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Year: 1869

Gen. Hancock having declined the reouest


OF some Democrats of Pennsylvania to let


them use his name for the governorship of


that State the New York Tribune ayails itself


Of the fact as an opportunity to make one of


Its stabs at Gen. Grant from behind the first


named soldier. Patting Gen. Hancock on


the back with words of thin compliment. il


fhrusts from that covert the dagger of this


sentence, intended for whom it may concern


OF the American army, but most especially. il


is evident upon little reflection, for Gen.


Grant [: cit would have been better for his


fame if be had made the discovery some time


earlier that he could not creditably interfere


with politics so long as he remained in the


army" OF course the writer of this sentence


knew when writing it that Gen. Grant accepted


the Republican nomination while he remained


In the army, that he ran through the ensuing


campaign while he remained in the armv


that he was elected while he remained in the
army, and that he remains in the army 10
this day. Here is the argument which which
the Tribune furtively points against Grant
1t is discreditable for q soldier so LONG as ba |
remains In the army to interfere with politics.
- - oSAuAcA W OOuocut 10 governor.
and yet remain in the army, is one degree of |
discreditable interference with politics. For
O soldier to consent to run for President. and |
to be elected President, and yet remain in
the army, is another degree of discreditable
interference and with politics as much higher
as the presidency is higher than a gov
ernorship Therefore, considering that
the presidency is the most exalted
Of civil positions, General Grant has been
guilty of superlatively discreditable inter-
ference with politics. We have nothing to
do with the logical merits of this argument
stealthily enveloped in the Tribunes duplex
language about Hancock. Our purpose ia
simply to notice the implacable animus still
lurking in that Radical organ towards a
soldier who, standing with immovable phleem.
the whole Radical crew to come 10 ,
him IN their distress and lay their political
fortunes at his feet with thousand times more :
abJectness than any of his armed enemies had
'ver surrended to his discretion. The Tri y
'une never can forgive Grant for saving its
'arty from imminent destruction in the wav :
le did.
Year: 1869

Ihe editors of Pennsylvania recently held n
meeting and, after forming an association
adopted resolution urging the Legislature
70 alter the law of libel SO as to allow the
admission of the truth in evidence. That
alteration will never be made as long as the
hadicais have majority in. the Lepislature
Year: 1869

With feet half naked and bare,
And dress hal. tattered and torn;
With penny here and mocksry there,
And foods Of derision and scorn,


She wanders the street wherever her feet,
Weary or willing. are borne:
With an eye as bright and cheek as fair
As the earliest blush of the morn.


Wandering up and down


And driven from door to door,


4 jest for every idle clown,
And butt fer every boor;


While the velvet slippered, in satin and lace


Go rustling by her side,


With frozen heart and = curtained face,


And lip curled into pride!
So beautiful, yet so frail,
So willing, yet so weak,
o, what if the heart should fail
And heavenly purpose break,
And the dens and kennels of vice
Another poor victim hold?


A celestial spark DE quenched in the dark,
And on angel be bartered for gold!
No wonder the heart should fail,
And o heavenly purpose fade,
The eye grow dim and the cheek grow pale,
When none stand ready to sidl
No wonder the lairs and cradles of sin
So many poor victims should hold,
While the gooj are content to worship thei
God
And the rich to worship their gold.
Year: 1869

Yes, there's another of EN- up stairs,
now! l knowed it, cause pa told me
must be quiet and sit down in the
corner with my book, and mustn't play
ball nor ask Willie Smart to come in
and help me put my new puzzle to-
gether. Then there's cross nurse
that's always .colding me for getting
in her way, and I'm always in the way
no matter where | get. Besides, Miss
Gadall was here to-day, and she took
me on her knee, patted me no the back
just like cook does when I'm choking,
and said my nose was another degree
out OF joint; but l knew better. for
this is the third time she has told me
SO, and It is -, -..a IL Is on more out
of ioirt than it even was. She's a hate
fui.. goggle-eyei old maid-that's what
she is.


l saw it, too. It's got round, red
head without any hair, with great,
deep wrinkles instead of eyes and
| when it cries it opens its mouth as
wide as though it meant to swallow
itself Pa helped me up on the side
of the bed, and told me to kiss my
| dear, pretty little sister; and when
wouldn't, and called it a horrid, ugly


little thing, he SAID I was naughty
boy, and then nurse shook me, and
said l ought to be ashamed. l didn't
get to kiss my ma at all; l knew better
than to try it, for once when another


baby came, climbed up on the bed
and, putting my arms around her neck,
hucced and kissed her, but all the
time had my knee right on the ba-
bys head, so l was whipped and put
in my CRIB without any supper because
| didn't know it was there.


Little Annie thinks its nice to have
| a new sister but she was the baby be-


tore, and don't know anything about
| it. l can remember long, long ago


ma used to call me her "sweet little


1arl,ng," and pa dandled me on mis- foot


and said I was "fne fellow" and


Aunt Julia declared that Twas "per


feet little angel" but then Tom came,


and all my pretty toys were given to


hlm cause he was the baby, and l was


cuffed and scolded by everybody


'cept grandma, and she's good to me


yet, though there's been two other


new ones since.


L wonder where all the babies


come from: Ma says the Lord send:


them. l wish he wouldn't send any


more to our house; we've got more I


enough now. 1t might be nice tol


them if they could stay little always


but they have to grow big after


while, and then they amt no better


ffthan the rest OF folks. | rather


think if I was baby I'd ask the Lord


not TO send me where I'll grow any


bigger, and then Id have nothing tc


do but to lie on my back and chew my


toes, and have folks say was the dar


lingest, cunningest little creature the!


ever laid eyes on.
Year: 1869

And other great ones coincident to monopolies
exist here. 1t has been, on former occasion,
suggested that the completion Of the French
ocean cable would correct the wrong; but this
would be only partial corrective. 1t might
save New York from these frequent plumber
|ings, but every other market in the Union
would still be subject to them. The true and
radical remedy for this evil is the postal tele-
graph system and the establishment Of plan
Of reports from the boards Of trade in every
great mart of their daily operations. When
this is dons our merchants will feel that they
are freed from an incubus in the present power
of the yellow slip and from the speculating
procIiyities Of great monopolies.
Year: 1869

A Tilt In the Constituent Cortes Between
the Republicans and MOnarchists About the
Future Form Of the G0vernment-Rcmarl<s
of the Speakers.


MADPID, March 0, 1859.
There was stormy debate during the session OF
the Constituent Cortes yesterday. The republican
members made bitter attacks upon the Ministry for
their alleged monarchica proclivities. They de-
manded that the Duke OF Montpensler be dvested
of his rank Of Marshal Of Spain and accused the pro-
visional government Of endeavoring 20 smuggle him
into the country for the purpose Of placing him upon
the throne


General Prim replied that the Duke could not with
justice be deprived OF his title OF Marshal.


Admiral Topete, the Minister Of the Marine. amid
great excitement declared that kingdom with
Montpensier on the throne was preferable TO a re-
public.


Marshal Serrano made calm and dignihed speech
defending the provisional government from the
attacks Of the republicans, asserting the sovereign
authority Of the Cortes and insisting that the deter
mination OF form OF government for Spain and the
choice Of her future ruler should be left to the Con-
stituent Cortes alone. He deprecated the violent
pressure brought to bear upon the Cortes by the
republican party as impolitic and unfair.


In the course OF the session Senior Fgilerola Min
lister Of Finance. expressed himself in favor Of free
trade, and advocated immediate but gradual reform
In the customs by the adoption OF compromise
tariff
Year: 1869

Emo 6OuIn anu lmo AO4aAAstEaIOus


Ne hnd in our Southern exchanges very


general expression of satisfaction at the tenor


Of President Grants inaugural. This is q
great point gained in the effort towards univer-
lal reconciliation and the consequent greatly
augmented prosperity Of our common country.
The remark Of President Grant that s'the
country, having just emerged from q great
rebellion, many questions will come before it
for settlement in the next four years which
preceding administrations have never had to
deal with, and in meeting these it is desirable
that they should be approached calmly and
without prejudice, hate or sectional pride,
remembering that the greatest. good to the
greatest number is the object to be obtained" :"
reflects the sentiments Of the South on the sub
ject. The South hopes and expects that the
administration of President Grant will, during
the next four years, deal with its interests in
IN enlarged and magnanimous spirit Of patriot
ism; that 1t will not be met on the threshold
Of it's restoration by prejudice, hate and
sectional pride;" and that every encourage
ment will be extended by the general
government towards its complete reha-
Utilization in its former rights in the
Union. The South does not want another
four years Of exasperation between
the President and Congress-four more years
Of struggle on the one hand to concede more
than the progress of events reasonably entitled
It, and on the other to withhold from it rights
which every consideration of justice and sound
policy entitled it to receive. Security Of per-
SON, property and for religious and political free
dom of opinion in every part Of our common
country, without regard to local prejudice, says
President Grant; and on that platform the South
will, no doubt, have occasion to rejoice in q
benefcent administration for the coming four
years. It will be by acting upon this concilia-
tory policy that the South win be placed in a
condition to help bring about that happy
era when s'every dollar of the government
Indebtedness, unless otherwise expressly stipu-
lated in the contract, shall be paid in gold
Within three years, perhaps within two, the
South may be better able to bear the burden of
oppressive taxation than the North and the
country generally become vastly richer and
the government credit correspondingly en-
HANGED. The South, we repeat, is now indulg-
ing in the hope and expectation Of more
stable, uniform and beneficial policy than that
which marked the administration Of the gov
ernment for tho four previous years, and
under that impression, as we judge from the
satisfaction expressed by its respectable jour
mails, it is prepared to 60 to work with renewed
zeal and vigor.
Year: 1869

Free Trade Between Prince Edward Island


and the United stntcs.


HALIFAX, March ., 1889.
In the speech delivered on the opening Of the
Legislature OF Prince Edward Island by the admins
traitor Of the governments reference is made to the
visit to the colony Of the committee Of Congress- the
object Of the visit being to obtain information the
subject Of reciprocal free trade between the island
and the States. report OF the members OF the Ex.
ecuve Council In relation 10 the subject will be laid
before the House, together with communications on
the same subject which have passed between the
local government and her Majestys principal Secre-
tary for the Colonies.
Year: 1869

other towns had, by town aid or o,,, -,


put the machinery into factories, so that thew


were more readily taken, and this factorv
has remained two years unoccupied. I.s,
week town meeting was called to see n tho


town would loan its credit for $4,000 to nut
in the machinery, taking security on all the
property held by the corporation. Notwltb-
standing the town would be doubly indemnj-
fed against any loss, and would add largely
to its valuation by having the factory 90 into
operation, the proposition was voted down.
ten to one. The factory is on a reliable
stream, fed by ponds above, and offers good
opportunity for practical manufacturer, as
it is only ten miles to a railroad now with a
prospect of having one pass directly by it,
There is wooden factory at Guilford which
is getting out waterproof, and gives employ
ment to about one hundred hands.


SENATOR sPRAGUE AND WIFE IN THE


WOODS.


You have already been informed of the
visit of Senator Sprague and wife to the log
ging camps some thirty miles beyond civiliza-
tion. met man few days since who was
at the camp where the Senator and wife spent
the night, occupying an apartment in COM
mon with some Thirty men, the principal fur
niture in which was three cooking stoves and
utensils. He said the Senator's wife was as
happy as young girl on Maying party
One occurrence was as good as a play and
was enjoyed hugely by the entire party
Mrs. Sprague rode out ON a common logging
sled to see the manner of telling trees dress
ell in lady's apparel-not particularly eaudy.
but exhibiting variety of colors. a team of
oxen that had never never seen the fashions
discovering something unusual, became
frightened to such an extent as to become an
tirely unmanageabie and stared off a: 24O
gait snorting and throwing Up heads, and for
a long time were as wild as he uutamed ami
mails OF the forest. / dOibt II ever JUDGE
Chase's daughter will be able to get up more
excitement in any fashionable circle than was
treated on that occasiql. G.
Year: 1869

TIE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GRLs.-An
Augusta correspondent of Boston paper says
that the bill pending in the Legislature for the
establishment of an industrial school for girls
provides for tho admission of the unfortunate,
vagrant and vicious between the ages Of seven
and sixteen. For the establishment of this re-
formatory institution $4,000 is asked for from
the State, to be used in purchasing lands and
erecting suitable buildings, on the condition
that similar amount shall be raised by indi-
yidual donations. The girls are to be instruct
ed in some branch OF useful knowledge, with
a view Of making them intelligent, moral, hap
py and useful women. They remain until they
are bound out or arrive at q years of age, or
are otherwise discharged. The school is to
be under the management of hoard of five
trustees, appointed by the Governor, and
Superintendent will take charge and custody
of the girls. No compensation is to be allow
ed the trustees for their services excepting for
expenses while attending to their duties.
Year: 1869




To the Editor Of the Press:


This is one of the Southern border towns
of the country, adjoining Dexter, and is on
the line of the contemplated railroad from
Belfast to Moosehead Lake. Large expecta-
tions of the early completion of this road
are INDUCED in by many, while others have
small hopes. 1t is my opinion the road will
be built to Guilford, about two miles above
this town, within three years, which will
give direction to all the Western travel and
transportation from this section and por-
tion of the Eastern TO Bangor. There is no
more productive land in the State than is
found in the valley of the Piscataquis. The
principal crop is hay, although potatoes, ap-
pies, corn, &C., are produced in abundance.
A large proportion of the county is as yet
undeveloped, it being nearly three times as
large as Cumberland county. Who can i'm
agine the extent Of its productions when
railroads and steamboats, afford the means OF
communication with the outside world
There are now over five feet of snow in the
woods which very much retards the LUMBER
ing operations. So
Year: 1869

FICTITIOUS REPORT
CAIcAao, April 90. There is no LONGER anv
doubt that the reported disaster on hoard the
steamer Urselda OH the Missouri river, was fic-
ton, so far as the explosion of her boiler and
the loss of life was concerned. The boat struck
a snag and sunk, and that is all there is about
It, Not single life was lost.
Year: 1869

"a This stock has been selected with special ref
orence to the improvement of the breed of pleasure
and draft horses and the terms of service have been
fixed at a price which is within the reach of every
man who desires to raise good colt.
For further particulars address,


HORACE WOoDMAN,
ap21eod3m Saco Maine.
Year: 1869

HAYFokK.-The farmers of Hayfork have done
thrashing, the last lot having been thrashed last
week. We learn that about twelve thousand
bushels of small grain were raised in the valley
this season and that it is of frst-rate quality.
Year: 1869

SWEET PorAroEs.-Max Lang offers for sale a
lot of sweet potatoes which we can vouch for as
Being of prime quality. He informs us that they
are selling rapidly and will soon all be gone.
Year: 1869

NEw PRopRIEroR.-M. NJ. Brown has become
the proprietor of the Challenge saloon, corner
of Court and Main streets, Weaverville, and So
l;cits the patronage of the public. We have no
doubt that the Challenge will be found an agree
able nlace of resort under bis management.
Year: 1869

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair as soon restored
to its original color
scith the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1869

AN UNREcoGNIzED MAINE Law that per-
mitting persons tried for crimes 10 testify in
their own behalf. Maine was the first State to
amend the rules Of evidence-which, by the
way, will bear further amendment-so as to
admit such testimony. But now New York
has adopted the change and gets credit for it
as if it were reform initiated in the Empire
State. The Philadelphia Press says:


New York courts are enthusiastic over the
new law of evidence, by which accused per-
sons are permitted to testify in their own cases.
There can be but one result from fair trial of
the law-uniyersal acquiescence in the princi-
pie it Introduces and regret at the long post
ponement of its adoption. The experience of
the New York courts will be repeated by those
of this State, SO soon as the law has had a fair
trial


If we are not mistaken a recent act Of Par
lament has introduced the same practice in
English courts.
Year: 1869

WE learn that various local committees, rep
resentng the members of the 1st, 10th and
Goth Maine Regiments, met at Lewiston on
Wednesday evening and arranged to have o
clam-bake down our bay August 18th, at
which time they will also form permanent
organization, including officers and men of all
three regiments.


The committee say the desire of the men to
get together after their long separation is very
strong.


Judging from the numbers and character Of
those who went out in these famous regiments
Zone regimentin in fact) we have no doubt that
this celebration will be attended by every one
of the men who can possibly turn out
Year: 1869

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN SPAIN.-The Span
ish Cortes adopted an amendment to the flrst
draft of the Constitution permitting all to
worship according to the dictates of their own
conscience, but the Catholic religion remains
the established faith to be supported by the
state. Inc amendment was bitterly opposed
by the clerical party, and in reply to their ora
tors CASTELAR, made another of his magnificent
speeches. The most eloquent passage was a
eulogy upon the Catholic church, though for
his part the speaker declared that he did not
belong to the world of theology and faith, but
to that of philosophy and reason.
Year: 1869

YESTERDAY our own private and special
Quilp told a youth of an euquiring turn of
mind, who was wondering how he could ac-
count for a hole in a coin he had, that the piece
probably fell through hole in somebody 8
pocket and the hole stuck to it. The boy looked
rasnactfu1lv incredulous
Year: 1869

SINGULAR CAsE.-A correspondent at Burn
ham Depot sends an account Of the remarka-
BILE illness of Randall Sylvester, of Freedom
He was taken strangely sick at seventeen years
of age; has been sick fifteen years; for years
was not able to turn in bed; could not have
one walk with shoes ON in any part Of the
house; he has not been able to speak above a
low whisper, and is a mere skeleton. One
night he dreamed he could make violin and
conceived all parts of it in his mind, although
he had never made or seen one made. After
awhile they got him some limbs in the rough,
and he began his work with knife and few
other tools, such as a small chisel, &c. He
dug It ont with an apple corer. The violin is
a very handsome one, has considerable orna-
ment, such as are made of fresh water clam
shells, and are very beautiful-one would sup
pose them to be of pearl. The violin has nine
ty-two pieces in ALL and appears to be ono
piece until carefully examined. Its tones are
very beautiful-LeaUist0n Journal
Year: 1869

The valuation of Lewiston, according to
the journal, has more than doubled during the
last decade. In 1860 the valuation was two
and a half millions The new State valuation
Is exDected to be not far from six millions
Year: 1869

PLAIN TRUTHs.-It is not often that Bos-
ton paper has the courage to offend local pride
so seriously as the Boston Advertiser did yes
terday in an editorial beginning thus:


There is probably no other city or town in
the country which has, according to its popu-
iation, so much public spirit and downright
business pluck as the city of Portland. Her
citizens are always at work in some scheme OF
public improvement; and while there are
great many among them of remarkable ener-
gy and sagacity, there are few or none dis
posed to stand in the way OF their enterprises.
The Forest City is fortunately saved from that
infiction.
Some fine morning, before some of
our people are awake, another continuous
line from the West, running clear of Boston,
will be landing grain on the wharves in Port
land, to which ships of the largest kind can
come without difficulty.


The same article concludes as follows:


Meanwhile the General Court has been in
session about half year, committees have
been at work, it is said, and great projects are
talked about, but the first practical measure
has not yet been reported. And so we go!-
With plenty of railroads stretching to the
West, with an excellent harbor, and the Com
monwealth in possession of seven hundred
acres of flats which ought to be improved-we
are forced to see even the western flour for our
own consumption brought in a roundabout
way; while our neighbors are working in New
Hampshire, Vermont, and at the West for a
through line which may soon carry passengers
from California to Halifax who Will not eaten
glimpse of this ancient city
Year: 1869

The WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE yesterday
received statement from the Treasury Depart
ment of the amount of loss to the government
from customs receipts that win ensue from an
adoption Of Judge Kelly's amendments to the
free list Of the tariff bill, from which it appears
that it will not interfere with the capacity OF the
government to redeem the bonded debt i'm excess
Of the amount provided for by the sinking fund
The committee finally agreed to the amend
ments, and are now considering the pending
amendment to the list Of dutiable articles.
Year: 1869

LONDON, Dec. 3--Her Majesty's ship Monarch
is now already to sail with the remains of Geo.
Peabody, but will probably wait a few days for
the rest of the fleet to come up. Her cabins
have been appropriately and tastefully deco
rated with black cloth and white SIX.
Year: 1869

Al who have committed an excess OF any kind
whether it be the solitary vice Of youth, the sting
ing rebuke of misplaced confidence in maturer years.
SEEK FOB AN AETIDOTE IN SEASON.
The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostration that may follow Impure Cotton,
are the Barometer to the whole system.
Do not wait for the consummaon that is sure to fol-
low; do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, for


Disabled Limbs, for Loss of Beauty


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