The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-01-02

| for indecent or immoral purposes; an
matter otherwise mailable by law. the
| outside cover or wrapper of which
bears and delineation or language Of
a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or
! threatening character. All such mat
/ ter when deposited in a post office or
| found in the mails, shall be withdrawn
/ and sent to the divisions of dead let
J tiers.
Intoxicants, Poisons and lnfIammabIe
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, ferment-
| ed, or other intoxicating liquors of any
| kind; poisons of every kind, and arti-
| cles and compositions containing poi
| son, POISONOUS animals, insects and
| reptiles; explosives of every kind; in
| fiammable 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 artif-
| 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. !
Pistols or revolyers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed animals birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
Vi6pi " bidnC nt.
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 portions
| thereof =
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 insti-
| 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 If no application is made. 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 insuf1ciently 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-
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 10 its actual value, but not to
exceed $50. on payment Of fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
! stamps to be affixed
| When q parcel is insured the SEN
| der will be given receipt showing
the Office and date of mailing and
| number Of the parcel
When a return receipt is desired by
| the sender OF an insured parcel the
| postmaster at the mailing Office viii
note the request on the margin Of
the insurance tag. and the postmaster
| at the Office of address will obtain
from the addressed 4 receipt and mail
| it to the sender.
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment OF additional
| postage at the rate which would be
chargeable if they were originally
! 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
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for mail
ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined A parcel will
| not be accepted for mailing unless il
bears the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word From"
| In addition to the name and address
Of the sender, which is required il
! will be permissible to write or print
on the covering of parcel, or on a
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 brief
| 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