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Warren F. Spalding, a pioneer in 
prison reform, who drafted the bill 
that established the Massachusetts 
state reformatories, and also the 
first bill to employ probation offi- 
cers, gave a very interesting and 
instructive address in the People’s 
Forum series, last Sunday evening. 
Ilis subject .as announced, was 
‘“Modern Methods of Dealing with 
Criminals.’’ In the course of his 
address he classified criminals as 
professional criminals, who caleu- 
late the proceeds of their misdeeds 
and- reckon their imprisonments at 
so.many dollars per day; the hab- 
itual eriminals, who are arrested 
and re-arrested for the same _ of- 
fense; the eriminal of circumstance, 
whose wrong deeds are occasioned 
if not actually caused by the eir- 
cumstanees into which they are 
thrown; and the great mass of erim- 
inals who folow through weakness, 
rather than wickedness. Mr. Spald- 
ing showed the impossibility of fit- 
ting the punishment to the crime 
and the same difficulty of fitting 
the. punishment to the criminal. He 
then went on to describe the com- 
paratively modern idea of attempt- 
ing to fit the criminal to become a 
useful member of society again. 
Ile described the efforts made to 
this end in our reformatories and re- 
form sebools and in the system of 
probation which has been several 
years nN vogue im our state. When 
questioned as to the application of 
the reform idea to the jails, Mr. 
Spalding said that it had not been 
given any trial at all. He said that 
our present jail system is a disgrace 
to the nation and a relic of barbar- 
ism. We are in the habit of advis- 
ing our youth to keep away from 
bad company. When our state, how- 
ever, takes charge of our youth it 
puts them into worse company and 
compels them to associate with such 
company. It will not be long. that 
people will permit this to continue. 
Among the speakers to be at the 
Village church in the People’s 
Forum. series, one of the most in- 
teresting will be J. Weston Allen, 
Esq., of Boston, who will give his 
address on the ‘‘Ojibway Indians,’’ 
among whom he spent some months 
not long. since.” Another musical 
treat 1s also promised in the near 
future. 
Mrs. Oscar Swanson is recovering 
from the severe fall she received at 
the Women’s clubhouse, two weeks 
ago. 
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The Ladies’ Aid society will give 
another of their popular parties at 
the Women’s clubhouse on Feb. 22. 
All are requested to come in ¢os- 
tume. Musie by Chane’s orchestra. 
Admission, adults 25c., children 15c. 
The members of the Christian En- 
deavor society are collecting second- 
hand clothing for children to be sent 
to the Hindman school in Kentucky, 
which was recently burned. 
A son was born Saturday to Mr. 
and Mrs. Charles Hoysradt. 
Rev. F. J. Libby spoke before the 
Cape Ann Scientific and Literary 
association at Gloucester, the first 
of the week on his vacation travels 
and experiences in eastern Ken- 
tucky-: , 
Mrs. Henry W. Butler is enjoying 
a few days’ rest with friends. in 
Methuen this week. ‘3 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunbar are 
receiving congratulations upon the 
arrival of a-son in their home last 
Saturday. 
