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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

The Record Herald publishes an ar
ticle which gives the best account of
the present status, and the need, of a
parcels post that we have seen:
1t is the ambition of Postmaster
General COrtelyOu and Assistant Post
master General DeGraw, who has i'm
mediate jurisdiction over the subject,
to extend the usefulness of the rural
delivery mail service as far as possible
and to make each carrier serve the
convenience and comfort of the people
on his route to the very last degree.
How this may be accomplished is
now the subject of inquiry and re-
Election. The postmaster general and
his subOrdinates in charge of the serv-
ice have been holding frequent con-
SultatiOnS for several months Various
plants have been proposed and some
of them have been recommended to
congress. Chairman Overstreet of the
house committee on pOStOfficeS is tax
ing a deep interest in the subject.
There are. of course, differences of
opinion, but all are agreed that the
rural delivery carrier may be made
more useful than he is and that the
people living i'm rural districts may get
Il great deal more for the $2O,OOO,OO0
that is being spent for their benefit
than they are realizing at present.
The proposition receiving the great
est amount of attention at present re-
lates to the delivery of merchandise;
to assisting the farming population to
purchase supplies and have them de
livered at their dOOrStepS. The govern
.r,fa1
gence. but not merchandise in any
quantity, as the tax, which amounts
to 16 cents per pound in postage, is
prOhibitive. 1t is very much larger
than is charged for the same service
in the European countries.
Originally rural delivery carriers
were allowed to carry passengers, bag
gage, parcels, etc, in their cOnveyan-
ces. and to do shopping for the farm
ers' families along their routes. 1t
was a great accommodation to the peO-
pie A farmers wife could send to
town any day for a spool of thread
or a pound of coffee or sugar, or his
daughter could persuade the carrier to
buy her a box of confectionery or a
piece of ribbon. 1t was not cOmpul-
sOry on the part of the carrier, and he
was allowed to charge fees for his
services so that his own compensation
was increased while the public con-
venience was promoted. About every
day almost every carrier in the country
was intrusted with some errand. They
used to do shopping, send kilograms
and take subscriptions for the news
papers; but, two years ago, para
graph was inserted in the appropria
ton bill for 1904 prohibiting all this.
The explanation was that the car
riers were delayed and demOralized in
the performance of their duties, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

Francisco l would have been compel
led to pay double the amount of post
age. From Hong Kong l was allowed
to send eleven pounds in a package:
from San Francisco or any other part
of the United States | could not have
sent more thOn four pounds.
We have parcels post treaties with
nearly all of the European countries,
but we have no such arrangement be-
tween the states, and. although we
can send packages weighing not more
than four pounds as fourth class mat
ter, we are compelled to pay very
much higher rate of postage than on
foreign mail.
When congress prohibited rural de-
livery carriers from doing errands for
their patrons it provided no substitute,
although the postmaster general urged
it as necessary. He called attention to
the fact that the telephone service,
which now reaches almost every farm
er in the country, had created a de-
mand for Il parcels post service, in
connection with the rural delivery,
for carrying packages of dry goods.
groceries. drugs, tobacco, stationary,
books and other1 articles from the
stores in town to farmers in the coun-
try, and he recommended the passage
of an act authorizing packages of
merchandise weighing not more than
five pounds to be sent through the
mails at the rate of 3 cents a pound
bill for that purpose was introduced
by Mr.. Ellis, of Missouri.
The farmers, of course, are very
strongly in favor of it. The local
merchants throughout the country.
however, are opposed to it for fear
that theirc ustOmers will send to the
mail order houses of the large cities
for their supplies.
The postoffice officials are in favor
of the proposition, not because they
believe it will servela great public con-
venience, but also because they are
convinced that the postage collected On
merchandise will go far to meet the
annual deficit of S14,OOO,OOO in the
pOstofiice accounts. Postmaster Gener-
al COrtelyOu, who has given the sub
ject very careful study, believes that
the deficit will certainly be largely
reduced if rural carriers are allowed
to carry parcels at a low rate of post
age, whether a general system of par
GELS post is adopted or not.
The average revenue received by
the government from the rural free
delivery carriers is fl cents a day.
The average cost per carrier of main
tanning the service is $500 per day
The average amount of mail handled
is twenty pounds per carrier per day
and the bulk is less than one bushel
per day. The service would cost no
more if the weight of the mail were
two hundred pounds or five hundred
pounds. The average carrier could
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

that this private express business was
a temptation for them to make money
for themselves and discriminate in
favor of certain citizens and neglect
others. Jealous and Spiteful mer-
chants who were not patrOnized COM
planned to members of congress, and
they made trouble about it and fire.
quently filed charges, so that the de
partment was very much annoyed. In
order to satisfy these grumblers the
entire 10000 carriers We're put under
the ban.
At present carriers are allowed to
handle merchandise that is not mail
able that is, they can get prescrip-
ton filled at a drug store to Oblige any
farmer on their route because the law
fOrbids the sending of liquids through
the mail but they cannot buy sheet
of paper or a spool of thread or a yard
of cotton cloth now, because those
are mailable. This, of course, Is just
and right, although it looks little
inconsistent, and it would be a great
qualification to more that 13,OOO, 900
people if the carriers were authorized
to do errandS. At the same time if the
government could collect a low rate of
postage upon the purchases of the
carriers Or upon packages of merchan-
disc ordered otherwise, it would un-
dOubtedly produce a very large reve-
nue..
This is done in Europe everywhere
For example, Germany has a system
of delivering parcels through the mails
within a distance of fOrty-siX miles
at the following rates:
Cents
Five pounds and under. r............ )
Between five and ten pounds. 6
Between ten and twenty pounds. .12
Between twenty and thirty pounds. .1S
Between thirty and forty pounds. "a
Between forty and sixty pounds. 40
Between sixty and 100 pounds. -. go
Similar rates are charged for similar
service in other parts of Europe In
Switzerland and Belgium the rates are
nearly One-half those of Germany.
We have a similar arrangement with
several foreign nations under the regu-
latiOnS of the International Postal
union and today a groceryman or
general StOrekeeper in any village in
the United States can send a package
of merchandise, excepting explosives
and liquids, to Calcutta or Zanzibar or
Ladysmith, South Africa, or Potosi,
Bolivia, for less than one-haIf the
postage he would be required to pay
if he sent the same thing to a farmer
living two miles from his store.
This seems Incredible and absurd,
but it is nevertheless true When |
was returning from a trip around the
world two years ago, wrapped up all
the guide books and other books that
had accumulated during the journey
and mailed them to my address in
Washington from Hong Kong, because
! if | had kept them until l reached San
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
CHEARCOLUMN

RATES-Twenty words, name and address,
one week, 25c.; three weeks, Soc.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-27
TONOP All RAILROAD
Time Table
Local or Pacific Time

Trains leave Tonopah as follows:
For all points East and West ia
Hazen-7.25 a. m.
For Goldfield:
500 a. m, 4:15 p. M, $40 p. N.
Trains leave Goldfield as follows:
For all points east and west via
Hazen-5:55 a. m.
For Tonopah:
5:55 a. NJ, 9:15 a. M. $50 p. m.
Trains arrive Tonopah as follows:
From all points east and west via
Hazen-7:5O p. m.
From Goldfeld:
7.O5 a. IL; 1915 a. m, $50 p. m.
Trains arrive Goldfield as follows
from all points east and west via
Hazen-9:15 p. m.
From Tonopah.
300 a. M, Sis p. M, 9:lo p. Ii.
Tickets and information at Station
Ticket Office.
j. F. HEDDEN,
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DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED

By receiving some inferior grade of
house. Drop into the wholesale es-
Enlistment of A. Livingston and he
will provide you with the best that
the market affords at the most reason
able rates. Then too. you can always
inspect the goods and also receive the
personal guarantee Of q man known
to everyone. Fixtures and glassware
kept In stock all the time.
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49, W. n. cAvELL ~. -.
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WANTED-Every person to DuF
Kramer On Ice Cream. A fine zee
t-~n1n. absolutely pure and will pass
Is food law. May be made for -
cents per gallon; wholesale for 80
cents. Regular price $500 but now
selling for S1.0o. Order quick: guar
anteed. Sioux Fub. Box c., Suth er-
land Ia. d221"r
Ed. Walsh has some hand5omC
glass and crockery Special Christ
I.as a,.Is AID Prices.
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.ttorney-at-La1. Attorney General
Once. Capitol Building. Carp
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WANTED

AGENTS Canvassers, mixers, ped
dlers. solicitor. ~~'' order people
people, etc., shCu. "AMER'S
BOOK OF TRADE SECRk. :. Regular
price $500. but bal. Of last edition for
$1.25 as long as they last. Guaran-
teed. Order quick. Sioux Pub. Co..
Sutherland. iowa. n221mo
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Colorado Man Making a School
Famous,

The dedication OF Guggenheim hall.
at the Golden School OF Mines, this
week, marks an epoch in the life of
Colorado's mining school. The build
ing aud equipment were presented 10
the school OF mines by Colorado man.
Simon Guggenheim OF the American
Smelling and Refining Company. As
1t now stands, completed and fur.
nished, Il cost $4,000.
The generous gift has placed the
school Of mines in the front rank OF
mining schools OF the world. The
famous mining school at Frieburg,
Germany. and the Columbia School OF
Mines have been the most celebrated
institutions OF the kind in the world.
but now the Colorado School OF
Mines at Golden will take the lead.
The opportunity for practical expert
ence in mining. which the Golden
school affords has brought students
from every section Of the United
States, and many foreign countries, to
its class rooms.
The incidents Of Mr.. Guggenheim' s
gift to the school illustrate the charac
teristics OF this Colorado man to finish
what he undertakes lie first gave $50.
600 to erect such a building as was
most needed, but, when the plans were
completed. II was found that $4,000
additional was needed to complete II.
This sum Mr.. Guggenheim gave, and
then, when the building was com.
pleted, gave an additional $4,000 to
buy the costly apparatus and furniture
needed to make the school complete in
everey detail.
There are now more than 800 pupils
In attendance at the school, many OF
whom come from foreign countries
near famous seats OF learning. The
attendance before the new hall was
built was not large, but Mr.. Guggen.
helms gift gave the school wide fame
In educational circles, and provides
The school with a library and apparatus
second TO none. and. as a result the
school can nov boast Of as good a
patronage as Is given TO any mining
school In the world.
President Gunsaulus Of the Armour
Institute Of Chicago is among those
chosen to make addresses at the dedi.
cation. Other notable educators and
prominent citizens Of the state were In.
vited to be present when the donor
makes the presentation remarks and
hands over the keys Of the new build.
Ing 10 President Anderson
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Cane Chair Seats.

When cane chair seats becom,
loosened. TO restore them to their
former elastic condition, turn the
chair over.
On the wrong side OF the cane scrub
he seat with lather Of hot soft soap
md water, to which has been added
me tablespoonful Of vinegar In the
,roportion OF a pint OF hot soapy water
o the above quantity OF vinegar,
When the seat has been thoroughly
saturated dry with soft cloth and
leave the chair in draught or out of
doors In the sunshine.
When quite dry the chair will look
as well as II newly caned.
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The Alhambra crumbllnn.

Since more and more American
tourists visit Spain each year, the
news that the Alhambra, the Mecca
Of all pilgrims to that country is in
greater danger Of total destruction
than ever before will arouse wide.
spread interest in this country. The
government contributes $4,000 pesetas
a year for its preservation. but that
sum has proved quite inadequate for
present urgent needs. and one cannot
help wishing therefore. that some
wealthy American art patron might
immortalize himself by coming to the
rescue. That the Alhambra has sur.
vived to this day is In itself a marvel.
During its five centuries OF existence
1t has been subjected TO severe trials.
Shattered, at one time. by an eXplo.
sion, and shaken by earthquakes, II
has at other times sunk so low as tn
be o habitation OF smugglers, and
even stable for French army horses
The present danger, explains the New
York Post, lies in the fact that the
foundations are being undermined by
water from the old ruined conduits
Not only are the government appro
priations insufficient to meet this con
dition, but the situation is compli
Gated by a quarrel among the thre'
directors. This has resulted in th'
resignation, after So years of service
of the eminent expert In oriental arch
itecture Senior Contreras. He ha'
restored many OF the tiles, as well CT
the figures and colors and the othe
mural decorations, thus giving a fai
idea of what the Moorish palace wa
In the days OF its glory.
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match, I'd ye think wa-ant fr to sit On
his hoofs?"
Hold him down." was another cry
from the crowd.
Don't let him get up" advised some
Others
He'll get away" shouted the doubt
full ones.
If ye think so, why don't some OF yo
sma-art lads put salt on his tail?" de.
manded Policeman Flynn, as he finally
got settled on the horses head, and
thus was able to hold him comparative
ly quiet. "Ye're bra,ave cr-rowd. We
are, fr sure" he went on sarcastically.
"shtandin' there, afraid to give me
ha-and whin have him down. II amy
Nv we ha-ave hor-rses Nv ye-er own ye'd
betther sell thin an buy sheep rr TO
dhrive."
Just at this moment the captain
pushed his way through the crowd. and
a few minutes later they had the horse
on his feet still nervous, but reasonably
quiet
As a result OF his experience Police
man Flynn was sight to see, especially
as he hadn't even had time to brush on
his uniform. The captain looked hin
over and laughed.
What were you doing out there Oh
his neck, Barney" he asked.
The glance that Policeman Flynn
gave his superior was reproachful, bur
the tone Of his answer. at least, was
respectful,
u was in tn wagon first" he said
but ray'mimbered ye.er worlds. an
| come out here rr to ca-atch him be
tn bit"
Copyright 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles)
copyright. by the Century Coz
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5000

him be tn bit, he muttered to himself
but he couldn't get into the street In
time even to try that. Policeman Flynn.
however, Is a man OF nerve and daring
as has been demonstrated on many oC
casions. He believes in doing things
the right way. which Ii the way pro.
vided for in verbal or written police In.
structions; but when that is impossible
any way is good enough for him.
1T is wr-r-ong." he thought, as hs
caught the tail-board OF the wagon as
II went past. but I is betther than no.
thryin' at all"
It required both strength aud activ,
ity. but Policeman Flynn succeeded IN
swinging himself over the tail-board
and worked his way along the wagon
box to the seat. Here he found that thu
reins had fallen over the dash board
and he had to cIlmb over the scat to gel
them, He was just reaching for them.
and the watching pedestrians vert
starting cheer for his pluck. when the
horse stumbled ana fell.
AN d. ye know" he said In telling
about 1t afterward. 9TH very FIRST
thing | knew was sittin' ashtride tn
hor-rse's neck, an had tn dash board
with mel had that same"
At the time. however, he had no
leisure to think of that feature OF his
trip. He merely knew that he was
astride the neck Of a struggling horse,
and that lot OF men were giving him
advice from safe distance.
sit on his head" roared two or
three.
why, We diyils." sputtered Police.
man Flynn, in the midst OF his wrestling
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THINGS THE BABY NEEDS.
viii Add Greatly to Little Ones
Health and Comfort.

The less noise a baby hears, the less
he is carried about and played with
for the first six months OF his life, the
better II will be.
II is seldom necessary to take him
from his crib, except for his bath and
meals. The habit OF tossing him
about and trotting him on the knee
makes him nervous and wakeful. and
cannot possibly do any good.
His undeveloped system calls FOR
rest, yet he is often denied that priv
ilege.
Children. as well as older people, are
TO a great extent creatures OF habit
and they cannot acquire habits that
are conducive TO proper development
and health OF the body at too early an
age,
II Is during sleep that the building
up forces work without interruption
and the child gains in flesh and
strength.
Have regular hours for his maps, and
see that everything is favorable for
sleep at that time. There should be
no tight bands to hinder respiration.
Place his crib in such position
that the light will not shine directly
upon his face-preferably in cool
quiet corner Do not cover him toe
warmly; change his position occasion
ally, and he will sleep longer.
II baby is restless and does not
sleep well, II is well to remove some
OF the covering. Baby should not be
covered too warmly, but should have
just enough covering. so he won't be
cold.
Never give your baby soothing sirur
Of any kind except on the advice OF
your physician.
Whenever baby shows the slightest
symptoms Of sickness II is best 10
call a physician at once, since much
harm may be done by only a few
hours delay. and the little life is far
too precious TO be sacrificed needless
~
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SCREEN ADDS TO cozlNEss.
Useful and Ornamental Article Not
Sufficiently Appreciated.

Why are the useful and ornamen.
tai qualities Of screen so often for.
gotten ty the woman who seeks to
make a cozy.looking room? Given a
prettily designed art screen there is
no reason why an ugly corner should
not be hidden at once by using the
screen as tall background for q
pedestal or palm or even a standing
lamp. Let the colors in the screen
harmonize sufficiently with the room
not to make a discordant note, but
let It have sufficiently distinctive
note TO make II a decided addition
to the apartment
AS for the bedroom, the advantages
of screen are endless. To keep a
draft from the bed at night, to shield
the drowsy by day and to add to the
furnishings Of the room itself-surely
1t Is more than worth the money 4,
costs.
II the purchaser cannot find one
with covering 10 correspond to what
she wants. she can cover II hersel.
AZ minimum expenditure for ere.
tonne or muslin. The burlap screens
on the mission order are always ef.
fectiye, particularly for the boy or
girls den, when they nave college
| panels inserted at the top.
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Misuse Of the Telephone

Calling a husband up maliciously on
the telephone, day and night, has been
ruled In Massachusetts, not to be an
actionable mlsdemeanor in a wife.
The Judge added. however, by way Of
gratultous observation, this: 81 think
that one having a telephone in his
house could enjoin person from con.
tinuously ringing him up day and
night upon unlmportant matters which
he had no right to do, to the loss oi
sleep and rest to the occupant and to
his great annoyance" With new
methods OF communication come new
subjects for lawyers and the rest OF
us to discuss Take rural free deliv'
cry, for instance. With the telephone,
says Golfers, this is changing the
most important aspects OF country life.
Some persons oppose II because,
among other reasons, II costs money.
Such persons would probably oppose
the mail service II 1t we're q newer
question. The rural free delivery, like
every means Of intercourse. will not
be set back, but rather be a larger fac
tor constantly In our civilization. Mr..
Olmsted, the great landscape gardener
who did 30 much to ruralize the cities,
said that a still more important duty
was to urbaniEe the country, making
Il more attractive and more nourish.
Ing TO the mind than the tenements Of
Q slum.
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indignant that she refused TO continue
the conversation. But Policeman Flynn
brought the subject up again and again,
always holding that the course to be
pursued ought to depend entirely on
the circumstances, but that It was.
nevertheless, the duty Of a policeman
to obey his superior's orders.
II was a month or so later that his
trial came. Shouts and cries attracted
his attention one day. and before he
fully realized what was happening, a
runaway horse attached to light
wagon was almost upon him. "Ca-atch
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Queer Foods Of New York EpleuFeS.
History tells us that Coniucius liked
sharks fms and sea slugs and birds
nests. Well and good. II a man With
an intellect like that of the great Chi.
nese philosopher found these, TO us,
unusual foods, palatable. they must be
worth trying. Then there are the pre-
served grape leaves, the picked
squash. and the dried okra Of the Sy.
rians These people Of the orient were
civilized long before America was
even thought OF being discovered. so
there Is no reason. argues the epicure,
why their knowledge and choice OF
foods should not be we'll worth In es.
tigating. The other countries have
their special delicacies which. II they
are sought out, appeal to the uniyer
sal taste and form an agreeable and
inexpensive addition to the daily menu
OF the average mortal who must eat.
Bear steak from the west, kangaroo
tails picked, which come from Aus
tralia preserved goldfish from the
Nile; canned abalone from California
and dried goose from Sweden are
only few Of the queer foods kept for
sale In the New York markets and sold
in quantities every day, Until recent
ly, says Harriet Quimby in Leslie's
Weekly, people who relished snails
were regarded with sentiments which
sayored Of disgust. but that notion has
changed, and a; the present time that
delicacy can be procured In almost any
Of the first-class hotels and cafes in
New York. In order 70 meet the
growing demand, one of the largest
caterers in the city imports $4,000
snails every week from Brittany,
where the best snails are grown.
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Mats Under Hot Dishes.

Table mats Of rafiia or straw look
homogeneous on dainty white dam.
ask table cloth. The housewife who
feels the need Of something under hot
dishes Is advised to cut asbestos
9th into the desired shape and size.
and make a white linen case to cover
II, hemming the open ends so that fire..
quent laundering may not increase her
work. interior Decoration.