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'sOld itirknrNs

speaking of President Jackson's life
II the Hermitage his home near
Nashville, Tenn, in writing in the
. s.sss is,azi, sazs init. hsrs did the
iisissi ssn.i Nvif. s'4s 18th
tradictory was tfleir lie t'5,,s,ti f., 9,s,
t1,n,- ern IDEAS of consistency. that when
drawn by four handsome iron-o1.s7v
horses, attended by servants in blue
livery with brass buttons, glazed hats
and silver beads. When dinner was
served at the "Hermita9e,' all the
gentlemen went to the sideboard to
take drink, and then to the dining
room. The tables were loaded with
food, served indiscrininately; and III
all the rooms were two beds for pass
ing strangers.
Gen. jackson was never handsome,
but he had two bright eyes, and what
Parton calls chat mysterious omnlpo-
tent something which we call "a pres
ence;0 that he could look we'll IN
Uniform. ride a horse admirably, pre-
side well as a Judge fight well as
general, and that be had certain
cbivalrous Difference for women We
have read that he also preferred wins
Ky, a comcob pipe, and that he W|aded
through many vices to the presldehcy'
that we also knew 'his instincts were
better than his principles" HIS con-
ventionality was semi-occaslonal.
Yet he has stamped his individuality
upon the American name, and when IN
1850 the elegant Prescott visited Eng
land he found a lady at one OF the
Grand houses which he visited who
asked him if Boston ladies smoked
= uuu.....-sf.s.: dinner, and if they lived as
llAgci- Casfie. the ancient @
palace of the Percys, he found pic
tre Of the general. 1t is strange
: circumstance, not speaking much fol
! the reading or intelligence OF certain
: English ladies', that they have as blanl
d Yam ignorance now, almost, of wha
4 America really is; and that so late a
t 1869, an English lady asked he
o American guest if New York did no
! burn down constantly, as it was al
d built of wood!
). The calm, elegant manners of tn
I unpretending but scholarly Prescott
I Motley and Lowell; the simple, sol
y dierly bearing of our last soldier-pres
$ ident and his wife-who does nc
4 smoke pipe!-have impressed thos
n who have seen them; and yet the wifi
, OF prominent clergyman in Englan
st asked Mr. Lowell if he really did nc
e belong to a small minority of hi
IS countrymen you are not like tn
o General Jackson class, for instance
A said she.
1t And yet it took men of "the Gener
a Jackson class" to make rs a nation.
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GIFTS Among the Mormons.

The masses of the Mormons are egno-
rant, superstitious, and sworn to sup, 2ort
their church even to the overthrow u
the Government They have murdered
miners and apostates in cold blood, and
called it religion. They have bought
over the Indians of the Territory, who
are mostly Mormon polygamists. Many
of these people are Of course, deluded
lunatics many specializing hypOcrits.
This latter applies mostly to the digni-
talies of the church. One of the digni-
taries of the Ogden tabernacle has fifty
children. It is said he seriously thinks
of branding his children and their
mothers, as the neigboring ranchmen in
the territories brand their cattle to pre-
vent loss Of property and law suits. Last
week political meeting was held IN the
tabernacle-ac common proceeding in this
combination of church and state-to
nominate candidates for city Offices A
son OF one of the twelve apostles brought
forward the name of Mrs H., as com
mittee woman. When Mrs. H. was called
upon and called out it took some adroit-
ness to avoid confusion as Mr.. H. had
6tNtltA ldoAltS PRESENT plOu't " Dt'li no
name. The spokesman avoided trouble
by leading up the right one and the
other wives gracefully suecumbed,
Beauty always takes precedence. In
deed, the poor, detected looking Nor
mon women have not much beauty to
boast of. They are, for the most part,
either heavy, stolid English, or huge
boned, high-cheeked, Iong-toothed Scan
dinavians; now and then good natured
Dutch or Welsh woman turning up to
relieve the monotony. They have no
literature. The following is fair sam,
ple of their literary ability selected
from the s'Ha1p of Zion
Nv sisters. who still look for Hymen bliss
Deal shvIv with your sweethearts when they
kiss:
As kissing is the key of Gentle love
Sin watch their fondness, lest they iathless
prove; s1
Reserve thar favor until the knot IS ted'
Then love with kissing will be well allied
The knot Of which the poet speaks
often unites one man to two sisters; IN
one case, not a square of, to mother
and her twin daughters Chicago Times
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Frightening Children.

Permit me to offer my thanks to the
contributors OF your paper for speaking
to parents Of the common habit some OF
them have for trying to f1ghten their
children into obedience. think this IS
a habit which cannot be too strongly re-
proved. 1 will give an example. There
was neighbor visiting me one day, and
her little boy, nice, bright child, started
to go into the bedroom. The mother
cried out, tJohnnyi JOHNNY come here.
a great big rat viii get yor."
NY own little boy, little older, im-
mediately came to me to know what a
rat was. I explained to the best of my
ability, and told him there was no rat
there, as that is something | have never
seen but once in this country. How
gor1v ! felt for that woman's children,
for it was not once but often, every day,
that she tried to flighten them Just So
think parents should endeayor to be
perfect examples OF truth and honesty to
their children, or how can they expect
to train them up to be honest, truthful
men and women? Household,
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rOKTY-sixTn CONGRESS,


FEB. D. In the Senate bill was
passed repeating the tax on deposits OF
banks and bankers. The report OF the
Committee on Transportation to the Sea
board, regarding the Maryland and Del
aware ship canal, was adopted. 1t IN
cludes an appropriation of 10000 dollars
for survey. A long debate ensued on
the bill making an Appropriation OF 30
600 dollars to erect a monument at the
was iiiaaii l,ssaeS ss ST"@hhiiag hissg n. The bill
the Legislative Appropris ~ = y -
yiding for an increase % ciel1cal Iorce
IN the Pension Bureau, was adopted and
the bill was passed
FEB. 23.-In the Senate the bill ex-
tending the time for filing claims for
losses of accoutrements, &c, by soldiers,
two years from date, was passed The
Fortifcation Appropriation bill and the
bill providing for a site for a new Con
gressional Library building were also
passed. The latter leaves the choice Of
location with the President and limits
the cost to 100000 dollars. Vice
President-elect Arthur and Senator
Blaine were present during the after
noon, and were the observed Of all OBJ
/ servers.
FEB 24.-The Senate adjourned i'm
mediately after the reading of the Jour
/ nal, out of respect to the memory o
Senator Matthew H. Carpenter, who dice
at his residence in Washington, after al
illness of several weeks.
FEB. 25.-The credentials of JOIN
Sherman, senator-elect, We're presented
in the Senate, and the River anC
Harbor Appropriation bill was reported
with amendments, as was also til,
Agricultural appropriation bill, whicl
was passed. A new conference ON tn,
Fertilization bill was appointed, and Nh
Wallace presented a report on frauds a
the elections.
FEB. 26.-The Senate passed the bill
authorizing a charge for milling and re
fining bullion at United States mints
The River and Harbor Appropriation
4 bill was taken up and acted upon by
sections. All the amendments recon-
mended by the committee were adopted
after long and tedious debates, wmel
protracted the session until lilo o'clocl
at night. The bill was passed, and ap
propriates 100000 dollars. All th'
items for Maryland are included as the
were reported from the House, and al
amendment appropriating $500 dollar
for improving the st. jerome river, 81
Mary's county, was also adopted.
MARCH 2.-In the Senate the creden
tials of Senator Malone, of Virginia
were read and filed. The conference re
ports on the Legislative, Pension an'
Indian Appropriation bills were agreed
to. and motion was passed insisting ol
the Senate amendments to the Harbo
and River bill. On motion of Mr.. Whyte
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MARYLAND NOTES.

The 1umors Of a rich silver deposit
lately discovered in the Beaver Creek
region of Washington county, Md, are
confirmed by reports of assays made at
Philadelphia Mint 1t is located on the
property of Joseph Houpt and jacob
Bachtel, at the base Of the South Noun.
tain A force Of twenty men has been
put to work for the purpose OF develop
ing the extent of the find.
The grasshoppers are reported as album
dant and lively on the Glading farm in
Elk Neck, having survived the intense
wintrv cold.
Three colorcd men who had missed a
train at Hopewell, ON the Eastern shore
Railroad, few days since, ran the tour
miles to Marion, and having oyertaaken
the train, purchased their tickets and got
on board.
There is a great demand for mechan-
les and labolers at Cambridge.
A well known young man, Winfield ;
Shoop was found dead in an alley, a
Wiliamsport. His death was caused b.
too much drink, and he died within on
hundred .zalds Of the saloon in which h
A., baA ora
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Inc spring day roso from her -loepina
In tho deep, dim cavorns Of mist.
win the waiting world 70 be koepinz
Her brief and beautiful trust,
but her sweet eyes open weeping,
As The sunshine her pale lips kissen.
ana thus she rose from her sleeping
In the cayerns Of eastern mist.
The world had dreamed of the meeting
From the first Of the fartherest Years.
But her hand was cold to his greeting
And her checks werc bitter with tears.
Her voice was the wind repeating
The pain Of the heart that hears.
But the world was glad of the meeting
TO the last of the lingering years.
For forth from her tears came flowers
And out Of her grief delight.
And the buds swelled under tho aovcrs
The blossoms, with sandals white,
Climbed up to their forest bowers.
From the broken seeds and night
But who could forotell tho flowers.
Or see in the grief delight.
-kdfherme Lee Bates.
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYIhNp. MARcH !. ls8l.

Ills residence of hGr1 Gen. Thlow. oi
the lieer near Helena, Arb was des
troyed by fire, the work of fncendiaries
Everything was consumed residence.
furniture. clothing, pictures, and val
liable library belonging to the late Gen.
Gideon J. Pillow.
A destructive confagration occurred
IN Toxic, Japan, on the 26th of January.
when ll,O0O houses were DESTROYED and
$4,000 people made homeless.
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"IVIIUIIU Hquorum, and tiirt -? 4
4'-Arms was ordered to hunt m sTs-.' o's.s'
tees and compel their attendant "'seh'
eral were taken in custod,, of H. oeI-
dents last raco,,+;a,, '' -ii9 resi-
co,7,o ~ Il WI '.i'I " tHe diplomatic
- "' Iile mite House
FEB. 25-TD tbo H., ~ :, 80
'-AN AibttSc I'VE heDuIII-
cans and five no,,,,,..,,.. e 49,
yvofo ~. DVHlociatIc members
0tIeeleu 10 agree upon n cnu,i,to-
mise relative TO the An,,ort i,,,,,,,,.. ~
The session of tbo . ftL H.. 'iui.iiielit hlll
e1 II IN Oh i'il ill9t' was adjourn
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the bill to incorporate anew and reor
ganize the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road was passed.
HOUSE.
FEB. 22-Baltimore and MARYLAND
matters formed conspicuous portion of
the proceedings of the House. In Com
mittee Of the Whole amendments to the
Sundry Civil bill were agreed to, appro-
prlating $50 900 dollars for beginning
work on the Baltimore postoffice; $4,000
dollars for building new lighthouse at
Sha1p's Island, and 25,OOO dollars for
completing the Cape Henry light. The
Agricultural Appropriation bill was
passed, with an amendment appropriate
ing 100000 dollars for continuing ex-
perments in the manufactme of beet
root sugar.
FEB. 23.-The House continued the
session of Tuesday, the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill being still under con
slderation. a motion to strike out the
clause limiting the expenditure to pre-
vent the spread of yellow fever to 25O0O,
dollars was rejected. At IL o'clock A.,
Nj. he session of Wednesday was com
menced, the SundIy Civil bill still being
kept before the House by the Repubh-
cans refusing to vote on motion to take
up the Apportionment bill A number
OF amendments We're agreed to, and
after long debate, the clause appro-
pliating 10000 dollars for purchasing
the records of ex-Confederate Generals
Bragg and Polk was stricken from the
bill. A recess was then taken until 7;3O
Z. NJ.
FEB. 24.-The House took up the Ap-
- ,,,,,,4 Ls4l ~, a nearly strict ,ssnE1Tl
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The beaver increases in numbers in
America and Norway.
Eggs are so dear that Jersey people
will not buy them unless they have
doubleyolks. -
A lady who died in st. Albans-.
recently left five sisters, aged 81, N, =
81 and 76 years. q
The Christian world is taking an in
creasing interest in the religious and4
civil affairs Of India.
The first week of the New Year proved
a week of great disasters and distresses
in Europe and America, by land and sea
Thirty million dollars is the sum that
Great Britain laid out for a scientific
frontier in Afghanistan, without getting
the frontier, after all
Jennie Robertson, who died lately at
Nashville, was known as Soldier Char
ley, because she had served several years
in male attire in the army.
London Eram0tey says that intensity
may make a Cromwell or Richelieu,
but that a modern statesman should be
not intense but comprehensive
One gentleman was trying to describe
to another what is meant by "old gold"
color He said, "Weu, to tell the truth,
it is a black eye about four days paled."
A writer on dogs says that every one
given to sedentary pursuits ought to
keep dog, as the necessity Of giving
-,S'rcise to the dog Will exercise the man.
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The new revision of the Bible \
Hell" "Hades." It is believed thai
bad place will still be hot enough fd
practical purposes. however.
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A Remote Possibility.

II worst comes to worst in Ireland, and
the soldiers are ordered to fire on the people
that is, to kill them-it would not be sur
prising to see something like mutiny in the
ranks. It is by no means impossible that
there might occur in Ireland what has hap
pened in France-a determination of the
troops with the peopls; scenes like the mem
orable one at Montmartre in Paris, where the
troops, being ordered to fire on the people,
refused, stuck their mus kets, with bayonets
down, into the ground, and opened their
arms to embrace the men whom they had
been ordered to Stay. 1t is true that there
are very few Irishmen among the 10000 Of
Her Majesty s troops noW in Ireland. Care
has been taken to send thither only English
or Scotch regiments. But the ranks OF these
regiments are filled with the sons of peas
ants, small farmers and day laborers, and
they are at heart really in sympathy with the
Irish farmers and tenants. The English
soldier, who is far better educated now than
he was q generation ago, feels that the Irish
tenant farmer is contending for the same
rights in principle that his w father or his
brother at home Is striving for; and while
the instinct Of discipline is still strong, the
habit Of blind obedience to orders may not
be able to withstand the appeal of sympathy
and common interest.
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"a Sleeping Tree.

A tree was recently brought from Austria
lia to Nevada, which has been il the habit at
night Of going to roost like the chickens.
The leaves fold together, and the ends Of the
tender tWigs coil themselves up like the tail
of . Wel%l-conditioned pig. After one Of the
tWigs has been stroked or handled, the leaves
move uneasily and are il a sort OF mild COM
motion for q minute or more. Indignant at
having been transplanted the other day, it
had hardly been placed in its new quarters
before the leaves began to stand up like the
hair on the tail of an angry cat, and soon the
whole plant was in a culver. It gave out a
most pungent odor, which filled the house
and was 50 sickening that It was found ne
cessary to open the doors Ind windows. It
was fully n hour before the plant Gained
down and folded its leaves ii peace. Tt
would probably not have given up the fight
even then, had it not been that its time for
going to roost had arrived. The whole
household now stand IN awe Of that plant.
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A husband living in one Of the suburbs Of
New York brought home one afternoon three
red wagons and q rocking horse for the chill
dren. His wife welcomed him with delight,
kiss ed him, and putting her face confdlngly
to lis, whispered, Darling, you have been
flirting on the rains a long while. Now that
the cir s have seen you with the horse and
wagons they know that you are a married
man !" Smiling lovingly upon her, be re-
piled, Il bought a ticket to the strawberry
festivalof old Mr.. Jones, the Sunday school
superintendent, and be brought them along
in the train with him"
American as well as European ladies are
scintillating in a perfect armor OF Jets and
beads. Whole cuirass bodices, tabliere,
skirts, panels, dolmans, shoulder capes, bon
nets and slippers, are covered with beaded
embroidery. Elegant costumes Of black are
sparkling like sscoats of mail' with a dense
covering Of jet and steel, and delicate toilets
of white brocade, satin and tulle, are embel-
lished with marvellous designs wrought in
beads of pearl, gold, silver, crystal and
other beads resembling costly gems. Tab
Tiers, panels, and portions Of the corsage are
each worked with a special design composed
to suit the particular shape, though uniform
on the whole.
Why mourn for Grimes? His daughters live,
On Fashions streets we we find them;
And still they wear old Crimes coat
all buttoned down behind them.
<4&SsDp ,pxHTx-
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How I6 was Settled.

When the Erie Railroad went mo further
than Turner'S Station, fifty miles from New
York, the engineer on that and other roads
was ia the habit Of running the train accord
Ing to his own judgment, the conductor be-
ing counted out altogether Ayres, the con
ductor Of the Erie train, consisting Of en-
CINE, freight cars and passenger cars il the
rear, did not fancy this fashion, and determ-
ined to try q new plan. He ran a stout line
from the passenger car and fastened TO it q
log Of wood, and told the engineer to stop
the train when he raised the stick. The en-
gineer, on starting, cut the stick loose. Then
next day the captain rugged up bis string and
stick Of wood again. abe said he, this
things got to be settled one way or another
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FEMININE BRIEFS.

Very little jewellery is worn with white tot
let's.
all sleeves are half short and all gloves
very long.
Red abounds ii summer dresses, hats and
bOnnets.
Bright yellow silk mits are worn with tot
let's of black.
The obleisk hat has q tall, tapering roW
and q wide brim.
Ombre satin sashes accompany many of
the imported evening costumes.
The wearing Of q frill Of lace around the
edge of the brim Of hats and bonnets is re-
vived.
Fancy bracelets and necklaces and pins
mounted with insects and odd designs, are
much worn.
The large Anne of Austria collars, covered
with fine embroidery, are worn over dresses
of white linen lawn.
The best press ever made-two loving
arms. And it is o press that is never left out
on account of other matter.
Pale rose, blue and cream-White seaside
zephyr cloths will be again used for mex
pensive garden party dresses.
Ribbon f1ots or long looped bows, next to
cords and %tassels, are the favorite decoration
of coaching and race-course toilets.
Very handsome grenadine toilets are i'm
ported combined with satin sublime, and
trimmed with rich steel beaded fringes and
appliques.
Chair stripes. sofa pillows, mantle lambre-
quins and tides Of blue satin, worked in
bright colors in silk and wool, suit any kind
Of furniture.
The wide-spreading Bernhardt ties Of In
Ola null have been discarded by the ultra
fashionable people who so lately appeared
behind them.
ssWriil the coming man use both hands r. is
a question asked by a scientific exchange.
We do not see how the coming man can use
both hands unless the coming woman drives
tie horse.
Pretty and easy fancy work for summer
afternoons is that done on linen doylies, OF
linen or monte cloth strips and squares, il
outline designs, stitched with bright red Oh
black varlcolored silks.
Ladies who possess the lace sacques OF
thread or lama, at present SO completely on
OF style, are making them over into pretty
Stuart %colars,s pointed fichus and antique
shoulder capes now in vogue.
She was decorating her room with pictures,
and she perched his photo up on the topmos1
nail then sat down to admire her work. anC
remarked quietly: Nov everything is love
" and the goose hangs Hight"
An eccentric fashion is to put white anG
black ostrich plumes on opposite sides Of
the brim OF d black chip hat, separated by l
bow Of white satin over white Spanish lace
while the brim is lined with white satin anc
white Spanish lace frilled in and held doWr
with arrow Of large cut Jet beads.
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Love at FIRST Sight.

a rare case Of love at first sight occurred
at the Office of the Hamburg line of new
steamers in New York a short time since. A
handsome man named Pfeiffer, who had
lived il Peoria, Illinois, for a year past, had
become homesick, and was at the Office to
buy a ticket for q return to her father, who
cultivated a small farm III Germany. John
Koehler, a farmer in New Jersey, was pres
ent, the couple eyed each other, were infat-
uated, introduced themselves, and in the
course of tWenty-four hours were united in
the bonds Of matrimony, The contemplate
ed steamship passage was given up and the
fond pair returned. The words are correct
except that the couple were not married un-
til their arrival in New York. After their
sudden infatuation ct the steamship office ard
the subsequent avoWment Of mutual love, Mr..
Koheler asked the girl to accompany him to
his home. She trusted him SO implicitly that
she readily assented. They embarked on the
evening boat for New York, and on arrival
proceeded at once to the young mans pleas
ant home in Greenville, a mile from Nor
witch, Conn. Last monday the German Lu-
theran minister was called, and in the pres
ence Of few friends the couple were we'd
ded. There were no cards and no presents.
The couple have gone to housekeeping. Il
was throughout q genuine case Of love at first
sight. 4 happier couple cannot be found in
Norwich.