The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
SOME TAX SCHEMES
ORIGINAL METHODS ADOPTED BY
FOREIGN NATIONS.
Seems That Governments Can Usually
Be Relied On to Develop Ideas
When Raising Of Money
Is in Question.

Some uueer eyncdients have fro.
qucntlv been adontrd NV tho European
governments ia lax their pe5nle The
method usually devised Is some so
called "mlblic safety" measure which
/ will bring in money if II is followed
and will stiu have the same effect r.
il is disobevcd
In this class was one which the Ger.
man government utilized at one time.
II sent out charwomen with instruc-
! tons to inspect and clean the houses
/ of everybody. If the people objected
! they we're fined. and if they didn't they
| had to pay charge for the services
/ thus rendered Altogether the nation.
| al funds we're augmented BY $4,000.
/ On another occasion only certain
! kind Of tooth powder was allowed to
/ be sold in the stores-that kind made
! in the government factories. Rather
/ than pay the high price demanded, the
people preferred not to use any denti.
frice at all, and the tax failed in It's
purpose
Austria Is another country that has
succeeded in raising money by forcing
cleanliness upon its people. Under
penalty of $50 Austria demands that
every householder shall have his chin
ney swept at least once a month for
fear Of fire. the work to he done by
the government sweep, She found the
measure most lucrative, as she
charged tax OF 10 cents for every
chimney cleaned.
Italy has plan for raising money
that has been called "a tax on i'm
beetles This is the state lottery, FROM
which she raises a considerable sum.
Out Of the Numbers from 1 to 30 every
Saturday night five winning numbers
are drawn, For the player to win II
is necessary TO draw one or more OF
these numbers. II y0u draw one right
YOU saIn II times what you paid-that
Is, 70 probabilities in favor OF the gov
ernment If you draw two numbers
you gain 25o times what you paid,
hut You have only ten probabilities in
your favor, while the government has
$3.50 If you draw three YOU gain L.
200 times what you risked, hut While
the probabilities in your favor are still
ten, those Of the government are III
4'o, ana the same proportion IS nam
ta'hed II you ara" -FOUR or an OIL tne
NUMBERS.
France succeeds IN raising Sl40.o0O,-
900 yearly out OF stamp duties. When
you visit gay Paris your hotel bills
come to you with stamp on them.
Every check drawn bears an extra
receipt stamp across "fich Eon must
sign your name, Iheater tickets must
pe stamped. ffen posters on me
noards are stamped me FaIue varying
WIN the SIZE OF 'he oiiiS'
For muni'lpai purposes It's towns ,
also ADOPT queer eNpedlents. Every |
morsel OF 1000 drink or iuel must pay !
tax while Paris puts tax OF one |
penny on all spirits, besides mulctng
landlords with a Zf29o ana tenants a
IL tax.
Holland has similarly levied several
queer taxes. Besides imposing a duty
OF cents on every person who enters
tavern before noon, she used to levy
taxes on those who visited places Of
entertainment. on marriages and on
many other things.
If a person were buried out Of the
district to which he belonged his near
est Of kin would have to pay twice the
amount that would have had to be
paid had the burial taken place in