The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-24

Thrift Garden On the right you the box Of seeds
marked with a dollar sign.
Many dollars saved wisely used and KEPT when
lated power during active life and safety in old
Of late, Government has been running up debt OF
billions because the governing powers believed it necessary
''to buy ourselves of hole"
But because our squanders, in great
great depression why wise SAVING should
not be taught to the young.
Children thrifty by Instinct tells squirrels to
bury nuts in the ground hollow tree Ants and bees
that appeared earth millions of years before in
snctvey lay up food for the winter The human child by
Unborn instinct is inclined He shows his
cumuated pennies proudly takes intense delight in his little
''bank.'
AS grow older temptations dissipation lack Of per-
and WILL POWER necessary thrift scatter
earnings, they gained
Anything approaching miserness ECONOMY deprivng
the family of what needs is thrift is n1eanness
to be discouraged Not to anything, characteristic
Of so many Americans, means simply weakness.
"He who is taught to Ue upon little to his
fathers uUsdOnr than he Uho has great deal left
him OuUes his fathers care."-Waian, Penn.
Franklin, quoted at the beginning of this editorial and
William Penn 'old fashioned" But remember
them quote the HONOR them spendthrifts go the
discard of forgetfuness much rubbish well forgotten
For the man who considers ultimate import
excessive economy
may be worth while in the beginning Franklin, husky
young boy with strong appetite went for long time
without meat that he might money buy books That
paid him.
In Ohio, young named Phpps clerk in store at
little pay went foot eight miles and back twice week
to keep books for blacksmith and wheelwright who could
not do it for himself to little money which he
SAVED
That Mr. Phipps with his friend the iron man, who
Andrew Carnegie formed big steel company Mr. Phipps
has descendants playing polo and doing other amusing
things all creation That particularly good for
hem perhaps but at least he had the satisfaction of
ceeding instead Of being poor nobody dependent
others in old age.
somebody calls you sngy' without just cause reply
with these words of Charles Buxton's:
"The IUorld abhors clOseness and all but adnires
traOagance; yet slack hand shouVs Weakness tight
hand strength"
In ITSELF of course, beyond necessities of life money
is nothing. The who prides himself the
of money poor fool undeservng of attention
We have many such poor fools in the United States.
Money is important because it represents POWER. you
have valuable dea money will help you to carry it out
million good ideas die birth because the thinker lacks
the money to change thought into REALITY.
Money means independence The who is not indie
pendent slave to other who pays him and gives him
orders
You might well live like rgangrinders monkey
string spend your whole life controlled by another mans
orders unable to to yourself moment from the time
you begin real life until you dropped into the grave II
free to do please say what please go where please
Money to today what soldiers in other days.
Wise young people, beginning life ION their own" will
member Frankn sound advice "BeuUGre of little expenses
little leak lOiH sink a big ship"
Millions Of times little leaks from hundred little holes
make useless life that might have been useful and important
Children should be obliged to keep expense account
itemizing all monies spent and what for Persuade your
child to continue this practice for WHILE and at intervals sug
gest him that he add the amount that might NOT have
been spent That sort Of education will prove to be
Investment.
Of all the miserable victims of 1929 of all the millions de
many might be reasonably independent today at least free
from misery and they had said to themselves "A sensible
must something" instead Of saying themselves
Il believe in spending it while have it."
Remember that saving, wise economy, takes intelligence
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