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Is Tax On Ground-Rent Paid BY the
Tenant?

| have sometimes irreverently made
run of those opponents of the single tax
who insist that it will be distributed
just like tariff tax and, therefore that
it has no advantage over any indirect
taxes. If it were in the least likely
that the chief opponents of the tax re-
<orrn would believe this theory. we
would keep silence on the subject, be-
cause nine-tenths of all the opposition
would be removed, and the single tax
would at least be adopted in several
States.
But landlords are not so simple
minded as to be deceived by any such
plan as this. They know very well
that they now charge all the rent for
land which they could possibly get, tax
or no tax. Not one of them can be per-
suaded that a tax on ground-rents can
ever be shifted upon tenants. So we
must meet this idea with facts and
figures in order to convince the tenant
maiority of the Ricardian doctrine that
tax on ground-rents will always be
paid by landlords alone.
Suppose the ground-rent of the United
States to be 5000, 900, 900. Suppose the
single tax, unlimited, to be adopted
and this is the particular form OF tax
which Mr.. Edward Atkinson and the
other advocates of this distribution the
DRY are considering. Something over
$500, 900, 900 would then be collected.
On Mr.. Atkinson's theory, the landlords
would add this to their rents. and the
tenants would add it to the prices of
goods. Very well: then rents would be
raised to 81, ZOO, 900, 600. Instantly the
taxes would be raised to about s., GEO.
900, 600. Rents are then put up to S.
800, 600, 900. But the taxes are just as
quickly put up to IS, 200. 0OO. 900. Rents
are again raised to Sc 500, 900, 900. Taxes
instantly swallow up Sc, 400, 600, 900.
Rents are now raised to SIS, 600. 600. 900.
But taxes as swiftly follow, absorbing
So, 900, 600, 600. The all-powerful land
lords once more raise rent to S26, 000,
600, 600. But. a. this is more than twice
as much as the whole productive power
of the whole United. States, how are
the landlords going to get it? And if
they could get, how can they keep it?
There is no use in going any further,
although the figures might be carried
into infinite numbers. The idea that
landlords can add to their ground-rents
taxes on ground-rents, SO long as the
people are determined to take even
half the ground-rents in taxes, is trans
parently absurd. But the idea that
they can add any taxes at all to ground
rents, when they are already charging
all the rent which they can possibly OBJ
tain, is equally absurd, though not per-
haps SO transparent. The American
landlord very properly charges now all
the rent for land which he can possibly
get. He can get no more, if compelled
to pay a quarter or a half of the whole
of his rent in taxation, for the plain
reason that he gets now all which he
possibly can. and no man can get more
than he can get.-Thomas G. Sherman,
in the Standard.
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4 story of Bret Harte-

In one of Bret Harte's clever parodies
of the French he tells story in words
something like these: Three gamins
were playing in the streets of Paris. A
priest passed by. There goes priest"
cried one: look out for your eggs and
chickensr' The the priest, hearing the
words. knelt down and prayed for the
boys. But. upon reflection, he was con-
WINGED that it was not the fault of the
boys. but of their parents He knelt
down the second time and prayed for
the bows parents On another thought
he saw that it was not the fault of the
BOYS parents, but of society. He llnelt
down again and prayed for society. As
he rose from his prayer he said to him
self: My friend, who is society? You
and are society" So he knelt down
the last time and prayed for himself
San Francisco ArConaut.
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PlTH AND POINT.

When small people fall in love they
increase their sighs.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
There is vast difference between
living simply and simply living.-St-
Joseph News
A greedy man should wear plaid
vest. so as 30 keep check on his stom-
ach.-N. Y. Ledger.
The person who can least spare it Is
often most willing to give others piece
of his mind-Rome Sentinel.
There is nothing more discouraging
to man than thoughts of how great he
intended to be.--Atchison Globe.
1--WE may not be soldiers, except of
fortune said Patsy, the tramp, to his
companion, ''but we are comrades-in-
aims for all that. st Joseph News
To Err Is Human.-Critic-''
greatest writer's make mistakes" Au-
thor-'sYes. every writer is liable to put
his mucilage brush into the ink bottle"
N Y. Sun.
There is a woman who has been
married fifty-eight years, and who has
never missed kindling the kitchen fire.
Her husband is probably the Oldest fire
escape on record.
1t may be well enough to call
spade spade. if you are going to talk
about spades at all, but it is good deal
more elevating usually to talk about the
stars Journal.
Office Boy-''Editor's gone off fer
weeks. Leave yer bill with me, an I'll
give it to him when he gifts back" II
hoven't got bill. I've got a club"
Editors upstairs, sir."-Good News.
Husband "Look here, Nettie,
what's the use of paying a girl S12 a
month when you do all the work."
Wife-"Well, the neighbors would say
had to do my own work if didn't keep
girl. "-Bostonian.
Made to Look At.-Visitor-''My!
what a splendid library. Have you
read all those books?" Hostess-''No,
but should like to very much" Wis
itor-s'Wen, why don't your" Hostess
II am afraid of soiling the bindings
Yankee Blade.
kind Hearted Snagsby.-Dumbley
do you believe that women ought to
enlarge their sphere, Snagsby?" Snags-
by do, do, Dumbley. / never lose
an opportunity to persuade Mrs. s. to
give the world the benefit of her great
talents by going upon the lecture
stage. Chicago Times.
A Taste of It.-Noted Anarchist
| explaining his position to fellow-pas-
sengers on Western railway train)-
s'Ve want all laws banished from the
statute books. We want effry citizen to
! do as he please - Leader of West
ern Outlaws Suddenly boarding the
train)-"Hold up y'r hands!'-N. Y.
| Weekly.
I'm order to be successful teacher
of boys, it is necessary to be their friend.
1t is necessary not only to take an in
terest in seeing that their lessons are
properly recited. but to be sure also
that they understand what they are
doing and take an interest in it: make
them feel that it is their business now,
and that their future success in life de-
ponds on their doing their work well in
the present. Boys like friend, not an
| OyerSeer
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Mems Manners.

.tMen's behavior" observes Bacon,
''should be. like their dress, not too
strait or point-device, but free for exer-
else or motion" There can be no genial
fellowship between affable, courteous
people and your stiff-backed Journalist;
while the intercourse of the latter with
one another is necessarily dull and
dreary to the last degree. They can no
more enjoy society in their strait jack
cts of cold reserve. than wretch in
the stocks could enjoy the hilarity of
the crowd around him. Whoever desires
to make friends should be cordial and
conciliatory. Nobody cares for auto
matte men and women who seem to go
by clock-work, and to want oiling at
that. The error of utter unreserve
should be avoided, too. 1t is less re-
pulsive than its opposite, but it does in
finitely more mischief. A man had bet
ter seal up his thoughts and feelings in
his own breast than sputter them forth,
in season and out of season. to every
body he meets Such incontinency of
speech is sure to make the person guilty
of it unpopular. and to create general
embarrassment and alarm in the circle
IN which he N sves.-N. Y. Ledger.
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a COSTLY EGG.
The Lays of Ancient Rome" Nowhere
Compared with British Hens.

The Lays OF Ancient Rome N0wh ere
Compared with British Hens.
Not few of the eggs of British birds
are worth more than their weight in
gold while those of certain species
which are supposed to have become ex-
tinct bring quite fabulous prices A
well-marked pair of golden eagles eggs
have been known to fetch s25. The
market value of an egg of the swal-
lowed-tailed kite is 8 guineas, of Pal
las sand grouse, sos, while ten times
that amount was recently offered for an
egg of this Asiastic species taken in
Britain.
On the other hand, the eggs of GER
tain of the social breeding birds are so
common in their season as to be sys-
tematically collected for domestic pur-
poses. And this in face of the fact that
many of them are remarkably alike for
size, shape and beauty of coloring.
This applies particularly to the guile
mot, whose eggs are often remarkably
handsome. As rule, the color of these
is blush green, heavily blotched, and
strealSed with brown or black and the
form that of an elongated handsome
pear.
The guillemot is one of the common
est cliff birds of England. and is found
in great abundance at Marlborough
Head. The eggs are systematically
gathered by men who are let down the
rocks in ropes. They traverse the mar
rowest lodges, placing the eggs which
they gather daily in baskets fastened
around their shoulders. The guillemot
makes no nest, lays but one egg, and in
cubation lasts about month.
The bird sits upright, and when sud-
denly alarmed, as by the firing of gun,
the eggs fall in showers into the sea.
Most of those collected at Marlborough
are sent to Leeds, where the albumen
is used in the preparation of patent
leather, while the eggs taken on LrDdy
are used at Bristol in the manufacture
of sugar
At the British breeding stations of
the gannet or Solan goose thousands of
birds breed annually, though in num-
bers less than formerly. In this case
the young birds, not the eggs, are
taken, and on North Barra from 1000
to 5000 birds are captured in season.
The collector kills the gannets as
they are taken from the nest, and they
are then thrown into the sea beneath,
where a boat is in waiting to pick
them up. In the Faroes the people
keep January IS as festival in conse-
ouence of the return of the bird.-N. Y
Journal
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Il think" said the clerk in the dry
goods store, that l viii resign unless
something is done to make my work
easier. I can't stand the climate"
What would you suggest"
We'll. put the ear-muffs and the
palm-leaf pans on the same shelf and
keen them there 1t would save a heap
of unpacking and running up and down
stairs Washington Post.
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lasquez, i'er.F's words took no apparent
chants face moved as he replied:
There is no one of thai name IN the
room; to whom do you refcr?'
TO you," answered Percy; ''but /
VIII fight you under any name you
wish
Il fail to understand why you should
address me by any name other than my
own, but our seconds will make arrange
ments, and am prepared at any time
to meet YOU" was the reply.
The tall Spaniard and the gentleman
whom Percy had named as his second
then held consultation and soon de-
cided that the meeting should take
place at daylight in a secluded spot to
the northwest of the town.
Percy chose to fight with rapiers, as
he was tolerab1y skillful in the use OF
those weapons and felt more certain OF
getting fair play. All arrangements
being completed, Percy and his second
at once made their departure. There
was still time for few hours sleep. and
Percy decided to take advantage of it.
But no sooner had Percy and his
friend departed than the tall Spaniard
and Mr.. limerick were again in lon-
sultation. That Englishman must
never leave this country alive" he said,
land can not and will not run the risk
of fighting him. He is probably a
skilled swordsman or would not choose
such weapons, and since there must be
no mistake about his being disposed of,
other means must be resorted to-
THAT will be easy enough" replied
his second in Spanish. You go to bed
and get few hours rest and / will at
tend to the rest
DO this and you shall be well paid,
said Mr.. limerick. The, Spaniard ap-
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TO BE CONTINUED.
A different Case.

Excited Female-Say, If you have
filed them divorce papers for me | want
you to go round and stop 'ena right
away.
Lawyer-Have you made it up with
him?
Excited Female-Lord, no. l don't
have to. He has just been run over by
a train. l want you to sue the com
pany for damages.-Terre Haute Elk
press.
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An Imnnrtant Point.

Mrs. Blifl1ins Creading)-The points
of fine seal fur are. first, the texture
Mr.. Blifkins-Humph! Seems to me
the 6rst point is the price.-Good News
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Thirsty Bonanza Prince-G1nme
some champagne" Waiter-"1es. Sir.
Extra dry?" Thirsty b. P.-"No- Extra
wet Good News.
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They Want the Earth.
Realty.

Mrs. Juliet Raum, wife of Pension
Commissioner Green B. Raum, and John
Fields her brother, have begun suit
against the town of Gofconda, Ill, for
the recovery of property valued at over
$500, 900. They assert titles as heirs of
Green b. Fields, founder of the town,
and the land they claim constitutes
Water street, Ohio levee. and the pub
lie landing. The streets Were laid out
by the founder of the town, who,
doubtless was compensated for the sur
render of the ground necessary by the
increase in the value of his other land.
He appears to have neglected to deed
these streets to the public, and now
these people propose to make their fell
low-citizens pay dearly for his neglect.
Of course the whole value of this
property has been created by the people
OF Golconda. without whose presence
the land in question would not be
worth quarreling about This is
another beautiful illustration of the
Justice and equity of the existing sys-
TEN of land tenure about which we
hear so much from its interested de-
tenders.
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BENEATH all political problems lies
the social problem of the distribution of
wealth This our people donot gener-
ally recognize, and they listen to quaeks
who propose to cure the symptoms with
out touching the disease. Let us elect
good men to office, say the quacks.
Yes, let us catch little birds by sprink-
ling salt on their tails,-oocial Prob
lens.
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s - !.
Messrs. Crockett & WindeE:
s. Sirss::-I used your mixture A No. l
last year ON. my sweet potato:erop.
Viii say made more potatoes and
sold them for more money than |
ever did before. Il shall surely use it
~. s. -. .z. y Roht C.;;AshbX,.
GAINESVILLE, February 5th, 1881.
Messrs.. Crockett e. Winder:
: Gentlemen:-I used your MIXTURE
A.. last. season by the side of,other
No&.1 Fertilizers. The mixture A was
decidedly the best. of all. Will use 1t
again this season.
s - -. s: Very. Fespeetfull}Xh,
February:2d !, 1891 -. =
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Ur,i.c,i, ,,ni.l:i,ac1ssta..

WHY doenot women woerspoc..ets;
And why do they tiways carry every
thing in thslr .pnrse> .iiI,a:sssn,ft pslrse-iu
their hand in ;such:; 3.9f.: sianner. Us Is
tempt the .dishonesstta2 z, yysshl@t ,an un
worthy tau1st Is: this! = sM .oN:,ll docs
not wear pockets bcsca'fss: inan has left
her nothing To pit if them. :apd that is
one reason. huosiacr rtassi,r.1s because
she does not want them Size Is noe a.
man is andas1oto Med to earEsa.ebo bout
with her everywhere sIgar: Ca SC! @. DO.
of natchexa pocktt],ooS::a1 fitch Icy
and q dozen otllcr.fu tfEst55es,xi y For
carrying her purse in her hahts Sslls
carries it there beea1se slae has roe sol
pocket -; -: =: i: & -: .;a:-
Also. tits pore :canyeI.t Hils. ocasry j,
there: she is of q generpHs ;Gnd: liberal
nature, and v'ouid ,alsyii,ys:: fgixins;
so that she lisrxszto haYe; t1er pnrse
ready. 1t is. a :nn,eli Stfcgluefh od, ;too
her. pocket might be picked Other
purse. whereas in her .lia,A Sshes:can
keep her oye upon'it: :: And :if:,lnisbSody:
does snatch, her Purse. ~ i ssenMsn mot
matter much, for II rarsl gcoht0ifisany
thing but visiting earsl's:saptf; assfex
postage stamps SRor.leIts5dos= ssea.
pockets. They have, pockets, in es-ert
one of their dresses. e We @re.t4lN Sc,
lieve that this is t7tie.tni,tl:t.lnt; hey
have pockets. Only. fiieg DON'T use
them because they can never iii,d.tben. J
Spectator. -.
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A Now yI.o for CHM.

Some genius Of woman who has
struggled for seasons to keep her shir,
and iier waist under hcrys, belt = has
thought of Il way to make s-fiiese. two
bands Join each .otller in; picturesque
harmony. No mere will one zee. that
unhappy lapse which so often has.
marred the symmetry of wolnan's tteilet
when she. cndclvorcd TO keep the band
of her skirt, and the band Of her waist
under the belt which was supposed -to
conceal the point u juncture =
The new devieeis simple one, and
it is done BY the means Of that uni
versal beautitler and magic ornanlentel
gimp. y nice broad piece Of gimp
preferably silver, b,,t allow;lbly black OF
any other color which flarmonizes with
the costume, is sewed upon the hand
of the dress Skirt This .band is then
hooked. seysfu th hA4r @qiiSSt HI and is
. grappled. lrbNass .ASs IpIgaE!st, phYj e Yel
Jheedefpinsi Eiiie,ks'aa :pb,eedskoth:fo,
i0if,at4ens ;asiEi fop :;hsa-at :sSsterFals et
two two inthcs aT3ihd skaattoi9i, bin. ODD
+ Thus SihSSSISyo ;si3i .
pretty. eject isroGoiAp every
.please&ise,AR@ Ill with 1stleee aid OF
gimp. ANdw York. Wor3i{a Oh .:.5.;f,
81! &: i;.ii L::;ai .!--2f s4!}-4-4tts .:;.i,.
=; -; g; tsrillkanssy 'e6idttd Aalsy.:tt.1o
In The ec0i;tirss observation-disclosures; part
of. which. tlaS. .atessadx besp seorkihuni-
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Broadly !,rstIIig,,islice,.

A famous R,,ssian writer had an
original way Of expressing his opinions
in regard 10 people and things.
How do you like her voice. he was
asked, relative to a prilna. donna who
produced aD enormous quantity OF
! huaky3one VIXEN she sang.
nG!Noide II: rcpra3ed ;1tttei writer Will,
gxeat scpra:: !. rhal 's.1,at voice. It's
:aldnafd:of!air,r NEa eElanse-:
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Messtrrs. Crockett s. Winder: g.
Gentlemen:-I used some OF your
MIXTURE Al lastyear on sweet potatoes
in Very poor land and it;giye me;per,
feet. satisfaction, and j think 1t. ,is as
good fertilizer as any for sweet pota.
toes: Ishall use it again this year
.;;si,g - Yours respectfully.
- -: =: WIND. Tunnel.
.nnlez. sEahruarY 4th, 1891. 81.
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M essrs; Crockett Is Winder1,;. -. -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1r Mn;
fure IA ON swees pOtstoes last yoef' 4
take pleasure IN saying that iftte an
excellent: fertili ger, !: nnd%2 4 believe
there is none better on: the market.
~ ~, IL. Floyd Mock.
.Ac.comacsC. H; Feb.s 18th 1891
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lease us il: wouki hstvt. pleaded IL yui
l.ad repented. sill plead against you.
. Lord God of the Judgment day
avert that calamity! Let us SEQ til :
quick flash of the scimcter that Stays tn :
sin but saves the sinner. Strike, orn-
nipotent God. for the souls deliver
uncc! !,o;tt. O:cternal Sea, with ail TIL.
waves as;,lns. the: barren beach Of that
rocky soul and make it tremble. Oh,
tie oppressiveuess OF the hour. tl,s
minute. the Second. ta. which the souls
eiestins qnlv1s; anil tbs Is that hour.
that nikinas s.aw sccondl SO
Some years ago thtSr cstsne down 3.
fierce STORM on the seacn;rSt. :uNl:a YES
So! rot in the breakers and was going 10
pisces. They threw up some signal uf
distress. ana the p,.op.: on shore saw
.,rln. 'rhty pat ont il II hfei1M.
They caIn":.on. aud they saw the lpoor
sailors. al.i.os. exhausted. cllnSins to n
ra:t: and ~ afraid were the bontnen
that Inc lnsu would give up before they
got 10 them they gave them three
rounds uf cheers. nnleried;; Ntioid .ot..
there! hold Oh! Wen save you!s
After awhile the boat c;,Hiesup.>. tiDe
ll.,., wass,s,.eil ~. having the,boatllool1
pat in che collar Of his coat. and some
IN one way an'i some in another, but
they all got into s,c boat. New, y.
says the captain. for the shore. Pull
away now. pull!- The people on the
lind were afraid the lifcboat had gone
down. They said: How long The
boat stays. Why; il must. haze. bees,
swalnped. end they have NIL persisted
together. .; And there were men and
women t4 the pier licads aud On tlie
beach Infringing tileir iIands. and while
,slcy waited and watched they saw
something lo;sniag up through tlie
mist. a,l4l it t,ir;led out to be- the life
boat.
AS soon .cs it came within speaking
distance the people on she shore cried
ont: hid you ssve any of~the:nt DID
you save suy oi the:uf" And ~ the
bo;t swept t:iroush tho boiling surf
and CAME to the picr head the captssln
waved his hand oves the exhausted
sailors that lay flat on the bottom II
the boat and cried: "All saved! Thank
God. All saved" SO ,aay it be to-
day. The wavesTof your sin;run high,
the storm is on you; but cheer you
0ita. this Gospel hope. -,
God grant that witl.iI the next ten
,ainutcS we may .ow with you into the
l:arbor OF Coils mercy. And w!cn
these Christian incn gather as;:and TO
fee the result of this service, and ,the
gtoriicd gathering OH. tho pier hcads
Of heaven to watcllend:te'tisten. Alas
we be able to report NIL saved = Yosin,,
and old, good and BAH! All sated.
Saved for time. Saved. for eternity.
'..lnd 10 it came TO pass that they all
escaped 'safe to land." -
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-RBrpHsErTBD BY :sewell.H. cIaddlng,
il. Crockett.

in tho
prepared fill orders with anything you may Ma ~ sn
Of Fertilizers
e YOU want PURE and know it PURE
want have that also
Won want DISSOLVED BONE MURIATE OF POTASH sULPHATE
yeave henn fact any
to ~ something early call for sweet po-
atoes buy near onaneoA mace tnn
without load OF any other manure III
his patch md dug August 10 sprouts filing
orders promptly nied-eheap for cash
ofco and Kings in Crockett 1ot OF
King ST - 49, OnancocE Va
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, Tho SsDscs.pi- Criminals:

- !, aat|seea,sz To- have: .been Shown that
thesnefs,ee senses al criminals asa class
aressthsss iiesite sthsnrlifdse :of normal hui
nam: beings Twice MS. man 1915 them
in: i &: ;tfiousatld are color blinds they
Have; n less aciitestsste; .tlieir power Of
SMELL is:lsSs Developed, snd;their hear
Ing I'd. is;net SO aeu te:s +therniore their
sensigilitg to ! pain IL less: so that tho
maletactersi is; in pt:: tp recover Rapidly
from wounds whicli:would: be danger
ous.ur even fatal to.the houest lnan.-
Washington. STAR ~ Il. -.
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Or. Tal!psge: says::..:T There: never was
8, filthy street that: remained "a moral
Street. How important an agency Of
reform cleanliness :is::@as. illustrated by
the'fact that when THE. ancient world
got outrageouslS wicked it was plunged
into the desuge ..nld.kept under for
months til its iniau;ty was soaked ont
=ot: ~: i !. q. ::;:is:::: -: