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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09
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some Evils of Municipal Taxation IN
Houston.


Houston.
To the Editor of The Post.
Houston, Texas. April Sin law an
accounts In two years. notes and written
acknowledgements of debt In four years.
and II not collected within that time. the
law declares the presumption of payment
TO be absolute.
An ordinary man, unless he be engaged
In business, does not employ regularly a
secretary, treasurer. assessor ana collec-
tor. attorney, etc, to looks after his at
fairs; the city of Houston employs sll
of these, and yet the law declares that
limitation does not run againat the city
OF Houston for taxes
Is that JUST
Again, the law presumes that where
a man rents property by the month or
scar, and the party renting can produce
dis receipts for given month or year,
chat rent for all months or years prior
TO the date OF the receipt have been paid,
A man may produce receipts running
back for twenty years and yet the law
SAYS that It will not be presumed the
taxes for the four years prior thereto have
been paid the city of Houston.
is this just?
Again, the great STATS OF lcAdS oui5
provides for the collection of taxes bach
10 the year 1885; the creature OF the State
the city of Houston, seeks to be greater
than her creator and asks for and receiN es
charter providing for the collection Of
taxes back TO the year of our LORD 1870
Is this just?
We may we'll thank God that the marke
burned down in 1876 If II had not th'
city OF Houston might be seeking 70 en-
force payment OF taxes back 10 the begin
ming of time.
Let us dwell for q moment on the ques
ton OF limitations. The writer knows O
an old lady, perhaps so years OF age oil
older, whose husband died number o
years ago. leaving her in the nelghborhoos
OF $4,000 in bonds OF tho city OF Houston
for many years, and down TO the latte
part OF the SOS. the assessor and collecto
OF the city OF Houston accepted tho inter
est coupons on these bonds az payment 10
taxes due by her to the city; then, 10
some reason they refused to accept ther
any more: she sued for her dues and
Jury OF twelve men OF Houston found eh
was entitled to recover from the city III
face value OF her bonds, plus the interest
the city at that tiuir carried the case Z
The runreme court OF Texas, and II we
decided that Limitation had run agains
the bonds that the city assessor and col
lector had rot been autberized TO accep
the interest coupons In payment of taxel
and the bonds became worth no more tha
the paper on which they were written
This old lady owned q house or two whicl
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Leaving me less than $40 per month with
which to meet the various expenses con-
nected With the sherIf's office, and OF
which | keep no account. Another thing
to consider Is the fact that considerable
amount of these unsolicited fees will
never be collected, A considerable por-
ton Of them are fees in misdemeanors
pending trial, In which, II no conviction IL
had, l get no fees, Nevertheless the law
eompels me to report them, whether | coll
lect them or not.
My reason for asking you to publish this
statement Is 70 show the public that tho
average sherin is scarcely making a living
OUT o. the office, and another reason why
would like for YOU TO publish this state
ment is 70 Offset the blatant cry OF the
demagogue who for four years has been
proelaimlng 10 tho people that the sher-
IT'S OF Texas were robhing the common
wealth. As member Of the Sheriifs as
ISOLATION | wish TO say individually that |
am AZ years old, "a native and TO the
manor born and for the last seven years
have been sheriff In the home OF my
childhood, ] am cornmoner by birth aud
education. | claim 20 be one OF the people
with the people aud for the people. My
heart throbs responsive 10 the wall OF the
poor aud oppressed and there Is scarcely
day passes that do not In my humble
way exemplify by my acts the truth OF my
assertion. and ! am sure my opponents IN
this county VIII bear witness 20 the fact
am not given 10 crlticislng or debating
the acts OF public ofiiciek. When they
prove recreaut or incompetent the hallo
box properly administered furnishes safe
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sHERIFFs' pEPaRraf"'

Gonzales, Texas, April To- =
reward. Look out for ana NO. sr X. a
Lee. black negro, about IL 1>cf
three inches high; Will We. n,oirs>'1'
pounds; very large ieea =, lin 4
monte dealer; will give Y" r rsA
cred to me In any jail - I'M a.
warrant. r. NJ. Glover, sa
County.
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Directors,
officers.

y. n. DENNIS. President
G. ]. MICHAELiS. Vice President.
A. !. COMPTON, Treasurer.
W. r. Turnkey, OF TURNKEY Real Estate Co.,
Secretary
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the city OF Houston have been paid. The
majesty OF the law has been upheld, the
poor mans homestead has been pre-
served ca God save the Mark.
Is this just2
George A. Byers.
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FEW OF THE MANY THOUSAND TESTIMONIALS.
Beaver Creek. III. May Goth, 1921.

d
DEAR SIR: I had all my head face. Il
tried everything to relief
D. Remedy in four Very respectfully
W. a. GooDsoN.
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Amount IL excess Of hIre Of depu.

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Wailula. Wash, Nov. 9Th. 1898
DR. D. DENNIS.
DEAR SIR che erfuly recommend the D. D. D. Remsd
diseases of the kim 1t cured weeks ate
three suffering bad of Pustuous Eczema Yer
respectfully, j. B. CLYMER-
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stockholders of I'D. ID. d. Co." Com
pany, Galveston, Tcxns.
nENNls. nnrmntologlat

u u. DENNIS. Dermatologst.
g. J. MlCHABLls. Lending DruggiAt,
! LoBGT, Of Adoue Lohit, Leading Banks
GEO SEALl, of llutchiugs. sealy Co,
NJ MARX, OF Marx & Blum, Wholesale Boots
LoSEjoY, SAMPSON & MALEvINsKy. At /
LEON BLUM. President L. & H. Blum Land
A. j. COMPTON. Cashier Galveston National
Bank
and II. Rarond
A. FERRIER. city Comptroller and secre-
tary pcoplO's Loan and Homestead Co
CHAS CLARKE, Jr., of Chas. Clarke Co,
VIM G. IL JANSEN. Agent for VIM. J.
ABE KHuFMkNs Cashier Southwestern Paper
GUS sCHULrz. Cashier Western uniou Tele-
n RHonE' Wholesale Tobacco and clears
W. A. McVlTIE, OF Fowler Neville, ship
pAUI J. MEDLEY of Paul shean Co,
Plumbers,
FupoIPH HUEHNER, Pharmacist,
PRED }. BURkES. NJ. n.
W. 4. EAsToN, chief clerk fremont Hotel.
Directors.
u. u DENNIS. nermatologist
c. J MICHAELIs. Leading Druggist.
A. FERRIBR, City Comptroller and Secretary
Peoples Loan and Homestead Co.
A. j COMPTON, Cashier Galveston National
Bank
ARE KAUFMAN Cashier Southwestern Paper
Company.
officers.
\ D. n. DENNIS. President.
& G. ]. MICHAELIs. Vice President
A. !. COMPTON Treasurer.
W. +. Turnley, OF TURNKEY Real Estate Co..
Secretary
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From De witt counts. sheriff.

To the Editor or The Post.
Cuero. Texas, April S.-Please publish
the following statement, including copy
of total amount of fees collected and I'M
collected and hire of deputies In this coun-
ty for the year 1928;
Total amount OF fees collected. -. 81. i64 81
Total amount OF fees unsolicited 600, IS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-06
FLORIDA.
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between st. Louis
and JacksoaviIls.

Commencing December 2sth, the Louis
willie Air Line has established the great
Through Sleeping Car Route to Florida
Through sleeping cars arranged to leave
St Louis 9:15 y. m daily, passing Louis
willie TOO a. m. Lexington 10:55 a m.
reaching Chattanooga 5:55 p. no. Atlanta
1910 p. m. and Jacksonville $40 a. IN. (sec-
ond morning.. Stop-overs allowed. This
route is through large cities and interest
ing country, and. while a new through
sleeping car route. Is over most superior
and well-established lines of railway. The
schedules are fast and most convenient.
This line also affords passengers for
Florida trip via Ashevh.e, n. G, the
greatest American atl-year-around resort
Correspondence solicited and informa-
ton promptly furnished r A. CAMP
BELL. General Passenger Agent St
Louis, Ao.
This is also the best line to points IN
Kentucky. Tennessee. Georgia and north
and South Carolina.
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Tourist Sleeping Cars
THROUGH TO
Portland Ore,
Via Missouri Pacific ,RaHVay

Through Salt Lake City.
Wichita passengers Scan take this
through siesper at Genesso every Wsdnes-
day evening. $50. arriving 1t PortIan6
Sunday morning, 7:sA
Rates for q double berth to Dsnyee,
$50; to salt Lake City, saeo; to Portland,
$500. One berth may b occupied By tive
persons without extra charge.
These Tourist cars are Of the very latest
design. with upholstered spring seats ana
backs; all bedding ana equipment. Is &C
superior quality; an toilet convemenceA
soap, towels, etc, are provided. They ere
as comfortable as hrst-ciass sleepers
City ticket ofica. ia North Main stresk
n. n. BLECKLEY. p. q I. AIT
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AxiOrnS
on
Printing

! printing
z Printers ink is the vital
spark.
q Our colors are the best OBJ
az 5tainable.
WI Our imprint is the stamp of
* superiority. II
o Z Price should not be the only
2 consideration.
+ If you catch the eye you
9 catch the world.
q Let the public know what
= you have to sell.
< Good printing always COM
4 mands attention.
9no" Printing, like clothes, ishould
BE made to fit you. =,
8 We are not the only printers,
g but equal to the best.
3 Good printing means revenue;
. poor printing, expense.
y 1 If you have the "idea" we
3 can " display" it for you.
Z Printing is often an index to
the merit of an advertiser.
9 "The apparel oft proclaims
Z the man." Same with printing.
= To increase your business
= printers ink is the best stinu-
x liant. \
\ Cheapness is not the merit;
= the finished work must tell the
* tale.
= No printing deserves a
4 higher price than what it re-
8 turns.
= A good design is half the
( battle; if well executed, the
8 other half.
x How shall ! advertiser Let
. US know what you sell and we
2 will help you.
3 "The eternal fitness of
z things" applies to design more
y than anything else.
. Don't judge by appear
& ances" is obsolete. Appear
3 ances count for everything in
= printing.
: Let Us
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EAGLE PRINT
OF COURSE

Coed printing l. not Hsesa
sarily high priced. Cheas
printing is not necessarily
= poor printing. Good ma
chinery 10 one Of the pTiaei-
pal features. The purchase
Of material In car lots direct
NON the mills is the greatest
factor % the Eagle being
able t. do GOOD PRINTING
CHEAP. Than you can ess
the best ct the prices ycu'
pay Tor the poorest At the
EkGLR OFFICE % EAST DOUsLls
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CONTRACTOR and BUILDER.
1stAEaass Furnished 90 az siassss -
e9n6ssss ether IN city - eozafEy. Jss
weE6 n rss ctT E.vss earsfsi attsptiaa-
e8es. Us soztA L4srsses szsass. WseA-
n. KanEAA
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Popular Pullman Tourist Cars

For full description of this service and
the benefits given its patrons. see your
local ticket agent. or address
JOHN SEBASTIAN. G. P. A. Chicago. III.
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.11:i0 am
WICHITA WESTERN
Arrive from west.
loss am

-. We rom west.
NO. 4Iz-Pratt and Kingnan pas
N sen le Sds,iy except sundayl: :l1o:s5 an
commodation TUESDAY. Thurs
osy' Saturday .yyl:; ;............ i:so pm
No. 4u-Kingman and Pratt nas
senger daily except Sum-
No. 47S-Kingman and PRATT -: '''" -"
commodation, CMonday ICsS1
nesday and Friday. -. o.,<
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND G. PACIFIC
sRAILwAY.
Time Table Effective Nov. q, 1897.
Trains Arrive Leave
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MISSOURI PACIFIC,

Leave-East Bound:
Train No. 10-"Kansas and Ne
braska Limited" for TT. Scott
and st. Louis.
Train No. 6-Kansas City and st.
Louis EXPRESS.
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hest assured a.aa il your nislee.is fisse
rou out they viii call aGEin.-N. Y Weekly
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trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita 10 Chisago and Kansas City
without change. Also sieepers on all
night trains to Fort Worth, Houston, San
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to all points north,
east, south. and west Steamship tickets
sold to All European points at lowest
rates Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 100.
T.. DRAKE. ID. p. A.. c., r. l. & p.
E. w. THOMPSON. A. G. P. & T. A,
ToDeka Kan
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The company reserves the right to vary
from the above schedule or to abandon
trains without notice. c. B. HART,
Traffic Manager.
S. B. GRANT,
Travelling Passenger Agent
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North and East

HA - anu ANaE -
No. 2-Kansas City;Chi-I
cago and st. Louis
limited (daily).........
No. 2Colofado Springs,
Denver and Pacific
coast daily .s.,.......
No. +Kansas City ST.
Louis and sxeshiea goI
night express (daffy;
except Sundae3 ...s...,
NO. 32-Accomni0dation.
daily except Sunday.
South and west.
No. Fort Worth. Dali
laA Houston and CAL
weston express daily
No. 1-Oklahoma. Fort
Worth, New Orleans
and Pacific coast (dai-
lO .......................I
No. 3Oklahoma, Fort
Worth. Dallas and
New Orleans express
daily except Sunday
No. SIT. Worth. Hous-
ton. Galveston and San
Antonio express (daily
except Sunday ......I
NO. DISCRIMINATION
daily except Sunday !.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12

Ar this time of the year, Queen
Quality shoes are blessing TO any
lady who wears them. Hirschman' 5.
T. B. WILeUs is among the liberal
men of this place. He sent a contri-
button to the fund for the reception of
the tenth Pennsylvania on account of
his friendship for Col. Hawkins as
well as some of the soldier boys.
WATERS clearing sale goes right
along every day If you don't be-
lieve it watch the Wood corner a
little
THE big ball game next week win
create lots of interest and the exeur-
sion that will come with it will own
the town. We will be glad to have
such large crowd in town and wish
that they would come oftener.
NEW shoes for ladies, men. child
rem and everybody that wears shoes
Just received at Waters Up to-date
Shoe Store
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12
MADEIRA Bros,
Leading News Dealers,
Main st.

THE present term of circuit court
was called to condemn several pieces
of land wanted for the right of way
of the Morgantown & Kingwood
railroad company but number OF
other things have been taken up and
good amount of business will be
transacted before the adjournment.
The suit between Weaver and others
against Aiken and others will be
taken up. The injunction that has
been granted restraining the defen-
dants from disposing of any of the
product of the territory in dispute
will be matter of contention one
side trying to get it dissolved and
the other to have it made permanent.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12
PROTZMAN.
The Photographer,

The sessions of the board at the
Hospital at Weston are expected to
make mighty interesting reading.
1t is claimed that no matter which
side comes out on top that some one
will get into trouble Many Of the
men who are mixed up in the row
are known here. Among them is
Senator Cole who was formerly a
resident of this county. He is one
of the prosecuting witnesses and it
can be seen from this fact that the
investigation cannot be laughed
down. There is evidently something
wrong some where and the board
will if it does it's duty find out where
this is and apply the proper remedy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12

THE sidewalk in front of the f. 81
nj. bank and postoffice is being taken
up and it will be graded off all
around and relald. 1t may be some
time before the work is finished but
it will make very smooth piece of
sidewalk when it is done.
PEOPLE who have not fixed their
side walks to conform with the paving
in front Of their property should do it
at once. There will never be better
time and the town should be fixed UP
all over at the same time so that it
won't look SO ragged.
THE extention of the p V. & c..
from Brownsville will not be much
longer in coming and the manager
states that it will be started during
the coming week. Should his words
prove true there is not a single one
here who win raise any objec lions.
MoRGANTowN is receiving more
favorable mentions in the press Of
nearby towns than any other town in
the state and this condition of affairs
is a deserved one. The town has been
advancing wonderfully and people
have been finding out what we have
been doing.
An exchange describes evolution
as follows: A girl, named plain
Mary at her birth, dropped the
SRI when she grew up and became
Miss May. AS she began to shine
in social way, she changed the ''y"
to ''e'' and signed her letters Mae.
About year ago she was married
and now she Las dropped the 'se''
and its just plain Ma" That's ev-
olution.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12

Mr.. S. G. CHADWICK, the Auditor
of the University, is one of the most
capable, accurate and painstaking
workers in town, and he works as
many hours as any man in the place.
His position is a responsible one and
demands the most careful work
throughout A slight mistake on his
part would make a great deal of troub-
lie hence the absolute necessity for
accuracy. And besides this there
isn't nicer man in seventeen states
than Mr.. Chadwick.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12
The Acme Book Store,
You will want the humanie.
aIogue.
ALL of our 80. ladies shoes

ALL OF our. ~. ladies shoes now
Sl29. Hirschman' S.
A L. NYE's phone is No. So
Orders for any of the excellent line OF
goods he keeps will receive prompt
attention.
IF the weather is propitious to-mor-
row there will be large exodus to
Cheat and other points for days out
ng. The roads will be in fine shape
and there will be nothing lacking to
make a drive delightful
MANAGER SoNNEBoRN has booked
number of entertainments for the
coming season at the opera house.
The first one will be Vogel & Deming's
Minstrels on Monday, September TIL.
WATERS still claims to save you
money on shoes: did you ever stop to
think who pays rent, high salaries
and large profits?
Do NOT forget to see the ties in
Waters Show Window. He keeps
the latest.
THE general health of this com
munity is good. There have been
fewer cases of fever than usual and
less Of the troubles incident to the
season. The sanitary condition of
the town is therefore good.
KEEN appetite and perfect diges
tion are always insured by using A.
L. Nye's groceries. Phone 5S.
800 PAIRS new shoes just received
at Waters.
THE first battalion which started
from Fairmont on Wednesday ex
poets to reach Terra Alta this even
ing where they will go into camp for
four days for target practice. After
this is concluded they will march
back again to Fairmont coming by
way of Kingwood aud Halleek.
JUST above Outcrop on the F. M.
& P. there is new lot of coke ovens
being built and the trend of things in
that line is constantly this way. 1t
is only matter of time until this
whole country is coke country SINH
lar to the one short distance to the
north which has been celebrated so
long on account of it's coking indus
try.
UNIoNTOwN wanted the Firemen's
convention for next year but she was
beaten out of it by a clever fake cir
culated at Scottdale. The firemen
from the capital of Fayette were sore
but they Will go after the meeting
with renewed effort next year and will
more than likely get it the next time.
During the celebration at Scottdale
there were 1900 firemen in line. The
convention was a success in every
way.
The annual vacation of the law
yers of this bar ended on the tenth
and they are now hard at work again
after their rest of month. This
custom which is followed here is an
unique one and has called out many
expressions of commendation by the
bar of other places where they think
that they cannot follow such plan
themselves but can see the good there
is in it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention of Promine mt People
Where they are and How they are.

Where they are and How they are.
Mrs. B. C. Wilson and daughter
Lucy have gone to Point Pleasant and
Charleston to visit relatives and
friends
We are pleased to note the i'm
proyement in Mrs. f. X. O'kellv.
She is much better and will soon be
out again.
Mrs. Lizzie Carter, of Raleigh
North Carolina, is here to visit her
brother Judge Johnson and sister.
in-law Mrs. d. ID. Johnson.
Prot. T. E Hodges is back from
Wheeling where he had been attend
ing meeting of the state board Of
examiners which has been holding a
session there.
Miss Wright of Uniontown who
has been attending the University
this summer has gone back home.
She will return to school here again
next summer
Rev. j w Francis will preach in
the Presbyterian church tomorrow
morning at l0:45. SUNDAY School at
the usual hour and Christian En-
deavor meeting in the evening.
Charles Selby has his face tied up
as result of a ball striking him
while playing at California. The
bruise received was very painful one
and it might easily have been much
worse
Mr.. A. e. Lazier drove to Delaw-
der's last week and will remain dur
ing the summer. Mr.. Lazier's health
has not been good of late and he goes
TO get the benefit of the mountain air.
Misses Edith Wilson, of Charleston,
and Dora Hagan. of Huntington, who
have been attending the University
and making their home with Prof.
and Mrs. Hodges have gone to their
homes.
Miss Agnes johnson who has been
i'll for some time with fever is now
far on the road to recovery and will
shortly be able to be out again mucn
TO the satisfaction OF her many
friends.
L. A. Yeager has gone home to
Marlinton after spending couple of
weeks in Morgantown. He will be in
in the fall with number of others in
that section and will graduate from
the University next June.
Miss Emily nering who has been
visiting Prot Lorentz of this place
for several weeks has returned to
her home at Chicago. She was ae-
companied by Miss Mary Lindsay
who will visit in Chicago for some
time.
z. B. Martin of Preston county is
in town visiting relatives. He will
be here for few days before he re-
turns home. He has been in the west
and has spent several months in Mis-
souri, returning from that state a
short time ago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-12

Brings Gnree 01nefS. IL you are not
brought, come any way. You'll not
regret it.
A GOOD congregation will no doubt
greet Mr.. Frances at the Presbyter-
ian church tomorrow morning. Mr..
Francis spent several years here as a
student and has wide circle Of warm
friends aud admirers who are pleased
to see the rank he has taken in
the church and who will be glad Of
the opportunity to hear him.
Mr.. NYE's telephone is 5S. Orders
for his excellent goods receive
prompt attention. Mr.. Nye always
keeps the very best goods the mark,
ct affords.
LADIES: do not forget, you can save
money by buying the Anchor shoe of
Waters.
MAIN street has had the rubbish
and dirt cleaned off Of it under the
direction Of the street commissioner
and it is looking much better where
this has been done than it has been
for sometime. The streets could not
be kept clean very well while there
was so much paving being done but
after a little more is done it will be
an easy matter to keep them looking
as bright as a new pin.