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GENERAL JACKsON's TOILET.

The genial temper of President buchanan
his easy, pleasant manners and racy con-
versation, have already rendered him great
favoritc i'll society, abroad rs well as at home
and few of Our public men have laid up such
Il stock of amusing and valuable remnis-
ccnccs. There is one anecdote which he
tells of General Jackson which is so clarac-
teristic Of the old hero that it is worth pre-
sewing. The President relates that one
day, during the administration Of Old lick
ory, he went to the White House to ask
permission to present to him the celebrated
Miss Betsy Cation. Gen. Jackson readily
assentcd, and named the next day for the
interview. At the appointed hour Mr.
buchanan repaired with his fair charge to
the Presidential mansion, and leaving the
lady i'll one Of the drawing rooms he count
ed to the private cabinet Of the President
To this great surprise and disappointment,
he found the General buried in his books
and papers, and attired in Il plain morning
dress, his chin unsllavcd and his ravoritc
pipe in his mouth. The Senator from
Pennsylvania was grievously embarrassed.
lie was apprehensive that if lie announced
Miss Cations presence, the gallant veteran
would descend all in ncyliqe rs he was
Mr.. buchanan did not like to expose the
renowned belle to such shock as that, and
on the other hand hc equally dreaded offer
ing a suggestion to the fiery old hero
There was no alternative, however, and he
had to state that Miss Cation was waiting
the Generals presence in the green draw.
ing room. Up jumped Old Hickory at the
first word, and laid down his pipe. There
was not Il moment to be lost, so Mr.. Bucl,-
a,'an, in timd and apologctic manner,
vcnturcd to observe that "thc lady could
very well wait till the President had shaved
himself" The General saw what lc was
driving ut, and shook his frizzled head at
him like the name Of an cnraged lion.-
"BuclIanan," Numbered out the impetuous
old man, "did you ever hear of the man in
kentucky who got rich by mnding his own
business g
Without stopping to say whether he was
acquainted with the remarkable person in
question. the expericcd Senator fled from
the storm, and took refuge with his lovely
companion down stairs. In few minutes
af,crward, the hero Of New Orleans entered
the room with that dignity Of manner which
no man knew better how assume, ard great
WAS Mr.. Bucanan's relief to find that not
only was his face quite virginia. in it's
smoothness, but that he was up iii bis best
black suit, with boots of faultlcss radiance.
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On Early Risin9.-One OF our cotempor.
aries disposes of this. virtue as follows:
"We have watched (he. says those fellows
who are the early risers, and, as general
thing, they are the first chaps who 90 TO the
groceries Of a morning. 1t is altmoonshins
about the smartest and greatest men being
the early risers: 1t might have been SO in
old times, but nowadays when you see a
chap moving about very early, you may be
certain leis after drink,
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From The Lymchb"ry I'iry;m;an
THE RETURN OF HON. w. B. PRESTON FROM
EUROPE

The Norfolk Argus announces important
news. The Hon. w. B. Preston. the Com
missioner to Europe, appointed by the Bris-
tol Convention to induce the Trans. Allan.
tic Navigation Companies to send their YES
sells to the Chesapeake Bay, is on his return
to America, after having successfully fulfilled
his mission
France is we'll aware Of the ad ,antapes
that will result from Il direct line of trade
with the Middle and Southern States
A negotiation ofgrcat interest was en-
tered upon or concluded with the Paris and
Orleans Railroad Companies for the esta5
lishment of a regular line of steamers be-
tween Nantes, st. Nazairc and Norfolk
AS does Virginia in the United States, so
does Britany,iu France, occupy favora
bic position on the Atlantic coast.
st. Nazaire, at the mouth Of the Loire
lone of the finest rivers in Europe,) is stua-
ted on the ocean forty-eight hours by steam
er nearer America than any port of France.
Connected with Paris by its railroad, which
is intersected at Tours and Orleans, it is in
communication with all the railroads Of the
European continent. The Loire, navigaLle
at all seasons, passes through France, and
receives from the most distant parts Of its
territory the rich produces which are fur
nisled for expectation; in similar manner
these two great arteries transport the raw
material coming from america to their
places Of consumption, without being sub.
jectcd to the usual detention of drayage,
storage and reshipments. Strashburg. Null
house, Lyous, St. Etience, and all the great
centres Of manufactures and trade, are at
once disburdened Of their products by their
railroads, which are in direct communication
with that Of Paris and Nantes.
The happy idea Of uniting railroads and
navigable, and the centre of the United
States with Europe, originated in Virginia
the Bristol convention reduced it to form.
Honor, then, delegates who have SO we'll
understood and performed their mission.-
France only waited definate motion on
the part Of the United States to second il
The hour has come at last when their DO
litical and commercial independence is to
be established on firm basis. '|
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HOW GAME OF CHESS HELPED COLUMBUS

According to the old Spanisl, traditio,
Columbus discovery of America is mainl,
due to Il hard fought game of chess. Fer
d'nand of Spain passed two later hours o
the day over the chcluercd board his prin
cpal antagonist be an old grandce, who's
skill put the Monarch's powers to Il sever,
test. Columbus had long been dancing ut
tendance ut the court in pursuance of tn,
one aim of his liic-lhe grant Of IN cxpc
dition in search of new word-amd al
through he had hitherto failed in his aim
vet he had enlisted the sympathics and sup.
port of the good Isabella. Ferdinand was
one of those mattcr,of.fact men, who OBJ
jcct to iurthering the schemes Of enthusiasts
and withheld consent to new world cxpc.
dition being formed.
Poor Columbus would long before have
sought assistance elsewhere, but isabella,
prevented him, and rcdoublcd her efforts
with her husband. The day arrived when
the great navigator WAS to receive his final
answer; lie wended his way towards the
palace at Eight-fall more with the inten-
tion of bidding a'ieu to his patroncss than
from any hope Of success with Ferdinand
isabella had not, however, resigned herself
and Columbus to defeat; and, upon the
latter's arriving, she Immediately sought
the king who, being absorbed in hard
fought game with the aforementioned old
noble, was not i'll a likely mood to be both
cred by the application Of an importunalc
sailor. The Queens interruption had the
effect Of merely diS,rac,ing the monarch's
attention. causing h,m to lose his principal
piece, which WAS followed 10y vollcy OF
imprccali"ns on sui,ors in general and Co.
lumhus i'll particular. The game grew worse
| and defeat seemed imminent
Now, isabella, without ever playing, had
picked up considerable knowledge of the
game hy watching her husband and mobiles,
and when Ferdinand told her that her pro-
tegc should be successful or otherwise, ac-
corIing rs the game resulted, she immcdate-
y bent all her energies upon the board.
The contest Lad been unusuall, long,
and the courters clustered rouud the table
amused at the excitement Of the King and
the quiet satisfaction Of his antagonist.
And so the game went on which was to
decide the discovery of new world, until
Isabella leaned towards her husbands ear
and whispered, "you can chcckmatc him in
four moves" In the utmost as;onisllmcnt
the King rc-cxanincd his game, found that
his witcs assertion was correct, and an
nounccd, few minutes subsequently, that
Columbus should depart OH his voyage OF
discovery, with the tide of Admiral of the
Fleets
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RANDOM REFLECTIONS

Next to that of umbrellas, the ownership
ofbooks sperhaps theleast respected. Hence
the philosophical though rude rema,k that
fools lend books, and wise men borrow
them.
The value Of a "gcod thing" depends on
him who utters it. The joke of tho host
is certain to be laughed at that of tho
poor relation is scarcely even listened
to.
My son, if thou wilt wear tight Loot,,
there are three bad things thou wilt inevi,a-
bly, suffer, namely: bad corn, il bad gait
and bad temper.
When a man is so reduced that he has
to pawn his ring, it may be safely Inferred
that he is hardly worth IA rap.
1t is the last air on the l,urly-gurlv
that gets the PLAYERS head Lroaken.
How tlecing in the holidays is leg of
mutton! Still, prelude of hard dumplinp
is an antidote to appetite.
II Is said that necessity knows know law.
lh's accounts for people making such
virtue Of necessity.
MY son, when cabmen take the pledge,
and the police will not take supper when
on culinary duty; when genuine lIavanas"
are no longer grown at Knew, nor "real
Suffolk sau>agcs chopped and stuffed in
lloundsditch; when an omnibus half emp
ty goes the same pace as a full one; when
"or1ginal' English farccs are no longer to
he traced as adoption from the French and
"Sllakesparean" circus clowns makes Jokes
that one can laugh at; when the laws of
private property extend to umbrellas, and
case OF confiscation may be doalt with as
theit; when aun'lress in the Temple giyes
up taking snuff, and abstans for four.and.
twenty hou's from touching anybody's sin-
bottle; whe" bachelor in lodging finds
SHIRT without button off, and has hi,
Shav'ng-water broug Lt without ringing moro
than twice forit when the becfcaters ara
all OF them confirmed vrgctnrians, and no
alderman will take Il sccnnd plate Of tur-
tle-thcn, o my son, thou may'st chance 10
lind wife who will not object to travel
without eight and twenty packages, and
who will show herself possessed of sucl,
angelic self denial as even to refuse thy offer
of Il dress because she finds and couf.sscs
that she doesn't want it.
All is vanity; saw dustman stop tho
other day to have his coat brushed -
Punch.
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Tie children at last became alarmed
their teachers next, and Marsh was quite
beside himself, not knowing whether to
look upon all these attentions as favorable
TO his success, or portcnding something OF
more serious nature. The matter finally
exploded and there was general scattering,
with giagli"g accompaniment by the Ia
dies, and hearty OUTLAWS on the part of the
men who were sold. Mr. Marsh determined
to show his card-orlcreG his bills to be
immediately posted, while Quiz himself
stepped on to the cars in pursuit of business
and-furthcr adventure. We hope he found
both.-NTcw York INews.-
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Good Joke on a IYiao,ver.-A waeeish
correspondent tells the following, and youcll.
es for its truth. Itis the best joke we have
heard lately: 1t appears that wi.lower
in this town Of a somewhat gallant dis, osi.
ton, had been accustomed to visit the resi-
dence Of the widow; whether to see tho
amable widow herself, or her lively dauel,.
ters, our informant did not know. One
evening he found the family party hard ut
work on some garments Of cloth. The girls
were sewing and the widow was PRESSING
the seams. Tie widower hung up his hat.
as usual, and took his scat by the fire; lust
atthat moment it happened that the widow
had done with the pressing iron (vulgo, a
tailor's goose.) She sat down on the l,eartl,
and called to her negro man in loud voice
Jake, Jake; come and take out this goose.
Tho widower started lip with astonis!lmeut
not knowing what to make Of this abrup.t
order. Jake, do you hear me, again ex.
claimed the widow. beg your pardon.
Mrs.--..said the widower, with visible
agitation, but pray don't call ,Jake--,jf you
wish me leave your ,houss,I will ao At
once, and without the iaterfereaee ,of Ser.
wants. The-ladies roared with laughter
and it took some moments. 10 explain. ia
the ehagrined widowerhis mistake. Hs In.
poot. been known to1yisit widows : -, I. 81 sinca
t6at penorsble eyani1g M
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THE ROYAL MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND.

Could the people Of Europe Iy any pos
sibility look upon events transpiriug arouud
them from AZ American point of view, the
whole trick Of royalty would be brought
to speedy termination. AS we read of
such affairs as the birth of royal babies;
the ceremonies Of the occasion, indclicate
and disgusting; the pomp and show whicl.
surrot',L them even in taking IN airing"
and of late the lavish and costly display
proposed in honor of the nuplials of the
Prince Of Prussia and the Princess Royal
of England, We have good cause, with all
our faults and follics, to rejoice in our ex-
emption from so humlliatinga political and
social condition. The system Of royalty
erects its chief into a superhuman position.
Men and women, with not n whit better
claim to distinction than one half of their
subjects, and far less than mutitulcs of
them, are exalted by the merest fiction into
sort Of demigods. They are pcrchcd upon
an unattainable eminencc, and held so
sacred in their royalty that no subject-nc
mere man or woman Of the land can be
suffered TO mate with them. 70 the peo-
pie Of America this thing is too absurd to
be regarded but with ridicule and contempt.
10 the people Of Europe it is the very basis
of their loyalty.
That such system should prevail, and
with unquestionable success, at this age of
the world, is really curious problem of hu-
manity. That it is in process of solution
there can be but little doubt, and the result
is easily to be anticipated, but not the time
when. AS we have said, to Americans roy-
atty and its absurd pretentions, and the
more absurd submission of the people, are
things that would not be tolerated for a.
day. . And it is certain that the sentiment
which pervades the public mind Of the Uni.
ted States is gradually diffusing itself over
Europe. AS the 'enlightening influence
grows into vigor and activity, and in tie
accession Of numbers the preponderance of
power is on the side Of freedom, there will
be an end Of all the artifciaIities of polti-
cal life, and the reality will be established
by the people themselves. All the pomp
and show Of the nuptial occationsjust cele-
brated in England will do more to weaken
than strengthen the thrones of Europe.
The fact may not appear. But with ap in
telligent people the processes Of reason are
surssto be more right than wrong, however
discfeetly they may be cohcealed from the
observation of others, or even yelled to the
perception of the individual in whom they
areswrchght.-B baltimore SUM-
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A PHYSICIANS EVIDENCE ON DANCING.

|
Of dancing, so perverted by late hours and
indcccncy of fashionable attire, has outraged
many sensible people, and led them to de-
privc the young ones Of the most sensible
and healthful enjoyments, because it has
been abused. For myself, l can testify not
only to its heathfuI, but recupcrativc power
The iorticil, may, the liftieth year of my
age, found me enjoying this life cheering
exercise. 1t should bc one of the earliest
amuscments of children, and care should
be taken by parents that it is understood as
such ] will mention a case that occurred in
my practice. A thoughtful, anxious mother
who had but three children, brought to me
her only remaining child-a daughter. Her
temperament nervous, biIious-the nervous
feartnlIv predominant; with great rritabili
ty OF the system, pecvish passionate, dys Pep.
tic, slccplcss ;of course, cxacting, arbitrary,
and uncomfortable the poor child looked sad
old, morbid and miserable. She had been
to school, because her parents thought it
IN amusement for her to be witt, other chill
lrcn.
After critically examining her physiog.
nomy, said to her mother, "what is tile
temperament Of your hu<handl" "The same
rs my own," she replied. "Thcn the child
is doubIy stamped" l continued every
vigorous measures must be used, if you cx-
pect t" restore her to health. divorce her
Immediately from anything mental so far
us memorizing is concerned, then send her
to a dancing school, that she may combine
exercise with order and melody, and thus
some Of her rougl, edges may be rounded"
The clild-hcr large eyes open with Won
der and lcliglt-interrupted with "dancing
school! O, how I've longcd to 90; but
mother says its wrong, and leads to wick
edncss." What a dilemma for a child
"Dld you ever intend your daughter to play
the pilno, guitar, or other musical ins,ru-
ment g said | to the mother. SO yes" was
the answer. "Why, l continued, "whv
show such Partially to the upper cxtrem
tiles ; The hands are rendered happy as a
medium of melody; the feet are rendered
equally happy in the same way" A nice
afternoon school received the little girl, who
grew in health and harmony every month
as she followed the hygienic rules prescribed
for her. Dancing is Il hcallhful, beautiful,
graceful recreation, and is not responsible
for the abuses that luxury has thrown
around it. The vulya,ism aud the excite
mrnts Of the ball room have no more to do
with the simple enjoyment of the dance
than the rich wines and sumptuous ban
quests of the gourmand, in whom they in
dnco disease, have to do with the n,peratc
rcpasts that satisfy the natural wants of the
body.-Dr. Harriet Il. Uuut.
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Il pul"athe Luentiea, PerAaps.-The
Kalamazoo (Mch.) Gazette states that Mr..
l.. Il. Ball Of that city, has recently discov-
cred mood ofappIyng lever power, which
is destined to bring about an entire rcvolu-
ton i" the process of raising large bodies,
10y mechanical means. The editor of tho
Gazette saw weight Of GAO pounds raised
by his machine, by the strength Of a single
cotton thread, and states that if the weight
had been ten times as heavy, the result
would have been the same. THIS discovery
consists in such an application of proper
machinery to heavy bodies, such as loco.
motives, heavy castings, boats in dockyads,
and the like, MS to procure a balance in the
object itsen, u len by rocking the body to
and fro on certain standards or studs. con.
nected with the machine, wedges are in
serted with ehcb vibration, so that as the
rocking goes on. tile wedges are constantly
drawn i'll and the body raised by its own
motion. Mr.. Balls construction of ma
chlnery for this purpose is very simple, and
at the same time entirely efticacions so
that one man can raise locomotive that
gets thrown of tho track with as much
ease and certainty as he could raise a buck
ct OF water with q windlass. So heavy
pieces OF ore may be raised, canal boats,
engines, and boilers, and, in short, any
compact and heavy body to which tie ma
chine could beapplcd. The Gozette con-
cludes its article, by saying: We tl,uk we
may safely say, that Mr.. Ball has made a
discovery that will1bs of incalcuablo util.
ity in the mcchanicala aworld,
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A lady, who must be relative of Mrs.
Partingtop, we think, by marriage, asfeast
was entertaining some friends with a fine
leg Of mutton the other. day, when one oi
the guests remarked that the mutton was
exceedingly fine in quality. "Oh,syes, said
she, my husband always buys the best Hs
is great epicac." q
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German Progress. 1918, the most
marked progress has been. obvious in the
productive skill and activity Of the German
States. They have grown from condition
of comparative weakness and poverty to
the rank of first rate Industrial powers. 1t
is said that their silk and wooden goods,
glass and queens ware, laces and satins, are
surpassed in excellence by mono others on
the continent. More thansforty three mil
lions of people, who, forty years ago, were
almost nor. productive, except as regards
the raw material which they raised for OK
port, are now vigorously employed in every
department of mechanical labor, have filled
the markets Of the world with their fabrics.
and have intersected their country with
canals, and railroads, built with their own
capital. Itthus appears that Germany is
keeping pace with the world in meterial
progress, aud that amidst its sublimated
metaphysical speculations, the native ener.
gy of the German characters has been at
work on the subtantial and the PRACTICAL in
a manner which has made the German peo.
pie highly prosperous and independent. -
Richmond Didpatch. ~
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4 Hyena Loose.-A distressing tragedy
occurred this week in the Western part ol
this Stat. Gannung's Menagerie is win.
terug two miles west of Paulding,
County. Among the other animals was a
hyena, said to be the largest in the United
States. Theanimal was very ferocious, and
had twice bitten his keeper. Early Wednes.
day morning the hyena escaped. Search
was instantly made, and later in the morning
he was discovered in the graveyard, having
dug up and partly devoured two or three
dead bodies. Several of the citizens rushed
10 to take it, when it turned upon its as
sailants, striking down German day Iaborer
named Jacob Poffenpurg, and crushed the
head of.the unfortunate man in his Jaws
killing him instantly. The brute then made
its escape, after tearing the flesh from the
right arm apd chest of a-lad, who is not ex.
pected to recover. The animal succeeded
in making good its secape The citizens
ARE much excited. Parties are securing
the woods, dAd the msnagerie men have
been notified by some of the citizens to re-
| move their establishment at once Cgevs
ldhd Herald, 8tb. ~
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+ a man told a barber that he ought to RS
Iduoe his prices now that the times are hara.
..No, sir" replied the shaver. "for now Gus.
TONERS have such long faces that I have
twice the ground t2go ovSr." e
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81 wisl'," said an anxiouo ma to her care.
less SOM " I wish you would pay lite at.
tention to your arithmetic" "Well, do,"
was the reply. u pay as little attention
to It as possible"
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To find out wh9pe child loves, make i
e present, and 'notiee to whom it is mos
eager to show that present exultingly. Tt
find out whom womaa hates-do exactly
the same things. II !
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The fadies say they are opposed to Stopping
themale cd the Sabbath, especially in the
evening, unless taeysstop at t6ei, homes,