The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
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There are about six thousand different
varieties of stamps in existence.
Even if you do have to put up" the
cigars or pay three cents due, oh its bliss
to get letter once in a while.
Last year the government sold 293, OOO,-
600 postal cards.
1t is said that Postmaster General
James, by his investigation of the star
mail service, saved the country during
the months of March, April and May
the large sum of $412, O34.
Owing to couplings up" in the city
in the last few weeks, the postal reve-
MUGS have been materially reduced.
OF course, as is always the case, when
a change is made. it will take few years
to learn that partly printed and partly
written matter can no longer go for a
cent, but must be prepaid at the rate of
8 cents for every half ounce or fraction
! thereof
81 put the stamps on, buthe sealed the
envelope. Don't make any mistake"
This on the back of an envelope, in a
lady's hand writing passed through this
Office few days ago-wonder what it
meant.
All postmasters IRE directed to report
to Assistant Postmaster General ali fail
ures on the part of mailing pOstmasters
to "rate up" the postage due upon letters
mailed with one or more three cent
stamps attached, but not enough for full
payment. We are now receiving more
letters "due three cents" than We were.
1t might make any common individu-
al mad for a man to come in, throw
down fifty cents, and yell stamps"
and after the full amount of his money
has been handed him, to shove them
back with the remark that she only
wanted one." But the average stamp
clerk never gets mad; he is very docile-
As general thing he Fan tell what you
think of him by the way you hook, but
when q nickle is tossed at him without
request as to what you want, he is
just as apt to give you a three cent
stamp and two cents, as he is to give
you five cards.
In search for something amusing our
eyes fell upon postal card that "loOked
that way" addressed to q young lady in
. neighboring town, and with the con-
sent of the writer we reproduce it.
ITO the idol of my dreams: Come
down and take stroll with me into the
dense forest, where the trees are groaning
with the foliage of 'spwing.' and where
the mild rays of the sun, peeping down
through the assures in the branches
above, would cast q halo around two
seated upon an old moss-covered log,
listening to the little birds singing their
praises tO-be continued as soon a. you
come down, when"
"AWound Jour waist, 50 Iythe and supple,
will wind nav Ahns, my darling.
And III Wap your shawl aWound 1O,.
For the aih Is Hath0F wan
And I'll call you 't1oGtSie WOuIsies
IndWeedi won't that sound sweet,
AID IaAy woHe DWARF doubt Il
The ahtic ones, yoa know, love,
or the foot do adaW.
Oh do come dWoa nay dwuoky.
Ali love. jast here III pause
For you see, Amt makWin PoWetry
Asmuch - formerly Was.''
Letters held tor postage: William L.
Scott, Platte City, Missouri; John Brin-
ing, Pueblo, Colorado; C. C. Pratt,
Sec,y, Elkhart, Indiana; j. Il. Stoddard,
Sec'y, Chicago, Illinois; C. H. Towsley,
Burlingame, Kansas; J. B. Thompson,
Madison. Kansas; w. II. Lamb, No. Il
Station; A. A. Hand, Barclay, Kansas;
Sandheim & Alisberg, 81 Maiden Lane,
New York.