The Portland daily press., 1895-04-01
PORTLAND P0ST-0FFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delirery, Sundays excepted 100
a. III. 10 700 p. IN. Sunday 900 to 1000 u. N.
Carriers Dsiireries SUNDAYS excepted)--In
business section Of the city between High and III
dla streets, at 90 and 9.15 a. M, luOpm, 1.30,
and 0.lo p m; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
l.30 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. u. m. SUNDAY delivery at
Office window, 800 to 1000 u. M Collections
IRON street boxes a HOO a. M, 400
anu 500 p. IN. Sunday GOO p M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston southern olus IFestern, intermediate
oihees and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern diYiSion}-Arrye at 1890,
o. o, and LAG 90 p m m. close q m and 1900
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Roston, Southern and Wester,, and inter
Medlate olaceS arg connections. via Boston and
Maine railroad western divison)-Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p M; close 500 a. M,
and 2.45p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Contra! Railroad-Arriye
p. H.
Atta,tsto, intermediate Offices AMI connection,
va Maine Central lairoad-Arriye at 200 and
9.0oa. m, 90 and G. 90 p. NJ. close at 615 D.
M. l2.20. 4.15 and 9.15 D. N.
FdTDil9gton, intermediate offices and conuec
TONS via Maine Central Ralroad-Arrive at
l.uO ana 6.l5 p. m; close at 1.45 a. m, and
1920 p. m.
RockJa1d, intermediate Offices and connections
wa hnoX and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
anu p. M; close at 6.15 a. nj. and 12.l p. m.
Shouhcgol1 intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye az
LOO p m; close at 12.20p. m.
-4nbae'7, and Lewiston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. H. and LOO and G.15 p. M: close 7.40 a.
H.. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bang0r-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and p. M;
close at 81 a. m.. 20 and 0.16 p. m.
Biddejor6 and Saco--Arrive at LOO, $50 and
$50 p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900
n 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at 1880 p, M; close at e.35 a, IN. and LOO
p III.
GofAd9n, N. H., intermediate Offices and con
nections. via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. H.; close at 6.35 a. M,
100 and 40 p. M
s1fa.Hon " intermediate Offices and con
nectlonS, via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M. close at 500 a. M.
Bnr3ett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. C.. r.. R.
Arriye at SEQ a. m. and S.35 p. m; close at
800 a. m, and 2.45 p, M
Dltcl; Pond, Pride's Corner W3ndhdn,. No.
W5itd3tdn, Raymond and South Cdseo-Arrivs
atI2 90 m; sclose at LAO p. nj.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland SRochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Las and COOP m; close at $50 and
IL 40 a. N.
Cumberland 1ftus-Arrive at s.4oa. M. 1.45
6-O0ana S,35 p. M. close at $50 a. H., 1l.45
a. M, and'5.30p p. m.
IYeSt6rook (s0ecaroppa)-Arriye at $40 a.
M. 1.45 and 600 p. II. close 6.3O and II.45a.
III. and $50 p. m.
Cope Elizabeth and K,aiqhtvi1e-Arriye at
500 a. m. and 6 T. H., close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
soath Portland and IViuord-Arrive stsa
M, and zilSsp nl.; close at a. m. and 200 D.
IN.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
seB9yAh
CLASSIFICATION Of Domestic Mail Nat
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:
lst 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 pfoof sheets OF the same.l All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class
I'd class. Periodical publications. namely ri;
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear q
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publication
are formed OF printd paper sheets without board.
cloth. leather org other substantial binding
To PEI If Information Of a public
art, or SOME special indt stry, and must Rave
legitimate list of subscribers and must not
De ueSlgneu primarily lOr advertising purposes.
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.. Ntsft saA
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly, in print mot included in
seeond, class mattef), proof-sheets, corrected
prqo1-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
by the same.
0 Printed. matter" 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
comhiRation ! thereof, not having tho
character OF iill!actuai and personal correspon
dence."
A"clreular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according 70 internal eyi
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addresseG or of tile sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
classWhich is not in it's form or nature liable to
deStroy, deface or otherwise damage the CON
tents Of the mail bag or harm the person OF
any one engaged in tue postal service, andnot
above tile weight provided by law.
zi'sft of lreisht Of Mol Afotter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except Single
cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
ss1 at lie rSm any OF Of ro ns
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at Tie pOulu fdte Is uot SuDJcct 10 INC ~ uI-
pound limitation.
81. Tie above mt,of weight does not APP
ply to laitter in foreign mails reguassa 90
postaIs conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows3 IT, asysss 4
l. Qn,iletters hand sother written matter
except that especially to pass at
thirdclaSs rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or traction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
FOL 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
traction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter The rate OF
postage on second-elass matter when sent by
The publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent IRON 4 news agency 10 actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, IS one cent per
pound or traction thereof
The rate of hostage on newspapers and
periodical publications. OF the Second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news