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J The Orphans’ Friend. PJilDAY, - - - MAY 11, 1883. SPECIALTIES. In the work of life, if one would be distinguished he uiust select some one callling ( r pursuit and devote himself with due diligence thereto. An individual may accomplish ^onlething in more than one held of effort, but there can be no eminent success il our powers are divided among dif ferent pursuits. Life is too short and the [powers of man too limited for one to become an adept in several callings. “Shoe maker, stick to thy last,” a homely and much used proverb, has in it tlie idea upon which eminent success is achieved. Select an occu pation that is in accordance with your tastes aud capaci ties, and eschew everything else except for mere recreation or pleasure. Devote all your energies to your life work, and (3ven the most plodding miiul will become familiar with all its details and skilled in all its requirements. It is better to know some one thing well, to see it in all its rela lions, to have a just concept lion of all its bearings, and to be able to bring out aud do' velop all its capabilities, than it is to have a superficial knowledge of many subjects, or to be an empiiic in many callings. The great scholars, divines, poets, philanthropists and oth ers, have Ijeen great only in their special sphere. It is im^* practicable for any ordinary man to be a great linguist, a great scientist, a gi eat lawyer and a great mathematician. Greatness in any department of professional or practical life, in any department of scholas tic pursuit and effort, depends upon selecting a specialty and leuniing about it aud making out of it, the utmost of which we and it are capable. THE EALEiaH COCK-PI&HT. Last week the Fair Ground of the North Carolina Agricul tural Society at lialeigh was the scene of a huge cock-fight, wlilc.li we regard a most dis- grucofiil alfair. Wo express our gloat surprise that tliose in charge of the Fair Grounds should have been so regard less of law and propriety as to grant the use thereof for such u purpose. In the language of the Crreenf^horo Pat/rioi^ ‘“this may do for border civilization, but the good people of North Carolina will feel that the State capital has been dese crated and the State dis*- graced.” A feeble effort was wa.>s made by tlie local author ities to stop the affair, but nev- ertlieltiss it was continutid for tw'o days, and in all probabili ty the uncivilized and lawless sport would have gone on, but for the timely interference of Judgo Rufiin, of the Supreme Court, who, oil the th'rd day of the afl’air, and at the re quest of some friends of the la.^, promptly issued a bench wan-aiit for the arrest of the » parlies, and upon examination, put them in bonds tor their appearance at the next term of Wake Superior Court. We sincerely trust that those who have encouraged and participated in this viola tion of law and decency will meet with such punishment and such public disapproval that there will be no repetition of these disgraceful scenes within the borders o( North Carolina. ‘HOOK or AaES, cleft EOE ME” Ill the pleasant county of Devon, in one of its sequestered passes, with a few cottages sprinkled over it, mused and sung Augus tus Toplady. When a lad of six teen and on a visit to Ireland he strolled into a barn in which an illiterate layman was preaching —but preaching reconciliation to God through the death of his Son. The homely sermon took effect; and from that moment the Gospel wielded all the pow ers of his brilliant and active mind. During his illness Augus tus Toplady seemed to lie in the vestibule of glory. To a friend’s inquiry he answered, with a sparkling eye: “0 my dear sir, I cannot tell the comforts I feel in my soul; they are past express ion. The consolations of God ure so abundant that he leaves me nothiug to pray lor. My jirayers are all converted into praise. I enjoy a heaven already within my soul.” And within an hour of dying he called friends and asked if they could give him up; and when they replied in the affirmative, tears of joy ran down his cheeks as he added : “Ob, what a [blessing that you are made willing to give me over into the hands of my dear re deemer and part with me; for no mortal can live after having seen the glories which God has man ifested to my soul!” And thus died the writer of the beautiful hymn, “Rock of Ages, Cleft for m».^’ AN INCIDENT FROM GOUGH. A gentleman had got so far into drinking that he was known to drink a quart of brandy a day. He was fine business man, and yet he was ruining himself in the timation of those who knew him well. One day when in the house, he said, “Wife, come and sit on my knee.’’ She sat there, and then she said, “If my husband didn’t drink, I would be the happi est woman in Canada.” “Well my dear,” he replied, “1 mar ried you to make you happy, and 1 will never drink another drop as long as I live.” Now that man cut it off as square as a piece of cheese and kept his word for eight years without any belief in Christianity. Walking down the street with him, a little while ago, he said, “Do you see that red-fronted drinking saloon? Well, I have been afraid of that for many years, and so I used to go down a street and go around it, but, Mr, Gough, since I have got the grace of God in my heart, I go right by that saloon, and il 1 have the slightest desire, I breathe an ejaculatory prayer, ‘Loid, keep me for Christ’s sake,’ and 1 go by it sate.” Ask thyself daily to how many evil-minded persons thou hast shown a kind dispo- sitiou. It a man despises me, it Le his business to see why he does so; it is my business to do uotbing that deserves contempt; I wifi still cherish the same benevolence for human nature in general, and that man in particular. This virtue must come from God, who sees the inmost center of men, and trios their hearts.— Marcus Aurelius. Inadequate Motives foe BECOMING Masons.—Too many persons take upon themselves the obligations of Masonry without proper reflection and examination into the objects, constitution and grand designs of the institution. Impelled, too frequently, by a spirit of idle curiosity,they rush blind ly into the masonic portals, totally unprepared to encouns ter the serious and important duties which they suddenly find imposed upon them. The consequence is that they eith'- er wholly neglect those du ties, or perform them in a very lame and insufficient manner; showing too evidently, that the performance is a drag aud a lore, instead of being a source of profit and enjoy ment. A lodge is a place where Masous’^assemble aud work. It is the place where masonic light and instruction in the mysteries, the ritual, and sym bolism of the order are im parted. It is the place whore the brethren of the institution are taught those mystic les sons of morality, faith, hope and charity, of temperance, fortitude, prudence, and jus tice, which should be learnt and carefully studied by ev ery Mason. To such an as sembly of Masons, to such a school of instruclloii, every Mason ought to belong— we will say should belong. The Cardinal Virtues.— In Pison, our first parent re vered the fountain of jprw- dence. In Gihon they beheld the sacred stream of justice. The rapid torrent of Hiddekel denoted fortitude. And the Euphrates, the mild and steady current of temperance. Happy was their state, while these sacred truths continued to guide their actions; and the Mason will be equally happy who, through life, adheres to the lessons here inculcated. Instructed by prudence, guided by justice, strengthen ed by fortitude, and restrain ed by temperance, like Adam in the garden of Eden, his services will be acceptable to the Deity. Origin of Freemasonry.— The famous charter of Colne gives the following as the or igin of the Order. It asserts that “our Brotherhood had its origin in those times when a few of the initiated, filled with a desire of true knowledge and a correct interpretation of the mysteries of Christiani ty, separated themselves from the various sects who profess ed the Christian religion; for, in those limes, a few wise and enlightened men, perceiving that certain heathenish cere- juonies had been introduced into Christianity,which would (lestioy the principle of broth erly love, united themselves with an oath, to preserve and maintain, in its original puri ty, the Christian religion, with its benign influence on the hearts and consciences of man kind; to bring the true light out of darkness, and to labor .together i.i combating ignorance, intolerance, and superstition, and to })eac6 and happiness amongst mankind, by teaching ami en forcing every human virtue. 'I'lms tliH Masters of our Order took tile names of Initiated Brethren of St. John, follow ing the footsteps and imitating the conduct of St. John, the forerunner of Light, and the first martyr of the enlighten ed. The teachers and writers, according to the customs of the times, were called Mas ters, and chosen from the ex perienced and learned of their disciples, or fellow-laborers, from wlience, we derive the name of Fellow craft; while the remainder of the brother hood, according to the the customs of the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, were called Apprentices. A pretty little comedy in real life occurred at Brighton, England, many years ago. The gentleman who bore the title of Prince of Wales at that time was visiting Brighton, and a brilliant company had gathered around him. One of the beauties of the time was Lady Haggerstone, wlio did all in her power to charm the prince. Lady Haggerstone decided to give a novel enter tainment at heiTittle villa near Spa. She caused a gem of a farm yard to be made, and bought three little cows, which were penned within the in- closure. When the prince and his party arrived, they were delighted at the picture. La> dy Haggerstone was clad in a milkmaid’s gown. In one band she held a silver pail, and in the other a pretty little ch?ir, upon which she was to sit while milking the Alder.- neys. Thus equipped, she tripped along, with ribbons flying from her dainty hat, set In jaunty fashion on the side of her head, until she reached the wicket where the prince stood. Then she dropped a bewitching courtesy in imita tion of the real milkmaids of the period. The prince ap peared to be charmed. The lady, who was “setting her cap” for him, passed lightly over the clean straw, and [ilaced her chair and pail at the side of one of the Alder- neys. So far, all had been most pleasing. The assembled lords and ladies whispered to each other, and every one watched the execution of the ru.stic duty about to be per formed. Lady Haggerstone patted the cow, and then leans ed against the animal, as she had seen iniikpuiids do. She picked up the pail, and— But at that instant the Alderney lifted a hoof, poised it for one thrilling instant, and then kicked Lady Haggerstone, chair, pail and all, half-way across the farm yard. The gallant gentlemen ran to the rescue, some with their hand kerchiefs in their mouths to keep back the laughter, and Lady Haggerstone was borne into her dairy, wlience she did not emerge again that day. 11 is the want of appreciation of what we have that makes our life poor and often so un interesting as it is, so devoid of inspiration. There is the delusion that has befallen many people, that life to be of any real value must be attend ed with an extraordinary array of circumstances. Unusual and signal occurrences must conspire to create great days, .and tJpen life will be worth living. But r?o greater delu sion comes to mortal®. lives are gieat and rich and of transcendent interest, not be cause of signal and crowning circumstances in themselves considered, but rather because a genuine soul has been thrust into tlie ojr.cuinstances, and so they have become signal and f'Xliaordinarv. ~Mev A' L. Eesford. Committees on Orphan Asylum Lily Valley Lodge, No. 252—Jolm R. Hill, William H. Kiddick. Eras- tus Ba'.'ley. Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G. A. d. Sechler, S. G. Patterson, Charles W. Alexander. Fulton Lodge, No, 99—4 Parker, ■V. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCub- bins. Mount Energy Lodge, No. 140— Henry Htiley, Job a Knight, H. F. Parrett. Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George M. Smedes, Theodore Joseph, John Nichols. Evergreen Lodge, No. 303— Morrison, H. P. Harman, L. McN. 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 LECTURER—Dr. 0. D, Rice, Raleigh, N. 0. MOSELEY’S Is the place for ladies and gentlemen 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-nlcs and parties at short notice with all the delicacies of the season. Soda water and ice cream will be specialties this season. JJ@“Everything on the European Plan, A few rooms to let. M. J. MOSELEY, Proprietor, Fayetteville St., Raleigh,IN. C. LUTHER SHELDON, DBALEK m SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR RAILS. NEWELS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, Paints, Oils, Olass, Putty AND BUILDING IflATEBlAL OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. Noe. 16 W. Side Market Sqr. aud 49 Roauoke Ave. NORFOLK, Va. I«b7yl lilt Fertilizer . —AKD— INSECTICIDE! $15 PER TON, Delivered at any of the Depots iu {Norfolk or Portsmouth. Manufactured br Styron, Whitehurst & Co., NORFOLK, Va. ^F’OfBce, Biggs’ Wharf. Alsu Dealers in Charleston Ground Bone Phosphate and Kainit. CERTIFICATES: Nottoway Co„ Va., Sept. 20,1882. This is to certify that I ubm two tone of the Norfolk Fertilizer aud Insecticide, pur chased from Styrou, 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 cottonmuchbetterthan where 1 used the in equal quantities, say from two to three hundred pounds per acre. Such is my satisfaction wth the Fertilizer that I expect to use it much more largely iu the future. J. M. HURT. Hektforu, N. C., Nov., 10,1882. Styron, Whitehuret & Co., Gentlemen: I lake pleasure in saying that tlie five tons of Norfolk Fertilizer purchased of you last spring I used under cotton, corn, potatoes aud vegetables with 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 ipore cotton where I used yours. In com posting with 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 am, Very truly, JOSEPH A. HUGHES. Kbmpsvillis, Princess Anne Co.,Va.,X882. Messrs. Styron, Whitehurst & Co,,Gentle meu: 1 U8ef your Norfolk Fertilizer uud^r Irish potatoes at the rate of 300 lbs. to the acre, and tlie yield was abundant, in fact surprised me. Also used it under com aud made an excellent crop. My kale is looking well where I used it. Am so well pleased with it shall use itag^ next Spring. Very respectfully, N.-B. SANDERLIN. PBRQXmiAira Co., N. C., Nov. 3^ 1882. Messrs.Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentle men: Thekalf ton Norfolk Fertilizer pur chased of you l^t Spring gave entire satisfae. tipu; I used it along side of higher priced fertilizers, and the yield from yours was fully as good as where I used the other brands. Yours truly, B. F. CITIZEN, Sbbrbll’s P. O., Southampton Co., 1 Nov. 30, 1882, ( Geutlemeu: The five tons Norfolk Fertili zer purchased of you last Spring I used under cotton and peanuts with very satisfactory results. Please ship me ten (10) tons by Ist February, ’83. Very respeotfally, W. N. SEBRELL. IVfNFAPL, Perquimans Co., N. C., ? ■ ' ' Nov. 10,1882. ) Gentlemen: I used tons Norfolk Fer tilizer under Cotton this year, side by side with Peruvian Bone Dust, at the rate of about 175 pounds per acre. The result was in favor of your Fertilizer. Will use it again next Spring. Respectfully, W.L. JESSUP «fe CO. WinkAll, N C., Nov. 10, 1882. Geutlemeu: The two tons Norfolk Fertil izer purchased of you last Springl used un der cotton at tbe rate of about 17.5'pouudB per aci'e, wlfiob gave better yjeld than any other Feriilizer. Will use it more extensively next year. Yours ti^^^ f«b7iv R. B.] & Fnmiai, OXFORD, H. C. PURE DRUGS. All STANDARD Preparations. PRESCRIPTIONS AOCURATELT COMPOUNDED.- ALL NEW ! NO OLD STOCK ON HAND! WARRANTED THE BEST! ALSO] Clover and Orchard Grass Seeds, and Seed Irish Potatoes. A Fresh Lot of Apples andOrangea Candies and Confectioneries^ Generally, which are VERY FINE! A large supply of School Books, Stationery, &c., on hand. Any article not in stock will be ordered. Call and[see us, we KNOW we can please you. WILLIAMS & FURMAI. Mitchell’s old Stand. J.F. EDWARDS. [ W.F. ROGERS. EDWARDS&ROUERS GKNERAL Haidfarelerclits OXFORD, N. G. We keep ou hand a“ well selected stock of HARDWARE of every des cription, embracing CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE, COOKING AND HEATING STO-V^ES, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY, WOODEN AND WILLOW-WARK, Guns and Pistols, Cartridges, Ammunition AND SPORTING GOODS. We Invite attention to our stock ol SEWOO MACmFES, OILS, NEEDLES AND ATTACHMENTS. We also carry a heavy stock of Paints^™ Oils, BRUSHES AND VARNIS^B^.
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