The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-07-12
ROOM AT THE TOP.
The Kind of Operative That Will Succeed
In Any Circumstances.

The Kind of Operative That Will Succeed
In Any Circumstances.
A young lawyer once complained to
member of the same profession, who
was very successful practitioner. that
the profession was crowded, and that
there was but little chance for young
man like himself, whereupon the old
and wise man gave the young man a
little advice. He said: young man,
that the lower stratum of the profess
sion is crowded there is no doubt, and
it always will be; but, as in all kinds of
business, so in ours-there is plenty of
room at the top. Get out of the lower
ranks and come up higher, and you
will not be crowded" While these are
not the exact words of the wise doctor,
they convey the idea actually expressed,
and teach a lesson to laborers and pro-
fessional men. Did you never notice
in an orchard the finest apples and
cherries and peaches are always in the
very top of the tree, and that they are
not crowded, but have plenty of room
to grow, and plenty of air and sunshine
and dew and rain to assist in their de-
velopment? Do you not know that the
upper rooms of a house are the healthi-
est to live in, because of the pure air and
sunshine. But you will notice they are
almost always unoccupied, because, we
suppose it is too much like work to
climb the stairs. There are some OPP
eratives who are never idle. They al
ways have employment and get good
wages, and it is just because they have
climbed the stairs, and have thoroughly
mastered their business; land not only SO,
they have mastered themselves, and in
addition to being proficient in their re-
spective callings, they have trained
themselves to be gentlemen, and have
given some attention to business prin-
ciples. They are known to be sober
and Industrious and well qualified.
Such men do not have to seek employ
ment, but employers have an eye on
them, and when they wish to change
their locations, positions are open to
them. Such men become foremen, and
eventually the superintendents. In the
lower positions, representing the ma
jority of the operatives, will be found
those who are all the time complaining
that their ranks are crowded. They
whine that they get no work to do. The
trouble is that they have not the ambi-
tion to getup into the place where there
! is room. Do you ask how / can get to
the tope Begin with yourself, if you
have nothing else, and be gentleman.
Be sober and honest, and when you find
some kind of an opening, go right in and
do your best. Slight nothing, and do
the best it is in your power to do, and
you have made several steps toward the
upper room. oomany of the craft are
given to frequenting the drinking
places, and while we are willing to ac-
cord to every man personal liberty and
all that kind of thing, we know thai
employers are not seeking that class oil
help, nor in just that locality, for fore
men or superintendents. Put yourself
III oio WoS VI CHiPioy1AOho, anu you Will
not only find it, but it will find you.-
Batd,oin's Te1tile Designer.
in calling cattle, some of the cries
used in different localities are given in
the Journal of AMERICAN Folk-Lore;'
''Boss, boss" (CoRnecticut); .sake,
sake" (Connecticut); ''coo, coo" (Vir.
ginia); ''sook, sock" also ''sookey'
(Maryland); ''tlon, tlon'' Russia; and
for calling horses, .kope, kope" (Mary.
lane. and Alabama.)
Stranger Gin Omaha)-"How much
is this lunch?" Barkeeper-..N Nothing
That is free lunch, sir. We do mo-
charge for it. You owe twenty cent.
for drinks, though '.Ehp You charge
| for the drinks and throw the lunch in p
Yes" That's new idea to me-
Down in Kansas they charge for th.
lunch and throw the drinks in-r-,
| Omaha World.