, 1908-02-26
HELPFUL HINTS FOR BUSINESS
HELPERS.
CBy Fra Elbertus.l

~HA 'N''a' '''I NA'k 'HN 80
reached his office fifteen minutes late,
he always went away half an hour earl
Ter so to make the matter right. This
was a joke. The chronic late is always
marked on the time book for a layoif
when times get scarce" Your inter
ests are the interests of the house, AMI
theirs are yours-be on time.
AS to the habit OF getting everything
packed and ready for a quick scoot
when the bell rings, this does not mean
for you a raise. Work as If you owned
the place-and perhaps you may.
Young men who loiter around the
entrance to the store, or factory. ami
smoke, gossip, chew and spit, would
do well to eliminate 1t. Be punctual.
aud when you COM to your work 90
TO work, ven IL 1t be five minutes be
fore time. This habit marks the diff
ference between the youth who is going
TO be foreman and the others who have
no luck.
If you are going to be absent, tell
your foreman so and get his approval
If you are unavoidably detained from
WORK, Send word why.
Keep away from gambling rooms
pool rooms and all places where you
would not care for your employer 10
see you-or have you see him.
If YOU business is to wait on custom
ers, be careful of your dress and ap
pearance. Do your m%anicuring before
you reach the store. Dental floss is
a good investment. A salesman with
a bad breath Is dear at any price. Let
your dress be quiet, neat and not to-
fashionable. To have a prosperous ap
p%earance helps you inwardly and helps
the business.
To guy visitors or give short, sharp,
flippant answers even to stupid or i'm.
pudent people Is a great mistake. Meet
rudeness by unfailing patience and pc.
likeness and see how much better You
feel.
Never carry matches loose in your
pockets-have a metal match box.
Don't throw paper and refuse on the
foor-baskets are provided for rubbish
Be very careful never to leave oily
waste in rubbish baskets or on the
floor-put such in metal cans and SEE
that the cover is on. Spontaneous
combustion is a common cause of fire.
Never use the Office telephone as .
gossiping convenience. If your duties
are to phone, say what is to be said
quietly, intelligently and briefly
There are houses that are known by
their courteous ~telephoning. Loss of
temper at a phone gains nothing. Tee
phone courtesy is a great thing, as
courtesy always is.
The habit of borrowing small sums
of money-anticipating pay days Il
pernicious practice ana breaks many a
friendship. 1t is no kindness to lend
money to a professional borrower.
Give each customer your whole al
tention-and just as considerate atten.
ton to a little buyer as a big one.
If customers are faultfinding-forget
it.
Above all, in writing letters
show resentment or anger. The letters
live long after the cause of offense is
forgotten. To write TO a distant friend
II SlNt-dNdN OI ~ louoC"d " II S1h-
DOWNS an error that is paid for
every day in tears. The number Of
such letters posted in company en-
velopes, that are misdirected and come
back for the proprietor to read, is
enormous. No one knows why these
%scandalous letters are usually directed
to Chicago when the writer meant
they should go to San Francisco. If
you are going to defame your employ
err, never do it oil his time or stationery
The savings bank habit is not so bad
as the cab habit-not so costly to your
thinkery and wallet as the cigaret ha-
bit. The nan with the savings bank
habit is the one who never gets laid
off; he's the one who can get along
without you, but you cannot get along
without him. The savings bank habit
means sound sleep, good digestion, cool
Judgment and manly independence.
The most healthful thing know of Is
asavings bank book-there are no mi.
crobes in it to steal away yau peace
of mind. l. is a guarantee of good
behavior.
Do not argue with customers, nor
contradict them.
The man who endured everything
from rude customers and got even by
selling them a bill, may not nave been
actuated by the best motives, but his
general policy was right.
Always be circumspect and course-
Gus. Bear the faults of some, the i'm
~politeness of others, n pardon every
body sooner than yourself.
Responsibilities gravitate to the per.
son who can shoulder them, and power
flows to the man who knows how.
Don't worry.
Employees should be dignifed in de-
pertinent, and not wrestle, hug, trip,
jostle. These things all make an i'm.
preston on customers, and a bad I'M
preston.
Graft, grand or petty, is moral, finan