Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-14

The Bangor Commercial thinks, in
view cf the annoyance caused by the
basket peddlers. who so about the
country peddling goods the people can
buy at the stores for less than the ped
Gler asks, ard who scare the women
into buying and in some instances are
simply spies for those with hurglarious
intent, that the Legislature viii soon
be called on To enact more rigorous
laws concerning them. This peddling
as whole. * a nuisance of no mean
magnitude; nevertheless, some of the
smartest business men got their start
that way.
The following incident ought to have
a lesson for some imaginative and am
bilious people. who no sooner think
they want to be consul to Magnolia
land or other land of flowers, milk and
honey and fat fees than they assume
they are as good as appointed. The
Washington correspondent of the Ban
gor Commercial is authority for this
narration Of the incident: Many people
who take the civil service examinations
misunderstood the rules which apply
after one mas successfully passed. \
n cent victim is a Maine man. whose
rame would quickly be recognized were
it mentioned. He is undoubtedly sad
der and wiser after a costly experience.
The gentleman, who lives in the south
ern part of the State. had a burning
ambition to become meat inspector ana
successfully passed an examination for
that work. He received from time to
time circulars from the civil service
commission informing him of the rules
of that body and the like. He told his
friends that he was to have an APP
Iointmeut and he waited with a calm
assurance. The hope within him was
50 strong that he sold his farm and all
its stock and equipments. for
he thought he could not run
his farm and at the same time
hold job as meat inspector. which
would pay him something like $500 a
year. Mr.. Blank wrote on to Washing
ton after a little to know the status OF
his case. not doubling that he would
surely be made a meat inspector. but
chatting a little at the delay The an
swer disappointed him. 1t is said that
there were over 800 applicants ahead of
him. that his rank was only 10, when
had really passed him through the ex-
animation. While the average applicant
who receives a place gets about 81 or
3d. The gentleman without a farm.
who wanted to be meat inspector, has
learned a severe lesson. His represent
alive here wrote him that he had no
chance at all.
nnnliEantG
think a congressman can help them TO
be appointed. There is a veterinary
surgeon in Speaker Reeds district who
wants a place under the government.
and has appealed to the speaker to
press his case. The speaker is unable
to help him. He can only keep the vet
Urinary informed about the status of
his case with the commission, and the
best way for the veterinary to do is to
write direct to the commission. AS ne
was informed by letter. the civil SER
vice law is intended to prevent con-
eressnen from helping their constitu-
cnts to places.
A VIM swain bought his best girl
a bicycle, and now the neighbors are
all agreed that if he hoped to win her
he should have bought tandem.
There was a suspicious similarity in
the subjects discussed by the different
societies of the boys and girls of the
Bucksport Seminary few evenings