Postoffice Department, Washington.—Three Assistant Postmaster-Generals, $3,500; Chief Clerk, $2,200.
Postmasters.—Postmasters are divided into four classes. First class, $3,000 to $4,000 (excepting New York City, which is $8,000); second class, $2,000 to $3,000; third class, $1,000 to $2,000; fourth class, less than $1,000. The first three classes are appointed by the President, and confirmed by the Senate; those of fourth class are appointed by the Postmaster-General.
Diplomatic appointments.—Ministers to Germany, Great Britain, France and Russia, $17,500; Ministers to Brazil, China, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Japan and Spain, $12,000; Ministers to Chili, Peru and Central Amer., $10,000; Ministers to Argentine Confederation, Hawaiian Islands, Belgium, Hayti, Columbia, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey and Venezuela, $7,500; Ministers to Switzerland, Denmark, Paraguay, Bolivia and Portugal, $5,000; Minister to Liberia, $4,000.
Army Officers.—General, $13,500; Lieut.-General, $11,000; Major-General, $7,500; Brigadier-General, $5,500; Colonel, $3,500; Lieutenant-Colonel, $3,000; Major, $2,500; Captain, mounted, $2,000; Captain, not mounted, $1,800; Regimental Adjutant, $1,800; Regimental Quartermaster, $1,800; 1st Lieutenant, mounted, $1,600; 1st Lieutenant, not mounted, $1,500; 2d Lieutenant, mounted, $1,500; 2d Lieutenant, not mounted, $1,400; Chaplain, $1,500.
Navy Officers.—Admiral, $13,000; Vice-Admiral, $9,000; Rear-Admirals, $6,000; Commodores, $5,000; Captains, $45,000; Commanders, $3,500; Lieut.-Commanders, $2,800; Lieutenants, $2,400; Masters, $1,800; Ensigns, $1,200; Midshipmen, $1,000; Cadet Midshipmen, $500; Mates, $900; Medical and Pay Directors and Medical and Pay Inspectors and Chief Engineers, $4,400; Fleet Surgeons, Fleet Paymasters and Fleet Engineers, $4,400; Surgeons and Paymasters, $2,800; Chaplains, $2,500.
CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
| BEFORE CHRIST. | |
|---|---|
| The Deluge | 2348 |
| Babylon built | 2247 |
| Birth of Abraham | 1993 |
| Death of Joseph | 1635 |
| Moses born | 1571 |
| Athens founded | 1556 |
| The Pyramids built | 1250 |
| Solomon's Temple finished | 1004 |
| Rome founded | 753 |
| Jerusalem destroyed | 587 |
| Babylon taken by Jews | 538 |
| Death of Socrates | 400 |
| Rome taken by the Gauls | 835 |
| Paper invented in China | 170 |
| Carthage destroyed | 146 |
| Caesar landed in Britain | 55 |
| Caesar killed | 44 |
| Birth of Christ | 0 |
| AFTER CHRIST. | |
| Death of Augustus | 14 |
| Pilate, governor of Judea | 27 |
| Jesus Christ crucified | 33 |
| Claudius visited Britain | 43 |
| St. Paul put to death | 67 |
| Death of Josephus | 93 |
| Jerusalem rebuilt | 131 |
| The Romans destroyed 580,000 Jews and banished the rest from Judea | 135 |
| The Bible in Gothic | 373 |
| Horseshoes made of iron | 481 |
| Latin tongue ceased to be spoken | 580 |
| Pens made of quills | 635 |
| Organs used | 660 |
| Glass in England | 663 |
| Bank of Venice established | 1157 |
| Glass windows first used for lights | 1180 |
| Mariner's compass used | 1200 |
| Coal dug for fuel | 1234 |
| Chimneys first put to houses | 1236 |
| Spectacles invented by an Italian | 1240 |
| The first English House of Commons | 1258 |
| Tallow candles for lights | 1200 |
| Paper made from linen | 1302 |
| Gunpowder invented | 1340 |
| Woolen cloth made in England | 1341 |
| Printing invented | 1436 |
| The first almanac | 1470 |
| America discovered | 1492 |
| First book printed in England | 1507 |
| Luther began to preach | 1517 |
| Interest fixed at ten per cent. in England | 1547 |
| Telescopes invented | 1549 |
| First coach made in England | 1564 |
| Clocks first made in England | 1568 |
| Bank of England incorporated | 1594 |
| Shakespeare died | 1616 |
| Circulation of the blood discovered | 1619 |
| Barometer invented | 1623 |
| First newspaper | 1629 |
| Death of Galileo | 1643 |
| Steam engine invented | 1649 |
| Great fire in London | 1666 |
| Cotton planted in the United States | 1759 |
| Commencement of the American war | 1775 |
| Declaration of American Independence | 1776 |
| Recognition of American Independence | 1782 |
| Bank of England suspended cash payment | 1791 |
| Napoleon I. crowned emperor | 1804 |
| Death of Napoleon | 1820 |
| Telegraph invented by Morse | 1832 |
| First daguerreotype in France | 1839 |
| Beginning of the American civil war | 1861 |
| End of the American civil war | 1865 |
| Abraham Lincoln died | 1865 |
| Great Chicago Fire | 1871 |
| Jas. A. Garfield died | 1881 |
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.
The weight of the male infant at birth is 7 lbs. avoirdupois; that of the female is not quite 6-1/2 lbs. The maximum weight (140-1/2 lbs.) of the male is attained at the age of 40; that of the female (nearly 124 lbs.) is not attained until 50; from which ages they decline afterward, the male to 127-1/4 lbs., the female to 100 lbs., nearly a stone. The full-grown adult is 20 times as heavy as a new-born infant. In the first year he triples his weight, afterwards the growth proceeds in geometrical progression, so that if 50 infants in their first year weigh 1,000 lbs., they will in the second weigh 1,210 lbs.; in the third 1,331: in the fourth 1464 lbs.; the term remaining very constant up to the ages of 11-12 in females, and 12-13 in males, where it must be nearly doubled; afterwards it may be continued, and will be found very nearly correct up to the age of 18 or 19, when the growth proceeds very slowly. At an equality of age the male is generally heavier than the female. Towards the age of 12 years only an individual of each sex has the same weight. The male attains the maximum weight at about the age of 40, and he begins to lose it very sensibly toward 60. At 80 he loses about 13.2328 lbs., and the stature is diminished 2.756 inches. Females attain their maximum weight at about 50. The mean weight of a mature man is 104 lbs., and of an average woman 94 lbs. In old age they lose about 12 or 14 lbs. Men weigh most at 40, women at 50, and begin to lose weight at 60. The mean weight of both sexes in old age is that which they had at 19.