The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-12
Had Policy 70 Paw Rent.

bad Policy to Pay Rent.
We clip the following from an exchange.
We are unable to give credit to the paper in
which it originally appe.red, but it is one of
those waits floating on the newspaper sea
(which contains ideAs of real value;
Any man who = Able to pay rent can build
Ia house. This1Mfll strike. you as bold
/ nronosif7on and bard to believe, but let us
1 reason toeether. Hi rs hardly our interest to-
discourage renting houses, But as this IS
4 Sunday, we will waive interest and go for
| principle. First Sou say you have no lot
Lease one then, or buy on long time. 1ou
have no lumber or materials. You are pay
inc one hundred or two hundred dollars for
rent. When you pay it, it is gone, and at
the end of two or three years you have paid
ont enough 70 build house, but are-stih a
| renter. All yon need to do is to anticipate
these payments-say fora year-borrow out
of bank or otherwise, and give your rising
building as security for enough to buy the
lumber-put up a frame for three or four
roonisLlive IN ii till fall without plastering
| plaster one room in the fall, and instead
| of paving monthly rents, finish the rooms
one by one, as you are able, and in one or
| two years you can have home paid for, and
| you can begin to pay forsyeur leased los and
| own it yourself. Il = -s8k~A 80 b
You are afraid of mortgages, you say
| Why, they are the poor mans friend. They
| are the life boats in the wreck for the man
in debt. They buadlal our railroads and
great internal improvements. They are
| harmless if You only understand them, and
are good financier. They ale foreclosed
sometimes, but then you have year to re-
deem. They win not generally be foreclos-
ed if you pay the interest promptly, which
you can do, easier than to pay rent. If you
are sharp you can play with them like Dries
bach with his lions, and they won't bite
Moreover, -robbing Peter to pay Paul is not
robbery, if Peter is willing, and viii lend
| you the money on new mortgage to pay
the old one; and there are always Peters
| who live by doing this kind of business. 49,,
| The process of knocking an old mortgage
in the head whenever it grows ugly, and
threatens violence, is familiar one to all
good fnanciers. s-.-.s -psA s. .uU
Use your wits. Work more with your
head and YOU need not work so much with
your hands. '-..- ...,'
1 The richest men in, the world are those
who commenced on nothing, and have lifted
themselves up by the straps of their boots
They fnanciered like our radical men-who
make colossal fortunes ON their bonds-with-
out money. Issue your bonds, and give the
road bed and superstructure of your new
house as security.
But here nice young man answers that
his richer associates and friends will snub
him, if he lives in such style. Here is the
great error of young men. They wish TO
commence life in as elegant style as their
fathers lived in, after quarter of a century
hard work. 1t is the great error of the age
the prolific source of celibacy and bache-
lorhood, and operates as a fraud upon good,
looking girls, who are cheated out of hus
bands BY such foolishness.
Respect yourself act Independently
take longer look at things-snub the
snubbers, and make them sick ofit-and in
five years or less you will be bowed to and
courted by the same men. The good will Of
such men is purchased at too dear price
1t is not worth having.
You are a coward. on are a toady.-
, You are willing to sell out your home and
your independence for such weak and un,
manly sentimentalism. Dare to follow youl
own line of policy if it is honest and for youi
interest to do so-and not allow a weak and
snobbish false pride to consign you to hard
labor for life as the tenant and vassal of YOU
landlord.
, BY following this advice, the thousands o
dollars you viii give away for rent in ter
years and have nothing to show for, will give
: you home of comfort and elegance, with &
=, wife and family, and all the influence of lou
most respected citizens" This is the wa,
walk ye in it." 1t leads to independence,re
spectability and honor.
An old Dutch farmer had handsome
tdaughter, named Minnie, who recently join
Il ed the methodist church, against which th'
old farmer was somewhat prejudieed. Tit
| young minister under whose instrumentalit,
d | Miss Minnie was converted, visiting he
frequently, excited his suspicious thatall wa
not right Accordingly, he visited tn
church on Sunday night, and seated himself
), nnobserved, among the congregation.
o Soon after taking his text, the minister
e who was paeaching from Daniel, 9Th chap
ter, 25th verse, repeated in a loud voice tn
l. words of his text, Meme, meme, tekel uphar
1t sin," upon which the old farmer sprang t
e his feet, seized his affrighted girl by the arr
P and hurried her out of the meeting house
It Having reached the church yard, he CAV
q vent to his feelings in these words:
81 knows dere vas something's wrong, IN
= now | sehwares to ,e1n."
"Why, father, what do you mean," re
It Piled the bewildered and innocent girl.
n "Did'nt T." shouted the old man, strikin
e his fists together, and stamping with hi
d fact adid'nt hear de r.arson call ont to yoI