The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-29

demonstrator l was at the store from 8 o'clock until 6, going home in drench- ing rains and with sick headaches. In the last instance I walked up four flights of steps every day, coloring 45 photo- gravures a day, with just enough re- muneration to pay car fare with. All this was in a big city far away from here, and at last I came back to my native ham. I've got a job now but want a better one. I believe I'll get it sooner or later but what want, more than any thing else right now, is boost. and I'm writing to you for it. Won't you help?"
 I've been pretty nearly everything since I've been in the world-a newspaper woman, a matrimonial buret.u,, an intel ligence office.' an advisor of young girls, a husbands correspondence school "a wifes complaint desk,' a hinter of house. hold affairs I've all but run a boarding house. I've officiated at funerals and mar riages and debuntante parties. but honest Tnjun, when it comes to being a booster I think l have just about the biggest job imaginable, don't you?"
 But I've never yet renigged, as far as can remember, so my correspondent must know that I'm with her heart and soul world without end-on the wanting to get a job proposition" and hope she will
 She sends me the following advertise ment in the letter that bespeaks her &C., complshments:
 Wanted-A position to read aloud to elderly person. said person to be good natured and not to have indigestion. Will ing to sing old-fashioned songs, such as Bonnie Sweet Bessie" Kathleen Ma voumeen' and Tomorrow Ma. I'm Sweet Sixteen" (which last doesn't refer to me, although like Tom Pinch. I've got old and got over iD.
 Wanted-A position to entertain children a la Kitty Cheatam, with jolly, whole songs.
 Wanted-A position to teach music to people lat this late day" My method of teaching anyone who loves music but hasn't a particle of talent,' is en- tirely original and has brought about the best results.
 Wanted-Orders for dinner cards. Sub- jects must be named. Pictures copied of pet dogs and cats from photographs in oil or water color.
 Wanted-A position as housekeeper. Will take care of young children. Can teach primary lessons in French.
 Wanted-A position as companion to lady who must be to the manor born.
 I gathered from the girls statement that ha oouoec from ooad of1 able -4labama stock, and from the various offices that she says she can fill it seems to me she ought to be able to get de- sirable position.
 "T want the chance to york; she says emphatically, and that spells the whole story But need boost"
 It is an unbelievable thing that a Wom- an who is accomplished enough to do any of a half dozen things could possibly be out of job for any length of time,
 The trouble with most working women is that they are discontented with their meagre positions at first, and never stop to think how they must work up to bigger things-higher offices.
 "I used to keep a diary" writes this girl, but I pasted the front leaf and the back one together after while, be- cause there was always the same en- try:
 "Got up with high hopes this morning; went to bed with all of them busted as flat as pancake"
 q got tired writing the same thing, but each day had strong hopes that things would be better; that the turning in the lane would surely come.
 Young lady in question, you are bound to succeed; you are bound to get your re- ward, and if my words of sympathy can help you on the way--if my boost" as you call it, amounts to anything-I want to say right here and now that you'll land the biggest, fattest job in the city of Birmingham, because l believe you want work, and want to do it conscientiously.