Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-11-14
Aliscellamy.
A Word 10 Apprentices,

lowing advice Education is the basis
of all success in life. 1t is much 10 your
interest to recognize this fact as early as
possible. Your shiftless, elder compan-
ions in the shop will tell you that affiu-
ence and ease result from mere luck.
With display of dignifed independence,
they challenge your admiration for their
manliness by proclaiming themselves as
good as those persons whose apparent
leisure, luxury and dress awaken feel
ing of hostility. which they endeavor to
intensity by the bitterness of compari-
son. As you have little intercourse with
the world during the active hours of the
day, unless warned by the voice of ex-
perience you are apt to imbibe these
hurtful impressions, which indicate vim
dictive jealousy, the consequence OF
dense, willful ignorance. The senseless
discord that destroys the identity of in
terest of capital and labor is born of
such parentage. Persons advocating
those sentiments are generally men who
ridicule the efforts of young mechanics
DESTROYS of self Improvement. They
harangue idle crowds at strike meetings
and demonstrations, which they are
pleased to consider, in spread eagle
phrase, the efforts of down trodden
working men to achieve their independ-
ence.' Drinking saloons are the chosen
theatres of their wordy disafiection.
They crave applause, and endeavor, by
mock heroism, to entice you to places
where lost time and squandered earnings
are not the only expenses for, under
their tuition, the root of false principles
is made to flourish in the soil of intem-
perance. Such influences should be
stunned as carefully as we avoid loath-
some disease. Every man will gravitate
to the sphere of life for which his &C
ouirements fit him, and neither higher
or lower. Those sterling men around US,
who represent the wealth and weight of
great people, are but reaping the re-
ward of time we'll spent; and could we
retrace the course they have pursued, we
would find the students lamp illuminat-
ing the hours that end days spent in ex-
hausting toll. You may be told that
many educated men achieve bat little in
the great struggle of life; yet would
they not have done much less if they
had been aided by the brute force Of ig
norance alone; We know Of a man now
occupying position of responsibility
under the government, who, some years
ince. broke scrap. iron with a sledge fol
foundry aud axle forge, day after day
unsheltered from the weather yet h,
found time TO read at least one hour pc
day, as well as to educate himself in use
full branches Of learning. His first ex
penditure for mental Improvement pur
CDaSed w eDsteT q lI4CtionaiJ, yoai
subscription to a leading scientific jour
nal. and daily newspaper. He nov
owns library which would do credit t.
a university, and he is known too AM
esteemed by our most prominent citizens
A different course when a young maj
would have enrolled him in that arm
which stupidity drudges out mere exist
ence. .'
As you value your future happiness
devote as much time as you REASONABLE
can to education. Throw away you
boxing gloves for the exercise they affor
can be had from other sources, withou
pernicious associations. Let your shoI
mates dub you a fat if they choose
because you resign billiards, and kno'
nothing of the mysteries Of keno; an
spend your evenings in the peaceful AZ
quirement Of knowledge, which bring
length of days, and tranquility unembi
cred by the experience of the mere sen
ualist. Scientific american.