The Portland daily press., 1896-05-06

d. H. 10 LOO p. m sunday S.OO 10 1O'Oo DIS H.
Carriers DsIivertes, Sundays exceptedE-In
Ola streets at 100 and 9.15 a. m. IL. 70 m1.3O
and 5.l5 p. H.; in other sections at 800 q. m,
d.oo p a. Collection from Atlant9c 70
Grove on Congress 6. a. IN. Sunday delivery at
once window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a, M. 400
and 400 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. ouly.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
BoStor,, Southern and Western, intermediate
oalces and connections via Boston q Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
o, and 11.30 p m.; close a. m and IL m.
o: 10 and 915 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. M;
clos3.3O and 915 p m.
B0ston, Southern and Yestern, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890. $50 and $50 p. H.; close 6.s9 a. m.
and 2.45 p nj.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
q. m. and l pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
T. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
viz ad Maine Central railroadmArr RYE, at 200 and
800 a. m. and 6.1o p. M; close at 600 a
M. 90 M. 415 and 81 B D. m.
Pennington intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central RalrOad-Arrive az
l and GIG p. M close at 7.45 a. m, and
1926 p. n.
Rocklo7ad. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive l
and 6 p. NJ; close at GOO a. m. ana 1926 D. m.
Skolchega1s, intermediate offices and connec-
lIOlS. VIA MdlIS central TdllrOdQ-AfrlV0 at
p. m. close at 1925 .. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermeda to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
| rive at 1920 p. M; close at a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhono. N. H.. intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive a
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. M; close at q. In.
LOO and 4.3O .. m.
S,yanton. IT, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
Arriya at z 40 n plOSa at q m
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at geo a. N. and $50 p H.; close az
500 a. III. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner TTi1ldha9,. No.
| Wtndhano, Raymond and South CaSco-Arrive
at 49, 90 m; close at LAS p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con.
noctions via Portland &Rochester railroad--Ar.
rive at Lab ana 500 p. M; close at $50 and
Lab a. m.
| Cumberland AftUs-Arrive at s4oa NJ. Las
500 and $50 D. NJ; close at 6 80 a. m, 11.45
a. H., and $50 p. m.
| Yest6rook (SGccarappa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. l.45 and 500 p Ii. close $50 ana 11.45 a.
! m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,,tghtviHe-Arrive at
500 a. M. and P. m; close at a. N. and 1. 45
p. m.
Bocery Beacl-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
| p. m.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
| 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:
1st class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed 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.
% class. Periodical publications, namely all
new ipapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office OF publication
are formed prinrd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To- be of Information ito OF public
art. or some special lndI Stry, 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 Class. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class natter, proof sheets, corrected
proot-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Dg the same.
"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 correspou-
dence."
A"crcular'' is defined by statute to be
printed letter. winch, according to internal eyi
dence, is being sent in identical terms to serve
| 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 correction Of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the 1rSt, second or third
classwhich 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 OF
| any one engaged in the postal service, andnor
| above the weight provided by law
| Limit of Wsigft of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
| beiVed for conveyance by mall except single
| cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Of tie Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed In packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fur
| pound limitation.
| ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| l. On letters and other written matters
| except thaG specially authorized t0 pass at
| third-class rates and on sealed matter OF naItcr
| otherwise closed against inspection TWO cents
| per ounce or fraction thereof A.,
| 2. On posIel cards one cent each, the price
| fol- which they are sold. -
5. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| post offices, and one cent for eaSn ounce or
| traction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not estaGhsheu'
| On Second Class Afatter The rate OF
| nostaoe on seconu-class matter when sent by
he pnblisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication including samples sc cores or when
| thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
| pound or fraction thereof.
| The Irate OF postage on newspapers and
| narin1inai notifications of the second-class
When sen. by other than the publisher or news
AGENT. is one cent for each four ounces or
| fractional part thereof.
| The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
| weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| onnces in weight, Whenthe same aredeposited in
| is uniform at one cent each on periodicals
| weighing more than two ounces, two cents
Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news agent in a