The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-05-24

PusrAL ITEMS OF CURRENT IN.
TEREST.

POSTAL ITEMS OF CURRENT IN.
The Official Postal Guide for April,
just received at this Office, contains
numerous items of current interest
and instruction to the general public.
Among the new ruling Of the depart.
ment are the following:
"Pcstmasters should, 50 far as pos
sible, advise the patrons OF Their Offices
that professed dealers in Green
Goods are swindl rs of the worst
type. While they Claim to deal in
counterfeit money they do nothing Of
the kind. When q person is found
who is willing to negotiate with them
for a supply of counterfeit money,
they sell him what purI oris to be .
package of that article, but when the
purchaser opens his package be finds,
to his chagrin, it contains nnIhing
bearing any resemblance Whatever to
money, either spurious or genuine.
The contents Of his pack ,ge consist OF
sawdust, Old newspai ers or meihing
of a like worthless nature.
1.-The order of January 18th. 1892
fUrbidding the posImasters to furnish
lists Of the persons receiving nail At
their postofices, is intended to be oh.
s rived under all circumstances. When
q n quest for such information is re.
ceived, accompanied by Q postage
stamp or stamped envelope, to the
writer, under cover Of q penalty en-
velope, at the same time politely ad-
vising him that he is forbidden by
the regulations If the department to
furnish the Information desired.
I'm afixing postage stamps to let
tiers designed for transmission 10 the
msils. they should be placed upon the
address side of the envelope, in the
UPPER light-hand corner. There lie no
! ~ or EQUATION that Forbes their
being placed upon the reverse side OF
the envelope, but letters witt stamps
20 affixed are more label to delay in
than if the stamps we're
Affix, i to the address side.
"a postmaster should, in q spirit O:
accommodation, d. liver letters from
lock BIKES 10 The owners thereof when
'uch owners have forgotten to bring
heir keys He is not justi6able,
no ever, in delivering mail from q
ock box to any person o'her than the
,wnrr unless he BE- presented with q |
written orier therefor. II the owner
If the lock box desires some one else |
q take the mil from the box, be !
!hou d provide him with key there
10.
Under the provisions of the stat
lte. the minor coins, such as nickles,
pennies and three-cent pieces, are lei
,al tender in sums not exceeding
twenty-five cents. Postmasters should |
,ot, therefore, accept any amount of
he same in excess of twenty-five cents |,
1t any one time in payment for pos
age stamps.
IT. e sending IF OTIS enc commu-
,ications through the mail, whether
IL :e:led or ursealed envelopes, is
,uni.hable by fine of not more than
1--WE Thousand dollars. or imprisou-
nent at hard labor for not more than
i've years, or bo'h, at the discretion Of
he court.
"Afler a letter has been returned
tie sender from the office of al.
iress as not deliverable, in accordance
with the card request of the sender.
I cannot be remsi,ed to q new address
except on the payment Of new postage.
"When postmaster is called upon
o express his opinion concerning the
financial standing of a patron OF his
'ffice, he should decline to do SC, es-
,ecial'y in his official cipaci y.
Posimssters are not required to re
,eipt for any letters deposited for
mailing, except such a. are offered
or registration.
"Posimasters are forbidden to de-
liver pension checks to merchants.
iher upon the written or verbal
rider OF the pensioner.
'Type-wri,ten letters. sealed or ur-
ealed, when sent in the mails, are
Infect to the letter rate of rOst,ge."