St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-22
away from home and they are conscien-
tious about giving it to their customers.

away from home and they are conscien-
tious about giving it to their customers.
They have
even in business transactions. When
Jennie makes out her bill against a
grOveling neWSpaper-WOman at the end
OF each week. she invariably insists on
knocking off 2 cents of the II cents due
her.
Jennie and Minnie Reimers are sis
tiers, aged respectively fourteen and
twelve, Their home is at III Rice
street, their mother is midWlfe-''a
kind of lady doctor" they have it-and
their father is well-l0oking man who
is, nevertheless, pronounced by Mrs.
ReimerS to be on the verge Of cOnSump-
ton. Mrs. Reimers is inclined to re-
sent any outside interference in the
management of her domestic affairs.
'Vhat you WANTS nit mein girls? l am
tie mutter of mein own Children" she
announced in tone of voice that made
Pauline's knees shake and cause her
meekly to diSclaim the reformer'S privi-
lege OF sharing that distinction with her
OF any other woman. The mother of
her own offspring then went on TO say
that she has natural dislike of having
her girls Oh the street, but that she
neads the money they can make. They
bring their cash returns home and
their combined earnings amount
on an average of 81 day.
She allowed that the girls ought
to be in school, and said, with touch
of malice in her tones, that if the wife
of one of the active phllanthropistS OF
the city would pay Jennie the weeks
wages she owed the child, maybe Jen-
ME could spend it on her education.
The love of the mighty dollar is plainly
at the
ROOT OF HER INDIFFERENCE
to her girls best interests, but, Dioge-
nes, old fellow, what was 1t you said
about the same thing being true of two
thirds of the matrimonial bargains and
other deals in humanity that are made
at the top of the social LADDER"
''Have you noticed the way that girl
meaning Jennie ReimerS) is dressing
lately?" asked a reformer with all the
solemnity and painful expression Of re-
luctance with which kind soul gives
away" even the devil. The inSinua-
ton was that Jennie is drawing money
from other resources than newSGealing.
AS matter of fact, the child has one
good dress which was a prize offered
to the girl who would sell the
greatest number of papers in a certain
length of time. If ruin StareS the girls
in the face, the order that has been
issued against them will hasten the end.
1t simply stops them selling on the
streets, but does not prohibit them Offer
ing their papers for sale in any reStau-
rant or any place indoors. 1t was the
actions of men in restaurants towards
the girls that has called forth the par
ticular condemnation OF good souls al
ways smelling for mice. By the order
of the police, all that is accomplished is
the ariStocracy OF newSgirldom must
confine its operations where danger
threatens most, and the lower claSS-the
rag-pickerS who are refused stand in
restaurants-willm march on to destruc-
ging, stealing, to get the aid their paper
selling brought them. If it is really
desired to help the girls, why not extend
to them the same practical charity
that is extended to boys? Why
should not one corner in the NewSboys'
home be fenced off for the girls and the
same care exercised over them that is
exercised over the boys? Steps have
been taken towards licensing the boys.
Probably after the 1st of May a neWSbOy
who can not take out license will be
obliged to go out of business. This will
materially aid the good work carried on
among them, each boy being registered
and numbered, it will be infinitely cas-
ier to keep track of him and look after
him. Why can not the girls be licensed,
too? Miss Johnston. who is so success
full in getting neWsboys removed from
the bad influence OF bad homes and
placed in institutions where reform is
genuine, would be equally active and
successful in effecting the reform of the
girls. Why can she not have a chance
at them-'cause they're girls?
PAULINE PRY.