The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-07
GETTING SOMETHING TO DO.
A Few Practical Hints for Those who
Are Hunting for work.

office, manufactory or trade estab.
hshment, that has not applications con.
stantly from young men who want
something to do. II is often painful to
See the hopeless look upon tho appli.
cants' faces as they turn away disap-
pointed, and the scene becomes the
more painful when It ia reflected tina,
many Of them doubtless have capacity
for remunerative work, and would
faithfully attend to 1t tn they had the
chance.
The truth is that the world Is slow tc
take any man entirely on trust. The
greatest singers, the greatest painters,
the greatest writers have had to con
vince the world that 1t had need Of them
before it was willing to give them q
subsistence SO true is this that II
might almost be laid down as an axiom
Of success, that II is only to be won by o
hard struggle. It takes the sttrition Of
poverty to bring out what is brightest
in a man. It may be hardship, but II
seems TO be law Of the social economy,
and being q law IL must have justice
and compensation in 1t somewhere.
The question Of "getting position
resolves itself into two grand essential,
first, proficiency Of some sort, which
stands for dollars aud cents in the
worlds market place, and, next, tact tc
demonstrate this proficiency in q way te
attract the worlds attention.
It IL a mistake to depend on "in.
huence" to get work In legitimate call.
ing; influence belongs more properly te
the domain Of politics. Az rule, too,
1t Is a mistake to ask or TO expect EN-.
ploymsnt on the ground Of chsrity--not
that charity and business are incom.
patible, but that each should stand on
its own bottom. The best recommenda
ton Is q sample Of your work; that, with
q frank address and neatness Of appear.
ance-for "the apparel oft proclaim.
the man"-may often prove the "open
sesame" to success.
While IL Is good to have due appre
citation Of ones abilities, It is not good
to be too exacting as to the field fol
their display. The distance between
the foot of a ladder and the top is but b
short span to him who has within him.
self the power Of rising.
The writer heard Of q young man who,
being in needy circumstances, went
bravely to work at the first thing q,
hand-trench digging for q contractor.
That was his first opportunity. One day
his employer-not we'll educated mar
needed some one to keep time roll Of
the men. The young man volunteered
The contractor took q fancy to him
found him increasingly useful, and the
Young man is now well up the ladder.
It is another requisite Of the success
full worker that he shall be In love with
his work. IL he y . mechanic. hs viii
take pride in his tools; II he y = book.
keeper, he will plume himself On ths
merits Of his pen and on the neatnes,
and forwardnsss Of his accounts. Julias
Hawthorne counts among the pleasures
Of authorship the satisfaction got from
good writing materials. As the lat.
Colonel Forney once said 70 q youthful
member Of the STAFF. "a man must worh
con amore to have his work worth any.
thing"
A young Lady who wished place a,
typewriter got it In common sense
way. She wrote out half dOsen "pe-
plies 80 10 speak, brief, bssinsssliks
and respectful. setting forth her ssperi
ence, qualifications sud ideas ~ 10 pay,
putting her figures rather sbovs ths
market rate. Next morning there were
four advertisements for typswriters.
She promptly mailed her four replies di.
rectly at the main postofice. inclosing
q two cent stamp in each One Of ths
four shots brought down her bird
That evening her position came to her
by mail.
It is not true that the world Is bette,
market for muscles than foy brains. The
difficulty IL that brain nstssr. whatever
its native brightness, b practically
worthless without training and axperi
encs. For one play produced by 0 man
ager thousand are rejected The &C.
cepted one may b inferior IN many re.
spects to many rejected ono, may have
less talent In It, but IL y from trained
head and 1t suits the managers want,
and that 10 enough. Il 10 ~ with story
writing-with headwork Of every Kind.
Suitability Is the quality thss give II 20.
cuniary value.
Men and women Who, With certain
brilliant qualities. fail TO realise THU
truth often fancy thst the copdition'
Of success are hard and limited. Yet
theatricd managers, magazine pub.
lshers and many others are subject to
the very same lsw themselves. They in
turn are employees Of the public. They
must suit Il, or It will turn elsewhere
for what 1t wants.
Finally. 1t is not necessary that o want
should be proclaimed in order 10 exist.
Sometimes it may be anticipated. Some.
times it may even be created. Whoever
can create want for his wares or his
work is on the way to masterful success
-Philadelphia Ledger.
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