The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-01-13
prompt to acknowledge and rectify a
wreng. Leave nothing for tomorrow

prompt to acknowledge and rectify a
vreng. Leave nothing for tomorrow
hat can be done today. BE polite at !
Ill ltimes-though not gushing. Donot
latter to gain your own ends. Give
credit, however, where credit is due. |
Have place for every thing and every
hing i,l It's place. 2 Cultivate neatness
in all things and be exact IN all your
To preserve friendship
keep short credit. The way to get cred
It is to be punctual: the way to pre-
serve it is not 10 use it un, ecessarily.
Settle often and have short accounts.
Do not trust apr earances; they are of
ten deceptive. The rich are often plain
men. Do not overdress and advertise
your own conceit by so doing. Above
all be honest.
The above rules may te applied to
every phase of business life and will
now mention few habits which it is
also lecessary to cultivsteif you would
be successful, but which may possibly
be considered as only applicable to the
more advanced business man.
Be strict in keeping engat ements.
Do nothiug carelessly or in 9 hurry.
Keep your designs and business from
the views of others, yet be candid with
all. Be clear and explicit in making
all bargains. Leave nothing Of conse-
quence to memory which may lie put
in writing. Keep copies of all letters
correctly classified and filed away. Be
always at the head of your business,
knowing he who leaves it, it will leave
him. Hold it as a maxim: "That he
whose credit is suspected is not to be
trusted" Constantly balance and ex-
anime all books. BE always prepared
Ito have one employeready tosubstitute
for another i n case of emergency.
Avoid as far as possible, all sorts of ac-
commodatlons in money matters. Live
within your income, and if possible,
note all expenses. with view OF cur
tailment, in a pocketbook, where also
make notes of addresses and names you
may wish to refer to at sometime. Be
generous when urged by motives OF
humanity and above all remember that
be has no success for his plans whom
Providence does not prosper.
Without laying down too many hard
and fast rules would like to allude to
few matters of general conduct which
} appear to me desirable by those who
: would wish to gain the goodwill an6
) respect of men and who would SO live
: and order their affairs that when tht
time comes to look back upon the rec
+ ord of their work they may at leas
= feel the satisfaction and cOntentmen
f that come with the knowledge-no mat
!. ter what the result-they have at leas
: tried to be honest with their fellowmel
8 and are conscious Of the fact that tbei
b abilities-such as tt ey have-have beel
t utilized to the utmost.
If / may be pardoned, having n
s knowledge of your views on religion
matters, / would first, however, like t
; draw your attention to the good oil
d parable If the talents. We will all pot
l. sibly remember how it is told that
t. certain man went into distant cour
It try and left with three Of his servant
10 just one talent apiece On his retur
g. he found that one had so we'll investe
If his talent as to gain 500 percent on hi
e. money, and another had realized II
l. percent; the third had absolutely mad
III no effort to utilize the talent givel
1e Now, would direct your attention
N the fact that to each of the servan
i'd who had made profit an equal con
e. mendation was given, while the OF
,y who had not tried and had been iI,di
ferent to make gain there was just
es called down upon him the ma'edictit
SO of his master. My apology for an .
$50 lusion to scriptural lesson is the hol
rs. that everyone of you will interpret. Il
he parable as do. Even if my view
vn inaccurate there yet remains the tell
le. in my mind that everyone will al
be mately be judged BY bis endeavors mo
ed than his deeds. Let me qualify Z
an statement, which is bold one, BY
or little example iq everyday life.
de Two men grow up side by side. Ea
Ter has teen given the esameseducation q
IN opportunities and each has had eqna
Be moral parents and friends. The Q
US advances by leaps ind bounds, VIII
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