Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-04-07
HOW TITS DONE.
Thriving and Saving ON S1.fOa Day
WIN Family Of six Children.
FROM the Cincinnati Ennn;rar

with ~ Family OF SIX Children.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
How much do you get paid davp'
asked an Enquirer reporter of a sectio,
hand on the Little Miami Railroad
whom he met at small village abou
twenty-five miles distant from the cit,
a few days ago
"A dollar and ten cents" was the re
ply. ~ wiz 80
and do you receive paw for every
WORKING day in the month, work OF
play?" "A "
No, indeed; we are only paid for the
time we work."
- suppose, though you generally
make full timew
| Not always, sometimes bad weather
ana neavy rains prevent us from work
ing%
well, then. if you make full time
your pay is from $27.50 to S29.7O per
month. P''
Yes, that's about the amounts we re-
celve, according to the length of the
months. In February our pay is some
times even less"
Don't yOn ever make any extra timepo
Yes, sometimes we are called out 70
work on Sunday, in cases of emergencv
ana then We are allowed more than OF,
week days for our labor"
Don't you have hard work living on
the wages you receiver
sometimes have found il very diff.
cult to get along, but | have managed
10 Keep my family, and | own piece of
property on the next street. If Won will
step around there with me l will show
you where l 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 sec
tioh man, and 1T was paid for several
years ago.
But how did you manage it?"
wei, you see when I bought the
place was getting SIPS day for work.
ing on the section. Wages were befter
then. Ihad little money saved. and
l made payment OH the place. and af-
Ter that paid as could save the money.
The place when purchased it wasn't
In near as good order as now. REPAIR
Ell the house at odd times and on Sun
day, until have it now i'm pretty good
as you see.
Hello, Jimmy, is that you with the |
cows" said the section man to a lad ont
SIDE the fence with a couple of very fair
looking cows.
Yes, father, have Just brought them
home. have had them over the river
picking about, where there is still some
little grass"
Are those your cOws?" rsked the news
nan, surprised that a man receiving
such pittance could own cows.
Yes. sir. wa mako Our nun h,+tou |
Ind sometimes have some to SELL"
But how can you afford TO keep cOWsP"
1T doesn't cost much i'm summer time.
or then the boys take them out along
ne road and let them eat grass. which
plentiful when the season is not too
ry one. In the winter time, though. il
osts considerable to keep them. That
title red cow you see there was raised
rom a calf, the other COW Is her mother"
Have you large family 7" asked the
epOrter, wondering how many could be
ept on $1.10 day.
IL have wife and six children-tbree
iris and three boys"
And you mean to tell me YOU have
Used them all, and never received more
IAN Sl,25 per day for your work." E
That's just it,"
} so far?"
"By being saving. l look after every
'nny. have q pretty gOOd-sized LOT,
Id we raise our vegetables in summer
me. so you can readily see how the
getables and milk and butter we have
up us along. | never spend any money
r drink like so many men of my class
I. spend little for tobacco, and
1T is all l think expend for lux
les, as | term the unnecessary articles,
those that man can get along with
I. sometimes L used to have to watch
corner pretty closely. That was
len the children were all young. Now
is easier for me, and | can live better.
70 OF my daughters are old enough TO z
rk and are living out, so they cost me
thing. Two of my sons are also able n
support themselves, so that have II
the two youngest children and my Ia
fe to care for. taught my children pc
bits of industry, and they were all la tal
'ught up to work. l sent every one of s eu
I'M to school, and they all have fair Ga
rning. dressed them so that thew VIZ
re comfortable, and we never starved w
hough. of course, we didn't have DOR.
house steaks or anything of that kind
'at. / tell you, did all this and
'er made over $l.25 day. Every n
ng Is in knowing how to do it, said n!
section man as the reporter left him
hurry to catch the train. -
worth Remembering.