The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-08

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moderately instructed.
Lack Of ambition or inclination t.
be ranked among thir titled brethren
or perhaps circumstances beyond thei
control have laid the paths of many
in the direction in which they are
plodding.
Be that as it may, of such are the
ranks Of the merchants made up.
To some an association with the
common herd" as i. pleases them "a
term those not included in the profes.
sions, would be Indicative Of lack Of
refinement, and would betray a ma
ture little inclined t. seek employ.
ment from the pursuit of knowledge.
1t is true that in our intercourse
with the merchant we come in contact
with every class Of society, but a
characteristic that cannot fail to be
observed in not a few in their eager
ness to learn.
This propensity may appear at first
simply as the outcome of desire to
succeed in business. A young man
sun-basking on the sea Of life exerts
all his energies to ascertain a knowl-
edge Of what is going on in his par.
ticular line, applying himself to the
study of everything that will tend in
any measure to send bis fragile bark
along the rutiied waters of trade.
In his inquiries roads to q
loftier and nobler education
are opened to him, and a taste for
higher pursuits than mere gain may
be easily acquired. For silently and
almost unperceived does the charm
of knowledge steal upon US, and
never, when oace we are under the
mystic spell do we wish to throw
it of.
Glance at the list of names of those
contributing to the maintenance of
educational institutions, of schools of
art and science, Of public libraries and
the like, and in that cotegory you will
find that the most prominent places
are marked by men who lay claim to
no distinction on account of title; or
if perchance, some were once Whist is
termed professional men, they put no
stress upon the fact.
Nor can it be said that pride or
public opinion always plays an impor-
tant part in the making of such be.
hests. Some Will be found who may
possibly use this means as q
cloak to cover an unacq1ired
literary taste, to appear an
of intellectual worth,
while in reality nothing but the road
to wealth seems to them as worthy
Of consideration and study.
They are however in the minority,
for it is a rare case indeed where a
person is found giving appreciation
and support to an undertaking which
he believes to be of no advantage to
himself nor Others.
The merchant may be called the
true support Of the government. On
him either directly or indirectly the
burden of sustaining the country's
credit lies, through him the products
of the sons of toll find a profitable
market, by his example laudsble am
bition is implanted and fastened in the
breasts of the riesing generation, while
the currency at bis command enables
the exchanges Of bonds, to pay
of debts or make improvements. the
influence that is exercised by inter-
course between two nations cannot
be but Of advantage to each. It
brings the people to Q closer union
and tends to obliterate from their
minds the many prejudices that have
associated themselves with the people
Of many counties. The most brilli-
ant intellects of all quarters of the
globe are brought into contact, ideas
are exchanged and opinions are ex-
pressed with no email amount of
profit either to the individuals them.
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