At the following offices the names of male eligibles are entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier: Davenport, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa; Duluth, Minn.; Lincoln, Neb.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Sioux City, Iowa; South Omaha, Neb.; St. Paul, Minn. See Note 1, First District. Examinations for the following offices are held, as far as practicable, on the first Wednesday or Saturday after the 15th of November of each year: Burlington, Iowa; Cedar Bluffs, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Duluth, Minn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Ottumwa, Iowa; Sioux City, Iowa; Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; South Omaha, Neb.; Fargo, N. Dak.; Keokuk, Iowa; Lincoln, Neb.; St. Paul, Minn.; Waterloo, Iowa; Winona, Minn.; York, Neb. Blank forms of application may be obtained at any time either from the secretary of the board, room 532, fifth floor, Post Office, St. Paul, or from the local secretary at the office where appointment is desired. The application when executed must be filed with the secretary of the board, room 532, fifth floor, Post Office, St. Paul, prior to 4 o’clock p. m., on the third Monday in October. Applications received after that time will be filed for the next examination. Examinations for the following offices will be held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced: Aberdeen, S. Dak.; Albert Lea, Minn.; Ames, Iowa; Atlantic, Iowa; Austin, Minn.; Beatrice, Neb.; Bismarck, N. Dak.; Boone, Iowa; Brainerd, Minn.; Carroll, Iowa; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Centerville, Iowa; Charles City, Iowa; Cherokee, Iowa; Clarinda, Iowa; Clinton, Iowa; Creston, Iowa; Crookston, Minn.; Deadwood, S. Dak.; Decorah, Iowa; Estherville, Iowa; Fairbury, Neb.; Fairfield, Iowa; Faribault, Minn.; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Fort Madison, Iowa; Fergus Falls, Minn.; Fremont, Neb.; Grand Forks, N. Dak.; Grand Island, Neb.; Grinnell, Iowa; Hastings, Neb.; Huron, S. Dak.; Independence, Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Iowa Falls, Iowa; Jamestown, N. Dak.; Kearney, Neb.; Lead, S. Dak.; Lemars, Iowa; Little Falls, Minn.; Lyons, Iowa; Marion, Iowa; Marshalltown, Iowa; Mason City, Iowa; Mitchell, S. Dak.; Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Muscatine, Iowa; Nebraska City, Neb.; Newton, Iowa; Norfolk, Neb.; Northfield, Minn.; Oelwein, Iowa; Osage, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Owatonna, Minn.; Red Oak, Iowa; Red Wing, Minn.; Rochester, Minn.; Shenandoah, Iowa; St. Cloud, Minn.; Stillwater, Minn.; Washington, Iowa; Watertown, S. Dak.; Webster City, Iowa; Lankton, S. Dak. See Note 2, First District. NINTH DISTRICT. Headquarters, St. Louis, Mo.