The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-02

ing society in the sacred name of char.
ity.ii One friend tried setting aman to
washing windows outside, and, was en-
eouraged to repeat the experiment with
succeeding applicants IF q man can
Fthas'0btain a substantial meal, instead
of the mere lunch prompted BY our un-
certainty as to his deserts, he may go
on with more strength and courage to-
cope with the difficulties of his search
for permanent employment and fortified
to. resist the temptations assailing him.
7Tw0nld seem the part of wisdom for
every town TO provide n wayfarer's
lodge, with wood yard or some simple
work room attached, so that citizens
will not be forced to take the risk of
harbOring o tramp, or cOndemning
worthy man to needless suffering.
am reminded of the case of q young
man once employed on the farm of
friend in Milwaukee county. At the
end of the SIX months for which he was
engaAelt, the employer wished8 to hire
lhim for another period. TO his sur
prise the man refused to work longer:
and when his employer asked the rea- i
son, saying he had. seemed well salts
fled, the man replied, yes, ne had never
had q place which he liked better,
-" But said he, ' tried tramping for
two years and now I have tried work
ing fur six months, and | find that l
can live just as. well and get fatter
tramping than | can working. " Isn't
that commentary on our habits of in
discriminate giving following tramp
spirit Of doing the easiest thing ~ In
Ohio, it was suggested that !" there
should be law that would enable us
to. detain every beggar until his case is
Investigated. If found worthy relief in :
proper form should be promptly fur
nished;ai if not he should be held for at
least six months hard labor, in which
to try the power Of wholesale discipline
in overcoming vagrant habits of drunk
senneSs and idleness. If found begging
a second time he should be committed
under an undetermined sentence. Thus
we should check the reproduction of
the dangerous classes and deter those
about to enter on such course of life. "
In the J ear ending last November Mil
waukee found, out ofl3 500 cases hives
tigated, over 700 were not in need; and
some. were receiving aid from several
different sources. To facilitate this
one family had the children baptized
in two or three different churches. 1t
was estimated that on the associated
charities plan, $25' will do the work OF
$l00Iused in the manner praeticed by
the county governments There Nv his a.
similar showing for the associated char
tiles in Ohio. .},4t>3<5l3.
At our state conference of Cba4ilies
and corrections last fail, references was
made to- the natul al embarrassment felt
by boards of supervisors in the matter
Of providing work. For such people.
cannot build aims houses; they can on
ly fill them; with this class there can
be no jibbng; but, let me tell you, y
said the vice president of the Milwau ,
kee associated charities, the roads OF
Wisconsin speak for themselves, and
who is respons BILE for these public
highways, if it be not the county su
peryisors." "What an opportunity
Chicago has in the construction of the
great waterway from her city to the
Father of Waters, if she but improves
it in giving employment to those she
mast feed. Let Wisconsin contribute
literally towards water way from her
lake ports to Niagara, if need, in or
der to- give her children employment,
that they may earn the bread they
mast have" If we can get such i'm
provements for what it would cost us
in any case, for the support Of paupersy
we, as tax payers, cannot object, but
will rather thank our representatives
for the arrangement. To prevent
needless dependence the work given
should be little less profitable and
under conditions little harder than
when the applicant finds it for him
self.U - e f5f#
Ny attention was recently called to
the number of boys idly playing, even
on our business streets, during school
hours. My companion. declared his
conviction that the only remedy for
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