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Uncle Sam Asks All to Swat the Fly
NEW YOllK. Tho wholo United
States government, with its vast
treasury of wealth, its brainy states
men and Insurgents, its nrmy nnd
nnvy, its Immenso hordo of high
brows, against tho poor llttlo houso
lly! That's tho line-up In n bitter war
of extermination scheduled to Bet the
nation by the cars and enlist tho cour
ageous support of every man, womnn
and child In this broad land. Tho
final knell of tho houso fly has been
Bounded and tho battlo has Just be
gun. "Catch 'cm nnd kill 'em; show
no quarter" that is tho war cry of tho
nrmy of extermination that is to put
forth every effort to rid tho land of
tho Musca Domestlca, tho polite namo
by which tho house fly should bo ad
dressed by strangers.
Until the scientists got busy with
their Investigations tho houso fly was
considered merely as a pestiferous In
sect, designed by tho Creator of all
things merely to take its bath in tho
sweet crenm and maplo sirup, annoy
tho Into morning sleeper, sknto about
with abandon on tho polished surfaco
of shiny baldhcnds and practiso tho
Morso telegraph codo on tho cleanest
of windows.
Long suffering housewives since
tlmo began wero tho only really active
enemies of tho seemingly insignificant
llttlo fly, and they alone and unaided
applied tho imprecations nnd dish
cloths vigorously against the nuisance
But after thr 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 aro to bo
drained, reclaimed and transformed
from a wilderness into gardens, homes,
hamlets nnd towns. Tho work of re
claiming somo 50,000 acres within "the
corporate limits ot Now Orleans is
now well under way, while contracts
havo been let for tho reclamation of
fully 100,000 ncrcs additional in ad
joining parishes.
This aieans that within two yoars
tho alligator will no longer find abori
ginal harborage in tho Carnlvnl city,
that tho breeding grounds of countless
billions of mosquitoes will bo turned
Into highly productlvo farms on which
mosquitoes cannot breed, that hun
No Corsets are Worn at West Point
WASHINGTON. "I havo often heard
a question as to whether West
Pointers wore corsets. It is absurd in
a way,, bocauso should nny effomlnato
youngster resort to such n thing it
would bo imposslblo to keep tho affair
a secret, and onco known his school
Hfo would become a burden to him on
account of tho endless amount of criti
cism ho would recolvo from his fol
lows. Ho would bo mndo tho laughing-stock
of tho school and would soon
find himself tho possessor of nny num
ber of effomlnato nicknames that
would grato upon his oars in any but
a pleasant manner.
"It is true," continued tho old sol
dier, who was no other than Col. K.
B. Collins, a retired army officer, in a
Dentists Believe They Have a Kick
YANKEE TS'SgP W ,r.
CHICAGO. "Well, I don't know what
under tho Bhlnlng forceps I am go
ing to do, anyway," and a dontlst in
tho Masonic templo sighed a perfect
.mammoth of a sigh.
"Tho matter? Hair, Just plain, hair.
No not plain, either. Now, for in
stance A lady enmo up to my office
the other day and wanted her teeth
fixed, and finally I took hold ot tho
top of hor head with ono hand, while
I worked with tho othor. Thou I
turned away to get nn instrument,
nnd my sleovo button caught in hor
liair nnd tho whole back of It, about
fifteen fat, shiny curls, camo along
with mo. Sho simply froao mo up,
nud Bho didn't como buck to pay her
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Happenings in the
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job tho fight against tlio Insect began
to nssume proportions of magnitude.
Tbnt llttlo Insect which tho nvcrngo
citizen .vas wont to regard merely na
a domestic pest Is now branded ns tho
most dangerous orcnturo on earth. Tho
houso lly has been publicly Indicted ns
n murderer of tho human race, the
greatest disease propagator and tho
carrier jf more menacing nnd mnllg
nant germs than all other creaturea
put together.
This llttlo, but potent, messenger ot,
death wanders from the sick room,
from tho filth of tho garbngo pall,
from tho henps of rcfiiBe of all kinds
Into tho peaceful, liappq homes of our
land, walks upon tho butter, tho meat,
tho fruit, tho sugar, takes a bath In
tho milk, leaving everywhero the
germs of disease that havo gathered
upon Its furry feet ahd body.
About half the deaths from typhoid
In New York, according to tho health
authorities, are attributed directly tc
tho distribution of germs by house
files. And worse than that, tho figures
show that of 7,000 deaths of cooing
babies in that city from Infantile dis
eases, more than G.OOO wore traced to
Infection carried by house llles.
According to a noted scientist the
extermination of the pest 13 compara
tively easy. All that is necessary, he
sayB, Is n systematic effort on the part
of the public. If all the people will
practise tho utmost cleanliness, it is
declared, tho house fly will bo extinct
in this country within a few years, foi
tho house fly cannot exist without
nith.
"Cleanliness," then, is tho watchword
for tho American public to put an end
to nu insect that is not only n terrible
nuisance, but a terrible instrument ot
death to thousands of our population
every yenr.
Hunt New Home
dreds of miles of paved roadways will
lead from Now Orleans north, east and
west, and that for tho first time in its
history New Orleans will po3csa sub
urbs. Tho nearest town or settlement of
any conscqucnco is now 50 miles dis
tant from New Orleans. Within fifty
miles of every largo city in the coun
try a million or moro peoplo reside,
and many industries develop business
and wealth for tho urban population.
This is tho end Now Orleans is
working to and will have reached, in
large port, nnywny, by tho time tho
Panama canal is opened to tho ships
of tho world.
Meanwhile modern sowerago and
dralnago within tho city proper havo
practically and wholly solved tho city's
sanitary problems, and tho discovery
of a simple method of filtering tho
waters of tho Mississippi river baa
given tho city a puro water sorvlco ex
celled by nono in the world. Theso sys
tems aro in operation and aro nearly
complete. They havo cost tho city
about $25,000,000.
discussion of West Pointers, "that
many West Pointers acquire a flguro
of perfection of symmetry and a car
riage tho acrao of manly graco, but
theso aro duo not to any ingenious ap
pliances, but to tho systematic drills
and exercises that mnko tho cadet, to
a certain extent, an nthloto. At tho
outset theso young fellowB aro put
through what aro called tho 'setting
up" exerciseB, tholr object being to
straighten the body and dovelop tho
chost. Ono might supposo that It would
require a great amount of such oxer
clso to make nny marked showing,
but throo long hours of such excrciso
dally will soon produce beneficial re
sults in tho most stooped forms.
"Tho cadet uniform Is nlso a great
help In this direction. Tho dress coat
la tight, very tight. Tho shouldors aro
heavily paddod in order to give thorn
a square effoct. Tho chest is mado
thick, so that thoro will bo no danger
of wrinkling. All this for tho sake of
looks; comfort has no place in tho
make-up of a West Pointer; It Is dis
cipline nnd looks."
bill, cither. Say, this now fnnglcd
hair stylo is putting mo to tho bad.
"Tho worst fcaturo of tho wholo
thing la that tho heads, or rathor tho
hair, won't fit Into tho headrests. I
hnvo tried all manner of schomes, and
ovon had a now headrest built along
lines that I was Buro would fit, but
tho heads simply won't fit into any
thing. "If wo do succeed In getting tho
mass laid out and tucked awny care
fully whero It won't bother us, wo got
something llko this:
'"Oh, mercy, doctor, you aro muss
ing my hair all up. And I am going
to a party this afternoon, too.'
"But tho most usual thing is: 'Oh,
doctor, thcro is a hairpin sticking in
my head. Walt a mlnuto. O, dear, it'o
coming down. Doctor, do stop a mln
uto whilo I fasten up my braid,'
"I do toll you what, tho dontlsta
ought to got together and boycott tho
prosont atylo of hnirdross, or olso In
sist that all extra hair bo taken off
before nny dental work will bo done.
That would settle It, all right"
Metropolitan Towns B NFtt
ROAD " FARM
IMPROVEMENT
GOOD PLANS FOR C0RNCRIB
May Be Used for Other Grain as
Needed and Is Not Expensive
Gives Fullest Protection.
In detailing plans for a crib to hold
1,200 bushels of corn, 1). l Harry, wri
ting In Itural Now Yorker, says:
Such n building must contain 3,000
cubic feet of space and support a
weight of 42 tons. Tho desideratum
in a comcrlb is ventilation. A build
ing to contain 3,000 cubic feet of
space should be 12 feet wide, 21
feet long nnd 10 foot botween
Joists. The foundation should bo plus
of concrete, nnd pvrnuildal, 1 by 2 feet
on tho top, fivu feet apart on tho
sides, throo foot apart on ends. The
center wall should bo continuous, nnd
may bo of rough stone lnld up rough
ly in mortar. Good foundations should
bo sought for. Stones with Bhnrp nn-
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Plan for a Comcrlb.
gles weighing five to six pounds may
be used in the pins; thoro should be
an Inch of matrix outside all stones.
Put tho forms together with screws
and inch lumber planed. Lubricate
the forniB with soft soap before fill
ing; loosen screwB to remove. Sills
should bo G by C Inches, Joists 2 by
8 Inches, 12 feet S Inches; studding 4
by 4 inches by 11 feet; plntCB and
rafters 2 by 4 Inches; plates should
bo doubled. Placo tho poistB on top
of sills nnd set studding well toed to
sills, 18-inch on centers, nnd thorough
ly spiko Joists to studding. See Fig.
472, A. Tho upper tlo Joists may lio
1 by 6 Inches, well nailed under plate
to studding. All inatcrinl thus far
preferably hemlock. Pieces same
width as Joists should be nicely nnilcd
on studding between Joists on sill to
prevent rats getting on sill from in
side, Fig. 472. The floor should bo
of 14 gauge perforated Iron, or lay
one-half inch mesh wlro on the Joists
and lay floor over this. Tho perfor
ated sheets would furnish ventilation.
On Inside of studding nail one-quarter
Inch mesh wlro cloth, 11 to 12 gauge,
with light wire staples, from floor to
plato all over the Insldo except at
openings.
Between the studding cut In strips
all around nnd to tho top, one-half by
5V4 Inch, beveled on edges to a mi
ter. Those strips should bo set at an
nnglo of 45 degrees and may bo three
inches apart. Ubo window blinds for
model. Cut gains ono-quarter by one
half inch in sidss of studding. See
Fig. 472, B. Put strips In place and
toe with sixpenny nnlls. Strips and
studding should bo surfneed, nnd may
bo set up In pnira nnd painted before
being nailed in place. It will bo Im
possible to drive rain over these. Put
a shelf high enough from tho bottom
bo two widths of one-halt Inch mesh
wire screon will reach It; put Bhelf
all around at samo nnglo nB ventilator
slats. Rats cannot climb ovor It Put
oponlngs abovo shelf for Bhovellug In
tho corn. Doors mny hd placed on
Bides or ends; rnt-proof by using wire
cloth or perforated sheetB.
This building mny bo used for other
grain by simply lining with building
paper ob may bo neoded. This is not
nn oxpenslvo structure, but will give
tho fjillest protection.
GOOD ROADS ARE VALUABLE.
German Farmer Gives His Views on
Question That Interests Every
Agriculturist.
Tiy HOWARD II. GROBS.)
A Bturdy clear-headed German, In
spenklng of good ronds, said;
-fliy larm ib ten nines rrom She
boygan; if It was only five miles It
would bo worth $10.00 moro nn aero.
If I had a good hard road all tho way
I could go to Sheboygan whonever I
wanted to and haul twlco ns much. So
a good road would bo Just as good for
mo aH Jf I lived five miles out with a
bad road. So that'B why I go in for
a good road. Sure it will cost money
but so does everything clso worth
huvlng."
Bad roads and tho extra cost of do
ing business ovor them woud bank
rupt almost any country except ours.
Wo havo tho worst roads on earth
and yet wo nro bettor ablo to havo
good onoB than any othor peoplo.
When wo wake, up nnd tnko hold of
thlB question at tho right ond, wo will
get results. Wo need both state and
nntlomtl aid and to build permanent
roads by bond Issues nnd lot tho noxt
generation help pay tho bill, If this
Is dono wo can havo good roads with
very llttlo increase in taxation.
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LADDER THAT WILL COLLAPSE
Ac Arranged by Illinois Man Steps
Fold Up ant) Permit Sides to
Dc Drawn Together.
Thcro aro suvimiiI formit of collap
riblo ladders, but that shown In the
Illustration seems to bo tho moat In
Kdilnun yet. II was iiiienferi by an
Illinois man. The tildes or (ho ladder,
or tho Bilk's, hao roceasoB along
Ladder Will Collapse.
their Inner edges In which tho stops
lit and Into which they can bo fold
ed. The Btops themselves nro hinged
In the renter wllh tho form of hlngo
that opens only one way. When tho
ladder Is In use nun tho steps are flat
tened out they are quite tin safe as If
they were of a solid piece. When tho
htllr-s nro pressed together tho slops
break and fold Into two parts, each
part fitting into the recess along tho
side of the Btlles and giving tho ladder
tho appeal ance of a couple of planks
laid Kldo by side. The back supportH
of thin ladder and tho Bide pieces con
necting them with tho Htiles nro nlso
Jointed nnd can be folded Into n very
small compass. Though this appar
atus Is perfectly safe It takes up no
more room when collapsed than n four
Inch plank of tho same length.
NO MOSQUITOES BREED HERE
Ono Barrel of Water May Be Breeding
Place for Enough Insects to
Infect Entire Farm.
Keep your ralnbarrel covered. Ono
barrel may bo the breeding placo for
No Mosquitoes Here.
enough mosqultoeB to Infest a wholo
neighborhood or tho entire farm. That
malaria Ib caused by a certain typo
of mosquito has been proved beyond
n doubt; without tho pests no such
sickness would exist.
Home-Made Water Cooler.
A good homo-made wnter cooler
may be made as follows: Take n su
gar barrel nnd put Btraw In tho bot
tom, on thlB place a largo stono Jar
nnd pack around with straw. On the
cover of tho Jar place a wet cloth and
then cover the bnrrel. Nice cool wa
ter where tho men aro working will
bo appreciated during tho summer.
TBS
Peas will sprout at 45 dogrecs.
Cheap seed Is often tho most ex
pensive.
Always plant tho best seed you can
get for every crop.
Good time to cut out the poleon Ivy
It'a almost a crimo to nllow It to grow
anywhere.
Qlvo tho boys a chnnco to tako n
swim every day possible and the
horses too,
Do not let nny plcklos ripen ns long
ns moro nro desired for pickles, for
tho vines stop bearing.
Aftor tho hay Is off tho moadow wo
can seo Its thin spaces better. Get
busy with tho manuro spreader.
Mnko bov1u3 onco n week of such
quick-raising vegetables as lettuco and
radishes, to Insure a continuous succes
sion. Sinllax docs not need sunshine. It
requires a soil of sandy loam,
should bo watered freely and kept in
a warm place.
Cucumbers for pickles Bhould ho
picked every alternate dny at least,
Cut them but nlsver pull them off, as
tho vines aro linblo to bo injured.
Why do so few farmera raise
asparagus for family use? It Is vey
llttlo troublo; onco planted It remains
Indefinitely and never falla to bring a
crop.
Machinery used during tho summer
harvest should not bo allowed to
stand out in tho fields. If it hns not
yet been placed undor cover It Is high
tlmo thnt It is placed thero now.
Ono mny havo greon corn until frost
comes if enro Ib takeu to plant va
rieties which como to tho eating
stago at different times, or early sorts
may bo planted every ten day3 until
August
tTNO
GOMETIMES.
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llendorcon When n mutt inarrlea
lie keeps bin wife In drosses, hats,
shoos In fact, everything nlio needs.
What does it wlfo keep her husband
In?
llonpeck (nliKonlly) Hot water.
LEG A MASS OF HUMOR
"About Bcven years ago n small
nbraslon appeared on my right leg
Just abovo my uuklo. It Irritated mo
so that I began to scratch It, nnd It
began to spread until my leg from my
unklu to tho kueu was one solid scale
llko a scab. The Irritation wait always
worsn at night nud would not allow
mo to sloop, or my wlfo either, and It
was completely undermining our
health. I lost fifty pounds in weight
mid was almost out of my mind with
jmln nnd chagrin ns no matter whero
tho Irritation camo, at work, on tho
street or In tho presenco of company,
1 would hnvo to scratch It until I had
the blood running down Into my shoo.
I simply cannot descrlbo my Buffer
ing during thoso soven years. Tho
pain, mortification, loss of Bleep, both
to mysolf nnd wlfo is Bimply Inde
scribable on paper and ono hns to ex
perlcnco it to know what It Is.
"I tried nil kinds of doctors nnd rem
edlen but I might ns woll havo thrown
my money down u newer. They would
dry up for n llttlo whilo nnd fill mo
with hopo only to break out again Just
as bad if not worse I had given up
hopo of over being curod when I was
Induced by my wife to give tho Cutl-
cura RomcdloB a trial. After taking
tho Cutlcura. Remedies for a llttlo
while I began to seo a change, and
after tttklng a dozen bottleB.of Cutl
cura Resolvent In conjunction with
tho Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura Oint
ment, tho troublo had entirely disap
peared and ray leg waH as flno as tho
day I was born. Now after a lapse of
bIx months with no signs of a recur
rence I feel perfoctly aafo In extend
ing to you my heartfelt thankB for tho
good tho Cutlcura Remedlos havo dono
for mo. I Hhall nlwnys recommend
them to my friends. W. II. Whito,
812 B. Cabot St., Philadelphia, Pa., Feb.
4 and Apr. 13, 1009."
Statistics aro almost as unsatisfac
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Mm. Wlimlow'n Kootnlntf Byrnp.
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