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This map Is for use only In unit No. JFEFhFmIh'I'F GF t P P " "Mi t" HE3i5Q4 T 1 YJaLX-A
1071, Inh.ch the city of '"""--l
Numborcd squares represent units -jSSffl 1l$SrnaJL--l-4 riT
of area; circles Indicate boundaries of tf 7qrfepnyH rSHT I ffiffirpS 111 I HSwH-ibJ I I -V T
zones. i- f lyfrh?l?nii- v- I P'uzWO4- i i
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V-XNR RATrS I
UNDER PARCEL,
POST SYSTEM'
Government Goes Into Business
of Transmitting Merchandise
Through the Mails.
(NEW LAW FULLY EXPLAINED
Country Divided Into Zones and
Units for Purpose of Fixing Charges
for Carriage No Package Weigh
ing More Than Eleven Pounds Is
Mailable Anything Properly Wrap
ped Which Will Not Injure Other
Mall May Be Sent.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
rZTJ?" "L T,JC"r
Jtho United States government will on
lor Into a now field of enterprise
tho transmittal of morcliandlao by
what Is known ns the parcel post.
For yeara thoro liaB been a demand
tor such a system of Inexpensive
transmittal of packages, Tho camps
of favor and disfavor of tho parcel
Soat schcrno have boon about equally
Ivldcd. Finally nt tho last scsbIoij
of congress a bill was passed which
Iwlll put thu plan Into operation, but
only It must bo, said In littlo moro
than an experlmontnl way.
It Is tho Intontlon of Unolo Ram to
fcnovo rnthfir slowly in tho parcel post
matter. Ho wants to find how popu
lar It will bo, how much It will cost
tho government, nnd whether thoro Is
to bo a profit or loss at tho end of
each year. If It la found that tho
felan is successful from tho point of
view of tho people, which means tho
Kovornmont also, tho parcel post will
bo extended until finally jt ronchcH
tho proportions which Its proponents
say they bollovo It Is destined to as
numo. Zone System Explained.
It Is no exaggeration to say that
thousands upon thousands of Inquir
ies have boon mado of tho postmaBtor
general aB to Just what tho parcel
post will mean to tho pooplo. It'wns
ho law of congress .establishing tho
eyBtem which mado provision for a
division of tho country into zones
nnd Into 35,000 units which nro to bo
tised as contors In describing tho cir
ties which mark tho boundaries of
tho tonos. Thoro has boon no clear
Jinderatandlng, apparently, of this
tono system, but really It Is a very
Blmplo matter.
Tho accompanying map shows tho
Icountry, divided Into fonon from tho
hnlt In whlnh Washington Is sit
hated, aB tho center. Accompanying
tho map la a tnblo showing tho rato
cf postage por pound for parcols from
(Washington to placoB within all tho
ronoa.
Kach unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now naoh unit Ir a
center from which tho r.onos nro
drawn anil so ovory unit In tho coun
try no mattor whom It 1b Bltnatod will
havo zones drawn from It Just exactly
as Washington hna thorn drawn from
it. For Instance, tako Keokuk, la ,
which Is In a unit In tho fifth zone.
From that will bo drawn circles ex
actly as thoy aro drawn from Wash
ington and they will bo numbered from
Keokuk as number one, Juat aa they
aro numbered from Washington na
number one. Of course, however,
Bono Six will havo a dlfferont geo
graphical position as related to Keo
kuk than It has as rolatod to Wash
ington, but ns tho radius of tho clrclos
uruwn iroin IVCOKUK IS thn nmn
longth as tho rndlus of thn niinn
...'. .uu I? UD,I(111UIJ, JCOXUK8
Zone Six will bo Just as for from lta
blAMAH B tlf.. . I i t H..
jirawu irora wasnington, Keokuk's
tenter as Washington's Zono Six Is.
How Rates Are Fixed.
It can b seen from this readily
enough that tho postal rates from
a cuuuga inai 1110 posiai ratoa from
Hv"whlngton to Us particular zono will
W. m a At. . . - - a
1 uo mo Bamu as me postal rates from
"i Keokuk to Its particular cones. Each
,in(t luilnn .(..nt .t.fA. ...
r ); uiu6 uuuui. iiuriy mues square
T Will of courso contain in mn.t ... .
jwlll of courso contain In most coses a
wu ui cuurso contain in most coses a
number of postofflces, but each ofJlco
in the samo unit Is considered as bo-
ins; the center of tho circles from
i twuioa jo zoitOB are drawn. Th
Kf iPtttuj nt .m m m . ..
i( mm u iu.mm ur uxta iroin ino
M Mnlf In ntitAl. l.. .i i .. .
i. i .in iinir b wm nw.. ..m. ... .1
knit In which tho teniiinr nn.inm. i.
Situated, but the price to evorv r,i
Etuif suae IB JUSI IflO Same. TO 11-
strato, It will cost exactly tho samo
nntmf tn t.ti n n....i . ... .
In any zone Is Just tho same. To 11
In nnw MnnM. I.. J...A .1
ttiuuufli uj oena a parcel from Wash
ilngton to Erio, Pa., that it costs to
end It to Atlanta, Oa., becauso Erlo
n1 AH.nt. .nftl. ....u...-- .- ...
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ena n w Aiiania, ua., becauso Erlo
nd Atlanta with referonne to v.h.
'.(nfftftn aWA mttmtnA tm, .- ..
angon are nnuiN in the fourth
one. The rmt-w therefore are fixed
ifrom th unit In whfh ih. T,n..m"
IJs located, but they are tho um
(frora that oface to any point In any
.one zone.
It will be aeen by reference to the
.. ..... v Y... v, ix.i.u!,. m; u
,Ubl. of rate, of pottage that it wllj
feMfealHH APPRO
Parcels weighing four ounces or less are mailable at the rate
of one cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce, regardless of
distance. Parcels weighing more than four ounces arc mailable
nt Ihn, fiAimrJ MM.i. i. i ( , .. . ...
" ?'r JUU,,U 'aieas snown oy inc
!ll IhlC ruin nm. I...1! I .
... 1...0 miu miy irauiiun 01 a pouna
1st zone 2rl f-irl
vvi. Local one zone zone
Lbs. rate. rntr rato. mto
1
-S0.05 $0.05 $0.06 $0.07
2...
.06
.08
.10
.12
3...
4...
5...
6...
7...
8...
9...
.07
.08
.09
.10
.11
.12
.13
.14
.15'
.11
.14
.17
.20
.23
.26
.29
.32
.35
.14
.18
.22
.26
.30
.34
.38
.42
.46
.17
.22
.27
.32
.37
.42
.47
.52
.57
10...
11
For a full exnlanation of
. - - - --
nnn cpa tho Pnrnnl Pnet Hnirin
H ? per pound to Bond a pack
ago a long dlstnuco than It dooa to
send it a short distance. Tho rato In
croascs for n package weighing one
pound nt tho rato of one cent for
each 7ono. No package wolghlng
morn than 11 pounds can bo sent un
der tho now parcol post law. It
should bo muIiI right horo that on tho
Iong hauls tho parcol post may not
bo nblo to compoto with tho oxpress
companies, but thnt oir shorter hauls
It can bo compete, it was tho ex
pressed deslro of tho legislators and
of tho pqstofllco officials that the par
col post syBtom should bo mado of
particular uso to persona having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. It Is probable that pro
ducers must study tho rates of post
ago and tho convenience of trans
mittal and comparo thoiu with tho
cost and convenience undor present
mnttmflR hnfnrn Inflltrl.lttnll,, n ....... .nn
..v...... ... uu.uau ,UU1III,UJ u, ,114m tun
dotoruiino whether ho is to profit or
not by tho chango. Then there la an
other thing to bo considered and
which only can bo known dollnitoly
whon fuller regulations havo boon
mndo to specify exactly what kind of
tilings can bo sont hv tiarcol nnst. it
can bo said In a gunoral way that any-
ming can no sont which la properly
wrnppod and which will not lnjuro
other mall mattor with which It may
como In contnet.
, Copy Foreign Countries.
It Is probable that tho government
will adopt a means of transportation
for certain kinds of Ha morcliandlao
much llko thoso which havo boon
adoptod In parcel post countrloa
abroad. What tho ngllah call ham
pora, baskot-llko arraiiguinontB, prob
ably will bo adoptod, and aa thoso can
bo knpt sopnrato from tho ordinary
mall mnttor It Is believed that tho
regulations aa finally adopted will al
low tho sending of eggs, bultur, dross.
cd poultry, H'vo poultry, honey, fruit,
and other products of tho 'country.
Tho 11-pound llmlt'for a singlo pack
ago may work nt flrst ngnlnBt any
vory cxtonded uso of tho parcol post
for Bomo of tho articles which havo
been named. Of course, moro weight
can- ho sent It it lo sent In different
parcels, but tho cobI in llmt cmu
would bo heavier becauso tho In
crease per pound on a nlngln pnr-Ungn
Is not great up to 11 pounds, and
probably It would increaBo at no great,
or nil" If Ihn government worn to
rnlso tho limit of weight which la now
llxod To mnko it simpler, it will
coBt moro to Bond two packngea of 11
pounds thnn It would to Bond onu
pnekago of 22 poundB It tho govorn
mont ovontunlly should allow a hcnvl.
or singlo pnekago to bo carried nnd
should chnrgo In proportion JUBt what
It does now for one pnekago of 11
pounds welRht.
.-.. I'UDVltlllOlUl 111 lliu UUIIUU
States will have a parcol post map
111. a. il.. MU ...1. I .V. I 1 . .
Every postmastor In tho United
like tho ono which la horn rnnrniliirnil
oxcopt that tho rono linos will bo
shown with tho unit of his poBtofllco
''"" i- ioniiniiHiei
w,tl havo to do when n pnrcol Is pro
as a contor. All thnt a postmaster
a4aj1 IvnfeiHhniihilAh ! 4- Jll
HC"luu ,u ""'" niu w io unci
out ,n whnt zono t,1s leatlnntlon of
tlin Tinnlrnim lino Tf la inHln ti.111 .linm
r..nv. ... ...- ....u .. ,,, duu
hlra Instantly tho rato por pound from
'"" i"u ' iuuiu irum
tho un,t ,n wh,ch h,B postolllco llos
to t, zono of tho l'nc,tnB'B destlnn-
llonS( tho prlco RS lmB boon ozplalued
"ou. " ou vuovujhuo m uuy one
rnna Knlnf. thn nnmn Tftn ftnrrtal nnat
"o - - . i.,
urlll Inlrn nnHitnir hill fnnrlh.nlnaa nn.
Liiiin iiiiiuu .1111 du.i.Ub a 1111 nuium iiiini
will tako nothing but fourth-class mat-
tor. Printed mattor is still In tho
Ihlrd.olnna 1nlfrnnttAn Tlm.nfA.n
"l'u,,0 uobhuuiwui mormuru
boo,B cannot bo eont by tho pnrcol
nnMl nvnlnfrl. HThlH thn nr,RlnfT1.n ,.
Thoroforo
" v Byniuui. "iu ymiuuicu uu-
thorltlcs seom to think Is In a way
unlUBt Bnd ma3r work a hardship. It
myf Vin Ihnt In Ihn flllllrn thn Inw .vlll
post system. This tho postofflco au
u"JUBl BUU IIu-r worH a "arueuip. u
nay bo that In tho futuro tho law will
h rt(IPA1 an fill In Innltlfln fill n.lnt.
wcmjmmw iwiiinnt
od matter. It seomi to be certain that
an attempt will be mado to brlna-
about this change as speedily as pos.
olble.
Must Dear Stamp.
Postmaster General Ilttohcook has
dered that 'oostmaitera be advised
i uii.iiiuDi.ur Ufuoiui tuiguwuit uun
ordered that 'postmaeter. be adylsed
toiiowmg table, and when mailed
I, T. . ...
is considered a full pound.
d.th Rih Rfh vth ou
zone zone zone zone zone
rio Mn mi n.
$0.08 $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.12
.14
.16
.19
.21
.24
.20
.26
.32
.38
.44
.50
.56
.62
.68
.23
.30
.37
.44
.51
.58
.65
.72
.79
.28
.37
.46
.55
.64
.73
.82
.91
.31
.41
.51
.61
.71
.81
.91
1.01
.36i
.48
.60
.72
.84 "
.96
1 flQ
I.Uo
1.2D
1.20
1.00
1.11
1.32
thn rah nf nnet,nn : c,u
.-- w, nuoiuyv, in mC riil
that parcel post packages cannot bo '
nccopted for liialllni? nninsa m, i I
,, . . ....., llicj UU11I
a lllBtlllCtlVO narnol unit ut.,.., ,
navo attached to them the return card
of tho sondor. A series of distinctive
ntTnmna In .... i. -
uwu,'" ,n "w ui coutho or prepara-
tlOn tnV thfd rilnnn ,ll ... . .
, tlon for this clann of mall aa required
I llV tlin 1nt n.n.ll il. .
by tho law creating tho parcel post
RVHmm. Pnn.tr.M.nn..tH . ,.
sjsiom. Consignments of those
stamps will bo remlv for Biiinmr,,,
all postoillccs In amplo tlmo for tho
establishment or the now system on
Now Yenr's day.
Tho poatofflco dopartmont haa given
Instruction to overy postmaster In tho
country to enlighten his patrons as
much as poaslblo on tho general sub
ject of tho pnrcol post nnd especially
on tho uso of tho special stnmps and
tho necessary attachment of tho ro
turn card. Tho law requires that all
fourth-clasB matter mailed n icr Jan
uary 1, 1913, without parcel poet
stamps attached shall bo treated as
"H"ld for- postage"' mnttor Pnrcol
pout packages will bo. mnll.iblo only
at poatoillcos, branch poatolllcea, let
tered and local named stations, and
such numbered stations aa may bo
designated by tho postmnatora
It haa been announced by Postmna
ter Gonernl Hitchcock that nearly 70.
000 scnloa will bo required for uso In
tho parcel post system which ia to go
inio enect January lBt. Ho has ac
cordingly authorized tho iBsuahco of
blila for that numbor. Two hundred
of tho largest postofflces and their
branches will bo. supplied with nuto
iniitlc Hpringlean scales. Tho next
class of olllcea, numbering about 10,
000, will bo given high grndo beam
scalo, whllo tho four class offices,
numbering nbout 55,000, will bo fur
nlahed with tho best spring balances
ulitiiliialilu, enelt liavliij; a capacity for
Uonty pounds. These scales will bo
used by postmasters to dntnrmlnn Mw
amount of postago required on parcel
post pnnKngnH Thn fnrt that mnny
of tho postofllcos of tho country aro
now furnished with r.calcn of a limited
capacity makes it necessary for tho
postmaster general to mako this very
large purchase of ccalcn capable of
taking caro of tho parcol post busi
ness. It is understood that this will
lm lh Imyoht Hlngln ordiir over placed
for scales.
Rats on Seeds Not Affected.
It 'bhould bo eald that tho act of
congress which puts a parcol post plan
Into operation does not in any way
effect tho postage rato on soeda, cut
tings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants
ns fixed by section 182 of tho postal
laws and regulations
Tho classification of articles mail
able as well as tho weight limit, tho
rates of poatngo, zono or zones' and
other conditions of mallablllty undor
tho act of congress. If tho postmastor
gonernl Bhnll ilnd on exporlenco "that
thoy or any of them are such as to
prevent the shipment of article do
Blrablo, or shall permanently render
the cost of tho sorvloo grontor than
tho receipts of tho rovonuo therefrom
ho Is horoby authorized, subjoct to tho
conBont of the Intorstnto commorco
commission nftor Investigation, to ro
form from tlmo to tlmo bucIi clasBlll
cntlon. weight limit, rates, zono or
zones or conditions. In ordor to pro
moto tho Borvlco to the public or to
insuro tho receipt of revenuo from
such servlco adequate to pay tho cost
thereof."
Through many years dlfferont mem
hers of tho houio and sonato hnre
boon Interested in nmmnH - ,
-" " "4j Jt'ulUUt
post legislation. Among the mon most
ueuvo in BOCunnK thn
1 Aivf a1n.l.M
Whlnh nnn la . i . "' '"u
lawL Senator T MlntOT,ff00t "
oarW0Con TLi ou
Oregon. RenreBontntivoo r,,..
Lewis of Maryland und Wlilam Hni
zor of Now Yo k Who h w k
JL?. .. ' R0 hnB lu,t been
T .,,, ..IT. Btate
. !(v,,u conditions surrounding
the establishment of the parcel post
iu uuuiuiiaiiiiiHiii nr ina b .
. SlnatJS tadwSSi'a.'SJ.'JjL tB
t.r a .3 im Jtl-ta-
BlIO, Climate and Industries Pn.ii...
t.r General Hltehoook SnU? S
moned to Washington, to confer with
tho special parcel post committee, tho
poatmnsters of flvo typical ofllccB.
Thoy aro William II. Davis, Pittsburg.
Pa.: Daniel T Gorow, Jacksonville.
Fla.; M. II. .Toster, Wilmington, Del.;
E. M C. Olllnibv. Knffollr. Vn nnrl
Henry N. Uradley, CharlestdWn. W.
Va.
Confer With Postmasters.
Tho postmastors of tho flvo largest
ofllcea in tho country havo already
appeared beforo tho committee, so
Pittsburg was represented as being a
Inrgn first olnRS oiriro, though smaller
than nny of tho greater five, and aB
being tho center of n tremendous man
ufacturing area. Tho postmaster of
Pittsburg reported that the board of
trade of that city has a special parcol
post committee, working toward
bringing tho consumer and producer
nearer to each other by tho new sys
tem. Ho also said that many of tho
'"erciiuiuH aro planning io nnvo tneir
city deliveries made by parcel post.
Wllmllieton. Dpi.. rotirnnnntncl n
,arK0 'arm,nS nnd manufacturing dls-
triP.t Wit h If a mn II nnnnniftnnn nlnnn
.r ' S.,,!?aU. f0.0"0"" c,os?
" x iiiiiiuuiiiiiiu, uuu ui ino lurgesu
mnoe T.ni,.nnin. i ,i. , .. .
ofllces .Tncksonvlllo Is the larcoRt nf.
flco Jn Florida, and tho outlet for all
tho mall of tho state. It Is peculiar
n having a anecial increaso of force
n winter, tho tourist Bcason, and tho
--- " "" DVi.lO.,,1, 11HU lllU
nnntmnntni- cnl,l flint If .,.nn ...,
that travelers would uso tho parcel
t'st extensively in sending homo Ave
. . ...
ana icn-pouna packaRCS of fruit,
Cff.1l. Tr i -.t . .
Suffolk, Vn , nnd Charlestown. W.
Va., aro both very small second class
m ,-. .,- ... .
ofllces. ono In tho tldc-watnr distrlnt
with largo truck Interests; the other
far Inland In an orchard country, with
diversified fnrm products. The post
masters of both odlcoi roported grent
Interest In tho parcel post, and said
that they had continual Inquiries re
garding lta scope.
B'rom theso postmasters tho com
mittee was able to glean a great
amount of valuablo Information
which, added to that gained from tho
recent hearings In Maryland, putB it
In a position to plan tho detalla of tho
servlco to tho greatest advantago of
tho producing farmer.
NIAGARA MADE BY GLACIER
Columbia' River Wa3 Dammed, and
Had a Fall of Four Hundred Feet
Over Creat Cliffs.
That ono of tho greatest natural
wonders In the world wns lost with
the njoltli'S of Ihu Okanogan glacier
In tho tato of Waahlngton, la tho
opinion of government geologlBta, who
rocently havo studied a portion of tho
river bed of tho Columbia river In
connection with the Grand coulee, the
great canyon that at ono tlmo was
tho river bed.
When tho Columbia rivor flowor
through tho Grand couleo it mado Ni
agara insignificant by comparison.'
'inia great river pluused from tho up
per to tho lowor valley In a sheer
fall of 400 feet over great cllITs.
Moses lako la believed to havo
been at ono time part of an old chan
nel of tho Columbia river. During the
glnelnl pnrlnd. rponjt, ns tlmo Is meas
ured b ytho geologist, tho valleys of
tho Northern Cascades nnd of tho
O'-a-ocnn highlands woro HHod with
enormouB glaciers, tho largest of
which reached tho plains beforo thoy
wero molted in tho warmer air of
tho lower country.
TNi grentest of these Ico rivers of
eastern Washington flowed down tho
Oknnogou valley which it filled to tho
dopth of hundreds of foet
On reaching the Columbia rivor val
ley this glacier expanded and aeoma
not only to have dammed tho Colum
bia, but to havo filled Its great canyon
for aoino dlsUinco.
Tho southern limit of this great
Okanogan glacier is marked by a
tormlnnl niornlno many miles In
width. Tho moraine Is formed of dirt
nnd rock material which was push
ed along or carried on Its surfneo and
stranded whoro tho Ico molted, and It
includos ninny hugo blocks of basalt
nnd other rocks.
No moro Impressive" scene, tho go
ologlsts say, can be found In tho nig
Hend country than is presontod by
tho groat cliffs of black basalt bolow
Couloo Olty, over which tho Columbia
onco poured, but whero now desert
Bhruba aro growing In tho ancient
channel.
When tho glnclor left tho canyon of
tho Colurabln and retreated up tho
Akanogan valloy tho river re
sumed lta former channel. Indianap
olis News.
8eelng Is Believing,
A Irtn nf nrnfnmiinnal itnrv I11a..
. a .. . -
woro ,n C0E' OOTOSr 01 WO ClUb
"Plnnlna yarns. Drown had Just told
a most unbellevablo story and tho oth.
. er two glanced at eaoh other question-I-
ingly.
"Well, I assure you, sentlomon,'
I shouldn't have bollevcd If
.ma
"iia n m won,- saia ono or tho L
1 TV "FT "TS
F--. d man- that wo dia ,M
v. i,
Mli
!E5 RULES
FOR PARCEL POS:
Postmaster General Issues Reg
ulations Governing System.
WHAT MAY BE SENT BY MAIL
Gives American People Opportunity to
Send Farm and Factory Products
by Mall From and to Any
Point In United States.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
Just approved tho regulations which
cover In detail tho articles which may
or may not bo sent by parcel post
Theso regulations aro now being
turned off nt tho government printing
offlco on a "rush order" and they will
bo distributed as rapidly aa possible.
Tho rules as to what can be sent
and what cannot bo sent nnd tho in
stiuctipna for tho preparation of mail
able nrtlcles with other "oillclal ad
vlco" aro given here aa they havo Just
been prepared by tho postolllco de
partment in Washington.
Tho minimum rate will bo five cents
for tho first pound and threo cents for
each additional pound to any point not
exceeding fifty miles from tho offlco of
mailing; tho local rate, which is flvo
cents for tho flrst pound nnd ono cent
for additional pound, nppllea to all
parcols tho delivery of which does not
involve their transportation on rail
way lines. Tho rates increase for
each successive ono of the eight zones,
tho maximum rato being twelvo cents
a pound, which will carry a parcel
across tho continent or to any of our
possessions. Parcels will bo limited
to cloven pounda in weight and six
feet in length nnd girth combined.
Mailable Perishable Articles.
Hutter, lnrd and pcrlshablo Articles
such aa flah, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, borrios and
articles of a similar nature that decay
quickly, when so packed or wrapped
a3 to prevent damage to other mall
matter, will bo accopted for local de
livery either at tho offlco of mailing or
on any rural routo starting therefrom
Whon inclosed in an inner cover and
a strong outer cover of wood, met
al, heavy corrugated pasteboard or
other suitable material and wrapped
so that nothing can escape
from tho p cknge, they will bo ac
cepted for mailing to any offlccs with
in tho flrst zone or within a radius of
CO miles, nutter, lard, or any greasy
or oily substanco intended for deliv
ery nt oflicos hnyrmd 'bo first zone
must bo suitably packed. Vegetables
nnd frtilt that do not decay quickly
will bo accepted for mailing to nny
zono if packed bo as to provent dam
ngp to other mall matter. Eggs will be
accopted for local delivery whon se
curely packed in a basket or other
container. Egga will bo nccepted for
mailing regardless of dlstanco whon
each egg Is wrapped separately and
packed in a container.
Thoro iB no restriction on salted,
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
In nny form will bo transported only
within tho first zono.
Parcels containing perlshablo arti
cles must bo marked "PEIUSHABLE,"
and articles likely to spoil within the
tlmo leubunnbly required for trans
portation and delivery will not be ac
cepted for mailing.
Manufactured Articles.
Manufacturers or dealers intending
to transmit articles in considerable
quantities aro asked to submit to the
postmaster for approval a specimen
parcol showing tho manner of pack
ing. Whon sharp pointed Instruments aro
offered for mailing, tho points must be
enpped or encased, nindo? mut be
bound ko thai thy will lunmin at
tached to each other or within their
handles or sockets.
In' Powders, pepper, snuff, or other
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulverized dry substanco, not
poisonous, may bo sent when Inclosed
in cases mado of metal, wood or other
material to render impossible tho es
cape of any of the contents. Flour
of all kinds must bo put up in such
manner as to prevent 'tho package
breaking or tho Hour being scattered
in tho mails.
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen been, live, isccts, and dried
reptiles may bo mailed in accordance
with the regulations that now apply to
other clussoa of mall.
Seods of fruit, nursery stock, and all
other plant products for preparation
may bo mailed under tho samo con
dltions. Confectionery and Soap.
Candles, confectlonory, yenst cakes,
soap In hard cakes, otc, must bo in
closed in boxes and bo wrnppod as to
provent injury to other mall mat
ter. Sealed original packages of propri
etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets, etc, put up in fixed
quantities by tho manufacturer, and
not in themselves unmallablo, will
bo accepted for mailing when properly
wrapped.
Millinery.
Fragile articles, such as millinery,
toys, musical Instruments, etc, nnd ar
ticles coimlstlng wholly or In part of
glass, or contained In glass, must be
securely packod and tho pnrcol stamp
ed, or labeled "FRAQILE."
Unmallablo Matter,
Tho following matter Is doclarod un
mailable by law:
Mattor manifestly obscene, lowd, or
lascivious; articles lntendod for pre
venting conception; articles Intended
for lndocont or Immoral purposes; all
matter othorwUo mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrappor of which
bears and dolineatlon or language of
a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or
threatening character. All suoh mat
ter, whon deposited In a post offlco or
found in the malls, shall bo withdrawn
and sent to tho divisions of dead let
ters. Intoxicants, Poisons and Inflammable
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, malted, ferment
ed, or other Intoxicating liquors of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and arti
cles and compositions containing poi
son, ponaonoua animals, insects and
reptiles; explosives of every kind; In
flammable mnterlnla (which are held
to Include matches', kerospno oil, gapo
lfne, naphilin, benzine, turpentine, de
natured alrohol, etc.), Infernal ma
chines, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compoMons which
may ignite of explode; dlseaso germs
or Ecnba, and other natural or artifi
cial articles, compositions or mate
rials of whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wlso injure anothor or
damage tho mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or rovolvors, whether In do
tachod parts or otherwise; livo or
d'nd (and not stuffed) animals, birds.
LP?Ukry' exccPt as elsewhere pro
vided; raw hides or pelts, guano, or
any article having a bad odor will
not bo admitted to tho malls.
Treatment of Undellverable Parcels.
I'crlshablo matter will bo delivered
ns promjotly as posslblo, but If such
mattor can not bo delivered and bo
comes oftcuKlvo and Injurious to
health, postmasters msj- destroy It, 6r
the Injurious or offensive Portion
thereof.
Undellverablo pertuaablo matter
which in its naturo Vjcb not becomo
offensive or Injurious to health may
bo delivered by postmasters to tho
proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hoapltals, asylums or
other charitable or reformatory Insti
tutions. If there la no such municipal
authority, tho matter may bo deliver
ed to any charltablo Institution or or
ganization making application there
for. If no application is made, tho
matter will bo destroyed at tho ex
piration of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to recolvo
for mailing parcels not properly In
dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on whleh tho postage
ia wholly unpaid or inaufflciently pro
paid is deposited for local delivery
and tho sender ia unknown, notion of
detention need not bo sent but such
matter will bo delivered and tho defi
cient postage collected from tho ad
dressee lyr tho carrier. If tho ad
dresseo refuses to pay tho postago
tho matter will bo sent to tho Di
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which tho
postago is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss In an amount equiv
alent to Its actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment of a feo of
ten cents tn parcel post stamps, such
stamp3 to bo affixed.
When a parcel Is Insured, tho sen
der will be given a receipt showing
tho offlco and dato of mailing and
numbor of the parcel.
When a return receipt Is desired by
tho sender of an insured parcel tho
postmaster at tho mailing office will
note the request on tho margin of
tho Insurance tag, and tho postmaster
at the office ot address will obtain
from the addressee a receipt and mall
it to the sender.
Tho liability for indemnity shall
ceaso when delivery haa been effect
ed. Forwarding of Parcels.
Parcela may bo remalled or for
warded on tho payment ot additional
postago at tho rato which would be
chargeable if they wero originally
mailed at tho -forwarding offlce,' in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forvardlns postmas
ter. Payment must be mado every
tlmo tho parcol is forwarded
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must bo prepared for mail
ing in such manner that tho contents
can bo easly examined A parcel will
not bo accepted for mailing unless it
bears tho name and address of the
sender preceded by tho word "From."
In addition to the name and address
of tho sender, which la required, it
will be permissible to writo or print
on tho covering of a parcel, or on a
tag or label attached to It, tho occu
pation of tho sender, and to Indicate
In a small spaco by means of marks,
lettors, numbers, names or other brief
description, tho character of tho par
cel, but amplo spaco muet bo left on
tho address sldo for tho full address
In legible characters and for tho ne
cessary postago stamps. Inscriptions
such as "Merry Christmaa," "Pieaao
lo not open until ChrlstmaB," "Happy
Now Year," "With best wishes," and
the like, may be placed on the cover
ing of tho parcel In such manner as
not to Interfere with tho address.
Distinctive Stamps.
Tho law requires that tho postago
on all matter must bo prepaid by
distinctive parcol post stamps affixed.
Postmasters cannot rccelvo for mail
ing parcels that do not bear such
stamps.
Parcel post stamps nro not valid for
tho payment of postago on matter of
the first, second, nnd third classes,
and whon used for that purpose, the
matter to which they nro affixed shall
bo treated as "Held for postago."
Maps and Guides.
Parcol post maps, with accompany
ing guides, aro to bo sold to tho pub
lic at their cost, 75 cents, through tho
chief clerk of tho post offlco depart
ment. In ordering mnps care
should bo taken to specify tho post
offlco from which tho poatngo rates
aro to bo determined.
Wedding Bells.
Miss Mnry C. nelknnp, the well
known settlement worker of Cleve
land, said In a suffrngo debate:
"Oh, that ia not an argument that
is a propheoy, a prophecy that wom
an, given tho voto, wouldn't know how
to uso It,
"Now It's my opinion that tho men
who think thnt are as badly In the
dark about women ns Jenks was
about tho widowed stenographer.
"Jenks, you know, got to taking a
young and pretty stenographer out to
lunch, and to matinees, and to con
certs; and when any one asked him
about her, he'd smile and say:
'"Oh, another conquest
"Jenks, you bg, thought he'd made
a conquest; but tho widow, standing
besldo Jenks a month later at the al
tar tho widow knew rbo'd made aa
annexation.' "
Qlve Him Time.
"You're a pretty old man to' be beg.
gin'," said the lady to the man at th
back door.
"Yes, ma'am," replied the man with
his hat in bla hand.
"Have you been begging all you
UfoT"
"Not ylt, ma'am."
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CAMP,
AND
QUEER FREAKS OF BULLETS
Michigan Infantryman Had Miraculous
Escape at Peach Orchard When
Hit Over His Heart.
At the batle ot Peach Orchard, whon
McCleilan was making hia change of
base, "a Michigan infantryman fell to
tho ground aB If shot dead, and was1
left lying in a heap as tho regiment
changed position. Tho bullet thnt had
hit him flrst struck the barrel of his
gun, then glanced and struck oft a
button of his coat, tore tho watch out
of his vest pocket, and struck tho man
Juat over tho heart, where it -was
stopped by a song book in hla shirt
pocket. Ho waa unconscious for threes
quarters of an hour, and it waa a full
month before the blnck-and-bluo spot
disappeared.
At Pittsburgh Landing a member of
the 12th Michigan infantry stooped to
givo a wounded man a drink from 1i!b
canteen. Whllo in thiB act a bullet
aimed at his breast struck tho canteen
and burled Itself In the leg of a horse.
Tho canteen was split open and
dropped to the ground in halves.
At tho second battlo of null Run a
Now York Infantryman was passing
tobacco to a comrade, when a bullet
struck tho plug, glanced off, and bur
led Itself In a knapsack. Tho tobacco
was rolled up llko a ball of shavings,
and carried a hundred foet away. Di
rectly in tlm line of the bullet was tho
head of a lieutenant, and, had not tho
bullet been deflected, ho would eor
talnly havo been wounded or killed
thereby. As It was, he had both eyes
filled with tobacco dust, and had to be
led to tho rear.
At Prnndy Station ono ot Custer's
troopers had his left atlrrup-strap cut
away by a grape-shot, which passed
between his leg and tho horac, blister
lng tho skin ns if a red-hot Iron had
been used. Ho dismounted to ascer
tain tho extent of his injuries, nnd, as
he bent over, a bullet knocked hla hat
off and killed hla horse.
In tho samo fight a trooper had suf
fered sovoral days with a toothache.
In a hand-to-hand conflict ho received
a pistol ball in the right cheek. It
knocked out his aching tooth, and
passed out through tho left corner of
his mouth. The Joy of getting rid of
tho toothache was so great that the
trooper could not bo mado to go to
tho rear to have his wound dresesd.
East Tennessee New.
Sherman's army, marching through.
East Tennessee, where tho people
wore generous, but very Ignorant and
natural, camo ono day to tho foot ofi.
tho Cumberland mountains. There ap
peared a pood old lady with a snuff
stick In her mouth.
"Which way is tho countyscat?"
asked Sherman.
"I didn't know," snld ahe, with a
look of wonderment, "that the county
had any seat."
"I supposo there aro somo moon
shine distilleries up in these moun
tains?" "I reckon so."
"That is bad' for tho people very
bad"
"What, whisky had?" shouted tho
old lady, her eyes opening with
amazement. "Why, whisky la tho
best thing In tho world. That's what'
saved Bill Feller's life."
"mil Fellers Is dead died five
years ago," Interrupted a bystander.
"That'a what killed htm then didn't
drink any whisky. Poor Bill, how he
muat havo suffered."
It Waa of No Account.
While riding In a atreet car at Cin
cinnati, an unaophisticated recruit
from an up-state regiment noticed ft
veteran from Illinois sitting next to
him pass a conductor a quarter In pay
mont for his faro. Tho conductor
passed him back 15 cents. The man'
apparently hadn't noticed the short
ago In his change, bo tho recruit lean,
ed over and said:
"Excuso me, but I think that con
ductor deliberately cheated you."
"How's that?"
"Why, ho gave you back only 15
cents out of tho quarter."
"Oil, well," answered tho volemn
nonchalantly, "ho'll have a hard tlmo
getting rid of tho quarter." ,
The Green Chevrons.
In ISflf. Hospital Steward J. n.
Parks wbb on duty at Fort Ontario,
Oswego City, N. Y. At that time the
Fenian excitement was at its height,
and men woro being secretly enlisted
for the Irish oniiBo. On,o day whon
he waa in the city in urffform, with
tho emerald-green chevrons on, he
waa accosted by a son of Erin.
"Aro yoz enllstln?"
"Yob."
"Ib It for tho Fenians yo are?"
"No."
"Then what Is tho grano on
arm for?"
your
Not the Same Joshua.
When General Sherman was In the)
mountains of oast Tenneseeo whore
nearly overy family ran a still and
mado their own whisky an old darky
came into camp.
"What's your name?" asked the
general. '
"Mah name's Joshua, Cap'n,"
"Joshua, eh? Aro you thnt same
Joshua spoken of In Holy Writ the
Joshua who made the sun stand still?"
"No, Cnp'n," was tho hasty answer;
"twarn't mo. Ah'm do Joshua dat
makes tho moonshine." .
Ireland on Top,
A general was riding down a road
near camp one rainy day when an,
Irish teamster with a hoavily loaded
wagon called to him to get out ot the;
road. The general wore a long capo
and his rank was not apparent. Taki
en aback, ho yanked It oft and sold
gruffly:
"I shall not go out ot the road, for
an ass."
"Then, bedad, I will," said the ready
witted Irishman, pulling his horses to
one side.
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