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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
The Growth of Debt and Taxes

The growing Importance Of taxation
and Indebtedness in this country has
induced the New York Bulletin to
anticipate the next census by making
up statement of the population, tax
able wealth, taxation and Indebtedness
of all the States IN 1875. The table
is an interesting and valuable one as
showing what progress We have made
under the several heads in five years
The comparison is made with the year
1860. The population Of all the
States in 1875 is 41,lOO,O0O, an in,
crease since 1860 Of l2,S75,O0O, or Al
per cent the taxable wealth is $751;
100000, 900. an increase OF $685.
100000, or 46a per cent; the annual
State taxes are S7O,4G4,0 900, an in.
crease of S43,199,0O0, Or 1881 per
cent and the total State Indebtedness
is S367,146,000, an increase of $780,
$4,000, or SO per cent. In fifteen
years. therefore, the population of the
States has increased from 81 100000
to A, 100000 the taxable wealth has
increased from l2,547,90O,OO0 to
SlS,39O,9O0,O0O; the taxes have
grown from S27, POO, 600 per aunum to
S7O,4OO,OOO, and the debts have
grown from $266, 100000 to $780,
100000. All these figures, it should
be stated, relate to the States only !;
they do not include the taxation and
Indebtedness of the counties, towns
and cities 1t is surprising to note
that the New England States make
the worst showing in this exhibit, and
the Western States the best. The
taxes in New England have increased
from 81, $4,000 to SlO,456,000 and
the debts from S9,645,000 to $46,
100000, while the population has
increased 633, 1853, and the taxable
wealth S1,5O1, $4,000. The popula-
ton has increased only 20 =. per cent
and the wealth 100 per cent, while
the taxes have increased 53j per
cent, and the debts 437 per cent. The
Western States have increased their
population 6,305, 900, or 60 per cent,
and their wealth S4,33l 100000, or
1853 per cent; while their taxes have
grown $9,2S3,0O0. or 1O3 per cent,
and their debts have been decreased
S2O,OOO,0o0, or 81 per cent.
The statement shows that the State
governments cost the people an aver
age of 80 cents per capita in 1860, and
that they cost S2,26 per capita now /;
that the State Indebtedness was about
So head in 1860, and is about SIP a
head now.
The Federal debt and taxes, and
the county, town, school and city
taxes have increased more Largely in
the fifteen years referred to than even
the State debts and taxes. Indeed,
the decade and half has been a pc
riod of unequalled extravaganza and
involvement as the Bulletin remarks:
"The various forms of taxation have
been steadily increased from year to
year till the expenditures Of govern
ment, in one form or another, eat up
the whole surplus earnings of the peo-
pie, if not even a larger sum we are
impoverished TO the verge of bank.
ruptcy. Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
Correspondence.

Mr.. EDITOR viii you allow me
a little space in your valuable paper =?
see under the head of correspon-
dence, that for all we have got the
cars here to Woodstock, and civiliza-
ton is beginning to spring up around
us, that there is yet one old togy left
in our community who cannot get out
Of his we'll worn ruls.
Poor old Rip Van Wrinkle could not
have been more surprised Oh waking
from his long wreste with morpheus
than was your last weeks correspon
dent on hearing Tor the first time the
whistle on Mr.. Standsh's tannery.
Perhaps it would be as we'll if the
sleepy fellow would keep better hours
and get through with his morning nap
lidle earlier. Does he know that
that five o'clock whistle is to call the
employees Of that institution from
their beds on which they have layed
themselves after a long hard days
work ?
Does he take into consideration
that those same men have to work
pretty lively to get their breakfast, to
do the necessary chores around home
and be in readiness for the next call at
seven o'clock =? Snooz on old fellow
and never mind how hard others have
to work to make the leather you wear
to encase those weary feet Of yours.
Sleep on if you can, but don't grumble
at ONE Of the best Improvements
that the town has ever known.
Probably street lamps is another of
your antideluvian notions, sisterns,
&c by one who gNories in the five
o'clock whistle, S.
Woodstock, Feb. 2G, 1876.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

All signs indicate that the prose-
cuton Of Babcock is looked upon at
the White House us all attack on the
President. Elk Acknowledgement Will
liams, who is now obliged to find his
own landaulet, seems to think that he
is defending the President as well as
Babcock. He even goes SO Tar as to
say that the conviction Of Babcock
would practically fasten claim upon
the Administration. 1t is hardly safe
to allow so much.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

The Democracy of Connecticut
held their state convention at New
Haven last Wednesday. The old
State ticket was again nominated. 1t
is us follows: Governor, Charles II
Ingersoll of New Haven; Lieutenant.
Governor, George G Sill of Hartford F.;
Secretary of State, Mervin II Sanger
of Canterbury; Treasurer, William Il
Raymond of New Canaan Comptrol-
Ter, Albert II Goodrich of Vernon.
Delegates were chosen to the ma
tioual convention. Nearly every town
and city in the State was represented,
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, among others, by the convention {:
The public credit of the Union must be
maintained; federal taxation should pro-
vidc the means necessary to pay the cX-
penSeS Of the Government economically
administered, and for Il steady reduction
of the national debt, while the tariff laws
should be adjusted for the purpose of rev.
enue only.
The public lands must be preserved for
actual settlers, and subsidies Of money or
lands to corporations and spectators
should cease entirely.
The Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives arc especially descrv-
ing Of popular support in their policy Of
reducing the expenditures Of the Federal
Government to the actual needs of the
public service, thus cutting off the sup
plies which have for eleven years invited
corruption and fed an army Of plundercrs.
That the only currency known to the
Constitution Of the United States is gold
and silver, and coin forms the only stable
basis for the commercial necessities Of the
world. The Democratic party Of the Un-
ion has never failed to recognize and sup
port this essential principle, but following
Il great and costly war We find an ire
deemeble currency at our doors. 1t is
therefore the duty Of Congress to adopt
such measures as shall lead TO an early re-
demption ofspecic payments, while guard
ing its acts by that prudence which the in
tereStS Of the commercial, manufacturing
and industrial pursuits imperitively de-
mand.
That the act Of the last Congress,
passed by the Republican majority, de-
claripg that there Shall be specie payments
Oh the lst day of January, 1879, was a
scheme Of mere party cXpcdiency, sup
ported by no measure tending to secure
redemption. 1t was Il deception and
fraud. Its results have been injurious, us
the business interests of the country could
not be shaped and conducted to harmon
ize with an ineffective and deceptive act.
We respectfully ask Congress to substitute
for it well-detined and practical legisla-
ton, tending to an accumulation Of coin
on basis for resumption or the funding
and cancellation Of a portion Of the green
back circulation in convertible bond
bearing a low rate Of interest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

The Army and Navy Journal
thinks the British understand how to
strengthen their navy better than we
do. The eight new ships ordered by
Congress have cost S3,O92,OOo, and
five of them are very fimsey, and on
ly one is formidable vessel. The
Journal compares with this the recent
construction, for about the same mon
ey, of five corvettes for the British
service, all of which are much more
powerful and active vessel, having
iron bulls, cased in wood and sheathed
in copper, and being capable of main
tainlng fifteen knots an hour.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

STATE VERMONT At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD IS. Court held at
Woodstock, within and for said District on
the 3lst day of January a. d. 1876.
Present, Hon. JOHN PORTER, Judge.
G. p. Vanness Perkins Estate, Hartland. in
testate.
HENlY r. PERKINS. Administrator of said
estate, proposes to render an account of his
administration and to present his account
against said estate for examination and al
lowance at q Probate Court, to be held at
Woodstock aforesaid, ON the first Wednesday
(tirst day. Of March next. The Court there
fore orders that notice of the same be given to
all persons interested in said estate by pub
fishing certified copy of the record of this
order three weeks successfully in the Spirit
of the Age, newspaper printed at Woodstock
aforesaid. that they may appear before said
Court and contest the allowance of said ac
count, if they see cause.
a true record,
HENRY DANA, Register.
A true copy of record,
HENRY s. DANA, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
SPIRIT OF THE AGE,
Wednesday, March |, 1875.

The National Democratic Con-
vcntion is to be held at st. Louis,
Missouri, Tuesday, June 27th. Dele.
gates to the Convention from the
states and territories to be twice their
delegation in congress.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

We are not surprised to learn
that Senator Bruce has not 4 large
following in Mississippi in his attack
on Grant. He told too muca truth to
be popular, and it is only the more in
telligent of the colored voters who
can see that they are being used by
the Republican, party for the most
selfish purposes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

The Charleston IS. c. News
says that "thc Republicans could have
won over to their party, after the war,
thousands Of influential Southerners,
who would have given strsngth har-
mony and character to Southern Re-
publicanism. They lost opportunity,
and now in the Southern states repub.
licaniSm is only a short way Of ex-
pressing whatever Is infamous, illib-
eral, untrue, rotten and unjust.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
Ne7v England.
CONNECTICUT.

The will Of John S. Robinson
gives $1,000 each to st. John Parish,
the Young Mems Institute, of Hart
ford, and the Midnight Mission, Of
Philadelphia.
Michael Heating, who was strucS
on the head by John r. Gildea with a
meat axe, at New Haven, Jan. oath,
died Thursday. Gildea is held in
$1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
RHODE ISLAND.

"A fisherman of Newport, II. L.,
recently caught ten thousand pounds
of Goldfish in four days,
Rhode Island has 54,3lG children
between five and fifteen years old, and
the average attendance at school, last
year, was only 2G,l63, or less than
half, but there was an increase of
1,729 over the previous year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
MASSACHUSETTS.

Miss Charlotte Cushman the dis
actress, died at the Parker
House, Boston, last Thursday, Feb.
II. She was the only truly renowned
American tragedienne, and had an I'M
equalled home and transatlantic rep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

The President does staud by his
friends. That is about his best virtue.
But it is so strong that it sometimes
becomes almost vice, and it is in.
convenient even as virtue, when his
friends are such men as Boss Shepherd,
Schenck, Babcock, Casey ct id omne
genus.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
u I II u

In llartland, Feb, 2Ist Buckley Marcy aged
10 years, s months and days.
In Woodstock, Feb. "a, of cancer, Mary f.,
wife of Thomas Pratt, aged 40 years.
In So. Woodstock, Feb. Oath. of consump-
ton, Mrs. Fanny Morgan, aged 2G years.
In Woodstock, Feb. 9th, of pneumonia.
Elizabeth, wife OF Erastua Alard, aged Al
years.
In North IIart.and, Feb. 81, Wealthy G.
JENNIE, aged Sc years.
In Plymouth, Feb. 81, BERTHE L. Davis,
aged years months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

j. W. Wheelock, editor and pub
Usher ofthe Green Mountain Freeman,
died at Montpelier on Wednesday of
last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
NOTICE..

Any person having a Cottage house and
an acre or two of land to rent, a mile or
two from the village of Woodstock, can find
a tenant by applying at the AGE office.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

Henry Ward Beecher says that
his trial in the case Tilton brought
against him cost him S119,OOO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

-Babcock the Whiskey Ring thief
has been acquitted. The admlnistra-
ton did it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

Ten years ago Messrs. Geo. p. Rowell Il Co.,
established their Advertising agency in New
York City Five years ago they absorbed the
business conducted by Mr.. John Hooper, who
was the first to go into this kind of enterprise.
Now they have the satisfaction OF controlling
the most extensive and complete advertising
connection which has ever been secured, and
one which would be hardly possible In any
other country but this. They have succeeded
in working down a complex business into so
thoroughly systematic method that no
change in the newspaper system of America
cali escape notice, while the widest informa-
ton upon all topics interesting to advertisers
is placed readily at the disposal of the public.
NEW YORK TIMES, Jun. IA. 1876.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

uta'ion. For several years sine had
been seriously troubled by a concealed
cancer, which had at times before her
last sickness seriously imperilled her
life.
In speaking of the hidden TO-
nance Of Miss Charlotte Cushman's
life, the Newburyport Herald relates
that when young Miss Cushman was
engaged to Charles Spaulding, Of that
city, son Of Prescott Spaulding, the
young man keeping a dry goods store.
The parents of Mr., Spaulding made
some objection, and the match was
broken off and neither ever married.
Mr. Spauding died some years ago n
bachelor.
-Brainerd, alias Pond, the conf.
dencc man under arrest at Springfield,
has been identified as the person who
recently swindled Il. p. Headley, of
Bellows Falls, VT, out of 1925 by
means of n bogus check, purporting
to be signed by b w Dunklee 81 Co.,
Of Boston.
The marriage Of James Gordon
Bennett and Miss Ida May, which is
set down for the 18th of April, is the
leading social event in anticipation at
Boston. The ceremony will take
place in Grace church.
"A North Adams woman has Civ
ell birth to five children within six
years and nine months. -Four of
'hem weighed twelve pounds, and the
last sixteen pounds at the time of its
birth. The parents are English.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

- young white lady, l6 years of
age, Of West Lebanon, eloped on the
21st with a colored man. She bought
a ticket at White River Junction for
Windsor, where she met her colored
beau, and from which place they pro
ceeded to Brattleboro, she puschaslng
the tickets.
John NJ. Button has accepted 4
call to the Congregational Church in
Lebanon, at a salary of $14O0. He
graduates at Yale Seminary in May.
The Lancaster National Bank
stockholders have voted to reduce
their capital stock one-half, 100000,
the bank having Normally lost a sur
plus of $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01

Get your neighbor to subscribe
for the AGE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
BIRTHS.

In Pomfret, Feb. 2lst, a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Willard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-01
Look at This !!
Still Ahead !
The Lowest Cash Prices Known !

A large and we'll Sc
Iccted stock Of Dry Goods
must be greatly reduced within
the next 30 Days, and to this
end, all goods have been married Low
er than the Lowest
a large line Of nice Prints is offer
ed at G cts per yard Standard Cloths,
good styles, cts per yard Extra
Choice Prints, s Gus; Nice Brown
Cottons, 7, 8 and cts per yard Elk
ira fine do, 9 cts per yard Nice
Heavy and fine Bleached Cottons, 10
to -! cts per yard Extra Heavy
Brown Duck, l6 cts per yard Nice
Bed Ticking, l2I cts per yard.
Towels, Napkins and Table Lines,
Choice and Cheap.
Nubias, l2t, Is, % cts and up.
Felt Skirts at Cost and LESS.
Ladies Cotton Hose, 10 cts. and up,
9 Wool " Is
Mems Worsted Scarfs, 25
Dress Goods, Heavy Woolens and
Flannels marked down to
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-15
Lime. Water in Bread and Milk.

Milk and lime-water are now frequently
prescribed by physicians in cases of dys-
pepsa and weakness of the stomach, and
in some cases, to our knowledge, the diet
has proved very beneficial. Many persons
who think good bread and milk a great
luxury frequently hesitate to eat it, for the
reason that the milk will not digest readi-
ly. Sourness of the stomach will often fol-
low. But the experience of many years
testify that lime water and milk is not
only food and medicine at an early period
of life, but also at q latter, when, as in the
case of infants, the functions of digestion
and assimilation have been seriously i'm
paired. A stomach taxed by glottony,
irritated by improper food, inflamed by
alcohol, enfeebled by disease, or otherwise
untitled for its duties, Us is shown by the
various symptoms attendant upon indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery and
fever, will resume its work and do it en-
ergetically on an exclusive diet of bread
and milk and lime water. A goblet of
cows milk, to which four tablespoonful
of lime water have been added, will agree
with almost any person, will be agreeable
to the stomach, when other food is OPP
pressivc, and will be digested when all
else fails to afford nourishment.
The way to make lime water is to place
few Jumps of unslaked lime in a
stone jar, add water until the lime is slak-
ed and is about the consistence of thick
cream. The lime will soon settle and leave
clear and pure liquid at the top. AS the
water is taken out moie should be added
and the lime should be frequently stirred
up and allowed to settle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-15

AS n workman was digging for the
foundation of new building in San Jose,
Cal, on August II, his spade struck a
huge earthen jar, rs large rs II beer barrel.
He took it into II saloon, uncorked it, and
found that it was full of solid nuggets and
gold dust. The treasure is supposed to
have been buried by an old alcadc, who
lived there in the middle of last century.
"A couple who lived in Epping, N. H.,
have had eleven children-eight sons and
three daughters. The father, now living
at the age of sc, has been an inveterate
smoker and chewer of tobacco most of his
life, and his wife snuff tukcr more than
fifty years, and yet no one of the eleven
children ever used tobacco in any form.
On Martins place, five miles north of
Millican, Texas, gray wolf snatehed
negro baby sitting in the door of cabin,
and was in the act of running off with it,
when the mother picked up q rifle and
shot the brute dead. Infant Africa rolled
over with the wolf as he took his death
tumble, and was rescued without damage.
In u suit for damages for the falling of
wagon and team into an excavation at the
side of the road, where the defence was
that the horses were "skittish," the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania has held -
alt the highway must be kept in such
repair that even Skittish animals may be
employed without risk of danger on it, by
reason of the condition of the road"
"A curious chart has been placed on
exhibition i'll the agricultural building of
the Philadelphia Exposition. 1t is % feet
long and 81 feet wide, and presents in un-
broken line the complete history Of man,
including the record of every nation, from
| the garden of Eden to the present.
On Wednesday last, John Kitzleman,
an old man, of New London, was stung on
the end of his nose by humble" bee.-
1t poisoned him and in few moments he
was out of his mind, and for four hours
his life was dcspaired of, and at one time
he was thought TO be dead. The next
morning he was much better and on fair
way to recovery.-C oateSoiUe Union.
| Great care should be taken in eating
hucklcbcrries, because nothing plcases a
fly SO much as to be mistaken for one and
| if he can be baked in cake aud pass HIM
self off on the unwary us a currant, he dies
without regret. NJ Y. Tribune.
AT shcriff's sale of the property
of hard working, industrious, but
unfortunate man. in Berks county, Pa,
recently, COW and calf sold for 90 cents,
q cow for 10 cents and other articles in
proportion. None of the ncighbors would
bid on the property and it was bought for
his wife.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-15
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Preventing Smut in Wheat,

In the Agricultural Gazctte, of England,
Alderman Mechi gives the following rs
his experiments in preparing seed wheat;
He says that at various times he had sown
wheat crops, portions of fine wheat sent
him from Australia, and In every case the
plants, just before development, have be.
come blighted and worthless, although the
homegrown wheat within a few inches of
them came to perfection. This puzzled
MIR. Mcchi extremely, seeing that the
Australian samples were of the finest quail
ity. lie then remembered that his own
wheat had, before being sown, been steep.
ed In solution ofblue stone (sulphatc Of
copper, which prevents blight and that
he had omitted to do this with the import
ed seed; but he did steep the last sample,
which ut the time of his writing, was in
full ear without any symptoms Of blight or
disease, and was fully ten days more for
ward than his own wheat growing near it,
although sown the same day. Mr.. Mechi
says:
81 think it most important that the
stepping process should be generally adop-
ted, as it is by all good farmers in this
country. We use pound Of sulphate of
copper to ten quarts of water the wheat
is stepped in this for ten minutes, and well
stirred, or the wheat is put on floor and
saturated with this solution. Whenever
l have omitted to steep the grain the crop
has proved more or less blighted or smut
ty."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-15
Poe tic al.
Getting More Than His Share.

In a little, brown house, on a dairy farm,
Near wood, in the land of Penn,
There lived, in old times, as lonely maid
AS has smiled on the world since then.
AS quiet and prim as a nun she looked,
In her modest Quaker gown;
And the thees " and the thous" from thu
rosebud mouth
Were like pearls dropping down.
In her nimble fingers the shuttle flew
Back and forth like a swift-winged bird
While the song in her heart and the song on hel
lips
Were by loves sweetest impulse stirred. -
For hearts are so light, and love is so sweet,
While life is yet in its May,
That cen through bodice of Quaker drab
Brave Cupid will find his way.
And the bashful Seth, who was waiting the time
When she should say yea or nay
10 what he would ask, but never had dared,
Thought this the auspclous day.
" love thee Martha; dost thou love me"
And the answer came soft and lows
Why, we are commanded TO love one another,
find it no task, you know"
"But dost thou regard me dear Martha, in truth,
With the feeling the world calls lovey
Dost thou dream of a home for our welded souls
AS q JOY of all joys aboveY"
Then she sweetly smiled, as she archly said:
Dear Seth, love all, thou'rt aware;
But L sometimes have thought that perhaps
after all,
Thou vast getting more than thy share"