The herald., 1896-03-15

says that the advocates of l cent letter
postage have been hard at work in the chief
eastern cities preparing for a vigorous
fight to secure favorable government ac-
ton on their plan. The national board of
trade last year appointed special com.
league of Philadelphia as chairman, to in
vestigate the subject and secure the CO.
operation of the mercantile interests of
the country. Associated with Mr.. Acker
are Silas NJ. Goldings of the New York
board of trade and transportation. Blanch-
flour exchange, John Field of the
Philadelphia board of trade and A.
T. Anderson of the Cleveland cham
ber of commerce. This committee
has already corresponded with nearly two
thousand mercantile organizations and
newspapers. obtaining many valuable sug-
gestions. The result of their labors shows
that last year the revenue from letter post
age was about S3S, 100000, at cost to
the government of less than SO 900, 900,
showing profit on this class of mail mat
ter of nearly 375 per cent. Had the rate
been l cent the profit would have been at
the rate of 1877 per cent. The loss to the
government is on second. third and fourth.
class matter, amounting in the past year
to very nearly $22,O0O.O00. The large
amount of general advertising in
the monthly periodicals and the
uiDusoS Ol ulo pTlVllekcS ny al
legged papers, which are merely
advertising sheets. the abuse of the frank
ing privilege. (striking instances of which
were the mailing by party of weather bu-
reau explorers OF their entire outfit of sad
dies, tents. pots, pans and kettles from
Nevada to Washington, and that partisan
document was franked to 100000 voters
at a cost to the nation OF close upon $5,-
OOO,O0O). The gentlemen composing the
com lnittee are on their way west and will
be in Los Angeles. probably, in time for the
fi5sta. Communications on the subject
may oe sent to William r. Tucker, board
of trade rooms, Philadelphia.
S. +. Cummings of New York, who got
in last evening, said it was the dreariest
winter the Empire state had been afflicted
with for many years. The ice in the North
river has been so heavy that it formed
huge barriers at the slips connecting with
railroads for the west, one large ferry boat
of the Pennsy yIvania line taking two hours
to cross from Desbrosses street ferry to the
Jersey side. A large ocean steamer of the
| Wilson line had to remain at quarantine
| all one day, the ice being 30 thick that it
| was impossible for her to tie up at her
| wharf.
reports that owing to the internecine strife
| III New York state and the anticipa ed
passage of the Raines excise bill. which is
| far more stringent in its enacting clauses
than any of the old blue laws. the Demo.
Gratis are jubilant all over the eastern
states. Republicans are disguised with
Platt and the New York machine, and
some of the western leaders have openly
, called him a Judas. the letter of Will
liam G. Whitney-who looks a long way
abead-to the editor of Mississippi pa
| per, sees every chance of success now that
| ii AZ
! Upham thinks that if Whitney would con-
sent to run the nomination is his. The
south is solid for him. If Whitrey should
decline, the Carlisle Russell combination
would please all parties, William E. Rus
sell is splendid vice-presidential timber,
and should the presidency go to the west
he is the most available man for the Sec
ond place.
On April 10th. said DR.. David j. Wilkin-
son of San Francisco, homeopaths all over
the world will celebrate the centennial of
homeopathy. just 100 years ago Samuel
Hahnemann first published his theory of
materia medica,giving to the world similia
similibus curanter as the keystone of his
system. April 10th is the birthday of this
| pioneer homeopathist, and grand centen-
NAL celebration is now heing arranged.
Hahnenann was born April l, 1855. in
| the old town of Nielsen, Germany. His
father was renowned painter on porce-
lum ard of great Intellectual attainments.
Samuel was carefully educated, but it was
not until he had reached his fortieth year
| that his attention was called to certain
facts which led to the discovery of the prin-
ciples and practice which have since been
known as homeopathy, TO the development
of which he devoted the remaining fifty
years of his life. The principles which he
educed from tireless research had indeed
been limited at from the earliest times. but
-
profound learning. succeeded by long
period of almost continuous work, to de-
velop and establish OH firm basis a thor
ough knowledge of them. Tho centennial
of Hahnemann's birth in 1855 was cele-
brated in various parts of the world, and
since that time homeopathy has made very
rapid progress.