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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
FORGER AND BANK SwINDLER
San Franchises Police Make an I'M
portant Capture.

San Francisco. Jan. 12,-Holbreok
Eppill. q self-eonfessed forger ana bank
swindler. who is wanted in various
quarters OF the United states on about
100 different charses, was arrested in
this city today. Sheriff Shipman of
Kalamazoo. Mich. assisting in the cap
tire. Three drafts for $50 each. ready
TO be passed. were found among his
papers. He had also an Indicator. rub
Ger stamps and other paraphernalia-
After his arrest Eppin confessed TO his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
FOSTERS FUNERAL.

Fost0Ti9, O.. Jan. 12.-The funeral Of
the sate Ex-Governor Foster was held
this afternoon with many distinguished
persons il attendance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13

They are always the best. our Paint
md Painters; Wall Paper the --latest.
". A. DUVALI4,
I24 West Second south.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
Corset Covers.

At pc. Square and Y necks. full
front and tight fitting; six styles.
At csc. Square neck, Torchon and
cluny lace, ribbon and beading; two
styles.
At SOC. Round and square yokes,
double rows Of lace and beading;
tucks IN clusters, insertion; eight
styles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13

At I5c. Round and square yokes;
lace embroidery ard ribbon; full
fronts with biadere insertions;
fronts With hemstitched RULES; six
styles.
At 81 w To $3.50. Many, many
STYLES. The bias without seams for
stout figures and all others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13

At zoe. Cambria with lawn Fu6-
fles; embroidery, lace, tucks for
trimmings. Regular and extra sizes.
At 81 Cambria, null. muslin;
seven styles. Regular and extra
sizes.
At $3.50 and Up to $50 Null.
cambria, muslin; many styles; ex-
quisite and novel trimmings. Reg
ular and extra sizes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
Gowns.

Gowns.
At 5Gc. Muslin, high meek. en-
broidered and tucked yokes. Two
styles.
At zoe. Soft muslin; square, high
and V necks; embroidery and tuck
effects. Four styles.
At 81. Cambria; hemstitched ruff
fies, feather stitching, tueks and
embroidery trimming. Twelve
styles. Usual and chemise styles.
At $1.z5. Cambria, muslin, nain-
sock; chemise and usual styles
yokes of torchon lace, RULED
sleeves; Jokes of tucl5s and inser-
ton. Eight styles.
At $50. Cambria and nainsook;
chemise style. square yokes or tor
cfon lace, ' neck with tucks ami
embroidery. Eight styles.
At 81. Cambria; ehemise style
and the button fronts: bias yol1es
and square, lace, embroidery. ribbon
trimming.
At IS un to $3.50. Cambric and
nainsOok: square yokes, pointed AMI
curved yOkes: fine laces. embroi-
derry, ribbon trimmings. Many
styles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
Drawers.

At 25c. Muslin; wide rufie with
lace edge.
At 35c. Cambria; henstitched,
cluster tucks; regular and extra
sizes
At soc. Muslin and cambria; en-
broidery ruffIes, clusters Of tucks:
lace and insertion trimmings. Reg
ular and extra sizes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
ARABBIT ROUNDUP

st Tndianola, Sunday, Jan. 18th,
fare s. for the round trip via Den
yer & Rio Grande. Leave salt Lake 8
q. m. returning at e. N. Everybody
invited. There are rabbits for all. You
can't miss en-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
Matched Sets.

A splendid collection OF matched
sets. Cambria. uainsook and mus
Hn-gOWnS, corset covers, petticOats.
drawers, all with same kind of en-
broidery or lace. So. $50, 50 To So
a set,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27

The International College Of Languages, ha
ideado un metodo nueyo, MStOdO del LengUG-
3taO que es un sistema de ensehar ell Ingles
los Latino-americanos, Oy6ndOlo hG6laq
Els simplemente ensenar por lac voz humane,
esta voz Sc oye tan claramente como la de
ualquier miembro de Ia fHmilia hablando-
ao'en Ell hogar Los elementos tecnicos quo
dan eliminados, desaparecen obstaculos, la
Bimpiifica el procedimiento de aprender y es
adquisicion de la habilidad de conyersar Sc
hace facil en- muy corto TEMPO
Ri acento corriente la pronunciation Sc
aseguran, porque los fonagramas solo EXPIRE
san sonido emitidos por un cantor perfeoto.
Todas las iecciones revisten el caracter de
conversation, 9 sea la especie de palabras y
fr4ceS que Sc emplean diariamente las mas
necesarias que ell extranjero debe aprender.
Setiene la vista uno delos libros,y amedi-
da que el dido escucha a la lengua pronunciar
cada silaba ell ojo observa como Sc deletrea
cada palabra y la mente guarda las impresio-
mes transmitidas asf Casi antes de aperci-
birnos de clio, nos acostumbramos peaSGr
en- el idioma que eStudiamos,
He aquf algunas de las yentajas de este sis
tema: No tiene maestro, no hay honorarios
nj contratiempos, no Sc olvidan las lecciones
paSadas nj peligro de adquirir un NAL acen-
to- Sc aprende tanto en- una Semana, por
unas euantaS lecciones de diez minutes cada
dia como 10 que un professor ordinario ensena-
liza en- un mes. Con ell Metodo LenguaOno la
la adquisioion de un idioma ha cesado de ser
el arduo deber que muchos Suponen. En- dos
palabras el Sistema es tan complete y esta dis
puesto de tai modoq que el primer dia va Sc ha-
ols algo, un POGO mas 81 siguiente y m6s aGn
81 que sigue: y en- muy corto tempo Sc apren-
de hablar, leeT y escribir facil correcta
mente.
Fl Frances, Ell Aleman el Castellano han
sido eneDados con 6xito pOr este sistema
Las personrs que deseen conocer mas por-
Tenores pueden dirigirse q The International
Iege LenguQies, Metropolis Building, Nueva
York
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
UN CONATO De In
CENDIO EN- AQUA
DILLA.
LLEGLRON Los PROFESORES
QUE FuERON A LOS ESTA-
DOS UNlDOS.
otras noticias de AguadiIIa.
de 4aue8t90 C0qYe8ponsal. J


Agosto pa. I'm cOnato de incendio
ha puesto en- completa slarma al We
cindario del barrio del Famarindo en-
esta p0blaci6n. Gracias Ia actividad
v auxilio de este vecindariO, no lamen-
tamos una gran desgracia. EI case
ocurri6 en- Ia casa que habit9 Ia fami-
liza del a9ente de maquinRs de escribir
senior j. Benigoo Vient6s, hoy ausen-
te en- los EstadOs Unidos. Parece que
por alg6n descuido Sc peg6 fuego un
mosquitero en- los momentos que ID se-
nora Josefa Samurt, madre del seflor
Vient6s trataba de quemar algunos
mosquitoes que moIestaban su sefIora
hija poIItica dofi8 Antonia Castor y
su hijo recien nacido. POr mas es-
fuerzos que hizo dichR seflora, ell fde-
go hub0 de cOmunicarse al colch6n Y
sSbanss. lleV6ndolas-6 & Ia mayor de las
confusiOnes. pues no SO dieron cuenta
en- aquellos momentos que ell ptibiicO
tOcaba la puerta para prestar auxilio
vi6ndose este en- Ia forzosa necesidad
de atacar & Ia puerta para entrar, y
con este motive fu6 sofOcado ell fueQo,
que como he dicho antes hubiera sid0
de fatales consecuencias 81 tempo no
SO acude. La sefIora Samurt. recibi6
Rlgunas quemadurAs en- las manOs y
pies, pues p8rece que su arrojo y sere-
nidad al principle, pues Quiso ella s0Ia
dOminar la situacian, le ocasionaron su
desgracia. La sefI9ra de Vient6s y
gu prole. no han sufrido ell menor in
cidente & exception del natural susie
en- estos casoa. Sc dice que apesRr de
estar tan cerca del cuarteI de Ia pO
licfa insuIRr, la casa del suceso, mEy
tarde SO vic la presencia 1nicamente
del sargento y un guardia. Es de la
lamentar este. pues es sabido, que en-
estOs casos, 10 primerO que Ocurre es
el des6rden, que no teniendO ell p1bli-
co quien respetar, entra la desbRnda
da. Hablo de ciertO p1blicO que 8 10
menOs que va es prestar auxilio.
Hoy llegaran los profesores que
fueron & los Estados Unidos. Desde
el martes SO les esperaba, pero parece
que con motive de Ia reception en- San
Juan. ell vapOr demor6 Ia salida. AL
gun trastorno han sufrido los familia-
res. pues algunos go trasladaron Ia
vecina ciudad de Maysgiiez. creyendo
regresar el mismo dia, y han tenido
que demorarse y esperar "a hechO ell
sacrificio. AIg1n pavo SO ha reparti-
do en- Ia estaci6ndel ferrocarriI.
Para ell pr6ximO sabad0 ests dis
puesto Ia celebration del matrimonio
del ioven don Armando Font con ls
simp6tica sefIorita Amparo Sausell.
Las virtudes que alderman & tan simp6-
tica pareja les ha de traet una eterna
felicidad, que desde luego le deseamos.
al Registrador de Ia propiedsd de
esta villa senior Marquez SO le ha con-
cedido un afio de liCencia con objeto de
trasladarse EspafIR. LIE acompaf1ar6
sn distinguida esposa y dos nifIos que
lleva con obieto de recuperar la salud
nArdida.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27


del mundo que nosotros no necesita-
mos p0r ahora esa joya y que estamos
bien sin ella. 7 fg6rense ustedes que
nosotrOs despu6s de OR y conoceP~esa
declaration que aleis ID posibilidad de
adquirir ell objeto anhelado, dij6ramos
& esOs hombres de Ia plaza puesto que
nos convene adquirir Ia propiedad de
esa joya Y puesto que ese fin persegui-
mos, nos vamos & unir & ustedes que
precis9mente acaban de confesar que
no nos Ia van & proporcionar. Esa es
lR situaci6n del PaFtido RepublicRnO de
Puerto Rico despu6a de su incorpora-
ci6u en- ell Partido Republican, de los
Estsdos Unidos.
Lo l6giCo serfa que despu6s de la in
corporation los puert0rriquefI % incor-
poradOs vivieran la vida poiltica nacio-
nal con iguales derechos todos los
hombres de ambos partidos incorpo-
radios. Pero no hay tal cosa. No Sc
pueden adQuirir esos derech 0s por vir-
tud de la incorporaci6n. De modo que
SO quiere cometer el error de antici-
par los efectos q las causas trastornan-
nandO el orden .l6gico que tiene esta-
blecido Ia naturaIeza.
Por virtud de ,nuestrR ley Foraker,
nos0tros sonlos ciudadanOs locales. 7
los de ALA son ciudadanos que gozan
de tOdos los derechos de la Constitu-
ci6n. De modo que como 20 he afr
mado va On Otras oc3siones, son unos
Otros ciudadanos de distintas catego-
rias. son cantidades heterog6neas que
no pueden sumRrse porque no puede
obtenerse de Ia operaci6n una suma
homOg6nea. No Sc trata de est4blecer
francas cOrrientes de simpatias entire
9mbos partidos. de ahondar vfncuIos
de afecto para interesar al Partido Re-
publlcano Nacional en- nuestros proble-
mas pendientes c0nservandO nOsotros
nuestra pr0pia fsonom18 p0litica. Sc
trata de union, SO trat8 de Ia fOrma-
clon de un .cuerpO poIftico uniforme.
De suerte que los trabajos realizados
por Ia cOmisi6n que fu6 & Chicago Y
que seg1n se ha dicho 81 pals han de-
termlnado ell ingreso de un partido de
70 lsla en- un partido de ID Naci6n. han
dado por resultado "a formation de
una unload poIftica, unidad polftica
que estara tornado por muchos hom-
ores Ique monstru osidad seIoras Sc
nores! por mpcEos hombres parte de
los cuales estan amparados DOR la Cons.
tlt0clon americana Y parte de los cua-
les estaran regidos por 81 bill Foraker.
it1ue unldad sin unidadl Una parte
oe ese partidO estara constituida por
cludadanos smericanos otra parte es-
tara tornado por ciudadsnos de Puer-
to hlco. 7 6sto Sc llama formar un
co oerpo politicol IA 6sto Sc llama una
incorporation! -.'' 80
(Continuar6.)
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
SsmInarlo dc Pennington.
Para j6venes y sefioritas.
Pennington, NJ. u, U. s. A.

ccrta distancia de la ciudad de NuevR
York, conectado por ell terrocarril de Fladel-
tia Reading. Ocho oursos de estudios Sc
prepara para entrar colegios superiores, y
para seguir la carrera del comerciO, y al mis-
mo TEMPO es una escuela de perfecciona-
miento para senoritas.
Magnifco Departamento escuela comercial.
Esplendidss ventajas para el estudio del
piano del organo de hauta. Tiene una an
tigua reputation por la rapida correcta
manera de ensenar 81 ingl6s El curse de
otono SO abre 81 l3 de Septiembre. Sc reci-
ben alumnos en- todo tempo despu3s S de esta
fecha.
Porscatalogos ilustrados gratis dirijirse a:
PRESIDENTE MARSHALL, Pennington,
N. j. U S. A. 20.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
.MlIGLn0R. GENERAL

LIyNSElO a LAS Ma. .yksES tf;arats. caluaapCa
oe 10 se6cra Winsow debe usarse que los nios
el periodic de IN dentici6n Proporciona aVio
Immediate al pequelo pacente produce sueAo pa.
tural arahdu1o absia q 1oiol e Pageite despe1ta
muv slvp y alegrsG 8ss muy aRTadabe o. paadar cama
~ n1o ablanda SOB encias, alivia sus dolores hace g.
clos las funeionea del est6maRo regua les testinoa
EE sksueiu9 semadio eonoeido para b darTea ~ pro
VonRa6aia De la dentc6n de euelqueFa osEa eauoos
TSGFaca muchn eaidAdo on pedaE 81 BaEaha CalaHaoa
a. q SSGsFa Wi6slsW4a g q @aA0a a9 sodaA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
6EsTA listed cIEGo2

Por medic de nuestro nuevo m6todo cura-
mos toda clase de intermediates de los ojos,
por vieja que sea- 0jos I6b5les GnfGmGdoS,
Ia cGtGrGtG q cegIedGd total, todo volver6 ser
curado dentro de POGO. BGsoj08 catrGd0S rG-
dicGE OperGcSoaes no nads neceSGrSGS Pocos
gastos. Escribanse pormenores, Dirfjanse
al Institute ocuNstSc0 q OtOpdtGco
@,74s Geger Ace st Louts, Mo-. U.SA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
NueVa rem8Sa.

Por el 1ltimo vapor de Hamburgo
han llegado las famOsas salchichas y 10
caIebrada Mantequilla danesas, marca
eHeymano; las que obtuvieron primer
premiO en- Ia Exposition Regional de
Curacao.
De venta al por mayor y detalle en-
ell Almac6n de
ANDRES CROSAS.
BOWS. Marina.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27

~ 8 a lmprenta se Vende pape! de-
poleo YisiO, { 500 quintai.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-27
LOS HAceNDADos DE cana
COCHE DIARIO.
ENTIRE PONCE Y AREClBO
o -VICEVERSA.
SALIDAS.

SALIDAS.
De Ponce Arecibo. o........,..... a. m.
De Arecibo Ponce. -. l22 q. m.
Este diario enlazara con a llegada salida
del Ferrocarril de San Juan.
Adem&s hay un segundo viaje hasta Ad-
iuntas viceversa que saldra de Ponce las
3 F. m. de Adjuntas q las a. m.
PRECIOS.
De Ponce Adjuntas. s.............. 81
De Adjuntas Utuado. o............ /
De Utuado q Arecibo. bo............. l.50
Agencia en- Ponce, HOTEL MELIA.
Adiuntas, INDALEOIO GARCIA.
Utuado, MAOARIO ZAPER.
AreOibo ROSSE.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
Germany the ToyIand.

Apropros of Christmas, it is interest ing to note the magnitude of the toy industry in Germany. The British con- sul general at Hamburg reports that IT. 300 tons of toys, valued at over S6,- O4O, ,OOO, were shipped from that port in 1903, and that these exports represent not quite 50 per cent of the aggregate consignments of toys from Germany, the total exports from the whole em- pire amounting to 34, 700 tons, of the value of $13, $50, 900. The United States alone took $4.O95OO0 worth of German toys, and. adding the purchases from France, Switzerland, Japan and China. our importations of these knickknacks probably amounted $6,OOO O00. As we nave some extensive tay factories of our own it will be seen that the cost of amusing American children is quite considerable in the course of a year, But nobody is complaining that the money is not well spent, least of all the little folks who, especially at Christmas time, revel in a wonderland of painted contrivances for their de- light and edification.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
LUNCHEON BY SUGGESTION

Lots of women order their luncheons merely by force of suggestion. If you don't think so watch the wavering ones sit down, look on the card, glance at their nearest neighbors plate, and then order whatever the latter happens to be eating. In a crowded luncheon-room on nGstinee day one little round table seating four women bore out this state ment. Two of the women refreshel themselves on cake and coffee. The third was putting away a savory clam chowder. A fourth came in, observed the cakes, gazed appreciatively on the chowder, and requested the latter. The first 'chowderer finished and departed. and the woman who immediately took her place looked around the table and and ordered cakes and coffee.
 By this time the first two cake and coffeeites had finished and an uncer- tain-looking woman sat down on that side of the table. She looked at the two oposite, glanced at the card, and said. Bring me a clam chowder."
 This is a fact, and there is every req son to suppose that nothing but coffee and cakes and 1howder were served at that table all the aftern oon, or at least as long as wavering ladies sat down at Philadelphia Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
A NATION OF HoUsEKEEPERs.

A favorite fling of the French at the English has always been that the lat ter are a nation of shop-keepers. An English woman has now called Amer jeans "a nation of housekeepers.' Dur ing a recent visit ito this country she was struck by the fact that so many American women of means and refine n1ent either do their own work or ac- lively superintend the domestic ar engagements, taking a pride in this duty.
 Our friend was surprised to learn that "an American woman will spend the forenoon in cooking, or dusting, or cleaning, then dress herself like a duchess and sally forth to the meeting of a fashionable club where she is to read a learned paper, like as not, or else call a carriage and mke a round of social calls. And her standing does not seem to be impaired in the least by the fact that during part of the day she mas done the work of a menial, nor has it affected her own personal at tractiveness."
 No other woman has done so much as the American to emphasize the dig nifty of labor.-The Housekeeper.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
Intemperance Here and Abroad.

Those temperance advocates who bewail the heavy consumption of alco- holic liquors in this country may find a grain of comfort and also cause for sympathetic alarm in some figures just published by the department of com merce and labor. It is shown that if Americans, as a race are hard drink CTS, there are plenty of other races that drink two or three times as much as we do. The situation is bad enough in the United States, but in the great na- tions of Europe it is infinitely worse.
 The per capita consumption of alco- holic liquors in this country is 3.23 gal Ions. In Great Britain it is 4.99 gal Ions; in Germany 5.53 gallons; in Italy 6.61 gallons: in Belgium 7.5S gallons, and in France 10.21 gallons.
 But these figures do not tell the whole story. The term alcoholic li quors" includes everything from the lightest Italian wine to the strongest Russian vodka. It would naturally be expected that the races which drink whisky, vodka and other ardent li- quors in the largest quantities would consume the greatest amount Of alco- hol. but such is not the case. In the actual consumption of spirits France leads with 2.51 gallons per capita per annum. Germany comes next with 2.11 gallons, then Belgium with 1.42, then Great Britain with 1.3S, and lastly the United States with 1.33. It will be seen from this showing that the peo- pies which drink the largest quantity of liquors. however low the percentage of alcohol, are the largest consumers of alcohol itself. In France and Bel gium light wines constitute the popular beverage, wkile Germany, Great Brit
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10

est consumers of beer, though in the two last named nations whisky also plays a prominent part in the drink bill.
 This seems to dispose of the argu- ment that destructive intemperance may be avoided by choosing only light and comparatively harmless drinks. The Russians, famed as people es- peciaIIy prone to drunkenness. actually drink less alcohol than the Americans. When the Russian drinks he drinks vodka, and he gets drunk on small quantity for the stuff is stronger than any beverage known in this country But the American makes up the diff ference in the larger quantity of milder liquors he consumes.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
Postal Finances.

The published reports exhibiting the financial condition of the postoffice de- partment resolve themselves almost entirely into a consideration of the free rural delivery system. That is the great and growing item of postal expense. The establishment of new rural routes and the maintenance of old ones have doubled the deficit in the department last year. Were the cost of this service eliminated the postoffice would now be self-sustain- ing. Were it not for the free rural delivery system the price of letter postage might be reduced immediately to one cent.
 The country desires no change. It approves almost unanimously of the policy now being adopted. When 1t comes to a choice between penny post age and free rural delivery our voice and the voice of nearly everybody Is for the larger extension of mail facil- ities to the people. We believe that the intelligence, the prosperity and the development of the country have been fostered immeasurably by the spread of the free rural delivery system. We believe that that should be developed as rapidly as is consistent with reason able economy and with the good of the service. The reduction of letter post age to one cent would be but trif1ing benefit to the public. The saving would be inconsiderable except to large business and financial concerns. to whom the present rate is no intolerable burden. But the cutting off of rural free delivery or the limitation of it's prospective development would be felt by millions of people literally.
 The free rural delivery system will be expanded. It is bringing the people of the country into closer touch with the thought, the activities and the bus mess interests of the centers. It Is helping to make us a homogeneous peo- pie. It is making the country life more attractive. It is helping the cities themselves by the enlargement of trade. It is a good policy from the point of view of the department itself Just now the item of expense Is heavy. This Is mainly because the work Is one of installation. The eX- perience of the country will not be different from that of the city. Every where the improvement and enlarge ment of facilities adds to the volume of business. Within reasonable term of years the use of mail privileges will
 
 rural districts by the free delivery that the deficit will be made good. We shall come to cheaper postage quite
Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
PHoENIx, ARIZONA, DEC. 10, 1904.
The Annual Assault on the Civil
 Service.

The national house of representatives has made it's annual grand-stand at tack on the civil service system. Early in each session there are a number of f1amboyant speeches against the sys- tenn. and usually the house votes-in committee of the whole-to omit all ap- propriations for the civil service com mission by way of expressing congress sional disapproTal of the service of which the commission stands at the head. In committee of the whole the voting is viva voce. and there is no record of how each member votes. But when the action of the committee of the whole is reviewed by the same members sitting as the house of repre- sentatives, they vote on roll-call for all the appropriations for the civil ser vice.
 These antics of our national law makers are we'll understood. Their speeches against the civil service are for home consumption-for the office applicants for every government job that congressman can control. Most of the posaitions in the departments are under civil service rules, and ap- pointments to them can be obtained only after the applicant has passed a civil service examination. This state of affairs is not pleasing to the politi- clans who wish to reward their Polit- ical workers, and it is still less pleas ing to the workers.
 But the country long ago set its ap- proval upon the principle of civil ser vice reform, and the congressman know the sentiments of the country. Accordingly, while they may vote anonymously in committee of the whole against the civil service system, they vote the other way as soon as they have to come into the open and record their votes.
 The system of competitive examina- tions for federal positions is here to stay, and the annual assault against it means merely the waste of day in the house of representatives.