Show SAMPLE COPIES AT POUND POUND RAT RATE Ruling in Regard to News Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers papers and Periodicals to Go Into Effect Shortly Shorty Washington Dec De 1 II If the amount lost by lire fire burglary burglar etc is added to tho the ordinary excess e cess of ur expenditures over receipts Including expenditures s during the year on account of ot previous lineal years the tho gross deficit In th the postal service during the year el 1907 wit wil w aggregate The Tue third as assistant postmaster general A L in his annual report gives givs hiv I the above figures and with it I he lie quotes the amount of the postal de dos In 1896 which was just 35 33 73 per cent higher than the ex cx excess cess ce of expenditures over oer the receipts of the postal service for th ho current year The rhe outstanding liabilities at it t the close of the year ear however are not included i In the statement This will wi aggregate almost The he total postal revenue for 1207 1907 shows an in lii increase il crease of over the year 1906 I some New Rules The third assistant postmaster gen general general general eral goes at length into a discussion L Lof of the troubles which vex publishers publisher and those who have to do with wih the postage rates A ruling has been made In regard to sample copies copl 8 of newspaper i and periodicals which will vIll wi be nut put in force In a few tew days It I is in effect fet that the tho th publish publisher er ershall shall be allowed to mall mail mal sample co copies copIes copies pies at the pound rate to a I limit of or 10 per cent of his bona tide fide subscription list lift There are also some seine rules im un imposed Imposed posed which h relate to expired sub subscriptions subscriptions and limit tile the th time in which tile the d shall earn carry carr papers to these thee delinquents at the pound rate Money Order System It I fis recommended that Unit the money order system be extended to every in the United States The great usefulness of the money order system m is shown In the statement that during the present year In mone orders was issued issue This Is an increase of nearly over the i year ear of 1006 1906 The passage of a bill bi providing providing for fora a form of postal note whereby sums of money mon less les than may ma be sent mended through the mall mail mal cheaply is I |