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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
COLLECTING THE INCOME TAX.
Financial World

Financial World.
S. w. Strass, the Chicago banker in
an interview states that collecting the
income tax "at the source" is a failure
and he cites as proof the expenditure
by his own firm Of So, 100 to collect less
than 500 in two weeks. He also de-
clares Chicago banks spent $1,000 to
collect scarcely $1,000 At the same
ratio Of cost, Mr. Strauss says, the
banking institutions Of the country
would pay SllOOOO,ooo to collect
81 600. 600 in taxes
Undoubtedly what Mr. Strauss says
is true with respect to the labor in
volved in collecting the tax at the
source, but we believe he has not yet
taken into consideration the very large
sum which the very wealthy men Of
the country will have to pay in income
tax on an enormous mass Of bond cou-
pons, the work Of collecting will not be
so great as in the case Of the scattered
holdings all over the country.
We know Of one great trust company
in New York city which holds some
thing like $3.50. 600 Of 5 per cent
bonds owned by great philanthropist,
on which the total yearly interest is
S., 600, 000. This income will be, under
the income tax law, subject TO per
cent tax. less certain deductions, in
GLIDING ! per cent which the corpora
ton which has issued the bonds has
agreed to pay The governments rev.
enue from the income tax on this great
income will be close to $3.50. 600 and the
expense of collecting it will be compar-
atively small. There are many other |
cases of similar nature and in the end
the average cost Of collecting the tax
will scarcely be SO great as expected |
1t is true, nevertheless, that the banks
and trust companies which have been
collecting at the source have had about
the same experience thus far as had /
Mr.. Strauss. This is especially true Of
New York banking institutions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1918.

A LITTLE while ago the Democratic
administration at Washington, some
what ostentatiously was promising
economy But it looks as if every fell
low were calculating on letting the
other fellow do the economizing. The
appropriations asked by the various de-
partments aggregate thirty million dol-
lars in excess Of the appropriations last
year The Postoffice Department for
running expenses wants twenty-one
million dollars more than year ago,
and the War Department ten million
dollars. It's always easy to spend the
peoples money.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Find Valuable Fresco In Ruins.

One of the latest and most In
teresting things uncovered during the
new excavations at Pompeii under the
direction of Professor Spinazzola, 10
q fresco which is regarded as the
best found. It was one of the orna-
ments Of the facade of a house situat-
ed in the main public thoroughfare,
of which the roof was in almost per-
feet condition. 1t represents the
Pompeian Venus standing erect
crowned with a diadem in the midst
Of flying Cupids on q chariot drawn
by four Indian elephants. Seen from
the front, the representation of these
animals is strikingly realistic The
archaeological value of the fresco Is
extremely great, for the colors are
very fresh and harmonious.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Mineral Point, Wis., Nov. 26, 1913
A special meeting Aof the common
council was this day held in the fire
building,
Meeting called to order by President
Terrill,
Members present: Alderman Brewer,
Ellery, Frieden, Gorgen, Kirst and
Penhallegon.
The object of the meeting was to fix
tax levy and decide on brick for west
wall az new building
The following report of the finance
committee was presented.
Resolved, That there be and hereby is
levied upon the taxable property of the
city Of Mineral Point, as returned by
the assessor for the year 1912, the fol.
lowing amounts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Ever Young and Fresh.

He had just reached the philosophical
stage when he slipped into restaurant
between bars for bit to eat, says
Everybody's. He ordered. Then he
sat staring ahead, quietly thoughtful
in expression, and waited. 1t is admit
ted he did some waiting. too. What
happened to his order couldn't be I'M
derstood outside the peculiar convolu-
tons of restaurant kitchen, but he
spent half an hour sitting there staring
ahead of him. Al last it came. AS
the waitress put the order before him,
he started from his deep study, as if
he had forgotten he had an order COM
ing Then, looking up at the fair
transporter of edibles, he said: "You
don't look a day older !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04

future the government viii have a
monopoly of the transportation OF
small parcels and as yenturing the
opinion that eventually it might take
over all the business of the express
companies.
There is no reason FOR making haste
in the direction Of the latter consum-
nation. When the express companies
had the carrying Of small parcels to
themselves they conducted the business
with small consideration for the inter-
ests Of the public. Their charges were
outrageously high especially for very
small packages. 1t was easy for the
government, with the postal machinery
at its disposal, to develop an opposition
in the carriage of small packages
against which the express companies
could not stand. The companies pro-
fits, it is said, have fallen steadily since
parcel post went into operation. That
is easy to believe. Not only does a
great part of what the companies are
losing go into the pockets of the peo-
pie, but the low rates charged for par
eel post service makes possible uses of
parcel post for which the express was
too dear, and which are great con-
venience to the public.
1t does not follow that because it is
convenient and logical for the govern
ment to transport small parcels ii
would be well for the government to
take over the express business. From
the same source in which talk of speed
lily expanding the scope of parcel post
originates comes talk of government
ownership and operation of telegraph
and telephone lines.
There is no reason for plunging into
Socialism just because it has beer
thought well for the government to sci
up the parcel post
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
DOUBLING CROPS PER ACRE.

The GAINESVILLE Gazette was sponsor
for a contrasting contest in which the
prize winner raised 1897 bushels of
corn per acre and ten Of the fifty con
testants. all Of whom received prizes,
raised more than ninety bushels per
acre.
This is phenomenal yield in view of
the fact that the average yield in Wis
consn is about forty bushels per acre.
1t gives a vision Of millions Of bushels
more of corn winch Wisconsin might
produce if better seed and improved
methods of cultivation were followed.
The average farmer cannot retort in
this instance that the fancy methods
Of an experiment station are not avail
able to the average run of farmers, be-
cause these contestants were mere boys
who have never been near an agricul-
tural school, and who took average
farm land and fortified it perhaps for
one season as well as they could.
There seems TO be no good ground for
doubling that similar results cannot be
achieved on most Wisconsin farms.
The one condition laid down in the
contest was that purebred seed of GER
tain specified varieties should be used.
Here is an object-lesson to all the hun
dreds of farmers of one county who
saw the Furnishing fields. No doubt
the farmers themselves will be stimu-
lated to do better next year.
Such a contest would not be valuable
if mere yield were considered without
computing the labor cost and cash cost
of cultivation, too often neglected by
the farmer. The cost Of raising each
ac"~ II corn, according to the actual
number of hours of labor, was reported
at 50 to SIS an acre, leaving net pro-
fit Of $40 to $50 an acre for commercial
sales Of corn and even more than that
when high priced seed corn was sold,
as it was frequently
Here is a field crop whose profit is
almost as large as from sugar beets,
which require great labor and most in
tensive cultivation. 1t is a valuable
and timely illustration Of the POSSIBLE |
ty Of Wisconsin farms. Il should be
an encouraging lesson to every Badger
farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04

AN EASTERN dealer in beef products
ventures the prediction that Argentine
beef will not prove popular IL this
country, because cattle in Argentina
are fed on alfalfa. This diet, he as
serts, produces soft. spongy tissue,
not comparable in flavor or in nutritive
quality to the beef from corn-fed
steers. There are those who will be
disposed to regard this statement as
fanciful. Has anyone heard similar
criticism Of the beef product Of alfalfa
fed cattle raised in the United States !?
If the Department Of Agriculture is
not mistaken there is no need for
American beef interests TO worry much
about imports from Argentina, as that
authority asserts that the limit Of Ar
gentine cattle production has been
reached and there will be very little
available for the markets Of this
country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04

Total ........ S4lG06 Il
We recommend levy Of 02 tax.
On motion OF Alderman Penhallegon,
seconded by Alderman Gorgen, the re.
port was accepted and the amount Of
tax levied, by all the aldermen voting
aye on roll call.
Moved by Alderman Penhallegon,
seconded by Alderman Brewer that
Face brick be used in place Of common
brick on west wall.
Moved by Alderman Penhallegon,
seconded by Alderman Gorgen that
clerk lie instructed - write to archi
tects to ascertain the cost Of employing
4 General superintendent over new
building. Motion carried.
J. +. PARMLEY. Mayor
Attest w. II. BoHAS. City CLERK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Not the chrIstabeI They Wanted.

One London woman who had named
her dog Christabel Pankhurst recently
wrote postcard to a friend, saying;
"Christabel Pankhurst is too much of
a worry; | shall have to send her
away. Before long three detectives
had called at the house whence the
card issued to And, not the elusive
suffragette, whom the English police
were searching for, but only her
canine namesake!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Swiss Now Welcome Motor Cars.

The Swiss have relaxed their well
known hostility to motoring some
what. The barring of motor cars AFT
fected principally Lucerne, the center
of all cosmopolitan tourists. This
action was due to local efforts. The
authorities OF the canton of SchwyE,
after stubborn resistance, have now
yielded and will permit motoring
along the Kussnaoht road, whereby
the Italo-swiss through route is new
free,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Ammonia to Put Out Gasoline Blaze.

Ammonia to Put Out Gasoline Blaze.
A bottle of ammonia saved neigh
Dor great loss by fire. The gasoline
stove sprung leak and the fluid
caught fire, spreading rapidly. One of
the older children coming into the
room could not reach the sink and get
water to throw over the blaze as he
thought ought to be done, but had
enough presence of mind to pour oven
1t the contents of an ammonia bottle
that stood near. As it happened, it
was the very best thing he could have
done, as it quickly extinguished the
fire, which water could not do. Now
the family keeps ammonia on hand in
a two-quart sealed jar, anticipating the
time when it may be needed again for
the same purpose.-The Housekeeper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
Miss Nettie V. Wallis,

Graduate of the American Conservatory
of Music, Chicago, will give piano and
organ lessons. For terms inquire at
her home in this city. Phone 80. 30tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04
ALTOGETHER TOO FAST.
Evouinr Wiseonsiu

Evening Wisconsin.
A dispatch from Washington repre-
sents Representative David j. Lewis
as prophesying that within the near
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-12-04

Earthly Punishment.
The way of the transgressor is we'll
written up.-Kansas City Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
A Mothers Ignorance of Her Prospective
Son-in-Law.

A contributor to the August Woman's
Home companion on the subject of mar
riage writes, in part, as follows:
How much do most mothers know of
the men their daughters finally marry +?
And how much real friendship and trust
is there, usually, between young men
and the mothers of the girls the young
men choose to marry2 Yet | do not as
a general rule count this to be the fault
of the young men. The mothers are
older and wiser, should be wiser at
least in all such matters they are
generally slow to speak of them, or
share in them, whether from shyness, or
jealousy, or inability to express them
selves, or forgetfulness of the years
when they, too, were young.
THE mother who does not think her
self the wiser in all these matters than
her daughter is rare to find; yet there
are not so many mothers who are con
sciously helping fitting would be the
better word-their daughters to make a
wise and rational choice. Perhaps most
mothers have hope that when the time
comes they may be allowed to choose
for these daughters of theirs; and they
fail to realize that almost their whole
duty lies in fitting them to choose for
themselves"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
ESTATE OF RLANcH GoKEY.

State Of Vermont District Of Washington, IS
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis.
trict Aforesaid;
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Blapch Gokey, late of the city of Barre, in said
district, deceased. GREETING:
WHEREAS, said court has assigned the
18th day of August next for examining and al.
lowing the account of the administrator OF
the estate of said deceased and for a decree
Of the residue of said estate to the lawful
claimants of the same and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons in
terested in said estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous to the
day assigned in the Barre Daily Times, a
newspaper published at city Of Barre in said
district,
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to
appear at the probate office in Montpelier.
In said district, the day assigned then and
there to contest the allowance of said account
If you see cause. and to establish your right
as heirs. legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given under my hand, this 10th day of July.
1918.
July 2t-2s Aug. q
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
STALLION
"NutrOle," One of the Best in
Vermont, Now Ready

"Nutrole,' No. 46,l66, bay stallion,
10 hands high and weighs 1000,
foaled in 1907, bred by i. +. Brown Of
Delavan. ILL.,. sire. Parole" No. 1852,
record 2:l6, with 70 in list; dam "Erst,
three in list; grand dam of "Vestale, y
2:l0A, by "Nutwood" No. 600; second
dam "Alpha," 2:23h, dam with four in
list, by "Alcantara'; third dam Jessie
Pepper" with four in list, and grand
dam Of twelve others, by "Mambrino
Chief" No. II.
Above will stand at stable of Frank
n. Trow, Barre; terms, SIS to warrent,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

No. 623-200-acre farm $4,000 down. We
are offering for immediate sale a good, pro-
ductive, farm, which viii keep from l5 TO 70
cows located on main road and with good,
comfortable buildings. Will include all grow
ing crops, which will be worth from $500 90
TO $4,000 In short time. There is large
amount of hardwood and nearly $1,000. 90
worth of pulp wood Place will cut from 40
to 80 tons of hay this season, and there are
several acres of corps, including oats, pota-
toes. corn, millet, etc, Ten-room house: horse
barn Of FIVE stalls main barn is nearly 100
It. long. and there tie-ups for rs head Of
plenty of fruit: fifty trees Good water: mail
is delivered, and telephone. About four miles
to Mortified creamery three miles TO railroad
station. Price, II sold this month, s2,5o0.00
$4,000 down, balance 10000 per year S4tf
No. 63l-Farm, stock and tools, and crops,
for s2.50000s personal property worth ST.
10000 There are 10 etxra good cows 2
20 hens and ducks cream separator and
all dairy tools new set sleds: new 2-horse
wagon set work harnesses drive harnesses
Concord wagon, top carriage. moving machine.
horse rake, corn planter, harrow, pillow, cul-
tivator, weeder. sleigh and all small tools,
also 75 cords of wood. Farm contains 1888
acres tiiIage Is level good pastures and a
comfortable set of buildings house contains 7
rooms horse barn Is new; clapboarded and
painted stables warm good hog house and
hennery large enough for $50 hens. Price for
all only S2,500.00. This property Is located
three miles from Plainfeld S4tt
GRIsT MILL in good town with excellent
water power main building is e0xS0 ia
stories high store houses. Nine-room house
and barn, all in good shape. Doing a large
business with good net profit. Price,
IS 10000. S4u
Tur N A prRPy prAr EeTATE AGcy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

The Hardwick town team has not yet
formally disbanded. The management
of the team, however, has decided to de-
fer its playing schedule for short time
owing TO the absence OF three Of its
regular players, who may possibly re-
turn to Hardwick Lyons is now with
Keene, n. H., but is likely to prove not
fast enough for that company and re-
turn. Murray is playing with the Rut
land team in the Northern Tri.State
league and may also return. Brown, the
first baseman, has gone to his home at
Westerly, r. l., temporarily.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

Joseph S Wilson of Kansas City. Mo-,
formerly a resident of Bellows Falls,
who is passing his vacation there, has
caught one of the largest fish taken
from the Connecticut river in recent
years. In company with Edward J.
Planter he went up the river and hook
ed a giant pike. II fought for almost
an hour and when landed was found to
be A inches long and to weigh almost
is pounds. Two weeks ago G. H.
Thompson caught a pike "A inches long
which weighed about II pounds and last
winter Charles Cakes, of Brattleboro,
caught a pike that measured 81 inches
long and weighed about 10 pounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS

THE SUITS AND oYERCoATS made by
The Royal Taiors are bound to please both
in style, fit and wearing qualities There is
reason for it. Pay less and dress better.
r. A. Hutchinson. Wood block. l06tf
NOTICE-The undersigned hereby gives no.
tice that he is the owner of certificate No
1906, for one share of the capital stock in the
Orange County Telephone Company which
said certificate was issued in the name of
Lester o. Morgan, on the 9Th day Of Novem-
Der, 1908, that he has lost the same and this
advertisement is made for the purpose of
securing n new certificate of said capital
stock in accordance with sections 1918 and
A274 of the public statutes of Vermont.
Signed by L. o. MORGAN.
Barre VT, July /. 1918 $3.50
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

An aerial convention is, in effect, what
will be held during the Rutland fair the
first week in September. There will be
an airship, captive balloon, and an
ordinary hot air balloon, all in the air at
the same time, and all carrying passen-
gers. George Schmitt the Rutland avia-
tor, has signed a contract with the fair
management to fly there in September
in his bplane The captive balloon will
be under the direction of Cary Myers, of
Frankfort, n. Y, and the hot air balloon
under the direction OF a woman aeronaut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
FOUR LINES FOR rs CENTS

The Times will publish Wants. Lost and
Found For Sale. To Let, etc. short adyer-
tiseme lts--at the rate Of four lines for TWEEN
ty-fve cents for the first insertion and five
cents for each subsequent insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

William Smith, twelve-year. son OF
Byron Smith of Passumpsc, while at
work in hay field recently, was kicked
by horse, sustaining compound frac-
ture of one leg. The horse was hitched
too close to the hay rake which the
boy was riding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
AVERILL'S MILL

consisting Of stoy grain and feed mill Building about 80 feet long and
cement bottom solid brick ehmneys starting from the ground Building
ton and work the best railroad srack at of mill and
unloading Machinery mill a
This
sidewalk,
mlno n a
mill will sold
the following
nearly rubber tired blackboard light
and fine delivery sleigh light drive
will
slaughter
q m out ont the broad
MILL
of
sale Further information viii be gladly by the
v. E. AYERS, TRUSTEE, Barre Vermont
C. +. AUCTIoNEER
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

After long wait, during which a
freight car has been doing duty as a
railroad station, Barsonsville is at last
TO have real station, this being decided
in conference among residents of the
village, Bellows Falls business men, and
railroad officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

While Bert Mudridge was absent from
his room in Burlington about ten min
utes Wednesday, someone entered his
room and stole a suit of clothes. which
were later sold at second. hand store
for $3.50 by an eighteen year.old youth,
who has since skipped town. When
Mudridge arrived at the store, the youth
had been gone about ten minutes and
the suit was on the counter ready to
sell again. The alleged thief had been
rooming in the same house with Mud
ridge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

Rev. George +. Tomkinson, of South
bridge, Mass, who recently resigned the
pastorate OF the Central Baptist church
there to become pastor OF the First Bap-
fist church of Brattleboro, will begin
his pastorate there the first week in Sep
TENDER Mr.. Tomkinson will close his
Southbridge pastorate August "a. maxi
ing a pastorate of three years and seven
months. Mrs. Tomkinson is sister of
Mrs. Thomas w. Ovens, whose husband
is pastor OF the Methodist church of
Brattleboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

Col. $. A. lllsley of Middlebury has
promised to give the Baptist church at
Vergennes 500 for its parsonage after
it has raised $1,000. OF this amount
the church has now about 800.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

FOR SALE-My two-tenement house on
North Seminary street. Rents for s22. 90 per
month. Newly painted and in good repair.
DIR. C. Fl. Kent For particulars see DR.. c. w.
Steele. Rowland building. 1871
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

The new Presbyterian church il
Greensboro was dedicated July 0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

John II. Sheridan, Rutland fireman.
was struck in the pit OF the stomach by
a stream OF water while working at the
fire which destroyed the Temple Bros
marble works Thursday, and collapsed
Just how serious his injuries are has not
vet been ascertained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
LOST AND FOUND

LoST-A lady's gold watch, near City Park
and Rowland building. Finder will be re-
warded If watch is returned to this office.
lo7ta
LOST--A four-months-old pup, part collie,
part hound yellow color. Will finder please
notify Pasquale Bagalo. r. F. d. /, Barre.
LOST Saturday, July 49, an open-faced
silver watch with leather fob attached about
O'Clock. between Depot square and +. d..
Ladd store. Finder please leave at Times
Office Io7t3s
FoUND-In Upper Websterville, July IS. a
pocketbook and sum of money. Owner can
have by calling at Websterville postoffice and
paying for this ad. 1878
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21

President Wilson has sent to the SEN
ate the name OF George p. Aud, of Bur.
lington paymaster, U. s. ~, ranking as
a lieutenant, to be promoted to the rank
of lieutenant commander, his commits
sion to date July i, 1918. Paymaster
Aud is the son of Joseph Aud, editor
OF The Burlington News, and is a grad.
uate of the University OF Vermont in
the class Of 1902.