Life — August 11, 1887 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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80 THE POLICE INSPECTORSHIP. V HILE walking past the Police Station one afternoon last week the writer found a blue-paper copy-book, in which were written the following questions and answers : 1, What do you conceive to be the first duty of a policeman ? A. To draw his salary, 2, How many hours’ sleep does an ordinary policeman require per day? A, Not more than twenty-four at most. off duty and the balance while on patrol. 3. Suppose a lady should ask you to protect her from the assaults of a drunken husband, what would you do? A. Take her at once to the House of Detention as a witness and give the drunkard two hours to find bail.» 4. Ifyou were asked by an inoffensive looking man the way to the Eden Musee, what course would you take ? A. I'd tell him to move on, s. If a man should be run over in the street by an influential truckman, what would you deem your duty to be ? A. I should arrest the man for disorderly conduct. 6, What measures would you take in regard to a man who was prostrated with the heat ? A. I would club him on the neck until he recovered, 7. In case of fire, what would you consider to be the duty of an Inspector ? A. Show my badge; arrest the man who owned the house on charge of larceny, and save the money-drawer. 8. If you asa Police Captain were requested to detail one of your force for a theatrical performance, what would you do? A. If Lhadn’t seen the show, I'd go myself. 9. Suppose you learned that a prize fight was to be held in a public hall, what would be your course ? A. I'd be on hand and stop it as soon as it began to be interesting, and club any man who demanded his money back. to. If you should hear rumors of an Anarchist outbreak or a dis- turbance such as the Draft Riots, what would you do? A. In the first case, 1 would lay in a good stock of hose and get the hydrants manned. If I thought a disturbance like the Draft Riots possible, I would either resign or apply for a vacation. Some like sixteen, eight - LIFE: 11, Suppose you knew of a saloon-keeper who had failed to take out a license, what would be your course respecting him ? A. I would make him put up or shut up. 12, What is the law regarding Sunday drinking ? A. Only members of the force and spotters are allowed to frequent the saloons. 13. Suppose you found the door of a saloon unlocked, and on entering and demanding a drink were refused, what would you do? A. I'd club the proprietor. 14. In case you were not refused, what would be your course ? A. I'd wait till I had quenched my thirst and then run the bar- tender in. - . 15. From all your experience on the police force, whom do you judge to be the man most fitted by education and record for the vacant Inspectorship ? A. Me. Here the questions ended. Unfortunately the paper bore no name or other means of identification, so that the probable successful candidate is still merely a matter of conjecture. Carlyle Smith, R* ATTAS were first introduced from Venice into England in 1775, and heavy drinking declined about the same time, Yet our modern regattas seem to encourage devotion to the cup. RATHER ENJOYING IT. ROWN: Well, Robinson, is it hot enough for you? ROBINSON: What's that? Brown: Is it hot—excuse me, how does the warm weather affect you ? Rowinson: Oh, very pleasantly. yesterday, to be gone all summer. CORONER'S jury gave the verdict of “stage-struck”” the other day in the case of a man who was run over My wife left town THIS TALK ABOUT SHARKS IS ALL ROT.” “WHat's GOT HOLD OF MY TOE?” “HeLp! SHARKS!! MURDERI!!"” comicbooks.com