The Portland daily press., 1893-11-22
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. III. to 600 p. IN.
General DeJivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. H. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. M, 1245 M 80,
and 5. 10 p. NJ; in other sections at 500 a. M.
1.30 p: m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
from street boxes at Hoo a. H., 400
md 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Vestel1s, intermediate
ofilces and connections via Boston s. Maine
8, and 1l.3o ?. m; close a; M and 1900
M. 515 and 9.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p IN.
Boston, Southern and Veste,7,, and inter
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
1850 and $50 p. H.; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rallroad-Arrive
a. In. and LOOP. m; close 1890 and 915
p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, LOO and 600 p M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880. Ais and 915 D. m.
Fd1neaf1gton intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1890 p. IN.
HIGHLAND, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 100
and p M; close at 615 a. m. and IL m.
Sko,rhegoa,, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 900
a. IN. and 100 and GIG p H.; close Gas ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p H..
Bo'gor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. M;
close at 81 Is a. m, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL 80 and $50
P. M; close at 600. 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.46 and BIB p. m.
IA i,ta,
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. NJ; close at 6.45 a. M and 90
p. m.
Gorhans, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. m. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p m.
Stga,,toa, VI, intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at S.36 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m. and S.35 p. NJ; close at
800 a. nj. and 2.45 p. m.
Duel; Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi'sdhans, No.
WindhGns, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriye
at II 90 M; close at 1.45 p. H.
Rochester, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at 40 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11-45 a. M.
Cumberland lfiUs-Arrive at $40 a. 1n .45
GOO and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. m, .45
a. H., and $50 p m.
West5roob (Saccarappa) -Arriye at $40 a.
m. Lap and 600 p. NJ; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m m
Cape Elizabeth and K,aigItr;He-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a.. m and .45
pm
Boacery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
NJ, and 2.15 p. M. close at a. M and 200 p.
N.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is.
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST CLASS. Written matter, namely letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
Is also OF the first class.
I'd class Periodical publications. namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear a
date Of issue, and are numbered. consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publication.
ere formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, devoted to literature, the sciences.
art. or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures OF images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character ani9ctua1
dence.''
A"circular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in Identical terms to sever
al PERSONS. and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of the mail bag. or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight Of MaiJ Ndtter--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or official
s5 at Ike FSm amy OF Of d as
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
poStals conventions, $3.50
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except thas specially authorized tG pass at
third-clasS rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce fraction thereof.
2. On pOStel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter The rate of
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office of
publication, including samples copies, OF when
seEt from a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen. by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces i'll WeightWhen the same aredeposited in
aletter-carrier office for delivery by its carriers