Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

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such, those which do not disclose suffi-
cient information to enable them to be
returned are filed, subject to reclama-
ton upon proper application and lden-
tification.
Letters which contain no Enclosure
of obvious value are not recorded.
Packages and parcels are recorded,
and where they do not disclose the
name and address Of the owner are
filed; if not called for or claimed within
two years they are disposed Of at pub
lie auction and the proceeds covered
into the United States Treasury.
A large proportion Of the packages
and parcels sent to the Dead Letter
Office fall to he restored to the owners
because of the absence on the wrappers
or Enclosures Of anything to indicate
ownership thereof.
Information as to the character and
nature of the matter thus received at
the Dead Letter Office. and the con.
ditions and influences which occasion
its failure to leach the persons to whom
the senders designed it to go may be Of
interest, and the mere statement of 1t
carry with 1t suggestions which may
serve the public In its exercise Of postal
privileges.
Misdirection, incorrect, illegible and
deficient address are given rs leading
causes which occasion the failure Of
mail matter to reach Its proper destina-
ton, and effect alike that which is 80
addressed to either city, town, or
village.
In addition to these, In the case Of
matter mailed to cities or free-delivery
offices, are the failure to give street or
number, business or occupation, or
some designated place of delivery Of
the person addressed; inability to find
transient people, and their neglect to
give forwarding orders for their mail;
the neglect Of permanent or temporary
residents to notify the carriers or post
Office of change of place for the delivery
of their mail matter upon moving from
one part Of the city to another, together
with the failure of newcomers to fur
nish the post office with their names
and places Of address. It is to these
causes, with others of more or less con-
sequence, that the non-delivery Of mail
matter is, in the main, attributable,
and they are conditions over which the
postal service has no control, and may
alone be remedied by the people them
selves.
The following suggestions, II OBJ
served, will aid the dispatch and
delivery of matter sent through the
mails, or its return directly to the
sender in the event of non-delivery,
and thus prevent the annoyance, delay
and embarrassment caused by sending
matter to the Dead Letter Office.
Mail matter should be plainly and
correctly addressed, the name of the
post office to which it il 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 thu
state should also be given in full. Ir
the case of mail addressed to small
offices, or where there are offices of like
names in different states, the name o
the county should be added.
Where mail matter ia addressed Il
cities or free-delivery offices the stree
and house number, or post-office DO,
number Of the person addressed ar
important, and should always be giver
when it is possible to do SO.
Where this cannot be done, tn,
business or employment of the person
addressed, If stated, will often Sc ur,
delivery.
A small proportion only Of the mai
received at the free-delivery offices i
called for at the general delivery Of tn
post Office, the public expecting de
livery by the letter carriers; and henc
the importance of giving street ant
number, or some other designation
whereby the person addressed may b
found.
Letters addressed to persons tempo
rarily sojourning in city whele tn
letter-carrier system is in operation
sh0uld he marked sWrra nsiont,, NJ
General Delivery" II not addressed Il
q street and number, or some other de
signated place of delivery.
The name and address of the sender
either printed or written should b.
placed upon the upper left-hand corner
of the envelope or wrapper of all mat
ter mailed.
! All matter mailable at less than let