Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-04
OUR POSTAL SERVICE
It Indicates the Growth of the Ma
toms Prosperity.
Emitted states Now Has Upward of
57,OOO Postmasters-HOw Their
Accounts Are Checked and
Audited.
Especial Washington Letter.I

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v from the senate, where he had
been u cons picuous figure for
almost 20 years, John j. Ingalls,, of
Kansas, delivered a lecture in this
city in which he dwelt particularly on
the various ways of getting on in the
world. He compared himself with
Jay Gould, the millionaire, saying:
1--WE both began life with the same ia
,cilities, and about the same time.
Gould was gifted with business in
stincts, and / had the gift of CAB We
each developed our talents. Gould
has become a millionaire, and l am
u statesman out of a job"
Stories concerning the developments
of the lives of successful men are al
way. interesting, and usually instruc-
tive. Not long ago Senator Mcmillan,
of Michigan, permitted the pubHca-
ton of the manner in which he began
life in a rented house which he bought
on the installment plan; how he
bought other houses, and finally pur-
chased the entire block of ground on
which he began, and built thereon his
palace.
Nations grow as men grow. Men
and women gifted with the reflective
faculties enjoy reading the histories
of the development of successful ma
tions, and from them learn valuable
lessons for the betterment and dcvel-
opment of individuals. Samson, the
strong man of Scripture, gloried in
his strength, went to eXcesses, and
finally fell into the hands of his enc
mics who manned and mutilated him.
The history of some ancient nation
might be taken, but everybody will
better understand the history Of the
more modern nation which compares
with Samson. Spain was a mighty ma
ton, after centuries of development.
But, like the Scriptural giant, Spain
went into eXcesses, and gradually be-
came a pauper nation. She fell again
and again before her enemies, until
at last her eXcesses compelled the mas
terful enmity of this republic, and she
was driven from the continent which
she had disgraced.
This nation of which we are all so
proud has grown into magnificent pro-
portions, and let US all hope that
righteousness and integrity may al
ways prevail, lest we also indulge in
eXcesseS and fall. Like the senator
quoted, we have grown up on the in
Stallment plan. First we were COM
paratively small, but we expanded into
Florida and the Gulf coast. Then we
we expanded by the Louisiana pur-
chase. Next by the Mexican war we
expanded to the Pacific coast. Final
ly, by the war with Spain we expand
ed into both oceans, after making Ha-
waii a part of our individuality.
All the nations grow in wealth as
they grow in population, and mer-
camille development is a corollary of
every avenue of success. On the day
of his assassination President Nc
Kinley talked to the whole world on
this subject, while he advised his coun-
trymen how to pursue business thor
oughfares which have been opening
during the recent years.
All commercial transactions Of the
present require the facilities of ma
tional and international mails. There
fore the development of the country
is indicated by the growth of the
executive department in charge of
that branch Of the public service
Very significant of the national
growth were the words of Postmaster