ORPHANS’ FRIEND.
Wednesday, May 23, 18T7.
ROAD-SID£ NOTES.
A WISE INVEST’MENT.
Leaving our kind friends at
Fannington, and we leave them
with great reluctance, we cross
Dutchman’s Greek, a sU'eam which
soils itself in draining the rich
loamy lands of Davia Several
branches, clear and delicious, run
together near Mr, Cain’s, and the
Creek starts with water fit for
kings to drink, but before it
reaches the Yadkin, its waters are
dyed with clay, covered with
scum, and unfit for genteel bath
ing; but it feeds the fish. In
Mocksville we find a big, biting
Frost His name is Ebenezer.
Messrs. Clement, Pass and many
others receive us kindly. The
Presbyterian church is full, and
we are honored with the presence
of the clergy. Messrs. Crawford,
Rumple, Conrad, Booth, Boone,
Wilson and possibly others aie
present The writer enjoys the
hospitality of Dr. Brown, and the
children are distributed. On
■ Saturday we are off for Yadkin
College. The river is crossed at
Fulton Ferry, and we are soon in
a charming village shaking hands
with President Simpson. We
have seen so much need of edu
cation that it is really refreshing
to find a live school. The young
men present a good appearance,
and we are glad tliat so many of
them are from Gtranville. Those
prosperous farmers ought to edu
cate their sons; but some of them
seem too indifferent to the value
of learning. Mrs. Simpson was
. also a Granville girl, and she
knows how to prepare a tempting
dinner. The people seem inter
ested in the Orphan Work. Grate
ful for overflowing kindness, we
are off for Lexington, and arrive
just in time to be distributed for
supper. The Court House (prob
ably the best in the State, unless
the new building at Asheville is
. done) is full. But the children
are tired, and one of them gives
out during the exercises and has
to retire. Sorry that we can not
do our best for such clever peo
ple. But they bear with us, be
cause they love the cause, and
shower every kindness on us.
This kindness of the peojde has
enabled us to pass over a journey
of more than three hundred and
fifty rugged miles. Well, at last,
we close the present trip. We
liave been out four weeks, and
have given twenty-four Enter
tainments. In spite of mud and
rain, we have forded rivers and
creeks till we have lost all fear of
water. We have climbed hills
and mountains till we laugh at a
correspondent of the Maleigh Ob
server who called the road from
Henderson to Oxford the worst in
the State. Tliat man ought to
travel up and down Snow Creek.
The children are jaded out, and
so are the mules. All must rest
and recruit. As soon as we are
able to fill them, other appoint
ments will be made.
The city of Raleigh has voted
to levy a tax to support free
public schools for the young.
The State is paying ten thousand
dollars a month to support ignor
ant and vicious men and women
in the Penitentiary. These peo
ple are too ignorant to be peni
tent. They feel guilty of being
caught. It would have been
cheaper to have taught them to
ead the Ten Commandments
when they were young.
Yadkin College will hold its
Annual Commencement on June
7. Rev. W. C. Norman, of Ral
eigh, will preach the Sermon, and
Dr. J. H. Smith, of Greensboro,
will deliver the Address. A de
lightful season of enjoj^ment is
anticipated.
THE ENTERTAINMENT.
PEEASE PASS HIM ABOUND.
One “ Professor Eppynetious,’’
as he calls himself, has already
been denounced in this paper as
a humbug and impostor, for-
shielding his tricks and traps un
der the name of the Orphan Asy
lum in order to avoid the pay
ment of honest taxes to the State.
But it seems that he is still find
ing dupes. -Well, some people
do not read the Orphans’ Fihend.
We therefore ask our brethren of
the press to call attention to this
swindler and deceiver, and help
ifs check his imposition. The
following letters will indicate how
he works and where he is :
Tbenton, Jones Co., N. C., )
April 30th, 1877. )
Suirt. Orphan Asylum, Oxford, S. G.—
ISir:—There is a person traveling in
this section of the county professing to
gi\-e concerts for the benettt of the
O.xford Asylum. We think here he is
an impostor and humbug, endeavoring
to raise money for his own individual
bcneiit upon the credulity of the peo
ple, and avoid paying taxes. Inclosed
I send you one of his bills. Let us
know if he is in any wise connected
ivith the Asylum.
Very respectfully,
Ben’j. Askew.
CONCEET FOE THE BENEFIT OF
OXFORD OEPHAX ASYLUM,
—TO-NIGHT AT—
TRENTON, APRIL 27th.
Prof. Eppynetious will appear before the
citizens of tins place in his (Irand Vueal, In
strumental, Sleight of baud and Mesinerical
Perfonnanccs. Prof. Eppynetious has visited
ail the principal cities of the Union, and for a
charitable purpose the ih-ofessor should be
hoard and seen in his great feats of Sleight of
Hand.
PROGRAMME:
1st. Grc,at Rope Trick by Prof. Eppynetious.
2nd. Eating Fire by Prof. Eppynetious.
3rd. Eating Cotton and converting it ioto
Ribbon by Prof. Eppynetious.
4th. Baking Broad in a Hat by Prof. Eppy-
uetious.
5th. Catting the Head off of a Chicken .and
bringing it to Life again by Prof.
Eppynetious.
6th. The Anvil Trick.
7th. The Hat Trick.
8th. Shooting a Watch int^j a Bottle.
9th. Turning Water into Wine»
10th. Two Songs.
J Ith. Mesmerism in all Forms.
I2th. Songs and Dances.
12th. Lecture on Phrenology.
14th. Negro Farces, &c., &c.
Admission, 25 ets. . Children, 15 cents.
Doors open at 7.30 p. m.
Last Wednesday evening a
large number of people assembled
in the Chapel of the Orphan Asy
lum to witness the entertainment
given by the ladies of Oxford for
the benefit of the Asylum. The
names of the managers were suf
ficient to raise expectation high
And }-et it excelled all we had
expected. iEsthetic and enjoy
able, it was “delicate in sentiment
and just in conception.” But
though the ladles were the prime
originators and movers in the af
fair, tliey had the invaluable ser
vices of many gentlemen, and to
none are they more indebted
than to Messrs. Turner, Edwards
and Hunter, whose skill and taste
added so much to the enjoyment
of all. We give below the poem
—“ The Orphan ”—so effectively
rendered by one of the ladies:
THE ORPHAN.
BY JANE AUSTEN.
Speuk gently to tlic urphim cliikl, tleal kindly
though lie stray,
And smootli his rugged path that leads along
life’s stormy way—
Ills idle, waywardness of youth, perchance
had been your own
Had not some tender, loving liand the seed of
virtue sown—
Had not in childhood's sunny home, a moth
er’s gentle care
Oft wooe'I you to the mercy-seat and crown
ed you with her prayer.
A Father’s kind but watchful eye, a mother’s
warning tone,
A sister’s sweetly chiding love, the orphan
has not known,
But friendless and alone, he meets the world
with folly rife.
And like a waif he floats upon the troubled
sea of life.
And when the winds of passion ragC;
haven can he find,
Against the storms that sweep the soul, the
riven heart and mind.
No chart to guide, no sure retreat, when
breakers foam around,
No hand to shift the sails of life and set them
homeward bound.
Within the shell is ever heard, the billows
cresting foam,
Though e’en removed, it murmurs still, in
whispers of its home,.
So ever iu the heart will live the homestead
scenes we-love,
And mem’ry paint them pure and bright like
those we seek above.
Then do not scorn the orphan child, whoso
fortune has been less,
Who never knew a mother’s care, a father’.?
fond caress;
But gently lead him by the hand, his way
ward foot-steps stay,
And win him from liis erring course and teach
him how to pray.
Such deeds the Orpluins’ Friend will bless,
so that when death ajryiears.
True love shall leaven all t;;o heart aud fill
the flight of years.
And Faith and Hope and Charity shall
strongly glow, aud shine
As sunlight streams from sky to sky, just at
the day’s decline.
ASSRAM A«JI> LOT.
Old Skinflint says I’ve
beam of a nother war broke out
some whar. Corn, flour, meat
and sioh willbeakace and mighty
liigh, and money will be mighty
bad. I sells for all I can git, and
takes my pay in gold.”
Skinflint ought to study geog
raphy and learn liow far off that
war is. He reminds us of an old
woman in Guilford who informed
-us that she “ was born in Mack-
lenburg, Ferginny, Person coun
ty.” She thought proud old
Virginia was nierclly a precinct
.■Bome.whorG about Sluike Rag. ■
Newbeun, N. Cv, April 17, 1877.
J. H. Mills—Bear Sir .-—Enclosed please
And post office money order for $4.20, put in
my hands for the benefit of the Oxford Or
phau Asylum as a i>art of the proceeds of his
exhibition at Buck Grove Academy in Beau
fort county, by Professor Eppynetious, which
I hope you will accept with my regards.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
W. A. THOMPSON, W. M,
of Pamlico □, No. 300.
J. H. Mills, Supt. (hpkan Asplum, Ox/ordf
N. C.—DefKT Sir:—1 semi enchised one
dollar, it being one-fourth of the gross pro
ceeds erf an eutertainment given by Professor
Eppyuetious at P«Mok8Yille,>n Monday night,
April 30, 1877 for the benefit of the Asylum.
Yours truly,
JOHN PEARCE.
The Bible gives us rules for our
actions in the various rela
tions of life. It relates many
incidents in the lives of some of
the greatest men that ever lived
in the world, and this gives us
hints how we ought to act when
placed in circumstances similar to
tliose related of them. Tlius the
Bible becomes a study from
whicli to draw lessons of instruc
tion not only in regard to the
great questions of our immortal
destin^q but also in regard to our
every day life and our duty un
der all emergencies. Take tlie
case of Abram and Lot, as show
ing how a good man will act in
regard to personal or family dif
ferences whicli so often occur in
families and neighborhoods. The
incident is recorded in the thir
teenth chapter of Genesis.
Abram and Lot had left Egypt
with their families and flocks and
lierds,journe}flngsoathward slow
ly until they came to the place
wliere Abram, many years .before,
had received a remarkable prom
ise, in commemoration of wliicli
he had “builded an altar unto the
Lord who had appeared unto
him.” Here tliey pitched their
tents, and their flocks were driven
fortli daily to graze in the jilains
around them. But, by-aiid-by,
difference arose between tlie
lierdsmen of Abram and tliose of
Lot. No doubt tlieir cattle got
mixed up sometimes and the
herdsmen had trouble in separat
ing them ; and then, raay-be, they
got fretted and began to tiirow
stones at eacli otlier’s cattle and
to say cross and angry words to
one another. Perhaps some da} s
eacli set of herdsmen desired to
drive their flocks to the same-
green valley or grassy slope, and
that Increased tlie difficulties.
Abram’s servants would very
naturally complain to their mas
ter of the bad treatment they
received from Lot’s servants, and
Lot’s servants would complain to
their master in tlie same way
about Abram’s servants. Such a
state of things would naturally
irritate both the masters, and in
our day would probably end in a
long and bitter law-suit and the
entire alienation of tlie families
from eacli other. We once knew
of a lawsuit in this State between
two neighbors about a piece of
land not exceeding half an acre,
that cost one of the parties over
two thousand dollars, and the
other nearly as mucli, the land
itself not being worth five dol
lars.
But Abram had a better spirit.
He knew it was true, what Solo
mon said a long time after, that
“a soft answer turneth away
wrathso that, when Lot came
to him as we are led by the nai-
rative to suppose ho did, to com
plain of the conduct of his herds
men, Abram met him in a spirit
of kindness and conciliation. ‘Let
there be no strife between us,”
said Abrani, “for we are bretlireii;
nor between my lierdsmen and
tliiiie ; tliere is plenty of room in
the land for both our flocks : you
may take your choice between
the green, fertile vallei's of the
Jordan and the almost equally
fertile hill-slopes and plains of
Canaan ; if thou wilt take the
left hand then I will take the
right, but if thou wilt take the
right, then I will take the left.”
Here was an end of controversy;
Lot could not quarrel with his
uncle after this, if he had been
before disposed to do so. Lot
concluded to pitch his tents in the
well-watered plains of the Jordan
and Abram dwelt in the land of
Canaan.
Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity, but if
the circumstances are such as are
likely to give rise to bickerings
and difficulties, as was the case of
of these two patriarchs, the next
best thing to do is to separate
peaceably and in friendship as
they did, and each seek his own
welfare without interfering with
the welfare of the other.
This historic incident teaches
a lesson which, if heeded, would
keep half, if not more, of the civil
suit at law out of our courts, and
would substitute peace, harmony
and happiness for quarrels and
contentions, in many families and
neighborhoods.
THE CITY OF EKZEROCM.
The pashalic of Erzeroum is the
most important in Asia Minor, in
cluding a population of 800,000
people distributed in 1,500 vaL
lages and towns. The chief city
is Erzeroum, which has a popu-
tion estimated at 40,000, beside
its garrison. Of these 40,000
30,000 are Turks, 5,000 orthodox
Armenians, and 2,600 Catholic
Armenians. In 1827 the popu
lation was estimated at 80,000.
The number ot its inhabitants is
constantly changing, however,
owing to the great number of
people who arrive and depart
with the caravans. Pestilence
lias often made serious inroads
upon the population, and imigra*
tions taken many people away.
The city contains 28 khans, 13
public baths, 70 mosques and mer-
jids, and churches of the Armen
ian, Latin, and Greek Christians.
The new part of the town is part*
ly surrounded liy and old castel
lated wall, but a large part of the
place is not walled. A deep ditch
was excavated round the sub
urbs years ago to keep off the
Russians. There are some cur
ious ancient buildings in and
aroi^nd the citadel, and nearly 30
tombs in the form of circular
towers, with conical stone roofs,
after an early Saracenic style of
architecture, dating, some of them,
as far back as the twelfth century.
The most elegant buildings ever
erected in the city are in ruins,
being two colleges one of them
remarkab’e for its minarets, wliicli
were built of fine bn'ck, fluted
like Ionic columns, and enameled
in some parts with a blue color.
The winteis in Erzeroum are very
severe, owing to its elevalion((i,
000 feetjabovo the sea. The
plain about the city, which is 30
or 40 miles longs, formerly con
tained 100 fluuishiiig villages,
but emigration has depopulated
many of them vhich now lie in
waste. The chief trades are
dyeing and tanning morocco
leather. Great nuiubers of hor.s
es and cattle are reared in the
plain.
Regarded strategically, the
town is not favorably located.
Although at a high elevation, it
is surrounded on one side by a
hill, which in the hands of an
enemy, would render a difference
exceedingly difficult. Some of
the summits of these hills are con
tinually covered with snow.—X
Y. Tribune.
On the fourth page we give a
picture of a little urchin who has
fallen asleep while eating. It is
a familiar sight to those fond of
observing the little ones of a
household. He began in earnest
but before long he was fairly de
feated by the god of sleep and
taken captive into the land of
“nod.”
“ The righteous shall flourish
like the palm tree.”—-Bible.
Rev. R. H. Marsh’s cow
twin calves.
has
How many peas are tliere In a
pint?—Olio 71.
Salt.—The American salt is
claimed to be the best salt in the
world, and we doubt not it is, at
least, as good as the best. Some
of the English brands also stand
very big' ; but we always find
this difference, that the English is
more subject to become hard .and
lumpy, and when thi.s is the c.ise,
it does not like the American,
readily pulverize again by a lit
tle crushing in the hand. Tl 0
English is much more troblesome
to use in the dairy, and if our
dairywomen could once become
acquainted with our American
salt, they would never patronize
the foreign article afterwards.
Nor do we find so great a differ
ence in the cost of the two, if
only the best English brands are
purchased. In looking over the
English salt in our market, a few
days since, we found that the
popular brands of the English
dairy salt were held at prices
even above that asked for the
American. So, if our New Eng
land dairymen will insist their
grocers shall keep the American
salt and sell it by weight, they
will find it quit as cheap as the
best or most popular English salt.
—N. E. Funner.