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THE. ORPHANS^ FKIEXD.
Wc1iicsdi5y,. SejJtcmbes* ^9,
The X.—adopt tho usual -custoiij of
notifying sabs;-.i-ih(T.^ of the ON-piratiou of their
siihsription, by phicdiig'a eross mark (X) on
their -papers. So, if you find the mark on
your pa]>er yoxt may luiow that tlio time you
paid for has eKpirod. aiid tiiat, xxuless you re
new the paper will -ho discontinued.
We hope none will ho offended at Iiax'ing
the paper stopped when they fail to pay up,
as we couldn’t publish it on credit if wo would ;
and wouldn’t if we could, and wo can make
no exceptions. When, therefore, you see
the X on your paper, send the money t.;r re
newal right along.
On last Sunday eA’^ening, Rev.
J. R. GriiBth received into tlie
fellowship of the Methodist
licailissg Advajitajfe.
Church, South, two of the girls at
the Orj)han House in Oxford.
One of them came from Cliatham,
the other from Iredell. The offi-
cei's of the institution have long
felt the need of pious examples
among the children and earnestly
desire .that the number may be
largely increased.
vEiiSirEt
.An exchange informs us tliat a
young man sent his money all
tlrexvay to Texas after a lottery
ticket, and had the good luck to
draw a city lot in Kaufman, d'ex-
as. On inquiry he has learned
that his lot -is vdiluod at seventeen
cents., A lottery gjambler geuei-
ally draws blank. This man lost
the p-ice of his ticket, but he
drew enough tm buy him a pint
of peanuts to cliow- on wdiile
making out his_ account of profit
and los.s.
A CMI'kS atirKs1wirBi'"T^-A'iri3B.
Ml
ing near
combe,, has a large churn at his
spring-house, c.nd the “dash” is
turned by. a stream of moun-
It is one thing to read much,
but quite another to read to profit.
Ouegnay road many books, and
get little good from them ; another
may read few books, and acquire
much kuondedgo and great jiow'-
ers of conversation. An exchange
has some wise suggestions on the
. George N. Alexander, liv-
l.lerca church in Buu-
chuni
tain water. He' just puts in a
j—-- ... ^
dozen gallons of niilk, raises'the
gate and goes about his business.
After a wlnle Mrs. Alexander
takes out,the buttorjind joilk and
stores them in tho cool spring-
house.
IJo-w iije tSi-;- Eottlc.
w to read
Abbott LawrencCj ^vhen aclerk,
kept a, book on the window-ledge
of the room in which he took his
meals, that if he chanced to enter
the room a few minutes before
the meal served, he miglit spend
them in reading. On his wav to
his place of business he thought
over what he had read. A ver^'-
cmisiderable portion of his exten
sive ^knowledge relating to the
condition and commerce of the
world was thus obtained. Many
persons wlio have little time for
reading have., employements
winch enable them, when busy,
to think over what, they have
read.
How shall I read ? Read with
concentrated attention. Be sure
to understand the meaning of
every sentence and every word.
Notice the connections of thought,
and see whether they are natural.
Scrutinize every ^ conclusion, and
see u’hether it follows from the
jn-emises, and :see whether the
premises, are true. Fix the train
of thought in your memory, so
that you can think it over wlien
the book is iaid -aside. -Dwell on
each striking thoiiglit, that it may
bring related thoughts to your
mind. Let the l)ook become so
famdiar to your mind that it
seenis to be a part of it. A sin
gle bock thus-studied, provided
it is the work of a first-rate mind,
will not fail to produce great
mental improvement.
A Croofl l&iile In Travel
The Sscvaniento K;n'e?i has fhis
av.-count of an experiment by
some sciciitiho',gentlen!mi who re-
contly'made a. trip to I-ake Talioe:
Tho pressni'e of t.i;e water at
great-depth is enomious, being
nearly one iiouiid ou the square
inch for each two feet of descent.
Ordinarih- a tightly-corked bot
tle is-crusltnl imvards before
roiidhing a' -depth of sixty feet.
Gut of mere-curiosity we lowered
an empf y champagne bottle. (N.
B.—it was empty when tve started
from shore.) Wo had carefully
tlrivon tlie cork into neck of the
bottle as far as possible, and the
larger portion still projected
above the rim or mouth. Let
ting it descend alovrly, we watch
ed instantly for the air-bubblei
which'should bring us word that
the bottle had been crushed.
At last the bubbles came, but
not jn^tlie form w-e expected. In
stead of-b-feing large, as when a
bottle is suddeply filled under
water, they were minute, scarcely
larger than pinheads. The)- con
tinued to rise in tiny spirals until
the bottle reached the bottom.
Upon bringing it again to the
surface, we found the cork driven
wholly into the n eck, so that the
uppjer part was fully half an inch
below the top of the bottle. The
bottle ivas completely filled with
water, and was corked so - tightly
that not a' drop could escape.
We thus found ourselves in pos
session of a self-corked bottle of
condensed water from the bot
tom of Tahoe ; a curiosity wliicli
deserves a place in some first-
class museum.
Many people take a large li
cense of conduct in traveling.
Temperate at Jiome, unblemished
in life, and opposed in princijcle
to theatres and doubtful amuse
ments, w hen they visit'European
cities or places remote from their
places of residence, they venture
to indulge iu man)- things wdiich
at home would be absolutely for-
biden. Qdioy taste the evines of
France and Italy, and the beer of
England and Germany, ai.d visit
the low theatres of Paris and Lou
don and Berlin.
Some even go much farther,
and stain their moral purity, and
defile their consciences, by gross
er indulgences. They 'excuse
themslves under the pretence that
they are abroad to see the world;
that nobody -will know of their
faults, and their example can do
no harm. How much nobler was
the conduct of the poet Milton,
when he visited the Continent in
early manhood, -when his passions
ivero at flood-tide, and could say-
on his return, “I take God to
witness that in all those places
where so many things w-ere con
sidered lawful, I lived sound and
untouched of all profligacy and
vice, having this thought per
petually w-itli me,—that though I
might escape the eyes of men, I
certainly could not the eyes of
God.”—Youth’s Conqxmion.
COXTRIUUTIOXS TO THE OliPILVN
ASYLU-M TKOil SEPTE.ttliER 21t TO
SEPTE.MBER 27tii INCLUSIVE.
IN CABH.
I’aif'l $80.G'l, Colleotiuu iu Salem.
“ 80.00, “ “ GrouuBboi'o.
“ Si’.OO, Huleio-h.
“ “ >Stutt>svi!]e.
“ 33.44, " “ llillsburo.
“ 37.20, “ at Mt. Zion Association.
“ 9.75. Excelsior Lodge, No. 2G1, Char
lotte.
“ 9.52, Forcfttvillc Lodge, No. 282,
, through S. j\I. Stone.
“ G.G7, Citizens’ National Bank (col.)
“ 5.00 each, W. li. ilordLt, ih‘v. T.
M. Jones, D. Id., Carolina Lodge,
No. 141, Ausonville.
3.75, Baptist church, Scotland Nock.
“ 3.00, Elni'W’ond Lodge, No. 24G.
2.00 each. Col. Sanford, R. L. Vernon.
1.90, State Narioaal Bunk (collection.)
“ 1.25, liev. R. T. Vann.
" 1.00 each, G. Rosenthal, Capt. Ward,
Rev. W. T. Enioks,-D.D., Judge
Crump, W. J. Armfield.
“ 50 cents, Mr. lludgings.
“ 10 contk Premium on klonrie Hall’s
dollar.
IN KIND.
Uuknou'ii lady frieml 1 pr socks.
Mrs I A Wiugate.W. F. College 40 yds cali
co.
A Landis Jr 10 lbs beef.
J II Breedlove 5 hu whoat, 2 bu Irish pota
toes, 2 bu sweet yotatoes.
J J Meadows 1 sack flour.
D B Howard j “ «
Id J Gooch 1 “ “
R Smith 7, “ M
P Meadows 1 “ “
J H Meadows 1 “
E Waters 1 '   '
Mrs Martin, Davidson College 2 chemises.
Weddington &. son 1 pr Boys pants.
J Aftlison 1 pr shoes.’
Mis E J Allison, calico for dresses.
Dr. R W Glenn, Lotlianuol &.c.
Mr,s Jainea Cuniiinggim 1 pr shoes and dress
goods. _
L C Hanes, 1 bag -flour.
Ladies ME Church Henderson, 34 dresses 3
pr socks, 1 bonnet.
G H'Wall Wake Forest 1 bu potatoes, piece
Bacon.
Henry Briggs, 2 bottles of pickle.
The following persons have paid for TiIe
Orphans’ Fkiend for one year from this
date:
Miss Dora Blakely, Mrs E N Grant, Rev J B
Bck)i.g, Miss Hattie Dewey, Miss Cam Smith
Jno W McLauchliu, L M Hackney, C R
Sooti, J M Check, Jr., T Webb.
Nou-AiUiit&red Masong.
Near Clarington, Ohio, lives a
widow and Iief daughter aged 20,
an intelligent and estimable girl,
who own 80 acres of land, -which
they farm themselve.s. The daugh
ter breaks up the ground, plants
and tends the crops, drives the
mowing machine and liorsorake,
and with the mother’s a.ssistance
does the entire labor of the farm.
Tho constant application of
non-affiliatod Masons or their de
pendents to the Masonic relief
boards and Lodges of tho country,
and the many letters of inquiry
as to what is riglit to do when
they apply for relief, call for an
expression on our part full and
explicit. One-half of the ajiplica-
tions made for relief in this coun
try are from non-filiates or their
dejiendcnts. It has become a
grievous burden in many places
to tho masonic fraternity. Some
earnest borthers act upon the rule
that “once a Mason, always a
Mason and no matter how for a
brother forgets his obligations ; no
matter how long he ceases to con
tribute to the support or charities
of a Lodge ; no matter how long
he c6a.ses to attend Lodge meet
ings or take any interests in Ma-
sonry ; whenever he a])plies for
relief, and is destitute, the Lodge
must help liim. Not so, brothers.
Tlie old landmarks did not recog
nize non-afliliation; whenever a
brother went out from the frater
nity, ceased to contribute for
.Lodge charities, unless he had
“fallen in decay,” he was classed
as a “drone,” and placed among
the unworthy. We have striven
in this age or lajter day to bo
more liberal and jiist' than our la-
fliei's. We have allowed dimis
sion and extended the band of
charity or fellowship to those
who nev-er intended to contribute
to Lodge funds—made thorn Ma
sons because they were good men,
ministers, or tho needing moral
or ph)'sical help, without regard
to the teaching that every ashlar
tailed in to a Lodge should be
perfect, and add .strength and
siqijMii to the building. One man
is no bettor tiian another in Ma-
.sonry—all must be considered
equally good and deserving. Why'
then “class legislation The
[iriuciplo being lyrong is why we
refer to it.
“If a man ceases to work, nei
ther sliall be oat,” is the Gospel
rule to apply to Masonry. When
a brother dimits he ceases to
work until he joins again. It
means that by the brother's re|
quest he is relieved from Lodge
(1 lilies, Lodge privileges, Lodge
expenses, and Lodge, charities.
He may be tired of Masnovy,
tired of being taxed, tired of Lodge
duties.; if lie fails to attempt to
join another, that is the jiroper in-
■levtnce. Then as. lie is tired and
has _ ceased work and fellowship
with us, we also,should mark the
miin .in this respect. So long as
he remains outside qf Lodge fel
lowship and dutie.s,,,s6 long must
he reniaiu outside "of Lodge prii'-
ileg'es and assistance. This is
just, it is right and no hoh'dst and
fair-minded man would refuse to
so rule in ah honest business
transaction. The reasons are’in
numerable and increasing daily
why , tho'- ..masonic fraternity
shoi'dd so. rule, and' the' quicker
we can come to this ooihrnon
sen.so, business understanding of
the matter, the better it will be
for Masonry.
I Let dimited Masons fully and
clearly understand that they have
no masonic claiins. outside of the
order. It i,s work, 'it is labor,'to
be. a Masou-Ga'hd. Masons must
quit feeding' these drones and
take care of the hoes that ai^e in
the hive; they will find plenty
work to do and charity t > give,' if
they will do their duty in this res
pect.
Draw the lines, brothers, and
comraenqo now. No relief for
dimited Masons. This rule is
hard, but'it is fair, it is riglit—
except in co'ases of great merit. A
few years will settle the question.
When this rule is understood and
carried out dimi.ssipii will be un
known except with those who are
penuriou.? or desire to leave the
order forever, or are only 'chang
ing l.yodgo niembership for coii-
venieuce and beitef accomoda
tion.—Masonic Je'wel.
Miss Susan Augusta Fennimore
Cooper, daughter of the nov-elist,
is devoting lier life to the support
and training of little homeless
boys and girls.
15®sol5t£ioBS os'llie Craad l-odgc.
number of pupils, &c., together
with such suggestions as he may-
see fit to offer.
’‘liesolved, Tiiat the Master of
each subordinate Lodge apjioint a.
Standing Committee iqioii raisino-'
funds for the Grphan Asylum,
and require said committee to
report in writing each month,
and that said reports and the
funds received be forwarded
monthly to the Superintendent of
the Asylum and that the support
of the Orphan Asylum be a regu
lar order of business in each sub
oidinate Lodge at each Coininu-
nication.
4. All clmrclios and benevolent
organizations are requested to
coojierate with us in the orphan
work and to collect and forward
contributions through tlieir own
proper officers. Here are the res
olutions ;
Btsolved, That the sincere
thank,s of this Grand Lodg-e are
hereby tendered to many benev
olent ladies and gentlemen, to the
ministers of the gospel, to church
es of various denominatiana, to
Odd Felltiws, Knights of Pythias,
Good Templars, Friends of Tem
perance, and other benevolent .so
cieties, whose hearty coopefatioii ’
and liberal contributions bare reu
dered timely and v;aluable assis-
tence in the great work of ameli
orating, the condition of the or
phan children of the State.
Besohed,, That all benevolent
societies and individuals are here
by cordially invited and request
ed to cooperate with us in provi
ding funds and supplies for feed-
■iug clothing, and educating indi
gent and promising orphans chil
dren, at the Asylum iu Oxford.
Adopted Dec 3d, 1875.
Resolved, 1. That St. John’s
College shall be made an asy
lum for the protection, training
and education of indigent orphan
children.
2. That this Grand Lodge will
appropriate $ -annually for
the support of.the institution ; but
will not assume, any additional
pecuniary resjionsibilty.
T'lat tliisGrand Lodge elect
QJSOliGEAL L E N & 'CO.,~ '
22 c£'.24 Pollock Street-,
NEWBEBTV, W. C.,
dealers in
General Hardware, Agrionltnral
Implements, Bookwaiter
Steam Engines for
Ginning Cotton.
BIGElO-V-y ENGINES, FKORf O TO
15 5i'OI6SF POWSSit.
•Cotton GiuKj Cotton ITesses, Cottou Plantfrs,
Horse Powers, Cider Mills, Thresliers,
Cfirriage M.atcrial, Puiniis, 'Walter
■ A. Wood’s Mowers iuid Reapers)
Lime, Land Piaster, Gu;v-
. nos, Bono Dust; Grass
Seed, Clover Seed,
Lueorne; Im
proved Cot
ton Seed;
SAi>S>i3ERY, AX3BS, HOES, SIIOT-
E3LS, &C., &€.
PLOW fflAWUFACTUEERS.
Our stock einlir.rces -tlic Champion, tho
Stoncivall, Wiloy, Lickson, All,m, uiul Mae-
nolia Cottm, PIok-; ,he Cclohratci Atlas
1 low, and many other Improved Plows.
Ed^Seiul for illustrated Catalogue. Per
sonal atteutiou given to orders.
«S®;0. AEEEIY'&CO.,
NE-4VBEKN, N. C.
a Superintendent who shall control
the institution and solicit con-
tributions for its support from all
classes of our people.
4. That orphan children iu the
said Asylum shall bo .fed and
clothed, rand shall receive sncli
preparatory training and edu
cation as will .prepare them for
useful occupations ’and for the
usual business traiisactlous of
life.
A.loptod Dec 5th 1872 :
Resolved, That tlie Siiperinton
dent of the said Orjihan Asylum
shall report each at Annual Com
munication an account of his offi
cial acts, receipts, disbursenionts,
GH0WAl\i BAPTIST FEMALE,
iiySTiTOTE,
MURFREESB©3£0, N. C.,
Ib ONE OF THE OIiDF&T FEMALE SCHOOLS IN
THE SOUTH.
Itsmeans ofinstruction are uinwiany amplo^
Its coiiLso.of study and methods ofiuslruc-
tion are the' resttlt of more than twenty years’
earnest elfort, under-suliKtantially the same
achnimstratioii to attain tho greatest practieal
efhc'ieiK'.y.
Ciiargos, per session of nine months—
Board and Literary tuition, Latin and French
included, $158, Oraainental hranehes
the best teachers, on reasdiiablo terms. •
Next smion bogios Iirst.\y«liic«Iay in On
ttii ProsUont.
by
E. W. © W E W,
DENTAL SURGEON,
GNFORIV, N. C.
OFFICE AT Ills RESIDENCE.
■Sperail nttnntion givno to r.],Iiii,i,ig f,ilt „n(i
pu-tial suits of tccih on gold, silver or rub.
aug bill ltf7o—L33t
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