The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-27
WHAT IS SAID
OF NEW BOOKS.

Missouri" Mr. Frederick N Judson Of the
ST. Louis bar says: THE study of Missouri
taxation. in the course OF professional duty.
has convinced me that the confessed fall
ure OF the system In securing equality OF
taxation is not only for lawyers. but for
all citizens. the most serious question OF
our time. That conviction has suggested
this work.
Beginning with the entry Of Missouri into
the control OF the United States with the
Louisiana Purchase. Mr.. Judson talks about
TaXation under Territorial Government"
and its development into Taxation under
the Constitution of 1S2U." 1t is interesting,
to note that IN. author has made his book
readable TO the lay reader. one bit Of his
tory that Is striking Is the remark that TN
lo-Z the tax on bachelors was abolished and
uoes not appear again in tho state. But
III IT'S place a poll tax was levied on each
Tree white male iiIhabitant. the tax varying
from time TO time from - cents to 81 curinI,
the ehtlre period; being fixed at the latter
sum IN isGi at the outbreak of the civil
War"
After the discussion OF taxation under the
constitution OF ls2u. Aar. Judson passes TO
me ne succ.s .ssiui fss!stancs OF merchants 10
discriminating taxation" Taxation under
lns SeAsu.utIon OF loJ0' is Iolu,,ed nv a
u.s. 1@iScessAon oi The Constitution Oh 1919. HON
s, .ti.s hisSor.caI suiiiIHsAiJ. necessary 10 =
stLuy OF the development oil present ,ondI-
tiuhs, taxation as II II To-Day Is considered
aHeso SUBJECTS. are discussed: Property
Z, EAeiupt From IaAation.' The State Board
oi EVuAllzdton, Assessments by slata
boafu Cf Equalization Taxation ON
bahhs. iFusi COMPANIES anc Insurance
=, SonPahes. LICENSE Taxation - axauUn
Oh AercnaHtS aud AlanuIacIurers" sIUnf-~i
lance lax lii MlssourI.' Local Taxatlou
CAutr the CcnsJIuIOn," -, uuuty Tax,-
. uon. ,laxatIen OF scnool DISTRICTS" Lax
auon In MuIIclpantIes. .ioc,. Assess
nehts Tor PUBLIC improvements" General
TopeTy iA. CoIection OF Delinquent
nIas,.; Ti's,' Thsmedies OF the taxpayer Against
property Tax in Securing CnifornI,Iv az
Assessment" and Failure of General Tax
Ia daAati9n OF tersonai Property"
Part III considers the taxation of tho
.HtUfe, .,.te discusses Proposed Amendments"
ne Taxation OF Mortgages." '-Iaxation
ri This sfnnShises. ,rnnir and Tine single Takers"
c!udes with a review of Effective FeatIr,.s
VI Our Iaxing System" "Inaqequacy of In
oiciai ReIneoy ior Inequalities OF Assess
meni separate Sources of State and
Local Reveuua Required" "ihe I.imitatinn
Vi the Tax Rate Should Be ADJUSTED TO
saoai Moaifh Gondiidons Abolition OF All Per-
taxation Substituted for Ineffective Prom
ei 81 LA, 4 dciency and Equality In Tax
aTon. :..ro INCOME Tax and Properly Tax"
iaxation of Merchants and Manufaciur-
ers ana constitutional and Practical Linz
itaeoi.s Upon the Taxing POwer."
NE, Alice in Old Vincennes," Is now SELL
ing al the rate Of $500 COPIES a day From
Sahada came an order for 1000 copies. a
very unusual one from the Dominion where
the sale or books is necessarily limited a
fortnight after publication 1000 comics Of
me book had been sold. 1t Is now a brief
entering upon its 7o.eo9. and from present
indication IL seems destined TO ba on ~
the big sellers" Of the season.
One of the earliest authors to con.ribr.a
70 ths century Magazine for 1901 will he
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose name
nAr N "a
signs her stories Frances Hodgson Tovyne.
SEND. IL Is not too much to say that a
yerftable "ye;r OF romance" will be intre
ouced by the Century for 1901
j. NJ. Barrie has written new story fo-
Charles Scribner's Sons. which will make ,ts
1901. Another. feature OF the maRazina far IN
next year will be Mrs. GIbeTt's StaCa
"Reminiscences" The text viii be aceo9s e
ing character. TO which Mrs Giibert.s and
Mr.. Evert Jansen Wendelrs coIlecfions viii
still another important featrra
Wjggin, while General Greene viii nres.n,
THE Story CT the Regular Army. Tbera
viii, too, be a new series on THE Workers"
by Walter A. Wyckof, and articles BY The
odore Roosevelt and stories and articles nv
Richard Harding Davis. ~
In his new preface to the edition -, .,
Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath" which |
VIII be Illustrated by Hugh Thomson and |
pub1lsneu ItLIseulalely Dy The Macmillan L
Company, MIR. James Lane Allen has taken
the opportunity to speak in an interestin.-
way OF his methods OF work and of :he
Kentucky country whence all his stories
have sprung. Not without interest too will
be the insight which the preface will give
into his methods Of observing nature His
subtle appreciation OF a piece OF woodland
Or the sweep of a landscape is by no means
the least source of his charm as a writer
In "Penelcpes Irish Experienced bv
Kate Douglas Wiggin. the readers Of the
Atlantic Monthly will have the third and
final group of the delightful Peneiona /
papers. This. charming heroine has aiWeys
insisted upor. viewing the scenery and che |
toms and people of Great Britain through
her own honest and sparkling American
ayes, and her adventures on Irish turf are AZ |
revelatory of the American Temperament as |
they are true to the soil Of Ireland. Mrs
Wiggin knows her Ireland TOO We'll To for
get touch of Celtic romance, and a pretty
owe story develops in connection with our
Did friend Silennina- The five divisions Of
he book are represented by Leinster. Mum
,ter, Ulster. Connaught and ROYAL Meath |
Mrs. Virgins has never done q more clever |
md delicious story than the Irish Exper- |
ences." which will appear in the Atlantic
Is a six-pait serial. beginning in Noyem-
Der. 1890.
Miss Sarah Orne Jewc.t has Just COM
,letcd an American historical romance, |
which will appear as serial in the At. /
antic Monthly. beginning in November, 1900.
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