Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

We find afoat in our exchanges two arti-
Giles that contain great deal of old-fash-
toned good sense about boys and that any
boy would be benefited by reading if he were
boy Of thoughtfulness and good DISPOSE
ton. The first of these articles is entitled
"Farmers' Boys and is as follows;
FARMERS BOYS.
How easy it is for farmers boys to earn
their own pocket-money if they are not
afraid of work The parents must coop
crate with them, of course. Let each father
consider how he can best assist, in a mode
rate way at first, to foster industry and fore
thought, carefulness, neatness and business
habits in his boys, by setting aside for them
a piece of land, few seeds, a little lumber,
few tools or any material upon which pro-
ftable labor can be expended. | know from
my own early experience how valuable this
may be made to every boy in the land. AL
most every lad has some prediction, some
turn of mind which, if carried out in
practice, is sure to lead to good results. Let
him decide on his own line of business, for
working against inclination is uphill work.
All inquiry at the stores will assist in the
choice of an article to raise and the ease
with which the facilities available can be
used will decide the point A calf, pig,
some poultry will always pay crop of
beans, tomatoes, potatoes, popcorn, anything
neglected by others, will fad ready market,
and if well managed will give surprising
profit. Thus boy early learns to be bust
ness like, economical and industrious, and
not least important of all-understands the
full value of money, which, to him, repre-
sents just so much hard labor, and is valued
accordingly"
This article, to do the most good, ought
to be read by the farmer and the farmers
wife, as well as by the farmers boys. The
other article is entitled
LEARNING TO SAVE.
"The first thing to be learned by a boy
or young man, or any one having the least
ambition to become useful member of So
ciety, is the habit of saving. No matter if
boy has wealthy parents, each should learn
to save, if for no other reason than that
riches take TO themselves wings and fly
away. Few are so wellto-do as TO be secure
against poverty and want. In this country
it is often true that children of the wealthy
classes are often miserably poor while the
men of large means among us, as rule,
commenced life without any other advan-
fban of I'D, lol ,,,,t l.
disposition to save. 1t is especially i'm
portant that the children of people in mod
crate circumstances and of the poor should
learn to take care of the money they get A
boy who is earning fifty cents, seventy-five
cents or a dollar day, should manage to
save a portion of it if possible. If he can
lay by only twenty-five cents a week, let him
save that 1t doesn't amount to much it is
true; it is only thirteen dollars year, but
it is worth saving; it is better saved thar
wasted; better saved than fooled away fol
tobacco and beer, or any worthless or useles,
article or object. But the best thing abou
it is, that the boy who saves thirteen dollar,
year on a very meagre salary acquires
uhDll Vi ldhluB care Vi MS uOHty WHICH
will be of the utmost value to him. Tn,
reason why working-men, as a class, do no
get ahead any faster-are no more independ
ent-is that they never learned to save thei
earnings. 1t does not matter a great dea
whether man receives salary of dola
day, or five dollars; if he gets rid of it al
during the week, so that there is nothing lef
on Sunday night, he will not get rich yer,
rapidly. He will never have much ahead
But the individual who has one dollar
day and is able 10 save twenty cents, or tn
one getting five dollars who is careful to la,
by adollar, is laying by something for rain
day. Young people who expect TO labo
with their hands, for what they have of thi
worlds goods, who have no ambition or wsl
to become professional men, ofiice-holders o
spectators, should by all means acquir
habits Of economy, learn to save. So surel
as they do this, so surely will they be abb
TO accumulate, so surely will they be in
situation to ask no special favors. Ever
man wants TO learn to look out for himself
Every man needs TO feel that he is the pee
OF every other man, and he cannot do il i
he is penniless. They are more Independent
Hence it should be the ambition of ever
young man TO acquire, and TO do this
must learn TO save. This is the first lesso
TO be leaned, aud the youth who cannot ma,
ter it will never have anything. lie will b
mental, dependant