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IL copies of the pamphlet edition of the Laws
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DECEMBER ~, 1901,
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NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA.

NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA.
Class No. l.-IAmJer, (board measure per
foot.
10000 feet yellow pine boards, ! inch thick, 10 be
10 to 20 feet long, and II 10 IL inches
WIDE
10000 feet yellow pine boards, inch thick. 10 be
10 70 20 feet long, and u TO IL inches
wide
10000 feet yellow pine plank, inches thick
% TO 80 feet long, and " to il inches
wide
1000 feet yellow pine plank, q inches thick, %
to so feet Tong, and II to Ia inches wide
10000 feet yellow pine plank inches thick, 25 to
80 feet long, and IL ~ Ii inches wide
al to be OF the best fine grained, long leaf yell
low pine, clear Of sap, square edged.
CLASS No. 2.-IVhHc OAK, (board MEASURE
per foot.
10000 feet white oak boards, inch thick, II TO 10
feet long, 10 10 IL inches wide
10000 feet white oak plank, inch thick, 30 TO 35
feet long, and 10 10 IL inches wide
900 feet white oak plank, inches thick, 30 to IS
feet long, and 10 to II inches wide
To be Of the best white oak.
Class No 3-Whife Pine and Cypress. (board
mossure,) per foot.
1000 feet first quality white pine boards, inch
thick, TO be " to 10 feet long, and 10 TO IL
inchcs wide
40 600 feet FIRST quality white pine boards, inch
thick, 10 be - TO 10 feet long, and 10 70 II
inches wide
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A GENERAL INDEX
To the first forty-sepen vol,rmes Of


THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW REPORTS.
BY Hon. George sharswood and George w Bid
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of the arms to be from IL TO l6 inches; the
rough siding of the body must be two inches
larger than the diameter of the arm the sid
ing way; and the moulding size of the body,
its entire length, must not be less than its
rough siding size Estimated at l40 inches
nett siding-per inch nett siding.
40 white oak beams, from 25 to 80 feet long, 10
average % feet in length; 10 side 10 inches,
and mould inches. and 20 spring 10 inches
in 20 feet Estimated at Gil cubic feet-per
cubic foot.
10 white oak beams, 81 feet long; to side II
inches and mould II inches, and TO spring
10 inches in % feet. Estimated at 3lO cubic
feet-per cubic foot.
3 5000 cubic feet best quality pasture white oak
butt pieces Ground logs) from y to rs feet
long; and none less than 20 inches diameter
at the top and clear of the bark, the beams to
be free from wanc-per cubic foot
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49, YARp. cnARLEsrowN.

CLAss No. l.-Whuc Oak, per cubic JO0t.)
$1,000 cubic feet white oak plank stocks.
1000 cubic feet white oak curve timber, or out
square knees, in lengths from fifteen 90 TWEEN.
ty.Gvc feet; 10 be sided straight one way,
from twelve 90 eighteen inches. and 60 have
natural curve or crook the other way from
twenty four % sixty inches in the lcugth Of
the stick, tho width " sizc the curved way,
to be the foil size of tie tree, and The most
curying part Of the stick or angle must be at
least third Of he whole length from tho
end; the various lengths, sizes, and curves in
equal proportions
1000 cubic feet white oak butt pieces, from twenty
20 thirty five feet long, and from sixteen 70
twenty four inches square, in the middle Of
the sticks, equal proportions Of the various
lengths and sizes.
Class No. 2-Hhitc oak Knees, Beams, Sc.
2Owhite oak cheek knee, the whole length Of
each body TO be from 10 10 feet, TIC length
Of the arm from the centre Of the body TO be
from 10 9 feet, and 10 form angle with
the body from 10 10 40 degrees, meta siding
TO be from to ~ inches; the bodies TO be
sided 60 the diameter Of the arms the siding
way; the moulding sizes of the bodies IN the
middle Of their lengths 70 bc from 10 togo
Inches Estimated al 30 inches nett sding
per inch nett siding
10 white oak knees, for cat heads; the body 10
lie from 10 10 feet long the length Of the
arm from the centre OF the body 70 be from
70 feet long, and to form angle with
the body from 30 20 lao degrees; nett siding
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NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPrIoN CLAIMANTS.

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June tS-lhwt3W Commissioner.
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HIATT Pine. 6pn foot. J

500 IT., board meas, in. white pine prime plank,
seasoned
900 do do do
500 do do do
Black Walnut, (per FOOT
500 IT,, board mea., in. blk walnut pix. seas'd
500 do do do
500 do IA do do
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NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON.

Class No. 1.-Uhite OAK Timber, (pcr cubic
(ooi.)
90 white oak logs, from 10 20 20nches square, and
30 to 90 feet in length, the whole measuring about
1900 cul 10 feet
CLASS No 2.-HIiie Pine Timber, per cubic
foot
20 white pine logs. from l6 TO 20 inches square,
and 30 TO 40 feet in length, the whole measuring
about 900 cubic feet
Lumber, White OAK, (per Joot)
900 feet, board measure, inch white oak boards
$500 DO do plank
10000 do do plank
White Ash, (pr foot
700 Il board measure, 3 in white ash plank, IS
90 % in. wide
1000 10 o do l6 10 Is in. wide
1000 do do l2tol6
5000 do Il do 1Otol2
The whole be in lengths from IL to 10 feet, and
to be well seasoned.
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NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
1T qunliiu Boal Boards, Sc

1000 feet (board mcasurc) l-inch white osl,
boards, 30 feet long, II inches wide
] 800 feet (bOard mcasure) 2-inCh white oak
plank, 30 feet long, IL inches vide
] 900 feet (board fncasure) i-inch white oak
plank, 30 feet long, IL inches wide
YELLOW Locust Timber.
300 cubic feet, fret quality. yellow locust - to
Is feet long, 20 be got in the round and not less
than y inches diameter al tie small end.
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Class No 49,

II my bid be accepted, desire 70 be addressed
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We the undersigned, residents Of --, in the
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CLASS No. 3.-Uhite Oak Plan

To be sawed to full and even thickness, and to
parallel widths; and not to have more than half
inch of cap wood on the OF the face, sap
side of the plank Estimated at l32, 900 feet board
measure--per foot
20 white oak plank, 50 to 40 feet long, 10 TO IS
inches wide, inches thick
90 white oak plank, 80 to 45 feet long, 10 to Is
inches wide, 81 inches thick.
30 white oak plank, 80 10 AS feet long, 10 to Is
inches wide, inches thick.
30 white oak plank, 80 20 so feet long, 10 to Is
inches wide, a. inches thick.
30 white oak plank, 80 To 80 feet long, 10 to IL
inches wide inches thick.
To be sawed fair and Of even thickness, and TO
have n natural curve edgewise, not less than II
inches in the length of each plank. Estimated at
$4,000 feet, board measure--per foot
CLASS No. 4.-Em, White fish, and Black
Walnut.
500 cubic feet best quality elm timber (butt
pieces) from ten to twenty feet long, and
none less than Is inches diameter at the top
end, clear of the bark--per cubic foot.
900 feet board measure white ash plank, from IL
TO 20 feet long, - TO 20 inches widc and two
inchee thick-per foot.
1900 feet board measure black walnut, one-inch
boards, ~ to 20 feet long, and to average 10
inches widc-per foot.
CLASS No. 5.-Yello,c Pine.
10000 cubic feet fine grained southern yellow pine
plank stocks, 10 average forty five feet in
length, and none less than 35 feet ong-per
cubic foot.
1000 cubic feet fine grained southern yellow pine
promscuous timber, from 25 to 40 feet long,
and from Is 70 II inches square-per cubic
foot.
CLASS No. 6.-JVhac Pine.
80, 900 feet board measure No. |, or first quality
white pine, one-inch boards-pcr thousand
feet.
80 900 feet board measure No 3 or second quality
white pine, one-inch boards-vper thousand
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To be Of The best quality 81. Domingo hgnum-
vte, 2,2i0 pounds to the ton, TO be straig ht and
round, free from checks, other defects, and not
less than three feet long.
CLASS No. 3.-Uhte Oak Plank and Boards,
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NAVY YARD BROOKLYN. NEW YORK.

NV ! AIND, DhOUhLl NEW lONh'
Glass No. l.-HickOry Bars, Sc, (pcr piece
100 rough hickory bars, six feet long and 81 inches
square.
90 white heart hickory butts, feet long and
inches diameter the small end.
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cubic feet white oak plank-stocks,
It cents per cubic fOot....... :
- sided inches Of white oak boat knees,
at 49, cents per sided inch.......
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NAVY YARD. NTTERY, MAINE.

u rough hickory bars, IA feet in length, TO be
straight, and 20 square G. feet above The butt) o
by inches
Class No. 2.-LictumritG. (Dy the toni
! On let quality Lguuuyuc, Of each Of the follow
ng sizes, viz 10 IL, 70, 70, and - inchcs in d.
einctor, amounting 20 p tons, Of 2,2iO lbs each.
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Measuring about 1925 inches; bodies to be 6 to
feet long. Arms to be from feet inches to feet
long. None to vary more than degrees from
right angle. June 25-law4w
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CLASS No. 5.-Staues, (per HiouSdnd.)
900 prime white GAL; slaves, inches long, inch
thick, q inches wide, clear Of sap
900 white ash barrel staves.
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Published This Morning,
DUMAS LATEST AND BEST:
THE QUEENS ACE,

SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT OF LOUIS XVI
BY ALEXANDER DUMAS, ESQ.,
Vol. II. and Completion.
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JovisriRe formal gives a sad account of feud
6etween two families of Garrard Co. Ky. named
Evans and Hill. Dr. Evans some two or three
months since, shot one Of his neighbors named Hil
and then fed, it is supposed to Indiana. On Mon
5ay last one Of the Evans and one Of the Hills
zane into collision and exchanged shots without
effect The Hill gang then fen on Evans with
tnives and cut his threat on each side and his up
ner lip nearly off, While this butchering business
W., going on, brother Of Evans appeared and
.hot down with revolver, excessively, Russell
AIN. Frederick Hill, William Hill, Jr. aud Henry
Sagscy, brother.in law Numerous shots were
made at him without killing him The battle was
over the wounded Evans, and who was supposed
10 be dead None Of the FIVE wounded are dead,
and is thought they may all recover.