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A “rtELLO” GIRL’S
BUSIEST HOUR
CHRISTMAS EVE OR MORNING
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE “OX THE
WIRE” THEN.
The Duaicrt Hour of the Year in a
Tclephorfe Exchange—When the
Business World Rets Vp unl When
It Goes to Sleep Told by the Chart
ed Curves In the Exchange Offices.
The Busiest Hour of the Day in
Savannah Between 111 and 11
O'clock In the Morning,
With the coming of the holiday sea
son there comes the time when the
army of the telephone operators pre
pares for the hardest work of the year,
for during December it seems as if
everybody wfere "on the wire.” Prob
ably the busiest of the '8,760 hours of
the year in the telephone exchanges
will come next Saturday, which is
Christmas Eve, though the records
show that'between 10 and 11 o’clock
Christmas morning has heretofore
been the great rush hour.
Next Saturday being the Saturday
before Christmas and Christmas Eve
as well, is tantamount to saying that
that is the busiest time of the year
in the business world.
Everybody on the Wire.
Everybody during the holiday
season seems to be calling up every
body else with the result that the
operators look forward eagerly to the
lull which comes in every exchange
immediately after the period of con
gratulations is over, for a few days
until the after-holiday business begins
again. Then there is a steady run of
hard work for the hello operators until
March. After that there comes a drop
and the average number of calls de
creases, until in July and August they
are scarcely more tlfan one-third or
one-fourth of those in the hight of
the winter season. The lowest point
The following chart from the Georgia Telephone Cos. reports shows flow the
business runs during the twenty-four hours of a busy day, the curved line
indicating the rise and fall in the number of calls; the figure's at the bot
tom, the hours beginning at midnight and the figures at the top the num
ber of calls during any hour:
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HOW THE TIDE OK TALK RISES AX D PALLS IX 24 HOURS IX SAVANNAH.
in Savannah is ordinarily reached in
the first week in August.
All Hours Are Busy Ones.
The problem of handling the calls in
a telephone exchange is one that re
quires great thought and planning. It
is a hard and fast policy of telephone
management that calls shall be an
swered with the same dispatch, wheth
er they are coming thick and fast
during the busy hours or whether they
are flowing more slowly through the
exchange. If the telephone companies
could let their patrons wait and take
their turn in talking over the wire
during these rush hours it would mean
a saving of many thousand of dollars.
But that, of course, is not the Ameri
can practice, and thousand? are spent
to make the service as efficient in the
business hours of the year as it is
when the calls are few and far be
tween.
The Day's Huxleat Hour.
The dally routine of business regu
lates the work in a telephone exchange.
“Our busiest hour,” said Assistant
Manager Kenyon of the Georgia Tele
phone Company yesterday, “is between
10 and 11 o'clock in the morning. Dur
ing that hour the average number of
calls in the busy season is about 2,800.
and some times more than that. The
dullest hour is between 2 and 3 o’clock
in the morning, when the average
number of calls rarely exceeds forty or
fifty. The business of the day begins
about 6 o'clock. In that hour the calls
Jump from fifty and seventy-five to
200 and 250. In the next hour they are
doubled. Between 8 and 9 o’clock they
increase from 500 and 600 to 1.700 and
1.800 and from 10 until 2 o’clock they
run from 2,000 to 2,500 an hour. At 2
o'clock there iH a lull during the dinner
hours, when the calls dron down to
1.900 or 2,000. At 4 o'clock they pick up
again and the maximum of the after
noon Is reached usually between 4 and
5 o’clock. After that there is a drop
ping off up to midnight. Between 11
o’clock at night and 1 o'clock tn the
morning there are an average of *OO
to 400 calls.
People Who t'aril Ihe 'Phone Most.
It is a matter of Interest to know
who are the principal uaera of the tel
ephone, The railroads. ateamahlp
lines and Extirsn* Company come first,
the large retail stores next, then the
wholesale houses, the banka and ho
tels In the order named, One of the
bugjr times that the telephone opera
tore run againat Is when a fire alarm
la Bounded at night from the buelnear
aectfon. li>fore the alarm haa ceaaed
tinging the exchange beglria to get
ti*y, and In leaa than a minute every
signal light on (be swlti hboard la
burning and Ihe operatora are doing
I heir utmost tp answer ihe calls that
totne fnsn every part of the city.
Durloa the season, arheu
the Inane team la al home* the opera*
i<re have a rush of tails from the lime
the aanie begins unlit two hour# after
M has * aged 7 fuetbsll gsn.se tun the
i urvad Mae an the < Pert half way
back to Us maximum during and after
tne same.
Sundays there is necessarily a great
“’’opping off and on most holidays. On
the other hand, on the day before any
holiday there is regularly a marked in
crease in the number of calls.
WHERE LOST KNIVES GO
IS A MYSTERY.
Dealer Who Can't Understand What
Happens to Them.
"Funny where all the pocket knives
SV>, ’ speculated a Broughton street
merchant yesterday. We sell hun
dreds annually and still the demand
keeps up.”
"You know knives are constructed
of the best material, even a cheap
knife is made of material good enough
to last a life-time. It is a certainty
that few knives are worn out. There
fore, we who sell them have conclud
ed they are lost.
“One man is a frequent purchaser of
knives in this store. He has repeated
ly told us it is simply impossible for
hint to keep a knife any great length
of time. In this particular he is one
of a vast army. People take the
loss of their pocket knives so differ
ently, too. We have another custom
er, who is certain he is the victim of
a band of pickpockets, who make their
living by selling the knives taken from
him. He does buy a sufficient quani
ty to warrant the belief in a meas
ure.”
“I have just another word to add
while the subject is up and that is
we do not see where the knives go
when lost, so many are sold. If they
pass into, other hands than their
rightful owners it certainly would "af
fect the demand which is increasing
rather than diminishing.”
BROWS WAS DISCHARGED.
J. Brown, who has been held In the
Chatham county jail for some time on
a charge of embezzling from the mails
and attempting to pass a check not
intended for him on Savannah mer
chants, was given a hearing yesterday
before Commissioner W. R. Hewlett.
There was no evidence to show that
Brown had received the check from
the mails and he was discharged.
Hunting Party Had Luck.
A hunting party left the city the
early part of last week for a four-days’
deer hunt on Dr. P. O. Wilder's place
on Hilton Head. The party was com
posed of Messrs. A. J. Fulton, T. P.
Wright, J. W. Keller, D. F. Pacetti,
Horace Ztpperer, Frank Helmy and D.
W. Zipperer. They killed seven deer,
one hundred partridges, two opossums,
one raccoon and eighteen ducks, to say
nothing of Mr. Pacetti bagging a do
mestic goose. During the wanderings
of Mr. Pacetti he saw what he thought
was a wild goose, and promptly shot
It. Carrying the game back to camp
he displayed It with pride to his ad
miring comrades.
THE VALUEOF CHARCOAL.
Few Peopl • Know How Useful It Is
In Preserving Health anti Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken inT3
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of It the better: It is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and Impurities always present In
the stomach and intestines and car
ries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Im
proves the complexion; tt whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one
form or another, but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
Is In Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics In tablet form or rather
In the form of large, pleasant tasting
lozenges, the charcoal being mixed
wltii honey.
The dally use of these lozenges will
soon tall tn a much Improved condi
tion of the general health, better com
plexion. sweater breath and purer
blood, and the beauty of It ia. lhat no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician In speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, asva: “I ad
vise Htuart’e Charcoal Lozenges to all
patlants suffering from gas In stom
ach and bowels, and to clear the com*
piexion and purify Ihe breath, mouth
and throat; f also believe the liver Is
greatly benefited by the dally uee of
them; they coal but twonty-five rente
a bos al drug stores, and al'hough
In some sense a patent preparation, yet
| believe I gpet user end better >her
• ual IP IHwari’s Gberneel l/tpugse
Ilian In any of the ordinary * hartuai
tablet e." •
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 18 1904
INCREASED FORCE
AT POSTOFFICE
ADDITIONAL MEN TO GO ON.
EXTHA MEN REQUIRED TO AID IN
HANDLING BUSINESS.
Number Allowed Postmaster Blun in
Addition to Regular Force I*
Small— Rent lie of Time Will
lle Mude—Ruili of Business In
creasea Daily in the Reglatdy De
portment—The Money Order De
partment Busy—Some General
Hulea.
There could be no more certain ap
proach of the Christmas season than
the increased volume of business that
is being carried on by the postoffice.
Especially noticeable is this in the
money-order and registry departments.
Postmaster Harry Blun will put the
additional men to work this week.
He is allowed five additional carriers,
with a total of thirty-five days, and
three additional clerks. All of these
men will not be required at once, but
they will be put on as they are need
ed. By following out this plan all
the work can he handled to the best
advantage, ard the best use made of
the time of the additional men.
Several of the men will go on duty
to-morrow morning and before the
close of the week all the men allow
ed the Savannah office will bo at
work. The rush of business is increas
ing steadily and rapidly and the pres
ent force is hard pushed to handle all
the work that is required of It.
Registry Department Hushed.
The registry department is hard
worked. Gifts are being sent to all
parts of the country, and some to for
eign countries. To insure against loss
and to render it easy to trace any miss
ing packages, people avail themselves
of the registry department. The reg
istry clerks are kept busy from the
opening hour until the closing, and
th?re is almost always a line of peo
ple before the window waiting to be
served.
The same facts hold true at the
money order window. Amounts vary
ing in value from $1 to SIOO are being
sent out dally. The rush of money re
ceived here is equally as large and
the money order clerks are among the
busiest in the entire office. The ef
fects of the holiday season are shown,
in fact, in all departments, and it
would be hard to say which has the
heaviest duties.
Some General Rules.
For the guidance of those who use
the postoffice—and there are thous
ands—the following rules have been
prepared by the postmaster to insure
against loss of packages and against
delays in delivery:
Mark the address plainly and also
place the name of the sender as well
on the letter or package. Securely
wrap and tie all packages. See that
sufficient postage is affixed. Don’t
guess at the weight.
Do not enclose notes or writing mat
ter within packages, unless you pay
letter postage. Don’t send bottled per
fumery through the mails. This lt>
against the law. Sealed packages
must be paid for at letter postage rate.
Foreign mail must not be closed to in
spection.
Register all valuable packages, the
fee is 8 cents in addition to the post
age rate. Books, cards and printed
matter go at the rate of two ounces
for 1 cent. The rate of merchandise
Is 1 cent an ounce.
By placing the name of the sender
on the upper left-handed corner in
case of insufficient postage or if the
matter is held up for other reason, the
department will be able to promptly
notify the sender of the fact.
Rules lor Clerks.
Everything possible is done by the
Postoffice Department to insure the
safe carriage and delivery of packages.
The following rules have been sent to
all clerks by the Postmaster General,
and they will serve to show the pub
lic the added care that is taken at this
time of year:
During the Christmas holiday season,
numerous Christmas gift* are in the
registered and ordinary mails. Many
of them are fragile, and some are not
packed securely enough to withstand
either the frequent handling they re
ceive or contact with heavier bundles
or packages.
Clerks are especially Charged, there
fore, to exercise extraordinary care In
dumping pouches and sacks, in piling
mail and also in delivering it, to avoid
breaking or crushing Christmas gifts.
It is also important, in distributing
packages into pouches or sacks, to do
so carefully, in order to avoid their
being broken by contact with heavy
matter or by striking the racks.
Trnmitlliia Upon Mull Sacks.
Trampling upon mail sacks is al
ways forbidden. When sacks or
pouches in the rack begin to fill up.
they must not be jolted or the con
tents pressed down either by hand or
foot and if the contents do not settle
by shaking the sacks from the bottom,
thev should be taken out and other
sacks hung, instead of endeavoring
to pack sacks or pouches to the fullest
extent.
When practicable, packages of mer
chandise, which seem especially liable
to Injury, should be included In
pouches whether letter postage is paid
on them or not.
Clerks will he particular to note the
pouch or sack in which loose articles
are found, and examine same careful
ly to see whether the address can be
ascertained, before treating them as
unmailable. In all cases the pouch
or sack label should be forwarded with
reports of unmallable matter, and sec
tion 1612 to 1518 inclusive, P., L. and
R. otherwise carefully compiled with.
Clerks will also retie loose packages
to prevent any loss of contents.
It Is the especial duty of clerks In
charge to see that these Instructions
are enforced In their several crews.
CAR COMPANYYo GIVE
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Each and every employe of the Sa
vannah Electric Company will receive
a large fat turkey as a Chrletmae pres
ent from the company. Clerks, motor
men. conductors and officials will all
get turkeys.
It Is needless to say that the presents
will be appreciated. The gifts smount
to a great deal more than one might
suppose, as thers are so many employes
of the company. In every home,
where there Is an employe of the street
car company, (here will be turkey on
the table Christmas Day.
Ear*• Workers’ Sals.
The Earnest Workers’ ssls of fancy
articles for Christ mss, which was post
ponsd from fast wash, will taks place
to-morrow afternoon and evening, In
the Honda y-at huol room of the first
§* rssbytertsn Church- The in*tuiert of
tile society have received g large nutn-
Lor of attractive art It las. win* it they
will dispose of for the i neftt of g
fund to bo used Hi Um thank's work
you amaok
your lips
with satisfaction
“old Joe"
whiskey
in a olass
by itaaif
purm and flno
havo you tried it 7
atlanfa
“b. & b.”
distributors
GRANTED NEW TRIAL
IN DIVORCE LIBEL
Woman Will Seek to llnve Her Disa
bilities Removed.
Attorney Simon N. Gazan appeared
before Judge Cann yesterday and ar
gued his motion for anew trial in the
case of Florence A. Turner against
Frank B. Turner, a divorce case In
which a decree was taken some time
ago.
The jury returned a second verdict,
but declined to allow the woman to
remarry. Mr. Gazan contended that
this action was done from personal
motives and that there was no evi
dence to sustain such a verdict. After
listening to the argument and review
ing the evidence that had been ad
duced in the case. Judge Cann sus
tained the motion of Mr. Gazan and
anew trial will be had. Owing to
the unusual nature of the motion con
siderable interest attaches to the case
and the second hearing of the case
will no doubt be interesting.
GREAT DANGER OF FIRE
FROM CHRISTMAS TREES
Fire Chief Maguire Mahes Some Timely Sug
gestions.
By FIRE CHIEF JOHN E. MAGUIRE.
The illumination of Christmas trees
with candles is a matter which should
engage the attention of everyone at
this time.
These trees are usually of pine tops,
or of pine saplings full of rosin and
highly inflammable when a few days
old.
The greatest care should be exercised
by parents in the work of lighting such
trees. Children cannot be expected
to appreciate the danger attending
these decorations, and therefore, par
ents should never leave the room In
which Christmas trees are illuminated.
Buckets of water, or some sort of
an extinguisher, should be kept con
veniently near the trees. To those who
can afford It, I would suggest ‘he “
of miniature incandescent lights, which
having all the value of candles for tree
illumination, are vastly and incom
parably safer.
If a connection cannot be made with
the lighting system, or if there is no
electric lights in the house, the tem
porary use of a storage battery could
be had at a cost more than offset by
CLEANSING OF SINS
SUBJECT OF MISSIONERS.
Large Congregation at St. Pnol’a
Church Last Night.
The fact that Saturday night keeps
many people on the streets transacting
business until a late hour did not ma
terially affect the attendance last night
at St. Paul’s mission services.
The sermon and instructions, con
ducted by Rev. Fathers Huntington and
Hughson, were well attended, and the
interest and attention of all was kept
from the opening until the closing
hour. , , ■ ...
Sin was the subject underlying the
sermon, and the instructions, and fol
lowing the discourses of the earlier
part of the week, the methods by
which mankind can be saved from the
effects of Its sins were brought out.
The sermon, which was preached by
Rev. Father Hughson, treated the sub
ject in ‘a manner that prepared the
minds of the congregation for the in
structions that followed. Briefness,
conciseness and force characterized the
discourse.
The Instructions, conducted by Rev.
Father Huntington, followed. In his
customary manner, following the ques
tion and answer method, Father Hunt
ington built the lesson of the forgive
ness of sins and the method that had
been placed within the r<?ach of all by
God, the Father. The sacrifice of
His f*on for the sins of the world
was vividly portrayed, and the Instruc
tions closed with an earnest appeal
for all to avail themselves of the plan.
The day services yesterday were al
so well attended. There were many
at the early celebrations of the eu
charlst and the Instructions on the
holy communion at 10 o'clock were list
ened to by a large congregation. The
same Interest was shown in the chil
dren's service at 4 o’clock, the clergy
Waving no difficulty whatever In hold
ing the attention of the little once and
arousing their Interest In the subjects
brought before them.
The hours for the services to-day are
announced elsewhere in the Morning
News.
WAS BREAKING UP WHEEL
TO SELL IT FOR JUNK.
Vhsi W hite Man Suspected at Hi*.
Ins Stolen m Utricle.
Charles Thompson, a young white
man believed to havo been left here
by the Oentry Dog and Pony show,
was arrested yesterday morning sus
pected of having stolen a bicycle.
Thompson went to a junk shop end
offered the wheel for solo, ilo was
told by the proprietor of the place
the! tin* firm did not deal In bicycles,
but did buy old rubber, such se were
used as bicycle tires. Thompson then
pulled the tires off, It It defined, and
offered them for sale Ho then *om
mennod breaking u y the bicycle, which
woo tn fairly good condition, and of
feteu the! os old mole I. Ths wheel
to o Htearn’e and Is number MM
CHRISTMAS IN THE
KINDERGARTENS.
Tlie ProKrnmniff of Exercises for
the Coming Week.
Nowhere Is the Influence of Christ
mas felt more strongly than In the
kindergartens. Pictures, songs,
rhymes and games all reflect the story
of the season of giving. The climax to
all the happiness will, of course, he
the joy-brtnging tree.
The Kate Baldwin Free Kindergar
ten Association will have no union tree
this year, but the West Side and South
Side kindergartens will join festivities
at the latter at Thirty-first and Mont
gomery streets. The East Side will
hold forth at its own home at Con
gress and Habersham streets; Trinity
gaieties will take place at Trinity
Church; and the Chatham group will
be at home at Chatham Kindergarten,
No. 511 East Jones street.
The following invitation is front each
of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergar
tens:
"A merry Christmas to our friends,
To oil who hold us dear;
We ask you each with gladsome heart
To share our Christmas cheep.
On Thursday morn, the 22nd.,
Nineteen hundred four.
We’ll sing around our own gift tree;
Come, join ns at our door.
We hope you'll leave your baking pies,
That doors and desks you'll lock,
To come to our festivities,
At promptly 10 o’clock.”
The Trinity Kindergarten exercises
will take place Friday evening, Dec.
22.
TWO CASES PASSED ON
BY JUDGE MACDONELL.
A meeting of the creditors of John
L*. Mosely, an Emanuel county bank
rupt, was held yesterday in the office
of Judge A. H. MacDonell, referee In
bankruptcy. An order was passed ap
pointing Mr. Thomas F. Walsh, Jr.,
trustee, and turning all the assets
of the bankrupt over to his care.
A meeting of the creditors of Ous
E. Appel, bankrupt, was set for yes
terday In the office of the referee. No
creditors appeared, however, and Judge
MacDonell passed an order that no
trustee be appointed. The bankrupt
scheduled no assets In his petition.
safety to life and property. If the tre:-
Is electrically lighted it may be kept
lighted us long as 1r desired, and the
pleasure which its Illumination Imparts
is prolonged far beyond the life of the
wax candles.
In public halls. Sunday-school rooms
and the like, where Christmas trees are
a rmrt of entertainments, no randjes
should be permitted. If these enter
tainments can be gotten up by popu
lar subscriptions the promoters or man
agers can raise a few more dollars to
secure electric lights In lieu of wax
candles, which are so dangerous to the
little ones.
Year after year, following the Christ
mas holidays, the newspapers contain
heartrending stories of little children
burned to death, or horribly disfigured
as the result of accidents at Christmas
tree festivals, and occasionally we
hear of disastrous fires resulting from
the same source.
I think City Council would be Justi
fied In passing a law prohibiting the
lighting of Christmas trees with naked
flame lights In any public hall, Insti
tution, Sunday-school or church.
In private houses this is a matter
for the parents to regulate, and upon
thetr common sense and control of
thetr children depends their safety.
TAMPA MAN WANTS SON
TAKEN OFF BRITISH SHIP.
Boy Claims lie Has Several Months’
Salary Coming to Him.
A telegram was received here yester
day, asking the police authorities to
take some steps towards securing the
discharge of Wesley Russell, a young
white boy of Tampa, who is detained
on board the British tramp steamer
Heathcralg.
The telegram was from the father of
the hoy. who claims he ts a minor.
Russell Is nod held by the master of
the ship, but. according to the boy’s
statement, about $126 due him for back
salary, is withheld. The contention of
the master is that Russell shipped with
hint according to English shipping
rules, and Is not entitled to the money.
Russell has employed Mr. K. H. Abra
l.*ams to Institute proceedings to re
cover the money.
LOCAL PERSONALS.
Mr. W. F. Page, of Boston, ts a guest
at the De Soto.
Mr. A. F. Dudley, of New York Is
at the De Soto.
Mr. O. L. Vickers, of Tlfton, Is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr. F. C. Davis, of Tampa, Is stop
ping at the Pulaski.
Mr. M. E. Boaz, of Jesup, is stopping
at the Screven House.
Dr. E. K. Thogard, of Bristol, Fla.,
Is stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr. B. L. Robertson, of Herbert, Oa„
Is registered at the Screven House.
Mr. J, Danforth Bush, of Wllming.
ton, Del., Is registered at the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F Donahne. of
Philadelphia, are stopping at the De
Soto.
Mr. J. W, Walton and Mr. T. D.
Sale, of Albany, are at the Screven
House.
Hon. O. B. Stevens. Commissioner of
Agriculture, Is In the city, the guest
of Mr. R. M. M’artln.
Mr. J. A. Davis, traveling agent of
the Morning News, left yesterday for
New York on the City of Macon. Mr.
Davis will spend the holidays in New
York.
Miss Florence Werntx of Newburgh,
N Y., accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Eliza Blreuary and Miss Maggie John
son, will spend the holidays with her
mother. Mrs. C. Werntx, No. 62$ Bar
nard street.
1 111(1*1 MAS •! HI'MISE IMHIV.
The Young Woman’s Christ tun As
sociation la preparing for the Christ
mas surprise party that will be given
tire members on Dec, Iff. It will be an
Infoimal affair, but all members and
others Intel *a led will be invited. The
building will be most art let l< ally and
appropriately decorate#, and a pro
giamine wifi be arranged that will
melt* tb* evening no . ~.i...
('ill letiitea r**fi*lineMs will be a* reed,
and It la booed a large crowd will at
tend the •oUilsUimsn'
TIDE OF TRAVEL
AT CHRISTMAS
BUSY SCENES AT DEPOTS.
RAILWAY MEN REGARD IT WITH
KEELING OK DREAD.
Low Rates Imluce People <o Visit
Home-Folka for the Holidays.
Riihli at Station* Hurd to Control,
Rntssite Handled Peculiarly Small
for Amount of Travel—t ouches
l Him It >• Crowded to tlie Limit—Re
turn to City Muell Mower.
Each Christmas time a tidal wave of
travel sweeps in and ull but engulfs
the local railroad stations. It is a
season of trial for the station master
and his assistants, one to which they
never become hardened.
People like to go home Christmas.
It is the one time of the year when
the lit firth-side scents especially- at
tractive. Railroad passenger men kno tv
of this human frailty and cater to It
by putting into efTect low rates. The
station master hlho knows of this
weakness, but probably would not en
courage it if he had the matter In hand.
He is the official who more than any
i;her fesls thi brunt of the heavy
travel.
The travel as a rule, begins to show
a:i Increase ‘suit the mb die of No
vember. The crest of the wave is reach
ed Christmas Eve. Following Christ
mas, comes a lull, when the trains
will sometimes come in with but a half
dozen passengers. Then for several
days the returning travelers will come
straggling home. They seldom come
back in crowds like they go.
Crowding ut tin* Muttons.
At the Union Station the scene is the
busiest, of course, for three lines con
verge there, the Atlantic Coast Line,
the Seaboard and the Southern. Sta
tion Master J. C. Blanton and assis
tants have all they can do to handle
tlie < 'owds f'om two days before
Christmas to Christmas Eve.
In the station there is usually not
standing room even for those who have
planned journeys away. The people
congregate upon the platform before
the track gates and patiently await
the coming of their trains. When the
gates ure opened there Is a rush that
is difficult to control and uniformed
men are constantly on duty keeping
the surging lines straightened out.
One peculiarity of the Christmas
travel Is that little or no extra help
Is required in the baggage room to
keep the packages moving. Christ
mas crowds carry their packages as
a rule and whnt must be consigned
otherwise goes by mail or express, Of
course the baggage men have an In
crease in their work, but It does not
approach the abnormal, as does pus
senger travel.
Many Go tu Old lioniea.
An employe or the Union Station Hd
vunced the opinion In explaining the
cause of so much Christmas travel
that Savannah has many citizens who
are from a distance, and are not na
tives of the city. These people, he
said, of course, go homo when low
rates prevail, and probably go home
on an occasion like Christinas anyway.
Station Master C. H. Gugel of the
Central of Georgia, expects travel this
Christmas to exceed that experienced
in past years. While he Is not yet tn
the midst of the rush he can deduce
from the early lildlcutlons felt Just
about what degree the travel will ap
proach.
Five splendidly equipped trains a
day leave his station. A great many
short distance tickets to the Interior
are sold over the line, and In propor
tion to the number of trains sent out
the travel Is as large as on any line
out of the city. He, too, has his
Christmas time tribulations. He looks
forward with dread to Christmas Eve
for the rush then comes like an ava
lanche..
liiiadllng Christmas llsssnsr,
Baggage, he reports. Is sufficiently
heavy to keep all hands busy. At this
time the great question Is to dispatch
baggage expeditiously. This means
that nothing must go astray, for by
the time It could be traced the happy
Christmas would be a dream of the
past, and so far In the future as to
have no nightmare of dread. The roid
has a good record lti the handling of
baggage, which It Jealously guards at
ull times, and especially during' the
holidays, when an extra degree of vig
ilance Is exercised.
Many additional coaches are carried
on the trains during the Chlrstmas
season. But despllc this provision there
Is much crowding and much standing
between stations. It Is absolutely Im
possible to accurately gauge the
amount of travel likely to he taken
on. Every train must be kept down In
Its handicaps entailing loss of time.
Each additional coach to a train means
more work for the engine. Therefore,
caution Is exercised In adding coaches.
Officials Are Hard Worked.
■Many are the execrations muttered
against the management of the rail
roads on occasions like Christmas. The
public Is quite sure It could run the
railroad to the better satisfaction of
everybody concerned. But It could not.
The officials were once part and par
cel of the great public, and have not
lost their love for the Interests of the
commonwealth. They have, however,
learned the great lesson of railroading
and do their best for all Interests. No
one could do more.
To station master, to baggageman,
to ticket agent and to every employe,
from butcher boy to president, the
Christmas travel Is a time of great
moment. They one and all never quite
become Inured to Its hardships nor en
tirely grow Immune to Its nerve
wrecking possibilities In the way or
rush and turmoil. Its passing will
bring Joy unalloyed to them all.
NEW MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
At a recent meeting of the board of
managers of the Telfair Hospital, Dr.
James N. Carter Was appointed medi
cal assistant. Dr. Carter succeeds Dr.
Louis Warfield, whose term of office
expires with the old year.
JERRY GEORGE’S
New Restaurant.
Superb and Delicious Menu serv
ed from 12 to 3 and from 6 to 9
o’clock. Price 35 cents.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Dining
Room np-stairs. Parties of from
8 to 40 served promptly,
Christmas Candy
The largest and finest stock in the
city.
Fancy Baskets and Boxes
Killed with the nicest candy.
Our 5-lb. French Mixture SI.OO
The greatest candy bargain of
fered.
In our Restaurant Christmas
sboppf rs wiH find (he choicest
and treat, and moderate charges.
21
WHAT DO YOU CARE?
YOU’VE GOT YOUR HEALTH.
Great Natures Do Not Dcsptlr at Dis
appointment—They Look for
Something Else to Do.
The broad-gauged man of to-day
does not get blue Just because things
don’t always come his way unless
there is something the matter with
him. If he “falls down” on one prop
osition he Immediately starts to look
up another. He always looks forward
and keeps on hustling. A man with his
health and faculties has plenty of op
portunities and the man who gives up
or even feel like It has either a small
nature or some physical weakness.
Dyspepsia certainly puts the best of
men out of condition for work of any
kind. You cannot blame the dyspep
tic for getting blue. The very naturo
of his disease Is most depressing and
calculated to deprive him of ambition,
energy and hope. There is hope for
him, however, certain and sure.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are rec
ognized throughout the length and
breadth of the land as the one cure
that’s safe and sure. Their unbound
ed popularity—resulting from the
thousands and thousands of cures they
have effected, prove beyond the shad
ow of a doubt their greatness as a
cure. Wherein lies their greatness? In
thievery fact thut they are Nature's
own simple remedy. They do the ex
act work in exactly the same way that
the digestive fluids of the stomach do
because they are composed of exactly
the same elements and possess the
same properties. They relieve the
weak and worn out stomach of Its
burden of digestion and permit it
without let or hindrance to rest and
grow sound und well. The stomach
will get well quick enough in Its own
natural way If It Is let alone. That ts
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do.
They not only let it alone themselves
but make the food taken Into the
stomach do the same.
You can satisfy yourself of the
truth of this statement by putting the
food you .would eat Into a glass Jar
with sufficient water and one of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The pro
cess of digestion will be taken up and
carried out just us the gastric juice
and other digestive fluids would do It.
Their action Is natural -and they cause
no disturbance In the digestive organs.
In fact you forget you have a stomach
when they begin to do their work, so
mild and natural is the operation.
Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale
by all druggists at 60c. a box.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
FOR SALE. A PAYING LIQUOR
business near market. Very reason
able; buyer can have Immediate pos
session, owner having other business
requiring his attention. .
“flat FOR RENT, 413 PERRY,
west; five rooms and bath. Apply M.
B. Ehrllcher. __
"FOR RENT, NICELY FURNISHED
rooms, suitable for young men; all con
veniences. Apply 206 Perry street.
west. __
Kbit SALK. COLUMBIA CHAlN
less wheel, almost new. Apply 11“
Broughton street, west.
DIAMONDS, PRIVATE PARTY
will sell a few diamond rings cheap;
$lO t<> |SO. H. 84 Morning News.
"for SALE, TWO OF THE HTGH
est bred pointer dogs tn the South,
both thoroughly broken. Apply No. 60S
Gordon street, east.
wanted you to call and see
the antique gas fixtures at Cosgrove’s
plumbing establishment, 123 Drayton
street. .
FOR HALE."SOMETHING NEW IN
gas fixture line. Call and see tt; i at
Cosgrove's plumbing establishment. 121
Drayton street, In rear Lutheran
Church. _____
~ WANTED, RESPECTABLE WHITE,
woman to do plain cooking and house
keeping and live on premises. Apply
A. J. Floyd, 205 Best street, corner
Barnard.
LOST. WHITE ~ SETTER PUP"
small black spots; female. Return to
8. G. Ryals, 101 Anderson, east. Re
ward.
WANTED TO BUY" A - SMALL
hand printing press. Address “Jr.,"
care News.
STRAYED OR STOLEN FRIDAY
evening from 101 Farm street, white
bull dog, with two burnt scars on left
side and both ears clipped. Reward
If returned to Mrs. L. B. Buttlmer, 101
Fsmi street.
MALT IRON ALE, THE MOST
strengtheniVg. Invigorating beverage
sold. vim. vigor, vitality; ladies’ and
children's delight; made from purest
products; scientifically prepared.
CHRISTMAS TURKEYS WILL
not be appreciated near so much as
American Club Ginger Ale or Malt
Iron Ale In. your home with which to
treat your friends; no other beverages
can equal them; delicious, refreshing.
~K ALOLA "CLEANSES TH E SYB
-of Impurities through the bowels
and bladder; a nerve tonte and tissue
builder; no unpleasant effects; health
ful always; perfect digestion, good ap
petite.
KALOLA WILL REMOVE THOSE
blotches and pimples, beautifying com
plexion; thousands are using It and be
coming prettier; why not you? Harm
less. yet effective.
AMERICAN CLUB" GINGER ALT?
is the most stimulating non-alcoholic
bevernge sold, pure ginger flavor, stim
ulating. delicious after taste, healthful:
every family should keep American
Club Ginger Ale In their home; tell
your friends about It; watch the label.
"CHRISTMAS CAKE IS BEST
when flavored with Kalola Company’s
high grade fruit flavoring extracts.
Florida Orange. Florida Lemon. Geor
gia Peaclfi Mexican Vanilla; pure, deli
cate. strong: half usual quantity re
quired; most delicious flavor.
WANTED, YOUNG MAN ABOUT 18
or 20 yeara of age to act as billing
clerk; must be correct at figures. Ad
dress "Willing,” care New*.
JUVENILE RICYULES AT *15.00
at B. Vol pin's, 326 Broughton street,
west. _____________
IMPORTED WINES AND LIQUORS
A large stock of both Imported and
domestic wines and liquors, my own
Importation, at reasonable prices. In
bulk and glass: Portugal Port, Duff
Gordon Sherry, Geneva Gin, Plymouth
Otn, Jamaica Rum, St, Croix Gin.
Scotch Mslf. Irish Rye, French bran
dies. Irish Ginger Ale, Bass' Ale.
Guineas Porter, Rya Whiskies. Four
Roses. Three Feathers. Mount Vernon.
Upper Ten, Lewis* 68, Wilson.
Paul Jones. Green Rlvar. Acme,
Cascade, Murray Hill, N. C.
Peach and Apple Brandlea and Corn
Whisky; also the best California wines,
selected by me. while at the vineyard*
this fall near 'Frisco, at EhrUchar's,
Liberty_nd West Broad.
FOR f A LK.“ It EMI NOT ON TTPE
writer, with cast, cheap for rash; also
fine cornet with all attachment*. Ad*
drees Bargain, earn Morning News.
FOR MLR. GOAT. Ht'LKT AND
hsrneaa. or will exchange for child*
bicycle. Wheel, this
-IZii-K LIGHT." AI MY ft-rOM 'p* IL
r,udied or unfurnished, will rani chaap.
list Taylor street, s#s4,
WANTED. A MAN TO TAKE CARR
ala horse Apply Hl* Broughton street,
old NKwspaprioi. * Mftflrn
refit#, al Muatoaaa Office, Morning
News.