroney, Miss Willie
Medlin, Emma Mathis, Lid
die Mcdonald. A J Moore,
N-Jim Nicholson.
R-Patt Rodgers,
S-Jas E Smith, Miss Frances
Smith, T M Sawyer, Ellen
Smith.
R-H r Russ.
Mamie Thomas,
W-Richard William, Isabella
Washington, Aeden Wooten,
Carvin Wright.
R-H Rosenthal, Ann Roewd,
PACKAGES.
Pc Jones (2). Laura B. Hol-
lowell. l. A Jarvis, John W
Howell
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A Treasurer Absconded.

New YORK, June 14.-Benja-
min G. Peters, assistant treasurer
of the new Central Coal Company
of Maryland, whose principal
offices are at Ne. 1, Broadway,
New York, has absconded with
SO, 900 of the company's money.
Besides robbing his employers
he deserted his wife and eloped
with a pretty young schoo
teacher.
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Patriotic Ger emonies
DoBBs FERRY, N. Y, June 1

DoBBs FERRY, N. Y, June IA
On the spot where Washington
and the Count de Rochambeau
planned the final campaign which
brought the independence to the
Republic, the Sons and Daught-
ers of the American Revolution
gathered to-day and, with cere
monies that stirred the patriotism
in the hearts of dwellers by the
historic Hudson, laid the founda
ton stone of monument in mem
ory Of the heroes Of the past.
Flag day, the anniversary of the
adoption of the stars and stripes,
was fittingly chosen for the
event, and perfect weather added
to the enjoyment of the affair.
The speakers, distinguished
guests and members of the patri-
otic organizations who took part
in the days programme left New
York city on the steamer How
ard Carroll at 1920 o'clock. On
the boat Vice President Steven
soa held an informal reception.
The marine band from the Brook
lyn navy yard played inspiring
airs on the trip up the Hudson,
while the many historians on
board pointed out scenes of re-
volutionary operations as they
were passed. Several steam
yachts accompanied the Carroll
and when Dobbs Ferry was
reached at noon the monitor
Miantonomah, and the old United
States frigate Lancaster were
found anchored in the stream,
and a score Of yachts, all covered
with bunting, lowered about.
Carriages conveyed the guests
from the landing up the hill
through files of Grand Army
men, representing posts from
neighboring towns, and the fire
and police departments of Dobbs
Ferry, and past flag hidden resi-
dences and stores of Dobbs
l. Gil y CtllS w UllC oCCuS VI Ooty :
ceremonies on the outside of the
town. About 1000 people stood
around while Chauncey M. De
pew, president of the Sons of the
American Revolution, laid the
foundation stone for the monu
ment
After the marine band haC
played the National anthem anc
a salute from the men DIVA
had echoed over the water, the
company moved to the porch O.
the Mansion and the literary ex
ercises took place. There were
an invocation by Arch-Deaco1
Tiffany, an address of welcome
by Hon. D. O. Bradley, chairman
of the citizens committee, whicl
was responded to by Col. John
G. Calhoun, a speech presenting
the plot of ground by DR.. Has
brouck and it's acceptance by Mr.
Dephew.
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NO. 80

Of land. Among them is man
who, in Italy, had his home on a
mountain the top of which was
rock, and where he made soil,
and from it a living, by carrying
up earth in basket from the
mountain S base.
A visit to Valdese will
strengthen the interest already
felt by our people. In these
we'll behaved, frugal, hard work
ing, religious new -comers.
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STRIKING miners continue to
assault men whose only crime is
desire to work, and they also
continue to burn bridges an tear
up tracks. Most of the lawless
acts occur in Ohio. Gov. Mckinley
seems not to be able to grasp the
situation with the iron hand de
manded by war on law and order,
and an enormous bill for damages
is undoubtedly piling up in favor
of the injured railroad compan
les.
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Law.

AS is well known, the law cannot con-
Germ itself in any case before it with side
issues. These are vigorously excluded.
In case in which man was accused
OF forgery witness for the defonse
managed to say:
II know that the prisoner cannot
write his own name -
"All that is excluded said the
judge. ''The prisoner is not charged
with writing his own name, but that of
some one else. "-Y Youth's s Companion.
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Blind,

"Well, Joseph, did you take my let
ter to M. de Y.?''
eyes, sir, but I am afraid he won t be
able to read it, for he is blind.
''Blind?''
Eyes, sir. While I was standing
right in front of him in his private Of
flee he asked me twice where my hat
was, and had it on my head all tho
time. Ia, hal''-Petit Calaisien.
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A HORSE KILLED.

A valuable black horse, be-
longing to Mr.. George w. Will
liams, was struck by lightning
and killed on the turnpike near
the railroad crossing. The horse
was attaced a light wagon, driven
by a colored boy, and was coming
to the city from Mr.. Williams
place en- Masonboro Sound.
Close behind it was a two hose
wagon, driven by Mr.. Williams
carriage driver. AS the wagon
in front was passing a pine tree
close by the side of the road,
there was a. binding flash of
lightning that struck the tree
and descending killed the horse
instantly. There were two col
ored boys in the wagon. Neither
Of them was hurt; nor was the
wagon injured. - Wilmington
Star.
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BURNING bridges is calculated
to make the coal strike harder
than ever to get over.
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E8The regulations require that one
cent shall be paid on all advertised let
ters.
J. w. BRYAN. =. NJ.
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Wind, Rain and Lightning.

1.-The long dry spell was
broken yesterday afternoon by a
sharp shower of rain that re-
vived the dropping energies alike
of plants and people. The rain
was preceded by a high wind,
seemingly on a high old tear. 1t
gather ed up the dry leaves and
straw and other trash that
Uttered the streets and carried
them high in the air, and raised
immense clouds of dust that
obscured ones vision and made
some folks fear Kansas cyclone
had struck the town and was go
ing to give a free-for-all enter
tainment of a very large and
elaborate kind. With the storm
of wind and rain there was thun-
der and lightning on q grand
scale. The fair weather flags
fioated from the pole on top of
the government building, and
the lightning went for it. The
top of the pole was shattered
into splinters, and the flags went
down in a hurry, without wait
ing for the weather observer or
his assistant to call them in.
Fragments of the pole were
scattered in all directions and
Uttered the streets and house
tops around for some distance.
No other damage was done; not
even slate on the roof Of the
building was cracked. The wea-
ther observer, Mr.. Graham, had
taken the precaution to shut off
the current in the Office and moth
ing was harmed. But many per-
sons in the building, even in the
postoffice on the ground floor,
felt the shock.
It was rumored that a wagon
in the street in front of the post
Office had been struck by light
ming, but this proved untrue. A
team of two horses ran a away
during the storm and the wagon
was slightly damaged. This was
all
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SEVERE ON THE SOUND.

The storm was probably more
severe on the sound, east of the
city. Persons who came up from
Wrightsville last night said the
lightning was terrific, and that
the beach at Wrightsville and
Ocean View was covered with
hail the size of stones for some
time after the storm.
The times., 1894-02-09
Iiufoln,s Religion.

AS to whether Lincoln was profess
ing Christian, men may contend with
some satisfaction, perhaps, among them
selves; as to whether he lived in favor
with God, that is matter between him
and his Maker. There is no doubt among
those conversant with the man and the
results of his life upon this point. There
is New Testament definition of pure
religion and undefled, and the normal
life of Abraham Lincoln was very closely
modelled according to that definition. It
is true that he was not perfect man.
In this respect he resembled all members
of the human race. But his public and
private papers abound with passages of
which the following, taken from letter
written Jan. 12, 1851, in which he sent
message to his dying stepfather, is a
fair sample:
Tell him to remember to call upon our great
and good and merciful Maker, who will not
turn away from him In any extremity nor for
get the dying man who puts his trust in him.
IL IL be his 10, 10 10 now, he will soon have "a
joyous meeting with many loved ones gone be-
fore, and where the rest Of us through the
help of God. hope and long to be.
IL must be evident from this alone. If
nothing similar were in existence, that
Lincoln possessed firm, well grounded
belief in God, and that he made religion
q personal matter.
The times., 1894-02-09
HOW HE DEVELOPED.
LINCOLN WAS NOTABLY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO HIS ENVIRONMENT.

This Trait Was What Enabled Him to Grow
as His Horizon Expanded THE Most
Individual Man Who Ever Lived" Says
Biographer Morse.
Every person who has read more than
one of the many biographies of Lincoln
must have been struck, fancy, by the
diverse methods adopted by the writers
in treating Of his family and his early
surroundings. Some have spoken of his
mother as a sort of Madonna in the will
derness and his father as brave from
tiersman endowed with many admirable
characteristics. Others have striven to
avoid all semblance of identity and have
painted picture in which the common
place has been portrayed with what has
been described as ''repulsive nakedness."
There is no doubt that the then new
west in which the emancipator's early
life was passed was rough, coarse and
poverty stricken, as the east was also
when it was new, and as all freshly set
tied regions must be. An important
trait of all such communities is the close
ness of personal intercourse that prevails
and the entire lack Of social barriers of
any sort. SIN those early days." says
Biographer John T. Morse, Jr., "there
was almost no money among the people.
Sometimes barter was resorted to. One
lover paid for his marriage license with
maple sugar; another with wolf scalps,
more often a promise sufficed. Credit
was asystem well understood, and prom
issory notes constituted an unquestioned
and popular method of payment that
would have made millennium for Mr..
Micawber.
"But however scant might be cash and
houses, each town had it's grocery, and
these famous stores were by far the
chief influence in shaping the ideas of
the westerner. There all congregated-
the idlers all day long, the busy men in
the evening-and there, stimulated by
the whisky of the proprietor, they gos-
siped about everybody's affairs, talked
about business and the prospects of the
neighborhood and argued about the pol
itics of the county, the state and even of
the nation. Jokes and stories, often
most uncouth and gross, whiled away
the time. To this it is matter of ira