A Decision About Postal Cards

The post offioe department at WashiugtoD bas daoided tnat the printing upou the address side of postal cards of tbe line of trade in whieh a business house is engaged, as wel! as its address, L-ODstitutes an advertisemeot, and tbat letter postage is to be oollected on all snob gards. Tbis renders valaeJess many tbousands of postal cards already printer], it h.aviug for some time been tbe oustorn of bnsiness bouses to supply tbeir oorrespoudents with self-addressed oards prepared in tbis style. Business men are protestiog against the immediate enforcement of tbe order, butit bas been suggested that chey oan paste blank strips of paper over the objectionable lioe of tbe address.