The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-03
TO YOUNG MEN.
THEY HAVE WOMEN AS THEIR
COMPETIToRS,
A Hard Struggle Ahead.

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By Geo. r. Scott.
The young men who read my arti-
cles have hard struggle ahead of
them in order to be successful as tar as
this life is concerned. And moder-
ate share of outward success is almost
essential to useful and happy religious
life.
The young men of today have not
only to compete with cheap foreign la
Dor, but also with the labor of women,
which Is not only cheap but generally
good.
In "Manhood's Morning. read that
of 425, 900 teachers in this country two
thirds are women. Of about $4,000
typewriters and stenographers in New
York City the great majority are wom-
en-. From 1880 to 1890 women emu
slcians and music-teachers increased
from 5,753 to 34,519; artists and teach
ers of art from 412 to 1880; book
keepers, clerks and copyists, from g.
OIL to 82,825; journalists from 81 to
888; physicians, from 527 to 4,555 !;
lawyers, from 5 to 2O8, and clergywom-
en-, from 81 to 1885,"
/ find no fault with women for try
ing to earn an honest living in the va
rious walks of professions and trades !;
but, on the contrary, congratulate them
on the increased facilities they now
have, to be something besides mere
drudges.
But the, young man who has any
ambition to be something must take
into consideration the fact that there
are now thousands of women ready to
compete with him as to who shall be
successful.
Tnere is one element of character
that women have to greater degree than
men, and that is honesty. Seldom does
one hear of a female clerk being dis
charged for stealing. Women seem to
have more of what we call conscience
than men.
Notwithstanding the fact that wo-
men are not physically as able to endure
toll as men are, it is of every day oc-
currence that they do endure more than
men, and stand the strain without
grumble.
The coming young man has to COM
pete with good deal, and to be sue
cessful he must have a good head and
a good heart. Both are absolutely nee
essary to success.
There is one point in a woman's
makeup that young men can afford to
copy, and that is willingness to study
and willingness to endure In order to
accomplish the desired object.
It will pay young man to think
carefully over the conditions that he
must face and overcome. A young
man slow to learn and dull of compre-
might as we'll first as last, ad
nit his detects and then make des-
perate struggle to overcome them.
"Know thyselt" before trying to under
stand others.
How often have I seen young man
with no brilliancy in his makeup out
strip in the race OF life another young
man who was smart from his infancy.
II is the tireless plodder-the young
man who looks carefully after his weak
spots that generally comes out all right
in the end.
I once asked wealthy and honored
man how it was that he had overcome
the difficulties of life and had proved
himself to be business success. His
reply was, 81 have always tried to keep
a clean heart and small head" And
this course had resulted in his possess
ing large heart and wise head.
Young men, never sing "Oh, to be
nothing, nothing" but do all you can
to be something in your day and gener-
alton. Almost any young man can be
nothing without half trying but to be
something worth talking about requires
the grace of God and the practical ap-
plication of all our powers to accom-
plish what we desire.
Study, think, and work. Bring to
bear upon what you want to accom-
plish honest prayer, backed up by faith
that Will not take no for an answer.
Let all your motives be pure, and so
live that you will have the smile OF
God and the confidence of those with
whom you come In contact.
This world Is not bad world. 1t
has good things in it for those who
strive in an honorable way to get them.