The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-04
CHANGE FOR ToURa HEN.
Cadets Wanted For the United
States Revsnue Marine Ser
vice. Grand Opportunity.

vice. Grand Opportunity.
Columbia, May 29Young men.
who desire to enter the revenue ser.
vice as, cadets will have chance on
June when an examin natien will be
held IN Columbia for the purpose.
The following circular has been IS
sued
Tue United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on June
1t, Is and 10, 1862, an examination
viii DO held for the position Of cadet
II the revenue cntter service.
he examintion viii consist OF the
subjects mentioned below, which are
as follows
Spelling; 8. General geography:
General history and (o} Con-
ssiituton Of the United States; 4.
Grammar, composition and rhetoric:
5. Mathematics, arithmetic, COM
plete algebra, complete; geometry,
plane and solid; trigonometry, plane
and spherical; s. Physics; Eng
lish literature; s. One modern Ian
gEage french, German or Spanish !;
8. General information.
Under the regulations Of the treas
ury department applicants must be not
less than Is nor more than % years OF
age, Of vigorous consti tntion, physical
II sound aud we'll formed, not less
shan Feet 8 inches IN height, OF good
moral characer, and unmarried. Ihe
marriage Of cadet viii be considered
as equivalent 60 his resignation.
Applicants are advised that cadets
may be commissioner by the president
as lieutenants after two years satls-
factory service. The salary Of q cadet
is $500 per anaum and one ration per
day
recent act Of congress provides
that captains In this service shall
rank with majors in the arn1y drs5
ieutenants with captains, second lieu
tenants with first lieQtenants, third
Iieutenants with second Geutenants,
and that tcommissiened officers IN this
service shall receive the same pay and
allowances, except forage, as are pro-
Vided by law for officers OF correspond
ing Iank IN the army, including
longevity. This act Of congress also
provides for the retirement of officers
this service at the age OF 81 years.
with per cent. Of the pay and allow
ances Of the rank upon which they
are retired.
There are In the revenue cutter ser
rice commissioned officers as follows: !:
Captains, about thirSy-six, a5a salary
of s.. 500 per annum first heutenants,
about thirty-six, ata SALARY Of 81, 800
per annuIn; second ieutsnants, about
Sfairty-six, at salary of 81, 500 per
annum third lieuterlants, about
twelve, ab a salary of 81 100 per an
mum.
The result OF this examination, 1t
Is expected that about eight or ten ap-
poin tments viii be made some time
during the coming summer to the po-
sition Of cadet.
This examination is open to ali citl-
zens Of the United States who comply
witt the requirements, and competI-
tors will be rated without regard to
any consideration other than the quail
ifications shown In their examination
papers, and eligibles viii be certified
strictly insaccordance with the civil
service law and rules.
Persons who desire to enter this e2-
animation should at once apply to the
United States civil service commis-
SION. Washington, ID. C., or TO the
secretary Of the local board of exam
iners, a. 2. Wilson, at the postomce,
for application form 304, which should
be properly executed and promptly
fled with the commission at Washing
ton. The medical certificate on form
3o4 need not be executed. Applicants
are advised that prior TO appointment,
however, an eligible viii be required
to pass physical examination before
boad OF marine hospital surgeons at
Washington.
Applicants are advised that if they
viii Communicate with She commis-
sion, either by letter or telegraph, in
sufficient time TO ship examination
papers, arrangements will be made to
examine them, conditioned upon the
subsequent fling Of their applications