The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-10

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A young girl who was trying brave
" to win her daily bread. ID tile fnea ~
drawbacks aud discopragements. A&<<
posted in conspicuous spot in aef
room this legend:
What virtue do admire mostz
what virtue Do need need most 10 caltirzie
what virtue DO Hait< rnostf
Economy
Such text CERTAINLY kept befors her
eyes and mind her duty. Il we accept
the school boys definition: ..Duff Is
what we dou't like to dc-'
Why is economy so objectionable. 60
thoroughly dfstastefuI to many pecplef
FrugalftT IS not meanness. Biscrsetz{
practiced, It may increase the caniforfs
of life, for what says the a=iaKef
Economy Is wealth, = and wealth can
procure fuxuries. What can Be the
cause but human natures objection 70
personal inconvenieneesP Economy
becomes easy, nay pleasant when one
economies on some article not irnpurt-
ant to comfort. Paterfamilias medff1tes
in his office: Il must economizs.
it would worry Mary. I'll save On
cigars.n And at the end of week
il not Observation-Disclosures announces
at home that it is absolutely necessary
TO retrench; that they must do without
q servant. Mary acquiesces. and Pa*er
finds that economy is not so hard after
all Really. he hardly notices Is
Materfamilias' opinion is withheld
Many people sympatllizs with Harold
Skimpole in BLEAK House and think
If they refrain from aaaking purcbaze
about which they care little they have
eeonomized sufficiently are SO much Ia
pocket. and may spend that alaoupk On
some luxury.
Economy is hated when it interEeres
with personal eonTenfence; il Is ad-
mired because human nature wonders
at and respects what It finds difficnlt Of
performances. That il IS and au1hk to
be praeticed in one way OF 1notHex
By every one should help 70 maks 4
popular.
Hardly a Sunday paper bnt gives
suggestions in economy. from frugal
methods of cooking to the inexpensive
preparation of a frousseau. But tl1ef4
are economies that do NOT touch the
pocketbook that are equally as ncces-
sary. Economy OF time may dou5is
the amount of work person may do
Economy of physical strength IS Of The
same Importance. and ECONOMY 81
nerve force may keep at bay tizak Zoe
of American people. nervous pros<fHs
ton.
One form of saving Is suggested IL
the Book of Proverbs. He that hath
knowledge spareth his words gives
good recipe for obtaining an appear
anee of wisdom
In all these kinds people hafs <hfir
pet economies One saves E1rx4-e1r
fares by walking under all rfaetisa Sic
circumstances. zs1sSt lss chs
pins. and feels wicked if sl1e docs Lot
buy cheap writing paper tzfr1
stfnfs himself In tribes ~n1Se I1ss 5 "a
him real inconvenien6e and 4 serious
piece of self-deniai. and spends 66Iz1rs
instead of cents on some luxury a
lady. bysno means frugal in other re-
spects. has fancy that was, perhaps.
large family of boys. to preserve stock
ines ia an approach 10 their e1rh
form. They must be darned and rs
darned, patched and .repztehet3. until
the original material is IN q p5l9fa}
minority. and when her family 1< last
rebel. an extrx layer of patch is erpii<1
and they are given to any tramp Who
may apply
Some people economies their nhux14
going and giving; others are spa5ins o.
good temper; others still are 50 thrifty
in their use of common sense that &
might be thought that they had nole.
Such economies do not lead to wealth.
or to profit of any kind
To sum up. economy OF money. time
and wealth IS wise. Economy Of com
mon sense and the virtues IS HoEzc than
waste, for by it shall thy poferzy cc1<
as one that traveleth. and thy want ~
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