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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22

MIR. Packard: suppose there Is no news
paper published in the parish
Mr. Blackman: You need not be scared
about that.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Blackman: On page twentynine OF
the printed bill, i'll the same section, move
to strike out the words two years and in
seIt -four years."
Mr.. Campbell Well, 1 think two years
long enough, and move to lay that amend
ment on the table.
The amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Blackman Now, l wish to strike out
'ffty per cent and insert twenty"
Mr.. Campbell; l accept that amendment.
Adopted.
Mr.. Futch: Mr.. President, 1 have an
amendment to offer in section eleven of the
printed BILL in line three, page twenty
eight, commencing at the top of the page,
l move to strike out the words '.to be desig-
mated by said company The Governor is
required to appoint the commissioner to
collect the toll
Mr.. Campbell: accept that amendment
Adopted.
The section as amended was adopted.
The hour for the order of the day having
arrived
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move that the order
of the day be postponed one hour.
Mr.. Lynch Mr.. President, l offer a re-
port of the Finance Committee, and l OBJ
ject to any pOstponement of the order Of the
day.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, rise to a
point of order; this objection has been ar
gued sew eral times, and each time an appeal
has been made. We have but few sec
tons left and think it as little as the Sena-
tors can do, is to let us get through with
this bill. hope there will be no objection.
Mr.. Lynch ! will say that the general
appropriation bill has to be acted ON by the
senate, and then 60 back to the House for
concurrence in amendments.
mr; Campbell: make this point, that
this report from the Finance COMMITTEES
can not now be received, unless the Senate
by majority vote permits II.
The President: The resolution adopted
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22

OWuCI huO IcSiuCut AL SdIu pirlSU, VINO,
with one engineer, shall determine what
alluvial lands are protected; and in case this
commission disagree, they shall call in a
third party, and said commission shall then
decide.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, it seems to
ME that it would then simply be political
question, to be determined according to the
political aspect of the parish. do not see
that it can be done better than by this
engineer:
what is termed alluvial lands by the sur
veys, there are many places that are never
Overhowed. The surveyors measure the
land, go through it, and say this and that is
alluvial land. Now, my amendment pro-
poses the election Of one commissioner by
the Police Jury, who shall be landholder
and resident of the parish, who is sup
posed to be familiar with the country. I
want the thing settled.
Mr.. Campbell: In reply to that will say,
that believe the people would rather trust
the engineers to say what land is subject to
overflow, than trust a commissioner elected
by the police jury. Therefore l move to
lay the amendment OF the Senator from
Claiborne on the table.
The amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Campbell: The question now rec,,rs
on the amendment of the Senator from
NatchitOches.
Mr.. Blackman: No. Imove to lay that
on the table; because when l proposed to
exempt the country parishes, not affected
by the levees ON the Mississippi, from the
tax on levee bonds, was opposed by the
Senator. Curses like chickens come home
to rOOst."
mo second to the motion to tablet
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President, the Senator from
Natchitoches proposes to exempt the land
on Red River above the mouth of Black
river. Now in order that it NAV not be-
come necessary for me to offer a separate
amendment, propose to add to this amend
ment; that the land on the Ouachita river
above the mouth Of Bayou Louis, shall also
be exempt.
The amendment of Senators Lewis and
Ray was adopted and the section adopted
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22

| franchises similar to those conferred on said
| company by the State of louisiana the
State or States so comforting privileges and
franchises shall be entitled to directors in
the said company rs follows, to wit: The
State of Mississippi, seven directors; the
State OF Arkansas, four directors; the State
of Tennessee, two directors; and the State of
Missouri, two directors. Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: Mr.. President, I now
call for the reading of section two, which we
passed over.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President, this second sec
tion is very important. / have not had time
to examine it fully, and it strikes me that
there ought to be time sufficient for the con-
sideratiOn of so important measure. ASH
said before, without any egotism, have as
much interest in this levee question as any
one: own good deal of land in the alluv-
ial districts, and | want the bill put in salts
factory shape This second section is very
important, and l would like to have further
time between now and the end of the ses-
sion, and the Senators ought not to deprive
us OF the necessary time to consider bill
of such Importance as this. therefore
move to postpone the further consideration
of this bill till tomorrow
Mr.. Campbell: move to lay that motion
on the table.
The motion was tabled by vote Of 10 to
TO-
Mr.. Braughn: Mr.. President / move that
the vote by which section ii OF the printed
bill was adopted be recOnsidered, in order
to offer the following amendment, to add
after the word villages" in line five:
Except the property belonging to such
railroad company or companies whose line
of road may run parallel with the company's
line, and within three miles from the r;ver
for distance Of seventy miles or more. and
all such property, whether urban or rnrai
shall be exempt from assessment of every
kind under this act; provided said railroads
shall have no claim for damages against the
Leyee Company in the event of crevasse."
Mr.. Kay: l move to insert the "Chatta-
Mr. Braughn: Mr. President. desire aim.
ply to say that this amendment is offered for |
the purpose of exempting from the payment
OF toll under this act such railroad compa-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22

| to complete their system and give us pro-
lection, and when protection is afforded, let
them collect their toll; and if they do not
| do this within one year, do not let us suffer
from it, but let the State have the right to
make a contract with another company
| 1t seems to me that this prOvisO is every
way what it ought to be. We are standing
| on one side as one of the contracting
parties; this company has written their
own charter and their own terms; let us
say whether we will not demand other
stipulatiOns. 1t is for lis take the other
| viso will do it, and do it effectually; and
! hope the Senators will not be recreant to
| their constituents.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, l am glad
| the Senator has said what he did: he said
| that he had no objection to the toll, provided
| due protection is afforded. That, under
stand, to be his position. Now protection is
afforded by this bill, for they are only al
lowed to collect toll where protection is at
for,led. But that is not the point contained
iii his prOvisO. His proviso says, that until
the whole work is completed, no toll shall
be collected
Mr.. Ray: How can we have protection ul-
less the work is completed.
Mr.. Campbell: and he says that I'M
less it is completed within one year. the
Legislature shall have the right to change
VI ''"Shu 'his arter' WHICH 10 c4ui>
to an abrOgation of the contract. The Uni
ted States engineer, understand, has said
that the complete building of these levees
will cost $l3OO0,0O0. The interest alone on
this will amount to the toll.
Mr. Ray: Who said that
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. Humphreys.
Mr. Ray: Humphreys never.
Mr.. Campbell: Then again l understand
that it will take three or four years to conf
plete the levees in Arkansas.
Mr.. Ray: Do you intend to say
fast as protection is afforded so fast the COM
pany is entitled to collect toll. but under
the amendment of the Senator from Qua
chita the whole work must be completed
first. This having been discussed fully,
move to lay the amendment ON the table.
The amendment was tabled, by vote of
Is to IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
The Heart and its Diseases.
By An EMINENT PHYSICIAN.

1t is an interesting and important fact
that the more grave diseases Of the heart
are not painful, or but slightly so. Not
unfrequently the first disturbance of its
action which attracts attention indicates
an advanced and incurablc stage of a
disease that has been in progress months,
and perhaps years.
The converse OF this proposition is emil
nrntly truc-namely nervous and tunc-
ton. disorders of the heart are painful,
or otherwise distressing, often TO IN APP
parently alarming extent. How many
suffer from palpitation and believe they
are afflicted with fatal disease Of the
heart? How many have pain about the
heart and cannot be convinced that
there is no disease OF that organ? How
many have irregularities OF the pulse,
and suppose the heart must be in the last
stages of disorganizalion? 1t will inter-
est this class Of real sufferers to learn
some of the causes of their distress, and
to what their srfferjngs may be attributed.
Palpitation and irregular action OF the
heart are often experienced in persons
between the ages Of sixteen and twenty
years they are, or have generally been
growing rapidly, are of delicate appear
ance, and frequently are addicted to some
vicious habits. In such persons, tho
blood is thin and poor, and the heart and
nerves fail to perform their proper func-
tions for want OF support. Derangement
of the stomach often gives Ijse TO these
symptoms, and they may persist for
long period from this cause. A lady who
for years suffered, from violent paroxysms
of palpitation, which many physicians
attributed to organic disease of the heart,
happened on one occasion TO take some
medicine which induced vomiting, and
this act was followed by immediate re-
covery. Subsequently. whenever she
had the symptoms of an approaching at
tack of palpitation, she resorted to an
cmetic, which not only gave relief to the
paroxysm, but finally relieved her alto
gether. In another case a patient en-
tered hospital suffering severely from
violent action of the heart; he was bled
and blistcred, and purged without benc-
fit; having taken large dose ofmedicine,
vomiting ensued, and immediate and per.
manent relief.
Tea, and especially green tea. is very
liable to disturb the hearts action when
used by susceptible persons. And there
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

"lt's applause" says he. "Thcy like,
her and her playing. Well they may"
Hooked at him with question in my
eyes. He looked straight at me.
"Old lady" said he, whatever bad
you've been used 10 think of actresses,
don't think it of your daughter-in-law.
nobody else ever did. Since she came a
little lonesome orphan, TO play small
parts, there hasn't been one wicked
enough to say wicked thing in her hear
ing. She's rs pure and true as she looks,
and don't be prejudiccd against her, old
lady"
lam not" said with q sob.
Good for you" said he.
And as | looked there she stood
courtesing to the people who applauded
her; and II a Baptist. We'll, no mat
ter, up with my umbrella and pegged
away applauding her, the loudest and
hardest of any of 'om. And the pretty
thing looked and caught my eye, and
smiled as bright as n sunbeam, and it
was at nc, her husbands old mother,
and not at the whiskerando in yellow kids
and eye glass though he thought so, that
my dear girl smiled as | pcgged away
with my umbrella, the tears pouring
down my checks like rain. And, look vet
'twant the actress | applauded so much
as the dear good young woman I'd seen
study to learn her part when she needed
sleep, stitch so over her handsome-look-
ing dress to save little, the good true
woman working her young life away al
most for her husband and the cross old
thing who had insulted her 80 often; the
woman that actress or not, was honest,
and earnest, and pure, as | knew now
from my inmost soul. And was deal
more of Christian rs sat there than Id
often been in church, not to compare the
places, and trust to be forgiven.
tucked her uudcr my arm with kiss
that night, and took her home to Dan.
and | sat down with his hand in one Of
mine and TiDy's in the other. and empted
my heart III couldn't, | think it would
have burst.
Ny dear girl understood me, and We
were mother and daughter from that day.
And she set me- that thought so much OF
myself, IN example, that girl did. Trust
ing more, and no matter how dark the
cloud looked, seeing Gods sunlight be-
hind them, and working, and hoping. and
praying, until the struggle was over, and
Dan well again, hearty rs ever, thank
Heaven. The doctor called it n miracle
Pcrhads ii was Tor isn't it miracle that
He should answer our poor praycr-as |
knew He answered ours-for Tiny's sake
Dan is rich man now, and his wife
never acts, and though Hannah is well
married, | shall end my days with my
daughter Tiny. She was so glad to get
rid of her acting business; because she
hated the spirit Of the playhouse; and the
rest OF the folks were drinkin' paintin',
swearin set; and the theatcr used to
seem TO her like whited sepulcher But
it was play or starve with the poor orphan
child and luckily she was so good that
even the theater couldn't spoil her for
which thank an overruling Providence
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
AN APPEAL FOR ARE.
To he Sertdat ofthe oil Briet Meqiin house.



o, ScNtant of the meetn house witch
sweeps, And dusts, ar is supposed to.
And makes the fires and litcs the gas, ami
sometimes lcavcd screw loose, in which
case it smells orful, worse than lam pile
And wrings the Bell and tolcs it when
men dyes to the grief of surviving
pardners, and sweeps pathcs And for the
serysces gifts 800 per annum, wich them
that thinks dear, let 'eG try it, Gittin up
before star.lite in all weihers and kindlin
fires when the wcthcr Is As cold AS zero,
and like as not grean wood for kindlcn?
| wouldn't be hired to do it for no some
But o, SeXtant there are one kcr-
modify, Wich's more than gold wich
doant cost nothing, Worth more than any
thing cxsep the Sole OF Mann! mean
pewer Are, Sextant. mean pcwer Are
0 it is pleanty out dorcs, So plenty ii
doant no what on airth to dew with itself
but flies about Scatierin lcavs and blon
of mems hats in short its jest "fre as
are" out dores.
But 0, Sextant, in our churches its
scarce as piety Scarce as bank-blls wen
agints beg for mishuns, Wich some say is
purity often (taint nothin to me, Wat |
give aint nothing to nobody but O Sextant
u shet 500 men wimmen and children
Speshially the latter, up in a tito place.
Some has bad breihs, none aint swete,
Some is fevery, some is scroflus, some
has bad teeth, And some hant none, and
some aint over clean, But every on EN-
breethes in and out and out and in, Saw
80 times mimit, or | million and half
brcths an our.
Now how long will church iull of
are last at that rate, ask you, say 10
minutes and then waits to be did? Why
then they must brcthe it all over agn.
And then agin, and SO on till each has
took it down Al least 10 times, and let it
out agin, and watts more The same in
diydibe don't have the privclidge OF
brethen his own are, and no one else.
Each one mus take watever comes to him.
o OSextant, doant you no our lungs is
bellusses To blow the fire of life, ,and keep
it from goin out; and how can bellusses
bio without wind. And sint wind are?
| put it TO your conschens. Are is the
same to US as milk to babies, Or water is
to fish, or pendlums to clox-Or roots and
airbs unto an Injun Doctor Or little pills
unto an omepath, Or bose to gurls. Are
is for US 10 brethe. Wat signifies who
preechcs i'll cant brethe? Watts Pol? Watts
Pollus? to sinners who are ded? Ded for
want of b-eth! why Sextant, when we
dye Its only coz we cant brethe no more
that's all.
And now o Sexiant, let me beg OF you
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

If sheet OF paper on which a key
has been laid, be exposed for some min.
utes in the sunshine, and then instan-
taneously viewed in the dark, the key re-
moved, faded spectre of tho key will be
visible. Let this paper be laid aside for
many months where nothing can disturb
il. and then in darkness be laid on plate
of hot metal, the spectre of the key will
appear This is equally true Of our minds.
Every man we meet, every book we read,
every picture or landscape we see, every
word or tone we hear, leaves its image
on our brain. These traces, which, under
ordinary circumstances, are invisible,
never fade, but in the intense light of
cerebral excitement start into prominence.
just as the spectral image OF the koy star
ted into sight on the application OF heat
Ii is thus with all the influences to which
we are subjected.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

is no doubt that an immense number Of
persons in every community suffer from
minor forms of heart arrangement, duo
TO the use oftea. A physician once called
upon brother ph ysician. in great alarm,
saying: 81 have called upon you to re-
quest you would let me die in your house
His pulse was scarcely discernablc. and
extremely irregular. He stated that he
had drank 4 great deal of strong green
tea during the preceding night. On CIV
ing him stimulent, he fell asleep, and
on awakening. his distressing symptoms
had disappeared.
A literary gentleman, accustomed to
much night work, was accustomed to
take large quantities Of tea, which finally
produced its results. lie began to have
violent action of the heart. distress and
oppression about tho chest, and feeling
of impending death. He became con-
yinced that he had extensive disease of
the heart, and hence was low.spirited,
fearing he should die in one OF these at
tacks. At length he found it impossible
to walk without holding on TO the fence
through fear of falling, and in one in
stance got down upon all lours to cross a
level space. He was cured by abstaining
from tea and taking sea-voyagc.
Tobacco produces the greatest degree
Of irregulsrity of the heart, especially in
the young and susceptible. Hysteria,
protean disease, gives rise to great
variety of heart arrangement. Young
women. when subject to much emotional
excitement, suffer from palpitation, with
n choking sensation, as if something were
rising in the throat. These symptoms
may increase until they reach a painful
degree Of intensity. Persons who have
suffered from sunstroke, or been over
heated, often have irregular action of the
heart for long period. Mental excite
ment and long continued depression often
lead TO n arrangement of the hearts
action
The nerves Of the heart are also sub.
ject TO neuralgia, and the pain is some
times extremely severe. The popular
term, "brcast pang," is a painful con-
dilion OF the nerves of the heart, coming
on suddenly, and fixing the sufferer in
the position which he had taken, and al
most completely irterrupting respiration.
In the treatment of all these forms Of
mere dcrane eemen; oil the heart, he first
and most necessary thing 10 do is to re.
move the cauSc-lhat is, 10 avoid all
those causes which produce the disturb
ance. II it is tea, tobacco or other sub
stance which the person is accustomed to
use, omit it altogether; il i; is weaken
ing habit, correct it above all, consult a
good physician, and tell him frankly
every cause which il il suspected creates
the difficulty For temporary treatment,
stimulent, rest, and the application OF
mustard over the heart, arc important,
and generally give prompt relief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

A MARRIED MAN CONES Our EVEN
Two friends, one an Euglishman and the
other Frenchman, chanccd TO meet at
the Paris exposition.
"What you in France, my dear VIII.
liam ?" said the latter. II am delighted
te see you How do you do ?"
Not very we'll | have been married
since saw You last.
That's good"
mo it isn't; for my wife was shrew"
81 am sorry; that's bad"
"Not together; for she brought me
ten thousand pounds sterling"
That's good 1t consoles you-"
"No it doesn't, for invested the money
in herds Of cattle, and all died of the dis
ease that has been raging in England"
That's bad
Not at all for the skins brought me
more than paid for the cattle"
Then you are imdemniied."
"No, not altogether; for | bought
fine house with the money, and it has just
been burned"
"Oh, what mis(ortuner'
Not so great one either for my wife
was in it, and she was burned with the
house,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
NUMBER 3S.

2 let little are into our church. (Pewer
are is scrtin proper for the pewes) And
do it weak days and Sundays tew-It aint
much trouble-only make hole And the
are will cum in of itself; CT lows to como
in WHARF it can git warm.)
And o how il will rouze the people up
And spirit up the preacher, and stop gaps
And yawns and liggits, as efectooal As
winds on the dry Boans the Profit tells
off,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
Stlttt storp.
Ny SONS WIFE.


was baking day, and iu those days YOU
couldn't buy what you needed, were You
ever so lazy, but must make it all with
your own hands and your own mind :;
and say what YOU like, ,tisnt only needful
for folks that write and speak and preach
to have brains, for a cake that's made
without thinking won't hc apt to rise
light. and what looking bosoms would
there be to shirts if the ironer was wool
gathering The more brains both mis-
treSs and maid have the better goes the
housekeeping.
That day we were all at il hard. and
was just putting my gingerbread into the
oven. when the door opened and in walk
ed my son Daniel, giving me a start, for
he never came home at thathour. Steadily
he, like his father before him, good man,
was at his work with sunrise, and never
left it till sundown.
Hannah gave such jump that she
overSet the cup of beaten eggs that she
had in her hand, and burnt, my knuckle
against the oven door as turned.
What brings YOU home. Dan ?" asked
/. You're well, hope"
Never better. mother. says he.
What ?" says |.
'rve begged holiday" says he.
Ito idle in ?" asked /. little cross.
He laughed little silly laugh, like a
shamed child, and blushed red, and says
| he:
NO, mother, to be married in"
j. / thought it pure joke.
"Now, who will Won have:" says |.
I've chosen her." says he.
And his face looked earnest. Hannah
sat down fat on the floor.
..IIe means it, mother" says she. Sure
as live, he means it."
I've meant ii good while, says Dan,
and there wasn't another word spoken for
ten minutes. think we were all listen
inc 10 the clock-for one, never heard
her tick so loud-and she seemed to say,
like some old woman in trouble, going
over the same thing again and again:
Dams going to marry. Dams going
to marry"
"Well," says /, after while, with q
great sigh, ''you must expect your grand.
fathers to die and your boys TO marry
Both OF 'em are blows, but they must be
submitted to. But deary me, to think
how Eve cared for you, and kept you,
never button gone nor hole in heel or
toe. hope twill be so Tor you always,
but don't know. The time will come
perhaps, when you'll miss your nanny"
Miss you, mother?' says Dan, hope
I'll never do that. Tiny wants a mother
as well as l."
whats her name ?" says |.
Christine" q" says he.
Lets call her that" says |. ''No good
in baby names. l was never called aught
but Margaret"
He laughed. Then says he:
Come, Hannah, dress in your best.
You and mother must see US married"
Baking day" says |.
But think OF Dan, with no one near
him, so lonesome" says Hannah.
"Well," says |. ''let's hear who you're
to marry; that will make difference" -"
Somehow, never felt SO stern to my
boy.
Says he. turning the color of my double
pinks, on the window. sill:-
She's beautiful. Her eyes are blue and
her hair pure gold"
Beauty is skin deep" says |. "What
kind OF a girl is she ? Good ?"
Good as an angel" says he.
couldn't help making face.