The Tipton advertiser., 1875-11-18
PREsERvE THIS.
Suggestions to the Public In Re.
gard to the Use Of the Malls.

Suggestions To the Public In Re
| gard to the Use OF the Mails.
| The following suggestions, fur
nished by the Department at Wash
ington, in regard to the mailing o
letters, papers, parcels, etc., etc, vii
save time, vexation, and oftentimes
money, if observed. We publish
them for the benefit of those wht
choose to profit by them:
Mail all letters, etc, as early q,
practicable, especially when sent il
large numbers.
Make the address legible and com
plete, giving the name Of the post
Office, county, and State. The name
Of the street and number of the house
should also be given on letters ad.
dressed to cities where letter carriers
are employed. In the case of letter,
for places in foreign countries, the
name Of the country as wei. as the
postoffice should be givenfn full.
See that every letter, newspaper,
or other packet sent by mail is Sc.
curely folded and fastened. Avoid
using, as much rs possible, cheap
envelopes, made of thin paper, es-
pecially where more than one sheet
Of paper, or any other article than
paper, is inclosed. Being often han.
died, and even in the mail-bags sub.
ject to pressure, such envelopes not
unfrequen,ly split open, often giving
cause Of complaint against officials,
who are entirely innocent in the
matter.
Never send money or any other
article Of value through the mail, ex-
cept either by means OF a money.
order or in registered letter.
See that everv letter contains the
full name and post office address Of
the writer, with county and State, in
order to secure the return of the let
ter, if the person to whom it is di-
rected cannot be found.
Postage stamps should be placed
on the upper right hand corner of
the address side of all mail matter
Cut postage stamps, stamps cut
from stamped envelopes, mu,ilated
postage stamps, and internal revenue
stamps, cannot be accepted in pay
ment Of postage. Letters deposited
in a post Office having such matter
affixed are held for postage.
Postmasters are not obliged to ac-
cept in payment of postage stamps or
stamped envelopes, wrappers, ETC.,
any currency which is so mutilated
as to be uncurrent, or the genuine
ness Of which cannot be clearly ascer-
tanned. They are not obliged to re-
ceive more than twenty FIVE cents in
copper or nickel coins. They are not
obliged to afiix stamps to letters, nor
ale they obliged to make change ek-
cept as q matter of c ,urtesy. Neither
sh. uld they give credit for postage.
To use or attempt to use in pay
ment Of postage, postage stamp or
stamped envelope, or any stamp cut
from any such stamped envelope
which has been before used in pay
ment Of postage, is punishable with
fine Of City dollars.
In using postal cards, be careful
not to write or have anything printed
on the side TO be used for the ad-
dress, except the address. also be
careful not to paste, gum, or attach
anything to them. They are unmail
able as postal cards when these sug-
gestions are disregarded.
Letters cannot be carried out of
the mail except in postage stamped
envelopes. There is no objection to
a person who is not acting as CON-
mon carrier, carrying a sealed letter,
whether ina stamped envelope or not;
but to continue the practice, or re-
ceive money for SO doing, would SUBJ
ject the party to a penalty of ono
hundred and fifty dollars.
After a letter has passed from the
mailing office the delivering of it
cannot be delayed, or prevented by
the alleged writer; but if the writer
thereof request the return of letter
placed in post office which has not
lef, in the mail, the postmaster may
deliver it, provided he is furnished
with proper evidence that the party
applying is the writer.
A subscriber to newspaper or
periodical who changes his residence
aud post Office, should at once notify
the publisher and have the publica-
ton sent to his new address.
Printed matter, merchandise and
other third class matter cannot be
forwarded from the office to which il
is addressed, unless the postmaster
is furnished with postage at the rate
of one cent for each ounce or fraction
Thereof, for such purpose. Neither
can postmaster regard request to
return, indorsed on such matter, ex-
cept he Is furnished with postage as
above. A request to return written
on such matter would subject the
packages to letter postage.
To inclose any written matter in
printed matter subjects the mailing
party to fine Of FIVE dollars unless
the party addressed pays letter post
age on the package.
Letters addressed to initials OF
fictitious names are not deliverable
unless the address contains a desig-
mated place of delivery, thus: A let
ter addressed "A. b., station G., New
York, is not deliverable; but a letter
addressed A. b., stating street and
number, or box number, is delivera-
bic.
All packages mailed at less than
letter rates Of postage should be
wrapped so that their contents can
be readily ascertained without de-
s,roying the wrapper. Matter con.
tanned il sealed envelopes notched
at the ends, defeats the object of the
law and is therefore made subject to
letter postage.
Nothing whatever should be writ.
ten on the contents, or on the covers
Of packages of third.class matter
but the address of destination, ex
cept to add SIN care Of" some person
| To add the words zone newspaper >
"prinied matter" "from Richard
| Roe" or ANYTHING whatever, vii