The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-03-18
'Jack" Harris Correspondence from
the National Capitol.
Washington. 3-14.


took a long walk yesterday
morning, suppose should have been
in church but churches we have with
us always, like the poor, and such
days as yesterday are rare. In fact
it was the first one of the kind since
last October. Every body and the
baby was out, of course, and all ev-
identity felt the rejuvenating air of
a warm spring day through the en-
tire corporal system. Saturday
morning the weather bureau said
that the clouds would pass away by
night and that Sunday would be
fair. Twelve hours later they cor
rected themselves and said Sunday
would be very rainy. Consequently
Sunday was fair. This is also an
illustration of the average accuracy
oft he weather bureau. This obser-
walton suggests fact that may be
of interest.
ing into the lobby and adjoining
the "Marble ROOM so called, the
private reception for the use of the
senators and such of their visitors
who send in their cards and in this
way secure admission for an inter-
view, is little room devoted to the
use of the weather bureau and main
tanned for the use of the senate.
A map of the United States showing
only the state lines and the weather
signal stations, is framed in glass
and is about ten by six feet. On
this every morning the senate
weather man, Mr.. Jones, gives the
temperature, direction of the wind
and atmospheric condition at every
signal station in the country. Red,
blue and white balls through which
runs an arrow indicating clear, par
tally cloudy, rain or snow. These
are painted alongside each station,
so that at a glance visitor can see
exactly what the weather is at that
moment in any state or territory of
teresting and is continually consult
ed by those who want to see what is
doing in the weather lines "a home.
Vermont's only signal station is
Northield, and the Vermont gaDg
take their weather news every day
from chat. Beside the map there is
at hand a chronometer giving exact
solar time, and many intricate in
struments giving additional infor-
nation. All this is exactly dupli-
Gated at the House end.
But about the progress of the sea-
son, switched off onto the bureau
of information before l had finished
paying tribute to the first warm day
out of doors. walked about forty
four blocks, from my home at 80 A.
ST., N. E., down through the capitol
grounds and twelve blocks Oh Penn
syiyahia Avenue to the post office
and return, and when near home on
nv return the perspiration oozed for
the first time since dug my pota-
,oes last October. l didn't know as
there was any more left in me,
feared it might have congested be-
cause of six months of ice, but its
all right. I'm in running order'
sure. Well the parks and yards are
being raked and cleaned up, the
grass is springing fresh and green,
the crocuses and other cusses are
croping out, the loafers, rich and
poor are dwadling along the sunny
side of the street, and the ladies' are
using parasols and thinking absorb
edly of white shirt waists. low
sleeves and ice cream soda. The
little darkeys are playing craps in
the back alleys and marbles on the
sidewalks, the dandelion is elevat-
ing his splendid golden crown, the
old fashioned peony is shooting sky
ward and the book beer signs are
out. Also new Vermont sugar is in
the market. invested sixteen cents
in half pound of the latter Satur-
day out of courtesy to the alleged
article and loyalty to the state, and
submitted it to private analysis
with a hammer. God knows what
it was made of. If anyone else ever
finds out don't want to be told, 1t
might make me feel badly to know.
only know that 1t wasn't maple
sugar. The subject jars on my
nerves, and we'll drop it. will
say, however, that there are a few
places in town where pure Vernon
maple sugar can be obtained In the
season, most of it bearing the label
of WEIGH Bros, Burlington. The
price is anything that the dealers
NAV care to ask up to fifty cents a
pound. As a limit to any of ouI
sugar makers, 1 will say that l be-
lieve this city to be the best market
for their product in this country
Why not look into this2
Strawberries. cucumbers, tomatoes
and new garden ''sass" of nearly
every kind are in the market bu
the prices as yet are sufficiently ele
waited to keep them off the ordinary
boarding house table. The old and
permanent residents here, largely
"Ferginians" and southerners, sor
of run to bacon and greens-kal'
as spring diet intersPersed will
cabbage cooked in every conceiva