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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-01
Ansc1o.s Of Ger, Tayio-A Pred.c.
tion Felallsd

/, AEsc2o.s Of Ger, Tayior-A Prea.c-
tion FElalsd e
The Pitishnreh Commercial Juarnal
tells The following: Hs
A fine snerdose. xhirh Coz. Thomas
L. cfinsnd~n told one day al dinner.
wher we rhsnred 10 be guesl. aaords
very striking illnsiziioa Of the qaiet
points Of President 1'syi0r's character as
We have pot llssm. II does not sgEee. tu be
cure. with The cnrrns accounts Of Col.
criiiendeh's passage between Santa Anra
and Genersl Taylor ~ Buena Visa. bat rs
il ielI from bis own lips Is bfss entitled 10
creJenee.
Col. Crillerdta was sciiig ss aid 10
Gen. Tsylor. and. II viii be remembered.
had resrhed The presence cf Santa Anna.
following some movement OF portion III
ille emmy, which had eillier not been
well understood on our side. or had been
planned 10 induce y cessation Of The Ame.
rican Gre.
SAINTS Anna. with his staff. were in
safe ravine where The balls were hsing
thick and last but well overhead. The
Mexirsn General learning Col. Crit
lenden's rank position. condescendrd TO
inform him thai there was no chance Tor
Taylrr, 1nh his liille force--iIat he.
Santa Ann. had twenty thousand men, and
Taylor had better surrender. The Colo.
mel replied ll,ai he had no authority 10
speak on such matters. but" says he,
:" General Taylor never surenders." lie
added, however, 81 will tell him what
you say"
The Col. proceeded To say. that he was
provided very handsomely with guide
and escort oul Of The Mexican and toward
the American line; and. said he. as The
balls were flying about unpleassniIy nu-
merous and near, male good time back
TO the old General. found him, says
he, in an exposed situation on the field.
(nol in a ravlns) and Immediately accosied
him with ;he remark that Ssnla Anna
said he had better surrender. as he had
twenty thousand men," There was no
immediate reply, bui The General proceeds
ed 10 givesume order. then ejurulaied.
"umph-iweniy housandmen"--a pause
=. did Santa Anna say he had twenty
thousand mpn!"
. Yes, sir was The reply Of Crillen-
den.
WELL" said Gen. Taylor. without
moveing muscle or changing his position,
he uiH not hare so many fo-mor-
rou."
The story Of the day shows that he
had moi so many on The morrow" but the
, incident remains 10 show that Taylor is
a man moi 10 be Disconnected or thrown oti
his balance by no circumstances Of danger
or embarrassment. by no dread ofrespon.
sibiliiy or fear Of death. M ~
Whc such man al the head Of our
; government tells Us he will preserve the
Union. We feel very confident, not only
,, that he means to do so. but that his iron
purpose will enable him to perform the
promise.
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more earnestly 10 urge her requcsl. turn,
81 from ns aid LEFT The room.
IL never shall forget The night lhsi fol-
lowed. Ny moihef's feelings were sensi-
i've and independent She could nos
make known hrr want. An hour afIer onI
return home. she "a, weeping with heI
children around her. when : nrighbor
came in. and learning Our situation, sup.
piled the prrsenl need"
This relation dad moi make me feel any
The more comfortable. Anxiopsly wsil.
ed. on he next morning. lhs arrival oI
Polly. As soon AS she eame l sfni far
her. aud. handing her lhs money she had
earned on The day before. said. n
-rm sorry hadn't ihe change for you
last night. Polly. I hope you didn'l
want il very hadis." ..,..f.
Polly hesiisied a Iil,le. and lhsn repli-
ed. ~ .f,s-....
Well. ma'sm. ibid want livery much,
or wonlin'I have asked for il. My poor
daugIller lleily is sick. and ! wanted 20
get her something nice 10 eat" ~,
.I'm very sorry" said J. with sincere
regret. How il He,iy This merningl"
.She isn't so well. ma'sm. And fee
rery bad sbou, her." i4.sr S,mf4
Come up 10. me in half an hour. Pol
ly." said I. 80. ss..f ~.
The old woman went dawn stairs
When she appeared again. sccor,ling q
my desire. had basket FOR her, in whici
were some wine, sugar, fruit, and various
little matters Tia, ihoughi her daughter
would relish, and told her 10 60 a, once
and lake them 10 The sick girl. Her ex
preston Of gratitude Ton he'd my feeling
deeply. Never. since. have ] omitted
npGer ANY preunee, 10 pay The poor Ilei
wsses as soon as earned.
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Stuug by a Horuct.-we meet with .

Stnng BY a Hornct.-We meet with a
sting this week, from the chief Hornet in
certain nest in North Carolina, in the
shape Of complaint by certain editor,
j. L. Badger. 10 the effect that we have
quoted from him, without giving him due
credit.
We gave the following verse, some lime
since. and marked il as a quotation,
stating iha, j, was from a" certain Book
Of Hymns
There was an old captain, his name was Ned,
As brave as brave could be.
He fought in his dreams, each night in bed,
Blu, nerer uraks fought he"
This verse. Editor Badger claims 10 have
composed, among other verses he ICON
posed on various private devotional oc.
casions for especial service"
Now. we found the verse in The
Little Falls Songste,;" published in
1898, by A. Fuller. al the office of the
Yves, Jersey Amulet. On page 81. Of
this small book, is 10 be found The follow.
lowing verse
"There was an old capfing, his name was 10,
As brave as brave could BE-,
He fought in bis dreams, all night you kno,c,
But never awake fought hc!'
Now, whether Fuller borrowed from
Badger. or Badger from Htller, we have
no right 10 say. Fuller states in his" Pre-
face" that his is "a choice collection" /"
of Yankee and Western Songs" II,
therefore. Badger, were poet prior to
1898, or more than l2 years ago, he Ger.
taiuly has all iaaderhoHs upon Fuller,
Sill. in a contest between them for the
honor Of originating this poetic. literary
and sublime verse, We claim the right "a
be neutral, with the privilege Of exclaim
ing, in the language Of gallant female, on
a memorable OCCASION" Go Il husband
go il bear !" Bro.on0p.
&
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.cIoyER FOR rue SOUTH.

Th, Tallahassee (fiorids) Sentinel has
IN. ;oIlouing apsn subject which may
4, ar interest 20 portion oi our readers |;
.some shree years ago small quan'l-
40 oC Ch,Iian rlosei seed was sent 10 3os-
.,no, Brow u from the Pa'fnl Office a
washington. Having tried many experi-
n,n,, in grasses. and bern successful IN
aane ne threw the seed csIelessly inio
,l,e ground. altogether on, OF respee, 10
10 ,he p.rson who sent u. and IN no elhef
e,ner,a,ion than that il would spring up,
aonrish awhile and die SO svan ss a iell
m, sun AZ cur midsummer. But contrary
"a an his anlieipalions. il seemed 10 brigh'
len with The sum--io care nolhias ior me
d,cuch,s-au.i has now been horishins
,,gorousIy, sumner and winter. Tor three
,ueressive YEAR, without care or slien-
linn. and is. ne We understand. Tool OF
eighteen inches high. This colser. we ara
,olJ. flor We have not srrn ". y more
like the i.ucerne gas than die English
clover. bu, is ,riloil. and bears bluei-h
blossom. In Chill. the custom IS 10 ierd
The yesr round alternately upon three I'm.
closures. aad % plentiful and cheap grazing
does /, afford. il,si horse in ihsi section
Is worth somewhere about ten dollars.
I, is The opinion of Goy. Brown. and
others vino have seen this clover. thai .
will do well 10 Florida, and furnish 'h'
great hing needed 10 complete this Us
farming country. TO vii; agood. nutritious
grass for stock. An effort will be made
10 save seed from the lille patch we have
spoken Of, bu, as II seems to ripen al ne
particular time. there is difficulty IN doing
SO. Application should be made Tor more
from lhe Pa,en, Office; bui, probably,
uprn further observation there should ar
pear 10 be no good reason 10 doub, ol 'h'
enire surce-s Of this grass ~ Fl"rida' 10.
better way would he 10 send for quanii
~ Of |, 10 our Consul at Valparaiso. or ih'
United States Charge at Chill. II we eoul'
only secore a grass which would make u
fal and cheap stock and plenty Of y. ans
serve as clover is made 10 do IN th'
Northern States as most economical ah'
efficient fertilizer Of the soil. who coui'
fully estimate The substantial value oil I'M
scopisiiion!"
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Apvles an Article ofHuman Food


The Importance of apples as food, has
mol hitherto been sufficiently estimated IN
,hi. country. nor understood. Beside con.
u,brliug large proportion Of sugar, mu-
cilage, aud other nuiritive matter, they ac,
powerfully in the capacity Of fefrigeran,s,
lonics, and antisepiics; and when freely
used at the season Of rIpeness. by rural
laborcrs and others, they preseni debill-
". strengthen digestion, correct he pure
laclive tendencies Of niirogenous food,
avert scursy. and probably maintain and
strengthen The pow e,s reproductive labor.
The operators Of Cornwall, in England,
consider ripe apples neatly as nouIi>hlng
as bread. and more 80 than potatoes. Ia
she year 1901. a year OF scarcity, apples
insleal Of beirg converted inio . cider
Mere snld to the poor; and the laborer'
asserted that they could stand their worl
on baked apples without meat, potato
dietrequired either meal OF fish.
! The French and Germans use apples
extensively; indeed, j, is raIe that they 81
down in the ual districts, without Then
in some shape or other, even al the bcs
tables. The lshorcrs and mechanics de
pend on them. 10 very great extent. al
an article OF food. and frequently dine q
sliced apples and bread. With stewe'
rice, red cabbage. carols, or themselves
with li,le sugar and milk. they mak'
both a pleasant and nutritious dish.
tf Americon Agriealtirist.
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Republicanism and The Bible. - Wher

ntpuUiltulliNiu uuu tiiU Diults - Hch
France became republic ALTER the revo-
luton Of 1913, says one of our exchanges,
discerning men, forming their judgment
no, from names, bul from the nature ol
things. veniured To predicl ruin and mol
prosperity, as the result Of The change
which was then hailed by nearly all in
this country as glorious revolution.
They who thus prophesied. believed that
an extensive republic could no, be sup
ported by infideIs, or socialists. or unen
iighlened papisls. They regarded the
principles and precepls Of the Bible, ell.
craven on The consciences and the hearts
OF The people, as the only durable founda-
lion OF free political Institutions, and with
much instinct and foresight.
Two years have elapsed. and what do
We see! Is there any stability or pros.
pee, Of stability in French rarublicsnisml
Let goo. test. the price Of stocks. am
ever. The wise mef Of France feel lha
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-01

In certain clearinghouse, not thou
sand miles from Philips Beach. was this
notice -" People are requested moi 70
use anyihing tha, are in The bathing house,
except The boarders ;" The grammar ol
the above is equal to ,ha. Of the man.
srerie man - This. ladies and gentle.
men, is the celebrated baboon, which picks
nuts with Install, which is itSna,ursl food.
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"a 10 pes ssfe 10 invest lheir money i
fieneh siorks. OF IN any property lizbl'
10 be sferied hy French legisiasion
Mr.. Walsh. in recent lensr from Paris
SAYS:
-since the beginning of ihs year. ih,
American Consul here has given sndienc'
sirdays of ihe week, ium moon until
o'eiock. 10 a multitude of persons in quer
OF information about California; and 4
olhers. shout The prices and ehoiee o
American siorks. Tie lsiier include,
the highest names of the old srisiocrsrs
and The statesmen Of lie last twenty
'yesp. Their snxistv 10 place a part O
their means beyond The sphere nf French
desiinies. 10 evidence Of The prersrious'
ness Of French poliiIrsl and social order
ID indicates. Al The same iime. their conf.
den~e in American stability"
And what Is ihe cause cf Amenran sta
bili,yi The Bible-lhe principles and
precrpls Of The Riblel
sf -~--~--.-------
A New Orleans Mazzaroni--We
we're informed yesterday. says the N. Or
leans Delta OF The 10 inst. Of ease of rob
berry. BY burglar who would compare f..
sorahly with The celebrated Mazzaroni in
gallsnIry and daring. A married couple
residing IN The suburbs Of This municipa.
lily. Of whom . both were young and one
was beautiful" had retired 10 their connu-
bisl eonch at their ususl hour the gen.
ilsman as usual. drposiling his gold watch,
and the lady her diamond earrings under
their respective pillows. They slept
quietly and nndisiurbed liil morning. when
awaking. The lady remarked
My dear. you kissed me in ihe mid
die OF last night"
!. No. did noi," protested the worst
half. IL slept quietly sll night. Too
soni v 10 think of such thing"
.Well I am certain somebody reached
over last night and kissed me-"
.0h. fndge," exclaimed The husband
lifiing up The pillnw TO look for his repea
Ter. Grea, was his horror 10 find thai
WIS gone. This reminded the wife 4
look under her pillow FOR her dismon'
ear-rings. and still greater was her horro
10 find The highly priced las, birthday
present Of her dear husband was missing
They jumped ont Of bed and instituted
thorough search Cor these valusbles. b.
To their great sorrow. were no, only uI
able 10 find them, undiscovered that nea
" every Other valuable article in The ROOF
had been stolen by some desperate bur,
lar who had entered The room through lh
window. They both began lamenIing
terms Of deep giief. their respective lose
when suddenly the lady exclaimed: "ul
il was that horrible villain kissed me.
and then frll almost inlo Mysteries nt III
dreadful thought. .The scoundrel," e,
claimed The now thoroughly aroused hui
band, he might have taken my walcl
my diamond breast pin, my silver candl'
sucks and walters, my silver mounted pi
lol-. and every thing, hut 10 turn sroun
and kiss my wife. while reposing in m
arms-thai is coming too strong game
entirely"
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Death from a Newspaper Altaek.-Thc
Cleveland Herald mentions The death Of
DIR. Sam'l Strong. oi Elyria. after short
illness. the exciting cause Of which arose
from brutal attack upon his character. in
the Courier newspaper published a, that
place.
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!" My friend has grea. respect for the
truth" SAID a baronel one day TO genlle-
man. 80 perceive" was The reply.
for he always keeps at a mos, respectful
distance from IL"
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No two things differ more than hurry
an despatch. Hurry is The mark of a
Yea mind-tlei patch Of a sirong one.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-01

Mine OF Coin.-Some aorkmen on the
bed Of The canal near Albany last week
stuck upon pile Of sSvereigns. and re.
gular grab game ensued The fret finder
secured $500. and'ihe Tiers about $50
piece in all about $1,000. Its thought
10 have been accidentally dropped into
the canal by some ehigran..
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Paste that is PATE Dissolve an ounce of
alum IN quart Of warm water; when
cold. add as much -four as will make il
the consis,t nee Of cream; then sirew into
il as much powdered rosin as will stand
on shilling, and two or three cloves;
boil il 10 consisience. stirring all lhe
time. II will keep for twelve months,
and when dry may be sofiened with wa.
Ter.
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TURNER & NUDGE,
commission Paper warehouse, No. south
Charles street. Baltimore,

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MRS. BEsIAN.

THE CELEBRATED SHIRT MAKER OF NEW
Il York, visited Washington twice during the
last Congress, and on each occasion took large
number OF orders for Shirts, Beman Collars, Dress
ing gowns, and Gents furnishing articles gene
rally from Senators, Heads Of Departments, Mem
bcrs OF Congress- and other distinguished individ-
uals 10 all Of whom she Acknowledges her obliga-
tons for their civilites and patronage, and bcgs
leave 10 inform them that she nov. contemplatcs
egain renewing her visits at the ensuing Session oi
Congress--of which due nOlice will be given IN the
Washington papers,
leave 10 call attention Of nonresidcnts of New York
TO the following:
Mrs. Bemnn's shirts.
Aston HOUSE, NEW yoRK. MADE TO ORDER.
Directions for Self.msas'remsnt 10 Non-res'denfs
Of Netr York
MRS. BEAIAN will send her Shirts 10 any part
of the United States, Of the world, and guaran
Tee t TO any gentleman who will send her the fol-
lowing measures in inches-exact size, with no
allowances:
I. Around the Neck.
2. Around the Wrist.
g. Around tho Chest, under the arms.
T. Three distances from the top Of shoulder at the
joint.
bruadcst part.
Second Length Of sbou ldcr from top TO the
neck at the collar band.
Third. Length OF arm from top OF shoulder,
around the elbow 10 wrist joint.
g. Lastly, IL Is necessary 10 know whether the
pcrson has long neck and carries his head erect,
or whether he is round shoudered, with short neck
inclining forward Also, the length Of the shirt, or
height OF the person.
lF,-REMEMBER that this is the first advertise
ment Of the kind ever published in the United
States. Cut IL out and save II.
Oct 17-df No. I, Astor House, Oct. ], is4s
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THE LOUISIANA DRv Dock, at New orleans.
sunk, the 18th instant, as 10 leave but small
portion Of the upper works visible. The dock had
been, in the usual manner, sunk 80 far as TO admit
Of vessel that required repair entering IL but on
attempting TO float IL, BY pumping the water out of
the vacuum chambers beneath, Il was discovered
that water was entering them by some unknown
opening, consequently endsngcring the safety OF
the dock. Two or three hulks were Immediately
brought alongside and chains fastened To them and
passed under the dock, TO prevent its further sink
ing; but on subsequent consultation il was deemed
advisable TO remove these, which being done, the
dock Immediately sunk in deep water, leaving
slight portion OF the upper works visible II is ss-
tmsted that the machinery TO raise IL will cost
2,0OOs and that, ifsuch is employed the chances
are doubtful as 10 success. The dock has prov 81
very profitable investment 20 its owners---sno olbcr
dock Of, we believe, nearly similar dimensions hsv-
ing been built from its proceeds Tho dock that is
sunk built especially to receive the largest css.
Of ships. steamships and steamboats, and often held
ss many four vessels Of small szes and difIeren,
kinds within its spacious chambers.
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ATALr or rMysTrRy.-Count R., an ex -diplo-
mstist, aged sixty, with his countess aged twenty
five, and daughter, aged six rcsided in a charm
ing botel, in the quarters Of the Champ
Elysees Paris, in great splendor, until September
last. The count and countess arc natives OF Italy
but, on their marriage, the countcss's mother In
sisted on their residing abroad, although tho count
bad only just returned 10 Italy after a long alb
senee. The countess, appears, had little fortune
before marriage. The count, who was friend Of
her family, had married her much on account Of
his admiration Of her merit Of the desire that he
felt. being the last Of his racc dispose Of his pro-
perty in favor Of family that he esteemed All
went ON happily until September. In that month
Count X received note from the confcssor Of his
motber-in- law, apprising him that she was dying,
and urgently desirous TO see him a.one. Without
apprsing his wife he set out bis mother Ia
on her dcathbed, and, in consequence Of what she
told him, repaired TO Mount Casino, and begged
an asylum from the Benedictinc monks Of 81. John
Alarmed at his bic absence the countess
repaired TO Italy suddesly her daughter the little
angel admired by all who knew her, became odious
TO the mother, and ere long the countess became
insanc Last week, the furniture Of her hotel was
sold by auction, and a report was current thar
Mad 'lle Alboni had purchased the hotel. As to
Count r., II Is supposed that he intends to become
a monk.
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UrrrEp STATES PArEST OrFicE, Jan. is, 1850.
ON the petition OF benjamin M Darling. for
~ sclf and as administrator Of Barton Darling,
deceased, Of Cumberland, Rhode Island. praying
for the extension of patent granted TO Benjamin
M. and Barton Darling for an improvement IN
istls for seven wears from the expiration Of said
patent which takes place the 18th day Of April,
ls5O:
II ordered that the said petition be heard at The
Patent Office on the last Monday in March next at
II o'clock M; and all persons notified TO appear
and show cause, IL any they have, why said pcti-
ton ought not 70 be granted
Ordercd slso that this notice be published IN the
Republic Intclligcnccr, and Union, Washington
city; North American aud Gazette, Philadelphia;
Tribune, New York city; Oneida Morning Herald,
Utica, New York; Daily Bee,. Boston; Journal,
Providence; once week for three successive weeks
previous TO the last Monday in March next:
11IOS. EWBANk,
Commissioner Of Patents.
p. s.--Editors Of the above papers will please
copy, and send their bills 20 the Patent Ofhccw with
paper containing this notice.
Jan 16-law3w