The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

no harder labor that it practically
represents independence and comfort.
At present women have a monopoly
of the $500 grade of clerkships, and
they are eligible to promotion to the
higher grades. Some of them have
been very successful in securing ad
vancement. The new civil service
law does not, explicitly, make any
discrimination between the sexes; and
by implication it treats them both
alike, in requiring each applicant
to state "his or her" residence under
oath.
The question which has been some
what eagerly canvassed is whether
the rules of the civil service commits
sion will place men and women on
the same footing and allow women to
compete for any place which may be
made vacant. Many contend that it
doeS-that both sexes are intended to
be equally treated.
CIVIL SERVICE SELECTIONS.
The commission will only charge
itself with the duty of finding out
which of the persons seeking employ
ment are best fitted for the work
This, however, does not eliminate all
chances of discrimination. When the
commission is notified of the exist
ence of a vacancy in any of the de.
partments it will send to
the head of the depart
ment the names of the
three persons highest on the list
From this the head of the department
will make his selection, and if he is
averse to increasing the number OF
women on his force he will select a
man, unless it should happen that all
three of the highest applicants be wo.
men. Under this working of the sys-
tenn women would have an unlimited
right to be examined, but these ap-
pOintments would depend somewhat
on the disposition Of the department
heads. In this way they may be often
deprived of the rights their ability
gives them. 1t is the wish of all right
thinking persons that the number OF
women in government service will be
increased rapidly.
For the benefit of
TEXAS INVENTORS
1t will be well to state, that the
secretary of the interior has affirmed
the action of the commissioner OF
patents directing the examiner OF
inter- erences to examine into the
question of the public use or sale OF
an invention in cases for which appli-
cation for patent has been made.
This is new order, made in con-
formity with a decision of the Sill
preme court, which held that testi-
mony as to the existence of an in
vention for which patent is asked
must be taken, and not ex-parte aft
davits as had been the custom.
TEXAS POSTAL CHANGES.
A poStoffice has been established at
Gofer, Fannin county, Texas, on
route 3173O; on route 81 $40, from Buff.
falo to Cotton Gin, mail will leave
Buffalo Tuesdays and Saturdays at
100 p. M, arrive at Brewer by 100 p
NJ, leave Brewer Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 600 a. m, arrive at Buffalo
by 1900 M, leave Brewer Mondays
and Fridays at loo p. M, arrive at
Cotton Gin by 800 p. M, leave Cotton
Gin Mondays and Fridays at
400 p. m, arrive at Brewer
by 600 p. NJ; on route 1888. from
Gainesville to Decatur mail will
leave Gainesville Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays at p. M, arrive at
Decatur the following days by IL m.
leave Decatur Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at l p. m, arrive at
Gainesville Wednesdays, Fridays and
Mondays by IL m.
Route 81 1868, Phantom Hill to New,
man; mail will leave Phantom Hill
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
2 p. m, arrive at Arson by z p. m.
leave Arson Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 6 a. m.
arrive at Phantom Hill by
IL M; leave Arson Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. M, arrive at
Newman at IL M, leave Newman
Wednesdays and Saturdays at p. M,
arrive at Austin by p. m. Route
81, 665, Abilene to Phantom Hill mail
will leave Abilene Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays at 1880 a. M, arrive
at Phantom Hill Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at 2 p. H., arrive
at Abilene by Z. p. m. Win b. Cobt
has been commissioned post.
master at Viola Texas; Peyton
w. Minter at Greenwood; William G
Bryan at Lone Oak; Joel A. Wheeler
at Oklohoma; James d. Christian al
Gofer, Fannin county, NEW office
Samuel l.. Richardson at Alvin; Mrs
Araminta Tucker at jamestown, an6
James e. Banner at Manor.
Before long changes will be made
on many of the routes mentioned tC
meet the growing demands of the
flourishing towns of the state.