The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-16
THE BAG.QF.BEANs TEST.

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Very WE'LL" remarked Mr.. Henry
Thurston, looking UP from his desk,
where he was just signing check.
SO they've passed the punctual and
honesty tests! Now try them on the
bag of beans, A fellow will never
make success in our business If he
gets cross and shows temper over
trifling mishaps and unavoidable ac-
cidents And one is always meeting
with just such annoyances in work
of this kind The one who proves
himself good natured at the bursting
OF the bag--if either does---may be
told that he isengaged at 81 week
Mr.. Thurston paused and took up
his pen.
Wait minute, quickly, after a
moments reflection. BE sure there S
enough water on the counter to thor
oughly wet the bottom of the bags.
Then, too, try one OF them this after
noon, and the other at the same time
tomorrow It might hardly be fair
test Of their dispositions to make use
Of it on either of the two boys in the
morning, One sort of feels better
natured then, you know. any way"
Mr., Nelson, head clerk in the big
wholesale and retail establishment Of
Thurston & Lincoln, left the comfort
ably furnished office Of the firm, and
went back to the busy delivery de-
partment.
There were three qualifications
which the head of the establishment
insisted that each employee of the
company should possess and strictly
live up to. These were honesty,
punctuality and wholesome good nat
ure. Boys had been known to lose
their positions there, owing to their
getting angry over mere trifles. Mr..
Thurston felt that a boys usefulness
to the firm depended on an unrufHed
disposition quite as much as it did
on punctuality and honesty.
The constant growth and enlarge
ment OF Thurston & Lincolns bust
ness made 1t necessary from time to
time to increase their working force
accordingly And it was the custom
OF the company to promote at such
times the men and boys already in
their employ, leaving to be filled by
the new hands only the bottom
down" places, as the clerks charac-
teristically called them.
One of the men had just now been
sent out on the road as travelling
salesman the firm did large
wholesale business causing, after a
Encouragement of the force, a vacan-
cy in the delivery department.
Thurston & Lincoln had the repu-
tation of being the most desirable
firm with which to hold Job in the
large and thriving village of Muncie
II s'pose it's SELFISH admit it
but l hope old man Thurston will
give me the place" declared Harold
Stephenson, with an air Of careless
disrespect. He was talking with
Willis over their prospects the even
ing before the first bag-of-beans test.
"Of course. I'd like for you to have
1t, too, but you wouldn't mind losing
it as much as / would. This proba-
ton stunt of his--I don't imagine
Mr.. Lincoln has anything to do with
it's queer wrinkle! | call it a
piece Of downright foolishness.
don't know how you regard it"
1T gives them chance to find out
whether they want a fellow or not,
replied Willis, considerably. For
my part | think it's a pretty good
scheme. OF course it keeps fellow
in suspense-and all that.
Which one Of us do you s'poss
will land the job, anyhow? Give
US your opinion" And Harold
picked up a chip and began whiting
aimlessly.
I haven't the least idea--but one
of us. And I'm rather proud tha
we've been singled out from all the
other fellows who've made applica
ton. There were twenty at leas
who applied for the place."
"More'n that" exclaimed Harold.
mot very many more. And, /
they give 1t to you, stand show O
getting the next place when a va