The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-17
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN--Mo. ;
HE question arises as to what real happiness consists t. You "a PEG
in the different stages of life, ant. they have their ups and downs.
BY IMOGENE MASON.

go HE question rises as to what real happiness consists Of You take people
in the different stages of life, and they have their Ups and downs A
- millionaire, With all his money, cannot purchase happiness for any
mom liz may have his brownstOne house and hsa automobile; in fact, h may
possess every luxury, and still he sis lot happy. The so-caled common people
may nave enough to eat, drink and wear. but when you delve into the matter
yu wiz lot find rea happiness there either
There is but IN solution to this question o rel happiness n 1t is TIT DOS
session of a clear conscience L am not going to undertake to tell you what a
clear conscience is. You know that very we'll yourself Take, for instance, the
me who controls III staples of life They put a certain price or a article and
roobing the poor by unjusty charging them or the necessities Of es Do these
men enjoy the happiness derived from a clear conscence? You read in the
papers where these men contribute SO much towards charity This you will
understand, is not because they ire chartably disposed; it is because they are
unable 70 enjoy The rea1 happiness emanating from a clar conscience II IL
by way of onsethng this that they contribute.
You often wonder why people with plenty of one and everything APP
parenuy to live for hi a end t. themselves. 1t is because they lack this hap
piness derived ron the sourcem mentioned. DO something wrong yourself, IN
what is tho consequence? You imagine everyone you meet saw you dc it. and.
with this idea N your mind, you are uneasy, glad to creep % som remote place
to rid yourself of tho unhappy feeling that everyone is glazing at you.
How man Of o will look back at your childhood days and say they were
the happhst days of ny life. And why? Because o were innocent then Of the
pithoIes into which you nav fallen through yu associations with people with
no regard FOR character or morals If you possess these we qualities o N
doubtedy will possess happiness.
may say without the east hestancy that, taking them all in all we have the
key % open up the passage t o a clear conscience and real happiness;
"NIothers, teach your sons;
ITO be true to his worda and work.
"To respect religion for Its " sake
ITO face all difficulties with couragea and ehecrfulness
ITO form no friendships that can bring him into degrading association.
ITO respect other peoples convictions;
ITO reverence wonanhood.
ITO lead a clean life in thought and work as well as in deed.
"Teach him that true mannness always commands success
THAT % command h e must first obey.
THAT there car b e compromise between honesty and dishonesty.
"That the virtues Of punctuanty and porteness are excellent things to ouhi-
vate.
"That a gentleman is just what the word impHes-a man who is gentle in his
dealings with opinions feelings and weaknesses of other people"
If yu AVE grit noug to i've u to these standards you undoubtedly will
posassr elh happiness, and lot that alone nut you will be able o fose along in
the wcrldu nmdestcd, with a guarantee Of SUGGEST in all yoar undertakings