The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-27
OFFICIAL PAP.
A Glance Into the Mue Book I'm Which
Are Printed the Names OF GOv-
eminent Employees.
The Ohio Man Still Holding His Own in
the Various Departments.

washington Telegram to Chicago Times.l
There is work published bienniallV by
the Government of the United States which
contains little else than names. and there is
ten times more effort made by people to get
their names into this book than there is to
get their names into the book of life. 1t rs
the United States Official Register, commonly
called the blue book" few years ago
one moderate sized volume answered the
purpose. In 1879 the work reached the di-
mansions Of two thin volumes; the edition
of ISL consists of two volumes, each con-
tanning nearly 500 pages The index alone
fills s3o pages. the names being ar
ranged In four columns on a page.
One Of these two volumes is devoted
exclusively to the postal service, though
the employees Of the department In Wash
ington are provided for in the other volume.
The register contains the name of every
person employed by the Government, his
or her birth place, residence, when APP
pointed and salary. There are over 100 0OO
names In the two volumes but this does not
mean, as Is commonly and incorrectly said
that the civil service contains lOJ, 0JU offices.
The register contains the names of all mail
contractors and OF all army and navy otfi-
GERS, and of all mechanics and laborers en-
ployed under the army engineers and other
persons who cannot. be called officers or
clerks But it is a mighty army of the ser
wants OF a great nation
The last register, though dated July l.
1851, did not appear until year and hair
ago. 1t takes time to get up such cata-
logue. The next reg lister will be dated July
i, 1883, and the appointment clerks In va
nous departments are now making up their
lists of officers and employees connected
with the service at that date or on July ID. In
some of the departments the Official census
was taken as matter OF convenience on the
last day before the Civil Service law went
into effect In preparation for this general
United states register, new regis
ter for the Interior Department has
just been prepared 1t shows 500
persons on the department rolls, not
including Indian police. as the unabridged
register does, bat on the other hand not
limited to the employees here in Wash
ington. Just about one-ffth OF the
whole number are women-b2L There
are ~ men who served in the army or the
navy, and there are IN colored persons, for
complexion is shown in this Departmental
register, Though it was not indicated in the
last general one 1t is true that the major
ity of the colored people employed In the
department are watchmen, janitors, mes
sengers, packers, laborers, and charwomen,
but seventy one are clerks and copyists with
salaries ranging from S72U TO 81, eOl The
latter sum is received by two men, one a
Principal Examiner in the Pension Office and
the other a Chief of Division in the Land
Office. Four are clerks at 81 400, twenty
two are clerks ut sl,20J, twenty-five are
clerks at sl,t0o, fourteen are copyists at
$50 and fourteen are cepyists at $40
While a large proportion of the women are
copyists at 500, quite a number are clerks
with salaries running up TO 81, 400, and at
least one Illinois lady gets 81 COO
The following table shows the States from
which 3,0Jl officers and employees of the
Department were appointed