The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-05-29
FROM NEW YORK.


70 the Editor u tile NoRAfsauAs's ADVOCATE
Continuing the subject Of economy, !
would say that do not believe in the Ut
teraDce Of Wendell Phillips il The ann-sla-
very standard Of, believe, Dee. 1867, when
he said, "cursed Ne the soul ~ Benjamin
Franklin for persuading this people," (the
American people, ''that the noblest Of all
human action is the saving Of cents" BlE
! do believe in Benjamin Franklin's precepts
Of economy. This philosopher said, in ref
erence to spending money, fla small leak
will sink big ship" For two-cents l. not
much to spend at one time, as We know, but
the habit Of spending contracted, 10 a few
hours perhaps we will want to spent another
two eel !, I'd thus it il that The p 'niing
viii amount to a large sum. 81, two cents
saved at one time, we know, il not much 20
save, out if We have acquired the habit Of
saving, similar small sums will We repeated
y husbanded, till 10 time the amount saved
becomes great sum. And 1t II to be no.
ticed that the repeatedly saving If small
sums Of money ceases after awhile to cost
Us an eff5rt Indeed, the temptation to
spend money unnecessarily soon ceases 20 be
7 -esented 10 Us altogethe-. Economy, to a
cent, il what the wealthiest men in The
palmlest of their money making DAYS have
practiced. TO refer again TO benjamin
Franklin, We know be said great many
things about saving money which are 90 be
highly approved We have read them in
bis poor Richards almanac, or met them
copied into the other writings q its author
Aud it will do very we'll for Mr.. Phillips
10 revert 10 him again. who inherited, ]
believe, fortune, or an safe, aud never
had to work very hard for living, 10 talk
IN the way have quoted bot the poor man
who gets but s. 80 a day, N deprecated
currency, will hardly ''see il" in that ght
There are many touching appeals made 20
charity which we shonld, no doubt, not
heed. and We often bear hypocritical praise
bestowed on person who was given liber-
ally towards some object, when, perhaps,
! the gift vas extOrted, and ii could he hut
\ in afforded. | met 10 the New York Irib-
I afne, Of Jan 25th, 1868, the following item
"A Young Methodist convert ia PlscnAg,
\ Rhode Island, whose wages are only ! lbs,
recently gave $35 for foreign missions" n
4 il nv opinion that that young man will know
I better than to do SUN a thing when he.is a
7 few wears older. The obtaining this amount
! from him was las am disposed to call i'll
/ a clerical swindie. If foreign missions re-
quire to be supported land Christ has called
I for his gospel 60 be preached in all the world
those should give (adsquately) to their sup
/ port who have abuDdantIy the means % DO
4 it. and at whose instigation ia many cases,
( It is probable fair to suppose, the missions
are undertaken for sinister ends.
Young men u Pasc0ag, and elsewhere, re-
ceiving but $l.25 day, keep your money.
/ II YOU 20 into church 70 attend its services,
4 put 5, 40, or 25 cents into the plate, like
/ men willing to pay for what they receive,
but keep the bulk Of your money where
! mercantile or government chaTehes cannot
/ get hold OF ir; nor be deceived b. such no
\ tees Of liberality In the papers-they a-e,
/ AS often as otherwise, it is TO be suspected,
inducements offered for Others 10 like CIR
cumstanees to part, in the same way, With
A, their hard earned money.
To the laborer | would say, keep cash
account. Enter in a small book all you
spend and all you receive. II when you bal
ance your cash" you End il "shors," per
haps you will d.-eoTer that you have loaned
money, which, but for keeping an account
Of your spendings, you would never think
\ of again. | am indebted to my mother for
learning me TO keep cash account when
was a boy, and it is, perhaps, the best prac
\ tical lesson she ever taught me. But did
nus profit By il as | should and that is why
I | am the more ready 70 give this advice. Al
the age u Fl or 22, came 70 this city %
/ live as 81 X il q store. IL was my plan
7 al about the time to make q list Of ali the
articles 1 should want in course Of year
with q view 10 saving q certain sam out Of
my years salary. Ii rhe list footed up toe
much, would 70 over and "cut il down.
However, always found at the end Of tbs
year that bad encr0ached on my margin, II
indeed my account was not draw fully up g
its limit. have since found better way