Year: 1860

The old Cincinnati Gazette, under the head


ing oF'A Word to Young Mer-How to B :
come Rich, h,"-uttcrs the following time
ly teachings of wisdom, worthy TO be read


and treasured By the great class of per-
sons to whom they are especially address
ed


or all the multitude of young men engaged.


i'll the various employment Of the city, there
is probably not one who does not desire, and
confidently expect to become rich, and


that at an early day; ard nothing is more Ger


tain than that very few of the whole plumber


will ever possess wealth or even competency,


unless their present habits of life are changed


Few young men act as if they had any ration


al views of the method by which alone, with


very lew exceptions, money can be accuma-


!atd They seem not to understand that the


process OF building up fortune is governed


by fixed laws. which cannot be habituaiiy dis


regarded without destroying al good hope OF
success.


Few young men, we fear. feel as they should
the Importance of doing with their ;ght and


in the best possible manner, their present
work, whatever it may be. The lowliest task.
if well and faithfully performes, is sure to lead
to something better, and that quite as soon a>
due preparation for it has been made. The
humblest position in such a country as this has
step above it, where the foot may generally
be planted quite as soon as one is ready to
stand firmly on the higher level.


In general, it is only by the proper dis
charge of inferior duties that more important
ones can be reached; and young men, instead !
of repining and becoming restless because he |
must begin life in the low places, should re-
member that for vast majority of men the
upward path starts from the lowest point in
the valley. Instead of listlessly Or impatient
ly building air castles, OF waiting idly for
some sudden or great opportunity. which will |
never come, we would exhort all young men
to give their whole strength, with cheerful
ness and content, to their present duties, and
believe that when 9 task of a day has
been earnestly and faithfully performed, that
Of itself has elevated them somewhat in the So
cial scale, and rendered ultimate success more
easy.


Again, young men should remember that
fortunes do not grow out of earnings, but saw
ings. Not the dollar earned, but the dime
saved, issthe seed of capital. 1t matters not
how large sum young man receives for ac-
he has no rational prospect for be-
coming rich, until he has formed fixed habit
of saving some portion of his earnings. There
is single deusion which has prevented thous-
ands of young men from making any headway
in life, and which is the brake on the wheel for
multitudes in every city. They think they
will not begin to save until their salaries are
larger. The clerk who is earning $500 per
year spends perhaps the whole, and things as
soon as he receives $500 he shall lay up $500.
will not save one cent when the sum is lar
ger.


1t is of the utmost Importance that the hab-
it should be formed of spending somewhat less
than is earned, however small the wages. Let
lhe accumulation begin at once with the first
money earned, determined that it shall not all
leave the pocket. 70 save even $40 from
$500 earned, is of far greater money value to
a young man, if the saving becomes habit,
than to have bis salary increased to one thous-
and year. 1t is not so much the amount as I
the habit which is. Important Savings must
be made from the present earnings, if at all
on cannot check upon the future


Again, young men should not attempt to
save hy Withholding their money from objects
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the various institutions of society. A man
who proposes to gain something by giving
nothing for religious purposes or those of char
lty, almost without exception deceives himself.
Money thus improperly gained, is generally.
spent in folly. True, certain savings come
from seli-denial and manly economy.


Forego the hurtiu pleasure of the cigar, or
the glass of poisonous liquor; save the two dol I
lars which you think of spending for the hire
OF horse; buy not that ticket which will ad-
NIT you where you ought not be; cut off all {
these and similar expenses, and save this mon
ey, and in short time you will be surprised {
and gratifed at the amount. Young men, if
you suffer the habit of spending all you earn,
to tix itself upon you, depend upon it you will
never be rich. Bind yourselves by the sternest
to bring your expenditures within