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m if ! THE SENTINEL. Sattjbdat, Feb. 8, 1873. jSENTINELAGENTS., 2 The following turned persons are authorized to act u gents for this paper la the places named; Ij. P.-tflSHKR. 20 and 21 New Merchants' Exchange, SAN FRANCISCO. g.M.PETTEKCILL&CO, 37 Park Bow NEW f rOSK, and 10 State street, BOSTON. Al&RRT MEXET, (successor to Hudson Menet, ISX Park Eoy. NEW YORK. . , GEO. P. ROWEU. & CO., 41 Park KowTkeW TOEK. Tkcstee Meeting. The Board of Town Trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday evening next. Catholic Seeyices. Rev. Fatter Blanchet will hold divine services at tho Catholic Church to-morrow,' '(Sun Hay,) at the usual hour. .., I i. . .. Methodist Church. Tiev. N. IT. Starr will hold divine service at the M. "E. Church in this city on .Sunday faext, at the usual hour, morning and evening. Fok City Marshal. As will be ob served by his card, Jacob Roudcbush is a candidate for the office of City Marshal. As he is an old and respect ed citizen it will take a strong pull for any one to beat him. Fire at Ashland. A fire broke out yesterday, about 11 o'clock, in a build ing owned by Mr, J. M. McCall, and occupied by the telegraph office and "VYm. Griffin. It was speedily extin guished, and the loss slight. Mr. Grif 1 fin lost his clothing, and the damage to the building was probably 850. Tx Town. Capt O. C. Applegatc, lue auitior oi "Arnold isray," was in town during the week and paid us a friendly call. Ho was in command of a Company in the battle of tho Lava Beds, and his visit hero was to procure and fill out the proper discharge papers for his men, whose terms of enlistment have expired. Army SurrLiES. We don't know that any considerable number of our readers will feel an interest in the pe rusal of Uncle Sam's propositions pub lished in this issue, but there are somo who will read it with satisfaction, we knowf and for those persons we give it room, hoping always for ourselves that the list may be long. "GpATE. Vines. Read the card of Mr. O. Coolidge, nurseryman at Ash land, and govern yourselves accord ingly. We are among those who be lieve in patronizing home institutions, and as the Ashland Nursery is a fixture among us, and a worthy one, we ask the more earnestly that attention be given to the suggestions of -tho pro prietor, in another column. Gone to Roserorg. Mr. L. Zigler, a long time and popular citizen of our placo has left us for a home in Roseburg, where he has taken charge of tho Met ropolitan Hotel. Mr. Z. is, well ac quainted with tho business, is a good man, and will make the house a popu lar one. "Wo can cheerfully recom mend the Metropolitan to the traveling public, and wish the new landlord all possible success. "Winter Near Us. From '-parties just from there we receive the informa tion that the snow in Illinois Valley, about GO miles southwest of here, in Josephine county, is sixteen inches deep, and tho thermometer near to zero. On tho mountains in sight to the East and North of us the fall ap pears quito heavy. In Roane River Valley tho weather is clear and pleas ant, with no prospect of a change. - Didn't Mean That. Somo fun- loving ladies in town were on tho roof of a house, having high fire walls, throwing snow balls at somo male friends, "when a Teutonio passer-by 'ras struck by a stray shot, and, taking it as a banter, took a hand in tho fight. Tho gents complained of their disad vantage by reason of the walls, when one ol tho ladies, a buxom lass of well- developed jyhysique, whose hands had becomo cold, rolled them up in her apron, folded them across her breast and sprang upon the wall. Mynheer, who was just in the act of throwing a ball, stopped at this maneuver, threw down the ball with the remark, "Jim, its no use; ve can't vipdem." "Whyr" was the response. "Vy, don't you see, dey's got so much bigger breastvorJcs as-vp have !" With a titter the ladies disappeared, when Mynheer suddenly appreciated the liability of a miscon struction, and called to them, "Ladies, coom back; I didn't mean dat 1" Rut it was no use. He had fired a heavier 6hot than a snow ball, and tho battle was over. He swears he had referenco to tho firewall, and is willing to call it a.drawa battle. Why Endure What is Carable 7 "What can't be cured must be en. dured," says the proverb; but indi gestion can be cured, and therefore it is the merest stupidity to endure L Dyspeptics have certainly a right to continuo dyspeptics to the end of their days if they, choose, but as it is not supposed that any rational being pre-1 fers physical torment to ease and health, the probability is that if all sufferers from indigestion were con vinced that an absolute, infallible rem edy for their complaint existed, they would with one nccord resort to it.- We most emphatically declare that such a remedy does exist, and that its name is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The record of its success extends over a period of more than twenty years, and it is fearlessly alleged that during the whole of that time has never failed to afford permant relief in any disorder or derangement of the stomach that was not organic, malignant, and incurable. The testimonials that go to establish this important fact can bo counted by the thousand. Stomach complaints that had been aggravated by a total disregard of all dietary rules, and in tensified and rendered chronic by me dicinal treatment or drastic purgation, have in hundreds of instances been cured within three months by the sys tematic use of tins celebrated stom achic and alterative It should be re membered that weakness of the digest ive organs involves many other ail ments. Biliousness, headache, nervous debility, spasms, palpitation of the heart, rush of blood to the head, verti go, nausea, and sleeplessness are among Us concomitants and results ; and for all these the great vegetable tonic is a specific. It acts firbt upon the stomach, and through the stomach upon ihe se cretory and nervous systems and the bowels, its general effect being always genial and benificcnt. Sold) ens Exkoute. On Tuesday aboit 50 men of Battery "E," 4th ar tillery, passed through town, under command of Lieut. Col. M. P. Miller, on their way to tho Klamath Lake country. They are a fine looking set of men, and behaved themselves like gentlemen while among us. Wo wish them no bad luck, bnt hope they may have a "bout" with Jack, and clean him out, too. noixowAT's Fills. Tens ok Life. Armed with this great aniidotc, the fiery ordeal is passed through and the sufferer once more re stored to the possession of unimpaired health. These Pills arc equally efficacious in all female complaints, and obstructions at ihe dawn of womanhood- Sold everywhere. 35 cenlr per box or pot. DENTISTRY. D W.JACKSON DEN'TIST, JACICSOXVILLE. AllstTlrs of Tlate Woit made, such as Hold, Silver, riatlna, Aluninitim and Kubbcr. Special attention plren to Chil.lreu'i Teeth. Mlroua Oxide (Langhing Gas) used for Kilnlass t-xtrnetloti of 'lYelli. .8$-Will visit Ashland annually on the 1st of March; also, KcrbjTilieon the fourth Monday In October. .Cf-Cnll nml Examine Sjtcclmrti Vorlc.aU OFFICE Corner or California and Fifth Streets. r.ea idenceoriKHite the Court House. nuT3oT2)l. Catnrrii, Consumption and Rhemnalism. TMMEDIATE RELIEF AND TERMA X nent cure guaranteed in every case. Par ticulars fent free. AdJreS3 'Clinton- Medical Intitctk," 147 East 15th St., N. Y. n43y 1. BITTERS. s. T. 1S60-X. This wonderful vegetnble res' torative is the sheet-anchor of the feeble and debilitated. As a tonic and cordial, for the aged and languid it has np equal among stomachics. As a rem edy for the nervous -veaknes to which women are especially sub ject, it is superseding every other stimulant. In all cli maxes, tropical, temperate or frigid, it acts as a specific in ev ery species of disorder which un dermines the bodily strength and breaks down the animal spirits. Mexican Mustang Liniment! FOR MAN AND BEAST. 1'robauiy lew articles nave ever had so extensive a Sale, while none have been more universally beneficial than the celebrated MEXICAN JIBSTAXG LIXIJIEYT. Children, Adnlts, Horses, and Domestic Animals, are always lia ble to accident, and -it is safe to say, that no family can pass a single season without some kind of an emollient being necessary. It becomes a matter of importance then to secure tho best. Over three, hundred.livcry stables in the city of New York alone are using the Mexican Mcstaxq Limuext, In all of which it gives uni versal satisfaction. CAUTION. The genuine Is wrapped In a fine Steel Plate engraving with "G. IF. .TTof brook. Chemist." and "Trait Mark, MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT." engraved across the face of each wrapper. The whole bears the proprietor's private United States Revenue Stamp, and Lot a common stamp, as used by druggists. LTOX MaXTXICTCMXO Co., 53Park.Plaec,N.Y. ASHLAND ACADEMY. XXTE ABE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT VV the Aehland Academy is rapidly ap proaching completion, and will commence its first term on the first Monday of next October. No expense or pains will be spared to make its rooms inviting to all; and in eitnation, for health and beauty, we believe the Ashland Academy is not surpassed by any school in the land. It will be fully furnished with Maps, Charts. Pianos, Organs. Philosophic apparatus, Ac, and much care will be taken to secure for it a competent Board of Instructors. TUITION, PER TERM. Primary....... SI 00 Preparatory ,.. 5 00 Sab Junior 6 00 Junior 7 00 Senior 8 00 IXrRAS. Langnages, each, per term $ 3 00 Penciling, " ..., 3 00 Painting. " " 10 00 Instrumental Music, " " 10 00 Use ofinstrument, ' " 3 00 Book keeping, single entry, " " :.... 3 00 Book keeping double entry, " " 6 00 Board can be had in private families., or with the Principal's family for $3 50 per week, exclusive of washing. We believe that no academy in the State offers liko inducements at such Jow rates. If further information is desired, it maj be obtained by calling on Rev J. II. Skidmore at Ashland, Jackson count" Oregon. JulyI3t ST. iyiAHY'3 ACADEMY. CONDUCTED BY The Sisters of the Holy Sanies, Jacksonville, Oregon. Board and Tuition ncrTerm $10 00 Entrance fee, only once..... 5 00 nano is u Drawing and Painting 8 00 Bed and Bedding 4 00 SELECT DAY SCHOOL. Primary, per term C 00 Junior 8 00 Senior 10 00 The scholastic year commences about the middle of August, and is divided into four fesions of eleven weeks each. Pupils are teceived at any time, and their term will be counted from the day of their entrance. For further particulars apply at the academy. e' and G-e 'tt ,av e, V e4fe FUMISHIXG & FASCI GOODS, BOYS & GIRL'S CLOTHING, READY 21 ABE. AT REDUCED PRICES. BY E. JACOBS IN ORTH'S NEW BUILDING. JACKSONVILLE, auglO OREGON. WM. BOYER, CALIFORNIA STREET, First Door 1Vct cf White & Martin' DEALEr. IN GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. Fruits, in Season ; PLAIN AND FANCY CANDIES ETC., ETC., ETC. Produce taken in Exchange. S3- GIVE J1E A CAIL. - Jacksonville, Dec. 14, 18721y. ii.r.jonxsox. r. A. HEARX. JOHNSON & IIEARN SCCCESS0E3 TO Ran tzan & SUaiv and Comsloclc & Blartln, FORW AKDIXQ AND Commission Merchants, REDDING, CAL. Mark your Goods Care of J. & H. By close attention to business we hope to merit a continuation of the patronage hereto fore extended to the old firm. Redding, October 5, 1872tf QRAPEVINES. T I1AVE FOR SALE, AND READY FOR X delivery, about 3,000 Yearling Grape Vines. These vines are with roots, and for that reason are greatly superior to Cuttings, as they are hardier, and reach the bearing age earlier. My prices are: Single roots, 23 cts.: by the hundred or thousand, $20. 3-Call at the SKXTixer. office. FRANCOIS LORRAINE. Jacksonville, Jan. 19, 1873-ml. JACKSONVILLE LODGE No. 10, 1. 0.O. F., hold-, its regular meetings on Sat urday evening, at Odd Pel lows' Hall. Brothers in good standing are in vited to attend. ISAAC SACH3, N. G. KisrrR Kcmj, Secrctaay. Trnitcen .UEXRY KL1PPEL,... S.J.DAY.. .T.TtMcKEfZIE. Wanted. A SITUATION AS TEACHER, BT A GEN tleman of several years' experience, and who has a first-class certificate. For particu lars apply to Mr. Stanley, School Superintend ent, Jacksonville, or at tbis office. nlml. Warren Lodge No. 10, A. F, & A. M.. As HOLD their recular communication on the Wednesday Evenings or preced ing the fnll moon, in Jacxsostiu.e. Oe- eoos. T. G, REAMS, W. M, Max. Hums, Sect.' TS RAILROAD NEWS! AS ANXOTJXQETV -Ml. wme HjgQ tg JJ SAGHS II BIRIOIS., OP THE POPULAR TEMPLE s EASHI03SF STOR.B, Hare received their large Fall and 'Winter Stock. The community at large will be peculiar); btnafitted tX FAIR NOTICE! we" Hereby give to cur numerous customers desir ing bargains. We have no hesitation in saying that the public will find cot only a much Better Stock to Select from Than usual, but Duch lower prices. We mean tnrougn tbis Inter to ctlect a rapid reduc tion of cur immense stock ou hand, and shall resort to a LOWER MICE OF PRICES! X the means of accomfllshlne our purpose. Old and regular customers, as well as new ones, will find, on examination of Stocli and Prices That we not only say so, but demonstrate, as we invariably do, The TrutU of Our Sayings. SA.OECS BEOS., JACKSONVILLE. Oct.lO,lS72trj Latest Dispatch to the Ladies ! Misses A. F. & L. A. KENT. HAVING BEMOVED NEXT DOOR lo E. C. Brook's Jewelry Store, Califor nia Street, take pleasure in announcing to the ladies that they have a Full Fall Stook of JIILLIXKUY & FAKCT UOODS, INCLUDING Hats, Feathers, Flowers. Ribbons, Trimmings, Chignons and many other articles, selected with care and of the VERY LATEST STYLES. H3! ritase gin tu a call . Jacksonville, Uct. 14. 1871.-3m IVotiLcc U. S. LAND OFFICE, M 873. ) itosEBcno, uregon January 25, 18' Complaint having been entered at this Office by John A. Mills and Q. N. Anderson against James Brown for abandoning his Homestead Entry, No. 823.dtcd May 27. 1868, upon the Lot No. C. Section 18, Township 38 S.. Range 1 West, in Jackson county, Oiceon. with a view lo Ihe cancellation of said entry , the said par ties are ncreoy summoned to appear at ibis Ul ficoon the 3d day of March, 1873, at 1 o'clock r. H., to respond and fnrnish testimony concern ing said alleged abandonment. W. R. Willis, RegMir. Bi.'.ukk Heiiiuxx, Receiver. Jany 23, lw. Chopped Grain. GNAYLOR takes this me'Jiod of informing the public that he is prepared to chop Wheat and Barley for the 12th bushel, or (7) seven cents cash, and will grind corn for the 8th bushel. His mill is on Ashland Creek, one fourth of a mile south of Ashland. October 12, 1872tf. Jfr tt?Of! PebDatI Agents wanted! tJJeJ TO ijpOVy All classes of working peo ple, of either sex, young or old, make more money at work for ns in their spare moments, or all the time, than at anything elc. Partic ulars free. Address G. Stinson & Co.. Port land, Maine. sep21, '72yl. Errors of Youth. RULES & PRESCRIPTIONS THAT will core any ease of Seminal Weakness, Emissions, &c, and restore lost manhood to per fect health. Sent free to all, by one who has suffered and Is now cured. Address with post age stamp, Edgau Tkemaixe, Station D., New York. novSO '72yl. Love and Matrimony. THE AFFECTIONS 5IAY be GAINED by following simple roles, and all may mar ry happily without regard to wealth, age or beauty. Address with stamp, Madau Lucille Dkxaiuie, Bible House Station, N. Y. n!3yl. J. G. WALL, Forwarding and Commission MERCHANT, CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA. MARK your goods, care ofJ. G. IT., Orescent Gly; send bills.of lading' and shipping receipts lor au or goods sent; ireignt and charges payable in Crescent City, ondelivery of goods. My "warehouses consist of two brick and one stone building. Assuring my patrons that no pains will be spared In looking to their interest, I ask for a continuance of their past ravors. J. O. WALL. Crescent City, March 2. 1872.-tf Din BREWERY! VEIT SCHUTZj Proprietor. qPHE PUBLIC IS RESPECTFULLY IN -L formed that they can find, at any time, at the CITY BREWERY, the best of Lager Beer, u quantities 10 sun me parcnascr. Jacksonville, Jan. 15, 1870-lf POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, 1 x?K6i?'dSALSJnlIbQ received, a.tlioj Contract Omce ot tbis .Department until 3 r. sr. of March .3, 1873, for conveying the mails ot the United States, Irom'J.nly 1, 1873, tj Juno 30, 1874, in the State of ofltne'rpatesApSgby; he sclldales of cfepartures "ana arrivals Herein specified. XclBlon3 announced by or before M&rdi 20,1873. (Bidden trill examine carefully the Imct, fmnt, and irutructiont'onruxed.) ' The letters (a. o.) indicate that there Is no postoffice at" the place named. Service will not bejel where no offices exist. OREG-ON. 15162 From Roseburg by Looking Glass, Brew ster Valley (n o). Burton Prairie (n o), Coos City-(n-oranrl-Marshfield, to Empire City, 80 miles and back, once a wetk. Leave ROsebargf TtUti&fJ at 61 m Arrive at Empire'City'next day "by ( p m; Leave Empire City Wednesday at 6 a m. Arrive at Roseburg next day by 6 pm. 151C3 From Eugene City, by Willamette Forks, to Pine, 15 miles and back, once a week. Leare Eugene City Tuesday at 7 a m; allele Ol A IUC UJ Lit 111 Leave Pine Tuesday at 1 p m: "Arrive at Eugene City by 6 p. m; 15164 From Jacksonville, by Central Point, Tabic Rock, Big Meadow (n o), Little and Big Butte Creek (n o), and Sam's Valley (n o), to Jacksonville, equal to 36 miles and back, once a week. Summer Schedule From May 1 to October 31. Leave Jacksonville Monday at 6-a m; Arrive at Jacksonville next day by 6 p m. TFi'nfcr Scliedule From November 1 to April 30. Leave Jacksonville Monday at G a m; Arrive at Jacksonville Wednesday by C p m. 15165 From Pendleton, by Pilot Rock, Forks ui uuui um l" ", uuuti uib, u ii- low Fork, and Rock Creek, to Scott's, 100 miles and back, once a week. Leave Pendleton Monday at 10 a m; Arrive at Scott's Wednesday by 6 p m; Leave Scott's Thursday at 6 a m; Arrive at Pendleton Saturday by 3 p m; 15166 From Union to Gem City, 42 miles and back, once a rveek.' Leave Union Monday at C a m; Arrive at,Gem City by G p m; Leave Gem City Tuesday at 6 a a; Arrive at Union by 6 p m. 15167 From Baker City to Wingville, 8 miles and back, once a week, by a schedule mak ing connection with stages at Baker City. Proposals invited 'for twice, also for thrce-times-a-week service. 15168 From The.Dalles, by Fifteen-mile Creek (n o), Tygh Valley (n o). Mount Hood. Oak Grove (n o), Warm Springs (n o), Willoughby, Reservation (n o), Willow Creek (n o) and Princ, to Upper Ocheco, 130 miles and back, once a week. Leave The Dalles Monday at G a m; Arrive at Upper Ocheco Wednesday by 5 pm; Leave Upper Ocheco Thursday at 6 a m: Arrive at the Dalles Saturday by 6 p m. FORM OF W.OPOSAL, GUARANTEE i CERTIFICATE. Proposal. The undersigned , whose post office address is county of ,Sate of .proposes to convey the mails of the United Stotes, from July 1,1873, to June 30, 1874; on route No. .v., betweea and , under the advertisement of the Post- master General, dated December 1, 1872, "with celerity, certainty, and security" (law of June 8, 1872, for the annual sum of .... dollars. This proposal is made with full knoicltdge of the distance of Vie route, the weight of the mail to be car ried. andalX other particulars in reference to the route and service; and, also, after careful examination of the laws and instructions attached to advertisement of mail service; and of the provisions contained in the ad of Congress of June 8, 1872. Dated Bidder. ' . Guarantee. The undersigned, residing at , State of undertake that, if the foregoing bid (or cairying the mail on route No.... be accepted by the Postmaster General, tl-e bidder will, pri or to the 1st June, 1873, enter into the required obligation, or contract, to perform the service proposed, with good and sufficient sureties. This we do, vnderttatding distinctly the obligations and liabilities assumed by guarantors.' Dated Certificate, The undersigned, postmaster at...., State of ....,., certiGcs, rspcR, ms oath of office, that he is pcijuaiuteiwith the above guarantors, and knows them to be men of property, and able to make good their guarantee; and that bidder and guarantors are above the age of 21 years. Rids of $5,000 and upward must be accompanied mj a cenijiea cnecx, or arait, on some solvent national Bank, equal to 5 per centum en the present annual pay on the route: or in ease cf new service, not less than 5 per centum of one year's pay proposed in bid. (Scction-253, Act of June 8. 1872.) The postmaster.mustnotticn the. certificate until the sum orth'e bid is' inserted and'the bid and guarantee signed by all parties, and dated. FOKit OFJ-HOFOSAL. ETC. Oath required by Section 246 of an -4rf of Congress, approved June 8, 1872, to be af fixed to eacli bid for carrying Hie mail, and to It taLen before an officer qualified to ad minister oaths. I, , of , bidder for conveying the mail on route No .from ., do swear thai I have the ability pecuniarily to fulfill my obligation as such bidder; that the bid is made in good faith, and with tho Inten tion to enter into contract and perform the ser vice In caso said bid shall be accepted; and that the signatures of the guarantors thereto are gennine, and that I believe the said guarantors to be pecuniarily responsible for and able to pay all damages the United States shall suffer by reason of my failing to perform my obliga tions as such bidder. ..... .... Sworn to and subscribed before me , for the of this day of , A.D. 187 , and In testimony thereof I here unto subscribe my name and affix my official Beal the day and year aforesaid. . ' SealY ISote. When the oath is taken before a jus tice of the peace, the certificate of the clerk of a court of record should be added, under his seal of office, that the person who administered the oath is a duly qualified justice of the penis. ISSTRCCTIOSS TO BIDDERS ASD POSTJIASTER3. Containing also conditions to be incorporated in the Contracts to the extent ihe Department may deem proper. 1 beven minutes are allowed to each inter mediate'jofflce, when not otherwise specified, for assorting the mails. , 2. On routes' where the mode of convevanen admits of it, the. special agents of Ihe Poetof- nce Department, aisc-postofflee blanks. mall bags, locks and keys, are to be conveyed with out extra charge. S. "Way bills," or receipts preparedly post masters, or other agents of the Department, will accompany the.maiis, specifying the num ber and destination of the several bags, to be examined by the postmasters, to insure regular ity in the delivery of bags and pouches. 4. No,pay will tye made, for trips not per. formed: and for each'dr such omissions, It the failure be occasioned,by the fault of the con tractor or carrier, three times the pay of the trip will be deducted. For arrira'i so far be hind time as to break connection with drrwnA- ling mails, and not sufficiently excused, one- fourth of the compensation for the trfo Is sub ject to forfeiture." For repeated delinquencies or the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof, and the im portance of the mail, may be made. 5. For leaving behind or throwing off tht mails, or any portion of them, fur the admis sion of passengers, or for being concerned In setting up or running an expfess.conveyInglc; telligence in advance of the mall, a quartet's pay ntay be deducted. 6. Fines will b. Imposed, nnless the delin quency be promptly and satisfactorily. explain ed by certificates ot postmasters or the' aflldi- tits of other credible persons, for falling td arrl?e In contract time; for neglecting to taka thetnalt from, or deliver ltlnto,A postofflce,; for suffering it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for refusiog, after demand, to convey me man as ircquenuy as ine eon tractor runs, or is concerned In running, a car, coach, or steamboat on a route. .. , 7. The.Postmaster. General .may .annul the contract for repeated failures tor run agreeably to contract ; for violating the' postoffice laws, or disobeying the instructions oT the Depart ment; for refusing. to discharge a carrier when' 0fln!i.i1 hv tha rtannrtmont in tin in. far ,nn. nng,an express as aforesaid; or for transport ing persons of packages conveying mailable matter out of the mall. 8. The Postmaster General may order an In crease of service on a route by allowing thert- lor a pro xata increase on toe contract pay. lis may change, schedules of departures and arri vals In all cases, and particularly to'make them conform to connections with railroads, without increase of pay, provided the running time ha not abridged. The Postmaster General may also discontinue oi curtail the service, In whole or in part, in order to place on the route supe rior service, or whenever the public Interests, in bis judgment, shall require such discontinu ance or curtailment for any other cause; he allowing as fall indemnity to tontrictor one month's extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with, and a pro rata compensation for the amount of service retained and continued. 9. Payments will be made by collections from, or drafts on, postmasters or 6thefwIso after the expiration of each quarter say tn No vember, February, May and August, provided that required evidence of service has' been received- , 10. The distances given are believed to ba substantially correct; but no Increased pay will be allowed should they bo greater than adver tised. If the points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders must inform themselves upon this point, and also iu reference to the weight of the man, tne condition or hills, roads, streams, ire and all toll-bridges', turnpikes, plank-roads, fer ries, or obstructions of any kind by which ex pense may be Incurred. No claim for addition al pay, based on such ground,, can be consider ed, nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to the degree of service; nor for bridges de stroyed, ferries discontinued, or other obstruc tions causing or Increasing distance or expense occurring during the contract term. Offices established after tbis advertisement is issued, and also during the contract term, are to ba visited without extra pay, if the distance be not increased. 11. Bidders arc cautioned to mail their pro posals In time to' reach the Department by tht day and hour named (5 p. m., March 3, 1873) for bids received after that time will not be con. sulered in competition with bids, of reasonablo amount, received In time. , Neither can bids ba considered which are without tho guarantee required by law, and a' certificate of the suffi ciency of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according to flection 21G, act of June 8 1871 12. Bidders should first propose for service strictly according to the advertisement, and then, If they desire, separately for diuerent serv ice; and if the reaular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the other proposi tions may oe considered. 13. There should be but one route bid for in a proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ("proposing 0n6 sum for two or more routes") cannot be considered. 11. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tho name and residence of the bidder (that Is, his usual postoffice address), and the name of each member of a firm, where a company offers should be distinctly stated. 15. Bidders are requested to use, as far aa practicable, tho, printed .proposals, furnished by the Department, to wiite out In full the sum of their bids, and to retain copies" of tbem. Altered bids should not be submitted ; nor should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be al lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty four hours previous to the time fixed for open ing the proposals. Ecah bid must be guaranteed by two respon sible persons. The; bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full name of each person. The Tostmsstcr Ccneral reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemed extrava gant; and also to disregard the b;ds of failing contractors and bidders. (Act of June 8, 1872 section 219.) IC. The bid should be scaled, superscribed "Mail Proposals, State of Oregon," addressed "Second Assistant PostmaaterGeneral, Contract Office," and sent by mail, not by or to an agent. Bids of $5,000 per annum and upward must bo accompanied by a certified check or draft on some solvent national bank, equal to 5 per cent of the amount. (See law of Congress of June 8, 1872.) 17. 37ie contracts are to be executed and re turned to the Department by or before the 1 day of June, 1873, otherwise the accepted bid der will be considered as having failed, and the Postmaster Geneial may proceed to contract for the service with other parties, according to law. Transfers of contracts, or of Interest in con tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or inter est in bids, be transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they will be expected to perform the service awarded to them' through the whole contract term. 18. Section 219 of the act of June f, 1872, provides that contracts for the transportation of the mails shall be "awarded to the lowest bidder tendering sufficient guarantees for the faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of such transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, cer tainty and security thereof." Under this law bids that propose to transport the malls with "celerity, certainty and security," having been decided to be (he only legal bids, are construed as providing for the entire mail, however large, and whatever may be the mode of conveyancer necessary to insure 1'ti "celerity, certainty, and security." and have the preference over alt others, and no others are considered, except for steam boat routes. 19. A mbdlAcafccn of a bid tn ay of IU enenttml ttrmi It UnUmonat to a oe-lr hid, and caaaot tw recclTed, K m to interfere with regular competition. Sliitnj a nor bid. vita -nimnUa nd eerUIate, is tho onlj- way to) modiry a pre-ious bid. 20. Foetmuten are to be careful not to certify to tho sufficiency of guarantors vithoat knowing-that tsey are peraons of infficient ruponaibillty. (See itlon2t7, act of Jon8,187Z. They mnsrnot algn tie certificate un til the turn of the bid la inierted. and theJ bid and fuar- rantee are signed by' the bidder and (two) guarantorlj a aurtgara cf this vutrueuonoy postmasters mil sub ject them to immediate removal, and to severe penalties. Poermaeters are alto liable to ftiamliwal from, office the acting at agentt of ccntracton or bidden, with or with out compensation. In any busfden, matter, or thing, re lating to the mail tervice. They are the trusted agenta of the Department, and' cannot consistently act tn both capacities. 21. All bidders, guarantors, and turetiet are distinctly notified that on a lailure to enter into or perform th coat. tracttlortheterTlcepropotedfor In the accepted bfctf. their lecalllabUItlet will bo enforced agalnat them. ' i 22. Present' ecu tractors, and persons known at the De partment, must, equally wits ab trs, procure guarantor and certificates of their lufficiency substantially lrf the furmt above prescribed. The certificate of tufisdtucy must be signed by a postmaster. J.VO. A. J. CBZSSVrzXE. nttw7 rostmasttrOeaesal.