The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence

DiplOludliC l>iSL IsSueu ny LHe utpdIl
ment of state, gives the following
summer addresses OF embassies and
legations In the United States: ITALY
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass; Austria
Hungary, Bar Harbor, Me-; France
Newport, X. l.; Germany, Dublin, n
H.; Russia, Magnolia, Mass; Grea,
Britain, Intervale, n. H.; Siam, Bass
Rocks. Mass; Netherlands. York Har
Dor, Me-; Peru, Manchesterby-the
Sea, Mass; Norway, Bar Harbor, Me-
Ecuador, Spring Lake, n. j.; and Tur
key, Wildwood, n. j. All the other
embassies and legations continue al
Washington
The Servant Problem.-A gentle
man In this city was telling some one
Of the trials OF his wife, an excellent
housekeeper, with reference to the do
mestic problem. Just about the time
the mistress would get new girl
broken to the ways of the household
and she would bid fair to become a
model servant, she would decamp or
enter the service of neighbor. One
Of these, Mrs. b., had incurred the
especial enmity of the first woman,
for she had lately taken two servants
from Mrs. Brown. One night in the
winter Brown was aroused by queer
sounds in the kitchen. Burglars"
he hoarsely whispered in the ear Of
his spouse, as he prepared TO tumble
out Of bed and proceed downstair
Edward" calmly observed the wife,
I'D give anything to possess your op.
tomistic nature. Always looking on
the bright side. I'll wager anything
it's that odious B woman trying to
get Mary away from mel"
Cavalry Colonel Retired.-Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Charles +. Ayres, Four
teenth Cavalry, has been placed upon
the retired list OF the army on the
finding OF a retiring board that he is
incapacitated for active service on ac-
count of disability incident TO the SER
vice. Lieutenant-Colonel Ayres' re-
tirement was indirectly the result of
an interview in which he was reported
to have criticised army methods Of
administering justice as an outcome
OF the difficulty which Mrs. Ayres had
with the authorities of the Military
Academy in connection with the IA
nous "overcoat" incident. Inspectors
who had been at work upon his case
for some time developed the fact that
he had before been examined by
medical board as TO his fitness for ac-
tive military service Thereupon it
was resolved by the department au-
thorities to have another examination
Of this character made, and the board
having found that he was incapacitated
the only course open was to order his
retirement.
Farm laborers Scarce.-Further in
formation regarding the demand for
farm laborers in Massachusetts was
received few days ago by Chief Pow
derly of the immigration buzz ans in
formation division in letter from Sec
retary j. Lewis Ellsworth of the state
board of agriculture, Boston. Mr..
Ellsworth writes in part as follows:
There is a great demand for agri-
cultural laborers, the scarcity being
very marked. Single men are general
ly preferred. | cannot say as to the
excess of anything we will get Wag-
es average SIS per month, with board,
for green hands. Swedes, Norwe-
gians, Germans and Poles are prefer
red. There is free employment bu-
reau in the bureau of statistics Of la
hAv In 1nv dc In,
Mr.. Powderly is pre-.
pairing to send a circular letter of in.
quiry regarding the need of immi-
grants TO the postmaster at every
county seat in the United States.
There are $500 or more such officials
and Mr.. Powderly thinks this letter
ought TO produce results. He is think
ing of having the results of all his
inquiries printed in pamphlet form in
numerous languages for distribution
among the newly arrived immigrants.
Society Governed by Official Rules.
One of the peculiarities of life in
Washington is the existence Of official
rules which arrange everybody's
place. In spite Of an air OF great sim.
plicity. the most complicated arrange
ments go smoothly because every pos
sible contingency has been provided
for. This is in no place more evident
than at the White House. There is
no appearance Of ceremonial and yet
everybody's place is so fixed that no
body can possibly be embarrassed.
At the state receptions the order Of
precedence is regulated by the law of
presidential succession passed under
Mr.. Cleveland's administration. The
President, of course, first. After him
comes the vice-president. After this
the chief justice ranks all officials of
the United States. The vice.president
being "heir-apparent," he precedes at
social functions the ambassadors and
ministers. On New Years day the
diplomatic corps is always received
first by the President There is an
pinion atloat that the chief justice
should rank even an ambassador but