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Show Doubling Up on Holidays. Tho anthraclto coal mines havo almost as many holidays au working days. In tho World's Work Guy Warflcld, who lived among tho miners under an assumed namo whllo making his Investigation, tells tho following utory; 1 wus driving a mulo hitched to a car of freshly mined coal whon I waa suddenly accosted by ono of a gang of Sicilians who wero passing up tho passagoway chnttorlng excitedly: "No worka today, Sam." "Why?" I asked, commanding my mule to stand. "Sulnta Barbara," ho repllod, devoutly crossing himself. I scratched my head. Saint Barbara's day was tho week before I told him so. "Yesa, but no colobruto." ho oxplaJc "Forgota colobratc. Mueta celebrate now," and oft ho wont, Ifo moant what ho said, In an hour noarly nil tho laborora in tho mlno had disappeared. Tho mlno stood Idlo the roHt of tho day and part of tho following day. |