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Show MID VIRGINIA HILLS. WHERE CHItDrtEN OP FAttEM ADE llBAntD. A UU Heme Whera They Ala St. I laral and runlH liar lr VVbar Ion's "Whoaoaaar Hum aal gannola" A Maenlnrent thsrlly iHpeclal Utter) I , . j '"' f,t famed tale Urn ryi of Chnmouny It not nsH WU picturesque than EsSMjj vy the charming Utile 'L-SajjKfl 9f '' Vti''T wh b iUfeJs&t&rm " between tho I SarjWt "lu ,u,1 ""uM r XjkJdrCeXr'' '"" "nd ,he Ju !irjjjcr tan u Hon and J?rJ '"'" PMt ot tbe t'artK2?cs great Shenandoah volley of Virginia In the heart of Ihla beautiful region Ilea Ijiray a ll (ago of three thoussnd Inhabitants To miles to the wcatwsrd flows the bright spsrkllng river which the Indians nam ed Bheusndoab the Daughter of tbe Hlara, Iletwcen the two are the fa mout Luray Caverns, the most rosg I nlflccnt subterranean wondera yet dli covered A mile to the east Is sn other wonder of peace and contentment where the hands and heart ot benevolent benevo-lent men an I women have provided a borne and school for helplrea children It la known as the Whosoever Home and Bchools ' About ten years ago three children two boya and a girl whose father ha4 been killed, nnd whose mother waa In the penitentiary, fell Into the handi of Iter II M Wbsrton, D D, the well known pastor evangelist ot Hal tlmore W Ith these three children and five dollars, the work began Securing the service of a widow lady nnd her nlere and renting their home, the door waa opened for destitute children without regard to creed or dcnomlna tlon preference being given to the chll dren ot Ihe fallen and outcast It wai unique In Ha character and at once ar rested Ihe attention of the public. Applications Ap-plications came from societies for pro lection of children and from motheri whose husbands wcro criminals or drunkards and from poor lost crca lures who desired that their daugh (era at least might bo saved The needs were no pressing nnd widespread that !r Wharton saw there must be I an enlargement ot his work Not hav-1 log the means at band to purrhasi larger premises he moved them lo nit old home at I.uray liglnla and local ed them on a farm which he purchased within a mile ot the town Tbs rail-ronl rail-ronl and turnpike run through the farm, the water la abundant, and the fine mountain atr and charming seen ery mate It lecullarly fitted for the enterprise It Is about six hours from llaltlmore and five from Washington He obtained a charter from the legls-Isturr legls-Isturr th trusters and ofTlclali and all necessary provliloua for Hi Itwful and auccessful msnagement Instead of one large building he adopted the home Idea many cottages with a matron ma-tron or mother for each, and a general gen-eral meeting plare for meals school and worahlp lloyi and girls are tsken between the ages of 2 and 10 as a rule but the rule I often relaxed lror several years there hat len an average ot n now cottage a year until there art now eight In all There are always enough applications on hand lo fill a new cottage Tho farm and cottages cot-tages (the farm contains 330 acres), are under the control ot a superintendent superinten-dent nnd hla wife and are managed with care and Julgment It li supported sup-ported entirely iy voluntary conlribu- I.ITTIU POIK8 AND TIUIIH I KT Hons. Hands of young women are formed to send regular ion! Ihutlons or to clothe and rare for one or more ot the little ones Money Is needed all Ih lime and It comes The little ones havo never gone without a meal nor lacked clothing The object ot the Whosoever Home an! Bchools Is to take destitute chl dren, and preferably children of out casta away from their pernicious associations, as-sociations, and give them pure air, tresh food clean clothes and moral surroundings sur-roundings A strict regard I paid to tellgloua Influences and without having hav-ing It forced upon them they are surrounded sur-rounded by an atmosphere of right llr Ing and right teaching In which they may with Clods help grow to be Ills thlldren by the wonl and spirit of His trace A good Fngllsh education Is gh en tbera and they are thus preptr ed for thilr life work Aa this work becomes known It grows In popularity The children are taught solf reaped and hop and usefulness use-fulness Itecently Dr Wharton tnd the management have opened the doors to children of soldiers who may bs killed or disabled In the present war or Indeed any child of a soldier who I In the army serving his country and who needs help The tender ot these home was very kindly recelied by the government In view of this fact It become neceesary to greatly enlarge Ihe facilities at the farm If friends respond with their usual patriotism and enthusiasm this amount will be con trlbuted In a very abort time A short time ngo n boy 8 years old went nil the way from Mushing txing Island to I.uray Va alone He hal only a little tag on his Jacket which real friends will please help this little fellow to Dr Wharton Whoso ever earm at luray, Va ' He was kin Ily treated by ctcry one and come sll right I.nst October Dr Wbsrton was hot I Ing a aeries ot meetings in Macon, Oa He heard of the death of n fallen wo man who had left n child only 8 years old He sought lo get possession ot her and found n beautiful bright eyed rosy cheeked girl. Hhe wis In the po session of an aged grandmother, who said 'There It nothing for her but a life like her poor mother I II toon be gono then no one will rare for her ' The child la now at the farm A few dtyi ago a poor widow ot Norfolk, Va , applied for admission for her little boy Her ton on whom the depended for a living Is on tho gunboat gun-boat Nttlivllle now off the coast ot Cuba The child will be taken, and the mother too It neretsary Dr, Wharton hat received a lettr from General 1 Hihugh Ixo astlna him to Include the children ot Cuban tol-' dlert In his homes and he haa con-rented con-rented to do to Thla will add greatly to tho work and needs of the farm, but Is a fine opportunity for tbe little. Cu bant I ailaaaffia1riMr-rT'0'? C.fcV . " -oV T1II3 WIIOHOIJVk.lt VMOi |