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OfFI,f SUPERINTENDENT >rArf fWNrNG.l
SA,RASl Nru. cal. iuIN 20 l~71
SCALED proposals WIN b. received "a I'M of'e unnl
stat runiir- ni' tor Ga. comm. year, IN qu.lilr- amt
quauiit,. -thcduli Co De- furnished uu alg alton
10 the sup. uNtrulrui 90 state fuuuu-
Bidders VIII pleas FURNISH -liilir~, win Price per
pound. tfr iram or toe dlrr' weights. hui also
names maker. Whose -ii" they propose Go surl.
Bidders w4N state their prlrr. in -uid com
ftNr VIII MT h required before Nov. H. l~7I 10 De
furnished ~uDh puAuN more uf los. may r
uoct,d amt ordered time tu uuc %, The sulcfin.
t'ulrW i stat, Printing Payments to be mad, ~ war
rants upon the stat, Treasury
tun 49, at the Political code provides that NO
ii ~l be- rei uni, hcruui nuii 10y etfiin q
tltih lu fIr 90 Two Thousand Dollars sold com,
Ilf able tu t COVE fr the at tie lHull' 20 the
state 90 california. conditioned that 81 Tie lldt'r r
teNt. the award cot the contact be- Viii within uuftt
a.N- ,lf0r into huni, 40 tl' sum oi q Thousand M
lars. with two lDurr f,tt- gao hf approved hN ilr
1lNrrlN- of the stat that h wl iniAu, istfufi tr
,unIii. his contract Al hi- must h iuf tlr fur
m.Ams nnt H'lNttA w uic payer a. ilr STATE frh'ins
pr0D iu The ,ii, sacramento SO That tno state shall
NOT hr clhr-ed with any cost of transportation OF
a. livery
IN, Hoard reserves the right To r,c Z AN, or all bids
aul tu sirrt ~ 800 Nf any portion lI ANY fN
Proposals fu ir tutNI~'d " Proposed. inf Paper tor
StHh PAINTING utiINr
Bddcr, IA, itcd 10 be PR -cui ~ opemn- ~ bids
fkANk T. IlNNI~pN
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The Gnnie law of tha State prohibits the TAX
M p fish IN certain waters with nets the mo,hcs of
which exceed .leclhcd degree OF Oneness THIS law
has "a, On repeatedly yoat IN the Staten Island waters
anu The ptn ulr ir.iin'lr- fishing The nttcn
non ule y ~ OF supervisors has leen called several
tunes 10 Csc aI'ur
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rCmrnp cuA>DsuNDAy EXCURSION


To fOtA ISLAND ANp WEST PplNr
The luuA nran,' nHtiunct M palace steamer
fNrlEI STATE
l. nNfs foot ut South 1t II NlilHW-lur- IA 90 VI
Fulton Ferry. Jewell Wharf, Brooklyn ... $50 \
~ -. \urfli RIVER SOW Work ...... ...... 90 ~
Foot West luih It. New NurN ............ 10 90 "
Foot oi West - Il New York. 1nllA
Irving lHfrNus lti miles un tho li1isnn fNu hours
al los ISLAND. ami one hour M WEST fulN T. mahir-
of the finest exc -iuu~ out ui NrW lNrk
MUSIC BN rRuF Ail~rKOM CElEBN AIlp lMPIsE
STATE BKASS ANp STRING BAND
fAkE. kol NJ TRIP. ONLY I trNl~
Restaurant aud lunch counters. Wl t t tells a'lts
in tn market and SOLD ~ cats inilt-
RErlRNlN1. ARRIVE AT NtM YORK T.
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BARGAINS. -Ch,aNr-t homes, nstillm'nt plan.
ID good n,lu in- imm''iint. pus~'-siun hn.f DEPOT
lnNAln thuurt y y hest iuNr -iu' MT 3, ui' RCD
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AND UNITED STATES NAIL ROUTE
on and after june - l>77 trans leave NoN York via
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4 VI .flIlV.
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Haven. - \. VI.
For BALTIMORE Washington and the South. Limited
Wa-iuulton Express" ol Pullman Parlor cars. dny,
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&c., T. aui : 80 Emsrant and second class
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for trains To newark. Elizabeth Railway Princeton,
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Tram. arrive From Pittsburgh. W. and ID - ANA
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VVASTED-A Young girl for general huuscwork ina
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WANTED-A respectable woman 10 a." hou-cwork
w for u tamil, of three; wages" lpl thompson -
WANTED Orrrators ON " W. machines by
w power Woven Tape skirt Works. NJ walker ~
NOtNss sIr.~etu Obtain tuhu.n, it'r, "i.i nt.sll
j meals each ~ tie Girls loot .inf hnu-r = 81
Marks place. ~tl ST under care OF 'hillirhs Nul -
cictyl Also Tree iusir,4un ola -wlh- mac hh~ ron
90 dairy tn AL whu nay AMY. ADJ ifD-'hH"h- H'sN
prnluituH.f
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Shipping.

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MOONLIGHT ON THE utDso>.
DLYMOyTM ROCK. " !

DIYMOuTU ROCK. Up THE HUDSON
i NEXT MONDAY. JULY -. 1877,
The superb palace steamer PLYMOUTH ROCK win
make magnificent excursion up the ~ DsoN to NtM
iKGl aloring view Of the prando't portion o' the
romantic scenery of the Rhine Of America PASSENGERS
will have ample time IN which to visit WASHINGTON
HEADQUARTERS All the musical attractions.
FARE. whole excursion FIFTY CENT?
=. boat Will leave Martin, wharf. BROOKLYN, a. *
VI Pier I. n o'clock, and the foot Of 22i i,
\ X IL t'elntk
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Publications.
NERVOUS ENHNIsTION.-A medical essay
~ tuuprt-iug cd l lures delivered AZ kahns
Museum of Anatomy. Sew York. the and cure ~
premature ir line. showing ni,lutthN how lost health
may be- rogainrd anurlus clear synopsis Of the uni"
marriage And the treatment If nervous AMI
physical debility, hcius the result Of ~ wears eNpcr
rn,r fu,- - cents Address the author. Dr l. J
kAllN office amt residence. 81 East lWh Il. Sew lur,
fI'HE Philosophy of Marriage. Eight Important Ice.
i tulis un tile Disorders u tho Nervous - stm and
Special Disease. delivered al the Sow YORK Museum
u Anatomy illustrated, mailed Tree Tor - cents Address
SECRETARY Museum ol ANATOMY, 0l~ Broadway,
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NEW ENGLAND HOTEI. -Lod-ns, spc.
~ UnltN, 2nr rnnn,, lnc cor BuwtrN amt n'tid t.

BOARD AMI Kind treatment wanted for An Invalid
~ hoy ni years, Wth plan people on the sea,orr oi
Long island ANaahlrlnr sand ana sea bathing Address
LOKCll, lOJ East ian i, New York city.
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WHY. MARY. now DARE YOU 40 oS

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the fare !, nitN cents WHY NOT tisr the hunf- k
slip aud nth i. which leave nearly ever, hnlf i ny
A-fnfin AMI Harlem hril-rt lusN connect With il4h
Biil-, boats aud the only ten cents nei uns
tail, and study IL
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steamer ARRowSNITH Viii leave vs., ~ T. 10
AN1rM.i VI. LEROY t, iuio ", lur ",
i.luP Franklin II 10 ~ \. l ~ + NJ, ~ T. NJ ,
fi.r ~ Norih RIVER iot'A e. 4mr NJ
Returning al II ~ 4 . 80 T. VI. VI
STEAMBOAT MINNIE ,illLps
Leaves West 22d L : - \ NJ. II ~ VI. ar. VI
Leaves LEROY = - \ VI. II in \ Nj nor VI
Leaves tmukhn Il g no I'm a:ul'
Leave. fni rs. Nurth iiNtrN l. 4 VI - ia 3 30
pm Returning at 10 80 : NJ, Sor M,oJprM
Fare. - cents
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NEW YORK TO MANHATTAN BEACH
CrAwANuANA s,NDA, rNoVK.loy

POINr GLEN COVE, StA CLIFF.
GLEN WOOD. AND KO~INN
The steamer SAVANNAH leaves PIX slim r'"y
Sunday at \. NJ. Grand Il atNoi \ VI tuu $500 q 4
Nii A for the above places. returning tu iir ~
about L. VI. Dinner ana rcirr siuont- 90 board
, 1877-01-26
suudry Item. of Practical Interest.

All kinds of fruit trees require a great
deal of potash and lime and some iron (;
pears, peaches and grapes require the
most; pears require the richest soil.
Musty bottles or jars may be sweeten.
ed with I've or dissolved soda. Let either
remain in them a short time, then dry
and scald them. They will not become
musty if a little salt be kept in them.
As manure, hardwood ashes are
worth more, weight for weight, than
land plaster. They contain from four
to five pounds potash to the bushel and
that is worth in the market not far from
eight cents q pound.
Any dairyman troubled with cows
having sore teats should use plenty Of
linseed oh before and after milking.
He will find but little if any sores or
cracks about his cows teats if this is
done. Many cows are kickers that would
delight to be MIXED if q little linseed
oil were used on the teats.
The loss of udder may be cured by
the application of an ointment prepared
as follows: Iodide of lead, half ounce; /;
lard (fresh), quarter of pound, mixed
well together. A portion about the size
of small hickory nut, rubbed in with
the fingers night and morning, will take
away the hardness and remove the en-
largement from the udder.
Small farms make near neighbors;
they make good roads; they make plenty
Of good schools and churches; there is
more money made in proportion to the
labor; less labor is wanted; everything
is kept neat; less wages have to be paid
for help; less time is wasted; more is
raised to the acre; besides it is titled
better; there is no watching Of hired
help; the mind is not kept in q worry,
stew, and fret all the time.
The right way to keep sheep is to
keep them in the best manner; to keep
only so many as to have the best care
and attention, so as to give the largest
weight of fleece possible. The right
way is to Gull out the poor ones early,
those with the light feeces, those that
are getting advanced in years, and put
them in separate pasture and fatten
them for the butcher. The balance will
do better and give more weight Of fleece
by this careful culling.
SCOT is very powerful manure ap-
piled at the rate of one pound to the
rod. One part of it and two of guano
in combination possess more stimu-
lating ammonia than any proportionate
quantity Of any other manure extant.
SCOT forms an exceedingly rapid stimu-
lator for peas, lettuce, carrots, spinach,
and most crops in liquid state at the
rate of half an ounce to two quarts of
water, given so as to soak down to the
root. Always give SCOT while the plant
is in an active state.
, 1877-01-26
Bones Of the Dead.

Bones. new and old, wherever thev 80,
be picked up. are put 10 q variety Of us.s
The fresher kinds Of shank bone ARE
used for making the handles Of knives.
forks and tooth brushes. Prom some
gelaiine Is extracted. When not SER
Nieeable for these Purposes. they arr
crushed into powder for manure. Bone
dust Is weEth Ej 20 c5 10 per ton.
Farmers buy Il In large quantities for
iertilizing their fields. The importation
OF this convenient fertilizer from FOREIGN
countries Is immense. Stories are told
OF battle-helds being plundered Tor the
sake OF the decaying bones Of the sol
dlers who had fallen. Researches for
the material Of bone dust are carried on
upon q large scale in the ancient ceuae-
teries and pyramids Of Egypt Long
ago, when the people Of that country
mummihed the bodies Of their relations,
and slowed them tremendously away in
caverns, they were not aware that they
were only preserving them for manure
In q distant European island. A cores
Pondent Of the Times, writing from Alex
andria, facetiously remarks Fancy
mutton fattened on ancient Egyptians
The other day, at Sakhara, saw nine
camels pacing down from the mummy
pits to the bank of the river, laden with
nets, in which we're femOrd, tibio and
other bony bits of the human form, some
200 weight in each net on each side of
the camel. Among the pits were people
busily engaged in searching out, sitting
and sorting the bones, which almost
crust the ground. On inquiry Learned
that the cargoes with which the camels
were laden would be sent down to Alex
andria, and thence be shipped to Eng
ish manure manufacturers. They made
excellent manure, 1 am told, particularly
for Swedish ana other turnips. The
trade is brisk, and has been going on for
years, and may go on for many more.
1t is a strange fate, to preserve ones
skeleton for thousands of years in order
that there may be fine Southdowns and
Cheviots in distant land. But Egypt
is always a place of wonders.-Londos
Scientist.
, 1877-01-26
A Roland for an Oliver.

Before the awards were made to the
different pianos on exhibition at Phila-
delphia, says Roe Stephens Amphion
Musical Magazine, the judges ordered
the competing pianos to be sent to their
private apartments near by. In the
ante-room of this building were gather
ed the leading manufacturers, waiting
anxiously the result of the official ex-
animation, and in readiness to respond
to any call that might be made upon
them from the adjoining room. Here,
then, were congregated Steinway,
Knabe, Decker, Chickering, Steck, Mil
Ter, Weber and other gentlemen promi-
nent in the trade. A lady and gentle
man, sight-seers at the Exposition, had
wandered hitherward, and with that
persevering inquisitiveness that charac-
terizes all such visitors, suddenly en-
tered the apartment in which the anx-
lous manufacturers were waiting. Al
bert Weber, happening to be nearest the
door, and in answer to the lady's ques-
ton concerning the whereabouts of the
pianos, answered in that bland manner
which he knows so we'll how to assume:
Madame, the pianos are not in this
room, but here are the celebrated max
ers whom you will no doubt be desirous
OF knowing" And without waiting for
a reply, the polite Weber proceeded to
introduce the gentlemen to the aston
ished lady, as follows: "This, madam,
Is the great Steinwsy; and 4he gentle
man nearest to him is the celebrated
Baron Chickering, of Paris renown; on
the right, there, stands the handsome
Anabe, and this, madam, is the shining
Steck " taking off Steck's hat to show
the, bald pate beneath) "and here is my
friend, the sober Decker" Here the
lady turned to gentleman near by and
asked: Is this gentleman telling the
truth !? Yes, madam" he replied.
That is Albert Weber, and what he
has just said is true; but.it's the first time
he ever told the truthP" The joke was
on Weber; but he tells it now with
much gusto.
, 1877-01-26

REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND
Owing to an alleged necessity of push
ing the work as fast as possible on the
new point bridge, says the Allegheny
Mail, the contractors had the men who
are employed in joining the three cables
engaged all day yesterday. They are
compelled to work in a basket or
platform, which is suspended above the
river at about the hight of ninety feet
from the water. Sunday afternoon a
workman by some accident fell off the.
platform. Hanging from the platform
was rope that reached nearly to the
water. In his frightful descent the.
man attempted to grasp the rope, but as
he kept turning somersanlts in the air
he was unable to reach it until within
about twenty feet of the river, when he
succeeded in grasping the rope with
both hands. He was at first unable to
stop his descent, and slid down the rope
for about fifteen feet, until his feet
nearly touched the water. Then to the
astonishment of the people on the
banks, who had seen with horror his
terrible fall, he commenced climbing
back upon the rope hand over hand.
Then the crowd cheered him Justify.
and his companions on the platform
drew him up uninjured, except the in
side of his hands, which were badly
lacerated.
, 1877-01-26

THE NEW CHAPLAN.-A new prison
chaplain was recently appointed in o
certain town. He was man who great
y magnifed his Office, and entering one
OF the cells on his first round inspection,
!l ne with much pomposity thus addressed
tne prisoner who occupied it: "Well,
Sr, do you know who 1 ann" "No; nor
l dlnna care, was the reply. "Well,
I'm Al your new chaplain" 80, ye are?
Weel, | hae heard O. ye before" "And
what did you hear2" returned the cha
PLAN, his curiosity getting the better
Of his dignity. ''Weel, I heard that
me last twa kinks ye were in ye preach
"a them bath empty; but I'll be hang
ed II ye find it such an easy matter to
DO the same wi this anep'
, 1877-01-26
Womon's ClothiuE.

ot/isie there have been many signs
,h.t uomen, at least. are becoming alive
a. the strong control of clothes upon
,beir fate. From time 10 time We hear
"a revolutionary associations instituted
,,frre them from the weight of ruchings.
.,J burst for them the letters of Nalen.
riepnea and ribbons. Nov II Is a hand
~ sesIaic English women Tho are pledg.
ipr themselves 10 a convenient. II dole
mi livery of perpetual black nov il is
,be pairiOti, and contTite ladies Of Prus-
4. Who, under imperial patronage. swear
,,.iStance 10 their too fondly oieyed ty-
ants aud natural foes. the milliners Of
Paris: nov u is \ fiery squadron Of
American amazons who are enrolling
themselves TO do battle with the hostile
World for health. happiness and trousers.
We all find food for mirth in such as
sociations. for We are agreed that drrss
Is a trihe, and the idea Of an association
At all about such an indifferent matter,
reminds us Of the famous tempest in a
tea-cup-and when trousers get into the
discussions we laugh still more, because
II is understood that the mere name of
trousers is capital joke. Yet. after all
there is something to be said for the wo-
men who "agitate about their clothes.
There is no doubt that the dress of West
ern women is cumbrous and, by its
weight and the impediment it puts IN
the way of active exercise, a bondage
there is no doubt that it is unduly expen-
sive, and there is no doubt that it sins
nearly as often and as much against ar
tistic as against hygienic fitness. Raj
ment better adapted to the need, lighter
to bear, more complete as a protection
against vicissitudes of weather, allowing
the whole body more play and, if one
may dare to say it, less display, more
lastingand more graceful, is an improve
ment no sane observer can pronounce
unneeded.
But q woman of the smallest self res
pect, whatever might be her courage,
would decline to adopt singly, no matter
how rational ana modest, costume
which could be surprise to beholders
and no scattered missionaries, though
looking never 50 comfortable and never
so picturesque, could entice the female
multitude to initiate their venture. II
ever material alteration is effected il
must be by the union of many. Here is
a difficulty at the threshold, for such
union could i'll be achieved except by
the efforts of an association, and in such
a cause the very name of association is q
hindrance, suggesting suicidal parade
and publicity over reform in which Of
all others an unobtrusive modesty would
be essential.
Supposing that difficulty disposed of
the fatal difficulty is reached: What
should the dress be? There is an ol
round which runs, :" Let us be merry
our old clothes for we shall never get
new" For want of the perfect dress to
which fairly representative woman's
parliament could De got to agree, the
sufferers under too much skirt will have
good many years yet in which to sing
that chorus.-LoadoR Examiner.
, 1877-01-26
A.conseientiOus Engineer.

sScribner's Monthly has the following
item: Mr.. Peter A. Dey was the engi-
neer who surveyed and located the first
hundred miles Of the Union Pacific rail
road. He estimated its cost at not over
thirty thousand dollars q mile. When
this estimate was shown to the directors
twas returned to him with orders to re-
touch it with higher colors, to put in
embankments on paper where none ex-
listed on earth, and to make the old en-
bankments heavier, and to increase the
expense generally ; and then he was re-
ouested to send in his estimate that il
would cost fifty thousand dollars mile.
When Mr.. Dey found that this part Of
the road was to be let to parties at $780,
900 per mile, for work which he knew
could be done for $50. .00O-this differ
ence Of $40, 900 mile amounting to two
millions of dollars on the first hundred
miles, and to five millions on the two
hundred and forty-six miles-he re-
signed his position as chief engineer,
with a1etter to the president of the road.
he closed that letter thus:
"My views of the Pacific road are,
perhaps, peculiar. look uponit man
ayers as trustees of the bounty of Con-
gress. You are doubtless, in
formed how disproportioned the amount
to be paid is to the work contracted for.
1 need not expatiate on the sincerity ol
my course, when you reflect that I have
resigned the best position in my profes'
sion this country has offered to any
man
pp1rz1ppn c1vDrrops Tboaa vbo
, 1877-01-26

A NICE CH1cKEN.-A Chicago grocer
and his family took dinner with one of
his patrons few days since. ''This is
very nice chicken, observed the grocer,
as he discussed piece of the leading
dish on the table. ''Very nice spripG.
chicken, ] should Judge" ." "That shows
what kind of judge you are" broke in
the irrepressible younRster of the house
hold: Mother says that chicken is the
toughest old rooster she ever seen in all
her born days, an she bought it from
You, tooF The rest Of the meal passed
OF in silence, but soon after the guests
had gone away an atmospheric disturb
ance arose in that house which shook il
from roof to foundation.
, 1877-01-26

Or the stars W hich have been studied,
we know the distance of 20. Among
these we may signalize Sirius, O sun
1858 times larger than our own, sur
rounded by a system of heavenly bodies,
several of which are already known.
and distance from us $4,000, 900 .OOO. 900
miles; the Polar star, which is a double
star, distance 292, 900, ,0O0, 900, 900 miles.
and Capella. distance 425, 900, 600, ,000-
0OO-a space which is traversed by light
in II years and eight months, SO that
the luminous ray which reaches us from
this fine star in 1876, must have started
out in 1906. Capella might have been
extinguished in 1906, but we should see
It still. 1t might go out, to-day, and
the inhabitants of the earth would con-
tinue to admire it in their heavens un-
til '194S. Conversely if there existed
on the planets gravitating round CapelIa,
minds whose transcendent vision could
thence descry our little earth, lost as it
Is amid the suns rays, they would no W
see the earth of the year 1903, and
would be II years, eight months behind
hand in its history. These are the stars
that are nearest to us. The others are
incomparably more remote. There
are stars whose light cannot reach us in
less than 100, 1000, or 10000 years.
though light travels at the rate Of 1885,
600 miles per second. To reach us
from certain Of the nebule, it must
travel 10, 900, 600 years.