The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-27
THE ROAD 10 WEALTH.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE
GREAT AMERICAN SNOWMAN.

The road to wealth Is, az DR.. Franklin
truly says, 'as plain a. thelroad to mill -
1t consists simply In expanding less than
we earn. Many may say, 1--WE under
stand this; this is economy, and we know
economy is wealth; we know we can't eat
our cake and keep 1t also.n Yet, perhaps,
more failures arise from mistakes on this
point than almost any other. True
economy is misapprehended, and people
90 through life without properly compre-
bending what that principle is. There
are many who think that economy con-
sists in saving cheese parings and candle
ends, in cutting OF twopence 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 instances it often
runs to writing paper. You find good
business men who ave all the old enye-
lopes and scraps, and would not tear a
new sheet OF paper, If they could avoid IL,
for the world. That Is all very wei; they
may in this way cave So or $40 q year, but
being SO economical tonly 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 out.
go. 1t needs no prophet to tell us that
those who live fully up 20 their means,
without any thought Of a reverse In this
life, al never attain independence.
THE LAWS OF HEALTH.
The foundation Of success In life is good
health; that is the substratum of 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. Tobacco and rum
should be Stunned. To make money re-
nuires a clear. brain. No matter how
bountifully a man may be blessed with
intelligence, If the brain is mudd1ed and
his Judgment warped by drink, 1t is inn
possible for him 70 carry on business sue
ressfulIy.
The safest plan, and the one most sure
81 success for the young man starting in
life, ia to select the vocation which Is most
g0aSenial to his tastes, There is as much
diversity In our braips as in our counten-
ances. Some men are born mechanics,
while some have a great aversion to ma
chinery. Unless a man enters upon a Vo-
cation intended for him by nature, and
best suited to his peculiar genius, he can
not succeed. After securing the right vo-.
cation, You must be careful to select the
proper location, and not begin business
where there are already enough to meet
all demands In the same occupation.
No man has a right to expect to succeed
In life unless he understands his busizsss,
and nobody can understand his business
thoroughly unless he learns it by personal
application and experience. You must
exercise caution In laying your plans, but
y 10 La1I - num~vln. ALnW, ~~k l-.a
who is all caution win never dare to take
hold and be successful, and q man who
L. all boldness Is merely reckless and
must eventually fail.
There is no snch thing in the world as
luck. If a man adopts proper methods
10 be successful, 'luck'' will not prevent
him. II he does not succeed there are
reasons for it, although, perhaps, he may
not be able TO see them.
Money is good for nothing unless you
know the value OF it by experience. Give
hoy $40, 900 and put him in business,
and the chances are that he viii loose
every dollar Of 1t before he is year older.
Nine out Of ten Of the rich men OF our
country today started out in Life as poor
boys, with determined wills, industry,
perseverance, economy, and good habits.
EXCEL ALL OTHERS.
The great ambition should be to excel
all others engaged In the same occupa-
ton. Whenever you find the best doctor,
best clergyman, best shoemaker or any
thing else, that man is most sought for,
and always has enough to do. Every boy
should learn some trede or profession.
Engage In one kind Of business only and
stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or
untn your experience shows that You
should abandon It. Al constant hammering
on one nail. win generally drive it home az
last, so; that it can be clinched. There is
good sense in the old caution about hav-
ing too many irons in the fire at once.
Beware Of ''outside operations
Read the newspapers, and keep thor
oughly posted in regard to the transac-
tions of the world.
BE careful to advertise In some shape on
other. because It is evident that If a man
has ever SO good an article for sale, and
nobody knows it, It win bring him no re-
turn. The whole philosophy Of life is,
first sow, then reap. This principle ap
plies to all kinds Of business. and 20
nothing more 9minently thar to adyer-
Using. II q man has a really good arti-
Gle, there Is no way In which he can reap
more a~dvantageously than BY sowing
to the public in this way.
politeness and civility ara the best CAPT
tai ever invested in business. Large
stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements
VIII all prove u~navailing Il you Or your
employees treat your patrons abruptly.
THE more kind and liberal q man IS the
more generous viii be the patronage be-
slowed upon him.
Preserve your integrity; It is more
precious than diamonds or rnbies. The
most difficult thing IN life is to make
money dishonesty. Gun prisons are fun
Of men who attempted 70 follow this
course. No man can be dishonest with
out soon being found ont and when his
lack Of principle Is discovered, nearly
every avenue to success IS closed against
him forever. Strict honesty not only lies
at the foundation Of all success in Life
financially, but In every other respect
p. n. Barnum III New York Sun.
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