The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
conscientious Workers.

The tendency Of our times ls to disre-
gard old maxinls. 1t Is true, many Of them,
based on the experience Of other people
under very different conditions, are not ap.
plicable in our day. ''Haste makes waate''
may be true In the workshop, but the busi-
ness man knows that "timc is money, and
1t pays to be in hurry when the market
shows slgns of change. The good old
maxim that "whatevcr is worth doing ia
worth doing WE'LL" is often forgotten.
''That is good enough for him, or for the
money!" is poor excuse for man to c.
rifice his good name, and still worse to in
ducc him to acquire careless habits. 1t has
been said that while American workmen
arc better paid, better fed, better educated,
and we may a.d, better behaved, than
than those of any other country they can
beat the world In sighting their work and
cheating their customers and employers.
The shoemaker, who turns out one or two
pairs of boots week for customer, takes
an honest pride in his work, and feels and
knows that he is to be held personally re-
sponsible for every stitch he put in. In u
large factory, where the division of labor
should make every man an expert III his
own branch, the workman often loses his
identity and responsibility. He knows
the customer cannot fall back ON him, how
ever imperfect his work. If 1t is only
covered up 80 as to conceal it from the eye
of his foreman he is safe. Probably this is
doing much t. encourage careless work. 1t
is well known that ready-made clothing
boots, dresses, undcrclothing. everything
made in large quantities, is far cheaper
than custom work, but alas IT is very
often not as good. There are many pco-
r,1o topI 70 1,,l
ged, while others have equally strong pas
sion for cheap wares, whether poor or good,
and some one must supply this demand.
The. producers Of such goods employ poor
workmen ut corresponding poor wages be.
cause they must make their profits out of
their workmen. Five and ten cent stores
are lowering the standard of production as
well as the scale of wages. 1t never pays
to be q poor workman. If you are young
man, aim to do honest work, and, although
your present employer may not bo willing
to pay you any more for well-made coat
or neatly. finished boot than he would for
o'ch, don't be discouraged, If you arc
a carpenter, make the best joint you can;if
you are n,achinist, see thas eve v bolt and
rivet is as firm as if your life depended on
its properly fulfilling its duties. How caro-
fully the aeronaut examines his balloon, the
tight rope performer his rope before he trusts
his life to it. Would sllipbuilder take
passage Oh a vessel of his own building if
knew that he had wllfully. neglected or
slighted any essential part If her hull2 Yet
many young mechanic has destroyed his
own future and committed moral suicide
by sending forth poor piece of work. TIE
old surgical professors caution to young
medical students is not inapt here. Said
he, eff you are ever called to set a broken
leg, and your work is failure, and the
man becomes a cripple, you may be sure
lie will come limping along just at the
wrong time, when you arc surrounded by
your clients AND friends. He is walking
advertisement of your lncapacity."