The times., 1897-08-22
AN ANCIENTS ADVICE.

Inc man who fails to take a vacation
uoeS an Injustice To himself, his family.
MS employees, his country and his God.
ms may seem little strong lancua Re
coiilihe from one whose hair is siIvered
WIN the fTosts of many winters in a
's.iu"dle store, and whose feet il not i'm
.he grave, are standing upon the edges
'iefeof- But IL is out of this old age. and
ehe experiences which 10 has gained for
ilin, that Z feel justified in rnakingas strong
statement as that con tanned in the abovs,
"Hen was boy, those in the nercan-
Tile class did not know what a ser ,aca-
ton was When / served as cIerk va,
opened the store at : O'Clock in the n,orn-
ing and kept it open until 8 o-cIoet a..
night, 3e5 days Of the year. with the
exception OF Sundays; and the old man
for whom l worked would have nm her
right open all day Sunday. if the eoro,,n-
nifty had approved of such procedure ana
mad come 10 buy. When a town was frIed
with strangers and merrymakers. On the
Fourth Of July and other davs of iubiIee
we boys were kept back of the counter
from morning until night. and Teouest
Tor the closing Of the store on such occa-
slons would have been almost eoufva-
Ieht To handing in our resignation. bs-
Iieve we did shut up on Christmas Day. but
not on Thanksgiving OF New Year.
one OF the boys wished a day of. once
OF Vwlce year, for some special oeca-
son. sueh as a picnic, or the burfaI of a
grandmother, he could sometimes ob,air,
~ provided he stood high in the pracas e
tne olu man The person who had haan
,iHeu Win a sufficient amount or hardt-
hooo and desperate Courage to have snc-
eeseed two weeks vacation To each %
'ne employees during the summer rnontbs
"ould nave been looked upon as a snsnl,'
.hrlit' OF one In whose head more wbsaIs
had been generated than were necessary,
ior the proper origination and uropnIs,on
of his ideas 1iSion
nave three clerks in my store. in adj
ui'ioh 10 young lady book keeper and ste-
hoerapher, and wish to tell you n,4rcbants
ma. would regard it as a niece of al
Ihshey poor business policy. If / did no.
give each one of these a fun two week.
vacation each year
III the INST place see that they earn
II dufing the remaining forty-eiehs weeks
lu the second place. I get mole e,od vaIro
oue Oi then In the course Of the yegr tba,
coula II thelr noses Were kept at III. grind
sCohe during the whole period In the
shifu pace no man has a right r,orau,.
rehgiously, economically or parrtoticaUv
10 cheat fellow-beiug out OF tnat which
Is MS natural due; and believe that in. the
ecOhoiAy OF this universe, God as 1npcb
intended that the hardware clerk sb,,DId
nave period OF bountifuI rest in the com
try among the trees and flowers. and the
IonSand and one attractions that a nan
meets when away from brick an q mortar "a
tie intended that the flowers and the trees
ana the birds and the running broo,ss and
good fishing, should be scattered nroroIs-
;uousiy through this broad land Of ours
with an invitation to man TO 20 forth and
enjoy them.
Iaiwa ystake two weeks vacation novsa1r
and am the better man because of :.
sometimes my family go with me. ana
Ometlmes l go alone, bot in either case
come nome invigOrated. and vitha better
pinion OF things in general, a warmer side
toward humanity, more eorppraaensiv.
grasp of my business, with more kindness
-nd love toward my immediate associates.
Iuller and broader comprehension ana
understanding Of my duties as an enplover
father citizen, a Christian ana q man.
Hard ware.