St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-01
NEW YEARS NOTIONS.

There is no absolute necessity to in
augurate the yearly periods the first of
January. The calendar agreed upon
and in use by nearly all civilized peo-
pies uses that system, and, therefore,
this morning careful people will write
1891, and there will be a general read
justment OF things that relate to time.
A person without an almanac might
not readily perceive any material differ
ence between yesterday and to-day.
The physical conditions. if not just the
same, are not diversified by the addi-
tional revolution of the earth. Just
here it may be noted that no improve
ment has been suggested upon the orig
iual and prevalent plan of having the
sun retire at night. 1t would spoil some
of the poetry and many Of the attrac
lions Of existence if constantly visible.
1t is not certain that the incentives to
celestial aspiration are not somewhat
shriveled by the picturing that leaves
out all nocturnal suggestion.
But this is the first morning in the
last decade of wonderful century. If
the ten years yet to come before the
twentieth century appears shall multi
ply knowledge of material things and
scientific possibilities as the past dec
AIDE or two has, the total of the hundred
years will make whole row OF previous
centuries look small and mean. 1t will
be worth mere to live this decade than
it was to be a METHUSALEu in the an
cient time.
The chief object of new year is to
afford people hating place, a station
in the opening pathway Of life where
one can pause little and look backward
to gather data for guessing at the uneX-
plored part. Nearly all legislative
bodies meet about this time to material
ize theories, and unofficial people are
apt TO meet in delIberation simply and
resolve and attempt to legiSlate for
the individual future. This is judi
cious and fitting, even if the stat
utes do mostly become dead let
tiers. There may be some surviv-
ors; and if not, the exercise of formulat-
ing and adopting is salubrious and
should be encouraged. 1t is wholesome
to look rearward and take observations
of the passages that seem awry. Only
those who fancy they could instruct the
All-Wise will fail to note some twists
that can be probably Strengthened out.
The young person is apt to single out a
few practices, lop off crooked branch
OF two, with meager results. Those
with 10 business system are not likely
to accomplish much. The first of the
wear is a fitting time to extend the
definite programme to all the phases of
the personal career. Some of the sug-
gestions of HENRY WARD BEECHER to
his son HERBERT, when he came West
| to grow up with the country, are still as
| pertinent as when he penned them a
dozen years ago.
l. You must not go into debt. Avoid debt
as you would the devil. Make it a funda-
| mental rule: No debt-cash or nothing.
g Make few promises. Religiously OBJ
serve even the smallest promises A man
who means to keep his promises cannot af-
| ford to make many.
g. Be serupulously careful in all state
| ments Accuracy and perfect frankness. no
| guesswork Eithernothing or accurate truth.
d. When working for others sink yourself
| out of sight, seek their interest Make your
| self necessary to those who employ you by
| industry, fidelity and scrupulous integrity.
| Seifshness is fatal.
| S. Hold Yourself responsible for a higher
standard than anybody else expects of you.
| Demand more of yourself than ANYBODY else
| expects of you. Keep your personal standard
| high. Never excuse yourself to yourself.
Never pity yourself Be a hard master to
yourself, but lenent to everybody else.
! 6. Concentrate your force on your own
| proper business; do not turn off. Be con-
| slant, steadfast and perseyering.
z. Do not speculate or gamble. You go to
1 land where everybody is excited and strives
TO make money, suddenly, largely and with
out working for it. They blow soap bubbles.
Steady, patient industry is both the, surest
are two devils that destroy thousands every
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