Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-25

wind and rain. For food, the garbage
barrels give them something, the light
chances of chance Jobs another part, and
theft the remainder
The Chidrens Aid society, an institu-
ton which is practical in its designs and
methods of work, determined to purify the
sHoOk," and To that end established a
lodging house for buys. \ large building
was leased for the purpose in Riyington
street, near the East River and placed un-
der the superintendent of man who put
his heart into the work, and was not afraid |
to 90 out at night in search of these home |
less youths, sometimes bringing home rs |
many as half dozen to a good supper and |
a comfortable bed.
\ boy who has no money is given food |
and lodging free-if they have money, five
cents is charged each for meals and beds |
A night school, where these Arabs are
taught to read and write, is in full opera
tiou. A bath room is free to all, as well as
q library and reading room, in which all
the daily and weekly papers are filed.
The effect upon the boys has been won
derful. The Superintendent, backed by in
fluential citizens who gave good share OF
their time to the work, not only feeds and
clothes the boys, but he instructs them
how to Get an honest living, and aids them
to get in the way Of it.
Since the House was opened it has fed
and sheltered no less than $500 different
BOYS furnished 204, $50 meals provided
homes in the West for 420 boys found en-
ployment for several hundred others in the
city. and restored 160 truant boys to their
friends. Hundreds have been educated.
The good wcst goes on, SO that the Society
has been obliged to lease an adjoining
building, to afford more room for the pur-
pose of the lodging house and school,
There is no reformatory enterprise in the
/ City that has accomplished more or better
work than this. There ought 10 be twenty
! of them where there is one.
! NEW YORK VS.. THE INTERIOR CITIES.
/ have mentioned several times the trou-
/ bic New York is labOring under at this
time concerning her trade. The merchants
( OF the city have finally discovered that the
. loss OF trade is not chargeable altogether
! to "hard times" but that the cause is
deeper. An act passed in 1870, made
ports of entry Of Chicago, Cincinnati, To-
+ ledo and various other cities i'll the west,
and provided that goods might be imported
direct in bond, appraised the point of final
destination, and the duties be collected
there. In consequence Of this, the import
inc trade increased very largely in the in
terror cities, for the retailers were not long
in discovering that they could purchase
foreign goods Just as well in those cities as
in New York, and even better, for beside
the cost OF transportation there is system
in doing public business in New York that
is expensive TO the outsider. The import
ers here will make vigorous effort to re-
peal the law, and compel dealers in import
ed goods to buy in the Atlantic cities, rs OF
yOre.
The West ought not TO permit this. The
privilege Of direct importation to Western
cities, has brought mourning to the cxtor,
TONERS in ,lnd about the Custom House,
and has seriously injured the importing
business here, but it has saved the West
hundreds Of thousands of dollars. There
is no reason why the cities Of the West
should not have all the facilities for import
ing that the Atlantic cities possess, nor car
thnrc no any good reason given for giving
three or four cities monopoly. LOOK out
gentlemen of the West, for the New YORK
importers in Congress This winter.
POLITICS
IL the city is mixed. The Democracy ar'
fighting over the spOils; and the Republic
cans are lying back waiting for events
The Democracy have never yet profted by
q victory, for the fact is their political ven
lures are all for spOiIs. They win L victory
and Immediately spoil the effects Of it.by no
knowing how to improve il, or rather no
caring. They viii plunder the city anc
State right and left for Il year, and then ,ht
people will rise and Oust them. The Re
publcans have n sure thing on the State
in the long Iun, so long Is the Democracy
are controlled by the men who now hoIC
the power in that organization. To sue
cecd they have 10 promise pluudcE, anc
those to whom they promise are very sure
that the promises are fulfilled. Then thC
people when they get tired Of being plum
dered they dsthrOnc the thieves, who stay
out till the people yet careless again.
You may look Cor u reaction next fall.
prorhesy it,
HOW THE THISO j. DONE.
Iattended iunera! yesterday. II wa:
the last Office could perform for a young
man who was, in his life, 4 friend OF mine
and rs 4 friend followed him To his grave
in Greenwood He had only reached
twenty-eight years when he died, but sucf
years as he had lived Pardon NE if
give some space to the history Of one who
is 4 representative OF class that IS untOr
tunately too numerous now, and is daily
getting more 50. My friend was born rich
His father was originally tanner, and by
long course Of honorable industry anC
good management accumulated wealth.
great wealth. He died dozen years age
worth million or more, leaving one SON
nv friend, and three daughters. The
young man received 4 collegiate education
and, graduating, came back to New York
to live Life was to him as rOse-tinted as
possible. Oceans Of money, excellent So
ciety, Il splendid home, everything in short
that man could have to enjoy life and be
happy. He joined clubs, of course, he insti.
tuted stable, Of course. He proposed tC
live, and he did live. He made the acquain,
tance of all the men who live, and he found
plenty of them willing to help him. He
had no business to do, for why should a
young man with million do business or
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