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The evening world., 1888-07-19
WOE WROUGHT BY POLICY.
Parents and Children All Compluin-AIere
Dcns Uncnrthed.

The letters which THE EVENING WORLD
has received giving information concerning
policy shops have aided greatly the policy
Investigation. They reveal only too plainly
the cur les Of this dctestable game and would
awaken tho sympathy of almost any one.
Wives tell how their husbands earnings
have gone in the policy shops, leaving them
to suffer. Boys relate their sad experiences
with the game. Mothers indicate the dens
in which their children have been deluded
and swindled. Children in turn compla IL of
their parents passion for the game. and all
appeal to The EVENING WORLD to help them
out.
THE POLICY SHOPS MUST GO.
Policy writers are complaining bitterly
about being exposed, ma now begin to OK
press their anxiety lest the police join in the
crusade against them.
Tue reporters in their search for facts yes
terday heard many complaints which were
indeed era lying.
Al No. 20 Dover street in Dicks" ciaar
store. as 1t is called, the proprietor, Dick,
said.
There is not much business going on
now because of those = reporters. The
police, too. are against us. 1 am not trying
to do any business myself"
Dick is a middle. aged man. and has agree
able manners He sells cigars i'll the front
part of his store, but, like ali the rest of the
policy dealers, his principal bus'nes Is
transacted i'll a back room screened from
public gaze.
Not far away. ct 2O2]S William street, next
to the bridge, is Thomas j. Taylor's cigar
| store and policy hell. Ii one inquiries for a
game of policy anywhere in that vicinity he
will be directed at once to Taylor's place,
aud be assured that Taylor is good for all
lucky winners. His hacker ID we'll known,
and makes n second story room on Green
wlch street his headquarters.
Besides these two is one III q cigar store
at 60 Delaney street, one kept by an alleged
taxidernist at 225 Broome street, and in
| Alexander's cigar store OF 142 Allen street.
The EVENING WoRLD's list of policy shops
is now close onto the hundred point and is
swelling every day. About thirty of them
have been exposed, five men are indicted and
will be tried next week, and warrants are on,
for several more against whom evidence ia
convict has been collected.
A reporter called at $50 West Forty first
street last evening. This is n policy shop
and was exposed in the columns of TN
EVENING WORLD q short time ago. The maj
johnson. whom p. @. Eckhardt, who lease!
the building, said was proprietor, is not seer
around there any more. He has eithel
opened a shop somewhere else or has left hi
policy business in charge of the old man t.
be seen there now.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
BILLY FLORENCES tCRAWL.
Guesscs, Right md Wrong, Sent In by
Many People.

illnesses, Right md Wrong, Sent Ii by
Many People.
The remarkable signature of William j.
Florence, printed in TN EVENING WORLD
on Tuesday, was regarded as that of Marshall
P. Wilder, the lumorist, by Annie Bills.
2455 sth ave.; Louis Lemlein, SO Graham
ave.; b. Thompson. George H.. Augusta
Baumgarten, AGO w. 5lst ST.; Mrs. Il. V.
Millot, 70 West 3D. st., and others.
George Hunter thought it was N. ].
Thomas; Mr.. Phelps, 1851 Fulton ST.. Brook
lyn, deciphered it as W. j. Starin m. H."
discerned the name OF w. j. Adams j. Belt
Sloane John ]. Meehan, ass W.. 46th st..
pinned his faith ON W. J. Scanlon George
i. l.. thought he saw W.. T. Sherman in the
ST., made it out to be W. j.. Steers.
Among those who correctly deciphered Mr..
Florence's signature were John Duffy, 1gG
Broadway; q. W. Fleming, 81 T.. 169th st.
IL. Schwarz, 90G +. 2sth ST.; Anon, Hollis,
LII: Andrew Ker. 90 Broome st. Jersey City;
G., W., l.. b., 1914 Broadway S. D.. Lioke,
Morris Van Deem, 81 Wooster ST.; Blanche
kennedy. 4le f, i1sth ST.; II. B. Thieman,
$tS Z; fOth SIT H. IA aosWSpth al, 4 a:
81. ". ., INV NNnotu NJ . ~. utVoihu, lllLIlt,
81 L. 2sth st. b. Brady, 2l5 L. lOlst st.; Sid.
ney L., @. W. Boyd, +. II. Krone. S7S Sd
ave. Max Treund, 1U2 Franklin ST.; ]. l. s.,
q. S. S~palding, Poughkeepsie Charles Nor.
iim s5 o SeoNe r. = He m0 iii lillian Al H. Il d. heeS e. +
Jordan, lls 9th ave-; J. Il. Cognall, Marion,
Eta T.. Baker, 207 W. l4th ST.; ID. j
Tracy, Jerome King, Harry Kenelon, 81
9th ave-; b. b., Kelly, Q. T.. Bullock
9Ol Bowery II. b. L., }. Appel, 10,
Madison ST.; Francis II, Kinney, 2ss f. 36tl
St. A, p. B., L. II. D.. L. Roberts, II
Charles ST.; John G.. Hurmuze, "a New
Chambers ST. Daniel Leblanc, Old slip pc
Hirsch. AL Z. 5sth st.: j. Nj. Bvone, Isl Full
ton Market Frank ii. Blake, ITO W. goth st.
A.. Zronope, l6O Fulton ST.; G. w. NJ, Juliei
Bach, Troy j. +. Raymond. 22O9 I'd ave-; I
l.. Reilly, Thomas f.. Gray, Samuel Ball, Q
Ten Eyck street, Brooklyn, L. D.; Lolita
Florence Baumgarten, 81 East Fifty eight
street. and others.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Answers tn Correspondents.

j. B.-l0nr list was duly received
CO. s. Oriental Grove is on Long Island Sound.
G.. W.-one and a half years Is the correct ex-
preston.
Constant Reader. -BeaconAneld Is pronounced
Beckonsleld.
Bible. You have mlsquo,ed the Scripture text
aud your question does not apply 10 the correct
version.
@. A. R-WeaEnsh are oannlbals. There Ii no
I" best bn I" for them. They eat shedder crab,
hard or soft CLANS, nsh OF, early Ia the season,
Other. Cut mp snappers or sand porgles or, once
In awhile, wesknsh ITSELF
The evening world., 1888-07-19
A Note al ReprOach.

TON. EGtsr Of The Ersnfng WOrld'
That abominable signature in your paper is
a - sumner, " pud the individual behind 1t
deserves as bad punishment as betell the Ia
mented Horace Greeley, who when a young
man wrote a love letter 10 his best girl. which
was lost, and the finder thought it resembloda
check. The paying teller at the bank where
Horace kept his money thought SO, too. and
cashed il for $500. If it is Billy Florence, l,
for one, will cut his acquaintance, unless he
immediately turns over a new leaf and uses q
human and civilized sig.
A FRIEND OF BILLY AND The WORLD"
New y ork, July IS.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
GOOD THINGS A PLENTY.

Goldfish, 8 cents.
HaliDut, 10 cents.
Blue1sh, IL cents.
Sheepshead, 70 cents.
Crawnsh, 81 90 per 100.
Prawns, g. so a gallon.
Muskmelons, 10 to % cents.
Green corn. 30 cents a dozen.
Wild trout, 2s cents u pound.
Goose plums, % cents a quart.
Egg plant, 10 cents; best, 20 cents.
Asparagus. ID cents; best, 35 cents.
Caulinower, s cents; best, 25 cents.
Sweetwater grapes, 50 cents q pound,
Blackberries, 10 cents; best, 10 cents.
Crabs, 81 dozen; large, 81. % and 81. so.
Pears, 30 cents q dozen; large, 90 cents.
Lemons, 10 cents q dozen; best, rs cents.
Oranges, so cents Q dozen; best, rs cents.
Raspberries, 5 cents a third; best, 10 cents.
White currants, 10 cents a pound; red, 8 aud !:
cents,
The evening world., 1888-07-19
OF More Than Local Interest.

To he Editor Of The EUsnfn1 World;
Push on your agitation for the opening of
.Stuyvesant Park. The movement has more
than a local interest. It involves the prin-
eiple whether the people have q right to their
own. am sure the proposed meeting will
be n success. 3. A. Is.
New York, July II.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

Coroner MEssEMsn Will begin to-day the
examination urged by The EVENING WORLD
into tho responsibility of the railway owners
for killing persons with their bobtail cars.
II may he cheaper to ply lawyers than to hire
conductors, but it is not pleasanter TO go to
prison for ~monsladghter than to take q little
smaller dividends.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

The Edward f., Reilly Legion, composed Of ci;i-
zens OF the Twelfth Assembly and Sixth Senatorial
districts, held a well-attended and enthusiastic
meeting last evening, with M. Devine In the chair.
Mr.. Devine in his address praised the standard
bearer of the club, Senator Edward F. Reilly for
the active part he had taken in the cause OF the
people by supporting the Free Lecture bill, the
High School bill, the saturday Half-holiday bill
and the Gas bill. john SCHNEIDER was elected Pres
idcnt, A. vandenoch Secretary, Edward Guggen.
heimer Treasurer, and Charles Grimb0ch Sergeant;
nI.AEml
The evening world., 1888-07-19

Caws and Eject.
GErOm The Boston COurfer.l
Like a cloud down I'M the crows;
The aelu was soon uptorn;
Wherc'er twas sown, In hill or rows,
They tie the farmers corn.
Voraciously they tore , EN- put
The SEED and greenins uIAde,
And while the work they went about
A deafening noise they made.
A mad, mad man the farmer was,
A mao, mao man was he:
81 dreaded when | heard the caVg,
That the effect I'd Aee."
The evening world., 1888-07-19

At the sixty-fOurth anniversary of Live
Oak Engine A yesterday, JOSEPH HARrsHoRN,
q veteran OF eighty seven years, danced a jig
In q lively fashion for twenty minutes. beat
ing two ltmber comrades Of seventy seven
aud eighty, and winning q silver cup aud
eaS. Bet~eea bad air, poo food, nasty
cigarettes al ether enemies to health, there
~ sSt sheaz lids" now growing up in the
The evening world., 1888-07-19
We WI, Publish tho Deed.

To ne Editor # 7he Epenino World:
Your discovery that Stuyvesant Park is
really public property is a revelation to
everybody in that locality. But there are
still some who can't get the idea out of their
heads that the park belongs to the pabobs
rather than the people. Will you not publish
the deed and settle the matter?
RESIDENT OF SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
New York, July II.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
GUT THIS OUT.
Why Spoil Your Summer by Missing
1.-The Evening World 2"
1t Will Take But a Minute to Fill
Out the Blank Below.

For the convenience of the readers Of
s.The Evening World I" who are leaving
the city for a vacation or who live out
Of town throughout the summer the
following plank is prepared. If you
desire to have s'The Evening Worldss
sent regularly to you In the country or
by the seashore, write your address in
the space reserved for 1t, state the num-
Der of months, one or more, for which
the paper 10 desired, and the amount
Enclosed.
The subscription for "The Evening
World - isthirty cents per month,which
includes postage. Remittance, may be
made by postal note, express or United
states money order or in stamps, Al may
be most convenient.
TO the Cashier EVENING WoRLD.
Inclosed find ........ cents IN pdy1aea
for The EVENING WoRLD for. ..............
months. Haze the paper Iortoarded to To ~
to,oing dddress'
~''.''''s.'s
........,...'..'ssS
The above should be inclosed in IN
envelope addressed to THE EVENING
WORLD.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Warm Weather

Often causes sItrOmO tired feelinE and debility. aud In
the weakened oopdition of the syStem diseases arising
from impure blood arc liable to appear. To gain
strength. to overcome disease and to purify. vitAlize and
enrich the blood take Hoods sATsSparilA. which V
peculiarly adapted to the needs Of the body at this sea-
son.
Hoods sSrsApArillA is sold by druggists. 81; sI for
60 Prepared By O. l. HOOD 4 co.. Lowell MaM.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

A Nent Enigma Made by u Nowsboy.
To Tia Editor If The EveHing Worif:
l am composed of a letters.
My 6, 5, 10. 8 is q flower.
My 6, 8, 10, 8 is a path.
My 10. 90, 8 is the last.
My 10, g., Is, z everybody has.
My %, 10, 0, 20. 10 is the name of o State.
My %, 5, 1S, 10 is the name of o State.
My 10, /, % is did eat.
NV 81, 10, 20 is q human being.
Ny q, 8, 20 is q fowl.
My II, 25, 20 Is a metal. @
My IL, 5, &c. 16, % is where we all live in.
My IA, 20, II belongs to a harness,
My 4, Is, 81 is damp.
My a, rs. 8 has done.
My whole is a good tip " to employment
seekers.
From o newsboy fifteen years old. The first
enigma I ever made. HERMAN SCHVRR.
New York, July 1& N
The evening world., 1888-07-19
PubUshers' Contracts,

Friend ito young author)-Isn't that gentleman
who Just passed us the publisher of your book,
Charley?
Young Author lin a low, %reverent tone Of voice)
YES.
Friend-He seems a very proud man Why
didn't you bow to himf
Young Author tearnestly)-Fred, ! wouldn't dare
to; it's not down In the contract.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Iu His Line.

IRON the ronkers Stdtesnan.l
uWhat a terrible clamor that man does make!n
remarked Mrs Yeast, as a clam vender passed tho
house.
"Wen, that's his business" remsrked her hus-
baud.
whats his business?
HHe's u clammcr."
The evening world., 1888-07-19

To ne Editor Of TIE Er,ninQ World:
Please find inclosed another puzzle. only
of q little different style.
Printers pi, or transposition eth, nineyeg,
rowdl, hte, etsb, het, gesthibrt, mad, teh,
achscpte. T.. LECTRIo.
Trenton, N. j., July II.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
A Pertinent Question.

To tie Editor Of The Epenina Horid:
The discovery made by The EVENING
WORLD has exploded the tradition of thirty
years that Stuyvesant Park was not public
property. And as it is public property, why
can't the public enjoy it?
New York, July 18. JOHN MCCARTHY.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

As usual, THE EVENING WORLD beat them
all " yesterday in the matter of early and late
news of the events Of the day.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

No conductor, no pay. is the campaign
motto in the crusade against the bobtail carr
that /" must CO."
The evening world., 1888-07-19
POeticnl Justice.

Beggar-A penny, sir?
Dix gives 10 cents)-Poor fellow! What was
your buslness7
Beggar-Fashionable tailor for club swells.
Dix gives MIN IS.
Beggar-ThanGs, for this, on account.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Thinking Caps.

From LUe.l
cannot give you a definite answer tonight,
MIR. Paperwate, " said the girl softly; ''you must
give me a month to think Il over"
- Very well, " was t1e young mans response,
''and in the mean time l can think 1t over myself
The evening world., 1888-07-19
A Particular Lar

[From the San Francisco Enaminer.]
First Bookkeeper Is the new manager very par
tlcular, do you think?
Second Bookkeeper-Is he7 My dear fellow, he
won't be in heaven two hours before he begins TO
md fault with the way the Recording Angel keeps
his books.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
The Proposed lIeetiur.

To NE Editor Of The Frentng World:
The proposed meeting next Tuesday night
of the residents of the Stuyvesant Park
neighborhood cannot fail to be q crowded
and enthusiastic assemb!age. Push the mat
ter, MIR, Editor. j. o. w.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
A Fine Dist

TFT0W LVe,I
The Court-How Is this, Mr.. Johnson? The
last time you were here you consented to be
sworn, and now you simply make affirmation.
MI. Johnson-WcIl yO' Honah, de reason I'm dat
l 'spects l amt quite 80 suah about de Jacks oh dis
case as de odder.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

TO ne EHIor 0T The Erentn0 World
'Rah for The EVENING WORLD 'Rah for
Cleveland aud tho bandanna! Down with
policy shops Up with the shutters at moor
Saturday ! And the bobtails must go a
mean stop going).
He that buys beef buys bones
He that buys frnit buys stones
But he That buys The EVENING WoRLp-
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Frcddis's Little Joke.

from the Chied9o ~TribURe.l
Fweddie's wardrobe suffered severely in the fro
at the Southern Hotel His friend Cholly. meeting
him ON the street, observed: GOOD gWacious.
Fweddie ! Whatevah nave you done with youah
good clothes You look like q swamp"
DeGh boy, my clothes are 'soakeu.'"
'Deah me Didn't know You were in sucn
straits, my boy. What did you get on ihem?'
SWalan. Ha-ha !"
The evening world., 1888-07-19
He's in luck.

I admire THE EVENING WoRLp-always did
hope | always well. But now TO biz. Do
l recognize in your Signature Puzzle of to-
night that Of one who would rather kill u
twenty pound salmon than play to a 81, 900
house, That capable actor and chief of good
fellows, ". j. Florence ? y. Y. u.
New York City, Tuesday evening, July II.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Mrs. BIobson's Excuse.

IRON The BuriinJton Free Pres.l
Blobson, who has caught his wife extracting
some change from MS trousers pockets: "Look
ahere! What are you doing with that money!"
MRS. Blobsou III was Just shining up the sill
yer, and l thought you might like TO have this po.-
lshed, too.
The evening world., 1888-07-19

streets WHO will live to dance o jig at sixty,
not TO say eighty seven.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
FUN FOR T DINNER.
His Point of View.
From Lys.l

sis,er-Come, Dicky; now tell us what the ador-
able Miss Smith wore7
Dick with tender reoolleo,ions Of the night be-
forel-oh, 1 only know she was dressed all in
black.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
-" Pony" Berry Foxes, scnnt Vegetable
Bags and innocent Farmers

&c Pony" Berry Eoxes, scnnt Vegetable
BAGS and innocent EnrnerS
The poor but honest farmer and the tricky,
licensed vender have many ways of getting
ahead of their customers. Probably the
greatest I" skin game " and by far the oldest
is that known as the PONY berry box.
The boxes are made to resemble pints, but in
some cases they would only hold a little over
q half pint even if they we're filled TO over
flowing.
At the last regular monthly meeting of the
Retail Grocers' Association the question of
boycotting all farmers and commission mer-
chants who had anything to do with the
pony berry box came up. and it was decided
that hereafter they would have nothing what
ever to do with those who sold short measure.
The new movement will work we'll with the
grocers, but the peddlers will continue right
along, with false -bottomed boxes and placing
the best fruit on top.
The Fulton Market men say they are not
affected by the new movement, as they sell
by measure only.
You might shake the innocent ia rmer up
on the size of his vegetable bags" said a
marketman to an EVENING WORLD reporter
this morning.
Take o bean or pea bag for instance.
They should hold at least o bushel and O
half, and vet when we come to measure the
contents of one we very often find there is a
scant bushel."
The evening world., 1888-07-19
A Last Edition Which Had Been a Laste
for the HOys.

for the BOys.
It is no easy thing to get ahead of the New
York newsboyA
They are naturally bright, and their expe-
rience in looking out for Number One
teaches them all the tricks of the day.
They will get ahead of the average man
every time if lie is not on his guard, aud will
do it by tricks so ancient that one cannot
help Ia feeling of having been sold at q de-
cidedly cheap rate.
Paper, sir Last edition. said q sharp
little fellow to a young swell in Union
Square one recent afternoon.
The young swell, who flashed diamonds,
bought the =" last edition, +" sat down, lighted
a cigar and started to read when with a
- hat newsboy! I'd like to thrash
him !" He threw the paper away.
A reporter saw that the journal cast away
was the last edition of two days previous.
The wrath of the swindled swell is more
easily imagined than explained.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Why Some Jersey City Girls Were Mad al
Murderer Ebert's Jniler.

Murderer Ebert's Jniler.
One of the incidents preceding the recent
execution of Ebert in Jersey City was told
to an EVENING WORLD reporter by an attache
of the Sherif's Office.
There are twenty-five or thirty young
women employed in the County Clerks and
Registers offices. They had a morbid curl
osity to see Ebert before he was hanged.
Their requests to the jailer were persistent,
apd he finally decided to crafty their de-
sires.
At IN appointed time the young women ap-
peared OF the jail, and as the iailer led the
way up u flight of stairs he instructed the
visitors to be quiet and say nothing to the
condemned man..
They congregated in front of the cell door
and gazed at the inmate, who was sitting
with his back towards them and with his
head resting upon one hand. He was the
very picture of despair.
"Oh, see," said one of the visitors. He
is crying. Isn't il too bad 7"
Other expressions of sympathy were made
by the visitors and they went away with seri-
Gus Impressions.
There were some very indignant females
about the Court House next day. They then
learned that they had been imposed upon,
and that instead of looking upon Ebert, the
murderer. they had been expressing sympa-
thy for Ed Hall. the forger, who had been
induced to personate Ebert for the few mo-
ments.
The evening world., 1888-07-19
Here Was n Girl Who snubbed Her Owr
Dainty PuckeibOOk.

Dnluty IuChttDOohs
Speaking Of absent mindedness, how is this
for a record?
A young lady was sitting on a seat in an
L car the other day, looking with a lone
some stare straight at a man directly OPP
posite.
She had q well-flled purse in her hand,
which rested in her lap.
As her mind wandered, her fingers released
their grip, the purse slid out of her hand
down into her lap and fell with q jingle onto
the floor of the car. No one seemed to no.
tice it except herself and q reporter q few
seats away.
The young lady made q motion as if'to pick
it up, stopped, looked perplexed, tried to re-
call what she started to do, but forgot it and
moved her foot so it hid the purse from
sight.
Az Fourteenth street she jumped at the con-
ductor's call as though some one had trod
upon her tiny foot. and would have left the
| car without her pocketbook if the reporter
had not reminded her of it.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-21
Bowdoin Alumni BANQUET.

Blue and white were conspicuous colors
in one of the Riggs House dining-rooms
last night They were the colors of
Bowdoin College, whose sons had gathered
in annual reunion to recall old days at
Banquet table. Among those present
were Richard S. Evans, Horace Piper,
DIR. Gideon S. Palmer, Israel Kimball,
George w, Dyer, Hon. w. b. Smell, L. d.
5ewall, Hon Hugh McCulloch, Llewellyn
Deane, Hon. w. P. Frye, John w. Butter
field, Charles Chesley, Professor j. w.
Chickering, ir., Lieutenant-Colone j. ii.
Gilman, Sumner J. Kimball, S, S. Gard
Etrout, Ellis Spear, George G, Kimball,
Alexander d. Willard, Horace l.. Piper,
CROSBY S. Noyes, l.. ID. NJ. Sweat, Rev. DIR.
T. X. Noble, DIR. ID. b. Wolhaupter, Col.
w. II. Owen and Colonel II. G, Thomas.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-21
Expelled for Conspiracy.

At regular call meetingof the r. w, s.
q. Council, No. 1, ofGrand Ancient Order
of Brothers and Sisters of Moses Of the
United States of America, held at Green's
Hall on Pennsylvania avenue, near Sew
entecnth street northwest, Monday, Feb
ruary 20, 1888, the following members we're
legally tried, convicted and expelled from
under the jurisdiction of the aboye-named
xayder, namely: Hugh NJ. Perry and Will
Mann II. Kelley, found guilty and con-
|.Augh NJ. Perry Of Joshua Tabernacle, No.
hand William II. Kelley Of Rose Leaf
WA Jernacle, No. /.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-21
Tho Eiremen,s Rail

The first annual ball of the Veteran
Volunteer Firemen's Association of the
District of Columbia will be held at
Edels Hall, formerly Abner's, Il street,
between Seventh and Eighth streets
northwest, on Wednesday evening,
February %. Tickets admitting a gentle
man and ladies fifty cents.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-21
The TraveI CIuI,

The weekly meeting of the Travel Club
at the Strathmore Arms, last evening,
was an unusually good one, so far as pro
gramme was concerned. Mrs. Lockwood
always makes Monday evening pleasant
for the club which is now about seven
years old, and numbers among its mem.
bers some Of the brightest intellects of the
aitu