Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-06-30
l7T5-EST6.

cannot speak nor eyes conceal the
depth Of the ruling emotion. The
city dressed in gala costume, and its
inhabitants line its miles of decorated
streets on either side to let the bril-
liant pageant march through. Local
feeling expands its circle and embra-
ces the whole country to-day. The
battle of Bunker Hill forms ''e fit &C.
casion for calling, together .stranged
sentiments and welding Il, IN firmly
in the steady heat Of the current emo
ton. These decorations surely are
no frivolous display. tbs universal
concourse of citizens is not devoid Of a
meaning These yictors from sister
States are not here merely to witness
a holiday ceremonial. The uniformed
citizens from outside Massachusett S
and New England march with our
native militia from another THAI u
competitive feeling. Boston on this
memorable anniversary, now for the
hundredth time repeated, does not
pour out its population into the streets
the Cd and young togcthe., the
strong and the feeble, the fair and the
brave, without the powerful stimulus
of a motive before which all ordinary
rejoicings are weak and transient in
deed. The air itself ling'es with the
influences Of tins never to be forgotten
day. Every one feels now what pa
triotic sentiment is, though lips are
dumb when they would release it in
expression. We must believe that
the spirits Of the noble men who, a
century ago this afternoon, fixed the
purpose Of the Continental Congress
all gave the unalterable impulse to IN
dependence, revisit the scene of the
former struggle to-day, and share in
the tumultuous delights with which it
is crowded. 4 half century ago the
cornerstone Of the Monument WAS
laid with appropriate exercises and in
the presence Of 4 distinguished multi
tude. The SURVIVORS Of the Battle
were present, to be stirred by the IN
spired sentences Of the great orator of
New England. The completion of
the century summons vaster multi
tude to the hallowed spot, to conse-
crate it anew with mutual pledges to
sustain the Union which sprang into
existence from its favored soil. The
events of 1915 and 1925 are both to
be COMMUNICATED in the proceedings
of this day
Nothing that words alone can utter
is capable Of im>ressing upon the pub
lie mind the full Significance OF the no
table celebration which the morning
was ushered in. The historic story is
engraven ON all memories, and it is of
that only that the morning air
breathes. From sunrise till night
shuts out the scene, and even after,
the Bunker Hill Centennial will en-.
gross the thoughts of all. The
march of the thousands to the heights
whose fame is commensurate with civ
ilization is to be more than holiday
exercise it will be made in a wor-
shiptul spirit, every heart beating with
reverentlal feeling for the noble men
who established this fresh aud new
event in history. The ancient land
marks that will be met with along its
course the lines Of the redoubt, with.
IN whose corner the mute Monument
tells its glorious story to the rising
and setting suns the spot where the
British disembarked to march into the
jaws Of death the locality where
Warren fell the line along which
ran the famous rail fence where close
fighting was done and the point at
which Putnam stood and vainly APP
pealed to the retreating patriots to raj
ly and make one more effort against
the foe, the sight Of these things will
more than interest the gazing multi
tudes it will stir "a feeling of pride
and gratitude and reverence that will
lift patriotism to a level with the sen
timent of religion itself. who, from
other and distant States, can view all
this in company with our own citizens
and not silently swear that for the fut-
ure, dating with this memorable day,
there shall be no more difference or
discord, no alienation of feeling
through faDcied opposition Of inter
ests, nothing but one hope, one faith.
one resolution ? 1t will be the glory
of this Centennial to have transmitted
all dissonances into clarified senti-
ment of fraternity, unity. Let the new
century open on Bunker Hill as the
old one did, by cementing hearts that
are cognizant of a great danger and
determined to avert it. And let this
glittering pageant Of arms and indus
try, this dense thronging Of the popu-
lace for miles of streets and these
strains of martial music, making sweet
harmony with the voices that rend the
summer air, form the joyous accom-
paniment Of a ceremony that is to bind
close the Past and the Future for us
all and make our history as a Nation
without break Oh division. Thus will
the Old Century and the New bid one
another Hail, and posterity recall TO-
days event as among those most wor
thy of perpetual remembrance
[-Boston Pos, June 18th.
WoMAN's DRESS. The New York
Times, in a sensible article on the ex-
trovo oonco If uomon'c 1racc romorks