The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29

crop before they mature the farmer may
turn them into his soil in the green
stage in February, thus getting an adj
ditional profit IN the vegetable matter
they supply.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
pIoyment Under the Federal
Government.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
ez aminations to take place at the New
Orleans Customhouse on the dates
given below, and circulars containing
detailed information relative thereto
may be seen at the Office of this paper:
October 10, 1906-Deputy shipping
commissioner and clerk at points on
the Pacific coast, at salaries ranging
from $3.50 to 5000 per annum. Appli.
cations for this examfnatio will be
accepted only from those whose legal
residence is west Of the Mississippi.
Age limit, 20 years or over.
Deputy shipping commissioner at
points on the Atlantic coast, at sala-
ries ranging from $3.50 to 5000 per
annum. Applications for this exami-
nation will be accepted only from
those whose legal residence is east Of
the Mississippi. Age limit, 20 years
or over.
Saddler IN the quartermaster de-
partment at large, Jeffersonville,
Indiana. No educational test will be
given, applicants being rated on their
applications. Age limit, 20 years or
over.
General mechanic at 5000 per annum
in the Western Navajo Agency, Ari-
IONA. Appointee must be good
stonemason, carpenter, and black
smith. No educational test will be
given, applicants being rated on their
application forms.
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$3.50 per annum, Fort Barranoas,
Fla; $40 per annum and rations at
Fort Sereven, Ga; s540 per annum
and rations at Fort Dade, Fla. No
educational test will be given. It is
desired to secure eligibles
from the southeastern states. Age
limit, 20 years or over.
Veterinary inspector, bureau of
animal industry, department Of agri-
culture, Honolulu, Hawaii, at s1400
per annum, and in the United States
at $1,000 per annum. Age limit, 20
years or over. Qualified persons are
urged to enter this examination.
Master builder; bridge engineer;
principal assistant chief engineer;
assistant engineer, water and sewer
construction, and second assistant
in the Philippine service.
will not be assembled for
these examin ations, being rated on
their application forms.
October 17-18, 1906-Scientife as
sistant in the department Of agricul-
bure, at salaries ranging from S840 to
s1200 per annum. It is especially de-
sired to secure applicants with q
knowledge OF analytical chemistry,
plant pathology and soil physics.
Age limit, 20 years or over.
October 80, 1906-Clerk-exam iner
male and female) to secure e1igibles
from which TO make certifcation of
persons Of clerical ability who have
also special qualifications which
would make them valuable govern
nent employees. Entrance salaries
will range from 5000 to S1400. Age
limit, 20 years or over, special credit
being given to those under 30.
This examination will embrace
penmanship, computations
addition, subtraction, multiplica-
ion, fractions and percentage(, and
etter wribing, rough draft. In addi-
ion applicants must take at least one
il the following optional subjects:
editing and abstr acting, bookkeeping
Ind accounts, stenography and type
writing, English language and litera-
ure, general history and geography, |
,ure mathematics {algebra. geometry, |
and calculnsl, modern |
languages French, Spanish, Italian,
German, Russian, Danish, and sWed-
shl, physics, chemistry, mechanics,
seoIogy and physical geography (any
wo OF these constitute an optional), |
aw, medicine, civil, mechanical and
misunderstanding, political science
md social economics.
Application blanks may beseeured by
addressing Horace a. Leche, Secre-
airy, Board OF Examiners. Custom
louse, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Louisiana Patents.
Snow & Co., patent attorneys OF +
Y ashington, D. c., report the fol-
owing patents granted to Louisi-
mans during the week ending last
saturday: Clarence 6. Beard, sailes,
aw set; Prosper G. Comeau, Mccall,
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