Daily Republican., 1888-01-27

kept out oil peoples pockets. II 10
plain that the store keeper, with his |
"Nail 1t down." Was highly eccentric |
party.
"P. D" These letters we're once
plainly painted on tiu box IN . certain
grocery store In New Ergland. Every
one wondered what II could mean, but
not thioking It exactly polite to ask the
store keeper what the letters signifed,
the public remained for . long ttme in
ignorance Of the whole matter At last
q young fellow was taken into the STORE
TO learn tho business, and, OF course, be
Was lold by the store keeper what "P.
ID s.o)d tor In that trade.
The young fellow said nothing and
kept the matter 9 profound secret fol
several years. He MAS fAi.nfui, indus
triCus AMI good OF the work. and ut lest
the store keeper made him o partner in
the business.
Now" said tbs young man, ~
hRvs Q share in the store aud oil IL
holfs."
"Yss." .ald the man, zone third OF
the properly is yours"
"All right" said he. "I'll take my
third now"
30 say log he picked u2 the boz
marked p u. and empied II into the
street, and gave tbe box TO some boys
who we've going fishing aud wauted =
box for bait.
"You have destroyed . box Of PIP
per-" cried tha man.
mo. have not. You know that p
d. stands for the sweepiugs Of the
counter mixed with little pepper, aud
which you call pepper dust and sell for
pure pepper. Ny third OF the butint 90
10 going TO be honest after this
Here were two singular people. One
destroy ed coins that might, II you were
tm8rt, be used for money. This other
destroyed bad pepper that some one
might have bought for good monei
Ho . could suOh men ever expect TO be
rlch2
There was once tailor near Boston
and he went one day to to Rn TO bay
sone cloth FipdiDgayouuRm merchant
named Amos Lawrence who had some
good cloth to sell, he bought seven
| yards and half st IS o yard, paid the
bill and took the eoth hcme. As II
was cottly piece Of goods he carefully ,
measured 1t as soon as be reached home
and found it measured only seven , ardi
and 3 quarter. In great rage he tooh
the ciUth back to Mr. LAwrep oa aud
| declared that be had been hfAted Ou'
OF quarter Of yard.
There must be some mlstse ee," said
Mr.. Lawrence. "My rule 10 TO give
one- hth OF . yard too mach. Let IN,
measure aud cut you another pitcs'
Well, hore WAC . strange merchant
Why didn't he say that mo mistAkel
are oorrecttd d after you leave the offi ce,
a. they do ut railroad tioket Ctfi oeti
I ,k.rA Al a
very iicb, go this must be = good rule
The tintn AlwAyA upsets things dread
fully. The tailor wEs 80 pl lsAsed the
he would nsver buy any cloIh except .
the sore OF Mr. LaWreooe. Who wa
this Mr.. LAWreboe? He was one OF tb,
Richest and most respected merchant
who ever lived In Boston. IL is sail
that pee p Q there are proud to knov
that he lived in Botto town.
Every one of our youth will some da!
r. into business. Every boy and R'r
n some time has something u sell 70
loVe or for money. 1t may be- yoa
labor In store or tffi ,e. II may b
something you oAn make with you
hands. /, may he only your advice o
your opibiop, You may not call
business, but It will bs an employ men
OF some kit d, for DO man or wCmRl
can be utterly id'e. That would be
misfortune 70 particularly dreadfu
that II you ever did find yourse I idl
you woutd pray night aud day for SOM
good work TO do, Now, II this be 10, |
yon are TO do something, be IL to rock
cradle or steer fhip, taere oomsN tbi
matter Of the "P. d. box and th
hammer and nails.
Nearly all OF us will worH for wage
or o salary. Oar work will begin q
saA 8 and step at ~, begin again at
10 the afternoon aud atop at 8. W,
agree to be at certain place and d,
certain things between these hour
every day. Af.er . O'Clock our tim
belongs 10 the man or the fitm or CON
phny that pays us OF course, II = fel
low Is minute or two late in tn
morning, that is nothing. or cours,
you must stop onos in o while to Test
Five minutes now and then will no
ooant. Ever7 one knows that you OF,
paid by the day or week, and % it dee
not make any difference In your wage
whether you work fast or sloW. Ii
fact ) ou will make more money takinI
things essy, because then the work viii
last the logger and the lopRsr the wori
la.s tie longer your pay viii 20 on.
Is thatst?
No 1t is not s.. Ifyou hold n si,ve
dollar over one eye and shut the ots O
yon will not see anything in the worlC
put that big dollar That Is the " ay
u auy people look At work and wages
TLey think that every minute OF uml
gained from work is retl moDey gain
and that stretching q job out by work
ine slowly is wise tntOR 10 do Aot
good business. L. ig good business |
you are so blino that you cannot ~,
hey obd the dollar close 70 your nose.
t folly, stupidity and blindness II yot
really mean busieess and hope TO reGll,
make money
Does your employer pay you for you
time? Not ct oil, bat for ysnr wor {
and the time is only meas ure that car
be psed to ind the value OF your work
A smart girl oan trim 40 many hats IL
q day. That makes a standard for
day 8 work in hat trimming, and frel
the wages you, 1s a bat trtmmer. srt
entitled TO In that line Of work. NV
whsls you are paid by the day, YOU
true plan 10 to mske repuiation foi
trim ming bata Give your mind TO IL
us9 al your skill and tasta. Tim III,
hats just as we'll Rs yol know bow
Never mind the cock. L. will s'rikt
twelve before you krow II; IL will b.
six O'Clock just when you wleh you had
ton minutes more juRt TO carry odt q
beautiful idea In bats BorRet sill nhonl
wages. worhl TnAt's the thing to do
Show that you eau trim q hat better
saleAhle hat than any one In the shop
Wh,2 Because the world wants skill
and will pay more for we'll trim n cd
l hafa than for badly trim m Rd bnta . Il