Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-28
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Under one OF the most travelled walks
in Boston Common, wht q thousands
who never knew that he had lived will
tramp above him daily, and so near to
the hum of the adjacent street, that
the rumble of passing vehic'es would
disturb amy slumber less deep than
his. Joseph Davis Jones, aged lOl
wears II days. late the oldest man in
Boston, has jus; been laid to rest.
Mr., Jones had for several years been
an inmate OF tie Home for Aged Men
here. and he died within its shelter
ing walls. He was better known
through the fact of his great age
than because of any rast Womi-
nence in business or social life.
The tomb is directly under the
broad path which starts to cross
the common to Park square. The
workmem had TO shovel away IL couple
of feet OF snow and ice to get down to
the door, but in ordinary weather it
would be exposed to the view of ono
standing in the path within the en-
closure. A simple iron tablet on the
door reads: David and Joseph
Jones, Tomb, 1901 and the
number of the tomb, ~, is also
cut into the door. The tomb has
not been used by the Jones family
since the burial therein Of Mr.. Jones's
mother, more than gene alton ago.
DIR. l.orrimer, who conducted the SER
vices, told of his acquaintance with
Mr.. Jones. how he had known him
for % years, and even 50 far back as
that Mr.. Jones was regarded as an
old man. His depth of kindliness and
sincerity of character had made de-
cided impression on the speaker, and
after he had had few minutes con-
versntion with Mr.. Jones he always
went away feeling better for it. The
burial of body in the Common il
such an unusual thing that it at once
attracts the attention of those who
pass, and IL, the cortege moved up the
walk to the grave, quite a gathering
was forMed around the fence, with O
due sense of the solemnity of the occa-
sion. All knew that it was something
unusual, this going back to the ways
aYd customs of historic Boston, and
all unconsciou sly assumed the spirit
of the moment.
"Mayor Quincy has done more for
the cause of socialism than the mayors
cf any other five cities in the coun
try,' said Mayor Jones of Toledo at
the Parker memorial forum meeting
on Sunday afternoon. And the audi
ence aprlauded enthusiastically. If
the mayor were to stand for re-elec
tlon, he would probably want to run
on platform of Belamyite socialism.
with no drills. And if he gets enam-
orel of the idea as fast the rest of the
year as he has for the past twelve
months no one would be surprised to
see him pitch over the plan imputed
to him of running the governor
and start ont on this very tack.
However, there isn't mayor Of any
city in the United States today whose
ideas are furnishing food for more
thought and discussion by those who
study what is best for the people than
Mayor Josiah Quincy of Boston.
Some of those who discuss his ideas
do not agree with him, but they all
admire his talent for branching ont
from the beaten path of municipal
There are already indications at the
stat. house that the affairs of the city
of Roston will furnish plentiful sup
ply of topics for legislation this win
ter. The excise bill, to take from
the police board the power to grant
liquor licenses and vest the au-
tholity in another board, is all old
friend in new dress. This plan
has always had the opposition of the
board of police, M influence which has
been effective to kill it without diff
Guilty. Since the state established the
board of police it has not forced upon
it unwilling legislation. 1t is antici-
pated too that numerous plans will de-
velop for changing the method of elect
ing aldermen in this city. The only
one yet introduced, the product Of the
irrepressib!e Mr.. Whall, provides,
with considerable ingenuity, scheme
for electing a majority OF Republicans
to the board of aldermen.
The municipal Sunday concert
scheme of Mayor Quincy has failed,
and how the Sabbath Protective
league will throw up it's hands and
cheer. 1t will be hailed as distinct
proof of an avenging Providence. How
ever, the fact that the people in charge
positively refused to lower or cheaper
the order of music presented is really
the final cause of the decease of this
order of entertainments. People
who like that class of entertain
ment get it at other times of the week,
and pc ople at whom the concerts were
directed prefer something more catchy
and popular.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, who
has Just delivered an address before
the bar association at Albany,is called
upon to speak in public as frequently
as any other Judge in this state. He
is a deep thinker, close student. a
well-read man of affairs, and force
ful speaker. He never minces matter,
but always strikes from the shoulder,
and his elucidation of subject is al
ways that of the trained losician, and
the thoroughly experienced lawyer.
Boston is growing more and more
virtuous. According to the police re-
turns, the number of arrests made in
the city during the past year was A.
S1f, against 1868 the year before
and AZ, 1876 the year b: fore that. At
least crime is diminishing or else it
isn't being found out so frequently.
OBSERVER.
The Case l. n Mystery.
Boston, Jan. 24.-Medical Examiner
Harris. who made an examination OF