The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-09
REGISTERED Imul.
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In the New York post Office, wheaa
letter is presented for registration itis
inspected by the receiving clerk to as
certain whether it is in good condition,
firmly sealed, property addressed
and sufficiently prepaid, land that
the name of the seRder llris. been
indoused on it. These requirements be-
ing met, the clerl1 records the letter in
book composed of alternate thin and
thick leaves, manifold copy of the en-
try being obtained by mesns'of "a sheet
> of ,carhen paper placed between the
two.
Thefthin sheets are perforated IN OBJ
long sections for ready separation, and
constitute the receipts issaaed ITO the
public. Each receipt bears distinct
nunberlin a series cunning frornione to
one hundred Thousand. and everydeiter
registered has thenumber of theuaeeipt
issued for it Endorsed ON its face.
The condition of the letter envelope
is now inspected by another clerk, and
il perfect, khe imprint of hand stamp
is impressed across the edge Of the flap
10 bctrny Any tampcriDg.
These preiiminarics being completed.
Il card known as the return receipt is
prepared :Gn6 attached To the letter by
means of; nabber band. On one side of
the card appear the. number. date of
mailing, name of addrcssee, and desti-
nation of the letter; on the other, the
name and full address of the sender, to
whom the sseeeipted card will be re-
turned when tine letter has been dcliv-
cred.
In its numerical order the letter
passes to a separating clerk, and with
90 others, composing an even 100, is dis
1ributed 10 one of the six cases, where
it will be further treated. The sep
arating clerk veri4ies the count of each
100 letters before separating another
100, and, as frequently as may be neces-
sary, delivers each subdivision TO the
clerks in charge of the cases.
A case consists of a long table with a
set of pigeon holes bearing the names
of the large cities la the section Of the
country assigned to that case, and in
these pigeon holes the clerk in charge
boxes the letters, and from time to time
parcels them out to his assistants.
The next step is the preparation of
what is known as registered package
envelope. This consists of an ingeni-
ously contrived envelope especially man.
ufactured out of particularly tough
paper for the use to which it is put,
and also numbered in a series of 100 900.
On the face of each envelope appears
its number and spaces for the name OF
the post Office. county and state to
which it will be sent, while the back is
arranged for notatioIs of its condition
by every postal official through whose
hands it subsequently passes. One Of
these envelopes having been addressed,
entry Of the letter to be inclosed In 1t
is made on registry bill, which shows
the date of mailing, name of the post
Office using it, name of the post Office to
which it will be sent, number of the
registered package envelope, and, final
Iy, the registered number of the letter
to be placed in it and the name of it's
addressee. EfEEa
& The bill and the letter are placed in
this envelope, which then passes to a
clerk, who removes its contents, COM
pares the letter with the entry on the
Jill. and calls the registered letter and
registered package envelope numbers,
together with their destination, to an
assistant, who records these particu-
lars in the mailing book. The letter
and bill are now replaced in the en-
velope, and it passes to another clerk
for final verifcation of contents and
scaling.
The Sealing consists in an applica-
ton of blue mucilage to the three flaps
of the envelope, which when once closed
cannot be reopened without mutila-
tions, the blue mucilage exposing any
attempt to open the envelope by any
steaming process. The postmark show
ing the mailing Office and the date is
now affixed, and the envelope. with a
lot of others from the same case, goes to
the pouch room, where another separa-
ton is necessary in order that it may
get to the registered pouch that will
carry it to the distributing office near
estits final destination.
The contents of the registered pack
age envelope can now only be ascer-
tanned by reference to the registered
letter numbers charged against the
envelope number in the mailing book,
OF the more full description of the let
tiers on the registry bill, which is under
seal. and, therefore. inaccessible.
The registered package envelope is
entered by origin, number and desti-
nation on the book of the pouch in
which it is to be dispatched, a carbon
manifold record of the package inelosed
il, each pouch being preserved. the du-
plicate sheet of each pouch forming
the bill of advice to the office to which
The pouch is sent
When as many packages as the pouch
will hold have been entered ON the
proper book two clerks verify the en-
tries, sign the last sheet of the bill,
place it with the packages in the pouch,
adjust the strap that secures it and
finally attach that mechanical wonder
called a rotary lock. This lock has a
fixed serial number engraved on its side,
which serves to identify it, and TO-