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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-23
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.

Classification of Domestic Mail Mat-
ter.--Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1st CLASS. Written matter namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
| manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
| corrected proof sheets of the sanie) Ali mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
| is also of the first class -
| I'd class. Periodical publications namely an
newspapers and other periodical publications
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively
are issued from a known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To be of information of public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special indt stry and must have a
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
1.-The reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting of any words
letters. characters, figures or images, or OF any
character of anIactual and personal correspon
dence."
A"c1rcuSr' Is defined by statute to be
printed leEer, which, according to internal evi
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
addressee or Of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
ciasswhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by laW
Limit Of Weight of Mail Motter--No package
weighing more than four POUNDS shall be re
beiYed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or offcial
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated By
poStalS conventions,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-23

Mrs. K. HENKE, Of No. 500 North Hxlsted St..
Chicago, III, writes: "I regard my inprove.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-23

m e II t as sim ply
wen derfu1. Since
taking Or. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis
ce.very in connection
with his Pleasant
Pellets I have gain
ed in every respect,
par particularly in iiesh
ana siren 9Th. My
liver was dreadfully
enlarged and / suf-
iered greatly from
dyspepsia. No phv-
sieian could give
NOW, NOW, after two
mouths, m I am entire
y relieved of nv
Gt;itsease. My appe-
f fess IS excellent
, ,uue well digesteei ;
niuch improved.
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On First Glass Matter.-The rate Q
postage on matter of the first class is a
follows:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

The man or woman, says DR.. Ward
Howe, who trains himself or herself in
the best bodily health makes the best
of life. Bodily welfare is important,
not for itself only, but because the
health of the mind so largely depends
on the health of the body. A good en-
CINE outlives many of its masters be-
cause they attend to it more carefully
than they attend to their own bodies,
The usual relations Of the age Of ma
turity to length Of life, indicating a
ratio Of one to five, suggests that man
taking twenty-one years to mature
should live 105 years. The fact that
such life. is exceptionally attained
shows its possibility and it is owing to
errors that it is not more widely at
tanned in the human species.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Where Mntches AFRO Unknown.

Although the match has long since
supplanted the Undertook, thousands
of the antique light producers are still
made, Adventures often take flint
and Undertook with them on trips,
knowing from experience that if slow
er than match it is certainly surer,
and in addition to the demand that
this creates, there are remote country
regions in Europe where the match is
comparatively unknown, even now.
Then, again the white man with his
ultra-sensitiveness, does not see any
harm in shipping tinder-boXes, and
even the Oldest kinds of flint-guns to
the savages of Africa, who derive sim
cere delight from using them, especial
ly as the traders are, as rule, careful
to explain that the one is an improve
ment on the match and the other a
great stride toward perfection in fire.
arms
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
SHOES OF THE NATIONS.

The Portuguese shoe has wooden
sole and heel. with a vamp made Of
patent leather, fancifully showing the
flesh side of the skin.
The Persian footgear is a raised shoe
and is often foot high. 1t is made
Of light wood richly inlaid, with a strap
extending over the instep.
The Muscovite shoe is handwoven on
a wooden frame, and but little atten-
ton is paid to the shape of the foot
Leather is sometimes used, but the
sandal is generally made Of colored
silk cordage and wooden cloth.
The Siam shoe has the form of an an
Client canoe, with a gondola bow and
an open toe. The sole is made of wood
and the upper of inlaid wood and cloth,
and the exterior is deliberately orna-
mented in colors and with gold and
silver.
The sandal worn by the Egyptians is
composed of sole made by sticking to-
gether three thicknesses of leather.
This is held to the foot by passing a
band across the lnstep. The sandal is
beautifully stitched with threads Ct
different cclors.
The Mussulman's shoe. Is of heavy
leather. 1t is adjusted to the foot by
wide leather strap, which runs from
the heel and buckles over the inster.
The only ornamentation is the fasten-
ing of two feather plumes on the right
side Of the toe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Women Must WeeD,

capacity for tears abundant,
N9rm and ready ones-is, said ply
aiclan, one of the surest personalities
Of feminine beauty. They are the
natural outlet of emotion n sort Of
liquid lightning rods by which excite
ment and passion are most easily and
rapidly dissipated. Sweet Alice, in
the ballad, who wept at frown, re-
tanned until late in her career unfur-
rowed proved, dimpled lips, shining
eyes, and her hair so brown. So do
nearly all weeping women who can let
rivers Of hot, salt tears course down
their checks. 1t is she who keeps up a
power of thinking, who has few tears
to shed, and whose flow with an effort,
whose facial lines and gray hairs come
early. A capacity for tears is worth
cultivating, since not only does lack
Of them score heavily against the fresh
ness of ones face, but has its marked
effect on general temperament. The
women who weep easily have CORE
spondingly light hearts, tender, demon
strative, and impulsive ways, and a
charm the dry-eyed women lack.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
She WINS Dressed Like n Mnn.

DR.. George NJ. Bassett, Of Vandalia,
ILL.,, and Miss Allen Bumgardner, alias
Matte Murphy, alias Matte Howe, of
Hillsboro, ILL.,, were arrested in st.
Louis the other night, because the girl
was masquerading in the attire Of a
young man. At the police station both
declared their masculinity. The eff
Terminate looking one was taken to the
city dispensary, where the wise doctors
soon discovered that the prisoner was
a sure-enough woman.
"This is simply spree, and ac-
knowledge the corn" said Dr. Bassett.
when get out Of here I shall go home
to my family. I have two pretty little
children, and lears old, respectively,
and love them dearly. While I cannot
get along very we'll with my wife, yet
l never dreamed of clipping with the
young woman who is with me"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

studying me-" he said, in queer
voice, "studylng-why-whyT he saw
agely demanded, as he caught her
wrist and held 1t In an iron grip.
"You we're 80 different" she faltered
bit frightened by his sudden feroclty.
II wanted new type for my book, you
know. l suppose Tom told you write
books"
An absolute murderous look swept
over Weatherby's face,
NO" he said, mo one told me that.
SO you write books? And you wanted
to put me in twas that 1t? Answer
me, answer me"
Eyes" she murmured, family.
"And that was all? You never loved
me-never meant to marry me?"
"Why no, how could 1? am to be
married in the fall to man in New
York"
A snarl like that Of an Infatuated
beast interrupted her. Livid with
rage he sprang toward her. Once again
he crushed her, shrinking and trem-
bling, to his breast, then dragged her
to the very edge Of the canon, gaping
like the bottomless pit to receive them.
And rs her agonized screams pierced
the soft summer night, Weatherby, still
holding her against his outraged heart,
stepped Off.
They found them next day in the
bottom of the canon. Violet's lovely
face was past recognition, but on
Weatherby's fingered a smile Of such
awful triumph as would have pleased
the archfiend himself.--From Truth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
whore Is the nlnrney Stone.

Within few miles of Cork there
stands, in the midst of beautiful
groves, the ruined castle of Barney.
When the castle was besieged by Lord
Carew in 1902, Cormac Mccarthy, the
Irish chieftain who held it, promised
to give it up to the English general,
but always put him off by soft speeches,
until Carew became the laughing stock
of Queen Elizabeth's ministers. Hence
arose, so it is said, the common phrase
"None of your Barney" There was a
stone in the wall of the north angle of
the castle, several feet from the top,
which whose should kiss became forth
with gifted with great eloquence. 1t
was not easy to kiss stone in such a
position, but the feat was usually &C
,omplished by the performer of it get
ting himself lowered by means of a
rope. This was the famous Barney
stone,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Age OF Eggs.

1t is said that the age of eggs, one Of
those questions so important to the
thrifty housewife, may be determined
with passable degree of accuracy by
means of very cheap and simple test.
If an ounce of good table salt be dis
solved in ten ounces of water-roughly
speaking, a teaspoonful of salt to a
drinking glass and a quarter of water
"a new-laid egg or one not more than
two days old, placed in the solution
will sink to the bottom at once. An
egg three days old will sinlbmor slow
ly and will float without touching the
bottom of the vessel or perhaps touch
it and bound upward on the vessel be-
ing moved. An egg four or five days
oldwill float quite clear of the bottom,
and If pushed downward will rise again
and maintain a sort of "Mohment's
coffin" poise midway between bottom
and surface And the older the egg
the higher it will float, until, of course,
the equilibrium is established, when,
if it were year of age, it could rise
no higher. 1t will suffice for ordinary
household purposes if teaspoonful of
salt be dissolved in glassful of water.
The egg that sinks so that the major
portion of it is below the surface may
be accepted as fairly fresh, while that
which shows large portion upon the
surface must be regarded with sus-
picion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

doomed the range like the battlements
of phantom city. While far, far be-
low sounded the faint rushing Of water
the river tumblng and foaming along
over its rocky bed
What weird place." cried Violet,
with pretty shudder, land what a
ghost-like night Why did we never
come up here before, Jack? What
scenew
Weatherby was lying at her feet
where he had thrown himself to rest
after their climb.
He turned his face, white in the
moonlight, toward her, and fixing his
dusky, unfathomable eyes upon her,
said
"I kept this place for this hour.
meant to bring you here when got
my courage to the point where I could
say all that is in my heart. Many a
time down there" pointing to the
ranch lying below, 81 have looked up
here and thought of the time 1 would
bring you to tell you how love you"
For one instant Violet felt queer
little thrill. The simple dignity of his
declaration almost moved the worldly,
cold-blooded girl. Then she thought Of
her local coloring.
What a situation for my novel," she
said to herself; then aloud, gently:
80 you really love me, Jack?"
Love your" he echoed passionately,
as he rose and sat down beside her,
"Violet, look" taking her hand, my
heart lies here in this dear little hand"
| Then throwing all reserve to the
| winds, he seized her and kissed her
madly, tempestuously.
She struggled to free herself and at
length succeeded.
How dare your" she demanded,
chow dare"
How dare II" he cried. "Why, dear
est, love you'll love you, do you hear ?
And you, you love ME little, do you
not?"
He was approaching her again, when
she said contemptuously:
mo, not bit. have simply been
studying you"
He stood as It turned to stone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

crony, and had come down Jne trail
with his customary "Hark" and
"Whoop." AS though riding the sight
less couriers of the air, he dashed up
to the little flower garden, spurs and
chains jlngllng, sombrero Tapping, and
letting out ayell which could have been
heard in Denver. And there by the
side of pretty Mrs. Atherton sat a
stranger, vision, an angel! The as
tonished ranchman blushed and STAN
mered like a schoolboy as he bowed
awkwardly and apologlzed for his
Apache-llke descent.
Who is this divinity In palest pink,
this radiant creature with hair like
gold and eyes Of heavens own blue?
my friend, Miss Lingard, from New
York." Mrs, Atherton said.
Pshaw! She was a celestial being
straight from Paradise.
have always pitled Weatherby.
Never for one moment could blame
him. He was a primitive man with
savage instincts lurking IN his breast.
Brave, loyal, straightforward himself,
how could he dream of the treacherous
cruel blows one little soft white hand
was capable Of dealing?
Violet found this sturdy, brawny
ranchero delightful study, and de-
cided he should be the hero Of her next
novel. His quaint wit and poetic fan
cies born of the mesas and mountains,
his forclble and often ungrammatical
speech were faithfully noted; his emo
tions were played upon, his heart was
probed And he never dreamed he was
being experimental on. He loved this
exquisite creature, this dainty, soft,
purring beauty, as he loved his life.
He coveted her and longed to shut her
close to his big, faithful, honest heart.
At last came the night when Violet
carried her passion for atmosphere"
and local coloring" to its climax. They
had gone for their customary evening
stroll, and had climbed up a lofty
butte to a broad ledge Of rocks. At
their feet yawned the canon, tremen-
dous, awful, black, save where the
moonlight touched the opposite wall
with ghostly fingers. Back Of them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
PRAYING ON THE SIDEWALK.
In Barclay Street Devout Catholic
Kneel Before Images.

In Barclay Street Devout Catholics
Kneel Before Images,
In Barclay street are several stores
that display images Of Christ, the vlr-
gin and other Roman Catholic emblems
A bare-headed old man stood on the
sidewalk the other day and gazed rev.
erently at large statue of the virgin
After time he repeated, in a low tone
several prayers, His devotions lasted
about five minutes, and then, after
blessing himself, he walked slowly
away.
"That old man has been coming here
every day for about two years" said a
truclIman, whose stand was near by
almost at the stroke Of five he shows
up and prays for several minutes"
Hes not the only one" the truck
man continued. Several others, most
ly women, come to this block in the
early morning, and even get on their
knees outside the windows where
images are shown. From their looks
should think many Of them are Ital-
ians."-N. Y. Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
> KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
noys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by, all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will moi
accept any substitute if offered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

and thought of nothing but her mlser-
able ambition.
Local coloring came to be on absolute
mania with her She was always pratt
Ting of atmosphere" and "realism."
One can stand a lot of Internal non
sense from a pretty woman, but really
poor Violet often grew actually tire
some with her endless rhapsodies about
"the divinity Of realism"
1t was just after publishing her sec
ond novel, combination Of ingenuity
and wickedness, a smartish, brackish
story you wouldn't have liked your sis
ter to write, that the girl decided to go
to the far west in search of local col
or" for her next attempt.
eyes" she drawled, with the fine
lady air of disdain she had assumed
since her success, Eyes, am going in
search Of local color and hero. may
take cowboy for the latter - who
knows? They tell me those fellows are
delightfully."- original and as breezy as
the winds from the Rockies"
She made up her mind she had not
been misinformed when month later
she met Jack Weatherby.
Weatherby was child of the plains.
He had never been east Of the Missis-
sippi and had an infinite contempt for
the land of the rising sun. He had
hunted for a living; he had been cow
boy, and raised as much of a rumpus
in mining camps as the next fellow.
Now he owned his own ranch and herds;
had settled down somewhat, and had
begun to think he would like wife
and home.
We was a handsome fellow, as fiery
as the mustang he rode, and as tender
hearted as woman-some women.
His ranch lay in the shadow Of the
Sangre de Christie range, next to that
of the Athertons, where the New York
girl was stopping. It's acres stretched
TO the shadowy foot hills and over
them roamed the sleek, well-fed Great
ures of which he was so proud.
1t was two days after her arrival that
he saw her first. He had ridden over
to see Tom Atherton, the big muscular
Englishman, who was his particular
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

girls with allurlng faces-the sorI vi
beaute du diable Of which Ouida Is
always writing-eyes Of most unholy
blue, and lips which could smile a man 5
soul away A fascinating mink with
the most graceful and winning man
ners; a being Of moods, tender, repel-
liant, kindly and Icy by turns, she had
created havoc and strewn devastation
wherever her dainty feet had trod'
Suddenly she wearled Of the endless
round Of gayety and fashion to which
from her teens she had been ac-
customed, and amazed her coterie by
declaring her intention of writing re-
alistic novels. OF course, every one
said 1t was merely fad and would soon
blow over. But 1t didn't, that was the
astounding part Of it.
Her first novel attracted more than
passing notice. She was commended
for her original and audacious style,
her clever plot and certain dainty
feminine touch. She was written
about, interviewed her beauty and tai
ent were praised by the photographers,
and all the details of her luxurious life
we're brandished about the country.
From being merely a typical society
GIRL a young woman of elegance and
fashion, she suddenly became a some
body to be pointed out and stared at
and raved about.
This spasmodic adulatlon pleased
Violet. She had always Toasted upon
hattefy but now she reveled in it. She
threw herself into life Of feverlsh
emotion, became cynical, disdainful,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Courage.

Have the courage to give occasionly
that which you can i'll afford to spare.
Giving what you do not want nor value
brings neither sorrow nor deserves
thanks in return; who is grateful for q
drink of water from another's over
flowing well, however delicious the
draught? Have the courage to wear
your old garments until you can pay
for new ones
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Carlyle,s Old Home a Museum

Thomas Carlyles house in Cheyne
row, Chelsea, London, which was
bought for 100000 for the purpose OF
making a Carlyle museum, was opened
to the public the other day. There was
a large attendance of Carlyle's adj
mirers. Many pieces of furniture and
other Carlyle relics have been re-
stored.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Our Duty.

No man has ever reflected upon him
self with regret for having done his
duty to God or man; no man ever broke
his sleep, or was haunted with the
fears of Divine vengeance for having
lived soberly, or righteously, or cody
in this present world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

The Pacific ocean covers $1,000, 900
of the 1S8,0O0, 900 square miles which
composes the earth's surface, and the
Atlantic covers 31,OOO,OOO more. Thus
these two oceans comprise more than
half of the entire area of the earth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
Cheering Mankind.

Innocent mirth of every description
inspires sympathetic pleasure and
works good that is contagious, Wit
and humor are among the greatest re-
freshments of life, and are gifts in
trust to those whopossess them for tho
cheer and eXhiliration of mankind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

The fall is the time to use the scales.
Weigh everything that goes into the
barn and also that comes out. BY do
ing so you will always know what has
been consumed and also how much re-
mains on hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05
The Famous Waters ard Baths of EN-
celsIOr Springs, Mo.

We are reached by the Wabash rail
road from the Kansas City Union de-
pot directly to the Elms hotel. If your
liver is out of order, take the Wabash
and go to Excelsior Springs and brace
up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o., Props. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 300 reward for any
case OF catarrh that can not be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials,
free. Sold by Druggists, 75c