CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS. The State Board of Charities, consisting of six un salaried members, is appointed by the Governor. This board investigates the whole system of public charitable and correctional institutions, including 17 Slate institutions, S workhouses, 89 infirmaries, 88 county jails, over 50 children's homes, and all municipal institutions and lock ups. The plans for all new buildings, additions, or alterations must lie submitted to the board for its criticism and approval. The following table includes the 17 State institutions for the year ending November 15, 1901: Tri the same year municipal institutions, com prehending eight workhouses and one house of refuge, had a daily average attendance of 1609, and total expenses of $246,543. The expenses for county institutions for the same period, in cluding infirmaries, children's homes, jails. out door relief, as reported by infirmary directors ($232.209), and as reported by township clerks
($261285), and by the soldiers' relief commis sion, aggregated $2,182.720. The total State mu nicipal comity expenses for the year were :7:5,034,886. Potty eriminals are commit toil to work houses or to jails, the commitments to the former in 1901 numbering 613, to the latter 1627. No employment is afforded to those committed to the county jails. The State has a cumulative sentence law, hut it is not enforced. The State at has the benefit of a parole law, and a 'field officer' is appointed to look after paroled men. Convicts at the peni tentiary are employed under the peace-price and the contract systems, but the prisoners remain in the complete control of the State. At Dayton is located a National Soldiers' llome with ac commodations for about 0000 inmates.