Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-18
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House Painting and Decorating.
The path to fame by honest merit
is a slow and tedious one. A mRnufact-
urer who is so careful about his products
that he has to put q higher price on
them than his less conscientious neigh
Dor can sell for, may at first be repaid by
smaller sales and smaller PrOhts. 1t
takes q long time to build up a rePuta-
ton for excellence, but, once acquired,
it is like the pearl Of great price. 1t Is
much the same with the workman as
with the manufacturer. If every stroke
he strikes is solid work conscientiOusly
performed he will acquire a reputation
limited, it may be-that Is sure to pay
IN the end. We would not conceal or
deny the fact that some men labor under
peculiar disadvantages. All men are not
born equal, either mentally or physical
ly. One is naturally skillful In one direC-
ton; another Is expert in other things.
One man may do his level best, and yet
he viii not turn out as good piece Of
work as his more skillful brother who
only half tries. Let HIM not be discour-
aged because he is handicapped In the
race and may not reach the top Of the
ladder There is room for honest work
man everywhere even respectable medi-
Ocrity pays better than brilliancy
coupled With trickery. The native
American is distinguished by his inge-
nuity, and with half a chance he makes
his mark everywhere. Yet he sometimes
loses the race in competition with less
able men from other lands because their
careful training and early drill In their
professions, and their long and severe
apprenticeship, have more than cOmpen-
stated for the want of natural tact and
ingenuity.
Perseverance viii not conquer all
things, but it goes a long way toward
success. While luck seems to favor few,
most men have to carve out thsir own
success by hard labor, In which q full
determination to do everything to the
very best Of ones ability counts for
more than is generally supposed. Above
all things, don't waste time in regretting
that another trade was not chosen. If it
be an honest one stick to it. You viii
hear painters decrying their trade, de-
claring it to be all ''cut up" and gener-
ally worthless. But mark it, such men
will usually be found, if not actually in
competent, at least with very little inter
est in their trade, or in any kind of work,
for that matter, and who spend their
spare time In questionable divertise-
ments, instead of improving their minds
by suitable reading and their knowledge
OF the intricacies OF their trade by intel
hgent experimenting and practice.
There is in fact, very little difference
trades, so far as their emolumepts are
concerned, but there Is a great difference
among tradesmen- House painting is
equally as good as any other mechanical
! pursuit, and the competent and reliable
workman manages always to secure a
comfortable livelihood from it.
One Of the gravest and cOmmonest
mistakes OF the young man Is the idea
that what he Is engaged in is not worth
doing well. That idea well stuck to will
beat any man, young or old. No one
! gains q right for higher work except BY
the way OF present duty well done. We
have known boys, every way qualified
to become good mechanics, go through
an apprenticeship, and scarcely know
more at the end than at the beginning,
simply because they were always going
to do some other job well. The present
Is the one every time. Demonstrate
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the opportunity to advance will not be
wanting. No man ever rose 20 respect
able distinction in any other way. Go
to a trade aAd 60 at 1t with determine
ton that defies failure, and you viii sue
ceed Don't leave it because hard blows
are to be struck or disagreeable work is
to be performed Those who have work
ed their way up to usefulness and wealth
do not belong to the shiftless or unsta-
bic class. Work with a will and study
to do your work well, and you cannot
fail Of success. Let Perseverance and
industry" be your motto, and with a
steady application to business the future
will be secure. Don't be ashamed of
paint-bespattered Overalls, provided You
have earned them. Labor Is honorable,
and the mechanics working clothes are
far more beautiful in the eyes at all hon
est men and women than the oostlie1
| geWgaWs Of fashionable men. The PEG
PIE Who respect you only when you are
well clad viii be the frst to run from
you in the hour Of adversely. Honor
your calling by doing good work, and
your calling VIII honor you.