, 1877-02-26
"TREASURY-GIRLs,n
Forty-Four OF Them In Now Yotk---Twenty
Mtltlonsf Wortt. OF Revenue Stamp Paper
to Count.

Torty-Four OF Them In Eew York~--Twenty
Mtltlons' Worth OF Revenue Stamp Paper
to Count.
!xtso Tart Htrata. ~. %.
A female returning board, consisting Of forty
four Treasury clerks. ts now sitting hero to see
tllat there Is fair count. Although tho inter-
csts OF 40 000 600 people arc not at stake In this
count, yet tho safety Of some so0,0O0,000 or
S95, ,0O0,0 900 worth Of internal rovenno stamp pa-
per - involved III 1t. Tho advent Of this re-
turning board has not created quito such acl-
satlon u the recent appearance OF hicssrs.
Wells, Anderson & Co. On the political arena,
although as bctwccn the two boards there IL
very little doubt % to which 10 invested with
the greater personal charms. lmugino the de-
]Eghtful surprise Of the young clerk Of the Me
ttopolitan Hotel, WHO, - 10 was twirling that
dafntY l!ttic uInatncho OF his, suw this buvy Of
yy nr yers tsSsp9S ne tue ts
morning, and, having travelled MI night, looked
tired anil wurn. In spite Of their fatigue, how
ever, thuy had to begin their arluou. work at
l,nlf.raAt o'clock In tho AFTERNOON.
Every year the Treasury Department sends
alicll y delegation Of female clerks to count tho
Internal Revenue stamp.popcr which "a printed
by tho three bank-notu companies Of New York.
aiu thus to verify thy repuEts Of the quantities
10 the Treasury In Washington. There Aas
been no count for two years, however, and tic
present enumeration acquires porta! tmnoftanre
from the fnct ttat It is made At the end OF tho
Grant Administration, mud Is intended tn In
sure tho inco1plns Secretary Of tbu Treasury of
the correctness ot tbs accounts ut tho ballk-
motto companies. Tho paper which is usrti for
printing thcse stamps 10 u 2 peculiar abre, 9f
no sucsessful Imitation has been accomplished.
Thcru II Nh autumatlc register attacliel to tho
lnuehino through wilica, the pulp passes during
ths laal process OF nianuiacture, and tlis ma
nicnt AEont stationed ~ tho Mll1 can render
MI erlvt account OF this number OF shects
manufactured. As most readers will he
aware, ,n,! tlo paper L. Of yarous slnts.-ylolet
any other. This report d selt to Washington
null = similar account Of The numbcr Of slrGta
received heFa by the bahk noto companies Is also
Forwarded, 10 that Tho Treasury Department
sent from the mill and OF those received by tho
bauk note companies correspond Tho Now
York companies also furnish to tho Department
daily reports ot tae nui,ber Of stamp sheots
out tho country, aud a. IN the course OF thls
tml,cnsn manufacture tho MutilatEon of many
shcess IL unavoidable, tue nut,latel papcF IL
seut u ths Treasury, where 4 Is destroyed. It
will be seen, therefore, that tho Government ex.
erclscs Rigorous supervision over the Hiant-
iartuEu md printing of tts ruYenus stamps; but
to u.aks assuranra 3onbly sure, these annual
fSShts Dy sssGnss1 clerk; sS sS o
chosen from that division because their dexter
ity md saptltty In counting curseusy renlers tho
execution Of thcr present task easy, quick, and
prectss. -
The party Of female cterks which arrived yes
assistant cllIef cf the Loan Diylson of the SEQ.
retary's oiiics; Cl,arlea Nell, chief Of thu Cur
tency bureau of tnu Regi4teE's olles; aud Mr.
George N: Wcst, m experienced clerk iu the
trreasury Department. The writer paid visit
to the falr delegation, who had beef, Unsigned
some forty different rloms, but quito number
of whom we're assembled In one u thcir private
parlors. Wlih feMinlue lno1es.y which !.
worthy OF all respect, taSy requested that they
should bc spared I'LL publicity as far u possiblc,
aud oue lady, Who had been YEARLY Teclluiug on
tho aofn, begged that their names should not bc
published.
II shall aot even say that stss. Smith or Mrs.
Jones urc OF the party,h
This produced great outbufst OF laughter,
as the lady un tho sofa who had malt tlu re-
quest happeued ~ le1s 1ae Of these not uuus-
ual halnes, 4nu sls heartily Joined In the mefTt
uient.
Tie fair visitors were found to bs moatiy re-