The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-05

expense. There can be no greater
benefit bestowed upon a child than to
have these ideas imbedded in the
mental consciousness until they be-
come foundation stones of the char
acter.
A woman in New York, mother of
two lovely young daughters and wife
of good man, was ambitious to
shine in certain intellectual clubs.
She was admitted to one of them and
invited friends to be her guests at q
large social function, where an ex-
pensive luncheon was served, but
when the bills for her dues and lun-
cheon tickets were presented she ig-
nored them.
The same woman purchased ex-
pensive MARTIAL in which to clothe
her daughters, and ignored the bill
until lawyers letter frightened her
into paying it.
She is one of hundreds of wom-
en- who are dressing, dining and
driving on other peoples money. She
had not been rightly trained by her
parents or she could never have de-
doubt, heard her mother speak ad-
mirably of people who shone socially
and who wore fashionable garments
more frequently than she had heard
her praise the people who refused to
run bills or incur the taxing RESPONSE
bility of debt.
The name of an eminent profess
ional man CHANGED to be mentioned
in a market where a gentleman was
making purchases. The purchaser
spoke highly of the professional
mans intellect. Eyes, he has in
tellect, all right" said the market
keeper, but l haven't much use for
him."
"He has owed me $2S on a meat
bill for five years. OF course, have
stopped sending the bill now. He
gives his patronage to other markets,
and he plays the same game on each
me after a time, and he is that way
in everything. He owes every hojy,
nd they grow tired of sending him
bills and so he comes out the winner
of few dollars with each party, tut
he loses the respect of everybody lie
1-als with"
This is a She mtir' record f)r any
nan TO have. II 70 open theft ard
.,othing less. T'ere is no intellec-
tual achievement, no social honor,
which can compensate a man or
woman for such a reputation. 1t is
sometimes impossible to avoid run
ming bills.
People who earn wages, salaried
men and women, and even those pos
sessed of comfortable fortunes are,
at times, placed in position where
immediate payments are impossible.
But payments at stipulated times
can be made when the Importance of
such a proceeding is firmly fixed in
the mind of the debtor.
A fixed purpose always blazes a
trail toward achievement. When it Is
absolutely impossible to make pay
ments it is always possible to make
your creditor know that you mean to
pay. There are people who have car
ried the burden of debt for years yet
never for one moment did any one
doubt their integrity or their ulti-
mate success.
To be careless, Indifferent and
thoughtless in these matters; to post
pone payment when you could lessen
your Indebtedness, all savors of a
criminal tendency of mind. You may
as we'll enter the house of a trades
man or merchant and take money
from his pocket while he sleeps as to
enter his place of business and take
what you desire and refuse or neglect
to pay your bills.
If you will look about you, you will
see that not only the respect of their
fellowmen, but good luck and good
fortune follow the people who have
high and sensible ideals in the matter
of debt. There is no more admirable
reputation to merit than that of being
honorable AMI conscientious in none!