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IP ORPHANS’ FRIEND. Wedlicsda)', April 4. 1877. BEPOUXS B¥ THE XEACliERS. The orphans are divided into Four jiraded Forms, each in charge of a teacher, whose report is printed every fourth week The liighest number is 10; the lowest is 1. When tlie average is below 6, the orphan is liable to be discharged as not “promising,” and therefore excluded by the regulations. Tiiis paper contains the report made by the teacher of the FOEBTII FOB.71. Spelling.—Moltssa JiiUnstoii, JO. Nom May. 9. John Krause, Rufus McLean, Luke Russell, Joseph Sabistou, Henry Strupe, Henrieila Taylor and Nelly Petty, S. Fairley Dickinson, Etta Butler Viola Eatman and Catharine Livingstone, 7. William Estes, George Parker, William Rackley and Charles Rogers, 6. James Mason, Samuel Pringle a«d Thomas Pringle, 5. Rtading.—Melissa Johnston, Joseph Sah- iaton, Henry Sirupe and Henrietta Taylor, 8. Etta Butler, Catharine Livingstone, John Krause and Nora May, 7. James Mason, Rufus McLean, George Parker, Nelly Petty and Samuel Pringle, 6. Fairley Dickinson, Viola Eatman, William Estes, Tluimas Pringle, William iiackley, Charles Rogers and Luke Russelh 5. irrtftnr/.—Henry Strupe, 9. Nora May, 8. William Estes, Melissa Johnston, John Krause aud Joseph Sabiston, 7. Etta Butler, Catharine Livingstone, Luke Kiissell aud Nelly Petty, 6. Fairley Dickinson, Viola Eatman and Hen rietta Taylor, 5. James Mason, Rufus McLean, George P.irkiT, Samuel Pringle, Tliomas Pringle, ^Villialll Hnekh-yaud Charles Rogers, 3. Arti/e/Jiettc.—Fairley Dieklnsou, William E>iiS Ji'.Tii lvians', James Mason, Rufu^ MeLeaii. NViHimn Uae.Kh'v, Charles Rogers. l.^uae Riisseil, Jotsejjn 8al>isUiii aud iicur\ Strn|»-. 9. ihia Butler, Viola Eatman, Catliarim Liviug.-^ttme. iieiiiielia Taylor, Nora May and Parker. S. .Miiissa Jol,n>ign, Ndly Petty, Samuei Pringle and Thouihs I’ringle. 1). (jCinjroithy. —James .M.isou aud Georg t Parker. 19. , il.mrv .Strupe. 9. Ena Butler, Vi-'la Eatman, Fairley Dick im oil. Cailiariiie Liviiigstom-, Rnlus McL. hi miu-i Pringle, Thomas Pringle, Nelly i'et- ly. Cii.trle..; R.tgers, Ijiike Russell aud Hum rietta 'Taylor, rf. • Meiissa Joi,ustou, Jolni Krause. \\ illiaii: Estes, Noia May. William Rttekiey am. Joseph SahistoL, 7. (?; rt/»atar. —Johu Krause and Joseph Sab- istoij, 8. - Rufus McLean ami Henry Strupe. 7. William Estes, Melissa Johiistou aud Non« M.iy, (i. C'oiny^o.Wfton.—Joseph Sabiston and Henry Stru}K*, 8. Melissa Johnston, John Krause and Nora May, 7. Violii Eatman, William Pastes, Catharine Liviugsnmc, Nelly Petty and Etta Butler, 6. P’airley Dickinstm, James Masou, Rufus McLean, George Parker, Samuel Pringle, Timinas Priugle, William Rackley Luke Rus sell, Charles Rogers aud Heuriella Taylor, 3 Physiology.Strupe aud Joseph Sabiston, 8. William Estes, Melissa Johnstou, John Krause aud Nora May, 0. //w^ory.—Viola Eatman, William E.stes, Samuel Pringle, Joseph Sabiston, Henry Strupe, 10. Etta Butler, Fairley Dickinson. Melissa Johnston. John Krause, R ifus McLeau aud Nolly Petty, &. Catharine Livingstone, James Mason, Nora May and Charles Rogers, 7. Ge»rgo Parker, Tiiomas Pringle. William Rackley, Luke Russell aud Henrietta Tay lor, 6. -“Viola Eatman, Melis.«a John ston, Catharine Livingstone, Nora May, Charles Rogers, Heury Strupe, Henrietta Taylor and Nelly Petty, 9. Etta Butler, Fairley Dickinson, John Krause, George Parker, Samuel Priugle, Thomas Pringle, Jostsph Sabistim and Rufus McLeao; 8. James Mason, William Rackley and Luke Russell, 4. Piinctualtty.—“Viola Eatman, Catharine Livingstone, Melissa Johnstou, Nelly Petty aud Nora May, 10. -Charles Rogers, Luke Russell, Joseph Sabiston, Henrietta Taylor and Etta Butler, 9. Fairley Dickiusou, William Estes, John Krause, George Parker, Samuel Pringle, Thomas Pringle, James Mason. Rufus Me Lean, William Rackley and Henry vStrupe. 7. Work and Attention to Stock.—Viola Eatman, William Estes, Melissa Johnston Catharine Livingstone, James Mason, Nora May, Nelly Petty, Thomas Pringle aud Luke Russell, 10. Etta Butler, Fairley Dickinson, Rufus McLean George Parker, Charles Rogers aud Henry Strupe, 7. William Rackley, John Krause and Joseph Sabiston, 4.- Mosaic, or the art of imitating pain ting by means of colored stehfes, pieces of glass or of marble, or even of v'ood of different colors, is of antiquity. The name is supposed to be derived from mum, and some times from museum, a grotto consecrated to tlie muses, inas much as mosaic-work was first used in grottoes. The remoteness of its origin is evidenced by a passage in Isaiah— ‘Hlehold, I will lay thy stoneswith fair colors and lay thy foundations with saiiphires.” W'e are not well informed as to the precise period at which this, the mo.st mechaniciil of all the line arts, came into existence. Doubtless, however, it had its inception in the East, and [lasvsing into Greece, was subsequently (jonveyed to the Romans, who brought it to tlie highest point of perfection. Ill 1853, Pope Pius IX. sent to the Crystal Palaee Exhibition of New York a mo.saic copy of Guerciuo’s “St. John the liaptist, “valued at $00,000. The merit of this work, and the extraor dinary state of jierfeidioii attained in the art by Italy, may be interferred from the fact that at a short distance this mosaic cannot be distinguished from a liiglily ffiiishcd oil painting; although it is of but of small impor tance compared with other works of the sort to be found in the cathedrals of Europe. When, in the fifth century, the arts and sciences were driven from Italy, this art was preserved by the Byzan tine Greeks. It was restored in the thirteenth century, when it made great strides forward; culminating, as it were, at the commencement of the seventeenth century, when Clement VIII. had tlie whole of tlie interior of the dome of St. Peter’s ornamented with this work. Tills art. was emjffoyed for copying original ])aiiiting of great artists, and preserving them in all tlie freshness of rheir outline and beauty. In this man ner Guereino’s “Martyrdom of St. Pet- ranilla,” and Domeniebino’s “Commu nion of thedying St Jerome,” were jire- served. At the commencement of the eiglueenth century, Peter Paul of Chris- r()[)lioriK foumled a school for mosaic in : tome, and many of his scholars car- r;el the art to a .still higlier degree of ;m rfection. Two kinds of mosaic have oeen (celebrated in more recent times —Hie Itoman and the Florentine. In i he former the paintings are formed by joining Very small })ie(cos of stone, which faeiliates the repiesentatioii of large liivstorical ]>ictures, and gives greater variety and elegance; in the la b'.r style larger iiiecces are used, wiiich are more troublesome, and are onlv udaiited for simple snbjccJs. The Romans carried this art into every land that had fallen beneath their sway. From Britain to tlie Eu phrates remains of Roman mosaics liave, from time to time, been exhum ed. Of the varieties used amongst the ancients, the pavimenta seGtUia was the principal. It consisted of doors inlaid with pieces of stone of different colors, cut geometrically, and cemented together. Tlie pavimenta tessellata, or floors inlaid with small cubes of stone, forming a colored design, was another style of the art; and in addition there was the opus venniculatum and tlie opm mmivum, in which colored cubes of day or glass of every comceivable tint, set up, some thing in the manner of printing-types, were used to produce elaborate and highly finished pictures. The first tlu'ee were included under the general name, lithostrotum. With the overthrow of paganism a new and grander era in the art began, for then mosaics which had previously been used exclusively for pavements were transferred to the walls and ceil ings of sacred edifices. The conuec- ting-link, however, between the mosaics of Pompeii and those of Christain ori gin is very slight.—-Sunday Magazine. Prettv nearly all men are benev olent when it don’t cost much. Tom Jones never sees poor John Smith suffer hut he thinks Sam Rogers ought to help him. X'AOIttOlt INi THE WILDEK- NESS. A few broken columns will serve to indicate all tiiat now remains of what was once the most magnificent city in the world! Tadmor, which, we be lieve, literally means Palm-tree, was founded by Solomon, on an island in an o(ieau of vsand, about one hundred and twenty miles northeast of Damas cus, twenty miles west of the Eiiphra- t(iS, and a hundrcil and twenty from .Vleppo- Although it is not often mention by ancient historians, Pliny refers to it as a city of merchants carrying on the traffic between the Homans and the Partiiians- It was conquered by Alexander the Great, who, in conseqeiiee of the number of palm that embowed it, (tailed it Palmy ra—a name which it has since retained. In the reign of lladraiii, it formed an alliance with Rome. The Emperor Galliims conferred the title Augustus upon its ruler, Odenathus, for his ser- vmes against the Persians, A. d. 2G0. This potentate was assassinated six years subsequently, and was succeeded by his ■widow the famous Zenobia, Queen of the East. She, however, refusing to acknowedgo the suprema cy of Ronu'., was defeated at Antioch and Emesa, aud subsequently captured, when Palmyra surrendered. Soon afterwards the citizens revolted, and slew a garrison of six hundred inen^ when Aurelian destroyed tlie city. Justinian restored it in 527; but it was captured by the Saracens in 833, ]>illaged by tliem in 744, and taken by Tamerlane in 1400. Situated on the commercial through- fare between Syria and Mesoimtamia, it is probable that Tadmor was a place of importance long jiiior to tlie time of Solomon: and indeed, Jose- })hus seems to favor this opinion. At present it has a small Syrian popula tion, with Turkish garrison. Its ruins, wliHih arc scattered ovin* a large space in detaclied masses, present, besides the walls of prostrate palaces, groups of Corinthian coliims of white marble, erect and fallen. Mr. Burton in 1870, and Mr. Hyers in 1871-2, have given most interesting accounts of this an cient mart j and much information in re lation to it will he found in Vogue’s “Syrie Oeiitrale,^ Paris, 1809. MAEVAISES TEKXSES. This name. Bad Lauds, is given to a most extraordinary formation or tract of country whiefl lies in the State of Nebraska, between the Cheyenne and Niobrarah—two streams that fiow into the Upper Missouri. Leaving the monotonous prairie tliat you have just traversed, you descend a couple hundred of feet into a basin, where thousands of rocks rise up in eve ry imaginable shape and jirismatic hue. Pyramid is piled upon pyramid, some times to the height of two liundred feet, which presents a most sublime ap pearance., while labyruiths of winding staircases, deep gorges, lofty platforms and palaces hewn, as it were, out of the living rock, completely bewilder the senses. At a distance all these features seem to indicate the ruins of a mighty city; but, as you approach, the ivy and lichens that drai)e the molleriug hones of the past are want ing and all is sterile to intensity. Here however, the geologist revels in absolute delight, from the fact that on all sides of him lie fossils, from the jaw-bone, said to be a hundred feet in length down to the tiiiie.st forms that ever inhabited pri meval seas. Ages ago a vast body of water must have rejmsed here, and wrought all this mystery, forming a mighty necropolis of species of animals extinct for ages^ THE DEATH STREOOEE. In the museum of Pompeii are pre served the most horrible and pathetic witnesses of the last days of the ill fated city. 'When the workmen were digging ill 1803 they struck into a small cavity, the nature of which was of course a myster.>' to them. Without breaking further into it they poured plaster of Pai'is down the ere>ices that were already opened, and as soon as the plaster had hardened “the crust of lava was carefully removed, and lo! the form of a human being in his death struggle iieifeiJtl.v preserved. Burned ill the lava that hardened about him liis body had crumbled to dust and left this wonderiiil mold. Several bodies have thus been reproduced— one of them with the features peifeet- ly ]>reserved, so that there is still some expression in the face. In one some parts of the skeleton are embedded in the plast(‘r; and two female bodies found lying near each otluu’ are called mother aud daughter. There is notli- ing at Pomi)cii more touching than the despair depected in the attitude of this gi'oup. Jt was pleasant to get out into the narrow streets where the sun was glaring, and there we sought to forget the horrors of the museum. i'or liiU ueeK vikdtug AA»A'ii 3rd, 1S77. IN CASH. Paid $4.00, Prof. W. C. Kerr, “ 24.10, Orphans’ Friend. “ 9.35, American George □ No. 17. “ 1.25, Falkland a No 190. “ 4.00, New Lebanon a No. 314. “ 3.03, Phalanx □ No 314. “ 10.00, Edward Waldron, New Brunswick, N. Y. “ 2.33, Porter Swamp Baptist Church. “ 2.07, Luinbertoii Baptist Church. “ 75 cts, Rev. Thomas Ogburn. IN KIND. E C Montague, 1 bu beans, 1 bu peas. Berea o, No. 204, 1 load wood. Unknown friend in Raleigh, i>ackage of cakes and clothing. Tlie following persons have paid for the Orphans’ Friend for one year; Orr □, No. 104, 10 copies, Seth Bridgeniore, 2 copies, E C LoiJcyer, Emannel (Ettinger, Capt II F Gill, Mrs E D Howell, Joseph Gurley, Jim mie Herndon, Warren Prior, Prof W C Kerr, Mv C S Allen, Mrs W C Brewer, J R Etlteridge, Gray Boswell. Kings Mountain, N. C., \ March 20,1877. j Mr. Editor:—Please suggest to the little boys and girls, who take the Orphans’ Friend, that they read their papers until they are satisfied,then file them away, and give them to some poor widow, who cannot take a paper of her own. This can be done weekly or monthly, and the little folks will be delighted with the opportunity if once suggested to them. AIrs. Willia'm Herndon. NOTICE. U. S. INTERNAL REVENGE SPECIAL TAXES MAY 1, 1877, TO APRIL 30, 1878. 'fhe Revised Statutes of tlie U. S., Sections 3232, 3237, 3238, and 3239, rft(juire every person engaged in any Imsincss, avocation, or omployinent which renders him lialdc to a Special Tax, to procure and place conspicu ously in liis estahlishinent or place ofhusinehS a staiiiyi denoting the payment of said Spcadal Tax for the Special-Tax year beginning May 1, 1877, hefort! eonnneneing or continuing l)n>!iness after April 30. 1877. A return, as prescriiM'd on Form II, is also required by law of every per.son liable to Special Tax as above. 'fhe taxes etnbraced within the provisions of the law above quoted are the following .* Rectifiers. - - $200 00 Dealers, retail liquor. - - 2.1 00 Dc'alers, wholesale iiqjior, - JOO 00 Dealers in malt iipiors, wholesale, - 50 00 Dealers in malt liquors, retail, - 20 00 De!il‘ra in loaf tobacco, - - 25 00 Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, - 500 00 And on salt's of ovtn- SI,0f>0, fifty cents for every dollar in excess of $1,000. Dealers in manufactured tobacco, - h 00 Manufacturers of stills, - - .50 00 And for each still nianufactnriHl, 20 00 And for eaelt worm nianufactnrod, 20 00 Manufacturers of tobacco, - - 10 00 Manufacturers of cigars, - ♦ 10 00 Peddlers of Tobacco, first class—more tliau two horses or other animals. Peddlers of tobacco, secfmd class—two horses or otlior animals. Peddlers of tobacco, third class—one horse or other animal, - Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class- foot or public conveyance, Brewers of less than 500 barrels, Browers of 500 barrels or irmre, - Any person, so liable, who shall fail to cotnply with the foregoing requirements will bo subject to severe poiiiiliies. Persons »r Firms liable to pay any of the Sprcial Taxes named above must aiiply to ISAAC J. YOUNG. Collector of Inleniai Revenue at liakigh, North Carolina, and pay for and )>rocuro the Speeial-Tax Stamp or Stamps they need, prior to May 1, 1877, aud without further notice. Special-tax Stamps will bo transmitted by mail only on receijit, from the person or firm ordering the same, of specific directions so to do, together with the necessary postage stamps or the amount required to pay the postage. The po.-itage on one stamj) is three cents and on two stamps six cents. If it is desired that tli(!y be transmitted by registered mall ten cents additional should accompany the appli cation. GREEN B. RAUM. Commissioner of Internal Eevenu^. Offick or Internal Revenue, \ M^ashington, D. C., Jan. 23, 1877. \ 50 00 25 00 - 15 00 1 - 10 00 .50 00 100 00 WILMINGTON & WELDON RAIL ROAD MAIL TRAINS. Leave Union Depot daily (Sun days excepted) at 7.35 a m. Arrive at Goldsboro 11.50 a m “ Rocky Mount 2.00 p m Weldnn 3..50p m Leave Weldon daily at 9.50 a m. Arrive atRocky Mount 11.35 a m. “ Goldsboro ... 1.37p m. “ Union Depot 6.05 p in. EXPRESS TRAIN AND THROUGH FREIGHT TRAINS. Leave Union Depot daily at 5. p m. Arrive atGoldsbon) 11.4 a m. “ Rocky Mount 2.0 a m. “ Weldon 0.00 a m. Leave Weldon daily 7.00 p. m. Arrive at Rocky Mount 9.00 p. m “ Goldsboro 12.50 a. m. “ Union Depot 6.30 a. m. Mail Trains make close eonnectiop at Wel don for all pfiints North via Bay Lino and Acquia Creek routes. Express Trains connect only with Acqnia Creek route. I^Pullman’s Palace Sleeping Cars on this Train. Freight Trains will leave Wilmington tri weekly at 5.00 a. m., and arrive at 1.40 p. in. JOHN DIVINE, General Sai)crmtendcnt* KALEIGH & GASTON RAILROAD. MAIL TRAIN. Leaves Raleigh 9,30 a. m. Arrives at Wehloii 3,09 p, Leaves Weldon 12.40 p. m Arrives at Raleigh - - 5.40 p.m. THROUGH FREIGHT. Leaves Raleigh - - . 5.00 a. m. .Arrives at Weldon - , . 5,25 p Lea ves Weldan - . . 5.00 am Arrives at Raleigh - - S 15 p m RALEIGH & AUGUSTA AIR-LINB. Change of Srhediilo to tahe effect 6.00 a m Mouday, October 3()th, 1876: Train Moving South. Train leaves IbJeigh - - 6 30am Arrives at Canierou - . 12 7 p m Train Moving North. Train leaves Cameron - - 1 00 p m Arrives at Raleigh - - - 640am All trams will approach and pass R. & D. R. R. N. C. Division crossing at Cary with caution. 20 ininntos for breakfast at Cary JNO. C. WINDER. Superintendent. SEABOARD & ROANOKE RAIL ROAU Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 1 1875. On and after tills date, trains of this Road vill leave Weldon daily, Sundays excepted as fallows: ^ Mail train. 4 p, No. 1 Ireighttrain at 4 a. m No. 2 Freight train at 8 a. m luesdays and Fridays at at 8 a. m. ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH. Mail train at 7,13 p-m. No. 1 I'reight train at 12, Neon. No. 2 freight train „t 4 p. Freight trains have passenger ear attached. .Steamer for Edenton, Plymouth and landings on Black water and Chowan Rivers leaves Franklin at 7,40 a. m., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. E. G. GHIO. Siipt. of Transportation. gEEKSHIRE PIGS, OF PURE BLOOD, AND THE BEST FAMILIES EVER IMPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES. Entitled to entry in the American Berkshire Record. Constantly for sale. Prices at 10 weeks idd, delivered to Express, $10 each Reliable pedigrees luruished. T. W. HARRIS, 1-6™ P- Pittsboro, N. C. E. W. O W E W , DENTAL SURGEON, OXFOKD, sr. c. OFFfCE AT HIS RESIDENCE Special attention given to replacing full and partial setts of teeth on gold, silver or rub- I'er. aug9tlil«75_1.33tt
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