The courier-index., 1918-02-22
THE HOME CIRCLE
Self Taxation

Self Taxation
Peonle in general seem to enjoy
growling about taxes. This subject
makes a theme for conversation IN
the family. At inspires the lonngers
in the corner grocery, and 1t puts
life into many a. political campaign.
why. our forefathers actually piung-
ed into rebellion. fought seven years,
and finally won our national indepen-
dence from England on question
of taxes. If you want to see hot
town meeting in back country
township. just propose an extra tax
for some new roads and bridge.
And yet there is one sort of tax
that is not grumbled at. That is to
say. the taxpayers themselves rarely
denounce it or dispute it. They keep
on paying it serenely all their lives
unless they happen to tumble into
the poor house Their friends and
relatives often scold about it. but
they. while they feel its pressure,
go right on paying it. Even the
poor men keep these payments up
when all others are cut off.
we refer to the tax which men
nav to passion and appetite The
sums thus expended every year
saw for tobacco and liquors only
are stupendous. This sort of tax
paving begins early in life. when the
voungster gets into the habit or
treating himself to cider. beer, ale,
porter, whiskey, cigarette or
cigar. After a bit he cant get
along without it." and so he binds
himself to pay taxes to 1t all his
life. He growls about his road tax
when he grows up, his school tax.
and his church tax but his SELF
Indulgence tax he passes out without
a murmer. even though 1t may have
made him poor man. Sometimes
he is conscious of it, but he has be-
come a slave to his habits and can
not free himself. The socialists do
a great deal of growing about the
burdens put by capital upon the
poor. The worst burden poverty has
to bear is the tax which 1t volun-
tarily pays to appetite the passion.
$500
When Marriage - AZURE
When there is too much latchkey.
When dinner is not ready at din
ner time.
When either of the parties marry
. for money.
| when the watchword is leach for
[ himself
When children are obliged to clam.
or for their rights.
When neither husband and wife
, take a vacation.
, When "he'' snores the loudest
while she" kindles the fire.
When the vacations are taken by
one side of the house only.
When the children are given the
neck and back of the chicken.
When a man attempts to tell his
wife what kind of bonnet she must
wear.
When one of the parties engages
in business that is not approved by
the other.
When politeness. fine manners and
kind attentions are reserved for
company or for visits abroad.
!, to his wife consist OF bootjacks and
shirts and gloves for himself.
:. When the money that should 60
for book goes for what only one
: side of the house knows anything
!. about.
When the lord of creation pays
= more for cigars than his better hall
60 q
When both parties persist in argue
) ing over a subject in which they
never have or never can think alike
When father takes half of the
pie and leaves the other half for
the one that made it and her eight
children.
II You Think u, Say ~
If anything pleases your eye Oh
pallet. or adds to your enjoyment o
of life in any way, say so. 1t is not
fair to expect anyone to work FOL
e your pleasure and then take 1t fol
y granted that you are pleased when
perhaps, neither words. looks mol
actions express anything of the kind
1t is bad enough to expect grown
people to understand your feelings
! but in mercy to the children do give
1 them the word of praise which theil
efforts to please or help you deserve
$ 1t is not only right but good policy
o. as well to know this. You have only
to watch the face of a child when II
has tried to help you, give it the
, word of praise or thanks which II