Wichita eagle., 1888-03-29
THE ROAD TO WEALTH.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE
GREAT AMERICAN SNOWMAN.

Economy Leads to Riches, but "True
Economy Is Misapprehended"-GO
Health Essential to Success-A Safe
Pian-Ambition, Politeness, Integrity.
truly says, las plain as the road to mill.
1t consists simply in expending less than
we earn. Many may say, I'VE under
stand this; this is economy, and we know
| economy is wealth; we know we can't eat
our cake and keep it also" Yet, perhaps,
more failures arise from mistakes on this
point than almost any other. True
economy is misapprehended, and people
go through life without properly compre
hending what that principle is. There
are many who think that economy COLI
sists in saving cheese parings and candle
ends, in cutting off 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 save all the old enye-
lopes and scraps, and would not tear
new sheet of paper, if they could avoid it,
III t1lS foiiu iHdt ID 1iii very well. tISg
may in this way save s. or $40 year, but
being so 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 out
60 1t needs no prophet to tell Us that
those who live fully up to their means,
without any thought of reverse in this
life, can 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-
quires clear brain. No matter how
beautifully man may be blessed with
intelligence, if the brain is muddled and
his judgment warped by drink, it is i'm
possible for him to carry on business sue
cessfully.
The safest plan, and the one most sure
OF success for the young man starting in
life, is to select the vocation which is most
congenial to his tastes. There is as much
diversity in our brains as in our counter
ances. Some men are born mechanics,
while some have great aversion to ma
chinery. Unless man enters upon 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 business,
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
be bold in carrying them out. a man
who is all caution win never dare to take
hold and be successful, and a man who
is all boldness is merely reckless and
must eventually fail.
There is no such thing in the world as
luck. If man adopts proper methods
to be successful, 'luck' will not prevent
him. If 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
boy $780, and put him in business,
and the chances are that he will loose
every dollar of it before he is q 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 habita.
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 trade or profession.
Engage in one kind Of business only and
stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or
until your experience shows that you
should abandon it. 4 constant ham1nering
on one nail will generally drive it home at
last, so that it can be clinched. There is
good sense in the old caution about hay
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-
tons of the world.
Be careful to advertise in some shape or
other, because it is evident that if q man
has ever so good an article for sale, and
nobody knows it. it will 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 to
nothing more eminently than to adver-
Using. If man has really good arti-
Gle, there is no way in which he can reap
more advantageously than by sowing
TO the public in this way.
polteness and civility are the best capt.
tai ever invested in business. Large
stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements
viii ali prove unavaihng if you or your
employees treat your patrons abruptly.
The more kind and liberal man is, the
more generous Will be the patronage be-
slowed upon him.
Preserve your integrity: 1t is more
precious than diamonds or rubies. The
most difficult thing in life is TO make
money dishonesty Our prisons are full
Of men who attempted to follow this
course. No man can be dishonest with
out soon being found out, and when his
lack of pripciple is discovered, nearly
every avenue to success is closed against
him forever. Strict hc-esty not only lies
at the foundation of all success in life
financially. but in every other respect