New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
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s Postmaster who has suffered annoyance
from the heedessness. azne-s, vanity stupidity ~
the otter-wutng world, drops few sensible hints, and
tells MS employing fictitious names Of COURSE number
amusing anecdotes that Illustrate the point when no
seeks TO mako. lie says:
n smith Jones & Co are We'll known firm ia New
York DC may De safe your letter adrt with no other
address than smith, Jones Co.. Ncw-NOrk CITY" But
II 10 that address you add No. 90 Wallst, or Box No
2i4 make 1t sure that the other lrn OF the same
villa one of hundred IN the suburbs Of Pha-
depna. II you send your American citizen OF African
descent with your correspondence Mrs Todd Phadel.
pima" will be a sufficient address conditioned that the
reconstructed citizen Aforesaid knows The road 10 that
beautiful villa To which YOU send him But II Uncle
Samuel 10 be the messenger and 80 OF the Todd family
resident In ANA about Philadelphia the chances are
as 40 To that your bright particular Mrs. Todd won't
get your pleasant invitation wedding party Your
address heavy style, but lacking IN some more
essential particulars The seemingly suppOsiti-
tious; but il actualy occurred. Vermont Governor
used 10 say that the orthodox clergy
men Of Vermont had first mortgage all the cooked
vctuas in State. The officers OF some Of hnan
ca and benevolent corporations address their letters
upon nearly the same theory OF thor hOd upon tho fOst'
Once Three times every year 100 letters In the On.
velopes Of the swamp Hollow and Big City Railroad
Company come to my office addressed not only TO the
welllnOwn Hon. Isaac H. Puhkins but TO tho unknown
Betsey Bradley, and Sarah snooks And the railroad
officials expect me To deliver the one as Wen as the other
Thanks my knowledge OF neighbOrs business am
able In the main, 10 meet Their views But am not
always 20 lucky our Legislature met the 0thet day
The Reverend Secretary Of the American Society for
thereup0n sent about 200 letters addressed to David
sDOoks and Peter Jones and all the rest OF them, with
out much hint OF their membership OF the august
body Just ushered into existence OF course nobody
thought OF sending these letters 10 the state House. and
the mssyes were accordingly returned after ten days as
requested. The reverend brother failed 10 see tho
point, and seOlded, not ms own htupd clerk who had
Numbered in not directing the letters 10 the state House.
but the postmaster who had failed 10 know BY intuition,
what MI Secretary should have told him on the super
scIp0n Of each letter. The summing up Of these and a
full hundred other illustrations IL this In addressing
letters in transactng other business sty Uhdt y0t
DO your business with precision, II you with the
Post Office 10 do It's business between you aud your
respondents with like precision Having addressed your
letter WIN precision, postage. III you ina
Government stamped envelopes You have "a thing
that and need not write Paid II the id thing sticks
Our transA tantic friends have excellent way Of
adding 10 the addresses Of letters to transient persons
Poste Restante" Our American synonym, To remain
would prove great convenience both TO the Post Oce
clerks and 10 the travelling and transient public Despite
all your care, " j. probable that number Of the letters
mailed will fail NJ delivery These letters the Depart
seeks 10 return 10 their wrters II yOu wish have
your letters returned 10 yOu thus learning that your
respondent has failed receive H. and accounting for his
Return 10 Jennie Allen, No. / Leiingwels... Norfolk
Virginia IL not delivered within 20 days and back A. viii
stamped envelopes at once, the Department VIII print
this request for you without extra charge but " you do
residence ~ business, No. Isl safest and sign it
Ulysses G.. Washington, and not merely " Grant" ~
wash" As in addressing, 30 IN signing letters, be
preeiSe say what you mean. II you have mis-dI.
rected your letter, and II has gone where you al
dressed H. blame yourself not the POst0tce II you
have addressed John smith aud there - VI that
uncommon name IN the city Directory. be not sur
prscd yOuT John not the fortunate recipient Of ,your
favor Believe that POsinasteIs and Post ONCE clerks
are reasonably pansaklng ia the discharge Of the
committed % them when the Postmaster assures
you IN his report for 1866 that FULLY eOurths OF th
letters returned as dead failed to reach the parties adj
dressed through the fault o the writers that the actual
losses from irregularities oi service and casualties Incl
dent 10 the war large item did not exceed in every
0f the estimated number Entrusted 10 the mails or
again in the repor Tor 1861 that N y isa cases OF vau
able letters the noniesery Of but 9lj missent letters
can be- directly traced to the negligence noncony Of
fostma.teis