Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-24
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The weather mere - a. ehhAsNANt'
Presidential candidate news from Washington
Yesterday was warm, sunny and cheerful e
lifs's early youth. To-day the winds are a'
chilly as life's winter. Not that l mean the
evening, or the xintor Of life is, or should be,
cold. It has always seemed to me, that the
evening Of human life should Do most serene,
cheerful and pleasant, il it is accompanied with
aecmpotanes, 80 that one can surround himself
with the real comforts of existence, and few
Ofits Injuries. There can be no haPPinosI, no
serenity in old age, il that old age is aooOmPa-
nied with want Or indulgence.
Although this is said to be the "dOllar age
and that nothing Is thought Ofbut the almighty
dollar, it is fact, that the great mass OF young
men and women do not think enough OF econ
omy, of frugAlity, Of saving.
A few days sinee was in the Tribune 'thee,
Young gentleman from the far West, greeted
Mr.. Greeley; talked about ueqosintances out
West" when Mr.. G. asked him chow Mr.. -
was getting on in the world and il he saved
ANYTHING out Of his $500 year salaryi" The
reply was: "he is well. but guess he don't lay
up anything, as be has good many friends"
Mr.. Greeley remarked, "if he does not save
money on $500 year salary, he never will
save on any amount of salary"
Young men should think more Of swing
should strive by all legitimate, reasonable and
economic means, TO saVe-to lay up some
money, on whatever amount of wages, salary,
1 m
resol5e. that be will become independent in
uecuniary means and ability. This will require
self denial and the most rigid economy. But,
Il ,oM pay, in after life. 1t will DC. Snly add
to his own happiness, bat it will enable him BY
ludicious contributions and well directed char
ity TO aid to the happiness Of others
If Young men would cot of all useless, uns
necessary, and often times hurtful expenses, and
take the money and deposit It in "SaVlngs In.
stitutions," in a few years they would find
themselves "in funds" to start in business. Let
them take the expense Of cigaTs, oysters, cham
payne, and their attendant expenses, and deposit
the amount paid for these, in = Savings lnstl-
tuition, and they would find a wonderful differ
ence in their ezeheqHer A young man who
smokes q dozen cigars smokes away the price
Of an acre Of land-and when he swallows a
bottle of champagne, he takes down two acres.
In the recent Report Of the officers Of your
Library Association, ] read that It did not pay
lexpenses. This should nos be so in city where
there are as many young men as in the "Forest
City," and in a country where intelligence pays
as Il does in our oWn. Every young man al
work on a salary-all the apprentices in your
shops and offices, should be members Of that
Association. One hour in an evening in the
Residing Room, with file Of forty fUe daily and
weekly newspapers, will make them men o.
large and varied information; and one hour out
Of each twenty in reading well selected
books from the volumes in that well selected
Library, will, in a few years, make them mel
Of learning, and qualify them for places in sny
society, and fit them for the proper discharge o
any duty.
Let me commend the youth and the yOunI
} men of ClevelanI to the Library Association
Intelligence alloays pays.
In the Message of Jour excellent Mayor, b.
remarks, "the necessity is pressing for large
] well ventilated and well drained City Prison.
; If we must have City Prisons, they should b
; well ventilated, and healthy. regret ther
is a necessity in the Forest City" for a larg
City Prison. fear the ''grog Shops" the as
of ''strong drink" are the cause Of this neces
r sity.
= Laboring men-men who are dependent upOl
the wages Of their daily toll for bread too Oltel
make kai d times for themselves, by unWise an;
hurtful expenditures of their wages.
; Twenty men who pay fifteen cents a day 70
. ariaEs-0r for liquor, VIII suPPort grna shop
and pay 20 its proprietor one thousand and Riae
fy foe dollars a ysaT-by paying fifty four dol
! lars and seventy five cents each. This sun
e would supply their families with bread ant
+ more too At the present price of -four il
/. Cleveland, it would buy nine barrels. Here
where the money goes Grog shops, saloons
G Restaurants are not SGVingS Institutions, bu
q draining institutions upon labor. Let tn
money paid by laboring men every year 70
strong drink, or for tobacco, be paid into you
3 aSavings Institution" " and in q few years
+ would count up into millions.
J., The amount of money in the several Saving
Institutions in this city, is s43 4l0,Os3; Brook
e iyn, IS, ,624050, interior towns in this State
b 69,l44,O27; making total of money 10 Sav
j. ings Banks in the State of New York, of S59,
4 l7s, 100. And this is almost entirely th
4 savings Of the i0ages Of labor. The number Q
9 depositOrs IN this city exceed l96, 900.
b It seems TO ne, that in every Bank in th
d State of Ohio, located where there is n
. Saving Institution, there should be Saving
q Department. It would be Of immense benef
a to the people, and add but a iriaing expense t
= the management of the Bank. The none,
should only be invested in mortgages on rea
estate, or in State stocks
The address of the Hon. John Sherma
before the Young Mems Republican Union
II last Friday evening, is regarded here as th
!, best of the series. The impression made b
a Mr.. Sherman was favorable in the highest de
gree. He is looked upon as one who is
> receive the highest hCnOn Of his country. II
is very fine specimen Of true and dignife
h manhood.
g No one Of our public men have better IepU
itation, Zone are regarded with more decide
favor, than Senator Chase. Many regard biE
ss the ablest Of our Statesmen, and think b
would make s model President, and bring q
the Administration OF the General Government
7 to its early integrity, economy and dignity
] He is truly Representatives man, and 3 trui
National man, and has hosts Of friends who hog
to see him nominated and elected to the highes
Office in the WoIld.
The Assembly at Albany has adjourned
, 1t would have been better, in many respects,
I it had never met 1t f" cut up generally
!; ami neither regarded right, justice, the voic
, Of the people, nor the strong arguments in tn
Just vetOimessages of Governor Morgan, VII
has won golden opinions. lab.
The soIid RIeu.
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