5
CLOVES, ETC
492 DOZENS
"BARTLE V "
KID GLOVES.
LA BELLE
KID GLOVES,
200 DOZENS
BAJOU'S
KID GLOVES.
;50 XOZ ENS
JOSEPH KID GLOVES.
Gentlemen's Kid Gloves,
Ladies' Kid Gloves,
Children's Kid Gloves,
AT TEM
GREAT KID GLOVE EMPORIUM
OF
A.&J.B. BARTHOLOMEW,
Ho. 23 Noith EIGHTH Street,
11 10 th Btf PHI LADELPH I A.
aBelle
Kid Olove
BEST 11 25 KID GLOVE IN AMERICA.
Every pair guaranteed, if they rip or tear, another
pair given in exenange.
A. & J. B. BARTHOLOMEW,
No. S3 North EIGHTH Street.
Bole Agency Wholesale and Retail. ao tnthstfr
COMMISSION.
CIRARD
MERCANTILE COMPANY,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Chartered by Special Act of Legislature, March 16,
18T0.
Organized for the Purpose of transacting a
WOOL AND COTTON
COMMISSION BUSINESS,
No. 84 S. FRONT fit .and 80 LETITIA St., Philada.
J. H. LIVINGSTON, President.
OFFICERS OF THE GIRARD MERCANTILE CO
President, J. H. LIVINGSTON, late resident Partner
or Taussig, uvingston uo.
DIRECTORS.
JAMES M. PRESTON, of Preston A. Irwin, Woollen
and Cotton Goods Manufacturers, Manayunk,
JOSEPH D. McK.EE. Penn Knlttinir Mills, city.
JOHN MAXSON, Jr., WooUen and Cotton Goods
Manufacturer, Mannyunic.
W. W. KURTZ, of Messrs. Kurtz & Howard, Bank
ers, cuy.
THOS. BROWN, of Messrs. McFetrlch & Brown,
JOHN.O. HOWARD, 1 reas. J. A. BATBOLD, Sea
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. CHARGES REA
SONABLE. LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE.
Consignors promptly advised of any changes
he Markets by mall or telegraph, when
quested. 10 81 smwrp
PATENT.
HOWSON'S
OFFICES FOR MOCCKINO
United States and Foreign
PATENTS,
Forrest Buildings,
No. 119 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
AND MARBLE BUILDINGS,
No. 605 SEVENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
H. HOWSON. I C. HOWSON.
Solicitor of Patents. I Attorney at Law,
Gommunlcattons should be addressed to the Prln.
clpalOttlceB, Philadelphia. 10 4 tuthsttm
FUEL..
1870
i8ro
KEYSTONE
LIQUID FUEL CO Bit ANY.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
CAPITAL i 1500,000
SHARES, PAR VALUE f lOO'OO
DIRECTORS.
ROBERT CRANE, JOHN P. OR CRN,
R. M. WHIPPLE, WM. R. ROBERTS,
TUOi 8 DICKEK3lN.
OFFICERS.
ROBERT CRANE, President.
JOHN P. OK KEN, Secretary and Treasurer.
WM. R. ROBBKTM, Superintendent.
HENRY BALDWIN, Jr., Secretary.
This Company Is engaged In the Manufacture and
Sale of Machines, and In the bale of Klgbta and
RovalUe. finder the Whipple A Dlckerson Patents.
In the Bute of Pennsylvania. They are ready to con
tract lor county or individual ngnui, ana it pu. ma
chines covering this valuable process in successful
o Deration.
Parties desiring to witness or Inspect personally
the operation of this machine, w.ll Hurt it open at an
times at the found ry r f Mrmn. bam ao Wt, 8 a VE tt If
k. CO., corner of FRONT and RBSD Htretts, rnua
delphla, Pa.
All orders and comma nlcatlous should be ad
dressed to the
KEYSTONE LIQUID FUEL COMPANY,
10 B stuihet No. Sit WALNUT fet, PbUada., Pa.
GROCERIES, ETO.
MITCHELL & FLETCHER'S
1870
SPECIALTIES.
1870
canned rEAtnrs,
NEW RAISINS,
PINEAPPLES,
" PEAhH,
Pl.tlMK,
' PKAhS.
" CORN,
TOMATOES,
" ASPARAGUS,
ti niruLii Xj'u
CITRON,
LEMON PERL,
ORANGK
ORANHK3,
LKWONH.
" C1"RRANT8,
" LADY APPLES,
" TAULS "
ii i i i ij'-'i
" RA8PBERRIES,
WHITE ALMERIA GRAPHS, Bto.
All of the Very Beit Quality.
No. IS04 CHE8NUT Street,
11 10 thstu2mrp PHILADELPHIA.
FINE GROCERIES.
JuBt received "JORDAN'S" NEW BETHLEHEK
BUCKWHEAT.
Extra New Mess and No. 1 MACKEREL, large,
white and fat, In quarter barrels and kits.
Choice Goshen and Roll BUTTER, from selected
dairies, for table nse.
Extra Fine Japan TEAS, In 10 lb. boxes and half
chests.
Fine Oolong TEAS In half chests and boxes.
AT REDUCED PRICES.
WILLIAM KELLEY,
DEALER IN FINE GROCERIES,
N. W. Corner TWELFTH Street and
GIEARD Avenufl,
11 10 thstut PHILADELPHIA.
pjlie Almeria Grapes,
New Paper Shell Almonds,
New Grenoble Walnuts,
AT
JAMES R. WEBB'S.
B. E. Corner WALNUT and EIGHTH,
8 91 stuth3mrp
PHILADELPHIA.
ESTABLISHED 180J).
Choice White Almeria Grapes,
In one-eighth kegs own Importation.
CHOICE QUALITY OF LADY APPLES,
PRIME HAVANA ORAN9E9, NEW ALMONDS,
RAISINS, WALNUTS, FIGS, PECAN
NUTS, Etc. Etc
COUSTY'S East End Grocery,
No. 118 South ECOIVI St.,
3 IT thstu Below Chesnnt, West Side.
OHINA, GLASSWARE. ETO.
TYNDALE, MITCHELL & CO.,
No. 707 CHESNUT Street.
White and Decorated
Dinner, Tea,
Dessert and Toilet Sets,
FRENCH, BOHEMIAN, AND VIENNA
FANCY GOODS,
HOLIDAY ami KltllYL
PRESENTS.
All GrnilcN,
HDstf
All J?rlcos.
MILLINERY, TRIMMINGS, ETO.
THE MISSES
McVAUCH & DUNCAN,
No. 114 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET,
Have now open a great variety of New Styles in
maae-up
LACE QOODS.
French Caps
FOR LADLES AND CHILDREN.
Black Thread and Guipure Laces.
llamlmrcc Edgings Sc Inserting.
Handkerchief, very cheap.
Novelties In Neck Ties and Hows.
HlbVons, Fans, Sc Fancy Articles.
French Muslin and Tarlatan
For Evening Dresses.
Infants Outfits
10 go thstnUmrp On hand and made up to order.
WM. MENCKE & BROTHER,
No. 804 ARCH Street.
LATEST STYLES
LADIES' DRESS TRIMMINGS,
Berlin Zephyr Goods, Etc.
A large Importation of Embroidered Cushions and
Embroiaerea suppers, irom ioc. upwards.
We have now on hand a full line of the celebrated
BOUDIER'S EID GLOVES,
Considered in Europe superior to any other make.
Also, a full line of the
VICTORIA KID GLOVES,
The best One Dollar Glove in the market,
100 Per Fair.
A complete assortment of the celebrated
J. B. P. PARIS CORSETS.
WM. MENCKE & BROTHER,
108 smwlm No. 804 ARCH Street, Philada.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
FALL STYLES I
FINE DOOT8 AND SHOES
FOR GENTLEMEN,
Blade on Improved Lasts, insuring Comfort
Beauty and Durability.
BARTL.ETT,
No. 33 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
lUthstnDtl
ABOVE CHESNTTT.
OARPETINOS, ETO.
723 CABPETINGS. 723
PEADODY & WESTON.
8 accessor to
n. zz. a od sua Lit & co.,
No. 723 CHESNUT Street,
ARE OFFERING? THEIR FALL IMPORTATIONS
OP
I2nlleh flody Hrnssels,
Crossley's Tapestry llruRsels,
3Pljn InsralBs,
Venetian Stairs, Oil Cloths,
Mats, Huffs, Matting, lite. 12tc,
At Moderate Prices.
We are offprlnsr a larire line of CROSSLEY'S ENG.
LI&H TAPESTRY BRUB8EL8, AT LOW PRICES,
at the OLD STAND.
PEADODY & WESTON,
No. 723 CHESNUT STREET,
10 smw8mrp PHILADELPHIA.
HOSIERY, ETO.
0
AKT WRIGHT & WARNER'S
Merino Hosiery and Underwear,
Just received, by steamer City of Brooklyn, 10
cases (900 dozens) of Cartwrlght & Warner's cele
brated make of MERINO GOODS, embracing every
description of Men s, Ladles', Boys and Misses' wear.
COOK & BROTHER,
Importers and Retailers of Ho
siery tioods,
No. 53 North EIGHTH Street,
9 15 stu 8m PHILADELPHIA.
MALT LIQUORS.
ALE ! ALE ! ALE !
Great Reduction In Prices.
DRAUGHT ALE, $6 PER BBL.
BOTTLING ALE AflD PORTER, $ 7 PER
BBL.
XX ALE, DRAUGHT PORTER, AND
BROWN STOUT, $8 PER BBL.,
At CUCKE8'
OLD-ESTABLISHED BREWERY,
Nos. 821, S20, 828, 830 and 832
ST. JOHN Street,
11 7 mwslmrp PHILADELPHIA.
P-URNITURE. ETO.
PURCHASERS OF
COTTAGE CHAMBER SUITS
And the various styles of
BEDSTEADS,
BUREAUS,
WASH8TAND8,
WARDROBES, ETC'
Finished In Imitation of Walnut, Maple, or other
"hard woods," and now generally known as 'imi
tation" or "Painted" Furniture, are hereby Informed
that every article of our manufacture la
STAMPED WITH OUR INITIALS AND TRADE
MARE,
And those who wish to obtain goods of our make
(there being, at the present time, numerous Imita
tions In the market), should Invariably ask the dealer
of whom they are purchasing to exhibit our 'stamp
on the goods, ana take no other, no matter wha
representations may be made concerning them.
KILDURN & GATES,
Wholesale Manufacturers of Cottage Furniture,
No. 619 MARKET STREET,
1 8 smwsmrp PHILADELPHIA, PA.
0 HUTTON & McCONNELL,
Furniture Wnrerooms,
No. 809 MARKET STREET, Philadelphia,
Offer an extensive and entirely new stock of splendid
Furnltuie and Upholstery,
EVERT ARTICLE BEING ORIGINAL IN DESIGN,
FINISH. AND CHEAP IN PRICE.
Our patrons having lone appreciated the above
POINTS In our GOODS, we are induced to present
these facta to the public, that we may continue to
receive their patronage, promising prompt attention
to au orders entrusted to us. v st wsistrp
1230
CHESNUT STREET.
1230
KADIES' FANCY TUTIS.
The most costly FURS at the most moderate prices
CHARLES LEWISSON,
FURRIER,
No. 1230 CHESNUT STREET.
RUSSIAN SABLES,
HUDSON BAY SABLES.
CANADA MINK SABLES,
FINE ROTAL ERMINE,
BUENOS AYRBS CHINCHILLA,
BLACK AND WHITE ASTRAKHAN,
GREBE, SEAL, SQUIRREL,
And every known FUR in every variety of style,
made and finished i the most superior manner.
A NOVELTY) LE GANT MUFF.
SLEIGH ROBES AND GENTS' FURS I
LADIES' FOOT MUFFS AND GLOVES I
10 so tuths2m
DYE AND PRINT WORKS.
1819 USTAIILI 8IU21 jgj
New York Iyelnjr and Printing
Establishment,
STATEN ISLAND,
No. 40 North EIGHTH Street,
West Side, Philadelphia.
93 DUANE St and ICS BROADWAY, New York.
1M and 168 PIERREPONTSt, Brooklyn,
This old and well-known company, now In the
second haleentvry of lu Ml8tenoe, is prepared, as
usual, to iv, cuatu ana every variety or
ladles', gentlemen's, and children's garments, and
piece Goods in their usual superior manner.
mots Tnese are our oaiy omoes. t no tutns3m
WATCHE8. JEWELRY, ETO.
J A COII IIAULGY,
p-Jb No. law CUESN UT Street, Pnlla.
Uiil Watches. Jewelry, Silver and Plated-
ware, a good assortment at
MODERATE PRICES.
Watches and Jewelry
carefully repaired. U thstuSmrp
NEW STORE.
MS. . i. V. CIIAMIlISUi,
LFancy and Staple Trimmings,
zururu uuuug, uru,
No SS4 fionth ELEVEHTTT Rtra.t
Pomades, Soaps, Powders, Perfumeries, Hosiery
uiovea. AiDuons, xvx 1 10 inssmrp
OUR GREAT TR1S0N.
The JTnstera PoalleatlnrT ! Its 9yiem-Ilw
It. Ala Ha. lleea AII.aader.t.d-lla fre.ent
C.adlttoa.
Frohably no system of prison government and
discipline has been so little understood and so
much maligned as that In vogue In our Eastern
Penitentiary. The greatest Ignorance exists
even as to the arrangement of the building
Itself, and the cause can easily be traced. While
passes of admission are granted to all visitors
who may apply for them, whether strangers to
the city or otherwise, yet a visit to the institu
tion in the capacity of a general visitor does not
give any adequate idea of its arrangements.
Very little is shown to those who come Irom
curiosity only, as little as can be, and much less
than is shown in other similar institutions. The
reason for this is obvious. In such a policy lies
the greater safety and efficiency of our prison.
But to tho special or official visitor the case is
different. He sees all the good points, and in
all their bearings. To him the horrors of the
so-called solitary, bnt more prope rly separate,
confinement system as pictured by many fade
away, and In place thereof he sees one of the
greatest blessings to the criminal and the com
munity at large.
The system in use is certainly not solitary.
That Is the worst possible term that could have
been chosen to express the Idea. But separate
it certainly le. By this it is meant that crimi
nals are kept separated from each otSer, so that
they may not, by their association with each
other, make their depraved natures still worse,
and when they go out into the world may not
assist In the formation of a crime class, the
members of which mutually help each other in
wrong doing. But they are not kept solitary and
alone, that is at all times, but are exposed to
every good influence and association. Those who
are on their good behavior, and are so fitted for
It, are even allowed to leave their cells during
certain hours of the day for the purpose of per
forming work about the building with their fel
lows. With such, the restriction of silence is
not Imposed as It is where the congregate system
it used. But they are under the eye of a super
v'sor, who sees that no Improper communication
takes place between the prisoners. Such com
munication Is not likely to happen, because
only the best are allowed this privilege, and
then not until they have been in the prison for
while and have proved their fitness by good
conduct. If any become unruly while out, they
are returned to their cells and not allowed the
privilege again, at least for a time. Those who
work outside of their cells are carefully guarded
from unnecessary communication with all out
side parties, and la hours of idleness, all sepa
rated from each other. But even those who
never go outside of their cell and little yard from
the time they enter to the time they leave are
not in close confinement. They never see their
fellow prisoners, It is true, but various persons
see them and converse with them. The near
friends and relations of a prisoner are allowed
to see him at certain intervals under certain
conditions and converse with him through the
grating or inner cell door under the eye of a
keeper. Others, to be mentioned, have free ae
cess to all of the men, and many who have the
authority do visit each prisoner frequently.
Of course, a prisoner restricted In liberty by
this separate system must suffer some disadvan
tages, but this should be taken as a matter of
course. It Is a false humanitarian idea now
gaining gronnd that a man convicted and sen
tenced for crime should suffer no inconvenience
or punishment, bat should be kept at the
expense of the State in the best manner until
the expiration of his sentence, when he shall
again go forth into the world with no fear of
punishment before his eyes, and caring little
whether he be sent back again or not. Punish
ment should be so inflicted as to produce a
wholesome dread upon those punished. It
should produce this dread by means which are
unpleasant, but not barbarous. But no one,
evn with a superficial knowledge of the facts,
can bring the charge of barbarism against the
separate system of imprisonment which owes its
origin and is peculiar to Pennsylvania. A strictly
solitary confinement is nowhere enforced the
world over. Such a system, by which the pri
soner would not be allowed to see or speak to
any one at any time, would be perfectly horri
ble. No one, even among the most nrgent
friends of our system, ever dreams of advoca
ting such a plan. Such a course would put a
prisoner either in his grave or in the worst de
partment of the mad-house in a very short
time. Such is not our system, though many
believe that it is.
The official visitors to the prisoners embrace
several classes. First in order, the judges of
the courts may be mentioned.
These gentlemen, though possessing the right
of visitation, but seldom nse it. But this can
readily be excused in many cases, because of
the numberless other duties with which our
Judges are already burdened. The members of
the State Legislature are also official visitors.
These, like the judges, seldom trouble the pri
soners, but possibly from different reasons. In
this case it Is probably from want of interest
more than from a pressure of other business.
Perhaps it is as well so. It may be that these
gentlemen exert their best influence in their
absence.
The main bulk of the visiting Is done by the
the members of the Prison Society, and chiefly
by Us visiting commitlee. This society is a
voluntary organization, and has now authority
from the State for its actions. Its committee
consists of some thirty members, and their
visits are so timed that each prisoner in the
large number in the penitentiary receives a
visit from one of the committee about once a
week.
Besides these, the officers of the prison, and
particularly the warden, are continually with
the men. Unruly persons are personally talked
to by the chief officer, who endeavors to con
ciliate them by kind treatment before applying
harsh measures. The present warden, Mr.
Townsend, though he has been in office bnt a
short time, is particularly successful In this par
ticular. In by far the majority of cases no spe
cial punishment whatever is required, and In
several instances men were brought into dis
cipline without an effort, who were given up as
almost hopeless by the late warden. The other
under officers of the prison and the resident
physician do their share of the visiting, and
some of these are brought Into daily contact
with the men in the performance of their several
duties.
But there are two special officers whose
round of duty embraces a continual visitation.
One of these is the moral instructor. Rev. John
Ruth, a minister of the Methodist Church, hold
this office at present, and has done so for a long
term of year,. One of the regular duties of this
gentleman Is to pass from cell to cell and con
verse with the prisoners. They each are visited
by him at least once a month. Those who spe
cially lnvlts him are visited more frequently. If
the man does not wish to be sden the visit is
short. If he enjoys the visit and wishes the
visitors to remain he docs to. Those who are
sick, or who express decided religious convic
tions, are visited more often than their fellows.
The other official is the school teacher, who,
under the direction of the moral instructor, Im
parts the rudiments of an English education to
those of the prisoners who need It. Those who
come to the prison unable to read and write are
there taken in band and taught. The moral In
structor In his visits ascertains who require
instruction, and the schoolmaster teaches all
such as he is ordered by the moral Instructor.
The teacher every day passes around from cell
to cell, as no class system could be nsed under
the circumstances. In each cell which he visits
he spends ten minutes, the inmate stopping his
work to receive the Instruction.
The duties of the moral instructor are vari
ous. Not only has he the charge of the visit
ing and the moral and secular Instruction, but
the religious services on Sunday are also nnder
his care. These In themselves require much
care, forethought, and trouble. To explain how
they are held it Is necessary to slightly explain
the construction of the building. The prison
proper inside of the inclosing walls is built some
what in the form of a wheel. There are teven
rpokes or radii branching out from a round
centre building. Each of these radii contain a
number of cells arranged in a gallery and cor
ridor. The paseage way runs down the centre
of each of the seven, and is covered by a high
circular ceiling. On either side are the cells,
the door of each opening upon the passage way.
These doors all open towards the centre
building, and a person standing In
the middle of that building can see
the extreme end of each radii
and could notice the opening of any door. Each
cell is supplied with a double door, an inside
grating and an outside door of heavy oak.
These outside doors are so arranged that they can
be fastened or opened on a slight operation, the
opening being towards the centre of the build
ing. Each cell In the corridors has attached to
it a small yard, surrounded by a high wall, the
entrance to which, from the cell, Is guarded by
an opening similar to the corridor door. The
prisoner occupying the cell is allowed to take
recreation in his particular yard for one hour
each day. The cells In the galleries have no
yard, but have a window opening upward, and
are double; that is, each cell is composed of
two small communicating rooms. When a re
ligious service Is to be held the doors
of the cells In a radii are fastened, partly open in
inner grating and remaining close and the
radius is cut off from the centre building by
closing the intervening doors. The preacher
takes his stand at one end of the gallery, and
thus commands both the cells in that row and
those in the corridor below. The construction
of the building is such that a discourse delivered
in an ordinary tone of voice can be distinctly
heard in every cell in the compartment. By this
method, as many services are required as there
are radii in the building. To supply these ser
vices is. a part of the duty of the moral in
structor. He connts upon himself for at least
one, the Local Preachers' Association of the
Methodist Church supply five other preachers,
and the rest are provided for by obtaining who
ever can be obtained of whatever denomination.
If no others can be had, tho moral instructor
himself attends to the remaining services at
different hours. He has often preached as many
as four times in one day.
This same gentleman has also charge of the
prison library, which contains a great number,
volumes in many departments of literature, and
in both German and English. The keeping of
these books their numbering, their binding,
and their distribution is attended to by pri
soners detailed for the purpose. Each man has
a choice of books once in two weeks, and the
amount supplied Is sufficient for that time.
The duties of the library keep those engaged
in It continually busy. It Is their regular work.
All are compelled to work in somefway, if only
for the sake of acquiring industrious habits.
They are engaged In various pursuits, such as
shoemaklng, weaving, caning, sewing, and
household work. The result of their labor is
sold, but is not contracted for as in novae pri
sons where the congregate system is In vogue.
It is found impossible to make the labor pay
and the prison self-sustaining, and at the same
time produce any reformation in the prisoners.
While we compel work, and to a certain amount,
it la not made the principal thing. T he articles
manufactured are taken by firms doing busi
ness in the city, at prices slightly lower than
the market rate, but the difference is so slight,
and the amount of the product bo small, compa
lively, that the sale does not at all Interfere
with the Interests of legitimate trade. The
punishments for unrnliness or a refusal to work
are the dark cell, and a deprivation either of
work or food for a short time. Of these, the de
nial of work is the most dreaded.
The prison fare Is of the best quality. The
bread is good and is made upon the spot by the
prisoners nnder a professional head. The other
eatables are of the best the market affords, on
some occasions even including dainties. In the
article of drink the men fare as well as the best
in the land. Coffee, tea, and cocoa are served
each at the respective time allotted. The cock
ing apartments and utensils are scrupulously
clean, the cleaning operations being performed
by prisoners whose, work must be thoroughly
inspected before the task is declared finished.
The most particular need not fear to eat aud
drink with the prisoner.
The health of the men is good, and is in fact
better tban the health of the same number of
men collected together in any town or village.
Considering the circumstances of the case this
is remarkable. Most of the Inmates come
with constitutions broken down with debauch
ery and bad living, and are here, so to speak,
cured. Not only Is the general health main
tained, but the manner of living acts like the
regime of a hospital. It is found to be actually
beneficial in many particulars, and In a major
ity of cases men who come In sickly actually go
out better than they came In. This Is In the
majority of cases only. 8ome,dlsposItIons and
temperaments cannot stand confinement and
their health is weakened. It Is the business of
the resident physician to look after all such and
to lighten their punishment as much as may be
deemed advisable. A common relief lor such U
to put them at work on the grounds surround
ing the cells and inside of the outer walls.
The present number in the prison Is 605, and
of these only eight are females. This number is
more than can be accommodated. Several have
now to be confined In cells with others, thou U
this is done with the greatest possible discre
tion as regards who are thus put together. The
eoirts are continually Bending new men at a
rate greatly exceeding the rate of dismissal, and
with each arrival the room becomes more an I
more insufficient. Under these circumstance
the good effect of the separate system cannot
be properly accomplished, for it Is in reality no
separation bat a congregation. The results of
the past show conclusively the great superiority
tf our plan, and the best interests of the com
munity demand Increased accommodation. Tho
erection of a House of Correction will have a
tendency to correct the evil, but the relief win
not be near sufficient.
On the authority of the officers of the prison
it Is stated that fifty per cent, of the men who
are sent to the Penitentiary go out reformed,
to fall Into line as respectable citizens in their
respective stations in life. Twenty-five per
cent, become a prison population, and such are
again found in the prisons of this and other
States. The remainder, twentv-flve per cent..
become a kind of pauper population, who have
no aim or object in life, but idly float around
ready for anything that may turn up. These
are sometimes successful in life, and sometimes
not. Those who come on first sentences to this
prison seldom return on a recommitment, while
those who are sent on a recommitment, who have
served out a first sentence in a prison of the
congregate system, are numerous. A third re
commitment is almost unknown.
With these good results, which are better
than any congregate system institution can
show, and with the good name which our State
has won by reason of its Pennsylvania plau of
separate confiement, it would be foolish to
throw all away and begin anew by reason of a
want of funds to carry out the plan. It is sin
cerely hoped that our legislators will think
seriously over this matter and give it their im
mediate attention. '
The prison is now in the best hands. The
moral instructor, Mr. John Ruth, is a man in
every way qualified for his post. The present
warden, Mr. Townsend, is also a most , efficient
officer, who has only lately been appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of the
former incumbent, Mr. John S. Holloway, who
served for a great number of years. Mr. Town
send deserves great credit as well for his act of
taking the position as for what he is doing. For
twenty-four years he has been an untiring
worker as a member of, the visiting committee
of the Prison Society. He was therefore not
unacquainted with the duties which have since
been assigned him. Five months ago he received
the appointment. He was at that timo in a
large and lucrative business, bnt from pure mo
tives of humanity which none can gainsay he
left it to accept of the wardenshlp, with Its
smaller pecuniary toward. With such a man in
such a place it is unjust that he should be ham
pered in the carrying out of his favorite design,
with all its advantages, through want of co
operation by the Government.
Scottish Music. In a province where
adepts claim supreme rule it would bo pre
sumption in any on-looker to define the place
occupied by the song mnsio of Scotland, or
even to assert that it haa a place at all in
music, scientifically speaking. It is among
human anomalies that the divine gift sent to
soothe the savage breast has created the
fiercest of exterminating wars in the arena of
controversy, and those claiming absolute su
premacy in the art have been denied the pos
session of musio altogether when the test of
science has been applied. But we may at
least say that the Scottish school has done
the duty of national musio in stirring the
heart of the people, and bringing a soothing
and elevating element into a national charac
ter apt to be otherwise hard and rugged. The
strength of its influence has been shown
among the many wanderers over the world
who have found in it the most powerful
solace and enjoyment that musio can confer
in the association of the past and present,
and the recall of home memories. When
the musio of the people found its way into
higher social regions at home, whence it
spread abroad, the artists of the legitimate
and established schools complained bitterly
of the caprice of fashion which doomed them
to make something endurable out of the dis
cordant jargon of a rude peasantry. But the
taste has held its own now for nearly a hun
dred years, and is old enough to merge from '
a fashion into a school. Nor was it utterly
destitute of older appreciation in high
places. Dryden, when he was dressing up
Chaucer's stories in presentable modern cos
tume, says that, although the voice of their
author is not deemed harmonious to a modern
audience, "they who lived with him and
soneMime after him thoughtit musical; and
it continues so even, in our judgment, if com
pared with the numbers of Lidgate and
Gower, his contemporaries. There is the
rude sweetness of a Scotch tune in it, which
is natural and pleasing though not perfect."
Much conjectural matter has been written
about the origin of Scotch musio, disoussing
among others the question whether it was the
creation of the artistic favorites of James.III,
or was brought over and naturalized by David
ltizzio. That much of it is as old, at least,
as the sixteenth century, was proved by a
manuscript collection of the tunes themselves
in a handwriting and notation which brought
them back close to that period.
The Last Joubnet. In Spain, when a
baptised infant dies, a feast is spread, and all
the neighbors round come, not to condole
with, bnt to congratulate the parents. "We
rejoice with yon that you have a child in
glory," they Bay; and the last, nay, the first
journey of the sinless babe is a triumphant
march, the funeral a festival, the musio glad.
Only the mother weeps. In Greece, the last
journey follows quickly upon death. The
next day, at dawn, the train of white-robed
priests and choristers may be seen winding
along the road toward the church. There,
dressed as in life, and having the face un
covered, the dead lie at rest before the altar
until the moment comes when they must be
committed to the earth. It is in the church
that the last farewell is taken, that the last
kisses are given. What of that terrible last
journey in the cold North, where the dying
Esquimaux is built up in his snow-house and
left to draw his last breath alone ? Or of the
African tribe, who bury the hopelessly sick,
before death hurry them out of the world
altogether? They have been described as
taking an affectionate leave of their relatives
and performing this burying with the consent
of the person ohiefly conoerned. Habit is
everything, and thev are used to it; only one
fancies it must fall rather hard upon eaoh in
dividual as it comes to his own turn. Once a
Week.
BotJKD to Have his Deeb. The Gait (Ont.(
Ilq orter says: A yonng man named George
Majs, of Tuther township, reoently went in
pursuit of a deer, which took refuge in a
pond. Being without firearms, the hunter
boldly jumped upon the back of the animal,
which fctarted from the pond and took across
the fields, Mays clinging to the horns. The
deer jumped the fence, and the yoang man's
head, coming in contaot with one of the
stakes, was badly cut. Falling from hi seat
he grasped the deer by the hind legs and was
again mounted and forced his prize to the
greund, after receiving a severe out in one
of bis legs from the animal's horns. Mays
received assistance from some neighbors, who
brought an axe and put an end to the struggle.
The oaroass weighed 145 pounds.