The colored American., 1902-07-12

.t., Government official didn't neceS-
..a,- have TO waste his money i'll order
., grr along. He had held good place
.r.r,yhere. and had blown himself TO
h. ooint that if he ever got paying
r..," again he would have sense enough
-, boII on 10 a dollar with death-like
..,s.iry He reached here in the sum
,oer Of 1000. Did he make Decline
i5r lie Droit Park, Tenth street, EleV-
.rrb street or Pierce Place, for social ad-
,.sn+ages or idle pleasures! Not on your
IL. He went 10 the home of a modest
i,,iro but respectable family, IN South
Washington. and engaged board and
roCm With MONDAY luncheon for SI2 per
,non1h His laundry was taken care OF
b, The wife of the family, for a small
sum unril his wife and three children
,qm4 from afar. He provided for them
~ Slight additional expense on the
month. appOrtiOned stipulated sum lot
-Io,bing and other necessities all around,
and banked every cent of his surplus.
Vr studiouslv avoided concerts, plcnlcS,
or social functions and had no gay COM
oanion, His company was his family
hooks and papers. He smoked not, drank
not and played no games OF chance ne
never lost day unnecessarily, y, and walk
rd 10 and from his work. When he re
criyed his notice OF dismissal on account
Of reduction of force, after less than two
wears of service and caring for family
of four comfortably, his handbook
showed a balance of 5000.
What was his salary you ask!
5000 per year
i there another Government clerk
who can point to such record? Sacrlhce
OF temporary pleasures make permanent
joys.
Speaking of the saving habit, | know
another ex-clerk Of the Census who sent
IN, people home and went TO work IN
restaurant at $I2 per month and what he
could eat He ate a plenty. too, he sald.
He shared room with another man tor
500 per month, leaving $40. He sent
s. Of this home each month to his wife.
A promising Young man of whom per-
hans the world knows little is Thomas
Mason REYNOLDS. Yet he has done a
work thar lew COlOred men OF even ma
turrr age can boast of. Mr.. Reynolds
Is an architect, well-schOO.ed IN his pro
iession, and as full of original ideas as
an egg IS of meat. He has drawn the
plans Tor several large buildings, used
for various purposes, notably aptrt-
ment houses. fine dwellings and business
blocks He had a plan for the ITue
ReiOrmers' hall, and is now bidding ior
The remOdeling of the new John Wesley
church His blue prints are beautlful
and 10 an outsider II seems strange now
this boy can study out the best location
and exact dimensions of rooms, STAIR
ways. elevators, light and heat ettectS,
Ventilation, etc, together with an eSu-
male on cost of materials.
That there are vast opportunities IN
he occupations not generally followed
by Colored people is shown by the sue
cess two enterprising youn0 men are
making IN photography. While regularly
employed By standard firms, they have
large latitude in respect to doing work
that they themselves contract for-hence
they can supplement a fair salary by IN
dEldual effort One of the young men
IS Mr.. q. w. Warren. a retoucher Tor
Pnnce. whose fame is international as
an artist The other is Mr.. William K.
turner. who is darkroom operator tor
hilbert another artist who does only
nigh grade work. No two galleries IN
ae District serve a more cultured or
iASndlous class of customers. which TACT
an undlSputable certificate of their
superior skill. The Negro must develop
MS talent so as TO cover every form OF
Industry and in fitting themselves
properly in this line Messrs. Warren