Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-04

,pllhIira,r, Jlar5ll alltnlu1t
are gathering from the surface of the
MATER the material for soap and selling
their catch to the stockyards packers
The waste grease ana refuse which es-
capes from the slaughter houses
reaches the river by way of sewers at
a point in the vicinity of Center avenue
and Thirty eighth street. Frank Bur
nett. who has been shinming the water
for several years, is said to have
amassed snug little fortune.
James Cahill. of Virginia. is probably
The only person in the United States
who has in regular use upon his farm
an elephant, which is used for farm
work. With the swayins beast hitched
UP To Il pillow he can turn more ground
than any OF his neighbors with a team
logs the elephant Will walk away With
ease with logs which the best teams of
his neighbors can not move. The Gle
phant eats little more than a horse. and
does many times the work of one, is
gentle and docile and little trouble. and
Mr. Cahill is more than pleased with
his experiment.. MIR. Cahll bought the
elephant from a stranded circus propri-
etor.
Rural Mail Boxes.
In accordance with the recommends
ton OF the recent postal commission
on the question of rural mail boxes,
the department has issued the follow
ling orders:
Each person desiring the rural free
delivery service must erect at his
own cost, and in the department. q
box complying with the following spe-
tciiications:
Material-All square or oblong boxes
standard glage sheet iron or sheet
steel, and galvanized, the edges of
which shall be supported or strength
Eened either by folding the metal back
upon itself, or by riveting to the edges
band iron or steel ut least Lie inch
in thickness and at least half an inch
in width, or by wiring With at least
No. 10 guase wire; provided, II the box
he made of q heavier material than
20 guage. the above requirements as
to achievements need not be OBJ
served.
Circular semi circular or rounding
boxes shall be made of not less than
~ guage iron or steel. provided, how
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black iron or steel. and galvanized
latter they are made, they shall not
be made of lighter than "a guage
Circular. semi circular or rounding
boxes shall have the openings made
so that there shall be no unsupported
edges; and edges must be strengthened
by either corrugating, bending, curling
or wiring With No 10 suage wire. or
by supporting by riveting to such edges
band iron at least Lie inch in thick
ness and at least half AN inch in
width.
Workmanship-All boxes must be
lsade in the best workmanlike manner.
and there must be no joints depending
solely on solder to hold the different
parts of the box together, but all joints
must be either scanned, cured or riv-
cted. Covers. lids or incasements shalt
he hinged or pivoted in a strong, sub
stantial manner. and the edges of the
same shall extend down or lap over the
nlail-holding compartment for a sufti
Gent distance. so that when closed it
Will thoroughly protect the mail from
rain. snow or dust under all circum-
stances. All exposed parts. such as riv-
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size The dimensions of rural free
delivery boxes shall be. if square or
rectangular box, not less than 1SN6xG
inches: if cylindrical, not less than
eighteen inches long and six. inches in
diameter, the capacity to be not less
than ass cubic inches.
ape-E,xperienc has shown that
boxes opening at the side or top are
r.ore convenient than those opening at
the end.
MISUNDERSTANDING or firms who
propose to manufacture rural mail box
IS shall submit a sample of the box or
boxes, together with a sample of the
material of which the box is to be COM
posed, to the special agent in charge of
the division in whose territory he may
reside or in whose territory the factory
may be located, for inspection and APP
prevail. If said box or boxes shall be
found to conform to the requirements
and specifications of the department,
the manufacturer will be authorized to
stencil in conspicuous place thereon
the words: "4Approved by the POST
master General"
Persons neglecting or refusing to
comply with these conditions will be
livery, and the rural carrier will be di-
rected not to serve them.
The fourteen designated boxes in
Guided in department order of March
%. 1901, are receiving the approval of
the postmaster general. will be accep-
ted as falling within the provisions of
the statute as above quoted, when con-
tracted for or erected in good faith
prior to the Date when this order goes
into effect: but on and after October 1,
1902, the manufacturers whose boxes
have been heretofore approved will be
required to conform to the stipulations
herein set forth as to size shape, ma
terial and workmanship of boxes sup
piled by them.
In all service heretofore established,
and wherein Inappropriate. unsafe and
unsuitable boxes are in use, the depart-
ment will expect that patrons of rural
FIRE delivery Oow accepted as q perma-
nent feature of postal service) will con-
form as promptly as possible to the