The Osceola times., 1886-02-06
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
what Burdette Had 10 Say to the
Young Men of Boston.

Robert J. Burdette, the famous Bur.
lington Hiwkeye man, lectured at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall.
There was large attendance. His sub.
ject was, "Advice to Young Men,
II is more blessed, the lecturer said, to
give than to receive advice. The only
man ever knew who felt that he was
too young to advise other people was
ninety. light years old, and had just be.
Gun TO learn that he didn't know any
thing. You always pay ior 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.
Ifyou want to be somebody in this
world you must begin by Icing Yourself
Your great grandfather cant help you
because he Is dead, and this is live
world, that wants living men. When |
hear Il man talkin. too much about his
ancestefs say, There is a mcn who
needs them" have known mn 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 accomplishes more tLan
genius. There are white crows, but they
are no more useful tEan black ones
Hard work doesn't kill men. Fun"
Kills men. II good times" the boys
have lay them out. The hard worken
have no time for dissipation, so they
live long. Mans work goes on forever,
| but every man doesn't 60 on forever to
do it. He doesn't do il all wbilche does
stay here.
x young man must do his best and
hardest work now. When you can get
$50 line for your poetry, my boy, as
Mr.. Tenny son does, then You can afford
write poor poetry as MIR. TennA son
dos. Wearing Burnside hat docsnt
give man war record Twenty.eieht
inchts OF coat padded across sixteen
inches of shoulders doesn't make you a
z, mnast. Men do not value turkey
for its plumage. Don't 20 into debt II
you can't get along without more than
you lave don't borrow; s. cal. 1T would
not worry you half SO much, and If you
steal enough you can &c to Capada and
become shining light in society.
Does it lay" you ask, ito he honest"
No, my son, not if you're hon' st for ny
it doesn't. Not If you are honest merely
because you think it will pay; not If you
are honest because you are AFRAID To be
rogue, not if 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 il You
can't be honest because your soul hates
a lie and dcsrises a mean action; If YOU
can't BE honest for the sake Of the dear
white truth herself, don't try TO be bon.
est; be rascal; that's what you're in.
tended for.
Get married, my son? Look me in the
eye; il you never do anything else in the
world, yet married Don't be in too Zig
a hun, about it, but don be too delib-
crate. II is our duty. Don't think the
girls are AL butieiflis s of fashion. II
you want 10 marry laundresS, 90 your
courtiDg in he .aundr. bur il you want
a wife, marry the girl you love. BE
honest with the world. Don't sail under
false colors. Don't repine over your
poverty; il 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 Roy. The great man, with his weight
of years and care, cnvies you every time
he passes you by. 'nd il YOU cau't be a
leader, double-leaded, column long. on
the second page, you can be something
Just as useful. Yon can he little pay.
ing four-line solid nonpareil "ad.," on
the inside, down under picture OF
Lydia Pinkham, and that I'll help the
make up, and sll its place in the paper
Be any thing in the world, NY boy that
is alive and useful. BE any thing but a
dead ad' Boston Herald.
Blanket-sheets 90 60 to sleep with.
A company in New Je s,y is making
paper Counterpart an pillow shams.
No. mauilla pl. or is u-ed, two large
sheets held to, cher by snail twnc It
intervals OF three or four inches, gum
med so as to stick the sheets iolothcr
where the twine lies. Tie twine
Strengthens the apcr. The margin &
the counte'pane has hem. in which
there is more of the twinc iu kept
from tearing. Bruli al designs are
printed upon the pillow shams, which
make very neat appearance. When
they becon q wrinkled they can be made
smooth by hot flat irons. They ret il at
70 cents set. The CO lnterrane can be
let on the bel when 1t is occupied, if so
desired, ard in cold weather 1t will be
found very neat and warm article ol
bed clothing, nee the paper viii pre-
vent the cs u, q Of | eat iboI' as well &
n WOODEN blanket. Troy lines.
Getting Judgment About n Horse.
The father Of a Dung amateur horse
doctor, who was Il clergyman in New
England town, had bcel made a apresen'
OF horse by lis parish. The parsop
was greatly delighted. The people had
paid good price for the holse, and the
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