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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
POSTAL REVENUES OF NATIONS
Many Governments Make Profits, but
Uncle Sam Sells at Cost or Below

According to recent treasury bulle-
tins the revenue from the sale OF post
age stamps, stamped envelopes, and
postal cards in the United States dur
ing the quarter ending Jan. /, 1900,
was $24, 300.0 00- indicating revenue
for the whole fiscal year of nearly
500, 100000 For the last fiscal year
ending July / the postal receipts were
$95 10000 The year before that they
were $3.50 900 900, and the year before
tha. they were $S2,000,000 They have
been increasing yearly from $4,000
900 at the close of the civil war to
1913 900. 900 in 1880 and $6O,OOO,OO In
1890.
Unlike the practice in most other
countries, tae postal business OF the
United States is operated not as a
means OF profit making, but as a pub
II convenience, and the custom of the
government Is, whenever, as some
times happens, the postal revenues ex-
coed the expenditures, TO make a re-
duction in the postal charges or an
increase in the number of deliveries or
an enlargement Of the districts served
by carriers in order that the post
Office should be, as nearly as practlc-
able about self-supporting, with, per-
aaps small loss on the govern
ment side. In other countries, how
ever, no such rule prevails and the
postal business is regarded as a legiti-
mate source Of public revenue, as are
taxes on certain specified monopoles,
which 90 to the enrichment OF the
government. Indeed, the United
States is the only important country
in the world which does not make and
apparently does not seek to make a
profit on its postoffice business. The
Argentine Republic, Bulgaria, Uru-
quay, Bosnia, and Siam run their pos
tai business at loss for the reason,
perhaps. that losses are unavoidable.
Great Britain. for instance, takes In
from It's postoffices G1,000000 year,
the equivalent of $60,000,00 and ex-
ponds $4,000, 900 year. showing
net profit OF $4,000, 900. II should be
said, perhaps In part explanation 81
this that the distances in Great Britain
compared with those in the United
States are short; that few letters or
packages are delivered at a loss: that
the means OF communication are
more generally uniform; that the num-
Der Of newspapers distributed by the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
KENTUCKY SOLONS.

The speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives of the Kentucky leglsla'
ture mounted the roStrum and called
the meeting 10 order with the butt end
of his copy of Smith & WeSon's great
work on Scientific Ventilation"
The Speaker-Will the coroner
please read the minutes of the precea-
ing meeting? l mean the clerk.
The Clerk regret to state that a
gentleman from Breathitt county ac-
cidentally shot off two of my fingers
as l was holding up my hand to give
the barkeeper the mystic signal last
night and have been unable to write
up the minutes.
rhe Speaker-Wen, it is immaterial,
The clerk can perhaps inform US
whether there have been any vacan.
cies on the roll since our last meeting.
The Clerk think not; but there
are several members on the missing
list.
The Before taking up the
business Of the day must request the
gentleman from Laurel county to quit
firing his gun at the skylights.
The Gentleman from Laurel was
simply trying to catch the speaker
eye l have bill here, Mr.. Speaker
to provide a navy for the state OF
Kentucky.
The Speaker-Without objection the
bill will be referred to the committee
on naval affairs. | believe that is the
gentleman from Clay county who is
waving his bowie-knife at the chair.
The Gentleman from Clay-Mr
Speaker, l wish to introduce a bill pro
viding for the equipment of the mem
bers of the legislature with armor
plated shirts and the most modern
firearms.
The Char-The bill of the gentle
man from Clay is referred without OBJ
lection to the committee on ceme-
teries and state defense.
The Gentleman from Jefferson-Mr.
Chairman, l wish to move that the
legislature make an appropriation tC
provide each member of this body
with a copy of the Code of Kentucky
the Code Duello, and History of the
Clay County Feuds.
The Chair-rhe gentleman's motion
is referred to the committee on edu'
cation The sergeant-at-arms will
please remove the gentleman from
Lincoln county and the gentleman
from Bourbon from the hall, so that
they can exercise their guns to better
advantage on the innocent bystanders
The Gentleman from Nelson-Mr
Speaker, ! have here an invitation t.
this honorable house to visit the lead
ing distillery of my county.
The Speaker (promptly)-1. invi
tation is accepted and the house stand!
adjourned to meet in Nelson county a
the earliest possible moment.-Mem-
phis CommercialA
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

EN&l,Sh poStotice IS materially less
ihaM the number IN the Un!te0 States
an tAa, letter postage Is The mos,
pvrdtao,e branch Of the business In
iay United States the rate of postage
Is he same from New York - Brook.
lNN rs IL is from New York 20 San
Francisco, and in many parts ot the
west and south and delivery Of a single
le,tGr, for which the government II.
! cc.veS two cents. costs 50,
England is not, however, The only
country in which there is a large profit
IN az postal business, France making
in a year from this source Of public
revenue $4,000 900 and Germany SS,-
ooO,0 What is more curious, per-
haNS is the taet that Spain in which
| thrtt is not the universal, government
! rule, makes $500. 900 ON its poStatile
| departments the ordinary letter rate
in Spain being five cents, Hungary
makes a profit Of $4,000, eco on It's pos
tai system; British India and Belgium
$500 600 each; Austria $L000,000
'"t"u' SI'VVV'VVV' iiSAdi'u' S'N",VVV'
| Turkey $500, 000, Switzerland, $780,
0oo; Portugal $3.50 600 New Zealand.
$3.50 900; sweden Sg5O.00o Denmark,
$500 600; and Greece, $4,000 It Is
inferred Ivy some persons that in view
ot the length and completely Of Greek
names the charges for extra postage in
that country must account for the pro-
ii Of $4,000. as communication be-
tween Greeks by letter is rare. New
Work sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
TELEPHONE COMPANY BEATEN.

Minneapolis, April 2l.--The North
western Exchange Telephone company
has been beaten In Its Injunction suit
against the City Of Minneapolis, In
volying Its right to erect poles and
string wires without the permission
Of the city council Judge MCGEE OF
the district court sustained the city's
demurrer holding that the company
was not operating under a contract,
but under license revocable at the
will Of the council. II is believed by
the citys legal officers that the COM
pany will now be obliged to make
terms, though an appeal is possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
NEW VOCATION IN ENGLAND.
Smart Hotels now Employ an Official
lntroducer.

Few large boarding houses or smart
hotels are at Bournemouth. East
bourne, and other English summer
and winter resorts are now considered
completely stated without an in
PRODUCER" This parsonage is invari-
ably a woman-and upon her rests the
credit and prosperity of the establish
ment to a far greater extent than
either the worthy proprietor or his
orators ever dream of.
The rooms may be of the best, the
outlook perfect, the cuisine delight
full, the situation all that could be
desired but all is counted as naught
beside the introducer, and a Yes
everything is all right, but l can't
stand that woman they have over
there from one OF party on the
wing settles at once that that particu-
lar house is quite off the list Of elig-
ibles.
And without prejudice or bias an I'M
successful in. 'ucer mars all pleas
IRE and comfor.. Her duties are as
varied as they we'll can be. She must
be we'll educated, tasteful, and pleas
ant, and must have the rare faculty OF
being able to ingratiate herself into
the good graces of women guests and
introduce them to others so as to make
them feel at home and provide COM
pany for those who might otherwise
be lonely during their stay.
She must keep the ball a-rolling in
the drawing-room, however long the
evening may be. hold herself ready to
play accompaniment, ETC., or map out
various programs for the following
day to suit the different groups of
sightseers. She has to meet and
smooth over all the petty difficulties
OF the guests and be the axis upon
which much of the social enjoyment
OF the hotel rests. Her tact must be
perfect; she must never go too far
when encouraging confidence nor be
too masterful in arranging plans, nor
repeat ihjudiciously another's remarks,
or her vocation Is ruined; she will be
disliked and all her professional
graces seen through ugly glasses
London Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
LADY DRUMMERS.
One Sells Brushes White Another
Handles Lumber

I'm only a drummer" she said as
she entered the store, and accosted
the merchau; who, when he heard the
slam of the door, looked up with the
eNpectant air of one who anticipated
the pleasure of waiting on customer
who might perhaps leave good his
order for the SubStsutials Of life He
might have been disappointed away
down in the financial depths OF his
heart but he was too gallant to dis
play it If such thing were indeed
possible and he cordially greeted the
young SHOCKING and taStiy
dressed lady that dropped her SAMPLE
case alongside the counter With all the
sang troid OF SaleSwoman that was
| thoroughly at home in her work. ami
knew the merits OF her line from
alpha to omcga,
oh. yes" he said YOU sci!
brushes, don't YOU remember; you
sold me a lot the last time you were
here,-the time YOU smiled SO nicely"
"Shan't | smile aagain today" was
the quick reply and she heamed fortN
one OF those rememhran2es that had
! fingered in the memory for a wear or
more, and it really looked as If the
merchant bluShed, 1t might have
been the reflection of the suns rays
through the colored goods in the front
window, but at any rate we will give
| him the benefit OF the doubt and let II
go at that. And then, having melted,
as she supposed, the rigid formaities
! OF business customs. she began to eN-
patiate on the merits OF her line OF
brushes. the moduS opcrandi of their
manufacture, the superior wearing
qualities. the special adaptation to the
! work required of them, all of which
was gone through in detail, and then.
i'll that persuasive and confidential
tone came the price that she could
! furnish them for, 1t was grand
climax to most feVeut appeal,
backed as it was by beauty and a
charming personality; but there are
time in persons commercial career,
as well as in other things. that a man
must say NO" and as the fates would
have it this was one OF them, The
truth was he was oyerstocked. but he
didn't say SO in just that way. That
would have been too rude. He broke
the news gently and as he incidentally
called her attention to the numerous
articles yet remaining on hand he
caught the spirit of the drummer and
praised their merits SO artfully that
when he came to the climax of his
plea with the words, We'll. I'm sorry
my dear girl, but can't give you an
order today" she readily responded
with well, I'll forgive you this
time" and promised another call next
year.
This attractive and successful drum
mer has been visiting Madison regu-
larly for several years and sells to
nearly every dealer in the city. She
apparently enjoys her work and her
efforts are doubtless appreciated by
the firm that retains her in its employ
Last year a lady drummer was here
selling lumber This would seem to
be a line not especially adapted to the
gentler sex but it is said she was very
successful in her sales.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
WOODS MADNESS.

One Of the woodsmen had told me OF
waterfall on trout stream OF con-
siderable size, says W. ]. Stillman In
the Atlantic, which emptied into a
lake near by US, and, in the hope OF
finding a subject on 1t, took the boat
one afternoon and began to follow the
course OF the stream up from the mouth.
After a half mile OF clear and navlg-
able water 1t became so clogged with
fallen trees that more lifting than
padding was required, and as Its
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
POTTER FUNERAL SERVICES.

New York, April 22--The funeral OF
Jennie O'Neil Potter was held at 2:90
o'clock yesterday In the chapel OF ST.
Luke'B hospital. The Rev. DR.. George
s. Baker officlated and was assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Charles u. Freeman.
The service was Of the Episcopal form.
The only relatives Of Miss Potter were
her brother. Arthur ]. 0'Neil OF Prai-
RE du CHEN. Wis. and her nephew.
David Potter. The body was taken on
the West Shore trair to Patch Grove.
Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
BOOK BINDING INSTITUTE.

The Evelyn Hunter Nordhoff bind
cry Is one Of the places In this country
whore women can learn the art OF
making book, from the stitching
pastlng and cutting OF It's leaves TO
the tooling and identifying OF It's
leather back. The association has
been incorporated. and DR.. Edward
Everett Hale, Paul Leicester Ford
and Miss Ellen Day Hale are the pres
ident and vlce-presidents respective
ly Many prominent persons are In
terested In the unique and ambitious
school.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

When | asked Mr.. Emcrson's friends
il we were not going up into the grove
to camp they said: "No, II would never
do to lie out in the night air." says
John Muir in the Atlantic; MIR. Elmer.
son might take cold, and you know
Mr.. Muir, that, would be n dreadful
thing In vain | urged that only in
homes and hotels were colds caught
that nobody ever was known to take
cold camping in these woods, that
there was not single cough or sneeze
IN all the Sierra. Then pictured the
big climate-changlng inspiring fire ]
would make, praised the beauty and
fragrance Of sequoia flame, told how
the great trees would stand about us
TRANSPORTED in the purple light, while
the stars looked down between the
great domes; ending by urging them
TO come on and make an immortal
Emerson night Of It. But the house
habit was not to be overcome, nor the
strange dread OF pure night air,
though 1t Is only cooled day air with a
little pure dew in 1t. SO the carpet
dust and unknowable reeks were
preferred. And to think OF this being
a Boston choice! Sad commentary on
culture and the glorious transeendent-
alism!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STAGE NOTES

Rumor coupled with an imposing
newspaper cut would seem to have Il
that James Neil Was met with Strik.
ing favor IN the west, for 1t is stated
that y syndicate ot Seattle capitalists
Will huili.a handsome theater for Mr.
NCUl in Seattle. Whether this meauS
he will establish himScf there per-
maueutly is not related. At prescn;
a seven weeks tnSagcment in Los
Angeles, opened IN san Francisco Tor
eight weeks Charles AStor Parker Is
to return east presently for remind.
ing tour. and viii I've in san Francisco
again IN time to leavr ahead Of the
Ncill company Tor Honolulu. where
their cugaGcmeut for the curly sum
amor viii open June is
When, ON touching the button OF the
elevator IN a hotel in Waterbury,
| Conn, at 1880 the other night, Miss
! May Irwin WAS informed that the ma
chine did not run aftcr II O'Clock, she
! demanded that some one carry her up
to her room, Nobody woN,d do this
and the irate actress called for her
! hill paid 1t aud found another hotel
/ where the elevator was still running
| Frank Mccormick, stage manager OF
| Mrs. FtSko,S company has received a
! letter from Power who Is now IN Aus.
ualia nlaying Tess or the D'Crbcr-
! NllcS under the management Of !, G.
Williamson Mr., Power writes that
tess Is an emphatic success and
/ Edith Crane has created strong lm-
preston in the title role. Mr. Power
himself appears as Alec Dlrbervillc.
Mtlka rerntna, the greatest Wayne
rhn soprano, Is unmarried, Ernest
Van ONrk, the popular operate IN.
Noritc, has been married n number "
! wears, His wife is brilliant woman,
a daughter of Sorvais, the great Rel.
gian 'cellist rho Van Dycks have two
young daughters and live In n boauti.
tul home near bicgr. They entertain
hvishlt.
Miss Valerie Rorgerc, who was lead.
ing lady at the Girard Avenue thcater
Philadelphia, last season. and who ia
now member Of ono of the stock
companies IN Chicago, is reported to
have made large winning perhaps
100000 the stock exchange, but
tho press agent is suspected
Marcclla Scmhrieh's husband is a
grave man with u dark beard He Is
Prof Guilaumc Stengcl. and she mar
rted him when she was student In Il
musical conservatory, OF which he was
director, She Is nearly as wonderful
4 pianistn and violiniste rs she Is a
singet
, Herr Dippcl, when he married Above
| " Russian girl of 20. 10 years ago,
robbed the stage Of u great actress,
She never misses Il performance when
her husband appears, is frequently at
? rehearsals and her husband says she
Is his best critic.
Nine. Schumann-lIeink. when she
was a Young Berlin singer married
her stage manager, Herr Schumann.
they have always worked together.
Their last child, which Is No. s under
tho afmily rooftree, was born In Amer.
len.
Jean de licszke, as all the world
knows was married only couple OF
years ago to a beautiful Frenchwo-
man His brother Edouard however,
married many years ago and has four
lovely daughters.
Madeline Wilson * the name under
which Fayno Moore Is playing In the
| Gaitey theatcr chorus. ondon
Melbourne Mcdowell. the actor,
broke down during "A performance at
Sioux city,
--va=r-a#
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
WISCONSIN FLOOD.

Merrill, April 20-The food situa-
ton in the Wisconsin river valley Is
very serious. The water is rising rap
dly, showng.a rise OF nine inches since
last night. About 500 feet OF the T@.i-
road track has been washed out. and
several logging roads are entirely de-
stroyed. Seven million feet Of logs IN
the boom are threatened.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
SEE HOLLANDS QUEEN.

The Hague, April 20-The boeT
peace commissioners headed By DR..
Leyds, had an audience OF Queen viii
helmina yesterday. lasting a quarter
OF an hour. The delegates apparently
were much gratifed BY the affability
OF her majesty Subsequently they
were received In private audience BY
the queens mother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

district judgeship In Alaska worth
$1,000 a year, straight salary with
perquIsites, Is the plum which ~
about to drop to Arthur II. Noyes. the
well-known Minneapolis attorney, Mr..
Noyes Is a son OF Col. ID. X. Noyes OF
Baraboo, was graduated from the Wis
consin university In '76 and his hrst
wife was an Oregon widow. He Is not
saying word but his friends have re-
ceiyed such assurances Of his strength
that they declare there Is no doubt but
that he will be appointed. When the
bill now pending In congress for the
establishment OF code and civil gov
eminent for the district Of Alaska was
introduced, Mr.. Noyes set quickly 20
work to secure one 81 the three dis
trict judgeships for which the bill pro-
yides. The measure also provides for
the appointment OF other officials, but
Mr. Noyes wants to be district Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

Webster Il. Brown or Rhinelander
who may become congressman, Is an
old university boy. and his wife, who
was Miss Julia d. Meyer. Mr.. Brown
was born in Madison county, N. y,
forty-elght years ago. His father was
II. ID. Brown, one OF the pioneer lum-
bermen Of northern Wisconsin. who
moved to Stevens Point In 1867.
Web" was educated in the Wisconsin
university, whore he graduated with
hOnors In 1874 Since that time, he
has been In the lumber business first
at Stevens Point, and since 1882 at
at Rhlnelander. He has always been
an active republican. although never
an office holder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

Crawford county has chosen to the
state convention delegates who favor
La Toilette for governor
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-31
Serious FL idemic

MAUI, July 2S, neutrality-suspicious.
Ranch has suffered severely by the
epidemic OF CHAMBERS among its horses.
Several years ago the ranch was one
of the best on the islands for the rails
ing and breeding of horse-1esh, but
to-day it has scarcely enough saddle
animals for the use of it's manager and
employees. During the past year it is
estimated that about 300 horses have
succumbed to the disease at Ulupala-
kua and vicinity and that the ranch
has lost about $4,000 by the death of
horses, one thorough stallion
alone being valued at $4,000.
1t is feared that the disease has been
communicated to the horses Of Kama
ole, Keokea and Waiohuli. During the
visit of DIR. Shaw four horses belong
ing to S. Ahmi of Kamaole We're o.
dered killed.
The boundary line between Uulupa-
lakua and Kula (Kamaole) Is fenced
excepting q gulch up the mountain
through which it is possible for Kula
horses to pass when on their way down
from Palipoli spring higher up the
slope. 1t Is supposed in this manner
Kula horses have mingled with tue dis
|eased animals of Ulupalakua and pos
sibly become infected.
The Government should authorize
some capable agent to thoroughly in
spect the horses of Kamaole, Keokea,
Waiohuli and vicinity.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-31
THE HoGANs AT HOME.
The Pickaninny Band Reached Kan
sas City Last Month.

From Missouri echoes come of the
Hogan minstrel troupe. The Kansas
City Journal says:
The Pickaninny band is home again.
This aggregation of juvenile colored
musicians, which started on tour OF
the world last May and did get as far
as Australia encountered more rebuffs
and hardships than fall to the lot of
even the most hardened transformers,
but they all "bobbed up serenely' yes
terday afternoon.
The Pickaninny band visited Homo
lulu, the Fiji islands, New Zealand and
Australia. In the last named country
they were deserted by Mr.. b. Curtis,
better known as "Saml of Posen,'
their manager. They hung together
and succeeded in making their way
back, far richer in experience than
when they started. At Honolulu they
were awarded big damages against
steamship line on which they had en-
gagged passage and which refused to
carry them on account of quarantine
regulations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-31
The Telephone System.

WAILUKU. Maui, July 2s-The
News says: Superintendent E. b.
Carley, of the Maui Telephone Com
pany, is keeping abreast of the pro-
gressive movement on Maui. On board
the S. II. Alexander which left San
Francisco July IL. are four new switch
boards for the central offices, of which
one will be at Wailuku, one at Paia,
one at Lahaina and one at Hama. A
number of new telephones of the latest
improved patent are to arrive, for the
use of new applicants for telephone
service. The Alexander is due in a
day or two, and as soon as the new
plant arrives, the switch boards and
telephones will be put up.
Mr.. Carley states that as soon as the
switch boards and telephones are plac-
ed, he will make a tour of the whole
island for the purpose of renovating
the wires and bringing the service gem
orally up to the highest attainable
standard of usefulness.