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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10

u 4 CeiNcd their 1lfdl instructions regard
ing the most important innovation of
IatISNI the American government, the parcels
- post which became effective at
o'clock a. m, Jan. I, 1913.
The significance and scope OF this law is such
that postal employees hestaed to foretcll what
the ultimate result will be. One thing they are
sure Of they will have their hands full at the
start, or until they had adjusted themselves to
this new sort OF business.
The parcels post will be boon to the farmer
and the postoffice people in Fort Worth, Dallas
and Houston arc looking for a deuge OF farm
products because the circular just sent out from
Washington has for its opening paragraph
This law provides that hereafter fourth-class
mail matter shall embrace all other matter, in
GLIDING farm and factory products not now en-
braced bv law in either the first second, or third
class. not exceeding eleven pounds in weight nor
greater in size than seventy-two inches in length
and girth combined, nor in form or kind likely
to iniure the person of any postal enploye or
damage the mail equipment or mail matter, and
not OF a character perishabe within period
reasonably required for transportation
al don't see what's TO prevent them sending
a dressed turkey gobblcr or a dozen eggs, said
an official at the Fort Worth postoice. I'VE
can't be expected to take care of live animals
though. such as coyotes, prairie dogs, bulldogs
etc Farm and factory products Great Caesar
That covers a multitude OF sins. But it's going
to be a great thing when it gets working smooth
w. Ii don't expect the big store to patronze 1t
largely. but hundreds OF small establishments
will make use of it to their profit and as for the
iarmcr-well, he can get eleven pounds of butter
flo his city customer from a distance of fifty miles
within few hours at a cost OF IS cents.
One feature Of the law-the local rate'-has
had little attention thus far in Washington dis
patches. It provides "That charge OF only
cents for the first pound and I cent for each
additional pound shall be made.
The Texas postmasters have received the iol-
lowing order from the postmaster general;
Dstinctive parcels stamps viii be issued 70 eae
posmaster on and after Jan l. 1913 ordinary postage
snmps viii not be valid for postage ON ionrih-cIaAs
matter .-.-- .....t d.. ,s.l
on All fourth-eass matter beginning Jan D. l'I' Nnu
that such matter bearing ordinary postaE' H'"'7 WI"
lie treated as held for postage -.-t-tst..-
sThat naroeis will be mniHhlc only no nostolllccs
branch postofces lettorod and local named stations
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10

broad charter 10 was t0 De devoted I'D. .Ie al-
yancement of literature. science and att and to
De- absolutely non-sectarau and nan-pn..utaI As
nucleus for the endowment fund Nr. Rice made
over an interest bearing note oi 100000 DO was
mo- part Of the purpose of the founder t."l the .n
.t.fute should become a great college during Dos
lifetime. IL was 90 be his legatee, not t' oisp1-.
him while De retained his powers.
Then me went 90 New York and lived aInI"-
th. life of rccluse DOB an apartment house n aaN-
isnn avenue lie came more nearly making COM
nanion of his valet Charles Jones. than 90 anyone
el.. Now and then business associates caI.o.
rn1n him and occasionally a relative nr cUuner-
lion bv marriage. but such visits apparently were
mot encouraged. Mr. Rice frequently cooke. r'-
own meals and iu-cvcrv way managed f's affairs
IN his own way. which was not 40 all that coo m'--
men of wealth. The news that be nad been muir
de-ed in 1000. caused a sensation. This was tn-
ts1sified bv the arrest of Albert T. Patrick. who
had been his attorney in his successful effort o.
nrcvent the relatives of his second wife from get
ting that part of his estate that she had ,it under
Texas law permitting a wife to viii away her
share of her husbands estate. The VIII mat Tat
rick offered for probate. drawn on Iqoo made nin
the rcsiduary lcgatec. but gave 90 relatives men
toned in the earlier viii a larger share in thc
estate and also included IN % some persons not
mentioned In that viii. Patrick fought dcspcr-
atelv 10 establish this viii and 90 defend himself
against the murder charge brought against him.
In spite OF his efforts, however, Jones the valet
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10

HF New York Herald bestows the
following compliment to the 100000
Rice Institute, which was opened On
Houston. Texas, oct. 10 to - with
great academic festival and o,dicatory
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20

of mining, milling. treatment and all overhead charges. the Alaska Gold Mines makes a claim of only si.50 per ton recovery. The Alaska Treadwel made a recovery last year f s2.35 per ton from ore assaying s3.07.
 The Alaska Treadwell. however. IS raising ore from under an arm of the Pacific ocean and from a vertical depth of more than 1000 feet. In fa:t. the mine is now opened under th, ocean to vertical depth exceeding, 400 feet.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20

Rubber Stsmps made at the Nugget ofsioe.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
ALASKA
 NOTES

That some one of the many samb- lers who invaded Skagway in the days Of the first Kiondike rush was endowed with love of the artistic was proved recently when O. l.. Dick eson, manager of the White Pass X, Yukon railroad. purchased a furnish. ed house which had been closed for several years. and in it found two canvases by the late Paul de Long pre-. the noted French painter of flow CTS. The paintings are valued at sl,- 500 to $2.000 each. Dickeson regards his purchase as rather lucky one. He paid s4.000 for the house as it stood. and discovered that, besides tho paintings. 1t contained about sl5,- 900 worth of mahogany and antique furniture.-Alaskan.
 The Alaska Northern Railway Co.,. which operates. more or less. 72 miles of railway out on Kenai peninsula. has failed to pay it's tax to the United States government. until s24,000 is due. Omcers of the company claim they bought the immunity granted the Alaska Central Company. when they bought the road. Government officers question.
 George Pilz, who according 10 Chas. Wells. is really the discoverer of Ju- neau, at the time of the discovery was superintendent of the Stewart mine. I2 miles back of Sitka. It was a ten-stamp affair and was owned by Portland. Ore. people. It was Pig who grubstaked Richard Harris an6 Joseph Juneau to explore this sect.ol. They came here about May l, 1890, and remained until September l5. re turning to Sitka. taking with them some samples of rich rock. They again came back and staked moro ground. MT. Wells came over with them on this trip and located what is now known as the Ebner property.
 Juneau-while the Alaska Tread well. across the Gastineau channel. with the largest gold mining cqutp. ment in the world. is reporting an ey- pense of $l.25 per ton as its total cost
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20

The homo pspsr is the Meme Daily Nvses4
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
MATTERS OF RECORD
JANUARY 20, 1919.
 locati0ns-

The Star Hungry creek. J. E. Case, and II. Hepworth.
 The White Fox. Nome river; II. F. Lester.
 No. Lauredo creek, Nils Oisn
 Proofs of Labor. Sonora claim, Nome river; Vm Frazier.
 Little Chance fraction, DaniH'' creek, F. Groven and others. No. bench. Daniels creek; Pau Kjegstad.
 Holiday sfroup. Penny river, Johr Schlapfer ct al.
 Oakland group. Penny river. same.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
Special Nugget Service.

OPORTO. Jan. lS.--One hundred people are drowning here before the eyes of thousands of people. The steamer veronese has drifted during @ raging tempest on the rock and there is no earthly hope for those aboard.
 Immediately after the vessel struck a life line was thrown to the summit of the cliff and three people were brought ashore by that means. A. another load was being hauled to
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
KANSAS DECIDES TO
 ELECT ITS SENATORS

history as the first state to b"'ne about the election of senators by 'h' direct vote of the people.
 The legislators were favorable tC the ratification of the will of the oen. pie by large majority and the op- position seemed to be weak not only in numbers but in their efforts.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
HUNDRED PEOPLE DROWN
 ON PORTUGUESE COAST

safety the line broke and it's human freight was dropped into the boiling waves.
 The breaking of the line has re- moved every chance to save the re- mainder of those aboard and they are now being washed overheard one by one. The steamer is gradually being beaten to pieces on the rocks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of Nome Reait. stockholders will be held at 8 p. n February 3. 1913. at their building oI Steadman avenue.
 4. A. ALLAN, Secretary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
Special Nueest osrvies.

TOPEKA, Jan. lS.-The amendme1 It to the constitution. which provides for the popular election of United States senators and which was voted for by the people of this state. has been ratified by the state legislature and Kansas will probably go down to
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
IT IS UP TO YOU

To send to the friends who have been writing to you for information about Nome and its resources. O copy of the Mining and Dredging Edition of the Daily Nugget, price 50 cents. Send one on the next mail.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-20
BUILD BRIDGE IN MARCH.

The work of constructing the Nome river bridge will be begun in March. from which will be chosen the one on which the new bridge will he built.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
FACED SEVEN LIONS.
And Three Of Them Got a Dose OF
Load In Short Order.

And Three of Them Got a Dose OF
Lead In Short Order.
Captain a. A. Wilson has written
record of Service and Sport In Equa-
toria" In "A British Borderland." He
relates thrilling encounter he had with
seven lions on the Mara river when In
pursuit of roam and accompanied only
by his gun bearer Five Of them were
li0nesses. They were all full grown
and occupied with their kill-a COW
giraffe They were feeding slowly,
their first hunger appeased. pushing
and jostling one another playfulIy,
their low growls distinctly audible:
For a couple of minutes waited,
watching them; then, as the biggest
sideways to me, raised my rife and
let drive at his neck heard the thud
of the bullet on flesh, and he dropped
In his tracks like a stone. With
simultaneous growl every head went
up, and the lions swung round. facing
the noise of the shot let fly a second
bullet at the chest of the second male.
and with a deafenlng roar he bounded
high In the air, dashed dozen yards
forward and fell dead to earth just as
l was drawing second bead on him
afresh.
'sThe remainder, all lionesses, turned
at my second shot and walked slowly
away with much tail lashing and a
chorus of growls. I was just In time
to get snapshot at the hindmost as
she disappeared into the scrub. The
tell of the bullet and her answering
snarl told me that I had hit her, which
blood spots on the leaves confirmed"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
Columbus.

Miss Ada T. Hill has returned from a
visit of several days among friends at
Delanco, and is now spending week with
Miss Emma Moore at Hartford.
Rev. J. W. Wainwright, pastor of the
N. E. church, win leave tomorrow with
Mrs. Wainwright for a two weeks vaca-
ton at Townsend's Inlet.
Rev. Mr.. Dougherty, of New York state,
will be installed as pastor of the Presby-
terrain church here, Wednesday evening,
with appropriate exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs A. N. Dobbins leave to-
day for weeks visit among relatives at
Port Republic
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Stevens were week
end visitors at Newark.
Misses Blanche and Mary Mount, of
Juliustown. spent last Wednesday, in
company with friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. N. Stevens
Mrs. Charles Wright fell down stairs at
her home on Thursday evening and was
painfully bruised.ss
The W. G. T. q. will hold their annual
picnic on Wednesday. August 8, in
Wright's grove.
Malcolm Kerlin, son of ex-freeholder
and Mrs. Israel Kerlin, assistant chief
clerk of the post Office department at
Washington, D. c., spent Sunday here
with his parents.
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Aquatic Notes.

Robert @. Chance. Sd, gave an enjoyable
Victrola concert on the upper creek on
Thursday night.
A Kennebec canoe and an Old Town
canoe are expected to arrive this week
for George N. Sleeper and Newman Assay,
respectively
1t is noticed that the seashore travel on
Sundays is making a difference In the
number of canoeists who have been com
ing to Mount Holly on that day.
Mr. Hurley, of the firm of Gately s.
Hurley, of Camden, brought his family
to Mount Holly on Sunday afternoon and
spent the time canoeing on the upper
creek.
A party of pleasure seekers from Nor
ristown, Pa, while canoeing on the up
per creek Saturday afternoon, got caught
In the heavy shower that sprang up SC
suddenly. There were several local par
ties similarly situated.
b. Harold Wills surprised the regulars
Sunday afternoon when he appeared or
the upper creek with lego mutton sal
rugged on his canoe. Gerald Colkitt and
William Cook were the crew, and they
report that sailing is much nicer thar
padding, especially as it affords unlimited
opportunities for swimming
Quite a number of members of the An
kokas Canoe Club enjoyed their annua
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
TUESDAY. JULY ID, 1913

ONR OF the members of President Will
sons cabinet is under cloud on account
OF his acts In case where 1t is alleged
justice Is being defeated and there have
been numerous suggestions that the off,
cial should resign his position as Attorney
General. In Atlantic City Harvey
Thomas has been appointed postmaster,
and last week he was called into court to
stand trial on an indictment that has been
hanging over him for some time. and 1t is
said there are others. Harvey was not
ready for trial-perhaps that is not correct,
1t was his lawyer who asked for delay be-
cause he had more important business on
hand, important to him. If not for Harvey.
At any rate the court postponed the case
until later day. In the meantime 1t is
being wondered If the Senate will confirm
the appointment of postmaster, but II an
Attorney General, with shadow over
him, may be retained in the high Office he
holds, little thing like an Indictment
ought not to stand In the way of confirma.
tion Of postmaster.
This latter view is strengthened by the
announcement that Thomas will take
charge of the post Office tomorrow, hence
the confirmation must have taken place.
In the meantime the indictments with
chances Of conviction and sentence fol-
violation of the law will hang over the
Federal appointed
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
NAPoLEoN's ARMY EAGLES.
They Were Pattsrned After the An
eient Symbol of the Caesars.

They Were Patterned After the An
eient Symbol Of the Caesars.
Eagles lasted only from 1905 to
Waterloo Before then it had been the
custom In armies to carry huge IN
wieldy flags mounted on poles which,
while they afforded a rallying point for
their corps. also drew the enemy's fire.
1t remained for Napoleon to revive the
ancient symbol of the Caesars.
At first an eagle was presented to
every battalion of infantry and every
squadron of horse. But owing to the
number of eagles captured this allow
ance was cut down. All battalion
eagles were withdrawn and one eagle
was carried by each regiment OF foot
and cavalry. In 1872 a still further
reduction was made and In some cases
line regiments were ordered to leave
their eagles In their arsenal. These
standards were also taken from all
regiments of light cavalry and one
eagle sufticed occasionally for an In
fantry brigade.
The eagle itself was eight inches in
height and nine inches across the
wings. 1t stood on a brass block three
inches square and weighed three and a
half pounds.
Modern colors. cumbrous as they are,
are as nothing compared to the old
ones, which were as difficult to hide as
the big drum. Thus there existed a
regular system for saving eagles.
Sometimes. when the tide OF war ran
adversely. they were unscrewed and
put into haversacks or great coat
pockets At other times they were
buried. thrown into ponds or rivers.
broken up. hidden in hollow trees, and,
most humiliating OF all, stuffed into
some dead horse. to be hauled out
subsequently. --Harper's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
He CouIdn,t PIoM.

A certain incident connected with
the great Napoleon while he was In ex-
lie I'm Elba is commemorated In the is
land to this hour by an inscription af-
fixed to the wall Of a peasants house
A man named Giaconi was blowing
when the famous exile came along one
day and expressed an interest In his
work. Napoleon even took the plow-
share out of the mans hand and at
tempted to guide 1t himself. But the
oxen refused to obey him, overturned
the plow and spoiled the furrow.
The inscription runs thus: Napoleon
the Great, passing by this place in
MDCCCXIV. took in the neighboring
field a plowshare from the hands of
peasant and himself tried to pillow. but
the oxen. rebellious to those hands
which yet had guided Europe, head
long fed from the furrow."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE
my Friend from India. .

M rIlenQ from 1nQ1a.
my Friend from India" will be this
weeks offering at the Chestnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, by the Orpheum
Players. The occasion will be also nota-
bic for the first appearance of the Orph.
cum Players new leading man, Thurston
Hall, who will appear in the leading roles
during the summer months. The full
strength of the company will appear, and
there will also be several other new men,
bers who will make their first appearance.
My Friend from India" is one of the
funniest farces ever presented in America.
1t is by H. A. DuSouchet, and when it
was produced in New York at the Madison
Square Theatre, about fifteen years ago,
it attracted little attention. But the bust
ness kept growing bigger and bigger, and
when this amusing farce had concluded its
run, it had played two solid years. 1t
then went on tour, and was presented by
six different companies in America and
England, and has been played countless
times by stock companies all over the
world. 1t was given at the Chestnut
Street Theatre by the Orpheum Players
in 1908 to record breaking receipts, and
owing to its great success then, it is be-
ing repeated by the Orpheum Players in
response to many requests from new pat.
rons who did not see it then. The story
concerns the adventures of A. Keen SHAY
er, young barber, who meets young
Charley Underbolt, the son of a million
aire pork packer who is anxious to get
into society with his two daughters. |
Charley brings the barber home after
riotous night, and the next morning pre-
sents the young barber to his father as a
theosophist who has just returned from
India. 1t 80 happens that real theoso- |
phist has Just returned from India. and |
the pork packer takes up the young bar |
Der and advertises him Ias society fad, |
when the real theosophist comes to pro-
test. There are hundreds of compfica- !
tons too intricate to be described, but it /
can be said it is one of the funniest farces |
ever written. Thurston Hall will make
his first appearance with the Orpheum
Players as Charley Underbolt. Gertrude |
Dallas will have the attractive role OBJ |
posite him, that of Marion Hayste. i
young society woman. George lie Guere I
will be the barber, and Shep Camp, the
pork packer. Lois Frances Clark who
play Title the German maid during the
run of this place in New York originally,
has been engaged for one week to play
ibis role.
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rha Only Safe Course.

There is supreme court justice in
New York city who Is locally noted for
his severity. If he can prevent 1t no
guilty man shall escape, and in his
court very few Of them do.
Last fall a man was on trial before
him for forgery. The prosecution, so
1t seemed to most Of the spectators,
failed to make out very good case.
Nevertheless the jury came In with a
verdict of guilty.
Later the foreman of the jury was
talking about the case with a friend
who had heard some of the testimony
I'VE weren't certain that we ought
to convict either" said the foreman,
in explanation. but after listening to
his honor's charge. all Of Us realized
that If we acquitted that fellow we'd
be guilty of contempt of cOurt."-Sat-
urday Evening Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15

NOTWITHSTANDING he has very efficient
assistants. Commissioner Lippincott, of
the State Motor Vehicle Department. de-
termined to personally look into some
matters, so he made tour of inspection,
selecting Sunday as the time and the
routes along the shore as the place. He
covered space of about two hundred
miles and In that limit he took the num-
Der Of over fifty automobilists who openly
violated the speed limit. A peculiar part
of this incident Is the fact that the great
majority of the violators of the law were
those who carried Pennsylvania tags and
numbers. Observation on this subject
has shown that ignoring of the speed
limit and damage done to our costly roads
by fast drying come mainly from those
who have been granted privileges under
the reciprocity" law. New Jersey is
spending much money on improved roads
and 1t does seem hard that the improved
highways should be torn to pieces by
those who use them because they are good
to travel on without costing the driver
anything. Another interesting incident
in this connection may be noticed by
watching the heavy vans and motor
trucks that come from Philadelphia and
travel over our improved roads under the
reciprocity" law.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15

IT Is warm, not only in atmosphere, but
In the political field. All sorts Of reports
are out concerning former Mayor Wittpenn
and his Gubernatorial boom, the latest be-
ing that he has been promised the post
mastership at Jersey City, which will be
at the disposal of the President next year,
II Wittpenn will be good boy and get
out. But the latter has not lost sight of
the fate of Billy Devereux, of Monmouth
county, who was allowed to wither away,
nor of the blighted ambitions Of Tommy
Birch. who wanted large birth and got
one that he does not want, and
Wittpenn thinks he will stay in the fight
Jim" Fielder Is going oyer the state
studyingthe situation and investigating the
pines. and the friends of Frank s. Katzen-
bach are not asleep. In the Progressive
mund B. Osborne has announced his can
didacy for Governor In that party, and
former Senator Colby also wants the prize.
Osborne thinks the only way to settle this
question Is for Colby to meet him and to
campaign together, addressing the meet
ings jointly, dividing the time and
the expense. MIR. Colby has declined
this proposition. On the Republican
side things are rather quieter. There
Is very good feeling towards former
Governor Stokes, whom a great many
people would like to see at the head of
the Republican ticket, but that gentleman
has not yet given any sign of his intent
ions along that line.