Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04


ucation. But this prSctical experience
at the beginning gave them an incen-
tive to education-to become a COP
and IL wasn't too late In life for them
to profit by IL.
No Work, No Dinner
"They went TO work with zeal and
began applying for Jobs. In short
time all the community was working.
Finally one boy said to another what
was the use of working so hard any
way, and by noon half of them were
resting in the shade. When they were
called to dinner they all went, and
those who had rested were told TO step
aside by the new boy cop. Later they
were served with soup and bread and
much jeered about their pauper fare
by the industrious ones. They all
worked that afternoon but FIVE, and
these represented a class OF society
, that did not care so long as II got
something for nothing. The citizens
finally got tired of supporting them.
Then they realized that their taxes
were higher in order to keep them.
They thought they couldn't afford 1t,
and one day a fellow got up In the leg
islature and offered a bill, perhaps not
in as elegant language as he would
use today, for two years ago he grad
uated from Harvard. However, this
| boy got up, and waving a paper said
L wants youse felers to understand
that Is got somet'ln' in this here paper
that will cure this here pauper busi-
ness. I thinks they ought to hustle or
go to the wall. What does youse fellers
say?' and the bill was passed. But
| even this didn't make any impression
on the loafers, but at the noontime OF
the day when the bill went into effect
and the boy cop stepped up and told
| them they could not get any more
free food, they realized what laws were
for.
Money No Good to Heathen
"Then we had a Sunday school, and
the children raised money, and what to
do with this money was a quandary,
for it was of aluminium, used in the re-
public, and therefore could not be sent
| to the heathen. One day girl sug-
gested that it be devoted to those who
were really sick and unable to work,
but who were not thought so by the
committee in charge Well, the next
day we had an epidemic. But this was
later adjusted, and no more free meal
! tickets issued. -
"The boys and girls held services in
| the Jail, and one evening the proseCut-
ing attorney was conducting the SER
vice, which was witnessed by a prom
| inent Catholic official and a Protestant
clergyman. The Protestant children
took part in the service, and finally a
little Catholic boy commenced the Hail
Mary joined by the other Catholics.
| When it came to the apostles creed the
Protestant children Joined in, and again
at the Lords prayer all Joined. The
official and the clergyman then said
that the children could teach the older
DeODle many things
Are College Graduates
ITO give an idea of the work would
be impossible for me tonight. At the
end of the season we decided to make
1t permanent, and five boys stayed with
us through one of the coldest winters
we have had. OF the five all have
turned out we'll. Three years ago l had
the pleasure of witnessing the gradual
tion from Cornell of the first president
and the first judge of the republic, VINO
had secured the title of the best stu
dent in economics and political science
in the university and who last year
graduated from the law school of Har-
ward. The second boy is now lawyer
in Cleveland, the third a graduate Of
st. Johns military academy, the fourth
a successful business man in New York
city and the fifth filling a government
position in Washington"