The Saline County journal., 1874-03-19
rnu.ermeut for rouny Men.

vice to that numerous class OF men,
mostly youns, who seek employment IN
tne departments. Government clerk
ships, it remarks, arc only suitable rof
middleaged persons past the prime OF
life. who having become dishearteneo
through rcverses OF fortune nave .o'
tho courage to renew the struggle WIN
the world for living; whose social hap-
its are fixed, and who desire nothing SO
much as to be laid up in ardinary with q
sure and definite income to rely upon'
that will keep the wolf from the coor'
and enable them to pass down the de-
cline OF life in peace.
The questions has often been asKcu
how it comes that such a number OF
young men who have received Iaif
education should be ready to forego the
chances of advancement which open y"
this country to all, and do work concea,
ed 10 be poorly remunerated at the BEST
The answer may be found In the grow
ing disposition ofthc so-calicd resPeclA
ble classes of society to draw lnVldious
distinctions, and the consequence Is tina,
Young men, sensitive to the opinions OF
their particular circle, will often accePi
salaries on which they can barely llvet
SO long as the occupation is "Senteei,
when, by having greater moral courage
they might earn double as much as skill
ed artisans. We have among US large
and constantly increasing number OF
voung men whose sole qualification for
earning a living is fair and moderate
acquaintance with the branches OF an
English education. They have no spe-
ciai skill, no special knowledge. They
can write and cypher; and with these
recommendation they face the world,
and hope to maintain themselves decent
" in their social circle. Thousands Of
these young men have cultivated tastes
in many directions. They may be fond
of music, literature, art, and what lot
they may be amable in disposition and
pleasant in manners-in short, they
may be well qualified to adorn that So
cial circle in which they would fam hope
to remain. But it is only too obvious
that the class of labor they can bring IN
10 The market is abundant, and therefore
cheap. A knowledge Of writing and
arithmetic, Of grammar and orthogra-
phy, with smaltering Of geography
and history, is not a rare commodity.
These branches are within the reach OF
any youth who has the ambition 10 ac-
uuirc them. And it is here that ambition
steps in. The storekecper's son refuses
to become storekecper. lie must be q
clerk. The mechanics son seorns the
TANNER, the awl, the plane. Hc, too, DC
clerk. From all quarters, indeed, can
dida.es for clcrkships, and especially fer
government clerkships, crown in. The
iato uorace Greely advised this class of
young men to "go West" but they are
Just the last persons to take the coun-
eel.
The Washington Republican very clear
ly points out the disadvantages OF the
government service. A clerical position
is AFFECT slavery, both in body and
mind. There is no other pursuit which
utterly and entirely sinks the individual
into mere machine as department desk
duty. After the first year tho expert
unce Of each succeeding one has ten
dency to dwarf the intellect and contine
it practically to sort ofautomatic rou-
tine, with no opportunity OF expansion,
10 field OF prcierment, no stimuiant to
ambition and little expectation of pro-
motion for modest merit. There are, OF
course, a few exceptions, but as rule,
the department clerk who has served
io9r years is emphaticalIy played out, /"
and heartily wishes he had never enter
ed the service. lie has no trade nor
profession to fall back upon in the
s.s;russlc for existence" lie rarely
saves money, has formed luxurious habits,
and becomes, therefore, a victim to con-
slant fears OF that discharge which would
throw him helplcssly on the world.
In ono world, summing up the Rcpub-
leans advice: If there is any pursuit
which the energetic and aspiring young
men of this country should avoid. it is
clcrking in the departments, for it off
crs no fair field to them.-Inter Ocean.
Watering Horses Just After Eating.
Al recent meeting OF the Formatine
Agricultural Association of Scotland Mr..
Cassie, V. s., of New Machar, in pa.
per relating to this subject, truly stated
that full drink of water Immediately
after being fed should never be allowed
TO horses. When water is drunk
q. by them, the bulk Of it goes directly to
the larre intcstides, and little of il is re-