The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-06-03

Jefferson died comparatively poor
Indeed, If Congress had not purchased
his library, and given for it FIVE times its
value, he would with difficulty have kept
the wolf from his door.
Madison saved money, and was conf
paratively rich To add to his fortunes,
however, or rather to those of his widow,
Congress purchased his manuscript pa
pers, and paid thirty thousand dollars for
them.
James Monroe, the fifth President of
the United States, died SO poor that his
remains found a resting place through
the charity of one Of the citizens.
John Quincy Adams left some hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, the re-
suit of industry, prudence and inheri-
tance. He was man of method and
economy.
Martin Van Buren, is very rich.-
Throughout his political life he has stu
diously looked out for his own interest,"
1t is not believed that he ever spent thir-
ty shillings in politics. His party shook
the bush, and he caught the bird
Daniel Webster squandered some mil
lions in his life time, the product Of his
profession and his political speculations.
He died, leaving his property to his chill
dren, and his debts to his friends. The
former sold for less than twenty thousand
dollars-the latter exceeded two hundred
and fifty thousand.
Henry Clay left very handsome es-
tate. 1t probably exceeded one hundred
thousand dollars. He was prudent
manager, and a scrupulously honest man.
James X. Polk left about one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars-ffty thousand
of which he saved from his Presidency Of
four years.
John Tyler is worth fifty thousand dol
lars. Before he reached the Presidency
he was bankrupt. In office, he hus-
banded his means, and then married
rich wife.
Zachary Taylor left one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Millard Fillmore is a wealthy man,
and keeps his money in very strong
and safe box.
Ex-President Pierce saved some fifty
thousand dollars from his term of SER
vice. But he had way of his own.
John G. Calhoun left an estate worth
over hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Buchanan is man of wealth, and
having no wife to furnish with hoop fix
ings, will save at least half Of his salary.
Business is Busiaess.-" Good morn
ing, Mr.. Perkins. Have you some ex-
cellent mulasses 2"
"No nam. Our excellent mulasses
are all out, but we have some fine old St.
Flamingo, some New Orleans, some West
Engine, and sort of mulasses which is
made from maple sugar, and which We
call seeryup."
"Want to know, Mr. Perkins, if this
seeryup is acterly made from maple su-
gar r.
az pledge you my word Of honor, Mrs.
Horribly, that it is acterly made from the
genuine bird's-eye maple sugar"
"Then, Mr.. Perkins, shall not inter-
rogatory any more, but without further
circumcution proceed to purchase half
pound Of the seeryup."
| "..Beg pardon, Mrs. Hornby, we don't
sell it by weight, but by measure"
"Oh, by measure then / will take
half yard Y
[Evident sensation throughout the in
/
20 AT a party the other evening, sew
eral gentlemen contested the honor Of
having done themost extraordinary thing.
A Reverend d. d. was appointed to be-
the sole Judge of their respective prefer
sions. One produced his tailor's bill with
a receipt attached to it; buzz went
through the room that this could not be
outdone. A second said he had returned
two umbrellas which had been left at his
house, to their proper owners. "The
palm is his was the universal cry; when
a third observed:
| Gentlemen, cannot boast Of the.
feats of either of my predecessors; but
here is receipt from the Printer for all
arrearages and two years in advance for
his paper"
i "I'll hear no more" cried the judge,
!" this is the very ne plus ultra Of honesty
and unheard of deeds; it is an act Of
virtue Of which / never knew any person
capable. The prize is yours"
ORA clergyman was endeavoring to
instruct one of his Sunday scholars on
i the nature of miracle. I" Now, my
boy" said he, suppose you were to sec
the sun rising in the middle of the night,
what should you call that r. "The
mune, please sur" mo, but, said the
clergyman, ssuppose you knew that twas
not the moon, but the sun, and that you
saw it actually rise in the middle of the
night-what should you think?" "Please
sur, should think it was time TO get up.",'