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Evening star., 1909-03-14
Common House Fly Bearer Of Deadly Typhoid Germs
way Of the mouth The fly has done his

way of the mouth The fly has done his
work we'll.
And when he takes that drink the most
deadly of all his parts comes into play
his tongUe-and the tongue of The typhoid
fly or the house fly that you have known
SO long Us one OF the worst conta nina ed
things in all the world. it can't help be
ing SO when the fly digs 1t into every
thing. And the worst part is that the
tongue is divided into two halves like
ne shells OF a clam. and when il is
losed the two halves unite, forming the
est breeding place In the body of the
y for the germs to multiply.
From the tongue 20 the stomach of the
Y IS but a short passage. And with
every swallow it takes down into that
stomach travel the microbes engendered
in the tongue. But the acids OF the
typhoid flys stomach have no terriers for
the germs. for they fatten and multiply
until the whole interior of the t!y's be-
ing is permeated with disease. And then
on some thing. usually food. the fly
leaves small black speck Unde- the
millions of the dreaded bacillus typhosus.
OF typhoid fever dysentery germs
}eprosy (where the disease is present in
the community. tuberculosis and plague.
Is 1t small wonder that the dread
tuberculosis is so often communicated to
persons who can in no other manner
contract the disease? From the spittoon
to the cake is short step for the typhoid
fly.
Wherever the fly Is found disease
marks its presence. The fearful sleeping
sickness of Africa, from which only
few ever recover. is caused by the teste
fly Ophthalmia. or the blindness in the
Nile river basin in Egypt is caused by
the communication of the disease by flies.
Pinkeye in the United States has been
traced to the fly. and in the animal world
how many cases of fatal disease in cattle
can be directly attributed to flies. But
the common house fly. the typhoid fly,
is the worst offender-the premier GRIM
inal of the insect world.
When a representative of The Star
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the tree butchers who formerly wreaKed
their vengeance on graceful elms, hand
some naples or other shade trees that
help to make city highways beautiful 1t
is not so many years since the tree butch
was the only one who worked on trees,
and his methods used frequently TO bring
tears to the eyes Of those whose love for
trees made them sensitive to the horrible
mutilations that were committed in the
name Of pruning" trimming" or "shap-
ing" Nearly every one has seen at some
time or other the results of the tree
butchers work; has seen a handsome ave-
nue. of NAPLES turned in a day, into a
double row Of stark bare sturnps of limbs
Evening star., 1909-03-14
AT RIGHT.

quito has been demonstrated to be the
cause OF the spread of malaria. Another
kind of mosquito is the cause of yellow
fever. and now the house f1y is considered
an agency in the distribution of typhoid
fever, summer complaint. cholera infan-
tum, etc.
The numbers of bacteria on a single
fly may range from $50 TO 100000. 1t
hardly seems possible for so small a bit
of life to carry SO large d number of
organisms.
The danger of the typhoid or house
fly in the carriage of disease has been
abundantly demonstrated. Further than
Evening star., 1909-03-14

asked DR.. Howard to tell its readers of
the great economic loss to the people of
the United States caused by the typhoid
fly and the results of experiments to-
ward its determination he replied:
Medical men recognize that the great
est infection causing the fever called
typhoid comes first from water second
from milk and third from the fly And by
the fly ! mean the common house fly or.
as he should be known. the typhoid
fly People have altogether too long
creature, or a the most simply nuisance.
Scientific researches have shown that it
Is a most dangerous creature from the
standpoint Of disease, and while popular
opinion is rapidly being educated to the
same point the retention of the name
house ny Is considered inadvisable as
perpetue,Ing in some degree the old ideas
Strictly speaking, the term typhoid fly
is open to some objection as conveying
Evening star., 1909-03-14

o S T persons who
We treeS-and
there are few who
do not-and who
have ever paid any
attention to the
care of trees In
parks. along the
streets and avenues,
and on private es-
tates, have no diff
Guilty in recalling TO
mind the work OF
Evening star., 1909-03-14

WHAT THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY OF
w THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS
DOING TO EXTERMINATE THE PEST-MEANS
BY WHICH IT COLLECTS AND SPREADS GERMS
COSTS $4,000, 900 ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED
TATES TO PROTECT DOORS AND WINDOWS
SCREENs-NECEsSITY FOR CAREFUL SAM
Try MEASURES AND FREQUENT COLLEC-
lion OF GARBAGE.
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the idea that this fly Is solely respon-
sible for the spread of typhoid. but con-
sidering the creature is dangerous from
every point of view, and that 1t Is an
important element in the spread of ty-
phod, it seems advisable to give it a
name which is almost wholly justified and
which conveys in itself the idea of serious
disease.
X
THE prevalence of typhoid fever in
the concentration camps of the United
States Army in the summer of 1888
brought about the appointment of an
army typhoid commission. and the report
of the board was in brief follows:
81 Flies undoubtedly serve as carriers
of the Infection
""2 Reasons for the belief that flies were
active in the dissemination of typhoid
may be stated in that flies swarmed over
infected matter and then visited and fed
upon the food prepared for the soldiers
at the mess tents.
% Officers whose mess tents were
protected by screens suffered proportion
ately less from the fever than did those
whose tents were not so protected
1T is possible for the fly to carry the
bacillus in two ways In the first place,
matter containing the typhoid germ may
adhere to the fly and may be deposited
with it's eXcrement.
1T is not alone as carrier Of typhoid
that this fly is to be feared In the same
way it may carry all Intestinal diseases.
1t is prime agent in the spreading of
summer dysentery, and in this way is
unquestionably responsible for the death
of many children in summer. One of
the earies, accurate scientific studies
of the agency of insects In the transfer
of human disease was In regard to files
as spreaders of cholera.
Files may INCEST tubercular sputum
and eXcrete tubercle bacilli. the virulence
of which may last for at least fifteen
days The danger OF human infection
from tubercular fly specks is by the in
gestion of the specks on food. Sponta-
neous liberation of tubercle bacilli from
fly specks is unlikely. If mechanically
disturbed, infection Of the surrounding air
may occur. Tubercular material should
be carefully protected from flies lest they
act as disseminators of the tubercle
bacilli.
The domestic fly Is passing from
disgusting nuisance and troublesome pest
to a reputation of being a dangerous en-
emy to human health. a species Of mos
Evening star., 1909-03-14

HANKS to the in
vesti5ations Of men
whose lives are
spent that others
may live; to men
who have seen the
writing on the
wall" in the halls
of science. the
danger to lie and
health from the
common house fly is
so we'll known to-
daythat great world
Evening star., 1909-03-14

QUITTING OUT THE BAD PARTS AND FILLING
~ IN WITH CEMENT-THE ART PRESERVATIVE
IN CARING FOR TREES-MANY FAMOUS OLD
LANDMARKS SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION BY
THE ABILITY OF THE "DOCTOR"-WASHING
TON is AN ADMIRABLE PLACE FOR THIS PAR
TICULAR CLASS OF WORK.
Evening star., 1909-03-14
Do Your Best.

From Success Magazine.
The quality which YOU put into your
work will determine the quality of your
life. The habit of insisting upon the best
of which You are capable of always de-
manding of yourself the highest, never
accepting the lowest or second best. no
matter how small your remuneration, Will
make all the difference to you between
failure and success
Evening star., 1909-03-14


Showing last four torsal joints terminal claws
and adhesive pads.
the time the last generation is hatched
the number will reach the quintillions.
The body of chis fly is covered with
minute bristles which are usually covered
with germs. During the Duzz:ng of the
wings these germs are blown off and float
in the air until ,hey come in contact with
solid material. when they settle and gen.
orally begin to propagate.
The foot Of the typhoid fly is one Of
the most wonderful works Of nature and
In every way plays its part in the infec-
rion of any substance over which the fly
walks by distributing the germs which ad-
power Of the fly to walk on the ceiling or
on the window pane, for they are covered
with the hairs that carry germs, and by a
curious provision Of nature these hairs
are constantly supplied from the pads with
a sticky substance which causes the fly
to stick to whatever 1t may walk over
Thus the fly is at every step glued to the
object on which 1t is walking.
And here is one Of the greatest dangers
to human kind Of which the typhoid fly
is guilty. Loving filth and feeding on the
worst refuse that 1t can find; often sup
on the face of some infected persons. 1t
comes into the house and deliberately
chooses the cake or pie or perhaps the
sugar upon which to finish its repast.
The small hair on the feet, each and
every one of Them. carry thousands of the
last visited, and these germs in turn are
deposited on the food that you are about
to eat or in the milk into which the fly
often falls.
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Or the day may be warm and the fly
is exhausted and alights on your cheek
or head. Carefully it prunes itself after
the long flight from the garbage pile or
the sick person. 1t spreads it's tiny wings
and fans disease all over the face In
hale the air with each breath and take
IN a rev thousand germs Of typhoid or
something worse. But that matters no.
to the fly: he isn't through yet He walks
down to the corner OF your mouth or per-
maps OF your eye as he Is thirsty. and
proceeds TO take a drink Just few
thousand more germs enter this time by
Evening star., 1909-03-14

THE domestic fly Is passing from
disgusting nuisance and troublesome pest
to reputation of being a dangerous en-
emy to human health. a species of mos
Evening star., 1909-03-14

Tree surgeons have been at work dur
ing the past few months on several es-
tates in and near Washington besides
those mentioned here. The trees on Sen
ator Newlapds' place in Woodley lane
are being put into shape: those at Friend
ship are receiving scientific treatment.
while the interest around among those
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
The Thing Desired.

The n. Y. Produce News under
date Oct. 9th says: 1.-The daily aver
age for the week was 10 to 10 cars of
grapes from the Germantown sec
ton. Some 100000 Alb baskets
needed for the crop. The seasons
distribution has covered wide ter
ritOry so that there have been no
complaints of Overstocked markets
due to heavy shipments to any one
point"
This is exactly what Florida
orange growers are now trying to ac-
complish through their organization,
the Florida Citrus Exchange, and
there is no question but what the
wider and more equal distribution
will have n mighty good effect on
the Citrus markets of the country,
prove a benefit to growers and all
dealers as well.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

A meeting of the Crescent City
Citrus Growers Association on Sat
urday was addressed by General Man
ager M. f. Gillett, who exhaustively
discussed all phases of the work &C
complished to date, as well as the
local situation i'm crescent City and
vicinity. Growers were present
from Pomona and other nearby dis
tricts and many questions were sub
mitted, all of which the speaker
answered to the complete satisfac-
ton of the deeply interested au-
dience. The people present repre-
sented 10000 boxes Cf fruit, and the
largest portion of IL will be handled
through the Exchange, many grow
ers having decided to contract their
crops after Mr.. Gillett's address.
Conditions are peculiar in this sec
tiOn, and many features are met
which do not obtain elsewhere. 1t
was decided to form a sub-exchange
In Crescent City, composed OF local
association and ''single house" asso-
Citations in Pomona. Lake Como and
four or five large groves having good
packing facilities and brands widely
known in northern markets. 1t is
expected that fully 100000 boxes will
be handled through this sub ex-
change. Much of fruit will be ship
ped by water to Jacksonville, and
there loaded In cars for distribution.
There are several very fine groves in
the Crescent City district, and much
Of the crop brings high prices In the
Boston. New York and Philadelphia
markets
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
FOR SALE.
Putnam County Poor Farm.

The Board of County Commits
sioners will entertain propositions
for the sale Of the Putnam County
Poor Farm.
This Farm consists OF Eighty 1901
acres of rich hammock and muck
lands situated - miles from Flora
home; about eight acres Of Pecan
trees; fine stock range; good two
story residence and barn.
This is an ideal situation for "A
home, and is we'll adapted to the
growth OF fruits, of which there are
some fine specimens on the place;
about forty acres under cultivation
presen year, with fences in good re-
pair
For further information apply to
Co, Commissioners II. j. Rogers,
Putnam Hall, Fla, or
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk Circuit Court, Palatka, Fla.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
Raw Fur.

The season is approaching when
the Country Boy gets not only a
great deal Of pleasure but consider
able profit out of the trapping Of furs.
Furs are going to be extremely high
this Winter. We have this state
ment from NJ. ISABEL Il SONS,
Louisville, KY, dealers in Furs and
Hides. They will be pleased to send
price list to any one writing for It.
This Firm has deem established
since 1876. So
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED.

Notice Is hereby given that VIM.
ID. Gale, purchaser of Tax Certifi-
cate No. 1913, dated the LIST day OF
June. A. D., 1906, has filed said
certificate in my.office, and has made
application for tax deed To issue In
accordance with law. Said certif-
icate embraces the following de-
scribed property situated In Putnam
County, Florida, tO-wit:
NeH of nwL, Section 81, Town
ship IL, 5. Range 20 E.-40 Acres.
The said land being assessed at
the date OF the issuance OF such GER
tificate In the name OF Abbie A.
Hutchinson.
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according TO law, tax deed
Will issue thereon on the 9th day OF
October, A. d., 1909.
Witness my Official signature and
seal this the 10th day Of September,
A. ID. 1909.
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Seal Clerk Circuit Court,
se25 Putnam County, Florida.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
Published Weekly, $500 a Year.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED.

Notice is hereby given that VIM.
ID. Gale, purchaser of Tax Certif-
cate No. pa dated the 9Th day of July
A. ID. 1906. has filed said certificate
In my office, and has made applica-
ton for tax deed To issue In accord
ance with law. Said certificate en-
braces the following described prop
erty situated in Putnam County,
Florida. tO-wit:
VIZ Of se14 of nw14, Section 81
Township II, ). Range 26, E.
20 Acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certif-
icate in the name Of w. r. Bean.
Unless said certificate shall be
redeemed according TO law. tax deed
will issue thereon on the 9th day of
October, A. ID. 1909.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 18th day of September
A. d., 1909.
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk Circuit Court,
lSeall Putnam County, Florida.
se25
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
10. |. SAN MATEO, FLA. OCT. %, 900.

James G. V. Bailey and f. A. Bal
ley, Jr., arrived Friday of last week
from Chicago. They left Chicago as
soon as possible after receiving the
wire telling them OF their fathers
low condition but arrived to late.
+. A. Bailey, Jr., left for Chicago
Thursday afternoon.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

From the New Smyrna section,
including Hawks Park, Glencoe
and Turnbull Hammock, 1t is esti-
mated they will ship 26, 400 boxes of
fruit. About 1900 OF this has
been pledged to the Florida Citrus
Exchange.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

Mrs. J. ID. Gray, Mrs. G. A. Bailey
Master Clifford Bailey, Mrs. NJ. w.
Crosby, Mrs. S. w. Baker, Mrs. S. j..
Wells, Miss Mary and Dorothy
ROwley and ii. w. Hills were among
the San MateOites shopping In the
Gem City Friday.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

The New York and Boston marke ct
on grapefruit runs from's2.OO to $3.50
per box depending OH color and
grade. We have seen returns from
Boston this week that netted $3.50
{. o. b. San Mateo and wire Friday
from Il. II. Bracket Co., to a grower
here states: Your fruit fine 96s sold
$3.50 balance lot $500 to $3.50 top Of
market"
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

The City Council aud Bond Trus-
tees Of Palatka, are cOnjointly in
vestigating various paving materials
looking to more good streets for the
Gem City. About go, 900, including
the property-holders' assessments,
will be available for paving.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

A. f. Meyer & Co., of New York
Geo. b. Long & Co., of Buffalo, and
NJ. George q Co., of Chicago, are
new commission house advertise
ments on page two, to which we call
the attention of fruit growers.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

They say Jacksonville was surely
wide open to the Turpentine opera .
tors in convention assembled there
this week. Some of the visitors had
to buy hats several sizes larger than
those they wore from home.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

Frank Bugbee and party from
Hastings drove over Sunday after
noon In their machine and gave this
Office a pleasant little call. Mr..
Bugbee reports the roads as fair most
of the way with one or two stretches
of deep sand.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

Tax Assessor Billiards. books are
now in the hands of the Collector.
They show the following interesting
figures: Total acres, ABB, 42l, with a
value of 8,OO6,293; total value,
school Sub $2,l7S.64; total polls,
1882; total to be collected, $69,37S. OS.
This is between $4,000 and $1,000
in excess of last years assessed val
uatiOn.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

The steamer Magic City" is run
ming from Miami to Jacksonville,
leaving Miami on Tuesdays and
Jacksonville OF Saturdays. Some
OF their published rates are as fol-
lows: Flrst-class 65c; second class
soc; third-class doc; fOurth-class
3Oc; fifth-class 25c; sixth-class 2Oc.
Crate rate: Tomatoes lie; beans
lie; peppers lie; cukes lie; citrus
26c; pines 25c; eggs pc; squash 22c.
j. J. Logan d Co., are the Jackson
Vile agents, and Geo. +. Cook d Co,
are the Miami agents, for the line.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

The First National Bank, of ST.
Augustine, has an announcement in
this issue that should interest many
of our readers. Look 1t up.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

Mrs. Roberts, OF Hastings, died on
Monday. The interment was in the
family lot in the cemetery here Tues
day afternoon.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

The school trustees put in eighteen
new desks at the public school
Thursday. The enrolment is now
almost 90 and new ones coming in.
Five youngsters drive in now from
YelvingtOn. The next thing needed
on the school property is a good
horse stable. There are fLom to 10
horses usually tied to trees OH the
lot, and If the people whose children
ride or drive in will get together,
some day neat stable could be put
up and the animals taken care OF out
of the rain and cold weather.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23
News Of the Week ;
Local Weather Report.
TEMPERATURE;

Mrs. l.. NJ. Tingley arrived Thurs
day morning and is at home 20 her
friends here once more.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-12-17
900

sturdy, Quaker Abolitionist stock, and
came forth from a cradle of liberty.
BY rearing his friendship for the Ne
gro was inherent, and was fostered by
association with Whittier and Walt
Whitman. In his young manhood he
worked upon the defenses Of Philadel-
phia, and ii was during this time that
he met Frederick Douglass in his
fathers house, and began q friendship
that lasted until the famous publicist's
death. Almost his first act upon COM
ing into tie management Of the st.
Bernard was to install Negro labor in
the mines. He was the first to do 1t,
and this feat was accomplished with
exceeding difficulty, because the senti-
ment of the white people was greatly
opposed to the innovation. Unde-
TERED by powerful influences, he per-
severed in his purpose until now more
than three thousand colored men find
employment in the st. Bernard mines,
and kindred establishments in West
ern Kentucky.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-12-17
Model Mining City.

Darlington is the model coal mining
town in the entire South, insofar as
the colored people are concerned.
There is nothing that the white ele-
ment of this community has that is
denied the Negro. There is a magnif-
cent school building, erected at a cost
of $4,000, and erected by colored
bricklayers, capacious and stately
churches Of brick, lodge buildings, IL
brary and amusement hall and these
adorn the city and belong to the col
ored people.
The school advantages are particu-
larly alluring because of their excel
lent facilities and the erudite compe-
tence Of the teachers. The st. Ber-
nard Company, acting in an advisory
capacity tG the regular school au
thorities, secured the services as prin-
cipal Of Prof. ]. w. Bell, a product Of
Roger Williams University, a gentle
man Of highest culture and attain
ments. Under the State law provision
is made for only a six months school,
but the st. Bernard supplements the
regular allotment with sufficient funds
to extend the term to 9 months. Aside
from this a high school is in vogue
which is of such c~ommendable charac-
ter that It attracts students from