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Newspaper Page Text8 Some Reasons Why You Should Irwist on Having EUREKA HARNESS OIL Un«l naled bv anv other. Re naers hard leather soft. Especially prepared. Keeps out water, heavy bodied oil. Harness I A n excellent preservative. ‘Reduces cost of your harness. Merer burns the leather; its Efficiency is increased. Secures best service. Stitches kept from breaking. Oil Is sold in an / . Localities Manntartursd by Soidird OU Cwapaay. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. WE KNOW you ar* looking for a safe In rest - meat. Then why not Invert your money where it la safe and sure. No dancer of loaa. You can withdraw all or any part of it on demand. We are an cld-eetabUehed flrm that ha* never loat a dollar for any of its Investors Five per eent or more dividends paid weekly Others are constantly fallinc Why? Because they usee a wrong system. Oar system will never allow us ha fall. We do not claim to make you rich, but we can Increase your savins*- It will r pay you to tnveatisate. 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Ths Moms and Farm. Louisville. Ky., f] The American Agriculturist. New York. •Lo®. ' The Commercial Poultry. Chicago, 111, tLOO. The Conkey Homo Journal, Chicago, 111.. «LOO The Stockman. DeFunlak Springs, CAO. SPECIAL OFFER For C «J we will send The Semi-Weekly one year, the five Vaseline Toilet Articles and any one of the premiums offered <*ee with our Beml-Weekly. Address all orders to THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Atlanta. Ga. The time for repentance Is In advance of the crime.—Abroad with the Jitrnnles. —Compiled by The Era Magazine. “ The Leonard's Soots” CHAPTER XIII. DICK. When Charlie Gaston reached his home after a never-to-be-forgotten day in the woods with the preacher, he found a rag ged little dirt-smeared negro boy peep ing through the fence into the woodyard. "What you want?” cried Charlie. "Nuttin'!” •‘What’s your name?” •Dick.” ••Who’s your father?” "Hain't got none. My mudder say she was tricked, en I'se de trick!” be chuckled and walled his eyes. Charlie came close and looked him over. Dick giggled and showed the whites of his eyes. •’What made that streak on your neck?” •’Nigger done it wider axe.” •’What nigger?" "Low life nigger name er Amos, what stays roun' our house Sundays." "What made him do it?" "He 'low he wux me daddy, en I sei he wux er liar, en den he grab de axe en try ter chop me head off." ’•Gracious, he most killed you!” "Yassir. but de doctor sewed me head back, en hit grow'd.” “Goodness me!” "Say!” grinned Dick. •What?" "I likes you." "Do you?” "Yassir, en I ain’t gwlne home no mo’. I done run away, en I wants ter live wid you.” "Will you help me and Nelse work?" "Dat I will. I can do mos’ anything. You ax yer ma fur me. and doan let dat nigger Nelse git holt er me.” Charlie's heart went out to the ragged little waif. He took him by the hand, led him into the yard, found his mother, and begged her to give him a place to sleep and keep him. His mother tried to persuade him to make Dick go back to his own home. Nelse was loud in his objections to the newcomer, and Aunt Eve looked at him as though she would throw him over the fence. But Dick stuck doggedly to Charlie's heels. "Mamma, dear, see. they tried to cut his head off with an axe." cried the boy. and he wheeled Dick around and showed the terrible scar across the back of his i \ •1 spec’ hits er pity dey didn’t cut hit clean off.” muttered Nelse. "Mamma, you can't send him back to be killed!” “Well, darling. I’ll see about It tomor row.” ”Come on, Dick, I’ll show you where to sleep.” The next day Dick's mother was glad to get rid of him by binding him legally to Mrs. Gaston, and a lonely boy found a playmate and partner In work he was never to forget. CHAPTER XIV. THE NEGRO UPRISING. The summer of 1867! Will ever a south ern man or woman who saw it forget its scenes? A group of oath-bound secret so cieties, the Union League, the Heroes of America and the Red Strings dominating society and marauding bands of negroes armed to the teeth terrorising the coun try. stealing, burning and murdering. Labor was not only demoralised, it had ceased to exist. Depression was universal, farming paralysed, investments dead and all property Insecure. Moral obligations were dropping away from conduct, and a gulf as deep as hell and high as heaven opening between the two races. The negro preachers openly instructed their flocks to take what they needed from their white neighbors. If any man dared prosecute a thief the answer was a burned barn or a home in ashes. The wildest passions held riot at Wash ington. The congress of the United States as a deliberative body under constitutional forms of government no longer existed. The speaker of the house shook his flst at the president and threatened openly to hang him. and he was arraigned* for im peachment for daring to exercise the con stitutional functions of his office! The division agents of the Freedman's bureau In the south sent to Washington the most alarming reports, declaring a famine Imminent. In reply the vindic tive leaders levied a tax of fifteen dollars a bale on cotton, plunging thousands of southern farmers Into immediate bank ruptcy and giving to India and Egypt the mastery of the cotton markets of the world! Congress became to the desolate south what Attila, the “Scourge of God” was to civilised Europe. The abolitionists of the north, whose conscience was the fire that kindled the civil war, rose in solemn protest against this Insanity. Their protest was drowned in the roar of multitudes maddened by demagogues who were preparing for a political campaign. Late In August Hambrlght and Campbell county were thrilled with horror at the report of a terrible crime. A whole white family had been murdered in their home, the father, mother and three children lit one night, and no clue to the murderers could be found. Two days later the rumor spread over the country that a horde of negroes heavi ly armed were approaching Hambrlght burning, pillaging and murdering. All day terrified women, some walking with babes in their arms, some riding in old wagons and carrying what household goods they could load on them, were hur rying with blanched faces into the town. By night five hundred determined white men had answered an alarm bell and as sembled in the courthouse. Every negro save a few faithful servants had disap peared. A strange stillness fell over the village. Mrs. Gaston sat in her house without a light, looking anxiously out of the window, overwhelmed with the sense of helpless ness. Charlie, frightened by the wild stories he had heard, was trying in spite of his fears to comfort her. "Don't cry, mamma." "I'm not crying because I’m afarld, darling; I'm only crying because your father is not here tonight! I can’t get used to living without him to protect us." "I’ll take care of you, mamma—Nelse and me.” ’.‘Where is Nelse?” '‘He's cleaning up the shotgun.” "Tell him to come here." When Nelse approached his mistress asked: "Nelse. d<* you really think this tale is true?” "No, missy, I doan believe nary word us IL Same time I'se gettln’ ready fur ’em. Es er nigger come foolin' roun’ dis house ter night, he'll t'ink he's er whole regiment! I hain't been ter wah fur nuttln'." "Nelse, you have always been faithful. I trust you Implicitly." "De Lawd, missy, dat you kin do! I fight fur you en dat boy till I drap dead In my tracks.” "I believe you would.” "Yeasum, cose I would. En I wants dat swo'de er Marse Charles tonight, mis sy, en Charlie ter help me sharpen 'lm on de grine stone.” She took the sword from its place and handed it to Nelse. Was there just a shade of doubt tn her heart as she saw his black hand close over its hilt as he It from the scabbard and felt its edge! It so. she gave no sign. Charlie turned the grindstone while Nelse proceeded to violate the laws of na tions by putting a keep edge on the blade. "Nebber seed no sense In dese dull swodee nohow!” "Why ain't they sharp, Nelse?" "Doan know honey, Marse Charles tell me de law doan 'low it, but dey sho hain’t no law now!” •‘We’ll sharpen It. won't we. whispered the boy as he turned faster. i "Dat us will, honey. Eo den you des THE SEMT-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY. JULY 14, 1902. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ •»•>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ : \\ * t Wf’’ i •• ** ** ' 1 ♦ J.’ EM * ♦ W * i ■ i ♦ Mw l ll''' • * ♦ “WISH TER GOD I HAD A RAZER LONG ES DIS SWODEI” * O*********if*t*f<* + <F****«|*>. A****** ■watch me mow niggers es dey come er prowlin' roun' dis house!” “Did you kill many Yankees in the war, Nelse?” "Doan know, honey; spec' I did.” “Are you going to take the gun or the sword?” » “Bose um ’em, chile. I'se gwine ter shoot er pair er niggers fust, en den charge de whole gang wid dis swode. Hain’t nuttln’ er nigger's feard us laker keen edge. Wish ter God I had er razer long es dis swode! I’d des walk clean froo er whole army er niggers wid guns! Man. hit 'ud des natchelly be er sight! Day'd slam dem guns down en bust dem selves open glttin' outen my way!” When the sun rose next morning the bodies of ten negroes lay dead and wound ed in the road about a mile outside of town. The pickets thrown out in every direction had discovered their approach about 11 o’clock. They were allowed to advance within a mile. There were not more than two hundred in the gang; doz ens of them were drunk, and like the Sepoys of India, they were under the com mand of a white scalawag. At the first volley they broke and fled in wild disorder. Their leader managed to escape. This evefit cleared the atmosphere for a few weeks, and the people breathed more freely when another company of army regulars marched into the town and camped in the school grounds of the old academy. CHAPTER XV. THE NEW CITIZEN KING. Os all the elections ever conducted by the English speaking race the one held under the “reconstruction" act of 1867 tn the south was the most unique. Ezra Perkins, the agent of tne Freed man's bureau, Issued a windy proclama tion to the new citizens to come forward on a certain day to register and receive their 'elective franchise.’ The negroes poured into town from every direction from early dawn. Some carried baskets, some carried jugs and some were pushing wheelbarrows, but most of them had an empty bag. They were packed arotfnd the agency in a solid mass. Nelse laughed until a crowd gathered around him. "Lawdy, look at dem bags!” he shouted. "En dars ole Ike wider jug. He gwlne ter take hlsen in licker! En bress God dars er fool wider wheelbarer;” Nelse lay down and rolled with laughter. They failed to see the joke and when the agency was opened they made a break for the door, trampling each other dowp tn* a mad fear that there wouldn't be enough ‘elective franchise' to go round! The first negro who emerged from the door came wim a crestfallen face and an empty bag on his arm. He was surrounded by anxloMs inquirers. "What wuz hit?" "Nuffln'. Des stan* up dar befo' er man wid big whiskers en he make me swar ter export de constertution er de Nunlted States er Nor’f Calllny. When Nelse appeared Perkins looked at him a moment and asked: “Are you a member of the TJnion league?" “Pat I hain’t.” , "Then stand aside and let these men register. If you want to vote you had better join." Nelse made no reply, but in a short time he returned with the Rev. John Durham by his side. He was allowed to register, but from that day he was a marked man among his race. When the registration closed Perkins was in high glee. "We'\e got ’em, TlnxotbyJ It’s a dead Bu REV, THOrthS DIXON, JR. CoDuriofit 1902 By Doubleday, Pace & Co sure thing!” he cried as he slipped his arm around Tim’s shoulder. "Will the majority be big?” asked Tim. "It it ain't big enough we’ll disfranchise more aristocrats and enfranchise the dogs!” Tim wondered whether this prop osition was altogether flattering. During the progress of the campaign a committee from the organization of the "truly loyal,” Esra Perkins and Dave Haley, called on Tom Camp. "Mr. Camp, we want your help as a leader among the poor white people to save the country from these rebel aristo crats w’ho have ruined it.” said Ezra. “You're barkin’ up the wrong tree!” an swered Tom dryly “The poor men have got to stand to gether now and get their rights.” "Well, If I’ve got to stand with niggers, have ’em hug me and blow their breath in my face, as you fellers are doin’, you can count me out!—and If that’s all you want with me, you’ll find the door open.” Haley tried his hand. “LOok here, Camp, we ain't got no hard feelin’s again you, but there’s goln’ to be trouble for every rebel In this county who don’t git on our side and do It quick.” “I’m used to trouble pardner,” replied Tom. ' “You’ve got a nice little cabin home and ten acres of land., Fight us and we will give this house and lot to a nigger.” “I don’t believe It,” cried Tom. "Come, come,” said Perkins, '.'you’re not fool enough to fight us when we’ve got a dead sure thing, a majority fixed before the voting begins, congress and the whole army back of us?” “I ain’t er nigger!” said Tom, doggedly. “What’s the use to be a fool, Camp,” cried Haley. “We are just using the nig ger to stick the votes in the box. He thinks he’s,goln’ to heaven, but we’ll ride him all the way up to the gate and hitch him on the outside. Will you come in with us?” ' “Don’t like your complexion!” he an swered, rising and going toward the door. "Then we’ll turn you out into the road in less than two years/’ said Haley as they left. ’ “All right,” laughed the,old soldier. "I slept oq the ground four years, boys.” When he came back into the room he met his wife with tears in her eyes. “Oh, Tom, I’m afraid they’ll do what they say.” “To tell you the truth, ole woman, I’m afraid so, too. But we’re in the hands of the Lord. This is His house. If He wants to take it away from me now when I’m crippled and helpless, He knows what’s best.”. “I wish you didn’t have to go agin ’em.” "I ain’t er nigger, ole gal, and I don’t flock with niggers. If God Almighty had meant me to be one He'd have made my skin black!" On election day no publication of • the polling places had been made. Ezra Per kins had In charge the whole county. He consolidated the fifteen voting precincts into three and located these in negro dis tricts. He notified only the meihbers of the secret leagues where these three vot ing places were to be found, and other people were allowed to And them on the day of the election as best they could. Perkins made himself the poll holder at Hambright, though he was a candidate for member of the constitutional conven tion. and the poll holders were allowed to keep the ballots in their possession for three days before forwarding to the gen eral in command at Charleston. S. C. Scores of negroes, under the Instructions of their leaders* voted three times that day. Every negro boy fairly well grown was allowed to vote and no questions ask ed as to his age. Nelse approached the polls, attempting to cast a vote against the Itgv. Ezra Per- kins, the poll holder. A crowd of infuri ated negroes surrounded him in a moment “Kill ’im! Knock ’lm in the head! De black debbll, votin’ agin his color!” Nelse threw his big fists right and* left and soon had an open space, in the edge of which lay a half dozen negroes scramb ling tp get to their feet. The negroes formed a line in front of him and the foremost one said: • “You try tter put dat vote in de box we bust yo head open!” • Nelse knocked hfm down before he got the words well out of his mouth. "Honey, I’s er bad nigger!”’ he shouted with a grin as he stepped back and started to rush the line. Perkins ordered the guard to arrest him. As the guard carried Nelse away a crowd of angry negroes followed, grinning and cursing. "We lay fur you yit, ole boss!” was their parting word as he disappeared through the jail door. That night at the supper table in the hotel at Hambrlght an informal census of the voters was taken. There were present at the table a distinguished ex judge. two lawyers, a general, two clergy men, a merchant, a farmer and two me chanics. The only man of all allowed to vote that day was the negro who waited on the table. Thus began the era of a corrupt and de graded ballot in the south that was to bring forth sorrow for generations yet un born. The intelligence, culture, wealth, social prestige, brains, conscience and the historic Institutions of a great state had been thrust under the hoof of ignorance and vice. The votes were sent to the military commandant at Charleston and the results announced. The negroes had elected 110 representatives and the whites 10. It was gravely announced from Washington that a “republican form of had at last been established in North Carolina! (To be continued.) • • SPECULATING ON A KING’S LIFE Story of the Origin of a Most Peculiar Insurance Venture. New York Times. The loss of the British insurance com panies, particularly those of London, which accepted -risks on the coronation will, it is estimated, run into the millions. There were risks taken on King Edward's life for purely speculative purposes, on which, however, there will only be losses should the king’s Illness prove fatal, but thousands of Insurance policies have been ishued during the past year to tradesmen and others who depended for their liveli hood for some time to come upon the ability of the king to pass through the coronation ceremonies. The business took a great boom when active preparations were begun for the coronation, and nearly all classes of tradesmen who were directly or indirectly dependent upon the success ful termination of the great eVent bought policies. The risks were nearly all taken on the age prospects of the man. In February. 1901, the king's “expectation" was figured at fourteen years. With allowance for “moral hazard,” this was reduced to ten years. Several New York companies which were called upon to give their judgments on the theory that their opinion would be unbiased, reported the king a bad risk. A New York physician at that time said the king had Bright's disease. The age of the king, as is well known, is 60, and the presumption of the Insurance companies was that with the “moral haz ard” danger subtracted he could reason ably be expected to live to the age of 70. Superstition, at least on the side of those who Insured, entered somewhat into the business done. The king was known to harbor the fear that he would never be crowned. To this were hitched innumer able things taken to point* at the fact that the king would not live to be crown ed. It was pointed out for example, that In the program for Friday next. In ‘ the thirteenth carriage were to be seated the Duke d’Aosta of Italy, Archduke Fran cis Ferdinand of Austria and Hereditary Grand Duke Michael of Russia, all rep resentatives of dynasties which had felt the hand of' the assassin. It was also pointed out that the date set for the coro nation Is the anniversary of the death of George IV. which occurred on June 26. 1830. We, the undersigned, believing Dr. SETH ARNOLD’S BALSAM to be a re liable Remedy for Bowel Complaints, hereby guarantee a twenty-five cent bot tle to give satisfaction or money refunded. Brannen & Anthony, Atlanta. SCOTCH FARE LAUDED* Oatmeal, Sconea and Haggis as Pre ventives of Dentists and Dyspepsia. • New York Sun. Defenders of the Scottish national fare of oatmeal, scones and haggis have been few. To the ordinary bill of fare nearly every nation save the Scotch has con tributed something, but Scotch dishes, except at distinctively Caledonian func tions, are generally eschewed. A Scotch physician has, however, come forward recently with arguments in favor of Scottish cooking. He says, for in stance, that dyspejjsla and dentists are practically unknown In Scotland outside of the large cities. In which the national cooking of Scotland is discarded for for eign dishes and foreign ways. It is a fact that though distinguished In the field of medicine the Scotch as dent ists are little known, and while the de tails of cases of dyspepsia are less easily procurable, it is certainly not a national aliment in Scotland. The Scotch show no partiality for pies and pastry, and in the Highlands they are much out of doors— two reasons that might be taken to ac count for the absence of dyspepsia, a,part from the wholesomeness of their diet. The Scotch are a hardy race, and in one particular at least they have been able in recent years to impress their views up on the people of other countries, namely, in the more general use of cereals. The popularity of cereal food has vastly in creased in the United States in the past ten years, and if the advocates of Scotch cooking, or rather of Scotch fare, have been unable to get recognition for their views at the dinner table, they have been more fortunate at the breakfast board. * Presidential Parrot In a Rage. New York World. The presidential parrot objects to the re modeling of the white house. Today when the workmen assaulted the roof of the conservatory and began removing the glass the bird became wroth and abused the mechanics. She has a fluent vocabu lary of vituperation, but her choicest epi thets were learned in Cuba and are ex pressed in excellent Castilian, so that the finer feeling* of the workmen were not too much shocked. Still, at every unpleas ant noise Polly vociferated, “Shut up!" Finally the bird took to careering through the conservatory, and frequently In Its rage biting off the smaller branches ©f the plants. She was captured and teth ered by a short string to a remote perch. Polly seemed to be humiliated, as hereto fore she has had the free range of the conservatory. After she became a chained prisoner her vivacity deserted her. When strangers approached no violent language was used. Polly hid her head under her wing or drooped It between her feet and simply muttered her wrath. This parrot is a native Cuban, and was sent to President Roosevelt soon after he entered the white house. If Polly is not removed to a place where her nerves will be free from the noise of the workmen there is a possibility of her dying of rage. Pro-Boer Schoolboy’s Suicide at Peace. London Globe. A rather sad story comes from Vienna of a schoolboy, Leopold Winkler by name, who com rtiitted suicide by shooting himself in a fit of depression caused by the surrender of the Boers. While the war was in progress he had organ ised a society among his schoolfellows pledg ed to the Boer cause. With two associates he started for the Transvaal, but was, of course, caught before he had gone far and brought back to Vienna, Shortly before his death he wrote a letter to hie parents, jtaying: “I main tain my oath, untq IP jbt WINCHESTER "NEW RIVAL” FACTORY, LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS outshoot all other black*powder shells, because they are made better and loaded by exact machinery with the standard brands of powder, shot and wadding. jTry them and you will be convinced* ALL ♦ REPUTABLE ♦ DEALERS KEEP > THEM Genuine Rogers Silverware. ToVea^sT 11 W. make these extraordinary low prices tor the month Ct June only to test «ba value of advertising. • ■ • tDinner Knives ninninDiiuiniiiuoiiuiiiiiniiiiiiiuuniNiniiiiiiuiiHiHiiiuiiHiw THF -r- | SembWeekly Journal’s I | Sommer Contest for Agents. | Ws offer SIOO.OO in cash to th6fourteen agents g S who send us the largest number of subscribers from S == May 6th to the Ist of September. This contest is J H the fourth we have offered to the agents, and as we =| S appreciate the valuable work of our friends we again |g || offer them rewards to continue their good work. The § S prizes are as follows: =2 For the largest number of subscribers oont^ th * •••3M 00 || For the second best list 15 00 ■ E= For the third best list <0 00 S = For the fourth best list 10 00 =3 S For the fifth best list <0 00 § S For the sixth best list 500 9 == For the seventh best list 500 S ~= For the eighth best list 500 S For the ninth best list 5 00 g For the tenth best list 500 a = For the eleventh best list 250 a S For tbi twelfth best list 250 g S For the thirteenth best list 250 a S For the tourteenth best list 250 Total HO 00 S Now is your opportunity to secure the first prize. S H Write for terms and supplies smd start your canvass, S so that on September Ist next you will have sent us S S the largest number of subscribers and we will nave a the pleasure of forwarding you a check for $20.00. a Some ‘of our best agents’ territory has been H thoroughly worked and now some new agents will g have an opportunity to secure the larger prizes if S S they will only thoroughly canvass their locality. s For further information, sample copies and sup ; 3 plies, address || | The Semi=Weekly Journal, I ATLANTA, GA H PHILIPPINE OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities for professional men are not lacking in the Philippines. The prac tice of law, for example, will afford many openings for the young man of talent. The questions of law upon which the title of lands in the Philippines rests must be come a fruitful source of litigation, as no survey has ever been made of the lands In'the Islands, clouded titles Is added the vexed question of boundaries. Old mining claims will conflict with new claims entered since American occupa tion, and the rights of ownership will, no doubt, have to be decided at times by the courts. The companies already formed and those about to be organized will need legal direction and protection, and thus it is not difficult to see that attorneys will be in demand. The courts have been reorganized. Le gal processes were formerly so long that suits at law often became legacies, hand ed down from generation to generation. This has been changed. The civil and criminal codes have been modified and the methods of procedure have been changed so that an appeal to the courts may be made with confidence in a just cause. . _ . Able jurists from the United States have been appointed to serve as judges on the supreme bench aqd in the Tower courts. The practice before the courts has been carried on hitherto in Spanish, though plans have been made to Introduce a gen eral change in this direction, so that in time the proceedings may be in English. However much Americanized the courts may become, the root of all rights will run back to a Spanish source, and the advocate who does not master that tongue must be at the mercy of a translator and depend On his fidelity. DEMAND FOR MEDICAL MEN. The medical profession also affords op portunity for good men. The native physi cian. however faithful he may have been in the study of his profession, has been handicapped by the fact that neither the best standard nor modern text-books are to be found in the Spanish tongue, and as a rule the physicians in Spanish-speaking countries have been obliged to acquire their technical knowledge through French books, which, of course, are thoroughly up-to-date; but the acquisition of profes sional knowledge through a foreign tongue —save for specially gifted students-is a laborious process, not always attended by the best results. SKILLED LABOR HAS WIDE FIELD. Manufacturing, save in a few special lines has not been developed to any great extent in the Philippines. This Is because fuel has always been very expensive and the duty on machinery in the past has been almost prohibitive. One enthusiast writes that there is a good opening for all kinds of manufactur ing except of sealskin coats. There is no doubt that under the ne* regime more will be -one In the future than has been accomplished In the past In that direc tion, though Its development may be slow. There are. however, opportunities in many lines within the gift oi the Philippine gov ernment which are bestowed irrespective of political influence, as a result of satis factory civil service examinations. Aside from employment under the gov ernment, there are positions to be filled with private companies and firms. Book keepers, stenographers, typewriters, ma chinists and skilled artisans in many lines carry forward the many enterprises that will soon be undertaken by capitalists. A great, rich state lies there under the trop ical sky, awaiting the magic touch of brain, money and skill in order to con tribute to the wealth and comfort of the world. CIVIL AND EDUCATIONAL POfil- i TIONB. Civil positions in the Philippines are, under the present status, open to the citizens of the Islands and those of the United States who are over eighteen and \ under forty years of age. There Is a United States civil service commission at Washington. D. C., to which application for examination for po sitions In the United States should be addressed, and there Is also a Philippine civil service boara at Manila, P. 1., to which applications for positions in the Philippines should be directed. r In view of the fapt that many persons In the United States desire to be exam ined for positions In the Philippine serv ice, arrangements have been made with the United States civil service -commis sion by whlcii the latter body will fur nish the necessary information and hold examinations for the Philippine civil service board, and successful candidates will be certified to the Philippine board <■ and thus become eligible to appointment. Transfers may alsd be made from the classified service In the United States to that In the Philippines. Private sources of Information from Manila reveal the fact that, while cleri cal positjons are somewnat better paid than similar positions In the government / service in’ the United States, it Is hard for the Insular government to retain its employes—business houses and private corporations offer better salaries for com petent clerks, typewriters and stenog raphers than is paid by the government. . The number of positions and the amount of work to be performed in the Philip- ♦ pine**will constantly increase. Only the frame-work of the government has been laid at present, and with the complete establishment of peace every department will grow’ and require a larger force to handle the Increasing volume of business. WIIgEEicHT tfffproLLAßS W 77 IWw NINETY-FIVE CENTS ®eyi tke eelebrated. 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