Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
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NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence)

who were dismissed by former Pub
lie Printer Stillings, cannot re-enter
the service without submitting to an"
other examination, such as Vis re-
ouired of apprentices. This Is the
decision Of the civil service commits
sion. Public Printer Leech prefers
experienced men to the training OF
new ones. It Is likely that the Presi-
dent will be appealed to oVerrule the
commissions order.
Limit to Mail Packases.-Actins
Postmaster General GrandAeld re-
Gently announced that commencing
August Is parcels, without regard to
the value of the contents which do
not exceed IL pounds In weight, nor
measure more than three feet six
inches In length and six feet in length
and girth combined, will be admitted
to the parcels post malls exchanged
between the United States and Great
Britain. The rate applicable in the
United States to parcels to Great
Britain is 12 cents pound or fraction
Of a pound.
Peace Color Of Warshlps.-Admiral
Pillsbury, chief Of the bureau Of naYi-
cation. Navy Department has re-
ceived from the navy yard about a
dozen board slabs, each painted a diff
ferent shade Of gray, as preliminary
exhibit for experiment in the matter
of the color that is to be given YES
sells Of the navy In time Of peace. The
gray may become a successor Of
white as peace color, but II so It
will only be done after a long series
of experiments to determine whether
the change Is desirable, and II so,
which of the many shades of gray are
serviceable from many points Of
view.
Crop Report EneouragIng.-That
crop conditions in the United States
were in the aggregate somewhat bet
ter e percenO ON the first of Au-
gust than they were year ago, but
slightly Il percen) below 1O-year
average condition on that date, is the
opinion expressed by the crop report
ing board Of the department of agri-
culturehln a supplemental report just
issued, reviewing the general crop
conditions. The report mentions the
crops that are above the average, IN
cluding winter wheat, hay, cotton and
tobacco. Corn, parsley, rye, buck
wheat, apples and fax are slightly be-
dow the average, potatoes being about
percent and oats are nearly 10 per-
cent below.
Honduras Minister Ignored.-The
state department is taking UP direct
ly with the government Of Honduras
the settlement of the questions aris-
Ing from the cancellations Of the ex-
aquaturs of the American consul and
vice consular oflcers at Celba, which
was done by President Davila be-
cause OF the alleged Intervention OF
these officers In the political AFFAIRS
of Honduras. For this purpose 1t has
directed Mr. Dodge, American minis
ter at Salvador, to proceed to TegucE
galpa, the capital of Honduras, for
conferences with the o1flclals Of the
foreign once there. In this case the
state department Is ignoring the Hon
duras minister here, Mr.. Ugarte, who
has not been to the state department
since he had an interview with Mr.,
Bacon a few days ago which, 1t Ia
said, terminated rather abruptly.
Fairgrounds for Boys and oIrls.--
In connection with the playground
movement in this city, Henry 8. Cur
tbs, secretary of the Playground As
Bociation of America, has made pub
lie the following letter written by
President Roosevelt to the boys and
girls of Washington:
Through DR.. Curtis have learned
that many Of you are taking an &C
tive part In various athletic events
In your city. I am glad to see this
believe In work and do not believe
In sacrificing work to play; but
most emphatically believe also In
play. A boy or girl who has heal
thy body win be all the better fit for
serious work, and II the health come
through vigorous sports pursued In
an honorable, STRAIGHTFORWARD man
0er, not only the mind, but the char
acter Is benefited To the boys
wish to say special word. / EN-
phatioally believe in manilneas, IN
courage, in physical address, but
believe quite as much In good com
radeship and In spirit Of fair play.
hope that whenever you enter a CON
test you will do all that is IN you tC
win and yet that you will remember
that 1t is far better 10 fail than "a
win by any unfalrness, by any under
hand trickery. Keep in mind that Il
IS only by persistent effort In the
lace of encouragement that any oi
Us ever do anything that IL really
worth while doing. The fellow WHO
gives up when he Is once beaten Il
made Of mighty poor stuff, and II hO
.hus gives up as soon as he is beaten
In a sport, he does not stand much
chance of success In the serious con
diets Of after life. The true spirit
the spirit which wins vict0fIes In af
ter life, ia the spirit which fights hare
to succeed, but which takes defaa
With good nature and with the reao
mte determination to try again. I
70 good beginning for this serioui
work Of after life If on the play
grounds you learn how to oo-operat.
with your fellows, and to do YOU
best to win, while 1T the sarne tim.
treating your opponents with fair
ness and courtesy"
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