, 1875-12-24
TAXED TO DEATH.
Melancholy Visitors to the 'S0utl,
Town COLLECTORS office.
1'lcy All Wonder Mt the Increased Value
Of Their Properly.
Queries of Correspondents.
At ffIkE'S OFFICE,

AllhD I1fhtlbt %HG t9HAkt4 I1%4U A'3llEEt1l 11u4
in Room No. Cisy-IinIi in all intofrn.ius pIacn
tnSt now 10 study oycrtnxcd humanity. Many
arc tho cnrbcs uttered thcro. and murl, disgust
IL Expressed ut Tho Collector, tho AeHcssor, and
tho l1cal Government generally, for tho hIGll per
aona! taxes imporei tI1ia yrar. Yesterday, at
tho llonr when clerks 70 forth to lunch and H.
lorers take their noortldo reat, a Tn1nrSE ro-
rortor tauutorcl pisurcly into l1ko Evans
oncc. Tho Collector, 1,AvinC caught d
glimpse Of tl,o novE-hunter, invited him
lelsi.l,l tho counter. Tho reporter accept
eli tho invitation, anil, taking Beat
on lligl, stool, ho and Mike lad hhort con-
ytrsation. Haid tho Collector 4'Thefo ia 10
,,so Of tho National Banks kicking nt mo. l
cant o'p It. that their taxes nro high this year.
Thoy nrn not oya1Laxcd, only on 10 per cent
Of tlcr capital sllis ycar. anl don't thlu1 tsioy
hnye 1oaron To growI.'
Ncportor--11.va people not good grounds for
complaint? Tlley arc, as rule, aHsesaed too
high fur poraotIal property?
E.-I'lIAt IL not my fanIt. 1lloy hnl r1ELt
to Pce tho Aescapor won bn cama around.
H.-1snt how ahont H.atc banka:
III know nothing n}ont ahn nssesstnentR,
cxcppt ~ lind tic bools, aud atn Hsozll to COL
lcet tlle ta&ca.
1Np,oHAEr Tax-pArEna.
I}y this tifno tho Dir WAS full OF ttlrents y! In
jutetionH, nolaces ut I'd Phillips, tho Asseasor,
untl carBea at Milo Evans. It takes four stall
wart mon, with long cntn aud longer pat,enco 10
answer nil tho questions put tn them, md colt
spicuous nmong them IL Mike Evans, who tnkca
n1attela coolly, and, whom hn can't explain every
thing awny, Ao tries to langh It Oft.
1fcre comes nh old citizen, pulling hnh blow
Ing. IIo has huge bandann in ono hand, witt,
which l,o sweeps of Tho pors!iratlon drop
ping fr,tn his brow. and in tho othor he has n
crutnpled.up circular Of notification that his
by tho Collector. lie approaches tl.e pigeon.
lolo. Sec hero, sir" le sayH to ono of thu
clrrks, ''thiB is q - Shame! Hero l am
taxed ei9.5G, on Whist? On palsry hearing
,nnro and ail old express wagon"
"I'ut sis, replies tho cork, "you arc mt
down lloro M owning two lorsnH and a carriago
and furniture for office and houtc."
4 MISTAKE SOMEWHERE.
~ mint got no house," rospondH the indi-
vidual; II board. mud only own lorne md
buggy" lie lMvs l,ts taxes and walkB oil. ll0
il evidently only chronic Erowter.
The next that comes III " = young man ap-
pareut.y mot over ~. lilo encounters Mike MS
follows, "Ain't there a mistake here? l am
taxed ot e341ID 1eEEonai property. I'll aeil all
lvo got for 9l,d00, ard give years ttmo for
il oan't help that" says Mike. "Wel. tl,cn. =
resronds tho young man, III will sec about it"
but. In order to avoid further trouble he hands
in check for lilo amount Of his ts1es, aud
ie3yes. -.....-.- ..-...
GENUINE TAx.F1anTEn.
Hero comes Il bnrlv ollioer Of foca1 corporn-
| osor 81 ON Tor personal propertyi" II give it
,,," Responds Mike. lfo does not pay, and walks
out. aweartng that Ito will get ont All injunction.
Tho next that presents lEnsc!f rs . dealer in
coopera' stock llo bring: wit. Inn Q
n rnmrnriHon tnt1e with tAnHa nf tI,1R