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*•' ^" 4 ' ^fT- 7-^Trl '••"•«• -"> 1 « -1 * " ."i «r *' • ^ fl i'-' i '- * • ._A% / Ait'**1*.', r.. ,i- ,• „ ' rf-, *•' ^ .." ' ' • ; *'V * . ' r T" .*' ^v-T-'rv: •. >C' TUkSXOMAM, THUMPAT, T^B. 1«,1«M ."* *. w '- t. >$"•••! ; s 7-5; «*•' » ' •; : ~* V'""S ' .' V, Fire uJ MImtt rtr« tries go'd, misery trie# brete Seneca. KENT ft All Kinds of IKSURANCl with the most rcllaAl* Companies kCoi»e in "ittd talk It ®t«p "&T;' Phone McHenrj 8 ' °L:: Florence Ray, D. C. Chiropractor and M asseurist ty by Appointmertl ; X-Ray Service * ' S Located over: -- ~-V- l\-- an Bros. Grocery & Mffktt RIVERSIDE DRIVE Phone Richmond 18 Dr. JOHN DUCET .. ^ VETERINARIAN : TO aad Blood Testing RICHMOND, ILLINOIS 4 HENRY V. SOMPEL GeneraTTeaming Sand, Gravel and Goal f of Sale Grading, Graveling and Road Work Done By Contract V of Eyery Description or By Day Phone McHenry 649-B-j McHenry, 111. & #. O. Address, Roufce-3 - WU. M. CARROLL Lawyer OSce with West McHenry State Bank Every Friday Afternoon Mcff<^ry,< Illinois CONNEL M.'McDERMOTX ATTORN EY-AT-L AW flours--Every evening, 7 to &&0 v.'V, All day Saturdays Plies BHg. Cor. Green and Elm Sts. Tel. McHenry 258 McHenry, 111. $~.;r *' McHENRY GRAVEL & EXCAVATING CO. A. P. Freund, Prop. Eoad Building and Excavating Estimates Furnished on Bequest High-grade Gravel, Delivered at any time--large or small orders given prompt attention. Phone 204-M McHenry Telephone No. 198-R "^Btoffel & Reihansperger ranee agents for all classes of property in the best companies. DEDUCTIONS WHICH MOTORISTS MAT TAKX With March 15, the deadline for filing federal income tax returns, rap. idly approaching, the Chicago Motor Club has secured from authoritative sources a list of the various deductions which may be made by motorists of Illinois in arriving at the income on which they will be required to pay the federal tax. For convenience those deductions have been divided into four groups - . first, those items which may be deducted by all motorists, whether the car or cars are used for business or pleasure; second those items which also may be deducted in the case of cars used wholly or partially for business; third, those items which also may be deducted in the case of cars used wholly or chiefly for business; and fourth, those items which are not deductible, even though forming part Of the expense of ownership. This tabulation of items has been checked with a representative of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, so it can be accepted as the last word on the subject. It is suggested that motor vehicle owners, preserve this information for use while preparing their income tax returns- In the first group, which contains the items of expense which may be deducted by all car owners irrespective ofv whether the car is used( for business or pleasure, there are six permitted deductions which may be taken, They are: 1. All sums paid during the calendar year as registration fees, city vehicle taxes or personal property taxes. 2. The total sum paid as a gasoline tax where the law has been construed to make that tax a consumer tax. This is the case in Illinois. 8. Interest on money borrowed for the purchase of an automobile. 4. Uncompensated losses sustained by reason of damages to one's automobile, unless caused by wilful act or wilful negligence of the taxpayer seeking the deduction. 5. The amount of finance charges on automobiles purchased. This is allowed to the extent that such charges are for interest on the loan, but that portion of the charges covering the premium on the loan, but that portion of the charges covering the premium on insurance to protect the finance company's interest may not be deducted. 6., Damages for injuries to persons or for destruction of property, unless such injuries or damages are caused by the wilful act or wilful negligence of the taxpayer seeking the deduction. In the second group, comprising those items which may be deducted when the car is used wholly or partially for business purposes, there are two authorized deductions which may be taken in addition to those listed in the first group. 1. All operating and maintenance expenses, including depreciation (usually figured at 25 per cent per annum of the orginai purchase price) on automobiles used wholly for business or a pro-rata share of such expenses representing- the per cent of business use of a car used partially for business. In other 'words, if the car in question is used 25 per cent for business, it is permissible to deduct 2h cent of 'the operating, maintenance and depreciation expenses. In determining the percentage cf use of a car for business and pleasure the bureau has no fixed measuring stick. Officials state, however, that it will be acceptable to the bureau for the reporting motorist to use time as the method for determining this question of percentage of use. 2. Automobile insurance premiums WILL PAY RAISER HOvGRADE PULLETS Weaker Should Be Given a Fair "Break." WEST McHENRt - ILLINOIS Insure -In Sore-insurance WITH Wm.G. Schreiner Auctioneering OFFICE AT RESIDENCE Ptisne 93-R McHenry, Illinois S. H. Freund & Son CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Phone 127-R McHenry Our experience is at Your Service in building Your Wants Ed Vogel GENERAL AUCTIONEER FARM SALES A SPECIALTY P. O. Solon Mills, 10. ©T.JReference Past Sales SATISFACTION GUARANTEED on automobiles used wholly for business purposes, with percentage deductions permitted where the car is used partially for business. The percentage of use is determined in the same way as outlined under item numbered 1, above. I*1 third poup, which contains ~.ose items deductible when the car is used wholly or chiefly for business,"' there is one authorized deduction. ,.J" k°ss sustained where an automobile used for business purposes is traded in for a new car. . this case the loss is not proportioned to the amount of use. The loss should be determined as follows: , Add the selling price to the depreciation sustained; the difference between this total and the cost price represents the loss. The entire loss sustained m the trade-in is deductible-^ long as the car is used wholly or chiefly for business. ) ^ Motor club dues are deductible i«s wttsincas expense only when the membership is maintained solely for business purposes. In the fourth group there are two items of expense which may not be deducted* These are: 1. The amount paid an automobile used for either business or pleasure. (This is considered as a capital expenditure and is subject to claim for depreciation where the automobile is used for business purposes.) 2. Loss sustained where an automobile used for pleasure la traded in for a new car. One of the easiest mistakes a poultryman can make is to grow a lot of good pullets and thena upset their usefulness for some time by .wrong handling when putting them into permanent laying quarters, says th6 Rural New-Yorker. The Vermont station gives some excellent and timely advice by emphasizing careful selection in making up pens about equal in development The slower maturing pullets left on the range will then grow faster because they are not bossed by the more mature ones. Being chased about and pecked prevents these smaller birds from getting an equal chance at the feed and apparently even breaks their spirit, so that they take for, granted that they are underlings and never fully recover. Another point of great Importance is ;4ha.t the permanent quarters should be as nearly like the range conditions as practicable, so that the pullets will not feel "strange." Going aboilt; cran. ir.g their necks and trying to make up their minds where to roost, is a had sign. They should feel happy and at home. As the birds on range have had airy houses, they should not be closed in |oo tightly at night. Of course there must be no drafts on the roosting places OP cool nights but ample ventilation that will prfevent any feeling of "stuffiness" is needed. Qpinion on Matter of Heat in Poultry House A friend of ours interested in the ventilation of poultry houses asked us recently if .we thought the temperature of the average household refflgerator was too cold for a hen to do good work In. We replied ..-that we thought it would be too cold. He, having checked up on the matter, reminded us that the optimum temperature for a poultry house Is 45 degrees to 50 degrees F. and that the average household refrigerator is seldom lower than 45 degrees F. unless it be an electric plant set- to freeze ifre cubes. . • .« This leads us to believe that if one can keep the temperature of his- poultry house from going much^helow 40 degrees F. in the winter time; the egg production will not be disturbed very much, provided, of course, the hens are properly fed.--Hoard's Dairyman. Inspection May Help In looking over some poultry houses a few days ago, small cracks were discovered in the back of the house just over the roosts. Think of the enormous amount of heat that is lost from the house. Also consider the large amount of cold air that will drive in from the north. That crack may ap? pear perfectly harmless and yet it may be the source of much trouble later. Chickens can't stand that kind of a draft. The colder temperature as a result of the presence of cracks may not influence egg production, but it is very apt to, and it is best to give the chickens fresh air in some other way where the cracks are small. Patching plaster is very helpful, hjit with the- layer more strenuous measures • must be employed. The moral is to chunkup the cracks. joHHsatnto Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Schaefer of Ringwood visited the former's mother, Mrs. Peter Schaefer, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. George Lay had the misfortune of spilling: hot water over her hand, causing a badly burned hand. John Pacek of Chicago spent the week-end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. John Jerak, daughter Bernice, and son, Vernon, and Charles Passmore of Chicago spent Sunday forenoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. Peter Offeling, Mrs. George Michels and Mrs. Joe Michels, Sr., spent one day last week at the home of Mrs. William Smith of McHenry. Miss Florence Smith of Woodstock spent Sunday at the home of her parents' Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Smith. Mis^ Olive Hettermann of McHenry spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Hettermann^ The community was shocked at the news of Mrs. Joe B. Schaefer'a death. Mrs. Schaefer attended church and also visited Mrs. Peter Schefer Sunday morning, her death following Monday morning. While visiting her daughter, Mrs. Martin Young, Mrs. Michael M. Schaefer, Sr., had the misfortune of falling down the basement stairs, being unable to walk after suffering fcr three weeks. Mrs. Steve May, Mrs.Jpe King and daughter, Mabel, motored to Elgin on Friday. Miss Laura Meyers and Edward Policky of Chicago were Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers and family Friday evening. Miss Mabel King, employed at the Karls restaurant in McHenfy, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J, Meyers and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. John King at McHenry Sunday afternoon. Mil ises Mary Althoff and Catherine Althoff of Elgin spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff: Wm. J. Meytfrs motored to Waukegan Saturday afjernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Freund'and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pitzen motored to Chicago where they visited with relatives for a few days. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Schaefer of Ringwood,. Mr and Mrs. Joe Frett, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Frett of McHenry, Mis. Jacob May of Spring Grove and father, Joe P. Schaefer, Ben Schaefer and Frederick Jerak of Chicago. Mr. Jerak will spend the rest of the week with his grandparents as Mr. Schaefer is also confined to his bed on account of illness. Hogs «nd Poison Bogs are not Immune t Their comparative immunity lies In the fact that they have very thick skins underlain by a thick layer of rat For this reason poison often rails to penetrate to the blood stream o a hog attacked by a poisonous snake or In some other way subjected to poison. • i Mr. and Mrs. Fmd Sehmt*, Mr. and Mrs. John Jends and Charles Pkssmore, MIssm Mlldnd Susan Frett and John Freund, all of Chicago spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Freund and daughter, Mary Lou, of McHenry visited Mr. and Mrs. 3. B. Hettermann Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Obenauf of Grayslake spent t Monday evening at the home of Mr- and Mrs. Ben J. Schaefer. Misses Evelyn Meyers, Helen Schaefer and Guy Hann and Walter Clark motored to Chicago Sunday, where they visited Miss Laura Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Thennes and family of Volo spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John J. Freund. Misses Rose Stilling, Herlinda Freund and Charles Stilling motored to Harvard Friday. Miss Marie Mertes is spending ia week with relatives and friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grabe of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Mertes and family and were accompanied home by their son, Walter, who spent several days with his grandparents here. / Among thone who attended the funeral of a friend in Chicago last Thursday were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H- Adams, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Nell, MT. and Mxs. Jos. Huemann, Jr., Joe Thekn, Frank Freund and Joe Frett. Water, Water Everywhere One-tenth of the entire 33,400 square miles of Maine fe lake and poad and one-third of the state Is mountainous. There are 5,131 rivers and streams In Maine big enough to be on the map. There are 2,465 lakes. The stranger entering Maine sees almost from every hilltop the "sky-blue wateiV* " • • Average Weather - The weather bureau says that one year differs from another in the weather It brings, and also in respect to almost everything else. However, the average of the weather for any consecutive 20 years'is practically the same as for any other consecutive 20 years. All Hive Triumph* There are none so low but they have their triumphs. Small successes suffice for small souls.--Bovee. ; % and "Empire" A kihgdom is srpolitical entity ruled by a monarch called a king. An empire is a group of kingdoms and distinct states, all of which are under the rule of a monarch called an emperor. ' Storay iPitrdi . Tht stormy petrols, sometimes callod Mother Carsy's ehicksns, are tho tint- •st of web-footed birds. Their name, "petrel,** is a form of ••Peter" and was Slven them because of their ability te walk upon the water. Words Most Used Although there are 450.009" live words, the, of, that. It, I, Is, and, to, a, tond In comprises 25 per cent of all the words used in apokeg, and written Communications. ,, _ J* . ' » -* ^1*. r Handy for Housewife The hearth in a house in Abersychan, near Pontypool, Wales, Is never swept. All the ashes are scraped into a huge hole which has appeared under the grate, and which never fills up. This is.one of the freak results of subsidences. on the Abersychan mountains, where huge holes and "slips" have occurred. ' PniM "AH mm like praise. If a an that he doesn't, he should himself again."--Henry Ford. Oae Point of View Is aU the deeper experiences of iffiir if one Is to survive he must be real, and he must hold to the standards that were set up long enough ago to have become old-fashioned. -.- ~ ***>^+'•* •- ^ • *• *•; Interpolated Mnsie 4 ' The "Rakoczy March" was not written expressly for the "Damnation of Faust." It was Interpolated. It Is an old Hungarian gypsy tune. Berllos first heard It In the city of Pesth Id 1846, as near as is known. A friend* probably Llszt, bad loaned him, the evening of his departure from Vienna, a collection of popular songs. Berllos Chose the theme of the "Rakocey March" and reclothed It with magnificent orchestral color. V V ' " Peter A. Freund All fcin&s of Mnmbing and Heating C<mtr&etipg *. ^ ; Estimates cheerfully given without obligation. 't: t-1 : Biktiafaction Assured - : TEL. 77- McHENBY, ILL. L't * •" "i "*• "* " 1 DR. C. KELLER Optometrist and Optician During the winter months I will examine at my summer home in Lasch'jSubdivision, on Riverside Drive, one block North of city limits of McHenry, on West side of river, on Sundays and Mondays only. Phone McHenry 211-R 6 *' C « » Phalin's Garage Phone 3X4 Storage, Repairing, Oil, Greasing I Pearl Street, McHenry For Turkey Raisers The plan now is to raise the turkeys In confinement. The turkey hen with her poults is fenced in. A small shed is used for shelter. The reason for this is that the poults get the blackhead from infectprl ground over which the chickens have been allowed to forage. The far end of an orchard would be a good place for the turkeys. A mash made of oat meal, bran aifd middlings with about 10 per cent of meat scrap would make a good feed. Milk to drink t would be all right. Do not feed corn and do not overfeed. When the poults are old enough to fatten you can begin gradually on corn. Give the poults to the turkey hen, rear them In an enclosure on new ground and feed them little If any corn. Hens Need Lime for For a hen to produce economically she must be supplied with all the ingredients necessary for the completed eggs, plenty Of good balanced food with fresh water at all times. She must also be supplied at all times with a plentiful supply of calcium (lime). This lime is needed not only for shell formation but also for body maintenance. A good limestone grit will supply this lime efficiently and economically &nd at the samir time aid in grinding the food. J Handy Fowl Catcher . Take an old rake handle or an old bamboo fishing pole and a piece of stiff wire about 30 inches long. In sert one end of the wire firmly into the end of the handle for about a foot, then bend the rest of the wire back nearly against itself and let the free end flare out a little. With this device, you can reach into a flock and catch individual birds by the leg without hurting them or frightening the flock.--Herbert J. Dehier, in Wis- , consln Agriculturist Central Garage *red J, Smith, Prop. Johnsburg Chevrolet Sales. General Automotive Repair Work Give us a call when in trouble Expert Welding and Cylinder Reboring t Day Phone 2p0- J -- Night Phone 640-.T-2 Pampered Snails Bdlble snails are taken from France into I-ondon In numbers" of more than 2,000,000 each year. These French snails are specially fed for restaurant trade on vine leaves twl lettuce, = ... Chinese iMcy The fins of the white shark, most •Iclotyj of all sharks and most feared by man, are prized by the Chines*, who use them In making soup. Home Makers Use "x Those who make homes for themselves or for others use the Plain^ealer, because the classified advertisements are read by more people than any other paper in this city. If you have a room to rent by all means use the "For Rent" columns^ If you want to improve the appearance and comfort of your home, read the "For Sale" columns, where fine furniture and furnishings are offered at prices far below their retail value. In pur classified columns are countless opportunities for home makers. |Jse them for results. ^ v e McHenry; Plaindealer Phone 170 McHenry, 111. $ k „ 1 .... , .^2* . ' . .