The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
RATES OF POSTAGE,

BATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters, prepaid by stamps 2 cts
each OF. or fraction thereof, to all parts |
of the United States forwarded to an
other post-otfice without charge. on re-
quest Of the person addressed before !
delivery; if not called for, returned to-
the writer free, If indorsed with that
request; also postal cards. If the /
stamp is omitted, the letter is forward
ed to the dead-letter office to be re-
turned to the writer. unless the en-
velope gives his address. For register
ing letters 10 cts additional. Drop or
local letters, ct. each OF. prepaid; 2
cts. in cities with carriers. Govern
ment postal cards, ct. each; if any
thing except address is pasted on
postal card, letter postage is charged.
For 10 cts. additional, immediate de-
livery OF any letter in places designated
by the Department.
SECoND-CLAss MATTER. - Postage
on ali newspapers and periodicals sent
to any part of the United to subscrib
ers must be prepaid at the Office OF
mailing. Transient second-class mat
ter cent each four ounces, or part.
THIRD-CLAss, Ma rTER.--On books,
ansealed publications for advertising
purposes, or at nominal rates, clrcu-
lars, proofsheets with copy, commercial
blanks, photos, etc, the postage is one
cent for every two ounces or fractional
part. They must contain no written
information.
FouRTH-CLAss MATTER. - On all
blank cards or envelopes, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, drawings, samples OF
merchandise, ETC., the postage is one
cent for each ounce. The sender of
any article of third or fourth class may
write his name or address within or on
the outside, with the word 'sfrom, - or
may write or print on any package the
number and names of the articles en-
closed. The weight of any article of
these classes, a single book excepted, is
| limited to pounds, and it must be so
| wrapped that the contents may be ex-
amined without mutilating the wrap
| per.
| Liquids, poisons, explosive or IN
/ fiammable matter, indecencies, lottery
and false pretence matters. are exclud-
ed from the mails.
MONEY can be sent with safety
1 through the principal post-offices OF the
United States by buying .'P. 0. Money
Orders" fees, for SO or less, cts;
SO to SIS, 10 cts; $15 to $50, Is cts;
/ $50 to $40. 30 cts; $40 to $50, 25 cts;
$50 to $50, 80 cts: $50 to $40. 35 cts, $40
to $50, 40 cts; $50 to 500, 45 cts. None
supplied over S1o0.
! To CANADA AND BRITISH NORTH
| AMERICAN STATES, letters, postals,
and papers. in general, as if a part Of
the United States. To Newfoundland
4 5 cts: postals 2 cts; newspapers cent
/ for two ounces or less.
FOREIGN POSTAGE. - TO France,
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium
/ Denmark, Iceland, Egypt, Spain, Can
ary Islands, Spanish Africa, Cuba,
Mexico, Great Britain and Ireland,
/ Malta. Greece, Italy, Luxemburg. Nor
Il way, the Netherlands, Portugal, Ma
deira, the Azores, Roumania, Russia,
Finland, Servia. Sweden, Switzerland,
/ Turkey. Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil,
| Peru, Ecuador, Japan, China, Singa-
pore. and Persia. for prepaid letters
cts. per ! OF. Unpaid 10 cts. Postal
!, cards 2 cts. Newspapers, not over two
on. let. Books, other printed matter
patterns, legal documents. photographs
etc, ] eft. for each two oz. Reglstra
: ton fee Oh all correspondence l0cts.
4 All registered articles must be pre-
paid. Newspapers, and other printed
papers, and ali matter Of the second
third. and fourth classes, should be
prepaid; unless at least partly prepaid
i will not be forwarded.
Gold and silver money, jewels ane
precious stones, and any other artIcies
whatever liable to customs duties. arr
excluded from foreign mails. To ths
following. postage must be prepaid
To Bolivia, II cts: Sandwich Islands.
cts; to Costa Rica, cts.
NEW PosTAL NoTEs These can b
bought like postage stamps, at an,
Issmoney order post Office. for any sun
less than SIS. No additional charge i
made, and the note is payable to beare
at any time within three mouths, q
the money order Office designated.