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Show rM.nl.. In ll.e lo.t II.,.. "Th tolllc department makes n small turn of money out ot thn pcoplo nf this city every ycur In n way that is rather out of tlmiinlliinry," said Mr. I. M. Ik'iyinaii, nsrMnnt ii'rlnteiidciit of tin. city deliver' illtbloii at th iat-olllc. iat-olllc. "Th m.lHTti.rs In their nuiiuK nil know, fniiieully lln.l In tho letter la.e M-i.i.Ic-, twnoriuon. "Whrni do thoy com from) Why, pcoplo put Ihein Ihero of coum-. Very often a tr.n wants to mall n letter mid has not n vamp ready, so what uion- simple, thinks h. than to drop tho letter nlonir with n couple of u-t.Iet u-t.Iet lulu th nourest Ihjt, taking It for -rniitilthat Hi Rood tiature.1 tolli otllclals will buy him n stamp i.nd mo hho th tn.ubl of stlekliiK It on. "Aifnlu, n tw.ii limy mall n letter and rvmeuila-r aflcrwanl that li f.i'lcd to stamp II. nnd, fnlliiKii I it l In doubtful doubt-ful nbout It. ho irr hick mid dron n coupl of ooppeni Into Hi slot, thiol;, lot Hint It will la. nil risctit. Ho It would It there wcij only twin, iismnuy la'iiiilfs eolh'Ctol .it there nro letters. Hut this Is not thn t-asc. Lot. of aah plforret to stump their letters nnd then foil to drop two lautili llilotho lax arterward, nnd It Is lmlhlo fur us li. tell to sthli'h t-ttc-rw Hi Illinles Isolr.riK- All tho letti n nnd money nro bniucht to this olllcc, nnd llm i-iii.les are can-fully prcscrtc.1 and eventually trammlttcd to th dcinrltuciit. In this way Ihacollei-teilund tiirmal In fjd within sit months." WndihiKlon Htnr. |