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Show Cocoanut Sent Through Malls. I A letter carrier In tho I.oulsvllie I (Ky.) (.ostofllce wns surprised to find I nmong tho mall matter ready for his distribution n fow days ago n largo cocoanut In nil Its natural hairy cov- & orlngs. Ho thought at first that somo- ' ono wns trying to play n Joko on him, but upon looking closely dlscovorcd that tho cocoanut was duly stamiwd, postmarked and addressed to a young woman on his regular route. It had been sent from n Floiidn town and boro sixteen two-cent stamps to cover cov-er postage. At one spot tho hair had been carefully scraped off, revealing a smooth surface on which tho address ad-dress was written In Ink, Tho unlquo mall parcel was promptly delivered to tho young woman, nnd sho later told tho postman that It had lost nothing of Its flavor by reason of its old method of ttansmlsslon. |