St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17


ing extra, the sum of % cents, payable in
advance, covering all of their living ex-
penseS at the home for one day. For
this small sum, within the possibility OF
every street boy who honestly earned,
these boys. otherwise homeless, are pro-
yided with genuine home in the full
meaning of that sweet word. Home
comforts and home care meet them on
every side, and the boys appreciate it in
way that would be touching were it
not so funny. Their appreciation is best
shown in their remarkably good be-
havior. nowhere more noticeable than at
the table. The boys earnestly try to
suit their manners to their surround
lngs, and beyond an occasional outbuIst
of temper among themselves andthe in
evitable tendency to frolic at bedtime,
there has been absolutely no trouble 1at
all and not a single complaint. II q
AT this season of the year it is Gus
tOmary for the street fraternity to take
summer tour. With no other,capital
than the shining box on his back, the
street boy will beat his way from one
city to another, often covering half a
continent in this inexpensive way. We
have had boys from Philadelphia, Chi
cag0, Milwaukee, Minnesota at Large,
Kansas City and Huron, Oak. Z This
for the boys graduate into worthless
tramps, and often reckless criminals,
from just such aimless wonderings. Six
of our own boys left on such excursions,
but we are happy to state that they
quickly tired of it and the remembrance
of their comfortable and happy home
drew them back to it. They say this is
1.-THE best place they have struck yet"
and sit will be cold day when they
run away from it again" 1t is pleasant
to notice how thoroughly they are i'm
bued with the idea that this is home
and how happy and cOntented they all
are. The amount of prevention of
crimes and wrong doing such home
as this accOmpliSheS cannot be comput-
ed. Our rules protect the boys in many
ways, particularly our night rule, which
requires them to be at home every even
ing, Mondays excepted, by 9 o'clock.
This rule, from which we expected so
much trouble, has been kept better than
any other rule of the house, and even
the boys themselves favor it, although
they do petition to be allowed to sit up
little later in summer.
The temptation of the streets at night
is more prolific of crime than at any
other time, and it does ones heart good
to think of our reckless boys, used to
roaming the streets until midnight and
later, cOntentedly in bed and asleep by
half past nine. Monday nights are al
lowed for theaterS, and the boys have
done wonderfully we'll in getting home
in good season on their one night ''Out"
in the week. Often some of them have
stayed at home in preference to going
out on that one night.
The good friends who have made pos
Sible such refuge for these lost and
wandering boys, accept from them their
appreciation, none the less sincere be
cause unspOken of, a Christian kindness
that has given them home and lifted
them from the streets. Although the
home is in its infancy, its good work
has already begun, and will, we hope,
continue until it shall have assumed
noble proportions and become one of
the permanent institutions of the city.
GRACE JOHNSON.
Manager of Newsboys' Home.
REPORT OF THE AGENT OF THE ASSO-
CATION.
The agent of the association, Frank
q. Whitcomb. reported that he was en-
gagged with Miss Johnston in carrying
on the club, which was continued to
May l, 1888, in the old rooms in the
chamber OF commerce building. with an
average attendance of fifty boys. He
aided materially in making the home
ready for occupancy, and has assisted
Miss Johnston in conducting it. He
takes charge of the boys in their rooms
at night and in the morning, sees to
their bathing and their habits. He goes
after the runaway boys, and tries to
prevent their being idle or vicious. He
spends the day in looking after the boys
not members of the home who were
members of the club, and helps advise
and guide them. Since April l he has
''taken Off the street. twenty-four boys,
who were vagrantS, induced them to re-
turn to their parents, and they are now
either in school or at work. He has
obtained situations for four boys, Wis
tied five boys who were sick and OBJ
tanned the release of three arrested as
vagrantS and set them at work. He has
also been engaged in trying to prevent
the sale of liquor to the boys. Through
his care and influence, and that of the
acter and better standard of honesty
among the street boys of st. Paul.
THE FUTURE.
The available funds for carrying on
the home i'll the future are: Unpaid
subscriptions. S537.75, and cash on hand,
S332.223, total of SSsO.9S. The estimated
expense of conducting the home is, per
month, $3.50, and the salary of the agent
and other expenses of the association
is s25 per month, a total of $3.50, and the
estimated receipts from the boys is
$50, leaving probable expense to be
met by those interested in the assOcia-
ton of S165 per month. The available
funds would conduct the association
about five months; but, as a considera-
BILE portion of the unpaid subscriptions
are not due until November, it will be
necessary that more money should
be raised soon. Those interested in
this work are requested to send their
subscriptions and checks to F. A. Sey-
mour, treasurer, Merchants National
bank, and not wait to be called upon.
The managing committe is willing to
attend to affairs of the association, but
they have neither time nor inclination
TO solicit SuhScrintlQnS