The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

taxes, Sl2. 900; cash on hand, nothing
Judge McCIean, of Adams county, re-
Gently IN grating licenses told the success
fu! a. D icants that they must remove the
screen from their doors, the frosted or
painted glass from their windows, and close
their bar rooms every night at 10 O'Clock.
We this week publish the announce
ment OF John Ferguson as a candidate for
Poor Director. Nj. Ferguson is an old
citizen OF BlackIick township, and if nomi-
mated and elected would perform the duties
of the ofice faithfully.
During the extreme hot weather people
should be careful OF what they eat and also
"hat they wear. BY buying their dry goods.
uress goods, boots and shoes, groceries and
provisions at John Owens store on High
street, they will preserve their health aud
save money.
Mr.. j. l.. Smith, of the Johnstown Marble
and Granite works, was 10 town on Thurs.
day last putting up a monument over the
grave of Mr. Jhn Griffith, deceased, i'm
Lloyd's Cemetery. The monument Is a fine
piece of work, both in design and work
manship.
AT State Line, Erie county on Satur-
urday, as James L ockw wood, who was out
cunning, stood talking at the gate of his
amahced. Miss Lucy Reynolds, Willie Rey-
hoids' brother of the young woman, unob-
served, raised the hammer Uf the gun, left
IL fall, and LOckwell fell dead The scene
mas driven Miss Reynolds wild, and tue boy,
whose thouRhtlessness caused the trouble,
Is laooring in frenzy which, 1t is feared,
will prove fatal.
Louis Anderson, employed at the Edgar
Thompson Steel Works at Braddocks, was
crushed to death Monday morning while at
"ork. steel smelling pot, weighing about
S'ooO pounds, fell upon him, crushing him
almost beyond recognition. He was forty
nine years old and leaves wife aud three
children.
"A Western Pendsylvania inventor
thinks he can build steamer that can cross
the Atlantic 10 " hours, because it will not
draw more than oue-hfth as much water as
vessel of equal and even less capacity Of
ordinary make. He argues that two-tnirds
OF the power required to propeI the modern
steamer is lost in overcoming the resistance
offered By the water.
Sheriff Luther and Deputy Sheriff Blair
on Friday last took Andrew Green wood and
John S"srtzmaG, convict ed Of larceny and
Munroe PrlnRle, convicted of highway rob-
berry to the penitentary. They also took
John Mullen, Jr.. convicted along with
Munroe PrinRle for robbery, to the House of
Refuge. The three sent to the penitentiary
have each year to serve.
John Z. Smith, who was a resident Of
Susqnehanna township, Cambria county.
when the war broke out enlisted in Co. ID.
125th Pa. Vol. and was HI lied at the battle
OF Charlottesville. He LEFT four little boys.
| n WphofaF Walkpr
Smith. who were entitled under the laws to
a pension until they became sixteen years
old. This they have bean trying to get for
some seventeen years, but never succeeded
until few days 20, when the sum amount
ed to 81 ,67S to be divided between them
CheeTvtree Record.
The Republicans of this county are lust
now In quandary as to who to run for
sheriff. To nominate a Cambria Iron Com
pany boss, who will turn the ONCE over to
some one else II elected, does not take we'll
with the people, who would prefer know
Ing who they are voting for. and to find
man with sufficient capital to attempt to
purchase an election and willing to allow
himself to be used ae cat's-paw for the
local managers seems to be at present up
hill work. They however, have the man Sc
lected II they can between now and the day
Of holding their convention get sufficient
taffy worked into him to stand IT,
AS this Is the year when the trIennIal as
sessment is taken. light thrown upon their
duties will no doubt be thankfully received
by assessors. In regard to the occupation
tax, there is no authority In law for assess
ing one clerk at 81, 900 and another at 81 500
Nor should one Iaborer be assessed at s55
Z -
and other at 81 ,oO0 What the law requires
is classification. The Supreme Court re-
Gently said on this subject 1.-THE proper
result Is to be reached by a classification.
Physicians. lawyers, merchants. bankers,
clerRymen, manufacturers aud mechanics
way be classified and a uniform occupation
tax assessed on each class. But it will not
do to tax one member Of a class 500 and
another Of the same class 81, 900 upon the sup
position or even the fact, that one earns more
than the other. An occupation tax Is pc.
!. culIar In its character II is not tax upon
: property, but upon the pursuit which q man
follows in order to acquire property and
support his family. 1t Ia tax upon income ;
that is to say Il reduces a mans income by
the precise amount OF tax. But 1t Is in no
sense an income tax 1t will be time euou zh
ture authorizes 1t; at present no such au-
thority exists"
Few things are more fascinating IN their
way than a study Of the subterranesn his
tory Of man. whether In caves or in mounds,
whether 1t be to corroborate written history,
or to take testimony that sntl-dates all
writing. President Bartlett, of Dartmouth,
contributes an interesting article on this
topic 10 the July number Of the North
American Reviei5. From the men OF un.
known ages and their works underground.
to men graphing with the latest questions
of cur own day and discussing the parce lin g
out Of the earth's surface. Is q long step;
but In the came number OF the REVIEW ap-
pears a conversation between David Dudley
Field and Henry George, on land and taxa
ton. Another urgent question. which may
soon make q very serious Issue, the extradi-
ton OF dynamite criminals. is debated by
President Angel. of Michigan University,
George Ticknor Curtis. and Justice T. N.
! Cooley. Dorman B. Eaton, chief OF the
Civil Service commission. gives his views OF
the results OF that reform. William Clarke
shows the futile character OF any scheme for
British imperial federation, and Thomas W
Knox gives a brief but interesting sketch OF
the process OF Euro pean influence In Asia.
The other articles are one by Gall Hamilton