The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-07-07

upon, will seldom fail to achieve what
be set out to obtain II he seek I
wealth, it will come to him; if fame,
be will secure it; if power, It viii be
given to him. The degree o. his re-
ward will be in proportion to his de-
serts as q man. There may be ex-
ceptions to this, but wherever found
they will be attributable to no fault
of the mau, but rather to those mis-
fortunes which come like sudden
storms, giving no warning Of their
approach, and destroying in an hour
the patient work Of life time. Re-
spectability and honor come from the 4
man, and not the trade he follows
One business is as honorable as an
other, if tits legitimate This should
be borne in mind by all young men
who are about to start out into ac-
tive business life.
Personal integrity should be the I
corner stone of character. Without +
il, the most brilliant attaintmen.s /
will fail to reach success. The world .
stands in need of upright men, men I
who can be relied upon, whose word /
is as good as bond, who are proof
against the eorrupting influences
which beset the bus ness man every
where. No matter how strong the
temptation, young Ell often make a
mistake in the chC.ce Of an oceupa-
tion. Through false notions Of re-
spectability, they enter upon profess
sions or trades for which they have
no adaptability They seek to be-
come lawyers, doctors, preachers, /
and are voted failures by all who /
come in contact with them. They
might have made good merchants, or
excellent mechanics, but they started
wrong, and keep wrong all their
lives.
The young beginner should cling
to honest principles as to the rock Of
safety. To let go this rock is to drilt
to certain destruction. The ship
which breaks from its mooriDgs on
lee shore is no more certain of de-
struetion than the young man who
breaks away from IOnest principles.
Honesty first, industry and intelli-
gence second, are the elements which
we commend as the only reliable
around work for human success.
Last, but not least, vote right. a
man owes much to his family, to his
business, but be owes more to his
country, for without this, what
would be home or business to him.
In starting life, young men should
educate themselves to serve the na-
ton, with the same fidelity with
which they apply themselves to busi-
ness. 1t is not enough TO cast vo.e
once a year. This is but a fraction
al part of the duty which citizen
owes to society He should take
part in the primary meetings, nave
his influence felt in the conventions,
and be heard at all times and in all
places where his personal influence
would tend to elevate politics and
secure men Of high character for Of
fee. When the business men Of the
country become interested in political
affairs, we shall have fewer CON-
plants made Of bad or incompetent
men being elected to Office 1t may
be difficult to change the habits Of old
business men in this particular, and
bring them to a realization Of their
duty to the nation, but not so with
the young men They are free to
lay down certain duties which must
be performed. We urg3 upon them
this sacred duty Of citizenship Let
it head the list Of obligations, and let
its faithful performance be regarded
partridges, who have learned to know
her and her husband so well as to
have become perfectly tame-a re-
suit considered impossible by many.
These three birds Mrs. killian has
had the care Of ever since they were
hatched, which was in August last.
All through the winter Mrs. Killian
fed and protected them, and conse-
quently they have come to love the
hand that fed them. During the cold
winter just passed through, they al
ways slept together under the stove,
finding tina: the warmest place, ard
were an amusing curiosity to the
neighbors who came to see them
The hanging basket was also IA
yorite roost. Now when spring has
come they fly about the yard picking
food on the ground which they would
not touch with their feet when the
snow lay upon it. They watch their
master and mistress movements
about the premises with eager eye,
as if they were 10th to lose sight Of
them. They keep Up 4 constant
whistling after "MOrdecai,n who ap-
pears to be their cry. They don't
seem to have any desire to 1y Of
and Join their Wild brothers and sis
ters, but apparently consider their
company degrading, their own re-
fined education and bringing up
teaching them So Mrs. Killian thinks
she has three pets to be proud Of and
we agree with her. We shall await
the result Of her experiment with in
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