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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
THE MAEI.STROsf

Nearly midway In London strait. 4 hines
naked rock. which might fairly be called ~
island: lifts itself above the waters. breast
ing the conflicting currents caused n, the
wind and tides. Between this rock ana
the cape on Muakong Is The famotfs msst:
stroni. which fertile imaginatious hass
clothed with many terrors.
LIS geographical position Is such is to eS:
pose i to 6srce tidal currents, and sheu
these are assisted hy high westerly wiifds;
they are no doubt terrific. The bottom, az
tho strait is stresn with immense howldefs
which are 50 arranged a. 10 give the etirtent
q spiral motion. directed tosstd the isolat.
ed rock from the northertI aids, which ia
much increased iu times Of high tides or
storms, when il whirls quite around tie ID:
land rock.
Then us that Il becomes really difica.t
for loats and vessels without steam power
70 keep clear Of the rocks sgainst which the
wsywate currents would dash them.
While there are st times vast and powef:
full eddief, which give objects hoatint tipoin
them q fearful spiral motion. there 4 moth.
ing like vortex produced By q sub,etfs.
nran discharge 81 the water, slthonth tbs
tumbling and boiling chsfselsf u the sbi.
rsl current may submerge temporarily ot.
jects drifting on the surface.
No doubt in the course Of time the action
Of tie water has tended TO level down the
bed Of rocks. some Of which. we NAV bre.
sufne, showed themselves ahose iIie sirr.
face. This may nave made the i,selstrorit
much more terrific than il now Is. aud bet.
ter justified the ancient fable.
As u j.. IN ordinary times. and Id faSo.
rable weslher, the 6rhefiheiI DO not liesi-
ate u seek for fares stronghold these VA
ters. which 20 strcngsrs are .urrkstiyo az
the most terrible dangers.
Among The famous eohiic fsboria of tie
Detroit Free Press occasionally abBe.rs a
picture that Is tcally pathetic. Hare is
one:
An old womzH. whose face vas fan Of
tines reyengeful lines. whose hair ess
shite with snow. whose sight vas hardly
strong enough ID enable her 70 see The desk
10 which shb tronbIingly s.ooa. And his
hunur said.
tod help such as rot when sceond child.
hood robs them % strength ofmindl Poor
old wsman, you may GO
She hesitated. and seeming ID feel that
some explanation vas necessity, She rspli.
ed:
IL vas either drink 81 dfuwn myself.
Wy troubles are too much fOf ms old
heart.
lie pointed to the door and soi,ly said !:
'M heart aches to see oiie 20 aged, and
weak. and tender brought here. If YOU
have home, 40 % ~: II your heart is
troubleds eli dosii: aba viii talk % TOD
after the court closes.
She walked feebly ous, tears In her eyes.
and when Jim Fig ihs newsbcy. offered
her AscCfs Vf psnnies, hoping 10 lighter her
burden. sie sbrbk her head and sid
.It's my old heart that aches. aud money
csii's ease u. Lord tluss 500, 10Y.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26

fsi,tos 7sieoraph and Aeso'ger Az
low me 40 :cll the readers ofths Telegraph
and Messenger that I was an intense SUI
ferer With vertigo, sIck headache and
general female counplaiuis forthirty yealsI
un,lI = month ago ! placed nysrlfln th'
'orolesslonal care of Dr yonrs 70 the Hum
pbrss House, who has cured me snd 9
rbo.o j would fecommend sll WHO ar
sa,r,rlur With this terrible 'iiscnss.
Mrs Mary MUiiery,
sevond st Wilmington
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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26

AsAaED MAN. TOTALLY BLIND roI.
TwEI.yI YEARS, RESTORED no SIaHT Bf
IDR. JoNEs---ARresvilI~, Putnam county.
mo.-Dr. Jones-Slr: This is to certify
that you opersted on the eyes OF Jac0iS
(isfridtt Tiny. father-in-Iawl for ca;sract,
with complete success. From total blind:
ness he eaii see to pick up a pin on thB
ground. aud can sse everything with
toierable aceurncy. JACOB GARRfoffs
aged So, RR. II. 4. Martin:
Dr: Jones' 10 now restoring The blind ana
deaf stralghtfiing eross and curing chr6hiS
diseases at the Humphrey House GoIds-
bort, n. C.where he remains until Feb 2hti,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
CONDUCT OF FUNERALS.

by the present system of conducting
funerals tie poor are serious sufferers.
The head Of a family dies, whose life has
been one continued struggle for the bare
nccessaries Of life. tie leaves a widow and
9. number Of children totally dnprovPded
tor. The widow aud family 60 deeply III.
to debtto obtain the necessary dress fn
order 10 comply with the custom Of de-
manding mourning for the deceased and
that debt viii seriously cripple the family for
years. To them therefore, death cornss
armed with double terror; as the old
Scotch proyerb well Indicate es---s full sor.
rows better than fasting one;' and the
question arises. could not the greater part
Of this expenditure st funerals be dsffe
away with2 The only strictly necessary
expense is that for the coffin and the ground
and ought TO be matter for our sociolcgist
70 consider how hest they may reduca
funeral costs To- these two items. Tn such
q matter our clergymsn and pbilanthropists
could do great deal. The custom Of ex.
pensive funerals aud extrayagant mourning
dresses dose not rest upon Argument, but
springs out Of sentiment. and the only war
to overcome sentiment. is by example.
Let our more intelligent and wealthy
classes escbew ostentation in regard to such
matters. and lower classes will soon follow
suit. Honor NAV be done the dead in other
ways than BY purchasing expensive nouru-
ing which the survivors can i'll afford.
Grief can be as well exhibited by a hat
band as BY whole suit--zby black veil
as BY the most expaus.te GRAPE drsss--if
society wills ID. 4
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26

SAN tisii fpr bteakfas: and q fHbLer out
ilt VA kysr liiah drt siidsFi
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26

Cssrissri tells Of negro named Domin-
no. IL one 20 the French colonies. VINO,
sspesIine q the advantages Of the Christian
,el;rion. said There sas time when
Lnsw nothing Of God or the devil, but nov
I know aud love them both.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
A "maiden sperch',-Yss

A "malden specify yss.
Lavender says his wife ls always ready
% tell her rage.
Any yonngm mites wohid raihef have her
eofssis llgn, than her ''leller.' -
a imam with 0 big nose isn't always
handsome but he's uobbs,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26

Nomination by prayer, Is god. Sop
pose We elect hiih BY doxolcgyf says th'
New York Herald.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-01-26
TBRNs Irseiaasas rosags.l So
cLyyfs

A disrsnnt oftsenty per cent WIN Ne allowed
eoilrs of blsrksood of 81 one Ersitg viii he
sent 10 nne address foF slz.s0 four eopirs affhe
four lissixvs and I5lackweod for <ss sndse on.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
Why Hayes Went Into the War.

In April Sumpter fell, and Lin''oln's call
for troops came and with 1t came an end
of all theories, all speculations beyond the
question of the hour. At Cincinnati. as
throughout the whole North, wild out
burst Of the instantly embattlsd public
sentiment answered the call i shall new
er forget Hayes writes, that Sunday eve
ming when the summons came. He was
himself leader OF the popular enthusiasm
and wrote the resolutions Of the largest OF
the public meetings held to welcome the
summons. Let what evils may follow;
shall not soon cease 10 rejoice over this
event
Then on the 18th OF May, in words that
seem still to burn with the sublime I'M
pulses of that hour he records the purpose
from which he never faltered throughout
the four wears that followed; Judge Mat
thews aud have agreed to 90 into the
service for the war-if possible, into the
same regiment. | spoke my feelings TO him
which he said were his own, that hlS tods
a inst and necessary ,rdr. and that It demand
ci IKE ehole p0,cer Of the country; THAT
WOULD PREFER TO GO INTO IT IF KNEW
WAS TO BE KILLED IN THE COURSE OF 1T,
rather than liue through and after ,o'thout
taking any part in it."-From Ho'eetfs Lgs
Of Coz. Hayes, published oy Hurd ana
Houghtoa.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
Suicide and Murder in the United
States.

There Is grand series OF charts show
Ing the vegetable conditions and resources
Of the country, the proportion Of forest
and srable land, Of sugar aud textile crops,
aud the price Of farm labor. A very eur
ious and sinister study 10 offered by . ia
BILE whicn hangs beside those Of the United
States census, showing by means OF col
ored parallelograms the positive and rels-
tive degrees af homicide and suici1e In
different parts Of the country. In the east
ern portion suicide appears to be SIX times
as frequent.a as murder. I had no means
OF measuring by the eye, so that these
statements are only approximate, out
they are not very far wrong, l think)
In the western there is . rather larger
proportion OF the latter, and ssout two
thirds less of the former. The South pre-
sents broad feld Of homicide, nearly
twice IS large as that of all the rest of the
country, with q very narrow strip OF Self
destruction. In New York and New Jer-
sey suicide is as about three TO one OF muir
der; In Pennsylvania about two 70 one, nj
Delaware and Maryland just the reverse
OF these, murders exceeding suicide by
one third aud one half. Homicide In the
District of Columbia Is appalling. CON-
pared with its population! there appears
to be little disposition TO Jefo de se. In
Virginia the suicide Is ABOUT quarter vi
the homicide; in West Virginia the two
crimes are nearly equal, suicide prepond-
Grating slightly. In the Carolinas muir
der is to suicide as three to one in Florida
the number of both is much larger In pro-
portion to the population, but the excess
of homicide over suicide remains as three
TO ore. La Texas the area Of murder Is
something awful, unless one can pitch
ones mood to the key OF De Quinceys
famous essay; it is ten times as great as
suicide. In Nevada the proportion ofthe
latter is about one ifth of the former. In
California there is vast amount OF both,
suicide propondersting; can 1t be because
OF the homes!ck Chinese? With regard to
murder, the distribution is not difficult TO
understand but, il seems impossible to get
AT any general laws respecting suicide. The
proportion OF female suicides (indrsted
by delicate pink int)v4rles very much
In the different States. but generally falls
far short ot the male suicides. III Della
ware. the District, and Oregon there are
no female suicides; in Minnesota and
North Carolina the number nearly equals
that of the other sex; in South Carollhs
it is considerable In excess; In Florioa it
is very small. There is ghastiy iascina-
ton in these statistics and the speculations
which they suggest.-CAtlantic Monthly
for October.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

Be EcoNoMICAL.-Look most to your
spending. No matter what comes m' II
more goes out, you will always De poor
The art is not in making money, ous IN
keeping it little expenses, like mice, Ia
large barn, when they are many, make
great waste. Hair by hair he ads get said
straw by straw, the thatch goes on the cot
taxe and drop by drop. the rain comes IN
the chamber. barrel is soon empty, II
the tap leaks but drop a minute-W hen
YOU mean to save, begin with your mouth !;
many thieves pass down the red lane. Inc
sle jug 10 agreat waste.
Ia all other things keep within compass.
Never stretch your legs farther than the
blanket will reach or you viii soon os
cold. In clothes choose suitable and last
ing stuff, and not tawdry fineries. 10 oe
warm is the main thing, never nina tne
looks. A fool may make money, but
takes a wise man to spend It. Remember
that It is easier to build Two chimneys thsn
to keep one going. 1t You give all to oaek &c
and board, there is nothing LETT Tor the
savings bank. Fare hard and work marc
while you are young, and you will have .
chance to rest when you are old.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
Vol. XXI. Vlsk Il. 1881. NJ. 30.
New Publications.

Wide A,oake for October IL - bright and
fresh ss June sunrise. 1t il full Of good thinge
both for young and old. None Of US can afford
not to read The Burial Place Of f1orsncs' y
Louise Chandler Moulton. We get Eiimpss
OF the graves Of Theodore Parker, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning. WAlter Savage Landor,
and many others dear 70 oil Eagaish-sPeakine
people. No. v Of the Behaving PsperS tells
the children How 70 Give Party! How
One Woman Camped Out gives Lady Bakers
share in Sir Samuel Bakse's expedidon into
Central Africa to suppress the SLAVE trade.
The article. "A Doifs FAIR will rouse entnu-
siasm throughout the country. Children Of the
right sort will everywhere respond. and sid 20
benevolent and Interesting an enterprise:
There are three excellent stories, David
Bs.hnell,' Charles week In Boston and .Un.
to Babes,' by Sara J. Prichard, ,Chsrlss Z. hard
Of the Boston Transcript, and Helen Kendrick
johnson.
The little people VIII find their special DE-
light In No. Nv. Of the Classics Of Baby-lsnd,
.Puss in Boots Funny Hst,' bv Margaret Ey-
tinge, and 'Pinkie- Wrinkles Mamma
Only q. 90 per annum. Edited by Ella far.
mum. Publishers, D. Lothrop Il Co., 90 81
Franklin Street, Bostor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

"A little plant was given to sick girl.
In trying to take care ofh.she family msoe as
CHANCES in their way Of living. First they
cleaned the window that more light might
come in to its leaves then when not TOO
cold they would open the windows 50 that
fresh sir might help the plant to grow.
Next, the clean window mad. the rest rest OF OF
the room look SO untidy that they used to
mrniture more neatly. This led the father
to mend broken chair or two, which kept
him At home several evenings. After the
work was done, he stayed at hose instead
OF spending his leisure at \ starvern, sna tas
money thus saved went to buy comforts
for them all. And thsn,as the home grew
attrsctive the whole family loved II ana
each other better than ever before, ana
grew healthier and happier with tnsir
6ower.. Thus the little plant brought
rs.l ns well ~ a seeming blessing. This
story lacks names aud dates, but 1t is true
| for all that.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

The Boston Globe tells the following
as a true story, A minister newly settled
in one OF the waste places, was talking in
the village cemetery one day. when no
saw one OF his Pensioners. standing oy
the family lot Are these the graves OF
your chIldren2' he asked. Yes, said the
man. looking about. Here 10 Tom; here
| Ia Bill: this is Mary; that's the baby;
and then, pointing contentedly TO corner
| gsy with flowers, 'fhere lays ths o'o
/ woman, al blowed OUT
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
pottrp.
The Sad Little Singer.

BY CELIA THAxrER.
The students thronged the school room,
A crowd Of merry girls;
Bright heads bent DER the lesson,
Lovely with braids and curls.
The master stood on the platform
And like . wizard he spoke.
Aud At once the sweet young voices
Into wonderful singing broke.
With infinite labor and patience
He taught them and explained
The deep and difficult lessons,
Till not doubt remained.
Again rang the fresh. clear voices.
And youth. and beauty and grace
Anxious for his approval.
Looked up in the masters face.
But one among the maidens
Desponding dropped aside;
The gifts Of her happy comrades,
To her seemed all denied.
Poor, and plain and Timid,
Doubtful, perplexed and sad.
She envied her fortunate schoolmAtes.
Who sang so loud and z lad.
But the searching eve OF the master
Pound her. and calm and mild,
He questioned and encouraged.
And chc-red the eespairing child.
And hi golden moments gave her
When other tasks were done,
Till she could take her plAce At last
And sing with the prsudest one.
And the student worshipcd her teacher:
Hardly the heart could hold
The reverence and the gratitude
That never could be told.
And As Christmas time drew nearer.
Her busy fingers stroye
Out OF her poverty 10 work
Some token OF her hove.
And so she wrought with patience.
humble gin and small:
oh, poor and mean It was.
Poor, but II was her ali.
Again the lesson was finished,
The singing so sweet and loud.
And the grand still face OF the master
Looked down on the radiant crowd
And be held in his hand the token
Oflhe student poor and plain;
Astonished the young girl listened
With JOY that was almost pain.
For. Better than any treasure"
lie said, "of gold or pearl,
Or crown Of King or Kaiser.
Was the gift Of this little girl"
Could abe believe her senses,
He surely was standing there,
Toe light full on his quiet face,
And beautiful silver hair.
She knew she was not dreaming;
Her wide eyes shone so bright
II seemed as II Heavens gladness
Had opened upon her sight.
And the glory OF thst moment
No future can destroy;
She found her way for once. poor child,
To the topmost heights OF joy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

P.S. nett, thst Tweed is capchered.
Et the Dimocrisy Nv MOO York ever per.
init him TO come OF Nv Z ship alive. thsy
are edeots. Merciful hsvins! the idee OF
his bein brot hack to tell wat he knows nv
rings. with Tflden ez Q reform candidate
Whenever . Dimocrstic statesman gifts
thro with steeling, he ought for the sake
Nv his survivors, to be immejitly killed
The bringin back Nv Tweed Is Republi
can trick. II Is takin . mean advantsg,
Nv our reform candidate. Ef Willyum he1
the stubs Of his check book about bis per
son. Tilden is = lost man.-Toledo BlGde
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

out; but with its last ray 1t showed the
old man rapt In the contemplation Of his
precious relic, and the two lovers-one In
heart and mind-still gazing upon the
peaceful splendor Of the star checkered
ornament.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

CALL AT THIS OFFICE
AND CIT Y0UR BV6LNESS CARDS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05

Whats usee play pokel," remarked
an slmOnd-eyed denizen of'ruscOn, New.
'.Me hold four klings and a lace; Mclean
man hold all same time foar lsces and Z
king; whole week wsshee gone hkee
WOOdbine." 20 ni +-l-At'
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
4 Rabbit-liunt i'm Nevada.

Another grand rabbit-hunt-the second
of the season-came off last week in
Grass Valley. John Guthrie, proprietor
of the Sonoma Rmch, having deter
mined to rid the vicinity of the pests
which destroyed acres of grain and veg
etables for him last season, had provided
ammunition and provisions for the attack
on the enemy. Ten guns were mustered
into service, and the hunt continued four
days, in which time $50 rabbits were
slaughtered. One hundred pounds of
shot were fired during the crusade, and
Guthrie is satisfied with the result. Ac-
cording to the record kept by the boys
of the ranch more than 5000 rabbits
have been killed in its immediate neigh
borhood since last July. They are toll
erably well thinned out now, and hopes
are entertained that their depredations
will be less extensive next summer than
last, when they devoured about 60 acres
of barley, besides potatoes and other
vegetables. They were as great plague
to farmers in many parts of the country
last year as the grasshoppers were in
Kansas and Nebraska. State.