New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

In Holland there are few abebodied paupers
There is tract of public land containing FIVE
thousand acres, which is divided into six model
farms and to one of these is sent the poor per
son applying for public relief II ne voluntarily
serves till he learns agriculture he is allowed
small farm for himself and be what is
called free farmer. Every pauper who is thus
reclaimed to honest regular industry IS so much
gain TO the state. There is also a forced labor
colony. where beggsrs and Migrants are sent and
made 10 do farm and other work. whether they
like 1t or not ..-. 60.
The Domini;smH9w is i my Young friend
that y0r o }5ne goes te carving "hen
FreddieECanse dad always says things while
he's doing it--Puck-
At the request of the librarian President
Roosevelt has sent to the Maine Historical So
ciety's library a signed document, being ex-
tract from one of his addresses This is for
preservation with the autograph letters of the
other Presidents The document is follows
This great Republic of ours shall never become
the government of plutocracy and it shall
never become the government of, a mob God
willing il shall remain what our fathers who
founded II meant it should To he a government
in which each stands on his worth a
man. where each is given the largest personal
liberty consistent with securing the wellbeing of
the whole. and where far in us lies, We
strive continually to secure for each man such
equality Of opportunity that in the strife Of life
he may have fair chance to show the stuff that
is in him. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
NO matter how proud an overhearin' a man
msy ge s?'b beg of Sooner or later de dentist
g'ineter git i'm along wifi de rest of us.'-Wash-
ington Star. e b
Massacnuse1tss treasury is likely to come in tor
a tidy sum Of money under recent decision Of the
supreme Court of that. state which holds that de
posits in savings banks unclaimed for thirty years
go to the commonwealth. The decision was rem
dered in case brought to test the title of 800 900
Of deposits in Provident Institution for Savings
left there for more than thirty years. The court
saws that the length OF time that these deposits
have been in the bank without any action by the
depostors in regard to them furnishes a strong
presumption that willingly upwilIingly. ig-
norant1y the depostors have permanently abap-
doned them. ... ..,t
.Dubiey has an automobile, hasn't he''
why / thought YOU told me You saw him with
on vas but that was yesterday -Catho1c
Standard and Times r--, ., ,,
Chief Justice Olson OF the Municipal Court Of
chicago is advocating a farm. colony as reforma-
tory for the Windy City Maynard boys In. his
annual report Justice Olson says: Thei city, of
Cleveland is following the example OF Euro
mean cities and conducting a most extensive ex-
periment of this character 1t has great public
farm, consisting some two THOUSAND acres stu-
sted some ten mics frem the city. On this large
are placed al different points the correctional
and charitable institutions of the city, We urge
,ba desiraldEty of sChicasose adopting a similar
man for the handling of its minor criminal offend
ers'' ~ $50 900
~" snapped the sharp-faced woman at the
door II amt got no f3od fur you' an am got
ho .Isdy" replied Harvard Hasben. Il could repay
Gys me ss ss
Times, 81.