Show OP OF WORK throughout this country there is a general concern felt at the growing disinclination in the rising genera generation bior to perform manual labor so great is the preference for that species of employment that enables the performer to wear a standup stand up collar and white I 1 shirt that the large cities are flooded with youthful idlers large numbers of them edica educated ted and capable the consequent distress and tho the numerous falls fails f from rom respectability to the ways of crime are appalling while a similar disposition to shirk the tap sturdier path labor exists more or lessAn this community there is no room W doubt that a host of youths are only prevented from learning a trade by the jack of the opportunity therefore that hat capital to Is not more liberally invested in industrial directions of the mechanical order is a matter for regret but to urge a greater width of enterprise in that regard appears almost like whistling against the wind we would say to the boys however that they ought to will the themselves oi of what opportunities do exist to learn a useful trade all trades are useful to become master of one is a basis of in dependence even it it be not pursued as a means from which to derive a livelihood we once heard of a wealthy gentleman in england who had a number of growing sons one of them sensing the fact that it was time for him to enter upon some busy pursuit of life inquired of his father what his bis will was on the subject go and learn a trade was the prompt reply no snobbery about that youth he was worthy of his sire who had acquired wealth by perseverance per and honest industry lie at once hunted bunted up a situation and be came apprenticed to a cooper worked hard and diligently at the trade for several years becci becoming ming thorough and aad i proficient in it afterpe after be became a fall full ledged fledged journeyman he said to his bis father well I 1 have takes taken your ad diee and learned a trade 11 the father ex expressed his bis pleasure remarking now it ever you should meet with financial misfortune or reverse you have your trade to fall back upon by you can earn a living without being dependent upon anybody he then gave the dutiful son a sufficient sum with which he be begin business busine s inmany line that might suit his inclination i if is needless perhaps to state that he made good use of it and became wealthy and influential fluent ial Ayoung A young manof man of such a disposition tion and characteristics could scarcely fall fail in attaining to such a position I 1 children cannot be taught at too early an age the dignity of labor and tast it Is becoming and honorable in all if parents desire to rear human corks to float uselessly and aimlessly upon the ocean of life let them teach their offspring off spring that certain classes of labor are degrading because perhaps the hands bands have to be soiled in its performance the noblest specimens of the race have been its greatest workers and many of them have been connected with what might be considered the commonest lines of labor |