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Tin-: cnuj)T;,KN'k; FinExu
KJJiilSE iHS: ’ETEJiY!
Wlion llie jn'cjoet f)f jniljlisli"
iiiy;ii ]>.'i))cr at tiie ((rplijin .'.Kvluin
■ivas lalkad of a luimljci’ of ladies
and f>on1)ome‘Ji, lainiliav with iiic
lisa of jlie pen, promised to ccii-
tribr.te to ira eoliiiipis. Witii two
or throe exeaptioiis, tliey luive
thais far failed to let us hear from
tiiem, hence the (luert', t^■here tiro
the:,' ?
A Ijirye pumlter of friends also
j’rtiiiiired, liotli hefore and since
lh(; piililieation ol ti;c pttj'er com
menced, to list; their iniitience in
fl'efiln;:^^ subscribers to it. Tlie
niimher wlio itave i!ot forprttcu
thi'ir ];romiivey on this siilijeet is
larger than oi tlio.se fir.st mention
ed, yet there are many—very
many— from ivhoni we have re
ceived no report, and we ask, in
re,guard to them, -where are
they ?
Vfe could niakc the jtapor bet-
tir and more interesting- if-we had
more h.elji froin those capable of
-it-riting, and more subscribers -ivith
the couseipiont increase of cash.
-'.1.1. Kiniir AT Las'j-. —Tiio nmi-v re'It-
ciI liy ;!.e W'li.'dii Gift (Jti’.pb'rt aii'l
)^iijir,-irt!icii;U'i!t n-fiibOil t') r.t.-cojif, '-"'1 '-"Ai/'h
lias Ci-iiSdJ HO ituu-.!i n-italion i,. ilutStalt', !uis
I'f.'n invfsiie.l ibr tl o bciielit uf t!ie Orj.buins.
Over liii'c-o liuiijivil l(,]iar.=t i;i jti'ovi.slons litivc
biicii tdifjbly to O.xfi.i'u, ami the re
ceipt ttr’ciMi'.vIcuecil in tl'.o last ChiUrm's
Friend as roliows :
‘‘( ontriltiftcd by friends of Orphans^
lhv()i;v;h '’rtxidjiSdiench & Co., iliiluniore,
o Inn'ilH of flour, blU pomids .sngnr, Ibl
pouiids eoffee, 44 gallem-H Jimlaasfts, 553
pounds hiuas, o02 lbs Brealifast stripa, 2ii5
iKiuiidslard.”
It is riplit that the orphan}' should have the
l-eucfit of thi.s contrilaition. It wivs intended
for them and they have rixa ived part and
gietthobahmeu in diuifmie. "We think the
fact too should bo publi.-^hcd in jastico to the
couimiUee.
"We' tliarik tiiose of oiir State
oxcluiiiges wlio lia'^'e copied and
otlierwise noticed onr late a’ppoals
throiijdi tiiG I'kiKNi)
in boiialf of llie Oi’|>]ians. Tlioso
a]!peaiy tliu.s brong'lit before the
public are doing’ good in bring-
ing in ]iel]j in the ■\\'ay of coiitri-
Imtions. V/e liegin to breatbo
easier and strong and renew
ed bojie of reaebing' tlie simsb.ine
hcyor.d the gloom that lias enoom-
jtassed ns. Only, friends, don’t
leda.y, we need imniodiato lielp
Godwin send it, but be will send
it through you. Don’t be traaly
inessengers, Christian benovo-
le.Tfce, state pride and common
Inunanily all plead in boluxlf of
the orphans, let not the pica bo in
vain.
F9JE.L Mooiy Airmi.,
On tlic 17tli of April 1848,
IlK're WHS a sevoro frost that kill-
( d fruits, vegetables and even
the young leaves and twigs on the
torest trees. Wo reniomber liear-
ing an old man, wlio bad been a
e!os(i obsGiv'cr ail liis lile, say on
tlifit occasion, ihat there was ad-
wa-y-s .sure to bo a bea^■y frost,
snow, 'or txokl norlheast wind
and rain t.t thcfidl moon in April,
and liiat, if there were two full
ino»n!s in that inontli, the cold
snap would be on the last. Vfo
I'-e.-v 0 nofict d ever sinc-e, and have
neve.r bnown it to fail, that wo
have a- cold, disfigrccable spell at
llui iime na'iHtioncd ; sonielhnes
more severe dian at others, but
a suflicicnt ciiango in the weather
to make it remarkable.
'i’lio moon may not,have any
thing to .lo with it, and it may lie
aniei’‘ coincidence, but wo bear
testimony to tjio fact that it lias
liappcncvl every year without one
laihu.’ofor tweiit}' seven years.
dlio above is copied from the
Advance of the idth inst.
h^otice of this contribution was
received iu ?llr. Mills’ absence
on a trip to Mars Idill, accorujia-'
nied b^^ a recoiptelbi]l for. the ar
ticles trom Messrs. Todd,Scbenck
& Co., of Ikdtimore. 1 enijiloy-
ed a ■\^'agon to bring them from
Henderson, and when they came
I found lliein all of the liest (pial-
ity and their arrivid was certain
ly very oppoidune.
d’he bill and the accompany
ing letter stated that this was a
coniribution from “Friend.s of
the Orplians.” Beyond this 1
made no inqniry nor do I sup
pose that Mr. ]\Iills would had he
been licre. One thing is certain;
it he should decide tliat he ougljt
not to aecept tlie donation, after
knowing whence it came, ho will
be a little too late,for there is not.
much of it now left to be reject
ed.
Wlieii tlie things came tliero
was no intimation that they were
purchased with fhomioncy raised
by tlio gift Concert.
"What he woitld liave done, if
he laid been notified beforeha.iul
that the 1 ottery money was to be
em])]oyed for the purchase of
provisions forfho Asylum, I have
no means of knowing; and what
I should have done myself, is a
question not involved in the matter.
J. 'adll state, liowevor, tb.at T am
as much opposed to lot'erlos as
rmy one.
Jamus TT. Moore
Steward of the
OqAian Asylum
Tun New Tweaty Cext Silver'
Coin.—d’h-e o’c>igns of the iwontv
cent silver iii^jce antiioriz(xd by
act of congrosy of flarcJi o, 1875,
wei’O selected and a])proYGd ye.s-
terday by Hon. 11 .K. J.andennan,
director of the mint. Tlio obverse
design coutalriy a sitting iig-nre
o( Liberty, witii the word “fab-
erty,” inscribed on the shield, the
wholesurronudedbytliirteenstars.
Beneath the figures the date
“1875.” On the reverse the figure
of an eagle yxirrou.nded by the in
scription, ‘Tbii!.;-'d States of Avne
feiJiiig to iliit
ic.'!,,” and beno;'.tli tlie e;ig]e the
y'onls, ^'Twenty Cents.” At Dj-.
Liiiderman’s suggestion, the*edge
or periphery of the coin will be
perfectly smooth, in order tC5 dis-
tingiusli it from the twenty-five
cent com, winch bear a reeded or
fated edge, A.s tbe piece is too
small to admit the legend, “E
Piunbus Uniim,” or tiie motto,
omitted. The now coin was main
ly intended tor circulation in the
IhoAfic coast States, ■where the
want ot such coin Iiay long been
felt jn making change, and where
tlie loivest coin in circulation is
the dime or ten cents sbvsr jxioce.
■—A'ftp. die}},
Prayitt^ Over J
EducwSioJi oi'OiiTj*
Six years’ experionco in the
university of iMichiga-n indicates
tiuit the co-education of the sexes
in that institution is a success,
’’.riio lady students, according to
all reports, compare favorablv
with the gcntlonu'U in hoalfh, at
tendance, and recitations. More-
ov('r, it is said tliat there is no
lailure on tho part of the pg-ntlo-
mciuto extend to tlio ladies those
I’l'sp'ectful courtos'cs wliicli arc in-
sti-tctively prantod in outside so
cial ciich's ; nor d.o tlie ladies be-
cinio “nnwannanh'” bv I'oasou of
intollecinal cnltm’C and dis-
d'lv bv diH.V.
If our paper Is found to con
tain more typographical and otlier
erroivs this week tiian usual, we shall
not ajmlogize, but mention, in ox-
touuation thatourprinterhas been
sick all the ivoek and the type
S(.d',ting ]).as done hy two of our
orp han bo3ns, Samuel Bogus and
Benjamin I’arrott—the former
having been in the ofiico a little
over two months and the latter
loss than two vmeks. AVe are
indebted to Samuel Jonesof the
dhrcli Light ofice for working
off the outside of the paper on
the jiress.
AVe will put Sam and Ben
a.gainst any tAvo boA’s in any office
in the State, of their ago and ox-
perieiico, for the amount of type
Biey can set and cleanness of
proof.
“There,” said a httle boA’, “I
have learned, my lesson sooner
than cA'cr. I believe it does good to
pray over mv bcaiky.”
lie was asked Avhta ho mean b}’
so saA'ing,
“A-Yell, AA'lien I came borne from
school, and looked over my lesson,
I thought how difficult it Avas.
At first I said it cannot bo leamt
in so sliort a time as I have; but
then teacher had told mo' about
Daniel ami his three com]>anions ;
so I thougliCjif praA'or aided them,
it migut help'vuo. .1 then prayed
over mv’- lessons, asking God to
make inv' memory good, and I
learned my lesson iu half the
time.”
This little boy took an excel
lent method and if be (umtimies
to look to God for a ble.^vslng ot)
his studies, he wdll not look in
Aciin. Anvl Avhy not ask Divine
aid in one’s .snidio.s, as well 'as in
anything else ? Learning is not
oas}' Avork, and we need 'God to
help ii.s. Our minds are under His
control, and Ho can make the
memory strong, and enable us to
do more Avork in ono hour tliau
AA'^e could other wise do in two.
Sail
ATi-CVt Gum Auahic y_Aftcr thp niinv
Hi-iiHfm in a yimnciy juice oxudi-i
.^ponfaiu'oiiHly fru’ii tiio trunk and iirauchcH
(if the aciu’ia. It izradunlly tliickeiig in the
burrow d(i\vn udiich it rune, and a-sHumoti Tlio
form (if (;val and round d.-ops, ahouf the .gizo
of it ftigeou’H cjiis, of difK'iiuit coiorH, as it
cmnc.s doM’u fvoiu the rod orwIiUe i(uui 1
Al.'out tlio inidcilo (jt Dcccuihor the Moors ('n-
cainp on tlu' border of the forrat, and tlichar-
vc.'t hosts a full inonth. The giini !g paclcrd
in laiye Iciitlier sack/!, and (ransportod ou the
liack.s cf camels and bullocks to seaports for
shi-iuncnt. The harvest oeea.sion is oiiy of
j^reat rojoioinu-, and tlu- I'ooplu for the lime
In-j’ig almost !iv;' on tho which is nuivi-
U(jus and fattc-r.inq.
Wlion llio I'AiijKjror of Cliina
iliod the cliiof liln.-siciaii of the
coiii-t v.-ae deeapiliitoil. China h
not a liealtJiy idace for j)li)-siciaisf!.
Last suiunipr ,saTS fieythner’s
Monthly, TV’O ssiir oa the beach of
Capo Ann that siiiyiilar track of
sea shorec.alledtheMii.sicalStrand.
T!.io grains of sand send up a faint
musical sound .a.s tho foot slides
oviir them. We were told that
iu the night, Tfhen tlie air is still,
the -wave's, jiii.siuog- eip against
the dry -ii.artides, and then 3-ccod-
iiig, T.-ii! urge oivt at least tliree
dis-cinct notes in tune. The only
explanation of this phenomenon
seoms^ to bo that the sand is com-
popd^of particles of granite, tvoni
off tho surface of the ridge -with,
which the shore is ban-ica(.led,,and
that th.eir edges are not at all
vounded by attrition. They have
been rolled up and tlo-ivu for these
unreckoned years, just as any
otliermass isrolleit, under the ac
tion ot tida and tempest; but they
have kept th.eir shape without be
ing worn away. Exainino th.om
carofiili}', and one sees as -ivell as
feels tliat they remain sharp ou
every ])oiut, ollon keen as a., pin
and thin as a walla-, iluvrytheni,
when liiit and dry, aga.inst ‘cadi
other, and they -ivii! vihi-ato like
so luaaiy pieces of steel.
Tho Mars Hill Asylum iieed.s
a one-liorso wagon aii'l a .strong-
miiie to ])ull it. "ho Loetor
.said some of the orp'ium boY.t
-would be improved in health by
going to the mountains. So tlio
big innle, and a strong rva.gon
made by iMr. Ilaitbcock of Ox
ford, and Three boys, James
Blythe, Samuel Sutton, and
Jame.s Evans, started on Thurs
day, April iijtli, -fi-om Oxford .and
turned tlioir ch.ee.i-fui faces to-wards
toe far oft We.st. 'The road near
Oxford was bad, as 'usual in the
Spring. Tar Kiver wuis crossed
on a good bridge; at Tally Ho
the party hah e'ti, fed and dined.
From tho Knap-of-Eeeds to Flat
Sivev th.3 roads .seemed to defy
tho L'oulest efforts of the strong
est tra-reler. E-ven as g.ootl a
man as Mr. Jo. Wooils sva-s block
aded with jnnd t i" the deeoe-st and
toughest kind. But, tKrmeho-w, -tlie
mule pulled through and found
rest at StRggville wltere Mr. Phi!
Sntiicrlin and his kind .oiraily ex
tended a Lo.spitality all -were pre-
])arod to enjoy.
Fording Little Rivor at Orange
Factory, the roads began to "be
finn aniTthe Apiril smi soon made
them toierabiy dry. Dinner was
cooked and eaten at St. Mary’i
Chape! in Orange ; Hiilsborougii
wii,s passed .at 4 o|'-!ock, and tlien,
because neitiicr f%ts, fodder nor
hay could be had on the roari, the
mule -1X0.3 pushed, and the camp
lire -was built in sight of tlie de
pot at Mebanes-rille. A hind
merchant at i!rcb.anvsvii]e suppli
ed fodder and oats for the -ni-ule,
and egf/.y apples and molasses
for -the boys. What a jolty sup
per, and liow grateful a'l felt to
tno friend who refusevi any com
pensation ivhen ho might liiive re
ceived double the usual price
without hearing a murmur ! .Caul
describes that very man whe'a he
saj.s, “(riiven to hospitalitrr."
A bed was made in a corner of
the fence ami balmy sleep impar
ted new strength to wea-rj limbs.
About 1 o’clock a cloud came
over and drops of rain began to
fall. Alas, for the unprotected
camper.s ! But only a few di'ojts
fell, "when a ■ friendly wind ssHed
the angry cloud in its ample lu-ins
and bore it rapidly away, and
tho moon and stars once more
smiled ujxm the sleepei’s.
On Thursday Haw River wots
crossed. A kind friend liclped
the boys out of tho mud and they
reached Conipiany Shops at noon.
So far tho weather lias been good
and the people kind.
Here is a jiicture -worthy of the
brnsli of kfr. Brown. Tiie l>arty
had passed si house and been rec
ognised by the family; a beauti
ful little girl came rtinning after
the tvsigon; one of the boys got
out and ran to meet hey, she gave
him a pair of socks—;just what he
needed—and then bbashed and
ran back toivards Iter home.
(To he continued.)
Bcgiis.
Buy
yt\e Scientific Anicricim tltiis an
swers 'tiii.s question; “As ivo
trai-el eastward the day begins
earlier, near the equator stavlight
appears an hour earlier for eacli
thousatid mile.s going east. When
it is sunrise in New 'Fork, the peo
ple ot Europe have I'.ad sunlig-Iit
for many hours, and tho Califor-
niems are still in their beds dream
ing. Evidently the day has a
first beginning and at the east-ward.
But how far and where % What
are the people who 'llrst see the
light on Mon-day morning 1
It is the sun wluch brings the
day; -where do-cs he first bring
Monday ? If v/o could travel
trii-li him, wo mightiind out. Let
us suppose the case. Vf e -.yill lake
an early start; at sunrise on Snn-
day morning, v/ith thesun just ou
the poitit of pc-cping ovei' tho hor-
lEon behind us; wo travel wo-st-
y-ard. As vre g-o the people give
ns a Sunday'greeting; we bring
Sunday vritii us to Pittsburg, St
Louis, Salt Latio, San Francisco. -
At San Franci.sco our faithful
chronometer informs us that wo
have been on t’oa tramp about .
Sve hours. But vre s'arted on Sun
day i-floraing, and it is Sunday
morning still. We go on, still on '
Sunday -morning. Will this Sun- '
day rnorning ever end'? Tho
quiet Paci'iic I-moivs bat little of
Kitnday, or any other day, and
oiir question searoel-y receives a.n
echo for reply. " When we get t.o
Volcohsm.a i.n Japan, or Sh.R-nghai
in China, vre search for Sfrroe Yan-'
kee, wide awake ia the early
m-orning, and we are told for the '
hrst time that Mond-ny has come.
Everj'wliers now we bring 'Mon
day', and in twenty-four liours, by
the cln-onometer, after starting,
wo are in Kew Ym'k again, and
fold the merchants taking doivn
their shutters trad the Monday'
nowspiipei's telling us what ha^s
happened during our absent.'e.”
Cn vYGE Touii “ Q-augs.”—Se-ver-
tJ of our S'tate papers tu-e ao.cti-
Siiig Col. Buford of changing
'gauge” of .a-road. -If they
eiianr^ their “gauge” to
their langiiag-6 will proba-
y express their meaning.
the
will
B’jsiijcsisi.iiM.aas’s KtaaEKsj,
¥!>Tsa oS-.-loplicaSiKis for
to snae Cu-sttasaiQ Asytsaaias.
■Af C., 1875
This is to certify that ]hiXc).,)J-d
x:..-.'- - orjihnn, without
Gift
AA^c- liave I-a;]
iin our
(if gift COTi-
esns m oiir paper nearly ail the tinio we
liave 1.8en p'ublisking it; but we do liotr advise
ptu'sfrns to boy iic’ccts. On the contrary, we
deem it onr duiy to discniinigo the ])raetico.
AVe have not time to write a long aiticle on
the s])iritof,!;-a;uhlirig wbiTn is p(M'vading t)ic
country to an alarming c-vLeut. Tho
and old in- s(.>me shape or other are ail at it,
trying to got i.ucipy without working for it.
We merely wish to a.-^k tho jnu'cnt ^v-ho lias
several hoys what olroct wtatld his dniwinir
ten iliousand dollars Imve on them I Would
it not injure tliem ? AVt.uid tliey not’ho iray-
iug loifi'ry tickets ft) ilie end of time ? BosidA,
Ifow feir (jrOH-» rcojde wouUl ho beueht-1
qy drawing a large nrizef AVe put it in
the uiosi favorable light. Surely, none will
contend that any uihmr.tagfi is to ho derived
from buying lottery tickeLs and drawim-
notliing in return, if tlie rising geueration
el b,.ys .lo net all turn out ganibievs, it \vUl
not be hee;;u.-.o ti-iuptafloos' be.vo n'>t. hacn
tl.i'owi: ;u tkoii: way. - I/'asct.W TirAA.
estate, and cars of age. iOUj
father died in ISg'ft . sio -Ktof-fey
I, being hJo.
hereby make, agjplication
for hAf). .admission into the Asij-
Imn, at. (Xyi. and
I also relinquish and convey, bo the
officers of the Asylum, the manage
ment-and control of the said orphan
ford V l-O. years, in order tJmt.fj^
may be trained and educated
cording to the regulations prescribed
hy the Grand Lodge of Horth Car
olina.
Upnx-Ail Isjfi.,. i f
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