OEPHANS’ FRIEND.
Wednesday, march !i8, 1877-
PBOF. KEKR’8 BEPOKT.
GEOGRAPHICAL.
We had determined to take is
sue with Prof. Kerr in regard to
.o some innovations in his nomen
clature. But while we thonglit
- tlie matter over, the printer came
wWi the proof of an article which
mentioned a visit to Jamestown,
and we were astonished to see in
print-that we had actually been
to Jerusalem 1 We immediately
decided that the supposed inno
vations were only typographical
errors. Let us therefore learn
what we can from the report and
hope for accuracy in a future
edition. We are surprised to
know,that while nature has given
us boundaries on the East and
II West, our State-lines are un
known (except by dim tradition)
on the 'North and South, and that
the true lines sometimes vary as
much as three degrees from the
supposed lines. Prof Kerr, says:
“ It is highly probable that the
only portion of the State boun
dary-’which is known, or. ascer
tainable with any thing like ac
curacy, is the Eastern or Oceanic,
and a small part of the Western.”
Surely the Legislature ought to
have appointed a commission to
ascertain our boundaries, or to
have elected a Geographer (as
we suggested last week) to make
us an accurate map, so much
needed, by travelers, and for use
in our elementary schools. Prof
Kerr’s map is, by far, more nearly
accurate than any other. A good
geographer could, by cooperation
with intelligent citizens, with the
State Geologist, and with the U.
S. Coast Survey, prepare a rea
sonably correct map in two years!
Then the geography of the State
could be studied with interest and
advantage. In the absence of
such a map, we have, from all
the sources of information at our
command, prepared a list of our
Rivers, Sounds, Lakes, and larg
est Islands and highest Mountains.
We print them here with the hope
of receiving suggestions and cor-
rebtions for a complete and per
fect list:
KINBTT EI-VEES.
Alligator,
Ararat,
Black,
Bay,
Broad,
(Jauey,
Cataluche,
Cashie,
Catawba,
Cape Fear,
...Cliatooga,
Chowan,
])ah.
Beep,
Kik,
lino,
Fisher’.s,
. Fla t,
Frencii Broad,
■First Broad,
Cieeu,
I law, .
Iliawassee,
llvvo,
lyv.
Jacob's, Fork,
.IoIlh's'
Be a is’Fork;
lai tie Tennessee,
Jjittle, in Johnston,
Irittle, in Brunsrvick,
Little, in Bivsipiotank,
Little, in 0.ra,nge,
Little, in Cninberland,
Little, in Alleglniny,
Little, iu Jlontgoiuery,
I.ittie 'Yadkin,
Lockwood Folly,
Lowei- Little,
Lnmher,
Maya,
Mehevrin,
Middle Little,
Mills.
MitclielTs,
Moccasin,
Mulberry,
Aantalmla,
Nolechuck.v,
Slottal.y,
Few Hope,
Feuse,
Forth East,
'F’orth West,
Forth,
Newport,
Few, in Onslow,
Few, in Wantauga,
Ocona Luftee,
Bacolet,
Baiu'ieo,
ras.iuotank,
Bev, .r'm'aas,
. l'u-‘.-ai. ■
i’nngo.
Itediiic's.
Koek.v, iu C ibamvs,
B'wt.v. in Ciiathain,
Sc. 111(1 Kioad,
SiiaTi.ite,
Sivannanoa,
So ippernoug,
S.iiith’s,
South Catawba,
South Yadkin,
South,
Tennessee,
Tar,
T«ie,
I'oxaway,
Ti-pnt,
X’ u iiaiTip,
T'|*i>pp Little,
WaecainuAV,
'\'Vaiuau«:a,
AVliii o (Jak,
Yadkiir,
Ye()]):iu.
EIGHT SOUNDS.
Albemarle,
Bogne,
Core,
Oroataii,
CuiTitnck,
Pamlico,
Koaiioke,
Stuini).
FIFTEKN LAKES.
Allig'ator,
Black,
Bertram’s,
Catfisli,
Catharine,
Ellis,
Loll”’,
Little.
MattamUiskeet,
North West,
Phelps,
ScuplJernong,
Waccamaw.
TWENTY ISLANDS.
Brant,
Bell,
Bogue,
Bachelor,
Collington,
Cedar,
Durant,
Eagle,
Great,
Goat,
Gull Shoal,
Harker’s,
Hog,
Holyday’s,.
Judith,
Leech’s,.
Marsh,
Koanoke,
Swan,
Smith’s,
MOUNTAINS MORE THAN G,000 FEET
ABOVE THE SEA-LEVEL.
Balsam Cone, G,671,
Black Dome, 6,707,
Black Brother, 6,619,
Blackstock’s Knob, 6,380,-
Big Craggy, 76,090,
Bolling’s Pyramid, 6,348,
Big Cataluche, 6,159,
Cat Tail Peak, 6,611,
Chimney Peak, 6,234,
‘Clingman’s Dome, 6,660,
Cold Spring, 6,132,
Devil’s Court House, 6,049,
Double Spring, 6,380,
Grassy Ridge, Bald, 6,230,
Hairy Bear, 6,610,
Long Ridge, 6,259,
Luftee Knob, 6,238,
Mt. Alexander, 6,447,
Mt. Buckley, 6,599,
Mt. Collins, 6,188,
Mt. Curtis, 6,568,
Mt. Gibbs, 6,591,
Mt. Guyot, 6,336,
Mt. Hall-back, 6,403,
Mt. Henry, 6,373,
Mt. Hardy, 6,133,
Mt. Love, 6,443,
Mt. Leconte, 6,612,
Mt. Mitchell, 6,582,
Mt. Ocona, 6,135,
Mt. Safford, 6,535,
Potato Top, 6,393,
Roan, 6,306,
Ricbland'Balsam, 6,425,
Rocky Face, 6,031,
Rocky Trail Peak, 6,488,
Raven’s Knoji, 6,230)
Sam’s Knob, 6,091,
Spruce Ridge Top, 6,076,
Triperner Knob, 6,188,
dJiermometer Knob, 6,157.
HOW TO BEEP THE OISPIIAWS.
1. Wherever you are acquainted,
and whei-ever yon may travel, look
around for orphans, poor and promis
ing, destitute and friendless, and in
form them that there is a school in which
they may learn to read the laws of their
country and the commandments of
their Maker; and advise them not to
grow up ignorant and vicious, but to
strive to become wise and good. Then
fill out and forward formal applications
for their admission, and oiien the way
before them.
2. If yon are a member of a Ma.sonie
Lodge, ask for a monthly or ipiarterly
contribution, and see that your Lodge
has a vigilant and active committee to
■watch and promote tlie interests of tlie
Orplian Work in its .jurisdiction.
3. If you are a member of a commit
tee on the Orphan Asylum invite your
Lodge and all your cliaritable friends
to join you in a montlily contribution.
If you are a member of anj- cliurcli, or
benevolent society, ask every sucli or
ganization to cooperate witli you in
helping tlie orphans liy public collec
tions, or private (xmtribation.s, as may
be most advisable.
4. Avoid all partnersliips in whieli
expenses are paid by tlie orplian fund
and others i-eap tlie profits. Do not
encourage, individuals, or societies, wlio
use the name of tlie Orphan As.ylnin
and the sympatliy wliich people feel
for the orphans, to fill their own pock
ets, or to aceomiilish their own pur
poses.
o. Fever allow the name of the Or
phan Asyluiii to be mentioned in con
nection with any immoral, or disreput
able e.xliibition.
0. When tliere is no Lodge, or lie-
nevolent society to take interest in
tlie orphan work, or if ,vour Lodge is
indifferent, dormant, or dead, write for
a charter and form-books to organize
an Orplians Aid Society. One such
society, properly managed, can accom
plish great good witii but little trouble
or expense.
7. Slionld tlie people seem indiffer
ent, circulate the. Okwians’ Friend
among tliem, and invito tliein to be
come subscribers.
8. Be careful not to persecute tlie
saints, nor annoy your neighbors; but
first do your own duty, and tlieii ex
tend a coi-dial invitation to all who
wish to cobiierate witli you,, leaving
tlie result with their own hearts and
consciences.
between Lumber River and Wil
mington which changed its color,
being green on growning corn,
and gray upon an old cypress
rail. The animals sometimes
caught in our mountains and
called catamounts, are not men
tioned' Our common partridge
is called the “Bob White or
Quail.” Upon tlie whole, the
book is a valuable addition to
our sehool-i'oom literature.
TIlOKAnEI.L UBTHAFAUE.
8TEEEE’8 FOEBTEEF WEEKS
In South Carolina’the different
religious denominations have tlieir
own Orphan Houses, and posibly
tills plan may be a good one.
One minister in North Carolina
refuses to cooperate with us be
cause our Institution is not con
trolled by any religious denomi
nation. Let iiim then cooperate
with Ills brethren in South Caro
lina. Let him send liis iiione}'
there to educate some future
Thornwell wlio will bless his own
State and leave the rich legacy of
a noble' and useful life to all man
kind. But he is not a Presbj’te-
rian (How could he be ?) : well
let him send his money to tlie
Orphanage of his own denomina
tion.
The Thornwell Orphanage is
located on a farm of 125 acres
near Clinton, Laurens Co., S. C.
riie building is of stone large
enougli for a family of thirty, and
is to be enlarged. It was opened
in October, 1875. It is controlled
by Presbyterians, but children
from all denominations and (best
of all) children outside of all
denominations are admi.t .d.
The organ of the Orphanage is
Oar Monthly, an interesting peri
odical, printed by two of the
orphans and sent to subscribers
for only one dollar a vear.
ESEFEL ClTiZE.VS LOST.
Mr. Martin V. Calvin, a prom
inent promoter of education in
Georgia, recently visited our
State and expects to do so again.
In a letter to Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist lie speaks very kind
ly of the Orphan Asylum ami
gives us tlie following stori-, tlie
moral of which is manifest to
all;
IN ZOOLOGY.
America has no better book
makers than A. S. Barnes & Co.,
of New York. In the Svork be
fore us, the perfection of art
seoms to have been reached. Tlie
paper, type, and pictures are re-
maikable for tlieir beauty and
distinctness. Only one, picture is
indifferent, that of the lamprey.
We never could make one lie
still long enough to examine him.
and it appeared cruel to kill one
just to look at him, and so we
regretted that the picture was a
mere outline. But the pictures
of peacocks, turkeys, partridges,
&c., are the best we ever saw.
Mr. Steele’s work is well done.
The divisions are scientific. The
descriptions are definite and com
prehensive, and the statements
are lucid and entertaining. We
are sorry he omitted the wood
chuck, found in our State. He
informs us that the chameleon is
“confined to the Old World.”
Tills may be so; but we have
seen a reptile (order lacertilia)
“ Ti)-(luy, ivliil.st Wilitiiig iit Ralcigli
for tlie Soutli-boimd train, 1 clumced
to make the aequaiiitaiiee of Mr. Jos-
eiili Cliattaway, but recently a citizen
of Biriiiiiigliani, England. He was
then engaged in the corn business
(more wheat, oats and barley than
pure Indian corn), in which, slack with
bii.sy, he and liis associate were tui'ii-
ing over about $50,000 per month. He
bethought him of coining to this coun
try—the South. To fix upon routes
and determine the cost, he visited the
v.irious iiiimigratioii offices in the city,
but could not gather a solitary item
relating to oiu- section. In the office
of Mr. Holmes, he was introdiieed to
a clergyman, who liad been to Amer
ica ami had subsequently induced his
two sons to locate in Forth Carolina.
This gentleman gave a grapliie de
scription of the State, and advised Mr.
G. to come hither. The advice ivas
adopted, and in due time Mr. Chatta-
way found himself and family located
near Greemsboro, to Avhich point a
large number of English families, of
iiieiuis varying from 81,000 to $15,000,
had also immigrated. Several of these
families, after having purchased homes
and farms and reiiiainiiig for some
time, ultimately became dissatisfied
with their locality because of the lack
of school and ehiireh privileges, such
a.s tliey were accustomed in tlieir own
country, sold out and went, some of
them, to +]ie M'est, others to tlie Fortli.
Just here I would say that the lack of
school privileges does not refer to pri
vate schools; nor yet that as to
churolies to the towns and cities: for
CJ4-..4.^ .w... 1 i. 1.1^
no State can boast private sch ools and
eoUeges of a higher order than Fortli
Carolina. But tlie iniblie school .sys
tem is ill embryo in this State. This
is a (Icffideratiini wliieli the peojile must
supply and that rigid early. Their
every interest deuiaiicls this.
Rev. Thomas Ogburn will
preach in the chapel of the Or
phan Asylum, at 3 o’clock p. m,
next Sunday.
Wherever he is known the
people esteem it a great privilege
to hear him. Tliis opportunity
is now presented to the citizens
of Oxford, and of the surroundino-
couuti V.
—The Masonic Journal is dead. A
small do.se of mortgage jialsied everv
muscle, and death speedily ensued.
Tlie always-cheerful editor has retired
to other and we hope more profitable
enijiloyinent.
The place of tJie Book in our scliools,
where is it ? The teacher feels himself
lost if he does not “lay out” a lesson ;
he cannot teach without a book. Hero
is room for improvement. One of the
most eultiu'cd of the last year’s Coin-
niissioners, Mr. Albert Klaiiiroth, in
an address said, the “German mode of
edueation is not understood in this
country ; no toaeiier is employed who
cannot teach without a. text-book.” We
are only just beginning to know a little
of the excelleiiee and thoroughness of
the German Education—in it the book
is secondary ; in American Edueation
it is the prominent thing. So much so
that Grades of Study are measured por
tions of books. Ill one city it is from
the 5()th to the 100th jiage of Arith
iiietic for the Fourtli Grade, and so i n
for the rest. And this is the case with
nearly all the graded schools ! And
this is the Age of Progress!—School
Journal.
Among the curious developments ot
the dead-letter office may be mention
ed the following; An application was
recently received at the dead-letter of
fice in Washington from Palmer Gar, -
iler, of Burlington, Racine County,
tViseonsin, for a letter mailed to him
in 1835. Tliis letter contained a cer
tiftcate of deposit for $3(10, issued by
the Onoiuhiga Bank, of Syracuse, Few
York, and was sent from there in Oc
tober, 1835, by William F. Gardner to
his brother, Palmer Gardner, at “De
troit, Mieliigan Territory.” Not being
claimed at Detroit, it was .sent to tlie
dead-letter office, ami thciicc liack to
tile ])ostmastcr at S.vracnse, who, hi -
iiig unable to find the .sender, returned
it to the dead-letter oifice again, witere
it lay niiilistuibed in tlie dusty files
until tlie Centennial Exhibitiim. It
was then conveyed, with otlier enrios-
ities of tlie ilead-Ietter ollice, to I'liila-
ilelpliia, and tliere elianeed to lie. seen
by ail acquaintance of Mr. Gardner,
w lio informed liiin of ids discovery ;
and tliiis, after the lapse of more tluin
forty ears, tlie letter reached its des
tination. The postage on the letter,
when it was first mailed from S\-racuse,
w.is twenty-five cents.—Bazar.
—In Sheffield, England, they are
manutaeturing paper wheels for rail
way carriages. A sort of frame-work
ot steel is filled ivith coiiuiressed paiier,
which is then dried in a heated air-
bath. It is said that these paiier
wheels have an amount of elasticitv
which makes them .suiierior to those of
steel or wi’onght iron.
—A iirofessor, a teaelier of German,
was oiu*. day very miieli disturbed by
an unruly beiichful of boys. At last,
in his despair, he exehiiiiicd, “Dat
bench vill leave de room and vill stay
outside.” Whereupon the young ras
cals carried out the bench, left it out
side, and blandly returned to other
seats.
—On the prairie lands of the United
States, esiiecially in Texas and Oregon,
there grows a plant which has the pe-
culia property of turning its leaves to
wards the north. It is called the coin-
pass-iihiiit, and often serves as a guide
to the benighted traveler. It is de
scribed as a perennial plant from three
to six feet in height, with ovate, deep
ly piimatifid leaves, and large heads
of yellow^ flowers. It is known also by
various other names, as polar jilant,
pilot-weed, resin - wood, turpentine-
weed, the last two names being derived
from the resin which exudes from the
stem.
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