Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-04

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transient people, and their neglect to
give forwarding orders for their mall
the neglect of permanent or temporary
| residents to notify the carriers or post
Office of change of place for delivery
of their mail matter upon moving
from one part of the city to another,
together with the failure Of newcom-
ers to furnish the post Office with their
names and places of address. 1t Is to
these causes, with others Of more or
less importance, that the non-delivery
of mail matter is, in the main, attrib-
utable, and they are conditions over
which the postal service has no con-
troll, and may alone be remedied by
the people themselves.
Mail matter should be plainly and
correctly addressed, the name of the
post office to which it lie to be sent
should be clearly and distinctly stated
and to avoid confusion from the SINH
larity of authorizations, as frequently
used, the name of the state should be
given in full. In the case of mail adj
dressed to small offices, or where there
are offices of like names in different
states, the name of the county should
be added.
Where mail matter is addressed to
cities or free delivery offices the street
and house number, or the post office
box number of the person addressed
are important and should always be
given when it is possible to do so.
Letters addressed to persons tempt.
rarily sojourning in a city where the
letter-carrier system is in operation
should be marked "transient" or "gen-
eral delivery,"i if not addressed to
street and number, or some other des-
ignated place of delivery.
The name and address of the sender,
either printed or written, should be
placed on the upper left-hand corner
of the envelope or wrapper Of all mat
ter mailed.
Letters and all other matter mailed,
so marked with the name and address
of the sender, that should fail to be
called for or delivered to the person
addressed, and upon which full letter
rates of postage has been paid, are re-
turnable to the sender directly.
All matter mailablc at less than let
ter rates of postage must be SO wrap
ped or inclosed that it can be readily
examined at the office of delivery, as
well as at the mailing office, without
destroying the wrapper; otherwise ii
is subject to letter postage.
Persons desiring to mail matter 9TH
err than letters TO foreign countries
should consult their postmasters, who
being provided with the postal laws
and regulations, are enabled to give
proper information respecting condi-
items, ETC., of mailing to foreign coun-
tries. Proprietors of hotels should
omit the return request from envel-
opes supplied gratuitously to their
guests, and guests using envelopes fur
nished by hotels should be careful to
designate what disposition should be
made of letters sent by them in case
of non.dclivery.
In sending packages and parcels
books, pamphlets and other articles
by mail, the address should be placed
on the article enclosed as well as oil
the wrapper.
While the efficiency of the postal
system and service has attained high
standard, the public may materially
aid in the fuller and more complete
delivery of its mail matter, or the
prompt return OF the same to the send
er in cases where delivery from any
canse cannot be effected, if the fOrego