The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-07-11
As;os,si I.aper.

The Watchmdn excepting the Hillsbors
Recorder, II the oldest paper in the State,
and zone Of The besr-language used tc
us hundreds oftimes. III is also now ONE
of the best printed papers IN he State,
and no jonrnnlcan boast OF Il list of betfer
patrons. Politically, i. n gratifying
fact that il has been ably sustained in
most Df It's yiewsby such respectable pa.
pers ms the Raleigh Nc,rs Raleigh Obsts.
Fper, iillsboro Recorder, Greensboro
Iafriot, Charlotte OJscrrer, Southern,
-Home. Democrat. Wilmington Star, and n
lhansiering sight Of smaller concerns
The fact h, il'c position Of the lratchn,s,n
in Western NC; rejecting tile sentim
Of one of lihe best portions Of the. siate,
tllitle4 Il toa political importance aai
dignity known aud feIt all over ihe State,
ms well by" political aspirants for Tile
highest honors, as by the conservative
press. .--Satis6vy Watehma,,. Pc : s.,-,
81. ga. - 80 -
b. ~ 4, Grestyfe or whest. gasgzeaRa
+ TiniSaiisbury Watchman tells of the ex.
traeriinary yield ofsi bushelsaf, wheat
fro,.i. A., eighth 4ofan acre cf land, and
urges this asa I,roef Of what tl.orough scaI.
fiyation win do. This is not an in,pos.
sibiliiy. Ithas been don. before; perhaps
mot on q large scale; but ID has been doiie.
Maj S,itheflin made .ol. his Dan River
farm last scar 1900 bushels fron, 40 acres
~ bnsllelatothe acre; ami hts prci,lbiy
exceeded II this .ye,,r, for. the crops are
better But our farmers bless, their good
luck when the accident Of seasons give
Ihenf Peahnps aa average Of eight bushels
10 The acre forthe crop Just harvested; This
''seat ,los 'Hapisx accident, don't always
serSerg .E.ss1E8 sasis SAL stia Nv aag ~. iii
Follow the exannple Of tlie Rowan far-
ners, Nd Maek Harriselb and manure
highly and cultivate thoroughly;or that
f MAI Suiheflin, and turn under Ieas
pdsciosersahdalso, ca,tivate ihorougl.ly.
I'le sedif0r Sof die Alalnai,rea Cleaner
peaking ola visit 40 tsEseilsl,ore allmies
q the papers published ahelesi hais:g gaats
Gretilsb0r0 has ,.ihree weekly papers,
Ind NIL three exreiitalt pal,ers. srhe
Pdtriot b sollest or next ltos the .slsiest
,aper iil the Stale. Brother Duffy and
'ameron viii have 10 settle that question.
There are probably more, peoI,le WIN
egard The Recorder or fiuriot as n
lecessity flian any other two papers Of
lie slate .ean riaisi,. q Ifmvre peol,le re.
arded.flirir home papers rs iiecessities q
Fmild be,b ,betterfr thein, b,,lL papers anil
We yielJ. stl,e.. speilrt of senlerity. by,
tvefnl Years te the Recorder whici, il, we
rlieve,' infts5Tiii Scar, aid We are glad
know. hale apis bearty,,s We-,i,ave
u cur lists flames of Subscribers whose
line Patriot when il was firsl
larirsl: pird The laniili.,ss continue ID right
iong yeiI after year, We haye others !
We sbesh 'tsking n from thirty.fiye1
arn s,rty nd yt'Fs strnisht along Gsssa
We thank brother Duffy rr the graceful
'ay in which me has solved brother
arker's difficulty. and his rrady rrcog-
Ition ofthe seniority of the REcoRDER;
'ough in truth the-PArRIoT has never
aimed ,lathiof birth lryond 1924. Aud
e thank brother Parker for the kind.
ness whici, pronrrted the generous ex-
Tessioi that There are prohably more
-ople who regar.l the REcvKDER or Pa.
RIOT asa necessity than any other two
'pers IN the State can claim" What
nffy says Of the Patriot We cansay of
e REcoEi,ER, andlwe nuInber several :,
teg-nsrians who have heen subscribers :,
9 halfa century. =. ... ..........:.. :
When brethren of the press eau speak .
pleasantly OF each other, We feel that
ir, r,risalships wilInever with them de- y
ncrliie into mean jeaIo,isies. .,s "a