The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-04-21
Excellent Advice to Young Mel.


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Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburg,
who has accumulated a vast fortune
making steel under the protective tariff,
writes to the Nev York Tribune letter
addressed to the young which contains 80
much common sense that we reproduce it
here:
Everybody wants to preach to the
young, and tell them to be good and they
will be happy; to be sober and industri-
GUS and they will prosper. The one
thing of which young people will expe-
rence no lack is advice; and all of it
probably will be more or less valuable.
shall not enter far upon that field, but
con6ue myself to presenting, from bus.
mess mans point of view, feN ales
which, believe, lie at the root Of b <
ness successes.
First-Never enter barroom. Do not
drink liquor as beverage. | will not
paint the evil of drunkenness, or the
moral crime; but I suggest to you that
it is low or common to enter barroom,
unworthy of any self.respectiDg man,
and sure to fasten upon 3 taint which
will operate to your disadvantage in life
whether you ever become drunkard or
not.
Second-I wish young men would not
use tobacco--not that it is morally
wrong, except in so far as it. is used in
excess aud Injuries health, which the
medical faculty declares it does. But the
use of tobacco requires young men to
withdraw themselves from the society of
women to indulge the habit. 1 think the
absence of women from any assembly
tends to lower the tone of that assembly.
The habit of smoking tends to carry
young men into the society Of men whom
it is not desirable that they should
choose as their intimate associates. The
practice of chewing tobacco was once
common. Nov it is considered offensive.
I believe the race is soon to take another
step forward, and that the coming man is
to consider smoking as offensive as chew
ing was formerly conside' d. As it is
practically abandoned now, so believe
smoking will be.
Third-Having entered upon work,
continue in that line of work. Figh: it
out on that line, except in extreme cases,
for it matters little what avenue young
man finds first. Success can be attained
in any branch of human labor. There is
always room at the top in every pursuit.
Concentrate all your energy and thought
upon the performance of labor. Put all
your eggs into one basket, and then watch
that basket. Do not scatter your shot.
The man who is director in half dozen
banks, half dozen railroads and three or
four manufacturing companies. or who
tries at one and the same time to work
farm, factory, and line of streetcars, q
political party snd store,. rarely
amounts 10 much He may be concerned
in the management OF more than one
business enterprise, but they should all
be of the one kind, which be under
stands. The great successes of life are
made by concentration.
Fourth-Do not think man has done
his full duty when he has performed the
work assigned him. A man will never
rise if he does only this. Promotion
comes from exceptional work. a man
must discover where his employers in-
terests can be served beyond the range of
the special work allotted to him; when.
ever he sees his employers interests suf'
fer, or wherever the laiter's interests can
be promoted, tell him so. Differ from
your employer upon what you think bis
mistakes. You will never make much
of success if you do not learn the needs
and opportunities of your own branch
much better than your employer can pos
sibly DO. You have been told to "obey
orders if you break owners" Do no such
foolish thing. If your employer starts
upon course which you think will
prove injurious, tell him so, protest, give
your reasons, and stand to them unless
convinced you ale wrong. 1t is the
young man who does this, that capital
wants for partner or for son'in-lsw.
Fifth-Whatever your wages are, save
little. Live within your means. The
heads of stores, farms, banks, lawyers
Offices, physicians Offices, insurance COM
panies, mills and factories, are not seek
ing capital; they are seeking brains and
business habit. The man who saves a
little from his income has given the sur.
est indication of the qualities which
every employer is seeking for.
Sixth-Never speculate. Never buy
OF sell grain or stocks upon margin. If
you have savings invest them in solid
securities, lands, or property. The man
who CANDLES upon the Exchanges is in
the condition of the man who CANDLES at
the gambling table. He rarely, if ever,
makes-a permanent success. His judg-
meut goes his faculties are sapped and
his end, as a rule, is nervous prostration
after an unworthy and useless life.
Seventh-If you ever enter business
for yourself, never endorse for others. 1t
is dishonest. All your resources and all
your credit are the sacred property Of the
men who have trusted you, snd, until
you have surplus cash and owe no man,
it is dishonest to give your name as an
endorser to Others. Give the cash you
can spare if you wish to help friend
Your name is too sacred to give.
DO not make riches, but usefulness,
your first aim. Let your chief pride be