Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-21
TIME is MONEY.
IN Elementary Lesson on tho value or
bnsiness- Mans inmates:


an Elementary Lesson on tho Value OF 9
Bn,iness-Msn's inmates.
This article is not given the above
title simply to catch the attention o4
and insure reading by the opposite
sex, although the same instinct that
prompted our first parents to eat Of tho
fruit that had not tempted them until
1t was forbidden, will perhaps induce
some men to read it. In that case am
sure Of n hearty chorus OF "amens"
Women, even business women, havo
habit OF going into the Office Of "A bust
ness-man upon some undoubtedly
worthy errand which they might dis
pose of In five minutes and departing
leave behind them pleasant memories
and complimentary opinions. Too often,
alas! they nccept the protfered chair and
and proceed 10 unfold tale longer than
whole play of Shakespeare. which
properly might be classified ~ another
Comedy of Errors" They stay until
the genial smiie OF welcome on the face
OF the businessman fades to weary
and hopeless expression. and then to a
gradually combative and beligerent
one, which his wife would recognize,
but which these casual callers are too
much Interested with their own story to
notice. Perhaps no turns to his desk,
or picks up newspaper, or eagerly
mods TO a fresh arrival in the office rs
II he would speak. But still they stay
on, oblivious OF the fact that they have
outstaid their welcome, and have do
veloped. IN the mind OF their victim,
from pleasant intelligent ladies into
''iirst-class bores." They have evidently
come to stay
Within week have seen three in
stances OF this: One woman who was
seeking place on the press and OK
pressed herself Ms willing to do any
Kind OF work and be expeditions and
business-iike withal, staid in an edi-
torial Office two hours and thirty FIVE
minutes, talking of her own private af.
fairs, while the patient and long-sutfer-
Ing editor worked far into the night to
pay for his forbearauce. Another
woman went to II man who had an i'm
be attended to within the two hours at
noon when he was free from other
cares and responsibilities to transact a
matter which should have kept him ten
minutes Mt the most But she staid
aud talked and talked and talked and
talked aud talked and talked. The
gentleman rose as "a sign for her 10 70,
but still sha babbled on. like Tenny-
sons brook. until it was too la'e. and
his time and opportunity wore lost.
Again. two business people met to set
tie certain accounts which would re-
quire less than half an hour. A woman
entered ON an errand and. sitting down,
made a visit of an hour aud u half, in
terrupting important business and
throwing behindhand the affairs Of
other people fully two hours.
Now. women ought TO understand
that whenever they do this sort Of thing
they rob their victims of what Is often
valuable time; aud with most business
people time Is money.
Men seldom do those things. or IL
they are inclined to, their busy brethren
have hundred ways Of getting rid of
them; bat businessman is good de al
nj the mercy Of his women callers If he
is II gentleman. Women should remem-
Der this, and, even Ia the ease of
friends, learn to see upon entering an
Office whether its occupant is busy or
not II she sees her own interest she
will limit her stay 10 Gfteen minutes At
the utmost, unless hard pressed,
just how far 1t is the duty Of n man
or a woman ejther-to let an out
slider take his valuable time from bust
sess affairs is, in my mind. question.
think none of us ought to sacrifice a
whole morning or an entire afternoon
90 tina polite duty of being bored TO
death by people whose woes we can not
help. whose affairs do not Interest US,
and between us and whom there Is not
II strong bond of friendship or common
interest And / believe the editor.
publisher ct other business man whom
had been persistently talking blind"
for any considerable period would be
justified in politely. and with his most
fascinating manner. calling my atten-
ton to tho door
But until this fashion is adopted by
urbane and courteous businessmen
generally. women must learn To sec for
themselves when there is the slightest
danger of being de trop. And by
giving evidence in this way that she ha~
some idea Of the value OF time aud of
the relative Importance of other peo-
pies affairs she will have raised the
standard of businessmen estimate of
women aud demonstrated hor own
RICH; 10 the term--'a good business
woman. "-Heiea ". HiaSloto, IN Boston
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