Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wnshinarnn. Mar. Igih.

that the final rites over the dead En-
peror's remains were being pronounce
ed i'm Berlin, the German residents
of Washington, the ambassadors of
foreign countries, the president and
his cabinet and many distinguished
citizens testified their respect for the
deceased ruler 10y their attendance
upon memorial services Mt the old
Concordia Evangelical church.
The foreign ministers were in full
court dress, blazing with gilt, aud
wearing their decorations of honor
and order. Among them were the
Chinese ministers and suite, the Mex
lean minister and ladies, the Brazil
ian legation, the British, Spanish,
Italian aud Russian legations, the
Turkish embassy and the Corean en-
bassy in their quaint costumes. The
German legation sat to the right of
the altar and the president and MEM
bers of the cabinet in front Of the
chancel rail.
Mr.. Cleveland was 81 years old
yesterday, Sunday. Judging from
his face one would say he wears his
official responsibilities lightly. His
health is perfect, and his three years
of presidential work and worry have
made no wrinkles on his face. He
has no more gray hairs, and indeed
he seems a younger man and has
more pleasant lines in his counte-
nance now than when he assumed
White House cares.
Few presidents have been able to
maintain such uniformly good health
while in office as Mr.. Cleveland. His
condition is a matter of surprise TO
those who know how hard he is com
PEELED to work and how many and
great are his daily annoyances. Gen
eral Harrison was sent into n deliri-
um in which he raved about the Of
fice-seekers, and from which he final
ly acd. President Taylor was drag
ged to his grave by these same cares,
and President Arthur was induced
by them to say, within two months
after he went to the White House,
that he would not accept the position
again if it were offered to him on a
silver plate. Still it will be remem-
bered that in the three years he had
changed his tone and was as ardent a
candidate as ever worked a wire.
President Cleveland's health in the
White House is due largely to his
power of throwing off worry. He de-
cides questions as they come before
him. He devotes his mind to the
thing at hand. This settled, he thinks
no more about 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 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 perfect constitu-
ton, no dyspepsia, and is not fret
ful man.
Congress snubbed the women again
on Saturday last by reporting adj
versely to the House bill granting |
suffrage to the women of the District
of Columbia. Next Saturday even
ing is the time for the grand public
at the Riggs House for the
of the international council. /
Speaking of the r, ception, Miss An
thony said, ''we want To give the
people an opportunity to see what
manner of women We are" Thous-
lnds of women have responded to
lie call of this convention and there
S little doubt of the success of the
1t is intended that every work in
which women are actively interested
shall be represented by some officer
If that organization, each represent
ltive wearing an appropriate badge.
Among the bodies sending delegates
ire the w. G. Il. L.. the Western
association of Collegiate Alumnae,
he Ontario w. G. Il. L., the Wo-
mans State Fair Association of Indi-
ma, Women's Centenary Association
If the Universalist church, Women's
Baptist Missionary Society, Ameri-
AN Woman Suffrage Association,
Nomen's Auxiliary Conference of
Unitarian church, National Temper
nee Hospital and Medical College
association, Knights of Labor, Soro-
is, Association for the Advancement
# Women, National Indian Associa-
ion of Women, National Moral Edu-
alton Society, and Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Then there are quite as many for
IGN 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 arrangements
or this great gathering have had an
normous amount Of work on their
houlders, and as one of them eX-
ressed it have worked "most wo-
for weeks. Now they
ave only to wait few days for the
preading of the feast.
The present congress may not pass
postal telegraph bill, but things are
,nply;uor fla4 fIhn Ia,