The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-19

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Santa Claus, and Is therefore ths day 81 81
days with the little oaes. whese iaIth n II
old fellows iargs-heaEtednen b never-SdlfDg.
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and . storehouse % rich and varied IN ~
contents - to be veritabls fairy laad. Each
younester u provided Tor according - his Of
her particular wants under . beseGesat sesl
Of arrangement, the details Of which afs "
terry iucomprehensible 70 people Of tsadeE
years. But this holiday hopefnlness 10 BY "a
means confined to the childrsn, the older
ones looking forward to the pleasure that n
to come from giving and receiving. The
questions naturally suggest Themselves. What
are Wfchits people doing to meet the holiday
emergencyf l. the goodly custom Of giving
presents to be - generally observed - usual
and BY the chidren-hss Santa Claus estab-
lisbed any branch store houss heres teomes
natural, somehow, TO have balance on hand
tor holiday wants, and the presumption 10
therefore reasonable tbst the custom Of Civ.
ing-and receiving will be duly houored BY
all classes. BY way Of further evidence, It
may be stated that the business houses are oil
having lively trade, such - usually precs des
the holidays, mono complaining Of lack Of bu-
siness. The Wichita merchants are doing
their share to deserve this trade. for certainly
more ample preparations to meet the holiday
demand were never made. All markets OF
the country may be said to have been ran
sacked for articles or use and ornament. and
greater collection Of articles we're never be.
fore offered to choose from. An EAGLE re-
porter, on his rounds. casually dropped into
the principal business houses Of the city yes.
terday, and was moved to note the Christmas
preparations that had been m ade, and those
who have not made . similar trip could scarce
~ be led TO believe how ample The holiday
stores are. Piles Of new goods-new NOT on
Iy 10 the sense that they had never been used
but new In design-were found every where,
on every hand. Crowds Of people vera mot
with iu oil quarters, anxious TO secure early
selections. Down one street, up another.
wherever the reporter went. be found within
doors this state Of things to exist. All was
hurly-burly, in view Of the holidays. Jewell
~ stores, dry goods stores, millinery estab-
Iishments. houses Of . miscellaneous charac-
ter. in fact, stores OF all sorts and descrip-
lions had their attractions TO offer. And full
~ approaching these attractions the public
was on hand in force to provide itself accord.
ing to its divers wants.
The annual meeting Of the Sedgwick Coun-
ty Bible Society met at the Presbyterian
church last Sabbath evening. The meeting
was unusually large, and eyinced great deal
OF interest. 1t was called to order by the
President, G. r. Hargis. After song and
prayer Rev. John Kirby opened the meeting
with few preliminary remarks. Revs. Har-
sen and j. j. Thompson addressed the meet
ing in effective and telling words, after which
reports by the Secretary and Treasurer were
made. followed by an election OF officers. The
old officers were re-electcd,-G. F. Hargis,
james Davidson, Secretary; J. X.
Sawyer, Treasurer. The reports for the pat
year are very encouraging. and show marked
difference from that Of the previous year. An
agent is or will be appointed to canvass the
county and furnish bible or testament To
those living without them