The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-12

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Civil Service EX
M John X Hench. of tbs record dfvis-
ion OF the Pension Office. Who is q student
at the Columbian Law school. has been
participant in very interesting contest
Just closed
Several months ago an intercollegiate
debate vas arranged 10 take place II
April between picked teams from the
CoIu1nbisn Law School and the University
OF Virginia. the subject being Resolved
That an offensive and defensive alliance
with Great Britain would be to the best
interests of the United States Each
team is to be composed Of two debaters.
with enc alternate
As preliminary the Law School select
Ell sixteen Of the best debaters in the in
stituticu. dividing them into opposing
sides From the original number selected
one OF two were Dropped ct q time until
only six remained. Then came the tug
of-var between these remaining for the
final test as 10 who should be the cham
pions 10 defend the fame Of Columbian
1Ir. Hench had been an easy winner
in the contest SO far. and it was no re-
Election whatever On his ability as 4 logi-
elan or orator that he failed TO be one
Of the remaining three
The relative merits Of those left IN the
struggle we're 50 evenly balanced that dis
elimination On the part of the judges
was almost al iTnpcSsibility.
SO interested has Mr.. Hench become in
the debate that he has sent challenge TO
each Of the three, with the exception Of
Mr. Deis. to meet him again on the same
subject tire and place TO he arranged II
the future. Should these gentlemen agree
10 The proposition tteir friends and feI-
Iow-students have IN store a rare foTensi-
cal treat.
Nj. HenCh is by nc means an amateur
in discussion. having for many years past
appeared in the forum in the role Of q
political speaker. During heated cam
paigns in his native State. Pennsylvania
he has held his own u9oH the hastings
against trained politicians. I'D for this
reason he IS a much sought l r man by
Republican committees OF the Keystone
State.
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ment are 10 be operated with electric
motors instead of by steam power as
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Van Company. forty five days. 81, 3s47
Nicely Electric Company. sixty days,
SI.5I& The award has not yet been an
noUnced-
one hundred young men in various sec
tons OF the United States are being ex-
amined by the Civil Service Commission
today for the position Of auditors and
discussing clerk in the Philippine service
Tventy-three are taking their examins-
ton in the Civil Service Building. ea
Eighth Street.
From among the eligibles resulting from
this examination eight appointments viii
be made, at salaries ranging from Sl,S00
TO $4,000 per year.
Mr.. Edward King, a stenograp1er and
typewriter. about four years ago took the
civil service examination in Charleston
s C.. and being successful, received an
appointment in the United States Fish
Commission. While Mt. Kings work Is
largely headquarters routine, about twice
eyery. year he accompanies detail from
the Commission TO inspect all OF the fish
hatcheries in the United States. There
fore. even his stories have become con
taminatcd, as it were, and smatter Of the
finny-tribaI kind Mr.. King IS native OF
South Carolina, and a son OF Colonel Sid
ney King, an ex-rice planter and slave
owner, of considerable means and social
prestige il Charleston, CoIleton, Beaufort,
and Berke1e- counties, Of The Palmetto
State. Colonel King has two beautiful
residences, one IN the fashionable sec
ticn Of Charleston, where his family spend
the winter, and the other on his beautiful
cotton estate in CoHeton county. which he
calls 'Toogoodoo.
During a recent visit 20 the Charleston
Exposition, Mr.. Edward King, took a
steam launch trip down the beautiful
North Edisto River TO hiT fathers coun-
Try house He said he Ia not more than
made fast at the private wharf before
he was accosted By a smiling and gray
haired old eoIored man, who had formerly
been a family slave. Mr.. King describes
the meeting as follows:
Why. Uncle Daniel. I am very glad
10 see you againl'
Thank you, Mars Edwood; tank you,
sah- De Lord bless you, chile, Use deed
giad 80 see you, en- back agin wild US
How IS "Aunue," Uncle" Daniel?'
Tank you, Mars Edwood. Minda' g well.
But she's gettiE' ole-we's bo- gettin ole.
Mars EdUOCd- Ole Marster On Migtese-
eu Ainda en- me wUs chiIder t0gedder- en-
now We IS gettin' ole en- gray. en- I spec
maybe some day, wen you is way of
yonder up Mort, We viii go en- Ief' you
Mars EdBocd.
And the poor old ex-sIaye's frame
shook Hith emotion. as nc contemplated
the grave he mad reference TO.
Thinking that II was best to change
the subjeet-for it was a gloomy and sad
one 10 contempIate-the passing Of the
dear old noble and refined nanny and
uncle, slave, never TO see their likes
again, I referred TO the occupation Of his
time during my absence from the planta-
ton OF about 4 year
How is il. Uncle" Daniel. that you
have returned home again; have you quit
the White Point plantation?
by way Of explanation, the phrase
have y0u returned homo o,,,;,,-s ,.~.c.,-