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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
UNF AIRLy
Business, Professional, Workingmen and
Others Soaked for Personal Property
Tax-Political Bosses Escape.

Washington, d. c., Aug. S.-1f the
action Of the members Of the Senate
finance committee tonight is accepted
by Congress, all single persons hav.
ing an income Of $4,000, and persons
with dependent families having an in.
come Of $4,000, will haye to pay q 2
per cent income tax. Under existing
law, the minimum IL $4,000 and $4,000
respectively.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

This is true of political bosses
whether they derive. their. income
from millions Of dollars worth Of
good investments or whether they de.
rive their income from high salaries.
Not only do the industrious classes
have to bear the heaviest part Of the
burden Of local taxation, but there Is
more coming according to the follow.
ing dispatch:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

Investigation Of the personal prop.
erty tax lists shoy the unfairness
with which personal property taxes
are levied. Ii ~
8 Business men, professional men and
,workinsmen are taxed to the limit.
Political bosses escape very lightly.
II the personal property tax books
for the past Ave years were examined
curious facts would be shown up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
SCHMIDT FOR ASSESSOR
Well Known North Slider Will
/ Be Elected to the Board Of
Assessors for the Long
Term,

George X. Schmidt. the well known
North Side real estate man, will be
elected to the Board of Assessors
for the long term beyond any doubt.
A lifelong resident Of Chicago, and u
man OF character and ability. he
should make an ideal official for the
people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

lOtAIS .l,IIl $I,ZOl,0oS
In this total of $2.261,000 are In.
cluded three items for extra help and
piece work. In the records ONCE is
$4,000 for the folio writer's, who get
AZ cents folio. The number Of
women employed is usually around
100.
For extra work in the board of as.
SCISSORS $4,000 was appropriated at
the beginning Of this year and an.
other appropriation has been made
since. In addition liabilities OF about
$4,000 remain unpaid. The board Of
review received $4,000 to employ ex.
ira help In the rush season.
While the total for salaries IL ap.
proximately correct as an average. It
Is considerably less than will be paid
out by these 0fhces this particular
year.
In the above the county surveyor
and. the municipal judges have not
been included. The surveyor is q fee
once. The eleven. judges will receive
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

CFrom Weekly Letter. United States De-
partment Of Asriculture)
The dog in the country is a useful
and pleasant adjunct to the farm if he
is properly controlled and cared for,
but when neglected may readily be-
come a carrier of disease to stock, in
addition to gaining opportunity to XIII
sheep and destroy gardens and other
property. Dog ordinances, as a gen
eral rule, have been intended chiefly to
curb the dogs power of doing harm by
attacking, biting, killing or running
sheep or stock The part that he
plays as carrier Of diseases to ami
mails only recently has been recog-
nized, according to the biologists Of
the United States department OF agri-
culture, who believe that when this is
better understood rural ordinances and
laws which lessen this danger will
gain the support OF the community
OF the diseases carried to stock by
dogs, the foot-and-mouth disease IS
probably Of the greatest interest at
this time. In this case the dog acts
as a mechanical carrier Of infection.
The dog which runs across an infect
ed farm easily may carry in the dirt
on his feet the virus of this most con-
tagious of animal diseases to other
farms and thus spread the disease
to the neighboring herds. In infected
localities it is absolutely essential,
therefore, to keep all dogs chained
and never to allow them on the farm
except on leash
There are, however, many other
maladies in the spread of which the
dog takes an active part In Bulletin
260 of the department, ''The Dog as
a Carrier Of Parasites and Disease" 1T
is pointed out that rabies, hydatid,
fayus, douhle-pored tape
worm, roundworm and tongue worm
are often conveyed to human beings in
this way It occasionally happens also
that the dog helps heas and ticks in
transmitting bubonic plague or the
deadly spotted fever.
Hydatid disease is caused by the
presence In the liver, kidneys, brain, |
lungs and other organs of a bladder
worm or larval tapeworm- Bladder
WORMS are often as large as an orange
and may be larger. A dog which is
to feed on caTrion or the raw
viscera Of slaughtered animals. may eat
all or part Of a bladder worm contain
ing numerous tapeworm heads. These
tapewoFm heads develop into small
segmented tapeworms in the intestines
Of the dog. The tapeHorms Ia turn
develop eggs which are passed out in
the excrement of the dog They are
spread broadcast on grass and in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

satisfactory, and the colt kept in a
small lot fenced either with boards or
poles While all colts may not run into
the wire, the one that tangles itself in
the wire is invariably the most valu-
able.
The weaving that is most success
fully accomplished is the one through
which the colt suffers the least set
back in growth If at weaving time
the colt can eat its full allowance of
grain, two or three pounds OF oats or
one and one-half pounds OF oats and
two pounds Of ground barley mixed to-
gether, with plenty of clean alfalfa
or timothy hay, it will continue grow
ing and cease to fret for its dam.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
LAZY ANCESTORS OF
OUR MODERN FOWLS
Industrious Hen of Today Lays
800 Eggs in Year, While
Jungle Bird Laid Twelve.
By c. S. ANDERSON. colOrado.)

EBy G. s. ANDERSON. Colorado.)
The jungle fowl, from which all our
modern breeds Of chickens have orig
mated, laid from twelve to fifteen
eggs a year when IN its wild and nat
ural state With years Of selection,
we have succeeded IN developing from
this low-predGcing fowl a type Of bird
the chief function Of which is egg pro
duction- Our present-day Leghorns.
and carefully selected fowls Of several
other breeds, lay close to 300 eggs an
nually, and IN the course of lifetime
more than a thousand
An average hen Of the egg tyDe
breeds win lay IN a years time I've
times her body weight in eggs TAX
ing the standard weight of eggs as "a
ounces per dozen, this means an egg
every three days during the year. To
accomplish this the hen must consume
nearly thirty times her body weight In
feed.
The hen also has q market value
when she is no longer an egg producer.
Comparing the total marketable prod
ucts returned for 100 pounds OF digest
ible matter consumed, the hen ranks
second only to the COW among all our
common farm animals
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
WEAVING THE FoAL IS EASY
Merely Matter of Separation, If Prop
erly Cared for During Summer
Months-Time Varies.

II the foaI has been properly cared
for during the summer months, being
fed little grain in addition to the
roughage and dams milk, weaving
time viii be merely matter Of sepa-
ration.
The time Of weaving viii vary with
conditions, but the best rule is to al
low it five to seven months, says Farm.
Stock and Home, as the work of tho
mare varies from heavy to light, but
if possible, don't wean the foaI before
four months.
The important stage of the young
ster's life is now at hand. Separation
from the dam must be complete to be
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
HAVE COMFORTABLE
STALLS FOR HORSES
1t Often Happens That Places
Where Animals Are Kept Are
Entirely Too Narrow.

A horse cannot talk and tell his
owner in the morning that he has
been uncomfortable during the night,
but if such is the case and the trouble
continues the effect viii show in his
work. or more serious trouble may
follow. Sometimes the stalls are bad
~ constructed, made too narrow Or
the horses feet wear holes which are
neglected.
One of the greatest evils is having
a stall too narrow. It may not have
been properly constructed in the first
place or perhaps has been made for
a small horse. If the barn changes
hands or is rented and a larger horse
put in 1t, this horse may have diff
Guilty in rising and so because Of his
dread of lying down on that account
remains on his feet longer than is good
for him. Again board or two may
become dislodged and not being re-
placed at once occasions draft
In a number Of barns that have
come under my observation too little
care has been used as to the situa-
ton Of the stalls. Quite often they
ara placed on the north side Of e
building owing to such a position be-
ing handler or not interfering with
other arrangements about the barn
Instead, it is best to have them on
the south side OF building or If on
the north side they should have q
double wall. The stalls should be Of
sufficient size, the flooring should be
level and the stalls themselves kept
In good condition
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
BHHHIAIILIlH IIIIHHHI

Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about It I
said i know nothing viii help me but I
VIII try this / found myself improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and IN two
weeks time was able to sit down and
eat q hearty breakfast with nv hus-
band, which had not done for two years.
! am now In the best Of health and
did not have the operation. !" = Mrs.
JOHN 4 KoEN1G, 5o2 Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, n. 7.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table Sometimes
nothing else viii do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter comes
TO the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; OF. If performed, did 10 good.
but Lydia E Pnkham' 3 Vegetable Com
poundwss used and good health followed
IF you want advice write to
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co.
EcOnidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
COMMON TAPEWoRM I'M LAMBS
Not Believed That They Are Respon-
sibIe for Many Deaths OF Animals,
Says Western Expert.
Ry E. NEwsoM. Colorado AerfcuI-
turaI COLLEGE. Fort Collins. Colol

CBy I E NEwSOAI. Colorado AgricuI-
turaI College. Fort Collins. COlo-)
The common tapeworm OF lambs Is
one that has q habit of getting into
the duct leading from the liver, and
for this reason many who have exam
ined sheep, dead of disease, have sus-
pected the tapeworm OF causing the
death. 1t might be we'll to state that
more than so per cent of all western
lambs have these tapeworms, as evil
denced by finding them on the kill
ing floors at the large packing houses
While it must be admitted that in a
few instances they may cause some
trouble, yet it is not believed that they
are responsible for many OF our lamb
losses.
During the siege OF the Kansas
horse disease some man unfamiliar
with the normal conditions in horses
for the first time found PaIisade
worms in the abdominal arteries of
dead horses. He at once jumped at
the conclusion that these worms were
responsible for the disease Had he
known that approximately 95 per cent
Of all horses have these same worms,
his reputation might not have suffered.
It is rather common for veterinarians
to diagnose tapeworms in dogs, and in
about So per cent these diagnoses are
correct, but that the tapeworms in
these animals are responsible for dis
ease is not at all evident, except in a
very small percentage of cases. So It
is with these tapeworms in lambs.
They can always be found in posting
any large number of animals. but that
they are responsible for any serious
disease is evident only in few cases
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

I drinking water where animals can
very well eat them and thus become
| infected. The hog IS particularly liable
to this disease because of its roofing
habits The eggs may get into hui
man food, and persons who allow
dogs to lick their hands and face also
run the risk Of getting the eggs Of the
| tapewoFm in their systems.
Prevention on the farm consists in
so restraining the dog that he cannot
get at carbon or raw viscera Viscera
should be boiled before being fed to
dogs and should never be thrown on
the fields If not cooked and fed, Wis
cera and earcasses should be burned,
buried With lime, or so disposed of as
not to be accessible to dogs. Proper
feeding OF the dog is essential and the
owner who does not feed a dog prop
erly has no right to keep one.
The parasite which causes gid in
sheep somewhat resembles the hyda-
It'd worm A dog allowed to eat the
brain Of a giddy sheep may swallow
this parasite and later distribute the
eggs Of the resulting tapeworm over
the pasture. Sheep while grazing
they eat In the case Of sheep dogs
it is important to administer vermi-
fuges often enough to keep them free
Of these WORMS In the case Of sheep
measles, the bladder worm in the
meat typical of this disease, is swat
lowed by the dog and again the tape
worm eggs are passed by the dog to
grass or water and there are eaten
by sheep.
or the external parasites which
dogs may carry TO animals, heas and
the various kinds Of ticks are both
troublesome and dangerous. The
remedy is clear The owner must
keep his dog clean, not merely for the
comfort and happiness OF the dog, but
to prevent it from becoming a carrier
Of disagTeeabIe and dangerous vermin.
These reasonable measures, mpor-
tant to the stock on the farm, have q
direct connection with the health OF
the family Where ringworm or other
skin diseases break out among the
children, or the worm parasites devel-
ep, it is well to determine whether q
dirty or uncared-fOr dog may not be
carrying infection on his skin or hair,
or be conveying disease from carrion
directly to the food and persons Of his
friends. Even If no enc is infected
with disease, the folly of allowing a
dog to remain dirty and have the free
dom of home where personal clean
Illness and hygiene are respected is ap-
parent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
MoLDY sILAeE is HARMFUL
Complaints Made That Farmers Lose
Horses and Mules-carefuiIy
Avoid All Spoiled Stuff.

Every winter farmers complain OF
losing horses or mules by feeding
spoiled silage. Damaged or moldy
silage is not frst-class feed for any
animal. Even cattle should be fed
carefully, but the greatest care should
be exercised with horses and colts.
See that no moldy stuff gets into their
feed boxes and that none is eft
there from one feed to another to
spoil
Good silage does not hurt horses,
but remember the mold that some
times occurs in spots may kin them
at any time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

| leave a smooth, even surface The
sawdust should be put in a gunnysack
and set in a tub of warm water for
at least an hour Cor still better, over
night SO that it will be thoroughly
moistened before using. Rule off
piece of good quality white cloth
tsheeting), about the size of the box,
into squares, two and one-haIf inches
each way. Number the squares. 1, 2,
3, etc. Place the cloth on the saw
corners and edges.
Use care that the kernels do not get
mixed with those from the ear next to
it. After the kernels are removed,
boards may be laid over the rows of
ears to keep them in place until the
result of the termination test is
known. Place the six kernels from
ear No. 1 in square No l of the
termination box; from ear No. 2 in
square No. 2, and so on with all the
ears Lay a piece of good cloth "a
good quality of sheeting) on top of
the kernels and dampen it. Press the
cloth down gently with the palm OF
hand, being careful not to misplace
the kernels in the squares
Now place over this cloth another
cloth of the same material, consider
ably larger than the first one (about
six feet square), and fill in on top
with two or three inches OF moist,
warm sawdust. Pack it down firmly
with brick or with the feet The
edges of the cover should then be
folded over the sawdust in the box
to prevent drying out. Now set the
box away until the kernels sprout
Keep in an ordinary warm place. like
the living room, where it will not
freeze. The kernels will terminate
in about eight days.
Remove the cover carefully to avoid
misplacing the kernels in the squares.
Examine the kernels in each square
in the termination box, and discard
all ears whose kernels in the box are
dead, moldy, or show weak germina-
ton.
Caring for Seed Corn.
II the kernels show weak, spindling
sprouts, or a part of them are very
weak and uneven, the ear should be
thrown out to make place for an ear
whose kernels give strong, vigorous
sprouts. Remember that the kernels
which are slow to sprout, and are
weak, will be behind the strong ones
in the field
After the seed has been sorted, test
ed, sheIled, and graded for the planter.
and the bad kernels removed, it should
be placed in half-bushel sacks and
hung up in a dry place. Put in sacks.
separate from the rest, the seed from
the best 100 ears. When planting,
use the seed from 1.-The best 100 ears"
on one side Of the field from which
to pick your seed corn for the next
years planting.
We cannot afford to neglect this i'm
p0rtant work. II every farmer would
test every ear of his seed corn in the
Rinter in the way described above,
the yield would be wonderfully in
creased. No other time will be SO
profitable to the farmer as that spent
in testing the vitality of his seed and
in grading to insure the planter drop
ping, the proper number OF kernels
In each hill. 1t is possible for every
one to do this work. 1t will cost moth
ing but the time. OF which there is
plenty at the season when the work
should be done.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
INTERESTING ITEMS

A novelty for smokers is tobacco
packed in paper cartridges to be
smoked in any pipe or IN specially de-
signed tubes which resemble enlarged
cigar holders. JlEIt4
William Frederick Allen. who died
recently atshis home In Orange, n. j.,
at the age Of seventy years, was the
inventor of the present method of COM
putting standard time in. this country.
which system has been adopted in
psnctically every Civilized country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
EaciIitate prainaue.

Some little furows or bitches may
be needed 20 facilitate drainage in the
berry patch this winter, even though
you have tile drains When ground
81 frozen. water cannot get mo an
dsrground drains.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

The examination of fairly accurate
records has convinced scientists that
there has been no appreciate ehznge
in the climate Of northern Europe in
1900 years.
Instead of wind shield that might
interfere with the vision motor cy-
Gle can now carry q. device thas de-
f1efts the air currents and dust abo7e
a riders head.
The attorney general OF New York
state is handling s.23s cases. Invelv-
ing over $4,000. GOO IN Eoney and
property.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
important Garden Faetor.

The soil is a very important factor
IN gardening Sandy soils are adapted
to early vegetables; the loan soils 70
tomatoes and muskmelons. and the
muck soils to the nitrogen feeders, let
tuee, cabbage. celery and onions
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
K.eninn H. EertIlit,.

Are you keeping up the fertility Of
your land? This is especially fmpor-
tant to the fruit and vegetable grower.
Study your fertilizer problem this win
:er and get ready to act next spring.
Il viii pay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Lom-Grade Melody.

WaIker-Fm thinking seriously of
investing in an automobile
Ryder-Well; I've got little beauty
that III sell to you for a mere song.
Walker-For q mere song. Ell? To
the tune of what2
Ryder-"old Hundred
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

CoHlcS. j was get
ingwo-se everyday.
i had chins, my head
would ache, ! was
always tired. ! could
not walk straight
because Of the pain
N mybsck andIhad
pains In my stom-
ach. I went to a
doctor and be said I
must 60 under an
operation, but I did
not 60. ] read N
the nanar ahnnA
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Coughs and pneumonia from dusty
beds may incidentally be prevented II
louse-infested beds are oiled Breath
ing dust may cause death from pneu-
mOnia and certainly render hogs less
resistant to cholera
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
RIa snoon II Handy

A big spoon comes handy for many
purposes. With It you can stir up
mashes for the hens, mix the feed for
the hogs, NIX the horses ration, and
measure out tonics for the stock And
It costs bat 3 tTtia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Do not try to carry the horse
through the winter on hay or straw
ration Such feeding induces indiges-
ton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
CQErecEoR-

The great American drama" re-
marked the eminent critic, lis still IN
written"
You're wrong" answered the play
wright. p wrote it three years ago,
but 1 can't get any manager TO pro
duce it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
He Knew.

Professor-Teu me what are some
OF the uses OF hot air?
Student tabsently We'll, In cratory
it is especially useful In warning ID
an audience to the subject -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Never cnnhn. ain.

As soon as the young pigs begin to
eat and drink, furnish them with
plenty but never confne them In q
narrow pen at any season
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Many WortFiiess Doo

Il there were fewer worthless dogs
there would be more profitable sheep
and cleaner farms.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Piles Relieved by First ApuffcztiOu
And cured an 70 u days BY PAzO OlNTH ENT- tho
universal remedy for all forms Piles Dr1Ezisss
refund money il II fails Sc
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

The best-fed army in the world is
the American, while the Japs eat the
least and the Russians the most
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Poor VeutiIztor.

There's a broken window in the
sheep house. It forms a poor sys
ten Of ventilation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best. All grcceEs. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Three Catholic bishops are serving
as privates in the French army
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoris, N. Y" For two wears I
was feeling III and took all kinds Of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
important to Mothers
Answered

Answered.
e have fallen arches. What shall
I do2'
See the building inspector"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
BY p. C. HOLDEN.

HERE will be a short corn
crop this year and mil
lions of dollars will be lost
to the farmers if great care
is not taken in selecting
and testing the best ma
tured corn for this season s
planting.
We may well take the
warning tn heart for This