The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-03-21
POINTS FOR oFFroE-nUNTERs.

Secure "a Federal billet.
The Virginia Chronicle, in answer
to a correspondent asking for the
qualifications necessary and the
proper method to pursue to secure
some of the Federal offices in this
State, which many suppose are Just
now going begging, gives the follow
ing Information for their guidance
Any person, man or woman, resi-
dent of the United States, of good
moral character, health and possess
Ing ply steal and mental capacity for
performing the public service in the
position 10 which they seek admis.
sion, aud who is not disqualified 10y
the habIlual use OF intoxicating Ii.
quors to excess, is eligible to appoint
nlent IN the civil serN ice OF the Gov
ernment.
The law requires that preference
shall be given To persons honorably
discharged from the military and
naval service, or who were especially
discharged by reason OF wounds anu
sickness. Any applicant in the latter
class should not fail To call attention
10 This special qualification in his let
ter OF application.
Where there are two or more mem
bers Of "A family in the public service
III the grades To which admission is
sought, no other member oil such
family is eligible 10 appointment IN
mol IL a
VINO have individually families look
ing 10 them for support, or fathers
and children III the same cIrcuni-
stance, are not regarded as mem bers
OF family within the meaning OF tie
prohibition.
All officers are classified as oNon-
Competitive" aud A" Competitive. -
The nOn-coinpetlliye are tae legisia-
tive, or those positions within the con
lfOl Of Congress; the executive are
those within the control OF the Presi-
| dent through lhe heads of the seven
Departments. The competitive en-
brace the Departmental, Customs and
| Postal service.
Has ing selected the kind OF en-
| pioy uent he desires, the earliest care
vi tue applicant should Ge the pre-
laratIon oil his papers. II he Intends
10 adv oeate the displacement OF "A per-
Sun IN Possession 81 The desired olhce
az should give his rvasans for thai
| persun removal. lie should then
State mis- ag', residence, nativity, oc-
eupation, pD3 sicai condition aud ed
ucauoDal qualifications. lie should
also obtain letters ~ recommendation
from prominent eItilens. y neu The
| formal Application aud recointnenda-
| tiOns are ready Lo should exert him
sell ID interest the rep esentalIye in
Cong ess from MS district in his APP
plivatIou. 1heneeloraard he should
devote MS " hole time and energy to
Keeping his personal aud ponlirai
| friends At Nork upon Ills case, writing
or speaking TO ANY hous or every BODY
likely tO ee ol any service, and al
Ways acting upon tile theory that
every body, no matter how much in
lerested In his case, forgets all about
il "a soon as he l. out OF sight or
hearing every lime.
For further information on this sub
| tppt, 1DpIlchuls ShouAo EohoAll Tue -
y. Blue Book for 1880.
The following Is IA list OF the Fed
eral offices IN Nevada, and the salar-
les belonging thereto, exclusive OF the
list Of Mint empoyes
Collector of Internal Revenue..... ....se,a75
| Two deputies ..-ses.. slb ~ 10 l. -
survey General Public Lahds.......-.,. 100
| Nine Glcrasand DTHaghtsmen 81. ~ To @,UV0
Registers and Receivers OF Land umces
Carson aud Lnreka, each with teesj.- 5OO
Two Indian Agents, each ...............: l,OVl
Two physicinns .......' .'...''solU ann Luz
Two n 4caes etnployess....+.+. auU To 5Vu
His fiff Jadse .z.=.....................s 1000
District Attorney fbesides fees. ..t.-.... 80
Marshal besides foes .................. 2oe
nl.rk OF C,arts. Fees
poslolfis lpspeefor............... ..... LOO
PoslinAsters nt Aurora. Battle Noun
tain. Candelaria, Dayton, lathoIne;
lalisade. kuby I'LL, NadswOrth aud
Hamilton ....+.....s... ......., ~ 10 f5o
Cherry Greek, Phoebe, Tnsearora, hih-
murcn ......... ..............Si upp 10 Sl,opo
Anstin and Gold Hill ......... Ito 10 1000
Carson Eureka and keno...... 2.3OJ TO .,B1u
Virginia City. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -,ouu
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HnmtIton's Prospects.
From what we are able To learn OF
the mining outlook at Hamilton, says