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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 276, 21 March 1889, Page 3

The female employees in the Government service of the United States arg extremely § leased, it is said, at the result of the Presi ential election. Mr Cleveland was by no means a favourite with them. He never looked with much pleasure on the employment of women in the departments and during his term of office appointments and promotion nf lady clerks have been few and far between. Mr Harrison, on the contrary, iq believed to be quite sound on the important point of woman's claims to the fair share of the patronage which the President has fo dispose of. In bis senatorial days he was ever ready to exert himself on behalf of eligible female aspirants to places, aud the free ad. mission of women to all posts in the civil service which they are qualified to fill will, it Is believed, form one of the features of his Presidenoy. Our Melbourne correspondent writes Mr Justice Williams, whilst sentencing the bank-teller Cazally at Ballarat the ofher day for embezzlement, must have been speaking figuratively When he said he would rather have any son of his breaking stones than holding an appointment in a banking institution, Perhaps, however, he is quite right, seeing that so many bank olerks finish up by breaking stones, and if there is any choice in the business, it is better the diamond-crack-ing should be done at first as at last. As an exercise it is no doubt healthful and conducive to a good appetite. I have not tried it myself, but it scarcely affords scope for much enjoyment, and any lengthenea spell at it would certainly become monotonous, I was not however aware until the learned judge said so. that the position of a bank Clerk was so bad that even a job' at stonebreaking on the public reads was preferable, To my mind It has always appeared that no more glorious creators than a hauls clerk Milted* exsspt It be ths hoohniakeh