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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-02
sLUM LIFE IN LONDON.
BY ]. WINTHROP HEeEMAN.

VICE, poverty and low rentals make
the slums of English cities. Persons
who are out of work must seek rooms
where the rental is low. They are
not necessarily wicked; some of them
honest and honorable, but unfortu-
nate. When they can afford it they
move into better quarters.
As the chief cause of poverty is vice,
the character of the slums is grossly
and openly wicked. Into it stagger
the drunkards, the vile incompetents
whose stamina has been drained by
immortality SO that they cannot endure
the continued exertion necessary to
keep at any work, and unto it resort
criminals of lowest types.
From sociological standpoint, this
gravitation of evil ones to a common
center is good thing. 1t locates
social vices where they may be re-
strained and regulated. 1t is an OBJ
ject lesson of the misery to which the
transgressor may come. 1t prevents
the establishing of centers of vice in
respectable neighborhoods. A case
in point is the breaking up of the
worst houses in the "Dust Hole" at
Woolwich. General Booth, of the
Salvation Army, said that the "Dust
Hole" was the vilest part around Lon
don. At the end of this depraved
street, is Salvation Army store.
Although the Salvation Army claimed
that nothing had been done in this
slum until its soldiers came there, the
neighboring church had been doing
good work for years before.
Drunkenness Among Women.
Another evil of slum life is drunk
enness among women. The causes
are the lack of proper food and nour-
ishment, producing desire for stim-
ulants, the need of warm rooms and
clothing for the cold and damp at
mosphere demanding something to
swarm up" the reactions from their
dissipation craving an excitant, the
misery of poverty, the cravings of
remorse, the sinkings of despair, los
ing woe in the exhilaration of intoxi-
cation and the insensibility of the
''dead drunk"
In one of the alleys opening out of
Whitechapel | noticed what seemed
heap of rags dumped in the gutter.
1t was woman with her face lying in
stream of dirty water running from
the refuse of the tubs up the street,
where couple of women had been
washing clothes.
Hundreds passed by her. Who
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North, and the desert blasts of the
East. Behind them soar the tower
ing peaks, Badly, Cucamonga, Gray
back, San Bernardino, and seventy
miles away as the crow flies, San ia
cinto; their majestic peaks, snow
crowned in constant but futile contra
diction of the fact that is written in
fowery syllables, and sung by bird
notes, and breathed in fragrance from
the voiceless lips of the flowers, all
over this valley of valleys, that how
ever the months may come and go,
and whatever season may prevail in
the mountains, or in other realms
here summer sits enthroned the live
long year.
PAsADEN,, CAL February s.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-02
A FEBRUARY GARDEN TOUR.
BY ]. W. HANSON D. d.

This morning the telegraph an
nounces that yesterday in Chicago
the thermometer registered sixteen
degrees below zero, with the prospect
of even colder weather, if the ther-
tnometers were only long enough to
record the factl Looking out upon
the cloudless sky that domes its arch
OF lapis-lazuli over Southern Cali
fornia. it occurs to me to try and see
what | can find in my own small do
main in contrast with the hyperbo-
rean horrors that prevail shack
East"
To begin with, the mercury in the
weather-gauge stands at 76 above
zero,-exactly summer heat. A gen
tie breeze-the faithful winds,
-breathes from the rolling Pacific, SO
that the weather is ideal. / will not
gather up the brilliant sights that
the gardens OF my wealthy neighbors
exhibit, but will just glance at my
own garden-plat, to see part of
what can be made to surround cot
tage home in midwinter.
No fence disfgures the street boun-
Diary. Along the curb date-palms
and peppers of my own planting al
ternate, the latter in two years twelve
feet high, each one a picture of
grace, its pendant boughs holding
long racemes of flowers. Between
stand great groups of marguerites,
yellow and white, four feet high,
with punches of blossoms, and run
ming on the ground beneath, the ivy
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-02
CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. MAR. 2. 1895

CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAR. 2. 1895.
Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
A February Garden Tour.
Evolution and Jesus.
Slum Life in London.
Page Two.
Sermon: The Cave at HOreb.
GraciOusness.
Our Writers.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Monism.-II.
An Object Lesson for Universalists.
Our Blind Veteran.
Death Of Mrs. Hovey.
Personal, etc.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page. Farm, Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
News of the Week.
Literary Vignettes-No. XIV.
From the Texas Missionary.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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Our Special Contributors-=-I8o5.
SLUM LIFE IN LONDON.
Olimpses of the Submerged Tenth.
By ]. WINTHROP HEGEMAN.

00OOOOOOG 0S0OGGSS
others who may drift into slum
tramps.
Gangs of Toughs.
Another characteristic of the slums
is the system of gangs of toughs.
Many of these were without home and
shelter. All of them vicious. Even boys
were organized into gangs that they
might be able to do more deviltry.
The story of Mr.. Charrington's work
among them will reveal the slum life
as light manifests dense darL ness.
He began to teach in a night school.
Then he gainel some workers, and
began evangelistic work among
rough boys in hay loft in S;epney.
Opposition began. One night a tough
with his bulldog barred the entrance.
MIR. Charrington, seeing the evils of
drink, gave up his interest in his
fathers large brewery, and devoted
his life to evangelistic work. One
night gang of boys called the "For-
ty Thieves" all of whom had been
convicted of crime, came down to
club the boys who had given up their
bad ways. They were induced to
come in and join the boys. A boys
home was formed, providing work for
them, and rescuing thousands of bows
from the life of crime.
In his efforts to reach the fallen he
WIS beaten, pelted with filth, but
pluckily stood his ground, and
preached in the streets for over a
hundred nights, from eleven o'clock
till one in the morning. One night a
gang of toughs rushed out of a
music hall to beat him. Arrested by
the police he was locked up in a cell
over night. Incidents are told illus
trating the many evils of vice in the
drunken, fighting and cursing crowds
that throng Mile End. The poverty
is depressing. One time 145O sat
down in the great Assembly Hall,
One man was seen greedily snatch
ing a bit OF orange peel out of the
road and ravenously devouring it;
another dropped in dead faint, ex-
hausted by starvation. Now this
work has resulted in the Tower Ham.
let's Mission, with nearly sixty de-
partments of work among the mil
lion miserable lives of the East End
These Incidents show the charac-
teristics of the slum life of London.
its lights and shadows. The extent
is greater than here indicated. So
are the workers. The little children
are gathered into homes like the Girl
Village at Ilford, under DR.. Ber-
nardo, where thousand girls live in
houses presided over by "mother,"
and are taught and trained to be true
and useful. A model Boys Village,
at Bridge on.Weir, near Glasgow,
under care of Mr.. Quarter, is on sim
liar lines. He told me that ninety
seven per cent of his boys became
converted while there. Then there
are University Settlements, like Town
bee Hall, Oxford House and Cam
bridge House and Mansfield, to stim-
ulate men to help themselves, to give
them mastery over useful arts, to
train them to think, act and CO.
operate for their own good.
Not least is the faithful work and
tentative methods of the churches,
especially the successful work of
Father Jay in Shoreditch, the worst
slums of London, and the Club
House of Professor Shuttleworth, of
st. Mary-at-Hill.
New YORK CITY.
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
MADDEN AClEN.
Pretty Marriage Ceremony at ST
Mary's Church


MIR. Jas. Fl. Madden and Miss Annie
IL. Allen were married at ST. Mary's
Catholic Church yesterday evening at
o'clock by the pastor.
Mr.. Chas. Ii. Consolvo was best man.
Miss Julia Dousherty, of Baltimore,
maid OF honor. The ushers were j. T..
Fletcher, John O'KeeiIe, NJ. L. Cashin,
Frank II. Lathrop.
The maids of honor were Misses
Maggie and Annie Corbiu, Mamie and
Katy Madden. The bride looked beau
tlful in pink silk. All of the lady at.
tendsnts were beautifully attired in
light silk gowns.
The groom and ushers were in even.
ing dress. The church was handsome
ly decorated.
A reception was hold at the Masonic
Temple and au elegant supper was
served at ~ o'clock.
l lie ball was decorated for the occa
sion. Borjcs' orchestra furnished the
music aud dancing was enjoyed till
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful present. Mr.. aud Mrs. Mad.
den will leave on the 18th for tour
South, visiting the Atlanta Exposition,
Among the friends from distance
who cnme to Norfolk 70 witness the
marriage wore Mrs. Dougherty aud
III ISIS Doughcrty. of Baltimore; Mrs,
Holt and Miss Holt, of Washington.
ID. O.; Mira. CaiIee aud Miss Cafiee. of
Maysville, Ky.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
AMUSEM ENTS.

AT OCEAN VIEw.--Ladies and chill
dren composed the greater portion of
yesterday afternoon audience at the
View and greatly applauded the phe
nomenal little child artistic Ln Petite
Edith. who 10 q great iuvorite this
week. Boulder and Austin, the must
cal comiques, proved very pleasing.
Morton and Mack with their side
splitting Irish comedy, kept all in a
continual roar Of laughter. Atlas, the
iuggler, introduced many new and
difficult feats. The perpormance was
pronounced by all as refined and en-
teltalning, The company propose to
offer tho best of vaudeville attractions
all through tho fall and winter, for
which beautiful casino will be
erected. illuminated by electricity and
heated by steam. Matinees at 4, even
iugs at S;30.
JAMES B. MAcKIE.-Thoa attraction at
Van Wyck's Academy of Music Tues
day evening, September 10th, will be
James b. Mackis in that laughable
comedy "Grime's Cellar Door,"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05

The Rev. DIR. j Ii. Roberts, will, on
Tuesday evening next, OF Armory Hall,
deliver his we'll known and universally
popular lecture on Future and Eter
nal Punishment" The lecture is to be
given under the auspices of the Cente
nary NJ. T.. Church Builders Society,
for the benefit of that church, and, il
the cause alone invited patronage,
Armory Hall should be crowded to over.
flowing, but, in addition to tho oppor.
tunity OF assisting the Builders So.
oiety, those who attend will be fur
nished rare treat,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05

Beautiful weather in the cotton belt.
Liverpool sold only 1000 bales on
the spot yesterday, against $4,000 bales
last year. Contracts closed quiet,
l. 9th decline.
Bar silver 30!d. advance of Lied.
New York future contracts declined
II to If points, closing stendy. Snles
$50. 600 bales. October, 7.93 to 1874;
January. S,l3 to S.14; March, 1922 to
SD.
New Orleane receipts to day are esti.
mated at from 2.l00 to 1900 bales,
against |, POS bales last year.
Galveston, Houston aud Norfolk
markets advanced Use. Other South,
ern markets unchanged.
Receipts at United States ports yes.
terday were l.025 bales, against g.
iG6 bales last year ind ., lS9 bales in
1898.
Sales OF spot cotton in New Yorl.
yesterday wore G42 bales. against l, Is
bales last year.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
AugtI.r Weather.

The NIRGINGAS has received from
the Weather Bureau the monthly me.
neurological summary, which shows
that during the month of August the
highest temperature was 80 degrees on
the 1lth, the lowest CO on the LIST. The
greatest range of temperature was on
the 9th, "a degrees. The maximum
velocity of wind was % miles per hour,
on the 18th. The total rainfall Mns
2.5S, against $40 inches last yeur. and
less than amy year since 1885, the de-
ticiency being 3.75 inches There
were only three cloudy duys during
the month.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
w. G. T. U. MEETING.
They Win Have an Outing at Port
Norfolk.


The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Norfolk held a meeting yes.
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Y.
nj. q. A. hall, with the president in
the chair.
The annual reports of tho various
departments of the work were received
and were OF n very satisfactory char.
acter.
The following were elected the off
GERS OF the Union for the ensuing
twelve months: Mrs. Wemple, presi.
dent; Mrs. NJ. L.. Webb, vice president;
Mrs. NJ. Z. Worthington, correspond
lug secretary; Miss Florence Frances,
treasurer, Miss Lena Sheppard, record.
ing secretary.
the proceeds of his electric line from
Portsmouth to Port Norfolk for one
day, and tho ladies accepted the offer
with thanks. and will have picnic aud
speaking there ut an early date. The
platform orators of the South to speak
and expect to have big crowd.
The District Convention, Mrs. Miley
president, will meet at 10 O'Clock in the
church formerly occupied by tue Pres
byterIaus on Berkeley avenue. Berkley.
superintendent Departments. =
Flower mission, Mrs Nowstend !;
mothers meetings. Mrs nj l. Webb;
literature. Mrs M T. Parker; temple
work, Mrs g ID Bew; slmshouse. Mrs
M = Woodward; prison work, Mrs V
Webb; colored work, Mrs Il Ii Jones
loynl legion, Miss Alice Bancroft; rs.
sistnnt, Miss Mamie Hinton; evange-
listic, Mrs O Il Nottingham; assistants,
Mrs A II Jones. Mrs Snilie Wright;
secretary of branch. Mrs VIM Free
man; unfermented wine, Mrs l. o Don.
ming; parlor meetings, Mrs Flore nce
Francis and Miss Bertie Amos.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
THE MAYORS LETTER.
He Talks Very Plainly on the Subject
of Water.

RE AXIS very Plainly on the Subject
of Water.
Mayor Petit wrote & letter Tues
day TO tho Councils. which was re-
ferred to IL committee. He discussed
the water question with gloves oil.
He believes that all of tho plans of
the Water Board are wrong; that they
are simply wasting the money spent IL
the construction OF u gaugwell system,
M Norfolk does not propose to engage
in farming; he Is opposed to purcLss
ing farms.
He says Norfolk is in danger of q
water famine, aud does not believe the
Water Board are taking steps to avert
such cnlamity.
When the letter comes to the Coun.
Gil with the committees report there
will likely be music in the mir. +"
Mayor Petit believes that lis letter
should have been read to the Council
before going to committee. He be .
lleves the dignity of his official POSI-
ton is entitled 10 this courtesy.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH
An inspection of Atlantic City
Ward to Be Made.
The Various Matters Looking to An
Improvement of the Health of the
7 City Discussed and Acted
Upon. Report of the Reg
trar of Vital Statistics.

The weekly meeting OF the Board OF
Health was held yesterday with the
President, DIR. Landlord, In the chair
DIR. Dupuy reported that house to
house inspection of Atlantic City would
be made by the police.
In regard to the order issued at the
last meeting to compel Messrs. John
l.. ROPER aud s. q. Collins to connect
their property with the city sewers,
DR.. Landlord said these gentlemen
had been put to large expense IN con
structipg private sewers, and as there
was no nuisance he did not see how
the board could compel them to com
ply with the orders OF the board.
MIR. johnson was appointed com.
mittae of one to see the City Attorney
and get his opinion.
a Communication was received from
MIR. A. P. Thorn, attorney for the Nor
folk Company, i'll which he said that
She ponds complained of in Client
were in the streets and not upon the
property of tho Norfolk Land Com
pany and that the company had moth
ing to do with them.
The secretary was instructed 10 al
drees letter to the Local Board of
Atlantic City to find out If the streets
had ever been accepted by the city.
The Street, Sewer aud Drain Board
made request for 5000 which WAS ad
vanoed to help on the extra work dur.
ing the warm weather. The treasurer
was ordered to pay the amount.
A bill was received from st. Vim
cents Hospital for S32, due for fur
nishing room for diptheria patient,
who had been sent to that institution
by DR.. Landlord. The president ex
planned that the patient, girl 16 years
of age, came to his Office ut & O'Clock
in the morning, She was very i'll and
he had no place for her. Hc could
not get her into the Retreat for tho
Sick, as that institution had no place
for persons having contagious dis
ease. He sent the young lady to st.
Yincents. DR.. Landlord thought he
did perfectly right, and said the city is
badly in need OF q hospital for such
cases. The board endorsed the bill
and referred 1t to the councils for pay.
ment.
The report OF the Registrar of Vital
Statistics was received, III which he
stated that the deaths for the wear end
ing June, 1895, were 1,034; 1894, LII;
1888, l,l0l; 1892, LOGS; 1891, I92. The
reports were ordered to be printed in
pamphlet form.
MIR, Harmon, contractor for the
ntreet cleaning, appeared before the
Board, and asked to be instructed in
regerd to the six extra carts which he
is running. He was referred to the
Board of Street, Sewer and Drain Oom-
missioners.
The matter of a Mr.. Jones, who has
caused nuisance at the end of Mariner
street by filling up part Of drain, was
taken up, and on motion it will be re.
ferred to the City Attorney before
action is taken.
The Sanitary Inspectors report,
showing seventy-seven nuisances, sixty
live OF which had been abated, was
read and filed,
Two cases OF diphtheria were re-
ported.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS
An APPROXIMATION of Local Events
in General.
Looking for Lumber Hands. Will In
vestigate the Recent Accident at
Ocean View. General Offices
Removed to the View. The
Business Outlook.
Fair weather to day.

Fair weather to day.
Mr.. A. A. Adams, Of New York, is IN
the city.
There was large crowd at Ocean
View yesterday.
Capt. q. Il. Spencer, OF the tug Min.
ME, is in the city.
vaThe Newport News is now on the
Norfolk and Washington line.
MIR. w. Ii. Ii. Trice and family have
returned home from Saratoga.
Work is progressing satisfactorily on
the public high school building.
The steamer Pocahontus will not 20
out this morning, owing to repairs
There were no cases OF general i'm. .
portauco tried III the courts Yesterday,
Mr.. a. A. Watson, of "a Water
street, has returned homo from the
South.
Hon. John f.. Massey arrived in the
city last night aud is stopping at the
Atlantic.
Mr.. Truitt. of Maryland, was IN Nor
folk yesterday looking for lumber lands
in this section.
Thirty seven physicians appeared
for certificates, among them Miss Anna
Il. Hyde, of Totnro, Va.
The general Offices of the Ocean
View railroad have been moved from
Bank street to Ocean View.
The merchants report TINT business
is opening up we'll, aud that the out.
look for the fall trade is very encourag-
ing.
The police last night reported the
city very orderly ut l2 o'clock. Tho
state ut the station showed only three
DRINKS.
1t is reported that the Norfolk ooun-
ty grand jury will investigate the re.
cent accident on the Ocean Wow rail
road.
The Norfolk College for Young
Ladies will open October 2d, and the
prospect for the school this year is said
to be good.
10 make room for handsome resi-
dence on Holt street one of the lurge
elms near the corner OF Fenchurch was
out down yesterday.
Capt. Tbos. Kevill qualified in the
Corporation Court yesterday as admin
istrator of the estate of Fannie Lakin
and gave bond for $500.
DIR. Herbert Nash is at Wytheville,
attending tue nesting Of the Board OF
Medical Examiners of Virginia, of
which he ID acting President.
Mis-. Cassidy, formerly of Norfolk
College for Young Indies. was in Nor.
folk yesterday. Mrs. Cassidy says she
expects to have good school in Wash
ington next year.
Mr., Il. Il. Turner. general manager
OF the Qurntol Remedy company, re.
turned from Northern trip yesterday.
MIR. Turner says he il growing fat and
TINT business Is good.
| a large force OF hands are engaged
at work on the Watt, Rettew ~ Glav
building at the corner Of Main and
| Cranky streets, and the work is pro.
| crossing satisfactorily.
| The people Of Brnmbleton would
like for the Board of Health to pay q
| little more attention to the streets md
! cutters Of that ward. There will be
serious reckoning unless the condition
is improved.
The Norfolk ball enthusiasts expect
tho Norfolk Club to come out IN third
| place. There are several protested
games in which Norfolk is interested
which they believe Will be decided in
her favor. which will bring up her per
| cent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
I.oiicc court.

Justice Burroughs yesterday dis
posed of the following cases:
Sam Conkliu, colored, drunk. usino
profanity and committing breach of
the peace; fined Sli.75. and committed
In default of payment.
Grace Teamer, colored, charged with
larceny OF bucket. the property of
a. X. Riddlck; dismissed on payment
Of 81 20 costs.
VIM. W. Jackson, colored, assaulting
Church Kicks; dismissed,
Church Kicks, colored, assaultlng
VIM. jackson; fined 1925.
Eugene Griggs. white, arrested on
q peace warrant sworn out against
him by j. Cohen; continued to tho
9th and accused bailed for his appear.
ance.
Clement Hudson, colored, assault on
Parker Tabb: fined SAFE,
Henry Bailey, white, breach of the
peace; continued to the 9Th,
JAS Grlswold, colored, was sent IN
Jail for thirty days, charged with steal
ing fifty melons from the deck of tho
echooner Carroll lying at the foot nj
Roanoke avenue. VI
L. W. Wheeler. colored, wes fined
$50 for doing business without n
license. He took an appeal and h;s
case was sent on TO the October Cont.
The charge of selling liquor pre-.
fsrred against j. D. Prince was invest.
gated by the Police Justice and dis.
missed.