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in her by a Scotch bark and carried to Quebec,
where it was that they SO badly frost
bitten that their legs had to be amputated at
the knees. They still alive and get about
with artificial limbs. Last year two others. White
and Johnson, were adrft for eight days and nights,
also without food or water. The previous season
two Frenchmen, Courtaine and Hippolyte, went
adrift, and the latter died within three days His
comrade survived for three more until a coaster
came upon him, when he was near death. That same
year two Americans, Grady and Connell, sustained
life for eleven days in of tt csc open boats with
nothing but small jar of water to aid them. This
they emptied on the fifth day, that for the last
six they had nothing to wet their lips, and for
the whole eleven had not morsel of food.
Two other Americans Walters and Sharpe, lost
their vessel in storm and rowed toward the nearest
land, Labrador On the third day. having neither
food nor water, Sharpe drank of the sea, and soon
became insane; SO Walters had to tie him the
bottom of the boat lest he overturn her and drown
both. For two more days this gallant fellow rowed
shoreward, till he reached it, where he found water
and berries, with which he fed his mate and him
self. AS the former grew again. they Coasted
south till they reached harbor where they could
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three escaped. The Valiant, French fisher
boat, ranirned berg in 1897, and out of seventy
four men she was conveying to St. Pierre from ST.
Malo only ten got away from the shattered craft
in a skiff without oars, sails and food, and of
these six persisted during the week they were adrft
before rescue came. When the schooner Gorgon
was crushed in the foes in 1898 her eighteen men
established themselves the ice with boats and
stores, and remained there for four days and
nights, until sighted by passing cargo-carrier.
Peri1s of the Dorymen
THE experiences of the dorymen themselves are
perhaps even more remarkable than those of their
vessels. When the fotas of the different coun-
tries are assembled on the Banks every season, in
quest of cod, halibut, haddock, mackerel the
scene is animated one, with every type of sailing
vessel known to this age represented in the fleet
When these men are abroad on the deep and fogs
suddenly appear, they often find it impossible to
locate their vessels again, and castaways the
great sea, often for days, and sometimes forever
Yet escapes almost miraculous occur among them
occasionally. Two brothers, named Fleming, were
once adrif for thirteen days in their dory without
food or water and eventually found unconscious
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OF these tempeStS at sea.
Bergs and foes drifting
silently across the banks
through the murky fogs
also cause many accidents,
though, as few vessels that
come into contact with
bergS ever survive to tell
the tale, narratives of such
thrilling experiences are
rare. Last summer the
Yankee trawler Squanto
harbored at St. Johns to
reft, having barely escaped
being sent to bottom by
an oncoming berg. The
American, another Yankee
smack, also made ST. Johns
the same season, almost a
total wreck from being
grazed by another. The
Unicorn, a Newfoundland
banker, was sunk by strik-
ing a berg in a midnight
mist in 1899, and of eigh-
teen men on board only
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be cared Tor. Still another
pair, Chisholm and Francis,
had fve-days' drift with
nothing to eat but a raw
halibut, and no drink at all;
then were picked up by a
vessel bound to Northern
Labrador. 1t was two weeks
reaching there, where they
had to wait twenty-siX days
for the mail-boat, and were
then eleven more getting
back to St. Johns. Thus
they were missing for nearly
two months, and their rela-
tives had gone into mourn
ing, believing them dead.
Occasionally these castaway
dorymen are picked up by
outbound sailers or steamers
and landed at European
ports, and once a pair were
rescued by a lumber vessel
from St. Johns for Buenos
Ayres, and carried to that
far-away city.
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of youth it means the very root principles of
national life. What then, education do for the
success of the individual? On what lines must
education be proceeding to insure for the individual
that right choice of the strategic lines spoken of
that readiness of grasp and grip of opportunities
without which success must frequently be missed?
There are perhaps few other subjects on which we
possess equally enghtening and truly instructive
number of writings and such a of solid expe-
rience. From the great sages OF Greece and Rome
downward we have, on the subject of national and
individual education endless. array of works,
partly systematic partly IN the form OF essays or
mere collective of facts. If, in addition to the
study of the best of these works, have the advan
tage of having studied the SPOT, the various
of individual education prevailing with differ
ent natonalities, not unjustifed in assuming
that sound advice might be given to people in
need of such advice. However, the reader cannot
expect us to give here connected Theory and
Practice" of the great constant called education;
and for purpose it will be sufficient to point
those defects in individual education, Great Brtans
for instance which, by weakening that constant
have disabled many Briton from making good his
Boys Given Too Few Handles
ITO putt in the plainest possible manner, educa-
ton being meant to give, rather handles to blades
than knives, the British system of individual edu-
cation sins chiefly by giving the boy far too few
handles. 1t specalizes far too early. And yet few
things be made out more positively than the
absolutely general truth that in youth our intellect
for and is best adapted for general statements
and theories, while heart desperately contracts
itself upon particular person subject of affection
In ripe and over-ripe age the contrary our in
teect for and best adapted for particulars
and details, while our heart widens its sympathes
until they embrace the interests of ones whole
family, of ones entire town and country, and finally
of all humanity. From this fundamental truth it
follows that we must give and girls as many
handles to knowledge and much address in being
able to turn to various avenues of success pos
sible Which are these handles? Or to use the Ian
guage of philosophy which general ideas and capaci
ties ought to be cultivated to enable the young to
make the best of their opportunities?
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The truth of the remark on the occasional advis-
ability of contracting debts can be shown with much
cogency by reference to the French, the one hand
and the Americans the other. Your average
Frenchman has the greatest dread of debts; your
average American has, in that respect, heroic
courage Accordingly, the average Frenchman will
and does descendinto mnuti of thrift that saved
from ridicule and contempt only by their touching
navete. He will stint himself and his family to the
extreme, and never seriously think of riskng any
thing in enterprise of any sort This national
trait of the French alone has been most powerful
contributing to the rise of the totally bureau
cratized state in France. For since the French
have little private initiative for the reason just
given, they love mighty State, provided it guar
antees them good per cent on the funds they lend
by far the largest in the world. The Americans on
the other hand. owe their amazing progress largely
to their courage in embarkng enterprises fed by
capital half their own, half not theirs.
Financial Honesty Pays Best
RUT whatever may may not be said in favor
- of or against the contracting of debts by young
elastic, and determined candidates of success, it
remains true that at all ages and under all crcum-
stances, financial honesty pays best. 1t has been
said of courage that the only thing that cannot
be simulated, when properly put to test. The
same may be said of financial honesty. 1t cannot
be simulated for any length of time; and especially
in countries where private finances are practically
managed by public banks honesty absolute honesty
is the only possible way to lasting relations
These few remarks will be sufficient on topic on
which, as matter of fact, no one needs special in
struction. We may now approach the consideration
of other constants of success and in the first place.
the great constant called education
From whatever standpoint we may consider this
powerful engine of success; whether view it
historically, as it developed with the various
nations; philosophcaly as it ought 20 be accord
ing the latest systems of psychology practically
it really has developed and exists the present
day-in every come to the same conclusion:
education does more for the lasting benefit of a
nation than does any other human institute Edu-
cation means working on the receptive material
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sue CESS AMONG ME My Emil Rel
THERE SUCH A THING AS BENG TOO PRUDENT"

sHE third species of health without which success
rarely be attained is financial health.
- Much has been said and written about a
subject SO universally interesting and there is no
lack of books giving the rules of thrift economy,
prudent foresight, and similar homey but useful
qualities. 1t is for instance, commonly believed
that debts are, to use the famous phrase of the
German poet the worst of SINS and that any person
who does not live strictly within his or her
must in the end come to grief.
This to speak seriously, cannot be entertained as
a general truth. There is such thing as being too
prudent and more people have lost pounds by hug
ging pence too closely than vice 1t is for in
stance, quite evident, not to say mathematically
certain, that he who spends trife too freely and,
say for period of ten years. will during that time
spend superfuously varying two hundred to
one thousand pounds, according to his income. That
sum he has certainly lost but more-rather less;
because by his generosity hospitality, or general
easy-gong manners he may very well have made
friends who occasionally gave him opportunity
of making money. On the other hand, the close
listed discipinarian, still worse, the mser, who
has recoled from spending penny postage
stamp, unless he is absolutely obliged to do so;
such person, say, has missed hundreds of fair
opportunities in life, and while he has kept pence
he has lost pounds
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To Win, One Must Risk

TN everything referring to success there is large
element of moral courage When, now we apply
this to the question of finances, it is certain that
young candidates of success must eventually risk
financially 1t is at any rate certain that other
wise healthy and normal young candidate will
acquire the art of swimming in the tide of life
Prudence as it is the quality SO it is the need rather
of old age than of youth Moderate Indebtedness in
view of fair results of reasonable enterprise
always be blamed. To win, one must frequently
risk; and since money debts do not necessarily
impair either physical health the health of honor,
they of all debts the most easily repaid 1t will
made great success of their career contracted
debts at the outset They sometimes do not con-
fess to it later in life; it is nevertheless true.
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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
KENNEDY WAS HERE.
Editor of Western Laborer Visited Old Friends
in Lincoln Last Week.

BY oversight The Wageworker omitted to
record in the last issue the fact that Mr.. and
Mrs Frank A. Kennedy visitors in Lin
coin week ago last Sunday, the guests of
friends Mr. Kennedy is editor of the Western
Laborer. More than decade ago he down
here during a strike the journal, and he
rejOiced to note great difference between con-
ditions then and now. He addressed the Typo
graphical Union and made talk that
listened to with interest and warmly applaud
ed. He "swelled the printers all up by his
declarations that the Lincoln union was doing
IA remarkable work
"a few years ago this union was hanging on
by its eyebrows; now it is doing more than any
union l know of in the way of putting up
money. Your assessments are the heaviest i'll
the country-too heavy. But it speaks vol
umes for your unonism, = he said
He told some amusing incidents Of the eight
hour strike in various localities, and was deeply
interested in the Lincoln union S nominations
for international officers Mrs. Kennedy is ex-
president Of the Woman's International Auxi!-
ary, and the one chiefly responsible for the
ganzaton Of that wonderfully successful aid
to the printers
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
A CLEAR CASE OF GRAFT.
How Advertisers Are Billked by irresponsible
i Men Every Now and Then.

About two months ago gentlemanly and
very insstent young man called on the business
men of Lincoln and made lot of contracts for
advertising on a card. This card was called the
''19O6 Shopping List of Lincoln s Leading Busi-
ness Firms The cards were to be printed and
posted in conspicuous places, and also printed
in weekly paper. just 116 merchants took.
space. paying average OF So per card. or
$232 for the whole business. 1t cost the young
less than $40 to set the type and buy the
space in the local paper. He ordered 300 Of the
cards, got and took it around to show the
advertisers. collected his money, left the rest
Of the cards in the print shop, and took his way
to another town.
Threefo of the advertisers on the afore
said card never advertise in legitimate publ
cation. The money they spent this card was
than thrown away, for so per cent of it
left the city and not penny return
cured Shrewd advertisers pass up the card
scheme and devote their advertising appropria-
tions to legitimate publications.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
WILL WAKE THEM UP.
Lincoln Distraction Company Managers Given
Jolt That Will Hurt

The Lincoln Distraction company has been
doing just it blamed pleased for long that
it had come to the conclusion that it did not
have to treat the people decently. 1t got jolt
the other day. The Citizen s Street Railway
proposition has not been sleeping, the Dis
traction company supposed. On the contrary
it has been very much awake. AS result the
impudent Distraction company finds itself with
a real live competitor on hand and the sympa-
thy of the public with the competitor. The
Citizens company is thoroughly organized,
big bunch of money has been paid in and lot
of contracts for material and equipment let.
Work will begin early in the spring, and
goodly portion of the city long snubbed by the
Distraction company will be served by lot Of
gentlemen who are not wholly wrapped up in
the idea Of getting the money without making
adequate return.
The citizens of Lincoln will give the new COM
pany all needed encouragement. They
tired of the Distraction company s policy of
ilhpudence. grab and neglect.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16

short years he has done more to bring the
church to realizing Of its obligation to
the workingmen and working women than any
other man has done in a decade.
Union men ought to be proud Of Charles
Stelze. He is a product of unionism. And
when he stands upon the stage of the Oliver
next Sunday afternoon he ought to be able to
look into the faces of thousand more union
men gathered there to hear Of their own
number talk about the religion of another Man
who himself craftsman Union badges
and banners ought to be much in evidence in
the Oliver next Sunday. Why not have the
banners Of Lincoln unions on the stage9 Why
not your union badges and show your
pride in your union and in the representative of
unionism who occupies the stage?
We guarantee that Mr. Stezle will make a
splendid address. We guarantee that you will
be better man well as a better unionist
after you have heard him. The more union
men there at the Oliver next Sunday after
the better it will be for unionism in this
good city OF ours Let us turn out our full
strength and give the lie to the oft-repeated as
sertion that unionism is selfish and has no
thought higher than material benefit
Let the watchword of Lincoln unionists all
day Saturday, and all Sunday forenoon be,
Meet me at the Stelzle meeting at the Oliver
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
UNION LABEL LEAGUE.
Will Begin Unique Campaign to Increase Mem
bership of League.

The Woman S Label League is going to make
a strong effort to increase the membership OF
the League and incidentally arouse greater in
terest in the union label. At the meeting last
Monday evening it was decided to inaugurate
a contest for the purpose of securing new mem
bers. At the next meeting two captains will be
selected and these captains will choose up just
like people used to do at the old-fashioned spell
ing schools. Then the contesting sides will
hustle out and see which can get the most new
members, the losing side to pay for supper
for the side that wins. The indications are
that the contestants will put up big fight,
and some good results may be looked for.
The Woman's international Union Label
League seems to be in bad way. There is
strife among the officers, lack of funds in the
treasury, and seeming disposition on the part
of two or three to run things with high hand.
Protests are coming in thick and fast. When
Secretary Mary Baltz died the president APP
pointed her successor Some of the executive
council objected to the appointment, appealed
from it-j,lst as if that We're allowable-and
called meeting of the council at Chicago This
meeting cost an already bankrupt treasury
about 5000. The~president S appointment was
oyerriled and anotherN1voman named for the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
REV. CHARLES STELZLE,

Next Sunday afternoon at 3 80 clock, at the
Oliver theatre, Rev. Charles j. Stelzle of Chi
cago will deliver address to the of Lin
coin under the auspices Of the Young Mems
Christian Association There scores OF
reasons why every trades unionist in Linccln
should be there, and not single reason wis
they should not
Mr.. Stelzle is a union man. He is machin-
ist by trade, carries union card, and is
thusiastic advocate of trades unionism. H
never loses opportunity to talk unionism
He is Il minister of the gospel who is acquaint-
ed with industrial conditions because he
for years member of the vast army Of wage
and ate his bread in the sweat of his
face. He has made study of industrial and
social conditions, and has dedicated his life to
the cause of the toilers Of America. Organized
labor has no better champion.
He learned the machinist s trade and worked
at it for years. AS soon he served his ap-
premiership he became member Of the union.
The union enabled him to living wag,
within reasonable hours, and he used his leis-
time to study and improve his mind Whei.
he felt himself mentally equipped for the task
he entered the ministry, and for years has been
preaching the gospel Of the Carpenter of Naz-
areth Like the master whom he serves he
works among the common people. In two
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
A WOMAN BUSINESS AGENT.
Memphis Carpenters Proud of the Girl Who
Looks After Their Affairs

The Carpenters Union Of Memphis Tenn
is rghtfully proud of Miss Lydia Anferoth, and
never loses an opportunity to say So Miss An
feroth has been business agent Of the union for
quite while, and she has demonstrated that
she is good one. She is paid a good salary
and the carpenters admit that she earns it all
and then some
She has made her position a great help to the
carpenters themselves, and has also been of
material assistance to other unions and to the
business men of the city generally.
In the last number Of the Carpenter the Off
cial organ of the jlnion, Miss Anferoth tells how
she works and what the results have been and
her short and modest little story is full of INF
terest and shows what the women can do in th4
cause of unonsrn when they are once interA
ested in the labor movement
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
CHICAGO CARPENTERS WIN.
Closed Shop Increased Wage and Three Year
Contract Easily Secured

Chicago union carpenters are rejoicing over
the outcome of their efforts to secure recogni-
ton. and better conditions After prolonged
conference they have just executed a three
year contract with the Carpenters and Builders
association whereby the union secures not only
closed shop agreement but an increase Of
cents per hour in wages for the first year and
IL. per cent an hour additional for the remain
ing two years. The contract affects 10000 men.
and the increase in wages will amount to up
wards of ST 100000 during the three years.
In other respects the contract is much the
same that in force last year except that the
men have gained some minor advantages in
working conditions. The new agreement goes
into effect April l. The contract stipulates that
the men shall not be required to work with non
union men in their own craft Sympathetic
strikes to assist other unions are prohibited. as
has been the for several years.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
ADVICE WELL WORTH CONSIDERING.
Really Good Union Men Always Attend TN
ion Meetings When It is Possible.

When you stay away from the meetings. Of
your union, and fail to do your part Of the
work, do you think you are a good union man?
Good union 1nen--nlen who have the welfare
OF the organization at heart--attend every
meeting of their local and help build it up and
make it power. You are as much interested
in good labor conditions and high wages as
any else. How many meetings have you
attended and how much work have you done
for the organization, that has secured for you
better wages and improved conditions? I? asks
the Leather Workers Journal. Think it over
and if you not doing your duty, make
start with the year and help the union
that has been looking after your interests for
years. If all or large portion of the members
did as you have done, would you be getting
the wages you are now receiving, or enjoying
the conditions you now enjoy? If you think
the union owes you anything when you have
done nothing for it, you are very much mis-
taken. You owe the union debt of gratitude
and you should help others bear the burdens as
well as receive the benefits.
Attend your union meeting and show your
fellow members that you are willing to do
your part of the work Your presence is
needed, the presence of good live members will
make the union better and stronger.-Denver
Clarion Advocate.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-02-16
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION BALL.
Local Printers Will Celebrate Twenty fourth
Anniversary on February %.

Lincoln Typographical Union No 2O9 will
celebrate it's twenty-fourth anniversary by Civ
ing "a ball at Fraternity hall on February %
The union printers ask the hearty cooperation
of their fellow unionists in making this ball
success. The printers having been paying
heavy assessment during the last ten weeks tc
finance their eight-hor fight, and they feel
that they are entitled to the support of their
fellow unionists.
The ball tickets 81, extra lady so cents,
and the ticket includes everything, refresh
ments. dancing and social good time. The best
of music will be provided. Let every unionist
in the city get in line and help the printers bear
the burden of making the eight-hour day
cure.