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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIpDERs

INCLUDING CONDITIONS TO BIZ EMBRACED IN THE
The honr of arrival at and departure from the
Washington City Post Office to be a. all times under
taken from and delivered into the Post oee, mail
cars, and steamboats,: to be carried in substantial
ne ,sirs ma,i we'll projected b. suitable Water ter.
proof from the elements. and protected also
must be accompanied by at least one person besides
the driver as guard; the horses, wagons, harness.
Postmaster control and approval.
The bids for this service are to cover en trars-
portaiion Of mail matter TO or from the Washington
City Post Once, and to I'll railroads and steamboats,
ans ,S% sns
Of or 4 IN
understood that the contractor will not receive any
increase Of compensation during the contract term
for sneh service or amy increase q it's bulk nor iSI
to arrive on schedule time In case Of the removal
n Ss the OF 2s
Zach bid must be guaranteed By two responsible
enter into Contract md bond With two sSreties Of
ample and questionable sSficisncy, Ito be certi
S the .t ns Of the :sr1ss in
very re spect The contract viii sl;e provide that
to whom be shall commit tbs trsnsportation o. the
maIs, and be accountable to the United states for
OF rsnt 4 care; that 8nes may Ss imposed and ds.
ductions made failures and delnquencies in the
e TOE si
the post once laws, or dsree the nstructioas
IN case offaure Of the accepted bidder to execute
aeontract, or Of the abandonment Of service during
The contract term, the service will be readyertised
and relet ct the expense Of the failing bidder or
Bidders are requested 70 call st the Washington
City Post once where blanks for bids can be Oh.
,ained) and inform themselves Of the chsr.ctsI Of
The service and what will be required, In order that
they may bid understandipgiy, and to prevent any
misa ppre heneicn after the service has been let.
In view Of possible increase or reduction u the
service bidders viii state in their BIDS the sums fox
which they agree TO perform each trip In each III
rection as Advertised. and increase and reduction
WILDE made in accordance with these lures. The
total for a the service must also be stated ia
the body Of the bid.
Bids Of @B Oco and upwards must be accompanied
hy q Ct rtifed check draft equal to five per cent
OF the bid Laic Of Ne "a 3, 16l.)
The Postmaster Gener Al reserves the right to cur
tail or add the in accordance with the pre-
cedng seciioD. aud also tbs right rejec,
bids which may be deemed exsravagauf.
The bids Of fsiirg bidders contractors will moi
lie considered.
Propossis should be sealed, superscribed Propo
ala Tor Nail NessenRer tervicn. Washington
and addressed sSecond Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, Post Once Departm. M !"
JOHN 4. }. CRESWELL,
decl6 law6w Postmaster General
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~ New Orleans claims that pig whose ears
are set so far back that he cannot hear himself
squeal.
~ Mrs. Darlington SAYS she does wish they
would hurry mp and pass the silver service bul
in Washington.
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PROPOSALS.
pkofosALs ron STATIONERY.
Pcsr oFy,ct DEPLsrsESr.l
n.c..rnh.ar N ls-I

December ~. lEl. 4 :
sssled PROPOSAL. vin - reesived ~ thi. u part.
Tor furnishing articles 81 Stationery tn
l.lSe
Blsuk forms Of proposals. stating The quality ana
IN APPLICATION 90 the firsi Assistant Postmaster
Zach proposal must he signed BY the inSiy "a AL ~
hrm nskIng Il, and b. accompanied By gaArsnty,
MASTER OF United stsses attorney where ths BIDDER
resides, that the bidder shall within ten DAYS affr
being called upon 90 DO execute . contract 20
inrnsh Irsmptly, and IN eusntitie. ordered, tho
~ bond, with approved security. In = pea.li, 81
not lees than ~ lce the contract price al teN srti-
ees 60 ee furnished by said bidder eo0diGiOaed gps
TIE faithful pert,rnaance q the same.
fropossl. unssoomSsnsd b. such guaranty win
The bids win Re considered and accepted. or re-
ected, item BY item. by classes & ttems a. The
fosinaster General NAV elect.
manufacture and quality specified and D. farniss-f
"a the contract price, neither less than the
estimated quantity ordered. and must b. Delivers
O. 80 q charge o. the Department Tor delivery
mated by the Postmaster GenersI 20 reese The al,
cles. which shall be subject 60 examination ant
APPROVAL by an expert detailed Tor that parn..a
The failure 20 deliver In reasonable time say two
hcient in ty quantity. viii b. held sulicient
snnul the contract ~ the di-reti,,n n ths
Postmaster General
Tn. head of the Department will in al cas.s ascia.
whsth.I the articles rendered by the osntra tor Ars
II the kind and quality required BY the contract
The Postmaster General reserves the right q re-
Jecting any CT ali bids has Judgm snt the inter
Gets 81 the Department require IL.
The suhjoined list specifies. : nearly a. can now
IL done the snoant, quality and description eAcs
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PROPOSALS.
LIMITED STATES MAIL

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.


WASHINGTON, December Is, ISL
sealed Proposals Will be Eeceiy ed at the Contract
Nee OF this Department until z; m. Of MARCH
he performance of .he mail service named below for
four years, from July /, ls72. TO June 80, $50.
3O79 From the Washington City Post Office 10 station
ofthe Orange and Alexandria Railroad, Mary
land avenue, two trips daily, except SUNDAY
and one trip on Sunday. Return trips from said
station to post office, two daily
From the post Office TO Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road station, eight trips daily except Sunday
and two on Sunday. Return trips from said
,tation to post once, eight daily, except Sun
day, and hve on Sunday.
From the post Office TO Baltimore and Potomac
haiiroad station, two trips daily, except Sun
day, and one on Sunday. Return trims FIR IN
said station 20 post Office, two daily, except
Sunday, and one on Sunday.
From the pos, office TO the Potomac steamboats,
mail line), two trips daily, except Sun day, and
one on sunday; Return trips from said steam
From the post -oface to the Norfolk steamboat
mail line three trips per week. Return trips
from laid steamboat 10 post office, three per
week.
From Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station TO
orange and Alexandria Railroad station, three
trips daily, except Sunday, and two trips on
Sunday. Return trips, two daily.
From Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station tn
Potomac steamboats,, three trips daily, exec pt
Sunday; and two on Sunday. Return trips,
two daily.
From Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station
TO Orange and Alexandria Railroad station,
two lips daily, except Sunday, and ON
Sunday, Return trips, two daily, except Sun
day, and one ON Sunday.
From BaItin ore and Potomac Railroad station
to Potomac steamboats,, two trips daily, except
Sunday, and Sunday. Return trims.
Two daily, except Sunday and one on SuHd ~.
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pay for herself, Sir; only have come unbe-
known to her, Sir, as she wouldn't like no no.
tiCe taken of them"
:" I'll come and see her."
No, Sir; i don't think she'd like that
think she's young lady, Sir, who's got into
tro uble."
"a young lady, What's her name?'
Z" Ca oline Davies, Sir, she calls herself; only
don't think that's her real name"
III go and see her anyhow cried. "Show
By the Light of guttering candle in dreary
garrett saw a fair young girl sitting writing
or. rather, she had been writing, and now was
holding her forehead between her hands. look
ing hopelessly at the ceiling.
1--we brought the doctor to see you, miss,
3" But won't see him." she cried, jumping up
and putting her hands out before her. Take
My d, a. lady," said, coming forward. Sc
wouldn't intrude upon you, but 1 was most anx-
lous to see II you were really the person to whom
] have message TO deliver, for whom have
seen you = am su; e that am not mistaken-that
YOU are, that you were-thaf in fact. you were
We'll; WAS the friend Of Charles Delmere. Is
He is dead-he is dead-and DO not know
you,"
-" Ii we were not both Of US poor, we might
stand upon ceremony; but promised nv late
friend I'D stand by his WIPE"
/" His wife, she cried, getting up from her
chair, and sinking on her knees. "Oh, thank
God, But" she said, once more rising To her
feet, '.they tell me 1 am not-that am not his
wife. They drove me from his house; they Of
tered me pension Of shame-oh, 1 can't bear
it,"
Z" I'm not only your husbands friend but your
m dicai adviser, and I shall not permit you to
excite yourself. As for what his relations NAV
have told you, they, perhaps, were interested in
making You believe falseh0ods. have suffi-
c ent proof in my pocket to renstate you in
your proper position, and prove Won to be LADY
Charles Delmere. So be calm, and remember
what depends upon It."
Then she burst into tears, and cried bitterly:
but didn't check those tears, for I knew she
would be the better for them
What a couple Of foolish young things they
had been.
But thinking the matter over calmly, I was
AfFNid that had been rather too c1n6dent in
my Assertions. After oil, was sure that the
marriage was legal? and my shot as TO her being
Lady Charles Delmsre was q very wild one or
course she couldn't be Lady Charles at ALL she
might be Lady Delmere-Dame Constance Del
mere, TO be accurate; but the old baronet sur
vived his son, did he not; and In that case she
wouldn't have any title at all. only her jonture.
However, began 10 cali her Lady Charles, and
stuck TO IL all through, and 50 shall stick to 1t
10 he end OF this story. Locking at the thing
quletiy' II wasn't such plain sailing, after all.
Possession Is 81 much. and the advantage of
iosiilop. thought OF the lordly hail in Surrey:
the hunkies and the feudal state, the LAWYERS
and the agents, and the bankers balances: and
then looked ut poor Constance i'm her rarret.
with hardly crust to eat; her only friend n
needy Surgeons assstant-you could call me
Eothng hetfer-with five-and- twenty shilIinos
in his pocket; my heart sank within me.
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escape notice among all these names; but as the
servants OF the house went to church, to make
all safe he gave in his name as Charles Dough-
ton--a name, after all, to which he was as much
entitled as the other; for his fathers name was
really Doughton, although he took the name OF
1Tben Wbv wasn't the marrispe scLnow-
lodged when Sir John died, IL they were too
much afraid OF the OLD man to own to it before?"
"The poor thing was friendless. No one
would believe her, especially when they found
no register of the marriage she alleged to have
taken place; and you'll mind that as she knew
nothing of the change Of name, she couldn't
give the clew. So they offered her a small pen
sion out of the estate, which she refused, and
went away and tried to support herself rs q gov
erness; and then her state revealed itself, and
she was obliged to leave, poor thing; and then
paint little too, and sold sketches to the little
shops; and then found her and brought her
down here, and by-I mean to stand by
"And so will said the little lawyer; "and I
think We shall win. Possibly the marriage
might have been voidable-I can't say that Off
There would have been a difficulty without you
in Identifying the parties married; but with
your evidence and your letters we have the
thing in a nutshell. But, after all" he went on
no heir male? Surprising Outlook at the
matter from the most unfavorable pOint-what
them"
"why,. Lady Charles would be entitled to
81 think not; I'm afraid not. Let's see
when did Sir John die?" he said taking out his
notebook. Yes, at six O'Clock in the evening
Of the 9Th of September. Now what is the date
OF the cons death?"
The sth September, at five o'clock, )" said l.,
after pause, during which had been irving
to misremember the hour If 1 could; bat 1
couldn't.
"Then he predeceased his father. and his
widow gets no dover. Behold, on one side, q
b0y-a kne position, the guardianship Of good
estate; on the other, girl-nOthing, absolutely
nothing, beggary."
"Stop," said, as my eyes caught the large
elobes standing one on each side of the are
place; show about the difference In time?"
"That would 70 against us; the nearer the
sun the earlier the clock"
Yes, 20 IL Was. j was COMPOUNDED. We had un-
dertaken all this risk, then, for a merry chance.
Not q favorable chance either, the odds in any
birth being in favor of a female. II a male
child were not born to Constance Deimare, she
must 20 forth fiom her husbands rooi-tree once
more q beggar.
The doctor came in.
"Latlyship very unweil; travel and excite
ment too much. need hardly saw l reco~' .,
my old friend Constance. Give me IT, 5.Asa
the mystery" e"" "
The matter wasexplained ="
" Poor thing" he said ..J'y, a. nv hos, ~.
her: but can't CHI age the sex. Won know' Won
mustn't eSpec.. 600 much"
Present.y the doctor returned to his patient.
We SAT az by the library fire and Watched. The
noufs passed; we had each fallen asleep in our
ena'n' Suddenly we sprang to our feet,
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which is the most practical and desirable
device for the purpose, possessed by
any Machine, giving the DAVIS
the preference, and which
the manufacturers claim
makes it
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
cure of all 'ierange-
ments in the stom-
ach, liver, and bow
els They are a mild
aperient, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely vege-
table, they contain
no mercury ormine-
raj W hateTer. Much
serious sickness and
suffering Is prevent
ell by their timely
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For the Ladies'.
The first game Of life-Bawl.


A Connecticut young lady's bad spcllin
led to $1,000 breach -ofpromise suit.
What is the difference between a gram,
and granary? One is Il corn-bin, an,
tie other is born kin.
The marchioncss of Butte should be yer,
glad to know that if-say accident-hap
pen by and by, they viii al be little Blu
ties.
Leavenworth women keep their dog.
from policemen BY wrapping the prcciou,
creatures in cloths and passing them of as
babies.
Newly-marrici daughtcr-"IIow lone
does the honeymoon last, mamma p
Practical Parent Until you ask your
husband for money, my dear
The word love- in the Indian language.
is "Schenlcndamourtchwascr." How
nicely it would sound, whispered softly in
ladys car Observation-Disclosures
YOU
\ band, which sercnalad young mar
ried couple, in one Of our suburban towns.
the other evening, selected a peculiarly
happy and catering piece known rs s.The
Monkey Married the Baboon's Sister
4 gentleman Of wealth died recently in
Pike county, but before doing so willed all
the proceeds Of his property to the widows,
real and grass, within radius Of eight
miles of his earthly residence. What can
this mans ideas of the hereafter be?
Some newspaper man having written
that . Bowling Green girls tie the garter
above the knee" an indignant maiden of
that town attacks the scribbler in a marcel
Of verses, closing as follows: Sir, whetb-
or we our carriers tie above or meath the
knee, as sure as you have told a lie, YOU
shan't be there to see
An old lady at the West went to hear
Emerson lecture, and liked him. The only
drawback was, that the subject announced
in the papers was DESTINY" which she
took for dentistry, ana never discovered
her error until too late to consider the pro
duction from that altered standpoint.
\ man enjoying the cuphonious name Of
Pigg, married lady named Young. 4
few days since child was born to them.
and rich uncle Of the young one. who,
like Gilpln, cloves a timely Joke prom.
ised to heavily eniow the boy if the ma
rents would christen him with the mater
nal name. The fond hut thrifty parents
consented, and the youth Will hereafter be
known to his friends as Young Picg.
Bob" jim, de men don't make such
fools Of dcmselyes about women as dc WON
en- do about men. If dev lock AT de moon
deY see man in it. If dev hear a mouse
nhbling its man; and dey all look under
dc bed last thing at night to find man.
Why, nehber looks under my bed to fnl
woman, does you p
\ gentleman in NJ, Mass, being threat
ened with contagious disease. said to his
little son, Who, in an affectiona;e mood,
wished 10 embrace him, You mustn't
hug me: y"u'n catch the scarlet fever
Willie, standing back, looked in amazement
upon his papa who, by the way, is Pat
tern Of prorricty), and quickly asked.
Why, papa, who did you hug
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r UP I u R E,
N,SITOwoC WIS. Dec. 9. 1871

MANITowoC WIS, Dec. 8. 1871
NeSSrS. Bartlett, BHtmuH g. PGrFer:
GENTLEMEN: To return thanks to and
through you to extend a word of advice to all
similarly afflicted, / will make this plain
statement of facts: At the age of ID, in a
boyish freak, | attempted to lift box Of
type II am printer by profession) which
being beyond my strength, caused a rupture
and until | used your - Common Sense
Truss y for TIE period of twenty years. |
was sufferer such as only those who have
been similarly afflicted can know. About
year ago the truss | usually wore became
broken, and bought enc of your Common
Sense Trusses. l wore it but three months,
and feeling well, left it of, and | have not
used any since, and as | have been fer the
last FIVE months engaged in the
PILoT Office as foreman and doing such du.
ties as are incidental to a country Office,
working press, lifting forms, ETC., am conf
dent that radical cure has been effected in
my case. | cannot be sufficiently grateful
for the benefit conferred. and if in the cause
of humanity you desire to use this testimonial
to the merits of the Bartlett Common Sense
Truss you are at perfect liberty to do so. |
am, gentlemen. yours very respectfully,
SAMUEL Ct. PRINCE,
Foreman Manitowoc Pilot.
Formerly of Chicago Tribune.
The above Is the testimony of hundreds to
whom We have permission TO refer. The
great reputation of the Common Sense Truss
has induced unprincipled manufacturers to
initiate. None genuine unless stamped
= Bartlett. Butman & Parker Common SenEe
Truss. Chicago Trusses of all kinds. Sup
porterS, Shoulder Braces, Silk Elastic
Stockings, etc.
BARTLETT. BUTMAN & PARKER.
las West Van Buren, St, Chicago.
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Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the co-partner-
ship heretofore existing between E. {. Hasse
and {. Il. Esslinger, under the firm name of
Hasse & hsslinger, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent of said parties All accounts
and claims due to said firm will be collected
by said E {. Hasse. and all debts due bv
and from said firm viii be paid by said E
c. HaSse
Dated this 18th day of June. 1872.
Z. c. HASSE.
41-5W {. G. ESSLIXGER
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Administrators Sale.

\ PROBATE-NANITOW0C COUNTY
Court In the matter of the estate of Mar.
garrett Follmor. deceased. Notice is hereby
gwen, that hy virtue ana in pursuance Of an
order of license, made IN said matter. on the
l1th day Of June, 4. u. 1872, hy the County
Court Of said County, the undersigned 10
seph Folmer, administrator Of the estate of
said Margaret FullEcr. deceased. will. on
Monday, the 18th day Of July A. u. 1872.
a. ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day. at
tie Office Of the County Judge, il the City of
MaHitowoc, in said County. offer for sale.
At public vendue, the following described
lands, to-wit 10 acres Of the north side of
the mel of the sci, of section No. ,. and IS
acres in the sci Of ncl. of section No :. and
In township No ie, range No. %. in Mani
towoc Couaty, Wisconsin. The terms of sale
cash
JOSEPH F0LLMER. Administrator.
Dated IT Man towoc. the 17th day OF June,
\. l.. 1872. 47.w
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OF COLUMBUS. OHIO.

ANNUAL STATEMENT.
, Cash in bluk. ........... Sl13,900 50
L. :. 1910 ana ~ bonds,
market value. 60 430 IS
December premiums in course
ottransmission. .......... $4,000 90
Bs'Hg jrr} da.M,1
Loans on first mortgages on real
estate. AMI interest thereon 49l.45S 60
Amount due from other COM
panies.. ............- 49,. Al, 1877 60
Bills recCiyt9le for deferred
premiums. Observation-Disclosures. 1918 35
Real estate uniucumbcrcd.
and personal property...... 9,727 so
Ohio county and Columbus
city and other bonds,..... $3.50 81
Cash in agents hands, and in
course + transuission... 31,l5l O3
l-iN &c l'-NID.t
Revenue and postage stamps
on hand................. lO2 Sc !
Cash Observation-Disclosures. S87l,452 81
liabilities.
lnssES CUE AID uaPAI3.. HONE.
Chicago and other los in
course Of northumberland. Sl73152 - /
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CAPITAL OF $4,000,

This Bank is organized under the pro
visions Of the National Banking Law, will
paid up
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Please call and examine my goods anC
prices. Ll3-25-lyl J F. REARD0N.
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ORIENTAL. EssIl.sS,
OK 1T
John ScIIuctGe & Bros Store.
CEDERS
Sent by mail will be promptly filed.
S-t-f JOHN SCHUETTE
IL TEfI NO rICE.
COUNTY CLERK : OFFICE

County CLERKS OFFICE,
September %, 1871.
The following resolution was adopted at
the special session Of County Board of Su-
pervisors, held in the city and county OF
Manitowoc, which session commenced the
lltt day of September inst:
WHEREAS, There are many mistakes made
by p. p. Fuessenich, while in the Office of
County Clerk therefore,
Resoired, That the present Clerk Of the
Board Of Supervisors be authorized to ask
through the four city papers of Mantowoc,
that parties holding receipts Of p P Fues-
senich, for the redemption of taxes, present
them at the County Clerks Office to ascer-
tain If the proper entries are made in books
Of sale to cancel said taxes, and that the
present Clerk be authorized to make the
proper entries on said books, and report
each case to this Board, thereby saving this
county a great amount of trouble and ex-
pense from Illegal taX-dceds.
Nntirn - hoIvby Ei~~", 'h-t the COUNT
Clerk can be found at his Office, between the
hours Of a. m. and p. m. each day, ready
and willing to attend to the duties assigned
to him in the foregoing resolution.
5. PlERPUNT, County Clerk.
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Superior TO all Other Machines.

Superior to all Other Machines.
TIE DAVIS has been before The pub
lie nearly ten years, and, unlike other ma
chimes, has not been pulled into notorietv
but in quiet way has earned great
reputation on account of its many desir-
able qualities.
Sample machines may be seen at RYDER
new Boot and Shoe store at the old stand
of j. v. Barnes, corner Eighth and Com
merciai SITS, North Side. Off
III. d. SMALLEY, AGENT.