The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-30

want that TALL from the the trees nut IL
is against the law TO knock them off.
The culprit was brought to speedy
tril A tattoo on the drum brought the
citizens TO the court house. The Judge.
the prosecuting attorney and the county
clerk took their places. and the offender
was broughr To the bar.
The clerk administered the oath, the
prisoner kissed the Bible and the trial
commenced.
The Or osecuting attorney read the in
dictment, and the prisoner pleaded guilty.
This plea OF guilty deprived Us of the OPP
portunity of hearing any speeches by the
lawyers.
Az this was the prisoners first offense
thejudge discharged him with a reprimand
and "A warning.
Although none of the boys taking part
in his trial was over six n, they con-
Quoted the proceedings with all the gray
ity and dignity of n real court. Indeed
to them it was real.
Il have seen prisoners cry as if they
were heart broken, and their arrest ia al
ways taken very seriously" Mr.. Sutton
said.
This experiment of a Junior Republic
has been quite expensive. The cost OF
the first nine weeks was $4,000, which
of course does not include the price OF the
farm.
The guns of which there are hundred,
cost three or four dollars apiece. There
is zobo band of nineteen pieces and TWO
or three drums. The uniforms are hand
some and OF good material Indeed,
everything about the place seems to be
of the best
Besides learning to be farmers, car
penters, bakers, etc, the boys have done
something in ornamental iron work, ard
some OF them are learning to make fine
Oriental rugs. All the citizens are under
Is years Of age.
There are numerous visitors to the
young nation and many of them leave
behind them substantial reminders of
sheir visit.
There was one gentleman the remem
brance of whose visit will long prove a
source OF amusement to the boys for
these waits of the street are usually
blessed with fine sense of humor.
The visitor in question was shown
around the little community, and was
given glass of milk which he wanted 10
paw for. When told there was no charge
he said that at any rate he wanted to
make donation for the good OF the
cause. He then rendered with much i'm.
pressiveness the princely sum OF 3 cents
Before leaving he SAID he was writing a
book on political economy.
What most strikes the visitor ia the
absence OF disorder and of any profane
or vulgar language, Here are over
hundred boys, mauv OF them from the
toughest and toughest element of
great city, leading happy, healthful,
orderly lives.
Yet they are under no'laws except OF
their own making, There lies the secret
-aelf-government.
Ifatoy on becoming n citizen of this
nation IL inclined TO be lawless he soon
fnds that lit dOesn tDay. 1.-The enrolls him
self on the side Of law and order he finds
he il treated with respect and considero-
ton.
He then begins to live up to the best
that il in him. He is no longer boy of
the Sums OF whom nothing reputable is
expected or exacted He is person OF
Importance, citizen OF a government in
which he himself has voice.
He has helped enact laws against fight
ing and swearing and smoking and he
knows that il be breaks those laws he
must suffer the penalty which he himself
has helped prescribe.
The Journals enterprise assured sue
success, and next summer will doubtless
see the number OF it's citiz ans doubled.
Who can estimate the value of even
one summers residence in this little
realm to these poor boys? The seeds Of
| order, industry, and thrift implanted
here may prove TO be the germs of a
noble ambition to become in our larger
commonwealth what these lads are in
the Journal Junior Republic-respected
seli-reliant, law abiding citizens.
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