The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-05-23
VOLUME 81.
Maine Matters.
GIVE SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

CIVII. SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
There was an examination of candidates fol-
the Civil Service, at Reception hall. City build
ing. Portland, Friday morning. The eXamna-
ton was conducted by Mr.. w }. Nirkery, a
member of the Central board OF examiners AT
Washington. assisted by the local examining
boards Of the Custom house and post office. In
il conversation with Mr.. Nickery, a reporter OF
the Advertiser gained some interesting infor-
nation about the methods of the civil service
in Fridays examination.
How many candidates are you examining
tO-day%' asked The reporter
Twenty weight in ais for the railway mail
service, for department clerks at Washing
ton. for special examiners In the treasury de-
partment, copyists and l for post office in
>pector'
(Which is the best paid office of these"
That of post office inspector. The salary Is
$1,000 year and in addition 81 per day while
employed"
How many post Office inspectors are there
in the countrY?"
About one hundred and seventeen"
How many applicants are there for these
positons:
prom soc to 500"
"How many new inspector, Will the appoint
Not over 30 or co.
$50 this one man who is being examined to-
day will have to take hi, chance with thi. other
800 or more;
"Ies"
what 10 the other Offices bay. for which
YOU are examining to-day"
especial examiners get S140O a wear and s.,
a day while employed. Department clerks ct
$1,000 a wear Couyists receive 5000 ana am,
ploves Of the railway mail service $500 YEAR
or less"
10 what ages are candidates limited>-
They must all be over % wear, of ape ey-
cept those TOT the railway mail service, who
must he between the ayes of Is and 81 wears.
unless the candidate has been DISCHARGED from
the army for disability received III me line of
duty
what is the character of these examinations
in gtueral:"
I'm General we aim TO make the examination
a test Of the work to be done in the Office fol,
which the person is candidate"
"PleaSe give me an example"
"Wen. in the examination of candidates for
the railway mail service one quarter of tile eX-
animation Is devoted to a test of TIE speed and
accuracy with which the candidate can read
100 cards One fifth of the examination is de-
voted to testing the canddate'S KNOWLEDGE of
the railway lines and their connections within
his own mail division. Then he is examined
on his knowledge of the location of the prjnci-
bal cities and towns and the general geography
Of the United States Only small portion Of
the examination Is devoted TO tests of general
clerical work.
port. ne ~ 'i'' h'N' eN"ii''''''on o''ur III
"Thursdav September aG. In Rangor Sep
tember ~ There will also be an ovamiuati6n
at Sprinptied Mass the 15th of rho nrn.nnt
month, This is opeu TO all who tiIn annIira
tions AT WASHINGTON six DAYS before the KANT
nation"
Mr. yickerv spoke very highly of fine two
local examining board, and commended me
faithfuluess with which they have always nnr-
formed their work.
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~ IVA ~" iiii- ~ Nf'"i-i- rl3llI-l'1 E
Mr.. Y. J. LYONS. special AGENT for the Maine
Labor bureau has been nj E0rth Ijavpn ,j1ri,,,,
me- ,a.t VII inrasitati,r H. u.
ery. This industry in witch only a NV vn.r.
apo twenty or more vessels ana thrre or fon,,
hundred men from thi, one town We're rnttale.
ed. is now narajyzpI Aa result rho no,ni
ZION has dronned from IN in 1sso to Ialy Inn,
w. an" loLu"H cleWS can WIN HlIIicutty De
ioulid ~ 'ne wv ! nooile!s lhat WHh"ut nuch
year. Some of the fishermen live in the belief
that the restrictions placed on the early south
ern fishery may in time bring back the macker-
el to our shores, but the majority unite in tile
opinion that the only cause of the failure is the
indi>eriminate seining and until this il stopped
they hope for no Improvement Part of the
fleet once engaged in the business have been
sold at sacrifice. Other vessels still lie at
their moorng> and if the mackcre should re-
turn can be prepared al short notice
APPOINTMENTS BY Tue GOVERNOR.
Gov. Buregh has made the following among
other nominations:
Railroad commissioner, David n. Mortland
chairman Of the Board, Rockland.
Commissioners TO select and purchase a site.
at or near Bangor, for new insane hospital,
Rrawer Daniei 4 Roiinsop Ran.,or '''''7 >
Commissioners to inquire into the system of
taxation in other States and this State A. r.
Savage, Auburn, :. A. Holbrook Freeport. o.
q. Hall, Wateryille.
George p. button, Municipal Judge Els
worth.
Fish and Game Wardens, j. l.. Brown. Bow
doinham John kemnard, Parsonstield; Level
lyn W. kgore, Moro Plantation; Frank NJ
Perkins, Bradley; Timothy Southard. Bangor
Freeman Tyler, Greenville Charles W. Tracy
Gouldsboro.
flNAN' iA'i.i ENhAhhASSl-D W rs hltN CON
GERM
In fine Maine news on the first more Is = re-
mort concerning the embarrassment of west
trn investment comuanv and bank In an In,
teryiew with Hon. +. f. Richards the Portland
Advertiser learns that the 'nited states Va,
tonai pam Iiiu !. :. Investment ohhpahN,
ago. by two men, one from Augusta and one
from Gardiner. They were not satisfied and
organized besides the Atchison Land Company.
Still later they formed the Us. Bank Building
Company; then one of them put a large amount
of money into n I.Dujs land scheme ho