New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
-. banrin' of Mrs. Rogers.


sae that don't you
Fzh' y NJ, br1dder says that's aWful eoou
sure ..nennv arcade in 14th-st- Inc
Vao coue in alone. and Il either u
go oV'S - saven years Of age his looks Oe
ten "e8 -. mere so small that the machllleS
- I'M chs pictures overtopped their heauS
sheh ne .,,l5 not reach the peekholes; out the
81 NV ..nennv srcades'' are thoughtfui. III
tsne's .,ose arcades stools are PROVIDED oii
ssaH3 90 ,ovs and girls may stand Wheh
fsioh ,,osire AT The Hanging OF Mrs-
ta4 - studies from the Nude ana
sassis N Toby's Saloon" and the rest OF
TIne H -, scenes" and spicy bits offered
Pc -,e.,o,;on Of American boys and girls
a-R and big - g ~ .sn.ciallv
4ns 1.c+7,re lust now. There is hardly
- - arcade" from Rivington-st to The Bronx
soas not show it. Il is realistic picture
the stone steps Of the prison ana the
p - The cell; the Sheriff comes down tne
.oco,npanied by the chaplain and TWO OF
.-son guards; the. black-robed woman Is Ieu
..her cell and up to the gallows- The eherlh
- b.r ankles. slips the black cap over heL
- ss,psts the moose; the chaplain lifts his
-. n nraver: the trap is sprung, and the
veran falls
=. +ro 1jttle boys above mentioned gazed at
-. ,ictrre. in turn, with relish
-. bovr she went down. one said, giving
-. n in,itstfon. But the other did not appear
sgis satisfied -.
MORE WIGGLES.
bigger boy came over TO them from the
,.,.- I'D. Of the arcade '.Dere's anodder
,..r,s Of a hangin' down here he told them.
:. -ssv Immediately went TO see it. This pict-
- rsnrssents the execution Of a negro in
,,.ssorville fail A lurid sign above il bears
!. -o-as The trap IS touched. and the body
:. nagro hangs quivering-' In this scene the
,,,.o-t5ons Of the body are quite perceptioie'
~ hr turning the crank OF the machine very
ssvir and almost stopping il once or twice
,.var5 the end. the little boys managed TO pro-
s,y this mart of the 'hangin'" till they had
tszr I'll Of il.
rrr- mt Of five OF the thousands Of children
"a 4-souent penny arcades' go straight to
.. ,;rf,res Of this kind. The pictures in these
..sr-s nav be divided into three classes. There
H.. s-,s thai are harmless. being merely funny
Ga. lsast. nothing worse than silly. Then there
:. rbat nav. be called the dime novel sort. the
,rsv. If hangings. murders, bull fights, prize
.sy4,s Indian rassacres and the like, with
irsst deal Of shooting IN the Wild West affairs
and win the murders generally staged in
,soon or in a house Of III repute These dime
-,yei nictures attract the children. but It is
.a-Uurf- pictures % another type that the nan
ie-1Tn lads The fellows Of from fourteen years
uvpsrd. are found in punches. Seepes in bed
rooms and in bathrooms, showing women in ad-
ys1csd stages Of undress: subjects like Rooms
~ Men Only: How a Sporty Young Broker
ETs5ei the Rule; these are the things one
ssE the Young lads looking at, again and again.
There are scores of these pictures in the penny
'syaies' and they run the gamut from mere
rs!Ea.tty 10 absolute obscenIty. Some Of the
b1Fs cannot seem 70 tear themselves away rom
,h.ss things even when their last penny is gone.
II one Place IN the Bowery q, Tribune reporter
fgpped 10 look at the series Of pictures called
Smiles from the Nude" This SHOWS a naked
woman posing in suggestive attitudes before
rro-. As the reporter turned the crank ne
became aware Of a head at his shoulder, ana
fhsrs was 4 boy crowding up behind him. he
thought Of pickpockets. but then II dawned upon
In hat the lad was hoping to catch leftover
ea-ne- q the picture. He dropped the crank
s2a Il was instantly and eagerly seized ana
,Tir!ed about again. In every arcade one
Ess boys VINO have no more pennies lettering
E,eul5. lingering the machines, studying the
Is.,srs above them. and gluing longing eyes to
as