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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
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HISTORY OF INCOME TAX.
The Frst Bill of the Kind Reported IL
the Extra Session of 1851.

The Frat Bill of the Kind Reported in
the Extra Session of 1901.
The Ways and Means Committee are ask
Ing fora history Of the income tax in the
uni,edBtates, and Treasury officers have
been Id opking the thing up. 1t was during
the ex, Ia session Of Congress in 1861 that
Thad Stevens. chairman OF the Committee
OF WAYS and Means, reported the first in
come Ink DILL. As amended and passed. IL
taxed all incomes over $500 3per cent unless
derived from United States bonds, which
were taxed ! per cent Incomes Of citizens
ofthe United States residing abroad were
taxed a per cent. Owing to the late time
of its taking eject the income tax brought
into the Treasury but small sum prior TO
the year 1864 when there was collect
ed under the head of income tax little
over tlt 10000. by the act OF March 3,
1866, n income tax law was amended 80
as 10 iit use the per cent. tax 10 3 per
cent. anu the tive per cent. tax on incomes
over $40 600 was changed TO ~ per cent
tax upon the excess over 81, 600 income. The
most Of the tax for The year however, was
collected under the original law and brought
into the treasury the sum OF S2l ,OOOOOO Tor
the fiscal year ls6l-lsO5. The following
year ls65.lS66, the war having ceased and
The country being in high state OF develop
ment In all its resources, the income tax
rose TO poiot the highest ever reached in
the history of the tax. The returns for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1850, showed q
total revenue from the income tax OF sbl.
81, ,s32 i3. This was but it'll" diminished
in the following year, 1851 when the
next revenue from the income tax footed
up .0i0 $40 ~.
The income tax was further amended
March .. 1867 80 rs to increase the eNeniI-
,ion then standing at sbOO Nt having IN tht
"A Tr.. t,
900. At the same time all discrimination
as To taxing large incomes "A higher rate wa
abolished and the tax fixed at per cent, on
all incomes in excess OF - ,uO1
Under this modified tax there was collect
cd i'm the year 1868 the large sum Of s3-,u2I
GlO rs; in 1869, i2j O25, 0Gs SO, and in The
fiscal year ended Jnne 30. 1870, s.7 Oi
II. On that day the income tax ceased II
the United States.
The entire amount realized from it in tel
years was nearly S30j, 100000. 1t reacheC
about 80, 900 persons ont Of a population OF
90 UOO.UOO,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
SEC. OF INTERIORS REPORT.

suspensions of Pensions Made for Cause
Only.
Secretary Oft the Interior Ioke Smith. in
his annual report call attention to the pen
sion frauds discovered by the special exam
iners at Norfolk Va, and in New Mexico aud
Iowa The stoppage of these illegal pensions
have saved an amount equal to the entire
force OF special examiners. Referring to
the Act OF June "a, 1890, the report says,
board OF revision was formed Of the ablest
and most experienced men in the Pension
Bureau, with instructions 10 examine the
cases allowed under 1t and call ont such as
had no legal basis. In cases where IL was
sustained and another medical examination
'nsssSphSYt nsssSpS 30 Cesar, "a, =. -. -, OF the
pensions was ordered suspended pending in
vestigatioD.
The pensioner was not dropped from the
rolls but the payment of his pension was
suspended and co days notice given him in
which he could ask for a medical examina-
ton or supply further evidence ofhis right
TO a pension, The examination OF his proof
having disclosed that he was not entitled TO
IA pension; he was told that the payment Of
his pension was suspended until he could
put on record a case which would authorize
payment.
Many thus suspended were able TO supply
the proof and TO these payment was at
once resumed. The former practice IN re.
gard 10 suspensions was also modified III
cases where the proof on file disclosed the
fact that the pensioner was entitled TO some
rating, although not TO the rating which
had been allowed him.
The report denies that the purpose has
ever existed Of an extreme and unreasonable
manner ofsuspending pensioners and denies
that any abandonment has taken place OF
the policy of removing from the pension
roll those who are not legally thereon.
The census will be practically closed by
July !, 1894 and $500, OJO will be needed TO
complete II.
a number Of small but valuable tracts OF
land will be ready tor settlement within the
next two years and the Secretary recon
mends the adoption Of a plan which, by
auction or otherwise, will determine IN
advance the ownership Of each particular
section, as substitute for the present
system.
Referring to Utah, the Secretary says:
From IA careful study of the conditions
in this territory can see no reason why the
privileges OF statehood should be longer
Withheld and cordially support the sppli-
cation Of Utah for admission 10 theU mon. :"
Referring TO Oklahoma he says:
The soil Is rich, the resources great and
the development marvellous It's 10 be
hoped that at an early date this territory
may assume the responsibility OF state
hood"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
SITE OF TRADE LESS CLEAR.
Unce,inty About Tariff Legislation
Cses stagnstion in Business and
title Demand for Legitimate

Cees StaRnation IN Business ana
title Demand for Legitimate
Investment.
r. Oun h Co.'S weekly Review OF
Tfadeys:
IL chot be said that business during the
past vk has grown better or worse. For
some .ys the gain in demsnd andin trans
actiowhch had been previously noticed,
evidery continued. But sfterward tarifi
unceruties were thoughtto effect some
brsncs OF business and whatever the
eauseshe state Of trade was less clear
Mouewas everywhere abundant with rates
'ompatively low aud the commercial de
nand Is remarkably small, while the de-
nsnd 2 speculative uses appeared TO
De incssing. When there are symp-
oms IN transition state, ordinary indica-
ions bed upon the course OF business
low ta few days ago. are not as valuable
s usui but OH the whole such signs are
howev, less encouraging than they were
weekgo Reports oi different branches
,f tradand from different cities fr,queni-
ly mefon the tariff uncertainties as u
cause onatural hesitancy, but 1t will take
some u.e to de termine wi. thcr the gen,r-
al tencncy toward improve vement has been
.hcckeor to what extent The Volume ~
trade h been So ewhat increased and yet
not asnuch Ms was expected. The indus.
tries q waiting with visible uncertainty
regar,ig the outcome Of turiH legislation.
IL is question whether the wCrS NJ force
emplSed Is larger than II was aweek ago.
Ihsales of wool are again larger than
for n same week last year. amoun ting TO
6,6l9pO pounds against 1884 5OOpcunds last
yearbut part uf the transactions afe sad
TO be seculative being based on the he ~
that watever may happen. later the nt,es-
stiles the country Will compel larger
cons,hption within the next few munihc
The yst accumulation oi idle money tends
to stijiilate speculation, but II is not n
good dtnpton. IL shows remark ale
shriIfage IN the volume of trade, and the
repols from all quarters makes II clear
tha. he demand for money is unusually
lyhtor the season. The domestic EXPORT
for Bur weeks from New York amount tC
$50, ~, $50 against S21,b1l,l13, while
the decrease in Imports Is over So
00O,Q7 for the four weeks, so that the
exces OF exports for The whole coun.
Try rust be large. No gold comes this way
aud Navy shipments ofsilver are n,adc tt
Londo. Apparently this country paving
OF viii its surplus loans amounting tC
many millions which were effected II
kuropeto avert great disasters last sum
mer
The iilures during the past week mum
ber 81 against 237 for the same week O
last yer and in Canada Is against 33 las
year
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
LAuDANuM AND MusH.
The Dose n Utah W oman Gave Her uncl'
in Order to Secure $4,000.

The Dose Utah W oman Gave Her Uncle
in Order to Secure $4,000.
At Salt Lake Mrs. Emma Van Patten has
been arrested on the charge Of numbering
Sofen Nelson. wealthy banker Of Eph-
ram city The 2oth Of asst October Neil,
son suddenly and mysteriou'ly died and a
pos, nortem examination revealed the
prcsence Of rough on rats and laudalum il
Lis stomach. Mr.. Van latten, who is a
neice OF Nelson, was visiting her uncle at
the time. Investigation has eltred the
tact that Mis. Nun l'aiIcn had The evening
before Nelson's death purchased a vial OF
lauinnum Mush aud milk, which was
served the same evening hud ui which Neil
son patt"o proved fatal when hdmlhlsier'
.d Ia several lows 1t was learned tha'
SgUDu which Nelson had IN his room The
evening before his death had disappeared
LcAt day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
SOVEREIGN SWORN IN.
The Newly-Elected General Master
Workman Formally Inducted
Into Office.

The Newly-Elected General Master
Workman Formally Inducted
Into Office.
J. r. Sovereign, the newly elected Gener-
OIL Master Workman Of the Knights of
Labor, was formally inducted into Office at
Philadelphia, the oath being administered
by General Worthy Foreman Bishop. No
ceremony was attached to the rite other
than the taking Of a solemn obligation"
and The turning over to Mr.. Sovereign Of
the orders effects.
In an interview on his plans Mr. Sover-
eign said The condition Of the order is
excellent. There is "A perfect harmony and
IL is not true that there are tn,tioIs Mr..
Sovereign said that he desired to remain on
good terms with Mr.. PowGery, but was
somewhat piqued at the latter in giving 10
the public a letter which he (SoveTeignjhad
written 10 PowdeTly as Mssier Workman
of the Iowa Knights. lie said the financial
condition Of the organization was good, and
there was no necessity for selling the real
estate OF the Knights in order To meet ex-
penses. The General Executive elected j.
Schoenfaber, of Baltimore, editor Of the
'abor organ.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
LArza NEWS wA1ys
cr1rrs Arn rrxAIr1r,

]. W. Coppinger, United States Consul At
Toronto. Ont, and ex-mayor OF Alton, Ill,
shot and slightly wounded Col A.F. Rogers,
Of the latter place. The trouble grew out OF
discussion over an old personal and politi-
cal feud.
Mrs. Harriet Burrows, aged 75 years. who
was serving life sentence iu the Philsdel-
phia penitentiary for the murder Of her
husband, committed suicide by hanging.
Detective John Conway,of Chicago was
shot and seriously wounded by men claim
ing TO belong to a private detective agency.
At Bedford City, Va. seven indictments
were brought in against County Treasurer
Arthurs by a special grand jury. Five
charge him with embezzling esq, 226 Of State
and county bonds. The others charge the
mis-use OF s40o school funds.
Philip Schneider, a wife.b .beater, drew o
razor TO resist arrest at New Orleans. A
policeman shot him in the abdomen and he
died in an hour.
The trial of Patrick Eugene Prendergast
for the murder Of Mayor Carter b. Harrison
Of Chicago began Monday before Judge
Brentano.
Edward Huetterman, who embsEz,ed an
insurance eompauy's smoney, and abducted
two children of Richard Houck's, was sen.
fenced TO FIVE years imprisonment at Eliza
beth, N.J. The mother Of the Houck',
children died Of a brosen heart before the
children were recovered.
Burglars entered the hardware store o.
s. Burnett, Brooklyn, broke open a heavy
iron safe and got away with over sG0,O 900 in
cash, mortgages, bonds and other securi
ties
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
Judges Still in Jail.

At Jefferson City. Mo, the supreme cour
in banc rendered an opinion in the hshea'
corpus casts instigaied by the 81. Llaii
county judges now in the Jackson county
iail' 10 which place they have been held ia
contempt of the United States Circuit Cuurl
IN refusing to levy tax 10 pay the in tsi
due on $3.50 00J ralrcad boz ds Issued by -
county in 1870. Judge Black, who rendered
the opinion. denies the writ Afer re
vie wing the case. Judge Black says: The
case presents but one feature: Has thesu
preme Court of Missouri jurisdiction TO
interfere with the acts OF the Federal
courts2" Judge Black holds that ii has not,
and the other Judges concur with him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The Net Increase Last Month Was &C..
716,4ee. Gold Reserve still
Dwindles

The public debt statement issued ntwssh'
ington, shows the ne, increase Of the public
debt, less cash in the treasury, during the
month of November to have been s67l6..
ass. The debt bearing no interest increased
s3i3, lG6. There was decrease in the cash
balance In the treasury during the month
ofs7 ,09l.6 The interest bearing debt /,
sjs5, 039 go and the debt bearing no inter
est t3TI.6S9, 7l6, a total debt Of sg6l. 500 3l8
The certificates and treasury notes offsc, by
al equal amount Of cash in the treasury
amount to s59J, 229, ,3O2 an increase during
the month Of li,6l9,l4l Tie net gold
reserve is ss2g59Oi9, and the net
cash balance s,224O,j6 total
available balance of te5, 1870, GIG n decrease
since the Is, Of Novem Der of 81. Oql GA. The
total cash ir the treasury is t734, $50, i35.
The receipts q the government for the
month of November were s23 9eg IOl and
the expenditures s3i BOZ O26. The receipts
Tor the FIRST five mouths OF the fiscal YEAR
July, August, stpiemuer, October and
NovemOer-amoults to Sl29, 4U3, Az and the
expenditures sl19 6l3 auefcit for this
fiscal year to date OF $3YgIS.0yG For the
INST tive months Cf last year the feceipts
were sl6l .lSi.U1g and The expenditures
sl56!NO,Ttb lbe expenditures on account
OF peus,ons during the present fiscal wear
amount to S5J. .isl So as against S55 isl. 7y5
tor the same time iast year.
The customs receipts this fiscal wear have
fallen on s.S, so $50 and the IL terual reye.
nue. receipts q O'ib O5S. as comuared with
last year. Tie expenditures under the head
OF War tins year have been 81. g.. 1893
and under tue head ui Navy $lgi3 30
greater than for the first five months of last
year.
The total amount of National bank circu-
lat'on outstanding Novem Der 20 was S2ug-
sAu,'eS, an increase IN in circulation since
NoNembCr 80, 1872, OF S35 1892 500 u Il de
crease since October 81, l'D3. Of s363 37s.
The amount ut National bank circulation
outstanding against bonds deposited there
Tor November $50 was tls7 COO. 80.
The receipts from customs AT the port Of
New ora Tor the month ui November were
sN5l2 So' a. compared with receipts Of 60.
5'l - during No,emhcr lSg2. and SGh37-
ST dU'ing October 1895. lie amount pad
ia gold coin wa 81 Ief cent OF the total.
whilc during October 80 per cent was paid
III gud 20 u. The payments IN silver certi-
Gates show large crease this month over
last beiu. - per cent thi. month and 3i3
per cent las, month. Thr other kinds OF
money used were silver com. q | per cent;
roid certificates o. I'er cent; United States
notes lG3 per cent and United States treas.
ufv notes. 81 per cent
The total ruld in the treasury, coin and
bullion, Is sl6l, ~ l2N, the gold certificates
ia treasury cash SiIS 0pu; the gold certin-
GATES Ia circulation s1s lt3, ,07g aud the net
eJ!d III the treasury SS2 9JJOi9.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tend to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, 10y more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of The pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup of Figs
lis excellence is due TO iis presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
arr to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; cfcctually cleansing the fystem,
disrclling colds, headaches and icvcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
Ii has given satisfaction. TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession because il act, on the Kid
neys. Liver and Bowcls without weak
eniur them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale hv all drug
rists in JOc and 81 bottles, but itls man
ufac,urcd by the California Fig syrup
CO. only, whose name j. printed on very
package, also the name, syrup ot Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute j! Offered.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
CONGRESS OPENS
Gut Transacts Little Business the First
Day.

Gut Transacts Little Business the First
Day,
Both branches Of Congress assembled at
noon Monday. The preliminary work OF
Organizing having been completed at the
extra session, there was but little delay and
after the usua! formalities the Presidents
message was presented and read.
After the conclusion Of the message in the
house the usual res buttons OF respee; were
proposed ON account Of the deaths OF
Representatives o Neil and Lilly, and the
Speaker appointed "A committee 10 attend
tue funeral of the latter, the former having
been laid in his last resting place week
ago They then adjourned.
The only incident Of note in the Senate
was the omission by the Secretary Of the
Senate 10 read that portion OF the Presi-
dents message relating 10 Hawaii. Senator
Dolph, when the reading was finished, IN,
quired into the matter, and was informed
by the vice president thatjthis part OF the
message had been inadvertently omitted
the secretary had turned two pages at once
and the remarks on Hawaii were read,
showing that the secretary's copy OF the
message and Senator DOlph's were alike
Adjourned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
Owe REAIINQ.
the Habit IL Yr.ushs with ths Graves,
Danger.

rhs Habit II Ersushs with the or~vest
Danger.
Because OF the peculiar sisnincance
which now attaches TO the word
Temperance, we should not forget
that Every man that striveth for
the mastery Is temperate 10 all
things and that IL Is just as bind
Ing on us TO show moderation In our
use Of the necessities OF life as in our
use OF its luxuries Even the neces.
stiles OF life may become supernui-
ties through their quantity and quail
lty being raised 10 the point Of lux
ury. Take, for example, the food
supply OF the body.
1t is obvious that the body must
have rich, orce-supplylng food 10
order 10 carry on its daily tasks. Yet
the fact is often lost sight OF that an
over supply OF food 10 the body, like
overcoaling the steam engine, is pro-
1uctive OF nothing but waste. More
steam Is made than can be used.
Nor is this all In such finely
adjusted machine as the human body
no one piece OF the complex organism
can be overworked except at the
ultimate expense OF the rest.
Not only are we inficting the
stomach with an unnecessary amount
OF work when we crowd IL with food,
but we are TO the same extent i'm
posing upon the other organs. As n
matter OF fact IL is the liver which
generally gets the brunt OF the extra
/ burden, though the heart and kid.
neys are also affected 10 greater or
less degree.
Among the disorders caused 10y
this superiluous condition are hImOr-
rhoids or bleeding piles.
TO ascertain the proper proportion
between the demand aud supply Of
the body, one must consider not only
the peculiar needs of each person,
but the season OF the year. Heat Is
the unit OF force in the body; but
while force.supplying food may be as
necessary in summer aS in winter,
the need for fats, or hydrocarbons,
a. they are called, 70 maintain the
bodily heat is by no means 50 urgent.
For one who is properly familiar
with the resources Of his own body,
and who is not blinded by appetite,
IL is comparatively easy TO discover
TO a remarkable degree Of nicely. the
amount and kind OF food which hi,
system requires.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

Next weeks schedule for the Homestead
steel works will put on nearly every
man employed in the mill The ll9 inch
mill has been put on triple turn for the first
time in months, Except the 32inch mill
and the converting mill all other depart
ments are working double turn.
James X. Sovereign, the new general
master workman of the Knights OF Labor,
said that as soon as ossible he will endeav-
or to sellthe property in Philadelphia and
move the headquarters to Washington or
Baltimore.
Lake Superior Iron Company, lspheming
Mich, resumed work at a portion of their
property giving employment to 200 men.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
FINANCIAL AND coNNrRcrAr.

Abraham Stein & Co, importers of hides
coffee, etc, in New York, failed. laoili
ties about si,000,OOo The assets January
last were more than that amount.
The Wuerpel Switch and Signal Company
Of st. Louis, which has been closed for sew.
eral months on account of financial Difficult
ties has made a voluntary assignment The
liabilities are estimated s9s 900, assets abou,
$4,000.
Assignee Maehr Of the GIidden-Joy Var
nish Company Of Cleveland, o.. which fail
ed last July, has made the last payment to
the creditors OF the company, discharginp
all obligations.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
August. j. 81, =.
Flower

Fontwo years ! suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that l would have to
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of a friend ! procured
q bottle of August Flower ltseem-
ed to do me good at once. l lgained
strength and flesh rapidly, l feel
now like a new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me. "
Jas. L. Dederick, Saugertics, n. y, y
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07

In the midst Of his eed is $ for the
coming session Of Congress- Gen. William
Lilly, Congressman-at-Large from Pa, was
cut down in death at his home, in Mauch
Chunk.
Charles Kosminski, a well-known banker,
dropped dead in the Chicago City Republi-
can convention Saturday, after making a
speech seconding the nomination of Alder
man Swift for Mayor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
Hot Fighting in Menios.

Persons who have ju't arrived at III Paso'
Tex, from Chihauhau confirm reports OF a
50 we're battle between the Federal troops
and the insurgents. Last Thursday morn
ing number OF officers were brought IN
from the West TO the army hospital IL was
reported TINT they were i'll Of dysentary, oIt
IL Is positively knnwn that lheF hhu osel.
known. Neither can Il be earn ho , MAJ y
nthcr-s were brought IN. The reports VI
c,niinued mo, ement of Federal lroycs 10
the west aud northwest ON ChihrChua
Lave also been confirmed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
For CHAR tvs Sake.

General Russell A. Alge:, OF Detroit, has
been in Cleveland several days in consnlta-
ton, IL is said. with some OF the heaviest
stockholders in the Michigan iron mines
He is trying TO induce them TO resume
operations. SO tbnt ne starving miners msy
II the men can be given work only part OF
the time the State Of A.ichigan will appro-
pirate money to help them through the
winter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07
Applying For Aid.

Hundreds Of destitute persons are apply
W TO the Kansas City Provdent Assocla
ton for aid, and each one represents from
two 10 ten persons. A large proportion OF
the applicants for help are negroes, and =
ilct developed by Investigation - that Nhit
men this winter are in many instances do
ing work taat negroes did year ago The
n .rceniage of negroes who were droppeo
when forces where reduced was much great
or than the percentage OF white men.