, 1873-01-19

epace fo1bids ua to notice further than ny sivtns
their titles Among them are - e9SsI1 ss HnusTs
nav aerial. They are "Boy-Lifo in Scottish
Conntry-Scat," BY Robert Dale Owens" 1dio-
syncrasios, BY Miss Il; R. Hnda9n "a Hunt
aEdible Fnngi," BY Robert Morris Copeland.
In "Rccent Literature" there are reviews OF
Forster's Life OF Charles Dickens" Tur~
genioas Liza" Fiskos Myths fnd mya1s
nd Etuass !ass eoas b
Nicholas SogoL" /
-A1uk TELEGRAPH AND THE POST OFFICE
In an article which e. H. Derby writes r. 1aror
OF the assumption Of telegraph lines y uosean, ,
lbs Post Office Department is the most success
ful and progressive branch OF the British Coy
ernment, Il pays out 81 .000, 900 yearly IN aub.
sides to steamers. It has set IN noslon u leas1
40() steamsl1ips, established a syatem OF money,
orders extending through the British Isles ana
pervading both continents It has erected a pu "
chase OF the whole telegraphic eystem OF the
United Kngdom it hes PAID tor - n3re,s more s1an ta
wires and cables which connect the central once
of london With more than Eve thousand offices
in nl tbs important munlcipalties Or the br1tish
Isles. After doing all this + exhibits ~ ne: IN
some Of the advantages which have followed
| the control Of English te!egraphy BY the Coy
ernmeut during the first year are enume1ateo IL
| follows: >-.
An Increase Of messagea oi 50 per cent An A. ncresse
OF telegraph wires from 81 sl1 nes to 63s19 miles
m jncreaee OF instruments from 1859 to ~ 10
crease Of offices from 21ss TO s,9e7 an increase q
orators Including Postmaaters, from o6ss 70 49ls.
The prets too is supplied more literally and cheap
ty with news now than It before the change. IN
place Of 5000 words the change from 600 to
10000 were sent for the press oser the "'sc7 oas a
se s,9se eeeph G 9ag supplied with the
but liz Journals; tho Post otics has supplied 4s.
Journals. Tho charge Of separate wires has been
sinee ap7 e. the telegram, sent by the n.
Post once had Increased at the rate Of Is to ~ per
ihan 1e oo6 millions OF than twice the mum
ber sent in 1870 uy tho Western Union Many e1ten-
nov N AZ unprosbe
by the telegraph companies. Their wires feacncd ~
The wires dspaImsps at t1o sl1se 81
hss fund polite to train large number OF ladies
as electr1cians; they ara drawn by the same wages
class Of society.
| tine of tho minor devices adopted bv tne fos1
Office Department to hasten tho collection ~ nno
/ delivery OF messages is the pneumatic tube. Inc
Department has in Lc9don nineteen pheumaus amr
ing in length more than nine miles, Ihey r.
diate from the central Office to impo1. ant points
around 1t. Through some OF these fifty MESA
| ges are often sent or received in one carrier,
Int & few seconds on tie way. Eleven eucn
tuhes havo also been placed IN the commeria
cities OF Liverpool Birmingham, III Manchestef' ane
| Glasgow.
The evident desire Of the writer is to create al az
American opinion favorable to similar acnlon y
t mr. Goyernn1ept He pictures tae results, and
describes the methods by which they may o'
! 1eached:
! The Government. telegraph could be managed. .: :.
Commissioners under tile Post Oace Department, =
our lighthouse System Is now conducted. The Natlol
for ths out,.y n banke Rs. 81
Trrasary Department. Theinterest on this "ouia ne
and the annual e1Pense .. S Be-
mile Of wire, yeqld not .ns;dats reaGe ~ b.,sj
:sess exceeding for tho receipts o. u y,
western Union Telegraph copanJ ast ysas fror, Tose
S H4. 49, messages and have BEEN progressive.
Il England with $3.50 miles o. wire. .t fan ~ oeH n
ies o wire could easily send 80 COG 600 Of telegram
At cost el less than Or 20 sSnts per nj,
raee and with profit Of one or two munohs ysA.Mt. y
We must have aud TINT soon, In connection WITH ~ "
general Office, not only tho post,1 caEa az oat u
double letter. the sample package ano Inc - cent 'e4<
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