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BEN PLUGS A LEAK About a year or so ago a dairyman from a few miles west of here hap­ pened in one day and we got to talking on his favorite subject--milk produc­ tion. ?" Ben is OM of those progressive his cofrs a balanced ration, keeps books on every milker, same as if she was a customer or something, and breeds 'em right, too. He got to telling me about the scientific breeding, his balanced feed­ ing, his reckonings of butterfat per­ centage, and all of that. Pretty well posted, too. But I noticed there was one thing he seemed to be shy on. "Be«i," says I, "you've got this science business down pretty fine. You're keeping an exact tab on every cow's earnings--you're breeding ac­ cording to family--you're balancing the .rations--you're pretty well up on equipment--but there's one thing you've clean missed." ... . , Ben looked sort 'o surprised. "Go on," says he. * "Water," says I, "just plain every­ day drinking water. Has it never dawned on yotf that common drinking water is one of the best milk-making foods you have on your farm ? Do you realize that pure, rich, whole milk, right fresh from the milking is 87 per cent water?" Ben started to cut in, but-- "Waite a minute," says I. "I know you water your cattle in winter. Turn 'em out to the tank twice a day regu­ lar, don't you? Fine. But how much of that icy water do you reckon they manage to sip up? Enough to last them to the next time? Not by a long sight-- "A cow is not built like a camel. She's got no way of laying in an extra supply for future use. She just quenches her thirst at the time she drinks and that's all. Arid the worst of it is she can't even do that satis­ factorily on water that's ice cold. Experience ppoves that no cow can .drink her fill on water under 50" de­ grees Fahrenheit. "It's a positive fact that a tank- watered cow in winter consumes only 65 to 75 per cent of her normal liquid requirements. And what she does drink--twice a day at an icy tank--is of little use in digesting her food dur­ ing the thirsty intervals, and convert­ ing into milk the milk-making ele­ ments of that food. So her milk yield falls off accordingly. Did you ever hear of that famous milker, Missouri Chief Josephine--a cow with a yield of 700 pounds a week? Believe it or not, this celebrated champion drank close to a barrel of water a day." "Your winter milk yield from the average tank-watered ordinary cow is actually 1 to 2 pounds a day short all thru the barn-fed season." "Figure it up, Ben. Your herd is housed up about 200 days of the year. That means a shortage of 200 to 400 pounds of milk per head every winter --right when milk and butter are fetching the highest prices. Last winter whole milk was selling around $2.00 a hundred." "You could have made $4.00 to $8.00 more profit last winter, Ben, on every cow in your herd--if you had watered them scientifically as well as feeding and breeding 'em scientifically." Ben's interest was on the jump. "All right," says he, "I'm all ears. What do you call watering a herd scientifically?" "Just this: Give them all the water they want, at the right drinking tem­ perature (50 to 65 degrees), when­ ever they want it, all the time, day and night, all thru the winter season." "I'm still listening," says Ben. "What's the answer?" "The answer, Ben, is--James Drink­ ing Cups." • "With James Drinking- Cups in­ stalled in your barn, your cows can drink water whenever they like, as much as they like, at the temperature they like it, any minute of the day or night. No more going thirsty three- quarters of the time--no more herding 'em out to the tank, and herding 'em in again--no more frozen tanks to chop open--no more tank-heater make shifts to fuss around with and eat up expensive fuel--no more twice-a-day periods of cold and excitement to 'up­ set' your cattle and interfere with their milk-production--James Drink­ ing Cups put an end to all this once and for good." "James Drinking Cups are easy to install, are practically automatic in action, and once installed require lit­ tle or no attention. They save time, save labor, save tank heater fuel, im­ prove the 'iieeiaiesi:' of your herd-- and pay for themselves in a single season in boosted milk production." Well, to make a long story short, Ben installed James Drinking Cups that same winter. Today he's one of the biggest boosters for James Drink- ing Cups in this part of the country. He was in here a few "days ago and he told me his books showed a round gain last winter of $7.00 a head over the winter previous. And this season, he says, with the whole country clam­ oring for bigger food production and dairy products bringing higher prices than ever before in diary history, James Drinking Cups will easily "be worth*$10.00 "velvet" to him on every animal in his herd; Why not plug up that winter leak in your milk profits--same as "Ben" did? WILBUR LUMBER CO. WEST McHENRY. ILLINOIS : | r Two More Addresses %. August Larsen, former McHenry resident, but now of Phillips, Wis., has kindly forwarded us the addresses of his two sons who are now in ser­ vice. John and Robert Larsen will be favorably remembered by a large number of our young people, who, no doubt, will welcome the opportunity to write the boys a line or two occa­ sionally. The addresses follow: Capt. John Lersen, C. A. R. C., Fort Cos- well, North Carolina; Priv. Robert Larsen, Co. D, 410th Teleg. Bn. S. C., Camp Morse, Leon Springs, Texas. ; Hie boys will be glad to hear from >. ttesir McHenry fricmrfy; ' .v • . » There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was sup­ posed to be incurable. Doctors pre­ scribed local remedies, and by constant­ ly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by con­ stitutional conditions and therefore re­ quires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a consti­ tutional remedy, is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. P. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold tay Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. THEM'MPLAIWDEALER F. G. SCHREINER Office In Bank Building Telephone *-W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS One Yiser Six Months, 75c Three Months, 4*© Thursday, February 14, 1918 TOO MUCH PRESS MATTER V An Absolute Waste--Country Pub­ lisher Swamped With Matter The following articUy vhich ap­ peared in last week's Woodstock Sen­ tinel, hits the nail squarely on the head: "Stacks of press notices from the scores of branches of the country's war activities and kindred activities are received by every country editor every day, sent out from Washington, Chicago, Springfield or somewhere else, untir the editors have been swamped so that they can hardly glance it over and Still have time to •do a little work. "With these columns of press stuff 6me letters' explaining the extraor­ dinary importance of each individual department's matter, also how *ne pa­ triotic editor should not fail to give a prominent place in his newspaper to he typewritten or printed pages sent m. • "Most of this press stuff undoubt­ edly finds its way into the waste baskets of the newspaper offices and 'tis said in some places it is helping out the shortage of fuel. "But if the government would find some way of getting things together, sending about four-fifths of the press writers to the trenches aad getting to the newspapers the pith of things in such shape that they can use it, the country editor would heave a sigh of relief. "The paper that is wasted and the effort that is expended in this way v ithout any value to the cause is enormous, and the worst part of it is that whatever of value there may be hidden in the mass of matter sent out is lost in the enormity of the supply received." The Plaindealer. wishes to add that we are perfectly willing to give Uncle Sam all the spare space that we have, but were we to publish all of the material received weekly we would have more than enough to get out a daily paper without even attempting to give the readers any home news. SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest as Prepared In Our Institution of Learning Report cards were given out this week. Miss Maude Granger visited rooms one and three on Monday. Helen Pries and Margaret Franks are new pupils in room one. John Bolger and Edward Knox vis­ ited high school Tuesday afternoon. School was dismissed at three o'clock Tuesday, Lincoln's birthday; Lincoln's birthday was celebrated in room V by the reading of original compositions on Lincoln's life. The eighth grade has taken up the study of physiology and "The Mer­ chant of Venice" this semester. The eighth grade is making posters to represent the causes and probable results of the present world war. Earl Walsh of room five finished first in minimum essentials test in language Monday. Time, 6 min. Honor Roll For January First grade--Stanley Geier, Marie Worts, Lillian Stoffel, Rosalind Nye, Lois Bacon. Second grade--Chas. Vycital, Mar­ ion Wegener, Evelyn May. Third grade--Hazel Bacon, Hazel Anders, Adeline Perkins, Georgia Vasey, Bernard Kinsala, Water Vogt. Fourth grade--Frank Page, Ken­ neth Peterson, Evelyn Thurlwell, A dell Pufahl. Sixth grade--Leone Givens, Pauline Pufahl, Julia May. Eighth grade--Mildred Kinsala, Mary Pender Walsh, Esther Feltz. TERRA COTTA Arthur Anderson spent last week at his home here. Henry Shales was a business caller at Crystal Lake Saturday. Merton Gracy spent Sunday with his wife and family here. Mr. and" Mrs. Wm. Sayler of Mc­ Henry spent Sunday at Geo. B. Fris- by's. , Mrs. B. F. Martin is spending a few days as the guest of Chicago rela­ tives. Mrs. John Liddle and daughter, Elizabeth, were McHenry callers Tuesday. Mrs. G. P. Bay and daughter spent several days last we 3k with Elgin relatives. Mrs. Wm. Coleman of Elgin is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. G. P. Bay, this week- Misses Agnes Frisby and Frances Knox spent Saturday and Sunday at their homes here. Misses Mary Conway and Clara ?risby and Francis Frisby were allers at Burton's Brige Sunday. T. R. Anderson and Miss Ruth Anderson of Long Beach, Calif., ar­ rived here two weeks ago, where they will spend a month or six weeks with | their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. I Anderson. They Vill also visit other relatives and friends in this vicinity. i Taxes, Taxes I Dear Friends and Taxpayers: j I am confined to my bed from rheu- ' matism and therefore ask a favor of . .. „ you* Please Pay your taxes to Jos. Advertise with The Plaindealer for ,W. Freund, whom I hereby authorize wwtfta. (to receive them, so that I will get the -"v * xsxst , ' i .4: '-is:v«1 " *•< ' > * * ..U-f k ' „ f \ ' V-: We beg to call your Attention to your requirements SEED FOR THE ENSUING YEAR As the 1918 season approaches the American Parmer is face to face with a most important duty and obligation. If the world war continues the food for the{allied armies must come from American soil. Therefore it be­ comes his most important duty to be prepared to take advantage of every opportunity to raise a crop--and to raise a crop he must have seed and to raise a good crop he must have good seed and good seed of all kinds was never so scarce as is today* IS We have just received^ car load of the best Seeds that money can buy. We could have bought CHEAPER SEEDS but not BETTER SEEDS. Let us emphasize the necessity of ordering your ensuing season's requirements. It may mean the difference of profit and loss to you. Fred A. Cooley West McHenry, Illinois If Everyone Knew I F EVERYONE KNEW just how much it meant to them by doing their shopping at the Water Street Store and Market we feel positive that within a very short time everyone in the town of McHenry would become a steady patronizer of this source. We have at this time a very large number of customers but what we want is more. The more customers we have the .more goods we sell and the more goods we sell the cheaper we can afford to sell them. Help us sell still cheaper by being a customer of ours. Let us see your smiling face in our store on one of our this weeje's two special days Friday and Saturday, February 15th and 16th CHEESE The kind with the taste that calls for another piece, full, rich body, firm, close grained, made from the finest materials when the pasturage was at its best. Yellow only, try some. Espe­ cially /priced, per pound ....28'/2c BUTTER Best creamery bulk, per lb. only..51c BUTTERINE Only the best brands, per lb 31c PEANUT BUTTER Extra good bulk, at per lb 29c LARD The best way to buy lard is by the tub, at per pound only ,.27 Vic FRESH MEATS Round steak, per lb 19c Sirloin steak, per lb 23c Boneless roll roast, per lb.. 23c Beef rounds, per lb 16c Boiling beef, per lb.. 13Vic and 15c PORK Pork chops, per lb 28c Pork loin for roast, per lb 27c We buy the best in meats obtainable; none better. SALTED PORK A No. 1 lean or fat salted pork, at per pound 31c CORN BEEF Extra good home sugar cured corn beef, at per pound only 15c SMOKED MEATS Our customers tell us that we carry the best line of bologna, sausages ahd smoked meats in town. Try some. HERRING Spiced, extra good No. 1 fish, per pail $1.22 Roll Mops, 3 for 15c Holland All Milcher Herring We claim to have the only barrel of these fish in the United States You may get them here at 3 for -20c BLOATERS Extra big, at each 7c Boneless herring, per lb 17c COFFEE We have the best 25c coffee in town, which we sell on these spe­ cial days at per lb only 18c GROCERIES Heinze's and Club House pork and beans, per can • • 17c Oyster crackers, per pound 15c Premium sodas, per pound 16c Tomatoes, large can1. 12c ,Peaches, large can 21c P}ums, large can 22c Kellogg's Toasted Corn flakes, per package * 10c Peas, per can 13c 6 bar American Family soap, only.35c Why not buy your soap in box lots? A hundred bars of soap will not last you very long, but look at the saving. We can save you from $1 to $3.00 on just one single box. LEAF LARD Buy leaf lard here, you can get it at per pound 27Vic BULK GOODS Corn meal, per pound 6Vic Oat meal, per pound 6Vic Rice, fancy, 3 pound for 25c NAVY BEANS We purchased nearly a car load of these beans, which enables us to sell them cheaper than anyone else. All hand picked at per pound....' 16 Vic WE BUT Calves, Hides and poultry and pay highest market prices at all times. The farmers are beginning to bring their products to this place because they know that for better prices they need not go further. WATER STREET STORE & MARKET QUALITY, SERVICE, LOW PRICES ADAMS BROS. 'PHONE 28, K'KKRY r:.f benefit of the earnings of the office, as my financial condition is such that I need the earnings, having been an invilad for 20 years and now giving some support to two orphan grand­ children. I beg you to favor me by paying the taxes. Thanking you in advance,-! am, _ 3 Mathias M iller, Collector. We will receive tacxes Tuesdays at Jos. J. Miller's store, Ringwood; Wed­ nesdays at Ben J. JSchaefer's store, Johnsburg; Thursday 's at Smith Bros.' store, McHenry, and Friday and Sat­ urday at Jos. W> Frc rand's store, West McHenry. . . ̂ McHeiujy's basket ball talent is be­ coming recognized thruout this as w^ll as adjoining counties. "Boley" Mill­ er, one of the fastest men that the McHenry high school has turned out in recent years, has been engaged to play with other town teams on several different occasions during the past few weeks and has always made good whenever called upon. This same thing is true of Frank Justen and others. FOR SALE--House and four lota. Excellent building sites. Mrs. Schreiner, West McHenry, OL ima the Red (km ifc;