The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-03-12
EXPEN CES rs. NECESSITIES


paving rent and subsistence bills
The workman can't lessen the price
Of -four, sugar, or pork nor tue
price of calico, sheetipg, woolens, OF
boots and shoes. These things must
be had and puid for.. Certain ont
goes can't be helped. If these out
goes balance the income right along,
there is poverty holding its own.
The experience Of most working
men nowadays is, that after paying
rent and provision bills, at the end
Of the week they have nothing lett,
and gene,a']y hat, cap, dress, or
coat not paid for besides. Things
are not as they were in 1856 and
1867, and the laborer finds himself
gradually obliged to lop off wants.
But" says one, "you don't pre-
tend to say, that the labo:er has
harder time now than five yeas
ago." OF course we do, and can
prove it by every workioyman we
meet. Look about and find how
many labo1ers are buying and pay
ing for homes /; and then find ont
what per cent, are in debt for rem.
or store bills, Or both. The outlook
is not very encouraging, and is
enough to di'shealten half The work.
iromen there ave. For q man to
only live from hand to mouth, is to
be in constant pe1it Of public CHAR
~ a state of things not the most
pleasant to contemplate.
The fact of it is. wosk:ngmon who
work by the day don't get aileao:
AID many are heels over head in
debt besides. What is tue t'ouble ?
WIN every wotkinsnan take the
{ ouble 10 ask himself the question?
We answer it by saving: 1t costs
too much to liye--too much mouey
goes out. 70 enter into the discus.
sion Of the p,ice of the necessal;es
of life, whether 100 bis. OF not, is
not Our purpose. We wish to cell
The attca!ion TO the bare cons;,lcla-
ton Of the iacts as they are, saying
nothing Of price or circumstances.
Leaving out Of sight what might and
what ous lit to be, ifiabor received lis,
due share OF lis products, we take
things as they ate, and say, it cos
100 much to live.
It is astonishing on what a small
iocome people can live il they are
driven to it. Co"nmeal aud water
don't cost much. In some parts of
Germany, the workers only have
meat once O year. -The1e are cellars
and gar"ets in cites where there is
no fl 9 the year round, and the in
mate sleep On rags and live on five
cents a day. It is a good ways f.om
the present status OF the majority OF
wo'k;agmen to the bottom Of the
ladder. No state is so bad but there
is lower story sti'', This picture
is not very fascinating, but is, after
all, a good one to look at. People
take courage very Often by finding
that they are not so near the bo..::om
of the hill. alter all.
The remedy by which to get ou1
Of a sclape is the thing chat you SO
in-some of the hair of the same
dog. # a man has got head oye'
ears in debt by eating too much CAKE
or beeer-witched bologna /; to get out
he must shut down on these YAM
pies Of bis stomach. If broalclot1
chandeliers, hat: aclss, and sardine'
did it, they must be cut off-ezpens
es must belesseneG. No man SHOULD
spend more than his income, an,
more than he should put his finger
into the fire. But how can it b.
helped? just here is where the rul
comes in. One Of three things mus
. happen to every man. Either h
spends less than he earns, or all tha
! he earns, or more than he earns
Here is ha:d-pan to start on.
, Now, wolkiugmen, which of Ties
things shall happen to you? Nc