St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-24
POSTAL NOTES.
SOME INFORMATION VALUABLE FOR
REFERENCE

Books. pamphlets and music car
be sent at third-class rates.
A newspaper is rot forwarded in
the mails unless postage is fully
prepaid.
The postage on pair OF boots
would be at the rate Of one cent al
ounce.
No valuable package should be
mailed unless it is registered. Do
not forget this.
A letter-press copy-book with
copies OF letters written therein il
tirst-class matter.
Tea, coffee, sugar. and kindred
articles, can be mailed ut the rate
of one cent an ounce.
Clothing is clsssel as merchan-
disc, aud eau be mailed only at the
rate OF one cent an ounce.
Insurance policies. whether can
celed or not, are irst-cluss matter
i they contain any writing.
A book presented for mailing,
| with letter attached to it, would
subject the entire package to letter
rates.
Wedding cake can only be mail
ed when packed in tin or wooden
box. Contectionerit s the same.
Send no cash money by m ill. 1t
is much safer and cheaper in the
long run to buy money-order or
postal note.
Animals, reptiles. alive or dead.
tnol stuffed insects. except queen
bees when snfeIy secured, are ex-
Guided from the mails.
Matter inclosed in a sealed en-
velope, though the corners may be
cut or the ends notched, is subject
to letter rates.
Liquids. poisons, explosives aud
ihflanmable articles are not re-
ceived for mailing, no matter how
carefully wrapped.
Ii you wanted to eend suit Of
clothes by mail which weighed six
pounds, you would have TO make
Two packa. es Of it.
Albums, pi Geographic and auto
graphic, are ciassed as merchan-
disc. and postage is c srged at the
rate Of one cent IN ounce.
An unclaimed postal card is not
returned to the writer, even though
his address is given upon it. but is
sent to the Dsad-Letter Office.
Nothing is received for mailing
that weighs over four pounds, ex-
cept in case Of single book, az,
for exnlnple. Bible. dictionary or
history.
Samples of ores. metals, miner
ais. seeds. cuttings. bulbs. nuts,
etc, are classsd as merchandise.
and postage charged at one cent
ali ounce.
Letter heads. bill heads and en-
velopes. blank or printed, are
charged AZ merchandise, and post
age must be paid ut the rate OF one
cent an ounce.
A postal card is not mailable
with any writing or printing on
the address side. except the ad-
dress, nor with anything pasted or
pinned to the other side.
Every business man should use
return request envelopes in all his
correspondence. II everybody
used them, the Deat-Letter Office
would soon wind up its business.
Third aud fourth class matter
Can be mailed in the same package,
providing it does not exceed four
pounds in weight, but it subjects
the entire package to fourth class
rates.
Don't forget that all parcels de-
posted for mailing must be 50
wrapped that they can be exam
ined without destroying the wrap
per, otherwise letter rates of post
age are charged.
Ihe Dead-Letter Of1cc is mon
ument to tire carelessness and stu
pidity of the American people.
The average number of letters re-
ceived there daily is about Is 900.
In sending packages of the third
or fourth class. be sure and write
your name on it, as coming from
you. and give your street aud num-
Der, 30 that If it is undelivered it
may be returned to you.
Ribbons. pocket-handkerchiefs.
neck-ties. gloves, laces. embroider-
les, dress patterns. corsets, sam
pies OF calico or silks and hosiery,
are rated rs fourth-class, and post
age is charged at one cent an
ounce.
In making a present of a book,
it is permissnble to write an in
scription or dedication upon the
cover Or one Of tho blank leaves,
but it must not contaiA anything
that partakes of personal CORE
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