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F!NSr f.NNf
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an l2s TIlm,r ~ Z. Mos-s 200 Total 10
standard karhl.- ,'N Kycur lci Sp-,--s
i.o Allison - iNHhlsdo'' ''' TotN., aN'
50, pN' sANr
Premier N.-e- ~ ''rS,tnh,rg 100 Dawson
iS7 uUm,n - Hoses as Total oo'
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/ " ''lrd - 81 I.'. - Nevr'. 80 Total 50
The sun., 1901-01-17

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II VA expected that th- knieksrhncser 4. { how
ers would prove easy viciims IN the Athletic League
s,ris, played In Newark on Tursday night. Except
ing the third game the visitors kept pace with the
Newark A. c. eve, winning the nrst contest by tuo
The sun., 1901-01-17

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on DoIneI Team 80 to,emAu, ~ W.n1.
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The sun., 1901-01-17

FIRST CAME
orange Valley Iyceurn webbing. iSa ). OCun
moi IA Dalton, 1873 Kerr. "a, I. Ocorncr az
Total sh.
isse. powner -. Morgan lso Werner. iM
Rockwell 10. Riley ise Total. 20
SECOND skNI.
Orange Valley lyuum NrthlnC. l4S J. O'Con
nor 20 Da.tcn il'. kc'', la. = oConnn'. las
Total 7o6
E.~I povn,r, 100. Morgan. i3s Werner. 10
Y RocSwc!l. lOu. RE-. ~ 1o;il. eii.
T1URD CANE.
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nor lsA Dalton, ~ krfr. -. 7 p'Connor lIs
Total, ~
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Rockve,l. IA R''y. - Total 71l
The sun., 1901-01-17

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n,r 'pg y man - Linden. ~ To.A. SI'
SEtDNr ,ANR
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n.r - WymAn. 49, I'u'su. IS Total rs
Drr Cr.LcI I-An 80 ormar. 80 N,n+.
roth 'rr "rtsrs - Arre' 'hn Ssr'. ~ 70
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The sun., 1901-01-17

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EVrrs 1917 H.fS r'A~. go 'r'N 20
The sun., 1901-01-17
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The sun., 1901-01-17

l..rh. .s.trs. 81. N.-sr ~. Fsfs'
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S.rufrs ram Nr. gs rrv0Hsrg 'H Ps.
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-20
ALLOTMENT BILL.
(Contiuued from page %

ment of any town lot so improved
is made and approved the COM
mission shall notify the. claimant
thereof of the amount of appraise-
ment, and he shall, within sixty
days thereafter, make payment OF
ten per centum of the amount due
for the lot, and four months there
after he shall pay fifteen per
centum additional, and the re-
mainder of the purchase money
he shall pay in three equal an
nual installments without interest !;
but if the owner of any such lot
fail to purchase same after making
the first and second payments
aforesaid within the time afore-
said, the lot and improvements
shall be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder, under the
direction of the townsite commits
sion, at price not less than their
appraised value; and the pur-
chaser shall pay the purchase
price to the owner of the improve
ments, less the appraised value of
the lot.
Sec. 10. All town lots having
thereon improvements other than
temporary buildings, fencing and
tillage, the sale or disposition of
which is not herein otherwise
specifically provided for, shall be
sold within twelve months after
appraisement, under direction of
the Secretary of the Interior, after
due advertisement, to the highest
bidder, at not less than their ap-
praised value.
Sec. 20. Any citizen occupy
ing more than four acres of un-
plated lands, which may be laid
out in town lots in any town, and
which are to be cold at public
auction, as above, shall have the
right to select, in body, and re-
tain a sufficient number of such
lots at their appraised value as
may be equal to the standard al
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-20

lotment, herein fixed to be
taken in lieu Of his allot-
ment and in addition thereto
he may purchase one fourth of
the remaining lots, to be selected
in body, into which such land
has been divided, by paying two
thirds of their appraised value.
Sec. 2f. If any citizen have
lands in any towns, occupied and
used by him as q home, he may
purchase the lots into which such
lands may be plated by paying
one half their appraised value,
not, however, exceeding four
acres: but his right shall not ex-
tend to persons who take their al
lotments out of unplatted lands as
herein provided.
Sec. %. The purchaser of any
unimproved town lot sold at pub
lie auction shall pay twenty-five
per centum of the purchase money
at the time of the sale, and within
four months thereafter he shall
pay twenty-five per centum ad-
ditional, and the remainder of the
purchase money he shall pay in
two equal annual installments,
without interest.
Sec. 20. If the purchaser of
any town lot fail to make pay
ment of any sum when due, the
sam shall thereafter bear six per
centum interest per annum until
paid.
Sec. "a. The purchaser of any
town lot, may at any time, pay
the full amount of purchase
money, and he shall thereupon
receive title therefor.
Sec. 25. All town lots or parts
of lots, not exceeding fifty by one
hundred and fifty feet in size.
upon which church houses ard
have been erected,
and which are occupied as such
at the time of appraisement, shall
be conveyed gratuitously to the
churches to which such improve
ments belong, and If such
churches have inclosed other ad-
joining lots actually necessary for
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-20

selected under the direction of tn
department, for whose use sue
buildings are to be erected, AM
If any person have improvement
thereon other than temporal
buildings, fencing and tillag5
the same shall be appraised an
paid for by the United States.
Continued
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-20

mission, and paid for by the town
The town authorities shall dis
pose of the lots in such cemetery
at reasonable prices, in suitable
sizes for burial purposes, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied
to the general improvement OF
the property; provided that the
lands already laid out for ceme-
teries by the tribal authorities
shall be included in the cemeteries
herein provided for, without cost
to the towns; and the holdings of
burial lots therein now occupied
for such purposes shall in no wise
be disturbed.
Sec. 81. All towns now in ex-
istence, where there are two or
more places of business and less
than 200 or more than so inhabi-
tants may be surveyed and laid
out into town lots and necessary
streets and alleys and plated as
other towns, each to embrace such
amount of land as may be neces-
sary. not exceeding forty acres,
which survey shall be made in
manner provided for other towns
and the appraisement of town lots
of said towns may be made by
any commission appointed for
either of the other towns having
200 inhabitants or more; and all
lots in said towns having thereon
improvements other than tempor-
airy buildings, fencing and tillage,
may be purchased by any citizen
having rightful possession there
of owning the improvements there
on shall have the right to pur-
chase same by paying one-haif
the appraised value thereof. The
survey, appraisement and sale of
lots shall be made under regula-
tions to be prescribed by the Sec
retary of the Interior.
Sec. 80. The United States
may purchase in any town in the
Cherokee nation suitable lands for
court houses, jails and other
necessary public buildings, for its
use, by paying the appraised
value thereof, the same to be
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-20

their use, they may purchase the
same by paying one half of the
appraised value thereof.
Sec. 20. All town lots purchas-
ed by citizens under provisions OF
this agreement shall be free from
incumbrance by any debt con-
tracted prior to the date of the
deed therefor, except for improve
ments thereon, or for money bor-
rowed to pay the purchase price
to the nation.
Sec. 27. Any citizen having
the right of occupancy of an un-
improved residence lot in any
town at the date of this agreement
and owning no other lot or land
therein, shall have the right to
purchase such a lot by paying
one-half of the appraised value
thereof.
Sec. 20. Any person whomso-
ever may bid for and purchase
any lot sold at public auction as
herein provided.
Sec. 20. No taxes shall be as
sessed by any town government
against any town lot remaining
unsold, but taxes may be assessed
against any town lot sold as here
in provided and the same shall
constitute lien upon the inter-
est of the purchaser therein after
any payment has been made, and
if forfeiture of any lot be made
all taxes assessed against such lot
shall be paid out of any money
paid thereon by the purchaser.
Sec. 80. The town authorities
may select and locate, subject to
the approval of the Secretary of
the Interior, a cemetery within
suitable distance fron each town,
to embrace such number of acres
as may be deemed necessary for
such purposes, and the townsite
commission shall appraise the
same at its true value, and the
town may purchase same by pay
ing such value; and If any citizen
have improvements thereon, other
than fencing and tillage, they
shall be appraised by said COM
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07
THE DECISION PROPER.
EH.sccrea,ry Poster say. tho suprsm,
Courts Opinion Just.

New York, June Eek. Secretary Of
State John W. Foster Ia discussing IN,
recent insular decisions with the Wash
ington correspondent Of The Times
said
~ deem 1t fortunate that tho courf
took the position lt did Consider IN,
Philippine situation for instance. The
Uniteu States now has possession Of the
arcmI engo Having the islandsin our
grasp. it necessarily follows that We
must govern them
"Ihe decision of the court IN Ga,
Porto Rican cases clearly and unequiyo.
caIly delegated such authority TO con
gress Il therefore settles che much
mooted point ~ 20 whether congress
had the power % regulate affairs IN our
new possessions For this reason ] say.
the decision was practical and sensible
IL will bo a great bu,wnrk for those
now in power in the future government
OF our territory ia the east. Tho cugnn.
cics Of the situation demanded just
such % decision as was rendered
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07
TOO MUCH READING.
President O,lman Gives Ills View. q,
Graduntes ct Woman. College.

President Otlman Gives Ills View. O.,
GRADUATE. of Woman. COLLEGE.
New York, June Ga special 90 The
Word from Baltimore. gives somo OK.
trnots from the address of ex.Pre.ident
Gilman Of Johns Hopkins University to
the graduates Of the woman's college
Hc depIored what he called IAN ora Of
Carucgic-too much reading, and said
Reading Is kind Of craze that hu,
COTTON hold Of the people Itisa dan.
gerous habit, like a stimuient The
publishers arc constantly putting forth
new attractions boz the field and the To-
viewers excite our appotitos 90 Is nc
doubt very pleasant Co Doe up.to-dato
we'll posted and 10 the swim about the
latest issues from the writors hut we
are IN danger OF reading too much.
The doctor gave the students this ad.
vice: First, don't read too much,
second, study the arc of thinking, third.
use your hands aud enlarge your mis-.
sion by the use of the microscope"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

birmingham, Ala, June G-Passen.
gers IN the iirst.clas, day coach ou train
No. !, the fast southbound Louisville
and Nashville limited. were thrown
into CONSERVATION upon the discovery
that "a big snake. five feet m length and
with big Rttlcs, was loose and kissing
along on the door under tho seats The
90 Or more passenger, IN the car sprnng
ON the seats and word was sent to Con
ductur Dye, who camo aud smashed
the utrudor's head 4 passenger who
alhgh.od at Nashville with a box ovi.
dontly lost the snake Several ladies IN
tho coach almost tainted from fright.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

Fort Worth. Tex, Juno G-Dnmes Of
1886. auxiliary 20 the National Associa.
tion OF Mexican War Veterans. was or
gnnizod here Mrs Moore Muriook of
Austin was made national commandment
general Organizations nru 10 bo form.
ed M every state.
State Association ot Retail Grocers
and Butchers was also organized here.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

Berlin. Jane G--As ono Of tho result.
"Wednesday tariff convention o zorro
spondont 0f the Associated Press learn.
reliably that Prussia and "a number of
the larger German sintcs have nban,
donod the idea of tho so-called doubl,
tariff. that is 90 say mnyimnl and mint.
NAL. which commercial circles consid.
erred the main obstacle in concluding
now and mutually satisfactory CONNER.
cinl treaties
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

nevoics hls time exclusively iobgylugH and sel
inf land. lfYoI have mineral land. such ns
lna. OF, Gravel Do. come fl see mr. lf Won
wish 20 invest in mineral lands. HAVE lT.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07
Canadas Population Disappointing.

New York. June Ga special to The
Times from Ottawa, Ont, says the
official organs Of the government are
prepared for the Disappointment store
when the official returns will be made
known. Instead Of the confident pre-.
dictions Of 100000 and over, the re-.
turns 30 far completed indicate loss than
5.JOO.O0O. Tho avid4nna naiut- that the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07
nalow rrssllng Do nrsgon.

Baker City. june G.-The coolest June
weather Tor a period Of 90 years ha,
been recorded hero Tho mercury D.
six degrees below the freezing point al
fruit and vegetables destroyed. 10 .,
not believed growing grain Is seriously
injured
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

New York, juno G.-Tho American
Museum of Natural History is about 60
send nn expedition into China 90 study
the life and custom. of the Chinese and
10 collect chronological specimens which
will be exhibited in this city. The
work will take at lelst three years.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

Waco, Tex, Juno 6-After deliberat.
ing 70 minutes the jury in the case Of
Anderson Norris, n negro, returned a
verdict Of guilty. fixing the death PEN
atty, for the murder Of Mrs French,
which occurred on Dec. last, in Ma.
ynrrO county.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

shortage Is duo 10 the steadily diminish.
ing percentage Of births, which in On.
tario Is now too we'll established 10 be
disputed, and the continued emigration
OF Canadians 20 the United States.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07

Five lots and new cottage ON Coll
lego road. Suble. garden. etc. Price
fl-Ju, terms reasonable.
Two lots and old broom house In
southwest part of town. Price $500.
Two and ono-lalf lots near Allen
Academy. P.icU tl4J.
Also other city property
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-07
Monroe Edge,
'..-LARO ARO RERTAL AGENT

AH@fH - NNkN
novoics his time exclusively tobuylusan sen
lht itnd li1oI have mineral land. such ns
Goal. OF. Gravel DO. COME t1 see me-. Ifvou
wish 20 invest In mineral lands. HAVE IT.
BRYAN PROPERTY
Good troom frame house close 90 G.. Wan.
v depot VIII sel, cheap.
Two lots with room house. halls large els.
terms garden. CriHs, Dic close 90 graded school:
Nill close uut AZ bargain
ono Eve room house VOL sheds etc close 70
gihdei school going very cheap
one good new room house 0n same block as
Free Baptist 0hur.h. price -Cheap
Avacnut block with 20 oak trees for sio
ln southern part ~ city 600 COLLEGE road o
lots nice ruomy house urehHfd, sfahI.. ben
house aud other Improvements price SGD.
a block room house Q gaI'ere.. pantry.
bath room, barn. whicrwofss. electric lehta.
wen, orchard. ct'. si2uW
Broom house. % closets. Galleries. with
sheds, Cistgrl and lots. FOR $500
large boarding house. win accommodate D
people. wiz GENT iuf SD Oh ,uI "a year, WiH scIl
DhcaT
lIl 900
Slots near Al'on Academy for
3i-2 acres OF land near OF. Min with tw
houses, one has rooms fIU other 4. win OK
v"HHF' Tor country property or scli for in
lcahIus blocks solih off, a q. n depot
viii HUIl an lur SOD
on. -.-,,-. tor... hail o. ..u.-i.. o. ,,...,.
-.af fs-,. ...t.... ...I......... .-.l... t. E
very swell. part nf city, Tor sIs0
one ng.l newly finished .riwre in southern
mart uf 0ItF. good we'll. plenty uf room fHr Ear.
dem, eic Goa high ground viih splendid view
i0r .N.
Ih0rks iu western narfofrIfv. known as city
park beautiful oaks Uu .a#h hIuHk. 500 .sII
cheap
Ono half block ground. I fUlm home. balls
IlrEr underground r'HDWs hrdrlut. ser.
wants mouse. hiE barn aud ui other modern
glnycHicuces. iu bon i0u part uf c.fT. VIII sell
cheap.
-tgsrsi rrrro hsus.. fl- .ri. ,.-- .t..u
.......... .......
''IHlHl ih'iEhll.
s' acres Of land 600 W.ruu crock. I.I acres .u
ruftrgfI.u. with f.r1slf.ofI..... H.r..... Dol.
tfBt-r spJ t.'.fr-s KIN. s...I ~. ..-. .a
.,r.r t.-H-.. r.. r...s .r tf.I............ ..T
mad Ir v..f..nn. It.aH.t f.. ....r... ...rt..
KIM ..If .i.....
.I acres miles west of HTHn. U .H UH'Ira-
N.N. .' .N Ii.... I"I
.'I'. near Morgan kiNf ".i 1000 'Nttr on
'lAl '.I
vND .I i.r N'.. .m proven l'.,h l..iH. INe
.iat'' o. acres, lN.i oNs.ie the suburbs iof
.... ..
pro-. I'.i nH
W.A"L ,f..A ..'tl'N. .a'AN.' 'H lts-
,... ,'-.,. F'fH ''
Ora.. DO r..fti..f. rfr... Don u-...- commit,
fmIe north Of bryan. E cores. r.I room
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
PHOTOGRAPHING EROS.
LICK oBsERvAToRY's SHARE IN A GREAT Ux-
DERTAKISG.

Berkeley Cal. Jan u (SpeciaD Fifty astronomi-
cal observatorfes distributed all over the world
hSVe recently been cooperating in a carefully
planned undertaking WHICH IS designed to ascer-
tain more accurately than ever before the distance
Cl the sun from the earth the great standard Of
measurement In space. The ratio between the
suns distance and that Of nearer object is first
computed Then the actual distance OF the nearer
object Is computed by the "parallax" method. This
operation gives the basis for the final calculation
Tie method has been tried with various planets
IN the past. But the discovery of the tiny asterod
Eros IN 1898 opened up the way for better ap-
pr1XimatIon TO the desired result because Eros has
peculiar orbit and at times comes much nearer
to the earth than either Venus Mars. During
the last four FIVE months Eros has approa cIred
the earth more closely than Il will again in the
neat quarter of century. The minimum distance
27.OO1C01 miles.
The plan pursued for utilizing this exceptional
opportunity Is as follows: photographs of the as
terGid 6 against the background Of stars are taken
,is before dawp Tbe e bHs evening e, and and the other
own position due to the rotation OF the earth gives
tion The angle formed by the two lines Of View
toseiher with the distance between the two points
finder to compute the actual distance of the as
Campbell, the director SAYS that the Lick
Observatory Is contributing follows:
Astronomer p H. Tucker assisted bv Mr. Craw
ford. is securing meridian circle otservs
OF each OF seven hundred stars. to determine their
positions with the utmost accuracy. These posi-
sions: furnished mis- by perhaps dozen or more OBJ
groundwork, upon which the whole structure Of th,
determination will he based.
Astronomer w. ]. Hussey and Assistant Astron-
omer r. G. Atken. with the assistance Of Mr.
wright and DIR. Reese. are using the great 36-inch
telescope nVe or six nights week. weather per
mitting. TO measure the evening and mOrning posi-
tons OF Eros with reference to the fixed stars in
the asterods vicinity. The positions these ref
erence stars VIII be secured by means of photo
graphs or the regions taken with eight ten tse-
scopes, mostly In Europe
Assistant Astronomer c. ID. Perrine. assisted hy
MI. Palmer, IL employing the Crossley reflector
every clear night to obtain photographs of Eros
and its surrounding stars. to furnish the planets
accurate position In the evening. in the morning
ana on the meridian The measurement of these
plates VIII be heavy task Fortunately Pro-
Lessor rees, director Of the Columbia University
observatory has volunteered to measure them.
Columbia University Is the only institution i'm fhe
country which has had experience In lneasurina,
such plates. though many foreign observa tories
have long been doing similar work
The planet Eros is now of about the 90 magnitude
III is easily visible In a S-inch telescope.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

rustic something jumped OFF the bed hit me on the
arm and landed among the shadows on the other
side OF the room 1t only big gray cat, but
that didn't particularly lessen the first shock
After that she 4 relative frequently on or
under the bed. hIddled among the clothes in the
closet sitting The doorsll ready 10 be tumbled
] entered. Never by any chance did find
her when or whore expected, so there was always
uncertainty about her appearance at times
rather disconcerting. Cats unGuestionably have a
tacit right in house. But in America, as rule
doe%et expect fowls ard beasts Of the farm
yard nocI either separately or in parties into
ones chamber. IT may be they don't as a rule IN
Switzerland. Moo heless the second morning or
our stay. q N.g \ach 10 my room after break
fast. there, pec:'ing at my bed shoes in the middle
of the floor. ! found a rooster. He bore so deter
mined a front that felt il polite rather than
peremptOrY methods had better be employed for
his election Some days afterward he was again
there. this time with skulking little hen, VINO
clucking under the bed at my approach When
a few afternoons later goat jumped out of my
window | entered the door | decided my room
was better than my company. and during my alb
sence the big wooden door was pulled TO. But !
couldn't exclude every BIZ OF light and air and
where they entered likewise entered the animals.
Till changed quarters ! was at least on shooing
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
DIscRrMINATIoN IN POSTAGE RATES.
POSTAL OFFICIALS REPLY To CHARGES THAT
EXISTED.

The Tribune has received letter from OF
town correspondent calling attention to a resou-
ton recently introduced in the House OF Repre-
sentatives calling for inquiry into the dscrim-
nation in postage rates packages in favor of for
eign governments against citizens of the United
States. The correspondent in commenting the
resolution says: "A four pound package from Ber-
lin TO Chicago costs As cents by mall with privilege
of eleven pounds the From New
York Chicago four pounds costs 81 2S; If four
pounds unavailable"
Inquiry at the Postoffice in this city showed that
the postage rate merchandise from foreign coun-
tries is cent for two ounces. and that the
weight of the package is limited to twelve ounces
In the United States the postage rate on merchan-
disc is one cent Gn ounce and the package may
weigh four pounds The Postoff1ce authorities were
unable to explain the advantage given to foreign
governments in the rate OF postage, but IL is seen
that the discrimination is not pronounced as
charged. is it entirely in favor Of foreigners
Citizens OF the United States certainly have the
advantage in the amount of merchandise that may
be sent by mail.
At the Postoffice II seemed 10 be considered that
there cause for grievance In the fact that
the United States would not forward other than
first class mail matter when the addressee had re-
ing again paid before the mail was forwarded. In
other countries. II said at the Postoffice ali
classes OF mail are forwarded without additional
charge