Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

A Few Practical Hint. on Huu,ins for wor,

AFew Practical Hint. on Hunting for wert.
Prom the Philsdelrhis Ledrer.
There Is hardly large establishment Of any
Kind, whether IL be a newspaper ONCE. . manu-
factory or a trade establishment. that has not
applications constantly from young men Who
want something TO do. IL l. often painful 20
sec the hopeless look upon the applicants' faces
as they turn away disappointed. and the scene
becomes the more painful whom It 10 reflected
that many Of them doubtless have capacity for
remunerstire work and would faithfully attend
to it If they had the chance.
The truth is that the world is SLOW 10 take
any man entirely on trust. The greatest singers.
the greatest painters the greatest writer's have
had to convince the world that IL had need OF
them before IL was willing 10 give them a sub
sistenoe. 80 true IL this that n might almost
be laid down an axiom Of success that IL is
only 10 be won by hard struggle. IL takes the
attrition Of poverty TO bring out what IL bright
est IN man. IL may be a hardship, but IL
seems 10 be a law Of the social economy, and,
icing law. must have Justice and compen-
sailon in IL some here.
The question OF getting position" resolves
Itself into two grand essentials first proficiency
OF some sort. which stands for dollars and cents
IN the worlds market place, and next tact TO
demonstrate this proficiency in . way 20 attract
the worlds attention
IL Is a mistake TO depend on ''inhuence" TO
get work In a legitimate calling: influence be-
longs more properly to the domain Of politics
As rule. too, u Is a mistake TO ask or to ex-
pect employment on the ground OF charity-not
that charity apd business are incompatible. but
that each should stand on it's own bottom The
best recommendation is sample OF your
work; that with frank address and neatness
OF appearance-for 1.-The apparel oft proclsims
the man may often prove the ''open sesame"
TO success.
While il is good TO have due appreciation Of
ones abilities II is not good TO be too e,acting
as TO the field for their display. The distance
between the foot OF a ladder aud the top is but
snort span TO him who has within himself the
power OF rising.
The writer heard Of a young man who. being
an needy circum tances. went brarels 20 work
ut the first thing at hand-trench digging for y
contractor That was his opportunity. One
uaS ms employer-not q wcll-educated man
needed some one TO keep q time roll Of the men
The Young man volunteered. The contractor
took fancy 10 him, found him increasingly
useful, and the young man is now well up the
ladder.
IL is another requisite Of the successful
worker that he shall be in love with his work
IL he is a mechanic he will take pride In his
tools; II he is a bookkeeper he will plume him.
sell on the merits ct his pen and on the neat
ness and forwardness OF his accounts Julian
hawthorne counts among the pleasures Of au-
"o.eu,p 'ne s''..siavuoh sot from good writing
materials As the late Col Forney once said TO
youthful member Of his staf, "A man must
work con amore 70 have his work worth any
thing"
young isdy who wished place ~ type
MIaee 80. n IN a common-sense way. She
hr,.S b',s;,,l aii uozh Replies; 30 70 SPEAK,
| Viiei, puslhesshke ana respectful, setting forth
ner experience, qaaiihcations and ideas ~ TO
Pa.. putting her ngures rather above the mar
.: e' fa.c. Neht morning there were four sd,er-
'isenien's LOT Npe~riters IN the Led9er. She
promptly mailed her four replies directly at the
man posi- once, inciosing z-cent stamp In
eacn' Uhe OF the Tour shots brought down her
pifd- that evening her position came TO her
] U! inai-
rs not true that the world "a better mar
he, LOT muscles Than for brains. The difhculty
s uht orain matter, whatever ats native bright
| res. pracucaly worthless without training
hhu experience. for one play produced BY
manager thousand are rejected. The sc-
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