, 1876-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS,


One Of tho features Of tho observance Of tho
day on tho North eiao was tlio annual dtstsibu.
tson Of chickens to the poor by ex-4td Jonas,
Mt his store, corner OF Michigan aal Dearborn
streets. Mr.. Jonas reached thu store about
o'clock, and fouhd miscellaneous crowd in
waiting for tho distribution. lie Ind pur-
chased Saturday $50 chickens, md 1t was no
surprise to and In attendance the needy whom
hu had similarly treated li,r several years,
Really he would have been exceedingly sus-
prlscd to hAya found no one ntound. The crosd
was competed Of men, wo'lefi, md children nj
all ages aud conditions, aNd Us Ee pressed
gIve than Wute those about linn vino had conc
to receive. Tho distribution was commenced
about 0:30 o'clock. and ho lived close to tho
ss3rtpt,Yral IT, 1tsa:hng."As an, yoa stal re-
question a. to who they wcre, Or NJ 10 tier
circumstances. Evcrybqdy was, truly welcomed.
ond for sovcnll hours there was scene wItvIl
bcgEascd description, because the charity WAS
pare and without ostohtation. Tho supply Of
chickens was apcedly disnenscda, but THO rush
of the hungry and needy, to 'yliom Christmas
was no moro thnn any other occasion, continued
ul.alatcd. No one, however, was allowed to
ask In vain, for when the ghickcns Ind been
every caller up 10 noon, and It Is safe to say
that Mr.. Jonas contributed Is mich to the hap-
plness OF tho poor, and made ~ many families
happy over tho dlnuer-tabic, as any other man
HnwsnoYsI HOME. :"
The forty OF moro yourg Arabs at the HeHs'
boys' Homo Wcrc thoroughly excited yesterday.
It was Christmas Day anil, among otl1cr attrac-
@ @sHas ths,s Tos aS Ssq a fsIsa, inss o9 ens5
pluln-puldings. pics, fruits, and = thousand
and one ctcctcrus to cheer tho youthful heart
and sattsfy. the youthful appetite, And tho sr-
petite OF tho representative newaboy is some
ffnr1anIr{yd de r5e
dhious treatment With ~ Worcesterslltrs sauee or
other remedies. Like its owner, It Is alwaya
"on. the lay y for ntthing But 1t was thor.
ongl'ly satiatc ycstcrtay-that is, ,.utt the nsxt
under the direction Of tile Superintendent, aIr.
Huntington. The afternoon was given up to
thorough inspection Of Tho boys Christmas pres;
ents and an occasional 'swop" IN Which each 81
ngo Of tho other. For u tin1c there waa per.
feet bazaar OF knit scaris, socks, nlttena, und
other articles Of practical value, while the tooth
so!ic candy made the boys mouths water nost
iugs, tnustt, games and other forms Of rerrca.
tfol,, In which everybody engaged with Intense
delight, On tho whole, Chrlatn,as, lS3n. wa ,i a
most memorable ono In tho history Of the Jolly
young vendors Of clieago newspapers.
Sheriff. Kern said the othcr, day: ~ guess
TIL gtvc the boys Christmas dinner"
Achs!stmas d!nnez! sosnstAing Ynheara;St wy ~
bot1 The sn stoy yx a ts ss GS0k x GYqGs s 5 1s, bes ns
passed from coli to eell with telcgrapllc rapld-
mcrsaults. and matlo other Ridiculous demon.
ssgnt9 9 nn . 1E suSBp aspof bs sas p so o s
cages.
Yesterday the dlnuer 1as served according to
promise. Thcro was no giidca d!'aing's9osa
with tables groanlng beneath weight Of ellYsf
aud cut-giasa, aud With co1orcd Wattcrs stand
Inn nhsnn utons1v arotnt1 md helnfpE them.
selves to vino behind thss door. On the cot1 con
trary, everything was conducted on pt'T@sf;e
scalc. Thero was turkoyt and everything c'sel "a
TIC way Of ysgotabies. Of 's}1 course aA,hs.s nu:
IN fact, tho plates wcrc Of tin. Tho poftlons o.
food were hid out On tho plates, aud we5e ihsn
| piled up on . two-st'ry truck, whlcn WI VIZ
wHssI sae!sa VICE ssa II III s' qsansty tbs eod oi
the dinner, the word was passed. anu lhe hss, hsls,
| oncre united In giving three chners and tlgee
| for Kern. With that tho ceremonies cnued.
There was no particular increase ~ tho nu1a. as
| than usual Bont In.
Tho teachers andchildren connected WIN ,e tae
Ada Street Mcthndist Church n9l gaia g. .''Ss %e
| been bniit about The altar which ssas eusinouat.
cd by Clrlstnas-trea richly adorned. II ~. tIo
rcht ot ths the children u been prova.Gu f.. M4s wa.
scnts, to take THUR turn In carrying out the pro
| gralnme OF tho evening, and to aWait the ~
| pcarance OF HRuta Claus. The exercises xese
| highly entertaining under tho FnanageHens u
Mr, John FREEMAN, Superintendent OF tne o1n, ~
day-school, assisted BY sc rerai mcnbere o. u .no
congregation. They coirsisted Of reritas!oHs, a
Dialogues ul,d songs. livery ten minutes ieu w.
grams were rcad from Bonita Claus, mucn 70 .e ~
delight Of the children, who were hlomshta.nMs ~
expecting his distinguished arrival, and s'et}a aa
| thing passed OF pleasan lY. Santa Claus ~ ~
grams Iad announced' hls travel. ,lao. thtoash .aH
tho Mhola OF Europe, hiA visit to WashlaetonI, XII.
| Ills calls upon both 1layss mud Thacn " s. snss
respective holncs all Ia the space OF tTo nou.s' ~
It would have been Unreasonable to have 81. 81.
| rccted him earlier. WI ten hia presence was ~
uo,lnccd tho children ware delighted, Of co1ss Is
and as he marched up the uislc, followed y!
baskGta full OF canfy ho received gshe1.urs 11nn,
greeting from the littl} ones already sicK 1iu .d
oyercrowillng tlelr st nachs with WnaI 10 ~ ~
loft them at their resi- ,ecttYs houses. iS III IL
position on the platfon, made them nlsu ,,1c ~
tla spsech, and to eacl gave stockinE O hsn.
tlled with several Things. All en]oreu thsnts sns
selves, and tho doctuts u the sa
Aoighborhood calnot, full to reap ftca aA''
ELSEWHERE.
! JOLIET, sLs.
| 9pseial DtuateA 10 1As 1ftoant .,,..
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