The sun., 1898-02-13
THE NEW @MAN.
sh. Mus. Learn promptnl and Fidslit,
In Business Epgasei ents.


preston. 1t is part of her duties to EN-
ploy women reporters and writer's to
work for her department. She told me
the good Lord only knew the trouble she
had in getting girls that were reliable
and prompt. Just when an important
assignment was before her young
woman would step up and say she want
ed to be excused that night, as she was
going toa party or expected to have
company. Most girls had bcauX and So
ciety in their heads, equally with if not
more than their business tasks, and it
seemed hopeless to make them appreci-
ate the importance of the work they had
undertaken to do. Then, too, they were
exceedingly apt to take at1ront easily
when sent on assignments and come
back without getting what they were
sent for. If they were snubbed or not
treated like fine lady in a parlor, out
they would whirl in dudyeon and
leave the work they had been ordered
to do. "They don't think of the paper,
they don't think of me,' said Mrs. AL.
den. "All they think of is their own
hurt vanity. Once or twice l have near
ly lost my place through having a girl
whom had sent out OH an important
assignment flare up and come back
without word of report. y Mrs. Alden
declared further that boon beyond cal.
culation would be q strong, active
willing woman, who knew how to
write, who had the proper pride in her
work and her paper and who could be
depended on to put it's interests first ev-
cry time. have mentioned this conver-
sation to point out incidentally the great
need for women who enter the indus
trial world to put all nonsense away
from them and settle down to serious
work. l long ago found out that could
do one Of two things. could work or !
could play, butt could not do both to-
gether. l could not even work as |
ought to and then go off and have a
good time socially i'll the evening. If
did, was not fit for my work next day.
Work was what gained my lying al
and what came into the worM to do,
So gave up the good times socially and
buckled down to the occupation l had
chosen. 1t has been my solace and my
delight. 1t has made me a good living
and enabled me to help others. have
gained more, far more, than gave up.
Unless you are absolutely prompt and
faithful in keeping your promises and
engagements you will never amount lc
q row of pins.
Many girls and women would like tc
write for newspapers. They have IA per.
feet right to do 50. First they should
be sure they have something to say,
something they think ought to be said.
They must learn to write. a legibl,
hand is an important requisite, whether
you do or do not use a typewriter. A
good, plain handwriting is All indica
tion of character that takes proper
pains with work. Learn how to spell
and punctuate perfectly and how to ust
absolutely faultlcss grammar. Do not
depend on proofreader or cOnIpostor tc
correct defects III this line. An edito,
will not bother with manuscript
whose author does not know how tt
spell or to use good grammar Next,
learn composition. BE precisely accurate
in your statements of fact. II you arc
not sure Il thing you wish to state H>
fnn r,c fs,,I !
then omit it altogether DO not bother
with trying to acquire any particular
style. Simply say what you have to say
in strong, clear English and stop, never
repeating yourself, never maundering
on in a sloven!y, wordy way. DO not
depend on having your manuscript edit
Ell and cut down. Do the editing and
cutting down yourself, and your chances
will be Is to | for getting your matter
printed. Have every word of it ready,
exactly as it should be printed. To dc
this requires much practice and usually
much experience, but it you are really
in earnest you will be willing to do cv-
erything that helps to make you sue
cessful.
have lately seen new picture of
Hon. John ID. Long. secretary of the
navy. Mr. Long has been lifelong
friend Of women and woman suffrage,
and, like all such, he is very fine look
ing, handsome man.
The college education of today does
not at all fit young men to be husbands
J and fathers. 1t is dead wrong. How
can a course Of comic sections or astron.
\ omy or analytical geometry help them
to get up nights and run for doctor or
administer correction properly to John
4 Henry when he runs away and goes fish
ing? How CAN conjugating Greek verbs
\ aid them in carving Il turkey? tell
you the system is all wrong. Let our
II young men have Il training which will
teach the duties and responsibilities OF
"a family man.
Next time Colonel lnscrsoll or Mr..
James Whitcomb Riley lectures i'll a
place let some bright girl reporter at
tend and describe his dress from top to
toe being sure to mention that Colonel
InGersoll shows traces Of his age and
that Poet Riley looks no longer so
young as he used to. Then let her pass
the lecture or the reading itself without
q word, as il that were of no moment,
merely noting the snpaEpr'S dress That