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GROSS DISCRIMINATION OF THE
INCOME TAX.
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IEvcr--Tho West Is Iepublican-An
outer Chance for Olney.
The opinion of the supreme court
.sustaining , or rather , refusing to up-
Let..the income tax as a whole and exempting -
ompting rents and the incomes from
i state , county and municipal bonds ,
.throws this entire Democratic scheme
of taxation into almost inextricable
' 'confusion.
That half of the justices who sat 1 ;
the case ( there were eight , Justice
Jackson being absent ) , regard the act
us unconstitutional and three-fourths
'of them held parts of It invalid is
.enough to warrent the belief that if it
had come before them as an original
question-if the supreme court had not
years ago held such an act to be valid
-a majiority of the eight would have
been against the income tax , either on
the ground that it was direct taxation ,
which the constitution prohibits , or because -
cause of its discriminating and inequitable -
equitable provisions.
As It is , the decision makes the law
'even more obnoxious than it was before -
fore , says the Cincinnati Times-Star.
If gross discrimination was a marked
l .objection to it , as originally passed , it
. Is apparently a still more pronounced
.feature of the law as it comes from
the supreme court. The exemption of
incomes from real estate and landed
investments and from state , county
and municipal bonds relieves from this
taxation a great number of citizens
with large incomes and a vast amount
.Of property yielding good returns to
the owners , while manufacturers , merchants -
chants and all other business men and
the Investors in the stocks and bonds
of private corporations must pay the
2 per Bent tax.
At best , an income tax is an in-
quisitorfal method of raising revenue , ,
un-American , monarchial ; and in the
minds of the people it must become ut-
'terly intolerable when the income from
capital invested in one form of property -
erty is wholly exempted while capital
invested in other kinds of property and
in productive enterprises must bear
'the burden.
The decision of the supreme court ,
although it upholds the law in the
main , practically pronounces the doom
of this system of taxation to which the
Democratfc congress was driven in order -
der to make up the revenue relinquished -
quished in the mad pursuit of "tariff
.reform. " The income tax law lII its
present shape will be more unpopular
than ever and especially hateful to the
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; adoption of such a revenue measure-
the Populists of the West and South.
The court's action renders probable the
, early downfall of the whole scheme , if
not by decision of the full bench next
December , by creating a public sentiment -
ment that will force congress to repeal
the law. !
Moreover , the limitations to such a
tax plainly defined by the supreme
, court make it certain that there will be
no resort in the future to this plan for
; raising revenue.
Another Chance for Olney.
Fortune has been very kind to At-
torney-General Olney. Each time that
his friends began to fear he would get
ao proper opportunity to manifest his
hatred of trusts , some incident was
brought to light which placed that
very opportunity before him. It has
, been so from the outset of his career
as attorney general , and although his
natural modesty has thus far prevented -
ed him from doing the trusts any actual -
tual harm we are now informed that
he proposes to inaugurate a more aggressive -
gressive policy.
It would have been difficult to have
'chosen a more favoring time for such
an announcement , for at the very moment -
ment it was being made Judge Baker ,
-of Chicago , was passing upon a case
upon which the attorney general can
.expend all his new-born zeal. It was
'the suit of the state of Illinois versus
the United States School Furniture
'Company. An attorney general , who
has not looked passively upon the violation -
lation of the anti-trust laws , charged
± hat the aforesaid company had organized -
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ganized to limit 'th'e .output and control -
trol the prices of practically all the
: school furniture factories in the
'United States. He submitted such
evidence as he had secured , the court
: heard argument and examined the papers
pers and then declared the combination -
tion to be a trust.
( We have not yet observed any men-
J Lion of Mr. Olney's name in connection
'with these proceedings , but we presume -
sume , as the case is to be appealed to
the supreme court , that he will now lay
i aside his natural diffidence and drive
'the combination off the earth. We
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ping Valley Coal trust , to which his attention -
i tention was directed a few weeks ago ,
still plies its traffic without even the
semblance of interference from his de-
partment. But here again we must
judge leniently. Mr. Olney'e onerous
duties as director of large corporations
allow him little time beyond that required -
quired to draw his salary and occasionally -
sionally to act as private counsel for
outside clients , In his new-found zeal ,
however , we shall expect more from
him , especially in the seemingly clear
case against the Furnitu ; trust-
philadelphia Inquirer.
Why ? Why ? ? Why ? P
lVhy send American gold to buy of
goreigners any product which our own
laarmers can sufficiently supply ? Why
import any foreign manufactures of
which our own operatives can supply
all we need ? Our laws properly exclude
Chine'se' laborers and we talk of-'re-
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stricting other foreign labor immigration -
tion in order to save our own industrious -
trious laboring people from the ruin of
alien competition. But the importation
of the products of such foreignjabor
in competition with our own is even
more disastrous to our industries than
would be the presence here of the competing -
peting laborers. The imported products -
ucts take from 'American citizens the
labor of productiveness aY fully as
would imported foreign labor. With
the laborers here they would make the
market for some of our farm products
and make a demand for homes in which
to reside. When we import foreign
wool we have that as perishable wealth ,
the foreigners have our gold in exchange -
change , imperishable wealth. When
we produce the wool here we have the
wool and the gold both and a prosperous -
ous people besides. Our people should
have American wages and the whole
American market for their products.
The West Is Republican.
The Republican wave is still rolling
onward. There Is no break anywhere
in the victorious front. The municipal -
pal elections in the western states
bring nothing but discodragement to
the Democratic managers , who have
forced demoralization upon the country -
try and have not yet been able to explain -
plain why it is that there was prosperity -
ity under the protective tariff bill and
that low wages have followed the adoption -
tion of the Wilson-Gorman bill.
There are some most astonishing re-
sults. Democratic Chicago goes Republican -
publican by a tremendous majority ,
while St. Louis has swept Democracy
almost out of existence. This is sig-
nificent. One year from now we shall
be on the verge of a presidential campaign -
paign , the result of which will determine -
mine the policy of the nation. Every
indication points to a Republican victory -
tory and a return to common sense
rule. The Republican party in congress
has but to remain true to itself and the
Republican convention to place its
candidates upon a platform of protection -
tion and honest money in order to win.
There is universal disgust of Democracy -
mocracy and its theories. The demand
is for sound financial and tariff laws.
Cling to these and the Republican
party is safe. There is safety in no
other direction.
The International Situation.
In England they're talking of trouble ,
And making up faces at France ;
The French are inclined to be ugly
And lead the bold Britons a dance ,
The English have put up a placard-
It's "Keep off the African grass ! "
The French have ignored it competeny ,
.And England may not "let it pass. "
Japan wants a use for her navy ,
While China is willing to rest-
We've followed the course of their
struggle
And know the result of the test-
But Russia is looking for chances
To grab up additional land ,
And when she attempts to secure it
There's apt to the trouble on hand.
In Cuba there's fighting already-
They're shooting at all that's insight
sight-
And Spain is decidedly careless ,
Though claiming she wants to do
right ,
The Reichstag is fighting with Bisr
marck ,
So Germany's having some fun ,
And Italy'11 be in the scrimmage
If ever the fighting's begun.
Canadians , too , are disputing-
There's talk of a war over there ;
Armenia's furnishing stories ;
Hawaii is doing her share ;
Then south of the isthmus are quarrels
In every conceivable spot ,
And while our own eagle likes quiet ,
You bet he is thinking a lot.
. -Chicago Post.
Wool' Still Getting Cheaper.
There has been an average decline
in the price of American wool of over
37 per cent since President Cleveland's
inauguration , and an average decline
of over 7 per cent since the tariff bill
passed. The heaviest fall has been in
merino wools , which constitute 75 per
cent of the American crop. The decline -
cline in these fine qualities has exceeded -
ceeded 40 per cent since Mr. Clevland's
inauguration , and the decline in these
fine qualities has been from 15 to 16
per cent since wool.was put on the
&ee list , and yet the free trade newspapers -
pers and campaign speakers are saying
that wool is advancing since wool w
put on the free list , which is wholly untrue -
true , for there is not a single grade of
American wool that will bring any
more money than the current price on
August 27 , when the free wool bill was
passed , and the leading grades are from
11 to 16 per cent lower. Thus we have
under free wool falling prices in America -
ica and advancing prices in Europe ,
and we have the anomaly of busy
woolen mills with a dull wool market.
Cheaper Butter and Eggs.
We are glad to see the Daily Picayune -
yune of New Orleans spreading the doctrine -
trine of protection through an interview -
view held by one of its reporters with
Col. Reid Northrop , president of the
American Transit and Refrigerator
Company , with headquarters at St.
Louis , as follows :
Col. Northrup is in a position to
speak intelligently as regards the results -
sults of the Wilson bill upon the general -
eral movement of perishables , and
when seen yesterday gave the reporter
a very newsy chat.
"It is remarkable , " he said , "the effect -
fect produced upon the movement of
butter and eggs , for instance. I have
noticed that the bulk of the movement
in this particular from the western
country has been diminished almost
half. This Is a very serious blow to
our business. The western country
wants protection. Protection , indeed ,
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CURRENT READING FOR YOUNG
AMERICANS.
Be Sure and Shut tae Door-Youthful
King and Rebel-Why Ile Was Advanced -
vanced - Concerning Top-Spinning -
The Bluoblyd3.
ON'T let the door
stand open , but
shut it with
much care.
Without a bang ,
without a
whang ; y e s ,
slut it , fair and
square.
Without a slam
without a jam ,
without a slat
rr jerk ;
And if you've left it open , go shut it ,
and don't shirk !
No Christian man or woman , no well-
trained chick or child ,
will let a door swing idly , .to make
weak nerves run wild
when chilly winds are blowing , and
some are taking cold ,
And the open door is creaking and muttering -
tering like a scold.
Haste makes but waste , remember ; so
plenty take of time ;
Don't leave the door half open-a fault
almost a crime ;
And if you've ever done this , don't dose
so any more ;
Whatever else you fail to do , don't fail
to shut the door !
Youthful Ithig aril Rebel.
An amusing incident , said to have occurred -
curred during the last parade of the
child regiment recently formed for the
entertainment of the little King Alfonso -
fonso , of Spain , is told in the London
Illustrated News. "
His majesty was so delighted with
the efficiency of his mimic warriors
that immediately after the parade he
promoted some to be officers , and presented -
sented many of the , others with bonbons -
bens , and all were invited to breakfast.
Unfortunately the invitation alone did
walk and make it twirl longer and hum
faster than her boy comrade is ably to
do-when this happens- great many
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times over-you say to yourself :
"Well , the pleasant , jolly little girls
of today have a good right to this or
any other amusement which they have
found to be healthy , proper and good
sport. "
So long 11fe to the latest spring lash'
ion-top-spinning for girls !
The Bluebirds.
What is more cheery _ than the early
spring notes of the bluebirds our beauteous -
teous messenger of spring ? ' When the
time had come for us to be looking for
him , one sunshiny morning , I was sure
I heard the welcome song. I went in
search of "orni , " and we roamed the
place over and at last heard him again
and spied him. Was there ever a more
intense blue ? He looks so tropical In
his beautiful plumage , and yet he
comes while everything Is cold and win-
terish. The round holes in the old apple -
ple trees in our yard were homes for
the bluebirds , but that disagreeable ,
quarrelsome alien , the English sparrow
has driven them all away. We cannot
love the English sparrow. I could not
call any bird common , but he is a fighting -
ing , bad fellow.
The bluebirds come early from their
southern home , but are at once under
shelter , for year after year they come
and make their home f'a the same hollow -
low tree , and there , with a few soft materials -
terials loosely put together , nestle
themselves and lay their small , light-
blue colored eggs and raise their young.
VIOLET DALE.
To Our YOUng Gardeners.
I wonder how many of our boys and
girls have little gardens of their own
and take care of them and watch things
grow ? I'm going to find out by asking
you to tell me all about them. I know
some of you live in states where the
snow will linger for some time yet ,
while others , and lucky little folks you
are too , have your homes where under
sunny skies green things grow much
earlier. Well , I want to hear from our
boys and girls , no matter where they
live. If your gardens are already under
way , tell me all about them , how big
they are , what flowers or vegetables you
planted , how you take care of them and
anything that the other boys and girls
will like to know , for the best letters
will be printed , there may find useful
hints in the letters , so you see you can
help one another. Some of you can tell
what success you had last year , and
how much money you earned from your
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not seem to satisfy the little Emmanuel -
uel Garcia. Furious , he left the ranks ,
threw his musket away , and cried : "I
have had no bonbons given to me , and
have not been made an officer. I shall
not play any more. " All attempts to
soothe the little rebel proved ineffec-
tual.
"No ! no ! " cried he. "I'll become a
re'olutionist ! Hurrah for the republic -
lic ! " He then began to howl'so piteously -
eously that the king's heart was
touched , and going up to the mutinous
soldier , he said : "Don't be cross. I
will give you also a box of bonbons
and a large piece of cake. " This act
of kingly tact bore fruit ; the small
revolutionist again shouldered his
musket , and the review passed off without -
out further disturbance.
Concerning Top-Spinning.
All over the country an immense interest -
terest is growing over the various kinds
of tops-pig tops and plain , polished and
smooth , big and little. All the top shops
which children patronize for their cheap
toys , in which they delight at each recurring -
curring season , are laying in stocks of
tops of different kinds , together with
the latest and best sorts of cords for
spinning the same. And all this In anticipation -
ticipation of the demands of their small
customers for the very best kinds of
tops to be had at the price.
And the customers ?
Well , the customers ; boys and girls ,
are preparing to spin tops according to
the latest spring style.
Now , no one must start aghast at the
word " girls. " And let no young gentleman -
man dare to crush the rising aspiration -
tion of his sisters with the old remark :
"Girls don't spin tops , "
For girls are beginning to spin tops ,
and find much amusement and exercise
in the play. It is too late boys , to
too"don't" :
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tell them they or they "can't.
When you see a bright-eyed , lively ,
pleasant little maiden wind the cord
( and she always buys the best kind )
around her top in the most scientific
style , and then , with a deft twist of her
little wrist send it off spinning on the
vegetables. Then too , I want to hear
from the little gardeners who live in
colder climates. Even if the ground is
still frozen I know you are planning
what you will raise , so I want to hear
all about your plans. If you are first
going to have a showy bed of 'flowers '
we would like to know all about these
flowers , or if you are thrifty , little market -
ket gardeners , tell us of the vegetables
you raise. Do not write more than 150
words , and send in all your letters before -
fore May 1 , 1595. Then to the girl who
has written the neatest , most helpful
and best letter , there will be given a
delightful book , and to the boy who
writes the neatest and best letter , an
extra strong two-bladed jackknife. Do
not forget to put your name and address -
dress at the top of the first sheet , and
write on only one side of the paper.
Now , read these directions over very
carefully , put on your thinking caps ,
and tell us about your gardens.-Miss
Merry thought.
A Great Scheme.
I wish I owned a parrot that
Had some intelligence ,
To learn my lessons every day ,
Would it not be immense ?
To hide him in my pocket where
My teacher couldn't see ,
And let him answer questions that
Proved much too hard for me ?
A Good Substitute.
If my little dog should lose his tail ,
I'd buy him a small sand bag
To take his place ; 'twould be very sad
If he'd nothing at all to wag.
The Baby's Name.
"What are they going to call your
new brother , Jack ? "
"Oh , I don't know-Jack , I guess. "
"But that's your name. "
"That doesn't make any difference.
It was papa's before I had it. Pa and
ma have a way of makin' us boys use
up their old things. "
Sit near relatives of George H. Mc. .
Calmon of Biddeford , Maine , met violent -
lent deaths-the father , grandfather ,
two brothers and two cousins.
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That Tired Feeling
It is remarkable how many people
there are who have That Tired Feeling
and seem to think it is of no importance -
tance or that Nothing need be done for
it. They would not be so careless if
they realized how really serious the
malady is. But they think or say , "It
will go off after a while. "
We do not mean the legitimate
weariness which all experience after a
hard day's work , but that all-gone ,
worn-out feeling which is especially
overpowering in the morning , when
the body should be refreshed and
ready for work. It is often only the
forerunner of nervous prostratlon , .
with all the horrible suffering that
term implies , That Tired Feeling and , r'
indications of an
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nervousness are sure {
Impure and impoverished condition of r"i , t
the blood. The craving of the system
for help can only be met by purifying i
the blood. Hood's. Sarsaparilla is the , .
one great blood purifier. It expels all ' _ ,
impurities , gives vitality and strength' , J'
regulates the digestion and makes the ,
weak strong.
"In the spring I felt very much run
down-no strength or appetite. I began to S l
take Hood's Sarsapartila and my appetite
improved and I did not have that tired feel-
fug. o " 13. R. SRUInES , East Leverett , Mass.
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Rubinstoln hot a happy Mnii.
Though his life was full of work , and
he was ever faithful to duty , liubin-
stein was not a happy man. With each
succeeding year he grew more and
more pessimistic. Life failed to give
him the amount of enjoyment he
craved outside of his art ; and except in
the society of women he did not seem
even commonly happy. But forr the fair
sex he had ever a yoke and a smile. It
amused him to shock their feelings ,
and when they opened their eyes widely -
ly at his audacity , he never failed to
enjoy it. lie believed that a knowledge -
edge of woman was necessary to an
artist ; and.if a young aspirant to any
artistic calling asked his advice , his
first question was , "have you loved
yet ? " For he believed that a man who
could not love was incapable of becoming -
ing an artist. lie himself could not be
accused of any failing in this case ; for
his loves were almost as many and various -
ous as his days. He had all the faults
and all the virtues of his artistic calling -
ing , and in every sense of the word
lived for his art and his fancy , regardless -
less of all things. His was a true Bohe-
miar. nature.
There was a certain roughness , want
of tact , and even brutality in his nature -
ture that made itself disagreeably felt
at times. His was not a temper to be
tried. lip to a certain point lie could
hold it in check admirably ; but anything -
thing beyond this caused an explosion
of wrath that was terrible. As in his
physiognomy , so in his temper there
was much of the lion. Those who did
not know him consequently feared him ,
for his personality was one that awed ,
especially in the latter years of his
life.-Alexander McArthur in the Century -
tury for May.
New Dining Car Service.
It is a pleasure to note the addition of
another important feature to the already
competent train service of the Nickel Plate
Road. The Dining Car service of this
popular low rate line has recently been
augmented , by which dinner will be served
on train No. G , leaving Chicano at 2 p. m.
daily , and breakfast and dinner on train
No. 2 , leaving Chicago at 9:20 p. m. , with
direct connections for New York and Bos-
ton. Breakfast and dinner will be served
on train No. 5 , arriving in Chicago at 9:35
p. m. from New York and Boston.
For full information regarding routes ,
rates , maps , folders , etc. , address your
nearest ticket agent or
J. Y. CALAiIAN ,
General Agent , Chicago , Ill.
A Flashlight Tail Lamp.
Engineering News. A flash-light tail
lamp is reported as being tried on a
freight caboose on the Grand Trunk
railway. A friction wheel driven by
one of the car axles drives mechanism
by which red and white flashes are
shown alternately while the train is
running ahead , red and green when it
is backing and a steady red light when
at rest. Such an apparatus would be
somewhat costly , and its advantages
are of comparatively little importance ,
while the probability of its being disarranged -
arranged and so showing a wrong signal -
nal , a dangerous rather than a safe
appliance. It is said to be the invention -
tion of w' . Hermann , of Cincinnati , U
Billiard Table , second-hand. For sale
cheap. Apply to or address , H. C. Ajax ,
511"s. 12th St , Omaha , Neu
We are sure to enjoy much when we are
thankiul for very little.
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vitalizes the blood. In'fact ,1n ' every phase of wasting " ' . _
it is most effective. Your doctor will confirm all w
say about it. Don't bej'ersuaded to Substitute/
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