The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

price hc pays is the tax the government
has levied upon it, AS Soon as the
| armcr is born the government begins
20 tax him. If the baby has the collie
and his mother gives him Il dose of par
pg Iric, tho government taxes it 40 per
cont. and il never lets up on the taxing
Afterwards while there Is Il cent in his
pocket Most farmers and work ing
men wear flannel shirts for large part
OF the year. At o'clock he gets out of
bed and puts on q flannel shirt that IS
taxed 100 per cont This costly gar
ment for which he paid twice what ii
could have been sold for ut Il fair profit,
having been buttOned up with buttons
taxed 100 per cent he proceeds TO put OH
4 pair of trousers. They arc made OF
coarse, heavy cloth and the tax is made
correspOndingly heavy, so they cost
him loo per cent. moro than they other
wise would. lie straps them over his
shoulders with suspcnders taxed 20 per
cent. and proceeds to put his feet into a
pair of socks taxed I'D per cent. lie
wears coarse, heavy socks, and he must
pay about four times tho tax the rich
man does for elegant, thin light ones
lie then thruStS his feet into a pair OF
coarse cOw-hide shoes, which have boon
taxed - per cont, after which he puts
on a coat taxed % per cent. He wakes
up his wife and goes out into the
kitchen and starts a fire with coal taxed
~ cents on n ton, and the smoke goes
up brick chimney taxed 40 per cent.
'IhGn ne goes OUT ana ibllCl0S nay W
tho cattlo with fork taxed 40 per cent.
in IA rack taxed 40 per cont, and feeds
them salt taxed II per cont. out OF Il bar
rol taxed 40 per cent.
After giving slop - his pigs out OF a
barrel bound with iron hoops taxed 70
per cent, he goes into the stable, taxed
40 per cent, to food his horse oat OF
trOughs taxed 40 per cont.
an Ganwhile his good wife has arisen
ana cooked his bacon, which he had
I 4 a. 4 4 ~
rOhatr) on n stove taxed 30 per cent.
Tho old farmer came To tho house, and
taking n pail taxed 20 per cent, went
To fetch pdjI Of water mot taxed yet),
which lac got from pump taxed - per
cont Ito closed door taxed 70 per
cent, which WAS hung on hinges
taxed 30 per cent, and WAS locked with
lock taxed 40 per cont. Then he
| washed his hands in u tin basin taxed
| 50 per cent, with soap taxed ~ per cont,
| and wiped them on a brown linen towel
taxed 20 per cent. lilo went into the
dining room, covered with an OiI-clOth
carpet taxed 10 per cont, ana sat uow u
in a chair taxed % per cent. His wife
pulled out n table taxed ~ per cent. and
spread upon it Il table-cIOth taxed 40
per cent. She put OH it some earthen-
ware taxed 40 per cent, and white plates
taxed 80 per cent. The knives ana
forks ware also taxed 90 per cent. The
glass tumblers ont of which they drank
milk were taxed $50 per cent, and the
roof under which they sat was taxed
~ per cent.
'tFhe good wife poured coffee out of a
coffee not taxed 55 per cent, and stirred
il up with a spoon taxed 40 per cent.
The bill of fare was not elaborate. 1t
consisted Of COilee taken out OF can
taxed 81 per cent, bacon cured with
| salt, taxed Al per cent, bread made OF
| flour taken from Il bag taxed 30 per cent,
| and butter seasoned with taxed salt.
Alter breakfast the farmer put ON nat
taxed 50 per cent, walked over taxed
carpet Which covered taxed noor, out
of 4 taxed door, hung on taxed hinges,
and fastened with II taxed lock, into
Gods air, not taxed yet. Ho theh Roi
some wire nails, taxed $50 per cent, ana
taking Il hammer, taxed % per cent
| an / "A saw aud AK, taxed 90 per cent, ne
| repaired pig-pen with lumber taxed
| 20 por cent.
"AfLer he had finished that job he went
| into the stablL and put Bride anu
| harness onto his horses, taxed ID per
| cent, led them out from tho stable 10 q
taxed trough and pumped untaXed
| water for them through "a taxed pump:
| clio hitched thCm To Tough taxed
| 10 per cent, and started To the nelu 10
put in many lonely hours preparing the
| ground for another crop. 1ho VIE
| swept the floor with Il broom taxed %
J per cent, went into the best room, the
taxed floor, covered with an ingram
carpet, taxed 90 per cont. She got Z
! needle, taxed - per Cent? Anu LhAOduCO
/ it with cotton thread, taxed II per cent
At first she thought she would make
| herself dress of some printed cotton,
| valued at over 10 cents per yafu, IaXeu
| 10 ,ler cent, but sho at last concluded 70
| make, her husband sOmo clothes OF com
mon woolem goods, taxed III per cent
| After sewing some hours on the taxed
| material, with a taxed needle ahO
| thread, sitting in taxed chalr on
| taxed carpet, which covered taxed
1 In work gar
den and she took hoe ana shoVel
taNed 45 Dor cont, with which 10 zig vi
the weeds. After the long. weary uay
is over the fan Iner comes nome. hS
| feeds the chickens, pigs, horsoS hHu
cattle and swine, and comes through
| taxed door and sits at his taXed tStoit
once more, which is lighted with
glass lamp taxed $50 per cent.
After supper the IHrmtr takes dowi
his Biblo, taxed ~ per cent, READS
chapter from the holy book, thank'
God that he has cast this lot III the
'rruest country on earth, ana Lheh 70
| tires and covers himself with Dlahke
TAXED Ill por cont. a.,
farmer grows old; the lIaIr OF his hea'
| il white AZ SNOW; has GOOD WHO IL
wriuk lod and hont; finally he dtos aht
il nut in "a coffin taxed no per cent
M. minister comes and reads the serV
| ice, of the church, and he is carrlou u
his long home, and over the ground M
children erect monunenL 10 IN
memory which il taxed 50 per cent
"1haI il tho way" continued th
| neivhDOr, "LhHt We pay our govern
mant taxes. But you never get All.
lax r, CENTS. If YOU did you could TAX
Just what you paid and that wo9l'
create a revolution inside of six months
but then these taxes do not all go u
tho government. OF every hNe doIiar
| 0ftANcs raised in this way one dollar
paid over To tho government ana lou
dollars to tho millionaire manu-
facturers."
! Then tho old farmer sat and though
again. At last ne said:
al understand il now. l can acGoun
for il all. Thny got my beef, corn
wheat and pork. L have been robbed
They have been stealing tho proceed
of my labor all my life. OF all hay
raised, they have only left mo barrel
enough TO feed my wife and children