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voiw. 7.
MARCH 19, 1853,
VICTORIA, TEXAS, SATU
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TEXIAN ADVOCATE
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■iflx Ann^unoetnents of Caiulldatcj will be charged us other
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Proposals for cumin*: thn mali* of tin*
Unitril Htntrs from July i, 1hó3, to June¡w.
i bid, on iho following route* in the Btato ol
ticxa.s. will in roooivnd nt tli* t'ontrnt't olliee
of the Punt ollim* Drportinuiit, iu tli * city ol
\Vnnhiii^ton, until 0 a. m. of tin* 4th April,
1u*>3; to be (iucidud on tin l26tli, of April, 1053
<i3¿3 From Galveston, by CulvrMton hnv and tip
tlio Trinity river, to hiliorty, by water,
110 mile ii ml i) i<* k« one o n wook.
TiPtivo (Jftlvrston wc'dnosduy tit cam;
Arrive fit Liberty ncxtday by ü p iti;
1 if'nv * Liberty Friday nt ü n m ;'
a rrivo nt Galveston n«\*t dav by 8 p m
03.71 from Librrty, by Woodviile, to Nueoijdo-
rlicfl, 00 tnile« and back,onco a week.
ii"iive i/ib'>rty Monday nt 6n m;
Arrivo ut Niieonfdoeh«'H noxt day by 0 p m ;
Iio.ivo Nafotrdoeli'-H Wvditesiluy nt tí a in;
Arrive ,*u Liberty next day bv í) p m.
From Paris fo (irnqjivillo, 65 miles and
buck. oucn a week.
LpmVí Paris on ¡Monday n' 0 n mj
Arrive nt ("jroiwi villi* next (lav by l'¿ m;
Lh wo nre'mivilld ']'ue«day nt i p m;
a rrive nt 1'nr'ih next day by 0 p tn.
g3.1g From (tilnior, by Qnitmnti, to Kaufman,
100 miles and back, once a week.
i,"live Cíiiiner TtteHtliiv at on in;
Arrive at Kaufman Thursday by Gp in;
Leave Kaufman Fiid ivato a m;
Arrive at Gilmer Sunday by 0 )> in.
0307 From Tyh-r, by Canton,* to Athens, 70
pities and hack, once n week.,
1. v«> Tyler Monday nt ü n tn :
► Arrive at Athens rt> xt day by u p m;
Leave atb'Mis on Wndnend iy at (1 a in;
Arrive at Tyler next «i t>• bv 0 p m.
03m From Gainesville, by Alton and VVnxie-
liateho, to Coruriiin, m0 milts, once n
week.
leave Gainesville Mondny nt g a m;
Artive at (Jorunna Thursday by t> p m;
l" >vo Corunna m on «lay,tit, (5 a in;
Arrivu at Gainesville Thursday by g p to.
(i3.j9 From Clnrk*vil|tt to .JcUVraoa 90 miles
and back, otiee n week.
j<eave Clar!:«ville Monday n' 0 a tn;
Arrive at .l ll'-rson n< xt day by 0 p in;
l'Mive Jellerwon Wednesday nt li a m;
Arrive at Clark^villi* next day by 8 • in.
l'l'oji'is''is lor uviee « weol; s rvlee are invi-
tcjin Intermediate points to be named.
filjo") Fro'n* rloupton, by San Felipe, Cat - print;,
Po.il Oak I'ointi and I'myettevilie, to La
Gran i ', !)"i miles nnd back, once a week.
leave Houston Morid iv at t> a in;
Arrive at La grange Wednesday by 12 tn;
Leave lift (irnni^e Wfdnrsdny at i p mj
Arrve at houston Friday by 0 p in.
0301 From Houston, by (•!ninb. r***, Roberts's,
IJreeuwood, and Grim-Vs Prairie, to an-
derson; (¡0 miles nnd buck, once a week.
l ave Houston Monday at 0 n m;
Arrive nt Anderson n« xt day by 0 p m;
Leave Anderson Wednesdnv at g a in;
Arrive at Houston next day by g p m.
C30i From Cidnmbus, by Gonzales, to San ati-
touio, i "j0 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Columbus Monday nt 6 a m;
a rrive at San Antoni. Wednesday by Gp m.
leave San Antonio Thursday at g a in;
a rrive at Columbus s iturday by fl p
Proposals for twioo a week service tiro in-
vited.
G3j3 From San Jacinto, to Smithfield, 70 miles
and bank, onco a week.
Leave San Jacinto Wednesday nl g a ,n*
Arrive at Sinitlilield next day by g p in;
Leave Sniithtield Friday at o.a mj
Arrive at s in Jacinto next day by g. p in.
<>3G'l From San Antonio, liyGoliitd, csnibnjups
crossiny of the Cibola to Lamar, 153
mile** and back.oneon week.
Ti".nve San Antonio Monday at gam;
Arrive nt Lunar Thursday by 0 p m;
Leave Latnir Monday at g am;
Arrive at San Antonio Thursday bv 0 p tn.
g3g> From Anderson, by Sulphur Springs and
Plaster's, to MitcholPs, 30 miles nnd
back, once a week.
ti^ave. Anderson Monday nt gam;
Arrivo at Centreville anine dav by g p m;
Leave Centreville Tuesday nt g a m ;
Arrivo nt Anderson natno day by 6 p m.
g3gg From (*entroville( by Hall' "'Mulls, to
Crockett, 3g miles nnd back, once a week.
Lonye Centreville Tuesday at g a in;
Arrive at Crockett samo day by 7 p m;
' Leave Crockett Wednesday at g a m;
Arrive at c ntreville same day by 7 p m.
g307 From Huntsville, by MitclielPs and Leo-
na, to Centreville,' go miles nnd buck,
once a week.
Leave Huntsville Wednesday at 7 a tn;
Arrive at Centreville next day by 6 p m;
Leave Centreville Friday at 7 a in :
Arrive nt Huntsville n< xt day by 0 a m.
Proposals for twice a week service aro in-
vited.
6300 From Lynchbursr, by Prnirie* , between
San Jacinto and Trinity, and Washington
Crossings at the Cushntta Villain, near
r, ' ''Geld, to San Augustine, 175 miles
-1". ,"non „ Wnok.
nnd hno t. . mondnv men ,n :
Jjcnvc San Auuimii'ia Alona , u„l " '
a rrive at Lvnclitxirir Friday l>y i, ,n ,n*
09 From Sun Ainnnl", wept bniih «i sfti.
tonin rivnf, by Onlind, and RbI'uííío, u.
C309
ion i'i rivm, "•!*• i r-
Copann, 141 nnlnsand lr.ck, onco a work.
I.i-avn Sin Antonio Mondny at (5 a mt
A rrivn at Copnno Tliursdav bv ft p m!
Lnnvn Copnno Monday nt On mi
Arrive nt Rnn Antonio Tliursdny by<fp m.
C370 Froin Austin, bv Unorptown, llwlton,,^Vn-
iio Villnffn, Spriojjfield, Fnirlinld. i'alr.i-
tino, to Husk, <230 niilm nnd hack, onco
n wook.
Ijnavo AH«tin Monday ntfl a mi
Arrivo nt Rusk noxtSiturday by fipmi
Lonve.Rudk Mondny ntfl a ins
Arrivo at Austin nuxt Saturday by 0 p in.
Proposals for iwico a week srirvico nre in-
vitod.
0371. From McK'mnny, to Sliormnn, 35 inilns
nnd bnck. onco n wrnk
Ijpava McKinnoy Mondnv nt fi n ms
Arrivn nt Shorm'in same day by fi p-mt
I.rovo Sliorman Tu^sdny at 0 a nr.
Arrivo at McKinnnv samo dny bv 6 p m.
0372 From McKinnoy, by Alton nnd BirdsviU 1,
75 miln. nnd bick. once a wnok.
! Loiv" McKiniinv tu-isdav nt fl n m ¡
Arrivn nt nird«Vlllo nn*tdny bv 7 p mj
T>onvo Bird«vl1ln Thuradnv at fl n m t
* Arrive nt McKinnoy nnxt dnv Hv 7 p m.
(1373 From Mount Vornón, by Qnitmnn, to Ty.
ter, 75 inilfs nnd bnek, one# a week.
Leave v.ount Vernon Alon.lny ui c a mi
Arrivo m Tyler next duy by 7 u oi¡
lioove Tyler Wednesday at-c-n in;
a rrivo at ¡Mount Vornon next dav itv 7 o ni
037- From Anderson, by Boouvillp, wh'ueloek.
Alurlln, nnd VVueo, Jo Comicauu, iOJi.
nulo and buck, onco a week.
lnnvo Anderson Mond-iy nt c a m¡
Arrive nt Co sienna next Friduy by 0 u m •
le'nvo CorH¡cnn-i Mondnv n( c n ni: '
, Arrivo at Andornort nnxt Friduy by 6 n m
b37ñ From Droiibain, by Onkurovu, Stony Point
Alexander, and Vounif's 1'rairin, lo an9^
tin, 00 miles nnd b ick.onco a weak.
i.envt) iireiilinni Monday at 6 a m:
a rrivo nt a nmin n-xt Weilnoidm by c n in •
Leave Austin Tliursdny ut 0 u n,.
, Arrive at Hrenlinni next Saturday bvOp in
0370 From Washington to Colo Spring, 80 miles
nnd buck, nee a week.
Leave Washington Monday ni oa m¡
Arrivo nt Coin prinjr Wednesday hv i pm¡
Leave (.'ill,. Spring Wednesday ill n m¡
Arrive at VVnshiniftQtJ Fridny'by 11 u m.
(¡377 From Ajinliune, bv Sour Lnke to Wood,
vilie, 85 miles and bn k. o'liee a week.
I/onvo AnnliU'io Wedn™day nt 0 a in •
Arrivont Woodville nextrndni i
Leave Woodville Friday lit 3 p ni ¡
Arrivo ut Analiuitn next Monday by 0 p m.
1370 131 oin Buena Vintn, by Caledonia, to m t.
Knterprize, miles nnd buck, onco a
Week.
jo'uvu Huenn ^rista Rnturday nt " n in ;
a rrive nl ml. Enterprise snmo tiny by fj p m ¡
Leave mi Knterprijtt* Fridny ntlla in;
Arrive nt Huella Vista sanie ilnv by fl |) 111.
0379 From i'alent lie lo Mngnolin, ¡0 miles and
bank, once n week.
l"'ivn Palestino Wodliesdnynl p. a mj
Arrive nt Mnunniin same day bv 11 a in ¡
Leave Mn'jnulia We'lnesdny nt |3 nit
Arrive ni l'nl'.stine somu dny by 3 p in.
01500 From Iloiwlou, by Clear Luke, mid i li'.- 1
tie's, lo Hoilijes, 35 miles ami biieli, onco
it week,
j.enve Houston Monday at 7 n in;
Arrive ut ilod^en same day by 7 p In;
Leave llodtfCM Tuesday nt 7 n m ;
a rrivo nt Houston snine dny by 7 p rn.
03151 From ll.'iiderson, by Hunker Mill, nnd
Jnmestown, to Uuui Springs, 34 miles and
bnek o lee a week.
Leave Jli niJerson Monday nt 7 nmt
Arrive at (Juni Sprinys numu' dnv l y 7pm;
l uve (iiirn s'p ini'stiio dav ni7 a in;
Arrive at Henderson sntn • day by 7 p m.
0303 From Livingston to Woodville, 35 mil'-s
mid h ick, éneo n week.
i.envo Livingston Fridrtv nl 7 n m:
Arrive n_i Woodville siinie duy by 7 p in;
Leave w.todville Snturduv ut 7 n in;
Arrive nt 1/ivinifHton snme dav hv 7 p in;
03u3 From New Orieuns, hv sea, lo Sabine oily,
Texas, 350 miles und buck, onco n wenls.
Lenvo New Orleans Mondny nt 0 n r.i;
Arrive nt Sabine City next ilnv by 0 p m;
Lenvo Snitine City Wodnesiliiy if 0 a in;
\ rrivo at n'niv Or eons next dnv by 0 p 111;
Prnposnls lor twice u week service lire in-
vited.
t!3l''l From Snbine City to Wies's BlulT, co miles
nuil h iek, oner u we1 k
Leave Sab oe City Weilnosdav nt 0 a 111 •
Arrive nt Wies's Hluirnext il iy by 9 p in;
Lenvo Wies's lilnll' Fridny ntOn lit;
Arrivn nt Sabine City next day hv 9 p in:
Proposals fortwie.ua week service lire in-
vited.
OHf'.i From Wies's Biufl to Naceo-doches, 130
mil' s nnd bnek.nttco n week
Leave Wies's hluff tjnturdn'y t 0 a m ;
Arrlvvi iit \-.eoirdoehi s tio'i'd-iv hv i u in ; \
Leave Naeo.rdoelies Tuesdav nt 3 p m;
Arrive nt Wies' h!íifl"Tilur^d iy hv 111 p ill.
Proposals lor twice a week Service are in-
v (i'll.
03"c From c'lnrkeFville, bv Mount Pleasant,
cilmi r, ifendersoii, Rimk, Crockett, Cin-
einnnli, Huntsville, Montsoinerv, nnd
Houston, lo Onlveston, '100 miles nuil
bank, onee n week.
i.e. ve Clnrkesville Monday n' c n in;
Arrive ai o ilvest.oi Sunday bv 0 p to;
i^r-nve Onlveston Mondav at t! n m;
Arrivn nt Clnrkesville Sundnv hv h p m.
Separate proposals from Clnrkesvitln to
Rusk, from u.u-k to i Itintsville. and from
jluntrvillu to Montifomory, are inv ted.
form roll a i1ii)
Wnr.nr. mo Ciumii: riio.n A i.ivKR-risE.MrN r to cos-
ti,m!'i.ati:i) nvrnr. iiinmn.
i (ol we, as ill'' c tse may he) [llere write, the
nnme or nanns iu loll] et t liere slate til o r-si-
denen or resiliences] hereby prop >so lo carry
the mail on route No. from lo
us often nit the Postmaster General's advertise-
ment for propowils on the snme. dated February
3. i!l.">3, requires, ill the time stated in the t-clied-
nim contained in ouch advertisement, and by
■b" following utidn of conveyan^ , lo wit ;—
[Here state how il is to he conveyed,] for the
nnnii.nl sum ol [hero write out llic sum in words
at full length.)
Dated [Signed.]
Fhiim or a Gi'arantv.
The nndersijiiieil undertake tint, if the. forc-
¡triiiil' bid lor currvinar 'he mnil on route No.
in' neeepted i'v ill" Posttnnster Oennrul, llie bid-
der símil, prior to the 1st day of .Inly next, inter
into the required obligation to perform the ser-
vice proposuil, with yooil and aÍTie i en l su/eties.
Onted [Signed by two guarantors.]
fonx "i' c'KHTli'ieATi.
tim undersigned (postmnstnr, judoe, or clerk
of a court of record, as the case may in.) certi-
fies that he is well nequninted with the, nbov
tfviurnntors nnd their property, anil that they are
men of property and able io make good their
guara ntv.
Dated [Signed.]
instruction's,
f..vnr.Aei\r; r .niiitii xs to un ixenneon ati;d tx tin
cuntr a :ts to tiik kxti.nt tiir dkpartment
mav hf.t;.m proper.
1. Seven mlnntes nre allowed to enelt inler-
mediute olfico when tun otherwise specified, lor
nssorung the mails; hut on r.iilroad nnd steaiu-
bont routes there is to be no iii Te d lay than i-
Riiflicient ("rail exchange of the mail tiag .
2. On romos where the mode of conveyance
ntlniils of it, the special nirenlsof llic Depart-
ment, also post office blanks, mnil bugs, locks
nnd keys, uro to lie conveyed without extra
chnfgo.
3. No pay will he tnn'le for trips not performed ;
and for each of such omission^ not s itisl'nctoril>
explained, three times thn pay of tli" trip mm
be deducted. For arrivals so lar behind vime as
to break connexion with depending mails, nnil
not „ufiicioPtly excused, one-lourih of tli" com-
oensatioii for the trip is suhjoct lo furn iture.—
Deduction n^y n,!1" ,ie "fdered for n crude ol
performance inl'e."ior to that, specified 111 t ..
! trnet. For rep.'n'"" delinquencies of lh'
kind herein specified, on,v?pentilnes pro-
portioned to the nature ibereoi nntl the impor-
Innce of the mnil, m y bo ntnde.
,j. For leaving b.liind, or throwing oil th
nuiils, or tinv portion of them, for thn admission
of passengers, or for being concerned in setting
up or running an express conveying commercial
intelligence abend of tho innil, a quarter's pny
mnv be deducted.
5. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin-
quency be prompt y nnd satisf ctorily explained,
by certificates of postinnsters, or ill'' nfiidnvitf
of Othnr creditable persons, for fn'ling lo nrriv
in contract time! for neglecting to fake the
mnil from, or deliver it into, n post o(Tlt.e; for
stllTcring it (owing either (o the unsuitablenes*
of thn place or manner of carrying it) to he in-
jured, destroyed, robbedv or lost: nnd for refu-
sing. alter demand, to eonver thn mail as fr
quentlv m ihe contrne'or runs, or is noneerner,
>n rilnning, a coach, car, or steamboat, on n
g. The PiMtmnster general may annul '.he
! contract for rspoited^failur*s to run agrtein y
10 cuutruct; loraisubeyi. g the post office laws,
ot the inairuction# of the Department} (or rclu*
«nig to d; ulwigo a carrier when required by
In I- piiriineiit to do mi; i r aasiuniiig the con
tract without tile assent of t. e Pootmaster Uen-
ernl; lor i uuniog un express us alor said ; or for
iransuiiriitig pursons or packntfes couv v ny
mutlniile matter out ol the mnil,
7. I lie Postmnsi r General may order an in
• r, ase si'ivice ou a route by allowing there-
lor a pro fit in increase on the contract |ia\'.—
Ilo may nlso order nn increase nl*speed, he al-
1 owing, within iho restriction ol the law, a pro
rota uicrc ise o#p iv lor the ntlditionul stuck Or
earriirs il any. Tiie contrnptiirmuy, howeVer,
tn the cuso ol increuse of speed, reliiíquinli the
eoii'iMct by giving prompt notice to ibe De-
pnrtment that ho jir fers doing so lo cam ino
'li° order into' fleet. The PostmasterGéiíern!
niny nlso eurtuil or discontinue llie service, m
pro rata decrease of p iy, it ho allow one in iWhV
■xirn compensation on the nuunint dispensed
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public i ti-
ercel* do not require ihe same, or in case lie
desires lo supercede it by a different grade of
tr:iii*|Mriiitioii.
¡uPi'c'et WlV4 'i i1]c ft iw;¡ I !t i*i Wl° flítsÍM rfi\% i*W WrJ)|i. [
wise, alter the expiration of e ch quarter—say
ill February, May, August and Novembor.
0. The distances are given according to the
best information•, but no increased pav will be
allowed, should t'?ey be greater tlian advertised,
if the poinis to be suppli< d be correctly stated.
10. The Postmaster General is prohibited b
law front knowingly mnUnir a contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person who
.•-li ill have entered into, or proposed to enter in-
to, any combination in prevent llie mnkiuu ol
any bid lora mail contract by any other person
or persons, or who shall have made any iiaree
m nt, or mi'iall have given or perforin- d, or pro
mined to "give or perform, any cjonsidcratioji
whiitover, or to do, or not to do, any tlrng what-
ever, iu order to induce any other person or pet*
hoiih not to b d for a mail contract. Par.tienl n
sit n ion ¡«^called to tné 'inth section of tho act
of 1830, prohibiting combinations to prevent
bidding
11. a bid received after lime, viz: the 4th" of
April, ibm, at 9 a m, or without the gnaranú
required by law, or til a t Combines seveiui ronti
in one sum of competís ition, cannot be consulv
•«red tn competitiiin with a regular proposal rea-
sonable iu amount.
a bidder limy offer, where the trhn^por-
tntioti called for by tho advertisement is ij¡ííi *uit
«►r imprnctlcablo ut sjertain seas ins, to «wbsti-
tute an inferior mode of conveyance, or iq in
t emit t service a speclfr d number of days, week's,
or months. he may propose to omit nn inac
eensible ofljue, or one not on the stage or rail-
ro;id, or at a steamboat landing, as the ease ni iv
be; .r he may oiler to substituto an inlerioi
mode of supply in such canes ii" may p'opos
(litrerent times of arrival and departure, provided
no morn runii'tii? time isiiaked, and no mail con-
nexion prejud iced- lie in«v nsk addition.a1
running time lor the trip, during .a specifir ci
number of days, in seat-on* ol very bail roads:
but beyond th"se changes, a proposal for ser-
vice diff'-ri y.<f from that called i -r by the ailver-
tisoment will not be considered in competition
with a regular hid reasonable in amount —
Where a bid contain* anv such alterations, their
disadvantages will h«*oiiitiiatctl in comparing ¡t
with other proposals.
iii. There should be but one route bid for in
a proposal.
Id. The route, the service, the yearly pay
the name and residence of tho bidder, and tli «s
of each member of a lirni, here a c.ompanv of-
•>l conveyance, il a iiigher modo tha horse
back hi- intended.
15. Thn bid should be sen' under seal, ad-
dressed to £'ie Second \ssi*tnrit Postmaster Ti« •
ñera i, superscribed " Mail Proposals in theSta #
of jt should b« guarantied, nnd tip
n 1111 i (- i« ncy of the g-uar intors certified (c
forms.) a lid should hi- disp itched in time to !
rceeivvd by or before í) a. m., of tho 4th April
isó.° .
16. The contracts are lobe execute ', and re-
turn d to the Dópariment by or before tin- 1st ol
July. in/>3.
17. Under thn net of March 3d,- lc«lo, t'ie
routes are to bo let fo the lowest bidders t nder-
in«j fUÍTicient. mfa antics, without-other refer-
ence to the mode of transporta 'ion 'ban may he
necessary, for the due celerity, certainty, and
security ot such transportation. When the low-
est bid proposes a mode of conv vanee inade-
qu itc to the due eelcri y, certainty, and socuii-
ty of the mails, it will not be aecepti d.
1c. When the bid does not specify a mode nl
conveyance. • Iso when it proposes to carry ac-
cording to the advertisement* but with ut such
spectfiea'ion, it wil be considered usa pr posal
for horseback service.
19. a niodilication of a bid, in anv ^f it* es-
sential terms, is tantamount to a new bid, nnd
c'annot be received so as to interiore with regu-
lar competition, tiller tho last hour set lor re-
ceiving bids.
<20 po^'masters are to be careful not to certi-
fy the snfíicieticv of guarnntors or sureties with-
out knowing that they are ptjpotis of sufiieicrj
responsibility; ano all bid..cflT, (ruaraotiirs, and
sureties are distinctly notifieil that on a faihir
t«> enter into ni perforin the eontrae's for the
service proposed for iu tho nce.< pted bids their
lejt-il liabilities will be enforced ajfainst them.
'¿i. Contractor* are required 'o take the m lin
from, and deliver them into, ihe offices at the
ends of routes ml all intcni' diate ollic h; and
• n steamboat and railroad lines into intermedi-
ate ofiics not morc^thaii eighty rods Iroin the
landing or station.
Pr- sent contractors and persons known at
the Department must, equally with others, pro-
cure guarantors and certificates of their suffi-
ciency substantially in the fo-ins above prescri-
bed. The certificates of sufficiency most be
s goed by a postulas or, or a jioUe or cb-rk of a
court of record. s- 1^- HUlUiAR d,
Postmaster c.icneral
p< st ol'fice di:ear.'j'.>ir.vt. FKBUt/altv l2, |m3
Puiuiing
t"
fV '
f
Ai one. a Grcclan e
n.rgsrlanil 'luid |i« i
There atuod a youth with'.yes of lol|
To watch her while she wreathe
Tho youth win, skilled In (tainting1/
Hut ne'er hail studied women's t
Nor knew what aiajlo hue tlie he
Can eliod o'er nature', chara
Blest be tove lo whom we
All that', fair and bright bi;. i WoVteVj
VKrcsh, Pij|
111a hand had |i(etured many
fonala PdMolMu.
lOUSt
■ttai
i<f tto?8' supl^w y#u'*b watch:
,, mi °?r!ler weftvu his web, till
[-' í¿r°*vo Qn<>
wivo one yountel;
for thrf tliousnndtl
•v.
And slcetehed the ray. that ll|?fivnur.
Hut what were thest , or what w c¿, li(|
To woinaa'4 blush, or womun'^, -
"Oh! if (iiiaU uiujic power there hé}
Thl#—thU," he orled, "ia all ^
To paint the living light l, ee, l^a/Av^r-K
And fix theeouljhat Hfmi U¿s^itt Crjjjjty, peí?
"1itr-p*rf®rrtwnfti b^rt)ve,írew
And Painting uuw her hues trauHieri
From lifeleuM llowem lo woman's U
Still, as from tint to tint he stole,
The fair design «hone out to inorci
And there wan now a Ufo, a soul,
Where only colora glowed before.
Then first carnation learned to apeak.
And lilies into life were brought!
While nianiling on the maiden's c!
Young roses kindlfd into thougl
Then hyacluthis their darkostdyes,
Upon the IocVch of beauty threw;
And violets transformed to eye*,
Iunhrined a aoul within their b
lJ!o*t be lovo to whom wo owa1
All that's fair and bright,bfi
Song was cold and paliithif ^
Till song and painting )<
"s fo tho vor
handsof
noisy
jobh bvu/s
moBfc cvory i
utliaii d desire for l.
lust of dominion.
■uoh a source, is reallyTu
when the operations of j
the sanie line, are cot "
tho territoriul acquis
within the last half <
r and sink Into ii
with the «¡pintle
has taken, ,4<the
utiisqrsal domain.
> extrem
f, ii
i noth-
p v, i''v: ia'
*" ■ '
¡tv- v* / • ■ ' '
f '
5
• :
■■■L11 „,*y i
*taohtlH every ÍÍAlr stands up
ividüal responsibility. Then
"ro the last gasp, the
■** "a Mmíta (not a great
oracular,
W
reheail
without
territorial w, ne in still TfiwaHsiled _
There is no part oTtlie globe that is «xerat
fiwnlus lust of eonauest, though in Asia ant''
Australia his rapaoity has been the most con-
utlT7 di1si>,#yad'. There is this diflercnee,
too, botween thej-erritorial oq#iiitloiis of Joht
" "irmor makes
)unda his an
loo nuinor. i ilj'kvjjvof jolli) b
!«*« yea i Jauos, h
'raí
wo; i
Bull and Brothe/ Jonai
s V j)la swo! ^
village!
here ¡si
njyova
Ending it ne-
re'specting his
A StNon.Ait FAMILY.—In
the Douches do Rhone, in-Pi
liunily of tli i ce persons—hi
.laughter—who have tnitdea &
serve tho most profound silej
who lately passed their dwell
cessnry to iiiuUo some enrjuiriei
way, applied to these eccentrid people.' Not re-
ceivihf^iny answer to his questions ho repeat-
ed them, when, to his great astonishment, they
in it lit of exasperation, seized a cudgel, tongs
end turnspit, and threatened him with Kuinmu-
:iry eastigation. This extraordinary conduct
is "explained by the fact that the parties become
the dupe of iv clerical i rabos tor, who had takun
advantage of their credulity by holding out to
tliera the acquisition of a great truasure on con-
dition of their maiiitaing a strictsilen.ee. They
have formed the resolution to keep such silence
for the spucc of nine years, only one-halt' of
which term has yet expired. But as so com-
plete nn interdiction of the use of the tongue
could not fail to become intolerable to the fe-
male portion of the family, the imposter grant;
ed them permission to indulge their natural pro-
pensity anywhere beyond ilie limits of their
Commune. In order to avail themselves of
this privilege, the women regularly repair eve-
ry market day to the little town of Belfort,
where they enjoy the conversation of tl ITrt- neigh-
bors, and mitigate to some degree, the privation
.voluntarily etui"- " ' -
Elabt lias.
CnnAi' Tiiavemno;—The Baltimore and Sus-
qer
r •yoü di
* w/iith she'
a prescription
s, andktells you to
™. ,fco'Jt^i^np<l'qViiet, /just- as '¡f you
J smooths tho Tumnletl quilt—arrninges
tho glaKnff sunlight from
"" .lO'stbietive knowl-
_ of you utWffioken want^and says, with
the sweetest smifa in tho world, that 'áfiflt call
—m in the mofniitg; and so—tho fold of hoi'
"utters^thrnugh the1 door, and then vou
"<J the host way you can—cltiteh
... . — what the probabilitlüs
oré thnt yoíi have tnad^ á fívvorablq iiuprcssiotí!
mwarilly resol vibras you replace your.telfbe-
■eert me blankeW, hot to get wolf as long as
I ^'ill cortie to see you. Well, tho upshot
it is, you 'havo a delightful lingering attack
otVieart eoinplnint!
Por myself, I prefer prescriptions from a
mamlhne hand—shan't submit my pulse to
any tklny that wean a bonnat!
FANNY FERN.
A New Prackmakkh.—Mr. Nasmyth, of the
great iron factory at I'utricroft, Ktiglund, an-
nounces a wonderful discovery. He has inven-
ted a mortar, against which no vessel can stand
for an instant. Vou have only, lie asserts, to
plant a eouplo of these mortars in each port
and harbor on the coast, ami yon mav then
dispense with all other means ami appliances
of war. Let an ememy's (lout approach the
htu'W so protected, with a slinrle match tho
train is fired, tho shell rises in tho air, and ftill-
jnjr on the doomed vessel, shivers it into splin-
ters, nnd sends it to thn bottom. Never was
an invention more completo—at least on pa-
per.
A correspondent of the K-itional Intelligen-
cer, commenting upon the probable influence
this engine of destruction destined to uxor-
else upon general diplomacy, aptly remarks:
Nasmyth's mortar" niffy* bo"^successfiiK"
were possible to sink a ship—lO'destroy a refti-
mont ata single Mow—to do this easily, cheap-
H's annex-
*in ¿ii
loiiitiueiv^ "bÍi' i
ire alike in
wd our Jo
vo may bo
mS"
ft' i
aj
te#'
ni ¿ó its ho
ieath ou
iii<? .of our fi
«ave the Infin
m
tu
qiiehana Railway Company announce that they ^ r.-vjjidly, at. all times and in all place.--'here
are issuing through tickets to Cincinnati, per ,vou|,j j)(J n0 tnorc wars. Men would not dare
railway to I ittsburgli, and (henee by A I steam (c) war- ¡sfo victory would bo worth the
packets, at the unprecedented bw rate ol elev- |)loo(j it n.ou|fj lt cortainlv is not, so at
en dollars, the entire distance üemg 8t O miles, |],¡s tima; but with these wholesale destroyers,
1-85 of which is passed on the Oliio river, by tlie price paid for a victory would be incalen-
connection with a line of splendid steamers,
coiitposeil of Ihe lttrgesl, swiftest, best Hnished • And \re fervently hope, tliorforo, that Mr.
and furnished, and most powerful boats on the Xil,,„..th will go a head with his iijfurnal mti-
watcrsof the \V est. J be Keystone tute and clilno. This trade of war would become deci-
the of her splendid packets in the Pittsburgh ju(||y unpopular if he succeeds-.ipauletts would
and Cincinnati line are in this combination. sink below par—military chieftains would be
Cm. Gazette. • | at a discount, and tho "pride, pomp and cir-
. . , I cttrnstanoes" of military aray, would soon only
irnswain broke. j,n j{hnwn In hlsthrv. All wiu./.p.,¿ ivtr v..^.
queen, some
._l
mvth!—N. O. Jiulietin.
Yankrb CouitTSHip.—a love-'
a wish-bone with his "heart's
where in New Hampshire.
"Neow wliat tlfou wish, Sail?' demanded Breach op Pkomisk,—A case of breach of
Jonathan, with a tender grini of expectation. . marriage promise was decided in the Circuit.
"I wis it was handsttm, replied the liur Collrt of Ranawha. county, Va„ last week.in
damsel, lumdsum as Queen Victory. • which the disappointed voting ladv obtained a
'•Jerusalem what a wish! replied Jonathan,! ver(]!(.t nK„in lt |„.r r.vithtc-s swam for ten thou-
"when you re hniidsum /nuff neow. . But 111 sa„a dollars.-Wtii^ T/iig.
in Europe,
In West Indiej
In Atrios
lu Austrslla
In Indis
Yet the country whicl
«nil magnificent aocessionsTJifs'terrli
Sumes to locture the United States upo
grasping avarice for land, and applies all matt- m ,. .
ner of epithets to us in this connection. Th't./i'f''mc
London papers are iperfeetly oblivious of tin 1
largo beam in tho eyo of John Bull; but the
mote in that of firolher Jonathan's is consplc-
ously apparent to'their veision. Can there be
found a greater instance of national hypocrisy
than tho cant of John Bull, addressed to Brotli-
cr Jonathan ou this subject? and yet it contin-
ues to be indulged In by our Jinglish coukíiik
across the ocean. It Is quite as appropriate for
tho Prince of Darkness to rebuke Sin, as for'
John Bull to lecture Brother Jonathan upon
his territorial acquisitions.
Comliitf Home.
Glad words! The waters dash upon the
prow of the gallant vessel. She stands on the
deck and the winds woo her ringlets as she
looks anxiously for her head lands of home.—
In thought, there are warm kisses on her lips,
soft lmnds on hor temples. Many arms press
her to a throbbing heart, and one volco sweet-
er than all the rest whispers, " My child I"—
Coming home! Full to bursting is her heart,
anil she seeks the cabin to give her joy vent In
blessed tears.
Coming homo! Tho best room is set apart
for his chamber. Again and again havo lov-
ing hands foldod away the curtains, anil shook
out tho snowy drapery. Tho vases are filled
every day with fresh (towers, and overy oven-
ins: tremulous, loving voices whisper, " lie will
be here to-morrow, perhaps." At each meal
?ji
ÍÜÜ
■ Ml
it i
brtfugl:, ¿1 contact Wi(
'i'orlcod' ágaij <n *i
found to be W¡we
Tho experiment o
commond It to our citl
tho necessity of buying
using none. ■ •
——
Gentlemen desirous of serving their I
country in some olfloial capacity, soma
the Carpot Bag hits offthuB:
r "The office holder! are all in
Said an office hopor with
fei
!•
m
i hopor with exultation;
"True," said old Rogerf "I never yet
Saw such a General Pierce piration."
Sai.r or Lano in IiLtito^-—A bill is now b *
fore the Legislature!'Illinois to provide for tho •*
salo of State lands and liquidation of State in-
debtedness, and to grant tho right of pro-emp-
tion to settlers, on State land. Among its pro-
visions aré the following: That all lands owned
by tho State' shall bo offered for solo within
twelve months; nono to bu sold for less than
$3 SO per acre—the lands to be sold at th
county seats of the counties in wliloh they lay;
that said lands shall bo subject to private en-
try if not sold ut auction, tho latids to bo sold
for gold and silver, to bo used in tha purchase
of Statu indobtodneB. The bill has passdd tho
Senate, but remains to be acted oo in the
the table is sot with scrupulous caro. Tho House.
newly embroidered slippers, the rich dressing. _ _ ...
gown, the study cap that ho will like so wflfll Tltn Dbao WirB.—In comparison witll tha
are all prepared to meet his eye. ' loss of a wife, ail other bereavements aro tri
That student brother I lie could leap tho The wife, she who filltf so largo a space in
has seen all the 'splendor ¿fÓÜKñ tii^TCWw
,v
Phillip's Fire Annihilator will probably re-
ceive a thorough test at last by one of the de-
partments of I be (íovernmont. One hundred of
machines are expected to bought for $'1,000,
by order of Congress, the Secretary of the Na-
vy having made a recommendation to that effect.
They are proposed to be used on tho U. S.
steamers and ill the navy yards.
AVc arc glad to learn, that L. K. Preston,
Ksqr., who is now visiting Texas with a view to
see what can be done in the way of building a
telegraph line from Galveston to Shreveport,
there to connecfwith a line projected liom that
place to Natchez, meets with such encouragc-
mentin this city and Houston, us promises an
early éonimciicomcnt of the work. 'J he tner-
chiiiifs of Houston and Galveston arc fully alive
to the'advantages of a telegraph connection
with the rest of the Union, and if there is the
same intelligent enterprise among the mer-
chant of the other towns on the proposed route
tiiC telegraph will be in operation in Texas lie-
fore the lapse of twelve months.—(julcenton
jYctcs.
Mammoth 1-Iímush Soil's.—The largest mer-
cantile .«hip in the world, the screw steamer
Himalaya, of 3,fl00 tons mensúreme!^ built for
the Peninsular ami Oriental and Steam Naviga-
tion Co., is nearly ready for launching at Lon-
don. She will be propelled by screw machine-
ry of 700 horse pow¿ The largest man-of-
war in the world habuist been put in commis
- ....
tell you what f wish, Still, I wish you was lock-
et I lip in my arms, ami the key was lost." ,
Beauties, wliether mule or fom«Ie, aro gener-
ally thu most untrue table beings in the world.
Tlie handsoinofellow is so much a gentleman,
and the line woman luis something so becom-
ing, and both expect such great allowances that
there is no enduring either of thein.
Hit 'km Auain.—"Go it old follow," said two
idle scapegrtfces to an lionCSt laborer at work 1
—"Work away while we play—sow and we'll
reap."
"Very likely, my lads," replied the old man,
coolly, "I'm sowing hump."
Suns lie resiling behind suns In the distant
firmament: their unseen rays have sped for ages
towards our little earth, yot roach it not. 0
thou God, gracious and nigh unto us, hardly
does man's spirit open its dim feeble eyes, be-
fore thou shiiiost into It, light of tho sun and
of thy sou!.
■Vn nl'Undv once said, that hss-idca of a great
man <vn«7 "a man that was keerftil of his clothes
ami didn t drink spirits, kin read tho Bible
«I thorn spelling tho words, Slid kin eat a cold
linnet' On wash day, to save tho wimmcn folks
tlie trrfnble of cooking.
Too Mi en roit tub Gsxnnvi-.-Many persons
who have visited the I'resi'lontial mansion at
Washington, will recollect Jemmy Maher, who
has been the gurdiier there for many y cari,—
Gen. Jackson had heard rumors that Jemmy
was accustomed lo get drunk and bo uncivil to
visitors at tho White House; so one bright
morning lie summoned hint intoliis presence to
receive his dismissal.
"Jemmy," said the General, "I heard bad
stories about you. It is saidyou arc constant-
drunk, and you arc-uncivif I
Jemmy was pu/./.led for a feply, but at last
he said, "General, bednd, I htard worse stories
about you, but do you think I believe them?—
No, by the powers! ISfcowthey are lies."
sion by Capt. Henry
Admiral of the Fleet.
¡yam Martin, son of the
She bears the name of
the Duke of Wellington, and carries 181 guns.
She has engines of 780 hfl-se powor, screw ma-
«Mn"n and she vill hm a crew of 1,1 CO men
SorTit Cauousa Got,n.—-During tho month
of January, eight hands employed in thu mine
of Mr. Wm. Dbrne, in Abbeville and Edgefidfd
districts, S. C., took out. $1)1,000 worlhol'gobl,
and during twenty and a half days in Decem-
ber tln^y scenrud $20,500 worth. The aggregate
yil'hl (Since tho coinincticeinent of work in the
turtle, nhout tun montlis ago, has been upward
of $200,000.
Dn. Kasr's AUctio Exiuiditiov.—Theorgan-
izatioft of Dr. Kane's expedition is now nearly
complete, and may bo expected to sail by the
middle of April. In addition lo the brig Ad-
vance, the expedition will carry out a smaller
vessel hi frame rundy to be put together when
necessary. It takes also five whale boats made,
of cedar, and four gutla percha boats, which
can also be used as «lodges. On tho upper coast
of Greenland, forty-eight dojrs will also bo ad-
ded to the party. The scientific corps will con-
sist of three gentlemen besides, Dr. Kane him-
self.
j'lio_2kU*r"T ork'Triiiiiii(> «ays the sailing offi-
cers will lie Messrs, Brooks, McCreary, John
Ward Wilson and AmosBonsall, till volunteers.
Mr. Brooks was tho boatswain of thu former ex-
pedition. Mr. McCreary has been in Baffin's
Day on whaling expeditions, has been wrecked
thoro and known tlie coast thoroughly. Messrs.
Wilson and 13cmSail aru sailors by taste and hab-
it, but: goutlemnn of position and fortune, who
go out from love of adventure. The crow
consisto of eleven pickcrl men, stalwart follows
from Maine.
Miss. Maywood, an American (lamv e, has
had a higher palm awarded to her by the citl-
j?ens oí ílorancc, tiian was won by Ellgler, Cc-
rito, or Taglioni. At a benefit he took in t lor-
ent e, t he price of admission tickets went up ve-
ry high—sho was oncorcd rtputuously. and it
required throe camuges to transport Uio bou-
quets she received, from thethealro to.her res-
idence. I
A little giri being sent t/tho store to pur-
chase sortie dye stuff, and
Loveliness,—It is not your dross ladies,
your expensive shawl or golden fingers, that
attract the attention of the men of seuso—they
look beyond these. It is yonr. character they
, ., , study. If your are trifling and loose in your
Iy drunk, and you yc-nncivtj to «t ^conversation—no matter If you aro as boautiful
as an angel, you havu no attractions for theui.
lt is the loveliness that wins and continuos to
retain thó allot tions rif tho heart. Young la-
dies sadly miss it. who labor to improve their
outward looks, while t'ley bestow not a thought
on their mind. Fon!s may be won by gewgaws
and fashionable showy Jresscs; but tho wise
and substantial fifo never caught by such traps.
Let modesty bo your dress. Use pleasant and
^ _ the name
of The article,"said to the dtrrk, ""John, what,
do folks dye with?" "Die wth?-Why. cholo-
,¡n.. m W -««llofl llie .1 alt n "
agreeable language, and though you may not
be t urled by thu fop, the good itnd truly great
wliriove to lmgur on your stops.
Hatwso.—Oh manl why will that heart of
thiny which must so soon crumblo into earth,
destroy another frail and porishlng liearti Ala !
before, their upraised hand strikes, It droops
into.the grtt\e; before thou hast inflicted a
I < wound on thv.foe's bosom, it lies low and feels
ra. sometimes," replied the John. "\\ ell, . .
htlleve, tliat's the name. I want to get three, it no ,^ and tby hatred w dead, and perhaps
cents ^<irth."
I thraelf too.
but one spot that fills his heart, anil that spot
he will soon roach. "Sweet homo,"
•Coming homo! What seos tho sun-brown-
ed sailor in tlyi darkling \vaters! He smiles!
There aro pictures thero of a blue-eyed babe
and its mother. Ho knows that oven now bis
young wife sings tho sweet cradlesong:
'Por i know that thotingcld will brliiR liltn lo mo.'
Ho sees hor watching from hor cottage door;
he fools the beat of her hunrt In the pulse of his
own, when a familiar footstep touches only the
threshold of memory.
That bronzed sailor loves Ills home, as an
eaglo whoso wings seek ollonsst the tracks of
tho air, loves best his mountain eyry. His trea-
BUros aro thoro.
Coming Homo! Sadly tho worn Californian
folds his arms and sinks back Upon his feverod
pillow. What to him is bis-yellow gold. • Oh;
for one smilo of kindred! But that may not be.
Lightly they tread by his bedside, watch tho
dim eye, moisten tho parchod lips.
A pluasant faco bonds over him—a rough
palm gently pushing buck tho moist hair, and
familiar voice whispers, "Cheer up, my
Oioud, wo aro in port, you aro goinp home."
The film falls froin the sick man's eye.—
Homo, is it near? Can he bo most there? A
thrill scuds tho blood circulating through his
limbs—what! Shall ho soo those doar eyes
before the iiiitht of darkness settles down for-
ever! Will his babes fold their littlo arms about
him and press their cherry lips to his? What
wonder if now vigor gathers in that manly
chest? Ho fools strength in ovory• norvq,
strength to reach home—vtrength to boar tho
overwhelming joy of mooting those dear ones.
Coming homo! Tho very words arc raptur-
ous. They bear import or ovory thing swoot
and holy in the domestic life—nay more, they
are stamped with tho soul of heaven, for tho
angels say of tho dying saint, •' He is coming
homo."
lIilMtl.
T know of no passage In classical literature
moro beautiful or ultectlng than that where
Xenonhon, in-his Anitlmsis, describes tho elfoct
produced oil tho remnant of the ten thousand
(trucks, when, after passing through dangers
without numbers, they at length ascended a
sticrud mountain, und from its peak and summit
caught sight of the sea. Dashing thófr buck
lers, with a hymn of joy they rushed tumultu-
ously forward. Some wept with tho fullness of
thoir delirious pleasure, others laughed, and
more fell on their knees and blessed that broad
ocean. Across Its blue waters, like
sea-birds, tho momorlids of thoir happy liomes
came and fanned their weary souls. All tho
perils they hail encountered, all the compan-
ions they had lost, all the miseries they had en-
dured, woro in an Instant forgotten, and naught
was with them but the gontlo phantoms of past
ttmf future joys. On6 was aghln scouring on.
his Hcet stccd across tho liQof-troden plains of
Thossaly; another reclining beneath the flowor-
c.rownod rock of Arcadia, and gazed into the
dreamy eyes of hor whoso.form, amid battle
and bivouuc, was ever with him; and a third
recalled that proud day whon, before the stronm-
ing eves of his overjoyed parents, and ainldthe
acclamation of all Greece, ho bore off from amid
competitors the laural wreath of the Olympian
victor.
Mb, home! magical «pell, nil powerful home!
how strong must-havebeen thy influence, when
thy fulntest memory could catisc those brontful
heroes Of a thousand fights to weep like tearful
womefrf With the cooling freshness of hi des-
ert fountain—with the sweet fragrance of a
flower found In winter, yon camo across the
great waters to those wandering men, and be-
neath the peaceful shadow of your wing#-their
souls found rest
Catching rats is an citaGlished business in
tome of the cities.
hor—bittor, hitter is (ho tear that tails on her
cold clay! You staud bosido her oofBn and
think of tho past. It sooms an amber colored
pathway, whoro the sun shone upon beautifVil
flowers, or the stars glittering overhead. Fain
would tho soul linger there. No thornaare re-
membered above that sweet clay, save those
your hand may have unwillingly planted. Her
nublo tender hoiu't, lies open to vour. inmost
sight. Vou think of her now as all gentleness,
all boauty and purity. But sho is duad! The
duar head that laid upon yotar bosoen, resta in
tho Blill darkness, uuon a pillow of clay. Thn
hands that have ministered so untiringly, a
folded, white and cold, beneath tho gloomy por
tais. Tho heart, whose every .beat measures an
eternity of lovo, lies under your feet. The flow-
ers she bont over with smiles, bend now abor*
her with tears, shaking the dow from thoir pe-
tals, that the verduio around her may be kept
groen and beautiful. >
£
Singular Piibnombnb.—Some months
Mr. Nicholas Flint, of Great Valley, In dig
a well, after excavating to the depth of about
forty lout, and finding no wuter, determined to
dig no deper, as thre space had already become
so small that ho was afraid, should ho sink it
deeper, that the sides would M in, if he at-
tempted to stone it up, Ho accordingly aban-
doned ii, throwing planks across tho mouth to
pruvent accident, intending to fill it up again
re. Ono day he heard a sli£
guiar noise Which soomod to proceed from tlut
well, nnd on going to It, ho discovered that it
was causod by a heavy draft of air, forcing it-
ip frofu tho well. *
This contlnupd for some days, when the cur-
when ho had leisure.
guiar noise Which soi
well, nnd on going to It, ho
was
self ui
Thl ,
ront of air became reversed, and thero
strong draft downwards, so mUcli so, that'itgi.t
substances brought nirnr the crevices in the
planks wore instantly dntwn in. He then tfro
r°n5
cured a piece of poump log about two feet t
with au aperture of two inches lu diameter, and
inserted this firmly tn oho of the planks. Tho
air as it forces itsolf Into or out of this tubo,
makes a roaring sound, which can be hoard
ncurly a mile.
In fact, this well seems now to p
tho breathing functions of a hugo pah
although tho iuhllations ami exhalations con-
tinuo for a much longer period than any other
animal now known, as It is sometimes several
days In drawing in its breath, and as long
time in forcing it put. The boys in the ncigh-
m
rm all
of lungs,
borhood ofteirawuse themselves,
Hon Is going on, by pulling their
end of tho tubo, to soo thoin "
In the air. Another fact Is,
ry organs of this "I
to bo entirely under
tjhore, so that in addition to
itfes; it Acts tho double part of tho
•id barometer.
For some hours proceeding a chi
lower to a higher degree of tei
inhalations grow less and less,
Iy imperceptible; then the air
or, until the weal
which it again subsides
pression of tho mercury,
breath." Who will '
Cattaraugus Whig.
The longer t livd,
the great difürcnce
insignificant, is enei
tin 11 -an honest
death or victory.
ihlng that can
talents, nó '
make a two-l
it.
Th<i total loss of
nla, during the
sbtttvsix inlllioi
v
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