The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-09

No 'trumpery' here, Charley
Sc. boxes, octagon tops, at SIS 30 $3.50
What in mater did they want 10 shet up in such
things as them
6s. Ten lions heads, 80 cts. 500
Here is the ROYAL beasts too, not with screen
heads and ten horas,' but with ten heads! No
'lrumpery' in these varmins, MIR Ogle---a in
Monroes time.
IL, 35 days work making mahogany benches, at
SlSS $3.50
Make BENCHES Of MAHOGANY Wonder
what place they occupied in the palace!
81. One goblet and waiter 40 90
We have not room to follow Mr. Adams through
his expenditures and must content ourselves with
n few items
1926, voucher ~. Furnishing 6 Circular GILT
Rolls 36 IS
pair GILT ORNAMENTS 2lOo
4rAssELs, GILT IL 90
ARROWS, GILT "a 90
Ifihcsc gill ARROWS had been bought by Mr. Van
Buren,, how would they have stuck in MIR Osle's
GIzzARD Being by Mr. Adams, there il no
'numpery' about it. In the same voucher is an
item for
Bykiag and picking orer lis lbs. Hair, 6 9S IL
Heavens, Mr. Oge How could you approve
that? If Mr. Adams chose to lire on hair, us well
as balhe in the Potomac, ought he not to pay for
cOohiag ii out of his Opa pocket
In these vouchers may also be found items for
liquor stands, Harding needles, making towels
and aprons washing towels, '-nearly every thing
else found in Ogle's specch-with hot beds, and
piece of furniture called WHEEL EAR
ROW. into the bargain
In voucher 4, 1926, we even find these words
REPAIRING THE BILLL4RD ia
Bile, IS
The vouchers for the PURCHASE of the billiard
table were Withdrawn by Mr. Adams, after the fact
1rw reporei 10 Congress but he probably over
looked this small item. And now Oge would make
the committee who SAW the vouchers, and RE-
PORTED the purchase, A SET OF IMposroRs !!
q HONEST OGLE
In Adams's time we find, by vouchers 40 and
lG, in 1925, and 81, 50, SIS, and So, in 1915,
that he bought sundry hoes, rakes, spades and
shoves. Can you tell us, Charley, for what part
of the Palace these were appropriate 't~at-
trc?' Or did they belong to the mead of re-
pairs,' You will undoubtedly attend TO that mat
ter at the next meeting of Congress.
Charley Oyle, CHARLEY OGLE, CHARLEY
OGLE you have not been just to yourself in your
important investigation. Your character requires
that YOU should look into every nook and corner OF
the paIace,' open every door, and look under e.
erU bek Sundry matters have escaped your at
tenrion, which are highly worthy Of y0W genius,
and equally interesting and important with the nat
nral history of 'TABBY CATS and the purify
ing of 'dishrags.' You may find clue by which
YOU will doubtless scent out great abuses in the
following items contained in Mr. Adams's account
for 1915, viz;
Voucher 80. Putting one new valve in
the water closet, and clean
ing the pipes 81 $50
SO Stopping leak in the water
closet 200
% O, IInr,,o h,s;, and o,,er s,IsO.
al,a,,Lor NAT % 10 c,s.
blno h,sn and oycr eI25.I
large chamber pot. ~ ~ cts. $50
We intended to add a commentary on this man
OGLE. lie knew that Mr. Munroe's purchases n
o'gany 'u'",I, n, r ,"u h." nm, NJ he Ji.no.
Khan - o,o,y prosJe1, since nnnro,,io,ions 10
s''oh VI Every l,es'o", s,'oo, "rp,TP ,,,,, ~,
hc.P up 'no 'u'a''.o ~ C w. I'o,, ,,,d A.
., 'hGs' appropriations "Jno.'' ''. III '' c,.,;
van pu.'n hi'v no! In'i WI" "p wv "'r ."o',
,nrc, pu, nave '"'m'''a ''o Sp',,p', s'o' 'Vo'
chosoJ s;na,o ar,;clc ,hnt in eynendinr the an
.;,; A. W., p,ro, or hi, o,on,s h,vn I'm,
lr,orIormed dn,v Imposed on him BY Congress :;
tina, Mr. Van Buren, never has asked for a dollar
for furniture, and that it was his duty to see that
the furniture of the PEOPLES HOUSE, not The
'PreiiieGfs Pdfpce, should be Kept up IN the
style the REPRESENTATIVES, or 1IiE
PEOPLE HqVE, TIMES MD AGILN,
S.i.NCTIONE y md APPROPED. If
Ocle wanted reform, il he had intended any thing
l5nc,, ans thing but an eieciioncering humjug,
he would have introduced bill into the house d.
racing aIl these .nbby cats ringes tas1els, pa-
,eons a;l, cb,;y, silver plate, gold spoons, gilt
cioeLs 9Iamns Sc &c. TO be sold and replaced by
n,o corni,ars on,ropriate to the ,as. and habits
If ,ho naone wham he seeks to cheat and misead.
In any measure of practical reform, he wo id be
a1ad bv every true democrat as cordially as every
honest man now Apuons HIS LYING, AYD DE-
rrsrs HIS uYpocRIsY.