Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-07

them. They must submit ta 1t. or take their chances of getting employ ment elsewhere, and to get employ menf is sometimes very difficult thing to do
 Altogether too Gruf a Manner.
 There are employ CTS who order their men about as if these men were beasts of burden instead of human beings like themselves. They show no more regard for their feelings than if they were slaves. Such Il thing is degrading, both for employ CT and employee. A man who knows his business, and who wants to do the right thing by his employer does not need to be addressed in a loud voice and gruff tones, and if q man cannot do his duty without being driven to it in this way, then he de- serves bis dtsmissaI the next minute. l do not mean that an employer shall politely beg his men to do their work, or shall accompany zach or der with smile, but do believe that every man who hires another should treat him m q manly kind of a way, and when he tells him to do anything he should speak to him us he would wish to be spoken to if he were in the employ ofanother This snapping one up so ungrariouslY is not the thing for any employer to do. know of woman Wto left off trading at one store because she disapprOved of the way in which the proprietor treated his men. Rarely did he give them an order without hOllering at them, and she cane to the conclusion that she would leave her money with some dealer who knew enough to treat his men de- gently.
 Let Employees be self-Respect-
 ing.
 Just as in going into home, one soon finds out if there is a harmoni- oas relation among it's members, so in business establishment he soon detects the feeling existing between the employer and employees. In some stores the men know that while they do their work faithfully they will be we'll treated and be se- cure in their positions. The good treatment they receive. and the sense of security which they have, give rise to q feeling of self-respect which shows in all they do. While in other stores the men show that their ser vices are those of fear. A service of fear is al ways poor one. Fear robs man of that freedom in his nature which is so necessary for him to have in order to do his best work. The employer who holds the lash of fear over his men has not discovered the secret of how to get the most out of them. He may think he has. but as- suredly he has not. If any man wishes to make eye-serYants of his employees let him make them fear him. But are eye-servants the kind of employees a man most desires? Is it not far more desirable to have men who are interested in their work and who find pleasure in doing all they can for the interests of their employer because he shows them that their interests are his too? Some employers realize that in order to do a successful business for a number of years in a community it is not only necessary to win the goodwill of their customers, but also to have the goodwill of their en ployees. To this end these em- ployers treat their men rightly, and endeavor to make them so well sat isfied with their positions that they will want to remain in them for for a long time. Contented, we'll paid and interested service pays bet ter than any other in the long run.
 Here Lies the Secret.
 Span the distance between an em- ployer and employee with a feeling of mutual interest and you have an