The Portland daily press., 1893-12-14
PORTLAND P0ST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

NJ TO b.UO D. m. ReglStry department, 800
a. M to 500 p. m.
a. m. TO ZOO p. nj. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, II, 45 IN, 1.3o.
d.SO p. m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
rom ,eI ! street street boxes at HOO q. M, 400
and 500 p m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Weste,7a intermediate
olllces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divislon)-Arrive at 1890,
., ana l1:3o z. m; close a; m. and 1900
No., 5.15 and a.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. m; close $50 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westers and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)--Arrive at
a2;5o and $50 p. NJ; close 800 a. M, and
2.z5 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOOP. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m 100 and 600 p. m.; close at 81 D.
M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 3. N.
bennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
100 and 6.15 p. NJ; close at 7 AS a. NJ, and
1890 p. IN.
.Rochla,,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p. H.; close at GIG d. m. and IL m.
:. Showhegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central lailroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Le,yiston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. m. and 100 and e.15 p. NJ; close GAS and
7.46 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p M
,Ba'agor-Arrive 200 a. m., LOO and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1890 and 9.1b p. m.
Biddeford and Saeo-Arrive at y so and s 80
P. M; close at 900, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and BIS p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate Offices and
c con- via Grand TSunk Railvsy-Ar,
p. M
Gorhan, NJ. H., Intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
sssaaton, r., intermediate ofaces and CON
Arrive at S.35 p. NJ; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N r., intermediate Offices and con-
necqons via Mountain Division NJ G. r. b.
Arrive at eco a. m. and 1856 p. m; close at
800 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtdes Corner, Wtndhans No,
Waaoho1,, Raymond and South Cnsco--Arriv6
at 90 m. close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester faikoad-Ars
rive at 145 and 600 p m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mi,ls-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1t.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
WestbrooE (SaccGrappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,Sghsviue-Arriye at
s.ooa. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and 1.45
p. m.
BoaUeay Beoeh-Arrive at p. M; close 145
p. m.
South Portland and WsUard-Arrive at a.
m, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
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:
1st 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
corrected proof sheets Of the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
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 consecutiyely,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets, without board.
To be- of information of a public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art Or some special industry. and must have q
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 (not included In
second-cass matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
'sthe reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that Of handwriting, of any words,
1nkSa aho tarc iy,,or nrn Of
combination thereof, not having the
character Of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
printed letter, which, ccording 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 OF Of the sender, or the correction o.
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first second or third
class which is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one IN s Sy eryce
limit OF Weight of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
eeiyed for conveyance by mail al. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
p ps1st Ct e Sm amy Of Of O as
the Smithsonian Institution
30 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weighs does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated By
postals conventions
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter.
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection two cents
per ounce or 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 ofices and enc cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class 1fdtter. The rate OF
postage on seeond-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, ard from the office OF
publication. including samples copies, or when
seTt from news agency 10 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 sent 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