OLD POSTAL USAGES.
CURIOUS PHASES OF THE MAIL SERV
ICE SIXTY YEAR9 AGO.
RatM am Ordinary Letter la Knutnnd
War Almoat Prnhlbltlr Adoption of
tha Peony Pott and tha Qnaar Argn
biibM Agalnat It.
Whpn Qnpin Victoria n.rpmli'fl tlio
throne, thote were no felrgrnphd in thin
eouiitrT nnd few rnllwnyii. The until!
ere forwRrdrd by mncli, nnd the pot
ngn ratm wero to ell hat the veil to do
prohibitive. It coct from 4d. to In. Hil.
to trud a "fliuxlo" lntter under mi
nnure in weight from one port of the
kingdom to another. Thrre wern nine
40 chnrgpg, VBryitiR aeenrding to dl
t it lire, tho nvernge rate liclng lid., or
half the dny'n wugo of u lnborcr. A
"ingle" letter meant a fliigln piece of
paper (ndheolve envelope hnd not lieen
iuventrd), nntl the addition of a nermiil
m.rnp of pappr mitde the letter a "dou
ble." one. Tho potnga wnn paid on de
livery by the rpetplptit, and a no rred
it vim given the iunnrnioii of a pontuiiiu
Into a poor neighhorliood wiw watched
on all aide with fpnr rnther thnn hope.
Coleridge, the poet, eaw a poor wont
an declining to accept a letter on the
core of lunbility to pny. The good
natured bard (doubtle with nonieriiffi
eulty) found the 'required nineppnre,
dpnpite the woman', reniountrance".
When the postman had gone away, alio
showed Coleritlge that the letter wit
bat a blank iheet of paper. Hor brother
bad arranged to aeud her at intervals
inch a alieet, addre.ued in a certain
fashion, aa evidence that nil wa well
with him, and ahe a regularly, aftpr
inspecting the address, refused to accept
it Borne humorist on one occasion aeut
ont large number of letters, each on u
sheet aa large a a tablecloth, all of
which had to he delivered as "single"
mlnsivps.
Tbia system practically stlfh-d written
intercourse umong the workiug cluss and
pressed with severity upon the middle
olass, but the rich and highly placed
entirely escaped postal taxation. The
privilege of franking covered the corre
spondence not only of ministers, peers
and members of parliament, but of
their relatives, friend and acquaint
ance. While in one year early in the
queen' reign no lesa than 7,400,000
letters were franked, a single London
firm paid annually 11,000 for postage
and a writer in The Quarterly referred
flippantly to "so alight and rare an in
cident in a laborer' life a the receipt
of a letter." Among the "pockets"
franked was a grand pinna An army
of clerkawaa employed to fix the charge
to be collected, and the postal revenue
remained stationary between 181 8 und
188S, although in the same period the
population increased from 10,600,000 tn
15,600,000.
Moved by this state of thing, parlia
ment in 1839 adopted Rowland Hill's
proposal of nuiform inlund penny post
age, which came iuto operation on Jan.
10, 1840. The writer possesses a copy of
The Quarterly Review of 1889, in which
a contributor (believed to be Oroker)
fiercely denounces the scheme. "Will
olerks," he says, "write only to their
father and girla to their mothers? Will
not letter of romance or love, Intrigue
or mischief, Inorease in at least equal
proportions? We doubt whether social
and domestic correspondence will be
more than doubled. A glguutio exem
plification of the old proverb Penny
wise and pound foolish," etc.
Macau lay says that the penny post,
when first established, wa the object
of violent invective, aa a mauifeit con
trivance of the pope to enalave the aoula
of Englishmen. It waa described aa
"sedition made easy." The postal au
thorities, who ia 1784 had opposed the
institution of mail coaches, were im
placable enemlea of penny poatage. The
postmaster general of 1889, Lord Lich
field, based hi objection ou the curi
oua ground that the building at St. Mar-tin'a-le-Qraud
would not be large
enough. The secretary, Colonel Manor
ly, conatautly repeated, "Tbia plan we
know will fail."
Aa we know, it succeeded, and the
penny rate has been generally adopted
in Europe aa well aa in the United
State. The number of letter rose from
80,000,000 in 1887 to 999,000,000 in
1847, aud for the year ending on Marob
81, 1897, about 1,900,000,000. The
postal surplus was lu 1889 1,669,810
and in 189H-7 3,089,188. The number
of letters, which waa in 1887 about 8
per head and in 1864 16 per head, ia
now 77 per head. Fortnightly Review.
High Titles Without Coat,
English folk are copying the Ameri
aa custom of conferring titlea upon
their children in baptism by using auch
namea aa Lord, Earl, Baron, etc. Tbia
will meau more to the English ohild
than it baa to tbe American,
One parent in tbe midland bestowed
an hia progeny military aa well as social
rank. One of bia children is christened
Baron, another Captain, another Colonel
and another Major General. Loudon
Truth has this statement from one who
know thia titled family, and they are
to be found at the present time in the
neighborhood of Birmingham. At tbia
rate every Tommy Atkins in tho next
generation may be a Sold marahul.
Em; Tims.
Master Tombs, thia ia an example
in subtraction. Seven boya went down
to pond to bathe, but two of thorn
bad been told not to go iu the water.
Now, can yon tell me bow many went
In?
Tombs Yea, air. Seven. Loudon
Tit-Bita.
Justin McCarthy is quite gray haired.
Bis beurd ia bushy, and bis gold rim
wed spectacles iiupurt a benign air to
his fuoo, which indeed well suits bis
mild manner. Aa fur bis energy, one
, would say that it was inexhaustible,
lie is a politician, a jouruulist, a nov
elist aud u historian.
OLD TIME SWEETNESS GONE
MolMoe Is Now Mads lata Rum and
Brown Sugar Can't Be Bought.
"The old fashioned molasse ia rapid
ly disappearing aa an article of com
merce," aaid a prominent grocer, "ami
in its place have come a number of
sirups which are more costly and by
no means aa satisfactory, especially to
the little ones, who delight, as we did
when we were younif, in having Massea
on their bread. Most of the moliifne
goes Iuto the distilleries, where It Is
made Into rum, for which, notwith
standing the efforts of our temperance
workers, the demand ia constantly ou
the Increase, especially in the New
England states and for the export trade.
The regular drinker of rumviil take no
other liquor in its place if ho can hplp
it It seems to reach tho spot more di
rectly than any other dram.
"The darker brown sugars hove also
disappeared, and they are not likely to
return, owing to the methods of boiling
and the manufacture. Urauuluted sugar
ia of the same composition, a far ns
saccharlno qualities are concerned, aa
loaf, cut loaf cube aud crushed aud
differs from them only in that ita crys
tals do not cohere. This is because it is
constantly stirred daring the process of
crystallisation. The lighter brown sug
ars taste sweeter than the white, for
the reason that there ia some niolasw
In them. Housekeepera have difficulty
these days iu finding coarse, dark sug
ars, which are always preferred for use
In patting ap sweet pickles, making
cakes and similar nsea. As they cannot
get brown sugar any more, it may be
well fur them to remember that they
can simulate brown angar by adding a
teaspoonful of molasses to each quarter
of a pound of the white granulated sup
ar. This combination does as well in
all household recipes that cull for
brown sugar as the article itself, and
besides it saves them a great deal of
hunting for brown sugar, which, us
said before, has disappeared from tin
market. " Eastport Sentinel.
HE COULD FORGIVE HER.
Far In His Opinion Mrs. Hlddnns Did Nat
Marry aa Actor.
Mrs. Siddous, the actress, waa boru
in 1766 at the Shoulder of Mutton inn,
Brecon, South Walea, of parents con
nected with the theater, her father,
Roger Kemble, beiug a strolling man
ager. Tbe child Sarah, wa reared in n
theatrical atmosphere, aud at 10 shn
waa playing Ariel.
Aa ahe grew op she became very
beautiful and had many admirers,
among whom was Beury Siddous, a
young actor iu ber father's company,
who had little difficulty in winning tho
girl'a heart. Mr. and Mrs. Kemble had
made np their minds that Sarah should
not marry iu the profession, iu conse
quence of which they strenuously op
posed the marriage, and young Siddous,
in a fit of retaliatory humor, composed
a song detailing their opposition and
his trials, which bronght about bis
speedy dismissal from the. company.
Sarah left the company, too, and hired
ont as lady's maid in Warwickshire for
two years.
During thia time the lovers carried on
a lively corespoudeuce aod finally,
gaining the reluctant consent of the
Kemblet, were married at Triuity
church, Coventry, in 1773, when Sarah
was 18.
It is said that Mr. Kemblo told her if
she ever married au actor it would
mako him discard ber forever. After
ber marriage he said, "I may forgive
you without breaking my word, for you
have certaiuly not married 'an actor,'
whatever the gentleman himself may
think ia bia vocation. " Thia Is on au
thority of Lady Eleanor Butler, who
knew the persons. St. Louis Globe
Democrut
His Bread Upon the Waters.
Fifteen years ago Carrie Bnrcb was a
servant girl in a Califoruia bonsebold
where William F. Hastings was auto
employed. The girl became ill and had
to leave, but had no money. Hustings
loaned her $300, and she weut away.
The years rolled by without the f 200
being returned, and Hastings bad for
gotten the occurrence wbeu be received
a letter from a barrister iu London stat
ing that an estate of $78,000 bad been
left him by Mrs. Hall, formerly Miss
Carrie Bnroh of California. Hastings
could hardly believe what be read, bat
he has the money now, and for his gen
erosity to a strange girl years ago be
has beoome independently rich. Wbeu
the girl left California, ahe weut to
Australia as a narso and there married
retired English merchant, who died
some years afterward, and the widow
then returned to Loudon and lived there
until ber death. Exchange.
A Good Bsasoa.
The general passenger agent of one
of the Chicago trunk linos received a
letter from a Kansas man tbe other day
requesting pass for himself to Chicago
and return. There waa nothing about
tbe letter to indicate that the writer
bad any claim whatsoever to tbe courte
sy he requested, bat the railway man
thought that perhaps the Kansan bad
some connection with the road in some
way, possibly as a local freight agent
So he wrote baok, "Please state explic
itly on what acoonut you request trans
portation. " By return mail came tbis
reply, "I've got to go to Chicago some
way, and I don't want to walk." Ex
change. A Bafcesliop Machine.
One of the latest appliuuoes for nse in
bakesliop oven consists of a tuuehine
which takes the whole meat and griud
it, mixes wator with it and kneads it
iuto dough ready for the oven.
Opeu the doors of opportunity to tal
ent aud virtue aud they will do them
selves justice, nnd property will not be
in bad bundB. Emerson.
Iu 1030 tho first large copper ooin
were minted in England, patting au
end to private leaden tokens.
Does It Pay to b Sick t
HoKidcs tin) discomfort nnd auiTurln(f,
llliit'HM of any sort la expensive.
Hundreds of p:"oplu consult the doctors
every day iilmut -initrlin und colds. This
Is better than to snlTor the tllswim to
run nlontf, but, thono who nso Otto's
Cure for the throat and Itinirn tl" hi-tter
still. It. routs leas und tho cure Is
ci'taln. Von out) ift it trial bottle free
of our utfrnt. If- Alex. Stoke. Liirjo
sl.o H-'ie. and filta.
DR. HENRY BAXTER'S
MANDRAKE
BITTERS,
CURES CONSTIPATION
AND BILIOUSNESS.
A delightful tonic and lax
ative. Can be taken by young
1 and old. No dieting necessary.
t Eat; anything yon like and
plenty of it. Builds up "ran
down" people making tliem
well and vigorous. Try it.
At Drugglata. Only 9B ptr bottle.
Henry, Johnioa 4 Lord, Profit., Burlington, Vt
For Hiil.; by II. A. Stoke.
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Clearance
A. D. DEEMER & GO.
for the next ten days offer La
dies' Oxford Ties, worth
LANCASTER GINGHAMS, 5c.
NORMANDIE 6c.
BEST CALICO PRINTS, 4 and 5c.
CHALLIES Sc., LAWNS 5, 8 and 10c.
EMBROIDERIES that were 8c. reduced to 5c; 10o.
and 124c. kind to 8c.
GENTS' DRESS SHIRTS that were 50c, 75c. and
85c, reduced to 87c. '
STRAW HATS, 50c. kind at 33c.
A Few DRESS PATTERNS that were 6.00, 6.50
and $7.00, to go in this sale at 4.00.
' Ladies' Shirt Waists will be sold
regardless of cost or quality.
fl.
A Note Prom the Editor.
The editor of a lead log state paper
writes: "If you had seen my wife last
June and wero to see hor to-day you
would not belluvt) shu was the same
woman. Then ah was broken down by
nervous debility und suffered terribly
from constipation nnd sick headache.
Bacon's Celery King for the nerves
made her a well woman In one month."
It. Alex. Stoko will give you a free
samplu package of this great- herbal
remedy. Largo size 2."ic. and fi'to.
WANTKH- rWITIIITt. MEN (lit WOMEN
to Imvt'l fne MiHttwIble csttililNlM-rl
Ihiiixi III IViinyl unlit, Snliuy frmi mill es-
IH'MC. I'lltlntl IIIM'IIIIIIH'tlt. Itl'flMI'lirC.
;nrltM Melf-iKhli'i'MtMl slumped iwivHiiim.
The ill Umril, nr Inxtit-itttrn Hiil , I 'lilmim.
Of llEYXOLDS V1LLK.
Capital,
Surplus.
850,000.
.S-VI00.
'. Mitchell, n-Klileiitt
Neon .Tf rMrllmirl, Vice Fre.
John II. KniK-lier, Cnxhlcr.
Directors!
('. Mlti'liell. eVotl Mc-t'lollnnrl, .I.e. Kins,
John II. CnrlH-tt, l. E. Ilrown,
(I. W. fuller. ,T. II. Kniii'tn-r.
Iioei n trnnet-itl Imnklriir hiiMlneflNiiiifl solicits
the iirriiilnlH of tnetvlmiilN, prnfi-sHliiiml men.
ftirmrn. mcrhiittlrs, miner, htmlH'rmt'n una
otht'i-. pmmhlnt: the most rnreful attention
to the hiiHliicsHof all perMittM.
Snfe DcuckII Itoxcfi for rent.
I'll mi National Hunk hulldliiK, Nolmi Mock
Fire Proof Vault.
L. M. SNYDER,
Practical Horse-shoer
and General Blacksmith.
HohM mIkm'Iiih chine In tho neutOHi winner
lind hy tho IttieNt luipmvt'd imMlnxlM. Ovur
limdllTcri'nl kinds of hImm' nmdf fur rrw
tlnn of faulty art Ion mid dtrumnvd fntt. Only
Oit bent make of KhtM'rt nitd natU ud. He
pittrlnjr of all kind mrffiilly nnd promptly
done. (Sat in taction (.l'akantkkii. Luniiwr
nien'HHUpplleh on hand.
.lurk won St. ticur Fifth, IieynoldvHe, Pa.
ANTED KAITHKI'L MEN UK WOMEN
" tn tt-iivol fnf f'tiiBf tiittlhlf MliatiliuliOfi
I hniifto In FennHvivanla. Halary 7Wi nnd ex-
netine, rrrsii ion ernittneni. llerurenee,
Knrlose e1f Hdd reused Ktnmned envelope.
The National, Hlur Inviiriiiiee Hldjr., Chicago,
Sale!
list National Hank
$1.00 at $ .80
1.25 " .98
1.50 " 1.00
1.75 " 1.00
2.00 " 1.50
D. Deemer & go.
I will close
stock of
DRY GOODS,
Clothing and
Furnishing Goods
at less than mfg. prices.
HENRIETTAS, sold at 75c. and 85c, now 57c.
" Mc 49c.
" 0c. 42c'
" " 50c 89c.
SERGE, 55c 49c.
" 0c. 45c.
" 30c 21c.
DRESS FLANNEL, " 90c 57c.
" 75c 57c.
44 50c. 40c.
RED FLANNEL, " 50c 38c.
" 25c. 19c
" 20c 15c.
White Flannel at the same price.
LADIES' RIBBED WAISTS, sold at 25c, now 19c
15c 10c.
4 4 4 4 4 " 10c 08c.
RED TABLE DAMASK, 25c 20c.
50c. 40c.
WHITE 75c 57c.
44 50c 39c.
40c 32ol
25c 20c.
CORSETS formerly Bold at 91.00 now 79c; formerly 75c,
now 57c; formerly 50c, now 89c.
CAMBRIC at 3ic. a yard.
TAFFETY at 8 and 10c a yard.
O. N. T.", Clark's Cotton, 4c. Spool Silk 4c
CLOTHING
Childs' Suits 1. 00, now .75
it
1.50, ' i.lO
2.00, " 1.50
2.50, 44 1.8 5
4.00, 44 2.75
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Men's Fine Worsted Suits reduced from $10.00 to 6.50. '
GRAND ARMY SUITS reduced from 8.50 to 5.50; from
10.00 to 7.50.
Shirts reduced from $1.00 to 75c, from 90c. to 67c, from
75c. to 62c, from 50c. to 42c, from 35c to 25c.
N.
We
are always receiving new goods and can always give you
good values in
Dry Goods,
Notions, Clothing,
Hats and Caps,
Shoes, Etc.
We carry a complete stock of everything and you will find
our GROCERIES and PROVISIONS always up to
standard in quality, and the very lowest
price. We invite a share of your trade.
JEFFERSON SUFPLY CO.
out my entire
Boys' Suits 7, 8.00, now 5.50
" " 5.00, " 3.75
Men's 44 4.98, " 3.85
44 14 5.00, 44 3.75
44 44 5.00, 44 2.75
HftNftU.