Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-02-06
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
EFFECT OF ITS CONSIDERATION on THE
WASHINGTON INTELLECT.
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT
OF EXAMINERS.
lwAsHISGroS Critic. !

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| WARRINGTON Critic
Now that the bill to regulate the civil
service has passed both Houses and only
waits the signature Of the President to
become a law, the following series Of
questions is respectfully submitted for the
consideration Of the commission for its
adoption in competitive examinations.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
l. II a statement obtains currency"
is it receivable for all debts,
2. How would you draw a check
upon the treasury of knowledge" and
INST it be stamped
8. How would you cancel the
stamp Of foot:'
4. When is the "bond Of matrimony"
redeemable, and give the form Of the
coupons attached
S. Define the difference between a
scavenger's cart and a public deposito-
~"
8. When bonds are called" in
what language do they answer
WAR DEPARTMENT.
|. Give me force and conclusion with
which the Woolwich torpedo struck the
North Sea whale.
2. What is field ambulance, and
when are they grown,
8. Describe the dress of a court-mar-
tial (marshaD.
4. Are guns, swords and ammuni-
ton the only ARTICLES Of War;
S. If the United States Army of TO-
900 men were distributed equally all
over the United States, state the dis
lance between each man, and locate their
several positions upon map.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
/. Give the kinds and aggregate
quantity Of grapes grown in 1882 in
Mar,ha's Vineyard
9. What is the difference in the
acreage (ache-rage) Of corn6eld and a
corn on the toe 4.
8. Which is the larger fruit, corn
on the toe or acorn on the oak
4. Are sacks Of -four the product Of
flower seeds If so. describe the ap-
pearance Of the plant:
S. Can beer be made from the hops
of kangaroo and if so describe the
process.
6. What is the difference between a
"po,-plant" and a "pot.pie :"
I. If it takes three men An hour to
dig up tree, how long will it take them
to NOW an acre Of grass
STATE DEPARTMENT.
/. TO which office should a person
apply for passport to the ''best socie-
ty:'
2. What are the principal interna-
tional questions now peEdiug between
the United States and the King Of the
Cannibal Islands
8. Is a court physician referred to in
conversation as State document, and
if so, can it be, and where is it usually
filed:
COAST SURVEY.
/. Do the inhabitants of Fire Island
ever suffer from cold
2. When He'll Gate is closed, can the
people get out: If 90, how
8. What effect does Sitting Bull ex-
ercise upon the Gulf Stream
4. Give the width of Hampton Roads
and state if they are macadamized, as
phalted or only graveled.
5. What bait would you use upon
Sunday Hook to catch Cape Cod.
6. Is it possible for angry pillows to
dash upon pacific coast,
7. How many carats fine is the Col
den Gate, and who opens and closes it ?
LIGHTHOUSE BOARD.
/. Give the relative expense Of illum-
mating lighthouse by electricity and
q mans nose by whnkey, and which of
the two would be seen the further TN q
dark night.
2. Are lighthouses placed on Ssh oals
of herring: If 50. give the ave rage
depth.
8. 10 the glass diamond in the 8 Airt.
bosom of hotel clerk "Aash hgl At"
4. Il the red nose of drunken man
q revolving light.
SIGNAL SERVICE.
/. State the consistency, relativ hu.
mility and general appearance Of "ws
clouds"