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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1864
Page
3
A local note credits Herr Driesbach the Great Lion Tamer for unusually large tomatoes this season. The doctor touts the tomato as highly healthful and universally liked and says it can be eaten in many ways, hot or cold, with or without salt.
A letter from Samuel Boles of the 18th Regiment thanks the Franklin township Soldier's Aid Society for two boxes of sanitary supplies sent to the U S General Hospital at Gatxhouis. The note praises packing and usefulness, notes about 900 sick and wounded, and urges publication to aid the great cause. West Salem Union meeting voices strong support for the war and for Douglas.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue outlines a new tax requiring a ten dollar license fee for anyone engaged in business, trade or profession with gross receipts over one thousand dollars. Clerks teachers farmers artists and others previously untaxed are included. officeholders are exempt. firms do not shield individuals. reassessment may occur where rates rise.
The piece denounces unofficial negotiations with armed rebels as a breach of national dignity. It condemns self appointed emissaries like Jewett and Sanders, Tucker, and Thompson for thefts and treachery, urging government to conduct diplomacy only through official channels and to reject any private mediators.
The Times notes that if rebel authorities seek to negotiate within an unbroken Union their accredited agents will be heard with courtesy and answered liberally. Without such propositions, only gunpowder and steal will be the possible negotiations, and private intermeddling is deemed bootless and impertinent.
The article emphasizes that men liable to the draft can become representative recruits to gain government and private bounties. It warns that within days the draft will start and opportunities to collect bounties will vanish. It notes volunteers can choose service type and regiment, unlike draftees who will receive ordinary pay.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue states individuals in several trades must obtain licenses separately rather than as firms. If licensed as a firm, transfer to a member is possible with the collector’s approval. the other must obtain a new license. Persons seeking exemption must prove annual receipts do not exceed the statutory threshold. the assistant assessor may request a written statement of receipts. If unable to verify, the assessor may investigate and assess as just, reporting to the assessor for further evidence.
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