Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-18

some rules that if observed would give
/ better service. When you find that
some one else is using the line, ring
the bell. swear, whistle, sing, do any
thing to make things pleasant for
| them. BY all means drive them off the
line if you can.
When you want a party and after
ringing them five times and central
finds they do not answer, tell central
she is too stupid to pose for new soap
poster. Be sure about the number.
Make her ring five times, sure.
When some other subscribers num-
Der rings be sure to listen. You
wouldn't listen at a key hole, of course.
but telephone is different. That's a
public convenience and you may get
some interesting bits OF, gossip for your
pains. They will probably hear you
take the receiver off the hook and
know you are listening, but they can't
tell who you are, so you are safe. It's
Very pleasing pastime and if you are
lady and hear some one swear you
car report 1t and stir up some delicious
trouble.
Never take the trouble to be sure
that you are called. Answer every
time the bell rings. 1t gets awfully
dull over at central sometimes and the
extra work you cause will be appreci-
ated by the girls. Let all be fish that
comes in your net and answer every
call. BY observing this rule faithfully
you will never miss your own call and
may pick up some new and choice
swear words.
A practice observed by some but not
SO generally as it might be is that of
ringing up central and then hunting
all over the house for the number of
the party wanted. If this was more
universal it would make the business
more interesting. Try it and see what
fun ii is.
Never give the number Of the sub
Scriber you want. They are occasion
ally changed and the central may get
somebody mixed. The girls only have
= few hundred numbers to remember
anyhow and it is your duty to assist
them all you can in training their
memory. The best way to do this is
to give the nickname of the friend you
want and let central do the rest The
books with all the numbers in them are
published to give the printers work
and furnish shaving paper for sub
stribers. Some use them as advertis-
ing mediums, but it is understood that
they ere not very good for that because
| no one ever looks at them.
Now the last and most important
| rule Of all. Kick. Don't be half
| hearted about it. Put your whole soul
into it. Drink some strong coffee for
supper 50 you can wake up in the mid
ole of the night and kick at the night
| service. Get out of bed on the wrong
side 50 you can kick effectively before
breakfast. Eat something for dinner
that always hurts you, SO you can get
one good kick in the first thing in the
afternoon. Don't be bashful about it.
The kicker occasionally breaks a toe
hui he usually gets what he wants. If
you are going to kick against the tele-
phone you have got to- do an extra good
job. They get so accustomed to COM
mon, everyday kicking that only some
thing especially original and novel will
interest them. Bear this in mind and
make your kick as strenuous as pos
sible. Don't be afraid that the equip
| ment will break. 1t is well constructed
| and capable of bearing severe strain.
| BY closely observing all these rules
we believe you will get much better
| service. Try them.