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The Washington times., 1905-07-02
These Fipe Men to Study
Trade Conditions Abroad
Four of Them, Burril, Pepper, Crist and
Bedloe, Are Practically Washington Men,
While Prof Hutchinson Is a Californian.

The FIVE special commercial agents APP
pointed by Secretary Metca1f, Of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor, 10
investigate trade conditions abroad. with
the object of promoting the foreign COM
merce of the United States, will soon be-
gin their work.
Their commissions took effect yester-
day, the first day Of the fiscal year The
agents selected are Prof. Lincoln Hutch
inson, University of California: Charles
NJ. Pepper, Harry r. Burrill, Raymond
T. Crist. and DR. Edward Bedloe.
Two men will be sent to the Orient.
those selected for this service being
| Messrs. Burrsn and Crist. Prof. Hutch
| jnson is to investigate trade conditions
| in South America. He will visit all
the seaports on the Atlantic and racine
| coast of that Continent
| Mr.. Pepper will go TO Canada, and
subsequently to Mexico, extending his
investigations TO the Central American
| countries. Dr. Bedloe Will be sent to the
West Indies. Venezuela. British, Dutch
and French Guiana.
Four Are Washington Men.
Eour of the appojutees may be called
| Washingtonians. They have resided in
! y
Messrs Burrill, Pepper, Crist, and Bed
loe are all well known here.
Harry r. BurriH first came to Wash
| ineton about four years ago. and was at
/ that time a member OF the New York
/ Journal-American staff. He had been
1 interested in newspaper work for some
! wears previous to his connection with the
/ Journal having done newspaper work IN
Buffalo, and was also member OF the
i staff of the New York Record for two
4 years or more.
: He was connected with tie Journal
1 American staff in this city for about 9
wear Then he was engaged as cor
respondent. for the New York Tribune
where he was employed at the time o.
his appointment
! Mr.. Burrin will resume his duties az
a. correspondent on his return from TIM
trip
,, Another Newspaper Man.
: Charles NJ Pepper is another newspa
: per man, and first came to this city a.
: the correspondent of the Chicago III
= bune. He has also been connected VIII
4 the New York Herald, and was the cor
: respondent for that paper during tn
e McKinley-Bryan campaign. He followe
i BRYAN around on his tour OF the Ohlte
I States for four months. Later he wa
with Mckinley at Canton. Ohio, fror
the time of his election until the Cablne
was chosen.
Mr.. Pepper has since Travelled mucf
l. going to almost all quarters or IN
. globe He was appointed by Presidef
: Roosevelt as one Of the five delegate
: n the Pan-American Congress, Whic
S was held at the City of Mexico thre
e years ago.
Mr.. Pepper IS an author Of nunbe
The Washington times., 1905-07-02
TRYING TO END
LABOR SCARCITY
Plan to Send Immigrants
Where They Are Needed
CIVIC FEDERATION IDEA
New York representatives Decide =
Call General Meeting on
Subjscs.
CIVIC FEDERATION IDEA

NEW YORK. July LEA plan which
Is apt to put an es1 20 the deaPth OF
labor In the South sl.d West Il about to
be carried out by the National Civic
Federation. the Institution Of which
August Belmont is president. and
Samuel Gompers first vice president
1t is the intention OF this organization
to endeavor to regulate the Immigrants
into the United States. to counteract the
crowding OF immigrants into the great
cities and facilitate the distribution OF
them throughout districts in tho WeEt
and South where labor Is scarce and
work plentiful.
To Cali General Meeting.
For many months several members Of
the executive committee Of the Civic
Federation. among whom 40 men OF ma
tionaI prominence auch as Bishop Henry
C. Potter. OF New York; ex-Pzasidsns
Cleveland. Archbishop ireland. Presi-
dent Eliot. Of Harvard University, and
Clarence II. Mac0.y, gave this i'm
portant problem mich thought and at
a meeting held hers today OF the New
York representatives Of the federation
it was decided to call a great general
tember to decide on steys toward the dis
tributiOn of the Thousands OF european
laborers and skilled svorkmen through
out the country In a. manner which
would prove OF ADVANTAGES both TO the
people Of the United States and 10 Its
prospective citixenn-
The fact that bcstn labor and capital
and the general public are represented
In the National Civic Federation VIII be
guarantee that the interests OF AL
classes will be safeguarded
Special COMMITTEES at Work.
Between now and the date set for
this important national conference much
work Is to be done. and with this end
If. view q special committee. upon
| which are serving Charles A Moore.
president Of the New York branch Ok
the Civic Federation; Robert Waiohorn.
commissioner OF immigration at the
port of New York; Nathan Blur. presi-
dent State conference OF charities;
Emil L. Boaz, general manager OF the
| Hamburg-American line. and DE-. Jo-
seph II. senner, ex-commissioner Of I'M
migration, has been appointed to inyes-
tigate the immigrants landing at Ellis
Island, in New York. A report OF this
committee viii be laid before the ma
| tionai conference IN the fall
The Washington times., 1905-07-02
Mattings. l24c Up

The biggest and prettiest as.
sortment of patterns to be SCI
anywhere. Excellent qualities
the very lowest prices.
No charge for laying.
The Washington times., 1905-07-02
RAYMOND F. ,cRIsT.

of books, several Of them treating of
commercial questions
Raymond F. Crist has been in the
Government service since he was six
teen years old. when he entered the
Government Printing Office as a mes
senger. He rose step by step, until, in
the spring of 1903. he was transferred to
the newly-cIeated Department CT Com
merce and Labor, and assigned to the
disbursing office. He was appointed as
sistant to the disbursing officer.
Upon the retirement of Secretary Cor
telyou, IN June, 1904 he was made pri-
waite secretary TO Victor H. Metcalf. the
present Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor.
DIR. Edward Bedloe has been well
known in newspaper circles for a num-
Der of years past. He has made Wash
ington his home for the last eight years.
DR. Bedloe was the United States con-
sui at Annoy and Canton, China, at one
| time
A California Scholar.
| Prof. Lincoln Hutchinson is a membe-
of the faculty of the University of Cal
| ifornia and has been connected with
that Institution for some time. He is
now in South America and win take UP
| his new duties there at once.
| Thirty thousand dollars was apro-
| priated at the last session Of Congress
to carry on the work of investigating
the trade conditions of the United States
abroad with the idea of enlarging the
exports of this country.
The compilation of data to be assem-
bled by the agents is under the direc-
| ton of the newly appointed chief of the
Bureau of Manufactures. John NJ. Car
! SON Major Carson has instructed the
| agents TO report TO him from time t
time. One general report viii be com
piled and a report made to Congress:
| shortly after the return of the agents
which will be about January l next.
Messrs. Burrill and Crist left YESTERDAY
for San Francisco and will join thu
| Taft party and go with them on thu
steamship Manchuria as far as Japan
when they will separate and go thei
respective ways to the country to be in
vestigated.
Dr. Bedloe and Mr.. Pepper will leav
some time this week for their fields o
investigation. Prof. Hutchinson IS al
ready in South America
Metcalf's Injunctions.
Secretary Metcalf in his instruction
| TO the special commissioners says:
You must be governed by circum
stances and conditions that will con
front you The department wants re
suits and relies upon your intelligence
+, patriotism, and industry TO secure then
: The departments instructions. there
t fore, Will be general in character an
5 will be regarded as suggestive rathe
than imperative. Instructions must nc
2 interfere with the successful prosecl
ton of your inquiries and cannot
r used as refuge for failure.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10

An electric resistance furnace was
used by repys in 1919 for the ccmcnta-
tion Of iron. lie took a piece of pure,
soft iron and cut slit along It's length.
The slit WAS filled with diamond dust,
which wnS prevented from falling out
hy fine iron wire. The portion Of the
wire containing the dust was wrapped
in mica. The wire thus charged was
heated quickly Co redncSs 10y the cur
rent from n battery. On opening the
wire PcpyS found that the diamond
dust had disappeared AMI that around
where it had been the wire had been
converted tu steel ! .ondou Engineer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
RELIGIOUS TATTOOlNG.
\ Custom Thnt l. In Vogue In one
Fart Of Italy.

In the vanity" section Of q museum
at Florence there is an interesting col
lection of blocks used Tor what il call
Ell religious tattoolng' among Italian
peasants of the district incloscd be
tween the Ahruzzi, Umbria ana TIE
Adriatic.
Peasants iu these parts a., U,... VIII
shirt sleeves rolled mp display Cliis-
tian symbol Of some sort or text tat.
toocd I'm blue ink uu their brown skin.
This has been imprinted on the occa-
sion of some special festival
\ wooden block Is pressed upon the
tightly drawn skin tu mark the odt-
lines OF the design. This is then pune.
turel. aud blue ink il rubbed intO
the wounds. which usually heal in
about twcnty-fpur hours. The custom,
which is essentially Christian. is in
commcmoration OF the branding Of ST
Francis. who founded n monastery
close to Lorctto. London Telegraph
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
A THRIFTY TENOR.
TnmnEno walked. hut Ills Carriage
BiII Had Ia he Paid.

Several years ago a tenor named
ramagno was engaged To come to
America and sing at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York. He was paid
tI,OUO night This Is a sum whi,!
would make many people willing TO
put up with small cXtru expenses. But
not 80 TamagnO. Hcforc leaving Eu-
rope hc made a stipulation that he be
furnished with a carriage To and from
the opera house every night. This was
Inserted i'm the contract.
When he arrived he found Il carriage
waiting ut the pier. He rode uptown
always at the expense of the opera
company--aud took n look around.
Then he decided to put up at the Marl-
borough hotel which happens 10 be-
only three short blocks from the Metro
poljtau Opera House. Every time he
sang ne walked up 10 the opera house
refusing 10 take n carriage. He said
he had Just as soon walk. When il
ramc time for him 10 return 10 Europe
he presented bill for over $500 for
carriages To and from the opera"
but YOU didn't take a carriage said
the manager of the opera company.
Tamagno bowed low and invited the
manager to look ut the contract. He
repeated the same suggestion whenever
anything was said about II. The re-
suit. of course. was that the $500 had
to bc paid. lie stood out for il with
rs much inSistCnce as II he hadn't
seen dollar for month, and all the
time he was getting 81 900 night.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
~UIIrPtlIe Test.

she was Wisconsin girl of moro
than the usual share of this worlds
goods who became engaged to the man
from Maine. civil engineer, whose
business was i'm the far west Com
PEELED to separate soon after the On
gagcmcnt, 1000 miles soon divided the
two lovers business duties called the
man away, but frequent letters helped
To shorten the months of separation
Turning her attention 10 cooking, this
girl of almost unlimited wealth soon
proved her devotion To her absent lover
10y mastering the difficulties of cook
ing in anticipation of That happy timc
when she should have n homc of her
own. Triumphautly she wrote her
lover, II can make lemon pie, custard
pie and Washington pie all myself
Thcn did this man from Maine and the
land of orchards assert his loyalty to
his home state most vigorously ANA
back over the wires. 1000 miles away.
came this telegram. brief, but emphatic,
TRY applcr'-l .cwistou (McD Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
THE STARFlSH.
This Peculiar Creature Can Neither
See, Hear Nor smell.


Unlike man, the stariish which loses
one Of It's "arms," or properly It's rays,
grows n new one 10 take It's place. Tn
der certain conditions il grows two 10
take the place Of one. \ starfSh may
lose all its rays without losing its life.
and very often cripple with but a sin
Gle ray left is found 10y fishermen and
collectors. When completely broken In
two the Starlish becomes two distinct
fish, ana the growing process contlu-
ucs. The brittle Startish, II is believed,
I'm many instances breaks off It's OWE
rays at the approach or danger. Eot
this reason Il Is difficult 10 obtain per
feet specimen.
\ Startish can neither see nor hear
Ncithcr has II the sense of smell In
spite Of these seeming impCdimcnts,
nevertheless, IL seeks and dcyOurs its
prey as neatly as an ordinary fish The
starfish Hes upon It's prey and folds its
"nrms," or rays, completely about It..
Then II pushes its stomach out through
its mouth and will wrap even n large
oyster ana shell within the folds of the
stomach. The mouth Of the starllSh Is
in the center of It's rays
Some great ships are today employed
almost wholly In seeking for Startish
specimens in deep seas, and there are
hundreds of men who spend portion
If their time in collecting Starfsh i'm
the interests of science. Many of the
gppCimpuS collected by ShipS nrc t1k on
from depths of one and even two miles
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
THE DEATH DICE.
A strnng. story THAT comes From
the Seventeenth Century.

\ nOtnbl" exhibit In the Berlin HD-
honzollcrn museum consists of the ia
nous death dice" About the middle
6c the seventeenth century Il bcautifla
.ouug gn was murdered, and Sus-
picion fell on two soldiers. Ralph and
Alfred, who were rival suilors for h"r
hand. As both prisoners denied their
guilt and even torture failed to extract
n confession from either Prince Fred
crck William. the kaiScr's ancestor, dc
cided to cut the Gordon knot with the
dice boz. The two soldiers should
throw for their lives, ia" loser 90 be
executed u> the murderer. The event
was celebrated with great pomp and
SolcmnitN, and the prince himself 9s
sisted ut this appeal to divine intcrvcn-
tion. rs il was considered by every
body. including the accused themselves.
Ralph was given the first throw, ana
he drew skies. the highest possible
number. and no doubt felt iublant
The dice box was then given to Alfred
who fell on his knees and prayed aloud .
almighty God, thou knowcst ! am
innocent Protect Inc, | hcsccch thee
Rising to his feet, hc threw th" dice
with such force that one of them
broke in two. The unbrokcn one show
cd six, the broken one also showed sin
on the larger portion. ANA the hit that
had been split off showed one, giving
total Of thirteen. ur one NOR" than
the throw of Ralph. The whole audi
cncc thrilled with astouishmcut, while
the prince exclaimed. cod hns spo
ken" Ralph, regarding the miracle rs ~
sigu from heaven. confessed his guilt
and was sentenced tu death II t. prob
able that Alfred ever after did not
number himself among those who look
upon thirteen as an unlucky number
London THtlcr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
Iibert, Halls.

This iS Liberty hall. ami YOU may
smoke i'm the garden" f. q maxim
which has become typical of ono sort
OF hospitality. Another version has
Just been pcrotratcd 10y member of
the early rising fraternity.
II wish" said the host every one
to do rs he likes I'm my house
II sounded very friendly. hut ou 20
ing to his bedroom the guest found o
little card stating the times of meals
breakfast az I.3n." AMI loo an y. Il
was added. 1t will bc cleared away
NJ $40"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
A FATEFUL DREAM.
Death Game Precisely NJ u HAD necu
Eorrtotd In slumbcr.

\ strange family story is told In the
"Reminiscences OF Mrs. Pickering" 1t
has to do with her sister Jane, mar.
ricd to Lord Andover. eldest son or the
Earl OF Suffolk:
"Shc u.ady Andorcr had always
been noted for having the most re-
markablc dreams. and one morning she
nwokc feeling nervous and unComIort-
able having dreamed that Lord Ando
yer had gone ont shooting when there
was n battuc and had been shot. This
made such an impression on her mind
that she cntrcat"d him not To shoot
that day, but to stay with her, which
hc at once consented tn do, and they
resumed their painting and reading
But the day came out So fine ana the
winter sun shonc 50 brightly that my
nuut. feeling she had been selfish. nj
last begged him not to lose the day for
her sake, but To 20 out ana join the
others. 80 he went After hc had gone
she hcramc 81 restless nud uneasy thai
SHE started to walk across the park e.
the covert where they were shooting
As She crossed the park She observed
one of the grooms galloplng hard to
wand the house on her own faNoritc
horse Baronet Strange To say. no pre-
sentiment of evil seems at that mo-
mcnt TO have struck her. and she only
remarked, How very angry Lord An
dover would I've II he could see that
Ia, tstK -
lie was riding 10 the house with the
news that Lord Andovcr had been shot
dead 10y one OF the keepers"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
LIFE IN GREENLAND.
The ways az the People, Their Pleas
ures and Their Food.

Grecnand'S west coast is considered
to have the grandeSt scenery of any
coast i'm the world hy Roger Pollock,
who writes OF Il journey thither rs fol-
lows: The sunny arctic day, which
lasts for months; n sky all flaming
glory, the frCtted spires of the Alps
hankcd with stupendous cliffs and
based on the reStful levels of the sea,
cities Of crowded bergs, compound of
dazzling light and radiant color such
scenery as that blotS out ones former
memories. our first port of call was
Jakobshavn. at the head of. Disco
strait. biggest of the northern villages.
n metropolis Of nine white people and
400 natives. Reside a pocket harbor
pcrchcd on round shoulders Of the ma
ked granite are the buildings. all tarrCd
black, Of the Royal Trade company.
For n background to the dismal scene
rise higher rocks. Uttered VIII garbage
and turf huts. the homes Of the ua-
tives. At heart the place is gay. for
our sailors went ashore every night To
dance with the Eskimo girls, while
the officers OF ship and colony swappcG
dinner parties. breakfasts and lunch
cons all through n nine days festival.
"Men and women alike" the writer
continues. were lnguiSts. well read.
accomplished. a little too polite FOR
comfort, living q metropolitan life on
one batch of letters a year i'm an arctic
outpost. Expecting the pathos of ban
ishmcnt. | found the gayety Of perfect
content The Danes Of all the settle
mentS were alike i'm social charm. gen
tie and polished arrant goSSips. too
and the indoor life had little To remind
one OF the outdoor wilderness. The
Innut servant maids wore the furry
brceChcs. boots 10 the hip and curious
topknot OF their national dress One
had to fall promiScuouSly in love with
all OF them.
Even the Danish men wore native
dress. hut there was one important dis
tinction-they washed. The food. apart
from Danish groceries. was seal meat.
fish. reindeer. vcuiSon. shcllfSh. ptar-
migan. sea birds and their eggs. which.
as served In Greenland are always
pronounced I'm flavor"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
When You Have a Cold,

The first action when you hsves cold
should be to relieve the lungs. This is
best accomplished b, the tree use OF
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. This
remedy liquihes the tough mucus and
causes IT, expulsion from the air cells OF
the lungs. produces q free exPeetors,iOn,
and opens the seeretions 4 eomplsie
cure soon follows. This remedy will cure
slsevefe cold IN less time than any other
treatment and T. leaves the system In q
natural ard healthy condition. II coun-
,erscts any tendency toward pneumonis.
This remedy Is for sale Nv B. A. Smith,
Olneyvilis; W Dunnins & Bto., Msnton
avenue; Psrker's drug store. Olneyvtlis,
y. T. Reiner, Centerdsle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
Ar,bor.bIp of Ancient Literature.

In the earliest examples We possess
" ancient literature We are not allowed
even n glimpse ~ the individualiticS or
their authors. The works themselves.
II they had been prized because of the
wit ingenuity. fertile fancy. brilliant
conccit or any other individual pecu
liarity. mental or temperamental. Of the
men who produced them would have
been preserved. In some cases, as In
that ~ the lliad and odyssey. the re
puted authorship has been as obstinate
ly questioned as that Of the fourth
gospel and several OF the cpistles In
the very earliest literature the indi-
vidual was ~ no account I'm the matter
OF authorship; ne was only the collector
or editor Of spontaneous and unwrtten
folk song and legend or. II nc gave these
their tinal shape. was only Joint author
with his race.-H. VI. Alden In Harper
Mssazlns
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
Srnirh SInrirs.

lt was late iu the afternoon when
the Scotch minister arrived al the
farmhouse. The housewife suggested
that perhaps he would like cup of tea
hcforc engaging In exercises VA.
ma" said ne. Il aye TAX my tea better
when my work is done IN just he
gauu on. Nc can hing the pan on and
leave the door ajar. an III draw tn n
close in the prayer when | hear the
haam fzzin,"
Another woman of Scotland when
asked II she had understood the scr
mon TO which she had lust hccn lie
tening replied. "vad hae the gre
sumDtionT'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
The .nlhen Menn.

The motto of the Greeks was Moth
Ing tOo much"
An excess of courage l. brutality.
An cxctss of economy j. penurious
ness
An excess u taste j. precocity.
An excess ~ gcntlencss j. timidity.
l. An excess of confidence Is cgotiSm.
Who will show Us where 90 draw the
llne1- Ernest y Lyon In Everybody's
Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
Followed Her Instructions.

Mrs. y, was giving instructions To- her
new servant. BEFORE removing the
soup plates. Mary always ask each
person II hc or she would like any
more"
VERY good. madam
Next day Mary, respectfully howing
to one ~ the guests. inquired. Would
the gentlemen like some more soupF"
YES. please
There isn't any lcft" Chicago Jour.
aal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
An odd whist Deal.

4 curious hand nt whist was dealt at
Grimsby. England. recently. The cards
Ncre shulicd and dealt In the usual
way. but when the players looked at
slcir hands they found that one OF
them had twelve spades, another elcv-
cn hearts, the thirl man twelve dia-
monds and the fourth eleven clubs
Spades were trumps.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10
FURNISHINGS

Mems Cotton Ribbed Underwear
nc. Mems Fleeced Underwear 33c.
Mems Derby Ribbed Underwear 53e.
Negligee Shirts 500. CamePs Hair
and Black Wool Hose Ioc. Boys
Fleeced and Derby Ribbed Under
wear I9c.
A large line Of Mems Gloves
marked from soc and IS, To close at
37c. A fine Cottoo Mems Hose &c.
Mems Bows marked to sc and Ioc
Mems and Boys Suspenders &c. All
the latest styles Of Neckwear marked
down. 25c kind to I9c. soc kind
TO CSC. Mems Sweaters 49c to
81 69. Cardigan Jackets $I.I9 to
2.69.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10

Uncle George have read your arti-
,le over. and must say 10 shows "
great deal NJ originality. Arthur
Thanks I'm sure. Hattcred myself
there were some IDEAS I'm H. Uncle
George oh, | was not speaking of the
composition. hut of the spelling.