The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-03-29


Young Man, future that is
Attention. soon to be
yours? As you
fritter away your hours and days in
idleness, and frivolity, worse than
idleness, did it ever occur to you
that you are fast passing on to the
stern duties and responsibilities of
manhood?
Youth is but for few days and
then you must grapple with the
practical question of earning your
own bread and butter, possibly pro-
viding for the wants and comforts
of a wife and family. We would
not lessen or abridge the innocent
pleasures of the young, but would
suggest to you the great desirability
of providing against the wants of the
future. You are now in the prepar-
atory period of life, fitting yourself
for your after position.
That position in life is practically
what YOU choose to make it. You
are now young and vigorous, active
in both body and mind, capable OF
much exertion, either physical or
mental. 1t is a good time for you
to cultivate the habit of reading,
not of the trashy kind that is so
abundant, but of good sound healthy
books of history, travel, biogra-
ply, poetry and choice literature.
Why not begin at once and devote
an hour each day to such readings'
You would not miss the time and
would accomplish great deal; as
you grow older the habit would be-
come fixed and give you great deal
of pleasure as well as profit.
Don't try to be smart and make
the world think you are man be-
fore your time. When you devel-
Cd wisdom and establish charact-
er the world will recognize you for
what Won are worth. You are prob
ably as smart as the average and no
smarter. Your future position in
life depends on your industry and
honesty.
Be always courteous and agreeable
to every one. A young man never
made friends or won a position by
,rudeness or boisterous conduct.
Better be proud of the money you
save and lay by than of the amount
you spend foolishly. Money is said
to be great evil but the way the
world is now constituted it's an es-
sential element of success and hap
piness. Money that you earn by
honest labor will never curse you,
but a dollar fir audulently obtained
may be as a millstone about your
neck. You had better discard that
evil smelling cigar, it will not make
you any bigger or smarter to Older
people. 1t may be the means OF
keeping you out of good position.
Many employers now look with
disfavor on the young man who
smokes, besides you can't afford i:.
You are not in position to be able
to indulge in such luxuries. Your
salary will OF justify it. Did you
ever stop to think what it costs?
Suppose you only smoke two FIVE
cent cigars aday, ten cents a day
for s65 days is 5000 per year. In
ten years you have squandered S365.
Quite a nice little sum. Then you
will not hold yourself down to two
a day; in little while you will be
smoking four or five or even doz-
en-. They can do you no coed, if
not positive injury.
Keep clear of the little bad habits
that beset your path and you are not
likely to stumble over the big ones.
Be careful of your conversation and
language. The oath CRATES harshly
on the ears of all refined people. OF
course you will never be guilty of
offending good taste by an act so
rude as swearing. BY such lang
uage you are simply CHASING your
self with the lowest and most de
praved of the human family.
Keep your thoughts clean and