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FRIDAY, - - - MARCH 23, 1883.
FIVE CElTTSArEINK.
Five cents a drink! Does anyone think
Tliat that is really the price of a drinkf
“Five cents a glass!” I hear yon say,
“Why that isn’t very much to pay.”
Ah! no indeed} ’tis a very small snm
Y(ni are passing o’er ’twixt finger and
thumb 5
And if that were all you gave away
It would’nt be very much to pay.
Gdie price of a drink? Let him decide
Who biis lost his courage and lost his
pride,
And lies a groveling heap of clay,
Nor far removed from a beast to-day.
The price of a drink? Let that one tell,
Who sleeps to-night in a murderer’s cell
Honor and virtue, love and truth,
All the glory and pride of youth,
Hf)pes of manhood, the wealth of fame,
igh endoivor and noble aim;
These are the treasures thrown away,
As the price of a drink from day today.
I’he price of a drink? If you want to
knur.
What sumo are willing to pay for, go
'I’lirougli that wretched tenement over
tlierc,
With dingy windows and b^oken stair:
There jjovorty dwells with her hungry
iHOud,
W ild-eyed crc-aturcs for lack of food;
'I'in ro .-ihaiiie in a corner crouches low;
'I’liere violence deals its cryel blow,
Ai.d inuocentones are thus aocur.-ed
'I’o pay iliepriceofaiioiherone’s thirst.
' “Five cents a glass!’’ Oh! if that were
all,
Tlie sacrilice would indeed be small!
Ihit tlio lunuey’s worth is the least
W* j.ii); ami whoever will keep an ao-
ciinit
Will learu the terrible waste and blight
'J'liat follows that ruinous appetite,
“live cents a glass!’’ Does anyone
think
'J'liat that is really the price of a drink?
THE HAND.
Wlieii Mr.Garbiitt came home
to tea OHO evening the chil*
(Iren had a wonderful tale to
t(dl him. A little ^Savoyard,
witi) a bavrel-organ and a
monkey, had come before the
window in the course of the
aftoi'iioou, and truly the mon
key Inid behaved in a remark
able fashion, It was dressed
in a little red- frock'with a
colhu' and bow. Bribed by a
biscud, it luid runup theJront
door-steps, jumped on the
windovv-sill, and eaten its bis-
‘ cuit in view of tlie Children;
nurse said, ‘just like a Chris
tian,’
* (Jharlie said that ‘nurse
Pnist have meant like a hu
man being.’
‘Well, and it was like a very
funny, ugly little girl,’ said
Ethel; ‘don’t you think it is
•.very strange God should have
made any animal so much
like UP, papa?’
‘Us!’ exclaimed Charlie,
with a laugh that quite dis-'
concerted his little sister.
‘Very funny, ugly-little girls.’
-I’ll never think you conceited
again, Ethel.’
‘Now. Ciiarlie, Charlie,’said
his nuunma; ‘you shouldn't
take Ethel up so oiten.’
‘Tiiough the monkey is like
a cmicaturo of man,' said Mr.
Garbuft, ‘there are points of
diffei'i'iice which separate it
wnlel) from what Ethel would
. call iii(‘ ugliest, and funniest of
us, INrliaj)s Charlie would
point thi'in out.’
•(’Jiurlie thought that it was
V( ry easy to show the difter-
en‘5!‘ l:etvvoen a man and a
minikey . But when he bad
i(M rih( d it, ))is father said,
overlooked two
in)|u)rtant respects in
t ri (iilfers from us, Char-
maid’s duties for her, and ba
by bad got mamma’s spoon
Bnd was clasping it in his lit>
tie fat hands.
‘See what baby is doing,’
said Mr. Garbutt, to Ethel,
‘and tell me if the monkey’s
hand was anything like that.’
‘0, no, papal’ said Ethel;
‘why, baby has such dear,
pretty little hands that it’s
nice to kiss them.’
‘Then the monkey’s were
not dear and nice to kiss; but
if you had given it a spoon,
would it have held it just as
baby is doing?’
‘No, I don’t think it could.’
‘Because the power to grasp
is in itself very wonderful,and
belongs in its perfection only
to man. In noticing the firm
ness and decision of a baby’s
grasp, I have often been ready
to say with the Psalmist,
‘Thou madest him to have do
minion over the works of Thy
hands;’ because it is by the
power that there is in the hand
that man enjoys much of his
sovereignty over the lower
world. Mere strength would
not give it to him. The horse,
the ox, the tiger, and the lion
are all stronger than he. But
there is no competition with
the steady, skillful hands, and
the brain that imparts to it its
cunning. Imagine a monkey
playing a fiddle, a gorilla
making a watch,and an orang
outang painting a picturel
The hand of the gorilla is very
like ours, but it is also very
urlike, for it has not the same
proportions; the nails are dif
ferent both in their construe
tion and position, and the
thumb in its relative position
and size. The hand is so ad
justed to the arm, and the
arms so placed in regard to
each other, that they always
work in harmony. If we had
only one arm we might accom
plish a good deal, but the
mode of working would be
painful compared with the
esse we have in employing
two. We should have been
very little better off if we had
been without a thumb, or if
the thumb iiad been placed in
a straight line with the fin
gers. This arrangement would
have been fatal even to the
po.jver of grasp. Without
nails, the sensitive finger-tips
could not have borne long
contact with rough substan
ces, neither should we have
been able to pick up fine ones,
such as needles, hairs, etc. If
the finger tips bad not had
their sensitiveness we should
have lacked the delicasy of
touch so necessary to exact
and beautiful workmanship.’
‘I wonder,’ said Mrs. Gar-
butt, ‘if the (xpression, ‘have
any one under the thumb,’
refers to its grasping proper
ties?’
‘It may have been derived
from the custom oi putting
the thumb up or down at the
gladiatoral shows, as a sign
that the life of the vanquished
was to be spared or taken.
‘Besides,' continued Mr.
Garbult, ‘the Romans consid
ered large thumbs a sign ol
Ethel, whicli is your index-
fingei?’
‘My fore finger,’ said Ethel
‘Why do you call it your
index-finger?’
‘Because I use it to point
with.’
‘Who told you to use that
particular finger?’
‘Why, no one, papa. I do
it of myself.’
‘Because it is the pointer
nature has given. The soft
roundness ol the fingers is also
very important. It would
have been a great inconven
ience to us if the bone had
been prolonged to the very
tip. Where it terminates the
nail begins as a defense, and
as a kind of tactile; but inde
pendent of that it is a beauti
ful finish to the hand.’
‘I wish some little folks
would have a due regard to its
beauty,’ said Mrs. Garbutt.
‘You see durir^ the day the
nail takes up more than we
want it to do, and mere wash-
lie orjliaii isfln,
ing the hands doesn’t remove ^^’^^^-a^^tsfromtheprooeedingsof
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happened this evening
i \ had the doubtful
ploru-uie of baby’s company
at ih*- D a table, as the nurse
hud to take some ot the house-
courage, and wo may add of
tyranny, while small ones be
token jd cowardice. Our word
poltroon refers to young men
who cut ofi*the thumb to avoid
conscription, because they
knew without it they could
handle neither musket nor
sword. The fingers, too, have
their separate uses, whicli are
determined by their size and
position. Of what particular
u«e is your little finger to ycu,
Ciiarlie?’
Charlie considered a mo
ment, and then wrote an im
aginary line ui.on the table.
‘Why, it’s like a little lever,
he said: ‘it supports the hand
when the fingers are busy.’
‘Yes, it gives it a purchase.
the misplaced matter, to speak
politely and scientifically of
dirt.’
‘Now, mamma, don’t be too
satirical in giving us instruc
tiou.’ aaid Mr. Garbutt; while
Charlie’s digits and Ethel’s
seemed suddenly to have
proved retractile.
‘I was simply going to ob
serve,’ continued Mrs. Gar^
butt, ‘that every wash-stand
in this house is furnished with
a littlt^ brush, which is inten
ded for use, and nature has al
so given to the nail a little
pearly ornament, which in a
well-kept nail is always visi
ble, blit in a neglected one is
hidden by the skin which is
allowed to grow over it
‘I kno w’ said Ethel, ‘you
mean the little half moon at
the bottom Well, I can see
all my little half-moons.
‘After washing, the skin
should always be rubbed back
with the towel, It is not the
first time I have reminded you
of the fact, but the rest of tbe
lesson I will‘leave to papa.’
‘I have not much more to
say. It would not do to talk
of the clusters of nerves in the
hand, and the strength and
flexibility derived from the
wrist. I think I have said
enough to prove to these dear
children what an immeasura
ble advantage the hand gives
them over the most sagacious
anim&ls, or those whose struc
ture most resembles man’s.
Only remember that to many
it is a mischief-maker. With
some a slothful and nnprofita
ble servant, or a napkin in
which the Lord’s talent lies
hid. The hand is the servant
of the heart and the brain. Be
cause it is the servant, never
imbibe a contempt for manual
labor, nor think mechanical
talents too mean to cultivate.
Tbe princes of Germany were
wise in putting their sons to a
handicraft. It was not that
they needed to ^practice one,
but they knew that the train
ing ot the hand was necessary
to the perfection of the man.
A woman, too, is singularly
incomplete, and exposed to
many mortifications, if she
cannot make some good use
of her fingers. Think of all
that the world or society owes
to the hands as well as the
brain : from great cities, and
palaces, and railroads, and
piinted books and watches,
down to the comforters we
wrap round our throats, and
the daintily wrou ght clothes
that baby wears, and then—
‘WliaTsoever thy liaiul fiiuletli
to do, do it with thy migiit.’—
JLah&r of Love
I 18 LOCATED AT OXFORD,
the County-Beat of Granville, forty-five
miles North of Raleigh; twelve miles
from Henderson on the B. & G. R. R.
The Orphan Asylum belongs to (and,
of course, is conducted according to
the regulations adopted hy) the Grand
Lodge of Masons.
Its benefits are extended to the most
needy orphans, without, ever asking
whether their fathers were masons or
not. Children are received between the
ages of eight and twelve, and discharg
ed between the ages offourteen and
sixteen.
The average cash expenses for each
orphan is five dollars a month, but the
sum required varies according to the
seasons, and does not include what is
gpent for repairs, furniture and im
provement of the premises. Tlie Grand
Lodge gives the building and grounds,
and $2000 a year. The State gives
$5000 a year. For the remainder of its
support, and for enlargement, the Or
phan Asylum is dependent on volun
tary contributions from subordinate
Lodges, churches of all denominations,
benevolent societies, and charitable in
dividuals; and their co-operation is
earnestly solicited.
to inquire . i.'.’o tliooirciimsraiiceB and
treatment of ciiildviM al>v d:.,r’:nrg-
od, and living in th'dr Jurisdiction, and
use tiieii' best ofi’orts to good
treatment, or the return of the chil
dren.
3. It .shall*be the duty every secretary
of a liodge to send tlie names of the
Committee of the Orphan Asylum to
the Orphans’ Friend for publication,
in order that persons wishing to em
ploy orphans raay know the steps to
ho taken.
HOW CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED
Very often th Superintendent hunts
up poor and promising orphans, and
informs them of the advantages offered
at the Orphan .House, and induces
them to return with him. Generally it
is best that he shonldsee them before
they start. When this is imprae^able,
a formal application shouldbe^made
hy a friend. Here is one In proper
form:
'rtie design of tlie Orphan Asylum
shall ho to protect, train and educate in
digent and promising orphan children,
to be received between the ages of 8
and 12 years, who have no parents, nor
property, nor near relations able to as
sist them. They shall not be received
lor a shorter time than two years. In
extraordinai'y cases the Superintendent
may receive cliildren outside the ages
specified.
The larger ^Is sliall assist in the
ordinary Iiouse work, and in making
and mending the bed clothes, their own
clothes and the clothes of the boys.
The larger boys shall as-sist in the
preparation of fuel, tlie care of the
stock, and the cultivation of the soil.
At least four religious denominations
shall be represented among tlie offleers
of the Asylum, and the representatives
of all religious creeds anal of all po
litical parties shall be treated alike.
The Institution shall be conducted
on tlie cash system, and its operations
enlargea or curtailed according to the
funds received.
Orphan children in the said Asylum
sliall be fed and clothed, and shall re
ceive such preparatory training and
education as will prepare them for use
ful occupations and for the usual busi
ness transactions of life. -
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of
this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered
to many benevolent ladies and gen
tlemen, to theministers of the Gospel,
N. C 1S8...
.This Is to certify that is an or
phan, without estate, sound in body
and mind, and years of age. H
father died in 18 ; h mother in
18 T being h
hereby make application for h ad
mission into the Asylum at Oxford. T
also relinquisii and convey tn,th? offi
cers of the Asvbim the management
and control of the safd orphan till 13
years of age, In order that
may be trained and educated according
to the regtilatloro prescribed by th«
Grand Lodge of North Carolina. T
also promise not to annoy the Orphan
Asylum, and not to enconroge the said
orphan to leave without the appro val
of the Superintendent.' '
Approved hy
W. M. of
4}NEWRdMEl®
•SEWmeMACHlMECO-
The application should he sent to tbe
Superintendent, and he will either go
for the children or provide for their
transportathm. In no case should a
community take «t> s collection to send
a man with the children, nor send the
children before the Superintendent has
been consulted.
CHlCAGO,ILL.-
ORANGE, MASS.
AND ATLANTA. GA.- .
J.L Stone, Gen.Ag.-nt,Raleigh,N.C.
ACTION OF EPISCOPAL CONVEN-
TION.
to churches of various denominations.
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Q^d
Templars, Friends of Temperance and
other benevolent societies whose hearty
co-operation and liberal contributions
have rendered timely and valuable as
sistance in the great work of ameliora
ting the condition of the orplian chil
dren of theState.
Resolved, That all benevolent soci
eties and individuals are hereby cordi
ally invited and requested to co-operate
with us in providing funds and supplies
for feeding, clothing and educating indi
gent and promising orphan children
at the Asylum in Oxford.
Resolved, That the Masterofeaeh sub
ordinate Lodge appoint a Standing
Committee upon raising funds for the
Orphan Asylum, and require said com
mittee to report in writing each month,
and that said repovts and the funds re
ceived 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 Communi
cation.
Should deserted children he admit
ted?’ was decided in the negative.
‘Should children having step-fathers
be admitted?’ was also decided in the
Resolution adopted by the last an
nual Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Winston, May 13,
1880;
“Resolved, That this Convention
do4*B heartily approve the efforts of the
Oxfor l Asylum to alleviate the suffer
ings and to proride for the welfare of
the helpless orphans of North Caroli
na; and that we commend to theimita
tion of all, the oxo-mnle of this spirit of
active charity and hereff enoe on the
part of the Masonic fraternltv Ii tliTJ»
fultliliiigthe Apostolic Injunction tore-
member the poor.”
ACTION OF THE N. C. CONFER
ENCE.
Bgative.
Should deformed children be admlt-
Nobody was ever executed in
Polk county, (ind the clerk of the
coui’t has held his office for twen
^y-eight years*—People's Press,
ted?’ Tills was left to the discretion
of the Superintendent. ‘V^’hen the de
formity is of such a character as to re
quire extra attention, it was thought
unadvisahle to admit the parties in the
present condition of tlie Asylum.
‘Should boys learn trades ai, the Asy
lum?’ Decided in the negative, it be
ing impi’actlcable at this time to em
ploy skilled mechanics in the various
trades, erect suitable work-shops and
purcliase necessary tools.
‘Should collecting agents bo appoin
ted in different parts of the State ; and
if so, what wages should they receive ?’
This was left to the discretion of the
Superintendent: but the meeting ad
vised against employing and paying
agents.
THE ADOPTION OF ORPHANS.
We are always glad to accommodate
(Alldless couples who wisl) to adopt
children as their own ; hut greatly pre
prefer tJiat they should come and
make their own selections.
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to real
(and regulate applications for children
by) the following resolutions of the
Grand Lodg‘ of Masons :
Resolved, 1. The Superintendent of
the Orphan Asylum shall not consider
any application for an orphan until the
same han boon approved and endorsed
by the Orphan Asylum Committee of
the Lodge in whose jurisdiction the
applicant resides.
2. It shall be the duty of the said com
mittee to make due inquiry into the de-
slrableuessof the situation offered be
fore endorsing an application; and also
On motion of Rev. J. R. Brooks, tbe
following resolutions were adopted at
the Annual Conference held at Dur
ham, in 1881.
“The Committee to wl'om was refer
red the communication of his Excellen
cy Gov. Jama, onnging to our notice
and commending to our favor, the Ox
ford Orphan Asylum, recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
1. That we reiterate our oft-repeated
expression of sympathy with this noble
charity, and heartily commend It to
the liberal support of all our people.
2. That our pastors are hereby re-
qu 'sted to take a collection in all their
congregations at such time during the
ensuing Conference year as they may
think most appropriate* and best, and
to forward the same to the Superinten
dent of the Asylum. •
3. That the Recording Stewards of
our several pastoral charges are reques-
tkd to report to our Annual conference
the omnunts collected under the head
of “For the Orphan Asylum.’
JnoR. Brooks, \
E. A. Yates, f Committee.
THE
ORPHANS’ FRIEND.
Organ of the Orphan Asylum at Oxford,
ai-d of the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons in Nortli Carolina.)
IS published every WEDNESDAY AT
One Dollar a Year.
It is designed to promote the enter
tainment, instruction and interests of
THE YOUNG;
especially those deprived of the bene
fits of parental and scholastic training.
It also seeks to increase the soin-
growth of tbo prosperous by suggesting
proper objects o^ charity and tnie chan
nels of benevolence, ‘ti. order that they
may, by doing good to oiliers, enlarge
their own hearts and exteuil the hori
zon of their human sympathies, as they
ascend to a higher plane of Christian
observation. Address
OBPHAN8’ FRIEND.
OXFOIH), N. C.
ACTION OF PRESBYTERIAN
SY\ (D.
Resolutions adopted by the Synod
of North Carolina in session at Ral
eigh, N. 0., Novemhei 1 ^tb 1 o'80 :
“WhereastheOxfordOrphai Asylum
of North Carolina is a purely benev
olent inafilution, and is doing great
f ood for the ueed^ Orphans of our
tate, therefore,
Resolved, That we approve of its
purposes and suggest that the congie-
gations within our bounds take up at
their own oonvecienoe an annual col
lection in bebalf of that institution
and forward the same collected, in
Connection with any articlesof food
and raiment which may bo contribu
ted, to the Superintendent.
ACTION OF BAPTIST STATE CON
VENTION.
At the Baptist State Convention,
held In Goldsboro, November 17th,
188U, the following resolution was
adopted :
Whereas, We feel a deep interest
in the work of the Oxford Orphan
Asyiiun, and believe it is doing an Ines
timable fiii.ount of good; and
Whereas, We believe tliat tlie Bap
tist people of the State will feel it to l>e
not only a duty, but a privilege, to con
tribute regularly to its support; there
fore
Resolved, That all our pastors are
hereby earnestly requested to take up
a collection at each of their churches
at least oi.ee a year in behalf of this
great iwid iioportant work.
Elder F. H. Ivey submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
^^•^'‘ciitiou held in Winston in
“Resolved, That this Convention
Xeelg an undiminished interest In the
work of the Orphan Asylum: and
that we repeat, with earnestness and
emphasis, the recommen dationtoall
our pastors to takr i;. at least one
collection during the year in aid of the
Oxford Orphan Atylum,
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