The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-04-13
Sensible Advice to Young Men.

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Sensible Advice to Young Men.
The following article from the Cayuga
Chief contains SO many valuable suggestions
and such pithy advice TO our young men
that we publish it, and hope that every per-
son, both old and young-male and female
will carefully read it, and then cut it out
to read the next time they are afflicted
and tormented with the blues. Every word
of it is true, and by remembering its injunc
tions, you will be greatly benefited THAT
never III do young man No use to stand
on the sidewalk and whine about hard luck,
and say that everything goes against you
You are not of half the consequence your
talk would lead US 10 believe. The world
hasn't declared war against you. You are
like all the rest of us-a mere speck on the
earth's surface. Were you this moment 10
go down in the living tide, but bubble
would linger Tor moment upon the surface,
and even that would vanish unno,iced.-
The heart is full of hope and ambition, but
is not missed when il ceases 10 beat. One
such as You would not leave a ripple.
You are a coward-a cowud-in the bat
tie. There's no fight in you. You have
surrendered without struggle, and now
whine because you are beaten! You are
not worthy of triumph for you have not
earned it. In garret, hut, and dripping cell
lar are ten thousand heroes who would put
you to shame. They must toll or starve -
The strife is a desperate one with them, for
they wres:le with want, while ragged and
despairing ones watch at the lone hearth
tho ieaffui contest. Strong men look death
in the eye when their sinews are strung by
the wall of hungry childhood.
Shame on you In the full vigor Of health
and manhood, no mouth but your own TO fill,
and no back but your own to cover, land yet
crouching under the first scourgings OF adj
verse fortune. You know nothing of the
storm, for you have seen but the summer.
One cloud has frightened you,and you think
you are hardly dealt by. You will be lucky,
if you find no darker shadows across your
path Stand up, young sir, pull your hands
from your pockets, throw off your coat,
and take fortune by the throat. You may
be thrown again and again, but hang on.-
Put away the nonsense that the world is all
against you. Tain't SO. Your destiny is in
your own strong arm With an unbending
will, and honor and truth for your guide, the
day is your own.
No capital, eh -? You have capital. God
has given your perfect health. That is an
immense capital to start on. You have
youth and strength-all nvulnerable. Add
will to do. put your sinews in motion, and
you will win. A man in full health and
strength, should never whine or despair be-
cause fortune does not pour stream of gold
eagles into his pockets. If you have no
money, work and get it. Industry economy
and integrity will dowonders From such be-
ginings fortunes have been reared. They
can be again. Will you try it? Or will you
wait for the stream of gold to run by, so that
you can walk dry shod into the FL Dorado
of wealth ? Or will you meet the waves
defiantly, and be the architect OF your own
fortune"
Tiy-it is glorious toconquer in the strife.
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NEVER DO TOO MUCH AT TIME.-Sir Ed
ward Bulwer Lytton, in a lecture recently
delivered in England, gave the following
history of his literary habits
Many persons seeing me so much engag-
ed in active life, and as much about the
world as if had never been student, have
said TO me, "When do you get time to write
all your books ? How on earth doyou con-
trive to do so much workW / shall surprise
you by the answer make. The answer is
this: 81 contrive TO do so much by never
doing TOO much at time. A man, to get
through work well, must not over work him
self; or, if he do too much to-day, the reac-
ton of fatigue will come, and he will, be
obliged to do little tomorrow. Now since
began really and earnestly 10 study, which
was not till had left college, and was actu-
ally in the world, may perhaps say that
have gone through as large course of gen.
eral reading as most men of my time.
have travelled much, and have seen much,
| have mixed much in politics, and in the
various business of life and in addition to
all this, have published somewhere about
sixty volumes, some upon subjects requir-
ing much special research. And what time
do You thnk,as general rule have devot-
ed to study-to reading and writing2 Not
more than three hours day and, when
Parliament is sitting, not always thai. But
then, during those hours, have given my
whole attention to what was about"
IFa good act benefits no one else it bene.
fits the one who does il.