River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-24
Trades VS.. Professions.

If boy reads the papers in these
DAYS, he will see much about work and
learning to work. He Will hear much
said of the difficulty of finding good
worknen. He will hear of the new
schools for boys, where carpentry.
bricBlaying painting carriage making
and many other trades are taught. OF
course he means to do something him
self, but somehow lie does not care for
these splendid new schools. II u moth
ing to him that good workmen are
scarce, and always find good wages
He is going into a store or an office, he
means to be a doctor or a lawyer. He
does not propose to soil his hands, and
I wear rough clothes like a workman.
Ifthere is any such boy, who may read
this, let him consider % moment. My
cheerful young man, are you sure that
you know what you are talking aboutg
What do clerks earn? How much does
a young doctor receive? Oh but you
don't mean to be poor clerk You in
tind to be great lawyer with $4,000 u
year, or a doctor with carriage.
Charmed to hear it. 1t is my noble
resolve, but are you sure you Will get
there? Really, now, how can young
man tell, how can he be sure he will
| succeed? In this way. A man secceeds
who falls in love with the work. He
thinks about it day and night, he studies
it; he reads all he can OH the subject.
He tries and tries till he can do it well,
Then he succeeds You do not care
much about medicine; You have no
burning desire to study this magnificent
machine the human body. You don't
care very much for the dreadful work of
hospitals, and yet you mean to be doc
tor You would, secretly much prefer
to have a kit of caIyers' tools, but, of
course, you could never be a carver by
tradei
Let us stop here. This is the sum
ming up of a vast deal Of homely wis
dom. Do you love any work? is there
ANYTHING that if you were Independent,
you would do before any thing else?
If there is--do that. There is your
success: that way lies all the money,
the rewards, the respect of others, and
all the real honest happiness You Will
ever find Boys make a mistake in
thinking that only the lawyers and doc
tors and merchants succeed, IT is
terrible blunder to leave trade in
which You may make first class work
man and have chance to win home.
comfort and independence, to go into
profession Won do not love. There is
only one end to that road "a life of Ill
paid drudgery and failure after all.
Look at yourself; YOU are to yourself
the most important parsonage in the
world. Find out what sort Of a man
Won have ia the little. What is your
body good for? What sort of q mind
have you received? Look ut your tools
r. your hands, your senses, your brain.
What will they do best-make shoes or
preach a sermon? Choose now accord
ing to your tools, according to your
love of work Shoemaking may lend
to a great torture, while preaching may
bring you to the "Home for Decayed
Parsons" On the other hand, preach
ing may he the thing There is only
one fellow can decide for you, aud he
lives in your house Golden Rule.
A whale measuring fifty feet in length
was stranded on the shore of Accomac
county, Va, a few days ago Five fish
erman attacked the monster by shoot
ing and chopping ii and secured it With
two anchors held by ropes passed
through holes cut in its flesh. The
captors were at work about the lcvia5
than for several hours. and it was
thought to be dead. When the tidd
came in at night, however, the creature
displayed renewed vitality, and by q
desperate struggle escaped from cap
tivity, carrying the cables and anchors
with it, No more was seen OF it till the
second day after, when it was dlscov-
cred in the channel dead and was towed
ashore. 1t viii probably yield IS bar
rels of oil
Electric lighting for the public high
ways in Boston, the Transcript Of that
city says, us more expensive than gas
and as a luxury may answer very we'll
in the eases ofsquares and parks. But
when it comes to naking the lighting
of the streets, particularly in the central
portions of Boston, dependent upon
every severe storm, and when TO that is
added the liability of orr fire alarm
| system being seriously damaged and our
| fire department temporarily thrown
/ back on old methods Of giving alarms,
with the cogsequent danger Of great
/ losses. il is apparent how expensive u
luxury this electric lighting may be-
come"
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