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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10
INCOME lax COLLECTION.


| The fear of the treasury department that
the Supreme Courts decision will greatly
increase the difficulties of collecting the
| tax on incomes not exempted is undou bt-
edly well founded. Technically the law
survives as regards all incomes except
! those from rents and public bonds, but
It's moral force is taken entirely away By
reason of the equal division OF the court.
When as many of the judges say law
is wrong as say it is right that law can
not be expected to command much respect
from the community, and nobody is
likely to have any scruples against
| placing as many obstacles as possible in
the way of it's enforcement. But the
part of the law that survives is still
| further weak ened by consideration of
| the character of the part that was killed.
Not only does the law as left by the
| court fail to get its sanction
| as measure not in conflict with the
constitution, but, as emasculated by
| that tribunal, it becomes law very
different from what Congress in
| tended. Congress would not have
| listened moment to proposition
| TO tax the industry and thrift of the
country and at the same time to exempt
the land holders and the bondholders.
Yet as interpreted by the Supreme
Court the law becomes that sort
OF measure. The COURTS de-
cision has made practically a
new law, law radically different from
what Congress intended. There is
moral ground therefore for saying
that this law is really entitled to no
respect because it is not the law that
Congress passed that it does not carry
out the intent of Congress. but very
different intent and one that Congress
would not have entertained.
OF course legally the law is just
as binding on the incomes which have
not been found to be protected by the
constitution, as if its constitutionality
had been approved unanimously, and it
carried out the intentions of the peoples
representatives. But it makes a great
difference in the enforcement of law,
no matter what it's character, whether it
accords with what people believe TO be
fair and just or violates their sense of
justice and fair play. 1t is a rule. which
admits of few exceptions, that law of
the latter kind is executed with great
difficulty, for ublic sentiment is always
a powerful factor in the enforcement of
law, and when this is hostile the execu-
tive officer is continually finding lions in
his path.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

8Y THE GOVERNOR.
NICOLAS FESSENDEN,
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

1t is to be hoped that the administra-
ton will stick to its declared determine
ton not to call an extra session of Con-
gress. If it could be guaranteed that
Congress would do nothing but rereal
the remnant Of the income tax law and
provide some simple measure to tide
over hard times in the treasury an extra
session might be productive.of good But
no such guarantee can be had, and in
the present chaos of opinion on the
money question nobody can say but
what some dangerous schemes might be
brought forward which would unfavor-
ably affect public confidence and paraIyze
business anew just as it is beginning to
show some slight signs of revival. Bet
ter endure the injustice of the emasculat-
ed Income tax law, better resort to almost
any expedient to keep the government
going than call together body. whose
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10
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growth beyond its financial equipment, has
now been succeeded by its prci icaal anpibi-
lation as a memorial, through it's consolida-
ton with the Lenox and Tilden libraries.
in which the Astor name appears as ono
among three; ann this ATTACHMENT from it's
original distinction might have been easily
prevented if The interest felt in it by either
living descendant of the first Aston. Mr..
William Waldorf Aston, or Mr.. John Jacob
Aston, had not been measured by dollars.
Why Mr.. Aston didn't take from his hun
bred millions, or two hundred millions. the
sum of ten millions or twenty millions in
block, and put them down as an endow
ment to the Astcr Library. to build upon
its already firmly set foundations some
thing Of incompatible grandeur, is beyond
tie ability of men of moderate fortunes and
of pride and lublic spirit customary to bu-
man nature, to tell. Here was an unique
opportunity. Everything was ready. There
was not only opportunity, but almost duty
TO see that greater Astor Library should
be endowed with fund which. compared
to the present Aston fortune, would be CON-
mensurate with that given by its founder.
New York would have rejoic0d to think that
she had citizen by whsm 50 splendid a
chance was so nobly used. 1t would seem
that every private and public motive pos
sible to arise in the mind would have die
tated an act OF this nature. and, through
it, the rupture of traditional restrictions
upon the amount of money given from pri-
vate fortunes to the public use. But in the
mind of each surviving member of the Aston
family this view seems to have been op-
pressed by the inexplicable but ever com.
mon restraint against the giving away of
great sums of money; and SO practically
the Aston Library has faded out. 1t is all a
mystery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

The Rev. DR.. Lansing if he had taken
a little time for deli beration might have
discovered that his proof was far from
conclusive just as easily before he made
his charge againt the President as after
ward. His haste toy make this charge,
and his neglect to examine the
proof until afterward, has placed
him in the very disagreeable position of
being compelled to apologize publicly TO
the President and the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

Some definite idea of the growth of the
bicycle business in this country may be
gained from the fact that whereas the
total number of bicycle man
ufactories in the United States was but
Six in 1885, with an output of only H.
600 wheels, and in 1890 hut seventeen.
with an output of 10000. at the present
time there are 1876 factories, which will
make an aggregate of nearly or quite half
million machines this year. The in
crease in the last five years has been
nothing short of marvellous, and it is
probable that the next five years will see
a very great advance upon the present
product of these fast multiplying con-
Germs. In the next generation the man
who cannot ride bicycle will be almost
as rare as the man who cannot walk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10.
STATE OF MAINE.
BY HENRY B. CLEAVES, Governor.
REORGANIZATION
FOR A DAY OF -
FASTING AND PRAYER,
FASTING AND PRAYER,

Recognizing with grateful hearts the
numerous blessings voucbsafed by Almighty
God to our Commonwealth and her people.
invoking His favor, care and guidance in
the future, by the advice OF the Executive
Council, ! hereby designate Thursday, the
twenty-ffth day of April, as day of
FASTING AND PRAYER.
Let US abstain from all unnecessary la Dor.
and amid the surroundings of the home. in
the churches ami places dedicated to pub
lie worship, obse1 We the day in a manner
becoming Christian people, that we may
perpetuate the sacred and honored custom
OF the Pilgrim Fathers, who so firmly and
securely planted on our shores the Chris.
tim faith.
Given at The Council Chamber, in Au-
gusta. this twenty-seyenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
IKE. and of the Independence of the
uniIed states of America the one hun
dred and nineteenth
HENRY B. CLEAVES.
9Y THE GOVERNOR.
NICOLAS FESSENDEN,
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

The Oxford Democrat says: "Burt D.
Cordwell is tapping the naples on MIR.
Woods place. He has about thirty spiles
and keeps steadily at work tending them.
AS most OF his buckets are lard pals and
small cans the little fellow is put to his
mettle to trot fast enough to save the
overflow. But he is gimpy chap and
Will come out all right
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

The discussion 81 bout taking the next
Democratic Presidential candidate from
the South is chiefly interesting as show
Gratis are of eleoting the next President.
If Northern Democrats thought there
was the slightest chance of electing the
next President they would sssternly frown
upon any suggestion of going below
Mason & sDixon's line for candidate.
in the first place because such a candi-
date would kill sthe chance, and IN the
second place because there would be
plenty of them to want it for themselves
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

Saturday morning Walter Knowlton, of
Liberty, went to his stable and found
that the floor had given away, letting
three Of his horses down into the cellar.
One of them was dead, supposed 60 have
drowned in the deep water in the cellar;
one was bruised and famed badly, and
the other one caught across a beam and
was badly cut and bruised and probably
will lie worthless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Less than two years ago young lady
of Lewiston was called to attend the
funeral OF an uncle by marriage who had
committed suicide. Sunday last she re-
ceived the information that another un.
Gle by marriage, residing in Somerset
county had shot himself and as she was
making preparations to attend the funeral
Monday morning she received telegram
informing her of the suicide by hanging
of her grandfather, also in Somerset
county. Neither of the suicides were re-
lated except BY marriage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

Senator PETER thinks the income tax
will boom Populism. 1t will certainly
make what PopuIists there are very
angry when they see that the people
they were cunning for particularly are
the very ones that are not hit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

There was no division Oh political lines
il the income tax decision. But more
Democrats voted against constitu-
tIonalIty than for it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

two component parts will almost GER
tainly be at odds with one another, and
from which no useful legislation can at
this time be expected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

FNH URSDAY. April 18th, at 10 a. NJ, at sales
IL room, As Exchange street, we shall sell
Parlor Furniture, Oak and Walnut Chamber
Sets, 3 fine Oak Sideboartis, 2 Oak Cabinet
Beds, Mantle Beds, Draperies, Wardrobe
Mattresses and Feather Beds. Lounges. Tables.
Sofas, Rockers, Hall Stands, Book Case, At
lantic Cooking Range and General House
Furnishings. Sale positive and without reserve.
apps sat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-10

An Auburn man. who has lived or
the shore of Lake Auburn for 81 years
says he never remem bers seeing the lake
as low as it has been for the past week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
Personal.

Prominent Philadelphia citizens are
discussing the feasibility Of forming an
organiza ton TO erect a monument to Fred
erick Douglass.
Joseph Smith, Jr., son of the Mormon
prophet and one Of the chiefs OF the church.
Is man Of So. with fine physique and an
agreeable voice.
The Princess Maud Of Wales is a bicy
clist but does not rush into boomers. She
wears neat and modest costume, with
riding habit skirt.
Nine. Nansen the explorers wife, has
not seen her husband for two years. Her
little daughter is now years of age. Nine.
Nansen is one of the most popular ballad
singers in Norway
A heretofore unpublished letter of Co
lumbus was read at a recent meeting in
Paris of the Academy OF Moral and POlit-
zeal Sciences. II was dated 1898, and re-
lates to his first voyage.
Gladstone said recently to an inter
viewer that he was too old a man to have
an opinion of any kind on the new wO-
man." anG that his ideal woman had not
altered in the past threescore years and
ten"
e. p. Dwight of Philadelphia has given
to the, Young Mems Christian Association
beautiful country estate of 465 acres near
Downingtown, Pa. The association will
make a camping ground and summer re-
sort for the members.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
bright BITS.

An Aid to Success.-1Ir. Portly-Tm
glad to hear that you are prospecting.
Slm-Yes, / gave up my worst habit.
Mr.. POrtly-And what was it,
SLIM gave up giving up.
"A Garb of Labor.-Tattered Tommy
Now, If youse could only see me in a dress
suit.
Lazy Luke-Hul OATS too much like
work. I'd take yer fer waiter, sure.-New
York Tribune.
The Telepohne's Rival.-Twynn-T
phones are the most expensive things ever
cOntrved to talk through.
Triplett--I don't know about that. My
wife talks throug a $40 hat. and gets a new
one three times a year.-Detroit Free
Press.
A Bismarck schoolma am, who had
been telling the story of David, ended it
With And all this happened over 5000
years ago" A little cherub, his blue eyes
wide open with wonder, said. after a mo-
ments thought: ''Oh, my, what a mem-
DRY you've got."-Machias Union.
--Toughened.-"Say," said the deputy. 81
put No. III on the treadmill eight hours
ego as a punishment, and I'll be dinged
If he amt gion' on jst as clipper and
happy as can be-"
Why, Of course" said 1he. prison ward
en-, in tones of disgust. Didn't you know
the Teller was sent here for bicycle steal
ing? That sort of thing is right in his
line. indianapolis Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
An Awesome EnsIishman.

The gentleman from the remote haci-
enQa. as we innOcently ina gined. had Just
aismOunted from the upper berth. armed
cap-a-pie. his visiting. Sunday-best re-
vOlver displaying its mOther-of-Dearl han
die and its nickeled business end. his spurs
were strapped onto his boots, and they
llngled as ne alighted, says the Boston
Herald. \ shudder ran through the stall
Wart frame Of the Pullman porter. who
had. up 70 that moment. treated us with
the nonchalant hauteur OF Standard Oil
magnate-
sab" exclaimed the porter. 'shine your
spurs, Sah2"
But the cavalier deigncd not TO reply.
and 1angle-jingled his way 10 the smoking
compartment. where he patiently awaited
the breakfast station, still an hour and a
half distant
Desc hyah N1exicans is jess holy ter
rors, remarked the porter soto voice;
.dey goes 10 bed ready for a battle or "a
duel; II we'd gone off de track in de night,
that man. sab. would have shot dc con
ductor or me TO shO'. I'm jess about dead
tired of dis job"
The remainder Of us began TO invent ex
plantations for the presence of the don.
VINO was taking a trip in such warlike
BulSe. Some OF Us thought he might be
a famous bandit locally known as "El
Altote," or THE Tail One" and our ex-
cited and rs yet unbreakfasted magma
ions pictured the train held up, our peck
cts riiied of the silver dollars of the Mon
tezumas, and only locally unnegotiable
New York drafts left to us as we crossed
what old fashioned geographers termed
The conductor coming in from a consul
tation with the newsbOy, who had pro-
yided him with a provisional breakfast OF
jubilee paste, said In reply to our queries
regarding the mysterious passenger
Hes no Mexican. He got on last night
about y. He's manager Of an English
mining company down the road. "
But his spurs; he wore them all night.
and his revolver he had on when he got
down, from his BERTH" we breathlessly
urged.
Yes, know: he always does that to awe
the tenderfoot" explained the cynical CON
ductor.
Presently. as If in confirmation of the
statement Of the conductor. we overheard
the bepistolled Britisher saying TO the por-
ter; Il dessay boy. YOU can make me a
cup of tea in the buffet. I'm quite tagged
this morning"
The conductor said TO US in a few whis-
pers: He gets off at the next station He
never goes further. You see he's young
err son, sent over on 5000 a year to man
age mine. He knows as much about ore
as a Pullman porter does of a ships ric-
glng. When he came over they gave him
French chef to cook for him at the mine
and a violinist to while away his even
lngs. for he's accustomed to the opera at
Paris. It's a daisy lob he has. and you
Just bet your life I'd like to change with
him."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
Told what She Thought of Her.

When the car stopped at Monroe and
DedrDOrne streets a stout, matrOnly-lOok-
ing woman, with an arm fun of bundles
got on, SAYS the Chicago Times-Herald.
She dropped one of the bundles as she did
SO ana another pOrtly female picked il up
for her; their eyes met and confuesd
look OF recognition came into them
Its a nice day." tentatively remarked
the woman who had picked up the bundle
Yes, indeed. ] declare, your face is so
familiar, l must have met you some
where"
That's jus. what I was thinking. At
church maybe, or some kind of meet
Eyes. or a funeral Say, I believe it was
al Mrs. Walkers funeral, on State street"
so 1t was: ] haven't seen you since.
Been to see the Walkers lately?'
mo l haven't My nurse girl up and
left me and l haven't had minutes time
to myself"
now, ! tell YOU. Why, I don't even have
to hide the novels when l go out and leave
her with the children"
We'll, keep her close. Mine was good
one and well contented. too. but one day
when she was out WOman-t won't call
her lady, not If she wore lace and dia-
monds-persuaded her away. She was
wearing dress and cap and apron. ia
got her so she'd look neat and that wo-
man liked her looks so well that she of
fered her a place at 50 cents week more
than / was giving her, yes. and told her
there was barber shop right around the
corner from her house."
y Ou-NOu don't say SOf why, those
flowers in that store are lovely! Mrs.
Walker got some elegant ones at her fu-
neral, didn't she2"
Indeed she did. The girl up and left
me that night. If you see any of the
Walkers tell them I've been too busy to
call and, say, just tell them how lost that
good nurse girl told them l had"
IL don't often see them myself Quite
a cool spell We've had, wasn't it2'
yes, indeed. And, would you believe it,
that girl didn't want to leave the dress ia
given her, said il wouldn't fit the new girl
anyhow. l told her I'd make it fit"
M Inn. l hope the fruit isn't hurt much. -
IL hope not. Did you ever hear of such a
mean trick as that woman did? Mrs. Big
gers her name is, and if | ever lay eyes on
her I'll tell her Just Vitality, do you get
off here? You live a long way from where
l thought you did"
AS she settled back in her seat, she said
to the young woman with her: Mice lady
isn't she? I'd have introduced you, but I
couldn't just remember her name, though
it seemed right on the tip of my tongue
Let me see, 1t begins with a B. Well, 1
declare. If it wasn't that very Biggers wo>
an herself. sure as you liVe!'
And, glancing back they saw the portly
female tanning herself with newspaper
while she waited for the next car
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Willing TO PIease.

His Satanic majesty sat upon his brin-
stone throne tanning the muggy air with
his damboyant tail, says the New York
Presently new arrival in those parts
was announced, and he was forthwith ush-
cred into the devilish domains.
He shifted the heavy air as if it were
familiar dose to him, and bowling to his
majesty, he observed the peculiar motions
Three strikes and out" he said after
contemplating them for about a minute.
whats that?' inquired Satan, resting
his caudal apPendage across his leg,
"Ah, there Safe, old boy" greeted the
visitor Il was SO attracted by the way
you handled yourself over the home plate
that didn't see -. YOU How W. do 7i you do?
"Me?" asked the visitor with guileless
grace.
Come Off. I'm no slave. I'm an Amer
In these domains, sirrah, you are my
slave" -
itOr stuck his thumbs in his vest armhOles
and strutted up and down before the
throne -
an ominous shake Of his locks, and beck
Oned to a host of impS.
The next minute the American citizen
was wondering what had become of the
Monroe doctrine, and he threw up his
hands
GIVE a man chance, won't you?" he
said holly.
Answer me-" Numbered his majesty.
where are you from?"
Chicago, of course" responded the Wis
itor.
His majesty rose to his cloven feet and
bowed.
II beg your pardon" he said hastily.
Come and take a seat by me. I'm afraid
you will fnd it tame here after what
you've been used to, my dear fellow. but
don't be too hard on us and We'll try TO
make you feel as much a. home as our IA
cilities will permit"
Seating himself beside his majesty. the
gent from Chicago kindled a cigarette and
waved his hand for the performance to
begin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23

At the university at Ann Arbor. Mich.
a week or two ago a medical student in
the anatomical laboratory was given a
sausage by fellow student. The sausage
was filled with human flesh. as joke. but
the first student. in ignorance Of the fact,
ate it, A law student who was the cor
respondent of a newspaper. published the
story, for which he has been expelled by
the faculty II does not appear that the
student who perpetrated the horrible and
disgusting practical joke has been or viii
be punished. The paper for which the law
student was the correspondent viii test
in the courts the right OF the faculty to
expel their correspondent under the cir
cumstances.