Give Them Some Work

If the legislatura of the state of Michigan would make provtoiou Ln the lawa of our : iblishmcul of a stone v;inl (nr work hOQSe of SOme sort) ut evers j;iil in thf state, they would 1m' confl'rrii.g ¦ ing umiii every citizun OÍ the statr. su li a law would do more to prevent crime tli;in ;in ¦ whlch cotild bc ilone. c cvery la.y lubbcr of a criminal who ooomitB a misAmneanor pnrposely to ¦'¦ freo lüi!jings and regular incala at public expense, pounil stone cvory day he iLiii.iins in jail and ho will tiy hard to kfep OUt ut it. Instoad oi Tree l'Mlgin;;s and ine;ils to trnmps, obllge tlicm to work SO iiiiiny hours for their bioakfast, dinncr and lodgtnff. uch a course would reduce the bilis :it our j.-iils one -half or more during tbc Such a eottne would makc hundrcds of miles of exoeUeiit macadamtzed road. and cause the farmers froui one end it the tut to die other to rejoice witli exceeiling ov. would be j'ist, would be xensibU. Wliy can not wuch a coiirau bc laken I Orislhe leeling for criininiiN, tr;unp, etC„ 90 tender thatthey1 must not 1)0 illowed to soil Üieir delicate, hands with toil, but must nirds be -upported la 'u ¦ (entlcmcn of the legislature. iive u less of soniPthlng that don't amount to a straw, and enact sonic law reqilllrlng every jail to be made a work hoi; By so (Ii.íiil; vou will lc hclpinir cvery cition of our great .state and tcachiiijr idleinl iiiinc a needed lesson.