The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-18
Uncle Sam Patches All
His Own Mail Sacks.
More Than s,OOO,O ,OOOPouches
and Sacks Now in Use.
CURIOUS Case Of Administration of
Justice in England.

"A gentleman who IA conn.c,oa r,,.
Gn,.,n ontsn states postal service gave the
tion ahnn, some very Interesting Informs
an o"ue one feature of that imn,ense
r"i iar reaching department Vary ,
Pp,o are aware he ssid that Unels a. m
NAL inuous use about I'VE million
Enn,, pous and sacks ana fewer stiII
hnow mat tue government maintai,s
repair shop In hssbinptop tbrongn whi.,
nea'V million ana A half ~ ,h".a
psss enusHy. '.Ibe AVERAGE On rssr 30
a'ns's ssclu , OF the luts or canvas mail
,scks Tor second and tniro class mst,a' -
soout three years. said snr,,;n,auss 20
umato 4. Julien, II ths mai! bsg re.
Isir snop to "Starn r.uorter vno
nsu,,s sa tue establishment yesterday. "a
mn hsra a'sueu sue mall sack IL likely to turn
ip aore Iof repairs Within q month after
nus peen put In service, and a ssc. ,hsf
, three Years of the mauIing anu |
is.ng and oragging 10 which II In sub- |
nstcha :" .he Int rvals tet tween It being
pretty near ready for the scrsp hesn- 'rhs
s'usr pouches often last Tor "a much %
~ - ,es1e, aithorgh their avarage life
49, Soout Llno years. These pouches |
a., are used solely for the carrying 81
nrst-,lsss mail matter. cosr tron, ~ oi
1913 however, while the jute pacKs are
W Dy the government Tor about 6o |
nt'. Inc canvas sacks, whicn ars
Cot 10y. ootispi'elng those made OF jute,
/
Ny through train running into
"Asnlnktop brioRs scores of t,,ass sacks
"ho pouches t. tns rspair sbon pnat1
.npoyes or whssever grade. eJg.oad a..
.ne direct handling of mali mat ar &c
ne nonce o. tn' regulation that no sack or
p'uch Is 10 be used that il In the sIiybt.
est negree worn. The tiDi.st tasr |
nH Dag makes IL unfit, according IN tne
w,.-~hoWn rule, for further service nm ,
eve,v nn.a rsn. % nss sesn patched. Thus, in
tte ys,' vU's ,u,cs IN ths coantry and on eli
~ railway pastel cars toe empIovss arc
constantly on the lookout for these a.m
aged bags. '' """-
mr. Foster M. Person, who arrival c
q n s,n oonthampton few days ago tell, {
Pecuiiaritiss of EngIisn jnstice ss :, r
a. nfed mustered. lie was in LiveIuool early -
-, ,m Oo'ocer, and was s1rprised one day
~, coming out OF chcp house TO be
MIN, 10 oy ponicemon, w. was run
ning rapidly, seeking 10 es q, from G
"omsh VINO was pursuin him and .
,'rss"lng stop tbiefr" ct the ton Of her g
VOC. The collision gave the wom"n la
"snse 20 catch up" ssid MIR. Pear e,
'on, shn crowd gathered. The poI,ce- M
rap was charged by the womsn ui,. n,
'avlng ROBBED her OF 1s sniIlinus ard =,
n",h hsr hooby was called fo arrsst him -.
uusih' ss kept re IN LivernooI until ~,
.e iriai came up. which was on oc, an III
ne p~licemsn's guilt was proyed ~. in
Ienneu 1ntoxication as a defense sIo sh
Ious ~ swear he wss PERFECTLY sobsr Sc
nsn ne nsariy knocs ed me OF INV feet 10,
ns justice iecsured the comoiainant m
-. TOT carrying her pursa In her e.,
"nu, Wnere X was likely to be n ten, n,o | ee'
On 10 dishonest persons, s,snd she Vas in. III,
tntt she hsd encouraged the
ine Dy this acton. The policeman was
len 80 shi.lings and oosts and recsivsa !
'eprfmIuu whatsver. kn
In ter
In thesc parts we rre 90 f,niIier VII, or+,
g"Ii' as cot 10 pay any attention 10 o.,
EN- al an, bat il Is different with tho 80
ui opis o! london, who are Just now Won sos'
..ins at the large number OF these birds vi
\ ere making their appearance, IN en- his
,1ns ,i,s OIL ,hs English metropolis Some s17,
ple are al posed to reg ed the sdvent Sic,
euese set royers as sim Of bad sAo
a a'nrr coming, and true il certainly i. "
:. e.Iis enG ki'tiwskes. ferns and cor IL
yes almost "a mucn as uurse,vss snd a,,d that
. noeeh, fr,quontls driven ashore hy wou
tr ! III vt git heir usual food n, Cap
cs gfeat al OF wfnd wpathe, nov
~ loice s-co fearless wand ,rt rs frnn,
~ pr'psr element. ~ anyoody vii w
:" -" w" ~" ~ watch q 'bem tnouspnd the
'ro'n lhe nearest land, ciroioo Feb
ma ana ro1ni the swiftly sn,edins a, >,
'IH'u', IN pcNinz lhs nighost me- 200
uicai ml:ht OF man with tnci- sy 90
u SKIN ot wings, ann maxim. n,a~. paIa-
mos oil the rolling tjliow whosr cres, unde
"su .ar oare atck Cf o mau-o' war selgr
orn,i ' ass ever yet qui q s5Ived S5,0ol
n tho CO. on use iar-tlylng roam the {
rn woub .ae,n me ZEN wafer bullit
i.tv-h csssarS Tor thsir ,xisturce o'i i'
1.,V"u toat msu2 OF them ao no, ouhC'
-ihe shores OF isl,nd or maipIan, S112, s
Il "A iF.,a n.