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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06
British Inheritance Taxes.

The Inheritance tax plan now before
the senate is doubly interesting In
view of the report on the British In
heritance tax system and its operation
for 1908. From population Of $4,000.
900 the gross value Of the estates taxed
during the year was $1,000, 900. 900. and
the total revenue to the government
was between $4,000, 900 and sos. 0OO..
900.
II Britain. with her population, taxes
g.. 500 estates in one year. how many
should be taxable in this country with
twice as many people? The British
system taxes estates as small as $500
in value. But even though the Ameri.
can tax does not affect such little lega.
cies II should produce much more reve-
nut than the tax in Britain.
In fact. even at the present extrava.
CANT rate of expenditure. It should
wipe out the annual deficit which now
exists, and render II unnecessary TO in.
crease the tarlff on any of the necessi.
ties OF life.
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AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
GREAT FORTUNES ARE ACQUIRED
AND ADDED TO.
Standard oil an Example Of the Result
Of Monopoly Allowed by I'm
Just Laws to Fstten on
the People.

Naturally enough. Mr. Mllburn, who
receives 1900 day as legal repre-
sentative of the Standard OIL Com
pany. has no apologies TO offer for the
"a per cent. profits OF that corpora
tion which he admits. or for the 80 or
100 per cent. profits which are alleged.
Trust development and the growth
Of privileges have accustomed many
Americans. including lawyers, 20 big
figures. We often hear OF single fees
larger than the lifelong earnings Of
the most distinguished practitioners
Of so years ago. To Justify such ex-
pcndltures clients must contest for
richer stakes than any that were at
Issue In the first half of the last cen
fury. Monopoly Is a good paymaster.
and SO is privilege.
Americans as a rule find no fault
with extraordinary profits derived
from enterprises depending upon their
own merit for success. What they
complain OF Is the great fortunes
rolled up as a direct result OF unjust
laws and desperate practices. There
Is little hostility here to wealth hon
estly and fairly acquired. All OF the
unrest. discomfort and malice which
have been exhibited toward property
and enterprise have had their origin
in public execration OF favor in the
laws or Of inequality in their applica-
ton.
Twenty-four per cent. profit in q
business which violates no law and
which gains no advantage through the
Partially OF government is not to be
condemned. one.half or one-quarter
OF that sum drawn as result OF law
breaking and favor is an outrage. Sa-
gacity and industry are entitled to the
richest rewards. Trickery and injus-
tice are worthy OF no rewards at all.
In the prosecution OF the monsters
OF finance. commerce and industry we
ind no legal representative OF the
people who receives fees OF 500. 900
or who Is paid $1,000 for each day
that he appears in court. These emol-
uments are on the other side altogeth-
er. and II 10 from that quarter that
men who have difficulty in realizing
sis per cent. on their capital are in
formed that "a per cent. is none too
large n profit for an enterprise that
has been anolnted with the holy oils
OF privilege.-St. Louis Republic.
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rage was probably under considera
ton is refused by the officials.
II Is known that later. when the
counting OF the duke OF the Abruzxi
was approaching a crisis, that Senator
Elkins requested friends In Rome TO
ascertain and advise him what would
be the status OF his daughter n she
married into the royal family. He
was notified that the marriage would
be considered morganatic unless the
Italian parliament passed an act giving
the daughter full recognition. He was
at the same time warned that the ltal'
ian parliament could subsequently re-
peal Its legislation. leaving the mar.
rage In the same position as II the
act OF recognition had not been
passed.
II Is understood here that Senator
Elkins did not make any request OF
the state department 20 ascertain for
him the status OF American women
marrying either a member OF the
royal family or an Italian nobleman
but had the investigation conducted
by one OF his personal friends ut that
time In Rome.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06
Tariff "Outraoes "

The customary number OF "out.
RACES is reported at Washington.
Representatives with thoughts to
breathe or amendments TO OFFER about
the tarif bill regard as "outrages" the
closing OF "debate"-that is, the speak.
ing OF pieces-the order on Limitation
OF amendments and the appointment
for a vote on the bill. Every robber
baron whose golden goose is insult.
fciently protected. every more or less
hoary Infant industry" every altruist
whose OK is gored feels the same
sense and perhaps makes the same
howl Of outrage"
And a protective tariff, any one, Is
an outrage" II is a botch and a bar
gain. II fattens Doe here to starys
Roe there. What do you expect when
everybody is trying to get the best OF
everybody else? The weak to the
wall. II is the poor devil OF a con.
sumner that is most entitled TO groan
and kick. But he makes little noise
and Is of mighty little account. Ex-
cept occasionally at an election. He
will stand an enormous amount of
plucking. though. Nobody need
bother about him.
Get the Outrage" out OF the way
then. We wonder IL Mr.. Aldrich said
that he hoped the bill would be a law
by June 1. Al any rate the genral
wish fathers such thought.
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last summer from an incubator on n
farm near Delhi. ~. Y. while DIR.
Chapman was spending his vacation
there They lived through the sum.
mcr. but frozs early In the fall. DR..
Chapman took notes with great care
OF their daily experiences. and the
coamic scientists listened with bated
breath as he read his report on the
phenomenon.
The naked chickens. he declared.
didn't like their condition. Hair re
storer. vaseline and other things we're
used In the effort 20 induce feathers
10 grow. but without avail. The
chicks lost appetite. their modesty
was constantly being shocked by the
curiosity OF a prying world. and when
cold weather came they died early.
But 60 the Cosmos scientists the
question OF profound concern relates
to the possibility OF developing breed
OF hairless chickens that win not sea.
son the stew with pin feathers nor
require in the kitchen the difiicult
work OF picking. Or. Chapman pointed
out with eloquent earnestness the
benefits humanity would derive. lie
did not doubt that men in native
state were once as hairy as monkeys;
civilization substituted clothes. and
the hair vanished. Why not likewise
with poultry. The club Is deeply
stirred and further experiments In
bald poultry are contemplated.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06
Our Wooden Schedules.

When Mr. Payne and his cohorts
tax gloves. hosiery. tea. cocoa. hats.
perfumery and other commodities
dear 10 the heart OF the weaker sex
one can scarcely advance the argu-
ment that the ways and means COM
mittee Is oyerchiyalrous. Woman has
voiced her indignation at this treat
ment. but there's another schedule
that she may learn more about and
then have room for more Indignation
the wool schedule. During the fis-
cal year OF 1908. wooden dress imports
for women and children we're valued
at s9.135.6S7. and were taxed 81. 23,,-
$50. or more than 100 per cent. Add 10
this profits OF retailer. jobber and i'm
porter. and II is safe to state that
lovely woman had 10 pay. approx
imately. $3.50 for every dollars worth
OF wooden dress imports. Now. this is
exceedingly important. because our
wool product Is. relatively speaking.
negligible owing to the increasing cul-
tiNtion OF sheep grazing lands. and
Goes not exceed-when converted into
yarn-a pound and a half annually
per capita. What an excellent oppor-
tunity for authorizations in the manu-
facture OF wooden" garments is fur
nished In the light OF these facts. and
what double cross" the women and
children get! As question OF com
mon ordinary honesty is II not up to
the manhood and decency of America
to revise the schedule on wooden ap-
parel for women and children. Won
der what President Taft has to say on
this question. -Wall Street Summary.
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Classical "Reminiscences.

Sometimes we almost sympathize
with the Hon. Serene Elisha Payne.
balted and damned so cordially for a
tariff bill which was made for him and
is now being made over.
Remembering what emotion and fire
have been spent upon this resultant
OF a thousand grabs. thinking OF those
wise and quiet gentlemen of the senate
who are at work and have been at
work on a tariff bill. we are reminded.
perhaps by the mighty magic of protec-
tion itself, that gramarye for pluckins
FOLKS without their knowing II. OF a
little incident in Iolcos and the Latin
reader. Medea boiled ram in a cal
dron and II came out a tender lamb,
as innocent. helpless AMI pitifully bleat'
ing as that modern fiction, "the ulti.
mate consumer"
VIII the Hon. Serene Elisha Payne
know the house tariff bill when the
senate gets through with II?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06
lans for the Arlington Amphitheater

room for about 5000 people. and
standing room In a colorado for many
more. IL Is contemplated that a crypt
should be constructed under the col.
onade and that IL should be used for
the burial Of distinguished men who
merit such recognition from the ma.
tion. Provision is made also for me.
mortal busts or portrait statues In the
colonnade somewhat as has so fire.
quently been DONE" say the archi.
tects. Fin the famous Campo Santos
Of Europe
IL has been the endeayor 20 obtain
a serious and classic character In OF.
der TO express the dignity and pur'
pose OF the building. and with this
end In view such classic structures
as the theater OF Dionslus at Athens
and the Roman theater at Orange,
have been studied. though not d.
rectly initiated
The architects have striven rather
TO keep the proposed building In har
mony with the old colonial buildings
Of Washington. such as the White
House and the capitol II is believed
the dignity and solemnity OF the struc'
ture would be- enhanced by leaving II
uncovered.
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lnsHiYGToN -counte" Msrsus'
.,s ca,slnl. well known in Ameri-
| - ,ss adopted daughter OF the for
Russian ambassador at Wash
~, >, that name. who has practic.
up the whole gamut OF social
L,mres Is determined to 70 on the
',,,l, stage In Paris she has been
| aims singing with Jean de Reskke.
Il, course the friends Of the young
ats are much excited over her
=. lsea. which Is absorbing her
inst nov. Her voice Is said To
| q rood quality.
|cop,.~ Cassini. in accomplish
L. has been termed the most
| ,lsr,ul rlrl In America" In the ny
L. Of scores Of magazines and
Irtu supplements. As n member
NJ diplomatic set. tho famous belle
No Russian embassy in washing.
| became a chum Of Mrs. Nicholas
[sUor,h and Miss Katherine vi.
\, and achieved immense popular
She is now about 25 years OF age.
|, Vhen only 20 Il was said OF her
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06
AMPLE ROOM FOR CRITICISM.
Voters, Whose Money 10 Being En-
pended, Have Right TO Voice on
Panama Canal Work.

In bis speech at IIatilesburg Mr.
TAFT became 30 vigorous. that he apoL
ogized for the heat be displayed. lie
Is obviously impatient with the critics
OF the canal work at Panama. With
the conditions there fresh in his mind
and In the satisfaction that the plan
Ia competent and graft absent, he
may be readily pardoned for showing
some feeling, However, II there had
been no criticism, n Is doubtful n
the conditions with which Mr.. TAFT
was apparently so well pleased would
exist. ~ IH ti q.
There is need OF the skeptic and the
iconoclast. u is always regrettabls
that a congressman should make false
charges of any kind, or that citizens
should be misled or conjure up tales
OF corruption. But II Is more regretta-
Bile when complacent and satisfied citi.
zenship. swayed BY pride Of possession
and performance, sits quietly and
closes its eyes 10 realities. '-F =
The critics OF the canal and its
method OF construction All a useful
place. They are necessary--even an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO II. During
the next six or seven years the Pan.
anna canal will be the source OF still
greater criticism. Harsher challenges
VIII be issued to those engaged in its
management and construction and
there may come accusations OF vari.
Gus kinds. All will have TO be met
and refuted The plans will need con.
tinuous defense and the expenditures
VIII need continuous Justification. Il
Is the way in which progress Is made
under our system OF government. The
canal Is a public enterprise and every.
body's business.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06

SHE Cosmos club Of Washington. as
nybody might know from It's
hi name. Is the club Inhabited by
scientific high brows OF this capt
4 il Americas most distin'
IAei collection OF ultimate wisdom.
lnovs al about everything and In.
|saAlly /, Is tho richest and most
S,perous club IN Washington.
atis,s literary people. statesmen
b. politicians. however-and emin-
bk 10 all the strictly intellectual
I'fues constitute Us membership.
y Il IL that the Cosmos clubs dis.
rgy Of the featherless chicken ls
)nfied as Of the greatest slgnii.
bee The club sat on this dlscov.
"a solemn. scientific state. There
10 doubt Of H. The fcathcrless
rken has arrived. and It's ultimate
fgsnoe on household economies IL
70 be oyerrated.
~ R II. Chapman OF the geologi.
survey, told the Wise men about
Fifty absolutely featherless
,h were bon-that Is. hatchol--
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that she discharged with the skill and
tact OF the most experienced social
leader all the responsibilities OF host.
ess at the home OF one OF the most
prominent diplomats In the world
This beauty from the cars domain
was a member OF her uncle's house.
hold from the time she was three
years old. Finally. she became the
adopted daughter OF Count CassInl.
She has lived in all parts OF the world
and speaks half a dozen languages
with nuency.
Love Of dress IL q passion with the
countess. IL has been said OF her
that II her early ambition were trans.
lated into prayer II would be. Please
God. make me as beautiful as you
can" She cannot understand how
any woman could desire anything be.
fore that. but having been blessed
with a rare type OF beauty sufficiently
distinctive 90 fulnll the dreams OF
her young girlhood, she has OF late
years turned her major attention TO
dress.
At one time her wardrobe has en-.
braced ms many AZ so gowns. three
dozen pairs OF shoes and slippers,
nearly an equal number OF hats. a pro.
portionate array OF cloaks and wraps.
and a dozen NUTS. During the social
season the countess has required as
many as three French maids TO care
for her finery.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06

No., commission OF which President
,al'' while secretary OF war. was
@o appointed under the terms
|,so S public buildings act OF the last
\ u congress. to prepare plans
L,S,I memorial amphitheater in the
d s"s.l cemetery at Arlington. Va.
1 ,1S' Sall''ed It's report to congress.
I'M 1 1u to Mr.. Taft. the commits.
Iv0' ''s sc composed OF Secretary Cor.
| M Elliot Elliott Woods. superintendent
IA Cav capitol mol building; |. O. KimbalI
\ ~, Wv Curtis Guild, Jr., represent.
n p ssspeCtlyely the Grand Armv q,
k., S'p0'llc and the spanish war vet.
krshs.s,'aa ns prepared by New York
krem.oS contemplate a roo,,ess
u vItie M covering $4,000 square feet
|xSau '', e, cost OF which would hs
mere would be seating
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06

n The copy Of Foreign Relations Of
lss, issued by the state depart
ny and made public the other day
Washington. appears some CORE.
patience showing that on July IL,
Assistant Secretary Bacon made
'ai'ies Of the Italian ambassador
shdlng the status Of an American
Who should marry an Italian no
snan.
Oncials OF the state department
.u'ely deny that this Interrogation
any reference to the prospective
mage Of the duke of the AbruzsI
Mss katherine Elkins. that inter
lonal romance having not been
1ed when the inquiry was made.
specific statement as TO the Per.
Hen Interested and whose mar.
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Look 70 raft for Results.

Roosevelt's successor is not addicted
TO sound and fury. Rather the oppo-
site. The American people look to
Taft for sanity In judgment and vigoI
In action. His methods may be less
spectacular than his predecessors
But the American people will be osa
tent II they bring better actual eco
nomic results.
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WILLING to Take Half a Loaf.

Judge Gary. head of the steel trust,
takes middle ground. Gary does not
deny any of the Carnegie contentious
and practically admits that his cor.
poration does not need a protective"
tariff. But he suggests a conservative
compromise by materially lowerins
the steel schedule. without abolishing
Il entirely.
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Interests Of the MIahty West.

Another congress is to be elected In
the fall OF next year. II would be EN-
barrassing 10 the Taft administration
10 be confronted with a Democratic
congress half way In its career But
western Americans are less interested
In party domination than they are In
getting relief from tariff taxation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-06

II is cheering TO learn that the
wages of the cotton workers at Salem
Mass. are TO be increased 1--WE per
cent. but Il doesn't exactly indicate a
complete return of confidence. as
those same wages were reduced ten
per cent a year ago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Dropped the Subject.

"Five thousand dollars for a dogw
he exclaimed as he looked up from
his newspaper. DO you believe any
one ever paid any such price, Maria ?"
I'm sure don't know. James," she
returned without stopping her needle
work even for a moment. Does the
paper say that much was paid?"
Yes. There's an article on valuable
dogs. and it speaks of one that was
sold for 5000. don't believe it,"
1T may be true. James," she said
quietly. Some of these well bred ami
mails bring fancy prices, and there's no
particular reason why the paper should
lie about it,
Il know that. Maria. But just think
of it-just try to grasp the magnitude
Of that sum in your weak feminine
lnind. You don't seem to realize it.
Five thousand dollars for dog. Why,
h;Illg it. Maria. that's more than I'm
WORTH
Il know it. James. but some are
worth more than Others"
She went calmly on with her sewing.
while he fumed and sputtered for a
moment and then dropped the subject,
especially the weak feminine mind
part Of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25

It's getting dark, and mother will be
so anxious"
ut isn't as dark as it was a little
while ago. guess l better go to the
house and tell your mother you're all
right. When your father gets home
from the village he can come after you
unless you're willing to make terms.
What'll you give me to help you!''
She was near crying. but was too
plucky to show it. 1t wasn't like him
to treat her in this way. Wasn't it
enough that he had chopped down her
trees. and now
What do you want?" she demand
ed. Its mean of you to treat me 50.
II it's money you want
II want you to take back what you
said at the gate. Will you marry me
If l help you now?"
Her eyes flashed. mo. l will not
I'll keep my word if stay here for
ever. and I'll never marry you until
you own that those hickory and maple
trees are on my fathers land"
For answer he came under the tree
with arms outstretched Drop" he
said. "I'll catch you SO you can't get
hurt. Just take hold with your hand
and then drop down."
"1've done that many time" she
replied, and in moment more she
was on the ground.
"yinnie," he said. taking her arm
and tucking it through his. i've been
looking those trees over since | left
your father this afternoon, and I'm
perfectly willing to testify that be-
lieve they are entirely on your father
land.''
Then they went home together. drip
ping wet. but wondrously happy. But
as they neared the Reame farmhouse
| Ben stopped and pointed where the
rows of hickory and maple trees had
been standing. From those his finger
moved to great heap OF twisted
branches and uprooted tree trunks ly
ing at the corner of the kitchen porch
Don't you think. Winnie" he asked
''that even my father will be wiilin:
under the circumstances. to confes:
Judgment
She gave a little cry. "Oh. Ben
there isn't a single one left! Every
every one is gone and both our OF
| chardsr'
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the barn not spear was left. the car
riage house was piled. chaotic heap.
against the barn. other outbuildings
had disappeared. half the trees in the
orchard were uprooted. the smoke
house Of the Holcolms was reposing
very nicely against the Reame Kitchen
door. and for yards around nothing
could be seen but devastation.
While he stood there thought came
which made his cheek grow white.
When bringing up the COWS he had
noticed away over in the Reame pas
ture pink robed figure Had Winnie
reached home before the storm struck?
Where was she now? Regardless Of
the rain. which still fell as though the
heavenly faucet had been turned on
full force. he started on run up the
road. Into the Reame house he dashed
No one was there but Mrs Reame, and