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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
GARDEN.

The importance Of the garden can hardly
ne oyeres.imated Whether We regard 4 as
. source Of profit or 10 the light Of luxu-
~.
We can hardly oyerrate Its value in
feeding family. We might say that q.
saving Of at least one half Of the meat aud
bread ordinarily consumed may be made
by full supply Of good. wholesome yege-
tables and the family at the same time
benefited both in regard 10 the comforts
o. the table as well as bealtbfulness; and
yet the majority Of our farmers have meat
and greens for dinner and greens aud meat
the next day, and so on as II the garden
would produce nothing else but greens
lcabbsge being ordinarily out Of the cues
lion. As what we consume constitutes q
very large part Of the expense OftLe family
IN the light Of mere economy the product
Of the acre devoted TO vegetables Is by far
the most Probable acre cultivsted on the
farm. An acre 10 vegetables in proximity
u good market often yields . larger elear
profit than a whole farm IN the country and
yet city people regArl vegetables not onlJ
in the light " luxury and health but als'
economy. Surely, farmers who buy then
meat and often bread TOO from the citiel
yfss. profit and transportation. can saofd
70 make their vegetables which they pro
cure At the prime cost Of production. .
There Is vast depreciation OIL IN
tinsie value Of garden vegetables and on'
vb,ch calls loudly for reformatios. W,
are constantly sdyocatibg The eheapening .
meat and bread in the South By incress
q psoiscsiss. Gan ve MOI materially al
N bringing about this desideratum BY u
increase q garden produciss--Lst farmer
Try il aud let families become accnstome
70 their use and soon We shall regard u
garden Is siae qaa nOa 10 good an
cheap living. b.leI
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
TllEsivESToCK DISPLAY AT THE
CENTENNIAL.

The livestock display at the Centennial
Exhibit n. embracing The finest exhibits
Of horses, mules, dogs, horned cattle,
sheep, swine. goats, and poultry ever seen
in this country, will soon open at the new
Yards which have been established at the
intersection VI Lancaster aud Girarl Ayen-
ues, at a cost to the Commission Of s50,-
900. Over 400 stalls for horses. aud suO
Tor cattle. have been erected, and all Of
these substantially built and conveniently
appointed, being abundan,ly supplied with
water. and illuminated ut night with gas
All the yards will be under The surveillance
uf the Centennial police; tho Centennial
Bureau of Agriculture. Of which Burne'
I.ardreth, E~qi is chief, having supervis
sion VI the entire arrangements.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06

Mamma said little girl, pointing 10
the telegraph wires, how do they send
messages BY those bits Of wire without
tearing them to pieces?' They send them
10 fluid state, my dear vas the reply.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06


Passenger train L.a,ins HatrI.isst n % q. m.
ronnertsa NJ Urrrnrhnre With the sni lseri l,,,tud
IRAN: n,akJns the lnirkn-i lime IA al soailsrn
rliicr. Accommodation Train hasing RsL.lrh Al
Hsss T. "a esnssssfs With sorfhrrn ls,,sni frsIa
a tireen-lsre lsr kishn.nd aud al points cad,
Prre u Tickets san~ ~ VIA oihsr rDuiss,3
Accommodation Train hnsing Grcrnsbaro Il
b.sD 10. c,,nnerA 10 ssohlsiarD With Nerthvrn
aud soaihsrn h,lIpeI TrsIas ON ~ wilnisglva
aud wekion RailrosL
Iyr~hitirg Aecsmmssisfion iasvs Rsrhmond
itztiy 20 i0.ss = M. mflss nc iiasl ssills N
p Hs.. hass iiurkevii~ so a M, arrive a Rkh.
mond s.31 ~.
Pullman Fa'aer cars IN 40 Night trains lrtwe,
charicsie sad ksrhmsad, (sibsui change.
No Change Of Cars between Charlotte
and Richmond. 2s2 Miles. aB3i
faprrs ih,t hasr aTranrr,senis o. advertise The
.rhsyiuie u thi- company wili please print E -
buse.
Fcr further inf~rmailssn assdrvss
gOIIA x. NAGMURpO. Mi
#.e.=ae# 6en'L Fas. Agrnf,
Rirhnsond, Va.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
A PRACTICAL QUESTION.

A few days since prominent citizen Of
augusta met on Broad street ourly coun.
fryman. hauling along large Gin pail filed
with butter. The citizen Immediately
halted him and said: say my friend,
have YOU any butter for sale = Oh, no,
was the reply: have just bought this al
= store up town. What, you don't make
butter on your farm?' No. indeed
answered the man, can buy il cheaper
than / can make it's All, indeed. ! sup-
pose. then, that you put up on Jour place
all the bacon that you use? : No. can buy
ID cheaper |" Just 50. But you make
enough corn to supply youf' No. lean
boy It cheaper than | can make IT, We'll ,
what do you make?' Oh, make cotton
Now, my friend, Z, said the merchant,
you say you can buy butter, bacon and
corn cheaper than yuu can make them on
your own farm. What would YOU think If !
were to tell you that yuu could buy cotton
cheaper than you can make IL? Aud sci
such is the case. will agree to sell yor
al the cotton you want next year bali
cent cheaper than you can make W WI.
plant any co ton tLeni' This seemed 4
strike the countryman forcibly. Il vii
10 home and think about what you baT
said to me- This farmer is not and ex
eeptiou to the rule. How many are there
in this section who produce on their farm
or plantations anything that they usei Dot
ton il literally king, and his seeptre is
rod Of iron. so long as planters persist ]
Taising the staple TO the exclusion Of every
,hing else. just 50 long they will be bur
deneJ with debt. and the prosperity Of ID
State aud the South De retarded. Their
is no reason Why every planter should nc
produce everything in the way Of FOO
needed on the farm. We have been d.
penden. on the West long enough for O
meat and bread. Let Us declare our ind,
pendence, demonstrate il in . practice
nanHer.-Augastl Chronicle. g..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06

:. Sir. did you call me cipher r--'No
but | said you we're figure 2 with itsisl
cut of.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
MANS INCONSISTENCY.

II Is n difficult thing for women TO dis
cover what men really like ami admire.
Here Is a man wildly in love with a
helpless little spendthrih, while he hasall
his life despised frivolity and vanity. aud
declared that his wife should be model
OF feminine wisdomi e a8ss
Men fly from women Of brains,n and
at the same time long to know woman
Of intellect. safg4 tsfa.s
Again, they pine for their grandmother,
who darnei stockings and made pies, and
at the same time fall in love with white
hands that can't sew on a button
They moan over our weakness, and ridi-
cule strength, calling Il masculine.
Men rave and write about sensible wo.
men; but queer to relate, :helr admiration
and reverence for them Is 50 great thai
they studiously refrain from troubling
them with practical attention.
Men despise ..pink and whites women
but strange to say, they always MARI,
theIn-if they can.
We have heard men glorify spirit ant
independence, but Ia the next breath givs
4 cruel thrust at the little vines that wan
70 he oaks
We can't help laughing little when "
read q ..sonnet 10 women divine, rs w
remember TINT the poet 10 only writing Q
an ideal women, for his experieilce Ia
been that the whole sex ! nuisance
Oh, Inconsistency thy definition u y
mani !
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
OKLA Dor.

A writer in tho Southern Planter and
Farmer contends that or labor is beltcrfor
the farmer than horse or mule. For haul
ing manure and grain, blowing, &c; an
OK will do ms much rs ! horse. lie will
plo~ as many acres 10 duy As . horse.
They are harder than horses. They are
freer from disease. and don't require =
much care as horses.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06

"A las am no more, as The girl said
v hen che got married.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
NEWSPAPERS
or TIE
UNITED STATES.

A complete Iist 81 Americas Newspapers Num-
Inlilll llgfe iilan eight ii.sus9nd, with Gazat.
tter of I'll The fowns and eIties in which tRy are
published: iiistOrieal and staflst teal skstrbes 81
The tlrtat Newspaper EstabllthiDeuls; illustrated
with numerous ENGRAVING &c The principal
Newspaper Juli dines. Book 81 100 paers, tusi
issued. Nailed. past paid. 10 any address loi
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tendent " the Newspaper PAVILION. Ten
tennial tlronnds, philgdeiphia, or American
News so. Neg York.
So Every Advertiser Needs u
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
AMERICAN wv
AND
Foreign Patents. 4

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by recent DECISION oi The commissioner ALL re-
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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06

STATIONS ACCOMMODATION rnin.
Lcaye areensbcro. e.sDa ~. Arr..s.Ssa M
|. On, slial,s I'M =" q Lyg AM . IN
:. II 6clisb>r,. 1i,5" I've f,is' -
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06

The following novel intimation appears
at the end Of recent invitation TO we'd
ding !. No cards. No cake. No wine.
No kissing the brides
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09
A No. 4 Laundry

1t is now conceded that Mrs. Coleman
the laundress, No. !. Fourth street, be.
tween Washington and Commercial ave-
nucs, has one of the best conducted laln-
dry establishments In she city, and land
lords OF hotels and boarding houses will
find 1t to their advantage to call upon
her Her prices are as follows: Hotel
and clearinghouse washing rs cents
per dozen. For piece work prices are as
follows Single shirt and collar, l0c per
dozen, Soc; socks. &c two collars, sc (;
two haudkerchIcfs, &c; vests, zoe; and
all gentlemen's wear, Soc. per dozen.
Ladies plain calico dresses, 25c; calico
dresses with extra trimmings, 50c; white
dresses. u 25c ladies' underware, fine
and coarse, 81 90 per dozen. l-23-tf.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09
Mr.. LIVINGSTON. MS LETTER.

Mr.. Livingston, a gentleman we very
much admire at a distance, having Dor.
rowed the BULLETIN, read our article on
'Thc Ward Meeting" and forthwith
rushed into an epistle. This epistle,
which will he found in another column,
he procured gentleman, who also bor-
rows the BuLLErIs, TO carry to us.
which task the gentleman accomplished
with ability and an air Of triumph.
10 Mr.. Livingston's epistle We invite
the prayerful attention of The public.
We like Mr.. Livingston, and nothing
thar lie may say about us
will ever drive us away from
admiration Of him. II IL true, he
10 peeuliar-one OF those beings
who hnger between sanity aud the oths,
th'ng' going now toward sanity and now
toward the other thing, leaving the world
In doubt whether they arc about to burs,
into unexpected greatness or take their
place with the unfortunate who are called
the daft. lie ID ofthoss who make nols,
to no purpose. like . policeman's rattl,
sounding when ne danger 10 near. he i,
1t once loud. and disagreeable; but we
like him nevertheless. An abstruse
person. he rises above ordin.
sry comprehension. occasionally
trapping 1t the mystsries o,
NE world, objssting to things a. h,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

lF yon have discharge from the nose,
offensive or otherwise, partial loss OF the
sense OF smell, taste, or hearing, eyes watery
or weak. feel dull and stupid or debilitated,
pain or pressure In the head, take cold easily,
you may rest assured that you have Catarrh.
Thousands annually, without maniiestiDg
half of the above symptom terminate in
consumption, and end in the grave. No dis.
ease is So common, more deceptive, or less
understood by physicians. Il. V. Pierce,
NJ d., Of Buffalo, \. Y, Is the proprietor Of
Dr. sags.s Catarrh Remedy-a perfect Spe.
eiiic for Catarrh, "Cold in the Head" or
Catarrhal Headache. 2S.d&w.lw.f2Ol
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09
TINE GRAIN JURYMEN.

The correspondent Of the Marion
Csyptiaa Prev in his report Of the Grain
trial In this city. glvss his impression OF
the personsl Of some Of the members Of
the jury. His pen pictures Of few Of
thess gentlemen will bs new TO them.
selves and friends, while others will he
rscognized - correct.
Mr.. Phillip Ssup be describes thus:
4 well-drcsssd, nild.mannsred, intelli.
esut young nan-just such juror, in
iect. - both parties, believing themselves
right, would have selected.
Mr.. Bennett 10 dismissed Is follows:
Tho second juror accepted, the eighth
one examined, 10 Mr.. y. z. Bennett, a
business man on Ohio Levee. He Is a
niddle-aged man,-has read accounts Of
the "willlamson county affair."" and has
very strong impressions as to the guilt of
tne prisoners, and would undoubtedly
have been rejected by parties who felt q
want OF evidence TO secure their ac.
quittal.
Ar. Bristol, the 9Th street grocer. the
srsss reporter describes in three lines:
W. l.. Bristol, q business man Of tho
ol.y, 10 On intslligeht man OF pleasing
address and quiet manners.
Who except Q Williamson county news.
papsr man would have this opinion of
NJ. Jshn McEwens
The fourth Juror accepted, the ald ex.
eoined, John AcEWen, 10 an intelligent.
Weu-to-do looking farmer, and from an.
9eefsnces may have some Idea as 10 the
06erent qualities Of whisky.
Passing the Jurors until We come TO In,
eleventh, 1r. Osborn, the readers of IN,
A'sss Are informed that he 10.
IAN elderly man. tail, bsny, long
tsced. sharp, prominent nose, heavy ey,
brows-all indicating nervous tempcra
osnt-rathef important III bearing
clean shaved, except a. elegantly trim
ped goates. which shows much care"
And Mr.. Cundla. twelfth and last ju
rsr. 70 thus described:
y . Wenty- three years old, medium In
2 telAeenee, vnassumlng In manner
snoota % taee, unlnportant In de
eanor, ana VIII bot By himself hsno a,
Ey' nassves ne may DO for the defend
., Ne Wish IL understood tina, y. Az no
: usw IL name q the newspaper reno,t.
Whe sxpessss % candidly his opln,o, !
- jnrynso In ths Crais trial, and -,
aeat VIII u b intsrvlswsd BY any q
~ abovs nAmsd gsntlsnsa who ma
~ish - 1adh cut.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

President Howe OF the Yale Boat
club. has been officially informed that
Harvard has chosen Springfield as the
place, and June 80 as the time, of the
eightoarcd race between the two unlyer.
sitiss. All the details have been harmo.
niously agreed upon. The Harvard fresh.
men reject the Yale freshmen's challenge
70 row six-oared race at the same time
and place as the university race, but init.
mate their willingness to row such race
at Saratoga. Therefore there will be- no
freshmen race as Yale win not row at
Saratoga.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09
St.Jo. Medical
sA.hG:s.i q: /. ssssssi.su uus.ks.,.


THE only place where n sure cure can he re.
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the successful treatment Of all Chronic sexual,
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To all erriDg young men we would say, do not
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G1.Ali female difficulties and impediments 10
Marriage treated with safety and success
HSA great medical bookand secrets for ladies
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Address ST. Joseph Medical Institute. Francis
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Missouri 10-ll-0.d&w-ly.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

THE following railroads will carry vie
ltors to tho approaching carnival at Mem.
phis, which promises to Guido all former
demonstrations Of similar character, at
halt.fsre rates The Memphis and Louis
vile, Memphis and Charleston, Missis.
sippi and Tennessee, Paducah and Mem.
phis, and Memphis and Little Rock.
Also the following steamboat lines The
Cincinnati and Memphis. Memphis and
st. Louis. Memphis and vicksburg, and
al local lines. The people Of Memphis
ere making preparations for the accom-.
nodation Of one hundred thousand Wei.
torS,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

Tn governor Of Kansas has offered
reward Of $500 for the capture OF }. H.
Mowery, who 10 charged with commit
ting forgery, in connection with the 10
enc Of % 900 In school bonds, In Canaan
che county, Ksnsas, TIVE years ago.
Nowery 10 member Of the State legis-
lature, from Doniphan county.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

A LiAvsxwosrH dispatch to the Chi
ego Tribune says: "Over ene-balf the
nswspapers In this State have declared
for J. @. Blaine tor president, and John
J. Ingall for vics-presIdent. The Kansas
delegation will probably 20 to the Gin.
sinnau conysntion instructed to vote for
theee two men.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09
sErrEneSy nAVias LETTER.


At the solicitation of Judge Lyons o.
Richmond, Virginia, Jefi. Davis has writ
ten . letter denying the charges mad,
against him in Blaine's late speech on the
sunssty bill In congress. Mr.. DAVIS re-
fsfs to the attempt made to inducs wirz,
whom under sentence Of death, by the
promise q . pardon. to criminste him in
regard to the Andsrsonville prisoners ;
~ denies that Union soldiers IN South.
era prisons were worse treated than Con.
fsdersts soldiers in Northern prisons as
ssrts that with sixty thousand more
federal prisoners in the South than
the North had Of confcderates, that sixty
thousand more eonfsdsrates died in
Northern prisons than there died Of fede.
ri prisoners 10 Southern prisons; he de.
clares that every effort was made by the
confederate officers for an exchange OF
prisoners; that the Union government
vas officially informed Of the inability Of
the confsdracy to provide:proper food and
medicine for Ito prisoners he recalls to
the recollection Of the prisoners at Andsr.
sonvllle how, In accordance with his per.
mission. delegates chosen from among
their own number wore sent to Presi.
dealt Lincoln himself to plead for the re-
sumption 81 the exchange Of prisoners
and how, previous to this. Gen. Lee, by
Davis's instructions, had been sent
with lag Of truce to solicit an interview
with Gen. Grant to "urge ia the name Of
humanity. the observance of the cartel
FOR the exchange Of prisoners, and the
failure Of the mission.
The letter, like all other documents
from Mr.. Davis pen. 10 very common.
place missive; it contains nothing new
or striking. though it was evidently In.
tended 70 be q scathing reputation OF Mr..
Bla,ns1 allegations. It is an
nl.advised letter and only serves
to prsloag the dIacassion precipltated by
Blaine . hate and desire to bc president.
With valer which savors more Of zeal
than discrssson, Dsvis hns cnaractcr,sric.
ally rushed into Z breach which had be-
gun to heal.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-09

Copb0aAa1e.
For sale-A Oh 10 order on city Of
Carbondale. Enquire ut BULLETIN office.
1.H.tf Z. A. BURNETT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-21
!: WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 81. 1876.

he sets to work to bargain as he did
for his railway ticket, but ends by
having to pay the full demand.
The scene inside the railway sta
tion about this time fairly battles
description. Hundreds are fight
ing and bargaining for their tick
cts, scores are doing the same for
the freight Of their baggage. The
railway whistles sound, the station
bell rings, but all to no purpose.
1t is rare, indeed, except in large
presidential towns, that a train ever
starts within half an hour of the
time advertised. At last, slowly
and by degrees, the third-class car
riages begin to fill. For every ma
tive traveller who goes on the plat
form a dozen or more 60 to see him
off, as we have already remarked.
The platform is consequently as
crowded as if ten trains were about
to start. When any native present
wants to find a friend, he does not
look for him or even call him in a
moderate tone of voice, but screams
at the utmost power of his lungs,
repeating the name of the person
sought for again and again. When
several scores of persons indulge in
this performance, the effect can be
imagined.