OCR Text |
Show DEAD LETTEB OFFICE CANDY. 1 Washington Evening Post. Pond young lovers whose ardent passion pas-sion finds expression in confectionery are gently but firmly reminded that they have exclusive possession of the names of their respective sweethearts, and that, while omniscience is practically practi-cally attained by the Postofflce department, depart-ment, to save time legible addresses should be written on boxes of sweetmeats. sweet-meats. Degeneration is threatened to the stomachs of postofflce clerks because be-cause of the vast amount of confectionery, confection-ery, the loot of misdirected packages, which they are obliged to consume. "Young men," said Capt. Leibharfl. superintendent su-perintendent of the dead letter office, "should be particularly careful to address ad-dress and to put full postage upon boxes of candy they are sending to their best girls. Frequently large boxes of candy are sent to the dead letter office. As it Is Impossible to keep such articles for a year, the clerks of the division enjoy a feast at the expense of the unfortunate wains. In the holidays they are plentifully plenti-fully supplied with all sorts and descriptions de-scriptions of confectionery." |