Rates of Postage between the United States and Austria; Ceylon; China (Shanghai, Tientsin, or Foochow); India; Mexico; Japan; Spain; Turkey: Letters, for each half ounce.. Postal Cards (ordinary postal with additional 1 cent stamp).. 5 cents. 2 cents. Newspapers (each 4 ounces, and each paper in separate wrapper), whether transient, or regular to subscribers, each copy... Registration Fee, on letter or package of books.. 1 cent. 2 cents. .10 cents. SANDWICH ISLANDS. Letters, per half ounce... Newspapers (transient), each 2 ounces. Books, each 4 ounces.. Newspapers and Periodicals to regular subscribers, U. S. Postage only, per pound.... NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA. Letters, each half ounce.. Registration Fee on letter. 6 cents. 1 cent. 4 cents. 2 cents. .15 cents. 10 cents. 3 cents. Books, each 2 ounces..... Newspapers (each 4 ounces, and each paper in separate wrapper) whether transient or regular to subscribers, each copy... 4 cents. MERCHANDISE BY MAIL TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Some have supposed that small articles of general merchandise could be sent abroad under the head of "SAMPLES OF MERCHANDISE." This is not the case. The limitation is restricted to samples of no money value, as will be seen by the following extract from the Postal Laws and Regulations of the United States of America, 1879: "Packets of patterns or samples of merchandise for despatch in the mails to foreign countries are restricted to bonâ fide trade samples or specimens having no salable or commercial value in excess of that actually necessary for their use as samples or specimens. Goods sent for sale, in execution of an order, or as gifts, however small the quantity may be, are not admissible." Most of the goods sent to missionaries come under the second head, "in execution of an order." PACKAGES FOR MISSIONARIES. Persons sending packages for shipment to Missionaries should state in general terms both the contents and value: as, "Books, $7.00," "Clothing, $15.00," etc. There are no specified days for sending out goods; but, in general, it is well to send packages to the Rooms as soon as prepared, that they may be ready for the first shipment. It has very frequently occurred that persons have written to ask when a shipment will be sent, and have just missed the shipment, when if the goods had been sent at once, with a letter or postal giving contents and value, they would have been in season for shipment. Mark boxes and packages 14 Somerset Street, and address letters to Charles Hutchins, No. 1 Somerset Street, Boston. Missionaries who have occasion to send to friends for packages are requested to call attention to the foregoing. THE FRANKLIN ARITHMETICS. BY EDWIN P. SEAVER, A. M. Head Master of the English High School, Boston, AND GEORGE A. WALTON, Author of Walton's Arithmetics, Arithmetical Tables etc. HEAD-QUARTERS FOR HARDWARE AT A. J. Wilkinson & Co.'s, 184 Washington Street, BOSTON. Fancy Hardware, Cutlery, Patent Goods; Tools for Machinists, Carpenters, Carvers, Moulders, Pattern and Model Makers, Amateurs, etc. Tool Chests complete, etc. Particular attention paid to packing goods for shipment. Send for Catalogue THOMAS TODD, BOOK, JOB, AND CARD PRINTER, Special attention paid to printing Church Oreeds, Library Catalogues, All kinds of COMMERCIAL PRINTING Executed at short notice, and at very reasonable prices, in the best manner. In health a luxury; in sickness a necessity. Holmes's Patent Reclining Chair. Price, in hair cloth Book Rest, $5 extra. to WORCESTER'S New Pronouncing Spelling Book. WORCESTER'S New Primary Spelling Book. Beautifully Illustrated. Liberal terms for introduction and exchange. WILLIAM WARE & CO., Publishers, NEW AND BEAUTIFUL REWARD CARDS, For Sunday and Day Schools. The Prettiest and Cheapest Cards published. Over Motto, Reward, Scripture Text, Sentiment, A never-ending source of delight to the little ones. Teacher's Price List sent free to any address. 141 to 147 Franklin St., Boston, Mass. ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, Broadway, New York. URIAH WELCH Centrally located, convenient to all places of amusement and interest in the city, the steamships and railway stations. Large, well ventilated Rooms, single and en suite: Hot and Cold Water; Gas and Electric Bells in all the rooms; Otis's Safety Elevator connects the main and ladies' entrance with each floor. The Table and careful and prompt attention to the requirements of F. M. HOLMES FURNITURE COMPANY, the Guests are acknowledged as unsurpassed. Manufacturers of all kinds of Furniture, To Families and Ladies visiting the city it offers every advantage of a First-Class Hotel, with 107 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., U. S. A. the order and security of a home. CABINET ORGANS. "BEST FOR CHURCH AND HOME USE." MEDAL TO CLERGYMEN, SABBATH-SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND OTHERS. The unparalleled popularity of the LATEST IMPROVED GOLD STYLES of NEW ENGLAND CABINET ORGANS is mainly owing to their Highly Important ORIGINAL and PATENTED INVENTIONS, which at the THREE GREATEST ORGAN TRIALS Ever known, won them THREE FIRST GOLD MEDALS, and the verdict that they are Pre-eminent for Power and Volume of Tone! And, owing to their host of ingenious inventions and conveniences, immeasurably THE BEST FOR CHURCH AND HOME USE! Their SUPERIOR BEAUTY and PERFECTION OF MAKE AND MATERIALS are not equaled in the World. Among the SPLENDID SPECIAL STYLES for the season we invite your attention to our famous SCHOOL OR CHAPEL ORGAN, FAVORITES WITH MUSIC TEACHERS. FAVORITES WITH THEIR PUPILS. TWO FIRST GOLD MEDALS, Portland, 1877. A FIRST GOLD MEDAL, Boston, 1878. For Churches, Chapels, Schools, Lodges, Etc. DECIDED ADVANTAGES. This Organ has the following DECIDED ADVANTAGES: It is MADE LOW, so that the PERFORMER can see, and be seen by, the whole AUDIENCE; the TOP CLOSES when the Organ is not in use; a WIRE NETTING and other contrivances EXCLUDE all DUST, INSECTS, etc., from the footboards and under side of the Case; the music-book CLOSETS, at each end, open conveniently IN FRONT. The whole Instrument, inside and outside, is constructed in the CONSCIENTIOUSLY FAITHFUL manner which has given all the NEW ENGLAND CABINET ORGANS an exalted reputation. In every respect it is admitted to be the BEST CHAPEL ORGAN IN EXISTENCE. CATALOGUES and TESTIMONIAL BOOKS mailed free to applicants. Eq. uitable prices, installments, rents. Prices, $50 up to $3,000. All warranted perfect. NEW ENGLAND ORGAN COMPANY. Chief Offices, Marble Building, 1299 Washington Street, Boston. FOR SALE. A Valuable Invention, and a complete Novelty in Agricultural Implements. THE MACHINE EXPLAINED. - The driver takes his seat, presses the LEVER, and UP COMES THE HARROW FROM THE GROUND, and he drives to the field ON WHEELS. With his hand on the Lever, he adjusts the depth, as the inequalities of surface or soil require. Should the teeth become clogged, he presses the Lever, and up comes the Harrow, and the clogs drop away. In sowing Grain, or seeding down to Grass, instead of using the ancient "Bush," where the small seeds are bushed in and bushed out, to dry up, he adjusts his Harrow to a light depth, putting the seed just under the surface, the Roller at the same time doing its work, so as to secure the germination of all the seeds, and giving an even surface, for the reaper or mower Rights for this machine are for sale by the inventor, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINES. Warehouses: Quincy Hall, Boston, Mass., and 53 Beekman St., New York City. Factories at Worcester and Ayer, Mass. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF The Genuine Eagle Plows, Prouty & Mears' Plows, Boston Clipper Steel Plows, Sessions & Knox's Particular attention given to Export Trade, and correspondence solicited. OF THE WORLD. By Messrs. G. W. & C. B. COLTON & CO., 172 William Street, New York. The map consists of two hemispheres, large, on one sheet. Dimensions, 61 by 12 feet. It is printed in oil colors, on fine cloth manufactured and finished expressly for this purpose. The names of the central stations of all Protestant Missionary Societies, both American and Foreign, are shown in bold lettering. The stations of American Societies are distinguished by being underlined in green, and those of other Societies by a line of red color, so that, without the least confusion, these important facts are prominently presented to the eye at first glance. The stations of the American Board will have a special mark of designation, a heavy red dot. The corners of the map are utilized by being filled with statistics of population of the grand divisions and their sub-divisions. A Manual, or Key, accompanies the map. Price of Map, with Manual, 820.00. SPECIAL TERMS. In order to encourage and ensure the preparation and publication of so important an aid, the officers of the AMERICAN BOARD contracted to take a considerable number of the Maps as soon as issued. In order to encourage the general use of the map in connection with the monthly Missionary Concert and other missionary gatherings, the Map, with Manual, will be furnished, until otherwise noticed, at the office of the MISSIONARY HERALD, or will be sent to any address, by mail, postage prepaid, for $15.00. For obvious reasons, the money must in all cases accompany the order. Send check or postal money order, to CHARLES HUTCHINS, No. 1 SOMERSET STREET, BOSTON, Mass. HISTORICAL SKETCHES. The American Board has published the following sketches in eight pamphlets: Africa; Turkey; India and Ceylon; China; Japan; Sandwich Islands, Micronesia, and Marquesas; North American Indians; Papal Lands. Each pamphlet, except the last, has a map of its field. These sketches will be sent free to ministers in charge, on request. They will be sent to others for 6 cents for a single copy, or the set for 30 cents. The Maps and Sketches are placed at these merely nominal prices in order to bring them within the reach of all. A PAMPHLET OF MISSIONARY MAPS Will be sent free to ministers in charge, on request, and to others for 10 cents. Address CHARLES HUTCHINS, No. 1 SOMERSET ST., BOSTON, MASS. |