Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-15
TWO CENTS
STAY AT HOME
Is the Advice Given by One
who Knows

From Experience what he is Talking
about Tendency TO go to Large Cit
les Is wide Spread aud Usually Ends
In Failure If Nothing Worse--S Some
Good words TO Young Men.
| Special Correspondence
PHILADELPHIA April 1.-THE city
apparently Is the mecca of great
many fine boys Of the country and the
| different towns, An idea seems to
| prevail in the minds OF many that
theirs would be q pleasant lot, II they
were but u part or one OF the great
cities. While IL Is true, that in some
instances success comes 90 the young
man who makes IA change from life In
the country and town co that of the
city, a great majority would fare bet
Ter II they would take up life work
where they are. He who imagines he
has but to go to one OF the large cities
and there find pleasant occupation
with a good time thrown In Ii apt to
be awakened TO the fact, that life la
the city is not what he had pictured
It, Perhaps he had read OF the large
salaries that are paid. Very true,
large salaries are paid, but those who
receive them are a small minority Of
those who go to make up great city.
The great majority are about making
ends meet and not much more, while
some of them are not doing that
much. There are chances In the
country which are overlooked by the
ones who are nearest 60 them but who
pass them by and go on to the city.
Anything to get to some big city
seems to be the thought OF many.
They are tired OF the same old routine
as the days go by, but alas It is the
same In the city and he who has built
air castles Of city life will likely see
them fall as n bubble. | would say
to him who,contemplates the change
to think twice before he leaps / do
not think | make rash statement
when ! say that when there Is a va
can't position, there are score after
The place.
Temptation Is all about us but the
boy coming TO the city will find 1t
more strong and will need to be care
full or he will be led into some trap OF
vice almost before he is aware OF IL.
Laying the question of morals aside
other things considered seem TO indi-
cate that getting a foothod Is much
more difficult than it would be Id a
place OF smaller proportions. There
are boys on the farm who have no
taste for farming and perhaps are cut
out for another line of work.
They may be suited for a business
| life or some other pursuit which cam
not he carried on at the farm and to
them would say, try your calling In
one OF the towns. If you will look
into the matter Of finding out where
our prominent men come from, you
will be aware, OF what few there are,
who got their start In big city.
Take those for instance who have
served as Presidents Of the United
States and see how many OF them
hailed from the Dig cities and you will
find that they have been SO precious
few that you cannot count them.
So / would say to the boys Of the
farm who are out OF place then TO try
their chosen calling In one OF the
towns round about them and put into
It all the energy at their command
and in most cases results will count
more than If they had taken up their
| life work in city OF metropolitan
proportions. But wherever you are
you must be awake II you would sue
coed
To him who has ability In BUSH
ness way and has some cash ahead OF
him. / would say, invest it where
you are. Starting ones self in bust
ness in the large cities is becoming
more and more difficult and the trusts
are the cause OF this to grett extent
and they can crush the small mer-
chant in very decisive manner.
There are opportunities about you, so
take them up and by SO doing you
may come out much better In the long
run than he who rushed off to the
city. The boy on the farm may think
| his sort of work very hard but ON
coming To the city he may come In
| contact with certain work In compar-
ison with which, farm work would
be not much more than play.
There are chances where you are and
in most cases they are worth more
than possible situation In the city
where there are hardships which are
hardships indeed and the struggle for
existence is intense In many quarters.
OF course as the saying goes there are
exceptions in all cases and so there
may be in this one and the city may
be just the place for some but for the
rest, the large majority, it IL an ele-
CANT place to steer clear OF. A very
nice place to visit but not SO nice for
your permanent place OF abode. The
cities are over populated to great ex-
tent and the writer makes this plea
in the interest Of the boys Of the coun-
try and trusts it may be received by
them in sincerity as it is given.
! PrTTSADELPHrA.