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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-03

Chicago switohmsn have demanded an
increase of wages, and threaten TO tie up
every road running into the city uulass
their demand 10 conceded.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-03
Executive Session Proceedings.

WAsHiNaroS. Feb. THE senate WAS in
executive session this afternoon for up
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Mysteries of Taxation.

On looking over Auditor General
Gregg's report on the receipts and ex-
penditures of the state, one comes
across revenue items that supply food
for reflection. Why, for instance,
should the state impose tax on fertil-
izers? Pennsylvania got last year near
ly SO, 900 from this questionably source,
and the thought naturally arises that,
by way of encouragement to our de-
pressed agricultural interests, this tax
should be discontinued.
Why should eating houses be required
to take out license? s12, S94.2O were
drawn, needlessly drawn, from an oc-
cupation known as very laborious and
certainly not conspicuous for excessive
profits.
Why should brokers and auctioneers
be singled out for exactions Of this
kind? The old corporation taxes these
occupations to the tune Of some $40, O00
There is also a peddler's license re.
quired, which bleeds these itinerant
merchants to the magnificent amount
of 81, 700 per annum.
The medieval policy that inspires
these unworthy forms Of levy should give
way to more humane line of action.
The hundred thousand dollars of reve.
nue. then lost can be balanced by tho
reduction of some of the items of exc
penditures which clearly owe their ex.
istence to motives of liberality that do
not bear close scrutiny. -Pittsburgh
Telegraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Wealth. Not Pauperism. the True
Gospel

From the tone of many of the reform
papers now published all over the coun-
try, it would seem that a large number
of people regard wealth as crime
and poverty as a virtue. There never
was a greater or more mischievous mis-
take
It is right that protest should be
made against ill-gotten wealth, the re-
suit of monopoly or special privileges
given by law to favored class But all
wealth honestly gained is q benefit to
mankind, and its increased production
and fair distribution should be the aim
of the highest and wisest slater man
ship
Nothing is so popular in certain
quarters to-day as bitter attacks on
wealth, and the defender of the rights
of capital is classed with the enemies of
his race. The folly of this prejudice
against riches is apparent when we re-
feet that wealth consists merely Of
those things for lack of which millions
are cold, hungry, ragged and sheltered
in novels.
Wealth means more food, better
clothes, comfortable homes, carriages,
books, paintings-all that goes to make
life enjoyable. How silly then for
would-be reformers to rail against their
increase! It is not by making the rich
poor that the great social evils of our
times can be cured. It is by abolishing
monopolies and unwise taxes, SO that
all can become wealthy.
WHIDDEN GRAHAM.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
SLAMS REAL RULER.

She Is Not Beautiful But She Is Very
Bright.
Fer majesty, the queen consort of the
king of Siam, bears the distinction OF
possessing less beautiful features and
more sound intelligence than any of
the women that surround the Siamese
court.
Though officially unprecedented as
the royal consort, her majesty is never
theless practically supreme in influ-
ence, if not in authority.
The king has been her constant COM
panion since boyhood, and there is abb
solutely nothing he would deny her in
order to complete the happiness of his
clever wife; in fact, it is said that, were
she to desire it, he would without hesi-
tation abolish the time-honored custom
of.his country by casting aside the 9TH
er wives of his harem.
King Chulalonkorn often relies on
her wisdom and sound Judgment in at
fairs of the empire rather than on the
advice of the privy councillors, al
though they are supposed to be well
yersed in the subtle arts of diplomacy
and statecraft-
The queen possesses the smallest feet
of any grown woman in the world. Her
boots have very low heels, and are
heavily embroidered with pearls and
paste diamonds
A large Partisan house supplies the
majority of her majesty's shoes, and
charge her on an average two guineas
a pair for them.-Yankee Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
PROGRESSIVE PIE PARTY.

A New Amusement Invented for the Dln-
ing-Room.
81 have invented a new amusement, !"
said a young lady, the other day. "It
is nothing more or less than pro-
gressive pie party, and I'll tell you
how it goes. generally have eight
couples.
Instead of having the game in the
parlor, give it in the dining-room.
There are four tables spread, simply in
white, with a big jug OF milk in the
center of each, and set with four plates
Everybody hning seated, tap lit
tie bell, and waiter comes marching
with tray. on which he bears sixteen
pieces of pie, each ON separate plate
of course. Each guest is served with q
piece.
''They can have any kind they like
best, providing the young man and the
young lady composing couple take
the same kind.
'sThen tap the bell again and every-
body eats. The couple that gets
through first goes to the head Of the
table, replacing a couple, who take
their places. I generally give four
rounds for a game, and in case of q tie
let them try it once more.
They may drink all the milk they
like, OF course. Sometimes it gets very
exciting. Some will eat sparingly at
first, but come in like forty in the
homestretch. Others will do just the
opposite.
They all pronounce it great sue
cess, and my parties have grown very,
popular. The only thing that handi-
caps us is the scarcity Of good pie at
this time of the year. 1t would make
you open your eyes to see what rapid
pie-eatcrs some of our girls are getting
to be. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Taxing Seed Wheat.

If the tax collector came round every
spring and carried off fifty bushels OF
wheat which the farmers intended sow
ing for next seasons crop, the loss
would be much greater than it the
same quantity were taken after har-
vest.
Taxing capital which the farmers
might borrow and invest in better ma
chinery, stock, fertilizers, drains or
buildings, has just the same effect on
the farmers prosperity. 1t is not mere
ly that he has to go without loans be-
cause taxes on capital make it scarce
and dear, but the decreased production
of his farm, for want OF those improve
ments, compels him to borrow money
at high rates of interest merely to pay
his living expenseS
Moral for farmers: Stop taxing seed
wheat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Indirect Taxation.

Bad pavements exact q heavy tax
from every wheel passing over them;
congested streets are but long toll-gates
where traffic and passe :s-by pay ac-
cording to the length of their way. De
fcient park space makes a bad atmos-
phere and q depression Of the public
health and vitality, and it is not neces-
sary to say that high state OF the
general health is of enormous value
Every body must have observed how
greatly his productive capacity is low
cred from time to time by depressing
weather, and can understand how much
permanent unhealthy conditions affect
the general prosperity. Real Estate
Record and g uides
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Another Farmers Views.

MALONE, n. Y, March 81, 1893.
n. Y. Tax Reform Association-Gen-
tlemen: Your letter of March received,
and in reply would say / think farmers
have hard times enough now to pay
their share of the tax without having
any more unjustly added. Your saying
that taxing personal property drives it
away is poor excuse; if it is not taxed
in one place it. will be in another, and
who are better and can meet these
taxes due as easily, promptly and with
out cramping them as these men who
have the personal property and who
want to sneak out of it and put it all
on the farms You say it could be
easily levied and collected That is q
small thing and you know that every
man has to pay himself for assessing
and collecting his own tax. How
would you collect the added tax from
those numbers of deserted farms in the
eastern states. To overburden the
farmer is like .'killing the goose that
laid the golden egg" When farmers
are prosperous money is plenty, times
are good, wages are high and every
thing goes smooth.
Sir, No. 5, of your p.asform is an
insult to any farmer: to think they
don't know enough to know that
they could pay one dollar with
ess trouble than they could two,
which would certainly be the case If
farmers had it all to pay. il would
double their taxes, and in solne cases
do more than that.
The idea that our having it ali to pay
would tighten taxes on the farms is
something don't understand II you
had said it would lessen the tax on per-
sonal property, it would be as plain as
day to me and all farmers in our state.
One thing more which looks strange to
me is this, if real estate should bear
the main burden of taxation. because
such taxes can be most easily, cheaply
and certainly collected. and because
they bear least heavily on the farmer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
PATIENCE.

e Il One Of the Graces That Adorr>
Beast a. Wolf NJ Man.
Patience is not alone characteristic
of the higher intelligence by q rood
bit, said traveller recently. 81 was
given to thinking so for quite q mum.
Der of years, but / have been educated
ont Of it. Probably the sternest pa
thence is displayed by the sculptor or
the painter who will spend months ana
years in materializing conception.
There Is no doubt more Of patience dis
played by the Caucasians, speaking nu-
merically, than any other race, but I
maintain il is . gift Of nature, and lust
as like to come to dog az to q man.
only the dog would not have
sense enough to use It as effect
lively as men would. I have seen
q great deal Of this quality of nature
displayed by savages, such as the ne.
groes OF Africa and the Indians 81
America. We all admire the armor a
the old English knights and the won-
derfnl intricate Workmanship disnlaved
upon many of them, but have seen
Indian war costumes that would mako
the eve OF the seeker after curiositien
and rarities simply blind. The whole
IS intricate and interesting to look a
but closer inspection will inyariablv
show almost endless work labor AZ
years to make it look beautiful. Soma
Of the negroes Of the south have fish-s
ing-rods and tackle that are marvellous
Of delicate hand worlma nship, % mucls
20 that there Is nothing Hike them "a 81
had in the market To- money. All
AIT. 4. - - = 80
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and the worker. II this part Of your
platform IS true, why il Il your associa-
ton is made mp Of mon who have the
personal property and not farmer in
the whole list? Singular that you cap
italists should take such an interest In
the farmers all at once; II we could see
that You were trying to lessen instead
of doubling our taxes, we would thank
you. The farmers idea of taxation, -
this let the fellow who has the money
pay the tax; If You are not satisfied to
do it I know of thousands Of farmers
who will exchange their farms for your
personal property and pay all the taxes
OF both to boot without saying word.
It haven't expressed my ideas SO
you can understand them, will do so at
any time you ask it
Please send me one Of those tax re.
form sheets when done. / am. yours,
respectfully, F. A. HADLEY,
Malone, N. Y.
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tons. Not if have to work day and
night. Neither Clipper nor will keep
our coats on, assure you, when there's
so much work to be done"
North made some appreciative re-
Spouse to these words, while mentally
commenting:
Just as / surmised-he and Clipper
are electioneering in Noll's interests,
and now they have the whole affair in
their hands, just as Noll left it when
he went away. In the meantime shall
exist in quietness and peace, unruff1ed
by any political excitements that may
prevail, representing, in fact. the model
politician who is in the hands of his
friends, and who calmly awaits the YER
dict of the people; who will, pro bono
publico, accept the honors of Office when
they are thrust upon him, but in the
meantime is neither actively exerting
himself to secure his own election, nor
apparently taking on about it Very
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
CHAPTER VI
Mer-HOw ia til

| Mer-How is the man esteemed here in the city
| Ang.-Of very reverent reputation, sir;
OF credit infinite. highly beloved,
Second to none that lives here in the city
Comedy Of Errors.
Having folded this letter. replaced il
in the envelope and put it carefully in
his note book, North had just composed
himself for the serious meditation that
his circumstances required, when he
heard q quick knock at his door.
He started to his feet nervously.
"Who is that, l wonder?" he asked
himself blankly. ''Scme friend OF
Noll's, / presume. Well, there is no
help for it; / must meet this ordeal
sooner or later"
Crossing the room he unfastened the
door and threw it wide open.
Instantly. without pause or cere-
Efony. gentleman rushed into the
room
North gave him one keen, compre-
hensive glance. He was short, slight
and nervous, with sharp gray eyes,
fierce black mustache, saucy nose and
determined chin, a widc-awake, bust
ness-lilSe manner and a frank, pleasant
smile
All this North noted in his first
glance: and the burden of his unuttered
thought was: ''Who is he? Who is
hep
"Well, well! say cow, North. were
the first words of the visitor, spoken in
a sharp, slightly-nasal voice, as he
placed his hand impulsively on North's
arm, what on earth do you mean?
Yours a mighty cool fellow, seems to
me!''
Come, my dear friend" interposed
North, with suave self-possession, mot
too fast, if you please. Sit down-let
me give you this lounging chair-and
we will talk matters over. trust that
shall be able to give a satisfactory &C
count of myself, as to motives, and that
you will be lenient toward my delin-
oueucies as to actions"
sswhen did you get baek?" inquired
the gentleman, as, disposing himself
comfortably in the offered chair. he
elevated his feet to a convenient alti-
tude and looked sharply at North.
..Why, let me see! l reached X
about noon, think. Yes, recollect,
now; it was twelve O'Clock"
North indolently twirled his dropping
as he spoke, and his whole
manner was the perfection of nonchal-
ance. No one observing him would
have suspected that he was waiting
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11

good. see more clearly now the posi-
| ton, politically speaking. that am %
occupy. But-the very thought appai1s
| me!-what if Nol should write to them
| to inquire how matters are progressing?
That would place me in o most e,nbar-
RAISING positionl However. this is bore
rowing trouble. Letter-writing never
used to be my brother Noll's Desetting
sin, and it is to be hoped that his alb
sorbing business complications, together
with his sublime faith in these cleo
pioneering friends of his will prevent
| him from committing SO absurd blum
der as that
While he was struggling with these
reflections North had been half listening
to his companions conversation, and
had absently responded to many hasty
but cordial greetings from persons
whom they met.
He did not recognize among the lat
ter anyone that he had seen before I'M
til, on turning q corner abruptly, they
came face to face with the gentleman
with the eyeglasses, who made too
disagreeable an impression on North's
mind to be easily forgotten.
North gave very cool response to
this gentleman's growl of salutation
and was intending to pass on immedi
ately; but his companion halted with
the brusque greeting:
Hello, Wee! Any news afoat?'
Concerning what?" inquired that
gentleman in slightly non-committal
tones, with a defiant ''you-don't-
anything-out-of-me!' air. as he paused
prudrinrly and only half turned to-
ward his interlocutor.
''Oh, things in general-politics. for
instance. What are they doing up at
that Wymer meeting?"
"How should know? Haven't been
there. You'd better go yourself, War
ner, if you're so pushed to find out!''
And with this gracious response, &C
companied by a surly little laugh, he
was turning on his heel to pursue his
way, when he abruptly checked him
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
PlTH AND POINT.

IAN Active Sphere A rubber balls y
Truth.
jack Hardup 'sIs there any scure
The gold cure. Puck.
Miss Snippit Men are such foolas
Miss Darley-ssAh, who has proposed e
you now, dearY''-Browning, King =
Co. s Monthly.
--ssHas Scratcher made . name tor
himself since he's been In the city,
mo, he found he could do much better
by forging his uncle's. "-Inter-O Ocean
-Teacher-s.Now, Robbie, You may
name the five senses" Robbie Tho
one cent, the nickel, the ten, the TWEEN
ty-five and the fifty cents Inter
Ocean.
-s.In Casey's saloon you get Colum-
bia stamp with . glass of beer" whats
the idea Of that?" .sWell, after you've
licked the stamp you are SO dry You
need two more glasses Judge.
Too Personal. - Householder
ssWhat! that horse vicious? Nota bit OF
It, sir. She wouldn't hurt dea." Pros
pective Well, you needn't
make any personal remarks. / haven't
got feas. Judge.
-,Jinks-sWhen burglars were in
your house the other night did Mrs.
Filkins look under the bed for . man?"
Filxins-s'Yes; and found one, tool"
Jinks-'tOne Of the burglars?" Filkins
mo; me!-Harper's Bazaar.
"A foreign paper has the following
advertisement: "A Tyrolese, who for
several years has served as Swiss
lackey to an Austrian nobleman, wants
q situation, as English jockey preferred,
in 3 French family. Der Feierabend-
An Earnest Eftort.-Mrs Lanou-
veau-"Do you believe that society
women are sincere?" Mr.. Riches
Sometimes they are" Mrs. LAnouvesu
Mr.. Riches They ara
always sincere when they are trying 70
match silks at . dry goods counter"
-Nerve.-ssThis is my latest scheme
for calling attention to my wares" re-
marked the Industrious poet and hui
morist, as he displayed an engraved
letter-head bearing the following le-
gend: "In returning manuscript, ed
itors are politely requested to enclose
stamps enough to send it along to the
next Office on the route. Truth.
The Cold Truth. The ice-man is
never at loss for an explanation; and
when the dog days come, and he IL
asked why his rates are SO high, when
last winter was so cold and productive
of his commodity, he will smile the
crafty smile of prime-minister, and
say that he is selling the ice Of the
winter before last, which was warm
one, and that last winter the snow was
so deep and hard that they couldn't
get down to the pond.
His Name.-A young spark notori-
GUS for his conceit, was boasting in the
presence OF several gentlemen about
the conquest he had gained over the fe-
male heart. "Lool<," said he, .'here's .
handsome present had from my last
at the same time handing
round q beautiful cigar-case. All adj
mired tho article, which had an indorse-
ment of its quality stamped upon it.
Every nice gift" remarked one Of the
company. II perceive your lady-leve
even had your name put on the case"
swell, that's queer" answered the
boaster, II never noticed it." vLook
again." rejoined the candid one; ssthe
case is distinctly marked real calf rn-
Yankee Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
REPLY.

For an answer to your objections to
the system of taxation advocated by
the Tax Reform Association, we refer
you to the letter by Mr. BENJAMIN Dob
lin, published on this page, and to the
reply to Henry E. Foster of Sidney, N. Y.
Your assertion that there is not SIM
gle farmer on our list of members, is
not a fact Even if it had been true it
would not be any argument against
levying all taxes on real estate, for city
real estate is of far greater value than
farm lands. and all our members own
more real estate than personal proper
ty. Farmers should not be so suspic-
ious of those who are trying to help
them.-New York Tax Reform Associa-
ton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11

"A comparison that needs no COM
ment to convey its import is that OF the
number of business. failures In the
United States with the number OF SINH
lar failures in Canada In 1890 there
was in the United States one failure to
every % business concerns, while In
Canada there was one failure to every
IS. In 1891 there was one failure to
every 81 in the United States, and one
to every AZ in Canada. In 1892 the hg-
ures were one to 90 for the United
States, and one to IS for Canada.-N. Y.
Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11

II you want to find ont how little you
know about taxes read Seligman's
shifting and Incidence Of Taxation. 2
II you want to find out how much you
pay. read Halls who Pays Your
Taxes" II you want to find out how
little tho legislature knows about taxes,
read any report, especially that Of Col
Inns and Fiero
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
An Epitapl,.

His friends for him arc not afraid,
Whoever else may burn.
While In this life he always made
An honest tax retur..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.

This department. aims to give everybody's
ideas about taxation (not tariff. Write your
opinions briefly, and they will be published or
discussed in their turn by the editor or by mem
Der OF the Taxation Society. Address, Taxa
ton Society,"" this once or p. @. Box g, Buff
falo N VI
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Mer-How is the man esteemed here in the cityr
A1g.-Of very reverent reputation, sir;
OF credit infinite, highly beloved,
Second to none that lives here in the city
The Helena independent., 1893-12-04
PROSPEROUS RED LODGE

with Busy People aad Paying Mines II
IL Going Right Ahead.
Special to The Independent
RED LODGE. Dec. 3s-Rsams and Bushs.
two placer miners from the Clarks Fork
placsrs. have shipped to tho United States
assay Office a. Helena $50 worth Of gold
dust, the result of twelve days work. Ar.
Rsams says the CLARK Fork plaosrs are
located twenty miles south Of Red Lodge
fux Of prospectors are expected In the early
spring. The placsrs extend mp and down
the CLARK Fork river for . distance Of hf-
tcsn miles. all of which 10 taken mp and
owned by tho people Of Red Lodge and
the surrounding country. Al present there
are abon: twenty rIospeoso!s on he ground
houses. flunes and bitches and preparing
for spring work. Ths Sunday Dinc on
Gold creek which 10 tho sole property Of
Shelby Eli Dillard. 10 also reported to bs .
splendid gold proposition.
Notwithstanding the fact that the oit-
iz,ns Of Red Lodge were caught to the
Conrad Il Co.'S bank, this town is to-day
ono Of the most prosperous and substantial
in tho state. 1t has population Of about
J.. 100. with nm average monthiy pay roll Of
from $25. 600 to $4,000. In addition to the
supply OF coal for the Northern Pacific
railroad. the demand for commercial coal
has been larger than a. any former period
since the operation Of the mines.
Business men are prosperous and report
trade Hrst-olass. The Hotel Spofford. the
property of the Rocky Fork company. 10
one of tho best and most Thoroughly ap-
pointed in the state. and tho New Idea and
the Red Lodgs Pickett have their subscrip-
tions all paid up q year ahead.