The Portland daily press., 1895-05-20

General DeteOeTyi loundayS excepted) 7.30
a. m. to 700 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. NJ. l.OOpm1 1.3O,
and s. 10 p m.; in other sections at 500 a. m,
l3O p. M Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. a, m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. NJ, 400
and 81 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oees and via Boston Maae
8, and 11.so g. N m, close a; IN. and 1890
p. m. close $50 and 915 p M
Boston, Southern, and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. NJ,
and 2.45 p m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. M and LOO p. m.; close 1920 and 916
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.0oa M, LOO and 900 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
m.. 1920. Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Forn,i1,gto1l, intermediate offices and connec
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 ana 6.15 p. M; close at 7 40 a. m, and
12.2op. m.
Rockla7sd, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
Skothegdn, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M. close at 1920 p. III.
auburn and Leytston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and 100 and Glib p. M. (: close 7.A5 a.
m., 1920, 415 and 915 p. m.
Bd,,gor-Arrive 200 a. m.. 100 and 6 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1920 and 9.16 p. IN.
Biddeford aud Saco-Arrive at / 90, $50 and
$50 p n; close at 600. 500 a. m. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. IN.
.I=-4o o,,d
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. NJ; close at $50 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhana, N. H. Intermediate offices and con
nectionS via Grand Trunk railroad--Arrve at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at 6.35 a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sayanton IT., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. m.; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner Wtndhane, No.
Wd7,dhd71o, RAYMOND and South C0seo--Arrive
at IL. 90 M; close at LAB p. M.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &RocheSter railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. NJ. close at $50 and
114b a. N.
Cumberland 1ftHs-Arrive at $40 a. m., Las
500 and S:35 p M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
a. H., and 530p m.
Westbroob (Saccoroppa) a)-Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 90 p. Il. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p M
Cape Elizabeth and K11tghtv;Ue-Arrive at
500 a. nj. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bo1cery Bedch-Arrive at p. m. cl1se 1.45
p m.
South Portland and Talard-Arrive at a.
m and 2 10 y. M; close at a. m. and 200 y.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
ter.-Domestic mail matter, 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 OF 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
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., when bear
are issued from known Office of publication.
are formed fprintd paper sheets, without board.
Gluth leather or other substantial binding; hiding:
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special indt stry, 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 Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. mot included in
second-clasS matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
'sPrinted 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
A"crcular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal eyi
dence, is being sent i'll Identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addresSeG or OF the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the irst, second or third
classwhich is not i'll its form or nature liable to
destl oy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of tine mail b, bag, or t harm the person OF
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
eYcept books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packs geS
at the pound rate is not subject to the K ur-
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter-The rate
hostage 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
ner ounce or fraction thereof
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
2 On "drep letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
most offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
hV carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate of
nostaee on second-clasS matter when sent bv
the nnhlisber thereof, and from the office Of
nnhIication. including samples copies, or when
sent from a news agency to actual subscribers
thareto or to other news agents. is one cent Der
mound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers and
norindieal publications of the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
aaent is eone cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers Excepting