The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-21

The origin ard nature Of the faculty
which, Tor want OF better name, may be
called money sense. Is 20 the majority Of
mankind an inscrntahse mystery. II neither
implies nor dlscredits The possession Of
other intellectual attributes. Along with Il
SONS reen possess varied and briIliant i'm
telsectuaiity others. except rs 70 this fac
uity. are dull. stupid and obtuse- In some
cases Il bears the marks Of genins. while In
others IL i hardly distingulshable frora
brute instinct
Money sense is the faculty which enables
or compels Iss possessor 70 get money and
hold on TO II. II Is IN exploded notion that
industry, economy and self-denial are the
groundwcrks OF money sense. There are
plenty Of men, who. from the day OF their
birth t. the day Of their death. never over
work themselves, or practice self-denial. or
take any pains to forecast the future. or
practice economy Ia any shape, who
nevertheless get ahead and keep ahead,
while there are others who drudge and
save and calculate. and are eternaIly look
ing forward 70 and saving up for 9 rainy
day, and II Is as much IS = bargain II their
assets win pay for decent burial when
their time comes for joining ths majority.
Be II understood. not all who acquire fer
tunes are 10 be credited with money SENSE.
Striking 9 bonanza. for instance. Is but the
lucky outcome Of q gambling experiment.
But 20 get more money for the hole from
- til. s{<. l.es..a.s~a h.a tnas, fakas. than
Was made In working the bonanza. IL con-
eidsred money .sensical.
Oae man projects vast mercantile enter
prises. discovers new channels OF trade. and
does the work Of thousand In keeping
the world in motion, and gains but little II
anything for himself, while another starts
family grocery ten miles frsm anywhere
and in . few years Is rolling In wealth.
0ne viii start with 3 million. loan Il al big
interest sil tho time. and die financial
wreck, while another win within few
years put up half dozen brick blocks from
the sale Of beer At I'VE cents glass.
Some men viii 90 into stagnant town.
and in once walking through il viii see and
seize score Of opportunities for making q
fortune. where thousands apparently just
as bright have hung around for years, viii
ling and anxious 10 do anything that migl.s
offer. and could no more see q chance than
so many modes or bats. jay Gould will
take road worth q million. mortgage IL
for two million. run IL for ten years With
ont declaring dividend, and make twenty
millions by the transaction.
Aud 80 II goes money sense Is like
lightning, striking few and missing a
multitude. But tbs practical question Is.
Can il be cultivated II so, why would 10
not be wise TO create classes for instruction
Ia this desirable branch OF knowledge ia
our public sehools7 And seriously. il
would be . long step In the right direction
Il boys could be taught To have money and
save IL Any boy can be economical who
has nothing. but not one In ten thousand
can have Il without being craxy 70 spend
Il. Perhaps and probably right there Is the
turning point between having and lacking
money sense In after life. The thought is
worth thinking over