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GARYSBUR'J, N. C.
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June 8-tf
JOS.
B. BAT0HEL9R.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
5 ; RAtKW H, N. C.vt -j T 1
Practices In the oourts of the 8th Jiirtl
tjtal District and in the Federal and Hu
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WAITKB CLARK,
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Halifax, N. C.
CLARK,
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N. 0.
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wnd allotuing counties.
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W. H. KITCHKV. W. A. Dl'NS.
J, I T 0 H E N & DUNN,
ATTRNRYS A ClWNSBtLOBI AT LAW,
Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.
Practice in tin Courts of Hlifax and
all iiiiij oumtie, and in the Supreme
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fJlRto'slA-Si N. HILL,
Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, N. 0.
Practice in Halifax and adjoining
Counties and Federal and Supreme Courts.
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fortnight.
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AY, HALL.
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W LD0N, N. C.
frantioss in the Courts of Halilax, War
fen nd Northainpton.oouuties i)d In the
IJuereme and Fedorl Courts, '
Claims aoUeolisd In any jiart of North
Oaralina. June 17-a
WD A. MOOSE.
MOORE,
V h L E N
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Halifax, S. C.
Practice in the Counties of Halifax,
Nurtliaraf to , Kdtsooiibet Fitt and Maris
tin lu tie dupreuis Court of the Slate
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imOLy VII. 'JiWEtDCyNi:i' N.-'
MEMORIES.
II B. M R R It I A M.
Do yon remtmber. sister,
The Uije where we nad to play
The old gray rock with Its ranged uteps,
And (be tree we called our "shav f"
Our play-house, too, you will not fort.
And granite he rue- lie iBRtandlngyet.
The tumbling wall hencatb Its shade
The early violet grew
To me i a inos' enured thing,
And I know it in to you.
Teedearnld pinna I ram thulrrocky bed
Can others ever mioli fragran je sued f
The ashy moikg with ita flowing coals,
The sira,wtwries amVl and my net,.
Ant tha sAit grass, so freeli nd onol
To our tired little feet.
Little wedreimnd in then-' early days,
Oflifn's hrnadur walks ard dusty ways.
M'LKIII OF W. K. DANIEL.
It is told in history that the pangs en
dured by Mary, the beautiful Q teen of
Scotland, on leiiviug the ine-cUJ hills
if ninny Fi ance, were greater than any
this Uhlortuiiii'e woman was called upon
to bfar througliimt her troubled life
There was the vessel with swelling' sails
to carry her to a disordered realm, here
was France, beautiful France, ami the
praters of the pc'pltf whom she lived
Leaving both arms on the gallery of the
vessel, she turned her eyes on the shore
she bus leaving with ling 'ring, . inning
lonks, and as her tears fell and lost them
selves in the bosom of sympathizing
waters, "Adieu France J beloved France,
adieu," wis heard in silvery sorrowful
tones. So now sad thoughts of separa
tion come thronging, crowding them
selves UOti us as we begio to realm;
that the paths of some of us are about
to diverge to meet ajuin in the bnsom
of all Eternity when Life's W' rk is done
Five and a half years ago we came to
Woke F.irtst College and so large a pro
portion of the formative period of life
ha been passed here that we feci firmly
and strnii"lv ideniifie-l with the int rests
f our Alma Master. Paoe'd under in
fluences which are heavenly, slowly have
we made our way, and to-Jny ns we
stand in the border land of manhood,
we are ordered to bucklo on our ariurr
and prepare for the strife. We are to
annch our barks upnu the sea well
ringed, as it is thought, and Old grant
that we may maiutiiio ourselves amid
that surging tempest-tossed mass of hu
manity.
u(enin of the Bard of Trustees:
WoyliftlHif wVcouir nffif ' in belfalf yi
yttu'r selfirw 'm 'fitting; tribute", ' but
such as we have, the gruieful etiMtious
of a swil ing beait, we openly and freely
lay at ynUr leet." We ask; you gentle
men, not to falter in the c mrse which
you have taken, ai il representlns as we
do, a portion of the yoirh ol N t I) Car
olioa, we beg you not to rest Irnm your
Jatiois until yuu bavo placed this uisUtu
tinn jo that position to which its charac
ter and its merit' entitle it. making it a
shining light to dispel the heavy, clouds
ol ign ranee as they hover over our land
.Residents of the Hill : ' 1 altliig leave
f you must nedcsslrily bring feelings of
sadness to our bosoms, for it is by your
firesides and in your home-circles that
we have always found a welcome puce,
which has often caused memory to carry
me back to the scenes of my childhood
recalling the gentle icifluei.ee . which
mother exerted, and supplying , in
measure the place made vacant by the
rude hind of death, luur nets ol ki-.d
ess u nd c ms'deratio l have &Ways left
their impressions hero, reuiin II ig me
of the dead past. Sympaiiiy fMeljieiveo,
prayers even unasked, s dicuude in sick
ness; and friendship io: health wiil ; cause
you to be remembered iri tnat only twi
liuht of the miud when p lssnms voice-
are lulled to rest. And although duly
says th .t we must leave these hallowed
scenes yet something whispers that there
is a picture of each lace lu the halls of
t ie past which remembrance aluue cat)
open.
Gentlemen of the Ficulty We would
come a' d tell vou "f the emotions that
are crowding tnrolih'our souls whe
we thi..k what you have been to us
Faithful instructors, kind guard'ans,
chiistian penlleiuen. possessing at the
same time the coutideration of friend
and the foresight ol nirent. we are un
able to speak of the giatitude which
swelling p in our hearts lor your watch
ful care in euardiuirnur wayward feet
Hiving ideniid id yourselves, I mig'i
sav in (onseeralion, I. ton with t'li
iostitiitioii, the bire inenti'in of its hal
liied iiaiue cause your faces 1 1 piss in
order before in with your no de quali.
lies and nianlv virtues, which have won
r,TyfTiidivIdl5arlftheMfe
lion of every student.' ! But especially
shall we remember a id treasure up your
characters for by them we aspire to
budd nor own. Thanking you for the
tfjiciency. as well as he ) high moral
character of this sent of learnig,honorf d
iiisiruclnr. in behulf of my diss, let uie
bid you an affect ate larewell.
Fellow Students : I . telling you fare
well I feel that there are some laces
whom I shall never see agii". 0 i this
account it is, indeed, a lime of sadness,
but there is a quiet feeling' of J y here,
because ( know that ftiere are men herd
attending the exercises of this fouotiiu
of wisdom and resting be eith its clas.ic
shades who are preparing themselves lor
something hi.'h a d noble. f.,r life and
death, and I sk you to hear these, llu
last words of your fellow-student. As
sociation has bound each one of you to
us with btrsing bunds of sympathy . pud
sITpctioii, and our walks and conversa
lions, our forensic battles io generous
rivalry in the 8ieties S tall always " re
main as, quickeueri to remembrance as
cowing up iu after-Jays, they shall kuotk
at its door for admittance, each to tell
s story so pleasant of the memories of
deputed idays. "it n $ x jf e .; s
My Classmates: Thus far I have
spoken for you as well as" mfself, 'and
l istly I turn to those who are nearest to
say farewell. O i account of our Inti
mate' connection, the pang Is deeper aud
the sorrow more sorrowful. . I know that
we have often fought over in our minds
the contests of life when selfish Imagina
tion would always icture ourselves as
victors, but now we nr.r to try reality in i's
Item and immutable decrees. Just out
there lies the world, and who can tell
wh it will be our portions in its uncertiii
lesr What holds the Future, the dark,
hidden, "mysterious Future for us In Its
great store-house of Fate? Trembling
we stand upon its threshold, j ist ready
to plunge in the gloomy, unfathomed
ocean ol human existence, logeihor
we have worked up the way, arduous
tasks have been togeher performed, and
cords of friendship have twined them
selves around each heart which Time,
ll-pitiless, will be unable to sever. A
year ago there were nine of us but one,
hn L l'ricbard, has go e to that
better, brighter land, for Death, not the
grim monster we think htm, only
iftened the vibrations hi his soul-harp
and now having flung aside the base
trammels of lite, it is sounding a sweeter
song in angel-choirs, and sometimes t
thi' k I can almost hear its deep tones
swelling from that distant shore. B it
tes must be broken, a farewell must be
spoken, our uames are to be connected
with the world, and let it be on the side
of duty and principle, the spiritual coun
terparts of the warriors' banners will at
tend the warriors' souls aud guard them
io the strife amid the roar of the blast
and the shock of the billow.
"Ru ; the noblost lesson taught iu life
To every i(rmt herolo soul
Who seeks to conquer io the strife,
Is sell-uoutrol." ,
Now, brothers, let the eye speak what
the voice cannot, for tho time of separn-
ion is at hand, at last, long, long fare
well, to meet if no more here, pray b"
yond earth's voices where there is
peace."
HAND K IS 8 i
How can we maintain and
increase
the production of our farms? ' '
Hie formation of manures and their
proper application to the soil so as best
to promote tho growth and maturity of
our crops has for a long period been a
prolific theme of discussion among our
peoplo , , A'd it would be diilkult to
Imagine a more interesting subject to the
great number who subsist by the Culti
vation of the soil. Chemists inform us
that different plants require different
ki ds of plant food, or in other words a
fertilizer good for some particular crop
is not necessarily good for all. There
are without doubt s uns flumouts com
mon to them all, but there are others
which must be supplied from the 6oil,
the atmosphere, or the feitilzer. Or we
shall fail to secure a perfect plant. ' Now
wo are told that niiiogen, potash, and!
phosphiiiic acid in some form enter the
composition of most plants; but ( in ad
dition to these,' aad - necessary to the
growth of some of them, are elements
which if not in the soil must bs supplied.
Aod doubtless for this cause so n? of
the njost p ipular fertilizers are unpro.
ductive of good results in particular
localities lu their composition one in
gredient has been left out, of which tho
soil ton, is destitute and. hence the
dwaihMi growth of the plant.,, To fiol
out which of these ingredients exist io
the soil and which must be supplied is
the difficult q'lestioo to. solve. Iu the
absence of the means of analysis this
ean only be ascertained, aod imperfectly
at that, by actual experiment
To this point it would be well to direct
the attention of the Agricultural Clubs
of this section. . R a series of experi
ments, each member usi.ig the sime
manure (either houie-made or commer
cial) on different crops and reporting
results, nucb light mitjht be thrown n
a matter of paramount interest to the
whole community, li lt as we have nut
yet sufficient information to enable us to
make special fertilizer, we may very
profitably turn our attention to the gen
ial improvement of our farms ; and
thus surely, if slowly, furnish them with
all the elements uecesssry to the groslh
if plants itisej in the seclion in which
we live. ' The tkill of the armer is
shown by his 'putting' his fields in the
right condition to receive manures, iu
his care, and application ol them that
there be no waste, and in tba culture
and harvesting of his crops.
with only bis own resources (t is con-
tended that a good farmer sh luld make
a good farm better, Tho process might
ba slow but there would be a gaiu. C m.
sider well, and act pr imptly. Miko
compost heaps a d bo careful t save
every material nut of which a lertilizer
cm bt! made. Fay close attfntt m to
the barn-yard and " stable. These
are prime sources from wli h to draw
for the improvement of our farms; in
dee J without their aid ire cannot suc
ceed, (t has beet asserted that a carer
ful fanner "can mike the manure of a
cow piy for her body every year by the
increase ot his crns ; A-.d this is but
one item iu the resources at our cone
maod. Soap suds, tfce droppings from
horses, catle sbeep and hug-.iudeed all
solids and liquids of the kind from mau
and, beast should be rarcfully preserved.
Straw, leaves, weeds, ashes, " bones, tbe
refuse ot 'dead 'animals, fi chips, saw
dust, and now and then a load or two of
dry dirt should go into the compost
beap aud occasionally be thoroughly
-'C, SATURDAY,
shoveled and mixed to hasten the pro
cess of fermentation aud decomposition.
(Jarolul attention tn these things will
rk wonders in the farm and save
money in our pockets which would
otherwise grf f.ir'cnmmerelal ! furtiltzert'
And all this is . within, e sy reach: of
every persevering, indus'rious tanner.
Hunk over it, brother, farmers, and
let Us go t work to Improve our, lauds
with our own resources aud with lut the
aid of so much bought manure.
I'ollow this up wih a proper rotttion
of crops and our lauds will rut only iiu
provo but, as we howosily le'ieve, the
improvement can be auccisd'ullf main-
tained. ' 0. II.
ltiNawooi), N. C. June 19iU, 1878.
T r Tp S .
Under this caption the funny man of
the New Yoik Times aud a very funby
man he is tells a ttory, the pith of
which Is in the following extract; ;
Of course, Master SUane deter.nit 6 1
to try the Central Africa trap without
aciay. mere was a oeaulilul, shady
road near the village, which was bor
dered with any quantity of stout sap
lings. It was j ist the place for a Cer
tral Africa trap, and Master ftloane had
high hopes that be would succeed lu
catching a cow or a horse," although, of
course, he could not expect anything so
completely satisfactory as a lion, tiger,
or antelope, Late one afternoon he
borrowed a hoisting tackle from the
nearest grocer, under the pretext that
his father needed it for some intricate
and uuinte'ligible purpose, and suc
ceeded with its aid in bending down a
sapling of great strength . and : elasticity.
It was a very simple matter to arrange
the noose and set the trap, after which
the ingenious boy went borne to dream
of R iding a a pair of i horses aud a bur-
riage gmnging in the air on the follow
log morning.
Master aloone hnd a sister, a "young
lady of great worth and nf vary decided
character, Other girls, who were en
vious of her beauty, said she was an ill-
tempered, red-haired thing, but this was
probably mere calumny. At all events,
so thought the young minister who was
settled over the Seventeenth C ingrega
tional Church, and wh i was generally
believed to be Miss oloane s accepted
lover. Thai he went to see Miss Shane
on tie very evening when the reck
less boy set his Central Africa trap was
not s'range, for he U'Q .lly spent three
or four evenings every week at the
Sioane mansion, but it was a coincidence
that on that precious evening he pro
posed a walk, and and led Miss Sioane
toward the identical lane where the trap
was wailing tor vic'.ims,
How it haprened that mither the
young minister nor Miss Sioane no
ticed the bent sapling nr the rope, no
one can understand, unless they were
so deeply engaged io the discussion of
theological questions that they were ob
livioui to all earthly things. Still more
difficult is It to comprehend how they
could both have stepped within the
noose, which was spread out in the form
of a circle net more than a foot in diam
eter. It ia possible, however, that tho
lady was reading a hymn bonk and that
her companion bad nproached extremely
close to her io order to see if the hymn
wai correctly printed. However this
may be, tbe fact remains that Miss
ShiaiKi's left foot and the minister's
right foot were just within the noose
when the trap sprung, and the elastic
sapling suddenly lifted theiu twenty feet
in the air. Where they rem lined hang
ing like to cherries in a rough storm,
and expressing in lively lonei their sus
picion that something unusual had hap
pened Half an hour later the Clinton and
Holmesviile stage passed that way, and
the driver and his passengers were as
tonished beyond measure. For some
time it was supposed that some new
and curioiisly-tora a icitid animal, con
sisting chit fly ofZ'-bra and black pan
ther, was swinging from the top of the
sapling; but just as on of tbe passen
gers was about to fire at it, the driver
recognized the minister, though he was
not able to recognize his fellow.prisooer.
Toe tatter's voice was simewhat muf
fled, but she wis distinuly heard tore
vile the minister, and to assert that s' e
never would forgive him, no mutter how
he might try to excuse himself Six
strong racu Sr.sliy 6c t d own the sap
ling, released the victims, and with rare
delicacy assigned tbe duty of recogniz
ing Miss Sioane to the to ladies who
were lu the ftage. fortunately, neither
uf M ister Sloane's v cums were seriously
injured, and they both were able to walk
home on opposite sides of the street.
The results of the affair were nam
emus. Miss Sioane left town the next
day on a visit to the East, and has not
since returned. The minister was tried
fo, ii discreetly hanging from tbe tops
ol the trees with the young ladies, aud
thereby bringing reproach upon his pro
fession, but. was acquitted by a close
vote. As for M tster Sloans, it ia be.
lieved and boned thai bis father bss
killed him. K any rate, he bas not
been $, and the rumor that be bas
been sent to tbe House ol ltetuge iu
Ciicago is not ge'-erally believed.
To lend a man "a quarter" po'itely
requires cnsiderab! coolness and self
control. To be slow and ceremonious
about it implies distrust ; to slap down
the coin with a ' bang" indicates irrita
tion, while to search all pockeU in suc
cession convevs tha impression that you
will be left penniless by tha transaction.
A smiling, quiet promptness marks the
gentleman in this crisis.
JUNE 29, 1878.
; ; SUNDAY IN ROME.
Thertis no 8unday law in Rime,
and everybody does as he feels inclined ,
whether it be to work or to play, though j
there was very little work doing to-iay.
except among the venders of eatables
All suchabops were open, and a great
many others; but the large majority
were closed. 0 1 our way to the cata
combs ire drive thr nigh many uarrow
streets on the outskirts, and they were
generally thronged with mee, women
aod children, all chattering, and evident
ly having a good time. Among them
ws a large number of women from the
country alio had come io to . sell as
much country produce as , they could
curry on their he ids, and were lingering
Io the city before starting home again
We also mi t many such on their way
home iu tbe scorching sue, outside of
tho walls, with a thick cloth or blanket
on the top of their heads to protect
them from the heat. The wine stoiei,
fruit stores, cafes and restaurant, and
tobacco stores were all open, - ihere
were some, but a very few, mechanics
at work at their trades. Tbe streets
were thronged all day wiih well dressed
people, but the charches, except very
early in the morning, had but lew at
tend ints, and these principally old men
and women of the lower classes. The
beggars were all there seeking alms,
looking as dirty and wretched as they
do on week daya. though we d uot find
as mauy of them as formerly, eicept in
and arouud the churches. Ihere were
a great many soldiers on the street, all in
uniform,, wearing while cotton gloves,
and looking extremely well. The po
lice wean a military dress, carry a sword
at their sides, aod wiih csas buttoned
up to the throat, aud yellow cord and
tassel gracefully looped over the breast,
carry themselves erect aim soiaieriy,
They are young men, apparently twen
ty-five years uf age, and have evidently
seen military service. The numbers of
each Dr4 In gilt figures on their stand-up
cellars. C. (J. Fultnu'a Letter,
THE K0P.SE AND HIS RIDER.
In the history of R ime it is related
that io SGI. B (J , a great chasm opened
ia the middle of tbe Kruw which it a as
found impossible to fill.. , The sooth
sayers said it would close when it con
tained what R mie possessed of most
value, and then the Stale would be per
petual. A noble youth named M
Curtius demanded if R ime had any
thing of mora value than arms -and
valor. He mounted his horse, richly
caparisoued, and amid tbe silence nf the
people, spurred him over the brink of
the tremendous precipice (rue Liv, 1,
vii, G) . I have seen a striking picture
of this somewhere. It represented the
horse and rider uf er they bad passed tba
brink and were descending to the un
known depth. There was a remarkable
contrast between the fright of the brute
aud the un uffl'd self-possession of the
man. The liaibs of the horse were
tightened to his body and the muscles
of his neck drew bis bead to his chest,
and a shuddering terror expressed itself
in the flash of his starting eyes. The
rider was serene and calm, and a solemn
expression of majesty on his face, as of
one who lived wiih high thoughts. If I
were set to spiritualize this picture. ' I
should say that it was no mean repre
sentation of a ripe Christian departing
this life. The horse is the boly, and
the rider is the Spirit. Flesh shrinking,
spirit steady and calm and solem.
Flesh dreading the terrible shock, and
Spirit wrapt Io the glory of action, de
scending that it may asceod Cook.
THE WHITE ELEPHANT.
The oldest of the whites elephant,
which, the Times of India says, was
born in 1770 died in its temple of
Bangkok in November last. Eery one
knows that this famous white elephant,
belore which a whole people bow the
knee, is the emblem of the Kingdom ef
Siam. It is honored with the most
beautiful presents, for tbe Indians, full of
the idea of metamorphosis,, still believe
that so majestic an animal could bo ani
mated by only the spirit or a god or of
&n f3ir?r0f, F'ch while 1pnhnnt
possesses its palace, a vessel of gold,
and harness . resplendent with jewela.
Several mandarins are attached to its
service, anj feed it with cakes and sugar
cane. The King of niatn is the only
personage before whom it bows the
knee, and a similiar salutation is ren
dered it by the monarch The deceased
idol was accorded a magnificent funeral
A hundred Buddhist pries s officiated at
the ceremony. The three surviving
white elephants, preceded by trumpets,
and followed by an immense concourse
of people accompanied the funeral car
to the bank of the Menam, where the
King and his noble lords received the
mortal remains, which were transported
to the opposite bank for burial. A pro
cession of thii tf vessels figured at that
curious ceremony. AH the f isting
h mses. ranged in double file on the
Menam to the number of over C0,000,
ere adorned iib flags aod symbolical
attributes.
f The tobacco man wha wanted a nav. 1
adwriseaiaat had bis nam smbroiiercd
onwailetitackiagi, and then distributer.
them amang tbe pretty girl. It wasn
long before alt the yaung men in the
Beigaboihaed wire running alter bia
oraod f cigars.
; NO.
20.
GRANUK MEETING.
According to a ijonrament Rnanokr
District Orange, Patrons ol Husbandry,
met at 'Itozobel, Bertie county, N, , C
liatordsy, 8th ol, June. W. W,' Miichell.
E q.. ol Ilertferd, was ca'K'd to the chati
ami K. i i t m jerinampioo wa
chen Seeirta'y. '
Th ptiject ol the merlins; was stated in
a few well-timed remarks, by the chair
man fallowed mnrq at L-ogtU by Rev. Win,
Grant, annum lecturer far the State an I
P. K. Smith, E q , ol Halilax.
The proc CdinjsOI previets meeting.
held at h DcVereux II ne near Polloek'i
Ferr', Halilax county, ae e tlno read ei
tapruvid, . :i : ,
On motion of P. B. Jmllb, Kq ,
Halifax, tht (Secretary was nquested t
ceitain tbe number et nubordimtr
Oranuet leuretented. Secietary repotted
representation trotn eiiiht sunnriitnaie
(Jrsngel, present, Irnm the loilewinu
ceuntirs, to wit : Northampton, four.
Hertford, two, Bertie, one. ami Halilax
me. Martin and Pitt not reprtsentel,
The chair announced tbe elctiuo of
.'(fleers, Urt in order; ao t on molten, J
9. Grant, E-q., was appuinted teller.
Tne election ol idnccrs resulteJ as iei
lows :
Master, W. W. Mitchell, ol Hertford.
Overseer, P. B. Sniiih. ol Halif x.
Lecturer, Dr. J, E. Sewnom, of Hertford
titewars. M J B. Nual, f Hslifax.
. Assistant Steward, A. VY. Early, ol lie tie.
Ch. plain, Rev. Win. Grant of North
airipton, .
Treasurer, W, Brysn, of Northampton.
Secretary, R, J. lle.le, nf Northsuipten
Gil'e K"per, J, A. B Cooper, st Maitin.
Ori. Mrs P. E Smiih. nf Ha'.llax.
Pomona, Mr. Dr, J. 8. Newnom ol licit
lord. Flora, Miss K, P. Grant, ol Northamp
ton. ,
Lidy Assistant -Steward, Mill Bettie
Seasonal, ol Bel tie,
The following reiolutioni nfi irsd by
Rev Win, Grant, were adopted i
Resolved, that, the Secretary nl thil
Grange be, and he Is hereby instructed, to
inform at once, each biother aod, sister
elected to idBce in the Rmnnke District
G.snge, ol their election, notilying (hem
ot the time snd place of niXt meeting, and
r questing their prompt attendance, that
they may bi duly initalled. And aluo, that
the Secretary ba iu.tiucted to uoti y each
anbordinat Graage in the district, t
elect ss many delegates ta tbe District
Grange at tlitf sea proper.
On n otinc P. E. Smith, Eiq , a cnm
mitiee ol three, consirting at He. Wm.
Grant A, Capehcart and J. H. Spivey, wii
annotated to draft suitable rules and by
laws lor the government et , the Koke
District Grnu, and also, to report an
order ol buitncis.
On motion, these proceedings, were
ordered to lent to ihe Murfreesboro En
qnirer, Jseksnn Cuiiiier, RoANoa NW
. .. . 1 ... 1 t. t - ....l.llna-
aua f armer aou aiecuauiu i. ynm
linn.
On metiaa. the meeting adiouraed, to I
meet at Rich qusie, Northampton ceunty,
N C, nn 1 Outlay tue tiu y oi aaij
10 o'clock A, M.
W. W. HlTCHKLL,
It J. Bkale, Chairman
Secretary.
HOW NOAH GOT HIS NAME.
After the atk had been aul abnut twe
w-teks the wile at th captain began to
get tired and resile, and anxious to get
nn dry land. Hence she fell into tha babit
ol every now and then celling out ta hei
husband to know whether there were an;
inn ot c earina uo. Ac. and as be alway
answered No," she would In despair an
swer "Ah 1" snd eo it went on Irnm hour
io hour and day-to day, On night the
wind came eat Irem th northeast and
male everything lively on board. Th
clew lines were all prt.d( tbe topiail
binuacle was carriel swiy, and the main
sheet b owu into pieces no larger than five-
cent handkerchiefs.
Ol course the nld man was kept busy
nd was in the best ef humor. He bad
ist hailed tbe lookout snd asked h'm il
he had teen anything ot "Ay list,", and
received the answer "Nay Rat, sir." aud
ba l just ordered Shem, who was steering,
keep ber (! two points," shin ttam
cuneno de:k snd reported that thelaigesi
elephant had broken Ions and bad
i.ted on taking bis trunk Hit ttie
camels' department, who, ia turn, had got
their backs u, aheut"' he intirrie, ID
various beasts had taken sides in the
qusirel, and that was a gran 1 row gener
aly. Jait as the Captain had persoaied
tbe elepliaut t go back into nis team aaa
had checked his truss in order ta paoily
him, theie came a voice, quietly ask
iug : ".toy signi ot its clearing I" "No
dear."
It ai raining then literally in sheets
fa the icq dry was given the usual reply
and ta the reply was added th usual
Ah." Only in a sadder tnne than usual.
It was litila ui'iie than tha old man
coald itand, sod ur yelled out. No. ah 1
no, ah ) it is nsthing but no, ah 1 all dav
Innu : tnu had better call m Noah, and
be dune with it.
Then he wml below ta splice tha main
hnic which had parted. And io it was
that tha Captain nl that ' first great ship
Came ta be called "Noah."
PRAYERS.
Prsyen need not be Una. I beleva Ga"
abhoia fine prayers, (f a fer-.a ask
charliy ol vou In tltgant sentences he if
not hk'ly to get it. Finery In dress oi
l.ncOagc is out nf pltcs in beaters. I
hestd a wan in the ttreet one day braving
a'ou-.l by mean of a magnificent era i o
II usj-I , grand language to a very
pompous style, aod I dare say ha thought
b was mra ol getting piles of copper by
his borrowed apetch ; bat 1 for one, east
him o.ithieg, but fait mere inclined to
Isagh at bis bombast, It it not likely
th.l many great arayais are about as
useless I Many prayer meeting prayer'
are a great weal ts One. Hcep your
fi.urei and metaabara and parabolical
rxpiessions lar your lellew creatures. U
them ta these who want to ba instructs i
Hni do not parade thm belur God
When we pray. Ihe simpler ear prayer.
ar tbe beUer; tha plainest, luntt l--t
I iiguage which expresses ur tssaoing 1'
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