The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-31
sCM1YH'Ni ABOUT NrfllGeIcs OFFICES.


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A Specimen Uaasoguc-rsas as
Trsde-HOw Employers and Empssy~s
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IL ss' TO be- absolutely cessary 10 large cities
abor Ike every oheY oomna ,a,sy sb ,us
ts SPECIAL payts We IN Nee York a,uo lanue
OF such msr~, well they toe large cities
Eufope, but toys oonuy our amor ua,xss
are kposn ny toe rather min of "nseuixsoso
otbces" We cannot quarrel the name, although W.
are Dor certain that aOy OF tosse installations
socsed with intelligence
Tue businvss o. iDreiisence ofi,ss, then, has
growing and spreading ike every olner business
cny for many years. and az tue present me toera
some thirty forty OF Offices various pxrts o. tue
cy, all DOING apparently nous,sa,sg business.
There In addition DOZEN OF small on 90 scat
sed here and there absaAf city ~nico
opusnsss snail ssaIS poshiDg ,Dtsiosc lu
scOs'Dess Itself when sGSusA. prevent ms DING soo
ducssa honestly and honorAby, and many o6ces I'M
osobtsdy 1t DO conducseo but the persoos with ~nou
they des arc Of those which are pe ;usry aoIs
" be oced upon and sw,pdsrs and sharpers have mo-
been ow 10 take Of the business for tu.ir
purposes Bogus nteseace o'ces, and svinoiag shsps
ucdsr that nsms nave 90 multiplied Of years that Ia
consequence the whole business has fallen Into disre
Gsrmsn, English and Scotch girls are rarely met q,
hese Offices, their services beng great demaod SON
Of the ofces make q distinction in favor Of Pro<estau,
srs, receiving 20 Office fee from them out doaons the
fec nom their employers Formerly intelligence offices
we're crowded with German and Irsh suls just landed
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arrangements OF the Commissioners Of Emigration for
promptly for wsdng to the West all emgrants VINO have
means 70 and procuring employ gratis FOR those
who are without furds has ssctuAy cut OF this sourcs
Of supply ana the female customers Of the Offices are nov
mainly girls who have been some time in this coantry
The same cause has produced accy Of girls add
enhanced their wages. The supply OF labor in tns de-
psrtment 10 far behind the demand, and the average
wsees for house servants, which few years o., was
about 81 per month, has TO 81 or g. Indeed tina
latter class Of servants Who understand their business
thoroughly obtain $40 and s2 cr month"; end Protestant
efe are hardly obtstnable ~ any price.
AZ consequence OF this state or tbtugs the ls5s
below st~Ia are putting kind OF sirs Few
American w.meD enjoy robust health, aud even in ths
bunber walks society almost every family d compesS
10 maintain one more female doueecCs But Q oen in
search Of "hep at the intelligence ofos the lady would
seem 10 have txcnsneed places servant by woo
abe 10 often suoected 70 catecbsm a. 20
her styie Of v'pg ana all DER family sf.ps Here u
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At an Intelligence Office In sXtb avenue:-
lADY-Your nome ID Margaret, 1 believe. Do Won
cooK-Yss m, snouia think did that's my business,
mem -
1ADY-we, like your appearance, and should be glad
70 engage YOU
COOK Whereabouts do you live, memP
1ADY-ln lhiIteerth
CooK-Lear me, sbatB good ways MP toWn--dont Ike
70 90 60 Tar up Many III the iam,ly2
LADY-Ony m.seh, husband ana two children
Scok-Onef servants, Of course aow many9
- 0rv USsoaa ufpl
ccoptrs wou.n Of yoa.s, aud woman comes 70
CooK-6ave {, 90 any thing besiaes oookq
LApS-hTn.is s" 20 the aoos occasionally, and assist
IN Cesnine oouse o. Saturday.
Cook (srn dgo,t )-CooloD't DO is-tant my busness
mem, 70 clean MOI &c Apd seno the DOOR Pm COOK
LADY (oep tcarngy )--we suppose might arrange
That Hos much 90 you Want q nothing bus
COOK Qo'lo~'ps up her sdv.uags)-I must have enc
LADY (eesiss'msy )-Yea
C0oE-Hsve bot cold SaterY
LApy-Y,s, aDo Tspae
CooK-EOsiwh bssemsDS bopseS
LADY lsmilne) Yes, and q high stoop.
EpebeD hope never ailo = iaoy to interfere in the
k',cbep-tneir place Is The pArior.
LADY (.nn some resoiu,ioD)-f must retain the priv
tfe VI going into my oWD k,tcnen.
oooK-On o. course you can come in TO give directions
sboos the dinner, or socn hke-I shoalons mind tnas
Husband late 10 dinner otteDp
LADY Sometimes, Pm afraid
CooK-On, that's too bad. Do you have much CON-
paDyP
L.DY-Not great DEAL
Cook Veil, ph come for nine dollars month.
LADY-snsss 9,gn price (oeslsasiDsiy). You have
COOK, (bsndirg out crumpleo paper)- That's my car
How an 70 Sso~ spsrs % sonss % AK Tor
LADY (pot Dotlo'pg tie last rem1k)-Why did you
opened the from door folks took me for the mssus
LADY uhougbuuiy) We suppose must; yes /
CooK-Oh you needn't you don't want TO, mem
rheys plenty Or places and (ronicaiy) suppose you
can get somebody e'se TO sait you
LADY-WDi you come NaygaretP
Cook (nestAiiDslyt-Yes. I'll Try you, II any rate.
highly PROBABLE that 10 course or week or two
that lacy viii again be In sesrcu Of acook But when the
watering paces and summer shall be closed the
supply OF servAns will greater will be fewer
exhibitions of arrogance among those cook our food
MAKE beds generally set our houses in order
AZ we have above Dsimsted, there great deal OF
roeuery oonnsouop with the business Every
employment Office must beiicensed but difficult TO
prove specio offences which would juaty the
OF ncenAe very common mooe Of swindiing 10 70
e1tort - large fees possible from applicants and
making effort to procure situations for them out them
of With excuses nom time time, patience or
money exnAussed In some cases these Offices nave
been used 70 dcoy unsuspectng girls places Of shame
out this Is rather dangerous BUSINESS and are
cheating 10 by coIpson with ssrvsnss to sw,ndle em
poyers and TINS TO prsctced very generally
For msisnce In toe HkRAID unosr the head Of
wanted-Females," wdi appear advertisement Ike
bis
,H.S1 By Ps4rES s assvAs GIRL
general housework or would take Of children ApOy
Probably the advertisement will aA this seas N be road
by twenty or tnr housekeepers who In want OF lust
such GIRL and possibly nalf Of them will successfully
make The desired application ut No. Broadway There
tney will Dnd se by intelligence ONCE and first Of
All VIII each be required to pay his dollar the sdver
Aer IL then produced the bargain completed, and the
s'F goes TO Der employers house, but strasutway be-
comes dilsstfed and returns In the next Gus
omer The employer complains OF this treatment, 10
assured BY the bland young gentleman in the .soioe
hat i've" not TO blame that the ELI was
nd be may try bis luck again upon msnt Of anosne
ootar THIS sort OF dooge tol6 has been PLAYED
OH quite extensively within the fortnight and the
guard. S W 'A'A
The FREQ employment Office maintained by the Chm
nneoners Of Emigration 1t Castle Garden has OF late
s.ersy snscted We regular business. There psr.
sons want OF employees nearly certain Of obtain
ing without the payment Of Office fees Gopernv
are sy or seventy pereons, mostIy freshly landed i'm
n'gnnnVns sexes nearly equally div,ded-n waiting
per o. neayy ~ great 10 she course OF
couple Oh noufs AL who are capable willing 70 work