The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
A Letter to the Young Folks.

All right minded boys and girls wish
to make the most Of themselves that
their capacities and opportunities will
permit, but ambitions are about as va
rious as individual faces.
| would like to give you few sng-
gestions in plain way, which, if fol-
lowed, may serve as stepping stones to
YOUR advancement, no matter what
your calling. do not expect to give
them to you in the order of their inn
portance, or to exhaust the subject.
only hope to set you thinking. Good,
solid thinking always goes before do
ing anything important.
One point is to regard not only the
hours but the moments rs golden. DO
not loose one, if you can help it. Fill
them all up proftably. Not that l
wish you to work all the time. Play
is profitable in its place, and young
people need great de:A of it. But
take hold and finish up squarely while
the play spell lasts, and then go
promptly to the duty that comes next
to hand. Don't let any minutes drop
between. That is the trouble with
most people. These minutes are so
much loss, and make them poor in
time, the best riches God gives us.
A bank officer was reused from his
early morning nap by youth, who
wished to put seventy.five dollars in
the bank.
"Where did you get SO much mon
ey1' asked the gentleman in sur.
prise.
"My time was out where was work
ing" said the lad, land got paid of
have lob of wood chopping, and ain
going to work now. thought would
bring this around in the morning, and
then it would not take my time IN the
evening. when | want to read ane
study
His business was despatched ~
quickly as possible, and he was whist
ling on his way to the woods before
many of the boys around were falrl.
awake. That boy succeeded in life il
the truest sense, rising to honor. use
fulness and prosperity in the commu
nifty where he dwelt. His lpromptnes
was one Of his first stepping stones t
success.
4 young clerk in q store in New Yorl
was directed to get out cargo OF co,
ton the next morning. and give his en-
ployer regular account of it. TIL
Young man was pleased with the order
AS it was the first of the kind ever er
trusted to him. He determined tina
the merchant should find his contidenc
had not been misplaced. So he mad
all his arrangements over night. spok
to the drivers about their teams. an
instructed the usual gang Of laborel
to be on hand at half-past four in til
morning The work was finished wit
the dispatch which such spirit il
fueoa into all associated with hin
When the merchant came down at b
u9,1nl business hour, he found the cleI
D 1<teeaing quietly to his accustomed d
81.
M thought you were requested
I ro& out that cargo OF cotton" he r
nntRsd, ratQ sternly.
aTtsa III ca 1r.' was the repl
-r here r. 1&o0ccount of it,
IAak clS11r4&re rapidly in prefe
unn1de. Tor enG 4osiness promptness
lIIfko Co. TAT employers can /;
- to uvor11nx it. That morning
49, ~ prping-stone to hon
a 1fHI Sfwards was the ii
~ w fo%great military lead
1n. - veil did he merit I
1lr2liS =. Re should all be IN
xkr1 though hope IN q
roox ~ rho was employed as
- I'D to pass . certain ST
III Mni1g. just as the clock STR
10 nokhodical old shop-mas
liking down his shut
- and the two came to "
NJ s.good morning.. rs re
youth passed. This
e their acquaintance.
INT to each. and either
missed something MI
not thus spoken. Bys,
man was missing, and
"a on in silence. The
poken his last good norni