The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-26
HOW IT Is DONE.
Thriving and Saving on $l.10 a Day
With Family Of Six Children to
Raise.

4m1VluS duu OaV1uS Ou p4'4O Lay
With Family Of Six Children to
Raise.
"How much do you get paid a dayp"
asked an Enquirer reporter of a section
whom he met at small village about
twenty-five miles distant from the city,
few days ago.
"a dollar ten cents" was the reply.
"And do you receive pay for every
working day in the month, work or
play?"
mo, indeed; we are only paid for the
time we work"
II suppose, though, you generally
make full timer"
and heavy rains prevent us from work
ing"
'Well, then, if you make full time
monthph
Eyes, that's about the amounts we re-
ceive, according to the length of the
months. In February our pay is some
times even less"
timer"
Eyes, sometimes we are called out to
work on Sunday, in cases of emergency,
and then we are allowed more than on
| week days for our labor"
Don't you find it hard work living
on the wages you receiver
Sometimes have found it very diff
| ficult to get along, but have managed
to keep my family, and own piece of
! property on the next street. If you will
cfarl around thoro with mo I will ebox
you where live"
The reporter did as requested, and
| found a very good frame house, one
story in height and containing four
| rooms.
.'This is my place." continued the
section-man, land it was paid for sever
al years ago."
''But how did you manage itp''
''Well, you see, when | bought the
place was getting 81. % day for work
ing on the section. Wages were better
then. / had little money saved, and 1
made a payment on the place, and after
that l paid as I could save the money.
| The place when 1 bought it wasn't in
near as good order as it is now. I re-
paired the house at odd times and on
Sundays, until 1 have it now in pretty
| good condition, as you see"
'Hello, Jimmy, is that you with the
cowsP" said the section man to a lad
outside the fence with couple of very
fair looking COWS.
Eyes, father; / just brought them
home. l have had them over the river
picking about, where there is still some
little grass. )"
''Are those your cowsP" asked the
news man, surprised that man receiv-
ing such pittance could own COWS.
Eyes, sir; we make our own butter,
and sometimes have some to SELL"
"But how can you afford to keep
cows?''
''It doesn't cost much in Summer
time, for then the boys take them out
along the road and let them eat grass,
which is plentiful when the season is not
too dry one In Winter time, though.
it costs considerable to keep them. That
little red COW you see there was raised
from calf; the other COW is her moth
er"
"Have you a large familyP" asked
the reporter, wondering how many
could be kept on $1.10 day.
81 have wife and six ohildren-three
girls and three boys"
"And you mean to tell me you have
raised them all, and never received more
than S1.25 per day for your workP"
"That's just it. y
elbow do you manage to make your
money 60 so far?''
"By being saving. look after every
penny. l have pretty good sized lot,
and we raise our vegetables in Summer
time. The boys and myself work in the
garden. So you can readily see how
the vegetables and milk and butter we
have help us along. never spend any
money for drink, like so many men OF
my class do. Ispend a little for tobac-
CO, and that is all think expend for
luxuries, as term the unnecessary art
icles, or those that man can get along
without. Sometimes l used to have to
watch the corner pretty closely. That
was when the children were all young.
Now it is easier for me, and can live
better. Two of my daughters are old
enough to work and are living out, so
they cost me nothing. Two of my sons
are also able to support themselves, SO
that l have but the two youngest child
ren and my wife to care for. taught
my children habits of industry, and they
all were brought up to work. [ sent
every one of them to school, and they all
have fair learning. I dressed them SC
that they were comfortable, and we never
starved, although, of course, we didn't
have porterhouse steaks or anything oi
that kind to eat. 1 tell you, / did ali
this and never made over S1.25 a day.
Everything is in knowing how to do it, y
said the section man as the reporter left
| him in hurry to catch the train.-GGtk
in the Cincinnati Enquirer.