The Universal Cry: Wanted, a Man

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TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT OF MISSIONARIES. 846

attributes it will almost surely follow that he is a cultured man; but of ttimes he may do things which on the surface suggest roughness and crudeness, while in his heart there would be no such thought. Our boys, born and reared in the midst of these rugged mountains, partake very naturally of their environments; and to offset this brusqueness of disposition, it is necessary that they take special pains about manner and address. Let them cultivate, not foppishness, but grace and ease of movement, smoothness in voice and delivery, and neatness in personal appearance.

THE UNIVERSAL CRY: WANTED, A MAN.

Never did the world call more loudly for young men with force, energy and purpose, young men trained to do some one thing, than today. Though hundreds of thousands are out of employment, yet never before was it is so hard to get a good employee for almost any position as today. Everywhere people are asking where to find a good servant, a polite and efficient clerk, an honest cashier, a good stenographer who can spell and punctuate, and is generally well informed. Managers and superintendents of great institutions everywhere are hunting for good people to fill all sorts of positions. They tell us that it is almost impossible to find efficient help for any department. There are hundreds of applicants for every vacant place, but they either show signs of dissipation, are rude or gruff in manner, are slouchy or slipshod in dress, are afraid of hard work, lack education or training, or have some fatal defects which bar them out. Even if they are given positions, very few are able to hold them, and so this great army tramps about from store to store, from office to factory, wondering why others succeed when they fail, why others get the positions when they are denied. The head of one large commercial establishment says that the blunders and mistakes of its employees cost $25,000 a year to correct, notwithstanding his utmost vigilance. Success.