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Barker's Pole.
" Rove not from pole to pole, but here turn in."
The origin of the Barber's Pole is to be
traced to the period when the barbers were al
so surgeons, under the denomination of Barber
Surgeons, or Barber-Chirurgeons, none other
in former times being allowed to "let blood."
To assist this operation, it being necessary for
the patient to grasp a staff, a stick or pole was
always kept by the Barber-Surgeon, together
with the fillet or bandaging used for tying the
patient's arm. When the pole was not in use,
the tape was tied to it, that they might be both
forthcoming when wanted. On a person com
ing to be bled, the tape was disengaged from
the pole, and bound round the arm, and the pole
was put in the person's hand: after it was done
it was again tied on, and in this state th pole
and tape were often hung at the door for a sign
or notice to passengers that they might there
be bled. At length, instead of hanging out the
identical pole used in the operation, a pole was
painted with stripes round it, in imitation of the
real pole and its bandagings, and thus came
the sin.
Newspapers in Barbers' Shops.
" A barbers shop adorn'd weee,
With monsters, news, and poverty;
Whilst some are shaving, others bleed,
And those that wait, the papers read;
The master, full of Whig or Tory,
Combs out your wig and tells a story!"
The custom of having newspapers in a bar
ker's shop was introduced about a century back.
They were then only a penny apiece, and the
barbers introduced them to amus their custom
ers while waiting.
JJjThe New London Gazette advertises
that there are in that city not less than three
hundred unmarried ladies, between the ages of
sixteen and thirty years, handsome, well educa
ted and accomplished. All bachelors who pos
sess the proper qualifications to make good hus
bands, and discrimination justly to appreciate
beauty combined with all the virtues which
adorn the mind and render life pleasant, and
society agreeable, are invited to visit New Lon
lon and 'pop the question.' 'Is nobody coming
to marry me, is nobody coming to woo.' N.
1 . Times and Star.
"Talking of law," says Eompey, "makes me
tink of what de mortal Cato, who lib more dan
a tousand year ago, say; him say, De law is like
a groun glass window dat give light nougii to
light us poor errin mortals in de dark passages
of dis life; but it would puszle de debil himself
to see troo it."
A wife packed up. In the corres
pondence from Algiers of the Toulon
naise, the following singular story is
related: During the Marshal's last
expedition, one of our chasseurs found,
near the tents of a tribe we were ravaging-,
a sack of considerable magni
tude. Without seeking to know its
contents, he fastened it on the crup
per of his horse. Ere long, to his
utter astonishment, he heard a human
voice issue from his burthen, and dis
mounted to solve the mystery. On
opening the sack, he discovered a
beautiful female, between 16 and 17
years of ae, and a valise containing
about 10,000 francs. It appears that
tiie young woman was the wife of an
Arab, who had thus packed her up
with his money as his two greatest
valuables, but in his terror had aban
doned them both. The soldier placed
his living prize on one of the ammu
nition wagons, and divided the money
with comrades..',, tl, .
From the National Intelligencer.
Wotitia of General Utarrisoja while in
Washington.
His Religious Character. The next morninsr
after the Inauguration (the 5th of March) Gen.
Harrison walked down the avenue and pur
chased a Quarto Bible and Book of Common
Prayer, which he carried home with him, and
directed the servant to place in his bed-room,
where I saw them on the night of his death
thereby indicating that he had chosen the Holy
Book for the rule ot his laith and guide of his
life in the execution of the important trust com
mitted to his charge. The Bible he was seen
reading early every morning and late every
evening.
In his first letter to Mrs. Harrison after his
Inauguration, he states that after he had re
turned from the Capitol to the President's Man
sion, and as soon as he could command any
time, he retired to liis room and fell upon his
knees before his Maker, thanking him for all
his mercies, and supplicating his gracious gui
dance in the faithful discharge cf the duties of
his high station to his country and his God.
On Sunday morning, the 7th, Benjamin Har
rison, Esq. of Virginia, at the request of the
President, called at my house, desiring to know
whether h could be accommodated with a pew
for himself and family for that day, and ex
pressing a wish to obtain the one recently oc
cupied by Mrs. Madison which the owner ac
corded to him. In the public worship of the
church he conformed to all her rituals in the
auditable responses of the service, and with
that humility so expressive of devout feelings
and humble devotion, bowed himself on his
knees before the Majesty of Heaven, and sup
plicated that mercy of which as a sinner, how
ever highly exalted his station, he stood so
much in need. Thus following the example
of the pious rulers of Israel.
The 'following day he purchased the pew,
and regularly attended the service of the church
every Sunday morning until prevented by his
last fatal sickness.
His regard,for the Sabbath was such, thatj
of late years, he always avoided travelling on
that holy day, unless from absolute necessity;
and during the short period ho occupied the
President's Mansion, carefully avoided all com
pany on that day, and dined at an early hour,
that he might attend public worship in the af
ternoon with, his family, some of whom be
longed to the communion of the Presbyterian
Church.
His high estimation for the "people of God"
was most nobly shown in kindness to his Min
isters. On a recent occasion, he said to a
brother clergyman of mine, with whom he had
been for some time acquainted, whom ill health
prevented from the performance of his clerical
duties, and on whom he had within a few weeks
conferred a vacant clerkship until his health
would enable him to resume the duties of his
ministerial office: "I see no company on Sun
day, and dine in a plain way; but I shall be al
ways happy to see you at my table, for I love to
have the Clergy with me on Sunday."
In this connexion it may be proper to state
that, at his own hospitable mansion at North
Bend, when the infirm health of Mrs. Harrison
would not allow her to attend public worship
elsewhere, Gen. H. would often obtain the ser
vice of a clergyman for the day, and renumer
ate him liberally. It has also been stated to
me by a member of the family that some years
since, he accidentally became acquainted with
a young Minister of the Methodist Church in
indigent circumstances, whose native talents
and powers of mind promised extensire useful
ness if properly cultivated. Gen. H. kindly
invited nim to become a member of his family,
and offered him the use of his library until well
prepared for the exercise of his ministry. This
young clergyman is now a distinguished and
successful laborer in the vineyard of .our Lord.
Of late years, notwithstanding his having
erected, mostly at his own expense, a church
in his immediate vicinity, yet riot being able to
support a clergyman for the regular services of
the church, he was in the habit of leaving home
on Saturday afternoon for the sole purpose of
attending the church m Cincinnati, of which
the Rev. J. T. Brooke is Rector, twice or thrice
a day. He also frequently attended a stated
weekly lecture.
From the day of his Inauguration, it was his
invariable practice to rise with the dawn of day,
and after reading the Scripture, to walk for ex
ercise. His Death. On Thursday, the 25th of
March, in a short interview with him, he com
plained of being quite unwell; and this indis
position continued to increase until the expo
sure of his person in the morning walk of Sa
turday brought on a severe chill and fever. Its
I am .authorized from unquestionable authority
to say, that the closing part of his Inaugural Ad
dress, especially that part in which ne so reverent
ly expresses his regard lor the Christian Religion,
was penned by him in the room in which he wast
born, and where ho had often kneeled beside his
pious mother, who earnestly implored the rich
blessing of Heaven on his future life.
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violent and exciting character seemed, in the
opinion of his physicians, to forbid the usual
religious services in his sick room.
On Saturday evening, the 3d instant; about
nine o'clock, on approaching his sick bed, his
strength appeared to be rapidly failing, and as
little or no hope could be entertained of his
recovery, a few of his friends united with me
at his bedside in that "commendatory prayer
for a sick person at the point of departure" to
another world, set forth in the service of the
church, to which he appeared to listen with si
lent attention and approbation. About 30 min
utes before one o'clock, by the watch held in
my hand, on the morning of the 4th of April,
he gently breathed his departing spirit into the
hands of his God and Saviour, and sunk to rest
without the movement of a muscle of his coun
tenance, a struggle or a groan.
It has come to my knowledge that, for some
years past, his mind has been deeply im
pressed with the important concerns of eternity
and that he had frequently expressed his con
fident faith and hopes in the Gospel of the Son
of God, and had been for some time desirous
of uniting hiniself in communion Avith the
church, and intended doing so as soon as the
recent'political excitement should have passed
away, whether it terminated favorably to his
elevation to the Presidential office or otherwise.
This holy purpose, it is understood, had he sur
vived, was intended to be consummated on Eas
ter Sunday.
May God in mercy to the nation, overrule
and sanctify this painful dispensation of his
pr6vidence to the welfare and prosperity of his
church, the cause of true piety, and the estab
lishment of his kingdom among men!
WM. HAWLEY.
Rector of St. John's Church.
Judge Hall in his life of our late lamented
President says, that when in command of the
North Western army he was making active
preparations for a descent upon Canada. " The
9th of September has been appointed by the
President at the request of Congress, as a day
of humiliation and prayer; and little as religion
is usually respected in armies, this day was ob
served with decorum by all, and employed by
many in exorcises of sincere devotion." What
influence this day of rest and devotion had in
promoting the victory gained, a few days after
over Proctor and his Indian allies, might afford
subject of curious speculation. At all hazards
this impressive duty was not neglected, either
by Washington or Harrison, and after its per
formance the inscrutable result was committed
to the hands of God. Phil. Amer.
Woman. Perhaps a more just and beautiful
compliment was never paid to woman than the
following from Judge Story: "To the honor,
to the eternal honor of the sex, be it said, that
in the path of duty no sacrifice is with them
impossible, but to shrink from what love, honor,
innocence and religion require. The voice of
pleasure or of power may pass by unheeded;
but the voice of affliction never. Tho chamber
of the sick, the pillow of the dying, the vigils
of the dead, the altars of religion, never missed
the presence or the sympathies of woman.
Timid though she be, and so delicate that the
winds of heaven may not too roughly visit her
on such occasions she loses all sense of dan
ger, and assumes a preternatural courage which
knows riot and fears not consequences. Then
she displays the undaunted spirit which neither
courts difficulties, nor evades them that resig
nation which neither utters murmurs nor regret;
and that patience in suffering which seems vic
torious even over death itself.
An Idea from Streeter. Pa, what
am a board?
'A board my son, is a long, wide,
thin piece of wood, sawed from a log.'
' O, 3es, well; and am our alder
men sawed out of log?'
Why, hem, no child, they grow
like I do.'
' Well, now pa, here's a board of
aldermen in the paper, so I guess
they is made of logs, too; cause, the
paper knows.'
Implements of War.
A new bayonet has been introduced
into the English army. It is de
scribed as a formidable sort of wea
pon, about two aiid a half feet in
length, and one and a half inches
broad, with proportionate thickness.
Une edge cuts like a sword, which
would make an usdv wound, calcula
ted to settle the army Surgeons. A
new detonating musket has also been
experimented on, which was found to
fire 160 rounds of ball cartridge in an
inconceivable short space, of time,
without a single failure.
Kates of Interest.
We find the following table of the rates of
interest and the penalty of usury in several of
our exchanges, without knowing whose labor
m composing should receive credit:
Maine, 6 per cent forfeit of the debt or
claim.
New Hampshire; 6 per cent forfeit of three
times the amount unlawfully taken.
Vermont, 6 per cent recovery in action with
costs.
Massachusetts, 6 per cent forfeit of three
fold the usury.
Rhode Island, 6 per cent forfeit of the mo
ney and interest on the debt.
Connecticut, 6 per cent forfeit of the whole
debt.
New York, G per cent forfeit of the whole
debt.
New Jersey, 6 per cent forfeit of thetwhole
debt.
Pennsylvania, 6 per cent forfeit of the whole
debt.
Delaware, 6 per cent forfeit of the whole
debt.
Maryland, 6 per cent on tobacco contract
8 per cent. Usurious contracts void.
Virginia, 6 per cent forfeit double the'iisury
taken.
North Carolina, 6 per cent. Contracts for
usury void forfeit double the usury.
South Carolina, 7 per cent. Forfeit of inter
est and premium taken, with costs to debtor.
Georgia, 8 per cent forfeit of ihreetimes
the usury and contract void.
Alabama, 8 per cent forfeit of interest and
usury.
Mississippi. 8 per cent by contract as high
as 10 usury recoverable in action of debt.
Louisiana, 5 percent bank interesi 6 con
ventional as high as 10 beyond contract void.
Tennessee, 6 per cent usurious contracts
void.
Kentucky, 6 per cent usury may be recov
ered with cost.
Ohio, 6 per cent usurious contracts void.
Indiana, 6 per cent on written agreement
may go so high as 10 penalty of usury, a fine
of double the excess.
Illinois, 6 psr cent three fold amount of the
whole interests.
Missouri, 6 per cent by agreement, as high
as 10 if beyond, forfeit of the whole interest
due, and of the usury due.
Michigan, 7 per cent forfeit of the usury
taken and one fourth the debt.
Arkansas, 6 per cent by agreement, any
rate not higher than 10. Amount of usury re
coverable, but contracts void.
Florida, 8 per cent forfeit of interest and
excess' in case of usury.
Wisconsin 7 per cent by agreement not
over 12 forfeit treble the excess.
On debts and judgements in favor of the Uni
ted States, interest is computed at 6 per cent a
year.
Thus, there is not a single State or Territory
where an enlightened system prevails upon the
subject of interests, for all laws limiting the
price of money ought to be repealed.
File your Newspapers. Always
preserve your newspapers. Often
times you will have occasion to refer
to something you have read, and if
the papers are carefully filed away,
you will know where to go and find
it again. And years hence when
your children become men and wo
men a volume of newspapers which
was taken in the family in the days
of their childhood, will be a valuable
and almost a sacred book to them. A
newspaper gives the 'passing tidings
of the tunes;' but the fashion of things
changes greatly in the course of years,
and as a thing of correct history, be
traying the spirit, as well as recording
the events of former periods, a file of
old newspapers will be founa peculi
arly interesting.
To preserve papers well, have two
large paste board covers, each as
large as the page of the newspaper,
and attach these together at the back.
Within these covers keep the unfold
ed newspaper as soon as you and the
family have done reading it, and place
it away on some safe shelf or drawer.
This will keep the numbers clean, and
prevent their being worn of! at the
corners, or lost by being scattered
about the house. Maine Cultivator.
All men have their frailties; whoever looks
for a friend without imperfections, will nevor
find what he seeks; we love ourselves with all
our faults, and wo ought to love ourJfriend in
like. manner, ' Jflp
Hfot to be Beat.
The following stump speech is ta
ken from the Tennessee Whig, pub
lished at Jonesborough, and is about
as racy a specimen of the highly con
centrated style of stump speaking '
fashionable in the Southwest as we
have seen in a twelvemonth. Pic.
Feller-Citizens: I did'nt come
here to make a speecli at this time,
but only jist to extinguish myself a&
a candidatft. Gentlemen, pleasefe)
understand that I am the candidate
of the floating district, and I only
want to make a few remarks at this
time. A good many of you, gentle
men, has never seen me'before, and I
merely want to state my views of the
question to be agitated. Gentlemen j
I was born in the county of Sullivan,
and fotched up in Knox, without pa
rentage, and if it had'nt been for the
goodness of God and several other
gentlemen, who tuck me when I was
an orphan boy at twenty-one years
of age and gin me an education, I
might have been as ignorant as the
common people, or you, gentlemen.
Gentlemen, my father was a patri
arch of the revolution, and I am a pa
triarch. Gentlemen, my father stain
ed the walls of America with hisbkyod,
and when General Jackson killed the
Indians at New Orleans, I waded up
to my knees in mudi Gentlemen, I
am opposed to nullification. Gentle
men, I would rather be a gally-pot
slave than a nullifier. Gentlemen, 1
aint got time to give you my views
now, and I will call on you in a few
days; but, gentlemen; I hope to bfcl
delivered out of the hands of the bmlt
rushes. '
G entlemen, it will be surmised that
I should revulge my views of State
policy. I go against the whole alle
gation of publican provements, inclo
sing this Cincinnati Tennessee
Charleston road of rails. General
Jackson says the scheme wont do,
and it looks reasonable. Gentlemen,
three or four monstrous parties1 are
now forming in our country, federal
ists, nullifiers, republicans, and dem
ocrats. Federalists are so called from
one Frederick, King of all the Kus
sias, and are in favor of burning Hue
lights on the sea coast, instid of the
common whale iles and they- go for
holding all conventions at Hartford.
Nullifiers are opposed to the sove
reigntys of the old thirteen states, and
go in for a distressing insurrection in
the South. Republicans are for put
ting down the doctrine of instructions,
and inserping the ballot-boxes. Dem
ocrats are opposed to calling Mr. Van
Buren home from Bogota in England,
and of the real Jackson grit, and go.,
the whole hog for silver and gold.
Gentlemen, this is my doctrines
and here is an English half dollar I
have just drawed from my pocket'on
which is described my motto, in one
of the dead languages, and the motto
of every true grit American, 'Eplurisy
Newmen!' and which being inter
preted means a plurality of new men
for office! Gentlemen, I acknowledge
my indulgence to you, tor your kind
obligations to me on this eventful pe
riod. Gentlemen, cross over the way
with me, and we will get the wprjji
of he; half dollar, in something tha
will review our acquaintance.
" Mv gun went off last nijrht," said Tim Trt
lately,-, to an old acquaintance. "Were, you
alarmed?" asked ho. "No, but much injurml
replied Trap. "AM how did it go off, at he&
cock?" "No," said Trap, "it went, off at haj
past eleven, in company with a tarnation scoun
drel, who. begged for suppsr, and anight'slodg-i
ing."
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