The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-02-16
UNCLE SAM 10 CENTS AHEAD.
Five Envelopes Out of Bunch That ye
Wouidn'5 Redeem.

Five Envelopes Out of a Bunch That Exe
Wouidn'5 Redeem.
a reporter went into the New York
postofsice the other day with bundle
of misdirected stamped envelopes in his
pocket to see if Uncle Sam would not
redeem them for cash, He found a
window in a room on the second floor.
where this is the special business at
tended to. Uncle Sam S representative
looked over the lot Of envelopes handed
back five, with the cash for the others,
and said
You will have to take trip to Falls
City, Neb.; Columbus, Ca; Newark,
N. j., and Brooklyn to get those four
redeemed, and here is one we won re-
deem at all. You see, it is this way: 1t
does not matter where an envelope is
addressed to; the point is where it
comes from-what postoffice issued it.
A postoffice can only redeem envelopes
which it has issued itself. If an en-
velope shows on the face of it that some
other office issued it, l can't give you
cash for it,
CHOW look at this one Here in the
corner is a note, After ten days return
to Mr.. Blank, Falls City, Neb. Evi-
IDENTIFY the Falls City postofice issued
that, and you will have to go there to
get it redeemed if you are fond of long
distance economy of that sort. These
envelopes here with no Return to- note
may have been issued by some other
office, but we have no means of know
ing it and take them on faith. Here is
one Marked Return to P. O. box 2, 856,
New York city We will take that, for
we evidently issued lit The principle
is simple, even if its workings look
complicated "
The reporter reminded the clerk that
he had refused one envelope altogether.
The clerk took it up and looked at it.
1t had no Return to" note in the cor
ner, but the name and address were
printed on it.
Well, you see, that comes under a
different rule" he continued "The
idea is to redeem envelopes which have
been misdirected by accident. This man
has spoiled this envelope to help on his
business, sending it to some correspond
ent inclosed with letter asking for a
business order likely. He expected the
other man to use this envelope only in
writing to him and to keep him in mind
Of it he printed his address on it. He
did not intend to furnish free stamps
for his business acquaintance unless he
got them back on letters to himself.
His cOrrespOndent-yOu in this case
either did not send him an order or sent
it in a new envelope. Now you want to
get back 2 cents. The business man
spent that 2 cents simply to boom his
business. Uncle Sam is not booming
any ones business, even to the extent
of 2 cents, except where all share alike
through general prosperity. You cannot
get that envelope redeemed anywhere. "
The reporter thanked the clerk. After
calculating the cost of a trip to Nebras-
ka, Georgia, Newark and Brooklyn and
comparing it with the value of the four
stamped envelopes which might be re-
deemed by it he concluded it was cheap
er on the whole to drop the envelopes in
the waste paper basket. New York Sun
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