The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-06

OF the sender plainly given both outside.
and inside.
When an indefinite address is neces-'
ficient if the business or employment Of
the person is added.
Those who are transiently at GER,
tain place should be addressed as
transient" and upon leaving a place
it is always advisable to ask to have
ones mail forwarded to the next stop,
ping place.
The name and address of the sender,
either printed or written. should be
placed upon the upper lefthand corner;
OF the envelope or wrapper of all matter
mailed.
Letters and all other m after 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 not
sent to the Dead Letter Office, but are
returnable to the sender directly.
without additional charge, and with the,
reason of non-delivery Endorsed thereon.
Packages and all matter mailed at:
less than letter rates of postage, should,
in addition to the name and address of
the sender upon the envelope or wrap
per, bear in connection Herewith a re-
quest for its return in the event of nom
delivery, in which case it is also return :
able directly to the sender from the
post-office addressed, charged with re-
turn postage at the rate required for the
class of matter to which it belongs.
Fit he borne in mind that only such
unclaimed and undelivered letters and
other matter prepaid at full letter rates
of postage as do not bear the name and
address of the sender, and such other
matter mailed at less than letter rates
of postage as does not bear request for
its return, is required to be sent to the
Dead-Letter Office, the importa nee OF
the suggestions in respect to placing
the name and address of the sender,
etc., on all matter mailed, is apparent
All matter mailable at less than let
ter rates of postage must be SO wrapped
or inclosed that it can be readily exam
ined at the office of delivery, as we'll as
at the mailing office, without destroy
ing the wrapper; otherwise it is subject
to letter postage.
Much of the package and parcel
matter received at the Dead Letter
Office is that which has been de-
posted for mailing sealed and closed
against inspection and prepaid at less
than letter rate; being unmailable in
such condition, and the name and ad-
dress of the sender not appearing upon
the cover, whereby it might be re-
turned for correction and proper COM
pliance with postal conditions, it neces-
sarily is sent to the Dead Letter Office.
In mailing packages addressed to
foreign countries, care should be taken
to ascertain whether they are prof.
hibited from transmission to the coun!
try of destination, or can only be for
warded when the postage is fully pre-
paid at foreign letter rates-fve cents
per half ounce.
Only bona fide trade samples are
transmissible at reduced rates of post
age.
Persons desiring to mail matter other
than letters to foreign countries should
consult their postmasters, who, being
provided with the postal laws and regu-
lations, are enabled to give proper in
formation respecting conditions, ETC.,
ETC., of mailing to foreign countries.
All valuable matter to be sent by
mail should be registered. 1t will thus
receive such protection as it is not al
ways possible TO give to matter sent H.
the ordinary mails. Money should be
sent by money order or registered letter.
Proprietors of hotels should omit the
return request from envelopes supplied
gratuitously to their guests; and guests
using envelopes furnished by hotels,
should be careful to designate what dis
posal should be made of letters sent by
them in case of non-delivery.
In sending packages and parcels
books, pamphlets and other articles
by mail, the address should be placed
on the article inclosed as we'll as on the
wrapper.