The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-04-23
MAGNOLIA MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, APRIL 49, 1885,

qualified for her duties by her linguistic
and her remarkable knowl-
edge of geography. She is perfectly
familiar with every country, city and
town in the world; and it was stated by
the chief clerk of the post76fice that he
had no doubt that she Would be able to
distribute the mail in London as well as
in Washington.
The State, War, and Navy Depart
ments have fewer women in their em-
ploy than any of the others. A few
women are employed as translators, but
in this work, which, according to popu-
lar ideas, would be especially suited to
the requirements and taste OF women
few women succeed. Their knowledge
of languages is usually not exact and
thorough enough to qualify them for
d service which requires thorough |
grammatical and idiomatical knowl-
edge of foreign languages. The official
translator OF each department is man,
! and generally foreigner. In the same
connection it may be stated that it is a
singular fact that in the occupations
| in which we would naturally expect
women to excel, such as translators,
! botanists, etc., we find no conspicuous
cases of ability, while the universally
acknowledged and notable instances
of superiority are in those departments
where we would least expect to find
them at all, much less to find them TAX
ing high rank.
There are fifty-fve women employed
in the Quartermaster' Office in the
War Department, and about the same
number assisting in the preparation OF
the .sOfficial Records of the War of the
Rebellion" In the Navy Department.
few women are engaged in the work
, of the photographic Office, in map
. drafting and tracing, and as tele-
graph operators, typewriters and clerks.
J These are in most cases the widows or
: daughters of deceased army or navy
J officers, and many of them bear names
J honored in the historic annals OF the
country.
+ The Agricultural Department en-
I ploys 112 women, including those en-
gagged in the seed-room. They are
. chiefly corresponding clerks, keeping
n an account of seeds sent to each Sena-
Y tor, Representative and Delegate; also,
the records of all applications for seeds,
s plants, shrubs, etc. Much OF the work
r is manual, such as making seed bags,
: labelling and putting up seeds. The
= employees of this department were
k classified under the civil service last
IS November.
l. The Government Printing Office
l. which is the largest establishment o.
y this kind in the world, employs 1,20(
in women as stitchers and folders of pam
y phlets, gold-leaf ornamenters, opera
r tors of ruling, folding, and sewing
Of machines, press-feeders and compost
ol tors. All of the work is manual, ant
al the employees are not subject to tn
10 civil service regulations; but, as an of
IL set to this, the salaries are much lowe
n and the number of hours longer. Muc
r. of the work is done by the piece, th
n average amount earned per day bein
Id S1.33 1-3. The composltors are pal
he 35 cents an hour, and usually averae
he about $40 month, which is the highe
" salary paid to women in this depar
D. ment. :.
er The Civii-Service law makes no di
e. tinction with regard to sex, but
g. original appointments the head OF
Its department designates the sex OF Il
at persons appointed. Women are n
at now chosen as frequently as before Il
We adoption of the Civil-Service rule
sly Men are regarded as more availah
lst for all sorts of work. Women are c
lty titled to the same pay as men for 7
en same work.
up Two women in the Treasury Depa
yes ment receive $1,800 per annum eae
al One is chief of a section and the Other
III law clerk of the Internal Revenue L
re- reau. OF the remaining women e
ier ployes in the Treasury get 81 900 eat
81 81, 400 each, 1913 $1,000 each,
!es- 81 900 each, 366 5000 each, and the
ION manning 178 obtain all the way fri
ex- $3.50, this being the pay of the ch
women, to 1910 each. This list is a
ass, exclusive of the women employed in
coal Engraving and Printing Bureau, VIII
ers: the highest salary is 81. 900.
!, OF In the Interior Department z
'iea 81, 600 each, 80 81, 400 each, 135 ST.,
the each, 1914 1000 each, 154 5000 ca
and the salaries of ths remaining
rnss ecs range from $3.50 to $500.
'oit, In the Post-otfice Department,
let. women are employed at $1,000 eacl
p@ur- @ at 81 400, 80 at 81, 200, II at 81 900,
the at 5000, at 1910, and Z at 1920.
the the The pay obtained by these won
workers is good when compared Y
ieet at. that obtained in private vocations,
lam the hours of service are generally CT
inds ! i;e The workrooms, too, are large and