Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

NOW, as a matter OF fact, the citizen on
foot is prosperous business man, with an
income of about $1,000 year, and the man
on horseback is thoroughly unp-osperous
clerk, with precisely $40 a month and no
more. Yet the poor man can afford to ride
at any rate he does ride-and the well-to-do
man cannot afford such luxury. How does
II happen? Why the poor man has tastes
beyond his means, that is all, and he graft
f1es them. He bought his horse on the in
stallment plan. he pays for his clothes in
the same way, he has a small hall bed room
to live in. so that his horse may have a
good stable: he never has a penny in his
pocket; he is always in debt. This is the
price he pays. rs a poor man, for enjoying
the pleasures of rich men and for giving
the appearance to the people on the street
of being rich. This man Is young very
young. or he would know that there is no
sense In living as he does. He may make
more money when he gets older. or he may
give up some of the luxuries Of life and find
out how to live comfortably. At present he
prefers dire poverty and the luxuries' of life
to unostentatious comfort and money in his
pocket.
In the south.
1t happened to The Star writer to be trav-
cling In the heart CT one Of the southern
states once. miles away from a railroad and
hundreds of miles away from any large
city. The villages were simple little settle
ments. with comfortable houses and a con-
sentative population that moved about but
little. and knew little about the luxuries of
the outside world. In one of these villages
there was recognized beau-a sort of
rustic Ward McAllister, who got up all the
piciiics, arranged for all the church socia-
dances that were held. He was always
"natty" in his dress: he drove a pretty fleet
horse to a neat side-bar buggy, and he kept
drug store which usually had two or three
Of the village beauties in 1t buying soda
water. Now, this man was considered a
great catch. and all the matrons of the vii
lage were anxious to have him for a son-in-
law, and so the question was put to one of
them as to his financial condition
on, said she with an air of positive con-
viction. he is very well off. He has fully
5000 year.
How to Learn to Save,
Think of it! Here was a community
where a man with $500 a year was CON-
sidered we'll off. There are MANY voung
men in Washington who move about with
people who live we'll and who have only
$500 year, but they are poor, lamentably
poor. They never pretend to be ANYTHING
but poor, they are spoken of a, moor and
they san pretty close to the wind in making
the TWO ends meet They have il is true
sufnclent. with great economy fo- dacent
subsistence, but there is no margin left for
pleasures or l!.xuries. They must b,,v cara
FULLY, and they must not buy mncb ,rhar,
Is no doubt, however that afte- a voung
man mas got used to living on this small
sum- ne can, If he will, save everything
'h"' III the iuture comes to him beyond it,
nd
What constitutes a Door voupg r,.n,.,
asked one young man of another RI.
other day.
why. not having any money of coursa ;,
was the answer.
linen, according to that Smithers VIM
borrowed ten doiiars OF me Just now. is
poor, yet he has ten thousand dollars n
year, as We know"
wen, Smitners was poor at the time
he Is now worth just ten uonars, anu no
more" 0
We'll, then. what constitutes a rich
man?'
Why, having money. of course"
Aheh omlthers was poor when he Dor
rowea OF me, and 1 was rich because 1
hao money TO lend him. You Know what
smitners income Is and you know what
mine Is"
NO. What is yours? Have you any?.
NO, yet you say 1 am rIcny
Good day, Socrates old man. Won ,,sl.
TOO many questions, and the young gentle
man got up from the table where rne TWO
mad been sitting and walked away
BUT Smithers IS poor II ne hasn't any
money, and the man Is the better eff who
mas the money to lend. The truth is tnat
Snithers with ten thousand dollars a
year, will persist in living as though ne
mad twelve thousand a year, While his
friend, VINO has very little, is very careful
not to spend more than that lttle Tna
whoie dinlculty is put in a nut shell when
II Is said that the wrinkles of life are
sInoothed out when man has settled
down ia such way to live within ms
means. He may not necessarily save b,it
ne cannot be comfortable ii he SO orders
MS living that he is always dreading tn
see the bills he owes, and always wonder
Ae ho" Oh earth ne is going TO pay them.
Classed by Incomes.
But, In all seriousness, how little must a
young man have to be pronounced poor
by society? Is he beyond the range
of poverty if he has $1,000 a year? Gem
orally speaking, he is hardly poor if he has
that-provided. of course, that he is m
married, fer married man may be rc,r
with any sort of income short of absolute
| riches. Yet, in society $1,000 a year keens
the man who has it in the category of
poor young men. Suppose he has $1,000 n
year. He Is still a poor young man. If he
has this as an income of his own inGe-
pendent Of his working at all, it will un-
doubteily be exaggerated in the eyes of the
community, and he will be called a rich
young man by mistake. If he has HOD
a year he is fast escaping from the stigma
of poverty. When he has 5000 he is called
rather well-to-do. When he has $4,000 a
year he Is decidedly well-to-do and when
he gets up to $4,000 he is cassed as a
rich young man. 1t must ALWAYS he re-