LD-WIDE
PENNY POSTAGE
pintle Possible by Recent Robust,
Constructive Republican
Policy.
Convention Dctwcon America and
England in Effect Oct. 1 IU
Blessings to Foreign
Born Citizen.
onnnit no. icc7.
The Postal Administration of Great
Britain havliiK concurred therein:
It Is hereby ordered, Tbat, coiniuuno
Inn on the 1st day of October, 11)08,
the postage mto applicable to letters
mailed In United Htatcs, addressed for
delivery nt any placo In the United
Kingdom of Great llrltnln and Ireland,
shall bo two (2) cents an ounce or frac
tion of mi ounce.
Letters unpaid or short paid sball bo
dispatched to destination, hut doublo
the deficient postage, calculated nt said
rate, shall be collectible of the ad
dressces upon the delivery of the un
paid or short paid letters.
O. V. L. MKYDK,
Postmaster General.
Behind this slinplo statement Is a
TnBt amount of Hepubllcan construc
tive legislation which resulted In tho
significant accomplishment, set forth
by tho Postmaster General. It Is elo
quently prophetic of a world-wldo pen
ny iwstage, for which the credit will bo
due to n Republican administration.
Sixth f'nlremnl I'nstnl ('oiinrrnn.
The Sixth Universal Postal Congress
convened In the city of Home, Italy,
April 7 and continued until May 20,
11)0(1. Sixty-five countries, Including tho
United States, wero represented. Tho
assembly was for the purpose of dis
easing the postal systems of nil nations
snd, If possible, agreeing upon measures
for tho Improvement In all practical
ways, of tho regulations governing In
ternational Intercourse through tho
malls. Tho llrst congress of this kind
met In Homo, Switzerland, In 187-1.
The United States PoHtotllco Depart
ment was represented In this World
Postal Congress by two delegates tho
Superintendent of Division of Foreign
(Mulls, ns In previous postal congresses,
and tho lion. Edward Uosownter of tho
Omalm Ilee, who had nlso served In tho
preceding postal congress.
3Iov fur (Till vrrmtl Penny I'uataue.
At this Universal Postal Congress
representatives of thu United States
proposed n universal two-cent postago
to nil nations. Tho Hon. J. Ileunlker
Ilcnton, M. P., who Is tho father of tho
two-cent Idea In Knglnnd, speaking of
America's action nt tho Homo conven
tion, In standing nut for n universal
two-cent postal rate, said:
"The llrltlsh members stood coldly
by. They did not recognize that thl
wns a great historic occasion, a worthy
pnrallel of that solemn scene on July
4, 1770, when tho Declaration of ludc
pendenco wns ndopted; for If tho
Americans nro willing to adopt a penny
postage to nil parts of the world, It fol
Iowa that they nro willing to establish
It to tho Ill-It Ish Umpire and form with
tm n 'Hestrlctlvo Postal Union.' "
The lion. Whlteluw Held. America's
Itopubllcnn minister to the Court of St,
James, praised tho work of the Amerl
can delegation and solicited the friendly
co-operntlon of tho llrltlsh government
at n Fourth of July banquet speech In
London In lOOtl. Mr. Huld said:
"Tho American people hoped for
closer and cheaper communications
with all other nations ns thu best means
of promoting better acquaintance and
perpetuating friendship. They wero
gratified to find that the llrltlsh apostle
of penny poBtngo (Mr, Hcaton) at this
moment focusing his efforts on whnt
ought to be tho easy task of persuad
ng the authorities on both sides of tho
Atlantic, that It was ns cheap to carry
a letter from London to New York ns
from London to Calcutta; or from Now
York to Manila - nnd quite an useful."
American llrii'iiltllrniiN l.r.itl (lie Way
To It has come to pnun that the f'nlt
rd States, under Its ltepubllenii admin
Istrutlon, has tlnall mccccdcd In en
taring Into a convention with Greut
llrltnln whereby after the 1st of Oi'to
ber this year, n two-cent postago rato
will obtain between this country and
l'liglaiu, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
W already havo such an arrnngement
with Canada, Mexico, Culm, Panama
nnd our colonial possessions. This great
accomplishment Is universally recog'
li I zed us tho proper beginning which Is
to result In n universal two-cent postnj
rato around the world.
Important Thin Accomplished,
Two other Important things that the
Republican administration accomplish
ed at the Homo Universal Postal Con
gress through Its representatives, must;
not bo lost sight of. One was tbo adop
tlon of a universal return coupon
tntnp, in exchnnge for which, upon Itn
present.! on nt a po. pule in ano her
country, tuu person prom-miug u snail
recelvo a postago stump of tbo value of
6 cents, good In any country of the
world, thus ennbllng peoplo hero to
prepay postage at regular rates upon
reply letters.
The other Hlgnlficnnt concession was
that In all World Postal Congresses to
bo held In the future, thu United States
tv bw uitd au additional tv ia v
. 'I
vl w of Its island possessions ; so that
nt nil future congresses our country
will be entitled to two votes, as agilnst
ono vote each cast by every other na
tion In the world.
Prnctlcnl IlcnrnM to tlm People.
No doubt the Democrats may Inqulro
as t- whnt all this has to do with tho
Welfare of American citizens. For
their enlightenment and Information It
tnny bo slated that, according to tho
United States census of I IKK), the for
eign bom population in the United
States nt thnt time wns lO.KiO.OW.. Tho
population, born of foreign piuontngo
(ono or both parents having been born
In foreign countries) was 2(J,l3,D.'iO,
or n totul foreign population of !!0,
.V.),02I. The report of tho Immigra
tion Commissioner by years since then
kIiowb that (!,(!08,(l."il havo since como
to America, thus eking out the total
foreign population nt tho present tluio
to .HI,a27,IS(). This does not take any
unto of Increase since 11)00 In American-born
children, ono or both of whoso
pn rents are of foreign blood. list limit
ing that only one-half of this lumber
2l,(i(I.'l,8 10 write one letter to foreign
countries every two weeks, or 2(1 weeks
each year, w hnve 120,8.'1,0I0 letters
written annually, which, at the present
rate of fi cents postngo each, niiiounts
o nn expenditure of $0,-11)0,12 annu-
lly. Under tho present postal law
foreign correspondents may send let
ters to tho United States "collect," but
When they reach their destination tho
recipient must pay doublo postage. Fig
urlng the double iwstage on the snmo
basis, tho foreign population of tho
United States nnvs durlnir ench rear,
for postago under the present system,
$10,-107,150.
Under tho new and cheaper postnl
charges advocated by tho Hepubllcan
pnrty, should tho 2-cent rote become
unlversnl, the foreign population In
tho United States, to their direct cor
respondents, would only pay $.'1,2 H),r70
initially for direct postage and $9,718,-
728, for letters sent to thorn from for-
Ign countries "collect." In other
words, this Hepubllcan measure will
snvc the highly esteemed adopted cltl-
r.ens of our country, and those born
here of foreign parentage $12,0!)8,2.rl
initially, In the necessary correspond- j
ncc with their loved ones abroad. Hut ,
perhaps the Democrats do not think
this Is worth while.
Soma (llnrliitf Iuoonalaf euclea.
At present an American can send a
otter 0,000 miles by land say from
Mexico to Alaska for 2 cents, but
must pay 5 cents for a letter of half
tho weight sent 3,100 miles to Kuglaud.
An Fngllshmnn pays ft cents on a let-
er crossing tho Atlantic, 11,100 miles,
and cents on one crossing the Indian
and South Pacific Oceans, 1(1,000 iiVIoh,
to 'Now Zealand. All this Is lo be rem-
died on October the llrst next, thanks
o nn enlightened Hepubllcan adminis
tration.
World In Iti-niljr for lU-iluotlon.
It will probably bo but u short ttmo
after tho convention between this coun
try and lCugland goes Into effect, until
tho dream of a universal 2-cent loiter
postage, championed by the Hepubllcan
party, will bo realized. Australia, New
Zealand and Egypt havo already called
for tho 2-cont rate. The Kinperor of
Germany has said that If England es
tablishes a 2-cent postago rato with
tho United States, ho will havo Ger-
innny do the same. France, Italy,
South Africa, Japan, ISolglum, Hol
land, Denmark and Sweden would n- ul
little more than an Invitation to fol
low suit.
A 2-cent postal rntn would bind all
tho South Amerlcnu republics und tho
United States still moru closely togeth
er into u peaceful, reciprocal, progres
Mve, civilization, which would mean a
more rapid development of both Ameri
can continents and a now application
of the Mouroo doctrine. With theso
countries agreed, on the object desired,
tho continent of Kuropo alonn would
then bo wholly outside this compre
hensive postal union, nnd then tho
continental powers would not long1
stand aloof from It.
It has remained for tbo United
States to take tho Initiative In a niovo
to reap tho great glory of being tbo
pioneers of n world wldo 2-cent post
age. MIII'uif of our citizens wll' feel
almost as grateful for this benellccnt
not ns mlllt'ins of slaves did, when tho
Hepubllcan party broke tho sbaekK's
that bound tt'cm to perpetual physical
rervlcos.
BRYAN'S POLICIES DESTRUCTIVE.
Mr. Tnft Compares Hepubllcan and
Democratic Platforms.
(From Mr. Tuft's Speech of Accep
tance.) ,
The chief tllfferenco between the He
publican and tho Democratic platforms
Is tho difference which has heretofore
been soon between thu policies Of Mr.
Hoosevelt and thoso which huve been
advocsted by the Democratic candldute,
Mr. Bryan. Mr. Hoosevelt'a policies
havo been progressive and regulative;
Sir Hrynn's destructive, Mr. Hoose
elt linn favored regulation of tho busi
ness In whkh uvlls have grown up so
as to Htiunp out the evils and permit
the business to continue. Tho tendency
I r Mr. Bryan's proposals has generally
- -cuve o
- ....B inuiw
wr, iiooaevcit wouiu compel thu trusts
to conduct their business In a lawful
manner and secure the benefits of their
operation mid tho maintenance of the
prosperity of the country of which they
aro an Important part; while Mr,
Hryuu would extirpate and destroy the
entire busl'-rss In "rdor to stump out
ovU ."i 'H0 IxucUueA
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POSTAL SAYIR6S BANKS
Machinery of Congress Already
Started for Postal Savings
Dank Law.
A Safo and Bane Plan for the Coa
venlenco of tho Teoplo and the
Encourngemont of Thrift.
"Wo favor tho establishment of a
postal savings bank system for the con
venience of tbo people nnd the encour
(igcment of thrift."
This Is the declaration of the Hepub
llcan national platform, and postal sar
IngM banks will without doubt bo au
thorized by law nnd established as n
part of our financial system by tho
nctlon of Congress at Its coming ses
sion, which will be convened In Decem
ber. Indeed, much has already been
accomplished towards the enactment of
this law. At the last session of Con
gress a bill wns carefully prepared
which met with tho approval of tho
Postmaster Genernl, and wns reported
upon favorably by the Sennto Commit
tee on Post Olllccs nnd Post Hoods.
This bill Is now on the Sennto calendar
nnd can bo acted upon as soon as Con-
sress Is convened.
ine scope or ino proposca law is set
wrtn in tne commute report, wuicn ia
In part an follows:
Committee Itrport.
Tho purpose of this bill Is to place
at tho dlsposnl of people of small
mentis tho machinery of the Postoflico
Department to aid and encourage them
to savo their earnings. Tbo subject of
Itostnl savings banks or depositories Is
not new In this country and it may bo
truly said to be quite familiar to tho
pcoplo of Europe and tho llrltlsh colon
ics. Tbo propriety of establishing
postal savings banks became the sub
ject of discussion In England as early
ns 1807. Every objection to such uso
of the postoflico facilities urged In this
country wiib vigorously pressed In the
long-continued discussion of tho subjoct
In England.
For over fifty years private savings
Institutions waged bitter opposition to
tbo growing sentiment In favor of postnl
savliigs banks, but notwithstanding
such opposition in 1801 nn act of Par
liament was passed entitled "An act
to grunt additional facilities for de
positing Hinnll savings with the security
of the government for the duo repay
ment thereof." That tho alarm of pri
vate Institutions was ill founded Is
limply proven by tho recorded fact thnt
tho private savings banks Increased
their capital by more than ten million
or dollars In the llrst llfteon years fol
1 -wing tho establishment of postal sav
ings Institutions.
Thnt the postal savings Institutions
proved successful Is satisfactorily at
tested by tho fact that no backward
step has over been taken In England on
this subject nnd by tbo further fact
that in rapid succession tho lead of
England was taken by othor countries, j
The primary purpose of theso Instl- j
tutlons Is to encourugo thrift and a
saving disposition among thu jH-ople of
small means by placing nt their dis
posal in every purt of tho country
ready facilities for tho depositing of
email sums, with absolute assurauco of
repayment on demand with a low rata
of Interest on a limited aggregate
umotint.
Toatitl Striving;1 Ilnnka Needed.
In certain parts of our country Bar
ings Institutions aro aulliclcntly numer
ous to accommodate tho peoplo, but
such nreas nro quite limited, being con
fined to Now England and Now York.
It Is alleged that by reason of tho num
ber and location of savings bnnks the.ro
Is ono savings account to every two of
tho population of New England, where
as In nil the country outsldo New En
glnud and New York the average Is
only ono savings account to every 157
of tho population. Taking such figures
to bo approximately correct and recog
nizing the fact that tho peoplo of all
sections of this country aro pretty
much the same In habits, inclinations,
and purjose8, It must bo obvious to tho
most casual observer that the peoplo
of tho South, tho Middle West, and tho
i West do not savo their earnings ns do
I those of Now England from the mere
want of secure places In which deposits
may bo made.
To those who feel Inclined to believe
that tho establishment of postal sav
lugs depositories will Involve an ele
ment of pnternnllsm It seems quite suf
ficient to suggest thnt the machinery of
the Postoflico Department Is now In ex
istence nnd will continue to exist with
out diminution of expenso whether
such depositories nre created or not
and thnt the establishment of these
depositories for tho benefit of the
people will not Involve ono fnrthlug of
loss to the Post-Office Department, but
will probably, on tho contrary, proro
mora thnn self-sustaining. Vory slight
computation will clearly demonstrate
that tho postal savings depositors enn
not burden tho Post-OIIlco Department
i wltu ny additional deficiency.
I If I am elected President. I
shall
tirgo upon' Cougress, with every hopo
of Biicceitf, that a law bo passed requir
ing a flllng tn a Federal ottlce or a
statement of tho contributions recolvod
by committees and candidates In elec
tions for members of Congress and In
inch other elections ns are constitu
tionally within thu control of Congress.
From Hon. Win. H. Tuft's speech 4
Ktlntt I'rMlUouUal uouiluaUOtk,
How a Qlrl Throws.
Perhaps a better tlile would have
been ' How u Girl Doesn't Throw,"
because It Is well known that a girl
cannot propol n ball or anything else
like n boy. Most peoplo nnd nil boys
conclude that this defect arises from
clumsiness, but that is n mistake.
The difference between a girl's throw
ing nnd a boy's Is substantially this
The boy crooks his elbow and
reaches back, with the upper part of
his arm nbout at a right angle of forty
five degrees. The direct act of throw
ing Is accomplished by bringing tbo
arm bnck with a sort of snnp. working
every Joint from shoulder to wrist.
Tho girl throws with her whole arm
rigid, the boy with his whole arm re
insert Why this marked and untnla
tnknblc difference exlsta may be ex
plained by tho fact thnt tho clavlclo
or collar bono in the feminine nnatomy
Is some Inches longer and set some de
grees lower down than In tho mnscu
line frame. Tho long, crooked, nwk
wnrd bone Interferes with the full nnd
free use of the arm. This Is tho rea
son why a girl ennnot throw a stone.
First Victory of the Revolution.
The Importance of the nssnult upon
Fort William and Mary Is generally
overlooked by historians. Tbo demon
strations against various llrltlsh armed
vessels, beginning with the firing upon
tho schooner St. John in July, 17(14, as
well an tho battle of Alamance, In
North Carolina, In 1771, were essential
ly local and wero so fur removed from
tho Hevolutlonary period that they pro
duced no appreciable effect upon the
war Itself. Tho "Boston massacre"
was tbo repulse of a mob by a squad
of British regulars, but at Fort Wll
llnm nnd Mary tho royal standard was
lowered for tho first time, nnd the gun
powder taken therofrom wns burned
by tbo patriots at Bunker mil. The
king recognized in tho dnrlng nssnult
tho inevitability of the Impending
struggle. Thcro Is truth In tbo claim
set forth on tho tablet on the old Fort
Constitution of todny thnt tho alto
mnrks "the first victory of the Amer
ican Hovolutlon." Army nnd Navy
LIfo.
A Pretty Warm Fish.
A well known fisherman was fishing
for perch und was seated along tho
edge of n Inko near the roots of a
largo tree, which was a favorite spot
for tho perch. Luck had been only
fair, and bo was debating on tho ques
tion of hauling In thu lino and going
homo when there camo a powerful
tug.
He knew that ho hud a huge fish
nnd struggled vigorously for twenty
minutes beforo he landed his prlzo.
It was a suullsh, one of tho largest bo
bad over seen. Hu lnnded It on tho
bank, und then he noticed that tho
rays from the fish wero so powerful
that he wits nlmost blinded, and the
grass In tho vicinity wus shriveled up
by the beat.
A few' minutes later tho man fell
over. Ho had been suustnick by tho
minllsli und wns beyond hope. Phil
adelphia American.
Startling.
A gcntlomnn opened n letter address
ed to his son containing suggestions
from a friend to the latter for a novel
which he (the son) wus prlvntcly writ
ing. Tho father was exceedingly sur
prised nnd frightened upon rending tho
following dreadful words:
Dear Hob You really must show more
caution In constructing your plots, or tho
governor will tc sure to discover the
dead body of Geraldlne tn the cellar, and
thon your secret will bo out. You con
sulted mo nbout tho strychnine. I cer
tainly think you are giving It him In
rather lurgo doses. Let Emily put hor
inothor In a madhouse. It will answer
your purposo well to have the old girl
out of the way I think your forgery Is
for too small n sum, Mako It threo thou
sand. Leave the rest of your particularly
ulco family clrclu to me. I will finish
thorn off and send you back tho "fatal
dugger" afturwnrd by poaU Yours,
JACK.
London Express.
Burning Heretics.
Tho following Items, copied from tho
municipal records of Canterbury by an
English magazine, show that the burn
ing of heretics In 1535, tbo time of the
gonlnl King Henry VIII., was an in-
oxpeuslvo amusement:
To bringing a heretlo from Lon
don Ms. 8d.
For wood to burn him if. Od.
For gunpowder Id.
A etuka and staple 8d
Total 17s. td.
Inspiring Hope.
Tbo Doctor Hour up. I must toll
you tbo worst you can't possibly re
cover. Tho Client That's a pity, for
if I'd lived u bit longer I should havo
como into n fortune. As it Is, I haven'
n nennv to nnv yon with, doctor. Tbo
Doctor Well, now, don't give up hope
We'll try to mend you. We'tl try. II
lustrntcd Bits.
As to Stage Fright.
"Stugo fright" Is surely among tho
most mysterious of sudden seizures,
It begins when tho actor or speaker
thinks "they nre not Interested In me.'
It ends when he determines "I will In
tcrest them." London Chronicle
The Modern Child.
Little Girl of Four (standing en
tranced before tho window of a toy
shop) Oh, mother, If you wns my lit
tlo girl, wouldn't I take you in nnd
buy you somo of thoso lovely things!
Loudon Tutler
Hsr Preftrsnoe.
"1 wnut to mako a gift to Miss Pas
ny," snld Dumloy. "1 wonder what
sort of nnlmnl she'd prefer for a petV
"A man," promptly suggested Miss
Knox Philadelphia Press.
Tho only real thing Is to study how
to rid life of lamentation ami coro-
I pktllit. EplcVetUe.
Congressman M. 1 Kinkaid, Candidate lor Re-election
from the Sixth Nebraska District.
Purchasing Public
The
I have just returned from the eastern market where
I spent two weeks' time searching for bargains and I
succeeded in finding them. Our goods are in, ready
for inspection and we cordially invite you to come and
see the mammoth stock, which embraces the latest
styles in all of our departments.
In our Ladies' Ready-Made Department we show
the latest tailor-made suits, no two alike, and are offer
ing them at prices that ought to command your atten
tion and result in a sale.
We cannot describe to you the bargains which
awaits you at the big store, and the best we can do is
to invite you to call and see a really up-to-date stock
of seasonable goods.
Tee
JULIUS PIZER, Proprietor.
Don't Spend $3.50 When
Prot. W. M. Havos. Asj't. Sectv. of Agriculture of the United States savs about Stock Food:
"These balanced rations are often found by analysis to consist of the tailings of mills, elevators an J
breweries, mixed with molasses and salt, to make
the largest Stock Food Companies Is said to use fine sawdust, finely ground, to cheaply bring up the
weight of his product, Instead of buying a superior and expensive balanced ration containing high
fattening qualities and acting as a tonic, ho has paid a high price for a feed containing, along with
ordinary grain, finely ground alfalfa hay and other common food stuffs, $5.00 to $2S.OO per ton, a high
percentage ot reluse, and non-numuous matter, some 01 wmcn may be positively dangerous to
the health of his stock."
. Make your own stock foods and remedies
horses, cattle, sheep, swine and fowls; proper dose in tablets. Mix in feed or salt. They contain
no sawdust, ashes, chopped feed or bran, Ask for and try once Skidoo Condition Tablots or
Skidoo Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera, cathartic, Heave, Fever, Hog Cholera, Distemper, Pink
Eye, Colic, White Plague Preventlc, or Blister Tablets, or Louse Killer, Spavin Kemedy, or Harb
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Better Than
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It strciiRthens tho Stomach, nidi ingestion, cm its prineinU. dimm..'. ,.
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It starts In tbo Ktomorh ud searches th touch tho Mrcr, Kldnoy ami
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Leader
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can and will travel without urging.
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A. M. Lock.
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For Liver
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