The Columbus journal., 1889-03-06

does not begin to meet e1pensea. And
Il ID . commendable fhct that the namae
of tho homes directors and supporters
include those oe many oe socistys mot
ardent dev0tees Who neve1thele0 ind
time and inclinati0n for such work %
this. Large donationo aro frequently
received from the Wealthier firms IN The
city who send money q paclrages con
tanning liberal supplies Of utility and
service. The inmates arc al tau3ht 10
work and sew, besides tho schooling thev
receive. The courseof study u the same
% in the grammar school and after rad
uating from this their education e ~
complete. Chapel exercises are held
night and morning, and in this home an
the worthy are welcome, irrespective Of
creed or nationality. II IL not in the
nature Of hospital but ID. @ its name
signifies, homo where the poor and
mendless may find . shelter until such
time - they can get employment or. II
children, they are cared for till they are
old enough to help themselves, OF. q
very often happens, they arc adopted
into good and often luxurious ho1mea
Our pleasant, a4sble guide astonishes us
by saying that it requires 70 loaves OF
bread q day to feed this family. A laree
play-room with swings and turnina.poles
lures the "small boy" and . miscella-
neous set it is, too. There are the smart
and the dull, the good and the bad. an
playing together, perfectly happy and
seemingly unconscious Of their depend
ant position. The nursery and dormito-
ries are upon the third floor and a ve
enter ono large, sunny room the matron
explains that this is the room especially
set aside for the old ladies, and q truly
touching scene It is to see some half
dozen very old white-haired ladies at
ting about knitting or mendinQ. all
seemingly cheerful, and yet We know
there is not one but could tell the story
of sad life, Of disappointed hopes, pef-
haps the ingratitude Of loveless children.
which has cast them in their latter DAYS
in the attitude Of panpers. COMING ont
and closing the door Ve try to shut ont.
even the memory Of 90 pathetic . SPEC
tacle. Our attention IL next drawn to
the nursery-pretty, sunshiny rooms-
where the little ones are creeping about
upon the floor, lisping their childish
room where the tiny infants are plaoed;
old ladies are, whose footsteps totter
upon the very verge OF the grave, wefind
the ones to whom life 10 just opening,
with all ito burden Of bitter and sweet.
Pray that they may not close the life ~
it has opened, in q public charity. There
are in all about 26 babies under three
years Of age, but great many moro Of
the older ones. The quarantine Is at
the furthest end OF this long hall where
all patients having contagious diseases
are kept. All inmates, upon entering
the home, are placed in quarantine for
two weeks before they are permitted to
mingle with the others, and q marked
improvement has been noticed in regard
to the sanitary condition since this was
established. The expenses at this insti-
tuition average q little over $4,000 q
year, which Of course includes salaries
Of all employed by the alone" OF which
there are twenty two, a. well a. fuel,
dry goods, supplies, groceries and re-
pairs. 'The Girls Industrial" also q
Temperance Union" are carried ON in
connection with the "Home," but We
have yet one more such place to visit 80
We must hurry away, after thanking the
kind young lady who escorted us about,
whose cheerfulness in doing 80 and ex-
planning all the details, is much to be
wondered at when she tells us that in
one month there were by actual count
1245 calls at the place. These same de-
tails must be told to all and the same
things gone over with. The building is
steam heated and q very even tempera-
ture is maintained throughout, and the
keen air is unusually biting as We wait
again for the cable.
We are back again into the city and
having alighted from the car, are Just
passing tho property, the sale of which
has caused 50 great sensation. It is a
small sized lot, only 20 feet front and 40
feet deep, located at the northwest cor
ner of Dearborn and Madison streets.
which has lately changed hands at q
consideration of $15O,OOO. This Ia at the
rate of $187.5O each square foot or $1.SO
each inch, or again, in the term Of acres
would amount to $8,168OOO an. acre.
Experts say this is the highest price ever
paid for any real estate outside Of q
district in the business portion Of New
York city. The history Of this lot shows
that in 1851 it was sold to Tolman
Wheeler for $18, then passed to q Mr..
Daniels in 1871 for 842,50O, and at this
date Mr.. Daniels is the happy recipient
Of the snug fortune of $15O,00O for the
same identical ground. To give one
some idea, it would take q carpet OF go
bills and q second layer of SO bills COW
ering the entire 2Ox4O #. to pay the
value. A tobacco and cigar store has
occupied this site since the fire, but it is
now purposed to erect upon it one of
those buildings commonly known as
"sky -scrapers," to be used entirely for
Offices.
A consoling fact is that our next ride
upon this car will be short one a. We
shall get of at Superior street and make
q hurried tour (as the time Ii latel
through the home located on the corner
of that street and La Sale avenue.
This is only for babies and children
under six years Of age, which fact asserts
itself as the door is opened for us and
the mingled cries and laughter OF all the
little ones greet our ears. The build
ing is four stories high, recently built,
and all the rooms arc large and cOmmO-
diOus, courting the sunshine, which en-
ters from the many large windows. It
is a Catholic institution, but babies of
all denominations are welcome, their
keeping being paid for If parents are
able; II not, they are none the less we'll
cared for. The furniture throughout is
plain, but everything is 90 spotlessly
clean and neat that one marvels at It.
The good sisters are hurrying here and
there, first to one crib then to another,
watching their little charges and carry
ing sunshine wherever they 90. The
play rooms and 6ndergartens are all
places Of interest, but We shall hardly be
able to do them Justice. Two nurseries