The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-01

Six Months 30 cents
most remunerative and beneficial. a
man may work as an operator at
machine all day, yet make use of knowl-
edge that to him, and in his trade, will
be matter of dollars and cents, and
at which less educated man would
either prove failure or remain forever
without advancement or hope of it.
The man with an education, able to
comprehend the why and wherefore Of
things, would be the one to whom pro-
motion would come, leaving the ignor-
ant coworker behind intellectually as
we'll as financially.
We often hear men say that they
cannot understand why women should
attend academies and universities when
their ultimate destination is bound to be
the home, and often only the kitchen Of
home. am not in favor of seeing
the woman in business. replacing the
man and hence can see no logic in g
predestined Kitchen mechanic" trying
to extract the cube of 987 ,654 1921, when
she would be preparing for her destiny
better by mastering the prime ingredi-
ents of "Mulligan" stew. But tho the
efforts are often sadly misdirected there
is sense in educating the women. The
trouble is that women usually seem
more inclined to master the art Of
leading cotillion than in making the
world an endurable and enjoyable place
for men. If it is true that cit is the
hand that rocks the cradle that rules
the world" we can readily conceive
what tremendous task and response
bility rests upon the wife and the
mother. No household is exempt from
illness, accidents, and the many other
disarrangements of domestic life,
wherefor a knowledge Of all these
things Is valuable and really money
earning, not only in the simple, but
also in the more serious ailments of
life. Women should know the science
of housekeeping from cellar to garrett
nursing, hygiene, domestic economy,
and scores of other equally important
details. AS the influences of the home
outlast all else, certainly it seems ra-
tional to suppose that the greatest in
telligence should be exercised in its
management y
The man has wide field for the
acquisition of knowledge and there is
an ever-ready market for him, provided
he is awake. Nothing else seems to
me better and more lasting invest
ment than complete mastery of his
line of work, knowing every detail,
with the ability to use that knowledge
in any other branch of his profession
or trade. So we find the physician
fortified by knowledge of hygiene,
chemistry, surgery and many other
allied studies. We find that the lawyer
has added to his standing and income
by acquainting himself with the various
branches of law, international, foreign
and patent. He strengthens his po-
sition by many additional services that
hardly become apparent to the general
public. We find this broadening and
strengthening tendency in every line of
trade. To this end it would seem that
one should study anything and every
thing that pertains to ones line of
work. The machine operator should be
more than wheel in the machine; the
bookkeeper should be more than
plOdding scribbler of figures; the law
yer more than collector of fees; the
doctor more than a feeler of pulses and
purses. The man should be the wheel
by all means, with the same accuracy,
the same precision and reliability and
the same untiring and uncomplaining
energy, but he should be much more.
One of the most serious obstacles In
the way of young mans success is his
satisfaction foreman what theis Thisis
particularly and peculiarly true Of
clerks in banks, railroads, insurance
and government offices. They are as
so much machinery; in fact th.y are
the machinery; and when old age or
misfortune overtakes them they are
cast upon the scrap pile to he replaced
by newer and more efficlent workers.
This is such common occurrence in
the lines of work have named that
need not mentions the many instances
where these positions cast out the aged
to be replaced by the young This