The results of this system are amazing to behold. You may find every conceivable variety of magazine, newspaper, missionary lore, books in various languages, serums, medicines {trom almost every nation on earth, [woollen samples, samples of si, candies, ointments, facial creams, socks, publicity material, stockings, [shoes, odd pieces of clothing, skeins lof yarn, skeins of silk, ' women materials, Knitted materials, and printed matter which prove that, far {from rushing to clear {ts shelves, the ofoers, of the Dead Letter mice prove that "hope springs eterni they have magazines on file dating Every leaflet, every letter carries a burden of disappointment, and the postal clerks guarding them have ac-Jquired more than a superficial understanding of human joys and human sorrows in the business of finding [those who have walted months for a etter that docs not come. Most of the matter lying in the Dead Letter Joffice arrived without packing of jarly. variety whatsoever—every last ished of wrapping was gone. Rather Jeently, the clerk poked at a dashing fed and gold wrapper.
Lost Christmas Present too bad" he said, "For months I have seen this. It is a [Christmas present from the home country, and we can neither deliver it, nor send it back. We do not know leven where it came from, but some Jone is disappointed, and perhaps there is even a. broken. friendship lying here. It was a nice, thoughtful at." he added, lifting out a box of feandy, @ scarf, and a dainty hanker~ Jchiet from the carefully pasted scarlet wrapping. No name, no indication lof the country from which it came thas rewarded the clerks for the months since Christmas.
'A glance at the tremendous list of Jdomestic registered letters on file must restore any flagging faith in the Jhonesty of postal officials, st any there jhe who doubt them. There are notations of enclosures ranging from 2 few coppers to drafts of $1,000 and lover. " Drafts and bank-notes of gold fon the United States, of pounds on England, of taels and dollars Chinese and foreiga banks in this country, copper and silver coins: an-threads of silk; articles of clothing; Goyleys; table linen; handkerchiefs; medicines imported "from Chinese firms and valuable at that; tiny rniementoes, and cash that must have meant a fortune to the unknown jsender—all await their proved owners the Deed Letter Office.
Registered Letiers
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.