Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-02

THE HAIR OF THE PREsIDENTs.-Tn the Patent-Of
flee at Washington, there many objects of inter-
est connected with the government and those who
administered its affairs in time gone by While ex-
amining of these objects of curiosity when in
Washington not long since, there was nothing that
struck forcibly the samples of small locks
of hair taken from the heads of the different chief
magistrates from President Washington down to
President Pierce secured in a frame, covered with
glass. Here is, in fact, part and parcel of what
constituted the living bodies of those illustrious in
dviduas, whose names are as familiar household
words but who now live only in history and the re-
membranes of the past
The hair of Washington is nearly a pure white,
fine and smooth in its appearance
That of John Adams is nearly the same in color,
though perhaps little coarser.
The hair Of Jefferson is of a different character
being mixture Of white and auburn, or sandy
brown, and rather In his youth Mr.. Jeter-
sons hair remarkable for its bright color.
white and dark.
The hair of Monroe is a handsome dark auburn
smooth and free from any admixture whatever. He
is the only president excepting Pierce, whose hair
has undergone change in color.
The hair of John Quincy Adams is peculiar, being
coarse and yellowish gray in color.
The hair of Gen. jackson is almost perfect white
but in its character, as might be supposed
by those who have examined the portrait of the old
hero
The hair of Van Buren, is white and smooth in APP
pearance.
The hair of Gen. Harrison>s fine white with a
slight adlniXture of black.
The hair Of John Tyler is mixture of white and
brown
The hair of James X. Polk is almost pure white
The hair Of General Taylor is white with Slight
atmixture of brown
The hair Of Willard Fillmore is. on the other hand
brown, with slight admix:urc of white.
The hair of Frank lin Pierce * dark brown of
which he has plentiful crop.-IIW. Journal
CATsPAws-The little, ugly lean Greek huncf-
back ESop has taught more wisdom during the past
seventy or eighty generations than any other mere
that ever lived. He put words of wisdom into
the mouths OF animals. He told stories of brutes,
captivating to childhood, youth and age embodying
deep philosophy-practical wisdom for every day
use-knowledgc of human nature coined for the
market and the tair--proverbs engraved in the
child memory for the and guidance of the flu
ture man-prudence made easy-wisdom practical
lied.
Who does not know the story of the monkey, the
cat and the chesnuts? Who does not remember
how the greedy monkey burned the paws Of the silly
cat to enjoy his roast chcsnuts unframed? A cart
load of treatises philosophy, mental and moral,
could not depict the nature of the cowardly the
ming and the INSCRIPTIONS better than it is done in
this little b fable familiar to every child Eve
rybody knows well enough what it is to be cats
paw-to suffer in order that others may enjoy the
objects of vicious avarice or INSCRIPTIONS ambi-
ton
Catspawism has become science No sooner
does mean man or set of mean men desire what
they have not the courage and manliness to seek
openly, boldly and in person, that they cast about
for some innocent cat whose paws are to be burned
to crafty their greedy lust for cash, office or nu
The cats climb the political trees and beat of
the rich fruits of office; the monkeys sit on the
ground and quietly devour them The genuine
catspaw is usually noisy, frank, bold dashing and
honest gentleman, who is thrust headforemost into
the fire of public opinion, while the monkeys sit
quietly in their counting rooms awaiting the result
of the experiment The least the catspaw does is te
risk fame and life for the benefit of his advisers
most the old-fogy monkeys condescend to do is te
furnish little money on urgent persuasion, with
the express proviso that their shall in no event
be made to appear.