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Show NEW YORK'S LOST CHILDREN The Greatest Number Is When the Public Schools Open The number of children lost in the . ms of a year aries considerably, says Ptaraon'a Magazine The largest number of children ever shell. rd nl the. mral office In the ( nurse of si year wtis In the year of the Columbian celebrations, when, during twi Ive months more than f,tyo children wrv under Mrs Tnivers's care. Ftillv two-thirds more children are lost iiurlids' the summer than during the winter win-ter and at the time , the Italian feaxt of St H b brate.l In June., the ir-ss of parents w .Hill", oil ihe steps of Police headquarters a so gr at thut according to the officer who tends the dour, "you have to drive them down so you can ( otne up!" Indeed, Italians divide with Jews the honors of losing their little ons. , About two-thirds of all the children lost may be safeU given to these two. But the "star day" of all the year is the first . iiluij of the public schools, after the summer vacation. Marty little ones no to si hool for the first i!m , and are i..o small to 11ml their way homo :it noon; ho the mother doubtless uives the teacher very explicit directions to keep 'ik.-" or Rclw-cc i" uiilll her arrival at noon. Now to the bi-Wllderid trio int. .ill pupils, nt Mt. appeat .ill'..; llv-i cfore It Is not strange that she falls to remember which Is "to be kept till called for;" so, when school is out, many little ones find themselves them-selves In thi Street, not only totally Ig-norant Ig-norant of how to reach home, but fre-iu fre-iu rttly of whi-r.- home is located Tin v wander .iliub ss! altoiil. souieilnies covering cov-ering mosl surprising dlstahi i s, and finally, final-ly, tired out Mini discouraged, they begin to cry. Here some officer takes a hand and bj night, the majorlt) t them will be enjoying the city's hospitality at the Central office. |