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woman at our house looking for a job" said the child. "Is your father hold ing herr" asked Mrs. farrell He wasn't when I left" innocently remarked the child.-Kansas City Star.
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INVARIABLY

"Pa, what's political knavery?" What the other sides doing, my son."
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WELCOME

Although she sets
 Our hearts a-whirl, No one regrets
 The summer girl.
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POLITICAL REQUIREMENTS. Whenever he for office ran,
 He was defeated-maybe Because he never rushed the can And never kissed a baby.
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This Is not optimism, but it is the clean common sense of the situation. Under wood is really the second choice of every one of the candidates, and outside of Will liam J. Bryan he is not known to have one vigorous opponent in all of the more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
TELEPHONES

I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other, Ere stay behind this business.
 --Cymbe1ine.
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POSTAL SAVINGS BONDS
DepOstOTs Can Now Apply for
Postal Bonds

By applying Oh or before
December 2, 1912, depositors of the
Postal Savings System may ex-
change the whole or a part of their
deposits for United States register
ed or coupon bonds in denomina-
tions of $40, 500, and $500, bear
ing interest from January l, 1913,
at the rate of IN per cent per an
mum, payable selniannually, and
redeemable at the pleasure of the
United States after one year from
the date of issue, both principal
and interest payable 20 years from
that date in United States gold coin.
Applications for the conversion
of deposits into bonds on January
1, 1912, must be received on or be-
fore December 2, 1912, by the
postmaster at the depository office
where the certificates were issued.
The postmaster will supply an APP
plication form, which must be
made out in triplicate. The de-
position must indorse and surrender
with his application postal savings
certificates covering the amount of
the bonds desired, for which the
postmaster will give him receipt.
The bonds will be issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and as
soon as they are ready will be
delivered to the applicants.
The conversion of deposits into
bonds at a date less than one year
after the certificates began to bear
interest forfeits interest on the
deposits as in the case of withdrawal
for any other purpose.
Postal savings deposits converted
into bonds are not counted as
part of the maximum of $500
allowed one depositor, and there is
no limitation on the amount of
available postal savings bonds which
may be acquired finally by a de-
positor. The exchange is con-
sidered as taking effect on January
l, and a depositor who has applied
to convert into bonds all or part of
the maximum balance of $500 may
deposit an additional amount in
January, though the bonds may
not yet have been delivered.
Postal savings bonds can be pro-
cured only by the conversion of
postal savings deposits and will not
be issued to persons who are not
depositors. They may be sold or
assigned to any person, however,
by the holder, and when register
ed bond is assigned a new bond
will be issued in the name of the
owner.
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In addition to the general pro-
perty tax, the gross earnings tax,
the mortgage registry tax, and the
three mill tax on money and credits,
which have been already covered in
these articles, the state imposes
certain other special taxes deserv-
ing of mention, such as the in
heritance tax, the tonnage tax on
vessels plying on international
waters, the bushel tax on grain,
and the liquor license tax.
The most important of these is
the inheritance tax. Although not
in general use in this country until
comparatively recent times the in
heritance tax is not new inven-
ton. 1t was employed by the
Romans as part of their fiscal
system before the dawn of the
Christian era and There is evidence
that the Egyptians made use of it
even earlier than the Romans. In
many European countries it has
been in successful operation for
centuries.
From an economic standpoint no
tax has more to commend it and
none is easier to defend. AS has
been we'll said: This method of
increasing the public revenue is
wise, simple and effective wise
because it does not touch private
property during the life of the
owner and thus places no burden
upon business activity: simply be-
cause the tax is easily ascertained
and collected while estates are being
administered in the probate court;
effective because by the application
of progressive rates, it adds no
burden to the poor but permits
those who have much to contribute
to the government somewhat in
proportion to their ability to pay.
1t invades no natural rights. It
violates no maxim of the law. 1t
overleaps no constitutional barriers.
1t is neither revolutionary nor
socialistic, but is, on the contrary,
a measure of practical wisdom and
social justice, and has been truly
styled an institution of demo-
cracy. 30
In this state six different legisla-
lures have stamped the inheritance
tax with their approval. The first
inheritance tax law, enacted in
1885, was declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court, as were
similar laws passed in 1897, 1901
and 1902. The fifth attempt of
the legislature to tax inheritances,
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IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING Is ONE OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED
(Thirty-ninth Articlel
The Inheritance Tax

Chapter 2S8, Laws of 1905, was
successful being sustained by the
supreme court in a test case.
The present Law imposes tax
upon inheritances, devises, be-
quests. legacies, and gifts of every
kind. 1t is in fact a tax on the
right to receive property, or any
interests therein, or income there
from in trust or otherwise.
Liberal exemptions from the tax
are allowed to husband or wife or
children of the decedent, the
amount under the present law being
$40, 900. Parents receive an ex-
emption of s. 900, and brothers
and sisters, 81 900. Certain smaller
exemptions are allowed more dis
tant relatives
The rate is imposed on the
amount in excess of the exemption
and is graduated one, increasing
as the amount of value of the be-
quest increases. For instance, in
the case of a wife or child, if the
value of the property exceeds fifteen
thousand dollars, tax of one per
cent would be imposed on the
amount in excess of the exemption.
Upon all in excess of fifteen thous-
and under thirty thousand the rate
is one and one-half per cent, from
thirty to fifty thousand dollars two
per cent; on sums over fifty thous-
and dollars two and one-half per
cent, and on all sums over one
hundred thousand dollars the rate
is three per cent.
In the case of a husband, or
parents of the decedent, the rate
starts at one and one-half per cent;
for brothers and sisters and certain
relatives the rate begins at three
per cent and increases to nine per
cent, for certain other relatives it
begins at four per cent and in
creases to twelve per cent, and for
strangers it ranges from five to
fifteen per cent.
In the earlier years of the tax on
inheritance the entire revenue re-
ceived from this source was retained
by the state. Under an amendment
adopted in 1911 the county in which
the decedent resided now receives
ten per cent of the tax.
The revenue received from this
source for the fiscal year ending
July 81, 1912 amounted to $685.
513. The total receipts since the
enactment of the law to date ex-
ceeds 81, 2S0, 900.
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plete reports are at hand) amounted
to So, $40, 76O.25. The investiga-
ton by the tax commission shows
that if all roads were assessed and
taxed the same as other property
they would be required to pay
IS oil ,267.12; or 81 $40, 500 81
more than per cent of their gross
earnings. In order to obtain this
amount on the gross earnings basis
it would be necessary to raise the
rate from 4 to SAC per cent.
The foregoing figures are based
upon the states valuation of the
railroad property with additions to
data.
In the valuation allowed by the
court in the rate cases, which was
considerably higher than the states
appraisal, should be accepted as
correct, the tax assessed against the
roads, on the same basis as other
property would be $3.50, 1864. 19;
and the rate of gross earnings tax
necessary to bring th at amount into
the state treasury would be 5.92
per cent.
If the valuation which the com
panies have themselves placed upon
their property, which is still higher
should be taken as the basis of
! taxation, the rate of tax on gross
earnings would greatly exceed any
of the above figures.
It is clearly evident from these
figures that the proposed increase
from 4 per cent to per cent is
fully justified.
Under Our constitution a failure
to vote on the proposition is the
same as vote against it.
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Investigation by the Tax Commission Shows That Rail-
roads are Not Taxed as High as Other Property
Question is Before the Voters Next Tuesday and Should
Not Be Overlooked
The Amendment Providing For An Increase in The Tax
From Four Per Cent to Five Per Cent Will be
Found on The Constitutional Amendment Ballot

In each of the two biennial re-
ports which have been issued by
rthe state tax commission attention
is called to the fact that railroad
property in this state is not taxed
as high as other property.
The railroads at the present time,
in lieu of all other taxes, pay into
the state treasury annually 4 per
cent of their gross earnings in this
state. Under wise provision of
our constitution this tax cannot be
diminished or increased without
the approval of the voters of the
state.
Having become convinced that
the tax was too low the legislature
at its last session passed an act sub
hitting the question of increasing
the tax from 4 per cent to S per
cent to the voters of the state to be
voted upon at the election next
Tuesday.
The tax commission believes
that the railroads, like all other
taxpayer are entitled to fair treat
ment-no more and no less, and
that these taxes should not be in
creased unless the facts fully
warrant it. In order therefore to
make assurance doubly sure the
commission, with the able assistance
of Prof. E. V. Robinson of the de-
partment of economics of the State
University, has just completed
another investigation of the whole
matter and find as result that the
proposed increase is more than
justified by the facts.
Four per cent of the gross earn
ings of railroads in Minnesota in
1911 (the last year for which COM
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Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
IL s Land Office at Dnluth. MINI.


u. S. Land Office at Duluth MINI.
August q. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Pearl M. Clin-
ton. whose post-office address is st. Paul,
Mimi. did, on the 18th day of October, 1911.
file in this Office Sworn Statement and APP
picaton No. O9S95, to purchase the Lots 8
4, 5 and 6, Sec. 81, TIP. 62 N. II. IL w, 4th z. nj.
and the timber thereon. under the provision.
of the act of June 3, 1878, and acts amendat-
ory known as the Timber and Stone Law"
at such value as might be fixed by appraise-
ment. and that pursuant to sucn application
the land and timber thereon have been esti-
mated and valued by the applicant. the
timber estimated 10000 board feet. worth
S335.00 and the land Lothing: that said
applicant will offer final proof in support
OF his application and sworn statement on
the Goth day Of October. 1912, before the Re-
gister and Receiver of the U. 5. Land ONCE
at Duluth. Minnesota.
ANY person Is at liberty to protest this
purchase before entry. or initiate a contest
at any time before patent issues, by filing a
corroborated affidavit in this office, alleg-
ing, facts which would defeat the entry.
Applicant names the following witnesses:
Carl w. Cummins. Ida M. Tilderquist and
Anna f. schiltz OF st. Paul. Mimi. Frederick
M. Schutte and Charles IL. Stewart of Du-
Iuth. Mimi.
CbarlesF. Hartman. Register.
w. III. Smallwood, Atty. $50 1928
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BLUE Sky" Law Needed

If Minnesota had blue sky"
law like Kansas has, it would not
only safeguard the average investor
from wild cat schemes, but would
also mean a saving of considerable
expense to the state in prosecutions,
according to Warren E. Greene,
assistant county attorney.
The blue sky" law, is so called
because it aims to prevent the un-
scrupulous stock merchant from
passing off on an unsuspecting
public, investments that have no
other assets than the blue sky.
It provides that those seeking to
sell stocks or other securities are
obliged to satisfy state commission
or board that the proposition they
offer has merit behind it. Other
wise they cannot sell them.
There would of course be certain
exemptions such as corporations
dealing exclusively in government,
state or municipal bonds, regular
banks and trust companies, build
ing and loan associations, which
are governed by other laws.
Under the present criminal
law" declared Mr.. Greene, con
victions of stock swindlers are hard
to get. In Duluth, we have in
dicted some but we have yet been
unable to secure the right kind of
evidence on which to establish their
guilt.
If the blue sky law was enacted
in Minnesota, 1T is safe to assume
that there would be fewer frauds
perpetrated on the people and con-
sequently there would be saving
of expense in the department of
Justice. It would be a case of
nipping the evil in the bud.
AS 1 understand it, the state
would in no sense undertake to
guarantee any investment nor in
terfere with any legitimate invest
ment. 1t would however go a
long ways in protecting the in
nocent investing public from
fraud"
Mr.. Greene said that he thought
the law should receive favorable
action should it be introduced at
the next Minnesota legislature.
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SHORTEST STREET M LONDON.

There can hardly be a shorter
street in London than the one con-
Meeting Pail Mall with the south
eastern corner of st. James Square,
from which the name john street
has Just been removed. It has only
one house, which is No. q; for
though there are two other doors in
the street, one is numbered ms be-
longing to Pail Mall and the other
Is the side entrance of a public
house.
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Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Duluth. Mimi.

department. Vi IHlSllOl,
u S. Land Office at Duluth, Mimi.
Aug. 10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Charles Sumner
Purvis, of Ely, MIMI who on April list,
1907 ma de Homestead Entry, No. 22S67, Serial
No. O5o1 s, for Lot /, VIZ of SW14, Section %,
and NW1 of NWA of Section 80, township
62 north range IS west, 4th p M, has filed notice
of INTENT, IN to make Final Five Year Proof. to
establish claim to the land above described be-
fore Regis ter and Receiver U. S. Land Office at
Duluth, Mimi. on the 9th day OF Decem Der. 1872
Claimant names witnesses: Andrew By
strom and John Mahady of Tower. Mimi, Joe
Girzine and Frank Tonkavitch. OF FL y, Mimi.
Ill 12-6 Charles f. Hartman, Register.
w. Ii. Sma llwood, Atty.
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THE SOONER THE QUICKER.

GLOW old are you, madam ?
asked the cross-e1amining lawyer.
The woman blushed deeply, and
stammeringly blurted out:
I'll" and stopped short.
The attorney looked guilty.
"Please, madam, quickly" be urged
IN a gentle, kindly voice. GIFTS get
ting worse every minute, you, know"
Success.
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Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.
Jard Office at nr1I1th Mimi

Department Of the Interior.
w. S. Land Office at Duluth, MINI.
oct. 10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Kaarlo Ahlbek of
Little Marais. Mimi, who, on September 5th'
1905, made Homestead Application, No. 22371,
Serial No O5674 for SW14, Section S, township
50 north range w. 4th p. m, has filed notice
or intention to make Final Five Year Proof to
establish claim to the land above described. be-
fore Register and Receiver U. S. Land Office at
Duluth, Mimi. ON the 18th day of November, 1872
Claimant names as witnesses Herman j.
Nord and Anti Erickson, all of Little Marais,
Mimi.
1O-11 Ills CHARLES F. Hartman. Register.
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slipping In tho pavement,
Falling in the street,
Pirouetting madly

slipping In tho pavement,
Falling In the street.
Pirouetting madly
On the CLASSY sleet,
Acrobating wildly,
Keeping balance nice.
Bless us this is pleasant
Walking on the ice!
Tramping through streets muddy
Weighted with wet dirt, 1
Damp round ankles clinging
Till they fairly hurt,
Garments spattered over
With a splash and rush,
Bless us this is pleasant
Wading through the slush.
Trudging In bleak torrents,
Pouring down in sheets,
Miniature rivers
Flooding all the streets.
Umbrellas giving
Small projections gain.
Bless me! this is pleasant,
Walking in the rain!
Josh Wink. in Baltimore Americas
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ACCOMMODATING DEAD, ONE.

"Brute! You never do anything
like my first husband"
"Oh, hang your first hussand |
What did he do that was 90 good.
anyway%
"Don't talk like that the poor
dear died the first year we wszenar-
xied."-London Opinion.
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A WARNING to Mothers.

A Warning to Mothers.
Willie.-"Don't wub so hard, nom
mer. You'll wub all denumbers off. .
Mother.-"Numbers, Willie? What
numbers?"
Willie.-"Why, my Sunday school
teacher told us last Sunday dat de
Bible says dat de hairs of our headi
4 pumbered."-Judge.
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Wanted the Honor.

Jane-Hslen is already out with the
statement that she Is the first engaged
girl Of the year.
Mary-Sut / thought she ana Jack
had 1t all fxed up three months ago.
Jane-No, she's got him TO wait
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Einar Jarvi is prepared to do
your painting and decorating.
Give him a call ADV.
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Short slab wood for sale. Call
up Jos. Rothman.-Adv.
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But They Think They Could.

About one man In a hundred can
stand prosperity. The other 90 never
have chance to find out whether they
B21 or NOT
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Their Reality.

Their Reality. ...
"Are those two sisters fine girlsi
Well, one is a pattern and the other
q model"
"Are they so good as all that?"
Good in each ones own way. This
pattern girl is a dressmaker, and the
model one, with cloak manufac'
turer."
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The Guest (after dinner)-Your wife
is such a beautiful woman it's woD
der you're not jealous Of her.
The Host-Oh! am. never invits
any man here that any sane woman
would take fancy to.
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rv~r1 nuIUD rOurICIanS.
Mrs. Tom Thumb is the smallest
woman who has ever called at the
White House, but lot of mighty
small politicians have been there
Washington Post.
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Jos. Rothman has short slab
wood for sale. Call him up.-Adv.
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Her Answer.

Her Answer.
'Your fare" said the conductor.
Said the maid: I'm not a mark;
What need is to announce it?
Do you think keep it dark"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-12-20

~, s. District Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, a
letter revealing his strong interest in
the sugar trust officials then in danger
of the penitentiary. This remarkable
letter, the authenticity of which has
never been denied by the Attorney
General. reads in part rs follows:
My dear Wise Senator Root
has sent me the proof of petition
signed by Bowers, Milburn and
Guthrie, in support of the contention
that the statute of limitations has
run in favor of Messrs. Parsons,
kissel and Harmed. If the only overt
acts done to carry out the objects of
the unlawful conpsiracy were those
referred to in brief, should think
they were insufficient to save the bar
of the statute. A strong effort vii.
be made tomorrow to persuade the
President to interfere in some way to
pervent the indictments.
Faithfully yours,
Geo. w. Wickersham. 4"
And now Mr.. Wickershum is using
his office as Attorney General to save
from arrest John d. Archbold, IL. C.
Folger. Jr.. and W. c Teagle,
officers of the STANDARD Oil Company.
Under the Taft administration it
has been impossible for the govern
ment to control the trusts, because
the trusts controlled the government.
AT last it has been possible to elect
a President without the financial
support of the heads of illegal tariff
trusts. and il is hoped President Will
son will he able to find man for
attorney general who will be so con-
ten,peramentally as to feel
that millionaire sugar trust barons
who rob the government and viulate |
the law ought to be sent to the pen
Tertiary just like poor man is sent |
10 the penitentiary when he violates
the law.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-12-20
Ends Hunt For Rich Girl

Often the hunt for rich wife ends
when the man meets a woman that
uses Electric Bitters. Her storing ner-
ven tell in a bright brain and even
temper. Her peach-bloom complexion
and ruby lips result from her pure
blood; her bright eyes from restful
sleep; her elastic step from firm. free
musc'es, all telling of the health and
strength Electric Bltcrs gave n WON.
man, and the freedom from indiges-
no., nnckache, qea,lachc, fainting and
dizzy spells they promote. Every.
wnc'e lhey are wo"nn's favor remedy.
Ii weak or ailing try them. soc ,at j.
Il Jockson's Tazcwell Va.
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CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss 'ss Of &zRzzza(
Lickskillet Postma ster Obseryant
Old Guy
Lick skillet. Va.

Llcksklllet, va.
Editor Progressive -
see it stated in Epb Panhill's
pape that "one-half the fools in the
United States is busy trying to have
Bryan made guardeen of Mr.. Wilson
and the other half (of them) is in
mournin for Roosevelt" That dis
poses OF all but the Wilson Demo-
Gratis. ana that hefty bunch seems to
he handin around petition papers and
gettin each other to sign them.
l have signed up for 6 that want
to be gagers under the new dispen-
sary. They all say its good job and
that all they have to do is to set
around still house and get free
board and Ticker from the stiller.
They all say that being in the Civil
Service | am dehorned as politician
and that havin' been on oil sides
durin tho campaign I'm the very
man they want. don't think man
in my position should hide his in
iluence under peck measure or be
stingy with his perspirin neighbors.
a job of this kind would have
suited inc fine, and kept me away
from home most Of the time, but |
lost out when ! voted against RUFF
Ayers, who hear is IT, he Collector
of the Port and dish out the Offices.
But there's nothing certain in politics
except thnt Henry Stuart viii he our
next Governor, and that the present
Governor will go into what President
Cleveland called "noXious disuse"
Mandy has postponed her trip to
your town OF account of her. health.
Doc Nipper and me disegrces about
her symptoms. he snyin it's the APP
pendicks and calm IL temper. Tho
doc says it's pecooleir To the upper
classes mud Mandy swars she's got
it. The upshot of this will be that
tho last dollar of the McCrncken
money will so to Nipper and his
partner down East, and | will have
her to support.
Sick Shipper McCracken,
Il. Green, i. =. M.
The initials above mem Perpetual
Postmaster. II. G,
Cumberland. Progressive.