Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

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ried that a curio seeker would
gaze in wonder and a dreamer delight in
weaving fanciful stories around them.
The contents Of one Of these cases varies
from children's toys to beautiful speci-
men OF a rattler's skin. But perhaps it's
most curious possession Is an old black
rubber boot, curious for its incongruity
in a dead letter file. It Is large, heavy
boot, and without its mate it would
scarcely seem to be worth the postage
necessary for carrying it. Another article
of wearing apparel to be found in the
collection is q mans collar tightly sealed
in a fruit jar. Several articles of the
same make might be purchased for the
price of mailing il.
Perhaps the most interesting feature to
lovers Of romance is an ordinary pine
board. approximately two feet long and
eight inches wide, on which a young man
has written in pencil the secrets Of his
heart. But this love letter failed to reach
the one for whom 1t was Intended, for
when she was notified of the presence OF
package addressed to her she refused
to pay the postage due.
When the officials of the dead letter Of
flee opened the bundle the following
epstle was revealed:
Dear Hattie:
In consequence Of the BOARD MEETING to
day day haze Concluded to put this letter ABOARD
the EAPRESS, to let You know the feeling that
exists in me: indeed, since your absence have
been constantly thinking Of you almost being
Of Business Now Cannot imagine n the cause
Of o your gsetracted silence toward one whom you
to also to snd nSg have ch tten
mentioned my NAME. Now was this because
# so o. fs Ts ", to
4 haze not proven this' hope that no better
without eiIGtei ysuf hsye ,e for
boarding ,nat With your Uncle Sam 1.-THE past week,
naturally became acquainted with our whole
,. Yours until Death Tin anticipation of an early
HAM H HE'S alias DICK"
In one case is license to belong to the
Ananias Club dated 1908. But this failed
70 pear the proper amount of postage and
now nov. II reposes In the dead letter collec-
tIon next to comfcal little ornament a
representation OF the IMAM in the moon. ;,
one eye is drawn up in q knowing wink
ana a1oaa the other is rolled toward the Liars
standing between the two.
-, another case, containing many
Old coins and heirlooms, is an old
Caesar coin valued at about 500. Few
s 81 .nese "a are IN existence and it is
through the mail. but this little gold
collection.
One package came all the way from
the PHILIPPINES, but failed to reach its
owner In this part Of the country. 1t
proved to be a white felt hat, rather
the worse for wear, bearing inscrip-
lions such as I'VE are going home.
u. s. Indian" etc. Suspended from
the brim on various colored ribbons
are dice. q tobacco pouch. pawn
rious coins.
Two wooden forks and a spoon, tho
handles curfously carved to represent
the figure Of man, found their way
into the dead letter Office. It Is told
that missionary. upon seeing them
there. declared them to be the kind
used by the natives OF the Cannibal
Islands. According to custom they
are used only once and then at a din
ner OF human flesh.
found Persian carriers satchel
without any postage. and bearing the
following strange address, which Is
translated from the Persian
on the cover:
the Amishty ples s; yet this enyelo Pc
Of a. es OsntPs
Of 70 , saa lsaa and S
heart. Meesn shsikh Insyut Ally; may t,. his life
saE On the :n q
ins Hs,iss -ithoat log: 81 time paid the post