Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-01-06

81 10 - cents per month male servant from
90 cents to 81.
In the cities, the wages o. servants are about
one fourth higher. The clothing of the laboring
class of both sexes,i comfortable but very coarse
and poor-made of linen cloth, woollen cloth. and
lnrs of the country. The entire dress of coun-
try female, per year, costs from to Sc The
dress Of aboring man from to So, including
shoes and Boots A pair Of shoes, such as are
used by laboring females costs from Is to 81 cts.
A pair Of boots for a laboring man costs from 81
to 20 cents.
As to the clothing Of lady, this costs nearly
as much as in the United States. The cotton
and silk stufs, the ribbons and other articles ne
cessary to compose ladies' dresses being almost
Of the same price throughout Poland as in this
country. The same remark is also applicable to
the dress of gentleman, with The exception that
the lady's shoes and the gentIcmans boots are
cheaper in Poland.
Such shoes cost in the United States 81 per
pair, may be had in Poland at 25 to 81 cts-and
such boots as cost here 81 or SIS, may be had
there for 2 and B3 dollars but please to rcmem.
Der, Sir, that to obtain pair of boots for S., you
must sell from IL to 10 bushels of wheat. The
dress of lady, worth only 500, will cost you
from so to 100 bushels Of wheat A farmer who
has 1000 bushels Of wheat for sale, can buy sill
yer watch for himself, but not one for his lady
Had he before The dismemberment of Poland sold
2o00 bushels Of wheat, he himself, his lady and
half dozen Of his daughters, would not lool. at
gold watches, unless set with diamonds, or at
least rubies.
The cattle, nocks and herds are also very cheap
mich COW sells from 2,50 to So. An OK, for
labor from 6 to SIS. One for the purpose of
slaughter from 10 to $50 a horse, such as in
this country costs about $40, may be bought in
some parts of Poland for $325. In those portions
Of the country incorporated with Russia, horse
of that description may be had from to sl2. A
common sheep may be had from is cents to 81
Those termed merino sheep, introduced from
Spain, will command from 20 to 500 each.
The policy Of Russia, Austria, and Prussia,
which reduced our nenole to such condition as
this forced many Poles to erect some manuiacto-
res of woolicn cotton, silk stufis, ribbons, iron
utensils, and some other articles. All these ar
ticlcs, manufactured at home, are cheaper, by
about one third, than those imported from abroad
Some articles are as Of good qualify those pro-
duced in English and French manufactures
Whoever thinks that this is an Improvement
of the condition Of Poland, labors under Il great
mistake.
Poland, from its natural situation, can never
prosper as manufacturing State-and the Poles
b,,-c commenced manufacturing for themselves
choosing the least of two evils,
This system of industry has not been in
troduced into the Provinces Incorporated with
Russia the Russian Government itself being the
owner Of al manufactures, in order TO keep all
classes Of Russaa subjects under street and de-
pendent centrol--and TO preyen: heir commpn-
cation with foreigners. With regard
ain your obt serv't
c.. TOCHMAN.