Morris tribune., 1882-10-12
Things in Ger eral.

Fifty wears ago Dover IN. III BOY,
who was on the Island of ST. Helena, cut
some sprigs from willow tree which
grew over the grave of the great Ma
poeon. He afterward gave. them to
William e. Lyman, of Dover, who
planted them at his residence, and a
willow tree was the result. This tree
was destroyed during the high wind OF
Friday.
Thurlow Weed, in recent letter on
civil service reform complains that the
academies and colleges contribute a
very large contingent to the army of Of
flee seekers" Mr.. Weed expresses the
belief that there is too much liberal ed
ucation'' in this country; which pro-
duces idleness and office beggars men
who resort to office seeking as a means
of living, and who get to hating hard
work.
In q Deadwood church the other day
the large congregation WAS devoutly
kneeling in prayer, when an irreverent
joker quite audibly whispered: Here
comes an Eastern detective" Inseven-
teen seconds all of that congregation ex-
cept the chief elder had slid through The
windows.
Bonds to the amount of 100000,
which were some time ago bequeathed
by Mr.. Lewis, of New Jersey, toward the
extinguishment of the public debt. will
this week be sent to Washington for cam
collation.. and will figure in the next
monthly debt statement.
Missouri has Quit raising Ned and pays
more attention to raising corn. The good
result is seen in the growing crop ofcorn,
which is said to be extraordinary heavy,
some farmers asserting that their fields
will produce from 100 to l2o bushels per
acre..
Some time agoa well-known native OF
Bombay offered to give new clock and
chimes to the University of Bombay land
deposited large sum of money with
the authorities to carry out his generous
intention. The gift has been manufac-
tured in London and is about to be
shipped 10 Bombay. Doubtless it is such
a time piece as India never saw. The
dials. of opal glass, are thirteen feet i'll
diameter; it is fitted with an apparatus
enabling it to telegraph the time daily to
other clocks in the city, and connected
with it is chime of sixteen bells which
can play, automatically, sixteen tunes
and $50 changes.
The London Truth says: Eat the re-
cent examination for clerkships in the
Postof1ice there were 800 female candi-
dates. But why are women not paid the
l1ir hn
same work, after having passed an eX-
animation in which men and women
compete? 1t will be replied that the
government must pay the market price,
and that women are ready to take a
smaller salary than men. But, If this
view be adopted, and if be admitted
that women are as good clerks as men,
then it would be only logical to appoint
women alone to all vacancies.
The gross receipts of the postofice de-
partment for the fiscal year ended June
30 were Sal ,265 .sl7 10, being an excess
over last year of $5,217.511.53. The
stamps, postal cards, envelopes, etc.,
sold for the same period amount to $780,
533 ,31771, an excess over the previous
year of 81. s54, OO4.91. Chief of the Stamp
Division Graham reports that the issues
of stamps, etc., Tor the same period
amounted to S40,97S, 053.42, an increase
over last year of S6,352,6lz.
A statement prepared by order of the
Massachusetts legislature several years
ago, furnished some suggestive figures
respecting the mean average of life at
tanned by individuals engaged in various
employments. Agriculturalists were
found to averages lifetime of63 90 years;
bankers, 4s.45; bank officers, 6S.76; black
smiths, 81 "A; butchers, so; calico print
ers, 81. 63; carpenters, 1899; clerks, s4.32-
clergvmen. $685. coopers, 1887; editors,
40; gentlemen, 5S:l9; hatters, 54.E; jewl-
ers, 44.O6; judges and justices, 65; lawyers,
54.4S; machinists, a6.41; manufacturers,
323; masons. Ats; mechanics. 1915,
merchants, 5l.7l; musicians, $3.50; oper-
atives, 80 49, painters, 1888: physicians;
5494; printers, Ss:ol; public officers, So
81; rope makers, $3.50; shipwrights. 3d..
81; shoe makers, 1912; tailors, 44.35;
teachers, 34.46; traders. 1885; ETC., etc.