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Show lISTART.SAMNGS FUNUTO CARE FQRBABY'S FUTURE H ' ' Bertha A. Rich Tells Parents How to Provide- for Youngster Begin i at $5 a Month. ' ' I The new baby lias Just arrived." Thcro It lies, with Ue tiny bald head cuddling closely In tJie hollow or the mother's arm. It is really a fine baby; unquestionably the. finest baby that ever was Such a plump, shapely shape-ly little body, ailed a. well shaped hend, such bright eyes thnt already Bhow unusual Intelligence! The moth6r fondles Its tiny finders lov-lnly lov-lnly and plans great things for Its future. Her mental vision Is keen and she can already follow her son's progress through the various stages of his ca- J reer. In school he is always at the j head ol his class. In college rfor of J courso he will go to college) he car- rles off the highest honors; In a busl- ' ness of his own, he prospers and becomes be-comes a great and wealthy man, and, last of nil, Is sent to congress, then to the senate, and irhaps even becomes be-comes president. How clearly can she sec It all and how proud she Is even now In anticipation! antici-pation! Savings Account Is Best. Best of all, this dream may all be fulfilled. It rosts entirely with tho father and mother to giVo the new baby the right start In life. The start Is everything Put the little baby's feet on the right road, guide him gently with a firm hand, and whon ho can walk alone he will not disappoint dis-appoint you. The best start a boy or girl can possibly have Is a savings account. You mav have wealth now, but by the time the child is ready for college col-lege of business your money may hae taken wings. Thn your boy or girl will lose this chance. Begin right now and put five dollars in the bank every month for the i baby. That- Is olily $1.25 a week, and no matter how small your salary you can sparo that mucn for baby's sake. Keep this up steadily until tho child Is twenty-one years old, and he will have more than $1,700 in the bank to make tho first real start in Ufo for himself. . It may seom Iinpusslblo for yoiNto do this Just now with so many extra oxponses, but try it for a few weeks, and you will find It quite ea9y. If, however, you cannot save five dollars dol-lars every month, Bavo two dollars, or even one dollar. It really does not matter much about tho amount. The one thing essential Is tho bank account ac-count Itself By saving ono dollar a month, Carnegie, when a boy, got his start in life, and can now spend millions. Child Will Help Later. Talk this over with the child when he is old enough to understand and you will find him ready to iurthor your efforts and to add to his bank account whenever tho opportunity offers of-fers Itself. How many times do we hear men explaining their "bad luck," In business busi-ness by saying- "It Is all my parontH' fault; they never taught me the value val-ue of money. I was never made to save a penny in my life." Not very pleasant for tho father and mother to hear, Is it, especially If thoy have not heen savers themselves and are dependent on this son for support? Young father, talk this over with your wife; you will find her ready and willing to co-operate with you. Start a savings account today for the baby. If there are two babies, start two accounts, and In this way sow the seeds thnt will In later years enable en-able you to reap an abundant result. BERTHA A. RICH |