en given a time card or key, and the time-keeper has
explained the system of registering time, etc., and allotted cloakroom
space, is conducted to the head of the department or assistant.

Paying Wages.

The system of registering time furnishes accurate information for
estimating wages. The time sheets kept by the time-keeper are here made
use of. The name of each employee under the respective department each
one is attached to, with number, rate of wages per week, number of days
worked, actual wages due, etc., should be entered on the wages sheet.
The total amount of money required on any pay day is given wages office,
each individual's pay is placed in a pay envelope, sealed, numbered and
entered in signature book. Each head of a department, or one appointed,
receives all wages for that department, signing for the same, and sees
that they are distributed and signed for by each individual as received.
The work is done accurately and with despatch, as thousands are by this
method paid their weekly earnings in a very short time.

Watchmen.

Watchmen should report at the store each night, and as soon as the store
is closed examine the leaving register, to see that each department has
signed for everything having been left in perfect order. They should
examine at once all doors and windows, seeing that they are securely
fastened; also all other entrances to building, and all places where
anyone might be concealed. They should report in writing anything
irregular occurring during the night, leaving the same at the office,
and repeat the report until the irregularity has been attended to. A
regular patrol should be made throughout the entire building. An
ingenious system of clock registration is made use of in some cases,
which indicates upon examination in the morning the different stations
each watchman has passed and the exact time of each passing during the
entire night. In the event of fire or any other accident occurring
during the night, such special instructions should be followed as will
meet with the ready response of whatever assistance may be required.

General Rules for Employees.

Rules for employees are in force in all large Department Stores.
Different stores differ in detail of rules, but the application is the
same, all serving to build up the system of government which directs and
controls the entire management. Weekly examinations are held in some
instances, and familiarity w