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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-10

and the service went on without break or
interruption. II is now in fun operation
under The laws OF the United States.
In thr Philippine Islands tn" conditions
have remained unchanged. The service is
carried on as reported Il year ago. and for
tunGtely IL has thus far been more than
selfSust aiming. Instead of being obliged to
draw for its support from the general rev
.nloS. the postal revenues have exceeded
the expenditures. This satisfactory result
has been due in part to good management
and IN part TO the fact that the service IL
LIMITED chiefly to the centcrs ~ population
ami business and to the camps of our
troops. ana that up to this time il has not
been FOUND practicable or necessary 10 ap-
ply to the mrager mail communication Of
the int-ric" anything beyond the crude and
III hPrnSN" Individual carriage to which
The peupl" have always been accustomed.
The postal system established In cuba
following American occupation has given
servir. than they had ever before enjoyed.
together with some valuable facilities. like
the money-ord"r branch. which they had
never possessed II all. Unfortunately its
administration WAS stained for time by
frauds and peculattuuS of the most shame
iul character. Under the fiscal system OF
the military government the postal receipts
Were deposited in the island treasury and
the expenditures We're met by acquisitions
and warrants drawn ON Jhe treasury. This
method justified and REQUIRED examination
of books. accounts and Vouchers by the in
spector generals bureau, and during such
an examination early in May. it Was dis
covered that a continuous course of en-
l., ZZlcmcnt had been going on for period
uf SOM, months. The immediate. Culprit,
O." whom the disclosure pointed, who was
chief OF Il E bureau of finance. was then alb
- ut in the United States. hut upon a con
iid-ntial tcleGraphic indication he Was
promptly arrested
When the facts We're brought to light.
action Was taken To right the
wrongs and arIagu the wrrngdO.rs The
"fenSe of those implicated was more tEan
iniiIollty to the confidence rcposed in them
office. Its turpitude was enhanced by the
fact that il was the betrayal of trust held
Tor people who were our wards. which
iarii'-i peculiarly sacred obligations, aa 1
il merits the Seyarest condemnation. THE
eases have passed To the custody II -hc
courts ana early trial Is expected.
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hcrsire and colossal character may seem
iorml'iabi" ana deterrent. hut while its df-
ncElti"s are not 10 hv uud.rcStim imatcd they
arr shown when examined lH tine light OF
practical tests. IL hc far from InsurmulIGt-
able.
We axe nov carrying the post office ro
IN" door or .l.""v" Of people masscd m
Owns nnd cities. The task before us IS
the more complicated work of carrying the
p"st "itc" 10 tn" door of about y oN0.ra.
scattered over l.WoOJJ square miles Of ter
ritorN. Its magnitude Is not To he under
estimated.
''Eurland. France and Germany make
rural iI"c delivery. their pOS'mr going
loot Ilt England contains - S6I Squar,
ml'S France 2oi.@'2 ana Germany 2tN.S31.
We are ALREADY covering with rural delivery
a larger area than England. all effected
withlh the last two wears. Ey the end OF
tllt current rSCal year shall reach one
sixth ~ the 2i,1N.,.p to be served. What
mas already been substantially accomplished
Is certainly capable of siNfold expansion.
ON tn" lSt uf July. IN1i. there were 3gl
Iifiu deIlNefy routes In operation. Within
the o.. wear. under an appropriation Of
$4,000. this number was increased t. 2li.
On th, lSt OF July. lpo. the appropriation
OF Si...Dro became available, and on the
10th OF November 2.Gl3 routes had been To-
Gated and established. .@7a miles in ag-
EftEate length. covering 6"Si2 square miles
divided among Il States and Territories aud
serving a population Of l.NOI.a2i
Tn" number OF applications pending at
that date ana awaiting action or under in
N"stiSitlon was more than 2la0-npariy
eiuuSh To double the existing serViCe-.nd
every day brings more. The close Of the
pr, sent fiscal year will see about 4.3no routes
IN operation. carrying tho mail daily ,o the
doors Of not lc-s than 3.5lm,onr residents of
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ary OF Israel'S faith is written in charac-
ters that cannot be efTaced. the truth which
has been IN, hope and stay of the human
race the source of all its bliss and inspira-
ton. the fountain light of all our being.
n" master Light OF all our day. the truth
that there is Il central light in the uni
Verse. a. power resident i'll the world of
matter that worketh with wisdom and
purposeful intelligence the order and har-
mony of the universe and has shed abroad
in the human heart TIE creative work. the
divine image. which some day shall make
This earth aglCw with the warmth and
radiance of justice righteousness and low
ing kindness. 1t was clearly the object Of
the writer's of Genesis and OF the Bible
generally to incucate and enforce this high
used 10 bar the progress of science. this
fault must be ascribed not to the Bible IT
self. but to the shortsightedness of those
who misunderstood it and totally mistook
its purposes
Il venture to maintain that the higher
criticism which has stirred up whole
prive the Bible of one jot or little of its
real value. The application of the canons
Of science to the literature of the He
brews. for that rs what the higher crit
icism is doing. Will only result III bringing
out into create prominence the eternal
worth of the Eible help toward the
perfect ideal of religion Ii will destroy
the foolish notions cf men and the super
stitions which they have entertained about
the sublimest literary heritage of the past,
but il will enable us thereby to arrive at a
I thorough appreciation of its real and match
less truths. IRE higher criticism has al
ready demonstrated. what no true believer
of the Bible ever doubted that there is not.
and never can be. any conflict between
science and religion. when these are proper
ly understood. In the words OF Huxley. The
antagCnism of science Is not to religion.
but TO the heather suryivalS and the bad
under which religion hersel. Is
well nigh crushed And. for my part. 1
trust that this antaConism will never cease.
hut that. to the end of time. true science
will continue TO fulfill one of her most be-
neficent functions. that of relieving men
from the burden OF false science which is
imposed upon them In the Eame of religion.
The only legitimate purpose of science must
be. by the displacement of error, to point
mans way to the treasure-hOuse of truth.
and the eternal good and beautiful, which
are bound up with it, Herein il can never
come into conflict with true religion, which
seeks the same goal.
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MONEY -ORDER SYSTEM
AND PNEl NATlC TT hes.

The statistics of the business transacted
by the people Of the nited States. through
The medium of the niOucy-orGer ~ yStem. are
always Of Interest because they nuctuate In
harmony with the prevailing business con-
ditions. The Improvement OF the last few
years has been continued, and even ELL
BANGED. is shown by the fact that
while the INCREASE i'll the Inoney-Ordcr bust
hess for the fiscal year 1892 over that Of
1898 amounted to Sco. 3,i. AZ. the increase for
the, year 1881 over 1899 $}p1 .65i. Th,,
total transactions for the fiscal year 1870
amounted To $2J5. .e70. 22I- IS. orders drawn
in cuba and Port" Rico called for the pay
rnert. respectively. of S.tNl,sJO and S.SI2.-
5i2
During the fiscal year sixty Offices We're
adia TO tht. list of fE,---d-!ivery Offices,
making the total number 49,. at which 10
:;23 carriers wrr" employed. an Increase ~
.'b5 over the previous tiscdI year. The
total cost q: this service amounted To Sii.-
-. i,a
'.'fn- extension of the pneumatic-tuba
system being again prohibited by the ACT
ot ttu-sr's - making appropriate tion for the
S'ryir'. T." new contracts wer" made dur-
ing the year. The act in question con
tIinsd a provision for the Investigation hv
th,. Postmaster General OF the cost of con
s,ruction. operation. and utility Of the SyS
toms Of pneumatic tubes for the tranSrlis-
sion of mail. and directed him IN aS""r-
tain all facts bearing upon their rs" I'm
connection with the mail service for TN" in
formation of Congress.
.'Such an invest isation was duly iusii-
tufCi and has been conducted by mum
htr nr the most experienced officials Of the ,
postal system. who. by reason Of their
ability and long service. may fairly w.,
ranked "a eSperts The investigation viii f,
Ire concluded at an early day. and the val /
rIa hIe information gathered by the commit |
mittce will be Incorporated in a report to /
be transmitted To Congress in the near fu- !
turc.
Tine. sum of s.0ll -. ..6 was expended by !
the department during IN" year Tor the I
nsICrt ntio'l o' fnr-icp malls. There |
were i5~ti1'.S Eir,.- "f mail matter ais
in tTaa>it 10y the clerks of the /
oceaI mail service
u indorse The suggestion of the Third |
Assistant Postmaster General that an an
ne granted by congress for IN"
publication by the department of pam
nhIet containing postal information. TO be /
distributed through the post offices TO the
people free OF cost.
II desire to commend TO the favorable
con nsIderation of Congress the bill recently
submitted bv me providing for a reply
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any OF their employees. from aiding and abet-
ting In the green goods or lottery swiDdles,
or any other scheme carried partly by
mail and partly by common carrier. and
which is in violation of the postal laws.
THAT statute he enacted authorizing
post office inspectors To take out search
warrants whenever the same may he neces-
Sl"N In tn" prosecution of their official du-
tics
That an appropriation be made for the
purpose of constructing lcOkouts in post
Offices wherever, in the opinion of the Post
master General. they may be needed.
That provision be made for the payment
Of incidental expenses incurred by local Of
iicers or others in the arrest, detention ana
keeping Of prisoners charged with violations
of the postal laws until such prisoners can
be transferred to the custody of United
States Marshal
In concluding this report IL Is only just
that | should testify my high appreciation
OF the ;biIity and fidelity of my assistants
and the chiefs of division in diScharging the
varied and aTduous duties that have fallen
upon them within the past year. | have
hsd the benefit of their Intelligent cO-Opera-
tiOn and wise counsel. and to their constant
and wcll-directed efforts Is largely due the
present high state of efficiency of all
branches of the postal service. Very re-
spectiuIy, -
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
POSTMASTER General
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DEMAND FOR RURAL
FREE DEl.Is lcRN.

The extraordinary extension OF rural free
delivery during the past Two years has
proved 10 he the most salient. significant
and far-reachng feature oi postal develop
ment i'll recent times. Ne have had other
lines ALREADY wei settled The fast-IItiI
service. carried to the highest atrainahl.
point. Is only the logical uutsfuwJA of the
constant struggle Tor The quiChrsL dispatch.
The admirable railway post office l. only
the elimination OI thu lncrSSani effort To
save time. obtain tn" stT.tiS:JsSt line ard
secure the least handling. the frequent ami
rapid distribution IN great cities, HOW often
outStrlrrlnS The telegraph in local u.-y. is
but the perfection ui ,"NC-nt:ateu urSdnIZ;s-
tiun- All these ana the many "tner I'M
pt"Ncfi;' :ItS Of method which keep pace with
general modern progress are the natural
developments "f an established system
"hUt, L. Undertake the personal and daily
delivery of the mail at the Individual and
Isolated farmhouse on the remote country
road marks what in tins wiuely eXJ-E""i
land amounts In . n'w departure III rrSt'.
service. Ii Is sutillly new conc, .,Ji..tt.
We have long been familiar with TIN .,.ri'..-
cation of the constantly improving na'"Ii!-
cry oT distribution 10 the CerttrS 90; isr,t'.l4-
jinn. The volume of business ami al mail
has rendered IL practicable and III JiijHLl-.
''Eut the vast extent and the mole limited
requirements of the agricultural regions
have seemed 10 forbid their llci ,s.ipn under
the same principle. There ii WIS taken for
granted that the man should sn for the mali
instead of the mail going to the man. The
plan of embracing the country road and the
rural home well as the city street ana
III. solid block within the Government
agencies of commune ton, grows only out
OF a recent realization OF what Is feasible
Free delivery In rural communities had
been regarded as too costly and burdensome
TO be admissible. ON theS- grounds the
movement encountered great opposition
when first proposed. and even when Con
gresS authorized The. experiment there was
reluctance in trying it. 1t took time and
experience To develop and enforce the more
just View. first. that the great body Of peo-
pie who liv. outside cities and towns are |
entitled to share III advanced mail facilities.
zFlg
second. that iN.. barrier of unbalanced eX- |
rensc is not a. Formidable az WAS appre |
I.I
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RECOMMENDATION As
TO NEEDED LEGISIAT1oN.

THE safety ana certainty OF lNt reslSlTE
system in general are viviGiy portrayed by
The statistics OF the proportion OF losses
IL IN. total volume of business done. There
We're carried i'll the registered mails during
the wear, for the Post Office Department
and the Treasury Department alone, articles
aggrtG3tting in value over one and one-hal'
billion dollars. and Yet but seventeen ar
ticlcs of a value of S21i.t,. We're lost. Sta
tiStiCs from the other departments. Were
they at hand. would greatly enhance this
,-re,lit.tbl. showing.
The following recommendations for legis-
lation by Congress Were included in my last
annual report ard are now renewed:
That an act be passed TO punish persons
who. by force. attempt To enter Il ear or
apartment in a car used for the distribution
Of mail or who NAV assault railway mali
clerk while in the discharge Of his duties as
such.
That a statute be enacted providing FOR
the compulsory separation by publishers Of
sacond-class mail matter. While a ma jOrty
of the publishers have shown willingness
10 undertake this work AT the request of the
special officer in charge of it, a few are
unwilling TO cooperate with the Govern
menI in this matter. which saves expense
TO the department and facilitates the dis
patch Of mail.
THAT the interstate commerce law he
amended to prohibit common carriers. to
Wit, telegraph and express companies, or
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-10
POSTAL SERNICE N NEW
ISLAND POSSESSIONS,

The postal service I'm the new island
possessions of the United States has been
materially advanced and STRENGTHENED with
IN the year. So long as Porto Rico re-
manned under military government the
service was continued on the provisional
ana independent basis adopted upon ,h,.
acquisition OF the island
The act Of Congress establishing a civil
government for Porto Rico provided that
the postal laws of the United States should
apply 10 the island. and when the act went
into effect, May l, 1860. the island service
though distinct. had been SO conforrnatl 10
our methods that # merged into our system
without disturbance or embarrassment
The postal service of Hawaii has been
absorbed i'll the same way. BEFORE its M
neXation that territory had q fairly salts
factory service, and when our authority
was extended the chief necessity after
adapting its forms and procedure to the re-
qurements of our laws. to provide FOR
more certain and regular transportation
The poSmasters already in place were all
duly appointed and commissioned under
the provisions Of our statutes. Means Of
communication Worr' continued as th.,-
were found, and only made more assured
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ENGLISH TASTE
IN WAR RELICS.

From London Truth.
Has the shoddy patriotism of the pres
ent day left any sense of decency among
us? see it announced in the Morning Post.
without a word of comment or reprohs-
ton. that the shell which killed Colonel
de Nillebols-Mareuil has been mounted and
presented to the officers Of the Noting
hamshire Ieomanry. and is vieT
in "A London shop. Imagine that some Eng
lish Soldier-peer. say Lord Methuen. had
volunteered for service in the Spanish
Army during the Cuban war and had been
killed by an American shell. and that the
shell had been mounted to he preserved as
Il trophy by an American regiment: should
We consider this decent or friendly act?
Or should We denounce IL with all the strong
language at our command as an outrage
alike on good taste and on international
friendship? A British officer. writing to me
on the subject. SAYS: THANK God for one
thing: IT is not regular soldiers who have
been guilty of this act" But there Is no
similar consolation open to the auxiliary
forces or To Engllshmen at large.
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EXTENSION OF SERVICE
CANNOT BE DENIED.

with all these results clearly indicated
by the experiment as thus far tried rural
free delivery is llainly here to stay. II
cannot be abandoned where il has been eS
l@hshed. and il cannot he maintained
without being extended. IT is a service in
which there can be no backward step. Those
who enjoy its advantages will not consent
to surrender them. and every new route
creates a demand from contiguous territory
for the same privileges.
I'VE are thus confronted with the prob
lem Of gradually eXtenung the delivery
service over the whole area OF the country
where II is physically feasible or where the
population is not 50 sparse as to make il
unreasonable. A project Of such compre-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-10
DEPEW'S JOKE.

Here is a Joke by Chauncey Oepew OF
which Andrew Carnegie was the indirect
cause: Senator Depew me; Mr.. Carnegie
here before the latter left for Pittsburc ana
fell into an argument with him anent the
latter's countrymen. writes the New YORK
correspondent OF the Pittsburg Dispatch
THE reason you Scotch are race of dys-
peptics." Depew remarked as fnisher. Is
because you're such a disputatioCs lot You
won't even allow your food to agree with
you"
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In considering the statistics given in the
foregoing table II will be noted that al
though the expenditures OF the service in
the three Years from July. 1885,, TO July, 1905
have Increased by SS.106.7i4. the growth OF
receipts during these three years OF good
times has outstIipped that Of expenditures.
being Sl3.341.s6l. The deficits have shrunk
from Ss"-o,su5 for the fiscal year ISg. -9S 20
S5.3s5,6ss for the last fiscal year d decrease
OF s3,6S5..l1 IN three years and THIS not
Withs standing the large expenditures now
made for severed new features OF our serv-
ice.
The following Is an estimate OF the rev.
ehGeS and expenditures of the postal service.
which has been transmitted 10 the Serrt-
tary of the Treasury. for the fiscal year
ending June 81. l90..
Total postal Tevenu- fer 1860. .i1. 81 SO ID
Add =. per cent iCT estimated IN
Crease Tor year ending June -. lsul. .G.G Sc d,
Estimated tor I!y. ....- !. .c v, - o.,
Add peg cent Tor estimated increase
Year ending June f. lste......-...... 6.pI. $500
Estimated revenue iy.2. lls g? oia ~.
Estimated rNIruGI rie for lSI2...... ~
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POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH
ON RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
IMPORTANT MATTERS
DISCUSSED IN REPORT.

The extension OF III. system cf
rural free delivery Of mails to 2l,@o- I
IA" people living in a territory en- 4
) hracing l,o"o.d'" square miles.
Tn" correction of abuses Of :hird-
class mail matte by stringent !"-
partmcnt rules and remedial leEis 4
} lion by congress.
The Improvement and extension of I
} ia" postal system i'm the new .:sland 4
possessions OF the United States.
The institution Of the pneumatic 4
tuhe service.
The publication ana free distrihu- 4
tion "f a pamphlet uf Information 4
on postal laws ANA regulations FOR 4
th" benefit Of citizens uf the United 4
States.
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MaIt-Nutrine

Should not he confounded with other So
called malt products some breweries put out
1t is not beer and burnt sugar" See that
The name Anheuser-BUsch Brewing Assn is
on each bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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All >ES IN SECOND
CLASS NAH, Nav-Cl,n

igFfp Il
| ,h- haSraitt abuses which nrayt,ii j.; 20 "it
c'.oh win s-coHd-cIass matter ,pI ur,.gI
1iiti"iianc- OF remedial Hesitation As
PhasiZed by the broad policy iust da,oitii
.nS oi extending rural delivery thrnu'.b' ~,
,nuId ntIE' me Whole net cost of Which
.ou De PAD 10y what would he s,vcJ -,
S,opplis tic Secund-class abuses Tha mi.
iect Is one which should no; H.. u.r,,j,t,
plished. H' IL accom-
ihere should La no abatement Of the
P.."ttsi OF effort against the peruetua tin
OF rNiIs which have insldiously rrnyyn ',i
Through III" Ingenious p.rvsrSSinS1' Up
IaW intent i'll furthcrlng private int,.r.1i'
inho wien have now become Il heavy nIIh
Ii' hutctll. Their elimination, wbiI. nm.
no injustice in any quarter wouId IF, ,,''6
saving ranging from slo uD0Jo 10 s.,n ,.,, p.,,
u. year. anu would relieve the wav fnr -
tion. " ''IS dirrc-
The measure of reform naturaIlv en-
~ ln' STRENUOUS hostility Of ths. lin
Itsu Nieclal interests. the expenses of v-I,.,.,,
nlNale business is now largely pai1 nv ,I,.
'foNcfilintnt instead Of By themselves D.,
. ,lis ;'i'aSnnhIsnl alone Is not enough Ia De
i,it' II. Ihere Is opposition o. n ,Iifrer.u,
character. which rests ON "A nisronra,tir,'
anu whlch ought to he removed II il
founded Oh a fear that th,. pro,,n.,,I ., -
diii"i III idrt at some i-giiirnIi. u,,Ili-
cations of the SEC. al class. ard thar is an
nctneht ;,ht would deprive them of the priv
h"r"S which the existing law Intends H.
Shou!f possess. This is "A rornuI,,e ,,i,a,.'
frShension: Ii IS not sought to change ~.
noLGy of the present law or To- lbridee tb,.
Pitiet's 81 Confers upon regular ana L.
gltlintte publications for the diSs.nIin,ti.,,
Of public intelligence
1t is only sought to cut off the abrs..
Wnicn inc law never contaminated and
which have "rent in through th. amIicuit,.
Oi lts provisions or through doubtful inter
bretations that have cyenad "A wi,le a.,
Tor wrongful! entries. II is aimed ;,t IN,
serial php"r-coycred books. at the nrivata
house organs at the spurious trade jour
rais, and sae.ts of an exclusive, i,dvertjsins
character. At bulk distribution which *
idiS'Il. called subscription. and AT IN, re
feateJ tuin and overtCrn 10y news agents %.
gnSoI periodicals ~
There is no objection 10 serving these
mails. but there is 20 reason WHY The CO
. rnm"nt should carry them at the second
class rate of a cent a pound. involving a
dead loss to il of millions Of dollars a ye.r
when other articles OF the same Kind right
fully lay the thrd-class rate of cents a
"a