the western carolinian j^ushed weekly john beard jr editor and proprietor utnilitr l'i out hit fit in hints 758 no 28 of till xylh yom'mh saliabury rowan county iv c saturday december 13 ikil tin r-«ti-iii carolinian convention dill j8sced ukkki.y ::::: iu joiin beard 1 1 | ph ol north carolina as set forth j 0 ||„. act of i the general vasembly passed in 1834 entitled an art concerning u convention to auiwud lhe coniti tiiln.il of lhe male of norn carolina which art wa ratified hy ihe | ph ; so help me cd ! i xi lie it further enacted lliul ihe public tn usurer !„■, l he is herehv , authorised f puj . up the wiirriud oi tlie governor such sums of money s may he necessary for the contingent , i charges of the conveuiioii j and also to pay uach j tiieiuber of convention two dollars per day during lus attendance thereon and two dollars ibr even thirty miles travel to and from the convention xii and he it further enacted that il shall l j the duty ol lhe vernor immediately after ihu ratification of tins act to transmit a copy <,, eaoh she ill iii the stale and i calls if to he published i ir weeks successively in the newspapers of ihe state a message from the senate agreeing t the pro position io raise a joint select committee u ihe subject of the out age ut nassau and infor l 1 ihat messrs beard holmes moore sawyer and speight compose said committee ..,, iheir part also to the proposition lu raise a like commillee on ihe cherokee lands and stating that messrs well born i i usi,,n aud brittain lorn their i ranch o said con lllee onl red tha messrs guillll llenrv and i law kins compose ilus ( oinillltlec ou lhe part of the ( loinoiis mr outlaw was ut bis request excused from selling on flic select ( otlilllltlei on the sultp'i ot a convention and mr potts substituted in ins p 1 " ■ inun tlie i on tee on privileges iiiid cieeiioie i whom was referred certain pa lp > relating lu ihe ineligibility of james miinney one i ihe sitting me i bets from ilu county ol'ciu leret made a leporl in liivor of the sitting member aileron inettuotual motion to lay the upon on il.e i able it was finally concurred in ayes 7u in ays 4 i mr manly fr the joint select committee a.sed a the subject reported thai his excellency david l swain on wednesday iho loth of de i cembor ensuing will wan on the legislature for . the purpose of luktng the oaths of ofnco house of commons a bill oonci rning a convention to amend the con rtitution of the state of north carolina whereas ihe general assembly of north ('.,. rohnn hnve reason to believe thai a large porti if not a majority ,.| the freemen of the state.are anxious in amend ihe constitution thereof ,,, cur 1 particulura hereinafter bpecifiedj and whereas while the general tssetnbly disclaim all right and power in themselves to alter ihe fundamental law thoy consider it their duty to adopl measure for ascertaining the will of their cunstituents and to provide the moans f or carrying that will when us e.'iiaiueil mi eflect ; ihorefore /.', it enacted by the general assembly of ilu slut of north cue li i uml it is hereby enacted by tht authority qf the same that the courl i pleas and quarter sessions of each and everv coun ty in this slate ul the first term that shall is held alter the lirst day of january 1835 shall appoint i two inspectors t superintend the polls to be s-n e,l ut each and every election precinct ii said coun ties for ascertaining by ballot the will ofthe free men of north carolina relative to tho meeting ,.!' a state convention and if any court or ( ts should tail to make such appointments or if any inspector s appointed should fail i act if shall lie the duly ol'the shenlls or the pers icting as his deputy on such occasion with the advice of one justice of the peace r if , e be present with the advice of three freeholders to appoint an in spector r inspectors in the place of him or them who finl ,., net which inspectors when duly sworn by some justice ofthe peace or freeholder to r lo tin lhe duties uf the place with fidelity shall have the same authority as if appointed by the court 1 tho western cur imi is published every si turdiv at two dollars per am i if paid in advance or two hollars and 1'ilh cents if not paid before the exijiratmi of three oiontii i ik us iii i'l 111 ii itiiiv o no pnp.-r wdl he discontinued until all arrearages i ..,. paid iiiiii a the diaor tion of tlie editor 3 subscription will not he received fur a less time than one year „,,,! a failure to notify the editor of a tii-i u discontinue t the end of a year will he consi dered hs a new engagement i any persaau who will pr<ic.irc siv buhscribnra to the carolinian mid lake lhe trouble ," collect and iran uu i uieir ubscriptiun-money in the iki i tor shall have n pa per gratis im ing thoir continuance tms lay november 2fl 1894 senate friday isovember 28 1894 senate mr cowper of gates presented n resolution instructing the committee on finance to inquire into die expediency of changing ilu present mode of recoiving lists uf taxable property und amend ing the revenue laws of tins state mr baker pies led the petition of itaehnel rd wauls of yancey county und mr shipp th uoti ti,,n of joseph shepperd referred tkrm8 or u,l eh i ising 1 advertisements will he conspicuously and correct ly insert 1 , nl ill cent per square lin ihe first insertion n'mi s ' cents li.r each continuance : but whore an atl vit i-iu ,,, is ordered n go in only twice 50 its wall j !•', i i ; lor each insorlton mr edmonston presented il.e petition of barba ra ah of haywood county proving to be di vi roo i from her husband joseph cnbo ; nnd mr carson 1 petition of john sudderth and patrick llenn ssee i burke county praying authority to erect eat sou their own hind across the public road h-a hno f'r in w ilkesb.ir.it eh lo mm gam in ; which were referred mil and be it further enacted that tbe fob lowing propositions shull i submitted to tbe peo ple fur their assent or dissent viz that the l on vention shall have authority so to amend the con sn ti as to provide 1st that the legislature of north-carolina shall meet regularly ouly once every two years provided that ine li vernor shall have authority to cull extra inc lines on public emergencies 2.1 to change the mode i appoint ing justices f ihe peace and electing militia tli < is 3rd to provide that population or taxation separately or t ti combined shall be the basis of representation iu the general assembly lib to ' provide li.r the el olio uf the g v rnor by the i i pie r.ih to al lish llorough rcprcseutnl whol i ly or in part oth to prohibit lie abolition of slavery in north-carolina by uuy oilier power i than a stale convention 7th to provide thai i capitation saves shall nol lie higher upon slaves than freemen 8th to provide in what manner fu i ii re amendments to the constitution may he made i nth to prohibit the legislature frum authorizing different municipal regulations in different counties j in order to put a slop to what is called private le gislation and to make it obligatory on the legis lature to regulate ihe courts the appointment f county officers and all that pertains to the admi nistration of the laws ill such a manner that there shall be an uniform system throughout ibe state 10th to specify more explicitly whal shall dis qualify citizens from holding offices or appointments under the state and the procedure against delin quent public agents 11 tn to proi ide either tns the council of state shall be al ilishcd or thai llie members thereof shall i select within a limited sphere convenient to the scat of government i2th to provide that it ease where vacancies or ur n tl legislature the governor shall have authority le issue writs nf election to fill such vacancies % persons who desire to engage hv the year will lie leaxamndatod hy „ reasonable deduction from uie above t'/i.irje.s j;,r transient custom house of commons mr dudley presented the following resolution resolved thai the committee on finance lake into coiisuleralu.il ami confer w ill the liank of cape i'ear ou the expediency of repealing so much nf its t barter as prohibits t the stockholders residing nt of ihe slat the rioht of representation l.y proxy at the meet ing of said stockholders retain ing ihe prohibition only us regards slot k holders residing without the limits of he united states the resolution was amended on mr ilnywood's mon l,v adding that tl committee inquire into he expediency of amending ilu charter of sail bank so a in forbid the issuing of notes for u less sum than live dollars thus amended tl resolution was agreed to mr hay wood presented a memorial from wil ham s in num ui hllo superintendent uf the ca pitol read and referred tu the committee on public buildings mr potts subiiiiitel th following resolutions which were read ordered to is printed and mail the order of be day for thursday nevt .- i " resolved that the legislature of a state acting us the liepresenllllivesol'the 1'cple of a„i state llbvo a right lu instruct their senators in congress and h jui-l vindication ofthe ch-uiii-te of bur political institu tions requires ,,,„, sua u instruct ion should be given whenever „ senator niisiepn sums the w 11 of ilu hutu upon greal quefitions of national policy or in times of piilibc elileiuehev ii revolved that lhe hon willi i 1 . mangum one of the senators from tins state in the con ri-ss of the tinned slates he and he is hereby instroqtcd in vote for expunging lion the recor.ls ,.| llie senntl of tho united suites tho resolutions declaring thu ihe pre side in ins late l_.\,.iuiiaii proceeding in relation to the public revenue lias assumed upon hun if authority an power not conferred bv tlie constitution ami laws hat in derogation uf both to ,''<('■' csl'omlcn'i's 1 to ns,,re pr apt attention t letters addressed to thu editor il postage should in all eases be paid mr caldwell presented u bill to amend flu mi litia laws which was rend lhe lirst time and re ferred received from the house of con ons a mes sage proposing thai i joint select coiiunittoo be raised lo ascertain whether the i'r.-sh leriatit ihu rub and session house cau he proi ll re i f'oi lhe use ,, i ill legislature ; and thai said i oniiiiitlee he instructed to report io the legislature it was concur rod in douks pamphlets ii;i!i<llrilu circular cards ac neitlv i'r ">••' al ht office t u j i ui i*ift i produce at ou motion of mr m'queon tho commitl u i internal i uipr veme.it were instructed to examine , ihe u mi system of ttoad-laws maw in oporntion i within tins state and lo report whether or not it 1 1 oxpedieut s to amend them as will s a more equitable distribution of tbe lab i preser ving tllein iu repair among the dlffironl classes f < the people also to inquire whether or uol ll be praticuhle to improve ordinary roads in such a uu li ner as to adapt then to tbe use of locomotives ra the transportation of travellers and produce ; and if praticahle whether the introduction of such in proven cut would probably is attended with a com parative saving of expenditure and with th pro duction of ii benefit to ihe people ol ihe state m r m'queen moved that ihe senate 1 now take up uud consider the resolution siibniilte.l in him proponing to raise a joint select committee to in quire inl ih manlier iu which the moneys appro priated f..r rebuilding tho capital have been expen ded : which motion was agreed to the question pending being on tbe amendment proposed bv mr \\ ycho io strike out ihe latter clause of ihe reso lution in the folluwing words iin,l he reasons which led to the dismissal of win s i i,ui iiii unl superintendent f public buildings it was taken anal decided in the negative on motion of mr ii lean lhe resolution was amended hy adding ilu following as an additional .„„', i adopted : " resolved further thai ihe limn tee report the probable am mil of money thai will he required to finish mid burnish the ca pitol and when il will is ready lin lhe nt option of the legislature at salisbury december 10 bwoi 121 a 15 molasses . . . 60 a 6(1 brandy apple . 40 a 40 nails 8 10 pea . 1,1 a ."«_■'( lilts .... 25 a 30 batter , . . 15 rye .... o i'etl'itt iii seed . !! jsuour brown . ill a hi clean 11 loaf . . 17 a ju coffee . . . vi a lltjsult . . . 112 a 126 cora l'i tallow ... 10 feathers . . . 80 a 33 tobacco . . . 8a20 flour scarce 550 a 000 wheat bushel 80 a 100 flaxseed . , . 100 whiskey . . . 45 a 50 linseed oil per gallon 1 12 ii licit further enaetetl that il shall be the duty of the slierills of the respective counties in t.ns stale lo open polls at the several election pre cincts in said count ics on the day of next when and where all persons qualified bv flic con stitution to vote for members ofthe house of com mons may vote for or against ll convention those who wish a convention voting will a printed or written ballot convention 1 and those who do not want a convention voting in the same way " no convention at r.\vi'.'nt.vii.l.i december i iii he it fnrlhcr enacted that it shall be t it duty f the sherifft to make duplicate statement of the polls in their respective counties sworn t before the clerk of the county courl one copy of which shall is deposited iu suid clerk's office and the other copy transmitted to the governor of the state at raleigh immediately after the election iv he it further ehactcd that it shall be the duly nf the governor ns soon as he shall have re ceived the returns of tho sheriffs lu compare the number of votes for and against a convention : and if it sluill appear that a majority of the votes poll ed are in favor of it he shall forthwith publish a proclamation of the fact in such newspapers as he may think proper and shall issue a writ of elec tion to every sheriff iu the state requiring him ," open polls for the election of delegates lo the con volition al ihe same places and under tllo sat rules as are prescribed for holding other state elec lions and ut such time ns tho governor shall de signate v //.' it further enacted that the same p r sons who wero appointed to hold the polls in taking the v.te on convention shall hold them for the election of delegates provided that if any of such inspectors shall fail to attend r act the sheriff and their deputies shall supply their places in the manner herein before pointed out vi he it further enacted that the several county courts shall allow the shcriirs the same compensation li.r holding said elections that they usually allow li.r holding other stale elections — and if any sheriff or other officer appointed to bold said elections shall ail to comply with the requisi tions of ibis act l.e shall is liable to u fine ..!' one thousand dollars recoverable before any competent juri la i ion i the use of the county w hose officer ; lie is audit shall h the duly of the countv solici tors to prosecute so .. . ...... vii he it fitrlhir enacted thai nil free wane mou of the age of twenty one who shall have been resident in the state six months before the e iiiii shall is entitled to vote for delegates to the con vention and all free white men of the age of twenty-one years wtio shall have been reside in the slate one year previous to and shall continue to be so resideiit at the time of the election shall lie eligible to a seat in suid convention x iii hi it furl her euacliil that each ami 1,3 bacon . . . . 1 a ij brandy peach . tin j apple . thi 11 beeswax . . . 17 n i ci . . . ik il cotton 18 a crn 7 flaxseed . . 160a i fluar n a ■ feathers . , , ■')■! um 2j]lron .. . talj itojmolaases . . . il a t:i lllo.niiils cut . . . ii.i brown h a 10 fi 1 lump . . 11 1gj loaf . . l(i a 17 i salt fill l?l wheat ilia lltfl 580 whiskey . . 11 b 1 ljolwoul . . . . lli a 20 xiv and be it further entitled tliat nccord in to tbe rule prescribed in lb 8th section of tliia act the counties iu the slate shall be respectively eniitl i to elect the number of delegates annexed to ench : viz at cheraw cs (-'.).... december 4 bacon lo a ki meal scarce . ti a 65 beeswax ... 17 molasses . . . 40 a 48 liatter lo a 20 nads 7 a if coffee 11 a l-"'j ' ids scarce . 85 a 40 cotton new . . ilu lol hice 4uii u s00 corn . . . 50 a 00 salt in sacks . f"i feathers . . . 85 a id bushel . . 75 flaxseed . . 125a 150 sugar prime . . 9a 121 flour super itia common . ll a lo tiue , 700 a loaf & lump 15 a 20 irut 5 a tallow scarce . ill nil wl 1(1 a l'."j i'eas 125 a 150 mackerel . 6o0a 000|vvheal 85 a 100 iii resolved thai ins excellency the governor of tins state he requested io transmit forthwith to the lion wilbe i mangum ami to the hon bedford ib'owii i copy each ofthe foregoing reaolutionk ou motion of mr km roil w solved timi the con hoc on internal im provement he instructed to inquirt into ihe proba hie est f continuing ths cape fear \ adk.n and i'edee ra.l-koad tbe first filly miles in in fayette ville pursuing lb projected route weatwardiy on motion of mr jjudley resole d that lhe coiiuiuttee .... fiiinncu take int consideration ilu expediency of nuthoricmg llie public treasurer to issue stock bearing uu in terest not exceeding 6 m"r cent per annuo and to dispose ofthe same at the best possible puce in or ll ofthe stule provided it cun be effected at pur to such amount as mat is nocesaary to pay the balance ofthe subscription of tlie state to tin hunk of flu state or in .. tl xpedieoy of relinquishing the ri^ht lo lake the uinou.it of stuck in said iiauk which is unpaid for tin lull io emancipate daniel a slave was read the third time und passed ayes fdl — ni*__s 50 l.v distriel — burke 3 buncombe 2 itutherfon i llaywood 1 man n 1 — it '.'',./ district ivilkos i surry 3 iredell s vsh ■ i — id 3rd district — mecklenburg 4 lincoln 4 ca banns 2—10 iih district — r..wan . r >, davidson f moiiljruiu i ■ sth n m 1—n >. ________ mr weavr presented the petition of sundry i ii/.ens of buncombe county praying that joseph wilson may be restored to tl.o rights of citizen ship which was referred sir itlalock presented the petition of sundry citizens f va y countv praying that john mas ter av be restored t ine privileges of a citizen referred house of commons 3 stubd 4 caswel at columbia s ('.).... december fl bacon 10 ii 13ilard 121 a 1 brandy peach . 75 molasses . . . 4o a 50 apple . 40 a 50 mackerel . . 650 a 900 beeswax . . 00 a 15 salt in sacks 350 a 300 liitter ih a 2 bushel . . 75 coifee .... 12 a 17 sugar brown . 10 a 12.j con 7o a tj loaf v lump 16 a 90 cotton 14 a 151 tallow . . . 12 a 14 flour . . . 800 a 050 teas 125 a 160 iron 4 a 5j whiskey . . . lo a 50 i'xlll 1 3—10 3 guilford 4 cbuthan th district — richmond 2 anion 3 robeson 2 mo re i cumberland !! — in h/a district — person 2 orange 4 granville 4 — 10 on motion of mr j i smith resolved that ihe joint select committee raised on ih subjeel of cherokee lands lie instructed to impure into the expediency of granting to john bokunnun u lease i work for gold on a certain piece or parcel of land being part i lhe cherokee lands now owned l.v il.e state lying in the county ofllaywood ; und lha they report by hill or otherwise mr seawall presented the annual report of il.e cape fear yadkin and pedea ki.il road con.po ny ; which was referred o'a district — wake 5 johnson :), wayne 2 — 10 1 oth district warren 2 franklin 2 halifax i nush 2—1(1 llih district — bertie 1 northampton '■-, hert il.rd 2 martin 2—10 r at camden fs.c december 6 "'"'■' ' * u •■ li|l,ri.,ur/.\.curo ilfllln mm ur.iiiiv peach , 5 a oo ii amua „ ,.„„.. ,.,..,, appple . 85 „ llllron iiii a iki beeswax . . . 12 181 lard .... 12a i cotton .... 13 a 1 fallow ... 1(1 a 12 c.rn 7f i 87 whiskey . . . 50 a hi pealhers , . . 30 a 50 wheat new . 1110 a 125 12 h district — pasquotank '-'. perquimon 2 rates 2 chowan 1 cuindeu 1 currituck 2 — id is/a district — ilea libit 2 edgecomb '■), pill 2 vl sb ..... 1 t .. ra ll 1 hvde 1 — 10 11 a district — crave .'), i.e ie 1 lenoir u jones i carteret 1 onslow i — itf saturday november 20 1834 senate mr heard presented a bill concerning n conven tion to amend the constitution of the state which was read the first time referred to the committee on that subject and ordered to be printed tins rill will is found in ibe preceding columns i mr wellborn presented u bill i repeal , , part lhe acl ,,| i880,ta prevent ol.struelio.is .,, the pas age of fish up the pedee and yadkin mors read three limes and ordered t he engrossed mr kendall from the committee on proposf lion and grievances to whom petition „,, the ubjeel had been referral reported a bill to nu il.or.se j sudderih and patrick henriessee to erect gates on their own hinds across u public road in llnrlic county uud a bill to divorce susan dur bain from her husband archibald i urban ; w | 1|t jj passed iheir lirsi reading joseph m..sl,mlield was elected c„|.,,„„l m 11 heard i.„ut.-c„l of cavalry , attached to the loih brigade house op commons on motion of mr j ilorlon resale 1,'vlmt il.e coiuinilleeons iiicl,of.be governors message ns relates .„ n mll ,:,.... ,. amending the constitution ofthe state is ,',,«„,„. tedlomq..ireintotbeexp«|ieocj of submitting tn the people fur ihou adopt ion certain specifte amend ments mstead of calling ., convention " u ' u mr in submit „ resolutieo e,,l|j k „„ he governor for information with regard to cer fan gram o',|",e,l bv ,|„. !„, legislature t *' issued ,„ a i.cl z er 1 lleuivh pun i lis verinj a silvo mine under certain conditions " mr manly presented a lull lo establish the mer chants r.,,1 of newbern r the fl^s and ordered to be printed • mr king presented a bill t corporate .!,„ i rp . 1-11 maoolacurmu c-mpany read fir - , ime , v fmi.u 1 connoi.meon judiciary were instructed to nqnire j uu , „ lc r ™ wednesday narcmbcr 20 1h34 bk-natg inth distriel — bladen *-'. simpson 2 chimin 1 l»imlin2^^mov^^^tn^wiej^^^ll i_________h on motion of mr holmes id s„l n 1 , thai the judiciary committee inquire into tin expediency of amending tha law on the bubjecf of i sm v . ill soiled that said committee impure also into lhe expediency of repealing or amending il.e act of 1832 lo il rebel of bones debtors stat2 lfigi-slvtuke i ovii'li.iu rmisi iiik latest kiiuui.ii rii'iuis ■ t.s 15\vv.(te rtocttttal district in the slate shall is entitled |..| monday noremhir 24 i hi ten delegates lo is apportioned among ihe several senate ca a ties composing each district iu proportion to the speaker announced the appointment of the iheir federal population : that is to say the agg-re following committees made in pursuance of the gate federal number of each district shall is divi , resolutions introduced by mr heard referring tie led by ten 10 for the rati of representation and various subjects embraced in die governor's me each countv shall lie entitled to elect as mam of sbge : tin ten delegates as will correspond in nnmbei on the federal relations — messrs spajght with the quotient of its federal numbers divided bv branch hawkins little and edwards said ratio provided that each county shall have tin a slate convention for amending the con at least one delegate and provided moreover stitution — messrs carson bogan sawyer mont thai where there shall 1 or more delegate gomerj of orange and lockhart unappropriated by reason of fractional remainders ■ on the distribution of the acts of assembly — the co.mtv having ih largest remainder shall i messrs wyche an ii lit kerr mann and wi entitled to the first unappropriated delegate the son county having the next largest the second and so mr caldwell presented the petition of sundry ,„,, . itizen of iredell county praying that andy bag ix be it further enacted that if any vacancy garij l restored t the privileges of citizenship shall occur ... any countv delegation by death oi referred otherwise the governor shall forthwith issno a mr shipp from the committee appointed to writ of lection to supply tl vacancy and the conduct the balloting for governor reported that delegates shall convene in the city of raleigh ot david l swain is duly elected ,,„• 1 day nf next and a majority of three house op common's fourths shall constitute a quorum to do business mr jordan presented certain papers relating te x be it further enacted that no delegate elect the contested election of tbe member from ihe shall is permitted to take lus seat m convention town of fayetteville j which were referred to the until in ball have taken i nbscribed il.e follow ( lommittee ,», privilege and elections ing oath or affirmation viz — i a h do solemnly mr guinn presented a bill granting to persons swear or affirm as the cans may be that i » il therein named certain lands for ibe use of ii me not either directly or indirectly evade or disre 1 thodist episcopal church bi franklin ; read tlie gnrd the limits fixed io this convention by the poo fi t <,.,.". and passed house uk commons mr guinn presented the petition of john betes i macm county and mr henry the petition of 1 1 i e justice i buncombe county praying io be restored to credit referred but come at last samuel craige & co reipnctfully inform their friends and the public in i neral that their long expected supply uf m hlal.sli presented a bill to provide for the holding i .. superior court in the county of fen ce ; r.-a.l lhe first time new ioods thursday november il 1884 senate mr lockhart presented tbe petition of ilu pe tersburg rail road company praying tha passage of an act to authorise them to erect ■ bridge across the roanoke al ibe town of hlak.lv and in the mean time lo establish a perry mr l i pre sented a bill i carry said prayer into effect which wa lead the lilsl lime il.'io at law li 111 !!. .-. ii.il at their i<m at foster's mill their new assortment is fresh from the northern cities and will be found t consist of first qt'ai.i'ry dry-goods hard-ware groceries cutlery c which together with their former sii«-k makes theii present supply very i.ar.n and i»i*.ii\-ilil ott h ing d te ., a ed |. sell cheap for < ash oi c.iuiur produce . i 11 the usual credit lo pun ''.-'. ■• ne.is ih hope 1 merit and receive a coiiiuiuunc i ttoiia.se wl uli th hai heretofore euj \ • t al lhe hands of a lils-ral pub i 8 c a co ur ii 3in presented « bill to annex a part of '* v " ' ty in davidson accompanied by a pe ' '"' llie s,i ei ; r ,. u ,| t |„. f trht t j lnl , ur ionian presented lha petition of tbe pro prietors of the tennessee river turnpike road praying an extension of flu charier era ted for the construction of aaid road accompanied by al bill to carry said petition int ellic ; reed the lirsl tune mr kendall from the committee of propositions and grievances reported a bill to divorce mary h cnls of haywood comity from hor husband i joseph cabs | read ,!„• firs time rowan co no jo 1884 tf