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The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20

to Dickinson to live with her only
son.
T. j. Prideaux, manager of the old
Paduch farm south of Taylor, was in
Dickinson on Tuesday. He had made
a trip to Belfeld to look at some of
the stock at the Gunkel ranch. Mr..
Prideaux stated that the cattle at his
ranch were wintering in fine shape.
He feeds and beds his older cattle
with straw every night but they are
out during the day, grazing their liv-
ing. He will commence feeding hay
the first of the month. The teams at
the farm have been hauling grain
during the winter and now have the
wheat mostly in the elevator at Tay-
lor. About 500 acres will be seeded
in the spring, Mr.. Prideaux says. !
Herman A. Bury of Alpha was re-
newing acquaintance in Dickinson OF
Wednesday, coming down from Senti-
mel Butte on the train. There is a
great deal of snow in southern Gold
en- Valley county which makes it
hard for people who depend upon
grazing for their stock. Mr.. Bury
has 20 head of cattle but he feeds al.
falfa, millet and other fodder and
does not depend largely upon the
range at this season of the year. He.
has Is acres of alfalfa and now that
feed is getting high he expects to
pasture his 70 head Of pigs on the
fields in the early spring. Just now
many farmers r selling their hogs.
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Homes along the Hudson River front
OF the highest type and of expensive
construction are not limited any more
to the New York side. James Thomson,
a New Jersey builder, has made Il start
on the upbuilding with this character
Of house of land on top of the Palisades
opposite the middle West Side. In "A lit
tie community just over the cliffs about
opposite Fif,y-ninth street he has started
a home section which has all the ear
marks of the hest In suburban deNel-
opment TO he found near New York.
Woodclife Is the euphonious name
of this new bidder for home seekers from
among the city's great population, The
name fits the place exactly, for covering
the section high up on top OF the rocky
Palisades Is "A generous timber growth,
which has been given added charm by
physical improvements made by the
owner and builder Of the property, Few
places can boast "A view comparing in
attractivencss to that of Woodcliffr.
From the living room or porch of the
new homes "A wide panorama OF the
Hudson Is visible. with New York city
stretching out on the o'hcr shore, In
the river foreground lie the great yachts
Of New Works. wealthy men, while
across the river the busy m of
the port offers an ever changing picture,
1t was this unusua location and out
look that caused Mr.. Thomson 20 invest
from tl2, 000 to $3.50 600 in building his
first eight houses. besides an amount
which runs into many thousands more in
making the land suitable for residents
who demand the best in their home COM
munities, With a naturally attractive
section extending along the Hudsou
Boulevard on which to work. Mr.. Thom-
no has made improvements such as only
the best and most expensive develop
ments can boast. Not only has he in
stalled all the improvements hat 70
with the best communities hut he has
gone beyond the average IN many re-
spects. An illustration of this is found
In his streets, paved with the best OF
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to St In.
estigating Board
Rational Personal
Property Tax,
State Income and
occupation an.
Want More Equal
Levies Through.
out the State

facing on tho south side of 236t't street
and bisected by Spuytcn buSv.' road.
Tibbett avenue and Corlcir avenue
The remaining lots. ~ to 22n ju,lu.
siye. lie between 2ioth street aud t|old.
ston. the residential colony created at
the highland gateway To- EiNe'di., by
the palafield estate. The mor. iurtl.
erly area of the Dash estate j. Access. hi.
from the 242d street station ui '.
Broadway subway as wei rs irum the
station at 23sth street and lis tr,.,,
opposite the most southcrly section o..
Van cortlandt Park.
Three blocks of lots face directly On
IN" extensive holdings at Ntuhdtttu to.-
loge. while the monumental Horace
Mann School with its grounds and 1T.
letic field faces on 2i6th stree, ct , pom,
opposite 'ayuga avenue
Practically all the streets and a,,lue,
"n the Dash estate tract na,. ben
legally opened with sewers set rr d.
process Of construction. regulated. grade,
Sc, some will, electric light s.l,,. %.
stalled. and - public syhun. l- 'o.At..
Two blocks south of .3.th street. 10 O..
north OF liivcrdale avenue are other ..4l-
liz schools and churohr.. whit '.
Teachers r61leg" Is Just north eft .ifi.
street on - site overlooking ErotIH t'
The major portion OF tNr basil 90. =
tract lies below grade. but a.'.rl . Oh.
i. tiarenc" Davies. who H. ptrI.tr.
familiar with all the physical c'.rr to-
istics of property in tn" King NrlN-
Spuyton buyyil ard iIyerdIlr - .
there Is a hard sand bottom q, t,N "a;
hclO~ tn" surface. which fact lrras t'~e z
most readily 10 c%cuupul,ll tutfmt.,
house construction
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per cent. in 1915. The aggregate assess
ments upon real estate have Increased
from $l.s56.567,923 In 1895 to $s.10S.-
76i,23I in 1915. In the same interval
personal assessments decreased from
s5l0,7j7.570 In 1903 to 1852, 05l .755 In
1915. The highest amount was $780,
Jjl,92 In 1905.
Great emphasis is laid on the Unequal
Ivy between fhe basis of assessments of
real estate in New York city and other
parts Of the state. 10 is shown that an
investigation made last year In Oneida
OuIty discl, sed the fact that the rate
Of assessment ranged from II per cent.
D. the town OF Marcy to SO per cent. In
the tow. OF Steuben, while in Utica the
average rate was more than "a per
cent.
Ia strong contrssi to this IL is shown
that. aside from tho general experience
OF high valuation in New York city. on
the null value basis. a statement by
the Tax Commissioner Indicates "A basis
of assessment of l01 per cent. on prop
critics where considerations were given
IN 1913. The report o that for 1914
and The first part OF 1915 the available
figures Indicate a basis ranging from
lot TO l0N per cent.
1t IL further shawn that OF the 20
per cent. assessment basis OF 1899. with
It tax ate OF 2.4S, "A 500 900 real
estate parcel paid sI,73s In taxes that
B; was paying on the Tax Departments
assumption Of lOl per cent. average a
Lax Of Sl,Sss.T0 al the 1.s7 rate of
l"l1. aud that on ali estimated tax
rate OF Il for 1916, or IA l0i per cent.
basis. it will pay s2,2O4.
la quotes the CITY Chamberlain to
show ihat between 1903 and 1918 the
city budget Increased ss43 per cent.
and population only ~ % per cent, and
adds that up to 1915 the increase was
los per cent. with a declining ratio
81 percentage population increase.
ru calculation made by the Astor
c'tat IL is shown that the percentage
ui taxes paid on real estate to net
irynme received from real estate WAS
-'3 per cent. in 1895. ia 1904 3l.6j. IN
l'"H 50 yer cent. and In 1914 2" per
GENT 90" a. iirrrsse Of 8 per cent.
Jn" general real estate situation is
,r.'l.r"d. selling. blildirg and renting
conditions being show 20 II. below nor
u'.. TIE board POINTS out that tn. cf-
'.H A.; 81 direct state tan Of $4,000 Gao
NuuLd he 10 dcpresIite real estate values
and thus reduce assessments for pur-
poses tt local to nation. II is pointed
uut how. uu account Of the disparity
g. Tho basis of assessments, New York
city Be- annually paying more than It's
approximately over 30 per cent. an
uJb'N.
IL is further STAGED that, aside from
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Suggesting nearer equally In assess
ments as between New York city and
other parts of the State: some rational
basis OF personal property taxation, re-
puiring the amendment OF the general
properly TAX law - rs 10 secure a low
rate ON personally hut rigid enforce
ment; a state income tax with "A lower
rate than the Federal tax; Al occupation
tax designed to reach nou-rcs!deuts do ug
business iu The state. the leg station and
taxation ,pmmitte. of the Real Estate
BOARD of New York submitted on
Wednesday last to the joint committee
ON taxation, Senator Mills. chairman. "a
statement answering in detail the
nineteen questions on taxation and real
estate conditions published 10y thc State
committee.
The boards were compiled 10y
the committee. OF which Robert l.. bowl
ing Is chairman and Richard q. Ch!ttick
executive secretary. The Real Estate
Board was represented AT the hearing on
Thursday hy Mr.. Bowling and by lau-
renee NJ II. Mc,iuir". president. VINO
presented a supplemented statement. The
filed statement includes nearly "a score
Of Tables of statistics supporting the
arguments Of the board.
The report points out that II is a mat
ter OF common experience among those
who pay take, on real estate thh, the
TAX burden on real .'titt" IS increasing
without uroppvtIuuttc Increase In the
tIN burden ola other fnrrIs Of property.
This stdt,pcts. Is not So .ouslN modified
even when The mounts collected from
PERSONAL property excluded from the
operation of IA, general property tx
ar" taken into account. II ~ shown NAT
while real estate paid such huge
Ht.,, "a, f.N.s al. % - - z 80 Ist, aud
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ANNOUNCE Big SALE
OF BROADWAY LOTS
Day and Davies Will Sell Dash
Estate Property Near Van
COrtlandt Park.

J Clarence Davies and Joseph u, Day,
agents and auctioneers, have announced
that III Tuesday, October &c. they Will
offer al absolute auction sale the 399
lots belonging 10 the estate OF Bowie
Dash, located between West 236th and
2+5th streets on both sides of Broadway
and adjacent avenues.
The sale Will hc held al he Exchange
Salesroom. II Ncscy street, beginning at
half past 10 o'clock I'm the morning on
Octoner 81. and according To the auc-
tiontcrs viii be GOV tinucd until the last
lot has been disposed of. or tho lots TO
he sold those numbered l to SO occupy
the major portion of the two square
blocks lying between 236th II e3sth
streets. broadway and Putnam avenue
West, the latter paralieling tho New
York and Putnam division of the New
York Central Railroad At Broadway is
I'll. 23sth street subway station. from
which point II trolley line operates east
thGusgn West 23sth street to Bronx
PARK Several substantial apartment
houses recently have been erected di-
rectly at the 23Ath street subway station
and facing IN Review place, which leads
directly from 23Sth street to Van Cort-
landt Park South and the park.
OF the remaining lots those numbered
- to 2Si inclusive lie west of the Broad
way subway and trolley line. occupying
tn. two blocks fronting on the west side
Of Broadway through to kingsbridee
avenue from 2S6th TO 23Sth street, the
three square blocks to the west with
f,nptupas IN Il tngshri1pn uIpniia (',plaa y
! avenue. Tihhett venue Spuyt"n Duyvil
road. 236th and .3Sth streets, the square
block bounded 10y Spuytcn Duyvil road,
23sth and 240th streets and Tihhett ave-
me. the major PARTON Of 'ha square
bloch directly to the east. including u
small frontage In Corlear avenue. and in
| addition a large part Of the two blocks
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BROokLNN SIRE ron FLATS.

Frank A.. Seavcr a 60 have sold IN"
plot. ooAio on the north side of Scua-
tor street. about zoo feet wcs, Of Third
avenue, for Edward I"uehman go "a
builder, who Will erect six family flats.
RulkleN q Horton have sold for Nirs.
Louisa A. Chase 22l Macon place. a
three story dwelling. on lot Is SNl0O.
ctwee Tompk'us and Throop avenues
ON lot to Il client for investment.
Leonard Davidson u Go. have sold for
VI. Goodman to a Mr.. I.inrrmeycr the
two family and store dwelling at 275J
Myrtle avenue.
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DYCKMAN APARTMENT
BOUGHT BY INVESTOR
Pays Seller a Profit for Biz
housewives sd street
Flat in Part Payment.

Thomas l. Ioighliu has bought 'nr
investment the live story apartment
house at the southeast corner "f Broad
way and .l1th street from Ambrose =
Iiecker. II occupies a plot fruu'iE %
feet on Broadway and 81 feet ON .i,ih
street. In part pay rncnt Mi longhiuI
gives the I'VE story tenement At Az
West Fffty-second stree, on lot 2jxl0o5
and the house at iot iIerschcll stree.
Bronx. The deal involves about Sl2i,-
900 and was negotiated by :. & J. Albert
and William White. Mr. l'ccker bou-it
the broadway apartment together WITH
an adjoining structure AZ the southwest
corner of Amsterdam avenue and 2lj'h
street about three weeks ago from the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
BROKERS ASK TAX LAW CHANGES
TO TIGHTEN BURDEN OF REALTY

the tremendous increase in tho burden
~ taxation and the unequal burden put
upon New York city real estate, both
on account of he disparity in assess
ments and the evasion of Katie by
personal property, the rigid and over
~exacting requirements Of local and STATE
departments and bureaus are n further
drain upon real estate, sometimes de-
Quoting from the income an amount
equal to the lax. 1t is shown that in
creased local taxation of real estate
would ter to decrease values and
would be detrimental 10 other kinds of
business. and II IL pointed out that while
increased taxes tend to increase rents
the popular idea that high taxes are
by the landlord to the tenant IL errone-
Gus. Some taxes can he shifted, and
when they can be shifted rhey bear with
greater force on the poorer classes.
Questions II. IS and 10 are answered
as follows What in your Judgment
are the defects in the present system Of
taxation?
TIL answer: As to existing laws.
real property bears an unequal tax bur-
den because the general property tax
Is defective In it's application to personal
property. Much personal property. under
the general property tax. evades taxa
ton, leaving the tax to he borne by
personally that cannot evade II. Too
much is left To IN. discretion of local
assessors III rural localities. the result
being gross inequalities in tn. tax levied
upon real estate and personal estate
in the same locality.
Lack of GENERALIZATION of authority
IL found, the result being inequalities IN
the tax burden levied on real estate aud
personal property In different localities
Lack Of uniformity In method~ and times
Of collection IL noted, resulting in IN
necessary confusion and expense. Too
complicated machinery for correcting .r-
rors exists and too great expense, result
ing in Unnecessary cost 20 the taxI,ay or
and especially to the small owner II
real estate.
As to administration. the defects i'm
the law are largely responsible for the
~defcrtiv" administration that results IN
Inequality ia the TAXATION a. htwccn
real property and personal property and
h-twcen different kinds of personal prop
crty. lu N"w Work city many dsscSsurs
in the field are not selected ipt th, II
fitness for the work they have To do.
often. when they have acquired fanili.
arity with local conditions. they are
shifted to new fields. where their knowi-
edge Is Of little value. There are proba-
bly, also too few Of them.
What sugges. ions have YOU to make
as TO possible amendments" Is question
Is.
II l. suggested that the general prop
erty tax law he amended 50 aS 10 provide
a low rate for personal property. posi-
bly, five mills. collection of such tax
10 be rIgidly enforced, Some method Of
classification would Ice necessary. The
huge personality assessment of S3.10+.-
3O5 .365 Just announced by the TAX De-
va - -. - thFS .t... -. ..
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DYEMAk FRS MY y. !. N'nI>

Louis Schloslnger has sold for ~
Ii. Rankin. the Economy Ertl'' 'f
pany and Max Fern To tnc MulNt. NI
Works of ST. Louis, Mo. t
fifteen acres bounded hy ~" a.
and ONO railroad, tu, l.ui-
division Of the Contra. Ru.lost ..
Jersey and Front street, a. l
Elizabeth. y, J The ucN wr'
erect "A dye plant on Ia, rlrr
order to provide for the r>'c' -"
their business made uvouS~t rt
European war, The SELLERS ~, q
sented by eX-Judgu T. II chino
the purchasers by George " H..
Leslie W. Sinsou.
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BUYS NEW lHK Ar\HrMI -

Louis Schl"s,ng"r las su.i e.
II. Mdy2el Company - H.'l-
Mockaber of East Orange 'tU ..
the Lincoln Park, rs, S'r4 o.
house AT % and - ,'tmp sIl''.
broad aud Orchard streets
ing, which vas Recently .pu.N'.
plans by H. Y, War''n.
50Nl0n.
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III WING At sol Tu\NrIu\

Alfred T.. Schrrmcrh"ru i,- ....
Mrs, Julia W. pupkc six aul n
acres OF land on the east s,tc CT
er's Neck lane - Mrs. FrrIt d
Davies. who will erect a rosld, t.f
three and onc-eighth acres or a.
Neck lane to LyttletoH Fox a. &.
a residence.
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F"iSi n i'ciSt BAY" sold to Finest II
Fuugn-r, architect. the vacan plot. 5oN
Toe. on the southwest side OF Turrell
avenue, about 200 feet northwest from
South braugc avenue. The buyer VII
erect a residence. for his ocCui,al.N. 1no
same bI kers sod for Charles totu.
to Mrs. Fannie Leibhauscr the Hftccr
room dwelling al ii7 south Arlington.
avenue. on plot 3NNl36 feet, for invest
us.gt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
JULES B<CuE 4 RIVER.

Ic1se 4 Gilman have sold Tor Mn.
George Nicario to Jules +. Rtchc. thu
banker. part Of the old Post estate a.
Great Neck. /. / Che property cn-
priScs abou eight acrcs. having an cN-
teusiNc 'rurtag" on the Sound. Nit
Edchc will erect a residence.
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:. 7. HOME SITE BISER.

J. Sterling Drake has sold for NY
McsSc to william Frcw a plot.
ioN-uu. an the northwest corner of
Bradley avenue and Willow Brcok road.
Second ward. Staten Island for im-
pruNcmeut with a modern residence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10

Burke Stone. Inc. has sold for rred
A.. Miller of RnckJvdv Park. to Charlie
\ Ryan. " lots "u Front avenue.
EriuN Manor. y. Y.
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38TNI ST. DWEIII>. ~ ~ u.

Mrs. Marion Y l.Nuou '''
the dwelling a. 20 I,,-t N"r'
street, sold ou WclucsdN t"I w.
G. Bergh by Joseph T.. Lay.
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builder. the Haven Construction Com
panS. through the Albc.ts. The houses
are - as the Drake Court and
isham Park Court. and wc'c but re-
Gently completed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
SlRES AND SONS.

Lord Rosebery is averse to pink. The
sight Of a lady in a pink dress has
caused him to lose the thread Of his
argument in q political speech.
Robert E. Peary has his summer
home on small island In Casco bay,
Oh the coast Of Maine. and on small
adjoining island, which he owns, he
breeds Eskimo dogs.
DR.. Wellington Koo, who has been
appointed Chinese minister to this
country, in succession to Kai Flu Shah.
was until his appointment minister to
Mexico. Peru and Cuba.
Henry Bruere. whose position may
be called chief efficiency engineer Of
New York city. which spends 100000.
600 year. is a native Of Missouri. has
devoted ten years to work Of this ma
ture and Is only thirty-three years Of
age.
Admiral Won Holtzendorf, recently
announced as the head of the German
naval staff. Is former commander Of
the German high seas fleet and one of
the big men of the navy. The new
chief of the naval staff. with his
bushy, snow white beard. his square,
thickset frame and his frank, positive
manner. is a typical sea dog.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Miss Ora Harris of Pittsburgh has
taught twenty-five years in a school
for the blind.
Miss Mary S. Boyd, chief Of the data
department of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, is known
as 1.-THE woman who answers Ques.
tons"
Nine. Rejane is one Of the quickest
studies" among great actresses. She
can commit long passage to memory
by reading it over twice. But 1t may
take her weeks to decide how to rem
der It.
DR.. Laura NJ. Riegelman, attached to
the New York board Of health, will
not live opposite a vacant lot have
carpets or wall paper or rent an apart
ment without studying the soil upon
which it stands-health precautions;
that Is all
Mrs. Mary Warren has the Job Of
looking over the massachusetts of the
treasury department For more than
thirty years she has sat at her desk in
small back room in the treasury
building, carefully examining every
bit Of refuse taken from the offices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
BLIND ORATORS
IN new CONGRESS
Similar Careers Of Senator Gore
and Representative SchaIL

In the present congress there are two
blind men, one in the senate. Senator
Thomas p. Gore Of Oklahoma, and one
in the house Of representatives. Thomas
D. Schall Of Minnesota. Senator Gore
Is a Democrat, while Schall Is a Pro-
gressive. The careers Of the two men
have remarkable similarities. Both lost
their sight through accident, both had
to struggle against poverty besides the
handicap Of blindness, both have won
fame as orators, and both won their
wives through the spell of oratory.
Senator Gore lost his sight when
eleven years old through an accident.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
BRIGHT BRIEFS.

The more II man rests the more he
rusts
man can make.
There's many slip 'twixt the cup
and the approximately.
He who disregards the rudder Ia
pretty sure to suffer wreck.
Until some one puts spike in 1t II
lie sounds just as well as the truth.
When the buyer understands his
business the salesman has an easy
time.
One good turn deserves another, but
unfortunately there IS no such thing as
perpetual motion.
Probably the secret Of happiness is to
convert yesterdays disgust into spir-
itual sunshine today.
The old blue laws were probably en-
acted for the purpose Of preventing
men from painting towns red.
When you meet a rich man who
says that he is happier than when he
was poor. give him the credit Of being
honest.
It's funny how children can learn all
the things they ought not to do withoui
any help. but must be taught all the
things they ought to know.
They claim they have found an anti
dote for bichloride of mercury poison
ing. At the same time nobody Is going
to he In any hurry to test It.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
Recent Inventions.

An attachment for scissors has been
patented to enable them to be used to
sharpen lead pencils.
A new serving fork has piece
which can be pushed down along the
tines without the fingers touching the
food.
Made of a fat steel spring. quickly
adjusted belt has been invented to take
the place Of strings on kitchen or lab
oratOry aprons.
For copying drawings or writings a
device has been patented that follows
the lines to be copied and at the same
time guides pen or pencil
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
Echoes of the War.

If there is an emperor of Europe
he'll have a throne Of ruins.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The sultan Of Turkey has a wonder.
full system of letting the other man
walk the flOor.-Washington Star.
Kings will be fortunate in becoming
sick of war before the common people
become sick Of kings. - Washington
Post
King Alfonso is still firm in his con-
tentions that Spain is Mcfarland
how earnestly he hopes that neither
side will have cause to doubt tide
trOit News.
The war is costing the European ma
lions $25,OG0,OO0 day. And the peo-
pie, who have little say about It, pay
the freight in blood and cash.-Balti-
more American.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-12-31
The Cookbook.

To make eggs stick to croquettes and
other foods that are dipped in egg and
crumbs. first dip the food In -four; thef.
the egg will adhere very well.
When making apple float try baking
the apples instead Of stewing them
The pulp is removed from the skins
and mixed with the whites Of the egg.
which makes the 6oat much lighter
than the old way.
Instead of frying your pork chops.
try baking them. Salt them and place
one on top Of the other in a pan With
about two cupfuls of water. Cover
with tight lid. You can bake eight in
an hour. and they will be as tender as
chicken.