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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
The Income Tax

A tax exempting incomes below q
eertain fixed sura intensifies the effect
which all such taxes have of operating
as fines upon industry. Its effect is OK
actly the same as discrimination in
railroad rates in favor of certain
localities to the disadvantage of COM
peting localities. Such railroad dis
ordinations, for example, enable farm
ers at distance to transport their
wheat more cheaply than farmers
nearer to the market, result not solely
to the disadvantage of individuals, but
what is not so clearly apparent in the
actual destruction of wealth.
If the United States imposed taxes on
incomes, and Canada none, the Cana
dian manufacturers and merchants
would have an advantage in both Cana
dian and American markets. Its effects
as between competing individuals are
the same as between competing coun-
tries, it puts some merchants and some
manufacturers at disadvantage in
competition with others. When we ex-
empt small incomes and tax larger ones
what in effect are we doing but taxing
the larger abilities in favor of the
smaller. Not that this is true in all
cases, but it is generally true that
higher incomes denote higher manual
or commercial intelligence. Does not
in fact the advocacy of an income
tax in itself contain the admission
Of injustice or social conditions
that secure to the receivers such
incomes. A proportional income tax is
a robbery of the rich to benefit the
poor; that is, it is Theoretically
cally it would not be, for the history Of
taxation reveals that all systems lev
e1ed against wealth return against pow
erty. There is decided opposition to
its inquisitorial mode of assessment
and collection. Objections are strong
against system which calls for the
merchants and brokers' ledger and
private accounts, the amount OF profits
on sales and the sums of borrowed cap
isai, as the price of exemption from ex-
lcessive overcharge. And when these
business secrets are laid before the
commissioners (fellow-townsmen, per-
haps rivals in business) the embarrass-
ing nature of such investigation is APP
parent
Some incomes are more precarious
than others, but under such law they
would multiply rapidly in the tax re-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
HE WAS PRACTlCING.
The High-School Young Man Disturbs the
Household.

The High-SchoOl Young Man Disturbs the
Household.
It was late and Horace had retired to
his own room.
In the healthy, innocent slumbers of
boy in his teens, through whose veins
flows the vigorous young blood of dawn
ing manhood, and in whose warm heart
is born at every throb a generous i'm
pulse that leads to kind words, to acts
of helpfulness, to the chivalric cham
pionship of the cause of a weaker COM
rade, there is something that softens
the asperities of the rugged paternal
nature, that awakens the maternal
pride, thrills the heart, and well may
move to tenderness the guardian angel
that watches unseen and in silence at
his bedside. The little trials, the
heartaches and the discouragements
of the day that seem to him of so
much moment are forgotten. The
burden of his studies has been laid
aside with the books tossed so care
lessly into the corner, and in the dream
less sleep of youth and health he is
gathering strength in natures appoint
ed way for the cares and trials of the
morrow.
Something like this passed through
the mind of the gentle mother as she
sat in the family room below, his good
night kiss yet warm on her lips, and
the pride and joy of motherhood still
shining in her soft Drawn eyes. o, the
depths of a mothers love! Who shall
fathom it? But bark! What was that!
From the floor above came series of
appalling shrieks, wild, blood-curdling,
unearthly.
Again and again they broke upon
the ear in agonizing walls, prolonged,
unintelligible, and awful.
Half-d!stracted with fear the family
rushed up the stairway and burst into
the room from which the noises came.
There stood Horace before his look
ing-glass, dancing, grimacing, and
bowling.
''What is it, dear? What is the mat
ter?" asked hismother, trembling with
terror.
Matter? Nothin'" answered Horace,
deeply disguised at the interruption.
''I'm practicin' our new high-school
yell. That's all"
And he turned his voice loose again.
Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
turns, and stable incomes would grow

turns, and stable incomes would grow
exceedingly scarce. In whatever VA
the income tax is assessed Inequality
must result. To assess by arbitrary
estimate is taxation by blackman; td
base assessment on returns OF the
payer is to leave the truth-teller helpI
less and to allow the liar to go freea
It is either taxation by guess work o.
by spies. The objections against an
income tax may be thus summarized4
In its theory las mode Of encourage
ing more equitable distribution OF
wealthy fallacious; In its discrimina,
tion, unjust and impolitic; in its opera3
tion-enequal; its. practice -inquisk
torial and corruptive,
JOSEPH DANA MILLER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Necessity of Putting 1t Under National
Supervision.
Some of us admire, others wonder at,
the courage and placidity with which
England faces threatened invasion of
cholera. This is because she is ready
to encounter it, not only with intel
ligent sanitation we'll under control all
over the land, but because she meets it
as unit, and not as we are still forced
to do, in haphazard fashion. as the
resources and the sanitary intelligence
of single state may decree. or as the
within of an autocratic officer may die
tate.
A great central bureau of health, in
which administration, instruction, re-
search and record in matters concern
ing the public health should center,
and to which in stress local authorities
could turn for help and counsel-a de-
partment which, representing the
sanitary and hygienic interest of
this great nation, could make COM
mon cause with similar departments
long since established in other lands
against the ravages of disease-such a
bureau of health is urgently needed in
the United States to-day, and should
soon be established. Such a bureau
might well be organized in the treas
ury department, and consist primarily
of an executive board of trained sani-
tarians under competent head,
which, in cooperation with the ma
rine hospital service, and, if desirable.
with the medical services of the army
and navy. should perform all those far.
reaching functions in the interest OF
the national health which the federal
government alone could safely and eff.
feetiyely assume. An advisory board
composed of physicians and sanitarians
of experience and established repute,
from different sections of the country,
selected by the president and confirmed
by the senate, should be called in coun.
ell by the executive force of the bureau,
in deciding upon the general scope and
nature of the work to be done at all
times. and be ready to advise and sus-
tain them in times of special danger.
No agency could so certainly avert
panic and commercial disaster in the
face of threatened pestilence, and none
so surely stay its progress. The eco
nomic interests alone which are in
volved in a more widespread prevention
of disease. and in the prolongation o:
the average term OF life, should erect
lively commend the establishment o:
such a bureau of health at the nations
capital.
1t is surely thus, and thus only, tina,
this country can justify its claim te
stand among the nations of the earth
which are foremost in advancing the
welfare of mankind. So. and so only,
can it fulfill its mission, long since de
clared, to secure for its citizens. one ano
all. life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness Mitchell Prudden, in
Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
The Difference Between Hearing and
Sense.

Prof. Seligman, after showing thir-
teen different ways in which corpora
tions might, could, would or should be
taxed winds up with this: sit seems
that in certain cases tax on corpora
tons is not borne by new purchaser
of corporate securities, but falls entire
~ on whoever is the holder of the Sc
curities before the tax was imposed.
Suppose, says he, a corporation previ-
ously untaxed has been paying five per
cent. dividends upon q share worth
800. If an income tax of ten per cent
be imposed on the dividend, the stock
holder will get only four and half per
cent. net. AS, however, people who
can get five per cent. on their capital
elsewhere will not ordinarily consent
to take four and half per cent, the
stock will fall to ninety. Therefore,
the original holder of the stock will
lose doubly-once in his decreased divi-
dends and again in the depreciation Of
his capital invested in the shares"
just $3.50 that if the savings bank
fails and pays only 30 per cent you
lose twice, once in ten per cent. of your
deposit and a second time in the de-
creased interest on it, and a third time
in the extra capital which would have
grown out of the interest on the whole
sum and then again in the interest on
that.
But might not the poor taxed stock
holder save the first loss by selling out
at ninety?
This is finance PROFESSIONAL. The au-
thor has written book on the ''Shift-
ing and Incidence of Taxation" His
idea of study seems to be to dig up all
the fossil views on the subject, cata-
iogue them, describe them, putty up
the cracks and show they could be
made quite nourishing if properly
cooked.
Is it any wonder that he believes in
the double tax?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
Two Spheres.

Little Dick-Papa doesn't have any
fun. He has to go to business every
day.
Little Dot-That's to get money
cause he's provider, mamma says
"a what?'
"a provider."
swell, if papa is a-a provider, won
der what mamma is.
"I guess she's divider. Good News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.

{This department aims to give everybody.s
>eeAs about taxation mot tariff. Write yom
opinions briefly, and they win 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 r. O. Box g, But.
Hal0 N w
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06
Taxing Luxuries.

In 179s the United States laid . ta3
on coaches driven by box or postilio1
at SIS per year. Coaches with pamela
80 per year; without, s6 per year. Two
wheeled carriages without tops, % peH
year. Do we want any more of thatS
England has such taxes still.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06

WE are waiting with no little curioss
ity to see the coming congress try I'd
carry out the promises it made tho
country in regard to an income tax.
theoretically, an income tax Is very
pretty thing. Practically, 1t is very
bad one, producing perjury, swindling.
lying, malice and all uncharitab leness.
If attempted to be rigidly enforced, IL
develops all the wickedness there II in
the successful money-grabber. He puts
amass his money into the task Of beat.
ing the government out of any share Of
it. No other form Of tax il so certain
to work to the harm of the man Of mod.
crate means, who intends to pay his
taxes honestly, and has not money
enough to fee lawyers to beat the treas
ury In his interest. The result is that
the Observation-Disclosures pay all the
tax, while the rich pay nothing, 90
next to nothing. When we see New
York millionaires beating the stats
treasury out Of the taxes on 81, 275, O00,-
600 Of the $500, o0o, 900 Of personal
property returned by the assessors, We
see how little chance there is of hon
estly collecting tax on q much more
intangible property. Still, we have
been promised an income tax, and We
ought to have it.-National Tribune.
PIANOS are taxed in Elizabeth, and
some folks are very wrothy thereat-
I think that by taxing pianos Elizabeth
has placed itself in the very van OF enc
lightenment with big E. for marks
after all, it is not the instrument. but
the player thereof, that must pay the
tax. If the principle that warrants the
tax is faulty in any particular 1t is In
the fact that the tax is not graded ac-
cording to the want of skill Of the play-
er.-Elizabeth IN. J.) Herald.
OF course, Congress can pass an in>
come tax law, if it chooses, but tho
democratic majority have no moral
right to pass such a law. A proposal
for q tax on windows or on horses and
carriages, or graduated whiskers tax.
or q graduated age tex would be Just
as congruous and just as homogeneous.
Is there any difference between .
corporations bond--say railroad bond
secured by mortgage and your bond
secured by mortgage? II ore Is exempt
from taxation why should not the 9th,
er be exempt? Exempt all PERSONAL
property and evidences q debt how
ever secured
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06

- per year; WltnOuC, % per year. 1WQ
wheeled carriages without tops, % peH
year. Do we want any more of thatS
England has such taxes still.
EVERY new manufacturing enterprise
opened here not only has increased city
prosperity but the increased populatiou
has increased the demand for farmer'a
products and sustained his prices. Null.
tiply the manufacturing industries Of
Syracuse, and the resulting increased
demand for farmers products will
again increase the value of farms.
Manufacturers should therefore b
encouraged to come to our county. Such
encouragement can be offered by fair
and reasonable taxation Of exemption
of part of their plant.
The question of the taxation of mani'
ufacturing plants came up in Minneapo-
lis and has been given exhaustive treat.
of the board of trade.
After carefully explaining the prin-
ciples of taxation the report concludes
that taxes on manufacturing indus
tries tend to destroy old industries. on
prevent the establishment Of new oness
diminish the supply Of products as conn
pared with the demand, thus increase
ing prices or preventing their decline;
lessen the demand for raw materials,
thus injuring or destroying the indus;
tries that supply them; cut down the
demand for labor, thus lowering wages
and consequently lowering the stand!
ard of living among laborers, again di.
minishing the demand for all sorts Of
things, checking or destroying indus
try, forcing more people to idleness
with further reduction of the stand
ard of living. and SO on down toward
general business depression"
It is also known that manufacturing
plants are exempt from taxation in
Baltimore and that the city's prosper.
ity is largely due to that fact. Phila-
delphia's great manufacturing prosper.
ity is also due to the fact that shG
neither taxes manufacturing buildings
or their contents. Syracuse can hardly
do better than to follow the examples
of these cities and impose no local taxes
on manufactures.-Syra Industrial
Gazette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

swers correctly the current demands, in the
flare around the bottom and IN being dou-
bic breasted. The short circular cape is
quite full in back, but plain in front and
over the shoulders. 1t is unlined, but is
faced with narrow bias fold OF cloth. The
fronts of the jacket turn back in revers.
with turned-down collar. The opening is
filled in with a plastron and standing collar
of beaver or mink sewed to the jacket and
hooking in front. The garment closes with
large mother-of-pearl buttons
Dear little hoods, made loose and soft, Of
dark velvet, lined with soft light satin and
edged with fur are worn with evening
wraps nothing could be more becoming to
a young, round face than such a hood
drawn close, and nothing more gentle to
an older or more faded one II the hood is
worn loose and drawn forward so the face
IS prettily Swallowed, yet emphasized by
harmonizing color in the hoods lining.
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may take several weeks to complete a large
design.
Many OF the officers in the navy are also
.attooeo. Ihis is done generally during
thelr nrst practice cruise at the Naval
Acaueny, when youth has not given place
70 oiscretlon, and they have not found out
now undesirable IL may be to have a mark
Ior NE Inc favorite design among the
laval caoets seems to be a dagger appar-
10y STUCK through the biceps OF the upper
arm with Few red blotches beneath TO
represent blood from the wound. / have
seen nearly nifty Of these. One officer /
knew mad q great blue dragon with a red
tongue on one forearm and a stork on the
other forearm, Doth pieces very well done
py some Japanese tattooing artist IN Nagi
Saki. The custom doubtless seems TO most
sober-minded people very useless and bar
barous. and IL must belong TO the same
order or tastes that dictates the Hottentots
to wear rings in their noses or civilized
only when IL appears upon the hands or
face, so as to be exposed when one is dress
ed, that IL becomes a positive mutilation.
i have heard OF a case where a foolish girl
in love with an English midshipman allow
ed him to tattoo his Initials on her arm
near the shoulder. but his heart was tickle,
as sailors are said to be, and she is left
with the initials Of her false lover on her
arm to remind her OF him she would forget,
while an ultra evening dress is out of the
question. We may be able, too. TO civilize
world, so that they will look upon tattooing
as a relic of their barDarous past. but I
doubt IL the jolly Jack Tar Will ever give Up
the custom which seems as much a part Of
his life as the waves and winds and un-
steady decks. DION WILLIAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

manufactured of remnants, rich in them
selves, but inexpensive. The big sleeves,
the collarette and one Of the skirts may be
of a material different from that OF the
body. and style and economy both be sat-
ished Broad shoulders, wide hips and 4
clear conscience all these, ana even a de-
pleted purse could not make you unhappy.
The ruling black and white Is used quite
often in children's cloaks. One stylish little
creature is remembered wearing a cloak to
her heels Of heavy black satin duchesse
with cape, both cape and cloak being lined
with white satin. Black satin cloaks have for
some years been stylish for children Of tour
and up, and this season they are also worn
with insertions of white lace over white
satin. tiny creature of six wears a great
velvet hat in black. with seven big dropping
white plumes curling about her face This
with black velvet cloak made with a cape
ernnine lined was enough to turn the eyes of
all the other little girls green with envy,
but, bless their hearts. they don't care what
they wear, 1t is the mothers who suffer in
their minds when their own particular baby
is outshone. A less elegant but more serv-
iceable garment was for a school girl, and
was a pretty coat made double breasted Of
heavy felt twill In a dull tobacco brown. A
collar Of long astrakan. big sleeves and
black pearl buttons completed it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

Capes are the prettiest outside garments
and best suited for general use. The sec
ond picture shows one made of the hight
tan cloth, which still holds its place. 1t
has an elaborate collarette Of the fchu
style edged with crinkled Thibet goat fur
This fur. by the way, is used in black and
white and is also dyed in colors Here Il
IL black and white, and IL appears also on
the Medici collar. The garment Is encir-
cled near the bottom bv four bands of Jet
passementerie, the whole making a dressy
wrap for a calling costume and one easily
removed when desired.
The next sketch shows three-duarter
length cloak that is belted in 10 fit tightly
IN the back so as TO form deep boxpleats
at the bottom. The collar may be made Of
the same material a the clOak-which here
Is Of the f1eeCy cloth so much in vogue
or OF Sotln. velvet or MORE. II is se-vei
on full TO make il flare al the shoulders am
Is trimmed with otter. The neck band e
also otter which stands up about the neck
and chin in the regulation style. TT csc
things are rich and costly in appearance
yet the economical woman can get the
effect at slight expense by making her OUT
side garment OF two materials. a close bod
ice. double or single breasted, with several
full circular skirts haring at the bottom
and . very obstreperous collarette may be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

1t was loose fronted and fitted into the
back with a strap belt. The skirts of the
coat reached the knees, and ii was lined
throughout with black satin. Such a coat
worn with plainly made gown with go-ed
skirt finished with several rows of black
braid and with bodice plain but for big
sleeves would make an ideal school rig.
Too much cannot be said in favor of Dress
ing the school miss of fifteen very simply
The passing vagaries of the styles should
leave no impression upon the quiet prerti-
ness of her dresses and cloaks. Her gar
ments should fit trinity but not tightly;
colors should be dark and material heavy
and good without being rich. To allow a
school girl of fifteen or seventeen to over
dress Is to rob her of all the delight her
pretty dresses and furbelows should bring
her when In few years she comes out, to
say nothing of the injury done to figure and
carriage by the wearing Of unsuitably made
clothes.
Turning again to fashions for older per-
sons and to the fourth illustration. there is
shown at the left a loose cloak with cape.
This should be made of the very wide fab
RIGS which would permit of its having but
one seam-in back. The full cape and col
larette are lined with silk, and the whole
coat is trimmed with braid about three
quarters of an inch wide and in a slightly
darker shade than the cloaks fabric. AT
the other hand in the picture is a three
quarter length jacket, made Of dark mode
colored cloth, trimmed with brown silk
braid and mink fur. The coat is tight fit
ting, with the fashionable flare at the bot
tom. and all seams are covered with a row
of braid. The pointed collarette is alike
back and front and is edged with a band of
mink three-quarters of an inch wide and al
most covered with braid. The standing col
lar, both sides Of the front and the hem
are trimmed with mink. The skirt of the
jacket is further garnished with eight rows
OF braid.
Another couple shows two more accepted
cool weather styles in the last picture. The
hor 10 in nut hrp-r n1At mad >,
brown quilted satin and trimmed with rolls
Of wool seal. 1t is not cut as wide as the
usual circular cape, and 1t is predicted that
this model will be still more popular than
the other. The cape is garnished with five
rolls of fur, with six-inch space between
each. and the. narrow shoulder cape has
three rows. A band OF fur also encircles
the neck and edges of the ruching, which is
made of a strip of cloth six inches wide
and fiftyfour inches long, lined with plain
silk.
Besides this cape there is tight-ftti
Jacket. with shoulder cape. The material
used Is a heavy mo1e-colored cloth, for
which a lining is unnecessary, but If
lishter-weight fabric is chosen the lining
should be quilted satin. The jacket an