The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23

t1FEsG Up fully six inches q Il The bottoms
! 70 prevent them fFoGn ec-sgieseiy hiding
/ s'o3'1 VlcT- . pair cf muddy eoz-bidp boots.
HaEFy's unique attire. together with
ms abnoTu7aily black and grinniag
| eountenaacc ard his ability 10 make
goo 200 eyes has made him one of
| ehacf attractions OF the colony of
] eVe1 E:esn sellers his wares are sought
! py all, merely owing 10 the opportunity
! thus afforded to have Few moments chat
!. with him.
Wants His SON Rack for Christmas
A touching appeal from an old man
for informationeon coming the where
| abouts Of his missing son reached Major
Sylvester this morning il vas in the
form OF letter signed z. =. Sayers, $40
East Main Street, Norfolk, Va
The letter read:
Mr.. Chesif Of PoIcaIsc Fear Sir. 1
hsTe Z SFzn and the enly chiid and I
So 70 SnS9Sr- N5il 20 Be So kiad as to
me o'-t,ds ne : IN Washington OF not or
LaIa and LEI ne GCE rs soon as you
cs1d AID qhlige. I ara - years old and
earn 1raFsi hog Eay health is Bad
NJ e5.ly Christmas aif I want is the re-
t1La OF Dy boy. Yours f-olcy.''
nc simple appeal struek vibrating
chord ia Major Syirestar's :ie..rt. and fhe
i-iais5insTy e. great police department
tl2s been set 81 motion IN The effort TO
locate the missing son and bring happi-
ness and Christmas lhs-er To one old man
as ne sits beside his Virginia fi7eside
Plea for Hallway Employees.
E. SoGthan. a citizen Of Brookiand. D.
&, makes Plee for the employees Of the
street Tailzyay companies. IN a comuu1ii-
cation to The Times today ne says:
1t has been suggested for several years.
and / f'eii%yS quite recently. that patrons
g TIC aiscyc1f lines in his city show
theif appreciation 81 tie faithful service
ant courteous attention of the employees
y giFiag thu conductors and nlotorneG
days.
As sUbuT D1Hite, and che who daiir
travels over one Or more ct the railway
lines Ct this city. I heartily endorse tie
proposition. but il has occurred to me
mat Willic man may have 10 hesitation
IN rendering TO another q gift IN the form
OF mcBeT, a. otherwise II IS an entirely
different matter With lady, aad in many
instances, one would hesitate TO aeknowI-
CCSc openly IN TIC g-sE.cT -eIgEesfcd the
many attentions bestowed t.ron her from
tine to tine by faithful conductors
ALLOW ne to OGcr thc suggestion.
therefore,, Tat the managers OF the DIFF
fcsCnt lines n T=astiae IN provide s,lita-
eie boxes. GDpHOosiCtz : marked one 10
i.e laced n each car or Christmas and
the Dag previous. This viii give all pas
sengcrs chance to help The cause, which
Is = deserving one, as substantially as cir
cCustan5es viii permit As the time is
near et hand. and il nay be impossible
iC- the companies to procure the boxes.
ire enDioyes VIII no doubt gladly pro-
~ them Il authority Is given by su-
pcrtors.
Christmas Rash 81 Postomcr.
Postmaster Merritt today annoureed
shat the Christmas rush Ct lerters. Taz- /
cs'Is- and packages had fairly set in, and
tai 1t would continue today and would
assume its fun height tomorrow.
The corridors Of the postofice building
ale crowded gyith people rushing hither
S1t thlther IL their sa-erness 10 give up (
to Uncle Sam for delivery through the
mails their messages and packages OF coed
viii and joy.
The PCstof1ce Department has granted
the city pcstOtlice "a working lays IN 7
which TO accomplish and dispose % the
additional work Incident to the Chr.s--
mas and New Year holidays. This means
hat one extra man IS detailed for 20
days, OF % men for enc day 30 assist at
TIE city postoliiCC during the Christmas
rush This allowance hzS BEEN divided
ap 50 g 70 give work during this rush
d business 10 2G5 substitute carriers and /
- substitute clerks