, 1867-10-11
NUMBER 4a.

TBB ESENBs or soclErY.-Ths shocking death
ora young girl In this city, by abortion, ought
not 70 pass from attention without an increased
public adherence Of the crimes which caused 40
depiorable an event. The victim was an nm
usually attractive person. Handsome, graceful.
| witty and amtable, she made many friends and
admirers, She belonged 10 a respectable Scotch
family, aud was well trained in manners and
morals. Few girls Of aer age gave better proms
Use Of a useful and happy life. She has fallen
| suddenly before the destroyer, aud been carri.d
to dishonored grave. Not only her virt1e and
life have been sacrificed to lawless lust, but the
| honor and happiness Of a family are blasted In
/ All the dark record Of human misery there Ia mo
woe greater than this. Shall not the crimes
that produced 1t meet with corresponding ab.
| borience ltmay seem a light thing 10 thou0ht.
less young men to betray the confidence and
destroy the virtue Of Que who has given them her
love- but there Is no other wrong which they can
commit which involves as much misery and dis
grace. Outright murder is really smaller inju.
| ryr ior II leaves the character unstained, and
! the would it infcts upon parental and family
| rove IS not half so deep and incurable. There
| IS no enemy OF society 10 be SO dreaded like the
lioerline yet be is tolerated where the women Of
doubtful virtue looked upon with scorn
The tragedy before us should be an admonition
TO parents TO see that their daughters are in
s'ructed aud iorwarned as to the perils they
much as possible from the society Of those Who
are unprincipled in this vital matter. II ia also
an admonitOn TO young women not to tolerate
the remotest suggestion to impurity. In young
men who are still pure and honorable 1t should
excite profound horror and disgust for those
VINO oeloeratey betray the innocent, and should
strengthen them in the cultivation of that chiy.
alric reverence for woman and for womanly yfr-
tue, which~Sbaracterizes the true gentlemen,
The crime and infamy of the abortionist there
are no fitting words to describe. He is the ally
and abettor of seduction, for by promising con-
eealment of its consequences, he destroys one of
the chief safeguards TO virtue. He is a murders
err tor every time he practices his horrible trade
he does it with the full knowledge of the risk of
health and life that it involves. There are pro-
tesslonal abortionists who can count the graves
Of their victims, and yet they move about una
Dashed among respectable men and women and
display their i'll gotten gains without any appar-
ent consciousness that they are so foul with
blood as if they were the price of assassination
ITSELF
We make no reference to any one accused In
the present case, for we would not influence, in
any degree, the course of justice or public senti-
ment IN individual cases. But against the mons
strous business itself it is quite time there were
a more decided and effective public sentiment.
The abortionist is one of the worst enemies of
society. To his efforts is largely due that growth
OF social vice which imperils the whole fabric
of our civilization, and threatens to bring in 9
state 'of sSssNPtiOn that would shame aud aston,
ish heathendom.
Let neither be deferred by false modestv
from speaking the true name Of the great crime
nor by false sentiment from visiting upon il de-
served relribution and o6ium. 1t is matter
that concerns the peace and safety of every fami-
ly, the virtues of every and daughter in all
our homes. We are false to every human obli.
hation if we do not make our influence felt
against it.-Spriagfeid (.Nass. Republican.
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You've MAN SAVE Your MoNEY.-Every young
man believes that in some stage of his future
life be will enjoy competency. With this be-
lief be rears fanciful superstructure and then
patiently awaits the time when he shall take
possession But how large proportion pass
through the years until they find themselves old
men, standing on the verge of the grave, with
the dreams OF youth unrealzed. And why is it7
The New York Sun says In this country of
toundleSs resources there is no good reason why
every man of ordinary capacity may not lay up
a competency for his declining years. Look at
the men of wealth in this city and elsewhere
who have been the architects of their own for.
tunes. They had no better opportunities forac.
quiring wealth, no stronger incentive to indus
try, no more favorable personal qualities than
men generally have. The foundation of their
success consisted in this fact They appreciated
the importance of saving money. They realized
the force of the maxim 'that penny saved is
two pence earned" They differ from the major
ity of young men in this respect. The latter are
impressed with the desirabiity of saving money,
but they cannot commence to do it now. Their
wages or salaries are too small They are only
able to get along decently with all their present
means, but their incomes are in
creased they will begin to lay up some money.
The young man who acts in accordance with
this idea will never occupy bis airy castle of
wealth. Ask A. t. Stewart bow he did in this
respect, when young man, and we venture to
say he will reply that he regularly saved small
portion of his wages, even when they were
mere trhe when compared with the incomes of
many young men who are now waiting for q
more favorable time to save their earnings. Now,
we would not have any young man miserly or
niggardly. We would not have him stint him,
self in anything that is really necessary for his
comfort. What we advise is this: That every
young man shall make it proctice to save .
portion of his earnings-no matter how small
and place them in his savings bank. It is not
the value of the money that would accumulate
in given time from which the chief benefit
of this plan would flow. Its value consists more
in the moral influence exerted upon the characs
ter of the person-moulding it into habits Of
economy and frugality. Any young man who
has an income at all should have an account
in the savings bank. That institution does more
good in the formation Of useful and industrious
men and in keeping the susceptible away from
the allurements of vice. than almost any other
agency. It tends to stimulate mans energies,
to promote thrifty habits, and to start him ont
upon an honorable and prosperous career.
Therefore, young man, remember that the road
to fortune lies through the savings bank.
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TIE McMAxus MURDER.-Some time ago, on
learning of the death of P. W. McMsnus, report