THE OKITIAXS’ FKlKXi).
W4>4lii>Ml:i.v, Juno ‘^1, 1^75.
ST. J03i:V’S WAY.
Wo incntioiiCMl last week, that-
TU'Scarora Lodj^-e of Oxford luul
taken prelimiiuny steps to cele
brate.-the- auuiversarv of St. Joliu
tile Baptist, at the Orphan Asy
lum, ,)n the24tliinst. bya j\!asoiuc
Ih’oeession, Oration and pic-nic
dinner,’ to come off under tlie
b lantifnl sliado tr of tl c Asy
hrni oTounds. ^Ve have not
heard what progress has been
made by tlie committee appoint
ed bv the Faidg’C, in making- the
^ireliniinarv arrang-ements, but
])resume that, like g’ood Masons,
they are attending'to the duty as-
sig-ned them.
It is ex])ected that suitable ad
dresses will be delivereil bv
Orand blaster Blount, of Wilson,
]>r.’ Eng’ene Grissom, - Sii])erin-
tendent of the Insane Asylum,
dud perhaps otlujrs as they may
be inspired hy t)/e spirit of the
oecasioii. In short, we have no
d-aibt Jt ■will be a pleasant day to
••ill participants, especially to the
>rphans, to whom the o])pcrtuni-
■r. o*f etpoving- such relaxadon
'Com the Ttmtine daily duties
does not i»ccFTr vm-' frecpiontly.
We ho])e all,, Masons and citizens
g-eneralh', wil 1 contrilmte their
aid to make it a- day of g-ladness
to all conc.enied. IVe prob-
ablv be able togife more definite
information on the subject next
week.
ddie dav wil) be celebrated! at
I\lars Hill Asylnin, in »» sindSar
manner, in a beautifFul yotuig-
grove beside a bnbldiirg’' monii-'
lain spring-, it exjiected
addresses will be (Wivered by W
(.r.: M., Jolni Kirhols,. liva-leigli,
and Gen. Ibibevt oif Bnn-
ewabe. ,
COltKESPOIVUJKYClK.-
To avoid frecjneinit iiepetii^MiSj.
we an.sw'er a few ktte.rs in- this
•.ifaper;
Snow Him.,,k’-tt,
tJiff-Priiicipal of tilt;
O.rfonl OrpTi^tH'
D'pa'ii-Sir : - IMoiisc iiit’oriii im; wlriClt'inl
•f rlMlilix'iiMiyi mlniittcd in your it'
• ii+aiiy noom tor iiuu'f', aiul on vvliat t'nuu
!U(l tvrmf: limy an-'julniittcd. Also-srud caf-'.
.dogim,.alko;-\\diiit Yours truly,
• .LniV ll.AKl'KR.
AxswicK:
Indig-ent orphans between tlie
r*gos of six aird twelvOv arc fed,
■Idthed and taugdit b’ce-of charge.
We-have room fbrmore-r 1>nt we
:lo' not* })ublish cataloguers.- Bet-
’er subscribe for thc' OrJ’UAxs’
FiiiKNi).. Only ewe-dolJnr-tl. wear.
•, inoc'ksvrTrvK.N: Ti, 2r5rli
7‘’w/ ,.S}iijeriiiir)i(h'iit '
(Orphan A'xijTion-
Dkar Sir Tliofro’ii-^iviilirlo orpHan 'fnP
' tliis' coiuity t'n ja-arB old ^adidiKjyoU t!r!k'
oiifli.. .Slio-iias uc-itlii-.T fiiilio-'”!'(xri- inoliif'rr
n;;,.iuil m-' rflaraiui.-'tt' ttitv'o' MCO. of licr.
■ j a niT uii'l.'. Will'yoii rfjoi-nCelioi:
liof'A'syiuiiv and liow long fi Tdfeiso’
f oiirf. Kta.pt'Ctfulry.
(V it .^rAKTr^,^-
. S..—Illv.Btni' ‘.'>S:wtV M'.S
v'e will tryto makD-anjhice tTut
.• HTyou'can’i^'iidUier, do so..
Brvmi at Salisbury;- anrl.Mi*.
■ ■ dgrngs’at Raleigh (if you shon ’
•s ])aper). wdlb sell tieicefs at 2
•(‘iits a mile.- iryon.(-air not’send*
lof to Raleigh;.the Suporinttnid-
dt will ap])oirft'ai hme'foi'lior to'
aeet him in Salisbury: The af-
icers of l\focksville .Bodge, Xo.-
Id-i-, or Mr. Iv lI. Bass, of iTn.-M's;
vill take pleasiire-iu' forwarding,
his child.
«tUESTI01VS A:V1> AAiSWEStS.
A friend writing from, .a section
of the State that has not hitherto
tlone much for the orphans, savs,
‘A\^e ai'e talking of making a col
lection for the beneht of the or
phans, and would like to know
^v]lat would-be accejitable besides
money; and also how Ave • shall
send such things as may.be con
tributed,’’ Anything that-is use
ful ill a family to cat or wear (ex
cept shoes, of Avhich we
have too main' already) and what
ever is reijiiired in- an ordinary
household or cm a farm, Avoiild be
'always acceptable. Bedding of
all kinds^ axes,-hoes, nails, lum
ber, thmr, coni, bacon, eggs, but
ter, fruit, needles-,• })in^, tliimliles,
knitting needles, knitting cotton,
calico, sheeting, shii-ting, liheiij
jeans, hats, spaded, shovels', a one-
horse harrow, feitilizers, gimlets,
socks, stocking.s-;—in short any
thing to' eat, wear or io work
with will be a})propriato, and
anything of the sort may be sent
by railnvad ov Express to'the “I )r-
phau-' Asylunp Oxford, X, C.,”
and -it Avill come to llenders-oii
and we will get it, fvonv tbei'C.
Wdieirwe except “infants’ shoes”
from the list of Avants,- we mean
sltocs suited to children under six
ye-irs old. We hare a g.reat manv
of that sort on liand and- would
like to SAA'ap' them for sometlVing
more useful.
lliic Sccrctai-A' of Lodge,
Xo--—Av'rbes- “The W. M. ap-
p.mi.ted a Connnitteo on the Asv-
Jmn., aeicording to the RcvSoUrfion
of the Grand lAidge,. but thcA’
,liaA'o done no-ilnng as yet in th(‘
way nu4n-g-donations fo?" the
Asylum.” are sorry tor tins,
buit Ave- ran c5o- no-‘fhhig' Imt leave
.them to s'ttlA^thw■ im^-tter iK'tween
1t]ieHiselyes-_ ;a;n4 G*odc their o-avu
coiiscieirccs; a-ii.d the- Graml Jjodge.
We linA-'c'received another let
ter saA'ing, “Lnclosed find check
for S -the monfh'ly contrihn-
tioiiii of -'-““Lodge;. Xo. — for
the'immth of k'Fiv.’* That’s- the
righi- tonl'o^things. It makes*
us feel good -fo- get such letters.-
ddie cheek Avas no foiir-pence-
Tiii: Rop{‘ of Rnmo celvhratc'd
’.is eighty-ilurd birtlulay on the*
loth of May.
ha'penny concern, but took tAvo
g®o;l sized hgnres to express it,-
AAtnend' sendin'g a conTrilmtion,
the result of- a tirst ettbit in his
neigiiborliood in behalf of the or-
phan-s, stiysy ‘T htd-icAa*. GodSvill
prosjK'i- the Avork.” We 'bolicA'-e
so too, if the Avork be done ; but
how* abonC his jirospering (or
causing to prosjier) those Avlio
ought-to do'tlie AVork neglect
it i"
In conclusion. We need’coiv-
tributions of all sorts, money in
cluded. The children licre can
not hihernate like the bear or the
Ihit and AA'ait for the Avarm .‘])ring
,suns .of charity to bring them the
means of feeding, Init thoy'a.i'^ an
eating, sleetiing, chdhes*\vearing
set that, ns' fa,st as- they'eat and’
wear up; one contfibutioit are in
need of anoriier.. We'l.iclicA'e G-od
fcfll bless-tln^ orpliuir Avork, but
ho Aviirmake-rfiose'AMiom he lias
hlcsj^ediliLs-' iij.stfmnoiits in doing-;'
it..
The Coxckrt which closed the
session of 3lrs. Stradley’s Bchool
for young ladies, came olf heie
on Friday eA’ening,. 28th ult Tiie
young-ladies .sang and ])laA'ed
well, shoAving that the}' had been
carefully Instructed by their ac-.
complish9d 3Iusic Teacher, iliss
.Minnie Ivittrell. The next ses
sion of 3Irs. Btriidley’s Bclioid
Avill open (.m ihe third Monday in
July.- The high character of this
school, tlie-experience and. Cjuali-
hcation of the Teachers, together
Avith the healthfiihiGss- and excel
lent social adA'iintages of Hxford,
present strmig claims- for patvon-
age to those having daughters to
educate.
A WoxpKKEri. Axe.—A- Xcaa'-
Humpshire paper' sa-^'s-i- “Taa'o
boys, ■fifteeiVT'Cars-of age,'-namr’d
3341110 Sargent ?nnbGhc.'fer Coo*-
lldgo; went onh Imntitig'iio ('.-am--
b^dg-o^-oni Ibth, andi kille-ba*
bear’’ Avftlc an a.xe, the* skin: of
yhicli incasiirod six feet, - tliTce
inch(*s in Ic.ngtb-; abd’dbni*' feet in:
Avidtli.”
T'l-4it'iS'probably-' tlic'first nXe
that has been skinned during the'
|)i-esent centenniab-aud’mnst IraA'e
i.K'on a vc'i’A' nnwicldly one, judg
ing from the size of its hide. •
It is awefy ■diftrcuh tWUg to
manage an,, m-stitution. like the
'()r[)hau...Asylum. Some of tlie
dilficiilties will readily suggest
•themselves to the minds of the
thoughtful; others must be ex
perienced to be understood.-
There being no permanent ap
pro] )viatiou from any source forthe
■maintenance of the Asylum,-■ its
very existence is based to .some
extent u])oii an uncertainty.- It
has hitherto been sustained- and
Ave have strong faith that it A^■•ill
contitme to be. d’ake the- year
roniuL Ave belicA’e the coutvi.-bn-
tions will be sutheient to furnish
fooLau-d raiment and the facilities
for eliication to the children stmt
lieie, hut these contributions come
in irregularly. xVt one .time tLere
n ill ,be an abundant Sup])!)' on
hand, then there Avill be a failing
off Until the sup])l}' is- exhausted
and, having no re.served fund to
fall back u]w.)n, the managers a-ncl-
friendo of fhe xVsylum naturallv
suffer g:reat anxie-t}’ for .tear that
the delay, in- sending,in su])])lies
will-cai-i-sG a-ctual;'snttering among
the rdiildrtu. If the-friends • ol
the or])}-xniscweve always apprised
of these gloqmy periods we kjiow
they Ayouid Jiasteu to- .su])])ily the
.means uf .relief d’lio “ OmnCAXs'
Fiui-ixo” Ava-s designed as a medi
um of communication Avith the
fineiidb of the institution, that
tliey luigLt b‘'^ appri.sed from ti.me
to time of Its condition,, but tliev
don’t all txik-e the fiaj.-er and Inmce;
we are at a loss some times to
knoAv how to .reach thenn
J'ltere a.'re liiany other' diffieul-
ties-in the; management of the en-
ter])rise that liave to be met and
overcome in order to its succ.ess
in accomplislnng the good design
ed,. but as the one alliuled to
above is the greatest- at tl-ris par-
tiimlar time, avo will say i-uithing
of the others at ])resent, and Ava-it
liopefully for the removal of that.
IXTlntXATlOXAL (.loXVENTIOX OF
tiijLYoiX'O 3Iex’s Cukistian As-
soci.vriox.—d'li-e tAventietli Annu
al Gvinvetitioii of this association
of the- Fiiited States amb British
hhoA'inces mot in Jilchinbiid, \a.,
oiyt-liG' 2(Jth of April. The fol
lowing:,, from .the .Ui'd-nnoud J)is-
fxifch, ill regard to the origin and
liistorv of this organization is
conden.sed by the FeterMmrg lii-
di’X-Appcal and aaIII d.oubtle.ss
prove of iiiteroM >
“In ISd-I George-'bYillUtins or
ganized, in I>7>ndbii, the first Y.
.M.-. C.-A,'ivhich-eA'er existed, and
enunciated tlien the idea n])on
AV'h'icii they'have'shice' AA'orked^
aMz., “to organize the ('hr-istian
ehbrthif Christian yourog,'n?cn to
remh and saA'o those of theirown
ag'(rA'"'ho‘■'vere'iiot (.’hristiau:^.’’
Thiv fh’.st*'association on this
continent AA'aiiT'orgauizcd in Mont-'
real iir-^lHol, -ain-bwas folloAA'ed'bv
the’orgaiifzation, the same year,
of associa-tions-in Boston, Cincin
nati, Buffalo; and bVashiiioton.
iV need (d' closer sympathy ami
the comparison of 'V^oavs-and ex
periences Avas soon felt, i1nd led
to.-the first international conten
tion, Avhich nICt in Huttalo ill
18o4-. A central committee Avas
located in bVashlngton, Avith cor-
n3S])onding members representing
every section ; and tlie organiza
tion continued to jirosper - until
the breaking out of the late' “wai-
be-tiveen the fitates.” Iti 18(10
the conventii.m met in Xcw Or
leans, and 200 active assocuitions
AA'ere' reported.
During the Avar no general con
vention Avas held, and it Avas not
until 1800 that the worby inter
v.i])ted 'by the conflict between
the. two sections of thc country,
was fairly inaugurated again, at
Albmiy. ■ ■ ' ■
In '1800 the Executive Com
mittee Wins, located in Xew York,
the publication of a quarterly ])a-
per Ava8 Ordered, and the holding
of State conventions reeo’yn-fnem!--
ed.
Idle Exociitivc Oonuiiittee were
a))]e to say in theiv vepo.tt last
■:v'ear
When the commiffe’e' A^'as ap
pointed Ave nunibeied 1 associ
ations ; now the nauves of are
on the roll, llien a kingl'e’build
ing fund had been partly raised;
now Ave rejoice in 18 buildings,
worth S2,()0(),000, and 5-7 fund^-y
^diich already aino-nnt to over
half a million.”
111-0 3’e])ort of tlve ccvi-uniittee
this-year Avill be even ii-vure en
couraging.
There a-ve noAverer crfC Jiuinh'cd
ihoifsfHfd active members of asso
ciation- in coo])eration juid* c^orres-
pom-k'Hce Avith tliis-general organ
ization/
KWEES OF TfiSE KOA-D»tf
3Ve f^id the fulloAvi-i^‘' J’TIules
of fhe road” .in tlvey Chi^idotte
Dentovnd, and insert ^hem foi’ the
n-sefnl a.-ml interostip^'.infbfiuation
they c'vViitain :
“TWi great les'ding rule'is that
n’o onc'has iho right fo“ bn in the
middle of the roaxl, excep-d Avhen
■j¥» other ])ergon ^ ])ref!^mt to
o-alin his right to fbo use'of one-
half Bie higliAVa}',- wbinh- Maim he
,'has, jn’ecisely the same Fight to
assert Avlion traveling in the’.same
idirect’ion that he has \Yheu ho
meets ^uother,- This is the law
of e'^ery State' in the Kiuon,- and,
so far as Avyr are inforine’dj'Of oa'c-
ry civilized country ; audD-lI tier-
sons violating it are liable'' for all
damages resulting‘from tlieir con
duct ■
WliehMeams meet, tlm' Ameii-
can- law is that each, tm.S'iing to
th'e'riglit,-. shall give half the road,
llie custom- and the laAv of Eng
land req.uircH teams, to Mm out to
the left,- as ex])ressed- iii an old
^(log-gei'el.-.
■1'].^“ mil' of tlio road It? a paradox ^itc;
Lii r'ldin.sr or driving aloii^
ft you keep till' loft, you are sure' rfi'go right
If you ttj lliC vi.ii-lit, you go u-voiig.
In t-lid'))ev!.6ii,-Ht- fi-oiit
is i-'efjliii-dtl’-td" trihi fo-tiio Wt, so
as fo-allOn' the person'iu itic vein-,
n'li&'is" ti-aveliiig' at a moro rapid
pace, fa pass b}' on liis right.
Al'hero teams appi-oacli'ei.t r’ght
angles,', or intersecting r.iadh, it is
thc dtitV of the person h'lio, b.^-
turning; to the riglit, ivcKtld pass
to "ho .i-eai- of the otlier- team, to
pull lij.;. and allow the otliors to
pass.
In -widfe-'sti-eets in to'.vn.S'-tH-'ci
ties', those .general 'iji-'Jtoiples
shoidd al .tat-s bo observed, though
from the i«.-cossit!os of tltO case
pOr.'.airi.s'al'e-lOss strict in-;' ke!piiig
oii'thO propot- side of tl'.c.'stvoot,
being freque-ufl.v oblig-edn .with
p]'oper (atre for the riglits- of- oth
ers, t(j pass to the other-side,' to
a^■oid a ci'Oi\'d- or other obstrue-
tion. ' -
A jterson nitli a light htdiit’lo,
meeting or desiring to pass a
lieavil-!--hid0n team.- eS'pecudly if
the lattel' is gOiii.g itp it lull, will
g'.movall.p tilfiiodt wiHioht requi;-
mg tlie man witli a loaded wagon
to give half the.roijd. ; biittliolaw
imposes no siich obllgaticm in any
case, and, iindor all eircumstaii-"
ces, requires eilcli to givo half thb
road, unless bv aeoidelit or some
obstruction it is found impossible
to do so. ,
If a p'ersfiu baitjie'iiit to be iri
tlie wrong place on tlie road :or
street/ a person ci.i'mffig- in colli
sion with him is not entitled id
damages if, b.v the tist- (A ordinaf
ry and reasoiiabhq diligence, he
could Lave avoided if;
Aa AftV^ctins- Case.
The mainy freaks of jdivsic; 1
infinff't.y sdio'w nothing .stran.icr
than instantaneous blindness t r.
deafness, or their immediate ciin .
lint cases of the kiml are well
authenticated. The following- is-
told in a Xask-ville paper:
IVe recently he:u'd :i remark
able :ind'touclihig story of lit, 9"
bo\', the son of a gentleman in.
ail adjoining county. Ills ago is
twelve, or thirteen. He is an.
interesting and promising lad.
One day dfUriiig the past winter
ho faileil to ri.se iii. thc morning
as earl\- as nsuhl. At length li's-
tather went into the room whcie
he ]a.^-, and asked him wh-;- l;,e':
did not get iqi. He' said it seem-'
e I dark vet., mid* he was waiting
tor dav-light. His father .retireil,,
but the boy net imrfcing his ap-
pearadee for some time, he re
turned and sa.id*a se-tond time,-—
“ily ."Oir,, w.hy deii’t you get;
up ?”
“Father,, is- f# dhyliglit ?” he*
asked. ' ’
“VeS; long ago.”
“Thei*,f:rtlto'’;” flto little fellciwb-
said, “1 am blind.”
And so if vyw-t- ptiit fdglit ivas'--
.gone. ,
In a sboct fatlier. took;
him to Ni«siiviSe,-to get the' beiiA
o!it of tlte medieifl jirofession''
(here; but none of the ph\-bieiaiis'.
could do :iiVy t'or him, and
liajipily made'ne'e.xperin cuts on'
his e.ye.s. Some hidics in a fain-'
ily of his father'jf atcyiaintance'
sought to ch-ebf lilin-' in liis atHic-'
rioti, and one night jiroposed to
take him to the opera, that he'
mi.ght Itear'tho music and singing.
He went a-nd was delighted.
In tiny eours'e of* the' perform
ance all af once he' ieajied iqi,■
threw his-ahns ai-onndJhis fatlier’s’
neck, and- sdfeauied with oe-:
stasy,—
“(.) fat-l'ter'I can see !”
His sight liad instantly returii-;
ed. And since then he lias re
tained it in. fnlb figoi',.except that
under excitement there' is .some-'
times a transient dimness of vis
ion, The ciise i.s' one of a remark-'
able and siiiguiav cha'i-actOr.
Poisoned h'J-'Eatiiif? P'ainfod
Candy.-
The -^’lieehiig' (vht.) Hcf/htev’
gives an acc'ot!iif*of‘the''faf;d pois-’
oiling of one child.’, an'ildhe seri- -
ous and ],)o'.s,si'I)}.y 'fatal illness of
two others in tlie sttmo family, ■■
near Bridgeport, fi-bii .Min'g pain- '
ted su.gar apples, ddie' oecaslon .
was the birthday festiy'ities of'
one of the children of a (ierinan
family natuo'd'Burst. The cliil-’
di-eii ate freely of the paiiited’-
caiidy vdth the restilt named;.
.Vnal.yst.s ']jn'''oved ’th'at tliO' cbfifee't “
tioi’.'-. .hHd'lie'efi' e'ov;-ived red' ;mcP
greeif iii the- somljlaiie'e of real*'
triiit bje the use of arsenic and-
aniline.