PUBLIC SPIRIT.
Mrs. Smith. “What have you Gentlemen been plotting down-stairs, that you look so guilty?”
Mr. Smith. “Plotting, my Love ! Toon ! The fact is, we’ve been having a serious Chat about the disgraceful—yes —DISGRACEFUL WAY FOREIGN HOTELS ARE—EU—DRAINED, AND ALL THAT ; AND (IN THE INTEREST OF OUR FAMILIES AND OTHER
English Families who go adroad in the Autumn) Jones, Brown, Robinson, and—er—I, have elected ourselves into a kind of Sanitary Inspection Committee, and have settled to pop over, just for a week or two, you know, and report upon some of the Hotels at the best-known French Watering-places, including—er—Paris. Rather a risky thing to DO, OF COURSE ; RUT WE—ER—LOOK UPON IT IN THE LIGHT OF A DUTY ! ”
READJUSTMENT OF TAXATION.
A snoRT paragraph in Punch a few weeks ago on this subject brought into the office a stream of correspondence. A Liberal Government has a great opportunity of making itself permanently popular by the application of common-sense to taxation, c.g.—
A scale of graduated taxation on the very speculative incomes of the real “ working men;” i.e., Authors, Artists
Composers, and occasionally Barristers. Why should the pay of the Army and Navy be taxed ?
Now here is Mr. Herkomer proposing to turn our streets into High Art Galleries. Already we have proposed an extra tax on Pictorial hoardings. “ Willing ” to pay it, eh ?
Tax Menu-oaxia and photographs. This last we should call the “Beauty-tax.’’
Tax all Amateur Theatrical Performances inPublic or Private. And very heavily all Amateurs, Thea
trical or Musical, over the age of twenty-three, by which time they ought either to have become professionals, or have given it up altogether.
Tax all portraits of rich Nobodies-in-particular by eminent Artists; the tax to be paid, of course, by the sitters.
Individual income-taxation should be proportioned according to scale :—A Bachelor “ of no profession” should be taxed on the whole amount. A Family Man “of no profession” should be taxed minus a reduction according to the number of his family. A Bachelor “working-man’s” income to be taxed according to some fair scale. A Family working-man’s income to be taxed according to same scale after allowing a reduction for family.
Finally (best ngulation of all), make payment of taxes optional!
THE IRISH QUESTION
In a Nutshell.
Long centuries of idle ways ;
An ever-growing population,
That clings ns fast as in old days
To acres lacking augmentation ; Much careless waste on ev’ry liana,
Alike in good and evil season;
Some small neglect by sister-land;
Much passion void of sober reason ; Much want that honest Labour shuns ;
No manufactures in the city; A plethora of lazy sons ;
So runs the Irish ditty.
PRECAUTION ARY MEASURE.
Mrs. Jarley has had all the celebrities in the Baker Street Exhibition re-waxinated. In consequence, requests are up everywhere,
“Please not to touch the Figures.” Cobbett objected; but he is always having his toes trodden on; and, like the bruised worm, is perpetually turning.
a matter of taste.
Mr. Froude’s “ discretion ” has already produced its fruit. His old friend is now known as “ The Sage and Onions of Chelsea.”
Latest Election.—Messrs. Briton Riviere and W. W. Ouless
are Arcades ambo—i.e., Academicians both.
Mrs. Smith. “What have you Gentlemen been plotting down-stairs, that you look so guilty?”
Mr. Smith. “Plotting, my Love ! Toon ! The fact is, we’ve been having a serious Chat about the disgraceful—yes —DISGRACEFUL WAY FOREIGN HOTELS ARE—EU—DRAINED, AND ALL THAT ; AND (IN THE INTEREST OF OUR FAMILIES AND OTHER
English Families who go adroad in the Autumn) Jones, Brown, Robinson, and—er—I, have elected ourselves into a kind of Sanitary Inspection Committee, and have settled to pop over, just for a week or two, you know, and report upon some of the Hotels at the best-known French Watering-places, including—er—Paris. Rather a risky thing to DO, OF COURSE ; RUT WE—ER—LOOK UPON IT IN THE LIGHT OF A DUTY ! ”
READJUSTMENT OF TAXATION.
A snoRT paragraph in Punch a few weeks ago on this subject brought into the office a stream of correspondence. A Liberal Government has a great opportunity of making itself permanently popular by the application of common-sense to taxation, c.g.—
A scale of graduated taxation on the very speculative incomes of the real “ working men;” i.e., Authors, Artists
Composers, and occasionally Barristers. Why should the pay of the Army and Navy be taxed ?
Now here is Mr. Herkomer proposing to turn our streets into High Art Galleries. Already we have proposed an extra tax on Pictorial hoardings. “ Willing ” to pay it, eh ?
Tax Menu-oaxia and photographs. This last we should call the “Beauty-tax.’’
Tax all Amateur Theatrical Performances inPublic or Private. And very heavily all Amateurs, Thea
trical or Musical, over the age of twenty-three, by which time they ought either to have become professionals, or have given it up altogether.
Tax all portraits of rich Nobodies-in-particular by eminent Artists; the tax to be paid, of course, by the sitters.
Individual income-taxation should be proportioned according to scale :—A Bachelor “ of no profession” should be taxed on the whole amount. A Family Man “of no profession” should be taxed minus a reduction according to the number of his family. A Bachelor “working-man’s” income to be taxed according to some fair scale. A Family working-man’s income to be taxed according to same scale after allowing a reduction for family.
Finally (best ngulation of all), make payment of taxes optional!
THE IRISH QUESTION
In a Nutshell.
Long centuries of idle ways ;
An ever-growing population,
That clings ns fast as in old days
To acres lacking augmentation ; Much careless waste on ev’ry liana,
Alike in good and evil season;
Some small neglect by sister-land;
Much passion void of sober reason ; Much want that honest Labour shuns ;
No manufactures in the city; A plethora of lazy sons ;
So runs the Irish ditty.
PRECAUTION ARY MEASURE.
Mrs. Jarley has had all the celebrities in the Baker Street Exhibition re-waxinated. In consequence, requests are up everywhere,
“Please not to touch the Figures.” Cobbett objected; but he is always having his toes trodden on; and, like the bruised worm, is perpetually turning.
a matter of taste.
Mr. Froude’s “ discretion ” has already produced its fruit. His old friend is now known as “ The Sage and Onions of Chelsea.”
Latest Election.—Messrs. Briton Riviere and W. W. Ouless
are Arcades ambo—i.e., Academicians both.