The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-17
For Your ChiIdren's sake.

For Your CIliIdren's Sake.
'.I should think Ill of any man who
did not leave his children little
better of materially than himself. -
Theodore Roosevelt.
Children are expensive. Ut costs
good deal Of money to bring them
into the world. It costs more to
lbri1g them up-to feed, clothe and
educate them. Nevertheless, there
are very few parents who would not
do anything in their power to pro-
mote the weil-being of their children.
but parents do not Always know
what is best for their offspring.
In providing for the present ne
cessities and comfort OF your chill
dren, do not forget the needs of the
future. Nowadays, young people
cannot be too well prepared for the
battle OF life. You are wise parent,
therefore, If, even with some incon-
yenience, you save money to provide
for the thorough education of your
children, and, If possible, to give
them financial assistance in making
their start in life, whatever career
they may choose.
While realizing that the success
OF your children to large extent
I5Bill depend upon the start you give
them when they are young. do not
overlook the fact that it is not lonly
the amount of money you leave
them that counts, but also the kind
nj ba hits they learn from you.
sHhe dollar they save out of their
own M pocket money. If placed in the
bank, where they can see it grow,
means more than just a little money
saved up. 1t will mean the firm es-
adjustment OF the habit OF thrift,
which Will mean great deal TO
them all through life.
Thus it is important both to save
for your children-sand to teach them
to save for themselves. Parents
ought to cooperate in this work.
IHousehold economy naturally will
deyolye upon the wife, who, II she is
also mother, may be trusted to
save money. 1t is her mother in
stinct which bids her care for her
children, and provide for their fu7
fture as. well as for their present ne
cessities. The larger planning and
economies will fan to the part of the
husband and father. While the wife
is saving on the household expenses
ny judicious buying and caretul>,use
he is nIteIytto be carrying out some
such plan as was adopted by mer-
chant who wanted to provide fund
for each OF his children when they
reached the age OF twenty-one.
When each child was born he de-
posted A dollar in the savings bank
in the chiId's name. On the child's
second birthday he deposited two
dollars and he kept this up each
year making a deposit on each birth
tday.of as many dollars as the chtld,s
gears. When each one of his chill
dren reached the age of twenty-one
there was s306.16 to its credit In
the bank. The putting aside of this
small sum of money each year was a
very small item and was not felt
and yet 1t piled up quite a respecta-
BILE sum.
These bank accounts hau very
satisfactory effect on the children
As soon as they were told of it they
took a great interest in them. The
consciousness of having bank ac-
count had the effect of making them
want to increase it. The result was
that they began to save on their own
account at an early age. One child
had saved a hundred dollars long be-
fore she was sixteen years old, large
ly money which otherwise would
have been wasted in useless luxurios.
Teaching children the value OF
money is a very important part Of
their education and one which IS
sadly neglected in many homes and
schools today. Too many of US make
the great mistake of assuming that
children who have spent the most
impressionable part of their lives IN
careless disregard of thrift will sud
denly become frugal and provident
rs they grow up.
Thrift does not come at our beck