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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1906)
THfcl OMAUA DAILY BHE: SUNDAY. MAKCII 4. lWff. IT X PAY FOR POSTAL CLERKS! Rmedy for Poor 8ervioe Now Given the i Public i Eay. j 'postmaster palmer on local situation Kfflcleeit Kmplnr Will nt Reaaala . In the Sera Ire at rrnnl Hnt nf Par and with t'ncer talntr of Ad i a are. Postmaster Palmer in endeavoring In a practical way to Krur? Increased efficiency In the management of the Omaha post office and Its service to the public. He wants clerks' salaries placed at such a figure an will lnduee competent men to re main In the service of Uncle Bam, and j 'hereby achieve a remedy for a situation i hat now e-xlrti. and for which no other J way out is' apparent. Qoods clerks are needed anil' Rood elerka will not remain I In the service for the wain paid and with I the uncertainty of getting any advance. In an Interview Mr. rainier discusses this i Matter a follows: "Tea. we' have kirks and meritorious j one, too. ,As a matter of fact, the gen- etal publicvthrouith the Commercial club ' or any othtr organisation for the upbuild- ! in of Oman, ahould make grod strortjr I kick, on thai would reach congress, and j ponsslbUr cause' an awnkenlng among the men whA are tfupposed to legislate for he , heat Interests of the country at large. I "The aituntion hr the Omaha- poetofflce is j not unlike that In nearly every first-class ! "fllce In the country. . We cannot give effi- j i lent eorvlre and Oannnt avoid the pre- ' Mentation of complaints for the ressnn that i we cannot give efficient service with In efficient and ineiperlencej clerks. During my visit In Wellington Derenitter Ust. I made complaint relative to this matter to the first assistant postmaster senrral. H asked me to put it in writing, and t did eo. I raid to him that: "Having aaaumed the, responsihillt v and the trust an postmaster. I feel that'l am under obligation to render to the Postoffice nepartment the beat and moat ovl service possible, and that tho main service to the credit of the department in to give to the patrons of the Omaha office the very bst treatment possible. To that end. It Is, I believe, my duty to keep the department fully Informed as to the difficulties to be surmounted to enable me to give satisfac tory service. "when I left Omaha Decemlwr 3 last I had 103 elerka and laborers and lit car riers, all actively at work. Of the 10.1 clerks.- including four laborers and one Janitor, twenty-one were drawing only $ per annum each, fourteen were on the rnlla at 170ft each per annum, fifteen at Unfl. fourteen at $!. fifteen at $1.0o, twelve at 11,100. eight at tf.iyxi. two tit Sl.fKt, two at $l. and three at $l.7on "It may he that the Omaha postoffice, doing a business averaging over IjO.oOO per month stamp sales and a grand totnl of about 17,600,000 business last year, has as large an average pay roll for the number of elerka employed aa any other office doing the same amount of business; but I think not. TrooMes of the Service "Considering the fact that rents ore fully 20 per cent higher now in Omaha than for the year 1!M. Post of living has Increased In rents, grocery account, help account and everything pertaining to living expenses to fully 15 per cent above last year. "Within the past vear and a half twenty four elerka have left the service at Omaha postofTlce; not all, hut I think the majority were voluntary resignations to better their condition. Many had resigned because I had discovered that they were incompetent, could not learn the work, and acknowledg ing their .short-comings with the excuse that th.ere.waa no inducement to stimulate them no apply themselves seriously, to the wortt.' " "A-man working for Woo or $700 a year in the postoffice, required to work mentally as well aa vhysicarly. could get a Job driv ing a'n express wagon at $50 or $ a month with nothing to think of except to guide hla team. Carpenters are receiving fill centa to SO cents per hour, brick layers nearly aa good"wgcs,-n fart-wages in Omaha will average-for all classes fully 175 per month. "Tb twenty-four men restarted and f oread ti.' resign have been replaced with new. Inexperienced men. To get valuable service out of these recruits, who In many Instance seek mplovment In the govern ment service- under the Impresaion that It is only play and no work, our best elerka muat be let a lied to teach them what they muat do." is. short trial and a new man must be taken in, and so the teaching business muat be continued o that the work In the office muat be done by the loyal-few, and I muat reouire the elerka to work overtime, until the best ones, drawing onlv living pay, will become dis gusted and leave. "Clerks Cannot support themselves to. gether with a wife and child and aome with larger families on V or $700 a year In Omaha and keep clea- of debt. If they get In debt while In the service, they must cither pay up or realgn. JTo Eneowraceiaent for Clerk a. "fo Jihe, clerk la between the devil and the deep asa. There la no encouragement anV.T-ery W'Ue prospecX for the future. Ha may get an advance In one year, after serving a, ear at VO, and he may not. He. la .more liable to be advised that the appropriation lias been exhausted and no mora.' increases can be made in salaries. It hi the Jittw with the $700 and the $S00 men arbo have been working faithfully for threa.Jsr -four years. They have no as surance' oi an' advance each year. "jya, ft. jun-tter of fact, there can be no question but what they ahould be treated aa fairly aa the carrlera are treated. It requlriea special ability together with a good education for a man to become a clerk, and he ahould have abaolute assur ance of Increase In salary if he performs his duty faithfully na have the carrlera. A -carrier begin -at $) a year. The next THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL. V. Few rc-oalo Kaaw Haw Caefwl It ta tat FreaerTlaaT Health and Beanty. Nearly everybody know that charcoal ta the a fast and moat efficient disinfectant and purifier In nature, but few realise lie value taken Into Uie human eyetera (or the same cleansing purpose. Chaacoal ia a remedy that the more you take ef It toe tetter; It la not a drug at all, but aim ply abaorba the gases and im purities always present In the stomach and Intestine and carries them out of the system. . i Charcoal sweetens the breath after amok- ring, drinking or after eating onion and other odorous vegetable. Charcoaf effectually clear and Improve the corrgilexton. It whiten the teeth and further act a a natural and eminently r rare retnaruc. j( anaoro injurious gaaea wmoa collect In the- nomaah and bowel; it dleinfect the mouth' aad throat from the poiaon of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal In on form or another, but probably the beet charcoal and the most for the money I In Stuart' Charcoal Losenges; they are composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptic In tablet form r rather In toe form of large, pleasant tasting losenge. the charcoal being mixed with honey. The dally use of theee lozenge will soon tell In a much improved condition ef the general health, better complexion, aweetfcr breath and -purer blood, and the beauty ef it la, tXst possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the contrary. rei fcentat, . . A Buffalo physician In speaking of the henefl of charcoal aaa: "I advtoetuairs Charcoal Losenge to all patient euSerlng from ga In stomach and bowel, and to clear tb complexion and purify the breath, moutVaad throat; I also believe the liver I greatrvi benented by the daily use of themi'the ct but 5 centa a bos at drug tore, and although la aome sense a patent preparation, yet 1 believe I get mere and better .charcoal - la Stuart Charcoal I.oaengM than In any of the ordinary ehar coal Ubleta." n a Few Days the Price of Talk-o-l? tocla Advance 825 ' Only the First $100,000 We Pledged to Sell at $10 Per Share and This Amount Is Going Fast. You Be One of Those Who Grasp This Profit and The Great Further Profits;. For the Estimated Value In Two Years Is From S 1G0 to S20D Per Share. V '-.- 'ft. ."jV-:, THE 1 V Talk-o-Plione The Product off This Great Factory. Capacity of Plant 750 Machines Per Day (Average Profit Per Machine. . . , $5.00 'Profit Per Day S3.750.00 Profit Per Tear (312 Days) $1,170,000 00 1 Total Capital S 1 .000,00 0.00 Percentage Profit 117 Per Cent If You Think That Because This Stock Is Advertised at a Low Figure, It Is Not Gilt-Edged. Disabuse Tour Mind and INVES TIGATE Tou Will Find It Cheap at $50.00 PER SHARE This Is Not a Speculation. But ill Provide An Income For Life- why Tou Should Buy This Stock Now. This enterprise and ita atork i. not tl'.fF. rult to investigate, for It ia not like a mini or plantation tliouaanria of milca away ami inaoepaslblP. hut right hre In tli- heart oC the manufacturing; lnterrata of thia coun try. The company ia wholly roapoiiaihli-, and muat not be confua-d with wiM-cat arlipme. They have tx-en in buaineaa a number of yeara. and have built up a t ... niendoua industry. The Talk-O-Phono company refers by jtermlaKion to the First National bank, To ldo. Ohio; tho National Bnnk of Com merce, Toledo, Ohio; the Broadway Pav ing hank. Toledo, Ohio: the Hamilton Na tional bank. Chicago, 111., und the Bank of California, San Kranclaco, Cal. Inveatora who care enough for their money no make it earn large dividends, but ettll keep it aafe, can readily be convinced by investi gation that thia is a aafe, conservative in vestment. In addition to the merlta of the bualneas. you may be sure your money wlll( bo honestly and conservatively handled oy thia Board of lHrictois: George C. Metzgcr. prenident MetzgT Seed & Oil Co., Toledo; president Toledi Stove work, president Broadway Savings bank, director Toledo National bank. George Chase, vice president Koliler .4 Chaae, San Franclaco, Cal. IjawrriHF. H. Kucker, prealdent Minne sota Phonograph Co., St. Paul, Minn. J. C. Groene of J. C. Groene & Co., Cin. clnnati, Ohio. V. C. Thonipaon, banker and broker, To ledo. W. R. Kdgar, cashier Broadway Saving bank, Toledo, Ohio. O. C. Reed, manager New York branch Talk-O-Phone Co. A. L. Irish, prealdent Talk-O-Phone Co. .lake Gerold, capitalist, Toledo. Ohio. Bei-aun. in llfi ihl. rnifem earned I per cent ana a .urplu. en all outetanding stock. Hkium tn 14 It will eur.tr earn from SO per cent to 10O per rent, and will begin raying a per oent emt.annual dividend, in July. tana. Berauee in lwo it will surely turn out 7io iua rhlnea per day at a pront ot 15 per marhine, thereby earning over one million dollar, l,ono. ean.roo. Thia will make the i-tork you bur bow at 110.00 per share worth 1 200 no per share. Because every dollar paid in for this atoik will be used to extend th. business, for w. do not need any larger factory or any more machinery. Berause tbla stork will be advanced ateadlly during these two years, so youi money will double, treble and quadruple, and be making you big dividends tn the meantime. Because tbe net proftts tor Jsnuary. lana. were over $S0 00. or at tbe rate of liua.soti.uo per annum, or -0 per cent on the capital at that time of tvm, 000.00. , Because It la a safe investmeet in a thoroughly es tablished, legitimate manufacturing concern of Al commercial etsodlng, that will pay tremendous proms. gave order for t-ISO.Ono.nn worth Ohio, gave Neb.. Our Business Booming Right Now. on Sstiirdsy. Februarr ith. lWs. e took aa order froin Alexander-Elves fo.. Atlanta. Ga.. for over ooo.iio worth ot Talk-O-Phonee in one ship ment. On Mnmlev. February 30th. It", received large trlegraplitr order from Rudolph Wurlltxer Co., Chi cago. III. Kohler a- Chase. an Francisco. Cel.. required a sisned contract from ua agreeing tn furnish there l.oon machines per month for a year. T. F. Bentel Co., Pittsburg. Pa., gave order January 39. lt. for Ion machines. Shipped P. ?. .tohnstnn Co.. Reside. Wssh.. 1.00 machines September xi. tso.V f0 machines October :. 11; 1. 000 machines October 4, 1. Shipped Klters Plane House, Spokane. Wash., 1,8a8 maiblnea September la. 110. Southern California Music Co., Loa Angeles. Cal., gave one order for I30.non.oo. John M. Smyth Co., Chicago. 111., gave order Jan uary is. l!og, for aoo machines. Conrov piano Co., at. Lonls, Mo , nearly always order carload at a time. P. A. Powers. Buffslo, K. T.. twught carload. A London houi ot machines. Oottdlner ft Wltht Co, Cleveland, one order for lo.ono machines. Atnerlren Tslklng Machine Co., Omalu bought "5 machines one order Jan. . lot. Mlnneaota Phonograph Co., St. Paul, Minn., bought l.lta) machines one order, January a, 104. Just look up the Inane lal rat Inge of any of the above eonrerne or of any of the following. Call on any ot thrm and ask all about the Talk-O-Fhone and the Talk-O-Paone company: P. a. Johnston A Co., Seattle. W'aah. Conroy Piano Co.. St. Louis. Mo. J. P. Crotty & Co., Minnespnlis, Minn. J. C. Groene A Co., Claclnnatl. Ohio. C. W. Marvin Piano Co.. Detroit, Mich. Hayes Muslo Co., Toledo. Ohio. Hutler Bros., at. Louis. Mo McUreal Bros.. Milwaukee. Wis. American Talking Macklne Co., Omaha. Nal. William Poerfltoger Co., La Crosse, Wla. Alexander-Elyea Co., Atlanta. Ga. Rogers M!g Co.. New Tork City. Keen Talking Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Siegel. Cooper A Co., Chicago. III. John M. Smyth A Ca. Chicago. III. Chicago Mualc Co., Chicago. III. William Tonk A Bra.. Chicago. Ill Southern California Music Co., Los Angeles. Cal. P.llers Plane House. Tacoma, Wash. Power. A Henry, Pittsburg. Pa. Harger A Bllsh. Dubuque. Iowa National Piano Co., Lansing. Mlrh. W. Brvant. SIX Woodward gve., Detroit, MUh. Seal, Clark A Seal Buffalo. N. V. c. B tlouss. New Tork City. William Tonk A Bro. Co . Inc.. New York City. Mofkowlts A Herbarh, Philadelphia. Pa. Butler Bros., Chicago, 111. Rudolph Wurlltxer Co., Chicago. III. Jams I. Lvons. Chicago, 111. Kohler A Chase. Sen Frsnctsce. Csl. Kileia Piano House, Spokane, Waah. Rllers Piano House, Portland. Ore. Theodora F. Bentel Co.. Pittsburg. Pa. Minnesota Phanegraph Co.. at. Paul, Minn. W. C. DePorest A Son. New Castle. Pa. Nat. Automatic Fire Alarm Co., New Orleans. Charles N. Fisher, Houston, Tex. Tbs Petmecky Co.. Houston, Tex. Eclipse Musical Co., Austin, Tex. Talking Machine Co , Rochester, N. T. Carlia A Lennox, Indianapolis. Ind. Bernhelmer Bros., Bsltlmore, Md. Brown, Tag A Hill man Co., Peoria, 111. ''t.,,. ' -v wso Ivl'ov, h J I 1 aal i 't'V ' I ! a-aaWaaas. ;. -i-.-n S atlW..- '.x,--- VK llKtKR HF,SII)i:.TS OK OMAHA Tt FURAY-McARDLE, 1518-20 Harney Street, AMERICAN TALKING MACHINE CO., 515 S. 16th St., for any Information it'cardlnp the Talk-O-Phone or the Talk-O-Phone company. Both concerns handle Talk-O-Phoncs In large quantity Address subscriptions for stock to A. L. IIMSH, 'resident, Talk-O Phone "o., Toledo, O. HERfc ARK THK P1CTI RKSOK PA RT OK THIS Pl.AXT THAT CAN ACCOMPLISH THKSK WONHKRH Ii REM LTS. . Vv - i! fa mm esaseAtaVih W i n en id niiaxmal Thia lUttcry of Screw Machine t.'tht )H,V,l(M.tK) lit This Room There Are i,MM Square Feet Floor Space. A Few Words About the lroduct of the Great Factory. THE TALK-O-PHONE. Tliia machine la a superior type of the disc reproducer and up to datp In overy particular. It la niadi In various articles and models, ranKing in retail price from $1 tn ISO each. In addition to all such de sirable features aa multiple sprlng-s to rive It long running; power and permit winding: while in operation, governor control to In crease or decrease speed, therebj' raisin or lowering k-y; mper arm with revolving horn, the Talk-O-Fhone also has the ME CHANICAL, FEED, a device which moves the reproducer across the record Inde pendent nf the scratching of the needle. This wonderful new device renders the New Taper Arm Talk-O-Phone a marvelous sound reprinlucer and a great record saver. Appreciating that the grating, grinding nolsea of all disc reproducing machines, are obnoxious, we have been experimenting for the past year to perfect a Talk-O-Phone that would be, entirely free from all foreign sounds and only reproduce the pura mu sical tonea. We found that the dragging of the needle In order to propel tbe re producer acroaa the record was the causa of all of the trouble. To obviate this we invented the MECHANICAL FEED, a de vice to propel the reproducer across the reeord entirely independent of the needle. The marvelous, clear reproductions result ing from this new device must be heard to be appreciated, "his, too. Is a great record saver, for thete Is no chance to scratch the needle across the reeord. It wilt be observed that the ew Talk-O-Fhone operated on thia prin ciple geta entirely "war from the old fundamental principle of reproduc ing marhtnea, namely, the needle feed., Oar patents on this new device are Tery broad, and this arrangement We do not operate nnder any shop rights or license from any one. Vast Fortunes Made in Pat Optr tunlties Which Can Re Impli cated In Thia Enterprise. Do you remember that the stock of the American Screw company sold at 5c per share WHEN THEY NEEDED MONET and went steadily up to toflO per share? A man invested IHM In this and found himself worth $l,ono,flt. Standard Oil stock went begging at l(c per share. It ia now selling at over $ pt-r share; $1"0 invested In this stock In Its early days means MOO.OnO now. The history of Western ITnion Telegraph reads much like, this, as does the Bell Tele phone. ( Do you appreciate that when this com pany earns net ll.000.nou per year (and we have clearly shown how this can be done In two years" time) this stock we are now selling for 110 per share will be worth per share? For Convenience of Thoe DeMring ' Stock on Easy Terms. Even if you have not the ready money to Invest now, arrangements have been made whereby a limited amount of this stork has I Seen set aside to be sold on the install ment plan II per share to be paid with subscription and $1 per share per month thereafter for nine months, Tou probably often spend more money In a single day on amusements or unneces sary things than would be required to buv i In this way a good block of this divldend i paying, rapidly enhancing stock. Vhat Your Money Should Earn. t M i-sih or llo.w psvabie li st) down and II " a month for months will bor 1 share of stork, ear ralua (1 on. estimated value within one j-esr slt.on, within two j-eara gso.eft. During these two yeara estimated dividends IS at. ian -ah or IM.0S aayaWe H O own aud tt a month tor montha will bur I share, at etoe. par value lla.00, estimated value witaia ana year l.so.oo within twa years lion 00. Turing these two years estimated dividends If 1. 147.50 rash or IM on payable 15 00 dewa aai r M a month for months will buy I aharea at atook. par value 110 on, estimated value within one year 1121.00 within two years 20 aa. Purlng these two years estimated dividends 111.00. (K M rash or lioa.ao parable lio.aa down and lio.ao a month lor months will buy 1 share, at atora. par value 1100, estimated value within one year liDO.tio, w ithin two yeara l&no 00. Oaring these two years estimated dividends HO.ts). lt no cash or 1200 oft payable 120.0 dewa and $10 00 a month for months will buy JO shares ot stock , par value t'.e.oo. estimated value within ona year 100.00. within twa yeara ll."0. During these two years estimated dividends I (0 OR. 1476. cash or tsoo payabl 15 down and ISO " a month for months will buy so shares ef atoth. par value 110. or. estimated value wlthla ona year ll.2.0. wlthl twa years M,M no. During these twa years estimated dividend, lie. to. 50 rash or ll.oon payabl 110 down and lioa a month for months will buy 1 shsrea of etotk, par value 11 00. estimated value within ana year ! too. within two years W.tw. During these Iws yeara estimated dividends Poo. 00. 4.70 cash or la. on parable sewa and l-ot a month for months will buy MO shares of stork, psr vslue 10 00, estimated value within on year III, ion, within two years t:6.no. During these two year, estimated dividends II, 4. I Thia 1 the Lrget Rattery of Gear Cutting Machines Wet of New England. There Are 9,000 Square Feet Flor Space in Thin Room. p SJ.II. MWWIIII.W.Il.MMIML IJISAl ! - - a . ... .4 a . ' . v vtjjr i.-VliJ.' v " t -i . JaT.es,., .-a v- t -a ... . M i T XH'At-J . ?'jaL 'i j, I 1 ' JtJrU J SI a? . : I ft !-w Bl 1 Mi a&&aatf Subscribe at Once So You May Not Fail to Secure This Stock. -If vou desire further particular before subscribing, write at. once. For remember, only the first $100,000 will be sold at !.n0 cash ($10 Installments) per share; after that $12.50 per Hhare. Also remember that any semi-annual dividend paid in July will be allowed for 6lx months' time on stock purchased before March 10th. 1906. It is surely not stereotyped to 6ay to you on this proposition ACT NOW. The privilege is reserved of withdrawing the stock from the market at any time development of the business would indicate the advisability of such action. It is offered now at considerably less than Us earning Talue In the estimation or the directors, and will positively be advanced 25 per cent after the first $100,000 is sold. FILL OUT, CIT OFF AXD MAIL THIS COI POX TODAY. O. B. ' ; ..... it. - A. L. IRISH. President, ( THE TALK-O-rHOXE COMPANY, Toledo, O. Dar Kir: I hereby subscribe for Hhares, full paid and non-aasessable, of the capital stock of the Talk-O-Phone Company of Toledo, Ohio, and agree to pay you dollars per share ($9.5o per share If your remittance pays your subscription in full, or r.o.ntt if you pay on Install ments of $1.00 now and 11.00 per month per share). 1 enclose herewith my remittance for yours truly, Name City State NOTE If you have : 00 or can save lio.tsi per month for ten months you can own ten shares In this company and enjoy the lurpe dividends and In crease In value of the stock. Tou will never regret subscribing for all you can pay for, either cash or monthly Installments. year hla salary is advanced to P00 and the third year his salary is advanced to 11,000. If only our clerks could be advanced each year $100 up to ll.OtO, there would be some encouragement for them. "Now those who are working at WW, $700 and $S00 a year are here temporarily. They are constantly looking for something better and, as before stated, they are dropping out one by one and we are com polled to take green, lneflclent, inexperi enced men. No man is rally competent to rapidly and correctly separata the tons of letters and papers coming Into this of fice to carriers for delivery in their respective districts or to separate, tie out, place In proper bags, and dispatch without grievous errors the avalanche of outgoing mail deposited here between i and 6 o'clock every evening, addressed to every point In the civilised world. It takes from six months to a year to educate a man to do thia work properly, and of course while we are de pendent upon this class of poorly paid help, the puhlict will have cause to com plain. Every day mistakes will b niade and the postmaster Is powerless to pie vent the mistakes. Applied to Other Batiaesi. "What would you think if M. K. Smith & Co., should entrust their business to in experienced help, men without any knomi edge of the business? What would Mr. Fins! do with that class of help In the county treasurer's office? Would the auditor of the t'nton Pacific or the Chi cago. Burlington & Qulncy or any other business Institution in this city remain passive If they should attempt to run their office with inexperienced help? "The low salaries are not economical. In ferior men without any ambition to work, and who will not study and learn the schemes because they do not care whether they keep their job or not. are costing the government at least $1.0ou a year for every necessary man in my service. "For Inatance, I hare thirty-two men in the mailing department. If sixteen of these men could do as well as four old-lime clerks, who are spending much of their time in teaching recruits, 1 believe that the work could be done by. the sixteen men one-half of the present force. 1 do not mean by this that the men now in the de partment are ignorant or weak man. The only complaint is that they have nut had the experience, and with the prrat-nt aala ries I cannot expect to keep them long enough so that thev may gain the experi ence. Iu short, the clerks aie not paid enough, and every clerk in this Omaha olTlce and every flmt-t lues office in the coun try ought to be paid as the carriers are paid. A sure advan each year up to a certain sum. not less, than ll.fxj for a year a work. A.atser DtHralty rrraeateil. . "It is a long and weuriaome tat-k to get into the postal service through civil servloe channels, because, after successfully iiasa ing the examination, tbeie ta sura to be a long wait before a vacancy occurs ti which an applicant may be appointed, and when It dors come it is that of a substitute clerk. As such he has only the very uncertain op portunity of work when a regular clerk Is Off duty for any cause; nevertheless, he must hold himself in readiness to respond for an hour or a day, whenever the occa sion calls and he is prevented from holding a paying job tn any other line of steady duty required. When permanent appoint ment comes It Is always at the minimum salary of $ a year. Promotion above that salary is neither certain nor sure, and herein lies the trouble. The advance in salary depends upon congress each year and the postmaster general can only pay the amounts appropriated. "When congress passed a law fixing the salary for the carriers at ftj for the first year, $0u for the second and $l,0Ut for the third and subsequent years, the govern ment then committed Itself to the principle that the service of an efficient employe, after two yeara' service, is worth $1,000 a year; but congress has so tar failed to ex tend the principle to the salaries of clerks, dnsplte the Iterated and reiterated recom mendations of postmaster generals, assist ant postmaster generals and postmasters whenever they have had an opportunity to express opinions. "While the curriers urr entitled to every cent that they get. yet as a matter of fact the general public ia mere interested in the clerks than it is in the carrlera. jThe complaints for wrong throwing of mail are not made against the carriers. The efficiency of the sen-Ice Is largely depend ent upon efficient clerks absolutely so. Baalaeas Iatereats Involved. "If our people n-allxed the aituation fully, strong resolutions would be adopted and sent to our delegations In congress, urging them to support an amendment to the postotflce appropriation, bill fixing the sal- i aries of elerka aa they have the carriers and making the compensation fair and equal x to the a vera re wage paid to em ployes outside of the- postoffice. "Congress must be tired of the importuni ties oi postmasters at least, our recom mendations have had small effect for some time: but the great business Interests of the country, that are directly and Inju riously affected when everything Is not up to the best possible in the postal service, and whose patronage pays a. very large share of the postal revenue, have the right to be heard. It would, in my opinion, be entirely proper and effective that their views and wishes be presented y petition and resolution to congressmen of their dis trict In the country. 1 believe. If their attention were brought to this matter long enough to thoroughly understand U. a remedy would be applitd at once.'" YOUNG MEN AND -THE NAVY Admiral Dewej Eayi When Advantages Are Known Enlistments Should Multiply. RECRUIT SHOULD HAVE TASTE FOR SEA Active, latelllgeat Vaaa Mea Who Will DeTta TheanaelTea to Stariy ' of Profession Seeded as! Desired. Admiral George Dewey in an article in the March number of Popular Mechanics, re ferring to the enlistment of young men in the I'nlted States navy says: It la a question very near my heart, for it is upon the young men of the country that we must depend for the defense of our country's honor on the sea; and when the advantages of enlistment are better known, there should be no lack of applicants for positions In our naval service. The naval career offers many advantages to a young man; but primarily he should have a taste for the sea,, and then, in order to rise, in this career, as In all others he must apply himself diligently to acquiring all the de tails of a life full of interesting features. The navy needs active, intelligent young men, and to those who will devote them selves to learning their profession every encouragement is neia out. Knlisting at 17 years of age. the recruit at once becomes self-supporting: ho is sup plied with a complete outftt of clothing, and from that time until he dies, provided he remains in the service of Die government, he is cared for in sickness or in health; and after thirty year of service if he is still an enlisted man. or upon reaching the ase 'of , if he holds a commission, he may retire and receive for the remainder of jts life three-fourths of the sea pay to which he was entitled at the time of his retire ment. The pay may at first seem small, when compared with what a brother may reoeive in civil lite; but the young man should remember that in addition to his pay the government provide him with quarters and food, and that the naval life gives him the opportunity of visiting vari ous parts of the woild. This last conalder- Water Case aa aioaa. The cas of the Omaha Water com.aiiy against the city of Omaha for approxi mately $li'.i hydrant rentals for the year 16 ia set for trial before Judge Munrvr in the t'nited States rlltult tvurt Monday niorning. Immediately following this case the trial of ex-l'ntted 8tate Comniiss.otier Tlmniaa L. Plian for rendering a false ac count while commissioner will be tried. ORPHIC AadHassthe Habit Ma y CURED FREE After J yeara of success in curing tJKL'O HAPIT8 of all Utnde I have decided to pre scribe Fit EE OP CHARGE) and send a trial treatment ft my wonderful remedy ta anv drug usr who writes to me. It ia the only method that will 'oiever eradicate from any atem every veatige of the effect.-! of the drug used. Name Addles. Drug Used " tally Quantity In writing stat I:. ;ull the general condi tion of your health Address In strictest ronfldenee. rr. W. P. Waterman, it l.x. I legion Avenue. New York, ation alone must counterbalance such that come to a man in civil life, for there is nothing which broadens and educates aa does travel. Why VoanaT Meat ftkoald Ballet. Lieutenant Henry B. 8oule, United States navy, who entered the service as an en listed man, writing of his experience, dis cussing the proposition of "Why a Younur Man Should Enlist In the Navy" says: "My personal experience has been that no man who shows the least desire to learn and to improve himself In the naval service will ever lack assistance from officers or enlisted men of longer experience. No concern on shore offers more for the In telligence Invested than does the navy to the average American boy. As the law stands today, a boy can enter the service at 17 yeara, reach warrant rank, with a salary of from ll.JO to $l,sw a year by the time he la 24 or 26 years of age, secure a commission in the line throe, years later and enjoy the rank of full lieutenant at the age of 3tl. From then on his promotion is just as rapid, and he will just as surely reach the grade of rear admiral as any other officer of similar rank. Should a young man lack the ambition or education to reach one of these higher grades (com missioned rank), he can still win out against his brother in civil life if he stick to the service. During the thirty years an enlisted man is required to serve before retirement his pay will average $fi0 per month. He ought to shvs M of that, if he is as careful of his earnings aa he would have to be in civil life, and should have $S.fl) in the bank, not counting internet, when he Is ready to retire at the ee ot 47. with $40 p"T month for the remainder of his life. Can you beat that in the fac tory, in the store or on the rsilroad?" But a young man should not he discour aged because he fails to obtain an officer'a commission, nor muat he expect to win this prise unless he devotes himself honestly to the work of preparation. The examinations are severe, and rightly so. for the jount; man who pursues a course at the Naval academy has hard work all of the time in order to obtain his commission; so 11 Is but just that the young n an whom we are considering ahould iso have to work for it. A last consideration which I trust will ap peal to every American ia the patriotic deal re of a young man to serve his coun try. The deeds of naval officers have added many brilliant names to our country's roll of honor, and when a young man enters the navy he may feel that it Is quite pos sible his own name may some time be added to the list. Uaka Oat fur Morals. The Navy department has at ail um given every possible encouragement for the advancement of the morals of the enlisted men of the navy and is particularly friendly toward the Toung Men's Christian j association work. The navy work first be. ' gan In a rented tobacco warehouse at Key Weat. Fla., many years ago. It is now be ing pushed at the various navy yards and t naval centers, such as Norfolk. Cavitr, Newport and 8an Juan. The attendance at the home naval branches last year was tat M7, ten timvx Men's Christian association a portion of their pay, and this is turned over to the organisation by the government. Then the Young Men's Christian association sends the money to the persons designated, or sees that the Installments are kept up on homes and real estate, or invests II or holds it, aa directed by the men. The Young Men's Christian association is not a mission to the army and navy; it is an integral part of the army and navy. This is its status, because the government has recognised its efficient work In keep ing up the morale of the men. FIKTF.EX HECRl ITS LAST MOXTH Not aa Many Saval F.nliatraenle aa I ennl. The recruiting record for the United States navy at the permanent recruiting station in the federal building was not as good 'as could be hoped for during the month of February. However, tiftt-en re cruits were obtained in Omaha and five at the sub-station in Lincoln. Of the twenty recruits secured all were fur uppreniicu seamen but one, who re-e'nllsted aa a regu lar seaman. The names and addrsses of th recruits are aa follows: David Vaughn. Des Moines: Clifford Mor ton. Chicago; James flarlield Forshee, May-ward. Okla.; Frederick William Stone, Kcotta Fluff; Bay Smith, Harvard: Jiima Wesley Poe, Industry, Kas. : Ky Upliraitn Graham, Orlswold, la.; Axtl Otto Parbst. Omuha; William Richard Kerr. Month Omaha; Albert Tackir.an. Clarkxv ill-, la.; Carl F.manuel Munsen Hed Oak, Iu. (re enllsted); Bernard Nicholas Wlllwerscheid, St. Paul, Minn.: Orrin Clarence Truman, Putte; Thomas Blaine Bloom, Bridgewatrr, la.; Clyde Oren K-lly, Cold water. Mich.: Wilfred Javier Church. Don Hourui. Gnoi-Re Fay Miller. Arthur Landlneau Palmer, Lemuel George Ragan, all of Lincoln. There is a Tide in the Afairs of Men 'Which Takes at the Flood Leads on to Fortune." The opportunity re :r.ike a success comes to every Individual at some time In his life, but It often appears in a disguised form and in not recognised until kfter it has flown. Failures In life result as often from poor health us from mismanagement, and yet people Ignore this fact and disregard a cold until It has settled on their lungs and pneumonia has resulted or consumption has been contracted.. The opportunity has phased und it is too late now to remove tlm cause. Your chance for success may test in curing a cold, and there is nothing you can procure which acts so quickly as Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. 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