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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
PARCEL POST RATES REGULATED
THROUGH SYSTEM OF zones
Uncle Sans New Enterprise Clearly Expaned-How CHARGES Are
Fixed and What Class OF Merchandise May Be Carried
Through the Mails Under the New Law

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.
II 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 postoffices. but each office
in the same unit is considered as be-
ing the center of the circles from
which the zones are drawn. The
rates of postage are fixed from the
unit in which the sending postofice is
situated. but the price to every place
in any zone is Just the same. To H.
lustrate, 1t will cost exactly the same
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ington to Erie, Pa, that 1t costs to
send 1t to Atlanta Ga. because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash
ington are situated in the fourth
zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit in which the postoffice
is located. but they are the same
from that office to any point in any
one zone.
II will be seen by reference to the
table of rates of postage that it will
cost more per pound to send a pack
age a long distance than II does to
send It a short distance. The rate in
creases for a package weighing one
pound at the rate Of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than IL pounds can be sent I'M
der the new parcel post law II
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 so compete. II was the ex
pressed desire of the legislators ano
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
BY EDWARD 3. 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.
II 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 viii mean to the people. II was
the law of congress establishing the
system which made provision for a
division OF the country in 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 1t 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 table showing the rate
of postage per pound for parcels from
Washington to places within all the
zones.
Each unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now each unit is a
center from which the zones are
drawn and so every unit in the coun-
try no matter where II is situated will
have zones drawn from It Just exactly
as Washington has them drawn from
It, For instance. take Keokuk, la.
which is in a unit in the fifth zone
From that will be drawn circles ex-
actly as they are drawn from Wash
tngton and they will be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, Just as they
are numbered from Washington as
number one or course, however
Zone Six will have a different geo.
graphical position as related to Keo
kuk than It has as related to Wash
ington. but as the radius OF the circles
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

I found In the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent to the division of dead let
tiers.
lntoxicants, Polsons and lnfiammable
Materials.
Spirttuous, vinous, matted, ferment-
ed, or other intoxicating liquors Of any
kind; poisons Of every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing pol
sons, poisonous animals, insects and
reptiles: explosives of every kind; in
Infammable material (which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil, gas
oline, naphtha, benzine, turgentine. de-
natured alcohol, etc.,, internal ma
chimes, and mechanical. chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artifi-
cial articles. compositions or mate
rails of whatever kind which may
kill. or in any wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly In
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
TibtOiog ftuiU1oio oU0
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed) animals, birds.
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
vi led; raw hides or pelts, guano. or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel. on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be In
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent to it's actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment of fee Of
ten cents in parcel post stamps. such
stamps to be affixed.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment Of additional
postage at the rate which would be
chargeable IL they we're originally
mailed at the forwarding Office, In
which case the necessary stamps win
be affixed by the forwarding postmas-
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Maps and Guides.
Parcel post maps, with accompany
ing guides, are to be sold to the pub
lie at their cost, rs cents. through the
chief clerk of the post ONCE depart
ment In ordering maps care should
be taken to specify the post cfice
from which the postage rates are to
be determined.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Maps and Guides.
FACTS ABOUT THE NEW PARCEL POST

The new parcel post January 1918
only mail matter included
handled
PerIshabe articles
fowls
ees Tor local delivery When
packed separately they be distance.
rresn meats may be sent only In the first $50 mes)
mere are no restrictions
mhnery toys musical breakabIe
following be catno Iouors noI.on.
matches explosives firearms i've poultry.
be - =
The weight limit will be eIevenp ounds
a
once completely
" - r-' " 1870 ~ ~
nesusr carriers VIII deliver possible.
' -.'ro-'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

quantities are asked to submit to the
postmaster for approval a specimen
parcel showing the manner Of pack
ing.
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
queen bees. live insects, and dried
reptiles may be mailed In accordance
with the regulations that now apply to
other classes of mail
Seeds of fruit. nursery stock, and all
other plant products for preparation
may be mailed under the same con-
ditions.
Confectionery and Soap.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes
soap In hard cakes. etc., must be in
closed In boxes and so wrapped as to
prevent injury to other mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages of propri-
etary articles, such as soaps. tobacco,
pills. tablets. ETC., put up In liked
quantities by the manufacturer. and
not in themselves unavailable. will
be accepted for mailing when proper.
ly wrapped.
Millinery.
Fragile articles. such as millinery.
toys. musical instruments, etc., and ar.
ucles consisting wholly or in part Of
glass. or contained in glass, must be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labeled FRAGILE"
Unavailable Matter.
The following matter is declared un.
mailable by law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd or
lasciVious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception; articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matters otherwise mailable by law. the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears any delineation or language of
libelous. scurrilous, defamatory. or
threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited In a post Office or
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

building which sheltered It. causing
nine gaping cracks and the displacs
ment of a piece of the bell weighing
nine tons. Owing to this misfortune
Its tongue has ever remained mute.
Not far from the bell tower stand,
the arsenal, In front of which Is dis
play of $50 bronze cannon. trophies
captured from the Turks and French.
Prominent among these is the great
gum" its mouth having a diameter OF
three feet. surrounded by 30 thin Z
shell that regard for safety probably
accounts for the fact that It. like the
great bell, has never spoken
These two curios, coupled with Mos
cows prevalent paving material. are
spoken of as the three ancient won
ders of the city. THE heaviest bell
which never was rung. and the largest
cannon which never was fired, and
the greatest amount Of cobblestone
pavement" (which ought to be fred.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
TWIN CASES OF APPENDICITIS
Brother and Sister Stricken ans W
Grated on Close Together at
Newark, N. ~

New York-Stricken within a fsr
hours of each other. Emile and Emls
Thomas, twins, aged twelve. OF y
Taylor street. Newark. N. J., are 70
covering from appendicitis Operation
in the Newark private hospital. TIE
twins lie side by side amid mass ~
flowers sent in by their playmates
They were stricken on Taesoss'
Emily, while playing. suddenly ooar
led up in pain The first to her sos
was her brother. who picked her ~
and carried her home. A physicis1
was summoned and he found traces q
appendicitis. Not long afterward ~
doctor discovered symptoms In tn'
brother, and both went to the nor
uital and under the knife.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

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 can be said in a general
way that anything can be sent which
Is properly wrapped and which will
not injure other mail matter with
which 1t may come in contact
Copy Foreign Countries.
1t is probable that the government
will adopt a 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 as finally adopted will al
low the sending 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. or course, more weight
can be sent II 1t is sent in different
parcels. but the cost in that case
would be heavier, because the In
crease per pound on a single package
is not great up to IL pounds, and
probably It would increase at no great
er rate II the government were to
raise the limit of weight which Is now
Fixed.
Every postmaster in the United
States will have a parcel post map
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit of his postoffce
as a center. All that a postmaster
will have to do when a percel is pre-
scented for transportation is to find out
in what zone the destination of the
package dies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound
from the unit in which his postofice
lies to the zone of the packages des-
tination, the price. as has been ex-
planned before. to every postoffice in
any one zone being the same. The
parcel post will take nothing bu:
fourth-class matter. Printed matter
Is still in the third-class designation.
Therefore books cannot be sent by the
parcel post system
Rate on Seeds Not Affected.
II should be said that the act OF
congress which puts a parcel post
plan into operation does not in any
way affect the postage rate on seeds,
cuttings, bulbs. roots. scions and
plants as fixed by section 4S2 Of the
postal laws and regulations.
The classification of articles mail
able as we'll as the weight limit. the
rates of postage. zone or zones and
other conditions of AVAILABILITY under
the act OF congress, II the postmaster
general shall find on experience that
fhev or any Of them are such as to
prevent the shipment of articles de-
sirable. or shall permanently render
he cost of the service greater than
he receipts OF the revenue therefrom,
he is hereby authorized. subject to
the consent of the interstate COM
merce commission after investigation.
20 return from time to time such
Justification weight limit, rates. zone
or zones or conditions. in order to pro-
mote the service to the public or TO
insure the receipt of revenue from
such service adequate to pay the cost
thereof"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Often Something BAD.

There are very few people in this
World who know what is good for
them"
Maybe so. but there are compare
lively few people in the world who
don't know what they want"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Pomp in the East.

Il understand the king of Siam has
a white elephant" Yes. and It gave
him great prestige until the king of
Cambodia visited Europe. He brought
back q secondhand taxicab."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
succesa and EaIIure.

1t is sometimes hard TO find out just
how the man who is successful has
managed to succeed. but 1t is always
easy to see why failure comes to those
who fail.-Chicago Record Herald
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Even Exchange.

Broker-Our bookkeeper has stolen
$50. 700 fromw US and lost It at Skin
mem & Sharks.
Partner-Well, wen get him q job
nj Skinnem & Sharks and let him do
his trading with US.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
ParadoxicaI,

You meet some oddities in bnsi-
ness"
Give me an instance Of what you
mean"
1T takes a promising young man to
establish a paying trade"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Force Of Habit.

Why did she want to set her hus-
bands will aside?" Merely because
Il was her husbands, and she had got
In the habit of setting his win aside. I"
Houston Post.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Fixed Habit.

Smith-Has your son any fixed
habit that worries you as to his fu-
ture?
Jones-Yes; he fights about ten
rounds every morning with the alarm
clock.-Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

In the little world In which chill
dren have their existence. whatsoever
brings them up. there Is nothing 80
finely perceived and so finely felt a.
inJustice.-Charles Dickem
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Look That Gives JOY.

Gold and silver may supply us with
the necessaries of life, with food and
drink, clothes and houses; but they
cannot give the Joy Of q kind look
Lord Ave-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
The Sabbath

A world without Sabbath would be
Ike man without a smile. like a
summer without flowers and like
homestead without a gardeu.-Beech-
or.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
RATES OF POSTAGE

Parcels weighing
cent for fraction regardless Par
weighing
o a pound s a pound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
His Method.

Il always did make a hit with the
women" Dragged Henry VIII
With your wit. sire?" murmured
the obsequious courtier.
NO. answered the monarch. with
a sly smile with an ak"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
In the Balkans.
I call for volunteersi"
For what general ?"

To rush up in front of yonder con-
traption and see whether 1t is a new
tangled gun or merely a moving-pic
ture machine"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
OFFICIAL
PARCEL POST MAP
OF TIE LIMITED srArEs
OF THE UNITED STATES.

This map 10 for only In Unit No. 1o71 In which the
city Of Washington Is located.
Numbered squares units circles Indicate
l'vndarles Of zones
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Manufactured Articles.

Manufacturers or dealers Intending
to transmit articles in considerable
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

For fun EXPLANATION Of the rates
the Guide.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16

, ing legal actions TO enforce their
rights as Hoffman is suing the
Chicago Cubs because Of mis- dis
chrge before the expiration OF
his contract,
The reserve clause IN all pro
tesSlona! baseball contracts
which gives to the club magnate
the exclusive right tU u players
services even after The eXDirat.
lon OF the term of a contract and
TINS prevents player from S.
'curing a position with any other
club has involved many legal di S
puts, Now that baseball is thor.
ou&Iy organized under the nat,
lonal agreement this rule is stri-
CITY enforced by the clubs and
the magnates insist that j. is
essential to organized baseball.
1t was because of this reserve
clause shat ly Cobb was at the
mercy OF the Detroit club and
was forced TO take mis- choice
between playing with the Tigers
and not playing at all. 1t was
these circumstances that caused
agitation thai reached Congress
and thereatened to change this
situation by force OF law chang
ing baseball |aw.by national law.
In many cases the court have
refused to sustain the reserve
clause and because the contracts
were one sided, and al in favor
OF tic lnagnate, have refused to
prevent l player from playing
with another club them the one
which "uwas' him under base.
ball law. These matters do not
now find their way into the
courts, because 10 other club
will hire such a player, and SO
baseball law roigns supreme.
But there have been cases ia
which the courts have enforced a
contract against player. Such
was tbo famous l4ajoie case which
arose when MAP attempted to
break his contract with the Phil |
ldelphla club. 1t brought forth
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16

In q sense baseball is "a law
unto Itself 1t is the magnates
who make the laws that govern
the game. and when dispnts ari,
Sc it is the nationals commission
or the genial autocrats who act
as presidents OF eases, When
men swap horses and one Of
them feels that he has been cnea
ted he is likely to take his com.
plant into the courts, When
Frank Chance swaps Hal Chase
to Callahan for Zeider and Bort,
on and feels that he has been
cheated he takes his complaint
to the head Of the league. AS it
seems that the American League
heads are to ia Ike no action in
the matter Chance might bring
suit pat there is little probaDi-
lily that he will d. so MANAGERS
who have traded players and
taken the matters into the courts
and have discovered the great
principle of sails 7eayeat elnptor
which is usually, translated as
let the buyer take care" surely
a wise injunction,
but there are not u few cases
involving baseball that find their
way into the courts and iudyes
nave expressed some interesting
opinions and made some inren.
ious and learned explanations Of
the national game. Most Of the
cases involving baseball ar eeitl1.
'o'eH oNcl l''e player
contract or QUESTIONS of Sunday
baseball,
Before the 'a 4 club gives
a player a core: 'a.+ or definite
time at a d. ,. Vi, ,orst
fulfill The crndi,ioos Of that con
tract, All that is required Of the
player is the ordinary knowled. !
&c and skill commoa &c members |
If bis professions, Soi5 is that
we see players vino have been
discharged by the cIt,bs bring. !
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16

an interesting opinion in which
the coart had the followingt
say Of the great player: q.
lac court below finds fr0l
Jle testimony shat the defendauG
is an expert baseball player in
any position; that he has a great
regulation as second baseman:
that his place would be hard to
TIL with as good a player; that
his withdrawal from the cam
| wonld weaken it as would the,
withdrawal of any good player.
AMI would probably make q diff.
ference in the size of the audi.
ences attenning the game We
think that in thus stating it, he
puts it very mildly, ana that the
EVIDENCE would warranta strong.
VI hiding as to the ability OF the
defendant as an expert ball play.
er. He has been for several
years IN the service of tina plain
I'LL club, and has been rA.engag.
ed from season to season at a.
constantly increasing salary. He
mas become thoroughly familiar
with the action and methods of
the other players in the club.
and his own work is peculiarly
merl!oricus as an integral part
Of the team work which is so
essential: La addition to these
features which render his ser.
vices Of peculiar and special
value to the plaintiff, and not
efslly replaced Lajoie is we'll
known, and has great reputation
among the patrons of the sport
for ability in the position which
ne filled and was thus a most
attractive drawing card for the
public. He may not be the sun
in the baseball armament, but
ne is certainly a bright, particu.
lar star"
70 Be Continued.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16

On Tie account Of sickness tn2
CRESSE7' is but a half Il sheet
this week.
Mrs Judge Baker passed thru
our Viii on last Monday. going
to see the sick Mrs Julia Mory
an.
Mr. Cortice DENNY from the
West end of the county was a
pleasant visitor among friends a
round Brushyknob on last Sat.
and Sun. storing at the Colony
serves at 3 o clock on Sun.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16
REAL ESTATE.

We have placed ourselves in
the line to do business in RealEs
tate especially to help those who
are seeking for a home. We are
now in a position to Say that we
can help any one to locate to the
best advantages that there is to
give Please read our large adds.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16

On Oct. 9th. report of the
JAH-Ville Union Sabbath School
was of the best total number Of
scholars present 81 Officers
present t, Teachers present $,
Interest from first to last of the
very best come one come all
Sect.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16
LOCAL LORE.

We understand the fair at Ava
was Of the finest.
>-Tln OddfclIows; meets every
ISL aud ord Saturday nights at
their Hail at J.AlI.Nire.
Nh Co.. s;molls ana family is
'-''El5 SISTER SiAuns father 20
4's"s nor.l Of nit. Grove.
Mrs G. G. Paris is getting
some little better has been >seri,
Ously sick.
If any body wants a fine farm
il Douglas &c. call on as or write
rs at brushylnob.
Mr. George Barnes folks arc
all getting better at present
writing.
Judge Baker attended church
ut colony OIL last Sun. We certain.
~ was proud to see him with rs
We trust that our Hooser col.
umn has not lost the last friend
it ever had:
1t must beprctty cold up at
sni-a.Bar the CliEssET will not
die for day or two yet,
We saw Mr. EJ Morgan in
our midst in company with old
bro. James Coats on last Tues, |
The Ed and wife and family
took dinner with Mr. John Slate
and family On las sun. and the
re2ast was glad:Ejng.
We had the pleasure of seeing
our neighbor Mrs Celie Smith as
she passed thru our Vile on last
Tuesday mOrniDy on her way
home from her daugh ters Mrs
Geo. Barns.
Mr. Jerry Goats come home
from drill to take care of his az.
pies and: came up TO the colony
mill to trade !or some lumber
on last Tues. he was not feeling
well.
Mrs Julia Morgan was able to
walk up to Mr. George Barnes
and stopped at the CREssET office
on last monday. But was contin:
ed to her room Oh Tuesday again
we trust aud hope she may be
out again soon
Wac WI help us to life our bur
den from under q financial stress
and give us time, by US pay
ing the interest until VIC can pay
the principal. We want TO Dor
row fifteen hundred dollars and
we will give a mortgage on all we
have, land houses horses, and
everything VIC iiave. You will
more than he SAT-.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-10-16
CLUB RATES.

any one who viii make US up
cluo Of i've Subscribers, send
us TWO dollars and hold the fifty
cents for their la bor. Or Club
ten or more at the same rate.