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CHReNIC LIVER COMPLAINT CURED

CHRONIC LIVER COMPLAINT CURED.
This 10 to certify that va cured of Chronic
Liver Complaint BY DIR. Lawrence1 Rosadsiis.
sfter having been confined to my bed and house
ont benefit.
Iknov Of several others In this county cured
in nearly every honse in my neighborhood, and
they all Dfaise 1t - great medicine
GRKExx COUNTY, August a lss7.
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HON. JAMES THOMPSON. /.

Jtdse0 hs Supreme Coxyf U UPeaasyIraaia.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is, 1885,
j consider 'HoOnands German Bitters' Q raIrn.
ss SedtetRe In cases Of attacks of Indigestion or
oy9pepsis. can certify this from NY experienoe
of Il. Yours, With respect,
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RosADALFs CUBES ALL SKIN DISEASES
WILSON, N. O., Sent L. lss7
THE ROSADALIS

not secret medicine. The articles from which
10 used and recommended py the Medical Faculty, ,
wherever it has been introdaced, as Q POSITIVE
and DELlABLE Medicine Tor Dfseases 81 the
BLOOD, LIVER and KIBNRYS.
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Psssor Of tks IssA Easfia Clurch, PAiledslyAia
D.. JaeLsos-Deer Sir: have been frequently
requested TO connect my name with r0comme nda-
nons ef dinersIk kinds OF medicinee but reeandfss
shs practice = oSt q ny appropriste sphere, I
in various instances. ard Iartieularly in my own
lamily of the ussfalnsss Of DR.. Hoo6 and Germsn
ettters, I depart for once from my usual courve
% express full conviction that, JoT ssssral de-
btity 0 tks y1stsSs, 1sd speetslly Jor Lirer Com
some casss IL may fail but usually, doubt not, il
vfn be very beneficial TO those who suffer from
tAo above causes.
Youfs, vsry respectfully,
J. H. RENNARD,
sIr Eighth. below Coates street.
EROA REV. =. D. PENDALL,
1snsfass Edttsr Crisfiss Cweascls, PkiIs.
i have derived decided benefit from the me- o.
noe1ano 0erman Bitters, and feel IL my privi.
seee 20 reeommend them - . most valuable tonic
= al vho are suesrfng from general debility or
hon diseases arising from derangsnOnt Of the
b. 1HHDALL.
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Al
LOWED TWO VOTES.
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ROSADALIS WILL CURE THE WORST
CASES OF SCROFULA.
READ TIE STATEMENTS BELOW ANp
DESPAIR NOT.

DY. III -Lsvr.nce:
DEAR sts, Ny youngest dau uehter aged ave years
hes been dzeadfully afflicted with Scrofula nesrly
ali her life. i tried great many Physicians, bat
said there was no hope Of cure During the last
spring she was worse than ever, her body s0i
face and eyes badly liberated and swollen Whilst
In this coBd! ton i was advised by DR.. L. A. Stith
TO try Jour Resadalis. l at once procured three
bottles, And commenced giving It to her Tae eGset
vGs maEioal IN less than q month, to my great
astonishment, sac eatsScIy teelI. lam air
yours, with mach respect end gratitude,
". w. BURNETT
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CHICAGO CONVENTION.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDING.
GRANT NOMINATED,

NO ACTION TO BE HAD As To ANTI
IMPEACHMENT SENATORS.
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PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,

And feeling the hand of time Weighing heavily
aDen them, with ell its attendant flls, will find in
she use Of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, An elixir
hat will instl new life int their veins, restore in
measure the energy and ardor Of more youthful
days, build mp their shrunken Forms, and give
eealth and happiness to their renaining years,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11
A Great Kentucky CrOw-ROO st.
4 MILLION OR SO OF CROWS.

\ correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercaal tells the following curious story
about an immense crow-roost near Lexing-
ton, Kentucky He says.
One OF the most remarkable sights in
Kentucky is the crow-roost seven miles
from Lexington, on the Danville pike
The roost is so old that the mind of the
oldest inhabitant of the blue grass region
runneth not to the contrary. Many years
ago the roost was nearer Lexington but as
the trees were cut away the crows moved
Southward, always seeking the next piece
of timber. At the present there are no
large forests in the country near the city,
and many pieces of timber have been
called into requisition to lodge their black
highnesses.
Hundreds sleep in the open field for
want of limb, and the wrangle over a
desirable bed in tree top is something
fearful. BY the amount of cawing and
yawlng done every evening, we should
think the question of reconstructing the
roost, or moving it altogether, was under
discussion. Whether the crows will ever
abandon this roost is a matter of some
doubt, but Judging by the fact that hum
dreds, if not to say thousands, have al
ready given up the trees and roost on the
ground, we incline to the opinion that
when there are no more trees all will con-
tent themselves with bed on mother Earth.
\ gentleman who lives near the roost, and
who has fine locust grove in front of his
house, was surprised one evening to see it
black with crows. For a time all went on
well, but the roost became popular, and
every evening there was d wrangle to see
who should get it.
As the desirable place would hold only
a few hundreds, and there we're some thou
sands who nightly applied for lodging, the
noise and confusion became intolerable
Sometimes IN the middle of the night an
overloaded limb would break, and ther
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

fairly administered l feel not the slightest
doubtbut they will acquiesce in the result
as readily as in the case of the smallest
offense or the humblest offender If the
result of this days vote shall be to pre-
sent the President for trial at the bar of
the Senate for this alleged violation of the
law | cannot doubt that every member of
that body will endeavor to divest himself
of all partisan and political bias, and bring
to the consideration of the case all the
judicial fairness which any tribunal could
exercise. Then, of course, the validity
of the law which the President is
charged with violating will be open to
consideration as before any judicial tribu-
nal. If it should prove to be case of
mistaken construction, so as to destroy any
unlawful intent, that defense will be there
properly available If the result should
be a judicial trial before the Senate | trust
it will be remembered that though the le-
gal result will be final there upon their
judgment and record, in a higher sense
there is an appeal to the public Judgment.
not only of this nation, but to the whole
world; and that for their own credit, now
and in history, it behooves them that they
see to it that the judgment stand upon
such firm foundations that it may stand
the test of the public judgment both now
and hereafter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11
The Wounded Soldier and the old
COlOred Woman.

One sees a good deal of character when
travelling, especially in horse-cars, and as
[ do great deal of the latter sort, often
get glimpses of the odd, disagreeable or
pleasant side of my fellow beings Let
me tell you little scene which was a les
son to all who saw it. Going to Brookline
one day, | took a car at a time when it
was fullest As we rolled along [ glanced
up and down the two rows of faces, and
amused myself by studying them. None
were particularly attractive except boy
of eighteen, or so, who sat reading in the
corner opposite He wasn't handsome nor
very well dressed; but there was some
thing very pleasant to me in the thin,
brown face bent studiously over the book.
From the cap he wore and the erect car
riage Of his shoulders fancied that he had
been in the army, and liked him all the
more for that. While | sat lookidg at
him an old colored woman got in. All the
seats were full, and no one stirred. Two
gentlemen had given their places to white
ladies, but none Of the five seated gentle
men offered the old woman Il seat She
was very black and shabby, but the ugly
face was kind and patient. and the poor
clothes were neat. Having no prejudice
against color, | was about TO offer my seat
when the boy glanced up. rose instantly,
and beckoning, said, respectfully
Here's place ma am
She took it with motherly "Thanky
dear, thanky," and settled herself with
sigh of satisfaction Two girls looked at
one another and giggled, but stopped sud-
denly, with an altered look, when they saw
what none Of us had observed before that
hit youth was lame. As he arranged his
rutsh the old gentleman next me bobbed
up in an impetuous way which made me
suspect that he was a little ashamed of
himself
Here, you mustn't stand; sit down, sit
down." he said.
. Certainly not, sir, | can stand per-
fectly well !" and with decided shake of
the head the boy looked down at his book,
coloring little under the four-and-twenty
pairs of eyes fixed on him. The old gentle
man wouldn't sit down, and glancing at the
boys cap he said
- You've been in the army? =
. es, sir, a short time
See any fighting"
I was at Wagner"
At that quite a little breeze of interest
blew through the car, and the old woman
patted the end OF the boys coat, that lay
on her knee, with a look that was bles
ing.
Got wounded therc?,' said the old
man.
8 Lost my foot, sir
Up | got and insisted that he should sit
down. But he laughingly refused, saying
he was going to get out; and with mill
tary salute, he left the car. 1t was curious
to see how carefully the ladies drew their
skirts out of his way-how respectfully a
man opened the door for him, and how
gratefully the colored woman's eyes fol-
lowed him.
1t was small thing to do, but some.
how think every one had learned a lesson
of that true gentleman, who had proved
that he was not only brave but courteous
in the best sense of the word, for something
finer than politeness taught him to respect
the woman because she was old, and poor
and black-Merry'S Museum.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

MIXTURE OF RACES IN CALIFoRNIA-
The intermixture of races in California,
says a correspondent of the Chicago Trib-
u7ae, is beyond all precedent in the history
of mankind, and what the third or fourth
generation may be like, or what language
they will speak, are questions to puzzle
the scientific inquirer. There are mar
riages between Yankees and Digger In
dians, Irish and Chinese, Mexican and
Malay, Portuguese and Sandwich Island
ars, English Canadian, and negro, French
and Apache, to say nothing of the more
common intermarriages to be seen in all
parts of America The way the English
language must suffer in the mouths of the
descendants of these oddly coupled people
will be terrible. Even now, the most ia
miliar terms of Spanish have been en-
grated on our English, so that they can
never be detached again, and words from
every language on earth, from Chinese to
Kanaka, are working in. A shoemaker
was asked by customer, I" Can you speak
English and replied unhesitatingly, " 81,
senior; certainment you bet" There
were three languages all in one sentence,
and the good man Strengthened himself up,
with look of proud satisfaction at the
thought that he could speak English like
a native. He was an Italian.
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a battle would ensue, lasting not un-
frequently till daylight. Tired out with
the din that banished the idea of sleep,
one nig ght the old fellow and his son sailed
out with shot guns and slew some hundreds
of his annoying visitors Next morning
the crows were all gone, and returned no
more to the grove.
The other evening we drove out to the
roost, and witnessed sight we shall not
soon forget. 1t was o'clock when we
arrived on the ground, and already the
crows had began to arrive. At sundown
they were coming from all directions, and
long lines continued entering the woods
from every quarter until dark Each
flock had a filer or leader, who flew over
the tree tops until he found his roost, when
the head of the column lighted, the rest
circling round and round and winding
themselves about their chief Only few
crows would light on the same tree where
the leader lighted, from which fact we
Judge he is a sort of aristocratic person
age who does not associate with the COM
mon herd, and that the persons who slept
on his tree were his royal family, and
crows high in authority in the flock.
The crows did not seem afraid of US,
and were evidently used to human visitors
We drove up quite close to the trees bend
ing beneath their weight, but these birds,
usually so shy, did not mind us much un-
til my companion initiated the explosion
of gun, when a scene that beggars des-
cription followed. Instantly cries rose
from all parts of the wood, and thousands
of crows flew into the air, circling round
and round us, cawing vociferously. AT
times the noise was so great that, although
sitting side by side in the buggy, we had
to speak loudly in order to be heard by
each other. Having raised great distress
among our black friends, we drove off, but
for miles saw focks in the air still coming
to roost. The rustic of the wings in fy
ing was one of the most peculiar sound:
we ever heard; a large flock passing 81
lently over our heads, we paused to listen
and could liken the noise to nothing bu
the futter of million fans, or the rump
! ling of vast pieces of silk.
When the firing continues for any tim,
they will fly into the open fields and ther'
sleep until daylight As soon as the da,
begins to break they quit their roost an'
90, no one knows where 1t has been es
timated that crow will fy a hundred
miles for his breakfast, and return afte
supper, and we have not the least doub
that many of the crows who sleep in Ken
tuckey are citizens of Ohio and Illinois
We think that about one million crow
sleep in the Church Roost, and about tn
last of March they will leave us ant
scatter themselves over the northern states
returning again next fall to spend the win
ter with us. y gentleman who has closel
observed them for many years, says tha
they decrease in numbers, that they ar
slowly passing away, and in time like tn
poor Indian, will became a defunct rae
on this continent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11
Sneech of Hon. l.. u. Poland.
On Impeachment, delirered IN tie House
of Representatives., FEB. %, 1868.

On Impeachment, delirered IN tie House
Of Representatives, FEB. %, 1868.
Mr.. Poland said Mr.. Speaker, desire
to say few words in explanation Of my
own position, and of the vote which | feel
compelled to give upon the important
proposition now before the House.
1t is well known to the members of the
House, to my constituents, and the coun-
try, that | voted against preferrlng the
articles of Impeachment of the President
which were reported by majority of the
Judiciary Committee at the commence
ment of the present session. 1t is not
needful that | enter into any detailed
statement of the reasons upon which that
vote was given. But l will say that from
a careful examination of all the evidence
taken and reported to us by the Judiciary
Committee [ was not satisfied that the
President had been guilty of any such
express and specific violation of law, or of
any such wilful and corrupt official mis-
conduct as would legally authorize con-
viction by the Senate. The President and
| the Congress of the United States were
Numerically opposed in their views as to
the proper polcy 10 pe pursued III tne
restoration of the States lately in rebel.
lion. The political party in the country
opposed to the majority in both Houses Of
Congress had rallied to the support of the
Presidents policy, and in opposition tc
that of Congress and the President hac
Joined his political fortunes with the party
in opposition to that which placed him il
Office.
1t did not appear to me that any sucl
special and definite offence could be proved
against the President as to give his i'm
peachmen. or conviction any other appear
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

GREENLAND.-Dr. Hayes gives pleas
ant picture of domestic life in a mission
ary's family in Greenland, and also hint
of Esquimaux fashions in dress After
finding his way to the parsonage he says:
[ tapped at the door and was ushered into
a cozy little apartment by the oldest speci-
men of womankind that ever answered bell.
She was full-blown Esquimau1, with
copper complexion, and black hair, which
was twisted into a knot on the top of her
head. She wore a jacket which extended
to her waist, seal-skin pantaloons, and
boots reaching above the knees, dyed scar
let, and embroidered in an astonishing
manner. The room was redolent of the
fragrant rose, and mignonnette, and hello
trope, which nestled in the sunlight under
the snow-white curtains. A canary chirped
on its perch above the door, cat was
purring on the hearth-rug, and an unmis-
taxable gentleman put out his soft white
hand to give me welcome. 1t was the Rev.
Mr. Anton, missionary of the place. Mrs.
Anton soon emerged from snug little
chamber adjoining. Her sister came in
Immediately afterward, and we were soon
grouped about home-like table.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

IHE SOLAR ECLIPSE THIS IEAR.-The
eclipse on the sun on the 18th of August
next will be total in India, and hitherto,
accordingly, the astronomers will flock to
make their observations of the phenome-
non NJ Leverrier has read a paper on
this subject before the French Academy of
Science. He says that the line of the
central eclipse will pass through Alden, then
enter India by Kolapoor, a little above
Goa, cross the whole continent from west
to east, and quit it near Masulipatam. 1t
Will then traverse the Gulf of Bengal, pass
north of the Andaman Islands, cross the
northern part of the Peninsula of Malacca,
the Gulf of Siam, the point of Camboja,
the north of Borneo and the Celebes, and
lastly, skirt the south of New Guinea.
The darkness will be very long lasting
more than six minutes and varying by a
few seconds according to the localities.
This long duration is owing to the circum-
stances, that, while the moon will be in its
perigee, and, therefore, has a large appar-
ent diameter, the sun will be in its apogee,
and will therefore have a very small ap-
parent diameter. Alden is not conven-
lent station, the sun being too near the
horizon but British astronomers have the
choice of excellent stations, and are al
ready making preparations. NJ. Leverrier
remarked that as regards France, the point
of Camboja, which lies within the French
territory of Saigon, ought to be selected
for the observation of the eclipse that
the station for the purpose ought to be
prepared forthwith, and its latitude and
longitude determined the elements deduced
from the eclipse itself being useful to cor
rect the longitude in question, and to de-
termine the diameter of the sun anew
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

the Israelites, in every variety of age, sex
and character, appear looking up with one
ardent expectation to the downward flight
of the celestial food, fiuttering over the
hundreds of upturned heads, according to
that fanciful and childlike, but beautiful
conception of the descent of mamma. The
historical origin of this sacred figure was
always carried back beyond Palestine to
the desert a portion of it was laid up as
a relic by the ark for this very purpose,
that they might see the bread wherewith
their fathers were fed in the wilderness. )"
And Christian poef has well caught, in
" The Song of the Manna-Gatherers," the
freshness, the monotony, and the transitional
character of the whole passage through the
desert, and at the same time has blended
together the natural and the supernatural
in that union which Is at once most bibli-
cal and most philosophical;
Comrades, haste the tents tall shading
Lies along the level sand,
Far and faint; the stars are fading
O'er the cleaning western strand,
Airs of morning
Freshen the bleak, burning land.
Haste, or ecr third hour glowing
With its eager thirst prevail
Der the moist pearls, now bestrowing
Thymy slope and rusty vale.
Comrades-what our sircs have told us,
Watch and wait, for it will come.
Not by mamma show RS at morning
Shall our board be then supplied,
But strange, pale gold, adorning
Many tufted mountains side,
Yearly feed us,
Year by year our murmurings chide-
There, 10 prophets touch availing,
From each cool, deep cavern start
Rills, that since their first creating
Ne'er have ceased to sing their part;
Oft we hear them
In our dreams, with thirsty heart"
KEBLE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

A man who lost his terrier and adver-
tised reward for it received package
on which was written; "This is your dog"
On opening it, the astonished man discoy-
cred ten pounds of freshly made sausage
Warrington " relates story, which
Tom Corwin used to tell about a horse
jockey in Lebanon, Ohio, who had a rule
g" never to lend man dollar unless he
would put down two Spanish milled dol
lars as security" The Jockeys three
rules for life, however, were first, "never
refuse to drink with man; because it
won't cost you anything" Second, new
er ask man to drink because it will
cost you something, and might lead the
man into bad habits" Third, "nsver
mind what happens so long as it don't hap
pen to you'll