Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-14

nor directs attention, reads - fciiows !:
l have shown in former reports that
compulsory Law fning and imprison-
ing parents, and others in charge Of
children, for not sending them to school
would not be enforced IN this State.
and if enforced could not cure the evil.
Many of the neglected children are or
phans, some OF them are homeless, the
parents and relatives Of nearly all Of
them ere too poor to furnish them S.
clothing to attend school, or boshS to
use if there, quite a large proportion
indeed are dependent upon the earn
ings Of their children for . livelihood:
to collect fines from such parents would
be impossible and to imprison them
would be to aggravate the evil If a
compulsory law would not bring our
neglected children to sciool, what would
do it +. This -
l. Pass a general law making i. the
duty of all parents, guardians aud en-
ployers to see that all children under
their control attend school for certain
number Of months in the year, up to a
certain age.
2. Establish, BY the combined aid
of State, aud county and private indi
viduals, an institution in every county.
or in several counties formed into dis
rrict for the purpose, home for friend
lcss children or an industrial school to
be governed in its main features in
the same way as such private institu-
tions are now governed.
5. Make it the duty Of boards Of
school directors, through competen,
agents, to see that the law in reference
TO attendance at school is obeyed, or il
not, after proper notice and warning,
let them exercise the power of takin G
the children away from those who neg
lect them and send them to the country
or district Eons or ,:ho0l, compelling
the parents or others responsible 70,
the neglect, il able, to pay 10 whole OIL
in part the necessary expense.
This plan in its main outlines, ha,
been previously presented in my reports,
Much reasctiou on the subject has gon'
to confirm me ia the opinion that it i,
the oulJ plan that is feasible and suEi
cicntly comprehensive to cover the whcl,
field.
Other particular parts of the mes
sage will be presented in future issues
The tract of country known as ,h,
Slate Range Valley is probably one o,
the most curious that southern Califor-
MIA can boast Of. 1t is there the im-
mense deposits of borax we're discov-
cred something like = year ago, and a
that time the xhole lower or centra
part Of the basin was covered with .
white deposit, breaking away in some
places il: large soda reefs, in others re-
sembling the waves of the ocean, ard
in still others stretching out for mile.
in one uubrokeu level, from which the
sun reflected its rays with a glare al.
most uncomfortable. But enc of the
most singular features in connection
with this section was the absence o
rain or moisture the days we're ever
sunny and hot, the nights Without Ssv
aud generally warm. For more than
Eve years, 1t Is said, by those who claim
to know, there had been no rain there,
until some three months since the spe II
was broken. Suddenly, and with scarce.
ly any warning, rain commenced to fall
and for thirty hours it came down
steadily and increasingly, unaccom-
panied by wind, but yet q thorough
drenching rain. For two or three days
it remained pleasant, when suddenly q
water spout was seen winding its way
through the valley. 1t came in a zig
Tag course across the upper end of the
lake, striking the range of hills on the
east side and courslng rapidly along
them. The canons and gorge, were
soon filled with water, which poured
from them In fearful volume and spread
itself out upon the bottom. In a short
time it was over, and denizens of the
place now look for another dry season
of five years. The Borax Company
now in operation there are said to be
doing we'll, and another set of works on
a small scale will probably 60 on within
a short time. Thirty-6ve hundred
pounds of the refined article we're re.
Gently shipped to San Francisco, and
ten tons of crude material.-Los fin.
geies Express.