Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-13

4 Certain Way of Procnrinx the FIT
alton You Want.

a Certain Way of ProcurinE the sft~
alton You Want.
Mark Twain has found situations for
many man In unique way, wnicn is
described in McClure's Magazine.
When any one asked him for help along
that line, he would write tire delighted
applicant 4 cordial Affirmative asking
linn to pick out any newspaper he pre-
f,.rrc.l and to aim high. The desired
position being selected. Mark you'd
simply fire back ut the applicant the
following instructions. In every case.
where they were carried out In good
faith. they landed the worker at the
top OF the ladder. Here they are:
Formula: a. BY benefcent law OF
our human nature, every man is ready
and willing to employ any young fei-
low who Is honestly anxious to work
for nothing.
90 = man once wonted to an en-
pIoye and satisfied with him. Is loath to
part with him and give himself the
trouble of breaking In new man.
Let us practice upon these foibles.
Instructions: % You are to apply FOR
work at the office Of your choice.
-, You are TO 20 without recommen-
Ga.:ons. You are not to mention my
rane o. any ones but your own.
t9 You are to say that you want no
pay. That all you want Is work; any
kind OF work-yOu make no stipula-
ticn; you are ready to sweep OUT, point
the pencils, replenlsh the instands, hold
copy, tidy up. keep the place In order.
run errands-anythlns and everything;
you are not particular. You are so tired
of being idle that life is a burden to
you: all you want is work and plenty or
| It, Yon do not want pennyworth OF
remuneration. n. B.-You will get the
place. whether the man be generous
one or n selfish one.
"a You must not sit around and wait
for the staff to find work for you to do.
You must keep watch and find 1t for
Yourself When you can't find 1t, In
vent it. You will be popular there
pretty soon, and the boys will do you a
good turn whenever they can. When
YOU are on the street and see thing
that is worth reporting, go to the Of
fee and tell about II. BY and by you
will be allowed to put such things on
paper yourself. In the morning you will
notice that they have been edited, and
good many of your words left out-the
very strongest and best ones, too. That
will teach You TO modify yourself. In
due course you will drift by natural and
sure degrees into daily and regular re-
porting and will find yourself on the
city editors staff, without any one 5
quite knowing how or when you got
| here
To- BY this time you have become
recassary: possibly even Indispensable.
| / III you are never to mention wages.
| That is Il matter which will take care
| of itself: you must wait. BY and by
there viii be vacancy on a neighbor-
ing paper You will know all the re-
porters in town by this time. and one
or another of them will speak of you
and you will he offered the place, at cur
rent wages. You will report this good
! fortune 10 your city editor, and he will
| offer you the same wages, and you will
stay where you are.
| 90 Subsequently,, whenever higher
pay is offered you on another paper.
You are not TO take the place II your
original employer is willing to keep
you AT like price.