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bercaved husband in Ohm has sued the
Cleveland woman's medical COLLEGE for the vaiue
a. bis deceased wife, whom the lady stadents in
that northumberland too small f0r decent
interment. = -
gLiverpool has been agitated by breach OF
church and singer in the choir. The damares
were laid st i've hundred pounds, which the
curats allowed 20 be assessed without the for
mality and scandal Of trial.
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On BluBhing.

Darwin, in his new work, on 1.-The Expression
Of the Emotions i'm Man and Animals" has an
interesting chapter on 6lushing. This act, he
tells us, Is the most peculiar and the most human
of all expressions. Animals never blush, al
though monkeys redden from passion. We can
not produce blushiDg by any physical means; it
is the mind which must be affected; and blush
ing is not only involuntary, but the wish to re-
strain 1t increases the tendency. While the
young blush more freely than the old, infants
do not blush; women blush more than men;
the blind and the deaf do not escape. 1t is
usually the face, ears, and neck only, that
redden; the blush does not extend over the body;
but certain races who 60 habitually nearly
naked blush over their arms and chests, and
even down to their waists. The limitation of
blushng to exposed parts is explained by the fact
that these portions of the surface have been
habitualy exposed to the air, light, and alterna-
tons of Temperature by which the small arte-
ries acquire the habit Of readily diating or con-
tracing. HindOOs blush but little; the Chinese
rarely blush; the POlynesians blush freely;
young s4uawsof our American tribes have been
seen to blush; the negro has often an appearance
resembling blush; the Kaffres of South Africa
never blush, neither do the Australians. After
these facts, Mr.. Darwin goes ON to give the
causes OF the blush; but here we must refer the
blushing philosopher and the brightly-blushiny
damseis who overlook our pages to the learned
writer.
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By the President: ''e''
WILLIS DRUMMOND,
Comm. Siopar of sha Car.r.t n
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPrIoN CLAIMANTS
limited STATES PATENT OFFICE

~ WASHINGTON, ID. c., Decefnler m lSs
Ign, New York, praying for the extension a rsfent
granted TO him on the l2th day Of April. lsss and
ressued on the 10th day 81 October iys fJT an in
etIrssmenf IN obtaining fibres from w&te Felted
II : ordered that the testimony I'm the case n.
e,osea on the Ith day Of March next; that the time
petition be heard on the th day a srcS ne st. sAa
person il 'Bplfti k "a: fsF4aff.; Ss%n..on.r
Is sS So CIV sofscf ~. .hs .sseys..
q g s ss::ss y TO JOIN M:
unSi. dscs.ssd All Sss.ss wing eisns . :. Gs
the said deesased 6ersby vsrped 70 exhisit the
on or before the sit Day q DssSsr next sss, n;
aid s.ssss, Given under oy see(s thr sist day Of
d3ssa1.l- JOHN Wn.Lixi FREY.
TlXEED. efAfEe PAfENf 0FFICE.
psaa dRsffscs & M
inpFeveeent IN esnssee etu1sss: ''''' ''f gu
c,o.se on ere H. the ss.y In the Ss
Be limited to the IN DAY q March nexf. and
sns sam pstifioa hs hsard on oke NH day of March
s a1lE3G e s. LEoGSff, oS.n,--ioaer.
YVD - 90 GIVE NOTICE., fh.t the sutscrtSsr
c Co.%Ss SSaI iss ssscis Fem Fem s D q
BfbDiE SxS. isss q wssS!sssos eSsnes, B. 4.
.s !:.sSs s..ss Z ne q: :. :ss
Nth the .cuehsrs Thereof. to the spbscribr, on or
81 sg Fl u ne s ss
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POsrMAs
TIERS;


IN THE CONTRACTS TO THE EXTENT THE DEPART
MENT MAY DEEM PROPER.
office, when not otherwise specified for asserting the
of it, the special agents Of the Post Once Depart.
ment, also post Office blanks, mail bags locks and
tefs or other agents Of the VIII secom
on several be eRsmssa s IN Sens
masters 70 insure regularity in the delivery Of bags
l. No pay will be made for trips not performed; and
for each Of such omissions If the failure be occa-
times The pay g The trip win Be deducted. Foi
r lar nehnd time as to break Connection with
fourth Of the compensation for the trip is subject to
speced penae Of hs s
the nature thereof, and the importance Of the mail,
s. For leaving behind or throwing on the mails, or
any portion OF the for the admission Of passen
express ntesenoe IN Il
mall f;s ana ..;si pay may se dedncted
be promptly and satisfsctoriiy explained by eerti
Gates Of postmasters the afdavits Of other cre.
% the U or aeaef
post onice for suffering 1t 70 be wet, injured, de.
nand to convey the mail as frequently Z: the cS ae
tractor runs, or Is Concerned in running, q COACH
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to agreeaby to con-
the instructions u the Department; for refusing ~
discharge q carrier when required BY the Depart.
msil.se matter out IF the mail al pASNAss' conveying
Of service on route Sy Allowing therefor pro sas
increase ON the contract pay. He may change sched
ticufarly to make them conform 70 CONNECTIONS
with railroads. without increase Of pay, provided the
General may also discounae Or eurta the ssrxics
in whole in part in order TO place ON the route SUI
shah require saeS
curtament for any other cause; he allowing as full
the amount Of service dspensea %h a e5sa pay
compensation for the amount Of service retained and
O. Payments win be made by collections from. or
drafts on pcstmssters or Otherwise after the expirs
and that required ssSs5Sy
Of % vic l he been receiyed
should they bs sresisr thsn .dye.ssd Il the point
s ss. tss Ssss 6 the :D9 N 81 sSSSo3 q
sSs ;1s .o.ds fsrrss Of o6sructiop. q b
Sn % eS ds s 81 SF
tSs t Sss 1scsf nor 81
1st'1ss o.
tsemenf issued and also during the contrSet tsrm
ere e Be visited without extra pag d the dstance be
~; Sidders are cautioned to nal th.ir proposal.
:s ss 3 81. - ssss ssss ;
sntes regSifsd s. sS, snd eefscsss q ne e IN
according % seetioh Is, ct Of June B. IN
~ Bidder sho1A AIa Irslnse for service stricti,
sSs sc :;ss a.s Ess.
Is. There shcrn be but one ro6fe bid for IN a ,re
yrossi Consol dated for combination hiisf nr,soS
nG one sum saf two or more roufes can noe b con
"A Tss roste. ne service, the yearly NV. N.
sna residence o. the bidder, (that L. IA 49,
smce sodreeD and the name u each member "a
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GrMr, George whacket, at Germantown, m
dertook to beat the undertaken by sitting wild,
yrfs. Whacket and q kerosene lamp, boil, Of
them aiiine-they blew up, and morning fouiri
him a homeless widower, compelled for the
remnant of his days to 60 through this dreary
him, NO house nor wife to blow him up.
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EXTRAoRDINARYP PHENOMENON AT MILAN
A correspondent writes that on the 4th OF last
month, Milan was visited by peculiar phenom-
enon, much to the horror of the lower classes
The rain was falling in torrents from the heavy
black clouds, when suddenly the heavens APP
Pearsd to open, and the sunlight poured through
I'm Hood Of color, illuminating the under edges
of clouds with tints as strange as brilliant. In ,
whole atmosphere was tinged with the yellow
glow Tor the space OF minute, when it changed
into green and blue, then the rent i'm the clouds
disappeared, and the sOmbre sky of tho early
morning was IS impenetrable as ever. The
heavy rainfall during the phenomenon added )
the singuiarity of the appearance. The astr0n-
omer Schiapparelli, we are told, attributes the
different phenomenon of wind and weather to
the contact Of the atmospheric equatorial cur
rent with the polar currant,. from whose point
OF contact Of the extremes Of heat and cold, an
unusual amount Of electricity and Condensation
OF watery yapor Is developed. The peasants who
sell vegetables on the Piazza del Verziere, con-
WINGED that the end Of the world had come ran
screaming up and down, tearing their hair;
others fell ON their knees, praying, and beating
their breasts, while others ran shfieking to their
miserable novels 70 embrace their little ones
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The attention e bidders b called 90 the eth SEXTON
Of the Poet Once appropriation act 81 March j. 10
which requires thai all bids Il S3Sse anc upward
tbsll be accompanied ey check or dram OF not les
than nye per cent. If such hid.
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LAND SALES.
nFEICIALINo. 116.D

OFFICIAL-NO. 11eJ
By the Prsssdeu af ns U.i.ed Sac,
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance q law, I, Ulysses 8. Grant, Pre-l-
clare and make known that public sales q ss1sSi.
fns Lands siii be h,d At I'll. und.rmsnoned land
matter designated, viz:
A. the Land One Ct ST, CLOUD, Minnesota,
s sSs .ss s s,S on MONDAY January ls @
N the undermentioned townships and part Of town
North Of base line and west Of fourth rripeipsi
townships Is and q in range q
Township a I'm rssee ~.
meredian: " MN '"''P"
Township leo, OF range Is.
Township lSc and l35, of range n
Township iss, Of range e.
Townships l9s aud ls7, OF range So
townships l3s and 49, of range sl
TTS S%HsEpp. IL 49, .,s and ;,s "a
comanene s on %oNp a pm thal LakE MRsa
sale Of timber lands not previously disposed 81 In
ne unconventional townships and paTts of town
North Of base line and west Of fifth prip-ipal ma
ridian ~ pa "a" nv
Townships l7, lss, lso, and lso. in range Is
Townships IL lSs, ls9, and lso, in range g.
townships IS, rs iss, md lao, q RAM rsnss 81
Townships lis, i5s, and I4O, in range 90
All lands held at double minimum price win be dis.
jan M .%G a ss,s at aRS S s S
al an
tsehiy nse Gents per acre, Sl-25l
LANDS appropriated By Law for the use 81 sebaols
Indsan military, and other purposes or re~ayrd Tor
ralroed purposes, will be excluded from The Sais
The onering OF the above lands will he c,,er,cx-,
on the days appointed, aud i'll proceed in the order
IN which they are advertised until the whole shall
have been offered and the Gales thus closf. INT -,
sale shall be Kept open longer than two Wesks ara
10 private entry Of any Of The lands wiz be admitted
until after the expiration of the two weeks
Lltts OF sectional sudiy isOns are in sha hanfs ~
the local officers, and win be open for the eAansips
uon Of those desiring 10 purchase.
Given under my hand, al the city Of Washington,
this 9Th day Of October, A. ID. lsa.
Us. GRANT,
President OF the United States
WILLIS DRUMMoND.
Commissioner Of the General Land once.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled 20 the right Of IRE emptio,
Ia any OF the lande within the townships and na,fs T
townships above enumerated il required 90 ESTABLISH
the same TO the satisfaction Of the Rac-iers and r.
cesers OF the proper land Offices and make paymenfs
therefor a. soon ss practicable after set lg this
notice, and before the day appointed for the com
menoement OF the public sale Of the lands emeracinc
the tracts claimed otherwise euch claim will lie for
feifei. WILLIS mr. N Mnvn io'
ocl2 1aw3m Commissioner General Land tssSce
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POsT-PRANDIAL PROsINEss.-Mr. Darwin
relates an instance OF the extreme disturbance
of mind to which some sensitive men are liable.
that viii excite not only surprise but hope in tho
mind OF the reader: "a small dinner-party,' -
so goes the story, "was given i'm honor Of an ex-
tremely shy man, who, when he rose to return,
thanks, rehearsed the speech, which he had evil
IDENTITY learned by heart, in absolute silence, and
did not utter a single word; but he acted as
II he were speaking with much emphasis. HiS
friends, perceiving how the case Stood loudly
applauded the imaginary bursts OF elOauence,
whenever his gestures indicated pause, and tho
man never discovered that he had remained the
whole time completely silent" This is exceil
lent, and gives the world hint Of how after
dinner speeches may cease to torment mankind.
All the speech makers might be set at work at
once ON this model; and, while the half dozen
gentlemen are silently tossing their arms about
in the air, and thus economically, i'm the matter
Of time, getting through the allotted bore, the
rest of the company can proceed with the enter
tainment, unwearied by the usual pOst-prandial
prOeiness.-Appleton's Journal.
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{ teySignm Grattopi, ONE of the enefpeers of
the Mont Gems tunnel, has been seised with i'm
sanity, which u attributed BY his physcians to
the pse Of meScufiaf hair dye. - 80
e0Barnnm Is trying to secure for his new
SHOW q man whoidoes not blame his wife for
everything that goes wrong about the house. and
'sneeher wso never told his wife how his sister
used to dress.
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~ WINpowe-The more hight admitted to apart
menfs the better for those who occupy them
Light Is as necessary TO sound health as it Is to
vegetable lite. Exclude IL from plants and the
consequences are Disastrous. They cannot be
peffected without its viyifying influence. It Is
eteerfsi mistake 70 curtain. and blind windows
20 cloeely for fear Of injaninQ the furnifure hv
exposure 20 the sums rRss, that rooms POSITIVELY
gather elements IN dAfkhes which enecndGx
disease Let IN the hight often, and fresh Air
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PROPOSALS.
limited srATEs NAIL
MARYLAND.
Poe. OrsrcE prpAnYnRsr,

WksHSsroH, Deceuiber !, Ma
Proposals viii be received n the Confrsct Once -
decided on OF before March % 1851 for conveying
the mails u the United stsfe~, from July iss 20
June - bs in the State of Mary land, the routes
andy the schedules q md arrivals hercsa
specified.
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ONE AND Two STORY MKN.-Dr. Holmes, ia
the Poet ut the Breakfast Table," says: IAN
facts, are ene-stOry men. TwO-story men com,
pare, reason, generalize, using the labOrs of the
fact collectors as we'll as their own. Three
story men idealize, imagine, predict; their best
illumination comes from above, through the
skyiight. There are minds with large ground
doors that can store An infinite amount Of knOwE
edge; some librarians, for instance, who know
enough of books to help other people without
being able TO make much use Of their knOwE
edge, have intellects OF this class. Your great
working lawyer has two spacious stories; hi,
large, and he has room 10 arranoc ii. fSon ). ~
20 that he can eet ~ them-facts below, priIr
ciples above, And oil In ordered series. Poets
sre often narrow below, incapable of clear
reasoning; but fun oflight, II sometimes rather
bare Of furniture. in the attics, 80 = Z
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Bidders will examine carefully the forms and in
structions annexed.l
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me- had a side stove in, but amongst the ruins
1 determined to have. 1t was task OF peril
and off Guilty TO reach the place, but effected
IL, and there, inside the boat, clinging to the
thwarts, found my old man, the diamond merr
chant.
.'Mine. mine." he cried when had olsen
tangled the life-buoy, and passed one of my
arms through il. He could not have meant thai
II was his private property, because the name
Of the steamer was painted upon Ii; I suppose
he had formed the Intention to appropriate 4
before came, and his strength had failed him
looked. When the large waves struck the
stranded vessel they rose up and envelOped
her, flooding the decks with wafer, which
poured OF them again in cataracts. found op
each occasion that the boat was lifted at the
same time it was flooded, and this Of course
brought relief when the redux came. HAD not,
"a before, to cling hard to prevent being dragged
sided easing the strain.
The vessel was settling down in the sand,
burying herself ~ she sWayed, burrowipg like
am %a :, va. plain that no living thing sub
II had been broad daylight nov for hours; We
were In the mouth Of some river, for land could
be seen on both sides. But no ves5el coming .
our assurance was visible. 1t vas mere Qde9-
ton OF time, however; the Wind had gone down,
and the sea was not too rough for good boat:
N.e we're sure to be seen. With the aid Of the
picked up, and its value was evidently Inn
meIiee.
Mine ~ reiterated the old man, clutchfnQ It
if ss the bost was h0ated for q Longer time Than
IL had been yet And when the water rec6ae1,
and we we're once more stranded on the deck.
he felt in his breast, drew out leather case.
and cried: "A fortune for IL. A fortune for
ifr' s--.-.. . -, ...5--fs :. !
/ looked At the nearest bank; it seemed quite
possible for strong swimmer 10 reach 1t, anl
was Q very strong sQimmer- Not probable,
perhaps but possible, Money vas not wort6
steady industry, sustained lfdeniai, but IL vas
well North striking one blow for.
"On your word a. . dying man, ] said, Edo
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CERTIFICATE.

The undersigned, postmaster Of -, State Of
-, certifee, UNDER HIS OATH OF OFFICE, that he
is acquainted with the above gusrantors and knows
them to be men Of property, and able to make good
above the age ofH years,
Bids 0 S50o aad aprard mast BE- aeoongpaa,e By
certified cheek or dr0Uf, sotceas national
bank, eqxal 10 per oessxpi the present annual pay
the route; o. 10 case 0 aetc ssrctoe, nos less tan
PEI centVSn Of year proposed bid S.cftoa
2b3, Al Of ynse s, l62.D
The Postmaster must not sign the certificate until
the Of the bid is inserted and the bid and
tee signed by all parties, and dated.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-02

There was once a duke who disguised
himself, and placed great rock in the
middle of the road near his palace.
Next morning a peasant came that way
with his ox-cart. "Oh, these lazy peo-
ple," said he, "there is this big stone
lying right in the middle of the road,
and no one will take the trouble to put
it out of the way" And so Hans went
on raving about the laziness of the peo-
pie. Next came gay soldier along.
His head was held SO far back that he
didn't notice the stone, so he stumbled
over it. He began to storm at the
country people around there, forleaving
a huge rock in the road. Then he went
on. Next came company of merchants.
When they came to the stone, the road
was so narrow that they had to go off in
single file on either side. One of them
cried out: "Did anybody ever see the
like of that big stone lying here all the
morning, but no one stopping to take it
away?" 1t lay there for three weeks,
and no one tried to remove it. Then
the duke sent around word to all the
people on his lands to meet near where
this rock lay, as he had something TO
tell them. The day came, and great
crowd gathered. Old Hans, the farmer,
was there, and so were the merchants.
A horn was heard, and splendid caval-
cade came galloping up. The duke
came down from his horse, and began
to speak to the people: "My friends,
it was who put this stone here three
weeks ago. Every passer-by has left it
just where it was, and has scolded his
neighbor for not taking it out of the
way" He stopped down and lifted up
the stone. Directly underneath it was
a round hollow, and in the hollow lay a
small, leathern bag. The duke held up
this bag, that all might see what was
written on it: "For him who lifts up
the stone" He united the bag, and
turned it upside down, and out upon the
stone fell a beautiful gold ring, and
twenty large, bright gold coins. So
they all lost the prize, because they had
not learned the lesson or. formed the
habit of diligence.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-02
Sinyular Fatality.

1t is a remarkable fact that Gen. E. S.
McCook, who was recently killed at
Yankton by Wintermute, the banker, is
the fifth member of the family who has
met with a violent death. Charles NJ.
McCook, the youngest, was killed at the
first battle of Bull Run; Brig Gen.
Robert l.. McCook was assassinated by
guerrillas, in Tennessee, while sick in
his ambulance; Maj. Daniel McCook,
the father OF the family, was killed while
in pursuit of Morgan, during his Ohio
raid; Brig. Gen. Daniel McCook was
killed at the battle of Kenesaw Noun
tain; and lastly, Edwin S. McCook,
after meeting bravely all the hazards OF
the war, was assassinated at Yankton, as
the telegraph has already reported.
Three sons remain: Col. George W.
McCook, the eldest; Maj. -Gen. A. Med.
McCook, now in Texas and Capt. John
McCook, who is practicing law.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-02
The Transportation Problem-An I'm.
pOrtant Project.

Gov. Morton, in his address at the
Indiana State Fair, made one important
statement, while referring incidentally
to the prevailing question of cheap
transportation. He argued that this
problem can most easily be solved by
the multiplication of tracks and the use
of steel rails. With regard to the latter,
he affirmed that with Indiana block coal
Bessemer steel rails can be made cheaper
than iron rails, and as they will last
seven or eight times as long as iron
ones, their employment becomes an I'M
portant element in cheapening the con-
struction of railroads. reducing the
expense of keeping them up and cheap
ening transportation. In this connec-
ton he informed the audience that he
had then in his possession a proposition
from a distinguished business man In
Holland to build railroad With four
tracks, from New York city west to some
point in Ohio or Indiana, then two
tracks diverging to Chicago, and two
going to st. Louis-these tracks to be
laid with steel rails, and the road to be
constructed in the most substantial
manner with private capital, and no aid
asked from any State or from the Cen
eral Government, the only. condition of
the proposition being that the road
shall be chartered by Congress. There
ought to be no doubt of the immediate
acceptance of such proposition
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-02

their guns and kill ten of them at a
shot, there was a plentiful supply of
fresh provisions, which were thankfully
received. Occasionally their tiny crafts
were sadly beset, and it was feared they
would come to grief, but they were
among the ice, and there was nothing
to be done but to force passage south
ward at all hazards.
After enduring many privations, and
eucountering perils from which their
escape seemed almost miraculous, they
succeeded at last, through great exer-
tons, in reaching Cape Parry. A few
miles below the Cape, at Fitz Claressa
Rock, an encampment was made every
night. When the labors of the day
were over, the boats were hauled upon
a foe, and everything taken out, and
the only hot meal of the day was pre-
pared.
The apparatus employed in cooking
was of the most primitive character.
Each boat carried a.quantity of rigging
from the P0laris, and cad of oil. With
these fire was made in the bottom of
an old iron bucket. Tea was the only
thing that could be made with such an
apparatus. They state that the priva-
tions they suffered were not serious.
The lie was rough, laborious, and
monotonous, but though dangers occa-
sionally presented themselves well cal.
culated to inspire the greatest fear, no
serious accident occurred, and on the
21st of June the boats reached Cape
York in safety.
Hara ti,ox- xrora oyai,, o1ooa Ioca{ Will,
ice. On the 22d their troubles came to
an end. A whaler was deserted few
miles off, and the whole party was at
once in a turmoil of excitement. A
great fear seemed to take possession of
them all at once that the ship might get
away before they could make themselves
seen, and they put forth every effort to
to push through the ice with the least
possible delay. The vessel proved to
be the Ravenscraig, of Dundee, Capt.
Allan. She soon saw their signals, and
Capt. Allan sent bis crew to their assist
ance, and took on board their effects
and one of their boats, the other being
left behind. Capt. Allan treated them,
they say, in the kindest and most gen.
erOus manner.
Capt. Hall was regarded as peculiarly
adapted for. the great enterprise under
his charge, and all lament his untimely
end. AS to the statement that the ship
might have aided the party on the ice,
all agree that it was impossible after the
Polaris broke adrift to learn even the
whereabouts of those left behind. Every
effort was made to find them, but to no
avail.