Evening star., 1924-11-02
EMEMBER, young man, that
when your father gives you
good advice, he is probably
as wise as the sages Of old;

TX good advice, he is probably
i as wise as the sages OF old {;
indeed, he is probably quot
ing them. The advice parents give
their children is the concentrated
experience of the human family dur
ing many centuries. Probably no
child ever went astray as result of
taking the advice Of a father or
mother. Whoever reaches the un-
derstanding of children, and properly
influences them, is the greatest mis-
sionary. And mothers of Intelligence
are the greatest of such missionaries;
next comes the gentle school teacher
who is respected and loved by her pu-
pills. The American hero is the man
who, in spite of bad home, bad
schooling and bad neighborhood, be-
comes successful and useful citizen;
who somehow acquires politeness,
education and appreciation of the
worlds great lessons. He is the safest
man we have; poverty is the best
thing that can happen to a boy, If he
has enough spirit to climb out of it.
Young people should remember that
time has a habit of rolling on, and
that some day they will be middle
aged; another turn of the wheel and
they will be old. Millions of them
now young and poor will become
well-to-do and elderly, and have an
entirely different set of problems to
consider. They should. therefore.
build their foundations broad and
deep, for what is done now will ex-
tend very far into the future.
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When a man is 20 years old his
youth is his capital. II he is 60. a
part of his capital should be in money
or rproperty-savings during the years
of his strength and youth. A young
fellow should be ashamed to protest
because an old gentleman has laid
away something to care for himself
and dependents during inevitable
rainy days.
have failed to take advantage OF
many opportunities, but the world
has not failed in offering them.
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The first observation that impress
ed me as a youth was the very gen
eraI one that life is unsatisfactory
with no final goal and no adequate
rewards. Whats the user l heard
people say. A constant load to carry
and false friends. (How often ! have
heard complaints Of false friendsD
Everybody seems to know men and
women are unreliable, weak in all re-
spects, and that a. neglected old age
is the final result. d. Yet here come
a great body of men - socialists
statesmen. preachers, teachers, ora
tors, writers who demand perfec-
ton; they know the mess we call hu-
manity, and demand tasks of it tina,
would tax the capacities of angels
-. What's the idea in this perfection
talk, this rhapsodising over a golden
age, since We all know it is foolish
What is there back of it all except
| idleness. unfairness, apology for lack
of efficiency and meanness?
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Life. with its right and wrong, its
savagery and civilization, l have
| found rather agreeable. 1t would
have been more agreeable had
learned as much as / should have
learned, and might easily have learn
ed, on the way. On sea, on land and
| in life sunshine is more common thar
| tempest. have had many goot
friends and am grateful. I have hac
more good luck than bad. ] have ex-
| perienced real enjoyment; not at rart
| intervals, but frequently. 1 cannor
| understand how any man fails to ap
preciate that it is a wonderful ole
| world. in spite of its savage insist
| ence on order.
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On the grounds of an insane asylum
a patient amused himself by p6shing
| a wheelbarrow upside down. A wise
| man came along one day, and, anx.
ious to give advice, said to the pa
tient: "Why don't you wheel thai
barrow right side up?" And the
! crazy man replied: IF I should dc
that, some fool would put load OF
| brick in it,
Ny favored hero is man l knew
when he was boy. He belongs t