The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-03

ical Institution could be used Tor the
purpose Of abetting and concealing crime.
In the meantime the principal accom-
plice was arrested, while the Doctor fled.
fnthe course Of q few days he was arres-
ted and thetwo are now in jail At pitls'
burgh, awaiting the action Of violated
law. The coronerS verdict has rendered
q verdict in accordance with the above
facts.
Such 4 calamity as this, though II de-
stroys the life and ruins the peace Of .
family, 10 not an unqualified evil 70 the
community, II It serves In any. wayto
open the eyes Of parents, particularly. oil
imothers,to the causes which may bring
sorrow and suffering to their own homes.
Society is q very complex organization.
Its full Of pitfalls and snares into which
the young and inexperienced are very
likely total, unlesst they are guided by the
wisdom and prudence Of those who know
the dangers and the means by which they
may be avoided. De Tocqueville the
French philosopher who made o very
careful investigation Of American insti-
tutions, pays . very eloquent tribute TO
the virtue Of American women and
speaks approyingly Of our system Of So
eial education, in comparison with that
Of Europe. There 10 more freedom and
tless OF espionage here than there. and the
result he thinks Is favorable to the exer-
else Of purity and virtue. While 1t Is
true that our system Of government COM
pares~ fayorably with the best, yet II is
very evident that the education OF our
youth, particularly Of the daughters,
cannot be left entirely TO their discretion.
It would be wise for every mother, to
whom the sad tidings Of the death OF AL
ice Herman may come, TO stop for a mo-
ment for q close scrutiny into the Affairs
Of her household, possibly the next bolt
that may fall may shiver her own home
and darken the FIRE forever, upon her own
hearthstone. - .
Where do your girls spend their even.
ings? Do you know? Who are their male
or female acquaintance Do you know
them to be respectable? Do you know
that they are notsowing the seeds Of dis
honor and death In the mind OF your
daughter 2 Have you the entire confidence
OF your daughter, II not. it may be well
TO give her some attention. II the moth
er 10 not rs smart as the daughter; II her
experience and observation are worth
nothing, go that she ia easily deceived,
then there need be no surprise that alli-
ances may be formed that may be MORT.
flying, at least.
What hours do the young folks keep
They ought 10 retire at suitable hours, do
they? II not,why2 Darkness hides q great
deal Of social iniquity that may never
come to light. The ine1perience Of youth.
permits them to travel In many danger
Gus paths, and wien night adds to the
concealment the danger Is greatly increas.
ed.
What correspondents have yourdaugh-
ters2 Do you know2 Is your daughter
a regular attendant at the post Office?
Many young women are as regular there
at the opening Of tho mails as their faith.
ers or brothers. It may be all right and
proper that the young woman shall jostle
through the crowd every day for the mail,
and It may not. You oughtto know. No
young woman should receive a letter that
her mother ought not to read. Cores
~pondence is very fascinating but very
dangerous.
Does your daughter find her society on
the street? Has she street acquaintance
that she does not dare to invite TO her
home? :.
Ia she known as a holden who is rough,
loud and boisterous upon the street? Ia
It said Of her that she is awild.n or 4fasts?
These terms may not imply that abe 10
vicious, but 10 the discreet and modest,
they do imply that like u skittish horse,
shells unsafe 10 be trusted. To say Of a
girl that she Is fast or wild Is q very dubi.
Gus compliment.
What do your daughters read? There
Is . surprising amount Of satanic litera.
ture afloat. Are you sure your daugh-
ter Is not polluted by it, The President
of Western College, Of our acquaintance,
was recently Mortified TO find some Of the
most debasing and destructive literature
in the hands OF his daughter q girl Of
about fifteen years Of age. Upon investi.
cation he found that the p~oison-had per.
meated the whole institution. He was
Mortified at the discovery. There are
many ways by which this literature may
reach your home and poison the fountain
OF your happiness. Are you sure the poi.
son has not reached its victim already?
Wehaye thrown out these hints In order
to put fathers and mothers upon the alert.
II the parents OF the unfortunate, whose
name Is found at the head Of this article,
could be so cruelty deceived, than It Is
possible for other parents TO be, hence the
warning.