Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-03
eoun CHARACTER.
It's vaiho Considered by One who Has
Made the Subject a Study:

ITS value OOualuoreu Dy Ouo VINO AlHa Il
Made the subject Study:
We think it is quite safe to assert
that very few Of the young men Of to
day win admit that there is any such
thing as a money value to character,
and yet we feel equally safe in assert
ing that it not only has such a value,
but that it would be very difficult u |
express its real worth in dollars and |
cents
Another assertion which We feel jus
tilted in making is that the employer
very often neglects to take its value into
consideration, Or encourage those in his
service toa more realizing sense of its
Importance, and the necessity Of its
more careful cultivation.
Character is to the workman what
wealth is to the employer; it is his cap
ital, his stock in trade, and upon-lts
marketable value depends his success
or failure.
There is, although we are sorry to be
obliged to admit It, a sad lack Of that
real genuineness Of character that
marks the truly successful life exhib-
tied by the young men Of to-day: Some
of the very best workmen in any and
every trade that is furnishing them
with means of support have so far
neglected to look upon their character
as a thing of any value, that they have
given it away, or, what is still worse,
thrown it away, and too often, not sat
isfed with thus having disposed Of their
own, they proceed to assist in ruining
that of others.
A man is never so we'll able to real.
izo the fact that there is q value to a
good character, hs when, out Of job,
he applies here and there only to meet
with the same answer at every place,
and he is very often made painfully
aware of the reason for the refusal, for
no man can well hide his character,
even from a stranger, and especially
from employers, who from necessity
become accustomed to judge man
from his personal appearance. An
illustration OF this was noted by us not
long since as, happening In the Office
OF d certain establishment, and while
talking with tho proprietofs Il young
man, still in his teens, came into the
office, and stepping up to the gentleman
with whom we were conversing, asked
for employment.
After making some inquiries of the
young man as to his ability and his for
mer place of employment, meanwhile
appearing to be studying the general
appearance of the lad. the gentleman
told him that he could not give him q
situation.
Being rather curious to know the rea'
son for the refusal, knowing that more
help was needed, we ventured TO ask
the question.
"Well,n said the gentleman, 1--WE
make it u rule not to employ any but
those of good character, SO far as We
are able to Judge. We have many young
men in OUR employ, and we take a grea
deal of interest in their welfare, anC
endeavor to aid them, not only to be
come good workmen, but good citizens
and good men. l am quite sure tha
that young man is addicted to habits
that l would not care to have my sol
acquire, and l would not knowingly in
sroduce him among the others in m!
employ and subject them to the iniluen
ces and the natural consequences of so
cial intercourse with one whose charac
ter l could not endorse"
Such employers are indeed scarce ant
yet one could not be impressed with tn,
inevitable soundness Of such logic ant
reasoning. We only wish that ther
were more such employers who show
slight degree of interest in the welfar
of those they employ, thus not onl,
favoring their own interests, but aidini
in raising the standard of character an
elevating humanity.
Then, again, the man who has a goo
character is generally the last one to b
turned out when work is dull.-BostO,
Budget.