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at fair valuation. under the direction Of
the Secretary of the Navy.
SEC. 10. And be il further enacted, That
all acts or parts of acts which may be cen.
trary TO. or inconsistent with the provisions
of this act, shall be and are hereby, repeal.
ed.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted. That
from and after the passage of this act, the
annual pay of the forward warrant officers
Of the navy of the United States shall be as
follows for boatswains, gunners, carpen.
tiers, and sail makers, when on duty on
board ships of the line, and in the three
navy yards at Boston, Now York and Nor
folk, eight hundred dollars; on other duty,
seven hundred dollars; when on leave Of
absence or awaiting orders, the said officers
shall receive five hundred dollars for the
first ten years, and after SIX hundred dol
lars.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
whenever any officer shall perform the du-
ty ola higher grade, by order of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, or the commander Of 4
fleet or squadron, or ship acting sinsly on
foreign service, such officer shall be entitled
to receive the pay of such higher grade du-
ring the time he performs duty in that
grade, and no longer and no allowance
shall be made for performing such services
hereafter, unless so ordered.
Approved, August &c, 1912.
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The BL ACKsMITHs will roll up the

REAur1FUL ExTRAcT.--Go into the fields
and the woods when "the wind Of the Lord
has b.own upon them; when the blasts and
the fross of autumn have been dealing with
them. A change has passed over every
thing. from the lofties, and broadcast tree o!
the forest down to the little wild plants at
its roots. Winged seeds are borne about
by the ftful gusts. Leaves descend IN
dark showers. Dry and bare stems and
stalks hoarsely rattle against each other, the
skeletons of what they were. You cannon
raise your eyes, but you look upon the dying
YOU canno, move, but you step upon Tue
dead. Leaves and flowers are returning 10
the dust can you forbear thinking thai II, IN
this universal destiny they are like yourseh
Dust thou art, and unto dus, thou shalt re-
turn. Can you forbear thinking that Inc
successive generations of men, like the sue
cessiye generations of leaves and flowers;
have been cui off by the death FROST and
mingled with the common earth! And are
not individual names whispered TO your
memory by the dying fragrance and the rust
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TPUBLIc-No. 65.1

AN ACT 10 establish a district court of
the United Sisies in the city of Wheeling,
in the State of Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That one
annual term of the district court of the Uni
ted States, for the western district of Virgin
ia, be holden in the city of Wheeling on the
25th day of August.
Approved, August &c, 1912.
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MIDDLEBURY VT. OCTOBER Is, 1912.

and withheld from any distribution to the
States.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. Thai
nothing in this act contained shall be Sc
construed as to authorize the said commits.
soners to adjudicate any claim which NAV
be presented by a white man who may
have had, or now has, an Indian wife or
family; and any patent to land which shall
issue on any Indian claim under the pro-
visions of the treaty aforesaid, shall be is
sued to the Indian to whom the claim was
allowed, if living, and if dead, to his or her
heirs and legal representatives, any act of
Congress, or usage, or custom, TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That
no claim shall be allowed under the four.
teenth article of said treaty, if the said
commissioners shall be satisfied, by such
proof as they may describe, that said claim
had been, previous to the expiration of five
years from the ratification of said treaty,
assigned either in whole or in part and in
case Of a partial assignment, or agreement
for an assignment thereof, the same shall
be allowed SO far only as the original lndi-
an claimant was, at that date, the bona fide
proprietor thereof.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
all claims under either of the articles of
said treaty mentioned above, or the supple
mental articles thereof, which shall not be
duly presented to said commissioners for
allowance within one year after the final
passage of this act, shall be thereafter for.
ever barred.
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
WILLIE P. MANGUM,
President of The Senate pro tempors.
Approved, Aug. %, 1912.
JOHN TYLER.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Dayton JournDI.
WORKINGMEN'S SONG.

TuNE.-"There is nae luck about tn
louse," or, "The Washing Day."
Times won't be right, it's plain to see,
Till Tyler runs his race
But then well have a better man
To put into h place.
For now we'll rouse with might and main,
And work and work away,
And work, work, work, work.
And put in HINRI CLAY.
The FARMERS want good times again,
To sell their wheat and pork,
And so, to put in Henry Clay
They're going right to work,
THEY'LL low and SOW. and reap and NOW
And thresh and thresh away,
And thresh, thresh. :hresh. thresh,
And vote for HENRY CLAY.
The LABORING MEN. tina: want more work
And higher wages too,
Will help to put in Henry Clay,
With better times in view
THEY'LL saw and chop. and grub and dig,
And shovel and shovel away,
And shovel, shovel. shovel, shovel,
And vote for Henry Clay.
The WEAVERS too will go to work
For Tariff and Henry Clay,
They II make US all the cloth we want,
If they can have fair play.
THEY'LL reel and spool and warp and wind,
And weave and weave away,
And weave, weave. weave, weave,
And vote for Henry Clay.
We want no CLoTHrrs ready made,
From England or from France.
We've TAILORs here who know their trade,
They ought to have a chance.
They'll cut and haste and hem and press
And stitch and stitch away,
And stitch, stitch, stitch stitch,
And vote for Henry Clay.
The HATTERS do not want to SEQ
Their kettles standing dry;
And so they'll go for Henry Clay.
And then the fT will ly.
THEY'LL nap and clock and color and bind
And finish and finish away,
And finish. finish, finish. finish,
And vote for Henry Clayi
SHOEMAKER5 too, with right good will
Will Join the working throng;
And what they do for Henry Clay
They'll do it both neat and strong.
The,'l! crimp and cut and last and stitch
And ball and ball away
And ball. ball. bail ball.
And vote for Henry Clay.
The CoOPERS know when farmers thrive,
Their trade is always beat,
And so they II go with one accord,
For Harry Of the West.
They'n dress and raise and tru's and crozo
And hoop and hoop away,
And hoop, hoop hoop, hoop,
And vote for Henry Clay.
The BL ACKSMITHS will roll up their Slew
Their sedges they will swing,
And at the name Of Henry Clay
THEY'LL make their nnviis ring.
They'll blow and strike and forge and WELD
And hammer and hammer away,
And hammer, hammer, hammer, hammer
And vote for Henry Clay.
And thus we'll work and thus we'll sins'
Till Tyler's race is run,
And then we'll have, to fill his place,
Kentuekys favOrifs SON
For now we'll rouse, with might and main
And work and work away,
And work, work. work. work.
And nut in HENRY CLAY.
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1PUBLIc-No. 661
AN ACT TO confirm the sale of public
lands in cerfain coses

lands in certain cases.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives eff the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in
all cases when any entry has been made,
under the presumption laws, of land which
was public land. subject to sale at the date
of such entry. and when patents for the same
have not been issued from the General Land
Office, because of the original tract claim.
ed, or the float arising iherefrom exceeding
the quantity specified in the law, or when
the adjudication has been made by the re-
ceivsr and the clerk of the register, acting
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TERMS OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME.

.,.,,....,b.oribers, $500
th1SsSsrribers 900
hs15nslsand Com panies whotake atthe once, sI,75,
IA a., i 30 centsif paid six months
rornanies on stage routes, Sl,I5
Tbo.s who take of POstrders, $500
ifnofp.d at the end ofthe year 81, e5
unit arrearagcs paid, except at
p,on Of the proprietor No payments to Carriers al
i,,ysI except ordered by the proprietor
an be addressed 10 the editor PosT
PAio.
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BY whom all orders for printing, Books,
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TUNE.-"There is nae luck about the
house," or, THE Washing Day."
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The LABoRING MEN, tina: wan, more uOr

And higher wages too,
Will help to put in Henry Clay,
With better times in view
They'll saw and chop, and grub and dig,
And shovel and shovel away,
And shovel, shovel. shovel, shovel,
And vote for Henry Clay.
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Oh ~ l. W AMIN WV WV" 6"e g.
Will join the working throng;
And what they do for Henry Clay
They'll do it both neat and strong.
They'll! crimp and cut and last and sti
And ball and ball away
And ball. ball. bail ball.
And vote for Henry Clay.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-01

!, ,:,ai l,onds and ifa.s OF al kinds be p'eethied
Your attention is also called 10 the instruction '.i
~. 10 your duty tie ;!ansialSSnh 81 i'h'J -"
pabi,slcfs oi newspapers Or acting a. .h'' a,l,.
huch misunderstanding arpe"is ~ eA''t "'' -, ,,,
49,, ,,h,cl II Is desirable should be coffccu H. -i'' ~
con may las fully do Is contained III tic oiio"
II hrs Is not strictly observed, Tue os''"'. Al
raj wiIl b. compelled 10 Withdraw Tue inS'
tifely. j. i, lc,,or 10 the
i postmaster may enclose money IN !'t'ei " ~
,nbl,sher al anewspapcr, 10 pay The suosefPt'on -
49,, ,crsnn and frank the letter, II written VI s'5
NC t,,neE Luz If the letter be signed ny another
H. ,n,,na.,er cannot frank II. But tins Is 81 ~
M, r,ouired Of hlm aud he may perform II as a.'.
- c,,rt..v ar decline IT, at hls option Such ie'le'
Lon,d contain ony aud relate solely to ne tfahs,'s
SION o, money from ndiriGGal supsciioe's - p, or
- n.rs,,n,Ts mad not the collections oi agehts %
,,rs. nd tb,v should not cover correspondence w
, other subject Whatever and It - iiot proper ioi "
a,a.,r n become the agent vi newspaper puosne'
- ,l.,s and nse his frank IN the transaction VI '0
business. ,,,d - ouv newspaper
.;o ,u;ring The use Of your frank, respecting
uich you nave doubts, you should decline !" a''o'
gc,hcr. , , ~ ,Is numerous APP
I,c,,,o,s on the subject, that, OF TIE La"S' i'. -,
hons and Forms" last published IN lo1. ana Tue
ln NJ Post O.ces' last published IN loo'' no eop'es
have far SONG time past been on hahd 10.
In !, - ty,, intention Of the POSTMASTER ueneisi - u
der n new edition of both, TO be Puo'sheu % 81" %
.,,-c,r,ofions ire made 10 meet the eAiehse'
am. very respectfully, your oDedent sefya M
u Assist +. VI. Gen.
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The Goma, anil tis Serpcntlhe New Orleans
Crescent City gives an account Of young lady,
who having said her prayers, (young ladies' then do
say their prayers in that cy read over lover last let
tor and vel il with hpr ir the nrllctn time, ue-
cause cruel, rd-hcarcd nan, the Secretary Of the
Navy the Commodore would not allow him to leave
his ship and y the wings Of love and steam 10 her
arms warmed her pretty little fee, and wrapped them
up nicely in flannel turned down the clothes when To-
there lay nicely coed up the arch enemy OF woman.
The pretty young lady screamed as she was in duty
bound 10 do, which brought assistance, and the
scrpent lost his Life for bis presumpton.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-01

GREAT DISMISSAL the sale Of vines yesterday,
by the Messrs Pe Coles Madeira brought 81 per
dozen, being - '5ccnis per bottle On The same dny
Indiana State stock sold low So 30 per 500,
Indiana as low SO, and lIaracm Railroad as low as
$40 share II would take but 4 few bottles Of wine,
At this rate, 10 buy up pretty large concerns One
bottle would bny .! shares L. S Bank stock, being At
the rate Of 900 bottles for the whole S310Oo,00o
[Nnlr lorh CornlnerciaL .iireriiSer
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YVI.N,yIIY uAIL hCADEMY.-Thc annual exercises Of
fhs Institution VIII H. resumed c l 81 January. and
continue until the l7t "i Novsmber si! making an uhfr
rutel term ii ten months Every thing necessary IL prepare
yonp icn III them for the ordinary business 81
liir. IS b. taught III tIi> Academy
nm. Terms ar the entire viii be- follows, yiz: Board
washing. lodging and candles s0e. Tuition n III The
Taught making the whole expense nr ten months
e3u and M extra clrcc. hi. go viii BE- required ~ al
vance and the balance the close Of The term.
m. offer favor ii th Institution IS, 4
reference Young of talents and great moral
worth forth from 10 mincc IN The busy
m whom hold and have held high offices OF
honor and all lar n know, most respectable places
IN society.
The o This Seminary il peculiarly eligible, beng
healthy retired and remote from the hann 81 DIS
SlPATi0N and being the vicinity Of "Bnekn.iam Female
Institute parents aud guardians. paronzng that IN
,uon have the privilege of placing their children
wards other, which would BE- gratifying, and Al III,
same time relieve them 81 trouble and expense
ELIJAH G. NAMES,
Principal ~ n. H. .1crieav
-. Address Physc Spnss Pos, Office, buckingham To-
Virginia.
Nov ~ 5s-wtl.J
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The annual inlcres, on tbs sun, including ex-
change commission, &c, - stated al S6l1,OO0. lie
certain means which the State al present possesses,
w.!l reduce tins IN 10 Sl5g,OO0 The Governor
says
Such IS actually condition, and candor and
justice 10 ourselves and 10 creditors, require us 10
acknow ledge that VT have neither under our control
nor IN prospect, for time 70 come, the means 10
discharge tie interest the whole ot our public debt
Nevertheless, it becomes us 10 leave no efforts IN
tried 10 recover former position Indiana possesses
an cn;erprlsing ard RAPIDLY increasing population me
a,ur, rr.ourc.s IL Tho State they sidli DC at'c-
opcI !y o industry Of her citizens will add continu-
al.y IL hex wealth. and this very addition Will result IN
i constant relative diminuton Of the bnrhcns Of the
public debt Ii IS orr misfortune that We cannot pre-.
serve the faith Of the State unmPared. Still we should
not dcs2a. d recovering from our difficulties while
any means remain within our power win whch we
ran work Although whatever means available al pre-
sent are insufficient 10 pay all the interest on our m
icrnal Improvement debt, yet can we not win lhese
and such other resources be reached, properly
and pruden,ly applied, place the State III CONDITION
10 pay her debts, and finally redeem her sunken ere
dit:
Tie taxable property in the State is valued at go
jl-.163 which increase OF between hvc ana s'A
millions during the past year. The balance IN the lfea
sury Oct 3si, is $.2o,1l. The revenue received 'he
present year far State purposes will be Sio9,oei-
The expenses for the ensuing year are estimated a
SOP 30
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lNEMALE BOARDING SCHOol.-Ihe unitr-i2Mt
4 ..aiiiicd iii beIR, able e. announce 10 t. pubic n
mnr m securing ih. Service If Mis- MN - FoNa.
Condolences, III thu Female school which 4. proposes = Il
The wear i ~ II IIalIr Grove, the county % aror
Miss FORBES h:l, been for several year pal ti' ~
the Female :, minary n Milton, ~ North carolina, l' 4
which she ha- discharged The dnt'e' I" i
iion - vel, A. general qualifications or u, are SUI
attc.itd IN the Subjonca testimonials
The School will he located WITHIN "n' n'r :" w J"
mock Academy about miles from Pon Royal AMI u IL
II Rappahaunock nver.
The buildings are ample for tie comfortable acconU..
II i, even % buardrr The situation very healthy -
agreeable neshhorhood. The chief object q The -rh"
~ impair, M enlarged ami substantial English ldu,
hracnr ali the branches that properly pertain - itlna
II will omen The 18Th January, Zig, and clos" r." "
the 18th December--hc month 81 august beng de'.i'.
non.
lodging and light one hall StJ 10 he pad on iie 4'
+ Jury and thr residue the lhth December
address the subscriber, Mii River Post ohcc, n1.
ceinhrr neNt-and ait, tina; date kappLiannor, i.a.t
Nov. 18Th, 1911. fhi Tx u ihS" .'
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Post Office Department, Dec, !.


| c...,u Dee 1J-By the steamer Beaufort, Cap
az; pacL Tho Editors OF the Gc0rgiln have received
from correspondent the subolned letter, and have
hae G,yored by a friend with the following intorma-
ton: .,,l.
J, nero has come in at Pcoata last night who states
,., srral pcrsons and been murdered near Mandarin
Lieutenant Judd, io commands al TINS fost, started
ths morning with - men, for the scene OF the reported
murder.
A letter received from Tampa Bay states that the
ram boat Col Harvey had started for Key Bscayne,
10 ,ake lie Indians that post 10 the West.
Correspondence ofthc Sarannah Georgian.
FLORIDA I'D Dec, 1911.
The Of the greatest, interest, 10 most Of your
readers from tins section Of The country, rather Of
mixed character, partly good, aud from dsapPoInt-
ment Of the hopes Of many bad for the Florida war IS
not ended yet, nor there probability tor some time
TO
Maxy-llao, from Lake Istahpogo, has arryedat Tam
"a BAY with his party Of about thrtyye. The Creeks
are assembling the mouth Of the WtIacoochcc, and
no doubl viii surrender; but Sam Jones' Prophet, Billy
Bowiegs and llalleck lustenuggee all IN the Ever
sades not been seen, do they intend 10 sur
render. News reached here this morning, that three
families had been murdered at Mandarin OH the 81.
Johns by the Indians. II is hardly believed, the In
dams have never been there since the commencement
Of the war Should be true, all our hopes Of an end
Of tins war have vanished and Il may be set down a.
ntcrrninahlc the Indians have by this act got be
hind tie Pcolata line, and III the heart Of the settle
menls, carrying the war truly INTO Africa.
.ucrico-7eras santa Fe Yradcrs-lhe New Or
leans Bee Of the 18th inst, says The only intelligence
Of special interest brought By the VrgonIe An,onettc
from Tampco,is the confirmation OF toe intelligence
Of The capture Of portion Of the Santa Fe expedition
"A letter published IN yesterday Courier mentions
that the Texans surrendered without fighting, thni
Captain Damaso Sal,ar had taken IL prisoners, that
they were captured the Lagoon del Colorado; and that
the Chilluahuans were burning with mpaticnce 10
wade Texas These letters state that preparations
making Tor a march into the Texan territory Many
Of these stories are doubtless untrue exaggerated,
but the Of the capture Of the Santa Re expedition
comes 10 in authentic form, that We must needs
give il credit.
later accounts from New Orleans fully corroborae
the above account. There two Americans in the
expcd,ion-a son Of General Combs and Mr. Kendall,
one OF the Editors of the Picayune. The New Or
leans Bee thinks il the duty Of the Government TO in
circ IN behalf Of our citizens their visit purely
Of a commercial character.
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II ETWEEN John Eaey's Union CoceIiouse and R. H. jen.
ID kins- Dry Good store and doors below Governor street
we would This late opportunity of thanking The public Tor
.vo!s received tie last SIX II vas not cur design At hrst
"a establish through III, but 10 do IL giving
cii.n 10 all call upon which consider lar prcera
HE 10 any other basis and o which glad know fas
been almost universal
II our design pursue the ~ this time, and tor
e future goods sold by thar do not please In quail
T. fl color make fashion otherwise, be returned, and
lie money refnndrd-poylcd the same shall have been
worn We have this time a large stock, II not larger Than
any in line of business and would respectfully
invite The give call before purchasing aud
anime himself and are mol pronounced IA low ~
lower than ary the CITY, shall be very mnch deceived
IS, have Cloth Goats Sa while others charge go for making
and ,rimnng furnishing the cloth; and Al 81
mai are sold for and Vests Shirts Drawers, Handkcehes
ravats Stocks uspenders Socks Gloves and Collars Of many
kinds and qualities and nil other articles usually kept ny Cloth
irrs o which we are determined 10 sell low for cash, and
quest the public to call and whether they want buy no,
| ~ J, BRANSAS q co
| Ser, 10 .6-Tti
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Fe,nat Seminary, a OAK Grore, Caroline county Ia.
rI,E subscriber ih public that the school for
young Ladies, his residence. two miles East ri White
Cimnev> Caroline county VIII h. continued tie ensuing
under the direction aud of Mr. Drion and lis Lady
The session The 18Th If January neat, and
close the 18th Of December allowing the month Of August
fer vacation.
Tie cor viii embrar. tie branches II thorough
PRACTICAL finished English education including the Latin and
French Tic domestic management q the Young IN
drvoye chiefly upon the Mistress Of the school The
teachers the advantages uf successful expert
cnrc in tie profession md will take pleasure nc called upon
pronclus satisfactory testimonials Of moral fitness and literary
competency.
The location elevated and eathv-no of sickness
has occurred the place during ihe The buildings
are and erected expressly I'm the accommodation Of boarding
Pupils
Trims fieG poras'e ~ GdrGrfs)
For Board Washing AMI Tuition Ens-h branches sloo
Tuition Latin aud French. extra charge.
taken in Mnsic, the Masters charge.
Each pupil furH. herself with towels and lights
Address post pail White Chmneys r. O., caIoine county
Va, s. l.. DuGion,
GEO. B. POLLARD, Proprietor.
r s-ro avoid opportunities from quarter, Is deemed
proper hero that, uaisr sisum.sns will lad. be
admitted as ?apis
Oct 5o~w,f