The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-09
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER .. 1902.
RECALLING 4 LETTER
Rom YOU MAY CET az CUT Of rHs
NAiL AFTER POSTING ct.


The Postal Nushoritic~ Have "a Sy~-
tciu by Which nocun,rns sias ~.
NcciSinscd if Application L. Made
ue.orc "a l. Delivered.
y few days aso a Young woman hur.
.icd into The caicc of the postmaster az
Ne,r York and asked to have a letter
withdrawn fgou the mails. Size had
posted it au houv pre-, .ously. she said.
aud since taeu had learned sumeihlr.
about Mr. Hlauk that iuccu-cd her.
therefore size did not want Co Keep the
appointment she had consented To n
Tie letter. Could sac reclaim the mis-
sIvc before * reached the allrcsSeeg
Size inquired
4le master referred her 20 the
superintendent OF mails. ana within
hslt au hour the letter was picked out
from among thousands of It's mates
ana restored Co the claimant. who tore
IL into bits aui walked out OF the post.
office.
The authorities of the poStotlicc have
made every provision for absent aud
h,Alc minded patrons OF the mails.
AluouS tlc most interesting and valu-
able is the process by which a letter
mrv he reciaimed after 8, hos -,
posted.
COMPARATIVELY few ,,onlc know T,,t
this can b, dome. ana fewer csre IN
take the trouble Of going through the
forms which have been prescribed
forms which are 10 a deur,e r,n,hcr
some and time consurnin.. Inn which
nevertheless. are necessary +o pre,-sr,
deception ana fraud
Occasions ai.se when tho ,r~,t.r 40
an Important letter d.s,rc. IN ,,,,,
draw II r,r.~, b., ...,..i...., CO.. -.
ton Oricntues additional tno,,,..i-,
90 proposed Transactions il a..,,,ir-.,
AFTER a letter has boon sent IN ti.. ,.,s,
office. making IL hirilv desirable +h,,
tie facts related I'm lie lotrar an r,r
reach fns n.rs.r ror ,,f,o,, .l,,,. 49,,
orl.iuailr Intended In ca... t,, ,,.,..-s
kuovi,,i.e OF tho failure. az , ,,.-..,r
tile firm or q ha-t.fr., ,o,,.. r,,..i,... +.
person who has mailed g., ,i,,.,. IA, ,f,,,t
CD that concern u is sometimes ,,.is.-
to withdraw tho ls.f,r l,ea-.. 3, Is a..
Ere-,d
The postal autf.-i+,a. h.,,. q s,....,,,
Dos which .i.... 81, f,.f..r...., D.. ,,.i .,,...i
il application i. made for FL h.f.r, II
is delivered Arni cation r,,,-t l,.. ,,...io
600 person III. .o.ern,ner., ,.,.,,.,.i.. .,
blank uuou which tho .-,,.r,...,t ,,.,it.s
tho address thaf is .-.,.a 81, tl.. i..,.'r
D. tlat letter has n.t l..r- ti.. ,.....,,,,...
tic sr.rr~iut....l.r.t ,f r,,l. rr,s. t..,.,.t
,oianarcs tl... address I'm ,i... -,
with the address ON the .rrli.,,,,.s
slip II the addresses are identical Tho
letter is returned to The claimant -n,
the authorities keep the slim lis d a..
ceipt
10 reclaim 81 i.,.,,. ....,.. ....,..e..,..
fee thg writer must nm ont rba n~e
scrilcd hl.nk and deposit 81 for tele-
grams. Tie SUPERINTENDENT of mails
then tci,craphs the postotice To- which
tie letter las been sent AMI asks hin,
20 return b. When Il reaches him d.
compares the addresses and II thav
are alike he returns the letter IN the
app ucart The eNrcr>e az telee.a,h.
me g. d.sn.,..t r-.,... a.. 49,. 20
the balance is returned
This Involve. study az hans,yrit.
Ing II there is a noticeable difference
in the little things which arc char,c.
tcrist ic-the manner of crossing the
rs or the dotting of the us or The
peculiar little nourishes which are
made after q uame-the letter is not
delivered to the claimant. In cases
whore letters are addressed hv tvpe-
writer il is impossible 10 identify the
applicant in this way.
When the claimant is a well known
business man. however. personally
known 10 the postal authorities. LET
tiers are sometimes returned upon his
mere request. "a receipt. however bein,.
asked.