Wichita eagle., 1889-11-06

THE SUCCESSFUL ARE THOSE WHO
MASTER ONE THING.


and tho Profsssions-The Physician, the
Surgeon and the Dentist Are Now Dis
tinct-A Chicago ofice Boy
well" SAID a young man, greeting COM
panion, as the two took adjoining seats ON an
elevated train
'Well." echoed the other, .'I've been at it
evolved one definite conclusion, and Only
, one," he added a little YEARLY.
(Which isi''- said the first speaker.
''That the coming newspaper man must be
specialist, was the sentontious reply.
DIVISIONS OF LABOR.
From further talk between the two a re-
porter CLEANED the fact that the second
speaker was one of the great army OF young
men who set free by their alma mater are
now in this city eager to begin the struggle
for money ana fame, one or both, which is
the sum Of most human existence. In COM
mon with goodly number, too, of this army,
his ambition evidently lay up the journalistic
ladder upon whose bottom rlrng he had, so
far vainly, it seemed, been endeavoring to
gain a footing.
Concerning the gist of bis months effort,
the specially clause, its vision is at once
apparent. 1t is what every managing editor
viii tell every novice who seeks his influence
or advice Find out what you know best
or have taste for, then cultivate such knowl-
edge AT first you will have to seek informa-
ton from every and all sources, but after
q while you will have absorbed SO much that
you are an authority yourself and people
must come to you From that moment your
SUCCESS begins"
The value Of specialties has long been un-
derstood and practiced in the manuals
Mechanics, artisans, hand laborers of all
Forts know well that the men who excel in
any one branch Of their trade soon pull up
and away from their fellow workmen. Now
the same motive is extending into every i'll
6ustry; 1t is doing more-it Is continually de-
Veloping now departments of labor.
A few years ago young man employed as
Salesman ia "a large dry goods firm displayed
unusual taste In thematter Of trimming show
windows. His work was noticed and enulat-
ed by rival firms; he strove constantly for
novel and original effects, was transferred
from behind the counter and installed as
window decorator, with abundant leisure to
develop his talent; became, in fact, the crea-
tor Of an occupation now recognized as dis
tinct and remuneratlve, which had Previous
~ been part OF this or that clerks duties
From the trades speclalties have invaded
the professions Agood many Of us can recall
tho time when q physician was surgeon and
dentist rs well. Now the three professions
are not only distinct, but in each are innum-
cradle subdivisions, every one prominent and
set apart by itself, to which different students
wholly devote themselves after q general fun
damental course. One surgeon is authority
upon fractures another upon diseases of the
hip joint, and third upon the removal Of
tumors There are eye, ear and throat special
lists, and innumerable others among the doc
tors. A lawyer has nearly many definite
avenues in his profession, in any one of which
he may elect TO walk The ministry is, per-
haps, the only calling which has, or ought to
have, but one vent for the talents of its vo-
tariss-the saving of souls.