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Show MANY GOVERNMENT JOBS NOW OPEN FOR WOMEN Civil Service Positions that Can Be Obtained by Passing Examinations The Philippine Islands From most of these examinations appointments ap-pointments may bo mado not only to a particular class of positions, but to any position where the qualifications tested aro required. Appointments to Federal positions In Porto Itlco, Hawaii and the Isthmus of Tanama aro made on the same basis as those in the Slates and Territories. "With the exception of a very few Federal positions posi-tions in tho Philippines, appointments to government positions in those Islands Isl-ands aro mado In accordance with the Philippine Civil Service Act, but the United States Civil Service Commission Commis-sion holds such examinations as the Philippine Civil Service Board may request. Your Manual gives very complete information relative to employment em-ployment in the Philippine service, even advising as to clothing; "Americans "Amer-icans usually dress In white drill suits. Those who go to the Philippines will find It to their financial advantage to wait until they reach Manila before purchasing any clothing for ujc In that climate. Serviceable drill suits are mado to order In Manila for about ?3 each. Heavier clothing adapted to the climate at timet can also bo purchased at very reasonable price." Positions under State or municipal control are not filed as a result of examinations ex-aminations held by the United States Commission. Neither has tho commis sion connection with any chll service school or Instltuto dolug business by correspondence or otherwise, nor has It any Information to furnhh in regard re-gard to such. Their representatives are not permitted to Inspect tho examination ex-amination papers of competitors. Authentic Information may be obtained ob-tained only from the commission and without cost. You must bo very careful care-ful to sign your letters and to put sufficient stamps on "the letters. You need not, however, Inclose btamps to receive the reply from the commission. This is nil very slmpk, is it not? Just go to headquarters direct and al you need expend Is one two-cent stamp and a postal card. All examination papers aro shipped direct from tho commission to the place of examination. If you llvo west of the Mississippi, forward jour application appli-cation so as to reach the commission not less than ton days beloro tho date of tho examinations. If .you live east of the Mississippi, you must send In your applications not less than six days. Foreign Languages, Tho reports of the commission, showing Its work and containing the civil senMce act, rules and regulations can bo consulted at tho principal public pub-lic libraries Most of tho laws and regulations with which you will need to familiarize yourself for examination can be obtained by writing tho departments depart-ments direct. For example; for copies of tho naturalization laws and regulations, regula-tions, or for the immlgraUon and Chinese exclusion law3, send to the Division of Naturalization and Immigration. Immi-gration. Department of Commerco and! Labor, Washington. D. C. There aro very few up-to-date town or State libraries which do not have government govern-ment bulletins on iilo; if yours has not, this is a good tlmo to request your library board to secure them. If you havo leanings toward tho Immigration Immi-gration service, let me ad vino you of tho Importance of studying ono or moro foreign languages. Send for a copy of Form 1141 and specify the language selected in answer to Question 1. Here are the lanuaces which Uncle Sam has to know in dealing Yltu Immigrants: Arabic, AimeDinn. Assyrian (Arabic), Bohcmlau. Bulgarian, Bul-garian, Cbiuese. Croatian, Dalmatian. Dumb, Dutch. Finnish. Flemish, French, German, Greek. Hebrew Jargon (Yiddish), Herzegovialan, Hindoo Hin-doo Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Montenegrin, Magyar, Norwegian, Persian, Polish. Portuguese, Portu-guese, Roumanian, Russian, Ruthenlan, Servian. Slovak. Slovenian (Wendish) Slovenish. (Kranlsh), Spanish, Swed ish, Syrian. Syrian (Arabic), Turkish, Yiddish (Hebrew jargon). When you receive your papers you will learn when tho examination you wish Is to be held, and you can select any place named on tho list That 13, you are not required to take tho examination ex-amination at your place of residence. You may only tal.o one examination at a time. All examinations begin at 9 a. m., local time. You will lind tho place where held by asking the postmaster post-master In tho given towu or city, not later than S 3D a, m. on the day of examination. ex-amination. Should you deslro'to take tho examination In Washington, D. C, you will be directed to 103 Ninth street. Northwest Unless it Is specific-ally stated otherwise, other-wise, or in casej where a woman cannot can-not obviously do tho work, they are eligible to take all tho examinations. Vheu you begin to wonder why the proportion of men Is so much greater In government positions, take n common com-mon senso view of the matter and remember re-member that a man has a vole. Post-ofl'.co Post-ofl'.co positions aud clerical work In the departments at Washington seem to appeal most to women. There aro 9,0."7 women postmasters. Postofllces, you know, aro classified as first, second, sec-ond, third and fourth, according to their annual receipts. The highest salary in tho lirst class is 6,000, save I for the Toatmastcr of the New YorS j o.(Ike, whoso salary has boon fixed bj law at ?S,000. Almout nine-tenths ol . tho postmasters (8S.S per cent, of ta total number) are in tho fourth c ats, I and so recelvo less than ?1,000 a year I iMore than onc-thlrd of the total nuo J ber receive less than 100 a year, anf moro than one-half receive less thB ?2o0. A rough approximation 6bos that tho average annual compensates of a postmaster Is about ?375. Of tfc women 95.1 per cent, are In tho fouitt class. Only five-tenths of 1 per cen'-of cen'-of tho women are in tho first and t& end classes. These salaries look veO small vheu put down in black a3-white, a3-white, but a largo number of an11" postollkcs are located in stores D(J carried on In connection with otbel business. While there aro no womo city mall carriers, there aro sever women who drive Uncle Sam's n" wogan over Rural Free Deliver routes. Cultivate Your Congressmen. It Is always worth while, in seekloS a government position, to make tt ( acquaintance of your Congrcssm'0 : and United States Senators and iD7 men boiling political oJice in 7 town, county and State. I3ra ' r; number of your Congressional dlsuic ( and who your statesmen arc. j I ! TUDY Your Qualifications for the Position You De- S sire. In Clerical Work be ; Accurate, Neat. Quick. ! In Confidential Positions bo Loyal, Conservative. Dignified, j Conscientious, Trustworthy. All government positions are secured either through appointment or by passing civil service examinations. These examinations are held in every State and Territory, save Alaska, and In Washington. D. C. They occur eacn spring and fall under the direction of the Civil Service Commission. Commis-sion. Washington. D. C. Dr. T. P. Chapman its the head of this commls- sion. Twice a year tho Civil Service Commission Issues a revised Mauual of Examinations, which contains all the Information applicants need concerning concern-ing tho filing of applications and the examinations. The January edition contains the schedule of the pprlog examinations and the July edition tho schedule of fall examinations. Suppose 'you wish to secure a government gov-ernment position In your local post-otrico, post-otrico, or as teacher to tho Indians, or as stenographer In one of tho departments depart-ments nt Washington any kind of work which appeals especially to you. Write direct to the United States Civil Servico Commission, Washington, D. C, for the Manual of Examinations and application blanks. Read the Manual carefully decide upon one examination ex-amination and send a postal card ask-i lng for blank3 tor tho one examination. |