The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-03-23
xyss,,,peton r.efser.
tt'rom our regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, MARCH 10, 1888.

man residents of Washington the Ambas-
sailors OF foreign countries, the President
and his Cabinet and many distinguished
citizens testified their respect for the de-
ceased ruler by their attendance at the old
Concortiia Evangelical Church.
The foreign ministers were in full court
dress, blazing with gilt, and wearing
their decorations Of honor and order.
Among them were the Chinese minister
and suite, the Mexican minister and ladies,
the Brazilian legation, the British Spanish,
Italian and Russian legations, the Turkish
embassy and the Corean embassy, in
their quaint costumes. Tie German lega-
ton sat to the right OF the altar and the
| President and members of the Cabinet in
front of the clancel rail-
President Cleveland vas fifty -one years
old Yesterday Sunday Judging from
his face one would say he wears his official
responsibilities lightly. His health is per-
| feet, and his three years of Presidential
work and worry have made no wrinkles on
his face. He has no mere gray hairs, and
| indeed lie seems younger man and has
more pleasant lines in his countcnanee now
than " hen he assumed White House cares.
| Few Presid nts have been able to MAIN
tain such uniformly good health W bile in
office as Mr.. Cleveland. His condition is
matter of surprise to those who know
how hard he is compelled to work aud how
many and great arc his daily annoyances.
General Harrison was sent into a delirium
in which he raved about Office seekers, and
from which he finally died. President
Taylor was dragged to his grave by these
same cares, and President Arthur was in
dueed by them to say, within two months
after he went to the White House, that he
woald not accept the position again if 1t
were offered to him on a silver plate, Still
it will be remembered that in three years he
had changed his tone and was as ardent a
candidate as ever worked wire.
President Cleveland S health in the White
House is due largely to his power of throw
ing off worry. He decides questions as they
come before him. lie devotes his mind to
no more abont it, and throws his force into
the next duty that lies nearest him, and
when he leaves his office he does not carry
his work with him. Then the President is
not an extravagant man in any way. He
| is not a high liver, he smokes but one cigar
a day, (Which is after dinner, he has wine
on his table only when guests are present
who are used to it, he sleeps like a child,
has a perfect constitution, no dyspepsia,
and he is not a fretful man.
Congress snubbed the women again on
Saturday last last by reporting adversely
the House bill granting suffrage to the
women of the District Of Columbia Next
Saturday evening is the time for the grand
public reception at the Riggs House fer
the women of the International Council.
Speaking of the reception Miss Susan
Anthony said, 1--WE want to give The peo-
pie an opportunity to see what manner of
women we are" Thousands of women
have responded to the call of this conven-
ton and there is little doubt of the success
of the undertaking. 1t is intended that
every work in which women arc actively
interested shall be represented by some
officer Of that organization, ef.ch represent
alive wearing an appropriate badge.
Among the bodies sending delegates are
the w. C. 7. e., the Western Association
of Collegiate Alumna, the Ontario W. c.
T. T., the Weman's State Fair Association
of Indiana, Nomen's Centenary Associa-
ton of the Universalist church, Wcmen's
Baptist Missionary Society, American
Woman Suffrage Association, Womens
Auxiliary Conference of Unitarian church,
National Temperance Hospital and Medi
cal College Association, Knights ofLabor,
Sorosis, Association for the Advancement
of Women, National Indian Association of
Women, National Moral Education Socie-
ty, and Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic Then there are quite as many
foreign and international bodies which will
be represented by distinguished women
workers from abroad, besides many other
American organizations which have not
space to mention. The committee of ar
rangemcnts for this great gathering have
had an enormous amount of work upon
their shoulders, and as one of them ex-
pressed it have worked ''most womanful-
ly" for weeks. Now they have only to
waita few days for the spreading of the
feast
The present Congress may not pass
postal telegraph bill, but things are work
ing that way. The agitation in favor OF
placing the telegraph lines under tie con-
troll of the Postmaster General or supervi-
sion OF the Interstate Commission is sig
nificant as showing the drift Of public sem
timent | fear that the trouble in this mat
ter is that public sentiment is considerably
IN advance of Congress.
WESTON.
Marion ffaFIand7s Opinion of Baking
Powders.