The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-20
SCHOOL MANS AMI HIRED MEN.
The Low Wages Increased Prices,
Coppers and sleep OF Southern
New York.

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II ;s verv evident Tn ms that we have
crossed the ~vaonelv defined line which
defines the neat new west from the ex-
,ens;ve old east There are various
facts which evidence it. but none more
forcibly than the small change which
will some wav r~ep,ace the LARGER coins
In our pockets n substitution Of coppers
for silver, which as soon as the novelty
wears off becomes somewhat alarming
In view NJ the fact that wa have a 1000
miIes Journey tn h-pin shortly.
As we tool the train at Syracuse an
evenir, or two since which was To
hear no to this little mt VILLAGE To-
Gated betrveen three hills and ON AS
MANY small streams of water. the first
entertaining bit of conversation which
we overheard was between three Irish
women who had been to town trading
and devoted half an hour to telling.
with all the animation and onsto of
Iiv.,v nterest how one of the three cot
the better of a conductor nv tina proba-
BILE sum of one cent. And then the
conductor came around for their fare.
six cents. and they hushed their 1nsu-
ces and shifted off on a "rale smart
girl who WAS fitting for a teacher"
Speaking Of teachers reminds me that
this is where they grow. The schools
here are turning them out thoroughly
equipped with a smattering Of Latin
and a few comp lsitisnst of spring, elias.
tic bangs AMI romantic i~maginatinns,
silver plated class bells and tempers as
sweet ~ I'D cider, with all the rapidly
and thoroughness Of the work of the
Philadelphia medical colleges which
tue authorities closed up soma years
since.
These teachers are sent out into the
district schools to practice upon the
poor, innocent farm children who have
been guilty of n great transgression
and can imagine no just cause for so
severe Affections. Here AS elsewhere
the number OF schools, although large,
is limited, but the supply OF teachers Oh
the contr try, is Unlimited. In conse-
quence, therefore, of five teachers for
each single school, the wage nave been
cut do wn TO a ridlculnusly lw ia e +,
working II great Injustice who have
spent time AID money and u deal of
hard work to ft themselves for filing a
teachers position in a capable manne
ers 800 per week, from which board
must be paid, leaving at the most 80. 80
for the weeks work. Among the
farmers in these rural districts board
may be obtained for $l.50 for the school
weeks, as stated, some districts pay
lower wages than these even, and very
few pay more. In the academy here in
the village from which l write, the lady
teachers receive 81 90 per week, and
the principal receives $500 per annum
The ladies pay $500 per week for their
board and room and the principal a 90.
According to the Mississippi fiat
board o%vator, DEDICATION is the crown-
in glory of the United States" but
seemingly I'm this democratic east
''crownin" affairs are not valued very
highly.
The people here are complaining
about high prices now; and such farm
ers as have to hire help complain of the
hige wage they are obliged to pay.
There is some reason in their com
plant, ridiculous as it may seem in the
light of our western prices and wages.
The prices of the ne~cessaries of life
have taken quite an upward tendency
during the past eight months. The
paneral increase will reach nearly or
quite II per cent. Farm wages are
higher. Two or three years q farm
ers made terms with their hired men at
AS low as $40 per N NTH and bo lrd the
year round. Perhaps the average
would have been Sl2. Now extra good
hands receive as high as 800. Three
years ago Eyes expression, "to swear
like a hired mani might have been
quite but the swear ia from
the other side Of the house in these de.
generate latter days.
Beside the growing western towns
these interior villages of the east ap.
pear to b. in a protracted slumber, and
~ Sabbath stiffness pervades the air.
This on week days. ON SUNDAYS tbers