The Washington times., 1901-10-23
AFFECTING SECOND CLASS MAIL
POstoGce Department Lists Pubiica-
tinns Excluded From PriEileGes.

rlOnl
The Third Assistant Postmaster General
yesterday issued circular letter to post
masters regarding publications excluded
from the privilege Of second class of mail
matter. The list shows that the
Philadelphia Press Almanac which is
issued by the Philadelphia Press Com
pany, Of which Postmaster General Smith
is said to be the largest stockhoider. has
also been excluded from the second class
of mails The following is a copy Of the
circular letter:
Notice is hereby given that the post
masters at New York. y. Y; Chicago,
H.; Boston, Mass; Philadelphia, Pa; Au-
gusta, Me; Cincinnati, Ohio. and st
Louis, No, have this day been instructed
to cancel the certificates Of entry to the
second class of mail matter Of the follow
ing named publications, which are held
not to come within the requirements Of
amended section 276. Postal Laws and
Regulations. for acceptance as second
class matter.
Back numbers OF these publications,
although bearing a statement Of entry to
the second class. as wen as those Of fu-
ture issues, when presented for mailing
at any postoffice. whether by publisher,
news agent. or others, will be subject TO
the third-class rate-1 cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by
stamps affixed"
The following are the publications which
are excluded by the order:
New York city-"Aldis Series" publish
ed by F. NJ. Lupton Publishing Company;
Arm Chair Library" F. NJ. Lupton.
"Beadles Boys Library Of Sport, Story,
and Adventure" NJ J. Ivers & Co;
Army; Bright Idea Series" ]. S. Ogilvia
Publishing Company; Calumet Series"
George Munros Sons; "ChiswicH Library
Of Popular Books" Chiswick Publishing
Company; Columbia Series" r. f. Fen
no & Co: "Deadwood Dick Library" III
]. Ivers & Co; Dillingham; Magnolia
Library" "Dningham's Metropolitan Lii
brary," and Dillingham; Palmetto Lii
brary," George w Dillingham; Publish
ing Company: Elite Series" r. NJ.
Lupton Publishing Company; Giant
Series" George Munro's Sons; Cold
enrod Series" f. NJ. Lupton Pub
fishing Company; Health Culture Libra
ry," Health Culture Company; IVY Sc
ries,' George Munro's sons; Leisure
Hour Library" r N. Lurton. and lii
brary of Liberal Classics" Peter Eckler
Chicago, Ill-"Frdn6lin Series, pub
lished by w. Il. Conkey & Co. Classic
Library NJ. a iJOIDINts -lAA'll y u
thors' Library" NJ A Donohue; "Lyce-
um Series" Rose Publishing Company,
STANDARD Library" Rhodes e Mcclure;
stein & Co.'S Library" Stein * Co.:
Religion Of Science Library, open Court
Publishing Company; Teachers Helper,
A. Flanagan & Co.
Boston. Mass" Young Folks Library Of
Choice Literature" published by Educa-
tional Publishing Company; "Ten-Cent
Classics" Educational Publishing Com
Tany: "Flcur De Lis Library" l.. c. Page
e Co; RED Rose Library l.. c. Page
& Co. "Trifet's Monthly Budget of Mu-
sic" f Trifet: Boston Weekly Journal
sheet Music" f Trifet.
Philadelphia-"Lip Series Of Sc
Iect Novels" published by J. B. Lippin-
colt & Co; Practical Farmer Library"
The Farmer Company; Philadelphia
Press Almanac" The Press Company.
MISUNDERSTANDING Art and Science LII
brary," published by Lanes List Corpora
ton; Family. Fireside. and Happy Hours
Libraries" Vicl1ery & Hill Co.
Cincinnati. Ohio" Literary Gems" pub
lished by The Monitor Company.
St Louis Mo.-"Word and Works Quar-
teriy Echoes" published by Word d
Works Publishing Company.
II is ordered that this list should be
preserved in all postofiiees for future ref
erence.