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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
Wednesday, May I3, 1885.
A TAxPAYERs, Y1CToR

A TAXPA XERSs VICTORY.
 An interesting decision has just been given by the Supreme court of Massachusetts in regard to the power of town to assess taxes. In 1882 the Massachusetts legislature passed an act authorizing the town of Acton to raise money to pay bounty of one hun dred and twenty five dollars to each of thir- ty-one. soldiers who, during the war, had been credited to the town Subsequently, at 8 town meeting, by a vote of 219 to 215, it was ordered that the sum of four thousand dollare be raised by taxation to pay such bounties, and also bill of about three hun dred dollars incurred in lobbying the bill through the legislature At the instance of ten taxpayers in Acton bill in equity was brought to restrain the town treasurer from paying the money ordered by the towns vote, and the full court now decides in favor of these ten taxpayers.
 The court holds that the appropriation of this money is not for public purpose, or a measure of defense, since no money was ad vanced to pay these bounties. They were not promised at the time and they are now mere gratuities to private individuals. The principle is thus defined: ''The statute con- ferring such power is unconstitution al, because it authorizes raising mon ey by taxation for the exclusive ben eft of particular individuals and ap propriates money for a private purpose which can only be raised for a public pur- pose. A statute conferring the power to tax is the right to raise money by assessing the citizens for the support of the government and the use of the State. The term taxation implies the raising of money for private use." The court further holds that vote of tho town to pay the expenses of commit tee to go to the State House and procure their legislation was void, since Fit was clearly not the duty or function of the town to procure the passage of this statute, and it cannot legally appropriate money to pay the expense of procuring it's passage" So the court enjoins the payment of the bounties and of the expenses incurred in procuring the constitutional legislation.
 This is an important decision and will doubtless serve good purpose as warning to those who have little regard for the rights of taxpayers. In every town and city there are some who are inclined to be very free with the money of other people, and little restraint upon them is good for all concerned.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
EASY.

'eMatrimony Made Easy" is the title of a new hood, but it does not show how to buy $50 worth of dry goods with a $2 bill.- Philadelphia Call.
 It is said that "a guilty conscience needs no accuser," but it might be added that ninety-nine times out of hundred it does not want one.-Boston Post.
 A case of Limburger cheese sent to the New Orleans exposition. This explains why receiver had to be appointed to man. age that institution. Independ- ent.
 1t is little curious that few sticks and little dirt will stop the water from running down six-inch conductor made for the pur- pose, but even solder can't keep water out of a nail hole in the roof.-Westcheste Rec ord
 A Wisconsin court has decided that kiss taken without consent of the kissee entities to one cent damage The judge has evident ly patronized church entertainments where they charge fifteen cents a dozen, and thinks the current rates too high.-Burlington Free Press
 A fashionable young woman was seen in the street the other day with her hair combed. Much alarm was felt by her friends until it was ascertained that it was only case of absent -mindedness. The young woman had forgotten to muss it, Boston Transcript.
 A poet propound the conundrum, "What is warmer than ~oman's levei" We are not sure but have an idea that there is nothing which will make the mercury leap higher than the meeting of the husband and wife after the former has stayed down town to balance the books until 12 D. m.-Boston Post.
 The other day very recent mother over the bay said to her accomplice, 70 William, nurse says that the baby weighs only six pounds I'm so glad!" "Why are you gladr' growled the husband, disgusted at having received so little for his money. Because the fashion papers say that light kids are all the rage again!"-San Franciscan.
 ''The editer of the Deadwood Roarer at tended church for the first time last Sunday. In about an hour he rushed into the office and shouted to the telegraph editor: "What in the blanked blazes are you fellows doing? How about this news from the seat of warp ssWhat newss' ''Why, all this about the Egyptian army being drowned in the Red Sea. Why, the gospel sharp up at the church was telling all about it just now, and not 8 word of it in this mornings paper! Bustle around, you fellows, and get the facts, or the Snap Shot will get a beat on us. Look spry there and run extra edition if necessary, while put on the bulletin board-Great English victory in the Soudanl'-San Fran cisco Post.
 The sound of the dull thud is heard in the land,
 The atmos sphers's laden with dust; For out in tie back yard club is in hand
 The head Of the house on a carpet pounds and -'- >-~ >'- '' 'o SOil City Blizzard.
 Are you member of the churchs''
 He asked, on skates, beside her.
 "Oh, yes'-she slipped-'I need to be-
 I'm now poor back-sider.n
 -Cincinnati Merchant Traveller
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
DAY MORNING. MAY 13, 1885.

are very costly affairs The British debt in 1793, when England began her long struggle against Napoleon, was about $1 200, ,000, 900, Napoleenic campaign may be said to have cost her three billions of dollars, an amount which very nearly represents the cost of the war of the rebellion to the United States. The Franco -Prussian war of 1S70-71 cost France thousand million dollars for equip ment of troops, etc., besides the thousand million dollars paid to Germany as indemni- ty. That war lasted from July, 1870, to Feb ruary, 1871, and cost about $500, ,000, ,000 a month, which represented cost to France of $10,0O0,000 day. The Russo-Turkish war, from the crossing of the Danube in June, 1877, till February 1878, cost Russia about $500, 100000, or an expenditure of about five millions day. The list in killed and wounded was S3, ,3O4 or about 10, ,O6O a month.
 Louis Rie1, the leader of the rebellion in the Northwest, is thus described by one who knows him well: He has little, if any, Indi- an blood about him, and was educated at 8 Catholic college in Montreal A more inof
 
 fensive man never met. and when you rep resent him painted like asavage and thirst ing for gore, you are wrong. He has, per haps, brooded over his own and his peoples wrong till he is a little unsettled, some would say, while many just as good people, after hearing his whole story, would say that his feelings are perfectly right and natural: Riel has good deal of the French tendency to deal in theories and distractions, and, should say, lacks practical knowledge of af- fairs. He is not selfish or an ambitious man, but seemed to me to be always doing for and thinking of others. He would not have gone back to Manitoba but for ineessant appeals and the hope to do his people real service, of which they were in sore need and which they thought no one but he could do for them. That he has melted the Indians to go on the warpath and commit such atro cities as those at Frog Lake know is impossi- ble I know that Riel would have given his own life to have saved those two Catholic priests that were massacred with others at that place. +S eat
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
IN CUBA.

The Harbor of Santiago de Cuba-A
 Trip Among the Keys-SantfagO-Ja
 Gould's Valuation of Cuba-Mineral
 wealth-Iron-The Treaty-An Amer
 lean Citizen.
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 26. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 am getting used to these finest harbors' in the world now. They are sprinkled all about in these waters as layishly as the mos quitoes that nightly hold high carnival over the most tender and juicy portions of my anatomy. This is a considerate arrangement on the part of mother nature, for it enables even the tourist of limited experience to easi- ly add an important achievement to the cat alogue of his wanderings. But the harbor of Santiago, Cor St. Jago or Cuba or Santiago de Cuba, according as you fancy) is an unequal ly picturesque one. You can reach it by Spanish steamer from Havana in three days, if you get one of the boats that don't stop at every island and point of land en route; and the trip among the numerous keys that clus- interesting one as you will ordinarily run across in this hemisphere. The ship glides cautiously through a narrow high-walled strait, and then picks her sinuous way inland to safe anchorage. The customary Cuban vistas of spindle shaped palms with white, shining trunks and graceful tops, tall cocoa nut trees, native laurels, tamarinds, and rag ged-leafed swaying bananas greet the eye.
 Santiago itself is typical Cuban town, with the characteristic (parti- ti-colored archi- lecture, ill-kept cobble-stone roads, stores open to the street, trains of mules laden with pack saddles and tied head and tail, eathe- dral with chime of harsh, ,tuneless bells, tall these Cuban cathedrals seem to have cracked bells) and one or two abortive attempts at public parks.
 It lies somewhat low itself, but has the mountains in full view on all sides The cit izens of Santiago take pride in their history, and don't know but they are pardonable in so doing, for the reason that it is about all they have to take pride in. They will tell you that their city was founded in 1514 by Velasques, and is therefore the oldest settle ment in the West Indies, if not in America. From this point, they will add, Cortez start ed to make his conquest in Mexico; and it is easy to admire that ancient worthy's good sense in excavating this or any other Cuban town. Finally, as crusher, they will an nounce that Adelina Patti first sang in opera here ,an incident in the popular diva's career which we will try to believe she likes to re- member.
 There is no railway communication be- tween Santiago and the cities of western Cuba,-a fact which seemed to troubled MT. Gould when he recently felt the pulse of this island Perhaps Mir. Gould has not heard that meeting was held in Havana only last week by the principal line of railway in
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
NOTICE.

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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
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OUR POLISHER SAYS

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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
lrl, Goods.
4iFll O2uult5.
 THAT BOOK SALE Has Surprised Us.

We ought to know by this time that low enough prices will sell anything at any time, but we confess we did not think so many books could be sold at this time of year.
 We wish to say just word or two more about it. The thing will swing along now without advertising, because people have got to speaking about it. What we want to say is this: The booksellers have met our a0Uer- tlsed brzces on two or three books, as we expected they would. That is what the peo pie want, isn't it? As yet, how ever, it doesn't amount to any, thing-not to one book in a hundred. So far the benefit of competition can only be got by buying here. By the way, we omitted to say in our last adv that the stock of books now put in is many times larger and more varied than we ever showed at Christmas time-We think at least six times as large. The sale continues this week.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
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 'Hood's Sarsaparilla did me an immense amount of good. My whole system has been built up and strengthened, my digestion im- proved, and my head relieved of the bad feel ing. I consider it the best medicine I have ever used, and should not know how to do without it." MARY L. FEEBLE, Salem, Mass. Floods SarsaparilIa ! Sold by all druggists. s1 six for s5 Made only by c. I. HOOD 6 CO, Lowell. Mass
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
NO. 112
100 Doses

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 " For economy and comfort we use Hoods Sarsaparilla." MRS. c. BREWSTER, Buffalo.
 Floods Sarsaparilla takes Jess tune and quantity to show its effect than any other preparation ever heard of. I would not be without it in the house." MRS. c. A. M. HUBBARD, North Chili, N. Y. 100 Doses
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Florida is not all oranges and alligators. Last year 157 factories in that State manu- factured 60, ,298, 732 cigars, or more than one apiece for every man, woman and child in the United States
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13

The Harbor of Santiago de Cuba-A Trip Among the Keys-Santiago-Jay GouId's Valuation of Cuba-MiReral wealth-Iron-The Treaty-An Amer lean Citizen.
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13

A new industry for women is developing in London. It is that of adviser of house. hold decoration. As practised by the sisters of William Morris it consists of driving from house to house and telling the newly rich what they want in the way of decora-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-23
Mr., Armisteud and Nev,n,ns,,


Mr. Armlstead, we charge YOU mt
away vilihcatlon Of newspapers, for
by that mistake have fallen bigger men
tkan you can ever hope to be. The
heads OF more than one man who were
once known 10 national councils now
lie In newspaper waste. baskets. And
you need not go outside OF Texas To
lind man Of sterling honesty aud
great ability who once accused the press
Of dishonesty; to-day he is only saved
from oblivion by tho fact that news.
papers are honest and manly enough
to rise above natural resentment and
urge him for cabinet place. Mr..
Armistead, you do not know what Won
are talking about, and II criminal law.
yers sought justice and truth as earn.
estly ~ do the majority OF mon, the ca.
cape OF criminals would be less fire..
quent and there would be more respect
for law. There are few newspapers
that do not on all OCCASIONS UNFOLD Law
and denounoe lawlessness, while II
seems to be the especial pro.
vince OF criminal lawyers 10 In.
culcate contempt for law and a despair
OF Justice by Iesortlng to every legal
trick known to the INSCRIPTIONS
Mr. Armi'tead Will find It much easier
under the law as 1t ia, to bride Jurors
than to debauch newspaper and n he
knows aught Of criminal practice he
knows this TO be true.
Mr. ATmistead is a good man gone
wrong TIM GAzETTE would cave
him ere II be everlastlngly too late.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-23

archbishop OF Toronto, n citizen OF the world
and n close observer OF men and things, said
on one occasion that n the Irish had rs
much 20 contend with In Ireland - they
have In the states thfy would rise f. rcyolu.
ton. Tho Irish poop here ore little better
than slaves Al the Democratic convention
In CHICAGO they were treated 10 tho here ioal
prayer-meetlng 10 begin with, "dod save the
Queen" a. bencdiction, and over all waved
the union jack; yet no individual Colt in
that vast gathering had the manliness TO
protest.
There are few sensible Catholic cit
liens, among the Thousands in this
country, who will not condemn this
blatant and ignorant writer. In fact,
outside Of the "Jc5uits," who are rab-
idly ambitious Of political power, we
are glad to say that large maj or1ty Of
our Catholic friends are good and con-
sentative citizens. There is no deny
Ing the fact, however, that In our large
cities, the cohesive power OF "the
church influence wieIds domino
ting authority over the elections, and
II such spirits ~ "Salic Legitimist"
are not gently but firmly smothered,
trouble will come in future.