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Show i The mothers of the striking boy oper- , atives in the coal mines who took their I sons by. the ears and led them back to their work. Avill doubtless awaken a thrill of sympathy and envy amon? many an overworked wife who sees her i husband idle at the dictation of some j walking delegate. Exchange, j The above sounds very well but ; those same boys should be at school. ' and in all probability would be if their i fathers were receiving living wages, j The sooner a living wage comes to j men in the United States a sufficient ! sum to support the laborer and his family, fam-ily, the sooner will strikes and labor troubles come to an end. Real smart sayings are often begotten at the expense ex-pense of truth and fact, and the one at the head of this article, from the New-York New-York Tribune, i3 no exception to the rule. A. |