, 1877-12-31

those Wnt WtlfK. t1r. Nt1ftc ftRaS1a
AN fl1NbRAniB SPIRIT OF EMULATION
AZ do'!rable help. A confidential clerk anu
assistant l.u ia. William +. Camppcfl. who Inns
| n'cpcd the saH,a position through all changes
Ct, anu one Of tl,s pcasantest and most efficient
Of mcn, Il Is. rarely that chief Is 40
we'll supported nn'l tustained; lie can
write iGttc. tas VIII make s.e crcr clf1s AZ.
covered, and he can DO the 't!nst patient nni e.
fective OF friends nn,l tleicndcss., Ntzt In rank
Is Lewis l.. rroy. furancriY . clerk On the Chic9-
shoui,crr,i, tIrclcss, htah.pressure engine. who
believes That the mail service IL for PURPOSE.
lie llas ci,urge of tho ltstrbMtioD os mails nIWn
ths cars changing o. scetnf.' ,ie Rsep up wa.m a
poFltIon Tint requires NJ intimate knowlv'Kn of
Tie location, and arrival anil departure of malls
from every oet-t!Ilce in tho division. 1t re.
maintain tho knoW1e1gc he possesses ol tho
country, anli there arc few who would bc willing
tn stniy as he has. Ut work ss h: 'ltct, for thu
trusted 10 join 4. Afontn0tners, m nctec ami
efficient clerk. mhn ses0lvcs around au,ong or
tlers md schctncs In \ way uhpteasant Tor tha
clerk vl1o s sertatn l!G Is rignt-ana goes nhc*d.
Hkccls complete tho personnel uf tho general
| Office.
| TIE GENERAL RCLE
Of the Rnrricc Is fur clerk to be on duty ono
week md Oh fnr Ul,c week. The average hours
| ut tluty are Aftern ter diem, which Includes
from, .a0 to 900 miles Of riding. A. clerk Is
obliged to rc1DhiA upon lsa feet all tho t!Mc, and
prc:ludes this possibility Of adopting any
measures that viii lesson tho jar Of train anA
50 II dies not require great many years TO Lake
Of "of1 sInty n.,,st iasucly bc devoted TO study
to keep up with the cver-c,angfng requirements
Of thu scrvlce New offices are to ~ 1ocnted.
new schedules OF time nllowca and prepared
fur, maps and schemes to be Corrected, now
or.trra copied md lcarncd. and some rest ana
recreation inluceL In. aa during days Of duty
hut little II my time ts found cxcept for acttlal
work.
i clerk cannot lcarc his residence town ex-
ccut by pcrln!tsIon fran the SuprrIntcudcnt, as
he suay be needed tor extra duty: he can bo
CHANGED PROM ROAD 70 ROAD
| Mt tic p]enarc Of the Superintendent AZ the
srryice inny require; he must know nil orlers
nnti olIey the1i. ltc cannut lcnrc TIC rua!l and
exchange days witt, his ''loublc" without per-
1s,Io, an the %.s1ne IT. !. ,apt,iy ee'9E moa
rncut. rs Ii Francu a,,tl England, could glara1-
tee clerk life position, based upon, his ct'l.
c!cncy and good hcnvior, 1t would DC right ind
proper 10 intrttlute an order q residence at
tcrtl,ina pot,ta u duty, which, II enacted now,
under "p0liticnI" nuspees. would work great
lar.lshIps, as !: would eonpcl nen1sone .'- ot
| or practically thrnw away their homes.
TIiE FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE
Of u clerk Is literally ntse q tnte!age. Every
thing Is new and strange, AnnoYtnE anu vs1.
htluus nauuusr . s vsa , .,H| In ~ T. snltH
Of two years Il IL easy to dcterninc hls relative
postum. THIS n asrcrta aimed nfnrc ccrtany by
na ,e n01: w. s latier ~ to crrk viii Y t ~. al
| scholars tlu-craM ufHl unload 10 the examiner.
There arc men who will pass ull examinations
successfully, and asc boobies with mail and vice
| versa.
People w|,o write letter. md dispatch them
hr nt,st cannot h. tou careful In directing them.
Il, The Western States especially, therc Il iu dlt-
iefcht states ,,,n
81, siMILahtfY II;,s1.a1 t, or l.ssiI:s NaMEs ,
N co,i''t'es ntl o..lsra tnas sreates great con
i!'hon. Take leT ii,stancea: uainey' Adams
county N su'nsaoH ~ !''"'u,s, iowa.
ama "'srus's p,'as!f,o,c, EFT" M i,,ra, 1Me % hntnc
Minnmesota' tAsnaas, MM.naan, .a NsW ioFx.
ana lGxas a careless neFdon VINO io[Gets ~
i'iasn Nv sns u,tessu s,I ~ tnI % eta.o =. sas !east
we n scarrs y for a9s y" ower n
stntes' nnnsny Ia1, u " n.lcs .auscs Eseat Gan-
.uso' i,i'a Mn 'n na.,a IT, ~ :ti'. wnsneF t"ey
VeTnto% V copty Ill.,. a,!u no,eyie sI'y IL Wasre ~
Goan.y, III WHEY ter e.Gen. y e EFT. 10
o!eHo ~. uSaa!Ls iet.Ts t.i pJos nNecteu Hnen
al tronoe woniu po onssatea oy stmplY adding
.G ne ~, ~, y. tnu ~oe." r"ct M.'e "mh sisi ~
rGs!nes ~ ny Eehefnl GlIcctMn. l tcGsMeF is IN
M!ll Coqnty, IT, pcccnef Cty ~ Eiinghahl
Coun'y; III; Mne9a ~ r. w y 10Y S VAIL SGaf lStset 1
ssnit n.s1!o r., u ~ III n, 5. SInsSj ~ ~, nIaa.
t3rdto'l % y, saneafnoh Gonntxi ~; casey is n
County, III. lisnreas & oi saeh @ instances g oes,ir
III the western n'ates' a'u se'e,-e,Ea'n* u t!lo
esrnFs AsstMeu NY tMv Pupl!o ~ tne
! hlall eeFyse hru nasia'y saa'gelple 70
p nGop,e .,s.s wMo r, snsSsc nness sn,o.anMy ,.
Mscet !c'els ahu papcLs ~ ts h.Eniar !iii; !het
sat .ne aehy a. a. ,,,,,,s ua pIve ,. w. enaae =,
b!sNer f1w ~ tne ICY e9up.ry a than , aetsni'on ol
citc!S. posta1'e'o''s ""o"1 'n's' a''o secs
toM tMot -
EVEMf DAILY fAfHM ~ uNoEn fotWAhn'
WIN ~ manner VI naessIEs, ~ Ing lug s!laftest
possan!e t'n'c' II one 'huss uc ae1aScd' 1et't pe
'eMors. -. .,,,
lne espfH a. cot7M sMon4 tna men Is cqual
70 tnat u amy as"{ EaPn u's.s,un y equiv
a!cht 70 prleaac' Wh1en hlhll niake ING best
!Huh'ht tccoEA ~ usnt%t ~" ~ tne uuH'oeF ol
!stiess a1a fapefs attlIeul Mao Anal oegonle M
Inc pcst postca o. ~ cgntiectlole whn ail ms
tnala ahn stase.lihes tilrouGnodt " q STATE OF
stasosi "a Eaen Foa1 Sentesk ~ Gn.eafo ,aakea
nnaeh ai,li no nias, tesaehs as naY oe neeSs.
hasS 70 li1l: the anait 1oF every hthcr foaa. No
mall Is allowed 10 he ts,fo%n INTO Int Chlcat,,a