The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-09
ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.
HOW TO EARN-SAvE- appreciate
AND INSURE 1T.
Address by JOHN SCHUETTE.


thing, and to caution and warn those
left behind not to neglect doing this OF
that: to be careful ofthemselves and ev-
ervbody else, and although you may
know that all will go along as well with
out as with you, yet you feel better and
relieved by having said it.
Now, if this feeling prevails when you
take short Journey, how much more
must YOU be affected when taking a
Journey from which yon know you will
never return.
feel that shall soon have reached
that period when | shall have to enter
on this last journey, and am therefore
reminded that | must be prepared-SC
too, am fearful | might forget some
thing, and am so conceited to imagine
that could say something ofmuch val
Tie to those, leave behind, and suggest
some reformatory measures which, II
not disclosed before journey, might be
buried with me in the grave. This
would be dead loss, and | can just as
well give others the benefit of life
experience which will be without cost
to me. And if it should not beneht rs
| may imagine it should, yet 1eel
more satisfied by having at least adj
vised and cautioned those | leave be-
hind, although it may effect nothing.
Now | shall relieve myself inst OF
the almighty dollar, but do not fondly
expect that will distribute them liber-
ally among the audience, because as
much as l should like to, | am I'M
able to do so, for they are all locked up
in our safe which has time lock, and
this time unfortunately is not up. SO
must content myself by dealing with
imaginary dollars and their real value,
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.
The almighty dollar has great attrac-
ton for our people. not for itself for II
may be but dirty rag of paper, but be-
cause with it we can buy things dear
est to our hearts, not exactly everything,
but most things. Even honor, health,
and love find the dollars might conven-
lent But in spite of it all, wealth does
not bring that happiness, as many who
possess but little, believe.
OF course wealth ST. tiicient to be be-
yond want and worry is by all means
our duty to strive for, but at all events
acquire it honestly. Then you can APP
precate and enjoy it, otherwise it will
only be burden and curse to you.
Some say, the more you have, the
more YOU want, even if you have more
than you can ever use. This may be SO
with some, but with most who have n
large fortune and yet yearn for more, ii
is not so much to pile up more dollars,
as for the satisfaction and glory of beat
ing or excelling others in the game,
from which they derive the pleasure
of being considered able clever, smart,
or whatever glory they may find in it.
1t is the same when you play cards,
or any other game, for fun, without any
stakes; you enjoy the game when you
with my wife that when | won, | en-
loved it, but when lost by making a
false move. why got so angry that |
could Jump out of my hide, although !
could not lose nor win a nickel, but on
ly my reputation.
Real wealth lies in happiness or con-
your condition and yourself, you are
wealthy. A few years ago my only liv-
ing friend and schoolmate in Germany
visited me. He had just been pension
ed after serving as treasurer fthe duchy
OF Oldenburg for many years. When
asked him how he felt, he replied,
Never better in my life, content from
A to H." well, Well, then you are a
millionaire" "Oh no, The replied, II
have not much of the worlds goods,
just enough to keep me comfortable to
the end of my days. Now what
more do you want than enough to keep
you going to the end. When the end
is reached, you want nothing more to
keep you going. But if you remain
content, you are millionaire" And
he admitted in this sense l was correct.
1t is perhaps fortunate that money will
not buy contentment. If it did, there
would still be greater scramble for it,
while as it is, those who possess but
little, may enjoy life, feel rich in con-
tentment, while the wealthy may be
Door in contentment and live life of
wretchedness.
But we must therefore not idle our
time away, but labor to produce some
thing which creates wealth, and al
though you yourself may have no use
for it, others will, and eventually it
will benefit the human race. Wealth
acquired by your own effort, and add
ing to it from year to year, even if in
moderate amount, is far more enjoyed
and appreciated than ten times the
amount acquired by gift or inheritance.
A German proverb say:-ArbeH macht
life.) Now let me show you how it
sweetened mine, and by it
EARNED MY FIRST SHILLING.
AS the earning of the first money in
ones life is an event seldom forgotten