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SESBiKiiaB&ia r-xsj>TSm^:i*^-"m - THE ORPHANS’ ERIENl). Wednesday, Fefcraaiy 2, a?^76. PSCCOL.A. BY CELIA TIIAXTER. Poor, sweet Piccola ! Dul yoo hoar Wluit ha)ipcned to Pic-cola, childroH dear? 'J’is seldom Fovtano such favor grants As fell to this little maid of France. ’Twas Chvistmas-time, and her parents poor Could hardly drive the wolf from the door, Striving with poverty’s patient j)ain Only to live till sinnmer again. No gift for Piccola! Sad were they When dawned the morning of Christmas-Jayj Their Uttlb. darling no joy might stir, St. Nicholas nothing would bring to her! But Picoola never doiihtcd at all ’J'hat something beautiful must befall Every child upon Christmas-day, And so she slept till the dawn was gi'ay. And fall of faith, when at last she wohe, She stole to lier shoe as the morning broke } Such sounds of gladness filled all the air, ’Twas plain St. Nicholas had been there ! In rushed Piccola sweet, half wild— Never was seen such a joyful child, ‘Sec what the good saint brought!’ she cried, And mother and father must peep inside. Now such a story who ever heard ? There was a little shivering bird I A sparrow, that in the window flew. Had cropt into Piccola’s tiny shoe ! ‘How good poor Piccola must have been 1’ She cried as happy as any queen, While the starving sparrow she fed and warm ed, And danced with rapture, she was so charmed. Children this story I toll to you, Of Piccola sweet amd her bird, is true. In the far-off land of Franco, they say, Still do they live to this very day. —St. Nicholas. lECIffiE CCiMYEKSATTBOMAS. TRAIW3KO. land or money ; and one beauti ful recompense in life is, that in making others happy wo bring happiness to ourselves. Parents who practice self-denial and en deavor by cheerful conversation and jdayful wit to enliven home life, will reap a ricli reward in the better thoughts and noble actions of their children, and will experience tlie truest and best contentment themselves. 'S'SSE NAMES OF T3EE IJSOHTISS. the good- not even A TJUSKSASB SSOl’S IVAN’i'EIS. There are always boys enough in tlie market, but some of tliom are of little use. Tlio kind that ai'c always wanted arc- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 10. Obedient. Steady. Obliging. Polite. Neat The Baltimoro American writes : There is no nation more fluent in conversation than the American. The I’rench are more voluble, ])erhaps, their language permit ting great rapidity of pronuncia- lioH than the English. Our best conversationalists are not rapid talkers. One trouble with us is, each one likes to do all the talk ing ; therefore Americans are not good listeners. But mere talk ing is not conversation. In al most all home circles there is' much talking done during the day, but we fear there are fe'w who do not reserve their most brilliant conversational powers for other assemblages than the home group. Many a father comes home tired ; lie has 'ivorked liard and talked a great deal, told amusing anecdotes, and displayed much wit. He has come home to rest. He takes out his paper and is soon oblivious to everything around him; Wife would like to tell him many of the little liarrassing afflictions of the day, and would like to hear some of his interesting experiences, but if he were a deaf mute he could not be more silent, only an occasional grunt ansv.-ering her many at tempts at conversation ; and the children, expecting night kiss, and often that, are not noticed. Such a homo, whether the abode of wealth or otherwise, cannot bo a healthy and happy one. As a parallax, draw around the even ing lamp of another home circle. The father tells the anecdotes from the paper as lie reads them ; the mother laughs her sweet, low laugh, and the children hurst into merry ha ! ha’s ! To watch them as they aslc questions and listen to the answers and patient expla nations, the wonderment, interest and thought imprinted on their young faces is a picture for an artist. This home education is an heritage more valuable than The names of the months were given by the Romans. January, the first montli, was so called from Janus, an ancient king of Italy, ^vho was deified after his death, and derived from the Latin word Januarius. February, the second month, derived from the Latin word Fe- bruo, is to purify ; bence Febru- aris, for this month the ancient Romans offered up expiatory sacrifice for the purifying of the people. March, the third month, an ciently the first month, is derived from the word Mars, the god of war. April, so called from the Latin Aprilus, i. e., opening ; because in this month the vegetable world opens and buds forth. May, the fifth month, is de rived from the Latin word Ma- jores, so called by Romulus in respect towards the Seuatoi’s; hence Maius or May. June, the sixth month, from the Latin word Junius, or the young est of the people. July, the seventh month, is derived from the Latin word Julius, and so named in honor of Julius CfEsar. August, the eighth month, was so called in honor of Augustus, by a decree of the Roman Senate, A. D., 8. September, tlie ninth month, from the Latin word Septem, or seven, being the seventh montli from March. October, the tenth month, from the Latin word Octo, eight, hence October. November, the eleventh montli, from the Latin word Novom, nine-; being the ninth month from March. December, tlie twelfth month, from the Latin word Decern, ten ; so called because it was tlio tenth Honest. Dure. Intelligent. Active. Industrious. One thousand first-rate places are open for a thousand boys wlio come up to this standard. Each boy can suit his taste as to vrhat kind of business he would prefer. The places are ready in every kind of occupation. Many of these places of trade and art are already filled by boys wlio lack some of the most im portant points, but they will soon be vacant. One has an offlee where the lad who has the situation is losing his first point. He likes to attend the singing saloon and the theatre. This costs more money than he can afford, but somehoiv lie man ages to be tliero frequently. His emjiloyers are quietly watching to learn how ho gets so much spending money ; thej^ will soon discover a leak in the money drawer, detect the dishonest boy, and his jilace will be ready for some one who is now getting ready for it by observing point No. i, and being truthlul in all his wa3'S. Some situations will soon bo vacant because the boys have been poisoned by reading- bad books, such as they would not dare to show their fathers, and would he ashamed to have tlieir mothers see. The impure thoughfs suggested by these books will lead to vi cious acts ; the boys will bo ru ined, and their places must be filled. Who will be ready for one of these vacancies ? , „ , (Delaware, New Hampshire, Ne- month from March, wliica Mas yada, Nebraska, Oregon)less than STATE iEtlKSEATUKES. T!ie largest State Senates in the Union arc those of North Car oliiia and Indiana—50 iiieuibers each. New York has, 32, Fen S3’lvania 33, Massachusetts 40, California and loiva 40, Georgia requires 44, Virginia 43. In six teen Slates the Senate numbers betiveen 30 and 40 members ; in nine, bet-iveen 20 and 30 ; in five after that I assure you it will be come a pleasure, and you -ivill feci enough bettor satisfied with yourself to pav for all the trial of a beginning. ''’"Let perseverouce and industr)' be v'our motto, and ivitli a steady ajiplication to bus iness 3’ou need liave no fears for tho future. Don’t be ashamed of plain-clothes, provided vmu have earned them. They are far more beautiful in the estimation of all lionest men and women than tho costl3' gewga-vvs spiorted );y some people at the expense of the con fiding tailor. Tlie people who respect }'OU onl^’ when well clad, will be the first to run from you ill the hour of adversit}'. IScaifies's Classified.. 1. Sponges, who absorb all the}' read, and return it nearly in the same state, only a little dirtied. 2. Sand-glasses, who retain nothing, are content to get tlirougli a book for the sake of getting through tlie time. 3. Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they road. 4. Moral diamonds, equally rare and profitable, who profit by ivhat they read, and enable others to profit by it also. ’Tis commonly said that tho justest dividend nature has given us of her favors, is that of sense ; for there is no one tliat is not contented -with his share.—Mon taigne. FAKE-iVEi.!., PAKiJ-WEEI,. Several friends of the orplian work have allowed their subscrip tions to expire and li.'ive failed to renew. PerJiaps they forgot it. Perhaps tho}' .are merely neglect ing it. But they snrol}’ can not expect an Orphan House to send them the paper free. We have done our best to send a paper tliat would do good to them and to their families. It now becomes our pi-dnful dut}' to bid them a tender and affectionato Fr.rowell, Farewell 4-3t. anciently the maiinor of begin ning tho 3-ear. A tramp, while on his travels, noticed a placard in front of a bar-room. It bore the significant and pleasing legend, “Free Lunch and he went in, -walked unostentatiously up to a plate, and commenced operations with a sandwich ; then tho harkeeper walked up to the cadaverous ■wretch, and said,— “Men -who eat here are ex pected to pa}' for a drink.” “I know it,” said the tramp. “Well, then, why don’t you conform to the rule 1” “’Cause I go in for health, and don’t drink till I am through eat ing.” Tho bar-keeper tui-ned his back for a moment, and tho tramp calmly devoured four sand-wiches. Then ho walked uj) to the bar, and huskily -svhispered,— “Gimme a glass of water, -will yc “Wliat! water, after four sand- iviches 1” bellowed the har-keeper, angrily. “Yes’r; -svater,” replied tho tramp. “Pvo been a drinkin’ it nigh onter fort}' year, and it’s ju-st the healthiest stuffa-goin.’ ” And he hobbled out. 20. The smallest Senate is that of Delaware—nine inembers, against Little Rliody’s 3G. In the popular branolies, New Ilampsliire leads off -svith 341 ; Vermont and Connecticut comes next ivitli 241 apiece ; then follow Massachusetts with 240, and Mis souri -with 200. In nine States the membership of the House is more than 100 and less than 200; in six, it is the oven and S3’mmet- I'ical 100 ; in seventeen, it is less than 100. The smallest IIou.se of all is Delaware’s—21.—Gtiar- lotte Democrat. ST. TME Orphans’ Friend. AUl'E Af^O LiVELY WEEKLY! ORGAN OF THE ORVIIAN WORK! ElfTERTAIMIMG- AHS IM- STFwUCTIYE TO THE YOUNG, A ZEALOUS FEIESD AMO ADVOCATE EBECATIOiY. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SOBSGRiPTlQI^ AMD POSTAGE ONI.-Sr OWE ISOI.I.AiS A YEAK! OFFICE IN THE ORPHAN BUILDING, AT OXFORD. AB-VEISTiSEMBMTS. Ten cents a lino for one iii^ortitni. Five cents a line each ^reek for more tlian one and less than twelve insertions. One colnmn, three months, sixty dollars. Half column, three months, forty dollars, quarter column, three months, twenty dollars. Present circuhitiou, fourteen hundred and forty papers each week. Alldress OSFEAHS’ FFlIEIID, OXFOIW, N. a T. B. LYo«, JK. E. DA-LBY. E. K. LYON. {Laie of '^Dalbi/ LYON, DALBY & CO., IIAXUFACI’ITHEKS OP FLO'W CSME.BiiEN "ik.' 5^ Learn a trade, or get into bus iness, and go at it v.'itli a deter mination that defies failure, and v-oii vi’ill succeed. Don’t leave it because liard blows arc to Ire struck, or disagreeable -svork to be poi-formed. Tliose tvho have worked their -svay up to -we.alth and ns-efulness do not belong to tho shiftless and unstable class, and if 3 o-u do not v.-ork while a 3'oung man, a.s an old man you will be nothing. Work -svith a will and conquer 3'Oiir predudice against labor,!’manfully beare the licat and burden of tho da}--. It nui}' be hard the first week, but Ver}' often the Superintendent hunts up poor and promising or phans and informs them of the advantages offered at the Orphan Houses, and induces them to re turn with him. Generali}' it is best tliat he should see them be fore they start. When this is impracticable, a formal applica tion should he made by some friend. Here is one in proper form : Edenton, N. C., ) June 2d, 1876. } This is to certifg that Susan N. Bradshaw is an orphan, toUhtut es tate, sound in iodg and mind, and ten years of age. Her father died in 1873 ; her mother in 1867. Iheing her Aunt, hereby make application for her admission into the Asylum at Oxford. I also relinquish and convey to the officers of the Asylum the management and control of the said orphan for four years, in order that she may he trained and educa ted according to the regulations pre scribed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Martha Seott. Approved by John Thompson, W. M. of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7. Tho application sliould bo sent to tho Superintendent and he will eitlier go for the children, or pro vide for their transportation. In no case should a community take up a collection to send a man with the cliildron, nor send the cliildren lieforo the Superintendent has been consulted. 4-i2t. • 5^ r ‘ARSfilA DURHAM puff,” SIC9- T©ISA€C®. Durham, N. C. Ortlei-R soliciteil—Agents wantotl—Tobacco guaranteed. March I7th—l]-2in. la. A. ffi.]EAM§ & MANUFACTURERS OF READS’ OyRHAi BOOT AND SHOE POLISH, yFarranicd fo excel all others, or monc^ Ik funded. The only Blackiug tliat will polish on oiled surface. It is guaranteed to preserve leather and make it pliant, rerjuiriiig less quantity and lime To pr)duce a porflict gloss than any otheiv • the hrush to he ajiplied iiiimediattdy after put ting on tho Blacking. A perfect gloss from this will nut soil oven white clothes. We .guarantee it as rojireseuted, and a-s for pat- rouagi.', strictly vin its merits. il. A. BEAMS &■ CO., Manufacturers, Durham, N. C. This Blacking is recommend edin tho high est terms, after trial, hy Geo. F. Brown, J* Howard Warner, New Yora; tho Presideui and ih'ofessors of Wako Forest College and a largo numher of gentlenieu in and around Durham, whose certifiicates have been lur- iiishcd tho Mannfacturevs. Orders soliciteil atid iiromptiy filled. March 3ra, 137o. 9-tf
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