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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1919)
f IWatlonal Crop Improvement Service.] \\7HAT at first glance may seem L“ v to be a hardship will. In illty, prove to be a great blessing,” «**ys Mr. Prank Baackes, vice president American Steel and Wire company. |“Tho new tax law says that every per eon shall make a tax return, stating |tls Income, from which the unmarried man nay deduct $1,000 and the mar rled man $2,000 exemption. 1 “A very small percentage of Amer ican farmers keep records which give Chls exact Information. Uncle Sam i«w steps 1 e and Insists that every (farmer shall keep records of his busi ness. I “Like every other Innovation, there twill be some confusion, but after he ets the hang of it the farmer will wonder how he ever did business with out It. “A few years ago the crop Improve ment committee, by the aid of the (office of farm management at Wash Ington, Issued a very comprehensive ecord book which has been widely Ir.dayted by more than forty states. (Idvery agricultural college now has an extension department which will, (through the county agents, help each man to keep the necessary books. I “The fundamentals are very simple. The first thing the fanner Is to do is (to take an inventory of everything he .owns on December 31, 1918. He is ad vised to keep a bank account and de posit everything received and pay by (check. Most of the Information re quired can be thus obtained. You should make a plain statement of ex penses and receipts, which should be kept separately. “Regarding expenses, you can In clude all money paid for hired help, except any wages that you pay to your children under age. Gasoline, oils, grease, etc., Is expense when used for machinery, trucks, tractors, automo biles, etc., about the farm. When used for motorcars driven for pleas ure It cannot be so deducted. “Taxes upon farm land, live stock, machinery, buildings, personal prop erty, and the home. Is expense. All In surance Is expense except life Insur ance and Insurance on the home. Cost of repairs is expense except repairs on the home. The cost of permanent Improvement Is not expense. Repairs on pleasure cars must not be deducted. What Is Incomer "The tax return blanks will explain to you what you are to Include. The government will establish branch offi ces In banks, etc., where you mny ob tain assistance in making your return. “Your Income must Include all money received, such as Interest, dividends, rent, insurance loss, and whatever you may sell, salaries, wages and profits from speculations must also be In cluded. “The money you pay for Income tax will be well spent, as It will teach you to keep exact records of different farm activities and you will find that when you have learned to compute costs that you will be on the high road to suc cess. “At a very nominal expense you mny get farm record books with full lnstrue tlond from your agricultural college, i In every farm bureau there should be a section devoted to farm accounts.” Ownerships Privilege. From the Kamai City 8tar. A good share of the ground of the city of London is owned by the Duke of Westminster. Once a year, to demonstrate his ownership, he has chains stretched across the streets that traverse his property. It is a formal notification to the public that he reserves all his rights. Americans regard this sort of thing as a survival from leudalism. They wouldn’t think of tolerating it. But they tolerate worse abuses from their own land owners with never a protest. The duke’s chains are put up at such times that traffic really is hardly inconvenienced. But there are practices by owners of leal estate in American cities that are a serious handicap on the town’s prosperity. • It is almost impossible to get from the retail district to a resi dence district in any direction without passing vacant lots and shacks in such condition as to be a disgrace to the owner. •‘It’s the man’s own land to do with as he pleases, isn’t it?” we say. No! It is not. The ownership of land is not a right, but a privilege. It is sub ject to certain restrictions that can be enforced by the courts. It is subject to other restrictions not enforceable at law, but morally just as binding. No man has the right to keep his property in such shape that it is an eyesore. No man has the right to injure the community by flaunting weeds or clay hanks or swamps or asli piles or tumble down buildings in the face of people who pass. There are men in American cities whose property is appreciating in value year by year while they do not turn their hands over. The growth of population is making them rich. Yet they are maintain ing the property in such disgraceful condition that it is an affront to , every civilized person, a constant damper on the town’s spirit, a warn v ing to every stranger to keep away from-a city that permits such shift lessness. The parasite who refuses to do anything to keep his own property in shape and depends on profiting from the energy of his neighbor is a bad citizen. He is a detriment to the town. Enough such can ruin a city. I Just Around the Corner. From Collier's Weekly. Al iho beginning of March, four years ago. Rupert Brooks was aboard the British transport Grantully Castle, near the coast, of Spain, on that voyage which was his last. To a friend in England he wrote; All day we’ve been Just out of sight of land, 30 or 40 miles away — out of sight but 111 smell. There was something earthy In the air, and warm—-like the consciousness of a presence In the dark. It wasn’t that wall of eoent and Invisible blossom ar.d essential spring that knocks you flat, quite suddenly, as you’ve come 'round some unseen corner In the atmosphere, SO miles out from a South Sea island: but It was the good smell of land. s*"*"* We doubt if the mystic, sudden realization of near spring was ever better expressed than by that vivid phrase “some unseen corner in the atmosphere.” About this time of year—and generally it hap Sens at night, when stnells are keenest—one knows that the corner as been turned. The uupnstakable new tang an^ softness creeps through the dark. Often it comes with a niglit of melting snow, when downhill gutters tinkle daintily under lids of rotting ice, and a strange, metallic flavor steeps upward from the sodden ground. We need no ground hog or equinox to tell us when the world has wheeled her huge shoulder into that sunward slant. The nose is the true astrologer 1 We are still out of sight of spring—but “in snrell!” Name* and Heroea From the Milwaukee Journal. Humor la often cutting. It le fun for the people to whom it la presented, and the reverie to the person who Is made the object of It. And sometimes, oddly, humor and pathoa the ridiculous and the sub lime Join hands In euch a manner as to make either treatment difficult. Nowhere le this better exemplified than In the sim ple record, a mere publication In the cas ualty list, of the death, In action, of MusEle Opelchuck. Arkansas. What a tttlllation of our risibilities Is produced by the sudden apparition of the name In print—an Impulse to laughter and ridicule, which dies instantly before the larger fact that its wearer was as heroic a figure as this world produces—a man who met lile death bravely. In the performance of hls duty, which duty assumes no less pro portions than the personal preservation of our liberty to live—and laugh Living, end pursuing hls humble occupation, hls name would have been blazoned forth Arum the blastn trumpets of the profes atonal buffoon—dead, It deserves the finest encomiums of our most gifted orators and can be fittingly sounded only upon the cither to whose sweet accompaniment our gTeat epic shall be sung. Airplanes for Sportsman. From the Scientific American. Now that the military aviator la re turning to peaceful pursuits, there are many who believe that he will not give up flying. Indeed, there are several aircraft constructors who are already offering Inexpensive airplanes for pri vate use. One of the offerings Is In the form of a small biplane, designed "for the man who rideti his ranch and the man who loves the air," to quote the , manufacturer’s announcement. It la known as the "Dispatch Model,” and tells for *1,500. Tho factor of safety Is ! said to bf high, while the cost or upkeep I ^ls low. j I Their View of Hearst. (Returning soldiers of the 104th bri gade drew up resolutions expressing their objections to Hearst as a em ber of the welcoming committee and reinforced the resolutions with ihe following caustic parody on ‘The Lips that Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine.") That’s him, the guy In the black Stetson tile. With the cold storage atr, the sanctified smile, Ttiat's waving the flag like he's scared to let go. The flag that we fought for at Thtcrry Chateau; The Hag that he hung on his paper to hide The colls of the snake that was hissing Inside; If he wants to shake hands you bet I'll decline, For the hand that shook Bcrnstorff’s will never shake mine. If you ask why they pick that breed of a pup To welcome us home again, I'll give up. It don’t seem to be Just the right thing to do To try to mix yellow with the red, white and blue. I feel like a guy who has come home to his shack. To find a wolf waiting to welcome him back; If he puts out his paw I shall fall out of line, For the hand that shook Bolo’s will never shake mine. A Job in Berlin would be more in his line, Shaking hands with Hun heroes, back from the Rhine, And telling the bodies they have not fought In vain, » And they'll get back their lost of Alsace Lorraine; If he lamps me, you bet I’ll sidestep some way, If he holds out his mitt. I'll dodge It and say; In a, lingo he euro must know, ’Neln, rtein," For the hand that shook Bernstorff's will never shake mine. Silk From Wild Insects. From the London Times. At the Royal Institution Professor H. M. Lefroy said that the British empire iiad never realized the possibilities of the silk Industry, and that it existed only in India, and dated from before British occupation. The French, on tlie other hand, hod de veloped it in many of their colonies. None the less, there were 1,000,000 people en gaged In the production of silk In India, rod it was almost entirely a home In dustry. The caterpillars and moths of “mul berry” silk were entirely domesticated creatures, now unknown in the wild con dition, but there were three kinds which were the product of insects still living wholly or partly In the forests. The "Tasar,” or "tussore" silk Imported to this country came chiefly from China and Japan, but In India there were 100,000 collectors, 20,000 women twisters, and 80.000 weavers producing it for Indian consumption. The adult insects lived In the hill forests of northwest India. The cocoons spun by the caterpillars were collected and allowed to hatch, the males liberated, and the females were pegged out on thatch, where they were visited by the males, and in due course laid eggs, the caterpillars from which were reared on trees. “Muga” silk was produced chiefly in Assam. The cocoons were bought from collectors and attached to sticks until they laid eggs. The cater pillars, when large enough, were put on trees to feed. When a tree wrs stripped, a piece of cloth was hung to one of the branches, and the caterpillars collected on it were then moved to a new tree. “Erl" silk comes from caterpillars which feed on the castor oil plant. It Is of great value In India, because It is the only silk which can be spun from cocoons without killing the Insect in the cocoons, and is, therefore, the only silk that can be worn by a strict Hindu. Will British Keep a King? From the Los Angeles Times. Before the war there were many who said that . George V would probably b* the last king of Great Britain. They believed that the country was bound tq become a republic. Today some of then) are not so sure of It. Throughout the war King Georg* proved that he was a “regular fellow," as many Americans publicly called him, amj the Prince of Wales, the heir apparent, showed that he was a chip of the old block. So correct and at the same time sq thoroughly human was the behavior of the members of the royal family that the house, German though it is by descent, obtained more popularity than ever. Many there are who believe that Eng land has nothing to gain and much to lose by changing its form of govern ment. The king of Great Britain has far less power than the president of the United States. The king dare not do anything against the will of the cabinet. The existence of the cabinet depands upon the house of commons and the house of commons represents the will of the people. Therefore the people rule If that is not democracy, what is? 6ome Enduring Ecstacles. From the New York Sun. Someone has cried out for a “new ecsta sy.” What Is the matter with the old ones! Have we forgotten? That we live on a star. That no one has ever found out why two and two make four. That the sun Is just as much of a mir acle today as It was when It was first Been. That no one has yet found out whero the music Is when the violin is silent. That no jparwin has yet discovered how a beefsteak creates one kind of thought and pumpkin pie another. That a child's steady gaze causes you to lower your own—and you know not why. That love Is more rapturous to the civil ized man and more of a mystery to him than It Is to a ravage. Moral Shrewdness. From the London Observer. "President Wilson' attitude Is full of moral shrewdness. If he Is to give some of the allies what they most want— America's signature to a guaranteed peace—the allies must give him what he most wants—the league and the main articles In 1^ covenant". .... “Much hilscmef tffil futility would have been saved had It been plainly realized months ago by the allies, that either Eu rope must go through with the United States into a new plan for a better order ing and maintenance of peace In the whole world or the United States will wash its hands of Europe. And that would mean return, sooner or later, of German hegentony on the continent." Income Tax Has Teeth. From the Duluth Herald. Anybody who may be tempted to cheat Uncle Sam out of any of his due under the Income tax should reflect upon what happened to Seymour L. Rau, a broker of New York. Mr. Rau ducked his In come tax which should have been $162.25. His case came before a federal court, and this Is what the federal court or dered Mr. Rau to do: First, to i ay double the amount of Ills evaded tax. Second, to pay two fine* of $150 each. And, third, to go to )xll for SO dava Mswar* the likdotue tax: It has teeth’ Soldiers and the Battlefields. Battlefield touring, curiously enough, seems to be becoming popular among the troops iu France ns a means of passing .he time until gen eral demobilization is ordered. The soldiers are Invariably Interested in tlie sectors of the front other than those which were scenes of their own exploits. A system of short leaves has been authorized, and lorries de railed for the tours. Y pres, Mes sines, Arras and Albert are easily first as sight-seeing centers, but places of lesser fame, such as Boeslnghe and Wood 15 Bols Grenier, Combles and La Prie farm, Ephey and Bousles, are nil claiming their crowds. Our Occasional Observance. A raun will sit by the hour match ing pennies, but If bis wife asks him to match a piece of dress goods, whattu howl of rage and Indignation there Is!—Indianapolis Star. Without the needle the mariner could never thread Ills way through the sea. DCD! TM A A Wonderful IBEfoiiaH rCelX.U A Remedy FOR EFFECTS OF LA GRIPPE Mr. Georg* E. Law, 18% North Franklin 6t., Brazil, Indiana, haa a word of cheer for sufferers from LaQrlppe and lta results. Ugnld or Tablet Ferae •old Everywhere *' -w O R ME S "Wormy." that1* what'* the matter of 'em. «tanm4 and Intestinal worm*. Nearly aa bad as dUtemper. OaA you too mucb to feed em. Look bad—-are bad. Pan pbyelc ’em to death. Bpoha’e Coin pound will remmniOtt worm*, Improve the appetite, and tone em bp all raghd and don't "phyalc." Acta on glands and blood. Eta* directions with each bottle, and sold by all druffglata. BFOHN MEDICAL CO, Goahea, lad, B. B. 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PINKHAM’SY I VEGETABLE COMPOUND I I has ike greatest record for the greatest goods M, LYDIA E.WMKHAM MCDICIME CO. LVWM.MASeJ Perverse Critters. “I can't help thinking something,” anld the discouraged farmer, “that the worse you treat your hens the more eggs you will get from them. I re member an old joke where one man asked another: 'How do you get so mnn.v eggs?' “ ‘Why,’ said the other, T treat my hens so unscientifically they’re all laying for me.’”—Boston Transcript. Cutlcura Comforts Baby’s 8kln When red, rough and Itching with hot baths of Cutlcura Soup and touches of Cutlcura Ointment. Also make use now and then of that exquisitely scent ed dusting powder, Cutlcura Talcum, one of the Indispensable Cutlcura Toilet Trio.—Adv. Strenuously Objects Then. “Does your wife object to your play ing cards fur money?” “Only uhon 1 lose.” Saved Front the Rummage. “Oh, John,” sobbed Mrs. John, “I’ve done something awful, nnd I’m almost afraid to tell you—but I must I I made a most awful mistake this morning and sent your new dress suit to the rummage sale Instead of your old one, nnd when I found out what I had done and ran over to get It bnck it had been sold.” “That’s all right, Mabel, dear,” said John amiably. “I stopped In at the sale myself and bought It back for 35 eents.” Some people spend so much time handing out advice that they have no time to accomplish anything. Onre ptmplvt. Indicia, lid braath by taking May Apple, Aloe, Jalap rolled Into • tiny tngnr (111) called Doctor Pterca'a Pleaiant PalJeta. Ad». A signal failure has wrecked many a train of thought, The Hum of the Mill. Be was a lad from the backwoods of Arkansas, where sawmills are nu merous. Going Into the army and overseas he arrived at Gamp Codford, England. While here he saw nnd heard his first airplane. The aviator was flying low and the buss of the engines could be distinctly board. Turning to a buddy he says: “When la that sawmill I hear?" Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bean the Signature of J In Use for Over 30 Tears. Children Ciy for Fletcher's Oartoria Criticism. "Does your wife Sing?” “Er—that’s a matter of opinion."4 Boston Transcript -. - ■■■ ■■■■' - .. i t \ ' .