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The Orphans’ Friend. FllIDAY, - MAECH 23, 1883. DIAIIONDS. A rough jewel lay in the sand among many common stones. A boy picked up some of these to use them for playthings, and took them home together with the jewel, not knowing its quality. The boy’s father, looking on when he was playing, perceived the rough jewel, and said to his son, “Give me that stone.” The boy did so and smiled; for he thought, “What is my father going to do with this stone?” The father took the stone, and polished it skillful ly into regular planes and ans gles; and behold 1 a diamond glittered brilliantly. “See!” said the father, “there is the stone you gave me.” The boy wondered at the splendor and brilliancy of the stone,and exclaimed, “Father, how could you accomplish this?” The father said, “I knew the hidden virtue and the value of the stone; therefore I freed it from its coating of dross; now it sparkles with its nat ural radiance.” The multitudes of human beings around us are but so many rough diamonds, whose beauty and brilliancy, ob scured by the blemishes and defects of our nature, are un recognized by the careless obs server. To secure proper de velopment it is important to see the latent worth of tlie rough diamond. Every teacher, every preacher, every worker upon these human jewels should realize the pos sibilities that pertain to hu manity. Failing to do so, he fails in one important item that is necessary to inspire that enthusiasm which assuredly leads to success. The lapida ry works patiently and persis tently upon tlie rough stone because he sees the diamond i.i it Our Saviour had in his mind such a high e.stimate of human possibilities, and taught it in unmistakable terms. He puts one human soul against the whole world and declares its superior worth. He saw that some thing could be made out of fallen mankind and He set Himself with infinite pains and expen.so to accomplish it. Christ was emphatically the ^'Great Teacher\' and in no particular was He greater than in tliis, that he saw clearly the real worth of those beings whom he took under his di vine tuition. Without it He could not have been a great teacher. It was doubtless an inspiration to Him. Oh 1 for more ol the spirit of our Lord in this particular. Moreover it is important, in the proper improvement of men for each individual to set a high estimate upon himself. A scrutiny of the characteris tics of those men who have arisen, in spite of adverse con ditions, to the heights of suc cess, will reveal the promi nence of their self-esteem. Sometimes indeed it is disgus tingly prominent. Though this is to be deprecated, we still maintain that at the very outset of successful efforts to wards self-improvement, there ought to be a distinct and em phatic impression upon the mind of each individual, that there is somewhat of true worth in himself and that he is responsible for using the appliances by which it is to be brought out. THE OEPHANS AND THE PUB LIC SCHOOL FUND. At the last enumeration of children in this school district for the purpose of ascertain ing the amount of money to which the district was entitled from the public school fund, the children at the Orphan Asylum, 147 in number, were counted. This entitled the district to $147 more than it could otherwise have claimed, and that amount was appor* tioned and placed to its credit. Atthe last meeting of the Board of County Commissioners that body voted to retain the $147 in the county treasury, and it is understood that unless some other action is had with refer* ence to it, it will go to public school purposes in the county generally. This is manifestly unfair, as the children who were included in the enumer ation upon which the appor tionment was made should, in equity, have the benefit of it. Wo trust that the County Commissioners, at their next meeting, will reconsider this matter, and place the money in the hands of those who will give it the proper direction. victories and defeats should occur. But one statement created the most talk; for at 11 o’clock on the 29th of March it was predicted that Partridge, the almanac maker, Would die. Partridge himself stoutly denied its truth; but it was to no use. On the 30th of March another pamphlet came out giving a circum stantial acouut of his death, after a sincere lepentance of his sins .and a confession of the worthlessnf^ss of his alma nac. Everybody believed he was dead, and Partridge was never able to convince the public that he was still alive. It broke up his busi ness, a’'d in a few years he really did die. It is a pity that the Dean isn’t stid on earth to deal with Vennor and Wiggins. A • good dose of - ridicule is probably the most effectual weapon which can be used against them.^and the Dean was master of the art. THE BOOK OF BOOKS! CHEAPEST! LATESTS! BEST!!! 'PLUCKY.’ THE PATE OP AN ANCIENT PROPHET. [Boston Globe] The career of Wiggins calls to mind the punishment which Dean Swift and some of his friends inflicted upon a weather-prophesying impos tor in Queen Anne’s time, known as Partridge, the alma nac maker. Partridge started in life as a shoemaker; but be soon left that for the more profitable and the less labori ous pursuits of quack, prophet and humbug generally. His pretentions imposed on cred ulous people and his almanacs were bought by the thousand. To show what sorry quacks Wiggins and Vennor are^ not withstanding the lapse of two centuries, during which the art of humbugging has been developed immensely, they have not improved in the least on Partridge’s system. He, just as they, foretold storms in March and December,show ers m April, hot weather in August,and frost in November, and made as loud boasts as if a hit was made. Swift became disgusted at Partridge’s pretentions, and determined to put him down. Walking around London one day, he noticed over a smith’s shop the sign, “Isaac Bicker- staff.” It struck his fancy, and he stored it in his memory for further use. In January, 1708, Partridge came out with his almanac as usual. A few weeks afterward London was astonished by the publication of a small sheet which purport ed to contain the predictions of Isaac Bickerstaft, astrologer. It made a profound sensation, and the sale was great In stead of the vague and indefi nite hints at futurity which Partridge’s almanacs contain ed, it foretold foreign and do mestic events with the great est particularaty, giving even the hour of the day when deaths of famous men, great This word—we have it on Carlyle’s authority—came in to existance in its present signification during the Crim« ean War, obtained popular re cognition in the Indian muti ny,and even now is only to be found in the dictionary of slang. Yet it describes a phase of action for which no ade quate expression has yet else where been found in the En glish language In times of the Crusades men talked, no doubt, of the “doughty” deeds of British chivalry, but what terms could our grandfathers have made use of in discus sing over their port the doings of Shaw, the Life-guardsman, at Warterlool ABSOI.UTeLY> XBSUOSS LIBERAL OFFER EVER MAD^ ikvorite Family Pap. THE STAR aPANULEO BANNER^ Eitabliahed iSSSt^gad !U‘21g{ year Ja&uuy 233^%^ lug Stories, Tales, Sketches, Poems, Wit iri.r.l?*'' Flini niuB^ted&bur, Humorous Engravino. Poems, etc.i 600 lolly good lauehs! alsd th". — ••• tneworldoverfor’— Corner," kDOWB the world over for it's «too8il»ofp?*-- Swindlers, and Humbugs. We desire to douwI*^‘“'>«. culation, .-H ...Hn .Ji.il,® Freemasonry, if practiced ill accord inca with ir4 tenet.-^ and teachings, affords inward peac and at the same time a peace not in the remotest de gree tending to a ceaseless inactivity. «kUsa St UiVVnll - MMst^SjsUffl. Un(u(.uid U fb* 0m4B, sad auh oili« Til -’ ttis U BM a mib, lapMUd b. S ifriaUd fmsb.s.mosaii pm Mpnbl, iMuad^ an. aaa skna a^ ^ taTbiubU and to do so tre have secured *ajMH,®i*2.1 SlSflsifSSS'Sl iiBlRlfANoHSSSSas KEEHUO SOOD OOMPAY. “No company, or good companjwas a motto given by a distinguished man to all ■his young friends. It was a motto he had always endeav ored to follow, as far as lay in his power, and it was a very wise one. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxto 1 frequently re errea to the g-e t benefits he had derived from his visits to a particular family Their words a^d example stimulated him to make the most of his powers. “It has given color to my whole life,” he said, Speakmg of his suc cess at the university, he re- marked, “I can ascribe it to nothing but my visits to this family,where I caught the re- Hection of self-improvement,” BEEEIES AND BSIESS. A man met a little fellow on the road carrying a basket of black-berries, and said to him, “Sammy, where do you get such nice berries?” “Over there, sir, in the bri ers.” “Won’t your mother be glad to see you come home with a basket full of such nice ripe fruit?” “Yes, sir,’’ said Sammy, “she always seems mighty glad when I hold up the ber ries, and don’t tell anything about the briers in my feet.” Tlie man rode on, resolving that henceforth ho would hold up the berries only, and say nothing about the briers. - “Together, Brethren.*'— There is a striking sentiment of unanimity, of sympathetic and practical oneness, quick ened in every Masonic heart Lodge ^ meeting, when the Master, from his radiant East, gives the man • d itory, yet brotherly invita tion, “Together, Brethren.’’ Each, of his own free will and accord, and all, with one ac cord, with the eloquent utter ance of silent action, express the attributes of Masonic uni ty. At that moment, all true Masons feel a seuse of their personal identityj together w’th a conciousness of being lost in each oth er, by that mystic weaving process through which self' hood becomes other^kood, so that the Lodge represents but one body and one spirit, of which harmony is the strength and beauty.Review took htr printed— is' urge.'elght-wive iHusl Whole Tear, vnoBer-order. Now .’ue.CIft' Ledgep-slie Tajnily nip— ...- inly S3 cants In poatagMtUDpds is the — ' t prepaid ai ■'idKep I canU , cilfouT back. Club of Cve. >2.76 i TalNK of a 70C>-p8|e, 1,^ colunrn, cloth-ont b J Banaaf yiibUflWog Co., HiasdaU, Jerusalem —The people of Israel longed to go up to the house of the Lord and wor ship Him there. A Lodge rep resents tiiat house and typifies the infinite temple. It is there fore, a place where Freema sons sliould delight to assem ble, and where they should ever receive edifying in struction and be advanced in their work ot erecting the Temple of the Soul A Proof of Antiquity. — When the present Masonic Temple in Boston was dedica ted in 1867, the ceremonies included a procession, which proved to be one T)f the finest in the history of Masonry. Mhny of the Lodges carried banners, and these, in addN tion the names of their respective Lodges, were in scribed with the date of organization. As is usual on such or similar displays, the various banners were com mented upon by the specta tors, and some of them exci ted great interest because of the'antiquity of the Lodges whose names were borne thereon. In the ranks of one of the oldest Lodges marched a brother of rather eccentric habits. One of his peculiari ties was, that he never seem* ed to wear out aay of his clothes; when they were made, no one could tell, from ap pearance, neither did they ev er appear to be new, but somehow they were always old-fashioned. On this occa sion he was clad with a coat, short in the waist, high in the collar, and made apparently generations piior; his trousers matched and lacked six inches in length, his boots were guilt less of blacking, possibly they had been greased, but this on ly added to their aged appear ance by coaxing the dust to give them a more rusty look; his hat was low-crowned, broad-brimmed and faded, so that altogether the general make-up of the brother was suggestive of the previous cen tury. As his Lodge Banner came in.s'glit of a group of two or three spectators, one of them said, “Here is an old Lodge, 1770, that is an old one sure enough;” a second caught sight of our brother alluded to, and at once respon ded, “Yes, so it is, and th,:r0 is one of the Charter Mem bers.” This sally was receiv- : ,ed with laughter, but our brother was all unconscious of the cause, and since that day the Lodge has not left the place of its location to appear i'l a Masonic procession.-* Liberal Freemason, o t- t-* I CQ CJ o p:) CD tD- fei o CO c o z D X > - o. CO O I Z 9 O 1 d tt 0 r- CD ^ 00 O" o o o w CO c/> JNO T. WHITFHURST. | J. FRANK HUNTBE. .Whiteliurst & Hunter, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, &C. No. 139 Water St., aud 16 Nirieon St. Norfolk, Va. BPAlso agents for Roebuck’s Pat«iii Weather Strips. feb7in6 fiais & Font OXFORD, N. C. PURE DRUGS. All STANDARD Preparations. PEESOEIPTIONS AOOUEATELT COMPOUNDED. Molt Ferlilizer INSECTICIDE I $15 PER TON, Delivered at any of tlie Depots in Norfolk or Portsmouth. Manufactured by Styron, Whitehurst & Co., NORFOLK, Va. B**Office, Biggs’ Wharf, Also Dealers in Charleston Ground Bone Phosphate and Kainit. CERTIFICATES 1 ALL NEW ! NO OLD STOCK ON HAND! WARRANTED THE BEST! ALSO Clover and Orchard Grass Seeds, and Seed Irish Potatoes. Nottoway Co„ Va., Sept. 20,1882. This 18 to certify that I used two tons of the Norfolk Fertilizer and Insecticide, pur chased from Styron. Whitehurst & Co., Nor folk, Va., on my crops of cotton and tobac co this jrear, and that it acted to my entire satisfaction. ...... j .. , My tobacco is considered equal to the very best in Nottoway county, and roy cotton muchbett«r than where I used the --—in'eoual quantities, say from two to three hundred pounds per acre. Such is my satisfaction with the Fertilizer that I expect to use it much more largely in the future J. M. HURT. Hertford, N. C., Nov., 10,1882. Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentlemen: I Ir five tons of Norfolk Fertilizer purchased of you last spnng I uaed under cotton, coru, potatoes tod vegetables with decidedly better results than where I used the high-priced fertilizers which coat from $35 to $45 per ton. Am satished I will get one-quarter to one-third more cotton where I used yours. In com posting with cotton seed, stable manure and neb earth, it is the best Fertilizer I ever used. Will^ use it under all my crops next year. Hoping ^ou much success, I am, A. HUGHES. I^MPSViLLE, Princess Anne Co.,Va.,1882 Messrs. Styron, Whitehurst & Co.,Gentle men: I used your Norfo’k Fertilizer under Irish potatoes at tlie rate of 800 lbs. to the acre, and the yield was abundant, in fact snrnnsed me. Also used it under com and made an excellent crop. My kale is looking ^ pleased with « shall use it again next Spring. Very respectfufiy, N. B. SANDERLIN. Perquimans Co., N. C., Nov. 30,1882 Messre^Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentle men: Thekalfton Norfolk Fertilizer pur chased of you last Spring gave entire satirfac lused it along side of higher priced fertilizers, and the yield from yours was fully as good as where I used the other brands. Yours truly, B. F. CITIZEN. Sbbrell’s P. O., Southampton Co J on «« 30, 1882. ( Gentl^en : The five tons Norfolk Fertili- aer purchased of you last Spring I used under cotton and peanuts with very satisfactory “ •“ (“)>■/ V.ry Nspwitfallj, w. N. SEBEELL. WiNFAij,, Perquimans Co., N C ) o. n T ’ S Gentlemen: I used 4 tons Norfolk Fer- tdmer under Cotton this year, side by side the rate of about 175 pounds per acre. The result was in fevor of your Fertilizer. Will use it again next Spnng. Respectfully. W.L. JESSUP & CO. WiNFAp, N C., Nov. 10, 1882. Gentlemen: The two tons Norfolk Fertil- uer purchased ot you last Spring I used un der cotton at the rate of about 175 pounds per acre, which gave better yield th&n anv other F.rtiliter. -ftTll u„ i, exTeo.(v.lC next year. feb7m3 11 use It more extensively Yours trul’ R. B. truly, 1. KIRBY. NEWSPAPER OUTFIT FOR SALE. I will sell, at very low figures, the type and fixtures with which the Free nw printed. It is a com- J®*" paper, with the exception of a press. Anulraw * A Fresh Lot of Apples and Oranges Candies and Confectioneries Generally, which are VERT FINBI A large supply of School Books, Stationery, &c., on hand. Any article not in stock will be ordered. t^Call and see us, we ENOW we can please you. WIlLIAMSi: FlIRMI, Mitchell’s old Stand. J.F. EDWARDS. | W.F. ROGERS. EDWARDS&ROGERS GENERAL MfareMercM OXFORD, N. C. ■ We keep on hand a’ well selected stock of HARDWARE of every des cription, embracing CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE, COOKING AND HEATING STOXTES, POCKET AND TaSlE CUTLERT, WOODEN AND WILLOW-W ARE, Guns and Pistols, Cartridges, Amirunition AND SPORTING GOODS. We invite attention to our stock of mim MACHIfES, OZLS, NEEDLES AND ATTACHMENTS. We also carry a heavy stock of Paints BRUSHES AND VARNISHES. l.TH#BlS,Oxford,N.C. J
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