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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-31

Bill Clarle-ff had as much money
as the old man, I'd give up business
and travel
Ad Collum-So would l.
Old Man (entering unexpectedly)-1
think that's what you had better do,
anyhow.-Once Week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-31
BISMARCK AT SCHOOL.
Reports Of His Teachers on Ex~
hibitiOn at Berlin.

The Great German Statesman Was Not =
Wonderful SchoIar-His Signature at
Various Stages of His Career
Shows No Change.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-31
A New Career for women.

More than twenty new women are in
Oklahoma iails charged with being
bandits
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-31

communication '
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
OUR PERSONAL TAX LAWS.

Is tho Tax Worth the Price Paid for 1t in
Increased Perjury.
The regular annual evasion of per.
sonal taxation in New York City has
beer more marked this yea than usu-
al. The commonly received explana-
ton is that the recent depression has
made this class of t~ax-dodgers more
anxlous than ever to escape bearing
their share of the cost of the gov
eminent. In other words, the payment
of personal taxes in New York is not a
matter of law, to be enforced as other
laws are enforced. but is a question of
the consent of the tax-dodgers.
IT this is the case, the wonder is not
h a the personal tax assessment is so
small but that it is not smaller. If it
depends merely on the goodwill of
those who have to pay the taxes how
much these taxes shall be, we ought to
thank those who admit their liability.
Ii these taxes are a matter of law, to
be enforced as other laws are enforced,
we should not allow them to be turned
into a farce, as they undoubtedly are.
The evasion of taxes in New York by
the of personal property is
something more than a mere money
loss to the state and municipal reve-
nue.. 1t is a training in perjury and a
strong reinforcement to every form of
public fraud.-N. Y. World.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by 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 the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met-SIh the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

and labor upon the earth on,r =,
the purchased permission of the oun,
sie .hereo1, we demand that all public
.svenues De raised by a single tax upon
the value OF land exclusive of it's i'm.
proVements; to the end that all NAV
snare equally in that value which at
'acnes to land by reason of the increase
VI population and the advancement Of
clvlilzation. That government NAV be
simpiihed, land monopoly and specula-
tlon destroyed, and humanity restored
70 That unity of interest and equality of
opportunity in the material universe
winch alone can bring peace on earth
and good will among men.
In addition to these fundamental re-.
forms we demand
Equal suffrage for men and women.
Local self-government with
tlonal representation.
Election of United States senator's nv
the people.
The curtailment of the appointing
power OF the president by the election
OF postmasters by the people of the 10.
calities in which they serve.
recognizing that there must ever be
inequalities in the abilities and condi-
tons of men, we seek only to abolish
the unnatural advantages which some
citizens have ove other citizens bv
reastn of unwise customs and laws.
and that in the land which is our COM
monqeheritage that all may be equally
free. E-ryp
This wd<demand. Nor will we be
satisfied With less.-Exchanee.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
Plentiful FRnOrAure.

1t has long been a settled maxim OF
craftsmanship that those taxes are
much to be preferred which yield rev.
enue without distressing and discon-
tenting the taxpayer. AS a witty
French writer has expressed it, the
goose should be plucked without max"
ing her cry out. Hence, indirect taxes,
such as duties on imported goods and
excise duties on articles of consunp-
ton, being included in the price which
the consume pays for them, SO that
his attention is not called to the ques.
ton how much of the price is tax and
how much is not tax, have always been
favorites with. governments. Direct
taxes, on the contrary, which the citi.
zen has to pay in money, with a pain.
full knowledge that they are taxes,
have as much as possible been avoided.
The frequent complaints made in this
and other states of the taxes on real
and personal estate, although the act
ual amount paid is no greater than il
it were collected indirectly, proves the
offensiveness of this mode of obtaining
revenue.
OF recent years the objection has
been made to indirect taxes, and urged
with great vehemence, that they bear
with disproportionate weight upon the
poor and unduly favor the rich. They
are paid by consumers according to the
amount of their consumption, and in
asmuch as the rich man can eat, drink
and wear no more than the poor man,
he pays, it is said, relatively to his
means, much less than the poor a
It is conceded that the effect of this
disparity is modified by the practice Of
imposing a higher rate of taxation
wines, silks, cigars and similar lux
uries, than upon whisky and beer, and
by exempting from taxes, as far as pos
sible, the commoner necessaries of life;
but, after making all due allowance,
the DIRECTORS to raising revenue ex-
~clusively by indirect taxation contend
that the poor contribute in this way
to the public expenditure a larger
share of the earnings than is expected
of the rich.-''Matthew MARSHALL"
Thos. Hitchcock, of the Sum.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
n PLATFORM


OF the Coming Political Party---Look for
1t in 896
To live, to labor, to freely exchange
and peaceably enjoy the product OF
his labor are the natural inalienable
rights of man. The sole function OF
government is to secure these equal
rights to every citizen and all laws or
customs which in any way limit or in
fringe these rights should be abolished
without compromise or delay; there
fore,
Since there can be no equal freedom
Of exchange while the medium OF ex-
change is a commodity owned and con-
trolled by q few citizens, we deman
the repeal Of all taxes on money
on banks, demonstration of both gold
and silver, and that in lieu thereof pa
e money be issued by the general
government, the same to be legal ten
der. receivable for all dues and axes.
No money to be issued by the govern
ment except in payment for services
actually performed for or materials
furnished to the government, nor IN
excess Of the last years receipts Tor
taxes.
Since there can be 10 equal freedom
to exchange while the highways OF the
country are owned for the sole benent
of private individuals, we gov
eminent ownership of all public ways
for the transportation OF persons and
r-rnnertv and the Transmission OF intel
And that each municipality
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
HERE NJ THERE.

Show us a reading farmer-one
who keeps well supplied with up-to-
date reading pertaining to farm mat,
ters-and we will show you a CORE
spondingly successful man.
Much is being written now about
the use of sugar and molasses as a feed
for stock. Experiments have been
made in France and Germany which
tend to show that no other form of hy-
dro-carbon is so cheap as measured by
results.
1t is claimed by scientific authorl
ties that cows furnish milk on the
thirds" system; that is they retain
two-thirds of the food that is given
them f0r the requirements of their
OWL system, and return one-third to
their owner in the shape of milk.
Mexico produces anything that can
be raised in any country, asserts the
Atlanta Constitution. So varied is cli-
mate that in the sames state car be raised
any product of the tropics and of the
polar regions. Cotton, wheat, rye,
| silver, silk, cocoanuts, bananas, rice,
cocoa, vanilla, logwood. mahogany,
hides and wine are the principal
products.
"A great deal of our prairie hay is
cured too rapidly; there is too much
hurry to make hay while the sur
shines, when it is a fact that hay cured
fully in the heat of a blazing sun loses
much of its value as a feed and be-
comes hard and insipid. When prairie
grass is cut early in the day. it should,
when we'll wiIted. be raked into wind
rows, and afterwards-same day-into
small cocks and let it cure.
People who live way OF in the
country ought to keep themselves pro-
vided with the necessary appliances
for mending up their things. They ear
| seldom command the services of a me
chanic to do this, SO their household
and premises will be apt to present q
dilapidated appearance unless they ex-
ercise some care and ingenuity about
mending up their own things.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
An Important Reform.

What is said in the following signif.
| can't editorial from the Chicago Record.
the leading independent paper of the
northwest in circulation and influence,
| applies with equal force to this state.
| Unjust taxation in Pennsylvania is
lust as great an evil as it is in Illinois
| and perhaps the inequities are even
more destructive in their effects upon
| the common people. The Record says:
One of the worst evils of the pres
emit assessment system, aside from the
flfagrant corruption which unused real
| estate escapes taxation.
The law provides that all property
| shall be assessed at its fair cash value;
| out the assessors proceed as If their
bbusiness were to assess an income tax
instead of a property tax. Accordingly
vacant lots, because they yield no in
| come. are usually assessed at merely
nominal figures. even as compared with
| the low valuation of property in gen.
| eral. AS a result the man who is hold
| ing his land for a rise in value escapes
| his Just share of taxation at the ex-
pense OF property owners who have
made improvements. Such injustice
swells the ranks of the single tax men
| and of the disconnected. There would
| be much less demand for radical
changes if the existing laws were just.
" enforced.
The remedy in this instance is an en-.
actment providing for the assessment
| Of land and buildings separately. I'm
der that system no honest assessor
| could make such unfair discrimina.
tions as are now made between i'm
proved and unimproved property. Two
lots living side by side would have to
be assessed equally. without regard to
the income derived from them. II onn
were built upon and the other unin-
proved, the difference in valuation OF
the two pieces Of property could not be
greater than the value of the build
ing. !.
This reform is of the very highest
importance, and it is to be hoped that
at no distant day it will be generally
Observation-Disclosures Democrat
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED By BOLTON HALE.
An Omen Eiald

I, any n has an impression that
s.;u to these "studias"
the . d4. oe published unless they echo
'ne editors ideas he is mistaken.
vii eies on any aspect of taxation
sl always be welcome, if thev are
ueeent, well written, within reason
+ha. UNITS n to the point. excent
wat we DO not discuss the tariff.
hand owners especially should be
interested as the principal benefit of
any improvement Or social advance
goes to them in the increase of va1ne
given to land. Address this of6cs ~
~ Lock street, Buffalo, N. Y
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
ANYBODY CAN FARM.
But 1t Takes a Farmer to Make a Success
OF 1t.

hut HI IakGS q FARMER TO MAKO n success
of 1t.
So they can after a fashion. Yet if
a success is made. it will only be done
by understanding how a very large
amount, at least, of the work must be
done. 1t ma not be, and often is not,
good economy for the farmer to stop
his farm work and do all the odd jobs
that he will find necessary. Yet he
will not find the knowledge amiss if he
is a good gardener and horticulturist,
with a knowledge of varieties and how
to plant and cultivate, prune, graft,
bud and propagate.
He can know how to drain to avoid
washing: to measure SO as to derive
the largest amount OF benefit; to man.
age all kinds Of stock-to feed, fatten,
select, breed and doctor when neces-
sary; to repair harness. gates, fences
and more or less machinery; in addi-
ton to this he must have a sufficient
knowledge of business to buy and sell
to a good advantage. Taking all in
all, there is no calling in life that re-
quires a more varied knowledge and
demands a cooler, quicker judgment,
with a practical knowledge of the best
plan of managing, than success
full farming. Some men may at
tempt to farm, the same as they
try other Ceilings in life, but they
usually stay at the bottom of the lad
der, whether they farm or whether
they follow some other calling. Men
that have made a failure of everything
they have ever tried are almost GER
they can farm, when probably this will
prove fully as great a mistake as they
have made.
While it may not always be adj
visable for the farmers to do every
little job of repairing or outside work
that nj up, at the same time there
are so manyo occasions when a practical
knowledge of how and what to DO can
be made profitable. And without this
knowledge considerable loss will often
be occasioned.
All who farm do not make a success,
but this is certainly true of all other
callings as well. And it is certain
many of the failures with farmers are
among that class who have failed in
other callings, and also go to farming
under the impression that anybody
can farm. These with no knowledge
of what constitutes a successful
farmer, or Of the different kinds o.
work that the farmer must know how
to do, are almost certain to make a
failure.
The farmer of all eallings can afford
to be a kind of q Jack-of-all- trades, be-
cause he can make them useful at diff
ferent times. In fact the a who
makes success on the farm must. to a
very large extent, be a g~eneral-pur-
pose-man. able to tErn his hand to any
kind of work that nay arise Certain
it is that every man can not do this
successfully, and as a natural conse-
quence every man can not farm and
make a success. Southern Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

arrangements of the sex. Why is it so
Pierce's Favorite Prescription? Because
beauty of form and face radiate from the
onmon ~center-health. The best bodily
condition results from good food, fresh air
and exercise coupled with the judicious
use of the prescription"
It reaches the origin of the trouble and
corrects it.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
ON II ROAD

. to recovery, the
young woman
who is taking
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Pre-
scription II. In
maidenhood, wo-
manhood. wife
hood and moth
erllood the Pre-
scription" is a
supporting tonic
a II d ~nervire
that's peculiarly
adapted to her
ne d. S, regulat-
ing, and strength
ening the system
and curing the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

SKILLED LABoR.-Friend-"I'm told that
most prescriptions cost little Or nothing to
make up" Druggist-'Yes; but we charge
for deciphering the p~enmanship and trans
latlng the Latin."-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

GONG To.-She-"Where are you going
this summer!' He-"Going to stay al
home. "-DetrOit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

To SETTLE TIE BABY.-Hicks-"Got any
Knockout drops" Druggist - "What!
What do You want them for" Hicks
"Baby's got the colic."-N. Z. World.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

If the wicked flourish, and thou suffer, be
not discouraged. They are fatted for de-
struction; thou art dieted for health.-
Fuller.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"Do YOU think that Dickens would de-
ceive a friend!" "Of course not. None Of
his friends would believe a word he says"
Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

PRoBBs-'So you We're in the Iowa cy-
clone. At what point did the storm leave
the town!' Dobbs-''It didn't leave the
town-took it along.''-Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

THE JEsrER-"You broke all the good
resolutions you made last year" The Fool
Yes, but l shall make others quite as
good."-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

'MY big brother belongs to the Seventh
regiment said little Nell, proudly, IAN
my, how noble he looks when he's all
dressed up in his unicorn, ~ arper's
Round Table.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

LADIES in stockholders box who are be-
ing Kissed for talking loudly As if We
hadn't heard the Tell overture before."-
Fleigende Blaetter.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

THE devil will keep on calling as long a.
we answer his knock.-Ram's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"WELL," said the monkey to the organ
grinder as he sat on top Of the organ, I'm
simply carried away with the music."-
Philadelphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

If fun Is good, truth is still better, and
love best of all.--Thackeray.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"THERE's nothing like poached eggs as
the man said when he robbed his neighbours
fowl h~ouse.-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"OSCE. at least, ridicGle was Of great ben
eft to the human race ''When was
,llat2" "INhen Edison made light of cleo
tricity."
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

WAGGs-"Did you nave a fine time last
night Jaggs-"No, l had it this morning,
ten dollars fine, three dollars costs."-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

ALL are born to observe good order, but
few are born to establish it.-Joubcrt.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

FAITH without works is q sign over the
door of an empty shop.-Ram's Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

MAGIsTRATE-'Why did your father whil
your mothera" Boy-'Dunno, 'cept III;
was overturned. Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

BEAUTY, devoid of grace, is a mere hoo,
without the bait.-Talleyrand.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

SOME of the dogs with the longest coat.
nave the shortest pants.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

The eggs received in New York
alone during one year amounted to So
400 barrels of seventy dozens each. and
745. sa3 cases of thirty dozens each, or a
grand total of III, soe,s4o eggs in New
York that year.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"WHAT's that terrible cry I hear'" "Oh,
that's our college yell!' at must be a col
lege of dentistry PUCK
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

"WILL1E, have YOU been in another fight1r
"No, mamma. This fellow outclassed me
and I wasn't in it. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-JENNIa
PISCKAKD, Springfield, Ills, Oct. l, 1894.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-08-08

"And I've got to go home and face
her," groaned Tom. by George,
I've great mind to shoot myself"
Nobody knows just what took
place in that interview between Mr..
and Mrs. Hazleton, but Marjorie
soon after appeared in a brand new
pair of diamond solitaire earrings,
and went for a month to Lake
George with some friends, while Tom
stayed at home and grubbed in the
office to pay expenses. His cigar bill,
too, was enormous that summer. The
"great tramp act" leaked out, spite
of all precautions, and not only init
mate friends but bare acquaintance
were forever dropping down upon
him with all manner of sly illusions
accompanied with grins. At such
times the only course to take was to
treat the whole affair as a huge joke
and to pass around fifteen-cent cigars
with lavish hand.
One thing is certain,-beggars may
come and beggars may go. Mr..
Hazleton might find whole kitchen
full banqueting at his expense and
never by word or deed will he venture
an expression of diapproval. Still
Marjorie herself is more careful in her
dealings with stray unfortunates.
Perhaps she sees what might happen
should some INSCRIPTIONS scamp get
into the house to find her defens eless
and possibly she feels that the
punishment she meted out to her
liege lord was rather severe after all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-08-08
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise. A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the Liver and
Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood. Will drive
Malaria and prevent as well as cure
all Malarial fevers. For cure of
Headache, Constipation and Indiges-
ton try Electric Bitters. Entire sat-
isfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded. Price SO cents and ST.. 90 per
bottle at II. j. Dwinell's drug store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-08-08

FRsTIT is SAFE has lost dollar
has dollar of doubtful
dollar outside of Vermont investment
amo1e counties adjoining No dividends paid
SECONDLY TAKES CARE OF HOME INTERESTS 1t always has
loan to the people Lamo county of ada
counties constitute legitimate
During the responsible moe
refused money on good paper in fact since its first organization no home
borrower been denied if the security offered within the
rules of the bank.
THRD:THE PEOPLE BELIEVE During panic
had the confidence
gained several thousand dollars in deposits while the other banks
he state as Whoe showed loss OF more than million dollars
FoURTH:-IT is ABSOLUTELY EQUITABLE ITS INTEREST
RULE Most banks interest from the the
deposits before the quarter Quarters
on the first of January, April, July and September.
FIFTH:-IT is MANAGED BY BELIEVE IN VERMONT.
Men who believe Vermont should
mont industries feeling that
and for the bank the patronage those who
they the security with their
the panstakng in
and arrangement of the funds entrusted tois
LUTEY GUARANTEED Ifnot withdrawn
without any action on the part of the depostor.
SEVENTH COMMENCING BUSINESS deposits
have been as follows:
January L. $780, January
January l, 1891 1o2,O7S9; January l.
January l, 1892 235,67837;
CARROLL S. PAGE Prest. S. 4. FIFE.
T. M. MCFARLAND, V.-Prest. +. P. STOWE.
PHILIP <. GLEED. o. T. GATES.
G. 4. KNIGHT, Treasurer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-08-08
Strong's Fire
Proof Coating

With our roofing. we sell Strong's Fire
Proof Coating, so justly celebrated for its
lasting as well as re.proof qualities, and
the solid surface it gives the roof when
completed. 1t is made exclusively for us
and contains minerals found in no other
coating. Whenever 3-ply roofing has failed
to give satisfaction, the want of success
can usually be traced directly to the insult
fcient quantity and inferior quality of the
coating applied; particular attention should
be given to this feature in selecting roofing
materials. In order to make a durable
3ply 1t is absolutely necessary to use fire
proof coating and apply two coats OF same.
With every square of our roofing we fur
nish Gals. StrOng's Fire-proOf
Coating (su1licient for two coats), lib.
stroDg's Coated Roofing Nails, 4
LII. Tin Gaps.
cheap coating, made almost wholly of
tar, is being sold in some sections, and
only one gallon of same furnished with
each square.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-08-08

ITO those who deem absolute safety
high rates of interest, the following will be