Show State Pride There recently entered tho offices of the civil service commission at Washington Wash-ington a dashing young darky of perhaps per-haps 20 years of age who announced to the official who received him that ho desired to get papers for an examination exam-ination From what state are you was the question put The negro drew himself up proudly I am from the first state of the union sir he replied New York No sir Alabama But protested tho official with a smile Alabama is not tho first state In the union Alphabetically speaking sir afpha bctically speaking said tho negro |