The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Pop Goes the Weasel!

lue Olu sung anu June, 1nlo 10
the way the money goes, pop goes
the weaseir' should be adopted as
the National air, in consideration of
the corruption fostering under the
Goddess of Liberty. The following
from the records unearthed lately in
Washington, shows how the decapi-
tated Pitney slung the cash:
In the year 1880, according to the
Custodian's report, there was spent
for the matter of soap alone $~3,S10.40;
and, in addition. for other s~opanaceous
matters, there wassspent $51 for deter
gent, SIS for borax, $144.S0 for can
grease and $12 for soap-knives. So
much for soap. For hair-brushes and
combs $424.40 is Charged. Then there
is all item of $13 charged for one dozen
"Pope's heads" What in the old
scratch this means nobody can explain.
There is charged $23.33 for 140 yards
of white jeans, $31.25 for 500 extra
palm-leaf fans, $32.50 for sixty-1ve
cap-covers for watchmen, SIPS for a
whistle-to keep Sherman's courage
up, perhaps; fifteen plush and silk
lambrequins, $1,51l.24; for curtains
and t~assels, $12.05. For hemming the
TOW els in the Treasury department a
charge is made of $21s.75.
The Treasury chairs are not made for
slouches. There is a charge of $40S for
four Gozen CONTINENTAL" chairs, and
$500 for two dozen "Congressionar'
chairs. For two dozen ii. B.. screw
stools "a neat name for corkscrews)
Uncle sam paid $3.50. In the matter
of rugs there was good taste displayed.
For illustration note the following
charges; Fifty extra large Wilton rugs,
1925; six dozen wool-bordered rugs,
$2SS. For our padlocks Uncle Sam is
mulcted in the modest sum of $24. To
help to use up the well. soaped depart
meht 217 pounds of sponge was bought
at $4SS.24. In addition to over 81 300
spent for monogram towels, there was
bought $3.50 yards Of crash, 1921. 25.
For six dozen badge-pins 1915 was
paid. There are nc specifications, but
the badges probably had on them pic
ture of the Treasury, and were in
scribed, "For President, John Sher-
man, of Ohio"
For three hundred engraved brass
letters $64.30 was paid. TO enable
some one to burn the midnight oil,
forty-seven gallons of alcohol was
bought, at a cost of $104.S4, this in adj
dition to a bay-rum charge of $50. One
satchel is put down at 81, used for what
nobody knows. To help the soap de-
partment to clean up better, there Is a
charge of sixty-fve bushels of white
sand at $13. A second charge of 1908
is recorded for sponge, making over
81, 900 in all. Conscience-stricken, ev-
identity, the Custodian, when on the
stool OF repentance, bought for $3.50
a barrel OF disi%nfectant, to make things
smell sweeter. To light up he paid
$40 for matches. There is a charge of
$22 for 400 yards of gilt picture-eord.
The said cord could not now be. found
in the Treasury with q microscope.
For one dGz'n walnut step-ladders SIS
is charged; for plated coolers and en-
cravings $3.50 was paid, and sos for
four pair of vases. 1t may be asked by
the curious, what does the Treasury
want with vases? Let us see. Under
the charge of ''ice, etc.," there is found
the following: Five hundred dyacinthe
bulbs, $50; $50 geranium plants, S24,-
70; $50 hyacinthe bulbs, $50; 200 as
sorted plants, s65; 500 lower-pots, 81;
plants, $3.50; grass seed, $3.50.
The horse and carriage department
Woo NV hCSlCCbCu. OlC CIdTXG, udtGu
November. 2, for repairs of harness,
foots up $76.75; our carriage robes,
$40; thirteen pairs of driving gloves,
1925; n fur carriage robe; $50 one
carriage robe; $35; six horse-covers,,
$62; whips and repairs to harness, $685.
~. Another carriage robe is charged
up at $35, and six at 1880.
Carpets for private houses, coal
for ~favorite restaurants, horses and
carriages for use of mistresses of
Senators and Congressman are
charged as stationery and paid for
that the best government the world
ever saw may keep up style at the
expense of taxpayers. "Pop goes
the weasel!" But the Administra.
ton lives,