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RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters not exceeding 1-2 ounce in weight, to any part of the United States, not over 3000 miles, 3 cents.  If over 3000 miles, 10 cents.  (California and Oregon, 10 cents.)  Letters weighing over 1-2 ounce, and not over 1 ounce, double these rates.  Must be prepaid in all cases.

DROP LETTERS, 1 cent.  May be prepaid or not.
ADVERTISED LETTERS, 1 cent, in addition to the regular rates.
VALUABLE LETTERS may be registered by application at the office of mailing, and the payment of a registration fee of 5 cents.
To CANADA and other British North American Provinces, when not over 3000 miles, 10 cents for each 1-2 ounce. When over 3000 miles, 15 cents. Prepayment optional.
To GREAT BRITAIN or Ireland, 24 cents; but if sent to or from California or Oregon, 29 cents. Prepayment optional.
To FRANCE, 15 cents for each 1-4 ounce. Prepayment optional.
LETTERS to other FOREIGN COUNTRIES vary in rate according to the route by which they are sent, and the proper information can be obtained of any Postmaster in the United States.
NEWSPAPERS, Periodicals, Unsealed Circulars, or other articles of printed matter (except books), when sent to any part of the United States, and weighing not over 3 ounces, 1 cent, and for every additional ounce, or part thereof. 1 cent. If within the State, and not weighing over 1 1-2 ounces, 1-2 cent.
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS (one copy only) sent to actual Subscribers within the County where printed and published, FREE.
PRINTED BOOKS, bound or unbound, not weighing over 4 lbs., for any distance under 3000 miles, 1 cent per oz.; over 3000 miles, 2 cents per oz. The above must be prepaid.
DAGUERREOTYPES will be charged with letter postage by weight.
NO PACKAGE will be forwarded (except books) which weighs over 3 pounds.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1862.
Evening the string band [[?]] is a ball at Arcadia. The 1st Indiana Cavalry paid us a visit. - [[image - drawing of a trumpet]]

THURSDAY 2 
Rainy

FRIDAY 3
Our singing practice was put-off on a/c of the weather. --------- 
[[image - drawing of a head]]