, 1877-07-20
Taxes.


friend, what are the inevitable conse-
quences of being too fond of glory:
Taxes upon every article which en-
ters the mouth, or covers the back,
or is placed under the foot-taxes
upon everything which it is pleasant
to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste
taxes upon warmth, light, and loco
motion = taxes on everything on
earth, and the waters under the earth,
on everything that comes from abroad
or is grown at home-taxes upon
the raw material--taxes on every
fresh value that is added to it by the
industry of man-taxes on the sauce
which pampers mans appetite, and
the drug that restores him to health
on the erinine which decorates the
Judge, and the rope which hangs the
elimination the poor mans salt, and
the rich mans spice-on the brass
nails of the coffin, and the ribbons of
the bride-at bed or board, we must
pay taxes.
The schoolboy whips his taxed top
the beardless youth manages his
taxed horse, with taxed bride on =
taxed road-and the dying English
man, pouring his medicines which
has paid seven per cent. into q spoon
that has paid fifteen per cent, filings
himself back on his chintz bed which
has paid twenty-five per cent, makes
his will on an eight pound stamp,
and expires in the arms of an apoth-
ecary who has paid = license of a
hundred pounds for the privilege Of
putting him to death. His whole
property is then Immediately taxed
from two to ten per cent. Besides
the probate, large fees are demand
ed for burying him in the chancel;
his virtues are handed down to pos
terity on taxed marble; and be is
then gathered to his father-to be
taxec no more.
Hawks can fly at the rate Of $50
miles an hour. Ducks can fly at the
rate 90 miles an hour. The crow
can Ay at the rate of 25 miles an
hour. The falcon can fly at the rate
of73 miles an hour. Frogs live from
IL to 10 years-f not eaten. l20,
600 little mouths or pores are found
upon one square of = lilac leaf.
Sound moves ct the rate of 124 miles
minute. 5000 stars only are visi-
BILE to the naked eve. Countless
millions are revealed by the tele-
scope. Some are so remote that
their light, travelling At the rate of
100000 miles . second, cannot ar
rive at our little planet in less than
$4,000 years. The different species
of birds is estimated at 5000. The
different species of reptiles will pro-
badly reach 1000. The different
species OF fish will probably reach
10000. There are 250,Oo0 species
of living animals. The wings of
some animals are so thin that &C, 900
placed one upon the other would
not form . heap Of more than quar-
ter of an inch. $4,000 eggs of =
silk-worm weigh one quarter Of an
ounce. The worm lives from As to
So days. 1t increases its weight in
80 days $500 fold, and during the
28 days of its life eats nothing.
Glass windows were first used for
lights in 11S0. Chimneys were first
put to houses in 1896. Tallow can
dies for lights in 1860. Spectacles
invented by an Italian in 124S.
Wollen cloth made in England in
1341. Art of printing from movable
type in 144o.
i Americans and American manufac-
turers are playing = very important
part in the development of South
America. Brazil has recently con-
tracted with the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works for forty-one engines,
nineteen of which are to be shipped
during the month, and will be &C.
companied by . number of maohin-
lists and by an engineer and fireman
for each machine, the men being en-
gagged for three years. service.
1t is said that there are 100000
British soldiers at Malta and Gibral-
tar already. The belief prevails that
it is for the purpose of forcing Rus
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