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Coachman (or groom) Wanted Place can only be held 

 by a thoroughly trained, reliable, willing and sober man. No 

 commissions. Work begins at 6 A. M. sharp. One night off 

 every week, or an afternoon and evening every other week. 

 Reply to the following questions in a sealed envelope, ad- 

 dressed to * * * (a personal application will receive 

 no attention). 



1. Name. 



2. Address. 

 3- Age. 



4. Nationality. 



5. Married or single. 



6. Amount of wages expected. 



7. Name and address of last employer. 



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The written recommendations presented by many men 

 are of but little value, and implicit confidence should not be 

 placed in the contents for the following reasons. 



An employer often, to avoid trouble, gives a man a few 

 lines in which no mention is made of the cause of his dis- 

 missal, as for instance : 



New York City, 



January * 18 * 



This is to certify that J * * Smith has been in my 

 employ for two years. He is a hard worker and quick. 



J * * JONES. 



It might have been added, had J * * Jones been quite 

 frank and fair to his brother employers, that J * * Smith was 

 an inveterate drunkard, and was summarily dismissed for up- 

 setting, while in a state of intoxication, a carriage. 



