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pointed out as exceptionally good scholars
and in ten minutes from the first bell tap,
the lessons were in full swing.
Saving that there Is an electric button at
hand communicating with an alarm bell and
that uniformed officers fit here and there
along halls ana stairs, always within call,
nothing indicates that rebels against the law
are gathered together. The sole representa-
tive of authority in each room, filled with
groups OF from fifteen to thirty-five boys,
is slim young woman with only stick for
map pointing in her hand. By tacit consent
these women wear the simplest of dark
gowns, white linen at waists and throat and
huge punches of keys dangling from broad
blue ribbons at the right side.
"Of the twenty teachers in an eX-
planned Miss Dean, ''moSt OF them are
well trained in modern method OF in
struction, but il is not enough for woman
here TO understand lmparting knowl-
edge The prime requisite is that she
has capacity TO please and control her
pupils. DiSobedience, bad language and
any violence are the first punishable Of
lenses. The best boy of the class is sent
by the teacher to report TO me any pupil
who commits a fault, and his misde-
mcanor is recorded. For a repetition Of
his offense he Is sent TO the fourth floor OF
the building ard made to stand, under
guard, in the squad of his fellow-sinners.
on a second visit to the squad, as we call
it, he is recorded as a delinquent, and re-
CURED TO remain an extra week beyond
bis sentence Of two years on the island.
For third offense two weeks are added
q to.
where boy proves wholly insuborduate.
/ turn him over to the officer who CON
demns him 10 solitary confinement on bread
and water diet in an iron cage. This is
our system of punishment, and I've fourd
it far more effective than flogging. At
night l visit and relieve from duty all
boys In the squad and talk a bit TO every
one. There is not an argument 10 soften
and convince / do not use, and ii is the
rare boy who fails 10 take my hand at the
end of a little sermon and make honest as
suranccs Of future well doing. 1t is the
increased time of seryitUde, the tcdium
of punishment ana shame of the position
that weighs most heavily on Their minds"
THE boy in the lookup" pursued Mrs.
Dean. 81 allow 10 mediate on his mis-
takes until he is ready 10 send for me.
Some do by word OF mouth, but most OF
them, if they can, write me. Proud, pas
sionate, obstinate, sometimes threatenin e
letters, but at last the good gets the best
letters but at last the good gets the
upper hand and when the letter OF SUBJ
mission arrives, out comes the culprit.
II is an odd fact that most of the young
STEERS prefer to write. For example, there
was DickersOn. ] think he ran with u
peculiarly ferocious street gang, seemed
to have no visible means of employment,
and, though only thirteen years old, was
sent to the island. DiCkersOn's chief JOY
was to fight his fellow inmates in and
out OF school. He learned very little, for
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written for The Times. ,
Copyright, 1850

New York Feb. 2S.-'Let US 20 TO Paris
tonight" said my friend, the Rake. We
viii take the great American liner, the
cable car, and arrive in Paris 4 little tossed
from the rapidtty OF the journey. but jolted
into the careless gayety for which Ameri-
can liners are notorious.
You viii soon find yourself" said Mr..
Rake, when we were all aboard in the Hold
Fast cabin, among the merrlest women
In the world. Did say we were going TO
Paris? We are. To Little Paris Il used
to be called the Tenderloin' OF New York
and lay down town among the big hotels
ana back of themin the shade. II has moved
uptown now whore there is more space and
fewer policemen. II does not sllulk in the
shade. IL comes out boldly in the moonlight
IT is the more elevated swiftness of the gay
cafe.
The old Tenderloin had tears as well as
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The FierCest Inmates Of the House
Of Refuge Succumb to the In
fluenCeS Of Beauty. But They
Rebel When LONELINESS Is Put
in Control.

is her refusal to retaliate, to allow her
authority 10 be defied. it is her tender
ness and sympathy and beauty that con-
quers and holds him and it is that power
alone women and men must exert among
the lower and criminal class"
Miss Dean and the reporter had got round
to the last classroom by this time, and it
was noticeable as the principal moved
down the rows of pupils how a motherIy
hand patted plump cheek or a big close
cropped head, how she laid her hand ON tue
shoulder OF every boy she stopped 30 speak
to, and IN no single instance did the pinChed,
rosy. Scared or freckled faces refuse TO
smile.
docs the personal interest affect them?''
the reporter asked.
"Invariabiy," replied the principal,
whose handsome, kind face, with its clear.
brown eyes, big, square forehead and fine
ample nose all indicate the individual
possessing sympathy, strength of character,
decision and infinite discretion
II never fail to reach boy after have
persuaded him to shake hands, she added.
My next move is TO put hand on hisshoul-
der, and then we usually find it easy enough
TO exchange condolences. l rarely inquire
into their past life, but we discuss the
future earnestly. ] encourage every one of
them to work hard, to shorten the time of
servitude. and regain freedom. Here is
one going out this afternoon. He has re-
duced his sentence ever SO many weeks by
exceptionally good conduct and one OF the
philanthropic gentleman interested in the
future OF refuge boys, has found him place
in New York office"
There were genuine tears in Alexis blue
eyes, when, dressed again like citizen,
and free man. he came into the little office
to say goodbye. A hearty handshakn
and somehow talk passed between thesweet-
faced woman and the shy boy, who looked
up at her with something of the alteration
young man feels for a good mother, while
on Miss Deans part there was almost re-
Iuctance 10 let him go. Down through the
yard the reporter and principal passed,
amid throng OF boys. who quickly snatChcd
off their caps at Miss Deans coming. She
pointed out several unusually bright-faced
fellows. whose work in the school was far
above the ordinary and a couple of young
sters. for whose sake she wished TO intro
duce class in drawing in the school.
SIT would be a chance for some philan-
thropic woman to undertake little draw
ing and painting class in this school There
are boys here she added, with remark
able native talent, whose futures might be
| made for them by little voluntary instruc-
ton once or twice a week, and it has been
| proved beyond a doubt that in all depart
ments of this nature. where moral force and
not coercion, are needed, the woman's eff
forts are nearly always supremacy success
full"
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Paris Gould Not Be Worse Than
This Part Of the American Me-
tropolis-Where Country Chorus
Girls Get The First Glass That
IntOXiCateS.

laughter. This new Tenderloin, Little Paris,
is all laughter. 1 often go up there nights,
and though 1 have listened in the shadows
havenever yet heard a sob. Itisthe merrieSt
spot in the world"
The great American liner had been carry
ing us bravely along, dashing hither and
thither, yet never getting out of her course.
People appeared and DISAPPEARED, struggled
to their feet, hung laughingly TO each other,
lunged this way and that, and were borne
along at the pace that kills IL you are not
careful.
"Ah, here we are,' said Mr.. Rake, as we
rounded the great curve that carries you
from Broadway into the Little Paris;
land here we are again." he observed
with satisfaction as we alighted upon a
street corner that lay broad and bare in
the cold moonlight.
us this Paris? And where are the
ParIsians7" 1 asked. 1.-THE street is to
me as deserted as village after prayer
meeting"
Wait" said he, 'the curtain viii soon
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his hours were largely passed IN the
squad and the lookup, his chubby face
bound up in a handkerchief, and no path
could 1 find To Dickerson's better self.
He would not talk, but at last. from the
depths OF the lookup, he wrote, tremen-
dous, scrawly, but undoubtedly sincere
words. II was by letter that Dickerson
promised To- lead nobler life, and by
letter he received my forgiveness. We
have actually never talked the embarras-
sing matter over, but Dickerson Is now
almost very good boy"
He certainly was handsome little fellow,
stout and rosy, with big, gray eyes, as the
reporter could see when she passed through
the third form room, where the child sat
| on the steps al his teacher s feet.
THAT is his fayorite place" whispered
Miss Dean, as she passed down the room.
and the better part of-the ClaSs's reformation
is owing To the interest and gentlcness that
pretty girl shows in her pupils.
Not only DickerSon, but every child in
| the room feels her influence and profits by
| it, for whatever is done in our branch OF
the work depends upon the character OF
| the women who teach. Perhaps you will
| laugh at the idea that II is the young and
pretty teachers who can DO the most with
| their charges, but it is,so. The committee
| OF gentlemen, who presided over the in
| tercsts OF this Institution, were deeply
amused at the troubles had with Il clever
| but plain young girl, whose bair was most
Incorporating red. The boys would have
none Of her. Vanly did punish and talk,
but the red hair was an insupcrable obIeC
| ton, and girl Lcrself resigned. Since then
and the arrival or more agreeable per
| sonality, the most turbulent room in the
| school is very peaceful indeed.
The tcaCnersr she continued, must
| be handsome, authoritative, yet Kind pre-
serve absolute discipline, hut he ready to
recognize a little Joke, sympathize with
woes and forgive with discretion. Above
| all, they must he womanly and refined
There Is a proposition under discussion
| TO place women at the bead Of the laun-
| dries ana Kitchens, scrubbing brigade.
| etc. on the strength OF what has been
done here, but 1 do not approve the
measure. Necessarily women of coarser
! fiber, less education and less refinement
must he employed in those more mcniai
capacities, and their influence viii fail,
| am afraid. Its the woman he can look
up to, admire and reverence that the
| boy OF this class obeys and respects. 1t
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rise. Have your lorgnette ready for the
first appearance of the star. There she
is"
As he spoke there was tinkIe OF bells
in a broad window near by, and up flew
the window shade to the top as by a
broken spring.
where's Nellie? Where's Nellie?" cried
twenty merry voices. Nellie promised
to come early. 1t is 10 O'Clock. Her
chorus went on for the last time fifteen
minutes ago. And Nellie said she would
hurry. Nellie has never been in the new
Teuderloin. She came to New York only
month ago to sing in the Y chorus. 1
told her about Paris, aud the good times
we have evenings She'll soon be here.
Aud what do you think? Nellie has never
tasted a cocktail in her life.''
Never in her l-ife!' echoed nineteen
amazed voices.
Here's to Nellie's first cock tall" ex
claimed the tallest girl, she who had
thrown open the window and let the
shade 60 to the top to lean out to the
sidewalk.
There was a tinkling of music again,
and ] saw that which 1 supposed to be
bells was the touching of glasses half
full or wine. All sizes they were and all
colors, from the deep crimson of the
claret to the amber of the whisky and
the ruddy foam of the beer.
"Oh, Nelliel Here's Nellie"' cried the
voices. And along the sidewalk, with
tiny French heels tapping the pavement,
came the little chorus girl her cheeks
still ruddy with theater paint and her
| eyes fresh with the look that told 1t was
her first season in New York.
II speak for the first treat" said a
| great musta ched fellow with a bloated
| look around his eyes. Waiter, a cocktail
for two. Girls, what will you have?"
Come along" said the Rake. We
won't stay now. They've just begun their
evening. We will come back when they
are breaking up. Perhaps we will be in
| time to hear the songs. Here" said the
| Rake, pointing to a figure upon the cor
ner, which might have been, for all the
| attention 1t paid us, an immobile cigar
] store Indian-"ilere is the professional
| masher. He is always on the corner
| looking for girls. He prides himself upon
his style. Note the sparkler and the bro
caded vest. If he succeeds in getting
an old rounder to talk to him he is con-
| tented. That eyeglass is his pride. Notice
how he has TO screw up his face to keep
| it on. He doesn't notice us. He is too
busy keeping watch Of that pretty girl
across the street, who sees him and pretends
| that she has lost her way. He will speak
| to her in a minute.
| Look He has crossed the street.
Hear them both laugh. He has. asked
| her if she is looking for her aunty's
home. and she has said No; that she is
| looking for a table d'hote dinner. There's
nothing small about the girls of Little
Paris. They are like the Trilbys of
| Paris across the sea. They want Eng
| lish mutton chops Ii Tou'vs got the
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GAY ON TOP BUT SAD UNDERNEATH GOTHAMS TENDERLON

in them. The girl sells flowers for money
for the old lady. She wants to be a land
lady some day In Little Paris.
I'm glad it Is beginning to rain
said the Rake, because you viii now
see New Tenderloin gaHantry. Look
quick, There comes Merry Kate, the
Beauty. She has never been known to
have dollar or an umbrella or whOla
suit IN her life. When she gets any OF
these priceless possessions she spends
the first, lends the second, and gives
away the hat or the coat Of the third.
She is so pretty, though, that she always
has enough. What will she do when the
sun OF her happiness sets? The same as
now. She will catch on adyanta geously.
Watch her eaptivate that nice old party
upon the sidewalk"
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which, however, the boys were accustomed
TO make violent demonstrations. The
women took hold, however, with the con-
viction that chivalry does exist in the
hearts OF the lowest born male creation,
aud that Kindness, especially with young
people, must succeed, where force often
fails.
AT first, Of course, we found discipline
almost impossible 10 maintain" continued
the speaker, even for the two hours in
the afternoon and one hour in the evening
when the boys are with their books. Chill
drcn Of respectable parentage and gentlcr
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thoughts from fight in the yard or a squab-
bic with au officer that may have set them
on fire"
Just at this moment the 3 O'Clock bell
rang and to the tune OF Nancy Lee' the
boys came marching in, caps off, in single
file. They wear a gray sailors dress,
flatcaps and sit graded like public school
children, under their several teachers in
as perfect order as the most exacting school
mistress could ask. Two children, whose
crisles, had they been of ripper years, would
have been expiated by capital punishment
moved along quietly as the rest and were
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Mrs. F. E. sether OF Goshen. N. z, bride
and groom, who were married the day
before the ship left New York. The bride
was young, pretty and only seventeen.
When the storm was raging she sought the
seciusion that cabin grants, and ON arrival
at Charleston, although the groom had tick
cts through TO Florida and intended max
ing a tour of the land OF flowers, the bride
was disconsolate and wanted to take the
first train from Charleston home to mamma.
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Juvenile LdW-breakerS are Keen
Iy Susceptible to the EnnObling
Sympathy Of Lovely Women.
Feminine High Breeding Exerts
a Wonderful Influence.

life have none Of the fierce passions and
unbrdied tempers Of the street Arabs and
young breakers, who live on retaliation,
excitement and their tremendous physical
energies. An orderly entrance TO the school
room was an impoSsibilityatfi Wewere
sort OF calm as you would trembling, half
wild young animals. Even now, when we
have ught them to file in silent, orderly
aud promptly TO their desks, the teacher at
the evening study hour must spend her time
talking TO them, pacifying and settling their
nighty Young brains by divertins their
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GOOD EFFECTS OF BEAUTIFUL W0kEN ON YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS
copyright. 1867

n f EW YORK, Feb. 81 If any one
M DOUBTS the beneficial Influence of
VI hghbred, pretty women in the
asylums fon juvenile lawbreakers.
and the important part women are
sure TO take in measures Of modern penal
reform let them ustmake atriptoNcw York
city's house OF refuge for boys on Randall's
island, ia tire East River. Last March the
experiment was made of putting won en-
teachers ia the institutions school rooms,
where some seven hundred and eighty
youths under eighteen years OF age arcgath-
cred for tw" hours every day TO improve
their very slight acquaintance with the
three RS. This was the special refuge
department from which, after repeated
experiments, men had rctreatcd, defeated,
by the violence. impeumence and insub-
ordination OF their charges. Amazing lit
tie confidence was felt when Miss Fran
ces Dean. With her twenty feminine as
sistants, undertook the dangerous and
difficult task.
There were not very pIeasan traditions
associated With the schoolroom," Miss Dean
admitted, when talking about her work.
Bread ana water diet, the lookup. and
corporal punishment had been the means
Of maintaining n sort OF order, against
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01
TRY. TRY AGAIN.
Kitchen Suggestions for the Progress
eive housewife

Kitchen Suggestions for the Progress
sive Housewife
"RY KEEPING a brick on the back
of the range on which TO set food
that you wish TO keep warm With
l. out burning the dish.
TRY cleaning the hands with ground
mustard and warm water, instead OF soap.
after having handled any strong smelling
substances.
TRY putting sugar on top of the filling
Of pies, instead OF next 70 the under crust.
if sou are troubled with having them run
over while baking.
TRY using a pan OF clabbered milk, OF
rather the whey from the milk. when set
ting the bread TO rise. Heat the milk.
boiling hot TO separate the curd from tue
whey; strain the whey into the flour, and
make the bread as usual.
o.
TRY warming the pot before making
mush, and with piece of clean muslin and
some sweet lard grease the bottom and
sides as you would cake pan. This viii
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Mil Tips.

Cut them on Monday. cut for anger.
Cut them on Tuesday, kiss a stranger.
Cut them on Wednesday, cut for letter.
Cut them ON Thursday, something better.
Cut them on Friday, cut for sorrow.
Cut them ON Saturday. JOY tomorrow.
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passengers were without avail. and so the
unhappy bride ana groom took the first
train home rather than face the perils OF the
sea trip from Charleston to Jacksonville.
Chicago Chronicle.
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in a great measure prevent sticking.

in great measure prevent sticking.
o
TRY this method OF Frightening copper
kettles. Rub hard with wooden "a 2 dipped
in a strong solution of oxalic acid. rub
off with a damp cloth, and before it dries
rub briskIy with silver powder. Be care
full Of the acid, as it is poison.
TRY cutting the thin skin from the out
side Of the leg Of mutton or mutton chops
before cooking, and that Objectionable
woody taste OF which so many complain
viii not be noticeable.
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storms in the Honeymoon.

Among the amusing incidents pertain
ing to the late periious trip OF the steam
ship Iroquois was the presence of Mr.. and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
NEWS FROn SALADo.

A very successful term of school
Is being taught here by Mr.. B. F.
Wilhoit.
George Hodges has been doino
some good work at his new sawmill
during the past two weeks.
Mrs. Bancroft and her daughters
Helen and Shirley, who have re-.
Gently gone to California ON accout
OF the illness of their son and broth.
er VINO I went to Santa Fe SPRINGS
last fall for his health, report he e
health very much improved.
Jesse Craft, one of Big Elk's busy
bachelors has been in poor health
lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill" Arnold paid
visit to the city of Elk last weet
and on their return home while o.
ing up the Drift creek grade took
a tumble over the bank. Fortun.
ately no injuries were received -,
ly slight scare.
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Teachers Examination

Notice is hereby given th'
the purpose of making all ezar
ton Of all persons who may i
themselves as candidates for t
ers of the schools of Lincoln .
ty, the County School Super
dent thereof, will hold a publFI
animation at the county ,courtf
in Toledo, Oregon. beginnlFi
one O'Clock "Wednesday, May,
1896. Teachers eligible to
certificates, state diplomas, Or
lie diplomas, must present re-
mendations and make apple
at the same time. An apr
who is a stranger to the county,
erintendent must present satS
tory written testimony of good
al character from two or more
sonsons of respectable stan'
Applicants not present at the =
ing will not be permitted to
the examination.
Dated at Toledo, Oregon, thS
day of April, 1896.
GEO. BETHERs
County School Superintendei
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ALLEN PARKER
WHAT 1T MEANS,

A vote for West Yaquina is a
vote in the interest of the gold bugs
of Albany and Independence who
used their money and influence to
defeat Mr.. Hermann. They are
now using the same tactics in BOOM
ing their brush land in West Va
quina. Voters, look to your inter-
ests and not to that of gold bugs.
A TAXPAYER.
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Sheriff Landis made a business
trip to Albany this week.
Thos. Bohauan brought up the
West Yaquina petition and filed it
with the county clerk. There were
about sixty names ON it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Campbell
received word that Mrs. Megginson,
of Cape Foulweather, was very i'll.
They started for the Cape this
evening.
w. F. D. Mercer, the travelling
route agent of Wells-Fargo express
company, came over last night and
transferred the express office at
this place from c. w. Dority to ].
S. Gather.
A change has been made in the
railroad and express agents at this
place. c. w. Dority, who has
been agent here for some time, has
been ordered to Gates, station
recently established in the Cascades
near the Santiam mining districts,
and J. S. Gather has been rein
stated here. Mr.. and Mrs. Dority
started for their new location today.
A man that has spent more than
a quarter of a century, and who,
during the whole time has been a
tireless worker for the advancement
and developement of the country, is a
man that will do to rely upon.
B. F. Jones is such man. And
the people will show their renewed
confidence in him as a citizen and
as a county officer at the polls next
June.
The reinstatement of Mr.. J. S.
Gather by the railroad company
here is an act Of justice 10 worthy
young man. Mr.. Gather was so
unfortunate while agent here before
as to have the depot robbed. For
this Mr.. Gather was removed and
for more than a year has been out
of employment. Mr. Gather made
a full paym ent Of the money stolen
to both the railroad and express
companies, and courted the fullest
investigation of his own relations
to the robbery. While he has not
been able to bring about the con-
viction of the robbers, his reinstate-
ment by both companies is COM
plete vindication for himself. He
has been receiving the corgratula-
tions of his friends, and of course
feels little good on his own ac-
count.