Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-02-04

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BOSTON,, Fec. 2. 1913.
To the Editor Of The American
Boston seems TO be the scene Of vsriOos
freaks OF the ws&t her thiz wiutsr. Thsre
was the dark day, and the ice day,
and this week day of fog such a. the
oldest iahsbisAns remsmhersth nos-
SinxuI2riy snous Wednesday i the
day tor these Esst freaks Last Wed1es-
day, Jan. Is, Ess rainy in ths morning,
With dark, toiex mist in the sfteruoca,
so thick that one eoaid hardly see acro-s
the streets, yet the sun came out later,
aud the fog eIssFsd for time Aooas
5 o'cIoek, however, II came back, seem
Tag TO rise from tne earth
One lady looking from her window, OBJ
served st level sikh the second door win
dows, and soon after II rose higher Till
nothing else eoald be seen Street cars
we're obliged to creep for fear OF collisions,
snd the only place where travel was
Bormsl was In the subway.
The East Boston terry boat had tie
worst experience, being lost in the fog for
two hours, and finally bringing up at
Chariestosn navy yard, where the boat
vas tied Up for the night. There were
500 passengers on board. and they <ere
greatly frightened as the boat struck first
tag boat, then bumped against a "a srf.
but was unable TO mske landing. A
tug beat was sent in search Of the ferry
boat, bot ten feet from the slip The tag
was as completely Iost as was the ferry
boat.
On reaching the navy yard the passen-
gers fastened to leave the boat for the
cars OF sny conveyance that would take
them home. Crossing the streets was
dangerous, as tssus could only be seen
distance Of s few feet. Ali the steamers
we're detained
The thick darkness IL attributed parry
envelops the city On Friday there Vas
qaite a heavy thander shoSer at noon,
followed by a northwest wind which
cleared the air st once.
II Is said that these ass been uuch less
sickness than ssusl in the city tht. win
ter, and some attribute il TO the ises that
baildIngz have not been overhestsd as
%SIEEGAas AhG-s @A AGEaAs GA EE1
contrary, have bsen uneomtortsbIy cold.
Mrs. Mary A. Liyermore, In = recent
address, rather scored Prssid Eliot,
OF Harvard. for bis remarks on working
men, which brings cut a protest that
President Elicit i "misun6erstood man,
a TREND Of the working man &c. She also
criticized some Of the met hods Of schools,
and quite SECESSION arose. She thinks
We lsck moral education. she said among
other things:
's6ensrzl diehoze=ty 81 ore OF 0gr zrs2tess
p@rfiz. II n&R s,aaIz a hank. II &. cAiist EN-
bezzAenenE: II be steals the estate Of WAseh As
+ tr4ssse, & Il aefslczrf0n There reen. 10 be
q feeling that embeEzl=@euc AID tsfshesiion
are rot a. bad a. sfeahEg 1 have been shiaktH :
fer soa7e t4ms thas Il sc eosh e1iy ses sore
b dy 70 Grange the eomm9sdmenr from 'Lnoz
snah not steal 10 1hoa sh.it ret cab zzie OF
dsfagI8' we mig hE ge& &l0ag q hEIie b~tter.7
Boston elao woman caused senss-
rion Of telling that she went to sub
master in the city to see about her child,
and asked him If they didn't intend 10
teach morals in the schooI. He replied:
-Oar schools are not to educate children.
They are TO prepare them 10 pass Harvard
examinations"
60 sc see that Boston IL only q city Of
human beings after all. ECO.