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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

cation. and regard only the one or two OF error
magnifying them to dimensions which I'LL the
whole calendar. 1t is just another case OF d
hundred cats in our cellar when in fact' tnere
were only two.
Perhaps no more impressive testimony 10 tne
efficiency and value of the work of the weather
Bureau and no better demonstration OF the gen
eral appreciation of it could be wished than Is
implied in the fact that of five hundred news
paper comments, gathered from all over the
country, only three are unfavorable, though we
suppose that there are a few persons who, seeing
the three or perhaps only one of them. will ex-
claim that the entire press of the country Is
down on the Weather Bureau. If other testl-
mOny were needed it might readily be found III
the promptness with which people turn to the
weather forecast in the morning papers, the an
noyance which they express If they fail TO find
IT and the vigorous protests which are made
whenever for any reason any curtailment of the
service, either in observation or announcements,
is proposed. People do not take such interest In
anything which Is not of real value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
SHIPS AS WEIGHING MACHINES
a This london Daily Mail

How She load of a ship can be ouickIv asca~
tanned without actually Weighing n was dan,on
strated yesterday by Edward Beresford ar H.
barge. 'A'i"ASu eOh
Ine apparatus used Is known a porhydrometer
and consists OF float placed in the water uvhch a.
admitted up pipe fixed in the centre Of the
vessel AS the load Is increased the vessel naraIv
sinks deeper into the water and the water In ny
pIpeSrses TO a greater height. and the fioat thus
raised throws a lever out OF balance A slidine
weight enables one to bring II into balance again
and the position of the weight on a scale Shows
the amount or the load. The porhydronleter was
sunciently accurate TO show the weight OF a nas
stepping aboard the barge. - MAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
n nusements.

4STOR-S :15-The Man from
BlJOD-s.SD-A Gentleman Mississippi
BRIGHTON BEACH PARK-Pains Fireworks
BhOADNAN-S .l5-The Midnight Sons
CASINOS: I5-Havana.
coNEY IsLAND-Dreamland. Luna Park
DALY'S-s .30-Billy
EDEN MUSEE-The World in Wax
GAIETY-s .2O-Ths House Next Door.
HACkETT-2:l5- S2O-The Only Law
HAMMERSTEIN'S-2:1 5-S: 15-NaudeNlle
HERALD SQTARE-S.15 -The Broken Idol
HUDSON-s:I5-The Third Degree.
JARD1N DE PARIS-S:l5-FOllieso Of lsu9
KNICKERBOCKER-S l5-The Cay dussafs-
IIBERTY-s Gothic Florist Shop.
IYRIC-s:lb-The Motor Girl.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-11 a. m 10 II D. III
Wearing Apparel Show.
MAXINE ELLIOTT S-Sl5-The Ringnasler
NEW YORK-s:20 Ministries
PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARk-Ballooh ascelsio4s'
WEBER s-s:l5-The Climax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
NEWPORT HARMONY COMMITTEE
Many Subjects Discussed, but No Dehni'e Az
tiou Taken.

IBy Telegraph to The Trihune-l a,
Newport Aug. r.-The joint eohnn'' 'ss.,,s
Newport business men and summer -, for
the Arst time this afternoon at the Casino. anu
while nothing definite was done In the way "a,
forming plans of action there is ieel'n sssors
there viii be a general awakening Of the CITY ''l'N
the committee has finished its lab0rs' ,s-
This COMMITTEES is to be a pern'lhens ssInh,a
ton. John Thompson Spencer vi - >rauTnart
was chosen chairman. and Max Levy OF No '. ana
secretary Many subjects were discussed a, ~, ~,
meeting. including taxes and improvement ~ ina
streets. and the summer resident members ,,ov.
board manifested great interest in the ne" i'0'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
A w EDDING.

Plattsburg. N. Y. Aug. 1s-Miss Mary Agnes
Cotter OF this city. was married here at noon to-
day To Birney Donnell. OF Los Angeles The brides
brother. the Rev. r. c. Cotter Of ST. Agras.a
Church. Lake Placid. performed the ceremony An
other brother, Thomas j. Cotter an attorney Of
this city. gave the bride away. After a recsntton
Mr. and Mrs. Donneli started on an automobile
tour through the Adrondacks. They VIII make
their home at Hollywood, Cal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
NEW HOME FOR DENTAL COLLEGE.

A ra,v houa for the New York College OF -
t,strv and Oral surgery. Of which Dr. William n,
IS dean viii be built on the premises No 90 70 81 81
East s5th street. adjoining the southeast rabrisrs
Second avenue The site is opposite 81 81 houses
Park 1t is now covered by old dwe '.,..'o, rom
1t was recently bought by the ms'i'"
John A McAleenan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
PLAN HupsoN-FULToN REcEP''o~ =,

At meeting Of the trustees OF t"o so afrer-
"m - decided that reception to the n''l ne
guests OF the commission should De ne .s,rber r.
early part OF the week beginning on sIo,ss. Tho
probably at the Metropolitan opera will DO
foreign visitors attending the receps ,Sars pres-
received by General stewart l. Woo~ l.,r,rnssOn;
dent OF the Hudson Fulton Celeorauon Hughes
Mayor George B. Mcclellan and DoNe. .s GET ben
The plans for the reception nave
completed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
Irsp7lprk DAHL, Gnibuats.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1909.

This newspaper is o,cnod and published by
The Tribune Association, q Nctc York corpora
tion; Office and principal place Of business
Tribune Building. No. ISL Nassau street Aeio
York; ogden MHls, president; Henry W.
Socket secretary; James II. Bdrrett, treasurer.
The address Of the officers is the Office Of this
newspaper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
BARRy's STATUS IN NAVAL HISTORY.
Honors Properly Due to Hopkins Have Been
Diverted, Correspondent Thinks.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The Washington Post" August I. 1903.
quoted The New-York Tribune. concerning John
Barry. follows:
1t is well to correct at once the error OF call
ing that Revolutionary hero Admiral Barry .,
Barry ranked no higher than captain , a Sel
iTes the Tst British naval vessel captured by an
American officer. and also OF having fought the
last engage nent OF the Revolutionary War
The assertion that Barry captured the first Brit
fish naval vessel captured by an American officer
IS uncorroborated history-an error borrowed nom
Cooper's History OF the Navy" Prebiss origin
Of the Flag Grifin's Parry books those quot
ing from them. Barry did not capture the first
British naval vessel under Continental Congress
authority. neither before the birth OF the nation
nor after IT, The Tribunes quotation sounds like
Griffin in HIS Story Of Commodore John Barry
QSlS. page 10. 10 Barry's capture. April z I776.
OF the tender Edward. follows:
Captain Barry made the first capture under Con-
uental authority and fought the last battle OF the
Revolution.
II would seem that Griffin knowingly erred In his
assertion Of 1905 that Barry made the first capture
under Continental authority for in his Commodore
John Barry $500, pages 80 and SO. Is the follow
ing:
Sommodore Hopkins went to
captured Rritsb schooner Of egh,s Aprn ,,r
eight swivels and the 5th a bomb brig Of eight
guns and two howitzers. ten swivels and forty
powder on the 9th fell in with the British frsate
Glasgow and tender her on
the eleventh day reached New London.
Conn with his prizps The Same ~ 80
tain Barry arrived at Philadelphia with his prize
s,ter CAPTURED on the eth. or two or three days
rival Philadelphia the seat Of the rebel ger
eminent. before the report OF Hopkins's CAPTURES
doubtlcss caused belief that the first British
nag on the ocean was struck 10 Barry.
Cooper and Preble having asserted that Rarrv
was the first 10 display at the first American
nag as Well as to make the first capture C;rtfn's
foregoing argument is partly in reputation clearly
showing that he knew that Hopkins's MANY can't
u'es were before Barry's Further while Grit
I'm saws Hopkins reached New London on Aprf II
and that same day Barry reached PHILADELPHIA with
MS prize both Buell. and Brady in their respective
histories OF John Paul Jones. say Hopkins reached
New London on April s. 1t Hopkins who can't
ured the first British warship who first reported
and delivered TO the Continental Congress the first
captured British vessel, and it was Hopkins
who first displayed the American flag on the high
seas Griffin fails 10 mention that Hopkins on en-
tering the port of Abaco Bahama Islands ON
March l. 1776 took In two small British sloops
captured on the way. than a month before
Barry's first capture.
The dissemination of the erroneous Barry data
lies In the strenuous efforts of overzeaIous adher
ents In their attempt to make Barry the father OF
the American navy.
ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.
Washington. Aug. IS. 1909
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

The death of Otto H. Bacher has terminated
lean artists. He a sincere, thoroughgoing
worker trimming over with enthusiasm, but
developing his art very thoughtfully and with a
jealous care for the establishment of his tech
nique on the soundest principles. He had clev-
erness, but was never content with the easy eff
erness alone. If he had been disposed to Guilt
vate the facility which glides the surface
of things the mistake would have been corrected
by his first master, Frank Duveneck; but, as a
matter of fact. he had something Of the same
steadfast temperament which has characterized
that sterling artist. In his later years Mr..
Bacher became more and more interested in
problems of light. and practised kind of i'm
pressionism with considerable force and skill,
but his special claim To remembrance Is that OF
a man who played admirable part in the his
tory of American etching. Some interesting
souvenirs of his work with the needle were
printed in the book called with Whistler in
two were intimate companions. BaCher had n
press and was therefore in a position to be Of
practical service to his distinguished fellow
countryman. He was influenced in his style by
Whistler. but he had an Unborn talent. and his
plates possess intrinsic value. being pictu-
resquely composed and executed with freedom
and power He used a bold rather than deli
cate line. II was. nevertheless. the line of a
gifted etcher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

An editor who was the payrols as a
laborer IN Queens objected 10 being required TO
work with pick and shovel His editorial labors
must have been light IL he regarded the work OF
a day leborer IN city employ as too hard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

Discussing Charleston millinery styles for fall
and winter. THE News and Courier" OF that
city, says:
Tho creation r. the Russian turban." II
looks Ike the cylinder OF a motor engine and Is
one foot and a Nalf H. height II WILL no doubt.
he very popular among tall women.
We thought that Or Hemphiu had foresworn
the OF irony either in politics in sociology.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

The Republican Club finds that the city during
the present administration has wasted probably
si5.oOo0Oo. in the form Of honest graft" In the
purchase OF real estate. But that is a. mere
hagafelIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

The defeat Of the direct nominations candidate
in Madison County is the first OF the sort TO be
recorded. 1t viii he some small comfort to the
opposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19

The trouble is that YOU could get New England
20 vote the ticket only occasOnaly-you cannot
make a real Democrat out Of a man whose grand
father burned witChes.-SenatOr Bailey, at Pilot
Point. Tex
Is IL Senator Baiey's idea that IL takes man
whose grandfather has burned negroes TO make
a real Democrat
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
TUESDAY MORNINGS FIRE.

Norwich, on Tuesday morning, in
the loss Of the Shannon block and
the partial destruction Of the adjoin-
ing buildings. had enc of the most Sc
rious fires in its history and the losses
OF all concerned will probably exceed
100000
There are two things TO be thank
ful for: That there were no lives lost
and that Fairview reservoir stood the
test so well at its almost unprecedent-
cd condition of low water at this time
of the year.
Unanimous and sincere were the ex-
pressions Of regret from our citizens
that such destruction Of business
concerns should have occurred right in
the heart of the city; and not little
terror concerning the danger Of ex-
hausting Fairview reservoir and bring
ing upon the city a water famine. Now
that Il is over we know that the ca
pacity Of our deep and reliable reser-
1Oir In dependable when conditions
seemed to warrant despair. In way
the testing Of the reservoir and the
way the pond stood the strain was a
valuable lesson.
II would have been a good thing if
there had been a wharf or pier in the
Shetucket river with foundations equal
10 supporting the steamers and per-
uniting them to draw water from that
inexhaustible source. Such q pier
should be built as an added protee-
ton TO the business center.
Adverse criticism Of the hremen is
always in order upon such exciting
occasions. and It is usually very unjust
the irrational utterances of excited
persons who see only faults when they
should see things to praise are al
ways regretteble and later are usually
Tepented Of.
Those who know best what the fire.
men did are not only speaking words
Of praise, but manifesting their ap-
probation Of their work by sending
Chief Stanton checks for the firemens
fund, which Is a substantial recogni-
ton Of merit
The spirit Of enterprise which
prompts Mr.. J. B. Shannon and Plaut
& gladden. to announce that the struc-
lures burned will be promptly rebuilt,
IS creditable to the business acumen
of the Rose Of New England"-it is
the spirit which is to make the future
Of Norwich greater than it's past.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
THE NEWS FROM FRANCE.

The disquieting news from France
that Johnny Crapeau proposes to put
the highest tariff on American goods
and the lowest on Canadian goods as
a matter Of retaliation should not be
taken too seriously, even should this
advantage to Canada compel Ameri-
cans to remove some Of their manu-
factories there.
Canada is now being Americanized
faster than she wants to be, and is in
a seni-state Of terror as to her future
in consequence. There have been 15O.-
600 American farmers added to Can
ada in the past decade by their land
policy and the Canadian northwest is
taking on such an airy and independ-
ent American spirit that the Domin-
ion is really worried about It. Old
fashioned Canadians, intensely lova1
to their own country and to Great
Britain, do not like this Americana
ing Of the Dominion's wide expanse
of wheat lands in the northwest. but
they are unable to stem the tide. II
Canada is Inviting enough to enter
prising men and important enough as
place for their work and their in
vestments, the Americanizing will go
on. And what Canadian wants his
country to fail or slacken its pace in
any phase Of growth which attracts
the home-seekers from the United
States?
Canada is all right and through its
Americanization It is likely to come
naturally to its own When Canada
gets ready to be free she may rise
some morning early, knock at the
door Of Uncle Sam and ask for adj
mission to the union
Uncle sam, under such Circumstance
es would not be discourteous to the
lady of the SHOWS"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
A Point at Which Education is Neg.
lected.

Mr.. Editor: It is doubtful if there
was ever a time in the history of the
world when the value Of education was
more fully realized than at present.
Every parent who looks forward to the
happiness Of his child knows how es-
sential to his life is proper training.
This knowledge and the anxiety felt
in regard to the education Of the child
are too often the cause of over educa-
ton. just as in the preparation for ath-
letic contests the participants are
sometimes defeated because of what is
known in athletics as over training
too much training or preparation. This
is especially regrettable where the
child has not the constitution mental
ly and physically. to receive all that
it is desired that he shall have. In the
eagerness to have him the equal If not
the superior of his classmates and
friends, he is Frequently burdened with
more than he can carry. The result is
that he not only fails to attain to the
expected degree of intellectual fitness
hoped for, but is so broken in mind,
and possibly in body. that he becomes
incapaciated for the duties or profess
sion in which it was believed he would
excel. 1t were far better that due at
tention be given to this feature of the
child's education. even at the expense
of postponing some studies until he
is older and stronger; or, if necessary,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
GOOD LOOKS

The lad is all broke up" said the
man with the bod. His mother says
he amt ct hardly a bite for week
an she don't dast to leave him alone
for fear he'll do suthin' in state of
temp'ry inSanerty. l tell her he was
temp'ry insane right from the start.
He amt no worse now than when he
thought the girl was goin to take
him. Amt that right?"
'How?" asked the man with the
hoe.
You ought to know better than to
ask how. a man o. your judgment an
experience said the man with the
bod Would you or would any man
in his senses want a girl like that?
Didn't you never see herr"
Sure. l seen her" replied the man
with the hoe. Seemed to me she was
a goodlookin' girl"
The man with the hod grunted dis
custody. "A good-lookin' girl" he
repeated. "The towns full O. good
lookin' girls. I see a dozen or two
every mornin' 1 come down to work.
But I'd sooner see a dog fight"
That's because you amt got good
taste" Said the man with the hoe.
It's because I've got horse sense"
said the man with the hod. You take
a couple O. well-matched dogs an get
'em to fightin an there's some en-
joyment an a chance - make a little
easy money If you know the dogs.
Now, this girl. She amt more'n II
or IS. 10 start off. She's a. kid. If a
man wants a woman to look after him
that's all right ] don't say there's
any harm in that; but he wants a
woman not a kid. What's the good O.
long eyelashes to him? They may
be all right to look at, but you don't
have to marry girl to look at her
eyelashes. I couldn't tell you whether
my wife had any eyelashes or not.
never took no particular notice of 'em
as can remember I took notice that
she could set I'D a meal O. vittles,
though. an l never seen no 1s-year-
old girl who could do that"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10

neglecting them entirely, than to par
TALLY wreck his mind and body in an
attempt to develop prematurely or to
too great extent the intellectual capac-
ity he possesses.
With these reflections considered, it
may be well to give attention to an
other and very essential feature Of the
child's training, one which is Of more
Importance when looking toward
happy, useful and contented life, a life
in which his value to the community
is most felt, than any other. This
feature is the development of decision
of character BY this is meant the in
stilling of information as to the i'm
portance of a right line Of conduct
through life from which one should
never waNer. of course it is assumed
that all parents will advise their chill
dren as to that which is right and that
which is wrong, and will impress upon
them the necessity of a life Of probity
and soberness. 1t must be said, how
ever. that II is entirely too often the
case that this feature Of the child's
training is not given the importance
that it deserves, for it is difficult to
overestimate its value. The over anx-
iety to gCrg him with text-bo in
order that he may graduate, take de-
grees, etc. is r sponsible in a great
many cases for neglecting this more
important teaching. 1t is not desired
or intended in any way to disparage
or minimize in the least the necessity
for the training and information con-
tanned in textbooks and other works
from which useful knowledge can be
acquired, but it is hoped to accentuate
to the greatest degree the necessity for
imposing on the child his responsible
ity to society and country in the mat
ter Of sterling and fixed character. In
deed. this is the central feature Of ed
ucation, which reminds one of the Oft
quoted but nevertheless truthful ex-
preston by Pope that
otis education forms the common
mind.
Just as the twig is bent, the tree is in
clined."
And it is seen from the thought con-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
THE GREAT SHIP DELAWARE.

The launching Of Americas greatest
battleshF Delaware at Newport News,
on Saturday, ought TO make that lit
tie state swell with pride.
The Delaware is one of four ships
Of the first magnitude now in course
Of construction for the United States
navy, and in displacement tonnage.
when completed, viii exceed the Brit
ish Dreadnought by 2,100' tons and
will be larger by ESQ tons than the
Vanguard, the largest Of British bat
tleships for which plans have been
given out.
The Delaware, by the stipulations
of the contract, is to have speed ca
pacity Of 81 knots per hour, which
VIII place her in the swift cruiser
class. Her main battery guns viii be
so arranged as to permit a broadside
Gre twenty-five per cent. greater than
any battleship in commission, or, so
far as is generally known, that IS I'M
der construction. Her offensive ca
pacity is second to no other fighting
craft Of which the construction plans
have as yet been worked out. But
IN the planning Of the Delaware
thought was given TO her defensive
as well as her offensive capabilities.
The navy department believes that she
will be the best protected ship be-
longing to any navy.
Attention is called to the fact that
this leviathan, In one broadside from
her main battery, will hurl 10000
pounds Of steel, which is 1000 pounds
more than Dewey's fleet could have
delivered at one discharge at the time
Of the battle Of Manila bay. In fact.
she is g. whole fleet in herself, and as
a worker Of destruction the greatest
everi
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-10
FIvE HUNDRED A WEAR.

Can a man and wife live in Nor
witch on $500 a year?" must be an
swered in the affirmative.
There are families in every city the
size Of Norwich who do not earn $40
a week on the average and some of
them live and pay their church dues
as well as other dues promptly
It is natural that people who have
ample means should not be able to
see how this is done; and it cannot
be done without the practice of the
strictest economy, but the strictest
economy is not insufferable to people
who are used to it,
1t is not easy to estimate the ex-
penses of a man and his wife, since
they differ as widely as do their views.
In rooms or a small tenement they
might divide their expenses as fol-