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r THE OR]‘Il.\.^'S’ ElilEXU. 1Volsio«€l5iy, rfEwfcIi 8, 2.8^6. All persons who pay first-class fare going to the Ceiitenniel Gel- ebratioii will be returned free on certificate of our Secretary over the following railroads viz : 1st. The Richmond & l.fanville, North Carolina R. R. and Salem Branch. 2nd. The Raleigh & Gaston, and the Raleigh & Agusta Air lane railroads. .^rd. The Atlantic & North Carolina railroads 4th. The Western railroads of North Carolina. AVill the Press of the State copy and oblige. L. S. Burkhead, ' Committee. XEACIIIKW Al'SB GOVEKAIAG NOT THE SAME. The success of a teacher in a public school depends neither upon her scholarship nor her abil ity to impart instruction, so much as upon her disciplinary power, her capacity to “manage” a divi sion. It is a trite thought, that not every well-educat.ed person is able to tell what he knows ; that not every scholar can teach. It is also true (though it is a truth not so well recognized) that the gifts of governing and teaching- are not nece.ssarily allied. Per sons possessing the happiest fac ulty of imparting instruction, are frequently indifferent disciplina rians ; and the finest teaching ca pacity is often lost to the school system on this account. For a comparatively large part of the time of many teachers is con sumed in efforts to piirsuade or to compel a few mischievous or vicious pupils to conduct them selves with a sufficient degree of proi)riety to permit recitations to jii'oceed. If the teacher lacks the 2)0wer of securing the necessary order, he is itronounoed a faiiure, and is dismissed, riotwithstandino- lie may be a pei-fect teacher in eveiy respect save this one. A feiv 3-outhfi:l rowdies are permit ted to deprive a school of the ser vices of an able instructor, in whose stead is installed a man or woman, superior in governing ]iower, but, it may he, largeh in ferior in every other quality. While it is true that teaching is an exliausting profession, it is a fallac}’ that teaching- is exhaust ing-. The health and temiier of teachers are wrecked, not b}' teaching, but by governiug. Teaching is pleasant, health-giv ing, brain-strengthening; govern ing is generally uiqrleasant, fa tiguing, nerve-weakening. Our schools are not schools as much as they, are nurseries and refor matories, in which tlie teacher undertakes'to form habits, u'ith- out which no pupil, sliould be al lowed to enter, much less to I'e- main in, school. This is radically wrong. The proper work of the teacher should not thus be made secondary and subservient to the duties of the parent, the police, magistrate, or the jailer. The public schools should he free only to those who are willing to avail themselves of their privileges. The hoy who distm-ljs the proprieties of the school-room, who takes the at tention of the teacher from teach ing, should no more be permitted to remain than is the man whose disorderly conduct interferes with the enjoyment of a lecture, a con cert, a play, or a. sermon. The latter is ejected by the police, though he may have paid his ad- Mcfliodist Cejitcnniiil Cclebi-atioii. mission free. The pa’,'nieiit of taxes.confers upon no man’s child the right to deprive another man’s child of his right to the in structions of tlie toacher. Sum mary dismissal should follow ev ery indication of a vlispositioa to interrupt the daily tasks. Corporal p..unishnieiit, wliicli has tjui-med so proniinent a tiieme for d^ussion at educational gath erings, and so fruitful a base for abuse of the press, should never have entered the school-room. Flogging is no part of teaching. The two words liave nothing in common ; the one belongs to a condition of barbarism, the other to a state of civilization. It mav be true that a certain pupil needs, as the one necessary and only remedy, a severe flogging. But this need is emphatic proof that he is in no condition to occupy a seat in a school-room. Reforma tion should be eft’ectod bv parent or civil officer, before he is per mitted to associate vvitli those re ceiving instruction. The self-respect and social standing of the teacher are com promised by the necessity which the present system imposes upon him of aj-guing, not to say plead ing, Avith a child to conduct him self properly—-to do that which the child well knows he should do, and should be forced to do. A .false sense of importance is thus engendered in a child’s mind, when a teacher places himselt upon the same level Avith a will ful, ill-behaved boy. The inso lence and Avant ot respect to au thority, Avhicli is a marked char acteristic of Young America, is certainly stimulated by this de fect in Avhatis called Ids ‘training.’ —National Teachers’ Monthly. OH FEMAEE AC^iKJlKEMEHTS. Time is not unfrequently fnis- speut in mere rending. 'Fhe get ting through a certain number of volumes is thought to be a meri torious exertion, and is looked back upon AA'itli complacency; though pei'liaps all this painstak ing labor has been AA'ithout bene fit, and has done nothing towards enriching or strengthening the mind. Some read Avithout recol lecting many more without think ing ; and many, again, without applying A\ hat they read to any moral or practical purpose. For, aftei ail, litei’ature is a mere step towards kuoAA'ledge ; and the error often lie.s in our identifying one with the other. Literature inaAq perhaps, make us A'ain ; true knowledge must reifficr us hiun- hle. We are all apt to imagine that Avhat costs us trouble must be of value; yet there is much need of discretion, botli in the choice and manner of our acquirements. In both, utility should always be a question ; utility as it affects the mind. History, for instance, Avith all its acconqianying branches, is in this view a svdtable and most improving’ study. Not unfrequentljq too, are we wrong in our estimate of acquire ments. YFe value them by their rarity, and are apt to neglect what is essential, Ijecause it is easy, for the sake of what is dif ficult, because it i.s uncommon. It is very important, not oid}' that tlie mind should be well in formed, hut that there should bo a taste for knoAvledge; which should be appreciated for its oaa'ii sake, not merely as a means of distinction. Slovenly attire, an ill-con ducted household, and an ill-ar ranged table, are in the minds of many, associated with female acquirement. If the woman of inteliectual cultivation hears with ecpianiinity petty vexations; if she lends a reluctant ear to fandh' tales ; if she is not alvvays expatiating on her econonn-, nor entertaining others by a discus sion of domestic annoyamej,— she is not the less capable of con trolling her household, or of maintaining order in its several department^. Rather Avill she oc cupy her station with more dig nity, and fulfil its duties Avith greater ease. At the same time slie should over bear in mind, that knowledge is not to elevate her above her sta tion, or to excuse her from the dicharge of its most trifling duties. It is to correct A'anity, and I’epress pretension. It is to teach her to know her place and her functions; to make her content with the one, and willing to fulfil the other. It is to render her more useful, more humble, and more happy. Suoli a Avoman \A'ill be, of all others, the best satisfied witli her lot. She will not seek distinc tion, and, therefore, Avill not meet with disappointment. She aaIII not be dependent on the Avorld, and thus she Avill avoid its A-exa- tions. She Avill bo liable to neither restlessness nor ennui; but she will be happy in her own home, and by her own hearth, in the lulfilment of religious and do mestic duty, and in the profitable employment of her time.—Mrs. Sandford, A serious charge has been brought against a school teacher in Illinois, the specifications of Avhich are : “1. Immoralty ! 2. Parshality! 3. Keeping disordly schoal! 4. Carrying unlafle wepings !” The committee-man Avho wrote the charge thinks of running the school himself next quarter. TiBK SNAIL.- Witliont a friend, unblost hy lovo , To -live on earth a stranger, To haste within its shell to move, At slightest sign of danger; Before all things himself to. love, Himself his only treasure, To carry all where’er he move—■ His horns with others measure ; To leave his mark where’er he goes, In slime his name inditing; To mar the beauties of the rose, By kisses or by biting :— Ill sliort, at homejn prison kept, Grown old, disdained by otbers— Such is the Cynic’s fate—unwept, He and tlie Snail are brothers^ UXCLE AL CoBiti-UmtiORis to IJae Asheville Or- phau Asylusii f'orthe wccK ciiU- iits Feh. isrs. IN CASH. Paid $5.00, Dunns liock Lodge IMo. 267. ‘‘ 8-00, Miss Josie Buell. “ 2.00, J. S. Allen. “ 1.12, Contribution box M .E. Ch. Ashe ville. “ 1.00 each, A. E. Fletcher, Jason Ash- . tvortli. IN KIND. J L Murray, 1 bucoru Mrs J L Murray, 2 ibs butter. J N Russell, 2 ibs Imttor. Dr. G W Flotche.r, 1 shoulder bacon, 3 lbs coflee, 7 lbs rice, Olbs butter, 6 doz*eggs, lot of cabbage and turnips. Mrs 1) Blake, 2 gals molasses, 2 gals vine gar, 2 Bu corn. Stephen Snttlo,-! Bu corn. E S Wolfe, 1 Bu corn, 1 bacon ham. John Young, 2 Bu meal, li gal molasses. David Garreu Sr 2 Bu wheat. Mrs David Garren. 1 bed quilt. Mrs Nancy Lytle, 15 lbs flour. Mrs Jane Tweed, 1 Bu wheat. Riley Garren^ 1-J Bu corn. G M Clayton, 12 lbs bacon, 1 Bu corn. Johnston Asliwortli, 13 lbs butter. Capt L M Banks, I bag flour.. Bliss Henry, 1 girls hat. Rev. E E Hess, 1 bag flour. Unknown parties, left at Candler’s mill, 1 Bu corn, 2 Bu wheat, 2 bed quilts. Gilbert Tenuent, lot of potatoes, parsnips, beets and turnips. Mrs Sales, -i Bu wheat. J 11 Toms, 1 Bu corn, 12 cabbages. R W Cooper, 2 Bu corn. J Williams, 25 cabbages. R. C Clay too, 1 big flour. D F Whitalvor. 1 Bu wheat. W S Murray, -J bu j o atoes, l-J- gals mohuses. Contrihiitious to the Orphan Asy lum at Oxford for the week end ing; illarch 7th 1876. IN CASH. Paid $41.50, Orphans’ Friend. “ .30.00, rabk'aii at Mookerton. “ 10.00, Mrs Waldrow, New Brunswick N. J, “ 4.31, Gveou spring Ba])tist Church. 2.75, Nense Lodge No. 6. 1. 0. O' F. Goldsboro. “ 2.00, Royal White Hart Lodge No. 2 Halifax. “ GO, W N TlllKighnat Fayetteville. “ 25 each, Lee Lodge, Taylorsville and a boy at Avei'us’oovo. IN KIND. James Ennis, Raleigh, lut of garden seed. Mrs. Isaac (Ettinger, Raleigh, 1 girl’s hat. Ladies of Averasboro, 1 ham, box of clothing. G A Thompson, Fayetteville, neck comforts and remnants. A H Slocum, Fayetteville, 8 prs of shoes. Hall & Slocum “ 350 yds gauze. Mrs. ilary Booth, 1 girl’s sacque. Unknown friend, 2 comforts. A boy from Averasboro, bag of hominy. The following persons have paid for The Orphans’ Friend tor one year; R W Hardie, J B Troy, Puttie BI BVin- hurnc, F C Thompson. Mrs M E Win gate, S H Royall, J A Kelley, BIrs L M Prince, Blrs \V G Riddick. BIrs P A Dunn, Blr W 0 Allen, Win A Tomlinson, I.'jaac W Clark, Daniel BIcGuire, Simon Brandt John A McLaughlin, Jos W Hollingsworth, John Daughtry, B E Sedbery, B-lrs E A Gorman, James Q Holt, Hewedi Pool, Charlie Feudt, J B Po.], BI Lippard. W T Davis, T C Watt-s T Payne Jr., Willie B Riels, N P Al exander, J P White, J D Patterson G S Dan iel C C Wilson, Capt C D Ellis, J A Simpson For six montlia Blaster Josepli Bledley, Bliss Bessie Harllee, Miss Annie Coble. liesoIflUiosts of the Graiad Lodg^c. Adopted Dec 3d, 1876. Bcsolved, 1. That St. John’s College shall bo made an asj’- lum for the 2)i’otection, training and education of indigent orphan children. 2. That this Grand Lodge will appropriate 8 .annuallj' for the support of the institution ; but will not assume any additional peouniarj'- responsibilty. 3. Tliat this Grand Lodge elect a Superintendent who shall control the institution and solicit con tributions for its support from all classes of our people. 4. That orphan children in the said Asvdiim shall be fed and clothed, and shall receive sUch preparatorv^ training and edu cation as will jDrej}ai’e tliem for useful occupations and for the usual business transactions of life. Adopted Dec 5tli 1872 : Bcsolved, That tlie Superinten dent of the said Orphan Asylum siiall report at each Annual Com munication .an account of Ids offi cial acts, receipts, disbursements, number of pujnls, &c. together with such suggestions as he may see fit to offer'. ^^Besolved, I'liat the Master of eacli subordinate Lodge appoint a Standing Committee upon raising funds for the Orphan Asylum, and require said committee to report in writing each mouth, and tliat said reports and the funds received be forwarded monthly to the Superintendent of the Asylum and that the support lUg ciotmng, and educating indi- g|nt and promising orphan chil dren, at the Asj’luin in Oxford. AD VEB TISEMENTS. P0STRAIT3 IN CRAYON MADE FBOM PHOTooltAPJIS, Ferrotypes, old Daguerrot^’pes, &a. 14 x 17 $5.00, J 8 X 22, $10,00. Semi for circular. E. E. HAKSilS, Srus liras Forlt, N. C. A mouth. Agents wanted ev. cry where. Terms and civen. larsfree. Address INVENTORS UNION, Lmnherton, N. C. Want one agent in every town. 7-4t. iq- 0 B F L E E T HUN T E E, FURNITURE, BLINOS, SASH, DOORS, &C. Furnished at short notice. IdPWoi’k warranted as rejiresented. November, 1875. Persons buying Dry Goods, fteady made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, &.C., in Oxford should remeinhor that COOPER & WILLIAMS are leading in low prices. A sjilendid assort ■ meut of NEW GOODS. TEBMS CASH. 44- COOPEB *: WIEEIAMS. W. © W JE N , DENTAL SORGEON, OXEOUD, C. OFFICE AT HIS BESIDENCE . Special attention given to replacing full amt partial setts of teeth on gold, silver or rub- hcr. aug 9th 1875—1.33t( DURHAM WAREHOUSE, DURHAM, N. C. -:0:- THE FIRST ONE ESTABLISHED AT DURHAM I EEAD5NG TOBACCO WABEIIOESE IN THE STATE ! REALIZE THE FULL MARKET PRICE FOR YQtlR TOBACC04 -:0:- rnillS House has the best arrangement on wrappers ever bad before to obtain the full mar ket price, whether high or low. This house will he headquarters for flue wrappers and smokers during 1870. Remember the Durham Warehouse has the best auctioneer in the btate, B-Ir. C. A. W. Barham. Farmei’s will do well to see the Proprietor before buying your fertilizers. M. A, 3
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