The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-28

the most have worked in any month within a
year past, and my pay IL -. 90 q week. on the
basis don't think I have averaged sixteen
dnvs month. have six children and wife
to support. have to pay $3.50 month to the
company for house rent. 80 cents a month water
rent Hnd % cen,s 'oaH Tor regso cos a p'Ik t
bread. some potatoes. moasscs Tor tho children
now and then. and maybe about pay day. If the
month is lew cents better than usual. we have
the dissipation Of q bit ~ salt pork But the
tinea have not been few that have had to 20
down IL tho mine with an empty dinner Kettle
why did take an empty kettle alongf Be-
cause there wna an order that men shouldn't go
down who didn't have kettlcs. for il was thought
wouldn't have the strength to work. some
times men would carry bread down with them
and bring i back TO thor children who We're
A man who was badly burned while lighting
The Hire IN No. shaft and came near losing ms
hn dsa ny ino nreak'n n OF sramod under n
into his house there was not in that cherries
home single meals victuals. Since then they
have lived somehow on charity and how slel-
der that somehow must bc in such hungry
community. one may imagine .
Five other miners. separately ana wltnout
! my possibility OF cOllusiOn. backing up til'iI
! stories by their official accounts. 80 mat thcir
| truth WAS beyond question. told ui inaielnhu
| compensation and pihching misery ho' "h''Av
The reporter next visited the principal store
in the rlucc nni had chat win ihn p'"pTu',.u, ".
! who said. Yes, times are indeed lhid ,'t''
| nhOui ~ hard, It seems to me. II" th'y evuu ,n,
| We don't sell as much corn meal now " we
used TO- hut after this stoppnEe theI, may d,
such n rush for IL ~ there WAS last Marrh 1
! shouldn't wonder If there was. Tor ~ me
chrapost hing W. have here to sustain ne; hut
! the pnoule nhnut here don't Ike II generally.
and take to IL M "a last extremity only. The ilrst
| thing they buy is -four. We soil thnt ~ tNhO I.
ing II 9S pounds or 1920 a harrcl, Dry sall
! shoulder which IL the cheapest Kind ui meat
/ costing only cents pound, they take some 81.
| but IL is u luxury IN which they indulge only
I about pay DAYS. They buy low gra'e Of mo-
lassos At II or 10 cents quart. That is Tor the
children. as Il IL suprD erd To he good Tor them.
/ They don't use much tea or coffee hul
/ wien they do IL il tho cheapest kind
tea ut 40 cents a pound and RE cote,
] at % Fish they take good deal OF
/ haddock at cents hcrring NJ Scents. oreod AT
/ cents. Nearly all the fish sold is hudduek. drl
! sailed al course Instead 81 nour. muuy If th"u
! usn middings which costs them only 81 40 pri
| hundred weight. A for clothing they buy th'
/ sort ut clothes that come at from ~ To- sig lot
an entire suit. But fcw of them touch The latter
! n-urc or oven get anywhere near It. Boots. q
! course split leather. ~ g. 81 u pair. are then
general wear. bat for ~ they can get stout ones
with split backs hut whole fronts. and the su
| pHrior VICAR 90 bc got ont ~ Thorn makes then
economical, whore tho mem IAN AFFORD tO iuvcs
! SOB hut high-prccd. stylish goods lk" tho-
/ thcr' IL hardly ever any -alr for Themo-t ~
pru-iNr goods for wum M wear. Kept IN 20
store. u a hunha2inc at % cents yard. and
/ soil worry lttlc of it, Calico ~ the general wear
| II IT, absolutely necessary here tp sell ~ rirun.
! goods and IL nutritious food ~ pV-s lot" witt
| the very smHlly-t margin of profit That VIII en-
| able thr shOpk 90 1--we. ci-D he and his rus
toners will all have to s,arve together.