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Show An advertisement in a New York paper, asking for American operative joiners to go to Ulasgow, Scotland, has recently attracted some attention. 1 he wages ottered were eight and: one-halt pence per hour; equal to about two dollars in greenbacks for a Jay's work of ten hours. Inquiries made are said to have shown that tho advertisement wai inserted in good faith by responsible parties, but the reasons for seeking American workmen work-men wero not ascertained. Among the working men iu New York, the matter has been extensively canvassed, can-vassed, it being a very unusual thing to solicit American labor for Europe. Among the joiners it was learned that, although .times were sbick here, the wages ollered at (ila-tgow were so low that they could see no guod reason for going to Scolhu d for employment. |