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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

The messing system has been in success,
ful operation at Richmond College for sew
eral years. Two students are appointed by
the faculty to act as commissaries. Il il
their duty TO buy provisions aud TO furnish
whatevrr is necessary for the mess. This
they are able to do with little or no loss OF
time from their studies. A dining Ioom
aud kitchen are furnished by the faculty.
A Indy is employed as hollsekeeper. who
takes charge VI the table aud cooking ar
rangrments Sae presides in the dining.
ball, aud with .he aid Of the colnmissaries
see that order is preserved and that the SER
wants do their duty. Each member Of the
mess Is required 10 puy into the common
fund $40 per month, and at the end of each
muIth strict account Is rendered and d
settlement made by the commissaries ac.
cOrding rs the average has exceeded or fol-
len short Of so. The main feature Of the
system is that board is furnished ut actual
cast, and no one makes percentage. The
Messing Club now numbers between fifty
and sixty students. Thus far the board
has averaged IS 50 per month this amount
includes oil expenses, matrOn's salary, pro-
visions, &c.-N Y Times.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

John NJ. Clayton is large Delaware
peacli-grower aud very successful. lie
says that line Is the best manure he ever
applied to peach trees. Tie scrapeS uIT the
dirt, aud then arblies from three Ia dozen
shoyelfals If lime fresh from the kiln to the
naked n,ots. IL kills the grubs and favor.
the growth Of fruit Sometimes tile larve
of the cureulio under peach trees can he
killed hya heavy dressing u fresh slaked
lime. --SUuthern Farmer. @
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09
From the New York sunl

The republican leader have at least the
virture Of taking care Of their own Eouse.
hold-at the public expense. Grant has
pensioned nil his kindred and connections
Of every kind. Frelinghuysen, Howe, and
the principal Senators. convert their SOM
or their relatives into clerks Of committees.
with high nay and nothing to do. Mr..
Elaine has a brother 10 the Senatc's employ
and anorher as paymaster in the army. and
others Of his family are said to he taken
care II elsewhere. aIr. Fish has a son.
secretary Of legation at Berlin. Bancroft
Davis has spn. clerk Of the Alabama con.
mission. Even the immaculate Wash.
burne. who recently revived bis old.ash-
ioned notions MS old for the nomination.
has just had his son appointed secretary Of
legation at st. Petersburg. So they 90.
The families are getting established 10
diplomacy as they are in the army aud
navy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09
rxRnslIselsd.na re.laa.:l
cLUIS.

A discount of twenty per rent wall be nlawed
10 clubs of four or more persons. Thus; four
copies 81 slsrksaod or q one Rsvicw viii bc
srnt "a one sdrrss for s.a.sa: four copi-s II The
four Iia,iews ID llaeswood Or sis aud % on
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

The New York World denonnces Mr..
Blaine as h.pocrite in his political sym.
pathies and professions. Speaking Of his
maneuyers on the floor of the House last
week, il says: Il was an attempt 10 wrig-
gle ont Of bis original proposition to iuhict
a peculiar ard pnhlir disgrace upon Jriler.
son Davis by representing il TO be merely
opposition to proposition to pay him pc
culiarhonor; as if it we're not absurd to
describe as sn honor that which everybody
possesses by being born and growing up to
he twenty.one years old in the United
States. ffhe bad succeeded in what he
set ont to do. he would have succeeded By
an appeal tosectarian hate and sectional
hate. which are as low passions as any Inv
politician ever tried To stir mp. II he had
succeeded. therefore. he would have be.
come infamous. But he has failed to do
anything but waste four days Of gnod time.
ard noboiy in his senses will b. likely to
pick mp VIZ. Blame. of Maine. for po.iti-
cal leader pgain.'
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09
HOW MANY WOULD BE LEFT?

A writer asks the following pungent
questions: When the following classes are
taken out Of our churches, how many would
be lefts
All who will not pay just debts.
All who are hypocr:thal.
All who are deceltful, and talk about
others behind their backs.
All who get into debt without prospect
Of paying the same.
All who are proud and scomful, holding
themselves above their fellow men. snd
shun those less fortunate than themselves.
All who worship inoncy more than they
do their Creator.
All Who speculate on tho ignorance of
others.
All who are tattlers.
All who think more Of wicked rich men
thar they do Of rious poor one.
All who oppress the poor.
All who make long prayers for the sake
of being heard and seen of men.
| All who are vain and elf.conceited.
When these. and good many others
that could be mentioned, are taken out. the
church will be left without member. The
religion Of Jestfs does not have any If the
above defects. II makes the true convert
cheerful. hopeful and charitable; disposed
to visit the widow and orphan. and to keep
unspottcd from the world. Il does not
make one proud. scorhful. hat on the con-
trary, makes one desifous of doing good to
be meek and humble. and to be kind to all,
AS opportunity may offer. Oh that we
had less pretention in our churches, aud
more genuine Christianity. zs
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09
PARALLEL OF THE sEXEs.

The North American SAYS there i m ad.
mirable partition Of the qualities between
the sexes which the Author Of being has DIS.
tributed to each si,h wisdom that chal.
lenges our unl,ouuded admiration: .
Man is stroug-- woman is beautiful.
Man is daring and cou6lent--wonan is
dilfident and un.assuming. .....
Man is great in action--Koman 10 suffer.
ing.
Man shines abroad woman nj home.
Man talks 10 convince woman to per-
suade and please.
Man has rugged beart--woman soft
and tender one.
Man prevents misery relieves.
Man has scicncc--woman has taste.
Man has Judgment woman scnsibility.
Man is being Of justice--woman an an.
gel Of mercy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

The Atlanta Herald is enthusiastic in lis
admiration Of Mr.. Hill. IL says: 1T does
not weaken our faith in his effort one whit.
to hear that certain Democratic members
think Mr.. Till went too far and said eSact.
ly what Mr.. Blaine wished him to say :
We have been perfectly we'll aware that
certain Democratic members were sitting
on their cnyious launches. patiently wait.
ing the opening Of Mr.. Hills mouth. IN or.
der that they might make this very remark
Mr.. llill has plenty uf enemies. lie is too
great man TO bo without them. Il il for.
tunale for him that he has a personal cha.
racter sterling enough to surround him with
devoted friends. aud n genius powerful
enough 10 compel tie admiration Of even
those who hate him.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

When man IL Wisconsin. who was
running Cor the office rf Lieutenant Cover.
nor. was asked hy friend IL he thought
his experience was such as to qualify him
IL the discharge Of bis Office, he said he
tlought he ought 70 bp--he had been
Lieutenant Governor IN bis own family
ever since lie was married.
A white boy upon meeting a colored Doy
asked him what he had soshort a muse for
upon which the darkcy replied: 4 'spect
it's 80 won't bc p0klng my nose into
other folks business,
Itisa happy moment IN q young girls
life when she discovers that her lover,
n,oustachs aud her hair are exactly th,
! same sllsde.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

Wasting sweetness lnlting your arm
about q pretty woman.
Never lost but often found-A verdict.
An article you cnn always borrow
Tp uble, and never return Il.
why y you shadow like false friends
Because IL follows sou nnly IN sunshine
One handsome girl III 4 ,lry.goods stor.
will make every man IN town feel lik,
buying hls wife a,ltess
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09
N0TIN THE.FaMILY.

| An old Detroiter brought home two Jugs
the other day, one labeled 'brile,i oil and
thcother 'turbeiiiine.' They were placed
IN the barn, and pretty soon 1t was noticed
that the okl m4n had business there at
regular Intervals. His oldest son slyly fnl-
lowed him and saw him taking deep
draught from one Of the jugs. The old
man lreard astep outside, and before going
out he arranged those jugs according 10
his artistic taste. He was hardly gone
when the eson skipped In and took drink
from the Jug out Of which he supposed his
father drank. The next moment we was
Esputiering, coughing, gaping, and the old
man entered and asked: "Turpentine
doesn't agree with you, does it?'
but saw Sua drinking it!' exclaimed
the injured and indignant son.
That is true, said the old man, while =
beautiful smile played over his face. hut
il doesn't necessarily follow that the rest
ofthe family iuust relish turpentlne bc-
cause do !'--Deroit Press.
.-s--.ss.ss.--
n iew weeks ago gentleman 0f baltl
more wished to obtain live red bird, and
hearing that one was in the possession Of 4
gentleman in this city visited the latter and
purchased the bird. While the sale was
being made the birds owner. who bad re-
gently recovered from an attack Of yariola,
took the bird from its cage, when il pecked
at his finger. The purchaser took the bird
to Baltimore. and, as il was very hand
some Que. took great pride in it. lie was
therefore much pained 10 see it. few days
after reaching It's new home, begin 10 droop
as ii i'll. In day or two more rash ap-
pcared on its body, dispacing the feathers.
and the next Gay us head became swollen
aud covered with scab, aud il died. AT Il
loss 10 know what the peculiar symptoms
meant, the gentleman called in bis med ical
adviser. prominent physician Of Balti-
more. who. after examining the dead bird.
pronounced that it had died of smallpox
Then the bereayed owner recalled the fact
that the bird had peeked at its first owners
hand. as stated above. aud it was conclud-
ed That Il bad contracted yariola ut that
moment. t.-Cumberland News.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-09

.Talk about the eSirayagaoce 10 dre. o
woneu y cries Martha Jane. exnlilngiy !
what ao YOU as to Tseei's SIX million
,ui,, ia Ike 10 kuowg lie isnta wo.
man, gusssv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
Conventions and Meetings to be Ha,s, :.
Philadelphia.

THE following is a revised list of :,
Conventions, Congresses, Society meet;n-s
and Conferences to be held in PhiladelnlSs
during the progress OF the Exhibition.
American Medical Association. June
Reunion Society Army Of the James juno,
Reunion society Army of the Potomac. In
National Convention OF Civil Engineer. I.e
women's international Convention. june IN
~
Association of Superintendent Of Asylums =.
Hospitals for the Insane June II. Ad
Women's National Temperance Union. IT,,
H. 1s
International Temperance Conference. Jun.-,
Good Templars. State Lodge, June H.
National Association Stove Manufactn,
June "a.
National Division Sons Of Temperance OF Nor,
America, June IA.
Grand Lodge, Good Templars of United State
June 49,
National Convention Mining Engineers, Inn.
Manufacturing Chemists National Associate,
June %
Grand Encampment Knights of Malta, June ..
National Religious Amendment Association
June 20.
Worlds Homeopathic Convention, June 90
Convention G rman Free Thinkers, june ps.
National Law Congress, June rs.
Reunion Twenty-eighth and One Hundred and
Forty-scventh Regiments Pennsylvania Voun
teers and Knspp's Battery, June 20.
National and State Encampments Grand Amy
of Republic June 30.
Congress of Authors, July I.
National Convention Catholic Young Mems
Association. July2
International Typographical Union. July9
Salesmens and Commercial Travellers Associa
ton, July 3.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF Americs
July 4.
International Conference OF Delegates. socie.
ties ST. Vincent de Paul, July e.
International Arbitration Convention, July II
Pennsylvania State Dental Society July q
Encampment Knights Templar at Rdlev
Park, under auspices of Maryland Commandery,
July rs.
Convention OF Historical and Antiquarian So
ieties, Aug. l.
American Dental Association, Aug.1,
State Camp Patriotic Order Sons of America
CAT Reading), Aug. s.
Photographers National Association, Aug. IL
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, of Pennsylvs
mia, Aug. Is.
American Association of Instructors OF the
Blind Aug Is
Supreme Lodge Knights OF Pythias, Aug. o.
International Medical Congress, Sept. 4.
International Convention OF Archeologsts
Sept.4
National Pathological Society, Sept. II.
Grand Council OF the Improved Order Of Red
Men Of the United States, Sept. II.
National Convention of the American Fores-
ters, Sept. Is.
American Forestry Association, Sept 49,
Grand odge of the United States, Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, Sept 10.
Grand Lodge of the United States, Improved
Order of Red Men, Sept 20.
Convention of Apiarians (honey men) Sept. g.
Welsh National Eistedfodd. third week.
National Carriage Builders Association, third
week.
Dedication OF hall Patriotic Order Sons o,
America. first week.
State Council o. u. A. NJ, Oct. II.
American Dairymans Association, Oct. II.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
DOMENTlC.

4 fire in Melodeon Hall, Cincinnati, on the
Goth, destroyed Dubufe's great painting,
"The prodIgal Son" Mr.. Derby, owner OF
the painting, estimated its commercial value
at 100000; It's original cost WAS $50 600, and
1t was insured for $4,000.
Company IL. Twenty third Regiment, I'M
der command of Capt Eskridge, left Omaha
on the 2Sth for Fort Laramie, and would 20
thence direct TO Custer City, where they had
been ordered TO protect the miners against
the Indians.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed
the retirement of S4oi, POS In legal tenders,
that being eighty per cent. Of the National
Bank circulation issued daring May. This
leaves the outstanding gyeeuback circulation
at 1870, 1913 dos.
The Chicago later O,taa of the Goth says.
4" MIR. u, +. X. Stewart a well known lawyer
of this city, received the other day letter
from his brother, Mr., j. IL. Stewart, who has
been Ia the Black Hills for the last four
weeks which gives favorable account
OF the progress AZ mining operations He
saws they are mining seventy. tlve miles
from Custer City, on Dvadwood Creek.
where they have very rich diggings
"La pen" OF so1u' ih'y una considerable
u'"''"''y IN securing claims. The miners
nave not seen an indlan since they went
'ns'e, though u Is evident there are plenty
Of Indians around, Two of their horses hay
Ing been stolen Mr. Stewart Is known here
as maui OF yeracity, and the above state.
meut will therefore carry weight with it."
=, MS 'V pSer' % o. LOUIS announces
mat ne mas obtained Judgments on all the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
The Iowa Republican State Convention me.

The Iowa Republican State Convention met
at Des Moines on the 31st ult., and nomi-
mated State ticket composed as follows:
For State Auditor, Judge Sherman, renomi-
mated; Register OF Land Office, Capt Secor,
renominated; Secretary OF State, j. l. Young,
renou1inated; Attorney-General, j. f. Nc
Junkin. Delegates to the National Conven-
ton were chosen and resolutions were
adopted, among others, advocating the grad
ual resumption OF specie payment by con-
i.nnous and steady steps in that direction,
recognizing in James G.. Blaine one well
worthy to be nominated for President by the
National Convention, and ipstrncting the
delegates to vote as unit A resolution in
structing for Blaine was offered and subse-
quently Withdrawn. The delegation is under
stood to be largely in favor of Mr.. BlaEes
nomination.
Peter Cooper, in replying to the letter
informing him OF his nomination to the Pres
idency by the Greenback Convention, says:
" There is bare possibility, If wise coun-
sells prevail, that the sorely needed relief
from the blighting effects Of past unwise leg
islation relative to finance, which the peo-
pie so earnestly seek, may yet be had
through either the Republican or Demo
cratic party, both of them meeting in National
Convention at an early day. l
therefore accept your nomination condition
ally. expressing an earnest hope that the In
dependent party may yet attain its aims,
while permitting me TO step aside and remain
In that quiet which is most congenial to my
nature and my time of life"
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton, called 70 chose delegates on green
back platform to the st. Louis Convention,
met at New York city on the 1st. Delegates
were chosen and a platform was adopted
claiming admission for their delegates to the
st. Louis Convention; declaring for the un-
conditional repeal of the Resumption act !;
the substitution Of legal. blenders for Nation
al bank notes, these legal tenders to be
received for all debts, taxes and
customs; no forced imitation or contrac-
ton, but circulation equal to the wants
of all legislation for the development cf the
resources, and wealth Of the country by the
people to the exclusion OF monopolies, etc,
etc.
The Vermont State Democratic Convention
met at Montpelier on the lst, and nominated
VIM. II. II. Bingham for Governor and E. B.
Baldwin for Lieutenant-Governor The dele
cation to ST. Louis was unnstructed except
to vote as unit. The platform favors an
early return to specie payments.
The Minnesota Democratic State Conven-
ton met at st. Paul on the lst, and selected
delegates to the st. Louis Convention, who
are supposed to favor the nomination of Til
den as President. The platform favors specie
resumption as soon as the business interests
Of the country will permit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07

OF all the blunders that the common
farmer and some others make with trees,
none is so common or so hurtful, and
which he is long finding out, and of
which he might know so certainly, as the
practice of cutting off lower limbs. All
over the country nothing is more com
mon than to see mutilated trees on almost
every farm. Big limbs cut off near the
body of the tree, and of course rotting to
the heart This is a heart sin against ma.
ture. The very limbs necessary to pro.
tect the tree from wind and sun, and Just
where limbs are needed most, are cut
away. But the greatest injury is the rot
ting that always takes place when big
limb is sawed otf-too big to heal over, ii
must rot, and being kept moist by the
growing tree, is in the right condition to
rot, and being on the body, the rotting
goes to the heart and hurts the whole tree,
1t is common all over the country to see
large orchards mutlated in this way. We
often see holes in the trees where big
limbs have been cut away, where SPUR
rels and even raccoOns could crawl in
Perhaps the only reason these trimmers
would give is that the lower limbs were
easiest got at, and some would say they
wanted to raise crop under the tree
Gardener's V0nthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
POLITICAL.

The recent National Convention of the Iu-
dependent Greenhack party issued cali for
National ratification meeting to be held in
the city of Philadelphia ON the 4th day of
July, 1876, and invited all the people of the
Nation TO attend and ratify the platform and
nominations OF the Convention.
The Rhode Island General Assembly met
on the %oth ult. The Counting Committee
reported J. NJ. Alderman elected Secretary
of State and no choice for other State CHI
GERS, The Grand Committee then reelected
Governor Lippitt, LieutenantG Governor Sis
sou, Attorney General Sayles, aud Treasurer
Samuel Clark.
The Republican members OF the Rhode
Island General Assembly, in caucus on the
5lst ult, nominated Henry B. Anthony for
reelection TO the United States Senate
The Missouri Democratic State Convention
met at Jefferson City on the Slst ult. and
chose delegates to the National Convention
They are reported 10 stand nineteen for Hen
dueks, ten for Fildep, aud one doubtful A
resolution to instruct for Hendricks was
withdrawn. The resolutions give no utter.
ance on the financial question, save to cx
fltSe "a tHN'idNit Nptuloh OF tue resumption
act OF January, 1915.
The Maryland Democratic State Couyen.
ton, In session on the Sl>t nit, selected del.
egates 90 the National Convention who are
in favor Of the nomination OF Mr. Bayard FOR
President resolution was adopted in favor
of a speedy return 10 specie payment.
Tie recent Louisiana Republican state
Convention adopted resolution favoriag
the establishment OF system OF Federal
finance which will bring about steady,
speedy and permasout return 10 payment Of
specie into aud out % the Treasury iu all
Federal transactions. Delegates were chosen
to The National Convention.
The Tennessee Democratic State Couyeu.
ton met 3, Nashville on the Slst alt. and
elected delegates to the National Convention
They were uniuStyuc,ed, but Il is supposed
that fifteen out OF the seventeen thtseu are
for Hendricks for President The resolutions
oppose contraction and favor resumption Of
specie payments whenever it can be effected
without injury 10 the business interests Of
the country, and the unconditional repeal Of
the Resumption act Of 1873.
TIE Virginia Cons ervatiye State Couven-
ton me; a. Richmond on the Sis. u,t., aud
elected delegates 10 the National Convention.