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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
By EDWARD B. CLARK.

With the coming Of the New Year
the United States government will en-
ter into a new field OF enterprise
the transmlttal of merchandise by what
is known as the parcel post.
1t is no eXaggeration to say that
thousands upon thousands OF inquir.
les have been made OF the postmaster
general as to Just what the parcel
post will mean to the people 1t was
the law OF congress establishing tho
system which made provision for n
division OF the country in zones
and into $4,000 units which are to be
used as oenters 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 n very
simple matter.
The accompanying map shows the
country divided into zones from the
unit In which Washington is ait
uated, as tho center Accompanying
the map Ia n table showing the rate
OF postage per pound for parcels from
Washington to places within all the
zones.
Each unit contains an areH thirty
miles square. Now each unit is Il
center from which the zones are
drawn and 30 every unit in the coun'
try no matter where 1t 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 n unit In the fifth zone.
From that will be drawn circles ex.
actly as they arc drawn from Wash.
ington and they will be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, just as they
are numbered from Washington as
number one OF course. however.
Zone Six will have n different geo.
graphical position as related to Keo-
kuk than It has rs related to Wash.
ington, but as the radius of the circles
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

found IN the malls. shall De withdrawn
and sent TO the division OF dead let
tcrs
lntoxreantS, PoIsons and InfammabIe
Materials
SpIrituuus yiuous, matted, Torment
ed, or other intoxicating liquors Of any
kind; puiHous OF every Kind and arti.
clos and compositions containing pol.
sons, poisonous animals. insects and
reptiles, explosives of every kind; in
inilammable material (Which are held
to iucmd" matches Kerosene oil. gas
olinc nuphtha. benziuo turgcut!nc. de-
uuturcd alcohol etc., Internal ma
chimes. and mechanical. chemical OF
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode, disease germs
or scabs. and other natural or artiti-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails Of whatever kind which may
kill or in any wise injuro another or
damage the mail or other property.
postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly In
dorscd or packed for safe shipment.
Pistols, Animals and Blrds.
Pistols or reyolyers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stufredl animals, birds.
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro
vi led, raw hides or pelts. guano. or
any article having bad odor Will
not be admitted to the mails.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailablo parcel on which tho
postage Is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent to its actual value. but not to
exceed $50, on payment OF fec of
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed.
Parcels may DO remailed or for
warded on tho payment of additional
postage at the rate which would be
chargeable II they were originally
mailed at tho forwarding Office. in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by tho forwarding postmas-
tor Payment must DO 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.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Rules GOVERNING MAILING OF
PACKAGES UNDER new SYSTEM
After lam One May Mail Anything Weighing Not More Than
Pounds by Parcel PoS-PerShabe Articles May Be
Sent Under Specific Restrictions

Quantities are asked 10 submit 10 the
postmaster for approval specimen
parcel showing tho manner OF pack.
ing
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen bees. live insects. and dried
reptiles may be mailed in uccordan~e
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.
etarv 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.
ly wrapped.
Millinery.
Fragile articles, such ns millinery,
toys, musical instruments. etc, and ar.
ticles 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 10 declared I'm.
mailable by law:
Matter manIfestly obscene, lewd or
lascivious; articles intended for pre-.
venting conception; articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
latters otherwise mailable by law. the
outside cover or wrapper OF which
bears any delineatIon or language OF
libelous. scurrlous, defamatory, or
threatening character. All such mat
ter. when deposited in n post Office or
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

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.
Rtructlons for the preparation Of mail,
able articles with other official ad.
vice" are given here az they have Just
been prepared by the postoiilce de-
partmcnt 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,
tho maximum rate being twelve cents
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 glrth combined.
MaIabIe Perlshable Articles.
Butter, lard and perishablo articles
such as fish. fresh meats. dressed
fowls. vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles of 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 thercfror;
When inclosed in an inner cover and
strong outer cover OF wood met.
nj 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 30 miles
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 II packed so as
to prevent damage to other mail mat.
ter. Eggs will be accepted for local
delivery when securely packed In II
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 pcrlshable arti'
Giles must be marked "PERlSHABLE,"
and articles likely 20 spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery will not be &C
ccptcd for mailing,
Manufactured Articles
Manufacturers or dealers intending
N transmit articles in considerable
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

Of the posronico officials 'ha. The par
eel post system should be- made Of
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. 1t can be- said in "A general
way that anything can be- sent which
is properly wrapped and which Will
not Injure other mail matter with
which 1t may como IN contact
Copy Foreign Countries.
II Is probable that the guvornmon,
viii adopt a means Of transportation
for certain kinds Of It's merchandise
much like those which have been
adopted IN parcel post countries
abroad What the English call ham.
pcrs. haskotlkc arrangements, prob
ably will be adopted, and rs these can
be- kept separate from tho ordinary
mail matter 1t Is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al.
low the sending Of eggs, butter, eissR
cd poultry. live poultry, honey, fruit
and other products OF tho country.
The 1I.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 II II is sent In different
parcels. but the cost in that case
would be heavier. because the In.
crease per pound on a single package
IL not great up to II pounds, and
probably it would increase at no great
or rate II the government were to
raise the limit OF weight which Is now
fixed.
Every postmaster in the United
States will have n parcel post map
like the one which Ia here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit Of his postofllce
as n center. All that Il postmaster
will have to do when a perCcl is pre-
scented for transportation is 10 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 postofIice
lies to the zone OF the PACKAGES des.
tination, the price, as has been ex'
planned before, to every postoiice In
any one zone being tho same. The
parcel post will take nothing bu:
fourth.cass 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.
1t should be said that the act OF
congress which puts a 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 tho
postal laws and regulations.
The classification OF articles mail.
abb, as well as the weight limit, the
RACES OF postage, zone or zones and
other conditions OF AVAILABILITY under
the act of congress, II the postmaste.
general shall find on experience that
they or any OF them are such as to
prevent the shipment OF articles de-
sirable. or shall permanently render
the cost of the service greater than
the receipts of the revenue thcrefrom.
he is hereby authorized. subject to
the consent OF the interstate com
merce commission after investigation,
to return from time 10 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
sucli service adequate to pay the cost
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
RATES OF POSTAGE

malabie OF
regardless distance Par
malabe
table mailed this fraction
Of a a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25

Mrs. Selma Wheeler had as guests
last Friday Tyler Streeter and wife.
Mrs. w. Prouty and son of Newport.
and May Streeter of Concord.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Geneva Piper to DR..
Elmo j. Hudson, October Is, at Bur
lington. They are among our most
highly esteemed young people and a
large circle of friends extend best
wishes for a happy welded life.
They will reside at Middletown, VT.
H. Whitehill and wife and Mrs. Chas.
Whitehill of Bloomington, and Wal
ter Whitehill of Groton, visited at
M. D. Lewis last week.
Herbert Morrill, of New York
visited relatives here last week.
Norris Crow and family visited at
Ira Lackey's in Holland Sunday.
Mrs. George Cargill and Miss
Bertha Webster visited relatives in
Morgan last week.
Arthur Dewing and wife of Glover,
visited relatives here recently.
Lisle Clifford, wife and son, of
Fitchbay, P O., and Mrs. Berry of
Ayers Cliff, were guests at Charles
Shedwick's and |. R. Wolcott's the
last of the week.
Mrs. Mae Taylor was called to
West Charleston Monday by the
death of her sisters, Mrs. Johnson's,
baby.
Mrs. J. B. Buck attended the
Eastern Star meeting at Orleans last
week.
Mrs. Ernest Langmaid from New
Jersey, is visiting at VIM. Colburn's
Mrs. Laura Densmore of Lyndon.
vile, has come to stay some time with
her sister, Mrs. Hannah Stoddard
who is in poor health.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
WEST BURKE
Mrs. May c. Cheney, Correspondent

Nancy Bailey has returned home
after spending eight weeks in
Greensboro.
Eddie Coe is improving his house
by the addition of new veranda.
w. S. Wheeler and wife are staying
at w. Montgomery's a few days.
Mrs. R. P. Porter was in st. Johns
bury last week Thursday.
Almont Silsby and wife are visiting
in Island Pond before moving to st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Viola Parker is entertaining
Mrs. Robert Mears of Lyndonville.
H. L. Bishop and wife returned
from their trip to St. Adams last
week.
Eugene French and wife of West
more, spent Monday at H. L. Chap
pell's, enroute for Boston to visit
their son.
Mrs. Della Stanley of South Bar
ton has been in town visiting rela-
tives.
E. E. Alexander is spending a few
days in Lowell, VT, and Miss Myrtle
is in Bloomington during his absence
B. D. Ruggles was a business visi-
tor in Lyndonville last week Thurs.
day,
Miss. Emma Ford has returned tC
her home in Guildhall after spend.
ing some time with her brother Frank
Ford.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
Crawl on All Fours to Get Tall.


A mans organs and those of his
bones which are not subjected to
pressure grow continuously until he
Is forty years old; that is to say, the
neart should become stronger, the ca
pacity Of the lungs increase, and the
brain should develop steadily until the
fourth decade of life. Also one should
wear a larger hat at the age of forty
than at thirty. A man ceases to grow
TALL, however, at the beginning of the
third decade, because after that time
The downward pressure exerted by the
weight of the body while in the erect
position congresses the vertebrae, or
small bones in the spine, the discs of
cartilage between them, the pelvis
and the thigh bones, and this pressure
overcomes the natural elasticity of the
1iscs and the growth of these bones.
However, q British scientist contends
that were man quadruped and
therefore freed from the downward
pressure produced by his weight upon
his spinal column, he would continue
to grow in height for ten years longer
than he does at present, since it has
been found that bones not subjected
10 compression increase up to the
fourth decade.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
TO RESTORE GARDEN OF EDEN
Sentimental Feature Connected With
Great Irrigation Project in
Asiatic Turkey.

The restoration of the Garden of
Eden Is sentimental feature of the
great irrigation project by which Sir
William Willcocks hopes to bring back
the early fertility to a great region
N Asiatic Turkey. The country Dor
iering the lower Euphrates and Tigris
'ivers was long center Of prosper
ty and wealth. It was made to -four
sh by extensive irrigation works, the
'uins Of which still exist but the land
Is now barren by drought, though
much Of it is swept by occasional
foods. The engineers propose to re-
construct the ancient works on an
enlarged and improved plan They
lave found depression in the des-
srt, into which the overflow from the
Euphrates can be led, and they ex-
pect to be able to regulate the Tigris,
though this Is more difficult feat
hat the ancients never fully accom-
plished. The probable great produc-
iveness of the delta of the two rivers
lnder suitable irrigation Is indicated
~ analyses showing the soil to be
icher than that Of Egypt or the SUI
dan. 1t is believed that the Garden of
eden will be found just north of Ur,
At the ancient junction of the Tigris
and Euphrates. Ur is supposed to
nave been maritime town, but its
remains are now six miles west of the
Euphrates and 1875 miles from the sea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
EAST CHARLESTON
Mrs. F. w. Buck, Correspondent

Will Stoddard of West Derby visited
his parents, w. E. Stoddard and wife,
recently.
Mrs. C. O. Goodwin has gone to
Barton to take care of Mrs. Hill.
A. C. Fellows and family of Derby,
were guests of their daughter, Mrs.
j. G. Canning, Sunday.
Ira Gray, wife and children, of
Bloomington, visited her parents,
G. Hill, recently.
C. E. Blood of Barton, was in town
on business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c.. Davis and son,
EIdrid, of West Derby, visited at B.
Davis Sunday. Mr.. Davis remained
for the week.
Alvin Moulton and family of Island
Pond, visited his brother, Will, re:
Gently.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25

Miss McHeal of Lyndonville Cen
tire, is stopping with Miss Florence
Carriek.
Mrs. Owen McFarlan is seriously
i'll at her home on Marshal Hill.
H. B. Farmer Of Island Pond, spent
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. h.
L. Bishop.
Fred French and wife spent the
first of the week at H. S. Chappel's.
E.E. circuit and wife of Woods
vile, N. H., spent Saturday and
Sunday in town with relatives.
Mrs. Edgar Southworth of Sutton
visited her cousin, Mrs. A. C. Che
ney, the first of the week.
A. c. Cheney was in Sherbrooke,
P. @. to consult DR.. BACKYARD, Satur-
day.
Avery Bigelow and son of Lyndon
vile were at w. Allard' over Sunday
Mrs. Chas. Gray of Newark re-
turned home Sunday after spending
a week in town with her children.
Mrs. Harland Cobleigh has re-
turned home after a trip to New
/ Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Miss Harrison Orcutt is visiting
her son, Murray circuit, at Newport
Mrs. Eliza Newton of Coventry
is stopping at Will Allard's.
Mr.. Dwight Lawton and wife OF
East Burke visited at O. c. Wood
rufus the latter part of the week.
Robert Porter entertained Ralph
Smith Of St. Johnsbury over Sunday
Harry Brown of Greensboro Benz
is in town.
Mrs. Abbie Cheney is visiting il
Sutton.
Miss Gertrude Hildreth of New
York City, has been calling on ole
friends here the past week.
Mrs. Sarah Hovey of st. Johns
bury, w. r. C. Inspector, was il
town Saturday for the annual inspec
ton.
Miss Marion Wood of St. Johns
bury, spent Sunday with Miss Ber
nice Roundy.
W. j. Buck of Sutton, has rente
the Ransom Davis place and has take
, possession.
Miss Myrtle Gaskill of Lyndo
Centre, spent Sunday with Mis-
Pearl Densmore.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
GUILDHALL

Wyman Hubbard was home from
the agricultural school at Lyndon
vile over Sunday.
Edwin Goodale of Lancaster, N. H.,
was in town last week.
The house and barn belonging to
George Allen was burned last week
Thursday,
Rev. L. E. Alexander of GrOveton,
N. H., preached here Sunday even
ing.
Court convened here Tuesday.
Hon. w. w. Miles, presiding.
A moving picture show is on this
week.
Mrs. C. J. Larry is on the sick list
G. A. Hubbard was in Island Pond
last week Thursday.
Forrest Wyman was the guest OF
Mr.. Philbrick of North Shrewsbury
the past week.
We are pleased to see Mrs. Harley
Hall out with her little son.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
The Youths Companion

The Youths Companion appeals to
every interest of family life, from
housekeeping to athletics. 1t begins
with stories of youthful vim and
vigor, with articles which disclose
the secrets of successful play in the
great games, with charming tales of
life at the girls colleges. But The
Companion does not surrender these
readers when they have entered the
more serious paths of life. Mothers
will welcome the page for little chill
dren and the weekly Doctors article.
Fathers will find the important news
of the day as it is, and not as it is
rumored to be. The entire house
hold will appreciate the sketches
which touch gently on common
foibles or caricature eccentricity. In
short, for less than four cents a
week The Companion brings into the
home clean entertainment, pure in
spiration, fine ideals, increase of
knowledge.
Names rarely seen in tables of con-
tents will be found in The Com
panion's Announcement for 1913,
which will be sent upon request
with samples of the paper, to those
not familiar with it.
Every new subscriber for 1913 will
receive free all the issues for the re-
naming weeks of 1912; also, free,
The Companion Window Transpar-
ency and Calendar for 1918, in rich
translucent colors-the most beauti-
full of all Companion souvenirs.
The Youths Companion,
144 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
FOR SALE

Remember the church fair to be
held in the afternoon and evening of
October 81 and November LIST. There
will be an entertainment the first
evening and an oyster supper the
last evening, from 6 o'clock until
s. Fancy and useful articles, candy,
ported plants, food, pickles, pre-
serves and jelly will be gladly re-
ceived by the committee, also penny
articles for the children's bran pie.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25

T. R. Lynch, No. Derring, Maine
says that during the winter and
spring of 1911 he was afflicted with
a cough and tried many remedies
with no relief until he purchased a
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. He says that relief came
quickly after taking it and has had
no return of the cough since" For
sale by John w. Thurston. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
Congregational Church

Morning service at IL a. m. Sun
day School at 12.15. Union servic at
7.15 p. m. All are cordially invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
CHURCH NOTES
Christ Church

Morning service at IL o'clock.
Subject of the sermon, 'Heroism in
Christian Service" Short talk on
tuberculosis at the close of the SER
vice. Sunday School at l2.15.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-10-25
NJ. Z. Church

Next Sunday morning the pastor
will preach at IL o'clock. Sunday
School at 1910. Junior EpwOrth
League at 3p. m. Senior Epworth
League at 6 p. M, led by Mrs. w.
c. Christie. Our church will wor-
ship with the Congregational Church
in a union service at 7 p. m. Bemis
School House, Rev. w. C. Christie
will preach an illustrative sermon at
2.30p. m. Sunday School at 8 O'Clock.
Blake District, Sunday School at $50.
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