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The State Dispatch. n not only ^rt for the nd and will a better ad- 1 the Farm ipany 1 reprc- you—hadn’t :o Good Men. SP^[CR OF J. ZEE. WALLER jefore the Rnral Carriers of AW pjance Connty, at Their Annual Picnic, Maj 30tli, 1912, at Har den Park. /published by request of The Ru ral Carriers Association of Ala- {sance County.) Ladies, Gentlemen, and Fellow Kurai Carriers of Alamance Coun- While lam always glad to meet ^th you upon these, occasions, vet I am sorry that, you have seen nt to call upon me to make these few remarks. To ^lect a subject that will interest .you, even were I able to deliver it, is v^ithin itself a very difficult task, To talk about politics isconsid^-. ed bad taste, to talk about ligion upon such ^ *an , occasaoB'; I fear would fall upon' deal \^rs, even were I relifipously inciitt^d. ’ But both religion and pcSitks\ is- barred by the ral service. For a good many years the re- sidents of the iarger cities had enjoyed the privilege of havinK their mail delivered to them by ^rners at their residences daily, "^®®d upon a recommendation made by Postmaster General Wanamaker, a joint resolution was passed by the Fifty first 1 and approved October 1, 1890, authorizing the post master general to test at small towns and villages the practiea- bihty and expense of extending the free delivery system to offices of the third and fourth-class and other offices not embraced in the free delivery. The experiment was put. on trial and continued until three years later, when Pc^tmaster General Bissell, in his report for the fiscial year 1894 recommended that the service be discontinued or extended to 40. tbe rural service, and therefore should be omitted, here. To talk prohibiticai while so many blind tigers are abroad in the land and CO tax can be had upon every hand, would be out of place, and beside this is not the-time. To talk good roads is always an in> leresting but rather dry subject. Then upon what subject may I find attentive listeners with wil ling ears. My own individual opinion is that upon occasions of this kind there should be no speeches, or rather as far as my efforts go in that direction, no attempt at speech making. There should be innocent games of amusement, music, songs, and social entertainment, renewing of old friendship, and the making 01 new friends and acquaintan ces. With only this thought in mind, eat, drink and be meryy, for to morrow you will have to serve the sarr.e old route. Over the same old roads, with the same o’d horse and vehicle, but to a better and more lovable patrons. Better because you have mingled closer together, and understand one another better, more iove- &bie because of the closer mingl- ii)g and the better understand- ini'. You feel that your patrons appreciate your service more, a.nd you enter again upon the dis charge of your duties with a stronger determination to please than ever before. To talk of ru- iaJ service has become boring to a great many because all of us le el that w-e know as much or Kore about the service than the other fellow. And yet no spb- jeci is more appropriate, and should receive greater attention than that which give comfort, intelligence and pleasure to fam life. Therefore in keeping with the occasion I must make a few remarks upon the subject of Ru ral Free Delivery. I desire to say here, that I con gratulate yon upon your splen did organization of rural carriers in this county, and I also want to correct an erroneous impres sion that I understand prevails among some carriers, as to the attitude of the Post Office ,De- partment as regards or^niza- tion among the rural carriers. I have heard it intimated in times past, not so very much of late, tbai the department was down upon organization of this charac ter. This is a serious and gre- y'ous mistake. The department ISjn full sympathy and accord with your organization, and lends courage in everyway possible to Its maintenance and to the good that it is accomplishing. There IS nothing that will improve the service more than an active organization. Every county should have its organization, and every carrier should be a full “edged member in good and reg- ular standing. I have no pati ence or sympathy for the carrier who is such a weakling that he 'S afraid to join his organization, if left to me I would see to that this kind of carrier was ^xcused with indefinite leave, the service would be better off ^’ithout them, and I stand always I or those things which are for ^-ie good of the service. I urge ®ach and every one of you to do n)s or her utmost endeavor to ff^aintain the unrivalled record ^hich the rural branch of the service has established—a record the_ viewpoint of morals far in advance of other --ranch of the civil service. The last annual computation made siiovi^ed that out of about 45,000 \iorty-five thousand) carriers employed, b^t 175 wergs dism^s- ^ this is a record of wnichyou may indeed be proud. ^ow I desire to give a short his tory of the beginning of the ru- c. V. SELLARS ART STORE, BURLINGTON, C. Carries in stock over 300 different paterns of WALL PAPK No use to order go see it. (^^land for nu»l thep»^camnen- fof the extension of the delivery system to rural, commtinities’ Fc^tmaster Genial Wanamaker ®aid; “I could not ccOTunend any- tMng to the attention of Congress with more confidence than this proposed addition to the postal facilities; first, because it is so easy, and, second, it is so wide spread, and it seems to me so patriotic.” Subsequently the delivery of mail by carriers in strictly rural communities as agitated, and; petitions were presented to Con gress from National Grange, and Batrons of Hesbandry, Nation; i Farmers’ Congress, and State Farmers’ Alliances, praying that Congress ^ant to them the free delivery of mails in mral comm unities. On January 5 1892, a bill was introduced by the Hon. James O’Donnell, representative from the State of Michigan, en- litled “A Bill to Extend the Free Delivery System of Mails Rui-al Communities.”. This bill was very comprehensive in its scope and by its terms and pro visions contemplated a system of rural delivery on the precise lines under which it is today op erated. The bill carried with it an appropriation of; $6,000,0(10. On May 28 1892, the Postoffice Appopriation Bill being before the house, Mr. O’Donnell spoke to his bill and said that the own ers and tendats of the 4,000,000 farms in this country feel it their due that they shall be pla ced upon the same footing with the people of the cities and towns that the Postoffice Department should extend to them the same privileges accorded to the urban residents of the nation, that in addition to these strong appeals for justice, which alone should cause prompt recognition, the press of' all shades of opinion was almost unanimous in second ing the demand; and that the in stitution of rural delivery would promote the prosperity of the farmer, brighten the home, en hance farm values, and contri bute to the general advancement of our people and industries. In the debate which followed Mr. O’Donnell's speeeh, Mr. Houk of Ohio, Mr. Ray of New York, and Mr. Watson of Georgia took part, and the reading of the Appropriation Bill by items was reached, Mr. Watson offered an amendment appropriating the sum of $100,000 to be used in “experimental free delivery in the country as distinct from cities and towns. "On that am« ecdment Mr. Henderson of North Carolina raisea a point of order, which was sustained, and the amendment accordingly re jected. Mr. Watson offered a substitute for his previous am endment which was likewise rc-- jected on a point of order. During the second session of the Fifty first Congress on Feb ruary 1 1893, Mr. Watson of Georgia, offered an amendment to the pending Postoffice Appro priation Bill authorizing the ex penditure of $10,000 foip experi mental free delivery in rural co mmunities other than cities and towns, which amendment wi s adopted. Postmaster General Bissell declined to institute the experiment the money, appopri- ated waSvPOt spent. In the Act- making appropriation for the P’ostomce Depjartment for the fiscal year be applied by the postmaster-general for txperi mental free delivery in rural co mmunities, but Postmaster, Gen eral Wilson declined to expend any part of' the sum appropri ated, giving as a reason that th6l depiajtment v^iad not bi^p, able to make any plan by which a sat isfactory test could be conduct- FOR SALE. 5 to 800>003 feet; ■ ■ '■* Pirie Oak ^ on the stump.’ Four miles to j R. R. S t ■ ii A bargain for « QUICK MOVEMENT, Address Box 7, Hillsboro, N. C. If ytiu are a man who demands fit* style, hnc workmanship and hi|h grade material in yoQr cldthes----Come m to see we have something of interest for y6u. 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Wonderful Praise Accorded Perunathe Household Remedy Mrs, Maria Goertz, Ofientas Okla* boma, writes: “My huBband, children and myself have used your mediclnea, and vr® al ways keep them in tbe house in case of necessity, I was restored to health by this meijicine, and Dr. Hartman’s in* Talnable advice and books. People ask about me frbxn different places, and are surprised that I can do all of my house work alone, and that I was cured by the doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband was cured of asthma, my dacghtsr of earache and catarrh of the stomach, and my son of catarrh of the throat. When I was sick I weight iOO pounds; now I weigh 140. “1 have regained my health again, and I cannot thank you enough for your adtice. May God give you » long Uf« aad bless your work.” Our Big Four Clubbing Gffer The Great^t Subscription Bargain Ever Offered^ Reading for the family. VOICE BlQomlngton, IlHnols. 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