The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-23
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.

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list with the following:
TIE criminal news Of single week
make y sud showing OF boytsli deprxv.
ity. A boy Ut Beileville, Illinois, killed
the girl who rejected his addresses On
account at his dissipation. Two Ar.
kansas boys Quarreled over rabbit
hunt, and one slew the other wiil, MIA
ax. A st. Louis boy stabbed the play
mate VIII, teas~.i him for his ignurauc~
Q! English. A West Virginia by shot
his rival in \ girls affections. a Vir.
Rii'ia boy cOmfessrs the poisoning Of
two persons. A Texas boy shot y girl
because size refused to put down ('ail
when IN. ordered her to. A Kansas boy
Is on trial for Intentionally drowning \
treated child nearly tO death. Three
Buys pleaded guilty IT, highway robbery
in Chicago. Al iowa boy Is \ fOrgeT.
A Missouri hoy set fire to \ house. A
New Mexico boy shot y baby. A Colo
RADIO hOrse thief 10 aged years. aud
none 1T the other criminals mentioned
Was over l6. -
The lyncling Of = l7.year-old hoy
named Tibtets. for the murder Of two
surveyors near Perhaur, has been COM
me"trd upon Ivy the press Of the coun.
try generally.
The Minneapolis Tribune said:
II this astonishing case involved
simply the lives Of three men aud u
single exercise If lynch law, 1t would
deserve less attention, but it Is symtO-
matte it marks turning (x,imt IN our
! civilization which must have wise and
prompt recognition and treatment u
society is I" he preserved and is to e..
caI,, serious calamity. The seeds Of
just srcl, crimes as that ut young John
Tibbits are being sown broadcast in
every community. The dammal'le pub.
LEGATIONS. in prOtean form, that educate
il crime and incite tn outlawry, are
sold on nearly every railroad train.
from nearly every cheap news stand.
aud are passed from lad to lad aud girl
tO girl. in schOs'l aud out OF school, are
| eary. and openly when. AS Is too often
young neglect their duty Ut knowing
what the children read.
Tie Tribune has toucl,ed upon only
one cause Of this outbreak of crime
among the young. aud it is the least Of
the causes. Dime novel literature 10
generally held responsible. when our
whole American life is to blame aud
tends to produce race Of criminals.
The country is flooded with boy papers.
magazines and books OF tie better
class. rs they are called: our very
schools That should he for education
and discipline are l'ot.beds for forcing
boys aud girls into men and women
and tiatteri"g their vanity. till impu-
dencee passes for smartness and disre.
spect of teachers and grown persons
generally passes for spirit. Parties are
given to little misses and boys before
they are able to keep their own noses
clean. and so-caIled respectable parents
tell with evident satisfaction of how
their bright" little one talked ''saucy"
to some one aud showed remarkable
spirit in taking his own part' against
some sensible man who rebuked him.
REVIEWERS are offere d as premiums to
boys who get up clubs for boy papers.
and parents allow their children to
carry pistols. A sentimental gush
against 'using the rod" has pervaded
Ill classes OF society and penetrated
the public schools. 1mbecility passes
for ''love" and Il general desire to give
the dear children u better time than
we had" has extended through all
classes and exhibits itself in allowing
the youngsters to have their own way
Brat,sm has became one Of ths evils
of American life. We have fought this
fight for years against tho impudence.
insole.'ce and precoclty Of the young
and the lax-discipline Of the parents.
1t is no new thing to us. though some
think 80 because recently we have used
some strong language concerning local
bratism. W"rthington has her quota
Of youngsters on the way to the pene.
Tertiary and the gallows. There are
foolish parental "hea,ts that will
bleed us B+rcl,er says, in time.
We know it is impossible nov to
stem the tide. Society is all against
us. but We shall say our say though
every fool parent denounces US and
every brat h"ots rs. And in due tim.
prophecies fulfilled us many vf item
have recently been.
PHUvNY PHOTOGRAPHERS
The Spirit Lake Journal says:
The editor If the Iowa Falls Senti-
mel has gone crazy sure. Heat him:
Not long since AZ artist in Harden
county tt<'k \ picture Of residence.
The work WAS 0O'e on \ clear, quiet
| afternoon. and none If the family IT,
| the residence werr aware. 1T tho fact.
TIE picture was finished and framed,
and all ut once it wxs found that there
| was a strange feature, that wstonished
| the artist ami puzzled h,m. standing
at one 1T the windows yellow. 10 q f.
male figure dral~tl in white. with per.
| feet features and form, and ut one Of
the upper windows, equally distinct.
stands an old man with folded arms
l.'',kimg out. A both the parties
whose photographs these are supposed
I" be, have long since gone tn the 9th
er land. much fn.nl for speculation and
superstition is afforded by the strange
phenomenon.
Here's another: Not long since q
Warrington photographer came to
the corner Of Trnth-st. and 4th.av. to
take \ picture 1t the ADVANCE build.
ing. When the picture was finished.
it was found that the picture Of y man
was shown standing on top Of tho
building with Ills hands or his hips,
| and two little. i,rats were shown stand
irg on the sidewalk in front OF the
building.
But, jokes aside. the spirit photo
graphs are becoming co'nmem. The
Iowa Falls editor il not crazy. The
lunatics and ignoramii are those who
do not believe after the fact has ceen
| demonstrated so often.