St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-10

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ployees, however, are required to
work not less than two hours daily
and may serve as substitutes. They
are eligible for appointement as
clerks of the first grade.
Substitutes are paid at the rate OF
thirty cents an hour when serving
for absent clerks, and they are eli
|gible for appointment as auxiliary en-
ployees and as clerks of the first
grade.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighted
as Indicated:
Subjects. Weights
1. Spelling twenty words of
average difficulty in common use) II
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in
addition, subtraction. multiplied
and division of whole numbers,
common and decimal fractions,
and United States money! -. ~
8. Letter Writing "a letter of
not less than 125 words on some
subject of general interest. Com
petitors may select either of two
subjects given) ............... 2t
4. Penmanship (the handwrit-
| ing of the competitor in the sub
lject of copying from plain copy
will be considered with special ref
erence to the elements of legibili-
ty, rapidity, neatness, general ap-
D. CUpy1tg Hu1up pain copy Ia
simple test in copying accurately
few printed lines in the COM
petitors handwriting) Il:
8. Reading Addresses (test in
noting with pen or pencil, on a
sheet of addresses, differences be-
tween the printed addresses and
the written addresses of which they
are copy -. ...... II
Applicants must have reached
their eighteenth but not their forty.
ninth birthday on the date of the ex-
animation. The age limits are
waived, however, in the cases of per-
sons honorably discharged from the
United States military or naval SER
vice by reason of disability result
ing from wounds or sickness incurred
in the line of duty.
Male applicants for the Post Of
flee service must be at least five feet
four inches in height in bare feet.
and 125 pounds in weight without
overcoat and hat; otherwise their ap-
ulications will be Cancelled. Female
applicants are not required to be Of
any specific height or weight.
Applicants for the Post Office ser
vice are required to be physically
sound and in good health. The Post
Office Department has advised the
Commission that no person who is
defective in any of the following.
named particulars will be appointed:
to the position of clerk in the Post:
Office service: Hunchbacks, persons
having defective hearing, sight, OF
speech; persons blind in one eye; one.
one handed, or one legged
persons, or those having crippled.
arms or legs, or those suffering from
asthma or hernia, except that deaf
mutes and persons with defective
speech or hearing may be appointed
to the positions of mail clerk, dis
tributer, and directory and forward
ing clerk. Applications from persons
not entitled to examination on &C
count of physical defects will be can
celed. Other physical defects may
aebar persons from this examination
when in the judgement of the Com
mission such defects would render
hem unfit to perform the duties of
he position for which the examina-
ion is held.
Married women will not be admit
cd RI fhic mi OF NNh;e
however, does not apply to |
divorced women OR women who arc |
eparated from their husbands and |
Import themselves.
This examination is open to ali !
itizens of the United States who CON-
ly with the requirements.
From the eligibles resulting from
his examination it is expected that
will be made to exist
1g and future vacancies.
For application form 1871 and en-
IructiOns to Applicants address the
ostmaster at Covington, La. or the
district Secretary, Tenth District, I
ustom House, New Orleans, La.
No application will be accepted IN
SO properly executed and filed with {:
lie District Secretary prior to the T
our of closing business on Feb. II, E
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