VOL VIII.
OXFORD, N. C., MARCH 7, 1883.
NO. 41.
IPISHOTJLDDIBTO-HIOHT.
If I should die to-night,
My friends ■would look upon my quiet
face.
Before they laid it in its resting place,
And deem that death had left it almost
fair;
And laying snow-white flowers against
my hair,
Would smooth it down with tearful
tenderness,
And fold uiy hands with lingering caress,
Poor hands,so empty and so cold to-night
If I should die to-night,
My friends would call to mind with lov
ing thought
Some kindly deed the icy hand had
■ Wrought,
Some gentle word the frozen lips had
said:'
Errands on which the willing feet had
sped—
.^The memory of my selfishness and pride,
•My'hasty words would all be put aside,
And so I should be loved and mourned
to-night.
If I sbonld die to-night.
Even hearts estranged would turn ohee
.more to me,
, Recalling other days remorsefully,
‘The eyes that chill me with averted
' glance,
Would look upon me as of yore, per
chance,
And soften in the old familiar way.
iFdr"who would war with dumb, uncon-
scous clay?
So r might rest, forgiven of all to-night.
‘O fhiends, I pray to-n^ht,
Kebp'no^ your kisses ror my dead, cold
brow,
The way is lonely; let me feel them now.
Think gently of me ; I am travel worn ;
Myfaltering feet are pierced with man^
' "a'thom. \ ■
Forgive, 0 hearts estranged, forgive, I
plead':
W,hen'dreamless rest is mine I . shall not
ifeed
The tenderness for which I long to-night.
•^LitUlVs Age.
TOBACCO.
Tlien shall the kigdom of Sa**
tan be likened to a grain of tobac'*
CO seed, which though exceed-
ingl}' small, being cast into the
ground grew,and became a great
plant, and spread its leaves, rank
and broad, so that huge and vile
wpfiiis formed a habitation there
on. And it came to pass,
in the course of time, that the
sons of men looked upon it, and
thought it beautiful to look upon,
and,,much to be desired to
makb. lads look big and manly.
So they put fourth their hands
and did chew thereof. And some
it made sick, and others to vomit
most filthily And it further
came to pass that those who
chewed it became weak and un
manly^ and said, “We are en*
slaved,' and can’t cease from chew'
ing it” And the mouths of all
that were enslaved became foul;
and they were seized with a vio
lent spitting; and they did spit,
even in ladies’ parlors and in the
house of the Lord. And the
saints of the Most High were
greatly pleagued thereby. And
• in the course of time it came also
to pass that others suufied it,
and they were taken suddenly
with fits, and they did sneeze
with a great and mighty sneeze,
insomuch that their eyes were
filled with tears, and they did
look exceedingly silly. And oth
ers cunningly wrought the leaves
iilto rollsy and did set fire to one
end thereof, and did suck vehe
mently at the other end thereof,
and did look very grave and
calf-like; and the smoke of the’r
iorment ascended up forever and
forever. And the cultivation
thereof became a great and
mighty business in the farth; and
the merchantmen waxed rich by
the commerce thereof. And it
came to pass that the saints of the
Moat High defiled themselves
therewith! even the poor, who
could not buy shoes, nor bread,
nor books for their little ones,
spent their money for it. And
the Lord was greatly displeased
therewith, and said, “Be ye
clean that bear the vessels of the
Lord.” “Wherefore, come out
from among them, and be ye sep
arate, saith the Lord, and touch
not the unclean thing; and I will
receive you.” But with one
accord they all exclaimed, “We
cannot cease from chewing, snuf*
fing, and puffing—we are slaves ”
—Selected,
GAMBBTTA’S ORATORY.
The chief secret of Garni etta’s
power as an orator was that he
allowed his emotions to carry
him along with them, as seem
ingly helpless as a leaf in the
tempest. He employed none of
those tricks of oratory, none of
those studied gestures which are
the stage-carpentry ot the tribute,
the sheet anchor of medicrit)’
Gambetta,8 characteristic elo
quence was the language of pas*
sion; it was not uutill his whole
being was shaken and convulsed
by the storm within him that
the jeers of enemies were silenced
and men who detested his princi
ples grew pale with excitement
and surrendered themselves for
the time being to the magic of bis
influence. I was in the Chamber
of Deputies when Gambetta de
livered one of his last gre- t
speeches. He walked up
the steps of the tribune
listlessly: his face was unusually
flushed; he seemed oppressed by
the summer heat and doubtful ol
himself. He commenced speak
ing slowly, almost hesitatingly,
and in such a low voice that ev
ery head was bent forward in or
der to catch his words. There
was no mighty swing of the ax
against the tree be wished to fell,
but a dilatory chipping of the
bark that was positively irrita
ting to those who expected to see
the giant rush at once to his task.
Presently some murmurs arose
in the House; some scoffing from
the reactionary side. Gambetta’s
nostrils dilated, the red hue of his
face changed to pale olive, his
fingers clutched the rostrum ner
vously, and his voice at each sue
cessive period rose to a higher
tone. Fresh interruptions came,
in which perhaps tho orator
caught some bitter personal allu
sion. Then he began to pace the;
tribune like a caged lion. His
massive head was thrown back
and his eyes flashed defiance,
while period after period was
thundered forth with such a vol
ume of sounds as to drown the
rising tumult. From that mo
ment, and for fully an hour after
ward, tiae Chamber was spell
bound.
MBIT AND WOMEN.
Although both sexes are bound by
the same code of morals, there ap
pears to be two states of morality.
One for the women and one for the
men; and women have instituted
these two states. In her ignorance
and blindness she tolerates in men
that which she condemns in her
own sex. A man may go wherever
his passions or inclinations lead him,
yet he is coddled, flattered, smiled
upon and recognized in society. He
may be addicted to the lowest vice,
yet he finds no difficulty in effec
ting a passport into the society of
pure women, or being admitted to
the homes of respectable families.
But how is it with a woman? If
she has strayed from the path of
virtue, or has been sought, won,
ruined and forsaken, is there a hand
in kindness held out to lead her
back to the paths of rectitude? If
she makes the fatal mistake and
takes the first step to ruin, but per
haps would gladly return, is she al-
; lowed to do so? Is she, by the in
fluence of some humane sister, ever
restored to h ’r ‘friends, society and
, the world? No! the very women
who smile upon the hardened liber
tine, frown upon his unhappy vic-
i im, and shut her out forever from
a purer, happier life.
A FUNNY LEGAL DECISION-
The following was translated from
the original by Dr. H. M. Scuddor,
and is almost as bad as some of the
legal decisions of our own land
“Four men, partners in business,
bought some cotton bales. That the
rats might not destroy the cot'on,
they purchased a cat. They agreed
that each of the four should bwn a
particular leg of the cat; and each
adorned with beads and other orna
ments the leg thus apportioned to
him. The eat, by an accident, in
jured one of the legs. The owner of
that member wound about it a rag
soaked in oil. The cat, going too
near the fire, set the rag on fire, and
being in great pain rushed in ymong
the cotton bales w here she was ac
customed to hunt rats. Tho cotton
thereby took fire, and was burned
up. It was a total loss. The thr
other partners brought a suit, to re
cover the value of the cotton, against
the fourth partner, who owned tho
particular leg of the cat. T’he judge
examined the case, and decided thus:
The leg that had the oiled rag on it
was hurt; the cat could not use that
leg, in fact, it held up that leg and
ran on the other three legs. The
three unhurt legs, therefore, carried
the fire to ti e cotton, and are alone
culpable. The injured leg is not to
be blamed. The three partners who
owned the three legs with which the
cat ran to the cotton will pay the
whole value of the balesjto the part
ner who was the proprietor of the
injured leg.^*
One of the first literary men
in the United States said, after
speaking on the subject of tem
perance, “There is one thing
which, as you visit different pla
ces I wish you to do everywhere;
that is to entreat every mother
never to give a drop of strong
drink to a child- I have had to
fight as for my life all my days
to keep from dying a drunkard,
because I was fed with spirits
when a child. I acquired a taste
for it. My brother, poor fellow!
died a drunkard. I would not
have a child of mine take a drop
of it for any thing. Warn every
mother, wherever you go, never
to give a drop of it to a child.”
A fine, fat pullet was roosting
on the limb of a tree, safe from
harm, when the fox approached
and saluted her. “Good mor
ning, Miss Pullet; I never saw
yfu look better. Your figure, I
think, is perfectly lovely.” “^Do
you really think so?” “Certainly
I do. I’d give anything if I
could wear my hair done up in a
French roll and have it become
me as it does you.” “Dear me,
but is that so? ’ “Indeed it is.
They were talking about you up
at the branch by the Big Oak,
just now, and said how pretty
you’d look walking in tho moon
light.” “Oh, la!” “Need I add
that it occurred to me, aw, that
you might condesend, aw, to
promenade, aw, with your huiu
ble admirer, aw?”
The vain pullet came down
from her roost, and in about two
seconds the fox was telling the
night-hawk how spring chicken,
which had been so high all sum
mer, had suddenly come down
within his means “Flatteiy,"
remarked the old rooster, as I if
looked down at the few bones
and feathers—“flattery is the soft
purr of a cat —the sweeter tho
purr, the longer the claWvS and
the sharper the bite,”
—
If the young men in these old
States who are looking westward
with longing eyes would make as
complete a sacrifice of their pride,
and put forth their energies as fully
here as they would have to do to
keep from starving in the west, for
tune would smile upon them, and
the brier-patches and fields of broom
sedge would be dressed in living
green, and the old land would bloom
in beauty.—Nash. Advocate.
Be neither a slave, or an idler.
Work with a will, and you will
work well. Better build a Bable,
tlian loll in luxury. Better build
in Shinar, than rot in Sodom.
Free and accepted Masons are
builders. Some of them, liower-
ever, have neither trowel m^r
sword. They do not work; neith
er shall they receive their penny!
Senator Blair has said: “The
interest of the money paid in one
year for alcohol and tobacco by
tho American people,if judicious
ly invested, would relieve them
from all taxation for the support,
of common schools at the present
rate of expenditure.” We are
liberal in selMndulgence, but
ec momical in self-denial. ,
THE
Orlipans’ Friend,
Organ of the Orphan Agylum at Oxford, aud
of the Orand Lodge of Masons
in Nortli Carolina.)
IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT
ONE DOLLAE A YEAR.
It Is designed to promote the entertain,
ment, instruction and interests of
THE YOUNG;
especially those deprived of the benefits of
parental and scholastic training. It also
seeks to increase the soul-growth of the
prosperous by suggesting proper objects
chanty and true channels of benevolence, lu
order that they may, by doing good to oth
ers, enlarge their own hearts and extern I
the horizon of their human sympatliies, as
they ascend to a higher plane of Christian
observation. Address
ORPHANS’ FRIEND,
OXfOUD, N i)
Mild
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NORFOLK FERTILIZER
—AND—
INSECTICIDE!
$15 PER T-IN,
Delivered at any oftli*- Depoc> in Nuiliiik ,ii'
Portsmouth.
Maimlactiired l>v
Styron, Wiutejiuu.st (!^ Co.,
NOUFOJ.K, V.\.
IS^OlBce, Diggs' Wharf.
Also l.>ealer8 in Charleston tiroimd Hnin-
l>hute and Kninit.
CEKTIPIOATES:
Nori'owAY C)„ Va., Sept. -Jit. t--;-^.
This is to certify that I used tvo i.)-.!.- ..• ’•’t...
Norfolk Fertilizer and Insecticide, na
from Styron, Whitehurst &Co., Xr.rfoiK,
my crops of cott'm and tobacco lliis\>
that it acted to my entire satisfaclioti!
bacco is considered cijiial to the verv
Nottoway county, and my cotton much bet
where I used the—1—in e.iunl jii;.iiiui,-.. sav
from two to three hundred )KHin(h. |>,-f;u-i'i'. SuVh
is mysatisfaetionwiththeFertilizcrlliai I cxiwt
to use it much more largely in th.‘ iiitui-e
J. M. Hl'KT.
llKim-ouD, N. Nov., 10.1,
Styron, Whitehurst A- Co., Gentleiueii; 1 take
pleasure in saying that liie live tons Norfolk Fer
tilizer purchased of you last spring 1 iionl under
cotton, corn, potatoes and v getables with de
cidedly better results than where I u.sed t ^ * lii'di-
priced fertilizers which cost frf>m $30 to ,s4,") per
ton. Am satisfied I will get one-tjuarter’to oiie-
third more cotton where I used yours. In com-
■postuig with cotton seed, stable maimre aud rich
earth, it is the best Fertilizer I ever used. Will
use-it under all my crops next year. Hoping
you much success, I am, vesy truly
JOSEPH A. HUGHES.
Krmpsville, Pi-incess Anoe Co., Va.,
Messrs. Styron, Whitehurst & Co , Gentlemen-
I used your Norfo’k Fertilizer uiuler Irish pota
toes at the rate of 300 lbs. to the acre, and the
yield was abundant, ill fact surprised me. Al.o
used it under corn and made an exeelleiit crop.
My kale is looking well where I used ii. Am sii
well pleased with it shall use it jigaiii lu-xt Spi'lim
Very respectfully, N. B. SANJ)EU’LIN.°’
Perquimaxs Co.,N. C., Nov. :iy, 188:2
Messrs. Styron, Wliitehursf & Co.. Gentlemen:
, The half ton Norfolk Fertilizer purehased of you
last Spring'gave entire satisfaction; 1 used it along
side of higher jn-iced fertilizers, and the yield
from yours was fully as good es where I 'used
the other- brands. Yours truly,
B. F. CITIZEN.
Sebrell’s P. 0., Southampton Co.,Nov. 30, ’82
Gentlemen : The five tous Norfolk Fertilizer pur
chased of you last Spring I used under cotton and
peanuts with very satisfactory results. j'Uase
ship me ten (10) tons by 1st February, ’83
Very respectfully, W.N. SEBREEL.
WlNFALL, Perquimans Co., N. C.. Nov. 10. ’82.
Gentlemen: lusedl-Jtons Norfolk Fertilizer
under Cotton this year, side by side with Peru
vian Bone Dust, at the rate of'about 17.') potnuls
per acre. The result was in favor f)f your Fer
tilizer. Will use it again next Sprintr.
Respectfully, W. L. JESSUP & CO.
WineAi-l, N C., Nov. 10, 1882.
Gentlemen: The two tons Norfolk Fertiliz(!r
purchased of you last Spring I used under cotton
at the rate of about 175 pounds per acre, which
gave better yield than any other Fertilizer. Will
use it more extensively next year.
Yours truly, R. B. KIRBY.
feb7ra3
LUTHER SHELDON,
DEALER IN
8ASHES, DOORS ami BLINDS
MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR RAILS,
NEWELS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE,
Paints, Oils, Olass, Putty
AND BUILDING MATEKIAL OF
EVFKY DUSCUiPTION.
Nos. 16 M’’. Side Market Sqr. and 49Roanoke 4ve
NORFOLK, Va.
feb7yl
CLEMONS. LEVY&CO,.
Cotton Commission Morcliaats
RICHMOND, VA.
We desire to eiiil i he
iifcteiition of cott )i, ;•! in
ters anclcottouflliipb rs
to the advantages oil tr
od by llichiiionilasac jt-
ton market, aiidsorolt
from them a trial, tnu-
market is now lirmly os-
tahlished. We have \ or-
fected arraiigomeat-^ by
which we can ship Loth
to domestic and to for
eign ports on as fsr ara
ble term Sits can b
from Norfolk o: from
any other Southern port. Practical... this
places Bichmoud oif tin: coast, (n’lr .Mr.
Levy, formerly from Enfield N. C , r’l-cs
his special attention to the samplii g'and
•weig .ing of cotton. LibemhKivancinm-le
on consignments. Corresixiiirleuci' r, c. i.
Befci by permission to: John Ji. i.-ivi-.
Esq., President Planters National Bank,
Richmond, Va.; Isaac Davenport, Ewj.,
President First National Bank, Kiel* -i.d,
Va.; Messrs. S. W. M. Rosenbaum Idcli-
mond, Va.
marl 1 v f T. EMON.^, T.K V i'
AKEYOU GOING TO BUY COAL
this winter. If so, leave your order with
W. R. Beasley, and he willtako iium- ;,n]
quantity. This must be done in the nest
ten days. JOB OSBORN,
Ralaigb, N. 0.