The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-01-08


der which they live, the ultimate pur-
pose being to develop honorable and
serviceable citizens. The institution
is known as the Industrial Colony AS
ISOLATION. It is New York city or
ganization, and the inhabitants are
chiefly from New York, and they are
all boys-boys of the street, brought
up with no knowledge of the home
save that afforded in the most miser-
able tenements, and with still less
knowledge, perhaps, of anything en-
nObling in life. There are about 70 OF
these boys there, typical street lads,
as their language and manners show,
but ten weeks practical education on
the farm has smoothed off many OF
the rough edges, and in transforming
the original tough little Arabs into
fairly refined youngsters.
The farm has 140 acres. The farm
house is a typical old Dutch building,
but it is not so much the big chimneys,
or the enormous freplaces, or the
massive rafters, or the old door knock
err upon which interest is centered, as
the rows of little cots lining the four
sides Of the spacious, sharp-roofed at
tic, the dormitory rooms down stairs,
the lockers where the boys keep their
meager possessions, and the rosy, ro-
tund cook who supplies the hungry ur-
chins and their teachers with three
square meals day. In the main room,
which probably was kept dark as the
company parlor in the good old days,
are several rows of benches facing the
yawning fireplace, and here Sunday
school is held every Sunday and even
ing service every night. These SER
vices are quite impressive. AT each
service a talk is given, short, pointed,
and in language so simple that the
youngest can understand. After the
weekday services the boys play
games, read. talk and write letters,
and at an early hour are trotted off to
their comfortable cots, and by the |
time many New Workers are prepar- |
ing for an evenings amusement the |
whole house is wrapped in the quiet |
ness of slumber. The ages of the boys |
run from ten to fourteen Years. While |
the lads have plenty of time for fun, |
they are taught the seriousness of life. |
Four hours work a day is required |
from each boy, and for that he receives
25 cents in colony money. He is not
absolutely compelled to work, but he
is compelled to pay five cents for his
lodging and for each of his three
meals, leaving profit of five cents for
his days labor Experienced laborers
and officials, including the supervisors
and that dignifed parsonage, the sher-
If, receive more. If the boy does not
want to work he becomes a pauper and
receives pauper food, unless he can
borrow from some of his more thrifty
brethren, but this is not easy to do, i
,or the boys soon come to respect in
dustry. The work consists of farm
labor, carpentry, homework, such es
5crubbing floors and dishwashing, and
the care of the stable and horses. The
boys are justly proud of then farm. for
they have as fine crops of sweet corn.
potatoes, beans, peas, and rye as any
IF the farmers around. One Of the
most interesting, as well as LATEST bows
IN the farm is a diminutive youngster
Known as Little Pokipsie." His
brother is big Po'kipsie," and thew
ire about the only ones who do not
lail from New York city. Little Po'-
dpsie" is one of those provarbia1lv
azy boys who were born tired. For
learly week he refused to do his foile
hours work, living uDoD tba o,,,,,ie