Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

child good.
The child learned to play before it learned
| to save money.
oh those terrible fears that children have:
fears of the police fears of the jail fears of the
| law, fears of hunger, fears of the rod!
| Il do not try to make bad child good
show him that do not wish to harm him. but
| to help him"
As we strengthen the rights of the child we
add to our national wealth.
The Man Analysed
lindsay is just about Napoleon S height
- that is to say, five feet five,-but that IS
| forgotten as he hammers home his impressive
| facts on abuses of children. His eyes are hazel:
his forehead large, we'll rounded. especially
over the temples where phrenolOg1stS locate
| the faculty of imagination, his head IS high
over the ears; his chin is short from below the
| lips his hands very small and white: he
is careless dresser; his black frock suit is IN
the style of busy lawyer who never thinks OF
his necktie or his tailor. Ben has natural dig
| nifty; but it is not developed. He lacks ag-
gressiveness as that word is commonly under
stood, and is not reformer, except by per-
suasion. He insists on nothlng.-take 1t or
| leave it, as you please. No doubt this quality
proceeds from prudence, and in general shows
| freedom from prejudice. His easy submission
| is then in special sense, a form OF ConStancy
| and firmness. Somehow, you believe HIM and
are impressed, in spite of the dlthdence OF his
manner. While he does not back away from
you he has a submissive almost boyish way,
faltering style of talking. But he listens well,
| and once in a while will surprise you with one
| of his keen sayings about boy nature, society,
| the law. and the foolish things men do and say.
There is this impressive fact about Judge
Lindsey: AS l got closer to the man, in his un-
guarded moments, l could see that his special
| gift is simple enough; but no man can copy 1T,
| for it is natural. The drill sergeant compels
| through kindness That is just the difference.
Men fond of the blood and iron type do not
grasp Lindseys power They never will seize
| it, because it is too subtle tor them. II you
admire Bismarck, you will not understand
Lindsey The two men are far from each
other as the west is from the east. Lindseys
success is an illustration OF the value OF KIND
| ness, backed by large idea.
The Judges Method
| T ASKED him just how it that he had SO
| much control over children. He couldn't
| tell me- and knew he couldn't; but wanted
| to try him. On my own responsibility Will
say that children change their bad ways to
please him..
Yes, they rally round him: children of
| drunkards, waits, boy tramps, young rascas,
| runaways, incorrgbles, youthful bandits
| They trust him, and he does them no harm.
| If you wish to know what he does, you Will
| miss it entirely. 1t is not what he does but
why he does it, that counts. He places his
hand gently on the bad boys shoulder. gives
him a pull forward and back. and, speaking
kindly, all the rebellion in the young rebels
heart begins melting away. The boy has been
accustomed to other treatment taste of the
policeman's club. bang in the eye, a sharp
kick, curses, and violence. And by and by,
little by little, the boy Judge begins the subtle
treatment.
Jim you were out on good behavior. Let
me see, let you off twice, didn't l?
Yes, ledge"
Il was good to you, wasn't II"
YES sir, ledge, yer Honor,
Il gave you your chance, Jlm didn't L!
And don't you think now-come, honestE
| that you Dug ht to go to the industrial school
at Golden7 Come, be honest!'
YES sir"
Golden is the place for you, Jim. You are
too weak; you can't keep out OF bad COM
pany; it's your ruin Amt it so?"
"Yes, ledge"
DE gangs got you, Jim an it's bad bunch
| to train with When you come out of Golden,
| you II be a new boy. Pm going to ask you to go
to Golden, on your honor, just to please me,
| Jim"
"Yes, ledge"
And here are your papers. Now hsten II
you want to away. Jim, and throw away
the papers, all right; but if you want to please
me, you Il go yourself alone, and report to the
keeper at the industrial school.
Eyes, ledge"
Take the car at the corner, Court House
Square and change at Mining Exchange,-tne
| electric connects with the steam train III the