The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-20

bank,s let him supplement this by work
Of more solid nature. IT should DO the
aim Of q young man TO rise higher In busl-
ness, receiving more and more response
bllity every year, till he reaches the top:
Commonplace as II sounds, disregard Of
this truism Is the cause Of so many exam.
pies Of clerks, whowill never be anything
more. For a Young man with not quite
enough ambition. a bank Is the worst
place in the world, and the larger the
bank the worse for him. To such per,
son, the ruls grow deeper and deeper, III
nothing but q miracle will take MN out
Of them. The reason Is plain to see.
Having mastered the routine Of his posi-
ton, receiving fair salary, and working
six or seven houls day, IN unamDlt!ous
man willlet "wcll enough alone Hon
orable as the calling Is, and preferable to
many pursuits, always to be more or less
OF q machine is not the true goal tor q
Young man. How many fathers, old IN
years as bookkeepers, tellers, want their
sons to follow in their footsteps? Only
continued striving will overcome this In
ertia. The boy last down in the morning
and first out in the afternoon will never be
more than clerk.
The man who dislikes anything harder
than his own duties, and grumbles at
everything he may occasionally 90 out Of
| lhe common course, will not advance with
ranid strides, Let him rather show his
willingness and ability to do more than IS
actually required, remaining after hours
III necessary, and he will find 1t pays in
the end, Then, too, there Is unlimited
opportunity for studying the theory as
well as the practice OF banking and for be-
coming familiar with the broader subjects
OF political economy and general finance;
all OF which tells in the long run. Bank.
ing to-day is in breadth and difficulty, on
a par with the learned professions, and no
banker, however old or experienced, VIII
admit he knows everything about his
business. A man, for instance, now.a'days
has to be half lawyer to conduct success.
fully any business, and doubly true is this
Of banking. How much, outside ola few
daily rules, do you know about the law OF
bills and notes? once heard 0 discount
clerk insist that a bank could hold only
one indorsGr out OF several, in case the
maker failed, He had been ten years in
a bank, but the great bulk OF notes dis
counted was tWo.named paper, and his
knowledge stopped there.
What do you know about the legal quail
tics Of the half dozen different kinds OF
currency in the United States? A teller
OF twenty years experience, thoroughly
proficient in detecting counterfeit money,
| told me once that a National bank bill
was as good legal tender as q Govern
meflt note. He knew that the former
would not count in the reserve, but there
his knowledge stopped. These may be
extreme cases, but they illustrate my
meaning.
In tie study whether Of books, or
human nature, young man is constantly
adding to his stock Of information and in
directly advancing his own interests.
Sometime be will lind that it will come
into play aud that he has something to
show for II all. In a word, what a man
makes ofhimseli, depends on the stuff in
him. A lazy, Indifferent, unambitious
man. no matter how well he performs his
prescribed duties, will rarely rise above
them. A bright, energetic boy, interested
| in everything pertaining to his business,
and anxious to learn all he can, is bound
to rise Perseverance, and energy, united
with fair ability, will show better results,
than great talents combined with laziness
and indifference. Don't be afraid oil work.