M01CT31 CAKOJ>I!VA AS IT WAS.
Mrs. C. P. Spencer, of Cliapel
Hill, liai found in the University
Library an old copy of a history
of an Lnglishinan’s travels in Vir
ginia and North Carolina, and
sends some interesting extracts to
the I’rcbhijteriaH.
We extract from this article a
des(;rption of some of the principal
towns of the State*at that time.
^'Halifaj: is a pretty town on
the south side of the Koanoke,
and enjoys a tolerable share ot
commerce in tobacco, })ork, but
ter, . flour, tar, turjjentiue, skins,
furs, and cotton, 'i’here are many
handsome buildings in the town
and its vicinity.
Tarhurt/ is not half so large as
Halifax, about forty miles due
Bouth, has not been built many
years, and is a very insignificant
place indeed. The chief produce
IS tar, Indian corn and hogs.
HilUhorougli is situated in a very
beautiful spot, is healthy, enjoys
a good share of commerce for an
inland town, and is in a very
prom.ising state of improvement.
In its vicinity are a great many
very.fine farms, and a number of
e.xcellent mills. Large quantities
of exceeding good butter and flour
are exported in tvagons to Halifax
and Petersburg, besides multi-
•tudes of fatcattle, beeves and hogs.
Almost every mcmin the province of
North Carolina has been the fabrica
tor of his own fortunes, and many
of them are very opulent. Some
have obtained their riches b)'
commerce, others by the practice
of the law which in this province is
peculiarly lucrative, and extremely
oppressive, but most of them by
farming industry.
Salisbury is larger than Hills
borough, and less than Halifax,
but does not share an equal de
gree of commerce with the least of
them.
Charlottsbury is an inconsidora
ble place, and in England would
not be thought deserving of even
the name of a villiago. Its trade
and share of commerce is very in
significant.”
The- writer gives the following
description of the men ho saw and
sketched their habits and dress .is
follows:
“All the Inale inhabitants habit
uate themselves constantly to car
ry tdong w'ith them everywhere,
the - rifle-barreled fire lock and
tomahawk, the latter of which
they- used to blaze their path
through the forest, and is an in
strument that serves every ])ur
pose of detcnco and convenience,
lieihg a hammer at one side and
a sharp axe at the other. Their
dreSs is a hunting shirt, somewhat
resembling a wagoner’s frock,
sometimes dyed red or brown and
ornamented with a great many
fringes, tied round the middle
with it broad belt, much decora
ted lilsd, in which is fastened their
tomahawk,’‘shot-bitg and powder-
horn, and on their heads flapped
hats of a reddish hue. Sometimes
they wear' leather breeches ot
dressed’‘deer-skin, ,but more’ fro
queritliy thM’' 'cloth fi-dijsprs. 0
their hlege they: hat'd Indian
hoots oV'ie|fging's; inad’e'df coarse
woolen clOthVci'tliorwrappedrdund
tightl)!, and tied with garters,
laced tip on the outside, and al
ways comehetterthan half way up
the thigh. Their feet are gener
ally covered with Indian inoccos-
sons, made af strong buck’s skin,
dressed soft, lacing round the foot
without a seam, yet fitting close,
and are indeed perfectly easy and
pliant. Habited and accountered
with his rifle on his shoulder, or
in his hand, ho is completely
equipped for visithiy, courtshih,
travel, hunting or war, and con
ceives himself of equal conse
quence, more civilized, polite, and
more elegantly dressed tlian the
most brilliant peer at St. James’
in a splendid birth day suit of the
first fashion and taste, and of the
most costly niiitcrials.”
“Beitel 'A'iiKe A Sfeecp Too.’^
A valued friend and able farmer,
aliout the time the tenqierancc
form was beginn'.n ;■ to i iert a
lieahhfnl influence, said to hi
newl}' liired mun,
Jonathan, I did not think to
mention to you when 1 hired you
that I shall try and have my
work done this 3'ear without nun.
How much must I give you to
lo w'thi.ntit?’
‘O,’ said Jonathan, ‘I don’t care
much about it. You may give
what j’ou please.’
Wqll,’ said the farmer, ‘in the
Fall I will glue j-ou a sheep if
^'OuAlo without rum.’
‘Agreed.’
‘Father, will j-ou give me a
sheep too if I do without rum?’
asked the eldest son.
‘A’es, you shall have a sheep if
j'ou do without.’
The youngest son then said,
‘if I do without, father, will you
give me a sheep f’
‘Yes, Chandler, you shall liave
a sheep, too.’
Presentlj-’Chandler speaks once
more. ‘Father, hadn’t you better
take a slieep too I’
The farmer shook his head ; lie
hardly thought that he could give
up the ‘critter’ yet; but the appeal
came from a source not easily to
bo disregarded, and the result w.as
that the demon rum was thence
forth banished from the premises,
to the great joy and ultimate
happiness of all concerned.—Bich-
mond Christian Advocate.
Claves nirc Buds.
Cloves are the dried unoxpand-
ed buds of the clove tree, a cele
brated spice cultivated on the
island of Amboyna, in Sumatra,
Zanzibar, Borneo and Cayenne;
the ciillnro and trade in this arti
cle was a monopolj' in the hands
of the Dutch for maiij' j-ears.
'riie imports into the United
States are about two hundred
thousand pounds annually ; and
into England about one million.
'Fho name is derived from the
resemblance of the spice to small
nails, and in all countries it is
called by a name having this sig
nification.
TM.07A TTSi; MBl.®.
It is related of a literary man
in Greece tliat he undertook to
publish a hook which should con
tain not a single error. To ac
complish this result, after having
the proofsheets carefully revised
by different persons, he hung
them up in a public room of the
college oflering a reward of one
guinea to any jierson who would
detect any error therein. M-any
of tho learnetl, attracted by the
desire to succeed, and others by
reward, carefully ])erasel the
sheets.—When the book made.its
appearauco, on the vorj-first page,
and on the second lino, a typo
graphical error was discovered.
And yet .some people will da.sh
down a ]>aj)or and exclaim “what
stupid blockheads those printers
are !” if they chance to find a ty
pographical error in a daily or
weekly' new,spajx)r.
If Beaufort Harbor were in
New York or Poimsylvania or
Virginia, there would be to-day a
tliousaad .ships receiving and dis-
cliarging freiglit at Morehead city.
Irislnnen are said to fight the bat
tles of every' otlier country but
their own : North Carolina build
,up' .ej'erj' other -State hut their
b.w.n.—Kinston Gazette. ‘
“Paddy, my boy,” said a gen
tleman to an Irishman, whom he
observed fishing away' at a deep
pool, “that must be a fa’i'orite
stream for trout.” “Faith an’
it must be that same, for I have
been standing hero this tliree
hours and not one of ’em will come
out of it.”
The price of a Bible in the time
of Edward I. was ,£37, while the
price of a day’s labor was three
half-pence; at which rates it
would have taken a laborer over
fifteen y'oars to earn a Bible.
For the Door shall never cease
out of the land; therefore I com
mand thee saying. Thou shalt
open thine liaiid wide unto thy
brother, to thy' poor, to thy nee
dy', in thy land,
(He that hath pity upon the
poor, lendetli unto the Lord, and
that Vfhich he hath given, will he
pay' him again.
Who.so stoppeth his ears at the
cry of the poor, he also shall cry'
himself, but sbpJl not be heard,
Cliarge them that are rich in
this world that they' be not higli-
minded, nor trust in uncertain
riches, but in the living God who
giveth us richly all things to en
joy ; that they do good, that they
be rich in gixid works, ready' t©
distribute, willing to communi
cate, laying up in store for them
selves a good foundation against
the time to come, that they' may
lay' hold on eternal life.
Then sliall the King say unto
them on his right hand. Come,
ye blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you
from the foinrdation of the wojid:
for I was an hungered, and y'e
gave me meat: 1 was thirsty, and
ye gave me drink: I was a stran
ger, and ye took me in: naked,
and ye clotlied me : I was sick,
and ye visited me : I wa.s in pris
on, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous an
swer him saying, Lord, when
saw wo thee an Imngcred and
fed thee, or thirsty, and gave thee
drink ? When saw we thee a
stranger and took thee in, or
naked and clotheil thee, or when
saw wo thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee I
A.nd tho King shall answer
and say unto them. Verily' I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of
these, my' brethren, y-e have done
it unto me.
Froisa tlie Frwsiet'rtiiigs
“Tlio design of the orphan Asy'-
lum shall bo to protect, train and
educate indigent and promisimg
orplip.n childi’en, to be received
between the .ago of six and twelve,
who have no parents, nor proper
ty nor near relatives able to assist
them. , .They shall not bo receiv
ed' for a shorter time than two
years. In extraordinaty cases the
Snjierintendent may rec'ivo chil
dren outside the ages specified.
IScsoSsstEOSss of EHe ILoEigc.
Adopted Doc 3d, 1872.
Besolved, 1. That St. John’s
College shall be made an asy
lum for the protection, training
and oduoatiou of lEdigeut orphau
children.
2.. That tills Grand Lodge ivill
appropriate S annually for
tho support of the institution; but
will not assume any' additional
pecuniary respousibilty'.
3. Tliat this Grand Ilodge elect
a SujKiriutenduittwh-o shall control
the institution and solicit con
tributions for its support from all
classes of our people.
4. That orphan children in the
said Asylum shall be fed and
clothed, and shall receive such
jireparatory' training and edu
cation as will prepare them for
useful occupations and for the
usual business transactions of
life.
A.1 opted Dec 5th 1872 :
Besolved, That the Superinten
dent of the said Orphan Asylum
shall report each at Annual Com-
municatiou an account of his offi
cial acts, receipts, disbm-sements,
munber of pupils, &c.,. together
with such suggestions as he may
see fit to oft'er.
“Besolved, That the Master of
each subordinate Lodge appoint a
.Standing Committee upon raising
funds for tlie Orphau Asylum,
and require said committee to
report in writing each month,
and that said repeu'ts and the
funds received be forwarded
raouthly' to the Superintendent of
the Asylum and that the support
of the Orphan Asylum be a regu
lar order of business in each sub
ordinate Lodge at each Commu
nication.
4 All churches and benevolent
organizations are requested to
cooperate with us in the orphan
work and to collect and forward
eoutributions through their own
proper ofSeers. Here are tlie res
olutions,:
Besolved, IJiat the sincere
thanks of tliis Grand Lodge are
hereby tendered to many' benev
olent ladies and gentlemen, to the
ministers of the gospel, to church
es of various dsnominatians, to
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
G ood Templars, Friends of Tem
perance, and other benevolent so
cieties, whose hearty cooperation
and liberal contributions have ren
dered timely and valuable assis-
tence in the great work of ameli
orating the condition of the or-
plian children of tho State.
Besolved, That all benevolent
societies and individuals are here
by cordially invited and request
ed to cooperate with us in proi'i-
(liug funds and supplies for feed
iug clothing, and educating iudi-
gout and promising orphans chil-
chen, at the Asylum in Oxford.
Ap2>©iiile4J cisidcr IScsolutioM of
tlse so raise Cosi-
' ti ibsa^ioas Sor the Oplian Asyluiais:
American George Lodge, No i\—Dv 0 L
CaiiipLell, II. C. Maddry G. \V. Spoiicor.
Ilirntn, No. 40.—J. C. li. Littlo; T W
IJliiko, A. H. VViustoi..
Concord 58, W G Lowis, John \V Cotton
Joseph 1*. Suggs.
Scotland Neele, 08, A. li. Hill, W E. Wliit-
inore, G. L. llyumn.
Eagle, 7i--J:irnns 11 Gattia, Charles 0 Taylor,
Isaac 11 Strayhoni.
Orr, 104—J E Kandolph, T J Carmalt, Rich
ard Gratigov.
St. Albans Lodge, No. 114—Ed. McQueen,
H.-T. Pitman and Neill Townsend.
Mt. Lebanon, No. 117.—James W Lancaster,
A. J. Brown, S. B. Waters.
Tuscarora, 122, M B Jones, W S Graudy, W
R Turner.
Clinton, No. 124.—Thoa. White, R Y
Yarhro, G. S. Baker, J. G. King.
L'ranklin, 109.—Wm. M. Thompson, P B
Macu, B Lowenberg.
Mt. Energg, 140—J B Floyd, H Hal«*y, W
E Bullock.
Molesville, 1.56, C H Horton, I H Scarhoro,
A .R Young.
Bufah Lodge,''172.—A. A. Mclvor, A A
Harrington, B. G. Cole, A. M. Wifkor
and R. M. Bro'wn.
Mt. OUve, 203—Jesse T Albritton, Joel Lof
tin, I) M M Justice.
Berea, 204—W H Rcama, F M Meadows, R
W Holfgooil, E C Allen, A Sherman.
Lebanon, No. 207.—Jno. U. Suinmersett,
Wm. Merritt, W. S. Friak.
McConnick, 228, A- Dalrymplo' Nathan Dan
gall, W’ 0 Thomas.
Lemir, 233, Benju S Grady, Jobs S Bizzell,
S B'Pakerr, John II Aldridge, Jacob P
Harper.
Rountree, 243.—Alien Jolniston, Samuel
Quiuceley, Wrn D Tucker, W T Moso
Icy, F M Pittman, Henry F Brooks.
Neioiern, 245, J E West, T Po'wej’s, E Huhbs.
Catawba Lodge, No. 248.—R. P. Rienhardt,
J. N. Long, D. W. liainsour.
Farmington, 265.—L. G. Hunt, W G
Johnston, W. F. Furches.
Watauga, 273.—J. W. Council, J. Harding,
L. L. Gretm.
New Lhectnon 314, Samuel Williams, John
Jacobs, W M S-pcnce.
JeritSfMem, 315—John H Davia, GeoEBarn-
liardt, Thomas M Beswent.
Mattennuskeet, 328—S S B.aer, J C McCloud
B. n. LTON.
T. H. LYON, JR. E. DALt
(Late of Puf.’^)
LYON, DALEY & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
THE , i "AROMA
Form of As>stiticatso’i:i for Admissioa
to the Ot'phiiai Asylueais.
N. G., -.1875
This is to certify that
is an orphan, without
estate, and years of age. H..
father died inl8...h.. .mother
I, being Ji -
hereby Tnake application
forh. admission into the Asy-
SPUFF,”
KIHO
TOBACCO.
Dnrliam, N. C.
Orders solicited—Agents -wantetl—Tobac^-o
guiuautoed.
March 17th—lX'2m.
A. ffiEAMS & C®.,
MANUFACTDEEBS OP
Inm, at.
and
I also relinquish and convey, to the
officers of the Asylum, the manage
ment and control of the said orphan
for years, in order that.—
may be trained and educated ac
cording to the regulations prescribed
by the Grand Lodge of North Car
olina.
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