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m ORPHANS’ FRIEND. Wprtncsaay, ITIarcIi 21, 18»7. A ClJlSlVJK« AKTISAIV. No bird, or other animal, not even man himself, can excel the beautifiil ivofkmaii.sliip of the tiny little creature known as the “ brickmaker,” which is scarcely visible to the, naked eye. By tlie n'sc of the microscope it lias been discovered that she not oidj’ bnilds her house, but manufactures her own brick, and lays them up, one by one, with no workman to assist. The liouse is usually attached to some water- plant; but they sometimes anchor their dwellings to the parent-house. AVlien the animal is resting or is in any way disturbed, she settles down in the lower part of the tube; but when all is quiet and she is in good working condition, with no nursery of young ones around her, she is pretty sure to reward us with the sight of her four beautiful wheels which she seis in raiiid motion, thus forming a swift current which brings the food and the material for the brick close to her head; and she has the power of selec tion, for she often rejects particles brought to her mouth. The apparatus for moulding the brick is within the body. The material is brought through the action of the wheels to a small opening, where it passes down to the apparatus, which is in rapid, whirling motion, soldering the iiartieles together until they become, seemingly, a solid ball; now she ejects the brick from its mould, bends her head over, and se curely places it on top of the structm'e. It takes her about three minutes to manufacture each brick.—Xeio Yorlc Observer. THE PALACEOl’isENNACSIEKIK Mr. George Smith, of the British Mu.seum, has given an account of his exploration of the Palace of Sennache- lib, whore he spent some time in mak ing branch tunnels from the old exca vations, and carefully trenching tlirongh the heaps of rubbish in the former works, his object being to com- idete, as far as time would allow, the collection of the tablets. The first dis covered here was a small text of Baarhaddor. “ This,” he says, “ was followed day after day by various fragments ; but for some time nothing of any size was found. At length, however, we came to some new fragments of a te.xt, a considerable portion of which had been recovered at the time of the former excavations. This is inscribed on a cylinder of As.sur-bani-pal. Sub sequently we found a fine fragment of a cylinder of Sargon, relating to his wafs in Palestine, and a little later caipq upon a part of a cylinder of Sen- naclierib. Along with these and other inscriiitions several srals in baked clay were found, bronze and iron instru ments; nails, fragments of crystal or naments, and the half of a small .stone cylinder, engraved with tlie name and titles of Sennacherib. Hay after day in this place the- ivork w'ent on with little change, and with no interest, ex cept from the valuable inscriptions discovered. The trenches and tunnels were ugly, uninteresting things, and the condition of the interior of the })alace scarcely different from a du.st heap, though enclo.sing here and there l>recious relics ot antiquity. In an- otlier part of the palace X made some slight excavations, finding now cham bers, but I had no time to clear them out. Uuriiig the former excavations the top of a valuable obelisk had been found ill front of the palace. Having ascertained the spot where it Avas dis- (iovered, I uncovered the ground again in hopes ot finding the other portion, but my short time did not enable me to finish the trench.” the bight WOBD I.”*? THE BIGHT Pia-CE. Among the many “moss-grown errors” which it is the delight of philosophers, moralists, and poets, to forever keep repeating, there is none w'hioh more needs exposure than that about Pleaure always eluding the grasp of her pur suers. So often lias it been re peated that the mere attempt to enjoy- one’s self is enough lo render enjo3'ment impossible, that it is a wonder that people have not, by the mere force of authority, given up altogether all essays at pleasureseeking. Pro verbs and parables, fables and metahpors, are all arrayed, not merely against the Epicurean who is supposed to live for pleasure only, hut against all n.ortals. We are tirecl of that array of cold-blooded apotliegms. We are sorry that it was ever a necessary point of the mechan ism of light, air, and sand, tliat such a phenomenon as the mir age should occur. Those apples of Sodom, too, which, through seeming fruit, turn to dust and ashes—witli what painful dex terity havoi they been perpetually used by the people of woful countenance ! Rainbows snow flakes in the river, leaf-shedding poppies, Ave are tired of you all ! More destructive of jdeasure than all else, you do j-our best to bring about the state of things of Avldcli 3’ou pretend to be tv-pi- cal! “There can bo no pleasure without thought, or without ex ertion tliat does not aim at pleas ure, or the exercise of the moral poAvers,” says a religious contem porary. Is it possible tliat the Avriter of those sentiments never Avent to sleep at night Avith an easy concience, never took an afternoon nan, or enjoyed any slumber “on purpose T’ Is it possible that he never Avent a- fishing and had a good time' and caught quitearespectable“string.’ Avitliout any exercise of the mor al poAvers ? What have oysters at their season, or Avatermelons or roses, so curious in their con stitution, that you must pretend to be going to church Avhen you are really going to market, in order to prevent their losing their attractions for the senses I Ex ertion must aim at something else in order to hit pleasure, for sooth ! O writer of the corrugated broAV, are vou not aAvare that this is effort on your part, rather than truth ? Or, are you blind and deaf, and have you lost v'our three other senses ? For, if not, Ave marvel much that you can say, “We get pleasure when Ave follow other things, and lose it Avhen Ave seek it for itself.” If there be any man Avith a life dreary enough to write this specious sentiment of the schools sincerely—a man who has never sought and gained pleasure through siglit or hearing, and gained it conciously—^then let all men pity liim ; it is full time that he began to eat his bread with jojy and to drink his wine (metaphoricalh')with a merry heart.—Selected. PEKSEIT OP PEEASEBE. It is very' common for persons to insist upon using Avords in a sense either foreign to their meaning, or only' expre.ssive of a part of the thing which the term is primaryly descriptive of. We have met Avith elaborate attempts to define eloquence, and Avith forced applications of the Avord Avidch emptied it of rll its signi ficance. An old Avriter declares that it is only the “right Avord in the right place,” Avhich, no doubt, is true of all genuine eloquence, but then it is true of many other things that have not the slightest pretention to eloquence. What is an order for Jane “to bring in the tea” hut the right Avord in the right place? It is continually insisted upon tliat the title of gentlemen shall be bestoAved upon everv bodv Avho may exhibit a little civilty, or display ever so rough a politeness. These are virtues, but of themselves do not make the gentleman, who must be a man of culture and breeding, as Avell as civilty, in order to be so ranked. Roetiy is another Avord that is tised witli great laxi ty. Beauty of thought is an in- despensable element in all true poetry, but a speaker is far gone from the fact if he maintains that this quality' is the distinguishing element ot poetry. Hr. Stedman, in his admirable essay on Robert BroAviiing, in the last number of Scribner's, sets this matter right. “'Die distinction,” he says, “be- tAveen poetry and prose must be sharply observed. Poetry- is an art—a specific fact, Avhich, oAving to the vagueness fostered by mi nor Avriters, we do not sufficiently insist upon. We hear if said that an elegant prose passage is poetry, that a sunset is a poem, and so on. This is Avell enough for rhet orical effect, yet Avholly' untrue, and no poet should permit himself to talk in that Avay'. Poetry is poetry' because it differs from prose : it is artificial, and gives us pleasure because Ave knoAv it to be so. It is beautiful thought expressed in rliy'thmical form, not half expressed or uttered in the form of prose. It is a metrical structure ; a spirit not disembod ied, but in the flesli—so as to affect the senses of living men.” Tliis is quite accurate, and, in view of all the different forms of expression the AVord is continually strained to cover, we are glad to see this distinct definition thus set down.—Selected. A little girl was once forbidden by her mother to pick the currants from a currant bush in the garden. The temptation, hoAvever, Avas too great for liei and she diso beyed. When reproved for it, she told her motlior that it Avaa the devil Avho made her do it. Her mother said that she should tell the devil to get behind her. “'Diat's just Avhat I did tell him, moiher, and he got behind me and pushed me right into tl.e bushes.” HOW CISJS.MKKIAI ABE ADSII'l’. TKI}. Very often the Superintendent hunts up poor and promising or phans and informs them of the advantages offered at the Orphan Houses, and induces them to re turn Avitli him. Generally' it is best that lie should see them be fore they start. When this is im practicable, a formal application should be made by some friend. Here is one in proper form : Edenton, N. G., ) June 2d, 1876. ) This is to certify that Susan N. Bradshaw is an orphan, without es tate, sound in body and mind, and ten years of age. Her father died in 1873 ; her mother in 1867. I be ing her Aunt, hereby make applica tion for her admission into the Asy lum at Oxford. I also relinquish and convey to the officers of the Asy lum the management and control of the said orphan for four years, in order that she may be trained and educated according to the regulations prescribed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Martha Scott. Approved bg John Thompson, W. M. of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7. The application should be sent to the Superintendent and lie Avill either go for the children, or pro vide for their transportation. In no case should a oommunitA' take up a collection to send a man Avith the children, nor send the children before the Superintend ent has beeii consulted. FBOM OF APPEICATIOIV EOB THE ADMISSIOIV OF IIAEF OBPIIANS. N.G., -) 1877. ) This is to to certify that is a half orphan, sound in body and mind, and tvilh- out any estate. II. father died in 18 I being .... mother, hereby make application for h.... admission to the Orphan Asylum at Oxford, and I also relinquish and convey to the officers thereof the en tire management and control of said orphan till the .... day of ,(tliat being the day on which .... icill be fourteen years of age,) in order that may he trained and educated according to the regu lations prescribed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. I also promise not to annoy the Orphan Asylum, and not to encourage the said orphan to leave without the approval of the Superintendent. Approved by. W. M. of... FOKM OF APPEICATIOSf FOK THE AHIflSSSSOIV OF OBFISAKS. N.C, 1877. This is to certify that. -is an orphan, sound in body and mind, and u'ithout es fate. H... father died m 18 , h. .. mother died in 18 I, being h , hereby make application for h... admission into the Orphan Asyhmi at Oxford, and I also relinquish and convey to the officers thereof the entire man agement and control of said oiphan till the.... day of 18. —Cthat being the day onivlnch .... will be fourteen years of age,) in order that may be trained and educated according to the regu lations prescribed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Approved by. W. M.of.... Lodge, TME Orphans’ Friend. ALIVE AND LIVELY WEEKLY! ougan of the omphan work > EHTERTAmiNG AND IN STRUCTIVE TO THE YOUNG. A ZEALOUS FRIEND AND ADVOCATE OF EOFCATION. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION AND POSTAGE ONE OOLEAR A YEAR BUILDING, AT OXFOIID. -o- ADVERTISEMENTS. Ten eents a line fur one insertion. Five cents a line each week for more than one and less than twelve insertions. One column, three months, sixty dollars. Half column, three months, forty dollars, quarter column, three months, twenty dollars. Present circulation, fourteen hundred and forty papers ee.oh week. Address ORPHANS’ FRIEND, OXFORD, N. a T. B. LYffN, .TR. {Late of ^^Dalbij Pm#.”) LYON, HALBY & CO., MANUFACTUUERS OF SHOE POLISH. OFFICE IN THE ORPHAN E. I'ALBV. K. H. LYOU “ARGMA I’OIIACC©. Durham, N. C- Orders soTfcitod—Agents w'anted—Tobacco guaranteed. March 17fh—II-2m. Iff. A. ffS.EAMS & €0., MANUFACTUKEES OF REAMS’ DURHAM BOOT AND Warranted to excel all oiherSf or money Refunded. The onl^v Blacking that \nll polish on oiled sui'face. It is guaranteed to preserve leather and make it pliant, requiring less quantity and time to produce a perfect gloss than any other, the brush to be applied immediately after put ting on the Blacking. A perfect gloss from this will not soil even white clothes. We guarantee it as represented, and as for pat ronage, strictly on its merits. H. A. REAMS & CO., Manufacturers, Durham, N. C. This Blacliing is recommended in the high est terms, after trial, bv Geo. F. Brown, J. Howard Warner, Neu York; the President and Professors of Wake Forest College ,* and a large number of gentlemen iu and around Durham, whoso certificates have been fur nished the Manufacturers. Orders solicited and promptly filled. March Bid, 1875. y-ti mm
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