The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-23
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nave lpsun Il new 'ndIltibIC WpiN Hl'HE
lines hitherto neglected. There will soon
he released from rhiladclphlas prisons Il
n,G,hrr OF unfortunate women, who have com
plctCd sentences Tor wrong doing, and the King
Daughter, and q number nf other phanthrorlc
women who have become Interested have pi"'id'
cd for these discharged prisoners a comfortable.
uri't home. whore they will he tree from all
restraint and given an opportunity to make new
starts in life Tho home called the Door OF
Blessing. This institution is beautifully situated
at No. iO2, Chester avenue. II has been com
fortahlv furnished, so that the women will he
| made TO feel that they are entering into "A com
Portable home. There vii. he kind, synpi
thctic house mother and every one OF the man
ayers will take personal Interest in the welfare
of the women admitted The prime thought OF
the managers has been 10 give to released women
prisoners the same chance to lead better lives
that men have. The Door of Blessing is free 10
the woman who needs shelter and her stay de-
pcnds entirely upon her own will. Various kinds
oi industries will he taken mp. and orders Tor
plain sewing alc being solicited. home
laundry is to he started. In it family washing
will he done by hand at reasonable prices. Only
those who have given real c>idcncc Of a desire
To reform will he admitted to the Door of
Blessing.
In South Australia an incolrGblc drunkard is
been convicted of drunkenness three times
within period Of six months. Re.
treats for the treatment OF such incorrigiblcs
may he licensed by the governor. rules and reg.
ulati0ns fer the conduct of the establishment
rates Of payment, etc, being made by the COM
mittco in charge OF ii, subject to the governors
approval Any justice Of the peace or any one
authorized by Justice may visit the retreat
and record the condition Of the inmates. Both
,nIl ma md plt tipnt: adj cd
In the Ease of the latter, any person charged
with being an incolrgbc hruukaId before
Judge special mae islutc or two justices OF the
peace, may, upon the written certificate of two
medical practitioners, be committed 10 re-
treat for period OF not exceeding twelve
months. such commitment may he made even
though the incbriatc fails to appear when sum
moncd before the magistrate. An escaped pa
ticut may bc rclakcn 10y any person authorized
in writing by the superintendent Of the retreat.
The judge may direct payment by the incbria,c
for his board and also the charge of conveyance
to the retreat as Judgment debt. After six
monthS' residence a patient may be discharged
10y the comnittC" nj management with the zap.
proNal of the medical officer. Any relative or
III" police officer, by direction of Justice Of tile
peace, can Obtain Justices summons calling mp.
ON an alleged drmkard to show why "A crtitcatc
should not bc issued that hc is not an habitual
drunkild under the law. This certificate ii i,
sued, remains IN force tor twelve months. There
may he an appeal from any order nj justices of
the peace To the local court. Inmates Of retreats
who are unable To pay for their maintenance are
employed at filr rate Of wages, the value go.
Ing toward the paymcnt Of these cNpcnscs. \
penalty attaches 10 aiding in the escape OF an
inmate, and punishment OF from two 10 three
months Imprisonment Tor insubordnaton, de.
Sruction oi property, or wiu disobcdicnce Of
rules b! an inmate
Forty wears aso there were t3 clerks in the
Washington city postofhCo; to-day there are al
Al that time the people paid less in twelve
months TO The government for transporting their
mail than they paid in one month 1870. In lso0
the total receipts werc only SS,j0.0O0. and the
service cost MS so,l00,01o. Last year the people
paid Sl02,.iio,uu INTO the treasury towards the
support of the system, and the government had
10 add $j,3>lUN to make both ends meet
Thousands OF people living to day recall the
fist money order tncy purchased, in 1855. In
that year there were but 1890 orders issued,
10 the amount OF SI,3do,0D. To-day tho GOV.
crnmrut issues over J3, 600 money orders an.
m@llN, 10 the amount of 500 100000, and win
in all probability shortly do the enormous bllSi-
nos OF SlOJH,Uo day in money orders. In
1858 the iee delivery system all over the country
did business in the few cities where established
with only oSj letter carriers and II cost only
S@o'Wn To get the peoples mail delivered dl'
rcctly in their hands. We will pay in 1901 o?cr
Sli,Uoo,1~ for this service and will require ap.
proNimatcy 1850 carriers TO perform il, or a
body OF men over 0ne'half the size OF the United
States army before the Spanish war At the
close of the civil war there were only about
2SWD postotiCcS In the United States, or less
by several thousand than there are money order
offices to-day. Within the past generation $3.50
new offices have been established or 2S, 900 more
than were created from the birth OF the re.
public mp To 1867. In lSt5 the entire force Of
the railway clerks amounted to only is clerks.
The service now costs annually s,SsO,01D and an
army corps OF $500 men have succeeded tie
original corpordl's guard. The special delivery
service was established in lSs6, yet 6,G0O, 600 of
these letters are delivered in year now, each
year showing heavy increase. 4 generation
ago the government expended only -. 600 for
the salaries OF presidential postmasters or Of.
fees which pay $1,000 a year aud over and there
were but iS3 II such federal appointments in
the United States President Mckinley has ap.
pointed 4,2SO OF these postmlsters aud congress
has appropriated over s20,O100OD for their sal.
aries. fact the single state Of New Yok has
almost as many of these offices as the entire
country generation ago, having at present $50,