The Osceola times., 1886-01-16
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
What Burdette Had TO Say TO the
Young Wen OF Boston.

Young Wen OF Boston.
Robert J. Burdette, the famous Bur.
lington Hiwkeye man, lectured at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hail.
There was large attendance. His sub.
iect was, advice to Young Men,
Ii is more blessed, the lecturer said, to
give than TO receive advice. The only
man ever knew who iel. that he was
too young to advise other people was
ninety. light years old, and had just be-
gun to learn that he didn', know any
thing. You always pay for the best
advice. Really good advice is never
free. Did you ever ask your lawyer a
question, my son? And what did the
lawyer say? Fifty dollars.
If YOU want to be somebody in this
world you must begin by Icing Yourself.
Your great grandfather can't help you,
because he : dead, and this is live
world, that wants living men. When |
hear man ialkin, too much about his
ancestcrs, / cay, There is mcn who
needs them" have known men who
were very proud of their ancestors whose
ancestors would have been most dismally
ashamed of them. We care more for the
pedigree OF the horse We buy than for
that of the man who sells him.
After all, hard work is the great secret
of Success 1t accomp!ishes more than
genius. There are white crows, but they
are 10 more useful than black ones.
Hard work doesn't kill men. Fun"
kills men. The good times the boys
have lay them out. The hard workers
nave no time for dissipation, so they
live long. Mans work goes on forever,
but every man doesn't 90 ON forever to
do it. He doesn't do it ali~hile he does
stay here.
A young man must do his best and
hardest work now. When you can get
$50 q line for your poetry, my boy, as
Mr. Tenny son does, tbon you can ,iford
TO write poor poetry as Mr.. Tenny yson
docs. Wearing Burnside hat doesn't
give a man war record. Twenty.
inches OF coat padded across sixteen
inches of shoulders doesn't make you a
gymnast. Men do not value turkey
for its plumage. Don't 20 into debt. If
you can't get along without more than
you have, don't borrow; steal. 1t would
not worry you half 30 much, and If you
steal enough you can 90 to Canada and
become shining light in society.
Does it lay" you ask, 'to be honost?"
No, my son. not if you're hone st for pay
it doesn't Not il you are honest merely
because you think it will pay; not if you
are honest because you are AFRAID to be q
rogue, not il you're honest because you
believe in that mean old saying that
"honesty is the best policy" Honesty
isn't policy, it's principle, and II you
can't be honest because your soul hates
a lie and dcsrises mean action; il you
can't he honest for the sake of the dear
white truth herself, don't try TO be hon
est; be a rascal; that's what you're in
tended for.
Get married, my son? Look me ia the
eye; if you never do anything else in the
world, get married Don't be in too big
a hurry about It, but don I be too delib-
crate. 1t is your duty. Don't think the
girls are all butterflies of fashion. II
you want to marry a laundres~, do your
wife, marry the girl you love. Be
false colors. Don't repine over your
poverty; it is good for you.
We get most of our Presidents from
| Illinois tan-yards and farms and OHIO
tow-paths. Don't envy any great man,
my boy. The great man, with his weight
of years and care, envies you every time
lie passes You by. md if you cau't be a
leader doubleleaded, a column long. on
the second page, you can be something
Just as useful. You can he a little pay
ing tour-line SOLID nonpaIeil "ad.." on
the inside, down under a picture Of
Lydia Pinkham, and that W II help the
makeup, and ill its place in the paper.
BE any thing in the world, my boy Il at
Is alive and useful. BE any thing but a
dead ad.' Boston Herald.
Blanket-Sheets 10 go to sleep with.
A company in New jersey is making
paper counterpanes AMI pillow shams.
No. MANILA paper is u,ed, two large
sheets held to- ether bv small tw.ne at
intervals of three or four inches, gum
med 50 as to stick the sheets together
where the twine lies. Tie twine
strengthens the paper. The margin cf
the counterpane has hem. in which
there is more of thc iwine To keep Il
from tearing. Beautiful designs are
printed upon the pillow shams, which
make very neat appearance. When
they becon wrinkled they can be made
smooth by hot flat irons. They ret il at
rs cents set. The CO lnterpa ne can be
LETT on the be when 1t Is occurred, if so
desired, and in cold weather 1t will be
found very neat and warm article of
bed clothing, since tue paper will pre-
vent the escape Of heat about rs well as
a woolcn blanket. Troy Times.
Getting Judgment About u Horse.
The father of Young amateur horse
doctor, who was a clergyman in a New
England town, had been made present
OF horse by his parish The parson
was greatly delighted. The people had
paid good price for the horse, and the
old gentleman was anxious to have the
judgment Of his son on the animal. TAX.
ing him into the stable, he asked the
youth to look him over, which he did
carefully, shaking bis head at every ex-
animation. At last he said: Father,
the poor horse doesn't amount to much"
"Why nv son the horse rs utllte as