The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-01-06
a caslous 90 lAsoa sYsTgn
10 raravrani. En.pIa,sr- Rave to Bid

In Por.~ranin EmpIayers Have to Bid
AGAINST Es-ra sssher for Labor~rz-
TIE British cz1ass.i Il StettIn. II the
course ol very Illsc-es.lag report on
Polns5auia generally. describes IN Old
World system 81 ia,sr stlll 10 sosne ex-
tent prevaill-- l.s-e. Taere are two
cllescS Il l-80-g tls. permanent ior
Inssl -il Ire f5e i4boryns- The
foruI a-e thlsz who
havi esiaic. rcInaln
on :; as t-...E s1atssici with
their e.lplis 81 e,i-..- ii.sseve-- renew
able from year "a se--r. Elea family
receives - dwelling. cslie ei.sgi;i. %
two rpo,lis. a izitc1ea.a leit and cellar
also outhozses Zoe piss. soafs. poul,ry
etc.
In Land they receive i.t-9 lu.lre yarsis
for Z garden p - sqs,.-Te .-sssls fer Isl;-l-
70 and rye growing. Il saiiAaz,s yearly
for firing auf free carl--r # fael. II
wages a healthy III resolves j.
daily from Apy.l ID selit. 80. a . . s.ili-
ling daily fri-i Cct- ] "a -----cA 81 E.ch
family Is obliged - p.5ei-le one .-of-
gzagar. ether bsy cT sigl. 10 assist n
work on Il. e-sa-e. fley receive from
thai- employer IS wages fru-n > pence -
: pence Per day. according 10 age
The wife Is not Obliged u work IL the
fel s. but e IS ezpec.ed % niik the
COWS. for WHICH sic receives from one 10
two quarts Of milk per day II she does
wurk on the estate she receives I shilling
per day from Nay 10 Nov. 30. and IS
generally ua1 scco-di1g 10 her value -
a worker Tae iaE.iou,c have oppor-
tunitles of inrre-lsi-s TIER yearly wages
by taking jop yg0E<
For exam. le. IN spring there Is hoe
work. IL il- summer h-rvesti1g and
moving. ans IN autumn s-l-aeIIag roots
a2l fruit i'0r job work \ man Can
Sometimes e--a as E-uch as 3 sSliliins,sto
I Shiihngs c--ra PR day. the siie an
--aof gan.zer- together. from = shiiliugs
70 = s-llllin-s extra OF taey may be pail
IN -lnd. as II wka.lt. hIy. esc-
Shoal3 . f-2lly bring more lab0rsrs-
these are Pr and t7c.lsel IS free labor
ers TE srs.Gn D5F oa-- remains on
a few uf tbs. larger estates- Free labor
ers are flose who 10 not live On or be
long 10 an essate and are under no ObiI-
cations wla-eFeT . the estate holde---
tAe.r en,a- meEt during busy time
Is occasionally subject 70 keen compets-
rioa between the vsrious employers. and
II Is b5.h irf--esliug and amusing 10 see
TIE a-en-s j5le wages en the various
are g. ZEN al1ouneed BY the police
o.icer stationed IA tae vIlage1 Of various
es-a-a holder ringing their bells n the
u-iucipal s.zeat q q village and de
ciaring thar they VA give 50 much a
iay. AMI op. lziti0n agents overbidding
each othe- the laborers calmly awaiting
7.sul5s e. railway colmuliearion -
-1aly ezs-nlins. abo7ers from the
-a,sh ar-1 1l.e to tiulsh Wo-k AZ the ear
lisr crops in heir Ovu districts and yet
- II ample ine fo- the later harvesting
IN the r.-th
Thus re local llb17er Is now becoming
4 l,s vlioe .ni this has ha.d a tezaency
20 lower Fva- $ 10 such an extent during
winter and sTsring months thai the village.
lzborer Is constantly seeking employ
next IN the owns Indeed. 50 diiicuii
has II bacnins % ostain lais1rers Al haT
ves-ing Times thai some Of the estate
holders eA-a-e rIii say wagons 70 bring
l1ho-srs from distant parts. These
gangs Of men and women are generally
led by a bead workeT OF ''vo-zrbeite-.
who receives the orders and the wages
for tie whole OF his or her gang.
They are usually employed Z. rha Job
For wedding and potato gathering
women are alone needed. and therefore,
gangs Of w0mca are often engage
separately. Durlzg the potato gather n
season the little town q Kaliies. II
Ponerznia. which Is estimated TO coatai4
from three 4 susand 20 fonT thousand Ia
hslbi-snts. ana where the people AZ
celebrated As potato wur-e-s- l. com
pietelv deserted. only the mayor and
beIlrinss- lseing left IN the town. The
people. who are all e the iabo-ing class.
/ 20 out 70 The harvest and potato gather
Ing and are scattered All over P0merauia-
leaving their hOzses locked and the keys
IN the hands Of the mayor. as they often
do not return for mon1hs--LondoD
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