Examinations for State Troopers 
I wish to rofoivn some information re¬ 
garding the Slate police, and believe that 
you can help me out. If you can answer I 
the following questions for me I would j 
certainly appreciate it: 
a—How rigid is the physical exarainn- 
t ion ? 
b—What is the mental examination? j 
c— Will full qualification admit, all 
candidates? | 
d—I low rigid is the horsemanship re¬ 
quirement V 
e—What is the pay? 
f—Are examining authorities in New 
York City, or must candidate go to Al¬ 
bany for same? T. c. w. 
New York. 
Examinations for State troopers are 
held twice a year, usually at Albany, but 
sometimes at the different barracks. An 
application blank may be obtained from 
George F. Dutton, Deputy, at Albany. 
The physical examination is about the 
same as that given in the army—more 
severe if anything. As for the written 
examination, any bright man of ordinary 
education ought, to be able to pass, pro¬ 
vided he has good knowledge of a horse. 
There is a memory test and also what is 
known as a psychological test. Candi¬ 
dates who pass and are accepted arc paid 
$75 per month and equipment and main¬ 
tenance. They receive $5 per month in¬ 
crease for each re-enlistment. There is 
some curiosity regarding the psychological 
test noted above. Here is a copy of one 
such test. There is a time limit of three 
minutes given for making this out. The 
object is to mix up the questions so it 
will be necessary to think rapidly and ' 
clearly: 
PSYCUIOLOG It AL TEST—STATE TROOPERS 
With your pencil cross out all the fives 
except the first and last one 54275385- 
10552565 and underline the shortest of 
these three words: Horse. Mule, Don¬ 
key. If the Fourth of .Tilly comes in 
Winter, make a cross right here. 
but if not, pass on to the next question 
and tell who discovered America. 
If you think an apple is a vegetable, 
make a circle right here.hut if you ! 
are sure it is a fruit, don’t make any 
mark here. ..... Draw a square around 
this word jdog] and give the wrong an¬ 
swer to this question : How many legs 
has the dog you just drew the square 
around?. Write the opposite of 
these words: Boy.hard.idle 
.slow.sweet.smiling 
...... ripe.heavy.extrav¬ 
agant .guilty.course. 
In the following row of letters cross out 
the letter just after E and draw a line 
under the second letter after K and a 
circle around the first and last letters: 
ABCDKFGHI.TKLMNXYZ. If Tues¬ 
day comes after Monday make two 
crosses here.but if not. make a cir¬ 
cle here. Give the right answer to 
this question: Can a horse swim?. 
and repeat your answer here. 
Write Yes. no matter whether Albany is 
the largest, city in the State or not. 
and then a wrong answer to this ques¬ 
tion: Who is the President of the United 
States?...:.. Write the masculine of 
these : Princess.Cow.Aunt.. 
_Goose. Write the first letter 
of your first name and the last letter of 
your last name at the end of this 
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Killing Skunks 
Am I breaking the law by killing 
skunks in my ben coop? I have caught 
three, and fixed them with a club each 
time; came upon them unaware that they 
were around. They have killed about 200 
chicks for me. My neighbors say it is 
against the law to kill any fur bearing 
animal out of season. R. A. w. 
New York. 
We have had several questions much 
like this, and in order to be sure about 
it the case was referred to the Conserva¬ 
tion Commission. This is the report: 
The law provides that skunks which 
are injuring property or are becoming a 
nuisance may be taken at any time or in 
any manner, but tho skunk or any part 
thereof so taken shall not be possessed, 
bought, sold or trafficked in; in other 
words, that your correspondent may take 
any means to prevent the injury to his 
chickens by skunks, but shall not make 
the killing of the animals a source of 
profit. 
Thus a New York chicken man is not 
expected t<> stand still, with folded hands, 
when Mr. Skunk wants a chicken dinner. 
He may kill the skunk. The law says he 
may not make such killing “a source of 
profit.” but we advise planting tlu* skunk 
beside some vigorous apple or peach tree. 
That will attend to the “profit” part 
of it. 
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