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The above mentioned articles must conform. in
oil respects the sealed standard patterns In the
Of the
masters office Marine Corps, 40 Spruce street,
e ReEe
they can be exam ned.
And the ts %
h VIII IL be and
wall supply the deficiency at the expense OF the
Payment will be made upon the accented de.
livery of the whole quantity Which may from time
the payment Of account rendered Under irst order
until second order is filed, and ten per cent. from
order d is filed and SO on until contracts com
Each proposal must be accompanied by the fol-
FORM OF GUARANTY,
The .nd IN the s.at the Of State Of
hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing bid Of
= for supplies. as above described be &C
receipt of the contract at the post Office named,
execute the contract for the same, with good and
fall to enter into contract as Aforesaid we
tee to make good the difference between the offer
G.. Guarantor.
l hereby certify that the above named, 49,, are
sooS me of property and able
To be signed by the United States district judge.
Nc. proposal will be considered unless accompa-
Newspapers authorised to publish the above, will
send the paper containing the first insertion to the
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Office Com Strsst and Louisiana Avenue. 0rey
Bank Of WashingtoH.
INSURE HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY
AGAINST LOSS BY RIRH.
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O. W. BOTHER. JNO. W. B0TlLIR
@. W. BOTELER & son.
IMPORTERS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
CHINA, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE.
TABLE CUTLERY, sILVER.PLATED WARE,
BRITANNIA WARE, BLOCK TIN GOODS,
TIN CHAMBER SETS. COAL OIL LAMPS,
JAPANNED WALTERS. DOOR MATS,
YEATHIR BUSTERS. BRUSHES,
WOOD WARE. AND
HOUeIKEEPING ARTICLES CENTRALLY.
~ HOUSES. HOTELS. AND eTIAMBOATS
lURNIsH1D AT SHORT NOTICE.
SIS IRON HALL.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
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HNPORTANT TO 6UT 1R0
eUTLERS WILL FIND
H. A. DOWNING 4 co.'s
COW " e 4 TED OLAk
TO Bl A MOST VALUABLE ARTICLE TO
THEIR TRADE,
It sells very rapidly. and Ii the most economical
article Of dist for the omeers mess. It Ia prepared
In one minute. and makes most delicious Soup or
Chowder. It 10 highly recommended By Arm
Surgeons. The profits are large.
Il. A. DOWNING co.,
Manufacturers Of Concentrated Food
No. Ill Hast 18th st., New York,
For sale By BARBOUR d slMM1S, Sole Agents.
66 Louisiana Avenue,
Oo4N WashinGto D. q
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i ED FROM NEW YORK DAILY, ct greatly
reduced pricss.-Terms, for one year, payable in
Fer z: H s # Vs.
Address 4. 50Y0i. 10. So west 18th street, New
RILLIARD THBLIe FOB sALl.-Tls sabseri'
ID Der has THU FIRST GLASS
BILL e Il, d.1Os: !: ss'; 1sl, i: x
nQuire Ct the Billiard room, corner =.
ltth street end lonnulvAniA ayen1e. MN-0
V1PTAIN BRAND, OF THl .0l NTH 1Dn
u.si T.. 'itA m''ssss'''';F H54nox TAYLOR
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Peg top PANTS, French and Hslish WALKING
COATS. Peltoe's fancy and plain SACKS; also, the
new style SACKATEL, the prettiest coat out.
All in endless varieties At SMITH, BROS. Il CO.'S
Baltimore street. sep A-3m
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To KILL WoRMs In PEACH TREE Roorsa-Oor PEG.
pie do not sufficiently attend to their fruit trees
hence the defective character Of much ofour fruit
simple plan for destroying the werna that infests
the root Of the peach tree is hereuntoSnBexed, and
is at least worth atrial Many tree might thus he
made to bear perfectly which would otherwise fail.
:: Take small hoe, Or other suitable implement and
excavate the earth from tho roots oahe trse to the
depth that the worms usually penstEate. aThentaks
about . pound Of uaslaeksd lime, broken into fras.
menfs mix it vita the earth removed from the tree
ROOT pack the mi xtuse into arsnd
the tree; ,thea.pour water upon the mixsurs insult
ientauantity to Stake the lime The heat evolved
by this means tagether with the cerrosiss quality
of the lime, will within very fsmminutes, deatroy
every worm, even when thsylhaye penetrated ths
bark; and this without injnripg The tree If half .
dozen good peaches would aot compessatsfor your
labor you are no lover Of frsit"ss.- ,,lss,- .. =.
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FOOD FOR THE; ARMY.

Gen. Lee exhorts bis soldiers to endure patiently
the hardships occssioned by the reduction. Of "a
tons, which he hopes will only be "temporary.'-
The general order containing this exhortation is
dated January 22d, 1s84-six days ago. As Gen.
Lee never speaks until it is necessary, we may be
sure that his soldiers have suffered or likely to
suffer, unless the people and government Do their,
because that is the position which they have always
been called on to take in times Of emergency, and
which they must take new. :. =ag. %. 81. -:
What if Northrop is thought by the President
(and by him only the best man in the Confederacy
for Comrnissary Generafi The Presidents mistaken
opinion does not absolve us from our duty What
if ninety vessels did run into Wilmington harbor
within the past four months, and brought mean
whisky and Yankee notions instead Of meat enough
TO feed thearmy for b year Is ome-whst of that?
Our armies suffer none the less on account Of this
satisfactory explanation Of the reason why they are
suffering. ..s.s 81. -,....,s... .; .:
The truth is this If there is meat and bread
enough in the country to feed the army, the army
must have it Is II not enough to ask the soldiers
to shed their blood lose their lives, sleep in mud
and snow die in hospitals 60 barefoot and endure the
inevitable hardships Of camps, marches and battles
but We must ask them to starve in the bargain p
Can we not suffer very little in order that they
may SITTER not quite so much Can't We live on
half ra,ions that they may at least have quarter
rationsP We trust so, indeed 49, q. = )" 7r'.s.'
Here is fact for the consideration of the govern
ment. Every man who has plenty of money can
always get plenty to eat The governments has
plenty of money. Which is better, to hoard Men,
mingers notes, and let the army starve buy free
ly for the army, and let the people pay the piper
After ALL it is the peoples matter, and not Mem.
minger's, Maorys, Seddons, or Davis. Buy food
for the soldiers, matter what it costs. Give
million dollars fol- loaf Of bread if necessary. Let
the people charge their own prices and pay their
own debt. 1t is their debt and not the govern
ment's-Rich Whn i'm,
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For the Standard.

$50, & y s.-. For the Standard.
- Public Meeting in Rowan County.
=, At public meeting at place called High Point
between China Grove and Ooemans Turnout on
the North Carolina railroad, in Rowan county, on
the s0th January, 1864, the meeting was called to
order, and N Cook was called to the Chair, and j.
P. Rimer maize Secretary ''4
I'd, The Chairman appointed Messrs. Allen Rose, j.
Correll, j. P, Rimer, Abram Sec!er, and Solomon
Klutts, as committee to draft resolutions for the
consideration Of the meeting. The committee re-
ported the following resolutions which were unan-
imously adopted: -s@.,s ..3-, .-'" ."&
WHEREAS, The alarming and fearful tendency of
the Confederate government towards military des-
potism by the enactment Of unjust laws to her cit
zens, is just cause of complaint; and, Whereas an
earnest desire part as citizens Of sovereign
and Independent State to restore justice to US as
State, therefore,. O.. - .-..a .->"'. 81,
Resolved That all political power is vested in and
derived from the people only-that any legislation
by the Confederate Congress, or decision of the u
dietary denying or abridging those rights, would
be unconstitutional, unjust and oppressive, and
should be- resisted by all constitutional snd legal
measures. '....;,.....l. ...- ..,..
Resolred That strict subordination Of the mil
tary to the civil law is Of the pillars of repub
lcan liberty, and any attempt to ahridge or destroy
it bya SUSPENSION of the writ Of habeas corpus or to
the civil law upon the plea of military ne.
cessty or to institute supreme law Powe-, would
be revolutionary and despotic
Resolosde That North Carolina, as sovereign
and independent State has the right to consult the
present good and future happiness of her citizens,
and when she is forced to choose between military
despotisin and her State sovereignty, for the good
of her people she will choose the latter by Con-
vention of her citizens. e-S
Resolved, That the prompt and decided course Of
Gov. Vance in maintaining the rights Of the people
and supremacy Of the civil over the military Law,
meets our unqualified, appreciation, and we embrace
the present it occasion to assure him that the
people will in the future as they have in the past
sustain him in the protection Of these rights and
tbedischarge of his duty the Executive Of North
Carolina and that most respectfully and earnest
~ request him to convene the Legislature at an
ly.day if in his Judgment, the interest Of people
and maintenance Of our rights Is cftizens Of SOY.
eregn and Independent State require it. - fe-!'F
Resolded; That we endorse the public press In
North Carolina that in favor Of the settlement
Of this bloody cruel war BY negotiation; and that
: copy of the proceedings Of this meeting be seni
to the Raleigh Stasdord for publication - % al
AFTER which-it was moved and seconded for tf,f,
meeting to adjourb.2 -. Z E3.as'%s s.Iso ,-ts;lo
:. ta-rs L, -sf>z 81! n COOK, Chairnas,. .:
i.JKo. p. RIAER, Secretary. @z4.@ 4 = . eii4&i.i
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MORE MEN, OR MORE TO EAT,

1t IS Questionable whether our armies are most IN
need of reinforcements Of men, or more ample and
satisfactQrHaations for those now id camps. Espe-
ciallN fashionable in reference to the armies
in Northern Georgia: The complaints
that bed us Of short ratious are many and
bitter: Wecopy one from letter to the Atlanta
Register, dated Dalton, Jan. 1st: "Does the gov
ernment know that the sodiery now Fighting for its
existence receive quantity Of food positively insult
ficient to aay the pangs Of hunger? 1t ought to
know it, 1t is tact-a stubborn fact y
Our soldiers get too little corn meal rnserably poor
beef and rotten potatoes, to allay the pangs Of ab
soute hunger, whatever may be written to the con-
trary, by newspaper correspondents from post or
staff positions Of ease and plenty: They are without
axes to chop their irewood. They have hardly one.
third the utensils absolutely necessary to cook the
miserable pittance issued. They are, one-sixth Of,
them bareooted and the remainder but little better
supplied with socks and shoes. They are desttuteof
onehalf the clothing and blankets necessary to the
protection of their persons against the bleak blasts
OF winter" ,.,,.7.a 5-s.s 800 $50 '..::'s
This complaint comes from the very army, the
officers Of which lately memeralized Congress to put
into the ranks, for the war, all men between the
ages of IS and 80 able to do any military duty;
and, to meet emergencies all males between Is and.
Is and so and co. at the discretion of the President
This would deplete the productive department of
the country of its entire white labor. Il would d.
minish to alarming extent the agricultural pros
duction Of the country, at the very time when the
soldiers in thearmy are suffering from AZ insufeien-
cy of food and clothing! NJ.
The memorial itself speaks of I" dissatisfaction,
apprehended or existing, from short rations." Isit
not . most rational and probable conclusion that
the numerous assertions and absences without Leave
to which late disasters or inability to fellow up
cesses have been ascribe are due to the short "a.
tons and insufficient clothing complained Of -
Whether this be SO or not, it ia surely the duty Of
manity and sound poicy-to see to il that its troops
already ia the field are properly fed and comforts.
bly, clothed, before it aggravates the destisutiea
now exciting and 50 loudly complained Of BY 10.
crossing the number of mouths in services t. feed
and decreasing the number of ,ppodaeers left at
home to feed them.-Co Lumbus Euqpirsr. ,,.f.-
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REOBGAKlzArIoN OF EHs tAxHY.--ltu the HOUSE
of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Foose Submitted
as memorials number Of letters from officers and
privates Of the army, insisting upon securing the
men, the right Of making sInsw election Of officers;
as an Indispensable condition of the reorganization
Of the army for the next active campaign. Wears
assured that this is subject Of lively interest ID
the army, which Congress will have to touch viii,
great discretien. ,li,.LU. 81 81 tea'ieo 81 siaf
81 another ; npo'.ot question in the r. examination
There Is, no doubt that our strength in oaacss %
largely in exeess over that of strength in pr-
Yates this being. generally, thetrssult Of .bsca-
sualtcs Of war. Our brigadss ere aaid TO- svssage
four to six skeleton regiments ahseho might be Is
well commanded if reduced TO- two regimeuts.-
Each regiment thus obliteratsd by consolidation
would relieve from duty, q aaenaer rnnu,esssary,
three field officers one adjutaat one sergeant ma.
fjor, one commissary sergeant ope, auartermaster,
one aearternastsr sergeant one ordnance sergeant,
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sdANE HUNDRED, D6LLARs REWARD
Rauuwdy from the Subscribers, Nov. 3D., two negro
girls PRISCILLA sud gRACY Priscilla is bright nu,
lastos sdS likely years sId and weighs about l4o
ounds She viii have ehiid in short time. he W.
so racy is black color IS years old, weighs about ~
Ropp and rnbsngbs FROM Fsrmviile Va, nearly year
The sboysrewsrd will bs paid fur their esohnsne0'
iopn,~iIsu ' ! g = 'Af H-s, U.s. RAY. -
:, tt SC. ALLEN,
.if 'f5p" hHs ,h";. -.f2- !" Jamestown NC.
ii Nov q. 1898. UP as.. - &Q-wstPd
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= EScouRAoExENr 70 FAT Vol uNrEERs.-Many Of
the attest and bravest men in the Confederacy are
afraid to 60 into the army lest they should be I'm.
wieldly or incapable of rendering service This is
a mistake Some exceeding fat men are now in
the service. Gen. Humphrey Marshal served for
two years. But to set the matter at rest, we need
only cite the example Of Chiapin Vitell, one of the
abest Generals who accompanied Ava to the Meth
erlands. Stroda says of him, He was equally dis
pulence. The last characteristic was so remarkable
that he was almost monstrous in his personal ap-
peArsnce. His protuberant stomach was always
supported in bandage suspended from his neck;
yet, in spite Of this enormous impedimens he was
personally active On tue battlefield, and performed
more service, not only as commander but as subsl-
tern, than many younger and lighter men, All
Be Of good cheer, therefore, fat men; procure
your ,bandases, and 60 in.--Rieh. Wig <h9f
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WHITE sHAD.-The first pair Of white shad caught
in the Cape Fear, which have made their appear
anes in onr market, were offered this morning ut
$50, but had not been disposed Of ihst accounts
We beard Of pair, yesterday which, however,,
were not offered in market. Ne think it was said
the owner wanted $50 for them, but whether he
got it or not, We did not learn Last year Harry
Webb gave $50 for the a,se psr.s Shad ase oblig-
ing fish,. They patriotically run the Blockade and
come past our doors in ordsr that they may betaken
and eaten Wilmington Journal. sob ;! p~iH E..
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The Duke Of Wellington said that if be knew
anything it was how to feed .anarmy. The general
who possesses this knowledge. and exercises, It
preserves thereby the health Of his treeps. Every
general, then, should be ssntariap. IT is not the
enemy, We are told, however numerous or skillful,
VINO effects the destruction Of armies. It is fatigue
exposure, want Of food, land, more particularly,
proper food want Of shelter want, Of clothing,
want Of sanitary prevention, Let US !" feel .onr
responsibilities towards those t9 whom we eptrust
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4 MAMMALIAN AND THE MEXICAN CRowN-The New
York Courier publishes the following extract Of i
letter from the Archduke Macmillan to General
Almonte .x3C ~ still @SEGI-So- - 40 @3s's-S>
''R.st assured, my dear General, that do. not
in sleast hesitate about coming to you" Ny res
olution has been finally taken and ever since the
speech which made October Sd, before Mexico md
the world have only been waiting to take up the,
reins of authority for the lfllment of conditions
made necessary not by my own dignity alone but
by the best interests Of your country. Il have al
ready assured you Of this ID my letters Of October
9th, andt gives pleasure to renew the assurance
now. You may use this letter as you please to dis
spate all doubts which may still be felt in Mexieo.
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For tie Standard.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At regular meeting Of KNAPP Of Reeds Lodge No. l5s,
ofRree and Accepted Masons, held in their hail. 2h,
A. 1888, the following preamble and resolutions wsrs
WuExaAs. ThisLodge has received the sad uformatos
Of the death of our worthy brother, WILLIE RoBsR,
Of Co. b 46h regiment NO trosps who died the 18th
day of November last while dschargiug his duty .
soldier in defence of his native land therefore belt
Rssotufd That We bow with due submission to the will
OF Him who holdeth the destines Of nations and men in
his own hands.
Resolved That sadly lament the death of worthy
brotber that will cherish his memory good
soldier and worthy Mason :. s. ~ - /.
Rssolrsd That in the death of worthy brother bis
beseAved relations and friends hsve lost kind and quws-
Hssosssd That e recommend to his former eomradesin
arms ~ wyrsty oondsce which lie displayed while cum
nected with them. e. -.,.5 -. -. -;
Reve1 That We tender ou heartfelt sYmpahies to his
bereaxed brothsrS sisters aud ri ends in their allie.
ton. ....- GA. o. - -.-- :s..r .....- g..
sv.d Thst We wear tie usual badge Of mourning for
thirty days - ~ .El Sd. =.
Rssolctd That the Secretary forward copy of ,hese
resoitions the brothers and Of the deceased
brother also copy to the N. Standard and Biblical e.
| oord~ for publication. .-.-t.....s-..- - -~''
/ es,;,: - Il. i'.g asa' r q HELM. Com.
7 ~. ! .s-i-1, s. - JOHN FLEMING,
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REMEMBER THEM--We beg the loyal, patriotic
masses in North CsAalisaeD remember that when.
ever they chooes TO exercise hss right
70 bold meetpgs cpd a e apps: e sheiI ssrpes.
in Congress d. tie Legislature, TO take some action
or make some effort looking " III honorable peace
BIZ other means than thS sword they ~ acetsed Of
being the dupss OF strikerA0 :tciques about Raj
eigh Their reylers want var - lhs knite and the
knife to the ilt and .whepeyer the voice Of reason,
humanity and christianity Il heard pleading above
the din of arms for negotistions to ssy the hand OF
destruction before the tflast man aad last oaasr
shall have been expended these honestaylng Patr'-
OTIS, secure in the deep recesses Of their own
holes 60 into fits Of patriotic Indignation ana %
uonee all men who dare whisper adesfe fcs peace,
as traitors We should keep mp the armies and
fight the enemy with yigor vhenezsr and, wberever
found but we should & tie same time have the
Confederate and State authorities continually ring.
ing our desire for peaeento 5Ae cars Of the people
Of the North and the world :vhsnsser they become
willing to have it upon terms that We eond accept
We would prepare for . long war--make the armies
efficient and look we'll to home pursuits at the
same tine make constant Efforts to strengthen the
peace party at the North by propositions to negoti
ate on the subject Of dierenc u.s.. Meth
er party will ever be wholly subugated-i must be
settled by negotiations at last-and he who fayors
action looking to that end how exhibits more ster
ling patriotism and is better friend to humanity
ana LOerCy tnSi the sWHo see NAog'feS
to bring on and perpetuate war be refuses 70 help
! Rghts The ogarehs, who are il favor Of sapprss-
sing everything but their own buster, are the cor
rupt tools of corrupt leaders, and we caution the
honest masses to beware of all such, r. .5fa
: Mark those who sneer at and ridicule the action
of the respectable masses, and remember them, for
the time will come when their foul utterances will
b rest as ''hideous mark" upon those who make
. them. There are q few olgarchs, here In North
Carolina who want to restras and enslaye the peo-
t pie. Watch them Progress.
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two medical officers, one hospital steward, and e..
ty captains and lieutenants, making in all ftyts,
men, Thus sbrigsdes. composed Of six skeleton ~
1;~tnts conl4 relie!s Of render unnecessary to S
sstaies sso handted sand eighty Officers; and bri
gades composed of four regiments half that pu NM
ber,- Richmond Examiner.