Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-07-11
uvii Service.


In the United States Treasur,
Department is lady who has 10
markable talent for. discriminating
between genuine m oney and its
counterfeit, Cuitivatipg this natn
raj quality she has become d spec.
ialist III this line SO that .wl:enS ,.e..
question arises in any Depart
ment as to the character of coin on
currency she is sent for to deter.
mine, and invariably reaches the
right conclusion. For this positlcn
she has been fitting herself hs
thought, study and contact with
money for years and is probably
lthe IN ost useful clerk in .hat line
in the service OF the Government.
Should she by accident lose her
place to-day and the Government
wished to employ her tomorrow,
should she make application under
the Civil Service rules, she, gould
not possibly be employed. This is
because under that rule she would
be required to pass an examination
on a subject entirely foreign to the
work engaging her attention. Her
thought has been SO given to the
work in hand that she has paid
but little attention to other mat
ters, and therefore, could not posi-
bly, pass aCiyii Service examina-
tion. & saAk &.tk0 8S. SIS
Another case in point. 4 young
man from the State Of New York,
at much cost to his widowed moth
er, was educated with a view to
Civil Service and ability to answer
all questions that could be asked
under its provisions. In time he
WAS able to pass an examination,
and through political Influence
reach the god of his ambition.
When news came to him that he
was selected to clerkship in govern
ment service, he bid his mother
and all his friends in his native
village good bye and hurried to
Washington. Here he was given
work at the desk of an absente and
set to counting penny postage
stamps Entering npon the duties
of his position with light heart
he put in his time, about eight /
hours day, counting stamps un-
til he was nearly wild. His chief
- se,cl,aanior eacl ntiicer noticed the
twitchlng, nervous action of mus
cles, and ask the young man if he
was not pleased with his position. +
20, yes, .I-lilIe the position, it's +
very easy work, but somewhat +.
Two or three weeks afterward
le complained OF suffering head
lche and asked II it was not possI- !
'le for him to be assigned to q /,
lesk at some different work. Ii
He was given another desk, but
ontinued at the work of counting /
ne cent stamps for several months t
ntil he kicked, and for fear of be- |
ng laughed at would have return /
d to hif home. 4
One day he. made q desperate u
fort, approached the chief of his u
vision and begged as a special
avor to himself and his friends
nd compliment to his eminent
for a position in
oyernment service, that he be I
iven another desk at some more P
task.
The matter was laid before the Q.
roper officer who decided such
lses, and in three wees the young =
an was promoted another room ~
I'd given another desk, and set =
work at the much more respon- " "
bic doty OF counting two cent n
amps. sts as.s asea agFs
Any little boy or girl able to re-
at onery, cnry, dickery dock, -
rec geese in a flock. is as well
aliiied for that position as is
me person, who. at great expense,
S been educated TO understand ly
liable to be asked in nj
vii Service examination. m
Still, under the Civil Service, a 60
man could not be employed IN