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- A' -Tin, cry jzzzi cuiay jsuTvHai, tc?tlatp, Sunday r"og;Gr szptc:: 3, i?c5. Qdll ' . a- ..... M t I i --'ft m fvaanlTho.'Held 'Sijti Jobs T present good fortune and I am ferv , . tuMt aa the working woria iota'. I turf upon pfeek'.of misfortune- - iwhioh... think, would Itnbrtter the . V ; " . :". We Of the average man. ,lmm -writ- :', jlng thie simply to refute the rfv that there ' ' , I enact 11raUpdJootw-ay,the-esr matter ( ; of age Itself o A,'.ui' uscfulneas. It, Uj 1 - j never too Ut td,begtnAit over-fo. "V-.-The man who allow himself to colUp: j when hie occupation Is take wey'frosn blm . " cannot orgs the sg e'ttrrU sTiv excuse tor ' I. 1-- IdMites .-; .halt -for ympthy,,TbAt'-an' '' J ' to leech an old dog Mw trick m i - . J -would- hate W.-orovldea the old . t ,.' 4. of the ardinory canine, WJt the taying , dog U'Poe- y ,r. mihi oi tae a rwnory canine, mtemganoe. v ..- had to Adapt , myei. to sn"ntire-nw et of trlO after .J-rjssaea Dr. 0ltr"e ". j' Vhlorotormtetage; '': fT If youth, ooVea.rly cnanbecevi vrasa bar.-" -t i her -etna Wtrw ii Mi -yw Hampshire; ' ;' "aad d-tatte tor-mutio mvfi the tovro folk- were y .V'-Kf. goo enough to regard ne arf tmor thatvaD fiaped tpAt instr-tswnt, ha toe town' band y mrtn an nalllair nrlmtil nf 'imt orarsn-nth . ehnh er HUch 'I'. eM)- aHem ber.ri I wa ' il wade.aty ewtaw to the B .flat yield me ,v fruTr aw Cotvducior. ' ? . - - " ..' i "-HampihJre tfrwa: atMenovcdle to more to U Beatoor XJpin -toareltig' hoaae the town folXa'. nadejtne mprtmtftcl asilTer mounted cornet . . and wiahed me ererr tucoa In.Boiton. J 1 aeeqred a tet jn a hoter baraec thop and lot-. ' medtatt ty act about ealetvtoc the aeope'of my ' 'imiutoU WfUlneaa: ?: -i i't'l iJ'. 'i-u K ''LittatS tolliaWre.' eiHuclal if -J he Wagner Car corajpapir and oncelr I wi&1d'10 ina noteaniinar apawwriae uhi wagnea eaf ewudimtoi wad ait teaaiiTrHigartheeWi.Sv try. I talked it.rj!.reral tlnjea with the, official I wee ahavtag an oae ajr be brought . aroimd a blask application. ' I DUeA It eut and aea t lt'1n. J week later I Wat eent far and told to alt around and await tar tarn to go aut aa aa extra. I aat arqpnd that offlee " aim t wore -a joie jb tu etzwH beach.' ' JTlaaily tney gtted aae oot with, a uniform . and gave e a ran on the Boatoa and Maine. The regular ataa cntaaed hla ra one dey and , the ob waa aoiae. . '.- - Now, there wasn't anne tor the coitductor- ahip of a Bleeping ear, but 1 Hked the work and l gave Mfaeir wp to-dreMng what It aalght toad up to.' I ran a -whole year en the "SoatOiriRerVCIde,. and inhere erer waa a complaint agatnat ana I never heard about It., t Then wame the-0MoHdatton f the Wa-v'v btf ad the ulinmn oonpanlea. and I waa - ae f the rortonate eaea. Anftfr mrrnlng ettra on a fW eaatera raada I waa aea t otft t '- Chicago aad grran a run between here and. Imm AngeJea. the name being eeenridered oae f the moat. desirable in the eervice. Knocfcwd - Oat of Good Mi i : I tnsved nry family out frsrn Boston and isre set eareelvee up In a comfortable flat n ..good, 1f not fashionable, aelghborhssd far out on the south aide, jay wife took bp church Jwork fn sn-nprtenUbur way, the chHdrea started to school. ,and ere soon toand scrr-. selvea, eurronnded wrltji excellent halghhora. Jty muaic.browght saaftn eentnotvarlUi tW -otgantat -sf ths. neighboring chureh nnd we ; f Aeoamei.faatiriflnda,;,! -v ; ; !.' , I made Chicago ahonteverysight days and 'had thirty-six boors' layover there. Wa tTBhtUraCy Batt guuia hllagtvinrmowitClilLagu By J. D. . fT HERB are not half enough eiperli 'I ' enced chauffeurs In the big' cities.' I mnatri aenvahd for thorn ta tneress V . 1 '.Vlng every week," staeed a promt-j . rent, automobile man, who was t standing In front of hi offloo watching ths wblsalng machines fly toy, -. " That's why you hoar of as many automo bile accidents lately." be continued. Inexr perlencod- owner, unable to ft hsUfrvra, - .drlva the inacWnetMmelyes end, being ftervouo, they run Into somebody .. the Brsl .crack out of the box.' Toor regular enout feur Is not the one who figure to the-major- . Uy o.fj.t.he amaafaups. .These regular chauf feure are ctear eyed young feilowA with teady hand and brain, arid no perceptible . ' nerveex u -. i . " I . I - 'If thnr notot(d in thonutomo-. bile buslneos you would find tbem serving . a jackles on our meti of war, or manning - tho flrst :4nsurancs patrols, or -working as skilled machinrsts n somo lino where it takes a cool head and steady nerves to do things. ." ': "; -' ; - . :. 0 : '.v-V ;.;, r-.v ToAmotoro Moko Good Chauffeur.' - I do not tee why a larger number of young men who are driving team, or working In machine ahop in thla city, do not take up the trade. A good ohaufftor cn eommaad ' $120 a month, and a jnedium class nun geta '60 anyway. A man who hat ektn enough 'to drive a large truck through ths downtown .district has the requisite of a chauffeur In . his .makeup; In fact, .1 think om of tho four hors truck need more delicate manipu lation than any automobile. , ? , - " There- are about 8,000 autos In Chicago . and about 000 good chauffeurs.' InNewTork . v.f it omi autbmobile of all ort and sl. and mauffurjp alway In ds- inandthisr-nsveryherargeeity wheio we ell machine' tb cry for experienced chaffeura 1 th sam. Even In ths tmaller L - -.-i.nced automobile men. ThU Industry lt.; t . . . t . ... j int beslnning topraa inrougn me couniry, 1 J ihii n i'i tniMtj ' a r "ytiuni ms mt Istend tn ho rhuffeur-. itaiu-rrrtnitile-. which demand drivers. lh7of electrlo truck and car used for EosTnTa. purposes Is Increatlng In natonl.h- BUIinm 'YOU. musi mnmnn r- n pv vihjt-wi. Ing proportion, on Dig express oompaay handling only city matter recently Installed - four-auto .txpreaa wagons to handle their 'trunk and package builn mor quickly. , They-Rhd to dlacharg threw drtver and hire r chauffeur to taka their places. Ths fourth man had been p. machlnlat, and he learned " how to run a machln in thre days. . . O . -r - 1 Not Hard to Loam to rChaul.", , "It Uiot hard to learn how to tuna ma- chine. Although . numeroua Automobile ichool Bvg aprung uijMiiilrt think, waa . : correspondence school gworanttes to teach i you .how. to.boom.a chauneur, 'tho best way to learn to run a machine I to Ukls-"tnA . .,..-.-.'', j v ' By Jaimbs remark tWy abort spaoa of -time. -One day -rben-1 eee-n -off the rend I -found a lettar . from the division superintendent requetting, ? or rather ordcrlnsT me to report at bis eflVce next morning. " I had visions ot n promotion, v I could not conceive for what other reason " he -wanted to see me. When the superintend ectvreaahad my case the next morning he reached ior avvondte" of' ppr-ew-tnehs. thick and fastened together with a staple. ' Richards. " he said, running ever the pa ;'prs and not looking up, there has been pretty hsro rap against you." . - '.Ton could have knocked sns down with A hJothltJLjL' ' . , , Against me?" T must have gasped.-4 J "Against you. Mrs. Claude Betseaer, who HoUand. sons from the people who tasks the kind of machine TOM .run. In that -way you thor oughly master ail the detail of the rfachln' In which you are in charge. "It tsnot the ability to master the details of n machine quickly which diatlngulahes the good chauffeur, however. It Is fhe primal qualities that nra In him which orlll count'. " He has a more nerve trying job than ' . thstef -a railway, engineer or a street ear fnotorman. twho have a , regular-track td operate ihelf f: t " .,1; " ; iiioiri iMiti mk S: tiawi.-j.j rrn' ., i it - . . r a i i nrsnrne or car on. hut then fSfiKL pair si ears wu. e ot any assist- a wonderful fascination about the work. I - have yet to corns aero a prof esalonai chauf feur whd has abandoned hla vocation. for something else. . . , . The first chauffeur I ever have heard ot William Kvans of Philadelphia. Who drove a machine In 1786. Few people knew that the automobile for practical purposes antedates tho railroad. But this man, who waa quite an Inventor hi hla day, had a sttam machine at that early period. Every one thought - that ho waa craay, and he Pennsylvania legislature gavs him a patent on the wagon, as they figured that ' the grant could Injure no one.' Although two or three other men made anasmodlo attempts to' cam ' autoa,' th Idea gradually died out wlthkh advent of railroads, until It waa revived this .latt time. ' ,'' .- . : t. . . ....... .' .-..':":!: v .:. : Fronchmon tho Boot Chnuffouro.' . . .w- t-.u.rTr" . , . i - fhi:Z: 'r" :!P- They have tho ad-vantage of a larger smoun of expert.no in hodna chine, ss th. port has progressed muoh further in tAetr country wan it has over hero. Howevcrur i meW-sn boy are pushing them hard .for "r' "ve a more pmeg- , ': t? tmprmt Assist tho nervou "l"06!1"1' '. . ' "" ' - - ,,"'" - . '" . JTJf. ' - : -v-uiou-juii- man. , I . si m - m . l Lne nisgittit aia a or iamr-ssii-i.ii h.nf. ' -.. , -.,- ?t,r ttr th who tt 'w"oi "".T1" lf 1 tqrtla o"L-" th Bt ,norn" Ing machines. .Then come the-drivers of the l fMl Jo ono, of. tho., dead or alive ollectloo com the chauffeur who run the prof eoronar7,ericlM On of the Tm -r6-txrn-rhhr ' -trtseetn antoo and tho eteetrlo cabs, ' best eustomor, -which Asd sllppd In by mis- .Ifttf.lW r im Hi. .UilHn trunks and -v.- ii-.--. .nnn unmuiJi th After .that wo have tho electrlo truoka and buslneos .- wagons. Three lost mentioned chauffeur aver age about tho same wage a- teamtT in their position. Howrver, they do i not have tho bother and worry of Iftef, and feeding any horeeo-.v' "l,; a a .. l 'S looking O O '-! '. '- : Opportun Tim to LoArn. 'To sum tho whole-ubject up," concluded the 'auto' man I wnulA advlss snv voune Miow with a sarong ootrstltution, who is Hi ,'tereeted In meohatdca, and likee an aottv outdoor life, fo look Into the vooaUonnf a ptofanionl nbAugevrcf--fully. The great and growing demand for thia ol or wor. - er mskes It an opportune tlm for a young ' "to learn th busineao." - . - , . . ' Tello-jaoiY-.to lag jthst .you 'Were sMsoodrteous te.herian Maevth fl ho arxirlftee thai she asked you Absst I is connection at Albu- vou didn't anewer her." What'e thnu otrr I naked, not awoanae i t hoar, hut boaaust the ooaueaUon .ana. . The superlntsadeat took it tbh - other -ersy, however,' and he oat regarding no Sam few antnates. "? fisy. boosid At Ust. "bjs you eafT I nan noO I said. " but sowietiBeas I oan hear . litUe better than At ethers." . . ' f see, he said, as he scrawled eemrthrng -on s pieoe Of paper. ' "Take this to rosen .mr - ' v- ' Tho note waa Addressed to the -company'e -auirgeoe. who snaseev-two mlautea' eiemlna-. uea n my aasnng. iflay v ' .received a kind bur curt superintendent, .informing . use that on ao oeoat of my deafness he would have to dis pense with my servloes, as ntwch aa he hated to do so. ' v ' ; There 1 wag Jn a 'comparatively strange ' town with a family on my hands, fired for nn Inflrnxtty of which I bod never siiipected mysstf. - l- - o .'v -r. Flitdo Noor LJstos of Work. . ' Well, I didn't waats much time on vain re- grets or In trying to oonvlnoe the doctor he -vras wrBB. w t anents or resets at thegvocory store and I had thrso K.uth. to feed beetde. my own. ; , I know ths surrtntendent was genuinely rmUTTW V 4wwg &w tws-vMW sns, bass awonao aoit. m good, faithful aervant ot theoompany. He offered me any kind of a letter I -wanted, but oouid ooi see now temiociii .vr htihi weon mrn ciMM awroonuueror once to me. . . . . . : -,-- - 4-w v.-.. .xh7-ol-hav;.7hTt::rd;;thru lis gracefully to th family nd tell tbem that t- wt.e A k- m-fs with them I had shifted - . from the railroad to a stationary Job, I was enabled to do this after a aearch of half a -day. ; I hired out to dissect old tele phono boxes and rescue the undamaged parts " icr W W pet day. There was a Mrber shop in the neighborhood, the busir.ess of -which consisted for the most part of " weekly olean ops." I w a little rusty on my bartering, : but I knew tbat the class of Customers thst 'this place catered 'to wouldn't mind, so I secured an engagement to help out on Sat- nrday nights and Sundays. I figures thst tbisiwork would add about $2.00 s week to 4ny Income and I wasn't far wrong. . : 4 1 wi getting along nicely at tb telephone hnn tsarnins something every hour snd slv- Joer - tho oomnany th benefit of It. Idltoov .red for seme small parts that before TJLZ Z'tlX 1 M a ?JzjJt: . " TsVst U Anofhor Lin. tu n tnm whom I rented, and Still r.,u keep Urtry ooartnnrstatio.THHo .boarda a lot of delivery horses and there It work to bovdone In the early morning. Hs. was Ullins ms one night that he-wos oaor. oKi--t.,-M. B4ancbo'()r to vwm Dim t pJiu a wi-iu wim - . ... . .. t,g nothing to oo ra tn morning oui swep t. , t .hnnirki mv health vmild be nei- .Ing st th rate of 75 cent per morning. tn iak. The collecton sgtncy lummowo in best customer to appear before a Justice at Nil "iran unearthly hour Thereupon the beet cuttomer took, hi four rig from my landlord's barn and no amount of explaining , could squar thing. '- ' ". ...'.... - k W ".. II. .- In tatabllshment were tn I H Wt T '"I 111V horrtblo'ahp. It was a dmpie matter to straighten them out, however, aa the bual' ness wha simple, snd I Undertook the work. I have been keeping tho books of the llvtry stabl over lnc. It taka only halt an hour an at.-ln ta iramfer memoranda from . scrap' of paper to a day book,-and It pay - 'Trrl n-whWlitch:ii imMlhn Jhrrrntr -All thl time I wa not neglecting my sauslo. I. found lt . neceeeary to- jola ths Win - ' 2 un,IOn In order to join aa orchestra. Veer I have an -orchestra of wiy own and a class sf Seven IanJiw n nWw lk An.uf in i a t K.k. .- r .. . piano, -nnd seat. ray -eon -and - daughter through high school. Not so bad torn ansa thdt didn't get a fair start until hewasea. - If - -,J .-1 ROBABKY there II no business ons way titer wRh. as great a -variety in the rJnltlai sxocndlturs as that of the job ' .to whar a man may spend If he goes Into the printing buslncaa sn n large tcale. If a mac wishes to start out with a new out put, new type, snd new presses the flrst cost . wl(l quickly mount up Into the thousands. On .the other hand he can get Into the business for $S0 If he la " In the know " and doe not want to atart on anything but a email scale. ' , Mot that tso wul-go far when it come to . - purchasing typo nnd printing presses, but for a start In the job printing bualnes one' does not need to go far if he I content to start modestly. His first work will neees composed of small Jobs, earda. ' drcslara; work tiT a email hand preM n-A-r h . does not need any money to Invest In stock. ' ward buying all the type, forms, paper cut when he haa his press and typ bought he , -ter. and other machinery that a printer will it reedy to do business. ;-A.,.--i-i da)( the beginning. Fifty dollsrs more will . i m - , smuat svaiaw mt inn wvoii. co-r... , .,t mto.th. prmungbu.,. - ne It I first absolutely neoesaary to know the winter's trade. How much Of th trad oae.w start m have to know before being abl to In bus-naa IU vary aa greatly as will ths nature and amount oi work that the beginner Is going to do. Nominally all that 1s neoesaary for the job printer to know Is . ' bow to sst type, lock up a form, and feed ' paper Into bit pros. But.there are Incidental ' - and details to these simple processes and th , man who ha not a good working knowledge of composition and press feeding baa ab solutely no business In the Job printing ln. ; To lesrn the trad completely as men who . -- itork at It aa a trade must learn It, I not -necessary for the man with a smsll print ''shop. Throe years Is the time generally re quired to learn one branch of the trade, and as the man who wrould tart a shop must know all ths branches incident to the aim nler work-It Is obvious thst lie cannot pend , year In learning each branch, Ayeartpent ,utn PS"-e onvo atmoet w profit,-trick, ' tnA gronll rtnt ghop.-whr th opportune ' ood work Is stIU ot m prioo whero It yields . - tie. ar plenty r learning And t-'"'""--!; JX'- practical experience at both the oomposingWh of thouK? try W . ...J.- .IAm 1 tYtm .A Ir hAulfl P- ' . .- ana prwww , -f inr.nlon. nan with a liking and atl tud. for th, w-rk eil enough tomakshlm tvtMi 0f taking care of any job work that iWU t0 him within ths first year of hi eetabllthm-nt as a printer, , ,, ,- i . Inexporloneed Men TakoRtako. Wbether rt la advisable for any on to start Into ihn hualiir al all on a tmall iraln- unqer ordinary circumttance ts a q.etion tnai may o wen oeuaiea. out tuai mere a-t4tAA.0JU ana even eager io oreax imp n is snown oy ine numoer oi request inat'tn printer fiirnl.ihlng Aouaea receive each week from Inexperienced people' for catalogue, circu lars, eic is a man wnq naa go. a amatter- Ing .of. th. trade there I somotblng that I , apt to prov fatally attractive In n. It Interesting work. How much. money thereV la in It for th avrge owner of a ahop U not given for mortal man to say. Many srs-oalled. and few get rich la thla Ime.'- Mans aro fairly prosperous and many just; rnanaae u arag aiong ana mass a Hving. u. ii ons can get ins, Buiima una gooa uifiu.. Sf trt-wtrtr LtttW MatoTfai :U Is to ths printer's advantage to atart Eiave Fine Fifeld of Worli. - .'-. , ." , ' . ,. . ..... ..... . . v By Caesarb Spcccir:- 4 : . rrnHAT artitta are born and not niade may they regard It much aa any akllltd workman be true In the caae'ofHhe long haired regard hit tnade. - .' 7 - t j 1 ia4iabltat of theV-Mellerbut the 'V.;.Byhls mut.not be conatrued the nwanlng newapapejt and magailne artlat denlea '. that genlus,Vo tbe artiatlo teaiaerament. le ' V" . . that fate In the ahapeot an overwhelm- ' not compatible with the work, of the nestl ing genitia or ambition haa created him what'j)aje t rt. There are aw working on the her e. xMea the made artlat,"-aerauy eetr-raaae. aayaia anyiniug put atnamed oc .'. had . they followed are. apelled with a big the lact.-, lie enakeano-more pretente-ta'th' "A.", -would have develope Into producer - poaatttion bt creative genlua than doea the ofavrloue and laatlnr work. Again, there are farHaary neiwapaper reporter. He 4a n-work-V 6ra nrbo woaM he loat atanythlngbut the .er, worjdftg regular boura and regular day 'tkje they have followed. Probably the latter Vfer regular evagea. JLrt to him Ja g mean f tdaa. e(ituu the -maior ily if the pro-- V mahlaar Mvallbood.'a craft: -He werrieetno , vAbout fckr artletkttemperament. nor about " ia'peeaent tn alt arUatlc impulae, and aa fafar I nlllnf tnt- tmmnlrmllati aoea. the order of the Mty,untay. ortaanaghtf ejiltoraof ; - - paper iall the Inapttatioa thai h1ok.a tor -r gets; 'life turna outaxtto onavr.arlUi eeh-, ' .e. eagrrarervand prtnteha waiting anaieue-. ly Ibr hla work, and yet. fen apUa of all theee majiaaeejg iwwvb? other line, and there la alway a thapoaalblHty hrtlat g rtlsUo ereatloea. - 4 ; :v..afJtot independehce- from ,egnlsr work. . Nwwsyawac uArtea. Ctauft, ' 'TW-'nuWapapn', artlat at' entirely separate f raen tne a sattmn .4e He ta to bo oomparea tw.ttoeactlvenewepaper writer, while the magealne aeUet 'te-ex par with the huigaaiae contributor. In the paat- of working condition and semeulemtion the wen vwho furnlah t be, art work f anaga-staes-'OMvaa much mors favord over -the newspaper artlat aa the aucceaaful mag tine '"wwHer ; fat ' over the avew paper rensster. ' The -artlat ona. newspaper worka regular ' houre. ut aa do the com pool oA. engraving, and prtnttagr lorcee. The youag ansa wbe ppraaohsa the sacred eotirta sf arts as repre- seated by the artfwsm Sf-a Wg nwwapaser with nay lalae Mess sf the proper snduct . aad treatment sf artists is apt to be shocked. Art Ja held an no false revereaee there. He rfll ad the ansa -who twrn sut the pictures so a si wapaper are baatad by asaditisna Juat eaacb aa any stber elasaof ejrotkaaen. Ho I1M9 loWsaga Art, -The- yoaug tasa of tales t wlu wiahee to -"break Into art." and -who has vUicaa-oT rtlstlo lelenre And MtBSsvbsres, would hot ter look elsewhere for toegraUOcation of his amhltlooa than, on g newspaper. Ths o4 m asp he re artiatlo " la strictly ti booed In tbte Average large paper's art department. ' The note that Is apparent In 'the demeanor of very man in It is one of hustls sad " sH buein The temperament of the seen Is that of mm who love,-or;At-less,4ikertheis-' work, hut who have to do so much of It Ihaf" their enthualaam haa loat Ita white heat and 1 iV 0 'Af rwtth past o Uttio I as be can poaaibly - got loog.srtth. Then, - when ttt business expands he can in- r"a-"' i" t - u .... - .noJpKorwhIs"fyjwd fifeRC;gfld rphernaUa in aooordaaoe with f he need -the -work that oontss te him. He Is simply ..feeUag of hds oosbmss orbon ho starts, and ' ho oanst develop as It dsvslopa, -Hew much ' be will Invest doponds en finely upon himself, hi capital, and eeeut-ee and hip prospect for trsde.'.' If be 1s sensible hs will get hi material (econd hand, aaving B0 percent . of it cott and getting stuff thst will do him just as well ss new so long as b only does a smsll business, -A job press Isrge enough to do any' work' - thst- mtU oome to tho beg Inner eon ho' bad . second hand for . $130 almost any time. ' Maybe It may be secured cheaper. ' There ar occasionally som rare bargain to be had In On. h-tutr. rf-n.-. .in - -Tj pay a couple of month' rent. Thu S0 is ,-- i M-smoer in nava. . itiSTT, ? ,VPTL t ? mi""wn, trts Into 5"1" ,ln to ot burdened with capital. . If " - pant io get Into II. It I not a "rich man' " business. Competition for Tradoriorce. A man should have several sources Of ' bualhee located and nailed down "for hi own before he put hi money Into an out fit. Competition In thla line la to be des ignated only by tho choice word "fierce," The 'printing business of a Arm 1 a eagerly ought after a patent medicine teatimo- .nlala. He who VI to be a job printer In a large city without having ome special guar anteed business Is going to ftel what It I to be left In - the race for trade.- If a man has several sources for securing good, substan- tlal order regularly there la no reason why he cannot make money doing job printing, wmle lne PncM OB -neap work are out to . , . ... 'r Many Start at Homo One oi the favorite mean of starting In this - line now Is to " sUrt at home." A man with . a snare room. loft, or s snort h-m.- in a H)$n htnd prett, s rw rdfil or type and akeordeft-for-small Drratma- inunr his frlenda and butlneea acqualntancea. ' As oom -twg than bis brother ol the news- . fad thla la one of the moat profitable lmsgTB1et' -l'r nerally hs gets his start tirr liiaUle. One .of the mum iriiiaikaUI. tr- -hmlttlng work to magaijnsa nr atirartlng, , hie ex. 'eootieo ... . , T..,n , . . . . . atTl1l,a vu4 a printer' devil on the - maTr - - home -newtpapdr, and who took up tb - work of doing llttl jobs of printing at home . evenings more as a matter of recreation - than anything e!e.r Besides it happened he . .m. .i,.u f imoiiin.-.k..... work done lt WM BOt long ttor hs wa Mar9 uit hla job and devot his entlr tlm, t0 h M. Now he employ twelv man nA mttn th, imnt that Indicates pro, p,-lt, ,ni much of it 'on th part of tha He made 3. 000 clear In the flrtt two y.iri that' be was In ths business and his trade Is still growing.' However, hla eaae la an exception. Mnet job prlnra. even th old established trade ... . . murn. It la not tht nt , mUBfs poaslbr...... ar not up to-hia - figure, but It I so bsrd to "cm th business." ' of Daily. Pclcq7c , , big paper in New jrork nd Chicago who. " feeahw were to be divided Into two claaaca, s rnn w w viTiue inia iw citwa, , I rr Promising On lor B&y.. . ; 'A) the young man ho baa a natural bent s " 1 1 Crer I '-p Vtor the for-drawing, sad whtf la as rttuated that he. mutt work, for a living. It' la certainthat a- eareef aa a newapBer.ailat;u one that W 'can follow; with profit Xo hlititelf, and, uee- fttineas to the' world at large. I can make t llm tat.nt . i. . k will' t--i ..... . . i 'Pay the man. who haa' no natural bent for ths 'work the profession la practically a dosed . one. Oenlue i -not necessary, but.taleat'of ;ome degree Is necesiary tf one shall acquire vany measure of, aueceaa In- It. : - ' W . " How to get' Into the buttnesa.n this "a to many lines is n dlffieult, question,' to ; anawer. , In the flrst place the profession. .Is a limited -one. There are probably, not more than 1,000 real. newspaper) artists.. In this country. Ths average art -force of A 'nrge paper ombrsces something like fifteen - men. Ten good men, capable of doing nay work that .is called for. er with' their own special f lines, - la generally the maximum " number, the rest beisg begioaers or boya. Thus it will be seen that though many feel called to glints the business, couaara lively few are cheeen. ' . - '.. Good DtasWigsfXlawt SsssAfttial The toeit recommandations that any one can have -in applying for a position ns aa artist ore sasopiee of his work.. The best training he can have a ad extended course at sn art institute er other school where good drawing is taagbtT If he does hot get hit training in good growing before he geta 3 am Mineta riit-Mw et it, Oooddraw4 tna ia not always at premium Ut newspaper r- work. 'The eSect la theihlnga striven after and often the ect ta obtained at the price of truth-and good work. Bom of the b.ggest hits that have boon made by newspaper art ists have faBen eo the lot of men to whom -good orawtag is a mystery. But the man .woo knows drawing will riave the het chance s to get a : position And ths beat chance for The ay of th beginner In thlseprsetlcsl field of art la cumally omall. Six dollar a v -ok may, he his lot he Is young and em- -toye4rarelyaa an apprentice. In all offices nrp tnvtewy nam, or two boy wno are desrntag the trsde from ths bottom. These are usually office oys who bsvs shown ft talent for the work, ond aoroe of the best . aten xtt ftfe- yrofoaslnn srs developed in this tanner. Just hoer fast 4h beginner will pewaneren salary wljl depend on just bow fsit . he progres to the quality and quantity of evident, onff'th nvjriwfto ftslsrt e for rue--J cets will snenOVMenc ;t la hi first four or II vs yesrs ot esork. " - ( -' . .- '';..' . , Rnngoof Salarieo To Gret. , Th talsry of th newspaper artist of all grades run from f-0 to $-80 per week. wl(h the average close to $40. Ths men who make ; $20 are' slther beginners or exceedingly mediocre worker, much of whoso time is spent . or, work largely mechanical. The men who make $100 to $200 are ths blight Bd ' thlhlng lights of ths profession, not necssssrlly in the quality of their work but ai examples of success, and who have their special lines of work to which they devote their time exclusively. The successful artist makes one or two pictures a week. The man who Res atlU to achieve auocess works eight hours h day and keeps busy all the time. . The moral Is oh- .' i vloue; Bs successful. Wn n if ths tarn. ber fscts In the ess Is that not over S per eent of the men tn ths profession ever be come what may with any stretch of ths Imagination bs called successful' . Ths rea sons for so many falling short of the mark they aim at are many. Industry, sobriety, determination, 'and Oho power, to work bard and unceasingly probably have aa much to do with a man's chances for success in. this line ss has ability, and three qusJttles are . often missing in th young artlat who pains himself with the belief that he Is n genius. Plenty of Instsnees srs citable where young , men of undoubted talent have remained at : the dead level of mediocrity for all their days because of an Inclination to dally with the cheering bowl Instead of devoting their 1 soar tlma to study and work. The nuns srtlst who would ritamutt tacrine himself : U hla work with the same severity as doea the young banker or other commercial man. V l th work thar Is dons that doea th . , not ine ability to do It. - , -j;. ' :. - . IHugf rfltor of Maarlnoo Fortunato.' - of nolh typ- work, wf r .... ent eonaiuone ana yet producing "art to order." la the magasino artist and book H- ; lu-lrtor'- Brifl. Is the fbrtunateamong ' Potlcat artlsta. if h be at all success- , Ho makes more money, does less work. hao-noro Urns to-do his worlf la a man-- that wlll satisfy himself and result la -tt-nftrtn ineshfMWifis. u beirlf-Mnm that k cornea from the ranks of the newtDaoer " - he.-o-ceaa hit ha U "onjralvi and to make a hit tn thla work constitutes the origination, adoption, and constant fnl-. lowing of one lino of work in a manner inai . '"Wllt make it on well nown as to create a . demand for It, - A Successful ms gs line artist and Illustra tor can earn $8,000 or $tftOno. There prob ably aro a score or msn In he country who earn this. There are many scores of men and women who do not earn aayeberooear It, There are hundreds Of them who would be entirely sallafled with one-llfth of thse amounts. And then there arJ the thoue- -who " aenlre." of whom If the reader I - a It will be wisdom on pn i.. . , , a.. Ins.-' P rs- s v . flguree IM H""' -- hlmsnlf into J. J"! 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