The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-21

wander all over the estate and into the neighboring villages but this they sell dom do, being content with the occupa- ton set them"
 Do people once in really good posi- tons come here?"
 Yes and we deal with the high and low alike Some six years ago a man from his speech l should say he had an exceptionally good education-came to me Tn the last stage of want and dls- tress--boots. such as they were, tied on With odd bits of string, his clothes hang ing anyhow, his hair uncut, and hls face unshaven and dirty. We gave him work on the farm, and after time, when he had repaired his wasted frame, he left to get a situation. A few months ago well dressed gentleman touched me on the shoulder in Thread needle street: Well, Colonel Lamb, how are you?" he said. I know your face, but I cannot recall your name replied. I am -, whom you rescued six years ago. I am now manager with Messrs -, and have married and settled down. You must come and see my wife. I have told her all you did for me, and she wishes to meet you
 This is not an exceptional instance. Last year out of 775 men drafted to the farm, 309 were restored to their friends and helped into good situations. and all of them are still apparently doing well.
 Down here," continued the colonel, i've begin work al six o'clock in the morning, and go on till six in the even ing, with an hour and quarters off for meals. If a fresh hand seems in- cined to loaf we give him less food, and let him know why he has been docked. Our laborers can have what they like to buy for meals. For breakfast the charges are: Tea, Id per pint bread and jam or butter, 1ad per slice; spiced meal, Id per plate; timed salmon, l72d; three sardines, Id; ham or beef, Ed; cheese, Id. Dinner: Hot roast beef or mutton, Sd; steWed meat, hash or pie, 2d cold or hot bacon, 2d; potatoes, 1ad; seasonable vegetables Hd; pudding, Id; bread, 15d; tea, 1ad per half-pint, let is the same os breakfast. Thus a man can make a good breakfast and tea for Sd meal, and a dinner for 4d or bd.
 Apparently all the men with whom you deal have some desire to repair their careers, and enough will power, with your help, to keep at work. But have you thought of reaching and regenera- ting those shameless idlers VITO sleep in Green Park and other public resorts obliging visitors generally to give them wide berths?"
 Sometimes we have tried to inf1u- ence them, but the British public make those outcasts what they are. Every one of them knows well that he can get enough to live on by begging. l think it is shocking that they should be al- lowed to loaf there where respectable. we'll dressed, healthy and clean chil- dren are accustomed to play There is only one way to reform them. Use force to make them work. The more you sweat them the more good you do them."
 What do these colonists cost you?'
 With us the cost per man is at most one shilling per day, and that only for his period of probation and learning. He must soon go or keep himself, and We find that, generally speaking, he early looks out for some of the luxuries of life. This is so far good that it is an nducement held out to hm to work hard to obtain the whereWithal to pur- chase them. To encourage our men to work after the regular hours, instead of loafing, we give allotments to the best behaved and provide them with seeds for sowing. Then we buy their pro- duce at the market price. Several men make a good deal out of their gardens
 Do you provide any amusements for all these workers?"
 We have, in addition to library from which they can borrow, a concert every Saturday night. Often among