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Year: 1875

A DEA SEA BATH.-Mr. G.. A. KingsburY
writes as follows in Forest and Stream, Of
bath in the Dead Sea- "Reaching at length
this most remarkable of all the seas and lakes
on our globe, we prepared to take bath-and
such bath can hardly expect ever to take
again. I had previously bathed in numerous
seas, lakes and rivers, but never did | enjoy
such bath as this. The specific gravity Of
the water is such, from its holding in solution
so large proportion of salts (twenty-six and
half per cent? that one floats upon its sur
face like cork. At the time there was only
gentle ripple upon the sea, and, being a
good swimmer, I at once struck out into deep
water. soon found that I could not only
swim and float with wonderful ease, but that
could actually walk in the water, sinking
only to the arm.pits. Discovering this fact
I made for the shore, and taking Dr.. Blank,
one of our party, who could not swim, by the
hand, led him into the sea, where the water
was many fathoms deep. At first he was
quite reluctant to follow Inc, but he soon gain
ed confidence on finding there was no danger
of sinking, and he enjoyed the novel bath as
much as if he had been an expert swimmer.
Should the bather allow the water to get into
his eyes or mouth he would suffer considerable
abatement to his enjoyment, on account of its
extremely salt, bitter and irritating nature.
No fish can live in this sea but various kinds
Of ducks abound here at certain seasons Of
the year. The water was as clear as ordina-
ry sea water, its temperature was agreeable,
and it had an oily feeling, and altogether its
action on the surface Of the body was such as
to develop those pleasurable sensations per-
tanning to the sense of touch, accompanied by
the most delightful exhilaration. OF all the
baths in the world, give me bath in the
Dead Sea-"
Year: 1875

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.


The war was over. The struggle, the doubts
were past, and people tried to settle down with
what resignation they might to the disastrous
certainty Of defeat.


Elmwood had been rebuilt; that is to say
smaller and less commodious residence had
been erected where the old dwelling house
had stood, and Mrs. Delatour had taken up
her abode again on the familiar place.


On pleasant autumn day she stood in the
parlor with Alice, who, looking somewhat
pale and depressed, was dressed in readiness
for a journey.


"My more than daughter" she said fondly
as she drew her to her side. "What you have
been to me all these years it would be impos'
sible for me to tell. But we must not make
each other sad at parting, Alice; rather let
US look forward to the happiness of meeting
again"


Alice's lip quivered. have been so happy
here with you" she said in a low tone. "Iou
have always been so generous and kind
Year: 1875

LONELINESS OF THE OcEAN.-One who
has never travelled on the ocean expects to
find it somewhat thickly populated. He
thinks of the vast travel and traffic that goes
over the waters, and he is ready to imagine
that the great deep is alive with this hurrying
to and fro of nations. He reads of lands
whose commerce whitens every sea, and he is
ready to think that the ocean itself is as full
Of sails as the harbor of some mighty metrop-
oils. But he fads his mistake. AS he leaves
the land, the ships begin to disappear; as he
goes on his way they soon all vanish, and
there is nothing about him but the blue sea
and the bended sky. Sometimes he may
meet or overtake solitary ship through the
day but then, again, there will be many
DAYS when not single sail will cross the
ocean.


There are spaces measured by thousands of
miles, over which no ship has ever passed.
The idea of nations commerce whitening
every sea is the widest fancy. If all the
ships that ever have been built we're brought
together in single fleet, they would fill but
a hands breath of the ocean. The space,
therefore, that man and his works occupy on
the sea is so small in its extent that the hold
on it by his power is slight and superficial.
Both together are as nothing The ocean
covers three.fourths of the surface of the globe,
and by far the greater portion of this vast ex~
panse is, and ever has been, entirely free from
mans presence and visitation.
Year: 1875

A HAPPY THoUGHT.--A Chicago mer.
chant recently lost his mother-in.law. The
death of this lady left him in quandary
If he closed his store he might lose some GUS
tom, unless some explanation could be fur
nished. A happy thought struck him. He
purchased quarter of yard of Grape, hung
it on his store door, then pasted on his show
window the following: "Store will be open
April IA. If you want any boots and shoes,
it will pay you to wait"
Year: 1875

b9 A Buffalo paper prints the following
letter from one of its old and prompt paying
patrons "Please discontinue my paper from
the time I have paid up to. do not stop the
paper because do not want it but to get
rid of an intolerable old bore that intrudes
himself in my house, regardless Of time or
circumstances, to sit for an hour or two, three
or four times a week, to read my papers, and
who is thousand times more able to take a
dozen papers for himself than I am to take
one. If the nuisance is stopped, shall send
for the paper again.
Year: 1875

refuse to perform the service according to 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, ) who will enter into contract and give bond, with shreties, to be approved by the Post master General, tor the faithful performs ance thereof, in the same penalty and with the same terms and conditions thereto au- neXed as were stated and contained in the bond which accompanied his bid; but in case each and every of the next lowest bidders for such service whose respective 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 adtertise for proposals to per form the service on said route. When ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into contract, or contractor on any mail-route shall fail or refuse to perform the service OF said route according to his contract, or when a new route shall bel established, or new service required, or when from any other cause there shall not be a contractor legally bound or required to perform such service, the Postmaster General may make temporary contract for carrying the mail on such route, with out advertisement, for such period as may benecessary, not in any case exceeding six months, until the service shall have com meneed under contract made according to law: Provided, however, That the Post | master General shall not employ tempora IF service on any route at higher price than that paid to the contractor who shall have performed the service during the last n 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 a new contract with the same, or other con- tractors, shall be made by the Postmaster General.
Year: 1875

l, the undersigned postmaster at -, State of -, after rhe exercise os due diligence to inform myself of the pecuniary ability and responsibility of the principal and his sureties in the afcregoing bond, and of the unincumbered real estate owned

 by them, respectively, do hereby approve said bond and certify that the said sureties are sufficient-7suficient to insure the pay ment of double the entire amount of the said bond; and I do further certify that
Year: 1875

be made for any increase of expedition ir carrying the mail unless thereby the em- ploymeDt of additional stock and carriers is made necessary, aud in such case the ad- dilional compensation shall bear no greater proportion to the additional stock and car riers necessarily employed than the com pensation in the original contract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily employed in its execution.
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 occasioned by the fault of the contractor or carrier.
Year: 1875

Sec. 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every mail route for the transportation of the mails upon the same, where the annual compensation 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, pay able 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 than five per centum of the amount of the bond of the bidder required to accompany his bid, if the amount of the said bond ex- ceeds five thousand dollars. In case any bidder, on being awarded any such con- tract, shall fail to execute the same, with good and sufficient sureties, according to the terms on which such bid was made and accepted, and enter upon the performance of the service to the satisfaction of the Post master General, such bidder shall in addi- tion to his liability on his bond accompany ing his bid, forfeit the amount so deposited to the United States, and the same shall forthwith be paid into the Trea sury for the use of the Post Office Department; but if such contract shall be duly executed and the service entered upon as aforesaid, such draft or check SC deposited, and the checks or drafts deposited by all other bidders On the same route, shall be returned to the re- spective bidders making such deposits. No proposals for the transportation of the mails where the amount of the bond required to accompany the same shall exceed five thousand dollars shall be considered, unless accompanied with the check or draft herein required, together with the bond required by preceding section: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed or intended to affect any penalties or forfeit ures which have hereto fore accrued under the. a .pEoxisions of the sections hereby
Year: 1875

NoTE.-When the above oath is talk en before justice of the peace or any other officer not using a seal, except a Judge of a U. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk of a court of record must be added, under his seal of office, that the person who admin istered the oath is duly qualified as such officer.
Year: 1875

Sec. 26O. That compensation for addi- tional-service in carrying the mail shall not be in excess of the exact proportion which the original compensation bears to the original service; and when any such addi- tional service is ordered, the sum to be allowed therefor shall be expressed in the order, and entered upon the books of the Department, and no compensation shall be paid for any additional regular service rendered before the issuing of such order.

 Sec. 261. That no extra allowance shall
Year: 1875

Sec. 271. That no contractor for trans porting the mail within or between the United States and any foreign country shall assign or transfer his contract, and all such assignments or transfers shall be null and void.
Year: 1875

Oath required by section 245 of an act of

 Congress approved June B, 1874, to

 be affixed to each bid for carrying the mail, and to be taken before an officer

 qualified to administer oaths.

 I--, of -, bidder for carrying the mail on route No. -, from - to-, do swear that have the ability, pecuniari- ly, to fulfill my obligation as such bidder; that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the service in case said bid shall be accepted.
Year: 1875

Sec. 254. That any person or persons bidding for the transp rtatiOn of the mails upon any route which may be advertised to be let, and receiving an award of the con- tract for such service, who shall wrongfully refuse or fail 10 enter into contract with the Postmaster General in due form, and perform the service described in his CT their bid or proposal, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.
Year: 1875

No pay to be made until contracts are exe-

 cuted.

 Sec. 259. That no person whose bid for carrying the mail is accepted shall receive any pay until he has executed his contract according to law and the regulations of the Department.
Year: 1875

The vicksburg Herald says
that many Of the whisky mills III
that city will be unable to pay the
heavy license required Of them,
and will be compelled to drop out
of the game after the 1st of May.
This is one Of the saddest pictures
in the history of the times. The
community that can't sustain its
groceries must be hard pushed in-
deed.
Year: 1875

A man about thir ty, having
shotgun on his shoulder and two
pigeons in his hand, was yesterday
standing on a street corner telling a
crowd that he had been out and
killed five hundred pigeons since
sunrise. "You're a liar!" shouted
q man in the edge of the crowd.
The stranger looked at him long
and earnestly and then inquired:
"Wherc did you get acquainted
with me?p
Year: 1875

a supply of both
Metallic and wooden Cases
Of all sizes constantly kept on
hand,


Our Wood Collins are got up in
imitation of Metalics, and look full
as well. Cost from $40 TO $40, ac-
cording to size and trimming.
Year: 1875

During the discussions with


which we have been regaled both on
and off the stump, relative to this all
absorbing topic, we have been steadi-
ly drifting away from the subject un-
der consideration. Starting out with
the broad proposition of seeking the
best means to secure measure, dear
to the hearts of every one wishing to
witness the prosperity and develoment
of our Southern counties, the speedy
construction of a railroad along the
Thirty parallel, the leaders of
our respective parties have manipula-
ted the subject until it has dwindled
down to the question, whether or not
Tom SCOTT shall build it; and has
even wandered off still further and the
railroad and even the powerful rail-
way magnates are both forgott on for
the momentin the all absorbing issue,
whether Mr.. HoUGHToN or Mr.. WIG
CLINTON shall assist in its construction.
What the people of our Southern coun-
try desire most is trans-continental
road along the thirty-second parallel
a road construc ted upon the cheapest
and most expeditions plan. We don't
care who builds it. If Tom SCOTT can
come up to requirements-can do the
work better, cheaper, and with great
er celebrity than any one else, let him
pitch in and do it; no one is holding
him. Ifany one else is able to accom-
plish the same end with greater adj
vantages to US, why should we have
any objection to their constructing the
road? What we most want Is direct
communication with the East along
this line, and whoever will undertake
the enterprise and carry it to speedy
completion Is deserving of our support
and gratitude. This talk about mo-
Year: 1875

Because he has sent all his back pay
into this county to secure his election.


Because HoUGHToN introduced the
bill intended by the Southern Pacific
Railroad to leave Los Angeles outside
their main line and to prevent the
construction of the Independence Rail-
road or to force Los Angeles city to
pay them heavy additional tribute of
"black-mai."


Because HoUGHToN tells us he did
not know what the substance or in
tent of that bill was when he introdu-
ced it; and if he did not he is the
most incompetent of all known Repub-
lican Congressmen-ifh he did he simp-
ly uttered falsehood.


Because he insults the intelligence
of his entire constituency by his re-
peated public declarations that he is
not in the pay or interest fthe Central
and Southeren Pacific Railroad, when
his whole Congressional record places
him squarely and Enthusiastically in
that position.


Because he Is spending more than
his salary for his entire term, in secur-
ing his election, and must therefore
look to the Southern Pacific Railroad
for his reward; the Southern Pacific
Railroad will look to HoUaHToN's dis
trict to "get even," and we of Los An
geles county will have the delightful
satisfaction of paying our share of the
cost of his election and Of what he may
demand for his services, with liberal
profit on the whole transaction for the
part the Southern Pacific Railroad
will play in it.


Because the magnates of the South
ern Pacific Railroad have just travelled
from San Francisco to San Diego, os-
tensibly to show that WIGGINToN
was "their man." and thus rob hi m of
votes, but really to elect S. o. HoUGH-
TON, the man they have always own
ed and will own as long as he remains
in Congress.


Because if farmer, merchant or
any other man in Los Angeles county
(save the small fry HoUGHToN poll
ticians) addresses HoUGHToN for in
formation or upon business during the
session of Congress, he cannot get the
honor even of a reply to his commu-
nication.


Because he voted to increase the
tax on grape brandy; measure which
takes thousands of dollars from the
grape growers ofSouthern California.


Therefore, vote for HoUaHTON and
'save the country"
Year: 1875

nopoly, out of which so much capital
is made, is all nonsense. Any one who
has studied the history of railroad
warfare is perfectly cognizant of the
fact that they invariably terminate in
an understanding and compromise be-
tween the belligerents, by which fares
and freights are advanced beyond the
rates charged at the commencement
of the contest. There is one thing up
on which we can most certainly de-
pend, and that is that by whomsoever
this line is constructed, it will eventu-
ally become monopoly. There will
be an understanding between it and
the Central Pacific which win inure to
their mutual benefit at the expense of
the people. The only way In which
this evil can be met and overcome is
by the people concentrating under the
standard of "down with monopoly"
and electing to the several legislative
bodies, honest men, pledged to enact
just and equal laws between these
powerful corporations and the people.
We can hope to accomplish this end
by no other means. And 1t is not, or
should not be, question as to who
shall build the railroad, but who
will construct it most economically,
cxpeditiously, and to the best interest
ofourSouthern country. Viewing the
subject from this public spirited stand
point, can you knowingly and willing
ly support and encourage with your
suffrage a man who acknowledged
here in your midst that he was bound
to the Tom SCoTT clique, and whose
whole public career is characterized
by his sevitude to the Central Pacific,
and his enmity to your interests. Or
will you not rather vote for one who
is the slave of no corporation, but has
pledged himselfto earnestly labor for
the advanceme ent of the best and most
honest measures for the speedy con-
struction of this great Southern route.
by whomsoever the enterprise may be
undertaken. Thus far Mr.. WIGGIN-
TON has pledged himself; he could not
do less ane have your interest at
heart; he could not promise more and
act honestly by himelf and as your
representative.
Year: 1875

The following comes from the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee un-
der the head of Democrats, be on
Your Guard"


We are advised upon reliable author
ity that is the intention of the Inde-
pendent party, on election day, to tel
egraph to all the prominent polling
places which can be reached that the
Republicans and railroad men have
combined for the purpose of electing
the Democratic ticket. This dodge
will be for the purpose of distracting
the Democratic vote, and thereby
strengthening the Independent ticket.
Should this move be made, which we
are assured Is fact, denounce 1t as a
fabrication and falsehood, gotten up
for the purpose of weakening the De-
mocracy and acquiring votes thereby.
Should this or any other kindred
action be resorted to, denounce them
all alike and telegraph to our head
quarters for information. The victory
Is ours beyond question.
Year: 1875

ern Union Telegraph Company, the
latter being charged with a desire
through its Paign Patent and Duplex
and Quadruplex claims to monopolize
all telegraphic inventions.


Mail Contract,


NEW YORK, August 31st.-The Di-
rectors of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company met to-day and formally
ratified the new contract with the
Panama Railroad. This contract is
supposed to be based to great extent
upon the tariff agreed upon last Spring
when a party obtained control of the
Pacific Mail line.
Year: 1875

cry Democratic voter should carefully
con his ticket from top to bottom. The
Independents are trying to steal In
on Democratic tickets. Foil their
game by not voting one of those coun-
terfeit ballots.
Year: 1875

BEAR In mind that vote for the
Independent State or County ticket is
q vote to reinstate the Republicans.
BRIEFLY and BOUTON have boasted
that the Independent County ticket is
made up of straightout Republicans,
and if elected will announce them
aoIvas aa snch
Year: 1875

THE whole fight to-day will be to
elect TEMPLE, not because he will
make any better Treasurer than Row.
AN, but for the purpose of getting his
money to use in the Republican Pres
idential campaign next year.
Year: 1875

Please take notice of the fact that under my
present arrangement it is absolutely necessary
10 sell for cash on delivery. To enable me to
close out my large stock of Dry Goods l am
selling without regard to cost, and hope no one
will take offence or think their an exception
to the rule that we have felt compelled to estab-
Itch Tfeb41 ROBT. L. WOOD.