The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-29
GETTING SOMETHING TO DO.
A Few Practical Hints for Those Who
Are Hunting for Work.

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of II kind, whether it be a newspaper
Office, a mandatory or a trade estab-
lishment, that has not applications con
~stantly from young men who want
something to do. 1t is often painful to
see the hopeless look upon the appli-
cants' faces as they turn away disap-
pointed, and the scene becomes the
more painful when it is reflected that
rany Of them doubtless have capacity
for remunerative work, and would
faithfully attend to it if they had the
chance.
The truth is that the world is slow to
take any man entirely on rust. The
greatest singers, the greatest painters,
the greatest writer's have had TO con
vince the world that it had need Of them
before it was willing to give them a
Subsistence. so true is this that it
might almost be laid down as an axiom
Of success that it is only TO be won by a
hard struggle. 1t takes the attritiOn of
poverty to bring ont what is brightest
III man. It may be a hardship, but it
seems TO be Il law of the social economy,
and being IL law it must have justice
anu tOIlDtDSdIlOu III IL SOLlcN lICIc.
The question Of "getting a 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 a way to
attract the worlds attention.
IL is a mistake to depend on in
huence" to get work in q legitimate call
ing; influence belongs more properly to
the domain of politics. AS a rule, too,
IL il a mistake to ask or to expect en-
ploymemt OF the ground Of c~harity-not
that charity and business are incOm-
patiDlc, but that each should stand on
its own bottom. The best recommends
ton Is Il sample Of yOur work; that, with
n frank address and ~neatness of appear
ance-fOr 1.-The apparel oft proclaims
the man"-may often prove the 'open
sesame" to success.
v bile it Is good to have a due appre-
cha. on Of ones abilities, it is not good
to lie too cXacting as to the field fOl
their display. The distance between
the foot of a ladder and the top is but y
short span to him who has within him
self the power of rising.
The writer heard of a young man who,
being in needy circumstances, went
bIavely to work at the first thing at
hand-trench digging for a contractor.
That was his first opportunity. One day
his CmplOyer-nOt a well educated man
needed some one to keep a time roll Of
the men. The young man volunteered.
Tho confirmation fpnTy 81 f,,,nry -, l;N,
found him increasingly useful, and the
young nan is now well up the ladder.
1t is another requisite of the success
ful worker that he shall be in love with
his work. If he is a mechanic, he will
take pride in his tools; if he is a book
keeper, he will plume himself on the
merits of his pen and on the neatness
and fOrWardneSs Of his accounts. Julian
Hawthorne counts among the pleasures
Of authorship the satisfaction got from
good writing materials. As the late
Colonel Forney once said to a youthful
mei1her of the staff, "A man must work
con- auiorc to have his work worth any
thing"
y Young lady who wished a place as
typewriter |ot It IL a Common sense
way. Sine }-'utc oGt Il half dozen "re-
pie. go 10 speak, brief. businesslike
and respectful. setting forth her expert
enc". qualifications and ideas as to pay,
putting her fiylrtS rather above the
market rate. Next morning there were
-four a'ivr.f ~"mcut= for typewriters.
Sh" promptly mailcd her four replies di-
re"tIH ut the main rcstofiice. inclosing
a two coat stamp in each. One of the
four shots brought down her bird.
That evening her position came to her
10y mail.
L l. not true that the world is a better
m@Tsct tor muscles than for brains. The
difficulty l. that brain matter, whatever
IT'S native brightness, is practically
worthless without training and expert
enro, For one play produced by a man
aGer u thousand are rejected. The ac-
copied u may be inferior in many re-
specs To many = rejected one. NAV have
less talent III it, In, il is from a trained
head and it suits The managers want.
aud that Is enough. 1t is so with story
w~ri,lug-with hcJdwUrk of every kind.
Suitability Is the quality that gives it pc
cuuiary value.
Men and women who, with certain
brilliant qualities, fail to realize this
truth often fancy that the conditions
of success are hard aud limited. Yet
theatrical managers. magazine pub
fishers and many others are subject to
the very same law themselves. They in
turu are employees Of the public. They
must suit /. OF 1t viii turn elsewhere
for what it wants.
Finally, ii Is not necessary that IA wan;
should be proclaimed in order 70 exist.
Sometimes it may be anticipated. Some
times It may even be created. Whoever
can create Il val for his wares CT his
work l. on the way to maSterful success.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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