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VOLUME XXXIV. 99 CHABEOTTE;fflt;c TUESDAY AUGUST 11. im. gfte TiaKllrttie (Observer. .;, 2B.Gau$l'f ui 'Patterns';- 1E 1,000 YARDS 10o WHITE INDIA LINON. We are selling : our l2ic.t and x 15a Dress Giaghams at 10 cents per yard, "A : Oriental Laces and Flouncings .veryjcheap.- Mosqiiitd; Can opies irom i.ou to $D.uu eachr, liook at our.new -- -: ..uu "Uomlort Hip7 Corset; TRUNKS, VALISES tltf EN ULSTEIIS,&C. 10 White Robes at prices that Will surprise 'you. Butterick Pattern Sheets for A ugust. Truly; c. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. SLi?,?CCRE1' BtJT I'K THS 6UH,. ONLY FCK A, TKCia. MKB THS aw. wlscriptf ow to the lLi-rer. . v p . ' - DAILY EDITION. v ' -1 Stoglecopy. .':...:.. I....... ! " ' "-jsflnta. Bytheweekih.tci:::;:;:;":'? - ,cente- By the month " Three months " -nh on months..;. . s.:w:r.t: .- (- ' 4nfi - t One year :!.-'!. .:.. iw ' ' - r WEEKLY hJiTIOnV Smt0hntts : : "' 50 cents.- One year Jl 75 '- In clubs p five. and over.SJ.50.. r J Veyiation FromThejf e Knits nnS-V?560? -tiinrf payable tn advance.'not only In came but in fact. ... . . CIVIL.iSEEVlCE,;, '; , THIRD tETWEK FllOM CIIIEF ; BOUMAT I. EATOIV. j J eits A MLUR SBIRT Which for quality of material, workmanship and . fit, cannot be bettered. .-; Also a Good Stock of l.aiiii dried :r : Shirts With Plaited Fronts. COLLARS asd CUFFS Gents Half-Hose, in Solid ' Colors and FTn Stripes, Try my 25c.Balbrlggan. , Gauze Shirts OUR LINE OF ELats TrLLnks lud Suspenders. A nice line of Scarf Ties. Just received a pretty assortment of ; Also for Plaited Shirt Fronts f . IL. SMfiM. Aad-Vaiises Is -Complete.- Fine line of Trunks and.Va- t lises for summer travel, GOOD GOODS LOW PRICES. Orders by mail have prompt , attention. Vpii THO m KB: 0 CO. 25 S. CHARLES STREET, BALTIMORE, MD. MANUFAC TURERS : PURE OAK LEATHER BELTING, And Dealers in RUBBER BELTIIVG, PACKISG, HOSE, &c. , . ' COTTOV, WOOLEX and SAW MILL SUPPLIES, Boston Belting . Co J s Rubber; Belting Hoyt's L'eather'Belt . Mt. Vernon Belting. . W Joseph Noones'. Sons Roller Slasher and I. ' ' Clearer Cloth, i iTi K. ;Earle's Card . 1 7 Glothing,&c. FEW PIECES OF TTAVE A . 1 . , .... ' "TfAlso Fine French Organdies at 121&C, which are cheapt 35a. . Our remnant of Summer Black Dress Goods must be sold. Our friends can get a Mosqul Canopy cheaper , from tis than elsewhere. have a small Btock of very fine Embroidery and Flounclngs that we are offerlnff at less than half Price. The great sale will continue until every dollar's; worth of goods we have is gone.- Remember this is not a sale to get rid of trash, but our entire stock is being sold at a great loss to us. a -1 ALEXANDER & HARRiS. P. s.-4-We can f u nish Siberian Crabs th any auantlty. by leavln? orders at the storeAThey fmake toer Jelly and preserves than any other fruit. . , t . . v -,' " . TIieCIiaij?e Abowt Ifcc Absurd Cliiiractep -of Questions Me t and . Answered; ami Their True v Character Shown; V , " Washington, u?.'l6,'i885. To the Editor of The Observer. in -my : second letter I answered several object! onsagainst the .qiiesv tkns, arid showed how they had been approved by uotjgrfess and by theJ Jtresidentr UeL. me; now expose somermoreof the. Talse : representas tions made concerring. them by the adherents of Ihe spoils system. t .': They ppeak ot the questions as if tiae same questions were put , for all parts of , the service. . Tken . taking those,' iised for the highest grades, of thesprvice4 they have represented them as unfit for the . lowest 2rrads. and on that assumption Have sought vj ' liiajvo i,ut;ili. uiipupuiar. XjBI us look at the facte. The classified ser-vice-that is, the parts subject, to the examinations is in three branches : The DepartmentaLservice at . Wash ington, the Postal service and the Customs service,-4 EVir eanh hf - tho a branches there are separate grades of questions, ana tnose used1 tor one branch are never used in the other.' Beyond this there are separate grades of questions in'; each -or: -the three branches. : The. Postal service has questions for carriers, for clerks arid porters or those having the lowest positions... , Each series of -questions is adapted to eeh of these, three sep arate d i visions. In the'Custonis ser vice,- three or . four grades, as for Clerks, for inspectors; foe weighers, ahd for examiners. ' Next coming to the Departmental service mere are special questions tor cne.ratenc umce the signal Ser vice, the Geological Survey,. jthe Pen'. sion Office and' the State Department There are separate or ' supplemen tary examinations, in several 'lan- guages, and also for law, for drafts men, and for. .various other .places The highest grades-of these examina tions are for the State Department, for the Signal Service and for certain parts Of the Patent Office Service. In the PatentOffice, it is essential to have persons skilled in chemistry, in electricity and in the practical applK cation of all the . sciences, 4 inasmuch as patents cover such subjects, and without; a ' thorough knowledge of them, the examiners " wpuld be, en tirely incompetent to pass judgment upon applications for patents. The lack of such knowledge - has caused much litigation. Several of these special examinations are for places where a considerable knowledge of mathematics is indispensable. In the preparation of the : questions for these special examinations the Com mission consults the experienced per sons in the several offices', and. the graue ol me questions naa oeen, in the light ot their experiencercareful ly adapted to: the needs of the service: All these special supplementary ex aminations do not cover more than seven or eight per cent, of the whole. number examined for : the iDepart mental service. The residue of the applicants take either the general or limited examination;' (or that for the Pension service) which is sufficient for the ordinary clerkships; the limit ed examinations not going 'beVond copying, orthography and the . four fundamental rules of - arithmetic. without; fractions, as taught in the ordinary common schools of -the country td all boys and girls.- -" . Now, the spoils system critics have concealed .these facts and have taken the more difficult of v the . Questions used forthe patent office;1 the signal service and State department exami nations and have presented them to the country , as rair illustrations of the questions .put to all persons for the ordinary clerkships . of the departments;- Their sample questions were selected from the reports of the com mission to which I have . referred, which plainly showed orr their face that .such questions were never used except for these special . places which in the aggregate do not exceed-7 per cent of--the departmental, service; There could have been no misunder standing or misconception - in the matter. The dishonesty; involved m such a transaction is not above- the morality of procuring goods under raise pretences, it is such a palpable fraud as would hardly be endured at a gambling table or a faro bank. Even the most -unscrupulous defend ers of the spoils system, would hardly have the audacity to" make such gross misrepresentations had they not - re lied upon the prejudice against: all real.tests of merit which.: prevails among ; politicians generally, and is largely shared by those not well , inn formed on. the subject. ; . ; ' .: Another class of statements ' con cerniDg the questions is hardly less uecepuve..and unjustifiable. These .statements present the questions.as if it . were required that every , question alipuiq be accurately- answereu in or- uer. to oecome eligible ' for. thti, public &c:i vi., xmS is laise m two particu iaio.A'8iIjlui5iuvswers to ail . ques- violin, cii c grautHi accoraing to tneir merits on ,he theory of a perfect an swer; being credited ' asi 1 ( )() , TTn Hot- the rules it is poly, required,' in ord r yai a:i examination "successfully "4w txu , aggregate . creaic or to per cent should be secured, s Therefore a considerable portion of the questions TO : remain unanswered, -or, .air of them may be imperfectly answered and; yet the applicant be .'successful.' . To make more, clear the second xaie .statement referred ; to, I give. nere a part pt the seventh rule, which defihefe tap, subjectsNof the-general, of course including limited examination. 1st., Orthography, penmanship and copying. 2d. Arithmetic-f uhdamen- rajuruies, - tractions .and percentage. 3d. Interest," discbunt and elements oT book keeping and accounts. 4th. El ements of the English language, letter writing and the proper construction of, sentences. ; 5fch. Elements of the eogr4phy, history and government of ttfe;:tJnited States. . t , . , ; It is; tot required that one should sectiMCS per cent on all these siibn juvi.vs ou uxi eiiguno iur appointment underenera examination, but only per cent of a berfect examU tion should be secured " on ' the first tare.'subjects on a general examina- $ion; ;For the limited exa mination only .the first subject and - the . easier part' of the second subieet are taken: I Ic is'oply necessary to obtain 65 , per cent on. the. first and that part of the second subject in order to "become eligibly on the limited' examination. In addition, the . writing of a letter is required ,fo complete the limited ex amination. In the general examina tion',, which is for the higher grade of clerkships in., the departments, the credits pr discredits beyond the firsfe three' Subjects only affect the appli cant's grade and not his eligibility for appointment,; .' ; it wiill be seen, therefore, that , to represent, as the spoils system crits ics do, that every applicant must an swer', very question," is a : palpable misrebreRe'ntation. There must be some questions "difficult enough to caue(a rrai competition net ween the most .competent of .those examined. Lfet 'it pehoticed here that these lim. ited., and. general examinations, through - which nine-tenths" of - the placed at Washington , are filled,':; do not .inciuae geometry, algebra, trigo nometry Or any of the natural scien ; ces, ;Ehey -do not relate to the geog-" raphy, history or government or anv fcouhtry but the United States, nor .do VnVJ-iMWUUO 'OUT JU-t-GlSiU. imiuuntLV wjpateven Persons passipg'these ex-. aiaiiuatujijs.tiitj auuwbu iu supplement; them At their choice with an exami nation in some language or in steno - grapny,. or in law, wnicn gives tnem an additional chance of being select ed tin the few-places where such ad ditional qualifications are indispen ' These critics have objected that the questions, thus carefully adapted . to all thev grades and need of the public service, are not. practical. Aoplr- cants ought to be questioned,- accord ing to these critics, about the techni cal details and expert information of the several bureaus and divisions.": Such questions would be very-well if persons from North Carolina and all other parts of the Union, could first go to Washington - and acquire the information needed to at once do all the technical work of the bureau. But to put such questions as a condi tion or entering the service woujd . be to exclude everybody but those who could come on to t Washington and acquire this technical knowledge Just as the public schools teach that kind of knowledge which is essential to the various pursuits of life, the questions for the public service relate to those matters which need! to be known in all places which come within the range of. the examina tions. f " 4 That the questions have not been too difficult is clearly: shown by the facts. Out of 6,347 persons ' exam ined,- in the year covered by the last report, 4,141 passed successfully - and 2,206 did not. That is,, more than twosthirds by these questions were shown , to be: competent quite as large a ratio of applicants being sue sessful as any manufacturer or mer chant would find to be competent of those who seek to : enter his service as private employees. In my next I will conclude what I have to say in regard to questions, and examinations. And ; I am your obedient servant,- v . . ' ; , - , Dorman B. Eaton. A li O'Tl Q-f I- It was a successful one, our sales of the p ist lew weelis in creased nearly 50 per cent over the same period of previous years. The public appreciated our low prices arid showed pivviauuu :m patiuiiiziij us UDeraiiy. , . XDectea La.rae fl - , . T FOR THESE REASONS Returns Our prices were lower than we can duplicate them at. f ' The more one gets the more is expected. We are not dif- ierent irom others. It is.generally conceded by. merchants, that August is the : ; 4 dullest month in the year. - : - ' ffe Koow Times! We Make xne oueriiigs wnicn we mase sto you at tne beginning ot every wedkrdraw numerous purchasers to our store; who. are m the habit of remainino: at home and making ithrnRfiltfea comfortable during this hot weather. - - . tadiesV and ;WIises Shonnlnsr. We will allow rod a discount of in rArp'nf nn all bags-purchased 'durmg this week, besides we have leduoed the prices. v - Aingaior uags irom from 85c. to 65c. Mner-AUigator Bags from $1.25 to 85c". Higher erades In nroDortfon. Our asnrtmp.nf; t. complete.; We have them to suit everybody's taste and pocket. 1 , a ' . - Ijadfes' and blisses Silk mitts. .Those who have taken advantage of the slow price which we have placed on the above goods for the last week only have advertised them fully as well as printers ink. They were pleased with their bargains.' ' ,,- ; ,Our many customers will please notice that, we will continue these reductions for another week. 4 The Queen's Sausage-Maker. , London letter tQ Philadelphia Telegraph. ; , While-upon the subject of royalty ,v I may mention an amusihg anecdote cohderriine Price Al ber t Victor. ' The Prince was in Sheffield the other day j and m the course of his travels pass ed the establishme,nt of a, well-known pork butcher, over which was ' dis played, the royal arms and the legend "By , Special Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen." As every one in England .knows, this . signifies nothing except that perhaps ; twenty years ago a royal footman or scullion? may have made : a-trifling . purchase at the store in question: The prince would have passed: on unheeding the important fact, had it not been for a young Sheffield blade,' jealous for. the repute, of -his town, who yelled out ;in the forcible vernacular of that part of Yorkshire : 'Hi : tha I Ton's , , tha shop weer tha granny buys sassages," A shout of applause v drowned the laughter of the Prince and bis suit. , Those interested in Table Damasks will nlease notice the statements which we make below in regard to these goods. ' ; ' - .x Bleached, Unbleached and Colored Damask 2 yds , 2i yds, and 3 yd. lengths, in Various . grades and widths,', at '30 to;40 per uenc. Deiow tneir actual value, some or these Kemnans are slightly specked, which, actually does not injure the cloth, therefore this unusual re duction. Fifteen .pieces of &2 inch Bleached Tabler Damask'at 95 cents nr yard. .Thesd are goodsy which never sold for less- than $1,15 per. yard, and uuvt5 $i.oa per yaruT . - ' A 1 , ., . , MOSQUITO CANOPIES JUST RECEIVED. V . Prices range from $1.75,12.00, $2.50, up to $7.50 each. . To Our Customers:; , We will positively refuse to sell bargains a day or any time after they fail to- appear advertised in these columns. . We frequently have calls for goods at the reduced prices which were advertised a week previous. .In such cases we will charge the regular . selling .price, not the marked down price. . -rj- ; : www mwmi & imw aogMtt . CHARLOTTE, N. C. crrrn '--A.-. (,-.. -. .,. ... Our great sale continues all 1 this month'. Our variety isnofconfined to ODD SUITS, nor are the sizes limited. We have all size3 and styles. It mav be of INTEREST TO YOU to . . - , J , - LOOK W ROUGH THIS PRICE LIST. One Hundred Men's All-Wool Suits, Sack and Frock, at $6.50, worth $10-00, $12.00 and'$H.OO. One Hundred Pairs Men's All Wool rCassimere Pants at $1.50, $2.00 and $2.25, wth 1 82.50. " i . $3.25, and $4.50. -. - - . - s Boys' tod Children's Clothing at remarkably . Seersucker Coats and Vests in very large varieties, which we offer for less " , than they can be bought for elsewhere. , STRAW HATS ! STRAWDHATS!! '- - We intend to close out at a great sacrifice. A full line of ,; Gents' VFurhisHing Goods. One Hundred Dozen Gents' Summer Scarfs, 6 for 25 cents. It will pay to -I , . visit the store of ( . UBAOIXQ CLOTHIERS, CENTRAL HOTEL COKXEK. Cheap;; Lots For Sale. I offer for sale. Eight Lots' 50x200 feet, lying n the northwestern corner of the city (outside the citr limits'! and north of the cemetery, cheap. . p Any one wishing to secure a cheap lot, would do well to call soon as me prices at wnicn iney are osered means quick saies. " s : - . : R.S.COCHBANE, ; may33dtf -" Manager. . ' B. -S; -MYERS;'','; Broker anf Ccnriisdca: lleri-int, ' ;v- - - T. -..,": ;'..;- V-'-.- -.. c y - And Dealer In Feed of aaInds,
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