The Monitor-register., 1896-03-06
Learn a Trade or Profession.

CNoiy young man Sn0ulQ nave q pro-
fession or trade. To start in life with
only "go-as-you-please" way of getting
a living is not good method.
Inc average young man is best with a
trade, for if he should be SO fortunate as
TO get into something more remunsrative
than his trade, the knowledge he has
obtained will not be injurious to him.
The fact shat am practical printer has
always been a source of comfort to me,
as 1t has made me feel quite easy in mind
as to my ability to earn enough to keep
the wolf from the door," would not
sell (if could) my knowledge of my
trade for $4,000 cash in hand. Yet never
expect to set type again.
What trade or profession to learn is one
OF the hardest questions young man has
to settle for himself. well recollect
when l went through that period of nay
life. Some of my friends wanted me to
De a preacher; my mother thought l
ought to be lawyer; while my father
actually procured for me job in barber
shop. And to save myself from being
shaver of men I engaged myself to
printer. Perhaps am not just adapted
to the printing business; but on the day
hrst entered printing. office made up
my mind would do my level best to be
printer not ashamed of his workman
ship.
Young men, it will not make much
difference what trade or profession you
learn If you make up your minds to pay
the price in hard work to be a MASTER
workman at whatever you select, or what
Is thrown in your way. There is an
upper shelf in every profession and trade,
and If you can reach that shelf you will
there find competence and comfort.
How you start in life is everything.
Be careful and do not know too much
when you first take hold of what is to be
your means Of gaining livelihood. No
employer can devote his time to you.
You must look around and learn.
You must do your own Catching
hold" That thinker of yours was given
you for purpose. Somebody else's
thinker will not do the business for you.
We cannot copy others and be success.
full. If the Rev. DR.. Storrs should
attempt DR.. Talmage's styleo of preaching
he would be looked upon as a clown.
And if DIR. Talmage should strive to
initiate DR.. Storrs he would be charged
with trying to put on airs.
To be successful in life a young man
must cultivate his individuality. Trying
to initiate somebody else will only end in
discontinue. This flowers of the field
are all different, and each has it's own
special attraction.
In the struggle to get foothold in the
world you must have what please to
term mucilsge-sticking qualities. Do
not drift from one thing to another,
hoping by SO doing to tumble accidentally
into some "butter- tub" Such a course
will be more likely to land you next door
or into the poor-house in your old days.
1t is the Flooding, patient young man
who generally succeeds. A friend of
mine told me that the mistake of his life
was wanting to be the teller of bank
too soon. Twice he came near reaching
the goal of his ambition, but both times
left the bank with which he was con-
hafAra
tunity for advancement came.
Take advice from men who do not
make practice of giving tons of itdaily.
The kind of men I have made it a
practice to confer with are those who
think before they talk, or who have done
some thinking before you ask them
question. Such men are scarce but can
be hunted up. You can tell them by the
solid look they have. Men, like horses
and cattle, show their breeding to those
who can distinguish 'points" when they
see them.
For extra good advice to young men
read The Proverbs. Here is one verse
that my eye caught as turned to look
at what Solomon has to say: "My son,
forget not my law; but let thine heart
keep My commandments. And here is
another verse that it will do you good to
read: "Say unto wisdom, Thou art my
sister; and call understanding thy kins-
woman.
But / must stop, with the wish that
no young man who reads these articles
will ever forget that to great extent he
will be the maker of his own destiny.
Think, work, and do your part we'll and
God will be sure to do his part George
r. Scott.