Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10

The civil service commission receives
number of curious answers to the ques-
tons put to applicants for positions In the
government service but 1t Is believed that
the answer recently made by an applicant
for position as a craftsman in the engi-
neer service Is way beyond anything that
was ever heard before by any of the eX-
aminers. This applicant said:
From November. 1885, to May 80 1900,
I toured the United States on a tour of
sociologic and economic observation, work.
ed in nearly all the states and principal
cities Started out without any money,
commanded salaries at following profess
sions. trades and kinds Of common labor:
Surveyor. craftsman Typographical.
architectural and engineering. writer for
newspapers and magazines bridge carpen-
ter, house carpenter, boat builder. black
smith helper. boiler makers helper. farm
hand, cook. hunted geese and ducks for
market. photographer, lumberman. lecturer,
Shoveler on railroad grades, dishwasher,
shingler, teamster. cow boy and cattle ship
per, solicitor, cleaned old bricks, railroad
steel, gang work, wood chopper. worked in
saw mills and factories, RATED logs wrote
advertising etc, etc. Can command salary
at more different kinds of labor than any
living man. Immune from malaria fever,
mountain fever. lazy fever or any ether
disease. Expert on matters relating o ply
steal or mental development. At present
writing series of articles for a New York
magazine. Not afraid of heat or cold from
exposure. Not afraid of wild animals,
microbes. men, political parties or work.
Can swim any river in the United States.
Expert with shot gun. can also shoot rifle.
Can endure fatigue and exposure. Can
handle gangs OF men.
Realizing the fact that examining boards
are apt to doubt some of the above as
sertions, l have on deposit in a savings
hank n Naxy he of
| will forfeit to them If / can not substan-
tiaae every assertion made when put tos a
practical test"
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IAN automatic coin-in- the-slot restaurant
is now in operation in the metropolis" re-
marked a Washington man who has Just
returned from a visit to New York city.
1t is an ornate, novel and inviting food
and drink dispensary located at a conven-
lent point on Broadway. The restaurant is
about 100 feet long and % feet wide
sSlot machines give out food in response
to the coins that are fed them with a
precision. and dispatch impossible to human
walters Sandwiches on round plates in a
round table come from some mysterious
region below. You place coin in the SLOT
pull handle, out comes the sandwich You
want. Others are there in full view but
You cannot get at them until you feed a
nickel in the slot for each sandwich If Won
want LOBSTER a la NeWburgh,' or a chick
en- soup you feed the right machine with a
coin of more Importance than nickel Ice
cream soda. ice cream or all kinds of drinks,
from beer to high balls, may be had by the
same unique method.
Of course. there are no walters, the
giving of tips is an unknown. quantity at
this restaurant which is the embodime MT of
cleanliness
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Excuses and explanations made in the
courts in support of motions to delay pro-
ceedings cover a multitude of subjects At
times some OF them appear absurd to the
inexperienced, but persons who are familiar
with court practices are never surprised
while attending court In Virginia a few
days ago" a Star reporter was told, IT
heard a plea for postponement based on
the statement that one of the two attorneys
in the case was suffering from an attack
OF pink eye.
The commonwealth attorney objected to
continuance of the case for any such
reason when there were two lawyers in
court for the defendant.
~ our honor. said the sick man after his
colleague had argued the motion. Il will be