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VENOM OF ToADs.-The toad, formerly
considered as a creature to be feared, does 10
reality possess venom capable of killing
certain animals aud ibjuriug man. The
poison is not, as is generally thought, secre'
led by the mouth it is sort Of epidermict
cutaneous secretion, which acts powerfully If
the skin be abraded at the time Of contact.
Dogs which bite toads soon give voice to
bowls of pain. On examination it is found
that the palate and tongue are swollen, and
viscous mucus exuded. Smaller animals
coming under the influence of the venom .un-
dergo true noreotic poisoning, soon followed
BY commissions and death. Experiments
made by NJ. NJ. Gratiolet, Cloez aud Vul-
pian, show that the matter exuded f[om the
parotid region of the toad becomes poisonous
when introduced into the Tissues. A tor
toise of the species TestHdo Aurttd"tcd,
lamed in the hind foot, was completely para
iyEed at the end of fifteen days; and the
paralysis lasted several months. Some saw
ages in South America use the acid nuid
of the cutaneous glands of the toad instead
of the curara. The venom exists In some
what large quantity on the tOads back.
Treated with ether, it dissolves, leaving
residuun the evaporated solution exhloiis
oleapinous granules. The residuum contains
toxic power sufficiently strong. even alter
complete dessiccation, to kill small bird.
, 1869-04-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

WALLA WALLA, W. T., March 81, 1869.
To s. d. Ho,oe and others, of The Pujet
Sound Country Having received infor-
nation through the public press and other
wise, Of the precinct and county conventions
of some of the counties on Puget Sound,
Uiz the-coQuties Of Thurston aud King, as
also the county of Stevens, in the north>
east part of theYerri'ory, in what we deem
aud regard as bogus ciandestine and corrupt
IN packing and Carrying the aforesaid con
ventions BY triekery and dishonest means, to
serve the wishes and carry out the interests
Of Hon. S. Gar6elde, as dictated by him.
Now, therefore, We the undersigned, Union
Republicans Of the county Of Walla Walla,
hereby enter our solemn protest against the
actions of the aforesaid conventions, and
recommend that the counties aforesaid take
immediate action to call the true Union Re,
publican voters together, and get true and
unbiased expression ofsuch voters, and send
delegates to the Territorial Convention that
have the true and good interests of the
republican party Of the Territory in view,
aud not those of any one man or faction, or
political schemes Of demagogues for verify
believing as we do, that should the present
arrangement of trickery continue, and be
forced upon the convention for the unfair
nomination OF Mr.. Garfelde, man who,
while We regard him as an orator and an in
telligent man, yet is not the choice of the
people, and is not the available man at this
time, and we firmly believe that with him as
the candidate-the standard bearer of our
M; III dafaok In ,f
Mr.. Gar6elde, but the disruption of the ems
tire party, which would be ruinous at this
time. Our sentiments are to nominate some
sound, true, Union Republican, one whose
record is clear, and one upon whom the en-
tire party can and will unite upon aud surely
elect. Viewing this matter as we do, and
have before mentioned, we sincerely hope
the matter may be remedied and reconcled
before we come to the test in the convention.
We heartily endorse the action and recom>
mendations of the Territorial Central Com
mittee, in their suggestions that none but
Republicans participate in primary and coun>
ty conventions. By this we would get true
sentiment of the Union Republican voters,
which we approve and sustain, and we as
sure you that we, as a county, will sustain
you in these views and actions in the Terri.
toria Convention. To this we hope you
will take early aud immediate action in the
counties before mentioned, and recommend
this to any and all counties to which it may
apply.
Gentlemen, this matter is cody considered
and adopted in caucus of none but Republi-
cans, and we know it to be the true senti.
meot of4our party in this county.
We subscribe ourselves, very respectfully
, 1869-04-16
Democratic Territorial Convention.

The Democratic Territorial Convention for the
nomination of a candidate for Delegate to Con
gress, 20 be elected next June, aud for the
transaction Of such other business as may be
propcr will be held at Vancouver, Clark county,
on Thursday, 22d day of April next. The sew
eral counties will be represented upon the ratio
of two delegates for each Representative in the
lower House Of the Legislature, under the last
Gpporuoument.
All who are opposed to the so-ealled "Recon~
etructiou measures of Congress, including the
universal extension of the right OF suffrage to
negroes Cinnamon and other mongrel and inte>
rior races, and in favor of an economical admin.
istration Of the Federal, State and Territorial
governments by white men, for the benefit Of
white men and their posterity, are cordially 10,
yiied to participate in the primary meetings for
the election of Delegates to said Convention.
FRANK p. DUGAN, J. ID. POTTER,
TIIDM As ROE FRANCIS HENRY,
ye,r..ry 49, 1889. Dem. Central Committee.
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Z" A HoRsEiA HORSE ~
~ s.nAa IDwAaDs nlssnAw.


must sing you q song Of the Wonderful steed
That hurries along so fast,
with untiring joints and farious speed,
And breath like fiery blastS
With boiling blood and iron bones,
And neigh 'tviKt a screech and yelli
As black as night, and as swim as light,
His name you can surely tell.
No feeble diet Of hay, and Of grain,
Suthces his ravenous zeal,
But trees from the mountain and stones from
the plain, ~
Must furnish his every meal.
he bath eaten bis 4Bli--bs psatstobe off,
His terrible voice is rsso0nding;
he ehafes and be starts, and be belches forth
fire,
Aud see away be is bounding
Away awayl with screech of delight,
And snort, and puff, and yell.
Away away with the speed Of light,
Over mountain and valley, aud dell.
Faster, and faster hurrah hurrah
Still forward and onward be rushes,
And the people stand back, and gaze on him
with awe,
For who comes in bis pathway be crushes.
He ploughs through the valley with thunder.
ing tread,
Hol BIO ! how bis blood is steaming
Past city and village, anon he has Sped
Hi bi only list to his screaming.
He enters the mountain, be burrows it through
His one fiery eye all glaring;
Anon, with shrek, be merges to REV,
Racing and chasing and tearing.
lie crosses the river, be skirts by the main
He rattles, he thuuders, be crashes
He climbs up the hill side, he scours DER the
plain,
And on, and still onward be dashes.
He hurries, be scurries, aud woe! double woel
To any his footsteps impeding,
Rushing, and crushing, be forward doth GO,
Of friend and of foe, all unheediug.
Then a screech of delight, as the goal comes
in sight
" Hurrah I've done it I've done it
Here we are here we are hurrah / hurrah |
Good people, I've won it I've won it |"
And, musing, ! think on the way we have
come,
Aud, | say iu amaze at his speed,
"In haste, or in leisure, in pain or in pleasure,
Still give me this wonderful steed |"
Little Corporal.
, 1869-04-16

LOVE AT SEVENTY..-A Boston cores
poudeut tells the following Here is a touch
ing little romance: Half century ago,
two young people-youth and maiden 10 a
village-loved each other. Unkind fate
persecuted and denied the legitimate reward
of mutual affection. Both married and
lived in widely separated towns, children
grew up about each, and the cares of life
came upon them; but the spark Of that early
love burned 10 both bosoms. Once in great
while they exchanged letters. At last his
wife died his children grew up and went to
the bad and be was left lonely old man,
poor and comfortless. This summer her
husband died. Soon as the blessed defunct
was put comfortably under the sod, rhe wid
ow packed up her goods and started for the
home of her first love. She arrived one af-
ternoon and was directed to his house, but
its master was absent Nothing daunted,
she went in and sat alone till he returned.
Imagine the meeting of tender old creatures
of seventy, who had been faithful to each
other through City years She remained in
bis house few days; then they were mars
Tied and the neighbors say that never did
humanity afford such a similituds to two
very sentimental turtlesdoves as in the we'd.
ded bliss Of these absurd old people. They
are living now steeped in happiness, it would
seem, and, no doubt, fully believing in the
maxim: Better late than never"
, 1869-04-16

BILLINGS, the musical composer boasted
that there was no point connected with the
science Of music that he did not understand.
a wag sent him note, requesting an inter
view With him, on particular day, to consult
on a difficult question Of music, which be
said no other man could answer. Billings
promptly met him, and said to him: what.
ever your question may be, l pledge myself
to answer IL, as there is nothing connected
with the science that have not mastered ,
'My question is an important one replied
the Rag, with the most serious face imagin>
able indeed, il affects the whole world, and
has never yet been answered Let me hear
IL said Billings, growing excited. st is
tSis,, said the other ;>fwhen a man suores in
bis sleep through two octaves, so that the
whole house can hear it, do you consider the
sounds prouuced to be vocal or instrumental
music
, 1869-04-16

GALE'SrILL BtowrSe,-That crazy fool Gale,
who runs the Transcript presists in his childish
attempts TO split the republican party and to run
down Garfelde and bis friends Let the miser-
able skunk go. He asd bis master, aud a few
other harmless appendages, who live from crumbs
that fall from the table of Ny Lord constitute
the whole Boilers Brigade. The rank aud aie
Of the republican party is determined to abide
the nomination of-Garieide or 'sny other man
who may be the choice of the Conyention OF
Olaeuato. One thing is certain. That little
coterie of bolters in Olympia viii be the worst
sinched individ uals that were ever seen in this
or any other county Taaeovstr Registsr.
, 1869-04-16

DOES IT MEAN CHINESE SUFFRAGE?-
The radical advocates in this State, of the
proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the Ma
tional Constitution, have insisted that it does
not and is not intended to confer suffrage
upon the Chinese. The House of Represent
atives declares to tho contrary. Mr.. John
son, of this State, asked permission to intro
duce in the House a resolution, declaripe
that the p.0posed amendment is not intends
ed to confer suffrage upon the Chinese.
Every republican in the House-including
of course, the Two republican members from
this State and Neva 1a-voted against admit
ting tue resolution. The practical result OF
the vote is this; that the House of Repre-
sentatives, by more than a two thirds vote,
has declared that the proposed amendments
is intended to confer the privilege of suffrage
upon the Chinese. Further than this, Mr..
Sumner, in the Senate, has introduced bill
to amend the naturalization laws. The ma
ture of his proposed amendment is not men
toned, but ii is doubtless consistent with his
well known equality ideas, the Universal
Brotherhood of Man principles, and the gen.
eral acts Of Congress, and proposes to strike
the word white out of the naturalization
laws, SO that no possible obstacle to the ma
turalizAtion of Chinese can exist The issue
is therefore squarely before the people, and
that Issue is Chinese as well as general negro
suffrage. Every person who in any manner
supports the proposed fifteenth Amendment,
and acts with the party which advocates it,
records himself in favor Of admitting to the
ballot box all the Chinese now in this State
or who may hereafter come to this country.
The issue thus made up cannot be avoided.
IS. r. Call
, 1869-04-16
NUMBER ls.
CURIOUS HISTORY OF A mAD-sroNE,

COAAObo hAoAOhN vi n nAD-oAONAt
The Memphis Aroidnche says: For the
FIRST time 10 our life we saw yesterday gem
uine maidstone, and heard its history from
the owner, who inheritt it from his father.
The fortunate possessOr is Colonel b. Lee
Milan, of Waterford, Marshall county Mis-
sissippi.:: Colonel Milan is prominent eiti-
zen Of his county, aud bis statements set at
rest any doubts which we may have bad
about the efficacy Of mad stone in curing the
bites Of mad dogs, cats, snakes, spiders, or
other veuomous animals or iasects. Colonel
Lee Milan is a patiye Of Madison county.
North Alabama, from whence he removed
in 1896. The family came from Virginia !;
and be inherited also his middle name, being
sisecoud cousin of General Robert L. Lee.
The, mad stone in his possession is about the
size Of hens egg as heavy as so much
brick ,'and rather more porous, and is Of Q
light clayish color.
One end of it is fat, as If it had been
sawed of, and grain runs through the
stone from end to end, as if it had, in some
former age, been so much wood or bone.
About 6fty years ago this stone was split ID
three or four pieces, but was carefully fas-
tened together with wire, which still per-
forms its Office. The stone was brought from
China in 1910, by DR.. Barker. The doctor
died in few years, and the stone was sold
at public sale among his other property.
Mr.. Jarvis Milan, the Coonel's father, was
the purchaser, and at his death be willed
the stone to its present owner, with the con.
dition that all the family should have the use
l 1 Of of -
As to its virtues, Colonel Lee milan states
that it has been applied with success in over
one thousand cases, and has only failed in
two, and those the parts affected could not
be successfully reached. He has used it
himself over two hundred and fifty times.
- When applied it adheres as if by suction,
and usually remains on ten or twelve hours
When the poison is all extracted the stons
falls of. During the process a very offen>
sive stencil fills the room, making the air
sickening in the extreme. The stone is
then soaked in warm water, from twenty.
four to thirty six hours, when il becomes
cleansed and is again ready for use. Colonel
Milan assures US that he can cure any case
Of dog, snake or other bite, where madness
or dissolution has not actually set In. Cures
have been effected even as long as two weeks
alter the bite. Last week the stone was
used successfully in several cases. It is
known for many leagues around, aud the
people come from far and near to be healed.
Colonel Milan has been offered $1,000 for
this wonderful stone, but always refused to
entertain Incorporation. He said playful.
lY yesterday that he might sell it for slO-
900, if the buyer would promise to always
allow him the use of it. Great is maidstone.
We are converted. What says the medical
world
, 1869-04-16

TIE family dsmemberment market has
Oeeu brisk in Chicago during the past year
when two hundred and eighty-fOur wives
have been divorced from as many husbands,
aud one hundred and seventy-six husbands
have been released from the terrors of the
SIFoomsiick. The women thus lead the men
y majority of one hundred and eight.
iAe softer sex are also as bad in several
59aughty respects. In regard 10 cruelty and
afunkenness the, husbands are of course
greatly in the majority, though it appears
as7ertheless that the gentler sex has not
saOlly abandoned fsticuffs, and that an un>
ssa,'raotable degree of iuebriety has been lbs
telSed in by some few members Of that
~Shly esteemed organization. -
, 1869-04-16

A STORY is told of Western lawyer who
lately attended religious meeting where be
was called upon to offer prayer. Not being
experienced in such duty, he rose, and at
tempted the Lords Prayer, and succeeded
very well luutil he came to the passage, "Give
US this day our daily bread" when from the
force of habit, he added, "with COSTS"
, 1869-04-16

A LADY in Iowa county, Iowa. advertises
herself as an 'attorneyess at law. We sup,
pose We will next have the farmeress peti.
tioning the Presidentess for a commission for
a daughter as an oficeress in the army.
, 1869-04-16
To City Subscribers.

On and after this date, the STATESMAN will be
served to city subscribers at 50 cents month, pay
able to the carrier. Those who have paid in advance
viii have heir papers continued until the time ex
pires.
, 1869-04-16

A PRoUD CoLoSEL.-'Where did you get
that turkey?' Said colonel to one OF niS
auiabIe recruits, who came into camp the
other day with fine bird. Stole IL, was
the lseonic answer. ltAh,' said the colonel
triuuphantly, to a bystauder, you see my
boys may steal, but they won't lle.
, 1869-04-16

>, a handsome woman pleases the eye; a
y sou woman pleases the heart; the one is
Jewel, the other a blessing.
, 1869-04-16

By private dispatch from Senators Corbett
and Williams of Oregon, to the Oregoniag,
we learn that they have recommended Q.
Jacobs, of Oregon, for Judgeship in this
Territory. The knowing ones here say
Jacobs is to be Chief Justice. If this is
true, it will not interfere with the prospects
of J. K. Kennedy for Judge. Many per,
sons express the opinion that Kennedy will
not make good judge. Meigs was in town
the other day and heard this opinion ex-
pressed in a conversation about the courts.
He thought Kennedy would make good
Judge. When asked by a friend Why he
thought so, Meigs replied that every man
was good for something, and as Kennedy
was good for nothing else, of necessity be
would make good judgel This is an un-
answerable argument in Keunedy's favor.--'
Port TOrnsend MesSogc.
, 1869-04-16

Til. Committee voted to hold the primary
meetings in the different precincts for Delegates
to the County Convention, for the nomination oil
county officers on the LIST May, and that the con>
ventiou for the nomination of county oihcers, oe
heIi in Walla Walla city, on Saturday, May sth.
The Committee recommend that all proxies be
given to residents of the precinct in which the
Delegate resides. ]. NJ, VASsYcKLE, Sec.
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nsmocratlc County Central Committee.

Alta meeting Of the Democratic Central Cons
nittee, held at the Court House, on Thursday,
March II, the following proceedings were had
The unmber OF Delegates to each Convention was
fixed al 81, oppor;ioned AS follows:
N.ut Wulia Precinct, AZ
, 1869-04-16

Persons ofteDer hate without reason
han love without i {.
, 1869-04-16

AN exchange says some days ago we heard
of woman who put an advertisement in the
personal" column of a cotemporary, pre-.
tending that she was a widow of fortune,
and wished to make the acquaintauce of an
affectiOnate young man, with view to mat>
rimony. Tue bait took-not the widow, but
the money-and letters poured in upon the
lady in large numbers. When all we're in,
she announced in the personal column that
she had mislaid the letter of the gentleman
who wrote to ask an interview 10 response
to her advertisement, and il agreeable would
meet him in the ladies' parlor at one Of the
hotels at an hour she designated. At the
appointed time there we're nearly hundred
sbeepish,looking fellows hanging around the
nals of the parlor, and keeping sharp look
out for the rich widow. Finally she came,
closely veiled, looked around the crowd, and
withdrew, just as the assembled victims per-
ceived that they we're sold. They made
rush for the door, and it is highly probable
that they will hereafter be very cautious
about answering matrimonial advertisements.
, 1869-04-16

SMART PARRors.-Tbe parrot which ex-
claimed on being taken into room where
there were a number of its species, " Good
God, what lot of parots!" has been beaten
by "Polly" owned by some one living in
the vicinity of Norwich, Conn. One day
gentleman called at his residence, and his
daughter, on learning who it was, exclaimed,
" Oh, dear, what has HE come for 2" The
parrot heard the exclamation, and when the
gentleman was ushered into the room where
it was, screamed out, "Oh, Lord, what the
devil did you come for 2" Another family
near by owned parrot which was very fond
of all kinds of cake except johnny cake, and
got slice occasionally from the table. One
morning there was nothing on the table to
give "Polly" but piece of johnny cake, and
it was placed before her with the remark that
it must do for breakfast. The bird eyed it
with evident disgust, turned it over, looked
up to the one who had placed it before her.
and. exclaimed, I" Oh, h-ll! Nothing but
johnny .eake!'
, 1869-04-16
Nalla &Balla Statesman.

PUBLrsnrD EvERY FRIDAY EVENING, By
WILLIAM H. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND rRoPnIEroR
, 1869-04-16
TOB PRINTING ofevery description d on

TDB PRINTING OF eYeIy descTIptlOh uOnt
81 to order aud on reasonable terms. Orders for
nv of the following articles will be promptly flled
BOOKS, BLANK CHECKS,
PAMPHLETS, NOTES OF HAND,
RANpBGLLS, ORDER BOOKS,
BALL TICKETS, STEAMBOAT BILLS,
CtRcULARss STEAMBOAT CARDS,
Invitations, Bills of Lading,
BUSINESS CARDS, CERTIFICATES,
BILLHEADs BILLS,
CoNoERr BILLS, CHECK BOOKS,
PROGRAMMES. BL RECEIPTS,
ADDRESS CARDS, DRAFTS,
BLANKS ALL KINDS.
, 1869-04-16
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-07
Address of the Democratic COun-
ty Committee.

DEMOCRATS OF CAMBRIA COUNTY! a few days
only remain until you will be required to de-
eide upon the important Issues presented to
you. Are you willing to acknoW ledge the
ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by the
last Legislature as Ihe expression OF your feel
ings and opinions on that important subject?-
Are you willing that the reckless extravaganza
in the administration of our State government
shall continue? Are you satisfied with the off
cial conduct of John W. Geary3 Do you be-
lieve that the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
can much longer withstand the effects of radi-
Cal misrule? These are vital questions, effect
ing the interests of all, and upon the answer
given through the ballot-box on Tuesday next
depends the continuance of what is manifest to
all as most corrupt administration, or the re-
dempIion of our glorious commonwealth from
the grasp of those who labor to destroy it, and
who seek a continuance of power, if not by
your will, then through the medium of negro
suffrage.
Arouse, then citizens of Cambria county, to
proper appreciation of the Importance of the
issues presented. Let your determined efforts,
during the few days that remain, show that you
are in earnest. Put your shoulders to the wheel
work with an earnest desire TO correct the
existing evils-work for the election of the re-
presentrtives of retrenchment and reform
work for the revered principles of democracy
work for the success of our worthy candidates
and all will be well. Let an increased vote
for the ENTIRE democratic ticket be polled in
each district, and thus YOU will show YOUR de-
termination to elect Packer and Pershing and
the other standard bearers of that party under
the auspices of which our country prospered for
half a century, and by which party alone all
are assured of a correct and honest administr
ton of our governmental affairs. By change
of five votes in each election district in the
State, Packer and Pershing can be elected by
Il 900 majority. Will you do all you can to
bring about that change? To work Ito work
Comply with all the requirements of the Regis
try Law, and then let nothiug deter you from
demanding and exercising your rights as citi-
zens. F. A. SHOEMAKER, Chairman.