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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-10

Till ut the last she set herself to mar.
Like perfect music unto noble words;
And so these twain, upon the skirts
OF time,
Sit side BY side. full-summ'd n az
their. powers,
Dispensing harvest. sowing the to-be.
Self-reYerent each and rexerenclng
each,
Distinct In individualIties,
But like each other even a. those
who love.
Then comes the statelier Eden back
to men:
Then reign the worlds great bridals.
chaste and calm:
Then springs the GROWING race of
humankind.
EHAR-BBhLRTR GIVES ron
TODAYsH NEWS TO-DAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
SELLING BY MAIL.
Alexandria Merchants Installing Par
cells Post Department.

Range of Merchandise that Can be
Sent Under Uncle Sans Rules IS
Practically Limitless.
In order to give our out-of-town pur
chasers every possible advantage and
70 extend all reasonable inducements
to buy in Alexandria, a number OF the
department stores and retail merch-
ants of the city have opened parcel
post shopping departments, at when
persons living outside Of Alexandra
NAV have their orders filled and their
purchases sent direct to them by par
eel post.
The merchants who have arranged
to cater in this manner to out-ot-town
buyers will receive orders by mail, see
that they are filled by experienced
salespeople, wrapped so as to comply
with the parcel post regulation and
mailed. Purchases made in this man.
ner the merchants state, will be de-
liyered within twenty-four hours OF
the time the order is received.
Mailable Articles. =.
The limit of weight Of parcels sent
by mail is eleven pounds. The range
Of commodities and goods that may
be sent by parcel post is practically
Jimiteless, even eggs, dressed butter
| poultry and the like, when properly
| packed. being carried by the parcel
post at low rates. All kinds of dry
! goods. dress goods and similar articles
of course, come within the scope OF
! the parcel post, and may be bought IN
Alexandria mail and sent by mail to
the purchaser.
Alexandria merchants who have IN
stalled parcel post mail order shop
ping departments will pack and for,
ward purchases of persons living out
side of the city without any additional
charge for packing. Residents OF nearby
sections of Maryland and Virginia who
have charge accounts at the various
stores may order by telephone ano
have their purchases sent out the same
| day by parcel post.
In many cases, it will be possible,
| it is stated, for out-of-town purchas-
crs to telephone their orders in the
morning and receive the goods in the
acknowledgement Hs usual thing tbs
parcels will be delivered the following
| morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
PARCELS POST LAWS.
CONTINUED from page seven.)

livery.
8. A receipt signed by a person other
name of the addressee as well as thaS
than the addressee must show the
Of the person signing it. A signature
made by mark co. must be attested
By reputable witness.
COT 1dlpp. jffis lflward lrtchetsh rfahrh
4. When return receipt is desired
by the sender OF an insured parcel the
postmaster at the mailing Office shall
stamp or write across the margin OF
the insurance tag the the words Ike
turn Receipt Desired" and the post
master at the office of address shall!
obtain from the addressee a receipt
and mail it to the sender.
5. The liability for indemnity shai!
cease when delivery has been effected.
6. When, an insured parcel fails OF
delivery at the Office to which address
ed it may be forwarded in accordance
with section As without the paymen:
Of an additional insurance fee. When
TIE parcel is forwarded duplicate OF
the tag receipt attached thereto shall
be filed out showing the name of the
Office to which it is forwarded, ana
such duplicate shall be properly filed,
7. The records of insured parcels
must be reserved one year.
3. When an insured parcel is lost
or rifled and claim for indemnity is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
PARCEL POST AND Mail ORDER Department

made at the office of mailing, the
sender shall be required TO file an af-
Ifdavit showing the number OF parcel
1.-THE name of office, the date OF mailing,
the name and address OF the addressee,
the contents Of the parcel, its actual
value and TO whom the Insurance
should be paid. The postmaster shall
certify on this form the record OF his
office as to the mailing OF the parcel
and liz declared actual value. The
farm shall be forwarded by the post
master 10 the postmaster at the office
of address. who shall certify theron
whether the parcel had been received
and, if so, the disposition make OF it.
The addressee shall be required to
make affidavit on the form he has not
received the parcel or reimbursement
therefor.
9. When the addressee makes claim
for indemnity, the postmaster at the
office of address shall cause the claim
ant TO make affidavit to the facts or
the proper form and, after certifying
thereto, shall forward it to the post
master at the mailing office for com,
pletion- g.,
10: The form, when completed
shall be sent promptly to the Third
! Assistant Postmaster General for pay
ment of the indemnity.
II. No indemnity shall be paid un.
less a claim therefore is made within
six months from the date the parce
was mailed.
II. All complaints received at ;
pest Office regarding the loss or rlfiine
of insured parcels must be reported
Immediately on Form 1910 to the Post
Office Inspector in Charge of the di
vision in which the Office is located.
Sec. 63. In view Of the provision
for the insurance Of fourth calss mai
and the furnishing of receipts for suct
mail when insured, the necessity fo1
registration is removed and therefore
fourth class matter shall not be ad.
mitcd to the registered mail.
Sec. 81. Complaints of ever char.
acter, except those mentioned in thu
following paragraphs, regarding ord,
nary and insured parcels, should be
reported to the Post Office Inspector
in Charge Of the division in which tn
office is located.
2. Delays in transit and damage tt
parcels when making exchanges by
railway postal clerks should be re
| ported 10 the Division Superintendent
Of the Railway Mail Service.
When in Alexandria Stop at Hotc
Rammel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
New JERSEY.

The President. 1t is stated, will not
take sides In the contest for the demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of New
Jersey. The aspirants are his friends,
and he will leave them to their own
resources.
After the nomination is made, how
ever. the full influence Of the admins
tration Will probably be thrown to the
ticket New Jersey is Mr.. Wilson's
state. and since entering politics he has
shown control of 1T. He was elected
governor. He caused the election of
Mr.. MARITIME to the Senate He secured
a delegation to Baltimore last year. He
then carried the state in November, and
showing sympathy for Mr.. Hughes was
a factor In the election of the latter
to the Senate. Both of the New Jer-
sey senators owe their success to Mr..
Wilson.
If. therefore. New Jersey should go
republican this year Mr.. Wilson would
suffer loss OF prestige, not only at
home. but elsewhere. And so we may
expect him TO concern himself with
the campaign when IL opens, and. not
improbably, if the fight should prove
warm. take the stump for the demo-
cratic nominee.
There will be some anxiety on ac-
count of the tariff New Jersey is a
manufacturing state. and will be as
hard hit by the Underwood revision as
any other state of its class. viii this
show at the polls?> If the new law goes on
the books as early as September /, the
voters of the country will have two
full months for study before election
day. And if the manufacturers do not
like the law they will have an oppor-
tunity then to say so.
Will there be any anxiety as to the
attitude of James Smith. jr.g Mr..
Smith. although greatly disfigured. ia
still in the ring No fondness for Mr..
Wilson has developed in his heart, nor
has Mr.. Wilson sprouted any attach
ment for Mr.. Smith. Still, Mr. Smith is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Schools and Social Service

An important function of the higher
public schools Is pointed out by DIR.
Thomas Jesse Jones of the bureau OF edu-
cation in a statement reproduced In The
Star Thursday relative to the opportunity
which the high schools afford to train
young Americans In the principles of
citizenship. Good citizenship, he points
out, Is a matter Of education. and the
classes of these schools give teachers
chance to drill their pupils In the higher
conception Of the individual duties of
members Of the community.
1t is far more important to train the
boys and girls who reach the high school
stage In citizenship than in mathematics,
botany, language. literature. science. art
or any other academic study. They are
soon to take their places in the business
and social life. and they should be taught
the value of the community sense. which
simply means the sense of responsibility
Of each unit for the welfare Of the whole.
The tendency Of modern education is
rather toward individualism, but fortu-
nately q veritable science Of social service
has been developing. to correct the dis
position Of people to specialize and to re-
gard themselves as separate In their in
through the influence Of workers in this
field Of social service the schools can be
utilized to correct the trend toward IN
dividualism. 60 give to students an idea OF
the truth that It Is impossible to sepa-
rate their interests from those of others
a great gain viii have been scored for the
betterment of conditions.
At present community service IL render
ed by comparatively a few people. In
every city there are groups Of charitable.
philanthropic men and women who are
endeavoring to ameliorate evils, to check
unwholesome tendencies and to establish
a higher standard Of living. These are
constantly appealing to the many for
help. for moral support and for funds
and the response IS p,fifully small In pro-
portion to the potential power OF the COM
munity to work for betterment Tt would
be tremendously effective IL each high
school class that graduates were ground
ed thoroughly in the principle that those
who live IN cities must be concerned with
the affairs OF all their fellow-c'tizens, not
intrusively or curiously or patronizingIy.
not as individuals. but as units of the
great composite. II but a small part of
the time which is devoted by the younger
generation to sheer pleasure were spent
In some form of social service not as a
diversion. but as a duty and better still
as an opportunity for doing good. these
problems would come quickly within the
range Of solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Mr.. BRYAN'S LECTURE FEES.

From the Albany Evening Journal.
Then, too. Secretary Bryan cannot
be expected to perform his duties eff
ficiently. with all that worriment on
his mind over his livelihood.
From the Rochester Post Express
BRYAN to give another lecture
Headline. Not so; he does not give
lectures: he sells them.
From the Syracuse Herald
Mr. Bryan says he has to go on the
lecture platform because he can't live
on his salary. That's what man gets
for cultivating a grape juice thirst on
a statesman's salary.
From the Boston Advertiser.
This Senator Rristow is a dangerous
sort of man to have about. His at
tack on Bryan has shown him to be in
possession of mighty wallop.
From the Baltimore Star.
Gov. Sulzer says he lives on $1.25 a
day. Excellent cabinet material.
From the Chattanooga Times.
If Mr.. Bryan adds another ship to
his mythical fleet. we suggest that he
call 1t 1.-The Mazuma."
From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
What wonder Bryan loves his chau-
tauqua- He's the man who put the tauu
In 1t.
From the New York Mail.
Although Mr.. Bryan is recognized in
Nebraska as a man of substantial prop
erty, II Is clear that the democratic SIM
plicfty or his character will not permit
an interruption OF his money-making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

Would Thomas Jefferson lecture? He
would not, and for the best or reasons
He could not He did not possess the
gift of oratory. He could not have en-
tertained a chautauqua audience at all
Mr.. Jefferson's power was in his pen
He employed that with unusual ability
and charm, and on many subjects. A
criticism of him in his day. and which
has survived, Is that he scattered" His
mind was active and widely inquisitive,
and he wrote on a variety Of topics.
But chautauqua audiences do not relish
readers They demand the spoken word
and action with It, No man with manu-
script in hand. spectacles on nose. and
quiet delivery, could be topiiner In the
chautauqua field. 1t would be difficult
for him to get an engagement as stop
gapper even.
But Mr. Jefferson could earn as much
money with his pen today as prize ora
tor does with his tongue. And that he
would have offers galore from news
papers and magazines is certain. Not
unlikely, he would command his own
figures. An article by him on educa-
ton. on religion. on agriculture. on any
form of government, would increase the
circulation of a publication enormously
Twelve thousand year from the State
Department would be a mere bagatelle
by comparison.
Like men Of his class Mr.. Jefferson
was improvident. He AS not a money
maker. Neither could he manage we'll
the sums that came to him. He was
usually hard up" and especially after
retiring from active political life. He
died poor.
Let us suppose him quitting office
today for his Virginia retreat. with
the declared purpose Of taking his ease
there during his remaining years. Half
dozen representatives Of as many
publishing houses would be passengers
on the same train. and each with a
proposition for his "reminiscences. both
personal and official. A fortune would
be dangled before his eyes. and the
future made not only comfortable but
affiuent. He would be guaranteed
money to burn.
A hundred years ago. however. the
American public was small. and not a
reading public. Newspapers were few.
and publishing houses fewer. And. sur
prising as 1t may seem. interest In Mr..
Jefferson was not SO great. nor ap-
praisement Of him SO high. as today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

activities while he holds the great office
OF Secretary of State of the United
States.
From the Brooklyn Eagle
The office of Secretary of State makes
nne sounding board to accelerate the
voice of a lecturer. The day may come
Wnen candidates will offer to take the
office for nothing.
FROM the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
we Imagine that Mrs Champ Clark
has always felt that 1t would be very
wrong indeed for Secretary Of State
TO go around making chautauQua
speeches.
From the Houston Post
Secretary Bryan says he knows OF
no better way to keep in touch with
the people than the chautauQua plat
form. There are lots of ways to keep
In touch" with them, but, as Mr..
Bryan says. Just talking 'em out OF It
iegitimately Is the most respectable
way.
From the Milwaukee Free Press.
Then, again. perhaps Mr.. Bryan. who
says he cannot live on a salary OF
$4,000. really likes so well to deliver
chautauqua addresses that he simply
finds 1t impossible to give up the
habit.
From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Mr.. Bryan declares that he needs the
money he receives for his lectures.
The cost of his present style OF living
taken In connection with the cost OF
his scientific farming operations no
doubt require q large income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Patronage.

The public Is no longer RECALLED with
stories about misunderstanding In Wash
ington For time yarns on that sub
ject had q wide newspaper circulation.
AS they ran, this town was crowded with
democrats impatient for recognition in
the way Of Office. Hotels and lodging
houses were congested. Streets In the
neighborhood OF the White House were
blocked The faithful had gathered from
all quarters, and life had become bur-
den to everybody suspected of having a
pull with the President
The vein seems TO have been worked
out The hungry host seems to have dis
appeared. Space once accorded by news
papers to such descriptions is now devot-
ed 10 other subjects
As q matter of fact the situation was
greatly magnified The crowds were
neither as large nor as clamorous as rep
resented. They did not overtax the no.
tells and did not interfere with street
traffic Neither did any senator or rep
resentative collapse under calls for as
sistance. There was no comparison be-
tween this situation AMI that which
marked the return Of tie democracy to
national power In 1885.
Today little If anything is heard on this
subject. Few office seekers are In town
The streets. indeed. are as thin as usual
81 this season OF the year.
And yet but a small amount Of patron
age has been distributed In every Sec
ton OF the country many republicans re-
main undisturbed In their places. and
some of them have hopes of filling out
their terms.
What may this mean? That the rank
and file Of the democracy have accepted
Mr.. Wilson's program as best for the
country. and viii wait patiently for
vacanciesf Or does 1t mean that finding
themselves unable to change the program
and resent1ng It. they have gone home in
disgust and win wait for an opportunity
for revenger
Mt. Wilson has had only q limited time
to consider patronage What with the
tariff. the currency and the Japanese
complaint about California he has been
occupied with matters Of moro pressing
Importance And they are still In hand.
The presidency. as Mr. Wilson Is finding
out imposes many and heavy burdens.
and patronage Is one Of the heaviest and
most annoying of them all Men who
work hard In campaigns want reward
when success IL achieved In fact, the
laborer in no other field Is more thorough
.1y convinced that he IL worthy Of his
hire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
The Silly Season.

The silly season smiles once more
Upon the mountain and the shore
With silly boys and silly girls
And silly tufts and silly curls.
The silly song, the silly dance
Blend with the summer rays romance
sometimes expressed In words or looks,
Sometimes in paper-covered books.
A little nonsense, SO they say,
Is needful to a holiday,
And as the dog days fiercely glow
There comes the silly. harmless show
OF freakish hats and funny coats
And horses. motor cars and boats
That, while they charm you, leave you
vexed,
Uncertain what they may do next.
Regrets will come and tears will fall
IJnsought and soon for one and all
Then lucky is the humble man
who may adopt the seasons plan
And Ia not forced to advertise
Himself as one exceeding wise,
Since he may go to see the show
Where pillows break or breezes blow
And heed the spirit of the day
That says "be silly while we mayw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

The coroners jury has exonerated the
whose car caused the death
the other evening Of q child In tho
section of tho city. and
doubtless that is the end Of the case
as far as court procedure is concerned
But the inquest developed q fact of
importance which should cause further
proceedings and stimulate official ac-
tivity to make sure that none but
licensed persons are operating cars In
the streets of Washington It Is shown
that neither tho car owner. who was
under Instructions, nor the youth who
was teaching him how to operate the
machine had been licensed by the Dis
trict- The instructor was possibly ca
pable. else he would not have been
delegated for this task by the sales
agency from which the owner obtained
the car. Nevertheless here was a def
mite violation of the law. in the opera
tion OF a motor car on the streets by
unlicensed persons How many cars
are being run today by those who have
not gone through the perfunctory proc
ess of obtaining licenses? 1t will be
well. perhaps, for this matter to be
investigated. Certainly 1t is important
to ascertain whether cars that bear
license numbers are being handled by
others than those in whose names the
licenses are issued Incidentally. IT
would be well for tho Commissioners
TO consider whether II Is not possible
70 increase the requirements to be
s.sctsd from persons applying for
licenses. In some Of the countries no
license Is granted unless the applicant
can pass certain tests as to vision. gen.
eral capacity TO handle machinery and
probable ability TO drive cars safely
through streets. Such a system might
perhaps with advantage be adopted
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

unwise guys alike thought the deliverance
q little flourish for the benefit of the a-lrf-
cultural vote: They did not believe he
with the shovel and the hoe. trace chains
and the pillow, after long years spent in
the din and stress of city politics.
Let us receive this Albany story with
caution. 1t may not be true. Many
stories about Gov Sulzer are circulat-
ing at present. He Is under the hottest
fire ever directed at man in his station
SO hot. and some OF it so unfair. many
men not In sympathy with him politically
sympathize with him personally.
He is not enjoying his Albany expe-
rience. Greeting a Washington friend at
Gettysburg last week. he referred to his
long and pleasant service in Congress,
and seemed to regret that he had not con-
tinued 1t. Making laws had agreed with
him more than executing laws.
But, for better or for worse he is in
commission at Albany, and declares he Is
in to stay Warm as it is, the fight has
but begun, and ii is too soon to forecast
the result. If the governor wins he will
not care to retire from Office with only
one term to his credit, and If he should
secure a second term he might want a
high office OF another kind as reward
for his Albany success.
On every account 1t seems too soon for
Gov .Sulzer to be arranging now for a
quiet retreat. even If he has ever seri-
ously considered such a step. The farm
can wait Let 1t wait The politicians
are at hand. and insistent for battle Let
him attend to them. and then In case of
his defeat look about him for place for
repose and reflection In his struggle
with Tammany he has an opportunity
which If fully improved should put the
charms of the country entirely out of his
calculations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

a democrat, and as he supported MI.
Wilson for President last year. why
should he not support Wilson man
for governor this year? What would
he gain by sulking and throwing the
election to the republicans?
As matters look today. the democrats
will enjoy an advantage from a divided
opposition. The bull moosers and the
republicans are still at odds. and If
they continue so their warfare should
be worth some thousands OF votes 10
the democrats. All these features give
TO the Jersey campaign a large meas
ure of interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Gov. Sulzer as Farmer.

\ dispatch from Albany states that Gov.
SuIzer is pricing farms hear the state
capital, with a view of -aking up country
life at the end of his official term.
Last year while campaigning for the
office he now holds, Mr.. Sulzer said his
ambition was to close his chapter as a
farmer. From a farm he had come, and
TO a farm he would return. After life's
fitfGI fever he thought he would sleep
well "far from the madding crowds ig-
noble strife
But the public only smiled. Wise and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

President Wilson to make an endurance
run through Mexico.
From the indianapolis News.
1t would be a good deal easier to know
what to do about Mexico Ii Mexico had
even the remotest idea what to do about
itself.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
What Mexico needs is a tanning such
as we gave her sixty-five years ago.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
It will be much easier for the United
States Army TO conquer Mexico than to
unconQuer It