THE OKI’HAES’ EUiEXl).
'I'liK X.—Wo iiilopt tlie_ ii.su-
al custom of iiotilyino- suliscibot's
d!' the expi'.'sliou of tlioif suli.scvp-
lioii, by pltu'iiio SI cross mark (X)
oil tlioir ])iip'cr,s. So, If you iiiiil
tin; jimi'k (111 your paper you may
knoiv liiiit tlie time you paid tor
lias (expired, and that, lIulc’Bs you
I'oiiew- the [laper tvill be diseoii-
lirtiied, ,
We hope uoiic tvlll he offend
ed at having- the jiajier stopped
rvlieii tlioy fail to pay ttp, its tve
couldii’t publish it on cfcdit if we
•uouid ; and wouldn't if Wo eotild,
and we can make no excep
tions, When, therefore, you
.seC.tUeXou yoiir pa-per, send
the ■ money, for renewal right
along-.
or ST. .5ms AT Tsis;
Asvs.turi.
The day opened bright and
beautiful, and, tliougli towards
“liig-h twelve’’ tlic heat was a lit
tle opp'i-cssivo, the weather tvas as
jileasaiit as cotild have lieeli de
sired by ail}' reasonable pic-niek-
(tu-, A little before ten oVlocktlie
eacriiiges and btig-gtes began to
ridl in, and many who had left
their oonveyancos in to-svn, with
the citizions of the town, came a
foot, and soori the campu.s and
tlte chapel and corridors of ■ the
building presented scenes life and
animation, iiretty fsices and beau
tiful forms that .Teiikins himself
tvonld despair of doing justice to
in- the way of description. Xoth-
iiig short "of a twenty-watoring-
jilace-con-dsponder.t jiower -woiilil
have been equal to the task. "Wo
shall not attempt it, but only say,
that the women were tastily and
bec.oming-l)- dressed, and the men
fully alive to the demands of the
occasion.
'rite Masonic procession form
ed at the Hall of Tuscat-oi-a
Lodge, and comsi.stcd of members
of that and other T.odges in the
cctiunty. The tttrn-out '-wtts not
as large as we expected, litit the
wetither was hot; nuiny Masons
had come directly to the Asylum
with their families and didn’t feel
like going- dow-u to join in the
procession, and a g-ood inau)-
eoiintry mendiers didn’t come at
ail, because they couldn’t sjiare
tlio time from their hm-vesting.
The ]u-oce.ssiou was, also, a little
show' in coming in, and, to ]>re-
vejit the audience bectoming rest
less, the children, under tlio di
rection of Mr. 0. I,. Wilson, wlio
has been giving them instruction
in vocal music, sung some of their
sinqile songs whicdi seemed to
give satisfaction and allay impa
tience.
tin the arrival of the proecs-
sfon, the exercises of the day
v-,c«i-e opened b}’ prayer, by Ihw,
Mi'j. I’urefoy of Wake Eorest.
(iraiid Master, George W. lllount,
of hVilsoii, was then introdueed
'ey M a j. ,1. d'. Littlejolm,
dialrinaii ol the committee, and
■fitertaiiual ■ ilio iUidi(-uco by- a
■ii; rt address appropriate to the
'a.v and the,occasion. iSingiugby
e children and a colicctiou for
..,-3 benefit ol the orpliaus, occu-
uijdi the remainder of the lore
' .-in esereksea.
The (Ei.nier, as had been lioforc
. (HOimctul, was taken in ])ic.-nic
s-tvle. There seemed t(i lie eiioug-li
foi- every body—wo know the
GiuldV.en. and all c.oimocted with
he As-v.uoii got phinty—and
liere wasdeft enough liusketfuls
.f the fragments to feed all haCiJs
.ext (lav.
'file ai'tenioon was occupied in
lort ad(li-e(i!se.s by 51ai,.l.
. aUlcjcdin, lie\'. Mr. luiretoy,
Col. d.'S. Amis and Dr. Eugetto
Grissom, intcrspei-sed with sing'-
lug by the children, continued
collecHou of contributions, a.ml
obtaining ''subseriliers to the Git-
I'iiAXs’ i’k;iKxi), all of which i'e-
S iltcd very satisfactorily.
The situ, by this time, being
cousidcrably on his way- toward.-i
his ivestern luime, the pecqile f(d-
lowed his exam-pie, and soon we
were h-lt to re.st and (piiet, -at
least'as-muc.li quiet as could rea-
siinabiy be expected among over
a. luimii-ed bapjiy boys and girls
who fiad enjoyed a-v-et'y plea,sant
holiday and a good diiinei- and
with tile pros-pect before thpin of
anothei' goo-d -dimier next day;
(a, plcatsaut lireak in the daily
nionotonv of lialtimoro shoulder
and corn dodge-,-s.)
The celcbral i(-in of St. .T'olin’s
■,l)ay at the Orphan Asylum ivas,
dtogether, a very pleasant affair
nid resulted in mucdi benefit to
ihe liistitiitiou. Not aii accident
nor an unpleasant incident c>f any
kind occun-cd to cloud the occa
sion, and the contributions of all
kinds amounted to .something- ov
er two hundred dollars.
Dr. Grissom, on account of an
accident to his bugg-y, failed' to
roach Oxford on Wednesday-, as
he intended, and did not ai-rivc
uiitil after noon on Thursday,
when it was agreed that his Eec-
turo oil t'lnsanity; and the lllu.s-
trious Insane,” which lie propo.s^
ed to deliver for tlic benefit of the
orphans, should bo given at iiigbt
and a fee of admission cliarged.
Gonsequenily, the llapitist Ohurc.li
being tendered for the jiurpose,
the Lecture was delivered there
at night to a couqiarativel}' small
but iiifelligeiit audience, the pro
ceeds of wliicli, amounting- to
nearly tliirtv dollar.s, were liaiid-
ed over to the Asylum. The
tit^kets were put at twouty-five
cents.
We will not extend this notice,
as v/e suppose the Superintend-
'ent* who was at Mars Hill that
dav, where the people of the
mountains were to liave a luam-
moth celehration, will want space
to tell of the sayings and l()ings
on the occasion—especially the
as it was expected that
they, woidd take advantage tliat
time and op])ortuiuty, of doing
something grand tor the Mar.s Hill
Asylum.
f '■L'li.-v
TWilr^TV-I-'OLitTEI.
The d’w(mt3’-fourth of June
was celel)rate(f at several places
in onr State. ,Wo have heard
from some, and hope to heartrom
others.
AT MAUvS HILL.
The lay is fair and pleasant.
A cool breeze comes up Iva'
River,and refreshes the mountain
groves. The, orphans are full of
oxpoctalinn.; '^fhe boys are fit
ting on their new hats, and the
girls are seeing how they look in
tlieir new (piilted bonnets. Ivlr.
Job Baronet has funii.shed the
calico and the l\I.isscs 1-^lackstock
have made thfuu up in handsome
style. All are healthy and happ)'
No one ha.s ever died on Mars
Hill, and every inhabitant grows
constantly more robust. But
along the roads, througli the
tields, and down the mountains
the people are coming. At the
foot of the Hill the branch winds
around a grove, and keeps it cool.
Here a.To ,‘(.nivenient sju’ings, good
st.'ats and a stan.dH'or tlie speakers
Vance .Lodge, French Broad
r.Aodgc and Asheville (-lha.])torare
Mix iL. V.. Biackstock is,
-imapndimiaarv meeting, appiduf
(m1 Marslial, and.-'im iutroducies
(h:ii. Koliert B. Yhaua', wh.o in
liapyiost. olyle eliscusses the iiistu-
rv, character and objects of Ma
sonry. It is certainly one ot the
ablest efforts of this great and
good man. Mr. Blac.kstuck now
calls upon the Supcruitemlent (.d
tlie.Mrpha.il Work vdio ocdipios
an hour cu. the liistiuy, and ben
efits of the Orphan Houses at Ox
ford and Mars Hill. He also dis
cusses the rellex advantages to
those hv whom these institutions
are. supported.. Calls are now
made for Ueu. K. B. Hampton.
His speech is.short and sensible,
endorsing the ,work and iirging- a
liberal sujiport- Now a short re
cess is announced for dinner.
Gen. Hampton .divides two boxes,
of candy among, the orphans, and
the people crowd around their ta
ble and pile- 'up liams, chickens,
cakes, custards, jiies, &c., until
there is no more room. The })ic-
tiire of those fables, of the grate
ful cliildreu, of the lienevo-
lent contributors will be “a joy
forever” in tlie memory of all who
are jireseut. The officers of Ashe
ville Chapter, arrayed in their gov
geous robes, are now installed and
brief additional addresses are
made Ija’ Presiding Klder Frazer,
Col. K. W. Pulliam, l»ev. John
Ammons, H. A. Gudgor, Esq.,
and Oapt. M'. E. Carter. The or
phans sing several songs and a
good feeling pervades the assem-
l.^he praver of Pev. IB Pait.,;r-
son at the opening of the exercis
es and of Lh'osiding Klder Erazer
at the close, express the deep de
votion of the })eo])]e. But is this
all f E'ar from it. A oollectiou
is made. In casli and kind, it
amounts to'about vObO. Yes, the
mountain peojile open their hearts
and purses and j*ylnlly make
their liberal dontriiiutious. Just
as the people are dispersing Mr.
Gudger proposes to announce a;
Domocrat-ic Ooiivention. Mr.
Blackstock says, “I wouldivt do
it—every bod\’ feels too good.”
Surelv this has been a- great
(lay at Mars Hill. At night Pev.
Thomas Oghiini preaches an ex
cellent sermon to the oiqiliansand
a crowded congregation. (.)u Fri
day morning all resume tlieir
wonted labors.
AT IIICKOliY.
Pemembering that Joim tlie
Ba.j)tist “came neither eating nor
(h’iulciug” and that every iMason,
at every meeting of his Lodge, is
reminded of his duty to help tlio
needy oilman, let us road the fol
lowing article from the Picdmonl
Press .*
Masonic CrLF.miATiON.—Tlio mf'mbers
,>f Ilickury Lod^e, A. F. 6c A. M. colebvjitpd
tlio Aiiniversaj’}- of St. Jolin the IhiptLst,
'riiiivsitay, Jinio tlie 24th. Bevonil inomhcrs
of C'iihvwhii. LodiLO wei'i; present and joined
tlu' fraternity. All met at the liialge liemn
at ’1 o’eliick, formed a line of proeesnion and
marched to ('liii'oV llu'l, n-here a 'naniher of
ladien and ^entlOnan had assciuhled. I'lio
Worshipful Master, Itov. J. (h llartsoll, de-
lIvorel a short, hdt well studied and interest
ing address •'
At 7 okdoek tlis fraternity asseiTd>!ed at the
Masonic-Hall again, and all marched to tlio
Western Hotel for sapper. On entering the
diningroom, we foimd a large tabic groaning
beneath the weight of good things prepareit.
espeidally for the (>cciis:(»n, by Mr. Marshall,
tlie. woi'thly proprietor. The table
tifiilly spread with fancy cakes, jellies,
cream, candies and other eatables the i
dedicate apiietito could do.sire—giving qnile
the appearance of a marriage
tifiil a.s \vas the supply, the
most e([na[ for when the table
by thi.s haiirl of Masons just from the epiarry,
just ealled from labor to refreshment, it was
soon. wHovod from its burden. Ahmy toasts
were diiink to the pnisperity of Alasonry,
Hickory Lodge, dec. All seemeil to enjoy
the exervisos a'nd the fe.stival to the fullest
extent, and tins day will If.ng appear a» oasis
ill tho desor! if oiir life.
ri^'A boy wlio is not strong
enough to spade up a small onion
lied between m.'W and tlie I'kairth
4)f July, will dig over a. ten acre
lot before breakfast looking ivir
■gait.—Ilonrc I'Joi'iiicl.
■ TliK OSl-.i»SSAl¥ TSSSi
CSSil.O OF FSiOVIDIlA'Cli.
In introducing Gi’and l^Faster
Blount to the audience here on
ddiursday last, Col. jJttlejohn
made a hric-f allusion to tho orig
inal pur})ose of lii« Masonic. Fra-
ternitv of the iState in erecting
tie buildings liere.for a College,
and the change that lias since
taken ]>lace, resulting iiqtheir use
for ail Orphan Asvluin ; intimat
ing tliat tins was the working of
an over-ruling Providence to make
p.-ovision for the care and ediua-
tmn of helpless orphans, not onl\-
of Masons, but.of tiiose who have
no other claim upon the Frater
nity than tlie common bond of
Ciiarit}'. The idea wa-s more
largely dwelt iqxm by Pev. l\Lr.
PuretoA' in the afternoon, who,
taking is we believe, an enliDlit-
enod Christian view of the sub-
j(;Ct, argued that, as God'had thus
idainl^' indicated his puriiose in
making prc{ aration for the care
of the orpinin girls and boA's
among ns, it bcconiGs tho dot}' of
all Christian peojile to aid to the
extent of the means wliich he has
pdaced in their luuids, in canying
out his benoheent jiurpose.
'SVq think every one who be
lieves in an over-ruling Provi
dence, will coincide with the view'
above alluded to, and Avlitn the
premise is admitted, the conclu
sion is inevitable. If tlie all-wise
Being has real I}' so over-ruled in
the matter as to clia lye the orig
inal purpose of the ereetion ofBt.
Johifs College into its present
use, it must be the duty, and rvo
beliove.it will be the pleasure, of
all good Christian iieojilo, to give
their cocipej'ation to ih ^ work, and
aid to the extent of their abilitA',
in view of other eharitablo claims
ujion them, to make it effect the
good that God designed it should.
-Houn-
a!-
In the United States iMusonm
at Wasliington iliero are two
.specimen glass jdates, on each ct
wliicli there .is marked space as
tlie dot on the letter 1. W’itl.iii
t-iis space, w'hich is ccjual to one
two, iuiudrcd and ninty-fourlli
part of an inch in kngtli by
one four hundred and tortictn
part of an inch in width, is writ
ten the Jmrd’s Prayer. The
praver contain^ 227 letters. Such
iS tlie jinreness of tho wriiting
that i 9, id t,468 letters written in
a shiiilarwaA’ v. o ildcovcin nlyoive .
s(|uare hicii e>f the glass suriace.
The Bible contains d,5GC,480 let
ters ; hence, the entire contents of
mure than eight Bibles might be
written within the space of ore
squa.re inch, ddie Avriting is done
b)' machinery invented by Mr.
VVilliam Webb, of Lundon. Du
ring the seige of Paris by tl e
Germans, a [ligoou post w. s .sert
from Loudouto that city. 4'1 e
f lUo.ving is a • G'Crijitic.n of tl e
method of making up theniail:
r .ten messages foi‘ Paris W( ro
received, and, by photograph, in
duced to luicvoseojiic size, each
letter being reduced so small as
to be invisible to tho oa'G except
as a speck. Some two thousand
of these specks Avere tlien printed
on bits of tissue papea about an
inch and and a half square, w'liicli
was rolled and carefull)" attached
to one of tail-feathers of the i>i-
geon
On the arrival of the bird
without K.AiOV/UEBJOi;.
A Georgia correspondent of
Zioes Laudmarks,, published
Wilson, N. C., jirenches tlie faith
ful a sermon on the subject of
idolatiw, in which ho. introduces
.Free Masoniw as one of tlio id ihs
to be avoided liy tlio brethren.
Kow, it is our decided opinion
that tins zerdous brother is giving
an opinion on a subject, ho knows
notliing about. He huas jirobabl \'
never been inside of an open Lodge,
and seenui to have taken A’ery lit
tle })ains to infemm himself in re
gard to die principles, ten ts and
workings of the Masonic order,
and it would be more in accord
ance Avith the rules of common
justice, to say nothing of Chris
tian charity, not to launch his an-
atliemas again.-1 a class of men
Avlio do more to relieve distro.ss—
to Avipe die tears from tlie ey'os
of destitute AvidoAv.s and oiylians
—to feed the liungr\-, clothe tlie
naked ami visit the sick—in one
tAA'elve-months, than lias lieen
done perhaps, b\' him ami all of
those who believe AAith him, since
tiio ado])tion of tlio Decinrafion of
Indejiendence. And Ave do not
mean by this that tins anti-Mason
lecturer and- his co-religionists are
not as charitable as die general
run of mankind, but Ave mean
that he has no right, derived
either from God or man, to brand
a lai’ge and resjiectable society of
moil, Avho are as bonest and, in
the main, as ])ioiis as he is, as
idolaters, and their mA'stic rights
and charitable deeds-as idolatry.
There is not a creed in tlic Avorhl
that more distinctly acknoAvl-
edges and hurablr revcyences tlie
being of the om^ only t.j’ue God,
than tliat taught Ua"
iMit, of course,- tins wriWi kucav
.nothing of that.-
in Paris, the postal ollicials jiiae-
ed tho paper undertlio microscopi’,
Avliich enlarged the several sjiecks
int) roadiible communications,.
Avhich Avere duly copied in writ
ing, and delivered to tho persons
to whom thev were adfressed.
■’id.e total pastage receiw-d for tlie
transmissioii ot one of tii0.se Tinv
hits of iiaper frequentlv amoui t-
cd to two hundred thousand dol
lars. '
JisBBDiiiy.
I once had a jtet mocking-bl I
that was a soure.e of great aniu -'
mont to me. and also of some .ii-
tle im onvimienco.
JinniiAx as i called him, a^'o U
not oniv imitate alltlnj bird .so igs
that came t'.i his (.oir, hiu. toe' '
croAving of my biintam, and tho
mowing of my kitten. As iua'
home Avas in a part of the city
Avhere the c.r\' of fire Avas not un-
frequcntly heard, ho soon leaim-
liOAv to cry “Fire!” as distinctly'
as a. parrot.
iMy' fatlier Avas one day sitting r-i
my room, and liglited his ciga
Avith a match. JimniA^ saAv it,
and immediatcK" began to ca I, •
“Fir(^! fire !” A boy in the street
licard it, and repeated tlxo cry.
A needless alarm of live AA-as a
thing AA iiich, Avlien detected, was
puni.sli a1 by the tOAvn atitliorities
Ma’ father sprang to the door'
to silence the boy, but it Avas t0(»
late. The little ur.ddu was, by
t'lis time, fully two blocks aAvay,
and other 1> lys Avero joining in
ti'ie frn.ntic cry.
“Tlioy’ll iinvc to have it out
now,” said niA' father, returning
to tho liouse.
The bell rang, and in a foAA'
minutes the steam engine cam©'
tearing doAvn the road. Soon the'
hoolc and ladder compa ly folloAA'J
ed. But Avhere Avas the fire '? It
Avas noAvhore to be fmiiid. As-
tiio liremen Avere returning to
their engine house I heard one
sa-A', “Pd like to knoAv Avho start
ed that Cl’}', so that I could tako
li'm by the collar.”'
But diinmy Avas safe in Isis
cage, and not a feather-of his col -'
lar’ Avas hanned.— .-l-fr/ry -
■in Yovt'i's Co'npa/uon