Show NEW regulations IN POSTAL RATES tile the new postal rates which be coule come effective april 15 have been received by postmaster hans P ip gen and patrons of tile the Pan gultch post office are herewith advised of the n new iv rulings that they may bo be gov arned accordingly in ili the first class mall the principal change will be the increase in the rate for postal cards and private mailing cards of from one to two cents the rate will also api ply to ench portion of double or reply postcards although the postage on the reply halt half need not be fixed until it Is detached and mailed tor for ro ra turn the rate on oil government postal cards remains reni ains at the old rate of one cent tile the rate of postage on second class clasa matter newspapers and period leals when sent by others than the publisher or news agent will be two cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof for weights not exceeding eight ounces the parcel post rate will apply the old rate was one cent tor for each four ounces partial or incomplete copies of publications agrenot are not second class matter but it they weigh eight ounces or under the rate will be ono one and a halt half cents for or each two ounces or fraction af 9 two ounces and ove ounces will be charged at the parcel post zone rate mall of the third class will embrace all matter now included in tile the third and foucht classes up to and including eight ounces in weight therado the rate of postage on all matter embraced in the now new third class will be one and one half cents tor for each two ounces up tip to and including eight eighty ounces in weight except that the rate on books catalogues cataloguer catal seeds cuttings cut tinge bulbs roots scions and plants shall continue to be one cent for each two ounces on parcels not exceeding eight ounces in weight books and catalogues cataloguer catal under twenty tour four pages take the one and one halt half cent rate for each two ounces or traction fraction of two ounces up to and including eight ounces the present fourth class pound rates according to distance or zone will apply to all mall mail matter weighing more than eight ounces except that of the first and second classes and in addition thereto there will be a service charge of two cents for each parcel except upon parcels originating on rural routes such charges to be prepaid in the same manner as the regular postage parcels mailed on rural routes should bo be indorsed endorsed indor sed mailed on rural route to show that they are exempt from the ser tien charge there Is a now feature of handling fourth class matter that will expedite important mailings when desired when in addition tai to tho the postage and service charge there shall be affixed to any parcel of mall mail matter of the fourth class clas postage of the value of 25 c cents ants with the words special Iland handling ling written or printed upon tile the wrapper such parcel shall ro re the same expeditious handling and delivery accorded to mall matter of the first class parcels of the third class matter matte r eight ounces or 0 may inay bo be mall I A IA d in small boxes ball parcels of fourth class matter mur must A be mailed at a post office branch post office ce or station or delivered to a rural carrier e aly authorized to receive su such ch matter the per permissible addition to gaall matter of the third and fourth clas classes may be placed on either the provision permitting the accetta acceptance nce of sealed parcels for mailing at the fourth class rate of pos postage tage when hen they bear tile the arese prese prescribed bribed printed return card d of the sender and tho the indicia as to contents and opening for postal inspection ifil be applicable to ill all third class mall mail matter matter except circulars and printed ni latter neatter the special service ch charge arcq on money 1 orders of the smaller amounts has beil increased li bythe ahe new order while alle on tile the larger amounts the charge has been decreased on orders up to 40 tile the increase averages about two cents while on an larger amounts IN there hero is a decrease of from two to eight cents the special haud hand ling charges on registered insured 0 0 n D and special delivery mail have also been increased by the new act t which also provides for a return receipt fee of three cents which was not required under the tha old rates the postmaster has made it emphatic that al ak matter ater subject to the adjusted rates on oil and after april 15 must beat bear the required postage to be mailed I 1 |