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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

stead of this he perceived that as he
spoke shadow of displeasure clouded
Mrs. Maynard's face and something
like disdain curved the proud lips Only
for an instant; she recovered herself
quickly and rejoined with a gay little
laugh:
''Ah, you wretched fatterer! How
often have you made that pretty speech?
Good-by! No, wait! I had almost for
gotten; 1 have found that missing let
ter of which told you once. You know
you urged me yesterday to renew my
search for it, as it might prove to be Of
some value as evidence. Don't stop to
read it now, but examine it ut your
leisure and then tell me the result of
your deliberations. All, Mrs. Hunting
don-pray excuse me, Mr.. North!-I am
so delighted to see you! No, the library.
dear; this way, please"
And Mrs. Maynard had vanished,
leaving North standing at the drawing
room door with the letter that she had
given him still in his hand. He was
looking at it with almost as much dis
may as if it had been a package Of dyna-
mite. Finally, in a mechanical way, as
If he were acting more from the pressure
of circumstances than from any clear
purpose In his own mind, he put the
envelope into his pocket and made his
escape somewhat precipitately from the
house.
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Taxation and Scisnee

This Is an ago Of SCIENCE We credit
the inventions and discoveries Of the
century to the scientific spirit In which
great questions are studied Among
the great majority Of mankind the
opinion Of the trained specialist b re-
ceived as authority on his particular
subject Yet when IL comes 10 the
question OF taxation, surely a. difacult
and intricate a. any OF the sciences. Il
ID generally believed that the crude
schemes and systems adopted hundreds
Of years ago. are now urged by men who
have devoted no time to the study Of
the subject are the perfection Of wis
dom.
A little more thought would prevent
q great deal OF nonsense being thrust
upon the public as ''the science Of tax
alton" What kind Of science i that
which advocates hning the men who
improve their real estate? Which puts
premium on idleness? Which dis
courages thrift and industry? Which
holds wealth (''good things'') to Be IN
evil? Which encourages men to keep
valuable land vacant and unusedP
Which taxes capital invested In farm-
ing or manufacturing industries2
Would not the real science Of taxa
ton be the exact opposite Of such sysf
fAma2
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Monkeying With Taxation.

When the Greatest Show on Earth
was in winter quarters at Bridgeport,
q few years ago, a number of monkeys
were confined to a large circular cage in
the center Of one Of the animal houses.
To prevent constant fighting between
the quarrelsome family, the cage was
divided by wire partitions into some
twenty small compartments When
the daily rations were distributed it
was noticed that instead Of eating his
own portion each monkey would thrust
his hand through the wire and flch as
much as he could reach from his neigh
boris dish. The result was great deal
biting and scratching; considerable
food was scattered and wasted; and
since, while one monkey was stealing,
another was robbing him. the result Of
their dishonesty was loss all around.
Believers in Darwinian theory of the
origin of species will probably find
confirmation of their views in the
recommendations in favor Of strin-
gent 'slisting law" for collecting taxes
on personal property under oath. The
notion that the general wealth of this
state can be increased by setting q
greater number of assessors to work
with system of spies and penalties for
failure to make returns Of property to
tax everybody on their intangible
property, is worthy Of our Simian kim
dred.
Suppose that the ''listing law" Is
passed. While the farmer, whom it adj
vocates, pretend to be anxious to benc-
fit, was getting little more taxes
from the merchant or the capitalist
who is so wicked as to save money and
loan it out on mortgages, the latter
would shift the tax by charging slight
~ higher price for their goods, or
higher interest on the mortgage. And
the greatly increased cost of assessing
and collecting taxes would probably
soon convince everyone that systems OF
taxation founded on q supposed an
tagonism Of interest between real es-
tate and personal property owners were
wasteful and injurious m Y. Sun.
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PITH AND POINT.


old Salt fsadly) Wha1ing ain,t
what It used to b" Johnnie-aWell,
you amt sorry. are you?"
His Trade.-Judge-s whats your
occupation?" Prisoner Preoccupar
ton, your honor; I'm out OF . Job
Puck
Charlie Why did they bury poor
Glider at night?'' Archie-.sHe had no
decent clothes but dress suit
Clothier's Weekly.
She-''Maude? Oh, she's one Of the
friends of my youth" He-'sI didn't
take her to be as old as that"-Kate
Fields Washington.
-She-ssDo you think il possible for
a man to love two women at once?' He
Yes; fifty at once, if they were all
like you IN. Y. Press.
How Those Girls Love One Anoth-
er.-Ethel- have formed the habit
Of singing at my work" Maud-''How
you must hate it!"-Truth.
-Cobble-ssHow on earth did those
trousers get twisted around your legs
so?" Stone-ssI have been in Boston
and tried to find my way around the
streets."-Life.
MIR. Society," don't see how talk
ing few minutes to me can give you
heart trouble" Dorothy-'sWell, the
doctor said must not do anything that
would make me tired. '-Inter-Ocea
Other Professionals Ahead of Them.
First Burg1ar-'sWhat, back SO soon,
Bill!-what did you get?" Second Bur
glar-s.Nothin'- too late-there's
!, L. -
the table!'-Puck.
Use for the Disqualification find
the typewriter useful in your business?"
ST should say so. When bore comes
in give the operator a tip. and the
machine makes so much noise he can't
hear himself think. "-Washington Star.
His Experience.-"Whate experience
have you had in journalism" said the
metropolitan editor to the applicant for
a situation. "We1l, sir" was the reply,
81 was once the shandsomest school
teacher editor in voting contest on
the Squedunk Bugle. Judge.
Fond Mother-''Here's something
about baby whose head measures
twenty-five inches in circumference. Is
there any danger of our darling being
81 oCAO1AhCo. ohCptAC0A 4NO
dear; not unless the kid could under
stand and believe all the things you
say to him. Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Opposed to Annexation. The
tramp had applied at the back door for
something to eat. "Here's sand
wich,' said the lady rendering him one
of those juicy edibles. 81 beg your
pardon, lady," he replied, as he turned
away, s'but must refuse your offer.
am opposed to annexation in any form.
If you have spare pie, however
at that moment the large dog closed
with him.-ADetroit Free Press.
Far Advanced.-''A Henry county
negro was discovered carrying very
large armful of books, which brought
forth the inquiry: "Going to school?"
'sYas, sar, boss ''Do you study all
those books?" mo, sar, dey's my brud-
der's. Use ignorant kind er niger
side him, boss. Yer jest oughter see
dat niger fggerin'. He done gone an
ciphered clean through addition, par
tition, subtraction, distraction, abom.
ination, justification, creation, amputa,
ton and adoption. Atlanta Constitu
tion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27
VANITY OF THE SAVAGE.
How African Men and Women do Up
Their Hair and Boards.

How African Men and Women .Do Up
Their Hair and Boards.
During the hot hours of midday.
when all actual labor is suspended in
the village, the natives, urged by vani-
ty and national pride, devote a great
deal of time to the arrangement of
their odd but elaborate toilets. Hair
dressing is one of the principal obliga-
tions.and constitutes one of the numer-
GUS domestic duties allotted to the
s.fair" sex. A reed mat spread out in
some shady corner the woman sits
down, and the man upon whom the
operation is to be performed reclines
at full length. resting his head in her
lap. She begins at once to I'M
plat his hair, and soon has
it all raveled, and then, with a coarse
wooden instrument resembling the
head of a childs toy rake, she combs it
thoroughly until it is clear of all en-
tanglements, and stands out all over
the head in a thick, bushy mass six or
seven inches deep. It is now generous
ly creased with oil from the palm nut
The woman then parts it off into sec
tions, and very soon the coarse bunch
of hair, cleverly manipulated by her
nimble fingers, is woven down closely
to the head. They display good deal
of ingenuity in forming variety OF de-
signs. Sometimes a series of little
piaited strands, like rat tails. hang in a
fringe all around the head. Often solid
plaits of hair about the size OF goats
horn are made to stand ont from the
head in different styles Two OF
these will appear sprouting from
the top of the head, or one
will drop over the forehead and
lie along the nose. very pop
Mar fashion is to have roll OF hair
along each side of the head, ending in
two solid plaits, which curl over each
cheek like sleeps horn.
/. The plating operation is also extend
I'D to the mans beard. The mustache
'sis removed, and 50 are the eyebrows,
with a razor, which Is q small cheese
Lcutter blade with q long, slender
handle. This is used somewhat as we
hold = mem, and the stubby hair Is real
Nv chiseled OF the face, no small amount
If e being dragged out by the roots:
sr;hal custom compels its removal, and
4he African is so insensiblc to pain thas
the means employed do not inconven-
sence him in the least. Often when un-
derroine this treatment he falis asleep
ma never betrays any discomfort
iHaxpeTs Magazine.
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Prize Guessing Contest.

A recruit In the army found that his
blanket was too short, and that in CON,
sequence his first night in camp waa
spent with cold feet Next day he
carefully cut wide strip from the TOP
Of the blanket and sewed It to the bot.
tom. He was greatly surprised whom
he found that the blanket was shorter
than at first to the extent Of the cloth
used in the seam.
A farmer who found that the income
from his land was not enough 70 sup.
port his family and pay taxes and in-
terest on mortgage, got law passed
which taxed the mortgage. When the
mortgage was foreclosed and he was
compelled to borrow money st higheS
rate of interest than he had formerly
paid, he began to wonder how much he
had improved his condition.
A prize Of one years subscription b
Tax Reform will be given to everyone
who correctly guesses whether the col.
der or farmer was the wisest
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27
TECHNICALLY STATED.

Ger Objections were Too Intricate foz
Mr.. Glaspy.
"You have no objection to me person
ally, Miss Feathercroft, I hope" re-
marked the young lady's somewhat Ell.
derby admirer.
"Why, Mr.. Glaspy," she replied, ''you
are not acting as proxy for some other
man, are you?"
"As a proxy? Do understand You
correctly, Miss Feathercroft. As a
proxy for some other man? Certainly
not"
I'm asking me to be your wife you
meant yours, individually, did you
not"
81 certainly did"
"Then my objections to marrying
you, Mr.. Glaspy, must have some per-
sonal application to yourself, must they
not?"
"Of course, but"
every good. Let us dispose Of this
point first. You asked me to marry
you. declined. You inquired whether
had any objections to you personally.
/ asked you in reply if you were acting
as agent for some other man. You said
you were not. Now, then, if the fact
be considered established that you wish
me to marry you and I refuse to do so,
it follows inexorably that my refusal is
based on the fact that it is you, your
self, whom do not wish to marry. Do
you follow me?"
Ell think I do" said Mr.. Glaspy,
somewhat bewildered, s'but-'
Zone moment. Observe, now, that
this refusal has nothing to do with any
other man. Hence, whatever reasons
may have for not wishing to marry
you apply to you personally, and mo-
body else. Therefore they are personal
to yourself. Is that entirely clear in
your mind?"
"Why, yes," gasped the discounted
Mr.. Glaspy, helplessly, ..'but still"
"Hence, it must be apparent to you, -
ing her finger at him argumentatively,
and following his now retreating form
around the room, sit must be apparent
to you that do have some objections
to you personally, and your question,
or, rather, your assumption, to char
acterize it more accurately, was found
ed on manifest misconception. pro-
coed now to give some of my objections.
FIRSTLY"
You needn't, Miss Feathercroft!'
exclaimed Mr.. Glaspy, recovering him
self. .'You needn't proceed to state the
objections. I'm glad you've got objec-
tions!'' he went on. firmly grasping his
hat ssBut for those objections might
have been by this time the promised
husband of walking rhetoric and fe-
male Demosthenes! Thank Heaven for
the objections! I have the honor,
madam, to congratulate myself on es-
Gaping horrible fate and to wish you
very good EVENING" Chicago
Tribune.
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Most Of IA fsvor houne xu1s ~ II
land. Many az - spend money 81
tims IL aaitating Tor this needsd ~
form there. but how lew evsn q tie
latter reflect that wo hAvo mot hcuao
rule here, and that there u no nation
on earth In greater need at & thasI
ourx
Irish wrong. and Trish evict3Ona -
corruption ~ her ruler.. the brutalftv
81 her nolioe. - 80 f.mfIinr - ar
81. ana 49, can - no oueefiOm xha1
homa MD wnmld n.lra their correctiom
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All in the Tax Bills.

Leaving the criminal class entirely
out of the question, though they fur
nish the occasion for very large share
of the whole taxation, the pauper class,
including the deaf and dumb. blind. in
sane, etc, as well as the tramps,
Migrants, and the alms-taker in the
ordinary sense, cost the people Of the
United States more than one hundred
millions of dollars every year, accord
ing to the estimate Of Prof B Z. Ely,
which, however. SCENE too low, a. he
places the number in the pauper classea
at three million. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
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REPLY.

These questions are frequently asked
by farmers who think that they would
be benefited by . tax system under
which all forms OF capital would b
taxed. Every intelligent citizen knowl
that If there are two towns with the
same natural advantages for trade and
manufacturing, but with q difference
in the rate OF taxation, the one with
the lowest taxes will increase much
faster in wealth and population. Yet
in spite Of this fact there are still doubt
ers who can not see that what Is true Of
town is also true of a state. Capital
is coming here every day; If you tax il
here, it will stop coming, even il It hal
to stay where it Is now.
The answer to the question, "where
will capital go II driven from the state
by higher taxation?" is: wherever 1t
can earn higher interest than can be
obtained here" Already there are hum
dreds Of millions Of New York state
capital invested In southern mines and
railroads; in western farms. and north
western timber lands In sending 1t
to these sections of the country its own
ers no doubt acted wisely. But It can
not be denied there Is need Of all that
capital for investment in the manufac-
turing and farming industries Of this
state. nor that large proportion Of it
would have remained here If 1t had
been entirely exempt from taxation.
But" the farmer might reply, IF
every state in the union had the same
system capital would not leave the state
because It was taxed" Possibly not;
but the injury to the general prosperity
Of the people would be the same. Cap
ital is produced, saved and invested, be-
cause its owner expects to derive q rev.
enue from it II that revenue is de-
creased one or two per cent annually,
there is just SO much less inducement
for accommodating and investing capital.
Less capital means less factories, and
therefore less consumption of farm
produce. and higher prices for manu-
featured goods. It also means higher
interest on farm mortgages, thus pre-
venting the farmer from securing loans
at moderate rates for the purpose OF in
creasing the productive capacity of his
farm.
about one thousand millions of foreign
capital invested in America Many
hundreds of millions would come here
if they were untaxed. Would it not
b enefit our farmers and workingmen if
capital was cheaper and more abund-
ant? Do we not want all the foreign
and home capital that we can get? And
is there any better way to bring or keep
it here, than to free it from taxation?-
Taxation Society Editor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27
CHAPTER ".

Brutus-Oh that man might know
The end Of this days business ere II
come,
But IL sufnceth that the day win end,
And then the end II known.
Julius Cesar.
Absorbed in HIS mental review OF this
call ON Mrs. Maynard, Allan North. In
stead of retracing his steps over the
route by which he had come, turned
aimlessiy into an intersecting business
street; and by the time he awakened to
this fact he was . long distance from
Delaplaine street or any other locality
with which he was In the slightest de-
gree familiar.
.sWell, where am II" he asked him.
ealf. q be paused irresolutely on . cor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

then9 ! fear shall haye great diff
Guilty In finding him. Who would be
likely to know something about him2
Can you suggest anyone at all?"
The boy shook his head as IL giving Il
up at the outset, but nevertheless re-
aecting seriously for . moment. Glanc-
ing idly into the street, he saw gentle
man standing on the opposite corner.
Instantly the youths countenance
lightened up with that peculiar fllnm-
nation which is the unmistalable indi-
cation Of a new idea.
s'There's Mr.. Wymer, over there on
the corner" he said, with nod toward
the gentleman. TASK him. He's q
ward politician, and he knows all such
people. He's better'n q Directly, Mr..
Wymer is. If anyone can tell you, he
can"
Such an opportunity was not to be lost
With thanks for the suggestion North
left the store and hurried across the
street.
A gentleman, richly dressed in black
broadcloth, with glossy silk hat and a
dazzling gold watch chain, was leaning
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

Il taxing whisky malkas whisky hasds
= % ret, should ~ tax hcnses - tnAlJQ
them hasdef - gst ol1o1 n
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

THE report Of the jury on the value
Of the properties to DO. taken for the
new mint site in Philadelphia furnishes
another illustration Of the negligence
or willful law1essness Of boards Of ~
vision Of Texas.
The real estate to be taken II held by
twenty-eight owners, and for the sake
OF comparison give these figures Of
the different valuations In round num-
bers:
Assessors valuation. $50. 10000
Owners -. 1,205. 600 90 s
Jury's I. u. o2o. 10000
These figures show that according 70
the sworn statements Of the owners
these properties are only assessed at ~
per cent Of their real value Or IS We
20 by the award Of the jury thsy aye
only assessed 50 per cent Of their value.
In either case the claim Of the board Of
revision chat real estate in this city h
assessed ct 90 per cent Of it, true
value Is proven false. The law says
that real estate must be assessed It its
full value
Then how con we tar wealth outside
the state?
In 2 Nor. Corp Sec. 059. In this lan-
rua0e: Il II fundamental principle
that the laws Of = state can have NO
binding force. proprio viGore. outside
Of the territorial limits and jurisdictlon
OF the state enscting them.
The wealth Of great city dos NJ
mostly come from the city, II comeA -
Il, ii Il not produced there. A city = =
reservoir to which money and msroa,An-
-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27
Opposed to taxes On Medlclnss.

For the purpose Of starting an inter.
national movement for the abolition Of
taxes on medicines and alcohol used IN
the trade, s. M. Burroughs, OF Bur-
roughs, Welcome 4 Co, London, Eng
land; gave dinner followed by discua-
sion in the rooms Of the Fulton club
the other evening.
Those present were Henry George.
ST. John LeavenS Percy Collinwood. Of
London; James Hartford. Elijah NAL
lory, T. C. Strstton, v. w. Lawrence.
Theodore Ricksecl<er. the perfume maxi
err; Samuel Heitshu, DR.. w. Mendelson,
A. b. Hall, Of Hall & Ruckel;C. A. Mays.
DR.. @. w. Grant of London; A. n. Ma
son, b r. Fairchild. w. r Janvier, C.
II. Royce, Edward N. johnson, James
Foley and A. ]. Steera
There was scarcely dissentient voice
in the debate. The object Of the meet
ing was not to organize at present, but
to create favorable sentiment
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

and see now Things look there. North
-North-h'm! Not in the directory -
he added after hasty search for the
name. ''But then, it's an old edition,
and probably doesn't contain the names
of one-half the present population. And
now, about this OReilly; it's perfectly
evident that he isn't here either. How
shall go to work to find him? Per
haps this boy can tell me something
about him. At least can inquire"
And closing the book, North began
loosely:
Young man, what sort Of a directory
do you call this, anyway"
The youth Just turned his head to-
ward North on being thus suddenly and
Familiarity addressed.
GOOD enough" was his laconic re-
Spouse, given with IN information that
strongly suggested the additional
words: ''For your
"Oh," rejoined North, ST am perfect
~ willing to concede that it is good
enough so far as It goes; but inasmuch
as it fails to give the precise informa-
ton that am seeking, it is worth
nothing at oil to me. am in search OF
one Dennis OReilly, who processes to
be q resident of this city. Can you give
me any information concerning him?"
Dennis O'Reilly?" said the boy with
q blank look, as he thrust his elbows
on the shelf directly behind him and
slowly turned himself around until he
was facing North. dennis O'Reilly?"
he repeated in the strongly disparaging
tone by which people frequently at
tempt TO justify the ignorance that
they are compelled to confess '.NeveE
heard Of him before!''
s.Ah, not . very prominent citizen,