Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-15
YOUR NEWSBOY
How Are You Treating Hin7
 Make Him Happy Christmas.

evening paper do you ever stop to
 think of the many trials and troubles
 of your little newsboy, who delivers
 the paper to you day after day, week
 in and week out. Many of you prob
 ably have and are well aware of his
 ups and downs but there are q large
 number of readers who never think
 of the little fellow from one end or
 the year to the other, except when
 the paper Is. missed and very often
 though no fault of the carrier. Well.
 this little fellow is the one who peeds
 much encouragement in his work, he
 is the one who Is made the target TOT
 many abuses by older and more ex-
 perienced people who may be termed
 towards on account of the treatment
 they deal out to the innocent youth.
 His troubles are many and may be realized best by those who have been
 in the business. who still remember many incidents in their career as n newsboy which were anything but pleasant.
 This youth who so faithfully dc livers your paper night after night, no matter how severe the weather
 might be is very often defrauded out of a few pennies which he has hon. estly earned. Perhaps you are not of the kind referred to, but there are others who are. and more too, than you would realize, people whom you think are of the proper kind who will work all kinds of hardships on this little fellow. He works hard for the few cents he earns each evening and his profits are not large enough to make up any loss which he might ill., cur in this manner; the loss of a few cents very often brings him much grief.
 Again, the boy who so faithfully delivers your paper gets nothing but n promise of payment for the papers he has delivered, when pay day comes around. The promises come frequent ly, but the payments are few and far between. The boy finally, is discour- aged and is obliged to discontinue the paper. Then he gets nothing but abuse when he asks n payment on his bill. He finally gives up all thoughts of ever collecting the money which he honestly earned, but let 1t be remembered that he will never forget the parties who have cheated him out of the money due him on his papers. Ii probably is an easy matter for you to forget about paying the boy, but when your atten- tion is called to the fact you should not put the youngster off but should settle up and make the little fellow happy. Do not give him the opportu- nity when he grows up to manhood. of pointing you out as one who did him wrong when he was a news boy.
 "Pll ray you next week." or "F haven't got the change this evening" are the expressions which are heord too frequently by many of the boys in this business. How much better it sounds to say Tonight is pay night for me, you'll find your money on, the table" or some such expression md how 1t thrills the little fellows heart to hear you say ik If yon did Ihis every week you would make the little fellow happy and you would feel happier yourself,
 As an illustration of what the boy has to contend with, picture yourself in hIs position. you work full week for your employer and when pay day comes around your boss puts you off for couple of weeks. You are un. able to stand for this. 1t takes every cent you earn to support your family and you need the money every week. It puts you to much Inconvenience md you are on the lookout for some- hing better. In the end however, rou usually get what Is due you. Now, imagine the inconvenience 1t must bring to the small boy who has o pay for his supply of papers for lis customers every day. when yon lll0w your account to run up to two, .hree or four weeks or sometimes months or even year or more. Pic ure his grief when he finally jIscov. ITS that he Is unable to collect what s due him.
 Remember that the few pennies which the newsboy earns very often Ire used for some good purpose, rrob- lbly to buy clothing for the boy him. elf. probably for the support of hose at home or he might be saving is money for some other good pur- 'ose, probably for his schooling, When you cheat him out of a few 'ents you are depriving him of a .reat deal. in his estimation, and you Ire trying to put him out of business, rying 70 bankrupt him as 1t were.
 This business of doing the ncws- 'oy is carried on to a great extent lere in Waterbury and the business eems to be on the Increase all the ime. any are the tales which the mall boy repeats about such a party heating him. If an agency which would make n speciality of collecting he newsboys' debts were started Iu It might help remedy af- airs and would be \ big help 10 the 'oy. who is so often taken advantage f on account of his youth.
 This is the time when the little feI. ow needs the money most. He has Ise for 1t and probably expects you Q settle up within the next few days. Do not dlsappoint him: If you owe i'm anything pay him now for he leeds the money just as much as ome of the older folks. If the boy has cen faithful g've him au extra dime: will be big encouragement to him. Ibove all pay the boy what you owe 'efore Christmas.