The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-08
Mr.. Hubbell's Motto

home. about 7:45, thinking that was
a little early. To my surprise he had
eaten breakfast and was preparing to
leave for his Office How many of you
with millions Of dollars would have
been ready to go to work at that time
! in the morning. This is another les
son for you to teach to our people
when you go from here
In many other ways you can save
time. If you have few minutes be-
fore meals or work bells, do not spend
| it in idleness, glance over your les
sons. Learn something useful. Fur
| Their, when dressing yourselves, lacing
| your shoes, walking between buildings,
or to the fields, be thinking of some
thing good, something progressive.
! II you will follow these thoughts
you will learn the value of saving,
| time, for to employ time in useful
way is to save it from being wasted,
and you will be able to go out from
here useful men and women.
Now In regard to saving money we
have not had much to save. Our peo-
pie do not handle much money down
here. You know we make our crops
and deliver them instead OF selling
them. We mortgage them to live
while we make them. It Is an out
come OF the war. However, this Is the
very time to learn to savewhen we
have but little, for he who cannot
handle and save from little money
cannot be successful with large sums.
At Christmas time more money is
in our possession than at any other
time during the year. During this
time we spend more than at any time
during the year.
You have been encouraged to spend
a part Of your little money for fire.
works. 1t is strange to me to see you
using fireworks at Christmas. 1t Is
time OF the year that calls for, good
cheer and prayers instead of fire
works. When you go out teach our
people the real spirit of Christmas
Again, you find the shop windows
filled with all sorts of show gewgaws
to entice the simple minded. With
such and fireworks thousands OF dol
lars are wasted right here in Missis-
sippi in nickels and dimes every year.
Let US stop it.
l When you buy Christmas presents
let them be something useful-books,
clothing, things useful about the
home. instead Of cheap jewelry.
Be careful about buying pretty
shoes and clothes that are said to be
in style Get shoes that will wear
and clothing that will withstand the
briars and roads over which you have
/ to travel daily That is the sensible
way of doing it.
| Finally, be careful about eating. 1t
is better not to have enough than to
| overload your stomach In all of this
there is an opportunity to save and
you can help teach it to our people
4 Finally, always save directly part
of what you earn. 1t is habit you
need to acquire. After you learn how
to save it will be no trouble to you
at all. You will find it an easy matter,
1t will come as natural as it does for
the squirrel Or the bee.
i Along with saving you must teach
the good OF money. After saving we
must not be like Scrooge of whom
some of You have read in Dickens
! Christmas Carol Teach them to save
for the good that they can do in help
ing to harmonic the world To save
money for moneys sake would be of
little value. Teach them that they
must see in the dollars they save,
i churches. schools and other means of
uplift.
i And always remember the motto
of our Uncle Asa Turner that hangs
there on the wall: There are no
pockets in shrouds.'
i If you will do these things you Will
justify your existence and our efforts.