The New York herald., 1875-11-28
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM.
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SCENES IN THE TELEGRAM oYFIcE-TRER AD-
VERrrsNo-THE WANTS OF THE PEOPLE
ORDERS FOR A CIRCULATION or ONE HUN
DRED AND FIVE THOUSAND CoPIEs-DEIIvKR-
mo THE PAPERS
The announcement that the TeLs1ram would this
morning publish the Advertisements Of all persons
requiring heip clerks and assistants and or all in need
OF stuations free OF charge had the effect OF calling
iorth vast CROWD who were anxious 10 make their
wants known unoer such advantageous circum-
stances The time for receiving the ADVERTISE
ments from eight O'Clock In the morning
until midnight As soon as the counting
house was opened II was filled with male and female
servants mechanics, laborers and employers who clus
tered annousy before the receiving windows and
severely tested the ability OF the numerous clerks.
Amid the general struggle be first there were many
quaint and grateful expressions INDUCED in aborng
man. with rod shawl around his neck, declared he had
''ate but meal day in six weeks - pale poorly
dressed young woman, with infant in her arms,
stated that her work sewing machine operator had
been discontinued since the lst of October. owing
TO the hard times, and having no means she
had been unable to advertise 70 other work.
She wasstarvng she said and begged that her notice
might be taken. gentleman doing bueiness In Reade
street called TO select help from the applicants
and in five minutes he had secured all he needed
marking, as he left 'Now you they 60 20 work
first thing Monday" At ten O'Clock OF the
managers of an uptown theatre offered . notice
Of $50 lines, which, Of course, was refused
Another had construed the word ''wants to
apply to "all kinds of wantsn-he needed
New York house In exchange for Brooklyn lots And
the applicants continued There were chamber
maids, dressmakers and seamstresses, servants for
general housework housekeepers laundresses nurses
mattresses, clerks statesmen, dock laborers coachmen
gardeners, bricklayers carpenters, toymakers doll
dressers, sewing machine operators, tailors shoe
makers, pasterers umbrella makers, engineers filters
butchers, printers, pressmen pattern and model
makers, teachers oflanguages music and drawing
tendersevery known and recognized branch Of trade
and labor had its numerous representatives.
By twelve O'Clock 200 letters had been received from
persons in the country districts, containing
notices of every "wantn known under heaven, from
bag OF nails to tierce Of ardfrom the lowest the
best establishments in New Jersey Westchester and
Long Island. notable feature the great number
OF orders for papers from the city and suburban
dealers Up to the time OF going to press this
morning the demands had reached thos ex-
traordinary number OF 10000 copies In
consequence of this unlooked-for call for
papers extra tables and benches erected in the
portion OF the Office, and large Of counters
and folders engaged, that there should be
delay in the general delivery. Throughout the day
the whole brigade Of newsboys seemed to continually
besiege the Telegram office, asking questions,
giving orders and arranging for early Ashow.n
But whilo the presses were waiting for the
forms this morning the in the once
intensely exciting, for at least 200 and boys
were IN attendance, surging and chatting and specu-
latng to the effect to be produced by tho first Sun
day morning edition of the Telegram In Ann street,
above and below, stood number of carts and vans In
irregular positions, ready to receive the damp, fresh
papers as they came from the hands of the pressmen
the drivers their assistants dancing about on the
sidewalks meanwhile appearing enjoy the amusing
crowd in and before the Office