Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-01

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d ENCOURAGEMENT FOR BOYS
n Boys who are apprcnticed at th
n forge in machine shop or at AM
Is other trade, frequently feel that thel
n have very little chance in the world
a and often wish for the time when they
}. shall have reached manhood's estate
# and thereby become theirown masters
u They long for the time they shall bl
h in position to do something which il
t really worth while We would mo-
n discourage any boy in his ambition t
r become man. 1t is a worthy aspi
:. ration, and every boy should DO eagel
4 for the time to come when be will bC
able to do for himself but in bis ca
r gerness he should not forget the pres
, ent. Boys do not always notice their
. opportunities as they pass. They arc
often waiting for the good time coming
I and looking ahead 80 eagerly as to fail
/ to see what is passing at the present
; moment. The best rule which can be
, laid down is to improve the present
moment.
What boys with very little chances
, can do, may be illustrated in familiar
, manner by recounting the history OF
one or two Of the most important in.
!, ventons which have ever been made
A good many years ago, farmers
boy whitfield out with his jack.kniie a
model Of a loom, which was to be op.
Grated by power. He had never seen
a loom, and, therefore, was untram.
meled in his invention by any precon.
ceived notions. Perhaps that was one
Of the reasons of his success. After he
bad completed the model to his salts.
faction, he brought it to his father for
examination Contrary to his expec.
tations his father was displeased, and
at once kicked the loom to pieces, in
stead of praising the boy for his inge.
nuity. He declared he would have no
boy about him who would spend his
time in such foolish manner. The
boy sadly gathered up the pieces OF his
loom, and laid them away, resolving
to abide this time. After a while his
father concluded to put him out as an
apprentice to blacksmith. With
this the boy was well pleased, for, hav-
ing developed a mechanical taste, he
was glad of the opportunity OF work
ing in any direction that would i'm
prove the talent Of which he seemed
possessed In bis new position, he
again tried the loom idea and again
presented model for inspection. The
blacksmith, unlike the father, at once
saw the value OF the invention, and |
Immediately had working model of |
the loom constructed under the super
intendence of the boy. 1t worked to
the satisfaction of all concerned. AT. |
ter while the blacksmith wrote to the
boys father, saying, that at certain
time he would be at his house and |
would bring with him q wealthy gen.
tloman, the inventor of the celebrated
power loom. Imagine the fathers
surprise at being introduced to his son.
There is lesson 10 be learned by
every boy from this story. II the boy.
inventor had given up to discourage.
ment, even after his father had broken
up the model of his loom, it would have
been left for some one else to perfect
the powerloom which brought him so
much wealth and fame. Boys, there
fore, do well to make the best Of their
chances, and in spite of reverses and
encouragement to work steadily for,
ward, ever believing that their Just
merits will be appreciated in time,
Nor should they wait for some golden
opportunity Of success to occur, but
rather should always take note of the
little things that pass, and do their
best in whatever capacity they may
be placed
Boys frequently do great things
without being conscious Of them They
sometimes stumble upon inventions
over which their masters have worked
for long time in vain. The invention
Of the valve,motion of the steam engine,
according TO popular history, is an in.
stance in point
Watts left the engine in very in.
complete condition, from the fact that
he had no way to open or close the
valves, except by means of levers op.
Grated by hand. lie set up a large
engine at one of the mines, and boy
was hired 10 work these valve levers.
Although this was not hard work, it
required his constant attention. As
he was working these levers, ho saw
that parts of the engine moved in the
right direction, and at the exact time
that he had to open or close the valves.
He procured strong cord and made
one end fast to the proper part of the
engine, and the other end to tho valve
lever; he then had the satisfaction of
seeing the engine move off with
the perfect regularity of motion.
A short time after the foreman came
around and found the boy playing
marbles at the door. Looking at the
engine, he soon appreciated the boys
ingenuity, and also the advantages of
no great an invention. Mr.. Watts
then carried out the boys idea in a
practical form, and made the steam
engine perfect automatic working ,,
machine.
Let no boy or young man whose /,
eyes chance to fall upon this account
feel disheartened, whatever may be bis ,
position in life, but rather let him be
stimulated to watchfulnoss, to observa. ,
tion OF the common things around him,
and to diligent inquiry, in order to
determine the bent of his genius, and !
let him improve every opportunity,
with the full assurance that time will
right all things, and that be will ulti.
mately achieve the position for which !
by nature he is best fitted. 1t frc. {
luently happens that the most impor.
.ant inventions and discoveries are I
made by those whose surroundings c
would seem to indicate the least prob. '
ability Of such things occurring in their a
ives. The Blacksmith and Wheel,0rigM $
A backwoods preacher once elucida-
cd as follows in connection with the d
parable Of the virgins "In ancient !
lines, my beloved hearers, 1t was the !,
'ustom. after couple had been mar.