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THE ORPHANS’ FJHENl). Wediic.S4lay, May 20, 1S7.5. The Concert of Mrs. Stradlev’s sclioo], under the direction and iii- stnictioii of Miss Minnie Kittrell, will take phice at the Orphan Asylum, on the evening of the 28th iust., at TJ o’clocdc. TO THE l iUKi\I>S OF THE OK- FIIAIVS. As tlii.s pfi])or was lcst^^nc(l as a ihciliain (if Cfuninuiiicaticn lictwccii tlio Asylum ivni! th' friends of the orpliau woiilt in the State, we deem no apolo^v ntressary for fre(pVently al luding to the conilitiini of ali’uirs heroand bringing tlio wants of llic institution to the notiee, (if the intblie throimli its'eolinnns. For S(hmi time the contiabtitioiis lu money hti'Ve heon eoniint in shiuly. Wo iiav“ had cnouiVh-t^ pi)i)vid(i the absoiHte’fiorOssario.s of 8ubsist(in(’e, but the end of tlic month is ap proaching and from ]trcs(nit indications we shall not'be prepaiH'il t> nioottlie (hnnands for cash, which are alnmys heaVibr’at,tho ciii'seof tho tnonth, on iiccount of the paytnent of sal aries. n Tlic t-outrilintions ^iii Ichid’ have been tol erably good, •cspecjially in tho way of bread- stnffs, for the last weoU, but wo have hail to cut oilr mca/ip (‘xtrcniely ‘thin .slices’ toinahe it go romid, iitul to-day, (Mondiiy) the supply oil hand is oxlfavisted, witli cxeeediiigly liinit- ojl ineaQS.on iiatld to reploni.sh. ^n, ilni.way, id’ clothing, the 'supply is not yery abaiuhuit. \VT'.particularly need mater- inl for'boys^ summer clo'tlimg, and also cloth fbr’imdcr wear for all. 'l''OV reli(‘f in this as in all times of pre.ssurc, the inslittitiou looks to the Christian benevo lence of tlic orpluiHSf fribiuls throngbont the State: to the bynettilcut bocietios, o.sjiceially to those who liave, by pledges, undertaken Uf give support to the institution. . Si'ine' of tho ^lasoiiic Loilges, as will he seen by tHe publfsiied list o'f contributions, have.responded to the resolution of the Cv’and Lodge by a])pointing committees and taking up uioiitbly collections for the Orphan A.sy- luin, hut the larger u.upiber liavo hilherto neg lected tlimniaft(;r-*-at least we have not lieard roll! tliein Iii any tangible \vay on thesuibjeot. •Sinm* of the ini5nister.s of diflerent denomin- atioiis have brought the claims of the A.syluin to. (the notice' id' their eiuigff^gatSons, add M lieibvci-they have' dmui so they' have met n ith succe.-s.s ; hut a vt-ry large majority of tliese good .Christian men, to whom we hud, foi-no light aid in this great M'ork, have hith erto waited for n eotivenient pea«ni and—we are left, in grt'at jH-rplexity, stHiietiines. . We closii thi.Sf article by staling that vT wish it to be considej'od a direrf, eainost and nrgent ajii'eal pj. tlio frr(?!'Mlj( of^,tlu-oi^ihans throughout tintate fcir iniinediatK and liber al help, add may Ciod open the InruTt^ aud the hands of all tes respond to the cry oi those who haveuo other sonritf to look to. A HESOKEH 1 E.IKS. Tlie oclelnation of tlic linii- dreclth anniversiiiy of the “Dcc- haratioii of ' InclepeiipMu'c” iimde the patriots of 3[ockleiiliur«' county, on the SOth of May, .ITTo, Avliicli ciuiio off in (Charlotte last hursday, ivas, hy all suTCOunts, a .{^.riuid affair, worthy alike of the liiCn and the events thus com- iuoniorajttrj,,ai)(l sif. tlioir, descend ants who now enjoy tho fruits of the, wisdoni, lah.or.s and patriotism of'SHch ancestors. .:Tlus ev(>.nti is siiggestive.' 'It leads the mind liatdc to a review of tile history of, orir. State and people for the etvntetrj- jrvst closed,' and leases si)(iadation as to what that history will bo for the new century upon which wo have en tered. I't sugg-est.s a comjiarison between the, men who jiarticipa- ted in tho stirring events of one. li.undred years ago and tlmse-wlio now occupy prominent places-m): oil tl.M), stagy of action. \V& are leiut to ask, Do the love of liber ty, tliQ scuiso of honor, the devo tion to country, the detestation of hriliei'y and hai.red of tyranny, burn ill the hearts and iniUiciiee tlio lives, (>£ tho present gimeia- tii.m as they did those of the men of a, liniidred years tigo, whoso noble di'cds we have been engag ed-in coiiiiiiciiioratiiig ! Pln sically our State lias made Considerable jirogTess iii tlieiiiarcli ' of iainrovuiueut during the past Imlidred years, but not as miicli as many of lier sisters wlio start ed out with her in the experiniciit of self-govermiient.' Oiirpeojile have done more, perhajis, to help others' tlian they have to help themselves, d’he same nia)' be said of our educational facilities.: Thoug'li tliese have been greatly improved, they are not what tlie\- oiig-lit to be. It is a, qnestibii whether we ■ liave. advanced or retrograded in imorals; whether there i.s.iiio,re virtue, iiitegrity and piety among the mass of oiirjieo- ple than there were a liuiidred }'ears ago. lint n liat shall bo tlie develop- iiieiit of ■ the 'coming centuiy ? The past; is beyond our control; wo can only prolit bv what it -teaches-.. - We can ma-ke its pages briglifer thaii those'of'the past, off so tarnish them.as-to ■ make ,flie eheoks of the next-celebrators, i f our eeuteimial blush to' read them. AV^o hope that those who stand, a liu'iidred years Iience,; where we stand to-day, may look over the ■fair tfice of our titate—f/icir State' —-aiul see fields groaning' iindor licavy crop.s b}- improved modes of culture ; railroads meaiidoriiig down the vallej's and traversing the plains ; manufactories of all kinds located amidst the material to be nianufacttired; chiirehes worthy the purpose of worship in everyneighborhood, and schools and colleges acces.siblo to everi- boy and girl in the State, while pulilie and pritate virtu'e shall be then, as'noW 'and in the past, the characcforistic of tlie.State. LAZIS'ESS AiV» CKIME. If we, were erdfed upon to des- igiiato tlie' peculiar iilcubus that retards, the jiliysical progress of the people Of, the South—we mean the whole-people, taken as a body—we should, without east ing about for euphonious iiickT names, say, it is te/rec.s’.s’; and if our opinion were asked as to the cause of the widespread demor alization that awakens the anxie ty. of good men-aiKl spreads such hazy igloom over .the, fu.ture of our conn try,,-wo sho'iild say again, it is Uu'ines^ ; l)eca,iise, when men- are ton lazy to. labor-.for the food they -eat and clothes they wear, it becomes necessary .for them to set al)o,ut do'yising .some ))lau -b)' wliicJi.thOy may procure tliese iii- dispCHsables, and.iii the’very d.es- [leratioii that often .attends the ef fort they stoop to “ways tliat are da.i'k,,” and striiteg'cm.s .that are de moralizing, -■. ■ It is a' bad . state of affairs, in any commniiitj' where, upon an average, .there areat least .the mouths :oI two men open and plaiiining to .shave tlio moat and hreasl .that a third man-Is' digging; for; yet if we carefully observe the proportion, this, is about the rellitioii borne, in many .sections, of the cousmiiing' to the produc ing class. AA^o mean by that, tliat scarcely more lhaii one-third of the labor of tho coiiiitr)' is in telligently utilized. It-is admit ted that a larger jiroportion seem to 1)0 busy, but it is. exceedingly doubtful.ivlietliev-aivy real tangi ble'benefit results from the labor of a larger proportion than 0,110- third ()f the laUiii'ing edass among us. If this he .so,, then have wo any reaSiBi-able grounds to hejie fora better state ot ihings. until tlieiio is a removai of the cause from wliicli. the evils we coiiipliun of arises ! But what is the reiiicd'y If we are right in supposing that la ziness i-s one of tie; ma.ui hind- ninc'.'s to i-)ur prosprriti'., thou, a.ii antidote for laziness M'ould do tlie business at once. But who kiiow a of such aft aiitidoto 1 Strict en forcement of vagrant laws might help some in that way. d’raiuing the rising generation to diligent, useful eiiipioyineiit'will do some good .also. But, after all, religious eilucatioii—that moral training— whic.h .onfbrces the command to “be diligent in business," and la.}-s dawn .the doctrine that “if any will not ■ work, neither shall ho eat,A’ must-be iiiaiiily relied ou to bring about! any periiianont refor mation, aiid iimugurate any relia ble movement in. the march to jii'osperity. ,-The fever for- “ope ning stores,-” .(some with small capital and isouie-.witli crow-bars,) that rag'es. -so -extensively—the elanior for-, clerkships and petty jiuhlic (iffices—the dependence 011 ‘dad’ aiid'tOD great familiarity with, basd-ball implements and fishing- ta.ckle, must all be entirely cured.,or , greatly modified, and more of .our young men ‘take up the shovel and the hoe,’ before we shall see ii'incli sign, of the “good time coming.’) OEK XllKEE KENAWAl-S. The teachers at tlie ,. Orphan Asylum make a specialty of the -study , of Oeograpliy of Korth (Jaroliiia. The mountains, rivers, towns and roads are made famil iar. Kecently the boys have nearly worn out the large maps on the wall. A roving, rambling notion sdenis to have seizeil them. The centennial was approaching and great multitudes were going —Alexajifler, Graham and, Laml felt that they ought to be there. So, - on Friday the 14th of May, while the Superintendent was in AFindsor, and the Stervard attemh 'big io business in Oxford, and .the teachers in the Form rooms, the," c three bov'S put out for Ileiider- soii... About''noon I’arrott was sent in pursuit, AA'hen they saw liim ill Henderson, Graham be-- Came pale; bxtt all kept out of his way. Some friends in Ileio dersoii sent them to the Hotel to spend the night, and advised them to return. At one o’clock on Sat urday when the' Suiieriiitendent arrived on tlio train, Graham was present and penitent; but Alex ander and Laud were gone. Gra ham therefore returned to (.Ixford on Saturday evening ; but Alex- der and Land followed the rail road and spent the night at the house of Mrs, Alary AA"illianis, near Frankliriton, On Sunday morning 'she gave them a lunch and the}“ dined near Forc.stville, and Sjiciit the-night witli a portly unin about oiie mile west of Ral eigh. Ou ' Slonday they had no diimer ; but reached .Durham and speut'tlie night -ivlth Calvin ,J. 0’ Bryan, ■ St/ir'ie one gjsve them ■d.C) cents, and Mrs. O’Brya-n pro vided them tvith dhiner. To- irards - nooh' on Tuesday they reached Ilillsboi'o,- and wore then only thirty-six miles from Oxford,' though the.y had wallced ninety- five miles in order to have the rail-road fis u guide. Tuesday night they spent at -the justly fa mous Bingham School. They w.ere very, kindly entertained and tiio boya:- gave them SI.56. On AAjednosilay they reached Com pany Shops, and segmed anxious for a ride. Se> Air. AA'’. D. Fau - cett took them in custoily and telegraphed tlie Superiiiteiideiit, ho-(tame to his. relief- But he velk-'S'on a sleepy ‘AVard of tho XaitiorF to ivake liiiii on the ar rival of tl-ie train going Fast The triiMi' i^iuotl}: pas.sed. atid tho poor sinrar ivas-forced to spend (lay at. Coinpaii}.' Slu.>^i» with tw'o wild runawa)'.s 011 liis. hands. After breakfast, the boys began to show signs of preparation for escape ; but their clothes needed washing and were sent to the washer-woman while they were conii'elled to return to bed. The liojvs begged for a hundred lashes and libert}'. The)' hated tho idea of g'oing back as prisoners to Ox ford. The other box's xvould tease them. The g'ris xvoiild laugh at them, and their jo}'ful Ceiitoiinial xvould be blasted forever. At ii p. in. a Train came on ami the runaways in the doleful dumps turned their faces towards Oxford ami arrived tliere on Friday at 5 o’clock, ]). ni. Ab Home.—-The boys are rather crestfallou at tho idea of being brouglit back, but tho other chil dren have been forbidden to tease them or in any unpleasant wav allude to their escapade, at which the ruliawaj's seem very much surpriseed and not a little pleased. Tliey will hardly run away again. Baj’iitiiii Oil IdIciBcss. Mr Pliineas T .Barnuin was inau gurated a.s Alayor of Bridgeport, Conn., on Alonday ex'eiiing, and delivered a, short address. Gpn- cluding, he said: “It is painful to the iudustrioua and mbral jiortion of our people to see so many loungers about the streets, and such a multitude ivhoso highest aspiration seems to be to waste their time in idle ness or at base ball, billiards, &c. No person needs to be iinemplo)-- ed who is not over fastidious about tlie kind of occupation. There are too many soft liaiids (.-ind Imads) waiting for'light xvork and lieavy pay. Beiter ivork for a half loaf tlian beg or steal a whole one., AI ither 'earth is al ways nearby, and icidy to', re spond to roiisoiiable drafts.on her never failing treasury. A patch of jiotatoes raised ‘011 .--'La es,’ i.s preferable to a poultice d pate .ear ned in a ji'hiskey.scrimage. Some iiiodorn Alicawbers sti.n I with folded hands w aiting for the pan ic to pass, as tha foolish man wait ed for the river to rnn dry and allow him to walk over. The soil is the foundation of America prosperity. AV’hen miiltitiidos of our consumers become producers ; W'lien fashion teaches ecohoiii)', instead of expending for a gaudy dress what would comfortably clothe tha famih'; when jieople learn to walk until they can af ford to ride ; when the jioor man ceases to expend more for tobac co tlian for bread; xvhen those w’ho complain of panics learn that ‘vvo^cannot keep our cake and eat it,’ that a sieve xvill not kold water, that we must rely on onr own exertions, and earn b-ffb'O' we expend, then will panics cease and prospe-rity feturn. AA^hile w'e should by no means unreason ably res-trict healthy recreation, W'e .should remember that ‘time is 1110110)',’ that idleness leads to immoral habit*-, and that the peace, prosperity, and character of a city depends on the intelli gence, industi')', and frugality of its inhabitants.” IIoxK.STY.—There is a boy in St. Louis who w'rote to a police' officer as folloxys : “Dear Captain, I am sorry t© tell you that I broke a jiaim of glass in a himp- post on Twanty-thiiid street,- be - tween- Carr andi Afa-siV .streets,., ou iSimdavr April 2;"),. I brolce- ft w'ith a ball, and tlic policemau ran. after me, iHit lie could not, catehnie; So I hope that twenty' five cents, will pay fin- tile, glass,, and tiuit you wilt foj'give me,.ani‘li 1 jiromise that 1 w'oii’t play .ball oi-i tile street aiiv more.” The Eox iiisd llic Slo»?r.--A 1 A fox one day invited ' a sto];k to dinner, but provided for tho eiifortaiinnentoiily ihe first course, soup. 'I'liis being in a sliallow dish, of course the fox lap))ed u[) roadity, but tho stork, by, iiioaiis of his long bill, w as unable to gain a mouthful, “You don’t seem fond of soup,'* said the fox, concealing a smile in his napkin, “Now it is one of my greatest weaknesses.” ■‘Foil certainly seem to proje(;t )'Ourself outside of a large quan tity,” said the stork, rising with some digiiit)', and examining liis watch with’ considerable einpress- ement;■ “but 1 'have an. appoint ment at eight o’clock, wluch l iiad forgotten.. I must ask to be ex cused. Au revoir. By tho wav, dine with me tomorffow.” ; • The fox assented, arrived at the appoitited time, but found, as lie fully expected, nothing on tho table but a- single long-necked bottle, containing olives, ■ which tlie stork was complacently ex tracting by-the aid of his long bill,' . -. “AA”li)’, you do not seem to eat anytliing,” said the stork, with great iiaviete,-W'hen he had tinish- ed' the bottle.. “No,” saidthe fox, significanthq “I am waiting for tlie second course,” - ' - • ■ “AVhat is tliat ?” asketl thestatJe, blandly, “ iSti-ffk stuffeil with olives,” shrieked the fox in a very pro nounced manner, and instantly dispatched him, - Moral—* frue ho.spitality obliges- the host to sacrifice himself lor liis guests. Trust ia yaiir Eatlicr. Boys read this : .Johnny don’t you think you have got as 'much a.s )’0u can carry f said I’rank'to liis brother, wlio was staiidiii-g. with opened arms receiving the btiiidles bis father placed u-poii' them. “You’ve got mere than yon can carry now “Never mind,’’ 'iui'l Johnny, in a svv-eet, Inqipy voice, ‘ my taflier knows how iiiKch I eau car- O'.' How- long it takes many of u.s to learn the lesson little Johnny had by lieart 1 “ Father knows how iiiucli I can carr\'.-” No grumbling, no disccnisfeut, but a sweet trust in our father’s love and- care that we w-ill not be overburitened,." Our 'kleavonly Father never lays a burden upon its tliat wiQ cannot bear.. So we- will trust Him, as little Jolmily did his father. A Moeller’s Inilueuce. - AA”lio can measure the iiiflu- o'lce of a motlier on the yomig.' and immortal minds of her chil' dreii l Her looks, her actions, her smiles, or her frowmB on her' ehildreil stamp impressions oiv their minds which w-i-ll last forev-- er. She gives a moulding influ ence to their sliaraieter, their' course of life, theiff temporal and eternal well being.- They rise to the gloiies and happitiess'of heav-* eii, or sink to the w'oes and ruin of a lost eternity, much, accord' ing as the mother trains them up for God, or alloivs them, through neglecfo to grow up in- selfisbraess' and sitt. The- mother siiSs- at the threslisH of their existance, and, directs their first tottering, foot-- steps- Her duties lie at the foun dation of iiu-man. soeietty,. andti-omi these youwg. springs of life; flow out ill' a.M tlmr after existence,, sfveaius' of bitter or sweet, purifi ed or poisonous.—Valifomia Ay,- ficuttiirist..
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