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New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
WHAT DIRECT PRIMARIES ARE.
The Method and Purpose of the Reform
Briefly Stated.
To the EDITOR of The Tribune

TO the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir: have been a lifelong reader Of The Tribune.
but never asked a favor. The direct primary ques-
ton which is now before the Legislature is one
which very few seem to understand. I have in
Quired of of both parties. and of lawyers but
have failed hnd who had a clear under
standing of the question. Can you not in your
columns give to your readers. I'm clear. concise
terms the meaning of the bill and what its ad-
vantages and disadvantages? I think such an
article will be highly appreciated.
J N BADEAU
FfshkIll-on-Hudson, N. Y, Feb g. 1909.
[As no bill that clearly embodies the Governors
recommendations is yet before the Legislature
The Tribune can only explain the direct pri-
mary system IN general Essentially then. it
does away with all nominations by convention
for state or local Offices. II applies the methods
of the general election to the primary election
that is the party voters vote directly for the
candidates for nomination. the candidate re-
ceiying the plurality of the vote cast being the
party nonainee- To take a concrete case, in
stead OF eiecting at the primaries delegates TO
go to Saratoga and select a candidate for Gov
ernor for them, Republicans last fall, under the
direct system, would have made their own Sc
lection voting directly for Governor Hughes.
Speaker Wadsworth or Senator White. the nomi-
nee being the man who received the most votes
The main advantage OF this method Is that u
tends TO eliminate boss control of nominations
and TO increase the sense of responsibility on
the mart of elected officials to the people The
chief disadvantage is the greater trouble and
exnense in making nominations by direct vote
than IN making them through conventions
o+b.r advantages and disadvantages too nu-
ro.rous To mention are urged by the advocates
and the opponents of the reform, respectively
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
FUNERAL OF ARTHUR G. YATES HELD
Railroad Honors It's President Memory
New Yorkers Among Honorary PalIbearers.

Rochester, Feb. 1S.-The general offices of the Buff
falo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad. in this city
and all the companys shops from end of the
road to the other closed to-day mark of
respect 10 the roads late president, Arthur q.
Yates.
Among the honorary pallbearers at the fl-
neral were Adrian Iseln, jrs ". E. Roosevelt, W.
c. Brown. w. H Newman, f. D. Underwood, CO.
lunsbUs Iselin, ". L Kingman. Frederick Il. Eaton.
W. J. wilgus. c. D. Breckenridge and George c.
Boldt. of New York City. The burial was private
in this city.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
A. w. MARTIN ON HISTORIC IDEALS.

Alfred ". Martin. lecturer Of the Ethical Cult
Society, addressed the Patria Club at the Hotel
Savoy last night Historic Ideals" Stereopticon
views illustrated the talk, which had It's prsnaAFs
that the masterpieces in the best fnterpre
tation and expression OF the ideals OF any epoch.
He began with the Greek, the perfect body and tho
cultivated mind; the medieval. the letter OF Chris
tianity; the Renaissance, tbs spirit OF service ana
of freedom. and the modern. typifyng the interest
with and concern for the common man ,
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

RigneS. KstheFins A. whitney- Helen L
services Fss!asaes q si5. eSssss
February IS p m
BLossoM-At Pasadena. CAL January 2s 1904 Nanis
PsItg5sw Cole De2ysd vie s ot 5ssar i - ~
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. No Eest $50
TnterInent private Boston PhrsdsIDhia and chicago
papers please copy.
DAvEY-At his late residense No zs11 Boulsxare Js--
sey City. Saturday. February 13. Edmund H pavsy
please omit towers.
GATEs-on Friday. February T. KathsEias ..s slasr
fnsr s6s r as at 3 'osp S h sR at % @ @ s rsaas Ss
Al East 3Ist Monday morning. at II o'clock
TIE = q Ts6rqs5y % 4 ssEeA .s HsTHss s %
Corning N. T.. sunday morning. $50 Intsr1nsus
HowE--Ent.red into hi, residence No. 81 s.
Nieholas ave- Sex York on Friday Fe2ruaTy = Dos %
Fsss Rssid s0"HnsE' howe OF summit y J. sDnf'''
MooRE-on. February z. IN his ssth year Eish.rs s
Moore. D. D. Margsretts GlsnrEorth Moors.
9eda sss on fT onda2 hs asoo s % $50 Reis. ana
friends respectfully Invited to attend Richmond Ua)
RISEY-oa Eseruary Il 7Soo Ka'ssri.s ,s .. s,sasy
the latter. No % Monroe st. Brooklyn-
ROBERTSON February. II his rs'.denes in Ulster
County. near Highland Charles h Roberts in ne
Poug6ksepsis u Rural csrnstsr5.
RoCHoLI-ou FRIDAY. Fesruar- II 1909 Henry Roeaell
No n i2s AmitS St. 5rooSlyn. On sunday. FsbraTy =
O'Clock Z Interment private kindly o1iir
flowers
sMTrH-on THURSDAY FehrIary Il 1903 George q
smith. aged IS YEAR Rsistivss and frisnds. also
vfted attend funeral services AZ ais lars residences
No % Railroad Brooklyn. On Sunday. Feorua-J
Il. ESQ m
sTINSON-On Friday. February II 1903 after q lcrs-
illness Frank T Stuson. husband OF A Mande Stirso-
Funeral his late residence No rs 81 JAMES
place Brooklyn sunday. February II. at go p m
s-z.rr n, E-,5.,- Tsbrus-v 70 1909 George strait
At his residencs, No 294 Wyckon 81, Srook!yn
Funeral service at parIors ot Georss WssEsr pnesr
taker. IS Greene ave. Monday. Feortary ID Al .
o m Relatives and friends invited
VAN vECHTEN-On February 13, 1909 Henry Clay Vaa
in the 69th year OF his age serves a IS
late residence. No. 30 St Marks ave BrooEIy1. On
Nouday evening February IS. al 80 O'Clock
wATERBURY-on February Il. 1903. e her lass resi-
s7nce Nc. New York HanEz1 Elizaoetd
waterbury, widow OF the late John Weed Wafsro1r1s
AZ Mary's Church Alexander ave ae9
East 142d St on sunday. February Il. 1903. az ]
o'clock
vF4TTNF-Y-Cr Friday February II 1903. AZ the resi-
dence OF her daughter Mrs Josephtne " Cozzens No.
Tf5 Wadsworrh York City. Helen Lester.
u-fdovr ~ Henry Edward Whitney and daughter %
the late Joseph H Lester Funeral private
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
THOMAS CAMPBELL oAKMAN.

TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Pittshed, Mass. Feb. 13-Thomas Campbell Oak
man. stxty-six years old prominent retired manu-
facturer. died to-day al his home in this city. He
leaves a wife and three children. Miss Anna c.
Oakman and Miss Dorothy c. Oakman, Of this city.
and John Oakman, a New York architect, A
brother Walter G. Oaknan, of New York, also
survives, Mr. Oakman member of the Loyal
LEGION and thA Delta Psi fraternity.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

by Director A l. Msrchestsr. ths dates q sns -
tivaI beng April q 20 3 The artists tncluds 1En&
Olive Frenlstad. Of the Metropolitan Opera Cora-
panv: Nine Jeanne JouleIi. Mrs Cortnne Rider
kelsey Miss Nevada vandervesr, Gustaf Haln1uiss
and Reed Miller. The New York Symphony Or
chestra Walter Darnrosch. director. ard ths Dres-
den Philharmonic Orchestra Herr WHY Otssa.
conductor. together with the COnyers cno-2l eoci~
ETY. Will take part in the concerts.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
MrsrlNeHousE WEppINe MARCH 4.

Ptttsburg. Feb. 1s.-According to cable advices
from, England announcement has been made that
tba wedding of Miss Violet Evelyn Brocklebank,
daughter OF Sir Thomas and Lady Brockebank,
and George Westinghouse. jr. of this city. will
take place on Thursday. March 4, at Irton Hall.
Holmrook Cumberland County. Lancashire, Eng
land.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
CHARLES NJ. MILLIKEN.

Iby Telegraph 70 Inc 4TIOuheI
Portland Me- Feb. 13.-Charles NJ Mlliken, OF
Mechanic Falls, Me, proprietor Of the Colonial
Paper Company, fell unconscious while boarding
electric to-day. and died later from cerebral
hemorrhage at the hospital. Mr.. Mken was a
nephew Of Seth NJ Milliken. of New York He
was forty-nine years old He leaves wife and
daughter.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
pR Henry a. PiLssRY HoNoREp.

Philadelphia. Feb. 1s.-Dr. Henry A Pilsbry, Of
the Academy OF Natural Sciences. has been elected
an honorary member OF the co1cnoiogica society
OF Great Britain the Oldest and best known OF the
societies devoted to the study OF mollusks The
honorary membership IS restricted 10 ten. and Dr.
F1sbry is the second Amarean 70 receaye the honor
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
VALE aEFusEs MEMORIAL GATEWAY.

Nsr Haven Feb 1s-Ths Yale University
.,-..f.s haze been forced to refuse an offer OF a
gtft Of a memorial gateway upon the old campus
owing to the fact that the present arrangement Of
onenines because OF the lack of fencing, provides
No ht incation for the proposed gateway.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
GEORGE WASHINGTON PICTURE.

Handsome photogravure of the famous Stuart
nortrait of George Washington with next Sun
day's Tribune. Also opening chapters OF LOUIS
Traey's new story, "The Silent Barrier
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
sNowpRoPs BEAT eRoUNpHoes.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: am not posted upon the grounding ques-
ton, but I picked snowdrop blossoms in my gar
den in Flatbush Lncoln's Birthday which Is
lust one month earlier than usual
' ". H. PRICE
Brooklyn, Feb. 1s. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
y mAcKAYs DAUGHTER I'LL.

Clarence H Mackay is hurrying to this city from
louisville in response to dispatch saylnE that MS
daV night. Mr.. Mackay had been atEendiins & the
tba Nackav home. at No. 244 Madison avenue, u
a. a. IL Iea-ned that DR.. l. Emmett Holt OF NO u
west 18th street, was attenoing -ne siii anu 'h6'
Sar condition was not serious.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
CEMETERIES.
THE wooDLAWN CEMETERY

Ia readily accessible b. Harlem from Grand Csn-
trai Satfon. webster and jerome avenue troleys snd
BY carriage Lots $3.50 up Telephone 4sSS GrannsrSS
for Ho5tz - representative
'V once 20 East 2Si St. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

BELMONT-Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Coates, Paw
t1cket PARK AVENUE-W. J. Weld, Baltimore,
Colonel ]. G. D. Knight o., s A. UNION
ASTORIA = Count and Countess de Castellane.
Paris: Baron des Planches, Italian Ambassador,
washington, and Baroness des Planches.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
UNDERTAKERS-

FRANK z CAMPBELL. 241-3 West 25d s. ChaPe&
Private Rooms. private Ambulances Tel 1874 Cnese-
Rev stephen Merritt the world vide known undes-
pIace OF business. Sth Ave and l9<n
st Largest IN the word Tel 124 and rs Chelss1
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

rrhest temperature yesterday s. degrees; Iowest ~
corresponding date OF last year
average for corresponding date Of last thrtthee
1e.i forecast: Cloudy and colder to-day rain or snow
tonight; northeast winds. increasing rain or sno" To-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
SOUTH ATLANTIC MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

Spartanburg. S. c., Feb. 1s-The announcement
of artists for the fifteenth annual musical festival
of the South Atlantic States made here tonight
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Brooklyn. Feb 1S. 1909.
WILL SPEND FouR MONTHS ABROAD.

Mr. and Mrs Isaac Stern viii leave here on the
1ronnrinzesstn Cecilie Tuesday for the CONT
on+ and the Riviera. and will remain abroad about
four months.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Died.

Death notices appesring in THE TRIBUNE Win bs
repubIished In the TriWeeky Tribune without s1tre
chare
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

KIRKHASI-DUNHAM-O Saturday February ID iscs.
35d u. York. BY the Rev R &
Balcom. Ethel. daughter OF Dr. Carroll Dunha-n- oG
Irvngton-on Hudson. and Edward kirkhz-n. OF Ne~
York.
TJ7OHEY-AIIER-At Niagara Falls. N 7, Feorr-
ary 10. 1909 Florence. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
P. H Tuohey. Harry Burrows Aliers of Nouns
Vernon. N Y
Notices OF marriages and deaths must Be fndOrsed
with full and address
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
ror.ea.. for Special lOealities.-For New Jersey

Forecast for specihI LucdIEIIoD' 0I -
ed, "a colder to-day: Monday. rain snow variable
,v,r5s becoming east and increasing tonight L. ,
York, cloudy ana colder 70 aHy
a., rorfhern rain in southern pott9n at iisA'
ana Monday; northeast winds, increasing
90 New York, to-day ana MONDAY
colder in portion Monday
Local of1ciaI Record--The following "naeial Fecora
from the weather shows the changes IN the te
psrature for last tweny-four hours N comparison
.ith the corresponding date OF last year:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

Marriage notices appearing I'm THE TRIBUNE vfz
he repubIished In the Tri-WeekIy Tribune wfthous
extra charge.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Religious Notices.


Rev : DE LANCEY TOWNSEND. D. D. Rectof---Holy
Communion. a m; Morning Prayer Sermon by
Rector IL = m Evening Prayer. strarssEs
Sescoma
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
THE WEATHER REPORT.

o.a,.1 z..or5 and dForecast.-Washington. Feb ID
~ orditious and general forecast for Sunday and
Monday: -. -. III, =. ,,od
Tn. winds along the New England coast WIZ % moo
.r.+. north becoming east, and increasing AohoAS
ad, Atlantic coast TO northeast Increasing sun
da night south Atlantic coast moderate ana Inossy
(5uf coast moderate south 10 souulNeSt'
rst fsnlf coast to brisk southWest 70
west; Lake Michigan. brisk 70 hsh attended nv
srsI SHOWS and rains Sunday. over the iaero! OF se
Sonntrv. east the Rocky MOUNTAINS, Iea0iins 'H ~
ianfio states Sunday night and Monoay.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

Mail subscriptons IN New 1ork CITY 70 The DAILY snd
TFyT-W EEFSI.Y be charged cent a
postage addition To rates named above
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
SpecidI Notices.

PRTNTERS AND PUBLISHERS
PRESswORK FOR The TRADE ONLY
4. cvlin5er Presses Phone 1888 Bees1nan.
PHOENIX PRINTING co. 45 ROSE ST.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05
La Chase au Francois
en- AIsaCe

On signale do Strasburg I'm nou.
veau fat d'intol6rance pangerma-
nique qul d6passe tout CO qu'on
peut imaginer
M. Lucien Pilleux, age de dix.
huit ans, demeurant q Paris, sc
promenait q S%traebourg avec IN
sien cousin, M. W.gemann, hote.
lier a Rothau. Arret6s tous deux
la devanture dun maeasin, lis eau.
salient avec animation. lorsqu'un
brigadier de police s'approchant
d'eux, leur cria. "Parlez allie.
mand!"
M, Wigemann r6pondlt q l'agent
tres pollment, que SO conversation
ne lie regardait pas. "Parlez allie
mand!' r6pliqua le policier, cette-
fois-c1 en- francois.
Et, CONNIE M, Pllleux protestant
lie brigadier l'empo1gnait par Ie
bras ct lie sommait de le sulvre au
poste, tandis qu'un autre agent
s'emparait de M. Wigemann.
Au commissiariat de police. les
deux voyageurs durent >subir I'm
inter1ogatoire minutieux, montrer
leurs paplers, sc laisser fouiller.
On les relacha ensuite sans IN
mot d'excuse.
NM. Pilleux ct Wigemann ont
porte plalnte contre le brigadier
gallophobe.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05
L'Amour du Pays Natal

On a sans doute eu tort de par
Ter de la d6population DIES campa-
gnes, en- France, ct de la centrali-
sation q outrance.
ST nous en- croyons la statisti-
que, les Francais garderaient IN
tact l'amour du pays natal, de la
vile, du bourg on du village qul
les Wit na1tre.
En- effet, d'apres les chifres
of6ciels, sur les trente-huit mil.
lions ct demi de Francais, vingt ct
I'm millions, soft plus de la Motto,
resident a l'heure actuelle dams
leur commune natalie. Trente mil
lions mont pas quite leurs depar-
tements d'orig1ne. Enfn six mil
lions, soft environ le sixi6me, ont
change de departments. lie nom-
bre de ceux qui sont venus s'6ta-
blir a Paris nest que de cling cent
mile eLv-.Ol.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05
St. Paul

-Une pertie de carte au profit
de la nouvelle 6glise ST Louis, sera
donn6e le 10 courant, par Nine
Pageau, a Tissue de la s6ance du
Cercle Social. Br. 36, dams la sale
ordinaire. Tous nos compatriotes
y sont cordialement invites.
Les Danes du Cercle Social,
b. 36 de st Paul, font part q leurs
nombreux amis ct d toutes person.
mes qui almeraient q les rencontrer
quill y aura "Dal annuel' de Eau.
tonne, ma1di le Is novembre pro-
chain, q la sale Minnehaha. Files
esp6rent CONNIE toujours quill y
aura sale comble.
Toutes les m4res DIES demoisel-
les sont patronnesses de CO parti
ct Nile Della Dion, pr6sidente du
com;t6 du bal, avec un ion nombre
"d'aides de camp" blen choisis re,
cevra les invites avec beaueo 1p
de cordialit6.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05
Dams la Marine AngIai.

Londres, -"L'Indefatigable" lie
plus grand des cuirass6s cro1seurs
anglais a etc lance sujourd'hui q
Davenport.
&c navire du type "lnfexible''
amelior6 a un displacement de 49,.
600 tonnes. SEES machines dune
force de $4,000 chevaux-vapeur,
devront imprimer une vltesse de
vingt.sept n@uds a l'heure. Sa
longueur est de $40 p1eds ct ga
largeur au ma1tre-couple de 80
pieds. L'armement sc composers
de hut canons de 81 centimetres
ct de vingt pieces de 10 centime-
tres.
"L'Indefatigab|e'' a 6t6 mis- au
chantier aa mos de JUN dernler.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05
Toutes l~ettres. correspondances
etc., do1vent etre adress6es CONNIE
suit:
EoHo DE L QUEST,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Instruction ObIigatoire

Les journaux a%nnoncaient e
]ours derniers l'arrestatioa dun
mauvais p6re de famille ct So OH
partition devant un tribunal de
TIllinois, pour avoir refuse den.
voyer ses trols enfants q pecole:
Interrog6 par un magistrat, le
pere a declare cue 81 ses enfants
ne frequentaient pas les maisons
d'6ducatioa c'est parce gull ne ju-
gaait pas q propos de les y envoyer.
II sjouta que lEtat exc6dait ses
droits lorsqu'il entreprenait de die
ter q un chef de famille la ligne de
conduite quill devait suivre Wis a
Wis de ees j%eunes enfants Pour iui
c'6tait une question de principe ct
il n'entendalt pas ceder. LIE Juge a
ecout6 patiemment CO petit dis
cours, puts il a impose au prevenu
une amende de dix dollars.
L'action du megjs.rat dams cette
affaire eera certairement approu-
v6e par Ia tres grande majorit6 de
la population. Cependant dams
toutes les parties du pays, il SO
trouve des parents q. leurs enfants
les bienfaits Tune education. Dane
les guarantees families en- question
IL a au moins cent vingt enfants
qui souffrent de la mauvaise volon-
t6 de leurs parents ct qui seront
condamn6s 3 gagner peniblement
leur vie 8! lEtat ne Went pas 4
leur secou1s.
Dams tous les Elats du pays
INSTRUCTION des %jeunes enfants est
obligatolre. Les parents sont tenus
de faire les sacrifices necessaires
pour que les enfants recoivent l'6-
due ton a laquelle lis ont droit.
lie chef de famil]e conserve lie
droit de diriger cette education,
mails il ne lui est pas permits de
sc soustrelre q Fun de ses plus RI
goureux devoirs. LIE but de Ia lol
est de proteger la jeunesse contre
la maavaise volonte on l'indiferen'
ce DIES parents.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-05

On raconte gu TN jour lie prln-
cipal dun grand college d ejeunes
gems pr@parait son discours de
distribution de prix ct await jete
sur lie papier quelques notes, atm
de rememorer les points quill en-
tendait developer devant son
auditoire.
lie digne professeur %faisait, dams
ses notes, TN grand eloge des YER
tus morales qui sont essentielles
la jeunesse, des instincts 1ouables
qui doivent la faire agir, des SEN
timents h&roiques qui doivent Pa
miner. II await en- particulier
ecrit cette phrase:
"J'admire les BEAUTIES qui sont
l'apanage de la virilite."
Ces mots, une fois lances, 1e
professeur await &prouve lie besoin
de prendre Pair pour faire une
provision nouvelle d'inspiration.
Pendant &c temps, la gouver-
mantle du brave homme, une jolie
ct fine %soubrette, sans doute, don't
lie printemps d&bordait, @tait venue
faire lie bureau, ct CONNIE toute
file Dive, s'etait empressee de
lire &c qu'avait @crit son maftre.
u Ellie tomba en- arret sur la pen
see chaude que nous venons de
otter, ct ne pouvant resister aux
tentations que cette lecture faisait
naftre, ellie ajouta de sa plus belle
main, juste en- dessous de la phrase
magistrate, &c 1aconique, mais
sincere commentaire
Mo aussi."
lie sens en- &tait peut-etre plus
charnel ct profane que celui reve
par lie savant, mais IL completait, a
sa facon, une idee qui court lie
monde.
Virilite morale ct virilite ply
sique sont les deux Clements in-
dispensables de la beaute ct Pun
ne va pas sans l'autre, lis Sc COM
pletent.
Ecoutez les plus beaux discours
du monde, les plus beaux chants
graves on 1&gers, ct vous ne pour
rez pas les detacher de la person
nalite physique de la personne
qui les @met. Les orateurs puts
SAINTS, les chanteurs writes, les
d~iscoureurs @nergiques ont cons
tamment lie dessus parmi lie peu-
pie, sur les hommes fables, mai
gres ct rachitiques meme 81 ceux-
Ct possedent la s%uperiorite intel
lectue1le.
LIE monde aime les forts ct lie
toast AMERICAN est dune verit&
eternel1e: "Au hommes qui
agissent."
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Service Postal Maritime

Des bureaux de poste qui occa-
slonnent au gouvernement am6ri-
cain une d6pense annuelle dc 49,
SOC, 1000 ct qui exp6dient environ
100000 lettres, %journaux ct au-
tres mati6res postales en- douze
mois, sont 6tablis sur les paque,
bots qui font lie service entire lie
havre de New York ct tous les
ports de mer du monde enter.
Peu de personnes 80 font une
id6e de importance de ces bu.
reaux de poste fottants. On y ma.
nipule assez de matl4re p~ostale
pour donner une lettre q chaque
homme femme GU enfant du pays;
le poids total de la MALE 6tait de
II. 100000 livres. C'est dire quill y
assez de paquets ct lettres poura
remplir 1908 wagons de chemin
de fer, ST l'on considere quill y a
peu pres dix wagons par train, il
fsudrait 220 trains pour transpor.
ter dun seul voyage la matiere
postale exp6di6e par les bateaux.
Des 6,61O tonnes de matieres
p~ostales, 1910 sont exp6di6es de
Pautre CO 6 de l'Atlantique on en-
arrivent; lea lertres seules contri-
buant 2, 1000, 600 de Iivres. Les
%]ournaux ct autres objets resent
environ 5000, 900 ~livres, soft IN
total de 10000 600.
On peut Juger de l'excelience du
service lorsqu'on considere que
230 erreurs settlement ont 6t6
commises dams la livraison DIES 49,
100000 objects exp6di6s de cette
mani6re.
Lee bureaux de poste fottants
ont etc 6tablls en- 1890 par un acte
du congress ct lie premier service
de CO genre a etc institute entire les
Etats- Unis ct PAllemagne q bord
des paquebots North German
Lloyd.
LIE service maritime est devenu
de plus important. Ainsi, dams
une seule travers6e du paquebot
Kaiser Wiuhelm II, les commits
ont manipul6 1925 sacs de matte.
res postales. @ 6tait au mois de
f6vrier dernier, lie mois ]e plus
tranquille de l'ann6e. Les commits
sont au nombre de quatre, deux
Allemands ct deux Americans. II
y a en- outre trois employees allie
mands subalternes.