Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02

on his life. Of her he says When I
was q boy my mother taught me to be
honest and save my money. She was one
of the best women that ever lived. She
made me work, which was another good
thing. Every mother should teach her
children to be honest and work and save
their money. When was earning only
SO cents a day saved half of it. No
man can succeed in life If he spends all
he makes. FrugaIity is necessity in
everyone's lif Then prepared myself
for my work. Every man should pre-
pare himself for his work. Prepare is a
word I like. wish every boy could un-
derstand the necessity of preparing him
self for his ,osition Mr.. Carnegie, when
he was common blacksmith, prepared
himself; he worked hard; he did his best
To-day he is a very rich man, have no
friend that think more of than Mr.
Carnegie.
II should like to tell every young man
starting out in life the necessity OF pre-
pairing himself for his work Then he
must be honest and save his money
The great trouble with the people to-
day is they all want to be rich without
first having been poor. was very poor
when began life as boy, very poor. "
The subject Of this sketch started in
life without any titles, any wealth. any
position, any friends, except his mother
and the few humble folk that were neigh
bors to him at Morayshire, Scotland. In
those days he was known as plain Dom
aid A. Smith, and as such he attended
the public schools of Scotland. andwhen
he was not studying he was hard at
work earning livelihood. At II he Sc
cured place with the Hudson Bay COM
pany, and was sent to Labrador He be-
gan in the most humble position, worked
hard, endured every privation, and step
by step he rose in the employ OF the COM
pany, until he became head of the post.
At that time his eyesight failed, and he
was threatened with blindness. Winter
had set in. To get to Montreal, 500 miles
away seemed impossible. But his in
domitable will took him through. After
a successful operation and he was ready
to return to his post, the winter was so
far advanced that to retrace his steps
was almost certain death. But duty de-
manded his return. He could not be
turned from his purpose. His three
guides persisted on the journey and he
barely reached his journeys end, but
from that time on his advancement with
the Hudson Bay company was rapid.
To-day Donald A.. Smith is Lore
Strathcona, lord high commissioner OF
Canada, knight Of St Michael and st
| George He is the largest land owner
! in the world, possessing millions OF acres
Of land rich in minerals and furs in the
great northwest; he has vast estates il
Scotland, and he owns the controlling
interest in the Canadian Pacific railroad
But wealth and title and position have
/ not spoiled him. When he had sup
pressed the first Rielrebellion under com
mission by Queen Victoria, he was hon
ored by her majesty for this service ant
| his service to the Dominion as member
of parliament by being knighted, under
| the title of Sir Donald A. Smith. knigh
of the order of st. Michael and st
1 George. This was in 1886, after he hac
completed the Canadian Pacific. In 189'
/ for further successes Sir Donald was ele
waited to the peerage.
The ten acres of ground on which thu
magnificent buildings of the Royal Vic
toria hospital, at Montreal, stand wer,
donated by Lord Strathcona, and in ad
dition he gave 81 900, 900 in cash, and thu
other philanthropic and benevolent con
numerous to melstiaa.