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I I rHE GOLDt-hORO MESSENGER,, JUNE 7. 1886. -DOUBLE SHEET. . 1 4-l ADDRESS Of J. AV. Fulford, at Close of i Snow Hill School. ' T.nTp ivn Gentle jien:No hour in life's history seems so bright as the one that succeeds our deepest gloom. yjn. flnwpr blooms so lovely asi the first that greets our vision . in budding springtime, gust alter the DieaK piasi of winter has gone. No love is so sweet as the first - gush of - affection that thrills the soul. And yet in these moments of bliss there is a dread that -creeps in, and makes us tremble lest these sweets, after ajl, prove a phan tom, and fade from our grasp ere we have fully possessed them. So. with our educational interests of to-day. It seems as a bright sun, with its new dress, just rising upon the horizon, -shedding light and glory along its pathway; dissipating the tedious gloom of old -rote; and scattering gems of Itfionght to be gathered by joyous youths, as they haste along with tire less feet in pursuit of the Goddess of wicdom; who is more desirable than old and who shines with more daz zling brightness than the most .bril liant diamond. But with these pleas ing thoughts there arises a trembling dread that after all, there will be 'many to whom wisdom will .continue, to cry without, uttering her voice in the streets, crying in the chief places, and m the openings of the gates, saying, -"How longfye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners de light in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge!" Wisdom, my friends, hath builded her house, she hath hewn I out her pillars, she hath furnished her tables; sent forth her maidens, and crieth upon the highest places to the simple ones, devoid of understanding, to come and eat her bread, and drink the wine she hath mingled, i There is no subject of 'such grave importance as the present, claiming the attention of the people. 1 1t i3 one in which all ranks and classes have an interest whether they come to realize it or not. And if lean awaken that interest to-day in one breast I shall not have wrought in vain. No though t fubperson can for a moment hesitate .as to what is dutyin this particular. Especially should every son and daughter of the Old Jsorth State be deeply concerned about this great question. There is no State in this great Union so favorably situated or possessed of greater resources and fa cilities, and yet so far below what it should be educationally, as North Car olina. I say this with a feeling of deep humility, and greatly lament that it is so. And I appeal to you, my audience, and through you to every son and daughter of our beloved State; shall it remain so? I answer for you and say No! a thousand times No!! And I thank God that a brighter sun is gilding our educational sky, and is shedding its rays, thoughf aint, across this the brightest and mpst sacred spot of earth's domain, the beloved and patriotic old State of North Caro lina a State than whom has never given to the world a truer, nobler, or more patriotic class of 'sons, or a more lovely, beautiful and devoted class of daughters. Then let us unfurl our banners to the breeze, and let our watchword be victory, and thence for ward until we raise this sunlight of wisdom to the youth, where it shall shine with all its meridian; splendor and glory from Cherokee to Currituck, from the mountain tops of the west to the sea washed beach of the east. Numberless reasons could be given why we should be diligent until this glory is achieved. And prominent among them is this. We owe it as a debt to our commbn country, which has claims upon us that ws have no right to ignore. Why should not North Carolina give to the pulpit, the forum, and to all positions of trust and im portance as brilliant talent as any in this grand Union? Is it because she has not the rough ashlers that may be polished to dazzling brightness and splendor i ,i answer tnat tnere ,are none in the universe more susceptible of fine culture than her sons and daughters. Of those already quarried and numbered, none more brilliant or true 'have graced the world, or have shone m the galaxy of suns that beam in the firmament of church or State, or that brighten oar homealtats with their smiles. But not only does our country demand a higher mental cul ture, but a broader moral training; becoming more liberal in views, and ; more philanthropic in feelings. Yea ! such training as will cause men to es timate persons and things according to their true worth and not simply ac cording to caste. .Longfellow says; "Worth makes the man, the want of it the fellowr A truer sentiment was never uttered, but alas how; neglected, and instead of mind and manners being tne stanoara. it is iasnionand custom. "Don't value a gem by what it is set in" for many a bright ruby has peeped out and sparkled in the coarsest granite. Knowledge is power, but when unseasoned by true moral worth it becomes tyranny. The business man who is highly educated, if desti tute of moral principles, is in a position to take advantage of his fellow who may be less fortunate than himself; and the same is true of every relation of life. Hence, not only educate mind, but impart true moral principle as well. Sir Walter Scott .said, "We shall never learn to feeand respect our real calling And destiny, unless we have taught ourselves to consider everything as moonshine compared with the education of the heart." Therefore, there is a great demand for an advance more on the part of our instructors, that while they train minds, they should mold character as educationally, has already commenced as it has done in the State Normals and County Institutes which are pro vided for by legislative enactment. And in order that these provision mav be as efficient as possible,,; we need men of broad views, and liberal prin ciples, untrammelled by other duties, devoting their entire time to this im portant , work, and pushing it to its fullest extent. Our teachers too' should be thoroughly aroused to the necessitv of attending these Normal and Insti tutes, and thereby fitting themselves to do the very best work possible, for the time has come when shoddy work in the schoolroom will not be tolerated, and the teacher who neglects to im prove his or her opportunities, will be left behind as they should be. There are perhaps no class of persons who occupy positions or higher trust, and weignter responsibility, than those who have the training of minds and morals, save the ministry. They are lay- av J j a: , LT V ing lueiouuuauuuB upuu wmca struc tures are to be erected that will give shape to the pillars of trust upon wmcn tne weignt oi nations repose. And as the foundation gives shape and character to the structure reared upon it. it is of vital importance that the foundation be properly iaia. uut again, and lastly. There is an in creasing demand for more practical education. Store the mind with rich food for thought, get all the learning your God given minds are capable of receiving, but don't conclude wnen this is done that the work has been accomplished. You have only laid the foundation -upon r which the structure of your future glory and usefulness must be erected; you have only armed yourselves with the weapons, with which , you are to fight lifes battles, and win wreaths of fame, that will perpetuate your names, and store fresh garlands - in the memories of future ages. But alas it is too often the case, that when a boy has attained a little smattering of learning, he con cludes he has about enough, and is ready for a profession, or to go into business. And some do go into busi ness ! either in some cross road bar room, or with a bob-tail coat, a cocked hat. close fitting pants, and a pair of tooth-pick shoes, they strut around, dreadfully afflicted with the. big head, (not made so" with brains either,) and as they say, play the gentleman, gal lant the girls, and at last call a halt in the State prison, and if not so bad as that they sink into oblivion, pass out of the world their names for gotten, unhonored and unsung. Now such is business, but a very poor busi ness. Young men it is no disgrace to work. Then, either in some laudable profession, or on the, farm, or in the machine, shop, utilize your learning, make an honest living, and contribute to the material prosperity of your country. . Young ladies it is not lowering your self respect to become the wives of j farmers or mechanics; it is no disgrace , to knead a cake, or bake aJoat or j bread; and if you are so fortunate as to be able to live without it, it is at j least no disadvantage to know how it should be done. It is far more creditable than to sit around, and read novels or bang piano key, and let mother do all the work. Then 1 insist that we need not only well stored minds and true moral worth, but hands educated as well. Then prosperity will smile, and the horn of plenty will pour of its rich abundance into our laps, and all na ture will beam more benignly upon our pathways through life; because with true mental and moral culture, properly utilized, we shall be raised up nearer to nature's God. A TRIP THROUGH GREENE. Editor Messenger : A few days since, it was the exquisite pleasure ot the writer of this communication to make, a flying trip through the good old county of Gieene, and among the J 6 laces visited, was the ancient town ot ookerton, situated upon the waters of Moccasin river, and by nature a beau tiful place. We notice some improve ment in the village since last we saw it; a very handsome school room hav ing been erected with a lodge above for the use of Free Mason's, Knights of Honor, and Knights and Ladies of Honor. D. V . Dixon, Esq., and Dr. Thos. M. Jordan have built for them selves nice and comfortable dwellings that would ornament a city. We missed some of the representative men in days of yore; some .have moved to more congenial fields, while others have crossed the river in that boat which never return. Dr. F. M. Roun tee, who lived in Hookerton, for about twenty-two years, and practiced his profession with credit and emolu ment to himself and satisfaction to his patrons, has moved to Kinston, N. C, where he continues to practice the prfession of his early choice. The place of Dr. Rountree at Hook erton, is now filled by Dr. Thos. M. Jordan, formerly of Orange county, a clever and courteous gentleman. He is abreast with the profession in his adopted county, and not only in the county, but the State, and is doing a lucrative practice in that field. I find the representative citizens of old Greene a glow for Col. I. A. Sugg, for Solicitor of this Judicial district. The crops in those portions of the county which I traveled are in fine condition, but on account of the recent cold spell the cotton did not look so well. The farmers of Greene county, are generally speaking, an intelligent and thrifty class of people, and most of them, I suppose, are subscribers to your valuable and interesting paper. Huck Fin. WILLING MARTYRS. Anarchist Spies Talks About Ir repressible Revolution. Chicago, May 28.-rAnarchist Au gus Spies was seen in the county jail last night, and, upon being asked what he thought of his case now, said: "I don't think anything about it excepting as a hoax, and I think the capitalistic papers ought to be sup pressed. If it will do the capitalists any good, I am satisfied to let them hang me now. My sentiments, in the past so freely expressed, are less in cendiary than those of that capitalis tic press since the recent labor trou bles began. "You must know that I don't care for my life. They may take my life, and they may take the iiyes of any of my friends, but revolution no man can hold down, and if revolution breaks on you you will not be able to sup- fjress it. See the great French revo ution and other revolutions. Revolu tions pass over human laws and human beings, and their efforts. They don't care for human beings and human power. So we don't care for anything. Every revolution has its great sacn: fices, and if you want t6 take my life yon can de it. We did not throw the bomb. I am quite sure that one of the capitalists threw the bomb in order to get rid of ns in order to have a chance to lump on ns." Spies further said if he is hanged it will only demonstrate what he has al ways maintained that the laws and constitution are worthless. Fielden was next seen, and declared that he was a martyr. He was not guilty, but would not be surprised if the police trumped up a lot of evidence against him. 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The Buffalo Courier, supposed in that city to speak for the President official ly, published a sketch of the life of the President's bride in advance stating that; innumerable errors have crept into the unauthorized sketches hitherto published. - Miss Folsom whose jChristian name, by the way, is not Frances, but Frank, was born in the vear 1864. and will be 22 years i id on the 21st of J oly. As a child, she attended Mme. - Brecker's French kindergarten. - At the time or. Mr. Folsom's death in 1875, the family were living at the Tiff t house. , It will be remembered tnat Airs. ana aiiss Folsom were in Medina when this sad accident happened. After the funeral they. went to Medina, where Mrs. Har mon, Mrs. Folsom's widowed mother, resided. The Harmon family jhad good social position, and owned consider able valuable real estate, including milling property.- While in Medina Miss Folsom was a pupil at; the high school. i . Returning to Buffalo in a few years, Frank entered the Central school, and she and her mother boarded with Mrs. Jonathan Mayhew. One of the Central . ... . . 1 A 1 Al A. school " teachers has saia or nertnai. Frank learned very readily and seemed to remember equally well, and that she "always put a little of herself into her recitations." While enrolled as a pupil at the Central her name used often to get transferred to the boys' lists, and so, in order that it should sound less masculine, she temporarily inserted the initial letter C. after Frank., -calling herself Frank Clara. This explains why her name now often erroneously appears with the initial.'Q. She was a regular attendant of the Central Presbyterian church, of which she is a member. During part of the time she was pursuing her studies at Central school she and her mother boarded at Mrs. Carpenter's, m the Boston block. Afterward her mother, occupied Mrs. R. D. Boyd's house in Franklin street, and from there Miss Folsom went to Wells college. Her Central school certificates admitted her to the sophomore class at Wells college, which she entered without preliminary examination in the middle of the school year. Miss Folsom was a great favorite at Wells college, and her power of win ning the love and unswerving alleg iance of many friends is a direct in heritance from her father, for a more genial f generous-hearted and compan ionable man than the late Oscar Fol som never lived. Her tall, command ing figure, frankness and sincerity made her the queen of the school. She was graduated from Wells college in June, 1885, her graduating essay taking the form of a story. The ham pers of flowers sent to her nearly every week, beginning about the second year of her college life, from the exec utive mansion at Albany, and the par ticularly abundant supply that came from the White House conservatories when she was graduated, was but one of many little attentions paid her, the knowledge of which her college mates spread abroad on scattering to their distant homes for the summer vaca tions, thus exciting public gossip con cerning Miss Folsom's relations to the President. Miss Folsom has always been in the habit of spending her summers in Fol somdale, Wyoming county, two miles out of Cowlesville, at the residence of her late grandfather, Col. John B. Folsom. It is the typical homestead, a rambling farm house set down amid the lovely scenery of the valley. Sun dry newspaper reports have made Mr. Cleveland the benfactor of Miss Folsom in a money sense. Such state ments are absolutely untrue. Her mother's income has always been ample for their support, and any extra funds needed were always to be had from the grandfather, or "Papa John," as Miss Folsom called him, and whose recent death will make her the heiress of a goodly property. Miss Folsom's character is that of an unspoiled, ingenuous girl, full of self possession, and with too much com mon sense to be overcome by her sud den elevation. Her chief character istic is intense loyalty to her mother, who is a charming woman. Between them exists that perfect "confidence and sympathy too seldom seen between parent and child. Miss Folsom's, life has had its deeper side. She is old for her years, and too observing and tact ful to make any mistakes, which, even should they occur, would be forgiven in one so young and in experienced, obliged suddenly to regulate her life by the complicated etiquette of society at the capital. One of her accomplish ments is a rare gift for letter writing. In dress her taste is very simple. Her common sense is shown in naming an early date for the wedding. A post ponement would have brought even more annoyance in the way of press gossip, and from the moment of land ing to the day of the wedding every movement of the President and the bride-elect would have been subject to the espionage of . prying newspaper correspondents. It is an interesting coincidence that the Rev. Dr. Sunderland, who is to perform the marriage ceremony, fre quently occupied, while settled in Batavia, the pulpit of the Central Presbyterian church of Buffalo, the church of which Miss Folsom is a mem ber, Dr. Sunderland having been an attached friend of the late Mr. Lord, its pastor. The published prints and photographs of Miss Folsom do not greatly resemble her. Her hair is soft and brown, of a shade between light and dark. She wears it combed back from her forehead, and loose, wavy tendrils escaped here and there. She has violet blue eyes and rather large nose. 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