The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18

of Los Angeles avs in letter which
appears in the San Francisco Norning
CAL:
L an astcnished and Disguised at tie
course of the Government toward the
Temecula Indians. That poor people
once owned this entire country and II cy
have been driven back. back back, until
they finally settled on cone Of the San
Bcrnariino Mountains, where they and
everybody thought they were cut of the
way Of civilization. But one French
man and two Scotchmcn came to Amer
lea and bought sheep. and, in searching
for pasture for their herds they discov-
cred that the land occupied by these
poor Indians would make good grain .
ground tor them. They have secured
from the noble Government of America
title to lands occupied by these roor,
helpless creatures, and have secured the
officers of this Government as aids to
drive 1000 poor women and children out
of their little cabins and away from their
little crops and orchards, where they
have lived for thirty or forty years
Gen. 2. St George Cooke, in letter
to the Detroit Free Press, says the Te-
mecula Indians have a peculiar claim
upon the protection Of the Government.
as they once rendered our troops great
service. In January, 1874, lie arrived
in their valley-where the CalfornianS
had shortly before defeated the advance
I force Of our army-at the head Of a
battalion, then finishing a march cf three
/ thousand miles, whi~h was without food
! lie engaged the services Of large com
! panv of these same india, who daily
secured the country and drove to his
camps Of tootScrc infantry herds Of wild
cattle, which were the sole subsistence
of the soldiers. These are the Indians,
now civilized and Industrious farmers,
! who have been driven from the poor
remnant of the lands which the encroac h
ments Of the white man had left them,
their cattle and other personal property
being seized to pay the costs Of d iSposs
( essing them OF their Uncertainties
THE llisTURY OF p ocTAGE-STAMps.-
! The Introduction Of the postal system As il
ut present exists in all couutries of the
globe has been credited to England, whore
III Ia ~ covers and envelopes were devised
to cnrry letters all over ti,t kirgdcm at one
perny the sing g rate. This plan WAS adopt
! ed through the eAcriicrs Of Sir Rowland
! Hi, who hns been aptIy turned the further
/ OF postage stamps 1t now "rp.nr>, bow,
1 ever, dat there is ar other aiplrant FOR the
introduction of the stnmpsv>t,m luItal~.
"a far back ~ ISIS, letttr--hnets were pre-.
! pared, duly stamped IN the left lower cot
ner, While lie tiers were delivered Ey n .cial.
/ iy appointed carriers on the re-pa, ment
! ct the money which the stamp represented.
/ / lie early stamp represented II courier on
horseback, and was of three values. IL
was Discontinued Ia 1896. Whether I:alv
or Great BRIAN first introduced nnsta.
stamps, other cJuptlirs i.I,crwurd began to
avail themselves Of this method for The pre-
payment ct ltuer-, although They did aot
move yely promptly in re natter.
Great Britain trjuyed the mon op"lv Of
stnmps for three wears. and thcu.h The first
stamps we're iseued III ls4U she hrs made
fewer changes in her stamps Il nv Any ntner
country and has suffered re- e;iangs vt al,
| IN the main dr>isn-the portrait If Queen
I Victoria. In other caunrri,., notably N
| our own, the Sandwich Islands aud the
/ Argentine Republic, the hcnor Of portrait
/ tire on the stamp l. usually dl>triluted
among various high public officers: hut ia
/ Great Britain the Qurea alone hsures on
! her stamps AMI n"S even the changes ;lra,
! thirty five wears hive M Il, in her euce are
/ shown on the national aud colonial Postage
>mmr,.
! he next country 10 follow the oxam.
/ pie of England vas Brazil In 1912 -
/ series OF three STAMP we're is ed, consist,
\ ing simply of large numerals ,i-rnri,- the
value, AID all printed III block. Then
/ came the canrons in So i'z.rland mud Fin,
land, With envelopes hrct to-day are very
4 rnrP, sni SION ritter tr.m BuvaIii, Bel.
/ GUM. France, Hanover, New Sorlh Wales,
( lu-cnuv, Austria, British Guuuu Prussia,
/ Saxony, Schleswig,llol>trir, Spain, Den.
marx, Italy, OGeuhug, Trinidad. Wan,
I tenhurg aud the Uu,ted States. Other
/ countries follow ei IN the tram. urtli, a,
. the present mor,crt, there il scarcely any
portion al the globe irhatitcd ~ eiylli1,
I'd people which has not postage stamps.
ST .NichoirS