Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-02-24
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HOW TO SUCCEED.

The Chicago Times has obtained from
men who have been successful in the
various walks of life valuable hints for
young men on the requirement of wealth,
the most interesting contribution being
from the pen of p. T. .Barnum. who
writes as follows:
The road to wealth is, as DR.. Frank
lin truly says. "as plain as the road to
the mill" 1t consists simply in ex-
pending less than we earn Many may
say, 1--WE understand this this econ
omy, and We know economy is wealth !;
we know we can't eat our cake and
keep it also" Yet perhaps more fail
ures arise from mistakes on this point
than almost any other. True economy
is misapprehended, and people go through
life without properly comprehending
what that principle is. There are many
who think that economy consists in saw
ing cheese parings and candle ends, in
cutting off twoponce from the laundress
bill, and doing all sorts of little mean
things. Economy is not meanness. This
false economy may frequently be seen
in men of business, and in those in-
stances it often runs to writing paper
You find good business men who save
all the old envelopes and scraps, and
would not tear new sheet of paper, il
they could avoid it, for the world. That
is all very well they may in this way
save S. or $40 year, but being SC
economical (only in note paper) they
think they can afford to waste time, to
have expensive parties, and to drive their
carriages. True economy consists in
always making the income exceed the
outgo. 1t needs no prophet to tell us
that those who live fully up to their
means, without any thought of u re-
verse in this life, can mover attain in
dependence. -.
The foundation Of success in life is
good health that is the substratum oil
fortune. Then, how important it is to
study the laws of health, which is but
another name for the laws of nature
The closer we keep to the laws OF nature
the nearer we are to good health To
bacco and rum should be Stunned Te
make money requires clear brain. Nc
matter how beautifully man may bt
blessed with intelligence, if the brain IL
muddled and warped by drink it is i'm
possible for him to carry Cd business
successfully.
The safest plan, and the one mos
sure of SUCCESS for the young man start
ing in life, is to select the vocation which
is most congenial to his tastes. Their
is as much diversity in our brains as II
our,countenances. Some men are borl
mechanics, while some have a grea
aversion to machinery. Unless ma
enters upon vocation intended for hin
by pature, and best suited to his pecu
liar genius, he cannot succeed. Ate
securing the right vocation, you mus
be careful to select the proper location
and not begin business where there ar
already enough to meet the demands
the same occupation.
No man has q right TO expect to SUE
ceed in life unless he understands b
business, and nobody can understand b
business thoroughly unless he learns
by personal application and experience
You must exercise caution in layin
your plans, but be bold in carryin
them out. A man who is all cautio
will never dare to take hold and be su'
cessful, and man who is all boldness
merely reckless, and must eventual
fail.
There is no such thing in the worl
as luck. IL man adopts proper methot
TO be successful, "luck' will not prever
him. If he does not succeed there al
reasons for it, although. perhaps, he m'
not be able to see them.
Money is good for nothing unless yc
know the value Of it by experienc
Give boy 800, 900 and put him in bus
ness, and the chances are that he W
lose every dollar of it before be is
year older Nine out Of ten Of the Ri
men of our country to-day started 0
in life as poor boys, with dotermin
wills. industry, perseverance, eoonon
and good habits.
The great ambition should be to cxt
all others engaged in the same occur
ton. Whenever you find the best dc
tor, best clergyman, best shoemaker
anything else, that man is most soug
for, and always has enough to do. Eve
boy should learn some trade or prof
sion. Engage in one kind Of busin'
only and stick to it faithfully until
succeed, or until your experience sho
you should abandon IT, A constant ha
mering on one nail will generally dri
it home at last, so that il can be clinch'
There is good sense in the old caut