The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

A Wichita man ships oysters in the
shell from the coast and feeds them on the
floor of his cellar.
There was to have been German at the
Coronado club Christmas night, but 1T has
been declared off.
Some extra fiourishes are said to be put
on in the preparations for Our Clubs"
New Years ball
Miss Josie Jones, of Shelbyville, Ky. is
Joseph Pittinger.
This is good time of year for a revival.
So many people try to spread frozen butter
on crumbly bread.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Campbell of South
Ida, entertained a number of friends,
Thursday evening.
Most people agree that the best way to
get reporter to put your name In the paper
is to ask him not to
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The excellence of the s. & BIS program
Tuesday evening was only exceeded by its
performance, 1t is said:
Sol Smith Russell will play here two
days after Christmas. We ought to thank
Mr.. Crawford for that.
What has become of the young man who
used to go over to Augusta, and afterwards
speak of his trip "east?"
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bristow have issued
cards announcing the twenty-ffth ami
versary of their marriage.
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There is a man in town who will not al
low his name to be- mentioned in the papers
under any circumstances.
There was butterfly social in Wichita
the other night. 1t must have been sort
OF buckwheat cake affair.
Miss Fannie Colson, daughter of the
repreSentative-at-larg of Oklahoma, Is the
guest of Mrs. E. II. Dorsey.
Mrs. NJ E. Lebo, who has been visiting
friends in Wichita, will leave this morn
ing for her home in Illinois.
Mr.. f. J. Sullivan and Miss Lizzie Love
lace were married at the Emporia Avenue
church Wednesday evening.
If all children's wishes were fulfilled,
every father in the country would be
keeping confectionery store
The man in the moon becomes full on
the twenty-fifth of this month, Christmas
night. He will not be alone.
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A Wichita woman claims to get her
Christmas goods cheaper by putting off
buying them until Christmas eve.
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A man who has just lost house by fire
never thinks much of the humorist who
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We are sure of one thing. The. woman
who gets sealskin cloak for Christmas
will be on the street next Friday.
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The people who feel Christmas most are
the parents who hung up little stocking
but for one Christmas: years ago.
There will be special meeting of the
board of directors of the Coronado club,
Monday evening, Dec. % at 7:30.
We were talking to a man last night
who claimed he bad not spoken a cross
word to his wife for twelve years.
The yacht in the fourth act of the "Stow
away" Monday evening, was the best
stage setting ever seen in Wichita.
There is a woman in town who was
playmate of Julia Rive-King, the great
pianiste, when she was little girl.
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A Wichita man bought $4,000 worth
of corn when it was ten cents bushel.
1t is now worth fifty cents bushel.
1t is said of one student in Wichita, that
he carries so many books to and from
school, that he is becoming bow-legged.
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A Wichita poetess always presents her
husband with a poem Christmas He
likes it. 1t doesn't affect his bank account.
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This is the time of year that the busy
man discovers that he has never even torn
the last January sheet off the old calen-
dar.
The small boy who receives Ratchet for
Christmas is usually not deceived into
splitting the kindling for more than one
day.
There is no excuse for a husband carry
ing letter in his pocket of his wife's, di-
rected to furrier company, this time of
year.
Some people believe that Christmas
should be transferred to the 10Th of Feb
ruary. 1t would only come once in four
years.
Miss Naunie Meade saw Minnie Skinner
in New York recently. She is in good
health and progressing nicely in her art
work.
What has become of the girl who used
TO stick her little finger out straight by
itself when she lifted a glass of water to
her lips?
There is model little man in town who
has had his ears perced SO his wife can get
him pair of earrings for his Christmas
present.
crowded yesterday. There were baby
carriages everywhere, occasionally two
abreast.
There is no trouble getting a child out of
bed Christmas morning. Ii a child wakes
up at o'clock it will stay awake until
daylight.
Ii is rare sight to see anybody walking
on the Main street sidewalks. north of
Central avenue Everybody prefers the
pavement
Walter Dyer, who is gaining a reputa-
ton as an expert at foot ball at the state
will spend the holidays with
his parents.
The Emersonian society of the High
school gave no entertainment Friday.
They have postponed it until the day be-
fore Christmas.
The music at the Catholic church
Christmas morning will be beautiful
Haydn's third mass will be given. You
ought not TO miss il.
The Grssshopper club s dance Christmas
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