, 1892-04-03

lnhrm neither in body nor 10 mlnd-ln
short he must fulfil the requirement,
! Mems a IN IN corpore sdno.
Chief Clerk Johnston. whsn asked
whether the young man Just from his
studies in the school or the man who has
had some general experience in business
lines made the best mark in the civil SER
vice examination. promptly replied: in
nine cases out of ten the man who has
had some experience In the world makes
the best showing in IN examination.
There are some things 10 which the Young
man fresh from his studies may attain a
higher mark. but the other will excel him
in the average" Mr.. Johnston said
furthermore that it matters little what
station in life the young man may come
from if he Is made of the right stuff and
has the determination to work hard be
will succeed; otherwise he must fail.
Those who go into the service thinking it
a snap" will find themselves much mis-.
taken.
In the examination the applicant Is
graded by q standard Of ten points, ac-
cording to the studies, mathematics count
ing one point. geography two. reading
tests three. photography one, and knowl-
edge of railroad routes three. The clerks
are examined twice a year by the chief on
the states they have thrown The
clerks are marked according to the accu-
rscy and the quickness with which they
have distributed the cards given them.
The duties of the chief clerk are many
and arduous, as this is one of the largest
divisions.
To come more particularly to the post
Office in Cheyenne under the management
of Postmaster Mast: There are five car
riers and one substitute carrier employed,
Wis: Gross, Snow, Mark Draper, Won
Kennel. Stanley. and substitute carrier P.
F. Powelson. Clerk Burnham is In chage
OF the general delivery and Joseph King
ham In conjunction with Mr.. Mast does
the registry and money order business. In
addition one night clerk is employed.
The mails going east, south. and north
close at 9 D. M, and the fast mail west
closes at 7:45 a.. m. The mail in closed
pouches west is made out at 1:30 p. IN.
and east in the afternoon closes at 4:30,
the Fort Russell mail at 9 a. ID. and $3.50
D. m. daily. Mail for Anosa closes at IL
a. m. and for Little Bear three times a
week at 9 a. N.
About $50 900 pieces of mail and be-
tween 1000 and 5000 registered pack
ages are handled monthly.
The carriers arrive at 5:45 a. M, when
the mail which has arrived during the
night is handled. The papers are taken
to a large table arranged as the letter
cases are only with larger pigeon holes or
boxes. Here the papers are thrown to
the different boxes according to the car
riers, each carrier having a box designated
with his number. For instance, carrier
No. 8. when he goes for his papers finds
them in box No. 3 of the distribution
table. The letters are stamped with the
receiving stamp then are thrown by the
chief carrier in boxes to the other carriers
much the same as the papers, and in
three boxes to the general delivery. The
general delivery mail is taken to the
front and distributed in the large case
between the two windows.
The mail going from Cheyenne after
being TIED out" and locked is taken to
the depot by Transfer Clerk Powell to
await the coming of the trains. 1t is the
object of the post office authorities to
hold all mails open as long as possible
before the arrival Of the trains to give
the public as much accommodation as may
be. Mr.. Powell transfers all mails that
come from the trains to the Office as well
as vice versa.
The above is a general review of the
postofice work. To go more particu-
larry into details is not within the province
or our brief sketch, but we are sure that
could some of the originators of our postal
system come back from another world
and be permitted to look for a moment
at the wonderful DEVELOPMENT that has
taken place in this as well as other de-
partments they would surely say. he
hath borne himself beyond the promise
of his age; he hath indeed bettered ex-
pectatIon."