. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 237 Peace, however, may send giris for a term notless than three months. The act of incorporationprovides for a commutation of sentence to beearned by good conduct and a prolongation ofthe sentence by bad behavior. The Trustees areempowered, in their discretion, either to appren-tice the girls or to adopt them out during theirminority. Temporary quarters were furnishedfor the Home dm-ing the first two years of itsexistence in Chicago, but permanent buildingsfor the institution have been erected on tliebanks of Fox Riv
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 237 Peace, however, may send giris for a term notless than three months. The act of incorporationprovides for a commutation of sentence to beearned by good conduct and a prolongation ofthe sentence by bad behavior. The Trustees areempowered, in their discretion, either to appren-tice the girls or to adopt them out during theirminority. Temporary quarters were furnishedfor the Home dm-ing the first two years of itsexistence in Chicago, but permanent buildingsfor the institution have been erected on tliebanks of Fox River, near Geneva, in Kane County. HOMER, a village in Champaign County, onthe Wabash Railway, 20 miles west-southwestfrom Danville and about 18 miles east-southeastfrom Champaign. It supports a carriage factory;also has two banks, several churches, a seminary,an opera -house, and one weekly paper. Theregion is chiefly agricultural. Population (1880),934; (1890), 917; (1900), 1,080. HOMESTEAD LAWS. In general such lawshave been defined t
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