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NOT E s.

Proposals must be to carry tho mail with "celer-
ty certainty ard security" using the terms of the
law and they mnst be guaranteed by two responsible
persons certified to as such by postmaster or Judge
Of . court of record. ~ !
Nopsy viii DO made for trips not performed, and for
each OF such omissions not satisfactorily explained
three times the pay of the trip may be Deducted
For arrivals 90 far behind the time to break con-
nectton with depending mails, and not sufficiently
exrusd, onefonrth Of decomposition for the trip
ID subject to forfeiture. Fines will be imposed. I'M
less the delinquency be satisfactorily explained for
neglectng to take the mail from or into Post ONCE;
for suffering tito be injured, destroyed, robbed,
lost; and for refusing after demand to convey the
mail as frequently the contractor runs, or IL con
cerned in running vehicles on the route The Post
master General may annul the contract for disobey-
ing the pest ONCE laws, the instructions Of tho
Department. ne may alter the schedule Of depart
and arrivals and also order an INCREASE Of ser
vice BY allowing therefor pro rata increase on the
contract pay. 10 may also ~ursail 81 discontinue
the service whole Or In part At pro rata decrease
Of pay, allowing one months extra compensation on
the amount Of service dispensed with. Bids should
70 addressed to the tsceOnd Assistant Post Master
General superscribed "Propssals, State Of Mime
sOtA, and sent BY mail. 81 ss.syk AZ
For forms Of proposal, kc., and other information
advertisements Of October 80. 1S6e and of this
date pamphlet form, at the principal post ofics
E n GFg.1. s3f JNO. AID. CnESSNV ELL,
Postmaster General.
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ISLAND OFFICE,

IN y = 81. Cloud, Mimi, Nov. -, 1870.
Complaint having been entsrsd at this once BY
A. Chapman against James Way for abandoaingh his
Homestead Entry No. 1883, dated April q +,
1856, upon the . INV Il y Il isvH section %,
township ia, range 50, in MoHtson CO., Minnesota,
viths view to tue cAncellStion of iad entry: the
sid parties arc hereby sumn0ned to appear q this
office on the 16fH DAY or JANUARY, 1871, At 2
O'Clock In the aftsraoon torsond and farnish tssti
mony concerning said alleged sb .ndonnaent. tSEs--
C. A. GILMAN, Register.
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NJ OTlCE.-U. s:LAND OFFICE 1@ ~ :;
~ st. Cloud, MIMI, Fsb. 9, 1879. 81
complaint having leen entered ~ tais ohfcs by
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his Honestead Entry No. 5lo4, dated June 25th,
1855. upouz the sw n section 10, township LIS
range ii, in stearns county, Minnesota, with .
view to tue cancellation Of said entry: tie said
parties are hsleby summoned 70 appear 1t this
UtIce on the 3OrH DAY Or MARCH, 1871, at 10
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mony concerning said alleged abandonment.
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Il ingthe Cars at Discountfrom thcregalartrain
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Passengers mustgettheir Baggage Checked before
It WILDE carried over the road, and the arrival Of
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The COMPANY will not be NespOnsible
Tor the safety Of any Baggage after its
arrival Atstat0n for which it 10 checEedit being no
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once anected with Organic Weakness requires the
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YEN. which aelmbolds Extract Buchu invariably
does. II no treatment 10 submitted to. Oonsumntion
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THE SECRET MONITOR
Just published. 800 pages price, So cents private
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Illustrated with VIII hne plates and ITO wood en-
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1888 From Sank Centre, ~ Raymond, east end of
.'tE Grove Lake mo omce1 Westnsld oilchrist
~ and Rolling Fork, TO sBepson,t 81 miles and
I B back, once asweek. 5s 81 u p ~ e.
Leave Sank Centre Monday at ID; 3 60 s. (
Arrive at Benson next day by 7 pm;
9 Leave Benson "Wednesday at . m
~ Arrive at esuk Centre next day at pm.saa
Proposals invited to begin service at Gtlcbrist
~, making distance 20 miles. q
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The First Division Of tho 3.
St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
1870. SUMNER TINE TABLE. 1870.
st. Paul, Anoka, Elk River, Saint
:, Cloud and Sank Rapids

49, ts5ssh. = i GOING NORTH. = e $50 4
Leave st. p.ul..... . ..... 30 n. aso
Arrive st. II Is Pm. 726 .
= =. II GOING SOUTH. = &AS.4@ l.
Leave st. Cloud. 1oA. II. 2loPiN
.''3 SAINT PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS
.-.~ -E' >ft AND .-. o. 'S-"
~. Den1ano Trains.
GOING EAST.
minneapolis ...1 30 -
Arrive st. Paul...... ............. ...... S45 SO
] III =. ai'i GOING TEST. Z F-s>@
As
ArrlVe 70
GOING WEST. -....' .
Leave St. Paul. 10 so A. n
Arrive Minneapolis. IL ~ 4.
GOING EAST. 80 :
Leave Miineapolis.. $50 H.
p.A
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Isis From Otter Tail City TO Rush Lake, miles
~ aud back, once week. -TsstjlSzs Z.
s8> Leave Otter Tail City Thursday ct an sS3 I
Arrive ct Rush Lake by9 q m; q. =. ~ q
~ Leave Rush Lake Thursday at 10 o M; ..-1
:a Arrive at Otter Tail City by II m; a3{H.i !:
a. Proposals. for twcea.week service invitsd..a
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MIN MES -

Sc s. po.. a 81. n.
4 81 WAN ~. .asnts m; is7o
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ior conveying the mails @ tne vniseo
ssssss LON ynly g June ~ e1 i ~ Wy
rs we stase @ -
~ finvvs. = = = - :, -
Ess,%s.ss' -
No. 1867 From Freescil to Fillmore, miles and
back once week 's s5s .g5ss sss9.
Leave Freesoil Saturdayat 3 Am:s
Arrive st Rilmore 81 $50 n
Leave FILLMORE Saturday at 1880 N
Arrive at 1resaol bv 10 n. al ~ B
- {. "a. ~ AZ
lasAa - .. $40, 4 In. a,,a
hs.I oaan s.ss =
49,. , gaco = = ~
49,! yal3n nPs1n9s SWeIuAv 49, ~ .flis
1 ~ y g nssson " 1p = :h.F ti5s st
1e es!s. Ass 20 saturday q = m .-#s&
Arrive q Union Springs BY = p %. id Es;Y;
1as7e From Summer to Guilford 81 miles and back,
once week, bya schedule. 70 pc arranged,
With connections at duilford With mails
nom the east. 4
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IN affections peculiar to Females is unequaled by any
fulness, or Suppression of Customary Excavations,
liberated or Scirrhus State of the Uterus and iii
complaints incidental to the sex, or tho decline or
change of Life. ~-:,. - ! ~ = = = -.
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1Se1s From Fort Ridley, BY franklin, Birch Cool
ey, Beaver Falls, Herzhorn, Sacred Heart,
hss Hawk Greek, snd Granite Fails. to Montiye-
dec, u miles and bach, once . week. -
Leave Fort Ride .ley Tuesday at 81 M; :. =,
5S#.5 Arrive ct Montivedeo next day at spm;
~ Leave Montivedso Thursday Of Cam;
.ss 4. Arrive at Fort Ridgeley next day by s pm;
Proposals invited to end at Beaver Falls, ma
42 = king distance 20 miles, with three tmes.a-
3, IN week service. with privilege Of emitting
,5 Birch Cooley from through trips, and sup
49," plying It frOm Beaver Falls. or Franklin, In
Ss3 - due connection with mails from Fort Ridge
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1861 From Farm Hill, by South Troy and znmbro
a7 - Falls, to Lincoln, IL miles and back, twice
-. . week. / .."'..s .....-. a.. 1888
''&- Leave Farm Hill Tuesday and Friday at 10
-: @H2SH m; T&s@ "! - Elf@55s a'@Izi 81"
fy,t: Arrive Ut Lincoln by 1pm;., sra &1.-ss iii
Leave Lincoln Tuesaay and Friday at 2 pm;
-E5'e Arrive ct Farm Hill by pm.
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Dated
GUARANTEES.

The undcr>igurd. residing at -.
State Of -. undertake that, if the
.fnrrgninG bid for carrying the mail ON
r"u,,- NJ. - b. accepted hy the
Postmaster General, ihr bidder -ha!!-
Ir.or t" rhr 1t day of July. 1871. en-
ter int" the required obligation or con
tract 70 perfnc'n rh" SER Is" proposed.
with good aud sufficient <urrrir.s.
TUi- We do. understanding distinctly
~ gaarau'"r< under the eth SECTION
f the act of Congress uf July =. 1876.
Signed by two Suarautors.
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Let him start an indigo plantation

Let him start an indigo plantation
IN Alaska.
Mr.. Greeley-He mustn't come
to New York. His 80 wouldn't
last a year; but ont West he can
invest It and grow up with the
country. If l had gone West
with SO at hi5 age, I should be i
happy man now, with two salts of
respectable garments, an dice,
and conscience guiltlesS of dis
tracing tariff and farming essays.
Mr.. Herring invited the club to
visit his farm, thirty miles up the
river, next Wednesday, and i'll
Spect Il horse radiSh that he had
persuaded to vegetate. The land
WIS TILED, sub.soiled and top
dressed. He had expended upon
that plant Only half Il ton Of bone
dust, one cart load OF ashes and Il
barrel OF guanO; set in spite of
his neglect it had within Il year
grown TO The size OF his little fin
ger. His foreman woH!d explain
to The clerk the peculiar difficulty
of raising this rare exotic. He
would treat the club to regular
farmers dinner, the materials fol
which he had already engaged at
the city markets.
The club accepted and adjourn
ed BIGGio Eepress.
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THE CONDITION OF TURKEY
Some one has called Turkey "the
silk man of Europe" and the in
preston is abroad in the world
that single handed she would toe IL
poor match for Russia. But Tur-
key has population of 3j, 900, O00
people. and a standing army, on
Il peace footing, of nearly 800, 900
men. TO whip and conquer this
number of any sort OF people is no
small job, and to anniiIilaie SO
fierce a race as the Turk is very
serious job. They are more fcro-
cious than the COsSack, and al
ways 80 TO war actautrd by the
worst OF t;InaticiSm, their religion.
True, Russia has S5,000,GOO pOpn-
Iati0n and an army of at l 100000.
Bat the Turl; knows that defeat
would cost him his cOuntry-liis
liberty, his all, aud unaided by
outside nations, the war would he
at last doubtful. They would
fight as long aS a respectable army
could he sent to the field. But
the nations of Europe have no
idea of allowing the Russian Bear
to devour that Turkey at present.
i Macon Messenger.
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The DEPARTING Mt reserves the right
to reject any bid which may be deem
ed extravagant, aud also to disregard
the bids of railing contractors and bid.
ders. Act Of July 2, 1876, section
q
Is. The bid should be sealed, super.
scribed Mali Proposals, State of Isou-
isiana," addressed Second Assishsnt
Postmaster General, Contact Ofics,n
and sent by mail, not by or to: an
agent.
u. The contracts are TO be executed
and returned 70 the Department by or
before the first dpy of July 1871; but
the service must be- begun ON that day
or on the next mail day after il. whe,h-
! er the contracts be. extcuted or not.
Transfers Of contracts, or of interests
in contracts. are forbidden by law, and
consequently can not be allowed.
Neither can bids, or interests in bids,
he transferred or assigned to other par
ties. Bidders will therefore take notice
that they VIII be expected to perform
the service accepted to them through
| whole term of the contract.
! Is. Section l5 IF an act Of Congress
approved March 3, 1915, provides that
Contracts fur the transportation of the
mrils shall he let, ''ia every case, to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
{ guarantees fur faithful performances.
without other reference to the mode of
such transportation than may be nee
essHry to provide for the due erlerity,
( certainty. aud security of such trans
| poriation." Undtr this law bids that
! propose Ia transport the mails with
/ 'celeriiy, Certainty, aud security"
/ ha.irg been decided to be the only Ie-
/ gal bids, are construed as providing for
/ the entire mail, hnwcrer large, and
whatever may b1 the mode of convey
ance necessary 81 insure its '.celerity
certainty and security" and have the
/ preference over all others, and no 9TH
rrs are considered, except for steam
boat routes.
l9. y modification uf lid in any of
its essential terms is tantimnunt to a
new hid, and can not be received So as
I (" interfere with regular cnmpetition.
I Making Il new bid, with guaran tees is
( the uuly way 10 HodjfYa previous bid.
! 20 PostmaSfcrs are to be careful not
10 certify 10 the -ufficiency If guaran-
! tors without knawing that they are per-
s"ns Of sufficient possibility. They
must not gn the certificate until the
sun of the bid i inserted. and the bid
and guarantee are signed by the bidder
and two gparautors: disregard of
this instruction by postnasiers is q
violation oftheir oath of office. subject,
ing them to immediate removal.
2l. All bilIer-, guarantors and sure
ties are distinctly nutified that on a
f"i!ure to enter into or perform the
contracts for the service proposed for
IN the accepted bids, their legal liabil-
iti"s will be enforced against them.
/ -. Present Contractors and persons
known at the Department, must, equal
/ iy "i'h others, procure g1araniOrs and
! certificates OF their sufieiency sub
s'antiu!Iy in the forms above prcscrib-
ed. ia" certificate of sufficiency
I mast BE- signed IS u postmaster, or a
! Judge of Il couri Of record; no othe.
will BE- admitted.
JOHN \. j. CRESWELL,
{ Postmaster General.
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Genius rnshes like a whirlwind

Genius rnshes like a whir!wind
talent matches like a cavalcade
of heavy men and heavy hon SEES
cleverneSs Skins like Il swallow in
the summer evening, with d sharp,
shrill note and Il sudden turning.
The man Of genius dwells with
men and with nature; the man Of
talent in his study; but the clever
man dances here, there, every
where, like Il butterfly in Il hUrri-
cane, striking eveIthingand enjoy
ing nothing, but too light to be
dashed to pieces. The man of
talent Will attack theories, the
clever man wi!taSSai. the indiyiiu-
al, ana SANDER private character.
The man OF genius dispiscs both;
ahe heeds none; he fcaIS none; he
lives in himself, shrouded il the
consciousness Of his own strength;
heintertrres with none, and walks
forth an example that eagles fly
aloac-thcy are hut sheep that
herd together" 1t is trar, that
should a poisonous worm cross his
! path lie may trend it under his
loot; should cur sn2rl at him he
may chaStise him; but he will not,
can not attack the privacy of an-
other. Clever men write verses,
meu of talent writes prose, but
the man Of genius writes poetry.
II Home Journal.
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The census shows a gradual de
population OF the agricultural dis
trictS in various sections Of the
country, where railroads are not
convenient and land is compare
lively valuelesS. Connecticut
furnishes particular illustration.
OF the 16i towns in the State. n
shows a decrease of 9.9SS, viii g
ihe remaining towns have increas.
ed S5,79S. Farming having be-
come less profitable in Isolated
districts, the people have resorted
10 manufacturing, and business
cesterS have grown more rapidly.
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Dated
Notiaa to Biilars,

F"r service IN routes S006. S007. IOn9.
S0l2 50i3 SOFA. 603I. 6oi5, 1856.
S0j7, cU,2.
The certificates on proposals for
ih,.-" r',itrs mu-t mu-t b signed by a
inGr. IF u curt If record. or nv pnsy
masters at the tnil"wi"g 9tiio"~ in
Louisiana yiz:-New Otea,i-. Blfr..
iio"g-. Shreveport. Mourn. Nv lb.--
-! and Washington ar by p.,~traa--.F
az offices ot 1T. ID" 81 c'a-- IN ntArr
~flie~.
a! po-tmasters signing certificate
uf gaarantrrS ani ~nr-tir- yil. h.. held
II" . strict uccnuntahiiry fer the cog
r-etne,s "f ih-ir certificates. fSer
section 20 If Instructions.
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Some of the growing cities OF
the West are not exactly the best
place Gor people who admire peace
aud quiet 10 live in. The Omaha
papers were, we are assured by Il
Kansas editor, obliged to enlarge
a few weeks ago, in order TO make
room for the especial accommoa#-
ton Of reports of roUheFies outra.
gcS, swindles, etc, al Il the Kan.
saS editors appear to be pretty
well pushed for room to give Simi,
lar accounts of events transpirin =
TO his own region.
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Thelawin Pennsylvania against
carrying concealed weapons is
very stringent. Benjamin Shrevc.
a negro man, was convicted in one
of the comtS in Philadelphia Il few
days ago on The charge Of carry.
ing a concealed deadly weapon,
and sentenced to all Imprisonment
OF one wear in the county prison.
Judge PaXon, in passing sentence,
remarked that the defendant had
been convicted Of serious offtuse:
that a majority OF the homicide
cases are caused by the pernicious
habit of carrying concealed dead!.5
weapons. --.. -@.a
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Dated
CERTIFICATE.

Th" undcrSigred. postmaster at -.
State Of. c~rIiti-s, UHpr Il HIS OATH
n OFFICE. tia; he i acquainted with
the ah",c gnhraurnrS. ana knpwS them
10 be mn # property, ari abi. t"
make god their guaranty. anL that
bidder and guaraujurs are above the
eof 2l years. s--.a -Es
[Sisned.l.
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An Iowa husband a few months
ago agreed To give his wife three
dollars a week to maintain COM
parative silence, deducting one
cent for each superlluous word She
uttered. She now owes him near
IS enough to pay the national
debt.
The Bossier banner., 1871-01-14
Instructions to Bi1lsrs AMI P5st-
masters,

Containing al%". conditions to be in
".'rp"gat.d im the C ntrac;s to the
"ytcnt the Department may deem
proper.
j: Seven miuutrs are allowed tn
each intermediate Office, not otherwise
specified. for asserting th.. m,lil-; but
on s-ramh"at routes there is t. be No
NOR delay than Is sufficient for an ex-
change If pouches.
On srFaHIhna; lines, and other
Routes where the mode of cunve, ance
admits OF it the SP' ciat agents of the
Putt tiicr Department. also Post. flee
a!anSs. mhil "agS. lock, and keys, ars
in he conveyed without extra ciia:gc.
3. Oh steamb-l lines the rJate agents
uf the Department are TO be conveyed
without charge; and for their use
The Bossier banner., 1871-01-14

PEN-SwoRD.-One reasons.
the other dictates; one argues, the
other commands; one Pleads, the
other frees; one appeals TO mind,
the other to fear; one elevates. the
other degrades; one Invites inveS.
tigation the other denies; one is
the mother of free thought, the
other. the brother to despotiSm;
one civilizes, the other enSlaycs.
The Bossier banner., 1871-01-14

"Do you believe in the rod as
m inStrum eut of discipIinr?7 ask.
ed mother Of a school teacher in
Nevada, to whom she had taken
her unruly son. ''No, madam
"Oh, fm so gladl What do YOU
substitute for itin "The revolver.
madam Exit mother and unruly
: on.