ive cents."

When large supplies of shoes and clothing are given, it is usually at
Christmas, as an expression of the good-will of the season, or from some
particular friend of the boys as an indication of his regard, and thus
carries less of the ill effects of alms with the gift.

The very air of these Lodging-houses is that of independence, and no
paupers ever graduate from them. We even discourage the street-trades as
a permanent business, and have, therefore, never formed a "Boot-black
Brigade," as has been done in London, on the ground that such
occupations are uncertain and vagrant in habit, and lead to no settled
business.

Our end and aim with every street-rover, is to get him to a farm, and
put him on the land. For this reason we lavish our gifts on the lads who
choose the country for their work. We feed and shelter them
gratuitously, if necessary. We clothe them from top to toe; and the
gifts bring no harm with them. These poor lads have sometimes repaid
these gifts tenfold in later life, in money to the Society. And the
community have been repaid a hundredfold, by the change of a city
vagabond to an honest and industrious farmer.

Our Industrial Schools might almost be called "Reformatories of
Pauperism." Nine-tenths of the children are beggars when they enter, but
they go forth self-respecting and self-supporting young girls.

Food, indeed, is given every day to those most in need; but, being
connected thus with a School, it produces none of the ill effects of
alms. The subject of clothes-giving to these children is, however, a
very difficult one. The best plan is found to be to give the garments as
rewards for good conduct, punctuality, and industry, the amount being
graded by careful "marks"; yet the humane teacher will frequently
discover an unfortunate child without shoes in the winter snow, or
scantily clad, who has not yet attained the proper number of marks, and
she will very privately perhaps relieve the want: knowing, as the
teacher does, every poor family whose children attend the School, she is
not often deceived, and her gifts are worthily bestowed.

The daily influence of the School-training in industry and intelligence
discourages the habit of begging. The child soon becomes ashamed of it,
and when she finally leaves school, she has a pride in supporting
herself.

Gifts of garments, shoes, and the like, to induce children to attend,
are not found wise; though now and then a family will