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
hermit. but ambitions are about as va
rious as individual faces.
would like to give you few slg-
cestlons in plain way, which, II fol
lowed, may serve rs stepping stones TO
your advancement, no matter what
your calling. do not expect TO give
them to YOU in the order of their i'm
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 as golden. DO
not loose one. if you can help it. Fill
them all up profitably. Not that |
wish you to work all the time. Play
is profitable in its PLACE, and young
people need great deey 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.
4 bank officer was reused from his
early morning nap by youth, who
wished to put seventy-tive dollars in
the bank.
"W here did you get so much mon
ey1" asked the gentleman III sur
prise
"My time was out where was work
ing" said the lad. land | got paid of
| have a Job of wood chopplng. and an
going towork now. thought | woult
bring this around in the morning, ant
then ii would not take my time IN tn
evening, when | want to read ant
study.
His business was despatched u
quickly as possible, and he was whist
ling on his way to the woods befor
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 I
success.
4 Young clerk in d store III New lor
was directed to get out cargo OF CO.
ton the next morning. and give his en-
ployer a regular account OF 1t. In
Young man was pleased with the ordel
rs il was the first of the kind ever Ell
trusted to him. He determined thu
the merchant should find his conildenC
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 Lahore
Ia be on hand at half-past four in II
morning. The work was finished wit
the dispatch which such spirit /
fuses into all associated with hlI
When the merchant came down at
usual business hour, he found the cle1
ATTENDING quietly ohis accustomed d
ties.
~ thought YOU We're requested
get out that cargo OF cotton. he l
marked, rather sternly.
ats all done. sir. was the repl
land here is the account of ii.
That clerk rose rapidly in pref'
merat. for such business promptness
not SO common that employers can
ford TO overlook it. That mornln'
work was his stepping-stone To hol
and for tune.
Marshal Forwards was the Il
given 10 the great military lead
Bluchef. and sswell did he merit
distinction. We should all be IN
shall For ward" though hope IN
better service
A poor lad who was employed as
apprentice used to pass certain 81
every.meEning, Just AS the clock str
six. III methodical old shop-mas
wns always taking down his shuts
u thnk time, and the two came TO
onch other .'good morning. rs r.
Iarly - the youth passed. This
ne oxtemt Of their acquaintance.
ff W. raooeant TO each. and either
sps24 knye missed something all
Il th.y ~ not thus spoken. By
~ tAne o1 man was missing. and
NnNfh I'd on in silence. The
4 sS y m,oken his last good morn