The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

"She comes in" very nearly on time
now.
"Have my samples Gomez" is the
question with the ladies just now.
The orphans Friend" was not pub
lished for March, owing to the fact that
the editor was ''away from home"
Kansas had 1882 post offices, March
oath, 1881.
33,472 postal cards were sold by the
Emporia Office during three months end
ing March 31st.
POstmasters are required to exclude
from the mails all packages known to
contain liquids, no matter how they are
put up.
1t is not the duty of the postmaster or
his clerks to "put up" any package to be
sent in the mail.
Packages sewed up are closed from in
first-class postage.
The money orders cashed during the
three months, ending March 31st, at this
Office amount to $19,471.29; orders is
sued, $10,419.62; drafts drawn on the
postmaster of New York, $4,000.
There is no difference between a reg
ular and "drop" rate ON third and fourth
class matter. When parties wish to dis
tribute this class of mail through the
boxes it must be prepaid by postage
stamps affixed the same as though it
were to be sent through the mail.
The following is "clipped." but strikes
young man who has "Yale box" and
thought she'd got it bad,'' a few days
'Ah, hal dainty envelopes; that writing
Has q familiar face.
I've seen it oft. my very eyes delighting
And curves of beauty, like the angel fair
Who wrote it.
The ink. like jet, reminds me of her hair;
The seal-I'Ve broke it
Is red as her sweet lips. long to press.
oh long sought blissI
A valentine, OF course, ard can guess
She sent me this;
IN now unfold it. thinking. dear. Of
What have here?
"Dear sir-to Jones Your LII of
Fifty cents is due for beer"
Ii three cent stamps are put on the
following letters they will go better and
reach their destination sooner: Mrs. A.
E. Murrh, Antioch, Lake County, Illi-
nois; James Fisher, Roachdail, Indiana;
Lapham & Waterbury, Chicago, ILL
nois; Mr.. r. w. Mitchell, Kidder, Mis-
souri,; Frank Pargac, Atchison, Kansas;
Austin Tracey, Marietta, Ohio; A small
white envelope with cut of Normal"
and three cent stamp on it. No address
will you wrap this package up for
me ?" and she smiled sweet smile that
grew and grew and expanded until it al
most filled the front ofthe "poke hat she
WORE" ~ didn't have any paper suitable
at home, and can't wrap parcels up very
well nohow. Oh! you know how to go
at IL; you're splendid; now that's nice,
perfectly splendid. If I'd worked all day
I couldn't have fixed it to look that we'll.
Have you got enough string on this end
of it? You're sure it won't burst open ?
Now will you please direct it, then
guess that will do. How much postage
does it require? Can't it be collected at
the other end? Well, then please stick
them on. Thank you"
The three gentlemen, two ladies, girl
and two small boys who were waiting
for money orders and stamps, were just
heaving sigh of relief that she had
gone, when she returned-"will you let
me see that package again? Please put
handle with care on it, will youG Now
l think it will go through all right
when will it start-will it be sure and
get off on that mail? You will attend
to it will youS 1 wouldn't have it miss
| for the world"