Evening journal., 1895-02-09
Ahout Gettinr ) LIvlnE.

There is no subject more interesting,
especially at this time Of the year, when
many young people are looking about to
engage In business than how to get
living. Some very sensible remarks on
this subject, "Does the world owe me
living" we're recently made by Rev
George w. Cutter. p b.
DR.. Cutter is quoted as having said
aThere is host Of persons to day DIS
coursged and complaining because they
cannot get all the good things which
they claim are due them from the world.
Their grievance is that their talents are
not appreciated, their merits are not |
recognized; others Gil the places which |
ought to be given to them, and the gifts
Of the world are SO unfairly distributed
that they are ignored and neglected.
In some cases men Of real ability ard
good intentions are, indeed, slighted, but
the majority Of these complainers are
idlers, pretenders, tramps or cranks.
Every four years at change Of our
National administration, over fifty thou
sand persons make 3 pilgrimage 10
Washington and present their claim for
an Office, simply because the country
s'owes them living The man who de.
mands most and Is most violent IN his
cenaure OF public ingratitude Is be who
dresses at the expense OF the tailor,
drinks at the cost of his friends, and
is in debt to everyone he can get TO
trust him.
The trouble seems to be that the world
Is already pretty well filled, and there Is
no room for the new conner. There are q
thousand applicants for every vacancy,
and when an opening occurs the world
not very strangely selects the men Of
most skin and ability to the dlsad-
vantage OF those who do not possess
these qualities. The world Is very
shrewd, sharp and exacting, and de.
mands Of every applicant for place OF
honor that he shall give some evidence
that he is no pretender but an earnest
competent. conscientious worker
The condition Of comfort, success snt
happiness in this world Is labor. LaDoi
in some form is the price that has beef
paid, and is being paid, for everything
which goes to make up the advanced
civilization OF the day. The example 0
one iudolent, incapable, extravagan
dude corrupts the taste and ambition @
a score Of able, worthy young men, VIII
begin to think that idleness is gentle
manly and shlftlessness the most fasl
ionable attainment to which one CO
aspire Such poor, low standard is mes
and debasing It is uu American and
opposed to all our democratic ideas
what is truly manly and respectable.
Let every young man be ready to worl
and eager to do something that will b
Of practical value to mankind. Man
fail because their aims are too triiIng
too lofty or visionary. Many hie
obiests, quite good Ia themselves. tt
world does not demand. It asks frst I,
able and faithful workers to fill any
the hundred common csllings In life, al
TO do the simple, humble tRs
thoroughly and we'll
The world seems to be ovsrerowda
but thsre is always room at the to
for every man who will prove his itne
for the place The world is always
the lookout for the best skill and taller
and when these are found they are p
where they will work to the best a
vsntsge. The finest qualities a
rarest gifts are seldom 80 much in {
mand as ordinary talents well develop
Let every man do the best With wi
he has and he becomes public be-
factor He need make no apology to
world for having lived in it, but dessr
the honor aud reward, even thou
these may come TO him late