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T 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. Pos tmas t e r Gene ra l H i t chcock ha s 3ns t app roved t he r egu l a t i ons wh ich • rove r i n de t a i l t he a r t i c l e s wh ich may <or may no t be s en t by pa rce l pos t "These r egu l a t i ons a r e now be ing t u rned o f f a t t he gove rnmen t p r in t i ng o f f i ce on a " ru sh o rde r " and they wi l l t o r d i s t r i bu t ed a s r ap id ly a s pos s ib l e . The ru l e s a s t o wha t can be s en t an i l wha t c anno t be s en t and t he in ­ s t ruc t i ons fo r t he p repa ra t i on o f ma i l ­ ab l e a r t i c l e s w i th o the r "o f f i c i a l pd - T ice" a r e g iven he re a s t hey have ju s t . Teen p repa red by t he pos to f f i ce de ­ pa r tmen t m Wash ing ton . The min imum ra t e wi l l be f i ve c en t s fo r t he ' i r s t pound and t h r ee cen t s fo r e ach ad i i t i ona l pound t o any po in t no t exceed ing f i f t y m i l e s f rom the o f f i ce o f na i l i ng ; t he l oca l r a t e , wh ich i s f i ve c en t s fo r t he f i r s t pound and one cen t fo r add i t i ona l pound , app l i e s t o a l l pa r ce l s t he de l i ve ry o f wh ich does no t Invo lve t he i r t r anspo r t a t i on on r a i l - •wny l i ne s The r a t e s i nc rea se fo r each succes s ive one o f t he e igh t zones , t he max imum ra t e be ing twe lve cen t s a pound , wh ich wi l l c a r ry a pa rce l a c ros s t he con t inen t o r t o any o f ou r pos se s s ions . Pa rce l s w i l l b e l im i t ed t o e l even pounds i n we igh t and s ix f ee t i n l eng th and g i r t h combined . Mailable Perishable Articles. But t e r , l a rd and pe r i shab l e a r t i c l e s such a s f i sh , f r e sh mea t s , d r e s sed fowl s , vege t ab l e s , f ru i t s , be r r i e s and a r t i c l e s o f a s imi l a r na tu re t ha t decay qu i ck ly , when so packed o r wrapped a s t o p r even t damage to o the r ma i l na t t e r , w i l l be accep t ed fo r l oca l de ­ l i ve ry e i t he r a t t he o f f i ce o f ma i l i ng o r on any ru ra l r ou t e s t a r t i ng t he re f rom , "When i nc lo sed i n an i nne r cove r and * a s t rong ou t e r cove r o f wood , me t - | e l , heavy co r ruga t ed pas t eboa rd o r ; o t h e r s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l a n d w r a p p e d i B O t ha t no th ing can e scape , t h e p a c k a g e , t h e y w i l l b e a c - j ^ p t ed fo r ma i l i ng t o any o f f i ce s w i th - i i n t he f i r s t zone o r w i th in a r ad iu s o f | 60 mi l e s . Pu t t e r , l a rd , o r any g rea sy j o r o i l y subs t ance i n t ended fo r de l i v - j e r y a t o f f i ce s beyond t he f i r s t zone , mus t be su i t ab ly packed . Vege t ab l e s J a nd f ru i t t ha t do no t decay qu i ck ly | wi l l be accep t ed fo r ma i l i ng t o any j zone i f p acked so a s t o p r even t dam­ age to o the r ma i l ma t t e r . Eggs wi l l be j a c c e p t e d f o r l o c a l d e l i v e r y w h e n s e ­ cu re ly packed in a baske t o r o the r con t a ine r . Eggs wi l l be accep t ed fo r ma i l i ng r ega rd l e s s o f d i s t ance when each egg i s wrapped s epa ra t e ly and packed in a con ta ine r The re i s no r e s t r i c t i on on sa l t ed , d r i ed , smoked o r cu red mea t s and o the r mea t p roduc t s , bu t f r e sh mea t i n any fo rm wi l l be t r anspo r t ed on ly •wi th in t he f i r s t zone . Pa rce l s con t a in ing pe r i shab l e a r t i ­ c l e s mus t be marked "PERISH AHLE," and an i c l e s l i ke ly t o spo i l w i th in t he t ime r ea sonab ly r equ i r ed fo r t r ans ­ po r t a t i on and de l i ve ry w i l l no t be ac ­ cep t ed fo r ma i l i ng . Manufactured Articles. Manufac tu re r s o r dea l e r s i n t end ing t o t r ansmi t a r t i c l e s In cons ide rab l e quan t i t i e s a r e a sked t o submi t t o t he pos tmas t e r fo r app rova l a spec imen pa rce l showing t he manne r o f pack ­ ing . When sha rp po in t ed i n s t rumen t s a r e o f f e r ed fo r ma i l i ng , t he po in t s mus t be capped o r encased . B lades mus t be bound so t ha t t hey wi l l r ema in a t ­ t a ched t o each o the r o r w i th in t he i r hand le s o r socke t s . I n ' Powder s , peppe r , snu f f , o r o the r s imi l a r powder s no t exp los ive , o r any s imi l a r pu lve r i zed v <rv subs t ance , no t po i sonous , may be s en t when Inc lo sed Sn ca se s made o r me ta l , wood o r o the r ma te r i a l t o r ende r Imposs ib l e t he e s ­ cape o f any o f t he con ten t s . F lou r o f a l l k inds mus t be pu t up in such manne r a s t o p reven t t he package b reak ing o r t he f lou r be ing s ca t t e r ed i n the ma i l s . Queen Bees and Nursery Stock. Queen bees , l i ve l s ec t s , and d r i ed • r ep t i l e s may be ma i l ed i n acco rdance •wi th t he r egu l a t i ons t ha t now app ly t o o the r c l a s se s o f ma l l . Seeds o f f ru i t , nu r se ry s tock , and a l l • o the r p l an t p roduc t s fo r p r epa ra t i on anav be ma i l ed unde r t he s ame con ­ d i t i ons . Confectionery and Soap. Cand ie s , con fec t i one ry , yea s t c akes , soap in ha rd ca fce s , e t c . , mus t be in ­ c lo sed in boxes and so wrapped a s t o p r even t i n ju ry t o o the r ma i l nun t e r Sea l ed o r ig ina l packages o f p r o p r i ­ e t a ry a r t i c l e s , such a s soaps , t obacco , p i l l s , t ab l e t s , e t c . , pu t up in f i xed quan t i t i e s by t he manufac tu re r , and no t i n t hemse lves unma i ! ab !e , w i l l b e accep t ed t ' r r ma i l i ng when p rope r ly wrapped . Mill inery. Frag i l e a r t i c l e s , such a s mi l l i ne ry t oys , mus i ca l i n s t rumen t s , e t c . , and a r ­ t i c l e s cons i s t i ng who l ly o r i n pa r t o f g l a s s , o r con t a ined in g l a s s , muBt be s ecu re ly packed and the pa rce l s t amp­ ed or l abe l ed "FRAGILE." Unmailable Matter. The fo l l owing ma t t e r I s dec l a r ed un ­ ma i l ab l e by l aw: Ma t t e r man i f e s t l y obscene , l ewd , o r l a s c iv ious ; a r t i c l e s i n t ended fo r p r e ­ ven t ing concep t ion ; a r t i c l e s In t ended t o r i ndecen t o r immora l pu rposes ; a l l ma t t e r o the rwi se ma i l ab l e by l aw , t he ou t s ide cove r o r wrappe r o f wh ich bea r s and de l i nea t i on o r l anguage o f • l ibe lous , s cu r r i l ous , de f ama to ry , o r t h r ea t en ing cha rac t e r . A l l such ma t ­ ter , when depos i t ed i n a pos t o f f i ce o r found in t he m a i l B , sha l l be w i thd rawn and s en t t o t he d iv i s ions o f dead l e t ­ 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, ponconous animals, insects and reptiles; explosives of every ldnd; in­ f l ammab le ma te r i a l s ( *h i ch are he ld to include matches, kerosene oil, gaso­ l i ne , naph tha , benz ine , t u rpen t ine , de ­ na tu red a l coho l , e t c . ) , in fernal ma­ chines, and mechanical, chemical or o the r dev i ce s o r compos i t i ons wh ich may ign i t e o f exp lode ; d i s ea se ge rms o r scabs , and o the r na tu ra l o r a r t i f i ­ c i a l a r t i c l e s , compos i t i ons o r ma te ­ r i a l s o f wha t eve r k ind wh ich may kill, or in any wise injure another or damage the ma l l o r o the r p rope r ty . Pistols, Animals and Birds. Pisto l s o r r evo lve r s , whe the r in de ­ tached parts or otherwise; live or dead ( and not s tu f f ed> an ima l s , b i rd s , or poultry, except as elsewhere pro­ vided; raw hides or pelts, guano, or any article having a bad odor will uo t be admi t t ed t o t he ma i l s . Treatment of Undelivcrable Parcels. Per i shab l e ma t t e r w i l l b e de l i ve red a s p rompt ly a s pos s ib l e , bu t i f s uch ma t t e r can no t be de l i ve red and be ­ comes o f f ens ive and in ju r ious t o health, postmasffrrs may destroy i t , or the injurious or offensive vortion t he r eo f . Unde l ive rab l e pe r i shab l e ma t t e r wh ich in i t s na tu re does no t become o f f ens ive o r i n ju r ious t o hea l t h may be de l i ve red by pos tmas t e r s t o t he p rope r l oca l mun ic ipa l au tho r i t y t o be distributed to hospitals, asylums or o the r cha r i t ab l e <**r r e fo rma to ry in s t i - I t u t i ons . I f t he r e i s no such mun ic ipa l ' a u tho r i t y , t he ma t t e r may be de l i ve r ­ ed t o any cha r i t ab l e i n s t i t u t i on o r o r ­ gan i za t i on mak ing app l i ca t i on t he re ­ fo r . I f no app l i ca t i on i s made , t he ma t t e r w i l l be de s t royed a t t he ex ­ p i r a t i on o f two weeks . Parcels Improperly Packed. Pos tmas t e r s wi l l r e fu se t o r ece ive fo r ma i l i ng pa rce l s no t p rope r ly in ­ do r sed o r packed fo r s a f e sh ipmen t . When pa rce l s on wh ich t he pos t age i s who l ly unpa id o r i n su f f i c i en t l y p r e ­ pa id i s depos i t ed fo r l oca l de l i ve ry and t he s ende r i s unknown , no t i ce o f de t en t ion need no t be s en t bu t such ma t t e r w i l l b e de l i ve red and t he de f i ­ c i en t pos t age co l l ec t ed f rom the ad ­ d re s see by t he ca r r i e r I f t h e ad ­ d re s see r e fu se s t o pay t he pos t age t he ma t t e r w i l l b e s en t t o t he Di ­ v i s ion o f Dead Le t t e r s . Insurance on Parcels. A ma i l ab l e pa rce l on wh ich t he pos t age i s fu l l y p r epa id may be in ­ su red aga in s t l o s s i n an amoun t equ iv ­ a l en t t o i t s a c tua l va lue , bu t no t t o ex t . • d on paymen t o f a f ee o f t e n c en t s i n pa rce l pos t s t amps , such s t amps to be a f f i xed . v When a pa rce l i s i n su red , t he s en ­ de r wi l l b e g iven a r ece ip t showing 1 l i e o f f i ce and da t e o f ma i l i ng and r . , : : : h e r 0 f t he pa rce l . Win n a r e tu rn r ece ip t i s de s i r ed by t l i t s ende r o f an i n su red pa rce l t he pos tmas t e r a t t he ma i l i ng o f f i ce w i l l no t e t he r eques t on t he marg in o f t he i n su rance t ag . and t he pos tmas t e r a t t he o f f i ce o f add re s s w i l l ob t a in f rom the add re s see a r ece ip t and ma i l i t t o t he s ende r . The l i ab i l i t y f o r i ndemni ty sha l l c ea se when de l i ve ry ha s been e f f ec t ­ ed . Forwarding of Parcels. Parce l s may be r ema i l ed o r fo r ­ wa rded on t he paymen t o f add i t i ona l pos t age a t t he r a t e wh ich wou ld be cha rgeab l e i f t hey were o r ig ina l l y ma i l ed a t t he fo rward ing o f f i ce , i n wh ich ca se t he neces sa ry s t amps wi l l be a f f i xed by t he fo rward ing pos tmas ­ t e r . Paymen t mus t be made eve ry t ime t he pa rce l I s f o rwarded Preparation for Mail ing. Parce l s mus t be p r epa red fo r ma i l ­ i ng i n such manne r t ha t t he con t en t s can be ea s i l y examined . A pa rce l w i l l no t be accep t ed fo r ma i l i ng un l e s s i t bea r s t he j j ame and add re s s o f t he s ende r p receded by t he word "F rom." In add i t i r . n t o t he name and add re s s o f t he s ende r , wh ich i s r equ i r ed , i t w i l l be pe rmi s s ib l e t o wr i t e o r p r in t on t he cove r ing o f a pa rce l , o r on a t ag o r l abe l a t t a ched t o I t , t he occu ­ pa t i on o f t he s ende r , and to i nd i ca t e i n a sma l l space by means o f ma rks , l e t t e r s , number s , names o r o the r b r i e f de sc r ip t i on , t he cha rac t e r o f t he pa r ­ cel, but ample space must be left on t he add re s s s i de fo r t he fu l l add re s s i n l eg ib l e cha rac t e r s and fo r t he ne ­ ce s sa ry pos t age s t amps . In sc r ip t i ons such a s "Mer ry Chr i s tmas , " "P l ea se do no t open un t i l Ch r i s tmas , " "Happy New Yea r , " "Wi th bes t w i shes , " and the like, may be placed on the cover­ i ng o f t he pa rce l i n such manne r a s not to i n t e r f e r e w i th t he add re s s . Distinctive Stamps. The l aw r equ i r e s t ha t t he pos t age on d i s t i nc t i ve pa rce l pos t s t amps a f f i xed . Pos tmas t e r s canno t r ece ive fo r ma i l ­ i ng pa rce l s t ha t do no t bea r such s t amps . Pa rce l pos t s t amps a r e no t va l i d for the payment of postage on matter of t he f i r s t , s econd , an i l t h i rd c l a s se s , and when used fo r t ha t pu rpose , t he ma t t e r t o wh ich t hey a r e a f f i xed sha l l be t r ea t ed a s "He ld fo r pos t age" Maps and Guides. P a r c e l p o s t m a p s , w i th accompany ing gu i tWs , a r e t o be so ld t o t he pub ­ l i c a t t he i r cos t , V. ' i c en t s , t h rough t he < h i e f c l e rk o f t he po^ t o r f . e e depa r t ­ men t In o rde r :n r maps ca r e shou ld be t aken to hp . e t fy t he pos t o f f i c e f r o m w h i e h t h e p o s t a g e r a t e s a r e t o b e d e t e r m i i , ' d OFFICIAL PARCEL POST fV iAP. This map is for use only in unit No. 1071, in which the cityvof Washington is located. Numbered squares represent units of area; circles Indicate boundaries of zones. U UNDER PARCEL IT RATES OF POSTAGE 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 Wi l l Not In ju re O the r Mail May Be Sent. By EDWARD B. CLARK. With t he coming o f t he New Year the Uni t ed S t a t e s gove rnmen t w i l l en ­ ter i n to a new f i e ld o f en t e rp r i s e-- the transmittal of merchandise by wha t i s known a s t ho pa rce l pos t . Fo r yea r s t he re ha s been a demand fo r such a sys t em of i nexpens ive t r ansmi t t a l o f packages . The camps o f f avo r and d i s f avo r o f t he pa rce l pos t s cheme have been abou t equa l ly d iv ided . F ina l l y a t t he l a s t s e s s ion o f cong re s s a b i l l was pas sed wh ich wi l l pu t t he p l an i n to ope ra t i on , bu t on ly i t mus t be s a id i n l i t t l e more t han an expe r imen ta l way . I t i s t he i n t en t i on o f Unc l e Sam to move r a the r s lowly i n t he pa rce l pos t ma t t e r . He wan t s t o f i nd how popu­ l a r i t w i l l be , how much i t w i l l co s t t he gove rnmen t , and whe the r t he re i s to be a pro f i t o r l o s s a t t he end o f j e a ch yea r . I f i t i s f ound t ha t t he | p l an i s succes s fu l f rom the po in t o f j v i ew o f t he peop le , wh ich means t he I gove rnmen t a l so t he pa rce l pos t w i l l ! b e ex t ended un t i l f i na l l y i t r e aches | the p ropo r t i ons wh ich i t s p roponen t s s ay they be l i eve i t i s de s t i ned to as - I Bume Zone System Explained. j I t i s n o exagge ra t i on t o s ay t ha t t housands upon t housands o f i nqu i r - ' i e s have been made o f t he pos tmas t e r ) g ene ra l a s t o j u s t wha t t he pa rce l pos t w i l l mean t o t he peop le . I t was | the l aw o f cong re s s e s t ab l i sh ing t he I s y s t em wh ich made p rov i s ion for a j d iv i s ion o f t he coun t ry i n to zones and in to : r> ,000 un i t s wh ich a r e t o be u sed a s cen t e r s i n de sc r ib ing t he c i r - ] c l e s wh ich mark t he bounda r i e s o f | t he zones . The re has been no c l ea r | understanding, apparently, of this j zone system, but really it is a very j s imp le ma t t e i f | The accompany ing map shows t he I c oun t ry d iv ided i n to zones f rom the j un i t In wh ich Wash ing ton i s s i t - j ua t ed , a s t he cen t e r . Accompany ing i t he map i s a t ab l e showing t he r a t e Parcels weighing four ounces or less are mailable at the rate of one cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce, regardless,ot distance. Parcels weighing more than four ounces are mailable at the pound rate,as shown by the following table, and when mailed at this rate any fraction of a pound is considered a full pound. •1st zone 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Wt. Local Zone zone zone zone zone zone zone zone Lbs. rate. rate. rate. rate, rate rate rate rate rate 1.. .$0.05 $0.05 $0.06 $0.07 $0.08 $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.12 .24 .36 .48 .60 .72 .84 .96 1.08 1.20 1.32 2. .. .06 .08 .10 .12 .14 .16 .19 .21 3. .. .07 .11 .14 .17 .20 .23 .28 .31 4. .. .08 .14 .18 .22 .26 .30 .37 .41 5. .. .09 .17 .22 .27 .32 .37 .46 .51 6. .. .10 .20 .26 .32 .38 .44 .55 .61 7. .. .11 .23 .30 .37 .44 .51 .64 .71 8. .. .12 .26 .34 .42 .50 .58 .73 .81 9. .. .13 .29 .38 .47 .56 .65 .82 .91 10. .. .14 .32 .42 .52 .62 .72 .91 1.01 11.. .. .15 .35 .46 .57 .68 .79 1.00 1.11 *For a full explanation of the rates of postage in the cos t more pe r pound t o s end a pack t ha t pa rce l pos t packages canno t be age a long d i s t ance t han i t does t o accep t ed fo r ma i l i ng un l e s s t hey bea r s end i t a sho r t d i s t ance . The r a t e in - a d i s t i nc t i ve pa rce l pos t 6 t amp a r . 1 creases for a package weighing one have attached to them the return car J pound a t t he r a t e o f one ccn t fo r o f t he s ende r . A s e r i e s o f d i s t i nc t i ve I e a ch zone . No package we igh ing s t amps i s now in cou r se o f p r epa ra - more t han 11 pounds can be s en t un - l i on fo r t h i s c l a s s o f ma i l a s r equ i r ed de r t he new pa rce l po^ i l awn l t | by t he l aw c rea t i ng t he pa rce l pos t shou ld be s a id r i gh t he r / tn? iT~orT r t \ e I s y s t em. Cons ignmen t s o f t he se l ong hau ln t he pa rce l / pos t may nof r J s t amps wi l l b e r eady fo r sh ipmen t t o be ab l e t o compe te 4; i t h t he exp re s sAa l l pos to f f i ce s i n amp le t ime fo r t he compan ie s , bu t . t ha j r on sho r t e r hau l s | \ s t ab l i shmen t o f t he new sys t em on i t c an so compare I t was t he ex j New Yea r ' s day . p r e s sed des i r e o f t he l eg i s l a to r s and The pos to f f i ce depa r tmen t ha s g iven o f t he pos to f f i co o f f i c i a l s t ha t t he pa r ­ ce l pos t sy s t em shou ld be made o f pa r t i cu l a r u se t o pe r sons hav ing f a rm and f ac to ry p roduc t s t o t r ansmi t t o cus tomer s . I t i s p robab le t ha t p ro - o n t he u se o f t he spec i a l s t amps and duce r s mus t s t udy t he r a t e s o f pos t - j t h p neces sa ry a t t a chmen t o f t he r e - j a g e a n d t h e c o n v e n i e n c e o f t r a n s - t u r n c a r d . T h e l a w r e q u i r e s t h a t ; < 1 1 | m i t t a l a n d c o m p a r e t h e m w i t h t h e f o u r t h - c l a s s m a t t e r m a i l e d a , c r . I a n | co s t and conven ience unde r p r e sen t I n a r y l f j gn . w i thou t pa rce l pe s t me thods be fo re Ind iv idua l ly a man can s t amps a t t ached sha l l be t r ea t ed a s de t e rmine whe the r he i s t o p ro f i t o r | "He ld fo r pos t age" ma t t e r . Pa rce l i n s t ruc t i on t o eve ry pos tmas t e r i n t he coun t ry t o en l i gh t en h i s pa t rons a s much a s pos s ib l e on t he gene ra l sub ­ j ec t o f t he pa rce l pos t and e spec i a l l y o f pos t age pe r pound fo r pa rce l s f rom a l l i 11 a11 e r ~ nvus t "be p ' r epa i cTby ! W a t h i : i p t o n t o P^ces wi th in a l l t he zones Each un i t con t a in s an a r ea th i r t y mi l e s squa re . Now each un i t i s a cen t e r f rom wh ich t he zones a r e d rawn and so eve ry un i t i n t he coun­ t ry no ma t t e r whe re i t i s s i t ua t ed wi l l h a v e zones d r awn f rom i t i u s t exac t l y a s Wash ing ton ha s t hem d rawn f rom i t . Fo r i n s t ance , t ake Keokuk , l a . , wh ich i s i n a un i t i n t he f i f t h zone . FYom tha t w i l l be d r awn c i r c l e s ex ac t l y a s t hey a r e d rawn f rom Wash­ ing ton and they wi l l b e numbered f rom Keokuk a s number one ju s t a s t hey a r e numbered f rom Washh i ̂ t on a s number one Of cou r se , howeve r , Zone S ix wi l l h ave a d i f f e r en t geo ­ g raph ica l pos i t i on a s r e l a t ed t o Keo­ kuk t han i t l i a s a s r e l a t ed t o Wash ­ ing ton , bu t a s t he r ad iu s o f t he c i r c l e d rawn f rom Keokuk i s t he s ame l eng th a s t he r ad iu s o f H ie c i r c l e s d r awn f rom Wash ing ton , Keokuk ' s Zone . - - i x w i l l b e j u s t a s f a r f rom i t s cen t e r a s Wash ing ton ' s Zone S ix i s . How Ra te s Are F ixed . I t c an be s een f rom th i s r ead i ly enough tha t t he pos t a l r a t e s f rom Wash ing ton t o I t s pa r t i cu l a r zone wi l l be t he s ame a s t he pos t a l r a t e s f rom Keokuk t o I t s pa r t i cu l a r zones Each un i t be ing abou t t h i r t y mi l e s squa re wi l l o f cou r se con t a in i n mos t c a se s a number o f pos to f f i ce s , bu t e ach o f f i ce i n t he s ame un i j . i s cons ide red a s be - C leve - Weddlng Bells. M i s s M a r y ( \ l l e l k n a p t i n k : < < w n s e t t l e m e n t w o r k e r o f l and , s a id i n a su f f r age deba t e ; " O h t h a t i s n o t a n a r g u m e n t t l i a t i s a p r o p h e c y , a p r o p h e e v t h a t w o m ­ an , g iv tn t he vo t e , wou ldn ' t know how- to use . i t . "Now i t ' s my op in ion t h a t t h e men w h o t h i n k t h a t a r e a s b a d l y i n t h e dark about women as .lenks was abou t t he w idowed s t enog raphe r . " J enks , you know, go t t o t ak ing a young and p re t t y s t enog raphe r ou t t o l unch , and t o ma t inees , ;md to con ­ ce r t s ; and when any one a sked h im abou t he r , he ' d smi l e and s ay : " 'Oh , ano the r conques t ' " J enks , you Bee, t hough t he ' d made a conques t ; bu t t he widow, s t and ing bes ide . l enks a mon th l a t e r a t t he a l ­ t a r--- the w idow knew she ' d made an annexa t ion ' " no t by t he change . Then t he re i s an ­ o the r t h ing t o b " cons ide red and wh ich on ly can be known de f in i t e ly when fu l l e r r egu l a t i ons have been mede t o spec i fy exac t l y wha t k ind o f t h ings can be s en t by pa rce l pos t . I t c an bo s a id i n a gene ra l way t ha t any ­ th ing can be s en t wh ich i s p rope r ly wrapped and wh ich wi l l no t i n ju r e o the r ma i l ma t t e r w i th wh ich i t may come in con t ac t . Copy Foreign Countries. I t i s p robab le t ha t t he gove rnmen t w i l l adop t a means o f t r anspo r t a t i on fo r ce r t a in k inds o f i t s merchand i se much l i ke t hose wh ich have been adop ted i n pa rce l pos t coun t r i e s ab road . Wha t t he Eng l i sh ca l l ham­ pe r s , ba ske t l i ke a r r angemen t s , p rob ­ ab ly wi l l b e adop ted , and a s t he se can be kep t s epa ra t e f rom the o rd ina ry ma i l ma t t e r I t i s be l i eved t ha t t he r egu l a t i ons a s f ina l l y adop ted wi l l a l l ow the s end ing o f eggs , bu t t e r , d r e s s ed pou l t ry , l i ve pou l t ry , honey , f ru i t , and o the r p roduc t s o f t he coun t ry . The 11 -pound l im i t f o r a s ing l e pack ­ age may work a t f i r s t aga in s t any ve ry ex t ended u se o f I he pa rce l pos t f o r some o f t he a r t i c l e s wh ich have been named Of cou r se , more we igh t c an be s en t i f i t i s s en t i n d i f f e r en t pa rce l s , bu t t he cos t i n t ha t c a se wou ld be heav i e r because t he in ­ c r ea se pe r pound on a s ing l e package i s no t g r ea t up t o 11 pounds , and p robab ly i t wou ld i nc rea se a t no g rea t ­ e r r a t e i f t h e gove rnmen t we re t o r a i s e t he l im i t o f we igh t wh ich i s now f ixed To make i t s imp le r , i t w i l l co s t more t o s end two packages o f 11 pounds t han i t wou ld t o s end one package o f L '2 pounds i f t he gove rn men t even tua l l y shou ld a£J*wa- ' heav i ­ e r s i ng l e package t o ^ car r i ed and shou ld cha rge in p ropo r t i on j u s t wha t i t does now fo r o j r e package o f 11 pounds we igh t . ^ Every pos tmas t e r i n t he I ' n i t ed S t a t e s w i l l have a pa rce l pos t map l i ke t he one wh ich i s he r " r ep roduced excep t t ha t t ho zone l i ne s w i l l be pos t packages wi l l be ma i l ab l e on ly a t pos to f f i ce s , b r anch pos to f f i ce s , l e t ­ t e r ed and loca l named s t a t i ons , and such numbered s t a t i ons a s may be des igna t ed by t he pos tmas t e r s . I t ha s been announced by Pos tmas ­ t e r Gene ra l H i t chcock t ha t nea r ly 70 , - 000 s ca l e s w i l l b e r equ i r ed fo r u se i n " the pa rce l pos t sy s t em wh ich i s t o go i n to e f f ec t J anua ry 1s t . He has ac ­ co rd ing ly au tho r i zed t he i s suance o f b id s fo r t ha t number . Two hundred o f t he l a rges t pos to f f i ce s and the i r b r anches wi l l be supp l i ed w i th au to ­ ma t i c sp r ing l e s s s ca l e s . The nex t c l a s s o f o f f i ce s , number ing abou t 10 , - 000 , w i l l be g iven h igh g r ade beam sca l e , wh i l e t he fou r c l a s s o f f i ce s , number ing abou t 5 f> ,000 , w i l l b e fu r n i shed w i th t he , be s t sp r ing ba l ances ob t a inab l e , e ach hav ing a capac i ty fo r twen ty pounds . These s ca l e s w i l l b e u sed by pos tmas t e r s t o de t e rmine t he amoun t of pos t age r equ i r ed on pa rce l pos t packages . The f ac t t ha t many of t he pos to f f i ce s o f t he coun t ry a r e now fu rn i shed wi th s ca l e s o f a l im i t ed capac i t y makes i t neces sa ry fo r t he pos tmas t e r gene ra l t o make th i s ve ry l a rge pu rchase o f s ca l e s capab le o f t ak ing ca r e o f t he pa rce l pos t bus i ­ ne s s . I t i s unde r s tood t ha t t h i s w i l l be t he l a rges t s i ng l e o rde r eve r p l aced fo r s ca l e s . Rate on Seeds Not Affected. I t shou ld be s a id t ha t t he ac t o f cong re s s wh ich pu t s a pa rce l pos t p l an i n to ope ra t i on does no t i n any way a f f ec t t he pos t age r a t e on s eeds , cu t ­ t i ngs . bu lbs , r oo t s , s c ions and p l an t s a s f ixed by s ec t i on 4S2 o f t he pos t a l l aws and r egu la t i ons . The c l a s s i f i c a t i on o f a r t i c l e s ma i l ­ ab l e a s we l l a s t he we igh t l im i t , t he r a t e s o f pos t age , zone o r zones and o the r cond i t i ons o f ma i l ab i l i t y unde r t he ac t o f cong re s s , i f t he pos tmas t e r gene ra l sha l l f i nd on expe r i ence " tha t t hey o r any o f t hem a re such a s t o p r even t t he sh ipmen t o f a r t i c l e s de ­ s i r ab l e , o r sha l l pe rmanen t ly r ende r moned t o Wash ing ton , t o con fe r w i th t he spec i a l pa rce l pos t commi t t ee , t he pos tmas t e r s o f f i ve t yp i ca l o f f i ce s They a r e Wi l l i am H . Dav i s , P i t t sbu rg Pa . ; Dan ie l T . Ge row, J acksonv i l l e , F l a . ; M. H . Jo s t e r , Wi lming ton , De l . ; E . M C . Qu lmby , Su f fo lk . Va . , and Henry N . Brad l ey , Cha r l e s town W. Va . Confer With Postmasters. The pos tmas t e r s o f t he f ive l a rges t o f f i ce s i n t he coun t ry have a l r eady appea red be fo re t he commi t t ee , so I P i t t sbu rg was r ep re sen t ed a s be ing a l a rge f i r s t c l a s s o f f i ce , t hough sma l l e r ! t han any c f t he g r ea t e r f i ve , and a s ! be ing t he cen t e r o f a t r emendous man- j u f ac tu r ing a r ea . The pos tmas t e r o ' P i t t sbu rg r epo r t ed t ha t t he boa rd o f t r ade o f t ha t c i t y ha s a spec i a l pa rce l • p o . i t c c ru in iUe , \ work ing t oward J br ing ing t he consumer and p roduce r nea re r t o each o the r by t he new svs - : t e rn . He a l so s a id t ha t many o f t he ! me rchan t s a r e p l ann ing to have t he i r i c i t y de l i ve r i e s made by pa rce l pos t . I W i lming ton , De l . , r ep re sen t ed a i l a rge f a rming and manufac tu r ing d i s ­ t r i c t , w i th i t s ma i l connec t ions c lo se w i th Ph i l ade lph i a , one o f t he l a rges t o f f i ce s . J acksonv i l l e i s t he l a rges t o f ­ f i ce In F lo r ida , and t he ou t l e t f o r a l l t he ma i l o f t he s t a t e . I t i s pecu l i a r L i hav ing a spec i a l i nc r ea se o f f o r ce i n w in t e r , t he t ou r i s t s ea son , and t he pos tmas t e r s a id t ha t i t was expec t ed t ha t t r ave l e r s wou ld u se t he pa rce l pos t ex t ens ive ly i n s end ing home f ive and t en -pound packages o f f ru i t . Su f fo lk , Va . , and Cha r l e s town , W. Va . . a r e bo th ve ry sma l l s econd c l a s s o f f i ce s , one in t ho t i de -wa te r d i s t r i c t , w i th l a rge t ruck i n t e r e s t s ; t he o the r f a r i n l and in an o rcha rd coun t ry , w i th d ive r s i f i ed f a rm p roduc t s The pos t ­ mas t e r s o f bo th , o f f i ce s r epo r t ed g r ea t i n t e r e s t i n t ho pa rce l pos t , and s a id t h a t t h e y h a d c o n t i n u a l i n q u i r i e s r e ­ ga rd ing i t s s cope . F rom these p o s t m a s t e r ; ' t h e c o m ­ mi t t ee was ab l e t o g l ean a g rea t amoun t o f va luab l e i n fo rma t ion wh ich , added t o t ha t ga ined f rom the r e c e n t h e a r i n g s i n M a r y l a n d , p u t s i t i n a pos i t i on t o p l an t he de t a i l s o f t he s e rv i ce t o t he g rea t e s t advan tage o f t h e p r o d u c i n g f a r m e r . NIAGARA MADE BY GLACIER NewRuling forNational Banks on Investments. Comptroller Murray Decides First Mortgage Real Estate Bond* are Legal Investments. 8. W. I >ker« Chicago and New York A dec i s ion o f v i t a l impor t ance t o t he wes t , a cco rd ing t o Ch icago f inan ­ c i e r s , ha s been made by Compt ro l l e r Mur ray o f t he cu r r ency in Wash ing ­ ton. He has given permission to na­ tional banks to invest in bonds of all c l a s se s and has r emoved t he r e s t r i c ­ t i on fo rmer ly made aga in s t s eve ra l t ypes o f wes t e rn s ecu r i t i e s . F i r s t mor tgage r ea l e s t a t e bonds a r e now l ega l i nves tmen t s fo r na t i ona l banks , a l t hough the se banks cou ld no t pu rchase an und iv ided mor tgage . Such bon<}s a r e o f t en i s sued i n wes t e rn c i t ­ i e s t o f i nance t he cons t ruc t i on o f l a rge new bu i ld ings , and bu i ld ing ope ra t i ons i n many wes t e rn c i t i e s w i l l he g r ea t ­ ly bene f i t ed by t he compt ro l l e r ' s r u l ­ i ng . The sa f e ty c f ? ! a£s o f bonds ha s l ed many s t a t e banks and in su r ­ ance compan ie s t o pu rchase t hem | n l a rge r .mcun t s and na t i ona l banks a ra f now to be admi t t ed t o t h i s marke t . S W. S t r aus , p r e s iden t o f S . W. S t r aus & Co . , mor tgage and bond b roke r s , Ch icago and New York , ex ­ p l a ined t he compt ro l l e r ' s r u l i ng and i t s bene f i t s t o t he wes t . "I r ega rd t h i s ru l i ng a s one o f the most important developments in re­ cent years fyr the prosperity of the Mississippi /Valley region." said Mr. StrauX /There are several classes of perfectly safe bonds issued in the wes t wh ich fo r a long t ime had been denied lack of recocnltion by the eas t e rn na t i ona l banks . The comp­ t ro l l e r ' s r u l i ng r emoves t h i s ba r , and wi l l g ive s a f e wes t e rn bonds , bea r ­ i ng t o f i p e r cen t , i n t e r e s t , a much wide ; - marke t i n t he ea s t and . i n f ac t , in all portions of the country than •ver be fo re . " AN EYE TO SPARE. shown wi th t he un i t o f h i s pos to f f i ce ! , h p c o s t o f t he s e rv i ce g r ea t e r t han as a cen t e r A l l t ha t a pos tmas t e r w i l l h ave t o do when a pa rce l i s p r e ­ s en t ed fo r t r anspo r t a t i on i s t o f i nd ou t i n wha t zone t he des t i na t i on o^ t he package l i e s . H i s t ab l e w i l l sho^v h i t n i n s t an t l y t he r a t e pe r pound f rom the unit in which his postoffice lies t o t he zone o f t he package ' s de s t l na - ing the , c en t e r o f t he c i r c l e s f rom j t i ons , t he p r i ce a s ha s been exp l a ined wh ich t he z^nes a r e d rawn . The , b e fo re , t o eve ry pos to f f i ce In any one r a t e s o f pos t age a r e f i xed f rom the j / . one be ing t he name . The pa rce l pos t un i t i n wh ich t he s end ing p o B t o f f l c e 1b i wi l l t ake no th ing bu t fou r th - c l a s s ma t - n i t ua t ed , bu t t he p r i ce t o eve ry p l ace , t e r . P r in t ed ma t t e r i s s t i l l I n t he in any zone i s Ju s t t he s ame . To 11 t h i rd c l a s s de s igna t ion . The re fo re l u s t r a t e , i t w i l l co s t exac t l y t he s amo books canno t be s en t by t he pa rce l amoun t t o s end a pa rce l f rom Wash- pos t sy s t em. Th i s t he pos to f f i ce au - Glve Him Time. "You ' r e a p re t t y o ld nu in t o bo be% g in ' , " s a id t he l ady t o t he man a t t he back doo r "Yes , ma ' am," r ep l i ed t l i " n . an w i th h i s ha t i n h i s hand "Have you been begg ing a l l you r l i f e? " "No t y i t , ma ' am. ' ' i ng ton t o E r i e , Pa . , t ha t i t cos tB t o Bend i t to At lan t a . Ga . , b ecause E r i e and At l an t a w i th r e f e r ence t o Wash ­ ing ton a r e s i t ua t ed in t he fou r th zone T7 ie r a t e s t he re fo re a r e f lx^d f rom the un i t i n wh ich t he pos to f f i ce I s l oca t ed , bu t t hey a r e t he s ame f rom tha t o f f i ce to any po in t i n any -me / . one . I t w i l l b e s een by r e f e r ence t o t he t ab l e o f r a t e s o f pos t age t ha t i t w i l l t ho r l t i e s s eem to t h ink i s i n a way un jus t and may work a ha rdsh ip . I t may be t ha t i n t he fu tu re t he l aw wi l l be changed so a s t o i nc lude a l l p r in t ­ ed ma t t e r I t s eems to be ce r t a in t ha t an a t t emp t wi l l b e made t o b r ing abou t t h i s change a s speed i ly a s pos ­ s ib l e . Must Bear Stamp. Pos tmas t e r Gene ra l H i t chcock ha s t he r ece ip t s o f t he r evenue the re f rom, he i s he reby au tho r i zed , sub j ec t t o t he consen t o f t he i n t e r s t a t e commerce commiss ion a f t e r i nves t i ga t i on , t o r e ­ fo rm f rom t ime to t ime such c l a s s i f i ­ cation. weight limit, rates, zone or ?ones o r cond i t i ons , i n o rde r t o p ro ­ mo te t he s e rv i ce t o t he pub l i c o r t o i n su re t he r ece ip t o f r evenue f rom such s e rv i ce adequa t e t o pay t he cos t t he r eo f . " Th rough many yea r s d i f f e r en t mem­ be r s o f t he house and s ena t e have been In t e r e s t ed in p romot ing pa rce l pos t l eg i s l a t i on . Among the men mos t ac t l v i r f i n s ecu r ing t he l eg i s l a t i on wh ich soon i s t o go i n to e f f ec t a s aw are Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon, Representatives David J. Lewis of Maryland and Wllilam Sul- ze r of New York , who has j u s t been e l ec t ed gove rno r o f t ha t s t a t e . To a sce r t a in cond i t i ons su r round ing t he e s t ab l i shmen t o f t he pa rce l pos t system in places differing widely In s i ze , c l ima te and indus t r i e s , Pos tmas - o rde red t ha t pos tmas t e r s be adriaed [ ter General Hitchcock r ecen t ly Bum- Columbia River Was Dammed, and Had a Fall of Four Hundred Feet Over Great Cliffs. Tha t one o f t he g rea t e s t na tu ra l wonde r s i n t he wor ld was lo s t w i th t he me l t i ng o f t he Okanogan g l ac i e r i n t he S t a t e o f Wash ing ton , i s t ho op in ion o f gove rnmen t geo log i s t s , who r ecen t ly have s tud i ed a po r t i on o f t he r i ve r bed o f t he Co lumbia r i ve r i n connec t ion w i th t he Grand cou lee , t he g rea t canyon t ha t a t one t ime was t he r i ve r bed . When t he Co lumbia r i ve r f l ower t h rough t he Grand cou lee i t made Ni ­ aga ra in s ign i f i can t by compar i son . Th i s g r ea t r i ve r p lunged f rom the up ­ pe r t o t he l ower va l l ey i n a shee r f a l l o f 400 f ee t ove r g r ea t c l i fTs . Moses l ake i s be l i eved t o have been a t one t ime pa r t o f an o ld chan ­ ne l o f t he Co lumbia r i ve r . Dur ing t he g l ac i a l pe r iod , r ecen t , a s t ime i s meas ­ u red b y t l i e geo log i s t , t he va l l eys o f t he Nor the rn Cascades and o f t he O la ogan h igh l ands we re f i l l ed w i th eno rmous g l ac i e r s , t he l a rges t o f wh ich r eached t he p l a in s be fo re t hey were me l t ed i n t he wa rmer a i r o f t he l ower coun t ry . Tho g rea t e s t o f t he se i ce r i ve r s o f e a s t e rn Wash ing ton f l owed down the Okanogon va l l ey , wh ich i t f i l l ed t o t he dep th o f hund reds o f f ee t . On r each ing t he Co lumbia r i ve r va l ­ l ey t h i s g l ac i e r expanded and s eems no t on ly t o have dammed the Co lum­ b ia , bu t t o have f i l l ed i t s g r ea t c anyon fo r some d i s t ance The sou the rn l im i t o f t h i s g r ea t Okanogan g l ac i e r i s marked by a t e rmina l mora ine many mi l e s t n w id th . The mora ine I s f o rmed o f d i r t and rock ma te r i a l wh ich was push ­ ed a long o r ca r r i ed on i t s su r f ace and s t r anded whe re t he i ce me l t ed , and i t i nc ludes many huge b locks o f ba . s a l t and o the r rocks . No more impres s ive s cene , t he ge ­ o log i s t s s av , c an be found fn t he n ig Mend coun t ry t han i s p r e sen t ed by t he g r ea t c l i f f s o f b l ack basa l t be low Cou lee C i ty , ove r wh ich t he Co lumbia once pou red , bu t whe re now dese r t sh rubs a r e g rowing In t he anc i en t channe l . When the g l ac i e r l e f t t he canyon o f t he Co lumbia and r e t r ea t ed up t he Akanogan va l l ey t he r i ve r r e ­ sumed i t s f o rmer channe l--Ind ianap ­ o l i s News . Fa the r--i je ca i e iu i i i ow you shoo t t ha t a r row th i s way . You ' l l p a t ou t my eye and t hen I c an ' t wr i t e any more . Ea r l i e ( a s he kep t on shoo t ing ) -- Why , can ' t you wr i t e w i th one eye? Mere ly an Amateu r . A man who l i ve s much a t ho t e l s had some odd expe r i ences du r ing t he s t r i ke s o f t he wa i t e r s i n New York and l i o s ton On the morn ing a f t e r t he s t r i ke was ca l l ed i n New York he o rde red bo i l ed egg t s i n a New York ho t e l . 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J F r e n c h m e n have neve r l i ked oa t s ; i doc to r s have u rged t hem to t r y t he ! n a t i ona l d i sh o f t he Sco tch , bu t t hey • h ave po i i t e ly r e fu t i d I Hu t one g roup o f F r e n c h m e n cou ld ! n o t e s c a p e ; t h i s w a s a c o m p a n y o f t h e I One Hundred and 1 v , e n ty -o igh th in - i f an t ry , whose cap t a in i n s i s t ed t ha t h i s m< n shou ld ca t oa tmea l po r r idge fo r a mon th He had t he oa tmea l t oa s t ed t o improve t he t a s t e To the i r su rp r i s e , h i s men found t ha t after a month of maneuvers they did no t have a s ing l e man on t he s i ck l i s t , wh i l e o the r compan ie s had Us many a s a dozen . They have made up t he i r m inds t ha t oa t s a r e no t so bad a f t e r a l l Seeing Is Believing. A t r i o o f p ro fe s s iona l s t o ry t e l l e r s we re In a cozy co rne r o f t he c lub sp inn ing ya rns . P rown had ju s t t o ld a mos t unbe l i evab l e s t o ry and t he o th ­ e r two g l anced a t each o the r ques t l on - lng ly . -We l l . I as su re you . gen t l emen , ' s a id Hrown , " I f I hadn ' t s een i t myse l f 1 shou ldn ' t have be l i eved i t . " n a--h 'm - we l l , ' s a id one o f t he two doub t fu l ones , "you mus t r emem­ be r , o ld man , t ha t we d idn ' t s ee I t . "-- Tit-Bits. Thi s I s a B i rd of m Sto ry . The p igeons o f t he s tock exchange a r* ve ry much d i s tu rbed t he se days whr> workmen a r e r emov ing a coa t o f gloom from the famous frieze near t he i r r e s idence . Much o f t he i r t ime t ' j ^p spend Hy ing t o t he w indows o f J. P. Morgan's office across the street. Yesterday^ at noon James J. Hill and A. Ha r ton Hepbyrn no t i ced t hem. "P igeons a r e ac t i ve t oday , " s a id Mr . Hepburn "P igeons ! " s a id H i l l . "They ' r e not pigeons, they're ravens bringing Mor­ gan h i s d inne r . "--New York Wor ld . 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