Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-03-15

Atl5was arrested for larceny again; mothe
cot him out again-doesn't know how.
Also. he shot and killed one L. c.. aged p;
was acquitted. At 10 went TO Milwaukee
with other thieves; was arrested ana sent
10 work house for three months. Mother
got him out again. Also at chicago at 40
was again arrested for larceny and served
six months at the house Of correction. Az
I9 was sent to the peniteatiary for one year
Tor larceny: served time. At y was again
convicted for larceny; sentence suspehdeo'
consumption aud good promises the plea
Thereafter. also at 20. was sent to the mouse
of correction for one year for an assault
Nth dealy weapon with intent to XIII
: and now mothet asks that her child De
liberated again Besides the imFrtson-
ments given the young criminal he had
been committed four times TO the house OF
correction as vagrant, to deter him from
committing crime. Pardon was refused.
Il have had many prisoners whose
histories were similar. Causes-her-
editary faint and lack of proper paren-
tal or other control and development
in early youth. Vicious germ; vicious
plant: vicious growth; vicious tree.
No effort whatever had been made to
eradicate the bad in the lad or to de-
velop the germs of good that were IN
him, if any there were. The COM
mencement should have been made at
the cradle almost, and continued until
the child mad become adult"
After relating a number ofother touch
ing incidents of life failures, Mr.. FELTON,
continued: is there a young man
here who has commenced living life
of idleness and of vice? If so, stop
now. Mend your ways, do not destroy
Yourself, and do not break your
parents hearts. There is not mother
here who would not forgive her son
seventy times seven. Is there father
who would refuse to receive an errlng
child? If 50, read the story of the
prodigal son and profit by the lesson.
Do not let anything a child can do es-
TRANCE you from him. His errors may
have come from your neglect and if 50,
YOU are largely the culprit.
ITO my mind, in a moral view, the
acquisition OF money or property Is not
evidence of success. 1t is the DISPOSE
ton YOU have made, while living, of at
least a part of what you have acquired,
or the provision you have made for Its
distribution after death, or the kind
acts you have done for your fellow
men. that determines more certainly
the question Of your success The
narrow. misery man who refuses ale
to private charities, or to persons II
need or in distress, or who is indiffer
ent to the weaknesses and troubles o
his brethren, has no place on our roll
of honor Thank God we have bat few
such men in this progressive city.
"Our first duty is to control our owl
conduct. This can be done through
the school, the church, the ballot-box
and by criticising, favorably or unfa
yorably, as warranted, the public act
Of public officials. Next, assist educa
tional and humane organizations, anC
especially try to destroy all place
where the young are being corrupted
They accomplish much in the way o
child-saying. Still, it looks farci
cal that this grand work shoul'
be left to benevolent citizen
to do.
There is no home so sad as that /
which the vacant chair is the child
chair-of a child living, not dead, bu
living a life OF sin or of shame. Tn
latch-string may be on the outer dool
the child may return to the father
home, but the blightng effects {
error will ever be sting. 1t is tn
crest-fallen father and the broker
hearted mother who realize, when tc
late, this sad fact,