Weekly Chemawa American., May 16, 1902, Page 7, Image 7

CHEMAWA
WHAT HE SHOULD KNOW.
Important Knowledge for the Boy Begin
ning His Bushier Curler.
People differ as to how much a colle
giate education helps a young man in a
Imgiiiess career, rddih contending that it is
f the utmost importance; others that he
win get along without it. Ah a matter of
fad, it depends an the young man himself,
for while a collegia education can hardly
bo railed a hindrance, it might, in some
cases, give a young fellow a foolish pride
that would make him hold himself above
the 80 called drudgery of a business life.
Avery successful man in spending of
what a young man should know to begin
business life in the right way, summar
ized the qualifications about as follows:
He should be able to write a good legi
ble hand.
To spell all the words Ihut lie knows how
To speak and write-good English,
To wiitp a good social or business letter.
To add a column of figures rapidly.
Ti- make out an ordinary account,
' T deduct sixteen and one-half percent
from the face of the account.
To receipt an account when it is paid.
To write an ordinary receipt.
To write an advertisement for the news-
To write an ordinary promissory noti.
To reckon ihe interest, or the discount,
on the note for years, months or days.
Tudrawan ordinary banK check.
To take it to the right place in the bank
to get the money.
To make neat and correct entries in day
book or cash book.
To tell the number of yards of carpet re
quired for the parlor.
To tell something spoilt the great au
thors, statesmen and financiers of the pres
ent tune.
If, says the succesful business man, a
boy can do all this, it is probable that he
hat enough education to make hit way ia
the world.
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What Credit is Based On.
Many young men, beginning u UusUfc-"
career for themselves, make the mistake of
supposing that financial credit it tuts d
wholly upon property or capital. They do
not understand that character and rehafil
Ity, Combined with aptitu le for one' ln:i
news, aud a disposition to w.irk hind, are
far more important assets to have than mil
lions of dollars. The yrmnjr fellow who be
gins by sweeping out the store, and who
finally becomes a clerk, manager, or super
intendent hy his energy and reliability nf
character, does not usually find it difficult
toseeurecredit to start in business for him
self. On the other hand, jobbing houses
are not inclined to advance credit to the
man who, though he may have Inherited a
fortune, has shown no capacity for busi
ness, and is of doubtful character.
The young men who start for them
selves, on a small scale, are more energetic,
work harder, are more alert, are quicker
to appreciate the chances of the mnrkef,
and are more polite and willing than t hose
with large capital.
Tlx; credit men in jobbing housos are
very quick, as a role, to see the- suocese
qualities in prospective buyers, and seldom
make a mistake in their estimate ot what,
credit It is sate to extend.
The Be.t Boys Story I Ever Heard'
That was what a lawyer said of dim
storv that I am to relate to von:' 'It it
the best boys' story I ever beard' 'We
have a good many boys with us from time
to time,' said Mr Alden, the senior mem
ber of a large hardware establishment in
Market (r. (, Philadelphia, 'as appren
tices to learn the business. What may
surprise Is that we never lake country boys
utiles they live in the city with some rela
tive who takes care of theiu and keeps
them home at night, tor when a country
boy comes to the city to live everything is
new to him, and he is attracted bv every
show window &n1 unusual sight. The city
.boy who is accustomed to these things,
cares little for them, and if he has a good
mother he is al home and in bed In due
seasou. And we are Very particular ahout
-our boys, and before accepting one as an
apprentice we must know that he comes
of honest and industrious parents
Uiut the bust boy we ever bad Is now