Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-07-12
Words Of Counsel to Young Men

words OF Counsel to Young Men.
The old Cincinnati, Gazette, under the
heading of "a Word ioi Young Men-HAy
to Become Rich"-utters the following
timely teachings OF wsdom, worthy to be
read and treasured by the grea, ass o { per-
sons to whom, they are specially addressed:
or all the multitude Of young men en-
gagged in the various employments of the
city, there is probably not one who does not
desire, and even confidently expect to be.
come rich, and that at an early day; and
yet nothing is more certain than that very
few of the whole ndmber will ever possess
wealth or even competency, Unless their
present habits Of life are changed. Few
young men oct as il they had any rational
views of the method BY which alone, with
very few exceptions, money can be accumu-
lated. They seen not to understand that
the process of building up fortune is gov
erned by fixed laws, which cannot be habi-
tually dsregarded without destroying all
good hope of success.
Few young men, we fear, feel as they
should the Importance uf doing with their
might and in the best possible manner their
present work, whatever it might be. The
lowliesi task il we'll and faithfully perform
ed, is sure to lead to something better, and
that quite as soon as due preparation for it
has been made. The humblest position in
where the foot may generally be planted
quite as soon as one is ready to stand firmly
| on the higher level. a..
In general, il is only BY the proper dis
charge of inferior duties that more impor.
tant ones can be reached; and young H. en- I.
instead of repining and becoming restless
because they must begin life in .he low
places, should remember that for vast ma
jority Of men the upward path starts from
the lowest point in the valley. Instead of
is,lessly or impatIently building air castles,
or waiting idly for some sudden and great
opportunity which will never come, we
would exhort all young men to give their
whole strength, with cheerfulness and con.
tent, to their present duties, and believe that
whenever the task of day has been earn
es,ly and faithfully performed, that OF itself
has elevated them somewhat in the social
scale, and rendered ultimate success more
easy.
Again, young men should remember thlt
fortunes do not grow out Of earnings, but
savings. Not the dollar earned. but the
dime saved, is the ssei Of capital. 1t mat
ters nothing how large sum young nan
may receive from his labor, he has no bns's
whatever for accumulation, and no rational
prospect for becoming rich, until he has
formed fixed habit of saving some por-
tion Of his earnings. There is a single
delusion which has prevented thousands of
young men from making any headway in
life, and which is the brake on the wheel
for mul.itudes every city. They think they
will not begin to save until their salaries
are larger. The clerk who is earning $500
per year spends pefhnps the whole, and
thinks as soon as he receives $500 he shall
lay up $500 Of that amount Instead Of
this, it is certain that if he spends the whole
Of his $780, he will not save one cent when
the sum is larger
! 1t is of the utmost importance that the
habit should be formed Of spending some
what less than is earned, however small the
wages. Let the accumulation begin at once
with the first money earned, determined that
it shall MT all leave the pocket. To save
even $40 from $500 earned, is of far greater
money value to young man, II the saving
becomes a habit, thun to have his salary in-
creased to 81 900 year 1t is not so much
the amount as the habit which is important.
Savings must be made from the present earn
! ings, If at all. You cannot check upon the
future. .
Again, young men should not attempt to
save by Withholding their money from objects
which properly demah1 it in giving support
to the various institutions Of society. A
man who proposes to gain something by
giving nothing for religious purposes or
those of charity, almost without exception
deceives himself. Money thus improperly
retained is generally spent in Jolly. True,
certain savings comes from sel-6enial and
manly economy.
.Forego the hurIfu pleasure Of the cigar,
or the glass of poisonous liquor; save the
two dollars which you think, of spending
needessly for the hire of a horse; buy not
that ticket which will admit you where you
ought not to be, cut off all these and similar
expenses. and save this money, and in a
short time you will be surprised and gratiied
at the amount. Young men, il you suffer
the habit oe spending all you earn to fix
itself upon you, depend upon it you will!
never be rich. Do not wait for larger SAL
aries before you begin to save portion. II
= you do, you will never commence. Do il