The southern sentinel., 1886-06-18

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which, by the burning of q railway train
had been reduced to a charred, coal
black mass. Three days afterward $75,
600 was identified and redeemed by tn
women experts Of this division. In an
other case, after man had been burie'
many months. q will was found whicl
stated that in the inner pocket of a Goa
the same he had been buried in-woul'
be found large sum of money in banl
notes. The body was exhumed, an,
the Shiny, discolored money, witt
the odor of the grave about it, was sen
her for Identification. Another in
stance. illustrating how cupidity some
times overreaches itself, was that OF Z
miser who had buried his savings, te
the amount of nearly 10000, in ar
earthern jar. After an interval of sew.
eral months he went one day to add .
few hundred dollars to his treasure, and
found the whole an indistinguishable
heap of moldering paper. Although
living in the far West, he had heard OF
the skill of the women of the Redemp-
ton Agency. and lost no time in as
signing his precious jar to their care.
The money. with the exception of about
$500, was identified and returned to him
in fresh new bank notes, to his infinite
satisfaction.
Another conspicuous example of
ability, and also in quite new line, is
that Of woman employed in the Law
Division Of this bureau, and who pre-
pares the briefs for the Solicitor of In
ternal Revenue in the various cases
arising out of violation of internal reve-
nue. laws. She is considered one of the
best law clerks in the bureau. and is
engaged upon the most difficult and
complicated compromise cases. Her
remarkable power of grasping impor-
tant points of case and presenting
them in clear and concise language is
shown by the fact that she prepares her
briefs from first notice; that is, the first
abstract is the one submitted to the So
licitor, no other copy being made. In
order to do this she thoroughly studies
the case before putting her pen to pa
per. In an important case five days
are often spent in careful, laborious
study Of it. The result is clearness of
statement and q logical presentment of
the evidence which is Justly considered
The briefs in the case of
the whisky frauds in Grants time were
by her, and it is satisfaction
to add that she receives the same salary
rs men doing the same work
The Interior Department employs 618
women as examiners of applications for
patents, clerks. stenographers, type
writer's, accountants, tracers of draw
ngs, copyists, pastors, etc. The work
0f women as examiners Of applications |
Ior patents deserves the highest COM
since it requires q knowl- |
,dge OF physics, mathematics, chemistry |
md machinery-branches Of study with |
which at present women have only
limited opportunities to become thor
'ughly acquainted, the smattering of |
cience taught at the average girls school
'eing of little value for any practical
lses. Consequently, the women who
ave qualified themselves to I'LL posi-
ions IN this department Of the Govern
I1ent service have done so by perseyer-
ng private study, under the t@isadvan-
age Of lack Of proper direction, and
item after hard days work at the
esk. The work Of an examiner in the
'atent Once can best be showm by Civ
ng IN instance ct the duties of wom-
q hIling the place of assistant examiner
the electric division. and whose de-
artment b that Of electric lighting.
he number Of applications for patents
4 this section is enormous, which great
increases the difficulty Of discriminat-
q new claims and those which have
cen met in some patent previously
ranted The inventor gives 1t least
aH : dozen specific claims to novelty
ossessed BY his invention. Il Is then
ecessary for the examiner to look M ,
L patents Of this class. This involves
O only careful research through all |
y MES Qt the Patent Office, but also in
scientific books and periodicals re-
ting to the class Of inventions under
lndderation.
The following are . few of the oues-
ms taken from Z special examination
tho civil-service for third aesistant ex-
miner IN the Patent Once:
!. etnto 1ttanY how may be produced eiasa.
~ seae, 1rons see1s brass, ooal OIL, coal
nsa1s ~ so-ca,led neehan,e.l pover,.
- ez1eay how yo1 caloniafe shs pewer 81 g
-; - ney sxroneousiy called 9
Dessss.ss -.s.1sr's niu.- GIVE enc ths-
1s5ey de1ne the mcchanical term. Y
1Sss ps11o9s oevee rear. friction gear, oc- .
49, 49,. cens 1ouneA spaine, IDLE wheel, bolt,
] Wis sxe lsttezs passnss What -, ,st.
. peee1e tQt tnyo11to1of For VhSf nnr.
. - sssy eta1eedl Upon what b che =
DoQf Wh1& q toDr Opinion has heon ~ / :,