The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

Washington, Nov. 9.-PoStmaSter
Burleson has made himself Santa
Claus chief assistant. by a recently
promulgated fiat postmasters are in
formed that Christmas goodies IL
properly packed, may be sent by par
eel post. Nuts n raisin cakes ana
candies and all the other sweet things
SO dear to the infantile heart--and
bad for their stomach-are to be re-
ceived at all post office in the United
States as fourth class matter. The
recent order goes further still. Deal
ers and manufacturers of propr1e-
tary articles Of merchandise, as well
as those of nuts, fruits, and candies
will be permitted to put up their
goods in sealed packages il labeled
so as to show the nature Of con-
tents, quantity, and name of producer
manufacturer or dealer" This new
postal order will prove a great boo
10 those desiring TO utilize the parcel
post at Christmas time. The post OF
flee department also reports that eX-
tensive prepare tons are already be-
ing made to handle all holiday mail
most exp~editiously. Every possible
convenience will be arranged to sim
plify and expedite the sending and re
ceiving the matter sent by parcel
post.
President Wilson'S Thanksgiving
Turkey.
Inc 1TtSiue1lt III HOl PAL ldhc u
his usual Thanksgiving turkey in the
White House this year. AS planned
he ~journeyed to WilliamStown, Mass,
where he will spend a couple Of days
at the Sayre homestead. 1t is known
that the President is very fond Of
his young son-in-law, and as Mrs.
Sayre cannot come to Washington this
year to dine with her father (off of
the splendid specimen of the national
bird which every Thanksgiving is
duly received from a patriotic Ken
tuckian 10 matter which of the pOlit-
ical parties happen to be in power),
the President decided to treat him.
self to a Thanksgiving celebration in
the Berkshires. 1t is whispered, how
ever, that the stork is now the most
interesting of all hipeds to the chief
executive, who is full Of pride at the
thought of his soon to be acquired
brand OF new dignity as a grand
papa.
SOmcthins New Under the Sun
1t is quite the fashion these days to
be hypercritical. Some folks even
criticise the father of his country and
scott not only at his sa%intlinesS but
even dare to question the accuracy OF
the cherry tree and the Ratchet story
Now a young connoiSSeur and self
constituted art critic a been scru-
tinizing the famous paintings in the
Rotunda at the capitol, And the
young man has written an account OF
the flaws he has discovered in the
time-honored paintings. He declares
that in the picture Of Washington re
signing his commission in the CONT
mental army one of the young girl:
shown in the foreground has three
hands. Girls have often been &C
cused Of having three faces, but three
hands is something new. Opencanca
nough, the Indian chief, is shown a
- ~~
tas in his bare feet with six toes Of
his left foot n last and worst o
all, he thinks, is the picture of tn
Signing of the Declaration Of Ind
p~endence, July 4, 1776."
The captious young nan points GU
that this is a, g%rievouS error, for Will
the declarations was adopted July
it was not signed until August 2, III
But nevertheless, thousands Of goo
Americans will continue to visit tn
capital of the nation, and the ne
tional capitol, and they will find jul:
as much pleasure inthe great pain
ings in the Rotunda in spite of til
inaccuracies so carefully pointed on
Some Washingtonians are glad tf
wise u man can not get up
examine the Goddess of Liberty c
top of the dome, for he would, 7
doubt, discover that she did not hay
"her cap on straight"
Knit Between the Acts at Theatr,
Party.
Mrs. Lindley NJ. Garrison. wife
the Secretary of War, and a hevy
society ladies, all members Of a bea
tifully gowned box-party at the G
lumbia Theatre the other a~fternoo
were seen to be industriously plyil
their crochet hooks and knittil
needles between the acts. The ladi
are members Of a club Gotten up
Mrs. Thomas F.. Walsh, widow of t
late Colorado mining king, and h
daughter, Mrs. Edward b.. McLes
Mrs. Joseph Letter and Nine. FL
manuel Havenith, wife Of the 3
gian minister. are also members
the club who are so industriou
crocheting and knitting three days
week articles for the use Of the nee
Belgians. Last week q large box c.
tanning several hundred warm a
useful articles was sent through