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a view to the enactment Of Legislation for their
protection. Already they have held several
big demonstrations in South London and in
Hyde Park and parades galore. They have
also learned the power Of organization, -
was evinced in the prompt formation Of q cos
ters' defense committee. Now a union has
been projected called tbs "Costermongers' and
Street Vendors Labor Union" which 10 TO have
branches in every part Of London, and to feder-
ate with existing labor unions whose objects are
not antagonistic, Thus does the British democ-
racy once more assart itself. go
II the Barehess Bardett-Upatts succeeds In
winning the fght for the coeters she viii have
added another bright jewel to her crown Of
well doing What story rich in philanthropy
will be that Of this good lady's life. One in
stance of her well-directed kindness came un-
der my notice some years ago, and its recital
may not be out Of place here. For a long time
she has been a Lady Bountiful to the poor
peasantry, half fisher folk and half agricultur-
lists, who live along the southwestern coast of
Ireland. In times Of famine and distress she
always subscribed literally to relieve their
wants, and when Father Davis Of Baltimore,
County Cork, good priest, recently deceased.
preached to her a scheme for enabling the peas
antry to participate in the rich harvests Of fish
Which the well-equipped Manx, French, English
and Scotch fleets had been reaping for years on
the Irish coast she placed in his hands the sum
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M Gladstone gave him the right 20 vote
Neither Is lie A. vile A. Mrs Frances Hodgson
Burnett hA- .omewkere described him. Ike
the Matelots and Pecheurs 81 Bouiocpe he lives
An = social world altogether his own world
fun OF picture-que and unconventional color TO
the student Of human nature amid the dull
conventionAlitie- Of life in somber London
toun He 4. not a. a rule. a church member
nor would hi. drinking habits always commend
themselves 20 the disciple. OF the ". 4 r L.
Hi. mo-aia rerhAps. are not entirely of The
Antnops Cou...oes order nor do thew ON the
othsr hand come under the Classification which
4 -orustime. .polsn Of A. ..Frenchv." lie ha.
. nirtur-.ou. dialect .na. now tina, a. has be-
e,ir,- s,,,evh.t of a f,d. will soar have lev
ir.gr,,,b.r while The Hom.rtc opc.tion j.
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what to do for it, UNEMPLOYED and disconnected
and ever-growing criminal classes it should be
in the power of petty local tribunals to deprive
deserving body OF men and women who have
never been a burden to tho community Of the
right to earn an honest livelihood
THE cosrERs' MART.
The Harrington road is one of London's big
gest and busiest thoroughfares. Through it a
great body of the middle and poorer classes
pass daily II has been the costers' principal
mart and there they found the readiest market
for the stock in trade they purchased every
morning at Covent Garden. There they
brought their heavily laden barrows or. in the
case of these In better circumstances, occupied
their modest but coy little stalls. Many of
these stallholders had been there for years.
some IT them for great number of years. The
residential or passing public did not think them
IN the way. for they were a convenience, if not
necessity. Recently largo market was
opened in the road a rival to some of the
other great markets of London. and big dealers
started shops therein. The market and is
u success. but the dealers and market managers
believed 1t would be greater success if they
could drive the costers from the road and so
get the trade that flowed to them. Then bright
lawyer earned big fee by the discovery that
under an act passed in the reign of the Second
George cos:ermOngers were not exempted from
proceedings for street obstruction and that
this act had never been repealed The neces-
the markets committee of that anomaly in
municipal institutions. the corporation of the
city OF London. and il in turn influenced the
liolbOrn board of works to issue a notice to the
costers to move on" Then the public inter-
ested itself in the costers' behalf and their case
was vigorously taken up by several of the more
liberal minded of the newspapers. The alega-
ton that they caused serious Inconvenience to
the public was proved failacious by the fact
that
A PETITION IN THEIR FAVOR
received more than Il. 600 signatures, and that
most of those who signed it were local residents.
Thus they could not be said to be very much in
the way; but the powerful few had to be salts
fed. even though the costers starved or went
To- swell the criminal classes. The local author
tiles would not yield. and then the costers
became stubborn. They refused to move on
To the poorhouse without struggle and so
they were summoned to Cierkenwell police
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Thought - Jg.ian ralph's experience when
! forced NV Nav in:o representative gather
Ina 90 costermousers for the purposes Of this
letter 1. ioo. disappointed The coster
% Hash literature Wa familiar to me. and 7
musi confess had someV hat wide acquaint-
Ance with the cO-tcr 81 tie mu-i- halls Either
type was delightfully."- picturesque. with coat
and vest studded wI-h great Ycurl buttons half
heXictn trou-er- with r1ws 90 buttons down
The side-. a bright rsa.rf round the throat. and
q thick whip ever cracking ala obliglto. a. it
we're. TO scutiI.t Ltal song about the cOster
and hi "douah. EEt the cO-ter, met in real
life we're not bit Ike thi-. There was not
pearl button among the m. ~ far ~ could see
nor single Specimen 81 the bell-bOttomed
Trousers Thew we've. none 90 them. seuti-
mentally in love- nor IN he ~onG- ofthe COS
ter iaury1.~. Nr. Nihcrt CIeyalieT did they
ever mention thu r'nrrnI heal fact tina. the
"Wclsh arp Wa, '' lu ',on Way." Neither did
their women wear bag -hrImmsd hats with trail
ing u-trirh .sttL@T- a. thev do ia co=ter li.era-
tIre. lhcy were .imul- a. ordinary 10. Of
street vc-,lcr-. With AL n virtues and all the
wees % their cla-s. aud Interesting to- me be-
cHu-e they had a real grievance and my sincere
sympathy.
~ WORLD OF Ms oWS.
The London c1-Jer l. usI:L,- a. good nor a.
bad as h. y painted. He II not tho innocent.
sentimental. roliirkiug fellow i,leali1ed and I'M
mortalised by the music hail. nor l. he the
th'". ul-. hc-ottel 3. Uur,srou- character the
sristocrs'ic press Used 10 picture hin before
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s;ushy era-. pas-c1 10 rase uPon one % ne
70 the rlgh, stretched The wosa- ja.s
left. Before the vision lay the hsv.
through whose waicrs many . craft had
plowed 10. WV when ~ coionies ~sre IN
their infancy. And 20 tho len could bs -eca
the cliffs. which ro-e UNNECESSARILY from the
water And formed the western bounaArs a
Cape Cod hay and stretching % the uorfhward
terminated In an abrupt point. around he
other siae % which historic Plymouth nestled
siihin snag esrbs, A. 4 sd ana. -.
sbou, half Wy Through NE ,srsss doe, de-
scrtbed he sAs something whict mads him -
move his glasses. rub them oare.uliy VITA his
handkerchief. replace them upon ~ no-s sua
stare motionless for the space Of several min
utes Bsts short distance an front % HIN.
gong In the same dircction. but 81 an .xoe.A-
ingly slow pace, and utterly oblivion.
Of the world beyond themselves. ~ere the two
he had 30 earnestly. and 80 successfully a. he
had supposed. striven 90 separate. Hand IN
hand they wandered. saying something o. one
another in . low tone nov and then ana an
parently In state Of utmost happine.a M
Benning was sstounded How came they TO-
geiher here, when he had bccn confident sh.t
they we're far apart lie could no, u.ks
IL out But he Was no, alone in his observ.uos
OF the loving couple.
The worthy doctor his constitute snal hsd
found, a. he supposed, q walk and having
been caPnvaied with the view. ~Hs returning
along the path in question q, q rapid p.es tAss
rs-s,,sSe haI - ..,. !" ms s'e ana
A., A. r. - .e.fs I'm 'se's the new
w.,a.d hx ~. -, a., s- ona n,
seen also BY the tvo, aud they stopped ana
horo,h, - a. 'sArlnt ~ teem.
=. IL o. aoe I'm, - -. 10 No. sfoana
NJ Rennins she -. l,,,,a e.na ' .s
.l;n,;r,, 49,, 49,. pI e CT. sna mn
,haa -, NJ, -. - p'.pea ~
De,r,n. "a ~. GO. - oas ~
r.., 40 ,hs,n =, ,hs -. .PaE
So.,or "a .-.-.h, "a ,A 800 en' .ns' me
- r.s-Lo NJ. Ma peh' began
a., ,hr.. IA. ou. nA ~ere NE
No sP"eeh Nnoh hees ss,df
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From the St Louis Globe Democrss
"No, I am not eIsctly Buddhhe Bat fas
believe . portion Of the doctrine taught b.
Gautamo," said Robert senssnsy 10 Tie
little coterie Of travellers that were Aissuss-
ing theology in the rotunda Of the Lindsh
81 believe that have lived In this world be-
fore. I not only believe ID, but know % -
well a. IL is possible for the human mind 70
know anything. retain some sAsdovy
mer lives, in fact. have . faint rsoollse-
ton of having been . farmer In the lAnd
where the tools were very primitive and Ne
people wore dress entirely unknown 20 sny
modern nation I believe that vss . or~sk
soldier and present ut the battle Of MArsshou-
In fact / think was killed there. simoss soru
to pieces 1 remember having soon william of
Orange crowned King Of England Thsss msm-
ories are 30 shadovy that they might be mere
yagaries Of the mind and count for nothing, bus
1 have much stronger proof Of previous eai.s-
ence. can pick out places where lived BE-
fore. recognize them the momeut I -
them and can tell what changes have occurred
In the landscape. visited the tower Of Lon
don some years ago. i had never sen .
picture OF IL, nor read Of it In history, yet I
made in the old pile since the days 81 william
and Mary. l travelled over England looking
for my old home and found t. I recognized
the landscape at once. A considerable hin he'd
been cut down 70 NIL q marsh No one living
there knew the hill had ever existed, but I knee
1t, and consultation u old records proved tl
l visited Greece. I knew that st some period
had lived there and died thsre. ! found
nothing familiar until reached the plain %
Marathon IL was familiar 10 me tn face
Of my wife. / needed no guide 20 point
out the position of the armies or the slishs
changes which have occurred In the torag-
raphy Of the country, for I vss sn eye Wiz
ness Of the battle. I have talked With many
people who have shadowy rscollectisas Of .
previous existence, who, hike mysef, were nes
well dipped I'm the river Leshe. n this IL nay
first experience On earth where did get nv
knowledge Of England during the reign %
William Of Granger Where did I learn shs
topography of the plain Of Marsshon7 Ho~ dil
1 know that aid hill had been csrssd svxvf
Why IL il that faces that have been dust foe
centuries are familiar 10 me - tbosr cf ny
family? There IL . bundle Of knoss Coz voc
professors Of psychology"
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court. There they were, Of course, beaten, for
In a London magistrates court the poor man
has but little chance against the rich. They
we're not, however, friendless In high or wealthy
places. A truly noble philanthropist in the
person Of the Baroness Burdett-C outts came to
their aid and appeal was taken. She has
instructed her solicitors to take the matter up
bench, where il will be fought by the greatest
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FLOWERS.

Of Ell, 900 as loan, on his own personal So
curity, to enable him to procure the necessary
fishing boats and gear. With this money Father
Davis was not only able to supply the fishermen
of his dock with sorely needed equipments, but
he founded fishery school at Baltimore. The
place is now the most fourisbing fishing dis
trict in Ireland, and it is pleasant to be able to
add that every penny Of the El2, 900 has been
paid back to the baroness.
Francis J. O'NEILL
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near by He had expected 90 sec the cowboys
~ the dime novel each one dressed up IN fringed
leather hr'e-h-s AMI a buckskin coat. his head
gear drah fsri-h hat stiff a. a board and
a. hig a. the top Of a va-htub. his feet covered
With dainty boots and his hands with bead
worked Cove. his belt adorned with mother
Of-pearl ptstols and h. saddle the best Cheyenne.
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From Puck.

From Puck.
toothachs left me when got to the dentists
door this morning.
Mamma-'No; why did it?''
Tommy-"I don't know; just ask you to see
IL YOU know why"
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Pucks
''Har' said DR.. Depew, IS he stepped ON .
banana peel on Elm street, ''this ought to be
called slippery Elm street"
whereupon Private Secretary Duvai had the
Joke msnifolded for the press.
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HES JULIAN RALPH
frstsaw a group Of cow
bows In Montana he was.
he tell, US, greedy dis
appointed by their ap-
peErnnce. They were "a
very ordinary lot of
Young depot loungers,
peculiar only because
they wore big fat
trimmed hats and be-
cause they had a long
hne % bronchos fet-
tered to q hitchiuc rail
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Written for Tie Evening star.
Little Child, who Msde rhess


Little child. VINO msde thee.
With such charms arrayed thef
Who prepared for thee q nest
On thy mothers gentle breAst'
Gave thee home and shelter warn
From the wind and pelting storm
II Was He, who had but shed
For His humble birthday bed
He 90 sweet and undecided.
Born like thee, little child.
He II was who made thee.
With such charms srrsyed thea
Little child. WHO made shee
Loves great ransom paid thcsf
Thorns upon His temples prest
Set HIS kingdom In thy breast
King Of love and King Of grsoA
Chose for thee HIS dwelling pisoA
Took thee In His gracious srmA
sanctined my little chsrDa
And said, 20 seal thee always H.
Such ny heavenly Kingdom -
He 1t was VINO made thee
Loves great ransom psadshee.
- k-RAxu
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In World OF his owp-The London Street
Merchant and ui- Chsracteristics-An
I.-a. in the Great MetropoIs-CostersO Or
CANINE.
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n THE DINING CAR
OF the New York and
Chicago limited, at one
Of the small tables near
the door Of the car, sat
an elderly gentleman
evidently enjoying his
dinner very much. His
face had a very genial
expression, and a merry
twinkle in his eyes was
made merrier by fire.
quent libations from Q
bottle of port with
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TRACK INSPECTION.
How Railroads Are Inspected and
Improved Every Fall of the Year.
LOOKING FOR FLAWS
The Dynograph Car and How IL Work.
Prizes Awarded to Supervisors and Fore
men for Condition Of Roadway-A Story
Illustrating the Dangers Of the Task.
NE OF THE MOST

NE OF THE MOST
interesting and enjoya-
BILE duties that the off,
cials Of the different
have to per-
form 10 that Of inspect
ing their lines every
fall. To the unin-
itiated the task seems
a prosaio one, but to
the officials and sub
ordinates il il quite an
event. To the former
1t is like looking over a
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have said. he has . real grievance. Il was
his grievance started out to write.
It was Of

The coster Is now an Issue" in London and
an issue that viii not down. Ee is fighting for
the right to earn his daily bread in his own
tims-honored way. He will carry his fight to
the highest courts in the land-even to the
house Of lords, that great British law court Of
last resort, and he win win it, for the sympathy
Of the people and Of the peoples press is with
him IL Is strange, indeed, that while London
IL face to face with the really awful problem Of
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THE ENGLISH COSTER.
A Peculiar Type of Life in Lon
don.

THE IDEAL AND THE REAL.
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legal talent that money can enlist. The case
viii be watched with interest. for on its result
depends the welfare Of all the coster world of
London Should the costers be beaten evic-
tion from their occupation would undoubtedly
await them everywhere in the British
metropolis.
THE cosrKns ORGANIZE.
In the meantime the costers themselves are
not idle. They have discovered what . great
force lies in agitation, and they are shaping it
90 - 10 bring their case before parliament with
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what to do for its unemployed and discontinued
and ever-growing criminal classes it should be
in the power Of petty local tribunals to deprive
n deserving body of men and women who have
never been burden to tho community of the
right to earn an honest livelihood
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-28
BILL HEALEY,s BuFFALoEs.
He ParaIyzed the BostonianS and Made q
Lot of Money.

/ AAO t@AHiy AON NsAo DN"eDAf-AA' 1880 =
Lot of Money.
sold Bill Healey, he used to live over
In ChIua."
What started the conversation was a
! buffalo coat-an old one in Lewiston
hotel, with the hair worn down 10 the
hide.
"Tme was when them was cheap, "
said the bystanders. Now, they're as
expensive as the best"
"Old Bill Healey," said the other
man, trying to edge into the converse
/ ton.
"a buffalo robe in them days" said
the other man, could be bought for 81
and uD'ards or down'ards for that mat
ter. They was plenty. They was
"Old Bill Heaiey, he lived over In
China"
1t was no use stopping him now, and
he was given the pole from sta-t TO fin
ish.
"Old Bill was drover and he was q
rich man for them parts In them days.
/ suppose he was worth $3.50, 900 and he
always carried a good slice OF it in his
trousers pocket.
"Well, speaking Of buffalo robes re-
minds me Of good story. Bill Healey
went TO Brighton once with load OF
cattle-fat cattle and as good as you
ever see. Old Bill sold 'em and went
into Boston and wandered down on the
wharves and by the depots to see what
he could find. Well, he struck there
| just as they was about to bid of a cargo
hnHa1n TNkay - N.
and there was a pile of 'em, a big pile
OF 'em. Old Bill was slouchy looking
old fellow, didn't look as though he had
dollar, and as he slipped into the
party Of buyers he noticed very eIe-
CANT lot Of gentlemen ia tall hats and
canes and white chokers.
1.-The terms Of the sale were this:
The bidder could take one bale or ten
bales or the whole cargo Well, Bill
began TO bid. He was in it kind of
quietly and whe bid them Boston fell
lows just turned their eye glasses on
him and looked him over "A common
person, said they. he can't be buying
manE OF them SO when old Bill bid a
niue over 'eln they quietly withdrew,
thinking that ne Wouldn't take many
auu IuaJ lhey COuiu BOOG~ the lot In
this way. you see, the lot fell I, nm :
"'How many bales?" said the 80
tioneer.
""The hull lot" said Bill.
"'Whatr shrieked they.
! "'Do you know, sir, that the term:
Of this sale are cash and that it means
good many thousand dollars?" said
! the auctiOneer.
"'YOu count out your burned bale:
and I'll count you out the cash, and old
Bill pulled out a roll as big as your hal
and them Boston men were paralyzed.
"Well, sir. them buffsio robes came
10 China, Me-, and Waterville, and were
sold for S. pair. Farmers came from
hundreds OF miles TO buy them. Old
BIZ made stack of money on them
and to-day in Waterville or China, OF
other Kennebec towns, you can see buf
ialo robes whose history, you will be-
told, traces back TO tina lot that Bill
Healey brought 20 China. Maine Is full
OF 'em. "-LelUiStOn Jourldss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS
or Coming Democratic Meetings and
Speakers.

Congressman John o. Pendleton viii address
the people at the following times and places:
Ben wood. October q, night.
TrIadelphia November 4th, 7:3) p. N.
West Liberty, November 9TH, ?. N.
Brooke county. Golfers Station, October 81.
9 m; Bethany November /, afternoon; Wells
burg November l, night
New Cumberland, November 9, night:
Chester, Hancock county. November 3, night
MARSHALL county, November ); place to be ar.
ranged.
The following are Senator C. J. Faulknsr's
appointments:
Oct. %. PruntytOwn, p m. Grafton at night
n. Posts appointments:
DoddTidge county, October 51st and NOvsR.
Der 1st and I'd.
Buckhannon. November 5th-
Harrison county, November Sd, 4th aud 7th.
Hon. C. Wood Daley. Democratic candidate
for Presidential elector, viii address the people
Of West Virgins st the following times and
places:
PhHippi. Barbour county Csrst day Of court),
October 81. day.
Belington. Barbour county, October 81, night.
November ], and 3 at places to be arranged
by Hen O. S. Mckinney, member Of State Com.
mittee.
November 4. 5 and 6 At PLACES &c be arranged
By Hon. John T McGraw, member Of state
coumis,ee.
HOY. 0ksy Johnson:
Eailkew, October 50, night
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-28
THE SOCIAL MAZE.
What Is Going on in Festive Circles About
Town

What Is Going on in Festive Circles About
Town.
A bowling party was given at the Park
last evening by number OF young people
living on the National Road.
Last evening at the home of the brides
mother at Mt. Pleasant occurred the mar
riage of Miss Carrie Cattell and Mr.. AL
bert upton. The bride is the sister OF
Mr. William Cattrell, OF Banner " Co.
A delightful reception was given yester-
day afternoon at Bridgeport By Mrs Or.
Van Wagner About forty ladies were
present during the prescribed hours which
were FROM two till six o'clock. Aa appe-
tizing menu was served in courses, and all
present mad most enjoyable time
The Parkersburg Journal says: The
many friends Of Mr.. Lindsey Merrill, for
merly OF Writ county, now OF Wheeling,
will be interested in the news that he was
married this morning TO Miss Loie Doug
lass, Of Ripley Landing. His Parkersourg
friends extend congratulations. Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill are at the Commercial Hotel.
There was a pretty wedding about Z
o'clock last evening in Fulton, the contract
ing parties being Mr.. William Bayha and
Mrs. Catharine Bayha. The ceremony was
conducted by Rev. A. w. Werder, Of st.
James German Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Last evening a reception was
held and a large number of friend partici-
pated.
Mrs. Flading was rendered very pleas
ant surprise party last evening, at her home
on South Eoff street. About twenty
couples Of her friends assembled and spent
a very enjoyable evening in the several So
cial diversions, dancing being the principal
amusement. Guthart's orchestra furnished
the music. An elegant repaSt was discussed
at midnight.
The wedding of Mr.. Carl Strautman, Of
the Eighth ward and Miss Amelia Neid-
meyer, a young lady Of Marshall county,
took place yesterday afternoon at o'clock
in st. Paups Church, on South Wood
street. The church was well hlled with
the friends and relatives Of the contracting
parties. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Haass. The attendants were Mr..
Henry Remke and Miss Mary Haldermau.
A reception was held last evening at the
home of the groom.