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The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
ON REARING STOCK.

Having had considerable experience in the
raising of stock, wish to state through the
columns Of the Farmer, few facts connec-
ted with it. There is mistaken idea pre-
yalent among many farmers, that il creature
is fed high while young it will naturally be
tender. and must SO be fed through life to be
kept in good condition. A thing that is worth
doing at all, is WORT, well doing; il farmers
would have 6ne, well proportioncd cattle,
thev,must be well cared for during their first
years, and this is the main point; il a calf is
kept growing all Of the time the first year.
the probability is that it will make fine
creature, If it have enough even Of poor hay
to eat. Ny method of raising calves is this:
let them suck one-half the cow gives for four
or FIVE weeks, keeping fine hay before them
and giving tscm, once day, handful Of
meal orgoats or a few erusts of bread soaked
in water, then learn them to drink porridge
made of skim milk and buck wheat -four, or
meal that has been siited. In this way they
seldom scour al all; aud If one does, take a
little white pine charcoal, finely pulycrizcd,
and mixed with lard enough to make it ad-
here, sproad this mixture on piece of bread
and give it, which IS certain cure. feed
10 this way until they are three months old.
when they will do 10 wean. A few oats should
be given once day while longer. During
the first winter they should be KEEP in warm
stable, and have all the good hay they will
eat; after this they will grow well and keep
in good condition on meadow hay. In this
way il is no uncommon thing for my three
year old steers TO weigh 1900 lbs.
And what is true of calves, is true OF colts
in greater degree. as it is the symmetry OF
form and gracelulncss OF movement in the
horse, in which consists his highest value. II
the colt is allowed to become stinted while
young, all the high keeping that can be given
IN after life never can restOrc that which he
has lost. have known man who wished TO
raise up tough horse for his own use, who
kept his colt in an open shed with nothing but
poor hay to eat, and il was tough indeed;
tough to look at, tough TO drive, and a sorry
looking thing altogether. A colt should be
kept IN warm stable, with plenty OF good
hay. pint Of oats and a pint Of sliced carrots
day, during the first winter, and here
would say. that consider grooming Of as
much Importance as good keeping; farmers.
as general thing. paw too little attention to
this; good rubbing from head to foot, once
day. is worth as much TO horse as two
quarts Of oats. II farmers would keep three
things in view, in regard 10 young animals,
We should soon see a great Improvement in
the stock of New England, which are these
feed, feed well, feed high. A. Y.
Vest Brook6e j, 1856.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

We might 60 on, adding to the list dozens
Of other cases il necessary, to show the hard
ships and dangers attending sailors duties,
and for the brave prosecution Of which the
country is so much indebted for its prosper.
ity and advancement. Though the known
number Of losses has been large, we fear that
the fate Of many vessels which left port Just
prior 10 the late severe gales, with stout and
buoyant hearts on board, will long remain in
doubt. and eventually have to be enumerated
among the lost. Wrecks of unknswn vessels
are belRg..almost daily passed. On one or
two, the corpses Of unfortunate mariners
were seen lashed to the rigging and tossing
on the waves, whose lileless FERNS denoted
but too plainly the fate Of their unfortunate
shipmates. The list Of. . Missing Vessels" il
is TO be apprehended, will talone furnish a
heart.rcndiRg record Of the destruction Of
life and property during the wintermonths Of
1856.
We say again. "God help the poor mari
ner." Journal Of Commerce.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

Colonel Fremont and his Mariposa Grant.
Col. Fremont has al length got his great Ma
riposa estate fully confirmed 10 him, and If he
can succeed in taking possession Of il. may be re-
gsrded as one of,he riches, men living. The pa
tent was signed by The President last week, and
delivered by him al The White House 10 Col.
Fremont 10 ppison. Patents are now geuerslly
signed by the Private Secretary Of The President.
who is lhereunlo authorized by an act OF Con-
gress bu, Gen. Pierce signed this one with his
own hand. The instrument is engrnssed npon
parchment, and cnyers twelve sbrels. including,
on a large sheet Of parchment, finely executed
map of Las Mariposas, as surveyed by the Uni-
ted States Surveyor General.
The tract is upwards Of seventy square miles
in extent, ard is siiusied about 225 miles from
San Francisco, in an easierly direction. IL EN-
braces The town Of Mariposas. containing from
Q 900 10 1000 inhabitants, and number Of
other email towns and settlements and il is es-
limalcd that there are upward Of $1,000 people
now on the esia,e.
Col. Fremont bonghi this land on the 20ih
OF May, 1916, Of Alverado, Ex-Governor Of Ca
l,fornis. Tor $4,000, in cash. and al lhe limo the
old Cslifornians laughed al il as very eIirava-
CANT price. Alter long litigation. his tile has
been fully confirmed by the Supreme Court al
Washington.
OF lhe value Of Col. Frcmoni's grant il i i'm
possible 10 speak vi b dsfinieness, as il IT, appa.
ren,ly. almost beyond calculation. Messrs. Pal
mer. Cook & Co.. bankers Of San Francisco,
who have advanced hsavIIy TO pay The taxes up.
on il, and 10 deirsy the enormous expenses o
The suit, own one undivided hall interest IN The
property. Col. Fremont alone owns ihe olheI
half.
Already about thirty five Millions worth ol
gold dss, have been taken from The track, and
the per crnisge OF earth which has yet beer
worked, even mperfecily, Is exceedingly small
This is owing 10 the scsnly supply ol water 4
be found on ihe track, and canal is projected
Al cost of s6O0,0O0, to supply this Deficiency
When this is completed, the revenue 10 be de-
rived from the estate will amount to many mil.
lions per snnum. Ereniag PO'i.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
TEACH THE CHILDREN HYMNS.

There is chord in every human soul
which is touched by poetry; hence the magi-
cal power Of ballads, national songs, and re-
ligious hymns. Listen to the snatches Of po-
pular ditties which you hear in the streets,
from passers-by, after you have gone to bed,
and you will own that metre and music have
avenues to human souls, and, consequently
that they should be largely employed in re-
ligion. There is reason to believe that ver-
sificd truth has peculiar force upon the mind,
as il is certain that it affords aid to the me.
mory. luther and the other reformers felt
this, and hence arose the wonderfully rich
collection Of hymns in the German language,
to which there is, perhaps. nothing compare
ble on earth. To this stock Luther himself
contributed much. He was aided by Hans
Sachs, the poetical shoemaker. In a later
period came Paul Gerhardt. the greatest
hvmn>writer Of Germany, il not Of the world
Wherever there are pious Germans, you find
them with their beloved hymn-books; and
from frequent use, they generally know
great numbers of these hymns by heart.
Ii is an error TO coniine children to the
learning Of children's hymns. because, wher
they become older, these will have lost much
Of their fitness. Why should We not fill
our children's minds with the choicest evan.
gelical hymns in the language7 These they
will remember after we are dead and gone
They should not merely be learned once, ant
then left for others. but repeated again and
again, and sung over. in order to fix them il
the memory, and to lay basis for the mos
lasting associations. The old words, and the
old tune, come back to US with indescribabl,
tenderness. Let the pious mother. wher
causing her boy to learn some sacred song
say to herself, Perhaps, years hence, my
son will remember the saving truth of thii
hymn, as having been taught him by bis moth
err"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
aGop HELP THE POOR MARINER

The present winter will long be rsmem-
bered. not only for its severity and obstruc-
tion to business and travel on shore, but for
its almost unparalleled rigor on the ocean,
and consequent suferings Of those whose du-
ties call them TO brave its dangers. The
hardships endured BY the mariner, as daily
recorded in our columns for weeks past. must
excite the deep coinmiseration Of the feeling
reader, not unmingled with astonishmept at
the amount Of suffering which human nature
can endure when accompanied BY bravery
and determination.
A master of enc of our finest London pack
ets,--a man known for his long experience on
the ocean, and for possessing hrst-rate sailor
qualities, who arrived recently, after TEN
pestuous and tedious passage Of eighty days,
informed US that il was left for the present
winter 10 teach him what storm really was.
He had seea many, and severe ones too. bu,
nothing to be compared with what he exps-
rieneed in this homeward passage. For
twenty -four days in succession, il was moth.
ing but hurricanes or gales.-pass:ng from
one to the other with a constancy perfectly
appalling, until at last he nearly despaired el
reaching port; which, however, he did at last
bearing striking proofs Of the severity OF the
weather in hall and rigging. And the report:
Of nearly all who have crossed the Atlantic
during the past few weeks, are but repeti'
tions oi the above. Some ships have reached
port. covered with ice from two or three to
/ thirteen inches thick; others with their entire
crews frost st-bittcn; many with several OF theiI
seamen mutia,ed or crushed to death by fall.
ing spars, or washed overheard, or instantly
killed BY falling exhausted from the yards
Seven American captains, Of as many lost
vessels, came home in the steamer Canada.
Among them was Capt. John +. Beeeher
Of the ship Scbago, who states that for thirt,
l years he had never experienced such weather
Ills crew were obliged to be lashed to th,
pumps TO prevent being washed away, ant
after they abandoned the vessel, they wer'
exposed TO the raging Of wind and sea fo
twenty-five hours, in an open boat, befor,
they we're picked up. Daptain B.'s feet an,
ancies were 50 severely jammed by sPars a
TO render him incapable now Of walking
and his clothes were never dry from The tint
Of the wreck, the 9th Of January, until he go
home.
il Capt. Bunca, Of the brig G. Spear, wa
from the sill 10 the Sth January, exposed, will
two OF his men, On the wreck of his vessel
without food, water. or the slightest shelter
when, as human nature was about exhausted
they were proyidentially saved BY a passing
vessel. His unfortunate first mate and tw,
sailors we're washed overheard and lost. .
the commencement 81 The tempest The shi
Parliament just arrived al Roston, had tw
Of her sailors washed away, and the yesss
badly damaged in a severe gale Of the %,
Deccmber. The loss Of the Hayre paeke
ship ST. Denis at sea, with thirty.two lives
and Tie sinking of the brig VIM. +. Stafford
in this port, with nearly all on board, whe
all thought themsel,cs secure from danger
are but too recent to require 70 he partCa
{ ilti1cd.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
FINANCES or NoRTH CAROLINA.

From the annual report Of the Comptroller
Of the State, we are enabled TO present the
following views:
The balance on hand belonging 20 the III.
tcrary Fund, is about sl52,OOO. The state
Fund exhibits deficit of S24, 900. During the
year 1855, the ctaxesamounted to 1884, COO and
over, being an increase over former receipts
Of more than sol ,0O0-arising principally
lsom the additional tax on the 500 worth Of
property of 1 . instead of cents and On polls
or 10 cents, instead 81 % cents. and for the
future a still greater increase, on account ol
the enhanced value nf real estate. Under a
construction Of the law by tLe Attorney &c.
neral, the law Il ier cent. 90 capital EN-.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

s30,0O0. This sewing Machine is said to be
remarkable novelty. 1t is scarcely larger
than the little sewing birds used by the la
dies, and may easily be carried in the pock-
ct. ln external appearance it is highly orna-
mental. For the use of families and indivi-
duals, the invention appears to be admirable.
We are told that seamstress with the aid Of
one Of these machines will be able to do in
one day the ordinary hand labor Of an entire
week. The Messrs. Jerome are at present
engaged in constructing machinery for the
manufacture Of this Improvement on a large
scale. Retail price Of the machine $40. The
best sewing machines Of the other makers,
cost from 500 to sI40."
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

SAD ErFEcTs or REVERSED EXPECTATIONS.
We learn that farmer near Gait, Canada
every town and all over the State, and we
should surely triumph.
J. T. LittlejOhn. Esq, then submitted the
following resolutions
Resolued, That the Chairman Of this meet.
ing appoint 100 Delegates to the State Con-
vention tomeet at Greensborough on the 10Th
Of April, to nominate candidate for Cover
nor.
Resoired, That the Chairman appoint ten
Delegates to meet q. Raleigh, or such other
place as majority Of the District may de-
termine, to nominate an Elector for this Elec-
toral District.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

A WomAN's IBEA OF HAPpMEss.-A lady
correspondent of the Boston Times gives her
ideas " Of perfect bliss" in the following pa
ragraph:
I'm moman, with a woman's weakness,
and having good constitution, can bear a
great deal Of happiness IL | was asked my
idea Of perfect bliss, should say, ga fast
horse, duck Of cutter, plenty Of buffalo
robes, neat-fitting over-coat with hand
some man in it, and-one Of Nine Walsh's
little French bonnets If that wouldn't be
happiness for one lifetime. I'm open to con-
viction as to what would !"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

THE Use OF REMEaBERlNG.--" What's the
use Of remembering all this?" pcttshly cried
boy. after his father, who had been giving
him some Instructions, had left the room.
"I'll tellIyou what, remembering is Of great
service sometimes" said his cousin. " Let
me now read TO you from the Living Age.
Please hear"
"My dog Dash was once stolen from me," J"
said Mr.. Kidd. After being absent thirteen
months, he one day entered my office in town
with long string tied round his neck. He
had broken away from the fellow who held
him prisoner. Our meeting was joyful one.
found out the thief, had him arrested, and
took him before the magistrate. lie swore
the dog was his, and called wiAesscs to bear
him our.
"Mr. Kidh," asked the lawyer. addressing
me, :" can you give any satisfactory proof Of
this dog being your property"
"Placing my month to the dogs ear-first
giving him Knowing louk-l whispered a
little communication known only to us two.
Dash Immediately reared upon his hind legs,
went through series of manGuvres with a
stick guided BY my eye, which set the whole
court in a roar. Ny evidence needed nothing
more, the thief stood convicted, Dash was
liberated. and among the cheers Of the null
titudc, merrily bounded homeward."
"There, boy, do you hear that That dogs
remembering was Of service to him: il was
taken as evidence in court, and it fairly got
the case.
Yes, he was set free, and thief conyic-
ted. Well, if remembering a masters in.
straetions served dog SO we'll, how much
likely is il to be important for boy to trea'
sure up the instruction Of his father, moi
knowing what they may keep him oat Of"
The lesson is pretty good one. and Others
might profit by it.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

CRUELTY PuSIsuEp.-We learn from the
Chicago Press, that Julius Kurth was recently
tried in that city, and convicted in the Court
Of Common Pleas on an indictment for ma
lieious mischief. The mischief consisted in
shooting nunber Of horses which broke into
his enclosure. Three Of the hcrses had their
eyes shot out, and two others we're serious
y injured. The court sentenced The prison.
er TO three months imprisonment in the cOun-
" Jail and 6ne ofsiOO-the full extent Of
the law.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

NEBUcHEpNE7zER ExHuHrp SO 'fis said.
1t Is stated tha, Colonel Reulnscn, who is
at present engaged in prosecuting the Disco
yeries commenced by Layard and Bctta. and
in exhuming from the mounds Of tie long
lost rival cities Of Nineyeh and Babylon, the
instructive remains of this once gigantic pow-
cr, has lately discovered, in state Of perfect
preservation, what is believed 10 be the mum
nv Of Nebuchadnezfar. The face Of the re-
bcllious monarch Of Babylon, covered by one
of those gold masks usually found in Assy-
rian tombs, is described as very handsome
the forehead high and commanding, the fea-
lures marked and regular. This Interesting
relic of remote antiquity is for the present
preserved in the Museum Of the East India
Company.
OI all the mighty empires which have left
a lasting impression on the meaery, none has
50 completely persisted IS that of kssyria.
More than two thousand years have gone by,
since the two great Cities" renowned FOE
their strength, their luxury, and their masni.
ficrnce, have crumbled into dust, leaviag no
visible trace of their existence. their very
sites forgotten. A chance traveller, Layard,
riding through the Mesopoiamian valley, dis.
covered " the buried city," with a success
that will immortaliEe his name. has eommene.
ell to unroll the book Of Assyrisn history and
civilization, which, of all the histories Of the
i frst period oI tie world, Is most clearly con-
nccfed with The subsequent dcstinies OF tie
human iaee. Tie discoveries already made
furnish ample testimony 10 rtiuts the sceptis
and unbclie,er u scripture truth.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
FOR SALE 0R RENT.

A VALUABLE Tract of Land. lying on Dock We.
~ Ger Creek, adjoining Icsc Lewis and Archibald
Cain. This tract has on Il good Dwelling House,
and i well iimhered snd wawwd. asd contains Two
anndrsd and 6fy o. three hundrcs aercs. Any one
sshns such place. W0ald 10 well 10 inquire Il The
~ usscfibss. al souA Lowell. Oisnee caniy.
JOHN l.. BROWN.
sy~-kr o. s-5rp
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

TnE LAST sEwNo MAcmiSE.--The scien.
ti6c American notices new invention Of a
sewing machine which promises 10 eclipse all
others, and which viii cumc within the reach
of every sanity. II says: "It Is understood
that Mcssrs. Jerome, Of New Haven, Conn,
the celebrated clock makers. have recently
purchased portion ul The right 10 Robert.
suns Patent Sewing Machine for the sun d
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

MOISTURE ny DER PLowIsa.-Morrison
says in the farM Journal. that he broke up a
siif sod Cor corn with heavy pillow, drawn
BY four oxen. A sub.soil plow followed
running dcwn six or seven inches deeper
The whole was so thoroughly performed, that
a stick could be thrust down into the loose
earth. in almost any part Of the field, to the
depth Of fifteen inches. The summer vas
exceedingly dry, pastures were;burnt and
bare. and all the crops suffered severely
But the corn on the sub-soil land continued
green and luxuriant throughout the season.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

PARsSrPs ron MLcH Cows.--Parsnips are
very highly esteemed as food for mich
cows. as well as for pigs and poultry. in the
Island Of Jersey, where they are extensively Y
grown for this purpose. We quote from the
Cyclopndia Of Agriculture "When pars-
nips are given 10 mich cows with little hay,
in the Winter season, the butter is found TO
be af as fine coior and excellent flavor as
when the animals are feeding in the best pas.
lures. As parsnips contain six per cent.
more mucilage than carrots, the difference
may be sufficient 10 account Tor the superior
latIcning, as we'll as butter.naking quality
Of the parsnip. Don observes. that, in the
iatiening Of cattle. the parsnip is lnund equal,
if not superior TO the carrot, performing the
business with rs much expedition, and afford.
iug meat or exquisite flavor, and oi a highly
JUICY quality; the animals eat IL with much
greediness. The parsnips are given in the
proportion Of about thirty pounds weight
morning, noon and night; the large ones being
split into three or four pieces, and a little
hay supplied in the intervals Of these periods
The result uf experiments has shown, tha
not only in neat cattle, but in the fat,enins
Of hogs and poultry, the animals become IA
much sooner, and are more healthy, thar
when fed with any other root or vegetable
and that, besides, the meat is more sweet ant
delicious. Country Gentleman.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
JUST RECEIVED,
FOR SALE,
Ii,sr RECEIVED.

EQn Lbs. Pure Lead. Ba5 lh- White Zinc Paint,
DUU 10 asl.. SwectOiI, Ibis. Tanners OIL
gala Japan vsrni-h, ~ lbs. Paris Green.
: ioz. patent Paint Dtirr, Dry White aud Red Lead,
is lbs. French Zinc o. Porcelain White. &c. &c.
LONG 4 CAIN.
Jpns ~, 1855. s3-
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19

pioyed in the liquor traffic was estimated on
the amount employed only for the interim
between the 18th Of March, 1855, (the day on
which the act took eaect,) and the last day Of
April following.
In some counties the tax was collected for
the whole year preceding. In such instances,
the balance was returned to counties which
had thus paid.
OF the Literary Fund. it ia interesting to
know that the income from vacant lands is
more than SIS 900, and from other sources, as
follows:
Bank dividends, nearly $4,000
Wilmington Railroad $4,000
Navigation dividends, $3.50
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, 8,4OO
Greensborough Female College, 420
Wake Forest do l27
Floral do $50
Chowan Female do $40
The amount paid by
Retailers Of Liquors is 4,sSI IL
Hertiord county, through her sheriff, Col.
Bridger, paid s3, ,546 70
The bonds of the State, given for funds
borrowed to prosecute the system Of internal
improvements projected by the Legislature,
have been negotiated at very considerable
premium. II is gratifying to know that the
State credit is at SO high.a mark.
Among the names of persons who have
loaned the State, We notice the following,
viz:
THOMAS Bragg, $1,000
William A. Graham, 1000
Asa Biggs, 1000
John IL. Wheeler, 10000
WIN. Grimes, (guardian.( $4,000
Wake Forest College, 1000
Bat F. Moore, 1000
j. b. q. Roulhac, $1,000
The entire income Of the State, including
the coupon bonds. the premium and interest
accruing, is s2,452,l37 80.
But few Of the States in the Union have
better reputation abroad than North Carolina.
The premium alone on her bonds amounts to
a very suug sum.
We are happy to see that our citizens are
so willing to vest in the securities of the State,
instead Of letting the State bonds pass into
the hands Of foreigners.
NYrfees6orOvgI Gazette.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
LONG & CAIN

LuNG * GAlN
tIAvE just received. and offer Cor sale, large vsr
siy ~ Psrfsmsry &c. Of The best quality, among
which are The following 8.
CoIoguc. Toilet Vinegar, Lavendar Wafer, Yerbena,
Geraneum and Bay Water
Fine Extracts, Bszin & Iisr- Bsssmic Eau De Bool,
rson, ftM fine Tooth Wash,
chIoins Tooth Wash. Paste t< the 1'6rh,
Eau Lusuaie, very 6nc ar Lyons Knihsrion,
.ieIe for ihs Hair. iIiIIisss Excelsior Furni-
Lip Sslse, lure Polish.
Fancy sesps, Tripoli Polish,
shs,ing seaps Ph21Fomes,
Cold Cream, fsdc Divine,
Egyptian y ~ Dye,
Fancy Letter K Note Pspef, Pocket Inkstsnds,
Envelopes, Steel Pens,
Letter and Foolsesp Psper. Ink. IA
Backgammon Boards, Work Boxes,
Writing Desks, Cshss,
Port Monies, Baskets, &c. &c. IA
November 20. 69--
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
SCHOOL BOOKS.

A lot u School Docks, English, Latin and Greek
~ tnds used In NJ. w. J. Dngham's school.
For Sale ny
oe+oirf ., sss. p
The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-03-19
ERysIPELAs, SALT RHEUM, & ScOR
BUTlc HUMORS.

No nmedy has ever done % much &c the cure Of
diseases q the skin, whatever form they may assume,
a. mi. Ointment No case q Salt Rheum scur.y, Sore
Heads. screiula o. E,sp,las can long Withstand ia
influences. The inventor has travelled many psns
of the gloe visiting The pincpsI hospitals. dispensing
this Ointment giving sd,icc u IL sppcstion. and
hiss ,bus beeu the Of restoring countless numbers
In health.