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The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-30
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MIR. EDITOR Leaving your city only
the last week, have, been compelled to,
contrast your genial climate with that of
this section. Last night snow storm com
menced, continuing until alter noon to-day,
and left two feet OF snow on q 'ieyei and
drifts OF any depth yon can name lhe,
railroads have been laDorlnS all Gay without
succeeding, however, IN any one case IN
making connections with the CITIES. You
can well imagine the favorable impression
made by your genial climate, as all day IL
have been kept at the hotel, waiting the
opening OF travel. On one road it Is said
they had seven engines working together
against embankments oi snow Sucn fact
speaks volumes 40 Iavor OF securing 10 your
selves q through line west m your State,
wnere no such dimcuitles occur, and wnere
sGch extraordlnary expenses are nes INCUR
red. ~ Inc sNofh'CaroiIna and 'Vlrg,na
through Lines must have greatly superior
advantages over any OF the Northern lines; !
But another contrast has also presented
itself in this growing town where have
been temporarily detained. l. IS their inter-
prise and your lack OF It, Here they have
both coal and iron, Inferior to yours N gall
~, yet there are two Iron works IN TINS
place. one OF winch employs l,7Oo hands,
ana tne otner apout nan tnat NUMBER. .one
store pt'Dy tne proprleeors OF one OF the
furnaces, 1T IS said, sells to- their employees
and others not less than $500 900 per annum.
These two facts account for the rapid growth
and city like appearance of this town, little
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-30

Among other .curiosities Mr.. Irubner
offers us the Alaska Herald, the furthest
oftshoot of our press, and which is publish
ed in English and Russian, Some atten-
tion is shown to tAe Aleut Indians The
contest of English and Russian on the coasts
of the Pacific may be attended with the
infiltration OF ideas among the populations
of Siberia, which are more energetic and in
the enjoyment of more personal freedom
L6cing Age,H Gfa
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!, SENATE aia. li sssl .
WEDNESDAY, March q, 1870.

Senate met at 915 O'Clock.
Mr.! ShofIucr Senator from Alamance In the
Chair. ., T- .g.+-Ys- rlf ffis i.j
Journal read and approved.
The House transmitted about ~ bills, mostiy
of private nature. 4f.e ~, III in.i
House resolution in favor of the legal repre-
sentatives of R. G. Parker, DECEASED was aoopt-
ed. -
Messrs Love, Melchor, and beeman were
granted leave of abeencc for the balance Oh the
session. Il, fs.sl NJ ha1.ilsc ". Z 3
Mr. Hyman introduced resolution TO pro,
hibit any leave Of abseBce, unless on account OF
sickness, until the 35th. Adopted .Isd I.
Senate bill to amend sec. /, chap. ~, laws Of
1901, passed several readings. NJ
Senate lii to amend sec. 4, chap. l99, code sf
civil procedure, passed several readings
The House transmitted substitute tor Senate
bill, to pruyide for an election and registration
OF voters for the year 1S7O
The substitute was adopted by the following
vote: a. 5.,,ta t.si Il, L.d.f3s,l, -. T. +
Yeas-Mcssrs Barnes, BeaIl, Beasley, Beeman,
Brogden, Burns, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Fork
per, Graham, Harrington, Lyman, Hawkins,
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BY the present school and military system
of Prussia, all young men who can prove
that they have reached certain standard Of
excellence in their stndies, are furnished
with certificates enabling them TO- serve as
volunteers for one year -instead- of three, on
condition of their equipping and maintai9-
ing theHselyes while iq the army; -, 80
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How M1psHrpMES LIVE AT ANNAroh1s.

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How MIDsHIPMEN LIVE, AT ANNAPOLIS,
The s'midshipmenn in the United States
naval school atAnnapolis live in the large
new building erected in 1868 at a cost of
$150,000. Itis substantial edifce of brick,
with sandstone trimmings, three hundred
feet in length and forty feet in width, and
)fonrstories high. The youngest class occu-
fpies the top story the second class the third
lstory and the third class the second story
Ryhai diSpahall, called the mess room, is
forty feet. beautifully fres-
E,by ed l5eea large windows.
4 ZiS j5s:..s---.s. Is deIoted 70
tis. onlmah ar's oftice, rrccptioif roofns'
faue RECITATION rooms, All the recitation
Irooms4 4re small, as the classes recite in
Isquads of fifteen or twenty, and the desks
flor the midshipmen are SO Constructed, In
fopeh work, that the instructor can see into
and under every desk, so,that there is no
concealing of notes or books to be surrep
titiously consulted by the students-a some
what suspicious precaution.
The lodging g-fooms, each occupied by two
midshipmen, are plainly, almost barely, fur
nished with two iron bedsteads, two small
wardrobes, two chairs, one table, one wash
stand, one looking glass, and are heated by
steam coils. Tin racks contain the names
Of the occupants, and the uppermost name
is that of the midshipman who is response
BILE for, the care and cleanliness of the room
for the week, each occupant assuming this
responsibility in turn, and personally clean
ing and sweeping the premises, and making
the beds. aie bf '
The young men live WELL Here is the bill
Of fare for February s, 1870: t-5l a5
Breakfast -Mackeral, Scotch herring, cold
meat, hot rolls, light bread, corn bread,
butter, tea, and coffee. i7i iH
Dinner-Soup, roast beef, roast mutton,
cold slaw, potatoes, beets, hominy, rice,
bread and butter. 90
Supper-Milk toast hot bread, Graham
bread, butter, tea and coffee. ...-
On Fridays the midshipmen are INDUCED
in oysters and fish from the Chesapeake,
and Wednesdays and Sundays they are al,
lowed a dessert of apples and pies.