Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-22
BUNDLES and BOXES.
WV m THE CROWDS UPON THE STREETS
As CHRISTMAS DRAWS NEAR.
y,7 Van Sssn Truiging Home With Parcels
Gear Ug to his Nsck-How the Po5toHce
and he Express Companies Handle
the Business.

Christmas shopping increases-just
rows rag.-.y-as the joyous festival
,91roaches. Now, there are only three
more days 70 shop, and the chances are
he opportunity will be improved.
There were quite large number Of
,s5g.e out shopping yesterday, and not
outstanding the furry Of snow last
evening. the streets up to ten o'clock
we're comfortably peOpled with busy
buyers.
Il seemed as though avery person the
pDorter met last night had box or
,gpdIe Of some sort, and not infreQuent-
TWO. three and four. One tall, slim,
sdsyerous looking fellow was seen
gn'ng out OF notion store on Main
rreets with his long, lank arms eX-
ending out in the air. and bundles
lied uUon the brachial members like
srd wood OF a rack. His wife follow
SSns5 1 5sSs ied L 70 IE the Gkny af iefs
i nteeding from a dry goods store was
Il3t lady wildly endeavOring TO en-
gnpass with her chubby arms two
neat bundles almost as big around as
rself, aud she would no sooner get
us settled, than the other would drop.
these are only two Of the many anus
i az Incidents seen on the streets these
lays.
Bundles play q singular part in the
vs8t rush of Christmas shopping.
There are boxes and bundles, large,
ua., long, narrow, sharp, blunt, soft,
heavy and light There are lots OF
certain kinds OF packages that you can
STOW away in the pockets, others that
sort Of seem to fit the arms gracefully,
and still others that don't. It's in the
street cars that one encounters many
3ughabe complications. With a cor
ler Of a heavy box on one foot, loug
narrow bundle jabbed into the chest or
stomach, a wire cage caught on the
buttons, and a big roast beef rubbing
against the side of the neck-it Is then
that one begins to realize more than
ever that Christmas will soon be here.
The question naturally arises, where
Do all these boxes, bundles and parcels
20? They don't all 90 TO the homes Of
The purchasers. A glance about the
,ty last night told that great many
we're being shipped out OF town. Or
course every Christmas a good percent
ige Of the presents purchased go 70 9TH
I places The rush has not begun in
earnest, although the increase OF bus
hess was quite noticeable yesterday.
Business will probably be lively at the
lostoiice to-day, as many people will
want 30 get things of in time TO reach
'aelr destination by Saturday.
"Yss," said Agent Hiner, OF the
adams Express Company, as he stood
ana towering pile of boxes and bun
las, there is no miStaking the fact
Christmas is coming. The business Is
multiplying every hour now, and we
lave pot three extra men and two extra
sagols 10 anticipation Of the rush. we
have sent out a great many large bun
l-eS to-day, and strange 10 say nearly all
le natter handled up 70 date has been
vent 90 far-away places, very largely
.-e northwest, aBd also all through the
South. Very few, il any, bundles have
Been sent 20 places in adjoining States.
lae Office will be open till midnight
'ld probably even later tomorrow
asht thiak we will have no diff
'-ty 10 handling the matter. To-day
We expect a rush"
The same condition OF affairs, pro-
@uouate,y, is experienced in the other
Apress Offices. The stores this season
Ie shipping direct large number OF
s'ods 90 out-of-tOwn customers, one
am on Market street sending forty-slX
'ol1.eS and packages out yesterday.