Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18

more efficient In his service. That
means your employer does not hire you
for eight or ten or twelve hours serv.
ice. He hires you for every twenty
four hours out OF every twenty four.
He does not say. "Sell me your time
from n. IN. until p. M but he says;
"Sell me your time from IL o'clock
noon until - O'Clock noon. l viii then
give you-fourteen hours OF every TWEEN
ty-four I'm which 20 eat and sleep. rec
rca te and improve your mind and body
for the duties of the following day"
Some time ago was talking with
hard headed and yet clear minded
farmer upon this subject. He said:
"You are right. do not hire my farm
hands from chores to chores, but I
hire them for twenty-four hours out Of
twenty-four. / expect them at night
to take eight hours sound sleep, so that
they are in DIT condition for my work.
Some time ago ] had q young man
working for me who was a fine fellow.
But he would 20 10 town every night.
After the chores were done he would
get with the boys and drink end gam
BILE until / or 2 O'Clock in the morning.
The result was that 1 have seen that
young man actually nodding and sleep
Ing over the pillow handle. had to dis
charge him. Since then he has deteri-
GRATED. until he IN now nothing but q
drunken loafer." Tell me what young
man eats and drinks, how long he
sleeps, how much exercise he takes,
with what companions he associates
and what are his pleasures and recre-
al
mans character and future success
more easily than you can interpret It
by observing what he does from 8 a. m.
TO p. M, when he Ia at work IN the
store.
Advice to Young Men.
Young men. how are You going 20
spend your evenings during the COM
Ing winterf What books are you GO
ing TO read? What night school and
course Of lectures are you going to at
tendf How are you going to improve
your mindf What In that bit OF paste
board sticking out OF your vest pocket
10 IL policy ticket or an sdnlssion 20
one OF the low variety shows that are
| crowded every night with young men
who are trifiing away the precious mo-
I -<s~1e~ - J0aAhs 80 ~ ~ ulktt I'd OuI
great circulating library. filed with
the nobiest thoughts OF the noblest
writers who have ever lived7 As Ma.
| poleon Bonaparte once declared that
| every soldier who was recruited In the
French army carried the possibility OF
marshal's baton In his knspsack, so
every young man carries the POSSIBLE
| tty of future success IN his makeup II
he rightly improves his leisure. Mat
thew Arnold. the son OF the great DIR.
Arnold OF Rugby, asserted this when
he visited America some years ago.
He was standing at the time in the
great Boston library, looking at a little
ragged boy, with his bare feet perched
upon the chair rung. while he was read
ing and absorbing Life Of George
Washington" Matthew Arnold said,
I'm this great country every young man
can make q success IL. like yonder un-
known boy, he will improve his spare
moments" Are you going to dissipate
and fritter away your evenings during
the coming winter? Are you going TO
study hard. SO that you can become
something better than a mere under
ling? Will you promise me not only to
work hard during the day, but also to
study the right kind OF books for your
mental grist by night? VIII you en-
deavor during your play hours to
broaden yourself mentally and physIc-
ally instead of sacrificing your life as
thousands have done and will continue
TO do at the glittering altar of pleasure?
But there is still one more great es-
Gnnffol u a..
ity TO which we give the name of mag
netism. The rewards OF success come
to men who not only do their own
work well, but inspire others to do their
best. During our school days we recog-
nized this influence In college sports.
We elected the captains OF our base
ball mines not only because they could
play ball well, but also because they
had the right kind OF influence over
their men, They could personally set
them the right kind OF examples and
would allow no drinking or carousing.
When on the diamond their mere pres
ence, as we boys used to say, 'would
steady the team"
A Glorious Race.
We have lately had the example of
what this personal influence could do
In business. A young man yet In his
thirties has just been elected president
OF the great steel trust. whyf Be-
cause when Mr.. Corey was placed In
any position of responsibility he could
not only decrease expenses, but by his
personal example get better work out
or the men than any one else. As per.
sonai innuence amounts to so much.
how can we have better influence for
good than by a public profession OF
Jesus CHRISTI When the Swedish sol.
diers followed Gustavus Adolphus
down from the far north they did not
light for him because he was Gustavus
Adoiphus. but because they felt he was
a noble Christian. consecrating his life
to the Lord God Almighty When the
invasion OF Cssdom first took place the
king Of Vienna and his courtiers laugh
ed a loud laugh OF scorn. .'Oh," said
they. the snow king and little band
VIII soon be melted by our southern
sun" But the prayers OF Gustayus
Adolphus comminssed with the prayers
Of his followers until at last the VIC
tories OF Leipsic and Lutxen were the
results. and the reformation started
by Martin Luther was saved. So from
mere selfish standpoint it pays to be
Christian. 1t pays to let your fellow
men know that you nre living for God
and living for the divine cause. "a,
Why, the enemies OF Christ have
again and again proved that from a
mere selfish standpoint 1t always pays
TO be Christian. Some time ago the
owner of large brewery Of this coun-
Try Wrote to prominent Sunday school
teacher asking him to recommend one
OF ms young men for responsible posi-
uon In his establishment. He wanted
MIN because lie knew that that young
man would not drink and carouse and
that he would have q good influence
over his men. oh, my young friends.
have often heard young men say. .Tt
does not pay to be a Christian" From
every standpoint 1t pays. 1t paws ON