Evening journal., 1910-12-20
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UDSEkVE AMHS
NEXT MONDAY
POStOfflCe, Banks and Business
Places Will be Closed
That Day
SOME DON'TS FOR
SHOPPEPS TO OBSERVE

christmas Wnlcn comes this year on
Sunday, will be celebrated in viii
mington and elsewhere throughout the
country, on Monday, December 26.
All Of the banks. city and county Of
fees postoffce. stores and many Of
the industrial plants will be closed
December 26, In order that Christmas
may be observed with due reverence.
Official orders have been issued by the
several railroads centering in Will
mington that all of them will celebrate
Christmas on Monday. when only such
work as is absolutely necessary will
be performed.
Many Express Packages.
Adams express employees say Will
mingtonians are joining the early
shopping crusade and are also sending
their Christmas gifts away to relatives
and friends at distant points earlier
than In other years. The express com
pany has made such arrangements for
the delivery of goods that little de-
lay will be occasioned this year. The
express business through this city this
season is expected to be the biggest
in years.
The company is again furnishing
pastors free Of charge to all its pa
irons marked "Do Not Open Until
Christmas" These can be pasted on
all packages and boxes.
The company has compiled list OF
"Donts" and the public will help 10
expedite business II Il Will read and
remember.
Don't fail 10 remove all old marks
from sides and bottoms Of boxes or
packages
Don't fail where possible. TO place
address on boxes with a stencil or
black or blue marking crayon.
Don't fail to writc address plainly
on the face Of the package as well as
using tags securely tied.
Don't fail II your box Is too small.
to stencil or crayon or paint address.
TO tack tags on securely using at least
| five taCks.
Don't tack or paste tags, 'psstboard
or paper on boxes where boxes are
large enough TO stencil.
Don't use boxes unless the boards
are sound and securely nailed togeth-
err.
Don't forget to give street address
and number II shipment Is going to a.
city home address, regardless of how
well~known the party is.
Don't forget 20 give the name OF
the county wherein town or city Is
located
Don't fail to make plain distinc-
ton between street and avenue.
Don't forget TO give r. r. ID. route
number when packages or boxes are
consigned TO rural sections.
Don't be afraid of using too much
twine or paper In wrapping your gift.
Don't use anything but MANILA or
strong fibred paper.
And above all don't forget that there
are hundreds Of thousands OF people In
every state and county who are just
as anxious as you 10 have their Christ
mas presents arrive on time. So make
an extra allowance Of four or five days
and have your gift at its destination
before the congestion that the holiday
rush Is bound TO make.
II anyone wants 10 send dressed
turkey or chicken or a Christmas
goose by express he should label the
package Fresh meat" II will then be
kept in a cool place while In transit
ton.
The name Of the consigner should be
placed on one corner of he package,
with the street address. II Is a good
plan for the shipper to place his card
on the inside OF the package, 50 If the
marks I'm some way should become
erased on tho outside. the patrons
should telephone the call 10 the office,
giving his name and street address,
and the driver viii call In making his
regular rounds.
Early Shopping.
The advice of early shopping has
undoubtedly been needed, not only by
those living IN the city, but residents
of the suburbs as we'll. The interuban
trolley cars are taxed 10 their capacity
with shoppers ladened with many
packages.
The head of one OF the departments
in a large store said yesterday, that
never in the history Of the tirm had
so many sales been made so early In
the season. and that purchasers SEEM
ed to recognize the advantage of buy
ing early, while the best selections
could be made and the usual crowd OF
late buyers thus be avoided.
The crisp winter air, the snow. the
whole setting with it's fringes OF frost.
emphasizes the holiday aspect. During
the time that intervenes between this
and the day when all are expected to
/ be happy the throngs will continue TO
visit the stores. A number of the larg-
er business places have secured extra
teams for delivering goods.
Students I'm the schools are antici.
Y pating the Joy OF holiday rest from
n books and lecture rooms. They are
y getting invitations to dances and din
ner parties, and it IS no wonder tha
concentration on study is becoming
lust a little bit harder as each da.
: comes and goes.
Errand boys are aware that Christ
= has is near at hand by the increases
u number of packages they are requires
o to deliver on their hOmeward trips il
8. the evening. IL is amusing TO motto
the boys as they leve the stores a
o'clock with their arms filed wit
= bundles.
The delivery wagons are rushed. Il
most instances two boys accompan
the driver of each team, as this save
oil considerable time.
ar Quite a few persons living in tn
~ towns and villages adjacent to vii
= mingtOn board early trolley cars II
the morning and spend the day visit
Ia ing the stores Some carry their luncl
~ under their arms. while others WISH
,o restaurants. In this way shoppers are
~ able to canvass a majority OF the
{, stores and transact as much business,
- If not more. than by shopping three
" and four afternoon in week.
II OPEN HOUSE AT Y. NJ. c. A.
If plans are under way for an open