The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-08
Periodical Literature fer the Army
and NAVY.

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The publishers of the periodical issues
named in the list below, have very gen
erously agreed to furnish them to the
army and navy at half the regular sub
scriptiOn price This is an unprece-
dented opportunity for regiments, bat
teries, headquarters, permanent persons
in hospitals and conyalescent camps,
crews in the navy, proper, and in the
marine corps, to supply themselves with
every variety of periodical literature
newspapers general and Locally and
magazines, religious INSTRUMENTATION
and denominational) and secular-at or
less than the original cost. Such an
opportunity, in localities where periodi-
Gals, if obtainable at all, can be obtained
only at double the regular subscription
price, is of quadruple value
The periodicals should be ordered by
mail directly from the office of publica-
ton, in packages to one address Of
more than one copy), for not less than
three months. Payment must be made
in advance, and the halfpriee arrange
ment of the undersigned for the army
and navy, distinctly alluded to-
"But can the mail be relied upon p
1t can be. One year ago l was doubtful
about it, and therefore commenced sup
plying my regiment with periodicals by
mail gradually; but the experience of
my regiment for nine months, and of
several others for six, under worse than
average circumstances, enables me to
speak with confidence on this point.
Single numbers are frequently thrown
out, and occasionally package is, but
in the main the mail is reliable: no
other mode Of transportation can com
pare with it in certainty, promptitude,
and regularity.
"And how about the postsgeY' The
law requires it to be paid quarterly or
yearly in advance at the receiving or at !
the mailing office but as in most cases
it is difficult If not impossible to pay
the postage at the receiving Office, it /
should in general, l think, be RENTED
with the payment for the periodical
1t may be well to mention here the |
rates of postage on periodicals to regu-
lar subscribers For this purpose. all /
periodicals Except the few issues less
frequent than quarterly may be COM
pretended in two classes, Of which the |
weekly is the pivot Of the first, and the |
quarterly of the second:
FIRST. The postage per quarter on /
any weekly periodical is five cents, and
on any issue more frequent than week
", in the same ratio. Thus, the post
age on the Army and Navy Journal,
the Christian Advocates, Harper's Week
", The Independent, The Evening Age,
The Round Table, The Weekly Even
ing Post, or the like, is five cents a
quarter; and on bi-weekly ten cents,
tri-weekly fifteen cents, daily Sunday
excepted) thirty cents.
. SEcoSD The postage per quarter on
any quarterly periodical, weighing not
over four ounces is one cent, over four
ounces and not over eight two cents,
over eight ounces and not over twelve
three cents, and so on; and on issues
more frequent than quarterly and less
than weekly, in the same ratio.
Thus, the postage on the four British
(reprints) BrOwnson's Review,
Congregational Quarterly, or the like
over four ounces and not over
eight is two cents quarter; and the
postage on the Atlantic, Blackwoods, 7
Continental, Harper's, Knickerbocker,
United States Service Magazine, or the
like-issues of the same weight, but
three times as frequent-is six cents a
quarter Again, the postage on the
Biblical Repertory BibiiOtheca Sacra,
Boston Review, Methodist Quarterly,
New Englander, Theological Review,
Or the Ike weighing over eight ounces
and not over twelve, IS three cents a
quarter; and the postage on the Eclec-
tic, or the like--issues Of the same
weight, but three times as frequent--is
nine cents a quarter
When the periodicals Of this second /
class are small Religious, Educational,
Or Agricultural issues, any number Of
them in = package weighing not over
four ounces can be counted as one,
over four ounces and not over eight As
two, over eight ounces and not over
twelve a. three, and 50 on Thus, the
postage on a single number OF the
American Messenger, Tract Journal,
Christian Bannsr, Christian Press, o.
Good NeWz, Is three cents, and no more
sn six numbers Of the hrstt two, or eight {