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lected caretakers, ile never i'Uy tru- reletting them to the limbo of things
dreds of her kind, a carefully ant; he never misses the evening study
graded nonentity, or shall she. as
Orphan Annie did. "come to our home
to stay?
hour: he never runs with the gang. His
religious, mors!. Intellectual and voca
tional Instruction can be gauged to his
You remember Lovey Mary of Mrs. needs with precision. In these clrcum-
Rlce's novel, her of the clean gingham
dress, with white china buttons down
stances It Is a.iked. 'How can a good
Institution fall to produce a better out-
the hack and the round straw hat put than the home of Ignorance, vice or
bought at wholesale?
Of cours. there comes to mind at
once that vision of the child whose
Intemperance?
"The answer Is, 'Instllutlonallsm.'
Institution life Is contrary to child na-
imagination traveled to the land of the ture. It Is artificial and unnatural. The
goblins, which might get us all If we cooking Is done by stesm: the washing
did not watch out. How Is It thst Is done by steam: the house Is heated by
James Whltromb Riley has described stesm; the bell rings for the child to
her new life? The verse runs this et up In the morning, for him to say n mlnol where the work of placing
way: his prayers, for him to go to meals and out ,n ,t, infancy. $100,000 is so ex-
"Uttl. Orphant Annies come to our hack from meals, to go to church and pended.
house to stsy. hue, from school all day long to the First of all. this bureau Investigate
An' wah the cups and saucers, an bell! thoroughly and with deliberation the
brush the crumbs way. "What does that mean? It means nomc, wi,ere it S considering sending
An' shoo the chickens off the porch. !at someone else la planning his life ,he dependent children under its care.
and dust the hearth, an' sweep. tor him that someone else is doing Jt coll8dera the position of the family
An' make the fire, an- bake the bread, his thinking for hlro. The graduate of ,n ,he communty ,he number of per-
the orpnan asylum lacus iniwauv. ne
doe not know how to spend or to save
his money. He hss no knowledge of
human life or human nature, and when
the time comes, as it must come, for
him to take his place in society he is
at a disadvantage.
"The best orphan asylums have long
recognised the evil and have sought to
overcame it. Such institutions as the
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DORA. :
Dora tea a Black eyed, high spirited, active little girl of eiqhl yean, xvho. rcith her eight brother and
listen, had to be taken aicny from, her home because of bad condition there. All ilie children came under
the tvpervision' of the State Charitie Aid Association and were placed in family home. Dora went to live
xoith Mr. and Mr. D., whose home had been thoroughly investigated. Mr. D. was an engineer. He and
hi wife were very fond of children and anxious to lake a child. They" owned their own home of seven welt
furnished rooms, had money in the bank and, were thoroughly respected in the community. In this home
Dora developed into, a bright, attractive, active child. Her high spirit would-undoubtedly either have been
crushed in an institution, or if this spirit had developed without direction or control Dora would have had
many difficulties
that were.
It Is this idea which has resulted in
the mothers' pension acts being passed
In various states, based on a principle
which commands the assent of all who
are champions of childhood. The plac
ing out of children as a result of this
new spirit Is. therefore, now being car
ried out on a more extensive scale than
ever before. The Children's Aid Society
of New York City and similar organi
sations In the large cities of the United
States have done much. This sbciety
spends $500,000 a year for that pur
pose; Philadelphia gives $200,000, and
an' earn her board and keep.
And speaking of orphans we have
known, there comes the vision of one,
a waif sent from New Tork City by the
Children's Aid Society many years ago.
once a ragged boy of the Bowery, who
became the Governor of Alaska.
Two systems of caring for the orphan
child have long been In vogue in the
I'nllMl Ctil mm An I Ih.l tt IK. nrlm
and orderly Institution; the other, the Chicago Orphan Asylunv the Rose Or
so-called placing-out method. They
have been rivals, more or less, but now
the Issue between them Is strongly de
fined, for there are many drivers into
social lore who say that something is
going to get the orphan asylum if It
does not match out.
Between the two is the orphan asy
lum of the Dew spirit, destined to sur
vive In all elements which make for
the preparation for real life and the
building up of self-reliance and courage
la those that come under its roof.
All over the country orphan asylums
of the old type are being closed. Massa
chusetts has emptied the wards of IS
of them la the last 10 years: Indiana,
since II J. has abandoned 20 county
orphans homes and Is preparing to get
rid of mora; Missouri Is disposing of
phan Asylum, at Terre ftsute. Ind.: tho
Protestant Orphan Asylum, at Cleve
land; the Rochester Orphan Asylum,
the New York Orphanage, at Hastings-on-Hudson,
N. T. and he Hebrew Shel
tering Guardian Society, at Pleasant
vllle. N. Y, are seeking to adapt their
work to the personsl needs and devel
opment of their pupils. They reproduce
aa far as possible the conditions of
family life. They teach the children
the use of money. They keep them in
touch with their friends out in the
world. They give them efficient train
ing la the school of letters and a voca
tional school, and they watch over their
children with fostering care after they
leave the Institution.
"While thera ax still many orphsn-
nf the old-fashioned type where
many eld Institutions; la the State of
unneturu ana uwi .... r r
sons in It, their age. occupation, char
acter. It examines Into the matter of
Income. The agent ascertains if the
proposed foster parents are reaily fond
of children, if they are self-controlled,
reliable, efficient. Far in advance of
anything else the agents seek homes
where may be found good food, well
ventilated and clean rooms and the
best influences. To realise such con
ditions and at the same time to keep
away from the cut and dried discipline
and the all too orderly ways of the
asylum Is no easy task, and yet. as re
sults show, it has been accomplished.
The child has at the start of its new
life the essential things required for
a decent home, for it would be Impos
sible for any to respond to an environ
ment which did not give at least a fair
chance In life.
When this is done comes the super
vision of the children in the new
homes. The sgent visits the child at
Intervals, not at regular but prefer
ably at Irregular ones. The representa
tive of the society Is likely to drop In
suddenly and find the child at play
or In school. It Is one of the rules for
inspection that the boy or girl must be
asked about how It Is getting along
in the new horn at some time when
Elizabeth in m
Real Home,
ELIZABETH Before
end After Placement.
America a name means nothing. You
may be King or Queen; but unless you
can put your name, as King or Queen,
before the public all the time, no one
will know or care that you are King
or Queen!"
The French boy seems to have caught
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He has only been 20 years Jn New
York.
New Rifle May Have
Range of 2800 Yards
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New York the battle between the two
system ha Just begun. la the latter
commonwealth the passing of the so
called widows' pension act will prob
ably result In preventing any further
expansion of existing Institutions and
will greatly lessen the number of In
there ar many orpnanages 01 an en- ,eWtfc Th ,g d0M Uctfuily. Some
tlrely new spirit. Ilk the Clevelsnd Or- we.derlned ,xcu,e W4y, made
Phan Asylum, whose mpwIatendHt. fop uch a confence ,uch a walk
himself an orphan boy. has a "'- or The
allsatton of the feeling, and the needs of caref watched both at school and
bis cniioren. or use me - th. chureh .nd , . ... r(.i,Mon
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Baby Alice, of the Infant Atulum.
THE rifling or spiral grooving insida
the barrel (from tho Low German
rifle, or groove) in order to give the
bullet or ball a spuin. like the spin
which, I suppose, keeps the planets
steady, was the discovery of an un
known 16th century genius. But. ex
cept, by hunters, who usually can take
their time, it was not much used,
owing to the difficulty of forcing a
bullet down the muzzel Just too narrow
to receive It.
At first the bullet was pounded down
with a wooden mallet. Then a conical
bullet, with a cavity or plu-r at t.ia
lower end, and lubricated with tallow
and beeswax, was rammed tight and
expanded by the explosion so as to take
the grooving-. The Crimean War waa
fought with rifles made on this pattern,
sighted to 1000 yards, and effective up
to 500.
But Prussia (terribly "efficient" Prus
sia) had already adopted another 16th.
century Invention, hitherto regarded as
too dangerous for practical use. In the
disturbances of 184S, and the brief but
murderous wars with Denmark (1864)
and Austria (1866), the Prussians ap
peared armed with the "needle-gun." It
loaded at the breech instead of the muz
zle, the advantage being partly in speed
of fire, but chiefly in position; for the
soldier could now load lying down,
without exposing all his body to tho
enemy's aim.
In imitation Franc adopted the
chassenat. which had Iahpap muhu
range about 600 yards but was easily
fouled and, thrown out of order. Her
collapse before th Prussian in 1870
was not, however, due to the rifle' de
fects, but to failure In artillery, organ
ization, supply, housekeeping and generalship.
In 1867 England had hurriedly con-
mates In them, ror it provides means " . " " ....... for his children it De louno. mat mere llfe of the C0UBtry among the trees and east side tenement, from which they that
by which poor mothers may be aided in nt educitor. ere joyous llv- are temperamental reasons why the flowers. In a farmhouse not far from were temporarily taken To an asylum the
keeping their children at their own "n -n"Pnr . wlw0 llf. , ,h. youngsters cannot get along In the new Now Tork Clty Bre twlni romping in before adoption. not
hearths. Several of the oldest orphan . . : v.- '"vlronment a change Is made. If the daisies of the field, who not long It is work like this which makes the
asylums are nearing it and are prepar
ing to go oat of business.
On of tho chief factor la the new
policy 1a th United State with re
gard to th orphan asylum la the
Department of Child Helping of the
Russell Bag Foundation, which has
made aa exhaustive examination of
this whole question and has given ad
vle which ha ended some asylums
and prevented th building of others.
Th cas
th ola school and th brief aga
It were both ably presented not long
go by th director of th department.
Dr. Has tlsgs H. Hart.
"Th application of th spiritual
....- i.. - i . ..... rnurtr. and aspiration. These chil
dren. For generation th orphan asy
lum plan of dealing with tho depend
for th. orphai ..ylum of " "" !Chkm",
ool snd th. brief against cottage, with It. "tchon.
living room ana a group oi
pi. Ia this asylum th neglected chil
dren from tho Ghetto of Kw York,
coming from bom of wretchedness,
have developed the spirit of hope and
dren, who would never hav enterea
th doors of the High school, pass tho
ent child wa th prevailing method examinations oi me one
la th. United States. W hen a child " na r -" trom th , Hln
... i.rt homeless br th. rf...h a. School In nine years from their en-
fault of his natural protectors it was tranco Into the primary school, receiv-
child into his eoucaiion -n- medIca, attent,on u required the so-
icoooi iim s nr .'- -- clety arrange for It. especially in
children wage, teache. them to spend commuBlt, wh.r. eJlnert me(j,caI or
to give and to v and finds ways ojr ,UPrlea, ala may Bot , reBdlly avalI.
which their Jives may expand accord- abu
Ing to their natural endowments, nn
whol W I n txprslon of the
fatherhood of which hi wards have,
unfortunately, been deprived. We hav.
orphanages. Ilk th Hebrew Sheltering
Guardian Asylum, wher th children
family
In' Her New Home. Ftnifi IXears lL.aWcr
arriMtarf 4--.. O t ,1 a l .
tution. th other a child living the free since were neglected and forlorn In an task of helping the poor and needy f , I01"
cluster about, to paraphrase , ' - - ou
words of the Hoosier poet, a labor Perior weapon to needle-gun or chasse-
vvl. . ima a muzzle velocity Of 1359
feet a second and could be fired un-
only of love but of sane and well-
ordered efficiency.
Th transplanting of th ward to Its
new home la only successful when
PARIS FASHIONS GF OLD MERE "FRAUDS''
CONTINUED FROM PAGES SIX.
aimed at 25 rounds a minute. For a
long generation it held its place and ia
spite of a kicking and uncertain tem
per, it died lamented.
America killed it with th "repeater"
or magazine rifle America, whosa
'hunters" had also been the first to uso
very
thought that a substitute should be l"f tn tlme nor thorough broken up becsuse his mother became
both It and th family are happy. This revolted at th excessive originality of Austrian doing th un for their ture). He had just arrived from. New the rifle for killing men. The magazine.
supervision I kept up until the child Pari gown, was It not because one of own populations. Let them publish York. loaaeo. oy cup or charger," with five
is is years or age or Is legally adopted.
The records of the bureau are filled
with ease which attest th success of
thl. home placing method, and many
children have grown np In the com
munities to which they hav been sent
and have become a credit to society In
every way.
The wards of th. bureau can only be
mentioned by their first names. There
Is David, for Instance, who three years
ago was one of a hundred boys In
an orphan asylum. He is now studying
In one of the best high schools in New
York City and is preparing to become
a physician. His original home was
our man-dressmakers and not the
least went to seek Inspiration at
Munich and Noremberg, obtaining
striking effects at th expense of tra
ditional French taster"
Now you know why Charles' eyes
gleam red.
Why Henri pales and. drops bis scis
sors. When, recently. I obtained fur do-
their Parisian designs, sell their Paris- "I laugh." said Ortis. "Paris is all "r canriage. at a time: emokelesa
lan gown, and hat. over the world- right There will be two modes-that Jiel 0f "guncoUon"" o cotton"
provided they date them Berlin, Vlen- of Paris and th. other. Anyone can 8oaked ,n nitr,0 mctd (
na, Cassel. But they must .top dating have th other who wants it; but we -fouling"; the conseouent "small w.
them Pari.."
Jean Phllllpp Is frank, open.
kindly.
"It Is intolerable that they should
set up beside us. in our own city, call
themselves French, copy our models,
import their own workmen, force the
rather object to counterfeiting French or caliber of less than .45 Inch (in our
laoeis.
Ortlx looks like an American football
player.
rine tne bullet is .80S inch, in tho
German .311 inch these were tho
applications of science whih
Vogel looks like a well-dressed Paris idIy produced a complete hange In
smaii arms" and so in tactics.
poet.
"I laugh,
signs from the rue de la Palx houss of note, and, little by little, falsify French Frenchman.
provided for th natural home, and the vocational .oucauoa man ia ..u .
Idea prevailed that th. substitute n3f cnool with which I am ac-
eould b. mad better then th original Qualntaa.
article. Thus inv no the crnh.n "The, orphanage
lum system of bringing up homeless
insane and his father waa shiftless and
indifferent There 1. Richard, a hale
vounsr f&rm.r ti n th. .t.t. nnw ..if.
These orphanage and others of BUDr,ortln, wn not lon, ... WM .
similar plrit are .lowly revolution!.- Duny ort)nan a.Tium eh.M
...... . . . . . . . in. th. Institutional work of the United .... . .
ea.mr.o u .d.i.i.uods irom iniancy - V-Vnnatl Institutions of v. w . . o iora. a Coutuf. (Pari Dressmakers Associa- pagan atylea" did not start It but
to young manhood and womanhood. f?! hlo..plrlt4. actlv. child, who. with tion), wh,cn ,Bclude. maUttm and nnra. iL Th. call i. pa.ted up on
"A good argument ca. b. mad. In orh.n a Srtu m. we flnd ?ht bro,h"-' nd 1"Ur' w" fur. every Pari, church door,
favor of th orphan asylum system. It "d., m hdT aTd unl- tkrora he' P"enUw,be?U9 tne Jean PhiUpp Worth, .on of the great Short .klrU. open blouses, crazy
I. Mld that ia th ordinary horn, of J0" ,T"h, f.'tliJ " i. condu,on nto"ly bad? She Bcotchman, ha. Brown up completely fullness and flouncing, in truth, were
poverty It I impossible for th child " V!M,.n 7" " of. tho wfc0" lmPoa " French, grand seigneur, grayish point- the hasty Improvising, of an Intense
to have a rair cnanc. The home Is un- '"" TT " 1 .""",, , , hlpk lUTm na original iaea migni nave been ,d b4ard. ,impiy dressed. Immacuat. war period, when half th best design- even the greatest which has done
aanltarr: th food Is Insufficient; th. ""fi "J ''"T; ",. " ,.d In a typical orphan asylum. He Is also president of Charles and era were at the front and the remain- business on it. reputation of tho past
parents ar Incompetent and In many f J " IHL.LT. Her n"r home ' wltn Mr' nd M,, Henrl'a mutual benefit society. der In a fever. should be placed before the American
cas vlelou and cruel. ollclo th tabl Mra and neo0"0 D.. who own their own house, have -w ar. favoring L. Gas.tte du Bon Th. tru. mode of Pari. 1 now only public Just a. If It were a new be-
la a wU manacd Institution there beh J "'"'"J"" ! mo" lB tn Ton. t ru de I Echelle. ParU. said appearing. ginner."
eaa be maintained perfect sanitary con- . Inhuman ana abnormal, it is n the community. Dora is Worth, "because It Is under our con- This idea was confirmed by Lucien The means is advertising,
dltlon. good ventilation, suitable food, not urprising " that many or the nght of that abod. troL w ar charmed to communicate Vogel. editor of La Gazette du Bon "In France tho system Is different,
sufficient clothing and wholesome In- ' rrraduat.. fall to ucceed. And there Is Elizabeth, once a tlm- models to Amerlcan p,perB. They In- Ton. to whom Jean Philippe sent me. I have got to make them understand.
floencea. If necessary, the child's food k " "Z V"' " ."t .' ,V,',"i .TL' ..uu form their own public We thar ; them. At the Gazette offices I met Philippe In France when a firm, by excellent
Grunwaldt. the son, Vladimir, with
timid vpollteness. asked me for a list
of the American paper, to which I
would aend them.
"A new rul. of th. Syndicate de la
Couture." he murmured.
"Impossible." I replied. "Professional
secret"
Ha did not Insist but trusted me.
taste and reputation."
I gathered from Worth that the great
movement of "modest Paris" styles
the return to simplicity and "tradi
tional French taste." has his firm ap
proval In fact they are tumbling over each
other. It Is spontaneous. It Is In the
air. The eloquent call of Cardinal
said the New York
"It is ridiculous that the
Paris fashion world should be called
upon to defend itself. Anyone who
could dream of taking away the su
premacy of Paris would be an utter
fool."
I asked him what about those fash
ion papers.
"They were du. to the carelessness
of certain houses." he said. "I am sure
that from now on, it will not be the
same. What I am trying to do is to
get Paris dressmaker, and modistes to
extend their American interests, to ad
vertise extensively and collectively."
Ortis explained.
"The name of every Pari, houses
Le-
bel. Mauser," "Mannlicher," "Mark
III" and "3-line" the models now used
by the powers at war are alike in tho
advantages of small recoil, light bullet,
high velocity, flat trajectory and rapid
fire.
We may put the average Initial ve
locity at little less than 2000 feet a sec
ond; the rapidity of unaimed fire at two
second, a round, or of aimed fire at four
seconds; and the effective range at 1400
yards, with a possible range of twice
that distance. Henry Nevinson in At
lantic Monthly.
can b. prescribed by a physician and tha old lo u;,ml and , elther mak- And one of the exhibits of tho bureau American Arms buy Pari models for Ortiz. American representative of the
welghod out for him at ech meat H. nr of them receiving stations In which are two photographs, on. representing the American trade. It la perfect Protective Association of French Dress-
work, has made a reputation, it doesn't
need to advertise or get in touch with
BLAME YOURSELF MORE
An outlaw is apt to b. a poor sport
who Mames society for hi. own up
roarious tendencies, and tries to make
out, when caught that he never had
any chance to be anything else. Which
is mush, and to be added to the already
large collection of flapdoodle. Enough
men of prominence have come out of
the dirt to prove that it can be done by
anyone who feels that way about it.
Blame yourself more and society less,
and you are likely to brace up and do
I constantly under th influence of - children are trained for adoption or Alice In the prosaic garb of tho instl- There I no objection to German and makers (American branch of the Cou- th nubUc XI l remembered. But In bettc. Atchison Globe.