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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29
An Old Joke in Court


young woman richly dressc and
wearing diamonds in her ears aud on nor
fingers, called at police headquarters on
Saturday with little girl. She SAID that
She had been deserted by her hu, ,hand. and
that she was peuuie>> and without shelter
for the night. Matrou Webb gave her and
the child bed and breakfast the next
morning Af,er breakfast the woman left
the chill with Justice Mu ray, at Eorkvi le
Police Cour., to he cared for She ap
peared yesterday at the Tomhs, >tilt wear.
ius her diamonds aud fine Clothes She
was known there. Sine is Bnrha a Bowen,
wife of George W. Bowen, IA shopkeeper
IN Madison street. Last week she tried to
have Bowen committed tu an insane asy-
lum. She said he put Paris green into her
soup. Afterward she tried to make com.
plant against him for non support. She
was sent to Superintendent Blake, and
nothing was heard of her story.
Yesterday she charged that Charles +.
Harris, of ji Chrystie street, had in,ulted
her IN Houston street early We, erdav
morning.
'What did he say to You, maiam:"
II dom, care to tell you here, night he.
fore the whole court-room," Mrs. Bowen
replied, "but If it, Just the same IN write
it."
The court arquicsced, and she wrote or
strip If paper, which was handed up
The Court read and smiled "You are dis,
charge /, Harri,," lie said. THAT, all
Mrs Bowen"
She had wr'tton on the paper. "The
prisoner, Charles T.. Harris sand had a
pair of Chicago feet when ',as on Hous.
ton street on sunday MI o., and th,rs Is
not word of truth IN that statement. /
can prove it by a dozen persons "
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Preparation department Of Wnco
niVcrsity

In answer To many inquiries. wish
To assure our patrons that our Prcpar-
atorN Department will be thoroughly
rcorganizcd and made more efficient
than ever before, especially in the de
partmcut of reading pcunan>hip and
other important preparatory studies
Prot. &. H. Wcdcmyer will preside
over this department for the next
term. He will be aided by two cN-
pericncrd lady tcache>S. Prof H. \.
Ivy will teach reading and pcnman-
ship without additional cost.
krFuS {. BuRIESoN.
Waco University, July -, 1881 lw
Nicknc-, J., prevailing in Nava>ota.
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GOLD our q pEiElDs.

When we consider the health TO be
better than wealth, then must we con
slider The old field mullen better than
glod-at least the medical world 50
recognize 1t, and attest its merits
over cod liver oil for lunS troubles
Made in tea aud combined with
sweet gum, il presents in Tsylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum ana
Mullen, pleasant and effective cure
for Group, Whooping-cou Colds
and Consumption. Sold by all drug
gists At Poe aud II 90 bottle.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

The Brcuham banner docs the EN-
ANtI>ER the justice to say
The Waco Examiner rcply ing to the
charge of the Comnnchc Chicf that
the managing editor has personal
dislike to Governor ireland, say that
the editor does not know the Governor
personally and never had any dealing
with him, therefore ii has no persona
feeling. Having made reference It
the Chiefs charge. the Banner give
the EXAMINtK the benefit ut il, de-
nial, having no desire to mSrrprrNcnt
"A contemporary.
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The Judicial contest

The returns from SATURDAYS priuA-
ric. are sufficiently at hand tn deter
mine the result, and 10 appear, that
McLcnuan county ha, accorded Judge
Il. ". Rimc- an oyctN, hrlming en-
dorscmcnt, and one that ran hut prove
naitcring to that gentleman. Though
opposed hN three men ui known nhil-
itN and long residence in this county.
and with every Indication that hi>
own county of Fails will instruct for II
different candidate, hr ha, ST. far car
ricd the day. Now an Interesting
point ari>c- 1t i, this: on saturday
next the convention in thi,
county to canvass the result
of the primaries will endorse Judge
liimcs. and should Falls county in
struct for Captain Goodrich. will this
endorsement prove sufficient to tide
Judge Rimcs over the opposition Ia,
will have to meet AT home; The out
come will bc watched with inrcres'
and the campaign will prove beyon'
doubt one Of the most notable oi th'
year. Mclennan occupies n peculia
situation in the contest, e. IA malorii!
of her voters have expressed "A prefer
ence for Falls county candidate
over her own citizens who aspired Il
wear the judicial ernline.
The best smoking tobacco il "L!ttl
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Dr , Braddrd
DEAR SIR Somc fifteen wear, ago
| examined the receipt of your Fe-
male Regulator and carefully studied
authorities in regard To- it, compu
nrnt>: and then. A. wen A. NOW, pro
noumcc it To bc the most scientific and
skilltul combination ofthc really re-
liable and rcmcdia. vegetable agents
known To science To act directly ON
the womb and uterine organs and
parts ,ympathizing directly with these
and, therefore, providing a spccil' c
remedy for all diseases of the womb
and of the adjacent organs and part :
Your, truly,
JESSE BoRING. VI. ID. -. -.
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From NCG.regOr.

Special to the Examiner
McGregor, July 2S.-Grain has been
coming in pretty briskly fer the past
week, and business is livcning up con-
siderably, though the grain market is
rather duh yet, and IA great many peo
pie are holding their grain for better
prices.
The cotton crop is looking tolerably
well yet, but is needing rain badly
and farmers say if corn had had about
one more good rain, it wonld have
made good deal more.
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The gossips are telling of the love
episode, in the life of Mr.. Cleveland
long time didn't love him: how she
finally changed her mind and got to
loving him awiully and then
died: how another woman fen in love
with him. proposed to him, was re
iectcd and finally went crazy and j.
now in mad house. These Wild
stories are the mcrcSt hu-h Mr..
Cleveland never married because he
dihnt Mnnt 10.
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II i ,aid that Miss Lulu Hurst, the
Georgia magnetic girl. Is creating -
furorc in New York city. She is Civ
ing ,cancc> AT WaIack's theatre, and
all the prominent men have been to
see her At her last representation
she encountered twenty of the best
men of the Athletic club and pitched
them around with per. ct ease. The
New York papers admit that her per
iOrmances are most wonderful and are
not to bc explained upon scientific
principles
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\ young utlices returned from China re-
lated, apr"pns of burying alive, the FOL.
lowing experience: ''bn our passage
home" he said, 1--WE had IN the ira, sport
he-ide- our own troops a large draft OF
French soldiers. Disease soon broke out
among the closely, packed men, amt deaths
wore OF daily ocru renee. Tn" French
dealt sum uarilv with their dead. \, soon
as a poor fellow had hraathcd hi, last he
wa, stripped, twenty pound SHOT tied 10
hi, heels, and hIs body thrust through
port hole into the sea. John Ban, prciu
rices rehelled against >ucl rapid proceed.
mgs, Wuen W. lost any Of our comra lie,
they were allowed to be for tweivo hour,
covered with the union jack. and the
burlal service was read over them before
they were committed TO the deep. one
day French Sergeant, who had lust
fallen "a victim to the pestilence, wa,
brought up ON deck in the sheet in winch
he died, to he thrown overheard. The
twent, pound shot had been fastened 10
his feet aud the sheet removed, when, in
pushing him through the portfolio, he was
caught 10y protrudIng hook or nail at the
side, and stuck fast.
a few more vigorous thrusts sent the
boiy further through, and IN Sci doing the
flesh was torn by the hook and blood b gan
To- huw. The attention OF the hy ,tanders
vas attracted To this; and, moreover, they
iaucied they saw about the corpse other
ar,ling symptoms. 1.-The mani, aiivea"
flew from mouth To mouth. In an instant
willing hands we're pressing to the rescue,
aud before he body could touch the water
1t was caught ami brought up ON deck. The
French sergeant was one OF the soundest
men on board the transport snip when We
landed.
A Preacher on the Shoot.
OwINGsvILLE, KY, July "a At Polk
I'll q Tuesday night, in quarrel, John
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

BY this method | inform my friends
and patrons after ~" wears absence t"m
business, caused by sickness and mistor
tune, now ask the kind return of the
once liberal patronage, assuring them
they shall always be kindly cared tor al
NV house, between seventh and Eighth
streets. on Austin avenue. Every thing
new and tirst-clAss.
7-l-lm NRs. y. II. KIRKPATRICK.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Mr.. NJ NJ. Shotln"', Postmaster and
Justice ot Ihr Pence, Combany Shop,
Almtnce Co, n G., writes he ba- u ed
st. lHcob> OIL tor rheumstism, cut.
we'll ahkle- rnd knees, aius in the
back aud sore throat one or two APP
plicatious In ea, h case has alw,y cured,
and he l., lieves the Great German
Remedy is he best in the world. As
long as can get it, he adds, Il never
intend to be without il.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Platforms are mad" to suit all
shades OF opinion, and admitting the
CORRECTNESS, of the American principle
OF Protection the tariff question is
one of detail /, doesn't matter 50
much what the national party plat
forms may say 20 long 1t, the people
look sharply after the congressional
district.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

There is one place IN the city o
Waco where half hour or so can b.
spent protitably in examining beau ifu
specimcus OF art. and that place i, tn,
at gallery of Mr., W. ID. jackson OF
Austin avenue. Mr.. jackson has re
ceutly secured the services If ore OF tn,
finest artists in the s ate, Prot. Cohen, o
Houston, and the finest work Is now
turned out from his gallery. The Pro-
fesSor hs- the reputation of being v,rl
tine pa nter, aud >peoimens Of his WORK
to be seen at The gallery, will cOnvinc,
ny one OF this lact
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Free grass means briefly that cattle
syndicatcS can pasture thousands of
free of any cost, and about the time
the tax collector CONES around they
drive their immense herd, into the
Indian Territory and escape taxation
altogether. That, the kind ol slick
crs" the Fort Worth Gazette j. work
inc for
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

The Memphis Avalanche say that
Lincoln, first letter acceptance con-
taincd about 100 words Ihi> is n
hint for Cleveland to boil hi> down.
Blainc's letter contained about 5000
words and Logan about 1000.
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PRESS OPINIONS.

Houston Post: II the Democratic
nominee i, defeated in November the
people of the nilrd states have lost
the ambition of having "a pure and
honest Government
Shreveport lim">: Tn" batteries
of the Republicans for month past
have been turned on Cleveland. and
Cleveland alone II has been evident
ever since the nomination of Blaine
that Grover Cleveland Wn> the man
whom the Republicans feared most.
Brooklyn Eagle: The Republican
contribution mill i, in good working
order, and promises efficient service
before the campaign clusc,. it- ma
chincry upcrntcs H. smoothly a.
though the tiN,l service act had oiled
tn" wheels rather thnn retarded
them. There j. ne risk in the prrdir-
ton that Government employees will
take aS liberal hand in furnishing
supplys this year II, they did IN 1850.
Houston Age, In the Waco NAM
rNER MIR. u. II. Hardy propounde 10
MIR Richcy. chairman of the Demo
cratic executive committee of McLcn-
nan county. this question as a man
who gucS before Democratic CON
Nrntion for II nomination and does not
get it. bound to support the man that
does get it," We have not seen the
chairmun'S answer: hui h" should am
sWcr; lcS. In moral honesty and
common dcccncN, man who goes
before any convention for "a upIUinn-
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FOREIGN NEWS.

Norur>G nUr CoLIc

NOIWTNU NTI IUIIt.
LIVERPOOL, July 20. The sailor from
Marseiles, who was seized with symp-
toms of cholera while being landed yes
terday, has greatly improved, and Is
now neary well. The physicians who
attended him, together with the health
uhlcial,, who investigated the ease, Hn-
bounced his illness nothing but L severe
attack ot cole
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

The friends of Governor ireland are
blue over the failure of the kaufman
county Democratic convention To in
,truct for him They will be blucr
Vet when the Houston Convcntion re
fuse. to nominate him. which it j.
miphtN Mpt ~ do.
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Killed HIS Brother-in-Law.

BooNvILLE, Mo, July &c. Sam Iiickum
shot Harrison Davenport, his brother-iu-
law, last evening three times, twice
through the head aud once in the heart
They had not been on good terms for
years. This morning Hickum gave him
/ self up and is in jail.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Waits great revolving swing will be-
one Of the grea attractions at De
Francis gard II durinL the month.
Is the first one ever ~ II in Texas and
will set the b w and girls wild, aud
laG,eS a. gentlemen also. 1t will be al
the race track during the 2nd, 81 and
tth IL I'm
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Some one declares that statistics
show that the first victims of cholera
in community are persons VINO are
constantly talking politics and weather.
4 word to the wise. etc.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

ALBANY, n. Y, July . THE
Democratic Committee in executive ses-
sion yesterday selected Eugene Kelly
as PurcelI's successor on the electoral
tlcksS
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

MONTPELIER, VI, July 24.-w W.
Grant was yesterday unanimously nom
insted for Congress by the Republicans
OF the Second District
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II is said that the Massachusetts
independent Republicans who oppose
Blaine. are organizing forasy>tematic
hvht against the man from Maine.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Rested IA Quarter of IL Century and
standsl nriNaIcd.
I.AtiRANGE. GA.

l.N'ikAN''f. ~.
Dr. j. Rralfcd Atlanta. Ga
DEAR ~IR-lt&kc pleasure in stat
ing that have used. for the last
twenty wears, the medicine You arr
now putting up, known aN llr. Brad
fields Female Regulator, and consider
il the best combination ever gotten to-
gcthcr for the disease for which it i,
With kindc>t regards
! am. respectfully,
" f. EEREFII NJ. d.
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Baggage Transfer.

Leave your orders for carriages, or
baggage to be transferred from all
part, of the city. at the Pacific Express
office, ornotily by telephone i25-lm
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y neat cottage residence opposite
the Fcnalc College, with four rooms
and tt we'll of splendid water. Apply
10 j. h. street, at the EXAMINER
office.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

wAsHISGToS, ID. C., July 26.--Secre-
tsry Lincoln left Washington this morn
Ing for Long Branch.
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To Rent

A dwelling house with four room
convenient with the business portion
Of the city, Apply to W ii. W likes
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President Arthur is said 10 he the
ucatest man in Washington.
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Women and 9irl> wanted Il, NraN-
rr,. Light work and good wages.
NLANDEN- -kIRKsEN WootI:N MILL.
Nv
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

The salaries of the public school
superintendent and teachers nj Fort
Worth has been raised,
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LongvicW. July ~ \ Young man
10y the name of Nprink-. the son of
Monroe ~prink- a prominent citizen
of our county, was drowned at Ere
donna Ferry ON the sabine river. four
miles south of LonEylcw Yesterday
afternoon The party were bathing,
mostly Young.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-29

Rev. Henry Ward Bercher has cX-
pended Sl3O,OOO in books.
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PUBLIC WEIGHER.

\JcE ENRUE X HAgRIs Shop on Mary ST
vi between Third anu Fourth,
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senator Vest. of Missouri. wear, Il
gold chain around hi, neck.
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STATE NEWS.
SuIIed Erenb our Daily Ex-
changes.

TERRELL.
Terrell. July 27.-1he friends of
Governor Ireland regret very much
that he was not instructed for yes
terday.
FORNEY.
Forncy. July - NJ rain for @iX
weeks soil in good condition. Cot
ton doing finely free of worms.
rENARK
Tcxarkana. july -. The crop pros
poets of both corn and cotton are very
promising in this section.
CALVERT
Calvert JULY - The weather i,
still hot and dry, with no appearance
of rain. Farmers look blue. ~ do
some OF the merchants.
LuNGVIEw.
Longvicw. july - Mr-. Don Car
ter. whose serious illness was reported
before. died. a. wa, anticipated. early
yesterday morning.
FoKT WORM.
Fort Worth. july p. sheriff Jones
of Cooke county. arrived to-night to
take with him John Harris, the negro
wanted there for robbery.
GRotsHEcK.
Groesbcck, July q. " II. Adams.
who lives near town. became "nragcd
at "A negro and tried the virtue of a
| -hotgun; Ncgro'~ h"r,c Wounded and
! Adams under bond.
rARl-
Paris july p. The daily session of
the ~und-N school convention OF the
General Association ui Texas has been
characterized hy the utmost harmony
and every thing ha> been lovely amt
encouraging to those Interested.
MARSHALL.
Marshall. july -. Last night l'o-
liccuau Levi, arrested hcurg" Ham
ilton. and this morning he captured
Tavlor Morgan. alias John Taylor,
both rolorcd Both hail from Dallas
and are suspected of burglary.
LoNGvIEW.
Longyicw. mlv ~ \ young man
bN the name of ~prink-. the son of
Monroe ~prink-. a prominent citizen
of our county, was drowned II, re-
donna Ferry ON the sabine river. four
miles south of IonEyicw, Yesterday
afternoon. The party were bathing,
mostly young.
MIDLAND.
p Midland. july - \ small party of
cXcursionist- reached here to-day.
Great surprise il expressed at the de
lightiul water Those of the party ia
milior with Wuubr.hn say the water
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FOR RENT
MISCELl ANEOl ).

NOR -AlE-tur 80 days Iuhtr my residence
Il Nu 6is south Fourth street for sale Ht a
bargain, House of niue rooms, well built and
Wcvly tiuni,hcd, with mu>t comfortable gal
lcries fine cistcru and pretty yard, IN the
vicinity of the Baptist University, Methodist
Female College and Central High school For
particulars. call on the under, ,igned AT d3 Aus
tin street ". l. Garner iulyG;-lm
L'OR SALE.--Auy one wishing II good family
i buggy horsr can get one Ht Il bargain by
'alliug On Z. " Hotel, at McGuwcu's mills.
J41Ut
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>icknc-, i, prevailing in Ma
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senator Palmer, of Michigan, is very
wealthy.
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THE DAILY EXAMINER

WACO, TENAS, july %, lSSh
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rs CENT COLUMN.
FOR SALE.

I'DtS l"."r rrnt-One ,ttagr six r'Om-,
i good we'll AMI o'St"r On north ninth
street Apply to " Bdninghan
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NOR -She-p; Shr,rrd. II traction less
/ than seven pounds. VIA sell for cash or
.Ncharge for Hacu real estate. Addr - pr
= " Cohen, Wac, reNas, jyHu
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~ A BbRksHIRE. shop on seventh ST .
tJs between Franklin aud Mary, Opporlle
AsIIe' Plauiug NH. E-l2-iy
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OwINGsvHLE, Ky, July 2A--At Polk
I'll Tuesday night, in quarrel, John
Hutchinson, local preacher, shot aud
killed Andrew Robinson
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-09
WASH. B. WILLIAMS.
RIO De JANEIRO GAS ILLUMINATION.

Ivy order ofthe Imperial Government, the under
signed makes known that bids will he received for tho
continuation the supply OF gas for lighting thety
Of Rio lie Jauelro, In this Legation, or In the Br,y
lillian Consulate General In New York 1until FCh.
rs 1854, at o'clock y, m, IN accordance with tho
printed specifications, which viii be- furnished on Az
brazilian Legation in the United States, Washing,
ds2s-fjt j, q, DO AMARAL VALENTE,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-09

The examiners were therefore sent to
various districts whore Irregularities were
suspected to ascertain the condition of the
business
An examination was made of the emolu-
mont returns rendered by late United
States marshal from Jan, ., 1873, to June l,
1882, with the following result:
Ills fees earned during this period in civil
cases. rs appears from the dOckcts of tho
United States circuit and district courts,
amount to $lS60Bl.5j. In the cmolument
returns rs rendered. he reports his earnings
at 1913, 203.0O, leaving u balance of $l53, 1876
to be accounted for. Probably he will be
able to produce vouchers for disbursements
which will entitle him to largo credits (pos
sibly $4,000 to offset this balance, but it
was his duty, under tho law, to report in his
omolument returns all foes earned; aud tho
fact that no reported loss than One-afth Of
the earnings of his office during an incun-
bency of nine years shows the value to the
govern mcnt OF u regular and thorough in
spcction Of court officers accounts.
A clerk of Il district court had not for years
entered II record in his Office, although al
lowed clerk hire and paid for the entries He
was also a defauter TO the registry of the
court i'll over $3O,0O0. All this would have
been prevented by system of semi-annual
examinations.
A clerk of q circuit court failed to account
for 81 l32.lS for tho year 1852. There not
being now a sufficient appropriation to au-
thorize an examination OF his accounts for the
preceding eleven years OF his incumbency,
his Indebtedness to the United States was
estimated NJ Sl3,5S6.lG, which the govern
ment has every prospect Of recovering.
The instances cited are sufficient to show
that the department should be provided with
means to make general aud efficient exam