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An Aged Vermonter's Death.

The death of John Barden of Wells,
which occurred March Goth, removes the
oldest resident of that town. The Cir
cumstances of his death were sad. Owing
to the loss of property he was Obliged in
his declining years to give up the home
boyhood days, and his family, knowing
the sorrow it would cause him, withheld
the fact from him, and on the day pre-
vious to his death were preparing to
move. He noticed change and inquired
the cause, aid when they told that they
going to leave the place he could not be
satisfied of the truth until all was ex-
planned. When he fully realized the sit
uation he went to his room and when the
dinner hour came refused to eat. He
went to his bed and late that night fell
asleep and never recovered consciousness
Physicians were summoned. but efforts
were unavailing and he died Friday
evening 1t was thought the unexpected
news was too severe for him. Deceased
was the son of Bethuel Barden and was
born at Savoy, Mass, Jan. 14th, 1907. His
fathers descendants were from England.
In the spring of 1880 Mr.. Barden was
married to Susan Lamb of Wells, with
whom he lived sixty-four years. She
died two years ago. Eight children were
barn to them, five of whom now survive
among whom are Mrs. Amelia Spauldlng,
who resides in New Hampshire, and Her
bert Barden of Brattleboro He is also
survived by eighteen grandchildren and
ten great grandchildren. For several
years he was sent as representative of his
town to the State Legislature, ard for
several years in succession he was door
keeper of the Vermont House of Repre-
sentatives. The funeral was largely at.
tended from his late home Sunday after
noon, the services being conducted by
Mrs. George F. Baker of Granville, N. y.
Mr.. Barden is known in this part of the
State. He has had newspaper tilts with
Hiel Hollister of Pawlet, and they We Q
about the oldest men in these parts.
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Loss, Division and Silence.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin is as
tonished at the announcement of the
Treasury Department that the monthly
summary of imports and exports of the
United States will no longer be issued
for publication" Why? What is there
to be astonished about? Isn't that just a
plain, says the New York Press, every
day trick of this fraudulent Democratic
Administration? Why should the press
and the public be allowed to know how
rapidly American trade and business are
shrinking under the beneficent Wilson
German Tariff law?
In the last eight months, as the Bulle-
tin shows, our exports of merchandise
have fallen off $51, 100000. February
alone shows a decrease of three millions.
Meanwhile, for the benefit of British
workmen and British employers, we are
importing goods made in England in
quantities to make the hearts of Ameri-
cans sick and their pockets empty. In
January we brought in 1926, 1872 pounds
of wool, as against 3,679,726 pounds for
January of last year, the difference rep
resenting the shrinkage of American pro-
duction, with no compensating exports
to offset the balance in favor of England.
In the same period wooden importations
were valued at S7,O37, Ill against S1,9S7,.
745 for January, 1894. Meanwhile, ex-
ports of breadstuffs have fallen from S13,-
73S,55l year ago to S9,s9S'665 and cot
ton cloth from s., ,301, ,O19 to S637, ,OS0, and
of provisions from S13, All, AGO to S11, ,94S,-
CAT.
Now, who is getting the benefit of
these decreased importsP We are COM
PEELED to buy from abroad articles worth
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Senator DNarriII,

The despatch sent out nm Rutland
that Senator Morrill, had written letter
asking for a reelection, having been ex-
ploded, the Washington correspondents
have taken the matter up, and the follow
has been sent out: st is lutte likely
that the finance committee of the Senate
will be reorganized and a new chairman
selected when that body meets 1t is said
by senators who are in position to know
the facts that Mr.. Morrill,, apprecating
the honorous duties tt.t will devolve up
on the chairman of the finance commit
tee during the next Conress and his own
advancing years (he is now So, is not
only willing to retire from the place he
bas filled as the ranking Republican
member but that he has intimated de-
sire so to do.
Senator Sherman, once before the
chairman of this committee will proba
bly, be the successor of Mr. Morrill,. The
venerable senator from Vermont will not
leave the committee altogether but ac-
cording the present programme the to-
tai membership will be increased by two,
thus giving each party an additional
member. BY this process the Republi-
cans will have two new men to place on
that committee and the field has already
been canvassed for the available candi-
date.
"The silvar men will not be ignored
and in this there appears to be a desire
to conciliate this portion of the party as
much as possible. At first the silver
men discussed the advisability of put
ting Mr.. Teller, their most ardent cham
pion, in this committee but he is now on
the committee on the judiciary and ap-
preparations two very important and de-
sirable committees and he declined to
consider the finance committee as one of
his billets.
at appears to be settled now that the
silver men will designate Don Cameron
of Pennsylvania as the extra Republican
to take the place of the Democrat who
will retire. Senator Platt of Connecti-
cut will also be named as one of the TWO
additional members owing to the increase
in the membership. Senator Plattis ac-
ceptable to the silver men, despite the
fact that he is entirely opposed to their
way of viewing things financially"
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Commercial Annexation.

Senator Proctor in a Boston interview
of Tuesday, advocates reciprocity in this
manner: 81 do not agree with those of
my colleagues in the SenaCe who court
trouble in Cuba in the hope that we may
have an opportunity to annex the island.
The character of part of the population
of Cuba is such that should not consid-
er it desirable as a state of the Union, as
it would necessarily become if annexed.
| consider Cuba of vast importance to
this country commercially, but prefer
that it should remain as it is or be an in
dependendent State, to it's becoming a
part of the United States, l am for the
commercial annexation, but not for terri
torial annexation.
1--WE can accomplish that result with
out a war of conquest and without pur-
chasing the island, simply by reviving
the policy of reciprocity. We made i'm
mense strides in our commerce with that
country under the reciprocity clause of
the Mckinley law and had trade of vast
proportions with the island when the law
was repealed. All that is changed now.
and our Cuban trade is comparatively
light. Consequently it is an object les
son of which the people of this country
should study with care"
The Senator added that he believed the
Republican party would take the first OPP
portunity to revive the policy of reciproc
ity, but said that he did not know wheth-
er the effort would be made in the next
Congress, owing to the probability of
veto of any reciprocity measures which
might be enacted by it.
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ManCheSter.

The Rev. Franklin w. Olmstead, the
veteran chaplain of Stannard post, G. A.
R., of Burlington, although s. years of
age, is an uncommonly well preserved
man, and often officiates at funerals,
speaks at w. Z. T. U. meetings and goes
about town as much as many people who
have not passed the half-century mark.
Chaplain Oimstead was for three years in
the army during the rebellion. He grad
uated from Middlebury College in the
class of 1888, among the members of
which were Rev. Byron Sunderland, D.
D., and Bishop Wadhams of the Catholic
diocese of Ogdensburgh, N. Y. OF the
10 member of the class, 10 became clergy
men. He was ordained to the ministry,
July 1lth, lS4S. He was principal of
Burr & Burton Seminary two years, has
been a member of the Vermont Legisla-
lature five years, served in the constitu-
tional convention in 1870 and was county
and town superintendent of schools for
Is years. At present he is somewhat in
disposed, because of injuries received
from fall a few days ago.
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Among the Books.

A popular book of recent birth is
George w. Cables John March, South
erner, story of a small Southern town,
since the war. No writer gives us better
pictures of our Southern States and their
people, with their customs, conditions
and trad tiOns. These must for a long
time remain sufficiently unique to claim
the interested attention of Northern.
readers, and Mr.. Cables books are made
almost as interesting to the people who
live amid the scenes described. In this
story be takes the opportunity to pre-
sent the phases of life under the new
conditions imposed by the war, and the
transition from the ante-bellum inactiV-
ity of a little town to its awakening un-
der the influence of a BOOM Another
popular American writer is Frank r.
Stockton and his most popular book is
POmona's Travels. The public will
never tire of Pomona, the creation made
in Rudder Grange. She has all the
shrewdness of the prOverbIal yankee,
and way of looking at things without
missing any of their angles or blemishes,
and of forming her own opinions and eX-
pressing them without reserve. She is
now travelling abroad with her husband,
who is also an original character, and
these are The letters to her former mis-
tress. She misses nothing worth seeing
and while she approves much, she criti-
cises inimitably in very free manner.
The Century Co. recently issued A
Bachelor Maid, novel of New York So
ciety, by Mrs. Burton Harrison. 1t intro
duces the reader to the fads and frivoli-
ties of the clubs and drawing g-rooms of
the elite; but this is not lhe purpose of
the book it is only the means of making
us acquainted with the heroine and her
life. 1t is story of woman of noble
aspirations, with a keen desire to do
something to elevate and assist her fel-
low-women, but hampered by her envir-
onment and the conditions of polite So
ciety. 1t has great strength and will hold
the readers attention to the end.
The pay received by Mrs. Burton Har-
rison for writing "The Bachelor Maid"
is said to constitute her the best paid
writer in the English language. She re-
ceived for this story from The Century
company remuneration at the rate of !St
cents word. An American woman is
therefore the best paid writer in the Eng
lish language.
The above mentioned books are for
sale at the Banner Stationery Store.
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many more millions than we had to pay
to foreign producers before, and we can
not sell our own products in return to
get money with which to pay for what
we are forced to import. So it is not at
all astonishing that the official monthly
summary of imports and exports is no
longer distributed. The Democratic Ad-
minstratlon is trying to hide from the
proofs of It's incompetency and folly. 1t
is the same old Democratic game of fol-
lowing blunder and stupidity with lying,
deceit and fraud.
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The "Inimy"were Watched.

The following is the verbatim copy of
lie ter sent from Seth Warner of Yer
mont to Capt. Gideon Bronson in 1777.
People were evidently too busy fighting
those times to spend much time in spell
ing:
Kirkland the Sth of february l777.
Capt GIdn Brownson
Sir-As your company il ordered to
march and tax post at Auter Crick-you
Will after Consulting sum of the painca-
BILE inhabitance post your men in the Best
maner for the Defence of the frontiers
and to secure them from surprise, at this
season of the year you Will TAX TIE great
est Car for Cover for your men. You
Will Keep out scouts who will diligently
Watch the Motion of the inimy the earli-
est intelligence of Which you Will prompt
Writ to head Quarters provisions Will Be
forwarded for your support from Ben
ninAton it is thought that the remainder
of the Regt Will be sent to Joyn you on
the first information of Which you Will
make the Best preparation for there re-
ception. am Sir your obedient
Hown Servet Seth Warner Col.
Spirit of '76.
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citation of what is expected of him, he
will hurry along some more appoint
ments for the hungry Congressman.
So far he has taken care of bare half
dozen,
The only victory the Democratic
party has scored this year is the estab-
lishment of the fact that jeff Davis didn't
wear hoop-skirts on the occasion of his
capture.
Suppose President Dole should place
Mr.. Thurston at the head of Hawaiian
foreign affairs, what petty action would
Gresham resort to?
Legislative etiquette in Missouri must
be somewhat remarkable. for the st.
Louis Republic says that if the Senate
journal were accurately kept it would
contain among other things the following
dialogue: Senator Walker-"Mr. Presi-
ident, l rise to question of personal
privilege" The presldent-"T Sena-
tor from Stoddard will proceed" Sena-
tor Walker-"The president is smoking,
and it is very offensive to the Senator
from StOddard, unless the president has
an extra cigar, which will permit the
Senator from StoddaFd to be sociable."
The president summoned his page. The
president-"The chair always endeavors
to treat Senators with due courtesy, and
now presents his compliments to the
Senator from Stoddard." The Senator
from Stoddard lights his cigar, and the
Senate proceeds to discussion of legis-
lative apprOpriatiOns,
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The famous Mosier ordinance provid-
ing that all children under 16 years of
age shall leave the streets at o'clock,
when curfew rings, has gone into effect
and is rigidly enforced in Saltwater,
Mimi, and tits attracting the attention
of the whole country. Any child found
on the street after 0 o'clock is compelled
to give good account of himself, and if
he fails to do so is taken either home or
to the city Jail and parents notified.
The ordinance has worked satisfactorily
so far. Many applications have been re-
ceiyed for copies of the ordinance and
for short sketch of how it operates.
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Spain has something more than play

Spain has something more than play
soldier on her hands in Cuba. By re-
cent proclamation of the rebel command
er the insurgent forces are assembled
and steps were taken to form provis-
ional government, and the date was set
for March 3Oth. The patriots are well
armed and determined and it looks now
Republic might be the outcome of
the uprising. Cuba has breathed the air
of freedom from our shores ard Spain
cannot long keep the Island in monarch
ial chains even if this "strike for liberty"
should prove unavailing. 1t does not
look like failure now.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-02

The fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla,
once fai ly tried, becomes the favorite
spring medicine, speaks volumes for its
excellence and merit.
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ShaftSbuYV,

Mrs. L. Saunders can boast of blood
ed heifer that became milch COW few
weeks since. She made three pounds of
butter in thee days and is raising the
calf on bottle. Who can beat this?
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Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09

THE monthly meteorological sum- mary issued under the direction of MT.
 Burrows, of the Tucson weather station, is full of interest. For the month ending February 2S, the highest temperature was S2 degrees and the lowest tempera- ture % degrees above zero. The mean temperature was 544. On the first three days in February the thermome- ter fell to 30. This was caused by the cold winds blowing from the snow cap- ped peaks of the Santa Ritas. The sec ond cold snap was on the 17th, when 8 cold wind also prevailed. On the 18th and 26th there was a trace of moisture, otherwise the month was absolutely dry. The mean temperature for February fer ten years is 5 above zero, and the average precipitation for the same time is 91 hupdredths of an inch. The num- Der of absolutely clear day in February was 14, partly cloudy II, cloudy 3, but there were DO frosts. Although this mouth, by Arizouans. was considered unusually cold, still taken on the whole it was hard to beat.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09

THERE has been considerable snob- bery about this administration from the beginning, but Secretary Morton last week outsnobbed all the rest. It WAS his turn to give cabinet dinner to MT. and Mrs. Cleveland, and likewise his turn to make an ass of himself He had two expensive chairs, one for MT. Cleve- land and one for his wife. made for the occasion, each having a sill CT plate, in- scribed with the name of the occupant and the date of the dinner, set in its back. Shade of Jerry Rusk! And this man is a member of the cabinet, a portion Of whose duties is supposed to be giving the president of the United States advice. He has already been dubbed ''Silver Plate Morton" and the name ought to stick to him the longest day he lives, and in addition, he should be compelled to wear at all times silver bresstplate inscribed: "I am Cleve- lands Chief Boot Licker''
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09
SHALL SENATORS BE ELECTED BY ADIRECTv VOTE OF THE
 PEOPLE

Sooner or later the people of the several states must face the question in the shape of an amendment to tbe con- stItution transferring the election of senators from state legislatures to the people. As we now see the issue We believe the country is ripe for the change.
 Representatives sovereignty may have
 and does have its disadvantages and the broad lines of local self-government may be conspicuously unpleasant, but when the people are allowed and do exercise absolute authority in the policy of the government the adjustment of political differences and party issues abides with the majority. Butthe liberties of people are not always safe with the people.Statas have been bought and public interests have been uublushingly betrayed, the veniality of the masses offering no check to public corruption. Such things are, however, exceptions rather than the rule. Tue market quotation of votes may be low, but if the authorities be in direct touch with the people the liberties of the country will seldom be abused. For this reason we favor direct legislation rather than 8 delegation of power through ascending political bodies. For this and similar reasoOs we favor the election of senators by direct vote of the people rather than through state legislatures as now. We do not say that every man has his price but we do say that such bodies are easily reached and used by corporations for private ends, a something that would almost be impossible when such things are left with the masses. The evils arising from the delegation of such powers to legislative bodies is apparent in the election of Sharon, Fair and others of like class. Where it IS 8 matter of dollars against brains and where the field is circumscribed dollars win every time. Legislators may be inefficient, ignorant and corrupt, but if subject to a popular vote the polical jig is up the next time they come before the people for their suffrage.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09
THE USES AND ABUSES OF THE
 TARPOT.

The press of the territory has had much to say of tEs ignorance and guill- biIity Of the people of the eastern states ID reference to the people Of Arizona, and of the gross and sometimes ludlcrous misconceptions by the former as to tte character and christianity of the latter. This has been due perhaps through DO fault of the people of the eastern states, but rather our own. Eastern humorists, have long been prone to poke fun at US and in their efforts to point moral and adorn taie have strayed from the path of rectitude and truth, but they can be forgiven for in the language of the Great Master, "they know not what they do. IL is not however. exteral enemies that Arizona interests have to fear but rather the evil machinations of her own SUD- posed friends in the democratic party. With the advent of the democratic party into power the pitch barrel rose at once into prominence and has been indus triously used ever since. A coat of pitch has been the cure all, if not the end all of every man who aspired for office under the present administration. No one has been spared and the Arizona records in the departments at Washing ton stink worse than 6 tar pit m the pine woods of North Carolina. Citizens who were suppose to wear blameless rep ltations woke up and found themselves famous for their villenny. Envy with the tar mop was abroad and not only the man whose reputation IS at stake has suffered, but the fair reputation of the territory has been daubed. Official places are geuer- ally supposed to be assigned to repres- eutstive men ard it is not possible to blacken the character of these men and villify their previous good names with out making the entire territory suffer for the misdeeds that are charged against them For if these men are as represented the communities in which they live and bv which their applications were endorsed, are remarkably fine place for capital and self respecting people to stay away from. And thus be- cause of the envy and ambitions of few individuals who seek to pull down what others have built up, the whole terri tory is made to suffer most woefully. The recent attack upon Governor Hughes by few individuals claiming to represent the democratic party in Ar izona and asking that be be removed from the h gh position he has filled with singular ability, because of his disioyal
 ity to the democratic party, is nothing more nor less than another turn at the tar pot and will in the end return to plague the inventors. If Governor Hughes continues to De as loyal to the interests Of Arizona in the future as he has been in the past two years, the peo- pie will forgive him for any shortcom- ings charged against him because of dis loyalty to the democratic party as now manipulated in the territory.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09

THE bill to recompense Governor Wolfiey for his expenses ID securing the passage of the funding act passed both houses and is now before Governor Hughes for his signature. As this meas- ure is most righteous one and was passed through both branches of the legislature by large msjorIties, it will undoubtedly meet the approval of Gov ernor Hughes and receive his signature. The amount of money involved was ex- pended by Governor Wolfiey for the uses and benefit of Arizona as a whole and which saves to the territory $50, ,0O0 a year, and should of course be repaid. The handsome maiorities by which 1t was sent to the governor for his sigma ture Is compliment to MT. Eolfley.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09
DEFENDER DOCUMENTS.

Numbers and 72 have just been is- sued by the American Protective Tariff League. No. 5, nineteen pages, enti- tied "Business Conditions" or "The First Effects of Free Trade" comprises 0 careful review and compilation of stat istics showing disastrous results of free trade administration. No. 72, eight pages. entitled Wages in the United States" is the translation of paper by Mons. E. Levasseur, read at the annual Lublic meeting of the five academies of the Institute of France. Both docu- ments are interesting and valuable ad- ditions to protection literature. Will be sent to any address for two cents each. Address W. F. Wakeman, General Sec retary, 135 West 23d Street, New York.