At the following offices the names of male eligibles will be 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: Kansas City, Mo.; Little Rock, Ark.; Quincy, Ill.; St. Joseph, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Springfield, Ill.; Topeka, Kans. 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: Atchison, Kans.; Bloomington, Ill.; Danville, Ill.; Decatur, Ill.; East St. Louis, Ill.; Fort Smith, Ark.; Joplin, Mo.; Kansas City, Kans.; Kansas City, Mo.; Little Rock, Ark.; Oklahoma, Okla.; Quincy, Ill.; St. Joseph, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Springfield, Ill.; Springfield, Mo.; Topeka, Kans.; Wichita, Kans. Blank forms of application may be obtained at any time either from the Secretary, Ninth U. S. Civil Service District, Appraisers’ Stores Building, St. Louis, Mo., or from the local secretary at the office where appointment is desired. Applications when executed must be filed with the District Secretary at St. Louis, Mo., prior to 4.30 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 are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced: Abilene, Kans.; Alton, Ill.; Ardmore, Ind. T.; Arkansas City, Kans.; Belleville, Ill.; Beloit, Ill.; Cairo, Ill.; Canton, Ill.; Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Carrolton, Mo.; Carthage, Mo.; Centralia, Ill.; Champaign, Ill.; Chanute, Kans.; Charleston, Ill.; Chillicothe, Mo.; Clay Center, Kans.; Clinton, Ill.; Clinton, Mo.; Coffeyville, Kans.; Columbia, Mo.; Concordia, Kans.; Elreno, Okla.; Emporia, Kans.; Enid, Okla.; Fayetteville, Ark.; Fort Scott, Kans.; Fulton, Mo.; Galena, Kans.; Girard, Kans.; Greenville, Ill.; Guthrie, Okla.; Hannibal, Mo.; Helena, Ark.; Hiawatha, Kans.; Hoopeston, Ill.; Hot Springs, Ark.; Hutchinson, Kans.; Independence, Kans.; Independence, Mo.; Iola, Kans.; Jacksonville, Ill.; Jefferson City, Mo.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Junction City, Kans.; Kirksville, Mo.; Lawrence, Kans.; Lawton, Okla.; Leavenworth, Kans.; Lincoln, Ill.; Litchfield, Ill.; Louisiana, Mo.; Macomb, Ill.; Macon, Mo.; Marshall, Mo.; Maryville, Mo.; Manhattan, Kans.; McPherson, Kans.; Matoon, Ill.; Muscogee, Ind. T.; Mount Vernon, Ill.; Mexico, Mo.; Moberly, Mo.; Murphysboro, Ill.; Nevada, Mo.; Newton, Kans.; Olathe, Kans.; Ottawa, Kans.; Pana, Ill.; Paris, Ill.; Parsons, Kans.; Pekin, Ill.; Perry, Okla.; Pine Bluff, Ark.; Pittsburg, Kans.; Poplar Bluff, Mo.; St. Charles, Mo.; Salina, Kans.; Sedalia, Mo.; Shawnee, Okla.; South McAlester, Ind. T.; Taylorville, Ill.; Texarkana, Ark.; Trenton, Mo.; Urbana, Ill.; Warrensburg, Mo.; Webb City, Mo.; Wellington, Kans.; Winfield, Kans. See Note 2, First District. TENTH DISTRICT.