, 1875-12-26


thu beautiful pair OF slippers she had WORKED
for him with her own hands, aud the dozen O
shirts she had paid f~~ With money saved out o
her housekeeping allowance. Tomorrow, OF
next week, how many young husband will fnc
bill at his Office for pair OF ready-made Sup
pe1s and dozen shlrts presented per order o.
| his young wife.
Shortly atter o'clock yesterday morning
three men entered the saloon Of John Schne
der, at No. l79 Blue lsland avenue, aud ca!let
for the drinks. As they we're about leaving, one
OF them named John OBrien, attempted to re-
turn, but being held a. bay by the ealoon-keep-
or, be- showed his hand through pane Of glass,
| baGr l8cerating it all the WAy up to the elbow.
He was attended by Dr.. Buckley, apd Was tueu
sent to the County Hospital. He is = single
| man, about 25 years of age, and resides ut the
corner OF Eighteenth street and Blue Island av-
| enue.
4 little boy on Sheldon street was heard to
! lament yesterday that Christmas WAS 50 real
| mean this YER. s'You see, he said, tbs -dhrned
old day cana on Saturday. and 80 We had to
] this wear Now Years comes On Saturday too, and
20 we'll heye to begin school on Monday. wish
wss Sauta Claus or Old Probabilities, aud they
give me chance at the almanac- Wonidnt 1
just fix it 80 that Christmasd d como on Monday
] and New Years too, and make whole week ont
| of it? Perhaps not!"
| 4 prudent father on Park avenue. whose eldeet
| daughter Was growing less young every day, De-
ginning to spoil on his hands, conceived happy
| idea for working her of. He took house on
| Thirteth street, dressed his daughter IN black
! and trimmed her with plain gold ring, q locket
| NTH gentleman's portrait IN H. nor TO oe
opened save With agh aud habit OF casting
| her eyes down and smiling sideways out Of
them then gave out thas sne was "lao"~
The effect was R1eater tnan le 9au osen GU
couraged to nope 1of 1or sne naa que 4osel ~
each aitlug-room every night and frequently
Two III tne porch, ana sue ne7 Juet peeu W nalt1oo
~ "o11s1,5 ~ S"p.ssAs. ~, -. s, ~ .4 49,;
6ss $3.50 ~ -, ...a.e ~, sona nav, ~ -. c;tv xvhere
pnleu!a ~ 4so - ~ tha1s .i.J ~ ha
49, to4Hs stss esu sa-nath,n1 ~"1N eN->
40 49, - ....-... 49,, ....--..
Three artful young women on Aberdeen street
have made money enough to give their little
Blister Gooo education lor tne Winter anu se-
cure the best medical attendance 1of ,, tael1 ~
valid mother by VerV simple means. Ihes nave
very large circle Of male acqnaintances, aud
working the most gorgeous par OF shppers ever
seen, embroldeElng velvet emok1ne-cap "oTtn
mo9archs ransom' and making up . otocaae
dresslnR-go~n- When any one OF their maze
aequalntauces would question them CONCERNING
the destination or these nafVeis OF aft eaca OF
the young women would reply Tath q
hush and basbful sIn1ta: ~, IT'S
for very particular friend OF mine
can't yon Enesss bat' no 1hats
q secret you unQ OUT Oh Gn12senae:Oay.
Then their male acqualntances went out and
squaadered their substance IN f1otons presents
for the throe slsters+ AND on Chf1slmas-E Eve
the three sisters took Tue cossly pEesents TO 1ne
fnncy-"ork store for which they had been WORK.
day morning they sent each ct their male &C.
qualntances book k-1naTk OF the costly Kind that
sell for 70 cents dozen, aud on taking stock Of
1he pf feseoth tuey naa fecelsea stoh1 toeH mate
acquafhtanceS. after deauet1ng toe Cost o. sn6
oooh,mafhs' oiecose1eo taa' tnos "eto 9o7o'-o
TO THE PUBLIC.
The HOLIDAYS are here, reminding us, by all the
varied offerings of friendship and SOCIAL festlvl-
II, Of Loves great gift Of Savior to man.
Standing at the gateway Of the New Year, the
book Of Destiny yet incomplete. it is FL period
for backward glance. ard serious resolve, an
earnest, prayerful purpose, that like 60 fdcn
thread shall run through all the Woof OF the
future.
What shall that future be? Its record OF
ings q twelvemonth hence, or Of humiliating de-
teats to be blotted with tears OF bitter remorse,
will be what We make it.
What wiser step than to resolve by Gods
grace to abandon forever the Circean cup that
destroys while It inebriates !? During holiday
week will not large numbers OF the young and
middie~aged come to the Office OF the Woman's
Temperance Union, 148 Madison street, aud
sign the pledge OF total abstinence from all that
Il 70 be1 the pubic ne make the following earnes.
appeal: Viii not all who receive their fnends
refrain from offering them wines and stimulat-
ing beverages "a custom fraught with 1uiuous
consequences. We also make this announce
ment: Ladies' of the Temperance Union will
be present at the headquarkers to receive calls
from personal friends and all interested in tenn
peranoe on New Years Day.
ru+ R.rr1rn wrn
The e1chanra-sond called At T1r TR.nr,.r
on6ca va.tardar n,orr;no and srirh an a,oIooaric
srn;1e and couoh s.,d ha snnnose1l fha mail
ei1;ror hadn,r ~ ,ha Hall6ra i,r1ch Nontsn.
fs,.,r;on If +he 17th ~ Nnvamhar hadn't ba
Thsra wsa a msrriaec notice in It that he wanted
to So Tha mnii e.f;tor said m We're thc ~
ners nraserrad3 ria mail adtor sain ces
rha,, re,7,a ttara ~ a., @;acrn, ~ n;s c,k
;n+' ovar ths nsnsrs t;11 1,e fonnd - ~. na;1
ad;tor s.;d eartf;nv -nt er5 conrc+ad lin ~
tf 1rtsra ~ tbara uera - an I'D ~
- ~, ronf,,sion ~, ~
d,atY ganr ria ~ 4anda va .,.lad ~ "a mo No
uannt h.t % 1.no .s;da h;s c.na p1 ND ~ hst = he
+.is,aI ~. ~ ~ 10 Th;a s 80 , sh,+,e
n ;e,ao'l 10 11"0S ;,,taa tne aFter
~ 'et1sa Sand p..nnnss-ad oo'g bn+ s,..i
~. aha.aa A'ApGps"'o, KS o,,+ .1 49,
rera var wr;nHiaS and nl.stered thick1v with dust'
taA9bVAV<A