Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-03

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You each carried ont your instructions
did you, .Hent out and bought sample O
ltometning, ascertained Its actual cost
slso thu tariff tax, and you ere able Il
give them both?
| Yes, sir; down to cent.
| Very well, tber, we will begin the reel
tation.
| William Mckinley, what did you buy
A dollars worth OF ccockery. Tn
tariff tax was So cents, ald il cost n
Sl.55.
General Asha Bushnell, what did 70,
buy?
| A dollar pocket -knife.
What did it cost your
| Just 81 80
How much was the tax?
Fly rine cents.
Taomss McDougan, what did you lin
vest in?
In 81 worth Of imported clothing wool
1t COST me 81 55, snd the 50 cents We
tax.
Judge John A. Caldwell, what Was tn
nature OF your purchaser
As have to dc great deal Of travel
ing to keep my engagements with Mr.
Gerard, bought 81 worth Of 1xle-trees
What did they cost you?
One dollar and sixty two cents.
How much Was the tax?
Sjxty.two cents, OF course.
Farmer David Lsnning, what did yol
ouJ?
a dollars worth Of worssed goods fo
the madam
And you psid how much?
It cost me 81 The Il cents being
the tax on Is.
Farmer Thom,s A. C)SgIll, you being
family ms, bought something, O!
con &c?
Yes, Sir.
WHAT was II?
A dollars worth { + WOODEN dress goods
For how muCf?
Including the tax Of - per cent, the
cost was 81 -
Congressman A. G. Thompson, vha,
WIS the character OF your investment
1 bought dollSr's worth OF WOODEN
clothing; the tsx on ii WAS 81 cents, and
my bill was sl.61.
Honest John Sherman, how did you
dis0urse your surplus?
Very sensi5ly. Winter is coming On,
and bought 8 dollars worth Ct fiinnels.
What did they cost?
One dollar for the fsnDels and 20
cents in tariff tax-SI 20 altogether.
Private Secretary Charles L. Kurtz, how
did you lay your money out?
@I'm lookiI 6 for q cold spell, so bough:
q dollars worth OF blankets.
At what cost?
The tx was 20 cents, and my entire
b i'll was s 80
Statenmsn William Cappeller, what did
you sci?
AS tney are likely to make 1t hot for
me, bought dollars worth Of cotton
goods.
For which you paid?
Seventy five cents tax in addition to
the cost, making it Sl.75.
Congressman Z. S. williams, what did
you gei?
As like to make smooth appearance,
l bought 6 dollars worth Of varnish. l.
cost me 81 IS. inasmuch IS the tariff tax
was SIS per cent.
governor j. B. Neil, Whist did you
bring il?
Tefy being 3 powerful persusder,
bought dollars worth OF sugar for con-
version.
How much did they tsx you?
Eighty-two per cent. and the whole lot
cost me 81 81.
Congressman W. c. Cooper, what did
you find tnat YOU needed?
This man Braddock has been taking Q
good deal Of the starch out OF me, 80
bought dollars worth OF starch.
Whst pecnliarity WAS there about the
trensAction2
They made ms psy sl35 for It, as the
tax w.s 90 per cent.
Colonel Marcus Barclay, what have you
been cuylng?
Red lead p,Int-a dollars worth.
How do prices range?
The paint cost 81, and the tax was 10
cents; net cost 81 IS
Congressman Wickham, how have you
been spending your money?
1t takes coed deal of riding to keep
in sight OF DR.. Wadsworlh, so invested
in horseshoe nails. 1 bought 5 dollars
worth, and they added IS cents for tax !;
81 IS was my bill.
Congressman J. j. Pugsley, you made
81 investment, did your
OF course.
What il?
Window glass. Larry Neal has knocked
come Of my windows out, and must do
some repairing. 1 paid 50 o6 for dol
Iat's worth OF panes. The tax WAS s1.o6
more than the price of the glass.
Msjor Benjamin Butterworth, what
have you been doing?
I've peen buying Paris white.
What for?
To paint out my free trade and Canadian
speeches, sud II costs like the deuce.
How &C?
Why got dollars worth of the stun
and they charged ne 1924 for It; 81 81
tariff tax. l guess I'd better let the
speeches stand.
Joey Foraker, what have you been buy
ing?
Five cents worth Of castor oil, sir.
Whist did t cost your
Fifteen cent?, sir.
Ten cents tx; 200 per &c IT., el?
Yes, bat il they would pat Lice Elf
on 1t, the price would com 6osn 30 PEI