The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
GET THEM now
ECi CHRISTMAS PRESENTS EE
FORE THE RUSH COMES
And You viii Make the fired
Clerks and the Pussofice and EN-
press People Happy.

press Peopic Happy.
The approach OF Christmas fore
BODIES TIE annual "unp.cccdcnted
rush :ha; th. pos,oGc. and express
ccnpa .!es MI :. called upon TO
bea.. The many appeals TIA, Tie
press N behalf OF suffering humaa!- !!
,y has hurled 3: the people beseech-
ing them 20 shop early has had the
desired effect il many Instances and !
much shopping has aeea disposed OF. !
Assuming. however. that the pros |
enes so purchased are 70 be sent any
distance the question ar.ses-hov?
AS the messenger and stage coach 20
!oDse. serve the mails and lis5toine
expresses Will have 70 substitute.
Mail early" aod express early"
should Dc conpaa:on expressions to
the shop early" slogan.
Eostnas:ers and express Daoas-
e.s al! over 80 country are r:Ssas
the peopic 10 come carly aad avoid
d. rush. aac as .A o. Webster. post
master. and Harry Dawson. !ocs!
manager for tie Southern Express
Company. are only human. notw.th-
Standing toe phenomenal way they
take care OF the Christmas rush.
they VII. OF behalf o; clerks and
messeos.ss and drivers. shove: bless
,nss upoo the people who vii! ship
their presents now Instead OF wait
!oS TO get IL line ct the Last minute
With those who have no choice but
to 5e late.
Better late than neve. IS para
ph-ased by these officials TO bette.
early than late" and the 1lth hour
packages may not reach their desti-
nation before Christmas. While the
ones scot nov will De ready and
waiting upon the stage wbeo TIE cur
tain is ruas Up on The Big Iu!et!de
act
The postoGces ali over the country
Sod It necessary some 10 days be-
fore Christmas 10 install extra clerks
10 care 70, the rapidly increasing
malls. Such force will DC put on
a. tae Orauseburs pos,oGce very
soon nov. bu, evco With the incrcas-
ed facilities fo- haad!.ns :he rush
OF Cncle Sans burden. some pres
euts from procas;!aat!os persons az
tive a tew days after schedule time.
II the sendees are very. very ta7d:
they may be transformed into Ses
Year offerings.
The express company Is putting
ou, p,aca.ds urging their patrons TO
bury along with .hc!c packages and
set the best service. These cards
announce. DO net wait until the
las. day: ship your Christmas pres
en.s aow." They also furnish red
labels With which .ae packages ship
ped early but intended Coz Christ
mas are decorated.
These labels read: do cot open
until Christina" with the name Of
the sender following the request.
The iabe! will at once attract the
attention Of the recipient acd the
present viii BE tucked away unti!
toe dawn Of Ch.!ssuss Gay. II is
ufoch wiser to ship several days ear
Her than the ordinary g!ver would at
once consider necessary. for over.
burdeoed cars and crowded oEces
are to be avoided. The Southern Ex-
press Company Issues card Of in.
formation to shippers, saying:
IL All packages OF freight 0:
merchandise should be p.oeer!!
packed. SO that al! ordinary band
l!ag. such as packages must have 10
transportation. VIII not result IN
the breaking Of contents. The
strength 0: the box o. wrappe. nus.
always be prcpo.t!onate TO The char
ac:e- or weight os the contents. All
packages should be securely lied and
should 81 plainly marked with .
marking brush o. strong tag or .
lab-! printed o. written VITA plain
black ink pasted OF the package.
-. X there are any old marks
on the package they should be thor
orsh!y obl;;e.ated No package
should be sent 70 the express COM
pacy With two marks thereon. even
though both marks ore the same
One mark IS enough
'.3. II there are tvo places OF
tho saUc uane In the saue State.
always put TIC pane OF the county
on :hc package. When you seod
package TO CITY always give the
full address Of the eoos.soee. the
stre.t and number. Il is always we'll
to send letter by Cai:ed States
mall. advising :be consisnee TIA: you
Aave seat package b. express.
-. Do nos pack In one box ooe
class OF matter that might iojuSe
another class
IS. Remember that glass viii
not CARY without breaking uniess
proper!- packed. II you send q glass
OF te!!y IN q package OF n!ce dress
goods aud the glass breaks you spoil
your goods.
IS. Whcn shipping always tel!
the receiving CLERK wha: the value
IS. SO that such care may DE given
il as It's value may require.
u. Do 30: put any money or
valua S!eS wbatcves into freight
package
death TO AMERICANS