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Mall ssr,Is. Contracts.

The proposals to carry the mails
have been opened and examined by
the P~ostoiice Department. and the
~rsStmas.e.s throughout the country
are now being notified OF the names
and residence or the lowest bidders.
As has been the case for a number VI
years. the vast majority OF The con-
tracts go To the speculative bidders
in the East. who have bid in western
routes mt starvation rates, and who
have no idea OF the difficulties en-
countered ID operating u ma service
in thus part OF the county. These
bidders have no inteution of perform
ing the service; they will simply do
as they have always done-sublet to
poor devils out here who may hap
pen To be running Il l0.acre sage.
| brush ranch on the line Of some
route, and who may have two or
three i0-year old horses. The sub
contractor will exc ont Il miserable
existence. Drawing fierce storms and
priva:ions for the mcrest pittance,
while the original bidder viii reclinc
on velvet cushions in the warmth Of
Il cheerful tireside.
The peruicious practice Of permit
ting men to bid OH mail routes Of far
oil States should end; State lines
should be rigidly drawn. and only
such bids be recognized rs come
from actual residents Of the several
: tateS within which the contract for
Star service Is let.
The prices under this last call for
bids have gone lower than ever. OF
the routes running out of Eureka,
hut tive have gone to home people;
Joseph Flynn is the lowest bidder ON
the PaliSGda route and G. III. Stinsou
the lowest ON the Ruby Hill route.
TIE other routes from this office go
10 residents OF Kentucky and Nir-
ciuia. and II Is TO be seriously hoped
aA1t Ap pHt LAtAC may TIC iuhuCcu W
take them Off the hands of these
Eastern shylocks. Let Nj. Specula
tive bidder try to run them himself
and a dose or two Of this medicine
will cure him OF playing smart alcck.-
Eureka Sentinel.
II the people of Nevada would fol-
low the advice given b! the Sentinel
and not take these contracts at star.
walton prices of the hands Of the sue
ccssful bidders. the time would soon
come when reasonable compensation
would be given for carrying the mails
in Nevada. Compel these Eastern
bidders To do the work or pay the
penalty. \ few doses u this kind of
medicine would soon cure these pro-
fessional bidders Of the practice Of
taking these contracts at less than
the actual cost of the service. These
bidders have no more idea OF the
country througd which these routes
run than Il Shoshonc Indian has Of
the white man's heaven. Let them
perform the service they have con-
tractcd to do or pay Il living price to
get the work done. No citizen Of
Nevada should wear out his life for
nothing in order to help these pro-
fcssional bidders out of a bad hole.
Let them stay i'll or pay n good price
for getting out.
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In regard to the jumping of mining
claims upon which assessment work
lias not been performed, there are
many who think that he who gots on
the ground tho nearest after mid
night on New Year morning can
legally hold 1t against NIL corners but
such is not the cHse. Tho supreme
court OF Colorado decided some
yenrs ago that II n claimant was on
tho ground at u reasonable hour on
New Year morning, prepared to per.
form his annual assessment work for
the previous year, and continued such
work until properly completed, he
could hold tho claim no matter how
many. location notices Ind been
placed on II during the night by
other parties, and tho U. $. supreme
court sustained the decision.
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A @ NRIGINALITY.
A FrenchmLn Claims That All Amer
team Women Dress alike.

n FEcnCnn1Eh
Tenn Women Dress alike.
A Frenchman of sharp perception
who was recently in this country saiu
In speaking of American "oiheh '"~'
they were the most beautiful women he
had ever seen in any country, iar' Tar
more handsome as Il type than MS own
countrywomen. says L'Art de la Mode.
But for their toilets, "bah," he SAID
contcmptuously. ANY consideraoie
number of American women together
look as IL they had come out oil an
orphan ASYLUM for adults, where the
inmates were all dressed alike with n
few variations thrown in, thanks 10
the gifts of symPathizing outsiders
who presented some elegant garments
Eone of which, however, reachcP the
women to whom they were suited
Allowing for the eNaggcration OF thIs
remark, there is yet so much oil we'll
founded cXcuse for il il behoovcs
American drcssmakcrs to slit out the
grains of truth from the chaif Of BIZ
ascd opinions and profit by these grains
Drcssmakcrs are not TO blame for the
orphan asylum appearance produced by
the wholesale use of rcady-lnnde dresses
but they are responsible for their short
sighted adherence to the fictitious
value Of shapes and their lack of com
prehcnsion of the value of variety in
dress goods, the obligation upon all the
artistic drcssmakcrs to suit styles OF
making to the goods in hand, and Of
understanding the values of colors and
their possible and desirable combiEa-
tious for Il given wcarcr and occasion.
Dresslnakcrs in this country have
made wonderful strides. but Il good
many of them have not fully got their
bearings yet. When they Ito get them
they will be second to no d~ressmakcrs
in the world.
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Board Of I'ardOnE.

Mondays Carson News has the iol.
lowing:
Tho Board Of Pardons met IN the
Governors Office this morning and
the application Of Gilmore Tor par.
don WAS considered. Gilmore was
convicted in Woshoc county OF kin.
ing II mi His pardon was granted
The meeting then adjourned until
tomorrow when tho applications of T..
= Kcrdrick, Thomas Browna aud Pedro
PcdruCiuc will come up for consider.
alton.
Tho WOOdliT casc will not come up
because the testimony is not yet writ.
ten ont.
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Tho sIii,,.-y rrlai,.

General Orders No. 10, which con-
tain the records, findings and SEN
tences Of the late Court Martial, APP
proved by Governor Saiier. wer
issued from the Adiutant Generals
Office at Carson under the date Of De-
cember 3lst, and made public Iue-
day.
Second Lieutenant n. /. Morgan OF
Battery A. charged with mutiny,
failure to resist mutiny and conduct
to the prejudice Of good order and
military discipline, was found guilty.
The sentence OF the Court, approx.
ed by Governor Sadler. is as follows:
-That the said Second Lieutenant n.
/. Morgan be dismissed from the mill
tary service Of the State Of Nevada
Lieutenant Morgan ceased to be an
officer in the Nevada National Guard
from date OF order. Tho charges
against Morgan, it will be remember
ed, sprang from his action at u meet.
ing OF Battery A when n vote WIS taxi
en- by the Battery refusing to parade
on the Fourth OF July, in defiance OF
Colonel Lords orders.
Sergeants G. A. Shartzer, j. Cox, j.
Kitson aud Is. Harris, found guilty OF
conduct to the prejudice of good order
and military discipline, were each
sentenced to pay a fine OF $40 to the
State and to be publicly reprimanded
by the Communicating Chief; Corpor-
al ]. Minnedew, found guilty on the
same charge, was sentenced to pay Il
fine OF 60 and to be publicly repri-
manded; and Privates ii. Best. T..
Benner, +. Desmond, w. Dexter. y.
I1incb, j. Ivy, +. Litchenberg. K.
Mann, j. G. Moore and +. Heinrich,
found guilty on the same charge.
were sentenced to be publicly repri.
manded. These lei took part i'll the
aforesaid Battery meeting.
In approving the findings snd en-
fences above, Governor SadleI says
that the sentences were not common
surate with the ofTense and that Ito
incite insubordination against lawful
orders should be punished by dis
honorat lie discharge fron the military (
service OF the State OF Nevada
Pnvates W. II. Nichols. j. Benuet,
". Stock and John Rodds. Of Battery
\. tried on tile above charge. were
acquitted.
Captain p. r. Coryell, OF the Ma
tiopal Guards, charged with conduct
unbecoming AZ officer and a gentle
man, conduct to the prejudice OF good
order and military discipline, and dis
obediance OF orders, was found guilty
on all the charges, save the second
SPECIFICATION of the first charge. The
sentence; That Captain Corycll be
dismissed from the military service of
the State OF Nevada" the dismissal
taking effect at the date OF the order.
Junior Second Lieutenant, G.. b.
ellison OF Company G. (Reno GuardD,
found guilty OF conduct to the preju-
dice OF good order and military dis
cipline, in refusing to engage in tar
get practice, was sentenced to be pub.
licly reprimanded by the Command
erin Chief Governor Sadler also de.
clares that the sentence imposed here
is too light, saying disobedience to
orders should be punished by dismis-
sal.
Private F. Wartman Of the above
company, found guilty OF the same OF.
Tense was dismissed from the service.
Virginia Chronicle.
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LASD OFFICE.

STATE LASD OFFICE.
CARSON CITY, New, Dec. -. 1897.
Motto" Is hereby given that tho State Of
a." 7ada, under the Act OF Congress approved
June II. lsSH, t2l Stats. 1871, has filed in tho
United States Land OnlCc at Cnrsnn CIty.
Nevada. List No. III OF lands selected un.
der said Act, and has applied for "A pntcn MT
Tor tntd lands mat u part of said iIst Is
open 10 the public for inspection. and a
copy thereof, los descriptive sub d visions
has been posted In u convenient plarc i'm
said United States Land ONCE for thp In.
spcction Of NIL persons Interested and Tho
public generally.
Within tho next sixty DAYS ~f0IlowIDp ,bo
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF said state Of Nevada
70 any tract or subdivision described I'm Tho
iiNl, On tho ground that tho same Is more
~Naiuablc Tor mineral than agricultural pur
DOSES, VIII be received AMI noted by Tho
HcgiSlcr and Receiver OF tho United Sta,os
Land Onicc At Carson City, Nevada, Tor rn
port to the General Land Once nj Wash.
ingtOn, u. G.
Tho folowing nrc the subdivisions do.
scrlncd, 10 Wit: sc a Of n q a and Lots /
~ iscc :, n u OF " a and II !, ofso .,
sec. !. aud n . y OF n . I, sec nj. I IL n r hl -,
hnu n v I OF u " i, = = OF = q u and 8 Y
OF : W 4 sec ~. ana 4 q !, Of a and 8 q
q 81 sec 20. and q a OF y r. 500 N,
hhh o . OF s g 4 sec IL, r 20 n Il ~ 4 n =,
"a M-7GDD acres.
a. G. PRATT,
state Lane REGISTER of thn
state Of Nevada.
Date OF hrSt insertion. Friday, Dec. ~. 1877
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New Year. !. for Girls.

SeN lear Sermon Tor Glrls.
i am sure You never mean to be in.
tentionally unkind to amother- but
yon are sometimes, my dear girl, u
little bit thouShtless OF her comfort
There are many things YOU only can
do which will be u help to her. and
kindness coming FROM her girl will
surely be appreciated.
No onc-cxcept God--loves you rs
she does. You may think little OF ii
now, but il Your life is spared the day
will come when mothers love will
seem Il precious thing.
There are sure to be many things
in your home which viii save her
steps and care. Tho trouble is you
10 not think, and many mothers are
more tlInn willing to take every bur
len upon themselves and spare their
fair youns girls.
You can help her in Il hundred lit.
tie ways which will be very grateful
TO her. IL you are i'll. your first
Thought is. Il want MOTHER should
she chance to be away, it is send for
mother and when she comes how
quickly the tangles s,raighten them.
selves; no hand touches aching head
so gently; she knows just what To do
and does it all so quietly.
1t makes no difference how rrpul-
sive the hot tevered face might be 10
her il is her fair. sweet girl. How
gentle and patient she is through it
all, and when the fever has burned it
self ont. and the lons weary days Of
conyalescenca have Ia he borne. and
You are weak and teclirriiahlr, moth
er's patience seems ~unan inc.
Though worn with days and nights a.!
weary watching and serving. she
gives no sign Of wclTineSs. makes liz
complaint, and with no thought O:
self. only thanks God !ou are srSrni
10 her.
Remember it all-nov that YOU are
well and sirong again. thanks 10 her
tender nursing. and prize her while
she Is with you. Not only love her
but tell her -, and above all remtm
Der IL give her the little attentions.
50 small III themselves. which will
help smooth the lines away that time
is now tracing on her face.
My dear girl. though you do not
think OF it now, the day may come
when your call for -mother!- will re-
unanswered. Few days so sad
that one will come to You in life.
You may cover her caskct with the
flowers. but the memory of the
bunch Of violets you carried
home to her mt spring day will give
iou far more comfort than the wealth
II dollhouse flowers when she is he
iond the need OF them.
Those will be dark days for you.
She will lic peacefully there her
l inds, which never spared themselves
''iai ~ hi''9 " N'l.
will be folded forever and when you
ny upon them your own warm hands
which she has held so many times, the
cy chill will reach yuur heart.
You will remember th,n how soft
md cool they seemed when the fever
burned In your veins, you may call
'mothcr.r III tones Of anguish, and
she who ever needed your faintest
will not answer. All that is left |
you OF mother" will be precious
Nobody like -moiher!7
trouble came she never failed
'on, but nov i'll the sadIcst day Of
lie she hccds not your heart-brokrn
cry. o, be kind to her while she is
with yon; love her, and thank God
for the precious mother.-Amer-
lean Messenger.
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LASD OFFICE.
CARSON CITY SyY Dec ~ II

IAEsOS CITY, New, Dec. -, lS1.
Notice Is hereby given that the State OF
Nevada. under the Act of Congress- an
proved June Ii, ISL Cl stats. 1871, has filed
IN the United States Land ONCE NJ Carson
City, Nevada, List No. 9r3 OF lands selected
under said Act, and has applied for "A pat.
cni Tor said lands: that u part OF said list
Is open To the public for inspection. and "a
copy thereof. by descriptive b-divisinns.
has been POSTED in "A convenient place In
said United ST ItcS Land ONCE for the iu-
spcction Of all persons Interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
GATE OF TINS notice prurcStS or contests
against the claim Of said State Of Nevada
toany tract or sub division described In the
list, on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than AGRICULTURAL pur-
poses, Will he rycci"ed aud noted by the
REGISTER and Receiver OF tho United States
Land ONCE AT Carson CITY Nevada, for re-.
port to the General Land Onicc ut Wash
l. gtOn. H.. G.
The following are tho subdivisions dc.
SSrIDcd, io wit: Lots land 3 Sec. d. and
i0t3 &c. Is, I. - y. Il. 81 4. NJ. u. Is. * NJ
l2s.9 acres.
4. G. PRATT.
State LAM Register OF the state
Of Nevada.
Date OF FIRST insertion, Friday. Dec. -, Isy7.
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LASD OFFICE.

STATE LAS OFFICE,
CARSON CITY. New. Dec. II, 1897.
Notice II hereby gi"cr that the State Of
Nevada. un1cr the Act OF Congress APPROX.
cd June III, ESQ I'll Stats. .s5. has filed In
the United States Land OnlCu at Carson
City, Nevada, List No. l9I Of lands selected
under said Act, aud has applied FOR a nat.
cnt for said lands: that "a part OF said list
is open TO the public for inspection. and "a
copy thereof by descriptive subdivisions,
mas been posted IN a convenient place in
sh'd United States Land ONE" for the I'm.
spcctton Of all person. Interested ana the
public generally.
within tho next sixty days following tho
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of sale State oi Nevada
TO any tract or subdivision described in
the list, on The ground that the same is
more Variable for mineral than agricultural
purposes. will he received aud noted by the
Register and Receiver Of the United States
Land once ut Carson City. Nevada for rC.
port tn the General Land Once at Wash.
ington, T.. G.
The following are the sub divisions dc.
ScriO"d. to wit: y. y. = Of y. ". :, sec. q.
ana W. y of y: y. L sec. ~, I. ~ u. 81 q
~. ID. u. & M.-lG acres.
4. C.. PRATT.
state Land Register OF the State
Of Nevada.
Date Of first insertion, Friday, Dec. 81, 1897.
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United STATES tAyp orrrrr CAR

UNITED STATES LhSD OFFICE, CAR.
v son City. Nevada. November ~. 1897.
Notice X hereby given pursuant 10 IN.
siruCtions and In accordance with tho al.
rcctions OF the Secretary OF tho Interior.
under the prov lsions ~ Sec 2 o. the not u:
July 5. 1891 t2l stat, 1881. hat two SubiI.
visions Of lnud on tho Fort iiailcrlt nbnnd.
oncl military reservation, Nova Ia. more
particularly described nS tho Nwg Swt,,
.,cc, y, and the MEX SEh Sec. -. T.. n ~.
on, VIII bc offered nj public auction. on the
reservation, on tho second day 81 fcbru.
hty, lsiN, AZ 10 4. ~, to the highest bidder
tho purchase money - DO paid nj no
line OF tho sale. OLIVER H. GALLUP,
Register. DAVID u, HALL, Receiver.
approved; THOS. H. RYAN. Acting see.
rotary. nqt
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Dancing pumps and light weight
boots md shoes q. Alexandor's. y
When naked to furnish grog Tor his
sailors, Admiral Farragut replied: Of
have been to @ considerably and
have seen n battle or two, bnt I never
found that / needed rum 10 enable
me TO do my duty. l will order two
cups OF coffee to each mar ut 9
o'clock in the morning. and at s
o'clock I will pipe MI hands to break.
fast In Mobile bay The whole world
knows that Farragut aud all his crew
did take breakfast in Mobile bay.
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Plumbing and Stesm
Fitting a Speciality.

Electric Bells Put IN Residences.
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! am prepared to do all kinds OF lob
WORK and repairing IN my limo

D"Vc Cmpor has lust received n
now lot Of samples Of Fall md
winter Clothing which will 10 mnde
to order from 1880 up. .
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-27
EAaT CANAAN.

Roy Brinton, youngest son of Ward Brihton, is recovering slowly from his sickness
 Miss Fannie Beebe has accepted g position with the Winsted Hosiery Go
 David Hall of Utica, N Y, has been visiting hls sister. Mrs Sylvester Ball.
 Rev George Lsngdon. who is visiting his rather, Ezra Laugdon, of Canaan Waller, gave very interesting Temper .uce lecture at the Cong. church. Sun day evening Mrs Langdon favored us with solo, accompanied by the guitar.
 The following officers of Eist Ca naan Grange No. 16 were installed Tuesday evening. by Past Master N s. Stevens: Master, c. H. Johnson; Over seer, G K. Goodwin; Lecturer, Mrs Wallace Canfield; Chaplain, Mrs E s. Roberts; Secretary, Miss Clara NJ. Bot tum; Treasurer, Mrs Alice Andrews; Steward; Howard Lawrence; Asst Stew ard, Jarvis Stevens; Lady Asst Stew ard, Miss Mary E Stevens; Pomona. Mrs E. Vedder; Ceres; Mrs Will How land; Flora. Mrs Chas Snow.
 The Cooperative Creamery was bro- ken into early last Thursday morning and 180 pounds of butter were stolen. John Simmons and Sheriff Coe of Win sted are working on the case in con- jurction with local officers.
 Wm Garfield lost valuable horse one day last week. Mir Garfield is very un- fortunate in losing so many horses.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-27
Phila., Reading < New England R. E
How to ge to Klondike.

Are you going? If so, don't fail to get our rates to Seattle. We can give you better facilities and cheaper rates than any other route. Only one night out between Hartford. Winsted. Pough. keepsie and Chicago. Elegant reclin- ing chairs "free" from Campbell Hall to Chicago without change; sleeping cars if desired. Special through Pull. man sleeping cars furnished at small cost, Hartford 10 Seattle without change for parties of 30 or more.
 The best, cheapest and quickest route to Detroit, Chicago. St. Louis and all Western points. Train leaving Hart ford 12 40 D. m {. Simsbury 1 0S. Col. linsvills l .27, New Hartford LA. Win sted l 57, Canaan 3 46, Millerton 8 23. Poughkeepsie 5 02 p m., and all other stations as per time table of train No. l, connects at Campbell Hall with Fa>i yestibule Express through to Chicago via Niagara Falls by daylight, arriving at Chicago 0.10 p. m.
 Special attention given to Klondike parties.
 For rates, folders and further infor. nation apply to P. R < N. B ticket agents or w J. Martin, General Passen- ger Agent, Hartford. Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-27
BOYD-SMITH.

A very pretty home wedding occur. ed ct sunny Hill," New Hartford, Coun., the residence of Mir aud Mrs Robert Rslston Smith. Wednesday afternoon. January, 26th, at 4 o'clock Hallie Antoinette. their eldest daughter, was joined in marriage to Mir Jesse Cook. man Boyd of Baltimore. Md. The Rev O. F. Crofts, of Simsbnry officiated, using the full Episcopal service.
 The spacious parlors were beautifully decorated, under the direction of Miss Berard with flowers and vines; the col ors red and green being used. At one end of the rooms bower of carnations and greens had been most tastefully arranged, to which the bride with her father. preceded by the ushers, maid of honor and bridesmaids. came from an adjoining room. Here they were met by the groom and his best man, the Rev Stowell Bryant, of Washington, D. O. The bride was sttired in 8 hnuuoOmC 6o"h Ot "Atb Veil, and carried a boqnet of roses. Miss N. Louise Smith sister of the bride, was maid of honor and wore pink muslin de soft. The bridesmaids Miss Augusta Bersrd and Miss Kathryn A. Terril wore white organ dies with white chiffon trimmings. The ushers were Walter Mather Smith and Frederick Mills Terrill of New Hart ford, Dr Colin S Carter, of New York, and Arnon A. filling of New Haven. Al ter the ceremony and reception Besse of Hartford served the wedding supper Beeman & Hatch's orchestra furnished music. There were sbout 100 guests present many being from out of town. The gifts were many in number and both expensive and excellent in taste.
 Br Boyd is a successful and rising young lawyer of Baltimore where he and Mrs Boyd will reside in the futurs. The bride leaves large circle of friends who will miss her. but who wish her we'll with much happiness.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-27

The people of Van Deusenville. Mass, think they heard the cry of a panther near their village recently. It is also thought that a panther is infest- ing the vicinity of Satan's Kingdom.
 The Ashley Falls class reception at the Town Hall here Tuesday night is expected to be well attended as POO in- vitations have been issued. Persons attending are assured of a nice time
 Miss Bertha Granger, who has been suffering for several weeks from an in, jury to her arm sustained by falling on the ice, was able to come down stairs yesterday for the first time since her in- jury.
 And now they tell us that germs are peddled by our milk peddlers, and that it is against the law to use milk ticket second time, for the reason that disease is often communicated that way. Little coupons are substituted for milk tickets and are destroyed by peddlers every day.-Millerton Telegram.
 Harvey Kellogg, aged S6 years and 2 months, died at Hickory (Toledo) Ohio. last Thursday morning at g o'clock. His funeral was attended at that place on Sunday. NJ further par ticulars have yet been received, but the NEWS has previously stated that Mir Kellogg was in very feeble health. He was a native of South Canaan, Conn.
 About seventy persons attended the reception given by Rev and Mrs Burnaby at the Pilgrim parsonage last Friday evening, and all enjoyed the oc- casion. It was very social assembly and the guests were entertained with good piano music and with light re- treatments It was not announced that evening land few if any of the guests were aware) that the occasion was the second anniversary of the marriage of the host and hostess.