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Club viii be furnished as toIiosSs

NAVY ADMITS OFFICE,
Washington, June ~, 1913
c,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office
nnI o'clock D. M the LIST August, for furnishing at
- Washington Navy Yard the following plate and bar
ths whole of which be delivered by the 18th of
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Prospectus western Continent, New Series)
Il Southern Family Newspaper.
Ii M. GARLAND, Jr. JOHN DONALDSON,
Editors and proprietors
First number issued Saturday. July 9Th, 1913.
TINE WESTERN CONTINENT will be conducted upon
plan different from that of any journal south OF New
York will be exclusively devoted TO literature and gen.
era intelligence. preserving strict neutrality upon all po-
litica and .ecarian questions.
1t will be mainly devoted to the repntng from the best
foreign magazines of such articles be OF greatest
merit. The periodical literature Of Europe Is abundant
and valuable sustained is at great expenses and by
the aid of chief writers of the day The
cheap OF those articles which could not otherwise
be read except the expense OF importing several costly
magazines and journals cannot but be acceptable to the
public
will always make a of its The editors have
made arrangements which WILL they trust, always insure
much original matter as should entite their journal 70
They WILL moreover, carefully attend to the de-
parment of .heir paper Foreign and domestic intei-
gencepolitical, literary, and scientific drawn from the
most authentic sources-wl be always found in their jour
nal One of the editors of the paper will devote his excu-
sve attention those selections which are designed, In
great part, to contribute to its interest
The editors of the Western Continent appeal to their
souher friends for support in this undertaking. Although
in the opinion that interest could be subserved by de-
voting It's columns political discussion they have deter
mined keep the journal aoof from such opcs yet new
ertheess and of southern State, seek
ing establish family newspaper they feel Justified IN
relying for support upon the kindred feelings ana common
sympathies OF the people of the south.
TERMS,
Two dollars year, payable invariably in advance
Three copies for year, OF one copy for three years 5
Seven copies ~
Twelve copies 10
will do the favor to act as agents for the Continent
All communleations be addressed (po,t,gg,d} to
July 6-3taw2w Baltimore, Md.
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The pieces having the dimensions q from the butt
yards Except the two short ones) and be apered off,
the lSinch to III inches the small end the short
sticks work Is inches at the small end they required
TO be lined full towards the small ends
White-pins Timber, (by the cubic foot.)
5000 cubic feet Of white pine timber of the best quality, in
lengths of 45, 30, and IS feet and upwards, square
not less than fifteen inches at the top end.
Locust Timber, (by the cubic foot)
200 cubic feet best quality Long Island locust timber,
average twelve inches diameter, less than
inches.
20 pieces yellow Long Island locust, II feet long, square
7by 8 inches.
piece yellow Long Island locust feet long, to square %
by 70 inches.
Spices yellow Long Island locust feet long, square
8 by IL inches
Ash Timber (per cubic foot)
ash logs, Ia feet long, 10 inches diameter
200 aches round ash timber, "a to 30 inches diameter
Elm Timber, (per cubic foot)
1000 cubic feet mountain elm, in lengths OF IL ee
square follows, Wis 900 feet Is inches 800 feet
l8 inches, and 500 feet 70 inches
CLASS No. 4.
Lumber, &c.
5000 feet l-inch oak boards, board measure
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To be square, and Of parallel widths be all heart
inches the two opposite angles which may be
sap.
Spar Timber, yellow pine, (per cubic feet.)
4 pieces, 80 feet long, IL inches diameter from butt
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Hickory Bars, (by the piece.)

rough split hickory bars feet long, to be straight and
squa three and a half inches AT the butt.
Is rough hickory bars IA feet long, TO be straight and to
square Is feet above the but) five by five inches, to
be free from knots and all defects.
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To be square and of parallel widths; must be all
heart except inches the two opposite angles, which
may be sap. Tit
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Navy-yard, Brooklyn, New York.

GLASS No. I.
te-oak Timber, (by the cubic foot)
900 cubic of white. plank stocks Of the best
quality, length not less than thirty five feet, averaging
ortyfve feet, half square twelve inches and halt
to square fourteen inches and upwards, at the top
end OF the stick.
CLASS No. 2.
YeAow-pine Timber, (by the cubic foot.)
cubic feet best quality long leaf fine grain southern
yeow-pine plank Stocks length less than thirty
five feet, averaging fory-ave feet half to square
twelve, and half to square fourteen inches and up
wards at the top end of the stick.
Yellow-pine Beams, (by the cubic foot)
The following best quality long leaf fine grain southern
yeow-pine beams of the following lengths and sizes,
and got out by mould that will spring six inches in
five feet.
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Navy-yard, Charlcstown, Mass.
CLASS No. /.

CLASS No. i.
Whtte-oak Timber, &c. (per cubic foot)
900 cubic best quality whteoak plank stocks to
average forty-ive feet long, and none less than
thirty-hve feet, square from twelve to fourteen
inches, and average thirteen inches at the top en-
of the sticks.
5000 cubic feet white-oak pIomscuous timber length
from twenty-five to forty feet and from four
to twenty-four inches square, equal proper
, tons ofthe different lengths and Sizes
5000 cubic feet white oak timber, in lengths from
twelve to thirty feet to be sided straight way
from twelve to eighteen inches. and to curve the
other way from ten to eighteen inches I; the differ
ent lengths and curves in equal proportions. All
the above promiscuous timber to be OF the best
quality.
cords whiteoak butts of the best quality free from knots
in lengths from six twelve feet, and from twelve
eighteen inches diameter in the middle, clear of
the bark.
cords best quality hickory butts in lengths from six
eight feet diameter in the middle, clear of bark,
from nine to fifteen inches.
CLASS No. 2.
Yellow Pine Timber, (per cubic foot)
900 cubic feet fine grain long leafed yellow pine plank
Stocks best quality, to average forty five feet in
length, and none less than thirtyfve feet to square
from twelve to fourteen inches, and thirteen
inches at the top end of the sticks.
Yeilow-pine Mast Timber.
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cOnsin.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
General Land Office, April 7, l848.
TN pursuance of the first section of the act of Congress
entitled 'An create additional land district in
the Territory Wisconsin, and for other purposes,
proved March do hereby declare and make known
that the land office for the district created by said ACT es
tory this day designated by the President of the
United States.
seve nth day of April ammo Domn thousand eight hun
bred and forty eight.
By order OF the President; ?
RICHARD M YOUNG,
Comm ssioner of the General Land Office.
April H. w12w
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10 De square ana OF parale Wldhs must be all heart
except four inches the opposite angles which may
be sap.
CLASS No. 8.
Lumber-(board measure)
80 600 feet white pine inch boards, Onehalf of the
quantity To be OF the best quality No. rs, and one
half to be of the best quality No. Ys.
$500 fee, yellow oak boat boards inch thick
Length from fifteen to twenty-five feet width less
than eight inches
CLASS No.
Vhe-oak Boat Knees, (per siding inch.)
white-oak boat knees less than four inches
diameter clear of bark and the bodies and be
less than thrtytwo inches long. One-third Of the
whole number to be square. -.l tsl eN.
"a boat knees for cheeks The bodies and
be from eight to ten feet long, nett, siding to be from
ZIG degrees The bodies to be sided the diameter of
the arms, including the bark. The moulding size of
the bodies to be from fifteen to twenty inches.
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Splendid Lotteries Tor July Is4s.
J. w. MAURY IL Co, Managers.
940,OOO-2OO prizes of $500.

For endowng Leesburg Academy and for other purposes
Glass No. 80, for 1913.
To be drawn in Alexandria, Va ON Saturday. July 10Th.
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GLASS No. 4.
Mast Timber, (per cubic foot }

rs pieces. sf t,,,,
This timber 10 be nicely hewn, and hold their sizes
nett They must be straight and of parallel widths from end
TO end may have inches sap tho two opposite angles
all the rest nea; be of first quality Of ye
low pine in every suitable for mast timber, and SUBJ
ect inspection OF the navyyard; II inch will be al
lowed .'tN1
CLASS No. s.
Red Cedar. (per cubic foot)
so sticks best quality cedar timber, from Is TO IL feet
long to be from III inches in diameter the small
end.
Also ton ignumvitse from IL inches in diameter per
lb.) fe
CLASS No. 6. H
Liue oak Knees, (per cubic foot)
SO 6inch knees, arm to s, body to 7 feet
10 6k-inch to s, r." I" 6
rs 7-inch Altos,
100 8.inch I" s to 81, ("
90 9inch " 5 TO 81, " !"
20 IO-inch " to 81, ." 6
10 Pinch I" to 81, I" !"
One fourth of these knees may vary from two TO ten de
erees from right ANGLE but many must be acute as OBJ
fuse anged
CLASS No. 7.
Black Spruce Spars, (per stick
10 sticks from 55 60 feet long, Is inches in centre or
20 sticks from 81 to 40 feet long, 10 nshes in centre or
40 sticks from 30 to IS long, inches in centre or
as sticks, from Is to 80 feet long, 81 inches in centre or
sings. sl t& ~ St5-J
July l3-lawt25th Aug. ah -GOsri io y1as
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To be of the best Susquehanna plank and boards.
1900 sup feet IL to 70 feet long, - to "a inches wide 1t
inch thick; proportion Of each breadth rs
1900 sup. feet IL 20 feet long, lS "a inches wide
inch thich; proportion of each breadth
CLASS No. T.
Hardwood Plank and Boards, (board measure)
5000 sup feet white ASH Pinch thick 10 6 inches wide
1000 Ia lOt o2O
proportion Of each
5000 sup feet white ASH inch thick 10 inches and up
wards wide. tae.5.ss L
wide, proportion Of each. .
LOCO sup IT, blk walnut in. thick 10 in and up Wide
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thick at the blade end, (per pieceD
Navy-yard Psnsacola.
CLASS No. /.
Yeil0aO Ptne-(bOard meaSure.)
1000 feet of inch and 5000 feet of III inch, be from 10
TO 20 feet long, and from IL to IA inches wide = -
1000 feet of inch 1900 feet of q nch to be from ~
to 30 feet long, and from IL IA inches wide. rough
5000 feet OF nch 40 60 feet long, II to IA inches
wide. g.s.. . .-.s .o . 90
10000 feet of "a inch and 1900 feet of nch from 10 to To
feet long, 8 inches wide, with square edge ~
10000 inch 10000 feet of nch TO Do from ~
60 feet long, IL TO IA inches wide, shape 81 tree
All this be Of the best fne-grained long ieaI yeuoW
pne shakes, bad knots and all defects; clear Oh
sap. o, -,
White-oak Plank--(board measure)
1000 feet Ia inch and inch, be from 70 to 81
feet long, rough edged. -
5000 feet "a inch feet inch, 10000 feet VI ncn
10000 feet inch, 5000 feet Al inch loOO ieet nch.
and 1900 feet nchto be from 40 to 90 feet long, TO
average 45 feet and to be from IL to "a inches wlde
at top end - , -. ,,
bad knots, and all defects and short crooks.
CLASS No. 8.
Liue Oak, (per cubic foot) 1l
1000 feet lveoak promiscuous TIMBER least 900 feet
be from Is 20 feet long, to side ~ to 70 5nchss
and rise from Straight line from 10 70 - oxrees
averaging 20 degrees none to be lesa snaeo Net
long, rise less than y inches 10 bs1tkfo1eo,
but not hewn moulding way, and meesulea olssL
of wane ; to be Of the best quality and tree nom all
defects
. or NJ A
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The whole to be straight, free from large knots, fresh
and with the bark on
CLASS No. T.
White-aat Oars, (by the foot in lengthy
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To Timber Getters and Others,

,OR SALE, large tract of heavily timbered land lying
n in Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, 8 miles from
Norfolk containing about 700 acres, and known that
part of the Old Plantation" devised by the late Thomas
Talbot -,
trees Gall native Forest and is excellent for ship building
md o,he naval purposes 1t will yield besides large guam
,es of house timber and fire wood The tract is distant
about mile from good landing, which furnishes con
desired the timber will be sold without the land and In
convenient parcels Apply to DIANA hLn"ni;x
Norfolk, July 7-tw4w
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W..rioo by whom it has been adopted an9 worn eve,
since lis first invention by the late ingeniour Mr fo' o
London to whom the present artist was iot oieven y
pupil and assistant. ,rupo,s1.i .. con.
,rrctin, nnears excellent and well calculated 70 answe
oil the objects desired But the best of all y the PISot
those who them this s positive snd inom me
that they are superior 10 Is" 1"WATENTINE MOTT,
"Profssssor of Surgery, University view iolk'
A.. s.,rho,. ARTIFICIAL Hand.-An entirely new and
useful substitute lost hand 50 aGfaassa r,m.n ins
weafer cMn Sp n rive further information by eppica-
on by paid ne s,:s conSa South
N wear, ". ,hn - authorized to receive orders.
V.I,,11- -2n,
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rs number lottery--l2 drawn ballots
Tickets $I0-Halves $5-Quarters 80 SO.
Certificates of packages of Is whole $50 90
Do do OF Is half 65 %
Do do of 25 quarter 81 so
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r LIQUORS AND WINEs--5 pipes Holland gin, impe
IL rial eagle brand
pipes Holland gin, Swan brand
70 bbls peach brandy, five years old
$50 do old whiskey, part very old and line
20 or. casks Madeira wine
20 do do Sherry do
30 do do Port do
SAMPLES of which have this day been received, COM
prsng various qualities and prices and offered for sale
on liberal credit, by STAINS MuhhAf'
JnIv 7-2awif3w
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Navy-yard, Philadelphia.

To be Of the best quality ST. Domingo gnumvite, straight
and round free from checks and less than feet long
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White pine Plank and Boards, (board measure.)
100 feet finch clear white pine, under 10 inches
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Notice establishment Of the Land Once for the
Chippewa Land District, In the Territory OF Wis
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TUNE Report Of the Mutual Life Insurance Compn-
j nv of New York. No. 30 Wall street
This institution, during the month OF June, issued one
hundred and four new policies, Wis
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To be square and of parallel widths must be all heart,
except four inches the two opposite angles, which
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300: 5000 feet 2-inch oak boards, board measure
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-20

ern and largest portion Of mud and ncrustation aud
rectangular Crystals of salt-at a great depth
with narrow rayine running through it. cores
pondhg with the bed of the river Jordan at one ex-
tremiiy, and the Wady eel Jeib,' or wady within
a wady at the other"
"Ihe shiny ooze," says Lieut. Maury, "upon
that plain at the bottom of the Dead Sea will not
fail to remind the sacred historian of the slime pits
IN the vale, where joined in battle -four kings
with five.'"
We have given this condensed view of 1t. Maui
rys instructive article with its extracts from lent
Lyncis letters, believing that the interest of the
subject will excuse us in the eyes of our readers for
q ostracllng so much space from politics. Lieut..
Lynch's report will be eagerly awaited by the pub
lie. we wish the gallant and accomplished officer
a speedy and safe return.
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and attacked our dcpos, and to meet him, was my
first thought man came galloping up through
the dust into sight. screaming, "Oh Zack IS com
tngW Every soldier gave involuntary utterancu
to his feelings old Zack came, and tn fifteen
minutes the tide Of battle turned. -Four thousand
five hundred men repulsed twenty thousand; and
to the Influence ofthat presence, under God. think
am alive here TO dine with you to-day.
A gentleman. How often did you discharge
your pieces that day?
Col. Bragg. About $50 rounds to each gun.
Another gentleman. How near was the enemy
to your pieces, at any one tme2
Col. Bragg: Within fifty yards at one time.
Another Where was Gen. Taylor7
Col. Bragg. Within forty yards
Col. Bragg closed his remarks with saving:
Understand me, gentlemen. ! am a soldier. and
no politician. know Gen. Taylor only as sol
der and man. speak of him only as the Com
mander-in-chief of our army in Mexico. l have no
thing TO do with his politics yours II is the du-
'y of a soldier cheerluly to obey whomsoever you
put into power could not help speaking of my
when thus toasted. as have been by
you, for services under him. have nothing to do
with politics."
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JUST RECEIVED,

OOO BOXES Manufactured Tobacco, embra-
~AO cling every variety Of quality and price,
put up in h., h., h., To-, lbs. and IL lbs.
lump.
10000 Superior imported Segars, various brands,
and of quality not to be surpassed.
$4,000 Fine Spanish Segars.
10000 Havana do
$4,000 Principe do (part fine qualty)
$4,000 Lord Byron, Zine Havana)
5000 Peon Segars.
10000 Trabucos do
5000 Minerva do.
5000 Gen. Taylor do.
5000 Large Plantation do.
$1,000 Small do do.
$4,000 Fine Regalia do.
$4,000 Half Spanish do.
10000 Common do
PAPER.
$50 Rcams Wrapping Paper.
90 do Ruled and Plain Cap Paper.
90 do assorted Letter Paper.
30 do Patent envelop do.
Cases NJ. s. N. Ink.
4 Bales Cotton Wrapping Irvine.
I boz fine Tobacco Knives.
Cases Scarfallati Smoking Tobacco.
Also
China Pipes, Segar Gases, Snuff Boxes, Rap
pee, Macabau and Scotch Snuffs, New York fine
Cat Tobacco, 1000 Reeds for Pipe Stems, | Dbl
Pipe Heads, 10 bbs. fine Smoking tobacco.
The advertisers would call the attention of Mer-
chants and Dealers to their large stock feeling con-
fident they sell them as good bargains as they
can purchase elsewhere.
c. T. COCHRAN s. co.
Staunton, April 10, le4S.
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CoUNTERFEIT GoLD.--Thompson's reporter
says:-"We are again compelled 10 call attention
10 the fact that large amount of spurious Amer-
can Gold is now in circulation.
There are different processes by which silver
pieces are made to represent gold, the most success
ful is that Of galvauising them, which mpars a
clear, nlnt-!Ike appearance 10 the piece. Another
process IS that Of plating but this leaves the piece
with heavy pasted appearance, and consequently
less likely TO deceive. The former (galvauc) pro
cess is the most likely To deceive, particularly as
the pieces are made rather larger and thicker than
the genuine, ana this probably is the best method
of detection-frst compare them with the genuine
in size and then in weight
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TIE REAsoN.-Some ofthe Locoe complain that
Gen. Taylor has not resigned his office, whilst
Gen. Cass promptly retired from the Senate. 1t is
well the latter did retire in time He would have
been corncred on the Wlmot Proviso, and. know
ing this, he backed out, to avoid the test His
Senators. however, represented his opinion and that
Of his State, truly. Gen Taylor will be relieved
Of his subordinate command in little more than
TWO months.-Win Rep.
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The press" forms the subject of an article in
the New York Tribune. The way in which edi-
tors of morning papers in that city are compelled to
labor is thus stated
AS general thing the habits Of the Journalist
are very regu'w-he being regularly employed till
two O'Clock in the morning, and rising at ten the
next day 10 breakfast hard eggs and cold biscuit
As 10 domestic felicity" excepting wholesome
hours" and all that sort Of thing, he has read of
them, to be sure; but he has Of the diamond val
ley in Sinbad-and that's all he ever knows about
them. His wife and children get perhaps glimpse
Of him, for the first time in the week on Saturday
morning provided the foreign steamer doesn't
(Which it generally doesJ happen TO arrive on that
day. His brain, from the effects ofconstanl pump
ing and squeezing, is very much in the condition OF
well sucked orange, through which dribbles an
ocean OF the highly-concenirated essence Of old
newspaper, IN zone weak, washy everlasting
flood" Law, cookery, political and moral ethics
engineering, war, watermelons, tremendous squash
es and farmers clubs, daguerreoypes. washing
machines, are all legitimate subjects of his pen
and some OF the finest things he does arc upon the
ihcalcua6le advantages of the baby jumper and The
danger OF a national debt. Physic architecture
music and millinery, are also topics upon which III
is completely at home and as 20 reviewing books
claryoyance is no touch to him.
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RENO Will.
k&HIOTKO y an A/s
A p X l. 10, l84S.
BOOT = Shoe .vzNNssfaclssrilsS.
(Opposite the prginia Hofei)

VVNHE subscriber informs his friends and the pub
II lie that he intends to manufacture
BOOTS & SHOES
cheaper than have ever been manufactured in this
market.
Best stitch or channel Boots, So 90
Peg Boots, 800
Footing Boots, 400
Mems Calf Shoetees, from 9 so to 3 90
Ladies' Calf Shoes, so
He has just received from Baltimore the best Sc
lected Calf Skins the market will afford. His
work will be of the neatest and latest fashions
An assortment of Boots and Shoes always on hand.
DEWITT G.. HARRY
N. B.-Reparing done at the shortest notice and
in the neatest style. ID. G. III.
April 10, l84S.-tf
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The Union of the 10Th ult, attempting to prove
The impfobabiIity of Gen Taylor's receiving The
vote of Ohio states that I'll is yell kno,cm That
Giddings, Root, Hdmiin, Sc arc out against hin, -
These gentlemen have been denounced by the de
mocratic presses as abolilionsts" Is il not fair
Glddings, Root &c, as prof that he (Csen. T,v
or) is regardeda enemy 10 their abolition prin
ciples. and as friend to the Southern creed .
Pet. Int.