The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-30
THE BARRIERS NEW BOY.
q Few Words Of Advice to Him
and to Older People.

AZ ~ oidcl IcODic.
"fo; a new boy in the shop this
week. lie 90 NJ 10 learn the trade.
Teaching BOYS the trade is a specially
oi minc like il. and. though the
boys are no. so well pleased. | have
noticed that they become rood work
men and good ct zcns. When a new
toy come into the shop he j. usually
dull-wittcd. slow Of thought and actor.
la most shops he grows duller or j.
spoiled. The trcatm mt that he re-
""Iscs either make, him "A tough or
draw, ali III" tenn or out of him. and
mak"s a good cd-" impossible. Ii You
haN" Il du.I razor yui take the best care
of 1t. You nourIslt it~ cdIc and are
lender with lis temper al the same time
that You are spelling the boy, who
ought 80 br worth Il dozen ra,or~. The
man~hip cor character of a growing boy
ha~ a ~ @hiv ln" responsibility on his
hands, let M tell you. And not one
man in a dozen j. fit for any such
ciiar"c. either. | always h"gin wit,
my boys by giving them GOOD advice IN
small doses and GOOD example all the
while. lhi~ rclcr~"S the medicine aS
usually gwen. and | have seen men
who iJoi"d out advice los The quart
bottle, with never a spoonful oil the
other.
',Iimmy.' Say> | la nav new box the
iir-t day he came into tie shop. JIM
my, ~ay l.. YOU are cong Ia bc a bar
lrr. /, l. a noble trade. since II mnhc-
men laifcr ana cleaner. increases their
sell r-l"ru. and assists them in brin-
~.Ht'c and refined. Don hc ashamed
81 Nou trade. Jimmy. because YOU have
L. serve other mcn. Every man is
~ourioi, clS-~ servant. iica>c YOUR
master and Yourself toy pleasing Others.
Don I think that men Wiii not discover
NoUr fault IL Nou slight Nour work.
Mn" men al o. ten carry 4 pocket
mirror. AMI ihcy use it frequently. cS-
p"ciilly N cr Ni~Itn" the barber. And
while N"u are incT"a, n" The self 49,
ircm oi others. don forget Yourself.
Grrtt mcn are ways pleased with
themselves. ir proud enough la take
You own Judgment Oh Yourself. and
not the worlds. To Yourself Won are
IN" world. While To- the world Won are 4
l;t;lc ~pcck. BE modest. especially
- Ia tr.viali,icS and with trivial
people. iIut don't hc modest all the
time chronic molr>iy l. worse than
the liver complaint for ShriNcling
Il man up - that nobody can Zee him.
lc >urc u know YOUR rights in this
world. and, knowing them. don't he
afraid sometimes Ia give them up. Ii
Il tough wants the whole of the side
walk pass HIM on the inside. with you-
should, = thrown we'll forward and .our
legs we'll under YOU; hut gentlemen do
not sit in horse ears where ladies. lame
or elderly people are standing. even If
they have paid i've cents for the right
If a nan accidentally joSrlcS Won on the
street do not frown. Ii q smile he
may apologize or follow You into the
shop for Il shave. Always give a lady
room 10 pass, especially if she carries
an umbrella DO not hit the nose of
the horse which trots upon the crossing
and nearly knocks You down. The
drivers nose is the thing 10 hit Don't
"s>tN Npii t'.sN WI al ohis MS
a. the chances are she needs 10 SYM
pathy. II we'll dressed she is happy.
and If not We'll dressed she Is strong
minded. If YOU make remarks about
passing people be sure you DO not call
81 woman a hustler. \ man VIII feel
battered bv the term. lou may call
him A S'y dog. and he will buy YOU a
cigar. but if q tell him he is 4 little
puppy he will want 10 Kill you.
land jimmy. l went on You must
be- observing at your work. \ perfect
barber is A diplomat. a companion. a
workman. an actor and a gentleman
Keep Your raZorS sharp rather chan
your tongue. Remember that speech
l. a silver dollar. while silence Is cd
greenhackS. Make friends with all
men. but watch your razor as they
pass out Give advice only 10 custom
cr> whom vou do not want 10 see again.
In talking rs well a. in shaving be
careful not 10 rip up old sores. Don
stroke q eat the wrong way unless YOU
do i. with Your foot. Don't let the man
who has many friends GET in your debt
Tor more than three shaves. Never
convince a good customer tlat he IS
mistaken ahout ANYTHING. Learn the
value of kindline>s and self-dcnial.
One day a good young gentleman who
WAS next kindly kept his seat and per-
mlt;ed IN old man 10 take his turn. |
The barber foot slipped and cut the
old gentleman 5 lip into a Cape Cod.
Se cautious. too. Ask a man ten times |
how he wants his ha;: trimmed-you |
can eat 1t but once. If you would be q
brilliant conrersationalist and &C
CURE reputation Is a wit learn |
10 listen constantly and laugh
in the right place. Never unde-
ceive a customer when he thinks |
he had said a good thing. You can
afford TO laugh heartily at An old joke.
Laughter is cheap medicine. and in
some kinds OF business it draws like .
mustard plaster or an advertisement |
10 him who is aching to tell all he |