,transcriber's ,notes3 ,text enclosed by underscores is in italics 7italics74 ,there is an additional ,transcriber's ,note at the end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,price #e ,,cents4 ,,how ,,to ,,get ,a ,,government ,,position4 ,,multum ,,in ,,parvo ,,library4 ,entered at ,boston ,post ,office as second class matter4 ,published by ,a4 ,b4 ,courtney1 ,room #gd1 #de ,milk ,street1 ,boston4 ,vol4 #c4 ,,july1 #ahif4 ,published ,monthly4 ,no4 #ca ,subscription ,price1 #ej ,cents ,per ,year4 ,,how ,,to ,,get ,a ,,government ,,position4 ,for a young man or young lady without private means1 or with but a small income1 the ,civil ,service opens a channel for pleasant work1 regular hours1 and fairly good remuneration4 ,government employees know what to expect1 can calculate exactly on the punctual payment of the amount assigned to their respective positions1 and are certainly not expected to injure their health or mental powers by overwork2 in addition to which1 in some positions1 at the end of a certain number of years they will find themselves in a position to retire from further labor1 with a certain1 if moderate1 income for the remainder of their lives4 ,the ,civil ,service ,system of the ,united ,states has been extended until it is now the only avenue of entrance to thousands of lucrative positions4 ,the examinations are competitive4 ,suppose that one hundred candidates write at a particular ,civil ,service examination in the city of ,boston1 that sixty-five of these pass the examination and that there are forty vacancies to be filled4 ,of these sixty-five successful candidates1 the forty who stand highest are chosen for the positions1 the candidate1 whether man or woman1 standing first1 taking the best position1 the candidate standing second1 taking the second best position1 and so on down4 ,this makes it very desirable and important that intending candidates spare neither time nor money in preparing themselves thoroughly for the examination4 ,limitations of space make it impossible to give more than a general outline of the examinations and a few practical hints as to the best method of studying for the examinations4 ,requests for blank forms of application for competitive examination for admission to the ,classified ,civil ,service and all regular applications for such examinations shall be made-- #a4 ,for ,classified ,departmental ,service1 to the ,united ,states ,civil ,service ,commission1 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 #b4 ,classified ,customs ,service3 ,sec4 of ,customs ,board of ,civil ,service ,examiners1 ---- ---- #c4 ,classified ,postal ,service1 to the ,sec4 of the ,postal ,board of ,civil ,service ,examiners1 ---- ---- ,give in the blank spaces the name of the town at which you wish to enter the service4 ,requirements4 ,applicants for ordinary positions must be not less than #af or more than #ce years of age4 ,messengers1 stampers and other juvenile assistants not under #ad4 ,in ,classified ,departmental and ,customs ,service are #ah to #de4 ,age limitations do not apply to those honorably discharged from service in the army or navy who served in the late war4 ,three citizens to whom you are known must fill out blank forms giving statements as to your character1 etc41 if you desire to enter departmental service4 ,blank ,form of ,application4 ,as indicated in the 8,directions to ,candidates10 send for a blank form of application1 fill it out carefully1 according to the directions given1 and forward to the ,commission or ,board named thereon4 ,the following questions are selected from the application form used by applicants for admission to the classified departmental service3-- ,your ,christian name and surname8 ,are you a citizen of the ,united ,states8 ,of what state or territory are you a 7legal7 resident8 ,how long have you been a resident thereof8 ,your present post-office address8 ,the day and year of your birth8 ,your age last birthday8 ,where were you born8 ,your education8 7,kind of school1 etc47 ,how old when you finally quitted school8 ,are you married8 ,how many members of your family are in the classified service8 ,have you ever been convicted of1 or are you under indictment for1 any crime8 ,do you habitually use intoxicating beverages to excess8 ,are you physically capable of a full discharge of the duties of the position to which you are seeking appointment8 ,have you any defect of sight8 ,of hearing8 ,of speech8 ,of limb8 ,have you been examined for the classified service since ,july #af1 #ahhc8 ,particulars8 ,are you now in the service8 ,were you dismissed8 ,were you ever in the military service of the ,united ,states8 ,your place of abode during year of #ah--4 ,your occupation during that year8 ,name of your employer1 and his business8 ,present post-office address of employer8 ,examination ,rules4 #a4 ,two examinations for each classified customs district and post office shall be held each year4 ,in each customs district one commencing the first ,tuesday of ,april and the second on the first ,tuesday of ,october2 in each post office one commencing on the first ,tuesday of ,february and the second on the first ,tuesday of ,august4 ,the examinations continue from day to day until all applicants present upon regular notification have had an opportunity to be examined4 #b4 ,an applicant for a customs or a postal examination1 cannot be examined at any other custom house or post-office than the one in which he is seeking to enter the classified service4 #c4 ,if an applicant fail to receive due notice of an examination1 or if he shall give a reason satisfactory to the commission or the board of examiners for failure to attend an examination of which he may have received due notice1 he shall be notified to attend the next examination for the same class or place4 #d4 ,examiners in charge of any examination shall be diligent in securing fairness therein4 #e4 ,the examination sheets shall be numbered4 #f4 ,each competitor shall be designated by a number1 to be known as his examination number1 which he must place in figures at the head of each examination sheet that he may use4 #g4 ,at the commencement of an examination1 each competitor must fill the blanks in the 8declaration sheet40 ,he must also write his examination number1 and nothing else upon an envelope2 into this envelope he must put the declaration sheet1 and then seal the envelope4 ,the envelope thus sealed1 must be delivered by the competitor to one of the examiners in charge1 and it must not be opened until after the competitor's papers shall have been marked1 and his general average ascertained4 #h4 ,as soon as the envelopes containing the declaration sheets shall have all been delivered1 sheet #a shall be given to the competitors1 and1 as soon as it shall have been completed1 sheet #b2 and so on1 each of the examination sheets in its order1 according to its number1 no competitor being allowed to have two or more sheets at the same time4 ,if1 through no fault of the competitor1 a sheet is spoiled1 the examiners in charge may destroy the spoiled sheet and give the competitor another sheet of the same number4 ,the time when a competitor receives a sheet1 and the time when he finishes it1 must be stated at the top of the sheet4 #i4 ,the examiners in charge shall require every competitor1 upon completion of each sheet1 to surrender the sheet itself and all scrap-paper or other paper upon which he may have done preliminary work before writing his answers on the sheet4 #aj4 ,the answers on examination papers must be written with ink2 but preliminary work1 on tablets or scrap-paper1 may be done with pencil4 #aa4 ,in the dictation exercise1 the passage to be dictated shall first be read aloud for information1 and then be dictated in groups of words1 at the rate of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five words per minute4 ,the examiner who reads the dictation must not repeat any group of words1 or any word1 dictated by him2 but he must be careful in giving the dictation to pronounce each word distinctly4 #ab4 ,examiners must make to the whole class all explanations deemed necessary1 and must not explain any question to any individual competitor4 #ac4 ,after an examination shall have been commenced1 no conversation nor communication of any kind shall be permitted between competitors4 #ad4 ,no examination shall begin earlier than #i ,a4 ,m4 or continue later than #f ,p4 ,m4 #ae4 ,every examination must be held in the presence of more than one examiner1 and in the room set apart either permanently or temporarily for such examination4 ,but examinations in typewriting and other subjects which would annoy other persons being examined 7or which must necessarily be confined to one person at a time71 may be held in some room convenient to the general examination room1 but where they may be under the supervision of more than one examiner4 ,no secret or private examination must be permitted4 #af4 ,each examination1 except the examination in book-keeping1 or other examination especially excepted from this regulation1 by the commission1 must be completed on the day on which it is commenced4 #ag4 ,twenty minutes shall be allowed at the commencement of each examination for the work of filling the blanks of the declaration sheet and enclosing it in an envelope1 and ten minutes for explanations and instructions by the examiner in charge4 ,no allowance will be made for time spent for lunch or other purposes1 either in or out of the examination room1 and no unnecessary delay in passing the examination papers may be permitted by the examiner in charge4 #ah4 ,all examination sheets whether completed or not must be turned in at the expiration of the time to which the examination is limited4 #ai4 ,no competitor shall leave the room without giving notice of intention to do so1 and shall not be permitted on his return to finish any sheet upon which he may have been at work4 #bj4 ,any competitor suspected of copying from another1 or otherwise improperly obtaining information1 shall1 if proven guilty1 have his papers cancelled4 #ba4 ,applicants must supply themselves with pen1 ink1 lead pencils1 erasers1 and in technical examinations with the necessary instruments4 #bb4 ,except by special permission no persons except the commissioners1 examiners and competitors shall be allowed in the examination room4 #bc4 ,no books1 notes1 maps or diagrams shall be permitted in room for the use of competitors4 #bd4 ,a record of all non-competitive examinations shall be kept by the commission1 and each customs and postal board shall1 after each examination1 report to the commission all the facts in relation thereto4 #be4 ,no request for the examination of an applicant out of his order as determined by the number of his application paper shall be granted4 #bf4 ,an applicant who has for any reason been denied examination in his due order may appeal to the commission4 ,marking of ,papers4 #a4 ,as soon as practicable after an examination1 the papers of the competitors shall be marked and the general average of each ascertained4 #b4 ,a competitor after receiving notice that he has passed or has failed to pass1 may in person or by duly authorized agent1 inspect1 in the presence of an examiner1 his examination papers1 and if in his opinion injustice has in any way been done him1 he may within thirty days after the receipt of notice1 appeal to the commission1 specifying particularly and in detail the cause of the complaint4 ,the commission shall promptly decide all such appeals1 and may1 in the investigation thereof1 direct the re marking of applicant's papers and change his general average4 ,but no communication from a competitor1 explanatory of errors presumed to have been made by him in said examination1 shall receive attention4 #c4 ,no request to have the papers of a competitor marked out of their order shall be granted4 ,subjects of ,examination4 ,to test the fitness of applicants for admission to the classified departmental service1 there shall be examinations as follows3-- ,,copyist ,,examination4 ,,for ,,places ,,of #ijj ,,per ,,year ,,and ,,under4 #a4 ,orthography 7spelling74 #b4 ,copying4 #c4 ,penmanship4 #d4 ,arithmetic3 to percentage4 ,,clerk ,,examination4 #ajjj ,,per ,,year ,,and ,,up4 #a4 ,spelling4 #b4 ,copying4 #c4 ,penmanship4 #d4 ,arithmetic3 ,fundamental ,rules1 ,fractions1 ,percentage1 ,interest and ,discount4 #e4 ,book-keeping4 #f4 ,grammar4 #g4 ,letter ,writing4 #h4 ,geography1 ,history and ,government of the ,united ,states4 ,for places which in the opinion of the commission certain technical1 professional or scientific knowledge1 or knowledge of other language than ,english1 a special or supplementary examination4 ,each special examination shall embrace in addition to the special subject upon which the applicant is to be examined1 such part of the clerk examination as the commission may deem necessary to determine his fitness for the position to be filled4 ,,examination ,,for ,,classified ,,postal ,,service ,,shall ,,be3 #a4 ,spelling4 #b4 ,copying4 #c4 ,penmanship4 #d4 ,arithmetic3 to percentage4 #e4 ,grammar4 #f4 ,letter ,writing4 #g4 ,geography1 ,history and ,government of the ,united ,states4 ,,carrier ,,examination4 #a4 ,spelling4 #b4 ,copying4 #c4 ,penmanship4 #d4 ,fundamental ,rules of ,arithmetic4 #e4 ,geography of the ,united ,states4 #f4 ,knowledge of the ,local ,post ,office ,delivery4 #g4 ,physical ,tests4 ,,messenger ,,examination4 #a4 ,spelling4 #b4 ,copying4 #c4 ,penmanship4 #d4 ,fundamental ,rules of ,arithmetic4 #e4 ,physical ,tests4 ,this examination shall also be used for applicants for positions of piler1 stamper1 junior clerk or other places requiring chiefly manual labor4 ,general ,rules4 ,no person now serving in the army or navy shall be examined for admission to the classified service until the written consent of the head of the department under which he is enlisted shall have been communicated to the commission4 ,the commission may refuse to examine an applicant who would be physically unable to perform the duties of the place to which he desires appointment4 ,no question in any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political or religious opinions or affiliations of competitors2 and no discrimination in examination1 certification or appointment shall be made by the commission1 the examiners1 or the appointing or nominating officer in favor of or against any applicant1 competitor1 or eligible because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations4 ,any appointing or nominating officer who shall make inquiries concerning1 or in any other way attempt to ascertain1 the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any eligible1 or who shall discriminate in favor of or against any eligible because of the eligible's political or religious opinions or affiliations1 shall be dismissed from office4 ,every applicant for examination for the classified departmental service must support the statements of his application paper by certificates of persons acquainted with him1 residents of the state1 territory1 or district in which he claims bona fide residence2 and the commission shall prescribe the form and number of such certificates4 ,a false statement made by an applicant1 or connivance by him with any person to make on his behalf a false statement in any certificate required by the commission and deception of fraud practiced by an applicant1 or by any person on his behalf with his consent1 to influence an examination1 shall be good cause for refusal to examine such applicant1 or for refusing to mark his papers after examination4 ,all examinations shall be prepared and conducted under the supervision of the commission2 and examination papers shall be marked under rules made by the commission1 which shall take care that the marking-examiners do not know the name of any competitor in an examination for admission whose papers are entrusted to them4 ,any person not under twenty years of age may make application for admission to the classified departmental service1 blank forms for which purpose shall be furnished by the commission4 ,suggestions for ,study4 ,if it is intended to make application for admission to civil service examination it is wise to make preparation by taking up a regular course of study in the branches which your examination will come4 ,the best course of study and the most practical knowledge can be gained by having a friend read a newspaper paragraph1 allowing you to write it down while it is being read4 ,this exercise is particularly effective as it gives you a knowledge of spelling1 punctuation1 and rapid and improved penmanship4 ,the spelling of the names of the various states and territories and their proper abbreviations is also necessary4 ,other abbreviations in common use should also be studied and understood1 such as3 inst41 prox41 ult41 ,p4 ,m41 ,ont41 ,can41 ,p4 ,q41 ,n4 ,f41 ,man41 etc4 ,a general idea of the history and ,government of the ,united ,states is also required4 ,the rapidity with which you can read copy and correct business letters or other papers in which the writing is not particularly good will also be a help to you4 ,one of the most important branches in many of the departments is arithmetic1 and a systematic course of studies should be taken up before the time of the examination4 ,there is no danger of knowing too much1 and care in studying systematically will amply repay the time it takes4 ,it is almost impossible for anyone who has been out of school for two or three years or more to pass an ordinary school examination1 however much they may have gained in general practical knowledge4 ,the examination given is comparatively simple and does not require a college education1 but can easily be passed by anyone who is a graduate of a grammar school1 if a little time and care is devoted to preparation for the examination4 ,a position of this kind is profitable and permanent1 with reasonable hours2 it is worth trying for4 ,on ,etiquette4 ,an important factor to success in any position is good manners4 ,we have just published a book on etiquette which fully explains perfect behavior for men and women in all stations of life4 ,we will send the ,etiquette ,manual postpaid for ten cents4 ,address1 ,keystone ,book ,co41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,for ,ladies4 ,beauty is often essential to success4 ,our ,guide to ,beauty tells how to appear handsome at all times4 ,we send it sealed in plain envelope to any lady who sends us four cents in stamps4 ,address1 ,helen ,marko ,co41 ,p4 ,o4 ,box #cjcb1 ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y4 ,important to ,you4 ,we have just published an excellent volume by ,mr4 ,rowland1 entitled1 8,how to ,become ,quick at ,figures40 ,this book gives more valuable information than any dozen arithmetics and will teach you how to win in an examination that involves figuring4 ,we have hundreds of testimonials as to the great value of this volume1 which is neatly bound in illuminated colors4 ,the price of 8,how to ,become ,quick at ,figures0 is #be cents4 ,sent postpaid upon receipt of price by ,keystone ,book ,co41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,special ,notice4 ,this is for men only4 ,on receipt of ten cents in stamps we will send the great set of ,parisian pictures4 ,they come to you in apparently blank sheets and can only be developed by the smoke of a cigar4 ,a few puffs of smoke will bring out a very sensational ,french female picture1 more interesting when seen than described4 ,every man who gets one of these smoke cameras will be astonished and delighted4 ,recollect1 you can get it for #aj cents by addressing3 ,lee ,mfg4 ,co41 ,box #afcd1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,note3 ,punctuation has been made consistent4