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Price Held for Trial.

Warren E. Price, the bookseller at 1903
Market street, who was arrested last week by
the Federal authorities for sending vile liter
allure through the mails, had his preliminary
examination yesterday before United States
Commissioner Heacoek. Postofice Inspector
Erwin showed how he had decoyed Price by
corresponding with him as 81. Schwartz !" and
the books sent through the mails were pro-
duced. Price was accordingly held for trial in
the United States District Court, his bail being
fixed at $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03
An Accidental Death

William Pape, teamster by occupation, who
resided at Fifth avenue, between and W
streets, in this City, fell from his wagon yes
terday afternoon at the foot of Fourth street
and broke his neck, expiring instantly The
body was taken to the Morgue, but an inquest
was waived. Pape leaves wife and four minor
children
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The opening of the new Cliff House has been
arranged TO take place tomorrow night. 1t
will be opened under the auspices of the So
ciety of Old Friends, in conjunction with the
Verein Concordia with a masquerade ball
Full moon has been selected for the occasion,
and the year of go being leap year the event
will also be leap year party.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03
Sentence d to Five Years.

George Green, arrested for passing four coun-
terfelt hall dollars upon a waiter in the Peo-
pies Palace, pleaded guilty before United
States District Judge Morrow yesterday, and
was sentenced to five years Imprisonment and
fine of 800.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03
SAN MIGUEL RANCHO.

Proposed Meeting OF the Association to
Defend Title to Property.
A meeting of the San Miguel Defense
Association will be held this evening at
Judson's Hall, Twenty-third and Doug
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03

Jaros Hygienic Underwear for ladies, for gem
tlemen. for children, fer all. places, all the
year. Morgan Brothers, 229 Montg ST.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03

Jaros Hygienic Underwear the one under
keeps folks well. Morgan Bros, 229 Montg. ST. !
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03

GET your speeia Office account books made
now at the binding department of the Myself
Rollins Company, % Clay street
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VIII DE. schumann PIease Can2

Will Dr. Maxine Schumann kindly call at
the rooms OF the City editor OF this pa per, 500
Clay street, soon as this comes 10 his atten-
ton
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03
Opening of the Cliff House.

suit OF Jaros Hygienic Underwear worth a
barrel of cures. Morgan Bros, 229 Montg ST.
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Office draughts don't bother wearer of Jaros
Hygien1c Underwear. He is protected from
climatic changes. Morgan Bros 229 Montg St =
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Statement by Editor Hubbell of the Assooia-
tons Principles.
G. A. Hubbell of the American Patriot
again enters the arena with communlca-
ton. This time he makes a statement of
the principles of the American Protective
Association as follows:
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

natural, and we can not see that II is
UNJUST that they should employ the
means open to them under the law to
protect a. portion of their property
from a tax which private property
escapes almost altogether. And in
any case it is obviously the
soander policy for tho community
10 levy the taxes in such name
that they will, as far as practicable,
tall equally upon all classes, both in
theory and in practice. This is what
n Home Rule Tax bill" would en-
aoie each county to do. For the cities
OF New York and Brooklyn, which en-
brace 5000, 600 of the {, 800, 600 inhabit-
It's OF the state, such a law would be
OF the greatest possible value. AS it is,
these two cities suffer the grossest in
justice and injury from the application
OF the arbitrary, oppre ssive and I'M
equal tax laws that now prevail. 1t is
estimated that not less than five hun
dred millions capital and probably a
thousand millions has been ctukpen to
incorporate under the laws of New
Jersey within the last ten years which,
fair taxation, would have been
in this Staten. Y. Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Local Option Taxation.

New YORB.
Editor journal Of Commerce and Commef.
cial Bulletin:
The question of taxation is likely tn
be a live issue in the legislature thi7
winter. The sentiment of the legisls,
tors from the rural counties is strongly
in favor of increasing the tax on pei
sonal property and on corporations
as New York city and Brooklyn pas
much the larger proportion Of thess
taxes.
The business men and real estats
owners of those cities have for several
years been actively working for tbs
abolition of the personal property ta1,
believing that the result would be t.
attract capital and encourage its its
vestment in manufacturing. Through
the efforts of the New York Tax Re.
form association and the Brooklyn Rev.
enue Reform club the various listing
bills and similar stringent tax law
aimed at the great cities have been de-
feated. A bill providing for local Of.
ton in taxation, so that each county
could abolish the personal property
TAX IL ~ SdW III, was ouSoCoCeo oo1ois
the legislature at the last three ses'
sions and lacked but a few votes Ct
passing last year. The bill was intro
duced in the senate last year by Sena-
tor Bradley and in the assembly by the
republican leader, Hon. Danforth F.
Ainsworth, and it is believed that il
will secure more votes than it did last
year.
The New York Tax Reform associa-
ton is anxious that a vigorous effort
should be made to pass the bill at ths
coming session, and asks the citizens
of New York and Brooklyn to write Ia
their representatives at Albany urging
them to support the local option tai
law. Bolton HALL
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Land of "No Value"

"It is pleasing to see that local au.
thorities are recognizing the import
ance of the taxation of land which 10
held vacant for private gain at tho
public expense, and are uniting to
claim from parliament the necessary
legislation. Look where we may on
the outskirts of any growing city or
town, we find ground which is wanted
for the erection of buildings, which liz
often of great value for that purpose,
and which the owners keep vacant in
order that the selling or leasing prica
may be increased by the increasing re,
ouirements of the community. Il
would be easy to point to plots OF land
which could be sold to-day for thous>
ards of pounds or leased at a fixed rent
at correspondingly high rates, and yet
they are assessed in the valuation roll
at the mere agricultural value or en-
tered as being of no value Would
the owners sell them at the agricul.
tural value, or give them away for
nothing as being worth nothing? Not
they. Their game is to keep them out
OF the market and also out OF the reach
of assessment until an exorRitant prizes
can be obtained, "--G!asgow Mail
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Should Collect Their Taxes,

The New York Tribune speaks in no
Indefinite way, but instances certain
corporations which, holding franchises
of immense value, nevertheless refuse,
under n pretext or another, legal
Or illegal to pay into the city treas
ury the tax which the law even now
calls upon them to pay. In conclud-
ing its editorial on this subject The
Tribune says:
If proper precautions had been Ia
ken when it was first proposed to build
street car lines in this city, New York
would now be getting a revenue Of
millions of dollars a year from the use
of its streets. Few of the surface lines
in this city fail to pay handsome div
dends on largely inflated capital, and
it is well known that the elevated rail-
roads r paying six per cent. every
year on stock which is lavish]y water
ed. New Workers may we'll feel intense
Indignation over the manner in
which they have been feeced and rob-
bed by street. car lines. In almost
every important city of the union
gigantic combinations of rapacious
capitalists have been made with the
purpose of increasing the profits of the
street car lines, and Of diminishing the
sums which the various cities Hpbtain
from the corporations TheS con
.scienceless com binations are sotrces Of
serious damage and injury to the com"
munities in which they exist. Unless
some check is put to such schemes by
rigorous legislation, the suIp car
lines of all our principal cities will be
captured by a few corporations, and
the power which these corporations
will then exercise in municipal affaire
will be a source of danger to the vari-
Gus communities. The outlook in these
things is black.
(The outlook is indeed black for all
who imagine that an iniquitous bar
gain between a bribing corporation
and corrupt aldermen cannever be an'
nu!led.-ED.)
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ACTIVITY
~ higgins Bill a Measure to Drive Bus
ness From the S+,&

~ higgins Bill a Measure to Drive Rns,,
ness From the State.
The bill introduced by Senator H;o.
GINS to tax foreign corporations in this
state is regarded by representative
men as a pernicious and yexations
measure to drive business out of the
state. ''
Mr.. Simon sterne, when conversed
WIN upon the subject, said: This is
another blow at corporations and takes
away the incentive to transact b,si-
ness IN this market. 1t is another
oirect tax upon the permanent taxa
ole property in the state, and reduces
one desire to make this the mart for
the worlds products and tends to drive
business elsewhere. 1t is q silly at
tempt to build up the states finances
al n expense of its main artery.
NOBODY interested in this measure
dares to comment on it because thew
would Immediately become a mark for
its enforcement.
1T is not a strike measure, but il
lmpracticable, and will surely force
concerns to seek states less liza
Die to subject them to malicious and
destructive politicians. No excuse can
be offered or brought forward to de.
1end such a measure."-Commercial
Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Injustice in Tax Assessments.

Organizations devoted to tax reform
have been engaged for more than a
year in collecting data to prove that
the methods pursued in the making of
real estate assessments in this city are
unequal, unjust and lawless.
The consolidation act provides that
all real and personal estate shall be
estimated by tho assessors at a sum for
which such property under ordinary
circumstances would sell"
1t is asserted, far example, that a
large part of the Astor property is
taxed for only nine per cent of its
market value, while uninfluential
holders of real estate are in some in
stances taxed as high as 20 per cent. on
the estimated value of their property.
Thousands OF vacant lots, rapidly adj
vancing in value, are assessed at nomi-
nal rates, while improved property
bears the burden.
The Single Tax club insists upon
"the honest enforcement of the law by
the tax commissioners" and presents a
suggestion to the mayor that seems to
be practicable. Their plan is to have
the City Record publish assessments
By street and lot and house numbers,
showing the holder of the title rather
than the payer of the tax. A copy Of
this list should be given to tax payers
with his bill SO that he could compare
his assessment with that of his neigh
Dor. The cost of such a publication
would not be great and it would serve
to protect every tax payer from in
justice or oppression. 1t would be an
application of the remedy of pub
licity! Publicity! Publicity" which
the World has advocated for public
wrongs and evils great and small.
That favoritism and unlawful dis
elimination have become features OF
the tax collecting methods the facts
and figures presented conclusively
prove. 1t is for Mayor Strong careful
" to consider the remedy suggested
by those who bring this complaint and
to put it into practice if it seems to
him to be necessary under existing
But whether or not he
acts upon the plan suggested, one
grave duty devolves upon him that adj
mits of no questioning. He should
see to it that the tax commissioners
enforce the law equally in the case Of
all citizens without discrimination for
or against any.-N. Y. World.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Home Rule.

On the face Of it, the evasion OF taxa
ton is q blameworthy thing. 1t has the
appearance OF Sinking a fair and equal
share OF the common burdens which
are made necessary by the common
needs and advantages But it is plain
" different when the taxes are SO lev
led that the burdens are not fairly and
equally shared. And this is notorious
" the fact with reference to the share
of taxation on personal property borne
by financial corporations. The great
body OF personal property escapes tax.
atiou by methods that r not availa,
BIZ ter these corporations " Il but
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Getting at the Root of the Matt.r.

The Hon. Danforth E. Ainsworth, the
republican leader. introduced in the
last assembly what was known as a To-
cal option bill in matters of taxation.
II would allow counties, by popular
vote, to decide what class of property
should be taxed. That is to saw. the
assessments would be made in three
columns, land, Improvements and per-
sonal property. Any county could tax
ali three of them, OF any two of them,
or any one of them, for local purposes
only. What business is it of ours in
the county of Westchester how the
people OF the county of Otsego raise
their taxes for local purposes? One
county might adopt system, anoth-
er county would adopt another. Don't
you see, in that case nature would get
n her work, comparisons would be
made and it would not take US long,
by seeing which county became the
most prosperous, to determine what
was the best system of taxation? In
my humble opinion, the counties that
encourage the introduction of money
encourage it by exempting from
taxes the erection of build
ings and improvements-would soon
be the most prosperous coun-
ties You farmers are complaining
that you get no prices for your commo-
dities. Suppose you could tax every
dollar in the state Of New York, you
would oon drive it out OF the state.
Do you think you would be getting
as good prices then as now, when
you did not have the circulating me-
dunn?
By allowing these experiments in
taxation in different localities we
would o o see whether a system
could not be devised that would once
more put the farmer on his feet, en-
courage the farmers son and Che farm
er's hired man to go into the business
of farming and prevent him from drift
ing away to the towns and cities.
Farming does not pay now; and the
who conducts his farm in a
way to make it pay, by improving it,
fertilizing it and preparing it, is the
very man that is discouraged by hav-
ing his taxes increased. Is it any won
der that your SON do not want to re-
main On the farm and work early and
late to make just about a pare living? |
Hon. Edgar l.. Ryder, in Otsego
Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
Modern Love.

Young Mani love your daughter,
and she ~reciprocates my affection.
Father-My daughter has spoken to
me about you. I have no objection to
the match.
II am glad to hear it. Iwish to ask
you one question"
"T1l be perfectly candid with you,
young man. Proceed"
Il expect to give your daughter a
diamond engagement ring. Would
you object to giving me a check for it,
SO I can get it back in case we were to
break our eEgagement22"-Tesas sitt
iggs,
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OBJECT TO THEIR ASSESS.
MENT.
Property Owners Who Want to Get valua-
ations Reduced.

dtIOuS 1AeuuC0Qs
Many property owners, who felt ag-
grieved at the figures placed on their
property by the real estate assessors,
appeared at the Office Of the board of
revision of taxes yesterday to make an
appeal against the decisions of the as
SCISSORS Printed blanks were furnished
to all the dissatisfied ones, and reasons
why the assessments were too high
were filed in by the property n
The version of the assessor will be
written below in each particular. case,
and the board of revision will make
the ultimate Observation-Disclosures
Record.
(And everybody will be satisfied
especially those who have committed
the most perjury.-Editor.)
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

A GENTLEMAN n day took his little lad
out for q walk, but the boy, from some
cause or other, got lost, and, meeting a po-
liceman, tearfully asked: "Please, sir, have
you seen a man without a little boy?
Cause, if you have, Use that little boyl'-
Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BIZ BOLTON HALL.

After January /, 1896, these Studies
VIII &c united with the American 1.-Two
question Bureaus articles. Address.
sos odd Fellows Building, St. Louis, Mo-
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22
In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance of per
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action, nut now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently cure habitual constipation,
wellinformed people will not buy other lax
atives, which act for a time, but finally in
jure the system.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

SHE-"I have heard that you said l was
fond Of the sound of my own voice" He
"Well, you have yourself admitted that you
like music.,-Philadelphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

To KNOW the pains of power, we must 60
to those who AVE it; to know it's pleasures
we must 60 to those who are seeking it.
The pains Of power are real; its pleasures
imaginary.-Colton.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

Nor SURPR1sED.-"Hear what happened
to Davisl Held up on Broadway at two
o'clock this morning" II saw him at one,
and he looked as if he'd need something of
that kind before long."-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

VIsIToR-"Does mamma give you any
thing for being a good boya" Tommy
"Nome. She gives it to me when l amt"
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

who loves us in our silence, has touched
one of the keys that ravish hearts.-Lar
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is nothing l
admire more than a good decd" Tom
'Ner If it is made out in my name.'-De.
troit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

all the virtues, without WHICH they degen-
crate into folly and excess.-Jeremy Col
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

"DoEs position affect sleep7" asked a
medical writer. 1t does when the man
holds the position Of night watchman.-
Texas Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

The mule is a demi- Jack, and therefore q
demi-John, which accounts for the spirit
that il within him. Boston Transcript
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

II TELL you what, Sharp, Marrying an
heiress has it's drawbacks."i "Yes; but
think of the g~reenbacks, Bond.9'-Harper's
Bazaar,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

II THOUGHT marrying him would make a
different man of him, ~ she sighed. "And-'
ut made an Indifferent man of him."-In-
%dianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

THERE never was a truer saying than that
the man who dyes his whiskers never de-
ceives anybody but misunderstanding
journal
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

The value of newspaper as an
Myertising meiium consists in
lts. naturalization.
Hnen You can secure the COM
ellea circulation Of two papers
.pr tile price Of one, it is money
The St. Landry Democrat"
vas consolidated on the Sd OF
Aar.h, 1894, with /" The Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
'lalns have not been increased
snllio the price of subscription
ildS DeeI reduced to 50 a year.
LILLE FOURIER being by odds
1,e best paper in the empire Par
!sa o. ". Landry is therefore the
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

UpeIOuSaS Courier
y the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
Y will ever be found defending
their rights with all of its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-22

DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to gi~venewlife and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, Tor
50 cents o box, Or six boxes for 80. so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-15

Each succeeding day is the scholar
of that which preceded.-Publicus Sy.
rus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-15

write books on natural history are to
be credited, then plainsmen, hunters
and all writer's of the wild western
school must be the direct descendants
of Ananias.
These animals in days of yore ranged
over all that portion of North America
west of the Hudson and Alleghenies
and south of the Columbia river; but
for many years they ceased to exist
east of the Father of Waters and crowd
ed ever westward toward the setting
sun, having apparently distanced the
Indian on the route toward utter ex-
tinction.
In anticipation of such consumma-
ton the Smithsonian institution at
Washington, anxious to preserve some
specimens of the American bison, not
many years ago sent commissioner
into the far west to procure the neces-
sary hides and heads of male and female
specimens, to be stuffed and set up in
the museum. So rare had these ami
mails become that it required long and
vigilant search, and then only through
the most unexpected luck, after divers
discouraging failures, was the messen-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-15

vast ranges of territory in almost count
less herds and in absolutely countless
numbers. The American bison, more
popularity and commonly termed the
buffalo, is the last of three varieties of
this peculiar species of the OK family
The first was the Eur-Asiatic variety,
which in the days of Romulus and
Remus roamed through the forests of
Gaul and Germania, now, like it's Amer
lean cousin. nearly extinct, being found
very rarely in the forests of Lithuania.
The second of the species is the Indian
bison, frequenting the wooded ranges
of the Himalayas; and the third, the
short-necked, broad-breasted, hairy
shouldered fellows. with whose appear
ance every American schoolboy is ia
miliar, although living specimens have
for some years been growing more and
more rare. until the entire family has
been threatened with extinction.
The American bison has reputation
as fighter. Yet naturalists say he is
the most peaceful and inoffensive of the
mammal family. If the scientists who
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SUPPLY.

"'Why does all heaven move toward be-
seeching souls" Nathaniel Burton.
Empty the brook-fed basin high on the
mountain side.
Drain it drop by drop. and make 1t dry
as you will.
The forces that guide the waters no vacu-
UNI can abide.
They rush, they join. they link their threads
in foaming tide,
And down they hurry and hasten the
spent pool to refill.
Empty the sphere Of glass. exhaust its last
spent air,
work complete.
Let but pin pierce the fabric anywhere,
And the urgent and crowding ether. for
all your guarding care,
Will enter and fill the space. and laugh
at your swift defeat.
So to the empty chambers of these crav-
ing souls of ours
Comes the invisible grace which breathes
from the Lord of Heaven,
Comes as comes to the sand the tide with
its freshening powers.
Comes as come to the harvest the solac-
ing summer showers,
AS to thirst of the desert the draft which
is life is given.
Only be ready and wait. and Heaven shall
haste to bless.
Empty the old wine out and make a
place for the new,
Swifter than rushing wind shall the force
divine down press,
And the pitiful Lord instead of the want
and the loneliness
Shall give the peace of peace and the
fullness of joy to you.
Susan Coolidge, in S. S. Times.