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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
SITUATIONS-FEMALE

Young Lady of Five Years Expert
ence desires a position as @overness
or COMPANION in a family of small
children. English branches and mu-
sic taught. MISS M, Box -.
Lillian Va
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SITUATIONS-MALE


Want job Butter. Write 10 uLLas
OLIVER. Chase City, Va
wanfed---younR Man. Aged Eighteen.
who Is not afraid OF work. wants n
position with chance for promotion.
Address X. r. o. care The Ftrginian.
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p. II. WATKINS,
rs ". Ninth Street
WANTED

Wanted. ta Trade $3.50 worth of stock
IN a Virginia corporation just organ
ICED for n horse and phaeton or sur
rev Address STOCK. care NtrEinian-
WANTED TO BY LOT IN OTTER
BURN SPRINGS, VA. ADDRESS
LOT" CARE VIRG1NTAN.
Wanted. TO Buy Boxwoods Old Prefer
red In answer state age, heiEhtn,
price and number of trees or bushes,
Also. colonial or antique weed man
telpieces Address X Y. Y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

For Sale. Two small Houses in South
Richmond, occupied by good tenants.
further particulars address f e. care
TtrEinfan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

HELP--FEMALE

Wanted Girls for Our Bindery. AMY
THE BAUGHMAN STATIONERY
COMPANY. corner Bowe and Mar
shall streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
BOARD WANTED.

single Room and Board. Barton Ave-
nue. preferred. Phone Monroe 1926.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Tnvestment<--Do You Want Piece OF
old mother earth that is paying from
40 to 40 per cent and Will keep IL up
for years? Answer this quick only
omen for short time. Address
I1-f53 care Nirgtnian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

, RicHMoND; ' TEN MINUTES Walk
TO RAILROAD STATION NICE
FIvE-ROOM HOUSE. BARN AND
WATER, GOOD ORCHARD. GRAPE
ARROR: ABOUT FOUR ACRES IN
CORDwOOD, BALANCE Guilt
BALANCE on EAsY TERMS AD-
DRESS FARM" CARE yIRGINIAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

Wsshtnrton Electric shoe f&epafrtnE
Shop. Mems half-soles seweds soc:
ladies' half soies sewed. 45c. Rubber
heels. 25c. work done whils you
walt. 3I0N West Broad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

Two Furnished Rooms Fer Rent' Safsn-
ble for light housekeeping. Sl5 East
Cary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
SHOE REPAIRING

Rubber Wholeaoles and spring Heels
put on. $3.50; all kinds OF khoe re.
pairing; pREWs ELEeTRIc SHOE
. Phone Monroe 1857.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
SUMMER BOARDERS
SPECIAL NOTICE

Lawn Party, Wednesday, September IL,
1919. for the benefit OF the Sanctuary
Society Sacred Heart church. Four
teAnth street, South Richmond Va.
Tickets 10 cents.
Typcwrirjng Neatly ana Accurately
done; rates reasonable. Apply be-
tween 10 A. NJ AMI s r. NJ, Ito
North Ninth street, room so4.
FOOT JOY.
RALsTOy HEALTH OxroRDS AT
COST THIS WEEK TO MAKE ROOM
roR OUR FALL. STOCK OF SHOES.
QUINN TALS, RUSSETTS, PATENT
COLTS GEORGE Y. SHUMAN SELLS
THEM AT Gal EAST BROAD
STREET. THE RALSTON BOOT
SHOP.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13

Lad1es--Your Combanxs Wade into
beautiful switches. pompadours. etc
Charges moderate: old switches re-
dyed to look like new. Largest stock
OF pure hair switches in the city
Como and see this stock before
eLing elsewhere. Shampooing. Sac'
THE ROYALLE. GOT East Broad
street.
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To Ladies-Your Cut Hair or Combiug s
made into beautiful switches,
pompadours. wigs. etc, In the most
artistic manner. Charges very
moderate. RICHMOND HAIR
STORE, 212 North fifth street.
Richmond Va
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-07


construction Of buildings other works manufacturing
supplying electric light and power by placing poles and
wiring the constructing conuits aud laying wires
therein any the roads other places for the pur
pose conducting electric light and power within from
the date approval this Act by the Congress Of
the nited States. and aso if sufficient works
peed and in operation supply light and power and
if electric light and power supplied within year after
such commencement
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Legislature 81 the territory o. li"Wal WIN me 'Ppr,i = ny
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elusive And sand ASSOCIATION and the franchise rights ana
privileges granted by inns Act sfa pc SUBJECT IN all resP
to such law establishing puphe nl'liy commission an" SUN
"hcf laws u d SeheI"l MATURE a. may &c "pPiN" ION ny
TO tlme 10 electric ISnt ana power plants or inc cp"
operating them IN me Territory q haWall OF inc N'u'S o
haual OF Us successors.
sr,o r. Tb.t no Torritor &c Hawai-; tho Comfy If
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f tho TERRITORY Of Hawaii aconire nv purchase all the rop
The amount be paid to the association for suc purchase
shall be determined BY commission of three persons
be appointed by association should fail do
so within thirty DAYS after having been requested by
purchaser then by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Hawaii by purchaser and the third by the
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New Ulm review., 1913-01-01
FIXING RATES
UNDER PARCEL
/ POST system
Government Goes Into Business
: Of Transmitting Merchandise
Through the Mails.
NEW LAW FULLY EXPLAINED

Country Divided Into Zones and
Units for Purpose Of Fixing Charges
for carria9e-No Package Weigh.
Ing Mora Than Eleven Pounds is
MatIable-Anything Properly Wrap.
ped Which VIII Not lnjure Other
Mail May BE Sent.
New Ulm review., 1913-01-01
Give Him Time.

You're a pretty old man to be beg
gin'," said the lady to the man at the
back door.
Yes. ma'am." replied the man with
his hat in his hand.
Have you been begging all Jour
ife?"
mot yit, ma'aRs
New Ulm review., 1913-01-01
*For full explanation Of the rates Of postage the First
Zone see the Parcel Post Guide.

which the zones ara drawn. The
rates of postage. are fixed from the
unit in which the sending postof1ce 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 . parcel from Wash
ington to Erie. Pa, that 1t costs to
send It to Atlanta, Ga, because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash.
1ngton are situated In the fourth
sone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit In which the postohice
is located. but they are the same
from that ofice to any point In any
one zone.
1t will be seen by reference to the
table Of rates Of postage that 1t will
cost more per pound to send . pack.
age q long distance than it does to
send It q short distance. The rate in.
creases for package Weighing one
pound at the rate Of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent un.
der the new parcel post law. It
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 80 compete. It was the ex.
pressed desire Of the legislators and
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. 1t IL probable that pro
ducers must study the rates Of post
age and the convenience Of trans
initial and compare them with the
cost and convenience under present
methods before Individually q man can
determine whether he is to profit or
not by the change. Then there is an
other thing to be considered and
which only can be known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made to specify exactly what kind OF
things can be sent by parcel post. 1t
can be said in general way that any,
thing can be sent which is properly
wrapped and which will not inture
other mail matter with which 1t may
come in contact.
Copy Foreign Countries.
It IA probable that the government
will adopt q 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-like arrangements. prob
ABLY will be adopted, and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter It is believed that the
regulations az finally adopted will al
low the 81 1ding Of eggs, butter, dress
ed poultry, live poultry, honey, fruit
and other products of the country.
The 11-pound limit for 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
narcels, but the cost In that case
would be heavier because the In
crease per pound On single package
is not great up to II pounds. and
probably 1t would increase at no great
er rate If the government were to
raise the limit of weight which Is now
fixed. To make it simpler, 1t will
cost more to send two packages Of IL
hounds than it would to send one
package Of ~ pounds II the govern
nnent eventually should allow . heavt
New Ulm review., 1913-01-01

er single package to be carried and
should charge in proportion just what
It does now for one package of II
pounds weight.
Every postmaster In the United
States will have parcel post map
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit Of his postofRce
as . center. All that postmaster
viii have to do when . parcel is pre-
sented for transportation is to ind
out in what zone the destination Of
the package lies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound from
the unit in which his postonice lies
to the zone Of the packages destina.
tions. the price as has been explained
before, to every postofice In any one
zone being the same. The parcel post
will take nothing but fourth-class mat.
ter. Printed matter is still in the
third-class designation. Therefore
books cannot be sent by the parcel
post system. This the postofice au.
thorities seem to think is In q way
unjust and may work a hardship. 1t
may be that in the future the law will
be changed so as to include all print.
ed matter. It seems to be certain that
an attempt will be made to bring
about this change as speedily ~ poo.
sible.
Must Bee: Stamp.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
ordered that postmasters be advised
that parcel post packages cannot be
accepted for mailing unless they bear
a distinctive parcel post stamp and
have attached to them the return card
Of the sender. A series Of distinctive
stamps Is now In course Of prepare
tion for this class Of mail as required
by the law creating the parcel post
system. Consignments Of these
stamps will be ready for shipment to
all postoffices in ample time for the
establishment Of the new system on
New Years day.
The postofice department has given
instruction to every postmaster in the
country to enlighten his patrons as
much as possible on the general sub
ject Of the parcel post and especially
on the use Of the special stamps and
the necessary attachment Of the re-
turn card. The law requires that all
fourth-class matter mailed :.er Jan.
uary /. 1913, without parcel post
stamps attached shall be treated as
Held for postage" matter. Parcel
post packages will be mailable only
at postohces, branch postomces, let
tered and local named stations. and
such numbered stations as may be
designated by the postmasters.
It has been announced by Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock that nearly TO-
600 scales will be required for use in
the parcel post system which is to 60
into effect January list. He has &C.
cordingly authorized the issuance of
bids for that number. Two hundred
OF the largest postoffices and their
branches will be supplied with auto
matte springless scales. The next
class Of offices, numbering about TO-
600. will be given high grade beam
scale. while the four class Offices,
numbering about $4,000, will be fur
nished with the best spring balances
obtainable. each having a capacity for
twenty pounds. These scales will be
used by postmasters to determine the
amount Of postage required on parcel
post packages. The fact that many
Of The postomees OF The country aso
New Ulm review., 1913-01-01
BY EDWARD q. 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.
For years there has been q demand
for such system of inexpensive
transmittal of packages. The camps
Of favor and disfavor Of the parcel
post scheme haYe been about equally
divided Finally 1T the last session
-0f, congress bill was passed which
viii put the plan into operation, but
only 1t must be said In little more
than an experimental way.
It is the intention Of Uncle Sam to
move rather slowly in the parcel post
matter He wants to find how popu-
lar it will be, how much 1t will cost
the government, and whether there ia
to be profit or loss at the end Of
each year. If It is found that the
plan is successful from the point of
view Of the people, which means the
government also. the parcel post will
be extended until finally 1t reaches
the proportions which its proponents
cay they believe It 10 destined to as
sume.
Zone System Explained.
It 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 the
system which made provision for
division Of the country into 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 q table showing the rate
Of postage per pound for parcels from
WASHINGTON to places within all the
E0nes
Each unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now each unit Is q
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 will be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, jtst as they
are numbered from Washington az
number one OF course. however.
Zone Six will have different geo.
graphical position as related to keo-
kuk than it has as related to Wash
ington, but as the radius Of the circles
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.
It 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
Keokuk to its particular zones. Each
unit being about thirty miles square
will of course contain in most cases a
number of postofnces, but each Office
IN the same unit Is considered "a be-
dhg the center Of the circles from
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-16
PREVENTATIVE SURGERY MAY BE
APPLIED TO ALL PARTS OF BODY
Warning Is Issued Against Neglect Use Of Knife Not Only
Cures, But Is Becoming the Greatest
Preventative of ALL

Contributed by the Medical Society Of the District
Of Columbis.l
Few people fail nowadays to realize
the. importance of clean mouths and
healthy teeth; but fewer etill are aware
of the many ills due to unclean mouths
and bad teeth. The mere mention OF
them is appalling Look at this list oil
familiar diseases: Gastric catarrh, intes-
final Inflammation, mumps, Unnamed
Joints, tooth assesses, mental disease,
middle ear disease. brain abscess, blood
poisoning, meningitis, frontal sinuits,
paralysis of eye muscles, tonsilitis, con-
sumption, cancer of tongue and lip. Per-
haps you will be astonished to learn thar
all these diseases may be directly or in
directly due to improper care OF the
mouth, teeth, nose, and throat This Is
a startling fact; and it calls for full CO.
operation Of the physician with the dem
fist and throat specialist in their warn
ing to people to have their mouths and
threats properly cared for.
The neck is the seat Of a very common
and much-dreaded malady-goitre OPP
erative treatment for this trouble gives
results that are among the most bril-
liant in surgery. The death rate after
surgical treatment is much lower than
in neglected cases. One surgical clinic
lost only 4 per cent of 4o5 cases OF severe
goitre, and less than 1 per cent of b94
cases of simple goitre operated on.
Many ills following in the wake OF
goitre may be avoided by early opera
ton. Simple cases show a tendency to
become severe, and when this happens,
there result serious disturbances of the
nervous system, of nutrition, and Of the
mind also. In addition to these disor-
ders, cancer frequently follows goitre.
Hence the purpose of the preventive
surgery of goitre is twofold to prevent
these ills and to save life.
In the chest region there are several
conditions which demand preventive sur
gical methods. Pleurisy. which, II left
untreated until the fluid has become
pustular, calls for severe operations.
often bringing on fatal after complica-
TONS These undesirable results can be
and should be avoided by early treat
ment.
That awful and terrible fatal disease,
cancer of the breasts. occurring espe-
cially in women. can be prevented in q
great many cases. Early operation here
means the saving of life and the proven
ton Of much suffering. Many women.
from pride, hide diseased conditions Of
the breast until 1t Is too late. They are
harboring what IL worse than a poison.
Gus viper to their bosoms We cannot
insist too strongly upon the proper treat
ment of cracked and ISSUED nipples, ul-
GERS, tumors, and other diseased cond.s
tons Of the breast.
It has become a sort of joke that 40.
pendicitis is the surgeons chief source
Of income. The disease itself il anything
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-16

ABOLISH THE LOADED TENPIN BALL.

Some degree OF concern is being evinced
among bowlers as a result of the intro
dnction a year or two ago and the grad
uai development this season in the use
Of what is known as the loaded ball.
A hole is bored into the sphere and the
cavity partially filled with mercury. care
always being exercised that the bowling
ball. after the mercury has been sealed.
does not exceed the regulation weight of
sixteen pounds. The play Of tho mer-
curry. when the ball is in action on the
alley. has a peculiar effect upon the
balls course, and the ability to throw
a curve is easily acquired. In fact. en-
thusiasts who have the time to devote
to practice are able TO cause their loaded
ball TO break" at practically the same
point in the alleys frame after frame,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-16

and thereby attain scores which would
be impossible through the ordinary
method OF bowling. as exemplifled by
the solid rubber, composition. or wooden
balls.
At n recent tournament in Syracuse
the result OF this latest development in
the game formerly known as tenpins was
apparent. strike after strike being re-
corded and the total scores being well.
nigh perfect. Seldom was there a game
rolled with a break" either strikes or
spares being attained in every frame.
Tho curved ball, loaded with mercury.
was in the hands of masters, and the
pins fell quite as easily as though the
boys were resorting to the old-time trick
of tying them all together and giving
the string yank at the opportune time
While these scores looked wonderful In
type and did. in fact represent unusual
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-16

mastery of a combination OF rubber and
mercury which would prove delusive to
an amateur, they were Legitimate and
largely the product of professionalism.
During the past few winters the good
old game has been revived. following a
period of dormancy that was quite as
undisturbed as the sleep of Old Rip, just
prior to the days Of the dwarfs and their
tenpin "fests'' among the hills. Billiards
and pool. erstwhile winter games which
met approval in unstinted measure at
the hands of both young and old. sur
rendered much OF their popularity to
the more strenuous pastime. Now. how
ever, interest In the sport on the alleys
seems to be threatened. and only the de-
termination Of the amateur. the man who
bowls for exercise. and the fun of the
game. will prevent its deterioration. and.
perhaps indefinite discard
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-16

Not only is the possibility Of motherhood
| increased, but the lives of many mothers
are saved, and many others are spared
from chronic invaiidism. Here we refer
especially to trmors involving the female
I organs One author has studied Isis
cases of tumors which were complicated
by such conditions as degeneration, sup
puratioD, cancer. kidney disease. and dis
ease Of tho Fallcpian tubes. in which
there were as deaths. and in which early
removal Of the tumor certainly would
have prevented the complication in $50
cases. 1t Is for the treatment that pre-
vents such complications that We plead.
These tumors prevent the possibility Of
motherhood-in many cases, favor abor-
ticn and invite infection Why not re-
move them early and escape these things.
at the same time bringing happiness to
many homes, preventing divorce, and
consequently perpetuating the race?
In many thirss in life 1t is the little
things that count. To great extent this
Is due Of preventive surgery. Think of
the preYentable death, preventable sur
gerry. and prcventable invalidism caused
by and following so-called minor fe-
male affections.
Injuries following childbirth and disor-
ders resulting from diseases of women
arc looked upon by many women as
Of view is made very evident by the fact
that many women are satisfied to en-
ploy ignorant midwives and careless
practitioners to attend them, apparently
caring nothing for the complications that
may. and often do. result from such
poor treatment. Women's diseases and
poor obstetrics are responsible for
large majority Of diseased conditions
requiring operations. These conditions
when neglected often give rise to severe
health-wrecking and even fatal troubles.
Tears, misplacements. and inflammations
secondary to childbirth result in many
diseases, the mere mention of which in
spires dread In the minds of the average
woman. Preventive surgery makes an
earnest plea for the correction Of the
disorders that make these things pos
sible. Once they are developed. their
cure il at best but a foriorn hope But
they can be prevented, and easily pre-
vented.
By paying attention to these things no
less an evil than suicide may be greatly
reduced. Bossi reports a number of cases
Of women who had made repeated at
tempts at suicide, some Of whom had been
confined in asyluIns for a long period on
this account, who were completely cured
Of their mental and physical disease by
operation. and restored to usefulness to
their families and to society. The re-
suits of Bossi's studies leave no doubt
that the cause of suicidal tendencies in
many cases Is female pelvic disease, and
he believes that IL all the women who
need operations on their pelvic organs
were promptly and properly so treated,
many suicides among women would be
preyenfed