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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25
.a,fANAaENE:xt;T;ii 81 saIi1non COWS

The Iowa Stale Register gets up
some very sensibleS things once in q
while, one ofwhich, is a recent, article
on the management Of mich COWS. It
argues that there are but few farm
ers who fully realize the true value Of
a good COW we'll kept. As . general
practice, three COWS do not produce
a. much milk, butter or cheese AZ one
would if treated properly. No ac-
count is kept Of the amount Of milk
or butter produced by each COW ip
the year. The farmer with his: cow
is in the same situation that he, j
with the balance Of his farm. <, He
keeps no account, and knows nothing
about his business Two hundred
and fifty pounds Of butter per cow
per year is not a large yield, yet there
are more that do not produce half
that amount than there are that ex-
coed one-half There is no poorer
policy than starving and freezing a
milch COW, the source that is expect
ed to furnish the family with milk,
butter and groceries. We saw last
spring from three to FIVE COWS stag
gering> about straw stacks Of farmers,
which required nearly all the sum-
mer to repair wasted nature, without
supplying any of the rich, nutritious
milk which only comes from a healthy
well-fed COW. Such farmer should
either keep a less number or provide
better shelter and more rich food,
One COW we'll provided for il better
than three starved ones-one will
furnish more milk. Children should
never be fed on milk drawn from q
COW reduced to the bare possibility
of sustaining vitality. 1t is cruelty
to the animals to thus treat them,
and it is murder to the innocent
children to feed them on such food
The profit, the morality and the rel
spectability Of it requires that a man
who keeps cows should provide bet4
ter than ID done in most cases in cold
climates. a man that would cheat
the poor old COW. which has raised hid
children, should be respected in no
society. There may be cases where
drought, flood Z or devouring insects
have rendered it impossible t1 prof.
vide bountifully for all the :, animals
on the farm but in such cases the
owner should not be compelled to see'
the poor old COW shaking her bones
at him in his night dreams. We
plead for the COW, and if three or
five cannot be provided for, sell of,
as one we'll fed will provide more
than the three or five. i
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~! fU PREVENT tsfxIrfiNa OF HAN
esasE EETL Dies Il = ~ IL , J.


All carpenters know how soon tho
butt ends. of chisels split when daily
exposed to the blows the mallet or
hammers. A remedy suggested by a
Brooklyn man consists simply in saw
ing or cutting of the round end Of the
handle so as to make it fiat, and at
taching by q few small nails on the
top Of it two round disks Of sole
leather, 80 that the end becomes SINH
lar to the heel of a boot. The two
.thicknsaees Of leather will prevent all
further splitting, and if in the course
ct timethey expand and overlap, the,
rs eod, Of the handle, they are: simply
trimmed off. all round -. .=.:.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25

"A college newspaper significant
~ remarks: "The President has ap-
pointed the 25th Of November as a
day of thanksgiving, and it bebooves
every honest citizen to Pick out his
turkey and wait for a dark night"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25
THE CARE OF BEES.

Mrs. Upper furnishes the Ameri-
can Bee Journal with the following
During the month Of November,
though we may have some warm
pleasant days, bees will remain quiet
and fly out very little. All work
with them should be done before
now, and they be disturbed as little
as possible. No feeding Of liquids
should now be done: it is too late to
give syrup. We are certain that
much Of the fatality among bees has
been caused by too much arater in the
food whether it has been fed to them
in the syrup, or they take it in the
honey, which being gathered late in
the fall, has not lost the watery par
ticles by evaporation. We have
seen honey in hives, often in this
State. The bees when not able to
fly and discharge the focal matter,
are injured by taking too much wa:
ter. To avoid this, if it is necessary
to feed them, give sugar-candy, in
stead Of syrup. We find this the best
way of feeding at all times, when
bees are not able. to f1y out every
day.
By the middle or last of this
month, according to the weather and
time, varying of course with the To-
cality, bees must be put into winter
quarters or protected on their sum-
mer stands. 1t is not we'll to house
them up too early.
! A cold time should be chosen to
take them in, and they should be
moved easily, 80 as not to stir them
up. We have carried fifty hives in
to cellar without a buzz from a
bee; and then again by an unlucky
jar, q colony has been stirred up so
chat it did not quiet down for hours.
Under favorable conditions, bees
in the winter, remain very quiet.
Any noise from the hive is evidence
of discomfort. As long as you do
not hear from them you may be sure
all is we'll; but if a constant noise is
heard be sure something is wrong.
Much has been said about ventila-
ton in the winter. We have found
that very little is necessary where
the bee-quilts are kept on. These
absorb the moisture as it passes of
from the cluster, and yet prevent all
draugh,s through the hive.
After your bees are put away tor
the winter, let them alone. To
those who winter them out Of doors,
we can only say; be sure that you
have plenty Of honey in the hive,
while, at the same time they have
empty comb, in which to cluster. 1t
will require much more honey for
those left out Of doors, and they
should, bv all means, he sheltered
from the rays of the sun upon the
entrances. This is more dangerous
than cold or snow, as it tempts the
bees to- activity. in weather too chilly
for them to fly. We have all seen
bee-hives covered with snow bank
for weeks without injury. Whether
bees are in houses, cellars, or out-of
doors, quilt, carpet, or mat, over
the top Of the frames, is gr at pro
lection, worth many times the cost
ard trouble.
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THE TRADE
'"*~ a~;>y: ~et>*.T aafol |1"l
O f.
ST. PAUL, MIMI,
FOR 1875.


especially
prices Receiving both ii En-
and relying facilities
any point desired. We are enabled TO offer ~ 9TH.
marke. West St, Pau
farm products and shippers will find
Commission Merchants
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
ts es:t ss 5s
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS srAroNERs
'''' ''''S w. ''' BOOKSELLERS AND srArrosrny
D. D. Merrill & Co, IS Third
BOOTS AND SHOES.
'' CARRIAGE MAnupAcaunrns AND rpA1rRs
QuiOOy Haove 81 Robert L. Wharton
CARPETS CLOTHS. PAPER &c.
ss1as ~ Co., h ssfhr NEW srock a West Third street,
CHINA, GLASS. AND oUEENswARE.
Craig Lkn ee Third Pollock, Don.ld.on
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
+ ;...: s Fl?
=: CLOTHING ''.7
Campbell Ber''"t Co, 50 Third T':easeh Go 30 rAs"
' r.: '-- COFFEE AND SPICE MILLS.
Granger Hodge, 1ol Third &: IT,.
NAV s;;:' e s; $;: s
- coxFEcr1oNeRs. "'' <'.-
'>''7"'e GOAL AND CARBON OIL.
DOORS, SASH. BLINDS MoULDNas
Deco" Co., cor 9th and Jackson st., %Sr 5e;se
'', If and
ENGRAVING ON WOOD.
''' '''-' FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS. "'''s'''
Harvood, ITO Third Plechner Bros
FURs, HIDES, WOOL, GINSENG,
H. L. Young & Co, Is jackson
asocERlEs AND PROVISIONS
Ss' s;s s;s s f: Third
ranoy R.t 1926 Jackson
HARDWARE ~:
% s s Is
MrnoaRApHsa AND n Sas.la n''' t'''
st. rf his sse c Sns rs rs;sa Publishing . CO
=, LUMBER COMPANIES DEALERS
454 Tss ; c. Co. @ .ss s Ss's r
$751; MACHINERY, Mill "A No RAILROAD SUPPLIES
J H wsey Coco Third & jackson st >i .i ;. =
MILLINERY GOODS
o'ps"" Co., SO Third DoSnn rsFS and Ret
= 4 "''''' ~ ''''' PAPER ;' BOX MANUFACTURERS
DEALERS.
Averi Russell Carpenter, 224 Third
] H Woosey Third and Jackson
SHOW CASES AND PICTURE FRAMES
Chas. Bauer 66 Robert
sADDLERY sADDLERY HARDWARE
Morehus Ware, rs Robertst Kiefsr
MANUFACTURERS
American Steam Safe Co., ch'drss Far
SEWING vAca1Nss-R HoEssA 10 ;@ %sGSrS
Grove! ERA Baker Sewing Machine Co., 1s' r..
D' s;; s:s n s* Is. Co. ;:;. s:s n Agents ~
Wilson Excelsior State Ag 4s W Third street.
".> .'@ y. .''"" WINES AND LIQUORS.
::'s 5e; e.
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to postage
Specimen copies sent when requested.
- THE JOURNAL is the Largest, as it is all
i" ~ sides admitted to be the Best, newspaper pub
- lished in Northern Minnesota.
w. b. MITCHELL,
St. Cloud Minn.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25

MIR. Brady of Stone Corral,
shot himself the other morning while
lying in bed. Another proof Of the
Of early rising. -"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25

The Rochester Democrat says
that the few persons who do not
know that kerosene is explosive are
rapidly dying off:
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25
BOYS, READ . THISi

A mathematician in an exchange
has gone over the problem of the di.
rect cost of smoking, at 81 per week,
the amount $26 being brought in as
capital at the end of every six months
at per cent. per annum compound
interest. The result Of his figuring is
set down as follows:
At the end Of years it amounts to......... s304e6
At the end OF 10 years 1t amounts to-...... 3515
At the end OF 10 years 1t amounts 4197
AT the end OF 20 years it amounts to..... 2297 "a
At the end Of Is years it amounts to...... 4O537
At the end of 80 years it amounts to..... 1886
At the end Of IS years it amounts to..... 511 Os
At the end OF 40 years it amounts to.... 10000 OF
A sufficient sum at the latter date
to build a residence as handsome as
this one:
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! BLANKS.

The attention Of Attorneys, Justicsso Of the Peace
Town oeers l. called - oar very ull snd
eems,ts supply st blanks. Theqe blslks aEe printed
1nh M lyps on good paper. ard .aze OF the :1ems
Asqse eRneevs4 And IN esnsral pts. :Tha1 viii -
Anrni6Ael st b. Pal prieses
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AMERICAN J WASH 7 As; !! It: BLUE 10
For Laundry and Household Use.
MASuFAc1unED AZ The ~
AMERICAN ULTR AaIARINE WORKS.

NcWafK, Nov Jefs6y' -,
Our Wash Blue IS the best in the world. It does
not streak contains nothing injuroua4 10 health d
fabric and is used by all the large laundries on &C.
rior for whitewashing' Put up III baSfsS6i Con-
venient for family use. Price 10 cents each.
For sale by grocers everywhere. Always ~ tor
the AMERICAN WASH BLUE, If you want TIA bsst
=; American Ultramarf8a V6X2fa
.LzE9-ELI Office. 70 William street, HsSS
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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-25
THE BOY HERO.
THE LAKE sHETEK MASSACRE IN
1869.

In a recent number wo mentioned
the death at Rochester Of William
VI: Eastlick, known as the 'tBoy He
o.' His adventure in connection
with the Sioux massacre, when he
was but twelve years Of age, was re-
ported as follows IN the >Msnkato
Record Of 'september, 1862:
Seven persons from Laks'shetek
supposed tohsyebeen muir esaa iuc-
;;ceeded in reaching NswaUlm, on
Tuesday and WsdpeAsv. 7 TheJare
Mr.. Ireland, MIS- two
childisp, and ~MssLssHu IND two
chiIarsn: 9 ~
"On Tuesday; Mr.. ireland, who
has seven bullet holes in his body,
reached New Ulm, and reported that
tho two women and four children
were ut Browns place, distant twenty
five miles. Lieut.. Roberts, with
twelve men and team, was Immediate
~ sent to their relief, and reached
them about midnight. At daybreak,
next morning, he started on his re-
turn, reaching New Ulm about 10
o'clock.
Mrs. Eastlick thinks the Lake
Shetek settlement was. attacked by
about 10 Indians. The main features
of the massacre were published in
our last issue, and are doubtless fresh
in the minds Of our readers. Mr..
Ireland was left on the prairie, appar-
emily mortally wounded; Mrs East
lick supposed to be dead; one of the
children, a boy IL years Of age, was
unframed, with his brother twelve
months old in his arms, and another
brother, six years of age, lying in
the grass mortally wounded. Messrs.
Everett and Hatch, themselves bad
10 woundod coi,1d rondor M oso;e+
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-01-21

GGtrgs FROM CUrrING,. The prop
ngotion Of grapeyines from cuttings
may Ice done with very little trpu-
HE, Have box two feet high, aud
nhout two aGd half wido the
lengths rs you require fiji half full
Of well luIyeIiled soil prepare the
cuttings with three eyes; cut smooth
below tho bottom one place them
in slanting position with the last
bud just above the soil take six
penny white cotton cloth, aud nail
tightly oycr tho box; give warm
soft water freely every evening
place tho box in II sunny nook, and
in a few weeks your box will be fill,
cd with grape vines ready for pot
ting or planting in borders
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-01-21
THE POST.
Eidtlsharg. JANUARY 2lSt, 1875.
knecdote Of Iudao Whitman.

The old gentleman told the follow
ing bit Of his experience in nay hear
ing, aud he laughed heartily in the
remembrance
In the other years. when Maine
was a district OF Massachusetts.
Ezckial Whitman was among those
to represent the District ia the Mas
snchuetts Legislature lie was an
,c'entric man and one of the best
lawyers of his time. I'm those days
Whitman owned a farm. aud did
much work upon his land, and il So
happened that when the time came
for him TO SGT out for Boston his
best clothes were suit of homespun
Ills wife objected to- his going in
that garb, bat hc lii not care. "i
will get nice, fashionable suit made
as soon ms reach Boston he sail
Reaching his destination. Whit
man sought rest Mt Doolitt1e's City
Tavern Let !. he understood that
he was n graduate Of Harvard, and ut
this tavern he was nj home.
AS b. entered the par!or Of tho
house, lie found several ladies and
two gentlemen there assembled, aul
hc htard remark from one ot the
iormcr.--
"Ah, here comes couutrymn of
the real homcspun genus. There cs
fun"
Whitman stnrc1 at the company,
aud then sat down.
"S"y, my fncud--youaro from the
country remarked ono OF the gen
t''nch.
",ha-s~' answered f:@'kial; with a
lud!rr2n~ t"iSt of MS lace.
lne IN tI,' tilr"L
ana what do you ihihA oi our
clty, ,.,
iISa pnoty thi'" s'',i'' pace,
anyhow. US got s"apHi siShI q
houses III IT.
A"d " go"d many people too'
s'-shoHi' iG'"'h 3D.
many P'"P'e "".Io YOU cailc
nom
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To wlsh you health ana happiness
Nlh every other blessing tiat cartl
can Afford and may you grow bet
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j. g. sell II Elmer
DEALEB IN
HARDWARE,
Iron, Nails,
Steel, Leather,
Paints. Oils,
Coach:& Saddlerv Ware
AND MANUFACTURER OF
stoves Il IiMWNrc,
MARKET STREET,
Lewisio>vn. penn'a.
November 2, 181l-f
Philadelphia and Reading
Rail Road,
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
NOV. Dth. 1874
Trains le1Ue Herndon az foi-
io,es (S,n.dsyS EIcepted.)
For shamokin, 1910 lLOo su and
3.40pm'
por Nit. Carmel. Ashland. Tamaqus,
Potsville, Reading, and Philadelphia,
l0iOsm.
Trains for Hcr,p!on. isdrc as JcLors,
lSmot1ys Ekcep'edJ
Teave Shamok,u, 500 an J. so aud
3.j6 pm.
leave Philadelphia 9.l5 4 N. Reading
II 80 an.
Pou.vile, l?,i0 p 70. Tsmsqus l,20 ?
IN Ashland 3b m.
Mt. Carmel an 2 m.
7}dms Ldrc Harrisburg as follows:
ror New York, 20, 10 a w., 2 60 ard
$40 p. ~.
For pb,laielph,s $40, slO9.i5a m. 400
and 800 N.
Sundays
For New York 30 = NJ
! For Philadclphis Las p N.
Trains for HarriJ',rg tdee as Joi'ors :
Leave New York, e.00.s 1910 and
$50 sul $40 ? u.
Leave Philadelphia, e,i5 u. $40 and
!lb pm.
Sundays
Leave Now York $50 tn.
! Leave philsielpLis 7.l5 m.
rVis Morris & Essex Il. X.
J.E. WOOTTEN,
Genl Supt.
Feb. s"tvilna
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Erie has horse which was driven
sixteen miles ia one hour and seven
teen minutes, without fatigue,
The Philadelphia detectives made
3G2 arrests during ls7l, NJ recov
eled s7s,50O worth Of stolen property.
Warren is excited over a rape case
tie villain being boy Of sixteen aud
his victim glrl Of twelve.
AN advertisement of farm for
sale winds npas follows; "The sur
rounding country is tho most beau
tiful that ever came from the Cr.a-
tive hand. The scenery is celestial
divine also two wagons and yoke
0f Steers
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13


FREIGHTs-We continue to quote as follows:
By Steam-Cotton to Liverpool -0ll-l6d, TO
do via New York I'd; to New York ssc; to Boston
via New York l3-16c; to Philadelphia &c; to
Bremen -@13-16d; tobacco to New York s.;
BY Sail-Cotton to Liverpool = @5sd; to Hayre
3-i60114c: to Antwerp 5-16c; to Hamburg
new LOUISIANA SUGAR = Received this
morning 20 hogsheads. The market is dull, and
only 10 hogsheads fair sold to dealer at 80
- ID cent tsre. Advices from most OF the plant
ers who had commenced grinding. state that
thew have discontinued, owing to the immaturity
Of the cane snd the very small weld.
NEW LOUISIANA MOLaSSES-Received this
morning Al bbls and half bbls, mostly sold to
dealers on private terms. some gooo coiilhon
FLOUR-We have heard of sales Of 500 and
1000 bbls, taken for Cuba, terms not transpirea,
otherwise the market is dull, and only 6zo bpis
sold in the local trade 81 w soaa pese at
IS 20; 25 do at Sc; GA at Sc so; % choice at ";
and 13l bbls on private terms.
Fine ia quoted at 81 25014 so, superfine "a ga
"a rs, double extra at 5000 ~ low trepie eAsia
OK ra Sc 25@6 So choice extra So 1901 oo, pa'ens
process IS 50@9 % Dbl. consignment OF leo
sacks Texas came in this morning.
MEAS ss VERY dul h She sod on pr
waite terms, and so at SO 10 y Dbl.
GRITS-Selling in lots at "A 1905 50, and Joo-
bling at IS so u Dbl. m. -,
PORK-The market is dull and fully SOC % Dbl
lower. in expectation Of better supplies. Consid,
cradle is offering to arrive. Yesterday mess soid
on the spot at s25 u Dbl, which is the asking
price TO-DAY, and no buyers. Dealers are Jooplng
DRY SALT MEAT-None in first hands
Dealers are iobbing shoulders at 10@101ac e ID.
BACON-fs dull and 1909 lower, under
Western advices. There were some sales To-Day,
Particulars not transpired shoulders are quoted
at 1890, clear rib sides 154 0l5lac, clear sloes
16LMI6ssc p ID; jobbing at &c ABOVE tnese
prices casks and Is boxes shoulders sod at
iOsLc, 10 half casks and II casks clear SIDES al
1879 % ID. ...roo
HAMS-Choice sugar-cured are scarce
and in demand. They are quoted at ~ aS0l1c,
brands less in favor 15s4 GIGS, inferior and
ordinary 14c@15A u ID. IL,
BREkKFAST BACON-Fair supply and duh
II1RspnA lot of 100 kegs refined sold at 1915
- H. The supply is light and the demand Is
only local at 141l9141ac for tierce, l5c for keg
and l5L0l51.c for buckets.
PIG FORKS selling at s12(9l2 5O y nan Dbl l.
PRIME MESS PORK-Is selling at vi DUG
% 5s Dbl, on orders. ..o.,oso.h,
PRIME PORK-Is selling at $1s@l9 t. Dbl.
RUMP PORK-Is selling at $1,000 Q, Dbl
PICKLED PIGS FEET-Are selling at ~ 3oe
35 2 key. An 1on;s;,rs
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13

rectfied is selling at 81 1901 II, and Western at
81 17@1 10 y gallon.
WHEAT-A consignment of IA sacks arrived
from Texas this morning.
CORN IN SACKS-Is in light supply and dull.
Only l5O sacks yellow sold at re and 100 white
OATs-.-Fair supply and limited demand. 200
sacks sold at SOC . bushel.
BRAN-None on the landing in first hands.
ESQ sacks sold, of which $50 at 81 O211a, and 100
HAY-Light supply and dull No sales. Infe-
rlor ls quoted at $22, prime $25 and choice s26 y
RICE-Active demand. Supplies are taken 8
las as mlled Good grades are most in demand
We quote Louisiana No. 2. 224@3c. common AZ
@s5c, ordinary 514@524c, tair 6@614c, good 61a@
6a4c, prime &c u b.
UOFFEE-Holders are anxious sellers at a
decline Of 14c % ID. We quo:e cargoes: Ordi-
nary to low fair $4,000, (gold), fair 2O1ac,
good 21c, prime 2l54ac Job lots, ordinary to low
fair 19@l924c, fair 2O24c, good 2l4c, prime 2214c
u ID.
BAGGING-Rouud lots are dull. Domestic
ute is quoted at 49, q yard for round lots, and
retailing at lac; India at wholesale 1i14c, at
retail 12c D yard.
BALING TWINE-Is selling at lac D ID in
round lots; 16c y ID at retail.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13

An Important Postal Order.
The following important order was signed by
the Postmaster General yesterday, and will be
issued by circular to all Postmasters tomorrow:
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, May 8, 1875. !
The treaty concerning the formation of Cen
eral Postal Union, concluded at Berne, Oct. 9,
1874, between the United States Of America, Ger
manv, Austro- Hungary, Belgium, Denmark,
Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain.
Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania,
Russia, servia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey,
having been duly ratified by the United States
on the Sth OF March, 1875, and the notifications
thereof by the several contracting States having
been duly exchanged at Berne, Switzerland, on
the Sd of May, 1875, it is hereby ordered that the
uniform rates of postage to be levied and COL
lected in the United States on correspondence to
and from the whole extent Of the Postal Union
embracing the above named countries, without
distinction, shall be as follows:
A. For prepaid letters, 10 cents per ID
grammes.
B. For unpaid etters, 10 cents per Is
grammes.
".
D. For newspapers, if not over ounces In
weight, 2 cents each.
E. For other printed matter, samples OF mer-
chandise, and all articles other than newspapers,
enumerated in article of the treaty. 2 cents per
each weight of ounces or fraction thereof.
F. For the registration fee on all correspond
ence, 8 cents.
G.. No fee will be charged for a return receipt
| in cases where receipt from the addressed is
| requested.
| Fl. No additional tax will be collected in the
United States on the correspondence forwarded
within the Union by sea on routes of more than
/ 800 nautical miles in length.
| 1, As regards the amounts to be paid for the
territorial transit according to article 10 of the
treaty, the United States claims for herself,
whenever the right of transit guaranteed by that
article is exercised, (even as regards her transit
lines of over $50 kilometres, and excepting only
her great overland railway lines between the
j Atlantic and Pacific oceans, expressly reserved
"a continuing to form the object of special ar
rangements with the post offices lnterested) the
minimum. rate OF 2 francs per kiiogramme Of
letters, and Is centimes per kiogramme OF print
ed matter, ETC., and is ready by increasing the
transit rates, as permitted, to francs and 81
confines respectively, to meet the wishes Of
those Departments of the Union which make the
same declaration in regard to the United States
transit correspondence.
K. The freedom Of transit Of correspondence
in closed mails reciprocally granted in the exist
ing Postal Convention between the uni ed States
and Switzerland, will be maintained.
L. The Union rates Of postage herelnbefor'
prescribed will be levied and collected on ant
after July /, 1875, on the correspondence to an'
from all the contracting States except France
and ON and after January 1, 1875, on the corr
spondence to and from France.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.