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National Republican., 1883-11-06
PROPOSALS FOR
PRINTED WOODEN TAGS
METALLIC LABEL CASES FOR MAIL BAGS.
PosroFFIcn DEPARTMENT.

Separate scaled proposals will bo received at this
Department until noon on the THIRD DAY OF DE-
CIcMBEIt 1888 for furnishing, by contract Printed
Wooden Tags, like the samples OF this Department.
In such quantities and AT such times as may no re-
qured and ordered during one year from the first day
OF January 1884; also for furnishing In like manner
and for the same period Metallic Label Cases llko tie
samples of this Department,
The proposals must be IN accordance with the spe-
cihcatlons and forms which Will bO furnished ON np-
plcalon by letter TO the second Assistant Postmas-
ter General.
The contracts which may he made will be In con.
formty such specifications and the accepted pro-
pOsals. w. q. GRESHAM
oC27-Siw Postmaster General.
National Republican., 1883-11-06
PACIFIC coAsr AND MINING STOCKS.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov 5.-Thc following were
hc closing nriCns OF mining Stocks lo-dnY;
finantial-SprtiaI.

finantial-SprtiaI.
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BANKERS AND BROKERS
1881 STREET NORTHWEST,
Washington, D. @.
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livery ON MARGINS TO SUIT.
oNE-EIGHTH COMMISSION.
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PHILADELPHIA, AND BALTIMORE
PRIVATE WIRE TO HOME OFFICE. NO. 40
BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
The facilities offered by this house for STOCK and
GRAIN SPECULATION are UNEQUALED by any
other house in the city.
Send for our new book on "SToCKS AND HOW
TO SPECULATE" Mailed free.
National Republican., 1883-11-06
DRoPosALs FOR IRON CASTINGS.

WAsHINGroN, d, O., Oct 2T, 1889.
Sealed bids are invited for furnishing about s2 900
pounds OF Iron Castings for covering capitals large
columns ana pilasters In the new Pension Building
To be opened at noon on DECEMBER ., 1888.
Bids to be addressed as below, where drawings and
specifications can be had. M, @. MEIGB,
Supervising Engineer and Architect New Pension
Building, No, 1915 street northwest,
ocS0 NJ "a 29ldelW2k
National Republican., 1883-11-06
Mtm OnbIitatiune. dc.
.RENrANo-Cn -Cnntinucd.

Around ttr world with dsep. Grant.
narrative Of the visit of Gen. U. :.
Grant cN President of the United States, TO
various countries in Europe, Asia, aud AZ:
rica IN 1871, lS7S, 1870, to which are added
certain conversations with Gen. Grant OF
questions connected with American Politics
and History By John Huseell Young,
vols, Is 100
Johnsou's New UniversnI CycIOpmdin:
scientific and Popular Treasury OF Oseiul
knowledge. Illustrated with maps, plans,
and ongravings. observation-disclosures
a. II. Barnard. President Of Columbia Cot
lcgc, New York. aud Arnold GuSot, frO'
icssor of Geology and Physical Geography,
College OF New Jersey. Complete IN 5 Vols. . a.
subscription book II W
TnXldermy Withouta Teacher BY w. L, Man "a
tor. 90
Hand iook ofwood Engraving by W. a. En- ,o
cfSOn bO
Elooution smplided with an Appendix on
l!lsning Stnmmerlng and suffering by d,
Hand Book for Water Drinkers by q. l.. Aus. "a
Insects How to Catch and Prepare Them for -,
zOolSsaSni u st"pS' Atlas On vols) BY D. Meal " .,
pine, i. &. g., ~ W
pine, i. c. s., W. '''"' = 4 -, II 90
Wrong and Right Methods of Dceliug With
Social Evils ~ Shown by English Par!n
ncntnry Evidence. BY Dr. B Blackwell 20
Moral Education In Relation tO Sex. -
by Dr. L. Blackwell. lW
F5y-spcclnl announcemcnt-From now on until
further notice our establishment VIII be kept Open
nN0 mo- nnt IA ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

my Of the non tax payers: It is
bell we'd that the number of justices
in each Township will be incre ased
to five with one additional in town.
The bill to redistrict the State for
Con; 5ressional representation is being
perfected, in consequence of. the in
crea 5ed population of the State. as
shown by the late census. North
Carolina is entitled to one more rep.
resentative in Congress. OF course
Halifax county will remain in the
black district. Bill to establish the
township Of Roanoke in Halifax
county failed to pass its third read
ing. but on motion was reconsidercd.
1t VIII come up again on the 10Th inst
Opinion in Caledonia and PALMYRA
townships seems divided. Some favor
it, some oppose, while others are in
different.
We notice our neighboring town
of Palmyra is ambitious of putting
on municipal robes, we hope the bill
to incorporate will pass with proper
care and government. She can vet
be reconstructed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.

The great business of the session
is yet before our legislators. The
machinery act tax billy, when ado Ut.
ed, will no doubt develop great
diversity OF opinion, especially as re.
CARDS the tax to be raised for educa.
tional purposes. The bill introduced
by the Senator from wayne, Mr.
Dortch, will probably meet with
more favor. 1t provides that the tax
payers, in any district so deserving
may raise tax in addition 70 tho
general fund for school purposes
without pntting border upon sec.
lions that do not so wish. It's chief
provision being to allow white or
coiored citizens as the case may be.
after certain preleminaries, to vote
On the same. The tax 50 raised to
De applied to the support of the /
Whlte or colored school. That ia The
Tax raised SO from the property and
polls "f white citizens to be applied
~ 'ne support of white schools, and
.nA' from colored polls and property +
~ the support of colored schools |,
we 1hlnk some bill of this kind thei
'est yet offered, so guarded as not to
p1aoe tie property holder at the :
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
HERE AND THERE.

The illiterate whites of the conntr
number 2,255,46O.
The President has Nominated Job,
L. Sharp to be postmaster at Wilson
The birthday of Abraham Lincoln
VIII be celebrated in San Francisco
on the 18th of February.
lhere IS SO much dancing in Wash.
lngtoh society this winter. the feet
get more exercise than the hro;n
A. Cleveland, Ohio, the petrolen NJ
OIL 'anks are on fire, the river i
covered with blazing oil. and the EN-
tire clty is in danger.
Force of habit: A much abnse6
eo',or wrote to a brother Journalist
e"''is him an ass. and ughtlessly
sig" ID himself, Yours, fraternaIlv >
/ 1e Piedmont Springs have been
oou ht from Mr.. Gabriel Pearcey by
''.e Louisville Gold Mining Com.
'ah*. The amount paid was So, 900.
&c hotel bill of the Marquis of
Loriie and party at Charleston was
MY sos. The average Congress
ION u funeral could see that and go
= .t)O better.
A ,aerican singers are increasing
u n. mber and in fame. Madame All
al. has had great success in Paris.
II" -ner young American. Mrs.
IN I'm. has had a most successful
81 = and is now receiving 81, 900 a
.oi'- q; next season she is to get
l. ~, AID the year after $1,000
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

We notice In one of our exchange
that Uncle Ned Moss of Frog
VILE" recommends to the Legilatur
the formation of a new county, to b.
called "Squedunk." He desires th
county seat to be named 'Frogville,
in honor of the number of frogs t,
be found in the vicinity. We Civ,
some extracts from Uncle Ned's'
memorial:
"The section mentioned produces
every wear, one thousand alligators
Two million frogs, one million toads
| and thirty thousand snakes to the
acre. If we can get these to market
You need not be told what an i'm
mence revenue would accrue to the
State. We shall ask for an appro.
priation from the next Congre SIS to
render navigable Shallow Creek.
which, at its narrowest part. is at
least four feet wide. At an expen.
diture of fifty or sixty millions of
dollars it can be rendered navigable
at all seasons Of the year, for canoes
ten feet long. The inhabitants num-
Der four, your petitioner, his wife
and one tallow.faced child about
four years old, and an old negro.
We all vote the Democratic ticket,
are opposed TO all monopolies. rail-
road rings and all other kinds of
deviltry.''
''Uncle Ned recommends that his
new county be- made from parts Of
Beaufort and adjoining counties. He
says:
The said territory is bounded as
follows: Beginning at old Jim Jones'
goose's nest on the line between
Beaufort and Washington. thence
southeast to clnmp of alder bushes.
thence northeast to swarm of bees.
thence northwest to adrove of cattle,
thence southwest to the first station,
containing four square miles, more
or less, as the case may be. 1t is your
bounden duty to create seven hun.
1red new counties, even if it causes
bucks-ton to Settle down on the Pitt
county .ar-vis-ibly. and knock the
scales off the Gubernatorial chair.
1t 1t causes Rose to wither and YOU
IAN no longer add-Vance to the u. S.
senate. and be without a Ransom.
md Dock.or Rye shall grow, and
Robbins fall or teaches grow fat,
till it is your duty to make more
Il Il
"Then go on in your destined
Fay. you guardians of our liberties.
make the new county of Squedunk
nd all the counties asked Tor. to the
lumber of seven hundred. every Leg
stature, and we will make Simmons
all and Pools dry up, and Tue Caho
hall cease to grow, aud the Pasquo.
ank Pools shall enlarge themselves
nd for your political overthrow your
etltioner will ever pray"
oigned.) UNCLE NED Moss.
Frogville T. O.,
Squedunk Co., N. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
Fayetteville Observer.

On Thursday, February sth, 1888, the
undersigned will revive the publication
OF the "Fayetteyille Observer
The observer will be a large % col
umn weekly newspaper, and will be mail
ed to subscribers, postage paid, at 81 per
annum, always in advan ce. 1t will give
the news of the day in as ample form as
its space will permit, and both regular
and occasional correspondents will con
tribute letters from the Capital, on State
politics and affairs.
Democratic i'll politics, the observer.
Will labor, first of all. to assure the nros-
perity of tho Town of Fayetteville, to de-
velop the vast agricultural resources Off
own and the nelghboring counties. and to
promote al that concerns the welfare Of
the people of North Carolina.
opposed to such innovations on tho
honest ways of our fathers as, in the guise
or progress. harm society. the '.Obseryer,,
will be found in full sympathy with the
new things born of the changed condition
OF the South which sound Judgment or en-
llghtened experience find to be also GOOD.
AS to the rest: it will strive to deserve
the reputation of The name it inh,rits.
.- +. j. HALE, JR.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

The public school question is being
discussed at length by the press gen
orally; and we deem it our duty, a.
we'll as our privilege and pleasure, te
say word for the interest of the
State at large, an | especially for our
own Immediate vicinity: Some are
putting in earnest pleas for change
In the system: some suggest one
thing and others suggest something
just the opposite. isis 4rsss
We think that our Legislators will
be very smart if they do as all sug-
gest-they will simply have to devise
a plan for doing thing severa. WAYS
at the same time. 1t is often said
that the public schools are worth
nothing to the children of the coun.
try. We arc not so much disposed
to h2d fault with the system as we
are to frown down upon the worthless
teachers that are often employed by
our school committees. The ridicu.
lous but just appellation of s.fifteen
dollar school teacher does not. in
many places, excite the feelings of
contempt in the minds of the tax
payers that 1t ought. 0o 20.
Many a so-called teacher who cts
a second or third grade certificate
because he fails on examination Is
mad enough to fight his own sha dow
because he does not get first GRADE.
lie complains to the school commit
Tee that the Examiner didn't give
him a "fair shoving.' and makes
them think he can teach as good a |
school as if he had first grade Ger
'lhcate. They employ him to impose
lis ignorance upon their own and
heir neighhors' children: and then
eproach themselves for buying maps,
charts &c, which are prepared especi-
lily as helps for the teachers of com.
non schools. The fault is not so
much in the worthlessness of the
maps and charts as it is in the hope.
ess lncompetency of the teacher to
se them. Let our school commit.
ees be careful to employ teachers
7ho are competent to teach their
hlldren. Let US have no more ..fifteen
ollar school teachers" Better have
our children taught right for three
1onths in every two years than have
hem taught wrong, or rather not
aught at all. for six months every
ear .... .r,- |
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

all these articles to the CONSUMERS
and putting money, not iuto the
treasury. but into the pockets of the
producers Of these Thousand and one
articles of prime necessity. u
Week after week, month after
month. and year aftersyear, at cost
OF millions Of dollars to. the people,
the Congress of the United States is
making laws to protect these private
AMI public corporations, these indi-
viduals and special enterprises, com
polling the masses to contribute I'M
der the pretext of raising revenues
for the support OF these special in
dustries. And never word do we
hear in behalf Of the farmer.
NO legislation for his protection
and benefit. No sympathy for him.
He is the football to be kicked about
and spit upon by every Republican
statesman, SO called. in the national
legislature. He (he farmer) never
even so much as enters into the
thoughts Of the Republican law
makers.
And still the farmer is at tha bot
tOm-the foundation stone of all our
prosperity, greatness and grandeur.
Without him our cities would soon
Pr IRISH and be no more. Our great
ness and glory would fall away. Our
commerce would perish from the seas,
and we would be dwarfed into Lii
llpLtian government, with neither
the respect nor sympathy of the civil
lied world. May the day soon come
when the farmer shall be regarded |
as the pillar Of the American Union, |
and when he shall command the rel
5pect and attention Of the modern
lawmakers Of the land ..e .- ..# .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
APPROXIMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
5000 REV ARD.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, !
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. I

= O1A1E VI INOfIXf1 OA1SOLAN<13 [
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS. official information has been
received at this Department that EATON
MILLS. late of the County of Halifax,
stands charged with the murder of Henry
Ponton, And Whereas, it appears thai
the said Eaton Mills has fled the State, or
so conceals himself that the ordinary pro-
cess of the law cannot be served upon
HIM.
Now. Therefore, I. THOMAS j. JARVIS.
Governor Of the State of North Carolina.
by virtue of authority in me vested by
law, do issue this my Proclamation, Of
fering reward of two hundred dollars
for the apprehension and delivery of the
said Eaton Mills to the Sheriff of Halifax
County. at the Court House in Halifax,
and do enioin ali officers of the state
and all good citizens to assist in briging
said criminal to justice.
Done at our city of Raleigh.
the twenty sixth day of De-
(0@) cember. IN the year of our
SEAL. Lord one thousand eight hun
(-J dred and eighty-two. and in the
one hundred and seventh year
of American independence.
THOS. j. JARVIS.
By the Governor:
G. l.. DUDLEY,
Private Secretary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

Mr.. N. F. Aston, Warrenton. N.
T., says: Il have taken Browns
iron Blsters and can highly recon.
mend it,.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT
SCOTLAND NECK, n. c.. ASSECOND-CLASS
NAIL MATTER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
DESCRIPTION,

DESCRIPTION.
Eaton Mills is negro ABOUT feet, 6
inches high, weighs about $50 pounds.
and is about 45 years old He is short.
closely built. very stout, has a full. oval
face. with bad countenance and quick
accent in talking.
Feb. /, 22-3t
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Expensive Red-Tape.

Six years ago a dull-witted clerk in
the ttuartermaeter : eneral oflce
made an error in the percentage III
computing the amount of claim due
the Central Pacific Railway Company
for transportation. This left one cent
due the Central Pacific Comp any. The
same error was repeated in three
separate cases, until the Government
had defrauded the Central Pacific Com
any out of the sum of <hree cents
through the clerks negligence. When
this mistake was discovered all the
wheels of the government were set to
work to try and correct it. For six
wears clerks have been hard at work on
the correction. The Secretary of War
has addressed several letters upon the
ury has responded, and finally to-day
the procession of routine came to the
end Of the first stage. The requisition
for three cents was approved. and three
warrants for one cent each were or
dercd to be issued. Thus far it has cost
the overnment over $1,000 to reach
this D int However, this is Mt the
end. The warrants must 90 to the first
Comptroller, then to the Assistant
Secretary of Treasury for signatures,
They are then to be transmitted 10 the
Bureau Of Adjustment of Railroad Ac-
counts. They will then be sent to the
company. which will have to make atfi-
davit before the nearest Assistant
United States Treasurer that it is the
party to receive the sum. ~ Chicago
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Growth of the Earth.

The millions of aerolites descending
upon the earth as an everlasting shower
over all it's surface prove that the earth
is growing; the gradual rise OF Its oceans
prove the fact, and the great truth Is also
demonstrated by the bottoms OF al
these oceans, according to their various
depths, constantly getting filled up by
primary formations. In short, the UNI
versal law of terrestrial growth IS de-
monstrated by every shell upon the
shore, which. by its formation, IS Just
that much permanently added to the
bulk. But sinking into the bowels OF
the earth as deep as man can reach
proves the growth of the earth far more
strongly than all the facts and words
which are available on the momentous
question; for no matter how far down,
every inch of the descent was once the
surface, however low it may now be out
of sight. by the accumulation OF creative
increase over it since the time. Thus,
80 far as we have been enabled to pene-
trate. and the rule holds good over every
part of it's surface, we find the strata.
however Geep we may descend, all lying,
AS to time, in the order of their torma'
ton. They can not be otherwise, as n'
commissions of nature could reverse the
position of one stratum by superlmpos,
ing it upon another. If we sink doWr
through the strata to the depth OF, say
thousand yards, we pass through thH
works of several geological epochs, tn
| first one that on which the drift OF tn
deluge rests, the latest formation, tn
nexEif in the sinking there is no miss
ing link-a step in time earlier, and s.
on in succession, until we reach the low
est stratum at the depth mentioned, tn
Oldest one in the series. There it IS Jus
where it was deposited, then on the SUI
face of the earth, perhaps more tina
1000, 900 years ago, while all the other
have been In latter times superlmpose
in their respective geological epochs, u
to the surface. There is another sue
epochal formation going on and gettln
thicker under all oceans since the pres
ent continental features OF the gloh
arose. which will yet be dry land, an
will be the latest formation for the geo
ogists of the remote future.
Magazine.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Leached and Unleached Ashes.

The question is often asked, what is
the comparative value of leached with
unleached ashes2 The answers have
been widely different. While some
have claimed that bushel of leached
ashes is worth as much as a bushel of
unleached, others do not value them
worth moro than one-third as much.
WHY this difference? DO not cultivat-
ors oil serve alike, or is there a great
difference in ashes9 While, no doubt,
cultiYators are careless in their OBJ
servations, and there is every reason to
believe that there is difference in the
Qualities of ashes, there are other,
quite as important reasons, why there
is a great difference of opinion as to
the com aratiye value OF leached ashes
The first is beca sc there are Other
elements of value in the ashes besnleJ
potash. one OF them phosp phoric aeiai
therefore, if lcached ashes be as Bed
to land already ch in potash and De-
ticient in phosphates, it VIII i'e saen
at once that the results woaM be more
favorable than if applied TO land rif b
in phosphates and deficient in potash
While if the unleached bc spplied to
the first, and leachc to the last, the re-
suit wo Id be very un'ayoralIc 70 the
leached ashes. There is another cause
OF this great difference oi a infon,
which is a frequent misunderstanding
| in regard to the measurements. While
| one party understands bushei 0!
leached ashe' to simply mean abushel
measured after leache :, another parss
means bushel measured efor- II |.
i lsached; as it requires three bushels oi
unleache ashes to make one OF
leached, it will be seen at on c that
such m understanding must lead to &
great difference of opinion as to the value,
SO long as farms differ as to the amount
of different fertilizers the soil contains
Each farmer, by his own observation
aid experiment. must decide what hi'
own soil is deficient in, and in what i
has surplus. The lest way to 60 thi
is to apply different fertilizers AMI mote
the results; by applying buShel 0
leached ashes by the side OF bushel 0
un,eached. If he finds that the un
leached does the best it is an indication
that his land is deficient in potash, bu
if the leached does the best it is an evi
dence that the potash is not as deficien
As the phosphates. = MaSSGch"sett
PI0aQhnldn.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
The Advantage Of Two Eyes.

In response to the question. "Whatis
the use of having two eyes :" the
answer has been given, ito have one
left if the other is hurt" Much as we
may admire the sagacious foresight OF
this youthful Psychologist, it will not be
sufficient to rest contented with his ulti-
matum. He had evidently not tried his
skill to find how Unexpectedly he would
miss the inkstand while endeavoring to
dip his pen into it at arms length, with
one eye closed. He had not thought OF
holding his finger few inches in front
of his face to find what of the wall it
would hide from each eye in succession,
or how differently it would look when
regarded from those two points OF view
separately, how much thicker it would
appear when both eyes are open, how
readily he could examine three sides OF
it at once, how much more definitely he
could Judge its distance; In word, how
much more comprehensive was the in
formation given by two eyes if used at
the same moment. Assuming that he
knows exactly how to account for inver-
sion of the retinal image and the erect
appearance of the object there pictured,
how our visual perceptions are only signs
of what we momentarily feel on the
retina, signs that generally represent
the realities with fair degree OF ac-
curacy, but may sometimes represent
almost anything else on demand, how,
if the eyes be healthy, we have no con-
sciousness of possessing any retina at
all, but instantly and unconsciously refer
every retinal sensation to some external
body whose existence we are obliged to
assume, unless there be special argu-
ments to the contrary granting all this.
our young physiologist has not thought
of inquiring how it Is that, although
see but a single object, and this despite
the fact that, like photographs OF the
same body simultaneously taken from
different stand-points, these two images
are necessarily dissimilar. - Scienc'
| M0uthLU.