The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-02-26

one OF the carQlQdl DloSSluSS VI nv
the possession of which is almost in
dispensably necessary to any degree
Of success.
The spendthrift never can hope TO
reach the goal Of contentment or nap
piness, for his cravings will remain
unsatisfied, his desires unfulhlled. Ana
in time he will come to the end OF MS
resources; constant dropping OF wa
ter wears away the hardest stone'
and in like manner the largest lot
tunes soon can be wasted by reckless
expenditures.
The economical man always Will
keep the future in perspective and en-
deavor to lay up something Tor the
proverbial rainy day, which is sure 10
come, sooner or later, to all.
Economy is by no means synony-
nous with nigardliness, as many seem
to think, nor is it in any way the char'
acteristic of the miser. 1t Is the
distinguishing trait of the wise ana
careful man who realizes the value
both OF time and money and knows
that in order to be Independent OF
others he must rely on himself and
his own endeavors.
He does not look to his neighbors
to lend him a helping hand to move
onward and upward, but helps him.
self when he has the opportunity. he
takes for his motto the. maxim, A
penny saved is a penny gained" anu
50 he saves the penny when he gets
the chance, know that the pennies
will aggregate dollars to shield MIN
from the biting blasts If poverty when
the winds of adversely, sickness, or
old age howl around the door.
Saving is not to be taken as an In
dication of a misery disposition. 1t
is the keeping and laying by with care
with a view to the future and the con-
tingencies that may arise. The frugal
and judicious use of money is the
economy which makes saving possible.
Without economy there can be no
saving, provision for the future Will
be impossible, and the labor OF lie
will have been exerted in vain. There
fore, the wise man, realizing this IN
time, regulates his expenses IN con-
formity with his circumstances, ana
eontrives always to have a little sur
plus to fall back upon when the &C.
casion. arises.
It would be unfair to confound such
q man with the miser, who saves SIM
ply for the qualification OF sor-
did passion and a hunger for gold,
which incites him often to sinister and
evil ways to satisfy his longings ana
desires. Also must he be dfnerent-
lated from the parsimonious man, VINO
is almost akin to the miser, VINO
denies himself and others that he may
hoard, without accomplishing any real
good in the world and letting all op'
portunities Of making men better pass
his door UNDECIDED.
The frugal and economical man. al
though his means may be limited. al
ways can turn his possessions to the
best account, for he has learned their
value. He can turn a small income
into advantage for himself and family,
and can live in relative comfort. while
the sauanderer, the prodigal, the I'M
thinking. cannot make both ends meet
although his opportunities and hnan'
ces may be trebly those OF the otner.
We can see this verified In every
LAY life. Workmen and mechanics who
have learned the value Of money by
coming through the mill of adversely
and hard toll have comfortable homes
lastly furnished, can support and eau
cate their families, while the reck-
less spendthrift scarcely knows what
the blessings Of good home are, ana
soon comes to want and misery.
Thousands Of Russian refugees and
other European expatriates in this
country. by the practice Of frugality
and economy, are giving their sons
college Quotations and fitting them
for the learned professions, while the
sons Of wealthy parents are going
down the golden incline that leads to
disgrace and shame, all through the
reckless prodigality of money.
The great moralist. DR.. johnson, as
serted: where there is no prudence
there is no economy" Prudence en-
ables q man to think before he acts,
to weigh wen the consequences.
The man who pursues a policy OF
"eat, drink, and be merry" is playing
the part OF fool. Mans mission In
the world is not the qualification OF
his animal passions, as II he, like the
animal, was to pass into an inert mass
of matter. Man is immortal, and his
mission is divine. In himself he Is a
god. He has the attributes OF god,
and must not sink them by pandering
to the corruption Of carnal desires or
the bestiality Of the appetite. He