Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1889-06-22
WHERE IS YOUR MONEY!
The Only Way to Know Is t,
Keep an Expense Account.

''Take this blank book. and keep an
accurate account of your expenses"
said Mr.. H. to his son about leaving
for Exeter Academy. N. H.. where he
would prepare for college.
what good will that do?" respond
ed the son, as If his father were re-
quiring him to do a 'little thing" too
small for an aspirant for college hon.
ors to be troubled about.
What good!" retorted the father,
somewhat surprised by the spirit in
which his suggestion was received.
''lt is one of the things that will help
mako man of you, if such thing be
possible. You may think it is small
matter. to put down for what you
spend every cent; but I assure you
yth.s IL " HI hnv1y,n-roh - tfoFvitfr yy,-rr
habits twenty years from now. You
want to know where your pocket
money goes-a little matter. you may
think; but it will do much to incline
you to virtue instead Of vice in man.
hood"
This father was not a fussy man; he
did not attach too much Importance to
the expense book. nor was the son an
exception among boys in regarding it
unimportant, small. Young people of
both sexes are apt to class it with the
"little things" that are of no account.
Hence.>few Of them know where the
pocket money goes. The pennies van
ish, and the nickels, and their allow
ance disappears much sooner than
they expect. Where it is gone is
we'll nigh mystery to them.
Right here is the evil Of not keeping
an expense book. If one is not kept
in youth. it is probable that one will
not be kept in manhood and woman
hood. That business man Of whom it
is said, HE does not know the worth of
n dollar" did not keep an expense
book in his boyhood. He did not know
then where his money went, and he
does not know now. That woman,
"who keeps her husbands nose to the
grndstone" continually by her waste
full habits. never thought OF an ex-
pense book in her young days. She
spent all she could get hold Of then. and
and she does not know any more about
where it goes now than she did then.
An expense book, accurately and
conscientiOusly kept, helps young
people to know themselves. Many
have scarcely scraped an acquaintance
with themselves. They do not sec
how promo they are 10 speud money
for useless, and worse than useless.
things goodies, kniciz-
knacks, fun and SO on ad iafnftu8a.
The expense book will show what they
are on this line. They can see them.
selves in it, as others see them.
There is the unmistakable record OF
their weakness. 1t stares them in the
face; there is no such thing as deny.
ing it. or getting around it.
To the thoughtful and wise youth,
the expense book becomes a good
teacher, and its lesson is never for.
gotten. 1t lasts as long as life lasts.
A young merchant was doing a
thriving business. He was generous
and jolly. He was wont to keep a
box of cigars upon his desk for his
own use, and the use OF his customers,
and perhaps his employees. It was the
duty of one of the clerks to keep the
box of cigars replenished; and he took
it into his head to keep an account o.
the number Of cigars he put into the
box in three months. At the end o.
this period, he asked the merchant il
he had any idea of the nnmber and
cost of the cigars used in three
months.
Not the least whatever" the mer
chant replied. ut is possible five oI
six hundred cigars have been used.
Perhaps not as many"