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The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
some Classic I'utis.

Probably some of the readers re-
member the beautiful pun that Mr..
Evarts made nj dinner at Del
monicos some years ago. In all the
constellation OF his famous puns this
is the brightest star. The dinner
taking place about Thanksgiving time.
Mr. Evarts. when he arose TO speak
began in this way:
Friends you have just been having
Il turkey stuffed full of sage; now /
present you with u sage stuffed full of
turkey"
II made no difference what he said
after that; the best thing he could
have said would have been nothing at
all.
But IL remained for San Francisco
man who is seeking aE office from the
president and who has been in town
some time waiting for it 10 make one
of the best after dinner hits of all. He
was called upon to speak at banquet
recently. and boldly proclaimed that
he was after an Office.
And here" he went on, 1--WE
been four months whiting and waiting
aid lowering between the certainty OF
an appointment or Il disappointment
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
The Working Farmer Again.

me working farmer has only u TOOL;
about him 10 realize the advantage of
the single tax Near 10y his farm Of
eighty or hundred and sixty acres
he finds tracts OF five hundred or thou
sand. or, ia some places, ten, Of thou
sands OF acres, Of equally valuable land,
on which the Improvements, stock tools
and household effects are much less in
proportion than on his own small farm.
or which may be totally unimpruyed
and unused In the villages he will find
acre half-acrc and quaTtcr.acrc lots,
uuimprovcd or slightly improved, which
are more valuable than his whole farm.
u he looks further, he win see tracts OF
mineral land or land with other supe-
rior natural advantages, having i'm
tucnsc valnc, vet ON which The taxable
improvements amount to little or moth
ing. while, when he looks to the great
cities, he will find vacant lots, twenty
five by one hundred feet, worth more
than "a whole section OF agricultural
land such as his; and IS he goes toward
their ccnters he will find most magniti-
cent buildings less valuable than the
ground on which they stand, and block
after block where the land would sell
for more per front foot than his whole
farm. Manifestly to put all taxes on
the value of land would be To lessen
relatively and absolutely the taxes the
working farmer has to pay.-Sotial
Problems
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
a Green 1IeSnOrIlngc.

He was walking along the sidewalk.
and at n point where scaffolding was
obstructing the way he stopped ana
looked inten,ly down on the pavement.
A painter had evidently let fall IL
bucket of green paint, and it was
splashed and scattered about most
lavishly. As he looked at it another
man came along. and he. seeing the
first looking so intently, began n close
inspection for himself. In city and
crowded thoroughfare it does not
take long to collect crowd. In u
very few moments there was n COM
plete circle around the paint spatters,
and still they kept on coming. The
outside ones began to crowd and push
TO get inside and see what the trouble
was. No one had spoken until at last
a man on the very outside, standing on
tiptoe and craning his neck to get as
good a view as possible, asked:
What's the matter in there? Any
one hurt?''
''Oh, nos" said the first man who
had stopped: Il guess not; only an
Irishman has had hemorrhage.n
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
a Church Tina, Wants no Exemption.

Rev A. L. McDiarmid, pastor OF the
Tabernacle Baptist church. in Brook
lyn. addressed n meeting of Baptist
ministers the other day on the subject
of church taxes. He argued that the
baptist church should not countenance
the exemption of state taxes which is
now in vogue. The church, in accept
ing an exemption from taxes" said he,
receives that which is wrested from the
Taxpayers. II is gift from tie state
and a tendency toward the state main
tcnance of the church. public grant
each year from the state would be less
Objectionable, for then every thing
would be done openly, and the tax pay
crs would know just how much the DIFF
iercnt churches were receiving re-
iigion that can not pay its just taxes
should be booted out of the world. "
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
THE SINGLE TAX AND THE
FARMER

| f. 6. Brown, OF Memphis, has al add
rnirabie article on How the Single Tax
| Would Affect the Farmer" in recent
| number OF the st. louis journal of Ag-
riculturc. Explaining the difference
| between land and land values and the
value OF improvements, Mr.. Brown
shows how taxing land value alone
would relieve the farmer from the bur
dens that now Cypress him. To the
supposed question Of the farmer as to
whether the single tax would not de-
strny the value OF his farm. MIR. Brown
| says il would destroy the land value
but would not affect the improvement
value nor the usefulness Of the farm.
! He takes the following case 10 illus
tratc this point.
john Smith owns a farm OF 90 ncres.
which. under the present q, stem OF tax
alton he can sell for so per acre. Adj
Joining this farm is plot OF woodland
| cqunhy fertile as Smiths farm. owned
by Old Money bags. the speculator who
paid SLjO for it some 20 years ago and
who now holds it for SIS an acre, owing
to the fact that Smith, Jones and Rob
inson have cleared the land around his
woods, made roads, built a school
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=, 80, -, ~ - ~ ~ ~,
value OF Smiths improvements? Is it
not evident That 5000 of smiths farm is
Lard value, and s1,50o IS Improvement
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The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
Not Right.

Those who undertake TO correct the
speech of their fellow mortals some
times &c, unexpected results.
bridget" said n young house
keeper, who was somewhat fresh from
college, lit would be useless for me
disguise the fact that your ignorance
Of grammar is very marked. Let me
try TO correct you. For instance, does
it sound right for me to say, Bridget,
you've been a-sittip in the drawn
ROOM"
No, ma'un. said Bridget, frankly.
but with evideat surprise; mo ma'am
il don't sound right, but l were only
s-.ittin' there the matnsr OF hall
hour or so wild my cousin Terence.
who is just over s'pose that second
girl has been tattlin
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

SINcE 1870 the center OF population
has moved gradually from Baltimore
toward the west until we now ind It
near Greensburg, Ind. but in all that
time it has not shifted rom north to
south over ton or q dozen miles. The
western states 'imiucss In their uude-
veloped resources, will continue to in-
vito population, and for mauy censuscs
10 come tae centerwill trave. on toward
The setting sum.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
New York Times on the Land Tax.

The great advantage OF tax upon
land is that it can be cquitably adjusted
and economically collected, that there
can be no escape or evasion, and that it
will bear upon value that is absolute
~ proportional to the protitableness OF
its occupation and use, In other words,
it will be proportional to the wealth
tina. is employed in the use of the land,
which, directly and indirectly consid-
cred is the entire wealth of the com
munity. The tax will necessarily be
paid out OF the surplus of production.
When the tax is levied anywhere be-
tween the land and the wealth accumu-
lated from It's use, it falls upon the ac-
tive agencies OF production, and inter
fcres with their activity and fruitful
ness. This induces inequality of bur
dens and efforts TO escape. and when
ever the pressure is greater in one place
than another, there will be 4 shifting OF
ground rs inevitably rs mir or water
moves in the direction OF the least re-
sistance In our efforts at tax reform
we are driven more and more back to
the land, or to what is called real prop
crty. rs the true basis of public rcvc-
,uues
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

WHEN a boy reaches the age of four
teen or fifteen he should have mastered
at least the rudimentary studies and,
ii necessary, be able to leave school
and seek employment This tho major
lily of scholars cannot do. The course
Of study is already SO extensive that a:
the ages mentioned they have but
smattering OF many an I'd not much OF
any.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

The one-hour verdict of Il Maine
court in 1869. believed to be the short
est sentence to imprisonment in &
criminal case in this country, was
greatly UNDERGONE by an English judge
who sentenced q woman to five minutes
in jail for having married a man with
out obtaining 8 divorce from her form
err husband. This stands now as the
shortest sentence on record.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

Is view Of Wha, has been acrom-
plished in 50 short time We may ret
sonably regard electricity ~ tho CONF
ing power in most Industries and in nr
where distribution OF power to many
machines f. desired and whore tho very
highest power ms for steamships and
large water works g. NOT required. II
is already employed in tho driving Of
street cars. and men lise Henry VII.
lard ure expecting it to uper-cde
steam Us the motor on all the railways
of the country.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

THE introduction Of cheap electric
power viii work industrial changes as
great rs any OF which Edward Bellamy
has dreamed. and without any OF his
visionary social and economic arrange
ments aud with n most distinct gain.
instead OF loss to that individualism
which is the source OF progress and life
i'll modern society. When power can
be brought into every little shop. into
every house in the cities, towns and
villages; when operatives instead of
being crowded into ll.ventilatsd fac.
tories. can TO great extept do tbS.r
work at their homes Lot only social
but sanitary conditions will be greatly
improved. and new impulse will be
given to mechanical inventions which
viii be worth uncounted millions to
the world.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

THE san Francisco star tells Of six
lots in that city which were wanted in
order to open street. \ commission
appraised them at 81 SIS but the owner
wanted S4 000. and said he valued them
az 81, 900 ald didn want 10 let them 90
even al that price An examination OF
the assessors books showed that they
were assessed at only s45 each The
Star says this case ought to make SINCE
takers OF all thinking persons who cx-
anime into il; and we think so, too.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
IT has boon a arog, -a,l--a1l

~ 7V--3I y -T"T- 7T-I7-0"E-
many an indiderou, scholar tha,6
Ward Beecher during his college ca.
recr, was az the foot %. his Glaze, while
the man who ranked Gr1. WAS never
heard beyond the college walls. These
indiiiercu. scholars lHI it sufficient 20
quote single example. occasionally
adding n second Co strengthen the idea
that marks and college hunoas do mo-.
count and that genius often makes its
first appearance ia tho gli-e o' dull.
mes.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

WORDS are little things, bus they
strike hard. We WELD them so easily
That we are apt TO forget their hidden
power. Fifty spoken, they fall like
sunshine, the dew, and soft summer
rain; but when unfltly, like the frost
the hail, and the desolating tempest.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

ADVICE, as 1t always gives temper
AIRY appearance OF superiority, can
never be very grateful, even when it is
most necessary or most judicioUs. Ad-
vice is offensive, not because it lays us
open to unexpected regret or conyicts
us of any fault which had escaped our
notice, but because it shows US that we
are known TO others as well as TO our
selves; and the otlicioua monitor is per
secuted with hatred, not because his
accusation is false, but because he
assumes that superiority which we are
not willing &c grant him, and has dared
to detect what we desire to conceal.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

There is movement in England to
abolish capital punishment as applied
to women. Most young women in 'sis
country think that for. the crime OF
flirting, kissing is capital punishment.
--Somerylls journal.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

LuxuRIEs are heaped together sim
ply because they are luXuries and hap
pen to be within reach. There is
little question as to whether they will
serve the purposes of the home by
adding to its well-being and in many
eases they prove 10 be positive detri-
ment To its comfort and wholesome
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

Il may become necessary 10 require
steamship companies seeking our ports
20 assume responsibility Tor bringing
improper persons by charging fines
agninst thcm for all who have to he
sent back. II the evil grows along
the Canadian border that government
may he induced to help us checl. it il
We should require passports FOR all
persons crossing the boundary. We
cannot afford to waste money checking
improper immigration by water only
10 have It's viciousucss revived On land
by the involuntary connivaHee Of q
iriendly neighbor
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28
QUEER LuLLAHIEs.

Sleep, sleep, little mouse.
The field your father plows;
Your mother feeds pigs In the sly.
she'll come and slap you when you cry.
Danish.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

THERE is no mo ,0r incompetent
men in any business and In this fact
can be found nnrea' objection % purc.
ly artistic training as now pursued. Ia
our public schools children must spend
Il portion Of their timc over their draw
ing books whether they have molina
ton FOR the study or not This re-
suits, in the latter cn-e in one or two
things with each unapprcciativc schol-
mr.; either he viii bc forever disguised
with everything pertaining TO art or
he viii imbibo the idco that the use OF
tho pencil requires no native talent,
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

TIM tax ON land values, which Is the
least arbitrary OF taxes, possesses in the
highest degree the element OF certainty
1t may be assessed and collected with
dehnitensss that partakes OF the i'm
movable and uncomfortable character
OF the land itself Progress and poy-
erty.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

WE'RE all taxes placed upon land val
nes. irrespective OF improvements, the
scheme Of taxation would be so simple
and clear, and public attention would
be so directed To it. that the valuation
oil taxation could and would he made
with the same certainty that real
estate agent can determine the price Il
seller can get for Il lot Progress and
Poverty.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

snail, snail, come out and be fed
Put out your horns and then your | cad,
And thy NANNY will give thee mutton,
Fer thou art doubly dear to me.
Chi csc
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

The moon shines bright,
And the snake darts swift and light:
| see five baby bullocks
And calf young and white.
SIau..I 1.
The Meeker herald., 1893-01-28

sleep, my baby sleep. ~
Sleep Il sluniber bale, az.
Sweetly rest till morning light,
Ny little farmer boy, 30 bright.
Arabic
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years WAS sup
posed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease,
and, therefore requires constitutional treat.
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to a teaspoonful. II acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0.
E9~SOld by Druggists, 75c.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

CndOne undOne, undoue
10 hope this side the sun
Youth. health. wealth, but no JOYS
Plaque on the girls, the girls, the girls
PITY on the boys, the boys, the boys
When all thy beauties, God bless thee, Kate
Ms enraptured eyes survey.
I curse and curse my cruel fate,
Without a hope.-a single ray.
Radiant angels far above,
Rejoicing in our Fathers love,
Must envy thee thy face and smiles,
Like which there's nothing M the skies
A star thou art e, iRe bcGatc,
Gladly they'd gather thee 70 their thr0ng
And make thee their benign crdliee,
With leaps Of Joy and shout and song.
CHARLES Town, W. Va, Sept, 1895.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Mr.. F. VI. Pennock, florist, has added an
other greenhouse. III feet long, to his col
lection, and has al of them well stocked
with carnations and miscellaneous assOrt-
ment of blooming and other plants. Last
week he filled a New York order, and also
an order for twelve hundred caTnation plants
for Washington City. He has begun regu-
lar shipments 10 the latter city. /.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

IA VOLTA.
Bright eyes. bright eyes bright eyes
Blonde, blonde, blonde
Rubies, rubies. rubies
Pearls, pearls, pearls
Smiles. smiles. smiles.
Beauty, beauty, beauty
Ewes, -twinkling stars;
Tresses. golden hues o sunset;
Rubies.- blush Of the peach
Pearls.-an angels girdlei
Smiles, -nature' springtlme;
Beauty. the moons opal halo.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18
Publfo Sales

Oct 20.-By Jno. W. DOdd. Administrator
and Trustee, farming implements
and household furniture.
Nov. 3.-Trustee's Sale by CleOn Moore OF
House and Lot IN Charles Town.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Mr.. W. :. Merchant desires the public to
know that be is now supplying first class
pork and sausage, lamb, mutton, veal and
beef His NESTS are choice.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Palmbsums have received large assort-
ment Of the latest styles Of dress goods and
trimming Also a full line Of fannels,
blankets, underwear, etc.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

A full assortment Of handkerchief ex-
tracts, including all the popular odors, in
any quantity. tor sale at Brown & HoOff :
drug store.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

The great rain storm Of Friday night
brought the Shenandoah river out Of banks
a, numerous points, bat SIC have not learn
ei Of any very serious damage.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

For table linen. towels, bed spreads, lace
curtains. floor oil cloth, ETC., 90 to NJ. Palm
baum & Bro.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Wanted. old China, Bric-s-brac, Relics,
&c. Address John Treblig, . North How
ard street, Baltimore.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

The wedding of Mr.. Herbert c. Knapp
aud Miss Minnie Vernon Moler took place
at one o'clock, on Wednesday Of last week,
in the Presbyterian Church, Rev. John Q.
Knott. Of Keyser, a cousin of the bride,
officiating. The church was decorated for
the occasion with growing plants. Miss
Bertha Rub played the wedding marches.
The ushers we're Dr. J. L. Luke and Messrs.
F. B. Hoofi, VIM. LLOYD and Thos Ais
quith. The bride wore a travelling dress OF
brown, trimmed with green, and hat to
match. Mr. and Mrs Knapp took the next
train for the home of the formers father in
Greenbrier county.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Mr.. Newton White and Miss Bessie Z.
smith. both Of this county, were married In
the Presbyterian Church on Thursday even
ing last so 6 o'c'ock-Rev. Dr.. Hopkins
officiating
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Mrs. Euphemia Du-Val Davenport, vile
Of Mr.. Arthur Davenport, died on Tuesday
morning at the residence Of her husband
in this town. Young, lovely aud accom-
plished, she had everything to make life at
tractive and desirable, yet without muir.
muir she obeyed the call to yield up all and
come up higher" A devoted husband and
three little children mourn their loss. The
funeral will take place tomorrow Thurs
day. at IL o'clock. Services in Zion ,Epis-
copal Church and interment in Edge. Hill
Cemetery Mrs. Davenport was born in
Alexandria, Virginia, twenty eight years
sgo,-a daughter of the late Col. French, a
prominent citizen of that place.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

G. f. Wall will pay the highest market
price for veal calves from this on. Don't
think of selling until YOU see him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

The board Of deacous have contracted
with Mr.. Jno. H. Bishop for the erection
of iron steps to the pOrtico Of the Presby-
terrain Church, seven-foot steps will be plac-
ed at each side aud ten-ioot steps in front of
the portico. Double balusters will run down
to tasty newell posts. Between the large
pillars double ratings will be placed. The
placing of the order with such an accom-
plished mechanic as Mr. Bishop assures d
frst-clsss job Adrocate
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18
A ROUNDELAY.


,rnrc.rEp TO MISS KATHERINE FLORENCE s1 COL
INo. THoS. GIBSON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Our brother Morrow, Of the Adrocate, Is
confined TO his room by rheumaIism-nO
pun intended. We apprehend he disposed
Of his gum boots a bit too soon. We hope
he may soon be out again even though he
may be led to say some outrageous things
on silver aud fernent gold bugs. His disa-
bility leads Us to ask why be and his MSS.
are alike? AnsWer-Because they are both
1-leg-iblei
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Pure ground black pepper, pure ground
ssge and saltpetre at Brown x Hooff drug
store
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Brown * Hooff's Sarsaparilla is the bes.
in the market and costs less than any other.
Try IT,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

The charter Of the Martinsburg street
railway has been revoked by the city council.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

CT. Wall will ship all kinds Of fat stock
Thursday, October 25th, at n. & W. drove
Yards
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18
e.. w. THOMAS,
Charles Town, w. Va.

A building at Shenandoah Junction, own
ed by Blackford Bros, and occupied by the
owners, DR.. Marshall, C. F. Hesser and the
Masonic fraternity, was burned on Monday
afternoon. Loss on building $1,000, partly
insured. The masons sustain total loss.
Fire was occasioned by an explosion OF gas
olina
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

BY the storm last Friday night Mr. F. ].
Manning lost fourth Of his "Vinton"
home roof
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-18

Mr.. Charles w. Johnson, mailing clerk at
the Charles Town postoffice, sent out on
Monday two thousand letters. During the
month of September he forwarded twenty
five thousand. We would be very glad to
get favorable responses to q hundred OR
more of them.