St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-15
Interesting Figures on the Charitable
and Reformatory Institutions OF
the Country.
A Crowd of Cheerful Liars Indulge IN
the Pastime on the Electric
Fluid.
another Fall Over the Bluffs, Ih1s
Time Not Fatal--Arrested Tor
Assault.
Business in Dakota--A West SIDE
Family Trouble--The Kidnap-
ping Case.
CRIMINALS AND PAUPERs.
Facts and Figures from DIR. Dana's
Sermon on Associated Charities.

charities of the country, embodying some OF
mis- impressions on attending the recent
convention and giving many facts there
brought out. The reverend gentlemen, in
ppening. said that few probably realize the
important and growing work that is being
done among criminals and paupers by the
.haritably disposed. After naming in a
general Way the classes that were supported,
and paving a tribute to such as were Will
Ing to make such work their life work, he
continued as follows substantially:
All the WIDE varied field OF practical
philanthropy passes under review and DIS
cussion in this conference and Instructive
and inspiring are its sessions. This year
has emphasized the need of reforming our
prison methods. 1t has shown that the
great end and aim should be, not solely
punishment for the criminal, but his re-
formation. Our
PRISON POPULATION
has risen from 6, 737 in 1850 to 5S, COY III
1880. The addition, no longer as an eX-
pertinent. of the CrOfton system, that OF the
indeterminate sentence, marks and parole,
has proved a great success in Great Britain
and parts of Europe. In England and
Wales under its working the number OF
commitments has fallen off the last thirty
wears more than one-half, though the p0pu-
lation has grown from -, 600, 900 to 20, 0OO,-
600. In Ireland crime by this system has
been diminished to an amount SIX times less
than it was in 1851. In the latter year the
bridewells of Ireland received 8S,S99 prls-
Oners, in 1881 only 8, SSS, falling OH OF
$4,000.
Towards declaration is now becoming
the accepted axiom i'll prison ethics, that
to reform prisoners, or make them better as
to their morals. should be the leading view
in every penitentiary, and their earnings
should only be secondary object"
In New York of the prisoners annually
discharged from the various prisons and
penitentiaries go per cent. relapse into lie
of crime. By an approved system of re-
formatory treatment this could be reduced
to 20 per cent, so that 1000 instead of
5000 would be discharged to continue their
depredations on society. The saving in
money alone to the state of these 1000 by
reforming them would exceed Sc, 900, 600
annually. The Elmira refOrma tory of
New York, which has adopted substantially
the CroftOn system, reforms SO per cent. OF
those discharged. Soon must people and
officials acknowledge that it is more eco
nomical. more humane, better for all con-
cerned, to reform the prisoner and return
him to society not confirmed criminal but
restored and useful citizen.
PREVENTIVE WORK PROMINENT.
Preventive work was also made prOmi-
nent i'll papers and discussions, indicating
that amongst the young must philanthropy
and charity do their utmost. This in
vests with new importance the
kindergarten, the industrial school,
the gathering up and placing in
good houses of the neglected. the waits of
the great city, the orphaned, and those
who uncared for, furnish recruits for the
criminal class. In 1913 Paris had 5000 lit
tie children III kindergartens, to-day France
has 400, 900. The result is Frenchmen are
so much the finest artisans that the world
pays them tribute in buying 800, 900, 600 an
nually of their handiwork. Eleven thous-
and four hundred and siXty-eight Juveniles
are in the reformatories of this country.
Save these to honesty and life of industry
and virtue and you cut off one fertile sup
ply of future cOnyictS.
The movement in the direction of child
saving may be called the ''Children's Re-
naissance" Here, schools of every sort,
refOrmatorieS, the removal of children from
the almshouses, are all factors in the urgent
enterprise of saving Americas youth. Ju-
venile crime has steadily diminished where
these other appliances have been resorted
to. Michigan, with its state public school
for dependent children. leads the world in its
efforts in behalf of youth. Minnesota, now
following her example in the founding of a
like school, will not long be second in this
grand cause to prevent crime by caring for
those dependent and delinquent of youthful
years.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
for the cities solves the problem of how to
reduce street begging, outdoor relief,
and the overlapping of private aims
giving by individuals to charitable Or
CARNATIONS. 1t has reduced the
number OF dependent poor, helped into
courageous industry the deserving but I'M
fortunate made the tramp not pauper but
worker for the meal he else would have
begged by its ''w0od-pile, and an Garner of
his lodging at the friendly inn'' by some
toll pointed out to or promised for him.
When the defective classes, and work in
their behalf, were described a pathos all
felt pervaded the trend of the conferences
discussions. For now the 1859 insane
come up for consideration, a sad and aug
menting army, for whom the state and pri-
vate benevolence has provided with studious
forethought and improving methods of
treatment Then come the rs, S95 idiots
and imbeciles, only moiety of whom are
in Institutions,
AN INDEsCRIBABLE BURDEN
to sorrOwing mothers, and the blight of
many an else happy home. The state is
just awakening to its obligations to make,
for humane and economical reasons, all of
this class its wards, saving society from
their reproduction, and proffering to them
in the name of humanity such education
and help as may brighten their sad
lot. The blind number 46,92S
and the deaf mutes 80, S7S, and both classes
are now being cared for and educated with
cheerful and generous outlay. Marvellous
is the proficiency OF each under the instruc-
ton now afforded them in their schools.
The sun of human happiness has been uni
verSally increased by the great achieve
ments of such as have long been laborers in
behalf of those once deemed helpless and
useless. One graduate of the National
Deaf Mute college in Washington has be-
come successful lawyer, an expert in
patent practice; another as a mining chem
iSt has won distinction for his signal abil-
ity in this line. So the defective and de-
pendent are generously miniStered to, and
become in turn useful and happy members
of society. Such in brief was the cOnven-
ton and its field work, and such is the no
table body of men and women st. Paul
will honor as its guests in the summer of
1886. While not as large as many public
assemblies, few, if any, equal it for the
scope and lOftiness of its work. for the I'M
selfish earnestneSs and enlightened philan-
thropy displayed in its detailed labors. 1t
constitutes symposium of the friends of
mankind, inspired by the great Master and
embodying His own blessed gospel of hope
and help.
ELECTRIC LIES.
Stories that Would Cause Auar,ias