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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

NoTE w hen the oath isiJefore taken
justice of the peace or any c,her officer not
using seal, except judge of the United
States court, the csrti6rate of the clerk OF a
court Of record must he added under this
seal of Office, that the person who adminis-
tered the oath is duly qualified as such
officer.
Bids Of S. 600 and upoard must be ac-
commpanied by certified check, or draft, on
some s9iUent natiomal bank payable to the
ordtr Of tie Postmaster General equaI to 3
per centunl on the present annual pay on the
route or IN case ofnew serrics MT SIS than
per centum of tie amount Of the bond &c
companying tie bid, if said bond exceeds
S. 600.
The proposal must be signed by the bid
der or bidders, and the date of signing af-
fixed
Direct TO the . Second Assistant Post
master General, Post Office Department,
Washington, d. G )" marked @ Proposals
State Of"
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/, the undersigned postmaster att,
State of -, after the exercise Of due
diligence to inform myself OF the pecuniary
ability and responsibility OF the principal
and his sureties in the aforeg DING bond,
and oil the unlnoumbered real estate owned
by them respectively, do hereby approve
said bona and certify hat the said sureties
are suffic,ent-s sufficient to insure the pay
ment Of double the entire amount of said
bond; and ! do further certify that the
said bond was duly signed and
and--, his sureties, before
signing this certificate.
-, Postmaster
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Failing bidders and contractors. Con-
tracts may be erfended, and
temDOrdrU contracts made.

SEC. 25l. That after any regular bid.
der whose bid has been accepted shall fail
to enter i.to contract Tor the trausporta-
ton of the mails according to his propo-
sal, or, having entered info cont act shall
fail TO commence the pc Torrance of the
service stipulated in his or their contract
rs therein provided, the Postmaster Cen
eral shall proceed to contract with the
next lowest bidder for the same service,
who y il e. ter i 10 y {. nirsct for the per-
foirratc, tleieut unless lht lus,p, sier
General shall consider su,h hid 100 bis b,
In which case he shall re-adyertise such
service And il any bidder hose bid has
been accepted, and who has entered into
a contract to perform the ervice accord
ing TO his proposal, and in pursuance Of
bis contract has entered upon the perior-
nance OF the service 10 the satisfaction OF
the Postmaster General, shall su sequently
fail or refuse to perform the service accord
ing TO his contract, the Postmaster Gene
raj shall proceed 10 contract With the next
lowest bidder for such service, under the
advertisement thereof (unless the Post
master General shall consider such bid too
high, who II enter into contract and
give bond, with sureties, to be approved
by the Postmaster General, for the faith
full performance thereof, in the same pen
atty and with the same terms and condi-
tons thereto anne ed as were stated and
contained In the bond which accompanied
his bid but in case each and every OF the
next lowest bidders for snrh service hose
respective bids are not considered 100 high
by the Pos, master General shall refuse TO
enter into contract and give bond "a here
in required for the faithful performance of
his contract, the Postmaster General shall
Immediately advertise for proposals 10 per-
form the service on sad route When
ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter
into contract, or "A contractor on any mail
route shall fail or refuse to perform the
service on said route according to his con-
tract, or when y new o lie shall be estat-
lished. or new service required, or when
FROM any other cause there shall not he n
contractor legally bound or required to
perform such service the Postmaster Gen
eTal may make q temporary Cottract for
carrying the mail on such route without
advertisement, for such period as may he
necessary, not in any case exceeding six
months, until the service shall have com
menced under n contract made according
to law ProUided howerer That the Post
master Genersl shall not employ Temporal
ry service on any route IT u higher price
than that paid to the centr0c tor who shall
have performed the service during the last
preceding regular contract tenn And in
all cases of regular contracts hereafter
made the contract may in the discretion
of the Postmaster General, be continued
in force beyond its express terms for Pc
riod no6 EXCEEDING six months until a new
contract with the same, or other contrac-
tors, shall be made by the Postmaster
General
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Certified checks or drafts to accompany
all bids exceeding $4,000.

SEC. 253 That hereafter all bidders up
on every mail route for the transportation
Of the mails upon the same where the an
nusl compensation for The service on such
route at the time exceeds the sum of FIVE
Thousand dollars, shall accomlany their
bds with certified check, or draft, pay
able TO the or Ter of the Postmaster Gene
raj, upon some solvent nstionsl bank,
Which check or draft shall not be l. SIS than
Eve per centun on the smount Of the an
nusl pay on said route at the time such
bid is made; and in cass Of new or modi-
fed servicc, not less than FIVE per centum
of the amount Of the bond of the bidder
requir'd TO accompany his hid, If The
amo uat of the said bond exceeds five thou
sand dollars. In case any bidder, on be-
iuo awarded any such contract, st all fail
to execute he came, with good and suffi-
Gent sureties, according 10 the terms on
which such bid was MADE aud accepted,
and enter upon the performance of the SER
vice to the satisfaction Of the Postmaster
General, such bidder shall, in addition 10
bic labi ity on his bend accompanying his
bid, forfeit the amount 80 deposited to the
Uniud St~tes, and the same shall forth
with be paid into the Treasury for the use
OF the Post Office Department; but ifsuch
contract shall be duly executed and the
service entered upon as aforesaid, such
draft or check so deposited, and the checks
o. drafts deposited by all other bidders on
the same route, shall be returned 10 The
respective bidders making such deposits
No proposals for the transportation Of the
mails where the amount of the bond re-
quired to accompany thesame shall exceed
Eve thousand dollars shall be considered,
unless accompanied with the check or draft
herein required together with the bond
REQUIRED by preceding section PrOvi-
ded, That nothing in this act shall be con-
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Compensation for additional service re-
stricted and regulated.

SIC. EGO. That compensation for adj
diiioaal sci vice in carrying the mail
shall not be in excess OF tie exact pro-
portion which tie original prnsation
bears to the original service; and when
any such additional service is ordered,
the sum to be allowed therefor shall be
expressed in the order, and entered upon
the books Of the Department and no
compensation shall be paid for any ad-
dltIopai regular service rendered before
the issuing of such order.
SEC. 261. That no extra allowance
shall be made for any increase of expe-
di,iou 10 carrying tie mail unless there
by Ct employment OF additional stock
aud carriers is made necessary, and in
such case the additional mpensation
shall bear no greater proportion to the
additional stock and carriers necessarily
employed than the compensation In the
original contract bears to the stock and
carriers necessarily employed in its exc
tu,ion
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND
CERTIFICATE.
Proposal.

Proposal.
The undersigned --- whose
posi-office address is -, county Of
-. state OF ---, proposes 10 carry
the mails Of the Unii,d States, from July
!. 1875. 70 June 30, 1877. ON route No
--, between ard .---- State Of
-, under the advertisement Of Post
master General, dated October |, 1874
with CELEBRITY, certainty, and security"
for the annual sum Of - dollars; and
il this proposal is accepted he will enter in
TO contract, with sureiies TO he aprrt we'd
by the Postmaster General within the
time prescribed in said nd eriisement.
This proposal is made uiihf know'r9ge
ofHe distance IF the route. H1 freight IF ME
mail 10 be carried and oil other particulars
in reference 10 The route end serpice and,
olso after careful egomination Of The dus
and Instructions attached TO advertisement Of
mail service.
Dated - -, Bidder
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CONTRACTS TO BE EXECUTED AND FILED
IN THE DEPARTMENT BY THE
FIRST DAY OF LIME

Under the provisions Of section 245 of
the act approved June %, 1874, on or be-
fore which day the contracts of accept
ed bidders must be received at the De-
partment in Washington, executed in
due form.
Accepted bidders not complying toith
This regulation shall be considered as
haying Jaiied to comply nth their pro
posais, and the Postmaster General mag
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Faittng contractors gritty Of
nisdemedaOr.

SEC. 254 That any person or persons
bidding ioi The transportation Of the mails
upon any route which may be advertised
to be let, and receiving ~ award Of the
contraction such service, who shall wrong
fully refuse or fail TO enter into contract
with the Postmaster General in due form.
and perform the service described in his
or their bid or proposal, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine cot ex>
ceeding five thousand dollars, and by i'm
prisonment for a term not exceeding twelve
months.
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Deductions may be made, and fines i'm
posed, for delinqueacies.

SEC. 26G. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may make deductions from the pay
OF contractors for failures to perform
service according 10 contract, and I'M
pose fines upon then for other delin-
qnencies. He may deduct the price Of
The trip in all cases where the trip is
net performed and not exceeding three
times the price if the failure be occasion
ed by the fault OF the contractor or car
rier.
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sworn, depose and say. and each for him
self deposes and says, be has executed the
within bond, that his place Of residence is
correctly stated thereto, ihai heis the owner
Of real estate worth he sum hereinafter set
against his name over aud above all debts
due and owing by him, and all judgments,
mortgages and executions against him, af-
Ter allowing all exemptions Of every char
acter whatever, the total sum thus assur-
ed amounting to S) - dollars.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

C0SMOLINE is the concentrated extrac.
Of the healing properties of Petroleum,
which are known. 1t is the most bland
aud soothing remedy ever used beside
possessing more healing power tina any
substance or compound ever prepared 1t is
NATURES SOVEREIGN REMEDY
for almost all the daily casu alties which
occur in households, the workshop, or on
the farm, as well as for many of the dis
eases which affect humanity.
FOR BURNS AND SCALDS
it is Invaluable, cooling and soothing the
injured parts at once, and producing
perfect cure in a very short time, without
leaving any scars. For this purpose
alone, il is
A BLESSING TO THE WORLD,
FOR FROSTED LIMBS. COSMOLINR
is fully as eflicacous as for burns and
scalds. restoring a healthy action to the
injured parts very quickly. 1t is also the
best possible remedy for Chilblains and
mapped Hands
FOR RHEUMATISM, especial' Inham-
stor,. most forms of NEURALGIA,
swelling of Limbs or Glands, COSMO-
LINE affords in the shortest possible time
the
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-, clerk of the being Court the
same of Record, do hereby certify that,
hose genuine signature appears to the
foregoing affidavit, was at the the time of
signing the same, justice of the peace ia
ar for the county and State aforesaid,
duly qualified aud that all his official acts
such are entitled 10 full tnith and cred-
it
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand rs clerk, and affixed tie seal
Of said court, on this - day OF -,
1877
TLs .--~----a - CLerk
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son who has willftlly or nepligently fail
cd to perform former contract.
Combinations ~ prerent bidding
prohibttd

SIC. $50. That no contract for carry
ing the mail shall be msde With any per
son who has entered, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination 10 prevent The MAX
ing OF any bid for carr, ing the mail, or
who has made any agreement, or civ, or
performed, or promised to give or per-
form, my consideration whatever 10 in
duce any other pcrson not to Lid for any
such contract; ard if any person so Of
tending is contractor for carry ing the
mail, his contract may be annuled and
for The Fl st off nse the person so offending
shall he disqualti,d TO contract for carry
ing the mail for FIVE ears, and for the Sc
coud oflense shall lie forever disqua fled.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
Bidders not released unia a contract is
entered into and service begun.

SIC 252 That no bidder for carrying
the mails shall lie released from his ohlipa'
ton under his bid or proposal, notwith-
standing an award made to Il lower bid
der until contract for the designated
ser vice shall have zen duly executed by
such lower bidder and his sureues, and
accepted, aud the service entered upon by
the contractor to the satisfaction Of the
Postmaster General.
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Contracts cannot be assigned or trans
.ferTed

Sfo. 27l. That no contractor for
Transporting the mail within or between
the Urited States and any foreign coun-
Try shall assign or transfer his contract
and all such assignments or transfers
shall be null and void.
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EOTE. - When the above oath is taken
before justice Of the peace or any other
officer not using seal except Judge of
the U. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk
Of court Of record must be added, under
bis seal of Office tina, the person no ad-
ministered the oath is duly qualified as
such officer.
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strued or intended TO affect any penalties
or forfeitures which have heretofore &C.
crued under The provisions Of the sections
hereby amended
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No pay 10 be made until contracts are
executed.

carrying the mail is accepted shall receive
any pay until he has executed his con-
tract according TO law and the reg ula,ions
of the Department.
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On ms - Gay OF -, TOT ptF-
sonally appeared before me - and -,
sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me
known to be the persons named in said
bond as sureties, and who have executed
the same as such. who being by me duly
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Subscribed and sworn before me this
day Of ----, 1877
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bidder for carrying

Sworn 10 and subscribed before
me for the - Of -, this -
day Of. A . d. 1877 AMI in tesi- SEAL
mony whereof herennto subscribe
my name and sfiix official my seal
the day and year Aforesaid.
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proceed TO contract for the serpice scith
other parties, according to iap.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED At THE DE-
PARTMENT AFTER JUSE lsT WILL NOT
BE Considered BY THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL.
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Oath required By section 245 Of an act Of
Congrtss opprored .Ine %. 1874 IN be
o1ixed 10 eoch Ind .f"r err, inn me mail
ana 10 be fah n tefore an o6fc,r Quaiifedto
administer odthS.
l. -, Of bidder for carrying
the mail on route No. -, rom - TO
-, do swear that h we the ability, pc
cunarily. TO fulfill my obligation as such
bidder; that the bid is made in good faith,
and with the intention TO enter into con-
tract and perform the service in case said
bid shall be accepted
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HAPPIEsT RELIEF

Ono UTS AND BRUISES, the action
OF COSMOLINE is almost magical. If
promptly applied, it prevents soreness,
and the wounds heal very rapidly.
FOR PILES it has proved to be an
unequalled remedy, and many a sufferer
has blessed the dav of its Introduction.
FOR SKIN DISEASES we can recon.
mend it with the greatest confidence es-
pecially for Salt Rheum, letter, Eczema
etc. and Teething humours.
We might go on ennmerating the many
other conditions for which is is une-
qualled hut will only add that wherever
there is inflammation from any cause, cos
MOLINE brings rapid and happy relief,
and will bethe
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Schedules 10 be furnished and posted up
an post o6ices Registers 10 be
returned and reports made.

SEC. 20. That the Postmaster Gen
eral shall Furnish to the postmasters at
the termination e each route a schedule
of the time of arrival and departure OF
the mail at their Offices, respectively, to
be posted in a conspicuous place in the
office and the Postmaster General shall
also give the postmaster notice of any
change in the arrival and departure that
may be ordered and he shall cause to
be kept and returned to the Department
at short and regular Intervals, registers
showing the exact times of the arrivals
and departures Of the mail.
BY act Of Congress- approved April
81, 1908. no member of Gorge can
be contractor, or be concerned, direct
ly or indirectly, in any contract with
the Government; and by the same act
it is made high misdemeanor for any
officer of the United States to enter in
It's behalf. into a contract with mem
Der of Congress.
TBut If a member withdraw from a
contract it may be concluded with the
other partners Opinion Of Attorney
General, LAT. a contract with one
who is elected member of Congress
during its continuance is not affected by
such election. Ibid, 5, 697.
The Postmaster General has no poioer
under the ldo, TO release bidders and con-
tractors and their suretics from their liza
b'lities on the allegation Of real or sup
p sed mistakes Of any kind in making
proposals. Heparticularly requests that.
before bidding, the fullest inquiry and
Investigation be made IN regard to the
route, distance, serUice, Weight Of mats,
cost Of stock, feed, and all expenses er-
listing and likely to occur during Ike con-
tract term, and aoith due consideration of
The consequences imposed by lac on de-
hnquents.
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CERTIFICATE Of POSTMASTER.

Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-23
The Fire losses.

The losses by the Chicago and Osh-
kosh fires are pretty extensively given
by the papers Of those cities. The
Chicago Times thinks the total loss of
she Chicago fire will reach $4,000, coo.
Upon this loss there Is an insurance of
S2,-727 300; the salvage reaching
aboas S4S2, $50. leaving net loss to
composites Of 81. pa, go.
The Tribune, and other city papers
reach a somewhat different estimate.
but do not differ materially with the
Times. The heaviest losses fall upon
the Liverpool and Continental, of New
York. The risks are greatly scattered,
the largest having been taken by the
Two mentioned. viz: Liverpool, Sea-
600 ;. The Continental, $4,000.
Oshkosh suffers to, the. extent q
$500, 600 or 81, o0O;c00, and is insur-
ed about one-ffth. Nearly. if not
quite, half the city IS consumed. A
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The Duty Of Chicago Business
Men.

Chicago thinks she knows her own
business, and may suppose her neigh
bors are too free in their expressions
concerning the fire, But a great con-
fagration effects all who insure. A
great loss in one part Of the Union,
which is paid by life or fire insurance
companies, is a tax on all people doing
business with the companies There
is an agreement express or implied, be-
tween all parties, that due diligence
shall be exercised to prevent loss. We
insist on the enforcement of the obllga-
ton. If, for political reasons the fire
department Of Chicago is left to the
control Of 'spolitical bummers, or
acaes of wooden finder boxes are al
lowed to invite destruction. we, as par
ties interested, must protest.
Reform is demanded, and it cannot
be secured by spasmodic outbursts OF
advice or protests against blunder5-
The organization Of clear-headed, de-
termined men is demanded, and they
should give directios and vehemence to
the purpose Of those who would stamp
out the Incendiary Party and the In
cendiary de agog, who. trough cow
ardice or :. cussednesS. sustain it
A city that takes such admirable
care of her schools has sufficient brains
and energy to organize and maintain a
model fire department, The business
men who pile UP the enormous wealth
that Chicago men do, ought to be able
to keep it from destruction, and to do
SO they must 90 the polls. and keep 60
ing to the polls until they drive loafers
frcm the control oie municipal affairs.
a business man who deliberately stays
at home on election day is deserter--
cowardly deserter IN the face Of the
enemy--and imperils the future safety
of his own life and property, and also
the lives and property of every man,
woman and child in the city. The ex-
cuse that city politics, or any other
politics. are dirty is no excuse at all.
It is the business of decent men to
make them clean by their presence and
labors. 1t is no credit for a man to
say he never votes, though some other
wise good men seem to think so. :
hudson J0uaaL
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NhiZ-Z-Z !.

Three years ago the coming Septem-
Der Goldsmith Maid, the trotter, put
in a mile heat in PHI on the course at
Cold Spring. The claim was made by
interested parties, that the track was
short. Actual measurement, however,
by engineers, showed that it was sever
al feet over mile in length, The
time was unprecedented, and created
much excitement, naturally, in sporting
circles.
Yesterday the Maid left this time
clear in the background. At Saginaw
she made 4 mile in ZIG, the fastest
time on record. Dexter. therefore, is
out Of sight in the dim. dim distance.
Gone the wonderful stories of Flora
Temple, Patchen, and the old ''stars
Of the course. Those once-famous an
finals wouldn't be considered fast
enough to carry the Maids time to the
telegraph Office now. Two-sixteen
Whiz,z-z
When we stop to think that the or
binary express train on a well regulat
ed railroad, runs at about the same
rate, the rapidity of the trotter's move
ments can better be appreciated.