Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-26
HOW IT IS DONE
Thriving and Saving On sl.le . Day
With . Family Of siI OAildrsnts

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"How much do you get paid dayP"
asked an Bnqutrer reporter OF section
hand on the Little Miami Railroad,
whom he met ~ o small village about
TWENTY-FIVE miles distant from the city,
q few days ago.
"A dollar ten cents" was the reply.
"And do you receive pay for every
working day in the month. work or
playP"
mo. indeed; we are only paid for the
time we work."
II suppose, though, you generally
make full time?"
mot always; sometimes bad weather
and heavy rains prevent us from work
ing"
"Well, then, II you make full time
your pay is from $3.50 to s29.70 per
month";"
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"
Don't you ever make any extra
timer
"Yes, 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 l have found it very diff
ficult to get along, but l have managed
to keep my family, and / own piece of
property on the next street. If you will
step around there with me l will show
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, "and it was paid for sever
al years ago."
"But how did you manage it?'
"Well, you see, when | bought the
place was getting 81. 25 day for work.
ing on the section. Wages were better
then. l had little money saved, and
made payment on the place, and after
that paid as could save the money.
The place when / bought it wasn't in
near as good order as it is now. l re-
paired the house at odd times and on
Sundays, until ] have it now in pretty
good condition, as you see."
"Hello, Jimmy, is that you with the
cowsP" said the section man to lad
outside the fence with couple of very
fair looking cows.
''Yes, father; just brought them
home. 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.
'Yes, sir; we make our own butter,
and sometimes have some to SELL"
"But how can you afford to keep
cowsp"
at 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 q large family?" asked
the reporter, wondering how many
could be kept on S1.1O day.
II have wife and six children-three
girls and three boys"
"And you mean to tell me you have
raised them all, and never received more
than $1.25 per day for your work?"
That's just it.
"How do you manage to make your
money 60 so farp"
"By being saving. look after every
penny. 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, ike so many men Of
my class do. Ispend little for tobac-
co, and that is all / think l expend for
luxuries, as l term the unnecessary art
icles, or those that man can get along
without. Sometimes used to have to
watch the corner pretty closely. That
was when the children were all young.
Now it is easier for me, and l 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 have but the two youngest child
rem 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. l dressed them so
that they were comfortable, and we never
starved, although, of course, we didn't
have porterhouse steaks or anything of
that kind to eat l tell you, I did all
this and never made over $1.25 day.
Everything is in knowing how to do it,"
said the section man as the reporter left
him in hurry to catch the train Gath
IN the Cincinnati Enquirer,