St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tsnecial Correspondence.l

THE TlHDllIIlNS
-as of the National museum were
s,tod TO a high pitch the other day
eA'D emo oppearance of about the most
soectacular individual that the institu-
bod seen in years. He was Pa
wv indian. and a wealthy one at
PIE from Phenix, Ariz., and 1t was
Ina .5ont that he imagined he was put
s,Ir IN an immense amount Of style.
l ~ I'll events, he succeeded in attract
ing attention wherever he went; |
NE re- begin with, he wore a plug hat
ar mat of long hair neatly plated
w. ,.n,n his back and wrapped with
. ug% of bright green and flaming red
s Sannel He wore standing collar and
"hoiled shirt" with red tie. Over
a,s be wore a beaded buckskin vest,
t .h headed designs taking the form of
~ lnorican and Mexican flags, flowers
a and other objects. Over the vest he
r.oro q plum colored sack coat and a
s,r-n colored box overcoat. The trou-
.ars that he wore were of the most vo-
oforous type of English checks, and
4ha concluding feature of this remark
ohln costume was a pair of patent
leather Shoes ,.,.
He wore earrings, sported fantastic
,rotch chain that looked more like
hawspr of an ocean greyhound and
evoked cigar of the quality warrant
I'd to kill at forty rods. In addition to
al This he carried beaded cane.
Mason on Executive Sessions.
Senator Mason has written an article
,hout THE Farce of Executive Ses-
sons" After telling Of his awe of ex-
oontivp sessions when he was a repre-
sentative he describes his first closed
session after he became a senator:
"a senator from New England arose
and soIemnly and earnestly moved that
1rp % into executive session. The bells
ali over the senate end of the capitol
ronq and made music to my ears. The
chief mage clapped his hands three
fines and the pages all rushed from
mr. sacred presence. Amid the ringing
of bells and rushing of feet the people
we're all moved out, the doors were
closed, and we were alone.
"Thereupon the senator who had
moved the executive session struck a
match in the usual way and lit cigar
andiby informing his neighbor that ii
was the only one he had. He then
I'D moved that John Smith be confirmed
IN his seven hundred dollar postoffice
In Podunk The vice president of the
United States said, Without objection
# is 50 ordered A motion to adjourn
was carried. In one moment my dream
@ was broken"
Has Entree to Great Libraries.
Mr., Samuel d. Hicks, wholesale to
hacco dealer of Washington, is ont
among a few men of this city who arr
members in full and complete standing
Of the four great libraries Of the worit
namely. the British Museum library
the BibNotheque Rationale of Paris
the German National library of Berlil
and our own Congressional library
Mr.. Hicks is a first cousin of Sir Nj
M cbael Hicks Beach, one of the Britis
peers. Mr.. Hicks father, a younge
son, who did not succeed to the title
and estates of the house of Hicks
came to Virginia soon after the war Q
1912. and his son, Samuel d. Hick'
was born in Richmond, where o
reaching bis majority he succeeded I
the tobacco business established by HI
father and which he eventually move
to this city.
Great Mapmnking City.
Washington is the greatest mapmal
Ing city in the world. There was a tin
when Geneva, Switzerland, was IL
great map producing center of tt
globe but this is no longer the cas-
This city is turning out more and be
ter maps than any other city on II
III globe Twelve bureaus of the Unite
States government are engaged in II
work of printing and issuing maps
the finest quality and requiring Il
highest class of workmanship, and tn
has resulted in attracting to this CT
the best photographers and map G
grayers in Europe. The maps turn'
out by the government are OF eve
quarter of the globe and are not
some might imagine, solely OF nor
America and its parts.
Root and Shaw.
Secretary Shaw, the new head OF |
treasury department, was standlhg
the White House stairway talking
number of newspaper correspondel
when Secretary Root passed on
way to the cabinet meeting which n
Shaw was to attend when he had
iSbed his discourse on finance. The S
rotary of war rubbed elbows ratl
roughly with the secretary Of the ire
ury, gared at the carelessly dress
man who had been in his way a
rushed by without speaking. Mr.. sh
evidently saw some humor in the 81
alton.
Boys" he said as he watched
rapidly moving form of the war SEE
tary, 'if | ever get in that fix atte
have been secretary awhile just 81
pin into me-"
Sanitary Barber Shops
BARRIERS must keep their mouths S
While working in this city, ACCORD