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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: NUMBER of CAI.L3 PERftoiTff"]" 00 0 OOtoOO*f>ofe®oOO o Oo olflloboio cv(o Crvtvcvrs;-Z-rCnlfv-2 aoC^^p ff] A A > / '■' I2M 5 6 7 8 9 WII 1212315 1 I AiM| ~ PM 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.