, 1876-12-17


people will not suffer the doors to be closed Al
the patients dispersed IN mjdwinteE. Donations
money can be sent to Mr. Gilbert Hubbard, to u
pital. OF any Of the lady managers Donations
fuel, provisions and groceries are very aceeptaol
It is not believed that any sailing~Eesse1s We
ont on the lake during the severe gaze flla' na
night. At least thus far nothing has been heard
rienced in this vicinity, and it is fortnnate mat
occurred SO late in the season. ior mere are =; 1s
steamer Manlstee, OF Goodrich's line, went Of
Friday evening few ioars before the gale BEGAN
violent. She stayed outside all @ nght IND r
Clara Campbell also left Friday night for Mi'wat
kee, and, is nothing has beeh heard from her,
supposed that she arrived RI at @ her oesnpa.o h3a
from their docks in spite OF the heavy ice whc
surrounded them, hut they we're not damaged
| any extent.
The orphans in St. Josep!,'s Asylum. on Thirty
/ fifth street, number ECO, and the institution ha
that number generally on hand. There are Gozc
applicants for every vacancy that occurs. Ihes
are not drunkards, thieves, criminals; they ar
not idle, lazy. or vagrants. They are lelples
| poor OF tender age, requiring shelter, food. an
clothing. Feasts to those who have difficulty il
I satisfying hunger are of rare occurrence, but tn
friends Of the Asylum appeal to all those who cal
give dollar, or loaf OF bread, cake, barrel 0
remember these helpless Children Of the poor, snt
during. this holiday week send whatever they cal
| TO make Christmas joyful season to these litt1a
I people. ALL provisions of whatever kind from
turkey OF barrel of apples to pound Of candy,
can be sent direct to the Asylum, and to be avaa'
] bic for Christmas should be sent not later thar
Saturday. The blessings OF 200 Of Gods children
| and the consciousness Of good action will repay
the gift hundredfod.
L1T1GIoCs CONTRACTOR.
The facts in regard to the Ellen claimed by
mentioned in TnE TalnusE OF Saturday, arc IN
derstood to be simply that Bryant contracted to
build An addition to the hotel for tract Of land.
ne @ ws sna PAT o. ne
tract The contract was declared abandoned, and
Mcssrs. Pearce d Benjamin went on md finished
brought by party claiming to be the assignee Of
the forfeited contract, and now Mr.. Dryant brings
suit for the use ofanother party for work which
been fully paid DOR. r. Messrs. Pearcc and Benja~ j.
min are well &nown to be able and ready to pay any
just claims against them.
d, NORTH CHICAGO LIGHT GUARDS
The North Chicago Lii ght Guards gave their Sec
ond reception lasl Friday evening at Lincoln Hall.
The first reception, the particulars OF which we're
gsen In TEE Tnusz vas considered % the M most 50,
for. II it were possible the reception Friday even
ing even cclipsea its predecessor, and proves how
ttIe e1er6on Thsre we're about s - 500 % p.csent
The programme consisted Of sixteen choice dances.
with an entertainment during intermisslon, when
boys very cretlitably through the manual of arms
to the entire satisfaction OF an appreclaive audi-
ence. Dnring the course Of the drill, and while
Becker stepped forward, saluted Capt. vargcs
and after a short speech presented him, In behalf
Of the North Chicago Light Guards, with hand
taken somewhat by surprise. but Kept his coHlpos-
ure, and returned thanks in clever little speech
which WAS loudly appiaudcd-
PHILOSOPHICAL soCIETT.
The Philosophical Lecture Society met at m ear
1icr hour last evening than usual the object being
to discuss resolution introduced ut the last meet
ing looking to the amendment Of the laws Of the
Society, that the criticisms upon lectures here
after might bc prepared from synopsis Of the lec
ture furnished by the lecturer week II advance.
cd in various waye. |, was analls adopted, hosey-
er, and the bylaws as amended provide for
the appointment Of critic by the Chair each even
nE for the next the eee 70 be
advance by the Executive Committee:
The lecture OF the evening was delivered by the
Church @ anbject % sFive Hundred @ fe Years f befole
Christi It was carefully prepared analysis Of
the religious faith Of socrates, Buddha, confucins
eaee with marked attention. The next lecture
81 Modern Faupctism.
BLCE JEANS COCKTAIL.
Agentlemen, presumably Of Democratic ante |
:edents, with the moss Of the First Congressional
District OF Indiana c1ingiug to his back walked /
e n aa
,ut him up Glue Jeans cocktail. "A how much. |
;ocktailt What sort OF gin: Blue gin:' 9ueried !
liar spirit Of 10, replied tho guest. ssKeercctS'
answered the barkeeper, and in few moments he |
lad compounded q drink composed of proof alco- !
he Juice Of three lines, and hnlf bottle Of pain
alIer. The old gentleman smelled it critically,
marked Here's to Sammy and Tommy:'' and !
yes and his mouth contracted to. about !
he size OF q safe key-hole, and when |
sa nss aew gaess 9' to
ut down quaTter and said: Keep the change-
sna ds Enn Ss s the aSsd ba
in I've tasted since left home-something like
lquor; it's sort Of quick in taking hold and slow
4 letting go. II ever you come to Bartholomew
ou so1pe corn whisky that's better still, whisky
bats like swallowing circular saw whole and
nllins it up again." The barkccpcr said he would
1e old man had got safely ont. About II o'clock
c asked the patrulman if he had heard OF any old
ian being found dead On the. sidewalk from apo
anced few jig~s1cpa and said. ''Hurrah, he's
one somewhere else to die:'
TIE DAUGHTEE's sTRATAGEM. ]
rect has all only father, who hHs bad hnbir Of !
utting his neighbor's bottle, and hjs own, and
~ other bottle be can find handy, to bis lips and
make whole summer. Like most gentlemen
his sort, he is confident Of his ability to knock
T whenever he feels that he is becoming sayc-
:, to speak more correctly, an empIoye-o? The !
um Fiend. The daughter Is lovely girl, as
uthful as Ell Perkins isn't, and as modest as any
,ung woman Of her age hasn't any need to be.
le had seen with pain her fathers self-indu1-
nce. and, after takdng sweet counsel with young
an who expects to call him {the old mani father
law, rcsolred to put up q job the author Of
ratagem for his innocent deception ~. The old
ntleman was sitting at. the par1or window : :
dusk, looking dTeamily ont into the
ont yard. when he might have been seen by |
" observer to start suddenly, rub his eyes, look :
It Of the window, and say softly to himself,
Wcll I'm cremnted!' Then he got up and went ] !
the front door, but found it locked and the key
asn't THERE He went back to the window and took
other intense stare. renarking, ''I'I be bull |
zed i it iant!'' and knocked on the glass. Then =
soli]oquized aloud, ''Count me ont il they
EN- to carei' and skipped agilcly out Of the ! J
ok door and round by the side Of the honsc. !
out, rubbed his eyes, observed, ~ wish to be ?
locausted if they weren't" and trottcd up the u
int steps. His daughter opened the door 10 ad- 9
t him. saying, ''Why, pa, you'll catch your c
thout your haiti s.Helena Antoinette," he
ID, in reply. tyou are like George Washington,
you not! You cannot tell 1ie.'' t.Fafher'
lat mean yousr ''Then, Helena, tell me WHY
S front door was locked and the key taken away c
zee minutes ago." Why, pa, what put such an | r.
- into your head: found 1t unlocked when ! -
= you from the window np-stars.: And, !"
lena, you were up-stairss You are sure you | u
rent out in the front Yards" >'Sure. " with | G
ellow with mustache, swinging on the gate aud f