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The North-Carolina standard., 1847-05-19

| a Prophecy Ful6IEcd--Afr Clay's Raleigh
Letter The following extract from a letter writ
ten by the Hon Henry Clay, at Raleigh, April
18th, 1914 will be read with fnteres, just now its
predictions having been so fully verified. " The
sentiments moreover: are worthy of great states
man and pure patriot. s." Lon Journal
Eel" Mexico has not abandoned but perscyered in
the assertion of her rights by actual force Of arms
which, if suspended, are intended 10 be renewed.
Under these circumstances. if the Government of
the United States, were TO acquire Texas it would
acquire along with il all the membranes which
Texas is under, and among them the actual or
suspended war between Mexico and Texas. = Of
that consequence there cannot be doubt. An-
ne1ation and TVtar 1oith Me1ico are adentiaGL
Now, for one Icertainly am not willing TO in
volve this country in foreign war for the object
of acquiring Texas - i'6 sf' 40 <.'..' 3-''.
Wellnow, Journal man, since you have come
to the conclusion that annexation was the cause Of
war; don't turn somerset tomorrow, and say that
the march of the army to the Rio Grnnde was
the cause, Don't make yourself ridiculous any
| more Ayou are ridiculous enough now. 49,
E h"iatF-3sa e1IlfjniA Louisville Dem ocrGt. d
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"The Root Of alI Evils,
5s.3 BY THOMAS HOOD.

y. = .lI.31T BY THOMAS HOOD VTI''
Gold gold goldl gold (! aasd l1ea 'ffs;H3soa
Bright and yellow, hard and cold, eot tte;1Gy pGi
Molten, craven, hamer'd and rolled ,5a5 etoi1ga
Heavy 10 get, and light to hold ;ts gg,sea 5sanfy
Hoarded, barter'd. bought and sold ;s,e ar,5s1
Stolen, borrow'd, sqnander'd, doledj &. s., ~ 3,
Spurn'd BY the young, but hugs'd by the old So.
To the very verge of the church yard mould
Price of many crime untold '".i y zefp9'
Gold gold gold 4 gold 1872 zilH gt47iisa
Good or bad, theusands fold G7E} % b9ilslss
= How widely its agencies vary = GdteI SIZES
To save, toluin, TO curse, 10 biesss sah g53asp
AS even its mfnted coin; express--5E as36, 4tftg
Now s.amp't with image Of good Queen Besss a.,
And now of bloody Mary. n IA 49,. S. ,,-ss,
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- Opimions abroad. The Kingston, Canada
Wing 10 abiding to- the fall Of Vera Cruz; and
the easy capture, Of the Mexican CAPITAL, saysit
is issarprised that Mexico should hays The temerty
TO- cope single handed, 1Vith apb1t noo onstbe con-
tsssed-- though some,0hGt unaOill zoae q Che
most powerful Nations IN tie tsoo Aemispheres
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r. T&s ieppg 81 girl. We find the following il h the

g Fs feppy girl. We find the following in the
Boston Post, .--,,, zrrs sY,s1F s. lgts.Ftsly
.Ay, she, is a happy girl, we know by fresh
has something 10 do, and she takes hold of work
as if she did not fear TO dirty her hands soil her
apron. Such girls we love and respect wherever
we meet them in palace or a hoxel- Always
pleasant and always kind, they never turn mp their
noses before you or SANDER you behind your
back, They have more good sense and better en-
ploymcnt. What are firts and bustle-bound girls
in comparison with these Good for nothing but
to look at and that is rather Disgusting. Give us
Who worships fashionabfe B and and die les smplelons -
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,. A child. death vas never more beautifully
rnourned than in these lines BY r. 3, Sheridan:
: In some rude spot where, vulgar berbags grows
( If chance a violet rears its purple head, .,,.sa
The careful gardner moves il ere il blows
91t To thrive and flourish in apobleT bed, hsssh
e'4 Such was thy fate dear child, q hftA tfe3h7
$40 Thy opening such !.gSis }soaA ,eaatpsoo
Preleminence in early bloom was shoWa,h i Z Yg
For earth too good perhaps, B s. isa3 jsgs sou
e,a And loved 100 much! -sfl,sts1yna tlfg sss,i4
: Heaven saw and early mafkid thee for It's own,
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- Where did you come from2nn said Wilkes 10
arsbeggaT 10 the Isle Of Wight. s. issiial,
.isH. Ftom. the .devil."sry a,aH 81 ~ bss,os
i 6 What's going on ihere2a y 5 asas ess-se
ap ssMuch the same as here s.s :, assss.. s tl
g".Whals that ~ es5 - IS; = -, ,sss,,4 ~
HThe rich taken in and the poor left oal"
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l.esRGthsr ipartiealnr. Somebody. advertise is
Brooklynfor boafders. but stipnlates that the gen.
tlemen mustsnot put their feet on the tinantelin
winter, nor out of the window in summeFg goE snse
spittoous at rneai1ime Ii single he must not play
the trombone in his room, nal love 70 the SER
wants. comb his W hslsers at the table, The
ladies must not turn up their noses everything
on the table, unless they have natural pug, and
none Of lhesparty must drink or talk with amQuth
full of yictuals, nor must they fight Gondhetop
bucl1wheat eake..aslGJa aa Portland BRIletln.
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"A Farmers sBaremefer. J A. writer in sths
Georgia Farmer gives drectioH~for making ,
cheap barometer, TO aid in fortelling the weather
He takes stick three feet long, and asiachesto
the butt end a. phiaI, full Of air, ofzcO1rse, and
cofked tight The stick is then suspended ina
horizontal position on a pixoI twill readily
turni say on thread tied ,pcar the eeplre When
the storm is coming on, thessiF ogsaide isighter
than in the phial STof course the phial snks and
indicates a. change ia the eatmosphered Such q
barometer may be made in ten minutes sRd ZONE
OF our young philosophie farmers will inclinatc
have barometeFs of their own. n.manufae.nHs.sas 80
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Singular Occurrence Under the obituary head
in to-day's paper, will be found the death of Mr..
Reese. There are circumstances connected with
! his decease which, whether you term them the eff
fects of disorded imagination, or view them as
actual presentments, present some very singrlar
points for the mind to dwell upon. We will state
the facts as they were related to US !; our readers
can draw their own inferences: On the day OF
his death Mr.. Reese was engaged in sowing oats
and towards evening he was startled by voice,
apparently at his elbow, saying /" Y on may SOW,
but you shall not reapI" He looked around, and
seeing 10 one, continued his work of seeding, at
tributing it, he afterwards stated, to his magn
alton. r.3 al. i344-. -.t .sI. 1s s:a4.s Il los
AT every step, however, the warning was re-
peated, and at last unable longer to bear il, he pro-
ceeded home to his wife. He was persuaded by
her that it was only his Imagination, and finding
that he had no fever, and did not complain of un-
Usual indisposition, she induced him to return TO
the field. There, however, the same solemn warn
ing voice attended him at every steps, you may
SOW, but you shall not reap!"-and in state of
extreme agitation hes again ceased work, and went
home. He there took an early supper, was shortly
after attacked with a swelling in the throat, and
before sunrise next morning was corpse.
CenterptHe, Queen Anne's Co., Nd. Times
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Compliment % AIIIlerics.

1 The Dublin Freeman's journal Of the Sd inst
| thus notices the efforts making in America, fol
the relief of the furnishing poor in Ireland -
/" In America there IS no overhowing Of lip
charity, and lack Of that which is feal--no hua
manity mongeringAno pientitade Of sympathetit
| words and poverty of Sympathetic action wal.
| lowing in pfescriPtiye siander-no recourse TO
Billingsgate abuse'of Ireland and tho Irish, after
the fashion of many parties in England -tlo chur!
| lish, mean, money lending, politco-econominco
spirit to guide and to disgrace its progress mol
the conduct Of America stands out in bright and
glorious contrast with that of England. Ia the
day of our desolation we have found tho readiosi
hands-ayeI and the most bounteous, stretched 70
our aid, from the mouth Of the St Lawrence to
the mouth of the Mississippi, without the flourish
of the Pharisee or the cold blooded calculation Of
the iegists oa# ssl!i - assH.'t3 aszs.i,-i g. ;
",Honor then, 10 America. In il the cause of
humanay needs no spur from shame, hypocrisy,
or s state policy In her bosom we know thnt
our exles found a. refuge where they were safe
from cxtermnating landlords and class legislation;
where the motto for all was live and let live
and not live ye the many-or die, for the few
the unprivileged for the privileged - But never,
much as our heart yeaTned towards America as
the asylum of our hopeless cast out thousands.
Never, we say, great as was our experience Of
the generosity with which our 4countrYmen were
received on its shores, were we prepared for the
surprising acts OF humanity and benevolence to-
wards this stricken nation, which mail after mail
enables US to record and to bless. i#
" We write with hearts of foverfowing gratitude
and love-gratitude and love not springing so
much from the sense of benefits received, as from
a respect for the manner IN. which they have been
rendered. In the efforts that have been made by
Americans to succor and to save us we view the
promise of that sure and Christian friendship
which ought to keep paceAwith the progress Of
civilization; but which pseudo-statesrnen never
cultivate between nations, unless for an OCCASION
as if the interests of mankind were not identified
with amity."5 st' 11 sss sa4l $40
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
MILK IN THUNDER-sTORNs.

@ We have heard great complaints from
dairy woman about their milk getting sour
during a thunder storm, although perfectly
sweet a short time p.erious. The follow.
Ing plans win In a great degree prsyent
this:-"All the pans coniairg milk ought
to be placed upon a non-conductor Of G.
Electricity, such as blocks Of baked wood,
pieres of glass, or wood that has been well
painted or vanished. These are articles
most easily provided. Beeswax, feathers.
and woolin cloth are also non-conductors,
but inconyenient to be uscd. All these
articles viii i~nsuiate the pan, and prevent
the electric fluid from entering, which II
the cause of acidity, or is in fact the prin.
cipal acidhy REHABILITATION Farmer.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

SHRINKING AND SWELLING OF MzGF
IN TIE PoT.-When children, We used D.
be told that pork, beef &c, killed IN tha
old of the moon, would shrink in the pot
and if in the new il would swell : and q
great many good, honest farmers, religi~
Ously observed her waxing and wanina
quarters for their periodical packing.
That some meat shrinks, while other
swells, is q fact too notorious for cavil /;
but that the moon Is to be praised or
blamed for this agency we most fully de-
ny. The true caus Of these changes IL
to be found in the manner Of Seding tho
animals before slaughtering. An ANNA
that has been long and well fed, till the
fat cells have become fully charged With
solid matter, will, on exposure TO boiling
water, absorb a portion Of it, and conse-
quently swell the dimensions Of the flesh
while th4t which has been hastily o. 5u4
partially fattened, will diminish a cooking
from the abstraction Of the juices which
occupied the cavities or spaees between
the lean fbres. This il the whole secret
Of the shrinking and swelling Of meats.
Ii win thus he perceived that one carcas:
of equal weight may differ materially In
value from another of nearly the same ap-
parent quality. This difference in value
is equally manifest in the quality e fish
and poultry. Eggs from veil fed hens
arc also much more rich and substantial
than those which arc produced BY hens
sparsely fed. The latter viii invariably
be found meagrs and watery.-
Er&aags PaRsr.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
WINTER SONG.


How deep q sleep hath bound thee
A snowy shrOud IL round thee,
0 Earth, our mother fair
Where now are springs gay flowers,
And summers golden hours,
And these green robes thou nee did
wear
How tranquil are thy slutnberg 7
No shepherds tunefil numbers
BY vale or stream resound.
Sweet summer songs nrc over
The swallow-joyous rover
In all our fields no more Is found.
A Fathers hand hath dressed thco
In wintry robes ; so rest thee
Beneath bis watchfl sight ;
Thy wintry slumbers breaking,
We soon shall see thec waking
In radiant robes oflovely light.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

The X Of RIsING--The duke o
Grammont was the most adroit and wit.
ty c~ourtier of his day. He entered one day
the closet of cardinal Mazarin without be-
ng announced. His eminence was a
musing himself; jumping close-legged a.
gainst the wall. To surprise a prime
minister in SO boyish an occupation, was
dangerous, and a less skilful c~ourtier might
have stammered excuses, and retired. The
duke entered briskily, and cried, "Ta bet
you a hundred crowns that | jump higher
than your eminence;" and the duke and
the cardinal began to jump for their lives
Grammont took good care to jump a few
inches lower than the cardinal; and was,
six months aflerward, a marshal of France.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

CoNING IT OVER THE POSTMASTER
4 Mr.. Schwarz, Democratic Senator Of
Michigan" as he signs himself in the De-
troit papers, having been in the habit Of
transmitting state documents to his con.
stituents, upon the cover Of which he en-
dorsed his name, finding that by the nom
s]ensical decree of the Postmaster General
that they were subjected to letter postage,
announces that he shall hereafter send on
the documents, and that his friends may
know that they come from him by the
actth hat he shall direct the nam Of the
Post Office in German text.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06


OATs.-Oats should be sown the first
suitable weather in February. A lighG
vegetable mould with n good portion Of
sand, il a good soil. Plough The land
deep, SOW Il bushel and Il half on the acre, ,
plough in lightly and harrow the land til
the big clods disappear, and the surface Is
MS level as expedient.
There are severed varieties much ad-
mircd in this country. The little block
ont will be more certain to stand up against
the wind than any other SORTS a SURE
crop, but Is short and rather light. T7a
potatoe oat has not succeeded with the wri.
ter; the large English does well; but there
is none better, particularly for moderately
light lands, than the rufled or Irish oat.
The straw, although large, il nevertheless
soft, and the grains are large and general
ly sound. On very rich land, this kind
grows 50 rank, ard the heads are so het
W, the least wind often prostitutes theru.
For improving land, the oat IL scarcely o.
qlallcd, when properly managed. If gown
early, sheep may be on the field early,
without the least injury to the crop. IF the
object is to improve the land, when the
grains begin to harden turn in the hogs,
cattle, and all the stock, till the crop ID
consumed or trampled down; then plough
the land Immediately, and SOW peas Or
buck wheat, and there will be a chance Of
the advantage 0 two crops fhe same yea
and the land ut the same time viii be much
improved. Shade, which IL amongst the
best Of manures, will be upon the land
through the most fthc hot summer months
n this plan.
If the object is to cut the crop, the prop.
or time Is to begin 30 soon az the straw
becomes ofa golden hue. Many prefee
cutting while the straw ID yet partially
green I; but then the grains are more apt
to shrink, and the straw though Of q beau.
fifll green, is evidently much harder than
when suffered to ripen. Oats should BIO
fully cured before putting up, and then n
barn, shelter, or oat-house Is the best
place for them. Rats viii do all they can
in destroying them, and therefore, 10 9
general rule, the crop might be fed Oh
early.
Nothing is better for the horse, COW OF
hog, and in the absence ofgreen food, no.
is equal to oats for sheep. The
straw cut fine will Always pay for tho on.
ira labor.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
LATE ARRIVALS.
PHILLIPS & LANOUE,

EIvED per late arrvas,a largo and complete assortment Of fall and winter
atost aud most fashionable styles, to which ihey call the attention ofthe
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

New INVENTION PoR SURGERy.-A
valuable invention for the use of the sur.
gcon has recently been exhibited at the
fair of the American Institute, New York.
being an instrument to be used in adjust.
ing fractured limbs. The design is to ex.
tend the injured limb from its contracted
position, or to draw out the broken bone
rom its false place, at the same time per.
hitting that mOtion which is so important
in view of restoring the broken paris
when united to a natural state of freedom.
1t Is said to be an instrument of so simple
a construction as to excite wonder that it
has not previously been thought Of The
name Of the inventor is Jarvis and that OF
the invention, the surgical adjuster, destin-
ed hereafter to take the place of the pull
lies, and other painful c~ontrivances in use
amongst TIT surgeons. 1t seems that the
instrument has received the decided ap-
probation of the surgeons of London and
Paris. Dupuytren has praised it, and the
physician and surgeon to her Majesty lin
England have pronounced it very good.
The Adelphi Society of London awarded
their large gold medal, which is not more
frequently givenn than once in six years,
to Mr.. Jarvis for his highly beneficial in
v~ention, and w learn that it was bestowed
by Prince Albert himself with the needfnl
words of encomium. Mr.. Jarvis intends
visiting Washington, hoping to gain the
introduction Of his adjuster into the navy
of the United States, where he thinks it
would be essentially valuable. 1t would
be useful also for all vessels on long voy-
ages at sea as 1t may be applied even
without surgical advice by persons of ordi-
nary care, in the cven of sudden accidents
by falls or blows Of any kind. We do not
pretend to understand its value so well as
those surgeons who have certified as to
its excellence, but we have no doubt that
it must be far better thar the stiff wooden
cradles into which we have seen broken
limbs placed, and particularly better than
the starch bandages which have seemed to
US harsh and uncomfortable-the most tor
turing Of applications to injured limbs
Boston Transcript.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
NIGHT SONG.

/ saw the smiling, golden sun,
Sink TO his rest when day was done I
And this methought his parting strain:
"Loyed friends, Igreet you soon again.
Then starry Evening f1oatcd down,
And spread her veil DER field and town
And when mild moonlight tipped the Hill
Noise fled away, and all was still.
When moon and stars shed silvery light
Burns not devotion's flame more bright
Now solemn midnight reigns around
Each living thing In sleep Is bound ;
My neighbor's pale and feeble light
Hath ceased to cheer the lonely night;
Kind Heaven has heard his evening
prayer;
Now, worn with toll, he slumbcrs there.
The Waterman still, with straining sight
Stands gazing out uPsS2 the night.
It's vain, O Waterman ; home to sleep
Does not u God a night watch keep 7
Here, by the dim lamps Pickering beam
All silent round me as a dream,
The noise and glare Of daylight DER.
Sweet Peace r~cvisits me once more.
In God | trust, who DER his sh ,cp
A faithful watch will ever keep.
Though mothers son forgotten be-"
He says, an still remember thee"
And now in sleep my eyes | close ;
Fearless, on God my thoughts repose !;
Beneath a watchfal Fathers sight,
! yield me to the arms Of Night.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
NO.

@~The Washington Union says that
live thousand post.masterg have recently
resigned for want Of compensation Lo0
postage then does not operate as haudgom.
" MS tom duties. Suppose we transfer Sir
Robert Walker into the ~post-ofics depart.
ment a little while
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
REAL AND son

NORTH CORNER or CHURCH AND WATER STREETS.
Have and will continue to keep oa hand the year round,
A GENERAL AssORraENT or
Western Produce, Provisions, Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
Elm, Wooden, Willow and Hardware, Also,
Ous, PAINTS, PUTTY, GLASS, RqPE, OAKUM &c.
Which they offer to sell for cash al low lnot lower than any other house in
patyn Rourr. Give them n call.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

GA bigoted litigious Christian
right in his opinions, is wrong in his way
of defending them. He keeps q doctrine
and breaks = i Commandment.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

CAN rT nv PossrpLg.--Rev. Mr.. Phil.
lips tolls Of u scene recently witnessed In
the wealthy city of BS0ston: In a miscra-
BILE howell which he entered, he found u
man lying dead, with some Of his family
drunk about him. In the same o with
the corpse, a couple were being married.
the bridegroom wearing the very clothes
which the dead man had just cast of-and
everything was going on merrily, as 1t was
a very ioyial time.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

Hope.-A mistress whom VIC love and
still believe, though she has often deceived
Us, because we cannot be happy withou'
her.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

ATTACK on VERA CRUz.---Aceording
to the letter in the Mobile Herald, from
Anton Lizardo, the was current in
the squadron on the 4th inst. that all our
naval forces were to be concentrated by
the 10th inst. to cooperate with Gen.
Scott in the attack on Vera Cruz.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

No man was ever cast down by the in.
justice Of fortune, unless he had before
suffered himselfto be deceived by her ia.
yOrs.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

What's IN g Nane--Among the Asso-
ciate Judges lately appointed by the Legis-
laturo OfOhio, isMr, Fudge,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

GA whole colony, numbering $4,000
souls, are preparing for the trip, and win
come to the United States from Switzerland.
in the month of May next, to settle in the
West.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

Or A Mrs. Boots. Of Pcnnsyfvnffa,
has left her husband and gtrayed away to
parts unknown. The pair must have been
rights and LET'S; we will not say, that Mr..
Boost IL right-Jut there IL no doubt that
Mrs. Boots has Jeff. go it Boots any
hOw
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

True, heartfelt born Charity, comes
down noislessly like the snow You may
see it, feel it, but never hear it !
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

A daughter of the late Col. Watson
who was born on the very day her gallant
father fell at Monterey, was christened
last week over his remains, while lying in
the bereaved widows dwelling. She re.
ceived the name Of Monterey Richardson
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

The inhalation Of smoke emitted by
burning rosin, is said to be almost a GER
tain cure for the consumption.