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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24
Carried by Their Wives.

An old camper-out once related to a
horrifed housekeeper his experience of
dish-washing In miners camp. 1t did
not take much time, though the com
pany was numerous and the utensils
OF the kitchen were In constant use.
The reason why II took but little time
he suficiently Indicated by the state
msnt that the cook-pot was not cleaned
till Il became too small to hold & pud.
ding OF reasonable size. Then some
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

tbs aNners 81 Ehs t4NA9 Hpseq q
asssrhaf stFv pfsaa u fsnsne ca skN
ths nsgnFn Thls via eaaks tNs =
tfgbizat ~ ms aHasant esshi -
enfnp.a ~ IN seNea eis5ukha. t'1tss 4|
asazrsetr-s rnSst - feaatsF afsts
~ wa htt tas~n paid 10 the eWna
j3Tererg giaa~s. Huakins = tsest a g.
% "a 20 Sass Th@ ewases u tss
leasher abseah prosperity ksxW ssaa
GBs4t fh~p Suf psF aistased ~ 81
Mag rbAs wM HsakS tti8seU "a
Las ssne7 p.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

\ ma tJr5tf faErFsss IN ths A&N4 N
tian ttAsse1 on tAs aAaFta taFM a
Hh1sHga has hsun 6sqasssa ~ a IN
e.fmpaeg Toe ser aeH me RssEasss -
pufr aasIaE asaaasnaF viii laEsas.iHsae|
gasss Eafeu 81 s4Sa 10 WafE a M
sasnsf stN be Fsa 90 tas Atsai a
sha isizn al = aspkh ~ ~ tssG
properties sA.sW - large bsagass II
grads sfr- Fhe sAass eaNneamF Il tIl
e~nse VI shs &Sssf4sea. fatsEosEl
ttafaiu claims aa sAa asFxA fsxM a
~ tsa,an. On sne % Uhhea a IN tsaN 81
azs Esxa rae ghhs water
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Dennis Arah, Pat, aud so yez nnse
come hack to sthay? Why didn't ye4
hike il out West in that place wnsts
yez had such a good tobf 49,
pat-Och, it's no place fer Chr mrs,
tlan mon, Dennis. There amt a i'aih
soul about the place that hasn't dlea
wtJ the malayriun.- Cleveland Lead
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

chicago April 19.-Mrs. Clowry. wife Of
Colonel u. O. CIowry. vice president and
general superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died at Lin.
coin. Neb., yesterday Of apopleetic paraiy-
sis. Mrs. Clowry was a woman OF rare
culture and accomplishments. Her must
cal compositions were numerous. ore OF
her earliest efforts reaching tho extraor.
binary sale OF over one million copies.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

baker city. or, April sn.--powdsf e
IL higher than ever known and Il
great damage. Only one bridge fe
IN this city, The Sumter Valley fa,.1
~ Hooded for miles and trains W.
oe running for weeks. The oregon
way a Navigation Company'a
aboye this city IL threatened. The
err residence portion Of the city y
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Tha shipeasets ~ sse fsaaa tks -
EaHstsHd fFvss taHsssfy aHgil So
ameuns 70 s. go sahe. % NkNk -
'Aa t-s Bst has safevsst u ~ tee
Wac tasln sp9t fsnss tfan ttasa. 81
tseeA ta shd Necessary. tHs 1ssts. q
balance I'D tors. j. fgoea ssvss
mines. ~ shhsh ~ teps weFw eenes4
srena the O. * TH@ shseoszsAs -
wrTb rndlHg Aesu re were IL SO
toms Wac Es6te. go. Urea MasN
total az Sa.s tsrts
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

\ hsaafifai saaphtFe. We53bEa3
HsFk IaEsEer blts afgsspd EiSoa was ~
q short tins see 10 me Ng sass ssans
aid FsrN ~ me narth tars % ths 100
ar3 was aeeJdsntsT ssFkxd out "a
sIRivs boV ~ one ~ enc hsFs %
s'a Karat ~ az Thistle are bas fees
81 aHss On sNhthistaR 80 far - k@eWN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

F7llaWias IA the report % the ~
ETNadwsiI Gold Mining Company Cor
H4rT ore nliis1, t9lsl tansi s8lsa4
treated. 80 tons. bsIIien shiPmsatss
$50 huttlaa fFam salphafets. siAMa. =
age Yield per ten. tt.m To pfg3ses
result LARGE quantity Of ore maat
handled.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24
Died Trying to save .uo,her

Chicago. April 22-Two Ewes were los
and three dwellings have been partly dos
troyed BY fire. The flames spread so ran
iuIy mat many occupants were forced IL
jump from the windows. while or -,
were taken down ladders. Coyue. " br
was IL years old. was found tightly ella an.
ed In the arms OF McCnash. who c,,f.
IDENTIFY persisted in an effort 10 save tbe
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Sir Loln-Nly titles, my lineage and
myself are yours, dearest.
Miss Dearborn-Aud the family Jew
sls:"
Sir Loin-l viii get them from my
uncle
Miss Dearborn-And the ancestral
estates?
Sir Luln-YcS. dearest; although they
ere but the ghosts OF what they once
were.-CincIunat Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24
Judge--Twcnty years.


haude-Which style do you prefer in
the cra-German, Italian or Fro,,,. +,
Ethel-oh. French, by al moan.
There WIS a lovely one in IRON, ' -, '''.
Iast week green velvet. with LI1ct
ana-whlte ostrich tip combined ,r,,,
iace anu pink roses.-fIarper's n,za.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

The great actor looked very mueh
offended. -,
These people must be barbariahs'
he exclaimed,
What makes you think THAR
Il have been at this place Tor three
hours and nobody knows who am!
How can you tellE"
Il haven't had any requests Tor Il
pass to the show" Washington star.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

IRE sBm ~ sfsa.a ara mas hswn rssass4
me Dundee ~ tie raFaef Etaa&
9sfrfs rVsss. IN ths aiucan alstftess
effar vas made BY an tsnmltsa eaass1
The sAsfs - daua Ian tesi sad = 80
has hrsp started Ths ars res a
h7t'am - tbs shaft - = Fiea -
q97Saa very muoa IIhs that 81 the
Ibe eHtjee bottaa % the shaft IL q
ore.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Spokane. April Ti.--At the peoples
convention the following municipal u
was nominated last night. Mayer,
J. D. MacLean. comptroller. Floye
DaEEett: treasurer, y. y. J. Quirki
cllmen. Lewis Thompson. G. ". Bue'
Peter sohdefgrath, n. c. Root.
Truitt, George y. Weaver. George y
GIN. y w. Daniels, J. O. Phillips an+
w. MrMorran
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

"Troubl" brewing" said tho news.
paper heading.
Yes remarked the gentleman toy
ing with the htrr schooner. "thrrr f1av
be trouble. hut thsrrs money In H.
Boston Transcript.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Ilarlow rLrsva Hew faEly up
t4e street
Mamma what's Ihsir uamra
lilslas bgHno. tut I've licked 'h-is
boy airsaly ani sassrd the srryaAg
s.Fi Truth
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Every mani house was h.s crqtle
Iherc even the king must bow
But that's long agn. Mpst e,try man,
house
Is the janitpr's castle cow.
Detroit Journal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24
Corn for s,nyv,nr I,,raoo.

Chicago, April f9.-Rev. II. q. Hobbs Of
Jacksonville. this state. who has been
successful in securing n cargo Of corn
Tor the famine sufferers Of India, which
VIII shortly be shipped from San Fran
cisco will probably 20 to the famine
stricken country to SEQ that the supplies
are properly distributed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

I.rs,a tm sorry Elwla. but viii
bs. I s.sr.F q, yJu'
LIw.a ~ r.sl. last mead these
gt1yra sad bras4 VI ny cgaI viii 700 ,
Ill srnl 1rgual some hAndasFchlrfs
- ultr- lul some snrki - tIra Ia Ihe
upru.as New iurk Ledger
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

That hat, of mrs" r9 y0n', We cash to burn
,., Wien kindly gifts they scnd. nave
ne most persistent man ia bc
~. )" nos nose absence most you wish.
u on a Friday TINT you have
No appetite for fish.
-Washinglnn Ntnr
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

The Scotia Mining and Milling
pany. operating on Toulsn u3oan saia.
TIE C0lvtlIe reservation. has Just tunl
through - feet Of ore al = depth q
feet from the surface. ana have arFaA
TO put down a shaft iaa feet on the
and drttt both ways from that depth
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Gentleman TIM see by do napD,
dat you had SoaI1y Mike 'goin. =. IN a.
''shtcent' round las ulsht7
James Rlovlard Yes. had hin,
hoaFSe In da, round, but no stayed four
, , afor" ! got In de las word New
York Journal Nv"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Them rsss Is mish'y dfFnei old. -"
remarked I aclr sway baek 10 The wait
er. I'm bet thrm's the lays 81 ancteAi
Rome I've heard tyll Ot - Nebraska
State Journal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

81 understand, Grumpy, that your
wife was shut up in folding ped'
shut up? Nothing on earth can shu'
thai woman up. She yelled and tue
noliceman on the next beat heard her
Detroit Free Press.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Duer Why did that pretty typ,wri:
er marry her employer
Dyer She grew tired " be,a: I.
taled Brooklyn Life.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

"aiter-"hnt was your order sir, ,
an, sorry to have forgotten II '''
CustoIner--I don't rcmcmbor
II so long ago. but I'll change /, t "r' !, =
would be out Of season now anv, ~, 1t
Town Topics. my ""y'--
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Brown-lf you're rood boy Ill give
you one of those nice books like you
get Ia Sunday school.
Little Johnnie Say, dad, what Kind
OF boy must | be 10 get pair VI
skates New York World.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

.o M,acN-"hy did Mrs strongmtpd..
relatives contest her WHIP '''"d :
l., myld-ihey claim she was undr,,
influenced by her husband '"'"'y
va, rae *, couldn't have known bsr
very "cIL--New York Truth, "" "er
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Here have painted o Storm AZ SEQ.
VIVA: DO you think ~ ltF"
"ion are very ser TIN
yes
VERY much At sea. Detrol, Iour,
nal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

NHud"- Miriam Il trying to Keen he,
engagement 1 secret.
Martha How ID you know7
She told me o."-voaksra States.
man.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

ioHy1 Hello. Smith! 90. home
3EHtH7
smith l suppose 81. I dau't lo,t
~ II was out ~ town. I9 t?-Tsxa.
SITTER.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Mr.. Bo'dun- meiu 60 tas ypu uhra
60.
Miss Cuiely-Lelve the Eou.s ~,
oucg. New York Tribune
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

Mexico City. April 2i.--The senate today
parsed the resolution ratifying the treaty
Win England regarding the BOUNDARY
between the colony Of Bo!lzo and Mex
lGo. This long unsettled question Is now
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

\ mirage syndicate has naaEH
property - shS tsaetfae Hftsees "a
'anpanY en- Head srssA. Ia tAs y
IEsT District sss GM, eai1
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

u Il reported at Everett that the y
green mine. Silver creek dislrtsts
boen sold to Ohio parties for ns.em e
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

The Chaplssa mineral claim. adte.@'
the skJIarh and Ranger on Lemon ~
has been sold 10 the tIiil ENplsfes.
company Of british Columbia f0f 49,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

"uow's yer gum along al school
buht"
Fine. there alu'J telier Ia the class
kin pass me,"
Air yer al Iher head:"
Nav, at ther fool"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
lN0S HERE AND THERE

Jokes aud Jokelets that Are snppoSNN
to Have Been Recently Born-saSihsS
aud Doings that Are odd Curious an"
LauuhabIc The Week's HumOr.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-24

The Silver Hear mineral clalfr. sltN
on tho south fork Of kasIo cfeek'
been sold To q company fer fa9.p
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
JeRersOn On Fusion.

II am no believer in the amalgama-
tion OF parties. nor do l consider it as
either desirable or useful for the pub
lie; but only that, like religious differ
ences, a difference in politics should
never be permitted to enter into social
intercourse, or to disturb it's friend
ship or it's charities.
Men by their constitutions are nat
urally divided into two parts. 1.
Those who fear and distrust the peo-
pie, and wish to draw all power from
them into the hands of the higher
classes. 2. Those who identify them
selves with the people, have confidence
in them, cherish and consider them as
the most honest and safe, although not
the most wise depository of the public
interests.
In every country these two parties
exist, and in every one where they
are free to think. speak and write
they will declare themselves. Cal
them, therefore, by whatever name
you please, they are the same parties
still and pursue the same objects. The
appellation of aristocrats and Demo.
Gratis is the true one, expressing the
essence OF ALL"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

The germ of dissolution of our fed
eral government is in the constitution
OF the federal judiciary; an irresponsi-
BILE body (fOr impeachment is a scare
crow, working by gravity by night and
by day. gaining little today and a little
tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless
step like thief, over the field of juris-
diction, until all shall be usurped from
the states, and the government of all
be consolidated into e."-Jefferson'a
Works, vol. Z, p. ZIG.
"The judiciary Of the United States
is the subtle corps Of sappers and min
ers, constantly working underground
to undermine the foundation of our
ccnfederated fabric. They are constru-
ing our constitution from a co-ordina-
ton Of general and special govern
ment to a general and supreme one
4 The foundations are already
deeply lain by their decisions for the
annihilatiOn OF constitutional states
rights. II ever this country is brought
under a single government, it will be
one of the most extensive corruption
indifferent aud incapable OF wholesome
care over SO wide spread a surface
This will not be borne, and we will
have to choose between reformation
and revolution; the one or the other
is inevitable. ."-Jefferson's Works, vol.
7. p. 191.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

two other transatlantic countries, the Ar
Rentine Republic receives about f750, 900 more
than 1t spends, while Brazil is the other
way about and spends just three times as
much as it receives. In India they make
a trife; at the Cape they lose 10000; in
Canada they also lose to the extent Of
TIC 900.
On the continent al nations make money
out OF their postoftices. France spends
f6.'oo,0Oo and receives nearly fS75O,000, a
profit Of f2,0C0,000, which is at about the
same rate as our own for the volume of
business done. Germany's postal and tele
graph transactions are very large; she
spends nearly f15,0OO,0oO in connection with
Both branches and receives 916,-
OOo.GOo in return. Both Austria
and Hungary make profit, but
the latter and poorer state has a com
parauvely small correspondence, and the
cost of post and telepraphs for the
while monarchy only amounts to fi5G0,000,
while the receipts f1500O0 more. Italy
is sparing of the pen, but it manages to
make a respectable profit nevertheless,
spending under f2,2o0 600 and receiving some
thing approaching f2, $50 600. Rtsssa, with
its population three times great as the
United Kingdom. sends all its letters and
kilograms for modest f2,500, 000 while it
charges G3,50O,OOO for the work. thus making
larger percentage of profit than any other
country except Belgium. The expenditure
or the latter country is approximately f4OO.-
COU, and Its receipts fall little short OF twice
that sum. or 100 per cent profit. That is
for postal business alone, but the tele-
graphs. costing almost f20000 also yield
small profit. Holland loses on telegraphs,
but gains on postal work. Both neces-
state an outlay of 100000 and return 3100.-
OCO. Switzerland is rather extravagant
in stamps and its post and telegraphs cost
the country close on &, ,200,0 000 while the re-
ccipts are nearly 100000 more. Denmark
makes a small profit; Sweden gains f36, 900,
ard even srendthrift Turkey is a gamer
rather than loser in this one branch
of its government.
Generally speaking, the postal business Of
various countries is a highly successful one,
yielding n profit far more often than en-
ili,,1r
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
the law and the issue Of Clearing
House Certificates in lieu of money.

the law and the issue of CLEARING
House Certificates in lieu of money.
From contemplation of this unpleas-
ant prospect Of loan contraction the
banks may turn to the alternative of
importing gold. They did this in 1898
and again last year. Two banks. as we
nave seen, have already resorted to
1t this year. But the 100000 of gold
already imported is a mere drop in
the bucket Much more must be i'm
ported to keep the banks in position
to freely extend loans to stock brokers
and SO bolster up stock exchange secur-
tiles. But to import gold under pres
ent conditions costs money It can be
imported, OF course, so long as the
banks are able and willing to paw the
price asked for it. But how long the
banks may be willing, if willing at all,
to borrow gold to enable our stock
spectators to buy back European hold
ings and to keep up prices is a oues>
ton. And then there is limit to
borrowing, though there is practically
no limit to the ability of Europe to
throw securities on our market. the
taking up of which makes the occas-
ion for borrowing. So the occasion for
borrowing may be said to be limitless.
at the option of the European holders
or our securities, the ability of our
banks to borrow, far from it. Then
TOO, IN order to profit by loaning gold
that must be bought or borrowed the
banks must get high interest rates and
high interest rates making it more ex-
penslve to carry stocks, must lead to
realizing sales and the forcing down
of prices
So the success of an effort to bolster
up the stock market by purchasing gold
abroad and importing it is far from
assured. 1t is said, indeed, that Europe
has about returned to us all of the
American securities held abroad. But
there is absolutely no warrant for this
assertion. 1t may be true that Lon
don has sold American securities to
the par value of G2O,OOO,OOO or $780,
100000 since the first of July, securities
OF a market value of perhaps S6O, ,OOO,-
sOO. But Europe can ship us our secur-
tiles at the rate of 2OO,O0O,OOO a year.
and keep it up unintermittently for a
quarter OF century, for there is little
doubt that our Indebtedness to Europe
amounts to rather over than under S.
0OO,OOO,OOO.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
PROFITS IN THE MAILS.
Receipts and Expenses of Postal De.
partnents of Varfous Countr,c.

Receipts and Expenses Of Postal De.
pnrtnlents of Various Countries.
The British postmaster general occupies
the enviable position OF presiding over a de-
partment that is always in a PROSPEROUS
condition. says the London Mail. Most
countries, indeed, make a pretty good thiny
out Of the postage stamp, though. like
ourselves, few of them have ever succeeded
In placing the telegraph department upon a
Saying basis. There are, Of course some
oostotlices that always work at a heavy
loss, especially Is this so in comparatively
new countries where q great extent or
territory and a scattered population usuallv
combine to make the postmaster generals
annual report by no means such pleasant
reading lis in Great Britain Our Austral-
asian colonies, for instance, drop quite a
considerable sum every year over the dis
tibut!on of mails and the dispatch Of tele-
grams. Western Australia loses f47OOO.
Qucensland $4,000; New South Wales
00Mc. ami Victoria, f143,O00 On tha other
hand New Zealand makes e. 900 and Tas-
mania 5000. But the resul: for the whole
OF Australasia Is a loss OF over f35OVOO In
!he United States ncarly all the telegraph
business IS in the hands OF one company
the Western Union, and It's receipts exceed
expenditures by f1,25O, 900. The postal busi-
ness is, however, carried on by the govern
ncnt at heavy loss, the expenditures
amounting to f18.50O.O00 and the receipts
oily slightly exceeding f16.5Oo.0Oo. To take
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
Deficiency NOT LARGE
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTNASTER
GENERALS REPORT.
Important Suggestion Reynrdinr tba
Carrying of Newspapers by the
Government.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1.-THE an
nual report of W. S. Shaltenberger, Sec
ond assistant postmaster general, made
pubic tonight, gives an interesting review
OF the principal developments n the en-
tire postal transportation service of the
United States and connecting foreign
mails. 1t shows an aggregate of appro-
prlaticns for this large part of the postal
service for the current year OF $jl O41. .23S:
the probable deficiency is 5000 Co., making
the estimated expenditures this year $751;
5ll,22 22"S. This will be S1,e23,Oi5, or three and
fiscal year just closed. The estimate of
the fiscal year 1899 is $55 337 2G0 which is
$l,'96,oI more than the estimated expen-
ultureS for the current year. The annual
rate OF expenditure for the inland mail
service in the year Just closed was $49,-
sc2.O4 and for foreign mail service S1791,-
10, after deducting S2iS, ,C29 for intermedi
airy service to foreign countries
The report takes an important position
as TO newspaper mail and plan to make
the profits on short hauls offset the long
runs. Gen Shallenbergef says:
There seems to be lO good reason why
the great bulk of legitimate newspapers
carried by the government at great loss
to remote places should be permitted to
be taken away from the mails by railroad
ana express companies whenever there is
a short haul that would make the car.
riage of them profitable to the govern
ment The carriage of newspapers, pack
ages etc, by railroads and eAp.ess COM
panies may have been justified, perhaps
years ago, when the railway mail service
was less efficient, but with our present
rae lties such as may easily be obtained,
l am convinced that the department can
and should carry the great bulk of news
paper matter that has been. for years
withheld from the mails and sent in bag
gage cars and special cypress trains"