BY THt. MAILS.

DOUGH FACES, OR DOE FACES.
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to The gentlemen who were frightened into
the vote which they gave on the Missouri
Question, who :" looked in the glass and were
! scared al their own dough faces" has been the
subject OF variety OF commentaries. ABal
| timore writer will have it that he alluded 10 a
prank, common among children, OF making,
by the aid OF the cook maid, a dough face, by
which their own features are concealed. to
ffighten their comrades, and which is some.
times made so hideous, that when they look in
the glass, they are themselves frightened.
Others maintain, that he merely alluded to the
property of dough, of being capable of being
moulded into any shape or feature that one
would wish, without any resistance on the par
OF the material wrought upon others, that he
alluded only 10 the pallid hue Of unbaked pas.
try, in distinction from the heathful brown of
that which is fit for use others again, with
more plausbi'ity, that the allusion. was 10 :
very common figure of speech, by wbicka
person oi ou'i intellect Is designated some
times in direct terms, as such an one is
dough head" and sometimes by periphrasis.
as" such an one is but hall baked" or" was
set too near the mouth of the oyen.' Olher
again, with some show of reason, contend
that the orthography oftbe expression, as quo.
ted. is not corect-They would read, s they
saw their own doe faces, and were scared.c
In allusion to the tilnidity Of the doe, which
shrink alarmed, from its own image reflected
from the water. Which Of the various inter.
Pre'at'ons is the true one. or is NEST generally
received, we will not venture to determine.


Reper.ory.


The Life OF Paul JONES'" the events OF
whose celebrated naval career are connected
with the history oi our revolution, is about 10
be published at New York, under the au,p;.
ces Of the Historical Society Of that CITY. III
will be enriched with his correspondence with
many Of the great men Of our country.


The Rev. Dr. Morse, and his son. the Rev.
X. , Morse, o0 sn important mission to the
Indian tribes. arrived at Detroit on the Cd ult
and expected 10 leave there on the 18th, in
the steam bosi, for the Upper Lakes.


The number Of arrivals at Quebec the pres
ent season up to June ls, is 29l, bringing
2343 settlers.
= A writer in the National Intellige ncsr re.
co'pmsuds an experiment Of the application
oi fresh earth to new wound from the bite OF
. mad dog.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Salaries for 1890. The Governor S,qOo.
Secretary Of State $500 Treasurer 5000.
Qlar'er-Mas'er General $40. R-preenta-
lives Sc per diem Senators sad CounselIors
Sc 80 per do. This State has funded stocks
amounting to Sl56.0O0. The expenses of
the last year. including eleven thousand dol. |
lars for the new State House. was shor, off
500, 600 and of this about 5000 were paid |
in bounties for killing crows, and lid cats.
The Presidential Electors are 10 be chosen |
ia New Hampshire by General Ticket.


RHODE ISLAND.


This State has received 81 5 600 additional. |