THE ORPHANS’ FRIEND.
Wednesday, June 10, 1^75.
SUSSCKIFTION SfiKETS,
"We have sent out to tlio friends
of tlie orplian vrork a ininibor of
siieots prepared for the names of
subscribers to the C)RPnAXs’
FkiioXd. Some of those sheets
are lying neglected, others are
doing active service. Mr. W. II.
Pace, of Ihdeigh, who alway s suc
ceeds in what he undertakes, lias
returned his sheet with the cash
for twent}'-one subscribers. We
commend his example to others.
■\Vo clip tlic from the Ihiloigh
Chrifitian AdvoQtf.t&^.o'i IjiKt week :
To E^'el•y Kewderof tiljc Advocate.
Dear ltF,Ai)F.R Wlion hid you pcikI any
thing to t!ie Orphuiis at U-xforcl 'i They luivc
to eat every day. A. D. B.
'J'hat is a timely reminder. A. 1). Jh is a
steady friend ol‘ the Orphan Asylum, of whicli
fact ho has given tangible demonstration hcre-
tifore. ."Wo hope Ids iiKiuiry will 1 ad to re
flection and I'oflection to action in favor of tlio
orpliaiis here, who never needed help more
than at the present time.
Old Father Time*
Time waits for no man; it trav
els onward ■with an even, uninter
rupted, inexorable ste]), Avithout
accommodating itself to the de-
Itiys- of mortals. The restless
boure iiursiie their course, ino-
nients press after moments; day
treads upon day ; year roils after
year. Does man ])rocrastinate f
Is lie listless or indolent I Be-
liold the days, and months, and
years, unmindful of his delay and
never sluggish, but march for-
u'ard in silent and solemn ])roces-
sion. Our labors and toils ; our
ideas and feelings, may be sus
pended by slee]) ; darkness and
silence and death may reign
around us, but time is beyond the
pOAvei‘- of any human being be
sides Omnip'otence. Tlie clock
may i Cease to strike, the sun to
shine ; but the busy hours pass
on. Tlie months and years must
continue to move forward.
King Henry VII h of England,
is said to have slept upon a straw
bed, Avliilo his servants lay on
ruslies strewn on the floor of the
royal kitchen. Tiie king’s bed
Avas not Avliat Ave should call lux
urious ; but so much ceremony
Avas used in going to it that seA^eii
chamberlains Avere employed in
undressing the royal personage,
taming doAvn the bed-clothes,
&c., &c. One indispensaljle prac-
tied Avas to thrust a dagger into
the straAA', to see that no jAerson
AA^as concealed in it.
When feather-beds came into
use in England they Avero regard
ed as articles of great Avaliie, and
it seems comical to us to find
tliem so often mentioned in aa-IILs.
The ■ person to Avhoin a feather
bed AAais bequeathed did not us
ually receive any tiling else ; his
comfort by night Avas provided
for, if not his AA'elfare by day.
The Two Men and. the Bear.
Taa'O men had to go through a
great Avood. One of them Avas
short and stout, and one Avas tall
and slim.
“I could not run fast or climb
Avell,” said the short one; “if a
foe, man or beast, came on me, I
should liave to stand my ground.”
‘•HaA^e no fear,” said the slim
man. “I can run fast and climb
A 'cd ; - lit still it is my rule to
.••’ai.d my ground—I Avould figlit
for you to the last. I fear no
man or beast, not I. Hark 1 n hat
is tliat noise ?”
“I aiu sure,” said the short
man, “that is the groAvl of a bear ;
I knoAA' tliero are b; a’s in tliis
Avood.”
The hear Avas soon in siglit.
T]\g tali man ran a short Avav and
hid ill a tree, 'idie short man
fell flat on liis face on the ground
and hold his breath. The bear
came to him, smelt liim, and
thought he Avas dead. So he loft
him, and AA'ith a gruff gTOA\d or
two Avent on his aaoia’.
When the bear Avas out of siglit
the short man rose from the
ground, and the tall man came
down from the tree.
“What did the beast say to you,
my friend said the tall man to
the sliort one. “I saAA' him put
his mouth close to your ear.”
“He tohl me,” said the short
man, “to put no trust in one Avho
brags in the AA'ay you do, for those
\Adio boast so much are not
brave!”
“HfruSKHOLD AV^okds.”—Wdien
Shakespeare oi-iginatedtliisplirase,
Ave Avonder if he had miy of fol-
loAviiig too familiar expressions in
his mind, Avhicli the Church Union
has gatliered in one suggestive
parngrapli:
Stop your noise ! Slnit up tliis
minute I I’ll box your ears!
Hold your tongue ! Lot me be !
G-et out! Behave yourself! I
won’t! You shall! NcAmmind!
You’ll catch it! Put aAvay those
things! You’ll kill 3’ourself!
Mind your own business! I’ll
tell ma! You mean thing!
There, I told a’ou' so ! I did !
I Avill have it! 0, look Avliat you
have done! ’Tavus you! Won’t
A'ou catch it, thougli! It’s my
house ! Who’s afraid of ^
Get out of this room directly!
Do 3’ou hear me 1 Dear me, I
ne ver did such a thing in all
born days !
We liave all heard tlie ohl sae--
i ig, “Early to bed and early to
r .-e, makes a man liealthvq AA'eal-
t ly and Avise.” As simple as it is,
Au-t there is much truth in .it; and
i' some of onr unsuccessful fann
ers Avho are in the habit of Iving
in bed till the sun is hiih up, Avili
adopt tlie plan of rising early,
they Avill be most agreeably sur
prised to find themselves more
successful in farming.
Some farmers say the}’ can’t
see Avliy their neighbors meet
Avitli so much better success than
tlieinselves. It is because their
neighbors are industrious, plan
AA'ork Avoll, and rise earl}^ and set
about it. Tliey often do a half
day’s AYork before our unsuccess
ful friends have even commenced.
I have iieA'er knoAvn main* suc
cessful farmers who are not early
risers.
Tlie Grenville Register says :
AVe are not particularly partial
to cats hut the folloAving is too
good go unnoticed. Some Aa'c
Aveeks ago, Mr. AY. I). Tucker, a
citizen of this county, liAUiig tAvo
miles from tOAvn, Avas fishing in
Tar RiA^er Avhen he saAv an old
mink apiiroaching liiiii canying.
a A’oung member of the famil}’^
in her mouth, ho remained quite
still untill she came in a foAv steps,
and then jumped and frightened
her so much that she dropped
the Amuiig one and made off for
a 2)lace of refuge. Mr. Tucker
took the little mink home and put
it in a box Avitli some A’oung kit
tens, and strange to say the old
cat has not noticed the addition
to he faniil}^; or iislie has, makes
no objections, and allows miukie
to share equally Avitli the kittens,
and noAV it is as gentle and pla}'-
fiil as tliough to the manor born
and is passionately fond of birds
and mice.
Kaki-t) Truth.—A 'a e eminent
and eccentric lawyer (sa^’s llie
Banner of the Cross), in one bis
addresses to the jury, ex})lained
the meaning ol this phrase by re
lating the following fable, Avorthy
of old Esop himsolf:
“Truth and Falsehood, traA'el-
ing one Avarm da}', met at the
ri\'er, and both Avent to batlie at
the same jilaco. Falsehood com
ing fir.st out of tlie Avater, t()ok
h;s couqiaihon’s clothes, leaving
his OAvn vile raiment and AA'ent on
his AvaAC—Truth, coming out of
the Avater, sought in vain for his
jiroper dress, disdaining to Avear
the garb of Ealeseliapd. Truth
started, all naked, in qmrsuit of
the thief; but, not being so SAvift
on foot, has noA^er overtaken the
fugitiv’e, and has ever' Yiiic e
been knoAvn as ‘Naked Truth.”’
MiscellaitvoiB!9 Farag^raphs.
PoKTRAC—Poetry is the breatli
of beaut}', floAving around ' the
S2)iritual Avorld, as the Avinds tlia't
Avake up the flowers do about the
materiai. Tlie love of moral
beauty, and the retention of the
spirit of youth, Avhich is imjAlied
in the indulgence of a, poetical
state, are evidences of a good
disposition in any man, and ar
gue AA'ell fortlie largeness of his
mind in other i*es2>ects. For this is
the boast of poefiy aboA^e all other
arts: that, sympathizing Avith
every thing, it leaA'es no corner
of Avisdoiu or knoAvledge unre
cognized, AAdiich is a uniAmrsality
that cannot be predicated of any
science, hoAA'ever grqat.—heigh
limit
NeA’er live in a ho\ise Avhicli
has not AvindoAvs or doors on both
sides, through Avliich you can, if
desT'ahlo, cause a comiflete a id
thorough draught.
It -is more difficult to forgive an
injui’A^ froin a friend than from an
enemy. Your favorite' dog fly-
ing at you pains you a great
deal more than a similar assault
from a strange dog. • T '
It is not knoAA'ledge alone
AA'hich makes us happy ; it is the
quality-of the knoAvledge. Per
fect knOAA'ledge is conviction ; and
it is conviction Avhicli makes us
ha^Apy, AA'liich absolutely satisfies
us, and AA'hich clianges dead
knoAA'ledge into liviiig.^A^oy^Zis.
All Irisliman being recently on
trial for some offense, pleaded
“not guilty,” and the jury lieing
in the box, the State Solicitor
proceeded to call Mr. Furkisson as
a Avitness. With the utmost inno
cence Patrick turned his face to
the court, and said:
“Do I understand, yer honor,
that Mr. Furkisson is to be a Avit
ness against me again
Tlie .Judge said drily, “It
seems so.”
“Well, thin lier honor, I jflade
guilt}q sure, Pvu’ yer honor })laise,
not because I am giitlty,; for I’m
as innocent as yer hanor’s suck
ling babe, but just on account of
saving Mister ihirkissou’s sold V'
The following whimsical cireumstance, and
p'oculiai- coineuhmce, it is said, .actually took
])laco some time since. A boat ascending the
Ohio Kivei- was liailed by anothei- boat, when
the following convefsalioa ensued :
‘AVhat boat i.s that V
‘The Cherrystone.'
‘AVheuee came you'?’
‘From lledstone.’
‘AVliero are youhouiul to?’
‘Limestone,’
‘Who is your captain V
‘Thomas Stone.*
‘AVhat aro you loaded with f’
‘Mill^'tones.’
‘You ;iro a very /lortrset altogether; take
care yon don’t go to the bottom. Farewell.’
The above is something akin to an answer
we once hoard given to an impiiry as to who
a certain minister was, that preached in a
(■lutrch in Halifax county.
‘Who was the minister that preacdied this
morning ?’ was the inquiry.
‘That is Mr. AAnuttield, who was born in
Fdgetield, married Miss Coffield, audluts late
ly settled in Eulieid’’
CONTRIBUTIONS To TIIE ORBIIAN
ASYIRTM FROM JUNE tTJi TO JUNK
irnh INCLUSIVE.
IN' CASH.
Paid §T3 50. Ondiaii.V Friend.
“ 11 t)5, ('olle(Ui(m at Hi'ster’s Church.
5 00, Farmington Lodge No 2(55.
“ 4 00 each, J A Simpson, (a blind man)
ami (•.oll(‘ction at Union Church, through
0 AV Fittard.
“ B 40, E R Partridge.
“ J20, Mt Enei'gy l.odgc, No 140.
“ 2 50, J 11 Garvey
“ 2 00 each, Mrs .S P Alaynard, I) AV Al
len. Ihiicidntmi Baptist Churcli.
“ 1 dO Hall Lodge, No 52.
“ 1 00, Miss (aii'oline AA’ilsou.
“ 50 cents, Go >rge Paiker.
“ 25 cent', Philad-1/, ia Church.
IN KIND.
Day &. Meadows. 4 doz thimbles.
A Holly, 1 Bbl Shad, I Bid lierriiigs.
'L' D (’rawford AlCo Cakr-s.
Rev L K AViley, sewing cotton.
A Landis Jr (5 Belts.
E Taylor (5 Belts.
TV 'r Graiidv, () Belts.
A Friend, 6’Belts. ! '
■'J’ho following persons have paid for The
Oheii-ANs’ Friend for one year from this
date:
J H Ovc'hy, E N AVilkorson, J R Haski' r,
J H Chandler, Robert Holoway, E P Tmk^
T AA’ S Tuck, K P Battle, A\' N Slndtor,
J H Tarpley, A S McDowell, AA’’ H Pace, J
AA’ Cde, A ri Tenijile, Willie II Lancaster,
L A Hart, Norris & Jlyatt, Dr R B Ellis,
Leach Bros, Parker, Barbno dc Latta, Poc I
dc ?»roring, Dr Graham. Geo H Snow, Len II
Adams, J B Hill, R F Jones & Co, HL
AVatson, J M AA’'hite, J D AVhitaker, I J
Yomig, J Kreth, Rufus Knott.
For six Months, James H Henderson.
Sunday Schools.
The In^rnatlnnal Sahbath School Conven
tion recently mot in Baltimore, and the statis
tics published are jf stai-tlingma.gnitudc. The
number of Sabbath schools in the country is
sixty-eight thraisand, two hundred and nine;
of teachers and officers, .seven hundred and
forty thousand, nine hundred and seventy-
nine; and of scholars, five million, six hun
dred and thirty-seven thousand, three hundred
and sixty-seven. The whole 8al*ba»h sehoo}
force, therefore, i.s six millii>n, throe hundred
and seventy-three thousnnil, four hundred and
thirty-six. or about one-sixth of the entire
ponnlation of-the land.
These* figures hav(! an important bearing en
soci'-il and rrliginns quest’ms )fton discussed
at the fireside and in the public journals. Thev
suggest the power iiihorent in the Sabbath
sidmol organization.
N(*arly six million memhers of this power
ful league are children, and it is well known
that the inqu'essions received in childhood
have a permanent force. I'ha Ideas that rule
the inner lives of men and women commonly
take .shape hv the age of sixteen, and the ma
jority of Sabbath school scholars are under
that age.
This immense Sabhnth schotd army awakens
doubts of the truth of the remark, so often
heard, that our age i.s noted f'r nnhelief. and
has fallen away from the old faith. The re
mark is not a novel one. Tt has b('en re]>e.at-
ed in everv age of which history iweserves the
record, in pagan no h‘ss than in ClirisBan
tim-''s.
But how can unbelief create such a mightv
organization as the Sunday scboola of the
land? If men were given over to .skenticism
they would not send their children to Sabh.ath
sc.hods. lutr contrihute the large sums needed
to make the institution so well organized and
effective. The host of workers in Sahhath
schoids. and the larger host of snpnnrtevs.
must be believers in the Bible. And the fact
that a large majority of the children of the
TTnitod Slates are f umd in tlio schoid.s, proves
tiiat belief is'eommon, and the interc.sts in the
Bihle. general.
It is worthy of note that Sabhath schools,
on the grand scale they now occupy, are the
birth 'of onr age. Religions instrnetion of
children is as old as Christianity, and has tak
en on varimis forms in eighteen centuries.
But Sunday sco(ds, in their present form,
have grown up within the memory of living
men. Their existence may he said to run side
by .silo with that of steam,—the chief force in
modern industry. It is interesting to trace the
rise and d(wclopment of these two great forces,
the one, matcri.a! and scientific, the other,
moral and spiritual. They are, ])erhaps, alli
ed, .and may be regard(‘d as mntnal helpers
towai'ds a state of perfection Avhich man is ev
er .struggling to attain.
The, subject is qne of great interests, for the
life of the ne.vt generation must be molded by
the Sabbath sehouls to a large degree. All
iv-ligious procci'diiigs'are important; in view
of the imwer which religionhasoverthe minds
of men. But of all religious matters in this
couiitryjjsince the lievolulion, the foundation
and growth,of Sabbath schools take preced
ence, for tlio.se schools have become the chief
iedeers of the church.
A JLUtlc Advice ii> Farmcii},
Help your wives in ev.!i-v wav
y; M can, trivial tkouw- it mav
seen; to v’ou. For instance, keep
an extra iiair of ilioes  r slipjiers
in tlio hall or cnti-)-, and always
rcnieniber to clnuige your dirty
boots before entering lier clean
rooms. Then j-oii may be snro
of a smile of welcome, as no dirt
n'ill bo left after yon for her to
clean uj). In tlio evening comb
your liiiir as carefully as yon ev
er did in your courting davs. Put
on a clean coat or dressing-gown,
and wlien you take your pajier to
read, do not read to yourself and
leave her to lonesome thoughts
ndiile sewing and mending, but
remember tliat she, too, has been
working hard all day, and is still
working. Head to lier whatever
interests you, so tliat her inti'r-
ests and opinions may grow witli
voiirs, and that she may compre
hend something besides love sto
ries, which two many have read
more than they should. You will
both be happier, and being a
farmer’s or merchant’s wife will
not be such a dreadful tiresome
life as many girls have every rea
son to tnilik it is.
“Jolimiie,” said a man winking
slyly to a clerk of his acquaint
ance in a dry gobd store, ymi
must give me extra measure. Your
master is not hi.”
Johimie looked up in tlie man’s
face very seriously, and said, ‘My
Master is always in!
Johiiuifi’s master was the all-
seeiiig fiod. Let us all when wo
are tempted to do wrong, adopt
Johnnie’s moRo—“Jly IMaster is
alv ays in.”, It will save us from
m It v' a sin, and so from much
as.irow.-—S. S. World.
Too Much Gii.fMJiAii—Div F—
was* the president of a Soutlieiii.
college, who’.'professed to be very^'
grammatical in the use of his,lan
guage, and therefore expected his'
pupils t^ be likewise; ‘Playing
cards was forbidden on .tb'd prem
ises ; ljut, as is always tliS cake, ■
this law is often violated by the.
students witlTout being detected.
A number of freshmen collected
together in one of the membei’s
rooms, and were enjoying a good
game of euchre, when a knock was
heard at the door.
‘Who’s there V exclaimed one.
‘Me !’ was the laconic ropily.
‘Who’s me V
Professor F.’
“You lie ! Ha, ha, lia ! Professor
F. wouldn’t say, ‘It’s me he’d
sax*. ‘It is I, sir.’ ”
Tlie old professor turned on
his heel and went off, knoiving
they had liim there.
A Ministek Nonplussed.—
Tlie Rev. Matthexv Wilkes was
once passing through one of the
crotvded streets of London, xvlieu
he heard a carman—-who found
great difficulty in getting his ve
hicle along, oxving to the numer
ous obstructions he met xvith—■
ursing and sxve aring at a tre
mendous rate. Ho quietly went
up to the offender, and, tap|)ing
him gently on the shoulder, said
to him :
“Ah ! for that cursing and
swearing of which you have been
guilty, 1 xvill appear a xvitness
against you at the g eat day of
judgment!”
“Oh, yes,” said the carman to
his clerical rebukcr, “th.o’ biggest
rogue alwars turns king’s evi
dence !” ’ . • '
Tho'minisfhr, ‘ in relating tliis
aueodote to his- friends, ’’owned
that' this ans’wor so completely
nonplnssed him, that ho ' was obli
ged to walk off without saying a
word ill reply. " .