The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-31
A Word to Wage Farmers.

The Waynesburg Independent re-
lates tha on August II, 1862, Joseph
Wiley, who came to Pittsburgh with
a company of soldiers from WayDes-
burg, while passing the Dollar saw
ings bank in this city stepped in
and deposited three silver dollars
On the 14th inst. Mr. Wiley, who
still lives in Wayn esburg, received
from the bank a check for his So,
with the accrued interest, the total
being $1245.
This incident will serve to direct
attention briefly to topic which re-
ceives too little consideration in the
public press, and too little thought
on the part of wage earners. Inter
est on money is mans most faithful
and inexpensive slave. 1t requires
neither food nor clothes. 1t pays
no rent nor taxes 1t never sleeps,
but works day and night. 1t takes
no excursions to Atlantic City. 1t
smokes no cigars, drinks no liquors.
1t has absolutely no vices, and its
only weakness is a pardonabie in
clination to become somewhat indis-
posed when times are panicky. But
it is prompt to rally and energetic to
work Immediately upon the return of
prosperity. 1t asks for nothing it.
self. 1t gives all it earns.
Who wouldn't have servant like
this? But he who would be owner
of such must have some virtues of
his own. He must be economical,
saving for investment at least a part
of his earnings. Industry and econ
omy are not only the life blood of
this slave, but the salvation of its
owner. Industry and economy are
giant virtues, and following after
them are train of lesser virtues, all
of which contribute materially to the
comfort and happiness Of mankind.
Among these may be named exemp-
ton from the nse of tobacco and Ii.
quor; from needless extravagances
in the manifold expenses of the per-
son and the household, such as are
often prompted by pride and love of
display.
How many families are there in
this community who, having the vir-
tue of industry, would have escaped
many hardships during the past
winter if thev had but had also the
virtue of economy? They are twin
virtues, and work most salts factorily
and benefeently when yoked.
The millworker, earning for long
period of years from So to $12 day,
who labored in Schenley park dur
ing the past three months for one
dollar day, was brought to realiz
ing sense of how fruitless all his
years of profitable industry had been
to him since he had failed to exer-
else the virtue of economy. His earn
ings had averaged $4,000 year, but
not dollar of it went into property
or into bank or building and loan
association. But great deal of it
went into the saloonkeeper's till.
When the storm came In the fnan,
cial world, where it is just as sure to
come as in the natural world. it
caught this man unprotected, and
many more just like him. And in
most cases they are alone to blame,
though many of them are shutting
their eyes to the real state of the
case, and laying all the the response
bility on the Democratic administra-
ton and the Wilson bill.
1t is almost inevitable that in the
lifetime of nearly everybody there
shall come period of stress and
storm when bank account, or its
equivalent in some form, will either
modify the trouble or avert il alto
gether. Therefore be thrifty Save
at least part of your income. You
worked for it; put as much of it as
you can safely spare in bank and let
it work for you. 1t never gets lazy,
tired or sleepy. 1t does not lie abed
of mornings, and it requires no cabs,
patent feathers and kid gloves with
which to escort its best girl to the
theater
Let everybody, wage workers par
ticularly, resolve that the next dis
turbance of business and industry
snail not hnd them unprepared. This
admonition applies with especial
force to wage earners, because they
are the first to suffer when
blight falls upon our great com
mercial, industrial and financial in
terests.-Pittsburgh Post
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