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The evening times., 1900-04-07
MANY QUEER ANSWERS
Curious Responses to Civil Service
Board Enquiries.
Definitions of Applicants for Posi-
tiOns as Law Clerk Concerning
COrpus--A View AbOut the CO-0rdi-
nate Branches of the Government.

The Civil Service examiners are busy
marking the average of those whose rec
ords of examination come before them
THE tediousness of this duty, said d
member of the examining board to a
| Times reporter, lis somewhat lightened by
| the many extraordinary and amusing an
swers which are received to questions
which one would think were by no means
out of the ordinary subjects with which
every citizen of this country is supposed 10
be familiar II is wonderfully strange
what a poor examination some persons,
who are really clever, will pass while 9TH
ers, generally not half so bright, will, up
on being examined. answer nearly every
question correctly and almost instantly.
There seems no doubt but that. by the pres
ent method of competitive examinations,
the best clerks are secured.
Here are some remarkable samples of
answers to questions received during our
recent tests and already passed upon. The
following query occurred in an examination
for law clerk:
Under what circumstances may the writ
Of habeas corpus be constitutionally sus-
pended?' One makes answer. 'Dishonora-
bic action simply, while another, to be
more explicit, writes, When the person
charged with misGemeanor is member OF
Congress. This is beaten by another ap-
plicant who answers When the person
for whom the writ is issued is a member
Of Congress, or of the House of Represen =
tatiye.' The best of the lot however. is
made by young man who has for several
years filled the position of law clerk in one
of the departments, in what must be pre-
sumed TO have been a satisfactory manner.
He says, In case of death or if the person
is under sentence of death
"A well-known young man answers The
question: Into what coordinate branches
is the Government of the United States
divided?' Army. navy and civil service,
and complains in an appendix TO his paper
that he had no faculties for refreshing
his memory at all
Questions in false svntaX give many
of the applicants much trouble. 'Rebecca
took goodly raiment and put them on
Jacob is one of the sentences TO be cor
,rected. II was corrected in many ways.
and among others the following 'Rebecca
goOdly took raiment and put them upon
Jacob and 'Rebecca took sufficient
raiment and put them on Jacob. Some
of the answers to the questions in history
are also rather peculiar. The question.
What two noted Polish generals fought
for this country during the Revolutionary
War? brought forth the following an
swers: De Kalb. Cromwell, La Fayette,
Sigel and HeintzeIman.
Before the Civil Service examinations
were in vogue" continued the examiner.
the old examining boards OF the Treas
ury Department had a way of asking
questions. such as Where is the newly
discovered heaven Arcadia and How
long would it take pound OF snow 10
melt on the 18th Of July just for the
purposes of amusement. but it would seem
that the soundly practical queries which
are now put by the Commission are pro-
ductive OF answers sufficiently queer
The evening times., 1900-04-07
The COckney's Plight.
OFrom the New York SUM-


He foreigner; that was plain. He wa,
the for wear, too. His necktie climbed
around under his left He clung 10 the
stand of the big clock outside the door OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and he had more or less
vacant expression. He pulled fine gold watch
from one pocket and studied the dial. Then ht
looked at the sky. 1t coming dusk. He
put the watch back, took a grip on the clock
stand with the other arm and from another
pocket took a second fine gold watch. He studied
the dial of that lie looked at the sky again He
shook his head and tears began rolling down hi,
cheeks
What's the matter, old man? demanded the
big policeman who had been watching him.
''S'nothin' but trouble, bobby" said he. ''S'
nothin' but trouble. Somee ems snatter bloomin'
time, bobby. Lef' London watches. One
London time, one New York time. kep' one here
one here tpatting each waistcoat pocket).
Damme can't remember which which, n'don't
know when go to bed. One says O'Clock; shank
evening: other says il O'Clock; time go bed.
Damme, bobby, s'nothin' but trouble" and the
tears came fast.
Feel like going TO bed?" demanded the big
policeman.
Nothing else,' sobbcd The foreigner
Then Steven O'clock, said the policeman.
where dye hve?"
"S'al right, bobby; ITS II O'Clock; SAIL right
] go home. London time sis pock' New York
time Sis pock' ttapping his pockets again).
Where's s'tromcar. Broadway stromF
The big policeman escorted him to the mid
die of the street and put him on the next car as
he muttered, sail right: London time sis
pocket; New York time sis pocket; n I'm eoin'
he'd
The evening times., 1900-04-07
GREY HOSTS OF THE blue.
Union Veterans of Massachusetts,
Entertained in Virginia.
Il. IA. Wilcox Post, G. A. r., Guests
of A. II. Hill Camp of Confederate
Neterans-Reviewin the Battle
fields of Petersburg and Recalling
the Stirring Events of the War.

PETERSBURG. Va April THE yete-
rams from E. X Wilcox Post Grand Army
of the Republic, of Springfield, Mass, ac-
companied by delegation from A. P. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans, spent the
day visiting the historic battlefields in
front of Petersburg, where some time was
occupied searching for bullets and other
relics of the war between the States. The
principal battlefield visited was that OF
the Crater, in Prince George county, about
one mile from the corporate limits. where
one of the !iercest battles of the war was
fought. This battlefield, which is on the
Griffith farm. was a point of much interest
to the Springfield visitors. who ate dinner
in the Crater. On their return from the
battlefields the visitors were taken to the
Central State Hospital, in Dinwiddie
county about two miles from Petersburg
where there are about 900 colored insane
patients. During their stay at the hos
pital the visitors were very Hospitality en-
tertained by the officials of that institu
tion. The visitors were next driven 10 the
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,
in Chesterfield county. just across the riv
er from Petersburg, where are some 300
or more colored male and female students
from dlnerent parts OF virginia. Ihe Vls-
itors On their return to the city visited
some of the largest tobacco factories.
where for the first time they saw tobacco
in process of manufacture. The party re-
turned TO Petersburg about o'clock in the
afternoon.
In the evening the visitors attended
camp fire of 4. p. Hill Camp. The even
ing was spent in Speechmaking and relat-
ing "reminiscences of the civil war. Dur
ing the evening light refreshments were
served by the ladies of Petersburg. To-
day the visitors will be taken to Rich
mond and shown the places Of interest
there. They will take lunch at the Jeffer-
son Hotel and will return TO Petersburg.
Warren :. Buxton, State Inspector OF
Public Buildings OF Massachusetts. stated
that he was al loss for words 10 express
his surprise al what he saw at the Vir-
ginia Normal and Collegiate institute. He
stated that the department OF the stu
dents. their orations. and singing was rs
good as he had ever seen and heard at
any place Mr.. Buxton was highly com
plimentary to the officials of the Central
State Hospital and spoke in the highest
terms Of the neat and clean appearance Of
the buildings and grounds
The evening times., 1900-04-07
BRADSTREET ON THE WEEK.
Trade Coadftions Good. and the In
dustriaI Situation Unchanged.

NEW YORK, April 7.-"Bradsett's" to-
day says: %SF
Favorable features continue in the ma
jority in the general trade situation. The
hopes for the advent of seasonable spring
weather have been realized and nearly all
markets report an improved distribution
at retail. This. as explained heretofore,
is really the key of the general merchan-
disc situation
The industrial situation is rather spot
ted one April 1, instead Of May /, seems
TO have been fixed upon as date for pre-
senting new demands as to wages and
hours. While many thousand men are di-
rectly or indirectly involved in the Chi
cago building trades strike, and several
thousand are out in the coal industry in
the Pittsburg region, most of the building
trade strikers in other cities have gained
their demands. The machinists' strike at
Chicago, which was regarded as threaten
ing the entire iron and steel industry, has
been called off pending arbitration.
While domestic trade shows signs OF
expansion, as indicated by notceably large
clearings this week, export business is
likewise satisfactory. The total of eX-
ports from the port Of New York last week
MADE new record In being the heaviest
aggregate reported in a month notable for
large totals. IL would seem evident that
March exports from the country as whole
would come near to breaking all records.
Railroad earnings lose nothing as spring
advances, and the total eastbound tonnage
last week was little below the record. The
price situation, too, is encouraging, farm
products easily leading in the upward
movement Wheat crop advices are on the
whole favorable, except from the central
West. sympathy is shown with corn, which
in turn has been influenced by the steady
advance in hog products and by the known
smallness OF reserves In cribs and in store.
Another product of the farm. cotton, has
developed renewed speculative interest this
week, and a slight upward swing has oc-
CURED as the result of increased specula-
tive attention working along previously
mentioned lines
The iron and steel situation shows some
effects of the recent missionary work in
aid OF lower prices. but results as yet are
rather in the shape of unsettled feeling
than OF actually lower quotations. Recent
advances in wages and the strong condi-
tions in the bituminous coal and ore mar
kets point to no great shrnkage in prices.
Notwithstanding the fact that current de-
mand is OF hand TO mouth character and
buyers are still waiting for a break. In
addition, export enquiry is persistent and
from all parts of the earth
Business failures for the week number
lS2. as compared with l7s. last week. and
lSV IN this week a year ago
The evening times., 1900-04-07
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
The Regents Adjourn Without End
ing the TangIc.

MORGANTOWN. W. Va. April THE
board Of regents Of the West Virginia Uni
versity practically adjourned without set
Ting the tangle between President Ray
mond and members of the faculty. The
whole matter was carried over until the
June meeting. That part of il relating TO
the charges against members of the
faculty was placed in the hands of a
committee consisting OF Mr.. Brown. Mr..
Mcmahon and Mr. Sturgess. The com
mittee will further investigate the charges
and report TO a meeting of the board in
June. President Raymond's resignation,
which was rendered last night was not
acted on definitely, according to the best
authority. The regents will not talk about
it, and what gets out has TO be through
the confidential friends medium. One of
them stated Raymond's resignation had
been accepted, TO take effect in June but
two others say this is not the case and
that the resignation was laid on the table
until the June meeting.
One of the best known members of the
board when asked to summarize the situa-
tion said that the disturbing factions
would be removed and that new presi-
dent would be al the head of the institu-
tion next year. He said the case of in
subordination made out by Raymond had
been sustained. but that the whole case
was rendered fatally weak by coupling
with these charges the charges of inCom
potency. He thought ii would be a good
thing for the institution to rid itself of
both factions. as was done in the case of
President Turner. He further said the
board had the highest regard for the un-
tiring industry and the great executive
abilities of President Raymond. but that
they deplored his lack of tact. This def
cheney. he said, endangered his usefulness
TO the school regardless Of the merits of
the controversy between him and the fac
ulfN members
The evening times., 1900-04-07
DESERVES 1T.
Remark a BILE Success of New Treat
ment for Piles.

For many years II has been supposed that
the only absolutely sure cure for piles was
by surgical operation, but the danger 10
life and the pain and expense has been so
great that many thousands suffer for years
rather than submit 10 this last resort; or
they seek the temporary relief in the many
remedies claimed to relieve piles and rec
tai troubles, salves, ointments, and simi ar
simple remedies which give oniy slight and
very temporary relief.
A new preparation which is painless and
harmless, but which affords immediate re-
lief and in many cases complete cure In
a very short time, is sold by druggists
under the name of Pyramid Pile Cure.
1t is in suppository form used at night
and its regular use has cured thousands Of
obstinate, long standing cases, and it seems
TO be equally effective in all the various
forms of piles, whether itching, bleeding
or protruding
The Pyramid Pile Cure allays the infiam-
nation and intolerable itching, reduces the
tumors, and its astringent properties cause
the enlarged blood vessels to contract to a
normal healthy condition.
Baltimore gentleman relates his eX-
perience with the Pyramid Pile Cure in
these words:
1T affords me unusual pleasure TO add
my endorsement TO those OF others relative
to your really wonderful pile remedy. |
was a sufferer for years until told by fell
low salesman of the Pyramid Pile Cure.
1t has entirely cured me and l cheerfu.ly
send this for publication if you wish to use
it in that direction. / wish you would
send me one of your little books on caIse
and cure of piles: | desire 10 show it 70
some friends"
Any pile sufferer may use the Pyramid
with certainty that II will give instant re-
lief and regular use permanent cure and
the still further certainty that it contains
no cocaine, morphine, or metallic or min
eral poison.
All druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure 80
cents for full sized treatment.
cents for full sized treatment
The evening times., 1900-04-07
STAGE SNOW STORMS.
The Effect Produced From Material
From Glove Makers.
fFrom Gloyemskers.)


You might not think it," said Alexan-
der Semple a glove manufacturer Of Pa
ris. but the theatres have come 10 our
back door to get material to help them
out in their beautiful stage effects. Waste
glove clippings are now almost universal
ly used for making snow in winter
scenes. Every wanderer and Outcast you
see shivering through these fierce Sibe-
rian snowstorms is perishing in shower
of clippings of white kid glove material
Theatrical people tell me these clip
pings OF kid gloves are much better than
the paper snow formerly used. !! think
the superiority of kid glove clippings over
paper is that they cling better TO the
clothing of the perishing outcasts.
The knowledge of this bit Of stage IL
lusion rather destroys the effect of a
stage snowstorm for me. and find myself
involuntarily selecting plays that have
nothing but warm weather in them
The evening times., 1900-04-07
RECEIVED WITH RIDICULE.
The Connecticut Democrats Amused
at Dewey's Candidacy

STANFORD, Conn, April Admiral
Dewey's candidacy for the Presidency has
been received in Connecticut, for the most
part with amusement, many ridiculing the
Admiral's announcement Among these is
Mayor elect Homer S. Cummings. who is
now recognized as the leader of the Bryan
forces in the State. He said today:
AT the battle of Manila Dewey became
a great man. He had done great deed
and believe he is yet great admiral. but
as soon as he started for home he began
to make mistakes and he kept making
them, and his popularity began to wane.
As for his Presidential aspirations. they
are absolutely ridiculous. His candidacy is
perfectly absurd"
The evening times., 1900-04-07
MILLIONS PAID In TAXES
The Inheritance Of The Silent Man
of Wall Street. Yields Well.

England Receives n Death Fee OF
Five Million Dollars From James
d. Smith, the United states the
Same Amount, and New York City
Gets Two Millions From the Estate.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
MGovERN TO FIGHT IN LONDON
The Champion VIII Sign 10 Meet
Hep Jordan,

NEW YORK. April Terry McGoyern
has at last been secured to meet Ben Jor-
dan and the match will take place at the
National Sporting Club, London, next No
vember During the past few days DR..
Ordway. the American representative of
the foreign club, has been in communica-
tion with Sam Harris. the champions man
ager. and the latter has promised to sign
articles OF agreement which are now on
the way here.
The English club will hang up. it is said,
a purse of 50 900 and will give Terry $500
for expenses, The mill will be at 122
pounds The date OF McGovern's bout
with Tommy White has been shifted and
the pair will meet at Chicago April II for
six rounds.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
Princeton TO PLAY Bos,ou

PRINCETON. n. j., April Manager
Cloney announced today that the Tigers
will have a game with the Boston League
team during their Southern trip. The
game will be played at Washington on
April l3. Today the team plays Tufts
at Princeton. The training table will
start Immediately after the team returns
from its Southern trip. for which it leaves
next Wednesday.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
M'CoY'S TWO BATTLES.
The "kid'' TO Fight CreedOn and
JncL Houner.

NEW YORK, April kid Mccoy has
signed articles for two fights. His first
encounter wiil be with Dan CreedoD, of
Australia, and the battle will be decided
at the Broadway Athletic Club May Is. 1t
will be for twenty-five rounds at catch
weights.
The Kids other bout will be with Jack
Bonner and will come off at Philadelphia
in about two weeks. 1t will be for six
rounds. After these contests Mccoy will
settle down to hard work for his fight with
Tom Sharkey. Mccoy and Creedon are to
fight for 80 per cent of the gate receipts.
Creedon has also agreed to tackle Joe
Wolcott in Milwaukee in July. They have
received a guarantee Of a purse Of 81 0e0.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
Naval Officers Assigned

At the request of the Secretary of War.
Commander W II. Beehler has been desig-
mated as the acting military attache Of the
United States Embassy. at Berlin. in ad-
dition to his duties as naval attache there
Commander C. b. Harber will he detached
from the Office of Naval Intelligence and
assigned as naval attache Of the United
States Embassies at Paris and ST Peters
burg and Legation at Madrid
1925 10 baltimore and Return via
VI. & o..
saturday and Sunday, April and s.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
The Appropriation Exhausted

(From the Chicago News)
Osteud-Pa, want a dollar to buy set Of ten
pins.
do to keep your mother in pin money.
The evening times., 1900-04-07
Mans Lease of Life.
Ethereal Spring.
From the Independent.

(From the New orleans Picayune)
Man viii soon seek for Sunday ouilng. hlt
bling brooks and shady hooks, and find eaterail ~
and rheumatism
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-26

A number of these private lines are
fifty miles long, and messages are
sent and received daily that distance
without a break.
Switzerland noao has about sixty
macaroni and noodle factories, which
supply the whole demand of the
country, although the Swiss come
next to the Italians as macaroni
eaters.
Mining operations can be carried
on in frozen ground by new appa-
ratus, which is provided with steam
generator, to deliver steam to hose,
having nozzle at the outer end to
direct jet against the earth, thaw-
ing it and washing the dirt and
minerals apart.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-26
Cuban Friends Cause
Alarm In Admins
tratiOn Circles.
Fear They May Affect The
Coming Election.

The third Administration scandal
of the war-the wholesale embezzle-
ment of Cuban postal funds, which
were to be handled in trust by this
GOvernment-has alarmed McKin-
ley and his Cabinet more than the
Alger and Egan disclosures, as it is
realized that, coming on the eve of
the campaign, it will have more po-
litical effect.
More Administration appOintees
are certain to be involved, and Nc
Kinley called hasty Cabinet meet.
ing on Saturday night to consider
the scandal and its effects. 1t was
decided to have an unsparing inves-
tigation. By this show of firmness,
even after the lax methods of the
Administration had permitted the
thefts, it is hoped to lessen the et-
feet on the public of the more outra-
geous disclosures which are certain
to come.
1t is known here that tie War
Department officials have not told
all the facts they have discovered,
preferring to a0ait tor the trial of
Neely in Havana. This much is
known, however, that. Nicely in ten
months time embezzled about $780,
600 and 90 it in a most brazen man
ner, sending $4,000 home in pack
ages and investing money in brick
enterprise in Havana.
Before his appointment Nicely had
an interest in a>small printing office
in Minucie, Ind. 1t is we'll known
that the big steal could not have been
accomplished except by cOllusion.
The suspension of Reeves and
of the Auditors office,
who passed the accounts, aoill be er-
planned in later reports.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-26
best of us keep about 100 in prime
condition by proper use.

best of us keep about 100 in prime
condition by proper use.
In many large laundries electric
fatirons are used altogether. In
addition to the ordinary work the
irons are used to finish off dresses,
ETC., in dye works. The advantages
Of the electric iron are said to be
cleanliness and economy. Besides
this the head can be controlled.
Pickled Russian sardines, not
having place on the tariff list, are
held to be dutiable as herrings, pic
kled or salted, at half cent a pound.
In the canton Of Zurich, with a
population of 345,OOO, the average
annual number of deaths is 6,154,
A, 4,O43 OF which refer to people over
twenty five years of age, OF this
latter number 1919 per cent, or 442
| per year, are due to cancer.
There is hardly a ranch in the
Panhandle or the western part o,
Texas that does net have its OWL
private telephone system, and til,
bafbed wires OF the pasture fence
are used exclusively for the purpose
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-26
Gold In Siberia.
Privilege Of Mining Granted
By Russia Emperor.

George D. Roberts, who arrived
on tie Campania Saturday with an
exploring pnrty that will search for
gold on the coast of Siberia, yester
day denied report that American
capital was interested in the enter
prise.
"This acill be the first tire the
Siberian coast has been explored for
gold ., he said. THE Emperor OF
Russia hesitated some time before
giving his consent. The privilege
was granted to Col. Gladimer Won
larlarsky.
HNTe believe there is large de
posit of golden sand along the coast,
and a fleet of dredges and pumps
will be put into operation to bring it
TO the surface. The work will be
under the direction of A. Bagdono-
witch.
nWe expect to leave New York
for Siberia on June l, and be back
by November. We go from here to
San Francisco, thence by the stea-
lner Samoa to Behring Sea. A
Russian gunboat ui.l then meet us
and act as our escort"
1t is said that English capital is
interested in the enterprise and that
Major Stern will accompany the
party as the representative Of LOn-
don capitalists.