The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-12
New York Cotton Market.
PERQUIsITEs FOR WoRKMEN.
English Employees Who Are Allowed
to Add to Their Wages.

In almost every trade there are certain
perquisites which the workman can claim
il ne wishes, and which in many cases
add substantially 70 his wages The
baker for instance. receives what is
known as ''spOIging' money for prepar-
ing the -'sDOnge"-that is, mixing the
flour yeast and water IN the daytime 50
that il Will have properly fermented and
be ready for baking al night. As this
necessitaJes his breaking his sIumbers
the extra is. 81. week he receives Is well
deserved.
in shipbuilding yards the workmen are
permitted TO retain the chips and small
pieces of wood lying about. or If deprived
of them, as they are in some cases, they
draw an extra %. a week. In other yards
the men receive walking" money to
compensate them for the time lost in
walking 10 and from the docks and the
yard. Coopers and packing-case makers
allow their servants To carry away a bun
die Of pieces Of wood not exceeding three
feet ia length every Saturday night
which can afterwards be sold at IId- per
bag, and picture-trame makers employees
consider the surplus gold leaf from the
gliding 70 be their own property. and sell
II back again 10 the gold leaf merchants
/ Tor good sum
The individual who follows a nautical
calling uuls many pcrqulSItes thrown Ina
his way. 'Slush.' as the TAT drawn from
lDlllg meat ls termed ON board, Is really
the UrIEdt, property OF the cook. but he
usually divides the profits arising from
IFS sale on land among his felIUw-scam men.
Tho fat is stored in casks and finds a
ready market on shore. The officers are
not left out in the cold. but have many
ways OF increasing their incomes. II Is
by 20 means unusual for the skipper Of
an Atlantic liner 10 clear as much as go
ira the busy season by letting the state
and chart rooms which he Is at liberty
10 do when berths are at premium. and
with some companies the captain b. per
mlttCd 20 retain all packages Of food open
when the vessel enters port Other com
paUirs allow their captains 20 bring home
from abroad a small private CaTEO-seI-
dom exceeding two tons lu ght-aud
they are thus able 90 DO "a little trading
on their own account
"CabEaEsd' material is a very common
form of DDTuulsIte among factory hands
BOOkbinderS generally present their men
hoOr, and which are sold 20 pOult,Ters for
slngeiug poultry. Felt hat Shapcrs retain
the old pieces Of felt cut away and sell
them 20 the wooden manufacturers. and
the tailOrs cutter who is able 10 save
any pieces from the allowance Of cloth
served out 20 make "A suit can sell them
a slNpcuce pound 20 the manufacturers.
such clippings being known as cabbage"
In many Of the largest biscuit factories
the workers are gwen two pound bag
Of broken biscuits with their pay every
Saturday night. a rule that was, and we
believe still IS, generously carried out by
some OF the best known houses. Rail-
way guards often make as much as Il
week, IN addition 20 their wages, during
the excursion season by selling packs q
cards and matches % travellers In need OF
them. though this is done without the
knowledge OF their employers In 8ddi-
ton. they net a respectable amount by
looking after children who are travelling
alone and may let standing room in lbe