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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
THE SEARCH FOR A POPULAR TAX.

There is a fortune awaiting the man
who will discover or invent a popular tax
and what is still better there is in store
Tor him the everlasting gratitude of his
countrymen. Some four or five hundred
statesmen collected at Washington have
been engaged for several months past in
hunting for such tax or taxes, but with
very Indifferent result. They have in
vented great many taxes, but in the
whole list there is not single one that
Is universally popular. Not single one
OF the taxes which they have imposed has
escaped severe criticism. 1t has appar-
emily made no difference whether they
were imposed for revenue or for protec-
ton. They have all proved obnoxious to
large number of people. If we subject
the critics to analysis it will almost in
yariably appear that the chief complain
ants OF taxes are those who have to pay
I them. Thus we find no opposition to a
tax on hides from COW raisers, but wearers
OF boots and shoes who do not also raise
COWS are loud in protest against it.
1eetotallers Except the ultra good ones
who object to it on the ground that it
makes the government partner in the
| liquor business) find no fault with tax
on beer and whiskey, but thirsty persons
object to having to pay more to quench
their thirst. 1t is clearly de-
ducible from these facts that
the only tax that has any chance
of being universally popular is one that
nobody will have to pay, SO the tax in
yentor who is seeking for the universal
gratitude of his countryInen might as
well make up his mind that he will not
obtain it unless he invents tax of that
kind. A popular tax involves quite as
much a contradiction of terms as a dry
rainstorm, and.yet appare ntly both the
great parties have been diligently hunt
| ing for it for years, and have frequently
announced in their platform that they
had found it. But they have only, been
deceiving themselves. Like the old
alchemists who thought they had discov-
cred method to transnute the baser
metals into gold when they reduced their
theories to practice they found that they
were productive of taxes that were not
popular. A good deal of the difficulty
which all parties have suffered late years
| has been due to a notion that there was
| some method of raising several hundred
million of dollars year to pay govern
ment expenses without anybody's feeling
| it-that there could be form of taxation
invented which would be generally
pleasing. 1t is promises of
this sort followed by inevitable
disappointment that has been re-
sponsible in large degree for the Hopping
of the people from one extreme to another
Taxes are burden, and there is on
process under the sun by which they can
be made a pleasure. Of course there is
choice of taxation and of things to be
taxed, but taxes can't be made pop ular. I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Miller,s gloyerine, for sale only by Wat
SON. Miller q 20, Boston store, head
gloves. All the most Desirable Shades
Gloves fitted to the hand and warrant t'
mcnAo DIFF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

and political counsels to his literary ex-
ecutors. The latter may be published
within few years.
Count Nicholas Esterhazy, who died
the other day at his great Hungarian es-
tate of Totis, was prominent among the
me mbers of his family for his fervent AFT
tachment to sport During his long resi-
dence in England-he was born in LON
don-he was familiar figure on every
race course, where he was popular with
| all sorts and conditions of men.
Toronto Christian Endeavorers are con-
sidering the need of special Christian
effort among the theatre employees of that
| city.
| The Christian Advocate says if you
are preacher and go years old, be sure to
buy every one of the best new religious
| books that are printed.
| Mr.. Roland Mather of Hartford, who
died recently, left $4,000 to the American
Board and the Home Missionary society,
| and $10,o COO to Hampton Institute. He
| gave to the Education society last year
$50 900. He gave away while living more
| than half a million dollars.
From the cathedral tower at Antwerp
SiSii'J DOilo HdNe, IOr ONeT SVo Ot1lo, AuiS
| out the grandest music for the benefit of
| the people living on the green fields
which border the Scheldt. Once year,
| In the month of February the authorities
| select the music and the organ plays every
hour from the old masters of Christian
song.
The Italian government has published
the results of careful measurement made
| of 300, 900 soldiers.
The Canadian government is to issue
a special postage stamp in honor of the
| Queens jubilee.
In England 511 boys to 4s9 girls is the
normal proportion of births a year tc
every thousand of the population.
Last year SIC, OoO, 900 of English capital
was invested in the business of manufac-
| turing automotor carriages.
| Teapots are used in China only by the
poor. Among the wealthy it is customary
to put the tea leaves in each cup and
| pour water on them
AS many as $4,000 people have been &C.
conmodated in st. PauPs cathedral,
London, but that has been with temper
airy galleries, etc., erected. On festivals
only between 5000 and ZOO people find
seats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Is per cent of the total in the Middle
states, whereas it is 25 per cent in the
whole of the union.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
The PRESS.
THURSDAY. JUNE 8.

The London Post has been re quested to
contradict the rumor that the Duke of
Leeds will succeed the Earl of Aberdeen
as Governor General of Canada.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State OF Maine. Cumberland SIS. May
Goth, A. D.. 1897.
NlHIS is to give notice, that on the 25th day
Il OF May A. D.. 1897, Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of In
solvency for said County of Cumberland.
against the estate of
FRED L. PLUMMER, of South Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on petit
ton of said debtor, which petition
was filed on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1897,
to which date interest on claims is to DO
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors OF said
Debtor, to prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of his estate. will be held at
Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, In said Portland, in said County of
Cumberland. on the 18th day of June,
A. d., 1897. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written
C.L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court OF
Insolvency for said County OF Cumberland.
may27&iu3
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Tom Watson in his newspaper says:
"If Mr.. Bryan is a Democrat, let him
say so, then we will know what he
is. If, as his friends assert, he is a real
Populist, let him be honest enough tic
quit parading in Democratic clothes and
come out as he should do and not hang
on to the tail of the Populist coat y
This is the season of the year generally
selected by the big Chiefs'' for going
on the war path and Watson seems dis.
posed to camp on Bryan's trail with a
fair prospect of eventually getting his
political scalp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Chicago has a forthcoming judicial
election which is enlisting intense inter-
est. The fight has narrowed down to a
choice between an out and out Democrat
ic ticket and non partisan ticket which
will appear on the official ballot under
the head Republican. There seems to
be a general demand for the reelection of
the old judges, those of Democratic as well
as Republican political predictions.
1t is believed that the non-partisan
ticket will be generously supported and
elected by majority SO decisive that no
doubt can remain of the sentiment of
the people and their determination that
the judiciary shall not be debased and en-
dangered by falling into the clutches of
politicians.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
A REPROACH TO PORTLAND.
(Board of Trade Journal

After the great care, time and expense
that had been given by the best talent OF
our state, to prepare q new city charter
to meet the needs of great and grow
ing city like Portland to handle it's bust
ness administration in accordance with
the methods of modern times, that the
best results of its expenditures might be
secured to the city rather than largely
frittered away in the interest of ward
politicians, either for power or place,
many of our best citizens sat quietly in
their places" and saw the whole thing
lost without giving the matter even at
tentlon enough to read the charter. an
apathy that can scarcely be equalled in
the : sleepy lakewood towns of the
whole state. Such people have no right to
complain if politicians run their city gov
eminent, their business, their homes, and
draw upon their pocket books to pay
them for doing it. while progress halts.
THE NELSON BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Boston Advertiser.)
The Nelson bankruptcy bill is a weak
piece of legislation in some respects and
dangerous in Others In its attempts to
help the honest creditor and the honest
debtor it is certainly weak; but in its
provisions which may be used by dis
honest men for their own protection and
for confounding justice, the bill would
be dangerous enough, of certainty. The
enactment of the bill would do little good
and might possibly do great deal OF
harm. The United State Senate cannot
afford to stand by it's action in favor OF
the Nelson bill. Either something like
the Torrey bankruptcy bill or no bank.
ruptcy legislation whatever should be
enacted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

In the June number of the North
American Review Michael G. Mulhan in
his series Of articles on Progress in the
United States discusses the Middle states.
He points out that there is greater con-
centration of wealth in New York than
elsewhere, the average per inhabitant
being 40 per cent over that of the Union
at large. The value of house property,
including public buildings, is prodigious.
and averages $610 per inhabitant in the
State of New York against 1920 for the
whole union. The six middle states taken
collectively give an average of $500 of
house property per inhabitant which is
double the ratio found in Great Britain
the people of these states on the whole
being the best housed community in the
world. Mr.. Mulhall produces figures
which should tend to quiet the dissatis-
faction and discomfort with present social
conditions. He cites the fact that the
average wealth per inhabitant has almost
quadrupled in 40 years, marvellous proof
OF the progress of these states, and unpar-
alleled in Europe; for McCullock LAYS it
down that only prosperous nations can
double their wealth in that interval. The
accumulation in the Middle states Der
inhabitant has been 5000 per annum
higher than in New England, and exact
ly double the average accumulation
yearly in Great Britain in the interval of
lS60-1s95. Agricultural wealth forms only
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has beed duly appointed Administrative with
the Will annexed OF the estate OF SUSAN
j. STAPLES, late of Freeport in the
County of Cumberland. deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired to present the same for settlement,
and all indebted thereto are requested to make
payment Immediately.
ABBIE s. TORREY.
Freeport, May "a, 1897. may27dlaw3wTh*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
ToT1CE Is HEREBY GIVEN that tn,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
1S subscriber has been duly appointed
and taken upon himself the trust of Admins
traitor, d. b. n C. t. a. of the estate of
WOODBURY. DAVIS, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. AL
of said deceased, are required to exhibit the
same; and all persons indebted to said estate
are called upon to make payment to
EDWARD A. MOVES, Admir- q .h.n.c.Ja.
Portland, May Is, 1897. my20d1aw3wThs
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Stag nA nNllnaf.

Engineer NJ. of w. Lee, of the %. & Of
lines west of the Ohio river, has beer
experimenting during the past year Of
two with Stag for ballast. His plan is ID
put about one foot under the ties and Il
makes very good ballast About eighl
teen miles of the Akron division hav(
been improved in this wal but Mr.. Lee'S
preference Is for gravel when he cad
get 1t. During the past season on thu
Trans-Ohio division he has put in 1if
miles of new ballast, the principal par
OF which was good, clean gravel Ii
addition to the ballasting, the Trans
Ohio division has had 4G0,9S1 new cros
ties. and there have been thirty-one miles
of new seventy-five- pound steel rai@
laid. replacing siXty-pound rails.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
The educational Test Bill.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The house
committee on immigration decided to
make a favorable report on the educa-
tional test bill. This requires all i'm
migrants on reaching here to be able
to read or write the English or some
other language. Mr.. Bartholdt MOI
and Mr.. Louis Schade addressed the
committee in opposition to the bill and
the former presented protest against
1t from the North American Turner
association.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
ITO BE COSTISUED.l
The Wrong Man Killed.

In the Bohmerwald, near Pilson, two
gypsies fought duel with knives for a
girl in her presence. She looked on the
fight with great interest, and without
interfering, till one stabbed the other
to the heart, when she drew a revolver
and shot the victor through the head.
She stayed by the bodies till arrested.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
CrGntiun Colnutsts.

Denver, Col, Dec. 1S.-The advance
guard Of ten thousand Croatian colon
lists have arrived IN Denver. The
colony will locate IL tho Shenandoah
valley of Southwestern Colorado.
where houses, schools, churches aud
various industrial institutions will De
erected, the Rio Grande railway pro-
missing TO construct Il branch into the
country,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The national
board of trade adopted resolutions
favoring the passage OF the anti. scalp
ers ticket brokerage bill, and also a
bill favoring pooling under super
vision of the interstate commerce com
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Repairing.

"Shall We" he asked" repair hence~I
Here" she answered, simply, for
her tire was already punctured.
In the meanwhile her kit comprised
four caramels and monkey wrench
Detroit Journal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Trenty R0fI0esl

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate In
executive session ratified the treaty
for the extension for one year Of the
time for completing the marking of the
Mexican boundary line. There was no
debate
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication mucI
better If you will get into the habit d
reading the advertisements; they wifi
afford most interesting study aDs
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adveI
tisers are reliable; they send what the
advertise.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
The SDecialiSt's Fee.

81 called on the doctor this morning
but he said lie couldn't DO anything FOO
me-"
$50 you had your visit for nothing?s
'Oh, no! Five guineas. Pick Nj
Up.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

The fond lover presses the button o
his best girls waist-and her papa doe
the rest.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes, 20 for cts

Hope springs eternal in the hums
breast. That's why the pool of dlsas
point is always stopping over.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

More things will come to the man Wiz
labors than to the one who sits dow
and waits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

FITS Permanently Cured. 20 fits or nervousne ss ai1
first day use of DIR. khne's Great Nerve Restots
Send tor FREE $500 trial bottle and trestn
DR. X Ia. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St., Philadelphia
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
MR.. CAGES SCHEME
THE SECRETARY EXPLAINS HIS
BILL TO THE COMMITTEE.

He Desires to Commit the Country
More Thoroughly to the Gold
Credit of the NatiOn-Strengthen-
ing the Treasury and Taking n
Step Towards a New Banking
System-COnsidcrat of the Dill
by the Committee.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Glory seldom troubles a man wiz
he lives, but after the funeral 1t cons
around and keeps the flies off
memory.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

The man who fools with cravats q
matrimonial ties is bound to get it
the neck.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup
For children teething, softens the gums reduces ina
nation. aliays pain cures wind conc 81 cents boa
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Don't Tobacco Srn and Smoke Your Life Ava!

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-Te
Bac, the wonder-worker. that makes weak me
strong. All druggists, SOC. or 81. Cure guaraf
teed Booklet and sample free. Addres
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New IorF
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

The chemical blonde should always pal
ron!ze the bleachers at a base ball gam
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Educate Your Bowels with Cascare1
Candy Cathartic. cures constipation foress
Toe. II c. c. c. fail druggists refund money!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-17
Water for the INDECENT Poor.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:


From the heading in this days Dis
patch-viz., water for the Poor'-I am
delighted TO see that you have espoused
Gas you have often done before, the
necessity" and need of water for fami-
lies who are dead poorr' Only week
ago | was appealed TO by some ladies of
the Broad-Street Mission in behalf of a
large family with several sick ones), who
are unable to pay the smallest amount
for water. / drew a petition TO the
Water Committee, and got that good man,
Mr. Boiling. Superintendent Of the
Water-Wo rks. to endorse it. s3ut /
would inform the public that the Water
Committee meets semi-monthly, and con-
sidering the present hot spell. that is
too long a time between drinks / but
voice the sentiments of this community
when | entreat you to use your influ-
ence With the Council that they give the
Superintendent of the Water-Works dis
cretionary power in cases of emergency,
and not require the INDECENT to await the
meeting Of the Water Committee. There
are other cases similar to the one in
question, that have come under my OBJ
servation. Respectfully, l.. w. b.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-17

We learn from the New York Journal
OF Commerce that considerable interest
in cotton trade circles has been aroused
recently by an announcement by the
leading marine insurance companies OF
an advance OF about Is per cent. in their
rates on cotton risks. This action. it
Is stated. is due to the fact that cotton
merchants In Europe have made heavy
claims for what is known as country
damage" which the insurance COM
panies are called upon to make good.
This country damage covers injury re-
ceived by cotton while in transportation
from the field TO the consgnee, such,
for instance as wetting, dirt, and
shrinkage 1t is alleged that it not in
frequently happens that cotton coming
from the interior is left exposed to the
rain, either in fields or upon open piers, it
Is rolled through mud, all Of which Injuries
the exterior portion of the bale to
greater or less extent.
In addition to the action Of the insu-
rance companies there has recently been
considerable complaint among cotton
merchants abroad over the condition in
which American cotton arrives at foreign
ports. The Manchester Cotton Assocla-
ton recently sent a communication to
the local exchange as well as to others
in southern cities, urging the need of
more care in the baling and handling
of no for
been a continual pressure from the other
side for an improvement in this direc
ton.
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