Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
How Poor Boys may Become Successful


You want some good advice. II has
ruined many man, but may not harm
you, because you will not follow it. Rise
early; be abstemious; be frugal; attend
10 your own business and never trust il
TO another; be not afraid to work. and
diligently, too, with your own hands:
treat every one with civility and respect:
good manners insure success; accom-
plish what you undertake; decide. then
persevere; diligence and industry over
come all difficulties; never be mean
rather give than take the odd shilling:
never postpone till tomorrow what can
be done to-day; never anticipate wealth
from any source but labor; honesty is not
only the best policy, but the only policy;
commence at the first round and keen
climbing; make your word as good as
your bond; seek knowledge to plan. en-
terprise to execute, honesty to govern
all; never trade beyond your stock: new
Pr give too large credit; time is money:
make few promises; keep your secrets:
live within your income; sobriety above
all things; luck is word that does not
apply to a successful man. ut too much
caution-slow but sure is hing. the
highest monuments are built piece by
piece; step by step we mount the pyra-
mids; be bold-be resolute when the
clouds gather, difficulties are surmount-
ed by opposition; self-confdence. self
reliance is your capital; your conscience
the best monitor; never be over-sangu-
inc, but do not underrate your own
abilities; don't be discouraged; ninety
nine may say no, the hundredth, yes:
take off your coat roll up your sleeves.
don't be afraid of manual labori America
is large enough for all-strike out for
the west-the sea-shore cities are too
crowded; the best letter of introduction
is your own energy: lean on yourself
when you walk; keep good company; the
Spaniards say, if you lie down with dogs
You will get up with fleas; keep out Of
politics unless you are sure to win--you
are never sure to win, so look out.
Village Architecture in China.
Villages, not badly built by any means,
occur at intervals Of a mile or two apart
all along the roads of China. Very good
brick, much about the same size, shape
and material as those made in this couu-
try, compose the walls of the better
houses, while for the poorer order OF
edltlces mud is used. The brick walls
IN China are excellent, better than the
cheaper brick walls in America, and but
little inferior to our best pressed brick.
When villages are constructed of mud
there Is a striking resemblance to the
villages of Egypt The houses have no
outside windows and but one opening,
which is the door. The openings for
light are upon inner courts or back yards,
and are without glass. The caves are
made to project, so rs to keep out the
rain, and i'll dong so of course exclude
much light as well. Blinds made of
Stats are sometimes used, and thin, light
paper pasted over the Stats serve to keep
out some of the cold air and to let in q
little light. The houses are invariably
one story high. And at the bottom Of
this custom is a superstition that higher
houses would interfere with the spirits
of the air ("Fung Chui'') and offend
them, thus bringing disaster upon the
house or village. In front of each door,
and at distance of eight or ten feet,
stands detached wall, fifteen feet long
and as high as the caves of the house,
concealing the door from any person
standing in front of it. This is for the
purpose of protecting the house and
family from malignant "Fung Chui," or
spirits, which are popularity believed to
fly only in straight lines and to be in
capable of turning a corner. 1t follows
that when trayersing the air in search OF
a certain house, when they come in con-
tact with the wall they are thrown off at
an angle and thus baffied of their fell pur-
pose, and fly III tangent through infinite
space and are lost. A Chinese village
has but little in common with those OF
this country, either in detail or in gen
eral appearance. While the villgaes OF
America copied from English prototypes
are peculiar, from their detached and
separate build, with gardens and grass
plots, those of China are compact, hud-
died together and present from a distance
the aspect OF a mere dead wall. One
pecullarlty of all Chinese cities and vii |
lagos is the absence of steeples, spires OF
pinnacles Of any kind. While NOLAN.
medan countries have the mosque, with
its flashing domes and graceful minarets.
and European and American centres OF
population are marked by lofty towers
and spires, China is almost absolutely
without any of these striking architec.
tural points. The result is great monotony
and dullneSs of 1sOeet