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The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
AN Authority on taxation.

Who is Henry George, and what has
he ever done? j. D. II.
Henry George is a well-known Amer
lean writer on economies. lie was
born in Philadelphia in 1889. He has
done general writing for the press,
published various newspapers in Cali
fornia from 1858 to 1879, but became
prominent through his work, Prog
ress and Poverty" an exemplifcation
of the ''single tax" theory. which calls
for taxing land to the full amount of
the rent. He is also the author of
Social Problems, Protection of Free
Trade and other books. Mr.. George
was the labor party's candidate for
mayor of New York city several years
ago, polling a large vote. He resides
in this city.-N. Y. Voice.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

Sullivan bought a goat, for which he
paid five dollars. Shortly after he re-
ceived a tax bill on the goat of eight
dollars. He called on Rafferty,, the
assessor, and said: "Why do you tax
me eight dollars On my goat when ]
paid but five dollars for himo"
Wasn't it your goat hat butted my
wife?' "Yes-but-'' "Well, said Raj"
ferty, taking down the book, 81 have
carefully read what the statutes say,
and it reads: whatsoever owns proper
ty a butting on the street shall be taxed
two dollars a running foot" Now,
how many feet has your goat got9 An"
swer ne that, Sullivan. - Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BY BOLTON HALL.
An Omen Column.

II any one has an impression that
communication S to these "Studies"
will not be published unless they echo
the editors ideas, he is mistaken.
Articles on any side of the question
will always be welcome, SO they are
decent, we'll written, within reason
able limits and to the point, except
that we do not discuss the tariff.
Land owners especially should be
interested, as the principle benefit of
any improvement or social advance
goes to them in the increase of value
given to land. Address this Office, or
z. o. Box SO, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
Dangerously Near Single Tax.

Sir William Harcourt, in the third
reading of the Budget bill of last year.
laid down the following very plain
principles OF taxation" to which every
tax ought to conform if it was to be
described as a good ta2:-"It ought,
in the first place, to be simple; in the
second it ought to be easily calculable
bv those on whom it fell; in the third,
it ought to enrich the treasury at the
smallest cost to the taxpayer; in the
fourth. 1t ought to be easy and safe OF
collection; aad IN the 18th. il epgh. 80
pa JUST"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
Ask Aid,

If you are troubled with malaria, constfpa-
ton, biliousncss, kidney trouble or dyspcp-
STA, of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and it
will be speedily forthcoming. Nervousness,
loss of appetite and sleep, and a loss of Wig
Physicians of eminence indorse it, a valu-
able confirmation of the verdict of the peO-
pie and the press. Take it rcgnlarly.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
The Australian Ballot and Taxes.

SAVANNAH. Ca: Two factional demo-
cratic candidates were in the field for
the mayoralty. The election took
place in January, and it was the first
use of the Australian ballot system
here. No one could vote who had not
paid all his taxes, including those of this
year. There must also be a registration.
This led to a scramble at first, then to
pitched battles daily between men for
choice of places in the line of the tax
collectors Office. He could only issue
about two hundred receipts a day.
It was inevitable that many citizens
would be shut out. Each faction hired
gangs of toughs, numbering about one
hundred, and including the most des-
perate whites and negroes of the city.
These men received from five to ten
dollars a day. To each was given a
list of six names, the largest number
the collector could accept taxes for
from one person. Each morning for
ten days the two gangs slugged each
other in front of and inside the court
house, hundreds of citizens gathered
from all parts of the city daily to wit
ness the mills
For two weeks NO citizen paid taxes
for himself, all intrusting their names
and money to hired heelers. At times
nearly the entire force of the city had
to be called out to restore order, and
for a week the presence of about forty
policemen has been required at the tax
collectors ofice.-N. Y. Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
Beware of intmant for Catarrh hi
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except or prescriptions from rep
utable physicians, asthe damage they will do
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure man.
ufactured by +. J.Cheney & Co, Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls CataTTh Cure be sure you get the gen.
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j.. Cheney q Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills. 3 cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

AwRITER saystbat the sense of humor very
rarely exists i'll children under twelve years
old This writer evidently has never Seen a
.6ve-ycar-old child prying open the eyes OF a
four-days-old kitteu.--TexaS Siftinss.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

AN Indiana court has fixed the price Of
stolen kisses in that state at $3.50. But
what is the use of stealing 'em2-Toledo
Blade.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

"MEN become what they eat" said Prof
Graham. ''Then | suppose pugilists arc de
veloped from q diet of scraps,n replied a
forward student.-Harlem Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

TIE world owes US all a living, yet no man
can collect the debt unless he pulls off his
coat and takes it from the worlds hide
Texas Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

THE total deprayity man, who drops in
occasionally, says he knows a good many
people, but not many good peoplc.-Boston
Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

"WHY en- earth is Mrs. Robertson study
ing law!" ''She intends hereafter to secure
her own divorces" -Brooklyn Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

JAcK-"Not married yet9 thought you
were goingt to marry a rich girl" AlgCfnon
(dejectedly)-"So did l."
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

PEOPLE who are satisfied with themselves
seldom please anybody else.-AlilWaukee
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

AN Irisman's definition of wft-"Wit is
the lava which comes from the mouth of a
lively 'crater.'n-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

1T is the young woman with the new suit
who first discovers that we are having an
early spring.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

Il woNDER why that sensible Miss An.
tique allies herself with this New Woman
m~ovement!" 'Perhaps she has heard her
self alluded to as an old Woman.'-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

TIE woman who is proud of her back hair
does not require much urging to play some.
thing On the piano.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

THE devil keeps the weak-hearted from
starting for Heaven by making them believe
the way is all up hill.-Ilam's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is 3
successful remedy.-M. p. DIETER, 81 Throop
Ave, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. II, '94.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

THE silent watches Of the night-thCse
snat are run ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

Total ordinary revenuc........ 1885, 49,, i15
The income tax may not be imposed
this year, but if so it will be deferred
on account of political complications
The French income tax will be gradu-
ated, and will discriminate between in
comes from personal exertions and in
comes derived from capital.-N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

81 SEE" observed Mr.. Chugwater.
looking over his morning paper they
are making another effort to put a tax
on bachelors us that the single
tax I've heard SO much ahout?' in
CURED Mrs, chagwater, -chiesg &C TTib.
anes
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
For Greater Prosperity in Massachusetts

Goi OIcdScI IospcItty III 1AdsSAtAuSttHs
The Massachusetts anti-double tax.
alton league has introduced into the
legislature a series of bills relieving
property that has already paid a tax
from further imposts, which if they
could be adopted, would go far toward
making Massachusetts the wealthiest
state in the union. In opposition to
this salutary reform stand quite 4 large
number of presumably honest but thor
oughly mistaken individuals, who by
pursuing the course they have adopted
simply bring upon those whom they
| represent much heavier burden of tax
alton than would come upon them if
we adopted a scientific system of rails
ing our public revenue. The leader of
this movement in the house of repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Bliss, of West Spring
field, is credited with the remark of
wishing that all of the corporations in
Massachusetts, were limited in the
amount of their capital to $40, O0O-an
| assertion indicative of economic knowl-
edge better BETTING an inhabitant of
Portugal or Montenegro than a re-
sponsible legislator of Massachusetts,.
Our system of transportation, such as
railroads, street car and steamship
companies, our manufacturing plants
and other kindred industries involve
the aggregation Of enormous sums of
money. A single printing press for a
newspaper costs four times the money
to which Mr.. Bliss would limit the
assets of corporations; and yet it is o
man with these peculiar ideas concern
ing finance and economies that has it
in his power, through the influence and
support which the Grange and the
State Assessors association have ac-
corded to him, to prevent the Bay state
from putting it's If in a condition, so
far as taxation is concerned, of equal
ity with New York, Pennsylvania and
the other great and enlightened states
of the union. If the bills of the Anti
Double Taxation League could be en-
acted, their effect would be to bring
business to Massachusetts,, to make
markets which do not now exist for
the farmers, to greatly increase the
value of real estate in all of our cities
and towns, and in this way, instead of
making the tax rate higher than it is,
cause that rate to sensibly diminish all
over the state.-Boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

To SEE a bridegroom out in the yard early
In the morning in his shirt sleeves looking
for ~l5indling takes a good deal of the ro-
nlarcc out ct his case.-AtchiS0n Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

FoRTY-NINTn Friend (sincc breakfast time)
"My, Morton, what a dreadful cold you've
got. What are you taking for itE' Morton
hoarsely)-"Advice.n- Truth
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11

WAGGs-"Did you AVE a fine time last
night?' Jaggs-"No, l had it this MORN
ing. Ten dollars fine; three dollars costs"
-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
FOR A LAND TAX,
A Single Tax Bill Before New Castle Citi
zens for Their Consideration.

A Single Tax Bill Before New Castle Citi-
zens for Their Consideration.
The following legislative bill is be-
ing circulated about the city of New
Castle, for the judgment of be
fore being presented to the legislature:
Sec. 1. That at the mex ensuing cleo
ton for city assessor in the city of New
Castle, the question, shall buildings
and improvements upon real estate be
exempted from assessment and taxa
ton for city p~urposcs?" shall be SUBJ
mitted to the vote of the qualified elect
ors of said city.
Sec. 2. No ballots cast for city as
SCISSOR in said election shall be counted
unless they have printed thereon the
aforesaid question with a form printed
Hereunder for the elector to indi-
cate his vote by answer Eyes" or mo"
= y X
Sec. 3. If a majority of the votes
cast upon said question he yes" and
such duly certified, the city assessor in
the next assessment and thereafter
shall not assess buildings and improve
ments within the said city for taxation
for city, school and road purposes, and
such buildings and improvements of
any and all kinds whatsoever shall be
exempt from assessment and taxation
for such purposes; but all lands within
said city of New Castle shall be subject
to assessment and taxation as hereto
fore.
Sec. 4. Be it provided, however, that
this act shall not apply to the farm and
rural property specified in chapter 1G4,
Vol. XVIII, Laws of Delaware, said
properties continuing to be assessed
and taxed as provided for in said act
Every Evening, Wilmington, Del.
(This last section is unjust to farm
ers. We have frequently heard single
takers assert hat the farmers i'm
provements-fences, drains, planted
trees, houses, outbuildings, etc.-were
of greater value than the land upon
which they were situated. If this is So
and we are inclined to believe tit is
obviously unjust to exempt farmers
from the operation of such a law.-ED.)
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24

prices an upward impetus in the late trans actions and they closed at a substantial ad- vance in spite of the fact that some of the New York bears have been cabling to Liver pool that the receipts this week promised to be heavy. That would be nothing strange in any event. considering the fact that it is Christmas week, for as a matter of fact some estimates of the arrivals at the ports 223,679 bales last week, 3O3 7l2 bales for the same day last year and 266,0 900 bales for the same day in 1S93 though it is true that the receipts for the corresponding week in 1892 were only l60oOO. It remains to be seen, however, whether the ports-will really get 200, 900 bales this week The crop in 1892, 1t will be remembered, was 6,617, 142 bales. In spite of the talk about the weeks receipts a sharp rally, it will be seen, took place this afternoon, and unless there are further dis turbing political developments in the imme- date future still higher prices are expected. And even allowing for the possibility of a change for the worse in the political outlook many contend that Great Britain is likely to buy very heavily, as it's stocks of raw cotton are admittedly at a low stage.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24

at 5Sc, sold between 5SA and 57hc.. closing at 5S0I5S1sc. As6119c higher than Saturday. Cash wheat was steady and unchanged. x
 Corn-As far as it was possible within a range of 1sc nthe principal speculative op- tion May) corn exhibited the beneficial re suits of improvement in Wall street and in wheat. The nearby options luctuated more than May, but they at present are more or less affected by the greatness. or smallness of the immediate arrivals and by the pros poets of heavy or light movement. May corn opened at 2S1sc, sold at 2Sc, closing at the. latter, unchanged from Saturday Cash corn was steady. 4yr f.~ @
 Oats-The disinclnation to do business was as notable in oats as in everything else. The tone was steady. thereby agreeing with the feeling of wheat and corn. May oats closed unchanged. Cash oats were easy and Ac lower
 Proyisions-The bulls in products ascribed firmness in that market to the true merits of the property, but the more popular view was the returning confidence in financial circles as the basis of strength. Not great amount of business was transacted, the ap- proach of the Christmas holidays having a quiet influence on trade. At the close May pork was 7l2c higher and May lard and ribs each 21ac higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
Suns Cotton Review.

New York, Dec. 23.--The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton advanced to points, but lost this and declined to points, after which there was rally which put prices s to points above the final quotations . or sales of 2S9, 300 bales.
 Today's features: The market, which last week was overshadowed and depressed by ominous political and financial develop ments, was today relieved by what seemed to be a brighter outlook politically and vanced. Liverpool was very active and the futures there opened higher. A subsequent here The Liverpool decline is attributed both to large tenders on December contracts and selling from this side in the liquidation of straddies by Greek interests These in- terests, on the other hand, bought heavily in New York, their purchases being. est- mated at as high as 25.O00 bales. and this fact together with other local coverings and some buying for southern account, gave
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
T.ivernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Dec. 23--12;3O p. m.-Cotton de mand fair; prices firmer. American mid ding, 412d; sales, 1500O bales of which 41ol bales were American; for speculation and export 1000 bales receipts, 3200 bales, all American Futures opened steady, demand good. American low middling clause quota tions: December and January, 23-64ni 25-Gid; January and February 2s-6i@d I. 2s,sl 2,s 1 22-64a4 23-64d; March and April, 1 22-6i@ 2S-64Gl4 22-64ei4 21-64@4 22-64q4 2S-s4d: April and May, 23-6404 22-64a4 21-64a4 24-64d May and June. 2S-64Q4 22-64a4 21-6ia4 22-64d June and July, 24-64a4 2S-64q4 24,64d: July and August, 1 24-64GJ4 25-64dp4 26-6fd; August and September. 23-6la4 22-64@4 2s-6l1 Futures were steady. Tenders, 7lOO bales new dockets.
 Liverpool, Dec. 2S.-p, m.-Cotton futures closed barely steady at the decline. Ameri, can low middling clause quotations: De- cember, 20-64@4 2l-64d sellers; December and January, January and February, Feb ruary and March, March and April, April and May, 20-64d buyers; May and June. 4 21-6id sellers; June and July, 21-6ill4 22-6id sellers: July and August, 22-6id buyers; August and September, 21-64d buyers; Oc. tober and November, unofficial. 11-64d value.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 23--Cotton was quiet; middling gulf, slAc; middling uplands, SAC; net receipts, 45l7 bales; gross receipts, 13, 195 exports to France, 550 bales; exports to the continent, 2271 bales; forwarded 6529 bales; sales, 33lS bales spinners, 10S bales; stock, 190, 76S bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 45,1H bales exports to Great Britain, 9SS bales; exports to France, 550 bales; exports to the conti- nent, 15, 990 bales: stock, 1,041, 149 bales.
 Total so far this week: Net receipts, 80, 122 bales; exports to Great Britain 14,5SC bales: exports to France, 6S00 bales; exports to the continent, 33, 736 bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 3,19O Al bales; exports to Great Britain, s22, 907 bales exports to France 269 lS6 bales exports to the continent, 704055 bales.
 New York, Dec. 23.-Cotton futures closed steady sales, 2S9,9 300 bales. December 7.90 January, 790; February, 799; March, S.9d April S.09 May SIS; June S.16; July. S.19 August, S.2O; September, 7.9S; October, 7.SO November, 7.7,
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Provisions.

Provisions. Bacon-52sd55
 Bulk meats-4A@5 Grits-Per sack, $1.10. Cheese, 116D121ac.
 Bran-Per hundred pounds, 75GS0c. Hams-14-pound average, 103s@11c. Hay-No. Timothy, $19.00; choice, S2O.OO. Corn-White milling, 3Sc. Rice-Good, 3s4Q4A per pound; prime 4Ac; fancy head, sac. .t Corn meal-706S0c per sack. Salt-15O pounds, Virginia, 6O@65i; Louisi- ana, S5; 200 pound ground Liverpool, So. Syrup-Fancy new crop, 30435c per gallon other grades 1Sl025c per gallon. Oats-Westarn feed, 2Sq3Sc per bushel; Texas, 35c.
 Lard-Tierces, fancy leaf GA; refined tierces, D. smaller packages, usual differ enceS.
 Flour-Common to best S3.600410 Sugar-Granulated, 4S2Ac cut-loaf, 51ac; fancy yellow clarified 4SsQfsc.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
Country Produce.

Country Produce. Cabbage-11ac per pound Apples-Per barrel $2.50 to $3.00 Onons-Per pound, 1kc. Cotton seed-Pen ton, $700, f. O. b. Cotton seed hulls-Per ton, S6.0O. Cotton seed meal-$1S.50 per ton. Irish potatoes-50n60c per bushel. Sweet potatoes-50c per bushel. Butter--Country, 15Q20c per pound; Jer- sey, 30GS5c.
 Peas-Lady s1.75 per bushel; white crowd CT, $100; mixed, 75c. Dried apples-Peeled, SEC per pound Poultry-Well grown chickens, S2.6O per dozen
 Egg520c per dozen.
 EVaporated peaches--7a6SRc Vinegar-Apple, 12laQ1Sc; pure double strength 20ll25c.
 Hay-Guinea grass, small bales. sl2.5O per ton; German millet, small bales. Sl5.00 per ton; German millet, from wagons, 4OQ60c per hundred No. Timothy, $15.00 No. l Timothy, $160O; choice to fancy. $17.0O.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.

New York, Dec. 3-(Speeial.)-The mar ket opened with a very uneasy feeling to- day. Liverspool- had slightly improved and the stock market was better, March opened at S04 but speedily lost all the improve ments, declining to 7.94. The tone of the trading in the early afternoon was anything but encouraging, but the action of the New York clearing house little later, in decid- ing to issue loan certificates, had dis tinctly favorable influence. All fears of tight money vanished and greater confidence was felt upon all the exchanges. Prices for cot ton hardened, and March advanced to S.05. The close was steady, with S.04 bid for March, but while cotton is certainly cheap enough we fear that we are not yet out of the woods The unrest and uncertainty of the financial situation cannot be allayed in a day. We hope. though we hardly dare predict, that we have seen the worst.
 RIORDAN & co.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
l LOUIS SAKS

dull and firmer: December, 23c; January. 23Ac; March, 239sc; May, 241sc. Spot prices No. 2, 23@23Ae; No. white, 24Ac; mixed western, 2342f12c. Hay was steady and in moderate demand; shipping, 7Oa75c good to choice, 9OG95c. Wool was quiet and firm; domestic fleece, 16lp22c; pulled, 15Q3ic. $7. 50d8.5O
 Beef hams were dull at sl5OO@15.5O.
 Tierced beef was quiet; city extra India mesS $l6. 50GJ1700
 Cut meats were dull and weak; piclxled bellies, $4.75 shoulders, $4.5061475; hams, $S.50; middles nominal.
 Lard was quiet and firm; western steam. $5.5D asked; city, $5.10; December $550 asked; refined was quiet; continent S6.O0; South America, S6.30; compound. $l6219m5.0O
 Pork was more active and steady mess, $.75d9.25.
 Butter was dull, receipts large; state dairy 13q23c; state creamery, 19Q2lc; western dairy, 11d19c; Elgins, 25c.
 Cotton seed oil was steady and quiet; crude, 2414c; yellow prime, new 2Sd2S1ac; yellow prime off grade, H@271ac.
 Rosn was dull and steady; strained, com- mon to good, $1.7od1.75.
 Turpentine was quiet and firm at 29q29lAc.
 Rice in fair demand; domestic, fair to extra, 5Q5Ac: Japan, ,3%@4Ac. Molasses was fairly active and firm: New Orleans. open kettle, good to choice, 2SGt36c. Peanuts were quiet; fancy manipulated, 41aG45sc.
 Coffee options were inactive and un- changed to , points up December, $13Sj; January $1S;65; February, $l3.55 March, dull and steady; No. ', 141ac; Sugar-Raw was dull and steady; fair re- fining, 3lBn3Ac. Refined was steady and quiet; off A, 3-16q4asc; standard A, 45sc; cut-loaf and crushed, 5hc; granulated, 49s@ 4Ac.
 Freghts to Liverpool were firmer and quiet; room scarce; cotton by steam, 1sd asked; grain by steam 3l1d asked.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
New Orleans Cotton Market,

New Orleans, La, Dec 23.-Cotton futures were steady sales, S9O0. December, 7Sl; January. 7H February, 7S3; March, 7S; April 79l May, 7.93; June, 7.96; July, 799; August, 7.93; September 7,65; October, 7.55. The cotton exchange will be closed on De- cember 25 and January l only.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
New York.

New York, Dec. 23-Flour was dull and easy: winter wheat low grades. S2.2542.5 .55; winter wheat, fair to fancy, $265d3.30: win tel wheat patents, $3i5q3.75; Minneapolis clear, s2. .50G13.10; Minneapolis patents, $3.1 .15sp 400; low extras, $2.25Gf265. Southern flour was dull and easy; common to fair extra, g. 1902 80; good to choice extra, $2.909300.
 Wheat-Spot market fairly active and firmer No. red, in store and elevator, Csc afioat. 69ac; options were moderately active and firm at as@ssc advance: No. ? red Jan uary, 6fasc; March. .66ssc: May 65hc; June. Csc: July 65c: December, 6i2sc.
 Corn was dull and firm; No. 2, 33A434e in elevator; 34s4q35c afioat. Options were dull cember, 3S7sc; January. 337sc May, 2flsc.
 Oats were dull and frmer. Options were
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
THE MARKETS.

[ State Herald Office, Dec 23, 1895. ! Money in the local market is in active de-
 mand at from to per cent, according to the security offered.