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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
FOR MAYOR:
W. w. HARRIS.
REVOLUTION IN UNITED STATES
POSSIBLE.

An effort is being made in Congress
to change the date of the inauguration
of the newly elected President, by an
amendment to the Constitution, to the
second Monday in January following
a National election, and for the as
sembling of Congress to the first Mon
day in January. The claim is made
that under the present provisions of
the Constitution there is ground for
a revolution or other serious outbreak.
If any candidate for President fails
to get a majority of the electoral vote
1t throws the election of a President
in the House, which makes it possible
to elect man repudiated by the peo-
pie. The Constitution provides that
II the House fails to choose a Presi
dent by March /, the Vice President
then in office becomes President for
four years. This affords a great temp
tation by mere delay to defeat the will
of the people, and the claim is made
that If it is ever exercised it will likely
produce a revolution.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
EXPRESS RATE REDUCTIONS.

sunday, FEBRUARY /, express com.
panies all over the United States in
stituted sweeping reduction in rates.
In some instances the reductions ran
as high as fifty per cent, the average
reduction in small packages being
twenty per cent. .Five-pound packages
can be sent from st. Louis to Dallas,
for instance, for twenty-five cents,
where formerly the charge was sixty.
five cents. Ten-pound packages can
be sent from one city to the other at
charge of fifty cents, reduction Of
thirty cents a package. Twenty-pound
packages can be sent from one city
to the other at charge of eighty
cents, reduction of thirty cents per
package.
The express companies hope that
the increased volume of business re-
sulting from these lowering of rates
will make their business still profit.
able Vice President +. s. Holbrook
of the Wells Fargo Company has de-
clared:
The reduction can scarcely fail to
benefit the public.
Not only will the public be bene-
flied through the rate reduction in it.
self, but 1t will also be benefited by
creating for the parcel post an ener.
getic rival which will use every legiti.
mate means of reducing the volume OF
this department Of the postoffice bust.
ness. The public will profit from the
rivalry. The fact that the government
conducts a business is no assurance
that the business so conducted is go.
ing to mean approximate perfection.
II the government has no rival II is
apt to become careless in its public
service, especially when, as has been
frequently the case in this country
one political party retains a National
supremacy through a long term of
years.
With the express companies OF the
country becoming the competitors OF
the parcel post, however, the Post.
office Department will find it neces.
sary to maintain a high standard OF
efficiency. Thus the people will bene.
fit, not only from reduced rates, but
also from the efforts which both the
Federal government and the express
companies will make to draw trade.
Competition will help the merchant
and the ultimate oonsumer-Dallas
Times-Herald
Had the express companies given
these new rates before the parcel post
became law 1t is very probable that
II never would have been framed, and
in that event the express companies
would now have all tMs business In.
stead of only portion of it. II they
can do business at the new low rates
now they could have done so years
ago. Uncle Sam is beginning to re.
spond to the will and the needs of the
people, and there are many other
benefits which he is comforting on the
masses; and there are still others to
come in the future. President Wilson
and his administration is putting the
people in the saddle We are headed
in the direction of a government by
the people. for the people and OF the
people.-Tyler Courier-Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

A German expert, or scientist, or
high muck-a-muck OF some sort. is out
in a statement that the Panama Canal
will never be able to accumulate bat
tleships or large ocean liners. That
only medium sized vessels will be
able to pass through, and that at Ger.
tain times of the year, only small
boats can be accommodated. That's
too bad, sure. What the public would
like to know is, why this know it all"
waited until the canal was all but
completed before he unloaded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
A. & NJ. EXPERTS
At CORN SHOW
Will Take Turns at the A. & M. Booth
and Talk on Agricultural
Topics.

Final preparations for the bureau
OF information or school of instruction
which will be conducted by the A. d
NJ. College and Texas experiment sta.
ton workers at Dallas during the Ma.
tional Corn Exposition have been com
pleted. According to the plans as an
nounced by DR.. G. S. Traps, chairman
of the extension committee at the col
lege, nineteen experts in all lines of
agricultural Investigations and en-
deavors will be at the A. G. NJ. exhibit
booths.
Two of these men will be at these
booths each day from 10 o'clock until
noon and from until 5 o'clock. They
will be prepared to answer questions
on their specialties and will deliver
brief lectures on topics of vital inter-
est to farmers and stockmen. These
men have been selected from the
strongest Of the college experts and
are thoroughly prepared to do justice
to their subjects.
In addition to this feature, the A. &
M. exhibit will be one of the most
elaborate exhibits at the exposition.
The experiment station authorities
also have prepared an unusually good
exhibit for this National event.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

Abraham Lincoln lived forty.eight
years ago, yet he was never called
over telephone or said Hello Cen
trail" never rode in an automobiles
never pushed button to start light;
never heard a photograph; never
posed for moving picture; never
heard of flying machine; nor walked
on a cement pavement, and all this
within the last fifty years,-Mineral
Wells Index.
He certainly missed lot, but being
spared the photograph makes up for
all he lost in other directions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

A call has been issued for a mass
meeting to be held at the court house
next Saturday afternoon to elect dele
gates to the Fort Worth eliminating
convention on February 81. The call
is signed by four of the very best men
in Brazos County-Prof. ]. H. Allen,
Rev. ]. N. Thomas, ]. H. White and
H L. Mcknight
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

The Galveston News editor says if
he were in Huerta's place, he would
never 60 to sleep at night without
leaving his trousers where he could
jump into them the first dash out OF
the bed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

The hearing for the location of a
reserve bank in Texas was held at
Austin today before Secretary McAdoo
of the Treasury and Secretary Hous-
ton of the Department of Agriculture
Bryan was not an applicant for the
location and will have no disappoint
ment coming.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

Brethren beloved, we cannot build
a city here If there is division in our
ranks. To accomplish anything we
have got to all pull in one direction
to dead moral certainty. II we are
going to split up, some pull one way
and some another, we had just as well
adjourn right now.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

A trade may be effected If the buyer
and seller are ever brought together,
but never if they remain apart. An
ad in The Eagle will bring buyer and
seller face to face.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

In the matter of city building. it is
like Benjamin Franklin said of the
men engaged in the American revolu-
tion-"We must hang together or we
will hang separately"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
ARMOUR FERTILIZER.

! have one car of Armour's fer.
tilizer on track. Armours fertilizer
will enrich the soil. increase the yield,
improve the quality. 1t cannot be
beat. j. NJ. SALADINER.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

The Eagles voice is for peace and
harmony all along the line We must
have it if we are going to make any
progress.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

John Henry Kirby of Houston is out
in published article favoring Speak
er Terrell for Governor. That's one
vote we've heard of for Terrell.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

Cullen Thomas says he will not for.
mally announce for Governor, but
makes it plain to the -Eliminators
that "Barkiss is willin'."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

1t is a good thing that few old
fashioned people believe that street
cars are run for the benefit OF the pub
lie instead of the stockholders.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
CITY PRIMARY.

The Eagle is authorized to make the
following announcements, subject to
the action of the City Democratic pri-
mary to be held February 81:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
Mebane Cotton Seed

Can furnish about thirty tons of
planting seed at $500 per ton
put in car, or $4,000 per ton
sacked. These seed were picked
since the rains and are about
10 to Is per cent bad.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Pleasure is mostly brainless activ'
ity.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

It's useless to argue with man who
draws his statistics from his magma
tion-and it is useless to argue, any
way.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Eagle is authorized to announce
the following candidates, subject to
the action Of the July Democratic pri-
maries:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

FOR CONGRESS:
HON. RUFUS HARDY. Corsicana.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

Even a homely girl looks good if she
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09
II. &. TIC.
"oII Burning Route"

National Corn Exposition, Dali
las. greatest agricultural EXPOSE
ton the world has ever known,
$4,000 in prizes. To occupy the
buildings and grounds OF State
fair of Texas. $5.95 round trip.
On sale Feb. Q to 20, inclusive;
limit Feb. 20.
Mardi Gras. New Orleans,
$15.1S round trip. On sale Feb.
IL to 20, inclusive; limit March
6, with privilege of extension to
March 20 by deposition ticket
not later than March 6 and pay
ment of 81 fee.
S. II. HARRIS,
Ticket Agent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

has dimples.
For sure thing crop, SOW wild
oats.
Many a man thinks he is in hole
when it is merely rut.
The chap who is out for the dust
and gets it has grit.
One can never tell what day will
bring forth-or night, either.
The wise man appoints himself
chairman of the advisory board of his
own affairs.
Unless a man is a good collector he
may lose the living the world owes
him.
1t is sometimes easier to get what
you like than it is to keep on liking
it after you get it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-09

FOR REPRESENTATIVE:
HON. ]. L. FOUNTAIN.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02
8
THE BEAUTIFUL. DREAM.

Life is a beautiful dream, come
back
From 3 far-off cline and fairy
track;
Winged With magic OF bloom and
To dwell for while in merry
place
Of earth and heaven and sky and
Life is q beautiful dream TO ME.
Fie on TIE foible that calls II SO
j mingled texture Of cheer and voc;
Life is purpose and JOY and cheer,
Life is a splendor that hoyers near
On winnowing wings OF violet May
Life is a beautiful dream today.
Life is magic and woadrous and fair
Fie OH the folly Of toll and care;
Life has shadows. but even then
They serve as shelter TO hearts OF
men,
And over them all is the pleasant
Sun-
Life is beautiful dream of fun.
Life is beautiful dream all white,
Life OF the morning and magic
smile
Life Of the bubble and glee and
youth
That fill the. soul with the light OF
truth.
That chase the worry and care and
grief
Life is beautiful dream, but brief
Baltimore Sun.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Cd only on the net income for the
cember 3lst, and that returns shall
be made on the basis of fiye-siXths
OF the year. Therefore. If the net
income for the last ten months Of
1913 amounts to $500 or more d
return on form 1040 is required.
For the ten months of 1913 every
single person is allowed $500 eX
emption ana in the case of husband
and wife. living together SO, SO 3. g.
exemption. In computing the net in
come for this period deductions
should be made for only five-siNths
of the amounts properly allowable
for the whole year
Blanks for making returns fer
the income tax may be obtained
from the collectors of internal rev
onue throughout the country, or
from the Bureau OF internal Rev
enue of the Treasury Department at
W uSlliIe-t oE, II. l. III east ga 4dli-
IRE on the part of any one Who is
subject to the tax to file the return
by the first Of March. the law fixes
q penalty of 30 per cent Of the
amount OF the tax assessed and $40.
to 81 ,0G0 fine. In case OF false or
fraudulent return there is a penal
ty OF 100 per cent and $50 to $4,000
fine and one years imprisonment or
both.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
is preparing regulations which may
be obtained by interested persons on
application to collector of Internal
Revenue for the applicants district,
4 base burner is like a woman,
for after you get acquainted with the
ways OF woman you can get along
with her fairly well.
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Sub. eribe for the Daily light.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02
HOW FARMERS SHOULD
COMPUTE THEIR INCOMES
Incomes Under $1,000 Not Affected
by Income TaN--NethoI OF
Computing Eei Income
Explained.

Washington. March 2.-if a farm
/ er IS so fortunate as TO have net
income of over $4,000 a year in case
he is a bachelor. or $4,000 if mar
ried, he is subject TO the income tax.
and under the law each individual
must make return to the Internal
Revenue collector of his district on
or before the first day of March ii
he has a net income OF $4,000 or
over ($2 500 for the ten months of
1879. While the interest of most
farmers in this subject is purely
academic the Department of Agri-
culture has received inquiries indi
eating that some wish to know Just
what is required Of them under the
ueWlaW.
The income tax Law OF October 9,
1913, places a tax of / aer cent
upon all net incomes of over $4,000,
with an additional tax on incomes Of
100000 or more. The first ques-
ton arising in the minds Of most
people is what constitutes net III
come Fer man receiving q reg
ular salary, or u business man with
q good system Of bookkeeping, ii is
easy to determine whether or not his
income is taXable. But FOR the far
mer who receives no stated income,
and who often fails TO keep accurate
account of receipts and expendi-
lures. it is more difficult TO caleu-
late his net income.
In order that farmers may be
posted on the income tax as il may
concern them, the following infor-
nation has been furnished by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau OF the Treas
ury Department.
In general. an income consists of
amounts derived from salaries,
wages, or com pensation for personal
service, paid in any form, also from
professions, business, sales or deal
ings in property. or from rents, in
terest on bonds or mortgages, diti-
deads on stocks, or other income
from investments. These items CON
stitute gross income, from which
there should be deducted the ex-
penses OF carrying on the business;
interea. paid ON indebtedness,
worthless debts charged off; losses
b. fire, storm or ship@reek. not coy
cred by insurance; exhaustion, wear
and tear of property. and any IN
come upon which the income tax has
already been deducted at the source
as. for instance. dividends on thu
stock of q corporation which has al
ready paid the tax on its earnings
The provisions regarding net In
comes OF $4,000 apply only to nn
married persons, or TO married per
sons not living with wife or hus
band A husband and wife lfvin;
together are entitled TO an exemp
ton OF ~ ,0Ue on their aggregate III
come, This means that in case thf
/ wife has a separate income, II thii
| added TO the husbands income
amounts to $4,000 the total IL sub
5ect 10 the tax: or. ii the wife hai
no separate income, the husband
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

income is taxable only in case it
reaches s. coo. But return must
be made if the aggregate income Of
both is $2,5eO for the year 1913.
The joint exemption. however. would
be $3.33333
In arriving at his net income the
farmer should start with his gross
income. This would consist OF any
items OF the kind above enumerated,
sale Of products Of every descrip-
ton from the farm This would in
clude all money received for pro-
! duce and animals sold, and Tor the
wool and hides OF animals slaughter
ed if the wool and hides are sold;
but he may deduct from these items
the amounts actually paid as pur
chase money for the animals sold or
slaughtered during the year. When
the animals raised by the owner are
sold or slaughtered, however, their
value should not be deducted.
From the gross income there
should be deducted amounts OF mon
ey actually paid as expenses for
operating the farm and producing
the farm products, live stock, etc.
This would include hired farm labor,
farm supplies purchased that are
necessary TO carry or the business
and not an Investment that repre-
sents principal, etc. Expenses for re-
pairs on farm property may be de-
Quoted. provided the amount de-
Quoted does not exceed the amount
spent for such repairs during the
year for which the return is made.
The cost of replacing tools or hlG-
chinery may also be deducted 10 the
extent that the cost OF the new ar
ticles does not exceed the value Of
the old. No deduction may be made
for the cost of additional farm ma
chinery, but credit may be allowed
for the annual depreciation in the
value of such machinery. Fer eA-
ample, if a machine cost 500 and
is regarded as good Tor ten years
Of service, the annual depreciation
would be 10 per cent, and dedue-
ton OF SO each year could be made
on this account. as Fart Of the eS-
pense OF operating the farm.
The expense of supporting the
| family, however, can not be deduct
ed from the gross income. Among
/ items for which credit is not allow
| ed are expense for medical attend
ance, life insurance, insurance OIL
| dwelling, store accounts, family
supplies, wages of domestic SER
wants, and cost of board, room OF
| house rent for family or personal
use. In case an individual owns
| his residence he cannot deduct the
estimated value OF his rent. But a
tenant operating rented farm al
| proprietor may deduct the rent OF
! the farm as part of the expense
! Of his business.
Farmers are not required TO III
clude In their income the produce
taken from the farm and consumes
by the family. Only produce sold On
the farm is to be included. A farm
\ er is not entitled TO 4 deduction ioi
his own labor, or for expense OF feed
| ing live stock. He may, however
deduct such items as cost OF ferti
! lizer aud other supplies and mater
ais which are used UP III the courss
OF his operations
\ The law provides that for TN
ysar 1918 tbs tag shall be comput
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Jim Ferguson Of Temple says he
viii! not accept the anti nominal
tion for governor Jim Is right We
don't think 1t looks we'll for one to
accept anything which has never
been rendered him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

The ple12bers Of jhe big leagues
ara new arriving il Texas il order
10 learn how 10 play bal so they can
return TO the north and give an ex-
aibition OF the knowledge thus Oh
tanned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Comptroller Lane viii hot stand
for Reelection 10 his present ofsaa.
but announces as Il candidate ior
congressman at large and if he Is
elected he will most certainly be
heard from.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Eugene Black. q GAINESVILLE law
yer, announces as a candidate for
congress in the first district against
Horace w Vaughn. After the july
primary he will be included in the
also ran" class.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

You should have shown Your APP
probation Of such an ideal day as We
had yesterday BY going TO church
and obtaining Z full supply of grace
to help along during the trials and
difficulties OF the present week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

As the Houston papers seem lit
tie modest about making the fact
known. We viii state that promi-
nent citizen OF that town is going to
BIO the next governor OF Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

You can talk as mueA az you
please about splitting the democratic
party in Texas. but when election
day arrives We proceed to roll up the
usual brutal majority,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Street political discussions often
interfere with the friendships OF
lifetime, but they seldom make any
votes for one side or the ether.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

On April the first the Dallas News
viii begin the publication Of al az
ternoon paper to be known as the
Journal. The Journal Will carry the
leased wire reports of the lnterna-
tional News service, commonly
known as the Hearst service,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

This is Texas Independence day
and also the first Monday in the
month, The boys from the forks Of
the creek are here in full force. and
the candidates tor the different coun-
ty Offices are busy extending the
right hand of fellowship
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

The earthquake was rot half as
great shock to New York as the
announcement OF Boss Murphy that
he intended TO take a hand in puri-
lying the politics Of that state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Another man in an automobile
tried to beat train to the cross
ing. There was a large attendance
at his funeral
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Perhaps II Nv radical view to
take. but really it seems to this one
,Aat killing wife ii too violent
way OF settling a family row.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Our merchants have most Of their
snrlae stocks on display and our
friends from the country should drop
ID on them today aud take look
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

The weather man should get
busy now and bring about some
change in conditions. The time has
about arrived for playing ball.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

In starting OUT 10 dissolve the beef
trust the government IS up against
a tough proposition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

This is Monday. Treat your fell
bowman right all the remaining days
of the week and he Will do the rest,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

In announcing that spring has ar
rived il must not be understood that
We are advertising for spring poe
try
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-02

Hon. Chas. II. Mills Of Corsicala
has eliminated himself from the
governor ; race