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Year: 1875

Sec. 250. That no contract for carrying the mail shall be made with any person who has entered, or proposed to enter into any combination to prevent the mak- ing of any bid for carrying the mail, or who has made any agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or per form, any consideration whatever to in duce any other person not to bid for any such contract; and if any person so of tending is a contractor for carrying the mail, his contract may be annulled; and for the first offense the person so offend ing shall be disqualified to contract fol carrying the mail for five years, and foI the second offense shall be forever dis qualified.
Year: 1875

Sec. 266. That the Postmaster General may make deductions from the pay of con> tractors for failures to perform service ac- cording to contract, and impose fines upon them for other delinquencies. He may de- duct the price of the trip in all cases where the trip is not performed; and not exceed ing three times the price if the failure be accustomed by the fault of the contractor or carrier.
Year: 1875

Oath of Mail Contractors and Carriers. Required by act of Congress, June

 s, 1872.

 l, -, do solemnly swear tor affirm that will faithfully perform all the duties required of me, and abs ain from every thing forbidden by the laws in relation to the establishment of post offices and pOst-roads within the United States and that l will honestly and truly account for and pay over any money belonging to the said United States which may come into my possession or control. So help me God.
Year: 1875

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 qualified.

 ! Failing Bidders and Contractors. Con-

 tracts may be Extended, and tempo rary Contracts mace.

 Sec 251. That after any regular bidder

 whose bid has been accepted shall fail to

 enter into contract for the transportation

 of the mails according to his proposal, or, having entered into contract, shall fail to commence the performance of the service stipulated in his or their contract as there | in provided, the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder for the same service, who will lentcr into a contract for the performance thereof, unless the Postmaster Ger eral shall consider such bid too high, in which lease he shall re-advertiSe such service. And if any bidder whose bid has been ac- lcepted, and who has entered into con- tract to perform the service according to his proposal, and in pursuance of his con !tract has entered upon the peri rmance of the service to the satisfaction of the Post master General, shall subsequently fall or refuse to perform the servlce according 10 his contract, the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder for such service, under the adVer- tisement thereof, (unless the Postmaster General shall consider such bid too high, J who will enter into contract and give bond, with sureties, to be approved by the Post- master General, for the faithful perform ance thereof, in the same penalty and with the same terms and conditions thereto an- neXed as were stated and contained in the bond which accompanied his bid; but ln ease. each and every of the next lowest fnrc cnnl, cnrXirp " VhnSp rPSnppfIVp bids are not considered too high by the Postmaster General shall refuse to enter into contract and give bond as herein re- quired for the faithful performance of his contract, the Postmaster General shall i'm mediately advertise for proposals to per form the service on said route. When lever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into contract, or a contractor on any mail-route shall fail or refuse to perform the service on said route according to his contract, or when new route shall be established, or new service required, or when from any other cause there shall not be a contractor legally bound or required Ito perform such service, the Postmaster General may make temporary contract for carving the mail on such route, with out advertisement, for such period as may be necessary, not in 9ny case exceeding six months, until the service shall have com menced under a contract made according to law: Provided, however, That the Post master General shall not employ tempOra ny service on any route at higher price than that paid to the contractor who shall have performed the service during the last preceding regular contract term. And in all cases of regular contracts hereafter made, the contract may, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, be continued in force beyond its express terms for period not exceeding six months, until new contract with the same, or other con- tractors, shall be made by the Postmaster General.
Year: 1875

Sec 252. That no bidder for carrying the mails shall be released from his obliga- ton under his bid or proposal, notwith- standing an award made to lower bidder, until contract for the designated service shall have been duly executed by such low CT bidder and his sureties, and accept d., and the service entered upon by the con tractor to the satisfaction of the POstmas- ter General
Year: 1875

Sec. 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every mail route for the transportation of the mails upon the same, where the annual for the service on such route at the time exceeds the sum of five thous- and dollars. shall accompany their bids with certified check, or draft. payable to the order of the Postmaster General, upon some solvent national bank, which check or draft shall not be less than five per centum on the amount of the annual pay on said route at the time such bid is made; and in case of new or modified service. not less
Year: 1875

The unexampled contest in the


House Of Representatives, beginning
on Wednesday, in an effort of the Re


publicans to take up and pass the
civil rights bill, and only ending at 10
a. M, Friday, demonstrated to the
country what was apparent to the
initiated before: that. under the rules
of the House which have prevailed
for many years, no bill can be passed
or other business transacted if small
minority of the members are deter
mined 10 resist it with dilatory mo-
tions One fifth os the members
standing together fully resolved. have
it in their power to block the wheels
of the government. The battle was
fought out by General Butler as the
leader, sustained by the grange mem
bers. mainly in the South and West
When it was thus made apparent that
nothing could be done against the un-
scrupulous Democratic minority, the
determination was reached to change
the rules-one of the few things ma
jority still can do-so that henceforth
filibustering shall cease, and the ma
jority have the power which properly
belongs to them under our form of
government. They will hereafter pass
such laws as they deem best, and take
the possibility of their acts The
change is likely to be permanent one,
and so mark new epoch in the his
tory of our national legislation. If
any Congress passes hard or unjust
laws, the country will have to see that
better set of men are sent in their
places. 1t is little singular that the
old time Republican leaders of the


House,-who generally do the talking
aside from General Butler. were not
In this fight. They gave it little at
tention-deeming it mere side show
or by ,play-and seemed altogether in
clined to yield to independent press
clamor and Democratic domination


But the House, thanks to the younger
and more courageous members, burst
through these leading strings, and
fought the issue out until the conclu-
sion is forced upon the country that
it is futile longer to allow a mere
minority to obstruct all progress in
legislation. Our friends who made
this fight are entitled to the highest
praise. Let them now go on fearless
ly to pass such just and good laws as
the welfare of the country demands.
And, as it is not good rule that will
not work both ways, let the Democ


racy have the same opportunity when
they come into power. The more
rope they have the quicker will they
hang themselves-for if the House of
the Forty fourth Congress is not
conspicuous failure and fraud from
the very start, then signs and portents
have ceased to be of any account or
ce.-lnter-Ocean.
Year: 1875

Flowers, of all created things. are
the most superbly complex play ythiDgs
for childhood; ornaments for the
grave. and companions for the cold
corpse, Flowers. beloved by the
wondering idiot, and studied by the
deep thinking man of science, Flow
ers. that increasingly expand to. heaven
their grateful and to man their cheer
ful looks-partners OF human joy
soothers of human sorrow: fit emblems
of the victor's triumplis. of the young
brides bushes: welcome to the crowd
ed halls, and graceful upon solitary
graves, Flowers are in the volume of
nature what the expression God is
love- is in the volume of revelation.
What deselate place would be a
world without fiowerl IT would be
as a face without smile-a feast with
out welcome Are not flowers the
stars of earth? One cannot look close
ly at the structure of flower without
loving it. They are the emblems and
manifestations of Gods love to the
creation, and they are the means and
minlstrations of man love to his fell
low creatures; for they first awaken
in his mind sense ot the beautiful
and good. The very inutility of How-
ers is their excellence and beauty. for
they lead us TO thoughts of generosity
and moral beauty detached from and
superior to all sel6shness: SO that they
are pretty lessons in natures book of
instruction, teaching man that he liy-
eth not by bread alone. but hath an
other than animal life.
Year: 1875




We give below couple of school
boys compositions, said to be just as
written by the boys presenting them.
Here is the first one:


JoHNNY's ESSAY ON THE ToDE."


Todes is like frogs, but more digni-
ty, and wen you come to think of 1T
frogs is wetter The warts wich to6es
is noted for can't be cured, for they is
cronick, but if couldent git wei Ide
stay in the house. My grandfather
knew tode wich some body had
master WISHED it would come for flies.
They cetches 'em with their tung,
wich is some like red werm, but
more like litenin. only litenin haint
got no gum onto it. The fiji will be
standin rubin its hipe legs to gether
and thinkin wat fine fl i it is, and
the tode a settin some distance away
like it was sleep. Vile you are see-
in the fiji as plane as you ever see any
thing, all to once it aint there. Then
the tode he looks up at you sollem,
out of his eyes, like he said watts be-
come of that fiji? but you kno he ct it.


And this is the other:


WHY Do GO TO SCHOOL?


I go to school to learn to read and
rite and sipher and SO forth to slide
on the ice and trade of an old nife if
[ haye one, in summer to pick wild
flowers and straw berries and to get
out Of work hot days, some boys has
to go to school and get out of their
mothers road, but | would rather
stay in winter than go to miles and
set by cold stove and freze my tose
/ like to go to school to see the teach
er scold the big girls when they cut
up. some goes to school to fool but /
90 to study when we are old we cant
go to school and then we will feel
sorry that we fooled when we was
young and went to school. | don't
get no time to tool any way for l have
enough to do when it comes to my
geography.-Detroit Commercial Ad-
yertiser
Year: 1875

The Milwaukee News gives its read
ers this hit of reasonable advice:
Getting up in cold room to make
fire is like getting up in life. If you
crawl timidly out of bed, go on tip-toe
to the stove, and allow the shivers to
get control of you before the kindling
starts, your FIRE will be failure, and
YOU will probably half freeze to death
in the operation. But if you jump
out bravely, hustle around. pull on
your clothes. knock over chair or
two, and pitch in the stove wood. you
will probably be too warm by tie time
the fire gets to burning. and you will
have to open a window So in life.
Attack it timidly and you will fail.
Grapple with it, hurry up things, stir
around. conquer fortune and you will
be a success
Year: 1875

Many of our citizens have taken ad-
vantage of the cold weather 10 trans
plant large naples from the forest to
the sidewalks In front of their resi-
dences- When the ground is frozen
solIdly. by exercising care trees of
large size may be transpianted and
made to live. and thus, at a cost of
from ten to fifteen dollars, tree may
be secured that it would require
twenty years to grow. In winter
transplanting care should be taken to
select trees from some open pasture
rather than from dense forest, as
trees that have grown in exposed To-
cations are less liable to be injured by
the hot summer sun. Most of the
trees now being transplanted will die
next summer, if not protected.
Colonel John &. New spent much
money in trees last winter. and lost the
most 0rthem durin the summer, from
neglect. a board driven into the
ground on the southwest side of the
tree, and protecting the trunk from
the fierce rays of the afternoon sun,
will answer the purpose. In trans
planting, though the frozen earth is
removed with the tree, the cutting OF
the roots necessarily entails deficient
circulation OF sap for the first season,
and the southwest sun blisters the
tree on that side, and eventually kills
it. The safest protection, however, is
to make rope of hay or straw and
wind ii closely around the trunk up
to the branches, BY doing this, and
watering when needed, every tree re-
moved with ordinary care may be
saved


Indianapolis is famous for its shade
trees, and we are glad to see so many
of our citizens planting more of them.
All who plant this winter will please
remember the advice of the Herald
when the critical time comes.-lnd.
Year: 1875

Don't crowd, the world is large enough
For you as well as me;
The doors Of all are open wide
The realm of thought is free.
In all earth's places you are right
To chase the best you can
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart
By fostering all that's bad
But give TO every virtue room
The best that may be had;
To each days record such a one
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right--give each his room,
And never try to crowd.


CHARLES DICKENS.
Year: 1875

As coon as discovered, take some
spirits of turpentIne, in a cup. dip the
finger in it, and then hold the hand
near a hot fire till dry; then dip it in
again. and repeat for fifteen minutes,
or till the pain ceases. The next day,
with sharp knife, pare off the thick
skin, and you will find something like
a honeycomb filled with clear water,
open the cells and the fellon is gone.
Ii the felon is too far gone for turpen.
tine, oil of origanum, treated in the
same way, will cure If too far ad-
vanced for either to cure, the fe!on
will be benefited. as it will be less
painful. Never draw it, Ex.
Year: 1875

The next House of Representatives
will be practically under the control
of ex-rebels, The total number of
this class in the next Congress is said
to be eighty five, OF whom five will be
In the Senate and eighty in the House.
That is TO say, out of 292 members of
the next House, there will be eighty
who either served In the rebel army
or held civil positions under the Con-
federate government The total
Democratic strength In the next
House. as it now stands, with seven
teen members to be elected in the
spring. is 161; so that the ex-rebel
members constitute just about one
half of the Democratic strength. No
person a all acquainted with the po
fitical history of the country and with
the aggressive character OF Southern
men can doubt that this element will
control the Democratic party and
shape the legislation of the next
House, As all appropriation bills
and bills for raising revenue must
originate in the House of Represeu-
tatives. these men viii hold the purse
strings and coutrol the finances of the
goyernment-Ind.J Journal.


The Smithsonian Institution has
received an ocean telegram announc-
ing the discovery of new planet al
Berlin, In right ascension twenty
three degrees; declination eighteen
degrees twenty-slx minutes north,
twelfth magnitude.
Year: 1875

SEE THAT ALL is RIGHT.-It is all
ways bad to start on journey with,
out having looked to the harness aid
to the horses shoes and it often
happens that the tine savec by
emitting examination turns out to be
a dead loss when the traveller has
advanced little on his journey.
Not one minute, but hundred min
utes may be lost by the want of a
little attention at first. Set the
morning watch with care, If you
would be safe through the day be-
gin we'll if you would end well.
Take care that the helm Of the day is
put right, look well 10 the point you
want to sail TO, then whether you
make much progress or little, it will
be so far in tie right direction. The
morning hour is generally the index
Of the day.-Spurgeon.
Year: 1875

timber in the markets during the spring
season, at It time also, when the very
worst part OF the Adam is out and the
better part in. These people are exceed
ingly kind hearted and generous rs
class. and their liberality amounts almost
10 prod;gality. They are, in disposition,
right the reverse of the frugal and eco
nominal German, who has such wonder
tul affection for the pennies which
make the dollar. But there is one thing
in which the inClinations Of our people
are beginning to approximate and har-
monize more fully with the more highly
favored and highly cultured of other
counties, and that is the intensely absorb
img desire of our people to have their
children educated, and thereby fitted FOR
higher enjOymcnts and more extended
usefulness. Generally our people can
not rejoice in full treasury, nor can
they say with the rich man, Soul take
thin" ease, although, OF course, we have
number OF citizens who can count their
thousands. and all, with few exceptions,
can supply their daily recurring neces-
sites. There Is possibly not another
place in the State, where produce and
grain OF all kinds command such extra
ordinary prices, as in this community,
and this year Is not an exception to those
which are past. Wheat is selling a,
81 -, oats ut - cts, and corn readily at
81 OO and the probabilities are that corn
will reach 81 - within one month.
These unprecedented price, will be main
tanned as long as the consumption and
demand equals, if not exceeds the pro-
ducuon. winch i 80 obvious now. As
arcsult, hay and roughings of all kinds,
are being absorbed at exorbitant prices,
and in some cases for want Of ability to
purchase the necessary substance stock
of the farm have been allowed to die from
starvation, and in some isolated instances,
want has forced his hidcous face into the
presence of the household. But the
Lord will provide McCLAINE.
Year: 1875

SINCE the Ohio election the question of re-


sumption has assumed a practical Importance


which it did not have before, and plans look


ing to that much-desired end receive more


attentive consideration. The views of ex-


Secretary McCuoch, as set forth in his last


letter to the Tribune, are deserving of respect


full notice by all and will commend themselves


to the Avor of many. Mr.. McCulloch sug-


gests that the greenbacks should be at once


made convertible into four and a half per
cent. gold bonds, that bank notes to an amount
equal to the greenbacks retired may be issued
if required by the banks, and that the green
backs should cease to be legal tender on the


first of January, 1878. The good features of
this method of resumption are apparent at
once. The greenbacks would be converted
into coin as fast as necessary, and contraction
would be controlled by the actual demands of
the business community for circulating me-
dunn. If the banks really needed more notes,
and found it profitable to use them, they
would call for them. OF course the banks
would need TO accumulate coin fol the pur-
pose of redeeming their notes after the with
drawal of the legal tenders. This necessity
would bar them from over issues. Their
notes would advance as the greenbacks ad-
vanced, and in every probability would be at
par by the time resumption was declared.
Thus drainage of coin would be obviated,


and the bank circulation still secured by the
pledge of bonds. No demand would be made
for coin redemption unless there was a sur
plus of bank notes; and then the demand
ought to come.
Year: 1875

Since the column of Vendome has been fin-
isbed no less than three trlcolor flags placed on
top of it, pending the restoration OF the statue
of the First Napoleon, have been worn away
bv wind and weather. 1t is calculated that the
expenses connected with scaffolding to renew
the flags will shortly equal the value of the
contemplated statue.
Year: 1875

they were honest, frugal, temperate Their
master required of them all that they should
sign the pledge and keep it. Now the Indian
trader and the whiskey dealer have learned of
their existence, and have intruded into their
territory, and i. is well nigh certainty that
the Quallas will 90 to decay and the devil
with great rapidity.
Year: 1875

FRANCIS Gerry Fairfield returns to the
discussion Of Poe's insanity, and declines to
alter his judgment. In reply to critic who
quotes former opinions of his he acknowledge
es that he once excessively admired Poe, and
mentions that while he was having an attack
of the Poe fever he sent certain crudities to the
Springfield Republican which were returned
with the remark that "Only one man ever
wrote in that way, and he was mad" Mr..
Fairfield now thinks the Republican was
RIGHT.
Year: 1875

THE present attempt to prevent the build
ing of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railway
over the direct route surveyed from point
near the Twin Mountain House to the Con-
necticut river instead of going by the town
OF Littleton, lis doubtless inspired by the
managers of those railroads who comprehend
the vast advantage the Portland route has
over any other for the business of that coun-
try. The opponents of the Portland 6 Og-
densburg have Hitherto been confident that
the Mountains were sufficient barrier to
any railroad enterprise starting from Portland
but now when they see that the immense OBJ
stacle of passing the mountains has been ov-
ercome they strive TO hinder further progress
by such impediments as skillful attorneys
can devise. We don't believe that the legal
hindrances will bs greater than those expert
enced from Bemis station to the Crawford
House. If our people appreciated the advan-
tages of the Portland line over all others as
thoroughly as do the opponents of the road
who are acquainted with the business of the
Vermont division of the line, they would
doubtless have greater interest in the COM
petion of the line.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve com mu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1875




am proud to say that. though | am
an heiress to over s3,000,000, l under
stand housekeeping in all its depart
ments thoroughly. 1 am nineteen, but
have never been in love, or even had a
fancy for any one; but should man that
ever love offer himself to me, l would
say Yes. though he had but $500 a
year; and. remembering the happy life
OF my sister in spite of poverty. 7 should
feel assured of happiness.
Year: 1875

Intoxicating musie-"Ale to the Chef"

 Discoursing sweet music-blow- ing your own trumpet.

 The height of impudence-the length of book agent.

 A number seven hat will just fit St. Louis mosquito bite.

 The new German greenbacks are called Reischskaisencheine, They are pronounced good.

 A harder subject to deal with than even an old deck of cards, is man who don't advertise.

 Young ladies profess to be dreadfully afraid of a pistol, and yet they do not want it to go of.

 Somebody advertises for q ma chine girl. Is she better than 9 hand maid?

 Josh Billings says he will take the stage this winter; also, the railroad cars when they run his way.

 ; Printers pi is very indigestible, and the one that makes it would rather see some one else dispose of it than himself.
Year: 1875

Has the largest circulation of any paper In the state, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpasscd by any other paper in tho South west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent, enterprising people.