The Tupelo journal., 1917-02-09

which they live. n addltOn, II e Il a hank account tal
will soon permit him to branch out into bigger thing and start life By
working for himself instead of for some one else. His chances for sue
cess are very great lndeed.
And vet if you were to talk to that boy you. would find him strangely
ignorant-that is, of certain things. He cannot roll cigarettes or pa'
some, legitimate way. He can ride, swim, shoot, and do a lot of Other
things that take him out into the open pen ali.
to look first to their health, then to avoid waste OF every kind, not only
vast 'a S III ' sIais ii n' a ' Soy IN o' Oklahoma ssas1sam" Cultivated an aepe of corn n a e~l
bottom His expenses fr raising the corr were sila' his receipts sat$s 5
a ss; it i. me result . ms WORK e ''S''f' 500 '"' ''' 'S ~ : - :
Another boy in Illinois makes quite a nice little pile every season by sell
ma au aros a naa sells aa hem em' sn mnnp I boa riders ~ After After a heavy rain he goes u,
over every newly narrowed field h al get access to and picks u any number
4 boy in Missouri has taken t pig raising He buys the little fellows fn
So apiece. feeds them IN the scraps from the table, potato peernss, ETC. thp
In Kentucky a bright young girl sells magazines in her spare time. At
first Nsa ms s sta sr 0a aa aa"s ~ put a, ,ael0t fmm = s,5 ne e .. J an waas s' !" 'p mel
\ schoolgirl in Minnesota is fond Of eanaries.. She finds great delight i
school hours she averages save - a week Eek the the year r round s She na already 1a ay as Is s@o il
The ambition Of her life by completing her education in a famous eastern col
These cases. selected at random from agreat number. show the possibilities
that Thrift holds nj for boys and girls. All over the land children are reahz
ing the value of Thrift as a means to accomplish a worthy end. Some raise
vegetables III their spare time. rn errands or NOW lawns. Others in rural com
wa, nnans s "n a, b" snu ~ 's seeG ofa = ,irbt start n IN life : - HfA'''s :" '''
1t s far easier to spend money than it is to get it, That is the reason VIII,
50 many men and women fail They fling their niekels, dimes and doilar,
are there + that j. true tn. then n why ae here p poo ouss n and q charitable narla1,s inst inst,
streets and alleys instead Of OF broad avenues where the flowers bloom and
Thrift is ! habH-the habit Of saving health, time. energy. food. clothing
and money. 1t is while W are young that " e sow the seed of our vices on
virtues; hence if children do not nov form those habits 4 prudence and self
denial which count for SC much. they must 90 through life with a halter round
their neck the halter of Extravaganza.
Prudence is merely good management 1t is not prudence for boys and
girls TO spend every penny and nickel they earn or receive. TO do that is tc
jul the halter round the neck. This halter slips III and off very easily at
6rst, mt later n 1T gets good and tight and will not bulge. 1t sits heavi,
n the shoulders all through life.
Every boy and girl should have . bank account and should save a part OF
all money earned or received. W
This does not mean the going without Of wholesome pleasnreS-not at all
Life was given to Us 70 b lived and lived happily. but W must exercise TEN
perance in III matter of enjoyment as In everything else.
Youth doesn't last long. Very 500 the big wide wordo outside begins &c
call and then each boy and girl must leave school behind and ace n serious
Of life. Shall it be failure pr success? Shall u be = endless strug
gle of worrya aud anxiay. or q life of accomplishment filled with happiness ac
sunshinef One comes IS the resut 81 Extravaganza the other as the result o
Thrift
Which course do YOU prefer to take?
Copyright 10 Courtesy Of
Collins PMb. Sevr $500 ~.