Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-01-17
TERMS: 800 PER YEAR
POSTAL NOTES.
How Goods are Nailcd-Pricc> and the
Law Governing Thcm.

bill heads, blank cards, business cards.
visiting or playing cards, tags, labels or
paper sacks, wrapping paper, cardboard
and Ornamented paper, are all claSsed as
merchandise, and postage is charged at
one cent an ounce.
In sending one, two. three or four ar
ticles of the fourth class or, in fact, any
number of articles up To four pounds,
you can indicate on such packages the
names of the articles inclosed. You can
also write upon or attach to any such
articles, by tag or label, mark or num-
ber, name or letter, for purpose of iden-
tification.
A tax bill, a receipt. an abstract of
title, power of attorney, Il prOUissory
note, mortgage, a draft or checG, can
celed checks, coupons, an invoice bill, Il
statement, pension voucher, Il telc-
graphic dispatch, bank note, or any
document with writing upon it, is subject
to letter rates.
Third class matter embraces such ar
ticles as books, pamphlets, circulars,
engravings, Autographs, newspapers,
magazines, and all matter of the same
general character, and postage is charged
at the rate of one cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof.
A box with its lid nailed on is held as
being closed against inspection and is
therefore subject to letter rates. Post
masters have no right to pry open such
a box and then nail it up again. Even
if they had the right to do SO they have
not the time.
All manuscript matter designed for
lication in books, magazines, periodicals
or newspapers is subject to letter postage
unless accompanied by proOf-sheet of the
same. Manuscript music is rated in the
same manner.
In making a present of book, it is
permissible to write an inscription or
dedication upon the cover or one of the
blank leaves, but it must not contain
anything that partakcs of personal cor
| resDOndence.
| Written visiting cards are regarded as
first class matter, and subject to letter
rates. Ifprinted, they can be sent at
the rate of one cent for two ounces, that
is if the card is of an emhellished design.
Ribbon, pocket handkercbiefs, gloves,
neck-ties, laces, embroideries, dress pat
terms, corsets, samples of calico or silks,
and hosiery are rated as fourth class, and
postage is charged at one cent an ounce.
In sending packages of the third or
fourth class he sure and write your name
on it, as coming from you, and give your
stree: and number, so that if it is unde-
livered it may be returned to you.
Third and fourth class matter can be
mailed in the same packag', 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 deposited
for mailing must be so wrapped that
they can be examined without destroy
ing the wrapper, otherwise letter rates
of postage are charged.
The dead-letter office is monument
to the carelessness and stupidity of the
American people. The average number
of letters received there daily are about
$4,000
| Every business man should use return
request envelopes in all correspondence.
If everybo dy used them the dead-letter
office would soon wind up its business.
A postal card is not mailable with any
writing or printing Oh the address side
except the address, nor with anything
pasted or pinned to the other side.
Letter-heads, bill-headsa and envelopes,
blank or printed, are charged as mer-
chapdise, and postage must be paid at
the rate of one cent an ounce.
Nothing is received for mailing that
weighs over four pounds, except in case
Of single book, as, for example, a bible,
or dictionary, or history.
Samples ofores, metals. minerals, seeds.
cuttings. bulbs, nuts, etc. are also classed
merchandise, and postage charged at
one cent an ounce.
An unclaimed postal card is not re-
turned to the writer, even though his
address is given upon it. but is sent to
he dead-letter office.
Albums, Photographic and autograph.
ic. are classed as merchandise, and
postage is charged at the rate of one
cent an ounce.
Animals, reptiles, live or dead mot
stuffed insects, except queen bees when
safely securely are excluded from the
mails.
Liquids, poisons, explosives and in
flammable articles are not received for
mailing no matter how carefully wrap
ped.
If you want to send suit of clothes
by mail which weighs six pounds you
would have to make two packages of it.
Matter inclosed in sealed envelope,
though the corners may be cut or the
ends notched, is subject to letter rates.
Send no cash money by mail. 1t Is
much safer and cheaper in the long run
to buy a money order or postal note.
A book presented for mailing with a
letter attached to it would subject the
entire package to letter rates.
Wedding cake can only be mailed
when packed in tin or wooden box.
Confectioneries the same.
Insurance policies whether cancelled
/ or not, are firtt-class matter if they con-
tain any writing.
Clothing is classed as merchandise
and can be mailed at the rate of one
:. cent an ounce.
No valuable package should ever bC
mailed unless it is registered. Dom
4 forget this.
Tea, coffee, sugar and kindred article