The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-11
FOR CLERK-CARR|ER
Examinations Are to Be Held
Here on September the
22nd.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on the
date and at the place named above
an examination will be held for the
positions of clerk and carrier in the
Post-Office Service.
This examination offers an opor-
tunity to bright. energetic young per-
sons to enter an interesting field of
Government employment where the
salaries compare most favOrably with
those paid in private employment.
The salary of letter carriers In all
$4,000 or more is arranged in three
second class, $500 per amman; third
tanning less than $4,000 population
$3.50 per annum, and third class $500
per annum. Appointments of letter
carriers are made to the class having
the minimum rate of pay, and promo
ton from the lower grades are made
to the next higher grade at the expir-
alton of one years service on certih-
cate Of the postmaster to the efficiency
and faithfulness of the employee dur
ing the preceding year. A substitute
letter carrier is paid 81 per annum,
and at the rate of 5000 per annum
when serving in the place of carriers
who have been granted annual leave
Of absence, and at other times not ex-
ceedfng the pro rata compensation of
the carrier whose route he may be re-
auired to serve. A vacancy In the
regular force of carriers must be filed
by the promotion of the senior substi-
tute. A substitute clerk is paid q
rate of compensation not exceeding the
compensation Of the absent clerk or
employee whose place he takes. The
salaries of clerks at the post-ofices
vary according to the class of work to
be performed and the size of the Office,
but range from $500 to $1,000 in the
smaller Offices to as high as $1,000
per annum in the large Offices. All
original appointments Of clerks are
made at the minimum salaries.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighted as
indicated:
1. Spelling twenty words of aver
age difficulty in common use), 10.
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in ad-
dition, subtraction and multiplication,
and division of whole numbers, in
common and decimal fractions, and
of United States monty, 20
3. Letter writing "a letter of not
less than 1875 words on some subject
Of general interest. Competitors will
be permitted to select one of two sub
ce jtsievngttl.- cmfwyp shrd lshrdlu
jects given), 20.
4. Penmanship (the handwriting of
the competitor in the subject of copy
ing from plain copy will be consider
ed with special reference to the ele-
ments of legibility, rapidity, neatness,
general appearance, etc.,, 20.
5. Copying from plain copy "a sim
pie test in copying accurately few
printed lines in the competitors
handwriting), 10.
6. United States Geography (rela-
tive to the boundaries of states, and
to capitals, largest cities, rivers and
other bodies Of water, and the location
by states Of prominent cities, etc.. 10.
Z. Reading addresses (test in read
ing the names and addresses on Is
cards in different handwritings), 10.
Age limit, all positions. IS to As
years. ....
Male applicants must be at least S
feet inches in height in bare feet,
and weigh not less than 1876 pounds.
The POst-Office Department has
stated that no person who is defective
in any Of the following named partic-
ulars will be appointed in the postal
service: Deaf-mutes; hunchbacks:
persons having deetc vieehr fang sh
persons having defective hearing. sight
or speech; persons totally blind or
blind In one eye; 0ne-armed, one
handed, or one-legged persons. or
those having crippled arms or legs;
and those suffering from ASTHMA, con-
sumption, hernia, or any, other physi-
cal defect or disease which would
prevent proper discharge of the du-
ties of the position.
All persons who have been examin-
ed for the position of clerk or car
rier within the past year and failed to
pass may re be-examined upon filing
new applications in due time.
This examination is open to all citi-
zens Of the United tSates who comply
With the requirements.
From the eligibles resulting from
his examination 1t is expected that