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THE DEDICATION Of GRANT'S TOMB. DMPOSIN, CE Mt1MONIES AT Tl ItIVulRS1DIC.' PAICK. A Million of' Spectators Witness th, Great Parai(c--A Sceneo of Wondet n1 Splendor-PresiIent Mlc nlel y' Triasuto to 8ls Illustrious Predc cessor. With military piomp and Splendo nevt.rt before witnessed in this country was dedicated on tho 27th of April thi mugn ificent mIollument erected by th people of the country to the miemor (if Ulysss S. Grant. Tho ceromonic took IP!Ic iII tihe )resCIICO of a grtea iltu ititude of people. Six milts o str t wr c lined with propie estilliat ed to nu1tmbe' ever 1.000,000. It was I tribu't e o' the pp0u1IllACo to the grea Americani genra tiant haS no )alI-0lIt! in \mrictiin history. As all 'urop holored Napoleon's interment unde the doniw of the Lnvalids, so did al - lInwrict honor GIant. There Wa ae- mbled on the h iih knoll of th drive, oil the il nmerouis stands ueceti' ab'out the tomb, such a gathering o men of emi nence from far and near, a was strange to even cosmopolitan Nov York. Standing withia the v0r; shadows of the ionuient itself werm the Prcsident.t and Vico I 'esident. tht. memb hers of his cahinot, ull the living noted generals of the country, thi (I'ploliatic corp1s, 'eprest'enting Grea Brvitian, Gtermiany, Frantev, RuISsia China and other nations, tembers o Congre1, the Gover not's of scores 0 States, miiemibe'rs of ditferilt Igisit ti v bodie-s throughout the country Irollttlent Coltderlate sldiers wit Winm Wirat, t L croSsd swodls in th sixtuie. al01 hent upo honoring ti meorv of Ame uiica's celebrate tsoll ier. Thle paralde froml Madis~onluae then' toIh waS Ia tIIizzling SpeO'.ACl I-'iftyV thoulsanld mlen mnarched it. soli colum tu nmid thilt hiu irrabis of the mult oe. In thie North iver over 2 erlafts of all descrit,ition joinod in ti dilemonstiration. Tho warships of th N orth Atlantic mtina( ron wer,() ass tI ied in doubled indented colutn itn tmeidiately opsllite the tmioniiment aI back of tlte'n rodu, it anthior at fle of foreoi.n warshi ips which gatiheri hore in honor of the oc'cas'ion. IIn IIltat( ly hvi nd the visiting ship V as a tleet of United States revenu cutters. and fturthiet' down the rive weret anI immne; fleet, of mer-chanil vesselIs. iTh iCreiit's iegan with til marllabing of t.i) soldie and civiliat towat'd t he nobio temple w h1 iel sh ltrs Grnts body%. It wats 1L)::, wheni tir '~ Aliabai oidge gave ti orlrfor, Ille t'rt coluin to Inlove 1"1011 11,1 hat 11ur un il eenilltr thjelai wa tile wtith ImartIal music. Th crwdilong the rou)Ite Wer-( un1pre toidlenteid. llundrd tof statid, taoel seat ng thouo-ands, hadl bieen erectet i weire iy inl the day hie-sieged h tlot:e who wire Willing to pity Itny wihero froiim $'2 to $10 for a seat. Th reattt cr'owds were at 'ark phlCi l'FIfty-ni nth sWr'Cet and lifth atveniut the 'ark circle, l'ifty-ninth street an ilroadway, and in the Vicinity of t1 tomibu. The crush at the hlatter ptlait was enormous and dangerous. Ti stanMids abOiut the tomb aid along ti dviveways were particilarly jamied those jiut aboitt the tomb seatedi a pr-oximately 50,0t0) aind tlt, 0th1 stiands Iisihly 2,il.tl0 more. As tl marhintg columtns passd the 1uon mntt (in the west sile, each colutn gave a silent saluate, which was r penatedl on thto ofpposito side oif the tonm w here the men passedl in revilew of tI Presild'n t. Thme w holo li ne of nut~ was~ hieauttifully decooratedf with li and butin g. Thle re was sca rcelyv 1houste iilong the 't to w hich i nt ila~~iy thbe na~tional coflors. l.'latgs lie fromn housetops, while in mn'ny i: s tances hbuiildinugs werte almonist smoiithe the 'd he hinil proif use .iecoratio'ns. I' lat'ger stands were dlecor'ated' wit r'oyal purpt'Ile bunting andi Amnerica tiagi.. TheIi speakor~n detsk, at whit thne P'residlent pr'esidedI, was cover< with the presidentiail oficial sag. ( otheor stands suspenideid from po0l were( hung the 18 armty corpsI) E igs the ar'my. Fromi the tombh Itself the .wats no deCcoraLtion t3xcept, double v tor'y palm Is bountd on the face of ean collumun of the front. T1hey we fastened on the columns with pii' silk, which is the color used in t, windows of the tomb to subdue t light from without. On oIthort munin pal stands were placed the flags of t, foreign coutntries. In the conitro the -main stand wor'ked ini naltiont color~s was the mtotto: "Let us5 lil pdeace."' Thliis insipilltioni was al cat'ved ove' the facade of the tomb) gold letters and was the fitrst thing catch the eye at close quarters. Sutrroundled by his cabinet, his go eralM, and his friends, Il'resident, MI K inloy stood and reviewedl the gran est ml iiti'y parado evet' seeni in tb city. Thero were regular soldiet regu lari siilot's, naitinal guaridsmn of the sea and land forces, G rand~ Arni veterani, Con federato veterans, at the stripl ings who1( in the futurno ti fighlt as gaillan tly as thueirt fathers i When the cheering was lit its loudle andi whben the wind had someiwhat dki away, a touching scene was5 onncoe -which was s'een by few. Silenitly Mr Grant stole away from the l'resident reviewing stand, whetro she had bee watching the gallant, troops go b; and, leatilng on the arm of her som Col. Grant. madeo ber way toi the tom1t fel lowed only by 1,he members of th Grant famnily. The bronzo (loot's woL opetned and the wIdow of the her pasedl froum the outside world into tlt quiet of the tombi. For' about te rmnute's she stayed there, and thet w lih ner face hidden in her hands, sh left, thte sceno. Soon after this. I 'resident McKinle Went abotard the Doulphin amid th 0o01min g of gutns andl reviewed th gr'eat warships that lay In the shade' of the totmb. T1hie dense crowds sti stay(.d in theoir' seats andl watched thl end of tilbo land par'ado. Then who tihe last cornp~any had pausseod out c sight on the white roadbed, th huttdt'eds of thousands of spectattor' sought their homes. All traffic wa congest.e and it was hou-as befor'e th tide of t - vel fell to its normal condi tion. At 11:0ti o'clock President McKinlei entered the spleaker's stanid and wa followed by the others who were ti participate In the ceremonIes. Thi President,, wIth bared head, wVIs th fir'st to enter the stand, lHe leaned 0i the ar~m of Mayor Strong, who kep his hat on. Tihe President was loudlm cheered as was also ex-P'residont Glove land, who appeared with ex-Secretar' Tracy. Mr. Cleveland and Prmesiden' McKinley shook hasnds wIth eaci ether, as soon as they met. The twn then conversed for a moment. Whill waiting for the ceremonies on thi stand to commence, ProsIdent Mc Kinley, Vice President ilobart and ex President Cleveland had thoir photo graphs taken In a group. President McKinley sat at the righ of the speaker's platform, where hi was joined by Speaker Thomas B Iteed, who remained in animated con versation with the chief mag strat for seoino timo Ex-President Clevelut and Mayor Strong conversed togethei to their left. Tihe Orst row im. mediately back of the platform wat occupied by the Grant party, Colono red Grant being on the end escorting a his mother. Mrs. U. S. Grant was wrapped In i heavy seal cape and over hor lap wai a heavy plaid shawl. She was dresset r in a very heavy bauk cropon dresi. Next to Mrs. Grant was seated hoi 3 dauehter, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris 3 and the other membners of the family, Immediately back of the Grant famiI3 was seated the members of the Presi I dent's family, !neluding Mrs. McKin ley, ir. and Mrs. Abner McKinley and Miss Maudo McKinley. The third row was occupied by the ladies of the cabinuct, many miemnbere I of the President's household and their friends in general. The exercises coin 0menced with the singing of "Aimerica.' I A solemn silenco then fell on the crowd as Bishop John '. Newman in voked the blossing of hoavon on the corionios. lany of the peoplo joined in the " Our Pather " which concluded the bishop's prayer. As soon as th prelate had taken his seat tho hyin o1 thanks, " Old Netherland Peolk Song,' was sung by the chorus. Another mighty chor arose as Pre sident McKinley, after the singing o0 ithe hymn, moved to the rail in thC speaker's stand to doliver his addross. le was introduced by Mayor Strong. "Follow Citizens: A great lifo, dedi cated to the welfare of tihe nation. here tinds its earthly c oroination. I'ven it 1 this day iacked tie inprossiveness of (3 en re mony and was devoid of pageantry, dI it wouhi h- sili memioraile, becauise it ie anniversarry of the birth of ont of the most famious and hest beloved of A nerican solditrs. d A rc IIi te'cture has pahld high tribute to tite leaders of iankilind, ist never 0Was at Imem I'orial imore worthily bestowed u or more Urtefilly necepled by a fretc SpeopleLI than tlhe beautiftl strunturdt% he fort' which wo aro gathered. I- "In marking the sueces4nfl comile' it tion of .is work we have as witnes-ses t ,nd parI'tcip:ijants in this representatives I of all branehes of our government, tie resident olicials of foreign nations, tle G Governiors of States and the sovereign peolle from every section of our coin mon counttry, who join in this august tribute to tho scldiier, patriot and cit izen. "Almost twolvo years havi passeI sinceo the heroic vigil onded atnd thi brave spirit of Ulysses S. Grant fear lessly took its flight. Lincoln ant Stanton had proceded him, but of th niighty capitains of th war Grant wat the first to ho called. Sherman aiit Sheridan survived him, but have sinet joind iiim oil the otther shore. ''The groat heroes of the civil strif oin land aad oa are for tile imost parl now no moro. Thonias ani ilancook Logan and ieiuliorson, Farragut, 1),i pont and Porter and a host of other have passed forever out from humai sight. Thoiet rouainting grow deare Li to us, and from them and tihe ineior' 0 of those who have departed goneratiors Syt unbotn will draw tiule inspiratio o and gather strength for ltr'iotie pu eposes. I ; "A great life never dies. Great dee< - are iiporishlable:- great nanes iito r tal. Gene3ra Grant,'s services n m character will t ontinuo uniimiaisit - in inthiorco and advance in the estimi mIt tion oIf mtau'kindl so long as libertyr e- i maints the corner-sto~ne oef free goveor mont and intLegrt~ity of life t1bo g uaratn to of good ci tinzo~nsIp.l~ hi "aithlbful atnd fearless as a voluniiitod os soldier. inttrepidl and invin cilio as cor a mander-int-chiief oif tho arm ios of LI it iUn ion, enilm andt contitden t as Il'resiiidol wv oif a reunited and streng thontod tnatio 1-which htis genii us hatd lben i nstru me t~al it achieving, hot itais our t htitma; eo atnd that oif tihe world; btt brilliant, it was his public characior, we love i ,n all tihe mor'o for ihis home lifo mt it hometly1 virtues. In itis indiv idal ity, 'd ihis bear ig and speech. in his simpn inl ways. ho( had a Ilavor of rare and uniqi ss dIstinction, and his Americaniusm w fso true an. utncomproising that I r'e namte will stand for all time as the 01 ti- bodhntent oif liberty, loyalty and r1 hi tional unity. roe "Y ictotrious in the work wih ich, uind 10 divine proevidence, he was calletd upl to toi td, celethd withi almost liith '1 power, h'e was yet one tof the peopkii 1- patienit, piatriotic and just. Sutcc< Io d idi not td lsturb the b1(1alantco oif his mhti of while fameo was powerless to swer al1 imi fromi the path of tduty. Great .1 he( was ini war, her loved peace atnd to o the world that honorable arbitrati n of di Iforoneos was the best 1hop) o civilization. "With Watshington and lincol -Grant htas an exalted place in htisto Li- aitnd thto alec~itin of the people. 7I .1- day itis name is hold in equeal estoe is by thtoso wvhotm he led to victory ai s, biy those whon accepted his generti in trms (If peace. The veteran leade y oif the bilue anid the gray here meet n donly to hotntr the name (of the departe *y Gr-ant, butt to test~Ify to the living ret .1. ity' of a fratertnal ntatinal spirit,, wh I ~t has Ittriphied over the dilferences di the past, and transcended tiue limit I, ions of sectional lines. Its cotmpi 3. tion, which we pray God to speedi, w 's he the ntiorn's greatest glory. n "It is right then that General Gral ,, shouldl have a metmoriial commntsur'a , wvitht his greatness andi~ that his hi I, resting placee should be tihe city (of hi e choice, to wvhich he was so attachodt: e life, and whose tIes he was not forge o ful~ of even in (loath. Fitting, too, it e that the great soIldion should sleep b n side tilt nlobil river on whose banks 1 , lirrst lear'ned the ai I oIf war', and< o, whicht he becamoti muster and lead<i without a rival. y "Bhut let us tnot forget the gloriot 0 d istinction with wic lir thte mtropioi e among tihe fair slsteorood of Amerien v cities ha'i hontored his life andl mnemor I LI ih all that richois and scul Ipttturo ca a do to render the edilice worthy of th Sman, upon11 a site unsurplassed for mtag. f nifieonce, has this monument btee a reared by New York as a per'pots s re~cord of his illutrio'IS dceds, in th certainty that as time passes aroutnd will assemble, with gratitude and ret eronce and veneration, mont of a clilmlts, raice~s and nalltinaliti es. ''"New 'Yo(rk htolds In it~s koepitng lh pr'eoous dust of tile silent soild 1or; bit his achievements-what he and hi brave comrades wrought for mankitnd are In the keeping of seventy illion of American oitizens, who will guari the sacred heritage Ioroever and for over more." The vast crowd listened with kool attention toe the P~resident's words ani 't' interval-, broke into cheers whoe some incirdent in thte dead soldier's > caireer was alluded to by the distin gutished spieaker. As the I'r'esident concluded lis ad - ress Crol. lerd Grant adlv aneedi ani shtook him warmly by theo hand. Ai the two men stood in the foregr mund of the wonderful plotutre 'ho -pocta'o ' appl~auded. "The Star Spangled B3a' which General Horace Porter was in. troduced by the Mayor. The orator of the day was accorded a warm rece tion. I More discreet than the President, ' General Porter kept hit; hat on while - he was speaking. He read his address I from typewritten manuscript. I When General Porter began to speak the biting wind forced many of the presidential party to seek the shelter , of the tomb. Among those were Mrs. 5 McKinley, who was lightly indisposed. I General Porter was followed by Mayor Strong, who formally accepted the tomb. The Grant tomb Is massive, yet well relieved by pillare and other embellish nents. The ground upon which It rests Is 1-10 feet above the river and tho structure lifts itself 175 feet in the air. The exterior of the buiding is of Jight granite and all of tWe i-terior is lin ished in white marble. Tue porch is approached by a flight of steps 70 feet wide. At the southern exposuro is the opening of the crypt. It is :0 feet wide in the centre of the chamber. Looking down Into the vault. the great sarcophagus holding the remains of General Grant is to be seen. This sarcophiagus was mado from one pieco of Wiconsin porphyry, which is said to excol in beauty the l'inland por phyry, from which the sircophgus of Napoleon was chiselled. leidos this, is a place for another. Here a dupli cato will some day hold the remains of Mrs. Graut. The sarcophagu is of a dark red color and highly polished. Tle capstono bears the inseription "Ulysses S. Grant." Th sarcophagus weighs 10 tons. It is 10 feet 4 inches long, 5 feet (; inches wido and -1 feet 8 inches high. The branze doors of the tomb weigh 7,OUO pounids. THE FARMEIR AT TIlRC TABLE. 6TANlEY HlIIA WAY. In considering the farmer in his vari ous positions and under his many cir emnstances, we find that there are times and placos over which he is, or may be, mastor of the situation, and we further tind that if he is not, It is the fault of no one but himself. The farmior cannot govern the prico of wheat or corn, nor can lie keep the prico of hogs at a niekel. In tbe open market he is not only subject i. the law of supply and demand, but is also subject to the will of the gamblers in Chicago and other market centres. They bull tibe market and the prieu oi corn goes up ; so do the spirits of the farmor when be hears of it. Tuoen tho bears bring in extensive reports of enorllous crops and visible surplus, and juip onto the market witli both feet and tear it down, little by little, soimetinies even tearing the v try foun dation from uinder the lowest antiel pated prices, then do the spirits of the farmer drop accordingly. But there is a placo wbore tie iarkets of tho world need not worry him, nor cause any uneasiness on aceint of the visible sirpluIs. and that paI&Ct, Is Iis o.vi household ; at hlis own table. 1'ie I far'mer w ho plans a little, and carries r out his plans, may have his table sip plied the year 'round with a variety, both of vbegutales and meats, and fruit 1he may gather fresh from the garden live months in the year. Now soni will say " Ilow can this be ?" In thi: Is way : The farunir should set out frui r Ilaits and treen that Will cover the ifull time of ripening from tihe last ol d May, when ho begins picking straw a- berries, until in Uctober, when i e- picks hiIs winter LIppiles and pear: 1. corut, is wholesome, and tbere are les persC~ons5 w ho do not enjoiy eating fres berries or biL fruit, from the hand, an tho canning and preserving of fruit carries the seasomn from one yea' e en to the other, lieginning w ithi th astraw berry in the early Spring, wv have cue of the most delicious of a Sfruits, and oneui mm ce very farme Smay be well supplied with if he i SOnly take a little care. There need h mino e1 xpeni.,. A f--w p'unts oeb d( btrawberry, rasp~berry and liackborra n if properly cared--for, will in twvo yeai e ive an abundance 01 fruit, aind plenlt eof planlts with which to e xi,end th afruit-bed if so de-i r*' . A na .0 it Iswith the currai~tb andi gooeusar' y---a n.are brought ito eariy and abundai a- hearing with but little expense trouble. Hefore thbe blackberries ai or gonei we ar-c using our cherries, Suni 'ncmr apples and1( pears, and one in w hiin peaches. I n tis local ity cin _need not expe~ict perachues as a regi I crop, but if lie will set out two o" tire~ d, trees and give them some attent ion h will be amply rewar-ded for the tim ashe bestows upon them, for a nec Idcrop once ini thrmee or four iyeaurs i on pay3 good rent for thbe ground eccu pie of by the tree. TIhe l all and \Vinlt( fruit may be made to extend throng n the season unil beiries come augai ry App;les are easily lkept six monti . alteor pileking, and can be kept, te m~ months by keeping in a low aind eve idtemperature and excluding theccircuh* as8 tion of the air. re Now turning to tho vegetables, wv at find that the early out-dloor garde id gives us aspatragus, lpieplant, lettuet -on ions, radlishies-and sin uach about, ti, :h lirst of May, aind are soon fobowved b, of beets, p)eas, heans, po~taitoes, etc., a- which we may have a continuous sui c. ply uiitil the November fr-osts cut dow Iall out-door growth. Whelin froi cormes or Is expeted, we gathior an istore the remaining vegetables int othe cellar or pidta, and thius coiitinmiu t the supp~lly of p)otaitos, parsips~ , cari Srots, beets, cabbage, and a few otlber: n utilI the SApr-ing gar-den againi come .to our relief. T1herc nr.' many kind a of veget~ables whIiich arr niot eoiiiioiil ~. found in the farmer's garden, bu o which he cani grow with little trouble ~f andl itli much pilileasure to hiis fanily1 3m.r~ Squashes are cashily growni and vei productive, and iiay be keplt all \Vin Stor along with pumpiilkins in a dr is place, safe from freezing. 1E'g plant .n must not be put in i~bo garden umnti settled warm weather, but arie theci n' rank growers, productive aiid hard; Suntil killed by frost. Caul Illowers ari ,as easily grown ais cabbages, aim n celery may be growvn equal to any fmron iMichigan or elsewvhe, if it only ire Sceivos tho fertility aind plenty of watoer SThus we muight, extend the farmer' . list, of vegetables, cyoni to the limiit, o the city markets ; but, it takes somfl extra time to care for so great a variet.a e in the garden. S Along with thce vegetables ant a friiti, the farmer can prounc all thi .meat reqluired for his own table, be e sidoe that which he prepares for nmar j kmet. Sugar cured ham Is Included ir .his daily bill of fare ; ho also has all the other hog prodlucts iIthin hh i a reach-lard, sausage and bacon- thai j lhe knows to be from good, thrifty, a healthy lhoge. But his meat suppllies should not be . limited to the one Item of pork. Many farmers keep sheepJ amid can . have fresh mutton or Iamb oeecas slonally. A farmer cannot alonio use a whio'o mutton, veal, or beef, but by c-omblia lng, as ls dono in many neighbor hoods, they can kill and dlivide thbe rsaroaan at one. thereby furnishing fresh meat at frecuent-intervals, and at the actual cost of rlicing the ani mals. The fowls of tho barnyard, espeoially the chicken, though much smaller ,tock, play a very important part on the table of every household, whethet it be that of the Nisrmor, the m3robant, or the banker; all delight in the do lickoue, rich, juicy mentof the chicken. Like many of the vegetables, the chicken Is of quick grow b, and to give satisfaction, must be used while in a thrifty, growing condition. CombinIng the above montioned suc culent, toothsome edibles, together with milk, butter and oggs found on 'IVry fatrlr ,.nd we find the farmer's ardo- iiled to overfl-wing, and not a whit behiird 'that olbthe millionilre, who with Jis caai, cin only buy such as the grower puts upon the mxaroet. There s 'li another point that must be looked after, and th0., , t -t proparation of these provisiot4 'y- liih taAlo. We ic.:i to have old fasilotned things, ike he-niiny and grecni, We ised to " ave jut.? cuorinoti soup. .naide out( of pork and beanls; lBut now it's bonlillon, consommtie, and thiigs made froin a book, A l(] post au feu and jttlienne, since lily datughter's learned to cook. Ve ised to have a piece of beef---just ordi nary initeat, And pirkled pig's feet, spareribs, too, and other thingis to cat While now it's fillet aid ragout, and leg of inuttoii braised, Anil imaiaroni itau gratin, aind sheep)'s head Iiollalidised. I:sealpl)os 'a Ia Versailles---a la this and a Ia that, And sweethread a I Dielpoise---it's enoigh to kill a cat ! But while I suiffer deepilv, I invariably look As if I were delighted 'cause my daughter's learned to cvooIk. WYe have a lot (if salad things. witih dress ing ii ayionnaise. II liace ot . vysier, blue )oiits, fricassed a dozen ways. A nd oraige roy oley. float, and peach meotgule, alas Einouligh to wrec a stomach that is iade of plated biass! The good ol t hi gs lave Iassed away, in silent, s;i o IretraI ; We've Iots of IiglfaInutin' things, but ithing iriuch to eat. A.id w\-tiile i never say a word alnd always poleasat, I1 sik, You het. IVe halt (iNvSlIepSia sice illy daughters lea red et a n m ---(Good liouisekeepinig. 1il8rORY OP P0-,TAL STAMPS. Tihe Progress of the Cheap Postage Systt in il Six t Years. In IN-;37. Mr. Iwtild 1111 i st pro jozed ca liraji :ort age. AltLer two years' liartd stiiggle wi th thbe gvernmeni anild with iparl ialnnt, heo succeeded ill grtt'ng tnihe penniiy postia syst-rm ear riCu into the sttI,te book in 1839 1 n I) einb er, in that year, a u nifo rm enarire of eight cents for every ha f On con1vsved in tL. tna is was in-ti tIut -d. (1o .J aniatiy 10, 18-10, a unifor', rate of two cen s ptr ialf-iunee peI rina n'ntly cntne into opieration. In IS 17, ti is postal reform was itlopted by ttitn Unit d S~ittes, and evei-y civilized country h1- 1,'weI su t. Ther are no v h zusandz of po141l stamps in va ioIis parls of the worid. Me- 11 ill its rewarded by ai fe pen siol of $10 000 a year, ia parliaienltary grant of $100 000, and about the same [111moun11t by L Leneial subscriptilo - throughout the British Islunds. 3 Itis purI'poso from the first wias to re form the general poti lii .1e system an v' m tanageinent, andl also to institute ii u .ni form and Iliw rate of poistat'e, with I lirepaflymient' an ud mioderat-Ce h arge bty a weight. TheIi prepa)Iymfent was to bec . i it~ber by stampt led en velop)os, or by adI to hestvie st atipt. u Th is was by no mneans an original I ereat~ion, thu,. reahi.ing tbo truth of r the <ii i alatw that. "There is nothiing lnew undir thbe s'un." Aft ar M-- ildl (3 htt suipue-ti'u thle y reat posicliee re f frwm , to be etfetslei by a low andi~ tini , form chargnie fior the transmiissioni of a l'tters andit in-wshitpers toaugh t ii y mitlsu, but tbfor',uthe lpojvct had p~a-sed c tuto aL law, it was~ C~imeitd, in at pamn a phlet, w rittn' by one of the otlers of Il the piostal d'patmeint in l 'aris, that t, thte propiose Ilpay mietnt, biy meantfs of 'r Penn fly estaml lii'd toI p)osttl&atter', uwias a meore me pr-iue tion , ini(5f eset. a -pojints. of aL Iian which hadtu been adopt aed anid aLcted upon,1 in l''ratnce, in the c reign of l oui, I v. r At that timiie and pliace, M. lDe Vec elayer, who had friends in the roval e h louiselhod , was permtitted tso esta~bl sh e aL penny~ pet., thr'otugh w [ ieb envelopes, b | ttainiable for one rent eacth, were de li , liee, according t) thei r add resses, S|ini towni or counittry, if "postpid : r I pin ted sIlips were tied or fatstened Ib aroundt t.hem. i. Thtese I l ps were ott sale at- the k I ng's. apalIace, ai the tuirnt-tatbles 0of the pri n nclii atonve'ra s, and by the poirters of a chee prciewas to dron allI lett rs thus frankedt intoi locked boxes. 1)1aced at, the corners of the pirincip~ai streets ini Paris. Thie postalsBtreeLtpillars, which wore not, adh-ptedt untilI 1&5, woulId appear t L I have tieen, wh tethecr designed 1'liPo nottt, a reproducttiont of whati was in uise in I'aris twio centuries ear'lir. n i1l. I E V tlyer atlso initroduticed a e speies of letter ptapter, fotr the use of personts in bustiness, pairtly prinitedi w ith ia blanks for- the inusertiona of ligur-es, to La show the day's prices, with a blanik - space betlow for ord Inary corirespond enee. s In tito general postoilico, in I 'aris, sonte of thetse bi'''Ets, so) Iill til by h'e l i Sson - l''onttan . ' ., '' ; ' w;* -.. -, , St re'ssced to \l:Iv,,ioaee manert), Li. romitanc is t, hal -ibeen carefoily prt'ei--r . cit, antd is somitimLiiis~ sitown.,13'~P by ei alI favoir, to car. cuts I illiuirers. Tihis i.. .presu med ly t he oldest of all cxiti n pennyt3-pjost letters andti pre patid enve'l S\V itih IDo e Vlayer's death his posta! a srvien eoded. Neat ly IL cetury later ttin, re-cs tahiiishedi it, seI ing twV(oinenlt stamps, much resenlling those oti he presentI, daiy, for the firce delivery, ini - L'airis, of letters untder two ounces in weight. Tt, was in the r'eigit of 1'yuis N V, w hose miin i* ter of Ii nantce, regartun such an estnli shm ent nts a Soure of pubilic irevenuie, bought, it, tup b~y grant inig aL c~ons idera~ble penilon to its pr'o lit the han~ldsl of the governmint, htowever, letter-stamps 15soon felt into disuse. '1The ntext country to issute postal stu ittps was Syn'nr. l''ro'nt 1716t to I slt they were uised L.s - voly, howevei-, upon1 ('li hit I letters. In the king domi of Sartia~i , staimpI~d postal patper amno envelopes were in uIso from 1818 ta I~3ti. I or a fewv months, what were known as "thte M titreadly cunvelopes" b3cautse thesiri somhewhat pictorial design haid been dr-awn by Mr. W. Mu! lready, an e11ment artist, had to be generally3 used by the Biritish publie; but as tthey' were expensively gotten tip, on llieo paper, for which a sligt extra charge hard tn be mae, ther.e wa.. good deal of grumbling-the complaint boing that, from this fractional addi tion to the price, this was not "th penny postage" that had boon promised to the public. So the pictorial envel opo was soon supersedcd by the smal: adhesive stamps, still in uso. It was said, when this envelope wa issued, that Qecon Victoria had horsel made the drawlng, which Mr. Mul ready, a royal acadomician of grew ability and high reputation, had work ed up. This may or may not have beer offored by tho .oritish government for the best design .was awarded to Mr Mulready. Its object was to represen1 Britannia distributing letters to 11Y parts of the world by means of the pen ny post. In the summer of 1840 a two penn3 stanp. for letters undor one ounce it weight, wab first isisued. Since then nuneruns varieties of the adhesive stamps hav been introduced, as wel as sttiped olank covors for the trans mission of newspapers and periodical through the mail. In 1870, postal cards were first adopt (ld into uso by Englt.nd. At presitit., under theextensive Union Postale Uni, verselle, now generally adopted by the nations, postal cards, at two con td each, are current among all civilized nat tions It must be well remembered that as rec-ntly as tho year 1810, when pot I il reform was first adopted, and oven later, the postage on a tingle lettel across the Allintic was atin 'nglkil shilling, alinost (piual to 25 cents. 01 late years this has been reduced to Iivc cents, and, last of all, there is the 2 cent postalI card, under Un ion Postale Universel Ie. This may be regard d at aluost next door t no postal charge at all. It nay be here ob-erved that envol. opes, now so general, wero little used in correspondence by letter until they wtro adopted urder 1iowlarod Hill', postal relorm. Up to that period the3 were nainly used in the governnt ollices, wholse Cli orreSponldence passeL fro(, by franks, through the post [llice. As the old rule was tha. a letter, in closed in an envelope, was sbtje!ct t( d.>uble p1)ae t'mo public ab largzo 111ay b said I nit to have recognized tht en v.lope. Melm btrs of both hot,"Is o parl'amnt, who had the frank int pirivile-ge almiost exelusively, employ 1.d th'. NoIv, and for tm any year: p t., the ianufactore of envelopes ha b cu an imiortiant branch of prodtie Live indtit-y among 1lIe naitions. '['I( Much itcireased Consumptioin of carth is another branch of trade that ha bOeen tmIcI augteFItel by till IOSta consio (I otion. When the adhbesive stamps wer< abtout being iztuiled, to Suplrsetdo tilt 31ulreatly ernve4lpes, the po-toflice aut1 Ilrit.iis were 1iprpt-xkld at first, by a dillinilty connec'ted with ihe gummin, of iin. It was found that guinm ara bie, thl- hos.t merhum,111 In tlli,- case foi adh' --i%'0en[ess InId cileanlit(es, wias vei t.lL, a th ol the fines, qu:lity coul b)e ned~i. iti this instiance, Lie gov'~ern ml'nt Ili red a bandsoie r wurti to th, tiirt"Onl %V lit coould go I t hem out of tin A youngr ctrk in th l aldOln stmiLI llici. tremmbeild ad itte no .v hi itothor, in Irtelnd, hid bel)nctaccustomo di to tt mplo~y for domeistic usi. .-. tt 'inglish ctarebi ne' : from.r wheat, h)u which yields tile purest and larges -upply, Carolina rice ranking next L it ill thiis particu at'. From this Iish starch, thus intrC Iduced into pIisttl etIIploy menit, a gu1 15stiado, by3 tmaniputtationt with waite antd heat, wh ichi, beinog good as well a cheapp, wais pvnmounced to be the bus vehi'le for' giving thie requiredl adbt alhe ijuali.ty to the postal sltmp. I htaveo reatCisoni to believe that an substitute for thbis has been adoptedi It mtay 1)0 a ked -were [How lan lihi 's sin giinoe ex poetattions fronm pi tld refottm fiti' led y" The antswer' ust. he bi ef :In 1 839, be fore thle ponn11 potstige wVa. instIitted , tile not annua o sont reali zid for the Bri tish re vonu wa $12.000l,00i0. Tis prtoportion 0 'le itationtal income had11 teinebed $31,~ itt0,i000 in the year 1 879. TIho atot of! this gr eat chlange dlied at the ad vanced age of 81. IIOWY. TO LIVI]Ci l'EAP. Graini, NuatH, I~rai ts nat Veget able is the l~iet-Tlhe, Cosi. is Two Ueat 'a lhay. i What do) you think of living on les itan half dollar a week andl livin !well ? '.u'h universal answete will b) that this is an itmpossibility'. A evangelist, known as Miles Grant r'e cntly btoutgh t ridicule upon h imse1l by stating thait 1he cold live oni eitrhty bteven and a half cents a week, If Mt Gtrant t.has done tnoth ing else hte ha broughlt to light a more fruogal tma than hlimsIelf, and that is somethina Mr. A. Ii. i''rank is the froual mna who yicldecd to thle tempItation to die closa his identity and ihis manrt o' life when he reado of Mr. Grant's state men t. 3Iir. 1"tranik is a Iinte look ingi o'd gena tlemtan, wiVth thot ug htIful eyes, a 'oft: fore headl, 11 I wing grtay hair* and lutII iant p~L aticha bared. Ile Ihas a1 indI I y face and a subhstantLi al IIiture. lie i near'ly seventty-fouir years old, and Is mianuifacturer of woodit-worklig tma chme11ry' in iltalo, N. Y. "'Itn regard to my diet, ' 1he wrte~s "I wvill say that miy food consists jt thte main of grtairi:, fru IL di nit.. o it a few vegetaibles, such as ltita'on b ets caibbages, trnlips, etc. Tihe ntos oif vege.~tales Is about i three tiles m; -... as the grains. I consider t hi grain s pre'uferahi e. "'I eat, fruiit lartgely. Nuits I &lrim andi use .ho0 tmeal as ai soubst itot fo; butte t'. Nu ItIs are tmuich chteaper tthar butter and( moreI' health fui. it r~e (jl'tis a pteeul iar tly constructed mill1t< erm d nt~l s, ow in g I > Lbh atttount of ot t oy eontai r . I constructed one foi tmy iown ii-.i. I have reguilar Ltites fot eating, and do nlot eat a not (it iat appile otr tither kined of fruits betweer til;-tI.i "Corn b~y Lthe bushel is worti twenty-s ix cents, or half a cent I p'O.md1. Wheat Is woirth a third of a cetnt ia pound, and rye two-thlirdls of ii cent. "A (uarlt'r of a nound of any oneO o1 these grains is suflhlient nutriment fot 1110 avetrago inedividual for one meal. A lita i frit, is usually eaten w'ith it. I generally eat, aipples at this time of yeatr. " A tmeal of apples and corn prce pitted in dlifferent ways cost I breo eighths oif a cot,. A tmeal of untleavenl 0(1 gr'ahamtt bread anid groundl pieanults eosts 0one cent. When I eat two ounces of cortni atnd the satme amount of gra ham tillour tile cost, of theO melal is three qiarter's of a cent. "I first grInd the cotrn aind then make johnny cake, ntin lg but water and meal, or' eltiimake a porridge. Phlo sweet cornt I par~tch in a COrnf popper01 and1( thlen gtand atnd cat, dry wviith alpples ort othlee' fruit. "The vegetar'iatn (iot is very con venient for one who is tmra.ign wishes oto be saving of ex pense. I have made ten trips to San Francieco and as many as twolve to Florida, where I have sevoral small groves of oranues and other fruito. On Iiy last trip I was threo days On tho road and had eight ineals on tho way. They cott inc In all six cents. My food was one pound of rolled oats and a pound and a half of grahan Ilour, made into unleavened gems. " in traveling, twelvo Or fifteen yeal's aLo, food to last me1 from Buffalc to San Prancisco usually cost mc a dol lar. Now, with my present way of living ton or twenty cents would bi suflicient for iny rations if I prepared then before I left home." Is Juoum Sumom'oN CONVICRT'. --Tho Uhurleston corro.spondent ill ti CoInlunbiL Registr' says that JUdgu Simonton is evidently a tho)ough con vert to the clai;s of the j)ipensary. systen Ps it moral institu'ion---or al least to the muoral features of tho systen t'ikon by themselves. In his chaigeL to the jury yesterday in tihe Beckroge Caso his Hlonor said : The groat feature or the I)ispen. sary law, the destruction of tlt saloons and the plitieal inDiuences o saloon,, preven ting (rinIciig I lioi' ill places wheve l iquor is sold, reqiini the liquor estaol ishinerts to 1_e kep1 open during certain hours, the destriec tion of the habit of tr'eating and hit pri(.t'ct'on cast around inom's ait habitital d runkards, ther;(, .'fetu i will not be injtired or protecte d by ani verdict you May I'ender. No) politica question enteris this case at all. "3it in addition t> tise gv -w features of the )ispensary law, and want to say here tant if tihey were Lt.. questions involved, If your ver-diel would settle or unsettle tiose pine, ples of the Dispensary law, ther'e is n' court in the State who would be mor prmoilpt to declare that the o..ovision, to whicl I have referred yoiu are', no only lawfil, but the wisest' xercise o tLhe, police powerlms of this Sat." Suehl a t -ihit. to Bun Ti, n's l - i - teimi for regut uti liqo ' teaii. :r,1n Judm ge Simionton, is wor'thy O note. COUNrity'Miegtr Shouil-I know tn.tt tlero is nothii: that sells so wIt w t an articlet that yoi can guarantee to trive satisfact.ion to youtr elstoi-'s. Such anm article i. -t RICE 'S GOOSi1- G1,AI LN i .MllFN'. It cures all aetnes :an1d palin, in man or' bea-t-S ratches. li nghone I Swinney. and all aimenits '..- dingi 'irst-Class Lninent. NO CURIE, N( PA Y, is tie imotto of tihe Goose GCea: peoil. Don't forr t Vo Iro whiolesal. a'"nts for GOOsit GiR:.xsi.: LANi.rN' Try PI al metto 1 V'ir ILi titor. BRCC& DosTICRz. GreeMvill. S (. % P~uhk E L I M ITED DOUBLE DALY To AVtlan'.a, h a 'lot tv, . AtI en) , Wilmington, NI.v '.lan. a Nw York, Boston, Rliond. Was' ingtoit, Norfolk, Port.smouth.--Sched ule hma iel '?eb. 7, 1M897. v New 00,i............* PH cm unk..1i.............i I'~ I k~u LI hr in > e . ...... ..... m iii. 10 1 I - N r.,il vi S A. 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