Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-17
NOBLE

A NOBLE CHARITY.
Among the numerous State docu-
msuts ordered printed py the Legisla-
ture, We have read none with q greater
degree Of genuine pleasure and inward
satisfaction than the report Cf the
Board Of Directors of the State Or
phans' Home At Carson, for the 18th
and 18th fiscal years. The subject of
such = noble State charity as the care,
protection and education of the little
waits who have ioated into vi har-
bors on tho always treacherous waves
or Misfortune's sea. cannot fail of be-
Ing of interest to the generous readers
Of the SENTINEL, and we deem an apol-
ogy for giving q summary of this BIZ
ennial report In our columns acc
sary. Not only Is the institution of
such . charity in this frontier State a
credit abroad and at home to her peo-
pie, but the com Portable, roomy and
wsll.appointed "Home' building, the
handsomely laid-out and spacious
grounds, and the entire system of its
maintenance, give good cause for
State pride. while the generous bene-
faction of Nevadans toward these un-
fortunate orphan children will on the
day Of judgement undoubtedly be
found on the credit side of the page in
the stain. blotted journal in which all
our accounts are kept. Before getting
into the figures Of the elaborate re-
port before us, we wish to place the
SENTINEL on record a. urging upon
our State authorities the justice, hu-
manity and economy Of very literally
maintaining this well-conducted State
be%nevolence, and most earnestly hope
that the estate Orphans Home" may
from year to year receive the cheerful
and substantial aid of our people, both
in l~egislalative session and home circle
assembled. At the expiration of the
last fiscal year, December 3lst, 1876,
forty-nine of these little homeless ones
were receiving care, sixteen of whom
were girls ranging from two to thirteen
years Of age, and the remaining thirty
three were boys from thirteen to three
years old. OF the total number, Neva-
da has given birth to 81, California 20,
Illinois 2, Massachusetts l, Michigan
/, and Colorado Territory l. Storey
county has in the "Home" "a, Lyon 7,
Elko 3, Washoe 8, Lander 8, Lincoln
3, Ormsby 4, Eureka 2, (Benj. w. Bill
ings and William Billings. sent April
Let, 1851. This number Is exclusive
Of "a other children cared for by the
Home since its establishment In 1870,
and sincetaken out by relatives, inden-
tured, or assuming control Of them
selves. But one death has occurred
since the establishment of the Home,
according 10 the report, which shows
the effective care given to the sanitary
management Of the institution. The
estimated valuation of the entire prop
erty Of the Home Is $25 ,6S5, and the
total cost to the State Of maintaining it
for two years last past has been $685. 01
9o-an Excess over the last biennial
appropriation Of $40l 90. For the past
two years the products of the farm at
tached have supplied all the vegetables
and milk consumed by the orphans,
and the grounds have been much
improved. With = continuance of
the present efficient managem mt, the
State Orphans Home can o be
made very nearly self.sustaining, or
will by tho constant gain in its re-
sources soon assist itself materially.
The most rigid. yet humane, discipline
n enforced by the directors and Off.
Gers, and while thus Kindly caring for
taese charity charges, their health, ed.
ucation, moral guidance, and every
thing that tends to render them useful
men and women, Is not neglected.
We are sincerely glad to have the
pleasant assurances OF the report.