text_original: and the stage coach duty had increased one hundred and twenty eight per cent., the post office revenues had shown no increase at all. In other countries the postal revenue had been on the increase steadily during that time ; in the United States the revenue had actually trebled, although then and later the postal system of Ame  rica was full of faults which at that day only seemed intelligible or excusable when placed in comparison with those of our own system.
text_transcription: AND THE STAGE COACH DUTY HAD INCREASED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PER CENT THE POST OFFICE REVENUES HAD SHOWN NO INCREASE AT ALL IN OTHER COUNTRIES THE POSTAL REVENUE HAD BEEN ON THE INCREASE STEADILY DURING THAT TIME IN THE UNITED STATES THE REVENUE HAD ACTUALLY TROUBLED ALTHOUGH THEN AND LATER THE POSTAL SYSTEM OF AMERICA WAS FULL OF FAULTS WHICH AT THAT TIME ONLY SEEMED INTELLIGIBLE OR EXCUSABLE WHEN PLACED IN COMPARISON WITH THOSE OF OUR OWN SYSTEM
phonemes: ænd ðə stˈeɪdʒ kˈoʊtʃ dˈuːɾi hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt pɚ sˈɛnt., ðə pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs ɹˈɛvənˌuːz hæd ʃˈoʊn nˈoʊ ˈɪŋkɹiːs æɾ ˈɔːl. ɪn ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz ðə pˈoʊstəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː hɐdbɪn ɔnðɪ ˈɪŋkɹiːs stˈɛdili dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt tˈaɪm ; ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuː hæd ˈæktʃuːəli tɹˈɛbəld, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðˈɛn ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðə pˈoʊstəl sˈɪstəm ʌv ˈeɪm ɹˈiːkə wʌz fˈʊl ʌv fˈɔlts wˌɪtʃ æt ðæt dˈeɪ ˈoʊnli sˈiːmd ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl ɔːɹ ɛkskjˈuːsəbəl wɛn plˈeɪst ɪn kəmpˈæɹɪsən wɪð ðoʊz ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn sˈɪstəm.