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Montpelier examiner., 1913-01-03
Gem Of the Mountain Club.

The Gem of the Mountain club met
at the home of Mrs. Harris on Dec
26, with eight members present. Mrs.
Flynn was a welcome visitor.
Each member answered to roll
call with description OF Christina.
In different lands.
A letter was read from Mrs. Bur
rows in regard to legislative bills the
clubs were interested III.
The following program was given
Life of Mozart--Mrs Clark.
Vocal Solo-Ers. Flynn.
! Reading, '.St. Cecelia-Mrs. G0ngl
Club adjourned to meet with Mrs
Leverich on January 9th.
Montpelier examiner., 1913-01-03
RULES GOVERNING Il. - !.
e: =: e: .;:::: e: THE PARCELS POST
How To Prepare Articles for Mai1ing--special Par
ce1s. P0st Stamps Must be Used--May In
y assure Parcels to Amount Of $50. 7

| ter of the first, aiecand and third
class matter and when used for that
purpose the matter to which they
are affixed shall be treated rs SHIELD
! for postage" - i'5 nj
When parcels bearing ordinary
postage stamps aFenPresented for
mailing, the senders 7shall be re-
CURED to atfix 1parceletpost stamps
before the matter is accepted and
will not be allowed 10 leave the
Office with ordinary postage stamps
Eatfixed, st.st " M,
/ All matter that cannot be deliver
ed to the addresse 'andnsall matter
that Jig held at the office with insutfi-
cient postage wiz bg sent to the
dead letter office after two weeks.
A mailable parceiI ON (which the
Iipostage is fully prepaid may be in
spEed against Toss ID an amount
equivalent to itsa actuahsvalue but
not to exceed $50, on payment of a
fee ,pf ten cents sin"sparcelLs post
stamps such stanps to be affixed.
When the pafcep.rsI Insured the
sender viii be given a, receipt, Show
ing the olIiice and date of emailing
and, nnmDer Of 'thelpareel- g.
! When a rethfi receipt is desire d
by the sender Of an insar ed parcel
the postmaster at the mailing office
must be 80 notified at the time of
sendiKg. crnslt aae
In view of'the provisiap. for the
Insurance Sf fourth ,claas mail abd
1.-The furnishing offeceipts .for such
mail when insured thespecessity for
registratioh is removed and there.
fore fourth class matter shall not be
admitted to the registered mail.
| Paste The following pointers gov
erning the mailing ofmatter where
you can easllylrefer.to thems
1 Parcels weighing over -four
ounces can be mailed by parcel post
aud the rate is determined by til.
Izphe in which the Office is situated
Do not aft K ordinary stamps te
! matter Of thetfoarth class as it viii
lsDot be accepted and you will los,
she amount Of stamps affixed a
r only parcel post stamps will be NJ
! cepted on matter of the fourth class
|. Parcels mu st be prepared, SO tha
tbsy cam be easily sxamIhed an
E must ID all cases bear the .dame an
i address of the sender proceeded b
!. the word, "FROM." ~
al A parcel must never be scale
q unless thespartg wants same to 9
il as first class mail.
n A parcel must never exceed ]
y pounds in weight and measnr
more than y inches in length an
IL girth combiped. 4. q
d All fourth class matter can be Il
n suyed, but no fourth tfass mail vi
= be admitted to che registered ma
/, alter Jan. lst, l9l3.
Ell Any other information reIati'
ra TO the parcel post law will be fu
\ nished at the post offic and when
doubt about certain items being a
mi,ted to the mails and the mann
i'd in which they should be pack
It. please consult the postmaster.
Montpelier examiner., 1913-01-03

A proposition TO idemnify all per-
sons suffering from the errors OF
criminal justice in the federaleourts
is advocated in a bfffsinnoduced hi
the Senate by Senator Southerland
of Utah just beforethe holidays, and
which he intends to urge insisteutly
before the COMMITTEES on theajudic-
lary with a view to- it's ena ,tmeht
before the adjournment ofi1his$sesE
sion of congress-. Relief ofss this
sort for people who have beenySer-
roneously convicted ofscrime is sdh-
known to the United States, al
though several European countries
have adopted the principle and
written it into their statute, FIVE
or six governors of various states
will recommend similar legislation
| to. their. respective legislatures when
| they convene next month: .'Ihe
proposed law provides that any per.
-son convicted of any crime or of
fense against the United States
who on appeal or .retrial is. found
20 be innocent, and who is moi
guilty of any other offence, or who
has been pardoned on the gfourd o
innocence, may receise an indem
nifty thru, pfbceedings before tn
court of claims, upon which sucl
Jurisdiction is conferred. Tn
maximum of relief permitted is So
, ooo. 1t is only within the last Q
: years that legislasion of this chal
} acter has been written into the stat
utes of European countries. 1t pre-
walls today in varying degree i
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Aus
r tria, France, Hungary, German
/ and Portugal.
Montpelier examiner., 1913-01-03


Here are some things to remem.
! per reeaKding 4, I.hss parcels post sys'
em Which, NcnA n into Era'. effect on JAM
nary lat: t,s.e, ao ~. 4
PARCELS weighing four ounces ,or
less,are .mailablc at the rate ofsone
cent,forea tf.s t9fance or fraction Of
ounce Regardless Of distance, par
cells weighing more than foarounees
are mailaaR4le as Il The e. pound rates,-ss
fraction of q pound being consid,
cred a full, pound, as shown by the
parcel post table, and is regulated
by the gone in, which the office TO,
WHICH they are sent is situated. -,
~, Parcels must be mailed at opost-
office, branch postoffice or delivered
TO a rural mail carrier duly anthogz
ized q receive such matter.
Parcels must be ;. prepared for
mailing in such manner that the
contents can be easily examined and
must ip all cases Bear the uameI and
address of the sender preceded rby
the word, "FROM. w. h.,ec .,
When any parcel offered for
mailing is sealed or otherwise closed
against inspection or contains or
bears writing not permissible, it is
j subject to postage at first class
rates and shall be treated as igst
class matter and can not exceed
four pounds in weight. y -
A parcel containing twoeor' more
classes Of mail matter is chargealile
with postage at the rate applicable
TO the highest class Of matter en-
closed., 9" ., r.
A parcel cannot in any case ex.
coed eleven pounds in weight moi
x be greater in size than seventy two
iDches in, length and girth combined
mo matter how small the excess mag
be. La
There are a great number oi
ltems that are unavailable such al
all matssr .9at is. manifestly oh
scene, lewd and laseivoust and Al
lhIdorsnof.any kind. poisorous ami
nafs, ezpaoslyes Of all kinds, inflam
abie materials, internal n3chities
pistols or revolvers whether in de
tached parts or otherwise, live o
dead animals, birds or poultpy, ray
hides or pelts or any artlei{ havlnI
bad odor. $500 q.
An lAsdicinss and admissahl
IiqGds must IN al 'oaseatsb tpaoks
Is )the manner described BY tia ID,
partment before they can be &C
]nisteda TO the mails and all partie
Aaving such articles to mail at q
hines can find out the manner
shich they are to be packed by al
nlyin9 to The postmaster.
lMest aF psfIshable4 articles wi
keacceptsd f6fl mailing locally %
some for mailing id The 6fst zdn
The law requires that postage G
All matter Of the fourth class mu
Ne prepaid by distinctive pare
post stamps affixed. Postmaste
eannot receive for mailing parce
nat do not bear such stamps.
Parcel post stamps are not val
for the payment of postage on mi
743t1*=|t
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-09-19
FREE
<plOO s Sh @Ys Ssasz"s %2%.% <P1OO

For the benefit of the large number
of shoppers who use The Tribune as a
medium in which to find exceptional
purchasing opportunities, this paper
offers the following inducement to its
friends to carefully read the ad-
vertisements of the progressive stores
on this page:
A grand prize of $500 in gold will
be given to the individual or any form
of organization or institution turning
in the greatest amount of money
shown on the cash checks or receipts
and monthly bills secured at any of
the stores in the Bargain Feature.
To the candidate securing the sec
ond largest amount, $500 in gold.
To the third. $1,000 in gold.
Explanation
To secure votes in the Tribune Bar
gain Voting Feature, make your pur-
chases at the stores advertising in The
Bargain Feature, and call for a cash
check or receipt for every purchase.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-09-19

Five votes will be given for every
S cents shown on the cash check, re-
ceipt, or monthly bill.
All votes will be deposited in the
voting box at his Office.
Sales checks must represent cash
purchases or cash paid on credit pur-
chases. All cash checks, monthly bills
and deposit slips must be turned into
this Office within ten days of the pur-
chase date.
Every contestant entering the con-
test is entitled to one nominating cou-
pom good for 1000 votes. The only
exception to the contestants entering
The Bargain Feature are those en-
ployed at this Office or the stores adj
vertising on this page. or purchasers.
At the theatres advertising in The
Bargain Feature call for cash check
when you buy your ticket.
The Bargain Voting Feature ap-
pears every week for 20 weeks.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15


NEW YORK, Dec l5.-As has been .
forecast for several months. the com
ing year promises to stand out as
record-breaking period in interna
tional sport competition, with the /
United States acting as host for a
number Of cup-hunting contestants !
Challenges have already been re-
ceived for the Americas yacht cup
and the polo cup. The Davis tennis
trophy will have to be defended, and
oxford university has accepted an
invitation to enter team at the
University Of Pennsylvania relay
carnival to be held on April 25 These
are but the forerunners Of other in
tenational events yet to be an
nounced, and it becomes more evil
dent each month that the United
States sportsman is going to have an
exceedingly busy season defending
] his various trophies during 1914 Con
| fronting this situation, a resume of
the invading and defending strength
of challengers and opponents is both
logical ad timely.
By all odds the most important
event of the coming year will be the
effort of Sir Thomas Upton to re-
gain the Americas cup with his
Shamrock w. The new challenger.
now building at Gosport, is expected
to be the last word in English speed
yachts, and, according TO Designer
Charles f. Nicholson, win show a
surprising turn of speed and several
innovations in the way of build and
rig. w. p Burton, an English anna
teur yachtsman of renown. will sal
} Shamrock ~. and Albert Turner vii
J act as captain. Great secrecy is be
ing maintained regarding Lipton'
latest yacht, but it is understood
that special thought is being givel
2 ~ lilC libul blttACS anu lbliAh6 oN q
likely to be encountered on thu
American course during the autumn
days of September.
The situation from a defending
standpoint is more complicated, sine
. at least three 75.footers are assures
as candidates for the task of defeat
ing Shamrock w. The Vanderbilt
syndicate yacht building at HERES
hoff's yards at Bristol, r. l., will b
in charge of R. W. Emmons IT,, wit
Captain Chris Christensen as skin
/ per-
A. s. Cochran's yacht, to be d.
+. signed by William Gardner, and bui
by Lawley & Son of Boston, will b
handled by Captain William Denni
and Captain Harry Hoff The thir
: yacht, to be financed by New Yorl
Philadelphia and Boston yachtsme
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15

Consolation i'm solution
a cup of fine coffee.
The best definition of
fine coffee is: Schilling's
Best.
What's a pound worlh2
1t depends on how you
value good feeling and a
sunny front.
Aromatight cans, eyerfresh, clean
" graduated: moneyback.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15

Location notices Tor sails At the
BONANZA office
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15
AMERICA CUP NEXT GREATEST
SPORTING EVENT OF THE WORLD

win be designed by George owen and
win be in charge Of C. NJ Pynehon
owner Of the racing sloop Istalena
While the yachtsmen are in the
throes Of tuning-up races. the sixth
contest for the International polo cup
win be witnessed, probably, at Mead.
ow Brook, L. l.. and here again the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS FOR GRO
CERIES,


Sealed proposals for furnishing the
County Hospital and indigents of Nye
County with groceries during the year
commencing on the LIST day of January,
1914, and ending on the LIST day of
July, 1914, will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners up to
and including the 5th day Of January
1914. q
The bidder is to bid on the price al
so much above cost.
All bids so offered must be in writ.
ing and have endorsed thereon Bids
for Groceries for Nye County Hospital
and Indigents of Nye County" anC
must he fled with the Clerk OF this
Board of County Commissioners on OF
before the 5th day of January, 1914.
The Board reserves the right to re
iect any and all bids.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.
By ROBERT G. POHL,
Clerk of the Board.
Dated December 1st, 1913.
D8-l5-22-29
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15

Read the Bonanza Want Ads.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-15
SALE NOTICE

p ESCUE- EULA MINING COMPANY
~ Location of Principal Place Of Bust
ness, San Francisco. California. Loca-
tion of Works, Tonopah, Nye County,
Nevada.
NOTICE.-There are delinquent upon
the following described stock, on ac-
count Of Assessment No. s, levied on
the 18th day OF October 1918, the sew
eral amounts set opposite the names
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

Zee of - cents for "A wash In an empty
Neapolitan barbery OF the baser sort? !
Cursed the town. and boarding my TWEEN
ty-and-sixth car slid over the suspension
bridge into Canada, TO foregather for an
evening with the officers Of immigration
and customs. who were affablc and with
drew "A corner Of the veil that shields the
mystery of their trade from the vulgar
gaze. II your head bulges just "leetle'
too much from ear To ear. or YOU sport
curly mustachios or smell Of garlic. YOU
are wide chronological cum sociological
tones and the Great Book Of Human EX-
perience Of Mr.. Andrews and his breth-
rem "wop" and the United States and
the Dominion men. at opposite ends OF the
long frontier bridge. play battledore and
shuttlecock with you TIL YOU become
weary. and get YOU hence 10 whence you
are come and go to bed with peeved
What's the use?" expression.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
THE HORSES RETURN.

Fine horses are dearer now than e'e'
before This is because fine women io'
every elegant occasion. are returnihs
the horse-to the barouche and lahuaA
and brougham and victoria-and ABANDON
ing the automobile
The speaker, a sunburnt tourist s'ooN
on the Cunard pier.
In HYDE Park, in the Bots dc Bouloth'
and In all the pretty Newport promenaue'
as we'll" he continued, the horse equ'
page has usurped the equipase OF gao
lene. The main reason? Well, the u's"
reason Is that a horse equipase' VI.
toria or a landau, shows off woman
costume. A touring car or a landaue'
or a limousine. on the other hahu' MUG
a woman's costume altogether.
yes, the change Is for the better. nov
fine sight TO see the Duchess OF MAJ
borough driving in Hyde Park the mas
siye coachman and the slim footn'a"'
with his folded arms. are In the TIC"
Marlborough livery. There are the Nv,
beautiful bays. with their satin coats anu
silver harness. The tall and sle"p..
duchess recines in clear toilet OF foi'''
or Paquin. and from the top Oh
aigre.te to the point of her httle SUI
she is visihle-nothing is hidden-whe'e"S
In a motor car all the lovely detaiis u
her costume would be lost.
"Liveries. harness and carriages 'ha"".
to the present revival. are taking on ."
unexampled brilliance. II is safe 10 "a,
that the world has never before seen SUI.
glittering and costly and superb equipas''
as those OF to-day"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
A Kaleidoscope JOURNEY.

Heading out OF town for Conneaut-we
were In Pennsylvania now-we passed a
driverless automobile bowling along at a
good clip. with a nonchalant young man
tieing up his shoe laces. his back to the
wheel Then the dusk shut out the last
barnsde advertisement Of the favorite
pills and batteries OF that part of the
world and over the state line we shot in
a rainstorm, three miles out OF Conneaut.
Since morning trolley cars had borne me
out Of Canada into New York. out OF
New York into Pennsylvania. out OF
PENNSYLVANIA into Ohio. Ny thirty-second
car now took me- from conneaut which
has a The-a-Tor-i-um- place OF amuse-
ment not a disease-to Ashtabula. II was
the fastest trolley run have ever sat In
with No automobile would have dared
to make the pace through narrow coun-
try roads at night. ! fancy We encoun-
tered some hills en- route. for my seat
seemed to rise under me. We were run
ming through a thunderstorm and light
ming hickered and shimmered over the
southern horizon. experimenting the
powerful beam of our scarchIight.
There were bars to the windows of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
A MONDAY BEGINNING.

Il was cold starting off on Monday,
fresh wind blowing down from Lake on
tario We were running only ten miles
from the lake and there was the immi-
nent thrill OF catching the first glimpse OF
the huge sheet Of water that marks the
region north OF the American frontier.
But Ontario was coy and would not re-
veal herself yet awhile
Sand hills and drifts marked the ap-
proach to Rochester. and from Keyport,
on the brow OF long. low hill, saw the
clty's spires and chimneys. ten miles
ahead.
At Rochester felt hats Of different
shapes TO the New Workers. began TO APP
pear and Canadi IN small change There
was now rather less talk, too, Of Sulzer
and rather more OF Thaw: and the Thaw
arguments rose IN crescendo all the way
TO Niaraga where every one talked at
once and said that II was shame and
all right and that Harry *. ought TO be
doported and ought not to be deported.
They ride bicycles in these parts and own
orchards of pears that are weighed down
with the biggest crop In years. Yet pears
cost more at the villa &c stores than they
do on the Bowery
In the afternoon / came to Lockport
an exceedingly filthy car bestrewn with
old papers and spittooi.s and that which
had missed spittoons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

Ssndusky. clearing Cleveland by street
where quite A tiny house staggered under
the number OF eighteen thousand three
hundred and hfty something. II must be
Jolly 10 return home 10 Clifton Avenue at
$3.50 a. m. after q stag party, and lurch
up the line. fitting ones key into every
Yale slot that presents itself. in the hope
OF finding No 1889 Then We ran along
the edge Of the lake. through pair OF
little ports where steamers we're unload
ing timber and men left us to go fishing
Car thirty-six left the lake and ran
down to Fremont. where there was a
change to the thirty seventh car, bound
for Fostoria. Now. at last. II was pos
sible to tell from glance AZ the country
side that | was entering the Middle West
Cornfields stretched 10 the four horizons
and droves of "haugs' filled In the
chinks. II is judicious to keep "haugs
and corn apart So for the first time.
fences began to appear In numbers.
Bushes and rank underground were LETT
untouched along the fences. so hedges
were springing up. giving the country
almost an English aspect at times. There
were sheep too. the first sheep ! saw on
the Journey Bare-legged, sun-bronzed
children stopped their play 10 see US pass
for this link in the New York-Chicago
trolley trail has been opened only a
few months The thirty-eighth car ran
from Fostoria to Findlay, after few
minutes wait
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

his back on us and sliced off another
plug. lie looked bored After more par
lor chat our motoIman bowed and passed
first. with the hot breath of the locomo-
tive soaring our flank Yes. pleasant
leisurely folk hereabouts. The local cor
respondents will have a windfall one OF
these days. At Fredonia. few miles on,
there was change TO the car that
brought me To Erie, my thirtieth car.
Vineyards, and laden fruit trees, unpil-
LACED by the little boys-near Brocton'
from my seat / picked IA fine pear. and
some minutes later | should have plucked
a peach had the motorman not been
seized with the hdgets and suddenly
backed up.
Bring us in your head" ferociously
cried an Erie store. They make dirty
things in dirty factories I'm Erie,
but like to slip into Il clean boiled shirt
OF an evening. as witness the respondent
laundering establishment OF Charley Sam
In the chief shopping street In town.
Charley has a plate glass front all
among the piano sellers and superior
furnlshers." a plate glass front, with an
elegant vanished walnut counter inside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
MYSTERIES OF sMUGGLEDoM.

or the making OF smugglings, as OF
books, there is no end. and II is an Off
day at President wilson's Niagara or
that of King George when no hapless
wight has to come up sharply against the
might OF the law. or an economical turn
of mind. the good Niagaran draws up
shopping schedule and pops into Canada
or our United States for purchases ac-
cordingiy with the early frosts OF the
fall he crosses the river into Canadian
Niagara for cheap woolen underwear
saws Mr. Andrews. and in the spring a
Canadian young mans fawncy lightly
turns to thoughts of American Niagara,
where cotton underwear Is a good deal
cheaper. At Canadian Niagara the police
wear cowboy hats and you buy Cham
bers's Journal" fresh from the voyage
from Edinburgh and wander around look
Ing for some one who isn't "A Nc or a
Mac
TUESDAYS run was long one. Leaving
Canadian soil on my twenty eighth car,
I came through the Tonawandas to Buff
falo. whence the nine-and-twentieth car
left for Dunkirk The longest breakwater
i'm the United States, protecting Buffalo
Harbor. was dashed with spurts Of spray,
that obscured the lighthouses every now
and again. storm was blowing on
Lake Erie. and the wind choked MS as we
swung free OF town and city and began
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

smoking compartment of my thirty-tniru
cor which took me from Ashtabula 10
Paihesvlle that niSht-'to Keep urunns
from falling out" explained the con-
ductor. Dr. Pease would approve OF the
cars from Erie to Conneaut. for III them
the smokers have to squat on HARDWOOD
benches in the dog and baggage section)
Wednesday morning | came throuen
Mentor into Cleveland OF car thirty-tour
and saw, on Euclid avenue, more eiec'r'c
limousines. mostly driven by women III
ton minutes than | have seen In New
york In month Miles and miles OF
eastern suburbs has Cleveland. and a
theatre besought me from It's orlpoard ~
pa,ise and see a "smashingly popular
show. But / took thlrty-nfth car "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

Lithuanians came out of the darkness. |
stopped off at Gary for seven seconds.
Then my forty-fourth car brought me on
to Calumet. Calumet sounded Indian
and tranquil. / resolved to forget Gary IN
ENJOYMENT OF the rural evening calm OF
Calumet.
| stopped of at CalUmet-eleven Sec
onds. II. too. was a transplarted CHUNK
of darkest Pittsburgh. Then the patient
car took me on 10 East Chicago
stopped off fifteen seconds AT East chi
capo; and the car was gone "hen l
turned TO grab H. Moreover, East chi
cago was not Chicago. IL was twenty
miles away. fell on my knees TO SYM
pathetic native. who sent me TO HAM
mond on Car IS / stopped the night a.
hammond. vicissitude the ike OF winch
may my enemies be spared.
Friday morning Car Is took me 10 $50
street. Car q c, injected with WentVorth
avenue.
And my forty-eighth trolley car orousn'
me into the heart OF Chicago.
The trip is one that should be popular
There is no ticket trouble with stop-overs'
connections are frequent: the route he'
through picturesque tracts OF held anu
VINEYARD and woodland and gives inuhd'o
glimpses Of scores OF towns and e'''ef'
| And Il is not costly; the fares amount I"
| only about S22