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Mt. Vernon, Georgia, Thursday Morning, June io, 1909.
AN “INQUISITIVE TAX.”
In opppomng the proposal for
tin income tax, flip N‘-w York)
'l’rilmne ventures the opinion that!
u '‘minority and possibly a mu
jority” "f tin* members of tlie
I uiteii St ill'•« senate favor the
provision, lull professed to be un
able to understand the reason why.
The niftin point of tlie Tribune's
opposition is tlint tlie lux is an
“intpiisil ive lax. It says:
The iueoiiie tax is obviously the
most objectionable and undepeiid
nble of tli<' special taxes so far
consitlereil.il is nn especially hard
lax to collet'!,, requiring the crea
tion of .‘III expensive force of
agents anti the use of methods
not in consonitncc with American
itlens and habits.
The Tribune’s üble editorial is
interesting, if not convincing. At
the outset, it concedes the fuel
that the Aldrich tariff bill, with
its many prohibitive rates, will
not raise sufficient revenue. 1 hat
being true, it. admits that some
loriu of special taxes will be
necessary. Its preference is for
stump taxes, sucii as were in force
during the Spanish American war,
lint the really amusing argu
ment of the enemies <>! this de
deinocriit if legislation is the state
ment that is an ‘'inquisitive”
measure.
If inquisitiveness were a crime
m national legislation, spiders
would spin unmolested their webs
over the safetloor of every Ameri
can custom house. It inquisitive
ness if not to lie tolerated by
Ami iican citizens, congress may
a- well make no appropriation
for the text, decennial census. If
inquisitiveness is to bo eliminated i
from tlie minds of tux officers,the
treasuries of nation, state and
municipality will suffer in direct
proportion ns certain taxpayers
profit.
Hut an income tax is not un-
American, and the met hods which
would be necessary to collect it
do not materially differ from those,
employed to collect any other tri
bute which tlie government de
mands for its support.
There is no apparent reason whv
an income tux act should produce,
less encouraging practical results
111 America than in England.Uroul
Hi it mu has employed this form
of taxation almost continually for ‘
nearly seventy years. Our special 1
agent, abroad reports that last year
it netted tln> government sl(Wi
being levied on a papula-!
of 11,.b00, 000 people. This was
mole revenue than produced l*v
any other form of taxation. The
inheritance lax produced ouc-hall
as much more.
li is worthy of note that in I
England income tuxes are levied
on profits resulting from laud
and shares of stock in corpora
tions. as well as till the occupa
tion of laud and tenements. This
is lln* rock on which constitution
al lawyers in t-ln* Tinted Suites
have split.
There is nothing 111 the nature
of an income tax which would
make it conform inert* readily to
tin* needs ol a monureliiul than
of a republican form of govern
ment. It simply imposes upon
men of great wealth, who stand
more in need of protection from
the government for their person
and property, reasonable taxes to
support ami maintain that gov
ernment.
l'lic opponents of the income
tax measure who advocate bur
densome, vexatious and con
stantly annoying stamp taxes will
hardly have •!« support of a very
larire element of tin* population.
Such a tax, it is true, might
eolh-et it«.*!f, and, as a rule, bear
lightly ujKiu these who paid it,
but it is not one that tip* people
will s:mniit to very cheerfully—
Atlanta Constitution.
Urn. Sliytlo of the Adel News
has a very timely article on the j
subject of the school teachers’
pay. lie is right about it; the
teachers should get their pay
every month. Hut our under
standing was that Governor Smith
had made arrangements to pav
the salaries, and that lie was the
first governor who had been able
to do so. We had that dinned in
to 011 r ears all during the last
campaign.—Nashville Herald.
It is very well for the teaching
force to receive its pay every
month, and by rights it should;
but as far as the governorship is
concerned, Mr. Smith is just
finishing the lust net, and the
good that he may do will have to
bn m some of her line.
FROM GEORGIA SANCTUMS.
Macon Telegraph: This is the
season of the year when oommnee
inent orators take the liberty of
saying tilings which oftPii get
them into trouble. President
David Starr .lordan of Stanford
I'niversity, m a recent address:
at. Bryn Mawr College com-}
inenccment, said that France
was a decadent nation but 2,000 j
Frenchmen in San Francisco will j
make it warm for him when he re
turns.
Toombs County Local: —With-
in a few years good roads will be j
an accomplished fact in almost
every county in the State and the}
wonder will then lie, “How did
we ever prosper at all without I
them.” The farming lands ol our
own county will almost double in
value as soou ns the improve
ments planned by our competent {
road superintendents have been |
carried out.
Hruiisw iek Journal: How about
looking into the planting of those I
bread-fruit, trees ive are told grow j
somewhere? We will need them if j
this wheat steal keeps up.
I lawk ins vi I le News-Dispatch :The
election of Dr. W. N. Ainsworth
!as president of Wesleyan Female
College seems to meet with gener
al approval all over the state and
it is predicted that, this noble old
institution will enjoy a season of !
great prosperity under his admin
istration.
Adel News:—A headline in ono
Dfthe papers reads ‘‘What is a
young man worth?” It all de
pends on the young man hnnselt.
If he is sober, industrious and
} honorable there can be no esti
mate of Ins worth, because he is
capable of great tilings; it is pos
sible for him to be a blessing to
mankind. Hut if he is the op
posite of the above description
1 his worth is very little.
Darien Gazette: Hearst declares
that he will never again be a De
mocrat. The Augusta Chronicle
wants to know it it. is passible
: that-things are about to look-up
tor tin* old party? This declara
tion trom Willie ought to help
t hings.
Savannah I‘ress :—Hrewers in
session at Atlantic Citv regret the
increasing number of congress
men who favor destroying the
liquor truffe by Federal laws.
Their resolutions say the temper
ance wave is subsiding.
Savannah News: Friends and
admirers of Rev. Dr. W. N. Ains
worth in this community and sec- .
tior.—and the number of them is
great—will learn with interest
t hut he has been selected to be
President of Wesleyan Female
College; the interest, mean wnile,
Iving tempered with regret at the
thought ot his leaving his pastor
ate to take up educational work.
An earnest and able man, Mr,
Ainsworth would take into the
W slt'Vsn admlustration a degree
of energy and euthsiasiu that
could not but prove of great bene-!
1 lit to the 1 list 1 tut mu. j
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR —THURSDAY, .TT’NE 10, 19TV9.
BETTER FARM IMPLEMENTS.
The Southern farmer needs a
wider acquaintance with various
implements of modern farming.
Too many farmers are content to
use implements tiiat don't pay
because they are antiquated or
worn out. If you are going to
make farming pay, you must farm
j with the best way possible.
It is labor you want to sav
with these implements; whether
it is plowing or harrowing or dis
tributing tlie fertilizers and the
manure, or spraying your fruit
or digging your potatoes or culti
vating your cotton or clearing
your corn field, you want the best
implements you can g<‘t.. if you
are going to have profit on your
year’s labor, you must have all
the assistance from this source
possible.
U’e have spoken of one and
another implements at different
times. We like frequently to re
fer to the separator. The dairy
! business is a new business under
present conditions, business be
gins with the selection of your
cow, then watch the preparation i
of her food, then increase her
value by the care and shelter you
give her, then consider the use
you make of the milk.
' To get most out of the milk you
j must have a separator. You save
time and money with a separator.
It soon pays for itself. If you do
not know about the separators,
turn to the advertisements and
write for a catalogue. They will
i instruct you moredully than we
lean do here in one article.
Mr. Ilardin,whose death reeent
! ly occurred in California, has for
years been talking about the cow,
I tho average yield ol every cow and
the use to be made of tlie milk.
| Consider what helms taught in*
tho past 20 years. Consider the ,
interest lie has aroused in the
! dairy. Apply his instructions to
! your own dairy or to your own
cow, if you have hut one.
he a good one. It ought, to have
good can*. If you choose a good
cow and take good care of it, you
w ill soon have two four, six. Do
not go beyond your local require
ments, hut remember that your
cow helps your soil, and if your
cows are properly handled they
help your income.
But whether you have the dairy
nr cornfield or cottonfiold, or whe
ther you an* planting peanuts or
raising fruit and vegetables, what;
you need always is the best imple
ments that yon work and money
can get. It is not extravagance to
buy good implements, but it is
blind extravagance to try to econ
omise by not buying the imple
ments you need. You save money
and time, you save heafclh ami
strength and you do your work
with a great deni more satisfac
tion when you have good imple
ments to work with. —Home and
Farm.
NEW-FREEMAN-
Dr. and Mrs. E. New of Dub
lin announce the engagement of
their daughter,Miss Mamie Ethel,
and Mr. Fletcher Dewitt Free
man. tlie wedding to take place
early in July at 127 Jackson
street.
This announcement will he of
considerable interest to the friends
of the contracting parties not
only in Dublin, but in other parts
of the state. Miss New is one of
Dublin's most attractive young
ladies, her happy, wiusome dis
position making for her hosts of
friends here and elsewhere.
Mr. Freeman is connected with
the Oconee Pharmacy, having
come to Dublin from Social Circle
last January. He is a steady, cap
able young business man, and he
has won for himself a large num
ber of friends in Dublin. —Dublin
i Times. |
|
of Heart Trouble Cured by
Dr. Miles’ Heart Remedy
“Before I began taking Dr.
Miles’ Heart Remedy I had been
suffering from heart trouble for
over five years. I had pains in
my left side, and under my
shoulder blade, could not sleep
on the left side, and was so short
ol breath the least exertion
would bring 011 the most distress
ing palpitation. I had scarcely
taken a half bottle of the Heart
Remedy before I could see a
marked change in my condition.
When I had taken six bottles I
was cured.”
MRS. C. C. GORKEY,
Northfield, Va.
If there is fluttering or palpi
tation it is ari indication of a
weakness of tlie nerves and mus
cles of the heart. It is not neces
sarily diseased —just weak from
over-work. The heart may be
weak just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs. You
can make a weak heart strong
I ,v taking Dr. Miles’ Heart Rem
edy. Get a bottle from your
druggist, take it according to di
rections, and if it does not bene
fit he will return your money.
Bryan Enterprise: We doubt
if any law was ever as completely
ignored as the prohibition law in
I Savannah. Laws have been pass
ed and violated but in this case,
no notice apparently has ever been
taken of the existence of such a
statute.'
NOTICE OF NOTE.
GEORGIA —-Montgomery county.
All persons are hereby warned
against trading for one certain
promissory note and mortgage
given to secure the same, given
to Dr. J. H. Dees for $08.95, and
dated about April HO, 1909, con
sideration for which said note was
given having failed utterly. This
17th day of May, 1909.
5204 Toney Cray.
MoneytoLoan
On improved farms on the north
side of Montgomery County, for
the term of five years at low rate
of interest.
Bring deeds when making appli
cations for loan. Write or see me
at once it you need money. Can
get it for you without the usual
delay.
J. E. HALL,
Soperton, Ga.
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IIH. I‘. CANON W. «. BAKNWKI.L ]| 1
CANON &
BARNWELL
Cotton Factors and ijj
Commission
Merchants
220 Bay E SAVANNAH, QA. j;!
(Member! Savannah Cotton Kxttunge) 1 ;
Handlers of Upland, Se- ;!
Island Florodora Cotton };j
Special Attention Given to I
!F. 0. B. Colton
Handlers of Upland and Sea- i
Island Bagging, Ties
j! ami Twine
M. L. CALHOUN,
Attv at Law,
Mt. Vernon, Georgia.
J. R. WATSON,
Dentist,
Soperton, Georgia.
BLACKSMITH - SHOP.
All kinds Repair Work, Iron
and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle
Material on hand. High-Grade
Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing
Machines. Guns, Revolvers and
Clocks. See me before placing
your work: 1 will save you money.
Work promptly and neatly done
J. SELLERS. : : AILEY, QA.
I ABSOLUTE SAFETY 1
► $ 4 is the best thing we have to [1
tth { offer. All other inducements ||
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a Upon this basis, and with the assurance of vP
fc ik* R cordial and courteous attention, we solicit W
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f A Im. 2 Mt. V'ernon, Oa. (*)
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j £ Knocks, yet are built on stylish lasts so as to present a dressy 3
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Cotton Factors Naval Stores |
hi EXPERIENCED Pnrlnrc !
HANDLERS OF 1 S 1;
i Upland Cotton, Florodora, j;
Allen Silk & Other Extra Staples,
Sea-Island Cotton & Naval Stores, j;
jj OVER THIRTY YEARS IN BUSINESS jj
| One of the Largest Factorage Concerns in the South. Each !>
Commodity handled in a Separate Department.
Strictest. Attention to Each. j|
: Nitrate of Soda and Other Fertilizers, ||
Upland and Sea-Island Bagging,
Ties and Twine.
Liberal Advances made on Consignments. Money Loaned |!
to Cotton and Naval Stores Shippers on Anproved Security.
SHIPMENTS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. j;
126 Bay Street, East. SAVANNAH, GA. ij
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I SEABOARD I
AIR LINE
These arrivals and departures published only as
information, and are not guaranteed.
j Schedule Effective January 3d, 1909. i;
Lv. Mt. VERNON all trains daily.
10:28 a. m. For Helena, Abbeville, Cordele,
Americue, Columbus, ]|
8:22 p. ra. Montgomery, and all points west. |j
5:47 a. m. For Lyons, Collins, Savannah,
4:68 p. m. and all points east. I;
For further information, reservations, rates, etc., see your j;
! nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent, or write |!
R. H. STANSELL, A. G. I*. A., il
Savannah, * Georgia.
