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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Raystone. a son of Frccstonc. was
recently sold to y. =. Whcclc, of
White River Junction. and has
shown some vclv fast half miles,
Ills driver asserts thar they can he
driven close to ,:io before the end
OF another season. BaNstone's first
dam WAS h\ Young Pilot. his second
dam by Daniel Lambert.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Disgrace, shame, humiliation,
righteous wrath, and every emotion
that inexcusable and outrageous pro-
ceedings can excite, is felt by every
self-respecting Vermonter over the
general course of this Legislature,
and its doings in particular respect
ing certain important public inter-
csts. A gang of vociferous dema-
gogues has got possession of the
House of Representatives, and that
body has been little else than a Parl-
sian mob during the later days OF
the session. Some Napoleon Bona
partc Is the great need of the situa-
tion.-Vcrmont Waterman and
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
Dir THIS.

In Bridgewatcr Corners, Dee. 2, II son
(Clydc Boyden), to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Josselyn.
In Bethel. Dec. 5. daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs Delbert Hnraden.
In Felchville, Nov. 2s. n son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dana Freeman.
In Reading. Nov 20. daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Peoples.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

The Michigan Supreme court has
recently decided that the American
Express company in Michigan must
itself pay the war revenue tax Of
one cent eXactcd on all packages
transmitted. The decision was
unanimous and doubtless meets with
popular approval.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

The first mention of the Pipe or
gan in history is in connection with
Solomon's temple, where there was
an organ with ten pipes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
Spirit Of tbr A9c,
Woodstock. w., Dec. 10, 1898.
BY EDWARD E. DANA.

There was no reconsideration of
the tributes paid to Speaker Haskins
by the members OF the House.
They stood firm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Capital punishment i'll Denmark is
executed publicly with the ax. II
several are to be decapitated on the
same date one is not present while
anOt ner is executed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Joseph King, an employc of c. M.
Smiths livery stable in Burlington,
was kicked by a horse last Tuesday
morning and died frem the effects of
the blow before noon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

He--Thoy say one s..ould learn
from tho mistakes he has made and
the foolish things he has done.
Shc-It yon followed the advice,
dear, you d he one # the lrj; ite
men on Culth detroit Free lreS.l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Playwright-My new comedy
doesn't seem to have pleased you
specially.
Friend-How So: Didn't laugh
every time | saw YOU looking at me:
-Flicgende Blatter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
Deaf HIS.

In Woodstock. Dec. 5, Miss Martha G..
Richmond, aged SO years.
In Bridgewater Corners, Dec. 8, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Josselyn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Fire cxtinguishers saved the WI
lagc of Royalton from disastrous
fire one night recently as the flames
had got a good start in the partitions
to the house of Mrs. George Joy
when discovered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

AS early as the year AZ B. G. the
great Alexandrian library obtained
over 40, 600 valuable books.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

BroWlI-.IUaes--W hat cid Washing
ton do with tbat little Ratchet Of
his!
Jones. BroWn--As far as can see
he must have sold it to about -;
museums. New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Little Freddy Ma. didn't pa say
there was always room at the top;
His mother-Ics, indeed, my
child.
Then, may have another piece
of pie: Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
Notice to Taxpayers,

The Tax Bills for Town. Highway and
school Take On the 1898 Grand List -!
Iomirc'. Vermont. have been delivered to
III" for collection. and taxpayers ar" called
upon Ia inv their respective taxes within
ninety days from ,by Dec. IL 1881 Tn.
deduction provided by law will ho allowed
on taxes paid durin. that time
Taxes not so paid will he collected by thc
constable. with costs.
VIII receive nl my s'uic every day and
evening during said ninety dave
CHARLES H. VAUGHAN.
Town Treasurer.
Pnm:Iet. Vt, Sept IL 1875
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

That 1t is the purpose of the pres
ident to commit the government
irrevocably to the imperial policy is
further shown in the approval of
Gen. Algers recommendation of an
increase Of the regular army to 100,
600 men-an increase over the form
er peace establishment of 800 per
cent The imperial purpose again
appears in the call for government
assistance to create frequent steam
ship communication with the new
possessions. This of course means
ship subsidies, and the Spanish pol
icy in this respected all others -
is held up for our emulation. AS
Spain expended $2,ooo,ooo in sub
sldizing colonial steamship lines,
''the United States will not under
take to do less. '-Springtield Re-
publican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Ex-senator Edmunds is supposed
to know something about the con-
stitution. He says of the question
of customs duties in relation to the
proposed colonies:-
A very important question is as to
whether or not Congress has the
power to require American goods to
pay duties going from one part of
the dominion of the United States to
another. 1t is certainly against the
spirit if not the very letter of the
constitution, and against the whole
policy Of any government of equal
rights and privileges. And the same
would be true with the products of
the Philippines, if they become our
territory, shipped to the United
States in United States vessels.
Neither the treasury nor Congress
can override the requirements of the
constitution of the United States,
nor determine what it means. That
is for another department of the
government. which is presumed to
be uniniluenccd by considerations of
political policy, either wise OF IN
wise.
Hon. George +. Edmunds has
been elected Il member OF the board
of trustees of Jefferson Medical col
lcsc in Philadelphia.
Burlington had an unusual guest
recently-a baby gorilla II months
old and claimed to be the only tame
and tractable gorilla in this country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

The Iudge-lou must stop these
Interruptions, won't allow vou to
waste the time Of the court,
The prisoner But, my lord. YOU
know have got no lawyer to do it
for mc..-Tid-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

The president in his message,
after stating that the revenue re-
ceipts for the current fiscal year will
tall tar short OF the estimated cNpcn-
ditures, leaves it all to congress.
He seems to have lost much of his
old-timc interest in revenue matters.
Boston Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

1t will be fortunate for Vermont
if the towns which are fortunate
enough to secure good representa-
tives fall into the habit of returning
them for second and even a third
term. Mortified News.
A well-trained body OF "regulars"
in the legislature for few terms
would work Il very satisfactory
change beyond a doubt. AT present
the biennial sessions are looked for
ward to with some CONSERVATION
and their adjournment greeted with
breath of relief. The News sug-
gcstion is a good one, if not quite
new, and if we could once get a
steady-going lot of Legislators to-
gethcr and keep them in line for Il
lew terms there would be much
more general feeling of satisfaction
on the part of their helpless constitu-
cntS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Randolph will hold its third am
nual musical festival Jan. a5-,7.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10
NEWS OF The STATE.
SHOT WHILE HUNTING.

While coon hunting with party Of
eight Sunday noon, Hollis Nelson, 20 of
Putnamsviie, was shot in the left lung by
the accidental discharge of gun. lie
cannot recover. a hole was made in his
side under the heart big enough for three
fingers to be inserted. Pieces of his
watch chain, clothing and "a shot have
been taken from the hole, and there are
snot in his lungs that cannot be reached.
One of the men counted the shot in like
cartridge, and found that there were %,
so tina, nearly half of the shot still re-
mains in the wound and about the heart
Charles Malasso, the 10 year old ,on of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Malasso Of st. AlLans
Bay. was drowned while skating last
Saturday.
BEARS ToREToLD THE ''CoLD SNAP"
The early SNOW fall found II any Il far.
mer unprcparcd for the "cold snap
though it brought cheer to the heart of
the lumbcrmcn. Many had given little
heed to the prophecies of some of the
older residents, who foretold Il fortnight
or more ago with surprising accuracy the
approach of the blizzard, say the Brattle
boro correspondent Of Springfield Rcpub
licaE. Not within thh memory of the
present generation have so many bears
come into The open as during the past
three months. This is held H. Il sure i'll
dicatiOn eff Il severe winter, ard undoubt-
eddy has been the foundation for some OF
the many extreme predictions. From
various places in Windham, Windsor an d
Rutland counties come stories of the ap.
pcarance Of bears, which have been seen
fora9ng about the apple orchards. These
animals are reported in good condition
and quite Told. They seem cunning
enough, however, to eiGdc pursuit, though
scores of hunters have been on their
trail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Congressman II. Henry Powers,
of the Second district, talking OF
the Philippines, says that "wc have
already expanded and it is idle for
me or anybody else to talk now
against taking the islands," 1t
would seem, however, that in the
absence of any expression from the
president as to his policy in the far
cast, talk and action is cmphatlcally
proper at this time. The admins.
tration has entered into Asiatic en-
tanglcmcnts with considerable conf
dencc in the creelulity of the people
and it is too early for tame acquics-
cencc in a monstrous bunco scheme
to which, Judge Powers thinks, a
majority of the senators are at heart
opposed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

J. w. Chadwick, son of William
Chadwick Of Sheldon, was found
dead In the COW stable Sunday after
noon. Physicians say his death was
due to heart disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
WILL PAY A DIVIDEND.
r. D. Hubbard Milling Co. Creditors Get
Forty Per Cent,

Judge Severance has made an order
directing Assignee Geo. T. Barr to
pay dividend Of forty per cent on
the Cha ms IF the creditors, that have
o, Ell b ID and lowed, of the r. d.
Hubbard Milling Co. The order was
fled late Frliays afternoon. The
stat - mt vet. Sc tiled. of course.
A sisrre Htrr has filed his report of
tn. Big H or the month of August,
k97, VIII serk OF Court Thorne.
ms Shove mai the total inrOm- for
the muut2s august WAS $64 u63 y8.
Fhe xn8Gaas were $57. 726 So Gain
sc, 1856 43
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
Inequality in Taxation.

l am willing to abandon all advo-
cate If am convinced that it is an
tagonistic to the principle of equal
rights to all, special privileges to
none. Take the subject of taxation.
II said that all men should be taxed
equal, it would insult your intelli-
gence. Men should be taxed in pro-
portion to their property. Did you
ever stop to think what injustice or
inequality in taxation means? Un-
just taxation is merely a means by
which one mans money is taken from
him and the excess given to some one
else. Those who do this are as guilty
of larceny as though they stole upon
the public highway by day or by
night. II one man pays one dollar
more or less than he Ought 70, the law
Is unjust, and A. citizens it is our duty
to try to remedy the evil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
THREATENS TO SUICIDE.
Fred Manthy Does Not Recognize q
Friend.

Fred Manthy, who is in Jail await
ing the February term of court on the
charge Of having stolen a number of
articles from dodgers at the Union
House and other places, threatens to
commit suicide, A party visited him
a day or so ago, and he said that he
was getting tired and nervous. He
said that he wanted one thing or the
other done. When asked what he
meant by this, he sal that he wanted
to yet out or else would commit sui
eide.
Manthy talks very erratically, and
will say something at one time end
then in few moments deny that he
ever said it and talk the opposite.
The other day he was visited by q.
friend whom he wanted to see, but.
did not recognize him when he came.
He wondered where this man was. and
his friend had to introduce himself
before Manthy learned that he was
talking with the person whom he was
asking for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
No Special Privileges.

There are three objections to the is
sue of money by national banks. 1t
is special privilege to a few people,
and against the principle of equal
rights to all. Ordinarily a man cannot
eat his cake and keep it. A person
has to be banker to be able to do
that. 1t is neither wise nor safe to
grant special privileges. 1t is safer
to scatter disease germs, as everybody
tries to avoid them. When you
give special favors everybody tries to
get them. The most dangerous
thing in our government is the grant.
ing of special favors to favored few.
Human nature has not changed.
WhenJoseph's father gave him a coat
of many colors, his brothers hated
him. So now, those who obtain
special favors from the government
are hated by the rest of the people.
People talk about an elastic cur
rency, but I do not favor it until
know who has:hold of the elastic. 1t
puts the control of the currency at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21

to make dollars dear by making them
scarce. 1t gives to the dollar a
larger purchasing power, and bond.
holders money calls for more than it
did when 1T was loaned.
Last fall wheat went up and some
people tried to find some connection
between it and the Republican
party. II the Republicans have
raised prices they have by so much
reduced the purchasing power of a
dollar. These men said that there
was enough gold In the country, and
yet are rejoicing at the Klondike dis
coveries and rejoicing that there is
more than enough gold in the coun-
try. The gold bug never sang the
same song two campaigns in success
siOns, while the bimetallists have al
ways sang the same song.
You have suffered from hard times
in this town this year. Wouldn't you
have suffered more had not prices
gone up on account of a famine in
India? II it is good thing to have
wheat rise, wouldn't it be better to
have it rise on account of an increase
in the volume of money, instead of a
famine that caused death to millions
of people?
Mr.. Bryan closed with an appeal for
the opening Of the minis for the free
coinage of silver.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21

1880, 900 people voted to abolish the
gold standard, and only differed a
little as the details. The boiling
Democrats were the only ones who
came out sQuarely for the gold stan
dard, and they polled only 10000
votes, carrying ouly one precinct in
the country. The boiling Democr ats
at Chicago did not favor the gold
standard. They are on record, and it
can be read if the courts do not en-
join the reading of it. The courts
have recently enjoined an Iowa man
from telling what was in letter
which he received, and eDjoined an
Omaha newspaper from commenting
on court record. It is predicted that
if this keeps on, president will be
elected by Injunction. The courts
may eventually enjoin us from talk
ing, or thinking against the gold
standard.
II the gold standard is such a bles-
sing, .why has President Mckinley
sent a commission to Europe to try to
get rid of it? A Republican congress
appropriated 100000 to carry this
out. 1t was my pleasure while in con-
gress to know your representative,
who has been rather prominent in
financial discussions. wonder if he
voted to appropriate 100000 to get
rid of the gold standard?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
The Money Question.

But let US turn our attention to the
money question, which is uppermost
in the minds of the people today.
Gu estions of taxation are always with
us and can be remedied at any time.
There are sometimes questions upon
the settlement of which delay is dan
gerous and makes it hard to make de-
sirable corrections. 1t is so with the
money question. By acting promptly,
this country can influence the action
of other countries.
We have before the people at the
present time two lines of thought
those who believe that the govern
ment should issue the paper money,
and those who think that only ma.
tional banks should issue it. The Re-
publican party was silent on this
question two years ago. A BANKERS
convention met at Indianapolis soon
after election and demanded gold
standard and the retirement of the
greenbacks. A bill has been intro.
duced in congress. No one will dis
pute that Secretary Gage wants the
greenbacks retired. Shall we have
paper money issued by the govern
ment or by the national banks? Gov
eminent paper is legal tender, but
national bank paper is not necessarily
so. 1 maintain that every dollar OF
paper that circulates among the peo-
pie should be legal tender in any
event. 1t is wrong to fill the country
with money that is not money and
that can be refused under certain con-
ditions.
If paper money is retired, the bond
ed debt must be increased. An in
terest bearing debt must sbe substi-
tuted for a non-interest bearing debt.
There is no demand among the PEG.
pie for the retirement of the green
backs. 1t comes from the national
banks, which want to make money
out of the people. 1t was bankers who
constituted the Indiana polls conven-
tion. 1t means that the people shall
be taxed $l2, 500, 900 year to pay in
terest on these bonds, and when they
come due $500, 900, 900 to pay them.
The president recommends that the
banks be allowed to issue paper money
up to the full limit Of their capital at
half of one per cent tax. The banks
with 800, 900 capital will pay $500 tax
and draw 81, 500 interest on their in
vestment, thus making $4,000 on an
investment of nothing, which beats
farming in this county at present
prices. 1 cannot understand how any
body but banker would think it a
good thing to retire the greenbacks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Edgar Weaver Declares Himself
on the Governorship.
Has Not Been Candidate, Is Not Now.
and Will Not Be, But Will Sup.
port the Nominee.

Ex-Mayor Edgar Weaver returned
from St. Paul on Fridays train. The
report had preceded him in the twin
city papers that he had announced
himself as not candidate for COVER
nor, and when Free Press reporter
called at his resi- dence that afternoon.
Mr. Weaver confirmed the report. I
have not been candidate said he..
lam not now, and will not be. My
name will not 60 before the state con-
ventiOn. You can say furthermore.
that will support the nominee Of
the party, whoever he may be-"
Mr. Viewers name has been fire.
quently mentioned during the winter
as possible candidate. and he has re-
ceived many fattering notices in
the press. He has never stated his.
position, however. Once or twice
papers have formally announced his
candidacy, but these reports have
been promptly denied and the an
nouncements withdrawn. Mr.. Wea-
yer has written the following letter
to the editors Of the Window Reper-
ter, Sleepy Eye Dispatch and Rock
County Herald.
As / have never been a candidate
| for governor, never asked for support
under any circumstances. do not claim
that the second district owes me
favOrs, do not claim standing over
thousands throughout this district
and state; do not care to stand in the
way of second district choice, have
decided to very cordially thank these.
who have offered me loyal support,
assuring them of my appreciation and
to say that am not andidate. and
my name will not go before the state
convention. EDGAR WEAVER.
Mankato, Jan. 8, '98.
Mr.. Weaver states that his decision
is final, Had he decided otherwise,
his friends would have put up warm
fight for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21
The Income Tax.

The internal revenue and customs
tariff taxes are not paid in proportion
to the wealth of those wDo pay them
A man with an income Of 100000
does not drink 100 times as much
LIQUOR as man with al income of
$1,000. People do not eat in proper
ton to their incomes. There
is an old saying that a rich man is
hunting for stomach for his food,
while poor man is hunting for food
for his stomach. From those with
large incomes we collect too little tax
in proportion to their wealth, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-21

make men with small means pay
more. To correct this inequality, we
passed law some years ago to levy an
income tax. 1t was intended to col
lect less than one-tenth of the revenue
necessary to support the federal gov
ernment, and yet many people pro
tested. 1 have always believed that
the income tax is the most Just tax
that has been proposed. Those who
say that the law was unconstitut ional
are mistaken. 1t was not declared so
the first time it went before the su
preme court, and only the second
time because one man changed his
mind-and that is not our fault, ex-
pect to live to see the day when peo-
pie will pay taxes according to their
income. If the people who pay more
than their share were as alert as those
who pay less, it would not take long
to pass constitutional amendment
to provide for the income tax. want
you to ask yourselves if you are doing
your duty as citizens if you calmly al
low the present system to exist.
The people who spend the Apr
priations always want large appro-
priations. You find it in your city
council. your legislature and in the
national congress. The government
that does it does an injustice to the
people and turns. from it's proper course
does an injustice to the toiling mas
ses who at last bear the burdens of
taxation. Thus the poor are doubly
wronged-in paying more thanstheir
fair share and more than is needed.