Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-06-24
WE PAY THE TAX.
Devils Lake Housewivea A. He,nin.
the Nation to Whip the sppaniards.

ping the treacherous and swarthv
dons.
Sugar Yesterday was SAILING for =
cents q pound at retail. Int II. has not
yet felt the effect Of the new tar as far
as this market is CONCERNED, Dealers
predict that it will rise in price from
now on until. perhans. after the mach.
ing and cannino season.
The husband who draws a check on
any bank Of deposit to a the house,
hold or personal expenses. Or in the
coufse of business. win he cnmna,ied
to pay two cents for so doing. whefher
the check be for one dollar or n
million.
The i~nveterate tobacco chewer mr.
smoker will nav the oovernment. ahoi1t
&3.75 during the wear becanse Of the
increased az and f. Ia eatimatai hat
the more moderate user az the weed
will donate abont; a2EO &C .Jnnea
reports that the onlv diffarence In his
trade so far is the discontinnance ~
the sale Of ten.cent cioars r. tha rate
Of three for a ouarter.-
The tax on beer has been raised 81. a
barrel for the purpose Of assistinr in
defrayino the ex%traoriinarv axnansaa
This, It Is supposed. will send 10 the
government t%reasurv 854OOO.om an.
nually as. last Yea AyOOOOm barrels
we're consumed. Half This tax ia maid
by the brewer and half bv the retailer
directly, but Indirectly ali IA Maid nv
the consumer, as the saloon keeper viii
cut down the size Of the- riass and noif:
doing q can trade. or course the beer
tax will not be felt bv North Dekotans.
especially BY the people Of Devils Iake'
F. P. Mann. in answer tn an innnirr
by an INTER-O OCEAN reporter v~esterdav.
stated: "The war revenue tax is bound
to be felt by the consumer. Az far as
tea is concerned we carry a large stock
and have not raised the price notwith-
standing the ten cents DER bound adj
ditional burden. Take onaker oats. or
any canned goods. and Won will Hnd
that a noticeable inorease in price has
been made by wholesalers and Robbers.
I believe schedule B. of the new law.
to be one of the most sweeping meas.
ures of its kind ever devised"
"Everything which can be classed az
a proprietary article or which il soid
at retail In package form. nnder am
trade name or desIonation. nof freaiv
open to public use. is 70 he taxad T.
cover ev%ervthino rom stova roi;sh
patent medicines and baE sHYv n pU.,s.
to pens in boxes and chewing o"m =
Mr.. Mann further stated that because
of heavy purchases for the army haans,
bacon and canned goods. asnaciaiiv
canned meats. had advanced IN mice
independent Of the revenne maasnre
J.. A. Stewart. cashier NJ the E;rst
National bank. states hat thara 10 :"
be a tax on every check. draft and hi
Of exchange, as Tar as not;nnoi NJ ~,
are Concerned" said M Stawart aths
government will have nn;form b,omI
checks printed with the stamn wh;ch
those who need them will nnrchasa
from the banks for two cents each the
same as thew now Inv nostsoo stam ne
at the postofaces.n '
Postal money orders ara +oxod tuo.
cents and dealers in real or act;t,o c"9
wheat, corn, oats. pork. cotton and
other products are sliohtiv renoemheraJ
as they will be comnaiied - nav nna
cent for each sale or transfer ~ svorv
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