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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

their sweaty faces with greasy. beer
soaked rag that they also used for wip-
ing the mugs and counter. In the
crowd were longshoremen, blue jackets,
children who had never known child
hood, teamsters. clerks, women young
and old. and children from babes in
arms to young men and women. Every
body was drinking. The men smoked
and swore. The women shouted coarse
epithets at their husbands. brothers, or
fathers. The girls stood at the bar in
n brazen style while the men kissed
and Rugged them with perfect freedom.
Where some peculiarly atrocious thing
was done or some unusually filthy sug-
gestion made the girls smiled a
half tlpsy smile, while the men
leered at them. Or, perhaps, one
woman not quite so drunk as her
neighbor5, took umbrage as the liber-
ties, and spat in her companions
face or dashed n mug of foaming beer
over him. This was always the sig
nal for wild guffaw that could be
heard across the street and attracted
more visitors. A policeman pushed
open the door, playfully chucked girl
under the chin, took her mug of beer
from her. drank it himself and con-
tinued his round. Over in another
corner drunken mother was holding
pewter mug of beer TO the lips OF q
dlrty-faced 2-year-old child. who boast
cd OF only one garment to cover his
nakedness, and who probably never
wore shoes or stockings. The little
fellow was as tipsy as lord in the
hunting season, and by reason OF his
queer grimaccs and the way he had Of
staggering for step or two, then fall
ing, afforded infinite amusement for
those sober enough to enjoy it. Seat
ed in an old chair was d young wo-
man, hatless, shOelcss, stockingless,
with hair streaming down her back
and her eyes almost burned out from
the use of liquor, drinking gin by the
glass while young dock rat lowered
over her, and trying to be witty as
the poor creature rolled into the saw
dust on the floor at his feet hopelessly
drunk. What there was going on in the
crowded rooms in the rear OF the tav-
ern l did not care to investigate. But
from the bawdy songs and shouts l
judged the occupants were enjoying
high jinks. AS l passed out n couple
of brawney-armed bnrtenders were
rudely showing the drunken men and
women into the streets.
A breath Of fresh air was welcome
indeed. We passed along a few doors
to another place, where big sign in
gold letters, Gin Palace" told that
its proprietor was at any rate candid.
A peep through the door revealed
scenes somewhat like those which we
had witnessed in the Three Nuns. !"
Along a block or two we moved and a
neighboring clock chimed II. The
electric light and the ill-smelling petro-
leum lamps made the street as light "a
day. Here is an old clothes store and
next TO it gin place, then a cheap
restaurant, where sinking" fish are
frying in the window and going off like
hot cakes at a penny each. They are
still hot, and are wrapped in dirty
newspapers for purchasers, who sneak
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

enough in all conscience, but White
chapel has completely eclipsed tn EN-
and to-day the last End of London has
no rival in the world as the hot-bed OF
sin, misery and squalor. Denver, the
Black hills country and the mining
camps OF the far west and Australia,
never in the midday of their sin could
hold a candle TO Whitechapel. 1t is n
new Sodom and Gomorrah and stands
alone among the big cities as the wick
edest spot in the world. New York
and Chicago are wicked enough, but
they are as sucking babes to White
chapel. Paris is city OF gilt-edged
sin. 1t is below the surface, and is
done with an art that may somewhat
palliate its enormity. Berlin, Vienna.
Brussels and Liverpool may we'll hang
their heads In shame, but none of them
can in the slightest degree. approach
Whitechapel. The scenes nightly en-
acted there, the drunken orgies, the
flthy talk, the beastiality OF it all is
appalling in the extreme, and cannot be
depicted in cold type.
The recent unequaled performance
Of the slSillful carver who hid his talent
under the ANONYMITY OF Jack the Kip
per, has brought Whitechapel square
ly to the front, and the dashing
American tourist bent on taking in
London town first inquiries the route to
IWhitechapel. There are many ways
Of seeing it. IL you go in hanson in
daylight, and simply drive along the
Mile road there is little to be seen that
cannot be duplicated in the city proper
or in Liverpool, Berlin, Vienna, San
Francisco, New Orleans, Chicago or
New York. If you go on top of one of
the four horse buggies, as many
persons do, you come away with n con =
fused idea OF dirty children, drunken
women, blare OF yellow lights. and
the sickening odor Of decayed fish and
vegetables. II you would see it at its
worst, go on So, Irday night and re-
main until Sunday morning. Walk
from any point beyond the Bank OF
England through the crooked streets
aud alleys, with only here and there n
| light, and you will see Whitechapel at
its worst ana ut time when you will
remember it to your dying day.
1t was my good fortune to fall in
with Scotland yard detective, who,
for consideration, agreed to accom-
pany me. He was a typical English
detective, IL looker-on more than q
worker, brave as lion. a man known
TO most OF the wretched gang who
make up the London crooks, and who
had won the blue ribbon OF his bureau
for personal bravery and acuteness.
put on the oldest and shabbiest
clothing you have" he advised me,
land leave at home your Jewelry, your
valuables and all your money but
enough to carry you through, and meet
me at the Three Nuns tavern at II
o'clock. Don't take any firearms. II
might be we'll, however, TO carry 6
good, keen-edged knife. A London
crook is afraid OF a knife. You will
not have to use it, but If we should get
into tight corner the sight Of it will
make the rascals fly"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

few hours, then thoroughly aired in a.
warm room.
The room should be kept thoroughly
ventilated and at b temperature nos-
lower than So" nor higher than 7O' III
the patient is kept warm air may DO
freely admitted without the least
danger.
The carpet OF the sickroom should be
lightly brushed once a day with a.
wetted broom. The furniture and wood
word should be wiped with II damp
cloth. Dry busters and feather brushes
are worse than useless.
Tho cross sheet should invariably be
kept free from crumbs and wrinkles,
as these are a frequent cause of bed
sores. Whenever the least redness.
shows on the patients body the skin
must be at once bathed with alcohol.
thoroughly dried, and busted with
powdered oxide OF zinc.
A sheet folded once lengthwise. laid
across the bed with the upper edge
just touching the pillows and the ends
tightly tucked under the mattresses,
will be found to add greatly TO the
patients comfort. 1t does not wrinkle
like single sheet and crumbs may
be readily brushed off it.
The nurses dress should invariably
be neat, tasteful and pretty. Slippers
or boots of felt should be worn. To be
continually smoothing the bed, pester-
ing the patient with sympathy and
saying dozen times an hour, How
do you feel now?" is enough TO drive
sick man wild.
Meals for invalids should look as
ho y.l,o
be covered with tho whitest napkin,
and the silver. glass and china should
shine with cleanliness. The patient
should not be disguised by display of
too much food. and should not be con-
suited beforehand as TO what he will
eat or drink.
In bathing the invalid never uncover
too large surface at once. Pin
blanket round the shoulders, fastening
it behind. and remove tho night-dress
under that Put the hand under the,
blanket and sponge the skin, a small
portion at a time. A woman's hair
should be combed every day il she is
able TO bear the fatigue. If it has be-
come tangled little sweet oil will
loosen it.
Household troubles should be kept
far from the sick room. Above all, an
invalid or an apparent convalescent
should be saved from his friends. One
garrulous acquaintance may in half an
hour undo the good of q week OF tender
nursing. In long illnesses a small bed
table will be found indispensable.
Every cup, glass, spoon and utensil
used should be taken out of the rooms
and washed as speedily as possible.
As to walking on tiptoe and whispering,
nothing can disturb sick person.
more.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

tide. and her shrieks are pitiful TO hear.
How long the babe had been dead no
one could tell, nor whether it died from
natural causes, fall or sutfooation.
We know not And the mother can
tell nothing. She, like all her COM
panions, laid down in her drunken
stupor to sleep, and when she awole
her lifeless child lay at her side.
1t is o'clock as we emerge into the
Mile road and start toward the city
proper. The streets are still crowded.
The fish vendors are preparing their
stale fish for their customers breakfast.
or perhaps kidney pudding for
penny. or fried GELS and mashed potatoes
for like sum. The odor OF stale beer,
putrid vegetables and fish prevades
everything. The old clo' men are
standing in their doorways and urge us
TO enter and buy real good suit of
clothing for four shillings The gin
palaces have many occupants and a
new set of bartenders began work at
Z o'clock. Every hallway and stoop.
and even the wagons in the streets have
their occupants sleeping the sleep OF
the drunkard. Here and there the de-
graded and lost women couch in win
dows, and with many honeyed words
and gestures bid us enter. The milk
mems wagons are rafting through the
streets. Newsboys are crying out the
Sunday papers. st. Paurs church bells
are pealing out the glad tidings that
another Sabbath has come. and as we
pass by the Three Nuns. tired Of head
and feet, we see the lights still burning,
score OF men standing ut the bar and
the drunken mother with her baby boy
lies snoring soundly in an adjoining
alley. The little fellow has lost his
only garment and is as naked rs when
born. As we step over him a childish
smile illumines his face and the dimple
in his sickly cheek was moving.
Who can tell what stirred his boyish
brain and made him smile this glori-
Gus morning? DAVID WECHsLER.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

1t was a source of regret TO the late
S. S. Cox that his usefulness as n
statesman was obscured because OF his
wide reputation as a "wit." He was
an inveterate wag, and to the thou
sands who knew him it was difficult to
see him in any other light. In his
case the "ruling passion was "stronS
In DEATH" for while the shadow oil
the death angel lowered over his bed,
his last words were enlivened by
witicisms which made his physicians
laugh. But "Sunset" Cox was a man
of scholarly attainments, and matters
of Importance received serious and
conscientious consideration. He has
done much for postcrity, and not the
least of his many noble deeds is the
fact that he has frightened the live:
of the thousands who have come with
in the influence OF his genial presence.
He saw always the bright side OF life,
and sought to teach others that life
held much OF pleasure for them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

Florence Marryat, the celebrated
writer, is the daughter OF the late
Captain Marryat OF the British navy,
whose delightful sea stories have been
enjoyed by all American school boys.
She was educated at her parents
home, and her case goes far to prove
that hereditary genius is no myth, for
at the early age of IL she wrote child
ish stories, the manuscript of which
her fond mother most carefully pre-
served, but which, OF course, she did not
allow to see printers ink. She was
only in her teens when she commenced
to contribute to periodicals, and the
bent of her mind was turned wholly in
the direction which has since led to a
brilliant career in the field OF fiction.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
A Birds Nest In a Letter-BoY.

In a letter-boY at the farm of White
Park, Castle Douglas, says the Pail
Mall Gazette, there WIS to have been
seen, a week or so ago, a tomtit's nest
containing five young birds. Though
when building the nest the material
was frequently removed, the mother
bird in its perseverance, gained its way f,
the nest was built. and five eggs safely
Matched. During the incubation letters
were frequently found right over the
little dame. and at other times it man.
aged TO push some OF the letters out at
the aperture by which the postman
had put them in. II Mr.. McAdam hap.
pened TO open the box himself it would
raise its wings and hiss as il angry at
the intrusion. When his niece went,
which was generally the case, it was
quite pleased, and allowed her to
stroke its plumage.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

A society has been formed in the
City of Brotherly Love for the prolec-
ton of hen-peched husbands. At first
thought this may seem like n joke,
but a sober second-thought will show
that there is undoubtedly enough mar
ital misery even in that city to justify
such an organization. But while this
care is being taken for the husbands,
how about the wives whose lives are
made wretched by neglect and brutal
ty on the part of those who have
vowed 10 Glove, honor and protect"
II they were to combine for self-protec-
ton their numbers would be far in eX-
cess of those who belong to the order
for the protection OF the poor abused
men. 1t is not difficult matter to
enumerate the hen-peclled men, as
they are voluble in their complaints
when out of the hearing of their tor
mentors. 1t is not so easy TO count
the wives whose lives are burdencd.
The women who suffer are too often
silent. Their pride and loyalty forbid
them to complain, even when the
brutes they call husbands resort to the
most cowardly of all cowardly things
blows. The men suffer from nothing
worse than a shrewdish tongue, but
proclaim their grievances from the
house-top.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
Breakfasts and Luncheons.

At no season OF the year does it
require greater ingenuity and culinary
judgment on the part OF the house.
keeper to provide inviting, relishable
meals for her family, than in summer
and early fall.
Avoid monotony in the bill of fare.
Fruit should be served at each meal.
The following makes n very good
breakfast: oranges, poached eggs. with
white sauce, dry toast, cold sliced roast
veal, lamb q Finished with parsley,
crisp, white lettuce. oat meal cream,
sugar, breakfast cakes, and clear,
fragrant coffee.
On another equally good bill OF fare
Is fried chicken garnished with fried
mush, baked potatoes. jelly-cranberry,
or currant, oat meal mullins, sliced
tomatoes, muskmelon, rolls, coffee,
etc.
For luncheon it Is frequently deem
ed necessary by tho prudent house,
keeper to utilize the meat and vege-
table left over from a previous dinner,
and IL care is taken in cooking and
seasoning. very tempting dishes may
be evolved.
Meat toast. potato puff, variety
salad-made by using two or more
kinds of vegetables into salad bowl
and pouring over all simple dressing
of three tablespoonsful of vinegar. TO
two of salad oil, seasoning with salt,
pepper. and little dry mustard. With
fruit and good tea, coffee, and choco.
late, this will make an inexpensive anf
palatable luncheon.
Cold meat may be converted into a
number of appetizing dishes. and the
same is true of vegetables. Mary Cur
rier Parsons. in ST. Louis Magazine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

Tho bureau Of immigration and sta
tistics of Colorado is doing good work
in advertising the resources of that
state. 1t has collected and is now
displaying throughout the country q
remarkable exhibition of the resources
OF the centennial state. The display
of agricultural products would dc
credit to any state, while the speci.
mems from her vast natural store
house is a remarkable exhibition o.
that states wonderful mineral wealth
The members of this bureau know how
to advertise the resources of their
state to the best advantage.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
Two Lilies.

Upon the water OF the lake
In shore where gentle ripples break,
The pure water lily lies,
And looks up to the sunlit skies.
IL faces wave ana wind and sun,
Yet TO IL these no harm has done;
For still the lily day and night
Is clad in robes Of purest white.
Oft, as the dangerous afternoon
Broods Ger the broad aud still lagoon,
A little maid from yonder town
To the lakes margin wanders down.
The little maiden with delight
Looks on the lily clothed In white;
She wonders that thing 80 fair
Should lie upon the waters there.
Yon lily has spotless gown;
But, fairer lily Of the town,
Though waves Of stu about thee roll,
Thou hast white and spotless soul.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
A NIGHT IN WHITECHAPEL,
A Journalist Visits the WIokedest
Spot In the World.
THE RESORT OF THIEVES.
Prize Fighters and Low Women-An APP
ing Saturday Night Drunken
Woman and Ohildren-A
Graphic Picture.
Special Correspondence

English romancists have had no
more fruitful topic than crime and
criminals, and for many years the
Seven Dials and Petticoat lane have
fiction were supposed to have their
hebitation. No novel was complete
without reference to the crooks of the
localities named. The Seven Dials was
indeed thugs paradise, and Petite oat
lane a place whore murderers, thieves,
prize fighters, scarlet women and rob-
bers held high carnival. Bat time has
changed all this. The two sections of
London above referred TO are bad
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

The next session OF the reichstag is
10 be devoted to the enactment of laws
dealing with strikes and loclSouts in
Germany. Bismarck is determined
to enact severe penalties which will
be enforced against all professional
agitators who seek 10 interfere be.
tween employers and employed. The
siron chancellor" is a determined
man, and as he usually succeeds in
his undertakings, it will be interest
ing TO note what will be accomplish
ed in this direction.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
Selling Cows By the onart.

They get at the real value OF COW
in Sussex county, New Jersey, by SELL
ing her at so much a quart. The
scheme is pronounced by dairYmeu as
tie most equitable yet proposed in the
sale OF mich cows. The purchaser
pays $3.50 per quart Thus II she
gives twenty quarts daily she Is worth
$50. The purchaser keeps the COW on
trial for q week.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03

II was beautiful night, trine warm
,ut fairly comfortable. A big. glorious
harvest moon hung in the sky like a
ball of motion fire. Myriad stars look
ed down from perfect sky. The
streets were thronged with humanity.
The doors of the Three Nuns tavern
swung to and fro, thirsty crowd surg
ing in and drunken mob clbowing its
way out. A dozen or more bartenders
were on'duty. They were collarless,
wore their shirtsleeves rolled up to
their elbows, and now nad then wiped
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
Suggestions for slckrOoms.

A large, sunny room should be
selected for the invalid; II without n
carpet so much the better. Sunshine
as disinfectant is worth bushels OF
chloride OF lime.
The bed linen should be changed at
least once in three days; the blankets
once week. those that have been re-
moved being hung in the open Dir for
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-03
The Paris Exhibition.

The tickets of admission to the Paris
exhibition used to July 81 number TO-.
O22, 900, as against 8, 10000 during the
corresponding period in 1873. The
highest number OF adm issions in day
has been 29S,000.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-10-16
The Fascination of Niagara.

Never" said an old resident of the
village, shave known of so many peo.
pie going over the falls as during the
past six months" During that time
some eight or nine persons have been
known to pass over, three of which have
been deliberate suicides. 1t is source
of wonder to many people living here
why persons will come from distance
to Niagara apparently to commit suicide.
The press dispatch sent out from Bing-
hamton under the impression that the
last suicide was Miss Mead, of that
place, says that the young lady visited
this place short time ago and has been
strangely fascinated with Niagara ever
SINCE" 1t is Il well known fact that
scarcely any two persons have the same
impression when first looking upon the
rapids or falls. Only few evenings
since your correspondent heard a clergy
man in a neighboring city make this re-
mark: 81 never look upon Niagara above
the falls but that there is strong desire
to get into the water, lie down and go
with it. I have no thought of suicide,
but it always seems to me as if it would
be pleasant to 60 with the water"
A lady from Rhode Island was making
her first visit to Niagara, and was stand
ing on one of the Sister Island bridges
looking into the rapids underneath. She
hurriedly took the arm Of her compan-
ion and asked to leave the spot Upon
reaching the center Of Goat Island she
sank upon seat, seemingly exhausted
and very nervous. When asked the
cause, she said: II don't know what
came over me, but if T had stood on the
bridge another moment nothing could
have prevented me jumping into the
rapids
"Why," said her friend, "do you wish
to commit suicide?"
"God forbid!" said she. ut was the
furthest thought, but there was an inn
pulse which could not control, and I do
not think would dare live at Niagara"
Others have experienced similar SEN
sation.-Niagara Cor. Buffalo Express.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-10-16
John Browns "Fort" In Danger.

John Browns "fort," the old engine
house used as citadel by the great anti
slavery leader and his followers thirty
years ago as place of refuge from the
soldiers and citizens surrounding them,
is to be demolished, and will disappear
forever unless the as yet tunsubstantiated
rumor that it has been purchased by an
association of eastern gentlemen for re-
moval to Philadelphia should be true.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany has determined upon very decid-
ed change in the location of its main
line at this place, the new survey run
ming directly through the old engine
house. Tens of thousands have gazed
with interest upon the "fort'' from car
windows and platforms since the war,
and the demolition of the old building
will be regretted by many all over the
country.-Harpers Ferry Special.