The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

tune.
Phineas I. Barnum, the greatest
Snowman the world has ever known,
took advantage of the tide in the af-
fairs of men, and it gave him fame
and fortune The great Snowman loved
young people. He took keen ENJOYMENT
in making THE greatest show on
earth of particular interest to children,
and when they had grown to manhood
and womanhood he still took interest
in them.
But 1T was his interest in young men
that led him on his death bed, being
unable to write, to dictate at the closing
of his useful life, his advice to Young
men just starting down the stream of
life's journey. In his last words to
young men he summed up the expert
ence of his own life. The great show
man was believer in Honesty the
best policy" And an interesting Incl
dent is related of him which is timely
now that his advice is published for the
first time, because Mr.. Barnum dwells
much upon honesty:
''Well,' said Barnum to a friend in
1871, Il am going to buy the American
Museum
Buy it," exclaimed the astonished
friend, who knew the Snowman had not
dollar; what do you intend to buy
it with?''
Brass was the prompt reply, for
silver and gold have l none"
Francis Olmstead, who owned the
museum building, consulted numerous
references all telling of a good show
man who would do as he agreed" and
accepting proposition to give security
for the purchaser. Six months later Mr..
Olmstead happened to enter the ticket
office at noon and found Barnum eating
Tor dinner few slices of bread and
some corned beef.
Is this the way you eat your din
ner?" he asked.
Il have not eaten a warm dinner
since l bought the museum, except on
the Sabbath; and 1 intend never to eat
another until l get out of debt" was
Barnum's reply.
Barnum paid for the museum before
that year was out.
Inc man who role a horse in his
youth for ten Genus a day said that we
I'VE IN new and exceptional age, that
nrty, that character is power, that it is
influence, it makes friends, creates
funds, draws patronage and support
ana opens sure and easy Way to
wealth, honor and happiness. AS there
IS nothing in the world great but man
there is nothing truly great in man but
character.
His object in writing his advice to
young men was to encourage, inspire
and stimulate those who long to be
somebody, to do something in the
world, but feel that they have no
chance.
Barnum died April s, 1891. The man
uscript, dictated and signed Dec. 9Th
1880. was held in the hope that he
might elaborate it by writing other
phases of life. After his death the
manuscript was slowed away and Bar
NUNS last words to young men have
never reached them until now The
manuscript is in a New Workers. au-
tograph collection
Young Americans will do Well to fol-
low the great showmans advice. which
is printed exactly as ne dictated and
signed it, including Mr.. Barnums
heads
A PROPER EQUIPMENT.
Add to your requirements type
writing and stenography, both of
which will be useful 70 you either as
employe Or employer. | believe the
time is not far distant when both will
be an integral part of a business edu-
cation, just as much so as arithmetic.
CHOICE OF BUSINESS.
Choose carefully the work most con-
genial and for which YOU feel best fit
ted. IT you cannot find it at once take
laa nx-t hGC r,tD
do your best in it, whatever it NAV be
You will be forming habits of sys-
tematic industry, which will be inval-
liable to you when you do find the right
thing and you will prove TO yourself
and to others the capacity for work
that is in you. Don't wait for the DIace
you want in an ildeness which will I'LL
you with ehimerical ideas and vision
airy longing for the impossible oppor-
tunities to become rich at one bound
Idle waiting demoralizes the waiter
and nobody wants the man who is con-
tent to wait.
All things come to him who wait
but 1t is the manner of the waiting that
ensures the coming of all things. IF
you do your best always for your en-
ployer, as much as for yourself Won win
surely find your right vocation. Buf
until you do, take the advice of the in
scription over the fireplace of Luther's.
house and do the next thynge."
GOOD HABITS.
keep your brain free from fumes of
alcohol, your blood free from its faint
Avoid tobacco. as the poison il really is
Keep yourself clean physically ana
morally. Give your body Che care Won
woul0 give to any machine of which
you require much good work.
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY
There is no such thing as a t,iaine
dishonesty, but there may be djshons
asty for a trlfling gain, and mar,
man has ruined his financial fntnrcS h., d
what he felt was very slight Ianse
knew OF one man who lost a lucrati,,a
position of trust, which he beid fo.
many years when it was found tbat Ia
had had his private account for cnaI
Incorporated in his EMPLOYERS bilt
hlyseli uischarged p valuable assistant
who helped himself to nv r,nstatre
stamps for his own corresponderco
me time | was about to embarif Il,
business venture of considerahla -, ~ d
nitude with man who had imnresses5
me favorably ~ essed
Whlle the arrangements We're nendiro
gave him money to buy for bimsa1s
anu me Two theatre tickets. Using NV
name, he secured complimentary ftaI-S
cts, but took my money ana H. 'iGh-
think he had bought them A cas,,a ,g
glance at the tickets showed me a msnI
ayers private mark, which ,nta,.
nlzed, and had no more dealings via,
man to whom had been abouf 10 - itl
trust hundreds Of thousands Of dolIa em-
Large employers are obliged To- az 3. |
carefully their men and reject the n on
reliable. ''e uil-
A GOOD NAME.
Make slrictest integrity the rule ofl