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"ORPHANS’ FRIEND.
Wednesday, march 3S. 1877.
BCPORT8 BY THE TEACHERS.
The orphans are divided into
Four Graded Forms, each in
charge of a teacher, whose rej^ort
is printed every fourtli week
The highest number is 10; the
lowest is 1. When tlio average
is below 5, the orphan is liable to
be discharged as not “promising,"
and therefore excluded the
regulations. This paper contains
the report made by the teacher
of the
TEIIKB FORm.
THE COEKSERS OF THE CZAR.
‘Susan Daniel, Galena Gilliaui,
Louiitia Ilaywtiod, James Huliii, Theresa
I.,ivin,i;sUm, Matilda Xcwbold, Fiiiinie Par
ker, Daniel P.irlicr, Uehekali Parker, I.)e
Witt Parker, F’rank Parker, James l^ittinan,
Tempo Pai^e, Mtiry Wicker, Annie Williams
a'ld Wiiiui'^ WiUhiins 0.
Maxey IRvington, William Lipscoinh,
Iluglies Palinei, Julia Parker, Marshtdl l*ar-
ker, Una Robertson and Cliarles Styron 8.
Mary Cherry, Willitim Newman ami Willie
Nichols 7.
Heading.—Susan Daniel, Louisa Iltiywood,
Jjimes Hulin, Theresa Livingston, Matilda
Newboltl, Fannie Parker, Tempo Page.
James Pittman, De Witt Parlu-r, j.,ina Ri.b-
ert.son, Annie Williams,Winnie Williams and
Mary Wicker 8.
Kebekah Parker, Frank Ptirker, Daniel
Ptirker, James Pittman, Hughes Pjilmer,
Julia Parker and Galena Gilliam 7.
Mary Cherry, Maxey Klvington, William
TJpscoinb, Willie Nichols, Mtirshall Parker
a id Charles Styron 0.
Arithmetic.—Susan Ditniel, Maxey Elving-
ton, Louisa lIiiyw«»ol, Matilla Newbold,
P^annie Parker, De Witt Parker, Teinjte
Page, James Pittman, Annie Williams and
Mtiry Wicker 9.
Willie Nichols, Rebeckab Parker, Frank
Parker, Dtiniel Pitrker, Hughes Palmer,Julia
Parker, Marsliall Parker,Li[ui Robeitsou and
Winnie Williams 8.
Mary Cherry and Charles Styron 7.
Geography.—Susan Daniel, Louisa Hay
wood, Matilda Newbtdd, I'^aiinie Piirkcj, De
Witt Ptirker, Tempe Ptige, James Pittman,
Lina Robertson and Annie Wiliianis 10.
'I’heresa Livingston, Rebekah Parker,
Datiiel Ptirker, Hughes Ptilmer, Cluirles
Stynm tind Mtiry W'iclu-r 9.
Jiimes Hulin, Willlttm Lipscomb. Julia
Ihirker, Mtirshiiil Ptirker tiud Winnie Wil
liams 7. .
Maxciy PRvington, (Jiilena Gilliam, Willie
Niclmls auil Willitim Xewintiu C.
Mtiry Cherry 5.
Ilistorg.—.Susan Daniel, L.-mi.'Jti Haywood,
J.iMK'S Hiiliti, Matildti Xewhold, Fannie Ptir
ker. Jtimes Pittiiiiin, 'I’empf; Page, De Witt
I'iirker, Annie Willitims iitid .Mtiiy Wickerh.
Deportment.—Sustin Dtiuiel. Louisa Htiy-
wootl, Kiimiie Ihirker, Dtuiiel Ptirker, Teuijii'
I’age, Jiimes Pittman, ]..in;i Robertson and
Annie Williams 7.
Giih'Uii Giliiiim, 'I’lieresa Livingston, Ma
tilda Xewhold, William Xeiiimui, Mary
\Vic,ker tiud Winnie Williams >.
Uobbkali Parkcf; Frank Parker,
Iltighe.s l^iliuer, Julia I’arker, Do
l^irlcer, ^Marshall .Ptirker tiiul
Cluirles Styron, o.
Mary Clierry, IMaxey Elvington,
James Hulin, Wiliiani Lipscomb and
Willie Nichols, 4.
Writing.— Susan Daniel, Galena
Gilliam, Louisa Haywood, Theresa
Livingston, Fannie Parker, Tempe
Page, William Newman, >Iary ^Vicker
and Annie Williams, 7.
Matilda Newbold, James Pittman,
Julia Parker, Winnie AVilliams, Lina
liobertson, liebekali X'arker and Dan
iel Ptirker, 0.
William Lipsimmb, James Hulin,
Marsliall l^arker and De W'itt Parker,
o
Mary Clierry, Maxey El\-iiigtoii,
■Willie Nicliols and Cliarles Styron, 4.
PuncUtalily.—Susan Daniel, Jjouisa
Haywood, Oaleiia Gilliam, Theresa
Ijiviiigstou, Matilda Hewbold, He-
bekali Parker, Fannie Parker, Frank
Parker, Daniel Parker, Huglies Pal
mer, Tempe Page,-liilia Parker, .lames
I’ittiiiiiii, .Marsliall Parker, 'WillieNich
ols, Lilia Pobertsoii, Cliarles Styron,
Mary ^Vicker, Annie Williams ami
"Winnie Williams, 0.
Attention to T1 ork.—Susan Daniel,
Mary Cherry, Galena Gilliam, Loui.sa
Haywood, James lluliii, William Lips
comb, Tiiere.sa Livingston, W'illiam
Newman, Rebekah I’arker, Matilda
Newbold, Fannie l^arker, Frank Par
ker, Daiiiel Parker, DeWitt Parker,
Temiie Page, Hughes Palmer, James
Pittman,J nlia Parker, Una Robertson,
Mary 'Vtteker, Annie Williams and
Winnie Williams, 8.
Charles Styron, Willie Nichols and
Marshall Parker, 7
A woman may be of the talent
ed few—may be accomplished—
nay, even beautiful ; but without
affection, strong and lasting, she
is like the iceberg that glitters in
the moon beam—none may dream
of holding communion with its
frozen sterility.
Tlie Russian general, Prince Ment-
chieeff, who defended Sebastopol, had
occasion, during the siege of that city,
to .send an important message to the
Czar at St. Petersburg; and ordered a
faithful officer to he his messenger,
givinghim directions not]to lialt or delay
until he stood before the Czar, and
abo\’e all, not to lose sight of the pre
cious mes.sage whicli lie bore. Away
went the officer in a sleigli belonging
to the Czar’s couriers. At the end of
each twenty miles, he found fresh hor
ses awaiting him; these were (luickly
liarnesscd to his sleigh, in place of tlie
weary animals, and the servants and
stablemen would cry out;
“Yonr E.xeellency, the hoivses are
ready.”
“Away then!” the officer would say
to the driver; and oil' he would go
again at tlie most rapid pace of whicli
tlie horses were cajiable. Riding in
this way for several days and niglits,
suffering witli cold, and pursued by
wolves ill tlie forests, the oflicer, weary
with watching his despatches day and
night, at length reached the palace of
the Czar, and wa-s immediately usher
ed into liis presence. He had no soon
er handed the Emperor the letter of
the general tlian the messenger sank
into a cliair and fell fast a.sleep in the
royal iiresence,—an offence whicli in
some ages, would have been pniiishii-
lile with instant death. Wlieii he had
tinislied reading tlie de.spatch, tlie Czar
wished to ask the oflicer a cpiestioii
but found lie could not awaken him.
Tlie attendants called to liiin, touched
and sliook him, but all in vain; and at
last one declared the iioor fellow was
dead. The Czar was much grievedtherc-
at, and went to the officer andexamiiied
his pulse, and put his ear down to his
side, and declared he could hear his
lieart thnmping. He was only asleej).
Rut he soon found that the exhausted
officer could not be roused by tlie usual
means. At length the Czar, stooping
down, cried in las ears:
“Yonr I'lxcellency, the horses are
ready.”
At the sound of tliese words, which
he bail iieard every twenty miles of
his journey, and the only ones which
lie had listened to for days, the faith
ful officer sprang to Ids feet and cried:
“Away then!”
Instead of driver and horses, he
fo aid tlie Cz.ar before, Idiii, laugldiig
lieartily at his eonfnsiou and dismay.
You may be sure his olfence was for
given ; instead of being ininished for
.sleeping when Ids work was done the
oilicer was rewarded for Ids faithfulness.
—From 8t. Xichotar.
HARD.4D.
The Rev. A. N. Andrus, in the
Missiomrtj Herald for Marcli,
writes of the region of Bagdad,
between Mosul and the Persian
Gulf, as “the missing link” in the
chain of missionary labors. lie
mentions some reasons wliy this
field has been neglected, and
more reasons wliy it has increas
ing claims upon our attention ;
“Antiquarian researeh lias unearth
ed to the gaze of tlie astonished world
something of tlie greatness of the ‘Chal
dee’s excellency,’ and restored in a
measure the palaces of Sennacherib ;
but the splendor and richness of the
liast, with even this partial unveiling,
have so dazzled the eyes of men that
they are blindly nnoonscions of the
squalor and poverty of the present-
The confn.sion which the Lord sent
among men even before they had re
covered from the shock of the flood^
and from which they have not yet ral
lied, has been a poweif nl barrier to the
.spread of gospel influences in these
lands; and this babel of tongues is no
less prevalent now than formerly.
“Another reason for the neglect to
which that part of the laud has been
given over, is found in the comparative
scarcity of nominal Christians, the on
ly portion of the poimlation at present
accessible to the go.spel.”
After speaking of the prevailing ig
norance, destitution, corruption and
oppression, he concludes :
“But why shade this background
more ? Are not the light and shade of
this picture of tlie present state of these
lands of Babel’s kings, of Judah’s cap
tivity, of Ezekiel’s glorious visions
wliieli yet await tlieir complete real
ization, sufficient to attaet the thongbt
fill, studious gaze of the Christian
Church, and to awaken her to a .sense
of her duty to these peoples who.se
.s])iritnal needs are so crying, and to
an immediate effort for their relief ?
Bhall not the missing link be snjipliedt
Onr ears .still ring with the ])laintive
pleadiiigoftho.se earnest few in Bag.
dad, and we add onr voice to theirs,
tliat, if possible, yon may hear it, and
feel as we dii, and come up to ‘the help
of the Lord against the mighty.’”
Bishoii Levin T. Keichel, of the Mo
ravian Church, furnishes in the de
nominational paper a most interesting
account of his visit last summer to the
Brethren’s missions to the Esqnimau.x
on the coast of Labrador. These mis
sions have been maintained with great
per-sistence, and have liad good suceo.ss.
Tlie Esquimaux progress in civiliza
tion. At one station, Hoft'enthal, the
bisliop states, “tlie hon.ses of the na
tives are log or frame bnilding.s, some
of them liaviiig a garden patch for
cabbage and turnips on the top of the
roof. Some of the lionses are divided
into diifereiit apartiiieiits.” These
Esquimaux liave ceased to depend up
on hniiting for a subsistence, aiidlmvo
engaged with fishing, wliich tliey find
very lucrative. Tlieir church has an
organ and is well attended. Bishoj)
Reiehel sailed from London in the
Chnrcli’s mission shi])^ the Harmony,
which made in 1870 lier si.xteeiith voy
age to Labrador.
“Wordsworth,” said Charles
Lamb, “one day told me that he
considered Shakespeare greatly
over-rated. There is,’ said ho,
‘an immonsity of trick in all
Shakespeare wrote, and people
are taken by it. Now, if I had
a mind I could write exactly
like Shakespeare.’ So )’OU see,”
proceeded Charles Lamb, quietly,
“it was only the mind that was
wanting.”
.ViEMBEU OF 'VVOiEBs ESE.
The vocabulary of the ancient
sages of Egypt, at least as far as
it is known to us from the hier-
og'lphic inscriptions, was about
98.5 words. X well-educated
person seldom uses more than
3,000 or 4,000 words in actual
conversation. Acouiate thinkers
and close reasoners, who wait
until they find a word that ex
actly fits their meaning, employ a
larger stock ; and eloquent speak
ers may rise to a command of
10,000. Shakspeare produced
all his plays with about 15,000.
Milton’s works are built up with
8,000; and the Old Testament
says all it has to say with 5,642
words.
King Charles II. paying a
visit to Dr. Busby, the doctor is
said to have strutted through the
room with his hat on, while his
majesty walked complacently be
hind him, with his hat under his
arm. But when he was taking
his leave at the door the doctor
thus addressed the King ; “I hope
your majesty will excuse my want
of respect hitherto; but if my
boys were to imagine there was a
greater man in the kingdom than
myself, I should never be able to
rule them.”
Contribiitioiis to tUe .Orphan Asy
lum at Oxfortl for the week end
ing JHnrch 3Tth, 1877.
IN CASH.
Paid $14.00, Orphans’ Frieml.
“ 7-50, Prof. L. R. Harrell’s hog.
“ 5.00, St. John’s □ No. 3.
“ 3.50, Warren a No. 101.
“ 2.50, J. A. Brown for Fulton
□ No. 99.
“ 2.00, E. U Hunt’s Silent Plea
der,
“ 50 cts, W. H. Davis.
IN KIND.
Betliel Suiula}' School 2 pr. of stocl •
iiigs, 2 vests, 1 pr. of socks, 1 coat,
12 yd. of calico.
J. T. McDonough, 1 bu.shel meal.
Mrs. W. T. Haixly 3 prs drawers, 11
a]iroiis, 4 dresses, 2 calico bonnets,
1 over dress, 1 skirt, 2 dolls, bniuUe
of scraps, 1 saque.
The following persons have
paid for the Obphans’ Fkienu for
one year:
Norfleet Hunter, J. J. Meadows, Mrs.
D. S. Brooks, Jas. A. Crews, Sr., Jesse
Norman, L. N. C. Spruill, W. J. Da
venport, .1- Vf. Thomjison, Wilson Al
len, A. T. Jerkins, Mrs. E. A. Gorman,
Mrs. L. A. Campbell, John A. Simp
son, W. H. Davis.
THE EEGISEATFRE AIVD THE
ORPHANS.
Correspondents so often ask
what the Legislature has done for
the orphans, tliat we find it neces
sary to keep a standing answer to
the inquiry. The Constitution of
North Carolina says :
‘There shall also, as soon as
practicable, be measures devised
by the State for the establishment
of one or more Orphan Houses,
where destitute orphans may be
cared for, educated and taught
some business or trade.’
Every member of the Legisla
ture, before taking his seat, sol
emnly swears, “that he will sup
port the Constitution and laws of
the United States, and the Consti
tution of the State of North Caro
lina, and will faithfully discharge
his duty as a member of the Sen
ate, or House of Representatives.”
Both political parties have been
in pow'er since the present Con
stitution was adopted, and the
only appropriation made to tlie
orphan work was the gift of the
crape used at the funeral of Gov-
enor Caldwell. 10-tf.
Resolutions of tlic Grand Eodge.
Adopted Dec. 3d, 1875.
Besolved, 1. That St. John’s
College shall he made an asylum
for tlie protection, training and
education of indigent orphan chil
dren.
2. That this Grand Lodge will
appropiate $ annually for
the support of the institution ; but
will not assume any additional
pecuniary responsibility.
3. That this Grand Lodge elect
a Superintendent who shall con
trol tlie institution and solicit
contributions foi- its support from
all classes of our people.
4. That orphan childreu in the
said Asylum shall receive such
preparatory training and educa
tion as w'ill prepare them for use
ful occupatious and for the usual
business transactions of life.
Adopted Dec. 5th 1875:
Resolved, That the Superinten
dent of the said Orphan Asylum
shall report at each Annual Com
munication an account of his
official acts, receipts, disburse
ment, number of pupils, &c.
together with such suggestions as
he may see fit to offer.
^'Resolved, That the Master of
each subordinate Lodge appoint a
Standing Committee upon raising
funds for the Orphan Asylum, and
require said committee to report
in w'riting each month, and that
said reports and the funds recei
ved be forwarded monthly to the
Superintendent of the Asylum and
that the support of the Orphan
Asylum be a regular order of
business in each subordinate
Lodge at each communication.
4. All churches and benevolent
organizations are requested to
cooperate with us in the orphan
work and collect and forward
contributions through their ow n
proper officers. Here are the
resolutions;
Resolved, That the sincere
thanks of this Grand Lodge are
hereby tendered to many benev
olent ladies and gentlemen, to the
minister.s of tiie gospel, to church
es of various denominations, to
Odd Fellow’S, Knights of Pythias,
Good Templars, Friends of Tem
perance, and other benevolen-
■societies; whose hearty coopea-
tion and liberal contributions
have rendered timely and valua
ble assistance in the work of
ameliorating the cond’tion of the
orphan children of the State.
Resolved, 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
ing clothing, and educating indi
gent and promising orphan chil
dren, at the Asvlum in Oxford.
AVVEFTItiEMENTS.
WIL.M1NGTON & WELDON KAIL ROAD
M.III. TRAINS.
Leave Union Depot daily (Snn-
days excepted) at 7.35 a m.
Arnvo at Goldsboro 11.,50 a m
Rocky Mount 2,00 p in
T 3..50 p m
Leave Weldon daily at 9.,50 a in.
Arrive at Rocky Mount D.35 a m.
“ Goldsboro ].37p
‘ Union Depot 6.05 p m.
EXPRESS TRAIN AND THROUGH
FREIGHT TRAINS.
Leave Union Depot daily at 5. p m.
Arrive at Goldsboro 11.4 a ip*.
“ Rocky Monnt 2.0 a m"
T “ w ‘'■•'O’* n*-
Leave Weliion daily y.py _
Arrive at Rocky Mount 9,00 p. m
;; Goldsboro 12.50 a! m.‘
„ ^ 6\30 a. m.
Mail 1 rams make close coimoction at Wel-
J . ,, T vaw.,,. v>.>i»nv-F.tiuu ai T» ei-
don for a I points AVorth via Ray Line and
Acquia Creek routes.
Express Tra^conneet only with Acquia
Creek route. S-Pull,nan’s Palace Sleepine
Cara on this Train. •
FrciBht, Trains will leave Wilmington tri
weekly at 5.00 a. in., and arrive at 1.40 p m
JOHN DIVINE,
General Superintendent'
SEABOARD & ROANOKE R.AIL ROAD.
Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 1 J875.
On and after this date, trains oi this Road
‘'‘'*>7, Sundays excepted as
No. 1 Whttram 4 ",
No. 2 ireighttram at 8 a. m
lucsdays and Fridays at at 8 a. m.
arrive at PORTSMOUTH.
"*•
No. 1 Preight tram at 12, Nooa.
Nia.l-rciglntram .^t 4
brcight trains have passenger ear attached.
Steamer for Edenton, Plymonth and landings
on Black water and Chowan Rivers leaves
Franklin at 7.40 a. m., on Mondays,
Wednesdays aud Fridays. ^ '
E. G. GHIO.
Supt. of Transportation.
RALEIGH & GASTON RAILROXD
MAIL TRAIN.
Leaves Raleigh 9 gp g.
Arrives at Weldon .3 (Ml r.
Loaves WMdon WXlZll-
Arrives at Raleigh . . 5.40 p.m.
through FREIGHT.
Leaves Ralci^gh - . . 5.00 a.m.
Ainves at Weldon - - - 9*; r.
Leaves Weldon ... \ oo' '
Arrives at Raleigh - . ; J
RALEIGH & AUGUSTA AIR-LINE.
Change of Schedule to take effect 6.00 a m
.Monday, October 30th, 1876:
Train Moving South.
'Train leaves Raleigh - . 6 .30 a m
Arrives at Camerim - . 12 7 p m
Train Moving North.
Train leaves Cameron - - 1 00 p m
Arrives at Raleigh - - . 640am
All trains will approach and pa.ss R. &, D.
R. R. N. C. Division crossing at Cary with
caution. 20 minutes for breakfast at Cary
JNO. C. WINDER,
Superintendent.
erkshire figs,
OF PURE BLOOD, AND THE BEST
FAMILIES EVER IMPORTED
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Entitled to entry in the American Berkshire
Record. Constantly for sale. Prices at 10
weeks old, delivered to Express, $10 each
Reliable pedigrees iurnished.
T. W. HARRIS,
1-6“ P- Pittshoro, N. C.
E. W. O W E W ,
DENTAL SURGEON,
OXFORD, nr. c.
OFFICE AT HIS RESIDENCE
Special attention given to replacing full and
partial setts of teeth on gold, silver or rub-
aug 9ti 1875—L33H