Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
PAYING POSITIONS.
Young Men Urged to Mako Appll-
cation for Them.
Several Vacancies in South Caroline
Internal Revenue Service Under
Civil Service Protection.

Civil Service Protection.
A competitive examination under
the rules OF the United States civil
service commission will be held at
Columbia and Charleston, in the
postofiice buildings. on February /
TO NIL vacancies in the internal rev.
enue service In South Carolina.
three examinations will be held. one
for deputy collector. one for clerk in
the office Of the collector of internal
revenue at Columbia ard one for
storekeeper-gauger.
The position OF deputy collector
pays salary of s1,1OO and an ex-
pense allowance OF 500 annually is
made; the position of clerk carries a
salary of $1,150 and the position of
storekeeper-gauger pays 81 per day
with about six weeks idle time durinr
the year.
Major Micah Jenkins. collector OF
internal revenue for South Carolina
Is very anxious to have good men
positions. Il. OF course, want men o.
character in the revenue service and
the vacancies in my district are
worth the while OF bright. energetic
young men in the State and I hone
TO see good number stand applica-
ton for them. The examinations
are not hard and the work required
In each of these position is not in the
least unpleasant"
Major Jenkins says that he will
be glad to give any information con-
corning any of these positions to any
one who may desire it. Applications
for the examination must be made
on the prescribed form, which, with
necessary instructions. may be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. NJ. w. Peuroifoy, at
the Columbia postofice. II you can
not call on him in person write for
blank enclosing two cent stamp for
return postage. All persons wish
ing to take the examination should
secure blanks and fill them out at
once in order to allow time for any
necessary corrections. No applica-
tions will be accepted unless receiv-
ed in Washington before 4.30 p. m.
on January 25.
All applicants must be 21 years of
age or over. The subjects are ex-
tremely simple.
Other Examinations.
On Jan. % an examination will be
Assistant steam engineer in the Office
Of the secretary of war; forest plant
ing assistant (male) in the depart
ment of agriculture; teacher of me-
chanical drawing in the Indian ser
vice; teacher in the Indian service;
machinist in the government print
ing Office.
An examination lasting two days.
Jan. 1928. will also be held to fill
vacancies in the Philippine service.
There are at least 800 vacancies in
the position of teacher to be filled,
and appointments to that position
will be made. except in a few cases,
at $1,000 per annum. Those appoint
ed under this examination will be
eligible for promotion up TO $4,000
per year for teacher and from 81 500
to $4,000 for division superinten-
dent.
An insufficient number of eligibles
was secured from the recent exami-
nation. 1t is anticipated that ap-
pointments OF eligibles resulting
from this examination will be made
TO the position of teacher in March
and April next and their transporta-
ton arranged with view to their
arrival in Manila about June l.,
1908, the beginning of the school
year. Others will be required in
the various clerical and administra-
tive Offices in the islands. The ma
jority of appointments OF eligibles
resulting from the assistant exami-
nation are made at the entrance sal
airy of $1,000. Each college student
who will be graduated in 1908
should state in his application the
degree he expects to receive.
Nan only will be admitted to this
examination.
The time allowed for this exami-
ton is two day OF seven hours each.
The first three subjects will be given
on the first day. and the remaining
subjects on the second day.
Age limit, 1S to 40 years on the
date OF the examination.
On January 27. an examination
will be held for stenographer and
typewriter. Special attention Is in
vited by the civil service commission
to the fact that there is a large num-
ber of vacancies throughout the
United States. and the supply of eli
gibles for some time has not been
equal to the demand. Women will
! be admitted to this examination for
/ the departmental service, but will
not be examined for the isthmian
canal or Philippine service.
On January 20 an examination
will be held for tariff clerk (male)
at $1,000 per annum. In the inter
state commerce commission.
Two days will be allotted, Jan. 29-
80, to the examination of applicants
for the position Of scientific assistant
in seed testing, in the department OF
agriculture.
Application blanks for any OF
these examinations may be secured
by applying to Mr.. M. w. Peurifoy
clerk. at the registry window of the
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