Show JUVENILE desperation THE effects of pernicious literature in turning the heads of young boys are seen all over the country some of the examples manifesting great depravity deprave ta the cincinnati temes times mar star gives a number of recent illustrations of the results of children perusing dime novels in one case a number of oll boys had hae arranged 4 to poison their mothers 1 in order to manifest their hatred 0 of f parental restraint and then flee tu to the west where they expected to enjoy a free and easy life as boy sc alpers and in course of time kill or drive all the indians off the plains the plot was exposed because ione lone little boy of seven conid not so far stifle his love for his mother as to wish to cause her suffering even though he appeared w willing ulin to poison her and wished to 8 see e c 17 it proved that the poison would produce instant death by its effect upon some one else in another case a band of young youn would be cowboys was exposed and and broken up u by a philadelphia school teacher when she called the leader to her desk he sullenly asked what does the white squaw want with schuylkill jack when she told him to empty his pockets of his revolver and other weapons of warfare he looked aro arc around iund upon his fellow cowboys none of whom was over ten ye years ars old expecting them to come to th the e rescue dut out they came not and at the first opportunity threw their firearms out ot the window these boys were makin making their arrangements to start for the indian country in a few weeks and had been camping out in the cellar of one of their number whose parents were away from home their spare time they employed in practicing at knife throwing using the family butcher and bread lives knives for that pur pose and in trying to to start a spark W t tire lire by rubbing two sticks toge together thel T the only result of which was a number of blistered hand hands perfection in these two accomplishments was deemed necessary before they could leave for the wast just now strong efforts are being made to introduce vicious literature into this community and the influence of every sensible man and woman should be exercised for its exclusion so far as practicable oni only a few days ago mr scott anderson andersons Ander sons sens s services were solicited by an agent for aberl a periodical of the dime novel species to deliver free a large number of one of its lag issues at the houses of the people he refused on conscientious grounds the free distribution was simply an advertising ver dodge for foi the purposes of obtaining gainin g subscribers parents should not only see that their children do not read the flashy and demoralizing literature of the aay but should to the extent of their power supply them with reading matter of a healthful an and d bene beneficial ficia ticla T t tendency e n |