The Orphans’ Friend.
FRIDAY,
WASTED OPPORTUNITIES.
“When-fore is there u price in the
u fool to yet wisdom, seeing lie
heart to it.”
This is tlie language of Solr
onion. With-a few strokes of
the ])en he executes a picture.
Let u8 see if wo can find the
original. A fool with a price
in liis hand to got wisdom, and
no heart to it. Opportunities
for improvement, mental and
moral development, and these
opportunities slighted from a
lack of interest in the most
important concerns of life.
A boy is sometimes observ
ed to whom anxious parents
are aflbrdiug the best possible
opportunities for advancement
—he has teachers, books,
good society, desirable sur--
roundings in every sense. But
he prefers to limit, fish, play,
spend time in idleness, waste
money in vicious indulgences;
lessons are not learned, in
structors are not heeded, time
tiiat is worth more than gob
is squandered with the hand
of a prodigal. Solomon must
have been sketcliing this very
youth. “A price iu his hand
to get wisdom, but he hath no
heart to it.” There are many
whose necessities drive them
to daily uncongenial tasks,
whose hearts are yearning for
tlio very opportunities that he
isditerally throwing away.
Sometimes a girl or young
lady is seen who has the very
best social and educational ad'
vantages, who does not appear
to realize tiiat those advan^
tages entail anyresponsibility.
Flashy and trashy literature
is preferred by her to text
books; she has no heart for
thorn. 1^0 simper, to giggle,
to dress, to flirt, to gossip are
the first claimants upon her
time and attention. We find
in this cliar.acLor another who
seems to be the original of tho
wise rnaii’.s picture : “A price
in her liand to got wisdom,
but she lias no heart to it.”
We frequently see persons
who have the very best reli'
gious privileges who fail to
heed thorn. Churches, bibles,
ministers are nil around them.
The boll sounds Sabbath after
Sabbath to call tiieni to tho
house of worship. God
good to them. Ho desires
tlioir salvation. He surrounds
them with conditions favora
bio to tiio liigliest spiritual de
velopment. and yet God is not
ill all their thoughts; the
world vvi.th its pleasures, its
occupations, its allurements,
engrosses time, thought, effort,
affections. “A price in his
hand to get wisdom, but tlier
is no heart to it;” and Solomon
says tiiat it is in the hand of a
fool
A YOUNG GIRL’S DELUSIONS.
Utcjimond,Va., April 26.—The
seTwation produced in this city
hy tbo amionncement that tho
residerice of I’olice Captain J. II.
I’arator Mas yesterday entered
in (layligiit and Annie, his 16-
yoar-old daughter, bound, gagged
aftid lior ilotliing cut iu shreds,
was profound. To-day tho mys
tery is solved. Tho victim of
these imaginary attacks by bur-
glais has for some time past been
reading detective stories in sen
sational \voeklic8. * * * Tho I
reading ol sonsational literature
made a deep improcsiou upon the
girl's iiiiiul, and the numerous
robberies committed here recent
ly increased her mental excite
ment. All of the attacks upon
her father's house were the work
of Miss Parater’s fancy. The
stoning of the dwelling at night,
the sudden appearance of a bur
glar in the house and his attack
upon her, and the theft of jewel
ry from her person, were all in
vented by the girl. The physi
cian to the police department
pronounced the girl’s mind dis
ordered, and says she is irrespon
sible for her strange freaks.
The above records the fate
of another victim to sensation
al literature. She is not the
only one who has become
frenzied by the excitement of
the mental powers, caused by
poriflg over details of imagin-^
ary adventures and crimes.
But the rare instances in which
the mind has become deranged
by snch causes form no proper
criterion by which to estimate
the magnitude of the evil. A
few go to the mad-house;
multitudes have the tastes de^
bauched, the moral powers
blunted, the mind weakened,
and general pruriency super
induced. The restless and
uneasy tendency manifest in
the character of niany youth.?
is to be accounted for by the
influence of what they read.
Again we warn parents that
this matter is largely in their
hands. It is your solemn duty
to know the character of the
books and periodicals your
children read. Negligence in ,
this matter is criminal. By
and by a harvest that you little
anticipate will be the result of
the tares that the enemy is
now sowing by this insidious
process.
MAXIMS PROM THE ‘ OUARTERS’
Mr. J. A. Macon, in the April
Century, gives some aphorisms
from the negro quarters, which,
like other “saws,’’ have their
modicum of worth. One is to
this effect: “A man dat kin make
a libin’ playin’ on de fiddle ain’t
ap’ to pester de hoe handle.^’
True for Sambo; true for Sambo’s
cousin who lives in the great
house. The mau who can make
money by speculation is not apt
to try for it by honest work But
as the fiddler is not the highest
style of man, no more is tho spec
ulator, whether for himself or
for the community. “Tho dan
gerous classes,” according to Dr.
Howar.i Crosby, in the current
North American, are not the poor,
but those speculators who make
money by falsehood, and out of
the necessities of the widow and
the fatherless. The manipulation
of stocks, by which gigantic for
tunes have been made, by which
the rich grow richer and the poor
poorer—this is making this coun
try dangerous to live in. For
there must be a reaction one of
these days, and if it end not in i
fire and blood, thankful shall we
be.—Southern Churchman.
Wilmington, N. C.,
April 27th, 1883.
Mr. Editor:
I notice in fch© last issue of
the Orphans’ Friend a com
munication from the Grand
Master relative to the promul
gation of an edict of the last
Grand Lodge, which sets forth
that
* * * “Any member dismem
bered (for non-payment of dues,)
shall be restored to membership
by the payment of the full amount
that may have accrued prior to
and during the time ot his dis
memberment, unless the latter be
remitted by vote of the Lodge; and
this amendment, as to restoration
of membership, shall apply to
members heretofore excluded for
non -payment of dues.”
in which the Grand Master
says “might be so construed
as to deprive Subordinate
Lodges of the ancient right to
vote upon petitions for mem
bership.” By what manner of
reasoning could it be con
strued any other way ? Does
it not emphatically say “shall
be restored, &c’'? What Ian
guage could convey a plainer
interpretation? Not only is
it made peremptory upon
SubordinatelLodges as regards
the future, but it is also retro
active. Did not the Grand
Lodge in this matter greatly
exceed its power? The Gran d
Master very properly and tru
ly says, “this is an ancient,
inalienable and invaluable
right,” and he might have also
added, (to give, if possible,
stronger force to the word
‘inalienable’), which no Grand
Lodge has the power to annul
and take away. If such be
the case, (and no welLinform-
ed Mason will thoughtfully
pronounce it otherwise,) in
stead of placing upon its lan
guage a construction which,
in my opinion, is unwarranted,
was not the action of the Grand
Lodge unconstitutional, and
consequently void?
Yonrs fraternally,
Horace H. Munson.
and independent, strongly ex^
pressive of conscious genius
and worth, but without for
wardness,arrogance or vanitv.
Ho took no more share in con**
versation than belonged to
him, and listened with attens
tion and deferuuce on subjects
respecting which his education
had not enlightened him.
Nothing, perhaps, was move
remarkable among his attain'
meuts than the fluency, pre •
cision and originality of his
language when he spoke in
company, particularly as he
aimed at purity in turn of ex
pression, and avoided the po
culiarities of Scottish phrase
ology. * * * In the summer
of 17861 was in Ayrshire, and
saw Burns occasionally. ■» * *
At one time, in the same sea
son, I passed an hour or two
in a Masonic Lodge, at Maud
lin, where Burns presided. He
had occasion to make short,
unpremeditated compliments
to different individuals from
whom he had no right to ex
pect a social visit, and every
thing he said was happily,
forcibly and fluently express
ed.
Committees ou Orphan Asylum
The Grand Lodge of Oregon
hasresolved : “That while the
Grand Lodge fully recog
nizes the inherent right of ev
ery Mason to object to the in
itiation or advancement of a
brother, it is the sense of this
Grand Body that a brother
objecting to the advancement
of an entered apprentince or
fellow-craft, shall be required
to make his objections known
to the W. M., who shall be the
judge of their efficiency.”
The eternal history of this
world is well told in the Nea
politan tale ot the priest who
went to dine with a fellow pa
dre, as great a Ion vivant as
himself. The two ate and
drank, till he who was invited
scarcely felt able to walk back
to his domicile. As he was
waddling painfully along a
jgar addressed him, saying
in piteous accents, “For the
love of the Holy Virgin, give
me something—I am dying of
hunger!,’ “Dying of huger!’’
exclaimed the overladen
monk; “dying of hunger!
Happy man! I am bursting
with having eaten too much.
Thank God, and go thy way.’’
Now if the two monks had
invited the beggar to dine
with them, all three would
have been better off. But
there is still wanting the mor
alist or the legislator capable
of persuading one man not to
eat too much, in order that
another may eat enough*
Lily Valley Lodge, No. 2.^2—John
R. Hill, William H. lliddick, Eras-
tus Ba'jTey.
Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G. A. .1.
Sechler, S. G. Patterson, Charles W.
Alexander.
Fulton Lodge, No. 99—A Parker,
W. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCub-
bins.
Mount Energy Lodge, No. 140—
Henry Haley, Job i Knight, H. F.
Parrott.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George M.
Smedes, Theodore Joseph, John
Nichols.
Evergreen Lodge, No. 303—M,
Morrison, H. P. Harman, L. JMoN.
McDonald.
Fellowship Lodge, No. 84.—Jo
seph Parker, C. S. Powell, John T.
Cobb.
Wayne Lodge, ^No. 112.—E. A.
Wright, Augustus Edward, E, W,
Cox.
GRAND LECTXJEEB—Dr. 0.
D, Rice, Raleigh, N. C.
MOSELEY’S
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to take refreshments.
Oysters and Ice Cream
Call and see what Is in store, as we
cater^ to first-class trade, and furnish
families, pic-nics and parties at sliort
notice with all the delicacies of the
season. Soda water and ice cream will
be specialties this season.
S®*Everything ou the European Plan.
A few rooms to let.
M. J. MOSELEY, Proprietor,
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LUTHER SHELDON.
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INSECTICIDE !
SI5 PER TON,
Delivered at any of the Depots in |Norfolk
or Portsmeutb,
“A GONE COON.”
The expression, “a gone coon,**
is said to have originated during
the Revolutionary War. A Yan
kee spy, as the story runs, dressed
himself iu a raccoon skin and
climbed a tree.
An English soldier, who was
hunting for squirrels, saw the spy
and mistook him for a reai rac
coon. When the Englishmau
leveled his guu at the spy, the
latter exclaimed;
“Don’t shoot; I’ll c«rao down;
I know I’m a gone coon.'”
But the Englishman was so
astonished that he threw down
his gun, and ran toward the
British camp as quickly as his
legs could carry him.
A Mason who secures an
office of trust, and manipulates
Lodge funds, is worse than
any other defaulter, and no
mercy should be shown him,
as it is only placing a premi
um on dishonesty, which will
yet be so fully developed as to
bring the craft into disrepute.
All defaulters to Masonic
Lodges or other bodies should
be placed outside the pale of
Masonry, and the quicker the
Craft is rid of such dangerous
characters the better for it, as
sooner or later there will bo
ample opportunity to express
regret at nursing viper,?,—
Toronto Freemason.
Professor Dugald Stewart,
of Edinburg, wrote tli.usto Dr.
Currie, of Liverpool; “The
first time I saw Robert
Burns was on October 23d,
1786, when he dined at my
house, in Ayrshire. * * * His
manners were simple, manly
The objection to long ser
mons proceeds in great meas
ure from an indisposition to
be instructed in religious
truths; and instruction in the
doctrines of Christianity and
in religious experience is one
of the great wants among
Christian professors. The
short sermon is demanded
because it allows the Chris
tian professor to escape
from thinking, and to contin
ue to lead a life of nominal
piety, in which the sanctify
ing influences of the Holy
Spirit are hardly experienced.
—Central Presbyterian.
Mr. Poore relates a funny ■
story in regard to ‘catching the
Speaker’s eye.” The speaker
of the house of Representa
tives has the right to “recog
nize” whom he pleases, and he
very often pays no attention
to members who happen to be
shouting, “Mr. Speaker!’’ at
the top of their voices. Once
an indignant gentleman from
Tennessee exclaimed, “I have
been a member of this House
three successive sessions, and
during this time I have caught
the measles, the whooping-
cough and the influenza, but
I have never been able to
catch the Speaker’s eye!”
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ripe and solyj iu tlie ear. Beauti
ful is the luoruiug of love, with its
prophetic crimson, violet, purple
anc) gold, with its hopes of days
that ai;o to come. Beautiful, also,
is Uie cy.enlug qf loye, wqth its
glail reniemb.ranceSj anq it? rain
bow side turned toward heaven as
well as earth.
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Styron, Whitehurst & Co.,
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EPOffice, Biggs’ Wharf.
Also Dealers in Charleston Ground Bone
Phosphate and Kainit.
CERTIFICATES:
Nottoway Co„ Va., Sept. 20,1882.
This is to eerti^ that I used two tone of
the Norfolk Fertilizer and Insecticide, pur
chased from Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Nor
folk, Va., on my crops of cotton and tobac
co this year, and that it acted to my entire
satisfaction. My tobacco is considered equal
to the very best in Nottoway county, and
my cotton much betterthan where I used the
in equal quantities, say from two to
three hundred pounds per acre. Such is my
satisfaction with the Fertilizer that I expect
to use it much more largely in the future.
J. M, HURT.
Hertford, N. C.,Nov., 10,1882.
Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentlemen: I
take pleasure in saying that the five tons of
Norfolk Fertilizer purchased of you last
spring I used under cotton, corn, potatoes
and vegetableswith decidedly better results
than where I used the high-priced fertilizers
which cost from $35 to $45 per ton. Am
satisfied I will get one-quarter to one-third
more cotton where I used yours. In com
posting vrith cotton seed, stable manure and
rich earth, it is the best Fertilizer I ever
used. Will use it under all my crops next
year. Hoping __you much success, I
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State Agent,
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ON
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AND EE8EUVE
FUND FEAN.
One Thousand Dollars
Will cost upon an average as
folkiws:
At 21 years of age, $6.25,
At 30 years of age, $7.20.
At 40 years of age, $9.50.
At 50 years of age, $12.50.
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truly,
lEPH A. HUGHES.
Kkmpsville, Princess Anne Co.,Va.,1882.
Messrs. Styron, Whitehurst & Co,,Gentle
men: I used your Norfolk Fertilizer under
Irish potatoes at the rate of 300 lbs. to the
acre, and the yield was abundant, in fact
surprised me. Also used it under com and
made an excellent crop. My kale is looking
well where I used it. Am so well pleased
with it shall use it again next Spring.
Very respectfully,
N. B. SANDERLIN.
Perquimans Co., N. C., Nov. 30,1882.
Me88r8.Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentle
men : The half ton Norfolk Fertilizer pur
chased of you last Spring gave entire satisfac
tion; I used it along side of higher priced
fertilizers, and the yield from yours was
fully as good as where I used the other
Yours truly,
B. F, CITIZEN.
Skbreix’s P. O., Southampton Co., )
Noy. 30 1882. I
Gentlemen: The five tons Norfolk Fertili
zer purchased of you last Spring I used under
cotton and peanuts \yith very satisfactory
results. Please ship me ten (10) tons bv
Ist February, ’83.
n respectfully, W.N.SEBRELL.
INFALL, Perquimans Co., N. C., 1
Nov. 10,1882. (
Gentlemen: I used 1^ tons Norfolk Fer
tilizer under Cotton this year, side by side
with Peruvian Bone Dust, at the rate of
about 175 pounds per acre. Tlie result was
in favor of your Fertilizer. Will use it
again next Spring. Respectfully,
W.L. JESSUP & CO.
WinpAll, N C., Nov. 10, 1882.
Gentlemen: TJie two tons Norfolk Fertil
izer purchased of you last Spring I used un
der cotton at .the rate of about 17.5 pounds
per acre, which gave better yield than any
pther Fertilizer. Will use it more extensively
next year. Your* truly,
feb7m3 K. B. Klftav,
OXFORD, N. C.
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