Show medal for accuracy ill order to encourage efficiency and accuracy in the handling of mail matter the postmaster general in 1890 ansti buted a competitive trial of skill among the railway postal clerks of the country and offered a gold medal to the clerk in each of the eleven railway mail service divisions who should during a year attain the big liest percentage of accuracy in his work the results of alie competition for 1892 have been received and in the eighth division which includes alaska arizona idaho utah oregon washington california and nevada the successful clerk is edward burns his run is from sacramento to sledding alie requirements of the test are that the clerks shall distribute during the year a number of cards representing icee in the competing clerks district he is provided with a quantity of these distribute them in a pigeonholed pigeon holed case similar to that which ia in the mail car this is done at the office of the mail service under the supervision of the superintendent of each division during 1892 distributed tri buted of these cards without an error the general car work of alie clerks ia also considered in determining the successful competitor F E whitney a clerk of alie eighth division distributed cards correctly and received special mention As soon as the medal is received it will bo presented to mr burns by superintendent flint of this division with appropriate ceremonies |