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from postoffices. Just as do the city car
riers. save that their beat is likely TO
be about twenty-five miles instead of as
many city blocks. The carriers receive a
uniform wage OF stno. which includes
horse hire. but not actual tolls and ferri-
ages. This remuneration Is not as wea-
ger as il seems inasmuch as the work is
usually done by the sons OF farmers who
have horses at their disposal. and sell
dom does the task require more than half
of their time.
The character % the uniform which the
rural carrier wears is optional with him
self. or he may sc unprovided with any
insignia Of his office. AS rule a carrier
makes but one delivery a day TO each
family on his route. and II will not be the
policy Of the department 20 grant two
deliveries per day anywhere so long as so
many farming communities far removed
from mail facilities ara clamoring for SER
vice once day. In some instances car
riers give n tri-weekly service on two
routes thus enabling the covering OF a
double appointment of territory. Rural
carriers give bond in the sum OF $500, and
one or two substitute carriers must be
provided, who also give bond Rural
carriers take with them on their rounds
supply OF stamps. postal cards. etc.
and are authorized to give receipts for
money orders In the near future they
As might be expected the people In
many sections OF the country have had
TO be educated to a conception OF what
the service means and what they must
do to promote its efficiency. AT FIRST there
was a disposition to make old cans, soap
or cigar boxes or even sections OF pipe
serve as recepfaces for mail matter. but
this system is being rapidly eradlcated,
and at many points the present system Is
. model At Lafayette. Ind, for instance.
the rural carriers are uniformed similarly
10 their city brethren. and have hand
some wagons with sliding doors and
glass front. Inside there are tiers OF
pigeonholes, In which the carrier sorts
his mail as he goes along. There Is also
contrivance for heating the wagon In
cold weather
All the mail boxes along the routes are
OF galvanized iron. OF uniform size. and
painted so as to closely resemble tho
regulation boxes In use in the cities The
boxes are affixed 10 posts OF such a
height as to bring them a level with
the postal wagon, and the carrier as he
drives along opens his sliding door and
drops the mail in the box. at the same
time raising q zinc signal riveted to the
box. IL there be any mail for him to
collect he finds the signal raised. IL
there be no mail for delivery the carrier
hauls down the signal; and finally. IL
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the signal be not raised and he h,v.
mail 10 deliver. the carrier driye. -
without stopping, Each rural pas,rss
has whistle with which he s,rnss.
owners of boxes who live soma dlstarss
away.
on two routes there are Eirl carr,s..
and like the workers OF the sterner ~,
they stuck TO their task through tina No.
severe weather Of the past winter. Ia.s
about a year ago unique experiment
was inaugurated in conjunction with ~
free delivery service In Carroll. Ma
convenient distance from Washington r,
C. IL was nothing less than project a
test the possibility OF putting postol,re
on wheels and carrying Il 10 the doc,s
Of the people In well-setiled axr,cu,.
tural country, For this purpose thse.
was fitted up q handsome special veAtrls
the Interior of which was equipped wt,S
counter. drawers and letter boxes--sirtesr
large letter boxes IN front, forty-trc ~.
hind, all zinc lined. This wagon carrie.
a driver and postal clerk. the latter beln,
authorized TO receive. cancel collect IA
deliver all mails. receipt for applicaficns
for money orders and registered lstte.s
and In short performs all the Junction.
OF a stationary postmaster Tho travel.
ing postofficc, drawn by a team OF strong
horses. traverses each day a thirty-uljs
route. delivering to houses on the routa
and collecting mail regularly from stxty
United States letter boxes scattered Il
intervals of half mile along the entlrs
route. II costs the government u,SsA AMI
performs the service heretofore renderva
by eight fourth-ciass postofYices and four
star routes at a cost of more than elSo
per annum.
The future of the rural free delivery l.
franght with immense possibilities A
an evidence of the interest manlfeated II
may be noted that within few months
after the establishment OF tho travelinr
postofYice Just described there were r~cely.
ed 1873 applications for duplicate instails.
lions from twenty-onc different stAtox
Not only has rural free delivery resulted
In increased postal receipts and the extea.
sion OF educational advantages. but faem
lands have been enhanced In value, ros1s
improved and better prices obtained Tor
farm products as a result OF the producers
having been brought into daily tosrh
with the state OF tho daily marhets,
Tho British government has promla>a
10 give a regular delivery OF letters n
every house In the United Kingdom. AMI
has already accomplished considesAbls
portion OF the task. The Introduction oe
the service thus far has resulted IN a.
Increase OF fully 10000, 900 letters mailed
each year IN Great Britain. In America
the work has only Just been fairly a.
tered upon.
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twenty-nins different states.

twenty-nins different states.
The work OF Institution itself was at
tended by many difficulties. Tho arrange
ment OF details was left TO officers OF the
division OF postoffice inspection and mail
depredatfons, and in order to perform this
detached from other pressing duties. II
must be admitted that by no means all OF
the routes were well placed. There were
a few In states like Pennsylvania and
Ohio, but there were also quite a number
In sparseiy settled parts OF the West. and
IN the backwoods districts of the South.
where there were neither turnpike roads.
township divisions nor county maps. and
where. apparently. nobody wanted 1t. On
some Of these routes the average cost for
each piece Of mail matter delivered was
over cents: but the statistics from
routes in Pennsylvania and Massachu-
setts, and even In Colorado and Arizona,
were economical and satisfactory, and
demonstrated that rural free delivery, IL
judiciously planned. could be made less
expensive and more nearly self-sustain-
ing than the urban free delivery service
established in many OF the smaller cities
under the authority OF congress.
From the time that the present First
Assistant Postmaster General. Hon.
Perry 8. Heath. assumed the duties OF
the office, In the spring OF 1897. the extern
sion of the service has been pushed en-
ergetically. This was facilitated at the
outset by n congressional appropriation
OF $4,000 to give the project a further
test. When Mr.. Heath called attention
TO the fact that petitions from every Sec
ton OF the country where the service had
been given fair trial were pouring in
upon the department and that the pro-
Jected extension Of postal facilities In rural
communities held great possibilities Of
social, industrial and educational develop
mert, there was secured with little effort
an appropriation OF $40 900 This was in
1897. and the appropriation was doubled
for the next nscni year. and In turn was
Increased TO $4,000. as has been explain
ed. for the current year. Even these APP
preparations have. however. proven to-
tally inadequate. Every route establish
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From Harper's Weekly, BY Permission
Copyrighted. 1900, by Harper a Brothers.
- 7HF;N the COMMITTEES on post
w e.: {: !; !: (: !: !:
recommendation for an APP
preparation OF 81 10000 for rural free de-
livery during the coming fiscal year as
against only $4,000 for the current year.
IL attcsted In tho most forcefni manner
possible its appreciation Of this import
ant new ndjunct OF the public commune
cation service. or all the new progress
ssve forces lately created by Uncle Sans
administrative departments none has
crept into being more quietly than this,
ana yet II Is safe 20 predict that none will
exert more beneficial influence in the
interest OF the whole people.
Were evidence needed for the claim that
there has been nothing IN the history OF
the postal service Of the United States so
remarkable as the growth OF the rural
free delivery system II might be found In
thu fact that never before has an inno-
walton passed from tho stage OF expert
msnt 20 reception as regular branch
Of tho work and a very Important
branch. too. Ia 80 short . time as two or
three years Although the establishment
Of = rural FREQ delivery system was first
advocated almost a decade ago, Its actual
inauguration was deferred for years be-
cause Of the obstacles which had to be
overcome.
when tho project nrst came up for con-
alteration In congress the chairman OF
tho committee to which II was referred
declared that IL would be impracticsble to
undertake. the work unless an appropria-
tion Of AT least teo0oo 600 was available nj
tho outset Postmaster General Bisscl
declined 10 expend nm appropriation OF
10000 made by congress Ia test the feas-
btfify OF the sch sme, and hts SUCCESSOR.
William Il Wilson. although he succeeded
In having an appropriation OF 10000 In
creased 10 s<oooo. entered upon Tire expe-
rimentaI operations With many nisgiv-
fnHs Accordingly. late In 1906 a total Of
forty-four routes was mapped out In
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Medal Of Honor on January 81. 1897. for
conspicuous gallantry on May a. 1884. at
AEhepoo river. :. c.. he then being a Jieu-
tenant In Company n. Thiriy.fourth Unit
ed states colored troops He voluntarily
commanded n boats crew, which went 10
the reseue o. a number OF Union soidlefs
on board the stranded steamer Boston,
and with great saiiantry succeeded IN
conveying them 70 shore. being exposed
during the entire time 10 heavy IRE from
a Confederate battery
James ". Webb was awarded his medal
on September u. 1897. for conspicuous
bravery az the second hastie Of Bun Run
CD August %. iss-. The letter from t'la
war department awarding Il says 81 was
for fnost distinguished gailsptry IN &C.
ten. the particular service being that 81
the battle mentioned this soldier. then a
private IN 's0mpany y. Firm New York
volunteer infantry fDugyse'e Zouavea1, an.
der a very heavy Gre from two brlgadaa.
voluntarily carried % > field battery com
naraer (FsatteFy r. Eisth tinted States
artillery the Information ~ the close
proximity On hts Hank and fear 81 an At
isekins column ~ the enemy whose APP
preach before sssR unknown. ApprsssG ~
BITS peril. tae Battery commander wAs en-
nbiea 90 safety retire rs guns. that other.
Wsee wouia have heen i6st in this srrvi y.
Webb WAN severely wounded and be4ag
refused 70 v0 and whiie suffering from
his wound that would have warranted ias
atssnce. participated "a the M&fylAhs
camgaign md the baitle of Anfsetasu
webb wac 70 seriY-fpur RaDrfpl enwaE
raFnta. certlaed % ~ his eannapaafs. in-
ciBdlhs tsttfysbafS Cold Hafis5r Mine
Ran Ffeasfickshurg CnmnceiiarsVlgls
spotfxyivznia, Wllaesnses. Malvern iM
and MANY ofacs ~ tbe oessa engagenseusa
" the wsr
Walter Jameson, yeafs ago known az
Sam CDllyefs ~ ths Fefersbarn mine. he
then beipg efei scrgeami ~ Company Is.
one Hundred ami TnistY-Aiath regiment.
%ew N9fk Yo2Bnteafs. voluntarily went
between The iinas under q very hFavy SIRE.
10 the assistanes 81 a .esnd~d and help
iass efseer. Jameson carried ard drag
ge4 she officer within the UnfQn lines. an
the time gposea 20 the most severe fire.
IN the assault on Fort Harrison. Va sep
TENDER -. 1854. while commanding his
company. carrying the r@gimerfal aag,
tie color bearer ard guard having b IN
shot down. be seized The caiar, and rush
INK forward. planted Il snran the fort. IA
fan view III the whole brigade Ills Medal
81 Honor was awarded 20 him on Apfil 5,
1855.
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ANNUAL REUNION OF AMERICAS MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION

William #. Lukes. then and now reeld.
ing In Brooklyn. enlisted In the URllod
States navy in 1869. lilo served for thfes
years and was discharged. Hc wAs onA u
the crew OF the Colorado engaged IN put.
ting down the Korean insurrection. under
the command Of Liout. MCGEE. The man
on the Colorado landed on Friday, and
were engaged until the following SUNDAY.
when the Koreans were driven into ~
Of the numerous forts which they had o.
cupied. After two unsuccessful Atteupfx
the third attack was made. and Lieut. No
Geo was wounded. Lukes. who was
petty officer, took command. and the f0st
was taken. Iukes looked for Lieut. Nc
Gee, and found that the natives were or.
rying him or 10 fhe mountain. i.ukes
called for volunteers and Seth Allen and
Thomas Murphy responded. The natives
were soon overtaken and desperate
hand-to-hand nsht ensued. When REIN
forcemcBtN arrived the marines fcstud
Lukea with eieteen wounds. lying uncon-
scious on the body 81 Lieut.. McOee. ~
companions both being dead. fukes ~
unconscious for fhirty-nine days IN ~
Colorado. For his gallant and merifpFtars
conduct he received Medal ~ Honor ana
congress voted him n letter ~ thanhs
The Korean fight was on June ana w.
1870.
Horatio c King was awarded his medal
or, sep,euaher III 1907. the letter from the
war depar,ment stating that n was
awarded go- mos, distinguished gaIisntfy
m action the following being q statement
~ i've nartlruia, ~ervics via ION March
n fsss .hin ns,eer then a major IT
iTstted stnt.ss volunteers and auarserma--
10, ~ ,ha First cavalry division, reauesf-
IA ,rr,nimaion which vas granted, 10 as-
co,opanv she general Commanding ths a.
v,sisn ~ the movement then ordered -
a volunteer aid-dA-enmp and was eften
under nra ana In tho action near riss
Middle Court House March n, 1864 NAL
Ixtnv while serving ~ aide. b<bsysd
v,,th alnsJng,slshef RaIlantry IN cavs'fy
charge
vvsr,.r ,f,,orr ,nresves IA. Medal ~
rts,,~s -. s.,,ser,hev = 1ssa Il iselox
1890 \, f',,n ae~,rdlnr H. : letter ~
ess,.sg sra,n xssfntan, secretary ~ war
~ - vett4Is.bn foy most alssingsixae1
s,,ta..,-,s ~, ~ f,eea~inr ~ the sspie
49, ~ 49, ,etn. j, rgsrtsh Gan sansfs
ssir.tsga f,.,,,a,,, tesx
~. ....s.. ~. ,,aaxf 81
'h .',s - t.t.a. arean-
-. ss,ssl@vasss
- i, .a,s.... ~, y,.se II. fss
w " $3.50. n
~ FssnlSis' ~. ~ .,,,,,.., ~ tsy
10 W. sa.1n'ne q sHIa sr .,a,1s Afssr
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r. Lakes. Cen. Horasio C. King. law
yer MAJ Waiter Thorn. a lawyer, and
John Hrosnan. who has been for years
letter carrier.
William - plekcy. major ~ the Fif-
tesnih New York heavy artillery. resolved
his medal on June DO 100 on 5uoe ~.
1854, at psteTarnfEs Va he refused 70
leave the ne!a. remaining in command,
after hetng wounded by pieee ~ shell,
ana isA his command n the assault Ga
the cnemy'a works an the following DAY.
isaac g. CAfnn was nRaries his uedsi
Tor most distinguished Enii4ntFy IN ~
tian BEFORE Peiersharx. Jelly ~ isst on
fhe Gay before the engagement. Catiin
had Been mastered "a 50 esionH Of TIE
Ore Hundred ard Ninth regiment, New
York state x6iunfeeTs AZ o'ctnfk In
thA morning before the tatfle BE Was
awakened ~ an orderly from Gen, HART
ranr. who rtageHt8G hiN - vlait hn
IA his tent ERrIn lost ao time In paYing
the yisit Get aown herh. Catifn." said
the general ard the two pfacers gyo-
reesed "a aInay $40 waa and TIE general
outlined she Eian - acilan Cor that days
fght Csfna was 70 push on uver tbs
mines ard. II pouiAe. eAatgrs the men
m charge when day daxned ~ hse3@e
his men into a perfect eruption q Gre.
shot and she'll ard was wounded woune.
ca Ks be Was. he snstste9 on being ear
rieA to ths front. and while on hls way
there the explosion - she'll shattered bis
right leg which waa later anpufatea.
MOTT ihsfandiuG be has been twlre
wounded he headed tie i!ae ana ied his
truors no victory over the uuexple1e1
mines. which he captured. ne being ia
command OF provisional brigade
d.. George W. Brush WAS awar-sd A.s
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obe oz111O0Iox<xhe C'uxx5er
at noYuxu/ Cross oToud

ed BY the special agents who have been
appointed 10 lay out services where the
conditions seem to promise a successful
and economical administration has simply
resulted in bringing large numbers of APP
plications from contiguous territory.
Rural free delivery is now In successful
operation from upwards of 40 dlstribut-
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Tscmts-TVvo Men Decorated since
beginning of spanish War.

Since che beginning ~ me spanish ari
Philippine wArs tNeniy-tSo. officers ard
enlisted men have been decorated ~ith
the ueaai % homer rac American med
Al 81 honor. itself - 20 intimate vains
AND hssfowing 10 rank or privi!fee. has
been shs soie reward ~ many q the usast
thrilling deeds IN American history. The
dee5s walsh thls medal recognizes are not
familiar % the public. eut u "a more ar
cculy fa win thar the Nictarls Crass W
Ems ara. the Irnu Gross % G-rmang THE
Cross 90 81 George 81 Russia or tho
Cross OF the Legion Of Homer Of France.
The order Was founded b Washington.
~ that rhis country has never been With
out this power Of SestowlnE a mark of
honor upon lts heroes
ThsTe are So BROOKLYN Just n r0uns
dozen medal q honor men, the list being
as fo3iows. Juaec william n. plGkry. o.
the supreme coHrt; Maj Gen. Isaac S.
Catiin lawyer, George ". Brush, ~ D.,
a wei known practising physician, James
Carey. Cornelius Crcnin. James ". Webb.
+. ". Judge, walter JaEaiesoa, william
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"th W ttau ttle names or officefS ana men
who have won recognition for specially
meritorlous acts standing AZ attention.
the troops AZ every garrison IN the coun-
try viii listen TO the announcement OF tho
deeds OF daring and bravery performed
by their comrades on the field ~ battle
achievements which cause their own blood
20 tingie with pride and spirit 81 enula.
ton.
Act of March q Made Medat Possible
tn Any brave Man.
March :, issf, opened the gate for every.
body wearing n uniform from iha stars
down % the cartridge belt, when an act
MAS passed by congress providing that
the president 'he and he Is hereby au-
thersgei 10 cause 2 40 medals Of horror la
hF prepared Ntsh suitable erttbiamatfc DE-
vicen, aud % direct that the sttps te
presented IN the name ~ congress 70 such
officials. uen-eommiss4tned officers ara
psiyatNs as have meSt disttarnlshea ST.
may hereafter most distinguish thswptlv%s
~ shasr Eaiiantry IN action The sum "
sac was appropriated a. carry cat TIRE
provisions % this Law The medal and
device we're Delccte3 hy q special ctfatnfs-
sion aud 500 medals were struck an al
the United States mint "a Philadelphia
tta6 the fact bean realized az that tinla
thar thirfS -nihe years sftcF tha rass1s.s
% thc act jrsS than sN0a niFaals waulA b.
required, doubtless fewer medals woa'd
have Rsen purchased az Krrater cost, TAe
last printed est issaea ~ thr var a.
partmeat showed thst tta medals z
hannr had l,sen issued ~ this number
50 were as giei iu Bulk ir January Iss5
ta the Twensy-seVsnth Maine infantry
the tnrn 90 service ~ whica 5elu9 Ab8ut
10 eSr}re. gse regiment was ordered 40
Atlinktau Heights. Va. where q arrived
June =. isSf preparatory to teiux sent
horne Tor muster nut While the regime =.
MAS At this plseo President lancaiu e.
ea@sted q 60 yemGin o. service short
ilaiQ iasNur sd atccaai a General ksee e
invasion % eeunsylySnia About aa S.
rrefs aud enlisted men volunteered 30
remain. ara dia vcuaAin. At Arlington
Heights vntil the result ~ the battle 81
! Gstyshurg WAS known. They ware sent
home ca July & The remainder nf the
regiment consisting ~ ts3 officers and en-
listed men. was sent home en- July T. TAa
eAlciai records show tAat Il WAS intona. 4
Ga issue the medals 90 those Nhl volun-
tecred GO remain su service beyond the
expiration of their term. but evidently
through tuadyertsEce the medal was also
issued 10 about 50 members al the regi-
Inent who aid not volunteer 60 remain IN
J service. The records o. the war Depart
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i77t and vet az 'he heRtaninE OF the war
~ lS2. not a single officer of cur army
held a hreyet The hreyet system was DE-
velopeA mere fully in the Mexican war.
aad afterward srsw 20 huge and elastic
proportions From 1850 20 1910 they we're
handed OFF as professionally as the Cross
~ the LeEion az Honor "a France Finally
it was recognized that Fonsc distinctive
medal saauA be provided as a sort o.
common lryei for al heroes. from a gem
erai 10 a private. a cpmnen reward for
valar. wherever found.
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Piled to their material betterment

PAASU HlOsIISlEs s5llldlsTlal OellerMents IN
many ways.
These excellent gentlemen and ladies'
Who now insist upon a reopening of the
controversy are doubtless, animated by,
the very highest and purest motives.
They see in the canteen only 1nachin-l
cry for the distribution OF Intoxicating
drinks. They know nothing of the vice
and degradation which the canteen has
ibanished from our army posts, nor
have they stopped to consider the Gala.
mites which would be invoked by its.
abolition. Probably not one in five hun
ldred of them ever visited a post; prob
ably not one in ten thousand of them
is aware of the conditions that prevailed.
before the advent of the canteen. They
attack the institution because, in their
philosophy it represents immortality
But the government which. after all, is
responsible in the premises. should not
permit this well-meant, tho misguided
clamor to interfere With an arrange
ment which every army officer knows to
be admirable and elevating from every
point of view.
boti tie president ard congress- will
have the approval Of all thoughtful ard
intelligent people in leaving the existing
situation undisturbed.H