Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-19
HUNTING FOR WORK.
Influence Not Needed in
the Pursuit.
MUSCLE VERSUS BRAIN.
A Few Practical Hints for Those Who
Seek Employment.

OF any kind, whether il be newspapc
Office, n nanufsctory or a trade eS,al,-
lishment, that has not applications CON
stanuy from young men who want
something to DO. II Is often painful 10
see the hopeless look upon the sppli-
cants' faces as they turn away disap-
poisted, and the scene becomes the
more painful when 1t is reflected that
many Of them doubtless have capacity
for remunerative work, and would
faithfully attend to 1t If they had the
chance.
The truth is that the world IL slow 10
take any man entirely on trust. Tho
greatest singers, the greatest painter.
the greatest writers have had ~ con
vince the world that IL had need OF them
before IL wGs willing ~ give them a
subsistence. So true is this that II
might almost bc laid down a. an axiom
of success that Il is only 10 be won by a
hard struggle II takes the a;trition of
poverty 10 bring out what is brightest
In a man. IL may be u hardship, but II
seems 10 be law Of the social economy,
and being a law & must have justice
and compensation In 1t somewhere.
The question Of "getting position
resolves itself into two grand essentials
FIRST. proficiency Of soUo sort. which
stands fer dollars and cents IN the
worlds market place, and, next, tnct a.
demonstrate this proficiency in u way TO
attract the worlds attention.
1t Is mistake TO depend on Ill
huence" 10 get work in q legitimate call
inS; influence belongs more properly to
the domain of politics. IA rule, too,
IT is mistake 10 ask or 10 expect EN-
pioyment on the ground Of charity-not
that charity and business are incom-
patible. but that each should stand on
its own bottom. The best recoInmenda-
don is u sample Of your work, that, with
a frank address and neatness OF appear
ance-for "the apparel Oft proclaims
the man"-may often prove the "opon
sesame" 10 success.
While II is good to have a due appre
citation of ones abilities, II is not good
to bc too exacting IA to tho field foI
their display. The distance between
the foot Of ladder ana the top is but =
short span to him who has within him
self tho power Of rising.
Tho writer heard Of Ia young man who.
being in needy circumstances, went
b,avely to work at tho first thing at
hand-<xench digging for contractor.
That WIZ bis first opportunity. One day
his employer-not well educated man
needed some one 10 keep time roll of
the men. The yOong niau volunteered
The contractor took fancy b. him.
found him increasingly useful, and the
young man is now we'll up the ladder.
Il is another requisite Of the success
full worker that he shall be in love with
his work. II he il "a mechanic, he Will
take pride in his tools; IL he is book
keeper, IN will plume himself m the
merits of his pen and on the neutness
and forwardness u his accounts Julian
Hawthorne counts among the plcasur0s
Of authorship tho satisfaction got from
good writing materials AS tho late,
Colonel Forney once said 70 a Youthful
member of the staff, "a man must work
con amore to have his work worth any
thing.
a young lady who wished place as
Typewriter got it in common sense
way. Sho wrote out a half dozen "re-
plies" 10 to speak, brief, bu3inossliko
and respectful, setting forth her expeli
enoe, Qu.llA cations and ideas as To pay.
putting her figures rather above tho
market rate. Next morning there Were
four advertisements for typewrtters.
She promptly mailed her four replies di-
rectly ut the main poetofhoe, inclosins
a two cent stamp In each. One Of tho
four shots brought down her bird.
That evening her position came 10 her
by mail.
Ii Is not true that the world Is a bette
market for muscles than for brains. The
difficulty is that brain matter, whatever
It's native brightness, is practically
worthless without training aud expert
enoe. For one play produced by man
ager thousand are rejected. The nc
cepted one may be inferior III many IT,
spects TO many rejected one, may have
less talent In II, but IL IL from trained
head and IL suits the managers want
and that is enough. It is 80 with story
writing-with heidwork Of every kind.
Suitability is tho quality that gives IL pe-
cuniary value.
Men and women who, with certain
brilliant qualities, fail 10 realize this
truth often fancy that the conditions
OF succoss are hard and limited. Yet
theatrical managers, magazine pub
fishers and many others are subject 70
the very same law themselves. They in
turn arc employers II the public They
must suit il. or 1t will turn elsewhere
for Whist il wants.
Finally, it ia not necessary thst n want
should be procistued "a order To exist.
Sometimes il may be anticipated. Some
times il may even be created. Whoever
cen create "a want for his wares OF his
work is on the way 10 masteriul success.