Telegram-herald., 1886-05-23
DINNER PAIL BRIGADE.
Some Workingmens Opinion
OF the Eight-Hour Day.
HON IaH SPEND LEISURE HOURS
Interesting lrformssion Obtained bf
interviewing Nearis Cne f-ondreo
of Then Thts Co Not pat-
ronixa The Saloons Afen-
slseif

IA hat VIII yon do fram nea ann 6
eleeA asked reporter. 81 8 lian esiAa
diuneF psH on his ~ay fron tle Ar.s1n.
Matter a a. factory. lraas sstnine ''o.
iii hna something ia aa a4s a.s reply
III 4 dont J ~ont spa.L' The reporter
pat ths sAnae question ID a diarreni men-
bers oi iht eilner. I.aII hligsit ffiias after
noon and io o> more tss eg4ay afternoon.
au1 tie ges4il uf Ile lEoUir.- uiat he oi
interest 10 ihe reaoels ui tts lufsNtN-
HFEsIn IL addition "a lhe aue~lan
quoted above. most oi them sert asKel iol
tleif opinion as to ile msilts oi ihc eiEal-
hour lian. None ~err aHpusrI o. tEe
eight hour aat. buf ii4irIeeu said
their Circumstances were ssch tlaf
they considered ID Ileir aufe 90
work more than eight lours, tbaf thsg
could uol Afford io accept le,s than tea
hours pay. and u the slghi honr YlAn esu-
unued they would ht Obliged ca mad sm-
ploy Tor fhe rest oi Zoe las unless
there vas sn advance in eaees
u don hke ii. ssll nne and lI iei
YOU why. ieei lost When ! aeni aome
Ihe other night or al erloan rilutr. i
ieunl nay wife al wurk aua ls|i as n 4
ought Ca Zee doing something Z ss.hel
up and was just telling mN Nlie what
hue thing ir uas o. have Nau ~
ihe daY % myself when d coap.e oi
callers came in They were neishbor
ladies have hre4 near us Scr Ncars
with them bgi ! diau efru know ihr.r
names. Well. iher halu bcfu ln ihe
house move than tive minutes before 4 saw
thai ] was noi wanted there and thfn us
wife hiniel lhai ilr eielf-hauT business
was q nuisance. aul tiiaf men were uai
wanted around when aomeu bad callers
She said afisrNard that sHs tidu meau it
bar ! iclt and didnf 80 back aeain unu
after q clock ! feif d Ntfie mean and
made up nay mind thai J eona lke So -
back % ihs ieu hour p.an. ! dalt osiect
O. toe eight hour aay. hat J don care how
quick 10 piaRs OCT. Of fhe ninety men
interrocaie1 this was ihe oniF one who
expressed willingness fo return io ten
hours
majority ~ The men questioned were
middle aEed-hui lew 81 them under iseu-
fy-one Only nine were unable fo answer
the questions except io say ihcv intended
% rest. aud the nine were AL single men.
The most numerous answers were. Work
round the house and work ln ths gar
den Six were going % help tbs old
woman clean house Five we're painting
either honses. blinds. iieor, or fences Ies
were going 90 put down carpets and Two
others eKps~~sC 90 take down stoves. one
expected % xkSs ss~e kind 5i = sunni
mer kitchen .%tAo Nth u.eif wives
were boarding car 20 go to the
cemetery Co fix up the graves of
loved ones. one said one of his children
was sick and he Was goIue home io csre ior
il and allow his wife 10 take liftlc rest
and another was 10 take care 81 thc baby
while his wife went down town 60 have
dress fitted. one was going hshing eith
his BOYS and another was o. take the chli-
dren 10 the museum. One expected io saw
wood. and another expected e. nov
lawn for neiEhboT Twenty-Five or
thirty imagined that the reporter knew
their names. and intended % publish them.
and requested him not ga do
A visit a. twenty-five saloons between
four and six yesterday afternoon resulted in
finding bat one man carrying = dinner pail.
but eight Others. evidently frsm the shops
were found paironiznr the bars five 81
them together in one saloon