The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

islands and other places as remote. they
say:
Paris, but l thought ETC., and they had
another think coming
Nearly all of the different countries of
the world. and all of the principal ones, are
members of what is known as the Uni
versal Postal Union, and most of those
that are not, the little fellows, have agreed
upon the same letter postage, 5 cents,
though some outside Of the union vary as
to weight and size of the article mailed.
YOUR FOREIGN RELATIVES.
''You can make your foreign relatives and
correspondents pay the postage on your let
tiers. Postage upon domestic irst-class mail
matter must be prepaid at least one letter
rate of 2 cents, else it will be held at the
postoflce where it is mailed. The ADDRESSED
is notified by card, and if he sends the re-
quired amount in stamps it is forwarded TO
him, otherwise it goes to the dead-letter
office.
But you may drop a letter destined for
foreign parts without prepayment of post
age. 1t will go forward to destination, and
the recipient will be required to pay double
rates for the privilege of reading 1t If he
values it that high. on packages, however,
intended for abroad you must pay at least
part postage to have II go forward, and the
deficiency will be collected and doubled
when delivery is made. If you fail to pre-
pay at least a part OF the postage upon
packages, they go TO the dead-letter office,
and the public do not seem to be able TO
catch on to this curve of distinction I'm the
two classes of matter. Always prepay post
age in all instances, despite the privilege,
on all classes of matter intended for home
or foreign delivery.
9TH Brooklyn woman who objected TO
her divorced husband paying her allmony
in postage stamps and had recourse 10 the
courts, saying that she did not mind receiv-
ing 1t in 2-ceht stamps, but objected to
those of large denominations, as she
couldn't sell them, and that is the way he
| got even with her probably. Reminds me of
a man who came in one day and asked for
a stamp of the $40 denomination.
None are issued. The only denomina-
tons now issued are the l, ,, 3, 4. 5. 8, s. 10
and the 1O-cent special delivery; 10, 80 and
so cent ana the 81, 81 and s. stamps. There
is slight call from all over the country for
stamps over the 15-cent issue.
"A lady rushed wildly in here one day.
saying that she wanted my letter back
which she had posted a few moments pre-
vious. IF course, she thought my letter.
could be picked right out of a million or so
other letters.
well. She got my letter. because she
was able to comply with the postal laws
and regulations governing the withdrawing
of mail after mailing ana before its dis
patch. The utmost care is taken TO ascer-
tain that the person desiring TO withdraw
the letter is the person entitled TO do so.
Before she was handed my letter she was
required to exhibit a written address ia the
same handwriting as appeared on the enve-
lone. which was her own, and describe il
infinitely, convincing those in charge that
she was the actual sender of IL before she
got my letter back.
POSTMASTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
1T was to a man. After she had written
it she had probably regretted refusing his
offer of marriage, or something like that,
and was successful in catching IL W. Post
masters act at their peril in permitting the
withdrawal of mail matter, and would be
liable, no matter how honest their inten-
tons, were they 10 deliver IL TO an i'm
postor. or one not entitled 10 IL. Letters
NAV be withdrawn by telegraph, even after
their dispatch, upon satisfactory evidence
being given 10 the postmaster that the ap-
plicant is as he represents, and bears the
cost of the proceeding. Postmasters are
cept where they are personally acquainted
with the parties, and in any event they
must not delay the dispatch of the mails
or impede work In the office.
You see, the department CONSTITUTES the
/ letter 20 belong to the sender until il is
delivered to the addressee, but IL cannot go
TO too much trouble 10 follow out this con-
struction.
Another woman came in one day with a
red-hOt stove temper because, as she de-
clared, We had given my letter 70 the
meanest old thing that ever lived. IL didn't
cool her of a bit when We told her that the
postal regulations allowed The delivery OF
mail TO either person where Ii is addressed
TO one IA care Of another. Un,ess the post
master is notified TO the contrary he is
obligeu TO deliver IL 10 the first of the two
persons who may call for IL. The other
woman must have opened IL. read il and re-
1 sealed IL, hence the bright red glow OF an