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The True Democrat. XXI St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish La., Saturday, January 18. 1913 No.51 Parcel Post Information. act of Congress authorizing tablishment of a parcel post provides that on and aftter y 1, 1913, fourth class matter embrace all other matter, in farm and factory producti, ,w embraced by law in either st, second, or third class, no, ;ng 11 pounds in weight nor in size than 72 inches in and girth combined, nor in r kind likely to injure the lper any postal employee or damn pnial equipment or other mail and not of a character per w'tll:i a period reasonably re fcr transportation and deiiv Table of Rates. First zone. 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th S---------- zone zone zone zone zone\ zone zone Weight Zone 50 to 150 to 300 to 600 toy 1,000 to 1,400 to all over Local rate, 50i 150 300 600 j 1,000 1,400 1,800 1,800 rate. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. und ................... $ 0.03 50 05 $0.06. $0.07 $0.08 $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.12 unds .................. .06 .08 1 .10 .12 .14 .16 .19 .21 .24 unds ..................I .07 .11 i .14 .17 .20 I .23 .28 .31 36 unds ..................I .08 .14 .18 .22 .26 .30 .37 .41 48 unds .................. .09 .17 .22 .27 . .32 .37 .46 .51 .60 nds .................... .10 .20 .26 .32 .38 .44 .55 .61 .72 unds ................. I .11 .23 .30 .37 .44 .51 .64 .71 .84 unds ................ .. .12 .26! -.34 .42 .50 [ .58 .73 .81 .96 unds ................ .13 .29 .38 .47 .36I .65 .82 .91 1.08 unds ..................I .141 .32 1 .42 .52 .62 .72 .91 1.01 1.20 unds ..... ......... .15 .35 .46 .57 .68 .79 1.00 1.11 1.32 local rate is applicable to par tended for delivery at the of f mailin or on a rural route ag therefrom. Distinctive Stamps. law requires that on and af n. 1, 1913, the postage on all of the fourth class must be d by distinetive parcel post s affixed. Postmasters can not e for mailing parcels that do not bear such stamps. Parcel post stamps are not valid tfor the payment of postage on plat ter of the first, second, and third classes, and, when used for that pur pose, the matter to which they arm affixed shall be treated as "Held for postage." Preparation for Mailing. Parcels must be prepared for mail ing in such manner that the con t,,nts can be easily examined. A parcel must not be accepted fur mailing unless it bears the name and address of the sender, preceded by the word "From." Postmasters will refuse to receive fot mailing parcels not proplerly in dorsed or packed for safe shipment. Where Mailable. Parcels must be mailed at a post office, branch post office, named or lettered station, or such numbered stations as may be designated by the plostmaster, or delivered to a rural or other carrier duly authorized to receive such matter. Parcels collected on star routes must be deposited in the next post office at which the carrier arrives and postage charged at the rate fronr that office. Insurance on Parcels. A mailable parcel on which the postage is fully prepaid may be ,: sured against loss in an amount I qcuivalent to its actual value. but not to exceed $50, on payment of a fee of 10 cents in parcel post stamps, such stamps to be affixed. Unmailable Matter. The following matter is declared nonmailable by law: 1. Matter manifestly obscene,lewd, o( lascivious; articles intended for Sindecent or immoral purposes; ad matter otherwise mailable by law, the outside cover or wrapper of which bears any delineations or lai-n guage of a libelous, scurrilous, dc famatory, or threatening character. Spirituous, vinous, malted, ferment ed, or other intoxicating liquors of any kind; poisons of every kind, and articles and compositions containing poison (except as prescribed in set'. 19); poisonous animals, insects and reptiles; explosives of every kind; inflammable materials (which are held to include matches, kerosene oil, gasoline, naphtha, benzine, tur pentine, denatured alchohol, etc.); infernal machines, and mechanical, chemical, or other devices or coº, positions which may ignite or ex plode; disease germs or scabs (e: cept as prescribed in sec. 36); and other natural or artificial articles, compositions, or materials of what ever kind which may kill or in any wise injure another or damage the mail or other property. Pistols or revolvers, whether in detached parts or otherwise; live or dead (and not stuffed) animals,birds, or poultry (except as prescribed in sec. 29 and 34); raw hides or pelts, guano, or any article having a bad odor shall not be admitted to the mails. A parcel post map and guide for determining postage rates may be o1 tained by remitting 75 cents by mo pr y order to the chief clerk, Post Of fice Deprtment, Washington, D. C. IB careful to specify the city or town where the map is to be used. Further information may be obtain ed at any post office. DR. DOWLING DISCOURSES. Dr. Oscar Dowling, president of the State Board of Health, lectured to the farmers' demonstration conference on the subject of education as essen tial to health. He told of the men ingitlis situation and explained that, quarantine regulations would not ac complish the prevention of the spread of the disease. Sanitary meas ures are most effective. The germs are carried in the nose and u'pper o throat and a person may be a car rier of the disease without becoming sick with it. That the carrier might cough or sneeze and expel the germs where they would be taken up by a susceptible person. He explained in detail how it was necessary to come in contact with a patient or material expelled by a patient or a carrier. At the chapel Dr. Dowling talked to the university students. He told them they should bathe at least once a day, that they .should not smoke cigarettes nor drink any kind of al cohol, and that no good service could come from the use of either. He appealed to the boys to lead as qiean lives as they would expect of the girls, and that there should be but one standard of morality. BE WHAT YOU ARE. Be what you are. Say what you mean, not in a way to wound and offend others, but frankly and hon Estly. Live within your means. To live beyond them deceives nobody for long and in the end spells disaster for yourself. Water finds its level. Don't pretend to know what you do not know. Don't dogmatize. LDog matism is usually the hall mark of ignorance. Be simple. It was Tennyson who said of the Duke of Wellington: "And as the greatest only are. In his simplicity, sublime." Abraham Lincoln schooled himself in youth to speak simply, to express every thought in common words and so bound and define it that a child could understand. The result was the immortal Get tysburg oration. We are discarding the frock coat and with it frock-coated language and frock-coated manners and methods. We are getting rid of shams. We are coming to know more and to pretend less. Don't pose. Leave that to the dry goods store dummies. Make believes don't go very far with real people, and the world is get ting fuller every day of real people. Advertisers are coming to recognize the wisdom of representing their goods exactly as they are. In the long run it is the only policy that pays. It pays just as well with other people as with merchants. The man who is worth while with in himself has no need of seeming. There are plenty who know the real from the counterfeit, whether the counterfeit be coin or people. If you are real gold have no fear that you will not be discovered. Only fear the acid test when the discov cry is made.-New Advocate. PRESCRIPTIONS Our Prescription Department is our Pride and we make the filling of Prescriptions a Specialty. We use only materials of highest standard of Purity and Strength. Close attention to this D^;)artment and years of experience have won for us the confidence of both Phyr sician and Patient. ROYAL PHARMACY, ST, FRANCISVILLE, LA. ......... %= .%%- - ,.%. S. I. Reyiond Co., it., Cor Main and Third Streets Baton Rouge, La. ry Goods, Notions, Shoes Hats, Clothing, Iousefurnishing, Etc. Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." This is to inform the people that I have moved my store in e old Gastrell building, where I shall be glad to see my cus ers and to serve them. As the high water has crippled me considerably and as I had to to heavy expense, I would like to see everyone I have favor come forward and do unto me as I have done to them. Columbus and Weber Wagcns, Parry Buggies, American Wire ence 192 Ibs. to the roll and 26 inches high, Deering Harvester ools, International Engine, and all the leading hardware imple ents obtainable always on hand or on short notice. Champion Potato Digger-the kind to dig peanuts and sweet nd Irish Potatoes-can be seen in operation at W. Daniel's, Jr. HARLES WEYDERT'S OF COURSE. Announcement' We take pleasure in announcing to the public that the Bank of West Feliciana and the Peoples Bank have been merged, and, commencing on Janu ary 9th, 1913, the business of the Peoples Bank will be conducted by the Bank of West Feliciana. The Bank of West Feliciana assumes the assets and liabili ties of the Peoples Bdnk, and will take good care of all business which was entrusted to the Peoples Bank. The capital stock of the Bank of West Feliciana will now be increased by $50,000, making the capi tal of the merged Bank stand at One Hundred Thousand Dollars and this increase of $50,000 stock will be given to the stockholders of the Peoples Bank, share for share. This merger brings into this Bank practically . every business enterprise in this parish, and, with the strong support of the people of our entire section, the future of this Bank seems assured beyond question. 3 We therefore hope to build up here an institution which will be of great assistance to our entire citizen ship, and a pride to our parish. It is our aim and pleasure to assist every worthy undertaking of the people of the parish of West Feli ciana. We solicit the banking business of every citizen of our parish and the surrounding section, and we ý cordially invite the public to visit us and "make our Bank their Bank." We will take good care of any a business entrusted to our keeping. Thanking the public for their kind patronage of the past, and trusting that our service will merit a continuation of the same, we beg to remain, Very truly yours, e Bank of West Feliciana S. McC. LAWRASON, President. J. R. MATTHEWS, Active Vice-Pres. SD. I. NORWOOD, Cashier. W. H. BUQUOI, Assistant Cashier. and