The Lincoln County herald., 1869-10-28

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vhisb y jsst and psspss. AaA IAsais, thaA
20 sssesht II lAs szpsaditarss tbsal u
psblishsd sy'ysifiH .. njsstolptf 81
the eerntS. Oar CofSly Csirb ;xAus
Aiasias away oil, 900 or eao,ooo .ss,tks
poorest poor house 10 America, appsss-te
b 100 'seesontsaI psblisG tAsssSs1Ats
@ rsqSired by lax. They NJ YOU sSS
loot over The book, il ~ ILL.,. and ~
ont whees the money sess. Bat- -hllsv
eiEisssa .uss you ~ eoGpsllsd, seus u
yes. 70 tsavsI thirty miles, oshsrss ! lsts
distance, pay tavern bill, lose dsy, and
unaidsd look over . lot Of books which
not one man In City can understand, 10
order to 6nd out what becomes Of tho
nSsey ytaPats feaesd 10 W. whsT ~
law, ssys thatit shaIl 30 publishsd 10 your
county paper. which you eau read aud
ponder over st your own Arssids2 =
Az this Law hss bssn rspudiated BY our
County Court, and there 10 no prospect
Of their compliance With 1t, I propose 70
look little into The question Of high
taxes. New there sse some taxes over
which you have no control, such % the
StAts, State interest. sts. the others are
for county purposes. Itis to the latter !
shall addrsss myself. The taxes for eosssy
purposes have increased from q, ,A37. 30
In 1850 to sls, ,ssl .05 10 1869. The sx.
psnditures have kept pace with the taxes,
and 10 1860 we're s5,714.46, aud 10 1868
we're e18, ,8S9. .05- the taxes aud sxpendi.
ture making oil this increase in sAs lass
shree yearsi Now what do you think you
have got for this terrible inersase3 Any
improvements? No; because 4 separate
ax Of ell,334.68 has been raised for the
court house, and the same amount for
your bridge aud, furthermore, the money
raised for tie railroad has been appropri.
assd to tls eos,s Aosss, notwithstanding
the agent Of the eouaty recommended
that that money b refunded TO you.
The railroad, rock road, bridge and
school tazss are not included in these ss.
Inmates. Did II 60 to pay your bounty
taxf No; because Z separate tax was
levied for that. Did poverty increase Is
o consequent Of the var7 No, truly; iu
1862 tho poor cost q, ,698. 80, and 10 1868,
81, 2,l040S. I ask then, in the name oi
common sense, whore has your money
gomez Only one work Of modern i'm.
proysment has been paid for IN all that
time, viz. the poor hause-ahd thas has
not oil been paid for. That poor house,
which has become tho habitation Of the
beasts Of the Aeld, and for which II il
4 best suitod, bis cost between e15 900 spd
Nov, with these facts ana igares, Whist
coactusioh can be arrived at As 70 whst1
the mopay has gomez Has, u taken The
wings Of the morning and flown to the
uttssmossi parts Of ths sarthf. Hss Il
vanished into thin ait' No; but''Hks
running . river into the thirsty sands ol
the desert II has disappeared for al time
70 coma. Ny opinion 10 that II some ol
the old ssud banks which, 10 tho neigh
borhood of the court house, block up The
shannel, we're removed, If We did not get
back what yas lost, ~ would n leas
Isavs 10 The future. !, 'rsIDH L,li-a -
Nov, 'svntlorsn Of the County Court
vo have . good journal published in oul
soan.y,,so = v,lk ii. aud make tho publ
estien aosoraies "a the arsqpiesmsass .
the law, aSa let % W what has bseom'
of our money. ',," ,o,o' 81 air,rxnov, ~ ,,,
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I Nothing 80 adorpss tho fses y y cheer
ffalnsss. When the heart,ia7 IN flower