Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-16
POSTAL POINTS

Books. pamphl is and music can be
sent AT tiird-class rates.
Every counting room should be sup
piled with scales for weighing letters.
The postage on a pair ofboots would
be al The ra,e of one cent per ounce.
No valuable package should ever be
nailed unless il is registered Don't
forget his.
Tea. coffee, sugar and kindred arti-
ries can be mailed Al the rate Of one
cent an ounce.
Clothing is classed as merchandise
and can be mailed only at The rate OF
one cent au ounce.
Wedding cake can only be mailed
when packed in a Tin or wooden box.
Coat, ctionerics the same.
Never y rite an address On a letter
or any kind of package intended for
mailing in Il careless manner
Matter inclo-ed in sealed envelope,
though the corners uay be cut or the
md. nogched, i, subject 10 letter rates.
Liquids, poisons explosive and in
mailing, no matter how carefully
wrapped.
Chrom :, engrayings, or autographs
belong 10 the third class, and can b.
sent al the rate of two ounces for one
cent.
II YOU wanted to send suit OF
clothes by mail which weighed six
pounds. YOU would have 10 make jwo
packages "f il.
Send no cash money by mail. Ii l.
much safer and cheaper III the long
ran to buy moue. rider or postal
note.
Phoiog' aphic and autographs a
buns are claSsed "a merchandise, an d
postage is charged at the rate OF one
cent an ounce.
Animals, reptiles. live or dead tuoi
s'uticd) insects. excrp! queen bees
when safely secured, are excluded
from the mails.
An unclaimed postal card i not re-
turned To the writer, even though his
address il given upon il, but Is sent
to the dead letter office.
Letter he ads, bill heads aud enyel-
upcs, blank or printed, are charged IL
merchandise, aud postage must b
| paid al the rate of one cent an ounce
i os;al card is not mailable with
any writing or printing on the ad-
dress side. except the add csS, nor
with ANYTHING pasted or pinned 10
the other side.
| When mail matter i once deposit
ed in posiotlice, or in street letter
box, it i beyond the control of The
person putting il there and cannot be
reclaimed.
The dead letter office Is a monument
| To the carclessncsS and stupidity Of
/ illc American people. The average
/ number "f letters received there daily
l. about $4,000.
Every business man should use re-
| turn envelopes i'll all his correspond
cnce If everybody used them the
dead letter office would soon wind ul
| its business.
Postal cards are handled with a.
much care and promptness in the mat
ter OF dispatch and delivery a. though
they were letters, even though tie
matter thereon l. printed.
| Third and fourth class matter can be
mailed in the same package, provided
| il does not exceed four pounds III
weight, but il subjects the entire pack
| age To fourth class raics.
\ newspaper i not forwarded in the
mail, unlcs, postage is fully prepaid,
50 don't thinN won can bcai
Uncle sam by attaching one-cent
stamp when two are required
Don't forget thai all parcels depo>-
tied FIR mailing must be 81 wrapped
that they can be examined without
DESTROYING thu wrapper. otherwise let
ter rates of postage are charged.
There are thousands of little articles
now sent by express which can be
more safely. quickly aud carefully car
ricd by mail { registered. The fee l.
oniy ten cents ia addition 10 the pos
tayc.
la making 4 present of a book il j.
permissible To write an insertion on
or dedication upon the cover or one OF
the blank leaves. bur il must not con-
tain ANYTHING that partake, OF person
al cspoudence.
Written visiting cards are regard ed
a iirst-cla>s matter. and subject To
letter rates. If printed they can be
sent at the rate of one cent for each
Two ounces. that l.. il the card is of an
embclli-hei design.
ANY person who sends money or
jeweiry in an unregistered letter not
only run, the risk of losing his proper
II but places needless temptation be-
fore the persons who might not other
wise be tempted 10 commit Il felony.
\ box with its iii nailed on, is held
as being closed againsr inspection. and
i therefore subject 10 letter rates.
Postmasters have no fighi to pry open
such box and then nail il up again.
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