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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-22
HUNGARIAN NOBILITY.

A "Civil Engineer" in a letter TO the
I.on'lon Times. after allnding to The case
Of The Baroness Won Beck. gives the fol.
lowing amusing account Of The Hungarian
nobility: In The years 1914 and lS45,
| had under my command on the Hunga-
rian Central Railway about six thousand
work,nen. One day one Of these work
men had wilf6lly broken some ofihe tools.
aud insnlled several Of The wolkmen, and
being little exa.pera ed, told my hod.
net (servant) 10 60 and lay his stick about
the insolent fellows back and send him
OF The works, which he did. The man
went TO The richter (magisirate) al Wait
zen, and laid his complaint, and at the
same lime produced his passport, on
which was stamped his family crest"
The richter sent me word that had bet,
Ter give the man ten or fif cen a,rins
and make The matter up. for if the man
proceeded against me (being "noble-
many in the Hungarian superior caurls
OF law, il would cost me al least from
el50 TO R2O0. The magistrate persuad.
ell the man TO take FIVE a,rins, (lOs.) and
SO the matter dropped. The richter az
,eIwards told me that If my hodnei had
nearly killed one Of the ignoble ones. no
one would have taken any notice Of il.
In consequence of The above. ! gave
orders that no nobleInan' in future should
be employed on the works but, sir. you
can judge Of my surprise when found
that oul Of my six thousand work people,
men aud women, | had -Four thousand
noblemen and noble families in my en-
ploy, aud under these circumstance | was
compelled to chancel (nol sign) the Mag
ma Charta | had caused lob issued. Just
imagine. sir. my noble "baron navvies"
wheeling the barrows, and their noble '.ba.
roncssses" filling them, besides four thou.
sand mobiles to do homage TO me every
morning, without any shoes or stockings
on, these were pulled of and slowed away
while they were atwork. Mr. Pageis,ales
in his work that lw wo-lhirds ofihe Hunga.
rian population are mobiles, and you will
see, from what have stated, he is not far
on, in his calculations. A great number
of these mobiles are under the impression
that i, is disgrace to work. Some ol
them are markers al tie billiard tables
others are,wai,ers, agila,ors, dancing mas
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Kay, kc.-Somebody has said. tina
he who makes two blades Of grass /,
grow where but one grew before, Is pub
lie benefactor." We do not think tia
our towrsman. Whose communication
will be found below. aspires to Sc
eminent distinction; but we do think
thatif many others in this State, and
especially in this part Of the State,
would follow his example, we should
soon wipe out the disgrace which has
so long attached to this. essentially an
agricultural State. Of importing annu-
ally frum New York, Connecticut,
Maine, &c. a large portion Of the forage
with which our horses and cattle are
fed. Two or three years ago, the large
field which Mr.. Curtis now cultivates,
within our town limits, was almost un-
productive Of aught but pestiIential
miasma. Now, is model farm, teem-
ing with luxuriant crops Of oats. corn,
and hay--the natural result Of cuItiya-
ting meH the land which one undertakes
to cultivate atall.
MEssRs HALE & Sox: I have gene
rally little wish to publish my own Ia
bis or their results. bur I should like
those who have paid bu, little attention TO
such matters la know The quantity ofIIay
thai ran BE- prodnced on small quantity
of land. u might suggest some prnfil.
able ariioa 10 those interested IN such ma.
iers; the consumers. mean. nf that article.
] have just had j ,ce of land. GO yards
by 30 yards. making 2400 square yards,
--less Than half an acre.--mowed. the
hay cured. weighed. and may aid. sold
al as els. pei loo lb.. The Hay weigh.
ell 1924 lbs. Ii was entirely what we
call Crab Grass, aud equal in quality 10
any ] ever saw. Tie land was new
swamp; this The serond crop made on il.
has never received a pound of manure
10 any form. nor had any seed sown ON 10:
mi more. think alleasi 100 square yards,
was lost from uecs and slumps. As as
as this prnlluci is.-say 9700
bs. per acie.-at ilial rate alInnsl any
quantity of land could be found in The in.
Mediate viriniiy unoccupied and nnrul,i,a.
ed. Many viii ask Why that is The case,
when we annually impori large qnaninirs
rnm the northern Slaies1 I will leave
-nu 10 answer surh questions, If yon
lloose 10 do so. as only intended 10
tate :. fact. instead uf.wn;ing a newspa,
'eI article. Yonrs,
rho. ]. CURTIS.
Fayetteville, Oct. 8. 1851.
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LIVING LIKE A LADY.
py PAUL cREYroN.

Mr.. Hamilton Burgess was man ol
limited means; but, having married a beau.
tiful aud amiahle woman. he resolved in
spare no expense in surrounding her with
comforts, and ia supporting her. as he
said. 1. like lady"
!. Ny dear Amlny." said Mrs. Burgess
10 her lnlulgen, husband about year az
ter their marriage. "you are TOO kind al
together. Ym ale unwilling that | should
work. &c do any thing towards our support.
when actually think that lille exeriion
OF my parl would not only serve 10 ligh-
ten your expenses. bat would be quite as
good ior my health and sprils as The oc-
cupalions 10 which my lime is now deva-
ted"
.Oh. you Industrious little bee !" ex-
claimed Mr.. Burgess, .yon have great
notions Of making yourself useful, de-.
clare But, Lazzy, shall never consent
To your propositions. did no, marry you
10 make ou my slave. When you gave
me tins deaf hand resolved that il should
never be soiled and made rough by labor
and il never shall as long as ] am able
10 attend 10 my business"
Mrs. Burgess would moi have done any,
thing 10 displease her husband; and she
accordingly allowed him 10 have his way.
wiihon offering further remnnsTance.
But Hamillon's business was dull, and
!, required The creates, exer,i"n ON his
p,r,. aud the severesl application, to raise
sufficient money 10 meet the daily expen.
ses Of his family.
My affairs will be in better state
next year," he said TO himself, land
must manage 10 struggle through this dull
season some way or other. ! will ven-
nre To run IN debt li,,le. think; Tor any
way Is preferable to reducing our house.
hold expenditures. which are by no means
exiravaganl Al all events, LIZZIE must
mol know what my circumsia are, fol
she would insist upon a change in oul
style of living. aud revive The subject o
,lning something towards our support"
Mr.. Burgess Then venlured 10 run in
debt little; he did mi attempt 10 reduce
The expenses Of his households; he never
gave his vile hint respecting the uue
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The wire OF the Submarine Telegraph
between the English and French coasts
is not YET finished. though il is being made
at The rate Of mile and half per day.
II is thus described:
.rhe line of communication consists
Of four copper wires, of the thickness Of
an ordinary bell.wlre. cased in gulia per-
cha. and lwined with corresponding mum.
Der Of hempen strands stepped in mix
lure of tar and iallow into rope Of about
an inch in diameter. Another strand
similarly prepared is wound transversely
round this, and finally ten wires Of galva.
nized iron. about third Of an inch thick.
are twined round this central core, and
form solid and at the same time flexible
casing. The whole, when thus compile.
ted. has the appearance Of an ordinary four
and quarter inch metallic cable. The
machinery by which This is eiiecled.is ex-
uemely simple. and the work proceeds,
night and day, with The utmost regularity.
A huge coil Is thus being formed in one
continuous piece, which. will finally attain
The length Of twenty miles. The
weight Of the entire rope when finished, i.
is estimated, will be from one hundred
and seventy to one hundred and eighty
tons. From time 10 time, as the wo k
proceeds. gslvanic current is passed
through the wires, and their conducting
power is tested b, galvano meter.
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ed 20 use that. jHsi In please yan. No
before you sessid me far my disshed,enr,
~iinrss liie result ofmy industry and ecar
smy..
lizzie opened her desk. and displzye
leo liamilisns bewildered sight pile q
gnld. which flied him with greater aston
ishmeni Than anything else.
There" co1linucd Lizzie, without Il
lowing h'm ls sprak-- there arc ll.re
hundred dollars. or course. lhis liulle sun
sanld'l make any one rirh. bnl ! hope !
VIII consinre yon that wife's economy
and industry are moi 10 be despi,ed."
"Iizzie dear Lizzie :"
"Oh. this is noihipg-only a sample oI
what can DO. Come. nos. aeknon ledge
your error. aud say may have my own
way in future"
Hamilton replied by rlasping his vile
IN his arms.
"There. say nolhing more about H."
she continued. Dom, think OF yoni
misforlunes. but remember that we can be
happy. even u we both have 90 work hsrd.
Poverty cannot crush Us; and hope I
have already convinced you that work
will moi make me less attracting in your
sight.
The young husbands heart overnowed
with gratitude and joy.
.How have ! misunderstood you. dear
Lizzie - he exclaimed. You are more
valuable 10 me than eastern ri hcs; and
now that know povrriy cannot crush
you. my mind is al ease"
"And ! may have my wayl"
I. Yes, always"
Remember this - said Mrs. Burgess.
archly.
wnh a lighter heart than he had fell
for many months before. Hamilton went
about The settlement Of his business stfairs,
while Lizzie devoted herself 10 perfecling
a new system Of housekeeping.
When Mr.. Burgess came home in the
evening he was surprised al the wonder
fol change which had taken place during
his absence.
"Dnn'i scold.r said his wife, regarding
him with a smile; you said might have
my Nay"
Trnc-but what have you done!"
have byen making arrangements 10
LET half the house To Mr.. Smiths family,
who will move next week. They are
pleasant people; and, as We had twice
as much room as we really needed, |
thought il best 10 take them. Then. again.
we shan'i need so much furniture; and, lf
you like, you can sell Mr. S.aiil,- anne AT
q fair price,"
Mr.. Burgess neither frowned nor look.
al displeased; nor did he ever afterwards
oppose his wife's designs. Tie soon found
his expenses so reduced that. with The
fruits of his wile's industry added 10 his
own. they were able 10 live comfortably
and happily; and, although he soon be-
.ame engaged in more profitable business.
lc never again urged her TO indulge in the
oily of. LIVING LIKE A LADY,"
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on 'he Earn Of Mr.. Henry Fiizh6gh. and
are represented 70 weigh 60 pounds In lI.r
pair I'fn full grown. They are qune
pfol'ie. breeding iwire year; and what
makes ihfm still more valuable b The fac.
ll'ai each goose uilI yield four picking.
.:urng The year. s6ofd,ng four pounds Of
lesiliers per annum. Mr. r. has only one
pair which eosl him $40.
. FrSereAstsrg HeruH
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How SCHOLARS ARE MADE.-Costly
apparatus and splendid cabinets have
no magical power to make scholars.
In all circumstances, asa is, under
God, the master of his own fortune, so
he is the maker Of his own mind. The
Creator has so constituted the human
intellect, that it can only grow by its
own action. and by its own action it will
certainly and necessarily grow. Eve-
ry man must, therefore, educate him.
self. His books and teachers are
but helps; the work is his. A man
is not educated until he has the a
bility to summon, in an emergency,
all his mental powers into vigorous ex-
ercise to effect its proposed object. 1t
is not the man who has seen most or
read most, who can do this; such a one
is in danger of being borne down, like
a beast of burden, by an overloaded
mass of other mems thoughts. Nor is
it the man who can boast merely of ma
tive vigor and capacity. The greatest
Of all warriors that went to the siege of
Troy, had not the pre-eminence be-
cause nature had given him strength,
and he carried the largest bow, but be-
cause seE-discipline had taught him ho,e
10 bend Il. Daniel Webster.
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seIs. fsrIune hunters. gamblers. &c, ba
al 81 ihrm are ever ready 10 mrn their
n"biiiis 10 The best see"uni. and the pres.
eni so-rsllrd "poliiitsl refugee" system,
wirh their noble tiilos. y ithout doubt mus.
DO good trade.
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MANAGEMENT OF SOIL.

a, soil wo-hd never get exhausted. i
managed viii, ILL. bui would continue /,
Improve ~ drp,h aud fertility IN p,opor
lion - the industry bestowed upon n,
The food OF plants. il 10 true. may be e,
hausled from The sol. by repetition a
coping siIh any one family of plants,
ifse nrgleci the application Of such fer
uIzers rs may have been taken from the
soil by that family. bul no parl of the
growing season is required fr llie soil 10
IesL nr he iallos, if IudSc,onsly mana. ell
by q successive varying Of IlIe rrops, or
By supplying 10 them such l0od ms may
he compensation for what has been IA
ken niT BY The previous rrap. The FIRST
nhjrei 10 be attained for securing . certain
and profitable return of produce from The
soil must he The rougi, drainage; !; the neai
o'jrcl Is hraking into the snbsoil 10 the
dssired deplll-no without first ron.i Ter.
ing whether il is proper and profitable To
shift or iu'n up The sub-oii al once b, the
iailaence of The atmosphere. OF whelher
Il be hest 90 break in,o the soil frsl by
shifting The surface s..il and allow ing the
sibsoiI To remain aud receive. frs,, ihc
beneficial influence of the almospI,prr,
aud then. al the slenrhing. portion Of
iie subsoll may be safeiy stirred up and
mix d with the suriare suil; this pracllce
continued f'r every succeeding rrop. will
e'i.hiish healthy. fer.ilzing surface soil
70 any desired d-pIh.
If repeated stirring of the snrface arc
adapted aecording TO The nature OF The
soil and weather, every growing crop will
coaiinne ia healthy luxurIanc,.. wIrhou,
ever suffering by receiving injury ff,,m
TOO mnch n.Isiure. droughl or frost. In
addition. b. constantly srarifying. hoeing,
. ID farking The surface soil. not only oh
nox'nus insects and their laI,m are expell-
I'd. hul weeds would never make iI,rir sp- =
pearance. much less have chance of com
miliing their accustomed robbery of soil
md crops. Besides By such repeated
stirring. The soil is isalways prepared. sweet
md healthy. for succeeding crops--no
mean Consideration either. when We ob-
rrse The loss Of time and produce occur.
ing TO such a rninous extent in some To-
,l,iies, By allowing weeds % foh aud
hoke thegrowing crops. and 10 she'd their
eeds, proiarlive of progeny similarly
nJarious TO The crops next in rotation.
The application of manure il most cs.
entail. and may be applied most bene6-
lally when The soil Is established in
eal,hy conliiioa aud maintained thus by
constant attention to surface stirring.
,ei the application OF m,rure is a seron.
arg ,iderslion; for Iloagh il lnay he
cry literally applied. and with considers.
lie expense. vel. without first insuring
he healihiness .f The soil. much property
nd la,or will he sacrificed.
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the nLusrRIous DEAD.

We make The following e,lrsei from q
letter from friend. dated Philadelphia,
September 25. 1851:
Il was invited. few d4ys since, by
J.hn Fanning Watson. author uf Annals
OF Philadelphia and many olher works, 10
visit with him The battle ground Of German
Town. which, on the 4lh October, I777,
was literally waiered with The best blood
of North Carolina. Gen. Francis Nash,
ol Orange. Col. Henry Irwin. Of Edge
comb. Capt Jscob Turner. and Others,
fell here nnbIy lighting in the cause ofli-
berry. Mr. Watson has. with pious pa
lrlo,ism. gathered IRE remains OF Gen.
Nash. and erec,ed over them beautiful
mopumeni. | saw the grave OF Col. Irwin
and Capt. Turner. il bears This inscrip-
lion:
@Is Hoxoa OF rEx BsavE.
He jaeef in pace.
Col. HENRY IRWIN, Of North Carolina.
Capt. TuRSrn, Adj. LreAs, and six SOL
diers killed In the Battle Of German
town.
osk SArsks osL ukAVE.
Their bodies were recognized BY an
aged gentleman, Mr. Keyser, who saw
them inferred in l777. and on their dis.
iniermenl for sepuliure in 1885. by Mr..
Watson. The manly form Of the brave
Turner was still known amid The decay
ing reliss of humanity. A piece OF cloIh
from the breast Of his coal, with The buttons,
was still undesiroyed. This he presented
10 me. and ! shall deposit The sacred me-
menio with one Of the Societies OF our
Universiiy-an objec, well calculated 10
inspire our young men with The noble
patriotism which animated him.
"And by bis igh,
Shall every gallant youth with ardor move,
10 do brave deeds"
cannot close this letter without again
expressing my admiration of The conduct
OF MIR. Watson. a stranger TO our Stale and
our people, gathering with patriotic rever-
ence The bones Of her gallant sons, and
the llallowed spot iha, holds Il II
mulilsied remains. lie deserves The re.
gard Of every North Carolinian.
Mr.. Watson has a son who recently
settled IN Wilson, Edgecomb, Tor the pur.
pose Of praclicing Medicine"
N. c. Standard.
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TO FARMERS


Heres hin, that may be worth the pri e
Of The :. News Twelve months 10 any
iarmer who takes il. We are indebtcd To
an old friend Inr il, who assures u he
has lred il for many years with uniform
success. Warrenfon N,r,
70 Kill Hcs on hogs and catfie.-Slur-
ge"n Oil is infall,ble in killing lice either
on hogs or cows. For hogs-rub il about
Tue TANKS and belly. or any other part 10
which The lice are ailarhed. :; they will fall
"a almost immediately. t..r cows--ap.
ply II in the same way, or take soft cot
Ion s,ring Of The bulk of the little finger,
salnrale ], with The sturgeon oil and tie il
around the cow's neck as tight as possible
saas no, 10 choke. Our old lr:cn SAYS
ihe Ice On cows draw their susienancc
entirely from the region Of the mouth,
J" which they repair a. least once in
'wenly-fonr hours; they are excluded by
'he oiled rope around the neck, therefore
they die or iall OF.
Rats may be destroyed or run of IRON
corn cribs By the same oil. Take a mon
a'ppcd in the oil and draw il along the
e''cks and sides of the house. and the rails
are lasen with an immediate leaving.
Hali pintis sufficient for crib 10 by IL
and Of the usual height.
ne common train oil may be nsed
when the other cannot be obtained, bui
we surgeon oil is best.
sslts ssls -~>~s~--~~-~@s~--~----
NE CHINESE GoosE.-We saw on
na'ufday last, a species Of Goose, nrigin-
a.y imported from Hong Kong. and mosl
sen m rally known as the Antelope t;nosr.
."e'e seems 10 be connecting link be.
,"een This goose and the pelican, having
'ae bag along the neck. ,opknn, jus,
,s The bill, with body strongly r..
'ealo''ns the ordinary go,sc. They were
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-13

FRoM LAKE SuPEnIoR.-The Green Bay Adpo-
cate, speaking of the mining operations on Lake
Superior, says that, in order to overcome the diff
Guilty Of cutting the copper into movable masses.
a gigantic furnace is now being constructed to
melt them and cast them in such pieces may be
handled. The plan is thought to be feasible, and,
if successful, promises to lessen very much the
expense Of mining.
The vestiges of apparently very ancient mining
operations continue to be met with, and in greater
numbers and extent than any previously discov-
cred The age of these traces is supposed to be at
least two thousand years; but their connexon with
q particular race has not been ascertained. There
are indications, however, that the copper
ried off from the mines by the way of St. Mary
river and the lakes. The excavations found are in
some cases, such as could only have been effected
by years of labor, and they have very much facili-
tatcd therminers, we'll pointed them to the
beet locations. II is said that road from Green
Bay to the most southerly point of Keewenaw would
be less than two hundred miles in length, and
shorten the present route at least one hundred
miles.
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The CENSUS OF SAcRAMENTo.-Inhnbi tants,
which have taken, 5000; of these, there are
400 females
3O3 stores, so clothing stores,
Is blacksmith shops, steam mile,
soda manufactures, cabinet shops.
brewerles, lemon syrup manu-
80 physicians, factories,
70 lawyers, livery stables
Six churches, viz: First Presbyterian; Grace
church, Episcopal; Methodist Episcopal church,
North; Methodist Episcopal church, South; First
Baptist church; Methodist Episcopal church, color
ed; H. c. church.
There hundred establishments of
productive industry.
To show what mills arc doing, give as an
example:
Merritt Co.'s steam mill: Annual products,
flour refined, 10000 sacks, at s. 90, $4,000; corn
meal. ground, 1900 bushels, $47, $50; annual
proceeds $92, 250. There are two other mills, one
Of which only refnes the other refnes and grinds
corn also.
II is my impression that about | 500 moro would
have been taken had not the cholera visited us
Almost every other house south of street q took
this part of the city after the cholera broke ou)
was vacated within few da ys after it commenced
its ravages. / think ! safely say that Sacra-
mento city has floating population of about 2000
giving her (Which think che Justly deserves) about
$500 population.
In the county, without the city, there are $500,
viz: at Mississippi bar about 300, Negro bar 800,
Mormon island 340 and scattering throughout the
county and on the Costumes, about 500, which
will make IL, 900 for the entire county.
j. N. JOHNSON, Asst. Marshal.
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SUPERIOR DAGUERREOTYPES.
First Premium Awarded.

T ii. WHITEHURST has extended the field of
q his operations over more ground than any
other Daguerreotypist in the country. His gale
ries may be found on Penns ylvania avenue, near
A. street, Tin Lane & fuckers buildipg;) No 207
Baltimore street, Baltimore; corner Broadway and
Leonard street, New York. No. II Main street,
Richmond Sycamore street, Petersburg; Main
street, Norfolk and Main street, Lynchburg, Va,
His beautifully and highly finished electro Da
guerreotypes are an extraordinary improvement,
ensuring faithful and highly finished likenessos in
a few seconds.
The rotary back ground, invented by J. ii.
Whitehurst, gives an airy and living appearance
to the picture.
He is the patentee of the Morteotype the art of
imbedding Daguerreotype likenesses in tomb
stones, so as to make them resist the ravages of
time and weather.
Whitehurst's establishments now distribute more
than thirty thousand pictures annually, and have
never given dissatisfaction. This ID certainly a
fattering proof the superiority of his kenesses.
j. II. w. calls the attention Of the public gene
rally to his elegantly furnished gallery Lane
& fuckers new store, where free exhibition Of
pictures will be given.
Notwithstanding the usual competition in da-
guerreotypes at the recent Fair of the Maryland
Institute, he awarded the first medal by the
judges.
Lkenesses of every description copied, and post
mortem cases attended to. Jan 1-lmif