MILL'S
TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI-AND
ARKANSAS
. ALMANAC,
AND
STATE REGISTER,
rOHL THE ■STEiN.H OP OUR LORD,
184®,
BEING BISSEXT'lLE OR LEAP YEAR, AND THE 64TH AND 65tH YEAR pF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ,
1 iSI , *
Containing the usual Astronomical Calculations, together with a great varietyof Statistical
and Miscellaneous matters—Receipts, Maxims, Anecdotes, Riddles, &c. &C-. &c.
CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF FAYETTEVII.LE, TENN. HUNT3VILLE,
ala.; AND ALSO FOR THE MERIDIAN OF MEMPHIS, TENN. AND
, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
Rut tviil answer without material variation for the adjgining oountios in Tennessee, Alabama,
Mississippi and Arkansas. "
BY X M. HILL. 1
PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY E. HILL, FAYETTEVILLE, TEN.
AND J. B. HILL, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI.
DIVISION OF TIME.
January received its name from Janus, a Roman deity; February, from
Februa, a festival held in this month by the Romans ; March, from Mars, the
god of war; April, from the Latin word aprilis or aperio, which means to
open, the leaves arid blossoms opening this month; May, from the Laiin word
Maius ; June, from the Latin word Junius or the goddess Juno; July, from
Juliu3 the sirname of Csesac, the Roman Dictator; August, from Augustus
Caesar; September, from a Latin word Septem■, which means seven, it being
the seventh month from March; October, from a Latin word Octo, which
means eight, it being the eighth month from March ;,Novemberfrom the Latin
word Noverti, wl^ich means nine, it being the ninth month from March ; and
December, from th£ Latin word Decern, which means ten, it being the tenth
month from March.
The Persians, give names to every day in the month, just as we give them
to days of the week.
The* ancient Athenians and Jews began their day at sun-setting, which cus¬
tom is followed by the Modern Austriaris, Bohemians, Silesians, Italians, and
Chinese. The ancient Babylonians, Persians, Syrians, and most of the
eastern nations, began their day at sunrisf|L The Egyptians and Romans
'began their day at midnight, and are followed by the English, the Americans,
French., German, Dutch, and Portuguese. The Arabians begin their day at
noon.
THE DIVISION OF THE HEAVENS.
The Heavens are divided by Astronomers into three regions; viz. the
Zodiac, and the Korlhern and Southern Hemispheres. The annual revolution
of the Earth causes an apparent motion of the sun through the heavens.
The line in which the Sun appears to move is called the Ecliptic. It
obtained this name, because all eclipses of the Sun and Moon happen when
the Moon appears in or near it. The Zodiac an imaginary broad circle or
belt encompassing the heavens, and extending eight degrees on each side of
the ecliptic. Within the bopsds of the Zodiac all the planets make their excur¬
sions. The Zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts, called signs, each con¬
taining, thirty degrees. These-signs are twelve clusters of stars, called
constellations. A constellation is a number of stars which appear to lie in the
neighborhood of one another'on the surface of the celestial sphere, and which
astronomers, for their easy remembrance, suppose to be circumscribed with
tlie outlines of some animal or other figure, and whereby the motions of the
planets are more readily described and composed. The stars which are not
included in any constellation are called uniform stars. Six of those signs are
on the north side of the equinoctial line, and six on the south. The northern
signs are Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer, the
crab; Leo, the lion; and Virgo, the virgin. The southern signs are Libra,
the balance; Scorpio, the scorpion; Sagittarius, the archer; Aquarius, the
waterman ; and Pisces, the fishes. All those constellations which lie on the
north side of the ecliptic are in the northern, hemisphere. The equator
divides the northern and southern hemispheres on the earth ; the ecliptic
divides them in the heavens. ■ The northern hemisphere contains thirty-six
constellations ; the southern thirty-two; and the Zodiac twelve; making in
.the whole eighty constellations. In consequence of the diurnal revolution of
the earth, the whole heaven^ appear to have a diurnal revolution on the
axis of the equinoctial; that is, a diurnal revolution round the Earth.
ANATOMY QF MANS BODY,
As Governed. hy the Twelve Constellations.
Cp ARIES—THE HEAD AND FACE.
EI Gemini;
Arms.
SI
Heart.
Libra;
Reins.
/ Sagitarius;
Thighs.
Aquarius;
Legs.
y Taurus:
' Neck.
a Cancer;
Breast.
II)? Virgo;
Bowels.
HI. Scorpio;
Secrets.
Yf Capricornus;
Knees.
X Pisces—Feet.
ASTRONOMICAL CHARACTERS EXPLAINED.
© o - Sun,
O. <1 © Moon,
<? Mercury,
2 Venus,
§ Vesta,
u
h — —
¥
Earth,
Jupiter,
Saturn,
IJershel,
Juno,
Septuagesima S. Feb. 16,
Quinq. or Shrove S. Mar. 1,
Ash Wednesday, March 4,
MOVEABLE FEASTS.
Palm S. Apr. 12,
Easter S. Apr. 19,
Low S. Apr. 26,
Pallas,
— — Mars,
— — Conjunction.
— — Opposition,
— — Quadrature.
Whit Sunday, June 7^
Trinity S. June 14,
Advent S. Nov. 29,
Dominical letters, E! D. I Lunar or Golden No. 17, I Roman Indiction, Jp
Solar Cycle, 1. | Epact, 26, | Julian Period, 6553
MORNING AND EVENING STARS.
Venus § will be Morning Star until July 17; then Evening Star to the
end of the year. Jupiter 11 will be Morning Star till May 6; then Evening
Star till Nov. 5, then Morning till Dec. 31.
QZF The rising and setting of the Sun and Moon, and the other calculations-
are in apparent or solar time, that is, they make it 12 o'clock at noon.
1840.
There will be four Eclipses this year, two of the Sun and two of the Moon.
**I. Of the Moon, February 7th, at 8 hours 42 minutes, morning) invisible.
II. Of the Sun, March 3, at about 10 hours 45 minutes, evening; of course
invisible here. But on the opposite side of the globe, throughout most of
Asia, and some parts of Africa and Europe, it will be visible. It will be an-
lnularand central in longitude 113 degrees 39 minutes east of Greenwich and
atitude 43 degrees 40 minutes north.
III. Of the Moon, Aug. 13tb, partial and visible as follows:
On the meridian of Nashville, Fayetteville, Tenn. and Huntsville, Ala.,
beginning August 13th, at 0 hours 08 minutes, morn.
Middle, 1 " 33
End, 2 « 58
On the* meridian of Memphis, Tenn. and Jackson, Mississippi.
Beginning Aug. 12th, at 11 hours 54 minutes, evening.
Middle, " 13th, 1 " 19 " morning.
End, 2 " 44 " " Duration 2h. 50m.
't IV. Of the Sun, August 27, at 1 hour 29 minutes, morning; consequently
invisible here. But it will be centrally and totally eclipsed in longitude 7230
east from Greenwich and in latitude 34 degrees 44 minutes south.
Vernal'Equirfox, March 20, Autumnal Equinox, Sept. 22,
Summer Solstice, June 21,
Winter Solstice, Dec. 21.
> Mates of Most age.
For Single Letters, any distance not exceeding 30 miles, 6 cents.
" 1 Over 30 miles, and not exceeding 80 " 10
Over 80 miles, and not exceeding 150 12 1-2
Over 150 miles, and not exceeding 400 18 3-4
i" Over 400 miles, 25.
Double Letters, or those composed of two pieces of papex^ are charged with
double those rates. Triple Letters, triple those rates.
[[j° Letters composed of more than three pieces of paper are charged with
but triple jfcstage, unless they weigh together one ounce avoirdupois, in
w^ich case they are charged with quadruple postage, and at the rate of quad¬
ruple pbstage for each ounce according to their weight; their contents, of
Whatever articles they may be composed, are always included; but no packet
of letters conveyed by water mails shall be charged with more than quadruple
postage, unless the same shall contain more than four distinct letters.
*^For each Newspaper, not carried over 100 miles, 1 cent; over 100 miles,
1 1-2—but'if carried to any office in the State in which it is printed, whatever
thfe distance, the rate is 1 cent.
Pamphlets published periodically, not exceeding 100 miles, 11-2 cents per
sheet; Over 100 miles, 2 1-2. Pamphlets not published periodically, not
exceeding 10(^miles, 4 cents; over 100, 6 cents.
Four folio pages, eight quarto pages, sixteen octavo pages, or twenty four
duodecimo pages, whatever besthe size of the paper, will be regarded as con¬
stituting a sheet. Jf more than twenty-four pages be printed on paper of a
size larger than royal, still twenty-four pages are to be taken as a sheet—but
if more than twenty-four pages, on a sheet not larger than royal, it is only
reckoned as a sheet. The surplus pages of any pamphlet or Magazine are to
be considered a sheet, and charged accordingly.
I Mo.
JTAMUARY.
184©-,
<■
POOR RICHARD'S ADDRESS TO HIS PATRONS.
The year "has come rouud like the wheel of a chariot, and Poor Richard
would practice as well as preach—He would be at his post as punctual as the
sun. Pie would have no dealings with Behindhand, Slothful and Idle. They
are a whining and poverty-stricken crew—Dont strike hands with them for,.a
moment. . ,
✓ ■
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon's phases. equation of time.
© New Moon 4d. 4ii. 9m. E.
lOTtioooonfin ..
tn WNOiNirlCOMINH "
<[ First Quarter 12 2 56 M.
==< X eowt^ao®'-< CM co ■<*
C12 ^ n w ri rt H
O Full Moon 18 7 27 E.
]) Last Quarter 26 8 29 M.
Ox i-noocof. —
(-) i-l r-i CM CM <M
a
5 \
MISCELLANY.
;
0
9
©s
sets
S
3 >
rises
sets
pla
l
Wed.
Circumcision.
Seasonable
7 10
4 50
/
4 34
2
Thu.
Battle of Trenton, 1777.
7 .10
4 50
16
5 29"
3
Frid.
Battle of Princeton, 1777.
for
7 9
4 51
29
6 £6
4
Satu.
War between Turkey and Russia, 1829.
7 \9
4 51
V?
sets
5
E
Hull's Trial at Albany, 1614.
7 9
4 51! 24
■ 5 28
6
Mon.
Epiphany. •
■winter
7 8
4 52
6 30
7
Tue.
Fenelon died 1712.
weather ;
7 8
4 52
19
7 37
8
Wed.
Battle of N. Orleans, 1815.
7 7
4 53
H
8 46
9
Thu.
Sunbury taken 1779.
but
7 '7
4 53
16
9 52
10
Frid.
Stamp Act passed 1765.
look
7 6
'< 54
30
10 59
11
Satu.
Dr. Dwight died 1817.
out
7 6
4 54
cp
morn
12
E
Linnceus died 1778.
for a
7 5
4 55
26
0 7
13
Mon.
Fox born 1749.
change,
7 5
4 55
B
1 20
14
Tue.
Peace ratified with Great Britain, 1784.
7 4
4 56
27
2'33
15
Wed.
Charleston burnt 1778.
perhaps
7 4
4 56
n
3 48
16
Thu.
d in perigee. Battle at Corunna', 1809.
7 3
4 57
26
5 1
17
Frid.
Franklin born 1706.
some snow
7 2
4 58
or;
,6 7
18
Satu.
Battle at Cowpens, 1781.
or
7 1
4 59
25
rises
19
E
Copernicus born 1642.
7 0
5 0
5 49
20
Mon.
O enters st.. Independence Ack. 1783.
6 59
5 1
23
6., 58.j
21
Tue.
ruin.
6 59
5 1
8^:
22
Wed.
Battle of Tallapoosa, 1814.
6 58
5 2
20
9 6
23
Thu.
Tarleton died 1833, ast 78.
Weather
6 58
5 2
10* 9
24
Frid.
Frederick the Great, born 1712.
6 57
5 3
14
11 7
25
Satu.
Conversion of St. Paul. Burns b. 1759.
6 56
5 4
28
morn"
26
E
unsettled
6 56
5 4
m
0 8
27
Mon.
d in apogee. French Treaty, 1832. towards
6 55
5 5
20
1 12
28
Tue.
Peter the Great died 1725.
6 54
5 6
/
2 15
29
Wed.
George III. died 1820.
. the
6 53
5 7
13
3 16
30
Thu.
Charles I. beheaded 1648.
close
6 52
5 8
26
4 17
31
Frid.
Sirius south 9, 56. eve.
6 51
5 9
vr
5 7
11 Mo.
FEBRUARY.
S84©.
Byt before givfng further counsel, thanks are due for the cordial reception
of our last year's budget. May it bless our Patrons as much as they have blest
us—ave, and with interest too—and with gratitude we'll to serve them afresh.
O tnp times—These hard times ! What shall we do ? Not make the matter
worse by grumbling, says Poor Richard. Grumbling and talking politics will
wtiste a map'^ spirits, and temper, and cash. Leave complaining to those
who'have nothing else for their stomachs. Do up your politics at the ballot
bqx where it will be to some purpose, and remember that to do-nothing and
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon's phases.
©
<L
o
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
3d. 8h. 51m. M.
10 10 47 M.
17 8 42 M.
equation of time.
o
53 S
vj w v. ^3- w «> i—i vj
M C© CC CM Oi r#
J)" Last Quarter 25 5 38 M.
©Q
r-iiocicoiN.'—iiooj
I-ihMOIM
0
g
DW
MISCELLANY.
j
,o
rises
O
sets
@s
pla
rises
1
Sat.
Bonaparte defeated, 1814.
6 50
5
10
VP
5 51
2
E
Candlemas.
Cold
6 49
5
11
6 33
3
Mon.
Inquisition abolished 1813.
6 48
5
12
16
sets
4
Tue.
Cessation of hostilities, 1783.
6 47
5
13
29
6 32
5
Wed.
Galvani died 1799.
rain
6 46
5
14
H
7 39
6
Tip.
French alliance, 1778.
or
6 45
5
15
26
8 47
7
Frid.
Sirius south 9, 30, eve.
snoic
6 44
5
16
9P
25
9 54
8
Satu.
in some
6 43
5
17
11 5
9
$
Capture of L'lnsurgent, 1799.
6 42
5
18
8
morn
10
Mon.
places.
6 41
5
19
23
0 10
11
Tue.
De Witt Clinton died 1828.
6 40
5
20
n
1 29
12
Wed.
([ in perigee. Cholera in London 1832.
6 39
5
21
22
2 40
13
Thu.
Revolution in England, 1688.
6 38
5
22
G
3 47
14
Frid.
Valentine Day.
Windy.
6 37
5
23
20
4 40
15
Satu.
Treaty with Denmark, 1783.
6 36
5
24
SI
5 28
16
E
Frigate Philadelphia destroyed 1804. Rather
6 35
5
25
16
6 7
17
Mon.
Michael Angelo died 1564.
6 34
5
26
29
rises
18
Tue.
Wirt died 1834, ast 62. unpleasant.
6 33
5
27
26
6 52
19
Wed.
0ent. U.
Flying
6 32
5
28
7 54
20
Thu.
Voltaire born 1694. Garrickborn 1716.
6 31
5
29
-/V
8 53
21
Frid.
clouds, and
6 30
5
30
9 55
22
Sat.u.
Washington born 1732.
frequent
6 29
5
31
m
10 58
23
E
Sexagesima Sunday.
signs of
6 28
5
32
16
11 50
24
Mon.
(J in apogee. Handel born, 1684.
6 27
5
33
29
morn
25
Tue.
Battle of Warsaw, 1831.
falling
6 26
5
34
/
0 51
26
Wed.
Bonaparte left Elba, 1815.
6 25
5
35
22
1 53
27
Thu.
Great Earthquake at Lisbon, 1796.
6 24
5
36
VP
2 51
28
Frid.
weather.
6 23
5
37
17
3 35
29
Satu.
Battle of Withlacooche, 1836,
6 22
5
38
29
4 21
Ill Mo.
MAUD II.
is4o:
earn-nothing will make hard times for any body—while industry and econo¬
my, and mind-your-business will set the times right enough to aft who practise
them. Don't make haste to be rich, lest in the scramble you break oVer the
limits of common honesty and common sense and find that you aye c«fming
out at the little end of the horn. The speculating man is on stilts, and stalks
over people's heads for a time, but by and by you'll see him flat on his baek,
and ten to one, if he isn't obliged to hobble on crutches, and behind every
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
© New Moon 3d. 10h. 41m. E.
d First Quarter 10 5 45 E.
O Full Moon 17 11 29 E.
D Last Quarter 26 1 22 M.
equation .of time.
a
I § }
MISCELLANY.
o
91
9s
©
s
I 3 5
rises
sets i
pla
rises
i
D
Bonaparte entered France 1815.
6
21
5
39
4 56
2
Mon.
John Wesley died 1791. Somewhat
6
20
5
40
23
5 27
Tue.
War with Algiers 1815. more
6
19
5
41
sets
4
Wed.
Asp. Wednesday. Federal Congress, 1789.
6
18
5
42
21
6 38
5
Thu.
Boston Massacre 1770. fair and pleas-
6
16
5
44
cp
7 40
6
Frid.
Battle Alamo, 1836.
6
15
5
45
19
8 58
7
Satu.
5 in perigee. ant.
6
14
5
46
s
10 12
8
D
1st Sunday in Lent. Madison born 1751.
6
13
5
47
18
11 20
9
Mon.
Rizzio assassinated 1566. March
6
12
5
48
n
morn
10
Tue.
Benjamin West died 1820.
6
11
5
49
16
0 35
u
Wed. Tasso born 1544. winds, and
6
10
5
50
a~X
1 40
12
Thu.
Gregory Martyr. a
6
.9
5
51
16
2 44
13
Frid.
Ijjl discovered 1781. tanning
6
8
5
52
20
3 30
14
Satu,
Delaware River Blockaded 1813.
6
6
5
54
n
4 9
15
D
Boston evac.1776. Bat.Guilford 1781. Jackson
6
5
5
55
26
4 45
16
Mon.
St. Cyprian. [born 1767.
St. Patrick's Day. sun.
6
4
5
56
5 12
17
Tue.
6
3
5
57
23
rises.
18
Wed.
Stamp Act repealed 1766.
6
2
5
58
_/v
6 46
19
Thu.
First recorded eclipse of the Moon B. C. 720.
6
1
5
59
18
7 41
20
Frid.
0 ent cp. Private Essex taken 1815.
6
0
6
0
30
8 47
21
Satu.
Cranmer burnt 1556. But on the
5
58
6
2
ffl
9 49
22
D
Newton died 1727.
5
57
6
3
25
10 54
23
Mon.
D in Apo. Penguin cap. Hornet lost 1815.
5
55
6
5
/
11 40
24
Tue.
Queen Elizabeth died 1603. whole
5
54
6
6
17
morn
25
Wed.
Annunciation B. V. not
5
53
6
7
29
0 43
26
Thu.
Earthquake at Caraccas 1812. t
5
52
6
8
W
I 40
27
Frid.
First printing in England, 1471. unseasonable
5
51
6
9
25
2 25
28
Satu.
Raphael born 1483.
5
50
6
10
3 4
29
D
4th Sund. in Lent. Fanning's massacre 1836.
5
49
6
11
20
3 36
30
Mon.
The Allies entered Paris 1814. for
5
48
6
12
H
4 6
31
Tue.
Battle of Cracow 1811. this month.
5
47
6
13
17
3 38
IV Mo.
APIUI*.
184®.
one all the rest of his life. We hope our good Patrons will be content with
the honest thrift of diligence, good habits and judicious labor, bringing in
reasonable profits. Any fool may begin to fly and succeed at first. He has
only to take a bundle of stalks under each arm and jump off of the high-beams,
or from the belfry of a Church, and he'll fly well enough—But, mind ye, its
hard lighting, and makes hard times to the modern speculator.
A hint, too, about frauds and bankruptcy—When you see Mr. Dashaway
with a store full of goods and the newspapers half filled with his big advertise-
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
0 New Moon 2n. 10h. 5m. M-
d First Quarter 9 1 8 M.
Q Full Moon 16 2 40 E.
]) Last Quarter 24 6 35 E
EQUATION OF TIME.
| -s
OQ S
03 HIOOinN-nno
Q „ _ oj (j* a*
o
e )
3
5; 5
1
Wed.
2
Thu.
3
Frid.
4
Satu.
5
D
6
Mon.
7
Tue.
8
Wed.
9
Thu.
10
Frid.
11
Satu.
12
D
13
Mon.
14
Tue.
15
Wed.
16
Thu.
17
Frid.
18
Satu.
19
D
20
Mon.
21
Tue.
22
Wed.
23
Thu.
24
Frid.
25
Satu.
26
D
27
Mon.
28
Tue.
29
Wed
30
Thu.
MISCELLANY.
.o i o \m
nse»i sets [pla.
rises
ALL FOOLS DAY. Thunder, lightningi/huil.
Jefferson born 1743. Some
Bishop Heber died 1826.
d in perigee. Goldsmith died 1774.
Gov. Carver died 1621.
Dartmoor massacre 1815.
cool
winds,
if
not
French entered Spain 1823.
Insurrection at Lyons 1834.
Bank of U. S. incorporated 1816. o
Bonaparte abdicated 1814. few
Dr. Young died 1765.
Insurrection in Paris 1834. April
Handel died 1759, at 75.
Fort Watson taken J781. showers,
Shakspeare born 1564. about
Franklin died 1790, set 84. the
Byron died 1824, set 36. middle
Q ent. y . Easter Sunday. Battle of of
d in Apo. [Lexington, 1775.
Battle of San Jacinto 1836. the month;
Dr. Mather died 1669.
Cervantes and Shakspeare died 1616.
Battle of Savannah 1782. then
St. Mark. fair
Petersburg destroyed 1781. and
York, U. C. taken 1813. changeable.
Mahometan year, 1254 begins.
Rpervier taken 1814. Warmer.
Washington inaugurated 1789.
5 46
5 45
5 45
5 44
5 43
5 42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
5 26
5 25
5 24
5 23
5 22
5 21
5 20
5 19
5 18
6 141 H
6 15 Up
6 15
6 16
6 17
6 18
6 19
6 20
6 21
6 22
6 23
6 24
6 25
6 2(5
6 27
® 28
6 29 rtl
6 30 20
6 31 /
6 32 15
6 33
6 34|VT
6 35 21
6 36
6 37
6 38
6 39
6 40 25
6 41 cp
6 42 26
4 561
sets i
7 54
9 17,
10 31
11 40,
morn i
0 42
1 38
2 20
2 54
3 26
3 55
4 17
4 40
rises
7 47
8 48
9 53
10 40
11 42
morn
0 27
1 9
1 40
2 12
2 39
3 7
3 34
4 0
V
MAY.
1840.
ments of ten thousand times as much as he has, and with lies and tricks upon
customers and distant ereditors—ready to trade on any terms—Don't cross his
threshold. The concern will prove rotten at the core, and soon tumble to
pieces. Or else he will give some ostensibly reputable man (though a more
secret knave than himself) fifty per cent, to cover his property by attachment,
and thus cheat his distant creditors of their thousands while the villain retires
upon the interest of his money, having settled for twenty-five cents on a dollar.
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
@ New Moon
d First Quarter
O Full Moon
p Last Quarter
© New Moon
In. 7h. 2m. E.
8 9 40 M.
16 6 22 M.
24 8 18 M.
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MISCELLANY.
MAY DAY. Addisonb. 1719. Fair andpleas-
d in per. Battle of Lutzin 1813. ant if the
Jamaica discovered 1495. wind and
Bonaparte died 1821. weather com-
Com. Truxton died 1782. bine with
Battle of Prague 1757. our wishes,
Bible Soc. formed Phil. 1868. for our
American Bible Society, 1816.
Ascension day. May day friends.
Ticonderoga taken 1775. But look
Trumbull died 1831. out
Charleston surrendered 1780. for some
Jamestown settled 1607. showirs,
Amer. Bib. Soc. Anniversary. with an
Cape Cod discovered 1602. occasional
Eng. dec. war against France 1804.
d in apo. Jay died 1834. storm
Bonaparte dec. Emperor 1804. of wind
Dark day in N. E. .1780. and
ent. n La Fayette died 1834, set 77.
Trinity. rain in some places,
Alexander Pope born 1688.
Irish rebellion 1798. accompanied
Copernicus died 1543. with thun-
Dr. Paley died 1805. der and
Dantzic taken 1807. lightning,
John Calvin died 1564. and
SirH. Davy died 1828. hail in some
Gen. Putnam died 1790. parts.
Voltaire died 1778, Pope died 1764. Fair and
d in per. Newburyport burnt 1811. warm.
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No, no. Keep clear of such. Patronize the honest merchant, who begins as
he can hold out, and the young man too who is industrious and steady and
early behind his counter; and who, if he fail through bad debts, is honest and
gives up all he has, and begins anew with a clear conscience though poor. If
he has shown himself faithful and honest, boost him a little at first with your
pay-down custom till he gets fairly on his legs again.
To the Lords of the soil, and the hardy Laborer on his own acres—a hearty
God-speed. Your capital is in a bank that never fails—in the sun and the
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
C First Quarter 6d. 8h. 9m. E.
O Full Moon 14 9 35 E.
5 Last Quarter 22 6 18 E.
© New Moon 29 8 40 M.
equation of time.
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Kentucky admitted 1792. Fine growing
Gen. Sumpter died 1782. season fur
Transit of Venus 1769. those whose
Peace with Tripoli 1805. crops are in
Chandler and Winder taken 1813. good
Mahomet died 634. order and wfto have
Whitsunday. Robert'Bruce died 1329.
Pope born 1688. Paine died 1809. had
favorable rains
War with Tripoli 1801. Warm and
St. Barnabas. then a little
Lisbon besieged 1832. warmer.
C in apo. Jo. Bonaparte dec. king 1808.
Trinity. Battle of Marengo 1805. Quite
Washington ap. commander 1775. melting
Duke of Marlborough died 1722. weather,
Battle of Bunker Hill 1775. vnless
Battle of Waterloo 1815. War with Eng.
Gen. Green died 1786. [1812.
Dr. Belknap died 1798. cooled by an
Q ent. S3 Summer solstice. occasional
Frig. Chespeake attacked 1807. fall of
Dr. Akenside died 1770. rain accompanied
St. John Baptist. with thunder
Battle of Charleston 1776. and other
William IV crowned 1830. cooling ingredi-
Cholera at New York 1832. ents.
(I in peri. Battle of Monmouth 1778.
St. Peter. O the iceather,
Roscoe died 1831. the iceather, how hot!
VII Mo.
rain, the heavens and the earth—And He that suffers not summer or winter,
seed-time, or harvest to fail, is the Good Cashier. He'll pay your drafts at
sight and always honor your calls upon him. If he don't discount offhand,
you'll get good interest by trusting him. With the heavens and the earth for
your capital, and him that rules them for your banker, yours is the true inde¬
pendence and happiness. With healthful labor, honest gains, a clear con¬
science and a rising family, ye are the yeoman-princes of the land. Pros¬
perity be with ye and the finest of wheat in your borders.
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
([ First Quarter 6d. 8h. 48m. M.
O Full Moon 14 0 10 E.
D Last Quarter 22 1 23 M.
@ New Moon 28 4 10 E.
equation of time.
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MISCELLANY.
O
rises
O |®sj
I sets |pla|
sets
f| in apogee. Bat. of Boyne 1890. Weather
isitation B. V. Mary. quite fickle,
Fort Erie taken 1814. and coquettish,
Independence declared 177G. hut on
Battle of Chippeway 1813. the whole
Ticonderoga taken 1777. abundant
Fairfield burnt 1777. and warm)
La Fontaine born 1621. sometimes wet,
Braddock's defeat 1755. sometimes
Columbus born 1447. dry, sometimes
(I in apogee. J. Q. Adams born 1767. hot,
Hull's invasion 1812. and seldom
Washington app. Com. 1798. cold.
French Revolution com. 1789. Thunder.
Bonaparte banished to Helena 1815.
Stony Point taken 1779. Lightning,
Dr. Watts born 1674. hail and rain
Petrarch died 1374. whenever it may
Battle of Hallidon Hill 1333. happen
Playfair died 1819. to hit, and
Inquisition re-estab. Spain 1814. so
f ) ent. Mary Magdalene. we go
onaparte died 1822. for variety
and taste, all to
Battle of Bridgewater 1814. prepare
(I in perigee. St. James a batch, a
good sterling batch
Ticonderoga taken 1759. of first
Revolution in France 1830. rate
Wm. Penn died 1718. dog days
Plattsburg attacked 1813. weather.
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7 10
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AUGUST.
1840.
To our Patron Mechanics is extended Poor Richard's hearty greeting.—
Brethren of the useful arts, let the sound of your hammer startle the sluggard,
and the hum of your machinery usher in the gray morning. It will make your
creditors easy, if you have any, and secure you early customers, who are al¬
ways beforehand with the world. Employ no loungers, no bad or careless
workmen Be in your shop as early as your boys. The best apprentice may
spoil if you don't look after him. Give him example as well as precept. In a
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
<[ First Quarter 4d.
O Full Moon 13
p Last Quarter 20
•@ New Moon 27
11h. 55m E.
2 0 M.
7 2 M.
1 29 M.
EQUATION OF TIME.
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MISCELLANY.
o |
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O !©s|
setsIplaJ
sets
Lammas day. America discovered 1498.
Croghan's victory 1813. Though warm,
Columbus 1st voyage 1492. and something
Battle of Crown point 1759 of the
Battle of Brownstown 1812. warmest,
Ben Johnson died 1637. yet quite
d in apogee. Name of Jesus. as
Canning died 1827. favorable as
Louis Philip crowned 1830. we deserve
St. Lawrence. Missouri admitted 1821. in
Earthquake at St. Michaels 1820. dog
George IV born 1762. days. Fine
d eclipsed—visible. Alert taken 1812.
Brig Argus lost 1813. time for demo-
Bonaparte born 1762—Sir W. Scott, b. 1771.
Battle of Camden" 1778. crats and
Battle o£Smolensko 1812. others; some
Preble bombarded Tripoli 1804. what squally
Guerriere taken 1812. for demagogues.
Wayne's victory 1793. Keep your crop
Negro massacre in Va. 1813. in good
,0entni. Battle Bosworth Field 1485.
d in perigee. order, come rain or
Washington City taken 1814. storm,
Battle of Cressy, 1346. sun or wind
Battle of Long Island 1776. or showers,
Dr. Herschell died 1822. Heaven furor-
Robespierre died 1794—Moreau killed 1813.
Battle of Rhode Island 1773. ing, good
Jerusalem destroyed by Titus, 70.
John Bunyan died 1688. crops
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1 18
2 191
3 20
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7 56
8 23
8 54
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10 48
11 45
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0 55:
2 5
3 19
4 30
sets
7 12
7 40
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IS Mo.
SEPTEMBER.
word, keep your shop and your shop will keep you. A broken engagement,
or an unfaithful piece of work is like a leak in a ship, and enough of them
will sink you. " Hold fast integrity"—be your motto, and remember that all
you borrow of Old Time before and after the sun is clear gain. Poor Richard's
products are all a bill of overwork.
May our Friends of the Fair, have fair health, fair habits, fair reputation,
fair offers and good husbands. To be worth having, is the way to be had,
although cheap calicoes sometimes sell quick. It is also the only way to have
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
]) First Quarter 3d. 5h. 25m. E.
O Full Moon 11 2 39 E.
]) Last Quarter 18 0 27 E.
® New Moon 25 1 24 E.
EQUATION OF TIME.
& K O (M ^ iO l> 00 CT)
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MISCELLANY.
0 I
rises i
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2
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3
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4
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5
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24
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26
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27
D
28
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29
Tue.
30
Wed.
St. Giles. Avon taken 1814.
London burnt 1666, O. S.
Cromwell died 1658.
C in apogee. Boxer taken 1814.
1st Convention Phil. 1774.
La Fayette born 1757.
Warsaw taken 1831.
Nativity of B. Y.
Battle of Flodden Field 1513.
Perry's Victory 1813.
McDonnough's Victory 1814.
Quite
pleasant
nights.
Some
cooler.
Weather a
little
dubious
in some places.
Battle Bran¬
ny wine 1777.
Quebec taken 1759. Rainy, but
Holy Cross. Moscow burnt 1812. in other
New York taken 1776. respects fair, and
agreeable.
C in perigee. St. Lambert.
Washington's Farewell Address.
Battle of Stillwater 1777
Seige of Fort Erie raised 1814.
Sir Walter Scott died 1832.
Q ent. Geo. Ill crowned 1761
Somewhat
Muslins first made in England 1781.
Arnold's Treason 1780. cooler,
Philadelphia taken 1777. about the
Earthquake at Mexico 1717. time
Harvard College founded 1636. of the
Nelson born 1758. equinoxial
George Whitefield died 1770. weather.
Then a
little
showery.
5 37
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6 21
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0 10
1 15
2 18
3 19
4 20
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10 55
11 59
morn
1 10
2 28
3 40
4 42
sets
6 5
6 40
7 14
7 43
8 291
X Mo.
OCTOBER.
1840.
those who are worth the plague they are, about house. Choose the honest
and industrious before the showy and flashy. Working clothes catch better
husbands than silks and satins. Fish for them in the wash tub and the milk
pail, at the bread trough and the cooking stove and in cleaning house ; and
when you get a bite it will be worth all the nibbling shiners and minnows, that
can be baited with laces and gewgaws. Don't fear a hrown skin and a rough
hand, nor be ashamed of the shop apron. Look at the root of the matter—a
kind heart, and good character and habits.
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
MOON S PHASES.
d First Quarter 3d. 11h. 37m. M.
O Full Moon 11 2 19 M.
5 Last Quarter 17 7 4 E.
© New Moon 25 4 1 M.
EQUATION OF TIME.
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MISCELLANY.
3
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First Steam Boat to Albany 1807.
Look
6
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2
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(fin apogee. Mai. Andre ex. 1780. out
6
11
5
49
30
10 12
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for some
6
12
5
48
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24
11 7
4
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Battle of Germantown 1777.
rainy
6
13
5
47
morn
5
Mon.
Gen. Proctor's defeat 1813.
weather, or
6
14
5
46
0 10
6
Tue.
Peace rat. with England 1783. watery clouds
6
15
5
45
10
1 9
7
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Battle of Stillwater 1777.
if nothing
6
16
5
44
28
2 12
8
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Treaty with Holland 1782.
more.
6
17
5
43
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9
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Battle of Savannah—Pulaski killed 1779.
6
18
5
42
27
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10
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Benj. West born 1738.
after tchich
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19
5
41
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America discovered 1492.
some
6
20
5
40
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12
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Canova died 1822.
little
6
21
5
39
8
6 20
13
Tue.
Wm. Penn born 1044.
cooler,
6
22
5
38
24
7 3
14
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(I in perigee Battle of Hastings 1006.
6
23
5
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7 58
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6
24
5
36
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6
25
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27
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some
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29
5
31
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20
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John Adams born 1735.
frost in
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5
30
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21
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Battle of Trafalgar 1805.
cold
6
31
5
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places
6
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then
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2G
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Dr. Dodridge died 1751.
fair and
6
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5
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6
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5
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XI Mo.
NOVEMBER.
1840.
But short stories—many happy years to you all—and the divine blessing,
without which Poor Richard can't help you a morsel. A whole lot of blessings
may be had for the asking, but mind ye—kind Patrons, no prayer, no Messing. |
Look aloft or you'll never rise. Though you may flourish for a time, your
prosperity will wither in the end like corn in a drought. The church-going
bell is the knell of prosperity to him who heeds it not; and an unread Bible
will sooner or later turn its owner out of doors. A word to the wise—you;
know—with the blessing of POOR RICHARD.
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
moon s phases.
equation of time.
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O Full Moon 9 1 8 E.
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All Saints. Earthquake at Lisbon 1775.
All Souls. Battle of Flat Creek 1813.
French Fleet sailed for Boston 1778.
St. Clair's defeat 1791. Somewhat changeable
Gun Powder Plot 1605. and uncertain.
Battle of Lutzen 1632, O. S. Flrying clouds.
Battle of Tippecanoe 1811.
Cortez entered Mexico 1519. Rather
Battle of Talladega 1813. cooler.
Milton died 1674. Spurzheim d. 1832. Indica¬
te in perigee. St. Martin. tions of
Montreal taken 1775. rain.
Battle of Queenstown 1812.
Fort Mifflin evacuated 1777. Plenty
Dr liersohell born 1478. of
Fort Washington taken 1776. mud
Le Sage died 1747.
Great Earthquake in N. E. 1755. where
Jay's Treaty 1794. rain is
Tarlton defeated 1780. abundant,
(vjj ent. / . Fort Niagara bomb'd 1812. and
Cecilia.
First ascent of a.Balloon 1782.
Greek Revolution commenced 1820.
Dr. Watts died 1748, ast. 76.
d in apogee. Cowper born 1731.
Battle of Berezina 1812.
Cardinal Wolsey died 1530.
Revolt in Poland 1831. Advent.
St. Andrews. Baliol crowned 1292.
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XII Mo.
DECEMBER.
184©.
In Austria, the nobles are the proprietors of the land, and the peasants are
compelled to work for their masters during every day in the week, excepting
Sunday. The cultivators of the soil are in a state of bondage.
In Sweden, the dress of the peasantry is prescribed by law. Their food con¬
sists of hard driedfish and gruel, without meat.
The common wages of a hired laborer, in France, is $37 50 for a man, and
$18 75 for a woman, annually. The taxes on the land are equal to one-fiflh
of its net products. How great the difference between them and us !
ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
MOON S PHASES.
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Emperor Alexander died 1825.
Bonaparte crowned Emperor 1804. Cool,
Revolution in Europe 1688. but
"pleasant for the
French army crossed the Vistula 1806. season,
St. Nicholas. Rhode Island taken 1776. but
Newport taken 1779. Ney shot 1815. pre-
H. Laurens died 1792 ast 69. pare for some
d in perigee. Milton born 1608. [cold
Jackson's anti-nullifying proclamation 1832.
Indiana admitted 1811.
Dr. Haller died 1677.
Dr. Johnson died 1784.
Washington died 1799.
Hartford Convention 1804.
Great Fire in N. York 1835.
Bolivar died 1830.
Great Fire in N. York 1804.
Fort Niagara taken 1813.
Louisiana annexed 1803.
©ent. Vf
rains, and
in some
parts no small
signs of
snow.
But on the
whole quite
a seasonable
portion of
weather
St. Thomas. Winter solstice.
as usual in this month
din apogee. Washington resigns 1783. of
Treaty signed at Ghent 1814. the year. And
Christmas. Newton born 16-12. if there
Battle Trenton 1776. Girard died 1831.
St. John the Evangelist. should
Innocents. not be any
Java captured 1812. snow before
Buffalo taken 1813. it will close remarkably.
Last day of 1840. Farewell old year!
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Statistical, Miscellaneous, &c.
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
New York,
President.
Salary, $25,000.
" 5.0&D.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,
Richard M. Johnson, Kentucky, Vice President.
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, COMPOSING THE CABINET.
John Forsyth, Georgia,
Levi Woodbury, New Hampshire,
Joel R. Poinsett, South Carolina,
James K. Paulding, New York,
Amos Kendall,
Felix Grundy,
Roger B. Taney,
Joseph Story,
Smith Thompson,
John McLean,
Henry Baldwin,
Secretary of State, Salary, 6,000.
Sec. of tha Treasury, 6,000,
Sec. of War, " 6,000.
Sec. of the Navy, " 6,000.
P.M. General, " 6,000.
Attorney General, il < 4,000.
SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice, Salary, $5,000,
Salaries, $4,500.
James M. Wayne, Savannah, Geo.
Philip P. Barbour, Gordonsville, Va.
John McKinley, Florence, Ala.
John Catron, Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky,
Tennessee,
Baltimore, Md.
Associate Justices.
Cambridge, Mass.
New York, N. Y.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Districts.
C N. Dis.
Ala. < M. Dis
^S. Dis.
Arkansas.
DISTRICT COURTS.
Judges. Residence. Salary.
,5C0 !
Attorneys. Pay.
John Forsyth, jr., $200
> &
Jere. Clemens, ) fees.
Wm. C. Scott, $200 do-
o nnn £ Gaines, 200 do.
' I S.F.Butterworth, 200 do.
Ten.
Wm. Crawford, Mobile,
Benj. Johnson, Portof Ark. 1,500
Miss. ^ g j)-g | S. J. Gholson, ,
C J. A. M'Kinney, 200 do
M. B. Brown, Nashville, 1,500 < Jamed P.Grundy, 200 do.
I H. W. M'Corry, 200^0.
Times and Places of holding District Courts
Alabama—TJuntsville, 2d Monday of April and October; Tuscaloosa, 4th
Monday in May, and 1st after 4th Monday Nov.; Mobile, 1st Monday May,
and 2d Monday Dec. Arkansas—Little Rock, 1st Monday Oct. Missis¬
sippi—Jackson, 4th Monday in January and June. Tennessee—Knoxville,
3d Monday April and October; Nashville, 4th Monday May and Nov.; Jack¬
son, 3d Monday Sept.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
8th Circuit—Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri—John Catron, Judge.
9th do. Alabama, Mississippi, E. Dis. Louisiana and Arkansas—John
M'Kinley, Judge.
Times and Places of holding Circuit Courts.
Tennessee—Nashville, 1st Monday March and September; Knoxville, 3d-
Mon. October; Jackson, 1st Mond. April. Alabama—Mobile,2d Mon. March
and 4th Monday Sept.; Huntsville, 1st Monday June. Mississippi—Jackson,
1st Monday May and Nov. Arkansas—Little Rock, 4th Monday March,
2
GOVERNMENT OF TENNESSEE.
James K. Polk, Governor; Luke Lea, Jr. Secretary of State; Daniel Gra¬
ham, Comptroller; Miller Francis, Treasurer; Robert H. M'Ewen, Superin¬
tendent of Instruction; George S. Yerger, Attorney General.
Senators in Congress. Hugh L. White, Ephraim Foster.
Representatives in Congress. Wm. B. Carter, A. McClellan, Joseph
L. Williams, Julius W. Blackwell, Hopkins L. Turney, Wm. B. Campbell,
John Bell, M. P. Gentry, Harvey M. Watterson, Aaron V. Brown, Cave
Johnson, John W. Crockett, Christopher H. Williams.
Eastern Division.
COURTS IN TENNESSEE.
COURTS OF CHANCERY.
Thomas L. Williams, Chancellor.
Dis. Counties. Places.
Carter, Sullivan, Johnson,Washington, Jonesboro',
Green, Powell, Greeneville,
Hawkins, Powell, Rogersville,
Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Tazewell,
-Jefferson, Cocke, Sevier, Dandridge,
Anderson, Knox, Blount, Knoxville,
Morgan, Roane, Meigs, Kingston,
Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, Pikeville,
M'Minn, Monroe, Bradley, Madisonville,
Middle Division. Lunsford M. Bramlitt, Chancellor.
1 Fentress, Overton, Jackson, Livingston,
2 White, Warren, Cannon, Coffee, M'Minnville,
3 Smith, Carthage,
4 Wilson, Lebanon,
5 Rutherford, Murfreesboro',
6 Bedford, Marshall, Shelbyville,
7 Franklin, Winchester,
Lincoln, Fayetteville,
9 Giles, Lawrence, Pulaski,
10 Wayne, Hardin, Savannah,
11 Maury, Columbia,
12 Dickson, Humphreys, Hickman, 7 fM , ..
Stewart, Montgomery, Cumberland, ) a* o e,
13 Robertson, Sumner, Gallatin,
14 Davidson, Williamson, Franklin,
Western Division. Pleasant M. Miller, Chancellor.
Salary, $1500.
Time.
1 m. May, Nov.
2 do do
4 do do
1 June, Dec.
3 do do
1 April, Oct.
4 March, Sept.
2 do do
3 do do.
Salary, $1500.
1 March, Sept.
4 Jan. July.
4 Feb. Aug.
3 Jan. July.
1 Feb. August.
2 do
3 do
4 do
1 March,
2 do
do
do
do
do
Sept.
do
do
do do
do
do
do
do.
Henry, Weakley, Obion,
Dyer, Gibson, Carroll, Benton, }
Perry, Henderson, Madison, 3
Haywood, Tipton, Lauderdale,
Fayette, Shelby, Hardeman, M'Nairy,
Dresden,
Huntingdon,
Brownsville,
Sommerville,
SUPREME COURT.
Salary, $1500.
3 Feb. August.
1 do do
3 May, Nov.
4 May, Nov.
Judges. Wm. B. Reese, Eastern Division; Nathan Greene, Middle Divis¬
ion; Win. B. Turley, Western Division. Salaries, $1800.
Eastern Division. Carter, Sullivan, Washington, Hawkins, Greene, Clai¬
borne, Grainger, Jefferson, Cocke, Sevier, Blount, Monroe, M'Minn, Roane,
Knox, Campbell, Anderson, Hamilton, Rhea, Bledsoe, Morgan, Marion,
Bradley, Powell, Meigs.
Middle Division. Fentress, Overton, White, Warren, Franklin, Jackson,
Smith, Wilson, Rutherford, Bedford, Lincoln, Sumner, Robertson, Davidson,
Williamson, Maury, Giles, Lawrence, Wayne, Hickman, Dickson, Mont¬
gomery, Stewart, Humphreys, Cannon, Coffee, Marshall.
Western Division. M'Nairy, Hardeman, Fayette, . Shelby, Tipton, Hay¬
wood, Madison, Henderson, Carroll, Gibson, Dyer, Obion, Weakley, Henry,
Lauderdale, Perry, Hardin, Benton.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
Fourteen Circuits, one Judge and one Attorney General each; Judge's
salary, $1500; Attorney's salary, fees of office.
Cir. Judges.
Samuel Powell,
Edward Scott,
Chas. F. Keith,
A. Caruthers,
Attorneys.
John M. Brabson,
Reuben Rogers,
Samuel Frazier,
Win. Cullom,
Sam'l Anderson, T. C. Whitesides,
James Rucks, John Trimble,
Mort. A. Martin, Wm. R. Turner,
Cir. Judges.
8 Edmd Dillahuuty,
9 W. R. Harris,
10 John Read,
11 V. D. Barry,
12 R. M. Anderson,
13 A. J. Marchbanks,
14 B. C. Totten,
Attorneys.
Jas.H.Thomas,
J. R. M'Means,
W.B. Miller,
E.W.M.King,
Gray Garrett,
A. F. Goff,
— Dougherty.
Times of holding Circuit Courts.
COUNTIES.
Anderson,
Bedford,
Benton,
Bledsoe,
Blount,
Bradley,
Campbell,
Cannon,
Carroll,
Carter,
Claiborne,
Cocke,
Coffee,
Cumberland,
Davidson,
De Kalb,
Dickson,
Dyer,
Fayette,
Fentress,
Franklin,
Gibson,
Giles,
Grainger,
Greene,
2 March, July, Nov.
1 April, Aug. Dec.
1 Jan. May, Sept.
2 March, July, Nov.
I after 4 Jan. May, Sept
1 April, Aug. Dec.
1 Jan. May, Sept.
2 do do do
2 do do do
1 March, July. Nov.
2 Jan. May, Sept.
1 April, August, Dec.
4 Feb. June, Oct.
do do do
2 Jan. May, Sept.
2 April, Aug. Dec.
3 Feb. June, Oct.
4 do do do
4 do do do
3 do do do
2 Jan. May, Sept.
1 March, July, Nov.
3 Feb. June, Oct.
4 April, August, Dec.
2 Feb. June, Oct.
COUNTIES.
Hamilton,
Hardin,
Hardeman,
Hawkins,
Haywood,
Henderson,
Henry,
Hickman,
Humphreys,
Jackson,
Jefferson,
Johnson,
Knox,
Lauderdale,
Lawrence,
Lincoln,
Madison,
Marion,
Maury,
McMinn,
McNairy,
Meigs,
Monroe,
Montgomery,
jMorgan,
4 Mar. 1 a 4 July, 4 Nov
do do do
3 do do do
4 do do do
1 Feb. June, Oct.
4 March, July, Nov.
3 Jan. May, Sept.
2 March, July, Nov.
4 Feb. June, Oct.
3 March, July, Nov.
3 April, August, Dec.
2 March, July, Nov.
2 Feb. June, Oct.
3 Feb. June, Oct.
2 March, July, Nov.
1 Feb. June, Oct.
4 April, August, Dec.
3 March, July, Nov.
1 Jan May, 4 August.
2 April, Aug. Dec.
do do do
1 Jan. May, Sept.
4 April, Aug. Dec.
2 Jan. May, Sept.
3 March, July, Nov.
counties.
Marshall,
Obion,
Overton,
Perry,
Powell,
Rhea,
Roane,
Robertson,
Rutherford,
Sevier,
Shelby,
Smith,
times.
1 Feb. June, Oct.
3 do do do
4 do do do
1 April, August, Dec.
1 do do do
J March, July, Nov.
4 Feb. June, Oct.
1 Jan. May, Sept.
1 March, July, Nov.
2 April, August, Dec.
J Feb. June, Oct.
3 April, August, Dec.
counties.
Stewart,
Sullivan,
Sumner,
Tipton,
Warren,
Washington,
Wayne,
Weakley,
White,
Williamson,
Wilson,
times.
1 March, July, Nov.
3 do do do
3 Feb. June, Oct.
2 do- do do
3 April, Aug. Dec.
4 Feb. June, Oct.
;3 March, July, Nov.
1 Feb. June, Oct.
1 do do do
2 March, July, Nov.
1 Feb. June, Oct.
GOVERNMENT OF ALABAMA.
Arthur P. Bagby, Governor, salary $3,500. Thos. B. Tunstall, Secretary
of State., sel. $1,000, and fees. Jefferson C, Vandyke, Comptroller of Pub¬
lic Accounts, sal. $1000. Wm. Hawn, SMe Treasurer, sal. $1,000. John P.
Phelan, Attorney General, sal. $425 and perquisites.
Senators in Congress. Wm. R. King, Clement C. Clay.
Representatives in Congress. Reuben Chapman, David Hubbard,
George W. Crabb, Dixon H. Lewis, James Dellett
Judiciary. Henry W. Collier, of Tuscaloosa, Chief Justice, sal. 2.250.
Henry Goldthwaite, of Mobile, and Jonn J. Ormond, of , Associate
Justices, salaries $2,250.
Chancellors. Silas Parsons, Northern Division. Anderson Crenshaw,
Southern Division.
Circuit Judges. 1st Circuit, Ptolemy T. Harris, of St. Stephens ; 2d do.
Ezekiel Pickens, of Selma -, 3d do. Peter Martin, of Tuscaloosa; 4th, John
J. Coleman, of Florence ; 5th do. Geo. W. Lane, of Huntsville; 6th do. John
P. Booth, of ; 7th do. Samuel Chapman, of Sumpter C. H.; 8th do.
Abraham Martin, of ; 9th, Eli Shortridge, of Talladega.
COURTS IN ALABAMA.
The Courts in the several Counties are held on Mondays, as follows:
Counties. Circuit Courts. County do. Counties. Circuit Courts. County do.
'3a4 Mar. Sept: ~ ~
3a4 Mar. Sept.
Autauga,
Baldwin,
Barbour,
Benton,
Bibb,
Blount,
Butler,
Chambers,
Cherokee,
Clarke,
Conecuh,
Coosa,
3a4 Mar. Sept.
3a4 Mar. Sept,
la4 Mar. Sept.
3 March, Sept.
1 March, Sept
2a4 Mar. Sept.
2a4 Mar. Sept,
laldo. 3a3 do.
;2 Mar. 3 Sept,
,4 March, Sept,
3 Jan. July.
3 Jan. June.
3 Jan. July.
1 June, Dec.
2 Feb. Aug.
3 Feb. Aug.
1 Feb. 4-July.
1 Jan. July.
3 June, July.
2 Feb. Aug.
1 Feb. June.
4 Jan. July.
Covington,
Dallas,
Dale,
DeKalb,
Fayette,
Franklin,
Greene,
HenrV,
Jackson,
Jefferson,
Lauderdale,
Lawrence,
3a4 Mar. Sept. 3 Feb.
3 March, Sept. 1 June, Dec.
2a4 Mar. Sept. Ia4 do. do.
1a4 Mar. Sept.
1 a4 A pr. Oct. 3 June, Dec.
Ia4 Mar. Sept. 1 June, Dec.
1 March, Sept.4May,3Nov.
Ia4 Mar. Sept
la4 Mar. Sept
3d Apr. Oct.
2a3 Mar. Sept.
3d Mar. Sept.
4 June, Dec.
2 Feb. Aug.
4 Feb. Aug.
4 Jan. July.
3 Jan. July.
Counties.
Limestone.
Lowndes,
Macon,
Madison,
Marengo,
Marion,
Marshall,
Mobile,
Monroe,
Montgomery
Morgan,
Perry,
Pickens,
District Courts.
1 Mar. Sept.
Ia4 Mar. Sept
4a4 Mar. Sept.
4 April, Oct.
2al April, Oct.
6a3 Mar. Sept.
4 March, Sept.
1 a4 do. 6a3 do.
3 Mar. 4 Sept.
1 March, Sept.
2 March, Sept.
5a4 Mar. Sept.
3 April, Oct.
County do.
2 June, Dec.
2 Feb. Aug.
1 Feb. Aug.
3 Feb. Aug.
lJune, 2Nov.
3 Mar. Sept.
2 Mar. Sept.
2 Feb. Aug.
3 Jan. Jul}'.
4 May, Nov.
3 June, Nov.
1 Feb. 4 July
4 Jan. July,
Counties.
Pike,
Randolph,
Russell,
Shelby,
St. Clair,
Sumpter,
Tallopoosa,
Talladega,
Tuscaloosa,
Walker,
Washington
Wilcox,
District Courts.
2 March, Sept.
5a4 Mar. Sept.
3a4 Mar. Sept.
2a3 Mar. Sept.
4a4 Mar. Sept.
April Oct.
Ia4 Mar. Sept.
Ga4 Mar. Sept.
3 March, Sept.
2a4 Apr. Oct.
2a4Mar.4a4Sept
7a4 Mar. Sept
GOVERNMENT, COURTS, CENSUS, &c. OF MISSISSIPPI.
Government. The Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Auditor
of Accounts elected Nov. 1839—too late tor insertion.
JUDICIARY.
High Court of Errors and Appeals. Wm. L. Sharkey, of Vicksburg,
Presiding Judge; James F- Trotter, of Columbus, Publius R. R. Pray, of
Pearlington, Judges ; Thomas F. Collins, of Jackson, Attorney General; Robert
A. Patrick, Clerk. Held at Jackson 1st Monday in Dec. and Jan.
Superior Court of Chancery. Edward Turner, Chancellor; R. L.
Dixon, Clenk. Sessions at Jackson, Augusta, and Oxford.
Circuit Courts. There are nine Circuits or Districts, and one Judge and
one District Attorney for each, as follows :
Dis. ' Judges. . Attorneys. Dis. Judges. Attorneys.
1 George Coulter, John D. Freeman, 6 Henry S. Bennett,
B. F. Caruther
J. H. Rollins,
S. B. Isaacs,
£•2,000.
2 D. O. Shattuck, B. F. Caruthers, 7 J R. Nicholson,
3 James Walker, C. C. Cage, 8 F. W. Huling,
4 Buckner Harris, E. G. Peyton, 9 Stephen Adams
5 Henry Mounger, John Watts, Judges' salaries,
Criminal Court. Covington Rawlings, of Natchez, Judge.
Times of holding Circuit Courts in each County, and Census of 1837.
The Courts commence on the Mondays of the months named, as follows:
Counties.
Adams,
Amite,
Atala,
Bolivar«;
Carroll,®
Chickasaw,
Choctaw,
Claiborne,
Circuit Courts.
2 April, Oct.
3 April, Oct.
1 April, Oct.
3 April, Oct.
2 after 4 March, Sept.
6 a 4 April, Oct.
1 a 4 April, Oct.
4 May, Nov.
County Seats.
Natchez.
Liberty.
Kosciusko.
Carrollton.
Houston.
Greensboro'.
Port Gibson.
pop
White.
5290
3320
1713
245
4070
629
2484
3126
ulation
Black.
13228
4976
708
697
4563
231
95!;
8872
Total.
18518
8296
2421
942
8633
860
3443
11998
MISSISSIPPI COURTS—AND CENSUS OF 1837—continued.
Covntics.
Clarke,
Copiah,
Coahoma,
Covington,
De Soto,
Franklin,
Greene,
Hancock,
Hinds,
Holmes,
Itawamba,
Jackson,
Jasper,
Jefferson,
Jones,
Kemper,
Lauderdale,
Lawrence,
Keake,
Lafayette,
Lowndes,
Madison,,
Marion,
Monroe,
Marshall,
Neshoba,
Newton,
Noxubee,
Octibbeha,
Perry,
Pontotoc,
Pike,
Ponola,
Rankin,
Scott,
Simpson,
Smith,
Tallahatchee,
Tunica,
Tippah,
Tishamingo,
Warren,
Washington,
Wayne,
Wilkinson,
Winston,
Yallabusha,
Yazoo,
Total,
Circuit Courts.
2 May, Nov.
1 May, Nov.
2 April, Oct.
3 May, Nov.
4 March, Sept.
1 April, Oct.
1 April, Oct.
1 March, Sept.
2 after 4 April, Oct.
2 after 4 March, 4 Sept
7 after 4 April, Oct.
4 March, Sept.
1 May, Nov.
2 June, Dec.
4 April, Oct.
3 May, 2 Nov.
3 May, Nov.
3 March, Sept.
2 April, Oct.
1 after 4 April, Oct.
2 April, Oct.
4 April, Oct.
2 March, Sept.
4 April, Oct.
1 March, Sept.
2 June, 3 Dec.
1 Jan. July.
2 May, Nov.
5 May, 4 Nov.
3 April, Oct.
2 after 4 April, Oct.
4 March, Sept.
4 April, Oct.
3 April, Oct.
1 June, 2 Dec.
4 May, Nov
5 May, 1st Dec.
3 March, Sept.
1 April, Oct.
2 March, Sept.
1 March, Sept.
1 May, Nov
4 March. Sept.
2 April, Oct.
4 April, Oct.
4 May, 3 Nov.
4 March, Sept.
5 after 4 March, Sept.
County Scats..
mite.
Black.
Total.
Quitman.
1330
503
1833
Gallatin.
4047
33c t
8035
504
297
801
Williamsburg.
1850
791
2040
Hernando.
1042
882
2824
Meadviile.
2000
2547
4013
Leakeville.
1140
397
1443
Shieldsboro'.
1755
720
2475
Raymond.
.7501
13929
21430
Lexington.
2952
5001
8013
F ulton.
1470
11 0
1000
Jackson, c. h.
1319
3! >3
17l2
Paulding.
1570
775
2345
Fayette.
220(1
8290
10550
Ellisville.
1017
10c
1125
De Kalb.
3380
2133
5513
Marion.
1899
544
2443
Montleello.
5912
2222
8134
Charthage.
1130
541
1077
Oxford,
3428
1451
487!)
Columbus.
5495
7302
12857
Canton.
3025
11238
14803
Columbia.
1940
1554
3494
Athens.
4105
232c
6493
Holly Springs.
8274
5224
13498
Philadelphia.
038
313
951
Decatur.
1500
42t
1932
Macon.
3182
443h
7020
Stark ville.
1393
147!
2872
Augusta.
1308
432
1800
Pontotoc.
1571
1158
2729
Holmesville.
3745
2105
5910
Ponola.
12! 6
932
222c
Brandon.
3255
1! 51
5211
Hillsborob
818
241
105s
Westville.
2329
891
3220
Raleiffh.
1085
3.2
13c7
Tillatoba.
1322
1522
2e44
Ripley.
3. .23
12--7
5180
Jacinto.
24 OH
HI
2049
Vicksburg.
5205
90H
14951
Princeton.
775
5812
6577
Winchester.
993
8.51
1843
Woodville,
3272
933 j
12800
Louisville,
Coffeeviile.
2393
949
3342
4 355
4215
8570
Benton.
3433
8451
11884
144,351
104.393
308,744
Mississippi. Important Items in the Census of 1837.
White Males.
Under 18 years,
Between 18 and 21,
Between 21 and 45,
Over 45 years,
Total,
36.181
4,541
30,594
6,103
77,419
White Females.
Under 16 years, 32,46!
Over 16 years, 27,834
Add Males,
60,295
77,419
137,704
Slaves.
Males,
Females,
Add White,
Total,
81,838
82,555
104,393
137,714
302,108
White pop.
Some discrepancies in the above statements are apparent, but the Editor
having no means of correcting such errors, was compelled to iet them pass as
he found them. They are not very material.
GOVERNMENT OF ARKANSAS.
James "S. Conway, of Little Rock, Governor; Robert A. Watkins, of
Little Rock, Secretary of State ; Elias N. Conway, Auditor of Public Accounts ;
John Heath, Treasurer.
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Court. Daniel Ringo, Chief Justice; Thomas J. Lacy, Town-
send Dickinson, Associate Justices. Albert Pike, Reporter.
CIRC® ST .-.COURTS.
Circuits.
1
2
3
4
Judges.
J. C. P. Tolleson,
E. L. Johnson,
Lewis B. Tully,
Joseph M. Hogue,
Circuits.
5
6
7
Judges.
Charles Caldwell,
Wm. Conway,
R. C. S. Brown.
Salaries, each, $1,200.
JUDGE CRANE AND THE LANDLADY.
Shortly after the first republican constitution of the State of New-York was
framed, and the judiciary system was established for the civil department, the
supreme court, or that branch of it called the " circuit court," was appointed
for one of the circuits In the county of Duchess, and the eccentric Judge
Crane was to preside. Judge Crane was very wealthy, and was highly
respected for his public and private virtues, especially for his charitableness to
the poor; but he always dressed in a plain garb, and would hardly ever wear
an overcoat, whatever might be the state of the weather, and it was seldom
that he rode when he went abroad, although he owned many valuable horses.
On the morning of the day in which the court was to begin, the Judge set out
before light, and walked gently on, through hail, rain and snow, to the
appointed place. On arriving at Pouglikeepsie, cold and wet, he walked to
a tavern, where he found the landlady and her servants were making great
preparations for the entertainment of the judge, lawyers, and other gentle¬
men whom they expected would attend the circuit court.
The Judge was determined to have some sport, and in a pleasant tone
addressed the landlady: " I have no money, and was obliged to come to court,
and I have walked through this dreadful storm more than twenty miles. I
am wet and cold, dry and hungry. 1 want something to eat before the court
begins;"—when the landlady put herself in a majesterial posture, and putting
on a countenance of contempt, said to the Judge, You are wet and cold, dry
and hot; how can that be ? No, my dear madam, says the Judge, I said that
1 was wet and cold. I said that I wanted something to drink and eat. But you
have no money, you say, returned the landlady. Well, I tell you the truth,
says the Judge, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; but were I as
rich as Croesus, I would be willing to work for something to eat and drink.
Croesus ! who is Croesus ? says the lady ? I never knew him, said the Judge,
but I have understood that he was very rich. I want something to drink, and
were I as poor as Job in his utmost calamity, and had my health and strength
as well as 1 now have, 1 would willingly go to work a little while, if I could
get something to drink, and a good bite of cold victuals. Well, old daddy,
said she, how much do you want to drink ? Half a gill of good brandy,
madam, said he. Very well, says she, I will give you half a gill and some
cold victuals, if you will go into the back yard, and cut and split three arms
full of wood, and bring it into the kitchen, where the servants want to make
a good fire to dry the gentlemen's great coats when they come; and sifter you
get your victuals 1 shall want you to go away. Well, says he, give me the
brandy, and I'll soon bring the wood. He drank the liquor, and walked
quietly into the wood yard, where he found a good axe, and soon laid by the
kitchen fire the quantity of wood, viz. his arms three times full. When the
landlady had got his cold luncheon on the table, in hopes that he would eat
and be off. Now for the good bite of victuals, said the Judge. There it is,
said fehe, coldly. And it is almost as cold as myself, but not half so wet, for I
see neither tea nor coffee nor chocolate to wet it. Beggars must not be
choosers, said she. I am not begging of you, madam, he said, but have paid the
full price demanded. I told you, said she, that I would give you cold victuals,
and there is cold boiled ham, cold pork and beef, cold potatoes and turnips,
and vinegar, pickles, and soup; and if you want anything hot, there is mus¬
tard and pepper, and here is good bread, good butter and good cheese, and it
is all good enough for such an old ragamuffin as you are. It is all very good,
madam, said he, pleasantly, but pray be so good as to let me have some new
milk, warm right from the cow, to wet this good victuals. The cows are not
milked, says she. Then let me have a bowl of cold milk, said he. I will not
send servants in this storm to the spring house to skim it for you, said she.
Said he with a pleasant smile, dear madam, I have a good wife at home, older
than you are, who would go out in a worse storm than this, to milk the rows,
and bring the milk to the poorest man on earth, at his request, or to bring the
milk from the spring house, creain and all, without skimming, to feed the
most abject of human beings. You must have a very good wife at home, says
she. Indeed I have, said he. and she keeps my clothes clean and whole, not¬
withstanding you called me an old ragamuffin. Indeed, I am not ashamed to
appear abroad in the clothes I wear, in any good company. Well, I must
conl'ess, says she, that when you have your broad brimmed hat off, you look
middling well, but I want you to eat and be off, for we want the fire to dry
the gentlemen's great coats and umbrellas by ; and among the rest we expeet
Judge Crane. Judge Crane, said the Judge, who is Judge Crane? The cir¬
cuit Judge, said she, one of the supreme Judges, you old fool.
Well, said the Judge, I will bet a goose that Judge Crane has not had, and
will not have a great coat on his back, or an umbrella over his head this day.
You old goose, said she, I care nothing for your bets. Eat and be off, i tell
you, Judge Crane is to be here, and we've no room for you. I don't care,
said he, one rye straw more for Judge Crane than I do for myself, and it has
got to be so late, that if he has to come at this time of day, he would be more
likely to go direct to the court house, and stay until dinner time, than to go
to any tavern; and if business was very urgent, he would be very likely to
stay away even from dinner, I know something about the old codger, and
some people say he is a rusty, crusty, fusty, old fudge. Pretty talk, indeed,
says the landlady about the supreme Judge. Now eat your cold cheek and
be off, or be off without eating, just as you please. J tell you, said the Judge,
Judge Crane is not the supreme judge, and even if he were, he is no more
fit to be a judge than I am. Well, now be off with yourself, says she., Don't
be in so great a hurry, said he, mildly. I wish to know who is the hmdlord
here P 1 wish to know where he is ? He is the high sheriff of the county,
and won't be home till night; but if he were here, you would not stay long.
Well, madam, said he, give me a cup of eider to wet my victuals, if you won't
give me milk. Not a drop, says her ladyship. The Judge, who had now got
pretty well warmed and dried, and wished for his breakfast, put on a stern
countenance, and positively declared he would not leave the room and fire
until he pleased. But, added he, if you will grant my request, I will eat ancji
be off. The cider was immediately brought, and the Judge partook heartily
of the collation before him, took his broad brimmed hat, and gently walked to
the court house, where he found good fires and clean floors, and during the
court hours, he presided with dignity and propriety.
When the Judge withdrew, the landlady anxiously looked after him, for
some time, as he walked steadily on towards the court house, supposing him
to be some poor man, summoned up to court as a witness, or some culprit, or
some vagabond, who might give her farther trouble in time of court, and ex¬
pressed to her servants a desire that they would see that he did not disturb the
gentlemen and the Judges who might put up there; while some of the girls
declared if he did come, they would use some of his own expressions, which
he used respecting Judge Crane. Let me see, says one, " rusty, crusty," yes,
and " fusty old fudge," says another.
When the dinner was announced, the court, not being thronged, was imme¬
diately adjourned, and the day being stormy and cold, the judges and lawyers
poured into the sheriff's tavern, where they were sure of good fare ; all except
Judge Crane, who walked to a store and purchased a valuable shawl, and put
it into his pocket on the inside of his coat; then walked quietly to the tavern.
While he was thus detained, the landlady entered the dining room, and
earnestly inquired if Judge Crane had come in ? The answer was, Not
yet, madam, and perhaps he may not come. The landlady, who was anxious
to pay the highest respect to the supreme Judge, retired to the kitchen,
not a little chagrined or disappointed. In the mean time the Judge had
arrived, and being at proper times very sociable, and at all times fond of cheer¬
ing the minds of those present, he began to make some pertinent remarks,
and to tell some lively anecdotes, calculated to convey good morals, which
kept the whole company in a continued roar of laughter. At this instant, one
of the waiting maids entered the room, to inform the gentlemen that they
might sit down to dinner. She did her errand, and hastened back to her
mistress with the tidings, that the old fusty fellow with the broad brimmed
' hat on was right in among the gentlemen, talking as loud as he could, and
all the judges and lawyers were laughing at him. Then go, says she, and
whisper to tip old m"an that I wish him to come down into the kitchen.. The
errand was done accordingly, and the Judge in a low tone of voice said to the
girl, Tell your mistress I have a little business to do with some of these law-
» yers, and wh%n done, I'll be off in the course of two or three days. The girl
■ returned, and faithfully rehearsed the message, and ertded, that she believed
the old fellow was drunk, or he would not have said " as Soon as my business
is done, I'll be off in two or three days."
Well, Bettyj says the mistress, go back, and when the gentlemen begin to ]
sit down, do you stand by the head of the table, and whisper to some gentle- j
man, that I wish a vacant place left at the head of the table for Judge Crane,
and then do you hasten back, and see that John has the cider and other liquors I
in good order. And Mary, do you fill two more tureens with gravy, and put,
one at each end of the table. And Martha, do you see that all the clean plates i
for a change are ready, and that the tarts and pies, &c., are in good order. j
Betty again repaired to her post, at the head of the table, and softly informed a
gentleman of the request of her mistress. Certainly, said the gentleman ; and
Hetty hastened back to assist John. The gentlemen now sat down to an
excelleht repast, and after a short ejaculatory address to the throne of grace,
in.which he adored the Father of all mercies, for feeding all his creatures
throughout the immensity of space—invoked a blessing on that portion of
earthly bounty then before them, and supplicated divine mercy through the
merits of otir Redeemer, the gentlemen- began to carve and serve round in
usual form.
Put as the Judge was of a singular turn in almost every thing, and had
taken a fancy that if a person eats light food at the same meal, and that which
is more solid and harder of digestion, that the light food should be eaten first;
he therefore filled his plate with some pudding, made of milk, rice and eggs,'
and placing himself in rather an awkward situation, with his left elbow on the
table, and his head near the plate, began to eat according to his common cus¬
tom, which was very fast, although he was no great eater. And some of the
gentlemen near the Judge, following his example as to partaking of the pud¬
ding before the meat, of course, a large deep vessel, which had contained that |
article, was nearly emptied, when Mary approached with her tjvo additional
tureens of gravy, according to the command of her mistress, and as she sat
down the last near the Judge, he says to her in an austere manner, Girl, bring
me a clean plate to eat sallad on. The abrupt manner in which he addressed
her, and her disgust at seeing him in that position, so disconcerted the poor ,
girl, that she did not observe that any one except the Judge had partaken of
the pudding, nor did she know what he meant by sallad ; but she observed
that the large pudding pan was nearly empty, and then hastened back with
her utmost speed, to her mistress, and addressed her with. Why, madam, that >
old fellow is there yet, and he is certainly crazy or drunk, for he is down at
the table, and has eaten more than a skipple* of rice pudding already, and his)
nose is right down in a plateful now, shoveling it in like a hog, and he told
me, as if he was lord of the manor, to bring him a clean plate to eat sallad on. i
Bless me, where can you get sallad at this time of the year ? And the gen-'
tlemen have not done carvmg, and not one has begun to eat meat, much less
to eat a tub full of pudding.
*Aye, he'll get a clean plate, says Martha, before gentlemen wants clean,
platq^.
I'll clear him out, says the mistress, and starts for the dining room, burning'
with indignation.
The Judge was remarkable for not giving unnecessary trouble to any body
4 Skipple is a measure of three pecks, used in Holland instead of the English bushel, and the
inhabitants of Poughkeepsie were mostly Low Dutch at that time.
where he put up, and generally ate whatever was set before him without
making any remarks; and seldom made use of more than one plate at a meal, ■
but at this time he had observed near him a dish of beautiful raw white cabf
bage, cut up and put into vinegar, (which the Germans at Poughkeepsfe called
cohi slaw, and which he called sallarl,) and he wished a separate plate to pre¬
pare some of it for his own fancy. The carving and serving were not yet fin¬
ished, when he expected a clean plate, and when the. landlady arrived at the
| door of the dining room, determined to drive him out. She advanced with a
firm step to the door, and fixed her keen eye firmly on the Judge1, when he
I turned his eye that way and observing her, mildly said, Landlady, can 1 have
, a clean plate to eat some sallad on ? A clean plate and sallad ! retorted the
landlady, indignantly. I wish you would come into the kitchen until gentle¬
men have dined; I had reserved that seat for Judge Crane. Tl^e company
were struck with astonishment, and fixed their eyes alternately on the land¬
lady and on the Judge, and sat or stood in mute suspense, when the Judge
gracefully raised himself up in the chair, carelessly folding his arms across his
breast, then putting his head awkwardly on one side—You reserved this seat
|for Judge Crane, did you, landlady? Indeed I did, says she. It was vrhy
kind, said he, in an ironical tone, but if you will step to the door and see if he
is coming, or send one of the servants to call for him, with your permission
and the approbation of these gentlemen, with whom I have some business to
do, I will occupy his seat until you shall find the Judge. Find the Judge !
| said she with emphasis ; go look for him yourself, not send me or my servants.1
II gave you your breakfast this morning for chopping a little wood, because
you had no money ; and 1 expected yon would go away quietly and keep
away, and now you must come here to disturb gentlemen at dinner. Here
the whole joke burst upon the minds of the gentlemen present, who fell into a
loud fit of laughter. After the tumult had a little subsided^ says the Judge
mildly, Did I chop wood for my breakfast? Indeed you did, says she, and
said you had no money. I told you the truth, says the Judge, but I have a
beautiful shawl worth more than ten dollars, which I just now bqpght, and
will leave it with you in pawn, if you will only let me eat my dinner with
these gentlemen. Here the gentlemen were biting their lips to keep from
laughter. How did you buy the shawl worth more than ten dollars, without
money ? I bought it on credit, says he. And where did you find credit to
that amount ? says she. I brought it from home, said he. This is a likely
story, and something like your abuse of Judge Crane this morning, said she.,,
How could I abuse the Judge, if he was not present? said he. Why, says
she, you called him a rusty, fusty fudge, and old codger, and said you did not
care a rye straw more for him than you did for yourself. And here the whole
company were in an uproar of laughter again. But as soon as it had a littlei
subsided, one of the gentlemen asked the landlady how she knew that the
gentleman she was addressing was not Judge Crane? She said, "He looks
more like a snipe than a crane!''''
Here the loud laughter burst forth a third time. And after a little pause Ahe
! Judge said, I must confess that I am not a bird of very fine feathers, bftt I
j assure you that I am a Crane, and a crane is often a very useful instrument.
I saw a very good one in your kitchen, this morning; and sometimes an in¬
strument. called a " crane " is of incalculable use, madam. Before she had
time to reply, some of the gentlemen with whom she was acquainted, assured
her that she was talking with the presiding Judge. Astonished and con¬
founded, she attempted some excuse, and hastily asked his pardon for her
( rudeness. '
Judge had by this time unobserved, taken from his pocket the beautiful
, and folded it at full length one way, and in a narrow form the other,
and it being of very fine texture, appeared more like an elegant sagh than
like a valuable shawl. When, arising with graceful dignity and a half smile,
he advanced a few steps towards the landlady, saying, " it is not my province
to pardon, but it is my business to judge; and 1 judge that you and I shall
hereafter be friends—and I judge that you will, without hesitation,'receive
this as a present, if not as a pawn" So saying, he gently laid it over her
shoulders, and across her arms, saying, " Take it, madam, and do hot attempt
to return it, for it was purchased on purpose for a present for you." She
hastily retired in confusion, hardly knowing what she did, arid took with her
the shawl, wonth twelve dollars instead of ten.
And here are three parties who had each two good things. The landlady
had a good shawl and a good lesson to meditate upon—the gentlemen had a
good dinner and a good joke to talk over—and the Judge had good intentions
in the joke, and good will and ability to follow up the lesson given.
RECIPES, &c.
Blackberries are extremely useful in cases of dysentery. To eat the ber¬
ries is very healthy ; tea made of the roots and leaves is beneficial; and a
syrup made of the berries is still better. Blackberries have sometimes effected
a cure, when physicians despaired.
Spirits of turpentine is good to take grease spots out of woollen clothes ; to
take spots of paint, &c. from mahogany furniture; and to cleanse white
kid gloves. Cockroaches, and all vermin, have an aversion to spirits of tur¬
pentine.
An ounce of quicksilver, beat up with the white of two eggs, and put on
with a feather, is the cleanest and surest bed bug poison. What is left should
be thrown away: it is dangerous to have it about the house. . J
Lamps will have a less disagreeable smell, if you dip your wick yarn in
strong hot vinegar, and dry it.
Those who make candles will find it a great improvement to steep the wicks
in lime-water and saltpetre, and dry them. The flame is clearer, and the
tallow will not' run.'
Plants raised by Subdivision. The grape from a natural vine has five seeds,
but from a slip, has but two. Some vines, raised by the last method, lose the
seeds entirely. The less number of seeds, the more rich the juices. Apples
and oranges having the least number of pips have generally the highest flavor.
The sugar cane propagated by division loses its seeds. Tips is the case with
the succulent plants of the Cape of Good Hope, after having been for a number
of years transplanted in Europe. A grafted tree will bear fruit sooner, but
later in the season than a seedling. The walnut grafted on a walnut, buds a
fortnight later.
Moderate desires, says the late President Dwight, constitute a character
fitted to acquire all the good which this world can yield. He who is prepared,
in whatever situation he is, therewith to be content, has learned effectually the
science of being happy; and possesses the alchvmic stone wtiich will change
every metal into gold; such a man will smile upon a stool, while Alexander,
atmis side, sits weeping on the throne of the world. ' (
Preserving Vines from Bugs. The destruction of vines by bugs, or flies, |
has been very great in this quarter, this season. A thousand remedies havei
been prescribed to prevent their ravages; but the best mode of all we have* I
tried, is to plant onion seed with the cucumber—and after the plants are up,
to sprinkle ashes on every hill just before a fall of rain, which makes a ley
and kills the bugs, &c. almost instantaneously; the smell of the onions when
up will keep the flies off. We have adopted this method for a number of
years, not only on our vines, but on vegetables, such as beets, parsnips, &c.
It promotes their growth and loosens the earth around the roots. Ashes
sprinkled on young cabbages, will also destroy worms, and increase their
growth.
Composition for Grafting. Thfire are a great variety of recipes for form¬
ing this kind of grafting wax, which are found to be more convenient than
clay, for this purpose—which is to be preferred, we do not undertake to say. j
Mr. Buel, of Albany, recommends the following : " Take one part of tallow,
two parts of bees' wax, and four parts of rosin. Melt the whole together; |
turn the mixture into water, and work it in the hands as the shoe-maker does his j
wax, to incorporate the parts. The warmth of the hand will soon bring it to !
a proper consistence when wanted for use, and a litt1 e grease will prevent its
adhering to the fingers. A small piece is broken off, flattened in the hand,
and covered over the cleft or wound. If of the thickness of a shilling, it will
neither melt, crack, nor peal off."
Importance of Little Things. In the management of the temper, on which
our own comfort as well as that of all around us so much depends, nothing1
effective will be done but by a watchful attention to little things. The temper |
is oftener ruffled by slight provocations than by great and serious injuries. It |
is in small things that brotherly kindness and charity chiefly consist. Little
attentions ; trifling, but perpetual acts of self-denial; a minute consultation
of the wants and wishes, tastes and tempers of others ; an almost impercept¬
ible delicacy in avoiding what will give paiii: these are the small things that
diffuse peace and love wherever they are exercised, and which outweigh a
thousand acts of showy heroism.
The most expeditious mode of obtaining Grapes. The quickest method of
procuring grapes, is to graft into the body near the ground, or which is prefer¬
able, into the roots of large vines. In the following year, if the graft has
taken, fruit will be produced. Thus every farmer, who has wild vines on his
grounds, may, by procuring cuttings of hardy foreign or native kinds, and
paying a little attention to the grafting and training, be soon and amply sup¬
plied with grapes for market or wine making.
Government of Children. Never chastise in a state of wrath; no parent in
such a state of mind can be in a condition nicely to adjust the kind and degree
of punishment to the offence ; it is like administering medicine scalding hot,
which rather burns than cures. God waited till the cool of the evening be¬
fore he came down to arraign, try, and punish our first parents after their fall.
Patiently examine the offence before you punish it. Accurately discriminate
j between sins of presumption and sins of ignorance or inadvertence. Acci¬
dents should be reproved, not punished, unless they involve wilful disobedi-
I ence.—J. A. James.
Answer returned to a challenge. I haVe two objections to this du4l affair.
The one is, lest I should hurt you, and the other is, lest yob should hurt me.
" J* do ncft see any good it would do me to put a bullet through youf body. I
could make no use of you when dead, for any Culinary purpose, as I would a
a rabbit or a turkey. I«am no cannibal, to feed on the flesh of men. Why,
then, shoot down a human creature, of whom I could make no use ? As to
your hide, it is not woith taking off, being little better than that of a year colt.
As to myself,! don't like to stand in the way of any thing harmful. I am un¬
der great apprehension you might hit me. That being the case, I think it xjpost
advisable to stay at a distance. If you want to try your pistols, take Some object,
say a tree or a barn door, mark out upon it a figure of about my dimension^;
.and if yoii hit that, send me word, and I will acknowledge that had I been in
the sstme place you might also have hit me.
A Dandy. Y/nat has that man got on his' -face, Father, said little John ?
Why, he'3 got a whisker. You mean whiskers, Father, don't you? No, nly'
son—when they, meet under the chin we say a man wears a whisker ? What
ailp his face, Father, that he's got white cloth all over it? Hasn't he got his
shirt on with thq-big end up ? No, boy, he's a dandy. But what'3 that little
_ glaSs for, Father ? So that he may turn up his head like a goose to look through
it. What is a'dandy, Father? Why he is one who has got nothing in his
head, his character or his purse—so he tries to make it up in a shirt collar,
quizzing*glass, rattan and a whisker. Amen, says Poor Richard—that's well
'defined, only you should add as his title, ASS.
Hard Rub. Mr. Rjldad W , of —-—n, one of the pleasantest towns
"in Plymouth county,.Massachusetts, was a stone-cutter, and withal given to
hart! jokes. One moaning as lie was busily at work, surrounded as usual by
a number of tombstones, carved out with the usual inscription—." In memory
of "t—he was greeted by Dr. F., who was riding by on a visit to some of his
patients. " Good morning, Mr. W. said the doctor, " hard at work, I see ;
you finish your gravestones as far as " In memory of," and then wait, I sup¬
pose, to see who wants a monument next." " Why yes," replied the old
man, resting a ilToment op his mallet, " unless somebody is sick and you are
doctoring,; and then I keep right on !"
A good Anecdote. A limb of the law, who prided himself on Jhi3 skill in1
perplexing witnesses, commenced the examination with—" Pray, sir, are you
not directly or indirectly interested in the termination of this suitNot a
bit, sir." " Will you not gain any thing in case of its terminating in tavor of
"the plaintiff?". "Gain any thing! No, no, I'll rather lose than gain any¬
thing ?'•' * Ah," says the wise one, with a very significant look, " so you will
rather lose than gain bjl it. Pray, hcjw may you lose by it ?" " By standing'
here answering questions, while my horse and dray stand idle in the street."
,The effect was contagious, and extended to his honor, so that the throne of
justice shook for a time. •
JPart of a Welch •Sermon. A bride should have nine qualifications begin¬
ning with the letter P, viz. piety, person, parts, pptience, prudence, provi¬
dence, privilege, parentage and portion; but that which should be first of all,
which is piety^ie now-avlays the least offall; and that which should be least
of all and last of all„which is portion, is become first of all, and with many,,
all in all. ^ , *
Varteiy,"Kiddles, Puzzles, &<%
a small but useful thing-,
/ the seal of every ring; °
/.n the heart of every man,
Vl and act in every plan.
(not in the body, yet I'm in the head,
^■ver was sick, yet I dwell with the dead;
ilve in the parlour, I live in the hall,
it e in the drawing room, stable and all,
ivo in the stars, but not in the moon,
^v( in the heavens, but not in the sun;
" in anger, and yet never fight,
|l ^■^/^uarrels.yet never in the right;
J » ,V/>f seasons,I'm ever the same,
[ '"I',' i&der,pray lell me my name 1
h 7;
i>s an|i wi1'1 hermits I chiefly
and from courts at a distance;
some say, can't my presence
j ish me lend their assjslance.
"-'can flatter, tho' oft show respect,
patriot, the preacher, the peer;
Climes, alas, a sad mark of neglect,
jf/'/lL [roof of contempt and a sneer.
9, fiee, as the chief of our poets record,
fiv'as pleased with the nightingale's song;
ATet such my strange taste, I leave lady and
lord, > ^
And oft wander with thieves all night long,
by the couch of the sick, I am frequently-
found, ,
And I always attend on the dead;
With patient affection I sit on the ground,
Burwhen talked of 'tis found I am fle^l.
i^fSTTrhe brute that's most despised by man,
." Yetdoes him all the good he can ;
!■ Tha bore the greatest prince on earth,
j I Wh« |ave to righteousness new birth ;
I Who Sometimes does over death prevail,
1 Atit health restore wheii doctors fail.
4. I am a word of6 letters—my 5th;Sd and
3d, is the name of a Chinese plant; m.y 6th,
3d and 5lh, is a useful article* my 1st, 2d,
3d and 5th, is a great comfort in a cold day;
my 2d, 3d and 5th, is the name of an every
day's occurrence; my whole is a great
blessing which is too often abused by its
possessors.
5. I am a word of 13 letters—my 3d, 2d,
1st, 5th and 4th, a part of a saddle j my
4th, 7lh, 8lh, 13th, 6th and 12th, is what it
is said fools make, but wise men use ; mv
10th, 1st, 3d, 4th and 5lh, ik the time when,
honest men are still, but rogues are buSy ;
my 9th, 8lh, 1st and 11th, is what a marks¬
man seeks to make his aim ; my whole is
what elevates national character.
6. We are little airy creatures,
All of different form and features;
One of us in glass is set, f
One of us you'll find in jet,
One of us is set in tin,
And the fourth a box is in ;
If the last you should pursue,
It will never fly from you.
7. With my first I sometirpes warm myself,
My second secures the miser's p(,lf;
These when connected will display,
My whole, which is carried ev.-ry d ly.
8. I am a word of seven letters—.ny 5th
4lh, 7th and 6th, is the name of a rough
animal; my 2d, 4th and 3d, is a part of the
bod; ; my 1st, 2d, 4lh, is the name of a
qoor ; 1st, 6th, 7th and 5th, is a resident
ol an eastern country; my 2d, 7th, 6th, 3d
and 4th, is the name of any thing extensive.I
My whole is the name of a hard but u-eful
study.
9. How can a person live eighty years and see but twenty birth days ?"
10, What is higher and handsomer when the head is »ot on it 1
11, If you ttirow a man out of the window, what does he fall against ?
12, Which is the left side of a pudding l'
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, PUZZLES, &c. IN LAST YEAR'S ALMANAC
1, Bed-chamber—&. Strawberry—3. Hermitage—4. Table-steel—5. Catacomb—6.
Mis-fortune—7. Becausie it's for sale—8. Fayetteville—9. Printer—10. Years—
11. England—12. Bohemia—.13. Denmark—14.'Spain—15. Monongahela—16. Ches¬
apeake 17. Patapsco—18. Potomac—19. Roanoke—20. ArkansaV—21. Tombigbee
2^ 'fopless—23. He is selfish—24. Peerless—25. Penknife. I
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September
October,
November,
December,
Thirty days hath lywplsmber,
April, June and November,
And all th^res' ijave thirty-one,
Except February alone,
Whlfch lias but twenty-eight in fine,
'.Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
The fourth, eleventh, ninth and si ;th,
Have thirty days to each affixed,
And every other thirty-one,
Except the woond month alone,
Which has but twenty-eight in fine,
'Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
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