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jj o 0 a hi ■j ,..,, w i*k i:miu:i -_.», i.~h _ si vis prom aud arte th .-. da v danuary ,., ,;" subscription prio ol uie mttteh uavill be as follows .,,.- vear paid in advance 1.50 1f tnuient delayed it!i8,2:«l .. prtvuieutdi ayed iti aunt h 2 50 :,,: callers they . pkutiful bnis-o of thi bftfdej house serv h boarders wi|}i a fiue x mas dinner ijje nt the oi.hr of knights of l'a a 1 be organ zed here soon ._-,-,., , ■ing ii i members .^ .-■.;, ai negulating odd fellows will give nu enter i , m us t a few li ads in f.heii hall ou friday night the demonstration or rather the over j,,w of christmas joy found veul in gre vorksou saturday uight the streets man at lime ablaze o ci kistmas week haa been a pell of april weather we had white ft ost mon jaj moruiug with a little ice in exposed ..,,.;, ,, f.i the temperature iai bees mild snd | ;;' oub :> little too much dumpm ss i^p oplc of rowan 4,av - , is 1 r celebrating next m ,:.:.': - ■>'• ipation dav i j expected to make it a very grand oc m .. de , ser ]., - occupying the day and part , : tin night i - '-'• "' de ii mi buerbaiim did the handsome thiug v i.i clerk mr thos rainey in pre senting li i in on christinas day with a haoin'inie volume ol shakespeare bound i tiiecp ith th toll wii - inscription : r accept this as a token for faithful scr ti r fidelity ainl ever watchful care kflicvc in iln confidence and esteem ot y ,.-:,. ly i in ... lit i kbai \\." mi i m kn i ki i i\mi st last night at the residence t ue . 1 rumple the pupils ot mrs multiple's music school as ii*l<vi by mi until pie mi k it xeave vnl several others entertained quite a mini ci nl friends with sunn very line mine vocal and instrumental prof 1 ■- ms proposes see ad to o in tin vocal school ou next wednesday eve sing jlil utee wiih the \ iew ofgivillg » ta."tl • nn ei t i tciidei ing some pop __,".! epcra i.t i t lose jiiieii-.-ied be|ue int \ i the ol '■■i towns around us have their musical organ izations and it i ie|i«il dial something in this line may be i.e here la t all the youug ladies and who have -. es go tlierc any a i \\ i ili • sday i t'lit.i-i m \- tin i-:s — 1 • i.i of trcat .,.- sunday school pupils to christmas ', , - ii ,- i - ■mu very ] i til st t hrou^hout - , . '.■._: of those in town u , number of others in nit j j ! . i v e i he children it • t iuie so also at 1 ■race li und st i '..,..*-. these n ■ha <■. . and hou in i - know nol o nt oi the holiday s p masquerade hall came of lasl tuesday bo leu hause expectation , **- on tiptoe luerriment beamed from werj face and as the gay maskers entered the tumult ol loud mirth i i he i - assumed the char - tl \!' i io thrir nam - : i ii monk and llanns breit stsnn ; h i vii . ue and vacob .. bear and i'n a - i . ',\ inkle il-t aet v s th k v wink - ; ; act s fciodtcltcr ' i»a ier of 11 nry ii . i v wilson doini ■• ■' '■■-■. jake l'iehey in ' * ■■• t t j fetzer harlequin ; r rob roy : s f telfair friar james hill sir waiter raleigh (' h harriioa black domino i lindsay monk ; e h bailey country cousin w s blsck mer malcoin gram be capt parker s • - dii .. m 3 brown white prince ** : ss n shingle f k shoberjr m m clown ; i '..-. •: ii li lib k at 11 ui spanish trouba mer w h hai * ; w ii ovi :..,;.. fritz c m swicc \ 5 lew ter country ii i i . \ ■of hearts n n ; r 1 craw lord stewart buttcifly miss un s joan 1 an : miss jennie iiner glee maid regiment ; miss iy ; mi.-s shober • ' isant ; miss m k butter cup *■* white lady ; carrie holm bo • i sholier child of the rcgi sy meroney queen mad ida dian girl mrs rankin lady of .,: mis taylor -' may ipletc but these the : ■, ,., characters il were generally well miss ji n ,_ oan d ■.- * m t attractive char lb ■- it of mail was ap buttciflv attracted ;< •'■pritz vacob strauss itmann md j j{l.:l created lerriment i sfforded much participants but u»»bcrol ladies and gciitle to wiiiic n "_.-; s(.t."e ' ny years trial la proved " black oaaught u u.t hvir m^-n at theo p kltitt/'s mining intelliogianii t k brvxer manager mr wm j floyd supt southern belle lias gone north for a tew davs mr j c pennington f jn,td creek mine has gone north i n i.ts.-mr atlas kirk ex hlbitcd to us tuesday three beautiful gold uuggeis i*lulll tlu parker miue.u btarilj county i v ieh !,__■is interested together v«£hiug seven ounces the i'arker i a well kut>w mine and ba yielded p amities ot l.ix-e gold t is on a part of the same ridge on which the l'rovdl mine is situated the h"tt mjuiug property yet discovered in st<urfj county a large portion oi l.icli is believed to be i ich in iiiiticials a cu.n.i rl.rlboad s .;.;.;,;. w.einv.fte attention i the advertisement of th lin icinnati virginia v carolina railway com jpany in another column it will be sec i that a company has been formed to build j railroad from wadesboro n c through , an-ou stanly rowan davie wilkes and i ashe counties thence l-y air line northwest u charleston in west virginia where it connects with oie baltimore cincinnati & j westi rn railway a direct joining of cin cinnati and charleston s c givin us a long-desired outlet to the northwest and lthe commercial treasures of that wonder fully productive region it will cut length ways through the extensive teal and iron lands ol we-t virginia and touch the im mensely valuable mineral deposits in the northwestern part ol this state bnt this , road will also traverse one of the but ag f i ictrimiral j 1 rtions of the state : striking | the valley of the yadkin at wakesbore r*t will follow it tn its source in the mountains cutting through valuable cotton corn to bacco wheat and gmss lands all the way up wis regard it s<.s one of the most im portant projects yet proposed and destined to exert a powerful help in the development oi the resources of the state r.--i it _ ■i^___rr7^-___l___l__^w____i j-pr^nax m^o^mimmm the christmas trees a the methodist and j'resbyterian churclies were highly ct editable complete successes the pres ents were handsome and both youth and old age enjoyed the phasing scene prof v 11 xeave tnuwuone and miss warner organ delighted the audi ence of the methodist church with line music mr e p xeave cornet and miss brown organ entertained with appropriate music the audience at the presbyterian church the tu-e iu the lutheran church was as usual beautiful married by rev w ii cone in locke township nnv ji 1881 caleb c bassinger us mis catharine weaver n locke township by the same dee jm mr wellington i mcneely and miss mary i blackwelder till of this county bj rev w kimball dec 22d mr ('. t ridenhour and miss sarah letlcr both ol stanly county al the residence ol the bride's father in cabarrus couuty dec 1 1.881 by rev saiu'l rotbroek mr augustus }.. pless and miss marve daughter of j m faggart esq o.i the 22d d«e 1881 at the residence of the bride's father by rev ii m brown mr lewis trexler and mis mary e pen uington — all ol how an county al-o on the same day and by the same mr john jacobs to louisa 1 1 iilin — all of thi county g jud uurrefci everybody want it but very few get it because tn st peopjo do 1()l k""w how to select coffee orit is spoiled in tbe toasting or making to obviate these difficulties has been our study thurber's package coffees are solecfco i ly an expert who un derstands tb ar or blending various fla vor thoy are roasted ia the most perfect manner it is impossible t roast well in small quantities then put in pound padt bges(w__j bean not grounds b ariug our signature as a guarantee of genuineness ami each package contains the thurber recipe for making g->>l cfoffee wo pack two kinds thurber's " no s strong and pungent thutb-r's no 41 i mild and rieh ot or jtl/e other will i suit every taste th-y hive the three great points good quality honest '/«("«- tiiu reasoncdil price atk your grocer for thurber's roasled goffet in pound pack ages xo 34 or no il l ot be put off with any other kind your own palate will ct-jl vou what is best where persons desire it we also furnish the ideal coffee-pot tho simplest bost and cheap coffje-pot iu existence grocers who sell oar coffee keep them a-ik tor descriptive circular respectfully — c 11 k & f h thubbeb - co importers wholesale groeers and ooffoe roastefg sawtork p s-as the largest dealers in food pro duets in the world we consider it our m terest to manufacture only pure and wnoie bjme goods and pack them in a tidy and satisfactory manner all goods bearing our name are guarantee 1 lob o.*oi,p..^;r quality pwe o«d yhousome and dealers arc authorized to refund the purchase l^ios in any case whore customers toje cause for dis.ati.fa tion it is the e ore tothe interest q aodcon bumere to 063 t 9 fc ■kebbcbaigg l.*h clemekt craige & clement | at g aw 1 1 s1usbcry 8 c ",. ; feb.s -- - mmm^mmm»»mmmm_m^mym^p--»a has now his full stock of clothing overcoats for men and overcoats for boys from for 1<'u and boys from s8.00 to s35.00 for men and boys from 3.00 to 20.00 i ii.ri i____ac__b__^jiinjbi-^^riiijiil . t«™.mbw the finest lot of lets ever in salisbury prices from socts to so.oo * hffmit 4¥h sump will sell you a warranted boot for 1.85 solid leather shoes for 85cts jex tract iron letter bfe m s ilittiwx : lu reference to the solar tip shoes vve hereby authorize you to warrant kvkiiy pajk of them in material ami workmanship we do not warrant against abuse or fire or water you ean jive a bew pair fur every unsatisfactory one unless in your judgment the damage was the istult ol the wearer i please reiw ftljl imperfect goods ta as yours truly john mundell & co philadelphia i am prepared to s»el 1 you all the goods iu my liue 20 per cevf cheaper than you ean get thc same gooda any where else ; «•"■*-* m.s brown . ii-.i ■_______■_!■! ___»... i j i i .... ji - i . . s _..,____-■m ._ le . __ '. mining advertisments i minim prwerty — persons having mining property to sell would do well to j adveiti.se it we propose to give room to surli notices to be kepi standing un der the general caption of mixing prop kl.tlt fc*hit v*-t .«-.."" the cost of sneb notices will be model ate those having properties 4hc value of which is not geuerally known should give references to reputable persons known to be acquainted with stub mat ters j bis paper has n good circulation among mil jug men north and in ibe state and can be of service in the way proposed a popular investment 3,500,009 six per cent guaranteed preferred railway stock 50,000 shares ofthe c.ritai stock of thk cincinnati vlrpia and carolina railway company of 1 be par value or l0o p&k share are offered by 1 he undersigned at $:>» per snare wiiii guarantee bythe mutual trust company «>!■" new iollft ol sli per cent per annum on said subscription price lor six years payable semi-annually januarj ami july ai and i>v tbe said mutual trusl coinpa y in new york city w<1 '** agencies tlh-.in.lnnati virginia v carolina railroad vvth its connections will make an air hue rroiu < tu sln iiiui to charleston south ca-olina waning al wadesboro sortb carolina ninulng no«th-wesl through salisbury ivilkesboro and jefferson n carolina through marion minima and north tbroii"-b w.st vlrg.nla to charleston kanawha ouuiv makings uneol whules the whole d s ■1 in through a section ol the country rich lu agri cultural aod mlnetal products such a coal l-on i i-unner cotton tobacco conj and wheat 1 he gross , : earnings ol the road when 11 nlsbed whi average over 1 ten thousand 10,000 dollars pjsrml'e i'hiswiu ■i irive gross earnings pi three millions 3,ooo,coo ' dollars p.-r war which will yield large and remu nerative dividends to the stockholders 1 ■subscriptions to tbestock will he received al the offlce ol the * gmpany 3 broadway sew ork 01 ■mutual tbu3t c0_¥i?a_my us broadway nkw vork city villi information will be sent on appllcatwn tothe company 1i:''1 a j riubv.c e j o mdbctty li m rigby & murphy mining iii gonstractiua engineers 78 and so uruapway ! room 40 hfew york examine and report upon mine make working plans and specification for the construction ot gold and silver milk or will enter into contracu lor llie erection ol mining machinery an.l supplies pure i seed ! st lowest price anil prompt attention j.iven to sliipinent or address . john riuby i 49;0m:pd ll'*-11 poist n.c business locals rev w kimi-.a i i.v post oilier address wiil hereafter be salisbury n ('. musical i'rof evans invites all who desire to join a vocal class to meet at the hall ofthe y m c a on next wednes day night the ith of january he has quite a number of his former class ou tbe list but desires some new voices do mot fail to meet him at the appointed time lt l¥il3s a.1e booming at mcncelyv those who want christ mas goods should call at once ooax yaed mexeely & johnson have opened a coal yard at the depot person wishing coal can yet it delivered at their door cither iu town or in the eoiuitrv j 1 mcxeet the graded school committee have decided to admit non resident pupils upon the payment of 2 per month tuition those who desire to take advantage of this had better apply early new goor>*-s at theo btjbrbattm's 1 000 founds french candies at tiijso bxjeb_j3a_xj»x's books and dailv papers at theo buerbaum's crosse and blackwall chow chow at theo buerbaum's cracked wheat and oat meal at theo buerbaum's baker's chocolate and cocoa and philadel phia crackers at i tf theo buerbaum's _*- - ilistoi'y ol'rowuu county ■y kkv j itr.mri.r copies of this interesting book may be had of t p kluttz theo bi ki.uaim ij ai the watchman office salisbury market apples whqjagale retail preen per bus ....$ 75 s$i.on oo a$i.-.'5 dripd ber lb 4 u . c a : bacos^-country line mu tn i li}4<m 1:<i h » is butter ho t its 25 beeswax 0 <« 81 blackberries "» i 10 beei 1 m 6 cotton uoou middling 11 r n . midline -.. in a 10-s l.nw m idling io <«. — hailicd 8 3 9 corn new bo a 90 j.oc a 1.10 meal 90 « us l.is a 1.20 coffee w a m chickens 14 3 16 15 a stts eggs is i 15 ir a sets flour s.5 m r 3.75 a 4.00 hay 50 in 65 lard 13 1 14 is a ie ik s 10 in 11 a ' ii p i.itoes lrnli mi 1.1 flu 1.00 a i.-jo do rwi-et so irfi.oo 1.00 a l.lov w ileal 1.c0 irf l.«8 , great reduction o itegardless of cost to make room for a ten large spring stock j will from this lilts cll ilo balance of uiv stock of clothing & h mm v ▼ _!___. fe m cloaks suits sold at 20 reduced to 15 suits sold at 18.75 reduced to 14 suits sold at 16 reduced to 12 suits sold at 15 reduced to 11 suits sold at 14.50 reduced to 10 i im 0t3ebs at the same rate of deduction — w*1 sliall sell these very soon so park desiring to j&3j buy will do well to eall at once don'j forget that j fcflep the largest and best stock of dry ioodsj notions e cn in salisbury yours truly j d gaskill mnaammhemmmmmwwbwbriliatiii.l^i i _■_■■__■■■■■■morey & sperry gold & 3ilyie grinding & amalgamating machinery hdwland's pulverizes takas ths phca of the cumbersome stamp mill and can be put up in on jay ready for work it has bken full's provkd k tested it weighs complete 7.000 pounds it costs i.r>no read v for wc censt met mills with stamps weighing from 350 to oo 1 is fur gold ami silver ores v.ftwdrj crushing mortars smdfor circular warerooms 92 and 94 liber y street new york 43:ly . ■■l loo —.———— ' '■i 1 ! __: i i » j i ________■___■__■___■ffi£g associated railways of yirpia and the caroliaas passenger department liichmond va nov 1st 1881 memoranda of arrangement of round-»trip rates tickets routes of trans portation and advantages offered for the formation of parties of visitors to tiie international cotton exposition at atlanta gi from the territory traversed or reached hy the hallways of tiiht iticjf_m:0_xr a._n'i danville systkm p^of"^_ity7in"r 1 1 hate's 7>f ticngra ; days of tickets > 5 s i — ' — "** ,. . , herein enumerated i 2 ei \ for condition of sale and use of which fee nates yttittt j ' i £ — | i stat ' w - for parties for parties for parses for parties ! going in petur ~ rr <'•* of of of * atlanta ning | | _£ i2_p,ri:,|l..-_a '° r!"'h bjl j c m a p richmond lis days lldays.trnays 2s «* 1s ssh 16 d - fish ~ ittofl burkevule ..!, i - * " 3 « 81 8 i •''" u m 1j 4 i000 danville j " ! 6 .<! 3 i ' 18 45 14 30 j ij sh 10 m 120 kelttsvllle j « !«(.-»'• ' 17 2 13 50 i 11 m 9 60 i tto ireenstx •» '•' .«'•.«'• 1 10 , 12 0 1080 | » 00 t 20 salem •_■».... - « • - « " it 45 . 18 « hto ; • £ t " high poffit 16 m ! « " » " is 45 12 20 10 50 . * 0 in atisbury - " \ t " - " 13 to 1 90 9 50 ; , so « ts durham . " • " s " 1 t5 14 50 12 45 io 40 so ilalclgh 2 "«••*-• 19 7 1550 ism 11 10 o 5 ii.lrtshorn f •' i _ " « " k l 1 i 1 w | h c ' 10 90 e7~movenient of all parties on contract rates in groups a b c and i will tie only via charlotte and mlauta and charlotte air-line hallway ijvhf'ii ji»i i ickets will read o r..tdlngly bound trip tickets herein named when iw-il singly are of a spt i-ipe contract form void if transfer red to mi re than original purchasers and authorize tiie requirement ol idenllflcatii n ot said pnrcbaaera it the option of the hallway's agents or conductors to ine ehd of affording increased kallwaj laellltles for visiting the exposition contract tickets tdapted to parties of the size herein named are lit^wise offered ihf-y embrace all the supinations f angle tickets with the additional one that they are i.ihk1 lor transanal ion i atlanta only whea presented on trains in connection with alt others of fhe tpecific r.l"t*tl,e_i iein"g to a.j+r the juice gir.,t . holders of ihese tickets may return upon tin to blngly within tl.e period of their validity prorldi rhey are the original purchasers and ldentifv themselves accordingly an office for the identification of purchasers and stamping of return coupons has hern established he inlon depot in atlanta it will be open so minutes prior in the departure of the trains none of the conditions of these tjrket-s vtll us changed in any respect investigation of the appliances for personal comfort lodging and food means of tranmt mir«r y lantaund the kxposltltn grounds authorizes tlie assurance that all elements exist contributing pleasant and eeon(>mlcal visit for all information not contained in this circular apply to the undersig or the station ajfff tlie railways at interest sale of land ! by viitse af a decree of the superi.ii court f rowan county 1 will sell tm the 2d 3a \ of january l^s on the premises at public auction a tnyct of land containing about 174 acre arijoiiun the lands nf jim litaker aaron goodnight s overeash antl others thc same beu><r*the land willed by daniel overeash t silas s overeash and on which the late p.illv overeash lived terms mac half cash rad thc balance qn a credit of twelve months with interest at tlie rate of 8 per cent from date of sale - bond ami approved mcurity ('. li overt vsn com'r november _:. 1881 c:6w 640 acres lm.b f0r_8ale having qualified as administrator with the will annexed fcc of richard lowery dee'd i will pell by virtui ofthe will of th testator nn monday ti 3d day of jan nary 1882 at i .' o'clock m at t!,i court hweee door in salislwry 640 acres of valuable land this land liee about threi miles wist of salislmry immediately m tlio lincolnton road ainl much oi it valuable farming land jt is justly regarded as very desirable parties desiring farther information car get it by addressing the undersigned or by calling on him at his office in salisbury terms — one third cash one third in sir months and one-third in twelve mouths note nnd good security with interest from dut/e of sal - • -• defei n i ini nl : j w m u nicy adm'r ic nov 10 18s1 salisbury n c wotica persons having claims again i the esti teof iehard low ery dee'd arc notitii i t pr rent thei i 1 : an ler j ;'. payment ■n oi before i lie 18th day ofinoybaiber 1882 j w mai-nky almt c sov 16 1881 5 6t notice john f eagle fashionable - mi boot ar jms shoe jki 3i jl ji 1:1 invites your attention lo his shop opposite mayor's otlioi repairing neatly am prompt ly done all grades of goods made to order nni fi i.t m < liancctniaafc mme . those who uului always take advantage of thru i ,!,.,!, ces or making money ihal are olterej generall become wealthy while ihose who do nol improve such chances remain in poverty we waul many men women hoj - an 1 girls lo work for u right in their own localities anj one can do the work pro perly from the lirst si.m the business will pa more than ten times ordinary wages expensive outfit furnished free xoonewho engages falls to make money rapidly vou can devote you whole time to the wirt or oat yourspare moments full information and all thai is needed sent free address stissos ft co portland maine patents we continue to act as solicitors for patent cafieats trade marks copyrights etc for the united states canada cuba england france iennanv etc we have had thirty-live year experience •» patents obtained through us are noticed in the sci entific american this large and splendid ulug trated week ly pa per 3 20a yeax,shows tbe itojrress of science id very interesting and has au enormous circulation address minn fi co patent solid tors pub's of bcikvtinc american ut park 1u)w aew york hand l « k about patents fn-e 7:4m allcocks porous plasteh a curative host in itself thirty year's experience lias firmly rooted allcock's porous i'laster iii public estimation their wonderful adaptability to the various syiutoma oi disease is a marvel to medical men of all schools j-'or nervous persons and luna tics oue or mure applied t«j llie spine produc ed sleep when opiates even hydrateof chloral had been of little servire now when one can not sleep its is the common practice lo apply a i'laster to the back yuu scarcely touch the pillow before you arc sound asleep a llcocks porous plasters have the curative eliecl ol tbe spanish iiy blisters yet make no sore and never a tied lhe kidneys ; are conveni ent for aj i a^jes a«d conditions usually only producing a blush on lheskin,and more cer tainly curative ban liniments or blisters and without prostration or pain of tl.e latter this is true even in croup quinsy pleurisy lung and throat affections and the utility of this sanitary invention bas been warmly we coined tbey are largely sold in every pari of the world and it i believed that not less than five hundred thousand persons aie well and attending to lhe duties of life free irom pain who have an allcock's poroi.s plaster some where about tbem and who but fur lhe said plaster would be prostrate upon a bed of nut ny besides a peettsat pimy pleasant odor halo or atmosphert exhales f om them by the warmth tj the body imperceptible lo ihe eye but which envelops tbe person in a cloud of thill vapor through which contagion cannot p netrale in fact allcock's plasters supply an atmosphere like that from balsam orpine woods and no doubt attract ozone when contagious or infect ens diseases are about tlttsy should be worn on th test or buck tu prcrentitscs the allcock's porous plaster oothes pain reanimates torpid limbs seems in many ease to revivi lhe poc.n of life the great demand proves them lo be used as a universal remedy they ■. r convenii nt of ap plication and safe for all being incapable of producing any injurious effei t dr valentine mutt dr johnson of j i art ford and dr myers ol savannah have spoken if tliciii iii tlie highest terms the great mutt aid : they were all that could be hoped for ina plaster simple cleanly and adhc.-ive perfect as artificial siippoiter ol the muse ies ; and for pains because of their counter-irritant qualities usually at once giving ease local weakness of lhe back breast and side always benefited ibus curing lumbago in a few hour sometimes in a few minutes in serious heart and chest affections their use causes an absorption or evaporation of wa ter by which dropsy of the heart and hvdro ihorax have undoubtedly been cured tiny appear to have a peculiar effect upon the nervous allaying irritability « bile supplv ing warmth tbey seem to nccmulate elec tricity and aid the circulation of ibe blood tbrougb tbe part where applied by which healthy actions are induced tbe porous plasters arc flexible and found of great help to those wbo bave weak back or pain in the side especially are thev val uable to those who have neglected colds thev are often preventives of consumption nav ibey are believed to bave loosened the gmspi.l this terrible affliction and bad been mainl instrumental in effecting a cure in variable iiimates tbey should be worn on lhe breast or cetween the shoulders or over the kidneys l.v bbose who are subject lo take cold easily this simple plan will soon produce constitutional vigor that will enable one to resist extraordi nary changes of temperature experience has proved tbe porous plaster to be a blessing tn the consumptively inclined invariably produ ing the most remarkable abatement uf tl • worst symptoms principal agency 291 ca sl:e,t ■n:w io *-<•_., o 101 oale ly all druggists ly 1
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|Carolina Watchman
|The Carolina Watchman
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|[T. K. Bruner and J. J. Bruner]
|Date Digital
|[T. K. Bruner and J. J. Bruner]
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|Project Subject
|State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive
|The December 29 1881, issue of the Holiday Half sheet of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
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|Carolina Watchman
|The Carolina Watchman
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|Hamilton C. Jones
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive
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Ree Dolly has to track down her father before her family loses their home. Ree Dolly is sixteen year's old and a warrior woman in the making. With her dad Jessup gone missing yet again, her younger brothers in need of parenting an stability, and her mother suffering from mental and physical illness, Ree's hands are full. The town has over two hundred Dolly's and they are a tight knit bunch. Meth labs provides luxury life in the mountains for some of ...

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thinkingDroneLLC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
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For the Suzanne Rae 2013 Fall Collection, Lead Makeup Artist, James Vincent uses monochromatic colors in unexpected places. The inspiration for the Suzanne Rae 2013 collection is the Virgin Mary so Vincent wanted a look that felt both virginal and strong.
"While not an everyday look, this is perfect for the runway" says Vincent. "If you are afraid to try reds and bright colors that we are seeing this season, monochromatic is an easy way to make difficult colors work and look natural. One of the things I love about Suzanne Rae is there is a sense of fluidity about her clothing- they are very easy and very strong at the same time and I think Kevyn Aucoin works the same way."
The complexion is flawless but very sheer, they eyes are soft and sculpted, and the apples of the cheeks are flushed with a beautiful rosy red. For a pop of excitement Vincent also used The Creamy Glow in "Isidore" and The Lip Liner in "Cerise" under the eye, creating a monochromatic makeup scheme. Vincent completed the look with the new Kevyn Aucoin Nail Lacquer in "Bloodroses" to bring the entire look together.
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00 Julie Kay Drive is a $20,000 property on a 0.73 acre lot located in Dalton, GA.
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A 25-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly vandalized several public areas with gang-related graffiti, Burbank police said.
The man, Alexander "Gorilla Player" Birge, of Sun Valley, was charged this week with one count of vandalism "in association with a criminal street gang" and "with the specific intent to promote, further and assist in criminal conduct by gang members," according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint.
Officers approached Birge late Monday night as he was reportedly tagging an electrical box near North Glenoaks Boulevard and East Fairmount Road in Burbank, said police Sgt. Darin Ryburn.
The graffiti was consistent with tags discovered on three other walls in the city, a planter at Burbank Temple Emanu El, and at three locations in Sun Valley, Ryburn said.
Birge was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail and is due in court next week.
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PaleoJoe digs up the truth at the Library
STANDISH — Archaeologist PaleoJoe stopped by the Mary Johnston Memorial Library on Tuesday afternoon to show children of all ages fossils, teeth and other prehistoric bones. Some of the highlights were a T-Rex tooth, a baby mammoth tooth, and a prehistoric deer vertebrae.
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I'm sure this mistake was on the part of the writer, not the presenter, but pterodactyls were not dinosaurs. They were flying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. For a good rule of thumb, if it swam (like a mosasaur) or flew, then it wasn't a dinosaur. Just a really cool prehistoric reptile.
As an aside, that is a beautiful trilobite fossil shown!


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Z. Trueblood to Governor Arthur I. Boreman, June 16, 1866
Box 10, Folder 9
Z. Trueblood to Governor Arthur I. Boreman, June 16, 1866
Lewisburg, W. Va., June 16th 1866
To his excellency Gov. Boreman
Dear Sir:
I hope I shall not be guilty of an intrusion in thus addressing you on a subject in which I am assured you are deeply interested. It is the correct registration of the Voters of W. Va. The first registration is over and no doubt all the registrars have performed their duties with honesty & fidelity. But owing to different constructions being placed upon the law by the several registrars there has certainly been a deplorable lack of uniformity in the discharge of duty. Some thought that the present status of the individual, regardless of the past constituted the qualification for registration and have registered almost the whole population as all claim to be loyal. Others have supposed that the past action and motive of the person (which he was permitted to assert on oath) was to be the test of his present loyalty; and I as one of this number have rejected all applicants for registration who would not take the test oath. This in my judement (sic) is the intent of the law. I expressed this to the County Board of registration in which that Board concurred. Yet one of that Board being appointed registrar for the Town of Lewisburg finding that very few would register on the oath Basis omitted it in such cases as suited him. The consequence is that his list was considerably enlarged and a great deal of difficulty and contention about the election is still going on. But this is a digression. What I wish to say is this. That if this course is the correct one then I have done injustice to the people of my Township which I wish to correct for the mass of the people of my Township are as loyal as any other in the county. Though I am sorry to say my estimate of it is very low. But I was going (to) suggest that you should send some instructions to the Board of registration to be by them given to the registrars before they sit for the correction and revision of the registration books and thus secure uniformity of action. If this should meet your approbation I think it would do much to allay strife. I think that the registrars are disposed to do their duty firmly. But acting without instruction must necessarily differ and experience has proven how difficult it is for the Board to correct registration when improperly done. So difficult indeed has it been in this County that the Board accepted all the returns without alteration. Though some of the registrars required the oath of all, while others did not. This is manifestly wrong. If a man in Lewisburg may be registered without taking the oath, so should they be in all parts of the County and country. There is a very heavy outside pressure to admit all persons to registration by liberal constructions of the law, by Constitutional guarantees and by modification of the oath. I think that of the original voters of the County will register even if the oath is required; it will certainly be the case in this Township which is the largest but one in the County and those registering will include a fair average of the practical businessmen of the County, the assertions of Rebels and papers to the contrary notwithstanding. I am requested (to) ask you one question. It is your opinion of if the voluntary modification of the test oath affects the entire oath. The case in point is that a citizen of this Township whom I believe to be thoroughly loyal and always has been. Such he claims to be, but being subject to conscription with no chance of evading the field service, sought and accepted a commission of Surgeon I the Rebel Army. He wishes to register but it is difficult for him to reconcile seeking office with involuntary action. In analyzing that oath I see no obstacle to his taking it, we refer it to you. You perceive that this is no solitary case. So many cases may come under it that I think the decision an important one. There are many other subjects on which we would like to consult you but cannot do it in this communication which is already unpardonably lengthy and I have made it so partly because the idea is generally prevalent here that your correspondants (sic) in this county have not fully performed their duty. But enough of this. When I learn from your excellency that further correspondence is desirable I a may write further. Answer this if you can consistently with your many duties.
Yours with great Consideration
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I'm only slightly embarassed to admit that I have a brown paper bag tucked away on a high shelf in my closet that has written on it in huge Sharpie-drawn letters (and I'm not kidding here), "T-shirts of sentimental value! DO NOT throw away!" My mom made so much fun of this bag of t-shirts and wondered how any t-shirt could hold enough sentimental value for me to declare they not ever be touched. Inside the bag are t-shirts from my time at Space Camp back in 7th grade, from my high school newspaper days and a handful from concerts I attended in college (Smashing Pumpkins, anyone?) I so wish I'd had this cute pattern for turning a concert tee into a baby gown, from This Mama Makes Stuff, when my kids were infants. I may have finally been able to bring that bag down and put all those "important" t-shirts to good use!
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How-To: Make a Concert Tee Into a Baby Gown


text: On Tuesday I gave a short presentation to the JPL Genealogy Club on using blogs and how they can be useful in your genealogy efforts. The handout was a list of some of my favorite genealogy blogs and other web sites about blog readers and blogging software. As requested at the meeting, the list is posted here with links to the sites.


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It's on the Internet it must be true!
Okay... I'm setting aside $5000 and buy a tent so I will be ready to line up over night to buy an iCam.
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That just means that Leica will become even more premium priced.
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Stamford softball routs Staples
WESTPORT -- Cold, wet, slippery, misty and muddy. These are normally poor conditions for achieving success on the softball field. Try telling that to Stamford.
"We always say, `Forget the elements;' that was a big part of what happened today," Stamford's Shannon Stabile said after the Knights routed Staples 10-1 Thursday in a FCIAC game at Wakeman Park.
Tony Esposito's squad wasn't fazed by the circumstances that caused the game to start 20 minutes late. The Knights (10-2, 9-1 FCIAC) had all aspects of their game working, collecting 14 hits, including three home runs. Stabile had two of the round-trippers and finished with three hits and five runs batted in.
Meanwhile, the Knights didn't commit an error and freshman pitcher Sara Staley tossed five shutout innings of one-hit ball. Colleen Adams added three hits for Stamford, Staley and Maddie Santora each had two hits while Lauren O'Neill had a home run.
"Everyone contributed today," Esposito said. "Everyone has been on the same page and it showed."
Stamford won its seventh in a row while handing the Wreckers (6-6, 5-6) their fifth loss in seven games following a 4-1 start. Staples coach Sarah Holland wasn't about to blame the elements for her team's latest setback but something wasn't right with the Wreckers.
"I don't know why but we just didn't come to play today," Holland said. "It took us way too long to be aggressive with our at bats. But Stamford did what it needed to do. Give all the credit to them."
Stabile got the Knights started with a long two-run homer to left off Staples freshman starter and losing pitcher Gillian Birk. The early lead helped settle Staley.
"It felt good to get the early jump on them," said the left-handed Staley, who allowed only a fourth-inning double by Katherine Friend. "We really worked as a team today. If your teammates back you up it can help a pitcher a lot."
It also helps if the opponent is off their game, which the Wreckers were. Two outfield errors, a wild pitch and passed ball helped create two unearned Stamford runs in the third inning before the Knights broke it open in the fourth. With two outs, Santora singled, O'Neill walked and Staley singled in a run making it 5-0. Stabile then blasted her second homer of the game giving the Knights an 8-0 lead.
"I don't go up there thinking just power," Stabile said. "It's not about power; it's about executing on each pitch."
"Shannon has really been driving the ball," Esposito added. "No one works harder."
O'Neill's homer in the sixth made it 9-0 before the Wreckers scored off Santora, who relieved Staley in the bottom of the sixth. Lindsay Kiedaisch doubled for Staples and scored on a single by Maya Mandell.
Two Staples errors and a Santora single produced Stamford's final run in the seventh.
Friend had two hits to lead Staples.
Stamford 10, Staples 1
Records: Stamford 10-2 (9-1 FCIAC), Staples 6-6 (5-6). Batteries: STAM--Sara Staley (W, 6-1), Maddie Santora (6), Christina Joaunou (7) and Colleen Adams; STAP--Gillian Birk (L), Katherine Burke (4), Birk (6) and Emma Moskovitz. Highlights: STAM--Shannon Stabile had three hits, including two home runs, and five RBI, Adams had three hits, Staley had two hits and allowed one hit while striking out four and walking one in five innings, Santora had two hits, Lauren O'Neill had a home run. STAP--Katherine Friend had two hits, Maya Mandell had an RBI single.


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Sara Davidson: Pleasant Dementia and Inner Peace | Newsweek Health for Life | Newsweek.com.
I read this article in Newsweek today. It was very interesting, and somewhat uplifting in a strange way. Sara Davidson chronicles her mother's slide into dementia. Her mother turns into a very pleasant, in-the-moment type of person, with little anger towards her lack of memory.
"Pleasant Dementia" doesn't turn up any articles in a very quick pubmed search, but this term has apparently generated a lot of interest since the Newsweek article went online. In the article, it is suggested that damage to the frontal lobes or the left hemisphere of the brain may cause this phenomena. Many people commenting on the story suggest that a frontal lobotomy may make dementia "easier" to accept…An interesting idea, but perhaps a bit hasty. I am curious to see if any researchers pick-up this line of research to delve deeper into why some people become "pleasantly" demented while most become angry and difficult to work with.


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"Country Bumpkin'" Pink Shirt / T-Shirt
Design: Fun shirt for that little country bumpkin' in your life.
Material: Made of 100% soft, comfortable cotton.
Product Care: Machine Wash Cold / Tumble Dry Low
Origin: Imported and proudly printed in the U.S.A.
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Helping Children in Need: At Uncommonly Cute, we love children so much that every time you buy one of our cute items, you help us send shirts & bodysuits to kids all over the world that need them. So thank YOU for helping us help children in need!
*If you order today, we ship it today! (unless it is late at night or Sunday, then we'll get it out tomorrow... :)


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ANAHEIM >> Albert Pujols' 512th career home run was a clunky one.
Over Colby Rasmus' glove, off the top of the center-field fence, over the wall. Clunk, clunk.
It was also a godsend.
The Angels and Toronto Blue Jays had been throwing the ball around haphazardly in a game that ultimately lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes. A total of 12 pitchers made an appearance. Four unearned runs scored as a result of four errors, and the lead changed hands four times. The game featured three video reviews.
Pujols' home run in the seventh inning against Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Loup (2-2), clunky as it was, restored a sense of normalcy. The Angels won, 8-7.
The home run came on a 1-2 fastball down the middle of the plate – nearly identical in speed and location to the first pitch of the at-bat. That's a tough pitch to sneak by anyone, let the man in sole possession of 23rd place on baseball's all-time home run list. Pujols began the day tied with Mel Ott with 511 career home runs.
"Albert, he's playing this game for the right reasons," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's not playing it to catch the next guy on the home run list, he's not playing it for anything but helping us win. That's why he's so much fun to be around and has so much respect not only in this clubhouse, but in all of the major leagues."
Pujols caught the pitch near the end of his bat and stillmanaged to hit it to the deepest part of the field. He's hit four home runs in 10 July games after hitting two the entire month of June.
"I hit that ball real good," Pujols said. "I was surprised at how close it was. … If it was a night game that probably would've been off the wall.''
Loup hadn't allowed a home run in 41 innings this season.
The final score washed over a multitude of miscues by the Angels.
Starter C.J. Wilson endured his fourth straight start of five innings or less. He allowed six runs – three earned — in 3 2/3 innings and left with the Angels trailing 6-3.
The winning pitcher was Jason Grilli (1-1), the fifth of seven Angels pitchers. Joe Smith pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 12th save of the season.
Pujols, the designated hitter, and first baseman C.J. Cron each had two of the Angels' 10 hits. Kole Calhoun's two-run home run in the fourth inning brought the Angels back from their early three-run deficit, tying the game at 6.
But the Blue Jays took a 7-6 lead in the sixth inning. Angels pitcher Fernando Salas walked Melky Cabrera and allowed a single to Nolan Reimold with one out. With two out, Dioner Navarro singled in Cabrera. The inning would have continued if Mike Trout hadn't made a diving catch to snag a line drive hit by Rasmus in left-center field.
Angels shortstop Erick Aybar had a particularly good game in the field. In the eighth inning, he dove to snag Erik Kratz's ground ball on the edge of the outfield grass and threw him out by a good two steps. In the first inning, he threw out a runner at home plate from foul territory behind third base.
The Blue Jays' aggressive baserunning nearly led to a run. Thanks to Aybar, it led to a rare 5-3-6-2 double play.
Jose Reyes led off the game with a clean single to left field. Wilson's attempted pickoff throw got past Cron at first base and into right field. Reyes couldn't advance when catcher Hank Conger's pickoff throw went 20 feet to the left of second base — Aybar caught it — but he did advance 90 on Steve Tolleson's ground ball to third baseman David Freese.
Cron's throw was late and high. After the ball sailed over Freese's head, Aybar slid to pick it up in foul territory and threw home from his knees to retire Reyes trying to score. A 2-minute video review confirmed that Conger tagged Reyes on the leg before he touched home plate.
A round of errors by the Blue Jays led to two Angel runs in the second inning. Aybar reached second base on a routine ground ball through Reyes' legs. The Angels then rattled off three straight singles against starter Marcus Stroman. Howie Kendrick's single scored Aybar; Freese's single scored Kendrick.


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Rick Santorum's Son Caught Yawning Up a Storm During Dad's Super Tuesday Speech
A lot of political pundits and pickers have said the GOP's nomination race hasn't been able to fire up a lot of people. Well, it seems that Rick Santorum even has trouble firing up his own family.
While Santorum's Super Tuesday speech in Stuebenville, Ohio may have been met with great fanfare by his supporters, his son Patrick was caught yawning several times on camera during the speech.
Buzzfeed spotted the yawning kid and edited every deep breath he took during the speech into a video that has since gone viral on the internet.
The video itself is a digital sleeping pill. He lets out so many big tired breaths that watching it will make you yawn your head off. Since it's also mixed with the dull dry tone of Santorum's boring speech, we found ourselves nodding off a few times. TheFW recommends that you not watch this video while operating heavy machinery. Check it out below.


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Season 12: Nathan & Jennifer -- YAAYYY!!!! During the end section of the leg in which they were eliminated, I was thinking "Can it be? Could they finally be eliminated?" When I saw Nicholas & Donald come in third, I thought "It is! They're out!" I wanted to throw a big party!
TAR 6 - (tie) Hayden & Aaron - ...How Aaron didn't leave Hayden in China is beyond me. Too annoying for my taste. She's attractive, but that doesn't make up for her whining.
TAR 1 - LENNNN-EEEEEEE!!! & Karyn - Tough to watch. Tough to listen to. I'm surprised Lenny didn't bring Karyn up to the Eiffel Tower to throw her off as she was complaining about his lack of location skills.TAR 2 - Gary & Dave aka Itchy & Scratchy - Did not like this team at all. Gary never shut up. Dave looked like he wanted to hit Gary at times. Gary mugged for the camera several times until his annoying elimination in Africa. I'm happy not to have heard anything from him since.TAR 3 - I could go with the Doublemint Twins, they annoyed the hell out of me, but I won't. I'm going with Heather & Eve. Oooh, we're Harvard Law School graduates. We're smart and pretty. We're going to play dumb and use our bodies to get forward. We're going to fail to read our clue and get eliminated. SHUT UP! GET OUT! Thank goodness the racing gods got to them before they could do more damage.TAR 4 - David & Jeff aka Team Who? - The only team that I will use a certain person's description from TWoP because it fits. No personality. No planning skills. No brains. No finish line. Second team to get the mercy elimination because they were so far behind in the last leg. Even if they had made it to Arizona with Reichen & Chip and Kelly & Jon, they deserved the mercy elimination because they were so bad.TAR 5 - Allison & Donny - Her behavior was awful, especially in the dog challenge in Argentina. They're behavior during the second leg was reprehensible. TAR 6 - (tie) Hayden & Aaron - Why he proposed at the mat at their elimination is beyond me. Hayden's whining, complaining, asking about how she could run the relay in one challenge was too much. Too intense. How Aaron didn't leave Hayden in China is beyond me. Too annoying for my taste. She's attractive, but that doesn't make up for her whining.TAR 6 - (tie) Jonathan & Victoria - You didn't think I would forget them would you? Jonathan says his behavior was misinterpreted due to editing. I don't think you can make him look any worse or better, plus subsequent shows have displayed Jonathan's true colors. You can't forgive that shove at the mat at the Brandenberg Gate nor can you forgive him not helping Victoria when she cut herself at the mud challenge in Ethiopia. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible.TAR 7 - Lynn & Alex - There were a couple of candidates who come to mind. Susan & Patrick, Ron & Kelly, but I'll take Lynn & Alex here. They obsessed over Rob & Amber. They were quite mean when they thought she was too thin. Lynn & Alex just didn't belong on the race, IMHO. I did not like them at all and I was so happy when they were Philiminated.TAR 8 - The Weavers - I did not like this team. I've written plenty about this team before. We know about the patriarch who died in a race. We just didn't need to be hit over the head on this fact in every episode. And their behavior was reprehensible at times. No need to rehash.TAR 9 - Lake & Michelle - He yelled. She yelled back. My ears needed a break and I got it when they were eliminated.TAR 10 - Peter & Sarah - Another guy who says editing made him look bad. Ok, maybe I'll give Peter a break since he works with War veterans making prosthetic limbs for them, but his behavior while Sarah was climbing the mountain was not stellar. Lying back, drinking a coke, while Sarah was trying to scale the rock wall was a bit much. Breaking up at the mat is so hard to do. When you're Sarah, it's not that hard.TAR All Stars - Charla & Mirna - They finished 3rd when they should have been the 2nd to be out. I liked this team until the 2nd episode of this season when Mirna made some really inexplicable moves especially with the taxi driver in Chile. What was that? I wish they had been eliminated in 4th so Oswald & Danny could go to the finals, but it was not to be.TAR 12 - Ari & Staella - Hated them. Ari's stealing of Ron & Christina's cab was avenged by the racing gods. This is a rule of the racing gods. If you steal someone's taxi, you will be eliminated down the line. The revenge? The donkeys in Ireland and it served them right. There you have it.
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From Openmoko
Just some notes from playing with my Freerunner
What am I trying to do? I want to run a full Linux distro on my Freerunner, with Debian the obvious choice, AND have it work as a usable telephone at the same time.
Choice of Desktop and Window Manager
I started with XFCE/matchbox, which worked pretty nicely but could be painfully slow. I just figured that came with the terrain of trying to run a full windows manager on such a small box.
Yesterday I changed to LXDE/openbox - what a difference! Much smarter, more responsive, it's almost a new machine. Never going back.
Paroli under Debian
Lately I've been playing with Paroli. I had it almost working for a while, but now it seems to be broken again. I'll write down how I installed it another time.
But just for reference, the main reason why I had trouble making it work appears to be incompatibility with the version of framework that is currently packaged with Debian. right now I think I'm going to make do with what I have.
A minor though annoying problem under LXDE (didn't happen with XFCE) is that windows are launched as tiny little things (I first thought it was a glitch in X) and have to be maximised before they can be used.
But the things that didn't work include:
- the BTConnected thing in frameworkd.conf
- playing a .wav file on SMS reception - solved simply and sensibly be encoding it as an .ogg
- the SMS Vibration function not yet implemented.
Some bus and fixes
- Unable to establish connection with FAM. Do you have "FAM" or "Gamin" installed and running?
- Could not connect to wicd-s D-Bus interface. Check the wicd log for error messages. FIX: install notification-daemon (maybe? - still not working)
- [elm_win.c:335] elm_win_add() elementary: ERROR. Cannot create window. FIX: install libevas-svn-03-engines-x
No GPS with "Discarded data not UBX" errors ad infinitum in the framework log. Problem and fix are described here: http://email@example.com/msg01613.html In short "rm /var/lib/freesmartphone/ogpsd.pickle"


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Writer David Wood once joked that college was an amazing time—when parents fork over their savings to let kids go to a strange town and spend four years in a bar.
Seriously, though, the best college bars offer more than cold beers and hot cheese fries. They're fan headquarters for away games. They're stages where college bands become national acts. They're divey, not sleazy, and give visitors an insider's perspective and memorable stories, like this one from the All-American Rathskeller at Penn State.
"On a Sunday, when we were closed, someone knocked," recounts owner Duke Gastiger. "The guy said, 'Do you mind if my grandfather uses your restroom?' I let them inside. His grandfather shuffles to the restroom, comes back out and yells, 'Yep, it's still there!' He had carved his initials into the bathroom wall on the bar's opening day in 1933."
Many of our favorite college bars are steeped in such lore, while continuing to make history and win over newcomers. Ole Miss keeps an open tab at Proud Larry's, which stocks local beer labels and celebrated its 20th anniversary in April 2013 with a live music act each day. Eskimo Joe's in Stillwater, OK, is so beloved that Oklahoma State University recently co-branded with the bar's mascots, who now take the field on game days.
Football isn't the only competition that draws folks to college bars. Trivia contests, open mic nights, and retro video games add to the sense of community. Regulars may even be rewarded for their attendance records. At Nashville's Flying Saucer, those who sample 200 different brews get their names engraved on plates. It's the kind of quality college-town bar that makes you feel welcome, even decades later and even if you're not a Vanderbilt alum.
So here's a toast to the mayhem of college and those bars that make it a great four years (or, in some cases, five…or six). To round out your campus visit, check out the most beautiful college libraries and check in to one of these top college hotels.


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Andy Serkis on Future of Performance-Capture Roles
The "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" actor talked to The Wall Street Journal about how the craft of performance capture and his Imaginarium studio are evolving and whether the Oscars will ever honor this kind of acting work. Photo: Getty Images
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Bloody Bay, a pretty beach to the north of Negril's Long Bay, was once a port for whalers who disemboweled their large catches ashore causing the surrounding waters to run red with whale blood.
With those days far behind it, Bloody Bay led a quiet existence until the 1960s, when American hippies arrived in droves drawn by the area's relaxed ambience and marijuana scene.
Indeed, many of today's visitors still come to Negril and its beaches for the same reasons, but instead of sleeping on the beach or in a local's house (as you may have done in the hippy era), you can now take your pick from one the hotels that line the beach.
Several sections of the beach are only accessible to hotel guests but there are still plenty of public areas (and hotel free spots) for anyone to enjoy a little sunbathing and a dip in the Bay's now inviting waters.
Bloody Bay is north of Long Bay, past Negril Aerodrome. It's about 10 minutes by car (10 km/6 mi) from Negril's center.


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Author Solutions, Aug 10, 2010 - Fiction - 276 pages
Fin Barrett is a survivor who believes her life is in order once and for all. Unfortunately, she is wrong. As Fin attempts to make a fresh start with her new puppy Zipper, she has no idea that Creeps from another world are stalking her. But then, late one night in a nearby sculpture garden, Fin suddenly finds herself sprinting after Zipper through a mosaic arch. In mere seconds, she is transported to a strange place called the land of Blunder.
In Blunder, sparkly goo makes solid objects penetrable, an old woman's Mercedes travels at unimaginable speeds, and people read handcrafted objects rather than printed words. To top it off, a few of Blunder's citizens seem to know Fin-and not all of them are happy with her. After Fin dredges up terrifying memories of her first visit to Blunder, she remembers it is up to her to stop the Creeps who receive thrills from randomly attacking innocent people.
With the help of an irritating shaman, the ridiculous Sullivan brothers, and a host of other oddball characters, Fin is unwittingly propelled into the role of savior as she and Zipper traverse through an outlandish world where nothing will ever be normal.


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nicknolf necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 507 diseños de 114 diseñadores freelance.
I am looking to blow the doors off my competition with this logo!! I'd like a clean/simple, professional, strong, and scalable logo around my brand (NOLF). 1st rollout will be for a real estate Agent team. I will use the same NOLF logo for brand recognition although for different companies - some related to real estate and some completely unrelated, although still want the brand recognition. End goal is to be remembered and distinctive while avoiding the cheesy look.
My Name is Nick Nolf, I'm a Real Estate Agent in Las Vegas, NV (I'm not interested in Vegas inspired designs). I have a team of agents, a new website in development, t-shirts, billboards, etc where this will be displayed. I will be putting this logo everywhere including my (and my agents) business cards. I want people to recognize the NOLF brand by this logo. I am currently doing, lots of TV shows/interviews locally and nationally and I would like to have this logo be synonymous with all the things I'm doing. A very important thing is that I plan on doing several other businesses and want to be able to take the main part of the logo (NOLF) and give it a slight tweak – maybe a tag line change – and use it for other companies as well. At that point I'll contact you again direct to make changes to the new design. My team prides themselves on being the future of real estate, technology, and leveraging any tools to benefit the client. We are very strong on negotiations, have deep connections throughout the community and just work at kicking ass and taking names and getting tons of referrals along the way. We are younger than most doing the amount of business we are and look at this as a positive, while doing all of the above – the most important thing is servicing our clients and making them feel well informed and completely comfortable throughout the entire process. We become real estate brokers for life with all of our clients.
- Strong, clean, professional
- To the point, short and sweet
- "NOLF "– is the main focus point.
- Secondary is the tag line – "Real Estate. Mastered."
- This tag line will be the part (in my mind) that can be adjusted for other companies.
- Colors: Some Darker Blues and complementary colors
- I will be using this in many formats, so I want to make sure it can be on business cards, t-shirts, billboards, tv shows, etc. Therefore I want to make sure it will stand out with various backgrounds behind it.
- If I put this logo on a T-Shirt, I want people to want wear it.
- No cheese. :)
- Not too many colors.
- Not too busy.
- While this is for Real Estate – I don't want any houses beside the logo or anything like that.
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The fictional writer A.N. Dyer — Andrew to his family — is dying as David Gilbert's new novel "& Sons" opens. Dyer is a New York writer in the mold of J.D. Salinger: When he was in his 20s, he wrote a book about his New England prep school, a novel whose portrait of teenage angst and white privilege was a success rivaling that of "The Catcher in the Rye."
Dyer is "the quintessential New York writer." And his gloomy presence is at the heart of "& Sons," whose most notable achievement is its portrait of that most respected and mysterious of artistic types: the great novelist. Dyer's success and the way he achieved it — by isolating himself from his family and mining their lives — has shaped the fate of anyone who's ever loved him, including his sons, Andy, Jaime and Richard.
"You know how many copies 'Ampersand' has sold since its publication?" a Hollywood producer asks Richard, a former addict and aspiring screenwriter who's the oldest of the Dyer progeny. "Over forty-five million… And every year it sells about a hundred thousand more."
The producer wants to buy a screenplay Richard has written, but only if Richard can get his famously reclusive father to give him an option to bring "Ampersand" to film. This is one of many deliciously complicated and cringe-worthy moments in "Ampersand," and it comes with an additional twist — because as Richard travels to New York with his family to make this request, his teenage son is himself rereading grandfather Dyer's famous novel, and absolutely loving it.
"What's that line from 'Ampersand,' Dad?" the son asks. "'Give it time and shame eventually clambers back as pride.' "
In "& Sons," all the pride of Dyer's literary career has clambered back as personal shame. Dyer is the bard of the Upper West Side, and he's a wreck. Once a writer with an undeniable gift of language and observation, Dyer is now a septuagenarian ensconced in his apartment overlooking Central Park that is itself the legacy of his well-heeled New York patrician parents. We American readers have been fed a steady diet of art about these kinds of Manhattanites over the past century. And Gilbert, the author of the novel "The Normals," is at his best and is most intriguing when he dives into the myth of the specialness of Gotham and dissects it.
"I slipped further into A.N. Dyer's world," says the narrator of "& Sons," Philip Topping. Philip is the son of the late Charles Topping, Dyer's lifelong friend — they went to prep school together and raised families together. When Dyer agrees to read the eulogy at the elder Topping's funeral, Philip gets sucked back into the Dyer drama.
Behind every bright, hopeful, too-special thing about the New York lives of the Dyers and the Toppings — the amateur tennis champion grandfather, the enchantments of Central Park — there's something empty and sad.
Richard's wife and children have never met his famous father, and when he brings them to New York from Los Angeles, they are "tourists," and "for that reason their faces lacked a certain patina, of the city in their blood, I suppose, which made them seem shiny, untainted by the everyday corrosions of ambition," Gilbert writes.
Andrew Dyer is a confounding, largely unsympathetic character who encapsulates all the contradictions of New York intellectual society. His humanity and hopefulness give his books a huge following (Gilbert has great fun giving us excerpts of the fictional Dyer's many opuses), but he'll do just about anything to achieve his literary ends (including violating confidences shared by his children). And when he achieves great success, even that leaves him embittered.
In one of many brilliantly observed passages in "& Sons," the great author's wife summarizes his decline over four decades, naming Dyer's "unfocused irritation that began with the publication of 'Ampersand' and after the birth of the boys grew into a general annoyance with loud noises and broad behavior … a growing incapacity toward anything involving joy, an aversion to live performance, a distaste for New York yet an inability to leave the city…"
But "& Sons" has bigger ambitions than being a mere character study. Gilbert is trying to write a sweeping novel about a family and the times it lives in — and a work that says something about filial love and the creative process. Unfortunately, when the legendary author steps off stage in "& Sons," the narrative Gilbert builds around the rest of the Dyers can meander and isn't quite as compelling.
Gilbert's long descriptions of the Brooks Bros.-inspired contents of one son's closets, for example, and the details of the book parties of preternaturally talented New York writers would be a lot more interesting if they weren't so familiar to us already. Hollywood has its usual clichéd cameo. And when we're in Manhattan, "& Sons" often treats the city itself with too much nostalgia and reverence. Nor is Gilbert nearly as ruthless with his secondary characters as the fictional Dyer (or Salinger) might have been. As a result, they often lack an edge to match the gravity of the themes he's taken up.
None of this, however, should detract too much from the larger achievement of "& Sons." Gilbert has great narrative gifts and a wonderful eye for the madness of families and the madness of writers. In the end, "& Sons" is a novel that creates an imaginary author who is so real and flawed that the reader feels he understands American literature itself a little better after reading his story.
& Sons
A Novel
David Gilbert
Random House: 448 pp., $27


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(Today's blog post comes from Christina Bethel, PhD candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the department of English. Christina teaches primarily first-year writing courses; in her research, she investigates identity and the impact of identity performance on student writing practices.)
by Christina Bethel
In Fall 2011, the Tar River Writing Project, in conjunction with the ECU English and Education departments, hosted the first National Day on Writing celebration at ECU, attended by around 200 local public school students and teachers. The event was such a success that we decided to expand the celebration. The Tar River Writing Project's mission for this event is to engage local K-College students and teachers, as well as community members, in fun and enriching writing experiences. This year, the TRWP joined the University Writing Program, Joyner Library, and the Department of English in sponsoring the 2012 National Day on Writing @ ECU.
At the K-12 level, we brought over 500 students to campus on October 19, 2012. During the half-day field trip, students participated in three writing activities. For elementary and middle school students, we offered two new activities: a scene writing workshop, led by Hector Garza (Theatre & Dance), and a Halloween-themed writing workshop, facilitated by English department faculty Randall Martoccia and Jenn Sisk. We also offered our two most popular activities from last year: a digital writing studio (led by Stephanie West-Puckett and Rob Puckett) and a graffiti wall (led by former ECU art instructor Cynthia Gibb). In our exit survey, students wrote that they enjoyed rapping about their favorite foods, expressing themselves through words and art, sharing their writing aloud with others, and getting to hear what great writers their peers and classmates are!


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by Tom Utescher
The most important races for scholastic rowers occur in the spring, but in the autumn there is a second season on the water. The headliner is the famous Head of the Charles Regatta, and locally there are number of events to challenge high school crews, who return to the sport with everyone a grade older due to the change in the academic cycle.
In contrast to the spring season, where most events feature a series of heats and have competitors racing side-by-side over a 1500 or 2000-meter course, most of the fall action follows a "head race" format, where the course is significantly longer and boats leave the starting line one-by-one at set intervals, primarily racing against the clock.
As a junior at Penn Charter last spring, Chestnut Hill resident Maria Georgiou teamed with Erdenheim classmate Heidi Zisselman in a junior double, winning the Philadelphia City Championships and the Scholastic Nationals, and taking the silver medal in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Zisselman runs cross country in the fall, so Georgiou, now a senior who aspires to row in college, raced a single in a number of events.
At the end of September Georgiou placed second in the Kings Head Regatta, held on the Schuylkill in Bridgeport, Pa., opposite Norristown. With a time of 21 minutes, 44.24 seconds on the three-mile course, she was not far behind the winner from northern New Jersey's Nereid Boat Club (21:33.05), and half-a-minute ahead of the third-place rower from Whitemarsh Boat Club.
The PC senior then competed in the Navy Day Regatta on October 13 and the Head of the Schuylkill on October 27, both of which are held on a two-and-a-half-mile course along Kelly Drive in Philadelphia.
The singles event at Navy Day was won by a junior from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Alana Noble, who clocked in at 20:27.91 while Georgiou was the runner-up in 20:43.06. Another SCH 11th-grader, Maddy Canning, came in fourth in 21:39.96. At the Head of the Schuylkill, Georgiou was fourth overall and the first Pennsylvania finisher. Her time was 18:43.86, and the winning figure of 17:08.76 belonged to an entry from Connecticut's Saugatuck Rowing Club.
Two of Georgiou's Quakers classmates, Spencer Grant and Kevin Kelly, also competed during the fall. Winners at Scholastic Nationals together last May, they split up for summer training, but then came back together when school reopened, this time in a senior double.
Their first race was a biggie, the Head of the Charles on October 21. Their time of 20:09.66 put them 30th in a field of 43. Their Inter-Ac rivals from Malvern Prep made one of the best showings of the Philly-area crews, 10th in 18:54.96, but the Charter tandem was able to finish ahead of a third league contender, Haverford, which was 31st in 20:10.67.
After coming in fourth at the Head of the Schuylkill the following weekend, Kelly and Grant enjoyed their greatest success at the very end of the fall schedule. The Turn-and-Burn Regatta on the Schuylkill had crews doubling up in a 1500-meter race and then a much shorter sprint, and the PC duo won both contests, which were held just 15 minutes apart.
Mount St. Joseph Academy's varsity eight was hugely successful both last fall and in the 2012 spring season, but seven out of the eight oarswomen in that boat graduated last June. Returning senior Kiera McCloy closed out the 2012 campaign in the V-8, and juniors Maddie Lawn and Lauren Matchett also spent time in the Magic's flagship during the 2011-12 academic year, so the Mount has back at least a handful of rowers with first-string experience.
"All things considered, I was actually pretty pleased with how we did this fall," remarked MSJ varsity coach Mike McKenna. "We weren't even able to get our crews set for about three weeks, because we had some people who were injured at the start of school and we were like the walking wounded for a while."
This fall, McCloy, Lawn, and Matchett were joined by senior Kate Mirabella, junior Natalie Simms, and sophomore Steph Eble in the varsity line-up. Senior Kait Loftus was normally in bow, although sophomore Jenny DiPietro performed as a stand-in, and in the three seat there were some swaps involving seniors Maddie Wescott and Emily Ruddy.
MSJ's designated "B" boat for the fall season was largely made up of candidates for the lightweight eight, a traditionally strong boat for the Mount. The regulars here were seniors Jacqueline James, Lexi Meister, and Maura O'Donnell, juniors Michaela Karrash and Leah Ramos, and sophomores Tina Hendel and Brynn McGillin. Ruddy and DiPietro also made appearances in the boat.
Senior coxswains Mary Raggazino and Annie Tenzinger alternated in the two main Magic vessels most of the time, with junior Madi Kist popping into the B boat at the end of the season.
Reversing the progression of the PC boys double, the Magic produced their highest finish at the start of the fall campaign, winning the Kings Head in 16:36.33 to overshadow Catholic Academies rival Merion Mercy, the runner-up in 16:42.33.
The lightweights, aka Mount "B," placed fifth, and they claimed the same spot at the Navy Day Regatta. Here Merion won overall, nipping the second-place Mount V-8, 15:43.18 to 15:43.99.
At the 2011 Head of the Charles, Mount St. Joe finished third to two California club crews and could rightly boast of being the best true high school boat in Boston. This year, the Mounties weren't as powerful to begin with, and in addition they were penalized one minute for what was officially classified as a "severe collision."
One of their rivals in bygone days, Saratoga (N.Y.) Rowing Association, won the contest in 17:45.96, while the Magic, thanks in part to their time-fine, were ranked 48th among the 85 finishers, with an official figure of 19:54.98. That moved them behind Merion, 13th in 18:59.78. The Mounties had been charged with impeding the progress of Saratoga, but obviously the contact wasn't severe enough to prevent the New Yorkers from winning.
With no judgments against them the next weekend at the Head of the Schuylkill, the Mount V-8 was fourth, close behind third-place Merion, while the lightweights came in 17th.
The November 10 Frostbite Regatta featured four separate 2000-meter races and no true "final," and here the Mount's time was the best overall, at 7:15.03. Instead of launching off of Kelly Drive the following day for the Turn-and-Burn, the Magic opted to attend the Braxton Memorial Regatta, a 1500-meter race on Camden's Cooper River. Merion, who'd been absent from the Frostbite, turned up to take fourth place in 5:20.26, and Mount St. Joe finished up for the fall with a fifth-place performance, timed in 5:21.44.
At the Braxton, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Matt Miller (a sophomore) and James Meadows (a junior) won the first of two races for the high school double.


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Mohammad Araj
Director | Financial Advisory
Dar Al-Awadi Complex
Ahmed Al-Jaber Street, Sharq
Kuwait City
Mohammad leads Deloitte's Financial Advisory practice in Kuwait.
Mohammad is a valuation specialist with 13 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has advised clients on a number of transactions in the Middle East and has experience in delivering financial due diligence, feasibility studies and M&A deals.
Mohammad holds an MBA degree from Coventry University, United Kingdom, and has a BSc in accounting from Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan.