The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-22
REFORM THAT pARAIYZED.
IT DESCEND ED ON SEWBURGH AND
AL FELL BEFORE IT.
A civil Service Exsminstior for Men
who wosid ne Jsu,tor OF the Law
Library ~rwheim Every Candidate

Library Overwkeims Every Consolidate
and Two Learned JudEes BESIDES.
A new librarian was needed a week or W
ago In the law library At Newburgh. In the Sec
ond Judicial district. The law library there IL
q small one. As the appropriation to maintain
II is q small one, the librarian has TO be janitor
also. and. in fact. he Is more janitor than
librarian. for the lawyers who pstronize the
library. being all able citizens. find their own
books. and would scorn the assistance Of any
one in hunting UP references.
The good people of Ncwbursh. particularly
the member of the bar, said to themselves and
TO one another: Now here is O chance to show
our devotion to the cause Of civil service reform
and our loyalty in supporting the State Consti-
tuition: wen have q civil service examination for
that place" The Justices In the courts said
that was 4 enc idea, and 80 they sent mp to the
State Civil Service Board at Albany and told
the Commissioner what they wanted. and
asked that 4 proper list Of questions for candi-
dates be sent. The place carried with 1t the
munihccnt salary OF $50 . month-S6o0 q year.
Tho Justices sent out notices to the effect that
there would be a civil service examination Of
applicants on q certain day and at . certain
hour. and ever body In the county or out of the
county was to have q chance at the place. II
appeared from the returns that there were
about fifty persons out OF work in Newburgh
who were willing 10 go TO labor for $50 n month.
There were strong. husky men In the lot-just
the kind of men TO be ~janitors. There were
""V : "N wv IN" ""u "ou'N
make competent men In any capacity after q
few days at learning the ropes. There were
students. too-college graduates who knew all
about everything and could quote from the
great authors BY they ard and there were young
lawyers who still had q great deal to learn and
were willing to take the place and the small
salary because the library rave such Advantages
for the stud, of their profession.
The day and the hour for the examination
S.usn.s ou'' rs n 'uo 'n., m., S.'a uta
wasn't confident tina, he could answer the most
Sm,is,ns S,.. Tnsx 40 an.w .sep, s,oom. and
building htes Iney All knew ABOUT orooms ana
the best kind OF coal to use They knew all
soa. 'ns ~. o,o.'- usIa Hg TsA Ansm
knew how 10 fI up the .helvs. so that books
could be got at easily. and about the Importance
proper order. They were all prepared to under
90 tests in mathc matics. 10 give samples Of their
Incl, tiip rsnsSal irn,eiitre nna Ttefep was merely :
nI.a.snt riyairv a. 10 which eouid show hi,
ability 70 DO Al these .nins; es;,;
pared FOR them. and bS-snd.by = man came
H. I nfav rat : iii IL, T3Ss siisnns ,hse had %a me-. .
Ssded ;hs room eont,nued. IL became painful.
n1u e1u,n hs s,an p,n ar9p ,o os 80. rum 1ao pbp r
four minutes passed without a sound. You
could almost hear the heart, going pttiy.pst.
hsa .a f foiioa aea sss Si an sDo, dna AND 1000 sao,S Ser.
and eno,Ser md snotbes Went Wild s"unSs
came from The ou,side' They were sounds As Of
men eH5sns. to- Sshsrs wsn. gu. 70 sss "ha, vas
followed, and Al last the room was empty.
Down At the hoieI /. little later SAT two learned
innocen,ly OF law aud OF fact A stout man
came in. HIS face was flushed. lie had a slip
OF PAPER r 10 e' evening. Nai.,- said the men
learned in the law. ~ ~
ancs viii the reports OF England and the sew
In isa flssafyr - eem.naed "a. s stout hn man.
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s Isss I.'.,s, d. s.'s so; Sl 'Aeh'" demanded the
Tns two men learned in the law locke At
Zach other aud then at him. The Maj. WaIed
Tell me- he said. the name Of tho court
and s.ais The decisions Of which are reported IN
hssii.,ed a moment. Tell me-" he then thur.
dectstcps Of -nteb are priuted in Brsa~eiT'ss
reports. Tell me the came Of the court and the
State the decisions OF which are printed in
Grat;an's reports."
He nan.ed again He ,book His fst and
eruneSed the ain Of paper A, he read on:
-Deecrbe the eurrent system OF report, of
the decisions Of the courts 81 ;ho United States.
Name The princinni dise.ts OF the New YORK
1,nort. Name ths prineinai iigests OF the
Enriish reports. You Arc naked 10 Ind. As
sne~iiIr a. no..ibI. = ca.s which hold. thai the
1890 Of notice Of nrot..t h. CON pl,t. unon
the deno.i, nv m, no,sry In The Post Orice n a
n-.ice nroneyix addres.sd With nostase urepald
peseribe how you rouid and such 4 ease Hnst
thSt Siy..t Honid Won iook
-. IN you ar. AL "a 70 AZ, n that question had
hem dIscu..ed In any t..t bool. what text boot
wnnld xos lonL as A ma civ. the order IN
vSieb yoa wonid consult them
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