There are rumours of an agitation amongst houseboys, who, it is said, are considering the formation of a union, in an attempt to force up the standard of wages still higher. They are said to have fixed upon a minimum and if they do not get it, to call a general strike. he minimum mentioned, however, appears to be approximately the average now paid, so, after all, there may not be any great turmoil in domestic circles. On this subject of boys' pay there is rather a good story from one of the banks here. 'A lady clerk set an office boy to a particular task, which, after a long wait, she found had been most imperfectly done. She called the boy up, read him a lecture, showed him more particularly what was wanted, ending up her homily: "For goodness sake, boy, use your brains!" Her opinion of the boy's intelligence increased considerably when he answered: Missee, please, no can catch blains fourteen dollar one month
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