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yender is deserted in spite Of his offer to sell
81 the lowest prices Imaginable, but all looks
other parts Of town, There Is a ton Of vegetn-
bles In the many carts. but they do not tempt a
stranger. There is Drenondorance Of fruit
erers, wagons. but 1t is from them thnt the
Health Boards inspectors are so fond OF dump.
ing unwholesome food In the grand raids that
they often make In Hester street
=, Babel has returned to earth at this spot.
Every man and woman and child Is for himself.
nnd the rule In business. budinage, and all else
is that he or she who shouts tho loudest does
the best. The vcnders scream and roar. the
people shout to and fro. the children shrek
and yell. the police resort to lung power for
lack OF foreign languages. and altogether tho
noise battles description. Sometimes ns many
as 1000 persons are assembled at The market.
especially on Thursday evenings. The market
ts to be seen in brisk condition on every even
ing except Friday and sunday,
Here you SEQ the only drinking saloons in
New York that display Hebrew signs. The
English signs that 20 with them announce
LIQUORS at distillory PRICES" with tho. word
distillery as large rs possible TO trick both the
public and Uncle sam. who enorccs a law
forbidding the calling Of u place dstillcry
unless 1t contains distillcrs license hung
conspicuously within. Here you sec tho
Jewish matrons in their wigs Of coarse black
hair. and the buxom. black-eyed mnidens who
must shave off their raven tresses Il they ever
marry an orthodox jew. Here you SEQ the
book kstores and newspaper stalls whore all tho
reading Is Hebrew. and most Of 1t religious.
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=, The sincere orthodox Jew is described by
those who know him best rs more puritanical
than were our Puritans. Religion enters into
and dominates everything with him. and the
strict laws Of the, Hebrews in Moses's time
the care Of children. the treatment OF women
and pretty much everything else that life is
made up OF are followed as strictly to-day rs
the times and the surroundings OF the Zealots
permit The more or less ignorant Christians
who live in the Tenth ward near or among
these jews. honestly believe that the Hebrews
crimes among themselves. leaving to their
elders and leaders in the churches the right to
decide what compromises are to be made and
what penalties are to be paid. This is no moro
true than that they are very clannish, and were
wholly unused to securing Justice from Chris
tlans IN the countries they fed from. Even in
New YORK they do not escape persecution.
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Not even tho Chinese excel these people in
fondness for poultry. though whereas chickens
and ducks arc the chiefs of tho Chinese diet
feathered bipeds. They buy their poultry alive.
as. indeed, it appears from the scenes in all the
foreign quarters all people except the English
ago one OF the customs of these people in tho
handling Of their, poultry brought the law down
upon them heavily. That was the fattening of
geese by mailing their feet in their coops and
allowing them to gorge with Indian meal. 1t
was understood to be European trick for
breach of the laws against cruelty to animals
But the popularity, OF the noisy bird has not
istic sights that the artist has mirrored with
his pencil is that of cart load OF geese on sale
in the market.
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"supposing that an escaped convict should
fstten or emaciate himself SO as to look quite
dye Il and his hair to some new shade, tint his
blond skin with something to make him a
sG
belladonna enough to change to some extent
the appearagce ot his eyes. could you still. d d9
natural expression. as You had once. or oftener'
We'll. think so; but cannot say positively.
such very extreme case. Escaped .convicts In
real life do as a rule. grow boards, Or NOUS
get away. and not infreauently dy: both hair
and beard. but 1t is only In novels that they
selves Tss 'aH and take s beIadonna have never yet
taos o q BE d
that have never found any trouble from such
changes In appearance as were made by hair
The cpiminsl's habits Of life and thought
III a. st Ss o
cannot get rid OF that any more than he fs
likely TO cast on the necessities o., q criminal
Tie, once he has entered upon IT.. that bind
ssraD to Be- aH pulled in sooner or later no m mat
ter h hoW he may strive 70 get swayi" way" ,,u,a.,
%s you
some bearing upon what you were Just saying:"
Every one knows that mems passions, propensitles
@ ss. onS s ss Few s
study OF physiognoIny an especial pursuit who are
gited with he power of reading those faces Judges
large practice and doctors OF eminence possess the
power OF interpreting physog more hrgey than
or art BY dint OF study Is
% hs ssps hs SI @ Oh bodS dSa one ns
only needs to visit tho penitentlsry to realize how unde
naby vice writes Its sxn manual on the feat9rek
ana henmy eye, h.ray him It the .snsuaiist whose
wee read IN his lips the knave whose propensity s re-
SsAed by the shape OF mouth tho man Of violence
VINO surrendered by his eyes An experienced detec
I'VE or trained tser seldom needs 10 hsk the crime OF
which his prisoner was guilty He can tell by his face
II think 1t goes too far" commented Mr.
yaess9n' niter perusng tho excerpt. +" II is i'm
simply looking in his face. or to tell II he is
guilty what nus been his particular crime, ex-
Ehnt Ent ~ 10 iten number Of instances Perhaps
tsgonism to the ethics OF society he, In almost
81 cases. bears the Indications Of 1t in his coun-
SaAneos The crook looks what he is. and
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strong cord SIX or eight feet long; tied to the
hs e Is H1
the young people 90 not 60
the snow hides the fences on the flats and iB
ten feet deep, in tho hollows. has Its drawbacks
uni unless there Is good crust. One ne drawback is
at the foot Of any reasonably steep hill. and
would be unable to work his way back without
the aid OF snowshoes.
ions, coasting with slipjack Is away ahead OF
tobogeannE, t.. on II, = built-up slide. The young
the reciangls, while the young man ma helps her or
tuck her skirts S under 'P her knees and then she
hSsts up the iorwasd end q the board into Tie the
back to do this and the young man has to lean
forward to keep her from falling, II, she be
a All 9 asr
sIlplacE glides oSerthe icy brow oi the 6i and
heart Of the tlmorous one fairly leaps into her
throat; the yq2uns man holds her with tiehtsned
heads for a moment as they reach the foot Of
the the, hi ana nd then hen they ssem almost 70 noat
wish, such delicious sensation to be endless.
for more weddings in the Nortii Woods, In pro-
portion TO the number of its devotees. than any
other form OF amusement.
Sometimes. OF course. misfit couples get ON
the siihiack. The young man is awkw ward. and
and finds himself in the trough OF the snow
drifts. so TO speak; or the young woman. In the
confusion Incident to an unusual experiences,
let's go OF the cord. and the square end OF the
bow catches in the crust nj the foot OF the hiii.
The slipjack stops suddenly, but the couple
ances that Is appalling to tho young Woman
ahn intensely amusing to the spectators.
vcnn Anothor 'orm Of coaster. used only by the
adopted by the small boys who live about the
hteep grades IN some OF New York = streets IL
square ACROSS broad barrel stave. one third
81 ,Rs ss enfIh sEi, Of the stays from one end OF
heavy craft on a level keel makes Il very noDp.
lar With the ambitious lads heresbouts. W}iie
ias Gis.G;nes II VIII travel when rightly handlS3
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motions nor half the noise in his palmiest days.
Coastng parties wore not popular except
got foothold in New York Since then there
has been growth in this healthful sport and
ing The slipjack as a means Of locomotion.
has merits Of Its own although It is modil-
cation Of the toboggan. Its chief ~ merit is its
is made OF a maple board or 10 feet,lone, 16 or
1s inches wide. and n quarter of an inch thick.
Maple is used because II wears smoother than
other woods. On the end Of this board. which
Is to be the rear end Of The slip|aek % rectanglSS
three feet long by inch strips OF wood. Wire
nails are used. and the points OF the nails.
which project down through the board: are
end OF the board another inch strip of wood 10
nailed and into this q stout staple Is driven. ~
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From ne rpeinnan Enquire

who ia teaching school in District No. in
Liberty township this morning attempted TO
chastise Tod MUrehead. seventsen- -year-old
OF Morehond interfcred. and u general fight
ensued. Addison Smoltzer, a farmer, who was
passing, heard the unusual noise, and, entering
the fight, and getting most terribly punished.
lie went 10 the peiasogues assistance, and
two Of the BOYS turned their attention 10 him.
while the thir continued to beat the teacher
over the he, q with y pair OF sGates. OCCASION
ally giving he farmer y dose 81 he sanlo maii.
cine The il..ht lasted over mali an hour and
WAS only stopped by neGhDoring worEmeu,
who were brought 70 the scene by some Of tho
we're ceyered With blood cuts and Bruises nnd
the combat was the most sanguinary In the
history Of tho school district. All are now
under arrest
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think that ! can, pretty nearly always, SPOT
him. FREQUENTLY am called upon to express
an opinion upon man who has been arrested
and is say In Hudson county jail. Do ron know
lh,a him Il am asked dG net. net DG you
No, 1 do, not think so.' and ! believe have
never yet been mistaken in saying either. How
do arrive at an opinion Well from his facial
expression, general appearance. actions, and
manner. all In conjunction"
Do not the several classes OF criminals man.
fest distinguishing pecuiarities that enable
an expert to tell that class to which individual
crooks belong with good deal OF accuracy r
=, Yes. Decidedly up to certain extent and
the exceptions. which certainly do exist only
prove tho rule. now and then you come across
a crook who looks as IL he ought to belong to
one class but who is really in another. In
most cases. even then, however, / am inclined
to think that circumstances have warped such
misits and put them out OF their legitimate
lines OF business. Most generally. II you make
a little study OF thom. you can pick them out,
and vii see very readily how the natural direc-
tfon given by birth. education. and association
n criminal life has indelibly written itself In
their faces.
The. burglar. for instance. is. as q rule, an
altogether different looking being from tho
iorRer the bank sneak, the pickpocket. con-
ndence man. or common petty thief, and they
all differ from each other as much ne he from
them. Your burglar will be generally a stouter,
burlier fellow. with more brutal and rssolute
face than either Of the others. and less ntel-
ligent than they. with tho probable exception
OF the last mentioned in the category. Stealth,
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a certain quality Of courage, and brute force
are discernibie IN the burglars countenance.
The. order OF intelligence or grade is low-at
men of previously good mental development
sion. become expert breakers OF banks and
violators of the very richest safes And, even
then. they are rather the designers and
directors than the executors Of the jobs IN
which they are interested, and can hardly DO
said to phase the rule that the burglar who
handles the Jimmy is q brutal looking fellow,
low -browed, broad -jawed, and bull l-necked.
And he keeps himself SO. He does not get pol
ished up by society out Of his own class In
which his life and amusements are OF the con-
genial sort that develop still more his personal
characteristics.
The bank sneak is q much flner looking
fellow in every sense Of the word. He has
primarily to possess brains to put up and exo-
cute the jobs by which he lives and he must
have genteel appearance. or he would be de-
barred from his field of operations or. II he got
in. would be viewed with suspicion fatal to
his success. So he veneers. or polishes. him
sef by mixing as far as he can in better society.
You will see him about sporting houses, with
sporting men. at horse races. and glove fights
To one who has not had occasion to study the
criminal classes he would pass for we'll to do
business man with sporting procivities and 1t
is hardly possible to point out any general
physiognomic points by which you might recog-
nize his real character. You understand that
am now speaking Of bank sneaks; not OF COM
mon doormat sneaks, but Of men like Rute
Miner, George Corson. Peppermint Joe or Joe
Butts. who is dead now.
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yas one. fellow. Clarence Brown. slias Billy
Smith. who led me chase Of 280O miles before
got my hand on his shoulder. He WAS hotel
other hand, a recapture is sometimes effected
In yery short order. The quickest ever made
a Friday night, and / hunted him down In
New York and had him back here In his cell
between IL and IL o'clock on Saturday night.
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derwear at 80 cents a garment. gaudy cotton
petticoats. hairpins, hair nets, and stockings.
Bevond is a cart load OF chickens going at 4
cents pound, and there are very many butcher
carts filed with meat tina. it is to be hoped is of
better quality than 1t looks. One brawny pair
offer OF trousers at so cents pair. They had
awagop load Of them and the the goods are almost
massed compactly together, each reaching and
straining to feel tho texture OF tho cloth. On
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practice; Walking quickly Hp to him and - col
there for 1t was so sudden that he was taken
all aback. and stammered that he was up to
nothing wreng. that he had gone there expect
ing to see q man he knew wanted to see Will
to square himself. Who Is thatF demanded.
Julius Fuercr. he replied.
We'll. to make long story short. ne told
mo that Julius came there two or three times
week. and was at work. he did not know OK
actly where but somewhere over in Williams
burgh he believed. l got u New York detec-
tive to accompany me, and we went through
the Williamsburgh drug stores. At last we
could not 20 in to look for him, as he would be
sure to- recognize me. and might give us the
slip before I could lay hands on him; but
knew from the description: when, he saw
him, that We were on him at last. We waitod
all day. however. watching the store from
distant corner, until 9ighffalli when the gas
the window. unseen by him. and get look at
him. Sure enough, 1t was julius, only good
deal fatter than he was when l saw him last
before. We stepped into the store. He had
just gone around behind the tall prescription
desk to fll q pEescription for a small boy who
tending my hand. said:
Julius. how are you?
He was so stunned that he mechanically
gave me his right hand. and before he could
catch his breath his wrists were in the brace
let's. He did not attempt denial Of his identity:
for he knew that the Jig was up; Mr.. Smith !!
ing his supper. came down. and ! explained
the situation to him. 1t was he who finished
the putting up Of that small boys medicine,
guess. for Julius went away with me.
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MASKED BURGLAR.
Rmple opportunity to study the natural ex-
preston Of the convicts face. which Is the
thing to DO remembered. But there are some some
no visitors. who seem absolutely dead to the
world, and they are the ones go and take
o look at now and then. When ! want to
% get natural expression on his full face. look
Ing squarely into his eyes: ask him some aues-
tion, In an easy ofi-hand way that brings re:
sponse, or perhaps talk to him little bit. and
after that am always sure Of him There Ha sis is
profile. There You have only flesh outlines to
60 BY: and they may change greatly from any
ono OF many, causes But when you look into
You, then you have him. it is not that YOU re-
color or peculiar in any way. but you have
sas IN hs
enable Biz G You 70 Identity him N at tan any % time after
Hardly. 1t may seem easy enough to you.
sSt y fpSW ,Ss well that couldn't DO
memory 10 mo mo it Is easy: j suppose that I
had some natural aptitude for remembering
whatever talent originally had in that way
to It for years. l remember men as horsemen
do horses and some Of their recogIition7ss o7s
horsemen see. for the first time, a horse trot-
ting. say. at White Plains. He only sees the
animal that once. and then under the excite
msat q the Ine nef ysa ne
instant with shout: That horse is a ringer.
] saw him trot in 225 at White Plains last
name NAM in in the '" three minute class And he will
swear to IT, too Isn't that as remarkable as
my remembering men2 Perhaps moro So"
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WHO SAYS THEY DON'T WORK ?

like bees In hives, and they must be responsi-
bic for O goodly proportion OF the cheapest
clothes that are marketed In town, for their
clothing shops are very numerous In nll their
streets, nnd the wlirr OF taiors' sewing ma
chinesis heard in very many of their tenements.
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along the sidewalks. Between the dense push
ing. noisy crowds is seen tho double line Of
smoking. wind-blown flambeaux over the
carts, and towering high on either side are
tenements whose cellars and first floor front
rooms are both apt to have been turned into
stores that form the permanent part OF the
queer market.
The Jews who trade there can find whatever
they want in the wagons Here is load Of
suspenders at 10 cents pair backed up
against wagon laden with crates OF geese. all
with their heads poked out between the Stats.
stupidly regarding the surging crowds around
them. Here is wagon load Of corsets at 25
cents. handkerchiefs at cents, women's un.
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tlul6lys i l0 uuul0LD
rasp their bows
Known ksntSHsa as t4e% |" What IT'S is
Homo Without .
Fiddle 2" but else-
where called The
Flowers OF Edin-
burgh." The snow
shoe man places his
arms akimbo. Jumps
straightup, and then
follows the jump
with an intermin-
Cling OF red trousers.
black felts. and yard
long snowshoes tbab
is indescribable.
The man who used
to sing " The Ham
Fat Man" at Tony
Pastors never was
abla tO p,nka mora
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A QUEER CORNER OF TOWN.
THE GREAT MARKET OF THE POLISH
JEWS IN HESTER STREET.

The Crowds and Noise and Flaming Iamp.
The CheapreG and Variety the Wares
Customs aud Clothes or Other CI,ues.
What are called the Polish Jcws-those
Hebrews who maintain tho two jarcon theatres
in the Bowery-are the supporters OF the most
peculiar market on the continent. 1t is in Hes
ter street. and Is sometimes two blocks long
and sometimes six. Whatever extent II has, the
thick OF 1t is always at Orchard street, n very
considerable thoroughfare that many up. town
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recent recnpture that made has caused
quite sympathetic thrill among some good
people whose tender hearts have been stirred
hy the one dramatic incident OF the air that
the newspapers SOW fit to publish. The whole
thing was rather interesting.
julius Fuerer, avery ha!d-headed young
German drug clerk, wns sent here in May, 1884,
convicted Of forgery in the at cond degree and
sentenced TO a five years term. That summer,
to relieve the overcrowding OF the main pris-
on. lot OF men were assigned to sleep in the
old female prison. Julius was one OF them
and managed to mako his escape from there
on Sept. IA OF the same year he came. He went
straight to Montreal: and l followed and found
him there, but could not bring him away. as
Jail breaking is not nn extraditable offence.
The best l could do was to engage a detective
there to let me know when he lodged back to
the United States as felt sure that he event.
ually would: Sure enough, word cnme that he
had married there, packed up. and started for
this side Of the line. went on to receive him.
and heard Of his being in Boston. but did not
succeed in laying hands on him there Then
he disappeared completely for time. About
eight months ago he turned up in New York
and heard Of It. but though met people who
had caught 9limpses Of him from time to time
could not meet him.
AT length. however. got on his, trail in q
strangely accidental way. Going along Sixth
avenue one day saw an old crook come out OF
the office OF q dentist, who was known to he
crooked and who had done time here for NAL
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no people excel them in good morals.
Almost the only place on maiE thorough
fare OF Now York where ne p'"ns 81 olmer tns
toms that obtain In this section is al the Chat
ham square station of the elevated, Along
clothes factory. whence issues the sound OF
double score Of extra heavy sewing machines
ming on Friday afternoon, but are In such full
blast on Sunday that pious ears are not only
shocked. but somewhat deafsnsd by the racket.
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Through all tho side streets that cross Hester
ing with baskets and bags to make their pur-
chases. Turn aside into orc ,of these streets
OF New York. Note the songs that the little
girls. dancing hand in hand in rings. are loudly
singing. They are sung In English, but they
or something akin to it. In one n dialogue is
carried on between little girl and her mother.
The girl wants new shoes to 80 to party with
her Young man. The mother has no money for
the shoes The girl suggests to hor mother a
number Of things Of her fathers that could be
suggestion tho mother replies that she docs
not dare to do 80. and tho girl insists that the
shoes must be had. Nearly all the other child
songs are about nice young men. y" pretty
sailor boy"
A.drinking lager wine,
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Tho scene there on market days is the most
peculiar and foreign ono New York affords. It
carries you back to Elizabeth's time and over
to central Europe. The marketmen are street
venders, the stalls are hand carts and peddler
wagons hauled up against the curbs. the Ian
guage Of the place is a hash of tongues, the
wares on sale appear to be the refuse OF the
auction rooms and the surplus of the groceries
and meat stores. On Thursday evening. the
busiest market time, Hester street is 30 dense-
ly crowded by venders and buyers that even
the policemen must elbow and force their way
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scales with chair attached aud hnmipc torch
above. Tie sign over tho chair is hali Hebrew
and half English. Tbo latter hall announces
Another penny gatherer is opening oysters and
clans. for that low price apiece: Reasonably
hot cakes at half dollar each. but soda water
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residents have never
henrd Of. but that is
one OF q number OF
g tree is, like it's
neighbors n orfolk
and Essex, that help
to give the Tenth
ward its preemi-
nence In population.
In all those streets
the so-called Polish
Jews live. They are
not OF any country.
but come from all
parts OF Russia. from
Austria, II ung ary,
Roumania, Bulgaria,
and half a dozen
other States. They
are alike In that they
speak q jargon of
Hebrew. Slavonic,
ool r.., I L.
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their obedience to the ancient Judnic custom
which encourages men to shun tho razor and
the BARRIERS scissors. to wear long gabnrdlnes,
to herd together, and to practise the most
rigid economy Whatever their worldly state.
There are in all probability $4,000 OF these
Jews in town. they worship in twenty syna-
goguss where the ritual is that of our Snviours
time they have seized upon East Broadway ms
the main street of their quarter, and have pre-
empted Hester street for their market.
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Clothes making IL one OF the few lines Of
manual labor followed by these Jews, most OF
In the keeping OF small shops or the peddlinR OF
goods from q pnck. But they work at tailoring
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The sdmonition to grip yer pews" In tho
first chorus quoted seems to the stranger 70 bo