El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-02
The Spectator.

Chiefs of police of large cities, like
uudertakers, encounter many pathetic
incidents of human misery and human
grief. Their vacations make them ac-
Qusinted with the dark side of life 1.-The
side that is usually shielded from pub
lie view. The skeletons hidden in
many closet are revealed to them
and they are daily appealed to by per-
sons who are on the verge of despair
from one cause or another. The fol-
lowing, from the st. Louis Republic. is
but one of the many cases that are COR
tinually being brought to the
attention of the chiefs:
A man, woman and seven children,
ranging in age from baby of 10
months to a girl of u years, were
sheltered at the Belleville Police sta
tion last night. So thinly were they
clad that their flesh was blue and
shriveled with cold and exposure. The
baby and a child of years were sick
from the cold and had to be given med
ical attention. Their case is the most
distressing handled by the Belleville au-
thorities for some time. The whole
family was in q little spring wagon
drawn by an Inflated weak horse.
Robert Nugent's home is in Cham
paign, Ill, He is huckster and dealer
in garden truck and vegetables. In
Champaign he had good business and
was making money. but became dis
satisfied and decided to move to Csiro.
Here he bought out place and start
ed in business, but in q few months
lost all he had and all he could
get. His family took i'll and he him.
self was sick part of the time. They at
last decided to return to their old home
in Champaign. and packing up a few
household goods sold the rest and with
| the proceeds bought arattletrap spring
wagon and an old plug. In the rig the y
| Travelled from Cairo to Belleville, liv-
| ing off the charity of the farmers an J
| townspeople on the way. Many nights
! the entire family would go to bed with.
out their suppers and freque ntly with
out their dinners. The family pres
ented a piiiful appearance in the police
station and aroused the sympathy OF
I Chief Obst, who sent for clothing and
also took up a collection for the strick.
en- family. They will be sent on their
way this morning.
pleases Admiral Dewey it is neatnes:
| in dress. He has never been known to
set bad example in this respect, anG
Is regarded by his subordinates as
| ashton plate for the American
navy. One of the standing orders fol
/ lowing the establishment of routine
duty in the fleet when there were II
more Spanish ships to fight Wa
one requiring all officers to weal
their white uniforms. Que day, ss thu
story is told in an exchange b.
W. 81. Macbeth, a certain paymastel
named Martin. who Is afflicted with al
abnormally bushy growth of RET
| whiskers and q figure of pro nouncet
rotundity, visited the Olympia on bust
pese connected with his department
As the paymaster mounted the gang
way he was seen by Admiral Dewey
and frown gathered on the brow O
the autocrat OF the fleet. Paymsstel
Martin was sight to provoke laugh
rayed in dun-colored sui
of duck, a loosely woven under
vest, and on his head wa
one of those enormous cork helmet
with circumference equal to that O
an umbrella. "Orderly, tell Paymas
ter Martin L wish to see him at once,
said Admiral Dewey, and the ord erl,
sought the psymaster with grin OF
his face. A few moments later ant
the paymaster, very much pleased
with being accorded the honor of visit
ing the quarterback, stood before tn
admiral and executed one of his YER
best salutes. "Paymsster Martin,
said the admiral in his chilliest tones
81 think you are drunk 6
beg your pardon, admiral
assure you l am not drum
} III am perfectly SOBER" stammeret
the paymaster, staggering under tn
blow his complaisance had received
81 still think you have been drinking,
continued the little man in epotles
white, 'for 1 can't believe you woul'
| hon nd t.
such an outlandish uniform. Go bac
to your ship, sir, and don't let me eve
see another violation of orders lik
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