The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-21
Postal Notes.

The law authorizing the issue of three
! cent postal notes" will 60 into effect
ABOUT September !, 1883, or at an earlier
uate II the necessary engraving and
printing can be sooner done. The pos
tai note Is about as large as a greenback.
AT the right hand are two columns civ.
ing the months Of the year and the dates
OF twelve years, beginning with the
present. at the left hand are three
columns Of figures, One, representing
dollars, is numbered up to 4; the sec
ond, representing dimes, is numbered up
.; the third, representing cents, is also
numbered to 8, and each series ends with
clpner. The note is for sums less than
ilVe dollars. The postmaster at the office
issuing the note will punch the month
anu Inc year, the number of dollars,
number OF dimes and number of cents
in their respective columns. thus nre.
venting any alteration Of the amount or
date. by this system the postal notes
can be issued for any sum from one
cent up to $4.99. In buying q postal
note no written application viii be ne
cessary. The note will be bought like
a postage stamp and will be payable to
the bearer at any time within three
months from the last day of the month
Oh issue. The body Of the note is a form
stating the Office at which it is issued
ana the office to which it is sent. When
paid the person obtaining payment pmts
his signature upon the note.
1t is not claimed that the postal note
furnishes the same elements of security
us the postal order now in use. where
written application is made and where
the Sender's name Is privately forwarded
10 the office where the order is to be
paid; but it is believed that it's conyen-
lence to all classes Of people will be 50
great as to render the decrease in Sc
curlty OF tritling importance. It is cx-
pectcd that it will take the place for
transmission OF money through the
mans OF the Old fractional currency.
Since that was withdrawn there has
Deen no safe and agreeable way of trans
mlttlng small sums except by hostage
stamps, which are not regarded with
favor as currency, or by the cumbersome
process Of the postal order. The postal
note system has been in use in Great
britain just two years, with great popu-
lar acceptance. The last annual report
OF the British Postmaster General shows
that 4,4G2, ,920 of these postal orders
amounting to 60 ,O06,91 had been
issued III one year. The average time
they were III circulation was six daya
showing that there was no foundation
Tor the idea that they would he devoted
to permanent use as currency.
Isoot6ss Shadow.
There always seems to be o shadow Of !.
some sort over Edwin Booths life, and
The lnntter which 4iaZnnnu troubling .hip,
Chief sufferer. She is betrOthed to Il
young American, who three or four
months ago was almost asphyxiated in
haling coal gas. AS his recovery has
been very slow, Mr.. Booth wrote to the
young mans father to send the invalid
to them while they were In England, as
he supposed change Of surroundings
and the sea voyage would hasten his re-
turn to health, and the pleasure which
the lovers would experience IN being to-
gether would be great factor in the
case. Tile father Of the lover consented,
aiiii the young man g sister accompanied
him. They have been with the Booths
now several weeks, but the invalid's
health has not improved. His blood
seems to DE poisoned, and it has affected
his brain III Il peculiar way. He is not
mcrly, and has to be directed and
watched. lie has lost all interest in his
profession and in his contemplative
marriage. Miss Booth Is plunged in
melancholy by the sad circumstance,
and can seldom be coaxed out of her ho-
tel. The doctors say the young man
may recover inside of two years, but
they think it doubtful. 1t is probable
that he and his sister will return home
in few weeks, or at least they will not
travel with the Booths, as there Is no.
thing to be gained by making two peo-
pie wretched. lie adores Miss Booth,
but knows that something has made it
temporarily impossible for him to show
his affection and regard. The hopeless
ness of the case is the saddest feature.
And Of course Miss Booth realizes that
there is nothing she can do to restore
him.