Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-06

The "Idcai.t" ~ what riorrer In =
"New Calling" styles niuiseiG

The "Idoai.t" y what riorrer In
"New Calling" style. ifiuseiG
Tho day OF tho eccentric man has
been long delayed, bat Il seems 20 have
overiakcn rs at last. Ii tho signs Of
events count tho "cfank." the man
with ideas, the odd chap oro TO get q
lit;lo nearer to Hes igumtivo clover
field hereafter than they nrc at pres.
ont.
In neatly furnished room on the
first floor Of quiet hotel up town n
nervous. dnldcntN young man, half
buried In papers and books, was found,
who makes a very good salary by tho
rather odd occupation Of originating
ideas lie docs nothing else. nor has
he for more than year, and Inns been
I during that t.uc rather well compcn-
l saicd IN tho idcas lac has sold-in fact
I've has no notion OF ever abandoning
the work ON account of It's money side.
lie is now TO Now York having boon
Chicagonn until quite recently He Is
II German. Yankee. with a very pro.
nouncr1 nervous temperament and Of
! queer history. habits and notions. lilo
was, 40 mn evidence of his originality
married AZ eighteen TO n Young lady
who was almost an utter stranger
10 him, under quito romantic circum.
stances When seen. the "idcast' was
anticipating very eagerly the arrival In
New York Of his little fninily-wifc and
three ycarold girl, Of either Of whom
he said he would be glad to boast.
were Il not a commonplace thing 10 do.
~ plan TO remain In New York ut
least year. he explained. III have
contracted 10 devote my whole timo for
that period 10 thinking for aud making
suggestions TO one Of your greatest
business houses. II 70 n mark OF cour-
age In n manager TO conclude that the
firm can afford TO pay g, 600 year for
the privilege Of having an odd sort Of
fellow on the alert constantly to SEQ
uncommouplaccp phases of tho business,
10 scheme and plan now features OF II,
10 look at II FROM odd standpoints aud
To think Of Il Ia the attitude OF an idea
maker, Yet that Is Just what shrcwd
business man has concluded for his
firm In my ease, aud Il emphasizes the
y trcn. n all our civilizntion--towa tho
'this.onc thing lido men,
is this calling Of the 'ldcnist' very
nunerously represented as yet In New
York /"
~ think not-,ndccl, there are few
who depend entirely upon their ideas
for living. We have n number Of
bright men, artists, designers, adycrtls-
Ing solicitors writer's, etc, who make u
very good thing Of selling their ideas.
as a side issue, TO whomsocver they
seem to it,"
what pay, for example can these
people command for good idcar
III It Is an idoa for advertising some.
thing la an original way the pay will
vnry from one dollar TO 500 Tor single
idea \ bright man may think oftwcuty
excellent ideas IN day, aud then fail 10
strike one good one 10 twenty days, it
being largely matter Of mood. Some
call It inspiration, but Il Is hard 10 com.
mccinlizc 'iusplratiou,' or mood
eithor, forthat matter At times when
have particularly wished 10 catch a
good IDEA ut an opponune time. or
when tho purscstrings have begun to
dcsuctudlze, aud need 20 again rohcar.,
their parts IN the social swish, the mood
has utterly failed me, and all tho irvt
! ting and worrying am so magnificent.
/ ~ capable OF have failed to have their
effect upon tlis elusiyo mood quality"
"What would YOU advise man TO
I do with an iden Il ho gets ono-a man
not vorsed in marketing such things to
adyantagap
IN a boy or gifl or man or woman
ever catches Gn idoa that seems good
Tor souo special thing would advise
him or her TO develop lt--thinl, of q
special fitness Il may have TO some
business, and thou briefly write Of Il 10
such business house, usually leaving
tho matter o. compensation 20 the Gus
toner IN this manner a sale VIII
eventually be sure, II the idea Is really
novel and good, and Instead Of airint
the scheme Cor guying friends and then
forgetting all about It and earning the
reputation Of dreamer or crank, the
idea mAkor can earn good purse OF
side money. - New York World.