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Show BOOKSTAND SENT BY MAIL Contains Forty Volumes of Shakespeare, Shakes-peare, But Whole Package Weight Only Pound and a Half. A revolving bookstand, six Inches high, containing the complete works of Shakespeare In forty volumes, the whole weighing only one and one-half one-half pounds, was the unique package which passed through the registry division di-vision of the postofflce yesterday. The tiny volumes themselves measured meas-ured two and one-half Inches, and were about one-eighth of an Inch In thickness. Although the print was extremely fine, It could be easily read. The rase was surmounted with a small marble bust of the Avon bard, and was addressed to Iongvlew, Tex., from Glasgow, England. The parcel waa opened by Hans Glatta. special customs examiner of mall Importations, who Is Inclined to believe the expressed valuation of the publisher, $1150. Is too low. and a new appraisement will be made. The miniature books were bound and printed In every detail after the fashion of editions nf ordinary site, with gilt print and leather binding. The articles attracted so much attention at-tention that Henry Smith. In charge of the registry division, exhibited It to the corps of women, under Mrs. T. J. Atkins, who were selling hospital tags In the postofflce. Tut device was thereupon declared "Just too cute" no less than fifty times. 8t Louis Globe Democrat. |
