The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-06-25
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Foreign Postal Service.

Some comparisons are made by lie
Genie CSrit between the cost and dar-
acter of domestic postal service in Ter
many and in France, which are ofspe-
cal interest to US Americans. Just Begin
ming, as we are. to dream of emultting
the convenience, security and chcamess
with which transportation OF this Kind
is performed abroad. In regard to sim
pie letters. it seems that The postage on
those circulating within the country is,
for those weighing less than halt an
ounce, two and one-Quarter cents in
Germany and three cents in France;
the rates in both cases being higher han
the new rate here. With letters OF
more than standard weight them is,
however. very great difference be-
tween the German practice and that of
other nations; thus in Germany, a single
rate of five cents pays for the transpor-
tation OF any letter more than haf an
ounce and less than eight ounces in
| weight; while an cight-ounce letter in
France wouid require to be prepaid with
nine cents worth OF stamps, and in the
United States with thirty-two cents
worth Postal cards cost in France
two cents each. and in Germany one and
onc-quartrr cents; and sealed postal
cards, at the same price, have Just been
introduced into the latter country. Pest
al orders, which cost in France twenty
five cents for the smallest sum, are in
Germany only one-iifth rs much, and in
the latter country an extra payment OF
one cent entities the sender to have the
money carried by the pOstman to the
house OF the person addressed, and there
paid to him, In the same way the post
mon are obliged to receive money from
anyone who wishes to send a post
al order, and give rcceip 10Y
1t, entering at the same time in
4 book the name OF the person
to whom the order Is to be sent. and The
Postmaster then makes out and forwards
the order required. A species oi mis-
siye used in Germany, but nowhere else
50 far rs we know, is the express letter,
which, for an extra postage of six cents.
is forwarded TO the person addressed
without passing through the post-oIlicr
of the town in which he lives: Il mcSSeMg-
er. who travels on every mail train. tax
ing the letter Immediately OIL the arrival
OF the train, either by day or night. to
the house of the one it is intended to
reach. As the boxes in the stations are
opened /, receive letters until one min
ute before the departure Of the train. IN
express letter of this Kind can he trans
mitted very quickly. In respect to the
transmission OF parcels. the German
postal service far surpasseS that Of most
other nations and an enormous business
is done in this way by the Post-oiicp
Department, Packages of less than ten
pounds weight are carried everywhere
for twelve cents, including delivery at
the house of the consignrc. 1t is anus
ing 10 lind that the establishment IF this
convenient system has fostored tho
growth Of q large business in certain
products. those particularly noted being
butter and smoked herrings Butter is
now put up for this sort Of tranSporta-
ion in tcn-pOund cases. OF which i'm
mense numbers are sent from North
Germany to The cities. and boxes of her
rings of the same weight are constantly
forwarded from the >eacost town to the
interior. Last year the number of boxes
of herrings passing through the mail
was not more than 100, 200, aud it is said
that the fishing villages OF the coast APP
pear 10 be on fire from the smoke of the
little fires over which each fisherman
cures his behring's for this convenient
market, The business OF the poo~- fish
erman is still further aided by az ar
under which the sender Of
the box, on payment of a commission 81
two per cent. can receive ut once from
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