The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-05-12

from our Regular Correspondent

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sign. This common idea is based
upon pretty correct observation,
but there are exceptions to this
like all other rules. Not TO men.
tiOR the deaths that have occurred
officers Of the govern ent
during a few months past, there
have been quite . Number Of sur.
prlses caused by designations. In
the Patent Office they have been
especially numerous. But the rea.
sou oft is, in nearly ak cases, that
the.information gained BY i few
years service on the inside is BE,
lieved to be mostvalnable on the
outside, and the. Patent Office ex.
pert resigns because he .Iiinks he
can make more money by going in.
tC business on his own hook. A
principal examiner in the class Of
electricity has just rtepped out for
this reason. When he took charge
Ofthe class OF electricity Informed
a subdivision Of the philosophical
q F - .. - 49, .Ir L-.I#L"f.
class, Now i is. the largest class
in the office, employing the greatest
nnmbero OF assistants. 1t has grown,
so fast thateveR with the increase
IN it'd working force mono Of thea p-
plieatiohs Of Gle triclty have been
aSsigued to other classes. There
have been more applications for
patents filed in that class during
the past Two years than there had
been patents granted relating to
electricity in the whole previous
history Of the Office.
But the greatest surprise Of tie
season was created BY Commission.
or Of Internal Revenue Raum when
be 20 sqddfnlyretirei. lisa pretty
cold day when an Office holder
drawing $4,000 salary lets 60 Of his
own accord, Yet it is no doubt
true that Mr.. Raum resi- gned be-,
cause he expects to make more.
money as attorney for the settle
ment Of accounts and claims before
the department. Recent leglsla.
ton causes 20 many changes, and
there vii! Be 60 much d. This kind
Of business to do, that the oppertus
nifty ~ really unusual, and = mar.
like Raum, who has ,Eaen at the
head Of the bureau and knows az
the workings OF it As well as many
ofths litigsnts, must certainly have
Ia chance. 50 he, like Others,
IeaYes the government serpicS At q
TINE when he thinks the Knowledge
gained In il will bethe most useful
20 him. Though his admiaistra.
ton Of the efics he held has been
fairly satisfactory, il other { aspects
he has been severely criticised for
not ceasing to be a vigorous politi.
clan when he became commission.
or. Much Of his time in 1889 and
1882 was spent away from bis post
Of duty in a fruiiless campaign for
the Goyernorship Of Illinois first
and subsequently, for the seat Of
Judge Davis in the DATED States
senate. Both places were too big
fol him, and he never At any time
stood . chance Of success. He
WOuld have shown better qualities
for statesmanshipI BY remaining
here and attending properly % the
doties Of bis Office.
1.-THE future " eat civil service
commission may peJuagsd by that
body's recent selection Of chief TX!
4 miner the outlook IL not premis!
ing. Never was j more unfit and
ridiculous appOiniment made. The
announcement d The name Of klein
causad q broad smile all over Wash
.ington where ibis chaeky snob il
known. az not only Iacksth abil.
3ity ana Qualifications FOR ths plase
but has been for years ) machine
man and ths tool Of machine men
IA hanger % 70 the skirts Of pub
ilic men whom he culdvataa aud.