The Portland daily press., 1894-01-19
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)--In
business section Of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 90 and 9.15 a. m IL. AS m, 100,
d d.So p M Sunday delivery at Post
S ey window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
ron } ST. street boxes at HOO a, M, 400
ana 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston Southern aud Western, intermediate
ounces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
ana 515 an1 E M close I "a M and 1899
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Bo:ston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
1890 and $50 p. m; close 500 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
2 a.. IN. and LOO p. M; close 1880 and 9.15
p.
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
M, 1890. 4.l5 and 915 p. m.
Fdrmi,gton intermediate Offices and connec.
LOO and 815 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m.
RQckaa'td, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and LincolnV Arailroad-A 100
and . p M; close at SIS a. m. and IL m.
=, SkouAegan, intermediate offices and, connec-
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p M
Aastsss and Le,etston-Arrive 200 and 9.O2
Q. m. and LOO and G. 15 p. M; close Gas and
7.45 a. m, 1896, 4.15 and 9.1b p. m.
Ba'gor.Arrive 200 q. m.., LOO and p. m;
close at 6.l5 a. M, 1890 and els p. m.
BicJdeford aid Saco-Arrive at 1 2. 80 and 8 30
P. NJ; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Lssana Pond, II. intermediate offices aud
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Af
n. a q A < rrA
p. m.
Gorhdn, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
necJlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive 81
s.ao q. m and 1890 p. IN. close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
nectons, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at 1886 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ". a., intermediate Offices and CON
necnons vie Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 900 a. m. and 1886 p. NJ; close 81
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m
Duck Pond Pride's Corner Windh1np, No.
Wt,tdh9ne, Raymond and South Casco-Arriys
al l2.oo H.; close at LAO p. m. e
R9ehsster n ~ H intermediate ofices and CON
rive at 1.45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrlve at $40 a. M, Las
500 and Ss5 P. M; close at $50 a. NJ, 1i.45
a. M, and 530p. m.
Westbrook (SaccdrGppa)-Arrive at 6, 40 a.
m Lap and 600 p m. close $50 and 11.45 a
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightpiue- at
500 a. m. and P. M; close at a. m. and LAS
p. NJ
Boacery Bsach-Arrive at 6 p. n; close LAB
p. m.
South Portland and Wiuord-Arrive at q.
NJ, and 2.l5 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 y.
m. -
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mad
ter.-Domestic mail matter,--that 10.
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:tsi
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 sane.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
Is also OF the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or otner. substantial binding,
TO be of information of a public
character or 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 Tor free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second,class natter, proof,sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same. ID
Printed natter is defined by statute to b.
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words,
Letters characters figures or images Of any
character of aniactual and personal correspoh-
dence,"
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dehoe, is being sent in Identical terms to sever
al parsons and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
ADDRESSED Or OF the SENDER or the correction Of
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
nat mSe u hs It's G o. s%rs IF bs t
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the CONF
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Mail Mdtter-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
Vol "a Dy 81 mall a sns
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or official
pss1 ssn ct Ee ES% any OF rO 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
p0stals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE $50
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 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.
q On p0stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
s. 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, or when
sent from news agency 70 actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The lrate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen: by other than the publisher or new.
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage OH newspapers excepting
WeekIies) and on periodicals not exceeding two