OF MORE CSE. Gentleman Farmer (to one of the hands): “ Here is one of my old hats to make a scarecrow with.” Labourer. “If it’s all the same to you, sir, I’d rather have one of tho mistress’s. It would scare ’em more.”
IF YOU CAN’T SAVE A GREAT DEAL, SAVE A LITTLE I SOME YOUNG MEN —Won’t try to save, because lacy icei that they need all the money they earn —there's nothing,, over that is worth putting in tho Savings Bank “Having a good time is expensive, and so, like sieves, there is little kept of what they get. Forgetting that “Money is power,” and without it their lives arc bound to be spent in servitude, they squander present opportunities rather than exercise a littlo self-denial, and, by hook or by crook, save soma part of their earnings, however little. A YOUNG MAN’S FUTURE —Depends a good deal on his wallpower. It’s an old axiom that “ You can’t cat your cake and have it, too!’ —and spendthrift habits represent the eating of tho cake to-day, leaving nothing for (o-morrow. By the intelligent exercise of his will-power, young man can do much towards laying the foundations, of a successful career, through adopting the practice of Thrift. It may be a littlo tiresome at first, but not for long. Very soon it becomes a pleasure and ho is amazed to sec how quickly the littlo sums accumulate and increase his credit balance. HABITS GROW UPON US, —And none grows more quickly and more surely than tho habit of saving. It's a splendid habit, because it increases a man’s self-respect, stimulates his ambition and abilities, bringing him within the reach of great opportunities—impossible to the penniless one. So, then, begin and save. Even if you fan only bank a shilling or two a week, do it. and soon you’ll be able to double the amount. Someone has said: “ The nmn without money in this world of opportunity is like a man in a valley of diamonds with no bands and no fingers to pick up the diamonds.” And don’t forget that “ Thrift is the handmaid of opportunity! ’’ Open an Account at the Dunedin. Savings Bank right away, and get 4J per cent, interest on your deposits. DUNEDIN SAVINGS BANK, Head Office, Dowling street, SOUTH DUNEDIN BRANCH, Corner of Cargill road. NORTH DUNEDIN BRANCH, Roberts's Buildings, Gardens Tram Terminus.
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Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 11
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397Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 11
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