Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899, Volume LIV, No. 3, January 1899PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION.[6]Reading editionChapter navigation20 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterAPPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLYIntroductory materialTHE EVOLUTION OF COLONIES.THE MIND'S EYE.NATURE STUDY IN THE PHILADELPHIA NORMAL SCHOOL.PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION.[6]PART I.OUR FLORIDA ALLIGATOR.THE RACIAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE.TRUE TALES OF BIRDS AND BEASTS.GLACIAL GEOLOGY IN AMERICA.MODERN STUDIES OF EARTHQUAKES.A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTION[33]SHOULD CHILDREN UNDER TEN LEARN TO READ AND WRITE?SOILS AND FERTILIZERS.[46]SKETCH OF AUGUST KEKULÉ.Editor's Table.Scientific Literature.Fragments of Science.Previous chapter ←NATURE STUDY IN THE PHILADELPHIA NORMAL SCHOOL.Next chapter →PART I.All chapters and sections (20)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsAPPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLYOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsTHE EVOLUTION OF COLONIES.THE MIND'S EYE.NATURE STUDY IN THE PHILADELPHIA NORMAL SCHOOL.PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION.[6]Parts1Part 1 · Other sectionsOUR FLORIDA ALLIGATOR.THE RACIAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE.TRUE TALES OF BIRDS AND BEASTS.GLACIAL GEOLOGY IN AMERICA.MODERN STUDIES OF EARTHQUAKES.A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTION[33]SHOULD CHILDREN UNDER TEN LEARN TO READ AND WRITE?SOILS AND FERTILIZERS.[46]SKETCH OF AUGUST KEKULÉ.Editor's Table.Scientific Literature.Fragments of Science.PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION.[6]By the Late Hon. DAVID A. WELLS.◇XX.—THE LAW OF THE DIFFUSION OF TAXES.Notes in this chapterNote 1 · It is fortunate that Mr. Wells had practically completed his essays on taxation before death put an end to his activity. The manuscript of t← NATURE STUDY IN THE PHILADELPHIA NORMAL SCHOOL.PART I. →