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The Washington times., 1903-05-24
The Celebration of the
Event al Concord, Mass,
Tomorrow Will Be pGCu-
IidrIy interesting - VIII
Bring Together The Rem
ndntS Of the TrOnSCcn-
dentOliStS. :. :. :. :.
. HE celebration of the one hun

IT. HE celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth
of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which
Will take place at Concord. Mass. to-
morrow, is certain to prove peculiarly
interesting affair. For one thing, it will
bring together, probably for the last
time. the remnants of that remarkable
group of people known as the Transcen-
dentalists, who, from 1910 to 1860, gave
American literature its first impetus
toward originality, and strove in va
rious ways more or less impractical to
set American life in general free OF
conventions. The eXtravagant social
experiments of Brook Farm and Fruit
lands; the influx of German philosophy
at Harvard; the movement toward gen.
eral culture shown by lecture courses;
the founding of periodicals and public
libraries, and to a great degree the
abolition movement, all date from this
period of stir and unrest. With all
of these movements, save the commun
istic one, Emerson was more or less
identified; the leaders of the thought of
that day were his friends, and that is
why this last gathering of the veterans
is an event of unique interest.
Emerson was born in Boston. but he
spent the greater part OF his life in
the sleepy little town of Concord, and
his interests and friendships were there.
His house. large, square. white
porched mansion. still stands in the
midst of its spacious grounds. and seems
as serene in its dignity as he was His
grave in SLEEPY Hollow" the beau
tiful Concord cemetery, is marked by a
curious monument.
Two huge pines stand at the head and
foot of the grave, and between them is
rough-hewn fragment of rock. with
out any inscription whatever The rock
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! tween the machines, while in the new
building ample space VIII be provided.
Capacity VIII Be Greater.
The capacity of the Government Print
| ing oace viii be made somewhat larger.
bur that has not been the principal idea
in view. II has been TO do the same
amount of work with greater ease and
comfort. and to incorporate hygienic and
sanitary systems for the benefit OF the
curIoyes-
The elevator system viii also be a
great Improvement over the wooden
steps of the old building. Eight pas
senger lifts have been installed. with
FIVE additional for freight and Two for
forms. making a total of fifteen. The
entire building has been foored with
blocks, the working rooms with maple.
and the principal offices with oak.
Mountains of Steel.
Entrance VIII be made from North
Capitol Street through Vermont blue
veined marble columns and pilasters.
Broad marble steps lead up t. the second
floor, continued beyond with iron.
W H. TapIey, chief electrician of the
Government Printing Office, is practi-
caIIy in charge of the work Of transfer,
Tor the reason that all machines are 70
be fitted with individual motors under
his personal supervision. H. K. Collins
is in charge of the steam work
To construct the new building ten
millions of brick were required, to-
gether with about twelve millions OF
pounds of steel. The floors are sup
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the doors and windows Of the old build
ing. are not large enough TO permit taB-
ing the machines out without pulling
them TO pieces. This viii DC done. and
the many parts cleaned thoroughly be-
fore set uD in the new building.
Work Night and Day.
It is an opportunity to clean the gear
of the presses that inc operators arc
not going to lose advantage of, and
when work is begun in the new buila-
ing. everything viii be in excellent
running order
The work Of the transfer VIII be car
ried on botn night aud day, al such
times when The work Of he Office VIII
be the least interrupted. # the work
Of printing could be stopped entirely for
six weeks. the transfer rouId be con-
pIeted in that time. ias.era of four
months. According to present plans
the work OF the Office viii rot be de-
laycd at all. and books, pamphlets ami
the like. viii continue to be turned OFT
without Interruption.
Three of the main presses in the old
building are at present being used to
turn ont the Yearbook of the Agri-
cultural Department. This work Will not
be completed until late in October, and
Of course, the presses cannot be moved
until after that time
The greatest advantage gained by tho
change in buildings viii be the addi-
tionai space for worI.rIen and supplies
1t is hardly possible for the operators
Of thu presses, at present, to walk be
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Fifteen New Presses for JOB
WOrk-Steady Progress of
the Nation Marked BY Con
trast Between the Old Quar-
teTs and the New-PIunb-
ing, Heating, and VeRtiIat-
ing Systems Are Perfect. x

ported by the steel frame, the outer
walls answering but little purpose ex-
cept to incIose the structure. The aver
age height OF the building above the
sidewalk is 123 feet.
In the structure there are $40 steel
columns. which enable the floors 10
stand load of $4,000, 900 pounds. which
is largely in excess OF any weight it
viii ever be required 10 place upon it.
For the Illumination of the building
at night there viii be 1900 incandescent
electric lights. a complete system of
telephones viii be installed, so that
every portion of the building viii have
facilities for quick communication In
order TO provide for this immense net.
work of wires for lighting and telephon-
ing. without any unsightly effect, false
ceilings have been provided through
out the building through which the
wires viii be run.
The building is heated by steam,
about $50 coo pounds OF steel pipe be-
ing used for that purpose.
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DID NEW OOXERNNNT PRINTING OEECE NOW BEING FURNISHED

The steady, but marked progress of the
American nation can nowhere be con-
templated to better advantage than IN
viewing the old and new Government
Printing Offices. The original building
was begun before the civil war, and has
been added to from time to time as the
needs of the office demanded, until at
present it covers about % square
feet and is four stories Its
ventilation, plumbing $
tens are perhaps ii --sr .a a
ing owned or con ..e.
States Government,
in the city of Washing,
Much More k
The new building occupie
900 square feet on the corne.
Capitol and G Streets. adjoining
building on the south. It is
stories in height, and incorporates g
feature that goes 10 make up a node.
Office structure. Electricity Will Re used
exclusively for lighting and power pur-
poses, steam being installed for heat
ing only No arrangements have teen
made for the installation of gas. and
none will be used in the building.
Every one of he 102 presses Will b.
driven by an Individual motor. The n
pressroom will occupy the entiro
floor of the building. and Will CO
area of about $1,000 square feet.
two of the larger presses wiIl be
stalled there. including the eleven
mense rotary presses which carry tn
bulk Of the Office work
The job press room and composing
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SURVIVORS Of the Group
Who We're in the Au-
thOr'S Time Leaders of
Thought VIII Be Present
10 PAY Tribute 10 the
Memory of The Dead
Scholar. :. :. :. :.

IL not. tell him I viii have nothing to
do with him, the riotous little imp that
he isl" Still later the father wrote to
Carlyle: Waldo is almost old enough
to send you his love-, and after the
boys death he writes again, sorrow
fully:
How often have pleased myself that
one day ! should send 70 you this
Morning Star Of mine. and stay at home
so gladly behind such a representa-
tive!"
Emerson's other children. two girls
and a younger boy. never wholly con-
soled him for the loss of this child Of
his heart. They grew up. happy. hearty
young people, of whom their father said
in 1859;
MY two girls, pupils once. as now. OF
Agassiz, are good, healthy. apprehensive,
decided young people, who love life. Ny
10y divides his time between Cicero and
cricket-knows his boat, the birds, and
Walter Scott, verse and prose. through
and through-and viii go TO college
next year. Sam Ward and 1 tickled
each other the other day in looking over
a very good company of young people
Ly finding in the newcomers a marked
Improvement on their parent"
Man, Friend, and Father.
Although Emerson's genius was at
once American and individual. and so
universal in its quality that the Hindu
Mozoondar could refer to him as a
geographical mistake" who should have
been born in India. it is as a man. a
friend, father, that one sees him in
his Concord life. The better one knows
him the more human and lovable does
he seem. Those who spend Monday, May
%. in the quaint, historic old town of
Concord viii doubtless feel as never
before this human quality. They will
learn to delight in the seer himself as
well as IN his sayings. Emerson. as his
friends and readers can testify. is
writer who wears well His followers.
not he. are responsible for the cloudy
jargon sometimes dubbed Emersonian.
The man himself was as true, simple.
and straightforward as the sunlight.
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room viii be on the top or seventh floor
of the building, ana will contain fifteen
more presses than is used by that de-
partment in the old building Forty ma
chimes viii DE installed.
The basement Will be used for storage
pun poses, with a vault extending along
two sides of the building beneath the
sidewalk for the storage of electrotypes
This vault will be 40 feet long. 20 feet
wide. and an average OF ~ feet high,
and viii accommodate Approximately
100000 octave plates
re second floor VII be used for of
urDoses, the suite of he Public
being in the southeast corner
ding. The private secretary
g Printer will occupy the
on North ttoI street.
e OF Tor. The
chief
ep-
TIL ...- a fold
in Ill be the
sixth floors
losing rooms.
job printing and
which will occupy a
seventh floor, there will
n eIectrotype foundry that
Z largest and most complete
world
feature of the new building which
peals to the 1000 employees who work
IN the printing office is the arrange
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is of the mineral known as rose
quartz" and has the curious property OF
bleaching out white in the summer sun,
and turning a deep rose-pink when sub
jected TO cold and damp. as in winter
The monument. which is triangular in
shape, and about four feet high. was
quarried at Seworth, n. H. from hill
known as "Beryl Mountain" and a few
broken pale-green beryI crystals are 10
be seen in it. It seems especially fit
ting that the last resting place of the
New England Creek should be marked
by a stone of such unusual and pic
turesque nature
Emerson's Life Work.
The life work OF Emerson is we'll
known. His works are already classics,
and it is to be feared, as little read
by the public as classics usually are
His character can almost be read in his
writings. He was poor; he was lonely;
he was unfortunate in his early man
hood; he was misunderstood and abused
in later years. but he was always Sc
rene. Two things We're responsible for
this serenity-fafth in God and a sense
of humor. There was in Emerson none
of Carlyle's impatient egotism. He could
afford to wait
He was the friend of Theodore Par
ker Garrison. Alcott, Sumner, Thoreau.
Walt Whitman, Margaret Fuller, Haw-
thorne. Longfellow, and, in fact, of most
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of the famous men Of England would
improve by being seen" -Tennyson and
Carlyle.
The friendship between Emerson and
Carlyle is, in fact. one of the charming
Incidents of both their lives. Some eH-
tracts from their correspondence at the
time Of the loss of EmeTsou's little son,
his first born, who died at the age OF
five years. have pathetic interest. It
vas this boy whom Emerson had called
in infancy "A lovely wonder. that made
the universe look friendher TO me, and
of whom Carlyle later wrote:
"If the little boy be weIl-behaved
| fellow. he shall ride OH my back yet;
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BraRd-New Desks, Tables,
Presses, and Other Printers
ParapherndIidAre Being Put
in Pldce-TeIephoRes Have
Been Installed in Every Of
fice-Old Machinery Will
Be Transferred July /. *
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03
OriqinaI Alaskan Boundary.

Providence, r. IA chart of the
Alaskan boundary, which, it is claimed,
is original, has been produced by DR..
James H. Weeks of Stonington.
The chart is in four parts and delin-
Gates the entire surface of the earth.
It's colors are as clear and its printing
as legible as the day it came from the
publisher, one Lowrie, of London. The
photographer was John Purdy.
Dr. Weeks carried the chart home
and has not thought much about 1T
since, until last Saturday, when Mr..
Edwin A. Batch 6f Philadelphia called
upon him and inquired about the rec
ord of Capt. Nathaniel Palmer's discoV-
cry of Antarctica in the early 20s.
Mr.. Balch, who has written book
on Antarctica and is interested in an
attempt which is to be made at the in
ternational geographical congress IN
Washington next year to have Pal
merland put on the maps Of all coun-
tries at once exclaimed: This Is the
chart have hunted for in Europe and
could not find. 1t is extremely valua-
BILE and should be brought to the at
tention Of our Alaskan commissioners
without delay"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03
Could Not Shoot Doe.

flight did not occur to her.
The boat got within twenty feet OF
her. then within ten feet. Another
stroke of the paddle and 1t would
have been upon her. Then she turn
ed toward the bank and walked slow
ly away. Twice she stopped and look
ed back at the light; once she stop
ped, gathered a mouthful OF water
grass and chewed It. Still at walk,
never hurrying even into slow trot'
she went up the bank and disap
peared.
All this time there had been a man
sitting with a high-power rife just
behind the light. He wanted deer
meat badly, and could, of course have
blown q hole through the animal II he
he had been 80 minded. In fact, hs
could have knocked it down with the
guides pole which lay in the bottom
of the boat. He said afterward:
II could not shoot. She was q
very beautiful animal, standing re-
lieved in the strong light SO that every
muscle showed. She looked straight
at me with her lustrous, large eyes.
that were not frightened, but merely
inquisitive, peering into the great
lamp to see If it contained anything
harmful or useful to her. She could
not see me, Of course, as I was in
the black shadow behind the light,
but l could hardly persuade myself
that l was unseen. Killing that deer
would have been simple murder"
The man got back to camp at In
the morning, without shot fired, but
he says that he felt better for clear
conscience.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03

which is. by the way, generally too
soft or too hard, and SO difhcult to de-
pend on. Aware of the fact that
Cupid's game is not quite an exact
science, she guards her own secret
with q merry smile for others whom
the artful sprite has smitten. Upbraid
her for not having a soul, she Will
reply that a violin has more OF that
element than she ever dreamed OF
possessing; but II you can understand
the eye as thoroughly as she, you
will discover by glance at hers that
she knows herself and the world very
we'll.
The United States is the producing
ground, par excellence. for her spe-
cies, as we'll as the happy hunting
ground of the titled European for the
same, for reasons quite clear enough
to the living, dead and dying. Con-
ventionality is a blight upon her
spirit, as indeed 1t Is upon the spirit
of the European during hunting trips.
As for her dislike to forms, 1t is dis.
tinct, inasmuch as she regards them
as cunning veneers to hypocrisy,
which she abominates.
She believes in marriage, but you
have probably observed that their
husbands are quiet gentlemen pos
sessed of much latent determination
and very impressing eye, factors not
only qualified by certain intense
humor but altogether exigible with
culture. You've probably. like the
smiling ladies' themselves, observed
this, and said nothing.-W. Fabian In
Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03

There is a "dry" doe in the woods
of Price county, Wis.,, which owes her
life to the fact that she is not afraid
of a light. This sort Of deer Is occa-
sionally found by jack-hunters. but
not often. Two men went out after
deer along the north fork of Flambeau
River last week. They were using
aat-bottomed boat, heavy and clumsy,
and one of them drove 1t with a pole.
AT half nast 10 o'clock they saw q
buck. That is. they caught glance
of his eye as he slowed his head
around and looked at them over his
shoulder preparatory to leapfng to
bank. He started in half a second
and the powerful carbide lamp showed
just enough of him to expose his
horns as he went.
An hour later they rounded a bend
and the doe stood in full view. She
was in prime condition, fat and sleek.
She was not more than twenty yards
distant and threw her head UP and
glared at the light as soon as it came
within range. 1t is possible that the
brightness of its rays blinded her.
The wind was blowing from her to the
hunters go she could not scent them.
The man who was polling dropped
the long pole, sat down and took up
the paddle. The boat continued to
advance and the deer to stand still.
1t crept on foot by foot and she be-
trayed no nervousness. Now and then
she thrust her nose far upward, turn
cd her head to one side and expanded
her nostrils in the effort to sniff the
scent Of the approaching party, but
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03

The New Woman, who glorifed the
closing decade of the last century, has
been swept from her bloomers into
oblivion. and from the cosmopolitan
swirl of the present arises her sue
cessor, who wields bewitching
sceptre DER wondering world from
a throne not made by chance. Aes.
thetic ever, ascetic never. she Is post
ed In all the higher subtleties of pas
sion as told by yellow journals, yellow
novels. and from her own personal
experience. A ready wit against the
mistaken impressions Of others she
can unsheathe. and no use has she for
the pathos of cheap romance. As
for her knowledge Of the dynamical
relations between the emotions and
the astronomical functions 1t is pro-
found, being in truth, common sense.
She believes In roast beef, lollypops,
ice cream, as we'll as IN manicures
and tooth brushes and. from her won.
derful health and complexion one
notices neither hysteria nor enamel
can claim her. She admires the
strenuous life, revels in the atmos.
phere Of the stage. the race track.
golf, bridge, al fresco concerts. and
the ball room, and is not at all averse
to smiling encouragingly upon the an.
cestral countenance of dressy
simian who condescends to enlighten
and enliven civilized society up-to-
date with his own peculiar smiles
(bless his souD. so patiently express
i've Of pleasant thoughts unutterable.
With the easy grace of a 2-year-old
she will jump any barrier that sepa-
rates the most exclusive elite from
the rest Of society, and finds nothing
In the presence Of plutocrats or kings
to be amazed at. She understands.
What is more, they understand her.
or think they do, which, of course, is
the same thing-you understand.
Approaching the thousand discords
Of the world and the wild harmonies
Of the heart, she would throw herself
at romance for the mere sensation of
the thing rather than at mans head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03
NEWSY CLEANINCS.

About one-third of the streets OF
Paris are lined with trees.
1t is reported that all foreigners are
to be expelled from Fez, Morocco.
Free delivery service has been or
dered for Zion City, ILL.,. the home Of
the Dowie forces.
A farmers trust has been incorpor-
ated in Arizona with an authorized
capital of 500, 100000.
Panama's new Governor declared on
assuming Office that the interests OF
the world urgently demand canal.
1t has been discovered that Brook
lyn woman. a recluse, buried as a pau
per, had left nearly $4,000 to hospitals.
The men being divided as to the wis
dom of contest, the strike of trolley
men at Seattle, Wash, has been de-
clared off.
The first convention of the Society of
American Authors will be held next
Ayear on the Exposition grounds at st.
.ouis, Mo.
The German budget for 1904 allows
s37 800 for combating typhus, which is
now especially virulent in some parts
1 of the kingdom.
A peck of spurious coin, buried evf-
dently by the men who made it, has
Deen dug up by men grading bOule-
ward just outside of Los Angeles, Cal.
A movement inaugurated in London,
England, toward starting clubs for
working girls has spread to all parts OF
the kingdom. The most popular fea
ture of these organizations is the say.
ings department.
For many years the President of the
Danish Lutheran Church in America
...hn Rev. H. Hausen, has now gone tc
CopA ,nlIa gen to do missionary work
aps - the MorinOns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-03

Boston, Mass.-One hundred and
.wenty-seven years ago British heet
sailed out of Boston Harbor. with
booming of cannon And cheers OF the
people crashing In their ears. NOW,
,lad In proud array. cannon charged
and ready, eager people to sound
greeting, Boston awaits the invasion
This time It Is conquering fleet
instead Of a defeated one. and Boston
's in gala dress to receive the army OF
Invaders. For soon the Honourable
Artillery Company Of London, the
,ong-awaited guests Of the Ancient and
Honourable Artillery Company Of Mas
sachusetts, will be anchored In Bos-
ton Harbor.
The stout steamer Mayflower. bear
ng the British invaders, Is now plow-
'ng the waves. and will soon be In
sight Of Bay State shores.
Boston will not be found unfortifiei
She will not allow the invading vessel
to near the shores without warning
Sergeant Snow Of the Ancients, keen
If eye, has been selected as the main
lookout, and upon his shoulders rests
the responsibility Of signaling to the
defenders the approach of the British.
He is down at Highland light. sweep
ng the horizon with his telescope for
he first sign of the Mayflower. The
very moment he sights the vessel he
will rush to the wire to notify the
awaiting cohorts in Boston.
He will also send a signal to B. P.
Cheney, the millionaire vice-president
of the Republic Of Middle Brewster,
which will guard the approaches to
Boston harbor Mr.. Cheney has ar
ranged a gorgeous reception. He has
mounted cannon ready to thunder a
welcome, piled up pounds of red fire,
cords of sky rockets and Roman can
dies. His will be the first volley fired
at the invaders.
When the Mayfiower arrives in the
outer harbor the guns Of Fort Warren
will thunder the national salute OF q
guns.
AS soon as Sergeant Snow has wired
to Boston of the sighting of the May
flower 4 Highland light the Boston
Ancients will rally at Long wharf. A
stalwart party of rs has been made W
to hurry down the harbor in the Phil
adelphia and head off the MayflOwer
Colonel Hedges will be in command
OF the party, and he will be the first t.
hail the invaders ----------------- -
The Mayflower will have no trouble
in getting into the harbor, but Colone
Hedges and his delegation will forct
her to heave to.
The way has been smoothed al
much as possible for the British visit
ors, for the quarantine ofncers and thu
United States customs officers will
hold themselves in readiness to 81
aboard the Mayfiower before she get'
to quarantine.