CUSTOM HOUSE EXAMINATION OF BAGGAGE-Continued. SEALSKIN GARMENTS. An act of Congress of 1897, as amended in 1912, expressly forbids the importation into the United States of garments made in whole or in part of the skins of seals taken in the waters of the Pacific Ocean Unless the owner is able to establish to the satisfaction of the collector that the garments are not prohibited by said act, they cannot be admitted. AIGRETTES AND OTHER PLUMAGE. Paragraph 347 of the present Tarift act contains the following proviso: "The importation of aigrettes, egret plumes, or so-called osprey plumes, and the feathers, quills, heads, wings, tails, skins, or parts of skins, of wild birds, either raw or manufactured, and not for scientific or educational purposes, is hereby prohibited; but this provision shall not apply to the feathers or plumes of ostriches Any of the above-described prohibited articles will be excluded from entry when brought in by passengers as trimmings on hats or other articles of wearing apparel, and will be confiscated whether found in the baggage or on the person. In cases where there has been no wilful intent to violate the law, such prohibited articles may be exported to a foreign country. W. G. MCADOO, Secretary of the Treasury. THE UNITED STATES CENSUS. THE Constitution requires that a census of the United States shall be taken decennially. The First Census was taken in 1790 under the supervision of the President; subsequent censuses, to and Including that of 1840, were taken under the supervision of the Secretary of State. In 1849 the supervision of the census was transferred to the newly organized Department of the Interior, and continued under the control of that department until the passage of the act of 1903, creating the Department of Commerce and Labor; by this act the Census Bureau was transferred to the new department. Congress, by act approved March 6, 1902, made the Census Bureau a permanent bureau of the Government. The work of the Census Bureau is divided into two main branches, namely, the decennial census and special statistical inquiries, the latter mostly made in the intervals between the decennial censuses. The Thirteenth Decennial Census was taken as of date Aprill 15, 1910. It covered the three main subjects-(1) population, (2) agriculture, and (3) manufactures, mines and quarries. The results of this census have been published, and have been used wherever available for the tables of the present ALMANAC. The aggregate cost of the census of 1910 was about $13,500,000, In addition to which $1,675,000 was spent in carrying on the annual Investigations of the permanent bureau during the census period. Of this amount $7,200,000 represents the cost of collecting the data through the employment of over 70,000 paid enumerators, besides supervisors, clerks, and special agents. The balance is the cost of tabulating and publishing the result. A more detalled account of the census of 1910 is given in the 1911 issue of THE WORLD ALMANAC. The permanent work of the Census Bureau is provided for by the act of Congress approved March 6, 1902, and amendments thereto. These acts authorize and direct the bureau to make statistical inquiries regarding the insane, feeble-minded, deaf and dumb, and blind; crime, pauperism and benevolence; deaths and births in the areas maintaining registration system; social and financial statistics of cities; wealth, debt and taxation; religious bodies; electric light and power, telephones and telegraphs, and street rallways; transportation by water; cotton production, cotton consumed. Imported, exported, and cotton on hand, and active cotton spindles, and statistics of tobacco. The statistics of deaths (which now cover about two-thirds of the population, statistics of cities, and of production of cotton are secured annually; the other statistics mentioned are taken usually at Intervals of five or ten years, not, however, at the same time as the regular decennial censuses. The act of 1902 also provides for a census of manufactures in the fifth year intervening between the decennial censuses, and the new Thirteenth Census act further provides for a census of agriculture in 1915, The Director of the Census is appointed by the President of the United States and receives a salary of $6,000 per annum. The present Director is William J. Harris of Georgia. The permanent office organization Includes a chief clerk, William L. Austin; four chief statisticians; for Population. William C. Hunt; for Manufactures, William M. Steuart; for Finance and Municipal Statistics, Starke M. Grogan, and one for Vital Statistics; a geographer, Charles S. Sloane, and eight chiefs of division. The entire number of employés in the Bureau at Washington is now about 600; In addition there are about 735 special agents employed intermittently in the Southern States for the collection of cotton statistics. The number of employés in Washington was greatly increased during the decennial census; on November 1, 1910, it was 3,565, In addition to field employés. WHITE HOUSE RULES. THE following rules have been arranged for the conduct of business at the Executive Offices during the Winter of 1914-15: The Cabinet will meet on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 A. M. until 1 P. M. Senators and Representatives having business to transact will be received from 10.30 A. M. to 12 M., excepting on Cabinet days. In view of the pressure of business at the Executive Offices during the Congressional session it would greatly facilitate matters If Senators and Members could telephone for an appointment before calling, as many will have first made appointments in this way, and those calling without appointments are therefore necessarily delayed in seeing the President. The East Room will be open daily, Sundays excepted for the inspection of visitors, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. JOSEPH P. TUMULTY, Secretary to the President. NATIONAL CRANCE, PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. Master-Ollver Wilson, Peoria, Ill. Overseer-W. H. Vary, Watertown, N. Y. LecturerGeorge W. F. Gaunt, Mullica HIII, N. J. Steward-F. C. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del. Assistant Steward-J. A. Sherwood, Long Hill, Ct. Chaplain-A. P. Reardon, McLouth, Kan. TreasurerMrs. Eva S. McDowell, 6 Norfolk Terrace, Wellesley, Mass. Secretary-C. M. Freeman, Tippecanoe City, Ohio. Gatekeeper-C. L. Rice, Austin, Minn. Ceres-Mrs. Esther E. Pattee, Laconia, Ν. Η. Pomona-Mrs. Cora E. Ketcham, Hastings, Mich. Flora-Mrs. Ella Peckham, Newport, R. I. L. A. Steward-Mrs. Mabel H. Harland, Payette, Idaho. High Priest-C. M. Gardner, Westfield, Mass. Priest Archon-Oliver Wilson, Peoria, III. Priest Annalist-C. E. Spence, Oregon City, Ore. Executive Committee: C. S. Stetson, Chairman, Greene, Me.; A. B. Balfour, Iowa: C. O. Raine, Secretary, Canton, Mo. The National Grange has established over 30,000 subordinate granges throughout the United States. Postal Information. (Revised by the Post-Office Department for THE WORLD ALMANAC. Sections quoted by numbers in this subject refer to the Postal Laws and Regulations.) ALL mailable matter for transmission by the United States mails within the United States is divided into four classes, under the following regulations: (Domestic rates apply to mail for Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Tutuila, Porto Rico, Guam, Hawail, the Philippines, the "Canal Zone," the Republic of Panama, and Shanghai, China, also to mail for officers or members of the crew of vessels of war of the United States, and officers and men of the United States Navy in the United States Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.) First-Class Matter-This class includes letters, postal cards, "post cards," and anything sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, except as provided for under other classifications or anything containing writing not authorized on mail matter of other classifications. First-class or letter rate of postage to any part of the United States, its possessions, or the abovenamed countries, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Rates on local or drop letters at free delivery offices, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. At offices where there is no free delivery by carriers, and the addressee cannot be served by rural free delivery carriers, one cent per ounce or fraction thereof. Rates on postal cards, one cent (double or "reply" cards, two cents). Postal cards issued by the Post-Office Department may bear written, printed, or other additions as follows: (a) The face of the card may be divided by a vertical line placed approximately one-third of the distance from the left end of the card; the space to the left of the line to be used for a message, etc., but the space to the right for the address only. (b) Addresses upon postal cards may be either written, printed, or affixed thereto, at the option of the sender. (c) Very thin sheets of paper may be attached to the card on condition that they completely adhere thereto. Such sheets may bear both writing and printing. (d) Advertisements, illustrations, or writing may appear on the back of the card and on the left third of the face. 2. The addition to a postal card of matter other than as above authorized will subject the card, when sent in the mails, to postage according to the character of the message-at the letter rate if wholly or partly in writing or the third-class rate if entirely in print. In either case the postage value of the stamp impressed upon the card will not be impaired. 3. Postal cards must be treated in all respects as sealed letters, except that those mailed for local delivery will be returned to the sender if undeliverable and the name and address of the sender appears thereon. Undeliverable "double" postal cards will be returned to the sender if known. 4. Postal cards bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel or other similar substances, are unmailable, except when inclosed in tightly sealed envelopes with proper postage attached, or when treated in such manner as will prevent the objectionable substances from being rubbed off or injuring persons handling the mails. Cards that have been spoiled in printing or otherwise will be redeemed from the original purchasers at 75 per cent. of their face value if unmutilated. POST CARDS-(private mailing cards)-bearing written or printed messages are transmissible in the mails. Private malling cards (" post cards") in the domestic mails must conform to the following conditions: (a) A post card" must be an unfolded piece of cardboard not exceeding approximately 39-16 by 59-16 inches, nor less than approximately 234 by 4 inches, (b) It must in form and in the quality and weight of paper be substantially like the Government postal card. (c) It may be of any color not interfering with a legible address and postmark. (d) It may or may not, at the option of the sender, bear near the top of the face the words "post card." (e) The face of the card may be divided by a vertical line the left half to be used for a message, etc., but that to the right for the address only. (1) Very thin sheets of paper may be attached to the card, and then only on condition that they completely adhere thereto. Such sheets may bear both writing and printing. (9) Advertisements and illustrations may appear on the back of the card and on the left half of the face. 2. Cards, without cover, conforming to the foregoing conditions are transmissible in the domestic mails (including the possessions of the United States) and to Cuba, Canada, Mexico, the Republic of Panama, and Shanghai, China, at the postage rate of 1 cent each. 3. When "post cards" are prepared by printers and stationers for sale, it is desirable that they bear in the upper right hand corner of the face an oblong diagram containing the words "Place postage stamp here," and at the bottom of the space to the right of the verticle dividing line, the words "This space for the address." 4. Cards which do not conform to the conditions prescribed by these regulations are, when sent In the mails, chargeable with postage according to the character of the message-at the letter rate, If wholly or partly in writing, or at the third-class rate, if entirely in print. 5. Cards bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel, or other similar substances, are unmailable, except when inclosed in tightly sealed envelopes, or when treated in such manner as will prevent the objectionable substances from being rubbed off or injuring persons handling the mails. Postage on all letters should be fully prepaid, but if prepaid one full rate and no more, they will be forwarded, and the amount of deficient postage collected on delivery; if wholly unpaid, or prepaid with less than one full rate and deposited at a post-office, the addressee will be notified to remit postage; and if he fails to do so they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office; but they will be returned to the sender if he is located at the place of mailing, and if his address be printed or written upon them. Letter rate is charged on typewriting and carbon or letter press copies thereof, and on all printed Imitations or reproductions of typewriting or manuscript obtained by mechanical process unless such reproductions are presented at post-office windows in the minimum number of twenty identical unsealed copies. Letters and other matter prepaid at the letter rate-two cents an ounce or fraction thereof-(but no ot her class of mail matter) will be returned to the sender free, if a request to that effect is printed or written on the envelope or wrapper. The limit of weight is four pounds, except for a single book, and except, also, gold for or from Alaska sent by registered mail. POSTAL INFORMATION-Continued. Prepaid letters and other matter prepaid at the letter rate will be forwarded from one post-office to another upon the written request of the person addressed, without additional charge for postage. The direction on forwarded letters may be changed as many times as may be necessary to reach the person addressed. Nothing may be added to such letters except the forwarding address without subjecting them to new postage, Second-Class Matter-This class includes all printed newspapers and periodicals that have been Entered as second-class matter," under the act of March 3, 1879, and are regularly issued at statedintervals as frequently as four times a year, from a known office of publication, and mailed by the publishers or news agents to actual subscribers or as sample copies or to news agents for sale, and newspapers and publications of this class mailed by persons other than publishers, Also periodical publications entered under the act of August 24, 1912, of benevolent and fraternal societies, organized under the lodge system and having a membership of a thousand persons, and the publications of strictly professional, literary, historical and scientific societies, and incorporated institutions of learning, trade unions, etc., provided that these be published at stated intervals not less than four times a year, and that they be formed of printed paper sheets without board, cloth, leather or other substantial binding. Publishers who wish to avail themselves of the privileges of the act are required to make formal application to the department through the postmaster at the place of publication, producing satisfactory evidence that the organizations, societies, and institutions represented come within the purview of the law. Rates of postage to publishers and news agents, one cent a pound or fractional part thereof, prepaid in currency. Publications designed primarily for advertising or free circulation, or circulation at a nominal rate, or not having a legitimate list of subscribers, are not entitled to the pound rate under the act of March 3, 1879. Publications which have not been admitted to the second-class are third or fourth-class matter. Publications sent to actual subscribers in the county where printed and published are free, unless mailed for delivery at a letter-carrier office. Rates of postage on second-class newspapers, magazines, or periodicals, mailed by others than the publishers or news agents, one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof. It should be observed that the rate is one cent for each four ounces, not one cent for each paper contained in the same wrapper. This rate applies only when a complete copy is mailed. Parts of second-class publications or partial or incomplete copies are not entitled to second-class rates. Second-class matter is entitled to special delivery when special delivery stamps (or ten cents in ordinary stamps and the words "Special Delivery" placed on the wrapper) are affixed in addition to the regular postage. Second-class matter must be so wrapped that it may be easily examined. The sender's name and address may be written in them or on the wrapper, also the words "sample copy", when sent as such, or "marked copy when it contains a marked item or article, Typographical errors in the text may be corrected, but any other writing subjects the matter to letter postage. Third-Class Matter-Mail matter of the third class includes printed engravings, circulars In print (or by the mimeograph, hectograph, electric-pen, or similar process when at least twenty identical copies are mailed at post-office windows at one time), and other matter wholly in print (except books), proof sheets, corrected proof sheets, and manuscript copy accompanying the same. Printed books are fourth-class matter. See "Parcel Post or Fourth-Class Mail." The rate on matter of this class is one cent for each two ounces or frachon thereof. Postage must be paid by stamps affixed, unless 2,000 or more identical pieces are mailed under special permit when the postage at that rate may be paid in money. Manuscript unaccompanied by proof sheets is subject to the letter rate. Third-class matter must admit of easy inspection, otherwise it will be charged letter rate on delivery. It must be fully prepaid, or it will not be despatched. New postage must be prepaid for forwarding to a new address or returning to senders. The limit of weight is four pounds. Packages of miscellaneous printed matter weighing over four pounds are mailable at the parcel post pound or zone rates. It is entitled, like matter of the other classes, to special delivery when special delivery stamps are affixed in addition to the regular postage, or when ten cents in ordinary stamps are affixed in addition to the regular postage and the words "Special Delivery" are placed on the wrapper, Upon matter of the third class, or upon the wrapper or envelope inclosing the same, or the tag or label attached thereto, the sender may write his own name, occupation, and residence or business address, preceded by the word "from," and may make marks other than by written words to call attention to any word or passage in the text, and may correct any typographical errors. There may be placed upon articles of the third class, a simple manuscript dedication or inscription not of the nature of a personal correspondence. Upon the wrapper or envelope of third-class matter, or the tag or label attached thereto, may be placed in writing or otherwise the words "Please do not open until Christmas" or words to that effect, and there may be printed any matter mailable as third class, Written designation of the contents such as "photo," "printed matter," is also permissible, but there must be left on the address side a space sufficient for a legible address, postmark rk and the necessary stamps. Fourth-Class Matter-See Parcel Post or Fourth-Class Mail," Third-or Fourth-Class Matter Mailable Without Stamps-Under special permits postage may be paid in money for third-or fourth-class matter mailed in quantities of 2,000 or more identical pieces. For information concerning the regulations governing such mailings inquiry should be made of the postmaster. Special Delivery Service-Ten cents on each letter or other article in addition to the regular postage, entitles the article to immediate delivery by special messenger. Special delivery stamps are sold at post-offices, and must be affixed to such mail. Ordinary stamps to the value of ten cents In addition to the regular postage, affixed to a letter or other piece of mail will entitle it to special delivery if it is marked "Special Delivery." The delivery, at carrier offices, extends to the limits of the carrier routes. At non-carrier offices it extends to one mile from the post-office. Also to patrons of rural routes residing within one-half mile of such routes. Postmasters are not obliged to deliver beyond these limits, and letters addressed to places beyond must await delivery in the usual way, notwithstanding the special delivery stamp. Registration-All domestic mail matter except fourth-class matter may be registered at the rate of ten cents for each package in addition to the regular rates of postage, to be fully prepaid by stamps, Each package must bear the name and address of the sender, and a receipt will be returned from the person to whom addressed, when indorsed receipt desired," or words of similar import, Mail matter can be registered at all post-offices in the United States. An indemnity-not to exceed $50 for any one registered piece, or the actual value of the piece, if it is less than $50-shall be paid for the loss of first-class registered matter mailed at and addressed to POSTAL INFORMATION-Continued. a United States post-office, and an indemnity not to exceed $25 is paid for domestic third-class matter, but no indemnity will be paid if the loser has been otherwise reimbursed. Claims for indemnity must be made within one year from date of loss of domestic mail and date of mailing of foreign mail. The limit of indemnity paid for registered articles lost in the International mails is 50 francs. Domestic Money Orders-Domestic money orders are issued by money-order post-offices for any amount up to $100, at the following rates: For sums not exceeding $2.50, 3 cents; over $2.50 to $5, 5 cents; over $5 to $10, 8 cents; over $10 to $20, 10 cents; over $20 το $30, 12 cents; over $30 to $40, 15 cents; over $40 to $50, 18 cents; over $50 to $60, 20 cents; over $60 to $75, 25 cents; over $75 to $100, 30 cents, All domestic money orders must be made payable at a designated money order office, but those issued at any money order office in the continental United States, excepting Alaska, may be paid at any money order office in the continental United States, excepting Alaska, if presented for payment on or before the expiration of the thirtieth day following the date of issue. If presented after that date and within one year from the last day of the month in which issued, they shall be paid only at the office designated in the money order as the paying office, or repaid at the office of issue. Stamped Envelopes-Embossed stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers of several denominations, sizes and colors are kept on sale at post-offices, singly or in quantities, at a small advance on the postage rate. Stamps cut from stamped envelopes are valueless, but postmasters are authorized to give good stamps for stamped envelopes or newspaper wrappers that may be spoiled in directing, if presented in a substantially whole condition. Unmailable Matter-See also "Parcel Post or Fourth-Class Mail."-Unmailable domestic matter-that is, matter which is not admissible to the United States mails for delivery in the United States or in any of its possessions-includes: All matter illegibly, hicorrectly, or insufficiently addressed. Held for Postage-All second-class matter and all matter of the third or fourth class not wholly prepaid; and letters and other first-class matter not prepaid one full rate-2 cents, All matter weighing over four pounds, except second-class matter, fourth-class matter (parcel post), single books, official matter emanating from the Executive Departments and documents printed and circulated by authority of Congress and gold for or from Alaska, Postal, post, or other cards mailed uninclosed which bear delineations, epithets, terms, or language of an indecent, lewd, lascivions, obscene, libellous, scurrilous, defamatory or threatening character, or calculated by the terms or manner or style of display, and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another, also articles bearing such matter upon the wrapper or outside cover. Dunning postal or other cards are included in this class, Post cards, bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel, or other similar substances, are unmailable, except as provided under "First-Class Matter." All matter concerning ng any any lottery, gift, enterprise, or similar scheme, offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance, or concerning fraudulent schemes devised for the purpose of obtaining money or property under false pretenses, representations or promises. Applications for the establishment of post-offices should be addressed to the Postmaster-General, accompanied by a statement of the necessity therefor. Instructions will then be given and blanks furnished to enable the petitioners to provide the department with the necessary information. The franking privilege was abolished July 1, 1873, but the following mail matter may be sent free by legislative saving clauses viz 1. All public documents printed by order of Congress, the Congressional Record and speeches contained therein, franked by Members of Congress, or the Secretary of the Senate, or Clerk of the House. 2. Seeds transmitted by the Secretary of Agriculture, or by any Member of Congress, procured from that Department 8 Letters and packages relating exclusively to the business of the Government of the United States, mailed only by officers of the same, and letters and parcels masled by the Smithsonian Institution. All these must be covered by specially printed "penalty" envelopes or labels. 4. The Vice-President, Members and Members-elect and Delegates and Delegates-elect to Congress, may frank any mail matter to any Government official or to any person correspondence, not over four ounces in weight, upon official or departmental business. All communications to Government officers and to Members of Congress are required to be prepaid by stamps unless inclosed in "penalty envelopes furnished for replies. Suggestions to the Public-Mail all letters, etc., as early as practicable, especially when sent. in large numbers, as is frequently the case with newspapers and circulars, All mail matter at large post-offices is necessarily handled in great haste and should therefore in all cases be so PLAINLY addressed as to leave NO ROOM FOR DOUBT AND NO EXCUSE FOR ERROR onthe part of postal employes. Names of States should be written in full (or their abbreviations verydistinctly written) in order to prevent errors which arise from the similarity of such abbreviations as Cal., Col; Pa., Va., Vt.; Me., Mo., Md.; Ioa., Ind.; N. H., N. M., N. Y., N. J., N. C., D. C.; Miss., Minn., Mass.; Nev., Neb.; Penh., Tenn., erc., when hastily or carelessly written. This is especially necessary in addressing mail matter to places of which the names are borne by several post-offices in different States. Avold as much as possible using envelopes made of flimsy paper, especially where more than one sheet of paper, or any other article than paper, is inclosed. Being often handled, and even in the mailbags subject to pressure, such envelopes not infrequently split open, giving cause of complaint. Never send money or any other article of value through the mail except either by means of a money order or in a registered letter orby insured parcel post. Any person who sends money or valuables otherwise not only runs a risk of losing his property, but exposes to temptation every one through whose hands his letter passes, and may be the means of ultimately bringing some clerk or lettercarrier to ruin. See that every letter or package bears the full name and post-office address of the writer, in order to secure the return of the letter, If the person to whom it is directed cannot be found. A much larger portion of the undelivered letters could be returned if the names and addresses of the senders were always fully and plainly written or printed inside or on the envelopes. Persons who have large correspondence find it most convenient to use "special request envelopes;" but those who only mail an occasional letter can avoid much trouble by writing a request to "return if not delivered," etc.. on the envelope. When dropping a letter, newspaper, etc., into a street mailing-box, or into the receptacle at a post-office, always see that the packet falls into the box and does not stick in its passage; observe, also, particularly, whether the postage stamps remain securely in their places. Postage stamps should be placed on the upper right-hand corner of the address side of all mail matter. J POSTAL INFORMATION-Continued. The street and number (or box number) should form a part of the address of all mail matter directed to cities. In most cities there are many persons, and even firms, bearing the same name. Before depositing any package or other article for mailing, the sender should assure himself that it is wrapped and packed in the manner prescribed by postal regulations; that it does not contain unmailable matter nor exceed the limit of weight as fixed by law; and that it is fully prepaid and properly addressed. It is unlawful to send an ordinary letter by express or otherwise outside of the mails unless it be Inclosed in a Government-stamped envelope of sufficient value to pay the postage to which it is subject. It is also unlawful to inclose a letter in an express package unless it pertains wholly to the contents of the package. It is forbidden by the regulations of the Post-Office Department for postmasters to give to any person information concerning the mail matter of another, or to disclose the name of a box-holder at a post-office. Letters addressed to persons temporarily sojourning in a city where the Free Delivery System is in operation should be marked "Transient" or "General Delivery," if not addressed to a street and number or some other designated place of delivery. Foreign books, etc., infringing United States copyright are undeliverable if received in foreign mails, or mailed here. The foregoing rates, rules, and suggestions apply to postal matters in the United States. PARCEL POST OR FOURTH-CLASS MAIL. Fourth-Class Matter Embraces that known as domestic parcel post mall, and includes merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, books (including catalogues), miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than 4 pounds, and all other mailable matter not embraced in the first, second, and third classes. Rates of Postage on Fourth-Class or Parcel Post Matter-To Be Fully PrepaidUnsealed are as follows: (a) Parcels weighing 4 ounces or less, except books, seeds, plants, etc., 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof, any distance. (b) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of distance. (c) Parcels weighing more than 8 ounces containing books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels of miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than 4 pounds, and all other parcels of fourth-class matter weighing more than 4 ounces are chargeable, according to distance or zone, at the pound rates shown in the following table, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound: 19 pounds... .42 20 pounds.. .44 .79 1.16 1.53 1.91 2.28 1.22 1.61 2.01 2.40 |