Evening journal., 1919-12-22

as clfeaply as possllse and by wis'
economy in buying one may accumu-
late savings The cost OF luxuries Is
not only what you now pay FOR them
but what the same money Invested
would amount 20 many years later. for
interest is the foundation upon which
/ fortunes ara built 10 works silently
and at al times. while you sleep and
while you play.
Summing up these points we find
1 that through thrift alone can the re
I building come, the rebuilding OF Amer
lea and the rebuilding OF the world,
The thrifty nation likewise prospers
while the thriflless nation remains In
poverty. Ancient Babylon and the
/ Roman Empire fell on account of the
! thriftlessness OF their people.
Successful men practice thrift In all
IFS forms for thrift takes you up the
ladder, waste brings you down.
All The roads leading 10 the city OF
Success enter by one Gate-Thriit.
Thrlfts true meaning Is care ami
prudence IN the management OF ones
resourses." II We are thrifty we have
rosy dreams Of the future; II on the
other hand we are thriftless. we natur-
ally would be despondent and have no
ambition for the higher things Of lif'.
mo boy ever became great. who did not
I'm his youth learn TO save money
Therefore while children are small we
should teach them 10 save their money,
because, "men and women are not fres
and Independent. until they are flnan-
clally independent"
The effect OF the war on American
industry Is very gerat. as about four
million men were taken from produc-
tive enterprises into the army and
navy. Thus il made Il necessary 10 post
pone the building Of houses, improving
OF roads and the general keepingsup Of
the country.
Now that the war has stopped. we
need money to buy machinery, building
and equipment so that the production
OF needed goods may be increased. We
also need money with which TO rebuild
what was neglected during the war
II the individuals Of America would
economize and eliminate all waste
there would not be So much shortage
OF things that are necessary 10 our
daily life, such as sugar, salt and flour.
Personal economy would also enable
America 10 save.
"a nation rises or falls with the per-
sonal practices OF the individuals COM
posing t. Therefore every good citizen
Of the United States should want TO be
a help TO MS country. II is a very sad
Thing 10 know that before the war
America wasted more than any other
country. / sincerely hope that now
the war has ceased. the people OF Amer
lea will see the need OF thrift and save
as much as they formerly used to
waste" The man who saves Is doing
his duty to himself, his home, and his
country.
Live with thrifty, not a needy
fate;
Small shots paid often waste a vast
estate
Firt Prlze-sh Grade, William C.
Boyer. Dover: ways In Which / Gan
Practice Thrift
Another campaign for Thrift stamps
is on. We ought to know by this time
that Thrift stamps ore good invest
ments. as they draw four and three
fourths per cent. interest II does not
take much money TO buy Thrift Stamps
and II we save our pennies, nickels,
dimes and quarters, before we know
It we will have a book full Of Thrift
Stamps, which gets War Savings
Stamp. Here are some ways in which
I have earned money to buy Thrift
Stamps. This Summer ! cut grass for
my aunt, for my grandmother and for
nv father; worked at a butcher shop
SATURDAYS: and ran errands for people
whenever I could. Ia this way / earn
ed enough money TO buy one Hundred
Dollars worth Of War Savings Stamps
and two Liberty Bonds. ! have tried
10 practice thrift by taking care Of my
clothes and making them wear as long
as possible: use both sides Of the
paper in my notebook; and | don't
sharpen my pencils unless they need
it. There are many other ways TO
practice thrift. Put your savings where
they are safe-safe from spending and
from loss, and where they will grow
by interest. War Savings Stamps can
be cashed II the money is needed badly,
but this is not thrift unless it Is ab-
solutely necessary. When interest on