The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-17
OLD AND NEW Style.


The Julian year, introduced. by Julius
Cesar. IS years before the binh 81 Christ.
made every fauih year. ~nhou, excep-
lion. . leap year. This. however. was
an over correction; fm IL supposed the
length Of The tropical year. IN be e55l
days. which, 10 INA great. aud induces 40
error Of 7dAys 10 900 years. According
II. IS early ss ihe year lils. n was per.
crised that the equinaxss acre graAually
moyisg fran ihe 2lsi Of March and SIP
~mber. where lhey ought always 10 have
faiIemhad the Julian yesr been exact,
A ~ eiorm ~ The calender was thus
reqa.' and il took plare undrr the
popedom Of Gregory XIII. By The amis.
sion Of Ten nominal DAYS sfier The sih d
October. 1852. SO that The mex, dsy sss
called ihe f5ili ana no, The oh. This
change was Immediately adopted in III
Roman Catholic counties. but isfdily in
The coun,rles of professionalism.
10 Englsnd. the change of style. ss IL
was called, tn"k rlsre after ths 2d day
OF September, 1852. eleven nominal day
being then struck out; 50 that The lasl
day Of Old ST, le beIng The 81. The first
Of The new style, lhe ntxrday. was call
ed The li,h inslesd 'oi tie 81. The
same legislative enactment whlch esnb
lished Tie GregorisB year IN Englsad IN
l752. shortened The preceding year. 1851.
- = N T.
the wear Was held 10 begun with the 25ih
"f March. and the year 1851 accordingly
did So: bur ,ha, year vas MOI suffered 10
run out. being supplanted on the frst Of
January BY the year 1852. which il was
enacted should commence ON that day.
Russia is now The only country IN Eu-
rope, III which the Old Style is still adj
hered Ia. and the difference between the
other European aud Rossian dates
mounts, al present, 10 about iva weekr
TEMPERANCE.--'fhe Temperance
cause is gong ahead in our community.
The Reformation is Uuexampled. Moth
ing sisnds in The way ofunisersa success.
For those Who stand sloofs from The
pledge. are so fully convinced Vi the b.
nshis " hicn must accrue 10 society frnm
entre abstinence from al inthxics iing
liquors. that a. patriots aud phlsnihro
p,sls, they Cannot raise their voices a
gainst II. Aud while they may continue
To aillhnld their names from the Assn-
citation. they feel loo much interest in the
prosperity of The country. snti too much
concern for the happiness "f their FOLLOW
beings, To permit them 10 throw obstacles
IN The way Of those who may ieel dIspos
ed To give their influence 10 This noble
enterprises: or III draw back those who
have already identified themselves with
u. let the sdvacans Of the glorious
cause be 6rIn Ia their principles, aud mild
but p. rsese,Ing IN their prisuaslons and
en,r, a'Ies; aud at no distant day, every
drunk ard ~ our community vii be re
turned. every moderate d,nker will
abandon his occasional glass. and . nigh
" phalanx nf yeurg m.n will be reared
up, who will fmever remain strangers Ia
the influence al this deslracnseVter.
A ~md Ia The members III the Wash
,ngtnn Temperance Society of Newbesn.
l. il moi IN our poaer. a, 'hls tame. ndo
much l"r the Suppression OF miempersnc.
in our town, ami the surrounding coun Z, T!
Canno, each one Of us be n>Uumrnt-lia
get,isg an sJdiiional member Ia out
ranks! Let us Try. Tins will swell '.nr
nu,nhrrs grestly. We have itIenis and
srquaIntsnces Who have nor We, united
with Us; lie, us use our influence ,o gam
them over. The cause is good oueS aud
we cannut be loo acii.e.--ii we seI pru-
denily IN This m.t,er.--in nslng our M
hueuce 10 gain new members mour SocI-
ETY.. Nav is the tine. While the pub
llc mind is excited upnn The suhj-c,. les
us take The iids a, The ll1oi. and saccess
is certain. An impulse can nav be given
lo the cause. which ~iil carry IL ~ trl
umph over all opposulnn. and scatter lis
lahdeace in every depar,men, Of society.
Dnnking. either moderately. or 10 excess.
can be made unfashicasb:e. Public