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Year: 1869

My views arc before you, sir. That
they will accord with those of every
other citizen of tho State or District
cannot be expected, but that they are
truthfully and honestly given you will
not doubt. Very truly,


D. WYATT AIKEN.
Year: 1869

way as this, thinking to harden them


against the iuevitible evils of life.


Many parents, on principle, refrained


from caressing tasiF children or express


ing their fondness for them in any way


which children could understand. We


now, perhaps go to the opposite ex-
ItSeme.


It's certain that this harsh treat


ment did not answer well in the case


of Fredrika Bremen, who with the


best possible disposition and with
splendid natural gifts, became a re-


markably mischevious and disagree
able child. When she was eight or
nine years of age her organ of destFuc-
tiveness was strangely developed. She
would throw into the fire such things
as bandkecheifs and stockings, giving
as an excuse, when detected, that it
was $50 delightful to see the fames" "
If she found pair of scissors lying
about when nobody was present, she
would cut piece out of a window
curtain, or a large round hole in the
front of her dress. She would lock
herself in a drawing-Foom, and cut a
large hole in the middle of the costly
silk cover of an arm chair. She used
to cut open the legs and arms of her
dolls, and throw down porcelain fig
ures upon a stone fireplace to see If
they would break.


She was of all conceivable children,
the one whom severe or even uDgenial
treatment was most likely to sadde1
and injnre, 1t did sadden and iniure
her. Nevertheless it seemed to stimu-
late her talent and made a writer of
her as early as her eighth year. From
that time forward, she was in the
habit of composing verses plays, tales,
and sketches. It was not however,
till she was tWenty-seYen years of age
that the thought came into her mind
of publishing any of her works. At
that age desirous of more ample means
of assisting the poor she formed a
project of publishing a volume of tales
and sketches, entitled "Sketehes of
Everyday Life" Concealing the
scheme from her parents and friends,
she intrusted the manuscript to her
brother who soon found a publisher
bold enough to issue an edition of three
hundred copies.


The work was greatly successful,
and it was followed by another volume
of similar contents.


Miss Bremen kind and good as she
was never entirely OutgreW the effects
of her cramping and depressing child
hood; still less, from the injury il
wrought to her physical system. Her
large head was out Of all proportion
10 her short and slender body; and,
the expression of her face
was pleasing, it was robbed of much
Of its symmetry and charm by the pain
ful eonstraints and privations Of her
early years.


She died at her fathers old country
'eat, near Stockholm, on the last day
If the year 1888, aged "a years.
Year: 1869

4


1 have Just had an interview with
Gen. Grant, and obtained some Of his
ideas of public men, not given in the
opinions published in tbs New York
/ World, which herewith send you.


Ben Franklin is unquestionsbly .
rapid type-sticker, and his enterprise in
collecting the latest news renders him
invaluable 10 an almanac, but he is
visionary. His theory about lightning
rods projecting houses and barns during
thunder storm is one Of the most
absurd things ever heard Of


Old PsTr is q young man Of brilliant
talents and ambitions, but he ought 70
take better care Of himself I fear that
be is Fastening 10 an early grave.


Washington is an efficient General Of
Militia, and ons Of cur most civil eDgi-
neers. Many have csnsured him for
that little affair with bis fathers cherry
tree, but think it is time for US to
bury tie hatebst.


1 have never seen Webster yet though
/ have read his dictionary, Il is not
surprising to me that a man Of 50 many
words couldn't be President.


1 consider Colonel Crockett to be our
greatest American humorist next TO
Tupper. His telling the coon not 70
shoot, he would come down out Of the
tree, is equal to anything have read
in the Globe.


George Francis Train is one Of our
most noble women. His appeals IN
behalf of her sex are both powerful
and convincing. No one can read her
speeches without being convinced he
ought to vote.


Brick Pomeroy is the modern Alex
ander the Great, weeping because there
are no more Worlds to conquer. What
Profteth it man though he gain the
whole World and lose both his daily
and weekly circulationl


1 have nothing against jeff Davis in
particular, that l know Of, although he
kept me away from my business at Ga
lena until it was nearly ruined-hsd TO
sell out at sacrifice. But, no matter
for that now. Let us have peace.


1 have no idea Of removing 'tNasby"
from the post Office. He must be a
substantial addition 10 the revenue of
the Department. for his 'letters pass
through every post-Ofice in the United
States.


Napoleon Bonaparte viii probably
never mingle in public affairs again, 50
1 win say little about him. If hoHer-
er, he had been elected President Of
the United States, and attempted to
read all the petitions and applications
for Office that come, he would have
been sent 10 the Lunatic Asylum in
stead of st. Helena. He had a little
luck in that particular, at least


Brigham Young is a multitudinous
husband and a numerous father, who
has certainly done a great deal for
Utah.-HOw far he is to be allowed to
''dO" the United States remains to be
seen.


81. n" is not as crazy as he might
be. am not sure but be would make
a good Secretary Of the Treasury. He
is in favor of deciding all the land back
to the Indians, and let the Indians
assume the national debt This would
be an easy and rapid solution
Of our financial difficulties.


Dan Rice wanted to be President,
and he may be yet If he was be
would sell out the public buildings,
devoting the proceeds towards paying
The National debt and carry on the
government under a canvas to the
music Of band. It's hard to 20 back
on the habits Of lifetime.


Yours, DC, Far CONTRIBUTION.
Year: 1869

into the fire, which seemed at times to
singe him.


l looked around, for he took no notice
of me, and as had before seen there
was no chance of escape by the stairs,
so running to the open door by the
crane, caught hold of the rope and
began lowering it down as fast as posi-
bic with the light shining full upon me,
and the people below either groaning
with horror or cheering me on, as l tore
at the stout rope, and sent the crane
half spinning round and round.


Could l get enough rope out before
Woods attention was caught, l felt safe,
for l knew that I could slip down easy
enough, but as I dreaded, he caught
sight of me, and leaving his fiery task,
rushed toward me, when with a veil of
terror, 1 leaped from the floor, cHnging
tightly to the rope, which began to run
swiftly as | swung to and fro, till it was
all out when the jerk nearly dashed
me of. But after sliding down some
little way, 1 recovered myself, and let
ting the rope glide swiftly through my
hands, went lower and lower, with my
eyes fixed on the blazing floor above me.


All at once I felt the rope jerked and
wrung about, and 1 could see the figure
of Wood at it; and then again was
being drawn up, and / knew he must
be busy at the Windlass, but the next
minute he must have looseped his hold,
when the handle flew round and struck
his feet, and went sliding down.


There was a yell from the crowd
something dark dashed by me with
noise, and clung trembling to
the rope. 1 heard a heavy dull thud,
and then slipping swiftly down the re-
of the distance, l fell faintiug
down by the side of Woods mutilated
body.


. The fire was got under when one
floor was burned out though much
damage was done by water; but with
the exception of a strange nervous
timidity that 1 fancy 1 shall never get
the better Of 1 was not much worse for
the terrible encounter with the poor
fellow who came to his end so fearfuIly.
Year: 1869

But that morning never came to the
poor child in health. He awoke next
morning with raging fever on his brain,
wild with delirium. In forty-eight hours
he was in his shroud. He knew neither
his father nor his mother when they were
called to his bedside, nor at any moment
afterward. Waiting, watching for one
token of recognition, hour after hour, in
speechless agony did that father bend
over the couch of his dying son. Once
indeed he thought he saw smile of rec
ognition light up his dying eye, and he
leaned eagerly forward, for he would
have given worlds to have whispered one
kind word in his ear, and been answer
ed; but that CLEAN Of apparent intelli-
gence passed quickly away, and was sue
ceeded by the cold, unmeaning glare,
and the wild tossing of the fevered limbs
which lasted until death came to his re-
lief.


Two days afterward the undertaken
came with the little coffin, and his son, a
playmate of the deceased boy, bringing
the low stools on which it was to stand in
the entry hall.


Il was with Henry" said the lad,
" when he got into the water. We were
playing down at the Long Wharf, Hen
ry, and Frank Mumford, and /, and the
tide was out very low; and there was a
beam run out from the wharf, and Charles
got out on it to get fish line and hook
that hung over where the water was deep,
and the first thing we saw, he had slip
ped off and was struggling in the water.
Henry threw off his cap and jumped
clear from the wharf into the water, and
after great deal of hard work got
Charles out, and they waded up through
the mud to where the wharf was so wet
and slippery, and / helped them climb
up the side. Charles told Henry not to
say anything about it, for if he did his
lather would never let him go near the
water again. Henry was very sorry, and
all the way home he kept saying, what
will father say when he sees me tonight
| wish we had not gone to the wharf"


"Dear, brave boy" exclaimed the be-
reaved father; "and this was the ex-
PLANTATION which SO cruelty refused to
hear p And the hot and bitter tears
rolled down his cheeks afresh, and the
keenest sorrow and remorse took posses
sion of his heart, to embitter all his fu-
ture life.
Year: 1869

A SUNNY TEMPER.-You gain moth
ing by fretting you only waste your
strength by it. Choose your work, plan
as skillfully as you can, put your whole
heart into what you are about to do, and
leave the rest to kind Providence that
overlooks not single one of us. Do
you know how many years of your life
and happiness is mortgaged by the hab-
it Of worrying? And, after all, what
does it accomplish? How does it help
you on? How much strength does it
bring to you in your labors and exertionsf
A rufled temper all the time throws to
the surface the mire and dirt of ones ma
ture; it does not combine the best ele-
ments and help them to work together
to the best advantage, but only the worst,
and gives them alone all the chance.
Year: 1869

A WILD BoY.-A party of hunters,
near Kern Lake, California, have dis
covered wild boy in the woods. While
out hunting one morning they heard an
unusual sound, and after listening awhile
found the noise coming nearer, they soon
discovered singular object coming to-
ward them with great speed. When
within about 800 yards of them the
strange visitor stopped, and the hunters
saw distinctly it was a boy, but whether
an American or Spanish boy they could
not determine. He was nearly naked,
having only few shreds of cloth ON his
person. The party started in pursuit,
but the boy wheeled and ran rapidly
back for half mile, when he turned to
the right and was lost sight of.
Year: 1869

A WORD TO GrRLs.-When you stop
trying to make such herculean efforts to
please, that moment you will become
pleasing. When you learn to cease your
continuous flow of small-talk to "keep
up conversation" and learn instead to
listen intelligently-then you will charm,
with one-half the effort you now put forth,
every day and hour.
Year: 1869

LET NO MAN ASK FOR LEISURE The
most fallacious ideas prevail respecting
leisure. People are always saying to
themselves, 4" would do this, and l would
do that, if / had leisure" Now, there
is no condition in which the chance of
doing any good is less than in the condi-
ton of leisure. The man fully employed
may be able to crafty his good DISPOSE
tions by improving himself or his neigh
bors, or serving the public in some use
full way; but the man who has all his time
to dispose of as he pleases, has but poor
chance, indeed, of doing so.
Year: 1869

Editor Star: have been pleased to see in
your paper, occasionally, remarks upon the SUBJ
Jeet OF our market regulations, and the manner
in which country people, who come with articles
for sale, are sometimes treated. There is GER
tainly something not only unjust, but really alb


surd and ridiculous in the laws which govern
such matters, or in the way in which they are
construed and carried out 1t appears as if
the only object of our lawmakers is to harrass
anu Oppress this class OF dealers, To the very
great INJURY OF every man, woman and child
who lives and eats in the city. Their great aim
seems to be to hamper and contract, as much
as possible, the traffic in all the articles of con-


sumption, and to make provisions dear as
they can. AS have said, therefore, have been
pleased to see your allusiOns to this and kindred
evils, and to read your sensible and forcble
comments upon them. I hope you will con-
unue to give attention to the subject, To the end
that suitable reforms may be brought about.


If you will allow me, j Will state circum-
stance that has just come under my notice,
which Will illustrate what am complaining of.
a respectable farmer from Montgomery county
was attending market with the customary va
tisa o1 rs srse @ amsng %sh l @ wa; lot Of Sts


having carefully weighed and measured them
before he left home. Before he got through
with his sales an officer stepped up TO him and
arrested him. He was then hurried on to "A
magistrates Office, and the charge made against
him that he was selling potatoes by tie bag
without weighing them az the wagon rs he sold
them. 1t was in vain that the honest farmer
offered to swear that they had been carefully
weighed and measured before he left home


There was no complaint whatever by those who
dealt with him, or by any one, that there was
the least uniairness on his part. He also pro-
tested his ignorance OF the existence of anv such
regulation as the one he was charged with vio-
lating. But, simply because he had not brou gbt
pair OF scales with him and We igh ed his pOta-
toes second time at the market, he was
adjudged guilty and fined $3.50. Now wish to
know II II Is not a wise system Of laws We are


living under when such things as this can occur.
Year: 1869

streets Where 1t intersects them, the impOSsi-
billty OF elevating the track thirteen feet above
the present bed of the road at the intersection
OF with Second street east being now the great
obstacle to be overcome, and this plan would
remove it. The road can in this way use its
present line, and not traverse any of the streets
nor interfere with private interests. This point
being settled, the Metropolitan road can be
connected with the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road outside the city limits, and both enter the
city on one line, and make use of the same depot.


In regard to the other resolution requesting
the postPonement Of the suits now pending be-
fore the Criminal Court Of this District, / have
only to state that the Corporation Attorney and
his associates have control Of that matter and
that cannot see that my interference Is called
for IN the premises. To them is left the respon-
sibility Of acting without any attempt ON my
part to control or bias their Judgment In refer
ence to the time when the cases shall be tried.


cannot, however, see why the Railroad Com
pany should 30 strenu0usly insist on pOstpOne-
ment at this time; nor why it should ,soe seek to
evade the action Of our courts, especially as the
company has heretofore been 50 ready and will
ling 70 avail itself Of the courts decfees by in
functions and otherwise to prevent the city from
executing its laws by simply opening its streets
on the grade originally established! Nor can
see why the Railroad Company, II its course has
been legal and just, as it contends, should so
much fear the verdict in the case to be tried.
The Corporation ought to have its rights in
these matters defined by the proper tribunal,
the courts may make without a murmur. The
wise.


must be permitted to state that have osen
very much disappointed 1t the course or th;rcs
which this matter has assumed since the itiea OF
postponement0f OF these suits were first submits
ted to me-: was led to believe that the Balti-
submit propositions for an amicable adiustr,enf
Of the whole difieulty and only asked few davis
time Tor the consideration OF the propositions
they would make. Under this impression, the
suits were put on and now after lapse of nearly
two weeks, instead OF the Company naak.nr pro-
posals find comnittee mailing propositions to
it, which may OF may not be accepted, as the IN
dictate. To my mind, taking into view the sit1-
alton Of The eSse ae IT DOW stands, il would COM
Year: 1869

A lad narrating q street fight in
which he had been engaged, said. .I'll
tell you how it was. You see Bill and
me went down to the wharf to fish aud
I felt in my pocket and found my knife,
and it was gone and said. Bill, you
stole my knife; and he said was an
other; and said go there yourself;
and he said it was no such thing; and
I said he was liar, and could whip him
If was bigger'n him; and he said he d
rock me to sleep, mother; and said
he was bigger one; and he said I
never had the measels; end said for
him to fork over that knife, or I'd fix
him for q tombstone 1t Laurel Hill
and he said my grandmother was no
gentleman aud said he dursen't take
it up; but he did, YOU bet; you never
we'll, you never did; then got up
again, and he tried to. but he didn't;
and grabbed him and throwed him
down on the top of me like several
bricks and I tell you it beat all-and SO
did he; aud my little dog got behind
Bill and bit him, and Bill kicked at the
dog and the dog ran, and ran after
the dog to fetch him back, and didn't
catch b m till got clear home; and I'll
whip him more yet. 10 my eye very
black 2'
Year: 1869

ir-Beautifm Hills.
To the blooms of the valley, the pines Of the bill
To the rose in her favorite realm
To the smile of the lake, to the laugh OF the rill
To the tremuous shade of the elm;
To me silence of books, to the rush of the times
To I.earnng's labor, and play;
To the clang of the Bell to the song of the Chimes,
We weave you a welcome to-day.


1t blooms in the blossoms we bring,


It follows wherever you roam,


1t swims in the music we sing;


IT'S q welcome to heart and to ONE.
For ye are the only Emperors now:
And the old world baubles of gold
Are q woe and a weight to the aching brow,
As the Peoples love grows cold.
But re are the Rulers of Heart and Mind,
And the Kings that the worlds obey,
OIL rule with a rule that is pure and kind,
As the welcome that gree's you to-day.


1t blooms in the blossoms we bring,


1t follows wherever you roam,


II swims in the music we sing;


'Tis Q welcome to heart and to home
In the fight of Truth with the gilded Lie,
In the battle with crested Power,
Tho the coward live and the brave men die,
Have faith in the darkest hour;
For Might rides armed by the side of Right
On the field of the doubtful fray;
And the Sun shall shine thro' the deepest night
With welcome like ours to-day.


It blooms in the blossoms we bring,


It follows wherever roam,


Il swims in the music sing;


'Tis q welcome to heart and to homo.
Year: 1869

The BILLIARD TouRNAMEST.-A meeting OF
the knights of the cue was held at the Fal.
mouth Hotel yesterday afternoon to arrange a
billiard tournament. There was quite q large
attendance of celebrated billiard players, both
professional and amateur, and it was decided
to hold the tournament in Portland on the first
Monday in August. A set of rules and regu-
lations were adopted, which we shall publish
in few days. 1t was decided to give three
prizes. The first to consist of gold cue and a
purse Of $3.50, to the winner, who will thus be-
come the champion OF Maine. The second
prize will be magnificent billiard table, man
ufactured by Helms, OF Boston, and worth
$400 What the third prize shall be is not yet
determined. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic one, and the determination was evinced
to carry the affair through at all hazards.
Year: 1869

The Argus volunteers advice as to the Re-
publican candidate for Governor, in frank,
brave, manly way that must commend it to
all good men. The courage displayed in
its remarks on this subject is what we partie-
ularly admire. A journalist that will make a
personal attack at such imminent and pres


"eril to life and limb, must be both an hon


lion-hearted man.
Year: 1869

A DEMOCRATIC paper, in reply to some sug-
gestions of our own, says it doesn't care what
color the hair Of the Democratic candidate for
Governor is, but he must not have red nose.
This is such bold defiance of the fundament-
al principles of the Democratic party, that we
are compelled to believe that the long deferred
disruption of that morally defunct organiza.
tlon is close at hand. Such declaration has
the seeds of anarchy in it,
Year: 1869

The RIGHT SrAND.-The Bangor Whig, dis
eussing the Governor question says: "To
those newspapers that are anxious to know
the position of the Whig, let us say, our Mat
form is peace and the enforcement Of the law.
to this end we believe in the Republican party.
AS for candidates, we are at present advised
in favor of Grant and Colfax and the nominee
for Governor whose name shall appear at the
head of our columns on the 25th instant"
Year: 1869

JUNE.-The loveliest month in the whole
year, was ushered in yesterday with heavy
Clouds which cleared away by 10 o'clock, and
from that time till the close of the day the
weather seemed more like August than June.
The air was close and the sun beat down with
all its power The thermometer stood at SO in
the shade.
Year: 1869

TIE attention of all who may desire to trav-
81 South is directed to the advertisement in
to-day's paper, by which it will be seen there
is rare opportunity. A convention of South
ern railways met at Atlanta in January last
and arranged a scale of reduced rates with a
view to induce parties to visit that section of
the county for the purpose of personal obser-
walton with view to permanent settlement or
investment. 1t is not probable that another
such an opportunity will be offered.
Year: 1869

SAD SIGHT.-A middle aged woman, decent
ly dressed, was struggling along Fore street
yesterday morning, evidently overcome with
liquor. Two policemen came along and at
tempted to take her in charge, but she became
obstreperous and they were compelled to get
job wagon and transport her to the station
horlsa ~eftE
Year: 1869

TIE BRITISH MINISTER is the last lion cap
tured by the Boston people for the Peace Ju-
bilee. 1t is supposed he will take part in the
grand chorus, his function being to imperson-
ate the British lion and roar.
Year: 1869

THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL hold a session
this week to consider and act upon the petit
tions for the pardon of Henrietta York, now
in Cumberland County Jail for concealing the
birth of an illegitimate child.