The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
No Forcing ofReIigion.


They don't force religion on them. The
Chapel once a day lasts only five min
utes. Swearing is of course, tabooed.
and their games are not permitted to
take a gambling form. Once in a while
the captain" takes an opportunity TO
point out TO n boy, when alone with him
the advantages accruing from a life of
virtue. but not in a 'preachy' way
The boys don't have TO work for moth
ing, or even for their board and lodging
alone. On entering the home" each boy
begins to draw a weekly salary of 50. 80.
For his four meals a day and his lodging
they charge him $780, he gets spending
money TO the extent of % cents, and the
army banks the rest for him. With a part
of that he can get any garments he needs
al the army's odd clio " shop-which IL
kept well fitted with decent clothing by
the organiza lions well wishers-for about
one-tenth of what they would cost him at
the cheapest ordinary place. What he has
left he can draw out when he leaves the
home. One OF the boys who has been IN
the home less than three months has near
ly s. to his credit. Then salary mention
ell as paid for week, Is for honest pains-
taking labor. When a boy exceis. or
works harder than his companions. he
gets more.
TO boy who has been bundled about
Srom Pillar TO post, such a life comes
falrly easily and II left to his own sweet
Will he might linger on forever and a day.
But the army has a rather good scheme
for making him more inclined to get out
and hustle. For the first month he is in
the home he gets full pay, the second II is
reduced a little, the third still more so
that. when his time is up, he Is quite
ready to better himself Also. the friends
OF the army are so many. and its meth
OBS or treating the unfortunates whom IL
receives are so well known, that even
those who were once the most rascalIy of
them are eagerly snapped up by employ
ers, and now that so many young men are
either with ''Bobs' or enlisted in the mill
tia, the army could get each one of It's
graduaes into several berths. When thew
do get them in they keep track of them
as far as possible, and, worked out in
plain figures, the assisted ones do we'll In
rather more than So per cent of the
cases.
"sheII OUT
One boy who was recently in the home
had been an Industrious burglar for I'VE
years. maturing his felonious little
plans" by day and carrying them our AT
night. One Sunday. soon after his arrival
the boys all go TO the church nearby he
saw one of the procession adroltly picking
a womans pocket.
Here" he said I'VE don't do that sort
Of ching at our home; shell outr' Tho
discounted one shelled out the woman's
purse and the ex-burglar returned IL 10
her with the gesture of a Bayard Ho
kept up his Improvement, and now. in
stead of cooking up evil schemes. he
spends his time In cooking up cakes for
an honest baker in the neighborhood.
They turn up odd cases sometimes. Not
long ago young chap appeared at tho
home. went to work and made quite an
impression on the officer In charge Soon
AFTER the stranger wrote A letter 10 his
sister, in Liverpool, telling her where he
was, and within few days he goa q
letter from sergeant in the Lancerg saw
Ing that If he would report for active
service in South Africa. his reprehensible
conduct in deserving the colors would he
forgiven. II he didn't he would be ar
rested He went, and is fighting she
Beers now.
Frequently young fellows turn up an the
homo without waiting to be invited Such
a visitor arrived one Saturday night ar
rayed In tho hight of fashion-sfraw hat
light suit, peat lie and collar, tan shoes
Boy washerwomen must dress somewhat
differently. and the lodger was requested
TO produce a working suit. He said he
could telegraph 10 his parents In Stafford
shire. and calmly wrote a telegram con-
tanning thirty-nine words, and beginning.
affectionately, but eypensively: Dear
Mother" The wire WAS censored with
an eye to economy and sent. At mid
night on che next night band OF off,
cial-looking persons descended on the
house and asked that the luxurious one
be delivered up TO them. He was one
OF the best known youthful cracksmen
In London.