The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-18
Postal Paragraphs.
"IIici as usual"
We are now about "fiyed."

Postal Paragraphs
"IIic, as usual"
We are now about fixed"
| Postal cards are still one cent each
with good demand.
The famous girl of pca-soup green
who married and went TO n. ~, is sing
ing ats nice to be a mother" and h;l
named him for ono Of the clerks OF thu
office.
She was sadly, but swcetly hnnlming
"I'm dying for some one 10 love me, Il
call me his idol, his own,' as she saun
tered mp to the stamp window, and as
the clerk gave her stamp already lick
ed, he thought she had hit the right
place if she was in that kind of 81 fix
and was ready to strike up: Sweet the
hour when first we met" but when a
VILLAIN just back of her asked; lis she
in 81 the startled clerk struck up instead
"Oh, for an hour of sweet relief" She
thought it was meant far her, and is
mad, but There's hope in the sweet
bye and bye"
There are few who can't understand
why they should leave packages of sec
Ond, third and fourth class matter un-
sealed, and why the post Office officials
have any right to examine them. For
their benefit here Is the law and penalty
for putting any higher class matter in
with that of a lower:
tha f,r,.th t,a Suh
ject to examination and 20 . charge of one
cent for every ounce or fraction thereof
Matter Of the second. third or fourth class
containing any writing or printing other than
indicated, which is the address of the
person who receives the package, and
the word - from " before the name of
the person who sends it, shall
not be delivered except upon the payment of
postage for matter of the first class. (three
cents fer every half ounce or fraction there
of, detiuetiRg therefrom any amount which
may have been prepaid by stamps Affixed to
snch matter; and any person who shall con-
ccal or enclose any matter OF higher class
Ia that OF 4 lower class and deposit, or cause
the same 10 be deposited, for conveyance
through the mail at Il less rate than would be
charged for both such higher and lower class
OF matter. shall be liable to n penalty of ten
dOuarS lOE every suCH OHcnsG
Publishers and news dealers are not pro-
hibited from enclosing in their publications
bills, recei,.ts, and orders for subscription
thereto; but such bills etc. shall be in sneh
form as To convey no other information than
the name. location and price of the publica-
ton to which they refer.
When n package prepared as for third
or fourth class matter arriving at destin-
alton is found to contain first class mat
ter, it should be rated up with letter
postage, and it the party addressed re-
fuses TO pay the charges and take it out
of the post Office, the package must be
returned to the mailing Office, in order
that the penalty as prescribed may be
collected from the sender.
Upon entering the post Office you keep
bee line straight down the middle of
the drug store until you come to the
stove. If you don't want to go through
it, and are lady, and want to inquire
for your mail, "gee" off and bring up to
the wicket on the right. If the opposite
sex, bring up on the left. If you want
u stamp, keep on down the right, where,
| if YOU have run out of "liekin'" the
stamps will be licked for you. Under
the stamp window is a big hole, put
there 10 drop papers, packages, ETC., into,
| but if you want to drop your letter in
there don't be afraid; they won't go on
down into the cellar or China, but will
''be sure to go" on the first mail. If you
want a money order or registered
letter, you will "gee'' off a little
more and enter a door, where,
in nice little room, prepared especial
" for your benefit, you can attend to your
business without being run over or
bumped against.
If you now have q desire to procure
your "Orphan's Friend" "IIome Re.
cord" Heather Woman's Friend"
"Illustrated Household Magazine u
"People's illustrated, Chamber Maids
Own" or in fact any of the leading pa
pers, you whoa haw buck" to your left
and march straight forward until your
eye-sight is dazzled with the brilliancy
of the new Yale lock boxes. There
you will see "hole" big enough to gel
your ahead In" if you desire. When
you get through enquiring for papers
and turn around you might "gee" a
little and ask one of the clerks if "she's
in" If he says: -Four hours late. as
usual" and it makes you feel bad, stop
on your way out and get bottle Of
MRS. Winslows soothing syrup" OF
Trimble 6 Irwin it will encourage the
boys and make you feel better.
The following letters will go better
when they are stamped:
Mary Dodd, Wallace, Mo.
Sheriff Green Co., ILL.,, Carrollton, Ill.
c. F. Bissell, Gent Agent, 40 La Sallt
street, Chicago, Ill.
A letter, oyer weight, addressed &c
Henry Thomas, Foster Station, Boone
Co, Prov. Que, has been returned az
"Insufficiently paid"