& PnflM A NPW YORK TPFTTT 8 CORNER, TO SING SING. i S2 Melodrama of Real 4 IT In but a short mop from tbi street corner to tlit police court, mid many frequenters take It. Ar rests nre practical sermons for those -who do not ntteml the ojinrchea. Junctions of streets form natural points of reunion soclnl clubs for men who ennnot afford to pny dues. Tho grcgnrlous Inn! lint brings together those who hnrnionlzp In feelings, in oc cupation, In general Interests, nnd ft arndunlly comes to pnss tlmt n young fellow feels a sense of proprietorship In the pnveinent of the place where h' friends weleome hint. While eneh corner group hns Its spo clnl tone, lis marked Individuality, the story of one lomiKcr will npply, with slight modiflentlons, to ninny others. i The first of the ensy steps downwnrd may begin from nny direction, hnt the Instnnce to be cited Is typlcnl In the grent metropolis. He wns very young, not yet out of Ills 'teens. He hnd plenty of natural quickness nnd brightness, which hnd been shnrpened Into distrust by the litrnggle for existence, Involving con tnct with only the senmy side of hu manity. Short in stiiture nud slight In physique himself, he hnd nn over whelming respect for strength, lie lind drifted from pillnr to post since lie wns left on his own resources ns n lnd. ire hnd blinked boots, sold news pnpers, served ns messenger, ncted ns nn apprentice In n mnchine shop nnd finally drifted into the employ of n big department store, nsslstlng n driver and delivering bundles. He hnd picked tip rending, writing nnd arithmetic, but the only ndvnntnge he hnd tnken of this educntionnl foundation wns to meet the requirements of his work. He recognized the snloon keepers ns powers In the land persons who wield great Inllucnce In politics, nnd whose hands consequently help to guide the affairs of the nation. lie grew to envy those who hnd money, nnd he longed for nn opportunity to waste dollars as he saw others doing. is3:ju-jiij:(ia r ' A 1 IW-!! FIRST BirEHIENCE BEHIND PIIIHON BARS, He found nt his corner one evening a mnn who hud returned from the rncc track with a pocketful of winnings, who was nnxlous to celebrate his luck ,lnl,nnl. ,..,.1 n..A n,,t- company. The result was disnstrous for the youth, whose brntn beenmo in flamed with liquor, nnd who wished to pose before his new friend. fife ft mi .mi The evening wns not very far nd .vanced when a street tight varied tho monotony for pnssers. One blow felled the elder man, who lny stunned on the Sidewalk. A policeman who had been standing across the street could not avoid seeing the occurrence, and hur ried over to stop the now frightened youth, who resisted arrest until sub dued by a few violent strokes of the night stick. He then became very penitent, and with tears In bin tones begged for release. He had, however, i gouo too fnr, nnd, with his Into an tagonist by tils sldo, ho started for the m police station. X The youth hung his hend when he benrd the change preferred against blm. He answered the qucstlous put to him, giving his nnnie, age, resl- flence, occupation, his pnrents' nnme 'and the fact that he could read. tl He wns led through n room In which eat several policemen, whoso faces .. . 11 1 .. I. ! ... . 1, .. 1 WCID XUUJIIJill , IU UIII1, UU JfUBniTll through an Iron gnte down a few . steps, and then he was shoved into a cell and the grated door clanged be- mna mm. vtuen nnyiignt nunuy ap peared, he felt disheveled, dirty and disreputable. The doorman came around and opened the cells, tho ponderous key grating In the locks nnd the hinges grlndlug In a manner that would dls- tract a nervous person. Again the youth walked through the sergeant's quarters. He went right on and the patrol wagon with nates. started on clattering peered out at the street ntae station houss and CoSMARKETOODBT. BOABDINQ TRAIN FOB BINO SINOh lifts In Ureal CKj. the police court n delivery wngon from the store passed nud the driver recog nized him wllh n stare of astonish ment. . He hnd another nnxlou period In (he Jefferson Market building. He wns soon led Into court The police man who hnd nrrested him stood by his side, silent, stern and vengeful. "Come on," snld the policeman, ad vancing n few steps. The youth found himself in front of ft railing separating the little platform, or bridge, from the mnlu floor. He did not realize thnt his ense wns being heard when the policeman stepped on tho bridge nnd muttered something to the mnglstrnte In so low a tone thnt not one syllnble reached him. Ho stood, waiting nnd wondering, when the magistrate looked at him nnd LOAFING ON THE asked. "What have you to say to this charge ?" He hnd intended to sny many things, but his tongue was silent nnd his brain was In n whirl. The magistrate, wJth kindly face, but nn abrupt, severe manner, resumed: "Come, now, what have you to say for yourself? The otlleer says you were drunk nnd fighting and that yon nttneked him when he approached you. He says you ore one of n. gnng of loaf ers who give a great denl of trouble to the police." Anger mnde the youth's face flush. This wns more thnn he hud expected. "He's a liar," he cried, "and I'll get even with him." Ho could not keep back the profanity to which he wns accustomed. The magistrate held up his hnnd In warning and, ns the pris oner stopped, wild In nu undertone: "Ten dollars." This wns a crushing blow for the young mnn, who had assumed thnt the night in Jail would complete his punishment. He had been thinking of 'running up to the store to his work, nnd he hnd mnde up his mind to im plore the driver who hnd seen him In the patrol wagon not to mention the fact to nny one. As ho did not hnve $10 to pny the tine the alternative was imprisonment. He was one of ten crowded Into tho Marin, a cell-like wagon with peep holes nnd small shutters to admit air. There wns n long Jolt over the cobble stones to the enst side, nnd then the door was opened nnd he stepped out upon n pier. The Uremia n carried him by the vast cnstlellke structure of gray stone on the southern extremity of Bint k well's Island to the landing pier further north. lie lind not realized before thnt the island whs so large. He looked about hi in with curiosity, wondering which of the buildings wns the ponl tentlory. He wns led there, nnd when he reached the otHce his pedigree wns ngnln tnken. Prison life wns dismal, but by no means ns bad as he had Imagined, He wns assigned to n comparatively easy task assistlug the bakers. He pulled a little wagou loaded with flour from the storehouse to the ovens, nnd when the long, crisp loaves were ready he took them away. The work was no worse thnn any other In the lino of routine; the only objection was the ever present seuse of restraint and supervision by day, tho locking of the cell door by night. The ten days dragged slowly by and he wns restored to freedom. He was left at the water front shortly after four o'clock in the afternoon, and he Immediately started for the store to see If be could recover bis employ' meat His place bad been filled as soon ns hi Imprisonment hcftims ! known, nnd he wns gruffly Informed that he was not wanted. The ensuing fortnight brought n se ries of crushing disappointments. It seemed Impossible for him to obtain steady work.of nny kind. He loitered In saloons trying to pick up odd Jobs thnt would keep his body nnd soul together, nnd he slept on docks nnd open lots, wherever he found a chnuce to escape observation. lie grew desperate1 ns time pnssed, nnd he would hnve been willing to take nny chnnce to get money. Visions of loot nnd plunder filled his mind, the only question wns, what ho should do. He did not know where to begin, ns he locked experience In crime. He helH'd ft drunken mnn to his home one night, nnd on the way paid himself for his trouble by taking what money he could And n hnndful of change amounting to about 2. There had been so little difficulty nbout this theft thnt he wondered thnt he had not made ft slmllnr nttempt be fore, nnd he spent the following even ing looking for persons under the ln fluence of liquor. His eyes glittered when he snw the fnt roll of green backs pulled out by n mnn pnylng for a drink: this fellow wns tnklng fre- 8TI1EET CORNER. quent potations, but wns by no moans helpless. In fact, he could tnke enre of himself, even though his legs wab bled and he lurched toward the curb when he came Into the open air. He walked up n side street nnd stopped by a stoop, ns though In doubt whether he should enter the house. There wns uo other person lu sight, though tho hour wns quite early, nud the young man who followed conclud ed to mnke a supreme effort to get the roll of bills. He brought a heavy stick he hud been carrying down with crushing force upon the head of his Intended victim, felling him. Then he jumped on him nnd grabbed the bills from tho wnlstcoat pocket. There was n fierce fight on the ground nnd tho older nnd henvler man finally got on top nnd, pinning the other down, shrieked for the police. When the youth wns taken to the police station he was recognized by the sergeant. The charge against him this time was highway robbery, and conviction did uot mean a few days In A BIDK IN THE BLACK MARIA, the penitentiary, but several years In State prison. Ho was held by tho police mnglstrnte nud sent to the Tombs to nwnlt the action of the Grand Jury. Ills photograph was ndded to the collection kuown as the Rogue's Gallery, which Includes like nesses of thousands of criminals. He learned that ho had been In dicted, nnd then one morning he was led across the Bridge of Sighs to the Criminal Court Building nnd taken before a judge of tho Court of Gener al Sessions to plead. It wns almost useless for him to sny "Not guilty,' but, ns a matter of form, he did so. The ense was so clear thnt It re quired but an hour to try nnd the re suit was conviction. The sentence Im posed two days later was imprisou ment at hnrd labor In Sing Sing for eight years nnd six months. It so happened that tho young high' wayninn was the only convict booked for State prison thnt duy. He was tnken from the Tombs with his right wrist handcuffed to tho left wrist cf a deputy sheriff. They boarded a north-bound Fourth avenue car In Centre street and went to the Grand Central station, entering through the Forty-second street gateway, ordin arily reserved for arrivals. They walked to the smoking car and took their places, looking through the win dow ns a score of laughing girls bound for the Ardsley golf links rushed to ward the train. The bell rang and tre prisoner wus on his way to Slug King. New York Herald. Overrated Acton. "Some of the 'celebrated' actors now on the stage of England and America ought to be at school, learning the a-b-c of their profession," says Bronson Howard In the Century. "Men and women like them In the next genera tion, If our schools and great teachers make their full influence felt, will have no place on the stage at all. The public will say to them: 'Go and learn your business first, as other people do, aud then come back to us.' " I FARM TOPICS 1 jjaooaoooooccccoooooococcco A t.ltter For OhlrKeno. The wnste from the hay mow makes excellent litter for chicken. The seeds of all kinds of grass when dry nre relished by fowls, nnd when the tvtaste from the mow Is ihrown on the floor of the poultry Ik use the fowls will Industriously work In the litter nud Bud much to consume. To Mnke Shingles Last, An agricultural writer clnlms thnt ft shingle roof may be nindo to last four or five years longer thnn Is usttnl by tnklng nlr slacked lime, nnd when the shingles nre dnmp, sprinkle It on the upper pnrt of the roof. It will gradu ally wnsh over the whole of It nnd preserve It wonderfully. A bushel of lime will lie sufficient for lflOO square feet. If you don't believe this, exam ine your roof and notice the differ ence In thnt pnrt where the lime hns washed from the chimney. This np pears to be a good thing, nnd ns It does not cost much It Is nt least worth trying. New York Weekly Witness. Winter tditter thu Tiling. Good butter iu winter will sell nt n grent denl higher price than that wbli li Is mnde during the summer, nnd the best pnrt of It Is that the Improve ment In price will more thnn bnlance the extra cost of winter feeding, which Is nn Item thnt must not be overlooked. But, In making winter butter, don't let the Idea get into your hend thnt nny kind of stuff tuny be put upon the customers. This Is a grent mls tnke, for you enn no better nfford to turn out nil Inferior article during the winter than yon can nt any other sea son of the year. There Is money In winter butter, but In order to get It out the dairyman must know his business clean through from beginning to end. Put all your brains Into the making of the butter nnd the market of It. The man who does this is the one who tells nt the Institute how lie mnde large profits from his cows nil during the winter nnd yon sit nnd wonder bow lie man aged to do It. The scheme Is a sim ple one. nnd there Isn't nny patent on it el I her. VnrjiliR the Wet. The beginner nt poultry raising soon learns Hint where a sninll number of chickens have unlimited range on good ground It Is not of ns much considera tion what or how much food their own er supplies, but If the flock be a lnrge one, or they nre raised in restricted quarters It Is of very grent Impor tance. Jinny n beginner hns stunted his or her flock of young chickens by Insufficient food. Eneh dny while the little fellows nre growing their bodies demand nn Increased ration, nud where they hnve good food nnd plenty of food to pick ifp, they range farther nnd fnrther from homo ns they grow lu size and strength, In senrch of the extra food they require. Thus nnturo provides extra strength to-day for Hie additional needs of the morrow, but when the little biddies nre confined or the flock Is so lnrge ns to consume all of the bugs and different food supplies, they nre dependent on their owner for tho nddltlounl rations required ns they grow and develop Into tho fowls thnt furnish us with delicious fresh eggs nnd choice tnble poultry. Farm, Field nud Fireside. Far llrnnillns Chirks. A poultry rnlser hns this yenr used the following plnu with grent success: The hen and chicks were put lu groc ery boxes, slatted. The boxes were A BANDY BOX FOR Till CHICKS. set out of doors eneh day on the grass, nnd eneh night act ou the barn floor nnd the bnrn doors shut. The boxes could then be left unclosed, giving good nlr nil night, while the chicks could run out lu the bnrn ns soon ns daylight appeared nnd eat the cracked corn put around their coops after dark the night before. They were thus safe from enemies nnd from storms, hnd good ventilation, and could get out of tho boxes early. New York Tribune. Threshing Field Corn, If the corn has uot been cut with a harvester nnd bound, start a shock by tying four bills of standing corn and make of medium slzo so that It can be handled easily. For a twclve-horse-power thrcBher take six truck wagons, having racks covered with boards, even on top. Have two men to hand corn to loader, euch taking one-quarter of a shock. The loader commences to load at front end of wagon as high as he can reach, mov ing backward as his load tills tho front. With six teams there are two at thresher all the time, one ou each side. The driver does the unloading. Corn Is fed to a thresher ns other gruln. Two men are required to stack or mow away tho fodder lu stuck or burn. The threshed corn Is loaded luto a wagon lu sacks or loose, aud after, ward put into a bin with a scoop. Tho very best time to do this work Is tho beginning of winter, or freezing weather. This work requires six meu with teams, four men In field to hnnd up, two men to stuck fodder, ouo to handle sacks, two to haul grain nnd the thresher hands. This outfit will thresh from thirty to forty acres a day. J. W. Bldwell, iu New England Homestead. THE REALM mm New York City. No cont yet devised suits the small boy more perfectly than the box model with conchtnnn's enpes. The snmrt Slay Mitnton de- box's coat. Sign hero Illustrated combines ele gance with simplicity, and Is adapted to cloth, velvet and corduroy, all of which materials nre lu vogue. As shown, however, It Is mnde of benver brondeloth In hunter's green, nud is finished with tnllor stitching and lined throughout with silk of the same simile. Wise mothers Include the silk lining even If economy must be prac ticed lu other ways, ns nothing else allows the cont to be slipped on and off with ense. Both fronts nnd back nre loose fit ting in box style, nud hang stylishly from the shoulders. The underarm seams nre provided with underlnps nnd left open for a few Inches nt the lower edge to allow grenter freedom, nud the stitching of the bnck holds the overlap In place to the sen in. The left front laps over the right In double-breasted style, nnd Is held by bnudsoiue smoked penrl buttons nud It SHORT FIVE - buttonholes, a second row of buttons being placed on the left front. Pock ets are Inserted nnd finished with laps, and should be deep enough to mnke tho llttlo wenrer happy. Two capes fall over the shoulders, cither one of which tuny be omitted, and tho neck Is finished with a turn-over collar. The sleeves are two-senmed lu regu lar coat style, and Include turn-over cuffs that nre Blushed at thu upper side. To cut this coat for a boy of four years of ago flvo yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, three and three-quHrter yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or one and three-quarter yards fifty Inches wide, will jo re quired. A Popular Short Skirt. The popularity of the short skirt for walking, shopping aud all tho out-door occupations Increases with each week. As some one has wisely said, it makes the first step lu real dress reform. To bo without It means to be out of style, and to endure discomfort with out end. Tho Mny Mnuton model il lustrated In the large drawing Is cut In Ave gores, and Is essentially practica ble as well as smart. As shown, It Is of double-faced golf cloth with an ap plied shared facing of the same, tail or stitched In evenly spaced rows, and falls to the Instep, but It can bo made shorter If desired, and of any sufficiently heavy cloth or cheviot. Fashion leaves the exact length a matter of discretion, nil variations from tho skirt that just clears the ground to the one that falls to the nukles only bctug worn. While other styles are used, this special model has advantages of Its own aud cau bo used for remodeling with peculiar suc cess. The skirt given Is cut with a narrow front gore, wider side gores and nnr row bocks, and cau be trusted to hang with perfect evenness. Tho upper portion fits snugly, there being a Bhort hip dart lu each sldo gore, aud Is laid In a deep Inverted pleat at the bnck. The lower portion flares grace fully aud allows amplo freedom for tho feet. The front gore Is especially designed with refereuco to the popular loug-wnisted effect, aud can be cut round or with tho dip, ns preforred. It desired tho applied baud or facing can.be omitted and the edge finished with a narrower faced bom. To cut this skirt for a woman of me dium site four yards of material forty- four Inches wide, three and a half yards fifty Inches, or tbrea and a OF FASHION. qunrter ynrds flfty-slx Inches wldo, will be required when facing Is usedj without fnelng, three nnd a qunrter yards forty-four Inches wide, three; nnd nn eighth yards fifty inches wide, or two nnd seven-eighths ynrds fifty six Inches wide, will suffice. A tllnrk Velret Evening down. An evening gown 1' of black velvet, unrelieved by nny trimming whntcver, mnde princess fashion. The rlcH tones of the velvet bring out with all possible effect the red Rold hnlr nnd crenm complexion of the wenrer. The! shoulder strnpt: nre emerald nnd dia mond chains, nnd the decolletnge .8 bordered with soft folds of crenmy white chiffon. OTerclnlnn the Oolil Fail. The present gold crnae carries with It a wnrnlng, for. while there Is no doubt that n dash of gold, oh certain shades especially, adds general attrac tiveness to the costume, the grent dan ger Is thnt It will be overdone. There nre so many objections to mock finery that ere long the fashionable world Is going to turn against the gold fad with a vengennee. White Is Very Popnlnr. White has not been so popular In yenrs ns now. It tnkes the lend In evening gowns, nnd much Jeweled net nnd brilliant pnssementerle nre used for Its decoration. Green spangles on white no among the newest decora tive den... The I.ntrnt Street (llnre. The Infest street glove Is of henry skin, fnstened with one large pearl stud. Sometimes gold studs nre used. lill(t' Night flnrli. Comfort)) hie, roomy drawers that still fit sutllclently well to avoid clum siness, mnke the best sleeping gar ments for little folk, both girls aud boys. The attractive little design shown fulfills all rcqtilrementR nud ran be mndj from heavier or lighter material nt circumstances demand. Iu Scotch or outing Annuel It Is QOKED SKIRT. adapted to cold weather wear; In mus lin to warmer nights. It can be maae with feet, as lu the drawing, or cut off at tho ankles as sliuwu Iu the out line. The fronts are cut in one piece from the Bhoulders to the feet, but the back Includes ft wnlst and drawers portion, which are buttoned together. The waist portion closes nt the centre WltJ buttons and buttonholes, and extends below tho wnlst lino, being Included In tho under arm seams and forming a triangular undcrlap at each sldo, as Indicated In the small drawing. Ths arrangement prevents the waist roll lug up and provides a strong underlay without additional labor, and meads both comfort nnd warmth. The draw ers portion Is senmcd at tho centre ant opened at the sides, where It is finished with underlnps nnd Is buttoned Int place. The sleeves are two-seamed nnd lu ceat stylo, tho gathers at the arm's-eyes being stitched flat onto the under side. To cut these night drawers for a' child of six years of age three and THB BEST SLEEPING OABMSKT. half yards of material twenty-seven Inches wide, or two aud a halt yard thirty-six Inches wide, will be re quired.
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