The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
GOLDEN STREAM 0F
 GIFTS SENT ABROAD
Country of the World From Local
 Post Office.
Throes of Biggest Rush of Busi- ness This Year.

Christmas will be. made more merry for these in other lands bys $28, ,672.9 92 (which has been sent by residents of money which has been sent from here within the past week will make glad hearts in almost every corner of the globe. Young and old, on the vine clad hills of sunny Italy or away among the frozen pains of Russia will have their beliefs ain Santa Claus strengthened when a welcome gift in coin of the realm reaches them just before this coming Christmas day..
 In the two weeks which ended De- cen1ber IS. $17,432.26 was sent from Bridgepo ort to England and Ireland. In the two weeks previous $11, ,240.66 was sent to Russia, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. For those who will eat their Christmas dinners near the land of the midnight sun the money must be started early in order that it may reach them in time for the annual festival which marks the birth of the Prince of Peace.
 Though many orders were sent this year from the Bridgeport post office most of the amounts were small. For instance one woman sent nine orders to Servia and the total of her orders was but ST, but each little sum was calculated to make. some heart in the homeland glad. F
 For the past month employees of the local post office have seen that spirit of cheer and t:peace on earth good will toward men'' shining i11 the faces of the lines of those born in other lands who at this season of the year never fail in their remem brance of the folks at home. 4s,
 This year the parcel post depart ment is called on to handle more busi- ness than ever before. Extra clerks and extra carriers have already been stendent of Mails Breckbi1l placed an extra receiving clerk in the lobby of the post office so that the receiving of parcel post packages was much faci1i- tated. Saturday,. and Monday Supt. Breckbill expects will be the big days in the parcel post department and ev cry preparation is being made to handle the large volume of business expected.
 In what is considered Christmas business already received at the post office, packages have been received to be forwarded to points in every state in the union and in every possession of the United States.
 To handle the parcel post business this year the government has employ ed many extra trains to carry the post matter to points where it is separated for distribution.
 A total of 496,8s8 international money orders, worth $7,775. 5.645.20, have been sent to foreign lands from the New Y ork post office this month"; according to statistics furnished by Postmaster Morgan. This years Christmas money orders to other coun- tries are worth $1.249,468.11 more than those of last December, 68,135 additional orders having been issued from the local post-omce.
 The last of the Christmas mails left New York yesterday on board the Mauretania, of the Cunard line, and the France, of the French line. For eign mail arrived on board the St. Louis, of the American line, which had 8 ,261 sacks. The Lusitania, of the1 Cunard line is expected today with 7,548 sacks. The Lorraine, of the French line, with 1,665 sacks, and the Amerika, of the Hamburg-Arnerican line, with 1,12O sacks, are due Satur- day The George Washington, of the North German Lloyd line, with 1,425 sacks, is due on Sunday.
 The following table shows the mum Der and value of international money orders issued at the New York post offices from December 2 to December IT: