The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-30

away, a telephone message to Mr.. Tatro
brought assurance of help
flfth in the list of callers a strong
ana healthy man who came to ask advice
about going to the woods to accept Of
fered place He had wife sick in the hos
pltal and two children in the Children S
Home, and was wholly unable to secure
work in the city. Telephone messages to
both the hospital and the Home proved
the man quite
TRUSTWORTHY AND TRUTHFUL,
and he was adviced to accept the place
In the woods, leaving his family in good
hands until he should be able to provide
a home and care for them.
During 20 minutes interim, when there
We're no callers, conference was held
with Mrs Goodman, the visitor among the
poor, who told of her mornings work,
and reported two cases in want that had
never required help before. Groceries were
ordered sent to one family and wood to
the other At this hour hurried luncheon
was eaten at the nearest restaurant, and
1T being then 1:30, the days routine was
still an hour and one-half late.
Immediately after luncheon "a horse and
cutter were driven in the face of the yet
raging storm to the Sumner school in
North Minneapolis in order to gain infor-
nation about three neglected children,
whose parents drank and belonged to an
entirely bad lot. One of the children was
in school, and the hope was to get them
all under good influences away from their
howell home. On the way back one of the
notably philanthrOpic physicians call
ed upon in regard to the woman who had
been visited early in the morning, and the
doctor promptly gave his word to give her
all the attention she needed, free of cost.
Then, call upon another physician, a
specialist in chldrenS diseases, who was
told of little child suffering with curva-
ture of the spine. The child had been
brought from North Dakota by a mother
who anxious that her daughter should
have treatment, and she supported them
both by washing while she tried first one
doctor, then another, in the hope of relief
for her chilG The kind physician promised
at once to look after the and without
any expense to the mother A call upon the
landady of the hardwood finisher who had
applied in the morning for help and had
received the promise of rent money! es-
tablished the need of assistance for him
The farm owner who had offered work to
the mechanic and first caller of the day.
was likewise sought, but could not be
found and a future call was inevitable
The office was reached by p. M and
the woman whose daughter was afflicted
with spinal trouble waiting for news
She was given card to the physician who
had promised to attend to the case, and
was told to accept his word of profess
sional advice. If the child could not be
kota home and sadly wait for the end.
Next came an honest hearted woman
who had a daughter for whom she de-
sired to secure an education. She had a
little real estate which she wanted to sell
or mortgage in order to get money to live,
and means for her daughter but strange
to the ways of the city, she needed advice
as to her best step. She had already seen
real estate men, but was not satisfied
with her success; upon the assurance that
others would be seen for her, that she
might be able to dispose of her property
to the best advantage, she retired con-
tent.
Something of humor came with the story
told by the little man who then made his
appearance but his tale was none the less
pitifu He had been
DECEIVED AND ROBBED,
and he was alone and friendless. He had
lived in Grand Forks n. D., when he had
word of sum of money, $500, due him on
an estate in Iceland, and it seemed to re-
auire his personal attendance to secure
what meant to him a fortune. He left his
family In Grand Forks last September and