St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 29, 1910

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ee ~ young woman through an event- ful period of her life and she was selected by a At the altar it “Was discovered that they had forgotten to get a I pulled my wedding ring .from -* my finger and: handed it to the young woman and ‘the ceremony was completed. Five other times Each time Been forgotten by the young _ couple, or poverty had so limited their purchases She was touched that girl’s heart and made obedient girl, by putting her in ‘the wardrobe at. the farm. — was a ek

ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1910.

ayw aed. Boys and Girls Tell of the Pathos anc - Humor They Encounter in Their Fight for Bitte z « a een a, : 7 7 ‘s * r Sy . ie “t sine a Z J val ‘ f he % “2 + and efficient. Soon they arrived at the store of T almost every the the philanthropist and required that his basement sre pure air and plumbing; that children em-} anaee thet seats shouldbe furnished.and wom-f en allowed to use them when not actively en- gaged in. their. work. - This annoyed the ppilan-} thropist and: he set about ridding himself of the? inspectors. The law was popular and recently hed been enacted at the close of a spectacular} public investigation. “At that time, no court had yet set aside any ¢ child labor law. The philanthropist was of subtle ¥ mind and invented an ingenius method. He was @ , generous contributor to campaign funds. To ask for the Commissioner of Health was to teéeive th the appointment. merchant in control of the 14 spectors. In a few Weeks their salaries were stricken from the budget and a Hke sum ‘allotted for pasteurized milk in the tenements for sick babies. Merchant Resigned as Soon As He Accomplishéd Object. HESE two ends being accomplished, the T philanthropist merchant Commisioner This put our philanthropist} ( mercantile in-j of ¥ Health resigned and his successor had thé, milk appropriation cut out of the budget. Twelve years of continuous effort for the reinstatement of the inepectors’ salaries followed with only partial success in the thirteenth year, when the State of New York created eight mercantile in- spectors, distributed over ‘the three cities, Buffalo, Rochester and New York. “In New Y8rk City alone, the members of the Ytetail Dealers’ Association claim 66,000 employes and include in this number none of the Smaller employes. “How insufficient eight inspectors must be for CLE LE LM ll le ceili le ’ ug oe — * & ’ Pe ‘ py . Z iy ra ed ia ’ 7) > at i . & 7 Sad Ree RS a ‘ foge : Sate ; re q ‘ a: MMe PE ote Saath Mes * a is er 1 te PER a o ” et an? ab ae

Leaders of - the: late the Funny Things T Have Happened to Them f Post-Dispatch Re seeks Fan They Have Sometimes Compensation. for i bor in Setting Stray | Back: Into the Fold. ” — cow is tied behind, the dog underneath the. and the family is- huddled inside, — a “We're movin’. Gwine to the factory,” t answer to my question. = "2 “A month later will probably. meet | family coming back to oaling neo ges Sie ’ Be what few detachable things they had : S. moved. ‘ They had sold in cow and dog, ot the meagre furniture, and were | ing bi to start over again. Then I have to rustle ar and try to help. them along until they themselves.” Had to Be “‘Fasctmated’” Before He Could Go Back to School. Mies IDA GREEN of Salem, Mass.,

ing a visit one day as an votticar of = Children’s Ald Society saw a little bey « ting ona step apparently valeter ee rrap in deep thought — He evidently “wae versed in vaccination. Ne “Lady; can you fascinate people? low a Miss Green. “Why, I qon't. know ‘about that wat matter?” she asked. = “Well, I've got to get Sadtinnted, batore 1 go back to school Monday,” was answer. Willie Didn’t Want t Show His ‘‘ Raising’’ Be MI ne NELLIE RYDER of Ranger,

merly was connected iggy Re the Refuge in Philadelphia. youngsters under her control wer to behave at the table and other manners they had not been used to at home, but which made them pre= sentable when visitors came. fo Se SE Friends of Miss Ryder visited the one day, and she omar an have the children sh at rh “Now, Willie, don’t act bi ote but show your ‘raising, who ‘had violated Bere a if; IT shov wna: wich the Use Keka ae This Little Girl Had a Hose, .. a HE pupils of a Michigan tnduatri ch were prepating for a one Cale Rais bepan to’ fall the owaning’ | ore, children were anxiously a Among other things, Miss Anna the. children of the institution se Goa ¢ |" "Spica a atop thi ats, Deena ha hose if we need it” - ) Glad Because “God Punished. Bessie for Being Hateful.’” lung in that mer Bes. bie What Docs Johnny Say to L Who Gave Him an Ap; , . é three cities is so obvious as to need no comment. ¥ the children, | ‘Meanwhile, this merchant (and 67 of his com-A petitors) agreed with the Consumers’ League to pay apple. women clerks 18 years o!d and over not,Jless than $3 a week, after these clerks had had one full year’s experience. In the store of the merchant In ques-f tion, there followed an Interesting phenomenon. Instead of gtowing older like the other the community, the clerks grew younger. Af ever-increasing’ proportion of below the age of 18 years, agreed wage of $a week, ~~ City can -iive “whon lees an Sere moms Sane for a smaller stm! y y

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