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same institution. The examination
will be in penmanship, English COM
position. entomology, practical ques-
tions on mounting of insects, and ex-
perience. The age limit is 20 years
or over and applicants must submit
specimens of their own mounting.
Public document cataloguer 0e-
male) in the government printing Of
flee at Washington at 5000 per year,
and to fill similar vacancies. There
are four vacancies now to be filled
and it is desirable therefore that APP
plicants have knowledge of public
documents and be somewhat familiar
with the documents issued by the
government printing office. The ex-
animation will be in letter writing,
publishing processes, cataloguing, bib
biography and experience in such
work The age limit is 20 years or
over.
Law examiner, to fill about eight
vacancies in the forest service and
similar ones as they occur. The
examination will be in practical ques-
tions of general law, general land
laws, federal forest laws. federal tres
pass and fire laws affecting national
forests and state forest laws. Appii-
cants must be graduates of law
schools holding membership in the
Association of American Law Schools
or be members of the bar. Two days
will be required for the examination.
The age limit is 20 years or over.
Examiner OF textiles and mechan-
ical appliances in the bureau of en-
craving and printing, and similar va
cancies, at $1,000 per year. The ex-
animation will be in practical ques-
tions, arithmetic, penmanship. letter
writing, experience. In the latter they
must be able to secure a rating of 20
per cent or more before being admit
ted The age limit is 20 years or
over.
Laboratory aid in the bureau of
plant industry, department of agri-
culture There is now vacancy for
a male at $40 per month If he is
qualified in horticulture, and a va
cancy for a female in the same bu-
reau, if she is qualified in seed test
ing. at a salary of from $500 to 1920
per month, and similar vacancies.
Men only will be admitted to the
horticulture examination and women
tiiig lbA idbbi diu III StNn lGcl-
ing. The examination will be in
spelling. arithmetic. penmanship. let
ter writing, copying and special sub
jects. The age limit is II to 25
years at time of examination.
The position of aid in the various
branches of the bureau of plant in
dustry offers many advantages to
young persons who are DESTROYS of
taking up certain lines of special or
scientific work either in the depart
ment of agriculture, the state expert
ment stations, or elsewhere. The pre-
liminary training. practical. theoretic
and scientific, to be obtained while
serving as a laboratory aid will be
valuable to any young person who
has a taste for scientific work in ag-
riculture or who contemplates taking
course at some agricultural college.
While the pay of an aid is necessarily
low. as in case of all inexperienced
workers. in comparison with that of
persons doing a higher class of work,
yet opportunities will be afforded for
advancement to more remuneratiVe
positions. Any ambitious young per-
son who has had the advantage of a
high school education or its equiv
alent and has a general knowledge
of agriculture or horticulture will be
eligible as an applicant 1t will be
sufficient If the person has a general
knowledge of either agriculture or
horticulture, such as how plants are
grown, propogated, cared for. etc, as
it is not expected that applicants for
the position of aid will have special
knowledge or experience in either of
these fields.