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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16


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$50 Interested MN clF!ous-!' y "@'
@ss1s1sz1 = from an old friend and associate
8 AazA--4A . whom he had believed 70 oe
another example of uuacco4ntao.e disappearance
Frederick Townsend Ward lad gone la Mexico
more than two years before 20 sell some ora ord-
nance TO the government. Having ACCOMPLISHED
this in due season Ire had suddenly dropped OUT
Of ken on the eve OF supposedly returning nome
Fancy then, the surprise which greeted these words
If anv act OF so erratic q person could amaze.
Il have entered into the Chinese service have
very fine prospects a. present and hope soon 10
have q comfortable fortune. I have been trans
formed from a Yankee into Chnaman in good
stvIe with good establishment L. te" day
ago took the second city ot Importance in the vice
ROYALTY from tle rebels ! have made a pretty
good tbirE of it and hope in a few weeks to take
another city"
THIS communication was a verita5.e bolt rom
ess blue. A restless almost reaniiess vaga53nl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16
MAKES PRETTY TENNIS DRESS
Green and White Striped Zephyr Ad'
mirabiy Suited for the Design
Shown Here.

Green and white striped zephyr IS
chosen for our model which has the
front of skirt trimmed below knees
by a band OF insertion embroidery;
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

1t is sometimes a good plan 10 \
sure the other fellow is right-thd
follow in his footsteps.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

After all, it isn't always those Hl
the loudest voices that have the h
things to say, said the little brow
hen"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16
TO DRIVE OFT MALARIA

Take tho Old Standard GROVES TAST8lHS
CHILL TONIC. You know what Won are silA
The formula is plainly printed on every Oa
showing IL is simply Quinne and Iron n a 9saA
form. and the most ernctual form. For gNt
people and children, 80 cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16
Business Practice.

The new actor in this compa]
certainly knows how to act on ID
pies feelings with fine touches"
Yes; he used to be a dentist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

One way to lose a friend is to en-
gage in a political argument
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

A cat may have nine lives but
COW can kick the bucket a dozen TING
and continue to hold her job
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

Coats of white serge or cloth with
scalloped edges are fashionable for
little girls.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

Linen dresses are prettier this sea-
son than ever before.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16
POCKETS HOLD THE LETTERS
Useful Case That win Remind Woman
of the Exact Status of Her
Correspondence.

For anyone who is not in the habit
or, perhaps, may be unable to answer
letters directly they are received, a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

FOR sALE-247 A. IN PR. EDwARp5s5 r MI
Va, near Rice Depot; a. cult, h. pNiessa
tenant h.. orchard. Merton. Bx. S19. chi'''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16
ID q R10GAAY e

"a yy,z7gzvwzu q y TIE early autumn Of 1860 a New
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s A4zA--Aa whom he had believed 70 be
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-09
West Again Gnawed
by Low Temperature

Notwithstanding the fact that hck
beer signs. recognized as the real adj
vance agents OF spring. have appeared.
winter ontinues TO iingcr cut In Me-
braska and beyond
At scott's Bluff yesterday morning,
which was by odds tho coolest in the
state. the registration was degrees
below zero. Al Deadwood II was 10 and
at clearmont. south Of Sheridan, the
temperature went down TO Is below.
In Nebraska there were several brands
OF weather. There were Gains and winds.
with number Of places reporting from
one 10 three inches Of snow during the
night Temperatures were from 70 "a
degrees above zero. Across Wyoming,
from the Nebraska line TO Lander. tenn
peratures ranged from below 10 below.
the latter reading being the most general.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-09
CARPENTERS RESUME WORK
Workmen on the County Building
- Have Been Paid in Full.
SETTLEMENT is EFFECTED
How the Matter is Adjassed 10 Not
Announced by Any of the Par
ties TO the Trouble at the
Court House.

Strike of the nine carpenters at work
on the new county building. who claimed
Sels Rasmussen owed them for months
work. was called off shortly before moor
yesterday and the men returned to work.
Rasmussen and Caldwell a Drake. gen.
ieral contractors. whose differences over
money matters caused the strike. ef
rected an agreement satisfactory to each
side and the men were paid. Neither
Mr. Rasmussen nor Calvin Zeigier. su-
perintendent for Caldwell & Drake. would
say just how the difficulty was solved.
They said It was enough for the public
10 know that an agreement was made
and work had been resumed.
Trouble with sab-Contraetor.
Thursday afternoon Rasmussen said
his men quit because he owed them a
months wages and he was unable to pay
because his money was tied up In the
hands Of the general contractors. who
had failed to pay him for a month.
Calvin zeigler. superintendent for cald-
well & Drake. gave an entirely different
report regarding the situation.
I'VE don't owe Rasmussen a cent that
we are not willing to pay" said zeigler.
Is'There is q check In our office payable
Ito him for all that is due him. He re-
fused TO take II. The first two payments
we made him were rather heayy-heavier
than We thought they should be. but as
he is to be paid by the job We let II go.
We paid him Saturday and then advanced
lhim so TO pay one Of his men who wanted
Ito 80 home. He was the brother OF that
woman in Oregon that poisoned herself
and four children. Today we had his
check ready for him. It's $50. He said
III wasn't enough. went over all the
work he has done with him and showed
Ihlm by my figures that the check COW
lers the balance for all the work done so
far. but he wouldn't take Il. Then he
said II would pay him 80 more he
could pay his men and get along all right.
asked him how much he owed them and
found the 80 wouldn't be enough. II II
had. I would have let him have that
much more. That was in the morning.
when ! came back In the afternoon the |
men had quit. gave him until tomorrow
morning. -Friday-to get right with his
'mcn and set them back 10 work. II he
doesn't will report TO his bondsmen and
put on carpenters myself because We are
going 10 rush this work"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26

quantities are asked to submit to the
postmaster for approval a specimen
parcel showing the manner of pack
ing.
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen bees, live insects, and dried
reptiles may be mailed in accordance
with the regulations that now apply to
other classes of mail.
Seeds Of fruit, nursery stock, and all
other plant products for preparation
may be mailed under the same con-
ditions
Confectionery and Soap.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
soap in hard cakes, ETC.. must be in
closed in boxes and so wrapped as to
prevent injury to other mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages of propri-
etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets, etc, put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and
not in themselves unavailable, will
be accepted for mailing when proper
1y wrapped.
Millinery.
Fragile articles, such as millinery,
toys, musical instruments, ETC., and ar
ttcles consisting wholly or in part of
glass, or contained in glass, must be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labeled FRAGILE"
Unavailable Matter.
The following matter is declared IN
majlable by law:
Matter manifestly obscene, Iewd, or
lascivious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception; articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matters otherwise mailable by law. the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears any delineation or language of
a Hbelous, scurriIous, defamatory, or
threatening character All such mat
ter, when deposited In a post office or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26

found in the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent to the division of dead let
tiers.
lntoxlcants, Polsons and Inflammable
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, ferment-
ed, or other intoxicating liquors of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing pol
sons, poisonous animals, insects and
reptiles; explosives of every kind; in
inf1ammable material (Which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil, gas
oline, naphtha, ben2ine, turgenttne, de-
natured alcohol, etc., Internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artih-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails of whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed animals, birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro
vi led; raw hides or pelts, guanO, or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount equiv
aIent to it's actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment of fee of
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment of additional
postage at the rate which would be
chargeable if they were originally
mailed at the forwarding office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas-
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Maps and Guides.
Parcel post maps, with accompany
ing guides, are to be sold to the pub
lie at their cost, rs cents, through the
chief clerk of the post office depart
ment. In ordering maps care should
be taken to specify the post Office
from which the postage rates are to
be determined.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
News Notes of Wisconsin.

JanesYille.-The petition asking
the recall of the present city officials
is now on file. The instigators de-
clare they have 100 names over the
required number. The men whose
recall is asked are James A. Fathers,
mayor, Roy G. Cummings and CLANCY
Miltinmore, cOuncilmen. A bitter
fight is expected. So far as is known
this is the first time that a petition
for the recall of officials has ever
been filed in any city, following a
cleaning up of the town.
Ashland.-A delegation of farm
ers from near Winnipeg have recent
ly gone into Bayfield, county and
have taken up farms on Cranberry
river. There are twelve families in
the party. They are HoIlanders and
it is the intention of the land COM
pany that induced them to leave the
Canadian country for Bayfield, coun-
ty to have a man in Holland to keep
sending settlers here so as to build
up Holland colony near Lake Su-
perior.
River Falls.-River Falls lodge
No. 100, A. F. & A M, elected the
following officers to serve during the
ensuing year: ]. W. T. Ames, w. M;
F. X Knoble, S. w; D. Flower, J.
w; E. P. Sanderson, secretary; L.
F. Oakley, treasurer.
Madison.-WilIiam Kittle, for
eight years secretary of the state
board of normal regents, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Office
of state superintendent of public in
struction at the April election.
Madison.-When the legislature
meets in January the assembly will
confront a contest from Lincoln coun-
ty, where Ralph H. Clark, republican.
will challenge the right Of John
O'Day, democrat, to whom a certif-
cate of election has been issued by
the canvassing board. Mr.. Clark, in
his notice of contest, alleges that
persons who are not qualified electors
voted for O'Day, who won over Clark
by two votes.
Juda.-A. NJ. Moldenhauer will
lose his left arm as result of an
accident while oiIing a corn shred
der.
Madison.-Damages amounting to
1 cent and court costs amounting to
$8.41 figured in case appealed to
the circuit court from a justice court
decision. The High Test Oil com
pany made the appeal from verdict
awarded the Chicago and Lake Su-
perior railroad company, which oper-
ates the shortest line in Wisconsin,
between Cambridge and London, the
line being eight miles in length.
Beaver Dam.-WhiIe relocating on
Beaver Dam lake Joseph Weizx, Hen
~ Allen and Miss Anna Ollinger
went through a hole in the ice and
were nearly drowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
PARCEL POST RATES REGULATED
THROUGH SYSTEM or zones
URoe Sans New Enterprise Clearly Experimentation Charges Are
Fixed and What Class of Merchandise May Be Carried
Through the Mails Under the New Law

drawn from Keokuk is the same
length as the radius Of the circles
drawn from Washington, Keokuk's
Zone Six will be just as far from its
center as Washington's Zone Six is.
How Rates Are Fixed.
1t can be seen from this readily
enough that the postal rates from
Washington to its particular zone will
be the same as the postal rates from
heokuk to It's particular zones. Each
unit being about thirty miles square
will Of course contain IL most cases a
number of postOfices, but each office
in the same unit is considered as be-
ing the center of the circles from
which the zones are drawn The
rates Of postage are fixed from the
unit in which the sending postoffice is
situated, but the price to every place
in any zone is just the same To IL
lustrate, it will cost exactly the same
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ingtOn to Erie, Pa, that it costs to
send it to Atlanta Ga, because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash
ingtOn are situated in the fourth
zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit in which the postoffice
is located but they are the same
from that Office to any point in any
one zone.
1t will be seen by reference to the
table of rates of postage that it will
cost more per pound to send a pack
age a long distance than it does to
send 1t a short distance. The rate in
creases for a package weighing one
pound at the rate of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent I'M
der the new parcel post law. 1t
should be said right here that on the
long hauls the parcel post may not
be able to compete with the express
companies, but that on shorter hauls
it can so compete 1t was the ex-
pressed desire of the legislators and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
RULES GOVERNING MAILING OF
PACKAGES UNDER new SYSTEM
After Jan One May Mail Anything Weighing Not More Than II
Pounds by Parcel Post-Perishabe Articles May Be
Sent Under Specific Restrictions.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
just approved the regulations which
cover in detail the articles which may
or may not be sent by parcel post.
The rules as to what can be sent
and what cannot be sent and the in
structions for the preparation of mail
able articles with other official ad-
vice" are given here as they have just
been prepared by the postof1ce de-
partment in Washington.
The minimum rate will be five cents
for the first pound and three cents for
each additional pound to any point not
exceeding fifty miles from the Office Of
mailing; the local rate, which is five
cents for the first pound and one cent
for additional pound, applies to all
parcels the delivery of which does not
involve their transportation. on rail-
way lines. The rates increase for
each successive one Of the eight zones,
the maximum rate being twelve cents
a pound, which will carry a parcel
across the continent or to any Of our
possessions Parcels will be limited
to eleven pounds in weight and six
feet in length and girth combined.
MaiIabIe PerishabIe Articles.
Butter, lard and perishable articles
such as fish fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles of a similar nature that decay
quickly when so packed or wrapped
as to prevent damage to other mail
matter, will be accepted for local de-
livery either at the Office of mailing or
on any rural route starting therefrom.
When inclOsed in an inner cover and
a strong outer cover of wood, met
al. heavy corrugated pasteboard or
other suitable material and wrapped
so that nothing can escape from the
package, they will be accepted for
mailing to any offices within the first
zone or within radius of so miles.
Butter, lard, or any greasy or oily sub
stance intended for delivery at offices
beyond the first zone must be suitably
packed Vegetables and fruit that do
not decay quickly will be accepted for
mailing to any zone if packed so as
to prevent damage to other mail mat
ter. Eggs will be accepted for local
delivery when securely packed in a
basket or other container. Eggs will
be accepted for mailing regardless of
distance when each egg is wrapped
separately and packed in container.
There is no restriction on sailed,
dried. smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
in any form will be transported only
within the first zone.
Parcels containing perishable arti-
Giles must be marked "PERISHABLE, -
and articles likely to spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery will not be &C
cepted for mailing
Manufactured Articles.
Manufacturers or dealers intending
TO transmit articles in considerable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26

Of the pOstOfice officials that the par
eel post system should be made Of
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. It can be said in a general
way that anything can be sent which
is properly wrapped and which will
not iniure other mail matter with
which it may come in contact.
Copy Foreign Countries.
It is probable that the government
will adopt a means of transportation
for certain kinds of its merchandise
much like those which have been
adopted in parcel post countries
abroad. What the English call ham
pers, basket-Iike arrangements, prob
ably will be adopted and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter it is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low the sending of eggs, butter, dress
ed poultry, live poultry, honey, fruit.
and other products of the country.
The 11-pound limit for a single pack
age may work at first against any
very extended use of the parcel post
for some of the articles which have
been named. Of course, more weight
can be sent if it is sent in different
parcels, but the cost in that case
would be heavier, because the in
crease per pound on a single package
is not great up to II pounds, and
probably it would increase at no great
er rate if the government were to
raise the limit of weight which is now
fixed.
Every postmaster In the United
States will have a parcel post map
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit of his postofice
as a center All that a postmaster
will have to do when percel is pre-
scented for transportation Is to find out
In what zone the destination Of the
package dies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound
from the unit in which his postoffice
lies to the zone of the packages des-
tination, the price, as has been ex-
planned before, to every postofice in
any one zone being the same. The
parcel post will take nothing but
fourth-class matter. Printed matter
is still in the third-class designation.
Therefore books cannot be sent by the
parcel post system.
Rate on Seeds Not Affected.
It should be said that the act of
congress which puts parcel post
plan into operation does not in any
way affect the postage rate on seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and
plants as fixed by section ASP of the
postal laws and regulations.
The classification of articles mail
able as we'll as the weight limit, the
rates of postage, zone or zones and
other conditions of AVAILABILITY under
the act of congress, if the postmaster
general shall find on experience that
they or any of them are such as to
prevent the shipment of articles de-
sirabIe, or shall permanently render
the cost Of the service greater than
the receipts of the revenue therefrOm,
he is hereby authorized, subject TO
the consent of the interstate com
merce commission after investigation
to return from time to time such
classification. weight limit, rates, zone
or zones or conditions, in order to pro-
mote the service to the public or to
insure the receipt Of revenue from
such service adequate to pay the cost
thereof"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

With the coming of the New Year
the United States government will en-
ter into a new field of enterprise
the transmittal Of merchandise by what
is known as the parcel post.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
thousands upon thousands of inquiT-
les have been made of the postmaster
general as to just what the parcel
post viii mean to the people. 1t was
the law Of congress establishing the
system which made provision for a
division of the country in zones
and into $4,000 units which are to be
used as centers in describing the cir
Cles which mark the boundaries of
the zones. There has been no clear
understanding, apparently, of this
zone system. but really it is a very
simple matter.
The accompanying map shows the
country divided into zones from the
unit in which Washington is sit
uated. as the center. Accompanying
the map is a table showing the rate
Of postage per pound for parcels from
Washington to places within all the
zones.
Each unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now each unit is a
center from which the zones are
drawn and SO every unit in the coun-
try no matter where it is situated will
have zones drawn from it just exactly
as Washington has them drawn from
it. For instance take Keokuk, Ia.
which is in q unit in the fifth zone
From that will be drawn circles ex-
actly as they are drawn from Wash
ington and they viii be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, just as they
are numbered from Washington as
number one, OF course however.
Zone Six viii have a different geo
graphical position as related to Keo-
kuk than it has as related to Wash
ingtOn but as the radius of the circles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
FACTS ABOUT THE NEW PARCEL POST

The goes operation January /, 1913.
Only mail will
handled
butter
fowls be shortdi
Eggs for local delivery When
packed separately they be any distance.
Fresh meats be sent only in the first $50 mIes)
Millinery
fragile"
following toxc LIQUORS
matches explosives firearms poultry
in
be sent.
The weight limit will be pounds
find limit
the
Regular carriers will deliver
mailed posoce branches and sn.oi,
0FT0'9'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26

Hartford.-Dr. Ezra NJ. Rogers,
one of the most widely known ply
sicians and surgeons in Wisconsin
and former mayor and postmaster Of
this city, is dead at the age of 81
years. DR.. Rogers served in the
Civil war, being promoted to sur
geon Of the Twelfth Wisconsin regi-
ment before being mus cred out.
Madison.-The first Of a number
Of pay as you enter street cars for
use on the lines Of the Southern Wis
consin railway have arrived. The
company has invested $4,000 in the
new equipment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
Gets About Sixteen for one,


sI shouldn't think you could love
young man who shutters sO?"
why not?"
ct is such a distressing af7ictioR
It must take him an hour to tell you
good night"
1T does. He not enly suffers n
his talk, but in his kissing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26
DIAGNOSIS.

q an afraid the girl has cerebro
spinal trouble" said the near sighted
man.
No. she hasn't answered his wife
She is merely trying to walk in such
a way as to keep her large hat at pre-
cisely the proper angle. Washing
ton Star.