Weekly Chemawa American., February 21, 1908, Page 10, Image 10

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THE OH KM A WA AM KUCAN
TOTHEiBOYB;
Make-a note5of this boysthoseof you
who belong to the ArgusLeader family ; .?
and who read these -pages 5
Of the ninty-eight students who - have
been dropped from the Leland Stanford
university on account of poor scholarships '
ninety-eip.'ht of them were cigarette
smokers! - .
Does this mean anything to the young
man who us trying 'to get ' an education
that he may be equipped for the battle
of life? ' Doeg'itMnean anything to you
that many of the great railroads k and
v other corporations absolutely refuse- to
employ Hn 'any ' clerical 1 or operative
position a young man who smokes
cigarette?' 1 It is the 'testimony to every
educator that' the cigarette ' habit ruins
the intellect, and' it is the 1 opinion of
busin ess m en tthatj the young fello w w h o
is addibted to cigarette' habit is a goodj
chap for -hisv competitor ' to employ.
The deadly ci gar ette weakens ' the will,1
injures the general health, deaden s
the sensibilities, and wrecks the nerv
ous swte n. Of the annual number of
juioide's in this country' agreat' p ereent
age of them are smokers1 of cigarettesv
This is not a sermon. It is just a
passing comment on facts as they are in
the matter of fact worlds The conclusion
i inevitable. If you want to do; the
best 'ywrsel thataspossibleyif you want
to equip your mind for work, and to
have it' backed' with a' strong body, cut
out the cigarette.- Argus-Leader.
WORK FAITHFULLY.
Some boys do not seem to roalizo. the
necessity, of grasping the splendid op
portunity offered, to master, a trade and
secure an education. Their only thought
seems to be in how to finish the task,
Whether it- be: study or Work,- in th&
shortest possible, time and with the least
possible expenditure of energy. Young
man now is the, accepted time, If you
do not make the most of your advantages
while you are young, no , one can be
blamed but yourself. While you have
amopportunity. to secure an education
and learn a trade do so. You may not
fully realize the necessity of it, now, but
if you fail to tak advantage of it, the
time will come when with regret you
will think of this as the one great op
portunity of your life.
Nobody can be i depended? upon, who
does not finish, the task iie. sets, out to do,
However disagreeable your, work, do
it thoroughly. Do. .it. better, than , the
average boy - would do it; . , In. that - way
you will i become: a, dependablehoy ,; Men
every where are looking h f or , f capable,
1 ionest,M! gritty , ' dependable : r:boy s, The
sooner you let; people know, you are that
kindof a boy the, sooner you will .: get, a
better job. And don't bean ;a , hurry to
give; up it he work you already have,- Be
sure some thing, better jisoffered. :
Wait a while. Do your ;worW well,
PronK)tion vvill comeDe-MoinesNewSii
L O S T
Somewhere on the. Chemawa ground?,
a pair of glasses in a black case. Finder
will please bring them to the printing
office.
George Horn is working on the fnrnv
lie is a good -worker. He says . he will
be a farmer, wheohe returns : horn e.
Henry John is getting to be a good
checker player. He is hard to beat.
The gardeners are almost through
sorting potatoes.-