The Portland daily press., 1896-01-01
PORTLAND POST toFFgCF,
OFFICE HOURS,

OFFICE HOURS.
ILlCoshteT's Office (Snndays excepted) 1eo a
m. to 100 p. IN Money order depart1l}, 81 ~ Z
u 70 POO p m. Registry department.. SOD
d. M to 600 p m,
G 6, Delivery, Sundays excepted, 7.3o
d. H. 10 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a m
carriers D:5ivertes, Sundays exeepted)-In
BUSINESS section OF the city between High and In
uid sueeLs at 100 and g. 10 a. M 1916 n, 80
any ~ OLD p A.; IN other sections at 500 a. m
Grove on Congress g. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Oince window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collectors
anu QUO p. m Sunday, 600 p. M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westsy7s. intermediate
onlces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad Eastern diyision)-Arrve at 1870.
2 ana nd 1 ] p. m; close a. m. and IL m.
clos3.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
nlealate ofnces and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
lz.So, 5.3o and $50 p. M; close 69S a. NJ.
and 2.45 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m and l pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
va an Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
g, n,o4 D. u. ana 6lb p M; close at 6.00a
49, law H., 4.lD ana 81 D D. III.
| Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec-
llons via Maine Central Railroad-ArriYe at
10 ana 6:lb ?. M; close st 7.45 a. NJ. and
1920 p. m.
Roekla1.d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln raroad-Arriye l
and p m; close at 600 a. M. ana 12.25p.m
]. shoahegana intermediate Offices and eonnec-
IONS wa Maine Central railrOad-Arriye at
p. M; close at 1925 p. M
Island Pond IT., intermedia to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
p. N.
Gorhama,. N. r., intermediate offices and CON
necnons, via Grand Trunk railroa6-Arrive at
$40 a. M and 1890 p. M; close at a. m
LOO and 4.30 .. M
!Stgo1ston, n, intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. r.
Arfiye at $50 p. M. close at 800 a. m
Bartlett, N. f. intermediate offices and con-
neetlons via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. R.
Arrlve at eco a. m. and $50 D. IN. close az
800 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duek Pond Pride's Corner, Wdndhane, No.
W5'ldhana, Raymond md South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at LAD p. NJ.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lac ana 600 p m. close at 40 and
1 11.4b a. m.
Cumberland MsHs-Arrive at 9. 40 a. NJ. Las
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook 6saccarappa)- Arriye 1T $40 a.
m. LAB and 00p Ii. close $50 ana l1.45a.
| m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ks.igituille- Arrive at
8.o0a. m. and ?. M; close at 6 a. IN. and Las
| p m.
Boegery Beaclt-Arive at p. m. close 145
p m.
| Classification Of Domestic Mail Nat
tef.-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, ana all matter wholly or partly il
writing, whether sealed OF 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.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and other periodical publications
With are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date ofissue and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known Office OF publication.
are formed ofprln5d paper sheets without board.
q tn, leather or other substantial binding,
To be Of information of q public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art. or some special ndt 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 (not included in
prooof-sheets and manuscrip© accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
ssas reprodnction 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 anlactual and personal correspon-
aence"
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
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
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matt
not embraced In the first, second or third
cIasswhich Is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, defaee or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of The mail bag, or harm the person of
l any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except Single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
EXCEPT books &nd documents published or
circulated by order Of Congress, or efhc ,sl
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed In packa ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fl ur-
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.-Tbe rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
| 1. On letters and other written matter
except thas specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on $ aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, TWO cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second-C Class Natter The rate Of
| postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent from news agency 10 actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers and
| pari0dipa1 = qualifications of fhA -nlaQa