The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-09
Periodical Literature for the Army
and NaYy.

AAAt yAS-A-AN@ "a -A4I PSAAgAASe~a AS7AANi
named in the list bslog, 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 locsl) and
magazines, religious (undenominational
and denonainational) sndsecular-at OF
less than Che original cost Such an
opportunity, in localities where periodi
Gals, if obtainable at ell, 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 Oh
more than one copy, for not less than
three months. Payment must be made
in advance, and the halfprice arrange
ment Of the undersigned for the army
and navy, distinctly alluded to-
"But can the mail be relied upon p
II can be. One year ago I 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 postageY The
law requires it to be paid quarterly OF
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, il
should in genera, 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 Eve 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
ly, The Independent, The Evening Age,
The Round Table, The Weekly Even
ing Post, or the like, is FIVE cents a
quarter; and on q bi-weekly ten cents,
3 atri-weekly fifteen cents, daily Sunday
exoepted) thirty cents.
SECOND. 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
frequent than weekly, in the same ratio.
Thus, the postage on the four British
Reviews (reprints) Brownsons Review,
Congregational Quarterly, or the like,
weighing over four ounces and not over
eight is two cents quarter; and the
postage on the Atlantic, Blackwood's,
Continental, Harpers, Knickerbocker
United States Service Magazine, or the
hke-issues Of the same weight, but
three times as frequent--is six cents a
quarter Again, the postage on the
Biblical Repertory Bibliotheca Sacra,
Boston Review, Methodist Quarterly,
New Highlander theological Review,
or the like weighing over eight ounces
asasd Rot'over twelve, is three cents a
quarter; and the postage on the Eclee-
tic, sor the like-issues of the same
weight, bu; three times as frequent-is
nine cents 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 as three, and 50 on. Thus, the
postage on q single number Of the
American Messenger, Tract Journal,
Christian Banner, Christian Press, or
Coed News, is three cents, and no more
en- six numbers Of the frsstwo or eight
numbers of the last three.
- L is % Be hoped that the more intel
hgent and moral, not 70 say religious,
readers Of this article in the army and
navy-and particularly those occupying
influential positions-wiIl for their own
sake and for the sake Of those with
whom, and perchanee over whom Prov.
denee has placed them, do ail in their
power to bring about the circulation
among our military and naval forces, Of
amoreample, wholesome, and thorough
going Periodical Literature
It Is due TO theperiodical press to say,
that omissions Of names Of periodicals.
In the list below, are moi. in general, 70
be interpreted Is rsfsasals T. cooperate
n tie hslfprice movement. but rather