The Norfolk Virginian's annual, for the year 1884 . wrilmg, and not in thenature of i)ersonal correspondence), and on sam-])les of merchandise, one cent for each twoounces. (including Nova Scotia, New Bruns-wick, Manitoba and Prince Edwards Island)—Letters, three cents for each half-ounce. Tran-sient newspapers and other jirinled matter, onecent for each two ounces. matter,same as in the United States; samples of mer-chandise (no tlutiable articles or articles of in-trinsic value admitted), ten cents for each pack-age, not exceeding eight ounces in weight—pre-payment comp


The Norfolk Virginian's annual, for the year 1884 . wrilmg, and not in thenature of i)ersonal correspondence), and on sam-])les of merchandise, one cent for each twoounces. (including Nova Scotia, New Bruns-wick, Manitoba and Prince Edwards Island)—Letters, three cents for each half-ounce. Tran-sient newspapers and other jirinled matter, onecent for each two ounces. matter,same as in the United States; samples of mer-chandise (no tlutiable articles or articles of in-trinsic value admitted), ten cents for each pack-age, not exceeding eight ounces in weight—pre-payment compuLsory. — letters and packages can beregistered on payment of ten cents and fullpostage. The name and address of the sendermust be indorsed by him on each letter or pack-age. Mail matter may be sent registered to anypost-office in the United States, Canada, or inany of the countries of the Univei-sal PostalUnion. Money Orders.—Money Orders, limited to$50 each, payable in the United States, can Ix;obtained at any The Garden of the Gods, one of Coloradossights, is a small valley just on the edge of themountains, near Colorado Springs, inclosed byan almost vertical wall of massive white sand-stone. The rocks inside are soft sandstones,their bright brick-red color forming beautifulcontrasts with the grassy slopes. These rockshave been subjected to a vast amount of erosion,to which they readily yielded from their soft-ness, and the many ridges and tower-like formsscattered throughout the garden are the remainsof upturned parallel strata. Fanciful nameshave been given to these rocks, such as Ca-thedral Spires and Montezumas entrance to the garden is through TheBeautiful Gate, an opening through one ofthe highest ridges, and beyond which is to beseen Pikes Peak, raising its snowy head abovethe clouds. The rocks in the Garden of theGods vary in height from loo to 300 feet. According to statistics the number of railroadtravelers killed


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