Q yfrP.LTL Q T)V. lQtOU R; B. R . a . - A VICE OK A DISEASE? JUDllE 8. R. DAVIS ON THE LEGAL TREATMENT OF INEBRIETY. Vine mid Imprisonment Umnltjr llnve No Effect on Ilia IlAlillnnl llruiilcnnl llu 1 Biaiillynl Practical Stntrininnihl Maj Mltlnte the RvlU of lilt Condltloa. ' ISpeclnl CorrctoniK'nco.1 Crcston, In., Fob. 2!l. I vonturo tin Bsortion that every polico magistrate In tho country who has n spark of human lty In his breast is firmly convinced that onr present legnl system of treating drunkenness is not only entirely inefTec tunl ns n corrective, but grossly unjust and uncharitable. From an uxperionco on tho ioUco court bench of nearly seven ycnrs-I havo wit nessed boiuo remarkable phenomena in tho conduct of men who have been ar rested ns criminals and arraigned for In toxication. This observntion and ox pcrienco has led mo to qulto radicnlly chnngo tho viowH I formerly held on the subject of drunkenness mid its proiui treatment. ... I onco ontertnincd tho opinion that drunknesgwas a voluntary; and vicious habit, and so repulsivo in tho individual that very Rovero punishments and re strictive penalties should bo meted out in strong doses to tho offender. It Boomed to mo that tho man who, from n mero wanton desiro to indulge his gross appotites, deliberately bccniuo drunken and nn offensivo object to his follows was not only undeserving of tho much mistaken sympathy which his neighbors bestowed upon him, but rather deserved tho infliction of punishment sovero enough to forovor deter him from a repe tition of tho offense I am not familiar with tho statutes oi all tho states and tho K)lico ordinances of tho different cities regarding drunk enucss, but I presumo they nro much liko tho Iowa statutes and tho ordinances of tho Iowa towns. Tho Iowa statute prescribes a minimum fino of $10 or a maximum term of imprisonment of !!0 days, at tho discretion of tho court. If tho court administers tho fino, and tho offender is unablo to pay and is commit ted in default of payment, ho is impris oned threo days, tho stntuto computing tho valuo of ono day at $i).i)3. There is ono singular featuro of tho Iowa statute. It provides that if tho nc cuscd will turn informer and prosccuto tho person who sold him tho liquor ille gally ho can in that manner escapo tho penalty for his offenso. Although I havo offered hundreds of men arraigned for intoxication this opportunity to avoid tho penalty, in but threo instances have tho accused filed tho complaints, and afterward they refused to continuo tho further prosecution, preferring to tako tho punishment. I havo noticed another trait common to all men arraigned for intoxication. They seldom reproach tho liquor seller for his instrumentality in producing their unfortunate condition. Tho nvcrugo man who conies into tho po lico court shoulders tho eutiro responsi bility upon himself. Thcro aro threo classes of men ar raigned in tho polico court for intoxica tion tho periodical spreo men, tho habit ual drunkards and tho occasional drink ers. Tho latter almost by accident gets into tho lockup whilo indulging in a con vivial bout with associates. This fellow very seldom appears twico in tho iolico court. Indeed ho is generally somo well to do young man, whoso humiliation is bo complete that ho does not appear in person, but hands over tho amount of his fino to tho good natured policeman, who enters for him a plea of guilty un der nn assumed name. Tho man who goes on a periodical spreo is ono of tho greatest sufferers. After n long dobauch, in which ho be comes unruly and ungovcrnnblo, tho po lico, after exhausting every means to get him homo, aro compelled to tako him to tho station. When arraigned in court tho next morning, ho is physically and mentally sick, and protests that ho will reform if tho court will extend clem ency. Iu many of these cases tho polico judgo is sorely perplexed to know what to do, especially on tho first arraignment of tho offender, when ho is unacquainted with his character and habits. Tho low est fino is generally given in this caso, and tho prisoner admonished thatarepc tition of tho offenso will result in an in creased and much more sovero penalty. It isn't a great whilo before this man again appears in court, and often his friends quietly request tho court to ro strain him by imprisonment for a weok or two in tho hope that ho will havo urn plo timo to sober npimd become repent ant. I can recall soveral cases whero prisoners themselves havo asked to bo sent to jnil to protect themselves from tho indulgenco of their terrible apatites for liquor, but such cases aro rare. Very few men will voluntarily go to jail, and thero nro few men, no matter how do graded, that do not feel tho disgrnco of a jail sentence Tho habitual drunkard has a Romowhat different oxperienco in tho polico court. Ho is repeatedly arrested, repeatedly fined and repeatedly imprisoned. Thero is not a more pitiful or more re pulsivo sight than a morning in tho po lico court, with its grist of "plaiu drunks," to bo facetiously commented upon by tho ovening newspapers. Poor fellows, with bloodshot eyes and aching heads and throbbing temples, with parched throats and burning stomachal I havo seen them drink gallons of water to quench tho awful thirst, theso brothers of mine, sick nigh unto death! , Somo of theso offenders aro entitled to llttlo sympathy and deserve bovoto pen alties. Thoy aro thoso who aro chronic brawlers and disturbers of tho publio peace, follows who are- fa 'source- of.trou blotothe polico ovenlwhen bobor, biff who become positively devilish under tho stimulus of alcohol. In theso cases tho law is not aovoro epough nnd is im potent to restrain them in their warfare upon society. But a largo majority of1 tho uufortu nates who are arraigned hi polico courts for drunkenness aro victims of diseaso rather than criminals, yet tho courts are compelled to punish theso siok men la tho samo way as law is meted out to common thlores, and tho sheriff often has iu custody koifost but sick men, with whom ho can deal no better than with tho worst criminals. What would "be thought of a' law which would require a polico magistrate to lino a man for.thi' offenso of smallpox? And yet it seeuu as cruel iu somo instances to punish n victim of alcoholio disease, no matter it tho victim of alcohol did voluntarily ex poso himself to the diseaso in tho first iu Btanco. ' It seems singular that whilo progress has been made in tho treatment of crim inala on various lines of criminal reform and in tho treatment of insanity nnd other forms of disease, society lias wliol Iv failed in dtsillng with Inebriety from a legalatandpoliit. It Is gratifying to ob Bcrvo that much progress.has been mad iu reclaiming tho viulims of inebriety ick to lives of soberness through tin work of temperance societies and great hearted temperance evangelists, and by tho marvelous methods of scientific mod leal treatment, but thero is still a great reform which tho state owes to Its un fortunate citizens who nro tho vlctluw ol nlcohollo dlseiiso. Every stntuto nnd polico ordinance should gjvo magistrates a wide di s'cro tion iu tho treatment of luobriates who nro arraigned in tho polico court. They should bo allowed to distinguish tho un fortunate but honorable offenders from tho very vicious nnd incorrigible, Com fortablo polico Btations should tako the placo of tho iestilential bastiles which cities usually provide for tho detention of prisoners. Uut tho most pressing need is for detention hospitals, where tho victims of dipsomania could bo mer cifully restrained and treated scientific, ally for tho euro of tho diseaso. Such institutions nro of moro pressing need than oven stato prisons or insane hos pitals, because thero is moro suffering in tho homes of humanity through inebriety than is caused by crime and insanity. Prohibition of tho liquor traffic, iu my opinion, except in occasional places, has wholly failed to euro tho nlcohollo dis easo. TcmiH!rauco agitation has only mitigated its ovil effects. Tho awful diseaso of drunkenness, which has cursed tho world slnco tho days of Noah, seems destined to abide among men iu greater or less degree through generations yet to come. Thero seems no way to tear up tho ovil plant by tho roots. Humanity nnd practical statesmanship must work together to try and mitigate its evils, as they must work together to light all forms of diseaso which proy upon the raco. S. R. Davis. Cleveland' SiKiiRi-rfoat. Special Correspondence Cleveland, Fob. 23. The snmgerfcBt of tho North American Siengcrbuud, which meets hero July 11 to II; will bo ono of tho great musical events of the year. Nothing will equal it nmong tho Germans of tho country. At leiut UO societies will bo represented, and the s;n.'annFnsT ham.. great choruses will number !J,C0O, being far tho largest over heard in this coun try. Tho soloists will include tho finest talent in this country and Europo. On tho northeast corner of tho public square, in tho very center of tho busi ness section of this beautiful city, a fine temporary auditorium will bo erected for tho great festival of song. Tho flooi space will cover an acre, and tho structure will lw as beautiful na its temporaiy character will permit. It will bo 182 feet squaro, with projecting balconies at tho cornors. Tho walls will bo of staff, a composition of cement and other ma terials, of which tho temporary World's fair buildings at Chicago aro constructed, nnd will bo tinted to resemblo brown stone. Tho summit of tho lantern iu the center will bo 1)5 feet above tho ground. Tho seating capacity will exceed 8,000, besides a stago capable of accommodat ing tho great chomsos. Tho ground hi. a natural slope, which will givo tho scale the proper riso without tho uso of artifi cial means and greatly simplifies the problem of building. Tho aisles will be very roomy. Threo largo eptrances will bo provided aud spacious exits, so that the largo crowd can bo handled with the greatest comfort possible during tho sum mer mouths. PROFESSOIl RMHi KINO. The unlqno and- romarkublo featuro will b. tho nrrnngement for tho orches tra, which will nninber 108 pieces. In stead of the usual place in front of the stago a well or pit 'under tho stage is ar ranged, with a great sounding board to tho rear of it, and there tho orchestra will bo hidden. This is tho manner fol lowed at Bayrouth, tho homo of tho Wagnerian opera, and tho music from such a source is said to bo exeentlouallv ' soft and 'sweet, and tho effect beautiful and charming. Professor Emll Ring, who in to conduct ' the snmgurfest was born at Totschen, on tho Elbe, in IBOJl.audcamoto Amerlciiin 187. For tho past four years ho has been conductor of tho Philharmonic orchestra of this city. Samuki. G. McCi.uiut. Biiiiillllll " Hlliimjj NEW YORK FASHIONS. MVTE LEROY'S VIEW3 ON AMERICAN t CHAPERONAQE. 8fco Think tho Sjilrm Kng-rnilnr l)lt Tho Vint Spring- lint of Straw llnop klrtt Uuto Not Vet Appeared Bonn HamUoraa and ModUh (liirmruU. Copyright, 1810, by American Prvaa Aaaocla. Hon. Abroad, ns wo all know, thero is a system In forco that would Isa cnlled espionage were It not directed toward tho young daughters of tho families highest up Iu tho social scale, and It Is thus dignified by tho unuio of chnperonage. It prevails In Ucr srniKa HATS OF STIIAW. many, has Its Inflexible power in Russia, exists under another form In Greece ami Italy, Is cnlled by adifTerent name Iu Kgypt, Turkey and Persia, and Is also strictly en forced In Spain, nnd even in farofT China nnd Japan, besides In Franco nnd Knghmd. In tho latter country it Is honored rather in tho breach than In tho observance, but in France it is ns unchanged ns ever. The fashion of having chaperons for our girls Is to my mind a most reprehensible ono, nnd one likely to bo abused iu ninny ways. If ono Is conscientious, she makes herself heartily detested by tho lrl nho Is set to guard, and moro than likely is tho cause of developing deceit mid perhaps fur ther wrongdoing. What is tho reason our fashionable mothers cannot havo ns much confidence in their daughters as tho women la small towns nnd villages whero chap erons nro not known f Wo sco a young girl go off to walk or rido or row nlouo with a young man, and who takes note of it or thinks It wrong? Wo' sco them sit for hours In a parlor with a gentleman nnd think nothing of It ns long ns it Is not In n city and tho chief actors nro not in tho social world. It is no harm for a young artist, musician or girl of any class who has to cam her living to go to theaters, concerts or balls with a friend, but hecauso a girl has been born with a glided spoon in her mouth sho must perforce havo a chaperon nloug to preserve her reputation. Tho real fact Is not that girls aro less no ble or men less honorable, but that foreign fashions aro obtaining In our own country which nro humiliating to truo womanhood. I sco in this fashion a most humiliation fact, nnd that is that mothers hero all seem to bo determined to marry their daughters to foreign noblemen. They fear that those pure and Immaculate saints from abroad will misjudge tho Innocent freedom of their daughters, nnd so they try to npe tho stylo that prevails In other countries of keeping a watch upon them "from cradle to altar." Tho functions of tho chaperon ceaso then. Wo havo built up our nation with true hearted girls for our mothers, who could bo trusted under all circumstances, aud our daughters nro of the samo stock or else wo ourselves aro to blame. If n girl cannot havo tho confidence of her future husband and her parents without a chaperon, sho cannot with one, aud who shall trust the chaperon? If a girl cannot bo trusted alone iu company or to go out with a male escort, then she should bo kept at home or never allowed to go out without her mother to keep her in order. Tlio impartial observer must admit that tho growth of thq chaperon iu this coun try is a distinct truckling to foreign cus tom In order to make our girls seem mora worthy of tho acceptance of somo poverty stricken and unworthy foreign nobleman. Nobleman indeed! If thero can bo found In tho world nobler men than ours, I have never seen that country on tho map. At any rate, our noblemen aro not so particu lar about the mighty dollar as aro tho for eign noblemen. What a humiliating thing it ought to bo to parents to turn and delib erately pay a wornout, dissolute pauper to marry their pure aud fair young daughters, whoso beauty and sweetness aro beyond all price and compare! A man ought to kneel to kiss tho white little hands nnd think himself blessed to take the precious gift with empty palms. Hut do these, noblemen feel so? Not at all, for they calmly and deliberately bargain their titles and namoe against tho dollars and quarrel iu ptty rago that the price is uot high enough. VISITING COSTUMES. I havo traveled much abroad nnd seen much iu this country. I have heard of many marriages of this kind and havo never known one where the poor, fpollsh bride was uot a victim. If the parents could ouly see Into the future llfo of their daugh ter, noglamourof title would blind them to tho utter unworthluess of any nmn who makes himself a piece of meichaudLse. He Is less worthy than tho lowest woman that ever lived. Only last summer a sweet llttlo friend of mine was dazlcd by tho title of countess. and well, It Ik thoflld story. All her money Is gone, she Is broken In health and spirit, and he forgets that she exists. It makes me sad to think of it, so let us talk of something lighter aud more plea nat, and could anything bo more so than to look at these pure American faces, with their houest, level outlook under the two lovely spring hat. Theso aro tho first I hnv situ this spring In straw. It Is so rerj fine ihnt It looks satiny. Tho upper ono li light drab on the upper side nnd rush greet on tho under. The trimming Isof drab and green rlhbon Iwws and plumes, nnd vol vol strings tie beneath tho chin. Tho other li of black straw lient and tortured lull strange shapes, but IiccoiuIiik fornll that and trimmed with a rosette aud handsomi Jet buckle and novcral plumes, nil black which has n mark of extreme elegance. Among other new and henutlfiil garmenti for the adornment of tho falrsox I noticed tho costumes worn by two friends who wen on their way to visit a sick sister. Tin younger ono wont a hair strlpo cheviot ol black nnd gray, tho skirt plain except for I panel of black astrakhan. Tho waist ww open heart sUnpo over a vest of gray crept do chine nnd bordered with a standing col lar of ostrich plume, Tho sleeves were ol black velvet, nnd there were lapels of black astrakhan ns.d a sash bow aud ends ol tnolro rlblKin. Tho little grny felt toqm was bordered with astrakhan and trlmmoJ with grny velvet bows. Altogether a very pretty and ladylike street costume, Tho other consisted of a slightly I ralnon skirt of heavy black silk. Tho Russian cloak was of black bengallnc, with a yoke of gold passementerlo over black. Down tho back hung strips of passementerie, nnd tho whole was bordered wltft rich black fur. Tho hat was of cream felt and plumes, with n pluk moss rose In front. Nothing could bo handsomer than theso two cos tumes. An yet, In splto of all tho foreboding, actual hoops havo not appeared, and some how I hope they will ho diverted Iu their baleful course, IlkO tho comet that recently threatened tho earth with almost ns great a calamity. SHU tho most recent French Im portations show a widening of tho skirt around tho bottom at least. Wo can put up with that when wo tako note that the bottom of tho waist Is also larger around than fashion permitted fur a long time, A very handsome and very Frenchy walk, lug and visiting gown was of old roso rep do lyou, one of tho loveliest of tho new fabrics shown this season. It always conic in plain colors. This particular gown was bell shaped ns to skirt, with a 3-Inch bonier of mink around tho entire bottom, Tho caps and ovcrwalst were bordered In a slmllnr fash Ion. On the ovcrwalst were placed black velvet bands edged with soutache. A cord and balls tied in a loop at the right side gave n novelty to tho whole. Tho small felt lint combined tho colors In the gown In nn agreeable way. It will be observed that instead of puffs thcro are simple caps to tho sleeves. Tho parasol Is of plain black surah, the handle being of sandalwood nnd carved in tho most elaborate maimer. Speaking of parasols reminds mo to mention two very novel ones. One has a black surah foundo' tlon, nnd over that is puffed black net, spangled with iridescent tinsel. Tho other isof white silk covered with puffed wblUT net, embroidered with small rosebuds dont FUr.NCII WA1.KINO COSTUMES. In chenille, and the fall around tho edg was fairly scalloped with lilnk rosebuds, tho whole most beautiful aud delicately light. Another very stylish walking gown ww Imported by a largo house and Instantly sold, as well it might bo, to a young mar rlod lady whoso wish Is law and tho gospel as far as having everything sho wants li concerned. The skirt Is plain double cor net Iu the back nnd is bordered with twe "ropes" of nstrakhan. Tho sk-cvcsnro mndt of astrakhan entirely. Tho corsauo has 0 queer but elTcctlvo arrangement of astra khan at tho front, which has a half vest ol olive green armuro silk. The sash hangs 011 tho right side and is of doubled and pressed silk. Tho color of the gown is new shado between biscuit and tan. Th dainty llttlo bonnet is of pink velvet, with black astrakhan nnd plumes. Tho glovei are graysueile and the parasol black surah. Indeed black surah made perfectly plain ecms to.be tho favorite parasol for ordina ry wear, and even for full dress occasions that Is, street hut for carriages much iiiotx fanciful and highly ornamented ones can be carries! with propriety. Having things In their proper sequence and plnco Is what gives a woman tho name of being a good dtesser. MATE I.Kltur. A Cluck Two Cvulurle Old. Mrs. Catherine Oyler of Kokomo, Ind., it thu owner of what Is probably tho oldest wooden clock In the United States. It hat been Iu thu possession of her family foi fccvernl generations. Tho clock was lxs queathed to Mrs. Oylcr by her father, .John Woodring of I'reblo county, ()., who died n limit tlmo ago, aged till. Tho clock is of Knglsh manufacture, of the stylo known ns the "wall sweeper," made by Heed & Ward In the year 1711. Tho caso is of Eng lish black walnut, and all parts of the run ning gear are constructed of wood. It Is 7 feet tall aud weighs 11.') pounds. It has been ticking away for I W years without a stop and has nuver Is-en repaired. Tho wooden wheels show llttlo or no wear, and it is ap parently good for another century or more, ticking away as meriily, truthfully aud tunefully as it did iu Knghmd nearly two centuries aim. A Luxurious Kilter MciUtt-uil. Some of the East Indian princes have very sharply defined Idcasas to what consti tutes luxury, and as mo-t of them have the means to put their ideas Into practice they probably get as much pleasure out of llfo iu anybody can. A I ml made In Paris for ono of thcoe princes was constructed part ly of silver, with large femalu figures at each corner, each holding a delieatu look ing fan. The weight of the sleeper's Issly sets certain machinery in motion, which causes the figures to keep the fans gently moving a luxury In a hot climate, lty touching a spiiug a huge music box Is made to give forth soft music as a further liicc.itlu to slumber. Au of Me-i and Women In France, Until recently tho average life of women iu Franco was :u years, and of men W years, hut hist j ear's statistics show that they hnvc Ixith craWied up i -10 jt-ars. The men pro evidently on tho gum there. M ML M Vl Nf V JfcV $J WkwK V I ' 0w vH V'l vPT 1 1 i T The Gasoline -AUK GHS Monarch all Sixes, Styles and Prices. 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