Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-07
PROPER USE OF MONEY.
An Important Part OF the Educa-
sion of Both Sons and .
Daughters.

1t is, in my opinion, not very far frorA
crime to bring children up ana
launch them upon life in absolute ig-
norance of the best way to use money.
During my business career have seen
many children grow up and begin the
world for themselves. l have always
noticed that the child that was taught
the proper use Of money was much
more likely to have prosperous after
career than one who had to learn the
lesson by sad experience. 1t has been
said that no man could accumulate Il
fortune until he had failed once in
business. am willing to advocate that
theory in the case Of young people who
have not been taught the proper use
OF money. We had in the community
q family well off for his worlds goods,
and fortunate i'll the fact that the
parents were exceedingly practical and
sensible persons. There we're half a
dozen children, and When they arrived
at certain age. each was called upon
TO manage a certain portion Of the
business Of The place. There were no
fuss or feathers about it, The parents
simply directed them to do this, THAI
and the other, as the case might be.
Nhen the oldest daughter was l5. She
Gid all the marketing for the house,
and did it quite as well as her mofhc
unless there was something unusual to
be selected. When the son reached
the age OF is his father sent him on
an important business commission.
which he executed to the satisfaction
Of his employer and the as;onisi.nent
CT the entire community The next
daughter conducted a greenhouse. She
began when eight years old with four
sashes, rugged over a cellar window.
where the heat from the furnace kent
the atmosphere above freezing point.
Here she raised violets and other cold
air plants. and became familiar with
the theory and practice of the cold
frame Ut - years Of age she was re-
celv1ng a small, but sure. income from
not beds which she managed herself.
With the assistance of /, man 10 do
The heavy work. The next daughter
had 4 poultry business small. but
practical-and the son next in order
raised pigeons, and his SQUAD money
more than kept him in clothing books
and toys over and above expenses. and
lett 1ritle Tor the savings bank. which
al of the children visited every week.
That Soungster when he was ten
years old could tell YOU the name and
value OF every pigeon known to or
binary fanciers. lie knew to an ounce
what SQUAD would weigh as soon as
he picked it up. and what it cost 10
keep it until it became pigeon. lie
bought his own stock and found Gus
toners for his own products, bought
his food and other supplies and paid his
bills.
All Of the children had their own
ledger and account books and knew
precisely what they were for 1t is
needless to say that none Of these chill
dren found it necessary to fail in bust
ness either once Of twice before ,ic-
cumulatlng competence. They are
now among our most solid citizens. and
such thing as failure las never
been recorded against that family. all
OF which | attribute 10 their early ac-
quaintance with business and their
knowledge from their early childhood.
OF the uses and value of money.-NIrs
y. 5. stowell, in Ledger Monthly.