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I t 'f I ! R I THE ROANOKE NEWS A DEMOCRATIC I) ( ( WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED BY W. P. BATCH ELOK. One- vane,. u tin l no 75 cts. Hit Months, fbre Month, " PROFESSIONAL CARDS. TW. M a"s"6"nT' , 7 VC , K if I- i ATTOUXEY AT LAW, GARYSBUR'J, N. C. Practices in the courts of Northampton and adjnlrilnu counties, also In the Federal nd Supreme courts. June 8-tf JOS. B. BAT0HEL9R. ATTORNEY AT LAW, 5 ; RAtKW H, N. C.vt -j T 1 Practices In the oourts of the 8th Jiirtl tjtal District and in the Federal and Hu preme Court. May 11 tf. WAITKB CLARK, Rtloiirh.N. C. r. t. owns, Halifax, N. C. CLARK, G ILA.RK A ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. 0. Will prnotioe la the Courts oT Halifax wnd allotuing counties. March 16 tf. W. H. KITCHKV. W. A. Dl'NS. J, I T 0 H E N & DUNN, ATTRNRYS A ClWNSBtLOBI AT LAW, Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C. Practice in tin Courts of Hlifax and all iiiiij oumtie, and in the Supreme nd Federal Courts. ,. . - janl8 tf- fJlRto'slA-Si N. HILL, Attorney at Law, HALIFAX, N. 0. Practice in Halifax and adjoining Counties and Federal and Supreme Courts. Will be at Soittaud Neok, one every fortnight. . , Aug. 28 W. D II. Bay, W. W. ham.. AY, HALL. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, wklixhv, Hi c. Practice in the o urt of Halifax and djoinlnz counties, and in the Supreme nd Federal courts.-v r . Claims oollected in any part of North Carolina. . j u n 20 1 Q gAMUEL 3. WRIGHT, 'ATT6rNEY AT LAW, tVnalimi ia the 0rt of iJ-urtharuptoB 1 nd adloinjag oouuUos. -. , .,,, w. . v , ,-. t 'i i ept'l Y Q i V I S L'Hf MAS; ATTORNEY AT LAW , HALIFAK, N. u, Praotioas In (hs ourts of Ifaliiax and djolninij urrties,sarid la "the Supreme Claim-i collected iti all parts of North "Carolina." 1 "" ''nt' 'OIBoe ia the Coart Honst.; f r . t i ,1 . ' t jiy 4-1 Q. , J R. n s . ' ,WAW, it ( l! ji . ATTORNEY ,?AT - 1 HALIFAX, U. C. "Practices " in the Courts of Halifax County, and Co'inties adjoining. In the Snitrems Court of the State, aud ia the Fednral Courts. Will a;i9 spoial attoitlon to the eolleo tlen of daims.and to adjusting the accounts of Exeoutors, Adminisrators nd Guar dians. ; ; t dee-15-tf . J. M. S D, f I J ATTORMY- AT i-AWf . HALIFAX, iv i j . ! jr. c. -, i Office in the Court Hons". Strict atten ihm given to all branchos of the proles- jan la-J. 0 E. BRANCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, K?rBLD, hai?ax 'coostt. H. 6. ' Praatines in the Counties of Halifax, Jlash. E-io-Bcombi and Wilson.- Oolleotioas male iu all parts of the tate. Jan 12-6 i A M K S E. 0 H A Kl, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ESFIELD, K. . . Praotioe in His Counties of Kalifax d.'cmhe and Nsah. In the Soprnme 5iurt of the Slate mid In the Federal Courts.- ,. , ,. Onlle-tions njade In any part of the ta,te. Will tleiid r. the Court House in alifac on Monday ud Friday of each vtk. jau )-! o A T KDRE W J, B URTON, ATTUttSlEY AT LAW, W LD0N, N. C. frantioss in the Courts of Halilax, War fen nd Northainpton.oouuties i)d In the IJuereme and Fedorl Courts, ' Claims aoUeolisd In any jiart of North Oaralina. June 17-a WD A. MOOSE. MOORE, V h L E N ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Halifax, S. C. Practice in the Counties of Halifax, Nurtliaraf to , Kdtsooiibet Fitt and Maris tin lu tie dupreuis Court of the Slate nd In the Federal Courts of ttie Eastern . Distrinl. ..:;-,- . 1 Collections mad in suy prt ot North Carolina. f . Jan 1-1 e imOLy VII. 'JiWEtDCyNi:i' N.-' MEMORIES. II B. M R R It I A M. Do yon remtmber. sister, The Uije where we nad to play The old gray rock with Its ranged uteps, And (be tree we called our "shav f" Our play-house, too, you will not fort. And granite he rue- lie iBRtandlngyet. The tumbling wall hencatb Its shade The early violet grew To me i a inos' enured thing, And I know it in to you. Teedearnld pinna I ram thulrrocky bed Can others ever mioli fragran je sued f The ashy moikg with ita flowing coals, The sira,wtwries amVl and my net,. Ant tha sAit grass, so freeli nd onol To our tired little feet. Little wedreimnd in then-' early days, Oflifn's hrnadur walks ard dusty ways. M'LKIII OF W. K. DANIEL. It is told in history that the pangs en dured by Mary, the beautiful Q teen of Scotland, on leiiviug the ine-cUJ hills if ninny Fi ance, were greater than any this Uhlortuiiii'e woman was called upon to bfar througliimt her troubled life There was the vessel with swelling' sails to carry her to a disordered realm, here was France, beautiful France, ami the praters of the pc'pltf whom she lived Leaving both arms on the gallery of the vessel, she turned her eyes on the shore she bus leaving with ling 'ring, . inning lonks, and as her tears fell and lost them selves in the bosom of sympathizing waters, "Adieu France J beloved France, adieu," wis heard in silvery sorrowful tones. So now sad thoughts of separa tion come thronging, crowding them selves UOti us as we begio to realm; that the paths of some of us are about to diverge to meet ajuin in the bnsom of all Eternity when Life's W' rk is done Five and a half years ago we came to Woke F.irtst College and so large a pro portion of the formative period of life ha been passed here that we feci firmly and strnii"lv ideniifie-l with the int rests f our Alma Master. Paoe'd under in fluences which are heavenly, slowly have we made our way, and to-Jny ns we stand in the border land of manhood, we are ordered to bucklo on our ariurr and prepare for the strife. We are to annch our barks upnu the sea well ringed, as it is thought, and Old grant that we may maiutiiio ourselves amid that surging tempest-tossed mass of hu manity. u(enin of the Bard of Trustees: WoyliftlHif wVcouir nffif ' in belfalf yi yttu'r selfirw 'm 'fitting; tribute", ' but such as we have, the gruieful etiMtious of a swil ing beait, we openly and freely lay at ynUr leet." We ask; you gentle men, not to falter in the c mrse which you have taken, ai il representlns as we do, a portion of the yoirh ol N t I) Car olioa, we beg you not to rest Irnm your Jatiois until yuu bavo placed this uisUtu tinn jo that position to which its charac ter and its merit' entitle it. making it a shining light to dispel the heavy, clouds ol ign ranee as they hover over our land .Residents of the Hill : ' 1 altliig leave f you must nedcsslrily bring feelings of sadness to our bosoms, for it is by your firesides and in your home-circles that we have always found a welcome puce, which has often caused memory to carry me back to the scenes of my childhood recalling the gentle icifluei.ee . which mother exerted, and supplying , in measure the place made vacant by the rude hind of death, luur nets ol ki-.d ess u nd c ms'deratio l have &Ways left their impressions hero, reuiin II ig me of the dead past. Sympaiiiy fMeljieiveo, prayers even unasked, s dicuude in sick ness; and friendship io: health wiil ; cause you to be remembered iri tnat only twi liuht of the miud when p lssnms voice- are lulled to rest. And although duly says th .t we must leave these hallowed scenes yet something whispers that there is a picture of each lace lu the halls of t ie past which remembrance aluue cat) open. Gentlemen of the Ficulty We would come a' d tell vou "f the emotions that are crowding tnrolih'our souls whe we thi..k what you have been to us Faithful instructors, kind guard'ans, chiistian penlleiuen. possessing at the same time the coutideration of friend and the foresight ol nirent. we are un able to speak of the giatitude which swelling p in our hearts lor your watch ful care in euardiuirnur wayward feet Hiving ideniid id yourselves, I mig'i sav in (onseeralion, I. ton with t'li iostitiitioii, the bire inenti'in of its hal liied iiaiue cause your faces 1 1 piss in order before in with your no de quali. lies and nianlv virtues, which have won r,TyfTiidivIdl5arlftheMfe lion of every student.' ! But especially shall we remember a id treasure up your characters for by them we aspire to budd nor own. Thanking you for the tfjiciency. as well as he ) high moral character of this sent of learnig,honorf d iiisiruclnr. in behulf of my diss, let uie bid you an affect ate larewell. Fellow Students : I . telling you fare well I feel that there are some laces whom I shall never see agii". 0 i this account it is, indeed, a lime of sadness, but there is a quiet feeling' of J y here, because ( know that ftiere are men herd attending the exercises of this fouotiiu of wisdom and resting be eith its clas.ic shades who are preparing themselves lor something hi.'h a d noble. f.,r life and death, and I sk you to hear these, llu last words of your fellow-student. As sociation has bound each one of you to us with btrsing bunds of sympathy . pud sITpctioii, and our walks and conversa lions, our forensic battles io generous rivalry in the 8ieties S tall always " re main as, quickeueri to remembrance as cowing up iu after-Jays, they shall kuotk at its door for admittance, each to tell s story so pleasant of the memories of deputed idays. "it n $ x jf e .; s My Classmates: Thus far I have spoken for you as well as" mfself, 'and l istly I turn to those who are nearest to say farewell. O i account of our Inti mate' connection, the pang Is deeper aud the sorrow more sorrowful. . I know that we have often fought over in our minds the contests of life when selfish Imagina tion would always icture ourselves as victors, but now we nr.r to try reality in i's Item and immutable decrees. Just out there lies the world, and who can tell wh it will be our portions in its uncertiii lesr What holds the Future, the dark, hidden, "mysterious Future for us In Its great store-house of Fate? Trembling we stand upon its threshold, j ist ready to plunge in the gloomy, unfathomed ocean ol human existence, logeihor we have worked up the way, arduous tasks have been togeher performed, and cords of friendship have twined them selves around each heart which Time, ll-pitiless, will be unable to sever. A year ago there were nine of us but one, hn L l'ricbard, has go e to that better, brighter land, for Death, not the grim monster we think htm, only iftened the vibrations hi his soul-harp and now having flung aside the base trammels of lite, it is sounding a sweeter song in angel-choirs, and sometimes t thi' k I can almost hear its deep tones swelling from that distant shore. B it tes must be broken, a farewell must be spoken, our uames are to be connected with the world, and let it be on the side of duty and principle, the spiritual coun terparts of the warriors' banners will at tend the warriors' souls aud guard them io the strife amid the roar of the blast and the shock of the billow. "Ru ; the noblost lesson taught iu life To every i(rmt herolo soul Who seeks to conquer io the strife, Is sell-uoutrol." , Now, brothers, let the eye speak what the voice cannot, for tho time of separn- ion is at hand, at last, long, long fare well, to meet if no more here, pray b" yond earth's voices where there is peace." HAND K IS 8 i How can we maintain and increase the production of our farms? ' ' Hie formation of manures and their proper application to the soil so as best to promote tho growth and maturity of our crops has for a long period been a prolific theme of discussion among our peoplo , , A'd it would be diilkult to Imagine a more interesting subject to the great number who subsist by the Culti vation of the soil. Chemists inform us that different plants require different ki ds of plant food, or in other words a fertilizer good for some particular crop is not necessarily good for all. There are without doubt s uns flumouts com mon to them all, but there are others which must be supplied from the 6oil, the atmosphere, or the feitilzer. Or we shall fail to secure a perfect plant. ' Now wo are told that niiiogen, potash, and! phosphiiiic acid in some form enter the composition of most plants; but ( in ad dition to these,' aad - necessary to the growth of some of them, are elements which if not in the soil must bs supplied. Aod doubtless for this cause so n? of the njost p ipular fertilizers are unpro. ductive of good results in particular localities lu their composition one in gredient has been left out, of which tho soil ton, is destitute and. hence the dwaihMi growth of the plant.,, To fiol out which of these ingredients exist io the soil and which must be supplied is the difficult q'lestioo to. solve. Iu the absence of the means of analysis this ean only be ascertained, aod imperfectly at that, by actual experiment To this point it would be well to direct the attention of the Agricultural Clubs of this section. . R a series of experi ments, each member usi.ig the sime manure (either houie-made or commer cial) on different crops and reporting results, nucb light mitjht be thrown n a matter of paramount interest to the whole community, li lt as we have nut yet sufficient information to enable us to make special fertilizer, we may very profitably turn our attention to the gen ial improvement of our farms ; and thus surely, if slowly, furnish them with all the elements uecesssry to the groslh if plants itisej in the seclion in which we live. ' The tkill of the armer is shown by his 'putting' his fields in the right condition to receive manures, iu his care, and application ol them that there be no waste, and in tba culture and harvesting of his crops. with only bis own resources (t is con- tended that a good farmer sh luld make a good farm better, Tho process might ba slow but there would be a gaiu. C m. sider well, and act pr imptly. Miko compost heaps a d bo careful t save every material nut of which a lertilizer cm bt! made. Fay close attfntt m to the barn-yard and " stable. These are prime sources from wli h to draw for the improvement of our farms; in dee J without their aid ire cannot suc ceed, (t has beet asserted that a carer ful fanner "can mike the manure of a cow piy for her body every year by the increase ot his crns ; A-.d this is but one item iu the resources at our cone maod. Soap suds, tfce droppings from horses, catle sbeep and hug-.iudeed all solids and liquids of the kind from mau and, beast should be rarcfully preserved. Straw, leaves, weeds, ashes, " bones, tbe refuse ot 'dead 'animals, fi chips, saw dust, and now and then a load or two of dry dirt should go into the compost beap aud occasionally be thoroughly -'C, SATURDAY, shoveled and mixed to hasten the pro cess of fermentation aud decomposition. (Jarolul attention tn these things will rk wonders in the farm and save money in our pockets which would otherwise grf f.ir'cnmmerelal ! furtiltzert' And all this is . within, e sy reach: of every persevering, indus'rious tanner. Hunk over it, brother, farmers, and let Us go t work to Improve our, lauds with our own resources aud with lut the aid of so much bought manure. I'ollow this up wih a proper rotttion of crops and our lauds will rut only iiu provo but, as we howosily le'ieve, the improvement can be auccisd'ullf main- tained. ' 0. II. ltiNawooi), N. C. June 19iU, 1878. T r Tp S . Under this caption the funny man of the New Yoik Times aud a very funby man he is tells a ttory, the pith of which Is in the following extract; ; Of course, Master SUane deter.nit 6 1 to try the Central Africa trap without aciay. mere was a oeaulilul, shady road near the village, which was bor dered with any quantity of stout sap lings. It was j ist the place for a Cer tral Africa trap, and Master ftloane had high hopes that be would succeed lu catching a cow or a horse," although, of course, he could not expect anything so completely satisfactory as a lion, tiger, or antelope, Late one afternoon he borrowed a hoisting tackle from the nearest grocer, under the pretext that his father needed it for some intricate and uuinte'ligible purpose, and suc ceeded with its aid in bending down a sapling of great strength . and : elasticity. It was a very simple matter to arrange the noose and set the trap, after which the ingenious boy went borne to dream of R iding a a pair of i horses aud a bur- riage gmnging in the air on the follow log morning. Master aloone hnd a sister, a "young lady of great worth and nf vary decided character, Other girls, who were en vious of her beauty, said she was an ill- tempered, red-haired thing, but this was probably mere calumny. At all events, so thought the young minister who was settled over the Seventeenth C ingrega tional Church, and wh i was generally believed to be Miss oloane s accepted lover. Thai he went to see Miss Shane on tie very evening when the reck less boy set his Central Africa trap was not s'range, for he U'Q .lly spent three or four evenings every week at the Sioane mansion, but it was a coincidence that on that precious evening he pro posed a walk, and and led Miss Sioane toward the identical lane where the trap was wailing tor vic'.ims, How it haprened that mither the young minister nor Miss Sioane no ticed the bent sapling nr the rope, no one can understand, unless they were so deeply engaged io the discussion of theological questions that they were ob livioui to all earthly things. Still more difficult is It to comprehend how they could both have stepped within the noose, which was spread out in the form of a circle net more than a foot in diam eter. It ia possible, however, that tho lady was reading a hymn bonk and that her companion bad nproached extremely close to her io order to see if the hymn wai correctly printed. However this may be, tbe fact remains that Miss ShiaiKi's left foot and the minister's right foot were just within the noose when the trap sprung, and the elastic sapling suddenly lifted theiu twenty feet in the air. Where they rem lined hang ing like to cherries in a rough storm, and expressing in lively lonei their sus picion that something unusual had hap pened Half an hour later the Clinton and Holmesviile stage passed that way, and the driver and his passengers were as tonished beyond measure. For some time it was supposed that some new and curioiisly-tora a icitid animal, con sisting chit fly ofZ'-bra and black pan ther, was swinging from the top of the sapling; but just as on of tbe passen gers was about to fire at it, the driver recognized the minister, though he was not able to recognize his fellow.prisooer. Toe tatter's voice was simewhat muf fled, but she wis distinuly heard tore vile the minister, and to assert that s' e never would forgive him, no mutter how he might try to excuse himself Six strong racu Sr.sliy 6c t d own the sap ling, released the victims, and with rare delicacy assigned tbe duty of recogniz ing Miss Sioane to the to ladies who were lu the ftage. fortunately, neither uf M ister Sloane's v cums were seriously injured, and they both were able to walk home on opposite sides of the street. The results of the affair were nam emus. Miss Sioane left town the next day on a visit to the East, and has not since returned. The minister was tried fo, ii discreetly hanging from tbe tops ol the trees with the young ladies, aud thereby bringing reproach upon his pro fession, but. was acquitted by a close vote. As for M tster Sloans, it ia be. lieved and boned thai bis father bss killed him. K any rate, he bas not been $, and the rumor that be bas been sent to tbe House ol ltetuge iu Ciicago is not ge'-erally believed. To lend a man "a quarter" po'itely requires cnsiderab! coolness and self control. To be slow and ceremonious about it implies distrust ; to slap down the coin with a ' bang" indicates irrita tion, while to search all pockeU in suc cession convevs tha impression that you will be left penniless by tha transaction. A smiling, quiet promptness marks the gentleman in this crisis. JUNE 29, 1878. ; ; SUNDAY IN ROME. Thertis no 8unday law in Rime, and everybody does as he feels inclined , whether it be to work or to play, though j there was very little work doing to-iay. except among the venders of eatables All suchabops were open, and a great many others; but the large majority were closed. 0 1 our way to the cata combs ire drive thr nigh many uarrow streets on the outskirts, and they were generally thronged with mee, women aod children, all chattering, and evident ly having a good time. Among them ws a large number of women from the country alio had come io to . sell as much country produce as , they could curry on their he ids, and were lingering Io the city before starting home again We also mi t many such on their way home iu tbe scorching sue, outside of tho walls, with a thick cloth or blanket on the top of their heads to protect them from the heat. The wine stoiei, fruit stores, cafes and restaurant, and tobacco stores were all open, - ihere were some, but a very few, mechanics at work at their trades. Tbe streets were thronged all day wiih well dressed people, but the charches, except very early in the morning, had but lew at tend ints, and these principally old men and women of the lower classes. The beggars were all there seeking alms, looking as dirty and wretched as they do on week daya. though we d uot find as mauy of them as formerly, eicept in and arouud the churches. Ihere were a great many soldiers on the street, all in uniform,, wearing while cotton gloves, and looking extremely well. The po lice wean a military dress, carry a sword at their sides, aod wiih csas buttoned up to the throat, aud yellow cord and tassel gracefully looped over the breast, carry themselves erect aim soiaieriy, They are young men, apparently twen ty-five years uf age, and have evidently seen military service. The numbers of each Dr4 In gilt figures on their stand-up cellars. C. (J. Fultnu'a Letter, THE K0P.SE AND HIS RIDER. In the history of R ime it is related that io SGI. B (J , a great chasm opened ia the middle of tbe Kruw which it a as found impossible to fill.. , The sooth sayers said it would close when it con tained what R mie possessed of most value, and then the Stale would be per petual. A noble youth named M Curtius demanded if R ime had any thing of mora value than arms -and valor. He mounted his horse, richly caparisoued, and amid tbe silence nf the people, spurred him over the brink of the tremendous precipice (rue Liv, 1, vii, G) . I have seen a striking picture of this somewhere. It represented the horse and rider uf er they bad passed tba brink and were descending to the un known depth. There was a remarkable contrast between the fright of the brute aud the un uffl'd self-possession of the man. The liaibs of the horse were tightened to his body and the muscles of his neck drew bis bead to his chest, and a shuddering terror expressed itself in the flash of his starting eyes. The rider was serene and calm, and a solemn expression of majesty on his face, as of one who lived wiih high thoughts. If I were set to spiritualize this picture. ' I should say that it was no mean repre sentation of a ripe Christian departing this life. The horse is the boly, and the rider is the Spirit. Flesh shrinking, spirit steady and calm and solem. Flesh dreading the terrible shock, and Spirit wrapt Io the glory of action, de scending that it may asceod Cook. THE WHITE ELEPHANT. The oldest of the whites elephant, which, the Times of India says, was born in 1770 died in its temple of Bangkok in November last. Eery one knows that this famous white elephant, belore which a whole people bow the knee, is the emblem of the Kingdom ef Siam. It is honored with the most beautiful presents, for tbe Indians, full of the idea of metamorphosis,, still believe that so majestic an animal could bo ani mated by only the spirit or a god or of &n f3ir?r0f, F'ch while 1pnhnnt possesses its palace, a vessel of gold, and harness . resplendent with jewela. Several mandarins are attached to its service, anj feed it with cakes and sugar cane. The King of niatn is the only personage before whom it bows the knee, and a similiar salutation is ren dered it by the monarch The deceased idol was accorded a magnificent funeral A hundred Buddhist pries s officiated at the ceremony. The three surviving white elephants, preceded by trumpets, and followed by an immense concourse of people accompanied the funeral car to the bank of the Menam, where the King and his noble lords received the mortal remains, which were transported to the opposite bank for burial. A pro cession of thii tf vessels figured at that curious ceremony. AH the f isting h mses. ranged in double file on the Menam to the number of over C0,000, ere adorned iib flags aod symbolical attributes. f The tobacco man wha wanted a nav. 1 adwriseaiaat had bis nam smbroiiercd onwailetitackiagi, and then distributer. them amang tbe pretty girl. It wasn long before alt the yaung men in the Beigaboihaed wire running alter bia oraod f cigars. ; NO. 20. GRANUK MEETING. According to a ijonrament Rnanokr District Orange, Patrons ol Husbandry, met at 'Itozobel, Bertie county, N, , C liatordsy, 8th ol, June. W. W,' Miichell. E q.. ol Ilertferd, was ca'K'd to the chati ami K. i i t m jerinampioo wa chen Seeirta'y. ' Th ptiject ol the merlins; was stated in a few well-timed remarks, by the chair man fallowed mnrq at L-ogtU by Rev. Win, Grant, annum lecturer far the State an I P. K. Smith, E q , ol Halilax. The proc CdinjsOI previets meeting. held at h DcVereux II ne near Polloek'i Ferr', Halilax county, ae e tlno read ei tapruvid, . :i : , On motion of P. B. Jmllb, Kq , Halifax, tht (Secretary was nquested t ceitain tbe number et nubordimtr Oranuet leuretented. Secietary repotted representation trotn eiiiht sunnriitnaie (Jrsngel, present, Irnm the loilewinu ceuntirs, to wit : Northampton, four. Hertford, two, Bertie, one. ami Halilax me. Martin and Pitt not reprtsentel, The chair announced tbe elctiuo of .'(fleers, Urt in order; ao t on molten, J 9. Grant, E-q., was appuinted teller. Tne election ol idnccrs resulteJ as iei lows : Master, W. W. Mitchell, ol Hertford. Overseer, P. B. Sniiih. ol Halif x. Lecturer, Dr. J, E. Sewnom, of Hertford titewars. M J B. Nual, f Hslifax. . Assistant Steward, A. VY. Early, ol lie tie. Ch. plain, Rev. Win. Grant of North airipton, . Treasurer, W, Brysn, of Northampton. Secretary, R, J. lle.le, nf Northsuipten Gil'e K"per, J, A. B Cooper, st Maitin. Ori. Mrs P. E Smiih. nf Ha'.llax. Pomona, Mr. Dr, J. 8. Newnom ol licit lord. Flora, Miss K, P. Grant, ol Northamp ton. , Lidy Assistant -Steward, Mill Bettie Seasonal, ol Bel tie, The following reiolutioni nfi irsd by Rev Win, Grant, were adopted i Resolved, that, the Secretary nl thil Grange be, and he Is hereby instructed, to inform at once, each biother aod, sister elected to idBce in the Rmnnke District G.snge, ol their election, notilying (hem ot the time snd place of niXt meeting, and r questing their prompt attendance, that they may bi duly initalled. And aluo, that the Secretary ba iu.tiucted to uoti y each anbordinat Graage in the district, t elect ss many delegates ta tbe District Grange at tlitf sea proper. On n otinc P. E. Smith, Eiq , a cnm mitiee ol three, consirting at He. Wm. Grant A, Capehcart and J. H. Spivey, wii annotated to draft suitable rules and by laws lor the government et , the Koke District Grnu, and also, to report an order ol buitncis. On motion, these proceedings, were ordered to lent to ihe Murfreesboro En qnirer, Jseksnn Cuiiiier, RoANoa NW . .. . 1 ... 1 t. t - ....l.llna- aua f armer aou aiecuauiu i. ynm linn. On metiaa. the meeting adiouraed, to I meet at Rich qusie, Northampton ceunty, N C, nn 1 Outlay tue tiu y oi aaij 10 o'clock A, M. W. W. HlTCHKLL, It J. Bkale, Chairman Secretary. HOW NOAH GOT HIS NAME. After the atk had been aul abnut twe w-teks the wile at th captain began to get tired and resile, and anxious to get nn dry land. Hence she fell into tha babit ol every now and then celling out ta hei husband to know whether there were an; inn ot c earina uo. Ac. and as be alway answered No," she would In despair an swer "Ah 1" snd eo it went on Irnm hour io hour and day-to day, On night the wind came eat Irem th northeast and male everything lively on board. Th clew lines were all prt.d( tbe topiail binuacle was carriel swiy, and the main sheet b owu into pieces no larger than five- cent handkerchiefs. Ol course the nld man was kept busy nd was in the best ef humor. He bad ist hailed tbe lookout snd asked h'm il he had teen anything ot "Ay list,", and received the answer "Nay Rat, sir." aud ba l just ordered Shem, who was steering, keep ber (! two points," shin ttam cuneno de:k snd reported that thelaigesi elephant had broken Ions and bad i.ted on taking bis trunk Hit ttie camels' department, who, ia turn, had got their backs u, aheut"' he intirrie, ID various beasts had taken sides in the qusirel, and that was a gran 1 row gener aly. Jait as the Captain had persoaied tbe elepliaut t go back into nis team aaa had checked his truss in order ta paoily him, theie came a voice, quietly ask iug : ".toy signi ot its clearing I" "No dear." It ai raining then literally in sheets fa the icq dry was given the usual reply and ta the reply was added th usual Ah." Only in a sadder tnne than usual. It was litila ui'iie than tha old man coald itand, sod ur yelled out. No. ah 1 no, ah ) it is nsthing but no, ah 1 all dav Innu : tnu had better call m Noah, and be dune with it. Then he wml below ta splice tha main hnic which had parted. And io it was that tha Captain nl that ' first great ship Came ta be called "Noah." PRAYERS. Prsyen need not be Una. I beleva Ga" abhoia fine prayers, (f a fer-.a ask charliy ol vou In tltgant sentences he if not hk'ly to get it. Finery In dress oi l.ncOagc is out nf pltcs in beaters. I hestd a wan in the ttreet one day braving a'ou-.l by mean of a magnificent era i o II usj-I , grand language to a very pompous style, aod I dare say ha thought b was mra ol getting piles of copper by his borrowed apetch ; bat 1 for one, east him o.ithieg, but fait mere inclined to Isagh at bis bombast, It it not likely th.l many great arayais are about as useless I Many prayer meeting prayer' are a great weal ts One. Hcep your fi.urei and metaabara and parabolical rxpiessions lar your lellew creatures. 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