Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-07-17

| from window which was close by, and
only stopping to put on my shoes,
dashed down the track. l had no idea
which way should go, but felt that the
spot near the tunnel would be the most
likely one. On the way l met boy
and bade him find policeman and tell
him that murder had been done. Hap
PLY l was in time. That is all 1 know
about it. Thank God, who led me here"
"Amenp said the doctor. "My graf
itude must be expressed in deeds, not in
words, and there is one who must thank
you alsO-my promised wife"
Meanwhile the police had returned to
the tavern, whittier the doctor and his
friend followed them. They found the
desperadoes drinking in the upper room
without suspicion that they had been
discovered, while the old woman who
had decoyed the doctor to the shanty sat
at table gloating over her share of the
plunder. They were arrested before
they had an opportunity to make resist
ance, and the doctor was so unusually
lucky as to get his own again after
thieves had stolen it. AS yet fortune
favors him. He is married to the wom-
an he loves, and by his aid and through
his friendship the man who saved
his life has become happy, respected
and prosperous, and in their household
he is as a brother.-MGTy Kyle Dallas
in Fireside Companion.
CAUTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN.
Scientific American.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie gives the fol-
lowing advice, intended for young men,
but which older men may heed to their
advantage:
"There are three great rocks ahead of
the practical young man who has his
feet upon the ladder and is beginning to |
rise. First, drunkenness, which, of |
course, is fatal There is no use of |
wasting time upon any young man who
drinks liquor, no matter how exceptional
his talent. Indeed, the greater his tai
ents are the greater the disappointment |
must be. 1 do not mean by drinking
liquor the taking of a glass of beer or
wine at meals. 1t is not necessary for a
man to be total abstainer in order to
be temperate. The rule should be:
Never enter bar-room and never drink
liquor except at meals.
1.-THE secOndrock ahead is speculation.
The business of a speeulator and that of
a manufacturer or man of affairs are
not only distinct, but incompatible. To
be successful in the business world, the
manufacturers and the merchants
profits only should be sought The
should go forward stead
lily, meeting the market price. When
there are goods to sell, sell them; when
supplies are needed, purchase them,
without regard to the market price in
either case. l have never known
speculative manufacturer or business
man who scored permanent success.
He is rich one day, bankrupt the next.
Besides this, the manufacturer aims to
produce articles, and in so doing to en-
ploy labor. This furnishes laudable
career. A man in this vocation is useful
to his kind. The merchant is usefully
distributing commodities; the
banker in providing capital.
"The third rock is akin to speculation
Business men require ir-
regular supplies of money, at some times
little, at others enormous sums Others
being in the same condition, there is
strong temptation to indorse mutually
This rock should be avoided. There are
no doubt, in which men
should help their friends, but there is a
rule that will keep one safe. No man
should place his name upon the obiiga-
lion of another if he has not sufficient
TO pay it without detriment to his own
business. 1t is dishonest to do so.
Men are trustees to those who have
,rusted them, and the creditor is entitled
20 all his capital and credit. For ones
'wn firm, your name, your fortune, your
'acred honor but for others, no matter
lnder what circumstances, only such
lid as you can render without danger to
7our trust. 1t is safe rule, therefore,
% give the cash direct that you have to
pare for others, and never your indorse-
nent of guarantee"