Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19

Improvement OF Husbands meets NJ
o'clock In remote part OF Bfookyh vi
ut 200 cast i75th street. but you Drop al
your plans for the day, telegraph W
friend that YOU cannot Keep your ehs"s.
ment 20 lunch with her. and start or
promptly 20 the remote iocsnS ""e'e
husbands need attention.
Tho meeting ~ amusing You interview
overvhojy get all the names, ana start
hack AZ once 20 the Office. II ~ uaih
when Won arrive. and you are wet TO thc
Knees from the long taunt In the sluahy
onov The warmth OF the stuuN. amy
neu,snaner Office IL agreeable The temp
tsilon IS too strong 70 snow the editor no"
wise he was 70 choose you for the TASK
and YOU make fun quarter OF column
Oft and nnger so long over the poliShing
az your phrases that you are too late ior
dinner az ~ . boarding house. and ciinb
hungry, bcdraggled. and desperately tired
t. your little room 20 munch biNcull
and drink a half-co'd and wholly httet
cup OF tea, brought ~ sympathetic
hougemald. Next morning YOU 'uih
eagerly 20 the papers your article mas
been cnt down 20 about: two inches 81
length. all the pretty phases are gone
only the bare names remain. Your day
work has Melted you - cents. ara OF that
sum YOU have spent - cents FOR car-iare'
ATTAINING SUCCESS.
In course os time. however. the assign
!reuts become more frequent ana IN
I,ortant. and having had the quickness
and sense % profit by the lessons given
ly the editors blue pencil. you nave
learned what 20 say, ana. more especially
what not 10 say. At the end OK tae Week
Whom you clip all yOIr contributions
from the paper and paste them in long
etrip. they measure an OF three Columns.
lou make out bin Tor some 80 or more
and pass In this and the pasted strip 10
H.. cashier. receiving IN return pheasant
ron - b.l!s and probably KIND, en-
Cuur1ring wcfd.
Now YOU feel n sense OF security and
dignity. You ar. regular Journalist "l.h
( "A definite position. but yOu are barely
earning enough 70 live by the most rgio
/ economy.
! An day aud long into the night you
/ sock FOR some scheme that Will help you
/ t. make strike. Finally IL comes 10
| You. Carefully you 80 over the details
| 10 be- sure OF your facts. and then you so
| 10 the editor with suggestion. 1t -
! some reform that Is needed. some abuse
| iu ala unexpected place Some tremendous
| ricte Of cocial or political news still an
| unsupported secret. or You have secured
| the privilege Of Interviewing some hither-
| 20 urarpryachabl- magnatc. Very posi-
! tIv v0ur scheme may toe pooh-poohod,
| au1 % So You wait and try again. or the
! editor Is delighted with your idea and
! gives YOU carte blanche as 10 space, time
/ ana expense. You devote your whole
/ heart ard mind 10 II. now you rrally
! p1l-h your phrases and write with
! keen. swift pen. You give your best
/ powers fro. vent. Ard thcn--oh. dolight
/ a. Gcuehts'- your work appears with dis
! play heads. Illustrations. and in three or
! four columns of close type
/ Next come the congratulations, the long
/ b,ll to the cashier and perhaps you per
| sI.ul" the editor To ada you 20 the siIar"1
| V,t ~ the papers employees or 20 give
/ yol p special department.
Hero tho stc0ud-ratc journalist rests.
/ hut YOU. who wish % DO better still, are
/ I'm tire mean time working I'm other direc-
/ tons Letters 10 the provincial papers
are secured Special articles are got mp
| Tor the aynilCatos. An occasional c0nifi-
/ button 10 the magazines is haHariei. ana
Won ara constantly on the alert TO eaten
uu and utilize every hit OF material that
drifts your way. YoI are always reoov.
alVavs suggestive. ana thu journalistic
world becomes aware OF YOU ana You
experience the delightful sensation OF
le.ug asked to prrpare articles upon
designated topics at rates above the ave
rage
Moreover. If You have neen wise, you
have made friends with gentle people,
md rosolItely avoid all vulgar I|ohe-
r.u..m. You have carefully guarded IN
b Yourself calm, frank mDdtsty or DC
w,auor. Your costume AMI manner have
Len always feminine and quiet J on
/ hive oechewod an scmblanc" Of hirtatpus
familiarity from The men with whom You
! have associated, and. having sought loi