The Waif from Topeka, Kansas • 1

AT? A 5j.33.der every ira.ra.arx Elrin. lias placed, a Ire art: G-o flad. It. Devoted. to tJxe Interest of trirfcr-tvinat Boys Iso.

Fslsosa. tad 'Way rard. oad iTeglectecL Boys oa tire o-u-tsia. Published Monthly, at Fifty Cents a Year. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE, 1892.

No. 6. VOL. II. MB THE BOYS.

we do remember you very distinctly and that we were led to wonder on one occasion, how such a large voice became attached to so small a baby. Flossie Lyon was one of the first to join the order of K. and the only name received this month is that of Susie Stamper, of Enfield, N. and we hope to have a nice letter from her for next month. We shall be glad to hear from Eugene and Stella, also, again.

HOMES FOR THE WAIFS. To Pastors of all Churches the President and Secretary of each W. C. T. Epworth League-, T.

W. C. Society of Christian Endeavor and Y. M. C.

-4 in Kansas Greeting: At a convention of delegates from the Ministerial Union, W. C. T. Y. M.

C. A. and Y. P. S.

C. E. of Topeka, at the office of The Waif, May 9th, 1892, to devise plans for the work of aiding friendless and neglected boys and girls, the members of which have since formed a permanent organization under the name of Waifs Aid Society of Kansas, the following resolutions were adapted: llJlesolved, That each local union, or league of the societies named above throughout the State, be invited to co-operate with this society, by appointing a standing committee of two, or assign the work to a suitable committee already existing, who shall keep themselves informed of plaoes in their respective communites. where boys or girls under 14 fears of age may secure good homes, and where trustworthy ex-prisoners, who desire to live by honest labor, may secure employment, and forward full information concerning each case to the Waifs Aid Society, Topeka. That the next legislature be petitioned to enact laws and make necessary appropriations for the enlargement of the State Reform School, and its conversion into a true industrial school where useful trades shall be taught.

That the next legislature be petitioned to enact laws requiring that the inmates of the penitentiary be graded or classified, at least to the ex- tent of separating the boj, and first oS.nd.rs from the hardened orimi. nals; and the appointment of a state agent, whose duty it shall he t0 and jostle each other for a better seek to secure emDlovment for friendless prisoners when discharged. piace near the warm flagstones over 1 the bakery oven, or for better shelter FOR EVERY CLERGYMAN TO READ. from tpe wind Thcy are anxioUSly Pesolvect, That the clergy of all denominations throughout the state waiting: for the customers In the res- be earnestly requested to preach a sermon on the subject of prison re. aeaf.e Jt rans for them form in the interest of young and reclaimable prisoners, at one regular the distribution of all the bread and serrice Sund.y, September dth, next; end that the director, of eh cakcand A Glimpse of Lifes Under Site It is not often that one-half the world gets a glimpse of the other half.

Still less often is the observed half oft its guard. A little scene, enacted every evening on a down-town street, tells a story of how the under one-half lives a story terrible in its pathos, yet seldom if ever impressed on the hearts of the thousands who casually glance at it as they pass by. On Randolph street, in the shadow of giant buildings, is a restaurant and bakery patronized by those who toil in the vicinity. There are two entrances, but one of them is kept locked. At this closed door every night before 6 oclock is clustered a crowd of boys and girls ranging in age from 9 to perhaps 13.

Each bears an empty basket. In all kinds of weather, in frost, in rain, in sleet, in snow, they are alway there sometimes seven or eight; sometimes a dozen or more. The boys are usually coatless, their hats are a mockery, their shoes and trousers are tattered, and in many instances they wear no stockings. A bit of rag that bears remote resemblance to a dress does as a garment for the girls. Hats are scarce, and shawls are rarer still, With grimy faces and the somber business.

Thousands of Chicagos Written for The Waif. i Give them a pleasant home, Speak kindly to all, Care for them tenderly. Lest they stumble and fall. Deal with them justly And the harvest will be Bich with the fruits of the bs in- ustry; Be firm in your duty to one and let all Remember to start at the sound of first call; Lead them in paths that are straight if you can, Teach them their duty to God and to man Teach that to labor, is honeBt and good, How grand to be able to earn their own food. It brings joy to the heart, and rest for the head To him who can say, I can earn my own bread, And a smile to his faoe, when the sound of the bell Calls him to his dinner, or to Vespers as well.

Work makes us cheerful, and lightens the heart, And oft times good health to our bodies impart; Let your motto be onward and upward and trust In the God of our Fathers, succeod them you must. Boys must be dutiful, Then life will be beautiful; Let them work faithfully. Let them wait patiently For the harvest will come To the boy who can see The light in the distance That is shining for thee. BtiU let them remember He must have December As well as the bud and the blossomB of spring, But with love in his heart, he alwayB con sing, God bless the Waifs Home, till the welkin shall ring. Mary Bankin.

Mauravia City, May 28, 1892. HOW HE WAS CAUGHT. Willie was eight years old and his brother Charlie was five. Charlie had ear ache whenever he went in the cold, damp air. One day he went out doors in his bare head when it had been raining, the night Willie was awakened by his brother crying.

I have the ear ache, said Charlie. Mamma was soon called and tried many different remedies, but they did no good. Charley kept on crying and Willie became impatient and said, I would go a mile if you would only stop crying. Just then mamma thought of some medicine up stairs in a vacant room, which she sent Willie after. When he got to where the bottle was and was just reaching after it a mouse scared by the noise ran over Willies hand.

what was that, Willie said, and away he ran down stairs without the medicine, to his waiting mother. After she had heard the story she sent Willie back saying, you said you would go a mile and you have only gone up stairs. Willie felt ashamed and went baok and got the medicine. jBoys and girls should always be careful and not exagerate, for that is the beginning of the great sin, lying, and a great many more. One sin is sure to follow another.

It is better to always say just what wp mean. Peabody, Kas. Stella. YOUTHS DEPARTMENT. Chautauqua assembly in tbe state, be requested to arrange tor one au.

pomeward bound army pass them by. dress upon that subject during their meeting, for the purpose of awaken- Pcrhap8 they gaze with mild curiosity at the little group of basket bearing ing a public interest in this matter. gamins; perhaps they never give them a CHRISTIAN duty. a thought. Ro one seems to take We respectfully but earnestly urge upon those by whom this may rrbyseeing onTy knotof be read, to give it the consideration due to one of the most important un- street-arabs.

declaring, to which our beat thought and efforts be given, the uplift. A. dn ing of the neglected youth who will help to make up the coming genera- opeDC(i and tlie urChins scramble tion which mav be made much better by our efforts, if wisely and earn- into tbe bakery. Here the days sur-, 1 plus is distributed as equitably as estly applied. possible.

It means the ilrst meal of Probably most, if not all of the organizations that have been speci- the day t0 most of these youngsters, find have a regular department to which this work could be assigned and while loading the basket with Without any additional committee labor; like the department Mercy and Help of the Epworth League. jS aR over the precocious beggars are Tf each society in the state will take this matter up in earnest, which 0n the way to homes where the food is really a part of their regular work, and when they have a good home for a be as eagerly devoure icago boy or girl and no one to fill it; or when they know of a friendless boy or girl for whom they can find no home, if they will forward full infor Good Habits. ur gin JAt wuvia I As one of the most importan. KNICHTS AND MAIDS OF THE COLDEN RULE. We want every boy and girl un-)Ver twelve years of age, who reads this, to send us their name, and promise to make the following rules a guide to their daily conduct, and we will place their names upon the list of Knights and maids of the Golden Rule, and print them in this column: mation of the case to this office, where each application will be put on thingS) sce to it that you form good file, and attended to to the beat of .11 concerned, many Hend- less waifs may be put the way of a happy and successful life who and act) the bad temper, the spirit of would otherwise be drawn into the whirlpool of vice and destruction.

cnvy) jealousy, or revenge, the isolat-The president or secretary of each society who U1 with SSSSSTZS US in this work and manner are requested to indicate the fact by dropping virtucS diligently cultivate positive ns a letter or Dostal civing the name and location of their society, which Christian habits. Speak charitably, will benteresi'inur reference book; and fhen srh.n they eaplace ajdhindlvofaCo.Uvate aclp. for a boy or girl, or one for whom they desire a place, send us immediate and evcrywhere useful. Crush out, information, and a peat wort for the friendleaa and nnfortun.t, may be you have tt, aw IwMjilJ; accomplished. prayer after the Christlike spirit of, pastors take notice.

iove to all and obedience to duty. AU pastors who will help the wort of behalf of reclaimable youth, by compliance with the invitation herein ex that and wrong. To help tended will please signify their intention by letter or postal that a sum- youto an this study the Bible con- mary thereof may be Rivon in the Joly Waif, which will to status of the Kansas clergy regarding the practical questions of the day fee falthful t0 for the uplifting of mankind. The number of responses to the first resolution will also be published A full report of the work will be given each month. Address all communications to the Secretary of The Waifs Aid Society, Topeka, Kansas.

be faithful to its teachings and filled with its spirit. So shall right habit be the channel of your life, the moral1 veins and arteries in which that life shall almost unconsciously hut safely move, insuring the best vitality of moral and spiritual health. Enfield, N. June, 1892. Dear Mr.

Editor: I am eleven years old and a member of the Knights and Maids of the Golden Rule. I live in the country and am going to school now. I love to Rule 1st. I promise that I will strive chickens and turkeys, and we to do unto others p.s I would have them tave larg0 black horse that I can do unto me. catch anv where and ride when.

Second. I will strive to always cheer- eaten any wue fully and promptly obey my parents. want to. I can harness him and Third. I will strive to be courteous to hitch him to the buggy also.

I go my brothers, sisters and associates. t0 Sunday school every Sunday Fourth. I will strive to avoid pro- ave a very g00d school at the fane or coarse language. near us. I have a cousin Fifth.

I will strive to treat all dumb enuren near brutes with kindness, and care for the who wishes to join the society, wants of those depending upon me. She lives near me and we are great Sixth. I will not rob birds nests, or frien(j8( I will send you her name, intentionally give unnecessary distress best wishes for The Waif. to any living creature. Flossie II.

Lyon. Seventh. I will strive to be truthful and sincere in all things. i i ooo We would be glad if the public Enfield, N. June, 1892.

school teachers, a number of whom Dear Mr. Editor: -I am a lt- are subscriber to this paper, would tie boy eleven years old, be- bring this to the attention of their long to the Knights and Maids of younger pupils and send us a list the Golden Rule. I go to school to for this column. mamma and when I get home in the evening I work in our little crop. We have received several letters I can plow a little.

We live near from our young friends this month Beach Swamp, which is a nice place indicating that they are really inter- for fishing, and we have a goo fte in keeping up the department, large boat there. We went Satur jftyd have held back chiefly on ac- day, and such fun I had boat riding, Lfflfineint of'iodesty, but now that the but did not catch any fish or son fc.oken we hope many will water was too high. y. an(spond, and feeling that this corner I like to live in the country so 1 can raise hogs. I have six own which I love to feed an)spond, and feeling that this corner 1 v'elongs to them and depends upon that I efforts in it interesting, of my Ovebbrook, Kansas.

Mr. Editor: I am a little girl eight years old. Mamma takes Tiie Waif and likes it very muob, she thinks every person ought to help in such a good cause. She got one subscriber any way, and perhaps more by sending it to them after she read it, and asking them to take it. I live on a farm, go to sohool when there is any.

I belong to junior league. Mrs. Abbott is the president of the league. I will close, and if this does not go to the waste basket will write again, Ethel Long. Spaed of the Pulse.

The rate of pulsation depends entirely on the movements of the heart, each beat representing a contraction of the left yentriclc. The normal pulse of the adult male varies from 60 to 80 beats in the minute; the range of individual variation is, how-ever, very great. The range In females is even greater, some having a pulse rate of over 80, others less than 60, the majority showing a higher rate than males. In children the rate is more frequent. At birth, 128 to 144; first year, 120 to 130; at 16 years, 90.

In old ago the pulse is usually above 72 but often also between 50 and CO. The pulse rate is higher in short than tall persons and also varies somewhat with the timo of day, Independent ot meals and movement diminishing in the forenoon, rising in the afternoon, sinking during the night and rising In the morning. Habitual pulse rates be-low 50 and as low as 46 have been observed in healthy adults but they arc rare exceptions. We know of no case on record of a healthy flulso ao low as 30. Brooklyn Eagle.

titled to a vote in its proceedings on payment of an annual fee of and all members and those desiring to attend, are invited to attend, these monthly meetings. The work to be done by this society includes the entire state. The purpose is to take friendless boys, wherever found, from the streets or jails, give them proper care and instructions in the Waifs' Home, while fitting them for perma- nent homes or employment. Mrs. T.

E. Nordeen, who has been selected as matron, has an aptitude for gaining the confidence and good will of chfidren, and the superintendent is well known to most of the readers of this paper. We feel sure that our old subsoru bers and friends that we have met throughout the state will be glad to learn of the success of the plans that we have discussed in their presence. making 6r OUUl tfO AU aw AUv.ve.gj I ti SOCIETY MEETINGS. The Waifs Aid society will meet tor the transaction of regular bus! ness the second Tuesday in each month at tbe parlors of the Lutheran church, corner 5th and Hani-aon streets, this city.

Any person may become a member and be en- the will tako.hold and build up I guess you dont remember me among themselves a wide circle of for I was another toothless little pleasant acquaintances. tot when you stopped at grandpa s. Our boy friend in North Carolina, I like The Waif very much, for Eugene Bass, imagines that we do small as I am I enjoy reading 1 not remember him, as he was so and wish it all success, Shall small at the time of our visit to his come again? granpas, nine or ten years ago; but.