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Supplement McHenry Plaindealer. :'S$j CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS. ?Jlit the Rvnngelical Lutheran Chnrch. ' The children's service of the Evan­ gelical Lutheran Zions Church will take place December 25 at 7 p. m. The program will be introduced by a hymn by the c mgregation and prayer by Rev. Dan- nenlield. Following is the program; Song, "Come, O Ye Believers." Declamation, Bertha Folz, Dina Nick- lea. Nellie Rossmann. 8 ing, "Quiet Night, Holy Night" Q Recitation, "The Nativity of Christ," St. Luke, 21-7; "The Relation of the Nativity of Christ to the Shepherds," St. Luke, 2, 8-19. By the class. Song, "Whither Children is your Way? " Declamation, Walter Jeske, Minna Dentschmann, Anna Block. Declamation, ' 'A poor child at Christ­ mas Time," Willie Folz. Song, "In the far Heavens the Stars do Twinkle." Declamation, Freddie Folz, Emil Folz, Mary Rossmann. Song, "Dear Sacred Holy Christ. Declamation, Frank A. Block. Song, "Welcome Holy Night." Recitation, "A Heart's Conversation with the Christ Child," Frank A. Block. Song, "Hosanna." Alternate discourse. Ertha Schmidt, Helena Roesmann. Declamation, Anna Dentschmann. Song, "The Fir-Tree is the Noblest Tree." Declamation, Paul Krepel, Willie Rossmann, Fritz Wolf, J. Nickels. Song, "O Joyous Time, O Pleased Time," Declamation, Martha Jeske, Frida Berner, Albert Rossmann, Frank Ross­ mann. Song, "We Pray to Thee Dear Savior." Declamation, Edward Krepel, Helena Jeske, Alma Tescli. Christmas liturgy. At the UniverHalist Chnrch. ' Quite a lengthy program has been arranged for the entertainment to be given in the church on Saturday evening Dec. 28, commencing at 8 o'< lock. The committee has made arrange­ ments with Santa Claus to call for pres­ ents and those who are desirous of putting anything on the tree can leave word before 2 o'clock on Saturday at F. L. McOmber's west side hardware store, the church, or the Plaindealer office, where such articles are to be called for. CHRISTMAS STORY"--A MISSION­ ARY SERVICE. CHARACTERS: Tom--Clayton Ross; Tessie--Cassie Eldredge; Fairy Queen-- Irene McOmber; Fairies --Lueile Byrd, Maude Van Slyke, Tillie Stewart; Turk­ ish girl---Lulu Byrd; Ling Chang--Carl­ ton Ross; African Boy--Lynn Cristy; African girl--IvaMead; Japanese--Flor­ ence Granger; Indian--Harold Cristy: Opening Chorus, "Song of Joy"-- School. Recitation --Nellie Newman. Song, "Luther's Cradle Hymn"--Fan­ ny and Maude Granger. Recitation--"The Christmas ^Star"-- Ethel Owen. Song, "Harvest Draws Near ".--Class 8. Exercise- Six boys. Duet, "Sing For Jesus"--Florence Howe and Mildred Stevens. Exercise and chofus, "'Tis Christmas Eve." Remarks--Dr. Straub. Anthem--Choir. A 10 cent collection will be taken up. A't the M. E. Chnrch. •. ||€hi Saturday evening at the M. J5. church there will be given a program by the children, consisting or sonjrs, recitations and exercises, which will end with an exercise entitled, "Santa Claus No. Two." The program will commence at eight o'clock. A collection will be taken up to help defray expenses. At the close there will be a distribution of gifts from the tree. On the afternoon of Saturday the church will be open and a committee will be there to receive and label the presents. Every one is welcome to come and bring presents tot friends. The seats are free. A Oreat Number. "The Christmas number of the Satur­ day Evening Post marks a new depar­ ture in periodical literature--the first successful attempt to give for five cents, stories, articles and pictures by the same writers and artists who make the high- cost magazines. For example, the opening story in the Christmas Post is by Rudyard Kipling, and the tale that of Private Ortheris and his dog, Garm; Jjel Chandler Har­ ris tells ' 'Why the Confederacy Failed," a stirring story of the Secret Service: and Ian Maclaren, Justin McCarthy, M. P., John Luthur Long, M. E. M. Davis, W. C. Coup and W. S. Harwood contribute stories and articles. The verse in the number is by Edwin Mark- ham, Frank L. Staton, Mary E. Wilkins and Clinton Scollard. The half-tone page headings, illustrat­ ing Christmas in History, are by Charles Louis Hinton, Frank and Joe Leyen- decker, W. S. Lukens, George Gibbs, F. L. Fithian, Emlcn McConnell and Har­ rison Fisher. The handsome colored cover is by Henry Hutt. The Christ­ mas Post will be on all news-stands December 21. School Motes. We ar^ deii^hted at the fine weather. Edna Story las returned to school after her illness. • ' Agnes Thomas has returned to school after a w eokV pi scnce. Mi' Service P< rrv called on several of the rooms on Tuesday. Elder Straub visited the second inter­ mediate room on Monday. Lyle Hazel of the first primary was a visitor at the great city on Friday. The Christmas vacation will start Fridav afternoon and continue for a week. Thomas CI ear y commenced his school work in the second intermediate on Mon­ day last. The following pupils are absent from the primary room: Maude Carr, Harry Rossinan, Annie Knox and Effie Nickles. The Christmas decorations of first primary are Christmas bells stars a and stocking will be hung Santa Clans to fil). :T the and for A Belgium Christmas Legend. The children of Belgium have a charming Christmas legend about Santa Claus' pony. They always place their woolen sabots on the window ledge, stuffed full of oats, hay and fodder for the "dear Christmas pony." In the morning they run on'tiptoe to look, and, behold, the hay is all gone, and the shoes are brimming over with toys and sweetmeats! Then the children clap their hands with glee and wish they could only have waked in time to see the pony munching his oats. That would nave been such inn. . \ Ttfiere barns a star o'er Bethlehem town*-- See, O my eyes! AIM gloriously it beameth down " Upon a Virgin Mother meek And Him whom solemn magi seek; Burn on, O star! and be the light To guide us all to Him this night! The angels walk in Bethlehem town- Hush, O my heart! The angels come and "bring a crown To Him, our Savior and our King, Tv* And sweetly all this night they sing; , , Sing on in rapture, angel throng! '• • 'T ' That we may learn that heavenly son|{^ •' ' I Near Bethlehem town there b 1 ooms a tUBO-"-' ' V O heart, beat low! ' ? And it shall stand on Calvary! But from the shade thereof we turn t M U.ito the star that still shall burti ' V v" When Christ is dead and risen again, /"*« T " To mind us that he died for men. ; \ There is a cry in Bethlehem town-- **. $• < Hark. O my soul! 'Tis of the Babe that wears the crown! * It telleth us that man is free-- - Afe; That He redeemeth all and me! ' ^ The night is sped--behold the morn-- Sing, O my soul! the Christ is born! Eugene Bacteriologlcal Tests of Illinois and Mis- 'i"~|f sissippi River Water. Dr. Burrill of the University of Illinois- has sent to Dr. Reynolds. Health Com- v\;. \ missioners, of Chicago, a report of bac- ' wM teriological investigations upon the waters of the Illinois and Michigan canal and of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, altogether extending from Chicago tor St. Louis. The report covers the monthS of June, July, August, September, Oc­ tober and November, and gives the? monthly average number of bacteria, found in a cubic centimeter of water" taken from each of thirty-eight stations. The laboratory work was done by Mr. James A. Dewey. The figures as tabulated show that the * whole stream has been, during the time, mentioned, greatly polluted, but they * also show that the water becomes rapid­ ly purified as it flows along from the source of contamination. At Ottawa and LaSalle the numbor of bacteria has de rjas d from several million to a few thousand in a centimeter of water. Above Peoria the stream is nearly free from these organisms. Below this city the numbers rise again so as practically to equal those in the canal at Bridgeport. _ Farther down the water again becomes- :*!»£• gradually less infected, so that at the-.-' mouth of the Illinois there are less bac- - - « teria than occur in the waters of the,'--if&i Mississippi river. ;* -- ------ Elgin Butter Market. The butter market remained the same: on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday as ' a week ago,- namely, firm at 26 cents. Seventy-seven tubs were offered and none were sold, sellers holding for 26$ cents. The annual election resulted in the election of the following directors: John Newman, W. W. Sherwin, G. H. Gurler, George Reed and Mathew Rich­ mond. The board will meet on Satur­ day Dec. 23 and 30. After the New ' Year they will meet on Monday as usual. Married at the McHenry House. Mr. Emil Krueger and Miss Bertha Schultz, of Spring Grove, were united in marriage at the McHenry House, in this village, December 17. Rev. J. Straub officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Krueger will at once commence house-keeping on a farm near Spring Grove. They have the best wishes of their many friends. TP CUKE A COLI> IN ONK DAY.. Take LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine'Tab- lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's sig­ nature is on each box. 25c. •M: $ -'Cjr V-