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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02
The Lost Child.

Gentlest guardians marked serene
his early hope, his liberal mien
Took counsel from his guiding ewes
To make this wisdom earthly wise.
All, vainly do these eyes recall
The schoolmarch, each days festival.
when every morn my bosom glowed
To watch the convoy on the road
The babe in willow wagon closed,
With rolling eyes and face composed;
With children forward and behind,
Like Cupids studiously inclined
And he the chieftain paced beside,
Inc center Of the troop allied.
with sunny face Of sweet repose,
10 guard the babe from iancied foes.
The little captain innocent
Took the eye with him as he went;
zach village senior paused to scan
And speak the lovely caravan.
From the window look out
To mark thy beautiful parade,
Stately marching in a cap and coat
To some tune by fairies played
A music, heard by thee alone,
To works as noble led thee on.
Now, love and pride, alas in vain,
Up and down their glances strain.
The painted sled stands where it stood
The kennel by the corded wood
The gathered sticks to stanch the wall
Of the snow-tower, when snow should fall
The ominous hole he dug in the sand,
And childhood's castles built or planned
His daily haunts well discern
The poultry-yard, the shed, the barn
And every inch of garden ground
Paced by the blessed feet around,
From the roadside to the brook
WhereintO he loved to look
Step the meek birds where erst they ranged
The wintry garden lies unchanged
The brook into the stream runs on;
But the deep-eyed boy is gone.
r. " Emerson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02
LIVtf pool, UI
Paris, or
Havre, or
EnLa

RAILROAD ANEcDoTE.-A certain veteran con-
ductor on the Vermont Central, who knows the
merits Of all the towns along his route, and
though Of {" aspect stern" is quite wag Withal,
recently encountered a passenger who was accus-
toned 10 cheek his passage wheneverhe could,
and was well known BY the conductor to belong
in West Hartford Upon the demand for fare,
the following conversation en- sued =
Conductor-''l must have it. You have
dsadheaded yourself too much
Passenger" Don't you wish you could get
it"
Conductor.-"I must get it, or put you Of.
Where are you goingl''
Passenger" Going to b"
Conductor-" Oh are your Well, give me
fifty cents, and get of at West Hartford %
The fare was paid, but the village that has
suffered more "food'' than s'ire" does not ex-
actly relish the joke.-St- Adams Messenger.
This story, we notice, is told in sundry Of our
exchanges, as occurring on half a dozen different
roads, with, of course, different station named
in each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

We remember one great, good-natured fellow,
at one Of the Boston schools, who, quite apropOs
to this anecdote, is now fiourshing pork packer.
Standing up to read from the excellent text book
we had in those days, /" The American First
Class Book the sentence that fell to him was a
verse from the " death scene of Gertrude OF Wy
oming," with which he got along very well in a
slow, measured and heavy voice till he came to
the lines uttered by Gertrude to her lover
"Clasp me little longer on the brink
Offate! While can feel thy dear earess,'
which he rendered as follows;
"Clasp me q little longer on the brink
OF fai while can feel thy dear carcass"
This was too much-schoolmaste and other
pupils burst into an iuextinguishable roar Of
laughter at this unceremonious butchering Of
Campbell's beautiful poem. Upon another oeca-
sion, when the reading lesson happened to be one
of those funereal, melancholy sort Of poems Of
Henry Kirke White, a shrill voiced reader in
another class came to the passage running some
thing like this
"Ifeel the hand OF Death
Press heavy on my vitals,"
which was rendered as follows:
aIfeel the hand Of death
Press heavy on my tiffies,"
A proceeding which certainly must have render
ed them cold victusls.-Com. Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

ACES OF LIVING CELEBRITIEs--The following
are the ages respectively of several well known
literary men and others in England Henry
Kingsley, 49,; George Meredith, Al John Hol
ingshead, AZ; George Augustus Sala, 4S; viii
kie Collins, As; Edward Stephen Dicey, 40;
Rev. C. Kingsley, 80; John Ruskin, 81; J. A.
Froude, 81; Captain Mayne Reid, 81; Arthur
Helps, 81; Tom Taylor, 80; Charles Darwin, SO;
Samuel Smiles, SO; Shirley Brooks, So; William
Howard Russell. So; Anthony Trollope, "a;
Charles Reade, So; John Forster, 81; R. Brown
ing, 81; C. Maekay. 81; John 0xenford. 81; A.
W. Kinglake, 5s; A. Tennyson. So; Lord
Houghton, 60; Edward Mall, 60; John Stuart
Mill, 62; Lord Lytton, GA; Professor Maurice,
GA; Harrison Ainsworth, 64; George Barrow,
65; J. B. Planche, 73; Rev. G. B. Gleig, 70; T.
Carlyle, "a; W. Hewitt, IA; George Grote, 75;
Charles Knight, 10; J. P. Collier, 80.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

The HASDsoME SISGER.-A female singer who
was in high favor with a German Prince, was
appointed to sing one of Haydn's compositions.
At the rehearsal she and the conductor differed
as to the time in which it should be sung. 1t
was agreed that the composer should be referred
to, who when the conductor waited on him, asked
him if the lady was handsome.
Every - was the reply "and special favOrite
with the Duke
Then she is right said Haydn, with a sig
nifcant look at the poor Disconnected professor,
who in all probability, had he gained his point
would have lost his place; and this Haydn well
knew.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Land for parsonage of the Baptist Society
at Rutland has been purchased.
The Baptists of Lyndon, have subscribed
sZOoO additional to the already large amount
given for the erection of Seminary at that
place.
Nearly 1000 persons have been added to the
Baptist churches in Virginia during the past
year, and in many places revivals are still 60
ing on.
Rochester Theological Seminary, since its es-
tablishment in 1850, has graduated 58 German
and nearly 300 English-speaking Baptist min
listers.
From the statistics given in the annual reports
Of the Baptist Conventions in various States, the
fol1oruiun, = l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

In London, the increase of Baptist congrega-
tons within dfteen years has been twice that of
the Independents or Congregationalists, and
three times that Of the Wesleyans-a fact largely
ascribed to the Rev. Mr.. Surgeons efforts. Mr.
SpurgeOn is an open communion Baptist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

Lord Monck, late Of Canada, told the British
House of Lords the other day that the State
cripples the true life Of q church "just as pro-
lection cripples trade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

The New York Legislature is endeavoring to
amend the Excise law so as to suit the liquor sci
lers. II is found to be difficult task.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

Mrs. Camilla E. Twitchell's message to her
husband, now under sentence of death in Phila-
delphia for her monther's murder is unsurpassed
for cruel nonchalance. Only" By the way
when you see George, please ask him where he
would like to be buried after he is hanged =
spoken causally, it is said, to a clergyman who
has been his adviser For the credit of human
nature we should hope this tale is false.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

a roguish lawer, it must be presumed that he
has his own reasons for not trusting his aft
airs to an honest one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

MosEs H. GRrNSELL Of New York, has been
appointed Collector Of Customs in that city
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02
which was rendered. as loiio"s
eIfeel the hand Of dealt

A proceeding which certainly must have render
ed them cold victuals.-Com. Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

Let the reader bring the whole scene before
him, and he will see that, so long as there is
a chance, be it one in million, that it may
be case of genuine suffering worthy of relief
SO long the fraud will be more or less sue
cessful.
The vigilance of the police has failed to
suppress Street begging in London. The ex-
posure of its frauds by the press, in the pull
pit, and upon the stage has been equally un-
successful. An association, styled the "Miss-
ing link" which, for time, promised better
results, has also failed. One OF the street
missionaries describes the difficulties which
he encountered by the following example =
"I met" he writes, q five-and-thirty cad
gers in a room of their own selection, ana at
their own appointment. They gave me a
rough, but hearty welcome. The leading man
introduced me.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

In showing us the tree in the back Of which
Byron had cut his name and that Of his sister
Augusta, he related rather singular incl
dent. He said that year or two before,
certain famous American Snowman came to
Newstead, and had the assurance to offer
Colonel Wildman five hundred pounds for the
piece of bark bearing that precious lettering
meaning, Of course, to cut it away, and
carry it to America, and that Colonel Wild
man, Justly indignant, then and there, by
peremptory orders, considerably shortened
the interview.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-02

MODEL (office) BEGGING LETTER---A good ex-
ample of the proper thing may be found in the
following note, which a member Of Congress has
received from one Of his constituents, and the
publication of which he has permitted in the
Cincinnati Commercial
81 have been thinking whether it would not
be better for my health for me to 90 out Of the
country, and have concluded to ask for one Of
the following places The Consulate at London, or
Evening star., 1869-11-17

Bills were introduced in the City Council
Monday night by Major Hall to lay wood pave
ments on 18th street and 9th street. We are glad
70 see this BAH put in motion and hope il will be
pushed forward until on some street in this city
the experiment of a good wood pavement has
been made. We should also be willing to see
the concrete pavement tested on some carriage
drive. But to begin with let us have at least
one street laid down with wood pavement. And
whatever street is first in the field with the wood
pavement will make itself the street OF the CITY
~ fashionable resort and as a thoroughfare.
There can be no question about this. The result
has been the same where yer the experiment has
hees tried-in Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
San Francisco and every where. Iu Chicago
where the wood pavement has been
more fully tested than in any other
American city, the City Councils. at single
sitting, recently ordered the LAYING of twenty
>n miles OF streets with this pavement
An Our opinion there is no other city where the
wood pavement can be used so seryiceably as in
Washington. We want a smooth, pleasant.
cleanly pavement, adapted especially for light
vehicles. The ponderOus rough paving stones
used in commercial cities where there is heavy
dTayage, are entirely out of place in our streets
But the wood pavement Is equally adapted for
heavy or light work. In some of the business
VI SnieagO' "here arays carrying loads
Oi four or five tons are passing constantly, the
wOOd-Iavement laid half dozen years ago
shows no PercePtible marks of heavy usage.
There l. no one thing that would be of so much
service to the city as good system of pave
ments, such as would provide good drives, and
l'ut under the mud Of winter and the dust of
summer And only woOd-pavements will do
this Nosort of stone will answer, because in
our wide streets the attrition from travel over
them creates an amount of dust that is in itself
an insupportable nuisance. The pavement we
need II one that shall not only keep the original
dust Uader, but that shall not create dust bv
ah'">iOn, and this desideratum the wood-pave-
mtHt supplies.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

The CHIEF JUSTICE ON "REPESTANT REB-
ELs-'-The Augusta (tia.) C8roEicls, of the 18th
instant, gives the following as the result of an
interview which recently took place between
Chief Justice Chase, Hon. Henry w. Hilliard
and Representative Garfieid:
But the most remar Aa,ic thing that
took place during his visit a conversation
between himself. General t;aTfield. the great
ohio Radical and 4 prominent ncmber of Con-
greSs, end Grief Justice Chase. Of cours,. the
topic selected for discussion tine condition of
ahalis IN tbs section. and MT. Hiliar,l. in emu
meIating the grievances of the Southern pcODie
SPOKE oT the swarm OF hungry carpct-bac GERS
which fa! OveTrun the country since the surren-
Ger. Replying To this. General Garfield agreed
with Nj. HillidT,l i'm his remarks ON this pest
and SAID that he himself would rather repent
ant rtbels should hold the offices than carpet
baggIIs.'
Re! infant rebels interrupted the Chief
Justice why do YOU wish repentant rebels
t't neral Garfield? What have the rebels done
that they should repent? Were they not equally
a. conscientious in their support of the Southern
cause we Of the North were in our advocacy
ct the cause Of the UniOn?''
Evening star., 1869-11-17

FoETiGS NEws BY CAHLE-The cable dir
catches announce the grand ceremonies at Alex
anGria and Port Said In celebration of the open
ing OF the Suez Canal, and the programme to be
gone through with by the titled dignitaries a.
sembled 10 observe the great event. The En-
Peror Joseph OF Austria and the Empress Eu-
genie of France arrived yesterday at Alexandria
and were received with an immense ovation.
To-day there will be a grand ball at Ismalia, on
the Mediterranean coast; Tomorrow the tribes
will gather there. and on Friday the Imperial
procession viii start for SueZ through the canal
the Empress Eugenie leading the way in the
steam Y yacht L'Aigle. Austria will be represent
ed by the Emperor Joseph; Italy and Prussia
monies will close by the dedication of a monu-
ment to Wayhein, the inceptor of the canal plan.
The Spanish Government will exercise clem-
eney toward the prisoners charged with partici-
PATTON m the late Republican insuIrection. The
-clemency consists of allowing them the choice of
either joining the Spanish army in Cuba or be-
ing eNiled to the Philippine Islands with pros
rect OF future Prosecutions against them. The
Paris Temps says that unless a eoup ere,at or
another revolution occcuTs, Spain will remain
Professionally an irregular republic, under the
name of a monarchy. The Dcbats announces
that Isabella has definitely abdieated the Spanish
throne.
The Pore has written to Archbishop Manning.
OF England; saying that although Protestants
are eAsiuaeI from the Council, facilities will be
onered outside for making explanations The
rrenoh Bishop Dupanloup ieprecates the idea
that the present Is n favorable opportunity f,r
claiming the infallitility Of the Pope, and
hlsmes the religious newspapers tor discussing
80 delicate question in anticipation of the de,
hheratiOPs Of the Council.
10 Il reported that the Emperor will leave
COmpeigne for Paris before the elections COM
mence, and viii remain i'm the city until thew are
terminated The radical party condemn tls
manifesto OF the opposition deputies for want of
courage. The King OF Italy has granted amnes-
gans Is soon to pay visit to Queen Victoria, at
Windsor.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

To the list of States which have ratified the
Fifteenth Amendment Alabama must now b.,
added. both branches of the Legislature having
yesterday given their assent to it by a large
majority. This makes the twenty-irst State
which has taken affirmative action on the
amendment, and six more are still needed to in
corporate IL into the Constitution. Iowa, Min
nesota, Ohio and Vermont, will probably ratify,
while the assent Of Texas and Mississippi is a
necessary precedent of their admission into the
hion- There Is no hope from Tennessee, as
one branch of the Legisla ture yesterday refused
TO ratify. and the other branch will doubtless
follow in the same track to-day.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

Notwithstanding the unfavorabIe weather last
night a very large audience assembled at the
National Theatre, and the fine drama, s.Trod-
den Down" was performed with such spirit a.
To make the entertainment a very agreeable one
tor all who were present. The applause was
frequent and hearty. All did well, but Vary
i entitled TO special praise. Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
kns are both at home in this play, and make the
most CT the effective situations in which it
abOnniS
Evening star., 1869-11-17

Some of the New York papers suggest the
abolition Of the custom of sending children from
school TO their homes with lessons to study. on
the ground that when child leaves the school
room IL should leave its books, and its school
cares behind it, This is the position taken long
ago by The STAR.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

IHE SBAKER HABEAs CoRPCs CASE
DECIIED.-ln the Shaker kaJeds corpus case OF
Sarah Ann Barbour OF New Dorp, Staten Island,
against the New Lebanon Shakers, for the
alleged illsg gal restricting of her child, Martin
e.. II. Barbour, which was issued last July, and
returnable before Judge!siiller of Hudson " ".
the child to the custody Of its mother and deci-
ding that the Shakers illegally held and re-
strained hor- The right q: appeal to the next
General Tenn, which meets in Albany ,op the
eth OF December, was granted to defendants.
Evening star., 1869-11-17
T-HEADQUARTERS JOHN A. RAwLINS
Ill POST No

DEPARTMENT OF THE Potomac. G. A. r.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nov. II. ISjl.
Special OydsrS No. 2.-In accordance with General
Orders No 8, dated Headquarters Grand Army of the
Republic. Washington, November T. IS5}. all CON
rades of this Post who were mustered into the Grand
Amy prior to the LIST day Of November. lsjl. under
the old organization. now eligible to the 2l AMI
81 grades of the present organization, provided they
are in good standing at the time Of making applca
tion for the same.
The time allowed in the above named General
Order for assuming the obligations of the advanced
grades Is till the 5lst day Of December IS59 ani NJ
applications therefor be received after that date
Comrades are requested to avail themselves of the
privileges Of this order Immediately. The necessary
tanks De had Of the AdJutant at the next regu-
lar assembly Of the Post BY order Of
j. ii. SMITH. Post Commander
e.. ID. mol I7-It
Evening star., 1869-11-17

RSELpER r.. TAYLOR WILL PREACH
AS THIS EVENING, and also To MORROW
EVENING, at Christian Church, on 81 street, he
tween 81 and 10TH All are invited. 1t
1@sECRET OF SUCCESS. Lecture on the
~ Secret Of Success" by REV. Dr.. L. w
BATES in the 9th-street Methodist Protestant
church. betwecn + and 4 streets, ON THANKS
GIVING EVENING, at IA o clock. Admission. -
cents. II
0@LlNCoLN POST. No. ,. &. A. R.-The reg
AS Mar stated meeting If the Post will be held
THIS (W esinestlayt EVENING, November IL. at
O'Clock. in Grand Army Hall, corner Pennsylvania
aSenue and liih street full attendance is request
ed BY order:
HENRY MOORE, Commander.
SAN j. II. THOMASON. AIif IL
Evening star., 1869-11-17

s0Miss Hattie Pearee, Of North Carolina.
ba> a>tofi>hed her neighbors by raising pronta-
ble tea crop. She II a sauceres-.
"The newest Kind of trimming and that
least likely from its cost to become common II
composed Of feathers.
nICommodore Vanderbilt wants to buy the
Sing Sing prison and ground, Tor railroad piir-
POSES. He offers S2eo,ooQ and to build first
class Prison.
Evening star., 1869-11-17
Reading Matter on Every Page.

In order that all the employees of THE STAR
ofhee may participate in the observances of
Thanksgiving Day, we shall issue no paper to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

AT a meeting Of the Equal Rights Association
OF Brooklyn, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher adyo-
Gated the the Ories Of Woman's Rights.
Evening star., 1869-11-17

From =! ShillingtOn We have GoI>y Nor De-
eembtr and -ippjs:oa's Josraal for Nov. q.
Evening star., 1869-11-17
EDWIN c. KIRKWO0D, Adju,
0EIMPAIRED DIGESTION.

H
All the organs Of the body 10 speak. the m
sioners If the stomach. In that living laboratory
prepared the nourishmnnt required TO sustain them
and 10y the vessels and duets connected with the III
gestve apparatus, that nourishment is conveyed To-
every part Of the system. Upon the quality AMI quan
tty Of this element Of life, and upon the manner H.
which il is distributed AMI apportoned physical
health mainly depends and as the mind inevitably
sympaihises with the body, the vigpr Of the on, i,
absolutely necessary tn the well being Of the other
II il because HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TIERS accomplishes this double object tha: II enjoy,
reputation as a preventive and curative never
heretofore attained by any medicinal preparation
But its direct beneficial operation upon the weak or
disordered stomach il not its sole recommend alton
IL is the most comprehensive of all known remedies
Ii tones, strengthens and regulates the dschargng
well the asmilating organs; gently moving the
bowels, promoting heathful evaporation through the
pores rousing the inert liver from its orpor and in
ducing harmonious and natural action in the whole
animal machinery. This benign result is not pro-
dueed by any of the reactionary drugs which
used SO vishly in the old school practice, founte
by Paracelsus but by mild safe and agreeable vege
table agents intermixed with pure and mellow
stimulant which difuses their influence through the
system and renders their sanitary properties active
ard effective. nol7 7-eo3tSw.
Evening star., 1869-11-17
DROPOSAL FOR SEWER On IL" STREET

t6yriassscays, Fooi,ceys and Neg B1iidnss,
Cry HALL, ,WAsHiNGToN, ID. q, Nov, Il, 1852
cffice. City Hall, until II o'clock m. on SATURDAY.
the 9TH instant, for constructing two foot Barrel
Ses-er ON L' street north, commencing at a point
eighty feet east Of the building line on the east side
Of seventh street and extending eastward and CON
drops, traps and thimbles. wherever required.
Superintendent Of Sewers, the Commissioner of the
Third Ward, and such Assistant Commissioner as
may be appointed by the Mayor.
The Mayor reserves the right 10 reject any or all
Lids deemed for the interest Of the corporation 20
W -, ssrt IN exsrs rcsnt win nnf m 20 tn,s "a ~
Proposals TO be endorsed Proposals for Sevsr In
Z" j" street north. CHAS. III. BLISS,
noI7 (Chronl Superintendent Vi sewers, &c,
Evening star., 1869-11-17
BOARDING..

ROARDlNG.-PleasantR Rooms, double and single,
- furnished or unfinished, W th or without boar,L
No. MOUNT VERNON PLACE, bet. sth and 9Th
streets, south side, opposite Mt. VERNON Church.
Terms moderate. nol33t+
EURNISHED ROOMS, WITH BOARD, can be
Il had at $50 81 street, corner Indiana ayenua;
one large ParlOr and Bcd room. Terms mode
ate noll l-tdec1+
Il without BOARD, at No. 49S Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; near 3D. Boarding at the same place, IS per
week. Jyb
EIRST:CLASS BOARD, WITH PLEASANT
l. FRONT ROOMS, to be had on reasonable terms
at 21s street bet. 18th and lSth short walk from
most Of the public Offices. jyS-tf