Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-22


port, who has lately erected . furniture
factory in that place, sdvertises for boys
TO learn . trade. This 10 an opportunity
that should not he ignored. In this por-
ton Of The South IL hss been many long
years since any boy or ysuuR man de-
Hberstely indentured himself to any one
to learn trade. In truth. not antil com
PEELED b, the ste,p necessity tbss followed
the war did the average Louisiansn who
had aspirations that led him OF the farm or
away from the eore and support Of bis hard
worked father, ever attempt TO follow any
calling but thst Of clerk In dry goods
store, . barkeeper, hwyer, teacher or
doctor. And not even the stem necessity
spoken Of above was ever the cause o. this
average yostb devotiDg himself steadily to
the requirement Of oil The sesrets Of .
trade from . skilled workman. There have
been many who have scquired smsster-
ing knowledge Of the printers srt. After
working at II twelve or eighteen months
of they 60 on q tramp ard co.rete With
men who have made IL hfetiDs business.
A few have . jack legs knowledge OF the
rpeuters business. But nose thss we have
ever beard Of have made . fair eDAesvos
70 become skilArd workmen. And the re-
suit 10 tbst there h not today IN Claiborne
parish two mechanics Of sny kind who
understand oil Tho necessities Of their bmi-
meas.
Thcre are hundreds Of young nsen iu
Claiborne parish who year after year seek
place behind Q sosnteS. There are book
agents., peddlers, etc, bat none who are
trying 10 learn trade that will make them
independent. The vssslt Of al this il that
we have no worx done that 10 worth any
thing. Almost all shoemak ers are cobblsrs,
cArpentersare butchers, theresre no tailors,
and blAcksmitbs lame your horses for life
The man who handles only the saw, Axe
and plane, aud those awkwardly, is, be-
cause he works cheap, employed in tho
place Of the cabinet maker. Houses fall
down, bedsteads are Of no account, shoes
let in water, collins sye made with rafters,
and there is nothing that has any merit.
But worse feature OF all Is that the rising
generation get into . sbiftless way Of ex-
istence, live from hand to mouth, and are
not to be trusted. They have no certain
means of living and are 30 dependent that
no confidence or reliance is to bs placed in
them. II would be blessing 70 the coun-
try II there were several hundred men like
Mr. Euders, who wonld give our young the
to learn some one of the nu-
msrous trades, so that conscious of pos
ssssing the means of living honestly by
tho sweat Of their brow they would grow
up good citizens, an honor to themselves
and their country.
There must be change in this respect.
No nation or part Of a nation can bear to
have 90 many Of its young to grow up
without . knowledge of some means of
supporting themselves and the wives they
ARC sure 70 take. In the beehive of human
industry there must be place for every
one. something for every one to do, and
that something must be done we'll. When
ever one vocation IL crowded it 10 at the
expense Of another. 1t is clear that the
business Of the gentlemanly loafer is
crowded, and at the expense Of the various
trades.
Mr.. Finders proposal is the beginning of
the change. We hope that he may have
many to initiate him and the young may
through such men 10 given the chance to
learn how to make an honest living.