Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-05
cllaks AND 1nlla WORK.


MIR C.~.s.ssisy sf rnssr~ss Issssa-
some 10 Their Dsmeaf.ts~
TO .s.ak % clerks In . general gay -
though there wcre much or anything In CON-
mon among them In point Of WORK. requirr
mcnsS interests ami tho like, wOuii H. utterly
vrung.- .aii ono a . number 81 employs,
r,rrs~cn,ing different kinds az establishments,
when aue<fioncd about their calling The
m.mhsr q tho vsrious crafts havs much
greater equality a. vurk. q much stronger
bod o. unian. and - striking differences OF
sorial standing than wa The mn~f casnsi
observer can readily understand thai, rnen
The kinis q gosis haBdls.i vary from ie-tlry
o. hardware, from hooss a. JUNK suppi'e-'
from silks and laos- to meat AMI srusfhs,
and that different typss u ehArsrtsr, dre--
and manners are practically n~cs-~atatsi W
different kinds q bushes, there can u 10
unanlmity q tniers-t among us ave oniJ th-
dollars ami c-nt. we get cat % our work We
have q calling merely IN The sru-s thai Ne are
instrument. % transfer ts,-ecn widely an
fcrsnt class u Iroprtstors AMI Tatrons
Hence our cliqus<. Ia - far a. 80 have any.
srs mostly ~ T.r-Dnal friendships AMI limiisd
to the employs II . single siorr
"A REGULAR feature q clerk LIE !. that ve
naturally grade % by sisf~. scooriinx "a ths
kini 81 st0re se are In. frum easy. -rmi-pTo
fs.sionAl positions % the positions 81 ordinary
latnrrrz Atart from . fsw stors- rhere
snms special skiIl 90 aptitude Il nrcc>ary,
thlnk that The snnoysncs- iDctsient upon
elerking ls-.n and tho Tay improves a. The
work requirvi hs-notns- mors lainriooA
This. a oour... Il easily etTisinahls Tho
snnoyancs- spring largely frum r-opiss un-
cerfainiis- AMI shlms. and thssc crop cut
more In matters ~ taste, drss> AMI The lut'
uric. q life than IN the ness~-iiie> II q al-o
ol-.ryAhle that employees graviiAie toward
sasy placs- AMI thus lsu-rn tho DEMAND In
that direction.
People rarely 90 into = gruosry. bard
.are store ~ a wh0ls-Ais bouse without
wanting % buy, ami they usually know shai
thy want The work dons by ths employees
q such .ior,. l. usually hard, hat u almost
Invariably results In a ale AMI /. NJ, ATTENDED,
by ths sn,lls-- answering % QUESTIONS and
taxing down n gods - n0,ic.able In spms
osher kin.i. ~ stors~ In Other sur,is. the
vol all co,Ints. anil wben no,hing 3. ac,uslly
rants.l che clerk l. NJ, ns..iis.sly hep, busy.
In many s,orv-. Ike dry goods, millinery AMI
fancy goods establishments. prutsbly nine
tenihs q the T-opis who euisr don't know
Jus; What they want, AMI ths clcrs has "a
help them decide. AMI probably half ~ tho-s
who poster the clerks don't want o. hay Al
all S,lll they cau.s a. much trouhls AMI
vurk AMI CONSUME a. much time a. custom
ers Who boy frv.ly and thus help ~alesncn %
make a god r~,oci for sficisncy. have
known f.ople o. q into furniture siorr 90
a oau-i hou-s AMI AL tins simply frum the
ds.irs D. - pretty things they can't AMI
don't mean On purcha-o
'Thcn. again. In -1nc kinds q siorvs thsre
l. H. chanos Cor truuhls AMI annoyanoe 30
clrfu frum peoples bringing lack c,ssls
snll.i 90 0thsrwt-s damagssi AMI asssrting
that thy werv - when delivered fes 30
pc, I..rtaps, rralife the amount 20 clnfgsion
ami trulble 90 s rv-uliing frum ths-e prac-
tios- % imp~ition on the part a the curious
90 unsrrupalous, AMI ] should aivi-e tho-s
inisDiing a. take NJ eierking a. a basinns.
o. shun tho storr- q pretty things and nioe
surroundings AMI chos-s thu stow uherr
neos--aTte- q life are soii AMI Tsopis ~bo
oofn- In moan buslnc.N
'CiAss ~ IairunsEc. Too, nakes all The dif'
ferrnco In the world With "a To more
iransien; the custom The morv trouble Nc En-
Tsrisnoe Thsrr arr many siors vhich csr-
tain famllls- Alsays taironiha The cierks
upun l-sum. acquainted sith thnn, knos
their shius 90 tasis- AMI boz ~ plfase ihem.
Then tbe uurst part q cur sHIsrisnoe j.
over. To sams oii cUurse - fc,iing cne)s
way. - catering % folhis-. q making mis-
takg-. AMI the Ike has b. h. gone through
with alnosi every purchassr AZ a store vho--'
trais l. Largely transient. - Chicago News