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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
HELP FOR BAD BOYS.
q MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
JUVENILE CONVlCTS.

An Adjunct of the Chicago Bridewcll.
Where Boy Prisoners Receive Instruo-
tIon That VIII Assist Them to Lead
Honest Lives.
Chicago proposes to prevent as many as
possible of her youthful criminals fror
continuing the careers which they have
begun For years students of sociolog
and criminology have been trying to fiji
the best way in which to accomplish IL
end. The Chicago plan is a novel one, but
it seems so practicable that one wonders
why it has not been tried before.
A manual training school, conducted in
connection with the city prison and under
the Joint supervision Of the school board
and prison authorities, is the Chicago so
luton Of the problem. The idea is plainly
evident. When boy OF II or Ia commits
some otfense which puts him behind pris-
on bars, lie is likely to he thrown into far
worse company than he could have found
outside, and when his sentence of "A month
or so has been served he goes out into the
streets with an enlarged criminal &C
quaintance and possibly with much prac-
teal knowledge of crime that he would
otherwise never have acquired.
/ Under the system generally in vogue in
many cities, when youthful prisoner Is
discharged he goes ont into tho world
] with even less inclination to work for his
/ living than before his punishment. His
Imprisonment, instead of acting as a
wholesome lesson to him, he regards mere
" as something which no must avoid in
the future by being more cautious The
idea of living by honest labor has not been
! tD 10
and he realizes that it would be more diff
cult than ever for him to get employment
He feels that he has burned all bridges be-
hind him and has irrevocably taken his
place in the criminal ranks
In order to remedy this condition of af-
fairs, the city of Chicago has taken steps
toward giving her boy prisoners at least
the rudimcnts of a useful education. When
the scheme has been fully elaborated, each
youth under Is years cf age who is com
mitted to the city prison will receive before
ne leaves such manual instruction as will
make it easy for him to step from the pris-
on into some workshop and abandon the
criminal customs with which he was be
coming familiar.
One of the best features about this plan
is that the boy prisoners are to he compl e.
ly separated from the older criminals.
From the moment they enter the prison
until they leave they will come in contact
with individuals no worse ut least than
themselves, and they viii he under far diff
ferent Influences and in surrounding,
which will raise instead of lower theil
moral plane.
In order to accomplish this, it has beer
necessary to erect a separate building, anC
three years go the sum Of 1000 was APP
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

There is a great apple crop in all the
eastern states this year, and i'll those
bordering on the Atlantic coast the
quality is generally excellent as COM
pared with the far western fruit, which
a few years ago when our own apples
failed, flooded the eastern markets. The
dry western climate will indeed pro-
duce very fine appearing apple. but
on tasting the fruit it will be found to
lack the juiciness and high flavor of
fruit grown where the east winds from
the ocean bring moist atmosphere and
abundant rains. The growing of lus-
cious fruit needs something more than
irrigation to supply the roots of the
trees with needed water There must
be moisture in the atmosphere as well,
so as to check excessive evaporation
from the fruit as it is growing on the
trees. At least this is the view taken
by The American Cultivator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

manual training school This was erected
outside the prison walls 1t is substan-
tial brick building two stories high, and,
if it were not for the iron grilles on the
windows, would look more like factory
than Il prison. In one wing is located the
school where part of the boys will study
from books. In the other wing is the work
shop where the hands rs well as the head
will be trained On the ground floor are
the kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, store
rooms, etc The whole building is equip
ped with modern conveniences and appli
ances, we'll ventilated and abundantly
lighted
The building is big enough to accom-
MEDIATE 300 boys, but at present there are
accommodations for only 10 The boys
will be divided into classes of % each and
into two departments, the academic and
the manual training Woodworking will
be attempted first, but later on irOnwork
ing in various branches, as well as.draw
ing, painting, cooking, engineering, firing
and other useful trades, will be taught.
Professor Robert NJ. Smith, who has
charge Of the prison school, has been for
five years assistant principal in a Chicago
high and manual training school. He is a
native of Scotland and "A graduate of Glas-
gov university He has had somewhat
wide and varied experience in both branch
es of teaching and is Il gentleman of much
executive ability. In order that there shall
be no hitch between the educational and
prison authorities, Principal Smith has
been appointed II prison inspector.
But the prison school is yet far from
complete and lacks one of the vital fea-
| lures to insure its success. This is "a sep
arate dormitOry for the boy prisoners, so
that they may be wholly isolated from the
other inmates of the prison. This was
seen to be II necessity even before the pres
ent building was erected and when the
boy prisoners were given a few hours
schooling each day in the prison chapel,
Superintendent Crawford of the prison is
especially interested in this change
"In 20 years, he says, the city of Chi
cago has assumed the duties OF parent over
II, 600 boys who have been committed tc
the hridewell during that period How
well have we discharged those duties? We
have forced these boys into associations
far worse than they knew before. We
have done comparatively nothing toward
! educating them We have taught them
nothing that they could earn living al
outside prison walls We have stunted
them morally, intellectually and physical
ly. In other words, for over 90 years We
have been conducting a preparatory schoo
for the penitentiary and the gallows "
Other prison inspectors have been led t.
see the necessity of separating the boys
from hardened criminals, and when this
is done it is probable that Chicago's croI
of criminals will be considerably de
creased. FRANKLIN PRICE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

A well known learned judge, who
was a keen politician before his promo
ton to the bench, went down while
yet a plain q. Q. to help the Liberal
candidate for a Scotch borough. He be-
gan speech with Scotch story but,
failing i'll giving the "awccent" with
due emphasis, the story fell fiat, and the
audience began to murmur The prac-
ticed orator changed his key and re-
sumed in his natural and stentorian
voice, Gentlemen, l do not speak
Scotch, but | vote Scotch. +" Tremen-
dous applause followed, whereupon oul
@. C. proceeded, no doubt very repre-
hensibly, land l often drink Scotch. u
After this he was the unquestioned idol
of the hour. Household Words.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

IMrEnvEp STABLE FLOOR.

etc. In the case of small animals COM
mon wire poultry netting can be used
for the grating.
The improved stable floor shown in
the second cut was originally illustrated
and described in The Country Gentle
man. The first tier of plank, which
may be two inches thick, is laid with an
incline of three inches to the rear These
plank are the full depth of the stall,
including the manger. The length will
vary from eight to nine feet. Over this
are laid pieces like O in cut. These
pieces are four inches wide and three
inches i'll depth and as long as the stall
or plank of first tier. They taper tC
nothing at one end and are laid an inch
apart. B shows how two pieces are taken
out of one stick by saving diagonally
any good, hard, tough wood 3 by inches.
A shows the floor when complete. In
cleaning tins stall it is necessary to have
a kind of mattock to fit into the spaces
in the grating. This improvement is
more noticeable when used for stallion:
and geldings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

Winter wheat should never be sown
until after frost has come. Some years
this may postpone seeding until pretty
late, but if the ground is worked thor
oughly until the time of seeding there
is no danger that the plant will not get
all the growth needed before winter.
We have seen many more wheat failures
from too early seeding than from keep
ing the seed out of the ground too late
There is some danger of the wheat get
ting too large IA growth if sown too
early, but the greater danger from this
is that the Hessian fly will lay her eggs,
causing the wheat to crinkle down when
the worm matches next spring No eggs
are sown by the Hessian fly after frost
comes If it were not for scattered
grain in wheatfields, the fly might
easily be starved out by delaying all
wheat seeding until after frost. There
is much less scattered wheat since the
wheat harvesting machines have come
into use. If all would unite in delaying
seeding, the Hessian fly pest might be ex-
terminated
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

heated air there will be days when the
inmates of box stalls will suffer for a
freer circulation of air, particularly in
winter, when it is not always practical
BILE to open stable windows. Under such
conditions . contributor to the New
York Tribune tells that the best plan is
to open the box stall out into the inte-
rsor of the stable by using such an ar
rangCment as shown i'll the illustration
here reproduced.
The door to the stall is cut into two
parts, while attached to the lower half,
but extending to the top of the door
way, is grating of wire supported by
the framework that is screwed to the
lower half of the door. The upper half
shuts into place and bolts to the lower
half, when the whole swings as one
door. During the day the upper part of
the door can be kept open and shut at
night for warmth. This not only affords
good ventilation during the day, but
permits the occupants of such stalls to
he seen at any time without opening the
stall doors. The same arrangement is
useful for poultry houses, sheep pens,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

Some Ian Der dealer will make a good
thing if he will manufacture suitable
slaves for round tub" silo and offer
them for sale at reasonable rates. There
is sure to he demand for such slaves.
We know several parties who would
have built the silos this year if they
could have bought the slaves readily.
1t is evident that this form of silo is
going to be very popular, and there will
Iurely be a great demand for first class
Itaves all ready to put in place.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

The building Of silos is being so sim
plified and chcaronod that after awhile
every small farm can have one. The
tub silo seems to be a step i'll this direc-
ton.
The fifth session Of the national irri-
cation congress will be held in Phenix,
A. r., on the 18th, 18th and 18th of
December next.
The New York Farmer reported that
Utica company is manufacturing
cheese without a rind.
John d. Lyman of New Hampshire
thinks the pine is safe from sunstroke
after the second year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

sures, A current style described in an
Australian exchange is here illustrated
AS will be perceived, this style can be
easily constructed by any man who is
handy with tools. If sawed timber be
not available, broad slabs will answer
the purpose.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
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21ssa7*<CHR2BgN
INSIDE THE STABLE.


Where box stalls are constantly in use
there are many days, not only i'll sum-
mer, but in winter as we'll, when it is
a serious problem to keep the inmates
comfortable. There may be ventilat-
ing shaft in each stall and small win
dow, but even with these exits for over
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
Crossing Wire Fences.

The want Of an easy mode of cross
ing wire fences where it is not deemed
advisable to place gates is felt where
lands are subdivided into small inclo-
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Bicycle Etsnuette

IL in the country you come upon &
woman who has in any way broken
her bicycle or punctured her tire, 1t is
perfectly proper AMI gentlcm an q
duty. to offer to help her 1t would be
distinctly impolite tc offer similar help
in city. The city is full of repair
SHOPS there are cabs at any corne.c.
ana a woman can easily help herself
there. In the country the case ia diff.
fereDt. In fact the rules of etiuuette
between men and women cn bicycles
are precisely tire same as they are l,r
tween men and women in carriages nr
IN any other ordinary circumstances. :.
The question of costume is an imnur.
tant one. also. Every bicyclist, csn-
clally men. should remember hat.
starting with perfectly clean suit If
clothing, after an hours ride, no mat
ter how expensive and perfect tile COS
tuin. may have been at the start, he is
In no condition to go among other peo-
pie to any extent. A btcyclist, there
fore. should never attempt, especially
III the city. to go into the main diuin..
room of hotel in bicycle costume. An
ordinary bicycle or golf suit-tllat is, a
suit precisely like an ordinary busI-
ness snit except For kn:ckrrs ami long
stockings-may be suitable enough he
fore one goes out bicycling for tue
day, but even at its best, sweater has
no place in the parlor or dining room.
Except at regular bicycle resort, a
small country inn where there are few
people. or some athletic club, the bi-
cyclist should change his costume, or,
in fact entering the parlor or dining
room of any public house.-Harpers
Round Table.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
THE INQUISITION
Fully Revived by Spain in the Phil
ippine Islands.

Fully Revived by Spain In the Phil
ippine Islands.
Wichita, Kan. Dec. 1O.-C. H. David
son. a prominent banker Of this city.
has received a letter from his son, ].
W. Davidson. a member of the imperi-
al Japanese guard. who is stationed at
F0rmosa. telling OF horrible cruelty
practiced by the SpMniartls toward the
natives of the Philippine islands who
are now in revolt against their op-
pressors. Young Davidson rendered
distinguished service to the Japanese
government during tie recent war he
tween that country and China and
went to the Philippine islands recent
ly to investigate the condition of af-
fairs there and report to the Japanese
government. He found that the ma
tives and half-castes were being sub.
jected to the most cruel tOrtures
known to history. and their condition
was SO pitiable as to excite his deepest
sympathy. hut lie dared not, he says,
make. known the real facts while on
the islands. The methods of torture
invented during the inquisition are re.
sorted to in wringing confessions of
treason from suspects, and he declares
that 5000 suspects have been arrested
and thrown into four prisons and dun
geOns at Manila. Mr.. Davidson de-
scribes the death Of fifty-nine un-
fOrtunates who were smothered in the
''Rlack hole there.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
CONGRESS-.


The House Passes Three Bills Al
fectinx the PostOfnce Department.
Washington, Dec. 1O-The attendance
Of members Of the house was very
large to-day when 1t was decided to
proceed with the regular or,ler-call of
committees.
Mr.. Loud lRep. Cali. from the com.
mittee OH l.ostOffices and post roads.
called up bill to authorize the use of
private mailing cards of the same
| weight and form as the postal cards
now In use when a 1-cent stamp Is af-
fixed The bill passed.
He also called up Il bill to provide q
limited indemnity for the loss of reg
isteretl mail matter 1t provided an ill.,
demnity of not to exceed $40 for any
one registered letter. but II of less
value not to exceed the actual value.
This I'LL also passed.
Mr.. Loud then called UP the bill of
Mr.. Sperry Of Pennsylvania. to au-
thOriZe the collection and delivery of
mail in cities. towns and villages
where no letter carrier service exists
by the employment. under mutual al.
lslngcment between citizens. of any
person in such place to perform this
service at q cost of not exec etling 1
cent for the delivery of each letter or
package. The bill was passed-1O1 to
IL. The house then took up the pen
sion appropriations bill. 1t WIS passed
without amendment.
In the senate petitions were pre-
sented from manufacturing bodies
urging the passage of tfe Dinglcy bill.
The house resolutions relative to the
death of eX-Speaker Crisp were then
laid before the senate Mr.. Bacon
Dcm.. Ga.) stated that at Il later day
he would ask that day be set for
eulogies on the distinguished Georgian
As mark of respect to the deceased
the senate adjourned.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
tcont,n.ea From First Page,


draft gun3oats. siaectn eorpeao ooats and
one submarine torpceo Doat. Coiltracts ior
the building OF all OF tnem nave oeeh iet'
The secretary expresses the OPINION that Nc
have Tor tine present sumcieht supply oI
cruisers anu suhpoats, anu tnat n~eteai.er ~
the construction OF Dattlesnips ahu toEpeuo
hoats Will supply our needs. Much atteh'
tion has been given to tue Methods OF carry
Ing on departmcntai business. iMpor'aht
modihcateons IN the regulations nave s.,.l Gesh
made tehdahe 10 uhhy the cohtrol VI sn,i'-
building. US lar as may pe' u"ue. t"c
bureau OF construction anu repair, anu n,so
10 improve the itloue OF purchaslhs suppl.es
Tor tue navy ny the bureau o, supM,es anu
acts OF congress- OF u supply 1"nu' Win
when 10 purchase these suppHes III iaise
luahtlties' anu other modhcations OF hletn
Mis. nave tehue" material'y 10 thelr ciral-
tnihg anu Oe!ter quaity. Ine war Solet:e
mas ueVeiopea into al lnstitueloh Mhicn u
IS believea VIII oe OF great Valuc 10 Tue navy
IN teaching 'he science OF war us wen as I'll
stlni9iatnlg proiess'oha! zeal III the navy
anu IL VIII De especaaiiy useIui III tue ne
visihg OF pia'ls 1or the uthizsaioh, III ease 9
OF Necessity OF all tue naval resources "t
the United states.
Ihe secretary nus l,efsistehtiy aaherea 10
the plan he ionhd IN operation for securing
iaoor NJ navy yaras' throuen 4 boara ot
iabor employment, anu ms done mucn 10
make it more compete anu cMcient. ine
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
NATURAL WONDER.
Mnjestic Formations of lee at Black
River Falls.

Majestic Formations of lee at Black
River Falls.
Black River Falls. Wis. Dec. 10.
Never in the history of Black River
Fails did 1t ever present such an at
tractive appearance as it does to-day.
With its great walls of ice thrown up
along the shores which look like heavy
breastworks of formidable dimensions.
At the falls proper the ice has formed
In solid columns from the bed of the
river to the top of the falls. leaving
only IL narrow channel through which
the waters rush and lodr. In many in
stances along the banks OF the river
the small trees have been cut down
and are now lying under large beds of
ice, while older and larger trees have
large cakes of ice hitclpd to their
branches ten feet from the ground,
CHILE the opposite end of the cake
rests OH the ground. In many places
along the low bottoms the ice has
frozen around the trees leaving fields
OF ice reacl'ing from tree to tree from
four to six feet from the ground. the
trees holding tine ice as the water re-
coded In one place there are several
acres that II man Cal walk over with
a solid covering of ice over his head.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
The corn.talls Dorer.

The division of entomology of the
United States Department of Agricult-
urc has issued a bulletin on this 10.
sect. which has be. ONE very trouble.
some throughout the South and in
many other sections.
The large cOrnstalk borer is a six
footed caterpillar, white with brown
spots. which bores into young corn
stalks, causing distortion of the plant
and serious reduction of the yield.
Later. it bores into the old, dry stalks
and dcscends into the tap-root, jnst
below the surface of the ground, where
1t spends the wiuter, coming forth in
the spring brown moth. 1t is identi-
cal with the sugar cane borer of Louis
lana, and was doubtless introduced in
seed cane from the West Indies, as the
louisiana planters propagate the
tropical cane by planting the stalk,
which sends up sprOut from each
joint. 1t Ias spread west of Kansas
and as far north as Maryland.
The brown moth which comes from
the old cornstalks in spring lays it's
eggs where the leaves join the stalk of
the young corn, and there the worm
matches and bores into the growing
stalk, tunnelling rapidly through 1t.
Two broods are produced each year.
| From Alabama to Virginia the loss
from this borer is often as much as 25
to 30 per cent of the whole crop. A
single planter in Virginia estimates his
loss last year at $500.
In addition to corn, sugar cane and
the sorghunls, both sweet and nom
sHcharine, this borer attacks but one
other plant. grama grass, or sesame
grass. which grows tall and rank in
swamps.
Burn such swamp growths, pull and
burn old cornstalks, plow out, gather
and burn old corn stubble where the
corn has been cut off, and by system
attic rotation of crops change corn
ground each year, and this pest will
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
A Milk-White Frog.

No doubt you have seen albino girls
and boys at the circus. With pink skins.
yellow hair and pink eyes. and possibly
YOU may lave seen albino raccoons
and other albino animals. but did any
of you ever hear Of an albino frog
You know the albino animal ia the
one that lacks coloring matter in his
skin. eyes and hair, and such a sp.ci-
.:,en is always interesting to scientists.
Consequently. it was considered a great
lind when one of the students of Pack
er institute, in New York State, caught
an albino frog. You may imagine how
funny creamy-whie frog with beauti-
full pink eyes might look. 1t is SUD-
posed to be the only specimen of the
Kind ever captured, and will be kept
alive as long as possible, SO that visit
Ors may see it.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
ANOTHER DRowsY WOMAN.
MOorhend Doctors MyAtihcd by a
DOmestic's Condition

MOorhend Doctors MyAtified by a
DOmestic's Condition.
MoOrhead. Minn.. Dec. 1O.-Some ex.
citement has been created over tho
case of woman who was brought to
the hospital in this city from Com.
stock and has been asleep several days.
Her name is Hanna Hoff. and she has
been employed as domestic in the
family of Il citizen of that village. Yes.
ter'lay DIR. Owty. city physician. was
sent for and found the girl in Il con.
dition resembling sleep. apparently
caused by paralysis of the left side,
affecting the brain. The girls eyes
are closed and she is in stupor re.
scmbling sleep. from which she par.
tally and slightly arouses at intervals.
The case is very peculiar and the
physicians are unable to say what
will be the outcome. The woman was
forced to swallow little food today
and her condition appears nore favor.
able.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
conatyx Appoint, t,nent

Baltimore. Dec. 10. - Cardinal Glib.
bons has received from the pope an Of
fetal registered letter informing his
eminence that his holiness has ap-
pointed the Rev. Thomas J. Conaty of
Worcester. Mass. rector Of the Catho-
lie university in Washington to sue
ceed Rt. Rev. Bishop Keane. Rev. DR..
COnaty has been advised of his ap-
pointment and is now the guest of the
cardinal. The time at which the
newly appointed rector will assume his
duties at the university will he an.
nOunccd later
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
This Ia Your opportu unity.

This Ia Your Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps
. generous sample will be mailed of ths
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cur.
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits CT the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS.
sc Warren ST.. New York City
Rev. John Reid. Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me.
can emphasize his statement, '.It is posi-.
tive cure for catarrh if used MS directed. y
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.