THE OMAHA DAILY 35EE: JIU.VDAT, OTTOHETC 7, 100
NEW ISSUE OF STAMPS COMING
TfMldtBt MrKlYay's Fice to Adorn One
Popular Denomination.
d:pamment PREPARES FOR THE CHANCE
Vmcrn thnt Hnte C'nrrlpil the Mnll
UurlliK tlir Fifty ciir Mnee
Clio t!M r rninriit Knlcrril
I the llilnliirsn.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. (Speclftl.) Tlie
lthcneaK of President McKlnley'a serene
countenance will, In all probability, appear
upon one of the postage stamps of the
United States within a few months. The
Postofllco department contemplates the
bringing out of nn entirely new series of
postage stamps, probably next spring, nnd
It Is not unlikely that tho face of President
McKlnley will supersede that of Oeorgo
Washington upon the 2-cent denomination.
The regular current set of stamps has now
been In uso eleven years, since 1800, and
the department considers It entirely proper
that the old set be re Ircd, Progress Is the
watchword of this administration nnd of lh
PostoMco department and the new scries
will Introduce something new In the domain
of stnrrvdom.
Since the ottnbllabmcnt of the postal sys
tem In tho United States It has been the
rule of the department that tho faco of no
living man shall appear upon postage
stamps and no matter how popular the per
sonage this rule has never b'en disre
garded. Now, that Mr. McKlnley has
passed from this llf ho at onco becomes
eligible to a placo upon the postal Issue of
the government. That his fRCo sholl ap
pear upon one of the stnmps, and that a
prominent one, haft already been proposed
to tho third assistant postmaster genera'.
who Is directly In charge of the Itsuance
of postage stamps, nnd the suggestion Is
now being officially considered. The great
esteem In which the president was held bv
the postmaster general and the third as
ttstant, their poraonal Inclinations to do
him all possible honor, taken In connection
with the wove of universal approval from
the people that will sweep over tho land to
tho department when the matter slnll have
come to the public car, leave no doubt of
tho ultimate result of the proposition,
DrnninlnriMnii Mnstli' l.'seil.
The denominations of stamps most
largely used In this country nro the 2-cent.
1-ccnt nnd 10-cent. Great numbers of tho
C-ccnt are used, but a largo part of them
nre for foreign postage. It would be a win
nlng guess that the kindly countenance of
President McKlnley will adorn the 1 or 2
cent postage stamp In the now series.
Following tho decision to glvo Mr. Mc-
Klnley's fa.ee n place on one of tho stamps
the first act of the department would bo
to select a photograph for uso of the en
graver.' A number of tho best pictures of
tho Into president, representing various po
sitions, side view, full front, three-quartern
front, etc., would be submitted, and from
those probably half n dozen would be se
lected for tho preliminary comparison. Tho
best artist at tho Bureau of Engraving and
Printing would bo Instructed to make re
productions of the actual size of proposed
stamp, from each of tho photos, which would
be submitted to the department, with the
border eolccted, surrounding each picture,
the Idea being to show precisely how the
stamp will look when completed. From
theso proofs, or first drawings, It Is likely
that three designs will be chosen, und tho
engravers at the bureau will then go ahead
and makes dies of each, submitting to tho
department actually printed proofs of thfc
three designs selected, one of which will
finally be decided upon. These die proofs
will be submitted for Inspection to the
postmaster genoral, who will, In turn,
doubtless exhibit them at a meeting of the
cabinet, asking tho Judgment of the presi
dent and cabinet o(llcer3 in the matter.
When ono of the three has been fixed upon
tho bureau will be requested to mako a
plato of the design selected and furnish
the department with a full sheet of the
stamps, Whon this has been done nnd the
final "0. K." of tho postmnster general Is
affixed, then the presses will begin to grind
out the stnmps In sheets of 100.
If tho face of President McKlnley shall
auporsedc that of Franklin, which has had
placo upon tho 1-ccnt stamp for cxactl)
fifty years, It is quite llkoly that Franklin
would in turn supcrscdo Daniel Webstor,
who has had a placo upon tho 10-ccnt stamp
since 1S00. In case Mr. McKlnley should
appear on thu 2-ccnt stnnip, Washington
might take Franklin s place on tho l-cent
and Franklin succeed Wobstor on tho 10
ccnt. Men Heretofore Ilonornl.
While the preference seems alwnys to
havo been accorded presidents of the United
States, yet presidents have been sidetracked
for army nnd navy heroes nnd statesmen.
Of tho doad presidents tho faces of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson. Tay
lor, Lincoln, Grant and Garfield have had
plnaes upon United States postaga stamps,
while those not so honored were both of
the Adnmeos, Monroe, Van Iluren, William
Henry Harrison. Tyler, Polk, Fillmore,
Pierce, lluchanan, Johnson, Hayes, Arthur
and Uenjnmtn Harrison.
Thuro have been numerous changes dur
ing the fifty years since the first real series
'of postage stamps was Issued by this gov
ernment, In tho profiles upon stamps,
Presidents have been shifted here and there
as the department deemed expedient; some
havo disappeared altogether, and others
temporarily, but there Is on philanthropist
and ncholar who has hold his original plnce
from tho beginning of the postal service
down to this day Benjamin Franklin,
Washington follows as a very closo second,
ho having lost his plnce upon the 3-cont
stamp (then tho somo as our 2-cent Btantp i
of today) In 1BG9. for a period of one year,
a very primitive locomotive and tender oc
cupying the central portion of tho 3-cent
atamp, However, even III that scries, Wash
ington's profile appeared upon tho 0-ceni
stamp.
r.'niml of (lie Stump".
Prior to 1R4S there wore In tho United
States no postage stamps of any sort, Two
years beforo that date Great Ilrltaln had
been experimenting with some degreo of
success, and In 1545 tho postmasters cf
Alexandria, Vn niid St. l.ouls. Mo., Issued
stamps on their own account. Up to this
tlmo It had been tho custom to dispatch
mall without prepayment of postage, tho
fee, according to weight nnd distance, be
ing paid by tho recipient, as a general
thing. The postmasters mentioned had
printed at their local printing ofllces crude
labots, tho first bearing the words, "Alex
andria Postofflce, Paid B Cents," the St.
Louis stamp representing the figures 5, 10
and :0 cents Just above the picture of two
bears atanding with their paws upon the
ml of Missouri. In 1346 postmasters in
Mlllbury, Masi,, Brattleboro, Vt Haiti
wore, Md., New Haven, Conn, and Provi
dence, It. I., followed suit. Copies of theso
stamps now roll readily at from 125 to
12,000, accordlug to number of copies In ex
istence. In 1S47 the United States Issued two
stamps of tho value of 5 and 10 cents. The
portrait upon the t-eent Is that of Frank
lin, after a painting by I.ongocre. The ven
erablo statesman and Inventor looks the
picture of conteuttnent, his long curia
banging down upon his shoulders, a white
neckerchief anJ fur cellar about his throat.
A reproduction of Stuart's famous paint
ing of Washington, within nn ellipse, ap
pears upon the 10-ceut denomination, the
Nebraska
Tho Buffalo Express of the Uh Inst
gives the following account of the formal
exercises of Nebraska day (Thursday) at
the Pan-American exposition.
Oftlcers In gold lncc. pretty women and
enthusiastic men marked Nebraska's cele
bratlon of Its day at the Pan-American
exposition yesterday. The western state
had many boomers. Its exhibits were
decorated specially and It made an excel
lent showing. The formal ceremonies of
celebration wcro held In tho Temple of
Music. Apart from them there was a lot
of fun without formality. Tho Nebraskans
were mightily proud of the work of one of
their fellow men, Henry Rustln, to whom
go the honors for tho electrical bfnutlos
of tho exposition.
The ceremonies ot noon were an hour
late In beginning nnd Commissioner Gen
erol Weber of tho exposition raised a laugh
by saying that this was probably due to
the fact that Nebraska time Is sixty min
utes later than New York state time.
"I guess the distinguished guests forgot
to change their watches," ho said.
When Mnjor T. S. Clarkson called the
meeting to order President Mllburn of the
Par.-Amcrlcan exposition and Governor
Savage of Nebraska snt beside him on the
Temple of Music platform, shivering In tho
chilly atmosphere. The members of the
governor's staff anil women wcro on tho
stage.
"Ladles nnd gentlemen," said Major
Clarkscn, "thin Is Nebraska day at the Pan
American exposition, and we nro gratified
to ree so many here, who. In spite of the
cold weather, nro no doubt glad nnd willing
to hear something of n stntn so youn,t and
n state no far west. Nebraska Is a state
with a capacity to feed tho world. Wo
havo beautiful women and vigorous men In
Nebraska. It Is h beautiful state."
Miss Mario Hoover played n piano solo,
n prelude, by Hnrhmsnloff nnd "Fruel
Ingsrauschcn," by Slndlnc
President John O. Mllburn welcomed the
Nebraskans In n cordial address. He as
sured them It was n great pleasure to
dlschnigc his duty of greeting tho visitor
from tho western stato nnd he expressed
tho hope that their visit would bo very
pleasant and profitable. It was a great
compliment to the exposition, sold Mr.
Mllburn, for the governor, his staff and so
many citizens of Ncbrnskn to como to
Buffalo and by their presence testify to
their Interest In tho exposition. The
spenker oxprctsed the hope that tho time
never will come when expositions shall
cease to be held; he declared expositions
to bo very helpful In bringing together
tho people and afford tho opportunity
which raises tho people higher nn a na
tion through what they lenrn In witness
First Press
A leaflet recently Issued by the Nebraska
Historical society enumerated a number of
"Nebraska Firsts," consisting of political,
personal and commercial events marking
tho Inception of the hlstorv of the state.
Many events of equal moment wero omitted
from tho list, not the lrnst of which was the
first genuine preis agent cf the bountiful
land now within tho borders of tha com
monwealth. Pcsnlbly there exists A doubt
about his Identity. It Is presumed that
Spanish explorers ventured Into what Is
now Nebraska over two centuries ago, but
falling to find the fabled cities and thi
lookhd-for gold on the ndjaeent bushes,
turned tearfully from the vista of beauty
nature spread befo-e them nnd vanished Into
the mitts of tradition, leaving no written
record of their thrilled emotions. Centuries
later other pathfinders Journeyed over tho
western wilderness, but most of them, like
Lewis and Clarke, merely followed the Mis
sourl river, and described but fow of tho
scenes beyond tho river valley. It wan not
until 1840 and 1S41 that some of tho charms
of Nebraska wero put on record, nnd the
nuthor wns the vcnernblo Indian mlsslonnry,
Rev. P. J. DcSmct. An old volume of his
letters printed In Philadelphia In 1843 eon
toltm severnl delightful pen pictures of tho
Platte valley In Its virgin state, with the
Indian nnd the buffalo for n background.
These letters, written In 1841-42, indlcato
that the noted missionary first crossed the
state, going northwest, to what Is now
Montana and Idaho, In 1839, but no details
of that Journey nro given. In tho two
succeeding years, 1S40-41, he traveled from
St. Louis to tho land of tho Flathead In
dians and returned each year, and his let
ters relato exclusively to theso two Jour
neys. His delight on seeing and traversing
tho Platto valley on both occasions Is ex
pressed with chnrncterlstlc simplicity, nnd
his pictures of tho Inndsrapo havo not been
surpassed by tho mom modern boomers of
Nebraska's charms. U Is Interesting to
note that "hailstones os large os hen's
ggs" Is not n recent product of the ele
ments, nor Is the festlvo cyclone an out
cropping of civilization and sottlement, for
both were encountered by the pioneer mis
sionary. In one of his letters describing his Jour
ney of 1840 Father DcSmot says of the
Platte valley: "Wo arrived on the 18th of
May upon the banks of tho Nebraska, or
Big Horn, which Is called by tho French
by the less suitable name of the Flat river.
It Is one of tho most magnificent rivers
of North America. From Its source, which
Is hidden nmong tho remotest mountains of
this vnst continent, to tho River Missouri,
of which It Is n tributnry, It receives a
number of torrents, descending from the
Rocky mountains: refreshes nnd fertilises
Immense valleys, nnd forms at Its mouth
the two grent geographical divisions of the
upper and lower Missouri. An wo proceeded
words, "Ten Cents," nnd two large "Xs"
'rn either lower portion and "U. S. Post-
office" on tho upper part, nil In black, com
plete the stomp.
After twe years' experience It wns found
thnt two values wore utterly Inadequate O
meet the demands cf the people; In tact
the Issuance of postage stnmps seemed to
havo given n wonderful stimulus to letter
writing, and In ISM what may be termed
tho first regular aeries of United States
postage stnmps woe leaned. Thero were
eight denominations, 1, 3, 5. 10, 12, 24, 30,
t0 cents, and Washington's faco was upon
five of them. Franklin appeared upon tho
l-cent and 30-cent stnmps. and Jefferfn
entered the arena upon tho 5-cent starapj.
This aerlea continued In use until 1S61. Up
to 1856 all stamps had been furnished the
public In Imperforate condition,- requiring
a knife or scissors to sover them, and
copies of the 24, SO and 00-qent stamps,
without perforations, unuted, are worth a
fortune each.
.Int'kson nuil Lincoln.
From 1S61 to 1S63 the denominations of 2
nnd 15 cents were added. The full face of
Andrew Jackson appears upon tho 2-cent
and It Is claimed this Is the poorest stamp
from an artistic point of view the United
States ever Issued. The face Is very large,
covorlng nlmost tho entire stamp and Is
printed In black; a most unsightly label.
The face of Lincoln Is Imprinted upon the
15-cont' stnmp, being a reproduction from a
favorite photograph. This was Lincoln's
first appearance upen a postage stamp and
since that time no series ot regular postage
at the Pan -
ing the great Improvements of the age.
lo conclusion, Mr Mllburn remarked that
a great deal of labor had been expended
In building the Pan-American nnd that
he hoped the Nebraskans would return to
their homes feeling that the work had
not only been well don-, but was worth
doing.
Tho response to President Mllburn's
greeting was made by Governor E. P. Sav
age of Lincoln, Neb. His address was
most cordial and was brief.
"I can assure yoti all that It Is a great
pleasure to havo the privilege of visiting
Buffalo and this magnificent exposition,"
said the governor. "While Buffalo has
had the benefit of the experience ot
previous expositions, It l my opinion that
the cities which have planned to hold ex
positions In the future will havo to look
well to their laurels, for Buffalo has lnv'
proved on all ever given In the United
States. This Is an exposition which merits
national approval."
Governor Savage th'.'n spoke particularly
of his state nnd Its resources. He ex
hibited two large cars of torn which he
plucked from a car window while speeding
through a big cornfield nnd declared It
was pretty fair corn for the hot season,
Ho spoke of Nebraska's greatness In agri
culture; pointed out that the state has no
bonded debt; that Its people are prosper
ous, hnppy and conunted nnd the people
bask In the sunshine of prosperity.
Chairman Clarkson silted thnt he had
been foiled In his Intention to ask n Ne
hraskan who has had much to do with the
surcess of the exposition to mnke a speech,
but Henry B. Itustln had disappeared from
the stage nnd Major Clnrkson contented
himself with praising him highly for the
wonderful effects of the Illumination.
Tho Hon. C. J Bills of Falrbury was lo
have mode an nddrcss. but was prevented
by a bad cold from speaking, His placo
was filled acceptably by Dr. J. H. Bresson,
who made n brief, witty Address, which
was well received. The final Hildress wns
made by General L. W. Colby of Beatrice,
who Bpoke enthusiastically of the expo
sition, Its grentneas and It beauty. The
program was Interspersed with two violin
solos excellently played by Miss Silence
Dales of Lincoln, who played under the
disadvantages of the rold and the con
stantly moving people, Her renditions
wcro enthusiastically applauded. She
played Bruch's concerto In O minor and
Wlenlnwskl's Polonaise, Opus 4. Mrs.
Frederick Taylor charmingly sang thrco
songs, "The Hnrt's Spring," "Slave Song"
nnd "In Summer Time."
, With Govornor Snvagc's party Is a man of
Interesting personality who Is prominent In
the affaire of Nebraska nnd the city ot
Agent of State
up this river, scenes more or less pictur
esque opened upon our view. In the middle
of tho Nebraska thousands of Islands, under
various nspects, presented nearly every
form of lovely scenory. I havo neon some
of those isles, which, at a distance, might
bo taken for flotillas, mingling their full
sails with verdant garlands, or festoons of
flowers, and as the current flowed rapidly
around them they seemed, as It were, flying
on the waters, thus completing tho charm
ing Illusion, by this apparent motion. The
tree which the soil of these Islands pro
duces In tho grcntest abundance Is a Bpeclcs
of white poplar, called cotton tree; the
savages cut It In winter and make of the
bark, which appears to have a good taste,
food for their horses."
Tho following jear he reached the Platte
valley, bound northwest, In Juno nnd telll
his experiences as follows: "It Is now aft
ernoon and we are sitting on the banks of
a river, which, It Is said, has not Its equal
In tho world. The Indians call It Nebraska
or Big Horn; the Canadians give It tho
name of La Platte, and Irving designates It
as tho most wonderful and useless of rivers.
Tho sequel will show that It deserves these
vnrlous affixes. It wan to enjoy tho beauty
and freshness of Its scenery that wo trav
eled more than twenty miles this morning,
without breaking our fast, through n wil
derness without a slnRlo rivulet to water
our Jaded horncs, who must therefore rest
where they are till tomorrow. I am far
from regretting the delay, as It will give
me nn opportunity of commencing a letter
which, I know, will interest you.
Even on the mounds that run parallel to Its
banks, the waters that fall from tho clouds,
upon a sandy and porus boII, run down Into
i he valleys. But tho prairies that recolve
tho overflowing waters ot tho river nro ex
tremely fertile, nnd appear beautiful In
spring, being onameled with a great va
riety of flowers. Tho sight of tho river
Itself Is still morn .pleasing: though In spite
of all Its beauties, It has, like the most ro
markable of Its mounds, received a vulgar
name. Thltt proceeds from the custom
which some travelers have of applying to
objects the names of things with which tboy
are well acquainted. They havo called It
Platto or Flat river, on account of Its width
and shallowness; tho former often extend
ing 6,000 feet, whilst Its deptb Is but from
threo to five feet, nnd sometimes less. This
want of proportion deBtroys Its utility. Ca
noes cannot be used to ascend It, and It
barges sometimes come down from Fort la
Baraee (Laramie) to tho mouth It Is be
cause they are ro conotructcd that they may
be converted Into sledges and pushed on by
tho hands of men, Tho author of 'Astoria
has properly defined It 'the most magnifi
cent and most useless of rivers.' Abstrac
tion made of Its defects, nothing can be
more pleasing lhan the perspective which
stamps In tho United States has appeared"
that he has not stood shoulder to shoulder
with Franklin and Washington.
In 1808 It was found that certain persons
wero removing the canceling Ink by means
nf chcmlcnU nnd using the stamps a second
time. To obvlato this fraudulent practice
It was ordered that all postage stamps bo
( embossed, and for threo years every sheot
of stumps was placed under a specially de
vised machine which made a littlo square
of pln-prlcks a third of on Inch each way
upon tho faco of each etamp. When tho
stamp was canceled the Ink penetrated
theso pln-prlcks to ths back of the paper
and prevented the successful cleaning of
; the stamps.
1 First Hrrlra In Colors.
' In 1869 the department Issued Its flrJt
I terles of stamps tn two colors, or rather, a
I partial aeries. The head ot Franklin ap-
pears upon the l-cent; a postman, riding n
home going at breakneck speed, la de
pleted upon the 2-cent, an old-fashioned,
' wocd-burnlng, funnel-stacked locomotive Is
.the central picture of the S-cent; Washing
ton's faco Is upon the 6-ccnt; a great eagle,
j with outstretched wings, resting upon a
hleld, represents ths 10,-cent; an o:ean
steamer, badly tossed about, Is the vignette
of the 12-cent, The two-color stamps begin
I
with th 15-cent value, which represents the
lauding of Columbus, after n painting In the
' Capitol building In Washington. The pic
, tute Is In blue, with border and ornamental .
work In light brown. The !4-cent Is a
reproduction cf Trumbull's famous palntlna, I
j "Declaration of Independence," in Wash- j
Am
A Buffalo Account
of the Antelopers.
Omaha. That man Is Colonel Frank E.
Moores, mayor of Omaha. Colonel Moores
has been connected with the politics of his
state for a number of years, holding high
official positions nnd fer the last several
years he has served as Omaha's chief ex
ecutive. It was during his term of office that
the Omaha exposition was held and so
Colonel Mcorts is able to speak somewhat
nttthorltatlvly jn the subject of expositions
and their conduct. He says that the expo
sition here Is much larger and much more
beautiful than the one held In his home
city, but Nebraska reserves a certain
amount of self-pride In Buffalo's fair from
ths fact that Henry Rustln, who created the
lighting here, was an Omaha citizen. Colonel
Moores is a veteran of the civil nor and
during an Interval of seeing the exposition
he i elated nn Instance of his first meet
ing with the late President McKlnley,
which, aside from being Interesting, Illus
trates President McKlnlcy's wonderful
mcmcry of faces and occurrences, At the
battle of Winchester Colonol Moores, then
h captain In the Eighth Ohio Volunteers,
was ordered to take his company and
charge the Star fort on Winchester
Heights whero It was believed General
Jubal A. Early was In hiding. Captain
Moores nnd his men did as they were told,
but the wily Karly got away before the
fort surrendered to the union forces. After
the battle Captain Moort-s was ordered to
report with his company to Goncral Croon,
who then was commanding a corps In the
field. Captain' Moores mounted hla horse
nnd stnrted on n gallop for the tent ot
General Creole.
Almost simultaneous with his arrival an
other young officer leaped from his horse
and saluted General Crook. Captain Moores
told General Crook that he had come to
report to him nnd had turned to go when
the general called to him. "Walt n mo
ment, captain," he said, "let me present
Captain McKlnley of General Hayes' bri
gade." The two young officers hurriedly
saluted, shook hands nnd, mounting, were
noon galloping nway In opposite direct
Iocs, Thirty-seven years after thnt oc
currence, on the same day and almost the
same hour, Colonel Frank Moores as mayor
of Omaha was called upon to preside a;
memorial services following the assassina
tion of Captain McKlnley, then president
of the United States. ,The two men, In
troduced on the flold of battle, did not meet
for years after the event referred to above,
hut when they did meet Captain McKlnley,
then president. remembered both the
colonel's name nnd fnco nnd the clrcum
stances of the first meeting. "Hello,
colonel," ho said, "how Is tho Eighth Ohio,
anyway."
Beauties of the Platte
Valley Sixty Years
Ago.
It presents to the eye; though besides the
pralrlo flowers and the ranunculus. Its
banks bear only the eglnntlno and the wild
vine, for on account of the fires made In
the autumn tho lofty vegetation Is entirely
confined to the Islands that stud Its surface.
These Islands are to numerous that they
havo the appearance of a labyrinth of
groves floating on tho wntens. Their ex
traordinary position gives an air of youth
and beauty to the whole scene. If to this
bo added the undulations of the river, the
waving of tho verdure, jtho alternations o
light nnd shade, tho succession of these
Islands varying In form and benuty. nnd tho
purity of tho atmosphere, somo Idea may
be formed of tho pleasing sensations which
the traveler experiences on beholding n
scene thnt seems to have started Into ex
Istcnco fresh from the hands of the Cre
ator. "Fine weather Is common In this tem
perate climate. However, It hnppens some
times, though but seldom, that tho clouds
floating with great rapidity open curronts
of air so violent as suddenly to chill the
atmosphero nnd produce the most destruc
tive hall storms I have seen some hall
stones of the size of an egg It Is dan
gerous to be abroad during these storms.
A Cheyenne Indian was lately struck bv
a hailstone and remained senseless for an
hour. Once os the storm was raging near
us we witnessed n subllmo sight. A spiral
abyss seemed to be suddenly formed In
the air. Tho clouds followed each other Into
It with such velocity that they attracted all
objects around them, whilst such clouds as
were too largo and too far distant to feel
Its Influence turned in nn opposite dlrec
tion. Tho nolBc wo beard In the nlr was
like that of a tempest. On beholdng tho
conflict we fancied that nil the winds had
been let looso from the four points of tho
compnsB. It Is very probablo that If wo
had approached much nearer tho wholo
caravan would havo made nn ascension Into
the clouds, but the Power that confines the
Ben to Its boundaries and said. 'Hither
shalt thou come,' watched over our preser
vation. The spiral column moved ma
jestically toward tho north and lighted on
the surface of the Platte. Then nnothor
scene was exhibited to our view. The
waters, agitated by its powerful notion,
began to turn round with frightful nolso
nnd were suddenly drawn up to the clouds
In n splrnl form. The column appeared to
measure a mile In height nnd such was tho
violence of tho wind.? which camo down
In a a porpendlculnr direction that In the
twinkling of nn eye the trees were torn
nnd uprooted nnd their houghs scattered
In every direction. But what Is violent
nues noi last. Artcr a few minutes the
frightful visitation ceased. The column,
not being able to sustain the weight nt Its
base, was dissolved almost ns quickly as It
hnd been formed, Soon nfter the sun re.
npnenrcd; all was calm and we pursued
our journey."
Ingtem. The picture Is In purple, border
nnu ornamental work In green. Tho 30
cent represents nn eaglo upon a shield, In
carmine, upon a background of flags In
bluo. Tho portrait of Lincoln, In hlnck, ap
pears wunin n background and border of
carmine. In the 90-cent. For various rea
rons this Berlcs of stamps wos not a sue
cess and was superseded n year later. In
1S70, by nn entirely new Bet. In some man
ner a sheet of each of the 15-cent, 21-cent
ana JU-cent stamps of the 1869 Issue got
out with the central picture printed upildo
down. Theso stamps are very scarce and n
fine copy, unused, will bring clcse to $1,000.
Sstutcmnrii uuil Warrljra,
With the Issue of 1870 a number of new
faces nppear upon stamps, Clay. Webtter.
Scott, Hamilton nnd Perry, warriors and
statesmen, but not a president. The series
comprise: 1 cent, faco of Franklin. 2 cents,
Jackson; 3 cents, Washington; 6 conts,
Lincoln, 10 cents. Jefferson; 12 cents. Clay;
15 cents, Webster; 24 cents, Scott; 30
cents, Hamilton, 90 cents, Perry.
In 1S71, to meet tho demand occasioned
by reduction in foreign postage, the 7-cent
alue was added and Stanton's face ap
peared, the stamp being printed In bright
vermilion. In 1R74 ths foreign rate of
pcetage was again reduced, this time lo 5
cents, and a former president. Zachary Tay
lor, was selected to do the honors on this
stamp. The new postal treaty rendered un
necessary the 7, 12 and 24 cents stamps and
the fares of Stanton, Clay and Scott dis
appeared, the first and ast mentioned not
to return again.
Upon the death ot President Garfield a
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new design, quite exceptional, was made
for the fi-cent stamp nnd Garfield's portrait
superseded that of Taylor, who disappeared
permanently.
In 18S3 the rate for letter postage wos re
duced from .1 to 2 cents and Washington and
Jackson changed places, the 3-eent ultimo
disappearing entirely for the time, nnd
Jnckson's face Illumined n new denomina
tion, the 4 centH. In 1S77 the 3-cent value
was again put Into use and the face of
Washington nppenred upon It as well as
upon the 2-cnnt value. In lfiSS tho 30 cents
was chnnged from blnck to orange, the 00
cents from carmine to purple nnd the 4
cents green to carmine.
DriilK" nf Present Sc-rle.
In 1800 a series with new designs, denom
inations and faces appeared. In thin set
Frnnklin and Wnshlngton retain their
places upon tho 1 and 2-cent; Jackson takes
Washington's place upon tho 3-cent; Lin
coln supersedes Jackson on the 4-cent;
General Grant, who had died a ehort while
previously, took Garfield's place upon tho
fi-ccnt, the latter's portrait being trnns
fcrred to the 0-cent. An entirely now
value, tho 8-cent, wns ndded nnd the grim
old warrior, William T. Shermnn. nppenred
In tho pcstnl gallery. Webster takes Jef
ferson's place on the 10-cent, Clay comes to
the fore again on tho lfi-ccnt, Jefferson Is
transferred to the f.O-cent, a new denom
ination, nnd Perry nppenrs on the Jl value,
superseding the old 90-cent. At this point !
two now values have been Inaugurated, tho
$2, with the new faco of President Madison, I
and tho $!, bearing n good likeness of John ,
Marshall. 1
'omiiieiiiiirntlvi Issues. '
In 1S03 a eornmcmorutlve Insue, known ns '
the Columblnn scries, from 1 cent to Ju,
was printed, snld to bo the finest series of t
postugo etnmps ever Issued 1y nny country. ,
Thero were sixteen designs, all relating to .
and descrlptlvo nf the discovery of America
by Columbus.
In 18!t8 a series especially commemorative
of the Trnnsmlssl3lppl Exposition at
Omaha was printed. There were nine vol-
ues. from 1 cent to J2. No portraits ap
peared upon the stnmps, the designs depict
ing llfo In tho great northwest.
In 1901, beginning with May 1, the beauti
ful Pan-American etnmps were placed on
sale. These etnmps uro In two colors nnd
pronounced by French critics to bo works
of art. As wos the enso with tho two-color
series In ISfi'J n few sheets of tho 1 nnd 2-
cent denominations escaped from the bureau
with tho steamboat and train Inverted and
these stnmps unused now command from $25
to $50 each.
Whether n commemorative scries for the
Louisiana Purchase exposition In St. Louis
will be Issued ennnot bo snld, However, the
department has Indicated Its willingness to
consider such a proposition.
A number of unique changes In the gen
eral now series reforred to nt tho outset nro
contcmplnted. In this net the likeness ot
President McKlnley will surely appear and
George Washington may for the first tlmo
slnco his profile had n place upon n postage
stnmp be seen full facing Instead of sldo
view.
"soMivnii.vc i.v his siioi;.
It I'riMcil tn He the I'rofcttsor'ii
Horned Tom! of n Hnic Vnrlct)'.
"Well, sir, here I nm back In Denver,
with the finest collection of liznrds that
you over saw, perhaps tho finest, in some
respects, that is to bo found In this conn
try," said Prof. II. B. Woolsoy-Dorrott.
Slane professor of zoology In the University
of Toronto, to tho Denver Republican. He
has been collecting lizards in the deserts
of New Mexico and Arlzonn for the last
two months. Ills wife has been with hlr
most of the time.
"Vcs," continued tho professor, "I nn
very much pleased with tho results of mj
trip, for that Is tho grandest country In
tho world for lizards. Lizards nrc mj
specialty, you know, and thero cannot bo
any other study half so enthralling. I
have often wondered, since I havo been
there, why you do not ndmlt theso splendid
territories to statehood. Places contain
ing such lizards should ho admitted at
once. I have had n great tlmo collecting
them, and lme had tomo rather curious
experiences."
"Like that time when you dropped tho
horned toad In your shoe and then tried to
put tho shoe ont" suggested bis wife.
"I had hardly Intended to tell that, my
dear," ho said gravely.
"Oh, I know nil that," laughed Mrs.
Woolsey-Dorrett, "but thnt was tho verv
funniest thing that happened on (ho whole
trip, I will tell It myself. When wo wja
In tho middle of the desert, or. I don't know
where, we camped In a tent. I stayed In the
tent a g;ol deal, while tho professor and hit
guide were nut looking for specimens. And
that first night the professor came in veiv
tired, and put all his specimens that he had
rollected In the glass Jars that he took
along for them, In n great hurry But
when ho had undressed he found that he
had left out a horned toad
"'Oh, dear, where shall 1 put this'' he
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put It in his shoe; nnd tor me to remind
him of It In the morning. I was half asleen
nt tho time nnd never thought of It ngaln.
The professor Is very nbsent-mlnded. This
homed tond wns of a queer kind."
"Saurosts finggclforma whcclerla." mur
mured the tirofessor.
"Well," continued his pretty wife, "It
was of a kind that hns very sharp horns
on Its back. And In the morning I wns
nwnkened by the most terrible shouting,
nnd opened my eyes to behold tho professor
dancing nround the room, with one shoe
hnlt on, holding to that foot and for all ho
was worth, and yelling. Of course. I knew
In n minute what was the matter, and
called to him that he had put his foot In
on the horned toad. Then I finally stoppci.
him und got blm to tnkn his foot out of the
shoe. But the poor horned toad was dead."
"And It took me two weeks to get an
other," said the professor.
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TIIK NKW mOTOX DAM.
Mnsslre Structure Protecting w
VnrU's Wntcr Snppljr.
Tho new Croton dam Is to bo the largest
dam ever built by man, reports the Now
York Tribune. Its main wall Is 200 feet
thick nt the bottom and 1,000 feet long, nnd
tho spillway connected with It Is 1,000 foot
In length, making n totnl length of masonry
of 2,000 feet. The main wall goes 150 feet
underground. It narrows ns It rises nnd It
will rench n height nf 1R0 feet nbovo
ground. From the top to tho founda
tions, therefore, tho wall hn a depth of
3C0 feet. If It wero built on the level In
tho city It would cover more ground than
nn entire city block between Fifth nnd
Sixth nvenues nnd would rise nenrly as
high ns the tnllest skyscraper.
The spillway, now partly completed, Is
built on solid rock and on tho outnlde of
thn wall n deep trench has been hlnsted
out of tho rock a a runaway for tho water
that will overflow. Tho main wall will rlso
only n few feet nbovo th.i splllwny. The
top of tho dam will be 216 feot nbovo tide
water and 104 feet above the reservoir In
Centrnl park.
When the new dnm Is completed It will
Incrcnso the area of the Croton lake enor
mously. Tho lako will then ho between
nineteen and twenty miles long nnd will
have a storage capacity of 30,000,000,000
gallons.
Tho contract for the new Croton dam was
let by the Aqueduct commissioners to
Jnmes S. Colemnn In 18S2, and work on the
dam has been In progress more thnn eight
years. An army of 700 men hns been em
ployed most of tho tlmo every summer In
cutting, transporting and laying the granite
In tho great wall, Last year a strike nt tho
dam slopped the work for somo weeks nnd
caused tho mllltla to be called out lo keep
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will require about threo years more.
All the grnnlte used In the wnll Is cu'
nt a quarry back of I'eeknklll nnd about
three miles from the dnm. Every stone it
cut to fit a designated plnce In the wall
and Is numbered nnd marked before V
leaves the quarry. As wns the ense In ths
building of Solomon's Temple, no sound nl
a hammer Is heard In the building of the
great dam. The blocks of granite are car
ried to tholr places by mean'; of wire cables
strung over tho valley, and tho work ol
setting the stones In plnce Is almost
noiseless.
Tho dam was estimated nt the outset to
cost J4,lfi0,fi73, but there hnvo been somo
changes In tho plans since the work was
begun, nnd It Is expected thnt the dam will
cost more thnn .',,n00,000, Three consult
ing engineers recontly mnde nn examination
to ascertain If tho foundation nt tho south
end of the grent wnll were snfo, and were
asked to advise the Aqueduct commission If
solid masonry should h" subBtltuted for
earthen embankment along a portion of the
southern side of the reservoir nenr the
great wall. Tho engineers have not yet
submitted a report.
H.XPHIIIMF.XTS WITH lF,CTICIIKS.
Go1 eminent Trylius to Comlint the
fn 11 .lose Fcnlr.
Tho division of entomology of tho De
partment of Agriculture has made some ex
periments with certain' Insecticide unb
alances, especially designed to tost their
efficiency ngalnst tho Snn Jose scale, both
as to their effect on trees nnd efficiency as
destroyers of the scale. They Included work
with crude petroleum, refined kerosene,
llmo, sulphur nnd snlt wnsh, hot water,
Bordeaux wash and kerosene emulsion, nnd
n kerosene and limn emulsion. I'rof. Gal
loway furnished the last two mixtures, for
It wns his request that thesu substancei
bo used. An experiment wns also mndo ot
the suggestion of Dr. I. O. Howard with n
heavy llmo wash or whitewash. For the
wnshes containing lime tho period Immedi
ately following the applications was un
usually favorable, little rain falling for up
wurds of two or three weeks. In the uso
of crude petroleum nnd kerosene nothing
especially new U to be noted except tho fact
thnt tho treated troes wero not In nny wny
Injured and the effect on the scale was all
that could be desired. Tho llmo and salt
wath, rather 11 icxpccted for the cost, proved
to bo 11 very efficient Insecticide, doubtless
owing to tho fact, however, thpt tho
wenthrr conditions were exceptionally fn
vornble. Tho llmo emulsion Indlcnted good
results. Tho Bordeaux nnd oil mixture wni
loss fnvornblo and tho whitewash spray,
while most promising In nppcarnnco nt the
outset was valueless an to results In the
outcome
After r.xposuro or whun you feel n cold
coming on, tnkn n doso of Foley'B Honey
and Tar. It never falls to stop n cold If
tnken In time.
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