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POETRY.
The Rivals.
BY r. II. sToDDARD.

king of a most royal line
stood at his gates, as history saith;
He stretched his hand, he made the sign
To put a captive there to death.
As those who can no further fly
Turn sharp and grasp the deadly swords,
So the poor wretch about to die
Abused the king with bitter words.
"what does he say?" the king began,
TO whom the jargon was unknown,
His Vizier, a kind hearted man,
Who knew that language like his own,
Answered him: " 'Oh, my lordr he cries,
who stay their hasty hands from blood
God made for such men Paradise:
He loves, he will defend the good.
The kings great heart was touched at this:
"The captiyes blood shall not be she'd"
Then-for serpent needs must hiss-
A rival Of the yizier said:
at Is not decorous that we
Whose blood comes down from noble springs
No matter what the end may be,
We should speak truth before our kings.
The man who kneels respited here
Abused our. gracious, clement lord:
There was no blessing, o Vizier-,,,,
There was a curse in every Word!
Sternly to him the king: u see;
You speak the truth, no doubt; but still
His falsehood better pleaseth me,
For he means good, and you mean Ill.
If should punish as might
(Be thankful that am not just,
Your head, when 1 commanded Snatte"
Would roll before me in the dustv'
--Harper's Magazine for January.
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due CELEBRITY certainty and security thereof" Under
this law bids that propose to transport tne maiis
with '.celerity, certainty, and Secury, hdotn1 oeeh
decided to be the only legal bids, are construed as
prouiding for the entire MAIL however large, ana
aohatever mag be the mode of conveyance necessary
to insure its dcelery, certainty and security ana
and hare the preference 0ver all Others and no 9TH
ers are considered, except for steamboat routes
49, A modification of bid in any OF its essential
terms is tantamount to a new bid and cannot be re-
ceiyed SO AS TO interfere with regular competition.
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one.
a. Postmasters are cautioned not to sign the APP
proval of the bond of any bidder before the bond is
Signed by the bidder and his suretes, and not until
entirely satisfied of the suficency of the suretes
See sections GAG and 247 act of June 49, 1874 accom-
panying this advertisement. .,.
25 Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors or bidders
with or without compensation, in any business, mat
ter or ANYTHING relating to the mail service. They
are the trusted agents of the Department. and can
not consistently act in both capacities.
rs. In all where the routes are not 1uiy sup
piled with the necessary rocks and pouches, 1t is the
duty of the postmaster at the head of the route, to
make reouisition on the Contract Office OF this De-
partment for such locks and pouches before list July
next provided the route be let.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.
dec9o d1aw6wW
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Gossip and Gleaingns.

Bow-wow-wow the tramps are marching,
Wake up Towser, they will come,
And beneath the starry night, at their calves you IL
snap and bite, ...
Till YOU drive them from our own beloved home.
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RAILROADS.
BOSTON & MAINE
RAILROAD.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after December 80, 1874,

Passenger trains will leave Port
METEOROLOGICAL land for Boston, at 615, 910 a. M
e:.. szss3 i5 p. M, arriving at Boston at 1850
-a------'a M, zoo, 500, p. m. Returning, leave
BOSTON at $780, a. M, ", III. 3.15, p. m. arriving
at Portland at 1915. 4.45' 7.45, p. m a.
For lowell (via Lowell Junction. at GID, y. III
a. m, 3.15 pm ~
For Concord aud Manchester (yia New
Market Junction. 615 a. M, 3.l5 p NJ, (yia Law
renee at) 910 a. m.
For Great Falls at 6.15, 90 a. m 3.15. p. M
For POrtsmouts. (via Dover at 6.l5 a, IN.
For Rochester, and Farmington, (v1a
Dover at 6.l5, 9.10, a. m 3.1o p m.
Alton Bay. (via Dover at s. 10 a. M 3.l5 p. IN.
train will also leave Portland fer kenne-
bunk and Way stations at 5.15 p. IN. Return
ing, leave Kennebunk at T.30 a. m, arriving at
Portland at S35 a. m.
Passengers from amy point on the Muine
Central Railroad will change cars at, and have
their baggage checked via Boston a. Maine
Transfer Statien.
Parlor Cars on trains leaving Portland 3.15, Bos-
ton $780,
JAS T. FURBER, Gen. Superintendent.
S. II. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
no21 VI
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EASTERN g. MAINE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD.
COMmENCHNG NOV. 23, 1874.

Passenger trains leave Portland dali
for Portsmouth and Boston, CSun-
-vY s=-s5z15days excepted) at 'l.OO 1910 A. M.,
-a-7---a--t315 p. M.
Leave Portland for Portsmouth and Dover daily,
Sundays excepteD, at 1910 a. m and 1915 p M.
Leave Bangor for Portland, Portsmouth and B's-
Leave Boston for Portsmouth and Portland at 1900
A. M t3.15 *l2.O0 midnight
Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland Bangor,
Houlton, Calais and st. John at .12CO midnight
Leave Boston for Portsmouth, Portland, Bangor
and st. John 1900 A. M.
Leave Dover for Portsmouth and Portland at $40,
7.5a, 1880 a. m. and 500 p M. ~
Leave Portsmouth tor Portland at 1927 A. NJ.
t545 P. NJ, *2.25 A. M.
Calais and st. John at 1925 A. M.
Leave Portland for Lewiston, and by Freight
Trains to Bath, Augusta, and Watervile, at 100 A
Leave Portland (via Danville) for Lewiston, Fa--
mington, Wateryille and skowhegan at tl;O5 2. M.
gusta. Skowhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor at
tI.1OP.M
Leave Portland for Bangor, via Augusta. and for
Lewiston Bath, Rockand, Belfast and Dexter pull
man Palace Sleeping CarsD at 800 a. m;
For lewiston Bath and Augusta e. at 1890 P. NJ
Leave Biddeford tor Portland at ts.OO A. NJ, re-
urnng at 500 p. M
Portland, and the 800 A. NJ train from Bangor
make close connections TO New York by one or
other of the routes from Boston, Passengers ticket
ed through by either route.
The 80 A. M train arrives in Boston at zoe
P. M. in season to connect with the train for
New York, all rail. also with the $50 p. Nj.
(steamboat) trains for New York via Fall River,
Stonington and Norwich Lines. The 3.15 p. M. train
arrives in Boston in season to connect With trains
for New York via Springfield at P. M and $50 p.
M. train via Shore Line.
The 9.1O A. M and 3.15 p NJ trains from Portland
connect at Conway junction with theGreat Falls and
Conway Railroad
The 500 A. M. train from Boston arrives in Port
land in for passengers to take the cars of the
P. q o. Railroad.
The 500 A. M. train from Boston connects with
the Grand Trunk Railway for Montreal, Quebec and
all parts of Canada East.
Through tickets are sold in Portland and Baggage
checked through to Houlton, Calais, st. John, Hal-
flax, Dover Foxcroft, Kockland, &c.
A freight train will leave Portsmouth for Dover,
and Dover for Portsmouth, daily.
*Pullman sleeping car express train. N. b. This
train on Saturday night RUS to Portland only
Accommodation train
fast Express.
CHARLES F. 6ATCH,
General Manager.
GEO. BACHELDER,
General Agent Eastern Railroad. Portland, Me.
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT

WashingtOn, DEC. I, 1911 J
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of
this Department until p. of March 1. 1875, for
conveying the mails of the United States on the
routes and by the schedules of departures and arri-
walls herein specified, in the State of
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

When female child is born in Wisconsin
the unhappy father begins to save money to
by piano. ..--- .l--.s
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

A Scotchman so years old was recently
naturalized in Kaysville, Utah. When asked
II he intended to obey the laws, he replied
that "t isn't worth while tae dae otherwise
nooD n.f..-
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

A petrified negro was lately found in gar
ret over law Office in village in Mississippi.
1t was supposed that he undertook to study
law. and became absorbed in Blackstone.
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"DOUBTLEss THE
BEST COUGH MEDICINE
IN THE WORLD

Al.
" -
I'M THE xvnnUn,
, [Frorn one of the Oldest and very best Houses in
America1
Messrs. CUTLER BROS. & Co.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 49, 1872.
Please send us TEN gross small and FIVE gross
large vegetable Pulmonary Balsam - This Is
Go"LeS' '"o Si"ned1 "s" GTEEM &, co '0
S:Tbese narties have sold this RaIsam for over
thirtH yoars ''o ' '0-'' '1'' 0''''- Ava WV
[From one of Bostons most estimable citizens.l
No. WORCESTER So, BOSTON, March Ia, 1873.
Messrs. CUTLER BROS q Co.
In ordering another small lot of your Invaluable
Vegetabge Pulmonary RaISar.s.
should NE TO t,ll you what know about IL IN or
der that others may nave the Denent oil my
EXPERIENCE.
s;nce tbis Ra,sam first CANA +o INV potico in 1sas
;n1 mvscjf to he ont of II orer ,;1Lt In ali these
ms ,,Sxr.,-,r.r ~ 80. S.,
IWENIA-FASE YEARS
it has not failed in single instance in my
to give the desired relie and will say the same in
regard TO my mother, whose
UuVr was ssvEn
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

"What," exclaimed Mrs. Jones, when her
son John asked permission to join club,
"what, you become a club man! No, John,
emphatically no; I've sat up 10 many nights
for your father, and now that he is bedridden,
am having some rest!'
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Sacred Music Books
on FOR 1875.

4
River of Life. fist suada %ost s sssu
Book. III. s. Perkins and ". W. Bentley.
TooInr Q.38) Full collection of Metrical
HtdUtIs Tunes. Anthems, &C.. with Singing
School Confsa H. r. Palmer and l.. o. Emerson
ThQmas's Quartets and
A,sfhnTnc (s25t). Perfect music of the
ADMINISTRATORS class. for Quartet Choirs.
Dank:S, Anthem Services.
&C. se s s csaIss qSaty 6 tss e.
Perki ns1.Aathem Book. sI kssy
Anthems. Very full, good, and already popular COL
lection W. 9ffrHhfingx.
Song Monarch. 81 stss f Sot si maes
Sacred MeSs ret r. sdmEaGs preparatory course,
H. r. Palmer a~pa h.'9,y Fses:ortEs;s
All books seRt pqstrpssid for retail pFice.
OLIVER DfTs6E & Co., Boston, II a.
CHAS. III. DITSON q CO., I'll Broadway, N. Y.
oec0 a nEhhiM M WS"1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Seasonable: Rector-"Ah, we shall be
comfortable this morning, Grizzlies; l see
you've got the temperature up nicely. Sixty,
q, 1 declare.' Clerk-"Yes, sir; allus hev a
trouble to get that thing up. took and
warmed it Jest this minuteP'-Punch.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Encourage her 10 take her beau into the
house, and our grown-up sons and daughters
won't have so many severe colds. And yet
it's funny feeling-this kissing when both
noses are cold.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

We never get excited in reading the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of "a handsome young
lady about eighteen years old" They are
generally heard from in about week, asking
the old man If he will forgive and forget, and
if they may bring Charles Henry home9
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Notice..

EpERsONs recurring work done please apply to
4 NHome'' OF w. G. A. No. 16 Spring ST., plain
and family sewing, dress making, copying embrod-
cry and Sancy-wOrE in woods, &C., &c. oeZgtf
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EXTRACTS FROM LAWS, ETC.

OATH OF MAIL CONTRACTORS AND CARL
ERS, REQOIRED BY ACT OF CONGRESS,
JUNE 8, 1872.
L. do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that Will
faithfully perform all tie duties required Of me, and
ation to the establishment of post Offices and post
roads within the United States; and that will hon
estly and truly account for and pay over any money
belonging to the said United States which may come
into NY possession or control. So help me God
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Sworn to and subscribed before me, ......
.... for the of $50. this day
of 49,. "A. D. 1877 and in testimony where [sEALl
of | hereunto subscribe my name and atix
my official seal the day and year aforesaid
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Baudry, the decorator of the new opera
honse in Paris, was sadly bothered for an idea
by which to represent the emusic of Eng
land" emblemically in his frescoes. He
painted finally three little genii. One carried
the Irish harp, the other the Scotch bagpipes
and the third paid the two first for playing
and tried to look as if he understood the mus
ic; so says French wag.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

The Rochester Democrat accuses Brother
Talmage of being a sensational preacher
The Brothers. preaching is in its effects
somewhat analogous to the operation of
solution Of sulphuric acid upon patient
suffering from diphtheria. 1t enables the sim
ner to coagulate the vicious elements in him,
and cough 'em up.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

The Postmaster General has no power, under the
lam. to release bidders and contractors and their
smreties from their liabilities, on the allegation Of
real or supposed mistakes Of any kind i1 making
proposals. He particularly requests that, before
made IN regard to the route distance service sceigM
Of mails cost of stock feed and all expenses eristing
and likely to occur during the contract term. 1nd
NTH due consideration Of the consequences imposed
bu lo,u on delinqueRtS.
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND g. CERTIFICATE
PrOpOSdE.

The undersigned 49, ,....., whose post-of1ce
address is 49,, county of :.:, State Of 80,
to carry the mails of the United States from
July !, 1875, to June 80, 1877 on route No. be
tween 80. and ......, State of $3.50, under the
advertisement of the Postmaster General dated Dec.
/, 1874 with celebrity, certainty and security for
al is accepted he will enter into contract, with sure
ties to be approved by the Postmaster General With
in the time prescribed in said advertisement
This proposal is made Nth JuU knoaotedge of the
distance ofthe route, the freight of the mail to De
carried and all other particulars IN reference TO the
route and service; and also, after careful era'nna-
ton of the laos and Instructions attached to adrer-
tisen,ent of mail service. DILL,
Dated ''''.', Douoi'
oath required by section 245 of an act of Congress
n,,nrored June 49, 1874 to be affixed 10 each 6d for
c11rvin0 the mail and to be taken before an Officer
qualified to administer oaths.
. l -,...., of ...., bidder for carrying the
mali onLouta No. 900. from to , - ,s $40
my bidder that the bd is mace con in
tract and perform the service in case said bid shall be
accepted. ''''' '''''''
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NoTE-When the oath is taken before justice of
the peace, any other officer not using seal, ex-
cept judge of United States COURT the certificate
of the clerk of court of record must be added I'M
der his seal of Office that the person who admins
tered the oath is duly qualified as such officer
BIDS Of $4,000 and apacard must be accompanied
By certified check or dras on some ne s1tvsnt aa
General equal to per centtm on the present annual
pav on the route in case of 'e,o service, not less
Danv;ng the bid, If said bond erceeds $4,000.
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bid
ders and the date of signing affixed;
eral Post Office Department, Washington, ID. Co."
marked proposals, State of ...."
BOND.
Directions.
nInsert the names of the principal and suretes in
full in the body of the bond also the date The sig
natures to the bond should be witnessed, and the
certificate on the inside should be signed by justice
of the peace adding his official title, Or if signed by
a Notary Public, he should afix his seal,
Know all men by these presents, that 800; ."...,
f., in the State Of PRINCIPAL and e
as sureties are held and fmly bound unto the
United States of America in the just and full sum OF
800. dollars, lawful money of the United States, to
be pajd to the said United States of America its
duy appointed or authorized officer officers; to
the payment of which, well and truly to be made and
DONE we bind ourselves, our helTs executors and al
ministrators, Jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents. ,o.oa.,,u
....., 1877.
Whereas, by an act of Congress approved June %,
1874 entitled IAN Act making appropriations for the
service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal
wear ending june thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-five and for other purposes it is provided:
sthat every proposal for carrying the mail shall be
ACCOMPANIED by the bond of the bidder with suretes
approved by postmaster" in pursuance whereof,
and in compliance with the provisions of said law,
this bond is made and executed subject to all the
terms conditions and remedies thereon, in the said
act provided and prescribed to accompany the aore-
going and annexed proposal of the said ......
Now, the condition of the said obligation is such,
that if the said 49,. ....:, bidder as aforesaid,
shall within such time after his bid is accepted as
the Postmaster General has prescribed in said adver-
tisement of route No. to wit, on or before the LIST
day of June, 1875, enter into a contract with the
United States of America, with good and sufficient
sureties to be approved by the Postmaster General,
to perform the service proposed in his said bid, and
further shall perform said service according to his
contracts then this obligation shall be void other
wise to be in full force and obligation in law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this ...... day OF. 49,, 1S.
~. o.
......, u. Sl
Witness: e,,
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CONTRACTS TO BE EXECUTED AND FILED IN THE
DEPARTMENT BY THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE.
Under the provisions of section 245 Of the act ap-
nroved June %, 1874, the Postmaster General has
prescrbed the 1st day of June, 1876, on or before
which day the contracts of accepted bidders must be
received at the Department in Washington executed
Accented bidders not complying NTH this reguta-
ton shall be considered as having failed to comply
nth their proposals, and the Postmaster General
mani proceed to contract for the service oih other
parties according to tap.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER JUNE 1sr WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
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Sercice TO be awarded to the lo,Uest bidder Bids Of
- failing contractors mag not be considered.
SEC 2i9. That all contracts for carrying the mail
shall be in the name of the United States, and shall
he awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance without other
reference to the mode oftransportaton than may be
necessary to provide for 1.-THE due celebrity certainty
and security thereof but the Postmaster General
shall not be bound to consider the bid Of any person
who has wilfully negligently failed to perform
former contract.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

This is strange story, not to be used in
Sunday School. An Albany pan, out of
work and nearly starving, turned for comfort
In his extremity 10 his sainted mothers BIZ
BILE, for the first time since her death in 1857.
To his surprise and delight he found $40
bill between the leaves, and Immediately fell
on his knees for the first time since 1910.
With light heart and glittering eye he
prayerfully started for the bakers to obtain a
loaf of bread. There he found that the bill
was counterfeit, when he swore bitterly for
the first time for three hours.
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that they are of real estate worth, in the ag
gregate a sum double the amount of the said bond,
over and above all debts due and owing by Them and
all judgments, mortgages and executions against
Them after allowing all ptions OF every charac-
ter whatever.
Sec. 247. That any postmaster who shall afiix his
signature to the approval of any bond of bidder or
tract before the said bond or contract is signed by the
bidder or contractor and his sureties shall know
ingy or without the exercise of due diligence, APP
or shall knowingly make any false fraudulent GER
ticate shall be forthwith dismissed from office, and
be thereafter disqualified from holding the office OF
postmaster and shall also be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof be punished
by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by
Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

By section 16 of the act of june g. 1872 every per.
son employed in the postal service is subject to all
the nas penalties and foreitures for violation of
the laws relating to such SERVICE whether he has tax
en- the above oath or affirmation or not.
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tbe undersigned postmaster at ........, State of
..., after the exercise of due diligence to in
form myself of the pecunary ability and response
biity Of the principal and his sureties in the afore
going bond, and or the unincumbered real estate
owned by them respectively, do hereby approve said
bond and certify that the said suretes are sufficient
sufficient to insure the payment of double the en-
tire amount of said bond; and l do further certify
that the said bond was duly signed by $500. .....,
and go. ....., and his suretles, be-
fore signing this certificate.
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Deductions may be made and tines impoSed,Jor de-
linQueneies.
SEC 266. That the Postmaster General may make
deductions from the pay of contractors for failures
to perform service according to contract, and impose
fines upon them for other delinquencies He may
deduct the price of the trip in all cases where the
times the price if the failure be occasioned by the
fault of the contractor or carrier.
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Combinations to prevent bidding prohibited.

SEC. 25O That no contract for carrying the mail
shall be made with any person who has entered, OF
proposed to enter into any combination to prevent
has made any agreement or given or performed or
promised to give or perform any consideration what
ever to induce any other person not to bld lor any
contractor for carrying the mail his contract may be
annued; and for the first ofense the person SO Of
Tending shaIl be disqualified to contract for carrying
the mail for five years. and for the second ofense
shall be forever disqualified.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

COUNTY OF 1900. -- a..
r. ,,......, clerk of the ........., the
same being Court Of Record, do hereby certify
that ....... ......., whose genuine signature APP
signing the same justice Of the peace in and for
the county and state aforesaid duly qualified and
that all his official acts such as are entitled to
full faith and credit. t.lF-r4
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand as clerk, and affixed the seal Of said COURT on
this -. day Of ......, 1877
fl, ST. ..t...., CteTE.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

De Murska has parrot, and to that IA
vored bird the lady devotes great attention.
Its musical education is progressing slowly,
however, as it is bending its great ornitholog-
ical intellect upon top note. Over that
parrot, morning and night, MARBLES the great
santatrice, without pay, mark you. She
sings, ''Du Dist mein lieber, !" and Poll replies
with an ear-splitting accent. "Ausgespielt,
Ausgespielt."
"The only thoroughly blighted being" says
the st. Louis journal, s'is the man who has
been deceived in meerschaum. When he
has expended his money in purchasing the
costly comfort, when he has consumed tobac-
co enough to unsettle the nerves of a rhiroc-
eros and the stubborn pipe still refuses to COL
or, demonstrating to him the fact that he has
been sold, then does the hollowness of this
world and all that therein is become fully and
disgustingly apparent"
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Contracts cannot be assigned nor transferred.
SEC, 27I. That no contractor for transporting the
mail within or between the United States and any
foreign country shall assign transfer his tract
and all such assignments or transfers shall be- null
and void
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NAME.
Service July 1, 1875, to June 80, 1871

| Decisions announced on OF before March
20, 1875.