Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

ton of dull care. The smiling bartender. the genial gent Il whom
one repairs alike in times of Joy and seasons Of sorrow The bar
tenders smile is like the glow that comes out of the first full round
dram of warm bourbon. 1t beams its best in the moments when re-
taxation has its way over hurry and strife.
If a trip to the cheer emporium is a part of the daily program.
the Importance of choosing a good bartender needs no emphasis. He
has to meet your individuality in the drink set forth. Nothing will
mar the day like a poor drink at the start; It 8 a momentus matter
that the hand that builds 1T be cunning.
There's a homeike sort of feeling in the effect of having ones
own chosen brand appear beside the glass in answer to ones appear-
ance across the mahogany and the bartender knows the secret. 1t
is the bartender who must listen to your troubles and laugh at your
jokes. He's all sympathy, that chap.
In his role of a diplomat the bartender is seen at his best when
on both sides of an argument. trying nightly to put it to a n end. 1t
buying a drink just when things commence to look serious.
The real strenuous life is that Of the shop girl. She stands be-
hind the counter totmeet and satisfy the whims Of a public of per-
slSVeht shoppers. Picture 9 task o a bargain day. Nothing to
DO but work. Long hours of an endless procession of buyers. those
who wanted to buy and those who Just came to see. They must III
be listened to, they must all see thegoodS.
The shop girl must match the goods, give advice for trimming,
deal out assurance that the delivery will be made In an hour. expIain
away mistakes-and keep cheerful She must be a walking directory
Of the store she works in and be able to keep things moving generally.
She has a sprightly assistant in cash" NOW "cash" is only the III.
te g1rl VINO isn't big enough to sell goods. but fast enough of foot to
run errands and handle change. She's the special messenger how
to state 1t paradoxically' of the city that has its being inside of the
big department store.
There are dozens of these little misses in the big stores. and thew
n indispensable parts of the system. The cash girl is small, but
mandy in the saving OF footsteps for grownups. They all are your
servants, standing in waiting to do their part in filling out the days
routine of functions, each with a essential share in the making up
of the sum total-and you whom they serve, you N seryinp oms.
body, too. whatever the capacity may be.
Nor is this list complete, by many vOcations of service- o musr
II D Q imagined that because 1t is service that e is rendered with
servirty or any sense thereof These people serve because in the
great scheme of modern civilization It is essential that some musr
90 this necessary work It is their share in the economy OF the
times to do those little things that pad the daily existence OF man
kind with the little creature comforts that make life worth living
o o achieve the connection between beginning and ending of trans
actions, not OF any especial moment when viewed sinEly. but Of CON-
siderable importance when given their proper aspect to the whole.
30 these people all contribute in a most impressive way to the gen.
eral sum Of human happiness. In the line Of activity selected each
is as essential and as useful as the man who bulks big in the more
noteworthy affairs of life. The head of the great corporation IL
only IL value as he serves those who depend on him, and sc the man
OF science. the doer Of great things, gets credit only as he achieves
something for the race. And these workers, humble and unobtru-
BiVe. never likely To "a h trurnnaf cal ~ Ro-o S~-..a l. -
quietly through life. are proving every day that service is in the ed
the great destiny OF the useful member OF society.