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WEEKLY REPUBLICSTHE POSTAL OHAN0US,I1tFinest1.2Utt H-sm\ HAYUse.onIE AD, AND*r£ mu-ifll Lr-iamed f un-r Jnco tually il vir-ys ioRates of Letter Postage Under the New Law—The Proposed Postal Notes.On and after Oet. 1, 1883, letter postage will be.two cents, for each half ounce, or fractional part thereof, between all points in,the United States. The rate will then be the same as drop letters and all others. No changes have been made in rateB on other classes of matter.On and after July ], 1883, you can obtain at any money order office postal notes in sums of 15 and under by paying a fee of three cents. These notes will be made payable to bearer without corresponding advices, They will be payable at any money order office within three months of the date of issue. After the lapse of that time the holder can obtain the par value only by applying to the post-office department at Washington,On and after July 1, 1883, you can obtain a postal order for as large a sum as §100. The present limit is $50. The fees on and after that date will be as follows:Not exceeding S10..............ScentsFrom 810 to S15................10 centsFrom 15 to SO................15 centsFrom 30 to 40................20 centsFrom 40 to 50...............25 centsFrom 50 to 60................30 centsFrom 60 to TO........ 35 centsFrom 70 to 80................40 centsFrom 80 to 100 ................ 45 centsThe postal notes will no doubt be found more convenient in one re-| speck than the fractional paper eur-letcly - - -taste d by aire!jputa other lining-Is. By ipa reel rug-l*i. Y.A r Hibbard Lg and!Eodyock.?ES,Silk,ncyreney was, since they ean be obtained for any number of cents under $5. There will also b© less liability to loss, by theft, than there was when fractional note3 were used for transmission through the mails, especially if the department uses judgment in prescribing the size and form of the notes, and in selecting the paper on which they are to be printed. On the other hand they will be less convenient, in that they can only be obtained at money order offices at a considerable sacrifice of time, especially in large cities. It will be observed that after the 1st of October the cost of sending any sum under $5 postal note will bo 5 cents—2 cents postage and 3 cents fee.Pulpit Oratory.Most of the effective oratory heard in these latter days proceeds from the nulnit. At a recent southern re-
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Decatur Weekly Republican
Decatur, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1883
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