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n>ONOHUE, MENNEBERRY & CO., F»ubllstiers,

Series No. 49. Dec. 4, 1890. Issued Weekly. Subscription Pnce. $13.00 per year. Entered at Chicago P. 0. as Second-Class Matter.

MICHELINE.

Contents

CHAPTER L

A PKRSONAL EZPIiOBATION IN HAUNTS TIOS.

Esekiel Commanded to Explore Sin in His Day— Dirine Commission to Explore the Iniquities of Our Cities—" Wild Oats'*— Critlciam of Papers— Three Million Souls for an Audience— Houses of Dissipation — Moral Corpses — Cheapness of Furnishing — Music and Pictures — The Inhabitants Repulsive — Surrounded by Music — Youug Men From the Country— Triumph of Sin — Blood of a' Mother's Heart— Cannot Hide Bad Habits— Fratricide and Matricide— The Way of the Transgressor is Hard— Destroyed without Remedy. 29

Chapter II. Lepers Of High Life

" Policeman, What of the Night ?"— Desperadoes In Jerusalem— King Solomon's Household— Night of Three Watches— Two Elders of the Church — Muscular Christianity — Pulpit Physical Giants — Spiritual Athletes— Thomas Chalmers — Deepest Moral Slush of his Time— Hue and Cry Raised—" Ye Hypocrites " — Men of Wealth Support Haunts of Sin — Gospel for the Lepers of Society — ^A Moloch Temple— Heads of Families— Public Officers— Obstacles in the Way— Dens of Darkness— The Men who have Forsaken their Homes. ....48

Chapter III. The Gates Of Hbu*

Gambling Houses— Costly Magnificence Untnie— -Merciless Place —Twelve Gates — Impure Literature — Novelette Litcrature^—Wide Gate— The Dissolute Dance— First Step to Eternal Ruin— Indiscreet Apparel— Fashion Plates of the Time of Louis XVI.— Henry VIIL— Modest Apparel— Fashion Plate of Tyre— Alcoholic Beverage- License Question— Gates Swing In — Is there Escape ^— Practical Use viii

CX>NTBNTI1 of these Sermtms— Holy Imbecility— Christmas Kiglit at tlM Fann House— Poor Wanderer— "Oh I Mother.»» • W

CHAPTER IV. WHaMiaA.TfAHD WHOMIMISBKDk

Genesis xir: 10— American Cities— Devil Advertising Free Gratis —Purlieus of Death— Hard Working Classes Missed— Grand Trunk Railroad— Fortunate Young Men— Vortex of Death— Midnight on Earth— Sense of Piety— "Kept" Maelstrom of Iniquity— Aching Hearts— Fragments of Broken Homes— Miserable Copy of European Dissipations — Toadyism — Revolution Needed — Public Opinion- Police Complicity— Edward Livingstone— The Printing Press — John Bunyan, Richard Baxter, Five Oceans of Mercy—" Home» Sweet Home.** Tl

Chapter V

nNDEB THE POLICE LANTERN.

A Mighty City — Midnoon— Midnight— Clerical Reformen— Thck- Brave Charge — Mortal Fear — Tenement Houses — Ring the Bell- Flash tbe Lantern — Night's Lodging — Silken Purse — Hear I Hear!? —The Homeless— The Bootblack— The Newsboy — " You Miserable Rat" — New Recruits — New Regiments — The Shipwrecked — ^The Two Magic Lanterns — The Home — A Change of Scene — Another! Still Another 1 1— Flowers — Greenwood— Poverty — Coroner— Potters* Field— Close the Two Lanterns. 83

Chapter VI. Satanic Agitation

Enemy of all Good—" Give me 500,000 Souls"— But a Short Time —Elevated Railroads— Crowded to Death— Underground Railroads- Castle Garden — Jenny Lind — Trinity — New York Dailies — Mightiness of the Press — " Nations Bom in a Day"— Exhaustion of Health —Newsboys Lodging House— Boys — Extra Romp and Hilarity- Over the Doorway — Savings Banks — Western Fever Among Them — Howard Mission — Good and Bad Amusements — Temptati<xi — "Come with Me"— Stinging Remorse— To Hesitate is to Die^ 08

CHAPTER VII. AMONG THIEVES AND ASSASaiNB

The Attack— Night of Theft and Assassination— *n¥lio is my

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Neighbor?" — Responsibility— Rogues* Gallery— Loaded Pistols- Show me Crime— Respect Crime Pays the Law— "A Den of Thieves** — Plans Matured — Liquors Poisoned Four Times — Their Modui Opwondt— $75,000 Check — Division of Spoils — Blackmailers— ^ Never Fear Them— A Principle Laid Down— Professionals— Dens that Excite only Pity— "You Must Dress Better*'— Crime the Offspring of Political Dishonesties— Immense Cost of Crime— Grace- No Admittance— Two Incidents— A Second Deluge— Mercy.. . . .112

CHAPTER VIIL

Two Armies— Sword Fencing— Unlucky Clip— An Honest Hi». toiy of Clubs— Leading Clubs of Europe — Of America— Their Wealth — Membership — ^Fumishing — Fascination of Club Houses — Another Style— Flushed Face—" Chips " Test their Influences— Generous at the Club, Stingy at the Home Circle— Thousands of Homes Clubbed to Death— Epitaph— Effect on Your Occupation— A Third Test— A Vital Question— The Little Child's Influence— The Three Stranda— Pull for Your Life 128

CHAPTER IX POISON m THE CALDKON

The students of Gilgal— Gathering Herbs— Death in the Pot- Iniquity must be Roughly Handled — Its Hiding Place — ^A Good Home is Deathless in its Influence — Unhappy Homes are Blood Relatives to Crime and Rascality — Occasional Exceptions — ^An Indolent Life— The City Van— Four Ways of Getting Money— An Incident— How to Depreciate Real Estate — Warning from Gladstone— The Marriage Day— The Scene Changes— Leaving the Farm House —Anxiety of Parents— The End— Put Back Now I.. . , 140

Chapter X. Thb ,cart Bopb Iniquitt

Construction of a Rope — No one can Stand Aloof— Honest Gambling Establishments— An Introduction to> First Class One — Second aass— The "Roper In"— Policy— "Saddle"— "Gig"— "Horse"— Exchange — Desire for Gain — Incidents — Closjs Proximity to Wall Street —Gift Enterprises — Their Evil Tendency— Be Honest or Die— The Prodigftl— The Game Ended. 151

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Chapter XI. The Woman Op Plbasubb

Solid Satisfaction— An Error Corrected— Albert Barnes — Plant one Grain of Corn— Mere Social Position — Do not Covet it — A Worldly Marriage — Mere Personal Attractions — Abigail — Make Yourself Attractive — Not Ashamed of Age — Culture your Heart — At the Hospital— "Seven Days"— "Hold My Hand*'— Flatteries of Men — An Angel — Discipleship of Fashion — Fashion Plates — Biblical Fashion— A Beautiful Attire— A Bright World. 160

CHAPTER XXL

THK SINS OP SUMMER WATERING PLACES.

An Ancient Watering Place — Trad ition Concerning it — Modem Watering Places — A Picture — The First Temptation— Sacred Parade — Crack Sermons — Quartette — Air Bewitched — Horse Racing — Deceptive Titles — Saratoga — Bets Run High — Greenhorns Think all is Fair— Sacrifice of Physical Strength — Fashionable Idiots — "Do Thyself no Harm" — Hasty Alliances — Domestic Infelicities — Twenty Blanks to One Prize — Load of Life — The Fop— Baneful Literature —Its Popularity at Watering Places — The Intoxicating Beverage.. 170

Chapter XIII. The Tides Op Municipal Sen

Intense Excitement— The Stranger's Reception— A Wild Laugh — Temptations to Commercial Fraud — '^This Rivalry is Awful" — Decide for Yourself— One with God is a Majority — Political Life — Allurements to an Impure Life — Cormorants of Darkness — Six Rainbowfr—A Thousand of Them— "Tick, Tick !"— An Enraptured Vision. 183

Chapter XIV. Responsibility Op City Rulbbs

'Ancient Tyre — A Majestic City — Its Magnificence— Its Present Position — Character of a City — Cities Hold the World's Sceptre — If an Unprincipled Mayoralty or Common Council, there will be Unlimited License for all kinds of Trickery and Sin — Questions that Interest the Merchant — Educational Interests — Some Cities these Interests are Settled in the Low Caucus — Character of Officials Affects the Domestic Circle — Even Religious Interests Affected — John Morrisseyl — Pray for your Mayor — And all in Authority — Perils and Temptations of the Police — An Affecting Incident 198

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CHATTER XV.

tAFEQUABDS FOR YOUNG MHlf.

David and Absalom — A Bad Boy— A Broken-hearted Father — ** Is the Young Man Safe ?" — Same Question must be Asked To-day — Not as Other Men are — Wm. M. Tweed-^His Strong Nature — Success — Failure — Who would Live such a Life ? — Love of Home — Can never Forget it — A Second Home — Nothing Coarse or Gross at Home — Industrious Habits— The First Horticulturist— Work or Die— A Bigh Ideal of Life — Aim High — Respect for the Sabbath — An Incident—The Greatest Safeguard— The Great Want— "I am the Young Man"— The Turning Point 207

Chapter XVI. The Voices Op The Street. '

Voices of Nature — This Life is a Scene of Toil and Struggle— Industry — All Classes and Conditions of Society Must Commingle— Democratic Principle of the Gospel — Hard to Keep the Heart Right —The Man of War— The Victorious Veteran of Thirty Years* Con flict — Life is Full of Pretension and Sham — How few People are Natural— A Great Field for Charity— Poor Wanderers— Strong Faith of Childhood — All the People Looking Forward— No Census- Twelve Gates. 221

Chapter XVII. Heroes In Common Li7b

Great Military Chieftains — Unrolling a Scroll of Heroes — Heroes of the Sick Room — Heroes of Toil — Sword vs. Needle— Great Battle Fields — Domestic Injustice — No Bitter Words — Peabody — Grinnell -Missionaries at the West — Sacrificing Parents — Melrose Abbey — fhe Atkins Family— "Fire I" — Who are those Paupers ?— Corona- *fon Day— Dc not Envy Anyone— The Great Captain's Cheer.. . .Ji30