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Show Our democratic friends announce that tho Kurnpoan war has caused a great falling off of postal receipts and that, therefore, tho postal deficit defi-cit which Frank II. JUcbcock, j,0st-nmstor j,0st-nmstor general under TaM, first succeeded In turnliiK Into n surplus, I again with us, Possibly there may bo some people who nro big enough suckers to fall for the dopo that tho Kuropcon war has caused Americans to quit buying stamps n ns largo quantities as formerly, but they are few and tar between It doesn't tnko a very bright mind to understand that Uncle Barn's postal business doix'nds on American business busi-ness for tho big end of Its receipts not 011 pence threo thousand miles uwuy. Ninety per cent and more of postal revenues oome from tho salo ot stamps, and tho falling off Js because our own people aro not buying tho stlckors llko they uscsl to. |