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HDOtOgrapbie 0allerie,
ron
Scinricb SreD,
42l 2adaiuannd 9loenue, scranton,
unS 1Ol Dtoin 9lbenue, Spbe
Bari, ga.

IisIs @aIltrissu lne Stm ssnsi9ttu 0UbI.
npIlsn ess Ssuti6sn publifums btfsHs sm.
pfpblsu.
Die Gjallers i2l gddapnnun aptnut III
bic ttii einssritteis uno IbGufs in Srreu!rH
unc ss lue bties 0sIbifts nit ben ueutitsn
uus bsltsH Sulrumrntsu unb ausTiiRuHssn
psrlsbsu.
gBir rmpftblru uus fir Aufuabmtn jthtr
grt Biletr in her 6aHsris, als aud fur eano-
ibaftsbiIesr, gstiubru, GjsItllihaftfn, etc.,
unb has Gppirsn ron SileTu une 8srsrpbsr-
ungrn in India Ink, Crayon, gBalsr uni
Sslfarttn trirS gut uub billig ausssfabrt.
5ii6tise unb rCmptfnts arbeittr itsbsH uns
sur Sritr, unp biirfrn mir unisrs 5rtunbs Str.
ii6srn, bab ni6tS Ssridumt trsrbsn tpire. Iir
nit ben gIIbtitrn ais aud in her 8sbisnun9
ppllifdutis ;ufrirSsn Su ittIIsn.
9iIefrra6mtn ~ stfI. guepabl uub su bill
ligsn prriiru.
Spnntaas fSnnsn gufnabmsn esmadt ptr.
ben spn llbr @prssus bis llbr Na9mit-
taas.
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80 Sab gerihtSbeanite re9eImdBi9 ipSd,ents
lid, SipetipShentlif reer mcudtlid beidblt ipers
ben, ipte eS her Seduemlitfet eer Scmmiiiiren
nm beitsn paiien mag, uno oaB ferner eie NnSdbl
Der Gage in ieccm tSdlle BON seni geeigueten BE
anltcn aIgcsebeu uno bsibeuuiat fpereen. gSir
gSir empfeben ebeniallS eine 5prm eincS 3eit
bmbeS, ipeIdeS lt6 teiier fir ben beabiihtiSten
y3ped etSnet, ais oas seSentrdrtiS int @ebrau6
beiinoldbe.
"a 9aB Ser Sberiif brauftra8t iperse, ben
Sonntp Scmmilidren cine nIcnatltbe Siite iu
hetern, tpelebe Die Nanieu her ejefdugeHeH, has
Datum Der Stniperrung. bic RatIlr oeS Seraebeus
lIne aud has Datum une bic art une sSeife Ter
9ntlaiinug entbdlt.
gSir finoen in Der Office Der Gcmmifdren Gin
8uteS Spftem Der Scntcs, ipelde nett ilne Senau
gefibrt lpproen iino.
3weitenS: 9ab ipabreue Ses bciastcu
3eitraumS SrScuntp SbaBnleiftcr =. .. 5iipplc
BON ben Gonntps 5onOS $50 0O5l.44 erbtelt uuS SaB
cr iudbreno eciieiben 3eitraumS SlS,752.7l per-
1uSgabte, uno eaB AM erteo UcntaA i'm >S1iillar
1888 IN eincn Sdneen bic Summc pcn eierSia-
tdlIieno ;peibunoert uno lineipaIIitg Collars
lllo orei Gents (Si0,22l.O3) fid befanc, pcldlcn
Setra9 CT pflttt9eniB All teinen gtdbfol9er,
Scuntps Sbasmetiter, ,0ecrs 6tnbad, uberlteierte.
Die Gontos in sieism 9spartement peIde BON
Wfdicr Rtpple sriinelth etngerihtet fpnrhen, itno
gut geiiibrt poreen.
8rtttenS: 9aB ". y. StcpenS, Gr Sberiff,
bon ben ScnImihdren Satcbs, gSilItamS nno
Scar In ben unteneripibnteH 5dlleu Suptel be
Sablt erbalten baben, ndmllh:
Io. 20, OFT. Z, lS79................S3. $3.50
ytc. 40, Oft. =, lS79.............,. 100
Rc. 81, OF. Z, ls79................ $50
Ne. 50, Ott. Z, 1880. ............... LILO
Surus GSebiibrcn ccaettrt nnS ui6t al ten
S6aemeiiter besablt udmIit:
Nc. 80, Snne T., lssl. ........ .S.iOO
0p. 50, Sttptsr Z, lssl......... 400
- $500.
zotal. .................................si5 si5 so.
ipelder Setraa all eieiem Gage Uon ". y. StepenS
Surlderitattet moreeu 1T, ipeSbalb steie SonteS
fid dtetdftebeu,
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Sefauirtmaebun9:

03u bebs 8sitsunuug
brtufisub"
Die 9isssnlhnftsn Sirlsr Gjrunb- unb Siu-
lsrrSsilBr tpsresn bGuiil bpbr bsitrusrt ais
grrrht une normal. Oa CUR 8tbujirung
iprrisIIs gtitss uuO griabrrn maBssbsno iiuo,
ma6t her llntfrSsihnsts earauf nufmerfiam,
Rap r icldeu 5GAsn bsipnbrs Srabtuug
i8rnfeu pirb. gian snIitrs fsirs 3st
2S,2 u. gnumann,
JiebieanpaIt
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= Gusen g8. Simrea, Der friibere
9iitrittanpaIt bon 2udapanna County,
Itarb am Samitas Na6mitta9 in Der
g8obnuns isines Saters in Scott Toipns
ibip, ipoieIbit CT felt lebtem Spdtiabre
trant barnisSer lag. Gr tanS i'm 34s
fen Sabre.
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gsedIel, YaTase, Sener 3 ec6cns Scri. 6eldlaf1

Son WIN. T.. E4iosc1,
Gtdblrt 1889 - 5t3 gadaWauna aSny Seranpu, pa
80 cd el nuf ale h gstn
S6tffsIbeiue SefGenuna
@elb bl Srmttlf gsrins
Gina rhr IN
Wgtntur tT penn Mutual Vetns, gGf6nunls
VerG nj SGuin fntem
ge SGulnn No
apmYdgnien 9aten.
SeIaubaun
II n6euf+ euaiI6
U etpGir pren irjefn 5rif bslpet
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3uItanbe su erbaIten. SD lit an 8ers
itopftlng, &spfidmer;en uno bate feis
nen 9tppetit. SeBt iiuo meine Bee
i6weroen ale boriber. SD babe
einen SauSarSt Der ba5 sanSe Sabr bins
Sur6 msiner unS meinsr SanliIie Ges
iumbbeit na6iiebt, aber iebt 1T er ni9t
mebr notbpenbig. 9. 8illiIano.
8epple'S 9lopocate, 8ittsburg, Ya.
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10. Sabrgang.
3u Derfamfen:

Sine her bRbi6slfsn Gets AM Ginetr gart,
asltasn an eer eds ron gittsipn ISsnus une
Bird Snabe. GjrEbe 40 bel 100. NSbtrts
/ bel GriB Rama, Gebar ASeue. %
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8Iume!! SIume!!!

Dsuti6s. beisbt surs 9aums aus her 9larfs
Gjrsen YaumlbuIe uno ibr psTbtt Sufritesn
isu. 9tltsluussn PER pUit pHnftli4 ausse.
fiibrt. gIprsiIe: 8. 8. 9aug
9iahfrllsr Ron 9. Sttpsnicn,
q, emo 9larfS grttn, IA.
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Gidsrr Srilung Spu 6aIliuht unb
9rGmpfm in "a Sunbtu. Nrms un'
sntasltlid brbaneslt. Or. 1ruIs CYen YrsuB,
RineSn), 80 29ii gIrienaI Shy o. seuIs,
Wp. 49,l1
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DISQUALIFICATION

|. lduuar 1888.
9cneS, Slus9abe .. I. Jtcp. 1878. OF. 5 10000 90
9cneS, sluSSabe .. l. Stunt ls79...... 10000 90
YcneS, gluS9ote .. l. sunni ISL. 100000 90
Sctdle funsirte SfuIS ocn gadas
fpauna Scuntp AM l. SSanuar 1883 100000 03
Seriht, ipslbsr ;est. mic gddaranna Scuntp
AM |. 9anuar 1888 nit Scpu Snaitb, oem Scn
tractor, itano.
Setrag res GcntraftS fir Zen Ban oeS
nsusu GcnrtpauieS, ............... Sl3O,02 90
Setras be;ablt all Sobn Suaitb lis
gum /. Saruar 1883. auf Grntraft 5 93,OT0 35
Seras beSablt all Scbn Snaitb bis
sum l. Sannar 1888, extra eiferne
Ytetler. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,2SI 70
SetraS be5ablt al Sicbn Snaitb fiir
grtras Arbeit, beitcbeno irI<Aus9rd'
ben, gegunS bon Suneaneut uno
g2ieeerauitiilcn bis ;u piernne;ipan
i5ub inter Der Rdiierlinie eeS Sc
6dIieeS, ,,bcidgte arbeit ocleneet II.
pCrrednst i'm S5a6re 1881. "......... 3O932 So
gciammtbetrag belablt all s. SuaitI
bis ;lInt |. tanuar 1883. ............ .Sl2j,290 lG
Steit ees GcntraftS, eer am l. ,yaiIiiar
1883 nod uubciablt tlettt. .......:,S 46,sjs Gj
II. u. sStiliamS,
y. Gear,
s.. y. SSdcpbS,
Atteitirt: County GcnmiiiGre.
,. ". 9opell, S4reiter.
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Sdbrlid)er Setidt
iber eic
Gimnabnlcn ttno Mnsgaben

NuuuluullHN SbHllUg iul uNr NOuul C-'
GommtiidrS Sfiicc,
gadaipauua Scuutp, 20. SSuut 1888.
Stt Gcmmtiidre bon yadapanul County unterl
treiteu biermit pen Steueriablern ben Sertdt
iiber bic Giuuahmcu uro Aus9abeH beid9ten
ScurtuS fir eas SSabr 1882 ipiG CT pcn benz Suoiz
tcrcns5tatb Sepriift pcrpen it,
SSr fiigen aud sum Seiten hes Ynblitnms
Ciueu Sert6t bel, ipelder ;etNt irts eaS County
paddpauna AM i. Samuar 1883 nit Scbn Snaitb,
sem Contractor fir ben Sau reS ncuen Scurt
bGuicS, itane.
Serner eiueu Seriht iiber Die fuueirte Shule
ppn gadatpauna County AM l. ,ianudr 1883.
9StlheS alleS GdtunS5pou iiuterbreitst tptre.
". W. gSilliamS,
y. Soar,
y. y. SaccbS,
gltttitirt: County Spntmiarc
| .. u. 4cpell, Sdreiber.
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Slu bic Gbrsnpertben 9iidter eeS Scuucn.y yleaS
CSeridbtS pcu gdddpauna Scuntp:
ySir, rie uuttr;eihneten Scuuip .slueitcrer, unz
ttrbrCiteu uno berdtrn atbmussvoll fir eaS SSabr
Giutauieno adbtbuneert ilIie ;ipeiunenhtSig.
bic 0cpriiften ScutcS paren eieieniSeu eer
Gcuutus SrmmiIdre y. y. SdcobS, u. VI. 9Sils
iiamtS NM Yatrif Scar uno peS Grsgcuntps
zd,agmctiterS e. 81. 9iippte, Gr SberitfS VI y.
2tepeuE, tSertbtSihreibcrS gp G. SanelS uue
res or Siitrift 2lnlpaltS Z. u. Stmreu Die 9es
uaunter @eamieu erbielten Senlhrintigung,e ,eaB
ibrc Scutcs acpriift tpcrreu iclteu uue ieiteenl
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9ctrag Grpusra Pin BEN llube;abl'
Der tienen ri SbasmI Ite Silauie
Surlita .9ebiib' ; beSabIt u. San. 's3
ten, rem.
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Staats steuer.

@eriebt nber bic Staats. llns @emntp. ste
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
BARGAINS
...aaaa IN NEW GOODS!

Having bought largely Of the Closing
York, MUST SELL,
goods bought from FIFTY SIXTY CENTS ON THE
DOLLAR and comprise FULL LINES of the following goods.
Beached
Blue Shifting
ngs Wide usns Checks European Crash
Cmbcs Tweed
Wool Dress Goods Goods Sat Silk
Spreads Como Curtains Blankets Mosquito Pins
Combs Handkc Table Linens Oil Table Cloths Gents Furnishing
Psnt Oveas Supender Gloves Collars ladies Linen Dus
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
Ibrtta.s Death.

z311 ~. 2. An autopsy proves
l. ~ ~ wound inhict ed month
~ ~ - dcnnection with the cause Of
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
a cSSsplra,or sentenced.

DUBLIN, Jan. 3.-Delaney was found
guilty of conspiracy in the murder Of
Judge Lawson, and was sentenced to ten
years penal servitude.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
a Double uussAie,ae.

- .SvADAC nAWs
BAIRD, Texas, Jan. 3.-Thomas Jones
and Geo. 8. Franks sd Cotton .Springs,
met on the street; Franks with shot
gun and Jones with a. revolver, Both
fired and both were instantly killed.
A Isepubiican Victory.
WHEELING, w. ", Jan. Returns
fr0m the special election 10 fiilG vacan-
'cy caused By the death Of Updegraff. of
the ith Ohio district, indicate the "lec.
tionofsI pzTsylor. Republican, ~ "a.
r~rrihl~ lst or ssmaIl. Pos.
Wxshrxar0x, JaIl 2.--Adviess from
Cape Town to the Boardof Health state
that during the past two months 5000
people were sficken with ll-pox,
2.4o0 having dle ,,te
a Dsse N va<tory.
HpsrsvILLE. IN III. 2,-rGeneraI
Joseph Wheeled b Sotst defeAts Nc
I.ellan, Indepsn6 6ent for the pnexpired
term for the tort -sayenth Cssgress. by
1000 majority :.
LssaasH Peraevs
WAsmxoroN. ~. AFTER the
morning session n the Senate, General
Logan continued ~ n df611on the Fitz-
John Porter qussl
An AsS6s116 9t<sr.
New YoRx, Janr 8 x farmer was
shot dead at Bradford to-day. II is be-
lieved to be an agrarian murder.
~ Flssas y Rarepe.
1EAtls, Jan. 3.-ASeventy houses have
fallen at Badenheon in consequence Of
the foods, At Rixheim,, .Morisch and
Oppo& 40 hdlses have fAllad At viz
enna the danger is serious, and prepara-
tons are making to sound alarm bells
firsctly II the dykes show signs q, yield
ing. -4.- -
A Cathedral Tewerto Cene Down,
LoSuos. J1u. 9<-Several huge ssps
have nnneared n the wallis az The cen.
trail tower Of che Peterborc ugh Cathe-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
lqlVa M1llexD 91ep.

90 {ssssoe jsas q -.ska millsus IN
~ ft11eS(afy v Dss MolAss
62oo tNc Md numheEing 60, have
sleIDo1 work bssauso q the reduction
81 Sne-hala esnt pr buahsl.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
4 RssklbleIsa lAns.aneus.

NrLwAuxsE, Jan. s.--special pre-
pazAtion = being made for big fight
h " legislature over the Prohihit3on
smepdne1k Il u reported that thu
liqgoe dsalszu have : pcwsrful lobby
sG1ah{iakod y l,i III &
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
4 C,siersAs Divsres.

DaxvKn, Jan. AIN the County Court
to-day Mrs. Augusta L. Tabor obtained
. divorce from her husband, Lieutenant.
9gygleg TAbor, on the ground OF dessr-
tioa. z Ths aetion wAs agreed TO by the
attorneys Of both parties. The alimony
was e260, 900.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04

A Cathedral Tewerto Ceae Down.
LoSuos. Jnn. 1<-Several huge esps
have nnnearad n the wallis az The can.
tral tower Of che Peterbore ugh Cathe-
dral. The tower will be demolished.
The catledral Is one 81 the finest in
EnRh ud.#
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
Cssvssss nrsw.ea.

R4LR7au. Jan. 2s-As. thirty peniten-
tiaty oonviets, mostly negroes, and two
white gsarda, were crpaaiAg the Turka-
ssese river ON dat.boat Saturday morn
iee, the boet sank. Only twelve con-
viots and o.s guard were saved.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
Canersn's nenehna-.

3 HxnnssBuHo. Jan. 2. john 4. Rsy.
burn (Rsp) elected President OF the
Ssaa1s, y . ksnehman Of Don Cameron.
Fauncs, chosen Speaker Of the House,
bss beon ~ advocats Of measures to
svush the rings Of Philadelphia.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
MHahure.

LoSDoS, Jan. 3.-The Smith colliery
has failed for 81. 500. 600.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
HIsh water on the Rhine,

LONDON, Jan. 3.-zVery high water is
|e1poetsd aloa The Rhiae. Many houses
are submerged and hesvy damAgc "a
prqPerty has occurred.
W'lH5 cnu661 laanbetta's wound
Rsa11 3As E strenuous efforts are
beisl ~ % procure judicial investiga
ton e az circumstances under which
Gah1e1>o r5eeived his wound.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
Probably lssane.

CnIcAso, Jan. 3.-Hsnry jackson, .
livsry.stabls keeper, after forging his
anols's name, J. 8. Lockridge. to notes
for several thousand dollars, and borrow
ing mcnsy Of nearly everybody, disap.
pssrsd, taking . woman with him.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
a reese. Kieetie..

Tucson, A. T., Jan. 3.--The most ex-
citing municipal election ever held in
Tucson resulted yesterday u the elec,
tion Of Chas. M. Strauss, Is Mayor over
y. I. Stevens. by twenty-five majority.
EDWARD Hudson was elected over J. J.
Hamburg, for Treasuref.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
We are te IIave 5 Navy.

wAsnlNosoSJ }an.a Z. The Secretary
Of the Navy to-6sy sent . Congress a
preliminary report Of the Navy Advisory
Dosrd Recommending the completion of
th> mQaitors Puritan, Terror, .Amphret.
its ~ lonadnook. He panied
the lsport with 4 aihesAgs Sndossine he
rscsAmsn14 3one of he Bcurd.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
wAelssale M.rdeF.

SroSESIRLD, Que, Jan. AT Little
Ridsau, East Hawkabury, . hired man
murdered r. W. Cooke afd wife, oldest
daughter and sn1 fsPi Cooke was
murdered wiehias ~ n the 6arnyard.
Mrs. Cooke and daughter were strangled
Il. 4 yoodshed. The son George was
knRd y bed rSh an. axe. The other
son hed kis Nigh broken but may re-
cover. Finnis Cooke. on coming to her
brothers assistance. received q severe
wound in tho breast; shc lnay recover.
The psirderer 4 It large. ~
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
RE Law UpAsl1.

Gu1oAoe, Jan. 3.-Ths Appellate
CVeft today afirmed tho settencs Of
Judes Cray 6ping twenty Keepers Of
gambling hsll pr houses in which gam
Bling is carried on, 500 each. As this
comes nearer 70 enforcing the law with
some severity, than any previous legal
asei6p has done. II causes much safisfsc-
tio6 an5uK fhs bettsr class of people. d
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
4 yfIsss.ri Ffre.

ST. JosErH, Mo-, Jan. 3.-A disas.
trous conhAgration occurred here this
morning. The fire began in the unused
grain sfsvetQ q the sHannibal snd st.
Joseph RaiiroSd. and spread rapidly,
destroying the old passenger depot oi
the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad.
two boz cars. several fat cars loaded
VIII lumtof. and : number Of frame
hodSes. Tho elevator originally cost
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
LATE MEH ANS.
.'''-''.-
4 Prise. S..l..s - Airs.

WAsHIx0foN, Jan. 3.-Ths japanese
prince Jahulato, Of Arisugawa, who
:.Fl En- I !. .,',,'. Y.
csns. Evidently he considers himself
too grsatA man TO hob mob with the dis
tinauished people Of this country. He
even went 10 far as TO refuse an invita-.
tion to dine with President Arthur, for
no particular reason save that it did not
suit his convenience. He also took
special pains to snub General Van Buren,,
Consul At Toxic. who recently returned
to this country. He did not invite hin
TO any dinners, and positively refused Fl
allow him 10 accompany the party ~
went to Mount Vernon in tho 60 ~
Of the wnek 1z&X: N, A'
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04

availability
California
feredin -
The land sold in perpetual
$50
Bile asbestne pipes all Of the land and consequently will be all
impurities available q all
sBear mind diversity products
an Of
WILLMORE CITY,
Public Sale
All
served locksl rom $50 o 500
please office
Sunday
H. SMITH Prospectus with full
]. r. LESTER, President.
Call address E wILLMoRE Secretary Room ndohr
Block, ~ Spring st. Los Angeles Cal
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04
a Carisus nsas vvrssk,

HAAf1oRDs Conn. Jan. S.-Ths Leg
islaturs he's selected Robert Colt Pres
ideat Of the Senate aAa Chas. b. Pine
Speaker Of the House. The Senate
passsd and the House tabled resolu-
tlsn invalidsting oil ballots east at the
M elUUtiOu. fn Htfe Efft af
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-04

m IL ~ .41(er.
New YoRx, Janr !. 4 farmer was
shot dead at Bradford to-day. 1t is be.
lieved to be an agrarian murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27

when, understand, they are burnt But WHY
destroy them? Why not keep them on this far
cical, "eternal round, until they are worn out?
1t would save buying new ones, and they would
go to swell the post Office " receipts" Just as
fri,ly ana t,1,ly II used twenty times as though
used but once
But that lis not the kind Of economy am ad-
vocating. Some of the public offices pay their
registry and unpaid postage with the regular
postage stamps or money; and. If paid at all,
this Is what all the departments should DO. The
sensible way, however, would be to take no &C
count of such postage at ALL as 1t is only ''tak-
Ing money out of one pocket and putting it into
the other;~ but the evil of part-payment should
be corrected. rs far as possible, by returning to
their writer's all letters not fully prepaid, except
where it IS evident that such omission was not
intentional.
Ny illustration as regards the executive de-
partments win apply equally to all the govern
ment Offices that continue the use OF the official
stamps; and l know that with many officers, OF
the army especially, the stamps are regarded as
an intoerable nuisance.
Now, Senate bill No. 2406, introduced by Sen
ator Morgan. If passed into law, will. by abol-
ishng the stamps and extending the penalty
envelope ''to all officers of the United States
government, including members OF either house
Of Congress" secure the desired reform. In the
interest of economy, convenience and common
sense l beg Senators and Representatives. to
give this matter their careful attention. II there
is doubling one among them, will esteem il
favor to be called on to furnish any informa-
ton he may desire on the subject.
Very respectfully, HaRATIo KING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27

mentality In such cases Pharaoh and his prime
minister were not little puzzled in devils
ing plan which would operate more favorably
TO the class Of honest people, who were victim
grown up between the police and the light
fingered fraternity. But necessity Is the mother
of invention, and after much delibera-
ton decree was put forth ana pub
Hshed to the effect that the gO-betweens
should be dispensed with; that the thieves
should be recognized as fraternity whom the
laws would respect, on the essential condition,
however. that they were to return the goods
and receive q reward amounting to Is per cent
of their value. If the rogues were governed
ton on these terms, and could then ply their
calling in peace and quiet; and since We are
told that there is honor among thieves" we
may suppose that most Of them observed the
law. on pain of expulsion fom the ORDER as
well as punishment under the laws The hon
est victims. who, like our fellow-citizens, were
accustomed to lose all by the theft Of their
property, were glad to make this COM
promise with the fraternity, as they were sure
to get back eighty five per cent Of their stolen
property. So that both the honest people and
the rogues were The gamers by this law, while
the losers were the go-betweens and the police
These facts are brought to the attention of the
public. not for the purpose of recommending
the Egyptian methed OF dealing with the sub
ject. but merely to intimate that, at the very
worst, the community can do better than
submit to existing laws as they are adj
ministered. If ''half loaf is better than
no bread" eighty-ive per cent will be
great deal better. The existing custom of
compromising felonies at the entire cost Of the
party robbed may thus lead to a more liberal
arrangement, in which the class of dishonest
rogues, who rob their neighbors with the coun-
tenance of the authorities. and thus avoid
responsibility. will be thrown out Of employ
ment. By all means let the middlemen be dis
pensed WITH and If we must have pilferers and
robbers among US. let us negotiate directly with
them, without the Intervention Of the go-be-
tweens. CITIZEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27
Postal Reform.
To the Editor of TIE EVENING STAR.

To the Editor Of TIE EVENING 6TAR,
Through your favor, for which feel grateful,
think your readers must be fully convinced OF
the expensive folly Of the official postage
stamps; but 80 long as Congress fails to prohibit
their use, it is very evident that the farce of
manufacturing, distributing and having to keep
an account of them throughout the ramifica-
tons of the various government Offices is to be
continued.
By an article you were so kind as to publish
on the Goth OF January called attention to the
fact that of 81 1914 1885, stated 10y the Postmaster
General as the excess of post Office receipts over
expenditure for the year ended June
directly from the Treasury by the different
government departments to pay for official
stamps. Now, l repeat Tor the hundredth time
and defy successful contradiction. that all this
is a wholly unnecessary trouble and expense.
With two exceptions, in every instance where
the stamps were used, the penalty envelope
and there must always be some kind of an enve-
lope-would have served better, and, locking
to the danger of fraud, q far safer process than
the stamps. The exceptions are in respect to
the payment, by government departments Of
registry fees and postage on letters received in
sufficiently prepaid. And, how think yen q
letter to be registered by either of the eXecu-
tive departments Is treated? Why, they put
their letter in penalty envelope. which carries
IL 4xcc, uuu tH6u OA = EtIt-CoHt VllClid
stamp To pay the registry fee. This stamp, re-
member, has first to be purchased Of the manu-
facturer; then it Is delivered into the hands of
the Third Assistant Postmaster General and an
tered in his accounts; then the department has
to make requisitiOn for II. to he duly recorded;
next the Third Assistant mnst All the reqnisi-
ton and keep record thereof; then the depart
ment must note the receipt OF the stamp, pay
the registry fee with and keep account Of it,
when the registry clerk eptes It In his account
as 30 much postage received; then the post
master has to charge himself with It Ia his re-
turns to the Sixth Auditor, who, in his turn,
has finally to adjust the account; yetthe govern
ment is not only not . whit the gamer by
all this tiresome process, but is the actual loser
by as much as the manufacture, stationery and
almost endless clerk hire in this silly business
| costs. So, also. in respect to the payment of
postage on sh0rt-paid letters Nearly the same
keeping Of accounts, from beginning to end, Ii
required. The postmaster has to take the
stamps for whatever amount Is due, and return
] them as % much money TO the Third Assistant,