The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-20
The Tax on Olds1ael,elors.

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The Atlanta Gnstitution thinks that
thesspecial taxsonfunmarried men over
thirty years Of age" now being pressed
before the Legislature, "is measure not
only based on common sense, but has
about 1t an element of timeliness."
The argument of our contemporary.
however, looks like poking fun at sGe
Georgia reformers who favor the old
bachelor tag. Our contemporary thus
shapes its advocacy of the measure
"The number Of old bachelors ia in.
creasing in every community. They try
to he sery gay and frivolous, and are
anxious to leave an impression that they
are happy, but they cannot conceal the
fact that they are bald.headed and thin.
legged. Married men, in certain cases
To be bald.headed and thin.Iapeed E.ns
bald.headed and thin.legged oid bach.
elor is standing insult to the conmuni.
ty In which he lives. 80
"What right has he to be bald.headed
aud thin-legged9 What right has he to
pretend to be comfortall and 10 assuma
all the privileges of citizenship, when ha
has evaded the frat ard mos. important
duty Of o citzenl Let the bill TO tag
them be hurried forward In its passage.
Tho times are ripe for ip'. p
1t muet be confessed that tho privilege
Of being bald headed and thin.legeed Ia
q very grave one and If old bachelors In
the great State Of Georgia have presun,.
ed to invade the rights of married men
In these particulars, It calls loudly for
redress. We, in common with our con-
temporary, arc utterly at loss to nee
what right these inaignificant members
OF society have TO take upon themselves.
without tie accompanying honors of pa
ternity, the privilege, the inesiimabla
privilege, of balG head and scanty
calves.
I!at what shall we gay about the old
maids Z Shall they 60 scotfree whilst tke
ola 1acheiou are ta1ed2 Suppose they
should, in common with their masculine
counterparts,. begin to assume the p7iYi-
legss OF q bald head, not to speak Of lean
aud attenuated members. Taking The
whole question In all its solemn porteuts.
the Georgia Legislature may we'll expenG
Its powerful intellect on this grave cues.
ton, which involves such serious conBe.
quences. e, .lfs 4 .Zg-f,f
Ihe Old Massachusetts stock is rapidly
running out. The indisposition to marry
10 becoming o growing habit in several OF
the New England States. GO
Out of total population of / .7e3. .0s53
Massachusetts he's 1896 boys and SI4..
$50 girls between the ages OF s and III
or Az, 7,526 of both sexes of the mention-
Michigan, ont of total population Of
1850, 1887, has 235,89 boys and ans, ,99l
girls between the ages Of s and IL. with
9 total lof both sexes amounting to 464,-
Connecticut, out of population OF
622,700, has 1910 boys and m, ,888 Girls
OF above ages, with o total Of 165, ,51S.
Georgia, out of q population of ,542,-
lSU, has 260, ,d6s boys and 252, ,0s7 girls,
with total Of Oil ,555. - =
South Carolina, out Of total popula-
ton OF 995, ,577 has 166,933 boys and
5000 girls, with Q total of $50, 0,628.
tennessee, out Of a total population Of
girls, or total of GIG, ,70i. ,s'.5
With these BOYS and girls 40 tha aaaa
corn Sf our future we see that MsssaahI,.
setts has less than "a per cent. OF. har
population in boys and girls between tlif,
ages Of 8 and II !; Connecticut haa les
than 70 per cent. and Michigan over 28
per cent, whilst Georgia, South Carolina
| and tennessee have each over 83 per
cent, Georgia having 1874.
But Georgia ia ambitious, and ahe Is
not satisfed to rank Massachusetts, by
over Q per cent. and Michigan s per cent.
The Empire State of tho South means
business, heace lie says to her old BACH
eiors: Keep not back, and TO her old
maids, here's your chance. There is q
ood time coming for; the old folks sure.
and when the thing once begins there js
no telling what 10 will do for Geor2fa, if
not for the whole South. 0ksai6is Rsgl
ister.. 81 isi IsIpsSIif