Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-08


In previous examinations appiltants kave
been asked. for instance. to write the
following words and spell them correctly (
bnlsnes oxcede achievement
separate prescions Recommendation
beslufo leekaxe believe
thartay eltlenate registered
storeage ocasiozi tonnage
guager prinseple 9hcefsq
In mathematics the following exam
pies were given out:
Question l. During the fiscal year
1884 the expectation OF cotton from cer-
tain American ports was as follows:
New Orleans, 703, COS, 0i8 pounds Bal.
tinaore, $3.50, 654 pounds; New York,
27S. 25S. $50 pounds; Yorktown, I /, a0S,
245 pounds. Galveston, 100, 574, O07
pounds. What was the total number OF
pounds exported from the ports named I
How long viii Il take iiftv clerks to
count 81, 500, 900 III silver coin, one half
OF which is in half-dollars and the other
half ia quarter dollars each clerk count
ing at the rate Of City pieces Q minutea
Write in figures one million one thous-
and and one dollars and one cent.
Multiply B57, l34 by 5000.
The whole number Of pieces OF mail
matter handled st liz posto.nces was IL
rs, SIS, $50. What was the average num-
Der OF pieces for each otiicea
In the fourth subject the following
samples are selected from the many
given out
Express ia your own language, at
greater length and in good prose, chang
Ing the principal words, the thoughts
contained in the follow verses:
sIf all the year were playing holidays,
TO sport would be rs tedious as TO work;
But when they seldom come, they wished for
come,
And nothing pieaseth but rare accidents"
Copy the following sentences and cor
feet the errors Of syntax which they con-
tain
Of all other simpletons he was the
greatest
Everybody has recollections which
they think worthy Of recording"
Neither James, John or Peter were
present.
Copy the three following sentences,
changing them so as to remove the am
biguities which they contain;
He stood at the window in Paris, where
the crowd was assembled and saw the
contlagation.
Walter told his brother William that
his face was tied up because he met with
an accident.
Please send to me at Washington the
Daily Sun, Of Baltimore, where ] shall
remain next winter.
In geography the questions were given
out:
What is 9 republican form Of govern
ment2
When did the present constitution of
the United States 20 into efTect2
Which three States extend farthest
north, and which three farthest south2
Describe the course of the following
rivers, giving the source, direction, and
mouth OF each: Hudson, Delaware, Po-
tomac, Missouri, Arkansas
What States are bounded in part by
the Missouri rivera
In what wars did the following bat
ties occur Bunker Hill, Lundy's Lane,
Eutaw Springs, Gettysburg, Palo Alto,
Lake Erie, Heights of Abraham, Sara
toga, Stone River2
Name five principal American generals
and five British generals OF the Revolu-
tionary WARE
Give the date and circumstances Of
the Louisiana purchase.
Describe the executive branch of the
United States government, and name
the several departments belonging to it.
Describe the Senate of tho United
States, giving its numbers and functions
peculiar to it, not belonging to the
House Of Representatives
In the modern languages candidates
were required to make translations in
French, German, Italian and Spanish.
In chemistry and chemical physics tho
following questions were asked
What is the relation Of volume OF
gases to pressure2
What IS Dalton's atomic theory7
State what you know Of the combin-
ing volume Of gases.
Describe spectrum analysis.
Discuss carbon and its compounds.
Describe the structure Of flame, and
describe the blow pipe and its mode Of
use.
In the Signal Service examination, un-
der the head Of Theory Of Instruments, .
the following questions were asked
State the sources OF errors in thermom,
eters and in the various methods Of
determining the temperature Of the air.
Explain a method Of celebration and
the calculation Of the celebration erro- oil
thermometers
Explain tho method Of determining
the tension Of any air that may be pres
ent il the vacuum chamber Of mercur-
ial barometer.
Explain the theory Of the optical prin-
ciples involved ii the ordinary astronom-
zeal scxtant.
Explain the method Of determining
the dip Of the magnetic needle BY the
use 81 the dip circle.
Considerable space has been given up
70 this subject for the reason that 50
many letters have been received Of late
from young mcn making various inqui-
fies regarding the civil service rules.
Any candidate who fails to answer sixty
Per cent. Of the questions propouDded il
barred ont. There Is an examination for
every branch Of government employ, no
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