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THE OlH’!IANS’ ElUENU.
Novfiisbci’ 3,
Tbe jute plant is an annua.l,
varying in lieig'ht from iour to
twelve feet, the stems being from
three-quarters to an inch and a
half in circumference. Its leaves
are alternate, elongated, and ser
rated at the edge, the two lov/er
serratures being lengthened out
into a slender thread. The flow
ers are small, and have five yel-
low potals. The fruit consists of
a capsule, coutaiuiug numerous
seeds. It is sown in April or
May, and flowers in July or Au
gust, -when it is ready to he ^ cut,
if its fibres are to bo obtained.
Jute is largely cultivated, espe
cially throughout the Bengal
Presidency, where its domostio
manufacture occupies almost all
classes of Hindoos. It has heen
.rstimatod that tlie annual weiglit
t)f jute manufactured in India is
not less than 118,000 tons. Not
less than 50,000 or 60,000 tons of
jUte fibre arc annually expoited
to Great Britain, and the total pro
duction in India is estimated by
Dr. Forbes Watson at not less
than 300,000 tons. This is, tliere-
fore, a very important staple in
the commerce ot India.
The gi'cat trade and principal
employ' of jute in India is for the
manufacture of gunny chuts, or
chuttees, for making bags. These,
gunny bags are the common
coarse bags in which India,n pro-
cluce is brought to the Kuglish
market, and are even more ^ta-
miliar to most than the fact taat
they are called “gumiy-bags,”
and are made of jute. Ibis in
dustry pervades all classes in
Lower Bengal, and penetrates
into every household. Mon,
wonioii and children find occupiv
tioii therein. Boatmen in theii
spare moments,,husbandmen, pal-
aukeon-carriers, and domestic ser
vants—evei'vbody', in fact, being
Hindoos—for Mussulmans spin
cotton only'—pass their leisiuc
inouients, distaff in hand, spin
ning gunny twist. Its prepara
tion, together witli the weaving
into lengths, forms the never-fad
ing resource of that humble, pa
tient and despised of creatho be
ings—the Hindoo wddoii—saved
liy law from the iiile, hnt con-
domued by opinion and custom
for the reinaiudor of her day's lit
erally' to sackcloth and ashes aiyl
the lowest domestic drudgery, in
the very' household ivlici'O once,
perhaps, her will was law. i his
manufacture spares her from be
ing a charge on he family she
can alway'S earn her bread.
There i.s scarcely' any' ofher
article so universally diffused over
the globe a.s the Indian gunny--
bag. All the fine and long-stapl-
cd'jute is reserved for the export
trade, in which it bears' a eom-
J)aratively higli i)rio6. T!ie short
sta.plG serves for the local inanu-
facturlos, and it may bo remark
ed that a given weight of gunny-
hags mat' be j)urchased at about
the same price as a .similar weight
of raw material, leaving no appar
ent margin for spinuing andwoav-
ing. The stems or stalks of the
jute crop are of almost equal s'alue
with the fibroins jiortion.
A man rushed lireathlcss into
a lawvor’s office in Ht. Paul, and,
approaching the legal luminary,
cxcitixlly remarhed: “A man lias
lied a hoop to my horse’s fail.
.'foil I do aiiythiiig ?” “Yes,” re
plied the attorney ; “go and un
tie itI'iiis was good advice,
.-mil only eosl (he man five dol-
A Califoi'iiia Wonder.
The tract of country' known as
the State Eange Valley.' is proba
bly one of the most curious that
Southern Ciiliforiiia can boast of.
It is there the immense deposits
of borax were discovered some
thing like a year ago, and at that
time tlio ivliolo lower or central
part of the basin was covered
with a while deposit, breaking
away in some places in large so
da reefs, in others rosembUng the
waves of tlie ocean, and still
others stretching out for miles in
one unkroken level, from which
the sun reflected its rays with a
glare almost unendurable. But
one of the most siiigiilnr features
in connection W'ifh tins section
was the absence of rain or mois
ture ; the days wore ever sunny
and hot, the nights witliout dmv,
and generally ivarm. For more
than five y'Cars, it is said by those
■who claim to know, there had
been no rain there, until some
three moiitlis since the spell was
broken.
Suddenly, and with scarcely
anv ivarning, rain commenced to
fall, and for thirty hours came
down steadily and unceasingly,
unaccompanied by wind, but yet
a thorough drenching rain. For
two or three days it remained
pleasant, when a huge -waterspout
was seen winding itsway'Sthroiigh
the valley. It came in a zigpig
way across the u])|:)cr east side,
and coursing rapidly along them.
'J’he canons ;ind gorges were soon
filled with, water, which jxmred
from them in a fearful volume,
and spread itself out upon the
bottom. In a short time it W'as
over, and the denizens of the
place noiv look for another dry
season of five, years.
Thompson and Simms lived
ojiposite each other in a narrow
street up-to'vn. They' were go
ing on a fishing excursion tlio
other day, and as they wanted to
be sure to ivake in time to eatch
tlic early train, they ran a bit of
clothes-line across tiie street, in
the secoiid-stoiy windows, and
each tied an end to his leg, .so
that if one awoke the other would
immediately feel a pull. llie
selienie was an execllent one, and
we know of no reason why', under
ordinary circumstances, it should
not liavG worked well. But about
five o’clock that niomiug, some
labor.'::':; stopped in front of
Simms’s for tlio purpose of erect
ing a telegi'a.[ili-p)lo. Wdien the
hole wa.s dug they began to put
the pole up on end. i;>ut unfor-
ruiiately'it slipped, and came down
with tremendous force ujioii the
clotlies’-line. Mrs. Simms was
very iiiuch .surprised to see Henry
go over the foot of the bed and
shoot feet foremost out of the
window ; but even she was not
more amazed than Mrs. Thomp
son was when Archibald perform
ed the same' feat. d'Eejy met in
the middl'e of the street, cluster
ing, ns it were, around the pole,
each with a log brolceii. 'I’hey'
wake themselves now' with alarm-
clocks. It is safer and less excit
ing.
sters delight in, of rubbing tlie
solo of one foot against that of
the otlicr ; some will go to sleep
with the soles pressed together.
They apjiear to enjoy the contact
only when the feet are naked ;
they' don’t attempt to make it
when tlioy' are socked or slipper
ed. So the remedy' is obvious ;
keep the baby’s solos covered.
Kiiock-knoes the doctor ascribes
to a different childish habit, that of
deeping on the side, with one
cnee tucked into the liolloiv bc-
.hind the other. Ho has found
that whore one leg has been
bound inward more than the oth
er, the patient lias alway's slept
on that side, and the ujiperniost
member has been that most de
formed. Here the preventive is
to pad tlie insides of the knees so
as to keep them apart, and let the
limbs grow freely' their o'.vn way'.
All of which is commended to
inotiier.s who desire the physical
uprightness of their progeny'.
tS'fcci'e le ect iliiislratlsiis.
Prayer in Pttblir.
In “Aunt Jane’s Hero,” a Sim
day school book, by' Mrs. Breii-
tiss, a word of counsel on public
prayer is given which is worthy
of attention by every siiperiiiten-
dont or tcachor wbo leads the de
votions of bis Sunday school.
Says Aunt Jane to Horace, who
has just coinenced to pray' in jiiib-
lic:
“But I want to take a mother’s
privilege, and suggest one thing,
thas it would not he ami.ss to do
to every' young man who pray's
in public. Y'oii all repeat the
name of God too often ; and if no
friend ha.s courage to tell y'ou of
it at the outset, the liabit becomes
fixed. I know it is a very' diffi
cult matter to criticise a'^prayer ;
but I do it in teiiderest affection,
I might say' pride. For wlien I
think of what y'OU were aiming at
a few years ago, and what you
love and are aiming at now, i
could cry for joy.”
Daniel WcSmlei- Oatsioiic.
Babies’ •
Bow-logs and knock-knees are
among the common deformifie:-;
of humanity', and wise mothers
afsiert that the crookedness in ei
ther case arises from the atflicted
one having been put on Ins or her
feet too early' ill baby'hood. But
a Mancliester phy'sician, Doctor
Croiiqiton, w'ho has watched ior
the true cause, t,hink.s differently',
fie aftriliiites the tlrst mentioned
iUstertioii to a habit some young-
In the mind Itself—in a riauied
habit of tlwugJttfid observation.
As one has said :
“Where.shall I gather illustra
tions for my' class ?” On the
source from which they are dra-vi'ii
depends, in a great measure, thoir
value. Good bank-notes come
from the banker, not from the
countorfcitei'.^ No one has any
right to liavo counterfeits, so no
teaclier has a right to 'use spurious
illu.stratioiis. Instead of relying
on encyclopedias, etc., go into the
street with open ey'es ; pick up
the dead broken brancli wliieh
lies at your feet, and convert it
into an illustration of a faultless
Christian life. Be wide awake,
be discriminating; or, if tlie ox-
pressioii may' bo allowed, ])Osse.'S
saiictiiiiid gumption. The iSavior
preached the go.';pel in the trees,
ill tlio fields, in tiio roads. Why
not wel An illustration is to be
used to gain attention and to car
ry lioino the truth. Employ such
as are vvitliiii the conipi'ehension
of the ehiul. Let Greek mythoF
ogy' alone. Take God’s iilustr.a-
tioiis, scattered on every hand, in
the fields, the gardens, the lanes.
Look at the flo'ivors, the grass, all
nature, and jiray' God to opieii
voiir eyes. An excellent help is
to have a Bible with a wide mar
gin, in which to note down, as
you find them, such illustrations
as bear ujioii any' jiarticular pas
sage. After a while y'OU will
have a book which money cannot
buy. Use always the best ma
terial V'ou can find, and if possi
ble, that drawii from your ow'ii
experience. Do not labor to find
great things. Jfoke the little
things. Be plain, consistent, con
cise.
Kol Alone,
Sagos of old contended that no
sill was ever committed whose
consequences rested on the head
of the sinner alone; that no man
could do ill and his iellows not
suffer. They illustrated it thus :
“A- vessel sailing from Joppa car
ried a jiasseiiger who, beneath his
berth, cut a hole throng the ship’s
side. VvJieii tlie iiion of the
vratch expostulated with him,
‘What doGSt thou, 0 raiserablo
man V the offender calmly repli
ed, ‘What matters it to you?
'i'iie hole.I have made lies under
my' own berth.’ ”
This ancient parable is worthy'
of the utmost consideration. No
man jierishes alone in his iniquity';
no man cun guess the full coii-
scimcnces of his transgressions.
A law'y'er in Mihvorkeo was do-
feiidiug a handsome y'oung wo
man lor stealing from a large,
unoccupied building in tlio iiight-
tiuie, and thus he spoke in con
clusion : “Gentlemen of the jury',
I am done. When I gazed with
enraptured eyes on the matchless
beauty of this peerles virgin, on
whose resjilendeiit charms Binqii-
cion never dared to breathe ; when
I behold her radiant in the glo
rious bloom oflustrious loveliness
which angelic sweetness might
envy but could not eclipse ; be
fore which the star on the bi ow
of night grows pale, and tiie dia
monds of Brazil aro dim: ana
then reflect upon the utter mad
ness and folly' of supposing thiu
so much beauty would oxj'oso
itself to the terrors of an eitipLy
building in tlio cold, damp dean
of night, when iuuocencu iiai-
hors is lading itself among tlie
JtoctnoTce, 20.5, It. tV. llaiiiL'l, ll. JI. IIk:l;s,
tv. 't. Ko;.
Mt. Ofire, 2(13—Jesse '1' Albritton, Joel Lot-
tin, 11 it M Justice.
Berea, 20.1—tV II Iteums, F HI Meadows, It
W HobgooJ, E C Allen, A Sherman.
Lebanon, No. 207.- Juo. H. Siimmersctt,
Win. Slerrilt, V,'. S. Friii.k
McGormiel, 228, st. D.ilrymlibd Nathan Dan
gall, HV 0 'I’homas.
Lenoir, 232, iJenja S Grady, John S Ilizxnll,
S li Palterr,’ John II Aldridge, J.cob P
Harper.
iViccacon, 240, N'ornian L. Shaw, Matthew
lirewor, Win E. Peel.
Bountree, 243.—Allen Johnston, Samuel
Qulneeley, Wm D Tnekta, W 'I' Moso
ley, F .M Pittman, Ilemy F Bro.iks.
Nembern, 245, J E W'esi, T Powers, F. linb'bs.
Catawba Lodge, No. 243.—K. P. Hieiihwdt
J. N. Lon.g, I). W. Kanisniir.
Shihih, 2.50, tv. II. Gregory, Rev E. IPinm,
'■j'. J. I’ittni'vl.
Farmirifjton, 2(55. -L. G. Hunt, W G
Jolinsto.i, W. F. Fnrclic.s.
Wafanija, 272. -J. W. CuiHadl, J. Hardiixg,
L. Ij. Gi’BCII.
New Lheanon 'S14, Saimiel ’SVilliams, JoUu
V/ M S.tonee,
Jerits'ilcm, ol5—John H Davis, Goo3 B*rB-
hcir.lt, Thomas M Bts.seut.
McittanuiHlieei, —S S l^aor, J C
Fcvjetiecille, ;321-h A S Ilaidw, W .V, B K
Sedb^irry, S ^V, and George F MtK«iU
J W.
TT D., J W Powoll, J B Ph»l
lips, p hill
THE OUFHANS’ FKIEND,
pahUshed at the Oqmun Ai-ylttm,
OXFORD, X. C.
1^RICI5, $1.00 a GASH, p.ustAge pr»-
pitiil Loro.
AnvEriTigsM'RXT.s iasarU-'d at 10 •-'nU a
lino for first insf-rti.-m .'vud .3 a fine lor
Oiicii timuiiuiiuieo. AiicJtit eigiit words make
a lino.
Thfi p.ipor is odith-il i>y the otnesru of tlie
iiLStituU'in witlumt e.-itra eyiupwiisaiTm ; and
miicii of the work of priuiin^" it La done ky Uie
Grplians.
AU titeiudi 2'>rofiitd rjO U) th'
We ask ever',- 'ireiioit s'.ihserU.wr U> tw
at h*#! o«? uauitJ i/O’
;:icr of pit* (.irAi-ii Iimt uwvi Noi l*e
IpOSU J pGUl 1G "
my fcG i nn-
r ior extircs-MiG ,
into yu'.’.r arm.-
.gainst tlii^ iou
iQ ont rago maiicc
inen of the jnry,
too ovei’po'.verin
and I throvi' Inn’
for protoctimi t
charge, vriiicii tl
of a (.lisai'pointeGl scoundrel h-
inveiilodto blast tlie bur r.auie ol
this lovely maiden, whose smile
shall bo the reward ol t!i.e vew
diet which I know v’ou v>'ill
give i”
The juiy convicted her with
out leaving their seats.
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MkruF.kcrriHHis of
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DUUIIAM
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‘‘AROMA
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I.'iivhim’., N’. (’.
Orders soiiOtod—A,„”Outs WduW-'—T.d>no'>
oiuir.n to -d.
Mvrpbl-O’i -l!.2ni.
CosiiJsciUces © oa'sUiiatc
Aa>i>olntc5l ssijiicr iSttSiciitGoa st''
liie Gs’aaad a.'>dge, to rtti’-e
tribuSioisslor Jiiie Asyiiians'
American George Lodge, No 17—Dr C L
Caiinihol!, tl. V. Maddry G. V>'. Spoiictr
J)avic, ;jd, Tliomus J. Pugli, Joiicph Cottoi;
Goo. A. lally.
Hiram, -10.—J. C. R. Eittlo, T M
j5!uk', A. 11. Winston.
Concord 52, W G Lewis, John W Cotton
Joseph P. Suggs.
Scotland A'ec.b, 03, A. B. Hill, W E. Whit-
more, G. L. llymiin.
Eagle, 71--JLme5ll Gattis, Charles C Tay.ir,
isiiae 11 Strayhorn.
O-yr, 101—J P Randolph, T J Carinalt, Rich
ard G ranger.-
Clinton, 107, N. M. Roan, J. C. GriHith, C
W atsou-
St. Alhems Lodge, N(f. 114—Pd. McQnccn,
Clinton, No. 124.-Thus. White, R T
Yarhro, G. S. Baker, J. G. King.
II. T. Pitman and Neill Townsend.
Mt. Lebanon, No. 117.—James W Lane-aster
A. J. Brown, S. B. Waters.
Tuscarora, 122, il 13 Jones, W S GrandyjW
]i Turner.
Franklin, 100. Wig. M. Thompson, F B‘
Mace, B Lowonborg.
Mt. Energy, 140—J B Floyd, H Haley, W
E Bullock.
Holestilk, 1.56, C II Horton, I II So-nrhoro,
A R Young.
Buffalo Lodge, 172. -A. A. McTver, A A
Harrington, B. G. Cole, A. M. W ickei
and R. M. Brown,in
Cary, lOS, A D Blacwukod, P A Son-el, R
H Junes.
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ting on the Blacking. A perfect glo.’ia from
this will not soil even wliite clothes, Wo
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Onlej-S S(dieited aud pi-om|)tly filled,
March 3vd, 1275.