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THE SULTAN AND SATAN.

There Is an Eastern story Of Sultan
who oversight himself, so rs no, to awaken
at the hour Of prayer. SO the devil came
and walked him, aud told him to pray.
" Who are you 2 said the Sultan. 20,
no matter replied the other +" my act Is
goo.i, IS IL not No matter who does the
good action, 50 lorg as il Is good Yes,'
replied the Sultan, . but / think you are
Satan know your face. You havssome
bad motive But said the other, +" l am
not 50 bad as | am painted. You see /
have left of my horns and tail. am a
pretty good fellow, after all. I was an
angel once, and -liii keep some of nv
original Goodness.' Tbat'sall very well,
replied the sagacions and prudent Caliph,
Z but you are the tempter; that's your
business, aud wish n know why you
want me TO get up and pray Well,
said The devil, with q lirl Of impatienee,
=" IL sou must know, Iwi.i tell you. II
yuu had slept aud forgotten your prayers
you would have been sorry for II after
wards, aud pcnitent; but, II you go on, as
how, and do not neglect asingle prayer
for ten years, you will ae so satisfied with
yourself that II will be worse FOR you than
il you had missed ore sometimes and re.
.'eiited of IL. God loves your fault mixed
with penitenee more than your virtue
seasoned with pnde.'
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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10
HOSPITALITY.

One day Tommy rushed into the 'kitch-
en- crying ont, Mother, mother, there is
an old woman down iu the road sitting on
a log shall set Pompey on her:'
Set Polnpey on herr said bis sister,
shat for.'
Oh! because answered Tommy, look
ing little ashamed, because--perhaps
she i thief
Go out Esther, and see If tie poor wo-
man wants anything. Perhaps she's tired
With hard days travel among the noun
taius. said the mother.
Esther ran down the green, and peepiug
through the gate saw the woman resting
under the shade Of the old oak tree.
Should you like anything? asked Es-
ther.
Thank you. said the old woman; II
should be very thankful for drink Of wa
ter
Esther scampered back to the house,
and soon procured some cold water from
the well. aud FASTENED with it to The poor
traveller.
: thank you,' said she after drinking.
1t tastes very good. DO you know
what the Lord Jesus once said about cup
Of cold water!'
Esther was silent.
i will tell you. Il will tell you. lie
sOid. Hhusoeyer shall give to one Of his
people cup Of cold water ouly. in the
name Of 4 disciple he shall IN M wise losa
his reward. May the Lord himself bless
you, little girl, as am sure do
Aud a happy feeling stole into the cbild's $
bosom at the old woman's words. for the
blessings ofthe poor upon her. Chiidren' $
FREUD. Richaoad.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10
SIZE OF COUNTRIES.
Greece is the size Of Vermont.

Greece is the size Of Vermont.
Palestine Is one fourth the size Of NeE
York.
Hirdostan Il more taan hundred times
as large IS Palestine.
The great desert Of africa has nearly
the dimensions Of the United States.
The Red Sea would reach from wash
iugton 70 Colorado. aud it Il three times
as wide as lake 0u,aFio.
The English Channel is nearly as large
as Lake Snpsrior.
The Mediterranean. if placed acros.
North America, would make sea navigation
from Sau Diego 10 Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea uoaldg stretch from
Now York to ST. Augustine. and is Us wide
as from New York to Rochester.
Great Britain Is two.thirds tho a:Ee ii
japan. one-.welfih the sire of Eiindusian.
one-,wentieth Of, ,Cbiua. and Que twenty .iilth
Of the United States.
The Gulf Of Mexico Is about ten times
the size u Lake Superior. and about i,
large A. the Sea Of kamchatka, bay II Ben.
gal. China Sea. 0khotsk or Japan Sea.
Lake Ontario would go into either Of then
more than ifty times.
The following bodies Of water are nearl,
equal IL size: German Ocean Black Sea
yellow Sea, IIudson's Bay is rather lar
ger. the Baltic. Adriaiic. Persian Gut
and AEGEAN Sea abou. half as large. an,
somewhat laager than Lake Superior. ".
ss<--sss ss<Ssssts-ss
Mrs. Partipg,on thinks ii-rc The grocer'
ought to hire musisSeacller to ieaeh them
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10
ABOUT PEARLS.

4. + l
The pearl Is e very beautiful as well as
costly ornament aud Is as much priced az
any article ofjeverlry. There have been
several theories advanced IN regard 70 the
formation Of the pearl. but n0ne are quite
satisfactory. This is one Of the mysteries
that nature has kept hidden fron us, The
ocea,, and nneuatsins are her work shops
The latter men have egcavsted and tun-
neled until they Eaye discovered may
things ret before Thought 0f, bet she
rsigas securely In the deep blue sea. Many
treasures are stored far down in the
green and CLASSY brine but few are 7en-
,uresoine enough 70 fatllon the depthsand
bear away the rich spoil IL Is very dan-
gerous work, for although we have row
the diving bell, making Il possible for men
10 s.sy uader tic water fo- saTae time,
tlaey srasf II they 90 down yery often o.
stay long. But some enterprises ara at
tended with danger and not al as PRO-
fi,ab.e IS the pear fishery.
The Divers ere provided with bags.ia
w.iic, to put ihe shells taken from the bot
tom of tile ocean. These are thea kroser
up and tae pearls drilled and strung.
Black people are generally employed 81
this purpose, as they are very expert; but
although they are very carefully watched
the, sometimes succeed in secreiinS
valuable pearl.
che hest fishery III the East i near th'
! Ts!e OF cayion, whers tie season CON
niences In February and lasts until April
a gun is Erred ~ asignal for The boats
/ All 20 oct aati cone back together.
Twenty men eoin each bost, ten 9
whom are divers tlls remainder row
and assist their companions Ia -eas'
cending. They 90 out at sunrise, femair
busily engaged until noon. when they re
tnrn, and are relieved of their pfeciou'
cargo, and are ready for another trip
| This Is the way that the pearls Which thS
+ peopIe highly prize are obtained,
Peag.s possess an advantage over pre-
cious stn,sca taken from rocks IN that the.
are found with that appearance Whici
gives them liieir value. They are perfect,
polished and finished before they are ;skeT
froLl tlieir ocean home, while stones %
! talrei frein ;Es different kinds d rock
/ need cutting and polis..ag before they ar
fl for the use of the jeweler. Mature
gives thcI. their rough forun, sne leaves
I il 10 art 10 give il the finishing io.caes.
White pearls are n.sst iniErd, although
sone persons prefer those delica;ely tinted
/ The Oriental pearls ere the finest oh ae
coaa: cf largeness aud beauty. They ar,
OF 4 silver white.
Pearls have been used A. ornament
from the earliest ages, aud amonga all na
tions. Even the Indians estrenlvd then
before the discovery Of America, FOR wher
the spanlarls first came over they fcun,
quaiili,e u them slowed away : but the.
were inferior. being ofa yellowish, be
cause The Indians usel flre TO open ia,
shells. Cories describes Montezunla, tn
Mexican Emperor, at their hrst iilteryiey
] I5TTl as wearing garments emhroiderc'
with pearls, aud the natives also wor
necklaces aud bracelets Of thcm.-M. y
Observer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10

didn't see through their stupid game, Mf.
Maxon? Your wife isn't a fool Il she Z "a
woman. Give ME themtwo good S5 bills
III you please, lust want new bonnet
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10
TRUE POLITENEss-HAvE YOUR
HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
One cannot be pollie aud well hammered
without kind feelings aud good heart.
All tile rules for etiquette, all the hard
books aud " Guides 10 Society," in the
world are worthless, u yoa have nothing
within your soul which teaches you to do
unto others as you would have them 10 DO
unto you
You may learn 70 baw and TO shake
hands according to the best rules of de-
pertinent sou may ray calls at exactly
the right time, aud understand the corners
II your visiting cards thoroughly but II
you have spite in your heart, aud envy Ia
your soul, you will never he truly we'll
hammered.
Ifyou desire 10 boast 10 be conspicuous
d monopolize, 70 hurt the feelings of In
noceit people, and 10 SOW dIssention be-
tween friends. you cannot make a lady OF
gentleman Of yourself by any number oI
airs aud graces.
II yuu are kind and good, and wish
people well, and prefer To say pleasant
things when YOU can, you will be polite
without trying to be, and only silly people
will criiicise any hearty form ofwelcume,
any effort to make them comfortable, thai
may occur
ofcourse you may learn much by oh
seryation and by associating with cul.
tivated people; but true pollteness can
never lie learned by one wbose bear, /.
not in the right place.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10

Somebody has found out new way Of
taking pictures, BY which they can Be taken
better 10 tic night than 10 tie daytime. a
photographer has missed several frames
that hung by his door. and dVcsn' approve
ofthc plan.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10

4 bad little be; 10 Portland lii pack
Of shooting crackers. and threw them into
tie street to see them 20 Of. One Of
Ike Batmab's mules came. along and swal-
lowed them he'oae tSey went off. The
mule walked about fifteen feet and stopped.
Things WASN'T acting right inside. lie be.
gan 10 taste the smeks of the fire-crackers.
lie laid his left ear around against bis
ribs. and heard something. Il was them
crackers having fun. The mule picked
out about three and half miles Of straight
road and started. 4 negro met him about
q mile the other ssde os the alms. house go
ing sea,h. white with perspiration, with
streams Of smoke shooting out Of his,
Rostrils, mouth aud ears, While his tail
stuck straight up. and stream Of blue and
green smoke about ten feet long followed
in the rear. Ike found bis mule sticking
half way through farmhouse near Pad
dy;s Run, still smoking. The man bad
got his family out aud put 'em up into
lot Of trees. Ike hauled his mnie bonn,
when be got cool enough on % dray. Tho
man Is going to remove lis house fbrthcr
back "a the rcad. and bis wife and olicss
daughter will 10 baptized when the water
gets warm. ~ Louisville Courier. Journal.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10
THE PILGRIM AND THE KNIGHT.

In a noble castle there once resided a
yery rich knight. IIe expended much
money in sioruing and beautifying his
dwelling. but he gave very little to the
poor. A weary pilgrim came to the castle
aud asked for nights lodging. The
knight haughtily refused bin and said. ;
This castlcis not an inn
The pilgrim replied. Permit me to ask
two questions. and | will depart
Upon this condition speak replied
the knight; Twill readily answer yoa.'
The pilgrim then said 70 him. Who
dwelt in tbs before you!
Ny father, replied the knight.
And who will dwell here after your
still asked the pilgrim.
The knight said, With Gods win ny
son.
WELL said the pilgrim. 'If eacl
dweIls but short time N the castle, and
ii time must depart aud mako way for an.
other. what are ycu here otherwise thar
guests? The castle. then. IS truly an inn.
Why. then, spend 40 much money in a.
ioraing dwelling which you will occu?,
but short timer Bc charitable. for III
,ha, hath pity npon the poor lende,h |,
the lord. aud that which he bath given b,
will pay him again.
The knight took these words to heart
lIo gave the pilgrim shelter for the nigh
and was ever aftcrwsrd more charitable 4
the poor.
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Blasted z exclaimed bevildsred dar-
KEY you don't gwinc ,ole me dat Freed
man ! bank bustedF
Yes. it's gone up.
Done clear gone?
'fcs.'
ryidently the old man couldn't UNDER
stand il. re unused deeply and sadly. and
with a last. sorrowful look into the open
but vacant room. turned away. matteriug
as be went:
'Dat's what always made me 'spise 4
bank.
A suspicious wife. on being asked where
her husband was replied that she was very
much afraid he wa missing.
a lady was asked the other day. Why
she chose to live d single lilo She naiyel5
replied. Because l'm not able to support q
husbani.'
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II yon want your boy TO make mark
u the world give him piece Of chalk.
The young lady Who thoueht she could
make her voice clear by straiuing il, made
a great mistake.
Why Is . railroad conductor IKE. ! sys.
temntic drinkcr9 because he takes his
punch at stated intervals.
What Is the difference between bclle
and burglar? One carries fal.c locks
and The other false keys.
/" Hanging ispp played out In New
York Ns.but the art Of hanging has
jndgIae from the last exi,ibiiion.
us rnmored dthat Tim Lee VIII soon
succeed Holden as postmaster,
slad isselllng In Wilmington at 70 Ca.
per pair, -
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Mrs. Partiug,on thinks 10 The groce-s
ought to hire mu is,eacher to teach them
the scales eorrs~cy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-10

Il son want your boy to make mark
y the world give him piece of chalk.
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JANIS 4. Gnlnln,
f;f.lfAt.i. Nc.
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New York Markets..


FRIDAY. Oct. s.-FLOUR AND MEAL.-Flour-
The rAe fairy active, but at dropping pricVs In
synip,ty Vita tue decline ia wheat, yet uicfr no
gr H,t res,ure 20 sell. 40. ana fupctnnc steady.
lyr Il ur STEADY. Corn meal Quitt. BucNwhrat
njur very dull. We Quotei No .. - hb.. a 10
Get475i suuerhne state ana Western, Soott5.lO.
extra state, dc, e. 500 1901 Western ~urng
wheat extras, s. 7lstsd 10; 10. Xxx ami Xxx, t025Cg
O. 5o do. winter wheat y sls,ssfS 25f Mime
SOFA patent :Sssv.jOi city shipping cN'ras tdGt6.5J;
clty trade family print-, fHF5gtN; suut 4rru
Oakefs' aud f-my brands, t;.e5asSiU, southern ship
ping cxirs, tG21sS7lO. I've nuur Suprriinr. $50
VINE, AlWtsil5. BuckWheat hJur 100 ns, - SOB
e. 20
Provisions PORK Quioti sales the SPOT 800
bhl, nrw mes AT 323nat.2 30 and Tor future dc,-
cry 10 hhis. al 80 loot .3-1 Beef qgict. Bacon
duli ADD itthtr weak, "a ciy lon clear 40
13c. cut meats drooplngj les include pckled hams
NJ l5al1iic., fresh do, 1ipc do. n luld,rH p7.r
clear Uces 4 1870 and heavy rib, l3lsc. Lard f-uy
i've aud ahOu stcaiY sales on inc rppt 900 tcs.
1870 Tor Western s,ean, l39,c Tor prime cilv and lie
Tor H. tile; ana Tor future delivery $3.50 tcs plime
Western At ~ ll-l6f ic. Tor October amt ~ OlGc.
.eer the YEAR laow quiet sales 10000 10, PRIME Il
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UPROARIN WESrCHESrER.
How Candidates are set Up for the sudrngcs
of the sovereign People.

The Westchester Democratic County
Convention met in White Plains yesterday
There was no contest for the highest once but
for she smaller Offices the sirugnie was severe
Before the Convention met, it was well known
that &c rye ". Davlds of New Rochelle. ex
President of the Board Of Supervisors, would
certainly b. nominated for the County 1Teasur-
ersltp. he roll Was read until the NonKers del
egation WAS reached. a contesting delegation
hall ecnoing the eloquence OF twenty speakers
al once half II them not being delegates. As
the excitement increased, Thomas Kelly, VINO
tried To speak for the regular delegation, was
driven from the platform, an upraised chair ia
the hands Of Que OF the can't stints barely miss-
Ing bis he'd The Charm II then adjourn "a
the Conventio n to csc ape a serious row,
An effort Was afterwaTd made u prevent any
but delegates from entering the hall. his
failed but despite the confusion permanent
organic ltion was effected, and IA Committee on
Cred ntials was appointed. This committee ad-
United the Hughes delegation from HOnkers
ana the Cnilcs delegation from Ossinng. Even
then the cuntes .auts remained, md took "a yo-
the nOmin ION OF Mr.. ID ylds for County reas
ur-r was made. George W. Cooper was nomi-
mated for Poormaster.
The announc. meut that nominations for the
three Coronerships were In orGer was the signal
Tor another Outburst The room was cleared,
the delegates were admitted one by one, aud
the doors were rocked. Ihn nominations ~ ere
then IA de-: Ilr-t District, Hugh Hughes; Seq
ond District, Mlllert 4. Purdy; Third District.
Nelson q. L, rshay. william &. Howe was nom-
mated for Justice Of the Sessions.
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Il CoNYEcTICUr TRAGEDY.
A Wife'z Life Saved nv the steel of her Corr
seIs-1he IInsbnnd's ~uicide.

NEW HAVEN, oct. Sc. W. b. Hitch
cock resident Of Nlugatuck, attempted to
murder his wife last evening by shooting her
with pistol. The ball struck the steel Of ner
corset-, near the heart, and glanced OF, leaving
her comparatively unframed. She then ran out
OF the mouse. Hitchcock pursued her TO the
door, but having but one leg, and seeing That
she Would certainly escape ana report his nuT-
derous assault, he shot hipself through the
right breast and die In about fifteen minutes.
HiicucoCK has had a hecifered career. some
ye rs ago he VS. sent to The State prison for
Irnl a barn IN Bethany, but was pardOned out
by the Legislature. lie atterward bec me dis
sipated. aud Ia one Of his nocturnal sprees IN
the winter one Of his legs was so badly frozen
that II had 10 be amput.ted. Then he Joined u
Temperance society married an estimable
young lady, and, roiug To work at his trade, ac-
cutuulatcd ~ "A lew yea several thOus nd dol
lars. The Larger part OF his accumul tions were
widowed az IN the Iownsend's Saving Bank
failure and other troubles arising about this
time, he retu ned to ms EVIL ways. Ito was a
man II some liter.rY altiinments, and for "A
nun Der Of years was the local correspondent OF
several Newspapers.
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THREE AsTONfsHED TnIETEs.
Two Resoiute Men Accomplishing what the
Detectives Failed TO DO.

The National Freight and Lghtcragc
Company have for long time been ANNOYED toy
thieves stealing freirht from their barges. The
detectives were unable TO obtain clews, and the
robbenes increased almost nightly. within
three months the companys loss amounts TO
over 5000. At length Manager Munger aud
Foreman liecbe Of the Brooklyn office, went to
work on their own no X, and on Thursday night
watched a lighfer laden with coffee, from the
cabin Of an adjoining canal boat. the lighter
was In charge OF two maes VINO had been con-
sideTe1 the most Trustworthy Ia the compaui's
employ. Messrs. Munger and BE be had shot
guns loaded with buckshot, and several reyoly-
ers. They watched the lighter until dav was
beginning to break, and then saw one OF the
mates SO t. the end Of the lighter and look anX-
i1usly toward the New York shore. Soon a
skin was seen approaching. ana ITS single oars
man ran u alongside the lighter. The two mates
went below aud returning each with sack OF
coffee Ceposlicd II on the edge OF the lighter,
and the river thief placed them In the little boat
He had san good morning T. the mates and was
about To row away when the watchers suddenly
confronted the three. and at the muzZle of the
shot guns com pei ed them TO surrender. pri-
vate Waterman was summoned and the prison, ~
were conducted To the police station. iesteT-
DAY they were held by Justice Wash.
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BuRGIARs IN GRAcE cnuRcn.
The sage Conclusion thar n Fourth Avenue
Pol. ctman Reached.

Early yesterday mornings bold burglary
on Burnton'e book store, 4 ae Fourth avenue,
was attempted. but II failed ty reason OF the
approach Of dayl ght. Mr. Burnton, vino lves
over his store, thought he heard noise, and
tax NJ his revolver, made reconnaissance from
u window that overlooks that part OF the store
In which some thousands Of dollars worth Of
gold ueus aud other tn l1ds are Ike [. Seeing
nothing. ne retired. In ths morning his neigh
Dor at 81 called his attention To aole IN the
brick wall large enough To admit giant. The
bricks were taken uut back 50 the lath ana
plaster, and the rngu's must have been on the
verge OF breaking In when they found time TOO
short for the Hnish. Mr.. Nixon, who has res
tdurant al 81, opened his place at abuut5 o'clock
ana perhaps the noise alarmed the bur-lars
They walked at leisure through the hail at g.
AMI went or pollcem n said to Mr. Nixon,
Them fellcFs has n the door Open" Mt.
Nixon replcd that they did not belong there.
when, instead Of pursuing them. the officer
asked for a match and examined The hall, pro-
nouncing Il " All right"
I NJ burglars began by breaking open rear
door Of Grace Church they lighted the ras in
the extension room Leniud the puI pit spcad a
bag over the skyheht 10 prevent discovery. and
went to WORK ON tie stone wall that protects
the reur 81 Burnton's store. his building having
no wall ut ia end. After tearing away about
square yard Of plaster thet gave up the job.
Then tiking n snort ladder belonging To the
church, tuey got on the roof walked along
the buil, at ~ Fourth avenue. where they
operated rs above described The only harm
done To the church was the Ire king OF the
door and the matring Of the wall. he BURGLARS
bT Ike opcn the case in Witch the minister ;
Tobes are kept, but took nothing away.