, 1877-01-27
= UTILIZING pAUpERS.


An Idea Successfully Adopted In Holland.
1oronfo Glott.
One Of tho most practical and successful
plans Of dealing with paupcrism Inns been car-
ried out near stcenwijk, Hulland. There arc
established tho paupcr colonies Of Frclcrtck's
0orl. They were founded In 1857, during
the famine OF that ttmc, when tho paupcrb in
Holland had 30 Increased TINT somr mcast,rc
for their eustenance bccaine imperative. The
Society Ut Charity at the Hague, combating of
number Of wealthy men. bought some ID, COO
acEcs Of sterile lnnd, mostly III the Provinces Of
number Of families VI bcgEurs md paupers
who had been such for ycars, Will, an earnest
desire 10 lnnkc them Industrious and self
supporting. They rendered q eMnll stream
(the All running through their lalu naviyable
TO the sen and "a other parts Of the co,intrJ,
that tho settlers might httVe communication by
water With the whole hcighborhuo1. Nut less
than 2u,U00 persons finally subscribed to tile
cents about s1.10 ot our money annually for tts
maintenance.
Each aduIt, II ab1o and willing to work, is
gtyon smnl! cottage, two acres OF 1anl, pfs,
q CIV, aud occasionally some sheep. Tie land
Is to be ttlcd md the ia,or at'd management Ut
the colontst. arc carefully supervised. II he 10
ignorant Of agriculture, as he frequently Is
(i.oEt Of Ills class harlng lived IN town., he rc-
ctiyes daily instruction until ho has learned
whatever It Is necessary for him to know. Ills
children are scnt to schools established there,
md for Which conlpttent teachers aru furnished
by tho society. Tho women aro employed I'll
sewing, ep!nnlng, and weaving, md every
toy 6o3y Is s spt s b%.y 9 asI0S a :, ruS Of ths
tho close 0f each day q fahor tho lnborer gets
card with an exact statement ofbhis carlifEgs
Tor which he receives from tlie public stores III
equivalent IL food and clothing. Whatovsr be
expected after tint to repay tie price Of his
equipment, mud Most uf the tolonlaGs have done
so. TIL" great snajorlty arc sclf-supportlng,
and some of them linYe laid by considerable
daily requirements mud the ADVANCES lnailc to
them by thu society belongs to them. Bubjcct
to strict rules Antl under severn discipline
while tho, remain, they are permitted to
3sesea ~as % nssD.saness q s'f 4ua aieS eais sfs
cred the first harvest. Son,o Of Them arc
30 incorrig[bly lazy that they return to tleIr
vagabondagu; but most OF then, stay. and are
who prove themselves lnlustrtous and trustwor.
thy havn tho land thuy have titled placed Ut their
disposal, and assutnu To the soc'ety the relation
pf tenants.
Tho culonlsts who arc disorlerly or refractory,
fdlo or dishonest, are sent to Commensurate, do
signed as penal colony and reiorlnatory for
begga1H. Ii Is dccnycd fortress On fertile
sr't iM the midst OF barren lnnoF. and was ar
rirgcd for It's present use II, 1891. Divers NIT.
cilancal tratlea, such as weaving. tailoring, and
tvrpentcring, arc carried OH there under the
STRUT supervision Of oyerscers. Tic place Is
surrounded by q broad cana, and ylgiantly
watched by number of guards. to prevent the
cseape oi tho inmates.
III connection with tho colonies IL All agric,,l-
tural achuol, where superior education IL given
to tho bcst-bchAved and Most promising OF the
colonlsts' children. In addition to tho clc-
mentary branches they ars taught botany, chem
istry, matheMatits, aid the Modern languages
and are thus lifted to hll oillrial posts In the
settlement,
For SUNG while after tho phtlanthroplc u,,-
and iss proarcss was sometimes far from e,..
couraytng. Hut aa the years huya gone on IL
has redeemed the highest expectation u,,d dein-
oslstratel the wistlom Of tho original plan. In
I'LL the colonlcs there aTe at present, We believe,
1l,0tU pcrsons, and the annual average cost per
head Is rs forins-about sa3. Tho number Ut
Subscribers has greatly declined Ut lntc years,
aill the Government of the Netherlands now par-
TALLY supports Fredes.c,'s Uorl and It's cun-
nsettns nt On ths wl,olc Il as bsen rena:s, r =,
similar kind In Europe.