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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-02-27
THE MESCHACEBE.
Anthropophagie.

On aura Oeau repandre en- touS neux
les bienfaits de la civilisation, il y aura
toujours des gems assez sauvages pour
manger leurs semblables.
Voici. d'apree une revue tres s6rieuse,
tant0s Pal pfaIsif, tant0t par n6cessite
ou par gont.
20 pour cent d'anthropoghages man
gent leurs morris pour les honorer. Les
habitants du Thibet consideraient au-
trefois que manger ses parents, c'est
leur faire les funerailles les plus honora-
bles!-oh peut-on etre mieux qu'au sein
de ga famiile?
Ceci c'est ranthropophagie bienfaisan-
te on sentmentale.
19 pour cent des anthropophages
mangent les grands guerriers morris
pour s'approprier leur courage. An.
thropophagie egoiste!
20 pour cent Ie font par haine ct pour
punir feurs ennemis.
Enfin 80 pour cent mangent la chair
humane par gont.
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GrowI from a Bachelor.
Some women regard marriage as q
blessed emancipation from the neces
sity of caring how their hair is done
up.-Exchange.
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For Sale.

ONE JERSEY BULL, $50.
NEW HOUSE AND TWO LOTS, near
Church and School.
TWO HOUSES AND LOTS, Little Hope.
Cheap. Apply D. RICHARME,
Garyville, La.
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For Sale.

ONE PUMP WITH 10 INCH SUCTION
and inch discharge, in good oroer with
pipes. Will sell cheap. Address to
PAUL A. CAILLET,
Edgard, La.
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M;dair peril

Mother Bird-Run along and play
now; but be careful you don't get run
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me Lovingly Hebert ct le crime gull q
commits est un attentat bestial sur Ia
personne de SO petite file, Ida Blan-
chard. ag6e de onxe ans. Ellie raconte
au jury une affreuse histoire. Apres
au'elle eat tout dit, les avocats qui de-
fendaient Hebert ont propose d'accepter
un verdict de culpabilite d'attentat de
viol. La peine infigee q Hebert sera
i'emprisonnement au penitencier pour
cinq ans.
Tn projet de loi Went d'etre introduit
dams la legislature territoriale du Nou-
veau- Mexique visant lever un impot
sur les hommes ceibataires, le revenu
ainsi obtenu devaDt etre consacre au
soutien des femmes non mariees. La
loi exigerait des celibataires entire les
ages de 25 ct de 45 ans une take annuel-
le de $40 ct des veufs entire ces deux
ages de $25. C'est un fait assez curieux
que les femmes sont en- plus grand nom-
bre que les hommes dams le Nouveau-
Mexique, tandis que dams les etats ct
territories de rOuest les hommes sont
plus nombreux.
Des troubles ont eu lieu dimanche
Omaha. Neb., ct q Ottumwa, la. Dams
la premiere vile, un officer de police
await etc tue par un Gree quill await
fait prisonnier, ce qui await souleve la
colere popuiaire. I'm mass meeting de
trois mile citoyens s'est divise en- trois
bandes qui ont demoh une trentaine de
batisses dams lie quarter occupe par les
Grecs dams lie sud de la vile. Une dou-
zaine de personnes ont etc blessees.
Une tentative pour lyncher le Gree qui
tue fofficier echoue. A Ottumwa,.
une foule rapidement grossissante en-
toure Ia geole, ayide de s'emparer dun
noir qui await commits un assault sur
une femme blanche lie matin ct d'autres
noirs accuses de differents crimes on
plutot supposes en- etre les auteurs. II
ne s'est pas trouve parmi Ia foule d'hom-
me assez brave pour Ia diriger ct les
autorites ont pu controller la situation.
sUne histoire affreuse nous parvient du
Winnipeg, on les Indiens sont encore
!, nombrenx. C'est dams la contree du
lac Nipigon qu'une file indienne tue
son pere sPour sauyer son Anne. LIE
.visux ehassear Zeabe, revenant dune
chasse prolongse, raconta ga fanille
qu'il await tue son meilleur ami au cours
dune dispute pour Ia possession de
quelques peanx. Celia le.tracassait beau
coup ct j ne pousait Plus Sc reposer nj
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dormir, ct pour sauver son anne timoree
il suppliait ses amis de lie tuer. II finit
par porter une hache sa file ct la priel
de Zen frapper. Ellie refusa d'abord
mais CONNIE il insistait ct menacait de
tuer ses deux fills. trop laches pour la.
chever, ellie con sentit ct du premier coup
de la hache, ellie fit voler la tete de son
pere. Apres une enquete les autorites
ont declare que Faction de la jeune file
etait justifiable.
Ce n'etait pas que les parents de la
jeune ct jolie Anna Wisgent s'oppos-
sassent ce que Anton Tunanis, un gars
de Chicago, l'aimat, mais ills jugeaient
qu'ils etaient trop jeunes pour Sc marier.
lis demandaient a Tunanis d'attendre
encore, mais l'impatience du garcon
etait telle quill n'entendait pas raison ct
voulait enlever robjet de sa famine. Ce
quill craignait c'est qu'elle devint la
femme dun autre. Anna etait trop sage
pour ecouter rinsense projet de son
ardent fiance ct cherchait moderer son
impatience. Mais Anton. jaloux, Sc
fgura que lie refus d'Anna provenait
dun autre amour. L'autre soir, en- vi
site chez La belle, il Sc facha ct dechar-
gea tous les canons de son pistolet sur
Anna ct son pere, reservant le dernier
coup pour ui-meme. II Sc tua ct infli-
gea la ieune tille une blessure mortelle
la tete.
C'est jeudi proclaim que William
Howard Taft assumera les fonctions de
president de la republique des Etats-
Unis ct quill annoscera la composition
du cabinet qui devra raider a gouverner.
Ce cabinet sera ainsi compose:
Secretaire d'etat ~ Philander Chase
Knox. de la Pennsylvania;
Avocat- general George w. Wicker
,ham, de New York;
Secr6taire de Ia guerre-Jacob Nc
iavock Dickinson, du Tennessee;
SeerStaize p sasrins George Ven
- - - -
Charles Nagel, du Missouri;
Secretaire de rint6rieur - Richard
Achilles Ballinger, de Washington;
Directeur general de la poste Frank
Harris Hitchcock, du Massachusetts,;
Secretaire de l'agriculture = James
Wilson, de PIowa;
Secretaire du tresor-Willis Van De-
vanter. du Wyoming, on Frank Nc
Veagh, de Chicago.
L'intention du futur president await
etc l'appeler an porte -feuille du tresor
le senateur Hemenway, mais Roosevelt
s'y est oppose 81 energiquement que NJ.
Taft a consenti, malgre son indepen-
dance, 4 choisir un autre secretaire.
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DENIS L. JoHNEss, JOHN II. HoERNER.
President, Assistant Secretary
J. ARTHUR CHARBoNNET,
SecretarT-T -Treasurar...
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THE BEST WAY

To let the Public know you have
something to sell or rent, or you
wish to buy or rent something,
is to Advertise in =. =. =. =.
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pour Ia troisiame fois, on WENT de
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08

Gould we but know
The land that ends our dark uncertain
travel.
Where lie those happier hills and
meadows low
All. 81 beyond the spirits inmost cavii
Aught ~ that country we surely
know.
Who would not go?
Might we but hear
The lowering angels high imagined
chorus
or catch. betimes with wakefuI eyes
and clear.
One radiant vista Of the realm before
us
With one rapt moment given to see
and hear,
An. who would fear?
Were we quite sure
To ind the peerless friend who left
us lonely.
Or there. by some celestial stream
as pure.
To gaze IN eyes that here we're ioveIit
only
This weary mortal coll. were quite
sure.
Who would endure?
Edward c. Stedman-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08

President Taft is fond Of children.
with whom he Is a favorite. A charm
ing story on this head comes from
Cincinnati.
Once. when a pretty Cincinnati girl
was a child Of or z. Mr.. Taft, calling
al her house. found nobody home ex-
cepting herself She entertained him
a little while, and when be rose TO go
be stopped down and kissed her
Here's one" he said, for the baby.
Here Is another for little jim And
here is third for Blllle-boy"
The little girl. drawing herself up.
said haughtily-she had been reading
a novel:
'Mr. Taft. you forget yourselfi"
He bent down again.
80 did" he laughed. Well. here's
one for myself"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
RIVER ISLAND OWNERSHIP

RICHMOND Special-The SUI
preme CONT Of appeals to-day granted
writ of error and supersedeas in the
case of The city OF Richmond against
Jones The case was tried I'm the law
and equity court some time ago.
The case IS one that has attracted a
great deal OF attention among the
members OF The legal fraternity. The
ownership ~ several Of the small is
lands in tfe river. opposite the old
pumphouse. is involved in the litiga-
ton. and with the ownership is car
ried riparian and water rights.
The island In question is Jones and
Barnes island and contains about one
acre Of ground. That is. the surface
is about Cne acre. and a good deal of
IL is barren rock.
The ownership Of the land. the title
and the conveyance date back 70 1880
and since that time there have been
many changes 81 owners The canal
property fcures in the affair. and it is
a complicated matter from beginning
10 end The city lost the suit in the
trial cou~- Major Hunsdon Cary rem
resentinr the plaintiffs in the hearing
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
Etiquette

The late George W. HaIvey. Wash
ington's noted caterer. was an admir-
able after-dinner speaker. A Wash
ington correspondent recalled the other
day a press banquet that Mr.. Harvey
once attended.
He gave" said the correspondent
some funny advice 90 the woman 3
page editors present. He suggested
that they brighten up their etiquette
departments by the introduction Of
really interesting rules Of etiquette.
Their he ratified on a lot OF rules
like this:
Never wear automobile goggles
when ridinc on an electric car. Our
best people consider IL pretentious.
If some one accidentally threads on
your heel and saws 4 beg your par
don make no reply. II YOU would DC
thought a true gentleman. simply
scowl and pass on.
A gentleman should never allow a
lady 20 pay for anything This. Of
course. does mot refer 90 the tifledshuS-
bands OF American heiresses.
Never trr go alight from lady s
train when in motion.
"If you are q golfer and have had
bad luck. say Deary. deary met"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
VOTED AGAINST |
THE DUTY ON TIE
senators Danlei aad Mars<n OBS
Ne Import Daty yess for
Frce Coston

WASHINGTON. ID Spsca
Iota the Virginia SsnasDrs 70
i.ainst the proposition 20 pas AZ
port duty % DO cents = pound ca
and also against che amenduasnf
tae tasif BIB putting q dssy es
Stand cotton. senator TAsuan ~
hard aght for bis tea tafs Ans
ator BACON fonght for bis duty On
long-staple cotton. bat their So1ak
otetareu did not rails to tteir sapp4
to am appreciaale extent sud
Bailey Ms tae cnG Democrat 4
voted for enc tea duty
Senator Martin does noe often Il
f.rir1rr in discussions on tba tariH
sut he questioned senator Bacon 1
.oseiv as fo whether the lute on
sea- island coz louE-siaDle cotton I'D
.ncrcase the cost of clofaiar. /
ieorfia Senator ilt not reply a
clearly. but the reply was eeiteu
satisfactory fo enc Virginia Scna|
for he voted against fhe lafr
in Che course OF bis sueeta ia "a
of tae Outs orr tea senator IA
made the surprising statement (
Dee bad never been lt fhe fahie q
TEXAS farmer where yea VAS serv.
have been on plantations
rala. where the owners lived La n
s.ons and fheT hal.tea blt thev a
"a aeii able to pas tax ou tea
luN other people nI wF aenua IurlE'
NJ BAILEY made an unef @-liy SIR
.I"a lnr fnr Hn.slfI.n ~ fEa faa.1
a fhc ground taat It would 81
$4,000 'un or revenue ro. the GOV,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
DICKENS ARRESTED
CHARGE or CCkTEA|
Wealthy Mobile Cuisines. Man. Nati|
ef HALIFAX. Ignores Court Orderl

MOBILE Ala Special Tn
.eI Drafted l. Dickens case hcfc
fle supreme cuurt. "a modified opln
.a.t.re simpson 4ulahra tne oFi
.I nrulrl a. 1900. which cummu-<
..e NolInn io nu for removal Al
.Hutsrfll .I bonds WhIch had been a 1
u.ned Gao Che same tme denies
petition uhiCh sought to lCasH
url.r 90 january -
Thee llst order aiIudE.t tAe aruae
llt aud petitioner .aln of reafens (.
90 court trst hy violating the injunA
.IDn Nhlcl hal been issued aElnl
UIm restllIuius him from remoVf,
bonds irum an euIuiurd depository a
auuIonriAfIng same to his own usa
and second asking fhaf he De- cod
mItt-d I'D lai unul Che bonds shoul
1e restored
Iu "a large measure the point mad
.s "a une one between tne payment
an individual and hrm debt
lne writer COnfesaee fusfic
simpson sass. that fhe distinction b,
tween mprsonins d Wan lnr r'fua.
to produce nis prnperff .nr thf pas
mnut ut laht and .or I4sal tn "a.
liver tn receiver tu ae appropriate.
to fhe debts uf hIs lrm. iI 30 proves "a
rimltelt CAB be SD liable. a terF n4
row
rhe effect of the opinion .s to ke,
Dickens in JAIN until ne cerfi1es 4
accounts as "a member ot bis nruI.
failure col which se was held .n co
tempt
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
Ola Heads Tor Young shoulders.


lI.e .r NOT often seemed a mistake
that .t could not have OLD heads ON
lo.n- shoulders Fog ,ae young
shoulders seem to need tle Dll heads
-0 --..l more than the OLD shoulders
.o. -c mistakes nc make il uatA
Are so much more decisive an- -le-a-
l.ous. uutl Us i-e tlnc " mem "t -.r
.iih- our directions. anna NIN--
-lte. Non tlel tnill l-.o u-.d a--
heart is SD hardly overcome .-..f.
l.us-il Thought tlAt tle moss lf.a.-. Do
..i- io ur ln-alArd Was to-.-
t-u--.l.ess. since aI Ll7 age an- ai
D.lI. hinged Oh NDA- Ac -ll I'D
'-'7e carry tr".e IaAe --l9 F-a'
o." -.--. eNil aNl |l.t-'t- it' N'i'
COS sand a-l -Il- over Do 'il-- '-t.i
ir. lat ls Mlai Mahl A o-u- -At"
coz woman is dolN- A-d 10" l--..e -'
-oNi- -olns Fai-e optN' t--tlies ---
Waste .-cll years AS N--.t- ~ g. '-.-
"r-e MlilloAalie7 OF DiAr l"'-.-
years -a,el l-"t Is l"'"tf years goo
.-l. i'et Nl- pew lt t.7r Alle-'e1
rAAh..s u oHis "r .r-'A ---.' ",ii
rer Do -o" surely, "r '-t.t. .-r.'
tas ..en some mistake lA t-- i.~.r 81
of enc Nofld. We ous-l I'D nave .-e
ol4 mead on 'Ae YOUNG sD'--Ne.
hll our 'oinpitiul Is -oe "rN l''D-
el. Goo mas hol ielt inns 7t'", "7,e
nnpfoFlled 10Y. 'i"ad7 'i- ~ h.o
edge ana experience cannot ue lo"Ii- o-
4ouns shoulders Dug no -o"L- .--i'i''i-
normally suII o'"'''' - oo''7, - 20 -
asliat lot TACK OF Nls-o'"' No1 ,''
PROVIDED ol4 N'auS .oi -"r -v-",' ~-
tle> are on olAeI peoples s'.o"iDe's
lnul Your own mead sets ilpe' ol
must use lne he@u or SOM one es
lnAt is az ms - lue ig1i,l.l7 an.
value OF cnlionooa- a'HeI anu mo.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
PUT MORE TOBACCO
IN THE PACKASE

WASHINGTON. ID. C-Spe cial.-
t was intimated Saturday BY a mem
Der OF the Senate Finance Committee
that the Beveridgs amendments restor-
ing tho Spanish War revnue tax on
tobacco win not be reported. but that
the law regulating the sale OF tobacco
As suggested by the Indiana Senator.
viii be amended SO as TO compel the
tobacco trust 10 restore the size OF
the packages 10 what they were before
the Spanish War revenue tax took e.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
TEACHERS NANTEnf

We now have hundreds OF applica-
tions for teachers. new ones are COM
ins in every eay from an over fhe
South. Special demand for Virginia
teachers Write 40 once for particu-
lars Pocket Calendar aud MamOran-
dun Note Book J3Z ppl. with words
Co Dixie" and "Oid North State. free
% teachers and school officers.
THE SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL.
BUREAU. Raleigh. n. T..
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08

stretched 70 keep back those who had
not gone to the end OF the pier 20 wave
4 last farewell
The sides 81 the ship we're lined Uith
EAGER faces. some smiling. some BE-
3ewed With tears Aunt Molly stood
guard over their belongincs aud look
ed Wistfuiiy az tae fortunate ones on
the decks
jus rs nc signal vas given 20 hoist. 4
Dick Nes1it appeared az the head Of 4
the gangpiank and dashed down. dis 4
feet not touching the dock oelorc the t
upper end OF the plank was hoisted
clear OF the ships side
He sprcng lightly aside 20 escape the f
swayinx edge % The chute and In do
ing so almost bumped into Aunt Molly.
who vas making "a brave cnlcav0r not
Co look disappointed
The black bulls moved slowly rasf
the open section 90 enc shed hnt Aunt
Molly did not see Sc RON -ac was
busy vat alrE Amy anna ll..
Neshit. after "a slrN.r glance 40 fhf
frovriaE gir. devoted h.s conversation
to Aunt Noir vIta r-ou - was q
faVorife
"Did sou SIG afraid OF seasi trrss Ga
rtc .asl wcn.u-' he lHntri. et.i
n didn't even hroN chat ron Were
rhiuhinc OF sClug Abroad or Z should
rate s.rl some loWers
Aunt Nolr eianc.t nnn. rrfit at
AwN nlt ..l. .llN..U checked Nnuue
woman gave mo- sign thar She had aeA.l
tne dia, .aimer
I'D came precious close to taking che
"trip uFsel continued ln.> ou
know ahat pest Frei Bentley always
is vhen there is ro.tire He aIvass
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
SUMMER HOTEL -
BURNED ~ NIGHT
0ne Nan 81 the Fleeing Guests Wm
Probably Lose His Life.

LAKE PLACID. " Especial -
fhe iotel Russeaumont. one 90 the
largest hotels ln Lake Placid was
burned Thursday night
some OF the fifty guests had narrow
scapes from death and were rescued
with great diMculfy one man was
burned probably fatally
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
shocks in spain.

ALICANTE. SPAIN Special -
Three earth shocks were felt here yes
teraay afternoon AZ TorrayleIa and
surrounding towns the walls 90 many
houses Wer" cracked and other dam
age was done The fear-stricken oc-
uuants rushed to the streets. but So
tar as known there were NO casualties.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
WEEKLY SHORT STORY


''-'' 'h-
Amy sheldon faanfre ffIr o..- tha
..... Matched t.. ...t oa
.i.- ... .I.r.f r.t r..
.,.-r tN,f t.... n.f ,..n r. ........
-...+, #, ..t ,.-t ID, s..,. no ... ....
.,e sre could fr,st
mis- r..s $50 so air.-.-t f... r.-
...t saI.r- ana r. brons.- r.,r. .-.
to ..r ro-. tn. Soon. $50
.a.s be.o.. when shoe aal given U.<
>.sliI n.s 1893 ana hal declared taar
.re .af.. t.e t... s..rI BIS
@ae .ai LAST sailed u june M t.e
.l.r hHl a,.u Coos ael. nut -u .ae
worry ast She had s..n li .r-
ta.e framed in ar .ulisHr.. l.r ct
.rn.r' faces NoH she would Il
taIr. e. .ri.ei. she .oo.ea at a..
- ''a i Io er
..'' ' -"." .''. s-'- .'-
'..' .-
..a
.tA--L 7l-Al 't N+'..-
--- .-. -- '
ana p. -.. q. ..-.. "'.
r.s discrimination to ta.. n. or
t.e A.-arI
Amr halo Turned 1n.. to fh. r..
ther she turned an ana ral. r.r
a.v to the lower te.E nher. She
r.u -l.t tIe ru.sars ONCE nas Jos
Gated
Passing rapidly through the gang
rrs sne SAYS chat i. roam. nas .I.s.
though he nas in earnest ,oul.rsa-
-0n ..th mfn I'D h'ue ANA brass and
le dii nor 500 her,
He bad his ro.Nettook in his hand
art Nitn flashing er.e Am. made Deer
ray back to tae upper de.z whore her
luut sim sac in tae winter sunshine
enjoying tae hustle that preceded Che
departure
oae ot the most admirable things
l.nut Aunt NoIf was h.r Willingness
ro DO what her temresfuous iftie niece
lsaet to io nst owen fle usually
placid Aunt Molly demurrei when Amy
-form.i un ald demanded thar tlet
leave rhe ship at once.
But Tve said eoof.hr 90 tho
prroh.s and Mrs Brooke IS eoins Oh
send au our mail iu care ~ fhe Lon
don AGENT protested the little Ola
Iglr eve can't eo back home after
telling the Brooches chat ue were Co
Ue gone until fau She sin tell am
her friends and"-
-Art that,s frsr tra -r,ntIa DO inter.
~r-+ad,- amy vf+h 4 st.-rr III bar lir.
tle foot ",f~s porota ms been talk.
inr-afrao1v She must have zone fo
-he tefenhora the moment u.s laff lasf
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
WILD DEER JUMPS

PROVIDENCE. r. Special u
ssrge Wild deer came 10 town saturday,
aud 1nding the bath room wind0@ 4
the house 81 Michael q kilfOs zFenl
icaDed through if aRs landed ea q
back iu the bath tub The pollce|
after much m1ugeVeurluE E0e tA8 ae0<
Go ifs feet and by use of ropes lowered
.I oct OK the window.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-07-08
shocks in California.

BONNEVILLE. CAT. Special
For over week earthquake shocks
have been FELT here every nlght and
the residents OF this part of Sierra
county are getting uneasy as they fear
an eruption of Mount Fillmore. which
seems tla center OF the disturbed
area Miners fearing cave-ins are re-
fusing 20 work underground
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-16
SERIOUS OBJECTIONS.

There have been advanced some
very strong arguments against the
proposition to impose a two-cent tax
on the net earnings Of corporations to
raise revenue for the National gov
ernment. The mCst important mat
ter urged, 1t seems to us, is that in
some cases the net earnings will be
absorbed by the officials OF these cor
porations and bn wiped out by sal
aries and expenses and thus some
would escape t,Aation while others
would be caught. A better system
would be to levy tax on the gross
business Of the corporation. 1t is
comparatively easy to ascertain the
volume of business transacted annual
ly by almost any kind of corpora
tion. OF course there Is an objection
to this That is that the volume of
business of some corporations ID very
large and the Liofit relatively small
while other businesses are small in
volume but with large ratio of profit.
To make it fair there ought to be a
sliding scale aad then again partner
ships and individuals should be as
sessed the same as corporations. Really
an income and an inheritance tax is
the proper method of securing these
extra revenues As these have less of
unfairness in them than the proposed
2-per-cent. tax on the net profits of
corporations. When examined care
fully there are serious objections to
the Taft notion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-16
POOR AIM SAVES
AUTOIST'S LIFE

st. Louis, July 16-Only the poor
aim OF his assatlant prevented the as
sassination yesterday of Thomas w.
Benoist, a wealthy manufactures
and club man, who was attacked in
his automobile on a dark country road
between Washington university and
Clayton, st. Lonls county.
No attempt was made to rob Mr..
Benoist and the motive for the as
sault is a mystery.
Mr.. Benois5 told the police that he
was stopped by q man who told him
that a companion had been hurt and
asked that the automobile be used to
take the injured person back to Clay
ton. The machine was started toward
the place indicated, but when a parti-
cularly shaded place was reached an
other man ran from the roadside,
leaped upon the footboard of the mo-
tor car and fired three shots at its
occupant.
One Of the bullets passed through
the crown of Mr.. Benoist's hat and an
other clipped the hair from his temple.