, 1875-04-03
HUNTING DOWN VICE.
An Aged Physician on the WAR
Path.


Disco1nforts Of His Ncighbors.
Thero IL trouble On Michigan nronue. Tlore
has bgon troubln on Tint htteet before. It is
tAoroughfaro that Las furnished It's quota OF
scpsatons, Il Inns Ind suicides, lore ecrapes.
boarding.ho,1se squabblcs, and a hundred other
excitcmouts. Dut ths now difficulty ts 80 sim
gular, 80 unhcaid-of 10 Chicago. that 1t becomes
q duty to say something concerning 1t, dcsp'te
tho countcr-attractions OF Bcecher and tho Y.
II. C. A.-AthonGum speting-match. ThoEo Ia
o complaint about too much policeman, too
many policemen, too much watching, too great
ugilauce by night and by day. Waa tl1ero ercr
growing oyer such thing bcforo7 Ask Robin
and ho will lay his hand On lis heart and assure
sou llo nevor hoard Of 1t.
FrnsT LITTLE 7oroonAruY--A Description
II tho country. There ara four houaes, tho
threo southern ones under ono roof, and sepa-
rated from the northernmost ons by an alloy.
This solitary one ia inhabited by gentleman,
afr. A., whose good nnture has not bccn I'M
paired by years or rheumatism, but whose pa
tleuco has cortain limits, which haro boon reactod
Tho house ncxt to him, acrosa this allcy 10 kept By
pcrson who always has hor blinds down, Who Ia
Respectfully diBreputablo, md who receives male
visitors only. Tho southern house on tho block
ia Inhabited by retired physician, wlo has orna-
/ rnentcl bis dwelling With bay-window. Thoro
ho ats, Bummer aud winter, whom not prescrib-
Ing blue muss and Dover powders to sono old
fashioned doses, buaica In Wntchlng tho
Ieoplo who para by on tho street,
or WHO enter ad5o!ning houses. soon
| after tile house whore tho .bllnda arc Always
closed began operations, tho Doctor noticed thAt
| It had n very humorous custom as nil hours ut
! the lay,-a thing which, since he ia quito old.
shocked Ills moral sonBshslltfcs excessively. In
order to put q stop to this annoyance. and to
eradicate this aocial ulcer which he Waa afruld
| would destroy tho neighborhopd. lie Ncnt to
! Superintendent 1ehm and asked to have police.
man specially detailed to keep watch Ia front Of
Tho house. Tic request was granted aud tho
| officer began operations.
llo aool found to hiH surprise that this estab-
| lishmcut was visted BY tho most monotonous
ard satnest people ha over know in hta llfo. 1io
asked every Que who wont III what hih name "nst
aud gcuernlly-th!s shows patriotic splrts-hs
waa George Washington OF Andrew Jackson.
Smith aud Jonos, aud an occasional sptink!inK
| Of prominent statesmen completed t!le lust.
| This patrolnan, instead OF remaining fixed In
| trout Of tho house ho ,waa sent to watch, soon
| got into tho hHbit Of
s1no1LIsa UP AND DOWN TIE sTngEr.
| generally walking Across tho alloy and lettering
| Iu front Of the uosthcrumost house. or coutHo
dows. The charactor OF tho house Of which he
had special Charge is pretty generally known, no
| when people passing along tha street Haw the
| patro!iuau looking up into the Windows Of the
adjoining touement, they Loo lookod up and,
sccin9 thore Venerable gentleman with rosy
face and Hhow-white beard. sald to themselves
or to their companions: What slaiMe i -
that such an old gentleman should:m public
exhibition Of himself At slch place during the
| lay-tima."
Theao reflections camo to the cars OF Mr. h.,
tho venerable gentleman In question, aud lio
went out and demonstrated With tho ofaoor for
not combining Ills attentions to his legitimate
fold Of ope1atlons. Tue ollcer ndmittod that
he waB ratheri In tho wrong, but pleaded to Mr.. A..
that it was excessively tlrcsome to 30 tied down
all t'ay to t l.ttto space Of 20 feet by l2, With
nothing to look 1T hut wlndowa which fmere
Bc1eonud ulth blinds, aud nothing to do but TO
ah4 nou what tllcir names ~eso mud 70 10 told
George Washington therefore tho officer con-
tinues to patrol tho whole ueiglboshooI, aud
Dir. A. 3 morality Inns Eone down far below zero.
nut tue woNsT Is At NIGHT.
at tho Western end OF tho alley rlich separates
tleBe two houses there is littEo stable, through
which ono can get admission 70 this house vhcrc,
aa Sonutor DouglAa once sntd, ladies never 60
and gentlomeu nosoE talk loudly, and the George
Waah!ngtons aud Andrew JackBons OF Chicago
got into tho habit Of dodgiog ths ot1ees y going
It hared much annoyance. THIS trcE llaa been
dotoctcd. and another officer has been detailed Of
nights for special duty in tho alley. II 10, Of
thero from tho gloaning to tho dawn on an asl,-
heap like Job Of old, 10 ho spends bis time,
when not questioning the shy alley ia
climbing oyer tbs fences which separate tho N.
neaa:sss sSs sas L. ] sa ]s,ss s0 sso 4as
creatures Immediately get Into their konuela nnd
bark with great ferocitY, thua keeping good theE
character for VIGILANCE. Az tho people in tle
themselves, 50 through their Louscs to see Il
anything has been sto!on, and finally act out
into the yarda only to 500 policeman sitting on
tbe fence, and to be Informed l,y him that every:
fo 1txRt tf,f In Ajnt
! everybody hloep until 10 o'clock, and nobody In
that nslKhborhood Las aean the great natural
,, performance Known ~ sunriso fos Tho last twG
weeks. shd, owing to ]ats breakfasts. have had
, holds.
however, doos not seem to bo upant by any ul
tue, MI .n!n9s }s diaeomte'ts sttendios hIs erasads
ID tho pstrolncn who are assisting him, and In
1Ists upon inviting In tho man who IL on dsy duty
e1ery fow hours, feeling his puse gtst's. Apd
, giving him bluo'pill or sotns othet deicacy ol
. Tho onicer. who believes that ho is bound It
+ | follow tho Doctors ordtrb In GferY particular
feels bound 10 tako all tMa medicine, and
9 wretcheancis sbat ho no longer lolters up .ni
down, but sta eadly upon tho curb-stune, md hal
come over and at down beaide him in order thA
! he may quostiou him In his wsak soics coucsln
! Ing his liamo aud occupation
j. hut while the doctor Is happy. Mr. 4. ID not
t and he Ia moditAtIng ~ 70 whethor, under tAast
circumstances, it would he Au illegal act for hin
d to glyo those officers hlecping potion, wrappes
n In Wl,iaky which would incapaolsste them frois
J. service, It may be for hours. apd 1t may bo for
! over. Tho question has been referred TO colo
brated professor Of cAsuistry at ono OF cut thoo
logical eeminarleR.
. How Thev hurled n Senator SEVENTY
Years Ago.
Efau}ars Tribune. ..
Among tho Items Ut tue scconnts presented 70
. tho funolal expenses Of the Hon. Frsneia MAJ
y Washlngton In Juue, 1909. and whose remain
y were inferred Ia the Congressional battle-ground
II are tlfo following,
o llH pouudS chctss 1t rs Ceuts 2e
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