The Orphans’ Friend.
FKIDAY, - - SErTEMBER 21, 1883.
The .Fayetteville Observer
copies, with- a favorable com
ment, our recent editorial on
*‘Tlio Care of Orphans.” We
are pleased to see any indica
tion that the press is turning
its attention to this important
subj - ct. The public mind and
conscience need awakening
about this matter, and there is
no more potent agency than
the press to accomplish it. The
people of North Carolina have
shown a comm, ndable dispo
sition to care for our unfortU'*
n ite classes, as may be seen
fjom the noble institutions for
the deaf mutes and the blind,
and the asylums for the in
sane which have been estab
lished in our State. We Le-
lieve that it is just as much a
work of humanity to care for
and educate our indigent or-
\ bans ; and, moreover, that
11 oney thus applied will make
an ample return to the State
il I the number of educated and
Hocful citizens which will
thereby be added to our pop
ulation. Let the people have
information, let public atten
tion be called to this matter,
and wf-believe that it will le-
suit in more generous and sys-
t'.matic aid to this important
work.
IMMI&EATIOIT.
We have received frequent
requests from Mr. John T.
Patrick, Agent of Immigra
tion for our State, to publish
articles calling attention to
Ins wmrk. We have Leen un
able, for want of space, to
comply. He has recently
opened an office at 18 West
4th Street, New York, and
has placed in charge of it, Mr.
d ilman R. Graines, a gentle-
man said to be deeply inter
ested in this work, and well
qualified to conduct it. He
has, according to accounts,
been eminently successful in
inducing immigration to
South Carolina.
We cheerfully publish this
statement, showing the ar
rangements in use for present
ting the inducements for set
tlers to come to North Caro
lina; but we caunot give that
enthusiastic endorsement to
immigration schemes, which
seems to be.tbe'style of thought
and speech in vogue at the
present time. In our judg
ment, immigration is not an
unmixod good, and whether it
b-, a blessing or a curse de
pends upon the character of
the immigrants. Let good,
tlnufty, honest, industrious
people be welcomed to our
borders. They will add some
thing to the community; but
wo are persuaded that about
the chief good done by a
large proportion of the peo
ple coming amongst us is
to swell the census tables.
From the beer-drinking, iSab-
bath breaking, anti-Christian
hordes that have swarmed in-,
to some portions of the North,
n.a}' we be perpetually and
forever delivered.
The population ot the S. to
is increasing by natural pro-
C(3&s6s much more rapidly
thi\n our means for intellect'*
ual and moral development.
To educate, Christianize and
elevate our present popula
tion is a much more impor
tant work than to induce oth
ev9. to come amongst us The
true interests of the common
wealth will be much better
subserved by education than
by immigration. By the
way, does not this eagerness
and clamor for immigration
spring from an over-estimate
of the importance of material
growth and prosperity? Ma
terial advancement is not the
greatest blessing of which a
community is capable, any
more than it is the greatest
blessing of which an individ
ual is capable. To be “rich
and increased with goods’’ is
not to be regarded as the
summum honum of human so
ciety. That immigration is
desirable which will not di
minish the high standing of
North Carolina for virtue and
integrity^ but which on the
contrary will add to it. That
immigration which will lower
the siandard of morality
amongst us is undesirable,
though it bring millions of
money into our borders.
THE OUTLOOK EOR NORTH
CAROLINA.
A careful observer cannot
but be struck with the bril
liant prospects of a great fu
ture for our beloved State.
Oar natural advantages are
unsurpassed. In soil, climate,
extent of territory, variety of
phy Biographical conditions,
forests, minerals, water power
and diversity of productions^
North Carolina is the. peer of
any State in the American
Union. But we have always
had these advantages, and
yet, compared with the ad
vancement of some other com
munities have made little pro
gress. Natural advantages
alone, however important and
useful they may be, are insuf
ficient to make a great and
prosperous country. Wedonot
base our ideas of future great
ness upon our natural advan
tages alone. We mention
them merely as an important
factor in securing the desired
result. That which is of much
greater consequence' is the
virtue, enterprise and intelli
gence of her citizens. Given
the cold and sterile regions of
New England rnd a popula
tion whose eneigy and thrift
are proverbial, and it blooms
into a beautiful garden. Giv-,
en this natural paradise of
ours and a population of sim
ilar interprise, and what may
we not expect!
Our hopes for the future
are inspired by the indications
of the new life that is infus
ing itself into so many of our
citizens. North Carolina
seems to be awaking to the
idea that she can do some
thing and be somebody, and
she seems to be disposed to
impress the world with
this now-born thought. Our
officials, to whom the work
was committed, have made a
display at the Mechanics’ and
Manufacturers’ Institute Fair
at Boston, that all unite in
praising. It seems to stand
at the head in variety and at
tractiveness. This may be
considered a mere
but it is au instructive one.
Never before in our Idstory
would the State have under*-
taken such a display of ils
products or such a presenta
tion of its advantages. Our
State is coming i to a new
and higher estimation ol it
self. We hope the day is at
hand when any man will be
proud to acknowledge that he
is a North Carolinian. Selt-
respoet and self-reliance are
important elements in a suc
cessful character; this applies
to States as well as to indi
viduals.
Another harbinger of fu-*
ture development is the con
stant and steady increase in
our facilities for transportation
and communication. Rail
roads are going forward in
every direction, and we hear
of canals for our eastern
counties, and steamship tines
from our ports, and improved
county roads. These things
indicate public spirit, and a
proper estimation of the value
of intercommunication. Man'
ufactures properly com© io
here as an indication of pro
gress, as also do mining, and
the diversifying of our crops,
and the improvements in our
methods of cultivating them.
But most important of all
the indications of future de
velopment is the increased at
tention paid to education
After all, the greatness of a
State lies in the virtue, the in
telligence, the patriotism of its
citizens
II we could be permitted
to give but one bit of advice
to the parent? of North Caro
lina, with reference to the fu
ture welfare of the St^e, that
advice would be, educate your
children, train them to habits
of obedience and industry,and
lead them to love their home,
their country and their God.
If we could be permitted to
advise the lawmakers of
North Carolina,we would say,
provide facilities for the edu
cation of every child within
our borders, and let morality
and intelligence be every
where diffused.
GLASS FOR FLOORING.
In many of the business houses
in Paris, aud especially in
those of which the oelljrs are
used as offices, glass is now
being extensively employed
instead of boards for flooring.
At the headquarters of the
Credit Lyonnais, of the Boul
evard des Italiens, the whole
of the ground floor is paved
with large squares of rough
ened glass embedded in a
strong iron frame, aud in the
cellars beneath there is, on
even dull days, sufficient light
to enable the clerks to work
without gas. The large cen
tral hall at the offices of the
Comptoir d’Escombe has late
ly been provided with a simi
lar flooring; aud it is said that
although its prime cost is con
siderably greater than that of
boards, glass is in the long
run far cheaper, owing to its
almost unlimited durability.
The mateiial is cast in slabs
about eighteen inches square
by an inch and a half thick,
and transmits a bluish light.—
St. James' Gazette.
Hon. E. A. Rollins, ot Philadel
phia, has offered, $30 000 for the
erection of a chapel for Darth*
mouth College, conditional upon
the obtaining ot $GO,000 before
January next.
BLUNDERED.
Lord Dufferin has b-^'en
placed, by his brilliant success
at Constantinople and Alex
andria, in the first rank of Eu
ropean diplomatists. His ac
complished wife is a worthy
companion of the astute diplo
mat. Bat it is said sho holds
in memory one shocking blun
der, which has taught her to
be cautious in forming- hasty
judgments. When Lord Duf-
terin was Minister at St. Pe
tersburg, Lady Dufferin went
to Court to meet the Czarina.
She was shown into an ante
room in the Winter Palace,
where an aged lady was sit
ting on an ottoman. She mo
tioned to the ambassador’s
wife to take a seat beside her,
and began talking to her in a
frigid manner. Lady Duf
t'erin, supposing her to be a
mistress of ceremonies, aud
irritated by her stately, pat
ronizing air, assumed on her
part a lofty, chilling dignity
The stranger grew more hau-
ty, and asked, “Have you seen
my daughter lately!’ This,
Lady Dufferin thought, was
her opportunity to rebuke
presumption, and she improv
ed it.
‘Pardon me, madam,’ she
said, with cold sarcasm, *1
fancy we do not move in the
same circle. Pray, who may
your daughter beF Her blood
almost ceased to flow, and she
was ready to sink to the floor,
when the stately lady replied
coolly, ‘The Duchess of Ed
inburgh,’
The supposed mistress of
ceremonies was the Empress
ot Russia,and the brilliant and
qumkwitted Lady Dufferin, it
issaid, does not like to recall
that hour.
THE DUEL.
A warm-hear(el, but rather
irritable. Irishman asserted
that he had seen anchovies
growing upon the hedges in
the West Indies. An Eng
lishman present said that was
totally impossible. “By the
powers, but it is perfectly
true, sir,^' said he. “But as
you doubt my word, it is nec
essary that y( u should do me
the honor of burning a little
powder with me.” They ac
cordingly met with pistols,and
the Englishman was wounded
mortally; as he lay dying on
the ground his adversary gent
ly bent over bis prostrate
form and whispered : “By the
blessed St. Patrick, sir, you
were very right, and I am
quite, wrong; for I recollect
now they were not > nchovies,
but capers.”—C'Aam&ers’Jhwr-
nal.
We 8i^)pose that the allusion,
“As cunning as the mouse that es
caped from the gully vat,” relers to
an old Euglish tale. One day this
mouse fell uito a brewing vessel and
was on the point of drowning when
the cat appeared. The mouse ap
pealed fo: help, offering, if the cat
would, save it from drowning and
give it a chance to run and shake
itself, pussy might have her for
supper. The cat accepted the offer-
and lifted the sufferer out of the
ally vat, setting it down to “siiake
itselfl” according to the contract.
I he mouse .availed it self of the
liberty and ran to its hole. “Ah !”
said the cat, “I thought thou said
f n ight have thee for supper,”
“Aye,” replied the mouse with a
grin from its saf; retreat, “but folk
will say aught when they’re in
drink 1”
The subjoined lines are given as
co. ied from a tombstone near
Bloomfield, Ky. They are said to
have bejii carved several years be
fore ttie death of the eccentric sub
ject:
“Hero lies Fielding May. eld,
Eighteen mi es'from pringfield,
Four miles from Fairfield,
Haifa mile from Broomfield,
Just back of Major Duncan’s corn
field.
. ^Tbe New Orleans Demo-
crat of recent date has an item
referring to a candidate who
received the first degree of
Masonry in 1856, and has
only since the present year
began, been advanced to the
second and third degree
Twenty-seven . year^j between
initiation and advancement
is rather a long time for a
candidate to wait in these
days.
Bro. Robert Brown, 32°,
author ol “Stellar Theology
and Masonic Astronomy,’’
died at Albion, New York, on
the- I6th of August. He was
an eminent jurist, a wise and
accomplished Freemason, and
an exemplary man. As a
Mason, he was an enthusias
tic and wise studen t of the
Mystery,and his Work above
named will take a large place
in the reading and thought of
the brethren wherever dis
persed.
Ab to saloon-keepers be
longing to the Order, in Ohio
at least, we give the follow
ing: The grand Master of
Ohio, Bro. Charles 0. Kiefer
received a letter from a broth*,
er, a saloon-keeper, inquiring
whether the business of soil
ing spirituous liquor would
subject him to suspension or
expulsion and adding that
he would prefer to abaudon
his business rather than be
expelled. Our Grand Master
replied that it would, and we
infer from the remarks or the
Grand Master th-.t the broth
er did abandon the business*-
Masonic Review.
Em Sir John H. Brown,
Chairman of the committee on
Correspondence, Grand Com-
mandery of Kansas, in his
Report for 1882, speaking of
the growing tendency !•> give
publicity to Masonic affairs,
says:—
“Masonry in all its teach
ings enjoins silence upon its
votaries in so far as the out
side world is concerned’.
Then, with what propriety
can a brother or companion
assent to breaking the sacred
seal and blazoning before
those not ot his Iiju.sehold of
faith, the transactions and
ceremonies which were wise
ly intended only for the eye
of worthy initiates? T^'e
cas al observer does not com
prehend their import, and
more often ridicules thau
praises what he beholds. The
great lights of Masonry of the
past generation set no such
imples. They regarded
and treated Masonry in all ils
forms as an exclusive institu
tion, and with unceas
ing watchfulness, guarded
its gates and temples. Can
we afford to be less vigilant?
Is it safe to forget the past,
and, because certain associa
tions court and invite public
ity, to imitate them b}^ cheap
display,., and thus forego
customs and usages that have
the sanction of centuries? No.
Let the ancient way be re
sumed; let the experience of
the past prevail, and if, in con
sequence, growth is less rapid,
it will prove all the more
sturdy, and thus insure a vital
ity which will endure to the
end.’’
the fornialion of long friend
ships, the knittin.g close and
mutual ties of sympathy and '
interest' Rosicrucians some
times talk of the “M3^;itic Cir
cle,” and Hermetics of the
“Mystic Chain,’’ the ‘'Seira
Ermetike;” but how very
deep, intimate, wonderfiil, and
true is the Masonic friend
ship, which is. indeed obe of .
the distinguishing badges of
our great Order. How many
old companions' 'and mates
cun we muster up to-day, in
memory and pleasant asso
ciation still, who, fast, true
fHends for years, aie still in'-
terested in us and we in them.
We belong to. the s; me lodge,
we frequent the same chapter,
we see eachotherofteu, we greet
each other warml>. Years
have not dimmed the gracious
sensibilities of our ancient as*
sociatious. Time, with its
sorrows and its changes, its
yeuis and its burdens, though
it may liave bowed out
frames and whitened our locks,
and not extinguished (he
warmth of our hearts, has
not chilkd the old fire on the M.
mystic altar of Masonic
friendship. And so let us
iiope it will ever be, until that
inevitable hour, when even
for us the time must come
when OLir work is overhand
our weird fulfilled. Until then,
let old and valued friendship
guide our steps and cheer our
w.iys, lifting up our aspira
tions with pleasant memories,
j.ni filling our minds with
kindliest sensibililies.
If Freemas nry has one
charm more engaging than
another attaching to it, it is
When such distinguished men as the
late President Martin Van Buren, Geo.. -
Badger, late Secretary of the Navy;
Gov Edward Stanley, of ('aliforuia;
Gov. Iredell, of North Oaroliaa; Sena
tors Talmage, of New York; Preston,
of South Carolina; Henderson, of Mis
sissippi; Hon. Beverly Tucker, of Vir
ginia; Bishop Green, of Mississippi, '
Freeman, of Texas; Gen. Me Comb, of
Georgia; W. H. Appleton, of New
York; Rev. Dr. F. L. Hawks, of New
York, and a host of other such men
give strong certificates of the value of a
medicine, it musi have intrinsic worth'.'
All this is true of BECKWITH’S AN-
TI-DYSPEPTIC PILLS, and to-day
they are as good as they were 'when •
those certificates were written.
Ed. E. Beckwith, Sole Proprietor,
’ Petersburg, Va.. ■
Committeesoii Orphan Asylum
Lily Valley Lodge, No. 252—John
B. Hill, William H. Riddick, Eras-
tus Barley.
Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G-. A.J..
Sechler, S. G. Patterson, Charles W.
Alexander.
Fulton Lodge, No. 99—Parker,
W. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCub-
bins.
Mount Kiiergy Lodge, No. 140 •
Henry Haley, Job a Kni'glit, H. F.
Parrott.
^ Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George M.
SmcOies, Theodore Joseplr, '-John ' i
Nichols.
Evergreen Lodge,' No. 303—1{, '
Morrison, H. P. Harman, L. MoN.
AIcDonald.
Fellowship Lodge, No. 84.—Jo-'
soph Parker, C. S. Powell, John T. ?
Cobb. ‘ ;
Wayne Lodge, No. 112 ^E. A, ■
Wright, Augustus Kdward, E. W„
Cox.
Cumberland Lodge, 364—Rev, A,
R. i'ittman,
Salem Lodge, N >. 289 J. W; .
Hunter, 0. A. Fogle, Ohas. Hauser.
Ooharie Lodge, No. 379—A. J.
Butler, J. I). 0. Oulbreth and R. W. ’
'oward.
Wlaston' Lodge, No. 167—J. Q.
A. Barham, W. H. ivliiler, E. B. ,
Wiutsell. .
-Berea Lodge, No. 204.—Dr. J. W.
Bootli, A. S. Carrington, John “
Mitchell, J. J. Meadows.
St. John’s Lodge, No.,!. WU-.
bam M. Poison, John W. Perdew,
Z. E. Murrell.
GRAND LECTURER—Dr. 0.
D. Rice, Raleigh, N O.
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