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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Variety Gives w FORK Intereat,

The variety OF the lines to be handled Ia
general translation makes the work intcr-
csting, besides which there Is the fascination
OF handling matter coming from all parts Of
the world In a range Of correspondence
taking In everything from tho small articles
sold by mail order house TO the most i'm
portant machinery installations tlera is a
constant change OF sub1ects that keeps the
Interest alive. To understand what is wanted
In many cases, however, requires not only
knowledge OF the Language involved, hut OK
perience In the work md q natural keen In
tuition for making out obscure meanings and
strange penmanship. Local usage varies also
as to the names given to como things In tho
various countries speaking the same Ian
guage, SO that the same thing Is not always
called by the same name, and the correspond
ent, not always knowing the exact technical
name of what he wants, gives 1t the BEST one
he can think OF. which often Keeps one
t"guessng I" at what he means.
{ Our foreign relations. already SO extensive,
will so on Increasing from year To year, ana
there will be a growing demand for transla-
tors In this connection, 80 that good field
is open to both young men and women, who
TO linguistic ability add the business quali-
Acatlons necessary to success In this limo,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

~~ HE use OF the foreign languages LOT
commercial purposes Is matter OF
great and Increasing Importance, as
the growth Of foreign traGs .ros.: the
United states promises a large new
field for them. The services Of q young man
or woman comm anding one OF. more OF these
languages are of distinct value In an export
ing house. The young woman may soon be-
come we'll paid foreign correspondent
while the young man soon rises TO the man
agemcnt of the foreign department, and per-
haps is sent to foreign countries as trusted
salesman or agent Neither is this latter
field closed to women, for there is one now
travelling In Mexico for a western house,
who sells more inks and adhesives than
any OF the men they have on the road, and
she began with only limited knowledge OF
Spanish.
In tho present state of foreign trade from
the west, Spanish Is the leading language.
Il coming is It ocs with the trade from Cuba.
Porto Rico and the West Indies, the Philip
pines the South American countries, and
Mexico, and also from. Spain. After the
Spanlsh-AmcrIcan war there was a sharp
interest In commercial Spanish and this has
resulted In the establishment OF classes for
instruction in that language for business
purposes both under private auspices and in
tho public schools,
The almost UNIVERSAL h!loN'tube W 4 4c4'Ck
makes 1t the next avail able tongue for busi-
frequently is the language Of diplomacy SO
4. lends itself to the transaction OF interna-
tlonal business.
Closely ranking these languages In their
order come German, Italian. and Portu-
guese; and after these, as the leading for-
eign languages In business correspondence,
come the Russian, Swedish and Norwe-
gian. Dutch and Danish, Finnish. Polish,
Bohemian Hungarian, modern Greek. etc.;
Japanese and Chinese occasionally claim at
ttent!on in one way or another, and once
there was handed to mo a letter IN Cingalese
This had TO be given up as untranslatable.
and was respectfully referred to the British
consul. but In every other case always have
been able to find some one to take care of
business matters in languages that do not
know personally,
Commercial vs.. Literary Usage,
In genera! the knowledge OF a language for
commercial uses Is much short OF the neces-
stiles of that language In u literary sense,
The merely literary translator finds difficulty
at first in the commercial use OF the Lam
guages on account OF the trade expressions
and technical terms peculiar to each line
of business. Yet In the letters from the for
eign correspondent there are Invitations to
more IN correspondence than the
average American letter writer Is disposed to
see, Almost Invariably the foreigner of In
telligence, In writing u business letter, puts
into 1t good deal more of formality and of
politeness than does the American, at the
same time putting more care into the PEN
manshp and genera appearance OF the mis-
sye many of their communications being re-
for the nea,ness and beauty OF
their execution.
In the ordinary matter for the average cor
the translator has opportunity
beyond the mere stenographer to make o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

/ ton as head Of n department or some posi-
ton of similar responsibility.
There Is another way by which young
man may profit by spending two or three
y years In a mail order house. Well filled as
the field Is ut present, there Is always room
for one more house In this line, and 1t costs
y but little to start q mall order house on Il
small scale. One man who started TO sell
millinery by mall had Il cash capital OF $50
after he had paid for his printing, addressing,
and mailing his first consignment of catu-
losues. He had made arrangements to Sc
cure his goods on credit as he sold them,
but 1t was necessary to maintain an office,
and In doing this his capital dwlndled day
by day until it was only a memory OF the
yesterday. a week went by, during which
he sltept his Office only through the kindness
of The buildings agent, and the beginner
prayed each day that he might get an order.
Nothing came.
a second week went by, ana the agent
while sorry. announced that three days was
the limit Of time he would walt for the Office
rent The young business man tore his hair
and hoped, The first day went by and no or
der, The second one followed In like fashion
The morning of the third the young man
came to his office fully resigned to glyeup
his quarters, and the mail man was waiting
orders, with cash remIttances Enclosed.
This young man Is now n partner In one OF
The large millinery mail order houses 9th
ers have done likewise and are doing so
today. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Pays the Workers "
By Frank Sullivan.

IN tho big Chicago stores which make Mon
day their big day, the first three days OF tho
week there Will DO but four or i've hours
trimming each day, and on tho last three
there may BIO sixteen to be put In daily
4 Often when the management Is not pleased
with a certain display the trimmer has to
work Ill night doing 1t over III general,
however, he averages about nifty hours per
week, hours by no means equally divided as
4 to days. 5$ 5 i5
The pay OF tho window trimmer Ii above
that OF the average store worker, and is
what Is usually considered good pay for mer,
who work In merchandise. 1t averaEes about
$25 for the man OF experience beginner
may DO paid So, he may be paid $50, entirely
according to his ability But he may rest
assured Of this, Il ho is n window trimmer.
sif ho has ability and makes It his business
to know the merchandise carried b. Ills firm.
nc Will be found out and his pay Used pro-
5portionately. The merchant employing him
must do this, for good trlmtncrs are a Iva ya
~ n demand. a man has but to give proof or
MS ability and he Will begin to receive Offers
from other houses The windows or Chfna ,o
stores - Tor a long time have been wa tched ~
ne entire country for ideas and suggestions.
some OF the big department stores Sc il nany
displays to.out OF town stores and to smnIIer
establishments In Chicago. rho biz stores /
watch each others windows. Thus. perhonaf
more than IN any other business. I ia 1v,,,
DOW trlmlners work Is always before 10 &
eye OF the entire profession, and he ~ - ro,,
out OF a Job. i1y $',r&"e3 -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Trimmer Has His Tro,,h,e.

~ must not DO thought I ta t a decora tor Ia
no troubles. Ho has. The head trlmr,,n,
mus DC man OF tact. or he is sure 10 cia ii
WI" YIN ouyer and merchandise man. The rner.
chandlse man may have one idea on hou ,
certain line should be dIsplayedy The ,lressc,
may have another, and the buyer third :,
men becomes the trimmer's business 4
( listen to the other two men, profit bytheIr
vie WIS, DO the job the way he thinks hest q nd
still satisfy his superlors. Often certain
( line OF goods Is bought and does not sell. Il
the merchandise man Is asked WHY. nine
times out Of ten he will blame the window
display, Justly or untustly In such cases
the trimmer must show that his work is no /
at fault 31
sometfm an entire display scheme, on
which the trimmer has worked for mo n this, is
thrown out by the management at the la st
moment and must be replaced b. new one
on which the designer is unable TO spend
sufficient time to do It Justice, For It Is 10 be
understood that the displays which appear In
the windows are not designed extempora-
neously. but each and every one planned
drawn, and modelled In the .rimmer's work.
shop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Nothinn Lost by Attempt to Win,

It Is certain that the young man who gains
experience in this line is wiser In making ali
effort at starting n business for himself than
he is In staying and working With one firm
In the hope of winning high position. For
The high positions are few, and the young
man with energy, enterprise, and new ideas
always has a show to distinguish himself
when ha works for himself. And even If he
docs fall he will have lost but little money
and Ame. lie probably viii be as well orr
even then, as II he had worked at ordinar,,
wages for the same length OF time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Cannot Work by Clock.

window trimming is work that cannot be
done by the clock. The window trimmer
must forget the item OF time entirely. a I
times, during n sale, he may have little or
nothing to do. and again just be fore one he
NAV have TO work twenty-four hours at n
st RET CHI in ord er TO get his work done on time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
By Jonas Howard,

In the east, but soon Chicago, by reason OF It's
central location, took the lead, and now IT
easily leads the country In the mall order
business. There Is practically nothing that
Is not now sold By mail and practically no
place within the domains of Uncle sam
where man. properly provided With writing
material and stamps, cannot purchase any
thing he wants without moving further thun
the nearest postolce or mail box, Ana ne
can purchase whatever he wants at a falr
price well.
The scope OF the mall order house IS as
wide as the scope Of retailing, and In Chicago
II furnishes employment to approximately
10000 persons, or both sexes and many ages.
There is room for men and women of nearly
all trades and vocnt Ions In this line, Several
of the greatest mall order houses have fnc-,
tories Of their own, Practically all OF them
have repair departments, thus giving eln-
ployment to men With trades In addition
large general Offices and salesrooms give en-
ployment to an army of statesmen ana sales
women and clerks, and stenographers. be-
Sides the great number directly employed IN
caring for the huge stocks and IN packing
and shipping.
All Kinds Of Situations Open,
An example of the diverse manners OF
employment offered by a mail order house
is shown by the following list, which Is tile
''IIelp Wanted bulletin of one large Arm
for one day:
Stenosraphers--F eunle--lu-Good pay. Pernla-
mont positions,
Young women who write good hand-(iood pay,
Permanent positions,
Young women TO paste labels-Gopd pay Per-
manent positions,
Young man 10 route freight-d Good pay, Perma-
nent position,
Young men with high school educa ion Good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Artistic Talent Req uisite.

: Most and the best of the window dress
ers have learned the business III Just such
a way. However, this does not necessarily
mean that In order to be q good man at the
business one must begin MS a boy. Almost
any young man tistlc tastes and talent.
combined With n good memory,lls capable
of becoming an expert window dresser when
once he has learned the stock. Perhaps
one of the most important rcqutsit es OF a
good decorator Is q possession of knowl-
edge Of feminine tastes. The creed Of window
trlmmers In all save mems furnishing stores
Is ''The women do the buying. In addition 70
feminine ideas OF beauty he must possess q
knowledge of color. lie must instinctiFely
and by rule know what colors associate with
out friction An otherwise good display may
be absolutely spoiled by the introduction OF
a color which does not gbe with It's fellows.
All good trlmmers make point OF studying
color combinations whenever their work per-
mits. In one department store the members
Of the dressing force are required to spend
SO much time per week at the Art institute
studying just this feature In all. this study
is considered necessity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Great Demand for Girls.

Also, tits apparent that the young woman
worker Is in IS great, II not greater, demand
than the young man, This Is usually regard
cd rs tending TO lower the scale Of pay, Yeti It
Is certain that he pay Of the mail order
house remploye runs higher on an average
than does that OF the employee OF the big
store, and In many cases higher than that of
office employees. From 81 per week up 10 $40
is the range of the salaries paid beginners
In the various lines, This compares favor
ably with most places The work is In no
ways harder and more particular than In
other lines, although 1t is true that III the
rush seasons the employees are sometimes
worked until the wee sma' hours of the
morning.
/ but 1t is to the opportunities that the fu-
ture holds open that n young man about to
start In tho business world must look, Just
along what lines the young man IN the mail
order house will develop. II he develops at
all, is hard to determine, Just whore he WILL
be placed when he has developed into an eHi-
cient business man Is nearly as hard 10 de-
termine. There are plenty--an abund wee
of fairly good positions paying from $1,000
to $4,000 year as department. managers,
but beyond this the opportunities are few
and isolated There are few /" big openings"
in the modern business sense of the word,
The young man beginning at $40 a week
who stays With mail order house for tive
or SIX years and works hard ana we'll proba-
bly, Will be earning $50 at the end of that PEE
Rod 10 go beyond this he must win a posi-
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~
\ \Gbut one which has already been re-
4 T duced to a. science, is thnt Of window
= trimming This work. which less than
ten years ago was done BY any clerk
who had n tendency towards arrangement
artistic or otherwise, Is now one Of the most
Important advertising branches OF every
large retail establishment. In small towns
alllover the country tho merchants employ
man whose work consists OF planning and
executing window displays, while metro
politan firms maintain special departments
to dress their windows. & Window trimming
has thus become nn excellent business, clean
and interesting. TS aj
A For q boy or young man who wishes to.
be a window trimmer, there are excellent
opportunities. It Is d profession vi ich pays
Its followers according to their WORTH, not
according to how long they have followed IT.
a boy may sturt in q window trimming de-
partment, drawing SO IA week for carrying
the stock 10 the man who does the trimming
1itself,Iand by learning the merchandise and
the best methods OF displaying 1t raise him-i
self to a position commanding 500 to 500
week. 35agS 5 x e5 hi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

IN I'm eSr9HE large and small office, the small
RI MS \ store and the huge department enter
UA IN Z prise, the sacsroom. and the office
LIN AIN u have all been discussed in the articles
WILMA preceding, TO 80 into the many and
||TfhS widely differing lines OF business and CON
jKI I'M slider separately the advantages and disad
E|/l NM vantageS, Tie opportunities and lack Of
WYNN them that they hold forth to the young man
w 5EvAS about start in life obviously impossible
TIL IN There are many lines and, afterall when
|, w mn the matter is sfted down carefully, oppor
.WAHSs tuny lack of It IS net n thing confined
MAVEN 10 one line Dozen but is common TO all,
mi Hk II Is the man who matters.
INA Az But there some lines--new prin-
fMldV clpally--of such Importance to merit spe-
/WVh\ ciul articles. There Is the mail order bust
I'm nj
MMMN Twenty years ago the mail order house
HV1NV as It exists today was entirely unknown, A
NMN strewd Yankee IN Maine had laid the seed
|M(Ns for the results that were to follow by sell
VH\AN ing goods turned out in his little Aovclty
: WNtt factory through the medium Of cheap mag
MN nzne published by himself His line was
Mn mn limited. There We're prize packages contain
Inn IN \ ing Priority Phunny Pictures, Imitation
WIN bNt cigars. mirrors with pictures in them, and
aTJ\kW( the fake love charm which gets the 20 cent
I'm hNi piece the peaceful ruralIte even unto this
YUEUN day, The Yankee who made start in this
,WM | line was what is nov termed n faker, but
1YI IN he laid foundat ions at least provided
II IVA the Inspiration. for the great and useful
W mail order houses that have come after, Ills
NM field WAS limited as his line Tor he dealt
nv only with the unsophsticated who dwelt
w where daily papers are not and with the
!. !: !:
absence rural freq delivery which then
II prevailed the reaching of the properly unr
II sophisticated matter Of great dill
II Guilty Now the farmer or other resident OF
II rural districts gets his ,Hail every day and
II the mail order houses profit greatly there
II from,
II ~ Chlcago Leads Mail Order World,
.iIH\\ A few eastern busl7ess men saw the posi-
- N bntes In the selling Of goods by mail and
II ~ proceeded to establish mall order houses on
E u small scale. Thus the beginning made
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
Linguists in Demand
in Business Houses.
Bv Annette. e. Croker.

:, indlte a letter In a short. brusQue manner,
the translator, who realizes that 1t will 80 to
q person where the formalltles OF life count
for good deal, has the opportunity TO soften
the dction and round out the sentences
where, In dictated correspondence in Eng
fish, the writer would Insist upon his exact
wording. In this manner the translator OF
foreign languages requires a good deal more
In equipment than does the shorthand letter
writer "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

Gunsmth repnir man)-Good pay. Permanent
post ion. sJ IF
This Is a fair list Of the average daily wants
OF this one company. During the rush sea-
son there Is an increased demand for help
incorporation to the increased business and
III there IS sanyJlne where the holidays bring
1.-THE rush season It Is in the mail order house,
I So twill readily be seen that the opportun-
ties for securing employment in this line arc
PLENTIFUL i
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-29

spen thursday Newport with relatI yes, returng to her home in katesville pm Augusta, where's shd has bee. teaching for severaNmd nths.
 We wi1N give e5tra values in shoes, Aothina and fur- nishing5 goods d4fing our sale. Wolff Go1dnaan Mer- canti1e Go. O4dtt
 Wm. H. Barnes arrived in the city Saturday, and is perfecting arrangements for the annual convention of the Arkansaw Travellers, which will be held in Hot Springs next week.
 Arthur Neill, who came home from Little Rock about the first of March, has been seriously i'll ever since and is lying very low at the home of his father, Gen. Robert Neill. Batesville Guard.
 A jam at the Bailey Mercan- tile Company's mill end sale caused the doors to be closed for a short time Saturday. More help and better service this and next week. 07blt
 Jackson is the cheapest on : paints, glass, putty, oils, var nishes, brushes, filters, stains, room mouldings, picture frames, wall paper, window shades Of any retailers in Newport, Ark
 Dr. Goldstein, the well known 1 optic specialist, of Louisville 2 , Ky., who was in Newport few weeks ago, and fitted many of our.. best citizens with glasses, will return, and can be consulted at the Hotel Creighton Monday and Tuesday, May 1 and 2 (two days onlv). 11dtf , Sheriff Kaneaster, having liar ry Cunningham and Wade Young in custody, went to Little Rock Monday and committed them tt the penitentiary for four year each. Cunningham broke int HaWthorne's store at Newark and Young stole a watch from sleeping conductor on a freigh train here. Both have serve , terms in the penitentiary be fore. -Batesville Guard.
 | H. B. Dallam, the capabl editor of Calico Rocks news little paper, and Ewing Wilke1 son, son of the editor of tn Batesville Bee, were here Frida night on their way to Littl Rock. It is stated that Edito Wilkerson of the Bee propose to sue Editor Craig of the New ark Journal for the sale price o the Bee, alleged by the forme to have been agreed upon am accepted.
 c. A. Twilley, young mal residing in Athley township, wa recently fined $12.50 in this cit! by Recorder Albert, under a cit! ordinance prohibiting minors from entering a saloon. The offense was committed last fal before the saloons were closed and for selling him a drink o: whiskey, not knowing him to bt minor. R. w. Earnheart was indicted and fined $50 and costs at the present term of circuit court. -Batesville Guard.
 There is more catarrh III thi! section of the country than al
 Il J.-1z.on x,,4 4oC.o+lonr or,
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-29
WANTED.

A good coal property. Ad- dress T. B. Stillman, care M. P. Hall Co.,, 52 Broadway, N. Y. o6-b14t
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-29
WALL PAPER.

Jackson, the paint and wna- per man. Don't be afm to give him a trial. He will.- prise you. 69D