Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-20
THE REFORMED SERVICE.
The New Broom Sweeping Clean on the
First Trial.
Eel0 York World.

After great many yeZatiOus delays
and Interruptions the new patent, nickel
plated, back-action, reversible civil-ser-
vice machine has been put in operation
simultaneously in Washington, New
| York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago. st.
Louis, and other cities, and although the
defects Of first experience have not
failed TO manifest themselves, il is beIiev-
ed that the new machine is great i'm
provement on the old machine, and that
1t can be got in working order in time to
accomplish its object, which is to keep
the old crowd in and prevent any disa-
greeable changes which might result from
transfer of power.
The first principle of a reformed civil
service is that those whom the govern
ment supports ought to support the gov
eminent, and the Civil Service Commits
sioners felt it to be their first duty to ac-
commodate their questions to the sup
posed attachments of those whom they
desired to admit. With this view the re-
sources OF primary education have been
exhausted by the examiners, and such
topics, incidents and points have been
selected by them as would naturally be
familiar to those who were to hold the
offices.
Acting on this theory the machine has
been set in motion, and we are enabled to
lay before our readers the first set of
conundrums set before the applicants who
presented themselves in Washington last
week for examination. Our readers will
notice that the range of the questions COW
ers nearly the whole record of our gov
eminent since it became the property of
the grand old party, and all will admit
that any applicant who can successfully
answer all the questions is eminently
qualified to serve the government. The
following is the first table of questions:
ARITHMETIC
Define addition, division and silence.
clerks salary is raised 10 per cent,
and the committee assess him 20 per cent.
How much can he afford to spend on his
vacation
A contractor holds a statesman's note
for $3.50 and loses it to the statesman at a
game of poker. How much does the con-
tractor gain?
Reduce fS68 It's. Cd. to trade dollars.
The principal of the national debt is
81, OO,O0O,000, and the annual interest 6
per cent; if the rate of interests reduced
to 81 per cent, how many houses can be
built on Wall street and Broadway out of
the saving?
A ship costs $1,2OO,OOO and a patriot
contracts to build it for 100000; how
many extras will he need to clear 100 per
cent. profit after dividing with the de-
partment!
Explain the meaning of the following
numerical expressions; 1929" 1906" so
to T." "4-11-44."
A Senator draws salary of $4,000
year and spends $4,000. In how many
years will he be worth a million?
Twenty clerks in post office receive
a salary of 500 month EACH How long
will an assessment of 2 per cent. support
the grand old party?
Divide 40 barrels of flour, 200 blankets
800 pounds af cheese and s boxes of TOOTH
picks among 700 Indians, and how much
will the remainder be and what will the
agent do with it?
GEOGRAPHY.
How far is it from Niobrara to Washing
ton by a star route?
Name six leading Indian agencies and
give the estimated stealings of each.
How many square miles of railroad
grants can be surveyed in the remaining
territories of the government?
Where is Sing Sing? Joliet? What
noted men live there and what industries
do they pursue?
Name six principal rivers and harbors
and the estimated appropriations for each.
HISTORY.
Give some account of the life and opin-
ions of Garfield, including his opinion on
the De GOlyer paving contract.
State what you know of Cakes Ames
and of his aims and hOaXes.
Who was Eliza Pinkston?
Sketch the life of Rag Baby.
Give some account of the voyages and
discoveries of Columbus Delano among
the land grants of the West.
POLITICS.
Who organized the Treasury Depart
ment, and how did he come to die poor?
Name six prominent carpet-baggers
and give some sketches of their peniten-
tiary life.
Define returning board.
/ What are the functions of a visiting
4 statesman?
/ How are the Judges of the Supreme
4 Court chosen, and how much does a choice
/ cost?
ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Spell the following words: ''Fraud,"
/ ''ring," ''star," ''route," Crooked"
/ ''boss," contract" ''stea1.'
! Write letter to the Governor of your
! State, requesting the office OF Inspector
of Beeswax, and give appropriate prima-
ry references.
/ Read the Declaration of independence
| if you can.
Give resume of the Mulligan letters;
of the Morey letter.
/ Would you begin a letter "My Dear
/ HubbelP' or "My Dear Mr.. Hubbell -
E'My Dear Dorsey or 'sMy Dear Mr.
/ Dorsey ?3 And if SO whV notS