The sun., 1894-05-13
CONDUCTOR OF 4 SLEEPER
sg rUsr BIZ DIPLouArTsT. JUDeE.
AND MARTTRED SAM.
ne, os.y Eieksr- st LsrEs, S-t srsrsr,.
sp.s,.sausts. Tathsrs, so Fishter-
v. to- Leg w.tshe- or His Ni=kt-
Vt.u . St-ep walker weke Es th- Car.

.,nir f5- q position as . sleeping-ear con-
s,stor I: will be time lost Tor him He may
A.v.,u ;he other qualities that would make
bnasgcc4ss a. anything else. but unless he
las that peculiar and indefnabls ability to
.a,.. oas well with all sorts and eonditions oi
me-. rh.,h - called diplomacy for want Of a
t.,.sr term. he had better keep OF the sleep
iss ears aaI take up something easier. such as
i.r ne i.clae. OF the ministry.
TsE o! the thousands who nightly sleep At
fAs ra.e o. forty miles an hour or thereabouts
t..izs hovvel the man who has charge Of
tAs ear Ia which theJ sleep looks after their
comfort directly and in5irectlJ. They think
Mi, ali the uolk OF the porter. whom they re-
v.ri atccrIihglr with tipSAThe conductor
So4srt &c; many tips. He has the RESPONSE
NIFTY Which is :poor substitute. and he has
N, wages Witch are good wages 10 be sure.
bu, he earns all thA; he gets. n lie thinks he
soe.nt set enoaeh there are huadrsds OF
others ready anj eager to take his place.
-purag this yeir." says an Official Of the
v,rn-r Lar CorpsnJ we have had. / should
ny els, to thousa d.reiecied applicants for
,,erJ me accepted The tests. though not
Iron boyad az to form. are pretty rigid In
the frsi pace the candidate must have letters
s,reeon "a 4 saiAtion- II these are satisfactory
he MAKES out an application blank which
gives ~ some idea OF his edueationa al limi-
taiions This being satisfactory he IL talked
10 ~ some eue OF the officers and told to re-
tarn 10 a day or two. When he has another
eonsul'ltion with other officials who put to
hin such questions as they desire.
Ia this war we get some inkiing oi the
mans personality: whether be Is OF good ap-
psarSncs, lntel!igent polite. easy in manner.
aad o. good address These are very impor-
tant alters aud many candidates. otherwise
Ha.I faff ffal1 q "A -.
soes 90 the waiting list aud when his turn
cones he 10 seat out under the care OF some
cd Conductor to learn the ropes.
First. last aGd all the tine he Is instructed
10 bs eoGrteous to his passengers and atten-
tive to their wants. Often q man fails, for
some unfocssen cause. to become q good con-
dustor after he has been tried Really first
class en are hard to get. but We keep on try
lag Candidates until We hnd the right one.
On entsring our en- ploy the man Is required to
furnish bonds for $50. Our men are usually
toudrd By a security eompany. They get
i;nn SO 20 slOo /. month wages. and from
hAuas secured bonds uniform. and eI-
ss1sS ssi1isaSfs. SMs,n tne eAndidate trsomes ,u!i-
his dgtles are many. but he soon gets used TO
teose lie must in the trst Ilaee. look after
iAk. the train tickets as we'll handing them
syst 10 the train Conductor IN the morning.
teeo an eye on the porters. aprortion the
tsfths properly, nowi-e easy matter some
tines; and see that the temperature aud at
no>phers OF the ears Is all right
He must be no and N oyinS ct every station
where Passengers are likely TO board the train
% t.Ss CHARGE Of matters IN ease = etsaS.
down or other accident furnishing . full re-
, ssss ia.sf 70 sas eGniSany see .nHs the pas.
OF the dining car In the morning. wake them
up 10 time. act as arbitrator in eases Of diri-
r b. "a Ar apH
tween passenger and porter. and DO a thou
sad other little things that cause wear and
But Ihess are not the matters that bother
him IL 10 the personal ecee1trieities Of the
ras:sesess rs. themselves which turn the Goa.
with him. 4 coadaetor viii tel you that to
must travel with him in a sleeper. In genersI
those Eho trATei oy niSnt MAJ os divided into
/. Those who sleep themselves and let other
peoPIe eep.
Thoss, Who sleep themselves and keep
4 These who iOn'. sleep themselves and
SSe i.t an = BODY else sleep
class, VIZ. those Who lie aw axe themselves And
I-t other people steep, but these specimens are
noIn.al. ike white crows or uo-headed aIyss.
4 wagner conductor. who has grown gray in
eit6i, kind. and he was an % Insane prisoner Ia
shasse OF two officers He fulfilled the condI-
nSe, because he was bVund. gagged. and
The frst class. too. Is small. consisting
mostly Of irummers. who are really good and
ass Of infancy. 10 the second class come the |
flnk and ME OF humanity; They are the
SsSs. Nam sP SsS tassrs ass Snas and
eolaAu conditions OF somnolenee Is . good |
.sd reputable eittzeu. becomes a vsritAbIs |
ear ~ alma ly provided for that purpose And |
rsts r'd ot variety ot noises that would do |
iasre are others W6e no sooner doe OF than
,asJ G-g a 70 IIbteE at the tog OF their yoi;ss-
GssPi 10 Prove Interesting ~ the rest Of the
~. but al these people are lam bike in their
Ask AnY Conductor whether he would rather
az a. hts ehances IN . Aeolst>lor or have 81 ep-
4. his I's insIrsd and viii t1Ss the collision.
n17 - the test Lmouy OF wagner ear man.
va, sSS has sgHsEsI in this war. lie cites it Gs
s7iI yhs Of many similar cases.
Iog H9utn't have thought the old man
he kind 10 make trOUble. even in his
t.klag Oh chap, and he vent 10 Ssi sariS.
nss a, out oeloek whvA he arose from his
lasrgi IA psasstaI sm.ls lie S s.tromsd G @ e~ef
y, Ne. iAse as s,oOpsi down AMI gathered 40
parse ittn'I see all thIs or Ii nave stopped
= 4 ran in . TOD berth al tho further snd
1, Ihs = i gsn,leasn aidsi a wallis. to his
.sS!s an eAFetallT defeated the whole load
hs lace o. loEer l. Naturally lower I
.ss as et Nat sAii thinEA THIS seemed to
t-AoI tus sonnam ulist for he mGtteEei 70
.tssL s.1Esl over - No 4 IN the OE po- |
sass.te. and roEei his nst Insids the LsTth.
nnSa In- EoEs that emergsi i would seem |
- - ~ hAi .sndsd on M Is abdomen. At
- - s.te -. : Kicked OgT. ant the Oil man |
.t .sst Tr-.as a'Euss the ear. Around ami !
s..4ni e wels until he reached teeth 10. |
L-l'T With al idea that he must climb. |
- - hs 90 - loot on the lower. anI e!utehinz !
~. sFlv' TCAet Ma face in UstSssn the
~ thsa cams In the car aud this 10 What
- Gee otl gsntlsmAR came down Ike . |
- "a aa- or tor Of him cane an elderly
-. rh- Sasbt precisely dressed ioE skAt-
49, - Sh.ng Or arr EintsT sports. Ant sac |
- a. o. Iaa made an elegant pair. TheY |
-. ,ttr .iA@ one than q pair Theu thor
e.. 'f-T sss all mixed up. out you
- e. acre E-Ts tSO o. them ~ their !
.sIs Nar Nls yr!.!ag Ike . distEessed eat
es -, sSrarlrg vigorously, lrsssntiy
E-E her attire seemed to strike her, Tor |
l.t-A - N.a -ns hopped up and wound
-. - % tn curtain ttEht g. a mummy.
- -"-' ..l-- he gLS!e caF was yelling nFe, |
30 O az ! nth-E n Rgs and that Odd som
49, .-'- EeIrorats l.J there e. q the noOr
81 - AZ! sNOI- lIEv a plEats- While the