The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-04-05

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and the Leon Mews, records the existence
of young man inoDecatur county whose
name is Aristotle Isaiah Sesostris Thales
Euclid Socrates W -ll-ms. , d.
BUSINESS CoLUMN.-See Peoria ms. Com
pany. .Gyo .i.. s...
Statement Of National Bank. o &C. nj
GLENNoNs Grocery Store. .tt~s * Z
Farms for sale, by LYONS. e". ' a.
F. Teabout wants to sell Eleven good
farms; Advertisement next week. .s...'',
Murray House. r.....r.h ash. lm
Mrs. HERMAN b.. rs ~:s. ore, So s-.:
&C Our columns are 50 crowded that we
must defer till another week more special
notice of these favors. a.,....a ,....,s.... .'
From the Toronto Globe.
The United States. #..' s-'+ -'' -
We have before us an American paper
containing digest Of the Internal Revenue
Bill passed at the recent sitting Of Con.
gress, headed in large capitals, with atten
dant notes of admiration "'Four hundred
millions Of dollars annual revenue! p'-
When we come to look into details we find
the measure the most extraordinary Of the
kind ever passed by any legislature. We
despair, in the space we have at command,
OF being able to give any adequate idea Of
it. breaches every class of the community;
it taxes not only almost every single thing,
but nearly every process of life; every
occupation in which a man can engage. -
All retail dealers who do a business of over
$1,000 a year have to pay at least SIC for
a license before they are allowed to sell an
ounce Of coffee, or pound Of tea All
manufacturers from the least to the great
est, are subjected to like impost;' and so
are doctors, lawyers, horse and cattle deal
ers, brokers Of all kinds, mercantile agents
of all kinds, engineers, contractors, survey.
ors, dentists, architects, opticians, plumbers,
gas filters, and the rest. Wherever sign
is over the DOOR, there one may be certain
there is license Of least $l0to pay. But
this is very far from being the worst; most
ingenious and far-reaching machinery is
contrived for taxing the goods all these peo-
pie may manufacture or sell, and then owe
and above all comes the income tax. The
usual rate on manufactures is 6 per cent.
on the gross value. Thus all makers Of
articles, composed wholly or in part Of
bone, brass, bristles, copper, cotton, flax,
glass, gold, gutta percha, hemp, horn, india
rubber, iron, ivory, jute, lead, leather, paper,
pottery silk silver, steel, tin ,Hil! pw, wood,
worsted, have to pay to the revenue Sc out
Of every 500 worth they may produce
over 81 900. The boot maker who does
not keep stock, but measures his custo
mers and makes to order, is exempt as, high
as 5000; but for all he sells above that
amount he has to pay per cent. i.0n all
boots ready made a tax of 6 percent. is
levied. In fact, "custom work" is gener.
ally exempt as high, as $780,, but 'all
ready made clothing for men, women and
children" has to pay 6 per cent ad oalorem
The poor milliner or dress maker who does
customer work is taxed IS on every 500
worth Of finery she may make in the course
of the year, above 5000. Each head Of
cattle slaughtered when over three months
old, is taxed 40, cents. provided that il is
for the market. Hogs are charged 10 cents,
sheep, lambs and calves 3 cents each. If a
man buys parasol for his wife, he is tax
ed, besides the import duty Of about % per
cent, 6 per cent. ad ralorem for the internal
revenue. If he wears watch worth 500
or less, he has to pay 81 year for the
privilege; if it be worth over $500, then
be has to pay 81 for it. If he has the pre-.
sumption to die at this important epoch in
the history of the Republic, when men are
so much needed, the State exacts 6 per
cent. of. the value Of the tombstone his
grateful widow may erect TO perpetuate his
memory. Ifa Swain prs sents his intend
cd with photograph Of his sweet face, thu
Government charges him from 2 to cents
on the picture. If father taRes home :
can Of oysters for supper, he has to pay at
extra cents on the dollar to the Washing
ton. authorities. Sugar made within tn
Union is taxed from three to four cents PEI
pound but Congress has allowed flour ant
,breadstuffs, potatoes, -cabbages and edible
veg table productions to go free, They, ar
about the only things that escape, Iexcep
the air. 1t is almost, nay unless the law
yers have left some uniDtentional loop hole
quite impossible for any one to- draw up
document for anything involving ptcu
| niary value Of over $40, without hayin,
to pay stamp duty, The intrieaeies ar
50 numerous. the law follows the citizen S
closely whenever he puts his signature t
paper, thatit is almost unnecessary to selec
instances. When o man goes 10 tn
4 Custom house to withdraw goods fror
bond, he is charged 25c., il their value b
I 800 or under; il over 800 and unde
/ sl5ap, 5Qc,; il over $500, he gets off wit
Isl. Ga every deposit merchant or can
i other daaonYi 4nakesin baak be hps 70 &c
| 2 cents, providingthe sum is under 800
/ If oyer that amount, B cents. All looms (
i motley, Ii TO be paid at a time designated
j-arc subjected to,a stamp duty Of SO e
teyerE 500 orfrsctional part thereof IA
1 legal documents, afidayits, writs, .confes
t sions of judgment, warrants, over an
4 above the amounts exacted by the Stat
Goyernments,I are charged Soc. Ever
memorandum of sale made by broke
i 10c.1 Every deed or conveyance of re-
property is subjected TO a stamp duty
4 50c, if undeEo $500 $, and to 81 for eyer
4 $500 over that amount, besides paying
/ quarter Of one per- cent of ,tbs proceeds
4 sold lsy auction .and AZ heavy legacysdnt
q ifrinherited. n The banks are c.ught
4 every corner. = They ars topay one twent
4 firth per cent. ON the ayeragc amount Of d
\ posts each NORTH : one TIVE II per cen
4 ton the. average amount Of circulation p
month; ten per cent. on the State Bar
notes Oh tic average amount Of their ca
ital, beyond that invested in L. S. secul
ties, one twenty fourth per cent ear
month on their circulation beyond !
lper cent Of their capital, snesixih Of OF