Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-11
MUST HAVE ABILITY
THE SUCCESSFUL wo.,,,
sTENooRAPHsR.
a business That Brings Large Return.
aud Requires More Than Mechanic,
skiii-A Compliment Cost Her s,,,,
tiOn.

The commonly accepted idea tbs, .,
women who FIJI positions ~ steno, ~
piers are usually women OF iow.g,ss.
business ability and that their wort Il
wholly and simply mechanical NAV ~
very easily dispelled By looking into n. !
daily affairs and experiences o. SOM
OF those who are employed Ia ho,sls
ana other large and public buildings M
this city.
The hotel stenographeFs 81 81. Lool.
are said 10 be above the average resrs
sentative women Of the craft. ana IN.
belief has very good grounds upon whl.,l
q rest, for they are. for the most ~,
women who have had sufficient busi,sss /
experiences 10 make them fully caDshl. /
% handle correspondence % All sor,s
and. indeed. this Il an absolutely bscs.
sary qualification for the woman W.
wishes % b. successful in this partis,l
lar line u stenOgraphie work
The dieIatipn that comes % Inc hsis
stenographeF Is as varied as could -
sibly be imagined. says the NJ IIgsis
Republic. one day perhaps she "a
take down what the patent msiislsA
man says about his s,susas-eaats3
pills. and the neat day. of the usxt ~ 4
even. from thr lips " the orator. ~ y
or the orator who would IKE Il ~
distinguished Tor siegahl and paHshs.
speech, haranguE that Il ksegs ~
wits a. Nsli as her p~neii busy gryiak
- follow
The commercial tFaysirF who ais
grades ~ wine. the iron merchant -
has thousand and Gus names tos u
many different ores. and. "a fact, ~
who represent every kind q basissss
under the sun. huFrtedtY dictate "a
letters. and expect. too. that they 80
be properly Transcribed on ghs tytsS
writer To do this the Typewriter MA
BE- more OF less familiar with me ID !
terms ~ each ituv - business AZ ~
a. knowing how 10 speii and paastsa
eoFrectiY Mgtr than az oralnzFf
amount % common sense an4 "a
Judgment must also b. possessed "a
exercised
II tn the haste ~ taking notes a 80
L. omitted. the sgsu0EFapher mast :
Intelligent snnnEh 10 kunW hos 70 vi
ply Il. Tor Il u noe always passssls =
refer such matters back 20 me aegais
untii u Il too late % comDirts Ne tsli
Tor the particular outgoing sail Il r. q
have been intended % catch
There ID yet another thiaE that 4 "
atsnaEraphsr IN public once sssts
most AZ much AZ she does a thsrse
knowledge ~ BUSINESS. and tat y "a
u ss4vffA s.as.-u a.. -. -. - 49, ~ II
letter % the man who had fietata! 3
and tell him any uytiS error " 4
discover t. bis own The only zAy n
her % gee uut % such a thinE a. thAs y
70 EracigusiY admit that tnafv mas "A
~ she nisunduFus0pd him fsh
own error and h. knows a. b. nay -
admit O. her that u Was. but Ne ~ II
more admiFea hsr generosity ~ -
drginE the biamr. and runlsBihsfE
most probably g hcFsrif uhfH
needs further strnoEra phle wuff Q
Then there IL a strange social O.
% life that comes more hrforv ~ p
u women IN thta particular nur g
perhaps. than IN any other aaa
TOO. she must school t~tsVlf tn rafet
Has q ever occurred Ga yca
ono % these bright typiaia Rhg -
desk IN enc - the largest hqssis y
city. how very many men there a's
unfortunate a. % b. unhAprEIT
rird7 That IL. according % ihe 49,
tho poor fellows Hnrn ~ willins g
llrt SIC poor hotel Ht1un9va phsrs ~
n ,hr last man who had ieli
sensible little woman hlH rtate q
had barn near 70 So the mlrth
provoked. hn would. no doubt.
hecn ashamed to think b. had Fi7
such a poor judge ~ human ra'a'v
one and woven 7urh y weak bii e =
mentality f1r her 20 only laugh pfef
In the Office - a wealthy ba''t
corporation. not long aEa. NC
clerk found u necessary % dlriaW
TOR 10 the lady stenngraptrr thas
afterward 70 BE- passed Into &c q
20 tho manager FOR signature Hes
uRturNdly accepted tho iaas e
found 80 aRreeablp. and promptly
rorded with Il Standing behina
chair he began HIS dlciation Az
sell until the letter was about han
completed. then the gentleman. vho e
his eyes fixed on tho young LADY S
wHvy coll ~ hair thought he WoV'a y
her nice little compliment
what very pretty hair you
Miss Blank"
Miss Blank smiled. but said moth
The letter was finished and handed n
tho manager, He. CHANGING over y
covered a sentence entirely foreisH
tho subject matter Of the epls,ls, ~
very middle OF the page When
Blank was called In to explain
opened her big blue eyes IN so'
wondering fashion and said
why. only put down Just vha'
Brown aald''
Miss Blank was excused from iul
explanation. but the quality ana "
tity ~ laughter that was thrust
Mr.. Brown was more than that ss'
man could stand. and It soon BEGAN Is
question as 10 who should give s
position and leave the offlce-he OF
Blank. and the matter finally 60
mated when Miss Blank quietly pan
in her resignation.
The women who have their desn 81
hotels or office buildings pay a ~ M
or bonus for the pnfl
and spend as many hours q day o. Ssa
there as they may see NJ. AZ szN
they find II necessary to reina,h an s@
tuite late. for a great deal OF thelI y Y. \
ion In given after business hour. s.
- a.. kays, a. ennAxs no fnN morning @2