THE OUI'IIANS’ FRIEND.
IVoiidsi}', July 1§'75.
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STII.I.,.
Here is La Grange. A kind
Coiniiiittee meets us and has‘ev
ery thing provided. Rev. Mr.
Nash prays for the orphans, and
in spite of thunder aiid rainy we-
liave a pleasant time, ^hije eu-
tertairimcnit'is given in the. Bap
tist (Jliurch.
At Nowbern our illustrious
brother Clark is at the depot and
all things are ready. 'J'lie chil-
droii are soon distributed. In
spite of the intense heat, a crowd
fills the Theatre. Rev. Mr. Gan
non jji-ays for the orphans. The
collection is very good when wo
consider that “there is no money
in the country,” as the people
say. '.Saturday is very hot; but
the people are very kind. The
writer occupies the room lately
occupied by the lamented Rev.
S. W. Wesoott, in the house of a
pious widow, rich in failli and
works ; but lie sees another wid
ow more than seventy years old
who is active and lively as a
. young girl. The Newberno peo
ple live long and are well pro-
served. Even old hrotber Slade
' is still alive and- remarkably ac
tive.
At Beaufort wo fmd Dr. Walk
er, Capt. Charlotte and . other
"friends of our work. They kind
ly care for us on Sunday and
Monday, and wo ocpiipy the large
Mu,sic Hall of the Atlantic Hotel
on Monday evoning. The chil
dren sing face to face with the
roaring ocean. Beaufort is full of
visitors. It is impossible to see
where, Capt. Charlytto puts so
many, and ho feed.s them On all
•sorts of wild and curious fishes
taken fresh out of salt water. As
for the orphans they are foil of
excitement at every thing they
Boe. The bath house is the chil
dren’s paradise. The, shells on
tbo beach are soon gathered so
that the basket is a burden. Tlic
sand fiddlers, sea rabbits, crabs,
&c., are sources of endless anuiso-
ment. On Tuesday at 3 a, m, we
boai-d tiro Beauregard for Slore-
liearl. A storm of wind and rain
drives us to a wharf and we seek
slielfor under sheds ; but the rain
falls in torrents and washes the
starch out of the girl’s bats and
dresses. At.last the wind allows
us. to start again, and in the rain
we reach Morehcad. A squall on
flio sound terrifies .children and
puts tho.m into a very domoraliz-
■ *fd ■ebiiirti«n.’. In time • for the
train..;'. The ©aptajii orders' a fire
aiid our clothes are dried as well
as they can be linder the eircuin-
stancos. At Kinston wo find a
handsome hat for each girl sent
by a friend who knew nothing of
the-squall. The jmeple meet us
at die train,, and provide for all
piiF- wantfS- Rev. Mr. Wilson
prays for the orphans. A ro-
inarkably pleasant place. At
tendance very large. Collection
good. Still- they say we must
€Oine again when they have some
money. ARvays plosisant to visit
such people.
Here is Warsaw. Col. Faison
has a wagon and wo reach Clin-
toni at stinset,,. but no- one has
Heard that-we ■ iii-O: coming. But
bless brother Cnlbretli’s soul. Ho
, soon has the HR'Ibodiet Church
open and a good audiei-ico read)-.
Rev. J, L. Ste^vard■ prays Ibr the
orphans,, and the exorcises • pass
olf pleiisiuitly.. Aaid; now for
Warsaw.. '
Wo reaeh Warsarv at noon and
give a short eatertiiiiiment in the
Klinrch. Sovcrali orphans attend
and wi.sh to go to O-xford. Mr.
Bnov.n has a gi.aKl dinner and the
ride fronqClinton has prepared us
to enjoy it. And again we are off
tor Magnolia. No lodge, no com-
iiiilteo; lint Mr South.all is a
host tvitliin liiinself. Wo meet the
p.eoplo iti the }-!aj)tiat church, Pre
siding Elder Black offers and ex
cellent. prayer. for the.orphans
and tlie pcopkvare very atleutive,
and after the exercises the chil-
deren arc distributed.
Now it is Friday morning and
we are waiting for the train for
Wilmington.
TOBACCO versus COTTOSf.
It is, wobeliovc, an admitted fact
that farmers of our State do not
receive commensurate conqjen-
sation for tho capital and labor
inve.sted in their bu.siness, hence
an overdue proportion of our peo-
j)lo are quitting the tarm and in
vesting their capital and direct
ing tireir labors in other direc
tions, to the detriment, we think,
of the general prosperity. It is
true that one cause of the poor-
compensation received by the
farmer may be found in the hea
vy taxes he has to pay, (for tlie
burden of takation always falls
on the ])roducer, cither directly
or indirectly,) while another and,
perhaps greater, is traceable to a
want of an intelligent direction of
labor in tlie cultivation of the
soil. But, with these brawbacks,
wo think tho pursuit of agricul
ture in our State ouglit to receive
better compensation than it does
at present, and tho question is,
How can this bo attained I We
believe a little observation woirld
make the answer jilain.
By way of exomplication, -we
will take two of the leading agri
cultural jiroduets of our State—
tobacco and cotton. A residence
for a number of years in a sec
tion where cotton is raised almost
exclusively as a money crop; and,
moi'O recently, an opportunity of
observing the condition of affairs
in a section where tobacco is ex
tensively cultivated, convinces ns
that the financial condition of the
farmer is more prosperous in tho
latter than in the former. We
were at first disposed to attribute
this state of things to the fact that
tobacco was cultivated at less ex
pense and labor than cotton, but
we are now convinced that this is
not true, but, on tho contrar)-, it
requk-es more unremitting labor
arid attention to prepare a tobac
co crop for market tliau it doc.s'a
cotton croj), and besides, tigre is
a heavier burden on it after' it is
made than on cotton—we mean
in the way of legal taxation. And
still the tobacco regions seem to
bo more prosporou.s^—there is
more money in circulation there
—tlian in the cotton sections.
We tiiink there i.s but one solu
tion to this cpicstion, and it is this:
Throughout tho tobacco' sections
there are establishineiits for the
manufacture of tlie rctw material,
and by this means tho expense of
transportation to a distant market
is avokkal and all the nett profits
of manufacturing the tobacco is
kept in tho section wiiere it is
produced. IVith cotton it is dif-
fa-ent. On that tho farmer Jiays
not only all the expense of trans
porting it to a distant market, but
also tlie commissions on Its sale ;
and the section in which it is
raised loses tho profits of its nian-
iifiictiiro, which go to enrich other
sectfoiis at their expense.
A raises a crop of tobacco
which he sells to the manufactur
er in his neighberhooJ and puts
the money in. liis pocket. The
manufacturer ivorks it into shajie
for market, paying his iiaiuls good
salaries, which, with all ihe jier
centiige on capital invested, is
kept in circulation whore the to
bacco is raised.
B raises a crop of cotton, is at
all tho expense of packing it for
market; pays, tho expense of
transportation, and commissions
for its sale ; it is taken to a dis
tant point for manufacture, ;ill the
•profils on which enricli anotlier
place iin'd another people, so.that
the farmer gets back only the
tlie bare stalk, as it wore, strip
ped of all its leaves and fruit.
In the. few localities in the
State wliore mannfacturies of any
kind liavo been established, there
is always money in circulation at
all times, of tho j-ear : in the ex
clusively cotton growing sections
they have comparatively little
money except in tho Fall, in re
turn for tho year’s labor, and
'eVdn then a'gopd' slice is -taken
off .t(>r the benefit of the distant
merchant and nianufacturor.
Suppose B makes ton bales of
cotton worth, in the New York
market, sixty dollars a bale, you
might say he gets six hundred
dollars for hi.s crop. But he don’t.
It is an exceedingly moderate cal
culation to say it will cost him
five dollars a bale for transporta
tion, commissions and insurance,
to get it sold. Then lie loses on
his crop for want of manufacto
ries to creato a home market, fif
ty dollafs, and his section loses
all the profits of turning six hun
dred dollars worth of raw mater
ial into twelve hundred dollars
worth of manufactiu-ed goods.
But we can not pursue the sub
ject further now. We think it
would bo well for our people,
wlio have so long thought and
talked of this, iriatter, to begin
■some active step.s to remedy the
evil iiiufor ivliioh they labor in
this respidct.
■BXTRAeTS, AND NOTICES OE
COllKESPONDENCE.
Dr. B. F. Dixon, writing from
Kings Mountain, enclosing a con
tribution from M. E. Cliurcli Sab
bath School of that jilace, says,
“We also have on hand . about
tliirty-five dollars worth of bed
clothing wliicli wo supposed you
would need. It is awaiting x-our
orders.”
Any article “in kind” intended
for tlio Orphan Asylum here can
bo shipped.by common freight or
oxpres,-; to Ileiulerson, N. C.; di
rected to the “Orphan Asylum,
.(.Ixford, N. 0.” and wo will get it.
Tilings for tlie Mars Hill branch
can be sent to Mars Hill or A.she-
ville, or to any point within strik
ing distance of Mars Hill, and
Mr. Sams, the Stexvard there, on
being.notified will make arrange
ments to got them.
We thank the good ladios of
Kings Mountain for their consid
erate pro vision for tho little ones
against winter.
A friopd writes from Centre
Hill, iio.tifying us that the good
peojile of; that section have ship
ped a quantity of hams, meal,
flour ami various other articles tor
the benefit of the Asylum, xvliicli
have not arrived yet, but xvliich
xvill be exceedingl)-welcome wlieii
thev come.
A highly valued friend, xvriting
to the Superiutoiident from Har-
rellsvilie, says, ■ “I liave your
great and noble work much at
heart, and shall do what 1 can to
assist you.” ’Hie writer proves
Ids .faitii by his works, as a good
ly Club of subscribers tuid a cash
contribution this xveek,, in addi
tion to others heretofore, testif}'.
contribution and thirteen sub
scribers, says, “Wc liojie- soon to
send more names for your paper
and more funds for tho Asylum.
Our elnirch has appointed a com-
mltteo to raise funds for the Asy
lum, and wo liopie to l>o able to
send contributions regularly.” If
this example xverc followed by
all, or even half, the clmrches in
tlie State, we could provide for
all the poor orphans of the State
comfortably before September.
Another friend wriiing from
Hui-tford,,N. C., enclosing a cash
Tho folloxving extract xve make
from a letter received from Wind
sor, N. G., some tlays since: “By
request, I xvrito you in reLou'd to
some children here whose friends
wish to get them into the Orphan
Asylum. Their father is dead
and their mother has been afilict-
od for eight years, and is living-
on the charity of her neighbors.
She is not able to take care of lier
children and wishes to know if
you xvill take them.” This is a
fair specimen of many letters re
ceived and to which xve liax-e
been afraid to respond favorable.
But the prospect is noiv bright
ening and if the. .friends of the
good work will hold up our hands,
we hope soon to feel free to add
to the list of beneficiaries of this
tho Christian people's noble chari
ty,' many destitute orphans like
those mentioned above.
At the risk of being accused of
furnishing wind to help sound a
trumpet in our oxvn praise,ivc cojiy
tlie following from the O.xford Ach-
deroflast week, because it doesbut
simple justice to the efi'orts of the
excellent lady teachers who have
been employed in tho institution,
who have had the immediate
charge and training of the chil
dren, and it shows also that the
chililreu have profited by tho care
bestowed ou them :
CdiIIPEIMENT.4KY.
It lius rrccnlly "been'my pk'asnro to mnet
with ' SDYOvtil of tlic c-LiihlrCiuof the Orplinii
Asylum, iiiitl I w;i,^ no a^wcf’ubly iiiijirossed ]>y
tlit'ir marjimrs ami coiivcr.satioii that I cainiot
rt’fiain from Roimiu'iidiii.fir them. A lady in
town who has latcdy icon soino of thorn at lior
honso, icmai'hcd vory emphaticaiiy a few clays
siucci that ‘Tlio manners of tlioso cliildven
would reik'Cl credit ou the tniiiiiiig of the best
tadiools ill llio State'.’
In the House of God onois'even more pleased
■with.their behavior.' ilaiiy children of a lar
ger growth e.otiid learii lessons from them.
It is true that some of the little tmes hilt
asleep, (how can they help it, jx or little
tilings, whi'ii their heads barely remdi flu* t;p
I'.ftho i>cws, and (In ir little feetkiok as if they
lacked' two or ttiree hig ‘feet’ touching tin*
floor,) but one would look hi vain to fiml tlu'iii
whispering, grinning, or staring around at the
congregation.
C’liildron, especially those who arc taken
from the lower walks of life, do not possess
manners liy i^tinct. They learn tl.ein as
they are taught, and -tlio faithful working Su-
periuteiuleiit, the geutlemaiily Steward, and
iuteliig'Ciit and cultivated ladies of tho Asylum
certainly deserve higher meed of praise th. a
my pen can bestow upon tliem. If the pcojii'
ut a disfance could have some ]ier>oiiat know]
‘dge of the childreu and tlieir neeossittes, am
the arduous labor.s of the- teachers- and iiur a
gers, I’m sure they would realize mere fully
the importance of supjmrting the Asylum,
which is certainly of one, of the noblest iusti-
tiitioiis wo have in the State, and should be
duly appreciated and encouraged. “Iiias-
much as he have done it unto Me.“Whoso
•ever shall give unto one of these little ones a
cup of cold water only shall in ho wise lose
his reward.’ ' ORPHAN’S FRIEND
CoKRECTiox.—In our notice of
“Our Living and Our Lead,” for
July, last week, xvc stated tliat the
subscriber, for three dollars
year, would got a volume of 864
pages reading iiuitter; wliefeas,
for three dollars a year he gets
ttco volumes of 864 jiages -each.-
Quite a ditfereiice, and wo hasten
to correct the error, aithoiigli the
Mae-azino would ’oe exceeiUngly.
chea}) at tlie first statement:
the Oi‘|>!i:ubk.
I'KOM tllE N’. c; jitlHicULTt'RA’L JOURNAL','
A rnatr; -wlien not prO'\^efTf(’d Vy obstacles
hard to overcoiiii'_ will certarnly follow whero
iiiclinafion b'a'ds liiiii; Thus wo see J. H;
Mills, Esij., ill the cliristian work of feeding
and ('lotliitig the orphans, and ht should bo
sustained by every cliristian ivoman aiid man,
at least', throrigliotit tlio U-fi'gtli a'nd breadth
of North Coroli'im. More, by every man
or wmnaii wlio has a human heart boating in‘
the bo.som. In tho two OrphaikAsyluuis are
cbiklren directly de.scended from some o^ our
most wortliy and intelligi-nt citizens—from'
citizens wlio held the higbest places in ll'/c'
gift of our peojilo ; cliildren, wlien born, r-ur-
rotinded by all that a mother’s atieclion could
dictate, ova father’.s liberality could give, and
still so soon we find them orphans, }>ennih‘ss,'
and but for Mr. Mills aiid a few -{ithers that
ahl him, homeless. Fatbefle.ss, motherless,
see how uncartain the fortunes of this life are,
and let us not. turn away witb.thcfiist clutched
from tho extended hand asking aid for these
dear little ones, for we may bo de.stroying a
homo for biir’owii, and sinking them in mise
ry, starvaiimi and a late woise tlmn death,
from whieh'somo cliildrcii have already beetr
rescued by tlio mdde ofl’orts of a charitable,-
big-hearted man. Let iis sfreiigtheii his liamls
ere ho relaxes his hold, never from dc.sire,
but from necessity, and vlio orphans cu’O again
b'ft, a? wo before stated, to sink to a deptli
too horrible to contemplate. Never did the
sweet Hyord.s and uf>te.s of aetors reach so far
into imr heart.s as did those that fell from llp.s'
made joyful tho other evening at Metropolitan
Hall. Wo accidentally were stamling by a
stranger, strong and nmgli looking in stature,-
when tlie Old North >Sta((! was given, and it
was f'lii'g, • too, with spirit ami eflVct by the'
children, when he put his haml in Ilia jmeket
ami drew out another bill, nml .-uldod it to tho
OIK* lie already Ill-Id hi'twoen Ills fingers, ex
claiming to me, ‘If I bad more 1 would give it,
for I know what it is to be a deserted orphan
—‘A deserted orjdmii!’
Oh, if wo could all feed ns that inan did,
tlien we could realize tlie sad condition of
those thrown upon tin,- world, witliOut sympa
thy or protection, to be reared in ..corruption'
and ignorance.
- Could not, would not onr churclies, if prnji-
erly requested, take up, at stated times, col-'
icoiions for the orphans ?
Mothers, fathers, sisters, brofhors, hi're is a
glorious work fir us all. Only 'a small' )tor-'
tion of^ what we could daily dispense with,'
with benefit to ourselves, WtSuld'snatch the
poor unfortmiatc cbiklretf, in (hi’r-State,
from degradnlion and uttcr.ruiii.'-
W’e cariiiot say: ‘(diildreii, it is--,all your'
own fault.’ No. no, no, it is imti- tliey ar'o'
not responsible for their dcplorahie conditioti.
Their bright ey(‘s and intc-liigl-nt feature.s tell
US, give tl'.em a cliam-c.. Save and deb-ini'
them will'll Iu-Ip1es.9, and th'v loo. in time,
wi) not only ]iel[) to feed and clothe the orpliaii,-
but add lustri' to the lirigbtest ]iage» of the'
liistury of their counlry.
PiOvcr!>s.
Amos Atkiiw Was very fond of proverbs.
He read pi'ovei'bs, wrote ju'ovevbs and spoke'
]n-overbs ; lind, meet hini where you would,-
lie had always a proA-erb upon his Jfps. Wiieu
he once begJtn to .speak the're was hardly an/
stojqiing him.
When I first met Arno.s I was on my way
to my uncle’.s. A long Walk it was ; but F
told him I hoped to be there before night.
‘Aye, ajx-,’ said Ik*. ‘Hi«{)0 in .-igood break-'
fast, but a bad suptn'r. I’lit your liest foot
foremost, boy^ o? eljfe-yon will not bo them.
It is a good tiling to impo ; but he who docs'
nothing but bopa' is in a vewy Iiopeless wiik.
‘Have a care of you:“ Vein per ;• fora jias^ii-
ute boy rides a pony that runs away ivith liiin^
Pa.sfeion ba.s iroiie more miscliief in tlio world*
than ail tho poi.TonMis plants that grow in it.
Therefore,-again T say, have a care,of yo'ur
Temper.
‘Kememb^'r tlmt the first spark b'rtni's down’
the house.- Quench the firef spark of jiasrion,'
and all wi'h’lMS ’.veil.-No good comesofa-raf-h;
it puts no money i5i the pockal|teu;i'd no joyin'
the licnrt. Ango:*lregiHS'Avith CTly aud ends
with repentance.
‘Loidc to your fodt'and yoitr'fingers, bov,-
and let both bo kept in- acti'.'i.’y )' fiir be ' who
does T^ot•lli■^g is in-a fair way to do mi-''chief.'
Aniline ladmako.sa needy man, and I may
add, a mi.yerable oUo, too.-
‘If you put a hot coni’hi yonr pocket it will’
Imni its Avay out.- Ay, a'nd so will a bad'
(lec'l tliat is liiddcri malm itself known. A
fault concealed is a fiiuft doubled; and so you"
Avill* fiTi'd if all' t'lrtHiglr life. Never liide your
faults,- but eobfesa them, and seek tlirongli-
Godls help to oveioomc liicm.
Now step forwani, boy ; and as you walk
along, tiiiiik ofl'tl-ie-bal-f'dozcn provfbs-''given*-
you ]iy A'mos Atkins.