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Every boy at some time or other in his life wishes that he might wear a uniform and work for the Government. The fireman’s red helmet, the policeman’s badge, and the postman’s leather bag seem as fine and important to you as a baseball bat or a Boy Scout’s suit. They are as important and as necessary for the country’s welfare as is the soldier’s uniform. Uncle Sam has a whole army of everyday helpers such as these and it is due to their work which goes on so quietly that we hardly notice it, that the United States is kept such a comfortable place in which to live.

Any ambitious boy may be proud in looking forward to employment by Uncle Sam, but there is something about working for the Government that has to be considered. One is chosen for employment by the United States because of peculiar fitness. A man must qualify for the post he fills. There is a good deal that a boy or girl can do to get ready for Uncle Sam’s work, and it would be a good plan to begin getting ready to-day.

Uncle Sam needs workmen, both men and women, for every kind of occupation there is, almost. He Rh