Show candy abroad A young man who apparently knows a girl in london came into tho tho other day and asked whether candy could be sent abroad through the mails 60 he was taken over to tho postoffice post office and tho state of affairs was laid before an official who instigated an investigation after a longtime long time he returned and tedas follows 1 I am very glad said he that yon asked that question ita answer shows A curious state of affairs in this country you can send candy up to 4 pounds as merchandise for 1 cent for each ounce if yon want to send candy abroad you only have to pay 1 cent for every 3 ounces but you can only send 12 ounces in each package pao kage if it weighs moro than 12 ounces yon have to pay letter rates or 10 cents au ounce for the whole thing that is to say you can send 10 ounces to london for 5 cents but it would cost boulo coals to send ib to brooklyn so if you of bending a pound it will the stamp department Is right over there thank yon very much said the young baan 1 I just happen to remember doctor hag forbidden th I 1 girl to jand express Ex preas t |