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prevail ~ - bond ~ I'D Ter before TIE hord Ia
81 ned % TIE b. der snd his rfifs aud n1f unuf
enii rr saiisn.d " the sufct-Dcy - fhe sure tes
- scoio' 20 80 81. So q une q, lsa sccsa
psuH o. 3 this a1Vsrt lsrua1f.
= Y str sslers are also tahle q disurissai frnu
'r G. fr altug 80 sgeut- r cunfra-fH-s hffders.
WiIh without com usNsirs in ans tusfrass nat
- or tliug sting g. the ma. FTice Toes srs
th' trustss agsUfs ~ N Department, sd can.Ot
tr-sirtcntiy Fct m tath capacities
= ir ~ cssrs VI here abe routes sre not fully suR-
piri WIN tn Necessary ioCks sad Tnuris, 10 istke
.uig e fhr TE.tu ssfUr the u#al n Che route 10
guate 4-isitr- 90 che 1ufract Ofoc &C tfis De-
Artu.. f- such Ks sut pouches before l-t slT
HeNf. provide tue lut- n~ l't
MARSHALL JEWELL,
l.. Il
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JOHN f. BILLS & CO.
Would respectfully invite tue attention Of thoss
who design making q really handsome HOLIDAY
Present 20 their splendid assortment Of
Chickerfng a. sons Pianos.
The Pisnos Of the above makers have received
the lamentations Of the first artists, LIszT,
JHALBERG, GOTl sCHALK. and others.
Also, the famous MkBER PIANOS, which have
received the approval end recommendation Of such
artists As NILSSON. kELLOGG, LUCCAs PArTI,
STRAUss, WE'LL, Gnd host 81 Othgrs. The Plsnos
Of the above maker are unequAes Tor nni.a and
durability, and cannot be sur passed IN touch depth.
roundness and brflisnoy Of tone, and the many
other qualities which tend 70 make perfect Piano
Forte.
TIE Smith AMERICAN ORGAN.
These instruments are ACKNOWLEDGED both 10 this
country and In Europe 70 be the bsst Organs made
Pianos Of all other makers ranging In price from
SIS 10 $500 Organs from : IS q a301.
EMBROIDERKD PIANO C0YERs.
A fne assortment Of handsomely Embroidered
Covers, which are offered 81 moderate prices.
PIANO Stools, from IS 10 80.
MUSIC BOXES, in great variety.
We have also IN store very large assortment Of
smaller Musical Instruments, such Guitars, Vlo-
Inns, Raplos, TambouriDee, Harmonfcas, Acoor-
deems, Rettlers, yewshsrps, &c, &C.
Fine Music f0liot, Books Of Music, elegantly
The largest collection Of Sheet Music, Books ana
Musical merchandise south Of Philadelphia.
JOHN II. ELLIS CO.,
deel7.6t 937 Penna. Ave. near lOth g.
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JIEITED STATES MAIL.
MARYLAND.


POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December l., 1874
Proposals will be receiv ed he Contract Ofice
OF this Department UNTIL o'CI oCK P Il. OF slar.h
l. 1875 be decided b. thu 2Oh Of March for can
lo D. TO une 30, 1875 the following routes in the
state OF Msry lsni, and by the schedule Of depart
uTes and arrivals herein Specified, viz:
56gs-From Laurel, By Wster's Store IN o. and
walls Gross, IN. o.,Dto Clarksyille, l. nj ses
and back SIX times a week.
Leave Laurel daily, except Sunday, At San;
hEflVe e. GAINESVILLE bV II IN:
Leave GAINESVILLE daily, except Sunday, at
An i've at Laurel by4pn.
Bond required with bid, $40,
56s5-Frem GsrdenyilIe Il. % to Baltimore, "a
miles and back, three times . week
Leave Gardenville Tuesday, THURSDAY, and
Saturday at a IN:
Arrive at Baltimore b. 30 am;
Le6ve Baltimore Tuesday, Tn uTsday, ard Sat-
uTcay al 80 an;
Arrive ST Gardepville by am
Bond required with bid, no.
stes-From seIman, By BesllsyilIe, to PoolesviIle,
miles and back, six times q week.
Leave eellmsn daily, except SUNDAY, at n m.
Arrive at POUleeyIlle by lU 80 m:
Leave PoolesVilIe daily, except Sunday, at
Arrive at selIman by 3pm
Bond required with bid, $500.
57Oo-From Berlin to synepuxent, miles ana hack
Leave Berlin Saturday assam;
Arrive at synspnxent b. 30 I'm;
Leave SynePuTeuf Saturday at 10 O N.
arrive st Berlin by ii 80
Bond required with bid, 800.
S50l-From Sevtown TO New ChRrch,iVs ) miles
and back, three times o week.
Leave h5wtowa Tuesday, Thursday ana Sat
Arrive st Rev Church BY IL SO am;
Leave New Church Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at IL 80 p N;
Arrive 1t kewtOwn by 8 ? N.
Bond REQUIRED with bid, $50.
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red officer or officers; 60 the payment q VII CD.
well and truly 70 d made And dOze. We biui oar
selves our beirs. executors, aud %
Jointly eud severailF, rrmiy % thee pTs-rats
Sealed with our seals, aid eascz tins - dsy q
-, iS-.
heI ess, BY an set e 05nsress approved June q,
1874. entitled an &C. makus sBPrU rn'i1us Tor the
service q IN Post Cfcs Degsrtuent f9r the dscal
year ~ ding June rEtssietk. eighteen hufdrri and
styenty-fve, sDd Tor o her paTsosH- - q p pro-
weed that every possl tsr CsrrsiI the nail
shall be socottesuied ~ ID bond 81 TIE bIi Ser,
with sureti~s srprc we'd By Pusiin sster, tu p-r-u
o. &C hereof, and IN cor pltance -i the pro-
q ssl1 law this boDt l. male and .ei, sab ect
70 al the terms, Conditions, ana remedies their On,
N tbs said act provided and rrfh"i, 90 aeon
pany the stot esoing aBd annexed proposal u TIE
Now. the c1udition ef the ssid Obligation 4. such,
that II II said - - bidder a. Aforesaid. shall,
within s0oh time sfter his bid i accepted a. tue
Pes MISTER q neral has PRESCRIBED IN sslt aiver-
tiss NE NJ OF route No. -, 70 W. bsf.r the lst
day OF June, ISIS, enter into . nfrsce With the
United states - America, With gOod snd sufficient
su cites 70 be approved ~ the PCsmass.r
General, TO perform the service proposed IA bis
sad bid, and further shall perform said service ac-
COrdiug to his cCntract, then this OBLIGATION shall
be void, otherwise g. be In fun force AID obligation
In law.
In witress whereof We have hereunto set our
hands and seals this - day Of --, Isl
-, l..
- l.. =
Witness:
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NoTB-wheu the oath Is taken before jastics of
the peace, or sny other officer using seal, ex
cept Judge of United States court, the certificate
Of the clerk of court Of record must be tded,
der his seal of Office thst the person who admins
tered the oath Is duly qualified as such officer.
Bids Of $500 and upwards must be ccompsnisd
by certified check, or draft, on some solvent ma
General equal 10 i've centum on the present an
nusl the route; or in case OF new sesvioe MOI
accompanying the bid, IL said bond exceeds $500.
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or BID
ders, and the date Of signing Affixed,
Direct to the "secord As.istan Postmaster Gene
raj, Post Office Department, Wash .ngtSn, ID. O., y
marked % Propoeals, State Of -
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STATE OF

1, 49, -, clerk % the --, the same being 2
Court Of Record, DO heTebs certify thai ---,
whose genuine signature appears @ the FOREGOING
atic6Y IL, ~ tue time OF ~ gunC the same, Jqz
tice Of the peace IN and tor the county and stare
aforesaid, duly qualified, erd tDst ali his official
acts a. kuch are entitled 60 fuli fgith snd credit
In testimony whereof, L have heraugto set my
haud "a clerk, and affixed the seal OF said Jurt on
this day d, Isl.
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Witness:
STATE OF

COUNT OF -, ~
On this - day Of -, 1s--, personally sp.
reared before me - - and ---. sureties
ia the atgTegCiug bond, 90 known - De tn per-
cons named in sad bond a. sGreti ., aud VINO hsvs
executed the same sc such, no being b. me duty
sworn, cepuse aud cay, ayd each Tor himself deBJss
aud sal NJ has executed the within bid that his
place Of residence IL correctly stated On rriH that
hy Is the wner II reel estste worth fhe herein
sitcr set GgsiDst his name over sud above al debts
due Snd owing by him, and all judgments m 1rt-
EastH. ard execute rs against hru, sitter altpsiUE
al tAtWFtloUs OF every character whatever, the
Isl sum thus assured sLaguutiugto S-l-
dollars
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1, the undersigned postmaster az -, State q
-, after the exercise OF due diligence g. iafyrm
M self Of the pecunary ability and possibility Of
the principal and his sureties in the afOregOing
bend, and OF the uuiD erred real estste Owned
b. them respectively, 90 hereby approve SAID bond
aid certify that the said suretfes s1fi Gent
sufficient TO insure the payment Of double the snlre
amount OF the said bondi and do further certify
that the said bond was duly sign d by - -,
s, q - and --, his suTegies, before
signing this certificate.
pOssmagtaF
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RELIGIOUS ALIGNMENT OF THE COUNTRY
The road 10 salvation Is to be built on a sec
riOnal alignment according 10 the views OF the
Rev. DR. Edwards, a prominent Methodist
minister Of Virginia. who in recent sermon
delivered at Dsnyille, said: eff L may sketch
the plan OF the temple which | would have
going up in the United States, l would lay of
The line Tor a wall along the Atlantic coast, and
j would assign the building or that vail 70 my
brethren, the EpiscOpalians. Then I would
mark on the ground from ocean to ocean
across the continent, upon the cold, gray north,
aud there would put TO work the Presbyte-
rams. The wall along the shores of the peace.
fol and peaceabe Pacific / would allot to be
built By my friends the Baptists, because there
Il much water there On the southern line,
where the sun always sheds genial ray. where
tie flowers never die. and the songs Of the birds
reyer end, there would direct that the Meth
odsts should build"
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PREVENTION or FIRFs.-An instructive list
OF the causes OF many fires occurring III public
Institutions or bu-iness establishments has re-
c Ltiy been published in the Engineering Jour
Il Al. Churches ana lecture rooms are said TO bs
endangered by hot air hot water, steam pipes,
furnaces and stoves; or by decorations placed
too near gss-ftting-, tres or lights. la soma
trades, lime Stacked by rain, spontaneous igni-
ton, sparks from hUes and furnaces, sAWdust
or sweepings and oil, spontaneous heating OF
ron turniDgs VIXEN mixed with water and
OIL, are said 20 frequently cause fires.
In other trades danger Is incurred by such
shits s. working late and falling asleep or be-
coming careless near fires and lights, hanging
goods On lines, smoking tobacco, dropping
matches, etc. The causes OF FIRE in barns and
stables are described as stacking hay while
green, sparks from passing locomotives, stick
ing candles against walls AMI timbers In barns
and stables, etc. Its evidence that an increase
of caTelessneSS in the everyday habits of the
mas OF mankind would lead To the prevention
Of many fires.
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EOTE.-Wh=n the above oath IL taken before
justice IF the peace suy other pf ~ not using
seal, except Judge ct u. s. Court, tha csrt'i-
CGts q ths clerk Of court OF record bs al so
der his seal Il Office, that the person who sGmia-
isterCa tGe oath j. duly ICaIihed IS such ollcsr.
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AN9 OERTIFI.
GATE.

The undersigned, whose post Office sd-
dress Is -, county 81 -, State f -, pro-
poses to AIRY the mails Of the United States, from
July /, 1875, to June 50, Isl, on route No. =. be
tween - and -, Etate Of -, under the ad-
V ftisement Of the Postmaster General, dated De-
cember 1874, "with celebrity, certainty, and securi
ty - for the annual sum OF dollars; and il this
Opossl is accepted he will enter into contract, with
sure;ies to be approved by the r stmsster General,
II hin the time prescribed IN said sd ertisement.
This proposal il inside with full knowledge of the
distance Oi the route, the weight OF the mail to be
carried 6nd all other particulars in reference to tn
route and service and also, after careful eXsmns
ton of the laws and instructions attached adyer
tssement If mail service.
Dated Ridipr.
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BOHP.

DIfecfflHSs
81 Insert the names Of the principal and sureties
In fun in the body OF the bond; also the date. The
sigD atures the bond should be Witnessed and the
dee of the peace, adding bis Official title, or, IL
signed BIZ notary public, he should af1x his seal.
know ali men by these presents, that
Eff, In the State Of -, principal, and -
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AN Iowa newspaper tolls a story of man in
The town where it is published who stood upon
the cover Of a cistern 20 peep through a window
into q room where he suspected some counting
WIS going on and who got ducking by the
cover of the cIstern giving way, which resulted
in a sight attack of the typhoid fever. In the
same nu m5er OF his paper the editor says: eve
lad quite severe symptoms of TYPHOID fever last
week, but we worried ourselves out all right,
houRh we frequently felt like throwing up the
SPONGE" and rival newspaper had the mean
ness TO print both paragraphs in such close prox-
unity a. 20 suggest most UNPLEASANT suspicious
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"THE DARNED THING BRoKR."-Ann Farrell
Of Sos East 14tb street QuaTrelled with her hus-
band yesterday about money which the latter
wanted for drinks. He threatened to throw her
''You needn't trouble yourself; Til jump out
myself :" which she did. When picked up she
s2id 81 thought the clothes line would hold me,
but the dsrned thing broke" The distance from
the window to the ground was but fifteen feet,
and Ann escaped with broken leg.-N. 7. Ss0sl
81
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A CURIOUS ENPLANATION-A Can Upou
ScteHtifc Hen 10 Defend Nam AccuSgdO Of WardeT.
4 gentleman from New York city, Mr.. John
Orsythe, mineral explorer by occupation, is
In jail in Webster county, chaTged with thu
murder of Mr.. Phineas BartOn, of Philsdel phia,
III whose company he visited Webster county
over month ago. Mr.. FOrsythe's version is,
tASt on the 18Th of November last they both as
Cended TerrOr's Peak, a high, dTeary-lO0 King
knob, eight or ten miles east of Addison, for the
purpose of examining some curious mste0rlc
stones which were said to abound near and upon
the summit, end that while W there they were
oTeTtaken by violent meteOric shower, COM
lOsed OF fiery missiles of various sizes, some OF
which exploded IKE bOmb-shell j n their fall,
and that MIR. Barton was killed by blow on the
temple, causing wound not unlike that made
hy pistol ball. Night intervening Mr.. FOrsythe
watched over the corpse or his friend until
morning, when he returned to Addison for as
tlstance. There the people, sUspecting foul
play from certain contradictory statements,
and the fact that Mr.. BartOn's valuabes were
found upon his person, arrested Mr.. FOrsythe,
bad happened to him within the last twenty
four hours, that he could not find the place
where he had abandoned the remains, which
were accidentally discovered by hunter on the
following day. Mr.. Forsythe appeals TO scien-
tlhc men OF the country to extricate him from
the suspicion Of q heinOus crime by a thorough
investigation Of the catastrophe, and feels per-
fectiy confident in the V1ndication of his inno-
cenCe. This is undoubtedly one of the most sim
gU!sr and mysterious cases OF death we ever
heard OF, and hope that no pains may be spared
10 arrive at the fscts.-PdTkerSbuTg IVES. Fa.)
TINES, Dec, 10.
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Mr.. WEISS, in bis lecture on the " Women o
Shakespeare" delivered in New York, said
Before the gymnasium and the health-llft
we're invented at the peevish persuasion of dys-
pepucs and invalds, who die by inches of fried
food, fricasees of high-school programmes and
ragouts of French novels, Shakspeare's women
earned their health on horseback, In the broad
English fields. They saw the sun rise, and
could not afford to Outh are the setting crescent
with slight streaming from overheated rooms.
They drank small beer for breakfast, and knew
women uttered line inspired by hysteris
Their bodies matured like nature and became
capable OF entertaining the great passion with
its own honest ardors|
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Unhealthy P.anfLThe Reu,euv.


Nhensver plants begin to drop their leaves.
II II certain that their health has been injured
either by over pottlng, overwhelming, over
heating, by too much cold, or by applying such
tumulsrts rs Ruano, or by rome other means
having destroyed the fine rC0tIets'by which the
IlEnts feed, aud induced disease that NAV lead
20 death. The case Is not usually impUr ant
enough TO call in plant DOCTOR" 50 ths
amateur begins TO treat the patient, and the
practice Is In all prob ability not unlike that Ot
many OF our household Physicians who apply
aremedy that incTe43 es the disease. Having
already destroyed the, so to speak, nutritiTe
organs OF the plants, the stomach is gOr Zed
with food by Supplying water, or wit b me1icine
by applying gusnO or some patient "pantfoOd."
now the remedy is nearly akin to what is
good one when the amin ais digestion is de-
Iansed-give ii no more food until it reacts.
We must then, if the TOO t. of the plant have
been injured from any Of the above named
causes, let the soil in which it is ported become
nearly dry; then remove the plant from the
pot, take the ball of the SOL in which the roots
have been enyelOped. and crus n between the
bands just enough to allow all the outer
crust OF the ball of earth To be Sh AIKEN Off then
re-pot in rather dry soil compose of any fresh
sou mixed with equal bulk of leaf-mOld or
street sWeepiDg s), using a new I'll ower-pot, or
having thoroughly washed the old one, so that
the mOistur @ can freely evaDOTats through the
pores. Be careful not to Over-feed the sic X
plant. Let the pot be only large enough to
g. NIT of not more than an inch OF soil between
the pot and ball of roots. After re-pOtting,
etvei it water enough to settle the soil, and
not apply any more until the plant has be-
gun to grow, unless ind eed the atm0Sphere s
50 dry that the moisture has entirely ev8pOrated
from the soil, then of course water must be
gwen, or the patient may ole from the opposite
cause-StaTvatiOn. The danger to be avoided
Is In Gil probability that which brought on the
sickness, namely: satuTa ton of the soil by too
much water. Other causes may induce sick
ness TO plants, such as an escape of gas in the
apartment, or some from q flue in the green
house, but in all cases, when the leaves fall
from plant, Withhold water, and if there is
reason to believe th at the soil has been poison
ca by gas, or sodie ned with moisture, shake it
from the roots as before advised, and re-pOt in
fresh ttower-pOt. Many years ago, when l
used sDOke-fuss in my greenhouses, some kind
Ing wood, caTeIessly thrown on the top of one
or them, igEited, and the smoke caused the
leaves of every plant to drop. Tire were
some 5000 plants mostly Tea-ROses, in the
greenhouse; it would nave been t. much of
job TO re-pOt ALL but by Withholding water for
some ten days. until they started new growth
a2ain, very few plants were injured Iwsri-
can -tgrIcULturtst.
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The MaryviHe (Csl.) Appeal says its sfhood-
iuH5 OTdlnsnce''-fOrbiddiDgb boys 20 be on the
street after O'Clock at nlght-Works like 4
charm.
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the State Of -. as sureties, are held and firmly
bound unto the United States OF America in the
ust and fun sum Of - dollars, lawful money OF
the United States, 20 be paid to the said Untfd
states Of America or Its duly appointed or author
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Cath ReqRirsd By SecitOH 24S Of an Act Of C04gySS
GPPTored JHas 2s 1871. TO be AcGd 70 Eath Bid for
CdTTytHg ne Msil aud 10 be 1dken Before QiceT
Qualified 10 Administer OGthS.
l. -, of -, bidder for carrying the
rail on route No. -. from to -, de swear
that have the ability, pecunisrily, TO fulfill my
obligation such bidder; that the bid Is made In
Eoo1 ah, and with thu intention to enter int con-
tract and perform the service in case said bid shall
be sccs pied.
Sworn to and subscribed before me - for
the - of -, this - day of -,
a. D, 1H and in testimony whereof 1 TsEAL.l
hsrtur to subscribe ny name and att my
official seal the day and year aforesaid,
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a SEND-oFF FOR NEW BIsaoP.--The Mo
bile Register gets enthusiastic thus: 'tRev.
iI"Srs u 10. hn, OK recent Oh Bal
Kentucky, 60 succeed Bishop Cummins, de.
posed. All, Tom, my boy, do you remember
tue 'Dedils' of the University of Virginia?
bishop. Harry Toulman is Judge. OEey is out
vest dealing faro. Not long ago we picked up
Patterson on the streets dead drunk and for
wsrded him to Mississippi. Arnell, of Tennes-
see, turned radical went to Congress, and died.
WsTmOth made Kennsrd a supreme court Judge
OF Louisiana. Thompson was killed leading an
Arkansas regiment al Shiloh. AL the rest OF
us who are not dead or forgotten are struggling
TO keep our noses above water. You alone are
bishop, my dear Tom! From the newspaper
Offices Of the gulf, from the faro banks OF the
west, from judicial seats, from the studies of
professors, and the pulpit OF the eccIesiastcs,
We take OF our hats and cheer for the new
Kentucky bishop as the best souled Tel low,
brightest intellect, truest friend, aud purest
spirit Old Virginia ever gave birth tn.U
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EXTEAOTs FROM LAWS, ETC.

Can q hG1t Contractors amt J0ryIsTS rsgHtrsd b.
A. Of Congress-, June ls7Z
L, -, % sOismuly sea { or slirm) that | will
let faily perform all tins duties 4uired OF aud
Gbats IN fTCm everything fore idder by the laws in
Italt to the establ at Of st offices and post
ads within the United State: aud thac [ will n
tiy end truly account for ara pay over any money
belonging to the said United States which may
G. mo into my possession or control. 30 help me
Cod,
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lit LAVE retailing 10 snCh service. whether he has
tsken the abeye oath or affirmation or not,
Sections Of ts Of Con "tO ReriSe, C0rSOR-
ddtt and Amend the Sf1tIGtS helattH~ 10 the Post
Ogcs DepaTtWeHt, GpprOret inns 3, 1879
The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that bid
GERS, guoraEtars, sureties and al persons
CeTned, OF intending to be concerned, mail con-
q acts, Will carefully read and critically examine
tae abstract of laws here presented, and Rlso the
i.rns ana instructions at the end of this ADVERTISE
Eehts in order that bids may be made and Liabilities
q sJmed DDdeTstandingly, and that ali misappre-
avoided.
POSTdAsTERs are required to mske themselves
familiar with these laws and Instructions that they
as be able 70 inform and direct others.
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Contraasto gs E,.sulst aaa ~ N Il Dsrar.aI

~ thtJFf QGg OF Jh1t..
UEder the provisions Of section 245 Of the act ap-
p'OyCd june 49, 1874 the Pos MASTER General has pre-
scfibed the lst day Of June, 1875 before which
day the contracts Of accepted bidder. must be re-
ceiTtd at the Department in Washington, executed
in due form.
Accepted bidders rot complying with this rsguIs-
ton shhll be considered b .Dg failed 20 comply
Win THEIR proposals, and The POsim sstsr General
nay proceed TO contract for the service with other
Parties according TO law.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER JUNE j WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED By THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.