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PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER
AND TWINE
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

POST OFPICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 8, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Department until the 9Th day OF January,
1874, at IL o'clock noon, for furnishing Wrap
ping Paper and Irvine for the use Of The post
Offices in the United States for one year from
the 1st day of February, 1874, the said articles
to be delivered, free OF expense to the depart.
ment, at the BLANK AGENCY of the Post Office
Department, Washington, D. C.
TIE quality and the estimated quantity of each
article required are specified below:
$4,000 reams of Wrapping Paper, 2Ox25 inches
in size, and to weigh % pounds to the
ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect
quires.
$50 reams of Wrapping paper, 2ex4o inches
in size, and to weigh SIS pounds to the
ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect
quires.
100, 900 pounds of Cotton Twine, to be S-ply,
and to measure from $50 to IT'S yards
to the pound, of sufficient strength to
sustain weight of II pounds, and to
be put up in balls weighing about a
half pound each, and so bound as not
to become loose or tangled in trans
portation.
$4,000 pounds of coarse Hemp Irvine, to be
S-ply. and to measure from SO to So
Yards to the pound; ard to be put up
in balls weighing from one to two
pounds each, and so bound as not to
become loose or tangled In tranSpor.
tation.
Samples of the articles required will be fur
nished to persons who desire to bid, on applica-
ton to the First Assistant Postmaster General,
Washington, D. G.
More or less than the estimated quantities
may be ordered as the necessities of the Depart
ment may require, at the discretion of the Post
master General.
Awards will be made for each article sepa-
rately if deemed most advantageous to the De-
partment.
Bids not made in conformity with this adver-
tisement will not be considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal
guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid,
and certificate from postmaster that such
guarantors are reliable persons
A bond with two sufficient sureties will be
required to each contract.
A failure to furnish promptly any article con-
| tracted for, or an attempt to impose upon the
| Department articles inferior, in the opinion Of
the Postmaster General, to those contracted for,
will be considered sufficient for the forfeiture Of
| the contract.
| The Postmaster General reserves the right te
reject any or all bids, if in his opinion it is re
ouired by the interests of the Department.
| Proposals must be Endorsed on the envelope
proposals for Wrapping Paper" or "Propo
sails for Twine," and addressed to the First As
sistant Postmaster General, Washington, d. c
| JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.
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curious phases Of oriental society. incurred
into the "woman question: and evidently
enjoyed greatly her sojourn in the land Of
Pharaoh. Returning to London, she settled
in her pleasant home in st. Johns Wood.
while her husband managed an opera troupe
in the provinces. She wanted to sing on the
stage, but her health forbade. A few weeks
ago she gave birth to still-born child. It
was the second time she had been thus
afflicted. Her yearning for domestic JOYS, il
seemed, was never to be gratified, and the
holy offices of maternity were denied to one
who would have made a devoted mother,
Her grief at the loss of her first child seri-
ously undermined her health, and a repeti-
ton OF her affection has probably proved too
much for even the strong, vigorous, genial
and sunny-hearted woman whom we all re.
member Parepa-Rosa to have been.
= 10 some artists it is given to outlivc their
powers, and to pail upon world which once
hung delighted on their every note. To
others it is given to pass away in the pleni-
tvde of genius and power. Among these
last is Parepa. Her matchless voice had
never known the touch of decay, and it will
live in our memories as it was when it was
silenced forever, in the brightest meridian of
its richest glory.
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FOR LETTER BALANCES.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, ID. G. Dec. 8, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Department until the 9Th day of January,
1874, at II O'Clock noon, for furnishing Letter
Balances for the use of the post Offices in the
LIST day of February, 1874, Of the following de
scrption, namely:
First. Balances capable of weighing eight
ounces, avoirdupois weight, to be graduated
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sample.
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Washington, D. C.
M,re or less than the estimated quantities
may be ordered as the necessities of the Depart
ment may require, at the discretion of the Post
master General.
Awards will be made for each article sepa-
rately if deemed most advantageous to the De.
partment.
Bids not made in conformity with this adver,
tisement will not be considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal
guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid,
and certificate from a postmaster that such
guarantors are reliable persons.
A bond with two sufficient sureties will be re-
quired to each contract.
A failure to furnish promptly any article con-
tracted for, or an attempt to impose upon the
Department articles inferior, in the opinion OF
the Postmaster General, to those contracted for,
will be considered sufficient cause for the for
fixture of the contract.
Proposals must be Endorsed on the envelope,
proposals for Letter Balances" and directed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General,
Washington, d. c.
JNO. A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.
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ADMISSION AND PROMOTION
IN THE
Government Departments.
Competitive Drill at the Commercial De
panment of Ho,vard University.

A special branch of this Institution has been
organized in the small hall adjoining the school.
rooms of the regular Commercial Department,
southeast corner of Ninth and streets, for the
purpose of special preparation for the "Civil
Service Examinations"
The classes will be instructed by experts con.
nected with the several Departments, who have
had personal experience in such examinations.
Only limited number of Ladies and Gentle.
men will be received, and those desiring to avail
themselves of this opportunity should apply at
once, between the hours of five and nine O'clock
p. m.
The cops of instructors in this school has
been increased by Edward Howard, B. l.. Lang
| N. A. West, l.. L. Colliere, NJ. V. Casey.
'[n1S] l.. TWITCHELL, Principal.
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Detective Miller, of our excellent detective
force. has our thanks for recovering pocket.
hook lost few days ago.
noy. We are indebted to the Commissioner
of Agriculture for the January report from
the Department Of Agriculture.
written for the New National Era and Citizen ]
Respectfully dedicated to the Junior Literary
Society connected with the Howard University,
and also to the parents of the following deceased:
Messrs. Esau Beverly, Thompson, and Bryant,
formerly students Of the University and mem.
hers of the above society.
BY HOWARD SMITH.
Our friends have gone, our classmates too
Gone 10 the realms of love,
Where angels, ever good and pure,
Dwell with God above.
Our friends have gone, our classmates too;
We er shall see them more,
Until from Earth Affections free,
We reach the shining shore.
Their dearest friends they've left behind,
And gone to join the band,
Who stands upon the distant shore
Of Canaan's happy land.
~.
But God, who is too wise to err,
Has taken our dear friends
With Him TO live in Heaven above,
And we His blessings send.
Y.
Therefore, dear parents, be not sad
Bat look TO God above,
And he will bless you with His grace,
And most unboundless love.
VI.
And fellow students now tahe heed
By the warning in this lay,
And be prepared to meet your God
On resurrection day.
WASHINGTON, ID. G. January 81, 1874.
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Detective Miller, of our excellent detective
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~ We are indebted to the Commissioner
Of Agriculture for the January report from
the Department Of Agriculture.