The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-08

eohle ot toe eleTkst anuI not Delng
in the bribing business, | refused &c
do it. Then they thought ought
to see TO it that they were all pro.
vided with a'iat Office if they condo.
scended TO take a course at the in.
stitnte. When the applicants found
that | could only prepare them for
the examination and could not guar.
antee to get any OF them positions
in the departments, they eommonc.
ed dropping off. | have received
hundreds of letters from parties
asking me to, get them elerkships.
1t has been the common error that
kept an ficebrokerage shop. |
might have continued my school,
Notwithstanding these drawbacks,
but | have become convinced that
the civil service law Is fraud as IT
now stands. Nearly all OF the off
cials that | talked with treat the
civil service regulations as a huge
Joke. There is no need for my
school. To continue it would be
only giving color to the farce"
Generally speaking a cemetery is
not cheerful place to spend holt
day, yet there are circumstances
which lead people thither sometimes
IA moments of leisure. spent an
idle hour the other day in visiting,
for the first time, the Congressional
Cemetery here, This is not, as
many people suppose, a Govern.
ment institution, although the Gov
ernment has purchased a eonsidsra.
Bile portion of it as last resting.
place Tor those who fall In its ser.
vice here IN Washington. The Gem,
etery is the property OF Christ
Church (EpiscopaD, aud is one OF
the Oldest in the city. The Gov.
eminent lots stretch along the prin,
cipal avenues, and their adornments,
wretched 'looking though they may
be, are the most treatment features
OF the place, Among those whose
remains lie here are two Vice Pres
idents of the United States--Goorge
Clinton and Elbridge Gerry. Oyer
the grave OF tho latter is good slz.
cd marble monument, erected by
order of Congress, and bearing this
sentence from one of his speeches /:
at is the duty of every citizen,
though he may hvea but one day to
live, to devote that day to the ser.
vice of his country" Over the
dust OF Vice President Clinton is o
monument erected by his children,
bearing these words ITO the
memory of George Clinton. He
was born in the State of Now York
on the 25th of July, 1889, and died
at the city of Washington on the
10th OF April, 1881, in the seventy.
third year Of his age. Hc was a
soldier and statesman of the Revo-
luton. Eminent in council, distin.
guishcd in war, he filed with unex.
ampled usefulness, purity and abili.
ty, among many other high offices,
those Of Governor of his native
State and Vice; President OF the Uni
ted States. While he lived his vir.
tue, wisdom, and honor were the
pride, the ornament, and security
of his country. and when he died
he left an illustrious example of a
well-spent life, worthy OF all imita.
ton"
One Of the handsomest monu-
ments IN the cemetery is that erect.
ed TO the memory Of William Writ,
Attorney-Geue from 1917 TO IS.
20. He rests almost within sight of
his historic birthplace, Bladsnsburg.
Near this monument lie the remains
OF Jonathan Cilley, member of
Congress from Maine, who fell on
the Bladensburg dueling ground by
the hand OF the fiery Graves, q
Kentucky. No one now knows ex.
aetly how many Congressman are
buried IN this consecrated ground.
In earlier years, when there were
few railroads and the members came
by stage or in their own conveyan.
ees, few who died here were return.
cd to their homes for interment
Later on, however the custom chan.
ge1, and since 1864 none have been
taken here for permanent inter.
ment The receiving vault Of The