The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-01
NEwSBOYS CARED FOR.
Lie in The g-House-News
Boys Who Have Become
Judges.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
A short, thickset. elderly man was
pushing his way through the crowd
in Fulton-st, near Nassau, a few days
ago when he attracted the attention OF
another pedestrian. The second per-
son was a tall man of broad girth
with face of healthy color and
genial expression. He looked after
the elderly man moment, then
started after him and laid heavy
hand Familiarity on his shoulder.
Mr.. O Connor, said he.
That's nv name, replied the first
man. looking up.
Superintendent of the Newsboys'
clearinghouse {?
Yes. sir.
Well, | don't suppose you remem-
Der me, continued the large man.
.miliug. I'm Johnny Wilson. Mr.
O'Conner. | used to lodge with Won
TWENTY-FIVE years ago up there In
the Commercial Advertiser building,
when It was TIE Sun office. Pm
Judg. Wilson now, of Michigan.
Yes, sir, said Superintendent
OConmor, in relating the incident to
Tribune reporter few hours after
ward That was one OF nv bovs
remember him when he was a dirty
little fellow ard used to run about the
cutters down town here, selling pa
pers and Hacking boots. We've got
three or four judges over the country
low, and plenty of lawyers and mer-
chants AMI farmers Every year we
send ont a party of one or two hum
dred 10 places we get for them. Most
Of them go 10 the south now. Every
once in while some of the bows turn
up iust like this one, and | don't
often forget them when | have had
good square look at their faces.
How long have you had charge Of
the lodging house. Mr.. OConnor'
Its near thirty years. | started
only few months after the lodging
rooms were opened in the old Sun
building. We had half the attic.
and could lodge about twenty-five of
them. Mr.. Beach used to say We
couldn't do anything with them, but
you see we've done pretty well l
could show you thousands of letters
from my BOYS all over the world who
have been made men by the lodging
house.
The newshov's lodging-house in New
Chambers street. is the largest of the
institutions of this kind in New York
1t has beds for the accommodation of
about $50 bows, and these are gener-
ally kept filed during the winter.
The bovs paw 6 cents for a bed. 6 cents
for supper, and 6 cents for breakfast
50 that the institution is partly self
supporting. A number of iron frames
are ranged in rows in the lodging
rooms. each frame having two berths,
an upper and lower one Each Of
the berths is provided with mattress,
q pillow. and plenty of covering The
boys are only required to keep them
selves clean. There is bathroom
with hot water and cold water for
their use. a gymnasium, land in the win
ter q night school where the rudiments
are taught. Since it Was established
in 1854 the clearinghouse has had
nearly 100000 boys under its care.
Additional houses have also been &C.
cnred for the same purpose One IN
Eighteenth st., between Seventh and
Eight ayes. one at No. 700 East
Eleventh-st. one at No 2S7 East
Broadway; one at No. 314 East
Thirtv-fiflh-st., and one for girls at
No. "a st. Marks place. A large
new building. next in size to that on
Chambers-st.. is nearly completed at
Thirtv-seeond-st and Seventh-sve..
for which John Jacob Astor has con-
tributed $4,000 All these houses
are under the direct supervision of the
Children's Aid Society.