Q. Were you working in the mines in 1876?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What wages were you getting then—average—you being a practical man of intelligence, of course, you know about the average price of miners and laborers in 1876?
A. To be able to answer that question intelligently——
Q. As near as you can remember?
A. I ought to have prepared myself, by looking up the price of coal. I could not remember exactly what would be the price of a car in 1876. If I could remember that, I could find out about what it would be—the amount of money.
Q. What was the difference about in wages between 1875 and 1876, causing this dissatisfaction?
A. There was no difference.
Q. The same wages?
A. The price was the same in 1876 and 1877.