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(Continued from first page.) dom, justice; and liberty than tlie sun lias yet siiune upon, aiid all over and througli tiiat temple, Irom its fomulation to its dome, rve shall behold arrayed side by side the virtues, the valor, the sac ritices, and immortal achieve ments of the North and South. And then, as the sun rises in the east and makes his daily revolu tions until ho sinks to rest in the west, his beams rvill spread the lio'ht of American liberty and the glory of a happy and united peo ple over the whole earth as a blessing to all mankind. THE WAY TO JOSSN SMITH’S. Traveler. Good morning, sir. Will you direct me the way to John Smith’s? Squatter. Certainly, sir; if there is any thing in the world I do know, it is the way to John Smith’s. Traveler. Glad to hear it. Please direct me the ovay. Squatter. That I will, sir. As I was saying, if there is any' thing in the world I do know, it is the way to John Smith’s. John and me moved out from Nortli Caro lina togethhf'; and ho has got the truest pulling yoke of o.\eu you over saw in your born days, 'idie way’ tiiey can pull- Travelir, Itly dear sir, I am in a hurry to get on. Will you be so good as to direct me ? Squatter. Will I ?. Why’ that’s what I am just, going to do. As I was saying, John and me mov ed out together. He settled just over there, t’other side of the ma ple swamp—but ho don’t live' thebe now. Traveler. In the name of won der, -(vhere does he live, then ! Now do, my good sir, just infonn me the way 1 Squatter. I will that; for, as I was saying, if there is any thing in the world I do knowy it is the way to John Smith’s. Wliyy John and me married sisters, and he's got a smart wife, I tell ymu. She can spin, her six cuts a dayy and attend to her family fixins into the bargain. And Traveler. I declare, sir, I sh.all get impatient presently. My bus iness is with J ohn Smith—not his wife, or her family fixins either. Squatter. Kxaeth’, sir; I un derstand that. But, as I ■^^•a3 say ing, John’s nigger man Boh is, 1 do reckon, the valublest nigger in all these diggius. Why, he can pick out his 15.0 pound of cotton in the dayy and then shell a turn of corn for mill at night. lie’s a clinker; now mind, I tell you. Traveler. Well, I would be glad to see so smart a negro as Mr. Bob; so do, I ]n-ayy direct me to his master’s. Squatter. Don’t be in such a swivit, mister; I can tell yon something more about John’s family' you’d like to know. He’s got the smai'tost little gal tliat’s in all Arkansas. She’s oidyr been ; o school two y'ears, and she got as far as amplification. Traveler. ConfonndJohn Smith’s daughter, and you with her ! 1 tliiiik y'ou have got as far as am plification yourself. For I asked you a simple question, and you have boon amplifyinn; for lialf an hour on ditlorent subjects, aud 1 am no nearer getting an answer, it .seems, than at first Squatter. Doolc’e lioce, stran ger; don’t you confouiul Jolin’s (Inrter : for she’s my uioce, and a smart one site is too. Besides, it i.s not respectahhi to talk so about the child, seeing you kno^v noth ing aboi t her. fTi-gvekr. 1 beg your pardon, sir. I did speak too hastily. But come, tell me the ivay' to Jolm Smith’s ; for that is all I want to know just now. Wliich road shall I take « Squatter. 'Bell you the wav ? Yes, that I will. Why, my Bill knows the ivay' to his iiiude John’s. Bill, didn’t ytm go to y'our undo John’s the other a.fter- uoon by' yourself? And didn’t you ride eld Dick, aud carry' a bag of cotton to the gin for sinn- nin’ truck '( -And didn't old Dick skeer and like to flung vou"? And Traveler. Good day, sir ; and good riddance to you,.and John Smith’s daughter, nigger Bob aud the whole family ! ( fjxit.) Squatter. The same to you and y'ourn. Well, sich another man I never did see. Wliyy he’s as tedious as a half-skinned eel. Cnly' to think ;—he kept axin’ and axin’, and 1 kept tollin’ and tellen,’ and ho wouldn’t stay' to hear the answ'er at last. Well, let him go ahead ; but if he goes that road, lie’ll never get to John Smith’s, that’s sartiii. A country' paper, speaking of the street-organ playing of a sol dier witliout arms, ivho worked the crank with his foot, Inqipily says : “His playing tvas far above the usual averag'e, he threw his sole into it.” Benjamin Greenleaf, tlie teach er and niatliematician, whose ar ithmetics have ])uzzled the brains of two or throe generations of scholars, w'as a pleasant, but some what eccentric man, -who loved a joke, especially if it was a mathematiced one. Going, one da\', v'ith a basket eii his head, into arociu where tliere were sev eral bo}'s, ho asked one boy after another, “Are you fond of frac tions I” hlach lad, fearing that a prob lem would follow, said, heartily and promptly. “No sir.” But one courageous, fellow said, “Yes, sir.” To him was‘given the basket with its contents—a number of nice apples halved and (puartered, with the remark,— “You may divide those frac tions.” This was a more pleasant prac tical joke than he ])layo.d upon some ladies at Bradford. lie gave tlie senior class a prob lem, Avith the ])roinise of a gold watch to the girl wlio succeeded in solving it. After tiiey had laboi'ed for some time, be informed tliem, one morning, that it could not be done ! A PSiilo.^oiJiacr’aj When Blnwrus, king of Epirus, was preparing to Avage Avar against Borne, Oincas, a Avise and good man, asked him Avliat Avere his expectations as to the result of the career upon AyhichheAvasahout to enter. “To subdue Rome,” ansAvered the King. “Wliat Avill you do next, my lord I” “I Avill compier Ital}'.” “And Avhat then V’ “I AAili sulijugate Carthage, Macedonia, the Avhole of Africa, and Greece.” “And when you have conqur- ed all that you can conquer, Avhat will do then f’ “l3o? 1 Avill sit doAvn and s])on(l my time in peace and com fort !” “Ah, my lord,” said the sago, “what prevents yon irom sitting doAvn and s])Oiuliiig your time in peace and c.omfort noAv ?” “James,” said a young wife to •her husband, a. 'foAv d.ys after marriage, “you wore lionest enough to tell me that the chim ney smoked; but Avhy didn’t you tell me that a'ou smoked your- seh r Buayixg at JDoctou.—“i\fa, dear, Ada. Avou’t take her ph3-sic. IVo mixed lier a dose of sand, and she says I must take some first. Doctors never do, do thcA, ma . “I Avish I \A'as a pudding mam ma !” “Why I” “Cause 1 should luwe such lots of sugar put into me.” For the poor shall neA'er cease out of the land ; therefore 1 com mand thee sa\'ing, Thou shalt open thine hand AA’ide unto tliA' brotlier, to thy poor, to thy nee dy, in thy land. He that hath pity upon tlie poor, lendelh unto the Lord, and that Avliieli he hath given, will he paA^ him again. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be lieard. Cliargo them tliat are rich in this Avorid that they be not high- minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, ])ut in the living GodAvlio giA^etii us richly all things to en joy ; that they do good, that they be ricji in good Avorks, ready to distribute, willing to comnumi- ente; laying up in store for tl-iem- sclvcs a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Then shall the' King say unto them on his • right hand. Come, ye blessed, of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the Avorld: for I was an hungered, and 3’e gave md meat: I Avas thirst}', and ye gave me drink: I Avas a stran ger, and A’e took me in: naked, and 3'e clothed me : I Avas sick, and.A’e A'isiled me : 1 Avas in pris on, and 3'e came unto mo. Then shall the righteous an- SAA'er him sa3'iitg, Lord, when saw Ave thee an hungered and fed thee, or thirst3', and gaA'e thee diinki Wdien saAv Ave tliee a strai gcr and took thee in, or naked and clothed thee, or Avhen saw Ave tlice sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall ansAA’or and say unto tliem, Verily I sa.)’ unto you, Inasmuch as 3'e have done it unto one of tlie least of these, m}' brethren, 3'e have done it unto me. the institution and solicit con tributions for its support Aom all classes of our peo})le. 4. That orphan children in the said Asylum shall be Jed and clotlied, and shall receive such })reparator\' training and edii- i‘atiou as Avill ])ropare tliem for useful occupations and for tlie usual business transactions of life. A..opted Dec 5th 1872 : llesolved, That the Sigierinten- dent of the said Orplian As\'liim shall report eacli at Annual Com munication an account of Ins ofll- cial acts, recei])ts, disbursements, number of jiupils, &c., together with siudi suggestions as he maA' see fit to offer. ^'"Mesolved, That the Master of each subordinate Lodge appoint a Standing Committee upon raising- funds for the Orphan AsA'Ium, and require said committee to report in wi'iting each month, and that said reports and the funds received be forwarded monthi)' to the Superintendent of the As3'lmn and that tlie sujiport of the Orphan Asa’Iiaiti be a regu lar order of business in each sub ordinate Lodge at eacli Commu nication. 4. All churches and benevolent organizations are requested to cooperate with us in the orphan work and to collect anel forward contributions through their own ; pro])er officers. Here are the res olutions : liesolved, That tlie sincere thanks of this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered to many benev olent ladies and g'entlemen|’to the ministers of the gospel, to ch.urch es of various denominatians, to Odd FolloAA's, Knights of IWtliias, Good Templars, Friends of Tem perance, and other benevolent so cieties, whose heart}' cooperation and liberal contributions liaA'e ren dered timely and .Amluable assis- tence in the great work of amcli orating the condition of the or phan, children of the State. ' Resolved^ That all benevolent societies nud individuals are here by coi’dially invited and request ed to cO()]>erate Avith us in })rovi- diug funds and sujiplies for feed ing (“lothing, aud educating indi gent and ])romisiug oiphaus chil dren, at the Asylum in Oxford. From the ProccesliasgsoUhc ^RS-aisd BvOdge. “ddie design of the orphan Asy lum shall be to protect, train and educate indigent and promisimg orphan cliildren, to be received betAveen the age of six and tweL'e, Avho haAm no parents, nor proper- t\' nor near relatives able to assist them, ddmy shall not bo receiv ed for a shorter time than tAvo A'cars. Ill extraordinat}' cases the Superintendent may recave chil dren outside the ages specified. SiOSOlatMOISS ol' 1134^ EOdUgO. Adojited Deo od, 1872. Resolved^ 1. lliat St. John’s College shall be made an as}^- luni for the protection, training and education of indigent orphan children. 2. That this Grand Ijodge Avill appropriate S annuallv' for tlie support ot the institution ; but Avill not assume any additional pecuniary responsibilty. 8. Jdiat this Grand Lodge elect a Suporinlendeiit who shall control Foa‘ai2 of A]>pStca.tioss ffoa- Ad3aai.s.i5ioj! to tli« ii>ri>3ssi3i AsySiaaiBS. N. C., 1875 I'his is to certify that is an orpilian, without estate-, and years of age. li-. father died in 18....; li. . .mother J, heing h hereby make aqiplication for h..admission into the Asy lum, at. ; and I also relinquish and convey, to the officers of the Asylum, the manage ment and control of the said orqdiat. for years, in order that. may he trained and educated ae cording to the regulations qwcscribed by the Grand Lodge of Korth Car olina. A.pproved by ■ - - An Irisliinan \v:is strolling along tlio Diildid quay tlio other nioriiing, when liis eye lightou on tlio iiamo of Psvehe on a yaeht, when ho e-Nohiiined, after s^jelling it out slowly; ‘AA'ell, if that ain't the oddest way to spell ti.sh 1 ever saw.” Co9iS55ia?.lt'es ol S»4i,o«a‘«ti8iiiJc Eotlgcs, A-gspoissfed lEjsiUir lics-onatioia of tsi4‘ io L-ais« IJosr- trihsttJiosss for tlje Asyliiaiiy: Amo-ienn George Lodge, No —Dr C L Chunphell, II. Maddry (J. W. Spcnicer. Hiram, No. 40.—J. C. 11. Ditth', T W Jllake, A. 11. Wiiisto' . Concord 58, AV G Lewis, Jidui W Cotton Joseph P. Suggs. Scotland Neele, 68, A. H. Hill, W E. AVhit iinu'O, G. L. Ilyiiian. Eacjle, 71--JamesKGattis, Charles C Taylor, I. saac It Strayhorn. Grr, 104—J P liandolph, T J Carinalt, Kieh- . ard Graugor. St. Albans ixodge. No. 114—Ed. JfeQnoen, H. T. Pitman and Neill 'rownseinl. I[£t. Lebanon, Ao. 11/.—Janies W Lancaster, A. J. Drown, S. 11. Watei-s. Tnscarorn, 122, M D Jones, \V S Graudy, W, li Turner. Clinto-n, No. 124.—Thos. White, R Y Yarhro, G. 8. Baker, J. G. King. FranMn, 100.—Win. M. Thompson, F R Mace, B LowenSierg. 3It. Energy, 1-10—J B Floyd, II Haley, W E Bullock. EoUsville, 15G, C II Horton, I H Scarhia-o, A li Voiuig. Bi'ffalo Lodge, 172.—A. A. Melver, A A. Harrington, B. G. Cole, A. >1. Wicker and li. M. Brown. Mt. Olive, 203—Jesse T Albritton, Joel Lof tin, D M M Justice. Berea, 204—W II Reams, F M Meadows, E. W Ilohgood, E C Allen, A Shermmi. Lebanon, No. 207.—Jno. il. Smiimcrsett, AViIi. Merritt, W. S. Frink. McCormick, 228, A. Dalrymple* Nathan Dau' gall, AV O Thomas. Lenoir, 23-3, Beiija S Grady, Joha S Bizzell, S B Pakerr, John H Aldridge, Jacob P Harjier. Itouniree, 243.—Allen Jolmston, Ramutvl Quiiiceley, AVin D Tucker, W T Mose ley, F M Pittman, Henry F Brooks. Newbern, 245, J E W'ost, T Power*:, E Hubbs. Cataivha Ijodge, No. 248.—R. P. Rieiihardt, J. N. Long, D. W. Ramsour. Farmington, 2G5.—L. G. Hunt, W G Johnston, AV. F, Furchos, Watauga, 273.—J. AV. Council, J. Harding, L. L. Green. New Lheanon 314, Sainnel AA’’illiiuns, Jolm Jaeohs, AA' AI Speueo. Jerusalem, 315—John H Davis, GooK Barn— hardt, Thomas M Bi'ssent. 3£ntlamnskeet, 328—.S S Baer, J C McClou-I T. ]{. LYoN, Jtt. E. DAI.nV. E. II. LYON. {Late, of “Ealby Fuff.”) LYON, DALBY & CO., MANUFAC'rUREKS OF THE ‘'AROMA DURHAM .PUFF,” Durham, N. C. Orders solicited- -Agimts wanted—'Pohacco guaranteed. March 17th—ll-2m. THE ONLY BLACKING THAT WILL POLISH OVER OILED SURFACE, ANI> PRESERVE THE LEATHER. II. A. ^ Alanufacturers of REAMS’ OORHAM BOOT AND SHOE POLISH, suit HAM, H. a. Warranted to excel all others, or wonetf Befiinded. The only Blacking that will polish on oiled, surface, it is guarantee.! to preserve leather and mao it ]>liant, requiring less quantity and time to produeo aperfeet gloss than any other, the brusii to bo apjdicd iirimediatoly after put- tin,g on tlic Blaring. A 2'’(-rfcct g]‘ss Jrcni this will not soil even wliitc clothes. AA’’© guarantee it as rcqu-oseiited, and as for pat ronage, strictly on its merits. II. A. REAMS & CO., Manufacturers, Earham, N. C. This Blacking is recommended in the high est terms, after trial, hy Geo. F. Brown, J Howard AVanior, ISewYork; the President and Professors of AA’ake Forest College; ami a largo number of gentlemen in and around Durham, wliose eerfiflicates have been fur nished the Alanufaetorics. Orders soliciK’d and promptly filled. March 3i-il, 18?5. l-tf
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