New-York tribune., 1907-01-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The statement made in an uptown club one even
ing i"teiy that the law prohibits carrying uu-
stamped letter past postonice and delivering II
caused inHch argument. Inquiry was made nj the
postottce where official said that the ouestjon
had been asked frequently. You may send a letter
by messenger anywhere past as many postoffces
as you please" said the official, but YOU have no
right 10 send your mail that way regularly or "a,
stated periods. That * prohibited h., rho post,I
Laws and Regulations. Sections 1876 and II37 were
enacted 10 prevent the establishment of private
man routes, because the Postotice Department is
recognized as having the absolute MONOPOLY OF the
transportation OF letters and packets or bundles
OF letters 10y regular trips and at stated periods
on all post routes. As 10 open letters and cir
cularS. they may be delivered by rival concerns but
tAe leople who make the delivery OF circulars a
business nave no right to deliver unstamped closed
letters. The law shuts the milkmen and the
tradesmen. who travel regularly along established
postroads, who would otherwise become rivals to
the United States Postofhce for the purpose of ac
commodating their customers"
Singleton-What have you in that package old
Weddierly-An ash receiver. It's present for
slngleton-What! You don't mean to tell me she
Wedderly--Oh, no: but If she has an ash receiver
FOR me 20 put my cigar ashes in il will save her
the trouble OF sweeping them up. See?-Chcago
The staggering length of the names given hv
hahVc hawai!ans sometimes upsets court officials
trial in Honolulu witness being sworn was
asked by the lawyer to give his name The wit
ness replied as follows Observation-Disclosures
neutrality-suspicious." II was such = terrific
rumble that the court at first was inclined 10 re-
buke the man. but inquiry showed that the Witness
was guicss of any attempt at levlty. so after the
clerk had laboriously noted the name the case
proceeded.
Toilette ,Crecently marrledD--A man is called
3g ''H3egnedict' when he is married. What is girl
Anna (nlso recently married.: Well it depends
altogether on what she marrics!-Life.
The quaint old iron safe used by John Brown
when lie was in the wool business In Springfield
Mass. in the early COS, before hts Kansas exploits
has been discovered by Colonel John l.. Rice of
that city. and turned to the Connecticut Valley
Historical Society. Brown had the plot to free
the slaves foremost in his mind while in Spring
field and 1t is generally believed that the old safe
now brought TO light contained at that time many
interesting documents dealing with the Harper's
Ferry plan. When Brown failed in business there
the safe sold with hts other effects and dtsap-
peared from view No trace of 1t could be found
Until the recent death OF Henry Braman at Indian
Orchard disclosed 1t among his possessions
Colonel Rice as administrator of the Braman
estate. secured its transfer to the historical So
ciety
Is Did you say say, that hat John p Roskefellers income
Yes answered the freak mathematician
on II cant believe j. If it were true the Standard
~ ;anp a., mouu nave a CLOCK trust with every
ton Star. 'S-
THE Philadelphia Record" called attention e.
the disappearance of the shawl as an article Of
womans attire, quoting physician as follows.
i take keen interest in looking for this old fash
tored garment. Yet there are few places I'm which
see 1t. Even in the poorest sections the women
wear some sort of Jacket. however old and worn
1t may be- L suppose that the manufacture OF
tailor made clothes has become cheap that any,
body can afford to buy them as readily as q
shawl
7 tell you what" said Subbubs this discussion
or the servant girl problem is a serious thing
1t IS So, replied Eausxeep. because Won c,n.t
tell what minute the servant girl may oyerhear
you'-Philadeiphia Press. ' 0eiAea'