South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-10
Origin Of Postage stamps.

nuuoer Oh authorities and many
phiLatelists, says the New York
Times, postage stamps for prepay
ing postage on letters FIRST came in
to use in England. Rowland Hi!
advocated their use three years be-
fore and set to work on q design
which, when it FIRST appeared, was
ridiculed and characterized as
sssticking plaster" The idea that
bnsiness could be expedited and
rates lessened by means OF STAN rs
was called absurd.
For all practical purposes, Nav
6, 1910, was the tirst date when ad-
hesive stamps came into general
use for prepayment Of letter pos
tage in England. The United
States did not adopt the system un-
til lS47. Before 1910, stamped
newspaper wrappers were expert
mentally introduced in England,
but letters went the old way In the
, care Of the postman, who collected
the charges when the parcel was
delivered.
AS early as 1853 postpaid enyel-
opes were used in Paris, and stamp
cd postal envelopes were issued by
the government OF the Sandman
States from 1920 to 1885. These,
however, did not embrace the con.
veniences met with in the adhesive.
separate stamps. which at once won
public approval.
The manufacture of stamps was
very crude, and the designs far
from the better styles OF to- day. In
England there was pictured head
OF the Queen, but considerable op-
position was made to the design be-
cause OF the seeming indignity cast
upon the ruler when the face was
blackened in cancellation.
| The German States quickly fol-
lowed Great Britain in using stamps
for letter postage, having figures
with various insignia engraved
about them on the face. Brazil IN
troduced letter stamps in f843,
adjoining them with likeness of
the Emperor.
The United States, first of all
the countries, after adopting "stick-
ers," went into the classification of
values, using separate designs for
various kinds of mail matter.
There's. q good deal of guarantee
business in the store keeping of to-
day. It's too excessive. Or too
reluctant. Half the time it means
nothing. WOrds-only words.
This offer to refund the money.
or to pay q reward, is made under
the hope that you won't want your
money back, end that you wont
claim the reward. OF course.
80, whoever is honest in making
1t, and works--not on his own repu-
tation alone, but through the local
dealer, whom you know, must have
something he has faith in back of
the guarantee. The business
wouldn't stand a year without it.
What is lacking is confidence.
Back OF that, what is lacking ia
that clear honesty which is above
the ''ayerage practice"
DIR. Pierce's medicines are guar
anteed to accomplish what thew are
intended to do, and their makers
give the money back if the result
isn't apparent.
Doesn't it strike you that a med
icine, which the makers have 90
much confidence in, is the medi.
cine for you?
IL once met a thoughtful schol-
ar" said Bishop Whipple, "who
told me he had read every book he
could which assailed the religion of
Jesus Christ, and he said he would
have become an infidel but for three
things:-
First, am q man. am 90
ing somewhere. Tonight am a
day nearer the grave than | was
last night. / have read all euch
books can tell me. They shed not
one solitary ray Of hope or light up-
on the darkness. They shall not
take away the guide and leave me
stone blind.
" Second, l had o mother. I
saw her go down the dark valley
where l am going, and she leaned
upon an unseen arm as calmly az a
child goes to sleep on its mother's
breast. l knew that it was not a
dream.
Third, / have three mother
less daughters. They have no pro-
lection bat myself. I would rather
kill them than leave them in this
sinful world, il you blot out from
it all the teachings Of the Gospel. ~
Here,is q pretty story of Jenny
Lind. One day she was riding in
the country with some friends. a
3 I'd OF brilliant plumago perched
on a tree near by as they drove
slowly along, and trilled out such
a complication Of sweet notes az az
tonished her. The coach STONED.
and reaching out she gave one Of
her finest rOulades. The beautiful
creature arched his head on one
side and listened deferentially /;
then, as IL to excel his famous riv- /
al, raised his graceful throat and
sang q song Of ripping melody that
made Jenny raptufously clap her
hands i'm ecstasy. Then ouicklv