The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15

| reached mans estate he became the George
Smith Of Conlville." whose name all England
now knows almost as household word. BY So
| curing the management OF q small red-brick
yard at that place. He made the owners rich
but eventually lost his position through his
oeaseless agitation in behalf Of tho brickyard
children. It Is long. heart-breakipg story
that Of HE starvation, suffering. contumely
and sacrifices. until he made all England hear
him. His grand battle for these helpless ones
was made along all lines in marvellous and
sympathetic simplicity but with the tremen.
dous force OF personal conviction from person
oil suffering. Ho will carry to his grave the
scars Of hurt and wrong that the children for
| whom he pleaded were enduring. He had
something to tell Of ongoings in English briok-
| fields and brlckyards: and he "bulked 1t out"
| as he himself says In his work. THE Cry Of
the Children from the Drickyard Of England"
In oil Its largeness and shame"
In brief. he found. as lad Of years. 10000
girls and boys. many more youthful than him
pen Of oven, genius to describe. He worked.
the voice Of the Speaker Of the House 9i Com
ssss ring g. out s On np sSs
a. t.sstsst men EngrRR5 ID Lord
bis grace on your Efforts RI and achieved
ior him the drst great victory 81 his
@ A0nS had and ees snsds Of PhSs s
q this laoG9cslyabiy brutal and SlIsSting
to % o
children out Of the brick. and tile yards 70
0 bit Gsorss Smith s u toavlIe hsd only DO.
Iran hN elnyn h.Nh ah
sSiisd IN SrieEyarqs abattins tho canals; I'M In
these theS. boats and barses hS ,va saw thou.
q eSpaItlsn lnfniteIy more A Degrading:
cSdree men sna
svefs 3 Fl ss" ia
oluded places: and even literature had woven
nsd SFGRDsSS Gst ssh nss
ropes; sticks. and heavy iron bo9ts;; many be-
ana inconceivable Degradation among these
Gf %iFs Flsa as
he had rescued the brickyard children.
hunS4eas 81 sons sea
stormed the newspspers ana besi ii f faTis:
ment: and all the while himself and family
book. Our Canal Population, With this he
msnt so far that Il Instituted official inauiries
End toS and then h to
ner Of ways in committee. and for o time the
measure seemed lost: but on the final day Of
not not until Home Secretary Cross had been called
fhs matter yith ths Queen: xhS rs "a, aysys
sS ta@ph owy esSren
sfhsSiS fnf III s snasy nz
sssfs SSiISSssa thankihs God for What had
Of canal boats n Ensan BY the I sanitary au-
isSed the .iormor '' abomi i's disease
s s5sns and rs ssGns ss 15o s esns
boat children under the education act. so that
BY asystem q pass books they were enabled
9; NJ .i EaIt E LEGAL sat6ss;tIss; @sSi5iitS
yelIancs. Il limited tho number Of occapsnts
II s Ss5n AND + IL
Evils 81 course, still exist: but tho Change Tor
' ess se 81 Ss
about both the great brckyard and canal boat
s SS he as S ts 81 s Wo
bills! were carried out. He has tramped thou
sands q miles IN doing this: Ms long flowing
isthery face Ills q powerfp ' isare His s penisn
though piercing eyes. which seem instantlyto
Sd SECRETS trs
Eyp,sy communities, bong familiar eyorywlere
IN g1Is mt ths w His bs
Shere he eo%ss ". VIII, A Sian. q woTs s and
hs AZ 81 to" Hass rs Is
s os sd o edren
Of the countless privileges which are his; who
would Be- proud to give hin scat but Who.
by and genial
OF coalyiiIe. member Tor evsrywhere. and re-.
presenting constituency. more powerful than
ny statssman Or ieadeEtho millions Of Bit
Sps esasss .pssS p The Essll sh ssnsl folk
sonaIitS Tramp from oas a snd on" u EnsIan SS to
Renother. and the drst nnd last words YOU ylli
then w Gs s tSs1
are they realize Tie heatRendom 81 their Former
condition and tho contrasting manhood. wo-
have come TO be almost universal among them.
The chief communitiss q these psople are
u ssnss %,Eat
SHIRE Mlddlpsox or tho London district, shrop-
they are densest at Blrmingham, Manchester.
Gonle. WlRHn. and Runcorn. The extensive |
distribution Of manuiaetnsed goods In Biz.
at Manchester;. OF Yorkshire Imports and ex- |
ports at Goole. by way Of the eeaport OF Hull; |
the trem endops shipm ents OF Lancashire coal |
Ct Ct. Wigan and the ITii9ging q the Cornish
through the Mersey, via Runcorn. with the |
return craft laden with pottery wares. account |
Al the English midland a canals are Of far less
the tn form Of az inverted arch and the lorks are
Soats here ",s very di%nu.ye They ars
inches wide Sb feet long: and with only3
one fourth the size u those Of our boats, They
are only feet Wide and high, and feet long.
trudes above the deck. The exposed sides are |
always covered with most wonderful paint |
Iass rsnreaentIns ths highest expression
Kennel invariably !surmounts thp decorated |
cabin top. Within this 200 cubic feet OF space |
ARC bed for the boafnau and wife. o bunk be. |
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