Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-06-21
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Eulogistic SessIons-At last the
house has decided to hold Sunday ses.
sions for the delivery Of eulogies upon
deceased members. This has been ad'
vocated for some years. but did not
meet with the approval Of majOrllyOf
the members. Mr.. Payne (Rep.. N.
W, the floor leader Of the majority.
has declared that after consultation
with members on both sides of the
chamber he had been requested to ask
unanimous consent that when the
house adjourns on Saturday, the 18th
inst. II be to meet at II o'clock the
29th, Sunday, the session to be devOt-
ed to the delivery Of eulOgies upon the
life. character and services Of the late
Representative Cummings Of New
York. The request being put by Speak.
er Henderson there was no objection.
and It was SO ordered.
To Become citizens--Gen. Isaac
Pearson. the Boer envoy In this coun-
try. who has been prominently identi-
fed with the efforts to break up the
British remount camp at Port Chal.
mette. La, announces his intention Of
becoming an American citizen. He
says he will then return to South A.
rica and engage in business. Gen.
Pearson says that ne Is confident the
whole has not been told regarding the
details Of the peace treaty. He thinks
that Great Britain has promised the
Afrikanders independence. maintain.
ing only suZerainty over them. Gen.
Pearson said: II feel confident that
on June rs, when the coronation, takes
place. King Edward will announce to
the world that independence is grant
ed to the burghers. This action would
be the greatest stroke that King Ed.
ward could possibly make" Gen.
Pearson thinks that a vast amount
of American capital will be invested
in mining In South Africa now that the
war Is over.
A Beautiful Gift-A committee rep
resenting the employees of the. rural
sented fine silver punch bowl to ex-
POstmaster-G General Charles Emory
Smith as a token Of their appreciation
of his work in establishing and extend
ing the service. The first panel Of
the bowl shows the official order estab-
fishing the service on q permanent
foundation, and is represented by the
postmaster-genera in the act Of az
fixing his signature to a document
making the service a part Of the pos
tai system of the country. The sec.
ond represents the country postoffice.
the carriers wagon and the typical
villager. The third represents noun.
tain road, the horse and mail wagon.
The fourth represents the farm build.
ings and all human and animal life
in a condition Of expectancy, The
fifth represents the open country, with
q solitary mounted mail carrier, keen.
ly alert, while his horse Is making
long strides toward the frontier destin.
alton. The last panel portrays prim'
tive mining camp and herd Of cat.
tie rounded up by the cowboys await.
ing the arrival of the mail carriers.
From the point of view Of silversmith.
ing 1t is one Of the most beautiful
pieces ever made in this country. The
time required to complete 1t was two
and one-half months, working day and
night. A description Of the bowl and
the reasons for it's presentation were
set forth in a pamphlet accompanying
the gift.
Grand Naval Maneuvres-Orders
for the grand naval maneuvres In
take place next winter in the West
Indies, in which three squadrons of
American warships will participate,
partment. They provide for war prac.
tice on more ambitious scale than
was ever attempted by this govern.
ment. Fully so fighting craft will be
engaged, and with the addition of col
liers, provisioners, distilling ships. and
a repair vessel, the fleet will prob.
ably be even greater than that which
blockaded Santiago in the summer of
1898. The orders show that 1t Is in.
tended to have the North Atlantic the
South Atlantic and the European
squadrons, with all available destroy.
ers and torpedo boats, mobilize at Cul-
ebra Island, near Porto Rico. or Guam.
tanamo, Cuba. about Jan. 1, 1908. Be.
tween the receipt of the orders by the
squadron commanders and that time
each squadron will be exercised inde.
pendently, SO that its officers and
crews may be proficient in the more
advanced feet drills and maneuvres
which will take place in the West In
dies. ..., . =;
Lucky Dog-Bozzie. the wonderful
trick dog of George 8. Clason of Chi
cago, which entertained the president
and his family recently. was measured
at the White House for q handsome
new collar to be presented by Mrs.
Roosevelt. Mr.. Clason gave Kermet
Roosevelt one Of Bozzie's pups. The
collar will contain an inscription that
1t was presented by Mrs. Roosevelt. Mr..
Clason will assist In training Sailor
Boy, the presidents Chesapeake Bay
dog. in mind reading, counting and the
other accomplishments with which
Bozzie Is gifted. Sailor Boy will be
taken first, however, to Oyster Bay
with the rest Of the Roosevelt coil
dren's menagerie. ;
A Com mon Confusion.
"Your friend has very sensitive
disposition"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne; "she
Is one of the people who assume to be