New-York tribune., 1900-07-29

ties. and U1ioT ~ circumstances to Ioiter OF
St'p TO converse on ;reir routes. and TO refrain
from loud "a &'-.-. p-CfaU" language and smok-
ins n The o1lce .r o. Jhelr routes.
They are forbidden 70 drink intoxicatine
1quor Wh!ie on 't.'y' and should refrain from
uoiHs 50 IN pubAC Tiecss while in uniform.
Any carrier who becomes intoxicated while on
duty or who is addicted 10 intcmperance will
be removed from the service
They fOrbi den TO solicit in person or
through others, gifts or presents, 20 issue ad-
dresses, complimentary cards prints publics-
uons. or any substitute therefor. intended OF
calculated 10 induce the public TO make them
slIts or presents; to- offer for sale or receive
pay while of or duty FOR tickets to theatres
SoHcetIs' pans, Ialrs, or aay othec entertain
nents, or TO issue for profit souvenirs or postal
hanuDooks, or IN any manner to cooperate
Win OF assist publishers in securing patronage
or the public; 70 borrow money from patrons
on their routes or to contract debts at any time
whlcn Nlcn they have no reasonable prospect OF
CARE TO AVOID MISTAKES.
Respecting mail matter. tbe carriers ara So--
bidden to deliver in the street even to the owner
unless he be personally known They must not
throw mail matter into the windows or halls
unless specially instructed TO do so. They must
ring the bell and wait a reasonable time for an
answer and deliver the mail 20 some one In the
household in the habit Of receiving it.
They must not enter any house while on their
Trips. except in the discharge Of their official
The carriers say that this rule is not at all
necessary, as they never have any time left
after doing their work.
They must not stop for meals while on their
Trips. no matter how much work they have 20
do during the busiest seasons.
They must be careful not TO deliver any mail
able matter which has not passed through the
postofhce or station with which they are con-
nected
They forbidden 70 deviate from their
routes. and they must not throw away or I'M
properly dispose Of mail matter. however trfffng
or unimportant II may appear to be. During the
holidays the mails Of Brooklyn FOR instance, are
fairly flooded with badly written letters from
small children asking Santa Claus 70 send them
fed that some Of these letters are absolutely
worthless and will be thrown away soon
they are looked over in the main Office, but they
must take just good care OF them they do
of those bearing the imprint OF the Standard
Oil Company or the Ice Trust.
HE NEED NOT LET DOGS BITE HIM
There is one little CLINT OF sunshins in this
dreary round OF rules. and that is that the car
riers can stand on their dignity as employees OF
Uncle Sam and refuse TO deliver mall matter
at houses containing vicious dogs. Persons
having such dogs must call at the branch sta
tions for their mall II they wish II delivered
at their houses they must chain up the dogs.
These are only a few OF the rules which naaks
the pathway Of the well ordered letter carrier
a straight and narrow There Is always
some the lookout for possible dsrelic-
possible removal
If the letter carriers were well paid they could
obey these hard and fast rules with cOnplacsn-
cy but there is hardly enough wages 70 squeeze
through on. especially with wife and children
to feed