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Show The Kind of Boys Needed. "What kind of boy does a hu-iness man want.'' vepi.ited a practical man of many concerns the ether day. "Well. 1 will tell "you. In the first place, ho wants a boy who doc n't know too much; busine-s men generally like to run their own business, and prefer one who will listen to their way rather than try to teach them new kinds. ; secondly, they want, a prompt hoy one who understands 7 o'clock as exactly T, not ten minutes past; third, an industrious indus-trious boy who is not afraid to put in a little extra work in case of need: fourth, an honest boy honest hon-est in his services as well as in dollar? and cents; fifth, a good-natured hoy who will keep his temper over, if his employer loses his own now and ihen." "But. you haven't said a word about his being smart?" was suggested. "Well, to tell the truth," was the rather hesitating hesitat-ing answer, "that's about ihe last thing we worry j over. The fact is, if a boy is modest, pleasant, f prompt, industrious and honest, he's quite as smart I as we care about and-that's a fact." |