Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-04-28

n $4,000 Government emPIoyr.
in Washington. Cierksaips IN
the Department OF State are considered
the most desirable. To begin with, the
incunbents are never disc arg,l WITH
out being provided with a conSnl'hlp or
some other place. Taelr employment
carries 4 certain amount OF sociat posi-
ton with it. The most cDnsplcIpn, 81
the Young swellS in Washinsto are en-
pove1 Of the 'Fnr.iga Oiiae,' Is tnet
like to call it. Beaux being greatly in
demand here, they have more invltanon'
than thew can ACCEPT. With snail sala.
ries aud no prospects, they wohli b. re-
garde,, as "dctriments' in other cites,
but mere they are ut the top OF the
SWIM. GDoi manners ami the fact ol
wearing pantaloons constitute sttl'iar.
tory claims to recognition IN lDca.
society. They yet their dinners At other
peoples house,, SCI nil the phys tina! AZ.
gOing without paying cent, aud ENJOY
excellent opportunities for marrilnE the
rich glriS VINO fairly swarm at the Cani-
tai. Tnev are not even eXpectet 70
send bouquet in acNuDwt" tLncnt O.
OF the entertainment they receive.
The work of c,cr~ in the Depart.
mcnt OF State implies no little resppa,l.
blity. A wrong word in MS trAn'cr,o,
OF diplomatic paper might pAc, TINS
, Government in false position. Toe
business he transacts IS mostly OF 4 secret
nature. He may know long III advance
whom the President ha, clOsca for =
. Cabinet office, or what war snlp' arc
about to be sent to threaten tue cities ot
a foreign Nation. II he tells anybu ~,
and his Information gets oa:, his lndts.
erection may upset a policy AMI llstr-
ranged complete series Of moves whicl
Uncle sam is trying to carry ont. Hap.
PLY, betrayats OF secrets OY GJIerum"A.
clerks have been very rare,
Though one-half of the applicants Tor
places in the Department are womel,
only one person of the gcnt,er sex Is a!-
pointed for every seven men. There -
"a prejudice 5alust female CLERKS On sew
cra accounts. Nevertheless som, oil
Cia'S nave ul'CpNtTcl lIAI llcl 'Hi '''C"
yet wouan for 500 ayelr wac IS m)'
capable than Sl2JJ mtu. Bc.ore b"
war the employment OF W"meA as c."'">
by the Government WAS al most uINn1Nu,
tnou7h they sometimes got coN.nI t.
dG a, home. TAe rirst wDmIn regularly
cAp,oytl va, pr. o. tAc rolls % tht
Navy Department tAr'Y. We year go
sac "a, Il young widow. l. Wh'a sF'|
question wAat should be dont "1t1 ner'
HriIt vi, tnpngnt oast - '7p.A.e AeF' a.
Il sac we're colta5.ol'. An a.'Ic 70 a
wl, gwen her, and ; le rectFcl a1t r.
uruc her copying Dy m",-cl-er -
.Hi there are wv W n'H III '"' - -
H'H Atone lA'' IA 1t "'"''' 20 '''.-
Ne! "'"co'' are '''....'' - ''.,,'
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'!e'e'''''' 60
In ISL the comet money b.'oA IN
- the Goycrl.Aen; gave Oh, aal ca
Syc.s authorized the t-sn' OF regal ten ~
notes payable N g'!d. lt'' were 'l'
III Ejual "-rctlp ci5. Ihey cInt IA
sheets from the bAhln''o c'M2'A'i'
with blank specs for the siEnI.lte' o
.he Treasurer an Register. 1t "A' ne
c,slry tocl.tHen apart w,!a SCISSORS "A
trim the clgci, NJ mIerlnt h!H.a, a
vet been inyeu,c tor tia, purpp:1. TIA.
crll SD,nnet suggested tlN NO a.,
Should DC n,,oyct temporarily u CT
AMI c1n. the notes. \ number OF t1e'
were h,rci, arl after iA'y m len. 81
600, 900 worth o. paper Ca tre'' a1tlo'
ned lnotuer Issue, ~ the an: tan AJAX
.nI tAc enp.oyn:nt o. tAe w'Mn per
mment Some Of these women are 'iII
at work in the Treasury wArr. in'.
sex i, t..ru'." ~ 70 tie p:e>en- TN
with the rpua;ia- %. tAe m2lN, Ft'i
tins Stirring pom "'ne1 era 'H"
made their wAy mo the other Depart
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