Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21

how, to 20 about it? How much should a
5000 story OF this many words be. worth?
employment along this line. and thinking
you In advance. c. s.
1t Is quite impossible to advise you
where to send this story without some
knowledge of its trend The thing to do
ls 10 send your story to the journal or
magazine which publishes stories of a
similar nature TO yours.
s,orH You r!hin can readily understand that a
Century Magazine would be quite use
less for let us say, Life You must
carry your story to the kind of maga-
zines that use them.
You wouldn't try to sell it to the Hard
ware Magazine, would you? Neither
must you try to sell fiction to a. maga-
zine which deals only in reviews.
Inc value of your story again de-
pends upon its merit Some writer's get
half a cent a word, others get a dollar
a word, depending upon the merit Of
writer. Vi '"e
w52s There to H. is little little book IA Hundred
reading of this might help you.
pays pa good salary. but in which % there Ti Il
wasting my time where I am. a' al" only
~ ns,n, nsEe been answering advertisements late.
ny WoulS business sine and personal aualihcations.
'''''S . '""' may De contained thereinE;,
answering your advertisement in today's
question ~ "'e'' 'of 'he position In
edncaI an nineteen years old. have had good
ness eNperience. While not having had much
/ weTs pi,e, pmc experience: ! believe that II
good. ' ''S couiu make
time would You nr BE clad 81 to cali at any
y,r, very respectfully, yours.
d ,our letter rather lacks punch and
nave knowledge of business.
like this N''''"
DO my qualifications as given on the
"e,"cheu 60, sneet MT me for the position
you advertise in today's-?
Il am anxious to secure an openinu
IN such a business as feel yours to be,
ana u you will give me an opportunity
u VIII be my endeavor to do all in my
power to make good.
Il shall be glad to call upon Won sny
time time you care to appoint. When will
you give me an opportunity to call i'm
person and tell you why | feel that
am the man you need?"
sheet: f''''''1"''o'
After the telephone number. state for
Whom you have worked and after that
mention the names of references. After
ences. you might write the line, "Kindiv
90 not call up these people unless my
appiication interests you." Then give
particulars of your health and person
amy complete, with statement regard
ing your education, stating therein what
special courses in business you have
taken.
Notice the change this makes? At
present the first thing we notice is that
you are nineteen and a public school
graduate-both excellent things to be-
but not the vital things. Changing 1t the
way l suggest, you tell what your prac-
tical business experience is first. so that
siess sie read,mg ing or your qualification sheet
l hope this will prove helpful to YOU.
AS IN, constant reader Of your column and
,ions' ! would like much to know what your
mere, nero would do we're he placed in my some
smpoyed tho ladies' fStrs trade az ass
5na 5ne my S ability s6 now desire to make chang
makes that vital distinct on 'iS"S in my case case
I vowed never TO, transgress the sabbath
da sni ysTsh IS asS and ND ths
train, GtrthSdox Jews IN one way At least, BY re-
y
Ty fS1aS ferrc ana sirSsss SSsIs
tbailthfpllly bia observe the tenets and laws OF
Now i am beginning to realize that busi-
ness and religion are two opposite and an
,agonistic elements. the one, doing more and
NOR more; day by day. to stife all traces OF
must come in contact with the relentless and
grinding machine called business.
hTlosaie ils &c case he we have the fact that would
serious promise. and also the fact that /
mean can hardships Tor both her and myself.
your solution is eagerly desired both BY my, nne
self and hundreds Of others who are in a
between business and religion. Which is 10
be the, sacrifice? or. perhaps, YOU can
reconcile them, A; b.
appreciate your position. but feel
that you have a wrong slant on it: YOU
confuse a ritual with a religion. There
need be no conflict IL one takes a rea-
sonable viewpoint on religious matters.
and remembers It is the spirit I'm which
we worship and not the form which
Frankly now, can't you worship and
work at the same time? Cant Won
render to Caesar the things that are
Caesars and to God the things that
are Godsy think you need have no
scruples about working on the Sabbath
ana worshiping at the same time.
J., for one, nave little use for DEATH
PED promises, and ! hope, and | say this
kindly, that when | am about to die L
VIII not be so stupid as to bind the
ones that l leave behind to do Something
which, were 7 mentally alert, / would
be ashamed to ask of them
i 40 not consider Il promise extorted
from boy-on these conditions-a how
VINO couldn't comprehend what he was
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