Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-27

Thanksgiving day. Win Us o0oA u
turkey. stuffed with oysters. cranberry
sauce, plum pudding aud mince pies,
brings with It's advent many hal!owed
associations. 1t is The day OF all Others
when the entire family should assen bic
about the festal bard and give thanks
to the Creator, of all things. "For
what shall we be thankfuls" says one.
81 know 81 nothing for which can lie
thankful on Thanksgiving day, the
wag replies. A." he thankful that you have
nothing to be thankful for, and per-
hans there is more truth than poetry IN
this. BE thankful for life, for health,
for friends, for peace, prosperity ana
plenty. Around many Thanksgiving
dinner this year there will be the empty
chair. aud tears may mingle with the
food. vet be thankful that the loved one
has gone TO a better world where there
are no heartaches aud God shall wipe
away an tears from their eyes, II you
want TO know for what you shall lie
thankful, visit the poor, the suffering.
the afflicted. Go into the wards OF
some city hepi,al, then you will thank
Him that you are not IS these poor
creatures are. Remember OH tomorrow
those less fortunate than you. and minis
ter 10 their wants. and gratitude will
overflow your heart. Nothing is SO Tad
that it cannot be worse, therefore, how
ever miserable your life or condition
may be, thankful
s.For what are we thankfuly For all,
The sullight-the shadow the song;
The blossoms may wither ana Tall,
but the world moves in music along.
Unrest Of mankind will agree heart
ily with Hon. David A. Wells when he
says. in The Popular Science Monthly,
that nobody understands the principles
which underlie just system of taxa
ton. IfMr. Wells. in the chapters he
proposes to write for The Monthly, can
throw any light en- the subject, his fell
low comtrymen, who see theft taxes IN
creasing from year. TO year like a snow-
ball rolling down hill Willie grateful
indeed to him.
The writer calls attention to the fact
that neither law, science.nor even the
ology has ever made study of taxation.
lie says, "lf any sermon has ever been
preached IN this country by any clergy
man of any denomination on the moral
and religious results OF a defective sys-
TEN of taxation, the writer has never
heard of it.. A distinguished member
of the American bar declared to Mr..
Wells not long since that the study of
economic principles had no place in the
legal profession. One would think SO
indeed from the course pursued by that
profession in general. And yet to send
to the United States senate man who
is an ignoramus in this matter certain
~ sometimes costs the people of our re-
public $50, 100000 year. 1t is time
somebody was trying to lind the correct
principles of taxation.
In the imposition of some of its taxes,
notably the whisky law of 1864, and the
late but not lamented income
tax law, Mr. Wells declares that this
government actually put premium ON
fraud and lying and fined its truthful
and straight forward citizens heavily.
Worst of all, not even the highest in
stitutions of learning in Europe and
America give any proper instruction
on this subject. They are so lamentably
wanting that it is doubtful if it has oc-
CURED to many Of their professors in
political economy TO consider whether
there is any such thing as system of
correct taxation. Under the circum-
stances Mr.. Wells future chapters
Will be looked for with interest.