The Portland daily press., 1894-04-13

Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices ana
| connections, via Grand Trunk Rall.ayI,AOrn,
rive at lz.So p. m; close at $40 g. H. anu Luz
p m.
Gorhdna, N. H., intermediate offices ana con.
nectiOnS, VIA Grand Trunk railrOad-ATTlVe at
$40 a. m. ana 1890 p. M. close at o.4o d. Lip
| LOO and 4.3o p. M
Scranton. IT., intermediate ofices and con-
nections, va Mountain Division NJ. =. ~ IT,
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at $500 a. H.
Bartlett, ~. IL, intermediate offices ana con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. U. n. h
| Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. M; close az
| 800 a. nj. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond. Prtde's Corner, Wtndhane, "A, No.
| WSndId1,a, RAYMOND and South Cdsco-Arflve
| at 200 M; close at Las p NJ
| Rochester! y; r., intermediate offices and con-
| nectiOns, via Portland &Rochester rallroad-Ar,
rive at 1. 40 and 600 p. m; close at $50 ana
| 11.45 a. m.
| Cumberland Atus-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
| 600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. H. Il.4o
| g. m, and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (Soccarappo) Arrive at 9. 40 a.
M LAB and 600 p. m. close $50 ana ll.46 a.
| m. and $50 p m.
| 500 a. m. and 2. M; close at 6 a. M and Lao
| p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arriye at 6 p. M; close Lao
| p. m
| South Portland and Willard-Arrive at a.
| M, and 2.15 p M; close at a. m. and zoo p
m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mat Mat
| teY.-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 snsets OF
| corrected proof sheets of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
| is also of the first class. ,
| I'd class. Periodical publications, namely al
| newspapers and other periodical pubncauons
| which are issued at stated intervals ana as
| frequently as four times year., when pear a
| date OF issue, and are numbered consecutiveiy'
are issued from a known office of publication.
| are formed ofprintd paper sheets without ooard.
| cloth, leather or other substantial plnding,
To be Of Information Of tns puDnc
| art. or some special industry and must nave a
| legitimate list OF subscribers. and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
| or for free circulation circulation at nominal
| rates.
| Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals ana
| other matter wholly in print (not included IN
second-class matter), proof-sheets, correcseo
| ing the same.
| printed natter is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
| eXcept that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters figures or images. or OF any
| combination thereof, not having the
| character of aniactual and personal correspOn
| dence." &C..
| 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 correcton OF
mere typographical errors
| 4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or Jhlro
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 o.
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
| Limit of Weight of Mail MGtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re.
! beived for conveyance by mail. except Slngls
| cooks weighing in excess OF that amount ano
circulated by order of Congress, or oficial
Depart pspartments n Of tie Government or from
SO. Second-clas matter mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
DIV to matter in foreign malls regulated by
| pOstals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate OF
hostage on matter of the first class is as
| follows: vg
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass az a,
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against Inspection, Two Genus
| per ounce or fraction thereon
q On postel cards one cent each, the price
20 On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for eacn OUNCE ae;s OF
| fraction thereof at OfflceS where fee dellVery
1 by carrier is not established. -,
on Second Class Matter The rate o.
| postage on second-class matter Wnen sent Dy
| the publisher thereof, and from tne once o.
| nubication including samples copies, or when
| sent from news agency to actual SUBSCRIBERS
thereto, or to other news agents, Is one cent pei
| mound 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 TOR eacn 1ouf OUNCES VI
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
| Weeklies) and on periodicals NOT exceeding tWc
ounces in weight, same areoeposddea ~
| weighing more than Two ounces, TWO Genus
| each.
| Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news ase dnI,n In
are subject 10 pay, postage az Inc raGe OF one
| centper pound; when deposited by other thar
publishers or news agents. tor general OF Dos
delivery the rate is one cent LOT Iour ounces Oh
| Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
| publisher or news agents IN letter,cafrlel
office, for delivery by carriers. or Otherwise are
| subject only to the rate OF one cent pound OF
| fraction the eOf.
All second-class publications. when sent by
the publisher OF neWs-agent by mail, to let
ter-carrier Office located either IN the county
| of publication or elsewhere. are subject te
postage at the rate of one cent pound, which
entities them to delivery by the carriers.
| on Third Class Motter.-The rate OF postage
| on thirdclass matter is one cent for each two
| ounces or fractional part thereof.
| on Fourth Class Motter.-The rate OF postage
| on fourth-class matter is one cent an ounce OF
| fraction thereof.
Postage on seeds, cuttings. roots. scinsand
| plants is at the rate of one cent Tor each tW
| ounces or fraction thereof.