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Show I The Secial Evil In St I.oi. Under the new law tho registration of 1 houses of ill fame is progressing rapidly, rapid-ly, and is believed to be about corople-i corople-i ted. The names of eight hundred prostitutes are now upon the registry ; Book of the Health Office. But very . lew of the woman have endeavored to fesist the inforeement of the law, and those who did were of the worst class iu the city. The women are registered as being first, second or third class. Under the latter head corte the most degraded. Of the first cia.-s there are about two hundred; of the secon 1 two hundred r.nd fifty, and of the third, three hundred and fifty. The reason given by each woman for adopting this lifj Ls placed opposite her name on the registry book, and among thm are found the following: Choice, seduction, to make a living, trouble with husband, to support children, ill-treatment from husband, too lazy to work, cruelty of parent, deserted, etc. One of the most stylish and notorious Cyprians in the city stated that she adopted the life "in order to dress well." St. Louis Democrat. |