Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-26


, on the first Of May. Are they sim
ipiy ordinary cards, whose contents
may be noted" by any curious per
son? They are. A postal card. al
Though il is to do tie work Of a she.
Of note paper. an envelope and 1
| postage stamp in combination. is al
outside. It is made Of ''band pa
per" meaning thereby paper worked
into u solid mass without p..~tIus
Each one j. to he five aud ne-eight'
inches long and three inches wide
It 10 to he adorned With various off
cial marks, and is to b stamped
with u. 5. postage. one cent.
Lines for the address. are to he on
on. side. aud the message is to he
written on he 0thsr. When the
mes age is written the card is 70 d,
for the mail bag.
Az will readily be inferred, the
postal card il an ingenious devices
for obtaining publicity. If one man
wants to call hi. nsighbor a donkey
in the face and eyes Of the world he
is able TO do 10 by this means Ut tine
nominal expense Of one cent. At
the same time he runs no risk of i'm
mediate danger, and may Confer .
great deal Of pleasure upon those
who in the vay of business or bv sc-
cideut nee the card. Lovers, it l.
Thought, will not use the postal
card. unless their communications
are ~ prosaic ~ the one sent by Mr.
Pmkwirk to Mrs: BArlell, althouY.
the coQnstte may find it serviceable
~ new means of ammo. ing her ri
walls. The bright dread .,a Processes
to believe that sentimental folk will
nse the>e cards bv attaching y new
m aiming to old words. ForexAmple:
LIE: : CLANS" stand for cher ia
In . moment of lownlfsartsdne.>
>he writes to him: DO you low.
clans ?" A harmless qneatian. and
An nnimpOrtant one on the face Of it
Int what - wealth Of meaning
there il in the answer Il do; I dol
Thus dislects may he kept. ~ Car
ri.geS are now. for private use. II
.ay ono il malicious enough. how
sver. to rite an indecent message.
the l'nstssffic~ aufh Orities are reQuirei
BY Law b send the card at one. e.
The Dead letter Office. In England
Tho cards have Deen perverted yer.
,ften to blsckmailing purposes. MI
vii which, We hope. will not occur
u this country.
The postal cards will be sold for
me cent each, whether ono be
,Ought Or more.
As to the advantages of the sys-
EN- there are two. cheapneas and fl
ility. The Slving Of money on every
communication is two-thirds ON or
in.ry letters and one half on drop
etters In time. one saves the fold
ng Of the paper, the sealing .. tb.
nvelOpe and the possible afixing OF
lamps.
The cards are made at Springfield.
LASS. whence. upon the requisition
{ the Third Assistant Postmasfe,
aeneral, ut Washington. they will
~ sent 10 any part Of the country.
B1xrH on rns WAY.-Ths Osde,
JUNCTION Of the 2lss has the follow
ng:
A yoang woman named Mar
;ooper, from Scotlasd. VS. . pAa
en6ef on the Usi0n PAcific EmigEast
esin that arrived hero Satnrsls.
light Size was on her ~ to Oak
md. Oregon, where her bu.l,an.
ssides. Whsn the train arrived o +
orth Platte bridge Last Saturday
10 bec6ADe tie mother a . an1.
he passengers made mp . Purae for I
er benefit, but shs refused 70 accept
Il mt, u her means were snAtient {
ri. Field. who WIS on her way t.
lit Lake City, kindly assisted tn
,ung mother in Immediately fur +
shing clothes for the child. Upnn +
,r .rGivae tsrEr, 16r. Er1SJ, NE =,
apeYinteudept Of the G. p. road.
i'll hie u~v,al consideration An, |
,neresity. transferred her to til. Il
ore comfortable cabOose Of til. !;
pntral Pacific cars. Mother an.
lid we're veil ~ they went wort
ard to meet . proud aud hspp,
1shand and father. Il
Nicely told: but how viii Mary
,plain things to her web-foot hus :
md when abe meets him +"
GxxI1AL HALLEcK's estate, final
,~nnnA rel.fin0 IN which hAN been Il