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Barbour County index., 1884-02-15
4 Shocking Scene.


The Transvaal AdrcrtiSer contains an
account of the execution of the Ksfiii
Chief Mampocr for murder and rebel.
lion The Executive Council decided
that sentence of death should be carried
out within the precincts of the Jail: but
for some reason or other it was resolved
to vary the practice in the case of Nam.
poor, and the gallows were erected or
the westGra side of the Jail, within the
inclosure.
Shortly after six o'clock in the morn.
ing Na.npoer Was marched from his
cell to the inclosu1e, aud, after some
delay consequent uton a defect in tie
arrangements. he mounted the platform
with a firm step and without any out.
wa Il sign OF fear. lie was then pin
ioncd and his legs bound. and the hal.
ter adjusted about Ibis neck, and then
only a nervous twitehing of the fingers
was visible. Shortly afterward bolt
was dawn and the drop fell. a horri-
rible scene ensued. The rope broke.
and the unfortunate wretch, fell into the
pit which had been Dug 20 give the
requisite fall. The hangman, Booth,
was for short time unnerved by this
incident, and did not know what To do:
but tile iaiicr and another official went
to his assistance, and the. body was
once moro hoistcd ON to the platform,
and the rope knottcd, and the body left
to hang for the prescribed time. 1t is
stated that tho neck OF the chief was
diSlocated by the fall, aud if SO, proba-
bly, life was already extinct before the
body was suspended for the second
time. The Government enforced the
attendance of the Kailir prisoners who
had been more or less compatriots OF
Mampoer, and they were compelled TO
the death-agonies of the chief.
1t may be mentioned that the Govern
ment dill not consider it necessary to
provide the condemned prisoner with a.
shirt, aud he was hanged in all his
nake,lness. Fhe eXccutioner was the
man Booth. who was condemned to .
long period Of penal servitnde for the
murder OF his sergeant some time ago.
As n reward for his nicritorious services
he has been pardoncd, and the Governs.
nent has Eberally provided him with
suit of clothes and a sum of money TO
start him in the world. 1t is under
stood that he will proceed to Natal very
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WIT AND WISDOM.

After all, the mighty forces which
move humanity areF The forces which
come from the affections rather than
from the cool intellect --Hayper's Week:
iy. ~. r r.
- Says an experienced bachelor: .sThe
best thing TO take when You go TO kiss
pretty girl-take time. The more Won
take the better she likes it.''-N. Y.
Mail.
An Indiana jail bird recently
scraped off the back of mirror and
swallowed it. 1t Was a very cold day.
for him when the mercury went down.
--Bsrlington Free Press.
Heard on the lake: Scan that girl
skste?" Il think not" .sThen you'd
better escort somebody else. ..But
what shall 1 do with herp'' "Oh, Just
let her slide ~ Chicago Tribune.
NO said Fogg, in reply to the
person on the doorstep, "the lady of
the house is not in. It is her evening
out. But my wife is in; perhaps she
might do as well. '-Boston Transcript
10, Professor, exclaimed senti-
mental old Mrs. Fishwhaeker, during n
private organ recital in her new music
room. "do pull out that sweet nux
vomica stop once moren,'-N Y. I,lde-
-''But YOU know. pa," said the
farmers daughter, when he spoke to
her about the addresses of neighbor s
son, ''you know, pa, that ma wants me
to marry a man of culture. $50 do
I, mySdear, so do l. and there is no
better culture than agriculture ''-Rural
NeU Yorker. s-
=" Charles" said Mr.. Smith, s.you
shouldn't stay so late at the Conways. >,
"But YOU must remember, father, that
there are two young ladies who have
just made their appearances there.u
"Ob, well. that alters the ca Of
course you do right to keep up appear
ances. s."-Tsoy 1imes.
AT a recent party: Anxious loung
Man" Miss b.. maysI have the sixth
dance with youP" Miss B." As we
have no pencil can not mark it, A.
y. M.--"Ohi well, leave Space there,
and you'll understand" Miss h.
Very well. then; when see a vacant
spot I shall know it is you" Exit
anxious young man--- Detroit Post.
"A Tribune attache Yesterday heard
skilled vocalist sing s.Wait TIL the
Clouds rob by" She rendered it:
a "Wsh tah the claw raw baw, Jawy: &
Wah. tah the claw raw baws 49,
Jawy, ma aw traw law wRh *
e 1oE Wah taw the claw raw baw.',- - y
And then she smiled Sc, sweetlv and
broadly over the well-merited applause
that the corners of her mouth held a
sociable on the back of her neck. = Bis
ns1'ck Tribune. <
s-.sIVhat's become of Pettyfop that
uster live here?' asked visitor Of
Gilpin at the store Saturday night
"Oi he's located in 4 a-Western town.
practicing law
"HOw does he get alonge Is he sue
ecssful?o - --------
''Not very. He has never won suit.
yes sri1r.. ~ 60
v"What. Not suitp'
:" No. That is, not whole one. He
ven hat-on O;.io last fall and pair
OF boots ON New York But that's as
{ cara suit as he. efergot. Marathon
I'!lependeU. = - .--sssszass.. -ss
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I,could sec that Anna Gayler was out
OF his books forever. But what
couldn't see was goina on, lest IN TIM
identical space o time. Brother June
was findin' out his own heart at last
He looked at Ruth an remembered
what good true friends him an herd
been during all their prankss and
capers. He was discoverin' what
beautiful face she hal; for she was the
handsomest of the three, an how she
felt at havin' helped in mortifyin' him.
She was a good, true girl was Ruth.
under all her mischief.
Ruth says brother. coming mp
closer TO ber an holdin' ont his hand,
don't say no more; please don't. It's
Yho opght. TO beg pardon Of Anna, an
all OF you. do Especially of you,
Ruth, i know now that l haven't ever
cared so much for Anna as--as / have
for somebody else. What q blind
fool n man can be, II he only tries.
Ruth, L came down this road tonight to
get married 10 a woman 1 Thought j
Iovedi please don't be angry. nor think
me weather-cock as I've seemed TO be.
want to go back an tell Anna. an
your folks an mine an all the village
that I've married thegirl love. There's
the differnce.'
Ruth Gayler started back from
Brother June. 1 could see how white
her face had grown in the clear light
June, she says, sharply, IL don't
understand As she spoke she tried to
draw away her hand, and June went on
quickly: But / do, an i must make
you see it.s
IL quietly turned away, under a pre-
tense o the horses bein' restless. was
dumbfounded. June an she stood
there, with me a little way of, They
talked an talked. | would only catch.
June $ voice now and then; not hers
at all. knew now that she loved
brother, ian' that, whatever he said.
she'd Lave to fight against herself. oi
June would carry any point he chose
the handsome, persuadin', shamefaced
fellow.
"All at once he turned round and
called out with n laugh that rang over
the fields: 'IIurrah! Brother Eben: I've
won my wifer An he came overTto
the sleigh. half leadin', half lftiu' Ruth
Gayler in his arms, with her a-laughnS =
and tryin' To make him keep still AN
goodness knows what all. jined in
with all the fun. an we had a rcalfgood
frolic. But it ended in our goin'
straight on To Parson Latham sdoor an
gettin' out and Brother Juniper an
Ruth Gayler, bluslin'- and tremblin,,
bcin' married then an there, before my
eyes. an my drivin' home to the Gay
lers' in my best style.
"You can imagine how the village
was stirred up when next day part o.
the story got out. Only part; for all
the widows folks kept Annals share in
it still rs a mouse; an so did June an
me-. Everybody wanted to know why
in the world the two young folks'd been
married in that queer, sudden way
Nobody outside Of rs two families ever
found out As for Anna. she was. just
rs delighted as any woman could be.
She'd suspected how Ruth felt and
June, too, all along, an had hoped that
after this joke was al. over, brother
might think some day seriously o.
Ruth. But, of course. she'd no notion
of SO sudden win ,l-up of the thing. in
I jus! the Say she wished As for Ruth
why, she made juno the best an
lOvin'est wife in The world an he 8
been as happy with heras the day i
long, at the farm. GOOD Cheer
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"Not very. He has never won suit
r1aE Her Revenge.

As the car stopped at the opera
Eeuse crossing several men got IN. A
Iady was seated at the front end. She
nd on.a light wrap, q bonnet which
covered only four inches OF her head,
lid gloves and only bit of lace st her
neck. The car windows were iced over.
snd every breath spun half way across
ne efr-zi x as.Lsza t
Hanged If / amt nigh frozenip said
ole of the men in big beaver overcoat
and fur lined overshot:s.
Never felt fhe cold so in lny lifel''
sided ., another, whose flothing must
hayesw-eighed thirty Z oufl<ls. va
Bet you ten to one I've frozen my
sars! said third as he lifted off his
scal-skin cap and removed a heayg
nIuffier from his neck.
There were two other men, each hav-
iEg heavy oyercoat. muf11er. .oyershoes
and wsrm gloves. and yet they stanped
tlieir feet and blew on their fingers aud
ieclared that they were freezing.
The lady sat there as calm aud serene
aud rs WARM as toast. She saw the
men Glaring ather, and wondering why
On earth the marrow in her bones diduf 4
turn 20 iciclcs, butAshe waz not dis
turbedss As the last one ecftled hack
with 2 SILVER = YER and eroas, she pieas-
aWin one OF yon gentlemen please
open the door2 Itsh0f enough in here
TO fry fishp'-Detroit Free Press.
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Aboard the Bounding street-o.r.


To-a person not Inuehs aeoustonned to-
travel there ~ a mildoexcitement insgets
ting on board of street-car; it is in the
nature of an adventure The roar OF
the wheels in the iron track, the cheer
full jingling OF. fhe-bells, the effort to at
tract the Attention of the driver, who.
with one hand on the brake and the
other controlling his fiery steed, is al
ways looking for a belated. and hurry
ing phssengerlp the Srong street; the
scanty courtesy of the conductor, who
watches with his hand on the strap in
order to give you the little shock neces-
sary to settle your idess-the mere get
ting on board has its pleasing auxieties
and surprises. And then there is al
ways the curiosity as tpyour fellow-pas-
sengers, and the advantage in sEldying
character in a vehicle where 5,eopie,
usually think, it tsmneeessarv.tosc conceal
their real natures. Ihave noticed that
the hrst-coners in the car seem to think
they have sort of property in 1t, and
they resent with stare of surprise the
entrance Of the last-comer, as if his right
TO seat depended upon their courtesy.
In no other conveyance, think, does
one so perfectly realize hog queer peo-
pie are. Nowhere else. perhaps, ars
ugliness and oddity and eccentricity in
dress such-an ofiense. And then the
passengers. ugly as they may be. are So
indifferent TO your opinion 1t is soms-
thing amazing. the conceit of ugly. pe0
ple.-Chdrtes Dudley Warner.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

49, .ri.
-Twelve million clocks were manu-
factured last year.-M' Y. Herald.
Ohio has 55, 900 business men with
aggregate capital of $3.50. 600, 600, an av-
erage of $40, 900 each. = Csreldnd Lead
T. nsEsE -
There were but three deaths in the
town of Newcastle, N. H., in 1855
The population of the town is 630.- Bos--
ton journal. :. - ;
The census of 1880 showed that
there were 6,632, $40 colored persons in
this country. and 6, 679, 94S persons of
|. foreign birth. h.-C ChfcdQo Journal
.--In 1883 the Connecficuf River gave
up 177, ,5os shad against S5l, ,67s in 1881.
The criminal destructien of the young
fish rs the cause Of the decline.===zRGrtp
--lChihnahua alone LAST year yielded
nearly $S0,pe0, 900 in bullion by'
$4,000. 900 than the whole Mexican Re-
public has averaged during the last six
ty years. The Yield for Mexico for the
year approximate $50, .O0o-the re-
suit of American enterprise.-1rizona
journal. '-es stseS
Or the six largest ugar-produeingl
countries of Europe, Germany this wear.
carries of the palm, with 800, 900 tons.
or 80 per cent of the whole. Next
come Austria with 475, 600 tons, France
with 425. 600, Russia withS7s0, ,000,. Bel
gium with rs, 900 and Holland with a.
OOO., Germany has not only the great
est number of refineries, 357 out of l,-
2o4, but the largest also.srs-sa.ss
The growth of the Western Union
Telegraph Company is enormous and
steady. In 1874 il owned IL .585 miles
of wires, transmitted is. 329, 256 mes
sages. and its receipts were 90, 262,-
253. In 1879 these figures increased to
81, 937' miles Of wire, .25, 070. 1O6 mes
sages.s ANIL $40. 96O. $40. receipts; whils
in 1888 they were 143, 1852 miles, 40, $751;
977 messages, and receipts sl9, Asa, 902.
--Chscago Herald.
The business of the manufacture
and sale of beer has reached enormous
proportions in this country. The Breoc-
ers' Jour7sgt shows that the ale and beer
sold last year, in six States alone,
amounted TO the following: New York,
5,SiS. PSI barrels; Pennsylvania, 1,706,-
946 barrels; Ohio, 1885, ,852 barrels;
Wisconsin, j ,29S. 1S3 barrels; Illinois,
l.071, 403 barrels, and Missouri, 1922
659 barrels. New York City alone shows
sales of 3, ,239, 90S barrels; Philadclphia,
|. 1,023,5l4 barrels.
The fish supply of Russian lakes
and rivers Is enormous: Recent statis-
ties show how great is the catch. Dur-
ing the past year 1900, coo hundred
weight of fish were caught in the Cas-
plan Sea. In the Sea of Azof and the
rivers Don and Kuban more than 4,000,-
900 hundred-weight were caught In
the Black Sea, about 5000, 900 hundred
weight; in the White Sea and the
Frozen Ocean, 500, 000 hundred-weight;
in the Baltic, not less than 2, 2,OO0,0eO
hundred-weight, the total of these num-
bers being 100000 tons of fish.
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Guines. near Calais and fhis mas called the
Battae OF the Spurs. on .aecount Of the
n9ht OF the enenlys cavalry. While thoee
tnings were going on in France. the Scots took
aayantage and Invaded England. but were
met by Thomas Howard. Earl Of Surrey. af
flodden Field. in 1913, and u severe battle
TOOK place, in which the King of Scotland,
James VI, and the rose of she Nation died
together on the field. The next year peace
was made with France, Mary, sister OF Henry
lIlI-, marrying Louis XII-. of France; but he
qied soon after, and she married Charles
Brandon. Duke Of saffolky
IL is not remarkable that the poor
child, in the delirium whi0h preceded
her final release from the examining
system, went over her sthdies IN history
and mathematics, reciting page after
page from her Textbooks in heart
breaking repetition. But II is remark
able that with such evidence before
them of the fatality, Of their system, the
people of Boston do not come 70 the
rescue of their suffesing children. De-
trott Free Press. !
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

AS ONE HAVING used Ely's Cream Balm I
would say 1t Is worth its weight in gold as
Q cure Tor Catarrh. One bottle cured me.
3. A. LOWELL, Franklin, Pa. =.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

Two MONTHS ago my Ascension was called
to the case of a woman afflicted with a can:
Ger on her shoulder ut least 8 inches IN cir
cumference, angry, painful, and giving the
obtained a supply Of .swifts Speciac for
her. She has taken bottles, and the <1cer
Is entirely healed up only avery II
scabremaining, and hef health Is better Ma n
for5 years past;seems to be perfectly ychred.
RKv. JESSE II. CAMPBELLs Columbus, Ga.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

There is no dissent from the decision Of
candid and capable dairymen, that the I'm.
proved Butter Color OF Wells, RichardsonI
& Co., Burlington, wv is the best n the
world. Such men as a.. Chesver, Of
Massachusetts,, E d. Msson, Vermont,
Francis A. Hoffman, Wisconsin, use &c,
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

A SORE THROAT OR COUCH, if suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. "Broica's Bronchial
1rOches" give instant relief. rs cts. a Dor.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

CATARRH AND HAY FEvER.-For twenty
years was sufferer from Catarrh of the
head and throat in a very aggravated
form, and during the summer with Hay
Fever. 1procured bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm and after a few applications received
decided, beneht-was cured by one bottle.
Have had no return of the complaints.
CHARLoTTE PARKER, Waverly, N. Y.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

H Decorative Art. Explicit directions
Tor every use are given with the Diamond
Dyes. For dyeing Mossss, Grasses, EGGS,
Wells, Richardson & Co, Burlington. Vt.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15
THE GENERAL MARKETS.

Samaritan Nerpine cured me of st. yitul
Dance. said T. ]. Osborn. Richmond- Va.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

" affiicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
rhompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. .5c.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15
Prussian Soldiers in France.

In the very dining-room where We
take OtIr meals the Prussians q few
wears i ago stabbed their horses, and
wrenched the doors OF their hinges to
burn IS lirewood. Alms;ons to such
"reminiscences often occur. One elder
" lady, fatigucd now with a walk of a
couple Of miles, remarks. "Yet had
TO trudgc on foot all the twenty-seven
miles hstweeufhis place and Paris, and
with the snow on the ground, too, when
] slipped thTongh ~, German Lines TO
reiQin my husband Iiere; for il was the
only way in whioh the journey could
he accomplished. Itwas long before |
recovered from It's elIecfs.p Yet Justice
is rendered even TO the infiiciors of. so
many hardships. "a went at first 10
friends in the SoJih.r said another
lady. thinking tho Siege would only
last n few weeks. After waiting s;N
months Ishad to return, and found my
house oceupied by.rIarussian soldiers
and completely dllapidated. When
ever they came to- houses which had
been abandoned they felt irrtated and
damaged them reoklessly; but / can
nOtrdeny that when returned and took
uPmy abode with them, they did MOI
behave badly. And. Frenchwoman- rs
] am terthe core, must own that out
enemies lad one good quaIity-they
were wonderfully kind 70 Children.
The crest stahgart fellows were ofte6
seen. trotting Ont. our little. bows and
g4Eis forra-y ak, or even hu1hInQ uui
babies oEf-to sleep in tiieir arms. Very
likely they were theuiselFes- fathers 0i
families, and would far rather have
been peaceably at home with them than
bere fighting with US Heaven send
that we mag never again 20 to war
Az the Year Round,
~ -. =, ------T - s'--'-v-T--- .ee...s.f
While aidelega66n OF Jerseyite.
were visiting the Treasury Department
| resenhy one Of them inquired Of .
1 VA chmanH the. bronze pillars in froni
| OF the cash-rOOms were gold. q He was
answered. IN rthe aflirmative.-E Y
II Ttr,.es ~ u Hat WY
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

Hals's Honey OF Hsrehouna and vrar Z
Is a cure for lung and throat diseases. Pfkess
toothache drops cure in on8 minute.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

PIso's Remedy for Catarrh is convenient
to use and to carry when on a journey.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

~ Y Mail. 1
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The Friends,

Mr. r r bentley, : nsnBsr q ths esti.
mabie community Of Qoakers ct s&ndy
Springs, Md. says he vss seyarsly afEeoted
by rheumatism I'm his right hand. Mr..
Bentley applied ST. Jacobs Oil, the great
pain-cure, and by its contfnued uss,i a
shorf time. was completely cured.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

A MTss.ALLIANCE--A young ladies' dc
batting society Chicago Tribune.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

FITx JOHN PORTER - Johns coat, of
course.--N. j. Iadepeudsnt, -. s..
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15
CArARRu AND HAy Frvrp-Fo, tr,.,,,

"A WORKMAN IS known by HIS chips, and
. barber is known by bis shavings.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

A WORTHLESS check-the rein that hitch
es q horses head too high. .--Lolcell Courier.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

The once held by the Kidnexx \ ons of
inportance. They act IS nat1rs's slufee-
way 70 carry on the extra iiquids from the
system and with them the Impurities, both
those that are taken iutothe stomach and
eloggtng lor inaction Of these orgaEs Il
therefore important. Kidney Wort4& Ma
ture's efficient assistantrin kespinx tbo kid-
neys In good working erder, s1renxthening
them aud inducing heaithy action. II you
would get wei and Keep vel, take Kidney
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15
POTASH

Iodide Of Potassium one Of the strongest OF the
minerals used In medicine. and has produced much
suffering in the world Taken for long time and in
large doses, It dresupthe gastric juices. fmpars d.
geston the stomach rcfscs food, and the patient de-
elines In health ana weight. Persons with Bloodo
Skin Diseases should be careful how they take these
mineral polsons In instances the effect Of them
Is to almost permanently Impair me constitution.
swifts speciac entirely avcrrtable preparaionand
II is easy 90 convince you o Z Us mott.
Ihave cured permanently Hood Tsint IN tho third
generation by the OF swiftb SPECIFIC, aftcr hal
most signslly failed with Mercury aud Potash t-s.
f. A. TooMER, n. D., Perry. Ca.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mafed ffee
10 applicants. =
SWIFT srEcrr1c CO. Drawer Albania ca
KsS York oace. iss West 2sd 81 bet s and IN ASs.
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"BErTrR lay 1T than nevsr.y .cacilss the
hen. .,.iSss s. kzss.A
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Sdmdritdn NerriRe relieves the brain Of
morbid fancies. LISA prns family medicine.
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EI gIISTIET.7O

Sent EfreelS 10 sufferers nom Jnarv6uA
chronic and blood, diseases, brain and heart,
AFFECTIONS, nefvous debility etc. It tells OF -.
wonder fnl curss effected by DR.. Scott's Coca,
Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus. sold by
druggists; 81 DIR. 6cott, kansas City, No. Q
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

And then she smiled So sweetly and
broadly over the well-merited applause
that the corners of her mouth held a
sociable on the back of her neck. Bis
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

Foreign War: Flodden Field. Henfy VIII.
wished TO play great part in Europa0hd he
wars. Having been joined by the Hmpcfoss
sect. Aaximilian. he routed the French at
Barbour County index., 1884-02-15

s-"What's become of Pettyfog that
uster live here?' asked a visitor Of
Gilpin at the store Saturday night.
go! he's located in 4 aWcstern town,
practicing law"
GLOW does he get alonge Is he sue
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-04
a Party QUESTION.

There can no longer be entertained any
doubt about civil service reform being
party question. It has become such by
the distinct alignment of the two great
parties. Tne Democracy, both by silence
when expression was needed, and by ex-
ipression when silence would have been dis
erection, has declared against the system.
1t was natural that it should DO 60. 1t
would not be true to its history to
take any other position. The Democrats
did all they could to hinder the
reform measure IL Congress, and, as coon
as possible, shelved one of their leaders
who iathered the publication measure-all
honor to him for it. The open hostility of
the Democratic party to civil service re-
form is now known to all men, precisely as
it is clear that the Republican party is its
advocate and promoter, In New York
Democratic Legislature did pass civil
service reform bill, but with an "under-
protest " air, aud it is an open secret that
Governor Cleveland, for approving it, has
been selected by the party executioners as
the next victim. In Massachusetts,, the
other day, civil service bill was offered in
the Senate, and was Immediately assailed
by the Democrats as hypocritical, "
cant, sentimentalism, trickery, "
IAN attempt to keep Republicans in Office, "
and the like. On the roll being called on
the bill party vote was recorded-the
Republicans all for and the Democrats all
against civil service reform.