San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-20
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Unique Things that Pass Through the
Hands Of Two Women Postal Clerks.
From the New York Journal.
Two young women in New York
daily handle dynamite bombs,
horned toads, living bees and
grasshoppers, young trees, jewelry
new clothes and glass eyes.
These are only q few Of the
unique, weird Or commonplace
articles which daily pass through
the hands Of Daisy James and
Mamie Hustled, Of the mail iuspec-
ton and rating department Of the
general post Office.
Miss Hustled opened a package
once, out Of. which as she took the
cover of, jumped a mouse. Did
Miss Hustled scream and jump
on chairs and create a panic In the
post office? Not she. The mouse
scampered around the examining
table for a few moments, and then
jumped to the floor, with Miss
Hustled in pursuit. She finally
ran the little fellow down, and re-
placed him in his box, just as cool
ly as II she had been handling q
piece of ice. The two girls are
rather averse to talking Of their
work.
"You see," said Miss James, Eve
work so rapidly we scarcely have
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ling until the moment for shock or
surprise is passed. There Is scarce
ly anything you can mention that
we have not handled here, except
furniture, steel vaults or bank
Safes"
During the year 1895 $4,000
pieces of mail were handled here.
Money recklessly packed is fire.
quently found by the girls in their
search. Miss Hustled once opened q
package containing an old pocket
book, In which there was $4,000 in
cash and q check for $1,000. On
another occasion she was the
means of running down a gang Of
post office thieves in st. Louis.
She opened a package found to
contain $500 worth Of uncanceled
stamps. The package was ad-
dressed to q man in New York. An
investigation was set on foot, and
resulted in the arrest Of two men
In st. Louis and one here. They
were members Of q gang who had
been robbing western post offices.
The trio are now serving long
terms in prison.
In response to further questions,
Miss Hustled continued
ave are never surprised at any
thing we get here. Meat, potatoes,
vegetables, eggs, In fact, almost
every kind Of food Is sent through
the mails. Revolvers and bowie
knives and razor are found every
day.
"Are any Of the pistols loaded?"
ooh, my yes. But we send all
such things to the inquiry depart
ment, and don't handle them much
once we find out what they are.
One thing about razors not general
ly known is this: II the razor is
| closed and the end secured with .
piece of wire 1t will pass through
here all right. But II not, 1t Is
sent to the inquiry office. Cord
will not do to fastsn 1t with"
500 you like the work"
ayes, indeed. 1t is novel and ex-
citing. You never know what you
are going to run across when you
open . package. There is just
everything. And then, you ought
to see the love letters. Oh, my"
"Love letters?" echoed the re-
porter,
ayes, indeed; boxes Of them.
You see, when a young man and a
young woman. are In love they
write a great deal, and they keep
each others letters and tie them
up In pink and blue and red and
yellow ribbons. and most of them
are sweetly perfumed, and then
when they quarrel for good they
send each other their love tokens
and letters.
"Once / remember two large
cardboard boxes filled with such
letters crossed each other in this
room. We could tell because the
names of the senders were written
on one side and the names and adj
dresses on the other.
ain the box addressed to the
woman there was a long piece Of
soft yellow hair and a picture Of a
petite young woman dressed In
white, on the back of which was
written, TO My King and a name
signed. Last of all, there was an
invitation wedding card, request
ing the pleasure Of Miss So-and-
Sos presence at the wedding of an