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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-26
Jsps Seize German Steamer.

Toxic. Nov. 2f.-The navy depart.
ment reports the capture Of the Ger,
mar steamer Batelan while attempt
Ing to run the Port Arthur blockade.
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TOPICS OF TIE DAY.


Judge Parker can have the calm as.
surahce that the gold standard is stilI
safe, anyway.
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shot a, Rabbis and Ku,ca SON.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Nov. 21.--John
Blessing, a farmer, accidentally killed
his ten-year-old son Sunday afternoon
while shooting at q rabbit.
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lar. We have thus seen demonstrated
in that colony both the advantage OF
home rule in taxation" which per-
mits reform experiments with the very
minimum OF rlsK, and likewise the u1l-
paralIeled advantage OF the land tax
system of taxation; though only n
the early stages OF its application, it
has turned New Zealand's tide OF emil
grafton into one of immigration, and
has fulfilled the most Sanguine hopes
of its advocates, so reyoluuoniZlng in
dustrial conditions that New Zealand
| is today attracting worldwide atten-
ton.
For complete and inspiring discus
sion Of the moral basis upon which the
single tax reform rests, one may turn
to the writing of Henry George. For
unanswerable logic as to the justice OF
the proposition, nothing can surpass
the arguments laid down by Herbert
Spencer in Social Statics,' chapter 8.
Samuel Brazier sums the matter up
thus "All men have equal right to
life. Life depends absolutely upon
land. Therefore all have equal right
to land. Some must occupy more val
liable land than others. Equal right
demands that land holders pay in taxes
the yearly value of their land as
common fund for common purposes.
This is single tax"
Every advance step of advancing civ
ilization has been met with the deep
seated prejudice of those who have
opposed and ,antagonized. Neverthe-
less, one by one reforms have been ac-
complished and we today are enjoying
countless blessings resulting from the
pioneer Work. OF the earlier champions
of truth Earnest men and 'wvffsess.-
who are capable of feeling the inspira-
ton of q great truth and who will
study the single tax philosophy, will
discover therein an opportunity for as
sisting in the greatest (because the
most fundamentally Of social reforms.
Nor will he who has once discovered
the significance of the principles in
volved, find it possible to grow weary
in ADVOCATING them, for, as Mr.. George
once said, Though it NAV be long
struggle. 4 still to see the truth and to
do what one can to snread it, brings
it's own independent and rich reward"
GEORGE L. RUSBY.
1913 Franklin ST., New York City.
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with either open competition among
capitalists, at stated periods, for the
lease of such franchises, or even COM
plete government management of the
railroads themselves.
Now when we recollect that the list
of lands thus affected would include
not only building lands and coal de-
posits, but likewise millions of acres
of unused farm lands Qocated in the
west and held out of use by railroad
corporations), oil lands, salt deposits
and mineral deposits of every descrip-
ton, causing the hand of monopoly to
relax its hold upon all of these not ac-
tually in use, how plain does it be-
come that we have here a simple,
easy method of removing those artifi-
cial barriers which are the direct cause
OF Industrial over-croWding, and the
removal of which would create more
opportunities for the employment of
both capital and labor than could pos
slbly be taken advantage of by our in
creasing population, for generations to
come. This is the object OF the sin
gle tax reform, to make more Jobs
tllLn hlCn dllu SIuCC Iut average IdUu-
owner is interested as producer also,
he too, would profit by the change.
Every intelligent citizen should under
stand this question.
And how easily may this proposed
taxation change be accomplished! OF
the three classes of property now sub
ject to taxation personal property,
improvement on land and land) we
car, first exempt by law personal prop
erty, then say 'f1affaofs the value of the
improvements upon land and then the
remaining half, each step Of course
proportionately increasing the land
tax until finally, with the exemption
of improvements made complete, land
values will be paying all local taxes
This is the easy plan of procedure as
it is being followed in New Zealand.
where, through the operation of a
"home rule in taxation" bill, each dis
trict now decides for itself which
classes of property shall be taxed or
exempted from taxation; exemption
has followed exemption with increas-
ing satisfaction until today many tax
ing districts are raising all local rev.
enues by single land tax and the new
system is becoming universally popu-
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The Philosophy of Freedom
An Open Forum for Single Takers

prices until finally when not only local
taxes but all revenues, local, county,
state and federal were assessed upon
the land, it's selling price would en-
tirely disappear and land would be-
come dirt cheap" This is what sin
gle takers mean by "free land''-not
that there would be any change in title
deeds or private possession of land,
but land would, under the new system
of taxation be very cheap and there
fore easily secured by those needing to
use it,
No adequate idea, however, of the
benefits to follow this approaching
change in taxation can be secured by
combining the discussion to vacant town
lots The reader must bear in mind
that all lands will be subject to the
changed conditions. Today a few in
dividuals own the nations coal de-
posits, utilizing but an infnitesimal
part OF the same, but holding the bal
ance out OF use SO as to control the
price of the coal which they bring to
market. With those unused coal lands
(now taxed at a merely nominal figure)
taxed at their full rental value and
consequently brought into the market,
capital wound ~5cs4sttGacted and other
mines would be opened. Benz free
from the burden of interest charges
upon bonds issued for the purchase of
surplus lands, these new operators
would have to pay only operating ex-
penses out of their profits, and as they
would compete in purchasing the labor
of the coal miners as well as in find
ing custo-' ers for their product, the
tendency would plainly be to both
raise wages and reduce the price Of
coal. The operator would be free like
wise from unfair discrimination in the
matter OF transportation rates, and
even from the payment of transpor-
taton rates based upon the present
Watered capitalization of carrying
companies; for the single tax PROPOSE
ton includes government control of
railroad and other public franchises.
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What the Single Tax" Is

Editor Independent: Today we tax
three classes of property, viz: Per-
sonal property, improvements upon
land, bare land. The intention is 10
exempt from taxation the first two
of these three classes of property, leav-
ing all taxes to be raised by assess
ments upon the last named (land).
To illustrate, we will let the fol-
lowing diagram represent eleven town
lots, all of equal value, ten of them
being vacant and one improved:
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ss sc Sc sc SC $50 SC sc Sc s6 SC

Taxed under our present system, as
above the owner of each vacant lot
pays tax of Sc, while man who has
built neat house is obliged to pay
$50; the one citizen who has employed
labor, who has improved the COM
muS {G anti sultu o lone has been bene-
fit olthe town, is the man VINO fs'soas
ligdl to bear the main burden OF tax
at Il. It is proposed that the Sll0
ia B collected from the above eleven
lo. fshall be assessed according to the
vAue of the land only. irrespective OF
improvements, Thus each Of the
asove eleven lots would be taxed $40
al follows:
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1--WE would thus tax land holders ac-
fnrding to their opportunities, Wneth-
len taken advantage OF or neglected, IN
stead OF fining men for making I'M
movements, discouraging progressive
klness and encouraging land holders TO
hold their land out OF use.
lsaxThe Justice of the principle involved
aHin this proposed change is now. beng
\ Recognized in many OF our more mod
ern tax laws in New Jersey for in
Estance, where taxes are assessed for
kseWers and likewise for flag sidewalks,
1.-The assessment is made upon the prop
)Merty per foot front, vacant lot paying
81 the same as the improved lot, or in
q other words, the improvements, build
Il ings, ETC., are entirely exempted from
taxation The only proper objection to
the steps thus far taken in this di-
Arection is that in their effort to ap-.
ply The -siagle tax principle to sewer
and flag sidewalk Sssssssmanfs. our
lawmakers have gone too far; they
are perfectly right in causing the ex-'
penses to be paid from single tax
upon land, but the assessment should
be maze according to the value OF
the land lots of equal value only, pay
ing an equal rate per foot front.
The true single tax principle is to
tax all land according to it's value and
not according to it's area or frontage.
This would insure perfect justice to
the farmer, who would find his bur-
den lifted by having his buildings, i'm
provementS, stock, etc., all exempted
from taxation. Likewise where, as in
New York, a lot and fine building pay
ten thousand dollar tax, while an
adjoining lot of equal value, but with
an old and comparatively worthless
building on it, pays only two thou
sand dollars, each would be taxed six
thousand dollars.
And what would be the result of this
simple change in taxation methods?
Many holders of unused lots and of
lots but partially improved, obliged to
pay as heavy taxes as those assessed
upon fully improved lots of eqtlal
value, at once begin to improve. This
would provide increased employment
for labor at increasing wages; business
of all kinds would be stimulated and
this would cause again an increased
demand for both business-housc and
dwelling-houses from people thus fl
nancially enabled to occupy the same.
But" one will say, this stimu-
lated action and reaction would reach
their limit and cease" Yes, aside
from the natural and continued de-
mands of increasing population. that
is true; holders of lots would cease
to build more houses as Soon as de-
mand might be satisfied, but with la
Dor fully employed at good wages, this
demand for houses would not be sat
isfied until every Industrious and de-
serving man had comfortable home.
And then what? What would be-
come of the rest of the vacant lots j?
We see at once that the market would
become glutted with them; there be-
ing SO manv more lots than could nos
siblv be utilized, holders would seel,
purchasers at constantly declining
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with either open competition among
capitalists, at stated periods, for the
lease of such franchises, or even COM
plete government management of the
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Degraded Standards.
From Philadelphia Ledger June 4.

The suggestion which is gravely discussed
that Secretary Cortelyou may retain his seat
in the Cabinet while acting as Chairman of
the Republican, National Committee is simply
unthinkable-or would have been a few years
ago. Since Governor Odell, of New York,
has outraged all propriety by undertaking the
personal direction of partisan campaign in
the Commonwealth of which he is the Chief
Executive, and the Postmaster General is, in
fact, acting as a member of party committee,
rules of conduct which formerly appeared self.
evident have lost their commanding force.
None the less what is proposed for Mr..
Cortelyou is inconeeivable. 1t is inconceiv-
sble that he could do such thing or that the
President could ask it of him. The offense,
indeed, would be the Presidents, not his.
He is a member of the Presidents Cabinet,
his official representative, and Mr. Roosevelt
is not the President of a party, but of the
whole people. His personal interest in the
canvass only makes it the more obligatory
upon him to abstain officially from active par
ticipatiou in it. That be should undertake,
through two of his Cabinet officers, to direct
the party machinery for his own election would
be so gross violation of the plainest standards
of personal honor as well as public deeency
that we shall refuse, while we can, to believe
Mr.. Roosevelt capable of it.
Mr.. Cortelyou would make an excellent
party Chairman, much more to be trusted
than any of the scheming politicians favored
by the Senatorial cabal. His appointment
would be received with general favor. But he
must resign from the Cabinet. Governor
Odell's performance is bad enough, but little
was expected of him. Much is expected of
President Roosevelt, whose station is higher
and his moral responsibility the greater. Low
as our political standards have sunk, it is not
for Theodore Roosevelt to drag them lower in
the mire.
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Maryland Affairs.
Smallpox has made its appearance in the
negro quarter of Belair

Smallpox has made its appearances in the
negro quarter Of Belair.
Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Frederick,
Prince Georges, Montgomery and Howard
counties were visited by heavy storms last
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Immense
damage was done, and several buildings we're
struck by lightning.
Jesse (. Baker, the defaulting clerk of the
National Howard Bank. Baltimore, who was
arrested on Thursday of last week, charged
with misappropriating about So, 800 of the
funds of the bank, has made a full confession,
and Monday was sentenced to Jail for years.
William Keyser, aged SO years, one Of the
most progressive and respected business men
of Baltimore, died suddenly from a stroke of
apoplexy which seized him while he was walk
ing on the lawn at his country home, Brent
wood, near Reisterstowu, on the afternoon Of
June 8. Mr.. Keyser had not been feeling
well for the past few days, and be had been
keeping close to the house. On the day of
his death, however, he felt much better and
had been roaming about the house and lawn,
and pleasantly conversing with members of
his family and several visitors to his home.
He had been an active business man all his
life; had accumulated great wealth, aud his
charities were unbounded. On February /,
last, he gave $500, 900 to Johns Hopkins Hos
pital He is survived by his wife, one daugh-
ter and tEo sons.
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kaA-.S

By virtue Of "a writ OF fen tacias issued out
Of the Circuit Court for Carroll county State
Of Maryland. al the suit Of VIM H. T. Yiug
ling, sgaiuSj the goods aud chaitels. lands aud
tensmrnis Of William =. Blizzard and M0lhr
Blizzard. has wife, sud 20 me directed, | have
se1zet the following property. viz: All the
right. uil-, claim. estate aud demand both al
aw aud iu equity OF the said Wm F. Blizzard
and Noihe Blizzard, his wife, 20 all that Lot
OF Parcel Of Land, containing nine aud Eve
huudrediEs acres, more or less. located three
fourvhs of a mile East OF Carrolltou Station,
". NJ. Railroad. Carroll county, MARYLAND,
and conveyed by Chas. +. Bowman aud Mary
j. Bowman, his wife, TO Vim. p Blizzard by
deed dated 18th day of March, A. D.. 1902.
and recorded in Liber J. H. b.. No. "a. folio
$50, &c, one Of the Land Records of Carroll
county. together with all rights. WAYS and
roads thereto belonging, aud hereby give
notice that on
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. 1901.
at II. so o. clock, p. III. at the Court House
door. ia the city OF Westminster. Carroll
county, Maryland, | will sell the above De.
scrlbed property, so seized and taken into ex-
ecution, TO the highest bidder for cash
WILLIAM II. WILSON,
Sheriff of Carroll county.
Vincent Iiugling, Auctioneer. my2s-ts
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Carroll Charge Reformed Charch -DsElue service
at Pleasant Valley a. Do =. m- sunday school ~
Benjamin s AZ p. service AZ = = 1 g. s.
G. + at 30 ,. Gatechfsa every THURSDAY - 2
,. N. - Peasant Valley Every Fgiiay At p "a
80 BAchuens kvery saturday - = ~ Heu -
minS iaInrs b Stcus4fgr. Pastor
salem Lutheran charge Beujamln's sunday
school ~ 2. n. Preaching Al 8 u. Catcchlse
81 p III s. John hildren day services - 70
a m % which the pubAc IS invited.
X. ". boiy. Pastor.
Childreu's Day service q! -. Ragi's e. n Church
Sunday morning and evening June T. 4 aa6 pro-
gam is selected Ali arc cGrdisY invited % AZ
tend the services both morning Au1 evening
ST Johns Chuych-Sunday S-IsoN Mas ~ rs
and High Mass AZ 10 a. N. NespeFy a. 80 D. m
During TIE Week.-Mrs. at q.
Joseph H. cassidy FAsi0g
The regular hour for church services IN the Re
formed Church. silver Ran. is 10 a. N. every sun
day. sunday school ~ = O'Clock. Fneashing every
two weeks Al 80 p m.
Grace Lutheran Charch-Sunday school At a 10
Rev P Il. Miller. D. D.. Pastor
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The Russian population is perhaps he most
mixed of all nations, and is made up in large
measure of conquered peoples who still re.
member their overthrow with bitterness.
Probably not far from onethird of the whole
from forty to fifty millionaire true Mus
covites Around the central Muscovites are
grouped Lapps, Firms, Germans, Lithuanians,
Poles, Little Russians. Ruthenians, Rounan-
ians, Greeks, Georgians and Tartars, with
Jews and Gipsies scattered through the South
and West. These are all in European Russia,
and this is nothing to the medley in Asiatic
Russia, where there is an almost endless va
riety of races. Each of the races mentione
speaks different tongue, and there are at
least six different religions among them, with
out counting sectaries, such as the Dukhobors.
Bitter political hatred Of Russia burns 6ercely
among the Firms, Poles and Armenans, while
symptoms of active revolt are reported among
Georgians and Turcomans along the Asiatic
frontier.
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Festivals. Etc

The Ladies Aid Society Of Zion NJ 7.
Church viii hold an ice cream festival on ibe
lsih Of June, commencing 81 Dooa, and con
,inuing until 10 p. NJ
Patspsco EpwoFih League will hold q fes't-
val on the lAsu adjoining the Church. June
Is. al clock p. m All are invited.
Taylorsville ~ Z. Church wil hold &C lee
Cream and Strawberry Festival for the benefit
Of the Sunday School. June II. evening aud
night. All are cordially invited,
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CHARLES f FINK. Solicitor
NoRTGAaEEs SALE
Nk uF
Real and Personal Property.
Including Valuable Machinery.
Farming Implements and BugRiea,
At Mt Airy. Md

The undersigned. By ylrtzs af shc raurs q
sale contained 90 q mortgage frpm Oscar Y.
Suerrsrr aud siic, dated JaauaTy lssh ls-tt.
and recorded aaaous Abe Real Estate Mugi
gage Records Of Carroll Cgaufy. ia IibeF y.
+. \. Ne -, folio -. Sc. ell 1tfrs a; rgb
'e sale al the place VI business Of she sA.l
Oscar ". Spafr5sE. .n NJ Alrg. Carol e14a.
~. Maryland on
SATURDAY. Issh DAY OF JUNE. 1901.
a, " o. cloeS. uoau. ca that I.os ~ Parcel q
Land situated IN The village q Mt Airy.
10 Carroll c5gaiy, Mar iaad. containing .,
Too Square Feet. more % less, he;aE shr aAsas
lard thsi uas conveyed o. The sald Oscar "
SpaFg.rr By Byrnn :. Dorsey, trustee. Jaae
Eth. lsy9. and recorded AnJas The lsad
Records ~ Carol. eo4Hty ID LfbeT ]. Il B..
Ne. 50. folio 20, &c The i'm
proysmsats thestoa euusisi q A
Aad a, the sane nme and 80 -
place also Eill be offered j5, of Machinery
and Farming Implements, consisting ia part
81 Syracuse and S1gih B-ni pioEs, Ross cat
ter. steel roller. iron pumps. moSer. Tiger
aud McCoFuick rgkes, Muuutyille feed gFtg-
des-. tiger tsddeT, cora planters, Ideal feed
grinder aud powcr combined, sliding table pole
saW, New Holland feed m.ll > Cycloue feed
cutters uue-horse Lambert ~Nsra complete,
Cyclone seed sower,, l0t Of harroSs. corn
shelter, whevlbArroWs. corn p'aWs, ssnrle add
5oIbie shovel plows, lot OF new Buggiss
and Carriages. aud other articles described
ia sid mortgage.
Terms Of SAis,-Ou al sums % $40 aud
under, cash on all sums above $40 credit Of
four months viii be given, upon the purchaser
giving his note With approved security. bear
ing interest from the DAY of sale
SAMUEL /. LAMBERD,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
may y & f. A. Crawford, Auclioneer
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SELLING OF COTTON DRY GOODS Etc.

Bleachei AID Half Bleached Table Linen, %
and soc ward.
Ladies Percals Wrappers. 90 and 81. - each.
Mems So Fancy Shirts S9c.
Nen', 50a Working SHIRTS aud overalis, 4jc.
Mems. Womeu's and Chiidreu's Underwear
and Hosiery. iva all sizes. and prices IN suit.
Shippan.burg CottoHAds Pants, - sul ssc.
The Mems Dress Pants w. told soa 81 vt
Vafr-
Why are W. selling so many Shoes Because
wc give the beet quality possible for he
l.ss mooney. and ia" good, recommend
themselves oar inr ct ux3rrd@ ia Women
aud Ch.'dreu arr very attractive
r. Hats and CAPS We have Just Whal y0s SAINT.
Look %. ap an Fancy Shirts, Neg>ussr. Col
Isrs ar5 Cats. yelling Umbrellas. Trucks,
SstCbsts, Etc
~reli Cotton A. Spool.
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Lawns aud Fancy Baiisie. ), 9. II and l5c yd.
Solid color Organizes all shades l2c yd
Dress Pereales. Ginghams and Solar Cloths
at 5, 10 and 12!c I'D.
Calicoes and Dress Giuehams, ), 6, 81 AVID &c
yard.
Apron Ginghams, 3, 81 and Sc "a, This in
cludes the Lancaster GInghams.
Bleached and Unb9rached Muslin from &c
yard up.
{ Sheeiiue. standard quality, pc VI.
Extra quality Cotionsde ~ and Is yard.
Shirtiug. ChamhrAy and Cheyioi, :, 10 aud
lie yard
White Waist Goods. in Mcrceu-ed Madras
aud Puugee, at ~. - and &c yard, worth
oue-,hird more.
Irdia Linen, Nsiusook, Persian i-awa and
Piqne Embroijeries aud l.sc.s a. S7ec5al
Prices
Table OIL Cloth. Ial Is and 23c yard
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Although less than per cent. of the avail
able area for irrigation has thus far been
reached by the canal system, the largest area
served in single state by irrigation is in
Colorado, where no less than 70 per cent. of
the lands in the state available for cultivation
depends upon the artificial water supply.
These farms aggregate 1925, 900 acres.
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JOHN r ECKENRoDE. CHAS. E ECKENRoDE
John E. Eckenrode & Son,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Buggies, Surveys, Stanhopes, Runabouts, Day
tons, Traps, Stick Wagons, DeIiveryWagons,
Depot Wagons and all kinds of Vehicles.

NEW SHOPS, new tools and better facilities for
quick and good work Special attention given to
repairing in all its branches.
We have new Rubber Tire Machine and can
put on rubber tires at very short notice at our
factory. We put on the celebrated Kelly Goodyear
and Diamond all high grade tires. All orders
promptly filed and work of every kind warranted.
We have on hand complete stock of HARNESS
and WHIPS Of all kinds, for light and heavy driv-
ing. al prices that defy competition. Come and see
our stock Of Vehicles and Harness before purehas-
ing. We You money
JOHN Z. ECKENRODE & SON
Cor. Liberty and George SITS
may2s Westminster, Md.
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At And Below Cost.

rush the goods out and to shorten time and
ths business the undersigned trustee for Thos
Eassy &c West Main street Westminster Md offer his entire
stock Of merchandise mt and below cost