The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-02-24
Conservation of Child Life.
M..-Junicr Rspublics.


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The basic principies VI $50 {.
shin are self-reliance, self-reverehce,
.,,... The earlier these
r-,.ss..,s. i,s,,,cated the better
~. c'tss -. .n,,.sn modern American
.Isr,,t.,s. h.is.vas .na n IN demon
st..s,r. a. shsc,v =, a most novel
fashion ~ has establiahed five small
.rsn,,hi,css ,rithtr This treat Repub-
lie ana has ordained that the govern
ment 81 each little republic be left
sImost entirely In the hands of its
..n,,S-srs Ara who ars the cittzens
| - .n... ,,ntcue ,rstftutionap This is
th. rnost trterestinr point in the whole
schauoe Thev are Ali children. and
thsv ars not the very rood children,
s,th.r rhc bsve been carefully
hrarrht nm and been made honor -iov-
IT, .nd rod. fesrtnr ali their lives.
m ms Hnv 49,. -. IT, crss thst an
.-,e,..a .o.t.tv might he willing
~ r.s,,,.ss Thsv are the
V.,SS -, a...rt. have found un.
nst,. rhn,,, Juvenile courts
s 4. go ~ netter training
hs,c.. tha ma role NAV be lifted whom
~ 49, ~ chi,6ren's Guardians
h.v. rsctd.a "a remove from Improper
" 49, u.rv,ara Connecticut,
.r."s..,o..s. "a California have
-, ons ~ thee unioue republics,
$50 ~. ,-o.nsct. are that more will
sno sne s,,,Its ,nterest IN the
,,,o.,. a.. o,,..d II n. the belief of
80 s.s..s..,,r. nenolorists that
as nay IS s',,,o- rsnuhlics the pre-
u .n.on "a. o,,rs tive means Of crime
s.,.,s,'~ III, ,,,t,mste,v be found.
IN 9usenes anuhI,c Enown as the
N.t,ans, Inr.rtt. RepubIic. is expect
..,,, hsco,ne the model one
~. ~. r.,,or "a ON its principles
/, oth.s. nh, 10 huiIt
RI Nat,onai Iunior Republic is
no-.s 20 xnnanoi,s Junction in Mary
land accessihie 10 both washington
49, p.Ittr,cra Sronn which cities its
popuiation IL chiefly drawn. 1t has
IA .c,.. ~ ~ood farm land the gift
=, ~ ,sts ne Tor charles Newbold in
S..an.,, ~ ~. ;itt,s .on In the midst
- Az. g.. 4. r,oodad knoll. On
I'M. IN. h,,iidtnv. are nIaced. There
a.. thr.. wood -sized buiIdinxs. the
cit;~sn., hofsI fha hovs' hotel ana the
school with the gymnasium above 1t.
There are smaller auxiliary buildings
49,. tha carnenter ana
sa..,s.r,,.h .hon. the smoke house.
stehias sna harn The citizens now
oor,nrt.s S,fty-sour hovs and two
girIs WITH rss;dent adult superfnten-
dents matron. and teachers who have
s,nervision over thAn.
Tha.. yiftv.si1 children live under
Low. which thav themselves have
enacted and which they themselves en-
Sorce Their laws are based on those
~, a.. .t..a ~ Marviand ana their
sr.tar, ~ ~ovsrnment is based on that
.t,on.. .xoyarr~ent Nv popu-
Ia. ,,o," thav elect a president and
49, 800 vser The presi-
e ..s ...rstsrv NJ state. a
sscratsrx ~ the treasury. an attorney
g.nsrsI 1udge ana the police COM
s TSa ro,ica commissioners
.h'aloh' ~ no,,ca ana the
IN turn appon' t .s. court officiais
guus ...smhlv for whose
a,t,.ar. NAV vote. The
aonnpeis CIV =. ~tardad IN riris
Iish. Vi sul . ,,h,,cs and II has
IN these uniquv 49, interest and
Deen sia'i .r t,s raatt.r If government
mtesIny ~ s"e - rr,,mants FOR
and iosisieuoh ~ .i,ot 10 gha
the extension y. VI. ~ ~ renuh,ic
srown-up "o'e" W
ou Issue, n,.. n, mi. republic must
=. ,f,.unnortino The law il that
De seH-Suppo s. ...n his food. he
no way 49, ,inths. must earn the
@ =. -, tr.n,, Go there are far
o ~, s,s.,,sth. ca rnenters. print
AZ. cooEs iaundry workers, hostlers.
-. ooos' sh.r. ana dozens Of
osI. ymsn. . .oH o. trades In the Ma
o.hel . pan,,n,tc zach worker
tionAi .n.aa - sa a dav which is
earns IT, 80 hts realm
PAID 70 n'', ,,or.,. shat 4. exohanReable
Aiu"u. ~ 80 .tay FOR rood Ameri-
at tne EN- Th.ra San he NO -loafers
orn s,ara S.,.,,.s tbare In a law against
% ioer" ~ s,,sr a. nromptIy ar
vaershoy. .,,t e. ,york at ditch
1851 80 ..,,,.r tna pIainest food.
sens ns.snas h,r, and he NAV
WoIA 49, - ,iIres hut he must
oHooss .no ~ .tr.s F,duoation Is
nOI luz attsriance for half of
.n "too, dav "a reouireI For at
.s; s' soSnni each citizen IL paid
e d.. -. - he were working at
Thts RESTITUTION like the
othn. 49, a, A.. Kind is supported by
1890 nbUanthropv though more
~, 49, tha matter has been brought
- a. ottsntion NJ Congress asking
RECONSIDERATION he made for its
naaer. 10 hir prevention
ts.. ,r,,na mandIcancy and incom-
$3.50. '
a.. M .ornora1 punishment by
Nx,..,a,. -, tha ranuhIics The citi-
~ a. 10 NJ. ana tb.ir renresen-
$500 So thar SmoLinr deser-
'os S.s s..nraar,v conduct am,
aon, Hse 49, IaaI,rg offansas
80. +hs ofYanders a nov
os 49,, 49,, hefora a nov nry.
Julss onnyictsd and con
!, anu ~ .eS .b. nsnaItv NJ their Of
eeu ~ ts,ears see that thew are
n,,t I.to oonvict clothes OF striped bed