Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-04-03
I THE Obaf 0FIIIVmGy

We have received number Of com.
munications touching our last month's
article on the above subject, but us
the city papers have, Of late, ppblished
various individual and family expcri-
snces, the topic has somewhat lost its
freshness. The resultant Of tho varied
rcports, however, establishes the ~
sertion we thon made, that tho cost Of
living depends much on prudent and
skilliul management. IT'S BY saving,
as much as BY making, that wo grow
rich. 1t takes Eve times tho wit to-
Keep that IL does 10 make money.
Take care Of tho pennies and the
pounds will take care Of themselves,
Those frugal maxims are, in these
days Of show and cxtravagance, very
difficult to observe. They smack too
much of "Poor Richards Almanack," |"
and as II has become fashionable in
certain quarters 10 make sport of old
Ben Franklin as a saving, cynical and
parsimonous old Buzz fus, so his fru-
gal, and economical life philosophy
has also been brought into contempt.
But there are certain, inexorable rules
of amassing, which cannot be counter
vailed. and those who would become
wealthy, must first learn TO control
their desires, and say a sturdy no 10
the thousand and one temptations
which coax money from the pocket.
If many Of our young men who arc
are SO constantly bewailing their
want of capital, and Boosting what
they would do II they only bad SO.
wonId only pat cnsb on tf1elF desires,
and fictitious wants, and set thcir faces
as a flint against all the fashionable
prodigalties of the day, they would
soon be in better plight, and be pre-
pared TO marry and found families. 1t
requires much resolution to withstand
the multiform temptations TO spend
money nowadays, but we never knew
any-except cnvious. and discomfort
ed whiners-who were any the worse
for timely prudence and frugality.
There is nothing degrading, or ungra-
cious in economy. IT'S much more
becoming to be able to pay than to
avoid debts
Let no young man, then, be asham-
cd to save, as well as to work, for it is.
by this road come content, independ-
cncc and peace of mind. Saving Is
good, though it may be difficult,
batit to form, and money, and what
ever enjoyments it can bring-and
they arc indeed limited-are better
appreciated when they are hardly and
honestly worked for, and steadily pre-
served through many temptations,
and self denials.
Why is it you find Of two clerks, or
mechanics, earning thousand year,
the one independent, careless, throw
ing dime here aud quarter there,
and gradually barassed with small
and largo debts, which hold him in
abject thraldom; the other careful,
frugal, self lfdenying, abstemious, and
yet cheerful and happy In course
of time you will invariably observe
tho latter making Roadway in life.
He is "gctting on" all say. He soon
finds himself partner, if a clerk, or q
superintendent or manager, If me-
ohanic, or workman, then capitalist,
and finally a thrifty and successful
manufactures on his own account.
Are not Pittsburgh's self made men
made up of just such materially Pitts
burgh's business growth is peculiar.
|. is growth rithm itself. We find
few capitalists coming here from 9TH
er cities, but still our city and her
manufactures constantly grow and
grow and grow. Her business aud
manufacturing circles are made up
from careful, saving, industrious, and
paiDs-taking young and middle-aged
men, who have learned to deny their
passions and pleasures to make
themselves masters of their own lines
of business, and who laboriously yet
steadily rise from one round TO anoth-
er until they stand at the very top OF
the ladder. If honest, plodding labor
is not honored here, where should IL
be 7 II there is any other royal road
to wealth, beware Of it as snare and
delusion-the sapper of virtue and tho
destroyer of morality.-PeopieS Pits
bur9h Monthly. a