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VOLUNTARY
TESTIMONY.

EItrOct rom The baltimore "-4DleT9cG1,
December 81, 1851
"The Pulvermacher Electric Belt is recon-
Inended to general use for the following rea-
sons: First, for It's wonderful properties for
the cure of diseases of the kidneys, stomach.
liver and blood; secondly, for its extreme
simplicity, and the fact of It's being applied
outside, precludes all possibility of any in
jury being done to the patient, as an external
remedy is universally acknowledged to bc
safe. Another advantage is the facility with
which the progress of the disease and cure
can be watched, and II the Belt be not quite
IN thu right place, it can be very easily read
lJssed 50 as TO cover the parts affected. The
Pulve1uacher Electric Belt, and its perfcc
ton, has been hailed with delight, not only
by the sufferers who have regaIned healtiI.
enjoyment, and a new lease OF life through
its benefcent qualities, but by the medical
profession, who very frequently prescribe is
use to their patients"
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II, 1879. ]. r. NEAL,
GRoolrar oF tho Cor

h. 2. FOWLkE5,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved February "a, 1879.
ALBERT S. MARKS, Governor.
l. Charles n. Gibbs, Secretary OF State of the State
of Tennessee certify that the above is correct copy
of an act Of the General Assembly OF the State Of
Tennessee, the original of which is on file In my
office. CHAS. n. GIBBS, Secretary OF State.
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NOTICE.

WE HAVE LARGE STOCK OF FRESH
w goods on hand and shall endeavor, here
tofore. 10 meet the views OF our customers.
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IoFFIcIAL.
Proceedings of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Grant.
CoLrAx, La, July z, 1879.

OOLfAA, l<s-s July ., 100.
Police jury met pursuant to ad-
iournment. Presents. q. Curry,
president, and members Thomas
johnson, j. B. Lewis, Joshua
Kemp, NJ. Nugent, l. M. Brian and
Benz. Cbelette.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted.
The president called the atten-
ton of the police jury to the most
important matters requiring their
attention, and after some general
observation the board adjourned
until o'clock p. m.
at l o'clock the police jury met
pursuant to adjournment, all the
members present, Thomas johnson
in the chair.
Some complaints having been
made to Mr.. Curry against the tax
collector for the reason that in
ressrving his commissions for his
service be reserves cash, whereas the
burden of the taxes collected are
paid in parish certificates Of in
debtedness; and whereas be is re-
quired under an ordinance of the
police jury to receive his commits
skons in kind, these complaints were
called TO the attention of the police
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Thomas johnson in the chair.
Mr.. Nugent presented petition
signed by A. G. Maxey and others
asking for the discontinuance OF the
road leading from Cockerham's
ferry to Mrs Wright's.
Mr.. Brian presented an opposing
petition signeded by John Q. Wood
ruff and others.
On motion it was resolved that
the road be recognized and con-
tinued as established.
Mr.. Chelette presented . petition
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wAsnNeTox, D. c., June "a, 79.
Senator Burnside is not learn
ed man. and, as shown in his quar-
rel with ConkIing, is not a ready
man, but his late resolution con-
corning the construction OF ship
canal across the Isthmus, by
foreign corporation under the con-
troll of foreign nations, is very
proper and patriotic one. just
how to prevent such construction
under such influence is question
to be solved, but the United States
should lose no time in declaring
its position on the subject The
Senator should see that the Senate
acts upon the resolution. 1t is
as follows:
"Whereas, The people OF this
Union for fifty years have adheard-
ed to the Monroe" doctrine that
the nations of the American conti-
nent, by the free and independent
condition which they have assumed
and maintained, are hepceforth not
to be considered as subjects for
future occupation by any European
power; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Senate and
House of Representatives that the
people of these States should not
view without serious inquietude
any attempt by the powers Of Eu-
rope to establish under their protec-
ton and domination, q ship canal
across the Isthmus of Darien, ard
such action could not be regarded
in any other light than as u mani
festation of an unfriendly DISPOSE
ton toward the United States"
Another resolution was passed
a few days ago by one of the most
intelligent, painstaking and con-
scientious men who ever sat in the
Senate-Senato- Beck, of Ken
lucky. 1t proposes an investiga-
ton into the subject of govern
ment revenues and the manner in
which the departments are carried
on. Those who have given any
thought to the subject know that
immense sums are annually wasted,
not only through the imperfection
of our methods of collection, but
through the inefficiency of those
holding Office.
The session of Congress is al
most at an end, adjournment by
Monday or Tuesday being almost
certain. 1t is probable the Presi-
dent will veto one of the two bills
that go to him to-day, but that will
not make another session necessa-
ry, the bill not being of great i'm
portance. It deals only with the
fees-not the salaries-of election
marshals.
The two speeches yesterday in
the House, on the passage of this
bill were made by Messrs. Garfield
and Hurd, OF Ohio. Both men
men spoke well, and gave brief and
forcible statements of their two
parties on the questions before
Congress at this session. The
speeches will be printed for gener-
al circulation as campaign docu-
ments.
Senator Salisbury will be one of
the committee to visit Kansas for
the purpose of investigating Sena-
tor Ingalls,. Senator S. is man of
such infexible honesty that Mr..
Ingalls, must be happy to have him
one the committeeman is, if Ing
alls is innocent. ADAMS.
ToyrrcvAr1
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wEAvER-On Thursday, tfe third
day of July, 1879, near Montgomery,
Grant parish, La, w. r. WEAVER. an
cd ard respected cisi-en Of The parish.
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NOT SATISFACTORY.

q -tatsIs<
When the constitutional conven-
ton first met the citizens of this
State were fain to believe. that it
was composed for the most part of
men who had the true interests Of
the people at heart. As day after
day rolled by it became apparent
that the bondholders, with their
millions to command, were sapping
and undermining the boasted bull
wark of our commonwealth, and,
from majority report fayoring the
reputation of three-fourths of the
fraudulent State debt, we beheld
the convention gradually recede
from its position until it has at
last adoped the minority report in
stead, which entails upon the State
the payment of the utternost far
thing Of The debt. This change of
front is most extraordinary, and it
gives us good grounds upon which
to base . belief in the charge that
. Shreveport contemporary makes,
that money was used upon the
members to secure it The debt
is well known to be . fraud, and,
although contracted under the
forms Of law. BY de facso govern
men., the State never received
twenty-five cents on the dollar for
their face value. Upon their issue
they were sold at from fifty to
seventy-fve cents, while the work
and service for which the cash
was paid, in many instances, never
was rendered, and where it was
performed, rascally contractors and
commissioners combined to make
the State pay for twice as much as
had been done, while the rates for
the work given ont were usually
three or four times what others
had proposed to do the same work
for. The holders of these bonds
never gave their face value, and il
il silly to talk of their suffering in
the event of their bonds being re-
duced to fifty or sixty cents ON the
dollar. They have received eight
per cent interest on q dollar which
cost them, in many cases, less than
fifty cents, an equivalent of more
than t,oenty per cent per annum on
the money invested. And now, in
face of these we'll known facts, our
convention has declared that these
bonds must be paid, for sooth, lest
injustice be done the innocents(P)
who hold them. Lo, the magma
nimity of the poor pelican, who
would 60 even farther than fable
recounts, and draws the blood from
her own breast that foreign cormo-
rants may live, while her offspring
perishes for lack Of nourishmentl
As if to add insult to injury, the
convention has made the constitu-
ton itself an instrument for the
establishment of lotteries! An ar
tice provides that any person or
company shall be privileged to run
. lottery in Louisiana upon pay
ment of $40. 900 to the State.
We are glad to record the fact
that our delegate has proved faith
jul to the wishes of his people. that
upon the record the name of r.. b.
Williams is found on the side his
constituents virtually expressed q
preference for before sending him
to represent them upon these very
questions Of issue.
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Judge A. V. Raglan has sold his
interest in the CHRONICLE to Capt.
C. O. Nash, who is now sole pro-
prietor Of this paper.
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Rana0 0n0e0 may be fou, ON fle ct Goo. l.
INTO DUbSU Roweil & Cos Newspaper Ac
verttn1Dg Bureau 40 Spruce St where adverts,nt
contracts may be made for II IN NEW fOhh
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Tho most liberal rates offered by
THOS. W. MILLER, Agent,

Isl Common street, New Orleans.
R-Refsrs by permission to A. Bald
win & Co., Schmidt & Ziegler. Flash
Brothers, Miller & Dielmann, Richard
SON Il May and many other prominent
New Orleans merchants. je14-6m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
Josh Billings on Marriage.

Sum mary because they think
wimnln will be scarce next year,
and live 10 wonder how the crop
holds out.
Sum marry to get rid of them
selves, aud discover that the game
was one that two could play at and
neither win
Sum marry for love without q
cent in their pocket, n1r q friend in
the world, nor drop of pedigree.
This looks desperate, but it is the
strength of the game.
Sam marry in haste and then sit
down and think it carefully over.
Sum think it carefully over fust
and then sit dow and marry.
No man kin tell exactly where he
will fetch up W en- be touches cali.
co.
No man kin tell exactly what cal
leo has made up her mind to dew.
Calico don't know herself. Dry
goods of all kinds is the child OF
circumstances.
Marriage is safe way to gamble;
If you win, you win pile, and Il
you loose, you don't loose anything.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
Advice TO a Young Man.

And then remember. son, that the
world is older than you are sew
eral years, that for thousands OF
years il has been so full of smarter
and better young men than yourself
that thoir feet stuck cut OF the DOR
NOR windows that when they died
the globe went whirling on. and not
one man in ten millions went TO the
funeralrr even heard of tho death.
Be as smart as you can, OF course.
Know as much as you can without
blowing the packing out of your
cylinder bead shed the light of
your wisdom abroad 10 the world,
but don't dazzle people with it. And
don't imagine thing is so simply
because you say it is. Don't be too
sorry tor your father because he
knows so much less than you do
remember the reply Of DIR. Wayland
TO the student of Brown university
who said it was an easy thing to
make proverbs stch az Solomon
wrote make few tersely re-.
piled the old man. And we never
heard that the young man made
any. Not moro than two or three,
anyhow The world has great need
of young men, but no greater need
than the young men have for it,
Your clothes fit you better than
yonr fathers fit him they cost
more money they are more stylish
your mustache is heater /; the cut OF
your hair is better, and you are
prettier -ob, far prettier than ''pa "
But, young man, the old gentleman
gets the biggest salary and his
h0meIy ecrawiing signature on the
business end of check, will drain
more money out of bank in five
minutes, than you could get out
with ream of paper aud a copper
plate signature in six months
Young men are useful, con, aud or
name nlal, aud we all love them, and
we couldn't engineer picnic sue
cessfnlly without them; but they are
M novelties, SOD. Oh, no, nothing
of the kind They have been here
before Don't be so modest "a to
shut yourselves clear out, but don't
be So fresh that you will have to be
put away in the cool to keep from
spoiiing Don't be afraid that vour
merit W i'll not be discovered. Peo-
plo all over the world are hunting
for you, and if you are worth find
ing, they will find you. A diamond
ISN'T so easily found as quartz peb-
bic, but people search for it oil the
MGR, intentIy - harrington Hank.
c3Ie
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23

BIaIne's Wonderful Memory.

From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Many times have Dir. Blaine's
powers OF memory been shown since
be entered Ohio. 4 i 3ellaire be re.
cognized at once old classmates be
hal not seen for thirty or forty
yeara, called them by name. referred
TO trivial incidents in the past,
oftentimes passed from the memory
of him addressed for many years.
For Incident. as he was entering the
dining room DIR. Werlich of Martins
Ferry, stepped up and said /: "Mr.
Blaine" Blaine turned immediate.
ly and replied:' Why Israel Werlich.
sure as | am alive. am glad to
see you, old friend lie had not
seen Werlich since 1874 or heard OF
him.
Again, another old man asked him
"Don't you remember me r.
why yes,' said Blaine, calling his
name: i saw you thirty.fve years
ago at Cadwel's Mills
No was The reply, 4 never was
there; you are mistaken
No | am not said Blame, and be
named the day a-mary year ago,
and an incident of the day.
Toe old mau brighten up and said
well be doggoned. but you are
right, [ was there, and never been
there since.
sNor either, said Blaine.
The editor of a weekly paper 10
Eastern OHIO Was presented to him
How do you do, Mp asked Mr..
Blaine. You are the editor Of the.
believe, | remember meeting yol
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
WHO'D F NO. 1906.

during the las. campaign. when
was speaking in Ohio. Ypu hsc
just takea yeur c. u>in in with yon
then. Ia he s'lll with You
This il the in"id "a. The aew~ps
per man 'old u ~ n,e.and he added:
L hai has Il minutes talk with
BlaiLe wacn saw ham fist
The faculty If remembering
names and peopls and faces. aud nc.
compsnving facts, cirt umstances
and incidents, is amsz'ngly devel-
oped in MIR. Blaine.
AT the depot in Steubenville an
old coiored man, 81 years of age,
who bad lived in Washington, Pa,
and known Blaine's father and
Blaine as little boy, had an inter.
esting conversation with the states.
man and departed happy in heart
and somewhat richer in pocket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23

Fist RIDE THROUGH A CANYON
Two adventurous miners recently
took ride through the Big Horn
Canyon, in the Yellowstone region,
never before traversed by man Had
they been able graphically to de-
scribe their adventure, they would
have told tale seldom equalled in
thrilling incidents. Wishing to save
200 miles travel around the noun
tains they concluded to try the can.
yon. With some tools they had in
their mining camp, they built frail
craft at the bottom Of the canyon,
having previously taken down their
material of red cedar. The boat was
made twelve feet long, three feet
wide, and upon trial, was found to
carry its cargo of freight and passen.
gers admirably. So on the morning
of the 22d of July they united it and
pushed it into the current. The rush
of the river, which before starting
was almost desfening, was terrible
as the boat started on its journey
through this unknown gorge. To 90
back was impossible to climb the
solid limestone walls which rose SOC
feet above their heads, where mar.
row streak of light lighted up their
course, was not to be entertained as
a means of escape; through they
must 60, trusting to their ability to
avoid rocks, aud to the strength OF
their craft to run the rapids, which
they met at every bend of the can.
yon. The loudest halloo was heard
as whisper. Grottoes, Caves, I'M
known recesses of nature were passed
by these hardy navigators. In pla-
ces, flocks of mountain sheep, start.
led by the appearance OF the curiosi
ty rushing below them, would run
along ledge of rocks jump from crag
to crag, where footing for man
would be impossible, aud disappear.
Evening coming on, they attempted
to tie up for the night. They worked
the boat close to the shore, jumped
out and away went the craft, carry
ing the guns and provisions. With
starvation behind them, and hardly
foothold before them their chance
for keeping on were doubtful,
when they luckily found two logs,
which they dashed together with
their belts, and again trusting
river and still more dangerous
rocks, they set out to search for their
boat, which they found two miles be-
low, where it had stopped in an ed
dy. On the afternoon of the third
day, while wondering how much
longer the Big Horn Canyon could
possibly be, they suddenly shot out
into the beautiful Big Horn Valley,
with Fort q. r. Smith on their right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
Hints to be Remembered.

Remember that the wings of tur.
keys, geese aud chickens shonld
never be throws away. Many pso,
pie, especially u The country. keen
them simply 10 brush eff the stove
or rage, but there Is nothing bet
ter to wash and clean .windows
Chamois or buekskin ~ very good.
but wings are better. and cost moth.
ing, and their use is an economy
utilizing that which would other.
wise be thrown away. Tiey are
excellent to clean the earth or
stove, to dcst the window. bat best
OF all 10 wash windows, because the
corners ON be easily and perfectly
cleaned By them, leaving no Int be-
hint, a. when cloths are used Use
tness wings a'so TO spread on paste
when pspering wells. There is
nothing that does that kind of work
better.
Il m mber that If nrooms are
dirned far minute or Two into Q
yet lie of boiling suds oncs week
shs' will last much longer. Ii
m kes them ongn, bns pIiabIe, aud
f'-rpst il not worn half 30 much
~ sweeping with broom thus
cared for. A good housekeeper
Will see that her brooms are thus
scalded.
Remember that Sue paste for
scrap books can be made from alum
wafer and flour 80 leaspooHful and
"a hslf Of pounded alum dissol ed in
enough cold water to make pint
OF paste, Pour the water, when the
alum is all dissolved, on enough
m Saisr ps.t e'bSs9 ag ss q sf u 81 ss
ring all the time, and when done,
add a few drops of the oil of cloves.
The alum prevents fermentation,
and the oil of cloves will prevent
and destroy all vegetable mould.
Remember that old newspapers
will put the finishing touch to new
ly cleaned silver, knives and forks,
and inware, better than anything.
Rnb them well aud make perfectly
d y. They are also excellent to
polish atoves that have not been
blaakened for some time.
Remember 20 shake off and RS.
move sli dust from black
garment every time it is worn.
Nothing sooner defaces black silk,
pophn, or wooden, than to wear il
shopping, riding, or even day in
tbs house, and then hang it up
without removing the dust. The
gritty notes with which the air is
filled. particularly in regions whore
coal is constantly used, grind and
wesr out any fabric. First shake
the garments faithfully. Then take
q soft old handkerchief and brush
the drees with that instead of q
clothes brush. Soc that all the dust
that settles in the folds or pleats 8
removed. Stand by an open win.
dow aud shake the dust off the
handkerchief out OF the window ev.
cry little while.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23
On, the tiny little ants /!

On. the tiny little ants
How they Chamber up our pants
At the picnic meath the willows in the glen
How they seem to take delight in
The obnoxious sport of bitin'
lndefrnsible and modest gentlemen
LIS delightful, when ones cooling
To the damsel he is wooing,
To feel the play full creatures in his pants
And upon the perfumed air
He throbs soulful swear
At his sisters and his cousins aud his ants
Oh, it sets the brain throbbing
To feel those insects bobbing
Up and dowa our system in their merry glee
There's one way you can right 'em,
And that is--fiee and fight EN-,
Meath the shadow of son1e distant friendl,
tree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23

Here is what Brick Pomeroy, pres
ent chairman of the GreeDback state
committee, wrote in the La Crosse
Democrat, on JEFF Davis being adj
mitted to bail, at the close of the
war:
"Glory to God in the Highest In
spite of Rump tyrrany, Abolition
malice, johnson timidity, and the
hatred OF the fanstical and bigoted,
Jefferson Davis once more breathes
the air of freedom, (that is to cay. as
free as it can be in a Rump despot-
ISM and walks among bic fellows,
the noblest Roman of them all
Long life and happy years to the
brayest man of our country and age"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23

Eva, l want To ask ,ou something
Suppose man loved you and so,
trified with his love, set yonr who'll
vii, against a noble. manly purpose
and had been obstinate and w,lful-
what would you do p
ut had wronged him; il wer,
certain he loved me sill that h,
were unhappy, and my love woulc
make him happier, | wond-'
You would what p
Il would find a way
As ! said this, | went to my room
tor tell that any further talk Just
then would have been impossible
To leave Huntington Manor as quick
ly as ] could, that was my first
thought.
Aud so | went as quietly as posi-
BILE, but with Judith's wakeiul eyes
following me reproachfully.
Mr. and Mrs higgins me, mo
with open arms and hearts.
The next night, at sunset, set out
for walk
But the earth and the sky looked
dismal to me, though one was golden
and the other fresh as June could
make it. made my walk a short one.
The gate was some distance from
the house, and was separated from il
by clump of willows, and | felt so
tired as shut it on my return that
laid my head down upon the low
gatepost, upon say clasped hands.
'Did You think you could run away
from me so easily, Eva Pa voice
said.
'Mr. Huntington =
Ny heart was in my throat.
could not trust myself to speak.
How could you leave me so, Eva?
said he, reproachfully. Il thought
you promised to love me ?
There YVES such a tender, loving
reproach in his eyes, l could hardly
bear it: but / answered honestly.
Il didn't think-I didn't know that
you would care s.ammered.
Am | then so hard TO understand?
Did not show plainly how dear YOU
were to me p
Your cousin, Eifrida,' | began,
and then hesltated but glimmer
ing of the truth seemed to dawn up.
on him.
'Elfrida9 Why, you dear little
woman, she is just like sister TO
me; she is engaged, too, to a:minis
ter They q1arrelled, for she didn't
like his profession but she mad e
him some apology, which he was
very glad to receive. l have been
his friend throughout the whole af-
fair, for he is really a noble fellow. |
met him in New York and wrote to
her about him. | don't know wheth.
err it influenced her or Dot
We were married in the little stone
church; for | had foolish fancy
that l wanted to be married near nv
mothers grave.
1t seemed to me that up among
the angels as she was, her chld's
happiness must make her happier.
AS we stood by the little white
cross afterward, l said
1T seems to me as if mother and
Christie are near to us, Claude
They are, fully believe said he,
reverently. Il believe they love us
still; they have only gone into a
home more beautiful than ours, wait
ing for us.