The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-07

ihIngs that are thrown away as useless, bu
). which with hire industry may be collec
ted aud made profitable. BY and by vii
show you how. ID, not spend The none,
j which you Will earn in obedience 10 YOU
u wants, but ecoDomise for the Decessiues O
+ the future, be it ever go lile. Could 70,
i. save only ba'z day, each would amas
e at The end oil tho year twenty. -four fiprins.
Upon this John Schmid set abou, show
+, ing his sons how lhey might earn their
/ bread. lie desired them to 90 in d.fFerep,
directions TO collect the following articles
hfst' bones. the largos, Of which they could
, sell 10 the turner's, who made them into va.
ficus useful and ornamental articles, while
The smaller uere required by farmers lol
manure. Secondly, pieces Of broken glass
10 b. disposed o. 10 The glass workers, fur
feeasi'ng. As q Tns spring, be charged
them 70 yet together all tie rose. leaves eud
lIef blossoms winch fell in their way, aud
ioi which npo'hecarles give good psiccs.--
lie also ieuiind'd his sons. III 4 b. litie
inquiry the chemists would point out y hat
o'oes pluois hrd roots they required. w..
holsters would purchase cows hair, sad
disrs, edneh. makers md chair makers,
horse hair. Besides these articles, he men.
toned fsss for paper makers, b.isr!es loi
bush manufacturers. qlills, pins, hedge.
~dod, bird" ccd, md several other Which
nigh, be turned into money with no other
trouble than thai Of seeking out and collect.
ing THIN.
The SOM did as they were desired. nm.
der the guidance OF ID, ir father. During
the spring and summer they collected aud
sold @!lh such success that their profits
daily augmented.
/ When autumn came. they sought thing.
OF d.titreni kiad. Wherever lbey
could obtain permission they gathered wild
Trusts, some Of which could be made inta
vinegar and other useful articles. From
The woods they drained quantities Of acorns
aud The seeds Of other species Of trees, for
which they obtained good price, some
times from foresicrs, al others from grain
dealers. They also got together heaps OF
horse chesnuis, and took them TO a,ill 10 be
ground. The miller thought they we're 90.
ing to eat this bitter a ,ur, and made himself
merry at the expense Of their curious taste
bu' John Schmid's sons let him laugh, and
took their horse chesnut flour TO the book
binders, cardboard makers, aud others sho
make use OF paste, the glutinousness OF
which Il increases. immediately after a
warm shower, the young Schmids sough. for
mushrooms, which they disposed of to the
epicurcs Of the neigbborhood.
Having saved quantity Of birch lwies,
fushes ADD osiefs. the old man and his sous
occupied their winter months in making
bfooms, chair bottoms md baskets, 90 that
lhcr cottage appeared both like a ware.
house and a workshop. 10 th,s way spring
returned. and old John Schmid though, il
advisable to see what had been gained dur.
ag The year. Ga opening tho box in which
the cash vas deposited, he found thai each
Of his three sons bad contributed more tbsn
a ba:z day &C savings, for the money box
contained 1874 hbtins and 80 kreutz RS
Al the s,ghi o. the hoard the soma were de. 1
lighted, Cor they had never before seen 20 /
large a snm CT once. John Schmid mne
diate'y carried the money to a wholesale
sfadesman IN large town, and deposited /, |
with him al interest.
J1hn Schmld, now NJ longer bcsgar, 7
employed himself solely ia helping his soma
to sell OF the erchandiz, they collected. /
This vent on for four years, at the end of
stieh The lamlly aiDsssed Ola horius -
AZ however their riches increased, the
young men grew independent in their man
ners, aud Disputed amongst themselves
ono accusing tho other Of no, working hard
enough, OF selling TOO chraplg, or OF eyiray.
agance 10 treating himself TO cup q Wine
rather loo often.
Poor old Schmid do oil he could, he
was unable on some occasions TO settle these
discussions. Nothing teened likely to
cure the evil but separalloo and address.
sing his sons, lie SAID, " Take each Of you
one hundred tl1rIns, and seek your fortunes
IN tho world, industry aud economy always
prosper. The rest Of the capital shall re.
ma,n 10 the hands or the banker, IN cnse
thai uny Unforeseen miaiarluDs should fall 90
any Of us 30 IS &c need II. Bot While il
remains untouched the interest vii. b. al.
ded 10 the principal" To lais the young
Hen ngteed; and tHking each his uppor.
toned sun, babe adleu to their father
fheytook their departure, each IN differ
ent direction. Pierre wen, eastward, Ga.
bf,eI westward, and George towards The
south. John Schmd grieved 10 par, with
his chiidfch; bu, he knew il was for their
good, ard bore his regrets in sllence,
Years rolled on, JOHN Schmid grew old
and weak, but be would not touch kteurzor /
OF his ehldfcn's capital. At length he fell {
Ill; and some of his neighbors plying his
lonely CONDITION sent him relief; others
declared they had poor enough 10 attend to
al home, and though he had lived in their
village for twenty one years, threatened TO
send him away MS stranger. Upon this
old John wrote to The merchant who held
the money. saying "Send mo 400 forms ,
Of tho capital deposited in your hands for
| am aged and weak, and for fourteen years q