Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16
Mode of Conducting Elections.

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Mode of Conducting Elections.
A citizen of the republic explained the
mode of election of officers Of the govern
ment and the manner of holding meetings.
The handling of the lawbreakers he stated,
was carried out In the most businesslike
manner, and the punishments inflicted
upon the offenders. such as bread anc
water diet and working during the daytime
without pay, was not a matter OF play,
but the real thing. 1t was inferred from
his remarks that the new arrivals at the
republic cause the most trouble, they nav
ing a great desire to get away from the
premises, but after a short soJourn they
become reconciled and prove to be good
and Iaw-abding citizens of the common
wealth. However, a late arrival, having
been sent to the jail for a misdemeanor,
secured his liberty by prying off the bars
from the front of his cell. He has not been
seen since and no reward has been ofered
for his apprehension.
When the impromptu speechmaking was
concluded the visitors made tour of in
spection of the premises, starting with the
schooIroom. This institution, it was found,
Is not plaything, but an up-to-date
school, complete in every detail pertaining
to the instruction of the young and COM
pairing favorably with any of the county
schools In the vicinity, The older citizens
attend the sessions in the morning and
after the noon hour take their places at
their different callings. The smaller chill
drPn attend the afternoon session. the
laws of the republic are strict on education.
The citizens have no desire to be confront
ed with disfranchsement law, and there
fore each and every one has to spend
portion Of his or her time In study. The
Jail was next looked over. A SOLITARY con-
flnement'' prisoner will no doubt think
himself a much abused individual from
the amount of sympathy doled out to him
by the kind-hearted visitors. The upper
portion of this structure is used as dor
mitory.
What Was Observed.
From this point the guests scattered in
groups and saw everything that was
worthy of their attention. 1t is hardly
likely that they expected to see anything
like the example set before them Of what
might be done If the proper means are APP
piled. The farm contains IA acres, and
the boys have at this early stage of the
season about ninety acres under cultiva-
ton. The conditions existing here
what might be expected to be seen on a
visit to model farm operated by the state
authorities. The whole place has the APP
pcarance of farms in the Background To-
caities, and contrasted strongly with the
places passed on the brief trip from the
city. The truck gardens contain all the
different kinds of early vegetables, and
with favorable weather conditions to the
crops the citizens will be able to export
large quantities of truck to the city mar
kets and still have sufficient to carry them
over the winter. Another thing that could
not but attract their attention was the bus
iness-like look of the entire place. Here
We're some of the boys engaged in assist
ing the CARPENTER Of the place In putting up
q structure for the storing of the farm i'm
plements, while portion Of the building
will be used carpenter shop; there a
youngster indust riously engaged in chop
ping up large tree, while several could be
seen in the distance working in the fields
Another was fixing wire net about some
no
growing flock Of fowls. The boys have an
Incubator, and most of the chicks now out
We're Matched by this means. The machine
has been again loaded" 1t holds 200 eggs,
The visitors were struck with the dis
cipline displayed by the citizens of the
Juvenile republic, everything moving with
the precision Of piece Of machinery. A
session of the court was held on the front
porch of the dwelling to illustrate to the
guests the working of the judiciary of the
institution. The first case up was that Of a
of ten and twelve years, who was charged
with the theft of an article from the
belongings Of another boy. He pleaded not
guilty and demanded jury trial. The jury
was secured in record breaking time and
after hearing the evidence in the case
retired to deliberate. The Patterson case
will stand bad second compared to the
time consumed in this jury arriving at a
decision. The foreman announced that the
prisoner was found guilty. Besides a fine
the offender was sentenced to the gang
for term.
Charge of Vagrancy.
The next case was that Of vagrancy. The
term "vagrant' Is used to designate citi-
zens who have not paid their board a GER
tain time in advance, who has not a set
amount of money at his command and is
| found idling away his time The offender
| in this case was fined and admomshed to
do better In the future. The court was
| then dismissed.
A luncheon was served the guests and
one of them. noticing a deficiency in the
number of chairs suggested that those who
| partook of the refreshments should con-
| tribute to the purchase of more A consid-
| cradle sum was realized. Sets of the alumni
| mum money Of the republic were also on
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