The Portland daily press., 1894-03-26

General Deziuery Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deltyer,tes, SUNDAYS e1e3esptedo1m In
dia streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, II; - M l.3o,
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
One Window % 900 aaoh as @ Coeotons
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
OFFICES and connections via Boston q Maine
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
s, and 113o e. M; close ga m and 1899 GO
m e'a La and 9 81 81 nj sunday arrive LEO
boston, Southern, and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. M and LOO p. M; close 1880 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central Authoritative at 200 and
9.o0a M, 100 and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. M
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and els p M; close at Las a. m, and
1870 p. m.
Rochga,1d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
.skoirhegd1,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M; close at 1880 p. M
AUBURN and Leaetston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6,15 p. M; close $40 and
7.45 a. M. 1890. 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 2.0Oa M. LOO and p. m;
close at GIT a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Btddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. M
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at IL 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. IN. and LOO
| p. m.
| Go7h,on,, NJ H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
| $40 a. m. and $50 p. m. close at 645 a. M.
| LOO and 4.3O p. m.
| Swdnto,, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain Division M. @. H. h.
| Arrive at 1856 p. M; close atS.00 a. m.
| Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. c. X. h
| Arrive at eco a. M and 8.35 p. M; close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
| Duck Pond, Prtdes Corner, Wtradhans, No.
| Wi2adhdns, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriye
| at IL. 90 M close at LAO p. M
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Roehester railroad-Ar;;
| rive at l. As and 800 p M. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
| Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
| 800 and S.35 p. M. close at $50 a. m, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (Saccarappa9 Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 600 p M. close $50 and 1l.45 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KattghtUtlle- Arrive at
| 500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. M and Lao
| p. ri.
Boeoery Beach-Arriye ats p. M; close Las
South Portland and WitIord-Arrive at 8 a.
| M, and 215 p. m. close at s a. m. and 200 p.
m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
a TNs Hal
| 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 Grass. Written matter. namely, letters,
| postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
| writing, whether sealed or unsealsd except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
| corrected proof sheets OF the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closedagainstin inspection
I'd class Periodical publications namely all
| newspapers and other periodical pubhcatlons
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year, which bear
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutlvely,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed OF printd paper sheets without D9ara.
| To be of information OF public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
| art, or some special industry and must have
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
| second-class matJer), proof-sneets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ing the same.
"Printea matter, is defined by statute to be
! 1.-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 anlactual and personal correspon
AScircularo is defined by statute to be "a
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
ADDRESSED or of the SENDER or the correction OF
mere typographical errors
" 4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first second OF IN thlf "a
| destroy, defaee-or otherwise damage the con.
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnoE
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mol Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
cooks weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents publlshed OF
circulated by order of Congress, or eme tha
l pepsrtmsnts Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution. = o,-sxos
80 Second-class matter mailed IN pacKages
at the pound rate is not subject to the 1ouf-
pc 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
| ply to matUer IN 1oEelgH Halls i0Sui"'O" "
| postals conventions. -
RATES OF POSTAGE.
/ On First Glass Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows: hg
| /. On letters and other written matter,
| except tIas specially authorized t0 pass at
tlird-class rates and on sealed matter OF Inat1cr
otherwise closed against inspection, two cenfs
Der ounce or fraction thereof.
q On poStel cards one cent eaeh, the price
| ~.,,I.4 t,arr rn 1n1H
Z. On s.drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| post Offices and one cent for each ounce OF
traction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
on Second Class Matter. The rate q
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the ONCE OF
publication including samples copies, or when
sent from news agency TO actual SUBSCRIBERS
thereto, or to other news agents, Is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
The Irate 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 OF
fractional part thereof. a,
The rate of postage on newspapers (exceptlng
weeklies) and on periodicals not exeeeoing GW ;,