Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-28
Advice to Young Men.

THERE Is no harm In certain mode
rate and occasional amount of innocent
pleasure. But a young man who has his
own way to carve in life, can spare
neither the time, the strength, nor the ex-
pense of much social pleasure. In the
country, where the style Of living is sim.
pie, one can get all the gaiety he needs
without spending much money. We
recommend to every young man who is
starting In life the most rigorous economy
in expenses; in clothes, food, and equip
ment. Young men usually do not take
their measure of economy from what they
can actually endure, but from what go
ciety around them Is accustomed to de.
mand.
BY far the greater number of young
men have only their Lands, their good
character, and their mother-wit for CAPT.
tai. Success will require ingenuity, in
dustry and rigorous economy. The prac.
tice of these qualities for ten years ought
to put sensible man on good ifounda.
ton, on which ne can build an enduring
prosperity. But II young man must
have three or four "outings" year: if he
must join various societies which tax his
slender resources severely If he must be
counted upon for parties, balls, suppers,
or drinking bouts; If he must pay for bill.
lizards and prime cigars, he win find 1t up
hill work to save enough to make his mid
life and old age comfortable. Youth may
be the time for pleasure, but that is no
reason why man should squander the best
part Of his life. Youth is good for pleas
ure but Is the very time too for learning,
for work, or self discipline. And pleasure
itself does not need To be pecuniarily ex-
pensive. Do not be ashamed to econo-
mise, no matter what the girls think, nor
what the boys think. Build yourself up
in intelligence and sound morals. Ac.
quiring an honorable competence, you
will have chance to lend money to the
fools that rldicule your rigid economy and
your scrupulous employment of time.
Resolved that, except the most impera-
tive necessities require for health and
strength, you will not spend penny,
either for charity or luxury, except out OF
your income. Earn your money before
you spend it. The effect Of this will be to
cure all expensive impulses, and reduce
your actions in the spending of money,
to conscientious rule. We believe that
sixteen men out of every twenty that be-
gin life poor, remain 50 10 the end of life I;
but that every one OF these sixteen earned
enough, II II had been saved, TO have
made him entirely independent.
Foolish spending IL the father Of power
ty. Do not be ashamed of work, and of
hard work. Work for the best salaries or
wages you can get, but work for half
price rather than be idle. Be your own
master, and do not let society or fashion
swallow up your ndividaality-hat, coat,
and boots. DO not eat up and wear out
all that you earn. Compel your selfish
body to spare something for profits saved.
BE stingy to your own appetite, but mer-
ciiul TO others necessities. Help others,
and ask no help for yourself See that
you are proud. Let your PRIDE be of the
hight kind. BE too proud to be lazy too
pround to give up without conquering
every difficulty; too proud 10 wear coat
that you cannot afford to buy too proud
10 be In company That you can not keep
up with in expenses; too proud to lie, or
steal, or cheat; too proud to be stingy.-
Erchan0e