The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-10-04
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)


the census OF Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory has been received by
the encouragement from the census
bureau This census was provided
for in the act providing statehood for
the two territories, and the object OF
the enumeration is 10 determine
whether there has been proper di-
vision OF the new state into congress
districts. The constitution for the
new state has been examined by At
torney-General Bonaparte with the OBJ
ject Of finding whether II conforms in
all respects to the enabling act and
TO the constitution OF the United
States, and Mr.. Bonaparte will make
a report TO the president.
Given Leave for Military Duty-An
order OF the postmastergeneral set
ting forth the future attitude Of the
postofiice department concerning en-
ployes who are members OF the ma
tional guard has just been made pub
lie. Leaves OF absence without pay
authorized by law will be granted to
postal employees who are members OF
the guard when called upon TO per-
The department believes that the
national guard should be encouraged
i'm every way and that II is feasible for
postmasters to so arrange the duties
Of employees that leaves of absence to
perform military duty may be granted
mill tpfta ,atat IN hn
Congress Losing Its Charms-Why
Is it that seats in the lower house OF
congress are losing their charms for
men who yet are young enough and
active enough to love the storm and
stress OF political life? And why do
gubernatorial seats in state capitols-
yes, even mayors chairs in reform"
cities have such growing claims upon
statesmen, who prefer them to contin
ued service i'm the halls Of national
in a fair way to be speaker of the
house Of representatives some day,
Congressman Watson Of Indiana, chief
whip of his party in the low house,
says he has decided to become the
next governor of his state. He has
burned his bridges behind him. Bur
ton Of Ohio is also willing to give up
congress for a mayoralty.
How Old Are Your Eggs?-The egg
which appears so innocently upon the
breakfast table may by reason Of COM
mercial ingenuity be anywhere from
several months to several years old.
This knowledge led to an investiga-
tiCn by the department Of agriculture,
and the result is favorable to the use
Of egg preservatives. Said one of the
departments experts the other day:
II have examined a very large num-
ber of eggs preserved i'm water glass.
In general | found the eggs to be of
good quality, and they had not been
preserved under the best cTLditions,
either, as they were not placed in the
water glass solution on the day on
which they were laid, but were col
lected' in the country and sent In to
town i'm large lots and were two or
three days old before preservation. AS
might have been expected. some OF
these eggs were bad, but the proper
ton was not large, in one instance out
of 3S4 dozen eggs preserved between
April and June and sold between Oc-
tober and December, only five dozen,
of 1-3 percent were bad. and the ma
iority of these were broken or
cracked. These preserved eggs are
attractive in appearance, as the shells
are very clear and fresh looking after
the water glass is wiped off. Even
those which have been several years
i'm water glass have a fine, fresh ap-
pearance. Another advantage of pres
ervation i'm water glass over certain
older methods is that the contents of
the egg do not shrink through evapor-
alton. The eggs therefore do not rat
tie when shaken, no matter how old
they are. The cost Of preservation is
very small.
Effective War Against Moths.-Dr.
| l.. O. Howard, chief entomologist OF
the department of agriculture, who
has lust returned from trip through
New England. says that the condi-
tions in regions infested by the gypsy
and brown tail moths are better than
they have been for several years. As
| n result of his tour of inspection DR..
/ Howard will make some changes in
the campaign against the moths. One
OF the most important will he the re
| moval Of the parasite laboratory from
North Saugus. Mass. TO Melrose High
! lands. At the latter place. DIR. How
| ard says. the laboratory VIII he more
accessible TO Boston. larger buhd
ing will he obtained which can be
lighted and heated. W. +. Ffske. who
is i'm charge of the parasite labora
tory. will be brought to Washington
on Nov. l. One or two men VIII be
left I'm charge of the new laboratory
during the winter, and between now
/ loo fr..