The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01

anything he desires by watching his
opportunities. We know of teachers,
butchers, mechanics, or laboring men
becoming doctors, dentists, lawyers,
and good ones too. We know of doc
tors, professors and others turning
into telephone men, electricians, min
ing engineers or stock men, and be-
ing generally successful when they
have found their right sphere. There
fore, / would not advise young man
to jump at conclusions too early in
life but to make use of such oppor-
tunities as present themselves while
casting about for the right thing.
do not mean that they should be
vacillating and changing from one
plan to another. would advise them
to be ever on the lookout for the
main chance make good in every
position they occupy, try to do the
best that is in them for their en-
ployer, if working for some one else,
and keep their eyes open to become
their "oWn boss" as soon as possible
and stick to the resolve to do that
for which they are best adapted, for
which they have the most liking, and
they will find so many hindranees,
so many disbursements, so many
physical and mental Limitations with
in themselves, that success may not
come until very late in life, if ever"
Novel Want Advertisement.
Many boys of this day and age are
too apt to shirk the; responsibility of
deciding definitely what they want
to make their life work, and drift
from one job to another The gener-
al opinion seems to sbe that the sort
of boy who believes that will never
amount to anything. The following
want advertisement taken from a
London paper illustrates this char
acteristic so prevalent: Wanted
A situation as a practical printer
who is competent to take charge of
| any department in q printing or
publishing house. Would accept a
professorship. No objection to teach
ing ornamental painting or PEN
manship, geometry or any of the
sciences. Has had some experience
as a lay preacher. Useful to dem
| fist, chiropodfst, would accept a
position as "a bass or a tenor in a
choir. P. S.--Will saw wood at less
than the regular price" :,es
So Find Out His Specially.
r. f. Davis of the Davis Business
university believes that in advising
boy on this subject he would first
| find what the boy was adapted for
and advise him to follow that par
ticular line of work. 80 many boys
take up work and professions to
which they are not fitted. Parents
are more able to tell for what a
boy is adapted than any one else.
Success in business is attained only
by following the inclination of the
boys ambition in a trade or profess
sion. There's is always something
about a hoy to indicate what he will
be able to do successfully.
Give Your Heart to God.
G.. e. Nettleton of the Commercial
college: ''In answer to the question,
How would you advise a young man
to choose his, career?' l would say
that this iS one of the most difficult
as well as one of the most important
things that can possibly come into a
young mans life: A young man once
approached John Wanamaker and
! stated that he was about to start
out in the world for himself, and
asked Mr.. Wanamaker what, in his
opinion he should do first The
great merchant prince said to him,
Have you given your heart to God
and sought :. Divine guidance?' When
informed by. the young man that. he
had not done 80, he said, Then that
is the first thing would advise you
to do If it, is true that God is
the Creator OF all things and holds
the destiny of every man in his
hand, why is it not reasonable to
I suppose that the wisest thing that a
young man can do is to allow, his
life, his actions, the choosing of his
life work to be guided by the Al
mighty? Why is it not wise for him
to seek Divine guidance? There are
multitudes of young men whose
lives are not so shaped and govern
ed, but God has given to them, to
every one, a natural bent or talent
for some special line of work. |
think it is the duty of every young
man to discover, if possible, what his
Especial talent is, and cultivate that
talent. ] think many life is spoil
ed by allowing chance, or accident
to control; the life, instead OF well
laid plans. think there is many
a professional man making but a
sorry showing in life who might
have made a successful merchant,
carpenter or farmer. l believe that
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