That Dog Tax

ANN Abdok, May 1, ISSü. Is our lejfislation a fallure, or have our ofticiuls flunked out on the dog tax? I notlce every year about $100 or a trifle upwards, reported collected as dog tax. Now tlie tax is $1 per year for male and ?') for female dog9. There are at least 1,000 male aud 100 female dogs n the city of Aun Arbor, at a yery low estímate. Where is the balance of the dog tiix? Do the dogs evade the tax ? Have they boycotted the assessors, or have the supervisors weakened, and failed to report the dogs because they feared the owuers thereof might cast tlicir vote at the next election for aome ither fellow ? Or, perlah the thouglit, Mr, Editor, has ttie greater amount of the tax been collected and "knocked down? " The ghogts of a thousaml shcep, on as iiKiny hillsidi's are stareing at these untnxed canines in ghastly array, and their piteous bleating is crying out for the tax. The eiiforceinent of tliia law means the reduction of the nuniber of dogs, and that is wh:it is wanted in every community. Then wliy is not the law enfurced, Mr. Editor? Can you teil wfay? Growler. Jas. 1!. rt:nniil;rs of the 5tli waru, has a Jergey-Holl&tien cow that givcs over 30 quarts of railk per day, and he believes she han few equals in the county. Wm. C. Jacolms, wlio is building a 1 1,700 re8idence on Forest nvenue, for Mr. Millcr, couimenced the job two weeks a;o lust Monday, md last Tuesday morniug he had the building ready for the plasterers. How is that for quick work 1 Miss Helon Kaercher left tlic residence of John Scheiblcy in Lodi on Monday May 3d, since which Linie nothing has been hcard from her. 8lie has at times sliowii syniptoins of insanity. Any information respcctiiig her may be addressed to John Scheibley, Dexter; John Bower, Bridgewater; or O. G. Kaercher, Ohelsen.