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DIR. EAVITT'S EULOGY.

At the funeral of the late Senator
Morrill, held in the Senate chamber at
Washington, DR.. Leavitt, pastor of
the All Souls church of that city, de-
livered the following eulogy:
"I will not mock the poor worlds
common and heartless phrase, nor
wrong a memory of a sainted bro ther,
with idle praise. With silence only
as their benediction, Gods angels
come where in the shadow of great
aff1iction the soul is dumb.
'BuG were to attempt the impos-
sible, were I to try to picture to you,
who know him we'll, something of the
strength and beauty of this mans life
and character. would speak, not of
the great public servant, and the true
politician. I would even pass over
that splendid half century, almost, of
public service here, in which he won
the respect and admiration, not only
of his state, but of the who le nation,
ana became loved as it is given to few
men to be loved. I woul d but refer
in passing to the great things he has
accomplished in these legislative halls
for this city and for this nation, as
noble a record as ever man made,
and, bewildered by the very super
abundance of my material, would
pass over all this which alone would
make any man great man, just to
refer for moment to the still great
er things which m ade this great man
good.
'EFor the simplest, yet highest,
praise we can give a fellow being is
this-he was good man.
"Take a soldier from the battle
field, the lawyer from the forum, the
orator from the Senate-bring any
man down from his mountain where
he has shown as very god, down
where the small duty, the common
place task waits to be done, and see
what will happen. That is supreme
test, and SO we should go into the
great mans home, see him at the foot
of the mountain as we'll as at the top.
Is he then that unaffected, unselfsh,
m Oldest man? That, it seems to me, is
the decisive thing in any mans life
that is the terrible trial of great men.
And yet, friends, that was where
this m ans life was supremely great.
He was not only a great senator, he
was a great man, a man who won
mems hearts, and by his childlike, un-
assuming gentleness and grace charm
ed even his political opponents into
open admiration.
Proud Vermont, how idle the at
tempt to eulogize your son. 'Tis sim
pie truth to say fere, was an ideal
American, a grand old man, Ameri-
cas- Grand Old Man, example of civic
virtue and integrity, pattern for our
young men in the office and in the
home-a vision of splendid promise
of yet grander things to come in the
ever upward and onward life of this
great republic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

The peace treaty was sent to the
Senate Wednesday with simple let
ter of transmission. Accompanying
the document were long reports on
conditions in the Philippines, which
will be of interest when published.
Before adjournment, out of respect to
the late Senator Morrill,, the Senate
referred the treaty and accompanying
papers to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. 1t is expected that on
Wednesday of next week the treaty
will be reported.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

Senor Don Matias Romero, ambas-
sador of Mexico, died in Washington
last week. Senior Romero probably
was the best known member of the
diplomatic corps in Washington and
was for some time its dean. When
Britain raised her mission to an en-
bassy, the added rank placed Sir Juli-
an Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
at the head of the corps though
junior in years of service to Senor
Romero. The latter was raised only
recently from the rank of minister to
that of ambassador. He had repre-
sented Mexico ably at Washington for
more than twenty years in all and
had served her faithfully and well in
other capacities at home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

Although Japan received a large
war indemnity from China at the
close of the war in 1894, she has spent
so much money on her army and ma
Wy and on other departments of the
government that the new ministry is
casting about for additional sources
of revenue. It is estimated that the
coming fiscal year will show a deficit
of about 81 100000 silver yen-about
S20,O0O,00O Premier Yamagata has
invoked the aid of the Liberals to in
sure the passage of bill for an in
crease of the internal revenue taxes.
An additional land tax is one of the
items on which the ministry relies,
but the Liberals are opposed to this
for the reason that many of them owe
their seats to the large landholders.
An income tax already exists, but it
is proposed to increase it and to lay
additional taxes on the sake native
wine). Even with the help of the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

To write an article for maids and
mothers, and then to make it so
interesting that it will rivet the at
tention of the fathers of maids and
husbands of wives, is a guarantee of
very wide reading. Professor Thurs
ton Peck of Columbia University, has
succeed in doing this in the paper
which he devotes to women in the
January number of the Cosmopolitan.
Professor Peck has keenly analyti-
cafmind, and he weighs the pros and
cons very carefully. His conclusions
are tender and compassionate, but
nevertheless very emphatic. 1t is a
valuable contribution to 'New Wom
en'' literature.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

Senator Morrill, never failed to lift
up his voice in the senate chamber in
favor of sound money and the public
faith. His sarcastic yet not offensive
references to the vagaries Of the cur
rency quacks often had an element of
keen Yankee humor in them. He had
many good causes and interests in his
special keeping, like the library Of
congress, the provision of proper
quarters for the supreme court, for
which he made his last speech few
days ago, and the Improvement and
adornment of the Capitol grounds in
the city of Washington. For three
decades honors were constantly
showered upon him because of the
creation of the agricultural colleges
of the country, which was his own
idea, carried out in bill which he
wrote and made into law He
would be sure of remembrance for
that if no other measure with which
his name was Identical.
To us the finest thing in Mr.. Nor
rill's career was his relation to his
constituents. He did not buy his
right to represent his state with Of
fees, or money, or favors. He did
not, like the "modern' middle state
and western senator, have a "ma
chine,' ahd he did not have crowd
of hungry office-seekers at his door.
The people of Vermont knew him,
trusted to him to represent them, and
left him free to exercise his best judg
ment in their behalf. In this relation
representative government, as dis
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

Liberals Yamagata will have some
difficulty in passing the budget. In
this connection it is surprising to read
that the Japanese Parliament unani-
mously approved an appropriation of
20, 900, 900 yen for the Emperor's house
hold expenses, in addition to the reg
ular sums set aside for the mainte-
nance of the throne, e,-Erchange
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09
OLD GLORY UP.

At noon Jan. 1st, the sovereignty of
Cuba passed into the hands of the
United States, and the reign of Spain
in the Western hemisphere came to
an end. The Spanish flag, which for
so many years has reigned over the
place was hoisted the stars and stripes,
which, within the last few months,
has been unfurled upon other con-
quered territory. 1t was exactly II
o'clock when a detachment of Ameri
can troops marched into the Plaza de
Armas and lined up in the beautiful
square in front of the palace recently
quilted by Blanco and his ferocious
predecessor, Weyler. The American
commissioners arrived at the palace
soon afterwards, having ridden on
horseback from La Vedade. Within
the palace all preparations had been
made to receive the conquerers. Capt.
Gen. Castellanos, who succeeded Blan
co when the latter was relieved on the
ground that the disgrace of surren
dering sovereignty would be too much
for him, was waiting. In the main
hall of the palace the meeting took
place. The staff of the retiring Cap
tain General, attired in gorgeous uni
forms; surrounded him. Castellanos
spoke briefly, formally delivering the
Island of Cuba to the Government of
the United States. Gen. Wade made
a brief reply, and Immediately turned
the island over to Gen. Brooke, the
military governor.
Then took place the event which
must have cut like knife into the
heart of every Spaniard who witness
ed the ceremony. The Spanish flag,
which for over 400 years had waved
from the palace, was lowered. At the
same instant the yellow and red ban
ners on the famous and infamous
Cabanas fortress and MORO Castle
came down forever. AS the Spanish
flag was lowered it was replaced by
the stars and stripes, and as the latter
foated to the breeze it was saluted
with twenty one guns. After the
American flag had been hoisted the
flags played the American national
hymn, and this was greeted with tre-
mendous cheering by the crowd that
had assembled in ,Obisoo and O'ReiIly
streets, near the palace, and in the
Plaza de Armas. Along the Prado and
the other main streets 100, 900 persons
frantically cheered the Americans
and the United States. All the houses
occupied by the Cubans were deco
rated, the flags, ETC., that had been
taken down after Gen. Ludlow's order
forbidding demonstrations being re-
placed. The United States flag was
unfurled on Cabanas by Lieut.. Fitz-
hugh Lee, Jr., and on Moro Castle
by Lieut.. Wade, son of Gen. Wade.
Receipts were given to the Span
iards for the forts and other proper
ties which had belonged to the crown,
after which there was a review of
troops under Gems. Keifer, Williston,
Hasbrock and Col. Armfield. The re-
view took place in Central Park, and
the troops passed before Gems. Brooke,
Ludlow and Lee. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
seemed to be the lion of the hour. AS
the crowd surged about, flowers were
thrown at him from balconies and
opened windows, and it was almost
impossible for him to force his horse
through the great concourse of peo-
pie.
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60 can say nothing adequate to ex-
press the affection felt for Senator
Morrill, by all his associates here, or
my own sense of his great and pure
public character. I have often cited
the fact that he has been kept in the
public service SO long by Vermont as
a striking proof that a free people are
fit to select their rulers, and of their
constance in the support of their best
and greatest men.
''Mr. Morrill, was an admirable eX-
ample of the character of an Ameri
can senator. He had no ambition but
the ambition to serve the republic.
He was man of consummate wisdom.
Looking back over his public service
of 50 years in the Senate and u years
before that in the House of Repre-
sentatives, during one of the most
stirring and eventful periods in hu-
man history, considering his great
share in shaping the history of our
country, it will be hard to find an oc-
casion where his judgment now seems
to have been wrong as to any meas
ure or policy of grave Importance.
"He was absolutely incorruptible.
do not speak of corruption by mon
ey, which is only the vice Of vulgar
souls. But he was not to be swerved
by ambition, by party influence, by
desire to please friends or by fear of
displeasing enemies, or by currents of
popular passion. Oh, the loss of him,
the loss of him in this awful crisis that
Is upon us now!''-Sendtor Hoar.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

tinguished from Populists and social
istic methods of lawmaking, had
large and perfect exemplification.-
Hartford Times.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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TRIBUTES TO SENATOR MORRILL,

Mr.. Morrill, was, in many re spects,
the grandest man in the Senate. Alb
solutely honest and cons cientious,
with high sense of official RESPONSE
bility and an earnest desire to serve
the public welfare, he leaves record
which few can approach and none can
excel. He is one of the last Of the
great men of the Senate. Edmunds
and Morrill, were two names on the
Senate roll that gave glory to the
state of Vermont, and made her rep
resentation in that body second to
none in the upion.-Washington des-
patch to the Boston Transcript.
ssJust now all hearts are filed with
sorrow by the last rites over the dead
senator and his faithful, loving wife,
who go together to their last rest
among the hills of Vermont, which
they Loved SO well. They were love
ly and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death were not divided.'
"Not Vermont alone, but the whole
country, pays the tribute Of it's love
and tears at the bier of the Vermont
statesman, in whose name and fame
every state in the union has long felt
a common ownership, and I regret
more than can express my inability
to testify by my presence (my physi-
clan thinks it still unsafe for me to
leave the house) my appreciation of
the distinguished services and high
character of the honored dead and my
sympathy with the bereaved friends.
Gen. ". ". Grout.
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DIR. j. e. HARTsHoRN.


CPECIALIST-E EYE, EAR, NOSE AND
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No. 20 Main Street, st. Johnsbury, VT.
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j. N. WEBSTER

JOSIAH A. PEARSON.
nENTIST, BARTON, VT. OFFICE IN
- OWENS Block.
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j. N. WEBSTEK,
INSURANCE AGENT; MILEAGE BOOK
Il to Rent, Railroad Tickets for sale at Gu
rates. Office over the Bank, Barton, VT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
THE DUKE WAS KIND
A Story Told About the Kindness Of
the Duke Of Buccleueh;

The late Duke o. Buccleuch, in one
OF his walks, purchased a COW il the
neigborhood OF Dalkeiih, which was 70
be sent 10 his palace on the following
morning The Duke, in his morning
dress. espied boy Intellectually at
tempting 10 drive he animal forward
10 lis destination. The boy, not know.
ing the Duke. ba Eled out 70 him:
HE. nun. come tere an gie's q han
VI this beast"
The Duke walked on slowly. the boy
still craving his assistance and az
last. in { tone % distress, exclaimed:
Come here. nun, an help Us. an III
gle you half gss-" Tie Duke went
and lsat The helping hand
And nos" sad the Duke. as they
trudged along. "hew much 90 you
think ven get for this job"
on. diEna ken said the boy. but
In sure o. something. for the folk up
al the big house are guide 10 3 bod
les
As they approached the house the
Duke disappeared from the boy and
entered b. : different way. Calling
servant lie put Z sovereign in lis hand,
SAYING. Give -h5- 20 the boy who
brought the COW" TIE Duke having
returned 10 the avenue, was soon re-
JOINED by TIE boy.
Well. how MUGS did you ge,?" said
Tie Duke
a shilling, said the boy. an
there's half O. II tie"
But you surely got more than
shilling" said The Duke.
No. said the by. that's 3 got
and { We 10 think lis plenty
i co not" said the Duke: there
must be some mistake. and IS an &C
Qua.u,ed wiki the i'uke. Il you return
think III gel you more"
They went back, the Duke rang the
bell and ordered all the servants 70 be
assem- bed.
Now. said the Duke 70 the boy,
point ne out the person that gave you
the shilling"
1t was that chap there" pointing to
the butler The butler confessed. and
attempted al apology, but the Duke in
dignsntly ordered him 70 give the boy
the sovereign. You have lost" said
the Duke. your money. your situation
and your character. by your covetous-
ness: learn hencetorIh that honesty is
the best policy" The boy by this
time recognized his assistant in the
person Of the Duke, says the Weekly
Telegraph and tAe Duke was so de-
lighted with the sterling worth and
honesty Of the boy that he ordered him
10 be sent 10 school at his expense,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
TREASURE Still THERE
One Farmer That Was too Smart For
the Bunco-Steerer.

There are folks who imagine that
every farmer is dead easy to swindle,
said the broad-shouldered agricultur1st
while the lightning-rod theory was IN.
der discussion. but they make great
mistake there. Any travelling swindler
will md ten victims in town TO one IN
the country. The farmer has 10 get
his eyeteeth cut early in the game or
lose his acres. There Is hardly DAY
in the year that some one is not trying
TO get the better Of him, and most OF
US can see through q stone wall as well
as any other class. Lord save ye' OUT
III bet turn down more rascals in
month than any lawyer, doctor or mer-
chant does in five years. Do you see
these knuckles: Well. | bruised them
against a fellows head only four days
ago, and it was rather a funny thing.
He was 4 well-dNeSSed, sOft-talking
stranger. and he drove up 10 my place
and took NE out 10 the barn for p:i'
waite interview. | rather expected he
wanted 10 sell me a gold brick, but he
had a better thing. After good deal
Of mystery he said:
Mr.. Thimpson. there is treasure
Of S10O.O0 in gold buried on your farm
and II youll give me $1,000 III loca te
the exact spot
THAT trick Is as old as the hills. |
have turned ii down twenty different
times. You see. they always want
their $1,000 in advance. Then they tell
you not 70 dig until the moon is full,
and - have time TO get away. When
they don't do il that way they have a
box planted for You 10 dig up. There
is No key 10 il. and while the farmer
is taking ii to town to have it opened
the fakir i travelling the other way.
They won't wait for their thousand out
OF the box. and always have a good
reason why This chap said the hun
dred thousand was stolen from bank
years before. and his conscience would
Mt let him touch a coin. My con-
science didn't come into the deal at all
you know.
Il was just getting over boil on my
neck and was still feeling angry, and
| determined 10 give that chap q les
son. He was willing TO go with me and
point out the field In which the treas
ure was buried. He led the way across
the pasture 10 a cornfield. and said it
was somewhere under the ten acres Of
soil. He was asking Inc If | could raise
the thousand when | let drive at him.
He went end over end and got up and
started on a run. There was barbed
wire fence around the lot, with my old
dog holding the only gate. and we had
fun for about an hour. At least it was
fun for me. He had some spunk and
was good runner. but he'll never for
get that hour as long as he lives.
had been swindled on a patent gate,
Bohemian oats, a parlor organ, Leg
horn chickens and other things, and I
made him pay up for all. When
wanted a breathing spell the old dog
kept him on the run, and got his hat
and pieces Of his coat, trousers and
shirt nailed up ON the barn door as a
warning to other chaps of his profess
sion. He dropped wallet witt $50 in
it and l don't hardly think he'll come
back for it. l think he'll head for the
West and a new set of people, and 60
out of the buried treasure business"