Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-10-30
Living BY Rule

mental vigor, in his eighty.first
year, to the extreme care he
has long taken of himself. Never
robust, he was still wiry in his
earlier and maturer life. but
siuce he reached eighty his
hygienic vigilance is unceasing.
The rooms that the daily occu-
pies are equipped win barome-
tiers, thermometers, aerOmeters,
every kind of instruments. in
short. to prevent his mourning
the slightes risk of taking cold.
He knows that pneumonia is
the most formidable foe Of old
age, and he is determined to
keep it at distance ii possible.
He never gets up until he knows
the exact temperature, during
winter, or takes his bath with
out having the water accurately
tested. He lives by rule is
inteXible. His time is scrupu-
lously divided, so much allotted
to reading, so much to writing,
so much to exercise, so much
to recreation. His meals are
studies of prudence and diges-
ton. He understands the
specific qualities of all ordinary
foods, and never departs from
the severest discretion in eat
ing
One might think that it would
be a serious intiiction to keep
up existence by such precise,
unvarying methods. But the
little doctor enjoys them, having
settled firmly in these habits
years ago. Phllosophic as he
is about death, he has an eager
curiosity to see how long he
can live by following the laws
he has vigorously prescribed
for himself. He has long had
various theories on the subject
Of health and longevity, and he
rehshes experimenting upon
himself. He thinks sometimes
that he may attain one hundred,
which he would dearly like, if
he could retain, as he has re-
toined thus far, the full posses.
sion of all his faculties.-Chica-
60 Mail.
People who grumble about
the amount of taxes they are
compelled to pay in this state
should figure a little on what
the government requires them
to pay. The taxes paid collec-
tors in the various counties and
cities range from $3.50 to $3.50
on the 500 valuation. In re-.
mote instances the tax may be
a little above the last figures
named, but generally state,
county and municipal taxes
come between the two figures.
In return for this every man is
entitled to send his children to
school free of cost, the public
highways are improved and the
general laws are administered,
and the various institutions of
the state and counties are main
tanned. We are apt to look
upon such taxes as burdensome
because the money is paid dl
rect, and overlooS a far more
bnrdensome tax because it is
paid indirect.
In place Of a tax of say 50 80
on the 800 the government lev
les an average tax of $47. and
according TO reliable authority
the Mckinley bill will increase
this amount to $52. Some peo-
pie pretend to believe that the
tariff is not an indirect tax, but
no matter by what name it is
called, the government collects
the money and the people pay
it. When a person purchases
the robbery, it does not make
any difference whether the sys
TEN is called u direct tax, tariff.
indirect tax or grand larcency.
clothing and pays 81 for what
is only worth 40 cents, and
and when they pay two cents
per pound more tor sugar than
what it is worth and the gov
eminent is the beneficiary .
The great truth is the govern
ment is robhing the people.
This is why millions Of dollars
have been squandered and the
pension list swelled beyond all
reason. The interests which
demand that this tax be main.
tanned and even increased
bought and paid for a republi.
can congress
They don't care how mach
money is spent dishonesty and
recklessly just so long us the
tariff Is maintained.
For the sake Of illustrating
point, suppose every city in
the state would adopt a tariff
against the farmer. Before any
commodity could br offered for
sale IN II city the collector
would collect taxes as follows.
Corn, % cents per busllel; 20.