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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
SO Liberty Street. New York
The original Stock Life Insurance Co. Of the United States
This Company Offers the Following Important Advantages os
! Ahaut EGeGtine Insurance their Lives;


About ERetting Insurance on their lives
lst Insurance at Stock Rates. being from 20 to- &C Per
Cent less than the Rates charged by Mutual Companies
3D. Each Plicyhoder regarded as stockholder to the
extent of one Annual Premium his Policy and vii share
in the Profits Of the Company to the extent Stock
holder owning an equal amount of the Capital Stock
3D. Every Policy issued by the Company is nonfceabe,
and contains Clause stating its exact Surrender Vaue
BEFORE sURna Your LIFE ACCEPTING AGENCY OF ANY
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
EVERY DAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH
AND WEIGHT is SEEN AND FELT.
ruE CEEfT >RI.G0N ipTrRrETEp 4

Erery d,ap, Of tic SAgsPARILLIAN RESor>
VENT communicates through Me Blood, ISietat,
Uri,le and other ufds dnd jaiceso Of The syst,,s ths
uiQor or Efe, I1r it repairs tie trd teo or ue body
4tiM aec tind sound aadterial Scrgul1t, Sypkilia,
Consumption, GkInduLt,i diseasesi Ulcers ~ tae
Tarout, -Nogtl, Tu,nors, Nodes In the Glands asd
other partSof tie system, Sore EyeS, iSrum0rous
discharges Jro,e MsEqrs, ard tie 1corst Jospts af
Skin disedses Erupions, feecr Sores, Scdid Hedl,
Ring Worm, Salt RhewS'a, Erysipelas, Acne, BzdcE
Sp0is Eo,7as IN the flosh, Ti.ao,s CdnSers.ia the
Womb, 3nR dN lreakeai,i0 and painful disekaroes,
Night Stants, Loss or Sperm cssd vi qodstes Of to
Tie principle, are tritin tie curutice ran9eef ti.
i1ondci'y OF .Nodern Ctemisfy, cad a Je1o adyS 1isn
1cU piouc to any person xsiaa ic ,or either Of tesd
forms OF dise'tse It's potent 7,o,cei. to cure Mez
Ifthep patient daily Becoming reduced by the wastes
and decomposition that Is continually progressing,
succeeds In rrresling these wastes. and repairs tie
s,inie with new material mnde'ffom 1iealthy blood
and this tic SARSPARlLLIAN will aad does secure
"a cure is certain; for once this remedy ccp,
meccs Its work u purifcaliaii, and sueceeds In d.
minishine the loss Of wastes It's repairs wbe rapid,
aud every day the patient will fecl himself growing
better and stronger, the fOi :tgcaing better, appe
lite improving, and flesh nnd weight Increasing.
Not only does the eSAEsAyAsJILIAN REsoLvKs1S ex-
eel all known remedial agents in the curebf Ch.oric
Scroffous Constitutional and Skin diseases; but It
,r1,< ) p. ! =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
New Nail Route anu New Post

a weekly mail route has been estab-
hshed from Johnson's, on the G.. c. q A.
Railroad, via Mine Greek, Mount VIII
ling and Bouknishts Ferry to Newbcrry
c. H. The mine Creek" Post Office
will beat the residence Of M. NJ. pad
aErr, Esq. The opening of this mail
route will be of great convenience to the
people in the section ct country through
which the route, passes, as they have long
been sadlyin want oftmail facilities. We
hope to make many additions to our sub
scription list from the three offices men,
Toned in the next. two or three months.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
DIR. RaDWAY'S
StRSiFaRlIIlAhas .RbS0LIBAI

Has MADE THE MOST AST0STSIfING CURES;
SOQUICK, so RAPID ARE THE CHANGES
THE BODY UNDERGUES. UNDER THE. in
.FLUENCE OF, This TRULY WONDERFUL
MEAI(INE THAN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
References in New York City

AUGUST BELMONT c.. Bankers.
NORTON Bankers
Hon CHARLES O'CONOR, Counsellor Law
HON. E. WARD Counsellor at Law
Hon ROGER A. PRYOR, Counsellor at-La".
A. HOYT, President Gold Room
THOMPSON Factors.
Merchants
Merchants
Merchants.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
BUTLER, CHADWICK, GARY & GO

q. References in South Carolina:
c,, 1uAnE HAMPTON General JOHN s. PRESTON
ueroi Gan o q q pERRY Hon. w. D. SIMPSON,
5aa.Dor 6aomo D. Z M r. RoNHAM ANDREW SIbfONDS Esq,
General JOHNSON HAGOOD, Hon. G A. IhEN 5OLM
Hon. ARdISTEAD BURT, Governor D. l. MAM9YftNU'
Hon. JAMES CHESTNUT, Hon. b. CAmFbr1Al'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
HEALTH,!l BEAUTNH

OF FLESH AND SKIN AMI
BEAUTIFUL C0MPLE&Ioa SECURED TO
AIT. .,f - = =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
AGENTS Wanted.-Liberal Commissions Allowed,
Commissioners andSupervisors of Drawing r.

General A. R. WRIGHT Of Georgia.
General BRADLEY T. JOHNSON. of Virginia.
Colonel B, W. RUTLEDGE l. South Caroline.
Hon. ROGER A. PRYOR, of New York.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-18

Best Eefned Oil 20 cents per gallon, at
j. RUTHERFoRD's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-18
Drugs. Pa
Street, Pet
T9If3 0ap. NGAIsEX E'Ex.

OFFICE OF
PETROLEUM CENTRE DAILY RECORD
March 1S 1871. y
There was little better feeling in tire
petroleum market to-day, and buyers ad-
vanced five cents in offers. The sales were
500 bbls 45 gravity at $3.50. We quote at
4,25@$4 80 for regardless.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-18
Bset Cigars in town at Critics Bros,

Best Refined Oil 30 cents per gallon, at
RuIHERfogDs
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-18

LIVERPOOL. March 1872 p. m
Refined l7lI. Spirits Ia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

BunIons, Ingrowing Nails, Tender Feet, etc. Lam
guage is almost inadequate to express the torture
endured by those unhappy mortals who suffer from
any one of the above, almost universal Affections
nail &c and to saw hat humanity was disconr.
aged, would we fear, be only too true. Yet there
are exceptions, and they are those who have used
the never-failing remedies of DIR. BRIGGS. We
allude to his Alleviator and Curative, the great
modern discoveries for all diseases of the feet,
matter how severe or seemingly incurable the case
may be. The many thousands who have been hap
PLY benefited by their use, bear witness to the
above assertion. A trial is all that Is needed TO
convince the most skeptcal.
Sold by Z. Fuller & Son, Charles X. Partridge,
F. w. kinsman, j. 5. & +. 4. johnson, A. G. Dana,
and Druggists generally. mar20-t&w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30
DR.. WELLS EXTRACT OF JURvBEBA

WANTED agents, (S2O per day. to sell
w the celebrated HOME SHUTTLE SEWING
MACHINE. Has the under-feed, makes the clock
stitch (alike on both Sides and is fully licensed.
The best and cheapest family Sewing Machine in
the market. Address JOHNSON, CLARK Il CO.,
Boston, Mass, Pittsburg, Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, st.
Louis. Mo. augS-4w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30
TERMS TO CLUBS.
HE DOLLAR WEEKLY Sun.

Five copies, one year. separately addressed,
Four Dollars.
Ten copies. one year, sepsrateIy addressed land
an extra copy to the getter up Of clubl,
Eight Dollars.
Twenty copies, one year, separately addressed
tand an extra copy TO the eettcr up of club.
Fifteen Dollars.
Fhty copies. one year. to one address land the
scmi-Weeky one year Is getter up OF club,
Thirty-three Dollars.
Fifty copies, one year separately addressed (and
the Semi weekly one year to getter up OF club,
Thirty-6ve Dollars.
One hundred copies. one year. to one address
club, Fiftv nniIors
one hundred COPIES one year, separately ad.
aresseI tand the Daily for one year to the getter
up Of club, sixty DOIia RS
THE SEMI-WEEKLY sun.
Five copies one year, separately addressed.
Eight Dollars.
zen COMES, one year. separately addressed (and
d" extra copy TO getter up of elIb),
sixteen Dollars.
SEND YOUR MONEY
n Post offics orders. checks, or drafts on New
10, OH Wherever convenient. II not, then register
tio ieVers containing money. Address
Il. W. ENGLAND, Publisher.
Sun Office New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

The reputation this ex.
cellent medicine enjoys,
is derived from its cures,
many of which are truly
marvellous. Inveterate
cases of Scrofulous dis
ease, where the system
seemed saturated with
corruption, have been
purified and cured by it.
Serofulous affections and
disorders, which were az.
grayated by the scrofu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

Look at those features and see the agony depict
ed in the face. 1t caHnot be helped while the
trouble remains. The sufferings from piles is of
very aggravated description. You cannot walk with
any comfort; you cannot ride in peace; you can
not sit with ease, and the suffering when attending
to nature is almost unbearable, and causes such
feeling of dread that it is put of at great sacrifice
to health and comfort in many instances increasing
the difficulty to alarming extent. Use DIR. Briggs
Pile Remedies according; directions to cure In
ternal external, itching or bleeding piles. They
Sold by Drugpists.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
Rooms Static Central Commlttee of the |

Rooms State Central Committee of the
Republican party of the State of Louisiana.-At a
meeting of the State Central Committee of the Re-
publican party of the State of Louisiana, held
June a. 1871, the folio wing resolutions were
adopted: ...-rs
First resolution, offered by Mr.. Ray:
WHEREAS, According to the requirements of a
resolution passed and adopted by the State Con
of s6 tRe Sate enra I FxeeutTe
mittee, appointed by and under the authority of
said CONVENTION. is directed to call State C0nven-
ton of the Republican party on or before the eX-
be it
Resolved, That convention of the Republican
party be and is hereby called to meet in New Or
leans on the ninth day of August, 1871
Resolved, That the basis of representation in said
Convention shall be as follows viz: Every seven
hundred Republican votes, cast at The last
general election, in each parish, and in each
ward of the city of New Orleans shall be en-
titled to delegate, and an additional delegate
for every fraction over onehalf of seven hundred
and provided that each parish and ward shall be
entitled TO at least one delegate.
Re solved, That the presidents of the several
parish committees of the Republican party in
the State-except in the parish of Orleans
and in the parish of Orleans the presidents
of the mother ward clubs are hereby author
lied and required TO call elections for delegates
to said convention and to forward to the president
of the State Central Executive Committee the
proper credentials of the delegates elected, cOun.
tersigned by the secretaries of their committees
and clubs, on or before the time fixed for the
sitting of the Convention. ts
Resolved That tine president of the State Central
Executive Committee be and is hereby authorized
and directed to ascertain the number of delegates
to be elected from each parish and. ward from the
authentic vote in the Office of the Secretary of
State, and issue his proclamation for said election
and have the same published in the Republican
papers throughout the State
2. Resolution introduced by Mr. Lowell
Whereas, The time of service of the Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee of the parish of Orleans ex-
pired by limitation on the fifteenth day of Noyem.
Der, 1896 therefore, be it
Resolved That the seventh day of August 1871,
be designated as the day when elections shall be
held in each ward of the city of New Orleans for
delegates to the State Convention called TO meet
August 8, 1871, polls to be opened and closed at
such hours as the presidents of the mother ward
clubs may indicate, at least one weeks notice OF
the same being given.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
NOTICE.

UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED LAND OFFICE, }
District of Louis lana, ,
New Orleans, July s. 1871.
VyO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.-APPLICA A
Il ton having been made this day to this Office
to enter public land under the Homestead Law
of May 90 1862, and the acts amending it, several
homesteads of one hundred aud sixty acres each,
being as follows: In section thirty-one, claimed by
Pierre Cazelard; section thirty.two by heirs of J.
McDonogh, section ttirty-seven by P. Soulie and
Widow Courcelles, and section thirty eight by F.
P. Duconge, all in township number thirteen south,
range number twenty-four east, southeaster m
land district of Louisiana, about four miles from
the town of Algiers, Louisiana, fronting on the
Mississippi river, and bounced on the south by
lands confirmed to Barthelmy Jourdain, Pierre
Jourdain and Manuel Hod, and on the north by
lands confirmed TO Pierre Cazelard. and are known
on the records of this office as unconfrmed
claims.
All persons interested in said claims are notified,
cOnfOrmably TO general instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, to appear in
this office, personally or by counsel, with their
witnesses and other testimony, on THURSDAY, the
tenth day of August, 1871, at II NJ. to show cause
why the said entries should not be allowed, and
said lands above described subdivided accordingly
CHARLES BARNARD Register.
iVT law 4w W. ~. HYATT. Recorder
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
POLITICAL NOTICES,
Grant Legion, Second Ward R.nut

Grant Legion, Second Ward Repub-
lican Club.-;At a meeting held July 8, at Mortons
Hall, Magnolia street. near Delord street, the Re-
publican voters of the Second Ward organized
club, to be known the Grant Legion and of
which Mr.. E. Provost was unanimously declared
president. The following resolutions were SUBJ
mitted by Peter Lightfoot and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is rule, established not only by
the custom of parties but by the expressed will of
state conventions, that state central committee
the direct authority Of the party that creates it,
Resolved, That we the members of the Grant
Legion Second Ward, do hereby pledge ourselves
to support the action of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee of Louisiana.
Resolved, That we shall labor for the renomina-
ton and reelection of Ulysses SlGrant, as Presi-
dent of the United States, and of worthy and hon
est men alone as incumbents of the Offices of our
State. 20
Resolved That we denounee all factions in our
midst hostile to the Republican interests of
both State and nation. .yE fgilI !
Resolved, That the above resolutions be pub
lished in the New Orleans Republican of the thir-
teenth instant. a.io3 gl Hs8 EfE r.
&. PROVOST, President
WILLIAM F. DAVIES, Recording Secretary, A1s
y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13

to Louisiana wealth obsecond 20 cotton
or cane. The manufacturers in England
and Europe, are even now anxiously look
ing to our favored climate, and soil and
skill, for the. supply of the article. they for
many years have only sparsely obtained
from India. The parties who have SO far
reached the present result at a sacrifice of
money, time and talent, as is always the
case in new enterprises, deserve encourage
ment and credit for their perseverance.
The machine can be seen in operation at
the planning mill corner of Clio and Howard
streets a ss4 c GER u
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
OF ORLRANS--No. 80, 1l3.
V,HE STATE OF LOUISIANA. TO ALL WHOM
Il these presents shall come, greeting: Whereas
Emile Locoul, having purchased, at a sale made by
B. j. Montgomery, auc tioneer on the first day at
April 1871, the property hereinafter described has
applied TO the judge of thus court for monition
or advertisement In conformity to sections 1910 to
1880 of the act No. 90 of the sessions acts OF
1870, which act is commonly known as the Revised
Statutes
are hereby cited and admonished in the
of the State of Louisiana and of the
Second District Court for the parish of Orleans,
who xcan set up any right, title claim in aud to
the property hereinafter described, in consequences
of any infoI mality in the ORDER decree or judg-
ment of the court under which the sale was
made, or any irregularity or iegaty in the APP
praisements and advertisements in time or manner
of sale or for any other defect whatsoever to show
cause, within thirty days from the day this mOni-
ton is first inserted in the public papers, why the
sale so made should not be confirmed and homolo-
gated.
The SAID property was sold by the auctioneer
aforesaid. by virtue of decree of this court
dered on the twenty-elghth day Of July 1870 in the
matter of the succession of Aaron Harris, No.
33ll3 Of the docket of this court, and in conrmar
tion of the said public sale an act was passed be-
fore P. Charles Cuvillier. notary public on the
thirtieth day of May, 1911 certified copy of which
act this day deposited and filed in the clerks
thousand one hundred and thirteen
The said sale made to the said Emile LocouI
,or the price and sum of ten thousand dollars
$4,000.
Description of the property. as contained in the
iudicial eonveyance:
certain lot of ground. together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon consisting of
a three story brick residence, known as No. IS
Bourbon street, situated in the Second District OF
this city IN the square bounded by Customhouses
Bienville, Bourbon and Dauphine streets measur-
ing twenty seven feet six inches English measurel
'front.' on Bourbon street, by one hundred and TWEEN
~ feet French measure) in depth, bounded on tho
line next to Bienville street by property belonging
10 Widow Celeste Duplessis, aud on the other side
by property now or formerly of George urquhart.
and being the same property which the late Aaron
Mazureau, notary public, dated third of September,
1856.
L. DUvfGNEAun, Judga.
NJ. o. TRACY. Clerk.
4 New Orleans June %, 1871. jeA jy8 IA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
LAND OFFICE NOTICE TO HEIRS OF
WADE HAMPTON.

UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED LAND OFFICE
New Orleans. La, June IL, 1871. !
A PPLICATION HAVING BEEN MADE THIS
IA day to this Office to enter Public land,
under the homestead act of Nav 20, 1862 and the
acts amending it, several hOmesteads of one hun
dred and sixty acres each, in section of town
ship eleven, south of range fifteen east, in the
southeastern land district of Louisiana, west of
Mississippi river which section contains nine hun
dren and thirteen acres and sixty-eigh hun
dredths of an acre, and is about three miles from
the town of Donalds0nville Louisiana, fronting on
the Mississippi river, aud bounded the south
and east by lands confirmed TO Armand Babn and
on the south and west by lands confirmed to Ray
nard and Petavin, and is known on the records of
this office as the unconfrmed claim of the heirs of
Wade Hampton.
All persons interested in said claim are notified
conformably to general instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, to appear in
this office, personally or by counsel. with their
witnesses and other testimony. on WEDNESDAY
the nineteenth of july 1871, at IL NJ, to show
cause why said entries should not be allowed, and
said section subdvded accordingly.
CHARLES BARNARD, Register.
iel3 At law W. II. HYATT. Receiver.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13

Algiers, Louisiana. July IL, 1S1I.-
Editor Republican: My attention has been called
to cal IN your paper of this morning, signed by
William +. Durham and others, concerning my
election to the presidency of the Algiers Radical
Republican Club
Every assertion contained in the card referred to
is entirely false and unfounded. The election was
held at regularly called and fully attended meet
ing of the club and all the nominations made were
carried by unanimous vote. ~ 70
Ofthe five persons signing the card. two are not
members of the club, and one is not even q resi-
dent of Algiers
No attention will be paid by the members of the
club to the authorized call by these parties for
be convened only in accordance with its own regu-
latons and not at the dietatiOn of outsiders.
A. DUMONT
Dr. President Algiers Radical Republican Club
vi =
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13

DREADFUL FALL-Gilbert Clark. deck
hand on board the steamboat Tidal wave.
fell down the hatchway of that vessel
yesterday. He had gone to sleep in ham
mock, swung over the open hatch, and fell
out of bed during the night, when he almost
Immediately expired. The Coroner held an
inquest on the body. and the above facts
being elected, verdict of death from
fracture of the skull and internal injuries
was rendered.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
PETITION.

TIv0 THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
Il Administrators, city of New Oraeans-The -un-
dersgned owning more than onefourth of the
front on Broadway street dover side), from St.
Charles avenue to Burthe street, respectfully pc
ttions your honorable body to have the said lower
side of Broadway street, from st. Charles avenue
to Burthe street, banquetted with three feet
wide plank sidewalk. -
Wherefore, petitioner prays that this petition be
published according to section twent four, city
charter and after due proceedings the said baa
quette be built as prayed for, and as in duty bound
B. c. ELLIOTT,
ie27 jy5 IL 10 Square rs 800 feet on Broadway.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
NOTICE..
OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL, |
District of Louisiana,
limited Stafas Custnm housa (

District OF Louisiana, [
I United States CustOmhOuse,
New Or cans July 8, 1871. J
TIME CONTRACT FOR THE SURVEY OF TOWN.
Il ships twelve and thirteen, south of range
eleven east 1.-THE township in which New Orleans is
situated), having been approved, and the con-
tracing deputy Surveyors are now about TO exc.
cute the field work and on account of conflicting
private interests in claims and the failure TO find
certain copies OF records originally deposited in
this and the United States Land Office as well as
necessity to know the location of conventional
boundaries of land claims as settled by agreement
between parties do hereby give mott to- and re-
quest all persons interested in the final and official
adjustment of the boundaries of all grants and
concessions of land made by governments having
sovereignty over Louisiana prior to its cession to
the United States. and patents issued by the United
States government, for land lying within the town
ships above described to produce such papers
evidence as may be in their possession which may
assist in determining the accurate boundaries of
such claims and to exhibit the same to me, or to
deposit autheAtie copies OF them at my Office with
out delay. = .sL4 -44#
This notice is addressed to the representatives
of those persons holding the original grants a nd
especially to persons representing claims TO land
on the GENTLY road, and along the line the New
canal to Lake POntchartrain. F.
Failu'e to comply with this notice may subject
interested parties to much trouble and expense.
w. FOSTER,
jys St Surveyor General of Louisiana.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
NOTICE..

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CITY HAIL.
New Orleans June "a, 1871. (
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1T is THE
~ intention OF the Council of the city of New
Orleans to cause Customhouse street, from Ram
part to Dauphine street, to be paved with square
block paving in accordance with the provisions
of section twenty four of the amended city charter
ie25 lot JOHN COCKREM. Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
A New Ramie Cleaner.

All persons interested in the success of
that important staple, ramie, are invited to
witness the operation of an experimental
machine to clean ramie, invented by M.
Chapman. The principle is demonstrated
to be success. Soon machines, made
complete for plantation use, will be fur
nished Ta ic -slN
Rau,ie, undoubtedly, hereafter will weld