Evening star., 1909-05-09

one from an existence that is toyless.
motherless and homeless begins with the
police station and ends with the Industrial
Home, q little ways north of the site on
wh:cl the rev cathedral will be raised.
The board of children's guardians as
signs him to an asylum. Trained nurses
watch over him with wonderful care Ills
very milk is fed to him by prescription.
and a diet kitchen is a very necessary
part of modern founding asytums. He
sleeps practically out of doors. getting the
benefit of all the fresh air possible ana
doctor visits him frequently. AS he grows
TO the walking age he graduates from the
baby ward and gets to be man OF the
world so to speak, and is allowed to play
all he wants to with the other chlidren
who have not been adopted: II at SIX
wears of age he is still unadopted he is
sent to the Industrial Home School, Where
he is taught any trade that he seems nj
ted for or learns the things winch MS
mind grasps best. The aim Is to make
him a useful citizen. After the lndustrial
Home School he enters the world
An interesting experiment is being car
ried on by the American Salvation Army
at the corner of John Marshall place ana
G street. This is one of the homes which
does not deal with the board of children
guardians. but which boards orphans ana
children OF parents who find it hard 10
work all day and keep their chiidreIi
from the evil which generally peIails
them when left to their own ceNlces. Du.
they do take foundlings. too, with no
hone of remuneration-and there are sew
eral there now. ,.o
one of them is Baxter. but because
he is such a husky little chap the people
at the home call him "Bll Taft He IS
a red-headed baby. with a face full or
good nature. and is just the KIND or
child that some real child enthusiast
would be eager to adopt. he mas now
ever. already been adopted by MIS-.
Smalley, vie or the mayor vi ''io f,iiie
can Salvation Army. ~.
pill Tasts'' story parallels any or the
newspaper tales of babies lett III doWhs
baskets at the doors OF ponce sta''ons,
for R.U came TO the home on snowy
night. in care of a woman Mho dsheu'
.Do YOU want a fine baby!
Mrs Smalley. who knew the woman
we'll. uncovered the little boy s face ana
fell in love with him right away: -,
oh the dear little thing. Where did
Won get him. Mrs. Smalley exclaimed.
You must never ask me sinsie aues
tion about him. Just take MN II YOU
want him, but no one mus' eei
about him. -, ,., .,,,t
,l,e mystery o. Bills little life.
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.rbare WAS another Bill Taft, VINO
came into the home in a mysterious way
and disappeared again just as fh4s'eii-
o,slv. They really christened him Bill
Taft and he was splendid BOY OF
about two wears, with fine blond hair and
large brown eyes. A woman brought hlm
ia the home and left him. with ST. for a
few days board. She visited nm seVerai
times and then brought her husband 10
see the child. There was something Just
a little bit suspicious about the par,
and a detective traied them for a day
or two He was about to make an ad-
verse report when the woman called 10.
her baby and has not been seen since
Working as lady's maid in this city IS
a girl of nineteen. whose face. hair eyes
and hands are as delicate and as beautl-
full as those of her mistress. Nhen sue
appears the street people look al neI
twice. for She is one OF the KIND WHO
command attention. She was rounding
and knows il. She was left at midnight
on a doorstep with a chain around her
neck and note saying Her name IS
The people who took her in were poor.
and they finally placed the baby in one OF
the homes not connected with the board
of children.s guardians. She grew up
there was sent to an industrial school
and learned rapidly. One day an ele-
gantly dressed woman called at the place
where the girl lived and asked her II she
would like 10 enter her service the
founding. then A beautiful girl or SIX
teen. was only too glad. Today th.s girl
with many of the Instincts Of the ultra
refined is working domestic
Another little child around whom Tie
mystery OF a foundling's existence nov
ers Is facetiousiy called. by the people
VINO go to the institution whefe ne IS
The Paper bag Kid" No downy basket