Osage Valley banner., 1880-02-05
Missouri Isait,ntiary.
For tho O.AuE VALL.Y bAnsAR.

For the OsAgE Valley bARRAR.
This 'uti ct With the conclusions that ma
be drawn, may prove tu BE- o. some interes
20 the nunrrOus readers of the PA>NrR.
the penal sn5 ~ m lyhAry ih,utd Tons a.
'Iur cOuutry h4vr ever until Within the pn,
core Of years-retained n ps-sdhe SHOW 81
ptomo'ing tie intended Utj CT; Shile H. g.
'um-ia'le insfante' the 'ttus INV rdue.s'
hr ''lrue Gu .ssdnos' has b. on CO.. csaltd h,
means II n rigid disclpliLP. w thiu The M
.tated, prison puni hmsr and Reform. b v
very prOpArN d-msn d and r, ctivs I, he
c'usid ration uf our Ar,ve phllHr tbtup,s,s
Wnn have been lh1 vsrt stic OFT m ANS o
r-dlcatng murn Oi Ih- Old mr br,na tor 4,
nd .lHvt.drIyIng m-thud = he AtnrIsurattns
81 very Prrat extent, the con vt ~ OF the uu
or'uhale, oDrtunY new Avenu-s OF hope and
aim ,ahE puts tu flurnce., tending o 4rou-,
DO lnttnt N'nnlbdltra Oi the Wet IA % ih.
dvantsges mi l ssings o. 70 urIn-d @.
The eKf nt Ot The iahnfs, 1T toe lendlug
phIlahthrOp SO at their lspt mretlrg In Ii
city OF NV Yu K. and their failure aronu
pli more Ihan had airsAdy br.n ioDe. u
ABUNDANT evIdenss ol the careless ard indil
frent msnner in which tUcnty estlmsts.
10, IL tf rte, bp iety lhsuld 1aya de. u ,oc
pruiOudd interest ia tbs reiUTInalion II II,
| 'rmiusls, and should tlks ali the stpp,
| Ehlch It easily might 10 change, ar, At lst,t
TO improve the eiTcums hnCs, IA our social
4lAte that leafs 70 crime, or, When crme IA A.
teen committed, Try TO cure Cue prooli viii, /,
g-neraei by ciFcum3t4nce4 tor VIII o.. il
,lone. is rspobsIble. il after cnvctinl
snd incarceration thi ths tx -cullye depart
msuI becJInSe resinueibe iur a.. cund ton,
| which - icita uad-F every known Law ,l
mutual iuvrouKbt iutertst aud humanity.
care and he di,t'ibutOn of such ltduretne ~,
and potent iih leuces ~ may ei oJutage Al
rnalefsctor Ia clear perception 0i the irulLs
| Of rsiOrmation.
A very great smount Of the good resulta t.
DO Ub,Ai ied IL "a ,tup .ndous labor lreiorm.
ing the climinal) depends upon tbs ssleetiVi
| of prison hiciHls.
! II " md hi no eKsgg TAtiOn to asaert tfAt
| q ~, Ph lpS. mt iuicio1 ly n wis.IN
sxer, Iead hs tune iun1l prerUg ivns, H. ni4k
ing the ssiecuUn OF Warisn w liis; woes
Successes, In all reBia ots, hsTa doubt es- ~
| ceeded, sven, bis nlOst s sng uins expect4ti, n
aud Who win his sxtrrmsly mdel al
ysn,ages aud legal rssirictlUns has dpne hi
nimdst 10 Impe' ~ his cu4rRs win tne Nd
vzntSges thnt await them, alter drtchsrge. by
| ms properly appreclAting he etiot that bal
been made. 10 hand him back soelsgt q
blessing 10 tead OF eur,e--aud by bscom
ing helper instrsd " desIrO,"f.
| Tne p pnlstion 10 near 800 " whict
about OLe iourIh Ars culuret, Tat thi
/ eaus Tor der garding our laws. may 10 large
! ~ attributed TO the uDdev' loprd condition
OF the mind, Is we'll sustained by 81 s,taeC
report OF tho Warden; chow ng 81 Hitter /
| pOpuia alton OF one third, and irAying o. tn'
resldpe The 'elemsntgry accomplishments 0
reading aud writing. la this connection u
~"uid DO rnio 10 ssy ihst. not Ten pr cent q
this vast ehaige pns1ets the advabtsgts oI
complste eomnun school edueaIion'
Hancs the neceasity tor educatlo,
La / Oking over the rrpaIJ, II is q Iite graf.
/ ~ ing, 10 hnd that Miller county Furnishes
only, thee issnBtes, Tact dpub Is-s a. graf,
lying 10 your csuris . tax.payers. w
mignt probably notice anosher fact Ia con
nection with costs Of crime, that will serve y
saOw ita enormity 10 expense ne we'll ~ d.
grse,i which Waits i'seli wholly upon th