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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-05
Season Of DroMninns.

The seasons drownngs have begun As summer ad
vances the lakeside and seaside resorts doubtless VIII
add their customary to the death st-a ghast
ly roster made up year after year by persons who
nine out Of ten. lose their lives needessly.
More drownings be attributed vanity than To
any other cause. Young men, and not young are
display their skill and strength by swimming out
long distances and when fatigue camp comes they
unable to make shore, and perish. oPor swimmers
male and female insure themselves absolutely against
danger by putting pneumatic collar ia not pretty
but wearing it sink.
The deadly boating accident" due. The rash fool
who does not know how to boat but goes boating
nevertheless and the humorous fool who plays practic
jokes a1Oat to frghen the girls responsible for most
of the eapszings No way abate suggests Itself
except to prosecute and send jail survivor
when it be done The parent who will his daugh
ter to go sailing without being OF the ability OF the
in charge to handle boat Is to be classed among
the fools tOOa fool whose terrible grief disaster
follows is a punishment than death.
A little good sense little prudence. would save hun
deds of lives yearly but good and prudence not
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Irving and Marlaris bad qaarr~tsg.
II bad been sbogt a vsry uttle thlas
not worth repeating Hut ths quasrvl
oh. that was BIG Enough Tor two 9r
thrr~. Tor Il had lasted four whai-
days II s~vmed To tad that u sh1uli
have come Just At this tiH~ oaly the
week before NarI1rlss party, trvtus
felt clicked when be thought % Mar
!oris's party. and 10 wands~rd h4w
mamma would look wheu sas anew
he vas not going 90 course b., cpu i
not 20 to the party u girl 10 wAam
B" would not speak. And he bad tod
Marjorie that he should not sprak 10
her for q thousaHd years. Aud Mar
ioT's had said that shs dli u,t care
Irving thought % this vita q tiny
'ish tor they had been SUCH sristssi.
He knew that Lyndon and Jamls aud
Rob aud Rupert wsrs oil Eoing 20 Mar.
iori"s party, and wha, woaid people
think to have him stay awRy1
Irving was thinking oil thla AZ he
was on hls wsy to the other end o, the
village, to DO IN srraud re mamma
He tr'ldgsd along. with the big um
orFllA thAt mamma had hidden him
take. because she Aald It Iookrd n. .
shower. sud he vas thinking ~ had
that The hrst he knew 10 felt big
drop Of rain on his hand. Their. as,
another on his nose. and the merit min.
ute IT vas raining fast lie put un M,
umbrella. and Iust ct thar mirr,.
whom should be SPY. coming tow.,s
BIN. but Marjorie herself She h.s
not any umbrella and she was trvins
to cover her doll With her drrss =, -.
not to get II wet. IA they came p..r.
er. Irving held the umbrella ~ n tu.,
MD Ma'jorie's face. lie was not soInv
to look at her, he told himself All
ne ala not. "a they passed. bu, an.
next instant he turned roupd ara
que'rly enough tho little xiri ,prnoa
too. Irving hurried on. his face So
red but he went only q few s,.ns
Ihen he stopped short. II was raining
faster. aud Marjorie would got 40 -,
Perhaps she would take cnld a. -
sick. He looked back. She was r,rr
ming now. 'u''
"Marjorle"' he called.
She did not henr.
Marjorie" This time Il was . Nj
shout. D'g
She turned, and saw him sn.o.,,,.
toward her, the umbrella bobb,ns Ina
ly about. WIN
Wait he called. You will uu.
awful wetr' ~" set
she smiled into his face az hs ram.
How It ralnsl" she said
There was an old board soo, h., a.
sue OF The road, and they en-, d.,
on " He held the umbrella In ho.n
n"hn', that the wind might mo, h,a.p
IT, AM. ana Marjorie laughed ntrntodl ,'"
IN going to have lee cream chIa.
'nS at my pnrty." she conad.d ~
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wHsRs BRICKS Are vsELGsa
Country where omiy Flimsy Bald
inma Are Desirable.

Country where onIy Flimsy huiid'
inms Are Desirabls.
Accustomed to seeing about u solid
ity Of structure In all things, we OF the
temperate zones would hardly consider
house In Sumatra worth moving into
They are light. fiimsy-looking Affairs.
which one would expect TO have tum-
bling about his ears much too frequent
ly. and. In fact. such would be the
case. although not from Q laek Of
solidity. The entire Indian archipel'
ago, OF which Sumatra Is one OF the
largest islands. is subject to severe and
frequent earthquakes; and hence these
fimsy structures, which may tumble
about the heads Of their occupants
without causing the loss OF life that
falling brick or stone building would.
The natives have no idea OF archl'
lecture as u science, though much in'
genuity Is often shown In making up
their materials. The general appear
ance OF their houses Is accurately rep
resented IN the illustration. which
shows a common type. The floor thu
bers are fastened 10 the main posts
several feet above the ground. presum-
ably to escape the Ill effects Of the
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When grow into a great DIG maA
And bur what want 10 wear.
I'm going " have trousers Hils % w"
long
And never will brush my hair.
IN bur a sllk hat. With . very iAh
crown,
And carry a geld headed cane.
III not wear . nsekIis; Il Iakss - @aen
time
To usas ii aud tie i, sEaiA-
I'm solas to eat candy wAsas'ss !
please
And play On the street till lie dAEk.
With peanuts my pockets ~ih always D
stuffed
Oh, say. ~sn't iass have a lsFhi
I'll hl,cA on The Ice ~sgo0s all that !
please.
With no one 70 make me set "a.
/ Won't be polite to a aurss % . Eirl
And my Ia, asVsr viii tsa-
And never. Oh, asver. viii 60 70 BED
Before lg's q, least Aaf past slEAs!
Al, a Jolly god time I'll AaSs whsa a
mAa.
YOa1l see Il yoa ohiy i4st usiL
-Ns~ YoFk TriSans
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LIGHT ON cAsTRo's METHODS.
How the Venezuelan supre Court |
Judges Were Removed.

How the Venezuelan Supreme Court
Judges Were Removed.
Stephen BOnsal contributes an article
to the North American Review en-
titled Castro: A Latln-Americln
Type" abe career OF the president
Of Venezuela. strange as It has been,
"a, according to MFR. BOnsal, not unu-
sual. for hardly a year passes but in
one or other OF the sO-cailed South
American republics a brigand chief
proclaims himself dictator. The &C.
count which Nr. BOnsal gives OF Cas-
tro's life. the opportunities that came
in his way. the shrewdness with which
he availed himself Of them. his rise to
power, and his method Of government.
il interesting. but not such as would
lead a reader to desire earnestly to
reside in the republic OF which Castro
Is head. II Mr.. Bonsal be not mis-
taken the president OF Venezuela takes
a view Of the purposes Of the Monroe
doctrine which would not appeal to
many Americans
OF Castro's domination Of the law
courts Mr.. Bonsal says:
"Castro's relations with the Judiciary
have been equally dictatoFial. How
likely the justices OF the Supreme
court are to restrain his Illegal acts
may appear from the following incl
dent: In the fall Of 1901 the chief
Justice and his associates. In the per
fUrmance Of their duties as prescribed
by law, made their annual visit to the
Rotunda, or general prison In Caracas.
Among the other scandalOus conditions
which they brought to light were the
following: Over 100 prisoners were
In jail, held upon an executive order
only and not by due process Of law.
OF those who had been properly COM
mitted 300 were absent, having bought
their way out. The chief Justice,
worthy man who had been appointed
by Andrade, proposed to demand an
investigation, although none Of his as
sOciates would sustain him. However
before he had taken any action a par
agraph revealing the condition found
appeared In FL Pregonero, q fugitive
truth-telllng paper, long since sup
pressed. On the following morning
the tribunal was invaded by soldiers
and a military commission declared
the court dissolved. few hours later
all the Justices received n curt notice
OF their removal from office. Even
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open quarrel, and after rr1ga became
Queen he began to feel her dispIeas-
ire. He had been a man OF much
prominence In the state and had bosn
In the diplomatic service. Now through
her influence he was stripped VI honor
after honor. and felt himself under
the Kings dlspIeasure, He stilI re-
mained, however. the colonel Of the
Sixth Regiment, and thus retained hls
standing and influence In military cis-
cles. The plot being Matched By the
King and Queen for making Col
Lunjevics heir to the throne gave him
the opportunity OF organizing ana dl.
recting the conspiracy, which not only
gratlfed bis feeling for revenge bu,
changed the servian dynasty. Col
Mas@hin Is the minister Of public
works in the new government
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-05

TT Is probably not generally known that United
States spends annually elementary education about
0Oo-the ngures for l90O9o1 were accord
ling to the report OF the United States Commissioner
Education, $226 236 Europe spent during the same
period approximately S246OOOOOO The enrolment In the
elementary schools Of Europe "a. however the neigh.
borhood Of 100000 while In the United States not
much than 100000 although II Is estimated that
there were In 1901 almost 100000 children OF
going In this country. Our yearly expenditure per
pupil averages $22-
Some prodt may be gained from a comparison OF the
amount spent yearly by representative for
the maintenance and operation OF their public schools
New York in single S9Tsi 629; Chicago fol
lows with outlay Of Ss234a3; Philadelphia expendi.
$33l9604; BOston's. $3Ol3.6fO Batmore's ST.
AT 392 Cleveand's 81 25T 345 and washingona ST.
New Orleans the Lat with an expense
Of only $47SO25-Harpers Weekly
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TN~ rs.gts ~ . stFuag res e. ID
uaaEs aaea rustic. bas rAsy a. 10
aaasiaG ga sa Ilns % saara@.
liAss iva . svs.i ossastwaiy n \
Fvsssssi 'ss . Gxsal laI@Jt -
Eusss f~rSaxs = - Fefa@s Fvgsaga
Eeusoay 10 tAs gp~a gguias wAsm
grS~~aes susiss Ia . saFtssY Il wan
10 fs'stssses a. svsvy psospsFea "a
Perhaps To Fsssga Ws are 20 nrpe
70 aaA fault utiA or arsSbbarS ! ~
Il asips - u fsF9~s eur ssestrsan
A great deal W tngwi~aEs. waka b
nas rapabIs % msatag > m8a whm
has . aatarpl tsuarasy - SAKE IN
eala sHi sFvosusL
t!r-a, sv.s srustfaI. preaIabgs &c y
prof. Ter ueuasaEwaasat. fas bst&ag
ny Ia maHf4i PvFpsSs aud waskA an
To SsssAs - tha@s tkaI h tAsIf a.
aers men.
hsEuaa atty Il greatness ef gu
ssrrtsd Ia cansi~maeug dangsrs aaf
iifaeuItra IN srosutax isnapsattaaa
aai On de-pislax asSFs safthig peng
AMI sptrud
II s Dot oaiy 10 aatshrt an4ntti
! lass yass We ought to hsaae unfa
lsbaf A spJrss Enem eat et tss a&t
uas means ssscuttaa whlcA sasSsa
iAs uaast uatlasiI ssd'ng AZ NAl
have meant Euoi wask uith Fatf
hols sssFss havs done Eood warA y
tsoush sh~y msy do bptarv tksy ssit
the tims 10 slEa a.
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the bar Of Caracas was aroused and II
was resolved that no member Of the
Bar Association should accept the
posts that had been vacated IN this
summary manner; however. the neces-
sary quota Of scamps was secured and
the Supreme court resumed business
1t Is to this tribunal. I may point out
in passing, that the powers declined to
submit their claims. greatly arousing
the ire Of the American editor thereby,
though at the same time they secured
the approval Of every American resi-
dent In Venezuela
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-05

osed Wsras for nayA
he gentle. boya II 10 high psal.e !.
have II said Of yoa. -Hs d a $500.
~ . woman 10 bis mother" Il =.
OF tashioa to thiRk Il yoa ignore s.,sk
ere anA make q littls sister err -
ever she cones nsaF yea. tAas paesa.
win ththk you beiong 70 Ia -,
stratum Of society. hsmemhss ~
e. . rule. gentls boys make gsntla -
lsratlesneni-
he manly. hoyG 4 frank. straissA
forward manner always gains fssess.
II yea have eommistea . fault -
forward ana eonfrms II. caaeaalas
faults are always found eat sooasV !,
AtrE Never DO asyIhlag whleA 80.
wards may cause q biaaA % sAams !.
CONE 10 your face
lie courteous. b0yA II 10 ina a
easy 70 aeqairs . eentesl. eoassurn
manher az an angrneiena. ''a0ar ea..s
sryIs. and u win help yoa matssiras
II yoa have 10 make yoaF swn ~
thFvagh life. OthsE thiags b~tax aessi
IAs boy whe EDSws the ns~ u 4 -
your pAFAoa" ami = tAaRk ysus "
be chaa~a for . posistaH. IAFes u -
tn psetrrwuss 10 . b0y 70 HAsa n.aA
sentences are stFahgsrA
tss psompt. boya Il 10 far besfa
be sarud st tAaa b~hiaa gim@ nmE
s-ss nsa ia BOT tiks tardsReaa Inv
rval1s Ihat ttns - yaiaab1a ~,
tntaatrs every Essutnx sassaat = ~
al A9uS al EAs saa " tie w~sk Nan
,hEHEs eaa DO aQae Ia hair az Aam
Besides. dlaassroas FrsalIs ofssa aE
AeE q paartaailgJ,
he taasoagh. bgya Rt4sk me Ana
az veil a. the sSss % yoaE saoes al
- snr~ thAt bsth aAin. t.nti 81 N
r'ssts ot ghs sr~ts ~ the asssr 80
IsoaE br~aE tA~m sha issss saem
apsiag ~ aEain wa~n the asss aaaem
cpmsA usasrstana rear ien~@ lans
thAs that all shas Il ueesssssY IS
GxT tArOagA shA receive . Epaa mmk
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HE sudden death of a prominent physician
from apOplexy while making a speech calls to
mind similar cases showing the relation Of ex-
brain exeitation to the stroke. A notable
EEN1NV startling example that OF the late Sec
kNESSSEf rotary Window who fell during post pran-
zf speetn and the midst OF unfinished sentence.
Henry George died also after unusual mental
strain in conducting political campaign. Several clergy
have been stricken In like while occupying
their pulpts.
These and other instances that apoplexy is
accident with brain workers and that under
tain circumstances and when the mind Is ready for the
explosion the slightest exciting often invites the
fatal result II Is then the last that determines the
unfavorable balance.
plausible for these conditions Is that the brains
of such individuals worked dsproportionaey
degenerave changes earlier than the other vital organs
This PORTION OF the anatomy lives faster and grows old
rapidly. The proof OF contrary proposition
Afforded by the ordinary laborer who. unless whisky
drinker seldom dies OF the brain lesion In question 1t
has been truly said that person old his
and the vessels Of active brain always the
feel the influence Of the extra and Becoming
hardened and brittle undue blood pressure ruptures
them and the stroke less complete according
the region OF the brain involved-New York Herald
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Tall and Short Mon,hs.

Averages for the height Of women
show that those born in summer and
autumn are taller than those born In
spring or winter. The tallest girls are
born In August. As far as boys are
concerned, those who first see the light
during autumn and winter are not 80
tall as those born In spring and sum-
mer. Those born in November are
the shortest; IN July the tallest.
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usnIesa Erne.ii,inn.

Sir Clements Markham, president Of
the Royal Geographical Society.
strongly deprecates the costly expsdl.
tons which the various nations sent
out In rivalry without any system OF
cooperation. He considers futuru
north pole expeditions rs worthless.
useless for geographical purposes:
useless from the narurallst's point Of
view.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-05
The Ca~ardle- Of VIA AasmsM

The CawaFdle- at wild AstmsaA
Al aalmais are coWaF,is. aecefalf
TO the sesnss. says tasrenss FasI
writing ga the wild Ilpast TFssleT
I.esliss MsutAly Ualsaa a tiger. g :
lion. or indeed sny Wild heass. ~
tasted humaa blood. h. IL gglts lsa.u
70 lot Jou 80 pour way n Toa uia 3
him 90 hIs In captivity. tire aalna'
aEsats aay Tou may sFAisF aay -
provldSi Tou have yeur whip uith
sead bullet on the end of yogr assA
and provided also that you knaW ~
to sse " effectively. Hut the leass q
up In vigilance means deatructtsa. y.
miEh, tend an animal for yeafA ~
nave him know yOu well. bot ~
wou'd not insure you against "a asasA
FROM him the arst chance that oRsisa
The lion Il the only animal that :
pshls Of affection. A few years q y
saciatl9n with q lion, enc asset
clared. win In many cases iusufs n.
dog-lIks affection. but even n
This affection may not te too EEsalg
relie'i on A leopard IL the worst 60
ard oi all, and that IL the reason ~
20 many female animal tanners
them In their exhibitions.
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40 susny as the fsta taaw
Wherever ! % ! s~s SONS sisAt
That taakss ms smils visa all ay alsAf.
"A! Glad Indeed sm I 10 -
No ,rvak iks uoms Il iAoae sss.
Most srwrJ 2~rsgn sAsg nsss
ls wrong snsn@vasrs from had e lsss
The paly one thal seems 10 ss
Just &c be ought 70 b . ne.
SO fun Of ErstFuds Gra o.
| really tA.nk that { wnaA A.s
II sAoud have 70 Feel sna aasv
That !. too. vas funny sAsw
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Al xauder aud he
cons n, Draga. per
lshsd. Col SlaSchlu
was the Que us
br Their In law. hls
brother. a Eohem.
ian engineer. who
d 10 d mysterlou ly
In Belgrade. having
been Dragns nrst
husband.
Col. Maschin ami
Drnga. never very
frtes4fftv baA
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AZ the rvputcd age Of 80 Willhn
Stuart has died at GoFtiey. Testsfs, :.
ny. ireland. and was buried Apr &
in the local cemetery, says the Z
don Express.
When a boy he IL said 10 have y.
Admiral waTgB's battleshipe
Tough swiftly In iTps. after iheJ ~
defeated and captured a hes
French squadron with which was WeA
Tone. the famous Irish rebel
Iie also attended. when boz "
ceremonies held IN honor q
twelfth centenary Of 81 Coluiae.-'
and was present at the thirteenlh -
tcnary, held a few years ago =
Mr. Stuart easily heads the - :
ccntenarians who have died this
" girl has rocks II takes
with al a.. s.-fs. a..
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English Density

Teacher-Johnny, what country has
the densest population7
Johnny-England unless the ina.
billty Of the Engllshman to see a Joke
has been greatly Iaggerated.--Balti.
more American.
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PoetaI Growth In Nn,r Yn.lL

The postofIlce Of New York City has
thirty-two stations and 1850 substn tons.
In II is handled daily forty 1--WE tons OF
mail matter Fourteen stamp cancel.
Ing machines each handle 5000 letters
an hour.
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THIRST FOR REVENGE

Aetuatsa Cot. Ma.chIn, the Leader -
the ssrvian ksvoiatioa.
II was thirst Tor revenge that artu.
ated Col Mnschln, the leader OF the
revolution tn Seryia. In which Kin.
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Uncle Reuben SAYS,

at amt dat de world am any mo,
wicked dan It was 1900 years ago. In,
II Ia dat dar am mo- ways Of lnjoyln'
yo'rself fur yo'r oney."-Detrolt Free
pFpaa
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The uannI Cnnra,.-

He's failed as a drnmatist; I won.
dor what he'll do now"
"Oh, turn critic, suppose. "-Detroit
FFsa Press.
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The Partnership Of Business.

@1oRK people may congratulate themselves that
ii Ithey car break up the business of employer
III wv to whom they hostile. but they ought to
realize that they do that without cor
tSE(SHSI respondingly hurting themselves Business Is
tEAZS&9la joint and mutual affair between employers
employees and any disaster the partner who pays
wages that is the employer also reco upon
employees 1t Is impossible to separate the mutual interests
IN such OF Industrial depression will
heavily upon the workers, whose earnings may
of 1t will take long time for labor capital to
searn that their interests mutual and only after tire
mendOus business commissions attended
capital and untold suffering labor they learn
enough together but they finally this
New Orleans Picayune.
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How glad Irving was thar the en-,
rel was made up'-foarh's Conpss.
ion.
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y EDTTORIALS
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

plentiful and the desire for pleasure strong the young
The duty Is imposed their elders watchful
them.-Chlcago American.
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" DetreF - OFoWu OFeau eonssthg OF an but the hnsk
and best Is whole bread assuming such to be OBJ
alnabe The deficiency OF salts white bread unques
onaby related to the deterioration familiar to our
eaders-ln the national teeth We illustrate ths
An argument from Sir Thomas Lauder BrulOnL why
America the cleverest dentists? Answer Because she
has the best nour-ml makers" The better the mill L.
the inner the -four the the bread the the
teeth and the better the dentists Perfectly smps-LOn
don Chronicle
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HE roller mill has Individually diminished the
dietic value Of our bread. The entire wheat
grain Is OF value; the husk (which Ia a valuable
Intestinal stimulanO. the brown exterior and
the white central core. Except for certain
invallds. white bread Is an indefenslbls absurd.
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AyteHOh shAH De given 70 cOmmeFcIaI deveopment But
there Is possibility that the business may become
narrowed to bis task and fall interest in the
world OF Ideas about him Education ought
man from acquiring the necessary details business
And 1t ought to make him valuable citizen That
most successful business believe this by the
fact that they sending their cOege-KanSas
City Star.
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Education snd Business.

may as well be admitted that college train
Ing doesn't teach a man TO keep books or 10
sell goods What education aims to do Is TO
educate-to develop the man, to awaken him
to the problems Of the world. TO widen hls horl
ron. There 10 no danger that not enough
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" girl has rocks It takes =
with sand TO win her.
, 1903-11-26

Sinking Makes High Taxes.

A glance at the county treasurer's
books is calculated to put a kink in
the old adage about honesty is the
best policy" as it is the nan who is
honest enough to put his property in
at a fair valuation that gets it i'll the
neck.
Men who are worth thousands of
dollars return their taxable wealth at
ridicdlously low valuations and their
estimate is allowed to stand, despite
the fact that not only the assessor but
the county commissioners as well are
aware that in many instances the
figure does not represent one-fifth of
the actual value of the property.
Taxes this year are outrageously
high, and this shirking on the part of
some of the rich men helps to add the
burden to the shoulders of their neigh
bors, whose property is assessed at II
fair valuation.
liz the commissioners would do their
duty without fear or favor the taxes
of the common people might he re-
duced considerably, as the taxes
which the rich men now shirk would
make a big difference in the taxable
wealth of the county.