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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

j. Pierpont Morgans S. ipring COM
bne was again the subject OF quest
ions in the House Of Commons Thurs
day. Replying to oro member, Ger
aid Balfour, president OF the board OF
trade, said it was considered inexpedi'
ent to tie the hands OF the gov.
ernment to the extent Of promising
that the House should be consulted
before the admiralty entered into any
agreement with Mr., Morgan. He
added, however, that no arrange
ments for substituting would be made
until the report of the committee
now in session was submitted to the
House OF Commons.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

that there was much truth in what
Mr.. Lillon had said, in regard to spec
itic cases.
After further debate Mr.. Dillon S
motion to reduce the estimates was
defeated by 1875 to l02 votes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

1t has been arranged that the me-
mortal service In honor OF the late
Lord Pauncefote which is to be held
here simultaneously with the burial
Of his remains. will be held in st.
Margaret S church, W estminster July
10th.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

1t is stated that the Prince Of
Wales ald Gen. Kitchener will be
present with the khedive of Egypt at
the formal Inauguration Of the great
Assouan dam in December. The party
will afterwards visit khartOum.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

The sixth British submarine torpe-
do boat vas launched at Barrow-in-
Furness Thursday. She is the first
of this class of bats to be built for
offensive work She is 100 feet long
and her powers of propulsion above
and below water are greater than
tha. of her five )nSorts. The news
papers say that she is the finest tor
peLO boat in the world
An accident occurred on tie Lon
don, Brighton and South Coast Rail.
way near Croydon Thursday. Two
cars were overturned. A number f
persons were injured. The accident
was due to the breaking OF the coupl-
ingS.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-12

Continued on page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
PRACTICAL VALUE OF TIE BLUES
"a nan viii come cut Of a 1T Of
the blues over failure oftentimes
very much enlightened and more
resolute thar before"

I believe N tie potenuality OF the
blues I consider them q natural and
necessary outlet Cor our overcharged
natures. and particularly salutary 10
those engaged in any form Of ait work.
Ne are so constituted that failure is
ofttimes necessz=gs 70 success We need
tae antithesis CT gray clouds to Offset
the bright sky. Perpetual sunshine
would drive Us ali insane: and BY q
constant contemplation CT it we would
forget its use and value
The pendulum swings Of its own no
mentum. and If ,e rise 10 heights Of
elaton We must Ieseeud 10 depths Of
dependency, and, conversely. from a
state CT despontt icy We rebound TO a
true and saner realization Of our sur
roundings.
Some years ago I congratulated q
French artist upon his recent success
in the Paris Salon. and was surprised
10 have MIA reply:
4 scarcely noticed that I had been
successful have 50 schooled myself
&c resist these emotions that / have
reached 2 condition where success no
longer .e.ates nor failure dcpresses
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
METEORS.


The meteers that fash across the sky
at certain yearly periods usually burn
out in the upper air. but occasionally
meteoric mass lasts long enough to
reach the earth. One fell or Nay Is.
1900. at Felix. Ala. Heteors were seen
cn the occasion referred to and suld7y
explosions we're heard, while later cn a
mass of meteo-fc substance weighing
seven pounds was discovered imbedded
in soft soil. This .meteo-ite was an
alyzed ard found 10 be bGiI5 Up OF such
minerals as oIivine. ausitc. triol-te.
nickel-ircn, and graphite carbon. TIE
dark color OF the Felix stone is stated
30 be due 70 the presence in fair amount
of the Iast-named substance The inter-
est attaching to Eeteorites,- Of course,
cnters around the fact that they en-
able Is TO Obtain gIinpses OF the com
position OF other worlds than ours As
tronomy. is we'll ag-eed On the unity of
chemical composition which marks ths
CRIBS. and even the simple. fact tt@t it 3
hydrogen ,Cas which Jlazcs il the sun
and gives Us our light and heat is =
testimony 10 this fact. Mete0ric iron
ana carbon similarly display links be-
tween these. eTratie bodies ana our ovn
earth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
CALIFORNIA NEEDS LABOR.

California has q harvest which can
not ne secured with the help available
on this coast. says the San Francisco
Chreuicle." several causes have united
to reduce our Iaboring population and
simultaneously herewith there has oc-
Cured a large increase in our agricuI-
tural output. There IS heavy hay and
grain crop. an increased acreage II
fruit, with very heavy crops IL many
localities. and largely increased acre
age n beets. Ii appears TO be the sud
zen increase in the acreage in beets and
canning vegetables which is mainly re
spousible for the shortage Of labor Our
grain harvest is no larger than we have
frequently cared for without trouble.
and the gradual increase Of fruit would
re ordinarily easily handled by the nor
nal growth Of population. but the sud
Een increase of annual field crc=s re-
Quirfng intensive culture has absorbed
the Oriental labor usually available for
the fruit harvest. while the demands OF
railroad contractors have reduced the
help available for the heavie work Of
the grziB fields.
There IS no doubt that a real emer-
gene. exists requiring unusual eIcrt To
ger help here quickly to avoid serious
loss. Happily. il is rot Oriental labor
to De sought for. but sturdy white men
Of whou many ray be expected to he
come peru.anent and useful citizens and
bome5udders. The railroad companies
are awake TO the Importance of the
case, for they realize ina. produce
aich is net harvested can never be the
subject of freight charges. The sftaa-
tjcn in the fruit districts is rost seTi-
Gus. fer ripe fruit must be cared for at
once Growers are organizing to assure
the prompt rlac.ag OF applicants for
work. CT, possibly we sho@Id say the
equitable distribution of such help as
can te got. The railroads are preparing
to assist by making our wants known
and getting help here IS speedily as
possible. There can he no great increase
Of wages. fer tho products Of she soil
cannot pay much more than they have
been accustomed to pay, but there is
immediate and abundant work for ev-
e-ybcdy Who Vii work. And we are sat
.isded taat employment fer good ncu VIII
be permanent. The fruit harvest. TO
be sure viii last out a few months. but
improvements are projected IN every
par, Of the STATE which VIII furnish en-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
By J. CARROLL BECKWITH.
Of New York
National Academician.

Although At the moment I admired
his philosophy and envied him his ca
pacity for controlling his emotions. yet
or second thought I realized that the
yibTatory quality Of temperament which
is 50 essential 10 the highest degree Of
happiness. as weH as to the highest
degree OF artistic achievement. was BE-
ing lost il this effort at uegauton in his
emotions.
Vow, a man VIII come cut Of a fit Of
the blues over failure oftentimes very
much enlightened and more resolute
than before. \ weII-adjusted norma
temperament should enjoy elation and
stoicaIly endure depression.
# one strives 10 be wei adjusted
these emotions should to degree be
governed By reason. and no excess in
the Indulgence Of either should be per
mitted. But 10 artistic product. can be
obtained from a nature devoid OF the
emotional quality IN poetry. music.
painting. and sculpture it Is imperar1vaIy
essential. and should not be discouraged.
/ reiterate that believe in the potsn-
tally Of the blues
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
IMPORTANCE OF LITTLE THINGS

Speaking Of small things. said the
man who has a leaning toward scientific
things. do you know we never stop to
think of the Importance OF the little
things around US, and the poetry, and
beauty. and grandeur OF the wee things
which enter into the composition Of that
great inscrutabIe and impenetrable bulk
Of things and laws We call nature Hugo
stung mans vanity somewhat when he
said rather triteiy that the grubworzn
was of as much Importance 70 nature
in the furtherance OF her plans as man
was. but ne announced a profound truth
just the same.
We speak fippantly Of the atom, and
the moIecuIe. and the wee little things
without ever thinking seriously about
what we are saying. Man is an atom,
ne viii say. with a stretch Of the fancy.
and we VIII talk about molecules with
the same Indifference to the real mean
Ing Of the word What is an atom :?
What is moIecule2 Can the finite
mind conceive of a thing. can it think
Of a thing so utterly small that it can
not be divided? Il cannot. Yet we
speak Of these things with the same
liberty and seIf-eonfdenee We show
when we speak of the towering hills CT
the broad. spreading oceans which di-
vide the continents. Ii Is enc Of the
liberties OF speech. Rather should say
it was & license greater than any poet
yet hath claimed IN Ginning his rhymes
from the Tyre.
.Did you ever stop to think about the
size of 3 noIecule2 By some process Of
reasoning. based upon investigation and
experiment. scientists have reached the
conclusion that q molecule OF glass Is
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
NOTES FROM PARENTS.

The 6-udge~y CT teaching in the public
schools is sometimes lesse1eE for the
teacher with a sense Of humor By some
CT the things that come within his or her
ezg%ricnce- one OF these things is the
remarkable ep5sJoIary efforts Of some
parents who are compelled t0=z-Fite
notes asking to have their children ex-
oused for absence from school. A
teacher who has large and varied col
lection OF these excuses presents
some CT them:
One mother whose bog had been ab-
sent for d day wrote Is follows:
Kind Eaddu1: Excoose jams for not
bein there or yiseiGay. We have a
petit cote an It et up his iaImsesJ pants
an his pa could not Sd him no otaers
ontil las mite. So pIezs excoeze.
p s. We VIII keep the cote tyed up
hereafter 50 pleze ezcoose him this
time
Hardly had '.jairss' been "exc5ozedT
when another absentee Of the day before
appeared with q note reading as follows:
Respected Miss: Please to excuse
Willy for ABSENT. He fell down s1ares
Just before school tine and we feer~d
his internal insi5es was hurt al first,
our We find they Amt The doctor SAYS
that no part CO his anatomy was hurt
but the brewing Of the eFpydeTmis o.
TIE OUTSIDE HIDE and also his hipp hurt
some But he narrowly escaped fatal
doth. So kindly excuze-
HIS MOTHER
a little girl whose tendency toward
aFcctation was marked brought the
teacher note that gave proof Of the
TACT that the childs adectatian was evi-
IDENTIFY Inherited lrcm the maternal side
Of The house. The excuse was as fol-
lows:
Dear Miss ": The non-appearance
OF EveIina Louise at school yesterday
=as an unavoidable necessity occasioned
by Indispositfcn superinduced, ] fear re,
by my Own lack a. forethought in per
hitting her 10 9artake OF innuuicious
and indigesu5lo conconitaats beyond
her capacity 10 assimilate- Hence the
resultant indisposit!ou and Indigestion
nccessitatfzE The absence of Eveliaa
rom school Kindly pardon an over
1 fond mothc~'s lack of judgment and eE-
cuss NY daughters absence for which
I an in a measure 81 not altogether re
sponsibIe for stouId have made ny
viii power superior 10 hers and thd-
saved her from the mastication Of inju-
rious concomIJants. I beg to assure you
that it VIII not occur again
= hoy who had been absent for two
days came TO school on the third day
bringing Tire following brief but compre-
aenzive note "excIse-'
Teacher sam has been playing
hockey. Please lick. -. J. Harbour in
- oLrisLLau End -aEor Morld.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
The Street PeddlerS Poisonous Ice CredR

The Scientific American" always
alert to the public welfare from the
point Of view Of sciences newest dis
coveries. has this eaction against the
ice cream peddler who is now abroad in
the city streets:
The ice cream season is at hand, and
the street vendor is doing a thriving
business among school children and
street urehfns- Few people realize what
a menace to health is found in the sale
Of this delicacy. Medical authorities are
beginning TO realize that it is an i'm
portant factor in the spread OF disease
a number of cases have recently been
observed III which symptoms Of irritant
poisoning and even death were the re-
suit Of eating ice cream bought of street
peddIers.
a coroner's inquest held in London
lot long ago attributed the death OF a
six-year-oId boy to .unwhoIesome ice
cream. The British Medical Journal, in
an article on this case recalls BAG
THEOLOGICAL investigation of Dr.. Klein s.
in which some ice cream and the water
used for rinsing the glasses containing
st were found tzbe swarrping with thou
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
WHAT'S THE HURRY?

You can talk about the glories
OF 4 home beyond the skies;
of cline that IS supernal.
Where the land of rapture lies
You can talk abou. the beauties
Of a grand. eter@al home
But 7 want to murnur gently
= have no desire TO roam
Twill be nice to he with angels
In the mystic by-aEd-by,
Yet there is no need TO hurry
To a home beyond the sky
enjoy the changing Seasons
Earth may frown OF earth may sTriiej
can stand her very nicely
Let nc finger here awhile
Trere are these who love to travel
over land and over sea-
] am one inclined to settle
When a cline looks coed to me.
Greener field. beyond the Eilltops
Lure $, many far away:
Where I cheese to plant ny wigEam
am always glad TO stay.
ANY land where sin and sorrow
Have no entry must be 6ne-
But want. ~ way Of prelude,
some OF tE.s old world in mi2e.
Field and stream alike enchant rae.
And a splerdor wells the hills;
Changing skies yield changing pictures,
As the Blessed Master wills.
Preach the sunny Land CT Promise
Talk 1t " to al yGu see;
Tell about the hidden gicries
And the wonders vet 20 ne
beIieye-yeJ want 10 linger
In q world l know is fair.
Just to look around littl-
Ere I start fer over there.
j c. stuart. in the St Joe Gazette.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19

less than i-25.eee, 009th, and something
more than 1880, $50, o00th Of an inch n
diameter. FIT in different terms. it is
less than 1-L6e0. GCeth. and more than
4-1o, Gee e0oth CT a mIIImeter IN SIZE. II
We cah take a drop Of water and nagrli-
y it until It was the size OF the earth
in appearance. a mcIecuIc would be
about The size OF a leaden shot or
cricket hall This viii give Us sc1ne
idea Of the molecule. whfeh-fcr some
purposes ct least, IS supposed TO be
made up Of number # atoms. The
chemist. for instance. assumes that the
atom is the smallest possible particle.
and while net necessarily indivisible, IS
supposed TO be SO generally.
Suppose We look at the noleeuIe
from another standpoint, from the
standpoint of its velocity is esti-
mated that the speed OF the average
moIecuIe in a mass Of hydrogen at the
freezing point OF water is about 60oe
feet Per second, or about 70 miles
minute. This means 4.20e miles an
hour. or about three times the speed CT
eanRonbalI shot from the heaviest
gun L IS estimated that At almos-
pherie pressure space GIIed with these
particles would show coIl.sio7s OF mole
cuIe with molecule at d rate Tor each
melecule OF about ISc036eo.oo0 colo
sions per second Rather rapid going,
isn't 1T? However. molecules under
certain other more normal conditions
show a velocity CT about I,coo niles an
hour. which is ret a SLOW pace There
is certain grarderr about these small
things. which almost staggers TIE mind
when We think Of item New Orleans
Times-Democrat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
PETIT LARCENY AMONG CHILDREN

dozen children Chicago
day for larceny Most
bic suggestion
where there should d
Chicago alone this problem
e IS
thieyiag
he arrested
pda-
boys
another
be
incentives
70
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19

s. sA1UEL eoPERs President Of American Federation

constitution OF Missouri guaranteed the
freedom OF. speech and publication On
all subjects. and made those who abused
such freedom responsible at law for
such abuse That is. if the abuse was
proved damages might be secured. But
to restrain the publicad@ - boyco.-
ting circulars would be a violation Of
the right OF free speech. To quote from
the Chief Justice Sherwood:
III these defendants are not permitted
to tell the story CT their wrongs. or. If
you please. Of their supposed wrongs.
by word OF mouth OF with pen OF print.
and TO endeavor to permit others TO aid
fEem by all proper means Of securing
redress OF such wrongs. what becomes
of free speech, and what of personal
liberty? The fact that in exercising
that freedom they thereby do plaintiff
an actual injury does not go a hair
toward a diEiuution of their rights of
speech. for the exercise Of which. If re-
saIting IN such Injury, the constitution
makes them expressly responsible. but
such responsibility is utterly incompat-
lbIe with authorizing a court Of equity
to prevent such responsibility from oc-
curing.
We do not see how this reasoning can
be successfully. challenged. To say. as
some do. that the decision Iegalfzes sys-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19

tenatic libel Is absurd. There arc laws
on the statute books Of Missouri against
libel. and The boyeotted firm IS free TO
avail itself CT the rights under the law.
When a boycott circular contains
ubelous statements the onense consists
in the libel. not in the boycos5iae.
Where tEs advice OF the appeal az the
hoyeotters is based uDon tue allega-
ttons no charge OF libel VIII lie A
injury 10 property nay result, but this
injury is the result Of the actions Of
the boycotted 'rarty. 1t Is not to be
supposed that the public viii Boycott
man who has dcns nothing wrong or un-
just
However. it should be recognized that
the Missouri supreme court did not de-
eide that boyeotdng was legal. 1t Simply
decided that the constitutional right OF
freech speech was q Limitation upon he
remedy OF the injunction writ Ia
number OF cases the courts have en-
Joined the publication Of boycottipg cir
culars but the question of free speech.
50 far as We are aware, was net raised
T. any OF these cases The Missouri de-
cision establishes an important prece-
dent and opens to organized labor q
new line of defense against the abuse
Of the injunction; for in most of tie
States OF the Union there are e6nstitu-
tionaI provisions securing the right OF
free speech and free publication.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19

sands OF micro organisms The article
refers also to, a recent case Of poisoning
in Antwerp, where twenty persons we're
made i'll from the nse Of ice cream, and
it goes On 10 describe the causes Of the
dangers
Contamination Of the cream arises
IRON the habitUal aIthiness of the tai
ian vendors. The commonest and stalest
materials are used in its manufactures.
and at night It is usually stored under
the merchants bed IN his dirty teae-
nlent lodgings. The next morning. no
matter how far gone IN decomposition
the rnsold cream may be, it Is rehashed
and frozen for the days business The
public at large seems to have the i'm
preston that bacteria are DESTROYED by
the, freezing process This is not, how
ever the case, for the activity Of the
bacteria is only temporarily retarded By
the cold. and during the nightly respite
they thrive vigorously. IN addition 10
all this. every opportunity is afforded
for eFansference Of diseases between
customers, for the glasses and spoons
are never washed, but are merely rinsed
in water that accumuIates the filth OF
the cHtf-e day"
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AMERICAS MOST SUCCESSFUL
FAILING-INACCURACY
By Dr. K FUEK CT Funk & wagnas Leoogapn Publisher

requires years Tor The Europeans to I'm
ism. Here it is required that every
thing be done quickly. Take the sub
way work. that is at present the vexa-
ton Of cur New York life
In Europe this work weald have been
planned for. years before construction
would have been started. Here the
trains wiz be running in less time than
it would take them to draw the plans
for SO gigantic an enterprise IN Europe.
We are said to jump at conclusions
Possibly we do. but we arrive at re
suits quickly. AMI generally with suf-
aeient accuracy for ali practical pur-
poses. We often jump over details in
ehese quick methods CT arriving al re-
suits. We make use Of a practical meth
cd in the field rather than waste time
ever a theoretical method in the Office
Practical results are what are demand
ed. and when everything Is considered
there are surprisingly few failures.
We are first Of all successful. and sue
cess is what counts. Our men of sue
cess are Usually ret the slow. grinding
fellows. but the men with ideas. who
hire other men 10 work out the details
They are not the men Who spend their
time in cfices r7aking beautiful blue
prints. but are those who get out ard
buiId the bridges. erect The buildings
and driH the tunnels.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
AUsTRALIA's LONG DROUGHT.

The pastoral situation in Australia is
rcD5dIy becomiHg desperate. says the
Spectator Drought upon drought
during the last eight pears has spelled
ruin 10 thousands uuon thousands Of
able and energetic men engaged in the
sheep and cattle Industry The mum
Der Ct sheep during the last decade has
dwindled TO the extent Of one-thirl,
-nanely. from over 10 .o00Cc0 10 under
s.. eooe80. The losses of cattle are quite
as great IL proportion. There are many
stations in CszSensland where The mum
Der Of cattle delastured has fallen from
10000 head or more 70 less than 1000
DrougHts have been felt before, but
the present is the widest spread ever
known. Not TO mention West austria
liza. which Fl The best is always in q
s-ate Of semidroug Lt. the whole coun-
" from TIE western boundary Of south
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Generally speaking. the inaeeuracy eff
Americans IS noteworthy in almost
every b-anca OF life. We are not a
mathematical people
We at things-thc length Of
buiIdlng. the date Of an event. The
duration Of war We say 1t was
about 50 Icng." about sach AID such
a dat about so MANY days, in
stead OF giving the exact data
American children are brought Up to
believe the usefulness Of exactuess.
They FORM quicker Impressions than the
European children They have general
IDEAS Of d thousand and enc things. but
few rs them can give an exact state
rneut Of facts about anything Our
home and social ufs and school train
\ ing are responsible Tor this. Even cur
business training seldom recognizes +he
necessity Of accuracy IN matters out
side the ledger and cash book.
Juzt tne reverse Of all this one finds
il Germany. France, and England. But
we have our compensation for his in
accuracy benefit taat we ray for. TO
&c sure. but seiiI benefit. We are a
nation Of executir6z-we act where 9TH
ers plan; we DO what others explain
how 10 DO
The foremost excise made for our in
accuracy is our lack Ct tire We are
obliged 10 accomplish in months What 1t