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riches of the millionaires during the period of fluctuating cur- rency. This had so demoralizing an effect that in 1897, as already shown, the democratic features of citizen enterprise were abandoned in part, and the industries were monopolized by Mr. George himself as a suc- cessful means for obviating such evils.

While such was the case on the one hand, there was on the -other hand a marked develop- ment of a feeling of responsi- bility for the good character and the personal welfare of each other. The citizens, beini; individually responsible for the CHIEF OF POLICE

government, are not willing, as

in ordinary institutions, to leave the moral training and personal integrity of their fellows to the adult management. The officials,

by virtue of their office, have this responsibility brought directly home to them, and their knowledge of their fel- lows makes their methods keenly discriminating. An adult chief of police had vainly st rubied with the prob- lem of vermin. When a boy uas appointed, he drew up the thirteen policemen in line and said : "Hie first feller I find with a louse on him, I'll tine

him ten cents a louse. K The vermin disappeared. What is

true of vermin is true of nil other personal evils, physical and moral, with which the i.fliciaN arc required to deal