Arizona silver belt., 1892-12-03
MANAosMENr OF MEN.
How Great Leaders Control Those wh'
 Come in Contact with Them.

How Great Leaders Control Those Who
 Come in Contact with Them.
 When Alexander Pope wrote "The proper study of mankind is man. he gave expression to farTeaching truth, Illustrated every day, To understand man in his various moods, 0 be able to control and guide him, is, to be king smong men. Se1f-control is the first fruit of study rightly carried on, and then follows the control of others--not as an exacting master, but as guide and friend. The leaders in business, in poli
 ties, iii war, the men who attain emi- uence in tho active affairs in which large numbers are associated, although they may not have set out to make q study of man, and may, in fact, be un- conscious of their attainments, have nevertheless acquired a knowledge of themselves, which gives them self-eon trol, and knowledge of the moods, i'm pulses and weaknesses or others that enables them to take control as leaders. l Such power is not necessarily associated with high degree of culture in other directions, ytdf, or the other hand, does SiAf BpootooAph Oi kNAANA1A Ahb'AAaf NftNtf necessarily include this power. The contrary is very frequently the case, literary culture arising from a | close study of books, depriv- ing one of that intimate associa- l tion which is essential to knowledge ot their dispositions, emotions and pas | sions Even the books that "hold the
 mirror up to nature" present. but l partial and imperfect view of man. Tho true studentmustgo to nature herself for instruction. tis this circumstance that sometimes gives rise to wonderment al ;he success of this man or the failure of that by those who fail to consider the l great value of study of man co tboso who would be guides or leaders, or who lre called upon to manage large bodies of men. He who learns by study, ob- Servation or experience when to humoT, when to command, and how to play upon ,he hopes, ambitions, cupidity or fears Df others so as t6 get them to do Mia bid ling, has mastered the greatest of all instruments, besides which the playing lpon pipe is indeed simple. There are men of this kind who, having special aptitude for command, soon learn, un- consciously, 1t may be, how to lead, yuide or drive others. They come to bhe front in war, in politics and in busi- aess life, and succeed oftentimes in spite | of defects in their scholastic training, while their better educated rivals, lack. ing knowledge of men, fail altogether, )r, if they rise above the ranks, gain only subordinate places. Until within 'ecent years there have been scarcely my attempts to make man school study; nor Is it to be expected that the study as now carried on will take ths place of experience in raising up mar lgors of men. Yet it is worth while for those who find themselves deficient in shis respect to formally begin the study m their own person as in that of others. Sell-study is always useful, for it de- gelops unexpected weaknesses that may be corrected if there is a disposition to improve, and it nt least gives sugges- ions as to the weaknesses of others, through which they may be controlled or managed. When Hamlet, haying vain. iy importuned Guildenstein to play upon the pipe. throws it upon the floor, he cs. ,laims: Why, look you now. how un. worthy thing you make of me You would play upon me; you woGld seem
 to know my stops; you Wodd pluck 5ut the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my com pass, and there is much music, excellent voice in this little organ, yet can not you make it." In that passage Q strong Ggure of speech is presented, illustrat- ing what may be done by those who haye made a proper study of mankind They ,an play upon humanity as skillfully as the musician plays upon the pipe. Gull ienstein lacked knowledge more than Hamlet lacked advancement, but thef5 were doubtless others even in that day who could have sounded Hamlet from his lowest note to the top of his com- pass, and have guided and controlled him. AC all events, tGe ruder instru- ments represented by common men may be played upon, and it is those who have made the study recommended by Pope who do play upon tiiein, frd become leaders among men. It is study that Ill can undertake; the subjects afo in- uumerable, and the guide-boolS to them all is ever present in the students owB oerson.-Baltimore Sun.
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