Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
dollars as we have carriers of dollars,

dollars as We have earners of dollars.
One earns a dollar, and looking at if
with pride and satisfaction, she sees so
many things that it will buy; a handker-
chief, collar bit of pretty ribbon, a
hair pin and a pair of hose. What big
dollar it is!
Another earns dollar, or more likely
it is given to him. He sees only one lit
tie unit where he will require ten to buy
his coveted prize. What a difference be-
tween those dollars!
Therefore I say each one ought to earn
money at some time. Then comes the
question, "How shall earn some mon
ey?" That question has millions Of
right answers. Each one can best ans
wer ii for himself, or herself. But be
sure that you do answer it. Be sure that
you are capable of doing some kind of
work to earn an honest penny. There is
a dignity lent to labor by its. money
value. Then work for wages, and "bless-
ed is he who has found his work" But
do not allow the quality of your work to
be measured by your wages. He who is
worth more than he receives is a good
workman. And why should I do more
than am paid for? That you may be
promoted; that You may master your
work; that you may win recommends
tons, friends, reputation; that You may
have a clear conscience, merry heart,
and good digestion. Aren't these reas-
ons enough? But there is another that,
perhaps, is embodied in the above-that
you may "stand in Chats the most ex-
pressive phrase that I can think of with
your employer. The person who is
afraid that he will DO more than he is
paid for, who is continually holding his
wages up as measurement for his work. !!
who is always saying to himself ''I'll get
no more if l do this thoroughly than if / |
slight it, - is never worth his hire And |
you will ever find this true. That one is |
at war with his work and he is an enemy !
to his employer, because, by leaving I'M
done. or by half way doing work that is
entrusted to him, by carelessly handling
tools, by wasting materials, he is an ex-
pense and an annoyance, and this soon
leads to enmity. He will never advance. |
He will never master anything because
he Is afraid that by laying out his
strength and thought that his EMPLOYER
will be the gamer How much more
sensible did he reason in this wise: MIR.
a. pays me for work and furnishes me
10 work on. Now I'll do my
best. I'll just use his material to the
best advantage. He will have his work
done well, and I'll have trade at his ex-
pense."
An ambitious girl in speaking of house
work said: ''In my two years working
out [ have learned more about house
keeping and cooking than I had learned +.
IN all my life before. My knowledge is
worth more to me than my wages for I
soon spend my money and what 1 learn
L can keep" She was willing to cook
anything in any way that she was told
because of the experience it would give
her. She had two proper ideas. She
was obeying directions and learning at
the same time-and learning it cheap.
The one who is always comparing his
wages and his work soon gets into the
haolt OF magnifyng his work and depre-
ciaflng his wages, thus keeping himself
discontented, and bitter toward his en- B
ployer, and In this state his work is
bound TO be poor. poorer even than the .
workmen himself is aware of. So If you
would master Your profession and earn
Tor yourself all the rewards OF work WE'LL
done, strive to be more than worthy of /,
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