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green uniforms with red girdle about the
waist. The mounted carriers wear long
green coats, high riding boots, and strapped
to the saddle is a brace of pistols for pro-
lection, and bugle with which to inform
the patrons of the carriers arrival. The
mounted carriers are usually accompanied
by several fierce-looking dogs as a still
further means of protecting the postman
and the mail he carries.
The costume of the German postmen Is
strictly military in style. The coat and
trousers are of blue-black material, the
collars and cuffs of the coat being or
namented with dark red braid. Down the
front of the military jacket is a row of
brass buttons bearing the German eagle.
The trousers have red stripe down each
side seam. The German postman's peaked
cap is ornamented with two red stripes
about half an inch apart around the base
of the crown. and in the front of the cap is
pinned German post eagle of brass The
German carriers outfit consists of leath-
er bag and a portable writing table, with
pens and ink, in order that he may make
out and deliver money orders. The carrier
cashes the money orders and frequently
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Japan the mail is carried In small canvas
sacks
The costume of the rural carrier in parts
of India is similar to that worn by the
Congo carrier, merely a cloth about his
loins. The Indian postman carries long
handled spear across his shoulder with the
mail sack tied to the staff, after the man
ner In which a Wandering Willie" car
ries his lunch in a bandana handkerchief.
Near the point of the spear are four or
FIVE bells which are supposed TO announce
the approach of the mail man.
When the streams are flooded the rural
postman in India floats down the stream
astride log steering II into the bank at
various points, while he disembarks to de-
liver mail to the houses along the way.
There is also a camel post in India. the
carriers being attred with scantiness
similar to the foot postmen.
The town postmaster in India Is a dis
Notwithstanding individual and he struts
about with a dignity sufficient for an Of
fee of much greater Importance. He wears
a white linen suit, the coat cut long. while
on his head rests a red turban. In most
of the large cities of India the carriers
wear the usual English uniform
Austrian mail carriers are CARRIED in pale
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Every summer thousands of American
tourists go 20 England for a holiday. The
school teachers alone. one tourist agent
says, number hundreds. More and more OF
them spend the time at their disposal in
tramp or cycle tour through the country.
1t IS the cheapest and In many respects the
pleasantest way 10 know England This
article will appeal especially to those who
contemplate such a trip; for stay-at-homes
81 has the interest which a well-written
story OF travel never fails to possess.
IT is the enterprising eyelist who. think.
gets the best fun out OF an English holiday.
He has no anxiety about spent" accumu-
iators broken-down engines. lost luggage,
or wandering servants. His bag goes with
him Every moment is spent in the open
air. II any contretemps arises he can push
his machine to the nearest village or repair
ing depot and go on after the rest which
has given him breathing time At the day S
end there Ia that delicious sense Of bodily
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OF all the modern means of locomotion the
cycle is the best. for II combines cheapness
with rapidity and it can go anywhere. The
ordinary cyclist does not leave England for
his holiday, for there are places within easy
reach as beautiful as any abroad. IL he
cares to go further afieid. the Yorkshire
moors, the lakes and the Welsh mountains
give him endless space and distance Yet
there is no more beautiful ride in the world
than that from London to Hindhead,
through Working, Ripley. ,,Sodalming. and
the climb up to the top of Hindhead HILL
and thence on TO Crowborough and through
the lovely country which encircles the whole
of the southern coast of England. Where
is there a more beautiful ride than from
Brighton 10 Worthlng, Arundel, and over
tie Sussex Downs to Goodwood, or through
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brass buttons, while on his head is a peaked
cap, on the front of which is pinned small
plated crown and bugle design. Over his
shoulders he wears a heavy leather cape.
About his waist is buckled a belt from
which a sword is suspended. and in a hol-
ster on one side of his saddle is revolver
of large caIiber while on the other side is
a bugle with which 10 announce his arrival
at the farm houses. In addition to black
leather mail bag, the Swedish mounted car
rier also takes with him postmarking out
fit and acts as g postmaster for the families
along his route. The Swedish city carrier
wears the same blue uniform with Prince
Albert coat and white collar and tie. He
also carries a black leather bag
The French city postman's uniform is OF
the severe military type dark blue in color
1t consists of short military jacket with
red trimmings around the collar and cuns
and brass buttons down the front. The
trousers of the outfit are also of blue with
rcd stripes down the side seams. Suspended
at his waist from a strap about the post
mans neck Is a wooden box pound WIN
leather. resembling the outfit of Jewelry
peddler on the streets of our American
cities. In this box the postman carries ms
letters and kilograms, calling out the al
dresses on the missives as he nears the
houses whose numbers correspond with the
addresses on the letters. The poX Is aiso
supplied with an ink well and pens, ana the
lid forms a sort of portable writing table
on which the recipient signs for the te!e-
grams which are delivered along with the
letter mail Even in the streets or farls
these mail boxes are carried, and in the res
fdence section of that capital the custom
still obtains of crying the address on the
letter as the carrier nears the house.
In the lowIands and marshes of France
the postmen traverse the country on SUITS,
carrying their mail sacks over their snouI-
ders.
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est nerve Once down that all the road
lies through lovely villages by Goring ana
Pangbourne Sonnng and Wargrave, back
to Henley, or by Maidenhead and Windsor
to London.
Should the traveller have some days still
to spare, instead of returning to London
direct he can take the road tos~Ascot and
Reading, and thence either across TO Bas-
ingstoke or follow the Bath road to New
bury and then travel by the Beacon Hill
and Highclere to Whitechurch, on to Win
chester and Southampton. If he elects the
road to Winchester he will find himself
going over series of switchback roads,
crossing the downs like broad white bands.
The country is not SO picturesque, but very
typical of down scenery, and he will find
farm houses where milk. bacon and eggs
can be got. But he must be very wary OF
the clean. white, newly built houses which
stand invitingly in sheltered spots on the
tops of some of the downs, looking over
glorious views and endless miles of coun-
try. Let him not ask for help or refresh
ment, as they are fever isolation hospitals,
and can hardly give him the accommoda-
ton he requires or would desire at their
hands. Kings Norton and Abbotsworthy
are two delicious villages. both near VIM
chester. Winchester needs no description.
for what is more beautiful and picturesque
than the town nesting under the hills and
enshrinng the great cathedral with Its his
tory and traditions so inextricably Joined to
that of our country. The road runs through
is even beautiful after Eastleigh to South
ampton, though pretty often ID suggests an
other life; not the peaceful smiling exs
ence which we have just witnessed, BIZ
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the garden of England, fertile. smiling
Kent with its hills and valleys, Its deep
lanes running through hop fields and or
chards glorious with their white blossoms
and dainty fragrance? From Chislehurst TO
Tonbridge, on through Frant, Hawkhurst,
Battle to Hastings, and through the low
lying, sleepy country round Rye ana VIM
chelsea, which in way reminds one or
Holland though not in such a striking way
as some portions of Essex, he finds beau
tiful though less weli-known part OF the
south country. That little-appreciated part
of England, less well known than many
more distant parts, is full OF beauty quite
its own, especially where the river Stour
runs down its green and fertile valleys, the
country which has been immortaiized by the
genius of Constable. To those who love the
startling effects of cloud and sky no part or
England can give more enjoyment. For In
that valley looking up TO Dedham, with It's
well-known church spire, one has passed
days watching waves of sunlight on the yell
low corn fields, and snow-white masses OF
clouds which from time to time veil the
sun, producing effects of color which baf-
he all description.
The traveller in search of a haunt IN which
to pass his short holiday cannot do better
than follow the line of coast from Manning
tree northward. Felixstowe, beloved of
golfers, is too new and modern to be pic
turesque, though the material advantages
of good hotels are not to be despised. but
southwold with ruined Dunwich, Aldeburgh
with it's old, quaint houses. have each a
charm of their own, with the additional
recommendation OF having no parade or
brass band, while the commons and fir
woods adjacent are indescribabiy enjoyable,
and all the coast and the country up 70
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~ he greatest business concern IN the
would IS the postal establishment or
the United States. According to
n former Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith 1T handles more
pieces, employs more men, SPENDS more
money, brings more revenue. uses more
agencies, reaches more homes, involves
more details and touches more interests
than any other human organization, public
or private. governmental or corporate"
The work of the postal service is going on
in the United States and It's possessions
night and day. Millions of money are han
died and tons and tons of mail matter are
sorted. stamped. carried and delivered
every day In the year. and the gigantic
work goes on as regularly and increasingly,
as the revolution of the earth itself. The
Post Office Department of this country alone
musters an army of nearly $4,000 employees,
and last year If handled nearly 10000, 100000
pieces of mail matter.
In the postal service of every government
tie work performed by the carriers is one
of the most important features of the sys-
tenn In the carrier service of the world
there are employed many unique methods,
and the costumes worn, devices employed
and the practices relating to mail delivery
obtaining In the various countries are of no
little interest. If all the men who are en-
gagged in carrying the mails for Uncle Sam
alone were assembled in one place IT would
be a multitude distinctly notable for pic
turesqueness and variety. Included in this
vast army of United States mail carriers
there would be the Indian and his dog
sledge, the pony Iider Of the far west, the
rural mail carrier, the native Porto Rican
and the native Filipino In their quaint cos
tunes the gray-unifOrmed carrier of the
cities, the native Hawaiian, and the list
might be carried on still further. But the
costumes of carriers employed by some
other governments are even more pictur-
esQue and diversified.
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Cromer is full of beauty and interest. With
the deep coast indentations. the expanse of
wood and broad, the quiet and solitude, so
restful that even Yarmouth and Lowestoft
are blots on the fair face of that eastern
coast of England, though they give health
and pleasure to many thousands of tired
souls, the country presents endless features
of beautiful and varying scenery. Mund-3
esley, Overstrand, Cnomer and Sheringham
were all tiny villages a short time ago, and
now, though houses are springing up like
mushrooms for rapidity, they are less
crowded than the larger towns. There are
many places in their vicinity most inter-
esting and 1t is a beautiful neghborhood.
Cromer Is a good center for expeditions.
Filbrigg, Gunton and the most beautiful of
all places, Bickling. are close by and de-
serve visit. Then to loyal subject, the
Mecca of Norfolk, Sandringham, can be
reached after a long but a delightful ride.
All along the coast there are small, quaint
villages by the sea, nesting among gorse
and fir trees, looking out over the stormy
waters of the North sea- The traveller can
follow the coast line to Lynn, but 1t Is bet
ter to strike across country and get back
to Norwich and thence to Newmarket, and
Bury St Edmunds as the coast and country
are fat and uninteresting north OF Shering-
ham.
There Is nothing more delightful than
week In East Anglia, and though we are
only able to indicate sort of itinerary 1t
can be varied and prolonged Indefinitely.
The inns are comfortable and moderate in
their charges The climate is cold, but dry.
and the air is the most invigorating in the
world and the roads are excellent The holt
day which one We by following the
wanderingS Of mes is another,
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Decidedly unique IN comparison with the
carrier system obtaining in and near Wash
ington is the method of delivering letters in
the Congo district, Africa. The Congo let
ter carrier is a negro of darkest hue HIS
uniform, IL such scanty- attire could De so
called consists of only a breech ciout, with
no shoes or hat. not even neckte to ac-
company this single and singular article OF
wearing apparel The ebony -hued ana
meagerly clad carrier fastens the letter he
Is given to deliver to the end OF stan.
and holding this IN one hand high above his
head and with a spear In the other hand,
he starts on a run for the plantation of the
person to whom the letter is addressed
over sands and wastes, through small
streams and jungles. for miles and miles in
some instances. the fieet-footed Congo post
man speeds onward to his destination, run
ming full to the door of the plantation house
and knocking thereon with the butt or his
spear unless previously intercepted. HaV-
ing delivered the letter, the carrier S day
work is finished in the event he has made
long trip, and after resting awhile and par
taking of food, he starts leisurely on his re-
turn to the post office. to repeat the per-
forrnance to some other part OF the coun-
try the next day, perhaps. rms Is rurai
mail delivery along the Congo.
There is a vast difference between the
costume of the Congo carrier and that OF
the postman who delivers mall in the north
ern part of Russia in winter The latter
wears heavy felt boots. and, over his heavy
blue uniform a tAlCk luI ONtttOdt' WIN Shp
OF the same material He loads his mail
sacks together with snow shoes and other
equipment needed in travelling in that cold
cline on low sleigh usually drawn by
dogs. Occasionally. however. the north Rus
car uostman is a veritable Santa Claus. for
In some instances he drives team OF rem
deers and the frost on his long beard ana
the snow on his overcoat complete MS re-
senblance TO the benevolent old man that
fills the mind of the children at huletIue'
rrbro,,gb the SHOWS and ice the Russian car
rler drives his load Of mail freight for days
ard davs stopping at the small post offices
and at farm houses on the way TO denver
his cargo OF miSsives.
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The Egyptian letter carrier is an odd-look-
ing individual. He wears a loose-fitting
robe reaching almost to the bottom of his
wide baggy trousers On his head Is
turban OF soft white material. The letters
are concealed in the folds of his robe. Ce-
lerity and haste are not characteristics OF
the Egyptian postman. He ambleS leisure
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1t matters little what ii is that you
5 Mt whether situation or a servant
M ad. in The Star win reach the
'ho can fill your need.
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FOR THE HOLIDAY
TOURIST IN ENGLAND
BY LADY JEUNE
(AuthOr or Lesser Questions . etc,

fatigue which finds its solace IN a sound
nights rest. and he starts next day on his
two-wheeled Pegasus. seeking fresh fields to
conquer.
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There are many more holiday jaunts than
the few here indicated, but these strike one
as most interesting, not only from the point
of view of beauty and facility of access.
but from the historical interest which at
taches to the parts of England We have
described, and that aspect adds greatly to
the enjoyment of such holiday. 1t has
also one great advantage In the eyes of
the ordinary traveller, that IL Is not far
from headquarters. 1t is not an expensive
Journey the inns are cheap and the roads
in nearly every are good. In every
journey or expedition 1t is always an ad-
vantage to have some other interest be-
yond that of the mere pleasure of getting
away from the turmoil of large town.
In the smiling valleys, along the quiet
lanes, on the hillside which we climb, and
on the beautiful country at our feet. ones
thoughts go back to the various incidents
in he history OF England which have oo-
CURED in the country through which we
have Travelled. and the knowledge and ac@
quaintance with the localities give vivid
ness and picturesqueness to the past,
with the stirring incidents which have
helped to make our history. and our ma.
tional life.
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Warlike in appearance and resembling
more a cavalryman in the army imam d
bearer OF peaceful messages Is the s"edish
mounted carrier He wears dark blue uni
g., Win long frock coat ornamented with
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life that beats In our pulses and In our
hearts, which brings closer to the wider
life of our country and empire, of which
the great liner sailing down the Solent is a
reminder.
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
rn Lohn Paul Jonea.

To John Paul IOneA-
Bring him IN state 10 the Land that he
Let the waves part to their master of
old,
Cut by the PROV Of the stanchsst we har-
welcome him. hong lost again to me
fold
Bind the old flag with its now stars about
him.
First raised at sea at his fearless com
mand.
What would. our hero roll now be without
him2
Give him salute as no nears his old land.
Shadows Of yore viii convoy his'ship over.
shadowy sails that are REDEEMED with
blood
Bhadowy sailors TO him will uncover.
Manning the yards OF the past-in a
food.
shadowy ships viii speed on in the west
blast
Alfred and Ranger and. noblest OF all.
Bonhomme Richard. 10 Its enemy stin
There on the ishtins deck. sturdy and
small
One other shadow that follows IT'S dwell
ing place,
Resting at last from all conflict and
fears,
Honored ana ciasped IN a whole nations
glad embrace.
Finding its tribute but grown with the
philadelphia North American
1t never occurs to a man to look at a
smap to see where he is at,
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
BODILY GRACE. :
Any Woman May Become 1.-the and
Easy of MOveemnt.

Any Woman May Become 1.-the and
Easy of MOveemnt.
In America we have not yet learned
to give proper attention to our bodily
movements. We are apt to think that
If we are comely in the face nothing
more is needed. There is no greater
mistake The woman who carries her
self in a graceful, noble, queenly way
will attract admiring notice wherever
she passes, while nobody will look at a
merely pretty girl who slouches awk-
wardly along beside her.
In France the streets and parks
Inbound in groups Of rare and classic
ally graceful groups Of statuary. The
people, even the poorest working wo'
men, have these exquisite models OF
grace and poise before their eyes all
ways. In course Of time they uncon,
sciously initiate the grace of the mar
bles. Moreover, the tiny French maid
en- is trained from the time she begins
to walk to move her feet and hands
gracefully.
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
caIisthenlo DANCING.

Education in dancing is greatly neg
lected in America. There ought to be
IN girls schools a set OF dancing exer-
cises planned carefully with the view
TO cultivating lightness and Timber
ness. Skirt dances, high kicking, bend
ing the body from the waist, can be
easily performed to the accompani-
ment of music, which lightens the spir-
its and makes amusement out of work.
Even ordinary dancing lessons may be
depended on to make girls graceful Of
step and movement.
The most graceful and beautiful wo-
men the world has ever seen were
those Of ancient Greece. Every woman
there was trained in childhood to take
part in athletic games suited to her
sex, also to dance in rhythmic motion.
Clumsy and ungainly movement on
the part of a woman partook Of the
nature of sin.
A woman can make no greater mis-
take either than to conclude she is too
old to dance or to learn gymnasnic ex-
ercises. The sitter a woman's joints
and muscles are the more need she has
of limbering exercises. Let her get a
move on.
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
The Wool clip.

The wool clip OF the United States for
1904. according to the annual estimate
Of the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers, aggregates 291, ,032
pounds I'm the grease. This is equiva-
lent to 123,935,147 pounds secured. the
smallest output since 1900. The total
value Of the clip is placed at S64, 4,940,-
$50, the highest for several years. Mon
tana led in the production of wool, with
total of 37,773.0 900 gross pounds; Wy
oming came second, with 29,45O,O0O
pounds; New Mexico third, with H.
325.OOO pounds. Other states with up
ward of 100000 pounds were Idaho,
Oregon, California, Utah and Ohio. The
clip shows a gain Of 4,333,000 pounds
over last year in the grease, but a de-
crease of 431,OOO pounds secured wool.
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
aThe Tombs Ansel.v

Miss Ada Eliot is a probation officer
Of the court Of special sessions in New
York city She is also agent for the
chlldren's department Of the bureau OF
charities there. Miss Eliot belongs TO
the old family of that name In New
England. She is a relative Of President
Eliot Of Harvard. and her father, a cit
izen Of st. Louis. is a very wealthy
man. Miss Eliot herself is an earnest
student Of sociology, highly educated
and intellectual, having withal that
universal sympathy which unlocks for
her all hearts. Her labors for two years
have been mainly with women arrested
for various offenses. She has become
such a faithful, helpful friend to these
that she IS now known as the ''Tombs
angel" When a woman is sent to the
Tombs prison Miss Eliot visits her and
investigates the case. If It is a first Of
fense, the prisoner is set free on proba-
ton and turned over to Miss Eliot. The
refined, high bred woman officer in a
majority Of such cases restores the Of
fender to respectable life, and her past
is blotted out.
Evening journal., 1905-05-16
Proper Sitting Posture.

When some people sit down in a
chair they plunk into it as though
they were a side OF dressed beef. with
not a bit more life or ightness about
them than that. The right way is to
let yourself down easily, lightly and
gradually into the seat. Don't lean
upon your arms when you sit down or
rise. Do not sit upon your backbone
either. Sit squarely upon the great
muscles at the back of the hips, with
the thigh bones at right angles to the
spine. This is the only graceful and
hygienic way to sit. Maintain this at
titude, with the chest up and spine
straight, and you will present always
a graceful picture. Lolling upon the
backbone makes the back ache and
causes spinal trouble.
MARY ELIZABETH HART.