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BARBADOS Mutual Life Assurance Society
ESTABLISHED IN 1910.

ESTABLISHED Il 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL c. 1851.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, BRIDGEToWN, BARBADOS
5NHIS Society, which confines its bust
a ness exclusively to assuring the lives
of persons resident in the West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
surance Company, labouring in the same
field, can offer. It's scale of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that OF
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate to provide for the
risk Of life in the West Indies, and sufi-
cient TO create large SURPRISES, out Of
which Reversiouary Bonuses, a%veragina
p per cent per amman upon the amoun
assured have been distributed among Il e
Members Of Tie Society.
Its career, during a period Of 80 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives Of persons residing in this part Of
the world, are, when carefully selected,
almost us valuable as those inhabiting
Europe, and that they do not demand
such excessive Premiums as are charged
by every other Company.
The following abridged Table shows
the Premiums required to assure 500,
for the whole term, upon a single life
, 1870-05-06

Assurances OF every description on sIu-
Gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 5OODoIiarst to 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members ON the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring, by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinqueunialIy,
and the surplus then existing is allotted to
the Members, after a sufficient sum has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division of Profits, will take place ut
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India Islands.
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secrctary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DR.. Holm.
Forms of Proposal, ProspectuSes, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH, Agent.
, 1870-05-06

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pctcrsen's FalIitbo og paa i}oct cttcr
alganenc Solomon Stevens 90 citor-
lcycndc Enkc Sally Stevens indkaIdcs
hcrycd til at anmeldc 90 beylisIlggj0rc
dcrcs Kray for undcrtegnedc Sklftc-
ret linden Udl0bct al 3 Naaneder
cfter dcnnc IndkaldeIses sidste Be
kjcndtgjorclse.
Christiansted Skiferct den 28dc
April 1870. Z. SARAOW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
Wheat Supply Of the Country,

The Now York Bulletin says -
"There is now in store so, 900 bushels
of wheat in Detroit, 1900 900 ,n
Milwaukee, 100000 10 Chicago,
$4,000 in Buffalo and 3,758,000 IL
NewYork and Brooklyn warehouses,
a grand aggregate of about 8, 100,O00
bushels, against 5,593 900 bushels. -
1t is said there are seventy-four more
cargoes aAoat for England than lsst
year, and that heavy shipments arc
being made from California. xii
this has at first blush an unfavorabIe
look, but it must be remembered
that there is now q very active de-
mand for the British market, which
was not the case last year. 1t il
true that we have to contend with
competition from the Black Sea and
the Baltic, rs well as other regions,
but if Eaglirh buyers did not conjd-
er present existing prices the bott@m
Of the market, it is hardly probable
they would buy our wheat as FIRE, "
as they are now doing The spring
shipments from the Black Sea do fot
reach England until about the 1st of
of June, before which time tho stotks
in Englaad will be reduced
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
Wisconsin Senators.

An OCCASIONAL correspondent of the
New York Tribune has been writing
of the prominent members of the
two houses of Congress, and here is
his portrait Of the two Senator'S from
this State 3 4Iss9egH 98i
Mr.. Carpenter and Mr.. Salisbury.
both large, strong men, have both a
peculiar restless manner, and walk
pertinaciously and semi-cirlularly,
with their hands in their peck ets.--
Mr.. Carpenter with his coat buttoned
tightly about him, as though holding
himself in with considerable difficult
ty-Mr. Salisbury is occasionally
growing out scornful or humorous
remarks on republican legislation
The power in both these gentlemen
seems TO be in an active state of fer
mention. Indeed, there 10 in these
three Senators, Yates, Carpenter and
Salisbury, ability, energy, and elo-
quence enough unused and unhus-
banded-not 'tied up in bundles, but
lying about loose"--to run q respect
able legislature.
In strong contrast to Mr.. Carpen-
ter is Wisconsins other Senator, quiet
and easy, untimely winter on his
head, but perpetual summer in bis
face. Always faithful and tireless in
duty is Mr.. Howe, but talking little,
and that temperately and to the
point, as though the charge of his
noble State had been, 40, Timothy,
keep that which is committed TO thy
trust, avoiding vain and profane
babblings."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
The Service of Egypt.

The rebel Generals Sibley and
Lorirg, perhaps Beauregard, are to
become Generals in the army of the
Viceroy of Egypt, with salaries of
$4,000 q year apiece. Sibley was
the inventor of the celebrated tent
which bears his name, and all of
them were graduates of the Military
Academy and officers of record in
peace, loyal warfare, and rebellion
1t seems strange to us to read that
these men are about to enter the
service of an infidel, and lead his le-
gions under the shadows of the Pyr-
amids-torty centuries looking down
upon them, as upon Bonaparte to
go from the service of the newest
flag in the world TO become country
men Of the Bedouin, and successors
10 Pontius PLATE, Pompey, and AL
exander - Yankees with camels,
Lieutenants under Zach Taylor,
maneuvring abost Cleopatra's Nee
die, and pursuing the armies of the
Prophet across the Red Sea. That
we should wonder at the romance of
these experiences only shows how
young we are. Sixty years ago
Preble, Decatur, and cambridge
made their names know from Moroc-
co to the ruins Of Carthage. We
are the only great power whose adj
ventures have not figured in Eastern
lands; but it is disappoin tment and
defect which has driven every high
spirit forth, from Ishmael To Sibley.
from the fall of Babel to the fall of
Richmond Rebels though they were,
! do not doubt that these men will
bear up the American name, and Oh.
ening up wilder experiences for their
countrymen, will also prove how
equal are a new people TO cope with
Antiquity upon its most historic
fields. An American rebel is a good
many pegs higher than the best type
of man that has mustered on the
banks of the Nile, ancient or mod
ern - OrreSDOndenee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

The FAME OF WAsHINGToN.-Ta
lille DelOrd concludes an article writ
ten In commemoration of the seven
tieth anniversary of tho death Of
Washington, for the Paris Steele, as
follows.
"The detractors of the American
Republic sometimes ask with a sheer.
what it has done for the human
mind what types in literature or in
the arts it has created ? The great
Republic eau answer
81 have given to the modern
world its ideal citizen in the person
of Washington. When this great
man was descending into the tomb
mourned by free men, leaving. in it's
cradle a nation destined to grow in
influence daily, beIated Caesar was
getting ready to mount the throne of
France. Napoleon fell in the midst
of the bloody ruins which his ambi-
ton had accumulated, leaving his
country in the hands of foI eigners.-
The glory of Napoleon grows paler
and paler, while Wsshington's grows
constantly more lustrous. 1t is tie
same with the ideas the two respec-
lively represent. Cesarism is disap-
pearing the republic is taking pos
session of the world"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

GEoRGIASTATEFAIR.--In describing
the Georgia State Fair, a correspon-
dent drew the following picture;
Among the novelties Witnessed
was the location Of over one hundred
tents, arranged camp fashion, giving
the groundsa picturesque appearance.
These were occupied by the represen-
tatives OF the several county agricul-
tural associations and parties COM
ing long distances, who brought
their provisions with them, independ-
ent eff hotels and restaurants, and up
and dressed for business or sport at
all times and on all occasions.
These parties said they came 10
see the fair and have a holiday, and
the longer it continued the better
would they be suited. BY the camp
ing mode large share of the custo-
mary expense attending fairs is saved
and enjoyment increased.
The South will soon be lively in all
things.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
rERMS---$2.Oo PER YEAR
SEXES ssE s.--VOL. q, NO. 35
The Sheriff and the Widow.

The Port Gibson Herald tells a
good story of which an Alabama
sheriff is hero as follows: "Court
was in session and amid the multiple
city OF business which crowded upon
him at term time, he stopped at the
door Of beautiful widow, on the
sunny side of thirty, who, by the
way, had often bestowed melting
glances upon the sheriff aforesaid.
He was admitted and soon the wild
ow appeared. The confusion and
delight which the arrival Of her visi-
tor occasioned, set off to greater ad-
vantage than usual the captivating
charms of the WidowM. Her cheek
bore the beautiful blended tints of
the apple blossom, her lips resembled
rose buds upon which the morning
dew yet fingered, her eyes were like
the culver of Cupid, the glance OF
love and tenderness with which they
were filed resembling arrows that
only wanted fine bow (pardon the
pun) to do full execution. After q
few commonplace remarks
MADAM" said the matter Of fact
sheriff, ~ have an attachment for
you"
A deeper blush than usual mantled
the cheek of the fair widow with
downcast eyes, whose glances were
centered upon her beautiful feet, half
concealed by her flowing drapery,
gently patting the floor, she with
equal candor replied
"Sir, the attachment is reciprocal"
For some time the sheriff maintain
ed an astonishing silence; and at last
said
will you please proceed to
Court ?"
Proceed to courtW replied the
lady with a merry laugh and then
shaking her beautiful head, she adj
ded mo Sir although this is leap
gear, | Will not take advantage of the
license therein granted my sex, and
therefore greatly prefer you should
proceed to COURT
But, madam, the Justice is wait
ing
LET him wait ] am not disposed
TO hurry matters in such an unbe-
coming manner; besides, sir, when
tho ceremony is performed | wish
YOU to understand that 1 prefer
minister to a Justice of the Peace"
Madam, (" said he, rising from his
chair in solemn dignity, "there is a
great mistake here; my language
has been misunderstood the attach
ment Of which | speak was issued
from the Office Of Esquire c., and
commands me to bring you instantly
before him, to answer contempt of
Court in disobeying a subpoena in
the case of Smith VS.. Jones.
We drop the curtain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
How Popes are Chosen.

An English writer on "The Con-
stitution of Papal Conclaves" gives
some curious information as to the
mode in which the cardinals elect a
Pope. Upon the death of Pope,
one OF the cardinals whose duty it is
TO represent supreme authority dur
ing the interregnum, proceeds with
a gilt mallet to knock at the Pope's
door, and then to tap the forehead of
the deceased with "a silver mallet.-
The great bell OF the capitol is then
tolled, to summon the conclave but
nine days must pass before the actual
meeting, to give all time to arrive, On
the ninth day the cardinals meet in
the Church of st. Sylvester, and walk
in procession to the Quirinal Palace,
where they are, three hours after sun
set, closely locked up until an cleo
ton is made. Each cardinal has his
cell, and is supposed to fix his choice
in perfect solitude, free from all ex-
ternal influences. But their eminen-
ces are not shut up alone. Each car
dinal may have with him two con-
clavists, or confidential private secre-
taries and these have sometimes
been able to play an important part
in the papal elections, their practices
having been more than once as
adroit and successful as those of our
own "log-rollers" Besides the con-
cavists, there is population of con-
tessors, physicians, ETC., down to bar
bers, carpenters, and sweepers.-
These being locked and barred in.
the cardinals vote each day until an
election is accomplished. A simple
ballot Is taken in the forenoon, and,
if no election is made, q second is
taken In the afternoon, but only for
transfer votes to either of the names
voted for in the morning If there
is still no election, the ballots are
thrown upon the fire in the chapel
and the smoke from the chimney an
nounces to the people that the church
is still without a head The strictest
precautions are used to prevent
fraud, but not always with success.
Even cardinals have been known to
resort to tricks. Betting on papal
election was prohibited by a bull of
Plus Nv, yet even cordiRaIs would
send out by the turning-wheel, used
to introduce their meals instructions
for putting numbers into the lottery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
The Three Great Evils Of the National !.
Capital.

Washington swarms with beggar
boys. knowing the widespread des-
t'tution now prevailing, one cannot
help sympathizibg with the poor lit
tie fellows. They never ask for more
than a cent, and faey always tell
you they had nothing to eat all day.
sometimes this is true, sometimes
'aise: But take them to bakery.
ana IN eight cases out of ten, they
VIII bolt an amazing quantity Of
bread. Most Of them are l;tfIsdsr-
kies, and they starve or stuff. as the
case may be, most philosophicallv.
They are q great nuisance, these beg,
ging brats, and yet, poor little things.
il ~ not their fault. Another NUS
ance, in the Capitol at the White
House, or on the avenue which con-
meets the two, and in all the leading
hotels, is the swarm of lobbyists, the
log-rollers, the wire-workers, the but
Notwithstanding so termed
which one meets at every turn. Still
another indigenous in that part of
the capital termed @The Island"7-is.
in the shape of hogs and dogs and
appropos of this let me condense for
you story from one of our dailies :,
once upon a time, O seventh-warder
died, and went to Paradise, but found
his entrance barred by black mark
against his name. "Profane swear
ing" was the charge, st. Peter said.
well, it's no use trying to rub it
out" said the Island man, 81 did ouss
some at them internal hogs and dogs
in our ward. There enough to make
saint swear" Said st. Peter .'You
are from Washington, then n "Yes.n
"Well, them" said the sainted key
keeper, "you may pass right in
While | tend this gate nobody amt
going to be kept out for swearing at
them hogs and dogs. They're the
awfulest on earth Why, their
squealing and bowling reaches way
up here, and the saints say that no
body can't get wink of sleepl What
on earth are your officials about?
You just let any of them try to poke
their noses in here, and see how
quick I'll slam the door in their fa-
ces !" And tits generally believed he
would do it, too Correspondent Sac
rGmento Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

THE COMING SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
Il am as convinced as a man can
be that the system OF public educa-
ton is on the eve of a very extensive
reform. The world has been taught
words dictated by authority thus far.
The world needs knowledge and
training in independent thought, and
it is only the study of nature which
will give us the last. But am sat-
isfied that the basis of the future of
education will be the contemplation
of the works of nature-no longer
the study of the languages, no Ion
ger the study of the human mind, no
longer the process of mathematical
reasoning, for though they must
form a part of liberal education,
they should come after the organs
have been trained through ohserva-
ton, and the mind taught to argue
by comparing these observations
AydSSiz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
The Worlds Future GranaEy. |,
In 184s and 1859 the wheat gro
duet of the several States was as

Such were the figures for 1913 aud
1859; but in 1866 further chaAge
took place. For instance, Wisconsin
which reports 100000 bushels in
l848 and 10 coo 900 in 1853, reports
io 1866 30 367 .S27 bushels, at u sal
nation OF S339l4, 226--a fgo-iotd
incrcaseir Is years, nine-told incre ase
in value.
Pennsylvania, 10 the interval fliom
1889 10 1886, fell OF; New York Ire-
covering from the dovasta lions, IF
The weeyl, gained; Ohio tell off
largely, considering her increase IN
population, Indiana also produced
less while Illinois and Michiean
increased. Iowa now enters the ttst
with a production of 100000 bu;sf-
els; California shows q product bn
in 1866 Of II 900, 900, having csl,-
rency value Of some $40, coo, 0G0.;
Minnesota, which in 1857 imported
breadstuffs, had 100000 bushps
for export ten years later, and kept
4,0000 00 bushels for home consunp-
ton.
Twenty years ago the wheat pc
duct of Nv York and Pennsylvania
was four or five bushels per bead to
the population now it is but two'or
three. OF course these States and
their Eastern neighbors look to these
great Western granaries for thTir
supplies, and their confidence Will
not be misplaced. Directly west Of
Iowa and Missouri, and within tie
limits of Kansas and Nebraska, the
wheat region virtually ends but L
will expand into immense dimensions
on tho vast areas of the Northwest.
There will be a granary never to he
drawn down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01


MILITARY OFFICERS IN CONGRESS-
The patriotic soldiery Of the war for
the Union lacks no opportunity to
be heard in Congress. In the two
houses, of both parties, there are
Generals, Schenck, Warner, Spencer,
Ferry, Farnsworth, Moore, Logan,
Coburn, Shanks, Packard, Butler,
Stoughton, Schurz, Benjamin, Thay-
er, Stevens, Benton, Haight, Slocum,
Ketchum, Abbott, Garfield, Negley,
Sprague, Stokes, Smith, Duval,
Witcher, Paine, Cobb, and Wash
burne. Colonies, Prosser, Hawkins,
Welker, Cake, Butler, Beatty, Mum
gen, Deweese, Turner, Dyer, Asper,
Van Horn, Boyd, Smythe, Kellogg,
Crebbs, Williams, Buck, Osborn.
Messrs. Boles, Root, Rice, Orth. Hay.
Hawley, Hamilton, Allison, Ross,
Clarke, Adams, Burlington, Strick.-
land, Wilson (of Mimi } Finkelburg,
Mccormick, Upton. Tatfe, Dickin-
son, Wilson (of Ohlo), Donley and
Whittemore, were in the service in
various capacities below the rank of
Colonel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
te,g- Considerable ;nonirv amon

s0- Considerable inquiry among
stock men was occasioned by an ad-
vertisement offering 'self colored"
Jersey bull for sale. The term is ex-
planned as meaning same color, or
one color, and also "without white,
it being applicable to animals with
different shades of the sans color.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

The GREAT CoUNTaY ARRAY
Three hundred and fit!y-,wo thqus-
aud five hundred aud -lxty-nine M
migrants landed on our shores fpm
July III, lsGS. 30 Jane 30h 1865
4 Or he over 50 600 Of them wcrcu :
Ter 10 and a ti1fe over 10 coo wisre
yer 40 esr- OF age and all the Lesl
numbering nearly a quarter Of q tai'-
lion were in the prime Of life between
the ages Of 10 and 40 years. They
brought with them money and prop
erty amounting to over eight MILLIONS
Of dollars but that is more tEtle
compared 30 the bone and MUSCLE, OF
the intellect and vitality, Of the in
dustry and productive power added
to the aggregate national wealth by
these hundreds Of thousands OF stran-
gers who have sought and found
homes in our vast and hospitabo an
try, The tide Of immigration is now
setting in upon us across both OF the
great oceans, and Asia as well as Eu-
rope ia pouring her millions of lnhah-
itants and wealth upon our shores.
Who can foretell the grandeur and
power Of our country century
hence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

sA-The New York Musical Gaz-
cite says that when the idea of learn
ing to sing by note was first intro
duced into New England, something,
more than 100 years ago, it was
strongly opposed on religious
grounds. 1t was regarded as moth
ing less than Popery in Disguise
The New England Chronicle put it in
this form: IF the singing of songs
by rule is allowed, the next thing
will be to pray by rule, and then
comes Pobery." In the town Of
Braintree, Several members of the
church were expelled because they
advocated singing by note.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
Temperance Speech by Greeley.

Horace Greeley went among the
shines of New ork short time ago
and made temperance speech to a
rough crowd, from which the follow
ing is an extract:
Ny first proposition, said Mr.,
Greedy, is that every one has right
to be rich, and ought to get rich
(Applause.) Not rich like Stewart
or Vanderbilt, but comfortably
rich, TO be SO immensely rich
is to be, not aided, but smothered by
wealth. There is no one here but
what would like to have mountain
of gold roll down on him. l see poor
people before me. Now, the poorest
man here has right to be so rich
that he need not go to any man and
cringe and beg for work to buy bread
for his children. (Applause) And
there is nobody here but what might,
in time, be as rich as that. But he
can't get rich and drink liquor too
He must either give up liquor or
give up the hope Of getting rich. /
resolved in 1924, forty-six years ago
come New Years day, that / would
never drink another drop of liquor,
and | have stuck to it and have not
drank drop since; and | have got
to be tolerably we'll off, and shall
come out all right if borrowers will
only let me alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

n@-A Texas correspondent of
Southern CultiUator writes / notice
an inquiry, "W hat would cure horse
of the heaves or thumps ?" Put the
water in bucket-anything that he
can drink out of; and then take two
bricks and rub them together until
the water is full of the brick dust,
and let him drink no other water I'M
til he is well. | have tried it and
know it will cure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

Capitalists will find that money
invested in this industry will richly
repay their enterprise and also add
largely TO the national wealth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
rsa Iowa is larger than New Yorl,

usarIowa is larger than New York
or Pennsylvania-larger than New
England, without Maine-and more
productive than all of them put to-
gether. She has thirty-fve million
acres of rich, black mould, and to-
day a clean furrow can be turned
over thirty million of these acres.
Although less than five millions are
under cultivation. they produced last
year eighty-five million bushels of
grain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
CARRIER HOUSE

nv CARRIER proprietor, Boscobel, Wis. Meals pro.
Vidsd before time, and patrons assisted with
baggage. Promptness, and delays at the Carrier
House. stabling attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01

ses- The New York Commercial Adj
rertISer says that THE friends of
Richardson, although they have Ia
ken little or no part in the discussion
eiclteG by the various phases of the
affair, have mass Of important tes-
timony, which they believe will not
only prove the falsiiy Of much Of the
published hcJeas corpus Testimony,
but occasion reaction in public SEN
timent."