Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

CIVIL SERVICE EGANNATlON ~ IhA "AE bE'
rAETNENr.
Below Will be- found the official reply from
the War Department 10 Gen. Butler's reso-
luton. adopted by the House, calling for a
list of the questions propoundel to appli-
cants for appointment under the civil service
system IN the several executive departments.
The answer to this resolution from the Treas
ury and other departments. has not yet been
received
NAa DrpAEINsNT. Jan. 1873.
The Secretary of War has the honor 10
transmit herewith to the House of Repro
-cntatiyas. IN accordance with the resolution
Of the 9th. directing that copy Of all
the questions propounded by the examiners
to the candidates for appointments and pro-
motions to clerkships be furnished, list Of
the questions used in the last examination Of
January u. lS73. for appointments to fill
vacancies in the War Department.
The questions used at each examination
vary, but the copy furnished Is Of ike
character to those used in all the eIamina-
tions previously had.
ln case, of promotion they are also simi-
lar, with the exception that questions rela-
ting to office duties are added thereto.
To gave all the questions that have been
used would be a work Of great labor, and
require considerable time TO copy.
wv. ". BuxvAP. Sec. of War.
Questions used for examination Of applicants
for first class clerls'HPs ~ the War DE-
partmeaf, January p. 1873.
l. Write a letter. addressed to TIE board
of evpwiue-s stating rreyiog- ocrupation.
. Correct ,-rammafical errors IN the fol-
l.,jno sentences
NjaEe mo- NOR, mistake tb7n ,.s ,..n
helm
lie Is q scholar and a gentleman.
Benedict Arnold. who Is now another
name for traitor. was despisei hy Enclishmen
and American.
LET Won and De Le,,cef,rtb friends
Iii, character a- well as oniuions were
,ss,ilel
8. Correct the o.th5gnphy of the fol-
l.,v-ir,, words
Disbursement. cmploycys. traveller. pierce
i,o,no,-ei,,hle ,nobe-,o,,,,- ,,n.,,r,ot;oI, MI
elane6us. Inflammation. inc5mprihensibe
porcoe,. succession. WAGON. mispell' license. ir-
rerareable beictb di.enr-,ncbisa ev-rso--
liHarv. c,memmorats
Give the abbreyiatiau. of tIa follow
ioy
Ammo D5mipi. honorable. colonel. shilling.
DEGREES. seconds. cf cetcra. Mus. equivalent
10. uackace, bu-hel. derartmeDt merchan-
disc. interest.
Corv tb.. f.ll,,,ir.. ...;.,.. ,.r,,,.- .., ,,-
itals and runctuatiou
office of chief onarterua-ter for fort leav-
enworth kansas november % 1872 by direc-
rioD or the cbiac o.7or-sr,.,,st,- ,,;I;ior,- a.
vision of the missouri the advertisement of
this Office dated november : $50 inyirin,
proposals FIR TRANSFORMATION of rn;litarr in
iian and government s8nnlies tn r,rt .ifl in
dian territory and forts richardson and Griffin
taxes for tbe vear endinc december ri 1874
IS hereby withdrawp the service will soon be
advertised for bv lieutenant colonel b bolia-
bird chief ouartsrn,astar derartnen+ of tov.s
AT san antoY;, teya. stewart ,,p vloit e..i.t-
ant o1ortern,as-ar 5s,arr,ncnt or rio mis-
souri.
Dililf s. a. Lr oi o662
S Divide Il Of 5-s brl -or ll-l6o,3
giye the rs-uI- +, ,..lo,~o and 5s.i,o,I fra,-
7io1s
o. Write tb. f,,r.. t,... million. aud
eigbty-tbre. fen rAarslultL. Fyr-es- c,,,-
rI5ns in decimal-
10 What Is the Interest .- sql- Ga fir
5j dav. NJ a-l0 ner cent nor arr,,n
II What +. tlt ,,l.s u, n ~ ,.,,r.
rencv when o,lj + ~ II ,'.~ r.rt ,,rc-
MUM
II Yb. ia,YI,.i,,,. .i ,l. l.,;,el S,,,..
io $40 was a 0G0 l52 +, IS50 was %
non 81 yybs- ,yo. tl.. ,.., -. II ;.'-
r-ea.e2
l3. Make ont an a,c,rnt in tine name o-
p;.l,-l p hin. -.
for the following a. 29I | pounds i.l Of boy'
at SIt 20 per I'm $ j0f ,..i,-Js 1o+, ~ f5
- cents Ter bu,bel (2o ,lrrds n -c,rls
3 foot wood at < d ner cord . i92 IONS If
coal. at % 20 per t0n ! n 5sf fsa- lnn,be-
N SI5 q ne- fbo.,.npl az ,,;rss 49,.
al S325 her rcgm tr,,,.-,,rIt;,,.. gs5
pound, of keirbt +, Fort Rr;3rsr Ttob
Territory from Onab, \eI,-,sl,o ,lI H.
At cIlI rer oo nor-is Nov io0 nil.
Is. Under what ,eyar,wept. ,r.r. .i.,
early expeditio,,. made IN Aperir.,
IT, Name tbr.e earliest settlement .,,.,ls
IN America
l.. Name s.cpe of tLe eDq,ce,pents ~.
egrripg betree, tbr c,lonisrs and Rr;ti.b
C,r,as t,ri,r =, H.. D..I,,-,,;,r ~ Ia.
rrndenre
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