AUTOMOBILE RACER TURNS TO AEROPLANES
Odd News From Big Cities
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Stories of Strange Happenings in tho
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Uncle Sam Asks All to Swat the Fly
f.TKV YORK.TIio
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States government, with its vast
Uea3tiry of wealth, its brainy states
h.on and Insurgents, Its army and
navy, its ImmoiiBO hordo of high
iirows, ngnlnst tho poor little houso
J-y! That'B tho Hno-up In a hitter war
of extermination scheduled to set tho
nation by tho cars and enlist tho cour
ncoour support of every man, woman
and cDUd in this broad land. Tho
final ktioll of tho houso fly tins been
sounded and tho hattlo has just bo
pun. "Catch 'em and kill 'em; show
no quarter" that Is tho war cry of tho
army of extermination that Is to put
forth every effort to rid tho land of
tho Miiflca Domestlca, tho polite namo
by which tho houso tly should bo ad
dressed by strangers.
Until tho scientists got busy with
their Investigations tho hoiiBo fly was
considered merely as a pestiferous In
eoct, designed by tho Crcntor of all
things merely to tako its bathdn tho
iweot cream and maplo sirup, annoy
tho lato morning sleeper, skato about
with abandon on tho polished surfaco
of shiny baldheads and prnctlso tho
Morso telegraph codo on tho cleanest
of windows.
Long suffering hbusowlvon slnco
tlmo began wero tho only realty activa
enomlcs of tho scomlagly Insignificant
little fly, and they nlont and unaided
applied tho improcatlons and ,dlsh
cloths vigorously against the nuisance.
Out after tho scientists got onto the
'Gators and Insects
NEW ORLEANS. Moro than 1,000,
000 acres of marsh land lying with
in CO miles of Now Orleans nro to bo
drained, roclatmod and transformed
from a wtldorncss into gardens, homes,
hamlets and towns, Tho work of re
claiming somo 60,000 acres within tho
corporato limits of Now Orleans is
now well under wny, whilo contracts
bavo boon let for tho reclamation of
fully 100,000 acres additional in ad
joining parishes.
This Jioans that within two years
tho alligator wljl no longer And abori
ginal harborage In tho Carnival city,
that tho breeding grounds of countless
billions of mosquitoes will bo turned
Into highly producttvo farms on which
mosquitoes cannot breed, that hun
No Corsets are Worn at West Point
WASHINGTON. "I havo often beard
a question as to whothcr Wost
l'olnters woro corsets. It Is absurd in
a way, bocauso should any offominato
youngster resort to such a thing it
would bo impossible to keep the affair
n secret, and onco known his school
llfo would become n burden to him on
account of tho ondlosu amount of criti
cism ho would rocotvo from his fol
lows. Ho would bo mado the laughing-stock
of tho school and would soon
find hlniBolf tho possessor of any num
ber of offominato nicknames that
would grate upon hla curs In any but
a pleasant manner.
"It is true," continued tho old sol
dlor,
who was np other than, Col. K.
B. Collins, a rotlrod army officer, In a
Dentists BelieVe They Have a Kick
CHICAGO. "iWoll, I don't know what
under tho shining forcops I am go
ing to do, anyway," and a dentist in
tho Maeonto- temple-sighed a porfect
mammoth of n sigh.
"The, nattor! Hair, Just plain hair.
No not plalUi either. Now, for In
stance. A lady cnino up to rriy ofllco
tho other day and wanted her teoth
fixed', and finally I took, hold of tho
top of, hor,head"wlth ono handt while
I worked ijxitb,! the other.- Thea
turued.tway, to, get in instrument;
with me. Sua simply froie mo 'up,
and she didn't coma back to pay her
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Job tho fight against tho Insect began
to assume proportions of magnitude.
That little Insect which the average
citizen A-ua wont to regard merely aa
a domestic pest Is now branded as the
most dangerous creature on earth. The
houso fly has been publicly indicted na
a murderer of tho human race, the
greatest dlscaso propagator and the
carrier A moro mennclng and malig
nant germs than all other creatures
put together.
This llttlo, but potent, messenger of
death wanders from tho sick room,
from tho filth of tho garbago pall,
from tho heaps of rcfuso of ull kinds
Into tho peaceful, happq homes of our
land, walks upon tho butter, tho meat,
tho fruit, tho sugar, takes a bath in
tho milk, leaving overywhoro tho
germs of dlscaso that have gathered
upon Its furry feet and body.
About half tho deaths from typhoid
In New York, according to tho health
authorities, nro attributed directly to
tho distribution of germs by. houso
flics. And worso than that, tho figures
show that of 7,000 deaths of cooing
babies In that city from Infantile dls-
eases, moro than 5,000 woro traced to
Infection carried by houso flies.
According to a noted scientist tho
extermination of tho post Is compara
tively easy. All that Is necessary, ho
says, Is a systematic effort on tho part
of tho public. If all tho people will
practtso tho utmost cleanliness, It is
declared, tho houso fly will bo extinct
In this country within a few years, for
tho houso fly cannot exist without
tilth,
"Cleanliness," then, Is tho watchword
for tho American public to put an end
to nn Insect that is not only a terrlblo
nuisance but a terrlblo instrument of
death to thousands of our population
overy year.
Hunt New. Home
dreds of milts of paved roadwnys will
lead from Now Orloans north, oast and
west, and that for tho first tlmo In Its
history New Orleans will poscss sub
urbs. Tho nearest town or settlement of
any conscquonco is now CO miles dls
tnnt from Now Orleans. Within fifty
miles of every largo city in tho coun
try a million or moro pcoplo resldo,
nnd many Industries dovolop business
and wealth for tho urban population.
This Is tho end Now Orleans Is
working to and will have reached, Id
largo part, nnyway, by tho timo tho
Panama cannl Is opened to tho ships
of tho world.
Monnwhllo modorn soworngo and
dralnngo within tho city proper have
practically and wholly Solved tho city's
sanitary problems, and tho discovery
of a slmplo method of filtering tho
waters of tho Mississippi river has
given tho city n puro wator sorvlco ex-
colled by none In tho world. These sys
toniB are In oporatlon nnd nro nearly
comploto. Thoy havo cost tho city
about $25,000,000.
discussion of west Pointers, "that
many West Pointers acqulro a flguro
of perfection of symmetry and a car
rlngo tho acmo of manly grace, but
thoso nro duo not to any Ingenious np
pllancea, but to tho systematic drills
and exercises that mako tho cadet, to
a certain extent, nn nthlote. At tho
outsot those young follows nro put
through what nro callod tho 'sotting
up' exercises, tholr object being to
stralghton tho body and dovolop the
chost. Ono might suppose that it would
roqulro a great amount of such exor
cise to mako any marked showing,
but throo long hours of such exercise
dally will soon produco bonollclal re
sults In tho most stooped forms.
"Tho cadet uniform Is also a great
help In this direction. Tho dross coat
is tight, very tight. Tho shouldors aro
heavily padded in order to glvo thorn
a squnro offoct. Tho chest Is mado
thick, so that there will be no danger
of wrinkling. All this fot- tho snko of
looks; comfort has no? plnco In tho
mako-up of a Wost Pointer; It is dis
cipline and looks."
di i outior. Say. this now tnnrtoA
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imir aiyiu. is-putting mo to tho bad.
niiimu ui mo wnoio
thing Is that, tho heads, or rather tho
hair, won't Ht Into tho headrests i
nnvo mod an manner of rfchomnn. nn.i
oven had a now hoadrest built along
iiiius wini i was suro would fit, but
tno neaUB simply won't fit into any
u wo uo succood in getting tho
mass laid out aud tucked awnv rnirn.
fully whoro It won't bother us,-wo Vot
ouiifuiuiuis .jiiiu una; 1 -v
(Oh, morcy, doctor, you arenrtfss
ingtmy halrdul im, And I am. going
to it party mis nrternoon, too.' ' i.
' "Out tho most uaual thing 1st 'Oh
doctor, thero Is a hairpin sticking In
my 'head. Walt a minute. O. dear. iVn
coming 'down. Doctor, do stop a mini
uto while I fasten up my braid.' '
"I Jo toll you whnt, tho dentists
ought to got togothor and boycott tho
preiont stylo of hah-dresn, or dlso in
slsti that al flxtra:haic"ba:takea'-ofr
befbro any dental' work Will bo dhrin.
That would settle It, all right,"
tma tereocraph.eepTtlgbt, tj Underwood JttJndrwood,lt,T.
Now York. Lewis Strang, who has won fame as nn automobile racer In America and Europe, has now
turned his attention to the aviation game, and there Is no doubt that he will make a new namo for himself as
an acroplanlst. Strang has Imported a Dlerlot monoplane and is practising with it assiduously. Ho is noted
for his fearlessness and nerve, but ho Is wise enough to leurn tnoroughly tho now vehlclo before attempting to
make-any extended flights.
COST OF MARRIA GES
Some People Try to See How
Much Can Be Spent.
Amusing Story of Clergyman In Lon
don Who Was Out for All tho Cash
He Could Get Some of Acces
sories He Would Furnish.
London. Somo of tho fashlonnblo
weddings that havo taken placo lately
would seem to indicate that tho pcoplo
concerned wero anxious to seo how
much monoy could be spent on tho af
fair. In England tho ceremony is much
moro complicated. Tho most usual
form of marrlago Is by "banns." Notice
is given to tho clergyman of tho
church whero tho young couple desire
to got married, tho announcement la
given out threo Sundays running be
fore tho wedding day, and for this tho
bridegroom pays tho clerk B0 cents. If
nelthor of the pnrtlea llvo in this par
ish, ono or other of them must do so
for threo wookB before tho ceremony
takes plane, but this condition is often
filled by tho bridegroom taking a room
and putting a stick or bag In It for tho
required timo.
Of course, you havo to pay tho cler
gyman something for performing the
ceremony for you, nnd tho legal feo Is
$1.25, with CO cents to tho clerk, and a
further CO cents for a copy of tho cor
tlflcato of marrlngo, but each clergy
man usks what ho chooses, and somo
of thorn placo tholr services rather
high.
Recently a young couplo who llvo In
tho suburbs decided to get murrlcd at
ono of tho churches In tho Strand, In
London, as this was a convenient con-
ter for nil tholr friends, and also near
Charing Cross station, from which they
wero Btnrtl'ng for Paris Immediately
after tho ceremony. It was to bo a
quiet affair, no bridesmaids, no bou
quets, no carriages, no red carpet, etc.
So ono flno morning tho brldes's father
started off to And tho Incumbent of
ono of those London churches, an in
dividual -with a double-barreled name
and, incidentally, a doublo-barrelod lo
quacity as woll. After a groat effort
tho father got him to talk about tho
wedding, and llnnlly inquired tho feo.
"Tho feo would be $25," said his
rovoronco. "Ami, ot course, you wouiu
llko Borne music? Wo supply that nnd
it would bo ?5." Tho fnthor was nhout
to say something, whon tho padro
broke in again;
"And you would llko somo rod carpet
put down, I suppose? Wo supply that
for $5."
"Oh." beenn tho man out of whoso
pocket tho monoy was to como for all
this, when"
"And If It's n wot day, you would ro-
cuiro on awning." continued tho clergy-
raau. "Wo supply tho awning nnd tno
feo would bo $5."
"Yes." gasped tho fathor, casting
about in his mind for a way of escapo,
when tho other wout on:
"And, of course, you would htwo
soma flowers. My daughtor always
dooB tho flowors, and I'm auro she
would bo delighted to do them for
you," Doforo tho nstonlshod fathor
could reply, tho clergyman rang tho
boll and requested thoservant, who
answered It to nsk "Miss Loulo" to
atop In." "Miss Loulo" duly arrived,
and oxprosBod horsolf enchanted at the
prospect ot doing tho flowers tor the
woddlng,
"And what do you think it would
cost, dear?" askod hor father. "Do you
suppose you could do It for $267
As this last straw was laid on tho
poor victim's back, ho rousod himself
and managed to stammor that bo must
consult his daughtor before making the
final arrangements, and mado for the
door, trusting to escape. But tho clor
gyman had rosorved a parting shot.
Taking up a small paper-covered book
from tho table, he said:
"This Is a small book on the history
of tho church, I am sure your daugh
ter will like to read all about it, as sho
Is thinking of being married thero."
"Thank you; I'll give It to her," said
tho Innocent mnn.
"That'll bo 26 cents," said his rev
erenco, and tho unfortunato father
placed tho monoy on the tablo and fled
for his life. Needless to say tho mar
riage did not take placo at his church.
FISHHOOKS BAD FOR FOWLS
Pennsylvania Chicken Fancier
lleves Old Saying Is In Need
of Revision.
Be-
Lewlston, Pa. John B. Clemmens, a
Pennsylvania railroad signalman nt
Newton Hamilton, Is of tho opinion
that tho old saying, "Never count your
chickens until they nro hatched," could
bo well amended to read "Never count
your chickens." Clemmens Is a chick
en fancier and had a flock of half
grown games of which ho was espe
cially proud.
Tho other day his two sons returned
from a fishing trip nnd throw a num
ber ot large eel hooks, baited with
plocos of veal, on tho bank at tho boat
landing.
An hour later thorn was a great com
motion among tho flock of games nnd
an Investigation showed that each had
swallowed a chunk of vonl and an eol
hook with It. Clemmens killed six ot
tho chickens In removing the hooks.
DAINTY LITTLE FLY-ABOUTS
Three Tiny Monoplanes Ordered for
Use of New York Society Women
Weighs 180 Pounds.
Now York. Threo of tho tiniest,
prettiest and speediest Vondomo mono
plnnos aro now on tho way across tho
ocean and aro expoctcd shortly. These
dainty llttlo air craft promlso to bo
Just tho thing to satisfy tho growing
GROUCH GERM
New, Form of Bacillus Particularly Ac
tive In Hot Weather Found In
Kansas City.
Knnsas City, Mo. A now germ, as
yot unnamed, has Just been discovered
in Kansas City. It Is a hot weather
bacillus and affects young and old
aliko, being particularly noxious in
ndults, it is said, and producing a
chronic caso of what ' ordinarily is
called the "grouch."
Tho discoverers of this germ are
Dr. E. L. Mathls, chief probation ofll
cor, nnd his assistants, who constant
ly aro making a study ot human na
ture and, by tho way, this particular
bug is ono which attacks human na-
turo only.
"It Is a hot weather bug," said Doc
tor Mathlas, "and can produco tho
worst caso of grouch in a short tlmo
that you over saw,
"Just now wo Juvonllo officers havo
llttlo to do so far as tho Juvenile
court Is concernod, but we aro kept
busy ns bees looking after what we
call hot weather business.
"Somohow or other, this hot weath
er BoemB to 'poovo' everybody. It
takes tho form of grouch In ndults and
tho form of what tho grown-ups are
pleased to call 'devilment' In children.
"A man ltos down to tako a nap ot
a hot afternoon. Ho is Just tuckered
out by tho beat, he says, and a nap
will straighten him out. Just as ho
gets comfortably settled, boys or girls
in the neighborhood begin to romp,
and, ot course, tbey call back and
forth, and tho would-be napper Is an
noyed, "Then tho Jrato adult goes outdoors.
Ho 1b hard hit hy the weather bug,
Ho loses his temper and gives tho
children a calling down. Tho bug. in
fad for aviation among American worn
en. Ever since Clifford I). Harmon took
up in bis Farman biplane Mrs. lan
mon. Mrs. William K. Vanderbllt and
other women have declared their de-sire-
for aeroplanlng.
It is announced that three pretty
French women aviators aro to follow
to this country shortly after tht ar
rival of these small airships. They
will be costumed ns the women avin
tor should bo and will be propared to
demonstrate and Instruct American
women in tho art of flying.
Yves Do Vlllers, tho representative
for the Vendomo aeroplane, was at
MIneoln, L. I., tho other day, and said
that the llttlo monoplanes aro being
brought to this country as quickly
as possible. At least ono ot the threo
machines wll be shipped to the avia
tion grounds In Mineola, whero It will
make dally flights. It Is the smallest
one-person fly-about In the world,
and weighs GO pounds less than
the famous Santos-Dumont Demoi
selle, i
Tho Vcndorac monoplano Is the
work of Raoul Vendome, a French
builder of aeroplanes. It Is equipped
with n 12-horsepowor Anzanl motor,
and complete, ready for flying, weighs
180 pounds.
Girl's Kiss Holds Lfner.
Now York. Miss Agles Quirk's de
sire to kiss a friend goodby "for luck
forced Capt. Warr of tho liner Cam
nanla to hold the ship at tho dock
over- scheduled sailing timo. Miss
Quirk was ono of llvo Brooklyn teach
era who won a trip abroad in a popu'
larlty contest. Sho forgot tho final
kiss till tho shore crew tried to hustle
her aboard. But tholr offorts wero of
no avail. Not until Miss Quirk had
Implanted a protracted and resound
Inir smack on the cheok of a man
friend.
Mouse In Hat In Church.
Berlin. Commotion was caused in
a church at Dornblrn, Bavaria, by a
lady who felt something moving In
her hat, and found a mouse hidden bo
neath her artificial flowers.
IS DISCOVERED
Si-
turn, nttacksthe Juveniles, and tho
answer back rfhd make llfo mlserablo
for tho complaining ono.
"About that tlmo wo get a call con
cernlng a big disturbance. Somo of
tho men go out, loam It Is tho samo
old story, and ft is up to them to ex
plain to tho adult that childron must
play and that thoy can't bo expected
to conduct their grimo after tho fash
ion of a Friends meeting. Thoy alBO
lecture the children and take steps to
restore the equilibrium of tho nolgh
borhood which is ravaged by tho sum
mer bug."
Tho Juvenilo officers have not gone
Into the Investigation of the bug In
sclontiflc fashion, and as yot have
worked out no euro.
TRAP 200 CATS IN A MARKE
Vicious Animals Fight Captors, But
Are Put Into Baskets for An
nihilation. New York. Yowling, oplttlng.
scratching and hltlng, 200 cats woro
cornered, ono by ono, tho other njght
In the old Washington market and
dumped Into baskets, to bo disposed
of by tho Society for tho Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals.
Agents of tho society, policemen,
watchmen, butchers, fishmongers,
green grocers and all tho little world
of tho market Joined In a midnight
hunt that, for activity and noise, out
did anything ever chronicled from
Africa.
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wild and increased In garrots and sub
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