Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-30
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. I

SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENCE.
Up to few years ago the late Cor
aelius Vanderbilt was frequently seen
sitting at u stool in the Astor House
:otunda, taking frugal luncheon OF
soup. This he consumed quickly and
went back to his work. He dined at
lome at 40 O'Clock, not always in
evening dress. In estimating his
wealth, men spoke of it in round
lmbers asa mounting to Sl0o, 00l, $50.
some placed it much higher, and
Ooked upon him rs the richest man
IL Anne. n. He had two of the
inest HOSES in America, the
palace which he hni,t for himscli
1t li.ty-e:Ghth STREET aud Fifth ave-
lue, anu villa at Newro.t cal'el
he Breakers, VIII ch cost him millions,
md which is surioandelby 5000, OoU
ence to insure privacy. The ambi-
commodore, was to make his name in
lis country, what the name of Roths.
.hild is il EnroNe. He figured that
five generations would follow his
example in investing AMI caring for
he fortune, the sixth generation woulC
oe the financial kings of this hemi
,phere. That ambition descended tc
The man who has just diel, who was
oroud of his wealth and power, and
proud, also, Of the fact that he used
oOt IN for rlo,l ends
The career of Charles Patrick DAILY,
who has just died in this city at the
,ge Of SO, is delightful to contemplate,
Is life OF boyish energy and manly
effort and ambition crowned with sue
,ess. Judge Ealy's character as a
9ublic man was of the highest. He
vas most earnest and conscientious
student i'll the profession in which he
game distinction, and he had II
charming bent for all life's intellectual
md aesthetic niceties. His domestic
happiness was great, and overhowed
,bandantly and nnectionatcly to his
nnumerabe friends, with no less
,pontaneity and gcnuineness of feel
.ng to the young than to The old. His
VAS q very interesting and admirable
lie, and all may we'll rejoice that
lonors rewarded it and dignity and
peace marked its close.
One of the many women's clubs in
;his city has discovered the absence
of women from the plans being made
;or Admiral Deweys reception, and
objects seriously to non-representa-
ion on such an occasion. Why are
he wo Ell excluded? Have they
oecn simply overlooked, or have the
lords Of creation purposely neglected
hem? These are the burning lues.
lions of the hour in clubland. Pos.
,ibly the feminine spirit will retail.
ate by "queering" the whole show,
out for the sake of 5000, 600 souls
who are exl ecting to see Dewey, it i,
noped the sisterhood will think better
Of the matter, and not kill him with
attentions at the very beginning of
his homecoming. The admiral is only
Mortal.
BY the way, the late Cornelius Van
lerbilt was q generous man. His
charities were OF the sort that were
aot blazoned to the world. 1t is all
very fine to endow colleges with mil.
ions of dollars, but it is finer to he
The means of giving pleasure and en-.
iertainment to sick and poor, and thus
ministering to the mortal side Of
human nature. When Mr.. Wander.
bilt paid a public entertainer a salary
20 60 about to those hospitals in which
he had an interest lie showed kind
illness OF heart that no amount OF
wealth could give him. This, how.
ever, was but one of the private, and
nntil now, unknown charities to be
placed to his last account.
New York is fighting it's soft coal
smoke again aul it is hoped the news
papers will win. What's the use OF
being good and beautiful where this
sooty Disagreement can ruin it all?
Fine buildings are being injured, and,
what is far worse, trying to the indi-
vidual, the interiors of houses suffer
from the oily dust from chimneys.
Life has now constant fight for
cleanliness on hand, and that the
health of citizens must be in meas.
ure impaired ly breathing in this
SCOT there can be no question.
A man has been found here who
defends the Ramapo water contract.
He figures out that the city might
make s14 900 in forty years by buy
ing its water from this company, but
does not state how much the company
would make in the same time. Those
who know nothing about the Ramapo
job, by the way, are perfectly willing
to tell all that they don't know, while
those who know all about it are m.
willing to tell anything. That's about
tho size of The inquiry up to date.
Jay Gould's daughter has bought
the tiara, formerly the property OF
Queen Isabella, and in the Spanish
crown. 1t is splendid ornament,
set with very fine diamonds, emeralds
and sapphires, and cost the countess
s25, ,O0a. The Spanish government
has asked after the bauble many times,
but Isabella was then a daisy Queen
who knew enough to keep it where
nobody could find it.
Wall street still seems to have q
lively appreciation of the fact that ex-
Gov. Flower is dead aud that lie lett
no successor. Hence the persistent
cunning for his favorite stocks.
From a pugilistic point Of view it is
rather difficult to decide whether the
MaZet show in this city or the boxing