Show L- L 1 IDe h Mor Morgue gue of the WHERE LETT LETTERS RS GO WHEN YOU DO NOT ADDRESS THE THEM 1 Postoffice Department Department Situated on the third floor of oC th th- big building Washington D D. C Is th time the division of oC dead letters where here all aU unclaimed an and ml misdirected letters and parc parcels s sent Rent through tho the mall mail nial nr are received from the thc sixty eight thousand throughout tho the United States Few persons realize the tho Immensity of at the work p performed in this division Four score years n ago o it ft was as stab C-stab- U hed with a a working force of ot ten tm clerks Toda Tod It ranks as tho the largest division in iii the department employing ln li 15 5 persons three fifths of or whom are women During tho the past year r Fourth Assistant Assist Assist- ant nt Postmaster General McGraw has given Ivon his personal attention to this division In Ta January ho Inaugurated a n now nl st 8 jm l of or treating the dead deat matt matter mat rout t ter r wh whereby 2 25 per cent m moro more rc letters can an an bo lie delivered than was possible un under under un- un der tho old s system With an increased force time the division now returns all ni letters let let- et- et tel tel-s containing tho the names anti and addresses addres ses of oC tho time writer within three days clays after tho they thoy arc rec received In him tho the dead let- let tar tor office No In tho efforts tho the of nr t to I t or n r in claimed lottery U by uy means mean or of printed I cards entitled Model Io ol form Corm Cormor for or n addressing tul- tul l dressing r Hf nn a advice to letter hotter r writers the time number of or pieces re ro received re- re con continues tin ues to I Increase reach a tl total of ot during the past pat sear jear car This is an nn Increase of or 13 pieces s over o time the preceding year While WhilO hilt this amount appears to be enormous ItI it itIs itis I Is really small when compared compard to the ast vast amount of or mall mail matter entrusted to tho the po postal tal service serice It is estimated that during the same nm period of or time over ton billion pieces of or matter were re mailed In the throughout hout the countr Of or the letters and parcels parcel opened in inthe tho the division during the tho year ear enclosures ures ores of or money were swore found amounting to 6 1 This Is actual cask cash Money Ione orders antlers checks drafts and other ne paper to the tho value alue of or 2 36 More than pieces of or mall reached the tho mor morgue without any a ad address ad- ad 1 dress tress whatever cr Persons Parsons of ot a n hurry up imp nature would affix stamps on their letter or packages anti and in fn their haste to get et In the time mall would wo fall fait to ad nil dross It A natural conclusion would be he that such R mistakes are mado made by Illiterate persons ns On the time contrary those I errors ore are usually char charged ed up lip to professional and business men C 4 It Is comical to see ee the time a addresses on somo some of tIme the envelopes elopes tho time writers evi l dently thinking tho time of ot Uncle Sam can locate every eiery er living Ing h human man heIn he- he In log Ing Here aro are a a. few o sp Henry Johnson I Started to work worle In a n rolling mill last st Monday ronday PIU Pa Mrs Mary Williams ms hit EEg Ave Ave I I think forgot tim tho i number Chicago ill Iii There arc are two score rolling mills In and anel fifty persons by 11 tho the of or Mary Williams in the time Chicago o d directory director I recto ry A unique wedding Invitation In caused considerable laughter am among amOng- n the fc Ce fe- fe tonic male clerks s. s One of oC tho the clerks called c. Kitty b by bt her Imer associates s was kind enough to hand it to tile the writer It was typewritten on ori note noto paper and r read ad as an follows s Mrs Adam manIc Blank and wife sends ens this iti iti-i- iti to you to come to tho time marry marry- In ing of or our second daughter Emma to Jonathan Jonothan Dash At AL tho time Cross church huren no next Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- night at fit six Supper at nt tho house after tho couple returns Another interesting C feature atur fir Is hatime time the manner In which Lifo tho OnY envelopes con con- I tol taming mining the returned dr dead deai ad letters ter are sealed pealed The Time returning clerks after arter ad nil nil- dressing tho the envelopes en put thorn In I packages of or fifty inch the tho flap Clap of ot the plop 1 s being all placed together to facilitate their Healing at the time electric sealing scaling machine m which It Ii op operated by fy a n young lady W sconce OHo celerity In doln doing th the Work Work- IK is simply simply- marvelous 1 0 letters which hail hail- had had-boert boemi hued found under circumstances which give Iho to th matter a somewhat Interest r reached ll th the th dl divisIon a i short time l igo O Mr Mann Iann of oC Guayaquil Kr- Kr c- c 11 on a stir cruise on time the Pacific ocean fount two letters In Ina a l barrel harrol on the shore of or time the Island of or Galapagos addressed to persons In the tho United States S Both wore were written in 1005 anti and were swore directed to members of or the time families of the time wr Though the letters were swore badly farted tl 1 and dama damaged el b by Inspects one of or the male manic experts In tho time division H mana managed ll to lii decipher the names name and addresses ami forwarded tor d tho the letters to their 11 destination Tho rho barrel batTel In which these letters wore wor found foundas was as placed tI on the Island Islan 1 many mAn years farS ago aJo by b- the hi British h government o nt for toj the reception recep recep tion thin of mall mali etc ote for a accommodation of ot passing es vessels I Dm Ing the time first two weeks s in December December Decem Decem- ber about letters letter r addressed alldreAd d to Santa Claus were received In itt the time Dad Letter office When Whelm heh these letters lOtters at aiu nih opened those thos containing the names nimes and antI addresses 01 of the tho are art returned Th Tim balance Is fR Io do troed The rime omiT mall re ie i turned uj usually falls fails Into tint the hands of oC tho the parents and thus thul the childish wishes Will Will- f a r t i L. L 1 OnD j On-D On J 1 IJ P r l Ii IJ oa nn nl t rD l J J st 1 81 ir- ir niSs directing directing- tW lI r of C ill ili ll honors addressed to Hanta In Claims Claun to tt n any n philanthropic philanthropic- society I y In In- tho time c ruy- ruy to tho the letter l ts Is lent ont that signifies Its readiness to aS assume ume the the- burden burien of or playing tho the p part rt of tho the King 1 ln of or ice ice- ce- ce hind Some ome of or time the addresses written on the on envelope lope are aro indicative of or the Imagination imas of the thC child They Th Tharl are arc addressed to tf Santa Claus North orth Pole Santa law Snow Rno Mountain Kris I St. St Ic Ice Palace etc c etc Over O packages cs containing ar nr- ar- ar tides of merchandise merchandise- found their wa Wll ny is-ny into the time division of or dead letters lotters The Tho contents of or these packages aro are in such varieties that tho time property properly branch where thi this class of oC matter Is treated Is otto one of 01 time the most moct Interesting museums in tho United Slates If 11 not nol in the wo world Among Amon the time curious om ai articles tides found I arid which caused considerable excite excitement mont ment among the th 1 clerks was an u ugly I looking lookin snake three feet cot in length lenth from tho limo 11 pine no forests foresta of oC Maine h Tho clerk in 0 treating the Itie package removed remo An U i l p- p j of 01 nr II H. Taft laft the paper wrapper which surrounded a tin bf hJ On removing the time cover tho turned twisted late 1 and coiled colled It Itself It- It self on the 1 desk sl The clerk deathly pale pate his hair harr stood on ends nn and l for several minutes he lie was less on en account of or the fright The pack age JQ was mailed In In Maine and anti addressed to a lad lady In ha row Nosi- J Jersey who could not he be located hence its arrival In the theM theT Mo Other T curious and antI comical 3 articles s. s found M In fn this lino 1100 of ot are arc false falso te t ladles ladies switches umbrellas umbrella or- or pieces pieced of or cake cali In neat boxes Time The female clerks usually take the timo cako cake home horo and dream i O over Or r It l Enough nough revolvers revolver's and antI other firearms firearm I in to stock an nn arsenal How HOi do 0 the these packages get et In tho time Dead Deu letter office This question Is h asked by ls of M vl to t th the office A tt largo lam p percentage ate aie reeled and not a 0 sufficient 13 s placed place oh oh 01 tile me amount of a I large fare number I ure e O d that In handling tIme the rapper t t is- is lost or mutilated end and n e very verv many litany are addressed to foreign against f in inspection in- in which is II a a. tion fOla s ot of the tho Custom tom laws wa end una Ever Every effort Is made b by Ue tImo of time tho Dead Letter oC co to restore nil all lost host articles to the tho ner na-ner ft ls are held for a 1 porI period o ot onto ono year Jt jf there thero Is no claimant n that they are cd from the tho time nt to the anti sales saes s l' l room om to ho be P put pta up P in packages package for Cor tho the auction lIon Hal sale AAle TIme The con ton ts ot of aJ ge mind t. t p is 18 ca cataloged cat cat- t. t During the thc week December n ic-n Vie tio annual sal sillo salo was I Street treet In iha a Ninth auction i room the crowd crowel u-ag u so go rge We k time the tt th ero vero time to doors vor before In the or of auction wits Wu tho last fast and furious bidding s 8 Von on n fOU ht t men anti and the their lr efforts S t tl k Were P hus iii On Omme woman I d quiet One Ommo fc H to the catalogue a 0 It con con- for or size l o 31 31 ono one ladys lady's Wo wire urine bustle h Il waist t aiS tooth tooth- toothbrush cap brush S1 on brown mans man 1 hose 82 Ilzo twelve hine linen pairs flairs nH T ebb hf mind and on pair pail Infants Infant h b boots t sUe size lz L l. On Un examination the catalogue shows such Inch interesting articles as a hoK ho of ot orore ore a artificial tic la I eyes oyos IS face race nC cl r coffin plates cor corsets s horse whips anti and on tho time one ont diamond ring ak k pearl lace and one pair pall garters buckles During the time sales 7 este te 1 disposed of ot the time receipts amo ti to toor over r The fhe division of ot dead 1 letters Is 19 on ono of of time the most interesting exhibits In iii Infill Jh national capital The Tho public w tion of it Is constantly itly owing growing ns s- s sIs If Is evidenced b by time tile thousands of or from flom cry Ps-cry section of or the th countr y lio lo I visit It it There Is something i a pear l pears to them theta in the time magnitude of work anti and In the curious features ft tO 1 ro constantly developed develop In UI dis disposition position o of tin tin- immense volume 1011 matter which pours into the tho e. e S I p l I m I I I I i f i j i 1 i toe re n 1 jf 5 Georg I |