Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-06
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NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-With the
holiday season over, New York has
settled down to its usual winter ac-
tivity. Society's engagement books
are full of fashionable festivities
that will keep the flour hundred"
busy from now till Lent begins.
Many of the theaters offered new
plans for the holiday season, but
very few bid fair to have long runs.
In fact, the financial depression has
seriously affected the theatrical bus
mess, and with only one or two ex-
ceptions are the theaters playing to
full houses. The arrival of January
also marks the beginning OF bar
gain sales" that the women so eag-
erly await And this year, owing to
the business depression, there are
likely to be some "real bargains"
The shopkeepers bought a tremen-
dous stock, in anticipation of a
piOSpClOuS NCcAl anu q OtS
trade, and al result the hard times
found them greatly overstocked and
obliged to sacrifice greatly on their
goods.
Demand for Young Men
J 1t is noticeable in New York that
the average age of the workers in
shops, at the desks and in other en-
ployment have touched lower level
than ever before. 1t is the age of
young men. Those past middle life
are finding it difficult to hold their
positions, while it is almost impos-
sible for them to gain admission to
the great army of the employed. The
man past go finds the doors of the
big corporations closed in his face.
The nearer he is to FL the better his
chances. In one large railroad office
which was taken as typical exam
pie of large corporations, ut was
found that in one room where As
men were employed, 23 were under
% years Of age. ~ were between
Is and 80 and of the othaS 10 only
four were over 40, and but one of
these had begun his work after he
was 30 The Standard Oil company
has long maintained its policy in
the New York office of hiring only
Office boys and having them grow
nm IN tha h,,ciracc until fhau oo,11d
hold responsible positions.
At one of the leading clubs the
other day a number of bachelors
were discussing the question as to
who furnishes all the matches that
are used. All of the men explained
that they had not bought box of
matches in years, and yet they al
ways had matches In their pockets.
The discussion led to an investiga-
ton of the matter, and 1t was found
that in New York city alone there
were consumed some 26.00O,OOO
matches every day and Of this num-
lber about 100000 are given away
by dealers in tobacco.
Old Curiosity Shop
| Tucked away on the lower end of
Manhattan island on Front street, is
an old curiosity shop that attracts
a great many visitors who are look
ing for quaint things. The shop Is
filled with things collected from all
parts of the globe and are so varied
in their nature as the place from
which they came. 1t has been the
practice of the proprietor to buy
nearly everything that has been Of
fered to him. with the result that a
: great part of his stock is fit only fol-
/. Junk. For example, among other
things, is an old six-inch gun, while
: standing next to It is a discarded
| bird cage. The old shopkeeper has
! given himself high-soundine
: name. which is none other than
; Westminster Abbey"
, A few years ago the pretty steno-
: grapher found plenty of positions
} open to her in any Office If she were
) sufficiently good looking, her ability
as a typewriter aud stenographel
) was not questioned. But in recent
: years, with the stress of competition
: and In the hustle and hustle of &
big office. the incompetent yet beau
/ tiful typfst finds no place.
Beauty Not an Essential
l Said large employer OF girls thu
other day: Experience has laugh
3 me that it is very unw.se to hire 1
e very notwithstanding stenogra
a pher. find that she soon become
e the center of admiration for tn,