Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01

reptiles: explosives Of every kind; In
tammable materials (Which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil, gaso-
line, naphtha, benzine, turpentine, de-
natured alcohol, etc.,, internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artiti-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails Of whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds e.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed) animals. birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
vided; raw hides or pelts, guano, or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but If such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portion
thereof. Ef
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in its nature does not become
offensive or injurious to health may
be delivered by postmasters to the
proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hospitals, asylums or
other charitable or reformatory inst1-
| buttons. If there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver
ed to any charitable institution or or
ganization making application there
for. II no application is made,j the
matter will be destroyed at the ex-
piration Of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
| dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insuff1ciently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender Is unknown, notice OF
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def
/ cient postage collected from the ad-
dressee by the carrier. II the ad-
j dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the d.
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be IN
sured against loss In an amount equiv
alent to it's actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment of fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed,
When parcel is insured, the SEN
der will be given receipt showing :
the office and date Of mailing and
number of the parcel. "a X
When a return receipt is desired by
the sender of an insured parcel the
\ postmaster at the mailing office will
note the request on the margin OF
the insurance tag, and the postmaster
Il at the Office Of address will obtain
i from the addressed receipt and mail
it to the sender. 55.57.5zggly -.
! The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been erect
1 ed.
! Forwarding Of Parcels:
i Parcels may be remailed or for-
.warded on the payment Of additional
|tpostage at the rate which would be
chargeable IL they were originally
4 mailed at the forwarding Office, in
which case the necessary stamps Will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas'
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel Is forwarded. &.
1 Preparation for Mailing.
\ Parcels must be prepared for mall
i ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel will
not be accepted for mailing unless 1t
bears the name and address Of the
sender preceded by the word From
In additionito the name and address
OF the sender, which is required, 1t
will be permissible to write or print
on the covering of a parcel, or on
| tag or label attached to It, the occu-
patton of the sender, and to indicate
in a small space by means of marks,
letters, numbers, names or other Drlel
description, the character of the par
eel, but ample space must be left on
the address side for the full address
in legible characters and for the ne
| cessary postage stamps. Inscriptions
such as Merry Christmas" please
do not open until Christmas" Happy
New Year" with best wishes and
the like, may be placed on the cover
ing of the parcel in such manner as
not to interfere with the address,.
| Distinctive Stamps.
The law requires that the postage
on all matter must be prepaid by
distinctive parcel post stamps affixed.
Postmasters cannot receive for mall
ing parcels that do not bear such
stamps. 'r=
Parcel post stamps are not valid for
the payment OF postage on matter OF
the first, second, and third classes,
and. when used for that purpose, the
matter to which they are affixed shall
be treated as Held for postage"
| Maps and Guides.
Parcel post maps, with accompany
ing guides, are to be sold to the pub
lie at their cost, Is cents, through the
chief clerk of the post Office depart
ment. In ordering maps care
should be taken to specify the post
Office from which the postage rates
are to be determined.
Wedding Bells.
Miss Mary @. Belknap, the well
known settlement worker Of Cleve
land. said in suffrage debate:
ooh, that Is not an argument-that