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The Washington times., 1907-02-17
FIRST CAR IN POSTAL SERVICE

IL never forget as long as 7 live
the first time a postal car was
run IN this country. said JOSEPH
Elliott. who had charge Of the
first experiment Uncle Sam made with
a travelling postonice.
AS he spoke Mr.. Elliott dropped back
into his big leather-covered chair in
the New York postonIce building and
began toying with his gray mustache
Tefiectively. says the New York Sun.
Mr. Elliott is a veteran Of many years
service in the postonice- He IS now
superintendent Of the money order de
partment.. having held this same post
well nigh thirty-five years.
1T IS nearly forty-three years since
that first trip was made ne resumed.
and I recall that Il was regarded as
one or the most important expert
ments IN the history OF mails So Il
was. too. for without these railway
postal cards today the handling OF
malls would be a WreJChed bOtCh-
II had been attached 10 the carrier
department in New York city prior
70 that time, and my duties were 10
assert the mails as they came into
the general postonice for the several
stations throughout the town In this
way had come to know the streets
OF New York thoroughly. and II was
my knowledge % the geography OF the
town. perhaps. that caused the officials
to think I was best qualified to take
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Close Friend OF Washington.

DR.. Dick was a close friend Of Cen
eral Washington. and a frequent Wis
tor at Mt. Vernon. He was not
the regular family physician at the
Washington home. but was not Infre-
quently called in During the gener-
ais last Illness he was the consulting
physician. and within the last few
months the Masonic lodge has been
presented with the little scales used
in weighing the medicine for Washing
ton
The theft or DR.. Dicks likeness. from
the lodges museum doubtless will pass
to the list Of mysterious disappear
anCes' from this ancient place. and II
VIII perhaps never be recovered. or
the thief app-ehended. but there are
members Of the lodge who stu en-
terrain hopes OF again seeing the VAL
liable relic.
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Washington 7 recall that p Ereat
train load Of wounded soldiers had
just come in from the Wude-uess
They were strung along Pennsylvania
avenue in Washington pending their
removal % the army hospitals
That night we started back 20 New
York, and then our work began. You
can imagine we had thousands OF let
ters from the army-letters which had
been accommodating IN washington and
which no doubt carried many a so--
rowful message 70 the homefoIk I'm
the North
1t was the first test Of strength be
tween Grant and Lee. and there had
been some terrible slaughter on both
sides. General Longstreet. the IA
nous Confederate arJiueryman. had
oeen wounded and thousands of 9th
ers. stan and line. were crippled.
Il have often thought what rrar-
hc IN sadness we handled on that first
mail car TX seemed that the Govern
ments venture had been timed n-
tate 10 bring bad news from the VII
uernesS 10 the homes OF the soldiers
Now our task was TO assert fr.
mail for. the various stations ln Nav.
York and Philadelphia. as well as TO
take care Of the local mails along The
route. We worked all night. ana
when we arrived at PhTadeluh5a rho
third clerk came on the car ~ ber-.
us set the New York mail distribute
into the proper bags.
In those days we only had sa-.-
stations IN New York city. A. b. G..
ID, K, F, and q. The important reSul-
OF the experiment was that / found
out we could easily distribute the Neu-
York city mail on the car after Ieavfrr
Philadelphia. and thereafter two clerks
were sent down 20 PhlIadeI0Iia ever
DAY 20 bring the car TO New York. dis
Ir-ouung the mail from the so--h+sg-
of Philadelphia
Arriving I'm Jersey City. the mail
bags were sent direct 20 the yarIoi-s
stations and not TO the general post
Office. and SO successful was the frsr
trial that the railway postal car ser
vice Immediately began TO take on
life"
The real founder OF the rsilwav
postal distributing service is said 10
have been George r. Armstrong. who
was assistant postmaster at the Chi
eaEo postomcc in 1864. and Fores-
'rissy. an authority on the service
says DE started the first car. The date
given is. however. September I. 1861
while AR elliott remembers the da+e
of his first trip by the BATTLE OF the
Wilderness II was due 10 Mr.. Arm
stronS's persistent efforts. no doubt.
that the Governments approval Of the
car service was obtained I'm those early
days.
An odd story IS told Of how he first
travelling postofce was conceived. one
Of the distributing agents OF tho postal
service in the neiEhborhood OF Chi
cago I'm charge of a junction point
where many mails had To be routed
told Mr. Armstrong that ne had found
"a mother mouse with a little brood OF
mice in one OF the mail bags.
That ought never 10 be, said Mr.
Armstrong. We ought never 70 AL
low mail to lie so long I'm a train as
Co start a nursery for rats. 7 am 20
ing to see II we can't get the railroads
90 allow A postal clerk 10 STAY aboard
tire car and assert the mail before r.
gets TO these towns and cities
SO the great system OF today. ue~-
hapS. grew out Of this story about tho
mice Today there are nearly l5D01
railway postal clerks I'm the United
States
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

RECKLESS art treasures have
been stolen from the Vati-
- can and other places at
various times, entailing ex-
hRustive searches, some
times vain; but probably
the mysterious disappearance from the
rooms Of Observation-Disclosures
Lodge, No. q A. F. & A. NJ. in
Alexandria OF a small likeness. in a
plain oak frame. Of DR.. Elisha Cullen
Dick has resulted in a wider and
longer sustained search than that for
any other missing picture
This likeness Of Or. Dick, photo
Eraphed from the only duplicate Of the
portrait in existence, is here published
for the first time.
When the picture disappeared. Ere.
Masons throughout the world were Cd
Dr1sed OF the fact. and a persistent
but now seemingly hopeless hunt. has
begun for the little portrait OF DR..
Dick, who was the lodges first secre-
tary. ana several times its worship
ful master. who offcIated at the Law
Ing OF the first cornerstone Of the Dis
triot OF CoIu1nS's, and who was wor-
shipfuI master at the time the corner
stone Of the Capitol was laid. but who
insisted that Brother" George Wash
ington, then President Of the United
States. take the gaveI.
DR.. Dick attended washington in his
last illness. and at his funeral per
formed the ceremonies OF the order.
To the members OF Alexandria
Washington Lodge the little likeness
Of DR.. Dick was simply without price.
Until now there has been no nub-
icity Of the theft the search being
made through the Masonic lodges. and
this story is the first that ever has
been printed OF this and Of certain
other mysterious losses which have
been sustained by the ancient lodge.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

But this little omission on the part
Of the senders gives the lodge people
little concern. for they are only too
glad to get the articles back and are
retoiced to know that conscience has
not ceased to make even crooked peo-
pie act ''On the square at times.
This ancient lodge sustained a severe
loss In May. 1s1, when tho city hall
and market building was destroyed by
fire. A large number OF the most val
liable and highly priced relics were
burned and stolen.
The bier upon which Washington
was borne to the tomb and his milf
tary saddle were not burned. hut they
have never been seen by any member
OF the lodge since the fire.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Valued Chair Damaged.

But the souvenir hunter does even
worse than steal. He gets down to the
meanest kind OF vandalism and docs
not care how much valuable property
he destroys. so long as ne satisfies his
desires. AS an instance Of this. The
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

man, though at times eccentric and
difficult TO understand. In religion he
was a blue-stOcking Presbyterian. then
mn Episcopalian, and late in life he be-
came a member OF the Friends. re-
naming stanch In the faith UP to the
time OF death.
He was a great lover OF the nns
arts. a fairly good musician and a
painter OF recognized ability.
A portrait OF washington which no
executed is said to be a most excel
lent one, He made with his own
hands. and from wood imported for
the purpose. a large and splendid
church organ. but this instrument he
demolished when he Joined the
Friends, believing that It was too
worldly"
DR.. Dick once was a believer in the
code duello, and owned a costly pair
Of duelling pistols Of the flint and
steel vintage, inlaid with gold and
pearl. These pictols he threw IN the
Potomac after he became a Friend
but several months after he consigned
them TO the water, he was passing
down one or the streets and saw his
pistols displayed in a window Of
gunsmith's shop.
Questioning the Eunsmitn. Dr.
Dick ascertained that the pistols !
had been taken from the river by
a fisherman, who had sold them
10 him. The doctor bought the pistols.
and. taking an ak, he soon destroyed
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Eccentricities OF DIR. Dick.

DR. Dick died in Alexandra i'm 1875
He was native OF Pennsylvania. and
was I'm middle life when he located
here, becoming at once -yae OF the
leading citizens and physicians. His
wife was a Miss Harmon. also of
Pennsylvania. The couple had two
children. a boy and n girl The daugh-
ter married Gideon Peorce. Of Mary
land, and was the mother OF James A.
Pearce. FOR several years a United
States senator from that State.
Dr.. Dick WAS "a peculiarly gifted
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Manr ReIics OF WASHINGTON.

There is still a belief that some
day the bier and saddle viii be re-
stored to the museum and pls ced with
the other relics OF Washington-pOr-
trait Of Washington IN fun Masonic
regalia; full length portrait Of Wash
ington; Washington. in 1772: Martha
Washington: an engraving, The
Washington Family" clock from the
bedroom in which he died. the hands in
dicating 1920 the hour he died; his
surveying Instruments: white kid
gloves IN which he was married; Ieath-
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Continental army. and hundreds OF
others. including 155 pieces Of a $500
piece cut glass set presented 70 the
lodge by an English captain OF a yes
sci. and who had been the recipient OF
favors at the hands OF the Alexandria
Mssons. On each piece OF the set
were the square and compass, with
the name and number OF the lodge.
This costly set OF cut glass. present
ed by grateful stranger. has 2.345 OF
It's pieces scattered about no one
knows where. A few were broken at
some OF the big spreads" given by
the "ancients." but relic and souvenir
hunters secured the best part Of them.
A few have been returned 10 the lodge.
and perhaps others will show UP by
snd-by
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Ihis hove is based on the fact that
a large number Of vanished articles
have been returned by conscience
stricken thieves and souvenir hunters.
From March u. 1872. at which time
the museum was instituted. there have
been articles spirited away in a mys-
ferrous manner, and in a number of
Instances these have been as mystic
riously returned
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ROOM,
As It Was Wheb George Washington
Was WoTshipf1l Master.

rich and splendid chair in which
Washington presided as worshipfuI
master OF tae lodge. and which had
been used since the lodge was institut-
ed, was loaned FOR exhibition III a fair
held many 4. ars ago IN Wash!uEtou.
the promoters promising that a guard
OF twelve men should keep constant
watch on the priceless relic and that
it would be returned 10 Alexandra s-
good condition.
The guard seems 10 have neglected
It's duties. for when the chair came
back great pieces OF mahogany had
been cut from It's back.
Il win never 50 out % the Io4seroora
again. and 90 highly does the Lodge
value Il that II has been placed IN
large glass case Fl order TO give Il bet
ter protection
Il is understood that the lodge has a
standing offer OF 10000 for the chair.
and half that sum for the silver trowsI
used at the Capitol conversions laying.
The relics OF the museum would
easily bring 100000 but they are nol
for sale. and win not be as long as
Masonry IS known
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
COY MABELLEl

on the rumOr that he Is sure TO marry
This trip Mr.. Corey calls q halt.
But don't blame him n the nuptials
larry
Maybe it's not Mr.. Corey's fault.
INDIANAPOLIS News
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

the disappearance and the restoration.
a beautiful and costly cut glass bowl
was returned from a point in Louisiana
after 1t had been out of the museum
for more than forty years, a silver
York State after an absence OF thirty
two years; and a silver spoon found
It's way back from Missouri after
twenty-n.ne years.
ing the article given any intimation
as to his IDENTITY
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Other Articles Missing.

In some cases more than n quarter
of a century has interviewed between
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Strange Persecution of
Masonic Home from
Whose Museum Many
Rare and Valuable Af-
hcLeS Have Been Pur-
LOHedf from Time to Time.

RECKLESS art treasures have
been stolen from the Vati-
can and other places at
various times, entailing ex-
hHustive searches, some
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30

period of contraction Extraordinary crops postpone again.
this contraction WILL later
and fall and the contraction will be and must be in strict proportion
the expansion.
This is law which be vaded 1t lies in the nature of
things The decline prices greater
pie not been assured that
poraons saeguared greater degree than
before.
No railroad corporation in Europe increase its capital its
bonds with another without obtaining
recognized tribunal Even Canada has its
pose.
1t not only right but necessary such corporations
do banks They creatures of the state enjoying privileges
and the interests of the nation protected.
There mpedmen the period
Of wholesome because needed of
rapidly rendering those of other of
require capital, which will certainly flow
abundany than BEFORE because give security
foreign and investors hitherto lacking Such safeguards should
not be objected to by the honest official nothing
by the people and nothing less should the government give
All have do is to convince the world
the investor carefully those of other civilized
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
THE IDLE NEGRO.

LAST had something to
ness it applied in general all classes of individuals Now
add something the subject
people furnish proportion of ds the people
but from point of observation does not
OF employment
forms than appears the with people,
check ambions but these things justify
the leaders of that progate horde which
that sudou which
and The difficulties
vidual of people ghfy the
1t merely privilege
to overcome the things that the of When
efforts the But the
which must obigae avoid
and opportunity and to apply ourselves with diligence patience
termination and untrng
abreast the times and of the people
of the world in which we live.
The cooed of the have and mighty
work before hem work important and imperative
De no excuse the the who
the obligation which
desires thrust them they
gce where they realize that prescribed
mede about another of people dominating every
avenue OF he and holding fierce and fearful check
protesting devotion principles Justice and an eoua
opportunity and universal
We realize all disabling
look away INTO the world and its history
Hhch still other great
government Negroes without intelligence appreciate
parsons do not let such thoughts disturb
Vlng but the who mbibng
rn conceptions of life
deeper dlscernment the
non and the and hob of
Noce OF human nature them strive fight
"hou waste and with all and wisdom for the up
whose inherent powers great those of
has known could
OF this situation the crime of the der the gambler
less followers OF the immoral and reckless man
Ding ding OF everlasting admoniton and condemnation bring
some Negroes to a realization of the truth
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
Arrn nf 9nAnztrlal
Uratntttg
By JAMES A. EMORY,
Secretary of the Citizens Industrial Association.

education will continue high
great majority numbering probably 5oooOo will leave school from
choice necessity between the of and SIXTEEN of them
twelve to fourteen Of these small proportion will
preparation for cerkshp and office positions schools
ply and business The Others will training
hands, and will be fitted rank unsked labor the supply
which steadily by the great volume of immigration
boy out of this army of unframed workers learn operate single
machine but he will be like the young referred
this subject who has worked for four years turning
single part of machine but had knowledge how fitted
the other parts.
Such not be called mechanic. He has Of the
familiarity with the of tools the his
ed to stimulate his interest in his task and to make for him
thing another The chances that he
the simplest repairs the machine that he operates Specialization
industry and the machinery bound to continue
but the who has learned his his
and familiarity the relation of appliances
become better workman than who gets his knowledge hapazar
and without following systematic That part of the
industrial education. make mechanics
subject.
While the work special institutions
the particular localities which they situated
the restricted industries, the
labor is held by those who studied this
solving problem presented the children
them for of the skilled trades the adoption comprehensive
system trade education under the cooperation of the nation
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
IDEAL SOCIALISM.

SOCIALISM, viewed in of
perfection OF civil
nor perhaps IN any other country the study
OF the Socastic idea better depths
IN tins country 1t has Europe political economy
principles outlined by Socalc of
vduas idea of Socialist recoection some street
corner arange heard usually at night under the
sh ana delivered by supericay educated and
ing machine who denounced with assured vehemence
and political conditions and laughed reform save
the simple UtOpan remedy which
explained to that
loS had detained them his audience usurpatons the cpi
tsc class and the ykes and burdens of the
OF suffering labor the producer and the
and other startling ideas are carried
by the
''talIs ~ ~ ~
And the Socialist agumenatve individual with
large stock of hatred against whose
circumstances place them
btrary ideas desires ~ "
But there Socialism, Socaist idea seeks
sch OF the social conditions and relations
gate relationship without
one another 1t ideal conception
classes ana among all individuals But Socialists,
realize the depths of their poit
zeal doctrine Hence studous Socialist Cripple
DR. Mcvor Tyndal editor The
advocate Socialism, will hardly appreciate when
he
believe in all the principles expressed in the best exposition of
the political doctrines of Socialism
out of those desire
TO them out be born wisdom
These qualities do find Socialists
class They usually the first eam against foreign mmigra
ton They lust They
advocate the DID, primitive medieval
Inc direct OF present conditions In other
leas and the principles of Socialism
the power to think but the methods by which they the
adoption of these principles criticism.
Firstly Socaisc brothers. your hearts this utb
There can be no foreigners in Socialism There
There can be enemies There or
damental and papabe truth you me an active So
caist.' 1.- =
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30

The statistics of edu-
cation show that between
100000 and 6,00U,O 900
children entered the
schools of this country in
the early weeks of Sep
tember. Of this great
army less than 100000
will enter the colleges
and institutions of high
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
5nltn Tntutnattnu tn Amprtram
Ttnanrtal JttHttt1tttnts
By ANDREW CARNEGIE.

All this furry of the day, the excited actors will
shortly be talking of reminiscence of the past,
wondering why they didn't see how feeting it to
be and resolving that they will not be carried away
again so easily with the rush of wild speculation when
prices go sky high, nor unduly cast down when
prices fall But you know where the path is paved
with good resolutions. Even if those in trouble to-day
did act conservativey next time there would be
a crowd of and less experienced speculators to
repeat the old folly.
1t seems probable that we are to 90 through a
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30

There is never a deed,
or desire, in this world
if strong enough, that ma
ture does not respond to.
There is less courtesy on
the part of men of to-day
towards women because
there is less need of it.
The more independent
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
M att Il Ghtualry
m Il antng
By KATE FAIR NELSON.

become the less gallant become Equality of
demand upon certain qualities
of the supphe active display of those qualities grand
occupaton-tha of homemang The
the of to-day legion Our randmothers
In those days when married he thought if he did he
mother of children the of heart and home In those
primitive times led sheltered lives They seemed
indeed genler sexhe "weakr vesse Poets called them
cngng ivy" and the rong oak This dependency
the that planted the
womn Defense and protection burst into bloom and TO- the beau
fu] flower Of chvary
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30
list THING OF II.

PREDICTION made that in less than years
the disappear irrigation
fall that the already transparent atmosphere become
rareed but that the that the liquid
drinking
poses caught
naturally should
whisky inseparab that
stake unassailable reputation.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-30

Teach self-denial and make its prao
uce pleasurable, and you create for
the world destiny more sublime
than ever issued from the brain of the
widest dreamer.-Sir Walter Scott.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-22
FOUNTAIN CITY.

Fountain City. Ind, Feb. Fl. (Spl.)-
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pitts of Richmond,
were visiting Harmon Pitts and fam
lily, Sunday.
The w. c. T. U. will give social
next Friday evening in their rooms.
Supper will be served.
The Rev. Mr.. Presmal of Plymouth.
is expected here this week to assist in
revival meetings at the Wesleyan
church.
Harmon Pitts, who has been very
sick at his home west of here, is very
low at this time.
New Garden Quarterly Missionary
conference was held at the church last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Lacey and baby of Rich
mond, have returned home after
visit here with James Lacey and fam
lily.
Bert Green. who has been to the old
country, is expected home soon.
Henry Love had his sale of farming
implements and stock Wednesday.
Miss Grace Henderson, south OF
Fountain City gave a party last Satur-
dav evening to a number OF young
people.
MIR. and Mrs. Richs and family, who
lived on Will Hunts farm near Will
Harrisburg, are moving to Dick Will
liams' farm west of Fountain City.
Marcus Thomas and Isaac Williams
had a sale of stock and farming Inn
elements at the Thomas place Tues
day. The c. E. served dinner.
Henry Love and family will move
to town soon and Edwin Charles and
wife will move to the farm north OF
town. vacated by Mr.. Love
Miss Grace Lacey is visiting rela
tives at Richmond.