The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-03


Tne temptation to speculate, TO spend
moro than one earns, TO borrow In the
hope Of paying the loan promptly, al
though the hopo may, not be we'll found
ed, attacks many young men at the turn-
ing point of their careers. Chau,icey
DIepew some years ago gave young men =
save. These three words In the opin-
an t Of day 81 1hs oss hos
rolling stone gathers, no moss. a a, DO, p4y
who has no application and who shl ,,s!s
h IN Whatever W he N sue z OF the
best lessons a boy can learn is how TO
save, a lesson that VIC Americans arc apt
great strokes OF good fortune IL we can
( rather than by slow accreuons OF frugal
ity and tho savings bank.
Something is lacking fundamentally. or
SO many boys and mel, would have !! q
higher ideal OF honor The homcly dis
TO steal a. pin,
should be early implanted. Straws show
which way TIC WIND N oaTs hsata
Ing to some comrades how cleyerly he
hud cheated his teachers. utterly oblivi-
Ing himself. lie related with great glce
tho various tricks and devices by which
he eyaded the scrutiny OF the profeS-
room dishonesty would probably, be bust.
ness dishonesty later on. AS the flower
from tho bud, youthful stiffness in tasks
may prove manhood's ruin.
Another boy In q public conveyance was
tho other day EXPLAINING to q friend that
he had received from n swell-knoWn 1lIm
three very desirable cOntrivances = OK y
mechanical order. when, he had really
purchased only one.
"1 received a postal card, !" he said. tell
Ing mo that there was an express pnckage;
F<>vs INT = OF Inn 4 af
found SO and so. a week later along came
another card, and 10 and behold n second
express package, A few days afterward
came & third, SO ! have three, when 4
"But" said the friend. S:dId you not re-
turn them or notify tho firm Of the ms mi
mot II said the young man. with decI-
sion. .lr they choose 70 be so3careiess rs
their lookout, not m!ne.
Personally would not like to trust that
young man with his loose ideas OF honesty
very far, Fl.
a friend was sitting in her .nicghbors
house wS dny MyeG s1y nj Gsh'
given ven ne a bad quarter; What snail !
DO? don know where rs 80 goGt ,lc, her ..
ply lis to pass that quarter OF on some
body else, Just as quick as ever you can.
You have been very careless indeed
45Ihe cnIlu d'shPpc.A'c " ANt ~ go s' y y
- Il ii jumped on a street car no said;
"and the conductor changed that bad
HE He ' proudly held up nyo nickels, Whether
or not the conductor was deceived,
whether or not In turn lie foIsted the bn q
quarter somesody eIse pece may
have been IN tho home of q WldoW ~ %
whom II meant u meal for hungry , en-.
drcn; It may have brought reai y misery ,,eG
nless. s Whatever became Of II, re uit 1,
mate loss was not SO great ~ .in aps1 -
honor to the boy whose mother ss 8. I'M ~
out 70 commit y pru ctlea, eme -, s sh me-
ful deceit and d!shonor, Child pr man,
whoever knowingly palms OF q co'i,i'ctA
felt piece on his neGhbor " y me- ~, T.; ~
little thief may become colosSitl olie ~
future years. NJ p.
No ono who has eyer had - 1, 40 s, y WY ! :,
boys business mouse ,c ps t, nar9 Is
and their practice Some are exceedingly
Bcrllpulous; they perform every duty Win
exuctnrss, remembering hnL their lime ,,ni,,
places when the day begins; hey 80
friskly on errands, and whatever they
do ia done well. Others are chronic lag
CARDS, without the falntest Idea OF either
Wo tax a great deal about tho tremen-
dous competition OF tho day and about
the pitIfully small chances there are for
poor boys to make llendwNy , S mn, emn ,,n,
whose standards are high, who scorns q
take what is not lis own, and who Is not
q frald OF hard work, seldom ful!s TO make
the right impression, lie IS 70 PC trusted,
and when vacancies occur HeSlS tllefog "
I'LL them.
fetal strata Of tho mind, The tlsoroughly
honest boy, will IN no case stoop 10 pre-
tir,,, n,