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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
A Prison Romance.
The Joliet Qll.) Daily Sun gets
hold of a prison romance, riding as
follows:

The Joliet Qll.) Daily Sun gets
hold of prison romance, reuiling as
follows:
There is young lady staying in
this city whose history is quite as ro.
mantle as any portray ed in the mos,
popular novel of the day. One eve-
ming, nearly three years ago, in the
southern portion of this State, she
was out walking with her lover
They stepped into an oyster house
for refreshments, and while seated al
the table drunken rough came stag.
gering in, and insulted the lady. Her
lover warned him not to do so again
under penalty of death. The rough
was just drunk enough to repeat his
insult, and the lover pulled his re.
volver and shot him dead. For thi:
the lover was arrested, tried and sen.
fenced to two years in the Joliet Pen.
itcntiary. The young lady is here
awaiting the time when he will re.
gain his liberty, which will be short
Iy. She has elegant clothing, jewel
ry and plenty of money awaiting his
release, and thea they both expect to
be happy. This is ono of those cx.
hibitions of true love and woman's
nndying constancy that serves to
make us think better of human ma
ture. May they be very happy in
the future.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
WAPELLO COUNTY OCTOBER

swer until Congress makes an appro
priation for the permanent repair
Secretary Schurz will ask for none,
enough to put an additional story OF
the building to accommodate the Pen
sion Bureau and other branches o.
the department which have beer
crowded out.
THE LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT
cannot be calculated when the records
and models which were destroyed
are taken into consideration. Their
value can only be estimated when II
lis known how much they will be
missed. Besides those that were
burned, vast quantities of documents
were ruined by reckless handling
and others were soaked with water,
just how many have been destroyed
and their character can only be dis
covered after long time. It will re-
quire at least 100000 to repair the
building, and if an additional story is
put on Secretary Schurz will want a
million. The Patent Office was de-
strOyed once before in 1885, after
which the present building was erect
ed.
THE BUSINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE PARALYzED
for several weeks on account of the
confusion, and nearly all the rooms
of the main floor will need repair,
being greatly damaged by water.
THE DISASTER PREDICTED.
1t will be remembered that q year
or so ago, on the occasion of a slight
fire, just such a disaster as has occur
red was stated in these dispatches to
be imminent. Precautions might
have been taken, but were not, and
records, models, etc, are lost that were
OF incalculable value, and cannot be
replaced.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
POLITICAL.
Minnesota Rspub,lcan conven,

NUUOoOS0 WOP0otlC0O V0Ov00Sl00s
ST. PAUL, Sept. 27.-Thc Republic
an State Convention met to-day,
Ex-Governor Davis in the chair.
The platform adopted unreservedly
approves the Presidents Southern
and civil service policies; favors the
early resumption Of specie payments
and the remOnetization Of silver
pledges submission to a popular vote
Of every proposition for payment OF
State railway bonds, and promises
assistance to grasshopper sufferers.
Governor Pillsbury, Lieut.. Govern
or Wakefield, Secretary of State In
gems and State Treasurer Pfaender
were renominated by acclamation.
Attorney General Wilson was renom.
mated for third, and Commissioner
Marshall for a second term.
Governor Pillsbury, in his speech
accepting the nomination, recognized
the difference of opinion in the party
but for himself he heartily approved
the course Of the national Admins.
tration.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

TrMorHY O. WALKER, the broth Of
boy who reads the proceedings Of
all the Democratic Slate Conventions
at Des Moines, go that he can be heard
all over the state, has corner on
Cullison, democratic candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
He claims this corner by virtue Of
the common rights of q discoverer,
and he, Timothy O., says that Culli-
sons front name is G. W., and not
W. D., as many Of the blinkey-eyed
democratic papers have 1t.
Brethren, it is highly important
to have your ticket right, even If
Cullison is to get scooped by $4,000,
and in the absence Of any reliable and
thoroughly orthodox democratic pa
per in this county, we take the liber-
ty of calling the attention of the
faithful to the importance of rightly
spelling Cullison's name.
In the meantime, Republicans will
have about all they can attend to to
wrestle with the name of his oppon-
ent, to-wit: the Hon. Carl w. Won
Coelln.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

The Chicago Times occasionally
tells the truth and we present below
10 opinion Of this leading democrat
q journal for the cogitation Of demo-
Oh r generally, - to the title by which
Nh Hayes holds the Presidency. The
~ ~ says:
hsts the use Of beating the devil about tho
busl nayes' tide to the Presidency is as good
~ ~ Of any man who ever got into the Whit
Atuse' Both Houses Of Congress- Zone or then
lappens 10 be Confederate House, declared hi
isIeotion and be Was inauguatsd. II there wa
thai Il The matter. Il was cured by Congrsssion.
81 nction, and u any party Is responsible 10
oomPounding felony, Il is the party which con
trolled the House of Representatives and con,
Cured in the declarasion that Hayes was elect
ed Preaident.o
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
Arreated for Murder.

PITTsBuRG, Sept. 27.-At eleven
o'clock this morning Maj. Gen. A. l..
Pearsoa, commander of the states
troops during the late riots was ar
rested on charge of murder. The in
formation is made by Henry STOPPED
and sets forth that Gen. Pearson and
others, whose names are unknown to
deponent, on the 2lst day of July last
had command of certain regiments of
state troops at 2Sth street crossing of
the Penna. railroad. 1t states that
Gen. Pearson gave the order to fire
and that by this fire his father Mich
olas Stopped was wounded and died
the same night. 1t is stated that de-
ceased was sitting in his own door
way when the volley was fired and
was in no way connected with the
crowds gathered at the railroad cross
ing. Gen. Pearson waived q hearing
and was committed to Jail.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
The Prospective Hox Crop.

While there are unfavorable reports
from some portions of the West, ia
king the country generally, it may be
set down as reliable that the fall and
winter supply of hogs is very promis-
ing. In many places where cholera
existed there is, this year, an entire
absence of the disease. From the re-
turns of summer packing it appears
that the quality is improving, and
should the corn crop turn out rs IA
vorably as it now promises to do, there
is little doubt that the Western States
will forward to market, this year, one
Of the best crop of hogs ever market
eo. DO sfso o-sssssass.-~-~T-s.xe>.i.-s
ported as largely in excess Of the re-
turns of last year, especially in the
Far Western States. The aggregate
reports of the Assessors for the States
of Ohio, Iowa, Missouri and Nebras-
ka, compare as follows for the two
years:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
as|f|||'(s|is|'a|'|!,
Non Productive Farming.

= ~ SsSA ~ ASSROay OA0OMcuuAtht VI
any other business man or mechanic
were to open his shop for one or two
hours only, each day, and to spend
the remainder of his time at some
unproductive employment or rccrea.
tion, he would soon shut up his shop
altogether. A certain amount of pro-
ductive labor is absolutely necessary
to support every man. This amount
is regulated by circumstances. These
circumstances are beyond our con-
troll, but their operation 10 90 certain
as to amount to what is called Q nat
ural law. When any business or
trade becomes 60 profitable that q
living is made by it with less than the
usual amount of labor, numbers
flock into it, until the products be-
come too plentiful, and their labor
falls so low that longer hours Of la
Dor arc needed TO turn out suffi-
cient quantity of them to give the
producer q living. Then people
leave or avoid this business, and by
and by it returns to the average con-
dition Of other industries, and gives
q fair living for days work. But,
under ordinary circumstances, If per-
sons engaged in any business do not
perform fair days work, they do
not get fair living. Now it is COM
planned farming does not pay, that it
does not afford fair living. If this
is true, it is especially unfortunate,
because farmers are tied to their
business, and can not leave it at q few
days notice. As rule, we are GER
tain this is not true. But it must be
confessed that there is some reason
for the complaint. Farming certain
ly does not pay some farmers, and q
good reason for this can be found by
examining the census report. There
we find that in one of the principal
New England States the average size
of the farms is IS acres; the average
number of acres in grain and pota-
toes on each farm is only % acres
the average number of cows on each
farm ia less than three, and each cow
takes II e acres to support her; there
are less than two sheep to each farm
the same number of pigs, and little
more than one horse. Each man en-
gagged in farming cultivates only one
acre and fonr-tenths in grains and po-
tatoes, and lOI acres in grains, po-
tatoes and grass. Now here is case
PARALLEL by that of mechanic, who
should only work quarter of a
day instead Of full time. III
any sensible farmer were asked if a
man could support himself by such
he would reply no, en-
and without any hesita-
ton. The condition of the State in
question is similar to that Of the rest
Of New England, and other parts Of
The country. 1t is clear then that it
can not be helped that there should be
dissatisfaction with the proceeds of
20 Intellectually employed labor; it
would be surprising, aud farming
would be different from any other
business, If it were not 80. The REM
sdy is obvious. Work must be well
Ind ciliectnally done, or the pay ls
poor. A days wages can only be
earned by days work. The prOpor-
ion or ratio between work and pay
s fixed by laws, which no man, Of
of men, can suspend of
american Agriculkurist
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
losInu c0mo,

CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.--The Michigan
Central railroads Annual report for
the year ending May 3lst shows .
gross traffic as follows, freight A, l5S.-
SS7, passenger 2,O26, ,265, mail and ex-
press O.4S6, miscellaneous Ass
total GAS, ,126, q decrease from pre-
ceding year Of 352,837. Tho operat-
ing expenses including taxes were
4, ,7O6, Az, or decrease Of l96, AGO from
preceding year. The decrease in net
earnings is 25G,377. The directors
declare the unwisc policy Of mana.
gers of trunk lines has effected thil
reduction and they believe that q 70
turning to dividends will only bt
Ireached by wiser cooperation Of road
with regard q freig httxAfic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
ourrs AND wEAvER.

1n inc STATE lse0aStef OF inc zOtn
inst, was letter from General J. B.
Weaver, (GreenbackerD Of Davis
county, In which he said that II had
been claimed that he had been worsied
BY the Hon. NJ. E. Cutts in q debate
held ct Oskaloosa last week. The
General denied tho claim that he had
been beaten, aud invited Cults Ia
meet him In discussion at Des Moines
To-day's Resister makes the following
statement by which ii win be seer
that tho Des Moincrs are to enioy 8
rich treat:
II. Cuts telesrAphsd to Des Noines yeassr,.v
On receiving The noisy challenge of Cen. Weave
10 TN Rx0lsz0. that he woaId meet Ne snxiou
GenAal In debate q he time and place nausd-
De- Noines, October elh. He also authorises NJ
sCrassy; Chairman Of the Repablisan connitte,
ofthis county, 70 make the necessary ayranee
/, mea1D. xhts, Mr. Creaey will do, and WIN .
nnk O. Ne1vss - ~ 81 au10. 1Als vi
Aa h1Goge1ng 1lsoaaston, ~ - nepunliena
q - - ~ = 1aElAel,y sse1sa4 = - ~
Z sA9e sioo ~. CO ~ 0aneu1l 49, -
J ses Sd I. m 4 = = ~ psAeassl
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
A Bank without a Bottom

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The Receiver
of the Merchants, Farmers Il Mechan-
les Savings Bank reports that he finds
scarcely anything that can be consid-
cred as assets in the vaults of that
institution. So far his Investigations
have discovered $62 in cash and some
1000 worth of encumbered real es-
tate. Mr.. Myers, its manager, is in
town, but cannot bc induced TO give
any information concerning its con-
ditions
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
A NEW YORK KFAIIIRE.

New YORK, Sept. 27.- Bennett,
Schenck & Earle, for forty years in
the tea business, but now cigar man
ufacturers, have failed. Liabilities
about 100000.
A secret meeting Of sugar dealers
was held, yesterday, and committee
selected to visit Secretary Sherman
and have the order revoked reducing o
tober lat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
UNSUCCESSFUL sArpERs.

BUCHAREST, Wednesday night, Sep
tember 26.-The Roumanians have
been unsuccessful in their attempt to
capture the second Grivica redoubt,
after having sapped close up to it.
They displayed great gallantry and
suffered severely.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

Tho Ottamwa Democrat is still
pitching into Mr.. Irish. What the
Ottamwa folks think of the merits Of
the assault may be judged by the fact
that they gave Mr.. Irish emo OF the
largest and most enthusiastic meetings
he has had. He spoke two hours and
never referred to the editor of the
Democrat. Probably that ia the res-
bon why the latter has broken out in
anew attack upon him.-Gate City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
More Currency.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The Comp
troller Of tho Currency says the addi-
tional circulation Of National Bank
notes issued during the present month
will be not less than one million dol
lars, and the indications are that 9
much larger amount is to bo issued
during October and November for the
purpose of supplying the banks with
currency necessary for the movement
of crops.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
TOWNOAlR TRUKET
For Township Assessor,
-. II. PETERS.
For Township Clerk,
e. B. ROUNDS.
For Township Trustees.
J. w. CALDWELL,
j. NJ. LAMME.
CAREY INSKEEP.


-
Adepfsd st fhs Repxbiicas State Conpention, Jxn
Nfk, 1871,
Acting for The Republican marty Of Iowa by
lts authority and IN fts name, this Convention de
clAres-
I. TIE United States Of America II nation NO
looGuo. ~ tie combined workings Of th(
National and etnao 0overnments under their re
spoceiyo cOnstitutions the rikhts Of every citser
ohould be eecsared a honne snd nrOtectet abrOaf
ana 10 ComIn0n veifIF0 Drornotrd, Az fsilurs
on SRe paft Of eithef the Nefional or Htste Gov.
ernIneit to nee eyery poeeiblo Oonstitutonal now.
Or 70 aNord anle Drotec1iOn 10 their citixone hotH
6 ho0o ant a6Foed, 3 crinfnal neaiect al thei,
hlghast obliRafioa. ,-
:. The Republican PARTY has preserved these
00vernmentito 10 lie cotnmencemeist 81 the eecOns
ceAtary Of tie nation exIatence and the princi.
Dles ON which they are embodied In the greai
truths spoken ct ifs CRADLE that San men arI
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

The Dubuque County Democratic
Convention nominated four Irishmen,
two Germans and two Americans,
and they are oil disaatisficd and have
gotten mp political war Of races. A
Democratic delegate In scommuni.
cation TO the Times, criticising tho ac-
tion Of the convention says;
There was no place In lows sC
near hell on Saturday laat 40 the
north end of the Court House. The
whole atmosphere aurrounding thai
venerable building was impregnated
with sulphur"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
Mig LaseIs Man.

The name Of the Indian chief who
came In with Crazy Horse and who
aided In capturing the deceased devil
at Red Cloud last week receiving .
last momcnto of his former friend in
an ugly knife wound, is Big Little
Nan, and not Little Big Man, as many
writers call him, He is small ia stat
ure, but large In language and action
Always naked 20 the waist, with the
eye Of fattlesnAke, tho face Of 1
1end ard The hreast OF woman. BIZ
Little Nan - utterly repulsive to TIL
Isight aAd oo4 eaanot look upon hin
II GllAoat ! shn1iEsr.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
Debts Of the States.

The Bureau of Statistics at Wash.
ington has just compiled, from Off.
cial documents an approximate state.
mcnt of tho debts of the seyeral
States, with the following results
the computation being made to the
close Of 1876, except where otherwise
stated in parenthesis:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
VICTORIOUS MoNTEyrGRINs.

CETTINJE, Sept. 27.-At Goransko
the Montenegrins took 800 Turkish
regulars prisoner, and captured 500
stand of arms. The Montenegrins
have also occupied Piva, captured
fort Cikvica, and now hold the whole
territory as far as Fotscha. They
have totally burned Bilek and the
surrounding villages, after sending
the sick, wounded and non-combat-
ants back to Trebinje.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
Total. ,4A4 6lo


1t will be observed that the increase
in the hog crop OF these four States is
l,l2l,7S5. This is equal to about 81
per cent. increase in the four States.
In the balance of the Southern and
Western States-including Kentucky,
Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, ILL
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kan
sas-the aggregate hog crop is about
100000, or making total last year
in twelve States Of about 1890, 600
hogs. Should the increase be pro-
portionately large in the last named
States (Which is rather improbable)
the aggregate hog crop in the West in
May last may be estimated at $685.
600 hogs. The report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture last January ex-
hibited an increase in the United
States of 2,3l00OO hogs. 1t is estima-
ted that the hog crop of the Western
and Southern States will exhibit an
increase Of fifteen per cent. on the
average.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
pLEvNA REyIcTuAI1Ep,

LONDON, Sept. pa special cor
respondent confirms the Turkish
story that Plevna was reyictualled
and reinforced on the 23d inst. by
twenty battallions of infantry, two
batteries of artillery, 1000 cavalry and
an immense quantity Of food and am
munition. Rainy weather is imped-
ing operations
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
A Tcutonic gentleman enterad

A Tcutonic gentleman entered Z
drug store, with handful Of curreu-
cy, and asked . rather green clerk iu
attendance II he had % fife tollsI
|pill?" wishing to change his small
notes for bill Of that denomination,
The clerk looked ct the Dutchmau
with bullying eyes, and replied thai
tho highest priced pills In the storl
Were only VI . bpx.-Nosrtstosos Her
The qnsatiee q bailding : t76Oo(
Court Houep = q ~ euAmlttod .
|xets ~ - pet1l ~ fsha1ls eo1n'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

CoNsTANTINorLE, Sept. 26.-Osman
Pasha reports three considerable en-
gagements since the 18th inst, in all
of which the Turks were victorious.
Osman Pasha's position is now be.
lieved to be secure and the impression
at Constantinople and Sophia is that
the Russians and ROumanians are
Withdrawing gradually from an at
tempt against Plevna.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
A BATTLE IMMINENT.

ERzERoUM, Sept. 27.-Twenty two
thousand Russians have arrived OPP
posite Mukhtar Pssha's center, and a
battle is imminent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

Keokuk Constitution: The Ottum-
wa Democrat, Gin tho name of thous-
ands Of democrats" again asks Mr..
Irish to withdraw his name from the
gubernstorial canvass. And we rise
to remark when was it that Sam Ev-
ans was counted as "thousands OF
democrats 2"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
Stanley Matthews Makes q Do
niAl.


In the course Of the Ewing Mat
thews debate, at Dayton, Ohio, Gen.
Ewing assailed his opponent on the
ground Of the alleged Matthews-F -Fos-
ter compact in connection with the
Presidential embroglio last winter.
Mr.. Matthews answer was brief and
to the point. "It is said by General
Ewing" said he, ''that in q certain
critical stage of the progress in the
Presidential count, In spite of judi
cial decision of the judicial body to
which all questions connected with it
had been referred, appeared ON the
scene and intervened, and for the
purpose and with tho effect Of defeat
ing certain democrats who otherwise
would have joined with others in
preventing the declaration Of the
election Of r. b. Hayes as President,
that then and there, with these dem
ocrats, I made in the name, and on
behalf of tho present President OF the
United States, o dishonest and dis.
honorable bargain, by which he was
permitted to be declared and iuaug-
urated President, upon the promise,
as confederation, that when inaug-
urated he would withdraw the troops
from Louisiana and South CarOlina,
and SO permit in the latter, the State
Government represented by Hampton
and in the former the State Govern.
ment represented by General Nichols
to be established % the recognized
governments Of those respective
States. The gentleman went 20 far
~ to particularize that this bargain
was In writing. Now, I intend to
make my denial to cover II in every
form-written, verbal, implied, ex.
pressed, collateral, incidental-in ev.
cry possible form, shape, variety
mood, tense or view that the ingenu.
ity or the malice Of man NAV affirm
it. It Is . lie. There is NOT Z word
Of truth in 1t. There il not particle
of plausible foundation for 1t. There
is not an event, fact, document OF
an incident which could justify reas
enable, conscientious man, concern
Ing the possibility Of IL. Every scray
that l ever wrote or signed In CON
nectIcn with the history of that even,
has been published far and wide. Il
any man has anything yet, let hin
produce 1t. defy ali my aceuscra
No, fellow-citizens, IL ia not fair, il i
not right to undertake to depriv,
PRESIDENT Hayes of the honor an.
grace OF first conceiving and origin
ating the policy which he himsel
carried out II was born Of his owl
good heart" Judge Matthews fur
ther declared that he had never, iron
the time he went to WashinQton q
, counsel before the Electoral Tribunal
until the declaration OF tho result In
slightest communication with th
President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

the previous question which was or
dered. Roll was called resulting,
yeas, I09; nays, 295. So tho amend
ment was lost and the platform was
then adopted UiUa voce and with few
dissenting votes. A delegate nomi-
mated Hamilton Fish, jr., for Secre-
tary of State. Fish jr. declined the
nomination. Adjourned till 0 o'clock
a. m. Tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03
New York Convention

new York Convention.
RocH ESTER, Sept. 27.--The Repub.
lican Convention re-assembled, this
morning, and nominated for Secreta.
ry of State, e. Churchill; Comptrol.
ler, Francis Sylvester State Treas
urer, VIM. L. Bostwick; Attorney
General, Grenville Tremainc; State
Engineer, Howard Soule, and then
adjourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

We understand that Capt. Madison
10 ridiculing Nj. Tilton by intimat-
ing that he is car pet-bagger.
Well, Mr.. Tilton is hard-working,
Intelligent young man who has been
sp honored citizen Of Ottumwa for
some eight years, during which time
he has acquired between five and six
thousand dollar's worth Of property
invested in our city and upon which
he pays his taxes.