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Show i A yneer Postoffloe. One of the strangest postofflces in the world is away down at Terra del Fuego, in the toe end of the big shoe, which ia what the map of South America looka like. The "ofSoe" is a big barrel, and It is fastened to a rook overlooking the straits of Magellan. Every ship that rounds Cape Horn stops at this odd postofflce. A boat puts out to the shore with letters to be left, and the sailor who takes them looka over those already in the barrel taking out and bringing away -with hian any that hia ship can forward to their destination. Then he fastens the cover on the barrel with its hook and staple, and the queer old postoffloe post-offloe that needs no postmaster or mail bags is left to itself until the next ship comes by. New York Times. |