The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-24
['I'he Dawn. |

1.-THE DAWN
A great many people are to be found
who waste much valuable time waiting
for something 10 do. Now the best
! way for everyone who wants 10 work
is TO 60 out and find it. No matter
what the work is, SO long as it is hon.
orable; make yourself useful as we'll as
ornamental. Wall flowers have a place
in the world and answer their purpose
the same as other things, but all wall
flowers would not be a profitable in
vestment. There must be someone TO
do the cultiva,irg, or even the wall
flowers would lass away and leave
only the bleak Cheerlessness of barren
wastes and frui,less surrounding.
Boys are very apt 10 fee. that tie
great world is full OF golden opportu-
mites that only require to be asked
for and they will receive full supply.
That is not so, and often when a
young man starts out for himself he
finds SO many dlslppontments that he
is apt to become discouraged, and
thus fail at the beginning of his career.
With the majority Of boys, at the COM
mencement of their life struggle with
the world, they must help themselves
or they will never be helped. They
must show signs Of patience, obedience
and strict honesty a; the beginning.
There is no one who cannot help him
self to each and all of ,hSse ingredl-
ents that forms the foundation Of
true greatness. The great trouble
with boys if they make mistake they
are very apt to try to hide the error
hy committing a far more srrious one,
namely, lying.
All are liable TO make mistakes and
it is far better 10 acknowledge the
wrong than to commit double wrong.
Two wrongs never make Alright. Help
yourselves 70 all the manhood possible
for you to obtain. Fear nothing but
sin. Keep your hands clean; let no
evil thing soil either hand, heart or
character. If an error occurs in your
work that will prove loss to any one,
manfully own the error and do what
you can to make amends, and do all
you can to avoid repetition. In all
things strive to accomplish the very
highest grade Of work you may be
called to do. You need not look to
perfection in anything you may do
first, however much you may desire It.
You may think you can do as we'll as
Others you see about you, and no
doubt you can, but it will take
time to reach that point where you
can do an equal amount of work in
the same time and with the same re-
suits.
Many young people start in life
with the thought of skimming along
without much trouble, and when they
come to the hard places they expect
to be helped over or try to shrk the
responsibility or the labor, and thus
without experience or knowledge,
they expect to hold position and de-
mand pay when they have no legal
right to expect it from the nature of
the conditions under which they labor
If we go to the merchant and purchase
goods which he recommends TO US as
equal to any OF like character in the
market and they prove Of an inferior
grade we rightfully expect he will make
it right either by taking the goods
and making it satisfactory with US
the SO far as he can, or give US
goods we ask for, both in quality and
price. II a young man goes to an en-
ployer for position and represents
himself capable Of filling it at a speci-
fed price, when he knows he is not
! capable OF honestly doing ii, he is de-
frauding his employer just So much as
he fails to perform his part of the con-
I tract.
In such a contract between labor
and capito. every party of the contract
is usually under bonds Of honor to
perform their part of the contract
faithfully. Every person who sells
his time, experience or skill to another
for specified price, is bound in honor
to give the best he has, and give full
measure of brains or muscle or genius,
as the merchants who sell US goods
and represent them to be up to stan
dard in every respect.
Help yourself then by every honor
able means that your stock in trade
shall be sought after, rather than you
be obliged to go into the market to
beg a position to earn an honest lv-
ing. There S many a one today who
started far down in the scale Of social
lite, who by helping himself to the
mastery Of business has reached an
enviable prominence which has given
them name and competency beyond
their highest expectations. Help
yourself to every good thing, bv every
honorable means, and with all your
getting get understanding; get knowl-
edge TOR knowlege is power. Make
useful as we'll as ornamental, and in so
doing you will prove blessing to 9th.
ers and enrich your own life with the
good.
A felt want is that gnawing at the stom.
ach after you have eaten a full meal. ant
can't eat any more, and yet there is tina,
feeling as though you had eaten nothing
What is wanted then is dose of Sim
mons Liver Regulator, the best Dyspep
sia cure. for that is what that gnawin,
means. Simmons Liver Regulator is al
that is recommended for Indigestion. -
A. Il. Dyche, London, Ky.