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The following am pie deductions will be made ia (titer at standing .Advertisements: 3 xovrns. 6 mouths. Ttias -One square, .$ 3.00 '$ .00 .$ .( Two squares, ' 0.00 , 10.00 14.00 Three " fl.00 15.00 20.01 Half column, 16.00 25.00 : 85. 01 Professional and business Cards, not eicepdinj. six lines per annum,. ...... ..Jo. Ot roil Tim timfs. ' TO MARY.' BT LOTTU LISWOOD. - These darling flowers, sweet friend of mine, That hed their frajrranee 'round ma now, Are beautiful enough to twine Around an angel's sinless brow ! I love them, Mnry, for they breath A thousand cherifhed things to me, Such as we dreamers love to weave, In tongs of wildest pocsie. I lore them, for they are thy gift. And hallowed by thy touch, dear friend, And' gating on" thorn' now tney lift My thoughts where summers never end. -O. let Jhis little bunch of Bowers, Unite our hearts in love's fond ties ; Till in those never fading btwers, . We gather flftwers in Tarndise. IlARTfOBD, Conn. tot. THI TI5IKS. From IKolIle'f Scrap-Rook. To imlulge the power of fiction and send imagination outjipon the wing, is .ften the sport of those who delight too much ia silent speculation. When we a--e alone we are not always busy ; the lnWr'of excogitation is too violent to laat lung, the 'ardor of enquiry will Konietimcs give w;iy to idleness or sati- ety. He who has aotning external that can divert hira must find pleasure in his own thoughts and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleas ed with what he is? lie who expati ates in boundless futuriiy and cullt. from all imaginable conditions that which, for the present menu nt, he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments and con furs upon his pride unattainable do minion. Few know the demands made by the imagination on those who are once 4t masters- anLits-yictims.Jts exercise u so feverish and so exciting; the checks burn, the pulse beats aloud, the whole-frame trembles with eager ness. The mind nances from sense to sense, unites all pleasures in all com binations and riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their boun ty, Cannot bestow,!. I do not think imagination an indul gence at all permitted in our present t state of society ; it is very well for poets and painters, it is their business, the thing of all others not to be ncg lected ; buriOhe commononstruc tion of characters and circumstances, it is an illusion quite at variance with the realities on which we are to act, and amonz which we are to live. In a . - O ' young man it unfits him for a rough career of life. The sword of action hangs idly in the unnerved hand : we suppose he possesses talent . and feel . ing, without them he could not possess imagination ; he starts on his forward path where as in about ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, he has to make his way. conscious oi uu uuiuuvs, he will overrate, perhaps not them selves, but their influence. Ho will read a novel until he becomes to him- inu me very nero ot it: pages, in nis tory, he will dwell only " on marvels wrought j single hand " 'til he deems hey say, " Go and do than likewise." Every thing is seen through an exag gerated medium. For a time you are vhat you create. The exhaustion of .his. process is not felt 'til some other peciea of exertion makos its demands jnjhealreadyovenwughtJmc- Je overstrained .nerves begin to dis cover, that they hare been wound to ..he uttermost. By" degrees tho reign f fancy is confirmed, sho grows first mpcrious, and in time despotic ; then tctions begin to operate as realities, alse opinions fasten upon tho mind, tnd life passes in dream3 of rapture or mguish. Such are the efifects of vi sionary schemes ; when we first form hem, we know them to.be ab3urd, but wo familiarize them by degrees and in time lose sight of their folly. Imagina tion is a pleasing power of mind, when jghtly guidedamlcontrollecLJbut when :t becomes master, 'tis injurious both to mind and body ; for there is no rfrength left to bear life's other emo- ions. Imagination has often sadden ed the days of those upon whom it has 'jecn conferred. It is a distinguishing badge, a dangerous gift. yIt exaggcr ites, indeed, our expectations, and can jften bid its possessor hope, where hope s lost to reason; but the delusive pleas ire arising from these visions of im agination, resembles that of a child hosc notice isattracted by a fragment jf glass to which a sunbeam has given momentary splendor. Ho hastens to ;he spot with breathless impatience and and Inn not see how I ahull be able Ui jus try such a wuste and perversion of the time of my probation on earth. 13. I cannot elaiwi'y d.inees under any one of my covenant obligations. jjiiefiilri)." ; v. From, B jloa'ji P.Ctorial. The DacotaVs C iptive. " A Talc or Ihu l.uad Mlacj of Iowa. BT BE!). PCQLEV room. While the Spanish coIun'iMts ravaged the southern portion of North America inquest of gold, aud he i English planted the gernt of elf-governiiifr on tbe eastern coast, tin French were Lut the agents of home-merchants, who enjoyed a monopoly of the va rious traffics, and were sustained in the en joynicnt of it by the strong ami of milita ry power. To tho tradinr association in particular, we owe the discovery of, th Mississippi, by the son of oue of the mem bers the intrepid La Salle. In his daj lead was fiirt.iscovercd within the prcsciil limits of the State of Iowa, but the uotei Julien Tu Buque was thc-firsj that ti;Uj:lii the Indians to collect the ore, and uiakeui. article of trade of it fIIe was not only i brave, but a crafty uian,and after his, death, the Bavaresr fn'conipliiince with his dyinp wish, deposited his remains upou the sum ui'it of a hih cliff overlooking the "Father of Waters," securing the mouth of the inauHokuiu with a tuai-sive leaden door ol a ton weight. They then burned his dwel lings ahd erased every trace of civilized life around his settlements, except the or- chards planted- by his own hands. Vandal whites afterwards cut up the door to sell, i shutter in the gable of the lol't, and see ing that no Indiana were beneath, juaipeel io the ground, rifle iu band., Ere he h:.'d traversed the little garden he air resounded with' the blood-chilliiiji tones of thewnr-whot'p. a volley of arrow r.'iucd around the iu-itlve. . llippily on X-i!BejtXUekhh"jaud. that in the fleshy inds the object of his curiosity and ex- but he Mnie of ru L cvcr bc a, . 1! t ,11 1 . pectation equally vulgar and worthless. The disproportion between hope and possession, whieh is felt by all men, is ohus doubled to those,., whom nature las given the power of gilding a. dis- ant prospect by the rays of imagina tion. roa Till TIMES. . Tlie World. - The world is a mighty pleasant dc- usion; only uo not expect too much from it, or you will be deceived in the hour of death, of peace, prosperity and claxation. Seek the world. Taste of it in moderation, as you would of a strong cordial, but lose not the rcmein brance that it turns bitter on those who inbibc of it ; drink it not to excess, or t will lead to folly and death. Hope ibr notlrng from the world in tho hour of sorrow and poverty, nor in the hour of death ; but rather put your trust in God and you will be safe. Hope lit tle, even from friends ; trust them not too much, it itf painful to find them wanting. Neither trust too, much to this world which now is ; but rather in that which is to come. Flee to Christ before it is too late, and the door of repentance is shut. Look at that great wort! written over the portal of death,. "Eternity!" go, sinner, and scci.' your comfort there ; leave it not another day or another hour, nor " boast thy self driomort'p'tjQrllioTr'kitowest -not-what a day will bring forth." EMMA SOPHIA MILLS. , Bridgeport, Conn. ' ; wcuibercd in Iowa. Years piiBscJ away. The white flap of France no longer waved over the Mississip pi valley, and the bold frontiers moo,- ad vanciig.on the foremost wave of civiliza tion, crossed tho river in quest of the lead ore, game and fertile il. Oneof thefirst settlements thu.N established, was formed by a party from Kentucky, led by the grandsircof the younfrrrgcncrnliiin old Joe Bates, a nolle FpeciiucTfoTTrontiers man. Seventy winters had whitened his long locks, Lut he was still hale and hear ty, u bio to wield an i-xe with i ny ot his sons, ' or to draw a bead vh a rifle with thut fiital icc-uraey of aim which hud enabled him to render good service it the brittle of Xew Orlnnmi. ' S'1i'i-ltn n irnoH lncalitv tin the very shore' of the HMIPi, W Jo,- ad Du(:, ti'118 k,I" wa, iron, the miners, Lut his solis built a liTTribrnpfurrrtttrded by a tart of the arm, so that ho kept on, strain ng every nerve to reach trio stockade a "V.und hi father's cabin.' Hat ere he had .'one many prices a gijrintio Indian over nok hi. n. Turning, like a st ig at bay, he accd his antagonist, knocked him ; dowi ivith the but of his rifle and then sped of his way. But now to his horror,, he saw i large body of the Ducotahs around Li, .'ather's dwelling as he approached, tiring ver on to the roofs of the eating with ar ,'uws to which buruiiir tow was attached. lie p; used but the cries ot his boy a roused him to a sense of his ovri daiigei - nd his wife's perilous situation. Direct--ng hisrsteps towards-the-riverj -vhere-ht- .'ouiid his "dug-out" safely moired, he -ooii was paddling across the rivertoaset . lenient where their were a large tuiubei f whites. Day had scarcely dawned on the suc- eeding iiioriiinp, before twenty miters. rood men and true, were ready to accon Xiaijy hiu across the river. They cared to ' noro 'for Dacotahs than fur prairie-do. nd, acted upm the spur of the moment , Cfrardless of consequences. Crossing a oove his residence, young Bates led them towards his. clearing, but on arriving (here, nothing remained of his house but a wouloVring pile of ashes. Ilis beloved wife bad evidently perished in the flames, or among, tbe ashes and charred beams in he cellar they found some blacken bones. fust then they were joined by old Joe Hates and two of his younger sons, armed to the teeth. They were delighted to see Frank alive, for they had feared that the column of smoke that had. arisen from his cabin, was his. monument, but. now they did their best to condole with him in their rouoh way. He said but little, but sc- cretly 'VowPd to avenge his wife's death, and well did he keep his word. To have .ieeii him, no one would have supposed that the mild-looking, slender built Frank Bates was an incarnate demon in a fight with the Dacotahs, yet within a year alter his cub in was burnt, he had twenty scalps hang ing at his girdle. "Vengeance" seemed his only thought Lis li.Vs desire. For some time, after " tins outrage, the .round tiem. The chief was the first luin, brarely defending himself and en uraginghi8 warriors who nobly struggled io avenpe his death, but all in vain. Frank lates fought like a douion, but ai- 'tie time wis nearly a victim to a stalwort warrior, tut on glancinptt his opponent, ''rank recognized, in a gay red handker I Don't Attend Balls 1. 1 don't wish to become intimate in the fashiona ble world, inasmuch as there is little to be gained in such circles. 2 I con put in niy time more profitably. 3 I could not thereby promote the glory of God. v - - 4 Few christians can be found in such places and I always wish to meet such wherever I go. ' 5. It wounds many good brethren to hear of such conformity to the world. 6. I would not liko to die in the ball room and " I know hoti the day nor the hour therein the Son of Man cometh." 7. I do not wish to set a bad example before others. . 8. Because late hours are unfriendly to good habits and progress in piety. 9. Because such scenes of jlrcss and gatety are unfriendly to spirituality. 10. Because I could not pray tor the Dies- sing of God upon such au amusement. ' 11. Because 'the wise and good, inclu ding church officers, have taken ground against such fashionabele amusement. 12. Because I have to give an account to God for all tbe deeds done in the body ; stockade to fceep oil the I'ner.tans. lliey then surrounded a "clearing" with a worn: fence, deadened the standing trees Ly the' fatal axe circle, and plciited coin. When their corn was well ab..ve ground and freed from weeds, they begun to ' prospect" for lead ore. Thus far .they h;.d scenno Indians, and bejran to flatter -themselves that" the 41 red skin" had left the country totheir peaceful possession, but the wild savages had kept a constant watch upon their -movements. Perhaps, had they confined themselves to agricultural labors, the intruders might have gon e vl n nnjrested,espeetlly BS-thc-Pacotahs wished to conciliate the United States government into a profitable treaty, tut when pick-axes-were wielded hi .search of iVad ore, the destruction of the pule faces was resolved upon in council. The first object of savage vengeance was the oldest so.i, Frank Bates, who had built liiiu a cabin abo ut ;Cve hundred yards from "head quarters," Ue.'prte the warnings ot old Joe. tfrank, hoVex'cr, had no fear of Indians, and lived with his wife and their babe in groat happiness, until one sum mer's night, when howasawah-epedby the loud barking of his dogs. Sprin6iu,$ from ; his bed, he looked through an opening in the logs, and saw to his horror, at iVast fifty Dacotahs, in full war custome, evi dently seeking the easiest way to force an entrance into the cabin. Arousing his wife, he raised a cellar trap-door, and was about to send ber down, when the child she "had left in the bed began to cry. ; ' " I cannot leave my babe," stud she. " Nay," be exclaimed, " I will take care of the boy," and almost forcing her down into the small cellar, he closed the unhing ed door, over which he drew a large chest. Then, seizing his rifle and hatchet, he too"k the infant and ascended to the loft of tbe'eabin, pulling up the ladder after him. A moment more, the door was forced from its binges and the Pscotahs entered eager for their prey. But Bates did not remain to watch their movements, for lashiug bis boy to his shoulders, he cautiously opcacd t k-st a ! ny ot them caii.c prowling a b. ut, and the miners' determined to have a brush wilhthemrr-who was so competent to head a p;-rty as that sworn enemy of the 'redskin," 'frank Butcs? The p."rty ngiigcd two Winnebagocs as guides, apd l hen struck into the forest, following a re 'ent trail. Hie thirtl night of their jour ney, the w.iry leader insisted on standing sentry, and about midnight the clear crav k of his rifle uwal.encd every sleeper. In an instant, every man was on his lcet, rifle in hand, ready to repel any lurking foe, but a low whistle from Frank announced there was no 'danger.- Morning catnc, and as the party crowded around the sentinel to learn the cause of tbe alarm, he merely pointed to what appeared to be a huge bear; a nearer approach to the object dis covered to their astonishment the grim visz age of a dead Dacotah, euveloped in the skin of a gigantie bruin, who, thus dis guised, had attempted to reconnoitre the position of the frontiers-men. Frauk now felt assured they were near their enemy, and followed the trail in si lence, on the alert of tbeir foe. On reach ing the summit of a knoll, they,saw the village before them a collection "of high. conical tents, made of dressed buffalo-skins sewed together, and ornamented with rude representations of the battle or the chase. On the out-skirts trcte the squaws, engag ed in the laborious occupations which fall to ihe.'r lot. Their infants, tightly bound to straight strips of bark, were tied to small bent-over birches, which gently danced them to sleep, and the boys of the village, with bow and arrow, wore firing at the representation of h- Kansas hunter. In the centre of the village, before the towering tent of the chief, sat the hraves, smoking their tomahawk pipes with stoical gravity. The white men looked at the priming of their rifles, put their sharp huuting-tnives between their teeth and with a 'deafening yell rushed down through the frighteucd squaws, ere the Dacotahs could coinprt' hcudwhat caused the alarm. Dashing in to the startled group of warriors with fierce war-whoops, they dealt destruction hief around hishe id. his marriage gift t iJa wife. This added renewed strength t" his body and increased activity to his fury hewired his assailant withhis le;'t tni i,"ted hhu from the ground, and at tlx (.nne tiwe with nervous force thurst his .uife iito his he irt. This decided tin bahle. for the surviving Dacotahs, panic-' truck.at the sudden uttack, rushed to th pot where their horses were tethered am iscaptd into the forest. Upvards of fiflh lead warriors remained on the bijorly fiehl itid ethers grievously wounded, but i.ot single white man was seriously injured. Tie women and children fled to th wooi;nind the whites found arr abundance of plunder, comprising blankets, rich furs horses, dried meats and tents. PutFranl. Hates felt sad at heart, for the sight of this memento of. his wife made him fear sh had been tortured before perishing in th Humes. Night came on, and feeling posi five that he could not sleep, he volunteer ed to keep watch. It was a bright moon light night, and as be was pacing his soli tary round, planning new schemes of ven Tcnnce,- ho heard a light step approach "roin the thicket. , Frank-, at first, raised his rifle to shoot dwn the intruder, Lut a secret influence lei him to call out : " Who conies?" . " Are you a white man V was the re ply, in tones that produced an indescriba ble effect upon the stout-hearted pioneer. "Yes, and you?" " I am Frank Bates' wife, who was tak en prisoner over on the Mississippi," and as she spoke, she advanced. The rifle fell to the ground, and Frank stood as if under the influence of a magic pell. His hands were convulsively clench ed, his hair stood erect on his head, a shiver ran through Ins frame, nod he tot tered back several paces. Put not so the female, who lind recognized her husband as she drew near, and now exclaimed as she threw herself into his arms: " Frank ! my i wn Frank ! Do you not know your wile ?" Yes, it was his long-mourned bride, her feati res stamped with sorrow, but still re taining her early beauty. Mutual expla nations followed, -and when the delighted iwt e learned the safety of her boy, all her hardships vanished. It now rppeared thu wh;i the Indii.ns hat! jmtercd Bates's In uko, they found i-feeg of whiskey which they drank" freely," and then plundered even thing, removing the chest in their re searches. Foon two of them quarrelled for the bankerchief Bates hud seen the day pretii.'u", and dn.wing their scalp-knives, one 'speedily received a mortal stub, and fell directly upon the trap door, through which his blood ran upon the bidden wife. the, believing that it came from the veins of her husband, shrieked aloud, thus be- trayiig her place of concealment- Prag-ijig-hjixJorthibcr captors .b.-)jndcrjjhen riHiiic the cabin, applied the torch. The Market A very good reri parsons who hold u, tions the picture ol ishing in their si us, ributions in tbe sup; Vt another breath th ;omni unity by dunini -,-ree with them in dot; iigabe t's of tbeifcre eligious press iu this cil wo years, fraa given stoX jwlluted taste for ,re!iguys readjng.How ri Vn7 V 1 un V X im 151. "iv .:w IV T..".An:t.4 lant muiicr, cus iciuriuuuvu viuuicuiiB Delinquents,- that prevention of crime has - not received the full attention it deserves, Yet on no - subject is more investigation t needed on nona is th cooperation of men - n every social position, so much to bo lesired. ; The officers of police, city, aod - try magistrates, official and voluntary body of the sLiin Dacotah was consumed, and over his bones Bates had mourned as for thme of his wife. That day they " packed " the plunder upon what horses the Dacotahs had left, and started for their homes, ' which they regained in safety. The proceeds of Frank Bates's share of the spoils enabled him to rebuild his bouse, Lut this time close to that of his father and enclosed with a high stockade. The Jtocotahs, however, never returned, and in the course of time were drives to tho Far West. . Frank Bates is now one of the wealthiest land-holders in Iowa, a member of the State Senate, Judge of the County Court and Major Gcneraljof militia. Time has dealt leniently with him and his wife, but neither forgets her captivity. Their son never passes the scene of his father's flight on that memo- rabU night, without feeling a renewed sense of his filial obligations, and a deeper love for his Boyhood's hoiiie. - To Civilize Clera-j men. John Adams was at one time called up on by some one to contribute to foreign missions, when he abruptly answered : " I have nothing to give for that pur pose, but there are here in the vicinity six ministers, not one of whom will preach in each other's pulpit Now, I will contri bute is much and more than any one else, to civilize these six clergymen." " ncn of good sense and relied feeling cati nicourage or permit such uid;ciUU9 toned iterature to come into their i-mses, we have been at a low to discover. It is certainly extremely injurious qChil Iren and not wholesome for old peopi. to be daily pondering oyer the product'iongy iiialice and revenge. The various denonn nitions,, without exception, of which we 'ave much knowledge, have been furnish itit the world with periodicals and hooks, calculated lo stirtip the badjassions of nen in a manner that finds a parallel only In the most rabid political sheets. We ad vise all good pee pie everywhere to exclude such literature from their Lfusss. As you love your children, as you love the peace md order of community, as you love yoor .ountry and your God, say to the viper you cannot come in. The best way to put -top to vicious literature is to reject it from your bouses. We have discarded from our amily circle several papers because of the evif tendency in the way we have mention ed. Tlajful innocence is better thanjjrave corruption, so we would take " Punch " with his infinite wit, and laugh away the lance of our life, rather than sit under the frowns of bitter controversy. John danis was no doubt treated as an infidel by many for speaking as he did, but bless the spirit which we believe prompted the expression. The wrangling of fanaticism is but the echo of hell's loudest laugh, and the truly pious will reject it as the venom of the scorpion. Clinton JndJendent. tors among the poor, teachers in week. and. .- sobbath-schools, physicians, ymen, all have i in their power to advance by . observation , stud reflection. trains of researchTwhich, if properly pur-" "ued, may develop the law? of crime, and From tht American JournaJLpf Education. THE CRIMES OF CHILDRE.Y. To any one whose finer feelings have not been blunted by contact with the world, there is hardly any sight on earth more sad, than (company of children in a chris tian land, seized by constables, condemned by courts, separated from their natural homes and friends, and shut up by walls, bars, and cells, in what, despite its more uphonious titles is the prison-house of youth. Sad as this is, it is a still . more gloomy thought, that in almost every large town, boys are found who desire the magistrate to save them from the vice and misery in to which their friends-ore-dragging them,' mid who find a delightful relief in renounc ing home and its freedoni,for the jail and its bondage, the company of parents and brothers for that of recognized "Delinque nts." Even at our own doors, children of years, which the painters and poets in every land lehght to picture as full of innocence and purity, are growing. updiBeased,- stupid, vicious, and sometimes ignorant as heathen of any Gospel knowledge. This state f misery is not limited to our own country. Upon both sides of the Atlantic, in lands despotic and free, Pro testant and Catholic, the " Cry of the Children," is rising to heaven. When a pestilential disease stalks through the world, it is not enough that physicians bring relief to individuals that suffer. Should all the sick be healed, our guardians of health would not have done their duty, were they to make no general observations upon the character of the epidemic, its cause, its proper treatment, and the means by which it might in future bc averted. The Crimes of Children are both noxious and infectious. Reform" is prescribed for every case, and great institutions are set apart, like hospitals, for the cure of the social disorder. But this is not enough. It is important to study the diagnosis of crime, to inquire into its extent, its character, its causes, and its cure. Within a few years past, the press in England has sent forth many valuable works upon the Climes of Children. For various reasons, and especially on account of the differences in our civil organization, the inferences which these works present, arc not always, nor even generally, of importance 1 in this land. American philanthropists, on the other hand, have been so much absorbed iu that most iiupor- suggest such means of prevention as will rreatly diminish the preseut alarmiug ex tent of Juvenile Delinquency. Thesubjcct demands of philanthropists, not merely sympathy but study. - : To stimulate inquiries in regard to tha Crimes of Children, let usall attention to uue of those points upon which inves tig ion most needed. . ... Ia 'he first place, it is important that fke cAnroc7frofjuvenile7" delinquency should b closely scrutinized. : Such ta bles as are printed in the Reports of many of the Reform Schools, are far from giving to the public, enough information. The classification of crimes whieh they adopt, is often upon the official papers sent up by magistrates in different places, who do not agree in the principles upon which -they pass' judgment. We need fuller details than those which are contained in the simple words which are sometimes used to designate offences, false pre tenses," stubbornness," even a knowled ge of the circumstances under which tha particular crime was commmitted that led to the offender's arrest. i We need also more full statistics in re ference to the extent of juvenile delinquen cy. JtiVery one knows that this i great, but who can" give the figures ? Even in those parts of our country where State Re form Schools and Houses of Refuge are established, not all young criminals aree brought within their pale. Many still nasi their punishment in the city or the county jail. We also need such statistics as will show us the difference between city aoL country life, in the prevalence of crime; between Eastern and Western states, fodi' especially such tables as will enable us-to- compare our country, and its deiuocnrtio institutions with European states, and. their fixed distinctions among classes'. These inqui ries will lead very naturally to a third, the causa of crime among chil dren. : We arc well aware that. the . universal answer to this question is,, that " their homes are bad." True as this is, it is not precise. We need to know more, to follow up some such train of inquiries as this : Are the parents of the child living ? are they able to work ? are they intemperate? are they ignorant? have they ever been in jail ? is the house comfortable J the table well ' supplied ? what sort of books are in the family? have the children who are convicted ever been to church, to sabbath-school, to day-school ? have they been allowed togo to tbe-circus and tho -theater ? where and with whom have they passed their play hours? have they ever been taught to work, or required to learn a trade? have they ever used ardent spir its ? can they read and write ? The answers to such- questions will soon brinj; us to learn what .measures can be" taken for the prevention of crime. Many instrumentalities of this kind are already efficiently at work; more can undoubtedly be contrived. In England, within a short time past, not less than twenty-five small " Homes" for poor boys, have been com menced on a plan not unlike that of Pe Metz, at Mcttray,and of Wichern, at Ham burg. It is important for us to ascertain whether such establishments are not far . more serviceable in preventing crime, than all our large prisons. We do net conceal the fact of our own predilection for these " homes ;" we desire to learn whether or not they arc applicable to wants and woea of our own land. We likewise need an investigation more thorough than hag recently been made in- , to tho proper plan of managing our Refor matory Institutions, Granting that crimo cannot be entirely stopped by the best preventative agencies, jl is important to. Icarn how those who have commenced tho oriminal career, may be arrested in its pro gress. For this purpose, let direct inquiries bo made into the after lives . of all who have bceu inmates of these penal establishment for youth. Let a careful examination ha instituted into the comparative' '"results of c t , 1 I b 1 I I if I I: i i I 4 Ci-
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