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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01

Mr.. EDITOR Our attention vas called some
days ago, to n notice posted at the different
pubic places in our town, calling for a meet
ing Of the farmers in this peig hborhood, at
the public school house, for the purpose of
regulating farm labor for the coming season,
which means nothing more nor less than a
combination on the part OF a fsw farmers TO
put down the price OF laber. We are told that
| at the nesting Lo definite action was taken,
| owing, as 1t is thought, TO the absence OF the
| principal ring-leaders. Consequently 1t was
resolved to hold au adjourned meeting at the
same place, on Tuesday afternoon, January
30th, at which time ii ual action may be ex-
pected
We had hoped that our farmers were pos
sessed OF too much good common sense to at
tempt move OF this kind, striking as it does
at the very life and support OF our working
| men. Nor do we believe that the 10y al and
Intelligent part OF our farmers have any thing
TO do with it, but that it is confined principally
| 10 the disloyal part-those who have heret ofore
acted the part OF master and governor, and
&c who wish 10 govern yet.
's But happily for the laboring men OF our
u county aud State, that day has passed never
y to return again, and well may our working meI
IL thank God for it. The rebellion was wagec
o. that the aristocracy might rule and the work
y ing man be slave, but an all-wise Providence
VI has decided in favor of the working men oil
Is this. country, and they now stand forth as the
"a master wheel OF eur republican government
u The working men Of Delaware can no longer
be blind or deaf as 10 the real intentions oil
would he masters, and it ia Tor them to say Al
ur coming State election, whether they will
cast their votes for men and party who are &C
live and willing to combine against the inter
Is ests of them and their families, or whether
u will cast them for those who will do all in ell
" power to promote and de feud them.
/ We hold that the wages of the workingjmen
r will necessarily fnd their level 10 due time
aud be in pr oIoI ton to other things, if they
, have not already done So. and that combiua-
' ton on the part of either employers or en-
p.oyees to effect the price of wages is unwise
md unjust, and can tend to no good result in
the end.
The laboring men in this section did not
combine for the purpose of increasing their
wages when it became necessary for them TO
receive more, owing to the increase in price of
II the necessaries OF life, occas ioued by the
slave holders war, but like rea sunable and
nsible men they wait'd their time with pa
tience, until thei- wages found a level with
other things. Working men, il the farmers
have right 10 combine and say what you
shall receive tor your labor, you 10 justice to
yourselves and families, have the same right
III self det.nce to combine and say whether
you will work for them or not, and what COM
pensation you will receive for your labor. It
ls with you and not with them to say what
compensation you shall receive. Look TO your
interests, aud see to it. LAB0RER.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
AGRICU 1t t1RE,
sAw-nUsT FOR BEDDING.

A good bod for the horse and COW Is equal
10 enc quarter more food, and damp, scantt
bedding, and hard, cod, unsuitable standing
places II is not difficult or expensive tor thc
farmer 10 provide plenty of litter for his stock.
He has the straw and refuse Of fodder to make
into manure by this process. Leaves from the
forest, and dried muck, are, likewise, at his
command.
But to the dweller Ia the village or city, who
keeps his horse and COW, this question of a
good bed for his animals, Is one OF considera-
BILE expense. He must buy, aud pay for costly
hauling, whatever he uses. Ii ia not eary, Mt
all simes, to procure straw, for farmers, as
they should be, are 10th to sell it, and 1t is q
potteriug job to load aud haul small guam
tity OF straw several miles to u city or village,
for the small sum the customers are willing to
pay for IT. To these we emphatically recon-
mend saw dust, whenever it can be procured.
Saw. dust in the lumber mills, whore it is made
is Of 10 value except as faol for the engines,
and one can well afford to pay enough for it to
replace Its value with wood or coal, and take
II to his stable.
We have in MUD now the case of gentle
man who used it several years for this purpose.
We noted some OF its advantages over straw.
1t was cheaper; less bnlky-enough for a win
ter could be stored in spare stall IL was
cleaner-no straw scattered around the stable,
and working out on to the carriage floor. He
had box stall ten or twelve feet square. This
was Uttered few inches over with the saw
dust and nights his horse was turned loose 10
to it. No feed was given here, except grain
in mauger. In this his horse could rest
admirably, choosing any position that was
most refreshing. The floor was soft to tina
feet that had struck hard all day on stone pave
ments and If ieverish, there was suite isnt
dampuess to be grateful. In the morniug the
manure was quickly gathered with a rake, the
bedding stirred little with the same imple-
ment, and a small quantity of fresh dsst sd
ded. Occasionally, the whole bedding Was re-
newed.
To horses driven much on hard roads and
pavements, nothing is more refreshing to theft
feet than to stand when in the stable on saw
dust. Nail down to the floor a strip of board
two or three inches high, to increase suficien,
| standing room in conjunction with aud behind
the stall. Put two or three inches Of cav dust
over this space, and if you cannot give them q
box stall nightly, you have, at any rate, made
them more comfortable, than would a hard
plank floor just covered with straw.-NsU York
Rural.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
WILMINGTON AND READING RAILROAD.

ASHLAND, Schuylkill Co., Pa, January, 1866.
The communications over tho signature of
It Wilmington in your late Issues, have in
duced me 10 jot down some OF the thoughts
and scenes which present themselves to me In
passiug through part of these regions OF our
neiehboring State which your correspondent
ia 40 earnestly endeavoriug to convince our
citlzeus ought to be more closely connected
with our city and State by the Wilmington and
Brsudywine Railroad.
Standing on these bleak hills, crowned oy
nature with the white rock (which invarlsoly
accompanies az 1 am told, the deposits OF An
thraciie Coal) and crowned with dark old hem
locks and pinvs, bul now dotted every here am
there with immense piles of coal dirt and the
gaunt breaker OF the busy miner, your cores
pondeut turns his mental eye to our trim NUS
city, and regrets that more of his fellow clti-
zens are not with him 10 see the stir ahu en-
terprise and perhaps TO catch The spirit OF these
industrious people. From hilltop 10 Tue
centre of this tewn you may count the CURING
jos of steam from some ten or more coiierits
which have capacity of sending to mafket
from two hundred to one thousand tons oil coal
per day, apiece. To get the product from all
of these operations there is sperlect network
OF Raj roads, seven distinct tracks, besides
sideings being crossed, in walk of half
mile, and with such names "Switch backs
"Tal Tracks, Feed Tracks" &c. Why Is It
Mr.. Editor, the natives here always speak oil
their mines MS being feminine-is it because
they love them so? You hear the IN talking OF
" She is in fault" How does she pitch -
Is sine ;queezed2" You sh suld come up
here to see and fad it all out.
But my point is that Wilmington is or ought
TO bs just rs near all OF this wealth as Phi a
dephiu, and yet we must pay tribute to the
latter en- all OF this product which VIC use, by
allowing it 10 gn some so miles out OF the way
pass through Philadelphia and thus add &c
its cost. | attn told that the mining region ex'
tends some Is or 20 miles both East and W es
from here and | only see a sma! portion o
the system OF Iron Road which drains thisrcl
product. When we see our sister city OF Rea
ding. certainly not our superior in wealth c
population Il few years since, take hold OF la
advantages Of situation, aud build the Leb'
non Valiey-the East Pennsylvania and u
Reading aud Columbia Railroads, in all sor
$50 miles-over rough mountains and throu
rocky cuts, we ought TO feel that we can
ourselves build road of some so miles. b
even this | am told we are not asked to
tor our friends of Berks and Chester are rea
to lake ene-hslf the lead, and we are only Il
to build rs miles OF road, to enjoy the benef
If tue expenditure of millions which have be
spent on the hundreds OF miles which won
become tributary TO our line. BRAsDlwIsE.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01

w.. A disease called the trincbine disc,
Iavaeing Berlin Many are dying from il.
ana 1t "a supposed to arise from eating no rk
taken from diseased swine.
H9-Gen. Schenck favors the peace est, ,b-
ilshment OF the army at 100, 600 msn; GENERAL
0O0 ""son W.
nA-The President, for prudential reaspss.
declined to transmit to Congress the ofic;i al
correspondence about the recent troubles on
the Rio Grand.
n@-A new hotel has been opensd at Ne, y
Orleans, which boasts that it neither seek ,
nor desires the patronage of Northern guesus
n@-T superintendent of the Russo-Ame, .
ican Telegraph reports the work prog ress in ?
rapidly on both sides fthe Pacific.
nA- proposition has been laid before Cou, i.
eress, by direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury, for the renewal of the canadian
reciprocity treaty for one year, provided Can,
ada repeats certain duties.
p6r There are no les, than "a 900 apnrics-
lions for clerkships at the Treasury Depart.
men', in Washington:
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
A ADJOURN ED

DY Vriue of an ordsr Of the Orphans Court Of the
ID State % Delaware made the September term A. D..
1855 will he exposed to Sale at public Vendue at the
Hotel Of Benjamin C. Pearce in the city Of Wilmngt
wednes the eth day of February 1850 at zocIosk
D. M the following described real estate, late Of Robt
hcCae', decd, to wit:
certain lot or piece Of land, situate In the City of
strcet rs eet six inc hes brcad aud at the distance
of IS feet f the North side Of Seventh st sti9 iect
broad, at corner OF Ann MIlvans's laud, thence
aong ead side French Street northery 30 feet to
ojruer of land Of Nicholas Patterson. deceased
snce thereby westerly and parallel to Seventh Street
% feet 81 inches tn corner OF Daniel b. Woodwards
land tn by his land sosei and parallel to froBch
Btreet, 30 of land Of Within Bright
ence thereby and by lands Of Daniel fsrra and lands
Eleventh. Street 60 feet 5 inches to the place If begin
ming the contents thereof less, aud having
thereon A Frame Dwelling
And IL IL ordered that the purchaser purchasers
thereof and appear at the Orphans Court for New
Castle County tha the Conrt may assign to him her
them the premises sold pursuant to said order he she
they paying tn the parties entitled their and pro-
pornats shares Of the purchase money, lively
with sucent surety or sarees to be approved BY the
Court entering Tito recognigance the en-
and acknowledged In said Court In penal sum, 10 be
determined by the said Court with condition pay
the parties entitled seytrally their executors admins
traitors assgs respectively their Just and proportion
shares OF the said purchase mone,, With Interest
-ucb time at the Court may determine In manner
AID form may by the drecti OF the said Court be
prescribed and appointed In said condition
Attendance will be given and terms OF sale made
knowl OF the time and place aforesaid by
wM s. MoCApLLEY, Esq, Trustee or by his attorney,
BY order OF the Ccnrt, SAMUEL GUTHRIE,
Dec IA, le65-jHn Its CLERK Of Orphans Court.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01

DEAD DerTkH.-h Washington letter eays ;
"a public sale of the perishable contents
of the Dead Letter Bureau, took place a week
or two since. Without enumerating the Ella .
gular things brought to light, which can he
seen in all our papers. | will mention two Gu
rious ones that have not seen allu ded to-
One was letter containing check for eight
thousand dollars in coin. directed to a lady in
New York. requesting her to accept the en-
closed as return for the kindness shown to
ny father and mother dated at the Astor House
and signed John who was to start immed =
ately tor Europe. The letter not reaching the
lady was sent to the Dead Letter Office. The
Postmaster General directed his deputy at New
YORK to institute thorough search for the
lady, who at last found her, and reported his
success TO the Department, very naturally sd.
ding that John had evidently, more cash than
brains.
Another leltr, from Idaho, contained two
hundred thousand dollars in United States
bonds, directed to a banker in New York, who
had left for Europe before the bonds arrived.
Of course they were not lost, being finally
sent 10 the Dead Letter Office
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
THs BANisHED COMMUNICATIVE Boston

THs BANIsHKD CossPIRAroRs.--The Boston
Evening Transcripts has an item about the BAY
ished cosspuators =
Late intelligence from tho Dry Tortugas
says that Dr. Audd, Spangler and 0'LauGh,iu,
the Lincoln assassination pdrators all &C.
supy one room, and are appat emily 10 good
health They do the most meniax aud degrad-
ing work aoont the prison. DE- Mudd has
behaved with exemplary propriety since his
failure to escape made some time ago, and is
evidently striving to reiustate himself in the
good opinion OF his custodians, and his for
hosp pitfalls.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
PUBJ.lC SAFE.


6 The subscriber will sell at Public -
NV sale, ct his residence In Dutch Neck,
A b. oeorges Hundred, the road ~
loaonR from ne aware City to Issno uesvers Corner
% MONDAY, the 18th day OF February, 1895, at 10
o'clock, A. M. his entire stock, consisting OF hcad of
horses valuable Tor work driving; Cote three
yses DID, one two years old. and one eprinE Colt; s
head Of good Mch Cows, hefer, and one Steer, two
years old II the Spring yoke Of oxen Of good sse
mead OF bhoats York Carriage, nearly new l top
buggy. in good order; Farm wagons, with rgginss
ox,ent one borsc Peach MIL Wagon, nearly new;
~ Peach Baskets set Of single Carriage Harness. In
good order; ! sst Of good Wagon Harness, Pow Gears
Brides and Collars, hand Corn Shelter 8. Van Vic
kle Drain Fan, nearly nev stee Tooth Horse Rake
IRevolsipg Rake. Iersla Drili, drindstone, Flows
Msrsoys Cul,iyeters shoyeis Forks, &C. shoulders
Household and Kitchen Furniture.--such as Beds
Bedding, Bedstesds Tables. Chairs settee. Carpets
small Bureau. Parlor Coal stovs good Cook Stove
lot OF Dishes. Dairy Fixtura-such as Mix Pans
Churns, &c.
TERMS OF sALB..An sums Of els aod under cash
over $l6, mine months credit with Judgment notice
bonds with approved security. inferred from date.
JOHN DIEHL
L. ". sTlDHAM Auct. ian 29-ts
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01

Mt. STERLIsG, ILL, Jan. 18th, 1865.
Ma. EDITOR :-As a number of my friends
wished ule to write to them about this great
country, thought it best tie send you few
facts if you can fnd room for them in your val
liable paper have been over most of four
in Illinois, AID have found the land far better
than expected There is plenty of timber,
and seasoned wood sells at SO per cord The
la1d Is productive. On the prairie the soil is
ar deer eritlau ia woodland. | saw wash
u 2 sld where tho soil was six feet deep.
ne yer saw good corn grow before. l counted
7eyea to nine stalks in n hill and good ear
on each, marked out % By 4 feet, They say
they can raise good wheat by making SOD
frat They think wheat wont pay Mt 81 per
tushel. They say corn nays better. Every
thing like stock eats it. The people are clever
and inielligtn', hut cont like work. They
work their corn Two or three times, but never
cut it up, They buy cattle and hogs and tu-n
them in TIL they get fat. Some who don't |
forget il husk enough to do hem all winter
Pgarie land is fiat, and think must be wet in |
spring Timber land is mostly rough and very
hlliy, | have no; seen any stone but lime
stoue, VI which there Is plenty about Quincy
] have noticed the water particularly and
find some hard and some SOFT as good as GU
have III Delaware. In three ont off four wells
there is hard water. do not like it. lit We
NV 81 uhpy sPlluRs' Inc Welis hle "oe'5
nom 70 to 30 feet deep, and plenty ofwater in
item.
Was through part Of Missouri, but don't
like it. found the land both poor and rough,
20 miles from the river. IL isn't half as good rs
Illinois This Is the garden spot of the world
There hre uad.Yhtedly some disadvantages,
but not half as many as with you. The Della
ware farmer should count what manares cost.
Here tncy call it nuisance, and many oil
them do not know what lime is. | was sur
prised In Gud dry goods cheaper here than i'll
Philadelphia. Nevertheless it is true.
HIRAM MOORE.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01

Mr.. VERNON, Eco. .-DEAR SlR In reading
over your last edition, see an article address.
ed to the working men of Delawa,e." You
will oblige working man OF Wilmington By
inserting the following questions to the writer
OF the above article, signed A. P, Osmond.
lst' Ia Mr.. osmoud working man, or. in
other words, an employee
I'd. Is be In favor OF eight hours for legal
days work, and no reduction OF wages7
Sd. Ia he in favor of reduction OF the la
boring mans taxi
II be will answer through your paper, the
above questioPs, he will oblige the working
men of Delaware. EIGHT HOURS
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
PrBLuC SALE,

n WILL he sold at Public Sale. On Che ,e,,SS
I@Nfsrm OF Henry DUPONT, In Brand, W ne BaSTs
80 Hundred. near Rockland, on FRIDAY ,A-0.ss
the 18th day Of Feoruary, 1899 at o'clock. p NJ, the
following personal property: One yo,d working horse
one cot sight mo"ths old Supporter Mich Cows. two
Of them about o'yinS; fat COW, two year old hrer,
two year old Bull TT Hog, shostH hay by the ton,
two horse Wagon horse Cart and Gears, Dearborn
and Harness. Family Carriage aud Harness. Co'lsr+
Brides and Leading Chans Plsw hsr1tss set Of
Double Harrows, Uultivators cWttins Boy. Grain
Fan, Corn Shelter, l Revolving Horse Jske, Double
and ttogie Trees Hay Knife Crow Bars, Hoes Sho-
vels Spades Forks RAkss Moving scyther. Gain era.
dies, orndstops, good Hot Bed SASH, Potatoes and
Corn BY the bushel barrel Chusn and Dairy Fixtures
slx scres OF wbet In the ground many articles not
Sale. JOHN PRONE
L. W. BTIDHAM. Auct, Jan 29-ts
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
PURIIC SALE

"a The subscriber Intending to re- sEyzxsfY
DfsAA move Illinois, will sell All his stock, N<ty'
ah Farming ImI leinont', HI useho Id aud t4444.=sAA
kicnen Furniture, &c, at Public sale, on TUESDAY
tho 10th day,of February 1866 at 10 o'clock A. M IN
the farm Of james Elliott, Esq, Of the Wilmington
and Chrissna Turnpike, between the Villages Of stap
ton and uhrstisna, tho following describe property
HoRsES.--An extra nne trey Horse, years Old
blrcded stock. Thoroughbred Bay horse years old
good and sound, Grey family horse years old honest
are Years old, heavy with foal, Roam colt, 2yeiB
old in May next good stock; syonDs Cows good stoet
all COED Mixers, two Heiiers two years old Heties,
year old, Red Bull years old good stock; fio
shoats. One Germantown arriage, new urge n'a'
ket dearborn, for two bordes ROod.tnrm wago
with new hay rigging l horse cart, suik-y, CON
shelter, fan. revolving rake, roller; plowH harrow
eutivatrrs double and single trees fnrbs rakes shove
hoes chsius, carriage wagon and plow harness. sacdh
nearly brides hallers, and l,nes barrels, lot #
picked pork; cook stove, ton plate stove, III
reaus tables chairs dairy fixtures, pots'os
by the bushe 81 acres Of wheat in the ground, prime
timothy Ii " BY the ton and combined per AID
mower, (nope better) TERMS CASH
CHARLES W. WHITMAN
in 25.tA I
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
PUBLIC SALE.

IN WILL be sold at Psbllc Sale, at the ~
IA residence OF the subscriber iu brandy -HH
wine Hundred, Az miles from Wilmington, the CON
1885, at IL o'clock M the following personal property
Mare seven head OF good Mich Cows, two yearling
Heifers, four Shoats. .
Farming misunderstanding OF two horse wagon,
lbroad wheel Cart, Market Dearborn Revolving Horse
Harr w, shos els Spades Hoes, Picks orowbAis sedEe
Stone Hammer Mason Hammer, Drill Hammers and
Drills heavy Log Chain, Breast Chains, Double and
single Trees Cow Chans Feed Chests lot III angshead-,
hot bed Sash Chertnut Posts ready fence Also
Timothy Hay stack OF Straw, Fodder,
six of wheat In the ground lot Of Boards and 9TH
/ sr articles tedious to mention.
| Dairy Fizturea.-UonsistiUg Of Revolving Curn Bt
ter Tub, Cream Cans, Tin Pans, Piiuts and Ladies', &c
One large ten plate Stove, &c W. Terms Cash
| WILLIAM j. MCKEE.
| John HEYRURN Au ian Oats
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
Public Sale.

IN The Subscriber having rented hisgSTEN
y&aN farm, will sell at Public Sale. on hisEkS3F
XIII farm In Approximately Hundred, MN
about half way between Blackbrd and Peterborough,
on THURSDAY, the 18th day Of February 1896, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, all hi. Stock and Planning implements,
which have been slightly used assisting Of head of
Horses superior driving Horses which can he driven
or ridden BY LADY, good Mare wi fosi by superior
Jack (; II head Of Cattle, superior yoke of oxen
head Of good Mich c1wA rsir IF young Steers Cue
Hsifers, Buils. yearlings half Dlrhap - NJ rig,
Farming implem nts II Wagon OF Cart, Powr. Cul.
vsto, Hsrrows. Grndstone, Double and Single Tr4s,
Pillow Gears. Wagon na[esss. Family Carriage. Fan,
Drill, good Post Machine good Horse Rake, Cllars
and Brides, ox-yokc, oxchaiu so bushels of Seed
Oats 80 to 90 bushels OF Corn IS bushels Of cool
Potatoes, 1908 bundles Of good blade Fodder. Buy
may rest assured that nll Of the above proveFy will be
Ian 25 Is RRNyAMIN DENNY.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-01
PUBLIC SALE,
PUBLIC SALE.

6-Nry Tho subscriber having rented hisfE
bEsslfp farm, will sell at Public Sale, o, IE
VIZ a. TIL uRsDAY, tho 10Th DAY Of ftb xA-Wks3
runiy 1850 ut 10 o'cck A. NJ, at his IA III in New ca,
tie Iiundrei about ha fany betwesn the Bear stat on
md the Village OF Chrisaa part IL LIS Household and
kitchen furniture onssting Of 1istehis ChNr' three
stoves Churn abi TX Pans WHd'w Bhnds 10 Oil
Cot1 Shades Brass Kettle, Shu.A Cutter, Hnd many
9th ar hrticl. u~t fui in Housekeeping .
All Lis Farming lml'ltmtuts (Which have been nut
little ell sting Of wagons Carts Flows Cuiiva'
Jersey Blue Reaper aud Mower, superior "rtic e.
ThreshinE AchHo ind-tone Double single IRE 90,
Wagon Harness set ofsings Harness. set of Double
Harness, ie.iy new two seated ',srr,ase. ! YORK
Wagon Sleigh, straps Bills, Germ Shelters, rams
Roller Drill orn Cover, sets of Pillow Gears Forks
RAku Revolving Bake Collars and Brides, ox-yokes
and oxchano Long Ladder Hoes, Axes, and lot OF old
Iron.
HORsEs.--Hc will also sell II Horses, a superior
family hoIsa be driven aud ridden by LADY, pau
If horses suit tbe for driving work sursior Mares
larpe work horser, P.ny, 2yearling Colts.
THIRTYFivE HEAD OF CATTLE, consisting Of
yoke of Work Oxen, 10 Cows with calves Mt theit
sides, other coming int" preht Heiiers and Bu "
10 superior Shoas, lh0 bushels Of good Potatoes 10
BussslI Of Oats bushels ot Buan,, l5UO weight OF pick
sltd PORK ~ Tons Of and Timothy AID Ci.Ver Hay
10 o. Cor Fodder and Straw. to DO fe IN the barn yard
the prenists 80 aratu Bags, rom ~ 10 10 loaIs
cihs and many ether articles not named.
Bu yers NAV that all ofne above property
viii he sold without reserve.
TEKMs-Ali sums Of $50 and under cash, and on nj
sums credit 30 days will be given by the pur
chaser giving bankable note with an approved endor
ser. IN lists JOHN I. siMM0Ns