The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-10
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FOR THE cIVIL-sERVIcE REFORM.


service has passed both Houses and only
awaits the signature of the President to
become law, the following series OF
questions is respectfully submitted for
adoption in competitive examinations
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
/. If statement "obtains curr ency,"
is it receivable for all debts?
.. How would you draw check upon
the " treasury of knowledge" and must
it be stamped?
3. How do you cancel the stamp of a
foot??"
4. When is the "bond of matrimony :"
redeemable, and give the form of the
coupons attached?
5. Define the difference between a
scavengers' cart and "public deposit
toryo'
6. When bonds are "called in, what
language do they answer:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
l. Give the force and conclusion with
which the Woolwich torpedo struck the
North Sea whale.
2. What is the difference between a
ch-loader and breechcloth?
3. What is a tield-ambulance. and
where are they growns
1. Describe the dress Of a court-mar-
tial (marshaD.
3. Are guns, swords and ammunition
the only g Articles of War;
6. If the United States Army of IL, 900
men were distributed equally all over the
United States, state the distance between
each man, and locate their several posi-
lions npon map.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
/. Give the kinds and aggregate quanti-
ty of grapes grown in 1882 in Martha's
Vineyard?
. What is the difference in the acreage
Cache rage of corntield and corn on
the toeo
3. Which is the larger fruit, corn on
the toe or acorn on the oak?
4. Are sacks of flour the product of
flower seeds? If SO, describe the appear
ance of the plant?
5. Can beer be made from the hops of
a kangaroo and if SO, describe the pro-
cesso
G. What is the difference between a
"pot-plant" and "pot- pie?"
I. If it takes three men an hour to dig
up a tree, how long will it take them to
NOW an acre of grass?
STATE DEPARTMENT.
L. To which office should person ap-
ply for passport to the best society,""
?. What are the principal information
al questions now pending between the
United States and the King of the Canni-
bal Islands,
3. Is court physician referred to in
conversation as State doc -u-ment, and
if SO, can it be, and where is i. usually,
filed?
COAST SURVEY.
1. Do the inhabitants of Fire Island
ever suffer from the cold?
.. When He'll Gate is closed, can tho
people get out? If so, how?
8. What effect does Sitting Bull exer-
else upon the Gulf stream?
4. Give the width of Hampton Roads
and state if they are macadamized, as
phalted CT only graveled?
5. What bait would you use upon San
dy Hook to catch Cape Cod?
6. Is it possible for angry pillows to
dash upon Pacific coast?
I. How many carats fine is the Golden
Gate, and who opens and closes it?
LIGHTHOUSE BOARD.
l. Give the relative expense of illumi-
mating lighthouse by electricity and a
mans nose by whisky, and which of the
two would be seen the further on dark
night?
.. Are lighthouses placed on "shoals
of herring?' If so, give the average
depth?
3. Is the glass diamond in the shirt
bosom of hotel clerk 4" flash light?'
4. Is the red nose of a drunken man a
revolving Light"
SIGNAL SERVICE.
/. State the consistency, relative hu-
nudity and general appearance of "war
cloeds?'
2. If they burst, does it cause rain, and
is it preceded by rising Or falling barom-
ster?
3. Explain fully the affinity between
the regimental uniform and "yellow-
JACKIE
t. When the sky and earth meet, how
do they embrace or salute each other?
5. How many inches of rainfall does it
take to wet a mans whistler"
LAND DEPARTMENT..
1. Give the boundaries and dimensions
in acres OF the land beyond the river?"
,. Is it open to presumption, homestead
or private entry?
8. How much is yet unsettled? Has any
potion been granted to railroads?
4. From whom did the present owner
obtain title9
). What is the average rate Of taxation
therein
PATENT OFFICE.
l. What are the necessary specifications
for the patenting of "a fact?'
.. If "a fact" is patent to everybody,
what instrument is given by the Govern
ment to protect the rights of the patentee
therein, and how should it be worded?
B. Is the fringe around lady's dress
an infringement under the patent law?
4. If bootblack is called to examine
patents can he be said to be patent ex-
aminer?
PENSION DEPARTMENT.
L. beselloo uow TIC cSeS VI oiu Gill
shone (pension) when he made his treaty
with the Indians?
>. If disabled soldier is entitled to
eight dollars per month, how much is a
grass widow, who has been divorced
from three husbands, entitled to as a
marriage portion on her fourth wedding !?
3. Give the legal reason for the grant
ing Of pension to and compute the
amount which the oldest squaw of Sit
ting Bull will be entitled to monthly,