Show state pride there recently entered the of the civil service commission at wash ington a dashing young darky ot per baas 20 years of age who announced to the official who received him that he desired to get papers for an exam nation from what state are youa was the question put the negro drew himself up proudly I 1 am from the first state of the union sir he replied new yorka no sir alabama but protested the official with a smile alabina Is not the first state in the union alphabetically speaking sir alpha betl cally speaking said the negro |